[Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022"]
[White "Caruana,Fabiano"]
[Black "Radjabov,Teimour"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Annotator ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[Date "2022.06.25"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "111"]
1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:9:5]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:2:58]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 5. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 6. Nf5 {[%emt 0:15:56]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:24] B28: Sicilian: 2 Nf3 a6 (O'Kelly Variation).} 7. cxd5 {[%emt 0:2:10]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 8. exf5 {[%emt 0:0:20]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:25]White has an edge.} 9. Bd3 {[%emt 0:4:5]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:2:35]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:12:21]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:3:38]} (10... Qxg2 $2 11. Be4 Qh3 12. Qa4+ (12. Bxb7 Rd8 $0 $16 )b5 13. Nxb5 Nxb5 14. Bxa8 $0 $18 )11. O-O {[%emt 0:2:7]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:10:37]} 12. Bg5 {[%emt 0:8:31]} Be7 $1 {[%emt 0:7:41]} 13. Re1 {[%emt 0:3:36][#]} O-O-O $0 $146 {[%emt 0:26:31]} ({Predecessor:} 13... Nc6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Be4 Rd8 16. Nd5 Bg5 17. Qh5 Be7 18. Rad1 Nd4 19. f6 gxf6 20. Rxd4 exd4 21. Bf3 {1-0 (21) Schrancz,I-Roth,E Hungary 1969} )14. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:12:47]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:2:44]} 15. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:1:40] White is more active.} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:1:19]} (15... Nxe5 $2 16. Bxe5 Qxd3 17. Qc1 $0 $18 )16. Rd5 {[%emt 0:0:45]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:1:36]} 17. Bc4 {[%emt 0:4:53]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:6:42]} 18. Qd3 {[%emt 0:8:16]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:9:33]} 19. Bb3 {[%emt 0:3:6]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:1:32]} 20. Qc4 {[%emt 0:5:26]} (20. Qe4 { with more complications.} Rde8 21. Qf4+ Ka7 22. Kf1 )Qxc4 {[%emt 0:9:10]} 21. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:1:4]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:2:11]} 22. Bd3 {[%emt 0:2:21]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:3:4]} 23. Be4 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Rhe8 {[%emt 0:7:24] And now ...Bxc3 would win.} 24. f3 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Re7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 25. Rad1 {[%emt 0:4:17]} h6 {[%emt 0:9:38]} 26. Kf2 {[%emt 0:2:20]} Rcc7 {[%emt 0:4:25]} 27. R5d2 {[%emt 0:2:15]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 28. bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 29. Rc1 {[%emt 0:1:4]} f6 {[%emt 0:0:13]} (29... Rc5 $0 $14 )30. Kg3 $0 $16 {[%emt 0:0:45]} Ka7 {[%emt 0:1:54]} 31. Rd4 {[%emt 0:0:19]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 32. Kh4 {[%emt 0:0:39]} Rec7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 33. Kh5 {[%emt 0:1:5]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 34. f4 {[%emt 0:0:57]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:1:30]} 35. Rcd1 {[%emt 0:1:8]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 36. R1d3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Na4 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 37. Kg6 {[%emt 0:0:42] Black must now prevent Rd7.} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 38. Bf3 {[%emt 0:0:24] Inhibits Ne2. Threatens to win with Rd7.} Nxa2 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 39. Rd7 $0 $36 {[%emt 0:0:39] Strongly threatening Kxg7. White is really pushing.} Nc3 $2 {[%emt 0:0:17] A mistake that costs the game.} (39... Nb4 $0 $16 { is a better defense.} 40. Rd1 Kb8 )40. Kxg7 $0 $18 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({ Less strong is} 40. Rxg7 b4 $0 $16 )b4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Kxf6 {[%emt 0:6:39]} b3 {[%emt 0:1:57][#] ...b2 is the strong threat.} 42. Rd2 {[%emt 0:4:58]} a5 {[%emt 0:5:33]} 43. Ke6 {[%emt 0:8:16]} Rxd7 {[%emt 0:7:17]} 44. Rxd7+ {[%emt 0:0:5]Endgame KRB-KRN} Ka6 {[%emt 0:0:5] aiming for ...b2.} 45. f6 {[%emt 0:7:19] Hoping for f7.} b2 {[%emt 0:11:54]} 46. f7 {[%emt 0:0:5]} b1=Q {[%emt 0:5:33]} 47. f8=Q {[%emt 0:0:22] Against Qf5+} Qg6+ {[%emt 0:0:38]} 48. Qf6 {[%emt 0:15:21] Chess con chili.} Qe8+ {[%emt 0:9:13][#]} (48... Qxf6+ 49. Kxf6 a4 )49. Kd6 $1 {[%emt 0:6:46]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:4:19]} 50. Rc7 {[%emt 0:1:49]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:9:14]} 51. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:2:25]} Qxe5+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} 52. fxe5 {[%emt 0:0:2] White threatens Rxc4 and mate.} Rxc7 {[%emt 0:2:25]} (52... Rd4+ $0 $18 53. Ke6 Kb4 54. Rb7+ Kc5 )53. Kxc7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 54. e6 {[%emt 0:0:32]} Nb5+ {[%emt 0:1:16]} 55. Kd7 {[%emt 0:0:6]} a4 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 56. e7 {[%emt 0:0:41]
Weighted Error Value: White=0.12 (very precise) /Black=0.32} 1-0