When Magnus goes for the ATTACK !
Magnus Carlsen likes positional chess and excels in the endgame. But the #1 player has also a flair for the attack, and this should not be underestimated.
Example 1 : what attacking move did he play against @Hikaru in this position ( WCH Rapid/Blitz 2019)
Position 1 : White to play
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Answers at the end of the blog post.
Next Carlsen is facing Ding Liren. How did Carlsen continue the attack here with White ? you may have a hint from a previous post...
Position 2. White to play
There is no forced win, but clearly Ding Liren's king is feeling the heat here.
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Position 3 is from the recent world blitz championship in Warsaw Dec 2021.
White to play. What did Magnus play here ?
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Position 4
Magnus is facing former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. The game didn't last very long as Magnus is pursuing an attack on the kingside.
White to play
and the last position, this one Magnus playing with the Black pieces.
Black to play, which strong attacking move did Magnus go for ?
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SOLUTIONS
Position 1
Solution
Magnus played 25 Rh4!
after 25..Nbc5? he won but missed a beautiful finish
Position 2
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Position 3
Position 4 : Solution
and position 5 against Anish Giri
and Magnus finished quickly after this sudden attack ! 19..g5 is the move ! note the follow up moves to be replayed in the next diagram
