Author:Gaprindashvili、Azmaiparashvili、Ye Jiangchuan Notes-taker:Li chao
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 0–0 6.Rc1 Be6 7.c5
An alternative is: 7.Nf3 dxc4 8.Ng5 Bd5 9.e4 h6 10.exd5 hxg5 11.Bxg5 Nxd5 12.Bxc4 Nb6 13.Bb3 Nc6 14.d5 Nd4 15.0–0 Qd7 16.Be3 Nxb3 17.Qxb3 Bxc3 18.Bxb6 1/2–1/2 Riazantsev,A (2617)-Bartel,M (2579)
7...c6
In our opinion worse is 7...Nh5?! 8.Bg5 b6 9.b4 a5 10.a3 axb4 11.axb4 bxc5 12.bxc5 h6 13.Bh4 f5 14.Bd3 Nf6 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.f4 c6 17.Nf3² 1/2–1/2 Van der Werf,M (2389)-Negi,P (2526)/Wijk aan Zee 2008
8.Bd3
Maybe it's better not allow black to move bishop on "g4" 8.h3 b6 9.b4 Ne4 10.Nf3 a5 11.Na4 Nd7? (Much better is to play 11...b5!? 12.Nb6 Ra7 13.a4 axb4 14.axb5 Nc3 15.Qb3 cxb5 16.Bxb8 Qxb8 17.Bd3 With very complicate game) 12.b5! bxc5 13.bxc6 g5 14.Nxg5 Nxg5 15.Bxg5 Nf6 16.Nxc5 Qd6 17.Bb5 1–0 Timoscenko,G (2494)-Michalik,P (2330)
8...Bg4!?N
Only game which we found in database was next game, which can't be serious for elite chess 8...Nbd7 9.Nge2 (9.h3!? b6 10.cxb6 axb6 11.Nf3 c5 12.0–0) 9...Qa5 (9...b6÷) 10.h3 b6 11.cxb6 axb6 12.0–0 1/2–1/2 Garcia Clemente,J (2021)-Molinero Martin,J (2084)/ Barcelona 2007
9.Qc2
9.f3 Bc8 10.Nge2 Nbd7
9...Nfd7!?
More obvious is 9...Nh5 but we belaive Magnus knows what he is doing!
10.Bxb8!?
10.h3 e5 11.Bxe5 Nxe5 12.hxg4 Nxg4 13.Be2 Nh6 14.Qb3 Qe7
10...Nxb8!
This move is cleaning road for bishop
Worse is 10...Qxb8 11.h3 Be6 12.Nf3 b6 13.b4 a5 14.b5 bxc5 15.bxc6 c4 16.Bxc4 dxc4 17.cxd7 Bxd7 18.0–0²
11.h3 Bc8 12.f4 b6 13.Na4
13...e5!
Another strong move! if black continued game without any actions, then they can face serious problem
14.dxe5 f6 15.exf6 Qxf6 16.Nf3 Qe7 17.Kf2 b5 18.Nc3 Na6
19.Qd2?!
In Aronian's style this move deserve serious attention! 19.Bxb5!? cxb5 20.Nxd5 Qf7 21.Rhd1 h6 22.Kg1©
19...Nxc5
Now Carlsen is getting big advantage.
20.Bb1 Kh8?!
To much prophylactic! Black can't lose time now, they must play tempo game After 20...Bd7 21.Ne2 Rae8 22.b4 Na4 23.Ned4 Nb6 Black is getting decisive advantage
21.b4
Better is 21.Ne2 Bd7 22.Nfd4
21...Nb7 22.Ne2 Nd6 23.Ned4 Nc4 24.Qd3 Bd7 25.h4!? Rae8 26.Rce1
If 26.h5 then 26...Nxe3 27.g3 Qxb4 28.hxg6 Qb2+ 29.Bc2 h6–+ and black is winning
26...Qxb4 27.h5 Nd6?
Sometime we can't understand Magnus, who is playing brilliant game and suddenly is making some strange moves
[Of course after 27...Bf5! 28.Qb3 Qd6 29.hxg6 Bxg6µ]
28.hxg6 Ne4+ 29.Kg1 h6 30.Rc1
An alternative is 30.Qb3 Qd6 31.a4 a6 32.Ne5 Rxe5 33.fxe5 Qxe5 34.Bxe4 Qxe4 35.axb5 c5 36.Nf3 axb5
30...Qb2 31.Qc2 Qa3
It's possible also 31...Qxc2 32.Bxc2 Ng3 33.Rh2 c5 34.Kf2 cxd4 35.Kxg3 dxe3µ
32.Nb3 c5 33.Re1 Bf5 34.Nh4 c4 35.Nxf5 Rxf5 36.Nd2
36...Rxf4?
This is first mistake, which is giving chance to brief for white
After 36...d4! 37.Nxe4 d3 38.Qc1 Qxc1 39.Rxc1 Rxe4 Magnus was winning easily
37.Qd1 Rf6?!
Now black must play 37...Rff8! 38.Nxe4 dxe4 39.Qd7 Qe7 40.Qxb5 Qf6 and again they are winning
38.Nxe4 dxe4 39.Qd7 Qe7 40.Qxb5
Now Wang took most dangerous pawn and he have very good chance to survive
40...Qe6
Better is 40...Rxg6
41.Rh4 Rf5 42.Qa4 Ref8 43.Rxe4 Qxg6 44.Re8! Rxe8 45.Bxf5 Qf7 46.Qd7 Qxd7 47.Bxd7 Rd8 48.Rd1 c3 49.Ba4 Rxd1+ 50.Bxd1 Be5 51.Kf1 Kg7 52.Ke2 h5 53.Kd3 h4 54.Bf3 Kf6 55.Kc2 Ke6 56.Kd3 Kf6 57.Kc2 Ke6 58.Kd3 ½–½