[Event "World Cup 2023 Open"] [Site "Baku, Azerbaijan"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "59.2"] [White "Abasov Nijat (AZE)"] [Black "Caruana Fabiano (USA)"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2632"] [WhiteFideId "13402960"] [BlackElo "2782"] [BlackFideId "2020009"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E05"] [Opening "Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/5UbRYhm6"] [StudyName "Finals Game 1"] [ChapterName "Abasov Nijat (AZE) - Caruana Fabiano (USA)"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/5UbRYhm6/OxGgYKGW"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:05] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:00] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:29] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:24] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:52] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:47] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:18] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:12] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:37] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:37] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:03] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:58] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:27] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:33:22] } 9. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:47] } 9... Bc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:47] } 10. Bg5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:34:05] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:34:02] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:34:22] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:34:17] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:34:46] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:54] } 13. Qd3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:34:56] } 13... Bxf4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:20:49] } 14. gxf4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:35:05] } 14... a5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:21:17] } 15. Kh1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:53] } 15... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:17:47] } 16. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:36] } 16... c6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:18:12] } 17. Rg1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:16] } 17... Kh8 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:18:16] } 18. e4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:28:46] } 18... Qe7?! { [%eval 0.93] } { Inaccuracy. Ne8 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:57] } (18... Ne8) 19. Rg3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:19:10] } 19... Rad8 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:06:07] } 20. Rag1 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:17:26] } 20... Rg8 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:06:25] } 21. e5 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:11:55] } 21... Nh7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:52:19] } 22. Qe3?! { [%eval 0.08] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:59] } (22. Ne4 Nb6 23. Qb3 Nc8 24. Qc3 b6 25. Rc1 Qd7 26. Qe3 Qc7 27. Rgg1 Ne7 28. Nd6 Rgf8) 22... Nb6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:50:42] } 23. Be4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:45:57] } 23... Qb4?? { [%eval 2.94] } { Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:22] } (23... f5 24. exf6 Nxf6 25. Bf5 Nbd5 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Qxe6 Rd6 28. Qe5 Rf6 29. Bh3 Qd6 30. Qxd6) 24. Bxh7 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:45:35] } 24... Kxh7 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:27:48] } 25. Ne4 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:45:25] } 25... Qe7? { [%eval 5.58] } { Mistake. Kh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:02] } (25... Kh8 26. f5 Qxd4 27. Qxd4 Rxd4 28. Nf6 exf5 29. Nxg8 Kxg8 30. Rxg7+ Kf8 31. e6 fxe6 32. Rxb7) 26. f5 { [%eval 5.66] [%clk 0:42:51] } 1-0