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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 Scotch opening after all. Previously, Naiditsch tried Italian, main and exchange Ruy Lopez against Carlsen, but without success (1 loss, 3 draws).
3... exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 ( Another popular line is 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qd2 dxc6)
5... Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4 ( Favorite move of Kasparov, Morozevich and Ivanchuk. Rublevsky and Sutovsky preferred 7.g3)
7... Ne5 8.Be2 Qg6 9.O-O d6 ( Taking pawn on e4 would give strong initiative to white 9... Qxe4 10.Nd2 Qg6 11.f4)
10.Kh1 O-O Main lines now are 11. Nd2 or 11. f4
11.Nd2 d5 ( Rare move. Now 12. Bh5 Qd4 13. f4 gave good result for white in those few games. Main line was starting with 11... Ng4)
12.Bh5 Qd6 13.f4 Bxd4 14. Bd4 N5c6 15. e5 and then we will see what Magnus has prepared.
14.cxd4 14...N5c6 15. f5 f6 16. Qg4 Kh8 and IM Jure Borisek held this to a draw. On 15. e5 black could try with Qb4
14... N5c6 15.f5 f6 16.Qg4 16...Kh8 looks like a must, but then 17. Qh4 with idea Bg6. Risky opening choice by Carlsen, perhaps this is still his preparation?
16... Kh8 17.Rf3 Naiditsch quickly played this move, but perhaps it's a bit over-enthusiastic. 17. Qh4 was the most testing for Carlsen. Now after Rf3, he can continue with 17...dxe4! (main point is that f5 pawn is undermined) and 18. Rg3 wouldn't be possible anymore, bringing into question the entire rook lift.
17... dxe4! 18.Nxe4 Qd5 Also possible Qd8 or Qb4
19.Raf1 ( Now Nc3 is a sort of threat. Queen is well placed on d5, having Qg8 option if necessary. On immediate 19.Nc3?! Bxf5! nice zwischenzug that gives advantage to black.)
19... Nxf5! He's going for it! Magnus is calling unbalanced material in his aim to play for a win and avoid rapid games. 20. Rxf5 Bxf5 21. Rxf5 Qxa2!? is highly unclear, but black still has to care about Qh4 and Bg6.
20.Rxf5 Qxa2 It is not clear why Magnus delayed capture on f5. Funny line now is 21. Bg6 hxg6 22. Qh4 Kg8 23. Ng5! and white wins, but of course, black is not forced to take on g6.
21.Bg6 Magnus will probably take on f5 and then regroup pieces. The first tiebreak of the second round of the World Cup is a fact. Sasikiran and Zvjaginsev finished draw (1-1 overall). You can follow all tiebreak games tomorrow on Chessdom with frequent live updates. Update: On the top of the excitement, game unexpectedly finished in a draw. The two are moving into rapid tiebreak now, join us tomorrow for the live coverage. Have a nice day all.
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