[Event "2022 Olympiad"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/cS8lSqW7/HokgyZjr"] [Date "2022.07.30"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Meier, Georg"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2864"] [WhiteTeam "Norway"] [BlackElo "2613"] [BlackTeam "Uruguay"] [Annotator "John Watson"] [Variant "From Position"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "2022 FIDE Olympiad - Annotated Games"] [ChapterName "Carlsen, Magnus - Meier, Georg"] [FEN "7k/4Q3/7P/7K/6P1/1pq5/8/8 b - - 0 72"] [SetUp "1"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/cS8lSqW7/HokgyZjr"] [Orientation "white"] { [#] } 72... b2 { Not losing, but } (72... Qh3+ 73. Kg5 Qc3 { was simpler. White can't make progress. }) 73. Qe8+ Kh7 74. Qe4+ Kh8? (74... Kg8! { is much better because of the following trick: } 75. Kg6 { [#] } 75... Qg7+!! 76. hxg7 b1=Q 77. Qf5 (77. Qxb1 { stalemate }) 77... Qe4! 78. Kg5 Qe3+ 79. Qf4 Qe7+ { and Black will draw. }) 75. Kg6 { Now to avoid mate Black has to give up the b-pawn. Then it's still a draw (a handy ending to know), but in practice a nightmare for Black to hold. } 75... b1=B 76. Qxb1 Qc6+ 77. Kg5 Qc5+ (77... Qd5+ 78. Qf5 (78. Kh4 Qe5) 78... Qd8+!! { , since the obvious } 79. Qf6+ { only draws after } 79... Kh7! 80. Kf5 (80. Qxd8 { stalemate! }) 80... Qd3+ { and the king won't escape Black's checks. }) 78. Qf5 Qe3+?? { Black was already playing on the increment and it's practically impossible for a human to hold this position, but it's theoretically drawn with perfect play. Here } (78... Qc7! { still holds, since } 79. Qf8+ Kh7 80. Qf6 Qd8!! { is again drawn. }) 79. Qf4 Qc5+ 80. Kg6 { and Black resigns, since either Qf4-b8 or Qf4-f6 follows. } 1-0