1.e4
e5
2.Cf3
Cc6
3.Ab5
f5!?
This tournament is quite entertaining in the openings field. We saw those nice Sicilian Dragon attacking games in previous rounds, and now Magnus comes with the active Spanish Schliemann variation. Radjabov has been playing this line with success last two years, and three of those games were against Magnus himself. In the present game, Carlsen (this time playing Black) wants to give the line a try.
4.d3
fxe4
5.dxe4
Cf6
6.0-0
Ac5
7.Axc6
bxc6
8.Cxe5
0-0
9.Cc3
Anand deviates from another of his game where Black got a very pleasant position: [9.Ag5
De8
10.Axf6
Txf6
11.Cd3
Ad4
12.Cd2
Aa6
13.Tb1
d6
14.c4
c5
15.b4
Df7
16.Rh1
Tf8
with compensation for the pawn. Anand,V (2799)-Radjabov,T (2735)/Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP 2008.]
9...d6
10.Cd3
Ad4
11.Ce2
Ab6
12.Ag5
De8
13.Axf6
Txf6
14.Cg3
Df7N
This time is Carlsen who deviated from a previous game where Radjabov his opponent played: [14...Aa6
15.Rh1
Axd3
16.cxd3
Txf2
17.Txf2
Axf2
18.Cf5
Ab6
19.Dg4
Df8
20.Tf1
g6
21.Tf4
Rh8
22.Cd4
Dg7
with good game for Black. Carlsen,M (2690)-Radjabov,T (2729)/Monte Carlo 2007.]
15.b3
Ae6
16.Dd2
Tf8
17.Tae1
Anand used around 30 minutes for last three moves. In this tournament he is thinking a lot, something very unusual on him.
17...Th6!
Black is threatening Qf6-h4.
18.Dc3
Tf6
19.Te2?!
Anand did not realise that this move has a tactic drawback. [If 19.Dxc6
then 19...h5!
and Black has enough compensation. He will get back a pawn soon and White's queen would be to far to defend the kingside]
19...Ag4
20.Td2?!
This move is just a blunder; Anand did not see Carlsen next move.
[Better was 20.Tee1
Txf2
21.Cxf2
Axf2+
22.Rh1
Axe1
23.Dxe1
De7
24.Txf8+
Dxf8=
]
20...Ae3!
21.h3
Axd2
22.Dxd2
Ac8
23.f4
h5!
24.f5
h4
25.Ce2
Te8?!
[As Anand pointed out after the game, better was: 25...De7!
y en caso de 26.Cf2
d5
27.Cg4
T6f7
with clear advantage for Black.
]
26.Cf2
d5
27.Cg4
Txe4
28.Cxf6+
Dxf6
29.Cc1!
An excellent defensive move.
29...Axf5
30.Df2
Ag6
31.Dxa7
Tf4
32.Txf4
Dxf4
33.Cd3
Axd3
34.cxd3
Dc1+
35.Rh2
Df4+
36.Rg1
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