ANALYSED GAME No 098         
Updated: April 2008  

Morozevich, A (2741) - Carlsen, M (2690)
[C83] - Morelia/Linares XXIV SuperGM
Morelia/Linares, MEX/
ESP (8), 02.03.2007


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Spanish Open: (C83)

1.e4 X1 e5 X2 2.Nf3 X3 Nc6 X4 3.Bb5 X5 a6 X6 4.Ba4 X7 Nf6 X8 5.0-0 X9 Nxe4 X10 6.d4 X11 b5 X12 7.Bb3 X13 d5 X14 8.dxe5 X15 Be6 X16 9.c3 X17

[ 9.Be3 X18 Be7 X19 10.c3 X20 Nc5 X21 11.Bc2 X22 Nd7 X23 12.Re1 X24 Ndxe5 X25 13.Nxe5 X26 Nxe5 X27 14.Bd4 X28 Ng6 X29 ( 14...Nc6 X30 15.Bxg7 X31 Rg8 X32 16.Qh5 X33 Qd6 X34 17.Bh6 X35 Bg4 X36 18.Qh4 X37 0-0-0 X38 19.Rxe7 X39 Qxe7 X40 20.Qxe7 X41 Nxe7 X42 21.Nd2 X43 Bf5-+ X44 Morozevich - Ivanchuk, PCA Intel Rapid 1995 ) 15.Bxg7 X45 Rg8 X46 16.Bxg6 X47 Rxg7 X48 17.Bh5 X49 Kf8 X50 18.Nd2 X51 Bd6 X52 19.Nf1 X53 Qf6 X54 20.Bf3 X55 Rd8 X56 was drawn in 53 moves, Morozevich - Flear, Hyeres Open 1992]

9...Be7 X57 10.Nbd2 X58 Nc5 X59 11.a4 X60

[ 11.Bc2 X61 is seen more often.]

11...Nxb3 X62 12.Qxb3 X63 0-0! X64

Magnus sacrifices a pawn: he has better development and the bishop pair.

13.axb5 X65 axb5 X66 14.Rxa8 X67 Qxa8 X68 15.Qxb5 X69 Rd8 X70

[ 15...Rb8 X71 looks more natural.]

16.Qd3 X72 Qb7 X73 17.Nd4 X74 Nxe5 X75 18.Qe2 X76 Bf6 X77 19.Nxe6 X78 fxe6 X79

The way White plays is not satisfactory this - Magnus has no opening problems.

20.f4 X80 Qb6+ X81 21.Kh1 X82 Nf7 X83 22.Nf3 X84 c5 X85

With the better centre - one of the classic opening canons. Development is another.

23.g4 X86

[ 23.Be3 X87 is the natural developing move, but then comes 23...d4 X88 24.cxd4 X89 cxd4 X90 25.Bf2 X91 and 25...Qb3 X92 threatening ...d3 ( 25...d3 X93 immediately nearly works, 26.Bxb6 X94 dxe2 X95 27.Re1 X96 Rb8 X97 28.Bd4 X98 Bxd4 X99 29.Nxd4 X100 Rxb2 X101 30.Nxe2= X102 ) 26.Rd1 X103 d3 X104 27.Qd2 X105 e5-/+ X106 ]

23...Re8 X107 24.g5 X108

Another pawn blocking his bishop' s action.

24...Bd8 X109 25.f5? X110

[ The correct choice must be 25.Be3 X111 with b4 to follow - a good plan. ]

25...e5 X112

[ Or 25...Nd6!? X113 ]

26.c4 X114

The only move!

26...Qa6! X115

Black' s pieces are strangely positioned - but effective! Perhaps at this juncture one can speak of a strategically won game for black.

27.Re1 X116 e4 X117

[ Magnus makes a good decision. 27...d4 X118 with a monster pawn centre was to be considered, but 28.Qe4 X119 Forced! 28...Ba5! X120 29.g6! X121 ( 29.Rg1 X122 Qa8!=/+ X123 ) 29...hxg6 X124 30.fxg6 X125 Bxe1 X126 31.gxf7+ X127 Kxf7 X128 32.Ng5+! X129 ( Not 32.Qd5+ X130 Kf6 X131 33.Nxe1 X132 Qa8! X133 and in the ending black' s Rook and pawn are infinitely better than the two minor pieces. 34.Nd3 X134 Qxd5+ X135 35.cxd5 X136 c4 X137 36.Nc5 X138 e4-+ X139 ) 32...Kf6 X140 33.Nh7+ X141 Ke7 X142 34.Qxe5+ X143 Qe6 X144 35.Qxc5+ X145 seems good enough to draw.]

28.cxd5 X146 Qxe2 X147 29.Rxe2 X148 Nd6 X149

[ Black has an excellent knight blockade ą la Nimzovich. It goes without saying, 29...exf3 X150 30.Rxe8# X151 would not happen at this level!]

30.Nh4 X152

This decentralisation will be a decisive factor in this interesting endgame.

30...h6 X153

[ 30...Re5!? X154 ]

31.Bf4 X155

Completing his development!

31...Nb5 X156 32.d6 X157

[ 32.Nf3!? X158 hxg5 X159 33.Bxg5 X160 Nd4 X161 34.Nxd4 X162 cxd4 X163 35.Bxd8 X164 d3! X165 36.Re1 X166 d2 X167 37.Ba5 X168 dxe1Q+ X169 38.Bxe1 X170 Re5-/+ X171 ]

32...Nd4 X172

[ 32...hxg5 X173 to win a piece was in no way good for Magnus; 33.Ng6! X174 gxf4 X175 34.d7 X176 Rf8 X177 35.Nxf8 X178 Kxf8 X179 36.Rxe4 X180 Nd6 X181 37.Re6 X182 Nb7 X183 Forced. 38.Kg2 X184 Kf7 X185 39.Kf3 X186 g5= X187 ]

33.Rg2 X188 Bxg5 X189 34.Bxg5 X190 hxg5 X191 35.Rxg5 X192 Kf7 X193 36.Rg3 X194 Nb5 X195 37.Rg6 X196

[ 37.d7 X197 might lead to a position that gets steadily better and better for Black, as the Nh4 is offside! 37...Rd8 X198 38.Re3 X199 Nd6 X200 39.Kg2 X201 Kf6 X202 40.Kh3 X203 Rxd7 X204 41.Kg4 X205 Rb7 X206 42.b3 X207 Rb4 X208 43.Kf4 X209 Rd4 X210 44.h3 X211 Rb4 X212 45.Kg4 X213 Nf7! X214 46.Kf4 X215 Ne5 X216 47.Rxe4 X217 Nd3+ X218 48.Ke3 X219 Rxb3 X220 49.Re8 X221 Kg5 X222 and the f5 pawn falls. Black has prospects of an eventual win.]

37...Rd8 X223 38.Re6 X224 Nxd6 X225 39.Re5 X226 c4 X227

[ The influence of the time-control works in Morozevich' s favour: 39...Rb8 X228 40.Rxc5 X229 Rxb2 X230 41.Rd5 X231 Nc4 X232 42.Rd4 X233 Nd2 then using the king, Kf6 - g5 for example, is probably the only line of play to yield a full point.

X234 Of course, if white lets the black knight get to f3 unmolested - it' s a mate ą l' arabe! And in addition the e-pawn could become a very dangerous element.]

40.Rd5! X235 Kf6 X236 41.Ng2 X237 Ke7 X238 42.Ne3

A really comfortable half-point for young Carlsen - against a much more experienced opponent too. Logically, white' s sloppy opening play never even deserved a half point.

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Number

  Chess Game Analysis

ECO Code

No116

  Greco, Gioachino - NN , Europe, 1620

[D06]

No115

  Ivanchuk, V (2751) - Mamedyarov S (2760)

[B07]

No114

  Ivanchuk, V (2751) - Carlsen, M (2733)

[C67]

No113

  Jobava, Ba (2643) - Evdokimov, A. (2569)

[A37]

No112

  White Vs Black - TRAP No 2: Dutch Defense

[A80]

No111

  White Vs Black - TRAP No 1: Geduld's Opening

[A00]

No110

  Topalov, Veselin (2780) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2733)

[B04]

No109

  Anand, Vishy (2799) Vs Aronian, Levon (2739)

[C89]

No108

  Shirov, Alexey (2755) Vs Anand, Vishy (2799)

[B96]

No107

  Kamsky, Gata (2725) Vs Shirov, Alexei (2755)

[B30]

No106

  Kramnik Vlad. (2799) Vs Carlsen Magnus (2733)

[A30]

No105

  Ceccaldi, Daniel Vs Fictional opponent

[B21]

No104

  Leko, Peter (2749) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[E15]

No103

  Svidler, Peter (2728) Vs Morozevich, Alex. (2741)

[C11]

No102

  Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Topalov, Ves. (2783)

[B50]

No101

  Ivanchuk, V (2750) Vs Morozevich, Alex. (2741)

[C45]

No100

  Leko, Peter (2749) Vs Svidler, Peter (2728)

[B90]

No099

  Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Ivanchuk, Vas. (2750)

[D88]

No098

  Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Carlsen, Mag. (2690)

[C83]

No097

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[C96]

No096

  Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Leko, Peter (2749)

[E15]

No095

  Milov, V (2665) Vs Gonzalez, J (2526)

[E48]

No094

  Topalov, Ves. (2783) Vs Morozevich, Alex. (2741)

[C11]

No093

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Ivanchuk, Vassily (2750)

[B90]

No092

  Aronian, Levon (2744) Vs Anand, Vishy (2779)

[D23]

No091

  Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Topalov, Veselin (2783)

[D45]

No090

  Ivanchuk, Vas. (2750) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[A46]

No089

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Morozevich, Alex. (2741)

[C95]

No088

  Aronian, Levon (2744) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[E04]

No087

  Morozevich, Alex. (2741) Vs Aronian, Levon (2744)

[D38]

No086

  Ivanchuk, Vas. (2750) Vs Topalov, Veselin (2783)

[B90]

No085

  Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Morozevich, A (2741)

[E66]

No084

  Radjabov, Teimour (2729) Vs Topalov, Ves. (2783)

[E08]

No083

  Svidler, P (2728) Vs Karjakin, Sergey (2678)

[B90]

No082

  Motylev, Alex. (2647) Vs Radjabov, Teimour (2729)

[E92]

No081

  Svidler, Peter (2728) Vs Topalov, Veselin (2783)

[B90]

No080

  Topalov, Veselin (2783) Vs Calsen, Magnus (2690)

[D38]

No079

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Van Wely, Loek (2683)

[B97]

No078

  Carlsen, Magnus (2690) Vs Svidler, Peter (2728)

[C88]

No077

  Kramnik, Vladimir (2766) Vs Anand, Vishy (2779)

[E05]

No076

  Anand, Vishy (2779) Vs Svidler, Peter (2728)

[C88]

No075

  Radjabov, T (2729) Vs Tiviakov, Sergey (2682)

[B35]

No074

  Ponomariov, R (2733) Vs Carlsen, Magnus (2690)

[D15]

No073

  Kramnik, Vladimir (2766) Vs Shirov, Alexei (2715)

[A16]

No072

  Van Wely, Loek (2683) Vs Radjabov, T (2729)

[E97]

No071

  Topalov, Veselin (2783) Vs Anand, Vishy (2779)

[E15]

No070

  Karjakin, Sergey (2678) Vs Kramnik, Vlad. (2766)

[C42]

No069

  Topalov, Veselin (2783) Vs Shirov, Alexei (2715)

[D89]

No068

  Saemisch, Friedrich Vs Nimzovitch, Aaron

[E06]

No067

  Kogan,B (2500) Vs Alburt,L (2535)

[A43]

No066

  Fuchs,T (2080) Vs Halay,T (2320)

[A43]

No065

  Gruenfeld,E Vs Keres,P

[A43]

No064

  Jussupow,A (2490) Vs Vaganian,R (2570)

[A43]

No063

  Larsen,B (2625) Vs Browne,W (2530)

[A43]

No062

  Cramling,P (2435) Vs Gobet,F (2350)

[A43]

No061

  Kramnik,V (2758) Vs Topalov,V (2702)

[A43]

No060

  Polugaevsky,L Vs Eising,J

[A43]

No059

  Kluger,G Vs Tal,M

[A43]

No058

  Smyslov,V (2620) Vs Schmid,L

[A43]

No057

  Itkis,B (2454) Vs Sergeev,V (2438)

[A43]

No056

  Kochyev,A (2555) Vs Alburt,L (2515)

[A43]

No055

  Gligoric,S Vs Schmid,L [A43]

[A43]

No054

  Tal,M Vs Benko,P

[A43]

No053

  Dobias,J Vs Hromadka,K

[A43]

No052

  Williams,E Vs Staunton,H

[A43]

No051

  Staunton,H Vs De Saint Amant,P

[A43]

No050

  Lichtenhein,T Vs Raphael,B

[A43]

No049

  Burn,A Vs Pollock,W

[A43]

No048

  Chigorin,M Vs Schiffers,E

[A43]

No047

  Tibensky,R (2444) Vs Reinemer,F (2250)

[A43]

No046

  Ware,P Vs Blackburne,J [A43]

[A43]

No045

  Mohr,C Vs Zukertort,J

[A43]

No044

  Marshall,F Vs Blackburne,J

[A43]

No043

  Baudoin, Olivier (1533) Vs Yrnehsiul (1562)

[A43]

No042

  Campbell,B Vs Kennefick,M

[D00]

No041

  Marshall,F Vs Rubinstein,A

[D00]

No040

  Skehan,C Vs Irwanto,S (2416)

[D00]

No039

  Short,N (2684) Vs Rychagov,A (2512)

[C41]

No038

  Molina Carranza,L Vs Capablanca,J

[D00]

No037

  Houska,M (2200) Vs Prie,E (2475)

[D00]

No036

  Tarrasch,S Vs Chigorin,M

[D00]

No035

  Blanco,A Vs Sanchez,R

[D00]

No034

  Hanham,J Vs Showalter,J

[D00]

No033

  Fogatos,O Vs Rybka,J

[D00]

No032

  Blackburne,J Vs Paulsen,L

[D00]

No031

  Krueger,P Vs Wegemund,O

[D00]

No030

  Garcia, GG Vs Szymanowska, Karolina

[D00]

No029

  Sarratt Jacob, Henry Vs NN

[D00]

No028

  Duras, Oldrich Vs Simek

[D00]

No027

  Garcia, Baptiste,F Vs TheDorado,B

[D00]

No026

  Tech. Report: QGD:,Q - 4.Bg5 Be7-II

[D53]

No025

  Tech. Report: QGD:,Q - 4.Bg5 Be7-I

[D53]

No024

  Hacen (1990) Vs Barat, Jacques (1750)

[D53]

No023

  Morozevich,A (2707) Vs Kasimdzhanov,R (2670)

[B92]

No022

  Havelaar, T Vs Lansbergen, A

[B90]

No021

  Leko,P (2763) Vs Topalov,V (2788)

[B90]

No020

  Svidler,P (2738) Vs Adams,M (2719)

[C42]

No019

  Polgar, Judit (2735) Vs Anand, Vishy (2788)

[B17]

No018

  Abulker, Claude (1356) Vs Silva (1258)

[C42]

No017

  Adams,M (2737) Vs Topalov,V (2778)

[B91]

No016

  Zakharov,A Vs Agzamov,G

[E15]

No015

  Topalov,V (2778) Vs Anand,V (2785)

[E15]

No014

  Adams, Michael (2737) Vs Anand, Vishy,(2785)

[C42]

No013

  Jacques&Michel Vs engine

[A13]

No012

  Martin, Milan (2200) Vs Jaulneau, Ch. (2363)

[B30]

No011

  Bachmann Vs Fiechtl

[C67]

No010

  Fumerolle (1455) Vs Khalidkhan (1796)

[D60]

No009

  THEORY - CCT - III - DIAG 02

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No008

  THEORY - CCT - III - DIAG 01

***

No007

  Arapovic,V (2443) Vs Budimir,B (2250)

[A45]

No006

  Kramnik,V (2777) Vs Grischuk,A (2732)

[E39]

No005

  Lautier, Joel (2666) Vs Epishin, V (2658)

[D15]

No004

  Fritsche,F (GER) (2321) Vs Bruneau,M (2254)

[B22]

No003

  Delabarre, Olivier (2205) Vs Bruneau, M (2391)

[B81]

No002

  Black,R (USA) (2314) Vs Bruneau,M (2254)

[E44]

No001

  Oosterman, M-J (NED) Vs Bruneau, M (2254)

[A50]


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