Magnus plays winawer poisoned pawn as black.
Giri vs Carlsen, 2018  (C18) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Steinitz-like king position in the center.
Carlsen vs So, 2018  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 75 moves, 1-0
Doubled pawns & opp color bishops, Carlsen wins anyway.
Carlsen vs M Matlakov, 2018  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 57 moves, 1-0
A Herculean Struggle
Kramnik vs Caruana, 2018  (C42) Petrov Defense, 66 moves, 0-1
Perfect Exchange Sac
Karjakin vs Caruana, 2018  (C42) Petrov Defense, 48 moves, 1-0
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