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World Championship Game 9

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World Championship Game 6

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Catalan

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QGD, Ragozin variation

FTX Crypto Cup Rapid Knockout Game, Online
Teymur Rajabo (2758) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2881)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Rc1 Qg6 10. h4 Rd8 11. h5 Qf6 12. Rh4 e5 13. cxd5 Rxd5 14. dxe5 Bxc3+ 15. Rxc3 Nxe5 16. Qe8+ Kh7 17. Rf4 Qd6 18. Be2 f5 19. Nd4 c6 20. Nxf5 Qd8 21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. Re4 Re8 24. Rc5 Nf7 25. Bd3 Kh8 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. b4 Nd6 28. Bg6 Re7 29. a4 Kg8 30. Ke2 Ne4 31. Rc2 Nf6 32. b5 cxb5 33. axb5 a6 34. bxa6 bxa6 35. Rb2 Be8 36. Rb8 Kf8 37. Nf5 Re6 38. Ra8 Nd5 39. Bxe8 Rxe8 40. Rxa6 Nf4+ 41. Kf3 Nxh5 42. g4 Nf6 43. Nxh6 Ne4 44. Nf5 Ng5+ 45. Kg2 Rb8 46. Nd4 Kf7 47. Ra5 Ne4 48. Re5 Nf6 49. f3 g6 50. Kg3 Rb1 51. Rb5 Rxb5 52. Nxb5 g5 53. Nc3 Kg6 54. f4

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King's Indian

Van Foreest - Sokolov, Hoogeveen NED
Ivan Sokolov (2623) vs. Jorden van Foreest (2615)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. g4 c6 9. g5 Ne8 10. h4 f5 11. gxf6 e.p. Nxf6 12. h5 Qa5 13. hxg6 Nxe4 14. gxh7+ Kh8 15. Nf3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 cxd5 17. Kf1 Bf5 18. Nh4 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Rac8 20. Be6 Be4 21. Qg4 Bd3+ 22. Kg1 Rce8 23. Bf5 Bxf5 24. Qxf5 Rf6 25. Bg5 Rfe6 26. Ng6+ Rxg6 27. Qxg6 Rf8 28. Be7 Rxf2 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 30. h8=Q+ Kf7 31. Rh7+ Ke6 32. Qc8+ Kd5 33. Rd1+ Ke4 34. Qc4+ Kf5 35. Rh5+ Kg6 36. Qg8+ Kxh5 37. Qg5#

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Ruy Lopez

European Online Club Cup Playoff A, round 3
Mateusz Bartel vs. Vladislav Artemiev

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qe7 8. h3 h6 9. Be3 Bd6 10. O-O c5 11. Nd2 g5 12. Nc4 Be6 13. Nxd6+ cxd6 14. Ne2 g4 15. h4 Nh5 16. g3 f5 17. exf5 Bd5 18. Nc3 Bf3 19. Qd2 Ng7 20. Bxh6 Nxf5 21. Bg5 Nxh4 22. Bxe7 Nf5 23. Bh4 Nxh4 24. Qg5 Nf5 25. Qg6+ Kd8 26. Qf6+ Kc7 27. Nd5+ Kc6

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Edward Lasker

Casual game, London ENG
Edward Lasker vs. George Alan Thomas

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e4 fxe4 7. Nxe4 b6 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Qh5 Qe7 11. Qxh7+ Kxh7 12. Nxf6+ Kh6 13. Neg4+ Kg5 14. h4+ Kf4 15. g3+ Kf3 16. Be2+ Kg2 17. Rh2+ Kg1 18. Kd2#

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Killer combo

Robert James Fischer vs Svetozar Gligoric Rovinj/Zagreb (1970)

Rovinj/Zagreb, Rovinj/Zagreb YUG
Robert James Fischer (?) vs. Svetozar Gligoric (?)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. b3 Nb6 16. a4 c5 17. d5 c4 18. b4 Bc8 19. Be3 Bd7 20. a5 Nc8 21. Qd2 Nh7 22. Kh2

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Robert James Fischer vs Svetozar Gligoric Rovinj/Zagreb (1970)

Rovinj/Zagreb, Rovinj/Zagreb YUG
Robert James Fischer (?) vs. Svetozar Gligoric (?)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. b3 Nb6 16. a4 c5 17. d5 c4 18. b4 Bc8 19. Be3 Bd7 20. a5 Nc8 21. Qd2 Nh7 22. Kh2 Be7 23. Nf5 Bg5 24. Nxg5 hxg5 25. g4

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Robert James Fischer vs Svetozar Gligoric Rovinj/Zagreb (1970)

Rovinj/Zagreb, Rovinj/Zagreb YUG
Robert James Fischer (?) vs. Svetozar Gligoric (?)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. b3 Nb6 16. a4 c5 17. d5 c4 18. b4 Bc8 19. Be3 Bd7 20. a5 Nc8 21. Qd2 Nh7 22. Kh2 Be7 23. Nf5 Bg5 24. Nxg5 hxg5 25. g4 g6 26. Ng3 f6 27. Rh1 Rf8 28. Kg2

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Robert James Fischer vs Svetozar Gligoric Rovinj/Zagreb (1970)

Rovinj/Zagreb, Rovinj/Zagreb YUG
Robert James Fischer (?) vs. Svetozar Gligoric (?)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. b3 Nb6 16. a4 c5 17. d5 c4 18. b4 Bc8 19. Be3 Bd7 20. a5 Nc8 21. Qd2 Nh7 22. Kh2 Be7 23. Nf5 Bg5 24. Nxg5 hxg5 25. g4 g6 26. Ng3 f6 27. Rh1 Rf8 28. Kg2 Rf7 29. f3 Nf8 30. h4 gxh4 31. Rxh4

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Robert James Fischer vs Svetozar Gligoric Rovinj/Zagreb (1970)

Rovinj/Zagreb, Rovinj/Zagreb YUG
Robert James Fischer (?) vs. Svetozar Gligoric (?)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. b3 Nb6 16. a4 c5 17. d5 c4 18. b4 Bc8 19. Be3 Bd7 20. a5 Nc8 21. Qd2 Nh7 22. Kh2 Be7 23. Nf5 Bg5 24. Nxg5 hxg5 25. g4 g6 26. Ng3 f6 27. Rh1 Rf8 28. Kg2 Rf7 29. f3 Nf8 30. h4 gxh4 31. Rxh4 Rh7 32. Rah1 Rxh4 33. Rxh4 g5 34. Rh6 Kg7 35. Rxf6

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Kingethree vs. MagzyBogues (Carlsen)

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Kingethree (2464) vs. MagzyBogues (Carlsen) (3187), 180+0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 e5 4. Nxe4 f5 5. Ng3 Nf6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. O-O h5 8. h3 h4 9. Nh1 Qd6 10. d3 Be6

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Kingethree vs. MagzyBogues (Carlsen)

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Kingethree (2464) vs. MagzyBogues (Carlsen) (3187), 180+0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 e5 4. Nxe4 f5 5. Ng3 Nf6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. O-O h5 8. h3 h4 9. Nh1 Qd6 10. d3 Be6 11. Bg5 O-O-O 12. Nc3 Bxc4 13. dxc4 Qe6

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Kingethree vs. MagzyBogues (Carlsen)

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Kingethree (2464) vs. MagzyBogues (Carlsen) (3187), 180+0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 e5 4. Nxe4 f5 5. Ng3 Nf6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. O-O h5 8. h3 h4 9. Nh1 Qd6 10. d3 Be6 11. Bg5 O-O-O 12. Nc3 Bxc4 13. dxc4 Qe6 14. Nd5 Nb4 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. c3 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Rxd5

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Kingethree vs. MagzyBogues (Carlsen)

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Kingethree (2464) vs. MagzyBogues (Carlsen) (3187), 180+0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +1

(black to move) 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 e5 4. Nxe4 f5 5. Ng3 Nf6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. O-O h5 8. h3 h4 9. Nh1 Qd6 10. d3 Be6 11. Bg5 O-O-O 12. Nc3 Bxc4 13. dxc4 Qe6 14. Nd5 Nb4 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. c3 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Rxd5 18. Qa4 Bc5 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 f4

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Kingethree vs. MagzyBogues (Carlsen)

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Kingethree (2464) vs. MagzyBogues (Carlsen) (3187), 180+0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +1

(black to move) 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 e5 4. Nxe4 f5 5. Ng3 Nf6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. O-O h5 8. h3 h4 9. Nh1 Qd6 10. d3 Be6 11. Bg5 O-O-O 12. Nc3 Bxc4 13. dxc4 Qe6 14. Nd5 Nb4 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. c3 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Rxd5 18. Qa4 Bc5 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 f4 21. Qe4 f5 22. Qd5 Qxd5 23. Rxd5 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8

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Kingethree vs. MagzyBogues (Carlsen)

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Kingethree (2464) vs. MagzyBogues (Carlsen) (3187), 180+0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +1

(black to move) 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 e5 4. Nxe4 f5 5. Ng3 Nf6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. O-O h5 8. h3 h4 9. Nh1 Qd6 10. d3 Be6 11. Bg5 O-O-O 12. Nc3 Bxc4 13. dxc4 Qe6 14. Nd5 Nb4 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. c3 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Rxd5 18. Qa4 Bc5 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 f4 21. Qe4 f5 22. Qd5 Qxd5 23. Rxd5 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Kf1 e4 26. g3 f3 27. gxh4 f4 28. b4 Bd6

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Kingethree vs. MagzyBogues (Carlsen)

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Kingethree (2464) vs. MagzyBogues (Carlsen) (3187), 180+0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 e5 4. Nxe4 f5 5. Ng3 Nf6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. O-O h5 8. h3 h4 9. Nh1 Qd6 10. d3 Be6 11. Bg5 O-O-O 12. Nc3 Bxc4 13. dxc4 Qe6 14. Nd5 Nb4 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. c3 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Rxd5 18. Qa4 Bc5 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 f4 21. Qe4 f5 22. Qd5 Qxd5 23. Rxd5 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Kf1 e4 26. g3 f3 27. gxh4 f4 28. b4 Bd6 29. Ke1 Ke7 30. a3 Kf6 31. Kd2 Kg6 32. c4 Be5

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Kingethree vs. MagzyBogues (Carlsen)

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Kingethree (2464) vs. MagzyBogues (Carlsen) (3187), 180+0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 dxe4 3. Ng5 e5 4. Nxe4 f5 5. Ng3 Nf6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. O-O h5 8. h3 h4 9. Nh1 Qd6 10. d3 Be6 11. Bg5 O-O-O 12. Nc3 Bxc4 13. dxc4 Qe6 14. Nd5 Nb4 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. c3 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Rxd5 18. Qa4 Bc5 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 f4 21. Qe4 f5 22. Qd5 Qxd5 23. Rxd5 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Kf1 e4 26. g3 f3 27. gxh4 f4 28. b4 Bd6 29. Ke1 Ke7 30. a3 Kf6 31. Kd2 Kg6 32. c4 Be5 33. a4 Kh5 34. c5 Kxh4 35. b5 Kxh3 36. a5 b6 37. cxb6 cxb6

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Vassily Ivanchuk vs Artur Yusupov

Candidates Match, Brussels BEL, http://gameknot.com/
Vassily Ivanchuk vs.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. c4 e5 2. g3 d6 3. Bg2 g6 4. d4 Nd7 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Nf3 Ngf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 Re8 9. Rd1 c6 10. b3 Qe7 11. Ba3 e4 12. Ng5 e3 13. f4 Nf8 14. b4 Bf5 15. Qb3 h6 16. Nf3 Ng4 17. b5 g5 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Ne5 gxf4 20. Nxc6 Qg5 21. Bxd6 Ng6 22. Nd5 Qh5 23. h4 Nxh4 24. gxh4 Qxh4 25. Nde7+ Kh8 26. Nxf5 Qh2+ 27. Kf1 Re6 28. Qb7 Rg6 29. Qxa8+ Kh7 30. Qg8+ Kxg8 31. Nce7+ Kh7 32. Nxg6 fxg6 33. Nxg7 Nf2 34. Bxf4 Qxf4 35. Ne6 Qh2 36. Rdb1 Nh3 37. Rb7+ Kh8 38. Rb8+ Qxb8 39. Bxh3 Qg3

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Fischer vs. Spassky 1972 game 6

World Championship 28th, Reykjavik
Fischer, Robert James (2785) vs. Spassky, Boris V (2660)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(black to move) 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Qa4 c5 13. Qa3 Rc8 14. Bb5 a6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. O-O Ra7 17. Be2 Nd7 18. Nd4 Qf8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. e4 d4 21. f4 Qe7 22. e5 Rb8 23. Bc4 Kh8 24. Qh3 Nf8 25. b3 a5 26. f5 exf5 27. Rxf5 Nh7 28. Rcf1 Qd8 29. Qg3 Re7 30. h4 Rbb7 31. e6 Rbc7 32. Qe5 Qe8 33. a4 Qd8 34. Rf1f2 Qe8 35. Rf2f3 Qd8 36. Bd3 Qe8 37. Qe4 Nf6 38. Rxf6 gxf6 39. Rxf6 Kg8 40. Bc4 Kh8 41. Qf4 Qg8 42. Rf8 Re8 43. Qf6+ Rg7 44. e7 Rc8 45. Bxg8 Rc6 46. Be6+ Kh7 47. Bf5+ Rg6 48. Bxg6#

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Carlsen vs. Kramnik

Legends of Chess, chess24.com INT
Magnus Carlsen (?) vs. Vladimir Kramnik (?)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4

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English Opening

Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge, chess24.com INT
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2753) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2863)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 O-O 6. Nd5 Re8 7. Qf5

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Caro-Kann Defense

Corus Group C, Wijk aan Zee NED
Magnus Carlsen (2484) vs. Sipke Ernst (2474)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h -1

(white to move) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 Qa5 14. Kb1 O-O 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Ne5 Rad8 17. Qe2 c5 18. Ng6 fxg6 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. hxg6 Ng8 21. Bxh6 gxh6 22. Rxh6+ Nxh6 23. Qxe7 Nf7 24. gxf7 Kg7 25. Rd3 Rd6 26. Rg3+ Rg6 27. Qe5+ Kxf7 28. Qf5+ Rf6 29. Qd7#

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Master games to study

Blindfold simul, 8b, London ENG
Paul Morphy vs. James G Cunningham

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Qe7 7. O-O Ng8 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. d5 Qc5 10. Na3 Nd4 11. Be3 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Qf8 13. Bxb6 axb6 14. Nb5 Kd8 15. Rac1 d6 16. exd6 cxd6 17. Qe3 Ra6 18. Nc7 Qe7 19. Ne6+ fxe6 20. Bxa6 Bd7 21. Bb5 Ke8 22. dxe6 Nf6 23. Rc8+

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An interesting continuation

Norway Chess, Stavanger NOR
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. Alexander Grischuk

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Ne5 Ne4 8. Nd2 Nf6 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Qb3 Nc6 11. Ndf3 Na5 12. Qa3 O-O 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. O-O Ne4 15. Bf4 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bb5 17. Rfe1 Rc8 18. Rac1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Bxe2 20. Qxa7 Ba6 21. b4 Qe8 22. Nc6 g5 23. Be3 Nd6 24. a4 bxc6 25. Qxa6 Nc4 26. Rxc4 dxc4 27. Bxc6 Qb8 28. Qxc4 Rc8 29. a5 Qc7 30. a6 e6 31. b5 Qa5 32. Kg2 h6 33. d5 exd5 34. Qxd5 Rd8 35. Qxd8+

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Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack

GCT Croatia
Anish Giri (2779) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2872)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. h4 h5 7. e5 d6 8. exd6 Ng6 9. Nfd2 Bxd6 10. Nc4 Be7 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Qf3 Bxc4 13. Qxc6+ Kf8 14. dxc4 Nxh4 15. O-O Nf5 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. Qa4 Rc7 18. Bf4 Rd7 19. c3 g5 20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Qa8 22. Bc7 h4 23. f3 h3 24. Qb3 hxg2 25. Kf2 g4 26. Qb8+ Qxb8 27. Bxb8 Bh4+ 28. Bg3 gxf3 29. Kxf3 Bxg3 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31. Rxh8 Kxh8 32. Kxg2 Bd6

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