GM Radjabov (2744) – GM Carlsen (2775) [B12]
12.09.2008, Bilbao Grand Slam Final
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.Nd2 Nc6 7.N2f3 Nge7 8.Bd3 Bd7 9.0–0 Ng6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.c4 Be7 12.Be3 Qb8 13.Bxg6 hxg6 14.Qc2 a5 15.Rfc1 0–0 16.Qe2 Rc8 17.Rc3 = Qc7 18. Rac1 Qd8 19. a3 dxc4 20. Rd1 c5 21.Qxc4 Rab8 22. Rcd3 Rc7 23. R3d2 Qe8 24. Ng5 Ba4 25. Rc1 Bxg5 26. Bxg5 Qb5 27.Be3 Qxc4 28. Rxc4 Bb3 29. Rc3 a4 30. Bxc5 g5 31. f3 Kh7 32. Kf2 Rb5 33. Bd6 Rd7 34. Rcd3 Kg6 35. Rd4 f6 36. h3 Rd8 37. Kg3 Rd7 38. Kf2 Rd8 39. Re2 Rc8 40. Bb4 Rd5 41. Rxd5 Bxd5 42. Bc3 f5 43. Rd2 Rc4 44. Ke3 g4 45. hxg4 fxg4 46. Rd4 Rxd4 47. Bxd4 Kf5 48. Bc3 gxf3 49. gxf3 g5 50. Bd4 Bb3 51. Bc3 Bd5 52. Bd4 Bb3 53. Bc3 Bd5 1/2-1/2
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
All of a sudden…everyone is playing 1.e4 !? What’s up with that!?
I wish they use it with an attacking idea, but many use it to draw at the moment.
Whats up with blacks moves 17, 18 and 19? Placing the queen on d8 and weakening the pawnstruckture… Whats up with that??
Yeah, Carlsen’s moves here were really enigmatic. Seems he is lacking experience with the structure in these Caro-Kan / French-like positions. Particularly dxc4 looks awful, strictly strategically speaking.
Black frees himself now. A draw is likely now I think.
i wouldn’t be surprised if Carlsen added up french and caro kann to his repertoire. Also those two are much more solid than the Alekhine 🙂
Blak opened up the position with dxc4 because of the bishop pair.
It was not unlogical at all. Beware of dogmas in chess!
Magnus will NEVER play the french, coz it’s an opening he saus he dislikes. His style is maximum piece activity, so french is contrary to his style.