Cap D'Agde

The Cap d'Agde tournament is being held on October 26th-November 2nd. For more information visit the official website. I'll post two games from Quarterfinals match Carlsen-Fressinet.


Magnus Carlsen 2698 - Laurent Fressinet 2640

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Bc5 10. c3 O-O 11. Bc2 Bf5 12. Nb3 Bg6 13. Nfd4 Bxd4 14. cxd4 a5 15. Be3 a4 16. Nd2 f6 17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Rc1 Rae8 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Rxe4 21. Qd3 Kh8 22. f3 Re6 23. Bf2 Qf4 24. Rfd1 Rb8 25. Rc5 Nb4 26. Rxb5 c6 27. Qf5 1-0




Laurent Fressinet 2640 - Magnus Carlsen 2698
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nfxd7 8. d4 O-O 9. Re1 Nc6 10. d5 Nce5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. f4 Nd7 13. Nd2 b5 14. Nf3 Qb6 15. Qe2 Qb7 16. Rd1 Rae8 17. f5 c4 18. a4 b4 19. Nd4 Nc5 20. Bf4 Nd3 21. Be3 e6


22. Nb5 exd5 23. Nxd6 Qc7 24. Nxe8 Rxe8 25. cxb4 Rxe4 26. Rxd3 cxd3 27. Qxd3 Bxb2 28. Rd1 Be5 29. h3 gxf5 30. Bc5 Qd7 31. a5 d4 32. a6 Bb8 33. Qf3 Qe6 34. Rf1 Qe5 35. g3 Re3 0-1