CROSSFIRE! - Magnus Carlsen vs Christopher Woojin Yoo - Julius Baer Generations Cup -Day 4
54he Julius Baer Generation Cup is the seventh event of the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour by chess24 with a prize fund of $150,000 in total, held from September 18th to 25th online on chess24. It is held as a 16-player Round-robin tournament, followed by an 8-player Knockout tournament.
The tournament features Super-Grandmasters like Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian and Hans Niemann. Players.
The time control is 15 minutes for the whole game with a 10-second increment from move one.
PLAYERS:
GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda, GM Levon Aronian, GM Liem Quang Le, GM Christopher Yoo, GM Praggnanandhaa, GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek, GM Baskaran Adhiban, GM Vasyl Ivanchuk, GM Ivan Saric, GM Anish Giri, GM Hans Niemann, GM Vincent Keymer, GM Boris Gelfand, GM David Navara
PGN OF THE GAME:
[Event "Julius Baer Generation Cup Prelims | Meltwater Champions Chess Tour"]
[Date "2022.09.21"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Yoo, Christopher Woojin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2861"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[ECO "E27"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation"]
[Termination "Unknown"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3?! { (0.25 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } (4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. e3 Bb7 8. Nf3 d5) 4... Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 O-O { E27 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation } 6. f3 Nh5 7. Nh3 f5 8. Bg5 Qe8 9. g4 Nf6 10. gxf5 exf5 11. Rg1?! { (0.32 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } (11. Nf4 d6) 11... d6 12. Nf4 Nc6 13. Kf2 Nh5? { (-0.24 → 0.94) Mistake. Ne7 was best. } (13... Ne7) 14. c5?! { (0.94 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (14. Nd5) 14... dxc5 15. e3 Kh8 16. Bc4 h6 17. Nxh5 Qxh5 18. Bf4 g5 19. Bxc7 f4 20. exf4 Qxh2+?! { (0.00 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } (20... cxd4 21. fxg5 hxg5 22. Bd5 Bd7 23. Qd2 g4 24. Bxc6 Bxc6 25. Qxd4+ Kh7 26. Rxg4 Rxf3+ 27. Ke1) 21. Rg2 Qh4+ 22. Kg1 Bh3 23. Rh2? { (1.23 → 0.05) Mistake. d5 was best. } (23. d5) 23... gxf4 24. Kh1 Rac8? { (0.07 → 1.58) Mistake. cxd4 was best. } (24... cxd4 25. cxd4 Rfc8 26. Be5+ Nxe5 27. Be6 Rd8 28. Qe2 Qf6 29. Qxe5 Qxe5 30. dxe5 Bxe6 31. Rxh6+) 25. Bd6 Rf6 26. dxc5 Rg6 27. Qe2 Qg3 28. Re1?! { (2.88 → 1.80) Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } (28. Bd5) 28... Rg5 29. Qf2 Qxf2 30. Rxf2 Bd7 31. Rh2?! { (1.76 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } (31. Rd2) 31... h5?? { (0.78 → 2.93) Blunder. Re8 was best. } (31... Re8) 32. Rg1 Rxg1+ 33. Kxg1 Be8 34. Rg2 b6 35. Rg8+ Kh7 36. Rg5? { (4.43 → 2.78) Mistake. Bf7 was best. } (36. Bf7 Bd7 37. Rg5 h4 38. Bd5 bxc5 39. Be4+ Kh8 40. Kh2 h3 41. Bxf4 Rf8 42. Bd6 Rc8) 36... Bg6 37. Bb5 Na5 38. Re5 Nc6 39. Re6 bxc5?! { (2.68 → 3.44) Inaccuracy. Bf7 was best. } (39... Bf7 40. Rf6 Kg7 41. Rxf4 bxc5 42. Rf5 Rd8 43. Bxc5 Be8 44. a4 Rd1+ 45. Kf2 Rc1 46. Bxc6) 40. Bxf4 Rg8 41. Kf2 Nd8 42. Rd6 Bf5 43. Bc4 Rh8?! { (3.90 → 5.60) Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } (43... Rf8 44. Rh6+) 44. Bg5 Nb7 45. Rf6 Bc8?! { (5.00 → 7.38) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (45... Na5 46. Bd5) 46. f4?! { (7.38 → 5.28) Inaccuracy. Bd3+ was best. } (46. Bd3+) 46... Kg7?! { (5.28 → 8.13) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (46... Na5 47. Bd5) 47. f5? { (8.13 → 4.64) Mistake. Rc6 was best. } (47. Rc6 Bf5) 47... h4?? { (4.64 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf5 was best. } (47... Bxf5 48. Rxf5 Nd6 49. Bf6+ Kg6 50. Bd3 Nxf5 51. Bxh8 Kg5 52. Be5 Ne7 53. Bd6 Kf6 54. Bxc5) 48. Rf7+ { White wins. } 1-0