After drawing in the first 9 rounds Magnus Carlsen demonstrates brilliant chess in the last 2 rounds and by winning gets a chance to play a playoff match against the tournament leader Chinese GM Ding Liren! In this video I am analyzing a game played by Magnus Carlsen vs French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in round 11! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2778) vs Magnus Carlsen (2882)
Sinquefield Cup (2019), St Louis, MO USA, rd 11, Aug-28
Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack. Fianchetto Variation (B31)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4
f6 7. O-O d6 8. c4 c5 9. Qd3 Bg7 10. b3 Nh6 11. Nc3 Rb8
12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rae1 Nf7 14. h4 Rb7 15. h5 g5 16. Nh2 Ne5
17. Qg3 Kh8 18. f4 gxf4 19. Bxf4 Rg8 20. Re3 Nc6 21. Qf2 f5
22. Nf3 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 e5 24. Rd3 exf4 25. Qb2+ Rbg7 26. h6
fxe4 27. Rd2 exf3 28. hxg7+ Rxg7 29. Rxf3 Qg5 30. Rdf2 Nd4
31. Rxf4 Bf5 32. b4 Be6 33. Rf8+ Bg8 34. bxc5 dxc5 35. Qb8 Qe3
36. Qd6 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qg5 38. Qd5 Qh4+ 39. Kg1 Qe7 40. Qh5 Qe3
41. Qh4 Ne2+ 42. Kh1 Qc1+ 43. Rf1 Ng3+ 44. Kg1 Qe3+
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