[Event "Norway Chess"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/VyyigSOi/XPlnFlPJ"] [Date "2023.06.01"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Tari, Aryan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2642"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E10"] [Opening "Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/VyyigSOi/XPlnFlPJ"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Qc2 g6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 O-O 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. h4 (12. b4 { is more common, with the point that Black's bishop is misplaced on f6, not guarding the b-pawn's thematic advance to initiate a minority attack. }) 12... Na6 13. h5 $146 (13. O-O-O { was played in the one game to reach the position after 12. ... Na6. The idea makes sense, as White's h4 suggests an intention to storm the kingside due to the absence of a kingside knight, and the a6-knight is an even worse substitute than it would be after the more typical 12. ... Nbd7. } 13... c5! 14. dxc5 { allowed Black to equalize on the spot after } (14. h5!? $146 { is worth exploring, both because the engine likes it and because it forces Black to make a decision about the tension in the center. }) 14... Nxc5 15. Qxd5 Qb6 16. Nd4 Ne6 { with a draw on move 57 in Brunner – Korneev, Le Touquet, 2004. }) 13... c5 14. Rd1 { By delaying his decision about where to castle, Caruana is now able to keep his king off the dangerous c-file after seeing that Black has committed to opening it. } 14... Nb4 15. Qe2 Re8 16. Kf1! { Indeed, the king is safer here than on the c- or b- files, and this way it does not interfere with the kingside rook. } 16... Rc8 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. g3 Kg7 (18... cxd4 19. Nxd4 Nc6 20. Nf3 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Qf6 { would be similar to the game, but when White is less developed. } 22. Rh4 Re4! { and White has not yet played Kf1-g2, so cannot double-up on the h-file. }) 19. Kg2 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Nc6 21. Qf3 Re5 22. Nde2 Rf5 23. Nf4 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Qg5 25. Qe2 { White's attack has been building, as the d5-pawn is weak and Black lacks sufficient firepower to attack White's king. } 25... Qe7 (25... a6 { was more stubborn. } 26. Rh4 Rh8 27. Rxh8 Kxh8 28. Qf3 Kg7 29. Rxd5 { but, understandably, Tari did not want to "suffer" the pawn-down ending. }) 26. Nxd5 Qe6 27. e4 { Now White has the pawn *and* the compensation, with the gorgeous d5-knight controlling the full board and preventing Black from coordinating. } 27... Re8 (27... Rg5 28. c4 { is just positionally crushing, explaining why Tari played for complications instead. }) 28. Rhe1 Qc8 29. exf5 Rxe2 30. f6+ Kf8 31. Rxe2 Qf5 32. c4 Ne5 33. Rde1 Qf3+ 34. Kg1 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0