A Great Game by Magnus Carlsen

Here is one of Magnus’s most ingenious chess games.

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa vs Magnus Carlsen
Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals (2022) (rapid), roundd 6
2022 November 19
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation. Tal Variation … ECO code (B12)

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 e6 7.Nf3 Qa5+ 8.Nbd2 Nh6 9.O-O Nf5 10.Nb3 Qb5 11.Qd1 c5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.a4 Qc6 14.Nxc5 Qxc5 15.c3 Nc6 16.Re1 Rd8 17.Bg5 Rd7 18.Rc1 d4 19.b4 Qb6 20.b5 dxc3 21.Qb3 Nce7 22.Rxc3 O-O 23.Qc2 Nd5 24.Rc4 Rc7 25.Nd2 Rfc8 26.Rxc7 Rxc7 27.Qd1 Qd4 28.Qxh5 Qxa4 29.Ne4 Qxb5 30.Rd1 Rd7 31.Qg4 Kf8 32.Qh5 Kg8 33.Qg4 Nb6 34.Bf6 Rxd1+ 35.Qxd1 Nd7 36.Qc1 Qc6 37.Qf4 gxf6 38.exf6 Kh7 39.Qg4 Qc1+ 40.Kh2 Qh6 41.Ng5+ Kg8 42.Nxe6+ Qg6 43.Qc4 fxe6 44.Qxe6+ Qf7 45.Qxf5 Nxf6 46.g4 Nd5 47.Qg5+ Kh7 48.Kg1 a5 49.Qd2 Qe6 50.Qxa5 Qxg4+ 51.Kf1 Qe4 52.Qd8 Nf4 53.Qc7 +Kh6 54.Qb6+ Kh5 55.Qa5+ Qd5 0-1

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