[Event "FIDE Chesscom Grand Swiss 2021"] [White "Caruana,Fabiano"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Site "Riga"] [Round "9.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.11.05"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2770"] [PlyCount "107"] 1. e4 {} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation.} Qa5+ {is currently scoring better than 6...e6.} 7. Nd2 e6 $1 8. Ne2 {The position is equal.} Ne7 {[#]} 9. b4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. 0-0 Qa6 10. c4 Nf5 11. b3 c5 12. dxc5 Nc6 13. a3 Bxc5 14. b4 Nxe5 15. Qb1 Nxc4 16. bxc5 Nxd2 17. Bxd2 Qxe2 18. Qxb7 {0-1 (40) Lagarde,M (2648)-Bluebaum,M (2669) Chalons en Champagne 2021} )Qa6 10. Qb3 Nf5 { Strongly threatening ...Qxe2+!} 11. Nf3 Nd7 12. a4 Qc4 (12... Qb6 {feels hotter.} 13. Bd2 Be7 14. a5 Qb5 15. Nf4 Rc8 )13. Bd2 Qxb3 14. cxb3 f6 15. 0-0 Be7 16. g3 Kf7 17. Rfe1 fxe5 18. dxe5 Rac8 19. Nf4 d4 20. Rac1 c5 {[#]} 21. Nd5 $1 cxb4 (21... Kg6 22. Nxe7+ )22. Nxe7 Nxe7 23. Ng5+ ({But not} 23. Nxd4 a5 $11 )(23. Bxb4 $16 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 )Kg6 $11 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Nxe6 Nc6 26. f4 Kf5 27. Nxg7+ { Double Attack} Kg6 $1 {...Nc5 is the strong threat.} 28. Ne6 Kf5 29. Ng5 Nc5 30. Nf7 $36 { Black must now prevent Nd6+. White is pushing.} Ke6 {} 31. Nd6 Rg8 32. Kg2 Kd5 33. Rb1 Ne4 34. Nxe4 Kxe4 { Endgame KRB-KRN} 35. Rc1 Kd3 36. Be1 Ke2 37. e6 $1 { And now f5 would win.} d3 38. f5 {Threatens to win with f6.} Nd4 $2 { This move loses the game for Black.} ({Black should try} 38... Re8 $1 $14 )39. Bxb4 $18 {} d2 {[#]} 40. Bxd2 {} Kxd2 { KRN-KR} 41. Rc5 {Hoping for Rd5.} Re8 42. Re5 Kd3 {[#]} (42... Nc6 $142 43. Re4 Kd3 )43. Kf2 $1 Re7 44. g4 hxg4 45. Kg3 Re8 {intending ...Nf3.} 46. Kxg4 Nc6 47. Kf4 Ne7 48. f6 Ng6+ 49. Kf5 Nxh4+ 50. Kg5 Nf3+ 51. Kf4 Nd4 52. e7 Nc6 53. f7 Rxe7 54. Rd5+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07/Black=0.43} 1-0