Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin (2016)

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Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin
Bilbao Masters (2016), Bilbao ESP, rd 3, Jul-15
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin (B50) · 1-0

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Jul-15-16		whiteshark: Carlsen's hiding prep...

Jul-15-16		fisayo123: Horrid game from Karjakin! He played without any good plan all game. That has to be one of the worst handlings of the Sicilian by a top player I've seen. The idea of doubling rooks at that stage was just naive and Carlsen's rebuttal was typically ruthless. That's what happens when you leave the safety net of the Berlin and try and combat Carlsen in the Sicilian (absolutely the right decision). Karjakin just lacks the Sicilian nous and tactical skills to pull it off. He's no MVL.

Jul-15-16		chancho: 7...Qb6 does not appear in the OE.

Jul-15-16		Sokrates: Pardon my ignorance on the newest theory, but I can't figure out why white's unsupported pawn on 4 can't be cashed by black from move 4 to 10. Why is it (assumingly) poisoned? Otherwise, a great game by Carlsen - giving the extremely self-confident Karjakin something to think about.

Jul-15-16		Oxnard: Psychological coup de grâce from Carlsen ahead of the WCC. Winning that game from such a non-opening as that.

Jul-15-16		LlanelliCC: Sokrates. The pawn is poisoned because Qa4+ picks up the knight.

Jul-15-16		fisayo123: In all seriousness, this is more of a horrible game by Karjakin than a "great" game by Carlsen.

Jul-15-16		OhioChessFan: 7...Qb6 looked just horrible in my quick play through. The Queen spent the whole game doing nothing.

Jul-15-16		Robyn Hode: Karjarkin isn't going to play this opening against e4 in their match so most of this is meaningless.

Jul-15-16		chancho: When it comes to playing out of book, Karjakin is just not as imaginative as Carlsen imo. Karjakin will have all these Russian theorists at his beck and call in the championship match. But Carlsen will be prepared. He wont underestimate Karjakin. And will win in November.

Jul-15-16		cro777: What is the idea behind Karjakin's 7…Qb6? 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Bb5+ <Carlsen likes this move which is the idea of the Philippine GM Eugenio Torre> Nc6 7. d4 Qb6 click for larger view This is very rare line which is relatively more popular in correspondence chess. The main idea is to restrict the development of White's queenside: 8.Ba4 cxd4 9.cxd4 0-0 10.d5 Na5 click for larger view Here is an example, from correspondence Champions League, how to treat this line: https://www.iccf.com/game?id=408275 Instead of 10…Na5 Karjakin opted for 10…Nb8!? which seems passive.

Jul-15-16		plang: I remember Svidler's win over Kasparov at Tilburg 1997 with this line. Typical Carlsen effective avoidance of mainline theory.

Jul-15-16		ajk68: I can't imagine what kind of monster Carlsen would be if he would take opening theory more seriously. It would probably propel his rating into the mid-2900's.

Jul-15-16		TheBish: I think avoiding the opening preparation of his opponents has helped propel Carlsen to where he is now! He seems to do pretty well just following opening principles and playing chess... which usually means outplaying his opponents. Of course, Carlsen is well prepared in many openings, make no mistake about that. You don't become World Champion without knowing opening theory!

Jul-15-16		Arditi: well done!

Jul-15-16		CountryGirl: Well, non-theoretical Sicilian lines worked well here, but not so good against Nakamura. Perhaps Naka is more used to unusual positions and takes them in his stride, maybe owing to both his general inclinations and his experience in blitz.

Jul-15-16		JohnBoy: An so MC moves into first place... Ho hummmm

Jul-15-16		An Englishman: Good Evening: <Sokrates>, even when Black can "safely" take the e4 pawn in this variation, he might decline the gambit anyway because of the advantage in development and space that White gets in return. For example, see the database after 1.e4,c5; 2.Nf3,d6; 3.c3,Nf6; 4.Be2,Nc6; 5.d4,cxd4; 6.cxd4,Ne4; 7.d5. For an example of the drastic punishment that might await Black in the 3.Bb5+ version of this gambit, see Browne vs Quinteros, 1974.

Jul-15-16		karthick2229: "sockrates": if black capture e4 then Queen check an fork

Jul-15-16		Sally Simpson: The e-pawn is held tactically from moves 4-9. Either the Knight on e4 falls or the c6 Knight drops with d4-d5. After 4.Be2 click for larger view 4...Nxe4 5.Qa4+ a trick that has caught many victims. I know of a player in the Glasgow League who caught 3 players OTB with this trick in the same year!! Our Chess World Champion has been reduced to setting opening traps!

Jul-15-16		Sokrates: My thanks to <LlanelliCC>, <An Englishman>, <karthick2229:> and Geoff - appreciated! Can't believe I didn't see Qa4 at the start of it. Age takes its toll! :-)

Jul-16-16		Eyal: Karjakin's opening play wasn't necessarily so horrible; some of the comments here look like annotation by result. The point where things really started going south for him is apparently 20...Rc4 (a move condemned both by comp evaluations and by the players after the game). He didn't get any real counterplay on the Q-side, while his K-side that was weakened by 18...g5 (certainly not a forced move either) was dismantled by Carlsen. Apparently, he had either to really go for it on the Q-side with 20...Nc4 21.Bd3 Nc5 22.Be2 Bxc3 23.bxc3 Qxa2 (a line mentioned by Carlsen in the press conference) and very sharp play, or play more defensively with 20...Ng6 followed by ...Be5, to counter the f4 break. (Note that after 21.Kh1 it was already too late for 21...Ng6, since with the rook on c4 the knight is needed on e5 to prevent Bd3.)

Jul-16-16		morfishine: I would've asked the wedding photographer to delete this one: https://www.google.com/search?q=Gal... *****

Jul-16-16		WorstPlayerEver: Lol Narjakik played 10... Nb8??? Probably he didn't want to reveal his 10... Na5 preparation. Otherwise it's insanity.

Jul-16-16		Sally Simpson: Hi Sokrates, Missing a trick from a diagram in a forum happens. We do not have our chess hat on all the time. My DB has over 100+ players taking that e-pawn in the exact same position. After losing the Knight some of the players with the Black pieces have gone onto win.

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