[Event "FIDE Candidates 2024"] [White "Nakamura,Hikaru"] [Black "Caruana,Fabiano"] [Site "Toronto"] [Round "8.3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2024.04.13"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2803"] [PlyCount "69"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 13,69,12,14,8,20,15,11,20,24,23,47,21,46,0,0,0,25,0,0,4,4,0,-10,-9,7,0,0,-27,0,-25,9,5,14,16,1,18,10,0,6,12,53,56,53,51,78,82,96,20,112,93,88,90,100,89,780,816,822,810]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:0:11]} d6 {[%emt 0:6:8]} 7. c3 {[%emt 0:2:31]} O-O {[%emt 0:3:9]} 8. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:4:18]} 9. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:2:22]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 10. Nf1 {[%emt 0:5:57] The position is equal.} d5 {[%emt 0:9:10]} 11. exd5 {[%emt 0:14:49]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:2:17]} 12. Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:47]} (12. Nxe5 $5 Bxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Nxe5 14. Kg1 $11 (14. Rxe5 Qf6+ 15. Kg1 Qxe5 $17 ))c6 {[%emt 0:5:20]} 13. d4 {[%emt 0:2:44]} (13. Nxe5 $14 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Nxe5 15. Kg1 )exd4 $11 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 14. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:17:29]} 15. h3 {[%emt 0:4:13]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 16. cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:55]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:5:55]} 17. Bc2 {[%emt 0:13:39]} Be6 {[%emt 0:1:57]} 18. Ng3 {[%emt 0:1:14]} Ndf4 {[%emt 0:4:43]} 19. Re4 {[%emt 0:8:39]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:8:10]} 20. a3 {[%emt 0:1:44]} Re8 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 21. Bd2 {[%emt 0:12:0]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:11:52]} 22. Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:59] A strong pair of Bishops.} h6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 23. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:7:22]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 24. Qd2 {[%emt 0:1:7]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:4:9]} 25. Re3 {[%emt 0:1:42]} Nf4 $132 {[%emt 0:19:40][%mdl 2048] [#] Black is fighting back} 26. h4 $1 {[%emt 0:3:2]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:0:15][%csl Gf4][%cal Rd5g2]} (26... Qf6 27. Rf3 )27. Re4 {[%emt 0:10:43]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:0:52]} 28. Rae1 {[%emt 0:0:20]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:1:15]} ({Avoid the trap} 28... f5 $2 29. Nxf5 Nf8 (29... Qxf5 $2 {is the wrong capture.} 30. Rxe6 Qxe6 31. Rxe6 $18 )30. Re5 $18 )29. Re5 {[%emt 0:5:37]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 30. h5 {[%emt 0:0:51]} (30. Qf4 $16 {Strongly threatening Nh5.} Qf6 31. Qxf6 gxf6 32. R5e3 )Bd7 {[%emt 0:2:49]} (30... Qb6 $11 {keeps the balance.} )31. Rxe8 $16 {[%emt 0:3:33]} Bxe8 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 32. Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:4][%cal Yf5h6,Yg3f5,Yf5e7,Ye7d5][%mdl 32] And now Nxh6+! would win.} Qf6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 33. Qb4 {[%emt 0:0:5] Black must now prevent Ne7+. White has more active pieces.} b5 $2 {[%emt 0:2:24][%mdl 8192]} (33... Bd7 $16 34. Qxb7 Bxf5 35. Bxf5 (35. Qxa8 Bxc2 36. Re8 Qd6 $18 )Rd8 )34. Ne7+ $18 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:0:4] [#]} 35. Nd5 $1 {[%emt 0:0:4][%mdl 512] Weighted Error Value: White=0.12 (very precise) /Black=0.19 (very precise) . Loses game: --- Black=1 Mistake: White=2 Black=1 Inaccurate: White=2 Black=4 OK: White=8 Black=3 Best: White=5 Black=3} 1-0