[Event "ch-USA 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.19"] [Round "7.5"] [White "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Black "Caruana, F."] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "NGu6YuBe"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2789"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Paris Defense"] [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. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.36] } { C50 Italian Game: Paris Defense } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.25] } 4... f5 { [%eval 0.41] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.22] } 5... Qf6 { [%eval 0.3] } 6. O-O { [%eval -0.23] } 6... f4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. b4 { [%eval -0.45] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. a4 { [%eval -0.52] } 8... g5 { [%eval -0.64] } 9. b5 { [%eval -0.78] } 9... Nd8 { [%eval -0.55] } 10. d4 { [%eval -0.54] } 10... g4 { [%eval -0.54] } 11. Ne1 { [%eval -0.58] } 11... h5 { [%eval -0.44] } 12. Na3 { [%eval -0.43] } 12... Ne6 { [%eval -0.13] } 13. b6 { [%eval -0.23] } 13... c6 { [%eval -0.21] } 14. Ba2 { [%eval -0.7] } 14... Ng5 { [%eval -0.29] } 15. Nd3?! { (-0.29 → -1.04) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -1.04] } (15. Nc4 Ng6 16. bxa7 Rxa7 17. Nb6 Be6 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. d5 cxd5 20. Nxd5 Kf7) 15... Ng6 { [%eval -1.03] } 16. Nc4?! { (-1.03 → -1.66) Inaccuracy. bxa7 was best. } { [%eval -1.66] } (16. bxa7 Be7 17. Nc4 Rxa7 18. Nb6 Be6 19. d5 Bd8 20. Rb1 cxd5 21. Bxd5 Bxb6) 16... Be6?! { (-1.66 → -1.01) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval -1.01] } (16... a5 17. Qe2 h4 18. h3 f3 19. Bxg5 Qxg5 20. Qe3 Nf4 21. dxe5 Ne2+ 22. Kh2) 17. Ba3? { (-1.01 → -2.40) Mistake. bxa7 was best. } { [%eval -2.4] } (17. bxa7 Rxa7 18. Nb6 Be7 19. d5 Bd8 20. Qb3 Ra6 21. a5 Rxb6 22. axb6 cxd5) 17... Bxc4 { [%eval -2.18] } 18. Bxc4 { [%eval -2.05] } 18... f3 { [%eval -2.04] } 19. g3 { [%eval -2.47] } 19... h4 { [%eval -2.13] } 20. Qc2 { [%eval -2.72] } 20... axb6 { [%eval -2.32] } 21. Rae1 { [%eval -2.85] } 21... Rd8 { [%eval -2.76] } 22. d5 { [%eval -3.39] } 22... Rd7 { [%eval -3.26] } 23. dxc6 { [%eval -3.3] } 23... bxc6 { [%eval -3.12] } 24. Bc1? { (-3.12 → -5.39) Mistake. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -5.39] } (24. Rb1 d5 25. exd5 Bxa3 26. dxc6 Rdh7 27. Rxb6 Bd6 28. Rd1 hxg3 29. fxg3 Rxh2) 24... Rdh7 { [%eval -5.66] } 25. Bxg5 { [%eval -5.2] } 25... Qxg5 { [%eval -4.29] } 26. Qb3 { [%eval -4.34] } 26... hxg3 { [%eval -4.07] } 27. Qxb6?? { (-4.07 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf7+ was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (27. Bf7+ Rxf7 28. fxg3 Be7 29. Qxb6 Kf8 30. Rf2 Qh6 31. Qxc6 Kg7 32. Qd7 Bg5) 27... Qh4 { [%eval #-6] } 28. Qb8+ { [%eval #-6] } 28... Ke7 { [%eval #-5] } { Black wins. } 0-1