Berge Ostenstad vs Magnus Carlsen (2002)

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Berge Ostenstad vs Magnus Carlsen
Gausdal Classics GM (2002), Gausdal NOR, rd 7, Apr-16
Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional Variation (D30) · 1-0

White to move.

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Apr-05-20		Sergash: Berge Østenstad is born in Norway in September of 1964, so he was 37 years old when this game took place. Magnus Carlsen was 11 years old. Østenstad became International Master in 1987, and Grandmaster in 2003, so he was still IM for that game, and rated 2438 according to Chessbase. Carlsen had no other title than chess Expert and was rated 2127. <7.e2-e3 0-0 8.Qd1-b3 c7-c6 9.Ra1-d1 Nb8-d7 10.Bf1-e2 Nd7-b6 => Historically the most played move. Until then, Carsen had only faced 7.c4xd5 e6xd5 8.b2-b4 0-0 9.e2-e3 c7-c6 10.h2-h3?! Bc8-e6?! 11.Bf1-d3 Nb8-d7 12.0-0 b7-b5 13.a2-a4 a7-a6?! ⩲ Arkell vs Carlsen, 2002, 1-0 (in the actual tournament, round 4). <11.0-0N Qd8-e7 12.e3-e4 d5xc4 13.Be2xc4 => 11.0-0 was a novelty at the time. The funny thing is that in the only previous game in which this position had occurred, the players had agreed on a draw immediately after 10...Nd7-b6... (Vladimir Doroshkievich (2380) vs. Vadim Akhmadeev (2425), Russia Team Championship 1996 in Orel, draw). <13...e6-e5!? 14.d4xe5! ⩲ / => An interesting move. General equality is also maintained by immediately trading this bishop on c4: 13...Nb6xc4 14.Qb3xc4 Qe7-d8 = / ⩲ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. click for larger view DIAGRAM: position after 14.d4xe5! <14...Bf6xe5? 15.Nf3xe5 Qe7xe5 16.Bc4xf7+! ± / +-> Probably recapturing the pawn without much thoughts. But this is a serious tactical mistake. Carlsen had to play 14...Bf6-g5 ▢ 15.h2-h3! Nb6xc4! 16.Qb3xc4 Bc8-e6! 17.Qc4-a4 ⩲ / = Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <16...Kg8-h8 17.f2-f4 Qe5-e7 ±> Of course 16...Rf8xf7?? is not playable because of 17.Rd1-d8+ Kg8-h7 18.Qb3xf7 +-. But it is possible that 16...Kg8-h7 is more precise here, after which 17.Kg1-h1! Qe5-e7 18.Bf7-h5 ± / +- Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT.

Apr-08-20		Sergash: <18.Bf7-g6 ▢ Bc8-e6 19.Qb3-a3! +-> Not 18.Bf7-h5?? Qe7-c5+ ▢ 19.Rf1-f2 Qc5xh5 -+ Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <19...Qe7xa3 20.b2xa3 Nb6-c4! +-> If Black avoids the queen exchange with 19...Qe7-f6 20.f4-f5 ▢ Be6-g8 21.Nc3-e2! +- Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <21.f4-f5 Be6-f7 ±> Also worthy of consideration: 21.Rd1-e1 Rf8-f6 22.Bg6-h5 ▢ Ra8-f8 23.f4-f5! Be6-d7 (or 23...Be6-g8 24.Nc3-e2 ▢ +-) 24.Nc3-e2! +- targeting the f4 square for that knight. Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <22.Bg6xf7?! Rf8xf7 23.Rd1-d4! ±> Improvement: 22.Rd1-d7! Nc4-e5 (or 22...Bf7xg6 23.f5xg6 Rf8xf1+ 24.Kg1xf1 Nc4-e5 25.Rd7xb7 transposing) 23.Rd7xb7 Bf7xg6 24.f5xg6 Rf8xf1+ 25.Kg1xf1 Ne5xg6 +- the pawn on e4 combined with the more active rook on the 7th rank should be enough for White to win. Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <23...Nc4-e5?!> Better to maintain this knight on its good spot: 23...b7-b5! 24.Rf1-d1 g7-g6 (or 24...Ra8-e8 ± Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT) 25.a3-a4! a7-a6 26.f5xg6 (or 26.g2-g4 Ra8-e8 ± Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT) Rf7-f6 ± Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <24.Rf1-d1?!> Why not 24.Nc3-e2! +- / ± Δ Ne2-f4 and Nf4-e6. Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <24...Ra8-e8 +-> 24...g7-g6! 25.Rd4-d6! (or 25.f5xg6 Ne5xg6 ± Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT) Ra8-e8 26.f5xg6 Rf7-g7 (26...Rf7-f4!? +- / ± Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT) 27.Nc3-e2! +- / ± Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <25.h2-h3?! ±> Stronger is 25.Rd4-d8! Re8-f8 26.Nc3-e2! +- Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <25...Rf7-e7? 26.Kg1-f2! Kh8-g8 +-> The only hope for White resides in 25...g7-g6 ▢ 26.f5xg6 (26.Rd1-f1 Kh8-g7! ± Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT) Rf7-f6! ± Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT.

Aug-16-20		Sergash: <28.Kf2-g3 > Better is 28.Nc3-e2 +- Δ Ne2-f4-e6 Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <28...Kf7-f6 29.Rd4-d6+ Kf6-f7▢ 30.a3-a4> Better is 28...g7-g5 29.Rd4-d6 (or 29.a3-a4 +- Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT) Re8-h8 30.Rd6-d8! Rh8xd8 (30...Re7-e8 31.Rd8xe8 Rh8xe8 32.a3-a4 +-) 31.Rd1xd8+ +- Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <30...a7-a6?> 30...Ne5-c4 31.Rd6-d8 +- Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <31.h3-h4> 31.a4-a5! would have prevented any Black counterplay. <31...b7-b5 32.g4-g5! +-> Better is 31...Ne5-c4 32.Rd6-d4 Nc4-e5 33.g4-g5 +- Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <32...b5-b4 33.Nc3-e2! h6xg5 34.h4xg5 ▢ Ne5-c4 35.Rd6-d7! +-> Better is 32...Kf7-f8 33.a4xb5! a6xb5 (33...h6xg5?! 34.b5-b6! g5xh4+ 35.Kg3xh4 +- Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT) 34.Rd6-d8 +- Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <35...Nc4-b2 36.Rd1-d6! +-> Better is 35...Nc4-e5 +- Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <36...Nb2xa4> Better is 36...Nb2-c4 +- Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <37.e4-e5> 37.g5-g6+! Kf7-f8 38.Rd7xe7+! Kf8xe7 (or 38...Re8xe7 39.Rd6-d8+ Re7-e8 40.Rd8xe8+ Kf8xe8 41Ne2-d4 +- Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT) 39.Rd6-e6+ +- Δ Re6xe8 and Ne2-d4. Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <37...Re7xd7 38.Rd6xd7+ Re8-e7 > Better is 37...Na4-c5 38.g5-g6+! Kf7-f8 ▢ 39.Rd7xe7 Kf8xe7 40.Rd6xc6 Nc5-d7 41.Kg3-f4 +- Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT

Aug-16-20		Sergash: <39.e5-e6+ Kf7-e8> It would have been stronger to give check with the other pawn: 39.g5-g6+! Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <40.Rd7-d6 Re7-c7> The quickest path to the victory is 40.Rd7xe7+ Ke8xe7 41.Ne2-d4 +- Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <41.f5-f6 Na4-c5> 41.Kg3-f4! Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <42.Kg3-f4 Nc5-b7 43.Rd6xc6!> Quick end to the game: 42.f6-f7+! Ke8-e7 43.Ne2-f4! etc. Stockfish 11 - 64 bits POPCNT. <43...Nb7-d8 44.Rc6xa6 g7xf6 45.g5xf6 Rc7-c2 46.Ne2-d4 1-0> Of course, if 43...Rc7xc6 44.f6xg7 and nothing could stop this pawn from becoming a white queen. This was a difficult game for the boy. After only 14 played moves, he was already in serious trouble and even losing after his 16th move... Losing games is part of the learning curve to become a master player.

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