[Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022"] [White "Caruana,Fabiano"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Site "Madrid"] [Round "14.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2022.07.04"] [WhiteElo "2786"] [BlackElo "2804"] [PlyCount "126"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,126,21,21,12,18,8,15,10,14,-2,10,0,0,0,0,-2,0,-6,0,-14,0,0,0,-15,-9,-14,-10,-12,-8,-27,47,46,47,47,58,52,56,56,54,52,60,58,60,25,25,10,9,10,30,10,9,0,0,0,0,-74,-71,-72,-70,-91,-82,-92,-88,-85,-86,-131,-131,-130,-127,-128,-122,-120,-126,-126,-119,-118,-118,-152,-108,-108,-110,-110,-102,-102,-88,-109,-95,-92,-74,-83,-56,-59,-57,-83,-60,-85,-86,-99,-39,-84,-84,-131,-131,-132,-152,-140,-66,-80,-66,-66,-66,-645,-637,-993,-939,-729,-612,-5422,-4618]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:5][%cal Yg8f6,Yf6d7,Yd7c5][%mdl 32]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:0:24]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 5. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:17]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 6. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:0:5] C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3... Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} Nd7 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:0:42] } O-O {[%emt 0:4:21]} 8. Nc4 {[%emt 0:0:15] The position is equal.} f6 {[%emt 0:4:39] } 9. Kh1 {[%emt 0:2:52] [#]} Rf7 $5 $146 {[%emt 0:7:27][%mdl 8] New and interesting.} ({Predecessor:} 9... a5 10. a4 Nb6 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Nxe3 Be6 13. Ng1 Qd4 14. b3 Nd7 15. Ne2 Qc5 {1-0 (108) Giri,A (2764)-Lysyj,I (2593) Chess.com INT 2020} )10. Nh4 {[%emt 0:23:0]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:1:39]} 11. Nf5 {[%emt 0:9:25] } Nc5 {[%emt 0:3:49]} 12. Qh5 {[%emt 0:1:20]} Be6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 13. b3 {[%emt 0:3:51]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:9:45]} 14. Be3 {[%emt 0:2:48]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:2:26] White must now prevent ...g6.} 15. Nh4 {[%emt 0:3:30] Prevents g6. Pair of Knights!} Kg8 {[%emt 0:0:24] aiming for ...Bg4.} 16. Qe2 {[%emt 0:3:55]} Re8 {[%emt 0:24:52]} 17. a4 {[%emt 1:7:23]} b6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 18. Rg1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} a5 {[%emt 0:3:53]} 19. Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} f5 {[%emt 0:8:3] } ({Black should play} 19... Nb7 $11 )20. exf5 $14 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (20. Nxf5 {is interesting.} Bxf5 21. exf5 Rxf5 22. Bxc5 Bxc5 23. Ne4 )Bxf5 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 21. Nxf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qxf5 {[%emt 0:3:42]} 22. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 23. Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:40] } 24. Rgf1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:0:53]} 25. Rad1 {[%emt 0:0:0] } h5 {[%emt 0:3:35]} 26. g3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ref8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 27. d4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} exd4 {[%emt 0:1:47]} 28. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} h4 {[%emt 0:9:0]} 29. gxh4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rf4 30. Qc4+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kh8 $1 {[%emt 0:1:16] Hoping for ...c5.} 31. Ng5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} b5 {[%emt 0:3:3]} 32. Qd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (32. Qe6 $11 {keeps the balance.} Qxe6 33. Nxe6 Rxf2 34. Rxf2 Rxf2 35. axb5 )Qxd3 $17 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 33. Rxd3 {[%emt 0:0:0] [#]} bxa4 $1 {[%emt 0:3:32] ...a3 is the strong threat.} (33... Rxh4 34. Ne6 Re8 35. Nxc7 $11 )(33... Rxf2 34. Rxf2 Rxf2 35. Rd8+ Rf8 36. Rxf8+ Bxf8 37. Kg2 $16 )34. bxa4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:0:19]} ({Don't play} 34... Rxf2 35. Rxf2 Rxf2 36. Rd8+ Rf8 37. Rxf8+ Bxf8 38. Kg2 $16 )35. Rc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:2:26]} 36. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rxh4 {[%emt 0:0:12] Black is more active.} 37. f4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rhxf4 {[%emt 0:2:35]} 38. Rxf4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:0:15][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} ({Not} 38... Rxf4 39. Ra6 $15 )39. Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:0:38] And now ...a4 would win.} 40. Rc4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Be5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({Weaker is} 40... a4 41. Nc3 Bd6 42. Nxa4 $11 )41. Ra4 {[%emt 0:2:25] [#]} Kg8 $1 {[%emt 0:2:10]} 42. Kg2 {[%emt 0:2:26]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:2:17]} 43. Nd2 {[%emt 0:13:42]} Bc3 {[%emt 0:13:19] } 44. Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:8:4]} 45. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:38]} 46. c3 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Be7 {[%emt 0:1:25]} 47. Ke3 {[%emt 0:0:32]} c6 {[%emt 0:4:8]} 48. h3 {[%emt 0:2:58][%cal Yh2h3,Yh3h4][%mdl 32]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:1:56]} 49. Nc5+ {[%emt 0:1:39]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 50. Nb3 {[%emt 0:3:11]} Bb6+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} 51. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:31]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:1:16]} 52. h4 {[%emt 0:31:31]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:4:43]} 53. h5 {[%emt 0:0:0] } c5 {[%emt 0:1:0]} (53... Rf8+ $17 54. Kg4 c5 )54. Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:0] } Bc7 {[%emt 0:1:38]} 55. Ke2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (55. Ke3 $142 )Rh8 {[%emt 0:2:22]} 56. Rg4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rxh5 {[%emt 0:0:14] Strongly threatening ...g5.} 57. Rxg7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:4:20]} (57... Be5 $17 58. c4+ Kd4 )58. Kd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Be5 {[%emt 0:4:42]} 59. Rf7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} a4 {[%emt 0:1:47]} 60. Ne4 $2 {[%emt 0:0:0][%mdl 8192] This costs White the game.} (60. Nb1 $15 )Rh3+ $19 {[%emt 0:0:0] Black is clearly winning.} 61. Kd2 {[%emt 0:4:56]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:2:34]} 62. Nf2 {[%emt 0:0:5] } Rxc3 {[%emt 0:5:3] Threatens to win with ...a3.} 63. Rf5 {[%emt 0:2:46][%cal Yf5e5] } Rg3 {[%emt 0:0:50] Weighted Error Value: White=0. 40/Black=0.12 (very precise)} 0-1