Game analysis

1) Carlsen,Magnus - Vishwanathan,Anand [D47]
Super GM Morelia/Linares (3), 24.02.2007
[NAVALGUND,NIRANJAN]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bd6!? Anand choses unpoular line. This move was popular in 90's but afterwards it lost its popularity.... 9.0–0 0–0 10.b3 A very good idea by white where the bishop on c1 is well placed on b2 which controls the very important long diagonal 10...Bb7 11.Bb2 a6 Threatning c5 with counterplay 12.Ne4 [RR 12.a4 b4 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 f6 15.Bd3 c5 16.Rc1 cxd4 17.Nxd4 Rc8 18.Qe2 Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Qa8 20.f3 Rc8 21.Bc4 Nc5 22.Rd1 Be5 1/2–1/2 Savchenko,S (2512)-Boudre,J (2327)/Marseille 2005/EXT 2006] 12...Nxe4 13.Bxe4 Nf6N In this position after 13.Bxe4 black can also play f5 with nimzo-indian classical structure, for the refernce of this variation there is a game played by Murugan as white against gunaskearan of india, where white won the game... [RR 13...f5 14.Bc2 c5 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.b4 Ne4 17.Bb3 Qe7 18.a3 Kh8 19.Qe2 Ng5 20.Nxg5 Qxg5 21.f4 Qe7 22.Rad1 Rad8 23.Qf2 Bb8 24.Qg3 Bd5 25.Bxd5 exd5 26.Rd3 Rd7 27.Rfd1 Rfd8 28.Bd4 Murugan,K (2390)-Gunasekaran,K (2265)/Chennai 2004/CBM 098 ext/1–0 (59)] 14.Bc2 c5 As asumed c5 is right move here! 15.dxc5 Bxc5 Now the middlegame begins! So here white has to make some plans Magnus played 16.Ng5 but i think Qe2 with Rfd1 then e4 and pressing black by e5! with attacking chances for white is better. 16.Ng5 Qxd1 17.Raxd1 Here, there are two important open files, d and c. So Rfxd1 is a good reply as Rad1 will lose a tempo again because c file is also equally important If, Now the rook is on a1 and will directly occupy c file by Rc1 when necessary then there is absolutely no problem for white! 17...Kh8! setting up a trap! i hope you recognise what happens if white takes on f6 followed by Nh7. 18.g3 THIS MOVE HAS AN ADVANTAGE AND ALSO HAS AN DISADVATNAGE. THE ADVANTAGE IS THAT NOW WHITE THREATENS TO GRAB A PAWN ON H7, THE DISADVANTAGE IS THAT BY THIS MOVE WHITE WEAKENS HIS WHITE SQUARES, THE BLACK'S BISHOP ON B7 IS POWERFUL AND WILL OCCUPY F3 AS ANAND DID IN THE GAME! [18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Ne4 LEADS TO EQUAL POSITION(19.Nxh7 Rg8 20.g3 Kg7 simple! Is'nt it?) ] 18...h6 19.Bxf6 hxg5 20.Bb2 [20.Bxg5 f6 21.Bf4 (21.Bh4 g5 trapping bishop 22.Rd7 Bf3) 21...e5] 20...Rac8 Now white has to occupy the c file by this we understand that 17.Rad1 was wrong 21.Rc1 Rfd8 22.Rfd1 Bf3 So this is because of the move g3!? 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.a3 IN THIS POSITION BLACK HAS A GOOD BISHOP WHEREAS WHITE HAS A BAD 24...b4 25.a4 f5 26.Kf1 f4! RIight time for the pawn to destroy white;s king safety and pawn structure, here f4 is the best move which wins the game quite comfortabley 27.Be4 DOES NOT SAVE THE DAY 27...Bxe4 28.Rxc5 Rd1+ 29.Ke2 Rb1 WHITE'S PAWN IN WHITE COLOUR SQUARE!!. IN THIS GAME MANY EXCHANGES TOOK PLACE FOR WHICH BLACK GOTAGREATINITIATIVE 30.Bc1 f3+ 31.Kd1 Rxb3 32.Rc4 Bd3 33.Rc8+ not so much disturbing! 33...Kh7 34.e4 Rb1 35.Kd2 Bxe4 36.Ke3 Bd5 37.Bd2 Rb3+ 38.Kd4 Rb2 39.Be3 Re2 40.Rc1 Ba2 ! THE FINAL TOUCH IN THIS GAME BLACK WON ONLY BECAUSE OF HIS STRONG BISHOP WHICH WAS WELL PLACED ON F3 LATER FINISED OFF ALL THE IMPORTANT PAWNS OF WHITE'S KINGDOM...... IN THIS GAME WHITE MADE 2 INACCURATE MOVES WHICH COSTED HIM WHOLE GAME! 17.Rad1 and g3. So with this analysis i finish my comments. Bye and enjoy chess Thank you Line