GM Ponomariov (2723) – GM Carlsen (2690) [D10]
Corus Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, 15.01.2007
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Ne5 h6 7.Qb3 Ra7 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Bd2 e6 10.Rc1 Nbd7 11.Bb5 Bd6 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bxd7+ Qxd7 14.Na4 0-0 15.Nb6 Qd8 16.Nc8 Qxc8 17.Rxc8 Rxc8 18.Qb6 Bb8 19.0-0 Kh7 20.Rc1 Bc2 21.Ba5 Kg6 22.Qb4 Rc4 23.Qd2 Bf5 24.Rxc4 dxc4 25.Bb6 Ra8 26.Qe2 e5 27.Qxc4 exd4 28.Qxd4 f6 29.f4 Bb1 30.Qd5 White wins 1-0
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Hi,
CAn anybody explain to me why Carlsen gave his Queen for Knight and Rook? I thought it looked silly, but I’m no GM…
greetings, Frank
I think for the line 16. … Ra8 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Bb4 and then Bxf8
A Rook for a bishop, without any compensation is bad, I agree, but what he dis looks even worse!
Yes, I agree with you 😀
I agree, I don’t know which was worse in this situation, giving up the exchange or Q for N+R. I hope Carlsen rebounds from this. Today he played the opening like an ordinary club player.
A queen for a knight and a rook is unusual but not unheard of. Take a look at this game by Petrosian. A good example of why Fischer said Petrosian is as “slippery as an eel” to play.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1104878
Petrosian looks demolished at first but after the exchange sacrifice his opponent can’t cope with the additional firepower of the two pieces. Petrosian’s piece coordination is incredible here.
He was already lost by that time. giving up the queen was simple desperation. It was already over.
He was in trouble from the move 6…..h6 he never got back into the game. he was forced to move 7….Ra7 and he was toast.
the other option was 16….Ra8 17 Nxd6 Qxd5 18 Bb4 now maybe he missed Qd7 holding b7 after Bxf8 Rxf8.
The real big mistake was 6….h6
This game was a prime example of why he has to play the very top guys to get better. He needs to renew himself to push on to a new higher level of play for himself.
I suspect in the past he has won some games easy. Now he is learning that he can not allow himself these slight errors in a game and still win. He has to be vigilant on every move.
Ponomariov!!!
If Kramnik can miss a 1 move check-
mate and Fischer can take a poi-
soned pawn (game 1, 1972 vs.
Spassky), then Carlsen or any chess
player or chess machine is capable
of similar blunders on rare occasions.
this is what happens when you dont get your pieces out fast enough and arnt able to castle. i think the game was over after ponomariov did 11.Bb5 and carlson repsonded with a horrid move Bd6. he should have taken ponomariovs bishop to get out of that terible pin. pins are always nasty.
wolverine
Pono is the best !!!
The only true Slav world champion since Alekhine !!!
someone should have ripped that sweatshirt right off of carlsen. champion?!?!?
sad to see someone peak so young in life. The mcdonalds looks like it is adding up as well. Maybe go to college like Naka? Roommates perhaps?