Magnus Carlsen vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (2023)

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Magnus Carlsen vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
FIDE World Cup (2023) (rapid), Baku AZE, rd 8, Aug-24
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. General (B22) · 1/2-1/2

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Aug-26-23		cormier: depth=52 \| Stockfish 16 NNUE +1.10 17. Rd1 Qc5 18. Be3 Qe5 19. Rd2 Rad8 20. Re1 Bf6 21. Red1 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Rc8 23. g3 h6 24. f4 Qa5 25. Bf2 Bf7 26. Ne4 Nd5 27. Nd6 Rc1+ 28. Rd1 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Bg6 30. Qc1 Kh7 31. Nxb7 Qb4 32. Nc5 Bf5 33. Qd1 Bxb2 34. Nxe6 Bxe6 35. Qe2 Nc7 36. Qxb2 Bxb3 37. Qb1+ Kh8 38. Qxb3 Qe4 39. Bxa7 Qe1+ 40. Kg2 Qe4+ 41. Qf3 Qc2+ 42. Qf2 Qe4+ 43. Kg1 Qb1+ 44. Kg2

Aug-26-23		cormier: depth=64 \| Stockfish 16 NNUE +1.08 17. Rd1 Qc5 18. Be3 Qe5 19. Rd2 Rad8 20. Re1 Bf6 21. Red1 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 <Bh5> 23. g4 Bf7 24. Qb5 Qxb5 25. Nxb5 Kg8 26. h3 h6 27. a4 Be7 28. Nd6 Rd8 29. Nxb7 Rxd2 30. Bxd2 Nd5 31. Na5 Be8 32. Nc4 g5 33. Ne3 Nf4 34. Nf5 Bf6 35. Bxf4 gxf4 36. Bxe6+ Kh7 37. b3 Bc6 38. Kf1 Bf3 39. Bc4 Kg6 40. b4 h5 41. Be2 Bd5 42. b5 hxg4 43. Bxg4

Aug-26-23		cormier: depth=62 \| Stockfish 16 NNUE +0.28 14... a5 15. a3 a4 16. Ba2 Qd7 17. Rd1 exd5 18. h3 Bc2 19. Rd2 Bg6 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Bd6 22. Rd4 Qe6 23. Bf4 Bc5 24. Nc7 Qe7 25. Rd5 Rad8 26. Qc3 Qe4 27. Qxc5 Qxf4 28. Rad1 Rc8 29. Rd7 h6 30. R1d4 Qf6 31. Qb4 Kh7 32. R4d6 Qe5 33. Rd1 Qe4 34. R7d4 Qe2 35. Re1 Qc2 36. Nd5 b5 37. Qxb5 Rb8 38. Qxa4 Rxb2 39. Qxc2 Rxc2 40. Ra1 Rfc8 41. Ne3 Rc1+ 42. Rd1 Rxa1 43. Rxa1

Aug-26-23		fredthebear: Magnus Carlsen was the #1 seed of this 206-player tournament. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa was in a must win situation here. This draw secured first place and the $110, 000 prize money for Carlsen. News Summary: https://worldcup2023.fide.com/en/ne.... The current classical chess world champion Ding Liren did not participate in the event.

Aug-27-23		cormier: depth=62 \| Stockfish 16 NNUE 0.00 9... Be6 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4 Bxb3 12. axb3 e6 13. Qf3 Qd7 14. Nc3 Be7 15. Rd1 O-O 16. d5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Rxd5 Qe6 19. Be3 b6 20. g3 Bf6 21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Qe7 23. h4 Rad8 24. Rda4 a5 25. Rf4 Rd2 26. b4 Rxb2 27. bxa5 bxa5 28. Rf5 g6 29. Rfxa5 Qb7 30. Qxb7 Rxb7 31. Rd1 Re7 32. Kg2

Aug-27-23		fredthebear: agadmator analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXK...

Aug-28-23		Ulhumbrus: After 12...Be7 White has castled whereas Black has not. On the other hand Black seems a little ahead in development and it may seem that White can gain little apart from dissolving his d pawn by d5. If White has any advantage because of Black's uncastled king how can he make it count? The computer evaluations and analysis as well as the commentators indicate that Carlsen's move 13 Qf3!! attacks three points at once, namely, the points f5 , d5 and b7. By attacking the B on f5 it ties the e6 pawn to its defence so that the e6 pawn cannot fight the d pawn after d5. By attacking b7 it does all this with tempo so that Black can't defend both f5 and b7. One can learn a thing or two from Carlsen's resource Qf3 about how to handle the isolated d pawn when the opponent has not castled.

Aug-28-23		keypusher: An important game given the circumstances, but as far as the game itself goes, funny to see people wasting engine analysis and videotape on it.

Aug-28-23		fredthebear: KP obviously didn't bother to review either before commenting, typical of his cronies giving adorned opinions of the previous comment without examining the game itself. Idle posting, not informative. Did KP know that Black has few winning chances against the Alapin isolani in a must win situation? Does KP know that after 14.d5 that Black has tried seven different responses and hasn't won any of them? Of course KP did! He just didn't bother to mention it.

Aug-28-23		perfidious: Following 14.d5, it is obvious to this poster--who has never played either colour in this line--that the isolated pawn is going to be liquidated, and that Pragg had no good alternative to temporary acceptance of the weakness at e6; exchanges at d5 would be good for White. Once 16....Kh8 is played, Carlsen had nothing better than the return of the pawn he snatches when; Black's pieces are far too active. <.....Idle posting, not informative....> is, in this instance, the province of the poster who gratuitously attacked <keypusher>'s observation; but neither does he control others' posts or their right to make them.

Aug-29-23		fredthebear: There's the unabashed cronyism that we're oh so accustomed to. Regulars know that FTB's perpetual cyberstalker couldn't resist firing his shot at my two comments on the same page. Of course, it's no surprise that the narcistic perp spoke of himself again, as if he's the end all be all to chess here. The big surprise is that perp actually commented on 14.d5 -- specific game discussion is so rare during his bouts of self-promotion and belittling of others. Certainly not as thorough as Ulhumbrus' excellent posts but refreshing compared to the usual perp garble, not at all <people wasting> as the critic KP would have us believe. Folks, don't be fooled by their smoke. This uneventful game is significant to Sicilian trends; masters all over the world are studying it. Such a rare but reachable line in the 2.c3 Alapin variation will continue to be one safe way White plays for a draw to duck the popular Sicilian defense at the upper levels. It met MC's needs with ease to formally cash in.

Aug-29-23		keypusher: <fredthebear: KP obviously didn't bother to review either before commenting, typical of his cronies giving adorned opinions of the previous comment without examining the game itself. Idle posting, not informative.> Fred, there's no polite way to say this: some people aren't worth feuding with.

Aug-30-23		fredthebear: Oh, pardon me KP. I'm sorrry I misunderstood. I should have realized that you were being polite when you mocked three members for our posts. From the looks of all the empty game pages hereabouts, most readers who don't have anything informative to say usually just go on about their day without saying a word. In fact, I'm sure there are silent members who DO have something to say but refrain from doing so because the vultures are always looking to make a meal of contributors. Could it be that your polite remarks are more about the target audience than the game itself -- who instead of what?? Do thank your crony on his personal hate forum for politely chipping in to support you, just as I predicted above. You know what they say -- "birds of a feather stick together".

Aug-30-23		fredthebear: Plain Speak Special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oP... Live action commentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tt...

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