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Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk
XXII Magistral Ciudad de Leon (2009)  ·  Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order (D31)  ·  1-0
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Jun-07-09  Gambitor: Wow, after thinking just a few seconds Carlsen rejected the tempting 43.Rf1+ because the black king can find shelter in the queenside, and then in the center! I think it was intuition, there were lots of variations, imposible to calculate in such a short time.
Jun-07-09  GMNick: lol, ivanchuck lost his rook!
Jun-07-09  BlackHat4000: Ivanchuk employed the Dutch Stonewall against Carlsen.
Jun-07-09  Kaspablanca: Ivanchuk`s blunder was ..56 Kd6??. Chucky should continue with Ke6. He only needed a draw to win this tournament.
Dec-28-09  Rama: Move 56 is critical for black. Is there a way to prevent the fall of the a-pawn?

After 56. ... Ke6, 57. Qg4+ Ke7, 58. Qxd7 Kxd7, 59. Rg4 ..., it looks like a deader anyway.

Dec-28-09  zanshin: After battling to a drawn position, Ivanchuk must have felt sick after <57.Rd1+>.
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