[Event "GCT Finals 2026"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2026.08.27"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo "2792"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "95"] [GameId "2348272329180350"] [EventDate "2026.07.31"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "1500+10"] {[%evp 9,95,0,0,0,0,0,9,9,17,0,34,39,51,54,30,0,0,0,17,27,18,20,18,0,0,-9,54,25,42,35,54,53,65,33,30,25,22,11,51,51,50,20,101,93,104,5,85,34,34,34,40,20,35,30,76,84,109,109,117,113,110,102,144,132,288,288,308,175,194,174,184,177,561,569,486,432,618,616,852,852,780,780,1021,1011,999,809,969,973]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04.04]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01.04]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 6. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:12] D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4).} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 7. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:21]} 8. Bg5 $146 {[%emt 0:00:29] The position is equal.} ({Predecessor:} 8. e3 Nc6 9. a3 Bxc5 10. b4 Bb6 11. Na4 Bc7 12. Bb2 Re8 13. Be2 Qd6 14. h3 {½-½ Jiretorn,E (2154)-Sulikiene,K (2041) EU-ch (Women) 5th 2004 (9)}) 8... Nbd7 {[%emt 0:04:29]} 9. e3 {[%emt 0:02:37]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 10. Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:05:21]} 11. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:55]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 12. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:06:14] A sharp opening} 13. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nxd3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 15. Qd4 {[%emt 0:06:24][%CAl Oe1g1]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 16. Qb4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:02:33]} 17. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} ({Black should try} 17... Rfc8 $11) 18. Kd2 {[%emt 0:06:34]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 19. h4 {[%emt 0:00:26][%CAl Bh2h4,Bh4h5][%mdl 32]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 20. h5 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Bh7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 21. Ne2 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 22. Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 23. a4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 24. Qf4 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:35] Some like it hot} Rg5 {[%emt 0:01:27]} (25... Be4 $11) 26. g3 $16 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 27. Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} (27. g4 $16 Qxd4+ 28. Nxd4) 27... Qxd4+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} (27... Re8 $11) 28. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} ({Better is} 28. Rxd4 $16 Bd7 29. Rb1) 28... Bd7 $1 $14 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Rh4 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 31. Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} (31... Rxh5 $11 32. Nf4 Rh2) 32. g4 $16 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 33. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 34. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 35. f3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 36. e4 {[%emt 0:00:17] White is more active.} Kg7 $2 {[%emt 0:00:12] [#] Black cannot hold the game after this.} (36... Kg8 $16 37. Kc2 Kf8) 37. Nf5+ $18 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 38. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} (38. Rxd5 $142 Bxd5 39. exd5) 38... Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 39. gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxh5 {[%emt 0:00:28][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 40. d6 {[%emt 0:00:05][%CAl Bd5d6,Bd6d7][%mdl 32]} Kg7 $2 {[%emt 0:00:02] [#]} (40... Rxf5 {is tougher.} 41. c4 (41. d7 Rd8 $18) 41... Rc5) 41. d7 {[%emt 0:00:11] White is clearly winning.} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} (42... Rxf5 $142 43. Rb5 Rxf3) 43. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Rbd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rh2+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 45. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 46. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 47. Re4+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 48. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:03] Weighted Error Value: White=0.14 (very precise) /Black=0.44 Mistake: White=3 Black=7 Inaccurate: White=4 Black=4 OK: White=7 Black=4 Best: --- Black=1 Strong: --- Black=1} 1-0 [Event "GCT Finals 2026"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2026.08.27"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "TA"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2750"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "96"] [GameId "2348272329180352"] [EventDate "2026.07.31"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "1500+10"] {[%evp 16,96,16,3,31,33,47,-6,-16,-1,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-19,-32,-32,-54,-43,-55,-60,-60,-45,-64,-60,-72,-51,-51,-54,-67,-43,-51,-43,-44,-27,-20,-30,-131,-118,-134,-124,-135,-131,-126,-130,-125,-114,-137,-60,-62,-73,-91,-22,-211,-207,-206,-199,-177,-177,-344,-335,-347,-347,-286,-166,-203,-150,-157,-131,-426,-408,-350,-385,-471,-436,-947,-947,-5522,-912,-877,-886]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:05.04]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:12.04]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. c3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:03][%CAl Ba7a6,Ba6b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} 6. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 7. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 8. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:19] 8...Ng6 is vanishing.} 9. a4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:05] B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6.} 10. axb5 {[%emt 0:01:57]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 11. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} ({White should play} 11. d4 $14) 11... Ra8 $11 {[%emt 0:00:53] The position is equal.} 12. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} b4 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 13. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ba6 $146 {[%emt 0:00:04]} ({Predecessor:} 13... Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Be7 17. Be3 O-O 18. Bd3 Qh5 19. Nd2 Qxd1 20. Rexd1 {1-0 Novik,M (2404)-Malisauskas,V (2296) LTU-ch Vilnius 2024 (8)}) 14. d3 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 15. Ne3 {[%emt 0:02:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:19]} 16. Ra1 {[%emt 0:03:45]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 17. Bd2 {[%emt 0:04:05]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 18. Rxa8 {[%emt 0:05:19]} Rxa8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 19. Qb1 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:03:59]} 20. cxb4 {[%emt 0:02:15]} (20. d4 bxc3 21. Bxc3 cxd4 22. Nxd4 Nxd4 23. Bxd4 Nf4 $17) 20... cxb4 {[%emt 0:03:06]} 21. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Na5 {[%emt 0:01:41] Repels Bc4} 22. Bc4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. b3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Nxc4 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 24. dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 25. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:43]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 26. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. e5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} (27. Nd4 $11) 27... d4 $17 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 28. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:03:55]} 29. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qxf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 30. gxf3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:01:20]} (31... Nxf3+ 32. Kg2 Nxe5 33. Bf4) 32. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} g5 {[%emt 0:01:27]} (32... Nxf3+ $17 33. Kg2 Nh4+ 34. Kh3 h5 35. Rxd4 g5) 33. Bg3 $15 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. f4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} (34... Ra3 $17 35. Rd3 gxf4 36. Bxf4 Ra1) 35. h3 $2 {[%emt 0:00:31] [#]} gxh3 $19 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 36. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Kxh3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 38. Kg2 $2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} (38. f3) 38... Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 39. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} h4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 40. Bh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h3+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} (40... Rd3 $142 41. f3 Kg7) 41. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nh4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 42. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:16] Black is more active.} 43. Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:01][%mdl 8192] [#] Loses the game.} (43. Ne4 $17 {keeps fighting.}) 43... Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 44. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:12] Black is clearly winning.} 46. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} (46. Rc2 $142) 46... Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 47. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 48. Kxh3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:09] Weighted Error Value: White=0.58/Black=0.34 Loses game: White=2 --- Mistake: White=4 Black=3 Inaccurate: White=1 --- OK: White=4 Black=2 Best: --- Black=1} 0-1