Event: Round 1: Caruana, Fabiano - Akobian, Varuzhan
Date: 2024-02-25
White: Caruana, Fabiano
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2790
Black: Akobian, Varuzhan
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2546
Result: 1-0
ECO: D31
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:03] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:03] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:03:02] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:07] } 6... Bd6?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:00] } 7. Qf3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:04] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:50] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:01] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:02:33] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:02:58] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:02:32] } 10. Nge2 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:02:58] } 10... Bxf4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:02:27] } 11. Nxf4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:57] } 11... Qd6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:02:27] } 12. g4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:02:55] } 12... b5?! { [%eval 1.58] } { Inaccuracy. Nbd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:14] } 13. g5 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:02:50] } 13... Nfd7 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:02:14] } 14. h4 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:02:41] } 14... Nf8 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:02:07] } 15. h5 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:02:37] } 15... Nbd7 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:02:06] } 16. O-O-O { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:02:28] } 16... Nb6?! { [%eval 3.17] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:49] } 17. g6 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:02:05] } 17... fxg6?! { [%eval 4.41] } { Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:48] } 18. hxg6 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 0:02:06] } 18... h6 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:01:48] } 19. Nfxd5 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:01:58] } 19... Be6?! { [%eval 5.95] } { Inaccuracy. Nxg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:30] } 20. Nf6+ { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:01:31] } 20... gxf6 { [%eval 5.05] [%clk 0:01:25] } 21. Ne4 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:01:32] } 21... Qe7 { [%eval 5.96] [%clk 0:01:12] } 22. Nxf6+ { [%eval 6.1] [%clk 0:01:00] } 22... Kg7 { [%eval 6.25] [%clk 0:01:11] } 23. Nh5+ { [%eval 6.17] [%clk 0:01:01] } 23... Kg8 { [%eval 6.22] [%clk 0:01:10] } 24. g7 { [%eval 6.05] [%clk 0:01:01] } 24... Nfd7 { [%eval 6.59] [%clk 0:00:17] } 25. Qe4 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 0:01:02] } 25... Nf6?? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:08] } 26. Nxf6+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:01:02] } 26... Qxf6 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:00:09] } 27. Qh7+ { [%eval #1] } 1-0