Magnus Carlsen plays AlphaZero's favorite move | 2022 Tata Steel Masters

Featured is a round 9 game between Magnus Carlsen and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov from the 2022 Tata Steel Masters tournament. The opening is Catalan where Carlsen gambit's a pawn for positional compensation. After Mamedyarov's 4th, dxc4, Carlsen obtains a central majority. In time, that majority is set into motion with Carlsen soon playing a favorite move of AlphaZero's. This game is excellent material for the chess teachers of the world who are looking for instructive examples for students (Intermediate+) on the topics of pawn structure, move order, and timing.

PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O O-O 8. e3 Ra6 9. Qc2 b5 10. a4 c6 11. Nc3 Rb6 12. e4 Be7 13. e5 Nd5 14. axb5 cxb5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxa5 Nc6 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Ra8 h6 19. Rfa1 Be6 20. Qd1 b4 21. b3 c3 22. R8a6 Qc7 23. Ne1 f6 24. Nd3 fxe5 25. Nxe5 Nxe5 26. Rxe6 c2 27. Qe1

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