Watch the famous game, then train the tactics that made it work.
The lesson is not just the tactic — it is how the position made the tactic possible.
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This position looks like it is about a queen. It is not. The queen is the distraction, and Magnus Carlsen is about to make the entire defense collapse around it.
Pause before grabbing material: king safety, development, and forcing moves decide the tactic.
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Can you find it?
Find 50. Qh6+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qh6+ — Qh6+ is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using check pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
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Find 49. Rc8+. What is the idea?
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The answer is a check idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Rc8+ — Rc8+ is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using check pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
Can you find it?
Find 47. Qxf4. What is the idea?
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The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Qxf4 — Qxf4 is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using capture / material decision pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
Can you find it?
Find 36. Nxb3. What is the idea?
Drag the move on the board, or type the move if you already see it.
The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Nxb3 — Nxb3 is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using capture / material decision pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
Can you find it?
Find 33. Nxc6. What is the idea?
Drag the move on the board, or type the move if you already see it.
The answer is a capture / material decision idea. Start by checking forcing moves.
Solution: Nxc6 — Nxc6 is a forcing move. It keeps initiative by using capture / material decision pressure, so the defender has to respond before solving the larger king-safety problem.
See why the tactic worked in the original game.
Train the same motif before revealing the answer.
ChessCoach finds similar mistakes and chances in your own play.
[Event "AGON FWCM 2016-Tiebreak"] [Site "New York"] [Date "2016.11.30"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Magnus Carlsen"] [Black "Sergey Karjakin"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. c4 a5 8. Be3 a4 9. Nc1 O-O 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. Qd2 Na6 12. Be2 Nc5 13. O-O Bd7 14. Rb1 Rfc8 15. b4 axb3 16. axb3 Qd8 17. Nd3 Ne6 18. Nb4 Bc6 19. Rfd1 h5 20. Bf1 h4 21. Qf2 Nd7 22. g3 Ra3 23. Bh3 Rca8 24. Nc2 R3a6 25. Nb4 Ra5 26. Nc2 b6 27. Rd2 Qc7 28. Rbd1 Bf8 29. gxh4 Nf4 30. Bxf4 exf4 31. Bxd7 Qxd7 32. Nb4 Ra3 33. Nxc6 Qxc6 34. Nb5 Rxb3 35. Nd4 Qxc4 36. Nxb3 Qxb3 37. Qe2 Be7 38. Kg2 Qe6 39. h5 Ra3 40. Rd3 Ra2 41. R3d2 Ra3 42. Rd3 Ra7 43. Rd5 Rc7 44. Qd2 Qf6 45. Rf5 Qh4 46. Rc1 Ra7 47. Qxf4 Ra2+ 48. Kh1 Qf2 49. Rc8+ Kh7 50. Qh6+ 1-0
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