Victor Hansen vs Magnus Carlsen (2002)

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Victor Hansen vs Magnus Carlsen
NOR-chT final (2002), Oslo NOR, rd 2, May-09
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (B53) · 0-1

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Sep-07-20		Sergash: Victor André Nøstvold Hansen is a player from Norway, born in 1982. He doesn't seem to have any other title than chess Expert. <4.Qd1xd4!?> A unusual move, but playable. Until now in official Carlsen's games, we only had seen 4.Nf3xd4 here, which had occurred in several past games of the boy. Probably played as a surprise move. It doesn't lead to any opening advantage for White though. <4...Bc8-d7?! 5.c2-c4 Nb8-c6 6.Qd4-d2 Ng8-f6 7.Nb1-c3 g7-g6 8.b2-b3 Bf8-g7 9.Bc1-b2 0-0 ⩲> The most played and obvious move here, is 4...Nb8-c6 with the main line going 5.Bf1-b5 Bc8-d7 6.Bb5xc6 Bd7xc6 etc. as seen in the 1936 Munich Olympiad game V Uulberg vs L Kremer, 1936, 0-1. There is also 4...Ng8-f6 5.Nb1-c3 Nb8-c6 (or 5...a7-a6 Mihailo Trajkovic vs Janosevic, 1955, 1-0) 6.Bf1-b5 Bc8-d7 7.Bb5xc6 Bd7xc6 ▢ 8.Bc1-g5 e7-e6! etc. Thorkild Haahr vs. Ernst Ahman, Sweden vs. Denmark in Saltsjöbaden (Sweden) 1948, round 2.9, 0-1. <10.Bf1-e2 ⩲> A greater precision apparently goes to 10,h2-h3!? ⩲ as played in the game Jacek Bednarski vs. Anthony Fred Saidy, 7th Rubinstein Memorial in Polanica Zdroj (Polland) 1969, round 2, 1-0. <10...Bd7-g4 11.0-0 Qd8-a5 = / ⩱> It seems better to bring in a new piece into play: 10...Qd8-a5 11.Ra1-b1! a7-a6 12.a2-a3 Bd7-g4 13.0-0 (as in the game Smejkal vs Ulf Andersson, 1969, 0-1) Rf8-d8! = / ⩲ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT, with a possible transposition into Theory if White plays 14.Rf1-d1 or 14.Rb1-d1 . <12.Ra1-d1 => In truth, putting the f1 rook on that square would be more logical: 12.Rf1-d1! = / ⩲ as played in the game Astra Ergle vs. Natalia Konopleva, USSR Team Championship 1962 in Leningrad, draw, after which the a1-rook could be placed on b1 or c1.

Sep-09-20		Sergash: <12...Nf6-d7?! ⩲> A second imprecision by Magnus. 12...a7-a6! = Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT, with a possible transposition into Theory if white would play 13.Rd1-b1. <13.h2-h3?! Bg4xf3 ▢ 14.Be2xf3 => 13.Qd2-c1N! ⩲ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <14...Nd7-c5?! 15.Qd2-c1! ⩲> Equality is maintained, amongst a few moves, by playing the thematic 14...a7-a6 = Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <15...Rf8-e8? ±> This time this is a serious mistake, as Carlsen missed a tactical opportunity here: 15...Bg7xc3! 16.Qc1xc3 ▢ (threatening Qc3-g7#, while 16.Bb2xc3?! Qa5xa2 17.b3-b4 ▢ Nc5-e6 18.Rf1-e1 Nc6-e5! 19.Bf3-e2 ▢ ⩱ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT) Qa5xc3 17.Bb2xc3 Nc6-e5! 18.Bc3xe5! d6xe5 19.b3-b4! Nc5-e6 20.Rd1-d7! a7-a5! 21.b4-b5 (or 21.a2-a3 = Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT) b7-b6 22.Rd7xe7 = / ⩲ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <16.Qc1-a1?! ⩲> 16.Nc3-d5! ± Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <16...Nc6-d4?! 17.Nc3-d5! Nd4xf3+ ▢ 18.g2xf3 Bg7xb2 19.Qa1xb2 Nc5-d7 ±> Carlsen had seen this line, but thought taking the bishop on f3 would be fine for him... 16...Qa5-d8! ⩲ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <20.b3-b4? Qa5-d8 21.Nd5-e3 Qd8-c8 22.Kg1-h2 Nd7-e5 23.Qb2-e2 ▢ Qc8-e6 24.f3-f4 Ne5-d7 ▢ 25.Ne3-d5 (Δ Nd5-c7) Ra8-c8 ▢ 26.Rf1-g1 Nd7-f6 => Weakens the c4-pawn. White retains a clear advantage with 20.f3-f4! Ra8-d8! 21.h3-h4! Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. The long black diagonal poses Black a problem, with a possible future opening of the h-file.

Sep-13-20		Sergash: <27.f2-f3? Nf6xd5! ∓ / ⩱> 27.Rg1-g3! = Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <28.Rd1xd5? Qe6-f6 ▢ 29.f4-f5! Qf6-c3! ∓ / -+> This move puts White on the edge of the cliff... 28.c4xd5! Qe6-f6 ▢ 29.Kh2-g3 ∓ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <30.c4-c5?! d6xc5 ▢ -+> The two ways to play here were: A) 30.e4-e5 d6xe5 (or 30...Qc3xc4 31.Qe2xc4 ▢ Rc8xc4 32.f5xg6 h7xg6 33.e5xd6 (or 33.Rg1-g4 Rc4-c3 -+ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT) e7xd6 34.Rg1-g4 Rc4-c3 -+ / ∓ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT) 31.f5xg6 h7xg6 ∓ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT B) 30.f5Xg6 h7xg6 -+ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <31.Rd5-d7? -+> Appears logical but better is 31.b4xc5 Re8-d8! -+ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <31...c5xb4 -+> 31...Re8-d8! -+ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <32.f5xg6 -+> Better is 32.Rg1-d1 Qc3-e5+! 33.Kh2-g2 Kg8-h8! -+ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <32...Qc3-e5+ -+> No need to play fancy. The best is to simply play 32...h7xg6! -+ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <33.Rg1-g3 h7xg6 -+> Self pinning oneself. More commendable is 33.Kh2-h1 -+ or 33.Kh2-g2 -+ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <34.Rd7xb7?! -+> Nothing could save White at this point, but this worsens the situation even more. 34.Rd7-d5 Qe5-c7! -+ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <34...Rc8-c1 35.Rb7-b5 Qe5-c7 (threat: Rc1-c2) 36.Rb5-d5 Re8-c8! 37.Rd5-d1 Rc1xd1! 38.Qe2xd1 Qc7-c2+! 39.Qd1xc2 Rc8xc2 40.Rg3-g2 Rc2xg2+! 0-1> 34...Re8-d8! -+ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. Hansen got the upper hand in the opening stage, getting a clear advantage at move 17, but he then let it slip away at move 20. The position was then completely equal until White did two mistakes in a row at move 27 and 28, which gave Carlsen a clear and possibly winning advantage. Carlsen's advantage was then clearly winning after move 30 and, despite some inaccuracies, he never let his win vanish.

Sep-13-20		Sergash: In the final position, Hansen possibly realized that continuing the game was hopeless after 41.Kh2xg2 a7-a5 42.Kg2-f2 a5-a4 43.Kf2-e2 b4-b3 (or 43...a4-a3 44.Ke2-d2 b4-b3 45.a2xb3 a3-a2 mating in 16 moves or less. Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT) 44.a2xb3 a4-a3! etc. mating in 18 moves or less for Black according to Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT.

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