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At white’s 43 move, I gotta like Carlsen’s position. Not sure how easy it is to win without some deeper analysis, but I sure wouldn’t want to have defend as white.
Carlsen is losing after kh1
Nice cmplication though!
22. Bxd2 Bd4+ [ 23. Kh1 Ndf6 24. Qf3 Ng3+ 25. hxg3 hxg3 26. Be1 Nxe4 27. Bxg3 Nxg3+ 28. Qxg3 Kg7 29. Rf2 Qa8 30. Bb5 Rh8+ 31. Kg1 Qxd5 32. Rf1 Qh5 33. Qh3 Qxh3 34. gxh3 Kf6 35. Rd1 Ke6 36. Kg2 Bxf2 37. Bc4+ Ke7 38. Kxf2 Rxh3 39. a5 Rc3 and now not 40. Bd5 but 40.Ra1! and next a6 and white win.
Qg4 a6 20. Bxa6 Rxb2 21. Rab1 Rxd2 22. Bxd2 Bd4+ [ 23. Kh1 Ndf6 24. Qf3 Ng3+ 25. hxg3 hxg3 26. Be1 Nxe4 27. Bxg3 Nxg3+ 28. Qxg3 Kg7 29. Rf2 Qa8 30. Bb5 Rh8+ 31. Kg1 Qxd5 32. Rf1 Qh5 33. Qh3 Qxh3 34. gxh3 Kf6 35. Rd1 Ke6 36. Kg2 Bxf2 37. Bc4+ Ke7 38. Kxf2 Rxh3 39. a5 Rc3 and now not 40. Bd5 but 40.Ra1!!
21…Rxd2 is a mistake.