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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