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An instructive endgame position on opposition in a game between Alireza Firouzja and Magnus Carlsen.

Trebuchet Position:    • You should know this endgame position...  

Game Details
Alireza Firouzja vs Magnus Carlsen
Norway Chess (2020), Stavanger NOR, rd 9, Oct-15
Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07)

Notations
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. e4 d6 6. c3 g6
7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bg4 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nc3 Bg7 11. h3 Bxf3
12. Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. Bxf3 O-O 14. Kg2 Nd4 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6
Bxf6 17. Nd5 Rd6 18. Rac1 Bd8 19. Rfd1 Kg7 20. Ne3 Ra6 21. a3
h5 22. Nc4 Bf6 23. h4 Rc8 24. Ne3 Rac6 25. Rxc6 Rxc6 26. Rd3
Bd8 27. Bd1 Rc1 28. Bb3 b5 29. Rd1 Rc8 30. Ba2 a5 31. Rd3 a4
32. Kf1 Bb6 33. Rc3 Rxc3 34. bxc3 Nb3 35. Ke1 Bc5 36. Nc2 Nc1
37. Bd5 Nd3+ 38. Ke2 Nxf2 39. Bc6 f6 40. Ne3 Nh1 41. Nf1 Bxa3
42. Bxb5 Bb2 43. Bxa4 Bxc3 44. Kf3 Bd4 45. g4 hxg4+ 46. Kxg4
Nf2+ 47. Kf3 Kh6 48. Ng3 Nd3 49. Be8 Nf4 50. Ne2 Ne6 51. Bf7
Nc5 52. Ng3 Bc3 53. h5 Be1 54. Bxg6 Bxg3 55. Kxg3 Kg5 56. Kf3
Nb3 57. Bf7 Nd4+ 58. Kg3 Ne2+ 59. Kf3 Nf4 60. Kg3 Nxh5+
61. Bxh5 Kxh5 62. Kh3 Kh6 63. Kh4 Kg7 64. Kg3 Kf8 65. Kf2 Ke7
66. Ke2 Ke8 67. Ke3 Kd7 68. Kd3 Kd6 69. Kc3 Kc5 0-1

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