Magnus Carlsen vs. Hans Harestad
Magnus Carlsen vs. Hans Harestad, Copenhagen, 2003.
Mate in 3. White to move.
Roll over to see the solution: 1. Qxg5+ fxg5 2. Rf7+ Kxh6 3. Rxh7#
FEN: r7/3bb1kp/q4p1N/1pnPp1np/2p4Q/2P5/1PB3P1/2B2RK1 w - - 0 1
About the players
Hans Harestad (1974-) is a Norwegian chess Master with a peak rating of 2318.
Magnus Carlsen (1990-) is a Norwegian chess Grandmaster and World Chess Champion, with a peak rating of 2882 - the highest in history at the time of writing. A chess prodigy, he earned the Grandmaster title at the age of 13. He uses a variety of openings to make it as difficult as possible for his opponents to prepare against him.
Qh4-Kg5, pf6-Qg5, Rf1-f7, Kg7-kh6, Rh7
Interesting game, harestad didn’t have to take at his first move, in this puzzle. I guess he did not see it was blunder.