Hahaha! Magnus Carlsen Plays 1...a6

Former World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen plays the rare St. George Defense against Russian IM Maksim Tsaruk!
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Maksim Tsaruk vs Magnus Carlsen
FIDE World Blitz Championship 2023
C00 French Defense: St. George Defense
1. e4 a6 2. d4 e6 3. Bd3 d5 4. e5 c5 5. c3 Bd7 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. a3 Nge7 10. Nc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nf5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rac1 Nh4 15. Nxh4 Qxh4 16. f4 O-O 17. Rf3 g6 18. Rcf1 Rac8 19. Rh3 Qd8 20. f5 Qb6 21.Rxh7 Kxh7 22. Qh3+ Kg8 23. fxg6 Qxd4+ 24. Kh1 fxg6 25. Qxe6+ Kg7 26. Qd7+ Kh6 27. Qh3+ Kg5 28. Qg3+ Qg4 29. Qe3+ Kh5 30. Rxf8 Rxf8 31. h3 Rf1+
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[@nohnoh5571]

1. g4 ..

[@Loots1]

Are you going to start your vids halfway through the vid, and then start at the beginning now?

[@kapilsood2037]

1.g3.. 2.g4×g3... 3.knight ×g3 checkmate

[@FM-yq8yfXYZ]

g4 instead of g3

[@Nobody-df4is]

Yep, 1. g4!
If 1. g3 then 1..., h3! and the pawn blocks g3

[@Beshoy_Nabil]

g4
If ...hxg3 or ...h3 then Nxg3(Ng3)#
If ...N(any move) then Nf2#