Magnus Carlsen – Vincent Keymer
10th World Blitz Chess Championship; time control: 3 minutes plus 2 seconds per move; Almaty, December 30, 2022
2rr2k1/ppq2pp1/3b2p1/2n3Pn/4p1Q1/1P1pP2P/PBPR1PB1/1KR1N3 b - - 1 24
Position after 24. Nf3-e1
Once again Carlsen proved his superiority over all his rivals — both young and old — above and beyond formal titles. In the position in the diagram, the young German star Vincent Keymer could now — and should — play 24. ... Nf4!⇄ with quite a mess.
24. ... Be5?! 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. cxd3 Nxd3?? An hallucination that loses heavy material. 26. ... f5 27. Qd1! or (perhaps better) 26. ... Nxb3!? 27. Rxc8 (27. axb3 Rxc1+ 28. Kxc1 Qa1+ 29. Kc2 f5 30. gxf6 Nxf6 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Rd1 Qa2+ 33. Kc1 Nd7!−+) 27. ... Qa1+ 28. Kc2 Qc1+ 29. Kxb3 Rxc8 30. Rc2 Qb1+ 31. Rb2 Qc1 32. a3 Rc5 33. Ka2 Qxe1 34. Bxe4 would leave White a Pawn ahead — which was probably the best Black could hope for.
27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Qxc8+ 1 : 0.
24. ... Be5?! 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. cxd3 Nxd3?? An hallucination that loses heavy material. 26. ... f5 27. Qd1! or (perhaps better) 26. ... Nxb3!? 27. Rxc8 (27. axb3 Rxc1+ 28. Kxc1 Qa1+ 29. Kc2 f5 30. gxf6 Nxf6 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Rd1 Qa2+ 33. Kc1 Nd7!−+) 27. ... Qa1+ 28. Kc2 Qc1+ 29. Kxb3 Rxc8 30. Rc2 Qb1+ 31. Rb2 Qc1 32. a3 Rc5 33. Ka2 Qxe1 34. Bxe4 would leave White a Pawn ahead — which was probably the best Black could hope for.
27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Qxc8+ 1 : 0.
With his double gold victories, Carlsen raised his standards higher and higher. Photo: Anna Shtourman/FIDE. |
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