[Event "FIDE World Cup 2023"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2023.08.24"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Abasov, Nijat"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[Annotator "Lang,JJ"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Trompowsky Attack"]
[Source "https://lichess.org/study/QLPThvQV/FbjD7YVH"]
[Orientation "white"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Nc6 (2... Ne4 { is how Black typically responds to the
Trompowsky, with ... c7-c5 and ... d7-d5 being the main alternatives. }) 3. e3 e5 { This has only been played once before! } 4. d5 $146 { After each player
"won" one opening battle in the classical portion, they mutually agree to play
a very different type of game in the rapids. } 4... Ne7 5. Bxf6 gxf6 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 f5 8. h4 Bg7 9. h5 O-O!? { Waving red in front of the bull. The computer says
Black lost any advantage, but, practically speaking, daring White to
overcommit to the attack is a great practical decision especially in a rapid
game. } 10. Bd3 (10. h6! Bh8 11. Nge2 c6 12. Rh5 Bf6 13. Ng3 cxd5 14. cxd5 e4 $13) 10... c6 11. Qd2 cxd5 12. cxd5 Bd7 13. Nge2 Rc8 14. Ng3 e4! { Now,
Black's pieces make perfect sense, whereas White's attack has failed to take
shape. } 15. Bc2 b5 16. Bb3 Qa5 17. Rc1 h6 18. O-O Rc5 19. f3 Be5! 20. Qf2 (20. f4 Bg7 21. Ncxe4 Qxd2 22. Nxd2 Rfc8 23. Rxc5 Rxc5 { when Black regains the
pawn with a glorious position due to White's weak pawns and lack of potential
transformations. }) 20... exf3 21. Qxf3 Qb4 22. Rc2 a5! { Caruana is firmly in
control. } 23. Rcf2 Rxc3! 24. Nxf5 (24. bxc3 Qh4 $19 { was the point: White's
knight is pinned to the mating square (h2) and can't be defended. }) 24... Nxf5 25. bxc3 Qh4 { White is toast. } 26. g3 Nxg3 27. Rh2 Qg5 28. Rg2 Bh3 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1