Nigel Short vs Magnus Carlsen (2011)

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Nigel Short vs Magnus Carlsen
London Chess Classic (2011), London ENG, rd 9, Dec-12
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian Four Knights Variation (C50) · 1/2-1/2

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Dec-12-11		Rook e2: No Evans Gambit unfortunately

Dec-12-11		beenthere240: Short showed a lot of chuzpah from move 39 on, trying to win this game. Carlsen demonstrated a real IDGAS attitude throughout.

Dec-12-11		Ulhumbrus: Instead of 7 Bb3, 7 Qd2 Be6 8 Bb5 was played in the game Chigorin vs Tarrasch, 1902 9 h3?! prepares d4 but spends as well a tempo for development upon moving a pawn in the opening. Instead of this 9 Qd2 connects the rooks. An alternative to 9...Re8 is 9...Ba5 so that on 10 d4 Bxc3 11 bxc3 a further displacement of the d pawn will leave White with a crippled Queen side pawn structure. 11...h6?! spends a tempo for development upon moving a pawn in the opening. An alternative to 11...h6 is 11...Qd7 12 Ng3 Rad8 and Black's rooks are two moves ahead in development of White's rooks. Instead of 13...b5?! 13...Qd6 14 Re1 Rad8 gains a lead in development. 15...dxc3 is a major concession. It moves the d pawn a third time to exchange it for a c pawn moved once, making a loss of two tempi for development, and it strengthens White's centre into the bargain. It is a sign that things have gone wrong badly for Black. Two alternatives to 21 d5 are 21 Ne5 with f4 and 21 Nh4 with Nf5 and f4. On 21 Ne5 Carlsen pointed out 21...Qe7 22 f4 Bxb3! 23 Qxb3 Ra3 skewering the white queen to the N on g3. In this sequence an alternative to 22 f4 is 22 Re3! avoiding this combination. On 21 Nh4 Qe7 22 Nh4-f5 attacks the black queen, giving Black no time to play ...Bxb3. An alternative to 24 Qd3 is 24 f4 fxe5 25 Rxe5 beginning the plan of Rde1

Dec-12-11		Pedro Fernandez: Perhaps Carlsen didn't attempt Sicilian defence as Short is one out of the best Sicilian's specialists on the Planet. However he must have played a move other than 1...e4. I think Carlsen had a better chance of winning with Alekhine defence or French defence where you can play sharpest variations. This game was a symbolic victory for Short where he brings out his great experience and psychological domain, virtues that the British player teaches to the young GM. Great job Short!

Dec-12-11		Penguincw: Carlsen can't get through Short this time. Maybe if he has white, that would be a different story.

Dec-12-11		pablo333: The Giuoco Piano isn't the most ambitious of choices. However, in this game Nigel Short demonstrates that he is still Britain's number one grandmaster: for even with a grade of 2826, Magnus Carlsen never came close to outwitting Nigel.

Dec-12-11		tacticalmonster: I notice many similarity bet Carlsen and Karpov games. No wonder Kasparov doesn't work together with Carlsen anymore.

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