Saturday, March 24, 2018

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

Start positionPrevious MoveNext MoveEnd positionPlay movesStop playing
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


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