ANALYSED GAME No 114       
Updated: April 2008  

Ivanchuk, V (2751) - Carlsen, M (2733)
[C67] - Morelia/Linares XXV SuperGM
Morelia/Linares, MEX/
ESP (8), 28.02.2008


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X0 Spanish Opening

1.e4 X1 e5 X2 2.Nf3 X3 Nc6 X4 3.Bb5 X5 Nf6 X6 4.0-0 X7 Nxe4 X8 5.d4 X9 a6 X10 6.Bxc6 X11 dxc6 X12 7.Qe2 X13 Bf5 X14 8.Re1 X15

A new move in an old position.

8...Bb4 X16 9.c3 X17 Bd6 X18 10.Qc2 X19 Qd7 X20

Virtually forced. Carlsen has the plan of exchanging 2 minor pieces for a Rook: all the more interesting as there is a long pause before the transaction is completed. The young man certainly plays interesting chess!

11.dxe5 X21 Bc5 X22 12.Rxe4 X23 0-0-0 X24 13.Nbd2 X25 Qd5 X26 14.Kf1! X27

Avoiding the back-row traps - but it is not a developing move..

[ 14.c4?? X28 Bxe4 X29 15.cxd5 X30 Bxc2-+ X31 ]

14...Rhe8 X32 15.b3 X33

[ 15.c4 X34 is a critical move: 15...Qe6 X35 16.Qb3 X36 Rxd2 X37 ( 16...Bxe4 X38 17.Nxe4 X39 Bb6 X40 18.Be3+/- X41 ) 17.Nxd2 X42 Bxe4 X43 18.Nxe4 X44 Qxe5 X45 19.Bd2 X46 Qxh2 X47 20.Ng3+/- X48 - Black has only 1.5 pawns for his piece.; 15.Qa4 X49 was the move Carlsen expected (feared).]

15...g5 X50

[ 15...f6 X51 16.Bb2 X52 fxe5 X53 17.Rae1+/- X54 ]

16.Bb2 X55

[ Ivanchuk plays very slowly and Carlsen' s bluff works. 16.g4 X56 Bxe4 X57 17.Nxe4 X58 h6 X59 18.c4+- X60 ]

16...g4 X61 17.Nd4 X62 Bxd4 X63 18.cxd4 X64 c5! X65 19.Rae1 X66 cxd4 X67 20.Qc4? X68

Allows complete equalisation.

[ 20.Qd1 X69 Bxe4 X70 21.Rxe4 X71 Qa5 X72 22.a3 X73 h5 X74 ( 22...Rxe5?? X75 23.Nc4+- X76 ) 23.Nc4+/- X77 ]

20...Bxe4 X78 21.Rxe4 X79 Rxe5 X80

10 moves on we have Black equal on material and with interesting possibilities.

22.Rxg4 X81

[ 22.Qxd5 X82 Rexd5 X83 23.Rxg4 X84 d3 X85 24.Rg7? X86 Rc5!-/+ X87 ]

22...Rde8! X88 23.Nf3 X89

Forced.

23...Qxc4+ X90 24.bxc4 X91 Re2 X92 25.Bxd4 X93 Rxa2 X94

"After this, anything can happen!" - Carlsen interviewed immediately after the game.

26.Rg7 X95 a5 X96 27.Rxf7 X97 Rc2 X98 28.g4 X99

[ Or; 28.Be5 X100 Rxc4 X101 29.Rxh7 X102 a4 X103 30.Ke2! X104 Re4+ X105 31.Kd3 X106 R4xe5 X107 32.Nxe5 X108 Rxe5 X109 33.g4 X110 and the question is: Can Black exploit the single-tempo advantage to win? One suspects it is a draw.]

28...a4 X111 29.g5 X112 a3 X113 30.Rxh7 X114 a2 X115 31.Rh8! X116

This could be another drawn position? Anyway, it is material for a rich endgame study!

31...Rxh8 X117

[ 31...Rc1+ X118 32.Kg2 X119 Rxh8 X120 ( 32...Kd7 X121 33.Ne5+ X122 ; 32...Kd8 X123 33.Bf6+ X124 Kd7 X125 34.Ne5+ X126 ) 33.Bxh8 X127 Rxc4 X128 34.h4= X129 ]

32.Bxh8 X130 Rxc4 X131

[ 32...Rc1+ X132 33.Ke2 X133 Kd7 X134 34.h4 X135 Ke6 X136 35.h5 X137 a1Q X138 36.Bxa1 X139 Rxa1 X140 37.Nd4+ X141 Ke5[] X142 38.h6! X143 and the endgame finesses begin: 38...Rh1 X144 ( 38...Kxd4 X145 39.g6! X146 ) 39.Ke3 X147 Rh3+ X148 40.f3 X149 Rh4 X150 41.f4+! X151 Rxf4 X152 42.g6 X153 Rf8 X154 43.g7 X155 Re8 X156 44.Kf3 X157 Kf6 X158 45.Nf5! X159 ( 45.Ne6!? X160 ) 45...Kg6 X161 46.Ne7+! X162 Kh7 X163 47.g8Q+ X164 Rxg8 X165 ( 47...Kxh6 X166 48.Qg6# X167 ) 48.Nxg8 X168 Kxg8 X169 49.Kf4= X170 ]

33.h3 X171

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[ 33.Ke2! X172 was probably the best play from White: 33...Rc1 X173 ( 33...Kd7?? X174 34.Ne5+ X175 ) 34.g6 X176 Kd7 X177 35.g7 X178 a1Q X179 36.g8Q X180 and Black cannot mate White! 36...Rc2+ X181 37.Nd2 X182 and there are no more checks! There is a lot of chess to be played - and White is better materially.]

33...c5 X183 34.Ne1 X184

[ Not 34.Ke2 X185 and there is the fabulous interception move 34...Rd4! X186 and Black wins.; But 34.Nd2 X187 was probably the best play for White; 34...Rc1+ X188 35.Ke2 X189 a1Q X190 36.Bxa1 X191 Rxa1 X192 37.Ne4 X193 and Black cannot advance a pawn for the moment.]

34...Rc1 X194 35.g6 X195 Kd7 X196 36.Bb2 X197

[ 36.g7 X198 a1Q X199 37.g8Q X200 Rxe1+ X201 38.Kg2 X202 Rg1+ X203 and the new White Queen is lost of course.]

36...Ke6 X204 37.h4 X205 c4-+ X206

Clearly a win for Carlsen now.

38.h5 X207 c3 X208 39.Bxc1 X209 a1Q X210 40.Nd3

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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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