Magnus Carlsen vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (2023)

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Magnus Carlsen vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Tata Steel Masters (2023), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 12, Jan-28
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (D32) · 1/2-1/2

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Jan-28-23		HeMateMe: Hard fought game, a lot of chances for either player to go wrong.

Jan-28-23		xanadu: Yes ! What amazing game !

Jan-28-23		belgradegambit: Magnus missed 22 Nxf7!

Jan-29-23		whiteshark: It's a forced line with <22. Nxf7 Qd7 23. Ne5 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 d4> click for larger view White to move 1) +1.65 (45 ply) <26.Ne2 Rd8 27.Ng3 Bh7 28.Re1 d3> 29.e6 Qd5 30.Qd2 Re8 31.Qe3 b5 32.Nf1 Qd6 33.Nd2 Bf5 34.e7 Bh7 35.g4 Kf7 36.Ne4 Bxe4 37.Qxe4 Kg8 38.Qe3 d2 39.Rd1 Qxe7 40.Qxd2 Qe4 41.Qd4 Kf7 42.Rd3 Re7 43.Qxe4 Rxe4 44.f3 Re2 45.Rd7+ Kf6 46.b4 Re6 47.Kg2 Ke5 48.Kg3 Rf6 49.Rd1 Rc6 50.Rd8 Rf6 51.Kf2 Rc6 52.Rg8 Kf4 53.Rf8+ Ke5 54.Rd8 Re6 55.Ke3 Rf6 56.Rh8 Kd5 2) +1.07 (45 ply) 26.e6 Qg7 27.Re1 dxc3 28.Qd5 Re8 29.Qxf5 cxb2 30.Rd1 Rf8 31.Qd5 Kh8 32.Qb3 b5 33.e7 Re8 34.Rd8 Qxe7 35.Qxb2+ Kg8 36.Qb3+ Kg7 37.Rd1 Rd8 38.Qc3+ Kg8 39.Re1 Rd3 40.Qc8+ Rd8 41.Rxe7 Rxc8 42.Re6 a5 43.Ra6 b4 44.Rxa5 bxa3 45.Rxa3 Rc4 46.Ra6 Kg7 47.g3 g4 48.Kf1 Re4 49.Rb6 Rc4 50.Rg6+ Kh7 51.Ra6 Rc5 52.Ra4 Rxh5 53.Rxg4 Ra5 54.Rb4 Kg7 55.Rb8 Kf7 56.Rb6 3) +0.88 (45 ply) 26.Nb1 Re8 27.Re1 Bg4 28.Qd3 Bxh5 29.Nd2 Kg7 30.Re4 Qd5 31.Nf3 Bxf3 32.gxf3 Rxe5 33.Rxd4 Qf7 34.Qc3 Kg6 35.Kg2 Qf6 36.Qc8 Re7 37.Qd8 Kg7 38.Rd6 Qe5 39.Qb6 Qf5 40.Qd4+ Qe5 41.Qxe5+ Rxe5 42.Rd7+ Kg6 43.Rxb7 a5 44.Rb6+ Kg7 45.Ra6 h5 46.a4 Rf5 47.Rb6 Re5 48.b4 axb4 49.Rxb4 Ra5 50.f4 gxf4 51.Rxf4 Kg6 52.Rb4 Rg5+ 53.Kf3 Rf5+ 54.Ke3 Rc5 55.Kf4 Rc2 56.f3 Ra2 57.Ke5 Kg5 15.0 minute analysis by Stockfish 11 v064 where you have to face a strong ♙d3 in your projection...

Jan-29-23		optimal play: In the post game interview Magnus identifies 25.Nxb6? as his mistake. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPL... He then immediately realised he should have played 25.Rxb6!

Jan-29-23		whiteshark: <22. Nxf7 Qd7 23. Ne5 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 d4 26.Ne2 Rd8 27.Ng3 Bh7 28.Re1 d3> click for larger view White to move 1) +1.77 (43 ply) 29.e6 Qd5 30.Qd2 Qc5 31.Ne4 Qe5 32.Nc3 Qd4 33.Qd1 Rf8 34.Re3 Qf4 35.Qe1 Qd4 36.e7 Re8 37.Re6 Bf5 38.Qe5 Qxe5 39.Rxe5 Bd7 40.f3 Kf7 41.Rd5 Kxe7 42.Rxd3 Rc8 43.Kf2 Be6 44.g4 a5 45.Ke3 Rc6 46.Ne4 Rb6 47.Rd2 Rb3+ 48.Ke2 Rb5 49.Kf2 Rb6 50.Rc2 Bd7 51.Re2 Bc6 52.Nxg5+ Kf6 53.Ne4+ Bxe4 54.Rxe4 Rxb2+ 55.Kg3 2) +1.48 (44 ply) 29.Nf1 Qe6 30.Qf3 Rd7 31.b4 Rc7 32.Nd2 Bf5 33.Qe3 Qd5 34.f3 Rc2 35.e6 Qxe6 36.Qxe6+ Bxe6 37.Rxe6 Rxd2 38.Rxh6 Ra2 39.Kh2 Rxa3 40.Rg6+ Kf7 41.Rxg5 a5 42.bxa5 d2 43.Rd5 Rxa5 44.Rxd2 Rxh5+ 45.Kg3 b5 46.Kf4 Rh2 47.Rf2 Ke6 48.Rb2 Kd6 49.Kg3 Rh5 50.f4 Kc5 51.Kg4 Rh7 52.f5 b4 53.Kg5 Kc4 54.Kg6 3) +1.06 (43 ply) 29.Qd2 Qd4 30.e6 Re8 31.Nf1 Qd6 32.Qe3 Bf5 33.Qf3 Rxe6 34.Rxe6 Qxe6 35.Qxb7 Qd6 36.Qf3 Bd7 37.Qe3 Bg4 38.Qe8+ Kg7 39.Nd2 Qe6 40.Qxe6 Bxe6 41.f3 g4 42.Kf2 gxf3 43.Nxf3 Bg4 44.Ke3 Kf6 45.Kxd3 Kf5 46.Nd4+ Kf4 47.Ne2+ Ke5 48.Ke3 Bxh5 49.Nd4 Be8 50.b3 h5 51.g3 Bg6 52.Nf3+ Kd5 53.Ne1 Ke5 54.Nd3+ Kf5 55.Kd4 Be8 56.Nf2 Bb5 57.Kc5 Be2 58.a4 15.0 minute analysis by Stockfish 11 v064

Jan-29-23		FSR: What a game!

Jan-29-23		MisterFreeeze53: Should call this game something like Old Wives Tale. Or the 6 wives of Henry VIII. LOL

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