B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
In rapid Mr Carlsen has been playing:
1. e4 d5 2. exd Qxd 3. Nc3 Qd6
By 6. Bg5 the game is out of [club level] book
Now me I would start to play draughts/checkers at 7. ...
that is 7. ... b6 8. b4 a5 as the method for undermining white's queen side
over extended push.
14. ... Nxc5
I must say I would play ... Nf8,Ne6,Nxd4 and assuming white has played Nb1 to f3
the final Bxc5 would be pinning the knight.
But I do see this is good for black.
16. ... Bf2 (covers g3) 17. Re2 (say) Rxh2+ 18. KxR Rh8+ 19. Bh4 RxBh4#
16. ... Bf2 17. h3 BxR 18. QxB Rde8 (out of pin, tempo)
Where BB v RPP is better for black, a passed d-pawn
while white still has NR on their starting squares
20. Bxg6
I guess white has seen that 20. Bh4 Qxf4+ 21. Ke2 Qe3+ 22. Kf1 Ng3+ 23. BxN Rh1#
It is very hard to see the right move which is 20. Qc1 to defend f4 (took me minutes).
Since this is a rapid game I guess it is the case to be forgiving of an unsound rook sacrifice
since it was so easy to slip up.
White totally missed QBN is plenty material to mate an exposed king.
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