[Event "FIDE World Cup 2023"] [Site "Baku"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Gukesh D"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2835"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A45"] [Opening "Indian Defense"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/QLPThvQV/mDDjw3HC"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. f3 e6 5. e4 a6 6. Qd2 d5 7. O-O-O $146 Bb4 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Qxc3 dxe4 10. d5 Nxd5 11. Qxg7 Qf6 12. Qxf6 Nxf6 13. Be5 Ke7 14. Bxc7 Nbd7 15. Bg3 Rhg8 16. Be2 Ke8! { A classy move from the five-time world champion. Carlsen gives White an opportunity to make a decision, rather than having to navigate complicates after Bg3-h4 or Bg3-d6. } (16... Nh5?! 17. Bh4+ Ke8 18. fxe4! Nf4 19. Bf3 Nxg2 20. Bg3 Ne3 21. Rd3 Nc4 22. e5) 17. fxe4 (17. Nh3 Nh5 18. fxe4 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Bxe4 20. Nf2 Bxg2 21. Rxh7 Nf6 22. Rh6 Ke7 23. g4 Bc6 $15) 17... Nxe4 18. Bf3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 (19. Bxb7 Ra7 20. hxg3 Rxb7 21. Rxh7 Rxg3 22. Rd2 Ke7 23. Nf3 Rc7 $15) 19... Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Rxg3 21. Rxh7 Ke7 22. Nd4 Ne5 23. Re1 Rg4 24. Rxe5 Rxd4 25. Re2 Rad8 26. c3 Rf4 27. Kc2 Rg8 28. b4 b5 29. Kb3 Rfg4 30. Rf2 R8g7 31. Rxg7 Rxg7 32. a4 f5 33. axb5 axb5 34. Ra2?! { One passive moment proved decisive. } (34. c4! { White needs a passed pawn to claim sufficient counterplay. } 34... Rg3+ 35. Rf3 Rxg2 (35... Rxf3+ 36. gxf3 bxc4+ 37. Kxc4 Kd6 38. b5 e5 39. b6 Kc6 40. b7 Kxb7 41. Kd5 e4 42. fxe4 f4 43. Kd4) 36. cxb5 Rg8 37. b6 Rb8 38. Kc4! Rxb6 39. Kc5 Rd6 40. b5) 34... Rg5?! (34... Kd6! 35. Ra5 Kc6 36. Ra2 f4 $19) 35. Ra7+? { The last mistake. } (35. Ra5! { Rather than walk Black's king towards the action, White again had to secure counterplay in the form of pawn activity. } 35... Rxg2 36. Rxb5 f4 37. Rb7+ Kf6 38. Rb8 e5 39. b5) 35... Kf6 36. Ra2 f4 37. Rc2 Rg3 38. Ka2 Ke5 39. Kb2 Kd5 40. Rd2+ Ke4 41. Kb3 e5 42. Re2+ Kf5 43. Rd2 e4 44. Rd5+ Kf6 45. Rxb5 e3 46. Rb6+ Kf5 47. Rb5+ Ke4 48. Rb8 e2 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1