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Fabiano Caruana vs Wesley So
United States Championship (2021) (rapid), St. Louis, MO USA, rd 12, Oct-19
English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation Botvinnik Line (A28)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)8.Na4 was played in Nakamura vs Karjakin, 2020 (1-0)better is 9...h6 10.O-O Re8 11.h3 Nd4 12.Bxd4 Bxd4 13.Nxd4 exd4 = -0.03 (30 ply) ⩲ +0.63 (28 ply)better is 12.Qe1 Ng4 13.Qd2 Nf6 14.a4 a5 15.b5 c6 16.Rab1 Be6 ⩲ +0.52 (27 ply)better is 12...c6 13.Qe1 Qb6 14.Qc1 Be6 15.Rb1 Qd8 16.d4 a5 17.Nd2 = -0.23 (27 ply) 13.Qe1 c6 14.Nd2 a6 15.Qf2 b5 16.Rad1 Bd7 17.Nb3 Be6 = +0.44 (31 ply) 13...c6 14.h3 h6 15.Nh2 Be6 16.Rc1 d5 17.cxd5 cxd5 = -0.46 (27 ply)= +0.30 (32 ply) 16.Ba4 Bd7 17.Qf2 Rc8 18.Rb1 Be6 19.h3 Rf8 20.Qg3 Nh5 = +0.44 (27 ply) 16...cxb5 17.cxb5 Be6 18.Be2 Re7 19.Rc1 a4 20.Bd3 Bb3 ⩱ -0.78 (31 ply)= +0.10 (27 ply) after 17.Qd3 Bg4 18.Bc2 Rac8 19.Nd2 Nf8 20.Nb3 Bh5 21.bxc6 18.a4 Rac8 19.Qd3 c5 20.d5 Rcd8 21.Qd2 Bg4 22.Rf2 Bh5 = +0.18 (28 ply) ⩱ -1.14 (32 ply) 20...Bg4 21.Na4 Qd8 22.Qf2 Bxf3 23.Qxf3 Rab8 24.h3 Nf8 ⩱ -1.09 (33 ply)= 0.00 (35 ply) after 21.Rb1 Bg4 22.Rb4 Bxf3 23.Rxf3 Qc7 24.Nxa4 Nf8 25.Rf1 22.Nd2 Qa5 23.Rc1 Qb6 24.Rfe1 Ng4 25.Nf1 Nf4 26.Bb1 Nf6 = 0.00 (36 ply) 22...Qb6 23.Nd2 Ng4 24.Rf3 Qc5 25.Qxc5 Rxc5 26.Nc4 Nh4 ⩱ -1.48 (33 ply)= +0.38 (36 ply)better is 26...Rxc1 27.Rxc1 Ra5 28.b6 Nxe3 29.Rc7 Bb5 30.Nb4 Bxd3 = -0.46 (33 ply)better is 27.h3 Rxc1 28.Nxc1 Nf6 29.Ne2 Be8 30.Nd2 Nd7 31.Rb1 Nb6 = +0.21 (35 ply) 27...Rxc1 28.Rxc1 Rc8 29.Rxc8+ Bxc8 30.Nc2 Ke7 31.h3 Nf6 = -0.41 (36 ply) ⩲ +0.59 (36 ply) 30...Rcb8 31.Nb6 Ra5 32.Rc7 Kd8 33.Rec1 Ne7 34.Nc4 Kxc7 = 0.00 (35 ply) ± +1.54 (35 ply) 36.Rb1 Ne7 37.Nc4 Ra7 38.Nxe5 Kc7 39.Rb5 Nc8 40.Nxf7 c4 ± +2.08 (37 ply) ⩲ +0.83 (34 ply) 38.Rf1 f6 39.e4 Kc7 40.Rb1 Ra7 41.Rb5 c4 42.Bxc4 f5 ± +1.62 (28 ply)= 0.00 (39 ply) 40.g4 Kc7 41.Kf2 g5 42.Ke2 Ra8 43.Rc1 c4 44.Bc2 Rh8 = +0.35 (34 ply) ⩱ -0.81 (34 ply) 42.exf5 Rxd5 43.Rd1 Rxd1 44.Bxd1 Nxf5 45.Kf3 Nd6 46.Bxa4 ⩱ -0.62 (34 ply) 42...fxe4 43.Bxe4 Kc7 44.Bf3 Rc5 45.Rb2 c3 46.Rc2 Nb5 ∓ -1.54 (33 ply) 43.exf5 Rxd5 44.g4 c3 45.Rd1 Nc4+ 46.Ke2 Nd2 47.Bxa4 Ra5 ⩱ -0.69 (30 ply) ∓ -2.36 (33 ply) 44.Rxa4 Rxd5 45.Bxe4 Rb5 46.Bc2 Rb2 47.Kd2 Kxc6 48.Kc1 ∓ -1.80 (31 ply) 44...Rb5 45.Rxb5 Nxb5 46.Bc2 Kd6 47.Bxa4 Nc3 48.Bc2 -+ -2.59 (33 ply) 45.Kd3 Rc5 46.Kc2 Nb5 47.Rxa4 Nd4+ 48.Kb1 c2+ 49.Bxc2 = -0.45 (36 ply)-+ -3.65 (30 ply)46...Rd2 47.Ra7+ Kb6 48.Re7 Rxc2 49.Kd3 Rxg2 50.Kxc3 -+ -5.40 (28 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-20-21  cormier: sf 10 Depth 34
+1.98 21.Nxa4 Qd8 22.Nb2 Bg4 23.a4 Bxf3 24.Rxf3 b6 25.Qb4 Nf6 26.Ra1 Rc5 27.Nc4 Nh4 28.Rff1 Ng4 29.Qd2
Oct-20-21  cormier: sf 10 Depth 42

0.00 20....Bg4 21.Na4 Qd8 22.h3 Bxf3 23.Rxf3 b6 24.Rff1 Nf6 25.Rc1 Rxc1 26.Rxc1 Qb8 27.Qc2 Nd7 28.Qc6 Nc5

Oct-24-21  Pedro Fernandez: 45.Kd3
Dec-19-21  posoo: What happened against hikaru? I was praying it. Too strong a defeat to be natural. Evil tricks??

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