[Event "Tata Steel Chess 2023 Masters"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2023.01.22"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2859"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C88"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Closed, Anti-Marshall"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/gbi5O625/4s7Ivbfo"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. a5 d6 10. c3 Rb8 11. h3 h6 12. d4 bxc3 13. bxc3 exd4 14. Nxd4 Bd7 15. Bf4 Ne5 16. Na3 Re8 17. Bg3 Bf8 18. f4 Nc6 19. e5!? (19. Bh4 Nxa5 20. Bxf7+!? { It is understandable why White would not want to enter these complications, but he does seem to have compensation for the piece after } (20. Ba4 { An interesting computer suggestion: the weak a-pawn is not worth much, particularly if White is able to keep his center. } 20... Bxa4 21. Qxa4 c5 22. Nf5 Nb3 23. Rad1) 20... Kxf7 21. e5 dxe5 22. fxe5 g5 23. exf6 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 gxh4 (24... Qxf6 25. Bg3 { White's activity compensates for the a-pawn. }) 25. Qe4 $44 { Now, the only way to not end up worse is if Black finds } 25... Kg8! 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Re1 Be8 28. f7 Bxf7 29. Qxf7 Bxa3 { It appears as if Black won the piece back, but White recovers the knight on a5 after } 30. Ne6 Qg8 31. Qf6+ Kh7 32. Qf5+ Qg6 33. Qxa5 { . }) 19... dxe5 20. fxe5 Nxd4 21. cxd4 Bc6 22. Bc2?? (22. Rc1 Bd5 (22... Bxa3?? 23. Rxc6 Nd5 24. e6 $18) 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 (23... Bxa3? 24. Bxf7+! Kxf7 25. Rxc7+! $16) 24. Qf3 $15) 22... Qd5 { While White can defend the g2-square, there is no comfortable way to defend the d4-pawn. } 23. Re2 Rb4! 24. Kh2 Rxd4 25. Qb1 Ne4 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. Rxe4 Qxe4 28. Qxe4 Bxe4 29. Nc4 Rb8 { There is not much Caruana can do without his center, as Black's pieces now freely begin to swarm additional weaknesses. } 30. Rc1 Rb5 31. e6 fxe6 32. Bxc7 Rc5 33. Bf4 Bd5 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1