Carlsen, Magnus - Anand, Viswanathan
Grand Slam Final 5th

[2012.10.12]

[B52]

Prophylaxie : Art de prévenir les problèmes avant qu'ils n'arrivent 1.e4 c5 2.Cf3 d6 3.Fb5+ During the whole tournament Carlsen consistently and mostly sucessfully avoided any heated theoretical debates in the openings, opting for lines such as 2.d3, or a quick exd5 against the French Defence. 3. ... Fd7 The most solid response and the result of our game will hardly change this long-standing verdict. 4.Fxd7+ Dxd7 5.c4 This continuation is White's best chance to fight for an opening edge - he puts his pawns on the light squares, as he has just exchanged the light-squared bishops. Les blancs optent pour létau de Maroczy : ils int mis leurs pions sur e4 et c4 pour empécher la poussée d5. Ils se sont au préalable débarassé de leur mauvais fou de cases blanches 5. ... Cf6 Black intends to develop his kingside first and possibly use the c-file before he plays Nc6. 6.Cc3 g6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Cxd4 Fg7 9.f3 Dc7!? With f3 instead of h3 this move is still rare - Black doesn't have the blow on e4 from the previous note! 10.b3 Da5 Black's idea is to lure the bishop to b2 instead of its usual deployment on the c1-h6 diagonal (e3 or g5). 11.Fb2

[ 11.Fd2 also deserves consideration, but 11. ... Cc6 is still fine for Black after 12.Cd5 12. ... Dd8 13.Fc3 e6 14.Cxc6 bxc6 15.Cxf6+ Fxf6 16.Fxf6 Dxf6 17.O-O Td8=, quiet ]
11. ... Cc6 12.O-O O-O 13.Cce2N Although objectively this novelty is not particularly dangerous, it's in keeping with White's strategy to avoid excessive simplification and retain fighting chances. 13. ... Tfd8 Anand returns to the idea of pushing d5 either after preparation (e6), or directly as in the game. 14.Fc3 Db6 15.Rh1 Le roi est plus en sécurité sur cette case. 15. ... d5! 16.Cxc6
[ This is the only way to keep the tension in the position. 16.exd5?! $143 Cxd5! 17.cxd5 Txd5 wins the piece back and already Black can claim a slight edge: 18.De1 Cxd4 19.Cxd4 Fxd4 20.Fxd4 Txd4 21.Dxe7 Tad8=+ [%cal Ra2h2,Gd8d2] ]
[ 16.cxd5 Cxd5 17.exd5 -16.exd5 ]
16. ... bxc6 17.De1! Retire la dame du vis à vis de la Td8[%cal Rc3a5] 17. ... Tdc8?!
[ Leaving the d-file perhaps isn't a direct mistake, but it's certainly unnatural. The most logical response was 17. ... a5 /\ 18.e5 Cd7!? 19.e6 19. ... d4 20.Fd2!? 20. ... Cc5!? 21.exf7+ Rxf7=, quiet ]
18.e5 Ce8 19.e6!? Carlsen possibly felt his opponent's insecurity and goes for a direct attack. His approach pays off with surprising speed, but Black could have defend les blancs donnent un pion pour couper l'armée noire , les pièces de l'aile dame ne pourront plus venir défendre le roi noir 19. ... fxe6 20.Cf4 20. ... Fxc3 21.Dxc3=/& d4 22.Dd2!? La dame vise la case h6 22. ... c5 23.Tae1 Cg7 24.g4! Limits Black's knight and prepares the follwing manoeuvre, which is easy to overlook. Empêche le cavalier de s'activer par la case f5[%csl Rf5] 24. ... Tc6? And sure enough, Anand goes astray and fails to meet White's most dangerous idea. Black had better options, leading to balanced positions: 25.Ch3! → Suddenly Black is in trouble - his queen joins the defence one move too late. Les blancs vont envahir les cases noires affaiblies autour du roque[%cal Rd2h6,Rh3g5] 25. ... Ce8 26.Dh6 Cf6 27.Cg5 d3?! Hastens the end. 28.Te5! +- Rh8 29.Td1 Here White has no immediate mate, but Black remains completely paralysed, as due to Nf7 he has no access to the d8-square.[%csl Rd3,Rd8][%cal Gg5f7]
[ Le sacrifice 29.Cxh7 ne fonctionne pas 29. ... Cxh7 [%emt 0:00:10] 30.Dxg6 [%emt 0:00:05] 30. ... Tg8 [%emt 0:00:05] 31.Dxd3~
[ 31.Df7? Db8 32.Th5 Tg7-+ [%emt 0:00:07] ]
]
29. ... Da6 30.a4!? Pourquoi laisserait-on du jeu à l'adversaire? Les noirs préfèrent abandonner car la partie est sans espoir. En effet ils n'ont rien à opposer au plan qui consiste à avancer le pion h jusqu'en h6
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