Alexei Fedorov vs Magnus Carlsen (2004)

Alexei Fedorov vs Magnus Carlsen
6th Dubai Open 2004 · King's Gambit: Accepted. Kieseritsky Gambit Kolisch Defense (C39) · 1/2-1/2

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Dec-17-05		KingG: Why did Fedorov play this line(9.Bb5)? It has been known to be not very good since C Chandler vs A H Williams, 1977. And the game Short vs Shirov, 1999 indicated that White has nothing better than a draw. A better try is 9.Nd5!, which Fedorov had played in Fedorov vs S Safin, 2001 and came very close to winning(J Aagaard vs P A Rasmussen, 1996 showed some of the potential of this line). Perhaps Fedorov was afraid of an improvement? Even so to play out such a tame draw with the White pieces against a lower rated player is shameful.

Feb-05-06		underrated: crummy draw, i dont see it here...

Feb-05-06		MoonlitKnight: Black is better in the final position, but Carlsen only needed half a point to become grandmaster, so he was more than willing to offer a draw, which Fedorov understandably accepted.

Feb-05-06		aw1988: He could even win after Rg4.

Apr-09-07		Atking: <aw1988: He could even win after Rg4.> If you mean 18.RxQf2 Rg4 that's not obvious for me 19.Raf1 Rxh4 20.g3 2p;B vs R but black pawns are disconnected. I think the draw is normal.

Apr-09-07		Fisheremon: Black should play 13...Bg4!? - a strategically quite unpleasant move for White

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