Carlsen v Anand 2014 + (Archangel Gabriel)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 {This is the Archangel. Instead of 6....Bb7. 6...Bc5 is The Modern Archangel.} 7. Nc3 {7.d3 holding the e-pawn or 7.c3 centre building and giving the Lopez Bishop a new home on c2 are the choice moves here. The text looks like it is asking for b5-b4 kicking the c3 Knight and nicking the e4 pawn.. We will look at the sharp 7.Ng5 next game.} 7... Be7 {Black is not tempted by the b5-b4 idea, he just simply develops.} 8. d4 {This leads to problems, 7. d3 looks better.} 8... exd4 9. Nxd4 {This is the start of the problems I was talking about.} 9... Nxd4 10. Qxd4 {Black can trap the b3 Bishop with c5 and c4 but was perhaps worried about Bxf7+ after c7-c5 so he slips the King into the corner.} 10... O-O 11. Bf4 {This is possibly how the Garden of Eden game went because this wee trick....} 11... c5 12. Qe3 c4 {Is known as the Noah's Ark Trap. White has lost a piece and resigned next move.}

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Nf6 6. O-O Bb7 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5 {Black should play 8...Na4 the same defensive idea as in a similar set-up in The Two Knights. Instead...} 8... Nxd5 {Now does the Fried Liver Attack work?} 9. Nxf7 {Bravo for bravery (and the coming lesson) but the brutal 9.Qh5 looks better and really puts the question to Black's 8th move.} 9... Kxf7 {White possibly saw that the Fried Liver continuation 10.Qf3+ Ke6 11.Nc3 fails to 11...Nd4! hitting the White Queen. A defensive resource not available in the normal Fried Liver because here the Archangel Bishop on b7 covers the d5 Knight.} 10. Nc3 Nd4 {The Knight is taking out the b3 Bishop. Possibly White's only chance is to cloud the issue with 11.f4 and hope Black slips up defending.} 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qxe5 {Now defending the h8 Rook with 12...Bg7 meets Bxd5+ so Black chops the Bishop...} 12... Nxb3 13. Qxh8 Nxa1 {....and a Rook. Black is now two pieces up.} 14. Qxh7+ Bg7 15. Ne4 {White is trying to get something (anything!) going v the exposed the Black King but he is just getting into deeper trouble.} 15... Qe7 {Hitting the Knight and threatening Rh8 winning the White Queen.} 16. d3 Rh8 17. Ng5+ Qxg5 {Of course.} 18. Qxh8 {Black could go astray here with 19...Qxc1 20.Qxg7+ Kxg7 21.Rxc1 when it all gets murky. Instead we are treated to a beauty of a move.} 18... Nf4 {Three pieces hitting g2 with a mate in one threat. Neither 19.Bxf4 or 19.f3 stop mate in one. OK what about.....(By the way White resigned here.)} 19. g3 {That stops the mate in one.} 19... Ne2 {Oh no it doesn't.}

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1. h6 {Magnus has spotted an infamous skewer trick along the 7th and 8th ranks. He is even willing to sacrifice his Bishop to pull it off.} 1... Nd4 2. h7 Nxf5 3. Rb8 {Black cannot take h7 pawn due to the skewer. 3...Rxh7 4.Rb7+ winning the Rook. Black had to give up the Rook for the pawn when it reached h8 and White went onto win.}

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1. Ra6 {Black should now play 1....Kg7. He clearly thinks White cannot take the h6 pawn as the a7 pawns falls.} 1... Ke7 2. Rxh6 Rxa7 {Well he was right. The a7 pawn does indeed fall.} 3. Rh7+ {So does the a7 Rook. 1-0}

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1. Nxd6 Ne3 {White now took the Knight on e3 and was mated on g2 with the Black Queen 0-1. The win for White is there.} 2. c7+ {Check all Checks. 2....Ka8 is mated in two with 3.Be4+} 2... Kxc7 3. Nb5+ {Based on the principle whilst you are giving your are putting your opponent in check he cannot play Qxg2 mate. All White need do is get into a position where he can take the e3 Knight.} 3... Kb7 4. Be4+ Kc8 5. Qe6+ Kb8 6. Rxd8+ Rxd8 {Now take the Knight.} 7. fxe3 {Take your time boys and Check all checks.}

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 {There are a few games on RHP where play has gone 5...Nd6 6.Nxe5 Nxb5 6.Nxc6+ winning the Queen and 1-0.} 5... Ng5 {This is a new one. Black is seeking exchanges.} 6. Bxc6 Nxf3+ {Black knows all about in-between-moves and slips in a check before taking back on c6.} 7. Bxf3 {Black has just lost a piece and resigned 5 moves later.}