[Event "Chess.com Rapid Wk3 Swiss"] [Site "Chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.02.27"] [Round "3"] [White "Ponkratov, Pavel"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C56"] [WhiteElo "2641"] [BlackElo "2792"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2022.??.??"] [EventType "rapid"] {The previous series, we studied the 6. ef6 line. Now, Super GM Fabiano Caruana chose the 6. Bb5 instead. Let's see his opening preparation and hope we learn a lot from it.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 {Again, the Scotch Gambit setup.} 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 {Yes, this is our line of study today.} Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Be7 {At the moment, black has a pair of bishops and central pawns but how it will affect the outcome of the middlegame. } 10. Be3 O-O 11. f3 Nc5 12. Nd2 Na4 13. b3 Nc3 14. Qe1 {Black has a slight advantage due to the central pawn and the pair of bishops here.} c5 15. Ne2 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Bf5 17. Rac1 d4 {Slowly inching forward but must calculate well, if there will be repercussions when the pawns are over-extended.} 18. Bf2 Bg5 19. Qd1 ({IF} 19. Rfd1 Re8 20. g3 Bxc2 21. Rxc2 d3 22. Qe4 Rxe5) 19... Re8 20. g4 Bg6 21. Bg3 Be3+ 22. Kg2 h5 {Nice move...} 23. h3 Qd5 {This makes a difference when a pair of bishops working together in pressuring white.} 24. Ra1 {Away from the pin. But still black dictates the position.} h4 25. Bxh4 ({ IF} 25. Bh2 d3 26. Nc4 Bd4 27. cxd3 Bxa1 28. Qxa1) 25... Rxe5 26. Nc4 Re6 27. Bg3 Rae8 {This is too much pressure for white, the game is going to finish soonest.} 28. Kh2 d3 29. c3 ({IF} 29. cxd3 Bd4 30. Rc1 Bxd3 31. Qxd3 Bg1+) 29... d2 30. Bf2 Bxf2 31. Rxf2 Re1 {Black resigned. This is a one-sided game. White was not able to counter black's offense. It really matters heavily when a pair of bishops in an open position is always a factor in penetrating dark or light square weaknesses. Fantastic game..Super GM Fabiano Caruana. I hope you learned from this game. Thank you for the support. God Bless...} 0-1