[Event "Clutch Chess Champions Showdown 2025"] [White "Caruana,Fabiano"] [Black "Carlsen,Magnus"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Round "9.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2025.10.28"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2839"] [PlyCount "77"] [TimeControl "600+5"] {[%evp 18,77,19,13,27,4,21,15,20,10,14,12,24,18,28,21,23,21,31,28,29,39,66,80,68,61,117,131,177,175,235,250,249,227,230,248,231,237,241,251,251,248,645,493,29989,400,398,403,385,385,369,385,648,627,654,629,620,643,643,592,837,-1366]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:0:8]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 6. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 7. dxe5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 8. Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:0:1]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:0:39]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} h5 {[%emt 0:0:29][%cal Yh7h5,Yh5h4][%mdl 32] C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} 11. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 12. Rad1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Be6 {[%emt 0:0:52] The position is equal. 12...Be6 has lost popularity.} 13. Ng5 {[%emt 0:0:46]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 14. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} h4 {[%emt 0:1:0]} 15. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 16. Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} c5 $146 {[%emt 0:0:33]} (16... b6 17. Ng5 Rg6 18. Nf3 Rd8 19. Kf1 c5 20. e6 Rxe6 21. Bxc7 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 b5 23. Bf4 Re4 24. Bb8 a6 25. b3 {½-½ Solodovnichenko,Y (2586)-Georgiev,K (2648) Padova op-A 16th 2013 (6)} )17. c3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} c4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 18. g4 {[%emt 0:0:55]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 19. fxg3 {[%emt 0:0:1][%cal Yf2g3,Yg3g4,Yg4g5][%mdl 32]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 20. Kf2 {[%emt 0:1:7][%cal Yg1f2,Yf2f3,Yf3g4][%mdl 32]} b4 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 21. Re2 {[%emt 0:1:18] White is more active.} Rb8 {[%emt 0:1:50]} (21... bxc3 $14 22. bxc3 (22. Nxc3 Rd8 $14 )Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 )22. h4 $1 $16 {[%emt 0:0:21][%cal Yh3h4,Yh4h5][%mdl 32]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:1:6]} (22... bxc3 $16 23. bxc3 Reb6 )23. h5 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:1:6]} (23... Nh6 {was worth a try.} 24. Kf3 Ng8 )24. g4 $1 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 25. Kf3 {[%emt 0:2:0]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:0:1] [#]} 26. g5 $1 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:3] [#]} 27. Kg4 $1 {[%emt 0:0:42]} g6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} (27... bxc3 $2 28. Nxc3 (28. Kxf5 cxb2 29. Rb1 Ba3 $11 )Raxb2 29. Rxb2 (29. Kxf5 R2b3 $18 )Rxb2 30. Kxf5 $18 )28. hxg6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 29. e6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Bd6 $2 {[%emt 0:1:10]} (29... bxc3 30. Rh1 Bd6 (30... Rbxb2 31. Rh8+ Kg7 32. Be5+ )31. Rh8+ (31. Nxc3 Raxb2 32. Bxd6+ Nxd6 $11 )Kg7 32. Rxb8 $18 )(29... Rb6 )30. Nf6 {[%emt 0:1:41]} (30. Rh2 Ke7 $18 )bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:48]} (30... Ke7 $18 31. Nd5+ Kd8 32. cxb4 (32. Nxb4 Rxb4 33. cxb4 c3 $18 )(32. e7+ Kd7 $18 )c3 33. Bxd6 (33. Nxc3 Rxb4 34. Rxd6+ cxd6 $18 )(33. Rh2 Kc8 $18 )Nxd6 34. e7+ (34. Nxc3 Rxb4+ 35. Kf3 Raxb2 $11 )Kd7 35. Nxc3 Ra6 )31. Rh1 {[%emt 0:0:6]} (31. Bxd6+ $142 Nxd6 32. e7+ (32. Nd7+ Kg7 $18 )Kf7 33. Rh1 Nf5 34. e8=Q+ (34. e8=R Rxe8 35. Rh7+ Ng7 36. Nxe8 Kf8 37. Rxg7 Ra1 38. Ree7 Rg1+ 39. Kh3 Rh1+ 40. Kg2 Rg1+ 41. Kxg1 cxb2 42. Rgf7+ Kg8 43. Nf6+ Kh8 44. Rh7# )Rxe8 35. Rh7+ (35. Nxe8 Rxb2 36. Ree1 Rg2+ 37. Kf3 Rd2 $18 )(35. Rxe8 c2 $18 )Ng7 36. Nxe8 )Bxf4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} (31... cxb2 32. Rh8+ Kg7 33. Rh7+ Kf8 34. Rf7# )32. Rh7 {[%emt 0:0:43]} (32. Rh8+ Ke7 33. Rxb8 cxb2 $16 )Ng7 {[%emt 0:0:6]} (32... cxb2 33. Rf7# )33. Rh8+ {[%emt 0:0:37]} (33. Kxf4 Raxb2 (33... cxb2 34. Rxg7 Kxg7 35. Rd2 )34. e7+ Kf7 $18 )Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 34. Rxb8 {[%emt 0:0:1] and Nd5+ would now be decisive} Rxb2 $2 {[%emt 0:0:20]} (34... cxb2 35. Nd5+ (35. Kxf4 $2 b1=Q $19 )Kd6 36. Nxf4 c3 )35. Rexb2 {[%emt 0:0:28] White is clearly winning.} cxb2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 36. Nd5+ {[%emt 0:0:1]} ({Worse is} 36. Rxb2 Be5 (36... Nxe6 $2 37. Nd5+ Kd6 38. Nxf4 $18 )37. Rb4 Nf5 $11 (37... Kxe6 38. Rxc4 Nf5 39. Rc6+ Bd6 40. Rc1 $16 )(37... Nxe6 38. Ne4 $11 ))Kd6 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 37. Nxf4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} c3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 38. Ne2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} (38. Nxg6 $2 {perishes.} c2 39. Rxb2 c1=Q $19 (39... c1=R 40. e7 $11 ))Kd5 {[%emt 0:0:12] Hoping for ...Kc4.} 39. Kf4 $4 {[%emt 0:0:0][%mdl 40960] Weighted Error Value: White=0.23 (precise) /Black=0.78 Sensor Board Error (Ke4/e5)? Mistake: --- Black=6 Inaccurate: --- Black=1 OK: White=13 Black=9 Best: White=1 Black=3 Strong: White=3 ---} (39. Nxc3+ $18 Kc4 40. Na4 )1-0