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in these days the european teams are getting together
and Magnus Carlsen is having a lot of fun
in practice he faces opponents
that have 300-350 points less than him
and he manages to beat them in a very particular way
that is, he tries not to give points of reference to the opponent
and to nullify what is the knowledge of openings
in the game that we are going to see Carlsen plays a really unusual move
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ok here we are, in this game Carlsen faces with the black pieces
the international master Maximovich Boyan
2484 points to Lofide
they started at a long time
Boyan opens with pawn to 4
and Carlsen surprises him immediately by playing pawn to 6
wow, opening to St. George
it's a minor answer, someone would even be offended if they had to play this opening
but Carlsen here shows his skill in chess
in practice he says, well, to beat you I don't need the opening
Boyan occupies the center with d4, Carlsen plays pawn to 6
he plays Nf3, d5
Nd2, c5 pawn
we re-enter in a French defense
where however the white has a little more time
because the black played pawn to 6 at the first move
Boyan captures in c5
Carlsen takes back d4 and plays d3
here after only 6 moves
the advantage of the white was completely annulled
the white no longer has any advantage here
so Boyan can't take advantage of the small advantage of the opening that Carlsen gave him
playing a lower opening like a6
Carlsen develops the knight in c6
Boyan plays Rook to secure
Carlsen develops the knight in f6
attacks the pawn in e4
and Boyan plays Qe2
defends the pawn and puts pressure on Rgx
he plays Qc7 for Carlsen
d5 pawn
d5 knight
e4 knight
we reach this position that is completely even
and where only the best player can win
you see Carlsen uses a very simple strategy
he knows how to play chess better than his opponent
and then tries to bring him out of theory immediately
already from the first moves
if there was a caruana here against Boyan
caruana maybe would have played 22 theoretical moves
of course they are different styles
but guys I really like the way Carlsen plays
Carlsen says well let's play chess
let's get into positions we don't know and play chess
in fact here the position is even and balanced
Carlsen withdraws the bishop in e7
follows knight g3 for Boyan
d7 bishop for Carlsen
now he can play either long or short
he has to choose
Boyan plays c3 pawn
follows f4 knight
here it is
with f4 knight Carlsen attacks the queen
attacks the bishop
and is ready to remove the bishop's pair to white
Boyan captures in f4
and after queen for f4
the position remains even
but there are some unbalances at the positional level
pair of rooks for black
pair of knights for white
4 pawns on the king's side for black
3 for white
so majority of pawns on the king's side for black
majority of pawns on the queen's side for white
Boyan plays d1 tower
Carlsen continues with d8 tower
follows d1 tower
I withdraw
for now both are developing their pieces very well
Qc2 for Boyan
puts pressure on the h7 pawn
Carlsen defends it by raising the g6 pawn
follows h4
Boyan plays the best move of the engine
wants to play h5 and attack the rook
great idea
Carlsen raises the kings in g7
h5 arrives
and Carlsen plays fc8
guess what?
fc8 is the best move
what should we do in this case?
when they attack us
we have to play in the center
or on the queen's side
or try to simplify the position
by changing the pieces
so that the opponent's attack is not effective
let's see what happens
Boyan continues with f4
Carlsen changes the tower
follows d8 tower
h5
you see?
very simple
Carlsen wants to change the pieces
he wants to change the knights
Boyan attacks Carlsen's queen with h2
Carlsen captures in f3
doesn't waste time
h4 for f3
h3 for f3
queen in e5
and now magically
the white's attack is blurred
why?
because he no longer has the coordinated pieces to attack
he is attacking
yes, but there is no coordination
so the black is no longer risking anything
Boyan changes strategy
plays Qb3
attacks the pawn in b7
Carlsen withdraws the queen in c7
defends the pawn
follows g3 pawn for Boyan
and Carlsen plays d8 tower
he still wants to simplify the position
he offers the exchange of the towers
then tower for tower, alfiere for tower
here the position is further simplified
we return to a final
queen, alfiere and knight against queen and two alfieres
and in fact already here
the black has more chances of winning
since he has the pair of alfieres
Boyan captures in g6
Carlsen resumes with h pawn
follows knight f4
pawn b6
Carlsen saves the pawn
and now he is ready to maneuver the pieces
follows queen d1
queen d7
Carlsen also offers the exchange of queens
Boyan however does not accept
incredible, Carlsen simplifies the position
he is not afraid to simplify the position
even if the position is even
he is the king of the finals
the strongest player ever in the finals
so he thinks, in some way
I will be able to win this game
here he plays queen d6
follows knight d3
alfiere in c7
knight b4
Boyan attacks the pawn in a6
Carlsen pushes the pawn
attacks the knight
the knight retreats in c2
and arrives at fd7
slowly Carlsen makes progress with his pieces
Boyan jumps with the knight in e3
follows pawn in b5
pawn a3
pawn a4
as you can see Carlsen takes space
king g2 for Boyan
Carlsen plays f5
takes space also on the side of the king
arrives queen c2
alfiere in b6
the alfiere attacks the knight
the queen defends the knight
and Carlsen pushes in e5
with pawn e5
he is threatening to play pawn e4
to trap the alfiere
and to gain a piece
it seems very simple to me
Carlsen's strategy
I am stronger than you
I leave the opening
I return to an unknown position
well
after that we simplify the position
I offer you the change of pieces
we change the pieces
we return to a final
in the finals I am unbeatable
if I feel bad we draw
or I win
very very simple
it seems almost effortless
Boyan continues with alfiere in a8
Carlsen pushes the pawn in e4
follows knight d5
Boyan attacks the alfiere
Carlsen withdraws it in a7
he will never give the alfiere's pair
follows knight b4
alfiere c5
alfiere b7
king h6
this is a very strange move
but if we see well
the white has no chess
because there are the pieces of black
and the king in h6 is safe
Boyan continues with alfiere in a8
Carlsen plays alfiere e8
instead
and Boyan plays
c4 pawn
ok here in reality
the black could already start
to put pressure on the white king
Carlsen instead plays
queen d4
with queen d4 he attacks the f2
and in any case the white cannot
do who knows how much here in this position
Boyan makes
a serious mistake
he plays alfiere in d5
with alfiere in d5
alfiere is not safe
in the sense that these pieces are not safe
here there is tension
and soon
the alfiere could remain isolated
he follows g5 pawn
for Carlsen
now he plays well
he wants to play f4
he arrives knight c6
knight c6 what move is it?
I don't know, he attacks the queen
meanwhile
Carlsen moves the queen to d3
and then queen for queen
pawn for
he finds himself with a passed pawn in d3
Boyan tries to defend
with the king
he follows c4 pawn
knight e5
d2 pawn
wow the pawn is about to go to promotion
so king e2 to defend
alfiere for f2
great move
the king cannot capture the alfiere
otherwise the pawn goes to promotion
he moves the pawn to g4
he follows alfiere d4
for Carlsen, he attacks the knight
knight for c4
pawn for pawn in g4
and then
Boyan captures the pawn in d2
well, so the position
has simplified a lot
what is happening?
the game is completely won
he has two passed pawns
it is true that they are doubled
but they are too dangerous
Carlsen follows king d3
alfiere f7
this is a great move
guys, this is a crazy move
Carlsen leaves both alfieres in play
because
obviously, what is his idea?
he wants to capture the alfiere in d5
and go to promotion
if the alfiere captures, the pawn goes to promotion
ok, if the king captures
he follows alfiere for alfiere
and then the pawn goes to promotion
here there is little to do
Boyan withdraws the alfiere in g2
Carlsen continues with
alfiere f7
he follows knight in b6
the knight attacks the pawn in a4
meanwhile, Carlsen defends
and after king d3
he captures the pawn in b2
he follows
alfiere c6
pawn g2
Carlsen sacrifices the pawn
because what does he want to do?
he wants to defend the pawn in a4
now the alfiere is forced to capture
and now there is only the knight
that attacks in a4
but the pawn is already defeated by the alfiere
so he follows alfiere for a3
Boyan plays king d3
Carlsen continues with alfiere b2
he follows alfiere d5
alfiere for alfiere
knight for
pawn in a3
now Carlsen finds himself with
two pawns passed
in this position, Boyan decides to abandon
he abandons because
he is forced to win the black
after king c2
if the white king goes to defend
he follows king h5
the black wants to advance with the king
and then try to promote
with the pawn
king b1 for example
king g4
knight in b4
king in f3
now the pawn can start to advance
after, for example, knight d3
he follows g4
even if the white should sacrifice
the knight in some way
on the pawn
the game is still won
because the alfiere controls the house at 8
so the pawn can go to promote
so this is to be abandoned
so what is the real power
of Magnus Carlsen?
it is his ability
to play chess without
relying on the theory
of openings
so the world
proves to be the number 1
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