Peter Leko vs Magnus Carlsen (2008)

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Peter Leko vs Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen - Leko Rapid Match (2008) (rapid), Miskolc HUN, rd 7, Jun-01
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation. Schallopp Defense (D12) · 0-1

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Jun-01-08		Bobsterman3000: I don't understand 40.Rc4. It was the first bad move that hastened the rear lines attack on white's king. Doesn't the very obvious 40.Rc2 hold the draw, at least?

Jun-01-08		Kaspablanca: 40...Qe1!! decisive. Poor Leko, Carlsen completely outplayed him, he simply crushed him.

Jun-01-08		dan5791: There isn't any official rating point to be gained or lost from this match, is there?

Jun-01-08		Rolfo: No rating changes from rapids

Jun-01-08		Illogic: Bob I don't think he cared much about holding the draw in an unrated game - he probably thought it his best chance for a win to square the match.

Jun-01-08		minasina: <Kaspablanca: 40...Qe1!! decisive.> meaning 43...Qe1!!

Jun-01-08		achieve: 42.Qxb6?? is the losing move... And Carlsen missed a mate in 4 three moves later -- 45...Nxe3+ Although mates in 4 can be quite hard to see sometimes, this one wasn't that hard to spot. But I read somewhere they were both blitzing at this point? In any case a good game, with Carlsen playing the middle game quite effortlessly.

Jun-02-08		Pjalle: Not often to see Leko getting run over like this.

Jun-02-08		Ulhumbrus: Instead of 41 Kg1, 41 Qc3 seems consistent, threatening Rc8

Jun-03-08		notyetagm: From <Chess Today CT-2764>: White to play: 42 ? click for larger view <In this position Leko came up with the suicidal. 42.Qxb6?? 42.Qc3! had to be played: 42...Rxa2 43.Qxf6 gxf6 44.Rb4= 42...Qa1+ 43.Kg2 Qe1 (D) click for larger view White is defenseless after...> Once again Carlsen concentrates his pieces (<COORDINATED PLAY>) on a <LOOSE SQUARE NEXT TO THE ENEMY KING>. Here the Black d2-rook and e1-queen focus their power on the White f2-pawn,square next to the White g2-king, winning. In fact, Magnus missed a mate in 4 beginning with 45 ... ♘f5xe3+!. Moreover, this position is -incredibly- reminiscent of how the 3rd game of the match ended, with Magnus gaining a draw after having <COORDINATED> his dark-squared Black a7-bishop and Black e2-queen -again- on the f2-square, forcing a <PERPETUAL CHECK> draw. 3rd match game (Leko vs Carlsen, 2008): Position after 96 ♕c3-b3? ♕e7-e2! = click for larger view GM Carlsen sure knows how to attack the <f2,f7-square> next to the White g2-king: he drew Game 3 of the match and won Game 7 using this exact same strategy.

Jun-03-08		notyetagm: Watching this game I was struck by how GM Carlsen just effortlessly placed his pieces on their optimal squares with little time left on his clock. GM Carlsen went from Black to play: 39 ... ? click for larger view to Position after 41 ... ♕d8-f6 click for larger view by simply playing 39 ... ♘e7-f5, 40 ... ♖d8-d2, and 41 ... ♕d8-f6. And now the great <PIECE ACTIVITY> of the Black pieces (Black d2-rook, f5-knight, f6-queen) makes Leko's pawn-grabbing 42 ♕b3xb6?? a game-losing blunder.

Jun-03-08		angslo: <achieve: 42.Qxb6?? is the losing move... And Carlsen missed a mate in 4 three moves later -- 45...Nxe3> Is it really mate in 4? I don't have engine and i am not a very good player. could someone pl verify the following line and complete the mate in 4? 45........Nxe3 46Kh3 Rxf2 47h5

Jun-04-08		achieve: click for larger view 45...Nxe3+ <Is it really mate in 4?> Yes, after 46...Kh3 47 Qf1 click for larger view ... there's a Mate in 2 - since the Knight covers the g4 escape square, as well as the g2 mating square. If 46...Kh2 then Qxf2+ and Mate on the next move.

Jun-04-08		angslo: thanks

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