Carlsen-Morozevich, World Blitz Championship 2012

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Keywords: Chess, Astana, Magnus Carlsen, Alexander Morozevich

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Length: 9min 55sec (595 seconds)

Published: Tue Jul 10 2012

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[u/vlts]

[pgn] [Event "World Blitz Championship 2012"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Carlsen"] [Black "Morozevich"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteELO "?"] [BlackELO "?"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 dxc4 4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O b5 6. a4 Bb7 7. b3 cxb3 8. Qxb3 b4 9. Bb2 Nf6 10. Ne5 a5 11. d3 Be7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Rac1 Nd5 14. e4 Nb6
2. f4 N8d7 16. f5 Nc5 17. Rxc5 Bxc5+ 18. Kh1 exf5 19. Rxf5 Qe7 20. Ng4 Bc8
3. Nf6+ gxf6 22. Bxf6 Bxf5 23. Bxe7 Be6 24. Qd1 Bxe7 25. e5 Nd5 26. Qh5 f5
4. exf6 Bxf6 28. Ne4 Ra7 29. Nxf6+ Nxf6 30. Qc5 Rd7 31. Qxa5 b3 32. Bxc6 Rxd3 33. Qb4 Rc8 34. Qb5 Rd6 35. Bf3 Kf7 36. g4 Rc2 37. g5 Bd5 38. Bxd5+ Nxd5
5. Qxb3 Rcc6 40. Kg2 Kg6 41. h4 Rc3 42. Qb1+ Kg7 43. Qb7+ Rc7 44. Qb2+ Kf7
6. Kf3 Ne7 46. Qb3+ Kf8 47. Kg4?? {Qb8+!} Rcd7 48. Kh5 Rd4 49. Qb8+ Kf7 50. Qb3+ Kg7
7. Qe6 Ng6 52. Qf6+ Kg8 53. Qe6+ Kf8 54. Qf6+ Kg8 55. Qe6+ Rf7 56. Qc8+ Rf8
8. Qe6+ Kh8 0-1 [/pgn]

[u/wiithepiiple]

I'm amazed how well Carlsen did down so much material for so long. It never felt like he lost the initiative until the very end.