[Event "Casablanca Chess 2024"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2024.05.19"] [Round "05"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Amin, Bassem"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2828"] [BlackElo "2583"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A14"] [Opening "English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined"] [StudyName "Casablanca Chess 2024"] [ChapterName "Carlsen, Magnus - Amin, Bassem"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/pW48HFwg/iKPygAmA"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. c4 { [%clk 0:15:10] } 1... e6 { [%clk 0:15:10] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:15:10] } 2... Nf6 { [%clk 0:15:10] } 3. g3 { [%clk 0:15:10] } 3... d5 { [%clk 0:15:10] } 4. b3 { [%clk 0:15:10] } 4... Be7 { [%clk 0:15:10] } 5. Bg2 { [%clk 0:15:10] } 5... O-O { [%clk 0:15:10] } 6. O-O { [%clk 0:15:10] } 6... b6 { [%clk 0:15:10] } 7. Bb2 { [%clk 0:15:10] } 7... Bb7 { [%clk 0:15:10] } 8. e3 { [%clk 0:15:10] } 8... Nbd7 { The position from Kasparov – Karpov, Sevilla, 1987, as chosen by viewers. } { [%clk 0:15:10] } 9. Qe2 { [%clk 0:14:53] } 9... c5 { [%clk 0:14:53] } 10. Nc3 { [%clk 0:14:49] } 10... a6 { [%clk 0:12:35] } 11. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:13:21] } 11... dxc4 { [%clk 0:11:18] } 12. bxc4 { [%clk 0:13:28] } 12... Qc7 { [%clk 0:11:22] } 13. a4 { [%clk 0:11:08] } 13... Rfd8 { [%clk 0:10:53] } 14. d3 { [%clk 0:10:03] } 14... Rac8 { [%clk 0:10:32] } 15. Ne1 { [%clk 0:07:35] } 15... Bxg2 { [%clk 0:10:34] } 16. Nxg2 { [%clk 0:07:40] } 16... Ne5 { [%clk 0:10:04] } 17. f4 { [%clk 0:07:51] } 17... Nc6 { [%clk 0:10:07] } 18. g4 { [%clk 0:07:34] } 18... Rd7 { [%clk 0:08:32] } 19. Rd2 { [%clk 0:07:33] } 19... Rcd8 { [%clk 0:08:30] } 20. Rad1 { [%clk 0:07:26] } 20... Nb4 { [%clk 0:08:07] } 21. Ne1 { [%clk 0:05:06] } 21... e5 { [%clk 0:06:28] } 22. f5 { [%clk 0:05:13] } 22... h6 { [%clk 0:05:48] } 23. e4 { [%clk 0:05:09] } 23... Nc6 { [%clk 0:05:23] } 24. Nd5 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 24... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:05:30] } 25. cxd5 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 25... Nd4 { [%clk 0:05:16] } 26. Bxd4 { [%clk 0:03:16] } 26... exd4 { [%clk 0:05:02] } 27. Rb1 { [%clk 0:03:14] } 27... Rb8 { [%clk 0:03:51] } 28. Rdb2 { [%clk 0:03:14] } 28... Bd8 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 29. Nf3 { [%clk 0:03:13] } 29... Qf4 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 30. Nd2 { [%clk 0:03:15] } 30... h5 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 31. gxh5 { [%clk 0:01:48] } 31... Rd6 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 32. Nc4 { [%clk 0:01:47] } 32... Rh6 { [%clk 0:02:14] } 33. Qf2 { [%clk 0:01:55] } 33... Qxf2+ { [%clk 0:00:28] } 34. Kxf2 { [%clk 0:02:01] } 34... Rxh5 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 35. Kg3 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 35... g6 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 36. fxg6? { [%clk 0:02:05] } (36. f6! Rb7 (36... Bxf6 37. Rxb6 $18) 37. e5 Kf8 38. h4 $18 { and Black's pieces are all cut off from each other. }) 36... fxg6 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 37. d6? { [%clk 0:01:51] } (37. Kg2!) (37. e5 Rg5+ 38. Kf4 Rb7 39. Ke4 Rg4+! $10) 37... Rb7? { [%clk 0:00:27] } (37... Rg5+! { first is more accurate. } 38. Kf4 Rb7 39. e5 Kf7 { White's king is going to be unable to avoid checks, and it is also in the way of its rooks. } 40. h4 Rf5+ 41. Kg4 Ke6 42. Nxb6 Rbf7 { and White is the one fighting for survival. } 43. Rg2 (43. Nc4?? Rf3! { with mate to follow. } 44. a5 R7f4#) 43... Rf3 44. Rg3 { is the only defense! } 44... R7f4+ 45. Kh3 Rxh4+ 46. Kg2 Re3 $10) 38. e5? { This again allows Black to draw. } { [%clk 0:01:34] } (38. Kg2! Rg5+ 39. Kh1! Kf7 40. Rf2+ Ke6 (40... Ke8 41. e5 { and the pawns will roll, and Black's rooks have no attacking moves to get out of the pawns' way with tempi. }) 41. Rf8! Rb8 (41... Bf6? 42. Rf1 { is winning. } 42... Be5 43. Re8+ Kd7 44. Re7+ Kc6 45. Nxe5+ $18) 42. e5 b5 43. Re8+ Kd7 44. Rg8 $16 { and the game is not quite won but White is pushing and Black is very tangled. }) 38... Rf7?? { [%clk 0:00:18] } (38... Rg5+! { again creates a fortress. } 39. Kf3 (39. Kh4 Rh7# { is, of course, to be avoided. }) 39... Kf7 { and how can White stop Black's king from safely camping out on the e6-square? } 40. Ke4 Ke6 41. Rf1 Rg4+ $10) 39. Kg2! { [%clk 0:01:28] } 39... Rfh7 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 40. Kg1?! { [%clk 0:01:08] } (40. e6!! Rxh2+ 41. Kf3 R2h3+ (41... R2h5 42. Rf2 Rf5+ 43. Ke2 $18) 42. Ke4 R7h5 43. Rf2! R3h4+ 44. Rf4 $18 { and White's king is perfectly safe! }) 40... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 41. Rf1+? { [%clk 0:00:54] } (41. Rf2+! { Apparently it made a difference which rook checked. } 41... Ke6 42. Rxb6! { a resource that is only available with a rook still on the second rank. } 42... Bxb6 (42... Rg5+ 43. Kf1 Bxb6 44. Rf6+ Kd5 45. d7 Rf5+ 46. Kg2 Rxf6 47. Nxb6+ Rxb6 48. d8=Q+ $16) 43. Rf6+ Kd7 44. e6+ Ke8 45. Nxb6) 41... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 42. Rf8 { [%clk 0:00:53] } (42. Rxb6 Rxh2! $10) 42... Bg5?? { [%clk 0:00:20] } (42... Rh8 { would hold. } 43. Rxh8 Rxh8 44. Nxb6 Bxb6 45. Rxb6 Kxe5 46. Rxa6 Ke6 $10) (42... Rg5+ { is the other drawing line: } 43. Kh1 (43. Kf1 Rf7+ 44. Rxf7 Kxf7 45. Nxb6 Rf5+ 46. Kg1 Bxb6 47. Rxb6 Ke6 $10) 43... Rf7! { using a mate threat to stop White from capturing the bishop. } 44. Rxf7 Kxf7 $10) 43. Re8+ { [%clk 0:00:16] } 43... Kd7 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 44. Rb8 { Black has run out of counterplay. } { [%clk 0:00:16] } 44... Be3+ { [%clk 0:00:27] } 45. Kh1 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 45... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 46. R8xb6 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 46... Rf7 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 47. d7+ { [%clk 0:00:26] } 47... Ke7 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 48. d8=Q+ { [%clk 0:00:35] } 48... Kxd8 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 49. Rb8+ { [%clk 0:00:43] } 49... Ke7 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 50. R2b7+ { [%clk 0:00:52] } 50... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 51. Re8+ { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:00:52] } 1-0