Carlsen blitzes Shirov at 2007 World Championship

Featured is the chess game between Magnus Carlsen and Alexey Shirov from the 2007 World Blitz Chess Championship. Carlsen's play appears almost effortless out of a Ruy Lopez with 9.Bg5. Shirov's immediate response to Carlsen's 9th move is to break the pin, which creates many weaknesses in the process. The most vulnerable square, f5, captures Carlsen's attention. His simple yet effective plan from that point is to drift towards f5 with a menacing knight.
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Image of Magnus Carlsen by Lennart Ootes
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