carlsen-caruana petroff lines

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[Event "Carlsen-Caruana World Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.11.18"] [Round "?"] [White "petroff"] [Black "lines"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C43"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 $5 Nxe4 4. Bd3

Sicilian Schevnikov Analysis

Caruana-Carlsen prep 1.e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3d4 Nov 2018

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 ( 8... Nb8 9. a4!? ( 9. c4 Nd7 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Kh1 ( 12. a3!? f5 13. b4 a6 14. Nc3 Bf6 15. Be3 e4 16. Bd4 Be5 17. c5 Qf6 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Na4 += ) 12... f5 13. f3 a6 14. Nc3 Bg5 15. b4 b6 16. a3 Ra7 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Qc1 Qd8 ( 18... Qh4 ) 19. Qe3 f4 20. Qf2 Nf6 21. Rfd1 g5 22. Na4 Rg7 23. Nxb6 Bf5 24. Bd3 ( 24. c5 g4 ) 24... Bxd3 25. Rxd3 g4 26. c5 g3 27. Qe1 gxh2 28. Qh4 Qe8 29. c6 Nh5! 30. Nd7 ( 30. Kxh2 Ng3 ) 30... Ng3+ 31. Kxh2 Rf5! 32. Re1 Rxd7 33. Qg4+ ( 33. cxd7 Qxd7 34. Kg1 Qc7 35. Qg4+ Kf7 36. Rde3 Rh5 37. Qe6+ Kg7 ) 33... Rg7 0-1 (33) Ivanchuk,V (2738)-Piorun,K (2638) Matanzas 2017 ) 9... Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. a5 a6 13. Nc3 f5 14. Ra3 e4 15. Bf4 Ne5 16. Na4 Ng6 17. Bd2 Bg5 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. f4! exf3 20. Raxf3 Ne5 21. R3f2 Nd7 22. Nc4!? += 1-0 (38) Jobava,B (2687)-Salgado Lopez,I (2627) Tbilisi 2017 ) 9. c4 ( 9. c3 Nf5 10. a4 g6 11. Bd3 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qb3 Re8 14. Re1 b6 15. a5 1/2-1/2 (62) Yudasin,L (2625)-Kramnik,V (2710) Wijk aan Zee 1994 15... a6 16. axb6 Rb8 17. Na7 Rxb6 18. Qc4 ) 9...  Ng6 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb4 Bf5 12. h4!? a6 13. h5 Nf4 ( 13... axb5 14. hxg6 bxc4 15. Rxh7 Rxh7 16. gxh7 Bxh7 17. Qxb7 ) 14. Nc3 Be7 15. Be3 Nd3+ ( 15... Qd7 16. O-O-O ) 16. Bxd3 Bxd3 17. h6 O-O 18. Rd1 ( 18. hxg7! Re8 19. O-O-O ) 18...  a5 ( 18... e4! ) 19. Qb5 e4 20. hxg7 Re8 21. Rxd3 exd3 22. c5 Bg5 1-0 (45) Kramnik,V (2779)-Roganovic,M (2527) Batumi 2018 1/2-1/2

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key moments Game 5 Caruana-Carlsen Wch 2018 Sicilian Rossolimo

Key moments of Game 5

[Event "2018 World Chess Championship"] [Round "5"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B31"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. b4



Nxb4 7. Bb2 a6 8. a3 axb5 9. axb4 Rxa1 10. Bxa1 d6 11. bxc5 Ne7



12. Qe2 b4 13. Qc4 Qa5 14. cxd6 Be6 15. Qc7 Qxc7 16. dxc7 Nc6



17. c3 Kd7 18. cxb4 Ra8 19. Bc3 Kxc7 20. d3 Kb6 21. Bd2 Rd8 22. Be3+ Kb5 23. Nc3+ Kxb4 24. Nd5+ Bxd5 25. exd5 Rxd5



26. Rb1+ Kc3 27. Rxb7 Nd8 28. Rc7+ Kxd3 29. Kf1 h5 30. h3 Ke4 31. Ng5+ Kf5 32. Nxf7 Nxf7 33. Rxf7+ Bf6 34. g4+ 1/2-1/2



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Caruana-Carlsen Game 3 Draw Rossolimo

Caruana-Carlsen 1/2-1/2 World Chess Championship (3) London 2018 Full Annotations Nov 12, 2018

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. O-O http://view.chessbase.com/cbreader/2018/11/18/Game78831937.html 6...  Qc7 7. Re1 e5 8. a3 Nf6 9. b4 O-O 10. Nbd2 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 cxb4 13. axb4 a5 ( 13... Nd7 14. Bd2 ) 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15. Bd2?! ( 15. Rxa5 Qxa5 16. Bd2 Qc7 17. Qa1 Nd7 18. Be3 Rb8 19. Qa7 Bf8 20. Ra1 ) 15...  Raa8 16. Qb1!? Nd7 17. Qb4 ( 17. Qb2 b5 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Ra1 Qc8 ) 17...  Rfe8 ( 17... Rfb8 [%cal Rg7f8,Rb7b5] ) 18. Bc3 ( 18. Qc3 Bf8 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Ra1 ) ( 18. Qb2 Bf8 19. Reb1 b5 20. Be3 Reb8 ) 18...  b5 ( 18... Bf8 19. Qb2 Bd6 ) 19. Rxa8 ( 19. Qb2 Rxa1 ( 19... Nc5? 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Bxe5 ) 20. Rxa1 Nc5 21. Bb4 Na4 22. Qb3 Bf8 ( 22... c5? 23. Bd2! [%csl Ra4,Rb5] 23... Rb8 24. c4! ) 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. c4 Nc5 = ) 19...  Rxa8 20. Ra1 Rxa1+ 21. Bxa1 no breaks available. if you play c4, b4 is available for Black 21...  Qa7 ( 21... Bf8 22. Qc3 Bd6 23. Bb2 ) 22. Bc3 ( 22. Qb1 Qa5 23. g3 ) ( 22. Bb2 Qa2 23. g3! Qb1+ ( 23... f6 24. Kg2 Bf8 ) 24. Kg2 Qxc2 25. Qd6! Qxb2 26. Qxd7 ) 22...  Qa2 23. Qb2 ( 23. Qe7? Qxc2 24. Qxd7 Qxc3 25. Qe8+ ( 25. Qd8+ Bf8 26. g3 b4! -+ ) 25... Bf8 26. Nxe5 Qe1+ 27. Kh2 Qxf2 28. Nd7 Qf4+ 29. Kh1 ) ( 23. Ne1 Bf8 ) ( 23. Qd6 Qxc2 ) 23...  Qxb2 ( 23... Qa4 [%csl Re5] 24 g3 Variation Depth 32 24. g3 ( 24. Nxe5? b4! 25. Bd4 c5 ) ( 24. Bxe5? Nxe5 25. Nxe5 b4 26. f4 Qa3 ) ) ( 23... Qe6 ) 24. Bxb2 f6 opens the path for the King to f7-e6 and overprotects the e5 pawn to free the bishop g7 25. Kf1 Kf7 26. Ke2 Nc5 27. Bc3 ( 27. g3 only weakness for White is the c2-pawn ) 27...  Ne6 ( 27... Ke6 ) 28. g3 Bf8 29. Nd2 Ng5 30. h4 Ne6 31. Nb3 h5 fixing pawns on the dark squares 32. Bd2 ( 32. f3 ) 32...  Bd6 33. c3 ( 33. f3 f5 ( 33... c5 ) ) 33...  c5 34. Be3 Ke7 35. Kd1 Kd7 36. Kc2 f5 ( 36... g5 37. Nd2 ) 37. Kd1 fxe4?! ( 37... Kc6 38. Na5+ Kc7 39. Nb3 Kd7 40. f3 Kc6 ) 38. dxe4 c4 39. Nd2 Nc5 ( 39... Kc6 40. Nf3 Nc5 41. Bxc5 Kxc5 ) 40. Bxc5 Bxc5 41. Ke2 Kc6 ( 41... Be7 42. Nf3 Ke6 43. Ng5+ Kf6 44. Nf3 ) 42. Nf1 b4 43. cxb4 Bxb4 44. Ne3 Kc5 45. f4! exf4 46. gxf4 Ba5 47. f5 ( 47. e5 Bd8 48. f5 gxf5 49. Nxf5 Kb4 50. Ng3 Kb3 51. Nxh5 c3 52. Nf4 c2 53. Nd3 Bxh4 ) 47...  gxf5 48. Nxc4 ( 48. exf5 Bd8 49. Nxc4 Kxc4 50. f6 Bxf6 51. Kf3 ) ( 48. Nxf5 Bc3 49. Kd1 Kb4 ) 48...  Kxc4 49. exf5 1/2-1/2 (49) Fabiano Caruana-Magnus Carlsen Wch 2018 1/2-1/2

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game 3 Wch Caruana-Carlsen Draw Sicilian Rossolimo

Key moments of Game 3

[Event "Wch 2018"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.11.12"] [Round "3"] [White "Fabiano Caruana"] [Black "Magnus Carlsen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B31"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. O-O Qc7 7. Re1 e5 8. a3 Nf6 9. b4 O-O 10. Nbd2 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 cxb4 13. axb4 a5 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15. Bd2 Raa8 16. Qb1 Nd7 17. Qb4 Rfe8 18. Bc3 b5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Ra1 Rxa1+ 21. Bxa1 Qa7 22. Bc3 Qa2



23. Qb2 Qxb2 24. Bxb2 f6 25. Kf1 Kf7 26. Ke2 Nc5 27. Bc3 Ne6 28. g3 Bf8 29. Nd2 Ng5 30. h4 Ne6 31. Nb3 h5 32. Bd2 Bd6 33. c3 c5 34. Be3 Ke7 35. Kd1 Kd7 36. Kc2 f5 37. Kd1



fxe4 38. dxe4 c4 39. Nd2 Nc5 40. Bxc5 Bxc5 41. Ke2 Kc6 42. Nf1 b4 43. cxb4 Bxb4 44. Ne3 Kc5 45. f4 exf4 46. gxf4 Ba5 47. f5 gxf5 48. Nxc4 Kxc4 49. exf5 1/2-1/2



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Rossolimo game

Torre-Van der Wiel 1988

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nc3 [#] 10...  Nxc3 ( 10... Bf5 11. Nh4 King-Rajkovic 1-0.Nh4 allows plans like f4 or Qf3 on the kingside 11... Nxc3 ( 11... Be6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Na4 g5 14. Nf3 f6 Kasparov-Shirov 2002 15. Nd2 ) 12. bxc3 Bd7 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. Qf3 ) 11. bxc3 [#] 11...  Qa5?! ( 11... Na5 12. Ng5!? ( 12. Bg5 Bf5 13. Nh4 Be6 14. Qc1 a6 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Rb1 ) 12... h6 13. Nf3 Qc7 ( 13... a6 14. Bd3 Be6 15. Nh4 Rc8 16. f4 here again, f4-f5 after Nh4 offers white attack on the kingside. The pawn on c3 is not important ) 14. Ba3 Bf5 15. Nh4 Be6 16. Rc1 a6 17. Bd3 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. f4 with idea Rf1, f4-f5; White has the edge as Black has little counterplay ) ( 11... Bg4 12. h3 ) ( 11... Bf5 ) ( 11... Bd7 12. Bd3 ) 12. a4 Bg4 13. Re3! Rook life 13...  Rfc8 ( 13... Bh6 14. Rd3 Bg7 15. Ba3 ) 14. h3 Bxf3?! Giving the bishop pair will alllow white to develop kingside initiative ( 14... Bf5 15. Nd2 ( 15. Ba3?! Bh6 ) 15... a6 16. Be2 Qc7 17. Nb3 Na5 18. Nc5!? ) 15. Rxf3 [%csl Ga5,Ga8,Gc6,Gc8,Rf7,Rg5,Rh6][%cal Rc1g5,Rd1g4,Rh3h5] [#] Black pieces are on the queenside. White can develop the initiative on the kingside with 2 bishops and the rook/queen 15...  e6 ( 15... a6 16. Bf1 b5 17. h4 similar to the main line ) 16. h4! White needs to open lines on the kingside. 16...  a6 17. Bf1 this allows Qf3-Qg4 after Rook goes on h3 17...  b5 Black rightly tries to counter-attack 18. h5! [#] 18...  b4 19. cxb4 Qxb4 20. Be3 protecting d4 20...  Na5 21. Rh3! +/- makes way for the queen to join the attack.Black cant really organize his counterplay 21...  Nc4 ( 21... Nc6 with idea Ne7-f5 was a better try 22. Rb1 Qa5? ( 22... Qe7 ) 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Qg4 Ne7 25. Qh4 Nf5 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Bg5 Ra7 28. Qh8+ Bxh8 29. Rxh8+ Kg7 30. Bf6# ) 22. hxg6 fxg6 ( 22... hxg6 23. Bg5 [%csl Rf3,Rf6][%cal Rg5f6,Rd1f3] ) 23. Qg4! [%csl Re6] 23...  Qe7 24. Bg5 Qf7 25. Qh4 [%csl Rh7] 25...  Bh8 ( 25... h5 26. Rf3 Qe8 27. Rg3 Rab8 28. Bd3 +- ) 26. Bd3! targets g6 26...  Ra7 ( 26... Rab8 27. Bxg6! Qxg6 28. Rg3 Rb1+ 29. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 30. Kh2 Kf7 31. Bf6! ) 27. Rb1! activates the last piece 27...  Rac7 28. Rb3! [%cal Rb3g3,Rd3g6] with idea Bg6 followed by Rbg3. Second rook lift 28...  Na5 29. Rb6 ( 29. Bxg6!? ) 29...  Rc6 30. Rxa6 Rxa6 31. Bxa6 +- [%csl Ra5,Rc8,Rg8,Rh8] All black pieces are scattered around without any target 31...  Ra8 32. Bb5 Rf8 33. Bh6 Rc8 34. Rf3 Qc7 35. Qg4 Qe7 36. Bg5! [%cal Rg5e7,Rb5e8] [#] full domination of the 2 bishops. Black pieces are not coordinated 36...  h5 37. Qh3! Qxg5 38. Qxe6+ Kh7 39. Qxc8 Qc1+ 40. Qxc1 Torre-Van Der Wiel 1988 1-0 1-0

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Rossolimo main line ideas

[White "Torre, E."] [Black "Van Der Wiel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B31"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 White has a strong center and Black has to continue developing his pieces



 11..Qa5 12. a4 Bg4 13. Re3! Rook lift Rfc8 14. h3 Bxf3?! 15. Rxf3 White has the initiative on the kingside  and will open lines (h file) and bring the Queen as well

  


 e6 16. h4 a6 17. Bf1 b5 18. h5 b4 19. cxb4 Qxb4 20. Be3 Na5 21. Rh3! Nc4 22. hxg6 fxg6

 

 23. Qg4! Squares e6 and h7 are weak  Qe7 24. Bg5 Qf7 25. Qh4 Bh8 26. Bd3! Ra7 27. Rb1 Rac7

 

 28. Rb3! Idea is Bxg6 followed by Rbg3 Na5 29. Rb6 Rc6 30. Rxa6 Rxa6 31. Bxa6 Ra8 32. Bb5 Rf8 33. Bh6 Rc8 34. Rf3 Qc7 35.Qg4 Qe7 36. Bg5 h5

  

 37. Qh3! wins outright , bishop pair dominates Qxg5 38. Qxe6+ Kh7 39. Qxc8 Qc1+ 40. Qxc1 1-0

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Torre-Van Der Wiel 1988

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Nc3 [#] 10...  Nxc3 ( 10... Bf5 11. Nh4 King-Rajkovic 1-0.Nh4 allows plans like f4 or Qf3 on the kingside 11... Nxc3 ( 11... Be6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Na4 g5 14. Nf3 f6 Kasparov-Shirov 2002 15. Nd2 ) 12. bxc3 Bd7 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. Qf3 ) 11. bxc3 [#] 11...  Qa5?! ( 11... Na5 12. Ng5!? ( 12. Bg5 Bf5 13. Nh4 Be6 14. Qc1 a6 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Rb1 ) 12... h6 13. Nf3 Qc7 ( 13... a6 14. Bd3 Be6 15. Nh4 Rc8 16. f4 here again, f4-f5 after Nh4 offers white attack on the kingside. The pawn on c3 is not important ) 14. Ba3 Bf5 15. Nh4 Be6 16. Rc1 a6 17. Bd3 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. f4 with idea Rf1, f4-f5; White has the edge as Black has little counterplay ) ( 11... Bg4 12. h3 ) ( 11... Bf5 ) ( 11... Bd7 12. Bd3 ) 12. a4 Bg4 13. Re3! Rook life 13...  Rfc8 ( 13... Bh6 14. Rd3 Bg7 15. Ba3 ) 14. h3 Bxf3?! Giving the bishop pair will alllow white to develop kingside initiative ( 14... Bf5 15. Nd2 ( 15. Ba3?! Bh6 ) 15... a6 16. Be2 Qc7 17. Nb3 Na5 18. Nc5!? ) 15. Rxf3 [%csl Ga5,Ga8,Gc6,Gc8,Rf7,Rg5,Rh6][%cal Rc1g5,Rd1g4,Rh3h5] [#] Black pieces are on the queenside. White can develop the initiative on the kingside with 2 bishops and the rook/queen 15...  e6 ( 15... a6 16. Bf1 b5 17. h4 similar to the main line ) 16. h4! White needs to open lines on the kingside. 16...  a6 17. Bf1 this allows Qf3-Qg4 after Rook goes on h3 17...  b5 Black rightly tries to counter-attack 18. h5! [#] 18...  b4 19. cxb4 Qxb4 20. Be3 protecting d4 20...  Na5 21. Rh3! +/- makes way for the queen to join the attack.Black cant really organize his counterplay 21...  Nc4 ( 21... Nc6 with idea Ne7-f5 was a better try 22. Rb1 Qa5? ( 22... Qe7 ) 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Qg4 Ne7 25. Qh4 Nf5 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Bg5 Ra7 28. Qh8+ Bxh8 29. Rxh8+ Kg7 30. Bf6# ) 22. hxg6 fxg6 ( 22... hxg6 23. Bg5 [%csl Rf3,Rf6][%cal Rg5f6,Rd1f3] ) 23. Qg4! [%csl Re6] 23...  Qe7 24. Bg5 Qf7 25. Qh4 [%csl Rh7] 25...  Bh8 ( 25... h5 26. Rf3 Qe8 27. Rg3 Rab8 28. Bd3 +- ) 26. Bd3! targets g6 26...  Ra7 ( 26... Rab8 27. Bxg6! Qxg6 28. Rg3 Rb1+ 29. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 30. Kh2 Kf7 31. Bf6! ) 27. Rb1! activates the last piece 27...  Rac7 28. Rb3! [%cal Rb3g3,Rd3g6] with idea Bg6 followed by Rbg3. Second rook lift 28...  Na5 29. Rb6 ( 29. Bxg6!? ) 29...  Rc6 30. Rxa6 Rxa6 31. Bxa6 +- [%csl Ra5,Rc8,Rg8,Rh8] All black pieces are scattered around without any target 31...  Ra8 32. Bb5 Rf8 33. Bh6 Rc8 34. Rf3 Qc7 35. Qg4 Qe7 36. Bg5! [%cal Rg5e7,Rb5e8] [#] full domination of the 2 bishops. Black pieces are not coordinated 36...  h5 37. Qh3! Qxg5 38. Qxe6+ Kh7 39. Qxc8 Qc1+ 40. Qxc1 Torre-Van Der Wiel 1988 1-0 1-0

Game 2 Draw Carlsen-Caruana Wch London 2018

Carlsen-Caruana 1/2-1/2 World Chess Championship (2) London 2018 Full Annotations Nov 10, 2018

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Rd1 ( 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Rd1 e5 12. Bg5 d4 13. Nb3 Qd8 14. exd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Nb5 Bd7 = ) ( 10. O-O-O Be7 ( 10... Rd8 11. Nd2 ) 11. g4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. g5 exf4 14. gxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Ne7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rhg1+ Kh8 18. e4 b5 ) 10...  Rd8!? surprise ( 10... Re8 11. Nd2 e5 12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qb1 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Ne4 16. Ncxe4 dxe4 17. Qxe4 Qb6 18. b4 Bf8 ) ( 10... Be7 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 += ) 11. Be2 Carlsen played safe but 11.Nd2 is critical ( 11. Nd2 dxc4 ( 11... e5 12. Bg5 dxc4 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Bxc4 ) 12. Bxc4 ( 12. Nxc4 Rxd1+ 13. Qxd1 Qd8 14. Qxd8+ Nxd8 15. Be2 Nd5!? ) 12... Be7 13. O-O Qh5 14. Nde4 Rxd1 15. Qxd1 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 e5 18. Bg3 Kf8 19. f3 1/2-1/2 (36) Roiz,M (2661)-Khamrakulov,D (2479) Tashkent 2011 19... Bf5 ) 11...  Ne4! 12. O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 h6!? ( 13... Qxa3?? 14. Ra1 ) ( 13... Bxa3? 14. Ra1 dxc4 15. Ng5 g6 16. e4 e5 17. Bc1 ) ( 13... Be7 14. a4 ) 14. a4 ( 14. cxd5 exd5 15. a4 Bd6 ) 14...  Ne7! 15. Ne5? ( 15. Nd2 Bd7 16. Ra1 Rac8 ) 15...  Bd6! 16. cxd5 ( 16. Nxf7? Kxf7 17. Bxd6 Rxd6 18. Qh7 Qc7 ) 16...  Nxd5 17. Bf3 ( 17. Nxf7!? This may be enough for a draw 17... Kxf7 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. Bh5+ Kg8 20. e4 Bd7 ( 20... Nf4 21. Rxd6 Qxh5 22. Rd8+ Kf7 23. Rfd1 e5 24. Qb3+ Be6 25. Qxb7+ Kg6 26. Qxa8 Qg4 27. g3 Nh3+ 28. Kg2 Nf4+ = ) 21. exd5 Qxa4 22. Qxa4 Bxa4 23. Ra1 Bd7 = ) 17...  Nxf4 18. exf4 Bxe5 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. fxe5 Qc7!? Black is a little bit better after simplification 21. Rb1 ( 21. Qd2 Bd7 22. Rb1 Bxa4 23. Rxb7 Qc5 ) 21...  Rb8 22. Qd3 ( 22. h4 Bd7 ) 22...  Bd7 23. a5 Bc6 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. exd6 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Kf8 =+ 27. c4 Ke8 28. a6 ( 28. c5 Kd7 29. Rc1 f6 ) 28...  b6 29. c5 Kd7 30. cxb6 axb6 31. a7 Ra8 32. Rxb6 Rxa7 33. Kg2 ( 33. f4 g5 ) 33...  e5 34. Rb4 f5 ( 34... g5 35. Rb8 Kxd6 36. Rb6+ ) 35. Rb6 ( 35. f4 e4 ) 35...  Ke6 36. d7+ Kxd7 37. Rb5 Ke6 38. Rb6+ Kf7 Black has an extra pawn, but the rookending is most likely a draw 39. Rb5 Kf6 40. Rb6+ Kg5 41. Rb5 Kf4?! ( 41... Re7 probably better 42. Kg3 ( 42. Rb4 f4 43. Rb5 Re6 44. Rb7 g6 45. Rb5 Kf5 46. Ra5 ) 42... f4+ 43. Kg2 Re6 44. Rb7 g6 45. Kh3 Ra6 46. Kg2 Kf5 ) 42. Rb4+ e4 ( 42... Kg5 ) 43. fxe4 fxe4 44. h3 Ra5 45. Rb7 Rg5+ 46. Kf1 Rg6 47. Rb4 Rg5 =+ 48. Rb7 Rg6 ( 48... e3 49. Rf7+ Rf5 50. Rxg7 exf2 51. Kxf2 h5 ) 49. Rb4 Black could have tried a bit longer, just like Carlsen did in first game. Caruana preferred to call it a day and draw was agreed 1/2-1/2

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Caruana-Carlsen 2018 Game 1 World Chess Championship London- Chess Analysis

Caruana-Carlsen 1/2-1/2 World Chess Championship (1) London 2018 Full Annotations Nov 9, 2018
please note the game went to move 115 but the position was dead draw after move 56

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3 d6 9. Bd2 Bg4 10. c3 d5 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qe2!? Rb8 13. Bg5 dxe4 14. dxe4 h6 15. Bc1! ( 15. Rd1 Qc8 16. Bh4 ) ( 15. Bh4 Nd7! 16. Bg3 Bd6 17. Nbd2 Nc5 ) 15...  Bg6 16. Nbd2 Nh5 17. Nf1 Bc5 18. g3 Kh7 19. Kg2 Qe7 ( 19... f5 20. exf5 Rxf5 21. Bc2 ) 20. Bc2 Rfd8 21. b4! kingside stabilized. white shifts his attention to opposite wing 21...  Bb6 22. a4 Nf6 23. Nh4! Qe6 24. Bd3 ( 24. Nxg6! fxg6 25. Bd3 Rf8 ( 25... Qd7 26. Rd1 ) 26. f3 ( 26. axb5 axb5 27. f3 ) 26... bxa4 27. Bxa6 ) 24...  Bh5 ( 24... Ne7 25. Nxg6 Nxg6 26. axb5 axb5 27. Bxb5 Bxf2 28. Bc4! ) 25. g4 Bxg4 26. hxg4 Nxg4 27. Nf5 Nxf2 ( 27... Qg6 28. N1g3 Bxf2 29. Rf1 Bxg3 30. Nxg3 Nf6 ) 28. Bc2 g6 29. N1e3? ( 29. a5 Ba7 30. N5e3 Nh3 31. Nd5 ) ( 29. N5e3 Nh3 30. Nd5 Ng1 ( 30... Nf4+ 31. Nxf4 exf4 32. Bxf4 Qf6 ) 31. Qd3 Ne7 32. Nfe3 Qh3+ 33. Kxg1 Qg3+ 34. Kf1 Nxd5 35. exd5 Qf3+ ) ( 29. Be3 Nxe4 30. Nxh6 Nxc3 ) 29...  gxf5 30. exf5 Qf6 = 31. Qxf2 e4?? ( 31... Nxb4 32. cxb4 Rd4!! ) 32. Rh1 Rd6 33. Bxe4 Rg8+ 34. Kf1 Ne5 35. Qf4 c6 36. axb5 Rg5 37. bxa6 Qd8 38. f6+ Ng6 39. Rxh6+ 1-0

also available here
chessbase : Caruana-Carlsen-wch(1) 2018 annotated.html

Scandinavian summary lines

I thought I would recap my suggestions to play against the scandinavian First repertoire is centered around 3 Nf3 !? key position to study is here after 6 c4 !



Please note that this can lead to offering the d4 pawn but White gets compensation.


 Second repertoire is centered around the main line 3 Nc3
 and the key position after 6 Bc4 is here :

 

While this is the main line, I suggest alternatives later on to seize the initative

to replay all variations, the link is here
http://view.chessbase.com/cbreader/2018/8/24/Game28093718.html

1e4 d5 2 ed5 Qd5 3Nf3!? Repertoire for White : Scandinavian

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1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3!? Bg4 put pressure on White : most popular continuation ( 3... Nf6 Natural move 4. d4 Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 Qe6+ ( 7... Qd7 8. c3 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. c4 Nf5 11. O-O ) 8. Be3 Nd5 ( 8... O-O-O 9. c3 Nd5 10. Qe2 ) 9. Qe2 Nxe3 10. fxe3 ) 4. Be2 Nc6 5. d4 O-O-O 6. c4! Key position 6...  Qf5 most popular for Black ( 6... Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qf5 8. d5 Bxf3 9. dxc6 Bxe2 10. cxb7+ Kxb7 11. Qxe2 Nf6 12. Bc3 or 12 Be3 ) 7. Be3 Bxf3 ( 7... Nf6 8. O-O e5 9. d5 e4 10. Nfd2 ( 10. Nd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bd6 12. Re1 h5 13. Nc3 c5 ) ) 8. Bxf3 Nxd4 [%cal Re3d4,Rf3g4] [#] Black grabs a pawn. White has two options here. 9 Bd4 and 9 Bg4 to be continued 9. Bxd4 ( 9. Bg4 Nc2+ 10. Qxc2 Qxg4 11. O-O e5 ( 11... a6 12. b4 ) 12. Bxa7 ) 9...  Qe6+ 10. Be2 Qe4 ( 10... c5! 11. Qa4 ( 11. O-O Rxd4 12. Qc2 ) 11... cxd4 12. Qxa7 Nf6 13. Na3 d3! = 14. Qa8+ Kd7 15. Qa4+ Draw ) 11. Qa4 ( 11. O-O Rxd4?! ( 11... Qxd4 12. Qa4 [#] ) 12. Qa4! ( 12. Nd2 Qe6 ( 12... Qf4 13. Qa4 Rxd2 14. Rad1 Nf6 15. Qxa7 ) 13. Qa4 Rxd2 14. Rad1 Rxd1 15. Rxd1 Nf6 = ) 12... Qxe2 13. Qxa7 Qxb2 14. Na3 +- ) 11...  Qxd4 ( 11... Rxd4 12. Nd2 ) 12. O-O e6 13. Nc3 Bd6 14. Nb5 Qe5 15. Nxd6+ cxd6 16. Rfe1 Kb8 17. Bf3 Qc5 18. b4 Qc7 *

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 !?

3..Bg4 4 Be2 Nc6 5 d4 0-0-0 6 c4!

6..Qf5 7 Be3

7..Bf3 8 Bf3 Nd4 next position is

2 choices for White to be continued

Sicilian Taimanov repertoire for Black against Be3,Qd2,0-0-0,g4 played by White (B48)

http://view.chessbase.com/cbreader/2018/7/12/Game26963484.html

Typical position Taimanov:
White played Be3,Qd2,f3,0-0-0
Black played Qc7,Ne5,b5 leaving king in the center.

Game can become quite sharp

B48 typical position

Full repertoire analyzed  and can be replayed in Chessbase interface  (B48 opening)

http://view.chessbase.com/cbreader/2018/7/12/Game26963484.html

Magnus Carlsen - Fabiano Caruana 2018 Altibox chess game analysis

Chessgames Link : Carlsen - Caruana 1-0 Norway Altibox 2018
https://chess24.com/en/read/news/norway-chess-1-carlsen-shows-caruana-who-s-boss

Here's the game to be replayed. Carlsen won in a fairly convincing manner
The world champion played the bishops' opening 1.e4 e5 2 Bc4, escaping the Spanish or Petroff.
Typical of Carlsen trying to find a position to play, not trying to play twenty moves of theory.

After 12 moves, White to play. Black just played ..b5 expanding on the queen side.
But Carlsen will find a way to fight back against these pawn advances.



Here, White played 13 a4! challenging Black pawns.
Caruana played 13..b4 and it followed
14 cb4 ab4 15 Ne3 Bb7 16 d4!? fixing black pawns.

Position after 26 Rc1

Here, Carlsen has sacrificed a pawn but obtained a clear blockade on dark squares.
Without the bishops on dark squares, Black with an extra pawn remains static defending d5 and b4.
With his last move, Carlsen can activate his rook with Rc1-c5 which would regain the pawn with benefits.

Black play 26 .. Rc7 ? which simply drops the b4 pawn right away. 26..Qa6 was the best defense for Black, aiming for e2 square.
26..Qd8 possible also

Position after 32 ..Qc1

Here Carlsen played 33 b4 with a strong advantage. after another 30 moves, he duly converted into a win. The candidate will have to step up his play when under pressure as Carlsen is deadly when having an advantage.

Full game analysis here: you can replay game and annotations

Dragon 9..d5 line : White repertoire

We are presenting the second main variation in the 0-0-0 repertoire, Black plays ...d5 to reach the following position after 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5!?

This makes sense as White did not play Bc4 controlling d4. However, White can here as well fight for an edge

10. Qe1 e5 11Nc6 bc6 

White must put presssure on the black center pawns.  12. exd5 Nxd5 13 Bc4 Be6 14 Ne4

 

This is where White has to be careful not letting Black attack the White king by e5-e4 and Rb8

14 ..Qc7 ( 14... h6  15. Bc5 Re8 16. h4 or 16.g4 +=) 15 Bc5 Rfd8 16 g4

here Black typically plays its knight on f4 to free herself from the pressure. The Knight on e6 will challenge the Bishop on c5. 16..Nf4 17 Be6 Ne6 18 Bd6 Qb6 we reach the following

White can continue with either g4-g5 or h2-h4 with pressure. The Bd6 is super strong.


Note 1: ..f7-f5 cannot be played without preparing it with ..h6

Note 2: Black can play 12..cd5 with the following 12... cxd5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Bc4  14... Qc7 15. Bxd5 which is the best chance (15. Bxf6 dxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. h4 ) 15... Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Rfc8 18. Qd2 a5

Note 3: Black can play 10..e6 without the tension in the center. White should proceed with 11h4! with an edge as well

Dragon 9..Nd4 and 10..Be6 variation : White repertoire recommendations

Sicilian Dragon , please see first post on July 1st
Black reacts by exchanging in d4 and starts attacking on the queen side Here's how to fight for the initiative for White
9... Nxd4 10 Bd4 10... Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7

12. h4 !? starting the attack 12... Rfc8 13. h5 Qa5 ( taking on h5 is not possible for Black due to attack on column h)

14. hxg6 14... hxg6 15. a3 Rab8 16 Bd3 we reach the following position

16.. Bc4 !? ( 16... b5 17. Qg5! Qc7 18. e5! ) 17. Rh4 !? ( if 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. Qc1 e6 19. g4 it is promising as well for White)
17... b5 18. Bxc4 18... bxc4 19. Ka1
we reach the key position below

White has the edge += ;
White can cover b2 with Rb1; column h is open, and c4 will be difficult to defend; Black cannot crash through and endings will favor White

Repertoire for White against Sicilian Dragon

We will present a repertoire to face the Sicilian Dragon with White. This is based on an early O-O-O instead of 9 Bc4

 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O !?

here's the key position

Black has 2 ways to play :

9..Nxd4 followed by Be6 and attacking on the queen-side
early d6-d5 -since White did not play Bc4-

Tactics Sunday : the strength of the bishops pair !!

Black to play and win

you can play through the solution by clicking forward on the right or by trying a move on the board, if you find the right move, the response will be played and you can carry one!

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1...  Rxh3+!! ( 1... Bf4 2. Kg1 ) ( 1... Bxf3 2. Nxf3 ) 2. gxh3 ( 2. Kxh3 Qg4+ 3. Kh2 Qh5+! ( 3... Bf4+?? 4. Kg1 ) 4. Kg3 ( 4. Nh4 Qxh4# ) 4... f4#! ) 2...  Qg1+!! queen sacrifice 3. Nxg1 Bf4# two bishops mate =0-1

Sicilian Grand Prix Attack 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 e6 : repertoire for Black !

Grand Prix Attack Bc4,f4 Qe1
how to counter-attack with ..e6,d5 in the center with Black
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 e6 6. O-O Nge7 7. Qe1 7...O-O 8. d3

Black plays 8..d5!
Then 9 Bb3 Nd4!? 10 Nd4 cd4 11 Ne2 a5!?

full analysis here

Black to win : Tactics

a neat tactical position illustrating the bishop pair strength.
Black to play and win

Solution here --------- http://view.chessbase.com/cbreader/2018/5/7/Game169100203.html

more tactics

20 tactical positions to solve here 20 positions here, with analysis and solutions

tactics sunday: White to Play and win !

tactical sequence

Grand Prix Attack Themes

Here we are presenting useful themes for White.
 Also to note if you are playing these positions with Black, watch for the attacking theme. Main Theme for White against g6,Bg7 and ..d6 or ..c5 : White will try to play Qd1-e1, Kh1, then f4-f5 or Qe1-g3 with strong attack.
 This can arise from Pirc, Sicilian Kan-Taimanov or Grand Prix Attack (B23). Typically White's bishop goes on b3

example 1 : B23 Grand Prix

Example 2: Sicilian Kan

Full game analysis here

Qd1-e1, f4-f5 games opening analysis

 All analyzed

1. Spasov, V. vs Strikovic, A. 1-0 Niksic Rnd:9 Niksic 1991.??.??2. Anand, V. vs Gelfand, B. 1-0 Wijk aan Zee 65/156 1996.??.??3. Anand, Viswanathan vs Gelfand, Boris 1/2-1/2 Reggio Emilia 9192 Rnd:8 Reggio Emilia 1992.??.??4. Robson, R. vs Le Quang Liem 1-0 11th Aeroflot Open A Rnd:6 Moscow RUS 2012.02.12

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. f4 [#] 7...  g6 8. Kh1 ( 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. Qe1 [#] 9... Nc6 ( 9... O-O 10. Kh1 Nc6 11. Nc3 [#] 11... Nb4! 12. e5 Nxd3 13. cxd3 Ne8 14. Be3 Bd7 15. Qf2 Bc6 16. Bb6 Qd7 Kosten-Cvitan 1989 17. d4 f6 ) 10. Kh1 Nd7! [#] 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Be3 b5 Sax-Gheorghiu, Moskau (izt) 1982 ChessBase: Interzonal tournaments 13. Rd1 Qe7! 14. a3 Bb7 15. f5 ( 15. Qg3 b4! 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. f5! Nxd3 18. Rxd3 exf5 19. exf5 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Bf4 Qf6 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Rf2 Qb6 ) 15... Nc5 16. Bf4 Rad8 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Bh6 Bg7 20. Bg5 = ) 8...  Bg7 9. Nf3 ( 9. Nc3 O-O 10. f5! Nc6 ( 10... Qb6 ) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bg5! [#] 12... exf5 13. exf5 [#] 13... d5! 14. Qd2 ( 14. Qe1!? ) 14... a5!? ( 14... Qd6 15. Rae1 Bxf5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bxf5 gxf5 18. Rxf5 Rae8 ) 15. Rae1 ( 15. Rf3!? ) 15... Qb6! ( 15... Ba6? 16. fxg6 fxg6 17. Re6 ) 16. fxg6 fxg6 17. Re7 ( 17. Be3 Qc7 ) 17... Ng4! Hellers-Gheorgiou 1989 18. h3 Rxf1+ 19. Bxf1 Qf2 20. Qxf2 Nxf2+ 21. Kg1 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Ne4 ) 9...  Qc7?! ( 9... Nc6 ) 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Qe1 O-O 12. a4 Nb4! 13. Qh4! b6? ( 13... Nxd3!? 14. cxd3 Bd7 += ) ( 13... Bd7 14. f5 exf5 15. exf5 Nxd3 16. cxd3 d5 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Ng4 19. Qh4 ( 19. Qg5 Bxf5 20. Nxd5 Qd6 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Nxf5 gxf5 23. Rae1 ) 19... Ne3 ) 14. f5! [#] strong attack white 14...  e5 ( 14... exf5 15. Bg5 ) 15. Bg5 Qe7 16. Rae1 Ra7 ( 16... Bb7 17. Nd2 ) 17. Bc4 +/- Kh8 18. g4! gxf5 19. gxf5 Rc7 20. Nd5!? ( 20. Bb3 ) 20...  Nbxd5 21. Bxd5 Rxc2 22. Rg1! +- [#] 22...  Rc5 ( 22... Rg8 23. Rg3 / Rh3,Bxf6,Qxh7# ) 23. Rg3 Rd8 ( 23... Rxd5 24. Rh3 +- ) 24. Reg1! ( 24. Rh3 Kg8 25. Bb3 Kf8 26. Qg3 b5 ( 26... h5 27. Rxh5 ) 27. Rxh7 ) 24...  Rxd5 ( 24... b5 25. Bh6 ) 25. Bh6! 1-0

Grand Prix Attack : Black Repertoire based on rapid ..e6

1e4 c5 2Nc3 Nc6 3 f4 e6



2 model games analyzed here



Short-Topalov 1997 0-1
Cabrera-Shirov 2007 0-1

1. Short, Nigel D vs Topalov, Veselin 0-12. Cabrera, Alexis vs Shirov, Alexei 0-1

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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb5 Nge7 6. Ne5 Bd7 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8. exd5 exd5 9. O-O O-O-O 10. a3 Nf5 11. Be2 c4 12. Bf3 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 h5 14. Bxd5 h4 15. h3 Ng3+ 16. Kh2 Nxf1+ 17. Qxf1 Rhe8 18. Bxc4 Qd4 19. d3 Qf2 20. Qxf2 Bxf2 21. Bd2 f5 22. Bb5 Rd6 23. Rf1 Bg3+ 24. Kg1 a6 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. Rc1 b5 27. Kf1 Rce6 28. Rd1 Kb7 0-1

B23 Grand Prix Attack for Black

GAMES ANALYSIS WITH REPLAY HERE

How to play with Black against Popular Grand Prix Attack : Nc3, f4-f5, Bc4 Attack for White

[Date "2000.01.04"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
Position after 11..b5

[Date "2001.01.13"] [White "Tiviakov, Sergei"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"]

Position after 9..Na5!


Polgar-Gelfand 2000 0-1 Analyzed
Tiviakov-Kasparob 1999 0-1 Analyzed

1. Polgar, Judit vs Gelfand, Boris 0-1 2000.01.042. Tiviakov, Sergei vs Kasparov, Garry 0-1

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Nge7 8. Qe1 h6 9. Bb3 a6 10. a4 Rb8 11. Nd1 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nf2 O-O 14. c3 b4 15. Bd1 Bd7 16. e5 bxc3 17. bxc3 Nd5 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. c4 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 dxe5 21. Bg3 f5 22. h3 f4 23. Bh4 e4 24. Qxe4 Bxa1 25. Qxg6+ Bg7 26. Ne4 Ne5 27. Nxe5 Qxe5 28. Be7 Qf5 29. Qxf5 Rxf5 30. Bg4 Bc6 31. Kh2 Rb2 32. h4 h5 33. Bf3 Bd4 34. Bg5 Bxe4 35. Bxe4 Rf8 36. Bh6 Bg7 37. Bxg7 Kxg7 38. Kh3 Re2 39. Rb1 Re3+ 40. Kh2 Kf6 41. Rb7 Ra8 42. Rh7 Ra2 43. Rh6+ Ke7 44. Rh7+ Kd6 45. Rf7 Ke5 46. Rf8 Rb2 47. Rf7 Rd2 48. Rf8 Ra2 49. Rf7 Rc2 50. Rf8 Rxe4 51. dxe4 Kxe4 52. Kh3 Rc3+ 53. Kh2 Rxc4 54. Rh8 Rd4 55. Rxh5 c4 56. Rc5 Kd3 57. h5 c3 58. h6 Rd7 59. Kh3 Rh7 60. Kg4 Rxh6 0-1

Zukertort/Torre Bullet model game (D03)

watch 22nd move for white

king's indian attack style (side-line) bullet

10th move white 16th move white 23th move white and 27th move white Accuracy White 23 centipawns

repertoire spanish game white 5 Qe2

Position after 9 Bg5!

White to play (11th move)

White to play ( 18th move) 

[White "Tiviakov"][Black "Almasi"]

[White "Tiviakov"] [Black "Almasi"] [Event "Wijk Aan Zee"] [Date "1995.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d3 0-0 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Nbd2 Qe7 11. Bd5! Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb8 13. Ne4 Nbd7 14. Nh4! h6 15. Nf5 Qd8 16. Bh4 Kh7 17. Qf3 Rh8 18. g4! Kg8 19. Nxg7! Kxg7 20. Rg1 Nxe4 21. Bxd8 Bxf2+ 22. Ke2 Bxg1 23. dxe4 Bxh2 24. Bxc7 Bf4 25. Bxd6 f6 26. a4 Nb6 27. b3 bxa4 28. Bc7 *

Replay Game here

3 Analyzed Caruana-Carlsen Games

Carlsen-Caruana Tata Wijk Aan Zee 2018 Draw - Petroff (most recent game)
Caruana-Carlsen Isle of Man open 2017 0-1 - Spanish
Carlsen-Caruana Sinquefield 2014 0-1 - Italian
All analyzed

1. Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana 1/2-1/2 Tata Steel Rnd:1 Wijk aan Zee NED 2018.01.132. Fabiano Caruana vs Magnus Carlsen 0-1 Isle of Man Open Rnd:8 Douglas IMN 2017.09.303. Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana 0-1 Sinquefield Cup Rnd:3 Saint Louis, MO USA 2014.08.29

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 ( 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Nc6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. O-O-O Be7 ) 6...  Nf6 7. Nc3 ( 7. Bg5 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Be7 9. Nc3 c6 10. O-O-O Na6 11. Rhe1 Nc7 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Bxg5+ 14. Nxg5 Ke7 15. f4 Ne6 16. Nxe6 Bxe6 ( 16... fxe6 17. f5 ) 17. f5 ) 7...  Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 g6 [#] 9. Nd4 a6 10. Bf4 ( 10. h3 Bg7 11. g4 Bd7 12. Bf3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Bd2 h5 16. g5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. O-O-O Kd7 1/2-1/2 (18) Shirov,A (2710)-Kramnik,V (2790) Cazorla 1998 ) 10...  Bg7 11. h3 Bd7 12. Bf3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. O-O-O Kd7 16. Rhe1 Rhe8 17. Ne4 ( 17. Bd2 ) 17...  Nd5 18. Bd2 f5! 19. Ng5 h6 20. Nf3 g5 = 21. c3 c5 22. Kc2 Bf6 [#] 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Re1 Rf8 25. Rh1 Re8 26. g3 g4 27. Ng1 Bg5 28. Kd1 a5 =+ 29. Ne2 a4 ( 29... Rf8 30. b3 Ke6 ) 30. Bxg5 hxg5 31. hxg4 fxg4 32. Rh5 Re5 33. Rh7+ Ke6 34. a3 Rf5 35. c4 ( 35. Ke1 ) 35...  Nf6 36. Rh2 ( 36. Rxc7 Rxf2 37. Rg7 Rf3 38. Kc2 Kf5 39. Kd2 Rf2 40. Ra7 Nh5 41. Rf7+ Nf6 42. Ra7 = ) 36...  Rf3 37. Kc2 Nd7 38. d4 Nb6 ( 38... Rf5!? 39. Kd2 Kf6 40. dxc5 Rxc5 ) 39. dxc5 dxc5 40. Nc3 Ke5 41. Nd1 [#] 1/2-1/2

also available here Carlsen vs Caruana- 3 annotated games

https://en.chessbase.com/post/isle-of-man-open-magnus-carlsen-beats-fabiano-caruana

Caruana wins 14th round. Will play World Championship against Carlsen in November 2018. Grischuk-Caruana 0-1 analysis

Grischuk-Caruana (14) Candidates 2018 Analysis March 27, 2018 0-1

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 d5 5. Nbd2 Nxd2 6. Bxd2 Be7 7. Bd3 c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. O-O ( 9. h3!? ) 9...  Bg4 10. Re1 Qd7 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bf4 Qe6 13. a3 O-O 14. b4 h6 15. Bg3 ( 15. Qe2 ) 15...  b6 16. Nd4?! ( 16. Be2 ) 16...  Bxd1 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Raxd1 ( 18. Rexd1 c4 19. Bc2 b5 20. a4 a6 21. f4 ) 18...  c4 19. Bc2 b5 [#] Black is in the drivers seat 20. a4 a6 21. f3 Bg5 ( 21... Na7 ) 22. Bf2 ( 22. h4! Bf4 23. Bxf4 Rxf4 ) 22...  Bf4! 23. Bc5 Rfd8 24. Bd6 Bg3 25. Re2 g5 26. Kf1 Kf7 27. Bc7 Re8 28. Bd6 Rac8 29. Ra1 Red8 30. Bb1 Rd7 31. Ra3 d4! [#] White has no counterplay, played too passively 32. axb5 axb5 33. cxd4 Nxd4 34. Rea2 Nc6! 35. Be4 Bxe5 36. Bxc6 Rxd6 37. Bxb5 Rd1+ 38. Ke2 Rg1 -+ 39. Ke3 Rb1 40. Ra7+ Kf6 41. Bd7 Bf4+ ( 41... Rd8 ) 42. Ke2 Rd8 43. Rc2 Rxb4 44. Bc6 c3 45. Rd7 Rc8 46. Be4 h5 47. Kd3 Rb2 48. Ke2 h4 49. Rd1 Ke5 50. Ra1 Rd8 Black is completely winning 51. Rd1 Rdb8 52. Ra1 Bd2 53. Ra6 Rd8 54. Rc6 Rb1 55. Kf2 Ra1 56. Rc4 Rd4 57. Rc8 Rb4 58. Ke2 Kf4 59. Kf2 Rbb1 60. Rf8+ Ke5 61. Bd3 Rb2 62. Ke2 Re1+ 63. Kf2 Rc1 64. Rxb2 cxb2 65. Rb8 Bc3 66. Be4 Bd4+ 67. Ke2 Kf4 68. Rb4 [#] 68...  e5 69. Rb7 Kg3 0-1

Caruana will challenge Magnus Carlsen for World Chess crown in November 2018. also available here
chessbase : Grischuk-Caruana-annotated.html

Caruna wins against Aronian in Round 13 Candidates in Berlin- Analysis

Caruana-Aronian 1-0 Candidates 2018 Analysis March 26, 2018

also available here
chessbase : Caruana-Aronian-annotated.html