Thursday, March 28, 2024

Play It Again

Magnus Carlsen – Richárd Rapport
7th GRENKE Chess Classic; time control: 45 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; Karlsruhe, March 28, 2024
Modern Benoni A70

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. e4 0-0 9. Be3 Re8 10. Nd2 a6 11. a4 Nxe4 12. Ncxe4 f5 13. Be2 fxe4 14. Nc4 a5 15. Bf4 Bf8 16. Ra3 Na6 17. 0-0 Nb4 18. Qd2 (18. Re3 b6 19. f3⩲ Decuigniere – Fromm, 20th International Open, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 2024; 18. Rg3!?⩲)
18. ... b6 19. Rg3!?TN Ra7 (19. ... Ba6)


20. h4!↑ Rf7 21. Bg5 Be7 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. h5 Bf5 24. Bg4 Bxg4 25. Rxg4 Rg7? [25. ... Rf6 26. Re1 (26. Nxb6 Nd3) 26. ... Qf7]


26. Re1! gxh5? 27. Rgxe4 Qxe4 28. Rxe4 Rxe4 29. Nxd6 Re5 30. f4! Rxd5 31. Qe2 h6 32. Qe6+ 1–0.

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