1.d4
d5
2.c4
c6
3.Nf3
Nf6
4.Nc3
dxc4
5.a4
Bf5
6.Ne5
Nbd7
7.Nxc4
Qc7
8.g3
e5
9.dxe5
Nxe5
10.Bf4
Nfd7
11.Bg2
g5
12.Ne3
gxf4
13.Nxf5
0-0-0
14.Qc2
Ng6
15.0-0
Kb8
16.Rfc1
a5
17.b4
axb4
18.Nb5
Qe5
19.Nbd4
Bc5
20.Nb3
h5
21.Rab1
Ba7
22.Bxc6
fxg3
23.hxg3
Rc8
24.Qd3
bxc6
25.Qxd7
Rc7
26.Qd3
h4
27.Nbd4
hxg3
28.Rxb4+
Ka8
29.Nxg3
Rd8
30.e3
Nh4
31.Kf1
Qa5
32.Rcb1
Nf3
33.Nb3
Qd5
34.Qxd5
cxd5
35.Rd1
Rc2
36.Rf4
Ne5
37.Nd4
Rc4
38.Nde2
Rxf4
39.Nxf4
d4
40.Nge2
Nc6
41.e4
Rb8
42.Nd5
Rb2
43.Nef4
Kb7
44.Nd3
Rb3
45.Ke2
Ra3
46.f4
Rxa4
47.Rb1+
Kc8
48.Rc1
Kb7
49.e5
Ra3
50.Rh1
Ra5
51.Nf6
Bb8
52.Rb1+
Kc8
53.Rc1
Kb7
54.Ne4
Ra3
55.Rh1
Magnus' mighty knights.
Actually two knights alone cannot deliver mate without the presence of pawns. So in the present position, on account of the reduced material present everything actually points to a draw. At the same time, Wang Yue's combination
55...Bxe5!
56.fxe5
Nxe5
is also objectively speaking correct. But Magnus Carlsen's knights manage to set so many traps that Black finally does stumble. It is also worth noting that the presence of black pawns can also work out to the disadvantage of Black, as events will show.
57.Nd6+
Ka6!
First of all Wang Yue steers a steady course around the reefs.
58.Nb4+!?
[58.Nxe5?!
Re3+
59.Kd2
Rxe5
60.Ra1+
Ra5=
and; 58.Nc5+?!
Kb6
59.Nd7+
Ka6=
finally lead nowhere.]
58...Kb6
59.Rc1
Re3+?
This obvious looking check takes Black off course. [59...Ra5
60.Rb1
Kc7=
was required.]
60.Kd1!
Now Black's forces are enmeshed in a net from which there is no escape.
60...Rb3?!
[From a practical point of view 60...Ka5!
61.Nd5
Re1+
62.Kxe1
Nd3+
63.Kd2
Nxc1
64.Kxc1
f5
65.Nf4
really had to be preferred. However the position is lost, although White himself does not have a pawn and two knights on their own are not enough to deliver mate, because the pawn on f5 is safely blockaded behind or on the so-called Troitzky Line a4-b6-c5-d4-e4-f5. THis does not actually take into account the 50 move rule, but the present position can be won within the 50 moves. Nor does the d-pawn which is still there affect this evaluation, because Black may be able to cross theTroitzky Line with it, but he cannot hang on to it in the long run.]
61.Nd5+
Ka7
62.Ra1+
Kb8
63.Kc2
The rook does not have a square on the b-file and so the black king cannot really slip away. In fact, the fantastically well coordinated white forces make an impressive picture!
63...Rh3
64.Rb1+
Ka7
65.Rb7+
Ka6
66.Rb6+
Ka5
67.Rb5+
Ka4
[67...Ka6?!
runs into the immediate 68.Nc7+
Ka7
69.Rb7#
]
68.Nb6+
Ka3
69.Rxe5
and Wang Yue resigned, because the presence of the rooks makes the win for White much easier. 1-0