[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Karjakin +1-1=10"] [Site "New York"] [Date "2016.11.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2853"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackElo "2769"] [Annotator "Karthik Rajaa"] [GameId "284140280770"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D05"] [Opening "Rubinstein Opening"] [StudyName "Carlsen - Karjakin (Games)"] [ChapterName "Carlsen, Magnus - Karjakin, Sergey"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/QHZhXk3a/gpJsikKO"] [Orientation "black"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3!? e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Bb2 b6 8. dxc5!? (8. Nbd2 Bb7 9. Ne5 $10 { [%cal Gf2f4,Gd1e2] }) (8. a3 { was fine too } { [%cal Bc2c4,Bf3e5] }) 8... Bxc5 (8... bxc5 9. c4 { something Magnus would have wanted }) 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. c4 (11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Be7 (12... Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qe2 $10) 13. Rad1 (13. Neg5?! Nc5 14. Rad1 Nxd3 15. Rxd3 Qc7 $15) 13... Qc7 (13... Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Qc7 16. c4 $10) 14. Neg5 Nc5! 15. Be5 Qc6 16. Bxf6 gxf6! 17. Bxh7+ Kg7 18. Be4 Nxe4 19. Nd4 fxg5 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 $17) (11. a3!? { Keeping felxibility & not revealing the cards yet } 11... Re8!?) 11... dxc4 (11... Qe7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. a3 a5 14. Ne4 N5f6 15. Nfd2 $10) 12. Nxc4 Qe7 13. a3 a5 14. Nd4 (14. e4 { is very commital } 14... Rfd8 15. e5 Nd5 16. g3 Nf8 { I would take black here }) 14... Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Rac8 (15... Nf8 16. Ne5 N8d7?? { Black can't repeat } 17. Ndc6 $18 { [%cal Rc6e7,Rc6d8] }) 16. Rac1 (16. Nb5 Nf8 17. b4!! axb4 18. axb4 Bxb4 19. Nxb6 $10) (16. Nc2!? e5 (16... Nf8? 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Bxb4 19. Nxb4 Qxb4 20. Ba3 Qc3 21. Rac1 Qb3 22. Rb1 Qc3 23. Bb4 $18) 17. e4 $13) 16... Nf8 17. Qe1 Ng6 18. Bf1 Ng4! 19. Nb5?! (19. h3 N4e5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 $10) 19... Bc6? (19... Qg5! 20. h3 (20. Nbd6 Bxd6 21. Nxd6 N4e5 $17) 20... N4e5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 (22. Kh1? Nd3! 23. Rxd3 Rxd3 24. b4 axb4 25. axb4 Rb3! 26. bxc5 Rxb5 $19) 22... Qxe5 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Bf8 $15 { Black exerts long term pressure due to the bishop-pair } { [%csl Gb7,Gf8] }) 20. a4 Bd5 (20... Qg5 21. h3 N4e5? 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Na7 $18) 21. Bd4 Bxc4 (21... Bxd4 22. Rxd4 (22. Nxd4 Qc7) 22... N6e5 23. Nxb6?? Rxc1 24. Qxc1 Qh4) 22. Rxc4 Bxd4 23. Rdxd4 (23. exd4!? Nf6 24. g3 Qd7 25. Bg2 Ne7) 23... Rxc4 24. bxc4?! (24. Rxc4 { Carlsen probably didn't want to abandon the d-file }) 24... Nf6 (24... N4e5 { and the show goes on }) 25. Qd2 (25. c5? bxc5 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $15 { might become a one sided endgame }) 25... Rb8 (25... Rd7? 26. c5! bxc5 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Qxa5 $18) 26. g3 Ne5 27. Bg2 h6 28. f4 Ned7 29. Na7 Qa3 30. Nc6 Rf8 31. h3?! (31. Rxd7 { not an easy decision } 31... Nxd7 32. Qxd7 Qxe3+ 33. Kf1 Qc1+ 34. Kf2) 31... Nc5 32. Kh2 Nxa4 (32... g6!? 33. Rd8 Nxa4) 33. Rd8 (33. e4 Nc5 34. e5 Nh5 (34... Nfe4!?) 35. Qf2) 33... g6 34. Qd4 Kg7 35. c5? (35. Rd7 Nc5 36. Ra7 $44 { white's activity compensates the pawn deficit }) 35... Rxd8 (35... bxc5?? 36. Qd6 Rxd8 37. Nxd8 $18) 36. Nxd8 Nxc5 37. Qd6 Qd3? (37... Qa4! 38. Qxb6 Ncd7 $19 { Now that black's king is safe, the a-pawn would be free to roll. } { [%csl Ga5] }) 38. Nxe6+!! fxe6 39. Qe7+ Kg8 40. Qxf6 $10 a4 41. e4 Qd7! (41... a3 42. Qxg6+ Kf8 43. f5 $132) 42. Qxg6+ Qg7 43. Qe8+ Qf8 44. Qc6 (44. Qg6+ Kh8 45. e5 $13 { [%csl Gg2][%cal Gg2e4] }) 44... Qd8 45. f5! { White needs to act before the a-pawn decides the game } 45... a3 46. fxe6 Kg7 (46... Kh7 47. e5! a2 48. Be4+! Nxe4 49. Qxe4+ Kg7 (49... Kh8 50. e7 Qxe7 51. Qa8+ Kg7 52. Qxa2 Qxe5 $10) 50. Qb7+ Kg8 51. Qf7+ Kh8 52. Qf4 $10) 47. e7 Qxe7 48. Qxb6 Nd3 49. Qa5? (49. e5! Nxe5 (49... a2 50. Qd4! Nxe5 51. Bd5 $10) 50. Bd5 $10) 49... Qc5 50. Qa6 Ne5 51. Qe6?? (51. h4 { creates an escape square for the king. Black's pieces are optimally positioned. Black cannot use the knight without allowing white's bishop to get active. Also since, black's king is relatively weaker, the black queen's mobility is confined. }) (51. Qb7+ Kf8 52. Qa8+ Ke7 53. Qb7+ Kd6 54. Qa6+ Kc7 { Black is looking for some Zugzwang. } 55. h4 $7 h5 56. Kh3! { A great prophylactic move that gets away from the potential Ng4+ } 56... Kb8 { Black wants white's queen to run out of squares on the a-file so that the pawn could roll. } 57. Qa4 Kb7 58. Bf1 $132 { [%cal Ra4a6] }) 51... h5!! 52. h4 a2!! { Magnus resigned in the view of Ng4 followed by Qg1 after white takes on a2. White would have to give up the queen which would still be losing. } (52... Qxa2 53. Ng4+ Kh3 54. Qg1 Qb2+ 55. Kg6! Bf3 56. Nf2+) 0-1