[Event "Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge"] [Site "Weissenhaus, Germany"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2804"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteFideId "2020009"] [BlackElo "2725"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackFideId "13300474"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/AAArmstark"] [FEN "rkrqnbbn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RKRQNBBN w CAca - 0 1"] [Variant "Chess960"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/FO3zez69/T2dEqphK"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:42] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:33] } 2. f3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:26:29] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:24:15] } 3. Nd3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:19:58] } 3... Nd6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:22:38] } 4. g3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:19:13] } 4... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:41] } 5. Nhf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:46] } 5... Bh6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:15:25] } 6. f4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:14:40] } 6... Nhf7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:13:11] } 7. Ne5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:09:50] } 7... Ne4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:11:50] } 8. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:05:00] } 8... dxe4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:09:51] } 9. Qe1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:03:53] } 9... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:57:53] } 10. dxe5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:03:49] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:57:22] } 11. Rd1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:58:29] } 11... Qe8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:52:56] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:51:13] } 12... Rc7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:45:17] } 13. Qa5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:50:22] } 13... Be6? { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:41:00] } (13... Bc4 { If Black didn't want to play ...b6 (which was fine!), then this at least creates counterplay because } 14. Bxc5 b6 15. Bxb6 axb6 16. Qxb6+ Kc8 { is nothing. In contrast, with the bishop on e6, you can see the problem. }) 14. Bxc5 { [%eval 2.46] } { White basically sails smooth now. } { [%clk 0:40:03] } 14... Qc6 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:39:51] } 15. Rd8+ { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:39:59] } 15... Bc8 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 0:39:46] } 16. Be3 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:27:46] } 16... Qxc2+ { [%eval 2.51] [%clk 0:37:06] } 17. Ka2 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:27:43] } 17... b6 { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 0:33:27] } 18. Qa6! { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 0:26:04] } 18... Qc6 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:19:53] } 19. Rad1 { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 0:21:30] } 19... Qe6+ { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:19:21] } 20. Ka3 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:17:45] } 20... Rc6 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:11:06] } 21. a5 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:16:32] } 21... g5 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:10:32] } 22. Re8 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 0:13:16] } 22... gxf4 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:04:59] } 23. gxf4 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:13:08] } 23... Rc4 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:01:09] } 24. Qb5 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:12:34] } 24... Kc7 { [%eval 6.6] [%clk 0:00:24] } 25. Rd6! { [%eval 6.77] [%clk 0:11:39] } 25... exd6 { [%eval 6.62] [%clk 0:00:13] } 26. Bxb6+ { [%eval 6.42] [%clk 0:10:22] } 26... axb6 { [%eval 6.9] [%clk 0:00:12] } 27. Qxb6+ { [%eval 6.92] } 27... Kd7 { [%eval 6.65] } 28. Qd8+ { [%eval 6.68] } 28... Kc6 { [%eval 6.6] } 29. Rxe6 { [%eval 6.31] [%clk 0:09:48] } 29... Bf8 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:00:03] } 30. Rxd6+! { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:09:39] } 30... Bxd6+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:00:02] } 31. Qxd6+ { [%eval #1] } { Without ever moving the f1-bishop! } { [%clk 0:09:34] } 1-0