Carlsen Loses a Simul Game to a Player Rated 863 Points Lower

Sometimes you can beat a World Champion. It's every simul player's dream

[Event "Simul - 70 Years DIE ZEIT"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.02.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Rudolph, Jens-Erik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "1981"]
[Annotator "Deep Fritz 14 x64 (10m)"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]

{A42: Modern Defence: Averbakh Variation} 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. e4 e5
5. d5 {This push gains space} a5 {Black has a cramped position} 6. Bd3 {Black
is behind in developement} Na6 {Black has a cramped position} 7. Nge2 Nf6 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. f3 {Controls g4} Nc5 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. O-O Qe8 13. Kh1 Nh7
14. b3 {Secures a4} f5 {The thematic attack} 15. a3 (15. exf5 gxf5 16. Bf2 Qg6
$14) 15... b6 (15... fxe4 $5 {should be considered} 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Nf6
$11) 16. b4 $16 Nb7 17. Qd2 (17. exf5 gxf5 18. Bf2 Ng5 $14) 17... f4 $14 {
Black wins space} 18. Bf2 g5 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. cxb5 h5 (20... Qd7 21. Qc3 $11)
21. Nc3 g4 {Attacks the pawn chain} 22. Qe2 Qg6 (22... Qd7 23. Rfc1 $11) 23.
Rfc1 Nf6 24. Bd1 Bh6 25. Be1 Rf7 26. Ra2 Rg7 27. Rac2 (27. Qc4 Bg5 $11) 27...
Kh8 28. Qf1 Rag8 29. Bh4 Bg5 30. Bf2 g3 31. Be1 (31. hxg3 $4 {White will not
be able to digest the pawn} fxg3 32. Rb1 gxf2 33. Qxf2 h4 $19) 31... gxh2 32.
Na4 Ne8 33. Nb2 axb4 34. axb4 h4 35. Nd3 (35. Kxh2 Rh7 $11) 35... Bd8 (35... h3
36. Nf2 hxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Nf6 $17) 36. Kxh2 $11 Rh7 37. Nf2 Nf6 {The knight
intends Ne8-f6-h5-g3} 38. Nh3 Nh5 39. Ra1 Ng3 {Black threatens to win material:
Ng3xf1. Praise the knight!} 40. Qd3 Bf6 41. Ra7 {White threatens to win
material: Ra7xb7} Nd8 42. Raxc7 (42. Kg1 $142 $14 {would keep White in the game
}) 42... Rxc7 $17 43. Rxc7 Nf5 {Black has a mate threat} 44. Rc2 Ne3 {Attacks
the backward pawn on g2. Black threatens to win material: Ne3xc2. Black forks:
c2+g2} 45. Ra2 Nxg2 46. Qe2 (46. Bf2 $5 Ne3 47. Bxe3 Qg3+ 48. Kh1 fxe3 49. Qf1
$17) 46... Ne3 47. Bb3 (47. Kh1 Nf7 48. Bc2 Qh5 $19) 47... Nf7 $19 48. Qf2 (48.
Kh1 $19) 48... Qh5 49. Qe2 (49. Kh1 Rg3 50. Ng1 h3 51. Qxe3 fxe3 52. Bxg3 Bh4
53. Bxh4 Qxh4 $19) 49... Rg2+ (49... Ng5 50. Nxg5 Qxg5 51. Qf2 Qg3+ 52. Qxg3
fxg3+ 53. Bxg3 hxg3+ 54. Kg1 $19) 50. Qxg2 Nxg2 51. Kxg2 Ng5 52. Ng1 $4 {an
oversight. But White was lost anyway.} (52. Ra8+ Kg7 53. Bd1 Nxe4 $19) 52...
h3+ (52... Nxf3 $142 {and Black has reached his goal} 53. Kf2 h3 54. Nxf3 h2
55. Nxh2 Qxh2+ 56. Kf1 Qh1+ 57. Ke2 Qxe4+ 58. Kf1 Qd3+ 59. Kg2 Qxb3 $19) 53.
Kh1 Qg6 54. Rh2 $2 (54. Re2 Kg7 $19) 54... Nxf3 55. Nxf3 (55. Rxh3+ Nh4 56.
Bxh4 Qxe4+ 57. Kh2 Bxh4 58. Rxh4+ Kg7 $19) 55... Qxe4 56. Rxh3+ Kg7 57. Kg1 (
57. Bf2 $19) 57... Qe3+ (57... Qe3+ 58. Bf2 Qxb3 $19) 0-1