This was a crucial game that ruined Magnus Carlsen's rhythm on the third day at the World Rapid Chess Championship 2012 in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Sunday.
[...] 1.d4 ¤f6 2.c4 e6 3.¤c3 ¥b4 4.¤f3 ¤e4 5.£c2 f5 6.g3 b6 7.¥g2 ¥b7 8.¤d2 ¥xc3 9.bxc3 ¤d6 10.d5 ¤a6 11.O-O O-O 12.¥a3 £f6 13.e4 f4 14.¦ab1 ¦ae8 15.£d3 e5 16.¤b3 ¤b8 17.¥xd6 £xd6 18.c5 £f6 19.c4 d6 20.c6 ¥c8 21.c5 f3 22.¥h1 ¥a6 23.£e3 ¥xf1 24.¦xf1 bxc5 25.¤d2 ¤a6 26.£a3 ¤b4 27.£b3 ¦b8 28.£c4 £g5 29.¤xf3 ¦xf3 30.¥xf3 £d2 31.a3 ¤d3 32.¥g4 ¦f8 33.f3 g6 34.£b5 c4 35.£b7 £a5 36.¢g2 ¢g7 37.h4 h5 38.¥e6 ¢h6 39.¢h3 £d2 40.£xc7 £e2 41.£e7 £xf1+ 42.¢h2 £f2+ 43.¢h3 ¤f4+ 44.gxf4 £xf3+
Carlsen,M (2837) - Ivanchuk,V (2769)
Result: 0-1
Site: Astana KAZ
Date: 2012.07.08
