[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.29"] [Round "14.1"] [White "Nakamura, Hi"] [Black "Caruana, F."] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "CzVTb1fD"] [WhiteElo "2816"] [BlackElo "2789"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.08] } 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.22] } 4... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.16] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.11] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.09] } { B22 Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation } 6. Na3 { [%eval 0.08] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.09] } 7... Ng4 { [%eval 0.28] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval -0.02] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval -0.14] } 9. Nb5 { [%eval -0.08] } 9... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.2] } 10. fxe3 { [%eval -0.18] } 10... Qd8 { [%eval -0.2] } 11. Nbxd4 { [%eval -0.23] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval -0.06] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval -0.23] } 12... g6 { [%eval 0.25] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval 0.18] } 13... Bg7 { [%eval 0.6] } 14. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.59] } 14... bxc6 { [%eval 0.61] } 15. h4 { [%eval 0.61] } 15... Qa5 { [%eval 0.63] } 16. Bc4 { [%eval 0.83] } 16... Rb8 { [%eval 0.59] } 17. Rd3?! { (0.59 → -0.09) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (17. Bb3) 17... c5 { [%eval 0.17] } 18. Ng5 { [%eval -0.23] } 18... Bb5 { [%eval -0.38] } 19. Bxb5+? { (-0.38 → -1.77) Mistake. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval -1.77] } (19. Qg4 h5 20. Qe4 O-O 21. Rf1 Qa4 22. Bxb5 Qxb5 23. Rf2 c4 24. Rd6 Qa5) 19... Qxb5 { [%eval -1.73] } 20. Rhd1 { [%eval -2.16] } 20... O-O { [%eval -2.22] } 21. Qc2 { [%eval -1.96] } 21... Qc4 { [%eval -2.06] } 22. Kb1 { [%eval -2.63] } 22... Qxh4 { [%eval -2.64] } 23. Nf3 { [%eval -2.45] } 23... Qe4 { [%eval -2.39] } 24. Ka1 { [%eval -3.0] } 24... c4 { [%eval -3.02] } 25. R3d2 { [%eval -2.82] } 25... Qxe3 { [%eval -2.9] } 26. Nd4 { [%eval -3.26] } 26... Rb6 { [%eval -3.41] } 27. Qa4?! { (-3.41 → -4.63) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -4.63] } (27. a4 a6 28. Nf3 Bf6 29. Rd6 Qc5 30. Rxb6 Qxb6 31. Nd2 Qc6 32. Ne4 Be5) 27... Bxd4 { [%eval -5.23] } 28. Rxd4 { [%eval -5.15] } 28... Rfb8?? { (-5.15 → -2.02) Blunder. Rxb2 was best. } { [%eval -2.02] } (28... Rxb2 29. Qxc4 Rxg2 30. R4d3 Qg5 31. Qb4 h5 32. c4 Rc8 33. Kb1 Rf2 34. c5) 29. Qxa7 { [%eval -2.33] } 29... R8b7 { [%eval -2.4] } 30. Qa8+ { [%eval -2.1] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval -2.2] } 31. R4d2 { [%eval -2.49] } 31... Rb5 { [%eval -2.72] } 32. Qd8 { [%eval -2.55] } 32... h5 { [%eval -2.61] } 33. Qh4 { [%eval -2.48] } 33... Qc5 { [%eval -2.34] } 34. Rf1 { [%eval -2.72] } 34... Qg5 { [%eval -2.66] } 35. Qd4+ { [%eval -2.52] } 35... e5 { [%eval -2.57] } 36. Qf2 { [%eval -2.52] } 36... Qe7 { [%eval -2.45] } 37. Qe2 { [%eval -2.59] } 37... Qe6 { [%eval -2.77] } 38. Rfd1 { [%eval -3.21] } 38... Qg4 { [%eval -2.92] } 39. Qe1 { [%eval -2.97] } 39... Ra5 { [%eval -2.75] } 40. Qe3 { [%eval -2.64] } 40... Rab5 { [%eval -2.66] } 41. Rf1 { [%eval -2.76] } 41... Qe6 { [%eval -2.8] } 42. Rfd1 { [%eval -2.78] } 42... Qe7?! { (-2.78 → -2.02) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -2.02] } (42... e4 43. Rd6 Qe5 44. R1d2 Re7 45. Kb1 h4 46. a3 Qc5 47. R6d4 Qg5 48. Qxg5) 43. Qe4 { [%eval -2.34] } 43... Qc7?? { (-2.34 → -0.11) Blunder. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (43... Qe6 44. a3 Qg4 45. Qe1 Kh7 46. Re2 Qe6 47. Rdd2 f5 48. Rd1 e4 49. g4) 44. g4 { [%eval -0.15] } 44... hxg4 { [%eval -0.22] } 45. Qxg4 { [%eval -0.23] } 45... Qb6 { [%eval -0.26] } 46. Qe2 { [%eval -0.15] } 46... Qe6 { [%eval -0.07] } 47. Rh1 { [%eval -0.33] } 47... Qf5?? { (-0.33 → 4.21) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval 4.21] } (47... e4) 48. Qxc4?? { (4.21 → 0.24) Blunder. Qh2 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (48. Qh2 Qh5 49. Qg2 Qf5 50. Rf2 Qe6 51. Qg5 f5 52. Rfh2 Qg8 53. Rh6 R5b6) 48... e4?! { (0.24 → 1.15) Inaccuracy. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (48... Qf4 49. Qd3 e4 50. Qd4+ Qe5 51. Qd8 Qb8 52. Qh4 Rh5 53. Qxe4 Qf4 54. Qxb7) 49. Rdh2? { (1.15 → 0.00) Mistake. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (49. Qc6 Rb8 50. Rdh2 Qe5 51. Rh7+ Kg8 52. b4 R5b7 53. R7h4 e3 54. Re4 Rc7) 49... Rd7 { [%eval 0.24] } 50. Qc6? { (0.24 → -1.37) Mistake. Rh7+ was best. } { [%eval -1.37] } (50. Rh7+ Kf8 51. a3 Rbd5 52. Qb4+ R5d6 53. Rh8+ Kg7 54. Re8 Rd8 55. Rxe4 Rd1+) 50... Rbd5 { [%eval -1.41] } 51. Rh7+ { [%eval -1.2] } 51... Kf8 { [%eval -1.33] } 52. Qa4 { [%eval -1.39] } 52... e3 { [%eval -1.31] } 53. Rh8+? { (-1.31 → -2.84) Mistake. Qb4+ was best. } { [%eval -2.84] } (53. Qb4+) 53... Ke7 { [%eval -2.8] } 54. Re1?! { (-2.80 → -3.68) Inaccuracy. Qb4+ was best. } { [%eval -3.68] } (54. Qb4+ Kf6) 54... Qf3 { [%eval -3.6] } 55. Qb4+ { [%eval -3.99] } 55... R7d6? { (-3.99 → -2.10) Mistake. Kf6 was best. } { [%eval -2.1] } (55... Kf6 56. Qh4+ Kf5 57. a4 Rd1+ 58. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 59. Ka2 f6 60. c4 e2 61. Re8) 56. Rhh1 { [%eval -2.87] } 56... e2 { [%eval -2.9] } 57. a4 { [%eval -2.85] } 57... Rd1+ { [%eval -2.48] } 58. Ka2 { [%eval -2.46] } 58... Kf6 { [%eval -2.63] } 59. Qh4+ { [%eval -2.99] } 59... g5 { [%eval -2.73] } 60. Qh6+ { [%eval -2.64] } 60... Kf5 { [%eval -2.59] } 61. Qh7+ { [%eval -2.75] } 61... Ke6 { [%eval -2.26] } 62. Qc2?! { (-2.26 → -3.27) Inaccuracy. Qh8 was best. } { [%eval -3.27] } (62. Qh8 Qd5+ 63. Ka3 Kd7 64. Qb8 Ra6 65. Qb3 Qxb3+ 66. Kxb3 Rad6 67. a5 g4) 62... Kd7?! { (-3.27 → -2.35) Inaccuracy. R6d2 was best. } { [%eval -2.35] } (62... R6d2 63. Qb3+ Kf6 64. Qb6+ Kf5 65. Rhg1 Qd5+ 66. Ka3 Rxe1 67. Rxe1 Kf4 68. Qf6+) 63. Qb3 { [%eval -1.74] } 63... Qd5?? { (-1.74 → 0.00) Blunder. Rxe1 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (63... Rxe1 64. Rxe1 Re6 65. a5 g4 66. Qb5+ Kd6 67. c4 Qc6 68. Qb3 Ke7 69. Qc2) 64. c4 { [%eval 0.0] } 64... Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 65. Qb5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 65... Kc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 66. Qc5+?? { (0.00 → -3.29) Blunder. Rxe2 was best. } { [%eval -3.29] } (66. Rxe2 Qxe2 67. Rh8 Re6 68. Qb8+ Kd7 69. Qb5+) 66... Kb7 { [%eval -3.1] } 67. a5?? { (-3.10 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb5+ was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (67. Qb5+ Rb6) 67... Qb1+ { [%eval #-7] } 68. Ka3 { [%eval #-7] } 68... R6d3+ { [%eval #-11] } 69. Ka4 { [%eval #-16] } 69... Qa2+ { [%eval #-16] } 70. Kb5 { [%eval #-16] } 70... Rb3+ { [%eval #-17] } { Black wins. } 0-1