13 Year Old Magnus Carlsen Slays The Sicilian Dragon

In this famous chess game 13 year old Magnus Carlsen demonstrates sharp attacking skills and with a precise attack destroys the Sicilian dragon! The pinnacle of beauty is how finally he manages to sacrifice his queen-side rook! A game that every chess player should see!
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Magnus Carlsen (2450) vs Timothy Taylor (2385)
First Saturday GM Tournament (2003), Budapest HUN, rd 9, Dec-15
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation. Yugoslav Attack Modern Line (B76)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. g4 Qa5 11. Kb1 Rfc8
12. h4 Ne5 13. Be2 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. h5 Rac8 16. Nb3 Qd8
17. hxg6 hxg6 18. e5 Nxg4 19. fxg4 Bxg4 20. Qh2 Bxe5 21. Qh7+
Kf8 22. Bd4 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Bf5 24. Rd5 e6 25. Rxe5 dxe5
26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Qxe5 Qd6 28. Qe3 Kf6 29. Nd2 Qe5 30. Nde4+
Bxe4 31. Nxe4+ Ke7 32. Qa3+ Kd7 33. Rd1+ Kc6 34. Qa4+ Kb6
35. Qb4+ Ka6 36. Rd3 b6 37. Nd6 Rc5 38. Ra3+ Ra5 39. Qc4+
1-0
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