[Event "U.S. Championship"] [Site "St Louis"] [Date "2023.10.17"] [Round "11.3"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [WhiteTeam "United States"] [BlackElo "2786"] [BlackTeam "United States"] [Annotator "FM Davis Zong Jr"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E32"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/Q3zMf6GZ/J55pBaoS"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Qh4 11. g3 Qh5 12. O-O g5 13. cxd5 { This main line has been reached over 100 times before, and judging by the speed of both players' moves, they are definitely still in prep. } 13... Nxc3!? { A slightly rarer option by Caruana, but still sound. } (13... Bxc3 { Some preferred to capture with the bishop. Hitting the d4-knight prevents d5xe6 from working. } 14. bxc3 exd5) 14. dxe6 gxf4 15. exd7 fxg3 16. hxg3 Bxd7 17. bxc3 Rac8 18. Bf5 { Now mass simplifications ensue. } 18... Bxc3 19. Bxd7 Bxa1 20. Bxc8 Bxd4 { Funnily there are still seven games in this position, with several 2700+ players. The position is completely drawn with opposite-colored bishops and a symmetrical pawn structure. } 21. Bxb7 Qxe5 22. Kg2 Rb8 23. Rb1 Kg7 24. Bf3 Rxb1 25. Qxb1 h6 26. Qe4 Qxe4 27. Bxe4 Bb6 28. Bc2 Bd4 29. Be4 Bb6 30. Bc2 Bd4 31. Be4 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2