[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