Magnus Carlsen – Fabiano Caruana
Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge; Final match game 2; time control: 90 minutes per 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds per move starting on move 41; Wangels, February 16, 2024
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Position #90
1. g4 c6?! A half reply which may interfere with a harmonious development.
2. 0-0-0 g5 3. h4 h6?! 3. ... h5!? had its points.
4. d4 d5 5. e4! “I’m a little bit confused — it seems to me my position is already significantly better!”, Carlsen said in the confessional.
5. ... 0-0-0 6. Nb3 Nc7 7. Nc3 e6 8. Bd2 Be7
2. 0-0-0 g5 3. h4 h6?! 3. ... h5!? had its points.
4. d4 d5 5. e4! “I’m a little bit confused — it seems to me my position is already significantly better!”, Carlsen said in the confessional.
5. ... 0-0-0 6. Nb3 Nc7 7. Nc3 e6 8. Bd2 Be7
9. f4! A five-Pawn attack!
9. ... Nd7. If 9. ... gxh4 then 10. e5 with manifest advantage.
10. exd5 cxd5 11. fxg5 hxg5 12. h5. A long-run atout for White.
12. ... Nb6. Black has a cramped position with no easy way to maneuver around. According to the engines, 12. ... Nb8 followed by ... Nb8-c6 would now have been Black’s best policy.
13. Bd3 Qh6 14. Rgf1 Rf8 15. Qg1 Bc6
9. ... Nd7. If 9. ... gxh4 then 10. e5 with manifest advantage.
10. exd5 cxd5 11. fxg5 hxg5 12. h5. A long-run atout for White.
12. ... Nb6. Black has a cramped position with no easy way to maneuver around. According to the engines, 12. ... Nb8 followed by ... Nb8-c6 would now have been Black’s best policy.
13. Bd3 Qh6 14. Rgf1 Rf8 15. Qg1 Bc6
16. Be1! Bd6 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. Qxg3 Nc4 19. Rde1 Nd6 20. Nc5 f5 21. Qe5 Ne4 22. a4 Nxc3? Consistent and bad. However, also after 22. ... Nxc5 23. dxc5 d4 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. axb5 Rd5 26. Qh2 Rxc5 27. Re5! Rxe5 28. Qxe5 fxg4 29. Rxf8+ Qxf8 30. Be2! White stands much better due to his passed h-Pawn, while more than half of Black’s Pawns are to fall like ripe fruits.
23. bxc3 fxg4 24. Rxf8 Qxf8. If 24. ... Rxf8 then 25. Bg6! locking up the Black Queen and preparing for an invasion. The text move, however, allows White to liquidate to a winning endgame:
23. bxc3 fxg4 24. Rxf8 Qxf8. If 24. ... Rxf8 then 25. Bg6! locking up the Black Queen and preparing for an invasion. The text move, however, allows White to liquidate to a winning endgame:
25. Qxc7+! Kxc7 26. Nxe6+ Kd6 27. Nxf8 Rxf8 28. h6. Quod erat demonstrandum, the passed h-Pawn will eventually tell.
28. ... Bxa4 29. Re5! a6 30. Rxg5 Bb5 31. Rg6+ Kd7 32. Bxb5+ axb5 33. Rxg4 Rf1+ 34. Kd2 Rf2+ 35. Kd1 Rh2 36. Rg7+ Kc6 37. h7 b6 38. Ke1 b4 39. cxb4 Kb5 40. c3 Kc4 41. Rc7+ Kd3 42. Kf1 Ke3 43. Kg1 Rh6 44. Kg2 1–0.
28. ... Bxa4 29. Re5! a6 30. Rxg5 Bb5 31. Rg6+ Kd7 32. Bxb5+ axb5 33. Rxg4 Rf1+ 34. Kd2 Rf2+ 35. Kd1 Rh2 36. Rg7+ Kc6 37. h7 b6 38. Ke1 b4 39. cxb4 Kb5 40. c3 Kc4 41. Rc7+ Kd3 42. Kf1 Ke3 43. Kg1 Rh6 44. Kg2 1–0.
Today there was nothing to do against Carlsen, but Caruana can blame himself for not being able to do something more yesterday. Photo: Maria Alekseevna Emelianova/chess.com.
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