[Event "Clutch Chess The Champions"] [Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-clutch-chess-champions-showdown/round-3--game-2/JZueMckM/e4TO7tA3"] [Date "2025.10.26"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Gukesh D"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteFideId "46616543"] [BlackElo "2767"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackFideId "2020009"] [TimeControl "10+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E62"] [Opening "King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Larsen Defense"] [StudyName "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"] [ChapterName "Gukesh D - Caruana, Fabiano"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/QEB7F2Xl/yo45BJ8O"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 0:10:06] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:10:09] } 2. g3 { [%clk 0:10:10] } 2... g6 { [%clk 0:10:06] } 3. Bg2 { [%clk 0:10:13] } 3... Bg7 { [%clk 0:10:09] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 0:10:16] } 4... O-O { [%clk 0:10:05] } 5. O-O { [%clk 0:10:19] } 5... d6 { [%clk 0:09:58] } 6. c4 { [%clk 0:10:22] } 6... c6 { [%clk 0:09:42] } 7. Nc3 { [%clk 0:09:54] } 7... Bf5 { [%clk 0:09:45] } 8. Ne1 { [%clk 0:09:57] } 8... e5 { [%clk 0:09:47] } 9. d5 { [%clk 0:09:55] } 9... cxd5 { [%clk 0:09:50] } 10. cxd5 { [%clk 0:09:58] } 10... a5 { [%clk 0:09:14] } 11. e4 { [%clk 0:09:46] } 11... Bg4 { [%clk 0:09:17] } 12. f3 { [%clk 0:09:50] } 12... Bd7 { [%clk 0:09:21] } 13. Be3 { [%clk 0:09:53] } 13... Na6 { [%clk 0:09:25] } 14. Nd3 { [%clk 0:09:24] } 14... b6 { [%clk 0:09:18] } 15. b3 { [%clk 0:06:56] } 15... Nc5 { [%clk 0:09:18] } 16. Qe2 { [%clk 0:06:59] } 16... Bc8 { [%clk 0:09:05] } 17. Nb5 { [%clk 0:06:07] } 17... Ba6 { [%clk 0:09:06] } 18. Nxc5 { [%clk 0:05:35] } 18... bxc5 { [%clk 0:09:10] } 19. a4 { [%clk 0:05:39] } 19... Ne8 { [%clk 0:09:13] } 20. Bd2 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 20... Qb6 { [%clk 0:08:30] } 21. Rfc1 { [%clk 0:02:57] } 21... Nc7 { [%clk 0:08:29] } 22. Bf1 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 22... h5 { [%clk 0:05:36] } 23. h4 { [%clk 0:01:20] } 23... f5 { [%clk 0:05:24] } 24. exf5 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 24... gxf5 { [%clk 0:04:44] } 25. Bg5 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 25... Rae8 { [%clk 0:04:15] } 26. Ra2 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 26... f4 { [%clk 0:03:52] } (26... Rf7 { was more flexible. Now, Black's kingside becomes vulnerable. }) 27. gxf4 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 27... exf4 { [%clk 0:03:54] } 28. Qc4 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 28... Kh8 { [%clk 0:02:54] } 29. Rg2 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 29... Rf5? { Asking for trouble. } { [%clk 0:02:06] } 30. Bd3 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 30... Rxd5?? { White would be better after a retreating move, but this shows that Gukesh outcalculated Caruana. } { [%clk 0:01:57] } 31. Kh1 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 31... Bb7?! { [%clk 0:00:59] } 32. Rcg1!? { [%clk 0:00:08] } (32. Bf6!! { wins by force: } 32... Bxf6 33. Qxf4 $18 { [%cal Gf4h6] }) 32... Nxb5 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 33. Bf6 $18 { There it is! } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 33... Bxf6 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 34. Qxf4 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 34... Bg5 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 35. Rxg5 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 35... Qd8 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 36. Rg8+ { [%clk 0:00:18] } 1-0