"Perhaps"
* All master games continue with 9...Bb4+, 9...Be7? was a mistake.
The refutation runs 10 Bb5, not 10 Be2?. This becomes clear as white played 12 Bb5, i.e. losing 1 tempo.
The mistake 13...Rc8? was played in 8 lichess games.
Only 1 found the winning 14 d5, an 1+0 bullet game between a 1460 and 1413 rated opponent. That game lasted 25 moves.
https://lichess.org/1ZDunEby#27
hello! in your place, i would have played exactly the same way, especially in blitz or bullet: first of all, you have to save the piece from possible pins. 17. Nc2 is asking for trouble — to play like that, you need to be a good tactician.
Qa8 is the most tempting in my opinion, because it make a clear threat on both the e pawn and the castling. In practice, I think it's the safest option, because in the case of Nc2, I'll have to calculate a potential Qb3, and it can be easy to overthink and blunder after this, despite it isn't that strong, and even weaker for white because of a potential Nxd4. But the thing is to not focus only on the rook. I've had several situations where I wasn't focusing on the right line and blundered. So, I'll choose the safe option, Qa8 no risk and a good potential to develop
17...Nc2 "was best" in some sense, but it seems that, at that point, MagiciansGambit had a number of options in order to win.
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