Carlsen vs Vallejo – Closed Sicilian Domination (FM William Stewart)

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Carlsen opens with 1. e4 and Vallejo-Pons responds with the Sicilian Defense with 1. ..c5, however from there the opening takes a strange twist in move order and ends up with a Closed Sicilian by Carlsen. It seemed that black got the worst of the opening because he essentially wasted an important tempo with an early ..a6 and also white managed to achieve an annoying way of stopping black from castling early in the game. Carlsen achieved a sizable edge in development and coordination, leading to decisive pressure in the center and particularly on black’s kingside – leading to a series of mistakes by Vallejo-Pons 26. ..g4? and 27. ..Bxg4??

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