YOUTUBE KING KRUSHER: Magnus Carlsen vs Sergey Karjakin World Championship (2016) : Game 1 : Trompowsky Attack
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[Event "AGON FWCM 2016"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2016.11.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[TimeControl "60"]
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Notes by Ruslan Ponomariov: The first game of the World Championship match in
New York is over. Personally I hope to learn something from the match and to
see how modern chess develops.} 1. d4 {0} Nf6 {0} 2. Bg5 {0 In an interview
with Norwegian TV before the match I had predicted that both players will play
1.d4. In my opinion nowadays 1.d4 gives White more options to reach
complicated positions and to create tension. But I didn't expect the
Trompovsky though Carlsen had played it before. Maybe Carlsen wants to force
the team of Karjakin to study each and every game he has ever played? At any
rate, the next games will reveal his strategy for the match.} d5 {0 Black's
most solid response.} ({If you want to complicate things you can go for} 2...
g6) ({or} 2... e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 {which leads to asymmetrical positions.
But in World Championship matches the players usually play solidly with Black
while trying to press with White. Therefore 2.. . d5 is an understandable
decision.}) 3. e3 {0} c5 {0} 4. Bxf6 {0} gxf6 {0} 5. dxc5 {0} ({I White wants
to keep more tension he can play} 5. Nc3 {leading to a Chigorin defense with
colors reversed. The text move gives Black more options to rsolve the tension
in the center.}) 5... Nc6 {0 There is nothing wrong with this natural
development move. It seems as if Karjakin - like everyone else - was a bit by
surprised by his opponent's opening choice and decided to calm down and to
spend some time to find out where danger might be lurking in his position.} ({
I don't think that anything is wrong with} 5... e6 {either.} 6. Nf3 (6. b4 a5)
6... Nd7 ({Here I once played} 6... Bxc5 7. c4 dxc4 8. Nbd2 Bd7 9. Bxc4 Bc6 10.
O-O Nd7 {and I think in this position Black has solved all of his problems.}
11. Qe2 Qe7 12. Rac1 O-O 13. Nb3 Bb6 14. Nfd4 Rac8 15. Qg4+ Kh8 16. Qh4 Ne5 17.
Nxc6 Rxc6 18. Be2 Rfc8 19. Qe4 Kg7 20. g3 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 22. Nxc1 Qc7 23.
Nb3 f5 24. Qb1 a5 25. Qd1 Qc6 26. Nd4 Qe4 27. Nb5 Bc5 28. Nc3 Qc6 29. Bb5 Qc7
30. Bf1 Be7 {1/2 (30) Andreikin,D-Ponomariov,R Moscow blitz 2015}) 7. c4 dxc4
8. c6 Nb6 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 bxc6 11. Qc2 Bg7 12. Bd3 f5 13. e4 {and in this
position Magnus somehow managed to complicate things and to outplay Vladimir
Kramnik: 1-0 (72) Carlsen,M (2864) -Kramnik,V (2803) Moscow RUS 2013. But I
think this was not due to the opening. Kramnik was in bad shape in this
tournament, he played badly and finished last. It is interesting that Karjakin
also took part in this tournament and with his good memory he probably
remembered the Carlsen-Kramnik game.}) 6. Bb5 {0} e6 {0} 7. c4 {0} dxc4 {0} 8.
Nd2 {0} Bxc5 {0} 9. Ngf3 {0} O-O {0} 10. O-O {0} Na5 {0} ({It's interesting to
consider} 10... c3 {to change the pawn structure. Yes, Black's kingside is
shattered as well, but Black has the two bishops which might give some chances
to play for an advantage. Instead, Karjakin decided to play simpler and more
solid. But after the game move White has less to worry about.}) 11. Rc1 {0} Be7
{0} ({Black also had the option to play} 11... a6 12. Bxc4 Nxc4 13. Rxc4 Be7 {
and now White needs to play actively, otherwise Black will just finish his
development and the two bishops will be very strong on the long diagonals.})
12. Qc2 {0} Bd7 {0} 13. Bxd7 {0} Qxd7 {0} 14. Qc3 {0} Qd5 {0 Solid again! But
sometimes solid play and giving the initiative to your opponent backfires.} ({
More principled was} 14... b6 15. Ne4 (15. Nxc4 Rac8) 15... e5 16. Rfd1 Qe6 17.
Ng3 {Obviously, White has some compensation but Black still has a healthy
extra pawn. One wonders what Carlsen would have done with Black in such a
position.}) 15. Nxc4 {0 Unfortunately White does not have much choice and can
hardly avoid mass exchanges. Therefore I think that 5.dxc5 was a really
committal move.} Nxc4 {0} 16. Qxc4 {0 A slight innacuracy of the World
Champion.} ({Possible was the intermezzo} 16. Rfd1 Qb5 17. Qxc4 Qxc4 (17...
Qxb2 18. Rb1) 18. Rxc4 {and the white rook is already on d1 instead of f1.
However, after} Rfc8 {White probably has nothing better than} 19. Rdc1 Rxc4 20.
Rxc4 {which leads to the same position we reached in the game. But sometimes
such small nuances can be important.}) 16... Qxc4 {0} 17. Rxc4 {0} Rfc8 {0} 18.
Rfc1 {0} Rxc4 {0} 19. Rxc4 {0} Rd8 {0} 20. g3 {0} ({Again I think it's more
accurate to play king to the center first.} 20. Kf1 Rd7 21. Ke2 {is of course
very similar to the game, but maybe White can eventually grab some space with
g2-g4, taking two steps at once with g-pawn.}) 20... Rd7 {0} 21. Kf1 {0} f5 {0}
22. Ke2 {0} (22. Ne5 Rd5) 22... Bf6 {0} 23. b3 {0} Kf8 {0 For the first time
it may seem as if White has some advantage because Black's pieces are so
passive. White's pieces are indeed slightly more active and Black's pawn
structure on the kingside is a bit vulnerable. You can also try to find some
analogy with the famous game Ribli-Karpov, Amsterdam 1980, which White managed
to win. But it seems that these small advantages are simply not enough to win
the game for White unless he gets a lot of help from Black.} 24. h3 {0} h6 {
0 This move is still a little mystery for me.} ({Why not} 24... Ke7 {?
Probably Karjakin wanted to nip active play from White in the bud.}) 25. Ne1 {0
} Ke7 {0} 26. Nd3 {0} Kd8 {0} 27. f4 {0} ({In case of} 27. g4 fxg4 28. hxg4 Rc7
29. Rxc7 Kxc7 30. Kf3 Kd6 31. Ke4 Bc3 {It's difficult to see how White can
make progress.}) 27... h5 {0} ({Now Black didn't like} 27... Rc7 28. Rxc7 Kxc7
{probably because of} 29. Kf3 Kd6 30. e4 fxe4+ 31. Kxe4 {and in this position
might hit on some ideas to pose Black problems.}) 28. a4 {0 White really has
difficulties to make progress. But as always Carlsen tries till the end.} (28.
Ne5 Bxe5 29. fxe5 Rd5 30. Rh4 Rxe5 31. Rxh5 Rc5 $132) 28... Rd5 {0} 29. Nc5 {0}
b6 {0} 30. Na6 {0} Be7 {0} (30... b5 $5) 31. Nb8 {0} a5 {0} 32. Nc6+ {0} Ke8 {0
} 33. Ne5 {0} (33. Nxe7 Kxe7 34. Rc7+ Rd7) 33... Bc5 {0} 34. Rc3 {0} Ke7 {0}
35. Rd3 {0} Rxd3 {0} 36. Kxd3 {0} f6 {0} 37. Nc6+ {0} Kd6 {0} 38. Nd4 {0} Kd5 {
0} 39. Nb5 {0} Kc6 {0} 40. Nd4+ {0} Kd6 {0} 41. Nb5+ {0} Kd7 {0} 42. Nd4 {0}
Kd6 {0 So, to be honest, the first game of the match was not particularly
exciting. I don't think we will see this variation again. Even for Magnus it
is difficult to squeeze water from a stone. I expect that the Queen's Indian
will be tested in the next games unless Karjakin has prepared something else.
But before that we will see what Sergey will play with White.} 1/2-1/2
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