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Christian Grubert vs Magnus Carlsen
Troll Masters (2001), Gausdal NOR, rd 6, Jan-09
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton Variation (C42)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)11...dxc4 was played in B Ivanovic vs Khalifman, 1986 (0-1) 13.Rb5 Nd7 14.h3 Be6 15.Ng5 Nf6 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Rb2 Qc7 ⩲ +0.67 (27 ply)= -0.27 (28 ply) after 13...dxc4 14.h3 cxd3 15.hxg4 Qd7 16.g5 Qf5 17.Rb3 Na6 14...Nb4 15.h3 Nxd3 16.hxg4 Nb4 17.Qb3 Nxd5 18.Ne5 Nc7 = -0.25 (27 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (30 ply) 17...Kg8 18.Qxf3 Rc8 19.Ba3 Bxa3 20.Qxa3 Qxd5 21.Qxa7 = +0.32 (30 ply) ⩲ +1.25 (28 ply) 18...Kg8 19.Re1 Qh4 20.h3 Qc4 21.Ba3 Bxa3 22.Qxa3 Qxd5 ⩲ +0.78 (26 ply) 19.Re1 Bd4 20.Rd1 Bc5 21.d6 Qd7 22.Rb3 f4 23.Bxf4 Rad8 +- +2.78 (25 ply) ± +1.69 (27 ply) 20.Rfd1 Rc8 21.Rb3 Kg8 22.Bxd6 Qxd6 23.Re3 Rf6 24.Qe2 ± +1.94 (27 ply) ⩲ +1.10 (31 ply) 21...Rad8 22.Rfd1 Rf6 23.Rc2 Kg8 24.h3 Kh7 25.Qd3 Kg8 ⩲ +1.25 (29 ply)+- +4.83 (30 ply)24...Kg7 25.Qc3+ Kf7 26.Qf6+ Kg8 27.Qxg6+ Qg7 28.Qxg7+ +- +26.68 (25 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-15-04  caballos2: 24...Kg7 is followed by Qc3+, picking up the rook on c8.
Aug-20-06  notyetagm: 23 ... ♖ac8? makes a <LOOSE> piece. Combined with the exposed Black h7-king, Black now has <TWO WEAKNESSES> which White neatly exploits with 24 ♕h3+ ♔g7 25 ♕c3+, a <DOUBLE ATTACK> with check.
Jul-28-08  Alphastar: Carlsen played the Petroff. Such cowardice! A good thing it was punished!
May-11-11  Helloween: I hear this is LMAJ's favorite tournament.
May-13-11
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  perfidious: <Helloween> Yes, the <Life Baiter> loves crushing trolls.

He likely went 9-0 in this one.

Feb-02-16  Sergash: According to Chessbase, Grubert was rated 2170 when he played this game. He is not a FIDE master.

The first error in the game was <11...b6?!>. 11...dxc4! 12.Bxc4 b5 13.Bd3 Nd7= Alexander Khalifman (2485) vs Igor Belov (2200), Moscow (USSR) 1985, Group B, draw.

Then <13.c4? Nc6=>, while 13.Rb5! Bc7 14.h3 a6 15.Rxd5! Qxd5 16.hxg4 Nc6 Semen Dvoirys (2535) vs Eduardas Rozentalis (2520), Lviv Zonal Tournament (USSR) 1990, draw.

<14...Nxd4?! 15.Bxh7! > 14...Nb4! (Cristoph Maeurer (2215) vs Viesturs Meijers (2380), 5th Staufer Open (Germany) 1993, round 3, 0-1) 15.h3 Bh5! 16.Bc4= transposing in Bostjan Markun (2250) vs David Habjanic, Slovenia U18 Championship 1993, draw.

<17...f5?! 18.Qxf3 > Better was 17...Kg8 18.Qxf3 Re8 / Komodo 9.2 64 bits.

<18...Be5? 19.Ba3 > The first serious mistake by Carlsen, after which he is losing. While evident in appearance, he should have played 18...Qh4 19.g3 (or 19.h3 Qe4 20.Qxe4 fxe4 / Komodo 9.2 64 bits.) Qg4 20.Qxg4 fxg4 21.Be3 Komodo 9.2 64 bits.

<20.Bxd6?!> Black could have some hope of saving the game here. White should have played 20.Rbd1! Komodo 9.2 64 bits.

<21...g6? 22.Rc6! > The only chance was 21...Rad8 / Komodo 9.2 64 bits.

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