World Chess Championship (2013) Game 3 : Magnus Carlsen vs Vishy Anand - Reti Opening

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[Event "Anand - Carlsen 2013"]
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[Date "2013.11.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus (NOR)"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan (IND)"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2870"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. Nf3 {A repeat of the Reti Opening of Game 1} d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 {An early
detour from Game 1} dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nc6 (4... Nd7 5. Qxc4 Nb6 6. Qf4) (4... Bd7)
5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nc3 {More usual is simply Qxc4. Magnus suspends a threat of Ne5
if black isn't careful by keeping c6 knight pinned} (6. Qxc4) 6... e5 (6... Nf6
{This would be a mistake, justifying the queen staying on a4} 7. Ne5 O-O 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qxc4 {White better here} Rb8 10. O-O Rb6 11. Bxc6 Qd6 12. Bf3) (
6... Nh6 {a possible alternative to e5 keeping control of e5 with the b on g7}
7. O-O O-O 8. Qxc4 Nf5 9. d3 Nfd4 {about equal}) 7. Qxc4 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. d3
h6 (9... Be6) 10. Bd2 Nd4 11. Nxd4 (11. Rac1 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 c6) 11... exd4 12.
Ne4 c6 13. Bb4 Be6 14. Qc1 (14. Qc5 Nf5) 14... Bd5 15. a4 b6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17.
a5 Rab8 18. Re1 Rfc8 19. axb6 axb6 20. Qf4 Rd8 21. h4 Kh7 22. Nd2 (22. h5 g5
23. Qf5+ Kg8) 22... Be5 23. Qg4 h5 (23... Be6 24. Qe4) 24. Qh3 Be6 25. Qh1 c5
26. Ne4 Kg7 27. Ng5 b5 {Magnus indicated he underestimated this b5 plan just
giving up light squared bishop} (27... Bf5 28. Be4 Bg4 29. Bf3 Bf5) (27... Bb3
28. Ra3) 28. e3 (28. Nxe6+ Qxe6 (28... fxe6 29. Ra5 Bd6 30. Bc6 b4 31. Rea1 Rf8
32. Ra7 Bc7 33. Kg2) 29. Bh3 Qf6 30. Bg2 c4 {could be unpleasant.} (30... Qd6
31. Be4 c4 32. Kg2 c3 33. Ra2 b4 34. Rea1 b3 35. Ra6 Rb6 36. R6a5 Rc8)) 28...
dxe3 (28... Rb6 29. exd4 Bxd4) 29. Rxe3 Bd4 (29... Bxb2 30. Rae1 Rb6 31. Bh3 {
Vishy thought White had enough play for the pawn here} Bd4 32. R3e2 Qf6 33.
Bxe6 fxe6 34. Ra2 Re8 35. Ra7+ Re7 36. Rxe7+ Qxe7 37. Qa8 b4 38. Qa5 Rc6 39.
Re2 {White seems to be okay} b3 40. Qb5 b2 41. Rxb2) 30. Re2 (30. Nxe6+ fxe6
31. Re2 Rf8 32. Be4 Qf6 {Black fine here}) 30... c4 {Vishy thought he had
enough counterplay here} 31. Nxe6+ fxe6 32. Be4 cxd3 33. Rd2 (33. Bxd3 Bxf2+
34. Rxf2 Rxd3) 33... Qb4 (33... Rf8 34. Rad1 Rxf2 35. Rxf2 Rf8 36. Rxd3 Bxf2+
37. Kh2 e5 38. Rf3) 34. Rad1 (34. Rxd3) 34... Bxb2 (34... Rf8 35. Bxd3 Qd6 {
mysterious engine move! - threat is rxf2} (35... Rxf2 36. Rxf2 Rf8 37. Qb7+ (
37. Qe4 {It wasn't clear to Vishy he was better here} Bxf2+ 38. Kg2 Qxe4+ 39.
Bxe4 Bc5) 37... Kh6 38. Qxb5) 36. Qe4 Qxg3+ 37. Qg2 Qxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Rf4) 35. Qf3
Bf6 36. Rxd3 Rxd3 37. Rxd3 Rd8 (37... Bd4 {engines give black quite a
significant advantage (nearly 1.5 here with bd4).} 38. Rd1 (38. Qe2 {Vishy
didn't see any problem for White here} Rf8 39. Bf3 e5 40. Kg2 {White seems
secure enough here}) 38... Rf8 39. Qd3 e5 (39... Rxf2 40. Qxd4+) 40. Rb1 Qc4
41. Qxc4 bxc4 42. Rf1 c3 43. Kg2 Rf7 44. Bd3 {opp. colored bishops so may not
be a big deal} (44. Bc2) 44... Bb6 45. Bc2 Kh6 46. Bb1 g5 47. hxg5+ Kxg5) 38.
Rxd8 Bxd8 39. Bd3 Qd4 40. Bxb5 Qf6 {draw offer made here} 41. Qb7+ {magnus
rejects draw offer.. and plays on after 1st time control} Be7 42. Kg2 g5 43.
hxg5 Qxg5 44. Bc4 h4 45. Qc7 (45. Bxe6) 45... hxg3 46. Qxg3 e5 47. Kf3 Qxg3+
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