[Event "FIDE World Cup 2023"] [Site "Baku"] [Date "2023.08.24"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Abasov, Nijat"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2646"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B30"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/QLPThvQV/wBbQYXN8"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 { Needing only a draw to clinch third place and a guaranteed spot in the candidates, Caruana is happy to stick to his bread and butter. } 3... e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. d4 Nf6 9. Be3 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bf4 (11. d5! { is strong, and has been played successfully once before. } 11... Nb4 12. Nc3? (12. Bd2 Nxd5 13. h3 Nh6 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Nh4! Nf4 16. Qg4 Bd6 17. Qg7 $18) 12... Be7?? (12... fxg5 13. h3 Nf6 14. Nxg5 Nbxd5 15. Nxe6 Bxe6 16. Rxe6+ Kf7 17. Nxd5 Kxe6 18. Nf4+) 13. Bf4 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. h3 Nh6 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qe2 Kf7 18. Nh4 Qd6? (18... f5 19. Qh5+ Kg7 20. Nxf5+ Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Rf8 22. Qh5 $16) 19. Rad1 Qe5 20. Qf3 Qg5 21. Rxd5 Qxh4 22. Re4 { when Black resigned in Ross – Koetz, Berlin, 2010. }) 11... cxd4 12. h3 Nh6 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Nbd2 b5 15. a4 { Black's position is a nightmare: weak files on all three parts of the board and a lag in development. } 15... Rb8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nb3 Bb4 18. Nfxd4! { White calculates an accurate sequence to "secure the bag." } 18... Nxd4 19. Qh5+ Kf8 20. Red1 e5 21. c3 Bd6 22. cxd4 e4 23. Ra7 Rb7 24. Rxb7 Bxb7 25. Nc5! { Black has nothing. } 25... Bd5 26. Bxb5 Qa8 27. Nd7+ Ke7 28. Qxh6 Bc6 29. Qg7+ { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0