[Event "FIDE World Championship 2016"] [Site "New York, USA"] [Date "2016.11.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D05"] [WhiteElo "2853"] [BlackElo "2772"] [Annotator "Llewellyn,Alan"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] {This game follows the pattern of the others in the opening but both players run out of time and Carlsen starts playing rather oddly and is lost but swindles an even position but then misses the draw. In an ending a film couldnt do justice to in a position, the human eye says looks drawn, Sergey completely whamies Magnus and threatens a mate which wins Magnus' Queen. Both players spot the mate and Magnus avoids the humiliation of playing it through. } 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Bb2 b6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. c4 {The position is a Queens Indian Classical Variation with e3 being played.} dxc4 12. Nxc4 Qe7 13. a3 a5 14. Nd4 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Rac1 Nf8 17. Qe1 Ng6 18. Bf1 $6 {f3 is better less passive.} Ng4 $3 19. Nb5 $6 (19. f3 N4e5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Qg3 $13 (21. f4 Bxd4 $2 22. Bxd4 Bf3 23. Rxc8 (23. gxf3 $4 Nxf3+ 24. Kg2 Nxe1+ 25. Rxe1 $19) 23... Rxc8 24. Rc1 $18)) 19... Bc6 $2 (19... Qg5 $3 20. Ncd6 Bxd6 21. Nxd6 Rxc1 22. Bxc1 Nxh2 23. Kxh2 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Qe5+ 25. Kg1 Qxd6 $15) 20. a4 Bd5 21. Bd4 $1 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Bxd4 23. Rdxd4 Rxc4 24. bxc4 $6 Nf6 25. Qd2 Rb8 26. g3 (26. Na7 $4 {heading for c6...} Qxa7 27. Rd8+ Nf8 $19) 26... Ne5 27. Bg2 h6 28. f4 Ned7 29. Na7 Qa3 30. Nc6 Rf8 31. h3 $6 (31. Rxd7 Nxd7 32. Qxd7 Qxe3+ 33. Kf1 Qc1+ 34. Ke2 Qxc4+ 35. Ke3 Qc5+ 36. Qd4 Qc2 37. Qe4 $44) 31... Nc5 32. Kh2 Nxa4 33. Rd8 (33. e4 $13) 33... g6 34. Qd4 Kg7 {both players were extremely short of time here and blitzing out their moves.} 35. c5 $4 $19 {that -+ sign means Sergey is actually winning. The Idea was to Block off the Queen Defence to f8:- } Rxd8 (35... Nxc5 $4 36. Rxf8 Kxf8 37. Qxf6 $18) 36. Nxd8 Nxc5 37. Qd6 Qd3 $4 {seemingly blowing his winning advantage Sergey falls for a cheap trick.} 38. Nxe6+ $3 {has magnus saved the game????} fxe6 39. Qe7+ Kg8 40. Qxf6 a4 41. e4 Qd7 42. Qxg6+ Qg7 43. Qe8+ Qf8 44. Qc6 (44. Qg6+ Kh8 45. e5 a3 46. Qb1 Qb8 47. Qg6 a2 48. Qxh6+ Kg8 49. Qg6+ Kf8 50. Qf6+ Ke8 $4 (50... Kg8 51. Qg6+ Kf8 52. Qf6+ Kg8 $11) 51. Bc6+ Nd7 52. Qxe6+ Kf8 53. Qxd7 a1=Q 54. Qf5+ Ke7 55. Qf6#) 44... Qd8 45. f5 a3 46. fxe6 Kg7 47. e7 Qxe7 48. Qxb6 Nd3 $1 (48... a2 $4 49. Qb2+ Qf6 50. Qxa2 $16) 49. Qa5 $6 Qc5 $3 50. Qa6 Ne5 $3 51. Qe6 h5 $3 {Now this move appears to do absolutely nothing so why play it here, very suspicious...} 52. h4 $4 (52. Qa6 Nf7 53. h4 Qb4 54. Qa7 Kg8 55. Qa8+ Kg7 $11) 52... a2 {the checkmate threat which wins the Queen might go like this 53.Qxa2 Ng4+ 54.Kh3 Qg1!! 55.Qb2+ Kg6!! 56.Bf3 Nf2+ 57.Qxf2 Qxf2. Spotting this mate leaves us feeling incredulous to the skills of the two players who both seem to have spotted the mate. So Sergey is leading, could their be a new, 'RUSSIAN', World Champion.} 0-1