Carlsen Knocks Down His Opponent With A Knight Manoeuvre

April 21, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Georg Meier vs Magnus Carlsen
GRENKE Chess Classic (2017) Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation (D90)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. g3 dc4 6. Qa4 Nfd7 7. Qc4 Nb6 8. Qd3 O-O 9. Bf4 Nc6 10. Rd1 Bf5 11. Qd2 Bg4 12. Bg2 Bf3 13. Bf3 Nd4 14. Bb7 Nc4 15. Qc1 Rb8 16. b3 Rb7 17. bc4 c5 18. O-O Rb4 19. Bh6 Bh6 20. Qh6 Rc4 21. Ne4 Ne2 22. Kg2 Qa8 23. f3 Re4 24. fe4 Qe4 25. Kf2 Nd4 26. Qe3 Qd5 27. Rd2 e5 28. Re1 Re8 29. Qe4 Qe6 30. Re3 Kg7 31. Rb2 c4 32. g4 Qf6 33. Ke1 Qg5 34. Kf2 Re6 35. Ke1 h5 36. h3 Rf6 37. Kd2 Rf4 38. Qe5 Qe5 39. Re5 Nf3 40. Ke3 Ne5 41. Kf4 Nd3
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