Sunday, March 18, 2018

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


Start positionPrevious MoveNext MoveEnd positionPlay movesStop playing
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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