[Event "SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia"] [Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-2025-superunited-rapid--blitz-croatia/blitz-18/5EuE6SCO/V4NNZ4bt"] [Date "2025.07.04"] [Round "27.4"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteFideId "2020009"] [BlackElo "2786"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackFideId "5202213"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A14"] [Opening "English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined"] [UTCDate "2025.07.04"] [UTCTime "19:46:12"] [BroadcastName "GCT: 2025 SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia"] [BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-2025-superunited-rapid--blitz-croatia/blitz-18/5EuE6SCO"] [GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-2025-superunited-rapid--blitz-croatia/blitz-18/5EuE6SCO/V4NNZ4bt"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:05:03] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:05:04] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:04] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:05:03] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:05] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:04:59] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:05:06] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:05:00] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:05:07] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:05:01] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:08] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:02] } 7. Ne5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:05:09] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:05:02] } 8. f4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:05:09] } 8... Rd8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:05:00] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:05:09] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:04:57] } 10. Qe1 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:05:10] } 10... b5?! { [%eval 0.44] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:48] } 11. cxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:03] } 11... axb5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:04:49] } 12. Nxb5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:05:04] } 12... Qb6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:04:49] } 13. Nc3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:05:02] } 13... Nbd7?! { [%eval 0.27] } { Inaccuracy. c4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:04:45] } 14. e4?! { [%eval -0.44] } { Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:44] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:04:10] } 15. Nxd7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:04:32] } 15... Rxd7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:04:11] } 16. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:33] } 16... Ng4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:52] } 17. Kh1?! { [%eval -0.99] } { Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:10] } 17... Nh6 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:03:51] } 18. Qf2 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:03:36] } 18... Qa6 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:03:36] } 19. Rd1 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:03:32] } 19... d4?! { [%eval -0.16] } { Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:25] } 20. Ne4 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:03:31] } 20... c4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:03:26] } 21. dxc4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:03:21] } 21... Qxc4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:03:27] } 22. b3?! { [%eval -1.18] } { Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:21] } 22... Qa6 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:03:27] } 23. Qf1 { [%eval -1.35] [%clk 0:02:12] } 23... Qb6? { [%eval -0.13] } { Mistake. d3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:19] } 24. Nd2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:02:08] } 24... Nf5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:03:04] } 25. Nc4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:02:10] } 25... Qa6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:03:06] } 26. Bxb7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:02:06] } 26... Rxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:03] } 27. Qf3 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:02:04] } 27... g6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:02:50] } 28. Bd2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:02:04] } 28... h5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:02:48] } 29. Kg2 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:01:38] } 29... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:41] } 30. Be1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:36] } 30... Rc8 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:02:27] } 31. Bf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:36] } 31... Rxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:19] } 32. bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:36] } 32... Rb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:20] } 33. Kh1?! { [%eval -0.56] } { Inaccuracy. Rdb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:06] } 33... Qxc4 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:02:05] } 34. a4 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:01:06] } 34... Rb3?! { [%eval -0.09] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:03] } 35. Qe4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:01:00] } 35... Rb2 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:01:58] } 36. Bg1 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:00:52] } 36... Re2 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:01:37] } 37. Qf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:53] } 37... Ne3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:37] } 38. Rdc1? { [%eval -1.32] } { Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:43] } 38... Qa6? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Nc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:35] } 39. a5? { [%eval -1.14] } { Mistake. Rab1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:41] } 39... Nc2 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:01:32] } 40. Ra4?? { [%eval -4.41] } { Blunder. Rxc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 40... d3 { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:01:27] } 41. Re4 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:00:06] } 41... Qc6?? { [%eval 0.17] } { Blunder. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:15] } 42. Re3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:00:07] } 42... Qb5?? { [%eval 3.41] } { Blunder. Qxf3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:42] } 43. Rxd3 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:00:06] } 43... Ne1 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:00:43] } 44. Qxe2 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:00:09] } 44... Nxd3 { [%eval 3.7] [%clk 0:00:39] } 45. Ra1?? { [%eval 1.58] } { Blunder. Rc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:10] } 45... h4?? { [%eval 4.15] } { Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 46. a6 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:00:07] } 46... h3 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:00:33] } 47. Qf3 { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 0:00:08] } 47... Qb2 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:00:33] } 48. a7?? { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 48... Qxa1 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:00:33] } 49. Qe3 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:00:00] } 0-1