[Event "GCT SuperUnited Blitz Croatia 2025"] [White "Caruana,Fabiano"] [Black "So,Wesley"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Round "18"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.07.06"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2745"] [PlyCount "97"] [TimeControl "300+2"] {[%evp 11,97,-14,0,-5,-10,0,0,0,-20,-39,8,-11,-6,-16,0,-10,36,-36,15,0,0,0,49,-36,-37,-54,-29,-37,19,-23,0,-7,0,-6,-31,-38,60,22,57,63,60,53,62,29,46,35,44,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-59,0,0,0,-44,0,0,0,-78,80,-87,-83,-439,-439,-406,89,100,332,327,692,687,663,274,615,615,720,713,1843,-29994,-29995,-29995]} 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:0:1]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:1]} 6. d3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 7. Ne5 {[%emt 0:0:1] outshines the older 7.Nc3. A14: English Opening: 1...e6 with b3 by White.} Qc7 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 8. f4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:2] The position is equal.} a6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 10. Qe1 {[%emt 0:0:1] [#]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 11. cxb5 {[%emt 0:0:9]} axb5 {[%emt 0:0:1] Black sacrificed a pawn} 12. Nxb5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 13. Nc3 $146 {[%emt 0:0:4]} (13. a4 Ba6 14. Bd2 Bxb5 15. axb5 Rxa1 16. Qxa1 Qxb5 17. Qa7 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Ra1 {½-½ Yu,Y (2720)-Giri,A (2762) Shenzhen Longgang 5th 2024 (7)} )Nbd7 {[%emt 0:0:6]} (13... Nfd7 $11 {is more appropriate.} )14. e4 {[%emt 0:0:20]} (14. Qf2 $1 $14 )Bb7 {[%emt 0:0:37]} (14... c4+ $1 $15 15. Be3 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 17. Qf2 d4 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 (18... Nxd7 19. Ne2 $11 ))15. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Rxd7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 16. e5 $1 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:0:21]} (16... d4 $11 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. exf6 dxc3 19. fxe7 cxb2 20. Bxb2 Qxb2 )17. Kh1 {[%emt 0:0:25]} (17. h3 $1 $14 c4+ 18. Kh1 )Nh6 $15 {[%emt 0:0:3][%mdl 1024] Black has compensation.} (17... h5 {looks sharper.} 18. a4 d4 19. Nb5 c4 )18. Qf2 {[%emt 0:0:36]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 19. Rd1 {[%emt 0:0:6]} d4 {[%emt 0:0:13]} (19... Bc6 $15 )20. Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:3][%cal Yc3e4,Ye4d2,Yd2c4][%mdl 32]} c4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 21. dxc4 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Qxc4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 22. b3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 23. Qf1 {[%emt 0:1:11]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} (23... d3 $15 24. Bd2 Nf5 )24. Nd2 $1 $14 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 25. Nc4 {[%emt 0:0:0] Prevents Ne3} Qa6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 26. Bxb7 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rxb7 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 27. Qf3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} g6 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 28. Bd2 {[%emt 0:0:2][%cal Yc1d2,Yd2e1,Ye1f2,Yf2g1][%mdl 32]} h5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 29. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:28]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 30. Be1 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 31. Bf2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 32. bxc4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 33. Kh1 {[%emt 0:0:32]} Qxc4 {[%emt 0:0:17][%cal Yd4d3]} (33... Rxa2 34. Rxa2 (34. Bxd4 Rxa1 35. Bxa1 Bc5 $11 )Qxa2 35. h3 $14 (35. Bxd4 Qxc4 36. Bg1 Bc5 $14 )(35. Rc1 Bb4 $11 ))34. a4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} (34. Rdc1 $11 Qb4 35. a4 )Rb3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} (34... Rc2 $15 )35. Qe4 $11 {[%emt 0:0:8][%cal Ya4a5]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 36. Bg1 {[%emt 0:0:10][%cal Ye4f3]} Re2 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 37. Qf3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 38. Rdc1 {[%emt 0:0:12]} (38. Rac1 $11 Qxa4 39. h3 (39. Qxe2 $2 Qa8+ ))Qa6 $2 {[%emt 0:0:4] [#] Black is much more active.} (38... Nc2 $17 {And now ...d3 would win.} 39. a5 Qa6 (39... d3 40. a6 $11 )40. Rxc2 Rxc2 41. Bxd4 Bb4 )39. a5 $2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} (39. Rab1 $1 $16 {[%cal Rb1b8] stays on course.} )Nc2 $17 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 40. Ra4 {[%emt 0:0:11][%mdl 8192]} (40. Rxc2 $17 {is more resistant.} Rxc2 41. Bxd4 )d3 $19 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 41. Re4 {[%emt 0:0:28]} Qc6 $2 {[%emt 0:0:14]} ({Stronger than} 41... Qxa5 42. Rxe2 (42. Qxd3 Rd2 $18 )dxe2 43. Qxe2 (43. Rxc2 $2 e1=Q $19 )Qd5+ 44. Qg2 $16 )({Better is} 41... Qb7 $19 42. Qxd3 (42. Re3 Qb2 $19 )Rxe4 (42... Qxe4+ 43. Qxe4 Rxe4 44. a6 $16 ))42. Re3 $16 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:0:35]} (42... Qxf3+ $16 43. Rxf3 d2 )43. Rxd3 $18 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Ne1 $2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} (43... Re1 44. Rdd1 (44. Rxc2 Qb1 $16 )Rxd1 45. Rxd1 Nb4 )44. Qxe2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 45. Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:1]} (45. Rc3 $142 )h4 $2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} (45... Qc6+ 46. Qg2 Qc3 )46. a6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} h3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 47. Qf3 {[%emt 0:0:1] Prevents Qc6} Qb2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 48. a7 $4 {[%emt 0:0:4][%mdl 8192]} (48. Rd1 $18 Qa3 49. Qxd3 )Qxa1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 49. Qe3 {[%emt 0:0:6] Weighted Error Value: White=0.54/Black=0.72 Loses game: White=1 Black=1 Missed win: --- Black=1 Mistake: White=5 Black=9 Inaccurate: White=4 Black=2 OK: White=8 Black=14 Best: White=4 Black=3 Strong: White=2 ---} 0-1