Magnus Carlsen (2690) - Peter Heine Nielsen (2651)
Faaborg-Midtfyn Cup 2007
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 g6 7. g4 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. b3 An original set-up that doesn't give White an advantage though. 9... Nc6 10. Nde2 h5 11. g5 Nd7 12. Bb2 b5 13. e5 Bb7 14. exd6 exd6 15. Qd2 b4 16. Na4 Bxb2 17. Nxb2 Despite the d6 pawn Black has an excellent position here. 17... a5?! 17... Nc5 17... Re8 18. Nc4 d5 19. Bxd5 Nb6 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Qe3?! 21. O-O-O a4 22. Qe3 is the correct move order. 21... Qc7?! 21... Qxe3?! 22. fxe3 Rae8 23. e4 21... Nd4! 22. Qxd4 Qxd4 23. Nxd4 Bxd5 24. O-O f6 25. f4 Rae8 and Black has excellent drawing chances. 22. O-O-O a4 22... Rae8!? 23. Qf4! Usually the best strategy when you're a pawn up: exchange! Slightly more accurate might even have been 23. Qe4 Kg7 (g6 was hanging) 24. Qf4 23... Ne5 24. Bxb7 axb3 25. axb3 Qxb7 26. Qxe5 Rfe8 27. Qf6 Rxe2 28. Rhe1 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Kh7?! Assuming that White next move isn't possible. 30. Re7! But it is! 30... Qh1+ 31. Kd2 Rd8+? This leads to nowhere, as Magnus has calculated excellently. 31... Qd5+ 32. Ke2 Kg8 offers better chances. 32. Ke3 Qe1+ 33. Kf3 Qh1+ 33... Qd1+ 34. Kg3 Qd6+ 35. Qxd6 Rxd6 36. Rxf7+ Kg8 37. Rf4 is also dead lost. 34. Kg3 Qg1+ 35. Kh4 1-0