Today is Magnus’s birthday. He is 31 today and we can all remember
what happened the last time he played a world title game on his birthday.
M. Carlsen - S. Karjakin, final rapid game, World Championship 2016
FEN
6k1/r3bpp1/1p1p4/5R1P/4Pp1q/5P2/3Q2KP/2R5 w - - 0 47
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Qxf4
Ra2
2.
Kh1
Qf2
3.
Rc8
Kh7
4.
Qh6
Kxh6
5.
Rh8
+1
[FEN "6k1/r3bpp1/1p1p4/5R1P/4Pp1q/5P2/3Q2KP/2R5 w - - 0 47"]
47. Qxf4 Ra2+ 48. Kh1 Qf2 {Threatening Qg2 mate but...} 49. Rc8+ Kh7 50. Qh6+ {Wow!! gxh6 Rxf7 is checkmate and so is...} 50... Kxh6 51. Rh8 {That was Carlen’s present to rest of the world.}
M. Carlsen - I. Nepomniachtchi Game 4, Chess World Champion 2021.
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e4
e5
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Nf3
Nf6
3.
Nxe5
d6
4.
Nf3
Nxe4
5.
d4
d5
6.
Bd3
Bd6
7.
O-O
O-O
8.
c4
c6
9.
Re1
Bf5
10.
Qb3
Qd7
11.
Nc3
Nxc3
12.
Bxf5
Qxf5
13.
bxc3
b6
14.
cxd5
cxd5
15.
Qb5
Qd7
16.
a4
Qxb5
17.
axb5
a5
18.
Nh4
g6
19.
g4
Nd7
20.
Ng2
Rfc8
21.
Bf4
Bxf4
22.
Nxf4
Rxc3
23.
Nxd5
Rd3
24.
Re7
Nf8
25.
Nf6
Kg7
26.
Ne8
Kg8
27.
d5
a4
28.
Nf6
Kg7
29.
g5
a3
30.
Ne8
Kg8
31.
Nf6
Kg7
32.
Ne8
Kg8
33.
Nf6
Kg7
34.
Ra2
Rb3
35.
d6
Ne6
36.
h4
Rb2
37.
Rxa3
Rxa3
38.
Re8
Rb1
39.
Kh2
Nf8
40.
d7
Rd3
41.
d8=Q
Rxd8
42.
Rxd8
Rxb5
0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 {The Petrov (or Petroff or the Russian Defence)} 3. Nxe5 d6 {Now play 4.Nxf7 the Cochrane Gambit.} 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 {The next batch of moves have all been seen before....many times.} 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Re1 Bf5 10. Qb3 {10...Na6 11.Qxb7 Nb4 gives Black a very strong position. Close to winning.} 10... Qd7 {Still in theory.} 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Bxf5 Qxf5 {13. Qxb7 looks OK till you see 13...Qd7 14.Qxa8 Na4 and White is in a pickle.} 13. bxc3 b6 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Qb5 Qd7 {If 16.Qxd5 Bxh2+ I hope you all saw that. See games after this.} 16. a4 {Putting the pawn structure in order.} 16... Qxb5 17. axb5 a5 18. Nh4 {This it is new. It is threatening Nf5 but Black has a passed pawn that could be annoying.} 18... g6 {To stop Nf5. The holes on h6 and f6 can maybe later be exploited.} 19. g4 {I was thinking Bh6 it does nothing but gains a tempo or g3 to play Ng2.} 19... Nd7 20. Ng2 Rfc8 21. Bf4 Bxf4 22. Nxf4 Rxc3 23. Nxd5 Rd3 24. Re7 Nf8 25. Nf6+ {I was liking this for White.} 25... Kg7 26. Ne8+ Kg8 27. d5 {27...Rxd5 28.Nf6+ and Nxd5. I can see those tricks alright.} 27... a4 {Ahhh....that annoying a-pawn will give Black counterplay.} 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. g5 {Fixing the Knight on f6 so it can hold d5.} 29... a3 {Suddenly that a-pawn looks very good.} 30. Ne8+ Kg8 {Magnus busted his head looking for other ways to play this but...} 31. Nf6+ Kg7 32. Ne8+ {...he was down to 22 minutes whilst Ian had over an hour left and it is complicated.} 32... Kg8 33. Nf6+ {Three fold rep (again) we go one to see, very loosely, what may happen,} 33... Kg7 34. Ra2 {Block that a-pawn.} 34... Rb3 {Blast the a-pawn home.} 35. d6 {Run the White passed pawn but it allows the Black Knight back into the game.} 35... Ne6 {g5 is under attack, if that goes the f6 Knight hangs.} 36. h4 Rb2 {Back to plan a-pawn.} 37. Rxa3 {But White has plan d-pawn. I have now have fun showing two checkmates.} 37... Rxa3 38. Re8 {Threatening Rg8 mate.} 38... Rb1+ {If 39.Kg2 Ng4+ 40 Kh2 Rh3 checkmate,} 39. Kh2 {Not allowing Nf4+ and mate next move.} 39... Nf8 {Stops Rg8 mate.} 40. d7 Rd3 41. d8=Q Rxd8 42. Rxd8 Rxb5 {Stopping here (it's an ending) There are dozens of lines like this in there.}
I found 20+ RHP games under 17 moves where Qxd5 was played and lost to a Bh2+.
I’ll give the shortest first and then the most recent.
Alanicus - Texan RHP 2008
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1.
d4
d5
2.
c4
e6
3.
cxd5
exd5
4.
Nf3
Bf5
5.
e3
Nf6
6.
Bd3
Bxd3
7.
Qxd3
Nc6
8.
a3
Bd6
9.
O-O
Ne4
10.
Qb3
Rb8
11.
Qxd5
Bxh2
0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. e3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Nc6 8. a3 Bd6 9. O-O Ne4 10. Qb3 Rb8 {Will White take the d-pawn...} 11. Qxd5 {...they took it.} 11... Bxh2+ {And White resigned.}
Errant Knight - Academus RHP 2021
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5
d
4
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3
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2
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1
h
1.
e4
d6
2.
Nc3
e5
3.
d3
Nf6
4.
Nh3
Bxh3
5.
gxh3
Nc6
6.
Be3
Qd7
7.
a3
O-O-O
8.
d4
exd4
9.
Bxd4
Nxe4
10.
Nxe4
Re8
11.
Bg2
f5
12.
Be3
fxe4
13.
b4
Kb8
14.
O-O
d5
15.
c3
Bd6
16.
Qxd5
Bxh2
0
1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 e5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nh3 Bxh3 5. gxh3 Nc6 6. Be3 Qd7 7. a3 O-O-O 8. d4 exd4 9. Bxd4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Re8 11. Bg2 f5 12. Be3 fxe4 13. b4 Kb8 14. O-O d5 15. c3 Bd6 {Setting a trap though 15.Bd6 is not a bad move.} 16. Qxd5 {OOPS!} 16... Bxh2+ {And White resigned.} 0-1