[Event "US Championships 2025"] [Site "St. Louis"] [Date "2025.10.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2654"] [BlackElo "2789"] [Annotator "GM Brewington Hardaway"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "Tactics Tuesday 10/28/2025: U.S. Championships, Pt. 2"] [ChapterName "Shankland, Sam - Caruana, Fabiano"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/jkMZRlCT/Qh7tN8eP"] [FEN "8/1B6/p4rbk/2R4p/R1P3r1/2K5/1P6/8 b - - 0 40"] [SetUp "1"] [Orientation "black"] { This week's puzzles continue the theme of looking at variations from the 2025 U.S. Chess Championships, won by GM Fabiano Caruana and IM Carissa Yip. When reviewing games, it's important to look at the moves that aren't played. The further ahead you can spot the tactical flaws, the sharper you'll be! In our example, we see why White avoided putting their king on c3, as Black would win with } 40... Rg3+! 41. Kb4 { or } (41. Kd4 Rd3+ 42. Ke5 Rf5+ { wins the full rook. But still, }) 41... Rb6+ { wins a bishop. } 0-1