[Event "The Caro Kann Defence: Complete Repertoire: instructive Game #5 E Najer - Fabiano Caruana"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/study/MBQ3N0F8/z3NyBozP"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "instructive Game #5 E Najer"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Shreksify"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation"]
[UTCDate "2022.11.09"]
[UTCTime "07:18:10"]
[Variant "Standard"]

1. e4 { [%csl Ge4][%cal Ge2e4] } 1... c6 $6 { [%csl Gc6][%cal Gc7c6] } 2. d4 { [%csl Gd4][%cal Gd2d4] } 2... d5 { [%csl Gd5][%cal Gd7d5] } 3. e5 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Ge4e5] } 3... Bf5 { [%csl Gf5][%cal Gc8f5] } 4. Nf3 { [%csl Gf3][%cal Gg1f3] } 4... e6 { [%csl Ge6][%cal Ge7e6] } 5. Be2 { The Advance Variation, Short Variation, the standard way to play against
the usual Caro Kann. The Short Variation is the best way to play with the
white pieces. A very dangerous and provacative system. [%csl Ge2][%cal Gf1e2] } 5... Nd7 { [%csl Gd7][%cal Gb8d7] } 6. O-O { [%csl Gg1][%cal Ge1g1] } 6... Ne7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gg8e7] } 7. Nbd2 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gb1d2] } 7... h6 { [%csl Gh6][%cal Gh7h6] } 8. Nb3 { [%csl Gb3][%cal Gd2b3] } 8... g5 { In the theory section I've discussed about the c5 breakthrough instead of
g5! After c5 then Nc3! But g5! Is worth mentioning in here. Attacking the
kingside. [%csl Gg5][%cal Gg7g5] } 9. Bd2 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gc1d2] } 9... Qc7 { Notice how black delayed the c5 breakthrough. Black cannot attack on the
kingside whereas attacking on the queenside aswell! Possible but hard to
reinforce such hasty attack. [%csl Gc7][%cal Gd8c7] } 10. a4 { [%csl Ga4][%cal Ga2a4] } 10... a5 { [%csl Ga5][%cal Ga7a5] } 11. c4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gc2c4] } 11... dxc4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Gd5c4] } 12. Bxc4 { [%csl Gc4][%cal Ge2c4] } 12... Nd5 { The knight on e7 often finds play on the d5 square. [%csl Gd5][%cal Ge7d5] } 13. Ne1 { [%csl Ge1][%cal Gf3e1] } 13... Be7 { [%csl Ge7][%cal Gf8e7] } 14. Bd3 { [%csl Gd3][%cal Gc4d3] } 14... Nf8 { [%csl Gf8][%cal Gd7f8] } 15. Qc2 { [%csl Gc2][%cal Gd1c2] } 15... Bg6 { [%csl Gg6][%cal Gf5g6] } 16. Rc1 { [%csl Gc1][%cal Ga1c1] } 16... Qb6 { [%csl Gb6][%cal Gc7b6] } 17. Bxg6 { [%csl Gg6][%cal Gd3g6] } 17... Nxg6 { Black is happy to exchange light square bishops since this usually probes a problem to black's position. [%csl Gg6][%cal Gf8g6] } 18. Nd3 { [%csl Gd3][%cal Ge1d3] } 18... Nh4 { Trying to find some play on the kingside! [%csl Gh4][%cal Gg6h4] } 19. Rfe1 { [%csl Ge1][%cal Gf1e1] } 19... Nf5 { Stabilizes the knight, centralizes it and pressurizes the e3 square. [%csl Gf5,Ge3][%cal Gh4f5,Gf5e3,Gd5e3] } 20. Re4 { [%csl Ge4][%cal Ge1e4] } 20... Rg8 { [%csl Gg8][%cal Gh8g8] } 21. Ndc5 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gd3c5] } 21... Qc7 { [%csl Gc7][%cal Gb6c7] } 22. Qd1 { [%csl Gd1][%cal Gc2d1] } 22... b6 { [%csl Gb6][%cal Gb7b6] } 23. Nd3 { [%csl Gd3][%cal Gc5d3] } 23... Qd7 { [%csl Gd7][%cal Gc7d7] } 24. h3 { [%csl Gh3][%cal Gh2h3] } 24... Kf8 { Slides the king away from being stranded on the center. [%csl Gf8][%cal Ge8f8] } 25. Kh2 { [%csl Gh2][%cal Gg1h2] } 25... Rd8 { [%csl Gd8][%cal Ga8d8] } 26. Rc4 { With some ideas of pressurizing the c6 pawn via Qc1! After. [%csl Gc4,Gc6][%cal Gc1c4,Gc4c6] } 26... Rc8 { [%csl Gc8][%cal Ga8c8] } 27. g3 { [%csl Gg3][%cal Gg2g3] } 27... Nc7 { [%csl Gc7][%cal Gd5c7] } 28. Qc2 $6 { Commits the rook on the c4 square. Cannot be reinforced in other aspects unless white were to move his queen twice thus losing two tempos. [%csl Gc2,Gc4,Gc6][%cal Gd1c2,Gc2c6] } 28... Na6 { [%csl Ga6][%cal Gc7a6] } 29. Ne1 { [%csl Ge1][%cal Gd3e1] } 29... Kg7 30. Nf3 b5 31. Rc3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc4c3] } 31... bxa4 $6 { [%csl Ga4][%cal Gb5a4] } ( 31... Bb4 32. Bxg5 hxg5 33. Nxg5 Bxc3 34. bxc3 Kh6 35. Nf3 bxa4 36. Nxa5 Rg6 37. Nc4 Rh8 38. g4 ) 32. Nc5 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gb3c5] } 32... Bxc5 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Ge7c5] } 33. dxc5 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gd4c5] } 33... Nb4 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Ga6b4] } 34. Qb1 $2 { Allows Rd8! [%csl Gb1][%cal Gc2b1] } ( 34. Qd1 { [%csl Gd1][%cal Gc2d1] } 34... Rb8 { [%csl Gb8,Gd2][%cal Gc8b8,Gd1d2] } ) 34... Rcd8 $6 { [%csl Gd8][%cal Gc8d8] } 35. Kg2 Qd5 36. Rcc4 Qd3 $6 { Black wants to exchange queens which gives him a slight advantage on the endgame. [%csl Gd3][%cal Gd5d3] } 37. Qa1 $6 { [%csl Ga1][%cal Gb1a1] } 37... Rd5 { [%csl Rb4,Rg4][%cal Rd2b4,Re4g4] } 38. Rg4 $2 { [%csl Rh8,Rd8,Gg4][%cal Rg7h8,Rg8d8,Ge4g4] } ( 38. Bxb4 { Perhaps a better move since the knight on b4 controls a lot of square at black's particular position. [%csl Gb4][%cal Gd2b4] } 38... axb4 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Ga5b4] } ) 38... Kh8 $4 { Allows white to build up! [%csl Gh8][%cal Gg7h8] } ( 38... Rgd8 { [%csl Gd8][%cal Gg8d8] } 39. Bxg5 { [%csl Gg5][%cal Gd2g5] } 39... hxg5 { [%csl Gg5][%cal Gh6g5] } 40. Qc1 { [%csl Gc1][%cal Ga1c1] } 40... Rh8 { [%csl Gh8][%cal Gd8h8] } 41. Qxg5+ { [%csl Gg5][%cal Gc1g5] } 41... Kf8 { [%csl Gf8][%cal Gg7f8] } 42. Rc3 { [%csl Gc3][%cal Gc4c3] } 42... Qd1 { [%csl Gd1][%cal Gd3d1] } 43. Qf6 { [%csl Gf6][%cal Gf5f6] } 43... Rh6 { [%csl Gh6][%cal Gh8h6] } 44. Qg5 { [%csl Gg5][%cal Gf6g5] } 44... Rd8 { [%csl Gd8][%cal Gd5d8] } 45. Nh4 { With some attacking chances. [%csl Gh4][%cal Gf3h4] } ) 39. Qc1 { [%csl Gc1][%cal Ga1c1] } 39... Na2 { [%csl Re1,Rc2][%cal Rc1e1,Rc1c2] } 40. Qe1 $4 { White is wasting effort on building up a hasty attack on the kingside! [%csl Ge1][%cal Gc1e1] } ( 40. Qc2 Rb8 41. Bxa5 Kh7 42. Qxd3 Rxd3 43. Rc2 { Preferably fine for white } ) 40... Rb8 { [%csl Gb8][%cal Gg8b8] } 41. Bxg5 { [%csl Gg5][%cal Gd2g5] } 41... hxg5 { [%csl Gg5][%cal Gh6g5] } 42. Nxg5 { [%csl Gg5][%cal Gf3g5] } 42... Rd7 { [%csl Gd7,Ra4,Rh2][%cal Gd5d7,Rc4a4,Rg2h2] } 43. Rxa4 $6 ( 43. Kh2 { [%csl Gh2][%cal Gg2h2] } 43... Rxb2 { Possibly survivable... [%csl Gb2][%cal Gb7b2] } ) 43... Nb4 { [%csl Rc1,Re4][%cal Re1c1,Rg4e4] } 44. Qc1 $6 { [%csl Gc1][%cal Ge1c1] } ( 44. Re4 { [%csl Ge4][%cal Gg4e4] } 44... Qc2 { [%csl Gc2][%cal Gd3c2] } ) 44... Nc2 $2 { [%csl Gc2][%cal Gb4c2] } ( 44... Qe2 45. Ra3 ) 45. Kh2 $2 { [%csl Gh2][%cal Gg2h2] } ( 45. Rge4 Kg8 ) 45... Nce3 { Pressure is a wee bit too much! [%csl Ge3][%cal Gc2e3] } 46. Ne4 $6 { [%csl Ge4][%cal Gg5e4] } 46... Qe2 { Najer E - Caruana F, ShreksGonGiveItToYa's Study: Chapter 6,
https://lichess.org/study/r0RxrJa9/kxtwjsV9, [%csl Ge2][%cal Gd3e2] } 0-1