[Event "FIDE Candidates 2024"] [White "Caruana,Fabiano"] [Black "Nakamura,Hikaru"] [Site "Toronto"] [Round "1.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2024.04.04"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2789"] [PlyCount "82"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 14,82,56,43,45,49,40,46,44,49,55,35,35,38,31,23,24,10,9,5,12,12,41,35,37,47,57,45,64,41,56,48,72,76,102,96,110,116,114,123,108,83,127,84,73,76,62,64,59,32,60,0,0,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,26,26,26,26,30,30,30,30,38,23,22]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:5][%cal Yg1f3,Yf3d4,Yd4f5][%mdl 32]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:0:14]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 6. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:3:44][%cal Yf1b5,Yb5a4,Ya4b3][%mdl 32]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 7. Nf5 {[%emt 0:4:7]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:43]} 8. Ba4 {[%emt 0:9:20]} (8. Nxd6+ $2 Bxd6 9. Qxd6 axb5 $19 )b5 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 9. Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:0:5][%cal Yc5b3]} 10. Bg5 {[%emt 0:1:40] aiming for Bd5.} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:0:6] White is slightly better.} 11. exf5 {[%emt 0:1:54]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:5][%cal Yf8e7,Ye7f6,Yf6b2][%mdl 32]} 12. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:5:30]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:1:43]} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:10:14]} e4 {[%emt 0:2:43]} 14. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:9:35]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:1:16]} 15. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:20]} (15. Qd5 $5 O-O $8 (15... Ng5 $2 16. Rae1+ Kf8 17. h4 $16 )16. Qxe4 $14 )O-O $1 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 16. Rxe4 $40 {[%emt 0:0:3][%mdl 128] Black needs to defend precisely.} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:0:14] Black is weak on the light squares} 17. Rb1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:3:52]} 18. Qd5 {[%emt 0:2:38]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:6:37][%cal Ya8c8,Yc8c5,Yc5f5,Yf5f2,Yf2f6][%mdl 32]} 19. Qb7 {[%emt 0:12:29]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:34:27]} 20. Qxa6 {[%emt 0:1:21]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:4:27]} 21. Rd1 {[%emt 0:4:45] White is more active.} d5 {[%emt 0:2:49]} 22. Rb4 {[%emt 0:20:56][%cal Ye4b4,Yb4b5,Yb5d5][%mdl 32]} (22. Qxb5 $2 dxe4 23. Bxf7+ Rxf7 $19 )Bc3 {[%emt 0:20:10]} 23. Rxb5 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Rxf2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 24. Rbxd5 {[%emt 0:10:18]} ({Of course not} 24. Kxf2 $6 Qh4+ 25. Kg1 Bd4+ 26. Kh1 Be5 $11 )Qh4 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 25. Qd3 {[%emt 0:2:31]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:2:45]} 26. g3 {[%emt 0:2:30]} (26. Qxc3 $2 {is a self mate.} Qf2+ 27. Kh1 Qf1+ 28. Rxf1 Rxf1# )Qb4 {[%emt 0:3:18]} 27. Kg2 {[%emt 0:2:48]} Bb2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 28. Rf5 {[%emt 0:2:58]} g6 {[%emt 0:9:41]} 29. Rxf6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 30. Qf3 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 31. a4 {[%emt 0:0:56]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:1:28]} 32. a5 {[%emt 0:0:16]} ({White should play} 32. Bd5 $14 )Ra8 $11 {[%emt 0:2:55]} 33. Rd5 {[%emt 0:1:3]} (33. Qxa8 $5 Qe2+ $8 34. Kh3 $11 )Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 34. Rb5 {[%emt 0:1:38]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:1:25]} 35. Rd5 {[%emt 0:0:54]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:1:35]} ({But not} 35... Qa8 $6 36. a6 $14 )36. h4 {[%emt 0:0:52]} Rxa5 {[%emt 0:6:15]} 37. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Qxa5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 38. Qb7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 39. Qxf7+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 40. Kh3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Qc4 {[%emt 0:2:23]} Qe3 {[%emt 0:0:52] Weighted Error Value: White=0.08 (flawless) /Black=0.08 (flawless) . Mistake: White=1 --- Inaccurate: White=2 Black=5 OK: White=13 Black=15 Best: White=1 Black=1 Strong: --- Black=1} 1/2-1/2