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Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand
GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz (2019) (rapid), Kolkata IND, rd 7, Nov-24
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38)  ·  1-0

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Nov-24-19
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  sbevan: 1) mated-in-7 (22 ply) 39...Qf8 40.Qe4+ Kh8 41.Qe5+ Kh7 42.Qf5+ Kh8 43.Rh6+ Qxh6 44.Qxc8+ Qf8 45.Qxf8+ Kh7 46.Qg7#
Nov-24-19  j4jishnu: 35...Qxe5 36.Rxe5 could have told a different story altogether.
Nov-25-19  spingo: This is a GG.


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White has a ♖+♙ for a ♘, but his king is a bit exposed on f2. To my surprise, White starts opening up the position.
21.e4!
21. ... dxe4.


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22. Nxc4! Ai no corrida!
22... bxc4
23. Qg5+.


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23... Kh7 <Kf8 might have been better.>
24. Qxf6 e3+
25. Kg1 Be6
26. d5 Qxd5


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<It is a very complicated position.>
27. Re1. <This is not the best. The best move is 27.fxg4, but you have to be able to see that after 27...Bxg4 there is only one winning move: 28.Rh4!>
27...Qd2
28. Re2 Qc1
29. Qd4 gxf3.


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<Black is playing very well to create problems.>
30. Qxe3 Qxc3
31. gxf3 Rg8+
32. Kf2 Qg7.


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<Black threatens mate in 1.>
33. Qe4+ Kh6
34. Qf4+ Kh7
35. Qe5 Qh6
36. Rg1 Rc8. <Black avoids exchanges, but his attack has petered out.>
37. Qe4+ Kh8 38. Qd4+ Kh7 39. Rxe6 1-0

Black played 17...Na4 and the knight is still there...

Nov-25-19  Ulhumbrus: The commentators indicated that Anand missed 19...g3! keeping the White king out of f2 where the king gained relative safety
Nov-28-19  dilipsinha42: Magnus Carlsen played extremely well.
Nov-28-19
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  MissScarlett: It’s only news when he doesn’t.
Apr-18-21  Chesgambit: 9.Nd2?! Qa5 Nb3 white's idea but black can equalize game with c5

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