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Magnus Carlsen vs Anish Giri
Tata Steel Masters (2017), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 7, Jan-21
Colle System (D05)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Jan-22-17  Everyone: Carlsen missed a mate in 3.
Carlsen missed a mate in 3.
Carlsen missed a mate in 3.
Jan-22-17  pinoy king: Very, very weak play by the co-world champion Magnus Carlsen.
Jan-22-17  dehanne: <This is really the most embarrassing moment of Magnus Carlsen’s chess career, because no-one cares about me, but the guy, you know, is kind of a legend, so I feel very bad for him. I feel really bad for him…

He’s a very, very strong player, and if he’s at his best he’s impossible to deal with, but against me he just does it all by himself. He outplayed me many times, but he has difficulty… I don’t really know why, but it’s his problem!> Anish Giri after the game.

Jan-22-17
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  maxi: Everyone keeps saying that Carlsen missed a mate in 3!
Jan-28-17  Conrad93: <Everyone keeps saying that Carlsen missed a mate in 3!>

He did technically.

Jan-31-17  sledgehammer: No, mate in 18 hahaha The winning move 56.Rc8+ is too obvious but I don't think we should judge the best player for a silly mistake. It reminds me the error Fisher made against Spassky with his bishop, too obvious when you are not in the game and don't have the pressure.
Jan-31-17
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  perfidious: <Boomie: <WPE: If White captures with a piece then Black gets d5 and the d pawn becomes an isolani.>

Yes but the IQP is a fixture in QGs. White doesn't have the two bishops so perhaps the hangers are the best choice after all. >

With Black's firm grip on d5 in the IQP position which would arise and the dark-squared bishops off, Carlsen would have had few, if any attacking chances.

Feb-01-17  Muttley101: I've read all the comments on this game, and I'm really surprised that no-one has said "Carlsen missed a mate in 3".
Feb-01-17  sledgehammer: Muttley101: I've read all the comments on this game, and I'm really surprised that no-one has said "Carlsen missed a mate in 3".

I bet you haven't read all of the comments :)

Feb-02-17
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  maxi: no-one is saying Carlsen missed a mate in three.
Feb-02-17
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  beenthere240: Carlsen missed a forced win. No World Champion has ever done this, I gather.
Feb-03-17  Conrad93: Ivanchuk missed a mate in one. Still hard to top that debacle, even if it was just a blitz game.
Feb-03-17
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  WannaBe: Here are some missed mates, even computer made it on the list:

http://www.thechessworld.com/learn-...

Feb-03-17
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  Sally Simpson: I missed a mate in one in an allegro in 1994.

White to play. I had just sacced my Queen to set this up.


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An Allegro is no excuse, 1.Rd8# is a Morphy Mate. I very lazily played 1.Rhe1+ thinking it was mate next move.

Imagine my horror when Black played 1...Be6. 2.Rxe6+ Kf7 (OOPS! it's not a mate. No discovered check to win back the Queen and my pieces are hanging.)


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Luckily a had a few minutes left and with my face going redder by the second I worked out the win.

3.Rf6++ Ke8


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4.Rf8+ Rxf8 Rd8 mate (phew!)

Feb-22-17  tuttifrutty: <I guess nobody's exempt when it comes to brain farts.>

We know, you do it all the time....and that's an accurate statement. LOL

Apr-18-17
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  Fusilli: <Sally Simpson> lol, that's awesome. We don't always get second chances!
Jan-25-19
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  keypusher: <Sally Simpson> Gorgeous recovery, though. I wouldn't mind my blunders so much if I could find followups like that to them.

It's funny, that poor rook is the only piece not participating in your attack, so he pushes himself into the picture, and then turns out to be so much in the way that he has to (nobly) sacrifice himself. He should have stayed home!

Jan-25-19
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  Sally Simpson: ***

Hi K.P.

I had probably planned Rhe1+ when tossing the Queen and missed the mate.

It was the Livingstone Allegro which was 6 rounds. It was 3 rounds and an hour break. We spent that hour in a bar the 2nd half was always a blur.

Recently I found the full game. Think I'll submit it. It will end up a Tuesday puzzle if the they do it after the missed mate. It would not even make a Monday with the mate in one. (I bet I miss it again!)

Feb-06-19
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  Penguincw: Endgame Statistics for RBPP vs. Q: rook side wins 35.3% of the time, and it's drawn 62.7% of the time.

Endgame Explorer: RBPP vs Q

Aug-25-20  oolalimk1: Is 6...Ba6 good ?
Aug-25-20
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  AylerKupp: <<olalimk1> Is 6...Ba6 good?>

I would say that since after 6...Ba6 7.Bxa6 Nxa6 8.Qa4+ Black loses the Na6, no it's not.

Sep-01-20  cormier: 20... Rc7 better is 20...Nb8 21.a5 Nc6 22.axb6 axb6 23.Rfd1 Rfd8 24.Ra6 Ng4 = 0.00 (28 ply) 21. a5 ⩲ +0.58 (25 ply)
Mar-11-21  Atking: I'm more impress by the way Carlsen got a winning game from nothing that he missed the mate. Maybe he tough that R+B+2 connected pawns vs Q should give him some realistic chance, which is quite understandable.
Mar-11-21  Atking: <dehanne: <This is really the most embarrassing moment of Magnus Carlsen’s chess career, because no-one cares about me, but the guy, you know, is kind of a legend, so I feel very bad for him. I feel really bad for him… He’s a very, very strong player, and if he’s at his best he’s impossible to deal with, but against me he just does it all by himself. He outplayed me many times, but he has difficulty… I don’t really know why, but it’s his problem!> Anish Giri after the game.> Quite tricky from Anish... He is remembering to his opponent their first game in which Carlsen didn't take him seriously enough. At home Anish Giri does usually well. To be 1 to 4 and many draws vs Magnus Carlsen is indeed impressive.
Dec-05-21  AngeLa: this kind of draw is milking carlsen elo💯😂💪
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