13 Year Old Magnus Carlsen Beats A Strong GM In Just 19 Moves

May 24, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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In this video I am analyzing a game where 13 year old Magnus Carlsen beats former World Chess Championship Candidate Russian GM Sergey Dolmatov. In an odd variation of the Dutch Defence Magnus Carlsen launches a quick attack just from the opening. Dolmatov fails to defend accurately and once he makes a dubious move with his king, Carlsen goes for an exchange sacrifice and quickly finishes up the game. In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle! Good Luck!
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Magnus Carlsen (2484) vs Sergey Dolmatov (2591)
3rd Aeroflot Festival (2004), Moscow RUS, rd 3, Feb-19
Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation (A04)
1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 d6 3. e4 e5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. exf5 Bxf5 6. d4 Nxd4
7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Qxd4 Nf6 9. Bc4 c6 10. Bg5 b5 11. Bb3 Be7
12. O-O-O Qd7 13. Rhe1 Kd8 14. Rxe7 Qxe7 15. Qf4 Bd7 16. Ne4
d5 17. Nxf6 h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Qd4
1-0
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