[Event "Open"] [Site "Saint Louis, US"] [Date "2024.03.16"] [Round "52.2"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2722"] [WhiteTeam "USA"] [BlackElo "2706"] [BlackTeam "USA"] [Annotator "jonat"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D35"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/R6LLNwTu/prZyRLEN"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 h6 8. Bf4 Nbd7 9. Ng3 Bh7 10. h4 Bb4 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 O-O 13. f3 Re8 14. a3 Bf8 15. Kf2 g6 16. Nge2 Bg7 17. g4 h5 18. Rag1 hxg4! { Sometimes the best defense involves undertaking some weaknesses. } 19. fxg4 c5 { Especially if you can open the center as a result! } 20. h5 cxd4 21. exd4 Ne4+ 22. Nxe4 Rxe4 { White is making steady progress towards opening Black's king, sure, but Black has already succeeded in opening up lines against White's. Therefore, Black is much better. White tries to hold on, but is unable to make any progress kingside due to his own vulnerabilities. } 23. Qf3 Qb6 24. Kg3 Qxb2 25. Rg2 Rc8 26. h6 Bxd4 27. Nxd4 Qxd4 28. Rd1 Qf6 29. g5 Qf5 30. Rc1 Rce8 31. Bd2 Qe6 32. Rh1 Kh7 33. Rh4 Qd6+ 34. Bf4 Ne5 35. Qb3 Re7 36. Rf2 Qc6 37. Rh1 Nc4 38. Rf3 Ne5 39. Rf2 Qe6 40. Rh4 Nc4 41. Rf3 Nd6 42. Bxd6 Qxd6+ 43. Rhf4 Rxf4 44. Rxf4 Re4 45. Qf3 Qe5 46. Kg4 Qf5+ { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1