By sacrificing two pawns in French Steinitz variation, Magnus Carlsen manages to organize a strong attack and once his opponent makes a mistake Carlsen opens up the center of the board, after which Black king becomes an easy target! In view of an imminent checkmate Black resigns! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Magnus Carlsen (2646) vs Rafael Felipe Prasca Sosa (2448)
37th Chess Olympiad (2006), Turin ITA, rd 6, May-27
French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Variation (C11)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Qd2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 Qb6
12. Qd2 Qxb2 13. Rb1 Qa3 14. Nb5 Qxa2 15. Nd6+ Ke7 16. Rc1 b6
17. Be2 Qa5 18. c3 f5 19. O-O Qc5+ 20. Kh1 Nf8 21. g4 Bd7
22. gxf5 exf5 23. Bf3 Ng6 24. c4 d4 25. Nb7 Qa3 26. Qxd4 Be6
27. Ra1 Qb3 28. Qd6+ Kf7 29. Bd5 Bxd5+ 30. Qxd5+ Ke7 31. Qd6+
Ke8 32. Qe6+ Ne7 33. Nd6+
1-0
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