Position after 30…gxf5
GM Carlsen (2733) – GM Anand (2799) [B84]
25.01.2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.a4 Nc6 8.0–0 Be7 9.Be3 0–0 10.f4 Qc7 11.Kh1 Re8 12.Bf3 Rb8 13.Qd2 Bf8 14.Qf2 Bd7 15.g4 e5 16.Nf5 exf4 17.Bxf4 Be6 18.Rad1 Ne5 19.Bxe5 dxe5 20.g5 Nd7 21.Nd5 Qc6 22.Bg2 Qc5 23.Qh4 Qxc2 24.Rc1 Qxa4 25.b3 Qa5 26.Rc3 g6 27.Rh3 h5 28.Bf3 Bxd5 29.exd5 Bg7 30.Bxh5 gxf5 The position is very unclear. You have to give credit to Carlsen for going all out and not being intimidated at all. 31.Bxf7 Kxf7 32.g6! The only move. Everything else loses for White. 32…Kg8 33.Qh7+? I think this is incorrect. Better would have been 33.Rxf5 33…Kf8 34.Rxf5+ Ke7 35.Qxg7+ And now Anand must play 35…Kd6 to have a good shot at winning 35…Kd6 Now Anand just needs to relax and consolidate to score a full point 36.Rf7 Anand can play Qxd5+ followed by Rbd8 and he should be safe 36…Qxd5 37.Kg1 Rbd8 38.Rh7 I think Magnus is hoping for a Van Wely miracle by trying his best to complicate things 38…Qd4+ 39.Kg2 Qg4+ 40.Kh1 Rg8 This should be over. White is completely lost 41.Rf6+ Either Kc5 or Nxf6 will win easily 41…Kc7 This wins too 42.Qe7 Qe4+ White resigns 0-1 Nice defensive gem from Anand!
In the earlier thread with the Gabor painting, my analysis of Gabor’s work is that it represents how competitive our society has become, i.e. in our zeal to reach the zenith in our careers, achieve untold material wealth, we are willing to destroy ourselves, forego our health, our families, and the simpler things in life. Success comes at a price, and the price can be very deadly. Looks like the White King died of a stroke in the end (possibly out of a combination of sheer stress and exhilaration that took it’s toll on his life, during the game and at the end of it).
Another way of looking at the artwork is in terms of MAD – Mutual Assured Destruction, the threat posed by nuclear weapons, reminding one of the Cold War and U.S.-Soviet enmity. The White King may have checkmated Black, but it has ended too.
Jebo mu mater indijsku.
“You have to give credit to Carlsen for going all out and not being intimidated at all.”
Why? Does Susan not understand the difference between foolishness and bravery? I give him no credit at all.
Some may find randomness and mistake-ridden play “exciting”, but to me seeing Carlsen this tournament (or Topalov anytime) is like watching a football match with all the players blinfolded. Lots of exciting collisions and amusing antics, but why would a real fan of the game care to watch?
If Carlsen can’t play solid chess when he needs to then he doesn’t deserve to win this or any other major event.
Same for Judit who insisted on attacking for no good reason and looks likely to lose to the bottom-dweller with the White pieces. She should have taken the good endgame right out of the opening and demonstrated her technical skills.
The Carlsen Choke
He has no balls, can’t stand pressure
He is a chicken
anos 10:47 and 11:01 sound like a sam sloan devotees who lack the civility and understanding of the game.
carlsen’s style is not the boring ‘solid’ style that the two anos say. he is no chicken for a 17 y.o. 2700 plus super GM either.
it is so hilarious that these two elo 1500 anos 10:47 and 11:01 are attacking the likes of carlsen, judith and topalov.
go back to your cave with sam you two. capiz?
Absolutely terrific. Carlsen came out swinging,but the World Champ proved that he had the necessary nerve and defensive skills. In fact great wins by Anand over attacking players like Topalov,Judith and now Carlsen. His main problem is how to scale the Kramnik wall,later this year. Carlsen is young and his time will come, He needs to mature a bit,that is all.Bravo Anand.
Bravo Carlsen!! Better die attacking than being attacked!
To anon “Bravo Carlsen!! Better die attacking than being attacked”.
In top level chess it surely is”Better survive the attack and turn the tables” Any of us patzers can die attacking!!
Carlsen has a lot of guts and talent and I enjoyed the game very much. He’s only 17, has a lot of time to improve and he’s already a super GM! Who knows, maybe by the time he reaches Anand’s age he will have broken Kasparov’s record for the highest ELO ever attained.
Adjusting for Inflation, who would have the highest ELO today? and will the future players be able to exceed the ELO ratings of previous players after adjusting for inflation?
On move won’t 30. Nd6 Rfd8 31.Bg2 Rf8 32.Nf5 Rbd8 33.d6 doesn’t this come out to possible win for White
sorry move 32.should be 32.Nf5 Rbe8
Its hard to take but after 28. Ng3!!! Magnus have an easy win.
Mg3 Bg4 then what?
Ng3 didn’t even feature in the post-game analysis…
I see some of the postings for this article and I’m totally confused. In a time where 99.9% of the Grand Masters are fighting just enough to get a draw, when we see a couple of players that go out there and try to do their best, they get bashed. Come on, Anand (or Mr Draw) being the WC and all has played some of the most boring games in this tournament. Topalov’s performance (leaving aside his victory over Kramnik) as played totally lame and unteresting games. Kramnik…he doesn’t even deserve that me or anyone try to analyze his games for this tournament. Carlsen, Aronian and Radjadov have provide us with the only games worth watching or following. We are approaching a new era of GM’s in chess. Is about time that the old timers who are so use to draws make way for the Aronian’s, Carlsen’s, Radjadov’s, Nakamura’s, Fabiano’s etc. Will they loose every now and then while they get to the top…of course since it’s part of the game. But let’s hope that they get their inspiration from someone like Korchnoi who at his 80’s is still out there crushing his opponents…and that they refuse their membership to the Draw Club where Anand, Topalov, Kramnik, Gelfand, Ivanchuk and others seem to be so fond off.
After Bg4 he simply takes on h5 with the knight, and plays Bf3 after! See it now?