Magnus Carlsen Tries the Minibar Gambit!

Summary by Krater

An analysis of a wild chess game from the 2012 World Blitz Championship between Magnus Carlsen and Teimour Radjabov, where Carlsen unexpectedly played an unusual opening after drinking vodka in his hotel room and went on to win the game.

From the video

Answers: How did Magnus Carlsen win a game against Teimour Radjabov using the unusual A4 opening at the 2012 World Blitz Championship?

• 2012 World Blitz Championship
• Chess opening analysis
• Preston Ware opening
• Magnus Carlsen vs Teimour Radjabov

What it concludes

• Magnus Carlsen drank a bottle of Russian or Kazakh vodka in his hotel room for 15 minutes before returning to play on day two of the 2012 World Blitz Championship.
• Magnus Carlsen opened the game with A4 against Teimour Radjabov, a rare opening he had previously suggested made chess a little boring and playable against anyone.
• Teimour Radjabov resigned on move 32 after Magnus Carlsen played rook e to f2, leaving black with no effective moves.