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Peter Svidler vs Magnus Carlsen
"Like Deja Vu All Over Again" (game of the day Oct-08-2024)
FIDE Online Steinitz Memorial (2020) (blitz), chess24.com INT, rd 10, May-16
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 11.h3 Bb7 12.d4 h6 13.a3 Qd7 14.b3 d5 15.Bb2 exd4 16.cxd4 ⩲ +0.65 (25 ply)better is 11...exd4 12.cxd4 Bg4 13.Nb3 Nb4 14.Bb1 c5 15.d5 a5 = 0.00 (30 ply)= +0.50 (24 ply) after 12.h3 g6 13.d5 Nb8 14.b4 c6 15.dxc6 Bxc6 16.Nb3 Qc7 better is 12...exd4 13.Nxd4 Nxd4 14.cxd4 g6 15.b4 c5 16.d5 Bg7 = +0.05 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (21 ply) after 13.axb5 axb5 14.Rxa8 Bxa8 15.Qe2 c6 16.Nf1 Nbd7 17.Ng3 better is 17...g6 18.b4 Nb6 19.axb5 cxb5 20.d5 Rec8 21.Ra3 Na4 = +0.06 (19 ply) ⩲ +0.66 (18 ply) 20...axb5 21.dxe5 dxe5 22.c4 f6 23.c5 Na4 24.Bc1 g6 = +0.10 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.05 (20 ply) 21...Nd8 22.Bh3 g6 23.c4 bxc4 24.Ra3 f6 25.Rc3 Bc8 ⩲ +0.59 (21 ply) ± +1.56 (26 ply)better is 25...f5 26.f3 fxe4 27.fxe4 bxc4 28.Bh3 Rb8 29.Be6+ Rxe6 ⩲ +1.08 (22 ply) ± +1.72 (22 ply) after 26.Bh3 Ra8 27.Rec1 Rab8 28.Bg2 Rbc8 29.f3 Qd7 30.Qa2 g6 27.f3 Qf7 28.Qg2 fxe4 29.fxe4 Be7 30.Rxc4 Qg6 31.Qb2 Rf8 ⩲ +1.37 (22 ply)= +0.50 (23 ply)better is 30.Re3 Rb8 31.Bc3 Qxd5 32.Qxd5+ Bxd5 33.Ra1 Ra8 34.Kf1 ⩲ +0.95 (23 ply)= +0.34 (25 ply)better is 33...Rc7 34.Rce1 Bc6 35.Ra3 Bb5 36.Bc3 d5 37.Rd1 Rd7 = +0.35 (23 ply)better is 34.Ra3 Bb7 35.Kf1 d5 36.Rb1 g6 37.Ke2 Ra8 38.Kd2 Bc6 ⩲ +1.07 (24 ply)= +0.33 (23 ply) after 34...Bb7 35.Rb1 d5 36.Kf1 Rd8 37.Bd4 Bc6 38.Ke2 Bd6 39...g6 40.Kf1 Bb5 41.Ke2 d4 42.Rxd4 Bg7 43.Kd2 Bxd4 = +0.14 (30 ply) 40.Rb6 g6 41.Rb7 Be8 42.Ra7 g5 43.Rd4 a5 44.Rxa5 Bg7 ⩲ +0.92 (25 ply) 40...g6 41.Rb6 Bg7 42.Bxg7 Kxg7 43.Rb7+ Kg8 44.Rff7 c3 = 0.00 (32 ply) ⩲ +1.05 (26 ply) 42...Bf8 43.Rb7 Bd7 44.Rg5 Bc6 45.Rc7 h6 46.Rg4 Be8 ⩲ +1.45 (25 ply) 43.Bxg7 Kf7 44.Bc3 Kf8 45.Rg7 Ke8 46.Rg8+ Ke7 47.Kg2 Ke6 +- +4.27 (25 ply) 43...Bc7 44.Re6 Bd8 45.Bd4 Kf7 46.Re3 Kg8 47.Re8+ Kf7 ⩲ +0.82 (27 ply) 44.Bxg7 Rxg7 45.Rxg7+ Kxg7 46.Rxd6 d4 47.Rxd4 c3 48.Rd5 +- +5.69 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.06 (29 ply) 45.Rg4 Rd8 46.Rb7 Be8 47.Rh4 Bf7 48.Ra7 Be8 49.Kg2 Bf7 ⩲ +1.26 (27 ply) 45...Rc7 46.Be5 Rc8 47.Bc3 Be8 48.Rg4 Bxh5 49.Rd4 Bf3 = +0.41 (28 ply)+- +4.20 (28 ply)+- mate-in-4 after 47...Rd8 48.Rxg7+ Kh8 49.Rxd8+ Be8 50.Rxe8+ Bf848...gxh6 49.Rh8# +- mate-in-11-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
May-16-20  Ulhumbrus: 47 f4!! covers the potential flight square g5 for Black's king and so prepares the winning sacrifice 48 Rxh6+!! giving Black an unwelcome choice. Either he captures the rook with his king so that his king relinquishes control of the h8 square allowing Rh8 mate or he captures the rook with his pawn so that it obstructs no longer the long diagonal against White's bishop so that it can support the mate Rh8 mate
May-16-20
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  PawnSac: After 26.Rac1 Stockfish gives white a pawn and half plus eval. Twice so far in this event Magnus gives up the B/R exchange, without sufficient compensation. Yes it's a very fast time control, but with players of the caliber and experience here, it's not sufficient to just walk over the competition.
May-17-20  Jambow: Another one on Svindlers list!!!
May-17-20
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  chancho: That h6 square has brought doom to many:

Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016

May-17-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  master8ch: I'm not sure Carlsen saw the coming sac, but there's nothing to be done about it, except resigning, which would've left a lot of people scratching their heads for not being allowed to witness a terrific example of Svidler's ingenuity.
May-18-20  amateur05: It wasn't easy to see white's decisive combination that began with 46 Rb8+. Hence the "'natural" move 45...Bxb4. It was still playable after 45...Rc7.
May-23-20  Jambow: <chancho> Not quit the same but yeah...
May-23-20  Jambow: Svidler is one of the few holding 50% against Carlsen in classical play... If we could have only squeezed the last 3% out of him.

Svidler often out tactically won against Nakamura...

May-27-20
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  FSR: Like Déjà Vu All Over Again.
Feb-10-21  cehertan: 46...Bf8 was a trickier defensive try. But it appears to fail to 47.Bc5 Rf7 48.Rd6 and 48...c3 49.Rdd8 c2 50.Rxf8+ and Ba3, or 48...Kh7 49.Rdd8 (anyway).
Jul-02-21  Chesgambit: Svidler take the revenge for Karjakin
Aug-31-23
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  Jonathan Sarfati: Reminds me of a vital win by Magnus Carlsen himself four years previously Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016
Oct-08-24
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  Teyss: Wicked Svidler, tempting Carlsen to take the b4 Pawn with 45.Bd4. There is no reason for this move except maybe the threat 46.Bc5 weakening the g7 P and removing the B pair, but Black can avoid this with 45...Rc7 (+0.6 at 39 ply). After 45...Bxb4? it's over as explained by <cehertan>.

Fun game and pun. I thought "Déjà vu" had already been used but no, it's a première. Note to potential punsters: the simple "Déjà vu" could apply to lots of games.

Oct-08-24
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  HeMateMe: Terrific game. Nice mating pattern to remember.
Oct-08-24  catlover: <Like Déjà Vu All Over Again> Wasn't that a quote from Yogi Berra?
Oct-08-24
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  perfidious: Indeed it was.
Oct-08-24  EvanTheTerrible: Rxh6 at the end reminds me of Qh6 in Carlsen - Karjakin's final rapid game in their match. This one was far more obvious, though.

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