Jan-18-22 Einstein vs Sell, 1913 
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sconibulus: White's attack was dubious, but it's not easy for black to capitalize on it. Even after finding the initial defensive resource 12...Kxh7 13. Ng5+ Kg8 14.Qh5 Qxg5!, it's a narrow path to victory. After 15. Bxg5, the only winning move for black is 15...Nxd4, with the idea of 16. ... |
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Jun-14-20 Carlsen vs Caruana, 2020
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sconibulus: 9...Nd4 was the only move for black, after which both sides have the threat of capturing the opponent's c-pawn with a fork. The game would be roughly equal. This 9...c6 blunder is pretty puzzling to me. The best I can surmise is that Fabi thought after Nxa8 and Nxc1 he would be ... |
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Mar-25-19 Vachier-Lagrave vs Carlsen, 2014 
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sconibulus: There is a bizarre bug in Stockfish 9 where after 34...Kh6, it shows black as winning. It's line begins 35. Qf8+ Rg7, despite the fact that there are only two legal moves for black on move 35! Only at depth 39 did it finally find the correct 35...Kh5 for black. |
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