Resignation “Spoiled” Magnus Carlsen’s Queen Sacrifice

June 22, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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In this video I am analyzing a brilliant attacking game played by 12 year old Magnus Carlsen vs Colm Daly! By organizing a strong attack vs Sicilian Scheveningen, Carlsen manages to break into pieces Black’s kingside and make it vulnerable! In the end Carlsen forces his opponent to resign by threatening to sacrifice his queen! Unfortunately Black resigns not allowing White to bring into life that brilliant sacrifice! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Magnus Carlsen (2315) vs Colm Daly (2353)
Gausdal Classics, GM group (2003), Gausdal NOR, rd 1, Apr-03
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Tal Variation (B82)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6
7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 O-O 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Nb3 a6 11. g4 b5 12. g5
Nd7 13. h4 Bb7 14. g6 Nb4 15. a3 Nc6 16. Bh3 hxg6 17. h5 g5
18. f5 Nce5 19. Qg3 g4 20. Bxg4 Nxg4 21. h6 g5 22. Qxg4 Ne5
23. Qh5 g4 24. Bd4 Bf6 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Qxg4+ Kh8 27. Rdg1
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Video Thumbnail Credits: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magnus_Carlsen(33).JPG

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