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World Championship 2014 (Game 6)
Magnus Carlsen vs Viswanathan Anand
2014-11-15 · 1-0Curated
1.e4c5
2.Nf3e6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4a6
5.c4Nf6
6.Nc3Bb4
7.Qd3Nc6
8.Nxc6dxc6
9.Qxd8+Kxd8
10.e5Nd7
11.Bf4Bxc3+
12.bxc3Kc7
13.h4b6
14.h5h6
15.O-O-OBb7
16.Rd3c5
17.Rg3Rag8
18.Bd3Nf8
19.Be3g6
20.hxg6Nxg6
21.Rh5Bc6
22.Bc2Kb7
23.Rg4a5
24.Bd1Rd8
25.Bc2Rdg8
26.Kd2a4
27.Ke2a3
28.f3Rd8
29.Ke1Rd7
30.Bc1Ra8
31.Ke2Ba4
32.Be4+Bc6
33.Bxg6fxg6
34.Rxg6Ba4
35.Rxe6Rd1
36.Bxa3Ra1
37.Ke3Bc2
38.Re7+
Coach's Note
Carlsen grinds down Anand from a Sicilian Kan structure. A model of endgame technique and slow positional squeeze.
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