Hansen bests Carlsen!!

[John Upper]

[Event "Airthings Masters MCCT Prel 2022"]
[White "Carlsen,Magnus"]
[Black "Hansen,Eric"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "10.4"]
[Annotator ""]
[Result "0-1"]
[Date "2022.02.13"]
[WhiteElo "2865"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:0:1]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 6. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:1]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 7. Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 8. c3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:2]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Na5 {[%emt 0:2:22]} 10. Bc2 $1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 11. d4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:1:45]} 12. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 13. cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 14. Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 15. Be3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} a4 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 16. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:1:34]} 17. Bb1 $1 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 18. a3 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 19. Qe2 {[%emt 0:0:25]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:0:55]} 20. Bd3 {[%emt 0:1:13]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:0:49]} 21. Rec1 {[%emt 0:2:26]} (21. Rab1 $0 $14 { should be considered.} )exd4 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 22. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Ne5 $1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 23. Bc2 {[%emt 0:2:24]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 24. Re1 {[%emt 0:1:20]} h6 {[%emt 0:1:58]} (24... Rbc8 $0 $15 )25. Rad1 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:0:5]} (25... Bd8 $0 $15 )26. Bb1 {[%emt 0:0:25]} b4 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 27. f4 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 28. Bd3 {[%emt 0:1:3]} bxa3 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 29. bxa3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qb2 {[%emt 0:0:17]} (29... Qa8 $1 $11 )30. Rb1 {[%emt 0:2:42][#]} (30. Nc2 $0 $11 )Nxf4 $1 {[%emt 0:1:46]} 31. Qf1 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Qc3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 32. Bb5 {[%emt 0:0:11][#]} (32. Rxb8 $0 $17 Rxb8 33. Bxf4 Qxd4+ 34. Be3 )Ng6 {[%emt 0:1:6]} (32... N4d5 $1 $19 { and Black stays clearly on top.} 33. Bf2 Bxb5 34. Rxb5 Qxd2 )33. Bxa4 $0 $19 {[%emt 0:1:3]} 0-1

[John Upper]

Black to play and win.

[Neil Frarey]

Congrats Eric ... EPIC win!!!

[Hans Jung]

WOW! Eric beat Magnus!

[Aris Marghetis]

Black to play and win.

Thanks John! I've shown this position to almost all my students this week, and we've had loads of fun with it (and of course they're excited it's Magnus-Eric!)

[Hans Jung]

Back in school we called that current events (make that current chess events, Aris, and for sure that position is fun to examine.

[Frank Dixon]

Marvelous game!! Congratulations, Eric!!