WCH coverage

Here are links on world championship coverage

great analysis on chess.com, particularly detailed notes from GM R. Hess

https://www.chess.com/news/view/karjakin-unmoved-by-surprising-pawn-sacrifice-holds-game-11-7312


AGON official coverage here ( mostly journalistic mainstream article, no complete written move/ variation analysis; video available for a fee)

www.worldchess.com

chessbase.com, with GM Fabiano Caruano commenting towards end of the match, also Wesley So !

http://en.chessbase.com/post/newsblog-wcc-carlsen-karjakin-2016-11-26

in-depth analysis and video coverage + lots of photos chess24.com

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/carlsen-karjakin-game-11-80-psychology

Blog analysis with detailed PGN

http://www.thechessmind.net/


fast coverage, with pgn analysis sortly after each game theweekinchess.com

http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/world-chess-championship-2016/world-championship-match-heads-into-the-final-game-all-square

game 11: drawn. brief analysis with PGN here

http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2016/11/26/Game179621640.html

Game was balanced, and Carlsen had a relatively easy game with Black; Karjakin had to be careful not to let Black gain initiative but kept it under control.

12th game with Carlsen having White.


Position after16..Qd7, white to play

Carlsen

 Karjakin

Position after19..d5!? , white to play

Carlsen

 Karjakin

Position after 27..a5

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game 10: Carlsen wins game and match is now tied. 2 games left !! analysis

insta-analysis Game 10

Carlsen won long game against Karjakin.

1 win each, 8 draws.

2 games to decide world chess championship. then tie-break if still equal !


Analysis

http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2016/11/24/Game3430125.html

Black should have played Nf2+

 after d4! white is pressing

 here Carlsen played Nd5!; Rg6! was another good move

Final position, White will win h5 and keep a5

game 9 drawn : analysis, moves explained, world chess championship Karjakin Carlsen

http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2016/11/24/Game61893796.html

click to replay and check my analysis  ( Pgn of game available)

Here on 13th move, White can play d5, Re1 or 13Bc2 as in the game

middle-game position after ..Qb5!?

Here White had to pick between Qb3 or Bf7+

game 8 : Karjakin Wins ! Chess analysis

http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2016/11/21/Game123946796.html

Position after 35 c5!

Position after 52 h4??

Karjakin played 52..a2! and White resigned

[Event "AGON FWCM 2016"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2016.11.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Fritz 15 (10m)"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "top10chess.blogspot.com"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.24"]

{E14: Queen's Indian: Classical Variation (4 e3)} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6
4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Bb2 b6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7
11. c4 {last book move} dxc4 $146 ({Relevant:} 11... Qe7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. a3 {
1/2-1/2 (13) Kohlweyer,B (2422)-Aloma Vidal,R (2403) Figueres 2014}) 12. Nxc4
Qe7 13. a3 {Prevents intrusion on b4} a5 14. Nd4 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Rac1
Nf8 17. Qe1 Ng6 18. Bf1 Ng4 19. Nb5 Bc6 (19... Qg5 $5 {dangerous for white !}
20. h3 N4e5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 $15) 20. a4 $11 Bd5 21. Bd4 Bxc4 22.
Rxc4 Bxd4 23. Rdxd4 Rxc4 24. bxc4 {Black has a new backward pawn: b6} Nf6 25.
Qd2 Rb8 26. g3 {Controls f4+h4} Ne5 27. Bg2 h6 28. f4 (28. h3 Qb4 29. Qd1)
28... Ned7 29. Na7 Qa3 $1 30. Nc6 {White threatens to win material: Nc6xb8} Rf8
31. h3 {Covers g4} Nc5 {Black threatens to win material: Nc5xa4} 32. Kh2 Nxa4
33. Rd8 {time trouble !} g6 34. Qd4 {White threatens to win material: Qd4xf6}
Kg7 35. c5 $2 (35. Ne5 $142 {and White can hope to live} Qc5 36. Rxf8 Qxf8 37.
Nd7 $15) 35... Rxd8 $17 (35... bxc5 $2 36. Qd6 $1 Rxd8 37. Nxd8 Qxe3 38. Qe7 $1
) 36. Nxd8 Nxc5 37. Qd6 Qd3 (37... Qa4 $142 38. Qxb6 Ncd7 $17) (37... Qc3 38.
Qe7 Nfd7 39. Qxf7+ Kh8 40. Nxe6 $13) 38. Nxe6+ $11 fxe6 39. Qe7+ Kg8 40. Qxf6
a4 41. e4 Qd7 42. Qxg6+ {White forks: h6} Qg7 43. Qe8+ Qf8 44. Qc6 $6 {White
threatens to win material: Qc6xb6; Carlsen is pushing for a win, but the
position is dangerous} (44. Qg6+ Qg7 (44... Kh8 45. e5 $1 a3 46. Qb1 Qb8 47.
Qg6 a2 48. Qxh6+ Kg8 49. Qg6+ {draw}) 45. Qe8+ $11) 44... Qd8 45. f5 {This
push gains space} a3 $1 {A strong pawn} 46. fxe6 {White has a new passed pawn:
e6.} Kg7 (46... Kh7 47. e5 a2 48. Be4+ Nxe4 49. Qxe4+ Kg7 50. Qb7+ Kg8 51. Qf7+
Kh8 52. Qf4 $11) 47. e7 {White has a mate threat} (47. Qb5 $142 $5 {must
definitely be considered} Nxe6 48. Qb4 $14) 47... Qxe7 $15 48. Qxb6 Nd3 49. Qa5
Qc5 {Black threatens to win material: Qc5xa5} 50. Qa6 {White threatens to win
material: Qa6xd3} Ne5 $1 {A comfortable square for the black knight} 51. Qe6 (
51. Qa8 $5 $15) 51... h5 $17 52. h4 $4 {causes further problems for White} (52.
Qa6 $142 $17) {[%tqu ]} 52... a2 $1 $19 {surprise! carlsen resigned. First win
for Karjakin in the match. He leads 4.5 to 3.5 with 4 games to go !} (52... a2
53. Qxa2 Ng4+ 54. Kh3 (54. Kh1 Qc1+ 55. Bf1 Qxf1#) 54... Qg1 $19 55. Qa7+ $4
Qxa7) 0-1

game 7 analysis (Draw) 11/20/2016

http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2016/11/20/Game28384515.html

Carlsen

Karjakin

White to play 17th move

Final position

Draw

Match is even

Carlsen has white next

worldchess.com

World Championship Room Photo

This is where the magic happens.

Dark room where players Carlsen and Karjakin are playing the world championship in NYC.

Game 7 today !

Carlsen Karjakin match : Even after 6 games : 3 points each

Magnus Carlsen versus Sergey Karjakin in NY for World Championship

Pictures

game5 : Carlsen-Karjakin drawn again but Karjakin had an advantage for the first time in match !

excellent recap in video here

By GM Peter Svidler from chess24.com

https://youtu.be/BRsWO0o10FI


Carlsen chose the italian opening

Things didnt go so well.

https://twitter.com/hashtag/CarlsenKarjakin?src=hash


see full recap at chess24.com
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/carlsen-karjakin-game-5-magnus-screws-up


Carlsen at the end, frustated, perhaps mad at himself. things didnt go his way and he will have black twice in a row, 6th and 7th games.

official site
worldchess.com

game 5 Carlsen-Karjakin analysis ( PGN) + Replay Game !!

Full Game 5 + Analysis on this link:

http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2016/11/17/Game5033562.html

Position 1: Karjakin played ..Ne4. 
Should White play Ne4 or Bbf7+ first ?
(Answer in link above or PGN below)

Position 2: White( Carlsen) took on d4 with his queen after Karjakin sacrificed d5-d4 to open lines.
Should Karjakin with Black play ..Qh6, ..Rh8 or ..Bd5 ?
Answer in link above

Position 3 : Carlsen played e5-e6; what is his idea, and was Kg3 instead possible ?

PGN here

[Event "WCh 2016"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2016.11.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "thechesscorner@gmail.com"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. a4 d6 7. c3 a6 8. b4 ({
Relevant:} 8. h3 Ba7 9. Re1 Ne7 10. d4 Ng6 11. Bd3 c6 12. Be3 Nh5 13. Nbd2 Nhf4
14. Bf1 exd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. cxd4 d5 17. e5 f6 18. Ra3 fxe5 19. dxe5 a5 20.
Qc1 Qe7 21. Rb3 Bf5 22. Nd4 Ne6 23. Nxf5 Rxf5 24. Bd3 Rf4 25. Bxg6 hxg6 26. Qd1
Raf8 27. Rf3 Qb4 28. Rxf4 Rxf4 29. Nf3 Qxa4 30. Qd3 Rf5 31. Qb1 Qf4 32. Qc2 Kh7
33. Re3 Qc4 34. Qd1 Rf4 35. Rc3 Qb4 36. Qc1 a4 37. h4 Kg8 {Nepomniachtchi,I 
(2740)-So,W (2782) Baku 2016 0-1}) 8... Ba7 9. Re1 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. d4 {
Diagram [#]} c6 (11... Re8 $5 12. Qc2 (12. Qb3 Re7 13. h3 exd4 14. cxd4 d5) (
12. h3)) (11... h6 12. h3) (11... Nxe4 $6 12. Nxe4 d5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5
dxc4 (14... dxe4 15. Bd5) 15. Qh5) 12. h3 exd4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Re8
13. Bd3 Be6 14. b5 axb5 15. axb5 Nf4 16. Bf1 cxb5 17. Nb1 Bc4 18. Bxf4 exf4 {
1/2-1/2 (18) Serazeev,A (2490)-Szczepanski,Z (2541) ICCF email 2014}) 13. cxd4
{Diagram [#]} Nxe4 $5 (13... d5 $5 14. exd5 Nxd5 (14... cxd5 15. Bd3 Nf4 16.
Nb3) 15. Ne4 Bf5 16. Bg5 Qd7) 14. Bxf7+ $5 (14. Nxe4 {was probably better} d5
15. Bd3 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Be6 17. b5) 14... Rxf7 15. Nxe4 d5 16. Nc5 h6 17. Ra3 $5
{like in Chennai} Bf5 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qh4 20. Rf3 Bxc5 21. bxc5 Re8 22.
Rf4 Qe7 23. Qd4 Ref8 24. Rf3 Be4 25. Rxf7 Qxf7 26. f3 Bf5 27. Kh2 Be6 28. Re2
Qg6 29. Be3 Rf7 30. Rf2 Qb1 31. Rb2 Qf5 32. a5 $6 (32. f4 h5 33. Qc3) 32... Kf8
33. Qc3 Ke8 34. Rb4 g5 35. Rb2 Kd8 36. Rf2 Kc8 37. Qd4 Qg6 38. g4 h5 $1 $15 39.
Qd2 Rg7 40. Kg3 Rg8 41. Kg2 $2 hxg4 42. hxg4 (42. fxg4 Qe4+ 43. Kg1 Rh8 $17)
42... d4 $5 (42... Qh6 43. Kg1 Qh3 44. Qe2 d4 45. Bxd4 Rf8 $40) 43. Qxd4 {
Diagram [#]} Bd5 $2 (43... Rh8 $1 {the best move} 44. Qe4 (44. Qc3 Qh7 $1 45.
Kf1 Qb1+ $1 46. Ke2 Qb5+ 47. Kd2 Rh1) 44... Qh6 $1 45. Kf1 Qh1+ 46. Ke2 Qa1 {
missed by Karjakin} (46... Rd8 47. Rf1 Qh4) (46... Bd5 $5 47. Qf5+ Kb8 48. Qd3
Qa1 $1 49. Qd4 Qa2+ 50. Bd2 Kc8 51. Ke3) 47. Bxg5 Bd5 48. Qf5+ Kb8) (43... Qh6
44. Qc3 Bd5) 44. e6 $1 {Diagram [#]} (44. Kg3 {was possible} Qb1 45. Qd2 Qg1+
46. Rg2 Qf1 47. Rf2 Qg1+ $11) 44... Qxe6 45. Kg3 $1 Qe7 (45... Kb8) 46. Rh2 Qf7
47. f4 gxf4+ 48. Qxf4 Qe7 49. Rh5 Rf8 50. Rh7 $1 (50. Rf5 Re8 $1 51. Bf2 Qd8
52. Re5 Rf8 53. Rf5 Rh8 54. Rh5 Rf8 55. Rf5 $11) 50... Rxf4 51. Rxe7 Re4 $6 (
51... Re4 $6 52. Rxe4 Bxe4 53. Kf4 Bd3 54. Ke5 Kd7 55. Kf6 Ke8 56. g5 Bc4 57.
g6 Kf8 58. Bh6+ Ke8 59. Bf4 Kf8) (51... Rf3+ $1 52. Kh4 Bb3) 1/2-1/2

Paste here to replay

http://chesstempo.com/pgn-viewer.html

world chess championship 2016 pictures

at Fulton Street, NYC

Carlsen defending title against Karjakin , Nov 2016

Magnus Carlsen at the board

Sergey Karjakin at the board

Fulton Street: Fide World Chess Championship 2016 sign

Giant Chess board

Press Conference Game 5: Magnus Carlsen pouting

photos author & copyright: top10chess blog author;

Official match website : www.worldchess.com

FIDE Chess World Championship Match , New York

key positions Karjakin-Carlsen game 4 ( Draw)

Karjakin defended again with white against Carlsen, and managed to hold a difficult ending again, frustating Magnus Carlsen from his first win in the world championship in NYC.


Key Position #1

Carlsen

Karjakin

White to play 

In the position above, Karjakin had taken in h6 but Black defended with 18..Qc6!

Now white should retreat his bishop to c1, allowing black to win e4 , which is slightly better for Black.

However, Karjakin played 19 Bc4? which was answered by 18..bc4. Not only will Black win back e4 , but he gets bishop pair and weakness on b2 in any ending.

Key Position 2 after 48..Bd5+

Carlsen

Karjakin

Here Karjakin had to play Ne4 but went 49 Ke2? retreating. Black was almost winning

Full analysis here

top10chess analysis of Karjakin-Carlsen (4)

Analysis Carlsen-Karjakin Game 3 . Karjakin miraculous defense saved the day and half a point

Instant analysis of the ending and endgame drama here
http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2016/11/14/Game85566625.html
pgn analysis here ( game3)
http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2016/11/14/game85566625.pgn

Official website: www.worldchess.com

Carlsen was pressing during the entire game but let the win escape

key positions

After 67 Re6!, Carlsen was winning

Karjakin(Black)

Carlsen(white)

Position after 67 Re6!

but after Carlsen chose the wrong plan with White, Karjakin could save the game here

Black to play :

                                                                      Karjakin(Black) to play

Carlsen(white)

Position after 70 Nc6

Black took on f5 with the king. Thats a blunder. 70..Rc3!! was eventually snatching the b3 pawn and the game would fizzle into N+R for white against R for black which is a theoretical draw. see pgn file for details. 70..Rb3?? 71Re6+ Kf5 72Nd4+ would lose. Karjakin missed this key move.

But in the following position, White played 72.Rb7?? and after 72..Ra1!!, Black was able to save the half-point. Great defense by Karjakin, and missed opportunity by Carlsen.

Position on 72nd move, White to play

Carlsen chose 72Rb7? here letting the win escape. 72Rf7+ followed by Rf2! using the white rook to defend against passed pawn h3 while hanging on to b3 pawn was key.

Kudos to Svidler and Hansen from chess24.com for staying up so late commenting without a chess engine. Great stuff !
Kudos to Chessbase for providing the Chessbase viewer/

Carlsen-Karjakin wch(3) New York World Chess Championship Epic Tie ( Draw)

official website www.worldchess.com

game at : https://worldchess.com/nyc2016/

EPIC 3rd Game ending in a draw  ( TIE)

game 3 articles

chessbase
http://en.chessbase.com/post/newsblog-wcc-carlsen-karjakin-2016-11-14

the week in chess

http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/world-chess-championship-2016/karjakin-escapes-after-marathon-game-against-carlsen

chess24

https://chess24.com/en/read/news/carlsen-karjakin-game-3-epic



Video : GM GM Huschenbeth
Game 3 Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkBmZDAzyqo&feature=youtu.be


game

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/carlsen-karjakin-world-chess-championship-2016/1/1/3

Spanish Defense d3 variations

in light of the second game Karjakin-Carlsen, posting key variations from the d3 spanish

spanish d3 variation

pgn file here. pgn file for d3 variations , click here

Key position after
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6

Here White has three options

A) 8 a4

This forces Black to choose between ..b4 and ..Rb8?!. Carlsen won against Topalov a key game in the latter in 2010. For the former, White can play Nd2-c4, or Nd2 followed by Bc4.

For the beautiful win from Carlsen against Topalov ( Nanjing, 2010) in the Rb8 variation click here.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1599150

Please note that Karjakin has experience with White 8a4 and has faced 8..Bd7!? after 8a4; see pgn file for details.


B) 8 a3

Chosen by Karjakin in game 2. I think he may go with A) or C).  This move  saves the white bishop which can retreat on a2. But Black can develop ..Na5,..c5 and this is a bit slow. see
Vachier Lagrave,M (2798)-Svidler,P (2759) Biel 2016 

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1826305

C) 8c3

This allows white to play Re1, Nd2-f1 and later d3-d4. Very flexible set-up.

see  (40) Carlsen,M (2876)-Aronian,L (2780) Stavanger 2015

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1795016

Game 2 : Karjakin - Carlsen Spanish Drawn in 33 moves

https://worldchess.com/2016/11/12/world-championship-game-2-draw/


Official Coverage on official Agon Website : see above. Game 2 : A spanish defense where Magnus had black was drawn

Game 2 Drawn.

Position after 17..Bf8

Magnus Carlsen ( Black)

Sergey Karjakin(white)

Here White chose to simplify with 18de5 leading to exchanges. ; 18 d5 or 18 Nh4 were possible. The move led to an ending where Black could hold easily.


Current score: Magnus Carlsen 1 - Segey Karjakin 1

Next Game : Monday Nov 14 , 2016

where to watch : official website

https://worldchess.com/nyc2016/



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top10chess analysis: Karjakin-Carlsen wch(2) Nov 12 2016

Game 2 Analysis

http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2016/11/12/Game93183890.html

Official Site:https://worldchess.com/nyc2016/

(515) Karjakin,Sergey (2769) - Carlsen,Magnus (2857) [C77]
AGON FWCM 2016 New York, 12.11.2016
[top10chess]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d3 interesting spanish sideline 6...b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a3!? Diagram

[8.a4 move played by Carlsen as White. 8...Rb8 9.axb5 axb5 10.Nbd2 0-0 11.Re1 Bd7 12.c3 Ra8 13.Rxa8 Qxa8 14.d4 h6 15.Nf1 Re8 16.Ng3 Qc8 17.Nh4 Bf8 18.Ng6 Na5 19.Nxf8 Rxf8 20.Bc2 Re8 21.f4! 1-0 (32) Carlsen,M (2826)-Topalov,V (2803) Nanjing 2010] 8...0-0 [8...Na5 is the most played here. 9.Ba2 c5 10.Nc3 Be6 11.Bxe6 (11.Nh4!? 0-0 12.Nf5 Rc8 13.Bg5 White is building attack on kingside 13...Bxf5 14.exf5 Ne8 15.Be3 Bg5 Black is trying to exchange pieces to slow down white's kingside manoeuvers. the position is balanced) 11...fxe6 12.b4] 9.Nc3 Na5 10.Ba2 Be6! 11.d4
 Diagram

[11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.b4 Nc6 13.Bd2 here Black could play ..d5 or ..Qd7.] 11...Bxa2 12.Rxa2 Re8 13.Ra1 technically the novelty [13.Qd3] 13...Nc4 1576 14.Re1 694 14...Rc8 281 15.h3 717 [15.b3 Nb6 16.Bb2 Bf8 17.Qd3 exd4 18.Nxd4 c5 19.Nf3 again, Black is golding] 15...h6 120 16.b3 311 16...Nb6 17.Bb2 Bf8 

Diagram

the key position 18.dxe5 980. very important decision [18.Nh4!? exd4 19.Qxd4 c5 20.Qd3 c4; 18.Qd2 Nbd7 19.Rad1 c6 is balanced; 18.d5 c6 19.dxc6 Rxc6 20.a4 Rc5 21.axb5 axb5 22.Qd3 (22.Ra6?! Nbd7) 22...b4] 18...dxe5 19.a4 [19.Qxd8 Rcxd8 20.Na2 Bd6 solid for black] 19...c6 416 20.Qxd8 Rcxd8 21.axb5 axb5 22.Ne2 412 [22.g4!?] 22...Bb4 465 23.Bc3 269 23...Bxc3 24.Nxc3 Nbd7 25.Ra6 125 25...Rc8 26.b4 592 [26.Ra7!?] 26...Re6 738 27.Rb1 121 27...c5! dead draw now 28.Rxe6 fxe6 29.Nxb5 98 29...cxb4 30.Rxb4 Rxc2 31.Nd6 243 31...Rc1+ 32.Kh2 Rc2 33.Kg1 1/2-1/
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Game 1 : Carlsen-Karjakin Drawn !

https://worldchess.com/2016/11/12/world-championship-game-1-draw/

Official website for Chess Championship 2016 : Worldchess

https://worldchess.com/

The World Champion had White, but was unable to crack the defense of the challenger

Black: Sergey Karjakin 

White: Magnus Carlsen

Position after 21 Ke2. White has a better structure, but Black is very solid and can defend both wings. Magnus tried to make progress but Sergey held on easily.


other coverage  : chessbase
http://en.chessbase.com/post/newsblog-wcc-carlsen-karjakin-game-1-draw

Carlsen-Nakamura Wijk 2011 Key Variation Explained

Example of GM Carlsen Attack:

Carlsen again Nakamura in 2011  played 30g7! what are ideas behind this move ?

Position after 30 g7! - Black to move

Carlsen-Nakamura Wijk Aan Zee 2011

Nakamura tried 30..Be7 31 Rh6 Nf7 32 Qg6! and lost quickly.
A) Whatif Naka simply tried 30..Bxg7 in the diagram above ? Carlsen would play 31Nf5 Rc7 32 Nh6+ with discovery checks to follow winning the queen
B) What happens after 30..Nf731 gf8+ Kf8 32 Nf5 Qe5 and we reach position Analysis I

White to play and win - Position I

Solution below

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33 Nh6!! leaving the queen en prise because of Rf7 with mate.

Position II after White's 33th move

33.. Rc7 34 Qg6! renewing the threat on f7 34..Qe6 35 Qh7! wins for White

The threat is Rhg1 and if 35..Ke7 36Re1! wins the queen on the e-column.


This is why Nakamura played 30..Be7 but lost anyway