GM Svidler (2746) – GM Karjakin (2732) [D47]
27.04.2008 – Baku Grand Prix – Round 6
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.0–0 0–0 10.a3 Bb7 11.Qc2 a6 12.b4 a5 13.Rb1 axb4 14.axb4 Qe7 15.e4 e5 16.Ne2 Bxb4 17.Ng3 g6 18.dxe5 Ng4 19.Bg5 Qc5 20.e6 Nde5 21.Nxe5 Nxe5 22.Bf6 Qxc2 23.Bxc2 Bd6 24.Bb3 fxe6 25.Bxe6+ Nf7 26.f4 Bc8 27.Bb3 Re8 28.f5 Bxg3 29.hxg3 Rxe4 30.Ra1 Rxa1 31.Rxa1 Kf8 32.Ra7 Ne5 33.Rxh7 Nc4 34.fxg6 Be6 35.Bc2 Re2 36.Bd3 Re3 37.Bf5 Bd5 38.Kf2 Re8 39.Bd7 Nd6 40.Bg7+ White wins 1–0
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What happened to Karjakin? Is he sick?
nice trap by Svidler. I think Karjakin blundered Ra1 – simple apparent move that turned out tpo be deadly