Carlsen - Vachier-Lagrave, Biel 2018

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Vinvin
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Carlsen - Vachier-Lagrave, Biel 2018

Post by Vinvin »

After Carlsen played 32.h4?
[d]5rk1/6b1/2Bp2p1/1RpP2np/P1P1P2P/3r1p2/1P3BP1/4R1K1 b - - 0 32

32...fxg2! and 32...Rd2! (transposition) wins !
MVL didn't see it but top engines spot it quite fast :

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Stockfish_180714_x64_modern:
...
 28/47-	00:06	 62 744 672	9 310 679	-0,37	32. ... Nf7
 28/47-	00:07	 72 711 959	9 378 557	-0,49	32. ... fxg2
 28/47-	00:10	 103 655 053	9 515 748	-1,54	32. ... fxg2
 28/55	00:12	 114 902 103	9 548 915	-1,22	32. ... fxg2 33.hxg5 Rd2 34.Be3 Rc2 35.Rd1 Re2 36.Ra5 Rf3 37.Bd7 Rfxe3 38.Be6+ Kh7 39.Ra8 Bxb2 40.Ra7+ Kh8 41.Ra8+ Kg7 42.Ra7+ Kf8 43.Rf7+ Ke8 44.Rf2 Rxf2 45.Kxf2 Rxe4 46.Rb1 Be5 47.Kxg2 Rxc4 48.Rb8+ Ke7 49.a5 Ra4 50.Ra8 Bf4 51.a6 Bxg5 52.a7 Ra2+ 53.Kf3
 29/55+	00:12	 122 627 717	9 547 470	-1,15	32. ... fxg2 33.hxg5
 29/58+	00:13	 128 024 672	9 576 233	-1,07	32. ... fxg2 33.hxg5
 29/60+	00:13	 132 149 474	9 598 305	-0,96	32. ... fxg2 33.hxg5
 29/60-	00:16	 156 763 380	9 687 515	-1,05	32. ... fxg2
 29/60-	00:18	 182 700 308	9 741 418	-1,95	32. ... fxg2
 29/60	00:21	 211 570 854	9 784 980	-2,29	32. ... fxg2 33.hxg5 Rd2 34.Be3 Rc2 35.Rd1 Re2 36.Ra5 Rxe3 37.Kxg2 Re2+ 38.Kh1 Rff2 39.Ra8+ Kh7 40.Ra7 Rh2+ 41.Kg1 Reg2+ 42.Kf1 Rxb2 43.Kg1 Rbg2+ 44.Kf1 Rxg5 45.Rf7 Kh6 46.Rf2 Rh3 47.a5 Ra3 48.Rg2 Rxa5 49.Rxg5 Kxg5 50.Rd2 Ra1+ 51.Ke2 Rc1 52.Rd1 Rxc4 53.Rg1+ Kh6 54.Kf3 Rc3+ 55.Kg2
 30/55-	00:22	 224 766 872	9 794 617	-2,36	32. ... fxg2
 30/55-	00:24	 237 924 010	9 827 509	-2,44	32. ... fxg2
 30/55-	00:27	 274 717 623	9 908 660	-2,92	32. ... fxg2
 30/63	00:31	 315 498 612	9 992 987	-3,19	32. ... fxg2 33.hxg5 Rd2 34.Be3 Rc2 35.Ra5 Rf3 36.Ra8+ Kh7 37.Ra7 Rh3 38.Bf2 Rh1+ 39.Kxg2 Rxe1 40.Rf7 Rxb2 41.a5 Kg8 42.Rf3 Rxe4 43.Kh3 Be5 44.a6 Ra2 45.Be8 Rxc4 46.Bxg6 Rg4 47.Bxh5 Rxg5 48.Bf7+ Kg7 49.a7 Rxa7 50.Be6 Kg6
Vinvin
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Re: Carlsen - Vachier-Lagrave, Biel 2018

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Interview with Magnus and Maxime about this position here : https://youtu.be/RiCNFfEfZfE?t=5h2m42s
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Re: Carlsen - Vachier-Lagrave, Biel 2018

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Vinvin wrote: Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:17 am MVL didn't see it but top engines spot it quite fast :
I dont know what MVL is right now !?
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Re: Carlsen - Vachier-Lagrave, Biel 2018

Post by gordonr »

Paloma wrote: Tue Jul 31, 2018 3:49 pm
Vinvin wrote: Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:17 am MVL didn't see it but top engines spot it quite fast :
I dont know what MVL is right now !?
The chess player Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is sometimes known as MVL for short.
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Re: Carlsen - Vachier-Lagrave, Biel 2018

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