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Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So
FTX Crypto Cup (2021) (rapid), chess24.com INT, rd 3, May-31
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40)  ·  1-0

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Jun-01-21  jdc2: Daniel King has a video on this game at his Power Play Chess channel on youtube.
Jun-05-21  ismet: So wins after move9 (Stockfish and me -endgame)
Jun-05-21  ismet: 9...Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. b3 O-O 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Nd7 Nxd7 14. Rxd7 Na5 15. Bb2 Rfd8 16. Rad1 Rxd7 17. Rxd7 Bc6 18. Rd1 Be7 19. Nb1 Bd5 20. Rc1 Rd8 21. Nd2 f6 22. Bg4 Kf8 23. Nf1 e5 24. Ng3 g6 25. Be2 h5 26. f3 Nb7 27. Bf1 h4 28. Nh1 Bc5 29. Rc3 b4 30. Rd3 a5 31. Nf2 Ke7 32. e4 Bf7 33. Rxd8 Nxd8 34. Bb5 Ne6 35. Kf1 Nd4 36. Nd3 Ba7 37. Ba6 Ne6 38. g3 g5 39. gxh4 gxh4 40. Bc1 Nc7 41. Bc4 Bxc4 42. bxc4 h3 43. f4 Bd4 44. fxe5 Bxe5 45. Be3 Na6 46. Bg1 a4 47. Ke2 b3 48. axb3 a3 49. Nc1 Bd6 50. Kf3 Ke6 51. Kg4 Nb4 52. Be3 Bxh2 53. Kxh3 Be5 54. Kg4 a2 55. Nxa2 Nxa2 56. Kf3 Bc3 57. Ke2 Nb4 58. Kf3 Nc2 59. c5 Bd4 60. Bf4 Bxc5 61. Ke2 Bd6 62. Bd2 Nd4+ 63. Kd3 Nxb3 64. Bc3 Nc5+ 65. Ke3 Bh2 66. Bd2 Bg1+ 67. Kf4 Nd3+ 68. Kf3 Bd4 69. Ba5 Ne5+ 70. Kg3 Nc4 71. Be1 Ke5 72. Kf3 Bb2 73. Bg3+ Kd4 74. Kf4 Nd6 75. Kg4 Nxe4 76. Bf4 Kd5 77. Bc7 Nd6 78. Kf3 Nb5 79. Ba5 Be5 80. Bd2 Nd4+ 81. Ke3 f5 82. Kf2 f4 83. Kg2 Ke4 84. Kh3 Kd3 85. Be1 Ke2 86. Bh4 f3 87. Kg4 Nc2 88. Kf5 Bd4 89. Ke6 Bf2 90. Bd8 Bg3 91. Bb6 Ne3 92. Bc5 f2 93. Bd6 Bxd6 94. Kxd6 f1=Q
Jun-08-21  tonsillolith: The subtlety of White's play evades me. I see equal material, opposite color bishops, gradually transforming into an indefensible position for black. Good stuff.
Jun-09-21
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  saffuna: Among other moves Daniel King praises 36. b3, effectively leaving the b5 rook unable to move.

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