World Chess Match Game 9 in Chennai: Tragic 28.Nf1 blunder by Anand, Carlsen 0.5 from World Title
Anand, Viswanathan (2775) – Carlsen, Magnus (2870)
[…] 1.d4 ♘f6 2.c4 e6 3.♘c3 ♗b4 Off to a Nimzo Indian start 4.f3 the Kmoch variation 4…d5 5.a3 ♗xc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5 Nimzo-Indian: Samish, 5.c5 6.f3 d5 7. cxd5 7…exd5 “Mainline is 7….Nxd5″ 8.dxc5 Qa5
8.e3 c4 9.♘e2 ♘c6 10.g4 O-O 11.♗g2 ♘a5 12.O-O ♘b3 13.♖a2 b5 14.♘g3 a5 15.g5 ♘e8 16.e4 ♘xc1 17.♕xc1 ♖a6 18.e5 ♘c7 19.f4 b4 20.axb4
20…axb4 21.♖xa6 ♘xa6 22.f5 b3 23.♕f4 ♘c7 24.f6 g6 25.♕h4 ♘e8
26.♕h6
26…b2
27.♖f4 b1=♕+ 28.♘f1
28…♕e1 now the White Rook is just lost with 29.Rh4 QxRh4 or else White has no attack left and surely Black has two queens on the board
Game 9 Moves:
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 c4 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. g4 O-O 11. Bg2 Na5 12. O-O Nb3 13. Ra2 b5 14. Ng3 a5 15. g5 Ne8 16. e4 Nxc1 17. Qxc1 Ra6 18. e5 Nc7 19. f4 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Rxa6 Nxa6 22. f5 b3 23. Qf4 Nc7 24. f6 g6 25. Qh4 Ne8 26. Qh6 b2 27. Rf4 b1=Q+ 28. Nf1 Qe1 0-1