Teimour Radjabov vs Magnus Carlsen (2011)

Teimour Radjabov vs Magnus Carlsen
Bazna King's Tournament (2011) · Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack. Fianchetto Defense (D37) · 1/2-1/2

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Jun-19-11		Knight13: <watwinc> I was wrong. Thank you for pointing it out.

Jun-19-11		watwinc: Happens to me all the time here ... Meanwhile, what about Nc6 for white?

Jun-19-11		Ghuzultyy: 20.Nc6!?

Jun-19-11		Strongest Force: Simple and strong..just like Capa...he must give my homey Naak another shot at a blitz match however

Jun-19-11		achieve: Nc6 indeed and an exchange with Be7 coming up. Looks drawish. Perhaps an understatement.

Jun-19-11		Ulhumbrus: <achieve: Black needs to put a rook on the c-file now, no? Can't allow Nc6... Difficult to pick the "right rook" in these situations> One not entirely serious way to do this is to decide on a Rook and to then choose the other Rook, because one always chooses the wrong Rook. Admittedly this is not a satisfactory substitute for increasing one's knowledge of the reasons for choosing a Rook.

Jun-19-11		OneArmedScissor: Radjabov gonna sink that viking's ship

Jun-19-11		Ghuzultyy: 20...Qd7 to protect a7 21.Nxe7 Qxe7 might be the game continuation?

Jun-19-11		Ulhumbrus: On 21 Nxe7+ Qxe7 22 Rc4 the N on c5 is pinned.

Jun-19-11		Ghuzultyy: Yes it is.

Jun-19-11		achieve: <decide on a Rook and to then choose the other Rook> As my dad, who, when he was unsure to go left or right at a junction, would ask my mom, "which way, dear?" - and when she said "left!" he knew for certain to go right. Always works! ;)

Jun-19-11		haydn20: 22...Ne4 seems called for.

Jun-19-11		pulsar: Now Qg5 is a threat.

Jun-19-11		Ulhumbrus: One interesting way to unpin the N is 22...Qh4 23 Rxc5 Rxc5 24 Qxc5 Qh5+ 25 f3 f6 or even 22...Qh4 23 Rxc5 Qh5+ 24 f3 f6

Jun-19-11		Strongest Force: I offer a draw for both sides so that we can get the Nak game up in here

Jun-19-11		achieve: Quite a sharp line to draw coming up in case of ...Qg5 ...f6 etc. click for larger view

Jun-19-11		haydn20: 23...Qg5 26 fxe4 f6 looks dangerous.

Jun-19-11		Ulhumbrus: On 23...Qh4 24 fxe5 Qh5+ 25 Kf1 f6 26 Rxc8 Rxc8 27 Qd7! turns the tables. More exact is 23...Rxc1 24 Rxc1 Qh4 24 fxe5 Qh5+ 25 Kf1 f6.

Jun-19-11		watwinc: I was just going cross-eyed trying to work out the vartiations of this line ... any engines working on this?

Jun-19-11		haydn20: One line from Fritz 12 is 24...f6 25. Rxc8 Rxc8; 26. Qd7 Qxg2+; 27. Ke1 Qg1+ with a perpetual.

Jun-19-11		pulsar: 24...f6 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Qd7 Qxg2+ should be enough for at least a draw.

Jun-19-11		Ulhumbrus: One way for White to lose is 24...Qxg2+ 25 Ke1 Qg1+ 26 Ke2 Rxc1

Jun-19-11		Ghuzultyy: And it is a draw.

Jun-19-11		Strongest Force: Looks like Mag will find a way to win even if it takes all day

Jun-19-11		lost in space: seems, that 24...Rxc1 25. Rxc1 f6 26. Qd7 Qxg2+ 27. Kd3 fxe5 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 is the way to go

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