Featured is a Round 3 game from the 2022 World Blitz Chess Championship between Ivan Cheparinov and Magnus Carlsen. The opening is Closed Catalan with an instructive idea demonstrated by Carlsen on the queenside. After Cheparinov’s 10th move, Carlsen’s play is nearly impeccable with him basically playing for two results in an opposite colored bishop endgame. Carlsen’s accuracy for this 3|2 time control registered a 97% in Stockfish 15.1’s eyes.
Image of Magnus Carlsen in thumbnail courtesy of lennart ootes
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O a5 7. Nc3 c6 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Ba6 10. Qd3 b5 11. cxb5 cxb5 12. Nxb5 Nc6 13. a4 Qb6 14. Ne5 Na7 15. Bc3 Nxb5 16. axb5 Bxb5 17. Qd2 a4 18. bxa4 Rxa4 19. Rxa4 Bxa4 20. Ra1 Qb3 21. Qb2 Rc8 22. Qxb3 Bxb3 23. Be1 Bd6 24. Rb1 Bc2 25. Rb7 Bxe5 26. dxe5 Ng4 27. f4 h5 28. Bf3 Bf5 29. Bxg4 hxg4 30. Rb2 Rc1 31. Kf2 Kh7 32. Rd2 Rb1 33. Rd4 Kg6 34. Bd2 Be4 35. Be1 Kf5 36. Rd2 f6 37. exf6 gxf6 38. Rd4 e5 39. fxe5 fxe5 40. Rb4 Ra1 41. Rb8 Ra2 42. Rf8+ Ke6 43. Re8+ Kf6 44. Kf1 d4 45. Rf8+ Ke7 46. Bb4+ Ke6 47. Re8+ Kd5 48. Be1 Bf5 49. Rd8+ Ke4 50. Re8 Bd7 51. Rb8 Be6 52. Rb4 Rc2 53. Ra4 Bc4
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