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

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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

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

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

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

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Karjakin-Caruana Round12 1-0 Analyzed here Candidates 2018

Karjakin won against leader Caruana today -Candidates 2018 Berlin-. Both at 7 points with 2 rounds to go analysis here Karjakin-Caruana 1-0 annotated

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O only way to fight for an advantage 9...  Qd7 10. a3 ( 10. Kb1 most often encountered 10... Bf6 11. h4 ) 10...  h6 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Rg8 13. Be2 c5 14. Be3 d5 ( 14... O-O-O 15. Rhe1 ( 15. f4 Rge8 16. Rhe1 ) 15... Rge8 ) 15. f4 ( 15. Kb1 ) 15...  O-O-O 16. Bf3 Bg4 ( 16... g5!? ) 17. Bxd5!? Exchange Sac ! 17...  Bxd1 18. Rxd1 Qc7 19. c4 Whites Bd5 is dominating the board and Black cannot get rid of it without giving back the exchange 19...  Rge8 20. Qf2 b6 21. g4 expanding on the kingside 21...  Bf6 22. Kb1 Rd7 ( 22... Kb8 23. Rd3 ) 23. Rd3 g5?! black is trying to generate activity ( 23... Rde7 was safer 24. g5 hxg5 25. fxg5 Be5 26. h4 g6! ) ( 23... Bd4!? was probably the best defense for Black :getting rid of black square bishops 24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. Rxd4 f6 26. f5 Rdd8 27. Ka2 Kb8 28. h3 ) 24. Ka2 Ree7 ( 24... Kb8 ) 25. Qf3 Kd8 ( 25... Rxd5 26. Qxd5 gxf4 27. Qa8+ Qb8 28. Rd8+ ) ( 25... Kb8 26. fxg5 Bxg5 27. Bf2 Bf4 28. h3 ) 26. Bd2 Kc8 27. Qf1! preparing Rh3 27...  Rd6 ( 27... Kb8 28. Rh3 the main point ) ( 27... Re8 28. Rh3 Qd8 ) 28. fxg5 Bxg5 29. Bxg5 hxg5 30. Qf5+ Rdd7 31. Qxg5 Qe5 32. Qh6 Kd8?? ( 32... f6 33. h4 Rd6 ) 33. g5 pawns are advancing without any counterplay for Black 33...  Qd6 34. Qh8+ Re8 35. Qh4 Qg6 36. Qg4 ( 36. Qf4 Kc8 37. h4 Ree7 38. Qg4 ) 36...  Re5 37. h4 White is winning here 37...  Ke7 38. Rd2 b5 39. Bxf7 Qf5 40. Rxd7+ Kxd7 41. Qxf5+ Rxf5 42. g6 Ke7 43. cxb5 Rh5 44. c4 Rxh4 45. a4 Rg4 46. a5 Kd6 47. a6 Kc7 48. Kb3 Karjakin won against the leader and is back as a contender for another world championship against Carlsen. Karjakin and Caruana both at 7 points with 2 rounds to go Mamyedarov lost today against Ding Liren 1-0

Kramnik-Aronian 36th move tactics (Annotations)

36...  Qc7?? ( 36... Rg7 37. Bxe6 Qc6 attacks g2 ( 37... Rg5 38. Qc3 b4 39. Nh5+ bxc3 40. Rxf8+ ) 38. Bg4 d1=Q 39. Rxd1 Qxf6 40. Qxf6 Rxf6 ) 37. Ne8+! ( 37. Ne8+ Qxe5 ( 37... Kg8 38. Qxe6+ Rff7 39. Nf6+ Kg7 40. Qg4+ Kf8 41. Qg8+ Ke7 42. Qe8+ Kd6 43. Ne4# ) 38. Rxf8+ Bg8 39. Rxg8# ) 1-0

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Opening repertoire against Scandinavian 1..d5

Typically 1..d5 is a popular move for blitz/fast games for tournaments and online play against 1e4. less so at top level, so here's my quick guide against 1..d5 for 1 e4 players !

1e4 d5 Repertoire for white

One advice is that if White goes castle on the kingside ( i.e early O-O), Black is close to equalize. Therefore White must select more ambitious lines with O-O-O ( castling queen side) to fight for an advantage. Quite inportant  to remember for bullet / 3' games !

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bc4

here Black can play

A) 6.. Bf5  which is the main line I recommend the following set-up for White
7. Bd2 e6 8. Qe2 Bb4 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. a3

10... Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qc7 12. Ne5 12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd5

Now we reach a fairly well-known position. Here's the trick 14 Bd4 !?

The main variation, most often played is this one instead 14. Bd2 O-O-O 15. g4 Bg6 16. f4 h5! 17. h3 hxg4 18. hxg4 Rxh1 19. Rxh1 Qb6 20. Rf1 Qd4.

In this line Black creates enough counterplay with 16..h5! break, opening the h file. if White prepares f4-f5, Black can play ..Qc5 or ..Qd4.  Database game stats do not indicate White has an edge here, nor do chess engines ( Stockfish, Komodo,..)

The idea behind 14 Bd4!? instead is a more active bishop, aiming at a7 or c5/d6. Also we will decide if g4 or f4 makes sense. This idea may surprise Black as well.

14... O-O-O 15 Bc5!? with an  edge for White. Please note that 14..b6 is the best answer to cover c5 for Black but White can still claim a smaller edge. Leave a comment at the bottom of this post  if you need to see how.

Final position ( Variation A) after 15 Bc5!?

A) 6.. Bg4 I'd say this is this the 2nd most popular move by scandinavian players

here's the line I recommend
7. h3 Bh5 8. Bd2 e6  9. Nd5! Qd8 10. Nxf6+ gxf6 11. Qe2 Nd7 12. g4! Bg6 13.
O-O-O Qc7 14. h4 h5 15. g5 O-O-O 16. gxf6 

Here again White has an edge. more space, Ne5 or Ng5 are possible, and White's king is safer. See replay below for additional variations

All variations here replay 1e4 d5 repertoire

1 e4 d5 repertoire replay with chessboard

1 e4 d5 analysis : repertoire for white

1. e4 d5 popular in blitz/bullet. not so popular at top level GM level. 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bc4 [#] Key position White should try to castle queenside O-O-O if she wants to gain an advantage. 6...  Bf5 ( 6... Bg4 [#] fairly popular. Black prepares ..Nd7 and 0-0-0 followed by ..e5 or ..e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Bd2 e6 [#] 9. Nd5 the best move 9... Qd8 10. Nxf6+ gxf6 ( 10... Qxf6?! 11. g4 Bg6 12. Qe2 ) 11. Qe2 Nd7 12. g4 Bg6 13. O-O-O [#] 13... Qc7 14. h4 h5 15. g5 O-O-O 16. gxf6 += [#] White has an edge 16... Nxf6 17. Bxe6+! tactics work for White here ! 17... Kb8 18. Ne5 ) 7. Bd2 e6 8. Qe2 Bb4 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. a3 [#] ( 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 = ) 10...  Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qc7 12. Ne5 [#] Moves are fairly standard for both sides 12...  Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd5 14. Bd4!? [#] My recommendation ! This move sets up a more active post for the bishop. do not open h-file yet. ( 14. Bxd5 cxd5 15. Kb1 ( 15. g4 ) 15... Qb6 16. Rd4 Black is ok ) ( 14. Bd2 the most played, but I dont think it is the best move 14... O-O-O 15. g4 Bg6 16. f4 h5! this move ..h5 is helping Black equalize : counterplay on h file and exchanging rooks help black 17. h3 hxg4 18. hxg4 Rxh1 19. Rxh1 Qb6 20. Rf1 Qd4 21. Bb3 Be4 ) 14...  O-O-O ( 14... b6! controls c5 15. f3 ) ( 14... Qa5 15. f3 ) 15. Bc5! += [#] White is better 15...  h5 16. Bd6 1-0

1 e4 d5 Analysis : Repertoire for White March 19, 2018

Position after 6 Bc4

Position after 15 Bc5!? (6..Bf5 variation)

Position after 16 gf6 (6..Bg4 variation)

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1 e4 d5 chess opening analyzed

Round 9 Candidates Analysis (Express)

Karjakin-Kramnik 1-0 Kramnik crashed and burned his vessels
Caruana-Ding Liren 1/2 1/2 Caruana missed several wins

 Full Analysis here games round 9 FIDE candidates analyzed

Round 9 Games Annotated 

Grischuk wins against Kramnik in 91 moves : Full Game Annotated

Grischuk (2767)-Kramnik (2800) 1-0 Candidates 2018 Analysis March 19, 2018

1. c4 http://view.chessbase.com/cbreader/2018/3/19/Game7719343.html 1...  e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 ( 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. e4 ) 5...  dxc4 6. Bxc4 a6 7. Bb3 b5 8. e4 ( 8. O-O Bb7 9. e4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bxc6 13. f3 Bc5+ 14. Kf1 Ke7 15. e5 Nd7 16. Bg5+ Ke8 17. Rac1 h6 18. Bd2 Ke7 ) 8...  cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bb7 10. e5 ( 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Be7 13. e5 Nd5 ( 13... Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Re1 Bd5 ) 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Qg4 ) 10...  Ne4 ( 10... Nfd7 ) 11. O-O Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. a4 Bc5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Nxb5 O-O ( 16... Nxe5 17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. Bg5+ f6 = ) 17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. Bf4 = h6 19. h4 Ne7 20. Rd1 Rb8 21. Bc4 Bc6 22. Nd4 Be4 23. h5 Nd5 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Be3 Rc8 26. Re1 Bc4 27. Nf3 Ba3 28. Bd4 Bd3 29. Nd2 Bb2 30. Nf1 ( 30. Re3 ) 30...  Rc4 31. Re3 Bf5 ( 31... Bxc3 game should end in a draw 32. Bxc3 Rxc3 33. Kh2 Rc1 34. Rxd3 Rxf1 35. f3 Re1 36. f4 g5 = ) 32. Ng3 Bh7 33. Kh2 Bc1 34. Re2 Bf4 35. Kh3 Ra4 36. Kg4 Bc1? ( 36... Bxg3 37. Kxg3 g6 opposite bishops, drawish ( 37... Bf5 ) ) 37. Kf3 Bd3 38. Re1 Bb2 39. Ke3 Bc2 40. Kd2 Bb3 41. Rb1 Ra2 42. Kd3 Ba4 43. Ne4 Ba3 44. Ke3 [#] ( 44. Rb8+ Kh7 45. Nd6 Bd1 46. c4 ) 44...  Bc2? 45. Re1? ( 45. Rb8+ Kh7 46. g4 ) 45...  Bb3 46. g4 Bd5 47. Kd3 Be7 48. Rb1 Ra8 49. f4 Bh4 50. Rh1 ( 50. Nd6 ) 50...  Bd8 51. Rb1 Bc7 ( 51... Bh4 ) 52. Ke3 ( 52. c4 ) 52...  Kh7 53. Nd6 Kg8 54. Rb5 ( 54. g5! hxg5 55. fxg5 Bc6 56. Kf4 with some chances ) 54...  Bc6 55. Rb4 Bd8 56. Bb6 Bh4 57. Bd4 ( 57. Bc5 ) 57...  Bg2 58. Rb2 Bc6 59. Rb6 Bg2 60. Rb2 Bc6 61. Rb3 Bg3 62. c4 Bh2 63. f5! exf5 64. Nxf5?! ( 64. gxf5 ) 64...  Kh7 65. Bb2 Re8 ( 65... Ra2 66. Rb8 ( 66. Nd6 f6 ) 66... Bg1+ 67. Kd3 Bf3 ) 66. Nd6 Re7 67. Rb8 f6?! ( 67... Bxe5 68. Bxe5 Rxe5+ 69. Kd4 f6 = ) 68. Rc8 Bh1?? [#] ( 68... Bd7 69. Rc7 fxe5 ) ( 68... Bxe5 69. Bxe5 Ba4 ) 69. Nf5! Rb7 ( 69... Re6 70. Nh4!! winning 70... Bxe5 ( 70... Bb7 71. Rb8 Bxe5 72. Rxb7 Bxb2+ 73. Kd3 ) 71. Ng6 Bxb2+ 72. Kf2 Bd4+ 73. Kg3 Be5+ 74. Kh3 ) 70. exf6?? ( 70. e6! Rb3+ 71. Bc3! Bb7 72. e7 ) 70...  Rb3+ 71. Bc3! gxf6 ( 71... Rxc3+ 72. Kd2 Ra3 73. f7 +- ) 72. Kd2 Bf4+ 73. Kc2 Rb8 74. Rxb8 Bxb8 = 75. Ne7 Be4+ 76. Kd2 Bf4+?? Final Blunder ( 76... Bf3! 77. Nd5 Kg7 78. Nxf6 Bf4+ 79. Ke1 Bg3+ and Black should hold this ending 80. Kf1 Kf7 81. c5 Bf4 ) 77. Ke2! controls f3 77...  Kg7 78. Nf5+! wins another pawn.Black is lost despite bishop pair 78...  Kf7 ( 78... Kh7 79. Bxf6 ) 79. Bd2! +- Be5 80. Bxh6 Ke6 ( 80... Bb7 81. Be3 ) 81. Be3 Bxf5 82. gxf5+ Kxf5 83. h6 Kg6 84. c5 f5 85. Kf3 Kf7 86. Bf4 Bd4 87. c6 Ke7 88. c7 Kd7 89. h7 Kc8 90. Ke2 Kd7 91. Kd3 a long fight. Kramnik could have obtained a draw several times during the game. Pushed for more and got punished. Grischuk can still theoretically catch Caruana and Mamedyarov in the tournament, despite starting with a loss against Kramnik. ( 91. Kd3 Bf6 92. Kc4 Bg7 93. Kd5 Bf6 94. Be5 ) 1-0

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round 7 FIDE Candidates annotated : Aronian-Caruana 2018 0-1

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Bxc4 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. e5!? ( 10. Nb5 Qe7 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. Nxa7 Bc5 ) 10...  Qd8 11. Ne4 O-O 12. Qe2 Be7 13. Rad1 ( 13. Rfd1 Qa5 14. Ng3 Rd8 15. Qe4 Nd7 16. Bd3 Nf8 17. Nh5 Bd7 18. Qg4 g6 1/2-1/2 (31) Grandelius,N (2653)-Bluebaum,M (2643)Germany 2018 ) 13...  Qc7 [#] 14. Bd3!? ( 14. Ng3 Rd8 15. Nh5 g6 1/2-1/2 (31) Moiseenko,A (2671)-Meier,G (2644) Jerusalem 2017 ) 14...  Nd7 15. Rc1 Qa5 16. g4?! ( 16. Ng3 Nc5 17. Bb1 d3 18. Qe3 ) 16...  Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. f4 Qa5 19. g5!? attacking at all costs 19...  Qd8 20. h4! Bd7 21. gxh6 g6 ( 21... f5 22. hxg7 Rf7 23. Ng5 Rxg7 solid ) 22. h5 Kh8 23. Kh2 ( 23. hxg6 fxg6 24. Nc5 Bxc5 25. Rxc5 Bc6 26. Rg5 Qf6 27. Qe5 = ) 23...  Bc6 24. Rf3? ( 24. Rf2 ) 24...  Bd6 ( 24... Qd5! ) 25. Qf2 Bc7 26. Kh3 Qe7 [#] ( 26... Qd7 27. Qg3 Rg8 ) ( 26... Rg8 ) 27. Ng5?? blunder ( 27. Rg1 Rg8 28. Rfg3 still unclear ) 27...  e5 ( 27... Bxf3 28. Qxf3 gxh5 29. Qe4 f5 ) ( 27... gxh5 and Black can defend 28. Rxc6 bxc6 29. Qxd4+ e5 30. Qe4 f5 ) ( 27... Qd7 ) 28. Rxc6!? bxc6 29. Nxf7+ Rxf7 30. hxg6 Rf6 ( 30... Rxf4 31. Rxf4 exf4 32. Qxd4+ Qe5 33. g7+ Kg8 34. Bc4+ Kh7 35. Qd3+ Kxh6 36. g8=Q Rxg8 37. Bxg8 Qh8 38. Bb3 ) 31. g7+ ( 31. Qh4 e4 32. Bxe4 Qe6+ ) 31...  Kg8 [#] 32. Bc4+?? ( 32. Qh4 leads to a draw! 32... e4 33. h7+ Kxg7 34. Rg3+ Kh8 35. Rg8+ Rxg8 36. hxg8=Q+ Kxg8 37. Bc4+ Kg7 38. Qg5+ Kh7 39. Qg8+ Kh6 40. Qg5+ ) 32...  Kh7 33. Qh4 e4 34. Rg3 Bxf4 35. g8=Q+ Rxg8 36. Bxg8+ Kh8 37. Rg7 ( 37. Rg6 Qd7+ 38. Qg4 Qxg4+ 39. Rxg4 Rxh6+ ) 37...  Qf8! Black wins. Caruana defended very well and increased its lead in the tournament 0-1

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Aronian-Grischuk round 5 Berlin 2018 1/2 1/2 annotated

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 e6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. cxd5 Bg7 8. Nge2 Nbd7 ( played 8... a6 9. a4 Nbd7 10. Ng3 Nh5 11. Nxh5 gxh5 12. Bd3 1/2 (24)-1/2 Aronian,-Svidler,P 2017 ) 9. Ng3 h5 10. Be2 Nh7 11. Bf4 ( Played: 11. Be3 h4 12. Nf1 O-O ) 11...  Qe7 12. Qd2 h4 13. Nf1 g5 14. Be3 Ne5 15. g3 Bd7 ( 15... g4 16. f4 ) 16. gxh4 gxh4 ( 16... g4!? 17. f4 Nf3+ 18. Bxf3 gxf3 19. O-O-O O-O-O ) 17. Rg1 f5 18. f4 Ng4 19. e5 dxe5 20. d6 Qe6!? 21. Nb5 Rc8 ( 21... Bxb5 22. Bxb5+ Kd8 23. Qg2 e4 24. h3 Ng5 ) 22. Nc7+ Rxc7 23. dxc7 exf4 24. Rd1 ( 24. O-O-O!! was winning !! 24... Ng5 ( 24... Nxe3 25. c8=Q+! Bxc8 26. Qd8+ Kf7 27. Bh5+ ) ( 24... fxe3 25. Nxe3 Bh6 26. Bb5! winning for white. 26... O-O 27. Qxd7 Qxd7 28. Rxd7 Bxe3+ 29. Kb1 Bxg1 30. Rd8! +- ) 25. Bxf4 Ne4 26. Qd5 ) 24...  Ng5! 25. c8=Q+! Bxc8 26. Qd8+ Kf7 27. Qc7+ ( 27. Qxg5 fxe3 28. Rxg4 fxg4 29. Qf4+ ) 27...  Kg8?? ( 27... Qe7! best move 28. Bc4+ Kf6 29. Qxe7+ Kxe7 30. Bxc5+ Ke8 ) 28. Rd6 ( 28. Rxg4! fxg4 29. Rd8+ ( 29. Rd6 Qf5 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Bd3! ) 29... Kh7 30. Bd3+ Kh6 31. Qxf4 ) 28...  Qf7 29. Qd8+?? = Blunder ! ( 29. Qxc8+ Kh7 30. Qd7 ( 30. Qxc5 computer line 30... Ne4 31. Rxg4 Nxc5 32. Rxh4+ Kg8 33. Rd8+ Bf8 34. Rxh8+ Kxh8 35. Bxc5 +- ) 30... fxe3 31. Rxg4 ) ( 29. Qxc5 ) 29...  Qf8 30. Bxf4 Ne6! 31. Bc4 Qxd8 32. Rxd8+ Kh7 33. Rxh8+ Bxh8 34. Bd6 Ng5 35. Rg2 Ne4 36. Bb8 Bd4 37. h3 Ne5 38. Bd5 Nd3+ 39. Ke2 Nc1+ ( 39... Nxb2 40. Ne3 Nc3+ 41. Kd2 Nxd5 42. Nxd5 Be6 43. Nf4 Nc4+ 44. Ke1 Bf7 ) 40. Kd1 Nd3 41. Nd2 players agreed quickly to a draw after Grischuks time trouble was over 41...  Nf6 42. Bf3 1/2-1/2

Kramnik-Caruana Round 4 0-1 2018 Candidates Berlin annotated

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Nc6 9. Be3 ( 9. Bf4 Be7 10. O-O-O Bg4 11. Rhe1 O-O-O 12. Nd4 Bxe2 13. Rxe2 Bf6 14. Nxc6 1/2-1/2 (14) Huebner,R (2585)-Seirawan,Y (2635) Manila 1990 ) 9...  Be7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Rhe1 Bf6 ( 11... Bd7 12. h3 Rad8 13. Nd4 Bf6 14. Bf3 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. cxd4 b6 17. Re7 Rfe8 1/2-1/2 (17) Blatny,F (2325)-Jankovec,I (2355) Rzeszow 1984 ) 12. Nd2 Re8 13. Bf3 Ne5 14. Bf4 Kf8 15. Bd5 c6 16. Bb3 Bf5 17. h3 g5 18. Bh2 Kg7 19. c4 ( 19. f4 gxf4 20. Bxf4 ) ( 19. g4 Bg6 20. Re3 ) 19...  g4 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Bg5+ 22. Kb1 gxh3 23. c5? ( 23. gxh3 f5 24. Bxe5+ dxe5 25. Rd7+ Re7 26. Rxe7+ Bxe7 27. Rxe5 ) 23...  f5! ( 23... hxg2 24. cxd6 Nf3 25. Rg4 ) 24. Rb4 hxg2 25. Rxb7+ Kh8 26. cxd6 Nf3 27. Ba4 Nxh2 28. Bxc6 Rad8 29. d7 Re2 30. Bxg2 Rxf2 31. Bc6 Ng4 32. Rxa7 Ne3 33. Rg1 h6 ( 33... Rxc2 34. Ba4 Re2 ) 34. Rc7 Kg7 ( 34... Rxc2 35. Rxg5 Rxd7 36. Rc8+ ( 36. Rxd7 hxg5 37. Bb7 f4 ) ( 36. Bxd7 Rxc7 37. Rh5 Rxd7 ) 36... Kh7 37. Bxd7 Rxc8 38. Rxf5 ) 35. a4 Kf7 ( 35... Nxc2 36. Rc8 Kf7 37. Rxg5 ) 36. Bb5 Ke7? ( 36... f4 37. a5 f3 38. Rg3 ) 37. a5 Rf4 38. c3 Kd6? ( 38... Rg4 39. Rh1 Nd5 40. Rc5 ) 39. Rb7 ( 39. Rc6+ Ke7 40. a6 Rxd7 ) 39...  Rg4 40. Re1 f4 ( 40... Re4 41. a6 Ra8 42. a7 ) 41. a6 h5 ( 41... f3 42. a7 f2 43. Rxe3 Bxe3 44. Rb8 Rg1+ 45. Kc2 ) 42. a7 Ra8 43. b4 ( 43. c4!! wins 43... f3 ( 43... h4 44. c5+! Kxc5 45. Rc1+ Kd5 46. Rc8! ) 44. d8=Q+ Bxd8 ( 44... Rxd8 45. Rb8 ) 45. Rxe3 f2 46. Rf3 Rg1+ 47. Ka2 f1=Q 48. c5+! Kxc5 49. Bxf1 ) ( 43. d8=Q+ Bxd8 44. Rb8 Rxa7 ) 43...  h4 44. c4 ( 44. d8=R+ Bxd8 45. Rd7+ Ke5 ) 44...  h3 45. c5+ Ke5 46. Rb8 Rxa7 47. Rg8 Bf6 48. d8=Q Bxd8 49. Rxg4 ( 49. Rxd8 Rb7 50. Bc6 Rxb4+ 51. Ka2 Rg3 ) 49...  Bf6 50. Rg6 Rb7 51. Be2 Rxb4+ 52. Ka2 Nc2 ( 52... Ke6 53. Rb1 Ra4+ 54. Kb3 ) 53. Rc1 Nd4 ( 53... h2 54. Rh6 Nd4 55. Bd1 ) 54. Bd3 ( 54. Bg4 Ra4+ 55. Kb2 ) 54...  Ra4+ 55. Kb1 Nb3 56. Re1+ Kd5 57. Kc2 Nd4+ 58. Kb1? ( 58. Kc1 Be5 59. Rh6 ) 58...  Nf3 59. Rd1?? final blunder ( 59. Rxf6 Nxe1 60. Bf1 ) 59...  Ra1+ 60. Kc2 Rxd1 61. Ba6 ( 61. Kxd1 h2 62. Rh6 Bh4 63. Rd6+ Kxc5 64. Rc6+ Kd5 ) 61...  Rd2+ 62. Kc1 Bb2+ 63. Kb1 Kxc5 64. Bb7 Ne5 65. Rf6 f3 66. Rf5 f2! ( 66... f2 67. Ba6 h2 68. Rh5 Rd1+ 69. Kxb2 h1=Q 70. Rxh1 Rxh1 71. Kc3 Nc4 72. Bxc4 Rc1+ 73. Kd2 Kxc4 74. Kxc1 Kc3 75. Kb1 f1=Q+ 76. Ka2 Qe2+ 77. Ka1 Qb2# ) 0-1

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Candidates game annotated

Grischuk-So Round (2) 1-0

Grischuk-So (Spanish) 1-0 Analysis.html

pgn game

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2018.03.11"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2799"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Re1
d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Ndf3 Qd7 15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 h6 17. Ne4
Rfe8 18. Bd2 Nf6 19. Rc1 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Bf6 21. Rg4 Kh8 22. Rc5
Rad8 23. Qc1 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 Re4 25. Rxc7 Qxd4 26. Be3 Rxg4
27. hxg4 Qe4 28. f3 Qb4 29. Rxb7 Bxb2 30. Qf1 f6 31. Qf2 Be5
32. f4 Bd6 33. g5 Qe4 34. Qf3 Qb1+ 35. Qf1 Qe4 36. Qf3 Qb1+
37. Kf2 Bb4 38. Qe2 Qe4 39. Qf3 Qb1 40. Kg3 fxg5 41. Kh2 Qf5
42. Rf7 Qg6 43. fxg5 Bd6+ 44. Kh3 1-0

Key positions 

1.Position after 9..Bb7

2.Position after 22 Rc5!

3. Position after 40 Kg3!?

pgn game with analysis here 

Grischuk-So (Spanish) 1-0 Analysis.html

Aronian-Kramnik 2018 replay with annotations

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Qe7 7. h3 Rg8!? aggressive 8. Kh1 Nh5 9. c3? too slow 9...  g5 going for the kill 10. Nxe5 g4 11. d4 Bd6 12. g3 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. Qd4 Qe7 15. h4 ( 15. Be3 gxh3 16. Nd2 ) 15...  c5 16. Qc4? white is losing tempi with queen erring ( 16. Qd3 Bd7 17. c4 O-O-O 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. Nd5 ) 16...  Be6 17. Qb5+ c6 18. Qa4?? final blunder ( 18. Qd3 ) 18...  f5! 19. Bg5 Rxg5 20. hxg5 f4! Black is winning ! 21. Qd1 Rd8 22. Qc1 fxg3 23. Na3 ( 23. fxg3 Nxg3+ 24. Kg2 Nxf1 25. Qxf1 Qxg5 26. Qf2 Rd3 ) 23...  Rd3 24. Rd1 Bd5 25. f3 ( 25. exd5 Qe4+ 26. Kg1 gxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Rf3+ ) ( 25. Rxd3 Qxe4+ 26. f3 gxf3 27. Re3 f2+ 28. Rxe4+ Bxe4# ) 25...  gxf3 26. exd5 Qe2 27. Re1 g2+ Near perfect game from Kramnik 0-1

Aronian Kramnik 2018 Chess Analysis

Replay game here
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after 8..Rg8

after ..f5

after ..Qe2

Grischuk wins against So in Spanish Defense

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Re1 d5?! why open center ? 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Ndf3 Qd7 15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 h6 17. Ne4 Rfe8? 18. Bd2 Nf6? 19. Rc1! deep move. Black cannot take on d4 because of Bf7+!, and white threatens Nc5! 19...  Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Bf6 21. Rg4! Rook Lift. White attacks Black king who is only defended by Bf6 21...  Kh8 22. Rc5! Second rook lift. Black is powerless to stop upcoming sacrifices 22...  Rad8 ( 22... Ne7 ) 23. Qc1! White is winning , sacrifice on h6 is coming 23...  Nxd4 24. Nxd4 Re4 ( 24... Bxd4 25. Bxh6 g6 26. Bg5 Kg7 27. Rxc7 ) ( 24... Be4 25. Bxh6 Qxd4 26. Be3 Qxb2 27. Qxb2 Bxb2 28. Bxf7 g6 29. Rh4+ Kg7 30. Bxe8 ) 25. Rxc7 Qxd4 26. Be3 ( 26. Bc3 ) 26...  Rxg4 27. hxg4 Qe4 28. f3 completely winning for White,but Grischuk is low on time, as always 28...  Qb4 29. Rxb7 Bxb2 30. Qf1 f6 31. Qf2 Be5 32. f4 Bd6 33. g5 Qe4 34. Qf3 Qb1+ 35. Qf1 Qe4 36. Qf3 Qb1+ 37. Kf2 Bb4 38. Qe2 ( 38. Kg3 ) 38...  Qe4 39. Qf3 Qb1 40. Kg3!? fxg5 41. Kh2 Qf5 42. Rf7 Qg6 43. fxg5 Bd6+ 44. Kh3 1-0

Spanish 5d3 key games : chess opening analysis (white)

1. spanish d3, against..d6 vs 8 a4 Rb8 PUBLISH 1-0 2015.12.082. carlsen_topalov vs 8a4 Rb8 1-0 carlsen-topalov3. 8a4 b4 9a5 vs publish 1-04. 8a4 b4 9a5 with Bg4 vs publish2BIS 1-0 2015.08.315. 6..Bc5 8..Bg4 vs PUBLISH gam3 1-0 Moeller line/BergRudd 2007 2015.12.086. 6..Bc5 8..Bg4 vs game3 supplePUBLISH! 1-07. game4 ..Bc5/...Bb7 with Nc3 vs PUBLISH 1-0 Archangelsk; 2006.12.088. Berlin Defence 4d3 prep vs PUBLISH 1-09. Berlin Defense vs 4Qe2!? PUBLISH 1-0 d3 spanish 2015.12.1510. 3..f5 Schliemann vs 4d3 PUBLISH 1-0 d3 spanish 2015.12.1511. steinitz d6 deferred vs PUBLISH prep 1-0 ..d6 without ..b5 2015.12.1412. ..d6,..g6 vs PUBLISH ..g6 1-0 ..d6 without ..b5 AreschenkoMatta 2015.12.1413. Tiviakov 5Qe2 Bc5, Sergei vs Almasi PUBLISH, Zoltan 1-0 Hoogovens op Rnd:9 Wijk aan Zee 1995.??.??14. Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Levon Aronian 1/2-1/2 London Chess Classic Rnd:1 London ENG 2017.12.0115. 3..d6 and ..g6 ..Bd7 vs PUBLISH Stellwagen 1/2-1/2 London 2016.01.2416. Leko-Caruana Moeller, Peter vs PUBLISH main line 1-0 2015.12.1517. odd lines 3... vs prep 1/2-1/2 2015.12.1518. Carlsen-Aronian vs ..d6,..Be7 1-0 2015.11.1319. Alexander Grischuk vs Wesley So 1-0 World Championship Candidates Rnd:2 Berlin GER 2018.03.11

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Re1 Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. c3 Qd7 14. d4 Ra8 15. Rxa8 Rxa8 16. Qb3 1-0

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