Position I after 19 Ra4, Black to play
Karjakin
Carlsen
Instead he went for 20 Be3!? Ra4 21 Qa4 Ne4 Karjakin takes the pawn 22 Rc1 Bd5 23 b5 !?
Here's the second key position, Black to play 23.. move
Karjakin
Carlsen
Karjakin went for 23..cb5 24 Qe4! Qc1 25 Qd5 which led to the 2 bishops versus rook ending with 3 pawns each.
If black had played 23..Nd6 White could play 24 b6 Qb7 25 Qb4 with some pressure. nothing clear though
23..Qd6 was possible, not sure if white should take on c6 or play for advantage 24b6.
23..c5? was bad since white could play 24Bc4! getting rid of the black bishop or 24Ng5!?
Karjakin decision led to an ending which was better for white. but in the position below , Carlsen failed to find ( in rapid game with little time left) Be6+ followed by Bf8 which was leading to a win
Position after 72..Rb7?
He played 73 Bd6 but eventually Karjakin found a very nice save via a stalemate idea.
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