[Event "BL 2025-26"] [White "Caruana,Fabiano"] [Black "Bartel,Mateusz"] [Site "Germany"] [Round "5.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2026.02.07"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2561"] [PlyCount "199"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,198,12,28,26,29,31,41,29,47,52,50,47,48,47,50,34,52,52,62,35,51,35,24,19,29,14,27,6,6,8,25,18,39,0,0,0,0,0,0,-17,-35,-58,-15,-43,-49,-43,-33,-48,-55,-51,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,10,7,10,8,81,101,110,92,135,126,123,40,37,41,43,33,39,33,33,18,27,35,43,28,36,21,22,22,49,19,71,66,72,66,75,66,61,8,22,12,15,8,8,10,35,0,14,15,11,11,11,11,16,11,22,22,26,26,35,18,18,18,30,18,24,18,30,19,24,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,37,30,67,67,68,68,68,68,68,67,67,67,67,67,68,68,68,68,68,67,67,67,67,67,67,67,67,67,68,67,67,67,68,68,68,68,68,68,68,67,67,67,67,67,67,67,68,68,68,68,68,67,67,67,67,67,67]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:20]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:1:44]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 5. c3 {[%emt 0:0:52]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:7:48]} 6. a4 {[%emt 0:4:9] C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo.} a6 {[%emt 0:2:16]} 7. d3 {[%emt 0:5:14]} h6 {[%emt 0:1:9]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:30][%cal Yg8f6,Yf6h5,Yh5f4][%mdl 32]} 9. Bxb6 {[%emt 0:2:17]} cxb6 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 10. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:0:20]} O-O {[%emt 0:1:57]} 11. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Re8 $146 {[%emt 0:5:29]} ({Predecessor:} 11... Qc7 12. Nf1 Ne7 13. Ne3 Bd7 14. Nd2 Bc6 15. Qb3 Rad8 16. g3 g6 17. Qc2 d5 {0-1 Saric,I (2673)-Aravindh,C (2698) EU-Cup 39th Vrnjacka Banja 2024 (4.4)} )12. h3 {[%emt 0:13:3]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:17:58]} 13. Nf1 {[%emt 0:1:52]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 14. Ne3 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Be6 {[%emt 0:9:38]} 15. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:23:42]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:3:44]} 16. h4 {[%emt 0:16:10]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:1:25]} 17. Ng4 {[%emt 0:0:42] Against Qf6} Qe8 {[%emt 0:1:27]} 18. g3 {[%emt 0:0:36]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:1:42]} 19. Ngh2 {[%emt 0:0:33]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:10:35]} 20. Kh1 {[%emt 0:2:53]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 21. Qb3 {[%emt 0:11:23]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:4:44]} 22. Re3 {[%emt 0:2:3]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 23. exd5 {[%emt 0:1:7]} (23. Qxb6 $2 d4 24. cxd4 exd4 $17 )exd5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 24. Qd1 {[%emt 0:3:36]} Re8 {[%emt 0:7:27]} 25. Qe2 {[%emt 0:3:34][%cal Yh2g4]} Rfe6 {[%emt 0:0:45]} (25... Rf8 {is interesting.} 26. Kg2 Rg6 27. Kg1 d4 )26. Nd2 {[%emt 0:1:49]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:1:30]} 27. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:26]} R6e7 {[%emt 0:1:24]} 28. Kg2 {[%emt 0:1:34]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:2:8]} 29. Qd1 {[%emt 0:0:36]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:58]} ({Black should try} 29... Kh8 $15 )30. axb5 $11 {[%emt 0:0:5]} axb5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 31. Qb3 {[%emt 0:0:21]} b4 {[%emt 0:1:8]} 32. Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:45]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 33. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:1:8]} (33. cxb4 Nd4 34. Nxf6+ gxf6 )gxf6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 34. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:43]} bxc3 {[%emt 0:1:26]} 35. bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:3][%cal Yf3d4]} h5 {[%emt 0:4:46]} (35... Rdd7 $11 )36. d4 $1 $16 {[%emt 0:0:46]} e4 {[%emt 0:0:2] [#]} 37. Ng1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:4:26]} 38. Qb5 {[%emt 0:1:50]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:0:53] [#]} 39. Ne2 {[%emt 0:0:37]} (39. f3 $1 $16 {[%cal Rf3e4]} )Ne7 $14 {[%emt 0:0:14][%cal Yc6e7,Ye7f5,Yf5h4,Yh4f3][%mdl 32]} 40. Qxe8+ {[%emt 0:0:32]} (40. Qxb7 $6 Nf5 41. Qb3 Nxh4+ (41... Nxe3+ 42. fxe3 Qe6 43. Rf1 $15 )42. Kf1 Nf5 $11 )Rxe8 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 41. Nf4 {[%emt 0:30:16]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:30:6][%csl Ye3,Yh4]} 42. R3e2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nxh4+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 43. Kh3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 44. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Re6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 45. Rb1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} h4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 46. Ne3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (46. gxh4 f5 (46... Ng1+ 47. Rxg1 Rxg1 48. Rxe4 $16 )47. Re3 Kh8 $11 (47... Rh6 48. Rxf3 exf3 49. Ne3 $11 ))hxg3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 47. fxg3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 48. Rc2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rgc7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (48... Ng5+ $11 {keeps the balance.} 49. Kg4 Ne6+ 50. Kh3 Ra6 )49. Rbc1 $16 {[%emt 0:0:0]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:51]} 50. Kg4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:51]} 51. Kf4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ng5 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 52. d5 {[%emt 0:0:32]} ({White should try} 52. Kf5 $1 $14 )Rc5 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 53. c4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:7:47]} 54. Rxc4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 55. Rxc4 $11 {[%emt 0:0:6][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} Re7 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 56. Ng4 {[%emt 0:4:51]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:3:51]} 57. Rc5 {[%emt 0:2:6]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:1:11]} 58. Rc6 {[%emt 0:1:30]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 59. Rxf6+ {[%emt 0:0:3]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 60. Ra6 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:1:54]} 61. Ne3 {[%emt 0:0:51]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:1:1]} 62. Nf5+ {[%emt 0:0:29]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 63. g4 {[%emt 0:1:9]} e3 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 64. Kxe3 {[%emt 0:0:25]} Rd1 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 65. Ra5 {[%emt 0:0:41]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 66. Nh4+ {[%emt 0:0:9]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 67. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 68. Kf4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Rb4+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} 69. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 70. Rf5+ {[%emt 0:0:10]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 71. Kh4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:1:18]} 72. Rf4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Nxg4 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 73. Kxg4 {[%emt 0:0:4] KRN-KR. White is slightly better.} Rb1 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 74. Ne5+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 75. Kg5 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Rg1+ {[%emt 0:0:13]} 76. Ng4 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 77. Rf5 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Rg1 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 78. Rf2 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 79. Ne5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Rg1+ {[%emt 0:1:9]} 80. Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 81. Rb2 {[%emt 0:0:36]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:0:15]} 82. Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rf6+ {[%emt 0:0:28]} 83. Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:4] White wants to mate with Rg2+.} Ra6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 84. Rg2+ {[%emt 0:0:29]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 85. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:46]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 86. Rh2+ {[%emt 0:0:26]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 87. Nd4 {[%emt 0:1:27]} Rg1 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 88. Ke6 {[%emt 0:1:21]} Re1+ {[%emt 0:0:13]} 89. Ne2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 90. Rg2+ {[%emt 0:0:16]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 91. Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Ra6+ {[%emt 0:0:10]} 92. Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 93. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:37]} Rf6+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} 94. Ke4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Re6+ {[%emt 0:1:5]} 95. Ne5+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 96. Rf2+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 97. Re2 {[%emt 0:0:42]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 98. Kd4 {[%emt 0:0:24]} Ra4+ {[%emt 0:0:22]} 99. Nc4+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 100. Rf2+ {[%emt 0:0:15] Weighted Error Value: White=0.10 (very precise) /Black=0.12 (very precise) Mistake: White=2 Black=3 Inaccurate: White=6 Black=5 OK: White=11 Black=11 Best: White=2 --- Strong: White=1 ---} 1/2-1/2