[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.29"] [Round "16.1"] [White "Caruana, F."] [Black "Carlsen, M."] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "MXGYdjmU"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2839"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C85"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.16] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] } 6. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] } { C85 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange } 6... dxc6 { [%eval 0.01] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.1] } 8. d4 { [%eval -0.01] } 8... exd4 { [%eval 0.13] } 9. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.01] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.03] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.02] } 10... Nc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 11. Qe3 { [%eval 0.0] } 11... Ne6 { [%eval -0.1] } 12. Bg3 { [%eval -0.1] } 12... Bc5 { [%eval 0.12] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval 0.06] } 13... a5 { [%eval 0.16] } 14. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.1] } 14... b6 { [%eval 0.41] } 15. Rad1?! { (0.41 → -0.20) Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (15. Nb3 Ba6 16. Qd1 Qxd1 17. Raxd1 a4 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. h4 f6 20. Kh2 Rfb8) 15... Ba6 { [%eval -0.31] } 16. c4 { [%eval -0.29] } 16... Qe7?! { (-0.29 → 0.34) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (16... Qf6 17. e5 Qh6 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Nd4 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Rfd8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. b3) 17. Nb3?! { (0.34 → -0.43) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.43] } (17. e5 Rfe8 18. h3 Qf8 19. Qe4 Be7 20. Qxc6 Rab8 21. Qe4 Rbd8 22. Qe2 h6) 17... Bb4 { [%eval -0.61] } 18. Rf1 { [%eval -0.65] } 18... b5 { [%eval -0.67] } 19. Nbd4 { [%eval -0.67] } 19... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.24] } 20. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.15] } 20... bxc4 { [%eval -0.26] } 21. Qe3 { [%eval -0.74] } 21... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.62] } 22. a3 { [%eval -0.82] } 22... c3 { [%eval -0.9] } 23. axb4?! { (-0.90 → -1.87) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval -1.87] } (23. Nf5 Qf6 24. axb4 c2 25. Rde1 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Qxb2 27. e5 f6 28. Qc5 axb4) 23... Bxf1 { [%eval -1.88] } 24. bxc3 { [%eval -1.85] } 24... Bc4?! { (-1.85 → -0.79) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.79] } (24... Bb5 25. bxa5 Qxe4 26. Qxe4 Rxe4 27. Nxb5 cxb5 28. Bxc7 Rc4 29. Bb6 Rxc3 30. g3) 25. bxa5?! { (-0.79 → -1.65) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.65] } (25. Nxc6 Qxe4 26. Qxe4 Rxe4 27. Nxa5 Be2 28. Rd2 Ree8 29. h4 c5 30. Nb7 cxb4) 25... Qxe4 { [%eval -1.78] } 26. Qxe4 { [%eval -1.63] } 26... Rxe4 { [%eval -1.48] } 27. Bxc7 { [%eval -1.71] } 27... Rae8 { [%eval -2.05] } 28. f3 { [%eval -1.91] } 28... Re1+ { [%eval -1.92] } 29. Rxe1 { [%eval -1.91] } 29... Rxe1+ { [%eval -2.02] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval -1.94] } 30... Rc1 { [%eval -1.63] } 31. Nxc6 { [%eval -1.51] } 31... Rxc3 { [%eval -1.59] } 32. Nd4 { [%eval -1.51] } 32... Ra3 { [%eval -1.83] } 33. g4 { [%eval -1.9] } 33... Bd5 { [%eval -1.92] } 34. h4 { [%eval -1.89] } 34... f6?! { (-1.89 → -1.06) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -1.06] } (34... h5 35. gxh5 Kh7 36. Bb6 Kh6 37. Nf5+ Kxh5 38. Nxg7+ Kg6 39. Ne8 Bxf3 40. Nc7) 35. h5 { [%eval -0.98] } 35... Kf7 { [%eval -0.95] } 36. Bb6 { [%eval -1.01] } 36... Bb7 { [%eval -1.14] } 37. f4 { [%eval -1.7] } 37... Bd5 { [%eval -1.69] } 38. g5?! { (-1.69 → -2.54) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval -2.54] } (38. f5 Bc4 39. Bd8 Ra2+ 40. Kf3 Bf1 41. Bb6 Ra3+ 42. Kf4 h6 43. Nc2 Rh3) 38... fxg5 { [%eval -2.55] } 39. fxg5 { [%eval -2.5] } 39... Rh3 { [%eval -2.39] } 40. g6+ { [%eval -2.55] } 40... hxg6 { [%eval -2.55] } 41. hxg6+ { [%eval -2.52] } 41... Kxg6 { [%eval -2.51] } 42. a6 { [%eval -2.49] } 42... Ra3 { [%eval -2.66] } 43. a7 { [%eval -2.63] } 43... Kh5 { [%eval -2.56] } 44. Bc5 { [%eval -2.52] } 44... Ra5 { [%eval -2.4] } 45. Bb6 { [%eval -2.63] } 45... Ra6 { [%eval -2.6] } 46. Bc5 { [%eval -2.53] } 46... g5 { [%eval -2.53] } 47. Ke3 { [%eval -2.45] } 47... Ra5 { [%eval -2.69] } 48. Bb6 { [%eval -2.62] } 48... Ra3+ { [%eval -2.58] } 49. Kf2 { [%eval -2.6] } 49... Kg4 { [%eval -2.56] } 50. Bc5 { [%eval -2.5] } 50... Ra5 { [%eval -2.51] } 51. Bb6 { [%eval -2.49] } 51... Ra2+ { [%eval -2.48] } 52. Ke3 { [%eval -2.45] } 52... Ra3+ { [%eval -2.43] } 53. Kd2 { [%eval -2.5] } 53... Kh3 { [%eval -2.52] } 54. Kc2 { [%eval -2.57] } 54... Ra4 { [%eval -2.59] } 55. Ne2 { [%eval -2.57] } 55... Ba8 { [%eval -2.45] } 56. Kb3 { [%eval -2.57] } 56... Ra6 { [%eval -2.54] } 57. Bd4 { [%eval -2.48] } 57... g4 { [%eval -2.81] } 58. Kb4 { [%eval -2.8] } 58... g3 { [%eval -2.68] } 59. Kb5 { [%eval -2.86] } 59... Ra2 { [%eval -2.5] } 60. Nf4+?! { (-2.50 → -3.33) Inaccuracy. Nxg3 was best. } { [%eval -3.33] } (60. Nxg3 Kxg3 61. Kc4 Kg4 62. Kd3 Kf5 63. Bc5 Ke5 64. Bd4+ Kd5 65. Kc3 Ra6) 60... Kg4 { [%eval -3.22] } 61. Ne6?! { (-3.22 → -4.43) Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%eval -4.43] } (61. Nd3 Kf5 62. Bb6 Ra1 63. Kc4 Rb1 64. Be3 g2 65. Nf4 g1=Q 66. Bxg1 Rxg1) 61... g2 { [%eval -3.54] } 62. Nc7 { [%eval -3.33] } 62... Bf3 { [%eval -3.4] } 63. Ne6?! { (-3.40 → -4.64) Inaccuracy. Kb4 was best. } { [%eval -4.64] } (63. Kb4 Rd2 64. Bg1 Rd1 65. Bf2 Rc1 66. Nb5 Ba8 67. Bb6 Rb1+ 68. Kc4 Kf3) 63... Rd2 { [%eval -4.71] } 64. Bg1 { [%eval -4.63] } 64... Rd1 { [%eval -4.06] } 65. Bf2 { [%eval -3.44] } 65... g1=Q { [%eval -3.48] } 66. Bxg1 { [%eval -3.32] } 66... Rxg1 { [%eval -3.33] } 67. Kb6 { [%eval -3.2] } 67... Rb1+ { [%eval -3.07] } 68. Ka6?! { (-3.07 → -4.05) Inaccuracy. Kc5 was best. } { [%eval -4.05] } (68. Kc5 Rc1+ 69. Kd6 Ra1 70. Ke5 Ra5+ 71. Kf6 Ra6 72. Ke5 Rxa7 73. Nd4 Ra5+) 68... Bh1 { [%eval -3.73] } 69. Nc7 { [%eval -3.28] } 69... Kf5 { [%eval -3.34] } 70. Nb5 { [%eval -3.37] } 70... Ke6 { [%eval -3.19] } 71. Nc3 { [%eval -3.55] } 71... Rb3 { [%eval -3.4] } 72. Na4 { [%eval -4.12] } 72... Ra3 { [%eval -4.23] } 73. Kb5 { [%eval -3.77] } 73... Kd6 { [%eval -3.77] } 74. Kb4 { [%eval -3.53] } 74... Ra1 { [%eval -3.45] } { Black wins. } 0-1