Event: Norway Chess 2025
Site: Stavanger, Norway
Date: 2025-05-21
White: Caruana, Fabiano
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2776
Black: Erigaisi Arjun
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2782
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:59:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:59:50] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:59:40] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:59:44] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:59:35] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:59:38] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:59:17] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:59:32] } 5. Nce2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:03] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:25] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:58:59] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:59:20] } 7. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:58:33] } 7... f6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:58:27] } 8. Nf4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:55:57] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:58:16] } 9. Nxe6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:54:42] } 9... Qb6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:58:08] } 10. Qb3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:54:05] } 10... dxc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:54:22] } 11. bxc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:51:14] } 11... Qa5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:41:26] } 12. exf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:46:57] } 12... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:40:33] } 13. Nxf8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:46:52] } 13... Rxf8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:22:11] } 14. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:44:24] } 14... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:55] } 15. Nf3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:43:16] } 15... Qxc3+ { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:16:59] } 16. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:43:11] } 16... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:16:53] } 17. a4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:43:00] } 17... a6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:09:33] } 18. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:31:32] } 18... bxc6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:09:20] } 19. Bb2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:13] } 19... Ne4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:09:14] } 20. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:01] } 20... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:26] } 21. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:17:52] } 21... Bf5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:43:52] } 22. Rac1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:50:03] } 22... Kd7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:39:16] } 23. Ne5+ { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:42:26] } 23... Kd6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:39:08] } 24. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:02] } 24... Nd2?! { [%eval 1.0] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:55] } 25. Rcd1 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:34:14] } 25... Nb3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:35:38] } 26. g4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:33:30] } 26... Bc8?! { [%eval 1.24] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:09] } 27. Nc4+ { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:23:49] } 27... Kc6 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:26:19] } 28. Bxg7 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:22:35] } 28... dxc4?? { [%eval 3.33] } { Blunder. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:36] } 29. Bxf8 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:22:29] } 29... Nd4 { [%eval 3.52] [%clk 0:16:32] } 30. Re8 { [%eval 3.46] [%clk 0:16:12] } 30... c3 { [%eval 3.47] [%clk 0:16:25] } 31. Rc1 { [%eval 3.51] [%clk 0:09:41] } 31... Bb7 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:08:57] } 32. Rxa8 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:09:36] } 32... Ne2+ { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:08:53] } 33. Kf2 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:07:54] } 33... Nxc1 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:08:48] } 34. Rd8 { [%eval 3.34] [%clk 0:07:52] } 34... c2?! { [%eval 4.29] } { Inaccuracy. Kc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:10] } 35. Bh6 { [%eval 4.15] [%clk 0:07:45] } 35... Nb3 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:08:05] } 36. h5 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:06:08] } 36... c4 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:08:01] } 37. Bf4 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:05:15] } 37... Kc5 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:07:07] } 38. Be3+ { [%eval 5.84] [%clk 0:02:10] } 38... Kb4 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:06:46] } 39. g5 { [%eval 5.71] [%clk 0:02:07] } 39... c3 { [%eval 6.42] [%clk 0:04:49] } 40. g6 { [%eval 5.76] [%clk 0:01:59] } 40... hxg6 { [%eval 6.24] [%clk 0:04:42] } 41. h6 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:01:58] } 41... c1=Q { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 0:04:28] } 42. Bxc1 { [%eval 7.01] [%clk 0:02:06] } 42... Nxc1 { [%eval 6.75] [%clk 0:04:34] } 43. Rb8 { [%eval 6.9] [%clk 0:01:11] } 43... Nd3+ { [%eval 6.61] [%clk 0:03:26] } 44. Ke3 { [%eval 6.52] [%clk 0:01:19] } 1-0