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Magnus Carlsen vs Kristian Stuvik Holm
Pro Chess League (2018) (rapid), chess.com INT, rd 3, Jan-31
Anderssen Opening: General (A00)  ·  1-0

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Mar-03-18
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  FSR: Carlsen missed 29.Qxg6+ Nxg6 30.Nxh5#?
Mar-03-18
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  yiotta: True, Carlsen uncharacteristically missed a pretty mate, but look at the way he takes his opponent into uncharted water. Holm is no patzer, but he couldn't land a punch.
Mar-04-18
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  FSR: <yiotta> Carlsen is playing Brand X openings against almost everyone in the Pro Chess League.
Mar-04-18
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  FSR: It's unusual to move both rook pawns on the first two moves.
Mar-08-18  TheFocus: Where was this played? Was it a scholastic tournament. It's real cool that the winner had the same name as the world champion.
Mar-11-18
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  FSR: Had I been Black, I would have played 2...Nf6. Then what? Would Carlsen have played 3.h5?! Nxh5 4.Rxh5?
Mar-11-18
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  perfidious: <FSR>, your suggestion reminds me of the following bit of caveman-like tactics from a tournament which I witnessed in high school days: W McGrath vs J A Curdo, 1976.
Mar-12-18  andrewjsacks: Weird.
Mar-12-18
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  chessgames.com: An incorrect position was shown briefly after midnight; we are sorry for the inconvenience. The puzzle is correct as it now stands.
Mar-12-18  andrewjsacks: Thank you, CG.
Mar-12-18  andrewjsacks: Now all is clear; White missed mate in two.
Mar-12-18  raviarun: Wow...I actually found what Carlsen missed ?
29.Qxg6+ Nxg6 30.Nh5#
Mar-12-18  Gregor Samsa Mendel: I was really hoping that CG had made a mistake. I was afraid I had forgotten how to play chess for a couple of minutes there.
Mar-12-18  raviarun: Even though it was after being told its a Monday puzzle :)
Mar-12-18
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  An Englishman: Good Evening: A magnificent triumph for the Anderssen Attack, my #1 opening during my school days.
Mar-12-18
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  FSR: As I said back on March 3 . . . . I was the one who nominated this for a Monday puzzle. Shocking that Carlsen would miss this.
Mar-12-18  Marmot PFL: Anderssen would never miss that.
Mar-12-18
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  FSR: <perfidious> Very cool game. I should take a look at 4...Nf6. I have had great success with 4...g5, first in the tournament game P Napetschnig vs F Rhine, 1977 and then in countless blitz games (even one against Michael "fpawn" Aigner). But 5.g3 may favor White if he plays very exactly to avoid all of Black's tricks (so says IM Tim Taylor in his book on the Bird) and playing the ending after 5.d4 g4 6.Ne5 Bxe5 would be kind of deflating. Hardly anyone has played the latter line against me - maybe one person. Taylor says that the main line stemming from 4...Nf6 is extremely unclear.
Mar-12-18  Fish55: I found it, but I don't think it's a Monday puzzle. 29.Qg5+ also looks tempting. Carlsen shouldn't have missed the mat but I can see myself missing it in a game.
Mar-12-18
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  FSR: <Marmot PFL> I agree.
Mar-12-18  lost in space: I love Mondays!

29. Qxg6+ Nxg6 30. Nxh5#

Mar-12-18  stst: <...same name as the world champion.>

Yeah, today's world, many fake stuff, is it the real world champ?? Real/Fake, How can we "prove??"

I was opting for Qxg6, or Qg5, then Qg6 should also win....

Mar-12-18  landshark: I went with 29. Qg5+ Kf7 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Qh7. I think it's sufficient. Threatening Ng6+ followed by Bh6 which is overwhelming. I can't see how Black can wiggle out of it. Not your usual Monday.... but fun though!
Mar-12-18  ChessHigherCat: Not really Monday style but my work-fogged mind sees Qg5+ Kf7 Qg6+ Kf8 (Kg8? QxR) and Qh7 threatening Nxg6+ Nxg6 Qxg7#. That took me 5 minutes and I'm not even sure it's right so it's not a Monday puzzle, which generally takes me 5 seconds.
Mar-12-18  zb2cr: I duplicated Carlsen's line for 5 moves, then said to myself, "Wait, this is not a Monday level puzzle solution", and went back and looked at the original for a while longer and found the mate in two.
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