Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Grand Final benefiting KIVA/Rd7
Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour grand final went the distance..
The punch drunk juggernauts gave another exhibition on how to go toe-to-toe with Nerve/Blunders/Luck…Classic Final
All Match Games consist of 4 rapid games 15+10 if drawn 2 blitz 5+3 …
G/1 Blitz Nakamura – Carlsen 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 exd4 8. Qxd4 Be7 9. e5 c5 10. Qf4 dxe5 11. Nxe5 O-O 12. Nc6 Qd6 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Nc3 Bb7 15. Be3 Rfe8 16. Qg5 Qe6 17. h3 Qc6 18. f3 h6 19. Qxc5 Nd5 20. Nxd5 Qxd5 21. Qxd5 Bxd5 22. Kf2 Be6 23. Bf4 c5 24. Rfd1 a5 25. Rd2 a4 26. a3 Ra6 27. Re1 Rb6 28. Be5 Bf5 29. Bc3 Rxe1 30. Kxe1 f6 31. g4 Bg6 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Kd2 Rb7 34. Rc8 Rd7+ 35. Kc1 Re7 36. Rxc5 Re3 37. b4 axb3 38. cxb3 Rxf3 39. a4 Rxh3 40. a5 Rh2 41. a6 Ra2 42. Ba5 Be4 43. a7 g5 44. b4 Kg6 45. Rc8 f5 46. Re8 Bf3 47. gxf5+ Kf7 48. a8=Q Bxa8 49. Rxa8 g4 50. Ra7+ Kf8 51. Bb6 1-0
G/2 Blitz Carlsen – Nakamura 1-0
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Qc2 Ndb4 7. Qb1 f5 8. a3 Nd5 9. d3 Be6 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. b4 a6 14. Bb2 Bd6 15. e4 Be6 16. Bc3 fxe4 17. dxe4 Bg4 18. Qa2+ Kh8 19. Ne1 Bd7 20. Rd1 Qf6 21. Nd3 Qh4 22. f3 Rae8 23. g3 Qe7 24. Rf2 Be6 25. Qd2 Bb3 26. Rc1 Rd8 27. Qe3 a5 28. Nc5 axb4 29. axb4 Bxc5 30. Qxc5 Qxc5 31. bxc5 Nd4 32. Kg2 Nxe2 33. Rxe2 Rd3 34. Bxe5 Rdxf3 35. Rb2 Ba4 36. Rxb7 R3f7 37. c6 h5 38. Bxc7 Kh7 39. Bd6 Rf2+ 40. Kg1 R8f6 41. c7 Bd7 42. Bf4 Bc8 43. Rb8 1-0
Magnus Carlsen down 3-2 in the Series won round 6 then Clinching Round 7 with a score 4-3..
He wins not only the title but a cool 140,000 dollars.
NOT BAD for playing on line Chess.
Armageddon Blitz Tiebreaker: 5 mins White 4 mins Black [Draw is a Win]
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Nakamura – Carlsen 1/2 -1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. h3 Nd7 8. Nf1 f6 9. g4 Qe7 10. Ng3 O-O-O 11. Qe2 Kb8 12. a3 Bb6 13. Be3 Nf8 14. O-O-O Ng6 15. Nh5 Bxe3+ 16. Qxe3 c5 17. Nd2 b6 18. Nb1 Nh4 19. Rhg1 g5 20. Nc3 Ng6 21. Kb1 Nf4 22. Nxf4 gxf4 23. Qe2 h5 24. f3 hxg4 25. hxg4 Rh3 26. Rg2 Rdh8 27. Rdg1 Rh1 28. b3 c4 29. dxc4 Qxa3 30. g5 fxg5 31. Rxg5 a5 32. Qd3 Kb7 33. Rg7 Rxg1+ 34. Rxg1 Rh7 35. Na4 Qd6 36. Qc3 Bd7 37. Nb2 Rh3 38. Rd1 Qe7 39. Nd3 Rxf3 40. Qxe5 Rxd3 41. Qxe7 Rxd1+ 42. Kb2 Bc6 43. e5 f3 44. Qf6 Rd2 45. e6 f2 46. e7 Re2 47. Qf7 Rxe7 48. Qxf2 Rg7 49. Qf4 Rg2 50. Qe5 Rg6 51. c3 Rg2+ 52. Kc1 Rg4 53. Qe6 Re4 54. Qf7 Re1+ 55. Kd2 Re4 56. b4 axb4 57. cxb4 b5 58. cxb5 Bxb5 59. Qd5+ Bc6 60. Qc5 Re6 61. Kc3 Rd6 62. b5 Bd7 63. Qe5 Bc8 64. Kc4 Rb6 65. Kc5 Kb8 66. Qe8 Rd6 67. Qf8 Rb6 68. ½-½
Magnus: "This final & also the semi-final was just a struggle… Just no rhythm, no flow, back & forth & nerves & anger & joy & everything at once! It's been unbelievably stressful!" https://t.co/oDMJxIXhIP #c24live #ImpactChess pic.twitter.com/y0T2pPJl02
— chess24.com (@chess24com) August 20, 2020
Magnus Carlsen won a truly epic match against Hikaru Nakamura. Check out our final video report on the final set! #ImpactChess #c24live pic.twitter.com/b0bR8wx6pF
— chess24.com (@chess24com) August 20, 2020
