[Event "Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 Masters"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2025.01.31"] [Round "11.5"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteFideId "2020009"] [BlackElo "2741"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackFideId "25059530"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D35"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation"] [StudyName "Round 11"] [ChapterName "Caruana, Fabiano - Praggnanandhaa R"] [Orientation "white"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:40:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:39:51] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:41:04] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:40:00] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:41:29] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:40:22] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:41:43] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:40:45] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:42:08] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:41:02] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:41:31] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:41:19] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:41:19] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:41:11] } 8. Nge2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:46] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:41:12] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:26:30] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:39:11] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:20:30] } 10... Nf8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:36:23] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:19:24] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:11:54] } 12. Kb1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:18:24] } 12... a5?! { [%eval 0.69] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:02] } (12... Be7 13. g4) 13. f3?! { [%eval -0.12] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:21] } (13. e4 Be7 14. e5 N6d7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. g4 Nb6 17. Ng3 Qa7 18. Nf5 Ba6) 13... Be7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:57:07] } 14. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:42:03] } 14... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:57:17] } 15. e4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:42:31] } 15... a4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:53:48] } 16. a3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:37:32] } 16... b4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:45:07] } 17. axb4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:37:57] } 17... a3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:44:18] } 18. b3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:37:46] } 18... Qb6?! { [%eval 0.9] } { Inaccuracy. a2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:27:29] } (18... a2+) 19. Ka2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:22:08] } 19... dxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:22:13] } 20. fxe4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:18:09] } 20... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:17:28] } 21. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:17:52] } 21... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:17:55] } 22. b5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:17:21] } 22... Bd7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:14:08] } 23. Bc4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:16:05] } 23... Qa7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:13:14] } 24. bxc6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:12:47] } 24... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:13:41] } 25. Rhf1 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:12:35] } 25... Re7 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:13:38] } 26. Nd5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:12:18] } 26... Rb7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:12:36] } 27. Rf5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:10:00] } 27... Rc8 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:09:58] } 28. Qd3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:09:22] } 28... Ne6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:07:47] } 29. Rdf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:52] } 29... Be8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:14] } 30. R5f2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:27] } 30... Qb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:04] } 31. Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:48] } 31... Nc5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:04:30] } 32. Qe3?? { [%eval -3.17] } { Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:33] } (32. Qe2 Kh8 33. Rf3 Bc6 34. g4 Re8 35. Re3 Qe5 36. Qh2 Qxh2 37. Rxh2 Nxe4) 32... Nxb3 { [%eval -3.04] [%clk 0:03:31] } 33. Rb1 { [%eval -2.69] [%clk 0:01:53] } 33... Ba4 { [%eval -2.97] [%clk 0:02:31] } 34. Bd3?? { [%eval -6.97] } { Blunder. Qf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:01] } (34. Qf2 Nd4) 34... Nc5 { [%eval -6.96] [%clk 0:01:27] } 35. Ne7+ { [%eval -7.84] [%clk 0:00:32] } 35... Kh8 { [%eval -7.58] [%clk 0:01:42] } 36. Rxb7 { [%eval -7.51] [%clk 0:00:37] } 36... Qxb7 { [%eval -6.51] [%clk 0:02:04] } 37. Ba6 { [%eval -6.92] [%clk 0:00:47] } 37... Qxe7 { [%eval -6.58] [%clk 0:02:10] } 0-1