Magnus loses a game after unbeaten string of 125

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Magnus loses a game after unbeaten string of 125

Post by Eelco de Groot »

Not that I follow this closely but 125 games without any loss at the higest level is impressive, I don't think any world champion had such a record. Hat off to Magnus!

[pgn][Event "8th Norway Chess 2020"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2020.10.10"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[ECO "B15"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann"]
[Variation "Tartakower (Nimzovich) variation"]
[WhiteFideId "1170546"]
[BlackFideId "1503014"]
[EventDate "2020.10.05"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
Qc2 Re8+ 9. Ne2 h5 10. Be3 Nd7 11. O-O-O b5 12. d5 c5 13. Bxb5 Rb8 14. c4 a6 15.
Ba4 Re7 16. Ng3 Ne5 17. Ne4 Reb7 18. b3 Rb4 19. Bd2 Rxa4 20. bxa4 Bf5 21. Rde1
h4 22. h3 Ng6 23. Re3 Nf4 24. g4 Bg6 25. Kd1 f5 26. Nxd6 Qxd6 27. gxf5 Bh5+ 28.
f3 Qf6 29. Bc3 Qg5 30. Qe4 Qg2 31. Rhe1 Qxa2 32. Qc2 Qxc4 33. Re8+ Kh7 34. Rxb8
Qxd5+ 35. Qd2 Bxf3+ 36. Kc1 Qxf5 37. Re3 Ne2+ 38. Kb2 Nxc3 39. Qxc3 Qf4 40. Qd3+
f5 41. Rf8 Qb4+ 42. Kc1 Be4 43. Qb3 Qd4 44. Qc3 Qd6 45. Rf7 Qg6 46. Rd7 Qg1+ 47.
Kb2 c4 48. Rxe4 fxe4 49. Rd4 Qf2+ 50. Qd2 c3+ 51. Kxc3 Qg3+ 52. Kb2 Qxh3 53.
Rxe4 Qg3 54. Qd4 Qg2+ 55. Kc3 Qf3+ 56. Kb4 Qf8+ 57. Ka5 Qf5+ 58. Kxa6 g5 59. a5
h3 60. Re7+ Kg6 61. Qg7+ Kh5 62. Qh7+ Kg4 63. Re4+ 1-0[/pgn]
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Re: Magnus loses a game after unbeaten string of 125

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You have to like how Magnus offered the pawn, he (GM Duda) took it and proceeded to defend like 'Cool Hand Luke'. 8-)
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Re: Magnus loses a game after unbeaten string of 125

Post by BrendanJNorman »

AdminX wrote: ↑Sun Oct 11, 2020 3:39 pm You have to like how Magnus offered the pawn, he (GM Duda) took it and proceeded to defend like 'Cool Hand Luke'. 8-)
Such games depress me actually... :lol:

Magnus actually played more stylish chess, but Duda's play resembled the cold, fearless precision of computers.

Walk a tightrope above sharks without sweating. :shock:
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