In the 9th game of Anand – Carlsen World Championship Match (2013) Viswanathan Anand played a sharp line against Magnus Carlsen’s Nimzo-Indian Defence that gave him attacking chances. Despite White’s scary attack, Carlsen defended accurately, creating counterplay on the queenside, and ultimately queening his b-pawn with check while Anand was shifting his heavy pieces over to his mating attack. Anand blundered with 28.Nf1 and resigned after 28…Qe1, since after 29.Rh4 Qxh4 30.Qxh4, Black emerges a rook up.
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Viswanathan Anand (2775) vs Magnus Carlsen (2870)
Anand – Carlsen World Championship Match (2013), Chennai IND, rd 9, Nov-21
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation (E25)
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5
exd5 8.e3 c4 9.Ne2 Nc6 10.g4 O-O 11.Bg2 Na5 12.O-O Nb3 13.Ra2
b5 14.Ng3 a5 15.g5 Ne8 16.e4 Nxc1 17.Qxc1 Ra6 18.e5 Nc7 19.f4
b4 20.axb4 axb4 21.Rxa6 Nxa6 22.f5 b3 23.Qf4 Nc7 24.f6 g6
25.Qh4 Ne8 26.Qh6 b2 27.Rf4 b1=Q+ 28.Nf1 Qe1
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