Magnus Carlsen – Parham Maghsoodloo
10th World Rapid Chess Championship; time control: 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; Almaty, December 28, 2022
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Position after 24. ... Bd7-b5
Yes, Magnus Carlsen gave up his FIDE classic title, but once again, for the fourth time in eight years, won the world rapid crown, which in his view is not merely a surrogate for the classical one. The freshness of his play as well as his encyclopedic theoretical background prove that he has lost neither the will nor the enthusiasm to fulfil his highest ideal of chess.
As for the position in the diagram, it is the outcome of a Sicilian gone terribly wrong or, conversely, of a Richter-Rauzer gone perfectly right. White is to move and mate:
25. Bxh7+! Kxh7 26. g6+! fxg6 27. Qf7! g5 28. h6! 1 : 0.
As for the position in the diagram, it is the outcome of a Sicilian gone terribly wrong or, conversely, of a Richter-Rauzer gone perfectly right. White is to move and mate:
25. Bxh7+! Kxh7 26. g6+! fxg6 27. Qf7! g5 28. h6! 1 : 0.
Carlsen voluntarily abdicated his throne, but on the other hand, he didn’t want to burn all bridges behind him. Photo: Lennart Ootes/FIDE. |
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