[Event "2022 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Champions"] [Site "Almaty"] [Date "2022.12.27"] [Round "6.12"] [White "Keymer, Vincent"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2747"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E51"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Ragozin Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/okgre2NA/hhDjVYDu"] [Orientation "white"] { [%evp 0,161,26,34,28,18,6,18,17,18,30,27,38,34,40,32,46,18,3,21,17,-4,-5,-15, -15,-20,-23,-21,-14,-49,-40,-39,-28,-65,-25,-14,-12,0,45,57,67,0,0,18,13,-16, -16,-25,-17,-41,-41,-41,-41,-41,-49,-41,-41,-51,-52,-74,-74,-82,-92,-92,-92, -85,-85,-98,65,68,83,89,118,114,119,114,114,116,121,123,124,125,129,121,144, 121,126,126,145,120,122,130,147,141,153,155,155,149,155,141,138,141,149,141, 149,76,67,58,63,63,63,63,66,72,341,344,353,365,368,384,384,384,384,384,384,384, 384,384,384,384,384,384,384,402,388,384,384,384,384,384,384,384,384,384,384, 384,384,384,384,384,384,384,384,426,557,577,577,406,547,584,29990,1499,29981, 1012] White comes out of the opening strong, earning a key outpost for his knights. Unfortunately, one tactical misevaluation surrenders the initiative. After missing a chance to win a queen out of the resulting position, Black is forced to defend a drawn ending until he misses White's last trick. } 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd2 Nbd7 7. Rc1 Be7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 (9... c5 10. O-O b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. Ba6 { ½- (30) ½ (30) Fernandez Diaz,C (2352)-Beerdsen,T (2454) Guimaraes POR 2021 }) 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O b5 12. a4 b4 13. Ne4 Bb7 14. Ng3 { White is in some trouble now. } (14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Qe2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qa5 17. e4 Rfd8 $15) 14... Rc8 15. Qe2 Qa5 16. Ne5 Rfd8 (16... Nxe5 { This would be Black's simplest transformation. } 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. f4 Qxa4 19. Ra1 Qc6 $17 { White's threat of f4-f5 is a non-starter due to the weakness of the e5-pawn, and the center is far too open to afford additional slow play on the kingside. }) 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. e4 Bc6? { Black underestimates the speed of White's attack. } (18... Nb6! 19. e5 Nfd7 20. f4? Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Nb6 22. Ba2 Rxd4) 19. e5 Nd5 20. Ne4 (20. f4! cxd4 21. f5 Nc5 22. f6 Bf8 23. Bxh7+! Kxh7 24. fxg7 Bxg7 25. Nh5 Rg8 26. Nf6+ Nxf6 27. Rxf6! $18) 20... cxd4 21. Ncd6? { A serious miscalculation, forcing Keymer to start from scratch. } (21. Ned6 { Now the same idea with } 21... Nxe5?? { loses due to } 22. Nxc8 Nxd3 (22... Qxc8 23. Nxe5 $18) 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. Qxd3 $18) 21... Nxe5! 22. Nxc8 Qxc8 23. Bxa6 d3 24. Bxd3? Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Nc3! 26. Qc4 Bxe4 (26... Rd4! { Black missed this nice shot, although the position is far from won even after White surrenders the queen. } 27. Rxc3! (27. Qxd4?? Ne2+ $19) 27... Rxc4 28. Rxc4 Qb7) 27. Qxc8 Rxc8 28. Rfe1 Bd3 29. Bxc3 bxc3 30. Rxc3 Rxc3 31. bxc3 Kf8 32. Rd1 Ba6 33. Rd7 Bf6 (33... Ke8 34. Ra7 Bd3 35. Ra8+ Kd7 36. Ra7+ Kd6 37. a5 Bf6 38. Rxf7 Kc6 { Black has better drawing chances here, with the king capable of guarding against the passed pawn. }) 34. a5 Bxc3 35. Rd6 Be2 36. a6 Bxa6 37. Rxa6 h5 38. Kf1 g6 39. Ke2 Be5 40. h3 Ke7 41. Kd3 Kf8 42. Kc4 Ke7 43. Ra7+ Ke8 44. Kc5 Bc3 45. Rb7 Be5 46. g3 Bg7 47. Kd6 Bf8+ 48. Kc6 Bg7 49. f3 Be5 50. f4 Bg7 51. Rc7 Bh6 52. Ra7 h4 53. gxh4 Bxf4 54. Ra4 Bg3 55. Rg4 Be1 56. Kd6 { White has not had anything concrete until now, but Black misses a fantastic trick. } 56... Bf2?? (56... Kf8 { The only move! Now White has no way to break through the fortress. }) 57. h5! { Black cannot take, due to the threat of Rg4-g8#, but not taking means giving up the last pawns and hopes of refuge. } 57... Kf8 58. hxg6 Be3 59. Re4 Bc1 60. gxf7 Kxf7 61. Rxe6 Kg7 62. Ke5 Bb2+ 63. Kf5 Kh7 64. Rc6 Bd4 65. h4 Kg7 66. Re6 Bb2 67. Kg5 Bc1+ 68. Kh5 Kf7 69. Rg6 Bd2 70. Rg3 Bc1 71. Rg2 Kf6 72. Rc2 Be3 73. Rc7 Bd2 74. Rc8 Kg7 75. Rc2 Be3 76. Rg2+ Kh7 77. Re2 Bc5 78. Kg5 Kg7 79. h5 Ba3 80. h6+ Kh7 81. Kh5 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0