Magnus Carlsen vs Sipke Ernst, 2004

Young Magnus smashes the castle

Corus Group C · Caro-Kann Defence, Classical · 1-0

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Game moves (PGN)

[Event "Corus Group C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"]
[Date "2004.01.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Sipke Ernst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 Qa5 14. Kb1 O-O
15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Ne5 Rad8 17. Qe2 c5 18. Ng6 fxg6 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. hxg6 Ng8
21. Bxh6 gxh6 22. Rxh6+ Nxh6 23. Qxe7 Nf7 24. gxf7 Kg7 25. Rd3 Rd6 26. Rg3+ Rg6
27. Qe5+ Kxf7 28. Qf5+ Rf6 29. Qd7# 1-0