[Event "GCT Superbet Romania 2023"] [Site "Bucharest"] [Date "2023.05.08"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E73"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2742"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 13,45,40,35,42,27,26,26,19,44,0,0,17,12,31,31,31,27,36,120,117,131,132, 273,292,293,302,277,300,289,274,273,215,458,495]} {How to deal against the feisty King's Indian Defense? It all depends on style or your way of playing. If you play like World Champs Karpov or Kramnik, your style would be to play solid or to build-up first. Now, we witness a game where at move 3, white starts to attack, it can be too obvious or just bluffing. Let's see...} 1. d4 { [%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. h4 {[%emt 0:00:03] THIS IS THE ASSIGNMENT: Obviously, this will attack the kingside on an early stage without follow up. White must develop pieces first.} Bg7 {[%emt 0:04:56]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:52]} 5. e4 { [%emt 0:00:31]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:07] The King's Indian Defense} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0: 00:26]} c5 {[%emt 0:02:59]} 7. d5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 8. cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:04] E73:} a6 {[%emt 0:00:05] Now, it sidelined into a Benko Gambit theme.} 9. a4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} axb5 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 10. Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:06] White has an edge.} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 11. Bxa6 $5 {[%emt 0:00:37][%mdl 4] An interesting side line.} Nxa6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 12. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:27] [#]} Qd7 $146 {[%emt 0:12:44]} ({Predecessor:} 12... h5 13. O-O Ng4 14. Qe2 Qd7 15. Bf4 Rfb8 16. Rab1 Rb4 17. Bg3 Nc7 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Nxd5 { ½-½ Boyer,M (2412)-Bailet,P (2520) Vaujany op 12th 2021 (6)}) 13. O-O { [%emt 0:00:40]} Qg4 {[%emt 0:04:37]} 14. Re1 {[%emt 0:22:28]} (14. Bg5 { simplifies} Rfb8 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxd1 17. Raxd1 Rxb2 18. Nc6) 14... Nb4 { [%emt 0:06:39]} 15. Bg5 {[%emt 0:04:19][%CAl Yc1g5,Yg5e7,Ye7d6][%mdl 32]} Nh5 { [%emt 0:14:09]} (15... Rfd8 $14) 16. Bxe7 $16 {[%emt 0:22:37]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:16: 38][%csl Gf4][%CAl Rg4g2]} 17. g3 {[%emt 0:00:05][%CAl Ye7d6]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0: 04:27] A mistake that costs the game.} (17... Nbd3 $16 18. Ng5 (18. Bxf8 $2 Qh3 19. gxf4 Nxf4 20. Bxg7 Qg2#) 18... Qxd1 19. Raxd1 (19. Rexd1 Rfe8 $14) 19... Nxb2) 18. Bxd6 $18 {[%emt 0:02:11]} Nfd3 {[%emt 0:00:49] [#]} 19. Re3 $1 { [%emt 0:07:48]} Nxb2 {[%emt 0:00:07] [#]} 20. Qb3 {[%emt 0:05:16]} N2d3 { [%emt 0:04:00]} 21. e5 {[%emt 0:06:34]} f5 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 22. Nh2 {[%emt 0: 09:29]} Qh3 {[%emt 0:01:14]} (22... Qd4) 23. Ne2 {[%emt 0:04:33] Very accurate defense by Super GM Fabiano Caruana. It looks like he set up a trap, allowing black pieces to come in. Now if black moves 23...Nxf2 then simply 24. Nf4 trapping the queen at h3. Amazing imagination by black, only with strong courage and will to withstand a rampaging Benko Gambit Attack. Fantastic Game!!! Loved it...Thank you all, keep safe always...} ({Less strong is} 23. Bxc5 f4 24. gxf4 {[%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} (24. Bxb4 $2 {is the wrong capture.} fxe3 25. Rf1 Rxe5 $19) (24. d6+ Qe6 $18) 24... Qxh4 $18) 1-0