By all accounts, this is not all that instructive. But here it is, anyway!
Jim T
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Subject: [TournoiSkype] World Championship game 1
Caruana, Fabiano vs Carlsen, Magnus
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 (
7... O-O ) ( 7... b6 ) 8. Be3 e5 9. O-O ( 9. Qd2 is the more common
continuation although both score fairly highly for white. ) 9... b6 10. Nh2
Nf8 11. f4 ( Predecessor: 11. Qd2 Ne6 12. Bh6 O-O 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Ne2
Qg5 15. f4 exf4 16. Nxf4 Kg8 17. Kh1 Nxf4 18. Rxf4 Be6 19. Raf1 Qh6 20. Qc3
Rad8 21. Rf6 Qh4 22. Qe5 Rde8 23. Qc7 Bf5 24. Rxc6 Rc8 25. Qd6 Rxc6 26. Qxc6
Be6 27. Qb7 Rd8 28. b3 Rd7 29. Qb8+ Qd8 30. Qf4 Qc7 31. Qh6 Qe5 32. Nf3 Qg7
33. Qf4 h6 34. Ne5 Rd8 35. Nc6 Rd7 36. Nxa7 Qc3 37. Nc6 Qxc2 38. Ne5 Ra7 39.
Qxh6 Rxa2 40. Qg5 Qe2 Manik,M (2440)-Nayhebaver,M (2005) Kosice 2010 1-0 )
11... exf4 12. Rxf4 Be6 13. Rf2 h6 14. Qd2 g5 15. Raf1 Qd6 16. Ng4 O-O-O 17.
Nf6?! ( 17. a4 ) 17... Nd7 After the following sequence of moves it's
clear black is well on top. 18. Nh5 Be5 19. g4 f6 20. b3 Bf7 21. Nd1 Nf8 an
aggressive pawn sacrifice. It isn't certain this is the best in the position
but it's certainly a statement of intent. ( 21... Qe6 22. Qe2 Bxh5 23. gxh5
Qxh3 ) 22. Nxf6 Ne6 23. Nh5 ( 23. Nd7 computers like this weird idea.
23... Bf4 24. Nf6 ) 23... Bxh5 24. gxh5 Nf4 25. Bxf4 gxf4 Here Caruana had
5minutes 46 seconds and Carlsen about 25 minutes. Both with a 30 second
increment. Caruana only just made time control by a few seconds a few times
from now on. 26. Rg2 ( 26. Rxf4 is equal according to the computers. 26...
Bxf4 27. Qxf4 Qxf4 28. Rxf4 = ) 26... Rhg8 27. Qe2?! ( 27. Rf3 Keeping
the position closed. 27... Rxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Rg8+ 29. Kf1 = ) 27... Rxg2+ 28.
Qxg2 Qe6 29. Nf2 Rg8 30. Ng4 Qe8 31. Qf3 Qxh5 32. Kf2 Bc7 33. Ke2? Caruana
has done remarkably well so far to keep in the game but now he makes what
should be a losing blunder. ( 33. e5! is the move that needed to be ound.
) 33... Qg5! h5 is coming. 34. Nh2 h5?! But here black doesn't need the h5
move as the knight has already moved. Carlsen had the opportunity to switch
wings which is now the key to an easy win. Still nothing absoutely spoiled
yet, black is still winning. ( 34... Qe5! and quite quickly this will be
over. 35. Qf2 Qb2 36. Kd1 Rg3 37. Nf3 Qb1+ 38. Kd2 Qxa2 39. Kd1
b1+ ) 35. Rf2 Qg1 ( 35... Qg7 with the same Queenside transfer idea
b1+ still
is great but if Carlsen didn't see it last move... ) 36. Nf1 h4?! Not only
isn't this very good but it also cost Carlsen about 7-8 minutes of his time
and this became a factor later. He looked very unhappy. 37. Kd2? White is
still lost. ( 37. e5 and white is back in the game. ) 37... Kb7 38. c3
Be5 ( 38... Rg3 is the key here but Carlsen was getting short of time
himself. 39. Nxg3 hxg3 40. Re2 Qa1 41. d4 Qxa2+ black is just winning. )
39. Kc2 Qg7 finally playing this when it isn't that good. 40. Nh2 Bxc3?!
Now with correct play the game should end in a draw. ( 40... Qg1 going
back for another go after first time control was best but Carlsen was only
seconds from losing and had to play something! ) 41. Qxf4 Bd4 42. Qf7+ Ka6
43. Qxg7 Rxg7 Having forced Queens off Caruana should save this position.
44. Re2 Rg3 45. Ng4! A well calculated simplification. 45... Rxh3 46. e5
Rf3 47. e6 Rf8 48. e7 Re8 49. Nh6 h3 50. Nf5 Bf6 51. a3 b5 52. b4 cxb4 53.
axb4 Bxe7 54. Nxe7 h2 55. Rxh2 Rxe7 This endgame is a bit of a pain to
defend as black can try for a very, very long time. But Carlsen never got
even a sniff of a chance from now to the end of the game. 56. Rh6 Kb6 57.
Kc3 Rd7 58. Rg6 Kc7 59. Rh6 Rd6 60. Rh8 Rg6 61. Ra8 Kb7 62. Rh8 Rg5 63. Rh7+
Kb6 64. Rh6 Rg1 65. Kc2 Rf1 66. Rg6 Rh1 67. Rf6 Rh8 68. Kc3 Ra8 69. d4 Rd8
70. Rh6 Rd7 71. Rg6 Kc7 72. Rg5 Rd6 73. Rg8 Rh6 74. Ra8 Rh3+ 75. Kc2 Ra3 76.
Kb2 Ra4 77. Kc3 a6 78. Rh8 Ra3+ 79. Kb2 Rg3 80. Kc2 Rg5 81. Rh6 Rd5 82. Kc3
Rd6 83. Rh8 Rg6 84. Kc2 Kb7 85. Kc3 Rg3+ 86. Kc2 Rg1 87. Rh5 Rg2+ 88. Kc3
Rg3+ 89. Kc2 Rg4 90. Kc3 Kb6 91. Rh6 Rg5 92. Rf6 Rh5 93. Rg6 Rh3+ 94.
Rg3+ Kc2
Rh5 95. Kc3 Rd5 96. Rh6 Kc7 97. Rh7+ Rd7 98. Rh5 Rd6 99. Rh8 Rg6 100. Rf8
Rg3+ 101. Kc2 Ra3 102. Rf7+ Kd6 103. Ra7 Kd5 104. Kb2 Rd3 105. Rxa6 Rxd4
106. Kb3 Re4 107. Kc3 Rc4+ 108. Kb3 Kd4 109. Rb6 Kd3 110. Ra6 Rc2 111. Rb6
Rc3+ 112. Kb2 Rc4 113. Kb3 Kd4 114. Ra6 Kd5 115. Ra8 1/2-1/2
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