[Event "Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge"] [Site "Weissenhaus, Germany"] [Date "2024.02.11"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Dommaraju, Gukesh"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2804"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteFideId "2020009"] [BlackElo "2743"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackFideId "46616543"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/AAArmstark"] [FEN "brnbqknr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BRNBQKNR w HBhb - 0 1"] [Variant "From Position"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/FO3zez69/hd3OkOun"] [Orientation "white"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:49] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:53] } 2. b4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:11] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:25:02] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:27:37] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:24:03] } 4. b5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:24:30] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:22:07] } 5. O-O { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:21:54] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:11] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:19:44] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:51] } 7. d4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:19:06] } 7... e4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:14:32] } 8. Nd2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:18:48] } 8... d5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:14:19] } 9. a4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:15:09] } 9... c6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:11:04] } 10. Ne2 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:10:30] } 10... Ng6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:04:26] } 11. Ng3 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:08:14] } 11... dxc4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:57:49] } 12. Nxc4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:01:23] } 12... cxb5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:57:32] } 13. axb5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:00:49] } 13... Bc7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:56:30] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:52:36] } 14... Qe6 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:54:40] } 15. Bb3 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:47:27] } 15... Bd5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:51:35] } 16. Bxd5 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:46:14] } 16... Qxd5 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:51:28] } 17. f4 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:44:14] } 17... Rbc8 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:38:32] } 18. Ne2 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:38:52] } 18... Ne7 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 0:36:47] } 19. Rb3 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 0:31:22] } 19... Qe6 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:30:36] } 20. d5 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:28:01] } 20... Nexd5 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:29:03] } 21. Nd4 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:27:53] } 21... Qd7 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:28:54] } 22. Qg3 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:23:37] } 22... Rfe8 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:26:18] } 23. Nc6 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:16:44] } 23... Bd6 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:19:16] } 24. Nc4 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:15:44] } 24... Bc5 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:14:01] } 25. h3 { [%eval -1.11] } { Here, White's pieces are in a bit of a bind. Things can unravel quickly after ... a7-a6. } { [%clk 0:12:50] } 25... Kf8?! { [%eval -0.18] } { But it is not easy to suggest how Black should continue. } { [%clk 0:11:56] } (25... a6 { is best, but } 26. N6e5 Qa7 27. Rfb1 axb5 28. Rxb5 Red8 { seems unclear, with Black's sidelined queen and White's strong knights. But, a pawn is a pawn, and the weakness on e3 is a problem. Black is better. }) 26. Rbb1 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:08:51] } 26... Qf5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:10:01] } 27. Be5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:07:56] } 27... Re6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:06:39] } 28. Rbd1 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:07:32] } 28... Qg6?! { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:04:58] } (28... Rexc6 29. bxc6 Rxc6 30. Kh2 b5 { is dynamically balanced. White's remaining minor pieces are strong, so it was worth an Exchange (for two pawns) to remove one of them. }) 29. Qf2 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:06:43] } 29... Qh6? { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:04:41] } (29... Qh5 { was better: } 30. Qg3 (30. Nd4 Bxd4 31. Rxd4 Nc3 32. Nd6 Ne2+ { is the point. }) 30... Qg6 31. Qe1 Qh5 32. Bxf6 Nxf6 33. N4e5 Kg8 34. Kh2 g5 35. f5 Ree8 36. Nd7) 30. Nd4 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:05:18] } 30... Bxd4 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:04:20] } 31. Rxd4 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:05:15] } 31... Ne8 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:03:04] } (31... Nc3 { goes nowhere: } 32. Nd6 { and without a check on e2 gaining material, Black is not offering much resistance. }) 32. Rxd5 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:03:55] } 32... Rxc4 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 0:03:03] } 33. Qa2 { [%eval 3.35] [%clk 0:03:49] } 33... Rc8 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:02:49] } 34. Rd7 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:03:09] } 34... Qh5 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:02:14] } 35. Qxa7 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:01:43] } 35... Rc2 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:01:31] } 36. Rf2 { [%eval 3.63] [%clk 0:00:48] } 36... Rxf2 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:01:01] } 37. Kxf2 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:00:47] } 37... f6 { [%eval 7.42] [%clk 0:01:01] } 38. Qa3+! { [%eval 7.16] [%clk 0:00:36] } 38... Kg8 { [%eval 6.19] [%clk 0:00:54] } 39. Qb3 { [%eval 6.01] [%clk 0:00:27] } 1-0