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Magnus Carlsen vs Sampsa Nyysti
"Nyysti Shock" (game of the day Apr-20-2019)
Helsinki ShakkiNet-A 4th (2002), Helsinki FIN, rd 2, Jun-25
Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Variation (C46)  ·  1-0

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Feb-17-06  blingice: A blunder by Nyysti at the end, but Carlsen set up a great trap on moves 31 and 32, shredding Black's pawns to three, one pawn islands and one two pawn island that can't do anything combined with only one active ♖, ♗, and ♘ against Carlsen's 5 pawns, protected ♔ and active ♕, ♗, and ♘. This is the only time Carlsen has played 3. ♘c3 to 2..♘c6, according to the <CG.com>'s Opening Explorer.
Aug-16-17  takchess: Perhaps a Halloween GOTD. Magnus Prepares for Halloween.
Apr-20-19
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  al wazir: MC was 11 years old when this game was played.
Apr-20-19  Cheapo by the Dozen: In retrospect, Black should have taken the draw by repetition.
Apr-20-19
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  OhioChessFan: That's 2 puns in a row that totally escape me.
Apr-20-19  Ilkka Salonen: Both players are currently participating to the Grenke chess tournament, Nyysti to open section.
Apr-20-19  Isilimela: Imaginative opening play by a very young Carlsen!Centre pawns roll forward and completely lock up the black queen side.

Re the draw by repetition - looks like Carlsen would have accepted that but did he really need to ?! Stockfish suggests exchange of queens.

Apr-20-19  Ilkka Salonen: I guess this game is topical, because Carlsen is playing a junior player himself today.
Apr-20-19  cormier:


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Analysis by Houdini 4 d 21 dpa done

1. = (0.00): 23...Qh5 24.Qxh5 gxh5 25.0-0-0 Kg7 26.Rd5 f6 27.Rxh5 b6 28.Rf4 Nc5 29.Rfh4 Nf7 30.Bxf7 Kxf7 31.b4 Ne6 32.Rxh7+ Rxh7 33.Rxh7+ Kg6 34.Rh8 Ng5 35.Rd8 Ne4 36.Nc7 Rb8 37.Na6 Ra8 38.Nc7 Rb8

2. + - (2.26): 23...Qg5 24.0-0-0 b6 25.Rxf7+ Nxf7 26.Rf1 Kg7 27.Rxf7+ Kh6 28.Qf3 Bb7 29.Qxb7 Rac8 30.Nc7 Rcf8 31.Nxa6 Rxf7 32.Bxf7 Rf8 33.Bc4 Qxe3+ 34.Kb1 Qd4 35.Bd3 Qxd6 36.Qxa7 Rf3 37.a4 Re3 38.Nc7 Re1+ 39.Ka2 Qc6 40.h4 Rg1 41.Qa8 Qd6 42.Nd5 Rxg3 43.Qg8 Rg4

Apr-20-19  cormier: therefore: 1. = (0.00): 21...Qh5 22.Qxh5 gxh5 .......
Apr-20-19  Patzer Natmas: Wow... That was masterful! He sacced a piece early for tempo and continued attacking...
Apr-21-19  pajaste: "news, thee shock"? Ok.
Oct-30-21  BickeDag: 4. a3 may look strange but playing 5. Nxe5 actually shows deep understanding of the typical Halloween Gambit lines. In the usual lines after:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5?! Nxe5 5. d4 Ng6. white is practically losing by force and has very questionable compensation. Even if black plays inaccurately with 5... Nc6!?, after 6. d5 black has a nice move 6... Bb4 that reaches a slightly better position after 7. dxc6 Nxe4 8.Qd4 Qe7. Also 6... Ne5 7. f4 Ng6 8. e5 Ng8 9. d6 cxd6 10. exd6 Qf6 poses problems for white. By obtaining a Halloween Gambit where white has a pawn on a3 and black has played g6, Carlsen doesn't have to worry about Bb4 lines and better yet, Ng6 is not an option. It's enough to make the gambit practically sound. All this from an 11 year old is incredible. If not for a correspondence game that I doubt Carlsen had seen, 5. Nxe5 would be a novelty.

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