1. d2d4  1... g8f6  2. c2c4  2... e7e6  3. g1f3  3... d7d5  4. b1c3  4... c7c6  5. c1g5  5... h7h6  6. g5h4  6... d5c4  7. e2e4  7... g7g5  8. h4g3  8... b7b5 One can only admire the courage of Matlakov for choosing this  super-sharp line against the world champion! 9. h2h4  9... g5g4  10. f3e5  10... b8d7  11. f1e2  11... c8b7  12. e5d7  12... d8d7  13. g3e5  13... d7e7  14. b2b3  14... h8g8  15. d1c2  15... b5b4  16. c3a4  16... c4c3  17. a2a3  17... f6d7  18. e5g3  18... f8g7  19. a1d1  19... a7a5  20. e1g1  20... g7f6  21. a4c5 A logical novelty. Carlsen  opens the d-file for a direct attack against the enemy king. 21... d7c5  22. d4c5  22... e6e5  23. d1d6  23... f6h4  24. e2c4  24... h4g5  25. c2d3  25... g8g6 A move too late is an eternity when you are under attack. 26. f2f4 After another central file is opened, the black king will be in real trouble. 26... e5f4 This should have lost at once. 27. g3f4 After the game the world champion was very upset with this move, which he played almost instantly after coming back from the bathroom. 27... g5f4  28. f1f4  28... c3c2 Now Matlakov manages to distract the  opponent's attack for a moment. 29. d3c2  29... g6d6  30. c5d6  30... e7d6 An automatic recapture, but not the best move. 31. e4e5  31... d6c5  32. g1h1  32... c5e3  33. c2f5  33... e8d8  34. f5f7  34... d8c8  35. a3b4 This is a moment Carlsen can regret as  well. 35... e3e5  36. f7f8  36... c8c7  37. f4f7  37... c7b6  38. b4a5  38... e5a5  39. f8e7  39... a5h5 "I missed that  this check existed. I thought he should resign. After this it should be a  draw" (Carlsen). 40. h1g1  40... a8a1  41. c4f1  41... h5f7 The only move. 42. e7f7  42... b7a6  43. f7f2  43... b6b7  44. f2d4  44... a1f1  45. g1h2  45... h6h5  46. d4c5  46... f1b1 Black  chooses the wrong idea. 47. c5h5  47... b7b6 Matlakov went for a rook and pawn versus queen endgame,  hoping for a fortress, but here this is not the case. If his c-pawn had  been on the seventh rank, it would have been different. 48. h5g4  48... b1b3  49. g4g8  49... b3d3  50. g2g4  50... d3d5  51. g4g5  51... a6d3  52. g5g6  52... d3g6  53. g8g6 "This one I knew from school. I knew this was not a fortress, and I knew how to break it"  (Carlsen). Indeed, a pawn on the sixth rank can eventually hold, but only  if it is a knight pawn. The closer to the center it is, the more difficult the defense becomes. 53... b6c7  54. g6f7  54... c7b8 First of all, White needs  to bring his king closer. 55. h2g3  55... d5g5  56. g3f4  56... g5d5  57. f7f8  57... b8b7  58. f8b4  58... b7c7  59. f4e4  59... c7c8  60. b4b6 This is the main reason why a pawn close to the  center is not good for the defender. The white king can attack it from the left. 60... c8d7  61. b6b7  61... d7d6  62. b7c8 The main reason why a pawn on the sixth often loses. The queen can push the black king in front of his own  pawn, thus spoiling the defensive setup. 62... d6c5  63. c8b8 Black  can no longer shuffle his rook on b5 and d5 squares. 63... d5h5  64. e4f4  64... h5d5  65. f4g4  65... c5c4  66. b8b6  66... d5d4  67. g4f5  67... c6c5  68. b6a5  68... d4d5  69. f5e6 The king crossed the equator of the board and can assist the queen effectively. The end is near. 69... d5d4  70. a5a4  70... c4c3  71. a4a3  71... c3c4  72. a3a5  72... d4d3  73. a5a4  73... c4c3  74. a4a3  74... c3c4  75. a3c1  75... c4b4  76. c1b2  76... b4c4 