Corus Chess 2009, Wijk aan Zee Images, Karjakin, Sergey (2706)-Morozevich, A (2771) [B48] Corus A Wijk aan Zee NED (1), 17.01.09, Chess-Theory Viewer

ANALYSED GAME N^o 117
Updated: January 2009

Karjakin, Sergey (2706) -
Morozevich, Alex (2771) [B48]
Corus A 2009 Wijk aan Zee
NED (1), 17.01.2009

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X0 1.e4 X1 c5 X2 2.Nf3 X3 e6 X4 3.d4 X5 cxd4 X6 4.Nxd4 X7 Nc6 X8 5.Nc3 X9 Qc7 X10

The Taimanov variation.

6.Be3 X11 a6 X12 7.Qd2 X13

[ The main line of the Taimanov continues by: 7.Be2 X14 with the idea of castling short]

7...Nf6 X15 8.0-0-0 X16 Be7 X17 9.f3 X18 0-0 X19

[ It is usual to pursue by: 9...d6 X20 and then it may be play: 10.g4 X21 b5 X22 11.g5 X23 Nd7 X24 12.Kb1 X25 Nce5 X26 Unclear]

10.g4 X27 b5 X28 11.g5 X29 Ne8 X30 12.h4 X31 Ne5 X32 13.Kb1 X33

[ An immediat attack on the Black Castle is possible: 13.h5 X34 Bb7 X35 14.g6 X36 Rc8 X37 15.Kb1 X38 b4 X39 16.Na4 X40 Nxf3 X41 17.Nxf3 X42 Bxe4 X43 18.Nb6 X44 Bxf3 X45 ( 18...Bxc2+ X46 19.Ka1 X47 ) 19.Nxc8 X48 Qxc8 and both attacks are over (Dominguez, Pe - Morozevich, Alexander 2008.05.23, Sarajevo X49 Bosnia A 38th, Round 4 (B48), 1/2-1/2)]

13...Bb7 X50 14.h5 X51 Rc8 X52 15.Qg2 X53

An interesting position where both camps seem to have clear attack prospects

15...b4 X54 16.Na4 X55 f5!? X56 17.gxf6 X57 Nxf6 X58 18.Bd3 X59 Rf7 X60 19.b3 X61 Rcf8 X62

The Queen side is stabilized and the encounter moves to King side.

20.Rdg1 X63 Ne8 X64 21.Rh3 X65

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[ After playing 21.f4?! X66 Rxf4 X67 22.Bxf4 X68 Rxf4 X69 23.Rh3 X70 Bf6 X71 the game is a draw]

21...Bf6 X72 22.Nb2 X73

Without immediat threat, White has at his disposal a tempo for recycling the a4-Knight

22...Nc6?! X74

(!? or ?! ... first it is not quite evident, but after studying many variants it is obvious that this is a doubtful move

[ Better seems to be: 22...Nd6 X75 with equality]

23.Nxc6 X76 Qxc6?? X77

Such a blunder is unbelievable betweeen Super-GMs of this level!

[ 23...Bxc6 X78 24.Nc4 X79 d5 X80 25.exd5 X81 (only move) 25...exd5 X82 26.h6! X83 Kh8 X84 (forced) 27.hxg7+ X85 Rxg7 X86 28.Rxh7+! X87 Rxh7 X88 29.Bxh7 X89 Qxh7 X90 30.Na5 X91 and White has a winning play.]

24.Nc4 X92

[ Strong is: 24.e5! X93 Bxe5 X94 25.Nc4 X95 Qc7 X96 26.h6! X97 Kh8 X98 27.Nxe5 X99 Qxe5 X100 28.Bf4 X101 and White wins!]

24...d5? X102

[ A more relevant defense is 24...Bc3 X103 25.Na5 X104 Qc7 X105 26.Nxb7 X106 Qxb7 X107 27.e5! X108 Rf5 X109 White has a significant advantage, but need to find the way to the victory.]

25.exd5 X110 exd5 X111 26.h6! 1-0

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