| Oct-02-21 | | beenthere240: Thanks Magnus |
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| Oct-02-21 | | optimal play: <I SACRIFICED QUEEN IN MY GAME AGAINST ANISH GIRI!> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmS...
"OMG Magnus Carlsen has just given up his Queen!" "WHAT?!" |
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Oct-02-21
 | | An Englishman: Good Evening: Until I saw the Knight and pawn formation on d7, e7, d6 and e6, it never occurred to me that I never realized that I never imagined that I never thought that I would ever see the Knight and pawn formation on d7, e7, d6 and e6. Or something like that. |
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| Oct-03-21 | | fabelhaft: How you see this game probably depends a bit on where you come from, at chess.com Nakamura’s blitz win against Mamedyarov was called the game of the day while this one was less exciting and simply an example of Giri initially winning after nice opening play but then going wrong and losing. At chess24 the most memorable games of the round were this one and Duda’s first win against Aronian, there it was instead Nakamura’s win that wasn’t considered anything special apart from Mamedyarov being lost after 13 moves. |
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| Oct-28-21 | | Margetic D: Nice game, without any doubt. I m not even feel very well to comment such great players, i was never abowe MK levels (2255 as i was 30 years younger...), but i wanted to share with you all that i would not like to be black after 10.Qd3 (instead of 10.Nd2, which Giri choosed. I woud at this point imediately involve the Quuen in the game, with an extra nice tempo, because black Knight has to move to a7 or c7, in both cases it seems to me that black would have a difficult position. But of course, for a blitz game, this surprises works well . |
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Oct-29-21
 | | fredthebear: Good point <Margetic D>. Although Black gets three minor pieces for the queen, White is better in the opening (then gives away a couple of pawns and it's about equal). This game is the only example in this database of such a queen offer. |
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| Nov-22-21 | | Defrogger: Very exciting game and video! Magnus forms an impenetrable castle with king and minor pieces, plus rook moves are very instructive - it plays both attack and defense role. And the balls it takes to sacrifice Q on the 9th move - wonderful self confidence! |
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Dec-25-21
 | | NM JRousselle: I was also wondering about 10 Qd3 by White. The idea is to develop the queen and deny the Black knight access to d6. The White knight can still reach d6 via c4. |
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| Dec-25-21 | | ndg2: Magnus winning with the Botez gambit. |
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| May-24-22 | | morphynoman2: What a lesson of pieces coordination! Amazing! |
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May-25-22
| | fredthebear: <Dec-25-21 ndg2: Magnus winning with the Botez gambit.> 3.Qf3 flashed into my head, and a smile came upon my face: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyY...
Then I realized MC does not play the Breyer Gambit. The Botez Gambit isn't out of the question:
https://www.chess.com/terms/botez-g...
If you're gonna play with one of the Botez Sisters, you'd better be careful. They seem to know their way around: https://www.ginx.tv/en/chess/roomma... Boy, you can bet that she knows how: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?... Keep a sharp eye out. This might improve your tactical vision to play any sort of gambit you like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ3... Perspective for those who drink a shot of olive oil each morning (I skip the advertisements): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iha... Here's the BIG list of Gambits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_... So pick one, and look out... |
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| Jul-28-22 | | tomhz: According to SF14 the losing move for white is 23. Rad1. So 12 moves after the Q sacrifice.
Up to that move white is equal to black |
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Jul-28-22
| | fredthebear: SF14!!? Perhaps you should loan that big bopper to the Ukrainians! Does that use a computer chip made by the Chinese? It seemed that White had a slight edge in the opening, but 23.Rad1? is mistimed and allows Black to make a correction in the position. Moms mean well: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?... |
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| Jul-28-22 | | SChesshevsky: <...12 moves after the Q sacrifice. Up to that move white is equal to black.> Not sure I'd call it a Q sacrifice exactly. Magnus gets the 2 B's and a N for the Q. Probably don't want to underestimate the power of the 2 B's and the strength of he can coordinate the 2 N's. Problem for Carlsen is being able to develop those pieces. Think here he was really on it. Seems every non- forced move after, what I'll call the Q trade, to 18.c4 is aimed to more mobility for his pieces. Think 18. c4, and the move 23. Rad1 is based on a bad mindset and plan by Giri. Believe Giri felt he had to punish and play for a win by force. If there's a win or keeping drawing chances, I think the mindset of plan is that the position calls not for a win by force but win/draw by pawn. 18. c4 19. b4 idea is an example. Apparently not only loses a pawn but makes the rest of his pawns very weak. I think 18. c3, restricting the N and keeping pawn structure might fit the position better. Yes, black gets ...Rd5 but is that really any threat. Easily dodged and probably ends up allowing the exchange of blacks more active rook. Think Giri also thinking wrongly with 23. Rad1. Playing for the direct attack versus playing for pawn advantage or liquidation. Guessing maybe if he was wasn't playing Magnus or if it was a classical game, Giri might've played it differently. |
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Jul-29-22
 | | Open Defence: Maybe 23.Qc7 first and then Rad1 so Black cant defend by Bc8 and instead has to employ a plan of 23.Qc7 Rh7 24.Rad1 g5
click for larger view25. Qxb7 Rc5 26. Qxb6 Rxc4 27. Qa6 |
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Jul-29-22
| | Open Defence: Forgot to add that given how Magnus plays to the end we could have had a long game in the line I posted |
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Kibitzing
sac: 8...Nxb5