Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk (2012)

Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk
World Blitz Championship (2012) · Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack. Mindeno Variation Exchange Line (B11) · 1-0

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Jul-09-12		pkkandel: black missed a forced draw with 42..Ng3+

Jul-09-12		mig26: Chucky missed a checkmate with 51 Rg2 and Ng3 ++. What a lucky boy is MC

Sep-07-12		Conrad93: What exactly does white gain 18...Nhf6? [Event "World Blitz Championship"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2012.07.09"] [Round "5"] [White "Magnus Carlsen"] [Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B11"] [WhiteElo "2837"] [BlackElo "2769"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN " click for larger view "] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2012.07.01"] 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qf3+ Nhf6 19. Qb3+ Nd5 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. Qxb7 Rb8 22. Qxc6 Nf4 23. Qf3 Kg7 24. Qc3 1-0

Sep-20-12		jonnyjack: white missed the line 18. Qd5+ Kf6 19. Qf3 with either mating or huge material gains to come shortly. I think after 19. Qb3+ Kh8 in the game continuation, black isn't really down.

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