Magnus Carlsen vs Haakon Strand (2008) Do the Strand

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Magnus Carlsen vs Haakon Strand
"Do the Strand" (game of the day Oct-08-2009)
Simul (2008) (exhibition), Stavanger NOR, May-10
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B96) · 0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]

Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)12...Be7 was played in Shirov vs Ivanchuk, 2008 (0-1) 13.Kb1 h6 14.Bxf6 Nxf6 15.Qg3 Nh5 16.Qh4 Nf6 17.g4 Be7 = +0.26 (23 ply)13...b4 was played in V Belov vs Efimenko, 2008 (0-1)= -0.05 (19 ply) 15...Be7 16.f5 exf5 17.exf5 Ne5 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Be4 Bxe4 = +0.23 (20 ply) ⩲ +1.02 (23 ply)better is 17.Be2 Bg7 18.Bh5 O-O 19.Rd3 Na4 20.f5 Kh8 21.fxe6 fxe6 ⩲ +0.67 (23 ply)= 0.00 (24 ply) 18.Be2 Bxe4 19.f5 e5 20.Qh4 d5 21.Qxf6 Nxc3+ 22.Kb2 = 0.00 (23 ply) 18...Bxe4 19.f5 e5 20.Nd2 Bd5 21.Nb3 Bb7 22.c4 bxc4 ⩱ -1.50 (23 ply) 19.Rdd3 Qe7 20.Kc1 h4 21.g3 Nb6 22.Re1 Rh6 23.gxh4 d5 = +0.37 (23 ply)better is 19...e5 20.Rdd3 exf4 21.Re1 Bg7 22.Nd4 f5 23.e5 dxe5 ⩱ -0.94 (23 ply) 20.Qxh5 e5 21.Rdd3 exf4 22.Rh3 Bxe4 23.Rd4 Bg6 24.Qd5 = -0.21 (23 ply) ∓ -2.36 (22 ply) 21.Nd2 Qc5 22.Red3 Nxc3+ 23.Rxc3 Qxd4 24.Qd3 Qf2 25.g3 ∓ -2.27 (21 ply)better is 21...e5 22.fxe5 dxe5 23.Rd1 Bxe3 24.Qxe3 bxc4 25.Nd2 Qa5 -+ -3.20 (24 ply) 22.cxb5 Bxd4 23.Nxd4 Qc5 24.Qd1 Qc3 25.Rxc3 Nxc3+ 26.Kc1 ∓ -1.94 (24 ply)-+ -2.98 (24 ply)better is 23...d5 24.cxb5 Qxf4 25.Qf3 Qh6 26.Qf2 Bxd4 27.Nxd4 e5 -+ -3.31 (22 ply) ∓ -1.96 (26 ply) 26.Rc4 Qxc4 27.Bxc4 Nxd1 28.Kxd1 h4 29.g3 d5 30.Bd3 Ra8 ∓ -1.95 (25 ply)-+ -5.83 (24 ply) 28...Rb8 29.Qc1 Qxc1+ 30.Kxc1 Rxb5 31.Rc7+ Kf6 32.g3 Rb4 -+ -6.22 (26 ply)-+ -2.95 (26 ply) 30.g3 Qe5 31.Qd4 Kg6 32.Qxe5 Bxe5 33.a4 h4 34.gxh4 Rxh4 -+ -3.20 (27 ply)-+ -6.68 (29 ply)32.Nd4 Qd5 33.a4 Rb8 34.Qd2 Bxd4 35.Kc1 Qe5 36.Rc4 Bc5 -+ -7.69 (23 ply)0-1

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< Earlier Kibitzing · PAGE 2 OF 2 · Later Kibitzing>
Jul-04-08		nezhmet: I blew Jakovenko's mind (on ICC blitz) with 12. Bxf6!? Nxf6 13. Qh3!

Jul-04-08		DeltaHawk: Noooooo! It's OK, only a simul game.

Nov-08-08		thebribri8: This was you, was it not, Moonlitknight?

Nov-28-08		MoonlitKnight: Yes, this was the only time I took pleasure in a Carlsen loss!

May-13-09		minasina: You're the Show Off we go with, you play the hobbyhorse I'll play the fool, we'll tease the bull Ringing round and loud, loud and round Follow on! Till the Grail sun sets in the mold Follow on! Till the gold is cold Dancing out with Håkon Strand

Oct-08-09		Check It Out: Congratulations on GOTD, <Moonlitknight>! You're are probably Doing the Strand as we speak!

Oct-08-09		GMMandetowitch: I wouldn't call this a game,I would call it a massacre!Poor show by Carlsen(ok,guys,it was a simul game and bla bla bla,but still a top GM like Carlsen should play more decently,even in a simul game).Congratulations to Mr."Strand",who not only defeated Carlsen,but also managed to be the star of today's game of the day!

Oct-08-09		RandomVisitor: 20.Qf3? appears to be the losing move. 20.Qxh5 e5 21.Rdd3 might offer equal chances.

Oct-08-09		RandomVisitor: 3 minutes per move: Magnus Carlsen (2765) - Haakon Strand (2051) [B96] Simul Stavanger, 10.05.2008 [Rybka 3 ] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.0-0-0 b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.Rhe1 Qb6 12.Nb3 Rc8 last book move 13.Qh3 -0.29/16 Rxc3= 0.15/17 [Rybka 3 : 13...b4 14.Nb1 a5 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Qe3 Nc5 17.Nxc5 Qxc5 18.a4 Qxe3+ 19.Rxe3 Rg8 20.g3 Bh6 21.Nd2 e5 22.Rf1 exf4 -0.29/16 ] 14.bxc3 0.15/16 Qc7 0.18/14 15.Kb1 0.15/15 Nb6 0.71/17 [Rybka 3 : 15...Be7 16.f5 e5 17.Bd2 Nb6 18.g4 d5 19.g5 Nxe4 20.Bxe4 dxe4= 0.15/15 ] 16.Bxf6 0.61/16 gxf6 0.65/15 17.Re3= 0.01/17 [Rybka 3 : 17.Be2 Bg7 18.Bh5 0-0 19.Rd3 Nc4 20.f5 Na3+ 21.Kb2 Nc4+ 22.Ka1 Na3 23.Rc1 e5 24.Nd2 Rd8 25.Rg3 0.65/15 ] 17...Na4 0.06/16 18.Bf1 -0.55/16 [Rybka 3 : 18.Be2 Bxe4 19.f5 e5 20.Bf3 Bxf3 21.Rxf3 h5 22.Rfd3 Qc6 23.Qe3 Be7 24.Re1 d5 25.Qd2 h4 26.Rde3 Qd6 27.Rd1= 0.06/16 ] 18...h5 0.33/15 [Rybka 3 : 18...Bxe4 19.f5 e5 20.Nd2 Bb7 21.c4 b4 22.Nb3 h5 23.Rde1 Nc3+ 24.Rxc3 bxc3 25.Qxc3 Bc6 26.Qb4 h4 27.Rd1 Qb7 -0.55/16 ] 19.Rd4 -0.48/16 [Rybka 3 : 19.Rdd3 Qe7 20.Kc1 h4 21.g3 Qc7 22.Kb1 Qe7 23.Rd4 Qc7 24.g4 e5 25.fxe5 fxe5 26.Rdd3 Be7 0.33/15 ] 19...Bh6= -0.08/15 [Rybka 3 : 19...e5 20.Rdd3 exf4 21.Re1 Bg7 22.Nd4 Bc8 23.Nf5 0-0 24.Qf3 Bxf5 25.exf5 Rc8 26.Re4 Nxc3+ -0.48/16 ] 20.Qf3? -2.09/14 [Rybka 3 : 20.Qxh5 e5 21.Rdd3 exf4 22.Rh3 Bxe4 23.Rd4 d5 24.Rxe4+ dxe4 25.Bxb5+ axb5 26.Qxb5+ Qd7 27.Qb8+ Qd8 28.Qb5+ Kf8 29.Qxa4 e3 30.Nd4 e2 31.Qb4+ Kg8 32.Nxe2 Qd1+ 33.Nc1 f3 34.Rg3+ Bg5 35.Qf4= -0.08/15 ] 20...f5 -1.63/13 21.c4 -2.28/15 [Rybka 3 : 21.Nd2 Qc5 22.Rxa4 bxa4 23.Re1 Ke7 24.Qg3 Rb8 25.Kc1 Qa3+ 26.Kd1 Bxe4 27.Bxa6 d5 28.Qe3 -1.63/13 ] 21...Bg7 -1.25/14 [Rybka 3 : 21...e5 22.fxe5 dxe5 23.Rd1 bxc4 24.Rc3 Bxe4 25.Qg3 Nxc3+ 26.Qxc3 Ke7 27.Qb4+ Kf6 28.Bxc4 Rc8 29.Qd6+ Qxd6 30.Rxd6+ Kg7 31.Bd3 Rc6 32.Rxc6 Bxc6 33.Bxf5 Bxg2 34.h4 Bf4 35.Bd3 Bg3 -2.28/15 ] 22.Qd1 -2.16/17 [Rybka 3 : 22.cxb5 Bxe4 23.Rdxe4 fxe4 24.Qxe4 Nc3+ 25.Rxc3 Qxc3 26.Qa8+ Ke7 27.Qa7+ Kf6 28.Bd3 axb5 29.Qf2 h4 30.Kc1 b4 31.Kb1 Bf8 32.Qe3 Rh5 -1.25/14 ] 22...Bxe4 -1.96/15 23.Kc1 -2.21/15 Ke7 -1.40/19 [Rybka 3 : 23...d5 24.cxb5 Qxf4 25.Qe1 Bxd4 26.Nxd4 e5 27.Nxf5 Kd7 28.g3 Qxf5 29.bxa6 Nc5 30.Bb5+ Kd6 31.a7 d4 32.Ra3 Rc8 33.Bc4 Ke7 34.Kb2 Ba8 35.Ra5 e4 -2.21/15 ] 24.cxb5 -1.40/17 axb5 -1.40/19 25.Bxb5 -1.45/18 Nc3 -1.45/18 26.Rxc3?? -4.16/17 [Rybka 3 : 26.Rc4 Qxc4 27.Bxc4 Nxd1 28.Kxd1 h4 29.g3 hxg3 30.hxg3 d5 31.Bd3 Ra8 32.Kd2 Rxa2 33.Re2 Ra4 34.Re1 Kd6 35.Rg1 Bf6 36.Rb1 Ra2 -1.45/18 ] 26...Qxc3 -4.16/15 27.Rc4 -4.17/18 Qe3+ -3.97/17 28.Kb1 -3.97/14 Qxf4? -1.99/16 [Rybka 3 : 28...Rb8 29.Rc7+ Kf8 -3.97/14 ] 29.Rc7+ -2.35/17 Kf6 -2.15/16 30.Qd4+? -4.03/18 [Rybka 3 : 30.g3 Qe5 31.Qd4 Kg6 32.Qxe5 -2.15/16 ] 30...Kg6 -3.88/18 31.Qd1? -7.01/14 [Rybka 3 : 31.g3 Bxd4 32.gxf4 Be3 33.h3 Bxf4 34.a4 Bg2 35.h4 Bg3 36.Rc4 d5 37.Rb4 -3.88/18 ] 31...Qe5 -6.82/13 0-1

Oct-08-09		NewLine: ...Just when you thought the kid is invincible ... Oh sure, that was the "old" kid, the brand new one is yet to be proven he is mortal...

Oct-08-09		erimiro1: Nice to see that Roxy Music's "Do the Strand" is still remembered!

Oct-08-09		whiteshark: Stranded goods.

Oct-08-09		kevin86: Threats:mate in one two ways.White's defense is a pea shooter vs a Sherman tank. Advantage:black

Oct-08-09		HeadCrunch: This proves anyone can beat Carlsen

Oct-08-09		Jim Bartle: How to beat Carlsen, then: leave your king in the middle and never use your king rook?

Oct-08-09		WhiteRook48: no, rubber bands against a bomb

Oct-08-09		Richard Taylor: Well played by black!

Oct-08-09		macpx: black never used a rook indeed. he was playing the rook odds!

Sep-19-10		Lil Swine: i guess a pea shooter has an advantage

May-25-14		Benzol: A candidate for User: MoonlitKnight best games. :)

May-25-14		whiteshark: <Håkon>, o brother, where art thou ?

Jan-14-15		MoonlitKnight: <whiteshark> I'm still alive. Thanks for putting my game in your collection! :-)

Dec-09-15		shivasuri4: https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-li... Thanks for the beautiful answer, MoonlitKnight!

Jul-23-18		jith1207: The king is in unusual position, but very safe. Nice game and sac.

Mar-12-24		OhioChessFan: That Najdorf standard RxN surely was hard to execute against Carlsen.

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