Carlsen's King's Indian Attack Beats Xiong in 27 Moves

This is a blitz chess game between Magnus Carlsen and Jeffery Xiong from Round 9 of the Early Titled Tuesday held on July 8th, 2025. The game begins with the King's Indian Attack, as Xiong chooses a kingside fianchetto setup. The position sharpens after an f6 pawn break, and soon leads to a tactical sequence. Carlsen aims to win the exchange, but his idea turns out to be flawed. However, Xiong misses the critical chance to punish the error and turn the tables. #MagnusCarlsen #JefferyXiong #KingsIndianAttack Image of Magnus Carlsen by Lennart Ootes lennartootes.com I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :) ★ LICHESS.ORG https://lichess.org/@/Chess-Network ★ CHESS.COM https://www.chess.com/member/chessnet... (affiliate link) ★ TWITCH   / chessnetwork   ★ TWITTER   / chessnetwork   ★ FACEBOOK   / chessnetwork   ★ PATREON   / chessnetwork   ★ DONATE https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... PGN 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. Qe2 Nge7 6. Bg2 g6 7. h4 h6 8. c3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. e5 Nf5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Bf4 f6 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Nbd2 Nxh4 15. Nxh4 g5 16. Bxg5 hxg5 17. Nhf3 Rae8 18. Nh2 Ne5 19. Ndf3 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 b5 21. Bh5 Re7 22. Ng4 Qf5 23. Ne3 Qh7 24. Nxd5 exd5 25. Qxe7 Qxh5 26. Qxd7 Qf3 27. Qe6+