Shocking! This is Magnus Carlsen’s Most Absurd Loss

Shocking! This is Magnus Carlsen’s Most Absurd Loss
The King Salman FIDE World Rapid Championship – Open and Women started on the 26th of December in St. Petersburg, Russia.
They are 15 round swiss tournaments with a prize fund of $150,000. The time control is 15+10. In a case of a tie there will be a blitz playoff between the 1st two players.
The Open features top players as Magnus Carlsen, Nakamura Hikaru, Artemiev Vladislav, Fedoseev Vladimir, Aronian Levon, Mamedyarov Shakhriyar, Wang Hao, Karjakin Sergey, Nepomniachtchi Ian, Harikrishna Pentala etc.
In the Womens’ competition take part Anna Muzychuk, Wenjun Ju , Tingjie Lei, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Kateryna Lagno, Nana Dzagnidze, Elisabeth Paehtz, Tatiana Kosintseva, Mariya Muzychuk, Dronavalli Harika etc.
In this video I am covering a game from the second round of the above mentioned tournament where in a dramatic game the reigning world chess champion first goes for scholar’s mate and then blunders and gets a hopeless position!
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Magnus Carlsen (2903) – Shamsiddin Vokhidov (2492)
World Rapid Championship 2018 round 02
C20 King’s Pawn Game: Wayward Queen Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. Qf3 Qe7 5. Ne2 Nf6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Nbc3 h6 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. exd5 Na5 10. d6 cxd6 11. Bd5 Nc6 12. Bd2 Qf6 13. Qe4 O-O 14. O-O Ne7 15. Nc3 Qf5 16. Qb4 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Kh7 18. Nc7 Rb8 19. Qxd6 b6 20. f3 Bb7 21. Rae1 Rfc8 22. Bc3 Bf8 23. Nb5 Bxd6 24. Nxd6 Qe6 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. Rxe5 Qd6 27. Rfe1 Bd5 28. a4 Be6 29. a5 bxa5 30. Kf1 Rc5 31. Rxc5 Qxc5 32. Ra1 d5 33. Rxa5 Qc7 34. Ra4 Qxh2 35. Rxa7 Qh1+ 36. Kf2 d4
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