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Dacha Tactics #123 - Carlsen gets lost in the dark

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Dacha Tactics #123 - Carlsen gets lost in the dark

This was a cool game I came across with Carlsen as the white pieces and the very strong GM Peter Svidler as the black. Carlsen is +1000 light, Svidler+1000 dark. Carlsen's last move was Qf5 (light!), but it leaves an opening to a crushing dark rejoinder. In time pressure, Svidler missed this – let's try to find!

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