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2016 / New York
Magnus: one queen, two mating routes
Carlsen, Magnus — Karjakin, Sergey
Karjakin threatens mate. Magnus activates both rooks and offers his queen with check: each capture opens a different route for the finish.
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Game and history sources
- Fuente / Source: theweekinchess.com
- Fuente / Source: en.chessbase.com
- Magnus portrait (2023): Frans Peeters, CC BY-SA 2.0; cropped and resized
- Karjakin portrait (2016 Olympiad): Andreas Kontokanis, CC BY-SA 2.0; cropped and resized
- Portrait license: CC BY-SA 2.0
- Video adaptation license: CC BY-SA 4.0
Video, explanations and animations by RookHabit. Pieces by Colin M. L. Burnett, distributed with python-chess (GPLv3+).
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