Three important tournaments concluded this month, for two of which (Gibraltar and Bunratty) I attended the awards ceremonies. I have already given the results of Zurich. The most impressive game, the concluding phase of which provided last week’s puzzle, was Magnus Carlsen’s victory against Fabiano Caruana. We join the game just before Carlsen sacrifices rook for bishop to cause a fatal breach in the black defences.
Carlsen-Caruana: Zurich Chess Challenge 2014
22 Rxf7 Bxf7 23 Rxf7 Rd7 24 Rxd7 Kxd7 25 exd5 g6 26 Qg4+ Kc7 27 Qe6 Kb7 28 Qe7+ Qc7 29 Qe4 Qd7 30 d6+ Ka6 31 Bf4 Rc8 32 Kh2 Rc4 33 Bg3 Rc8 34 Qd3+ Kb7 35 c4 Qc6 36 Qb3 Ka8 37 a4 Re8 38 a5 Kb7 39 c5 Kc8 40 axb6 axb6 41 d5 Qxc5 42 Qa4 Re3 43 Qa8+ Kd7 44 Qb7+ Ke8 45 d7+ Kd8 46 Bh4+ Re7 47 Qc8+ Black resigns
The Tradewise Masters in Gibraltar is widely hailed as the best open tournament in the world.
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