[Event "44th Chess Olympiad Open 2022"] [White "Caruana,Fabiano"] [Black "Gukesh D"] [Site "Chennai"] [Round "8.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2022.08.06"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2684"] [PlyCount "90"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 10,90,20,18,37,23,11,27,22,26,20,19,20,18,35,44,38,22,51,47,54,50,44,43,93,45,66,45,38,35,47,27,38,35,47,53,64,21,22,-37,-7,-5,0,0,0,0,0,-74,-74,-83,-80,-67,-77,-168,-163,-195,-192,-212,-229,-595,-558,-514,-270,-519,-509,-565,-553,-502,-489,-1312,-1456,-1944,-1691,-29986,-29987,-29988,-29988,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29990,-29994,-29995]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} c5 {[%emt 0:1:2]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} g6 {[%emt 0:1:15] } 4. O-O {[%emt 0:0:27]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 5. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:48]} 6. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:32]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:0:54] B31: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5 g6.} 7. h3 {[%emt 0:6:12]} d6 {[%emt 0:1:5]} 8. e5 {[%emt 0:0:30] } dxe5 {[%emt 0:5:26] White has an edge.} 9. d3 {[%emt 0:0:11]} c4 {[%emt 0:8:6]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:14] [#]} (10. dxc4 f5 $15 )cxd3 $146 {[%emt 0:7:31]} ({Predecessor:} 10... Be6 11. Qe2 cxd3 12. cxd3 Nf6 13. Nxe5 O-O 14. b3 Rac8 15. Bb2 c5 16. Rac1 Rfd8 {½-½ (32) Dmitriev,V (2463) -Borstnik,A (2612) ICCF email 2020} )11. cxd3 {[%emt 0:2:26]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:0:0] [#]} 12. Nxe5 $1 {[%emt 0:3:28]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:1:52]} 13. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:0][%cal Ye5g6]} Qb7 $1 {[%emt 0:0:44]} (13... g5 14. Bh2 Qb7 15. Rc1 $16 )14. Na4 {[%emt 0:7:47]} (14. d4 $5 {[%cal Rg2g4]} )f6 {[%emt 0:7:23]} 15. Nf3 {[%emt 0:5:9] Pair of Knights!} O-O {[%emt 0:2:54]} 16. d4 {[%emt 0:0:0] Prevents e5.} g5 {[%emt 0:26:27]} (16... Qd7 $14 )17. Bh2 {[%emt 0:7:9]} (17. Nc5 $16 Qb4 18. a3 )h5 $14 {[%emt 0:1:56]} 18. Re4 {[%emt 0:1:44] Inhibits g4.} (18. Nc5 $5 {[%cal Rc5b7]} Qb4 19. a3 $14 )Qd7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 19. Qc2 {[%emt 0:7:40]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:3:50]} 20. Rae1 {[%emt 0:1:24]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:1:46]} 21. Qe2 {[%emt 0:11:24]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:4:51]} 22. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:29] } Qd7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 23. Qc4 {[%emt 0:8:29]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 24. b4 {[%emt 0:2:21]} (24. Nd2 $11 )e6 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 25. Rb1 {[%emt 0:2:29] } Qd7 {[%emt 0:3:13]} 26. Rbe1 {[%emt 0:4:25][%cal Re4e6]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 27. Rb1 {[%emt 0:4:3]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:1:1]} 28. a3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (28. Rbe1 $11 {remains equal.} )a5 $17 {[%emt 0:1:55] Black keeps a firm grip on the game.} 29. Na4 {[%emt 0:4:0] Nb6 is the strong threat.} Qd8 {[%emt 0:0:12] Inhibits Nb6. Threatens to win with ...axb4.} 30. bxa5 {[%emt 0:5:23]} Rxa5 {[%emt 0:0:53] And now ...Qd5 would win.} 31. Nc5 {[%emt 0:2:30] [#]} (31. Qc2 $17 {might work better.} )Qd5 $1 $19 {[%emt 0:0:1] } (31... Rxa3 32. Nxe6 Qd5 33. Qxd5 cxd5 34. Ree1 $17 )32. Qe2 {[%emt 0:4:24] } Rxa3 {[%emt 0:0:15]} ({Not} 32... Bxc5 33. dxc5 Ra8 34. Rd1 Qxc5 35. a4 $15 )33. Rd1 {[%emt 0:0:7]} ({Avoid the trap} 33. Nxe6 $2 Bxe6 34. Rxe6 {[#]} Rxf3 $1 $19 )Rfa7 {[%emt 0:4:22] aiming for ...Ra1.} 34. g4 $2 {[%emt 0:1:54]} (34. Qe1 )hxg4 {[%emt 0:0:45]} 35. hxg4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 36. Bg3 $2 {[%emt 0:0:47]} (36. Nd2 )e5 {[%emt 0:1:56]} 37. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:35]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 38. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:0:22]} Bxg4 {[%emt 0:0:45]} 39. Qd2 {[%emt 0:0:45]} (39. Rxd5 $142 Bxe2 40. Rxg5+ Kf7 41. Re1 )Qf3 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 40. Rxg5+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:0:36] ( -> ...Bh3)} 41. Re1 {[%emt 0:7:0]} Bh3 {[%emt 0:2:18][%csl Gh3][%cal Rf3g2] Black mates.} 42. Bd6 {[%emt 0:0:37]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0:2:13]} 43. Rxg7+ {[%emt 0:0:18]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:0:2][%csl Gh3][%cal Rf3g2] } 44. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 45. Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:0] [#]} Qxe4 $3 {[%emt 0:0:10] Weighted Error Value: White=0.62/ Black=0.09 (flawless)} 0-1