Having already won the tournament with a round to spare, Magnus does have an incentive to go all out in his final game. He needs to beat Jakovenko to break 2800. And he did it in style. Magnus is now the youngest player in history to break 2800.
Carlsen (2772) – Jakovenko (2742) [D31]
Nanjing Grand Slam (10), 08.10.2009
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bxd6 Qxd6 8.e3 Ne7 9.Bd3 b6 10.Nf3 Ba6 11.0–0 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 Nd7 13.e4 0–0 14.e5 Qe6 15.Rae1 Rfe8 16.Nh4 Ng6 17.Nxg6 Qxg6 18.Qd2 Nf8 19.f4 Qf5 20.Nd1 f6 21.Ne3 Qd7 22.Qd3 fxe5 23.dxe5 Ne6 24.f5 Nc5 25.Qd4 Ne4 26.Nxd5 Qxd5 27.Qxe4 Rad8 28.e6 Qxe4 29.Rxe4 Rd6 30.g4 Kf8 31.g5 Ke7 32.Kg2 Rd5 33.Kg3 Kd6 34.h4 c5 35.f6 gxf6 36.gxf6 Rd3+ 37.Kh2 Rd2+ 38.Kh1 1–0
　
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It looks so easy!
Astounding!
Er, Ah, ummm : about that –
“Choking Carlson comment”
I guess I was wrong. Wow what a performance.
Arctic Knight
Of course he won. In every game he’s had the red kimono jacket, and red is just about the luckiest colour you can have in China.
Of course he won. In every game he’s had the red jacket, just about the most fortunate color you can get in China …
He won because I said he wouldn’t.
Can’t wait to see Magnus do battle with Anand, Kramnik et al at the Tal Memorial. Superb!
‘He needs to beat Jakovenko to break 2800.’
And then he needs to retire to stay above 2800. Hahahahahahahaha. I can’t stop laughing at my own jokes. Can you?
My comment is better than your comment.
My comment is better than your comment.
thats what i first thought it looked so easy. a couple players made it look esy capa, fischer at the end of his career
too easy for me! Jakovienko played like a 2000 player. Why did he wait so long with f7-f6 allowing Magnus to carry on his f2-f4-f5 plan?
Jakovenko got Magnutized. That’s what happend!
A terrible game by Jakovenko. No counterplay whatsoever on the queenside. He just let Carlsen dictate the action the whole way.