[Event "ch-USA 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.10.19"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[WhiteFideId "2093596"]
[WhiteFideId "2020009"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[GameId "2236890070444274"]
[EventDate "2025.10.12"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 4. c3 f5 5. d3 Qf6 6. O-O $146 {C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo.} (6. Ng5 $14) ({Predecessor:} 6. Nbd2 f4 7. h4 Nh6 8. Ng5 Bd7 9. Ndf3 Na5 10. Bd5 c6 11. b4 cxd5 12. bxa5 dxe4 13. Nxe4 {0-1 Murzin,V (2648)-Nihal,S (2668) London TechM GCL rapid 2024 (7.3)}) 6... f4 $1 $15 7. b4 (7. Na3 $15) 7... Nge7 (7... g5 $17) 8. a4 (8. d4 $11 {remains equal.}) 8... g5 $17 {[%cal Bg7g5,Bg5g4][%mdl 32]} 9. b5 {[%cal Bb4b5,Bb5b6][%mdl 32]} Nd8 10. d4 g4 11. Ne1 h5 12. Na3 {[%cal Ob5b6]} Ne6 13. b6 {Bxe6 would now be deadly.} c6 (13... cxb6 14. Nb5 Nc6 15. Bxe6 Bxe6 16. d5 $16 (16. Nc7+ Kd7 $16)) 14. Ba2 (14. bxa7 $15 {should be considered.} Rxa7 15. Bd3) 14... Ng5 (14... axb6 $6 15. Nc4 Ng6 (15... exd4 $2 16. Nxd6+ Kd7 17. cxd4 $18) 16. Nxb6 $16) (14... a5 $1 $17) 15. Nd3 {[#]} ({White should play} 15. bxa7 $15 Nxe4 (15... Rxa7 16. Qd3 $17) 16. Qd3) 15... Ng6 $1 (15... exd4 16. Re1 $16) (15... axb6 $6 16. Nc4 $14) 16. Nc4 (16. bxa7 $17 Rxa7 (16... Nxe4 17. Re1 $17) 17. Nc4) 16... Be6 (16... Nxe4 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Ndxe5 Nxe5 19. Qd4 Nf3+ (19... Nxc4 20. Qxe4+ Be7 21. Bxc4 $16) 20. gxf3 Qxd4 21. cxd4 $11) (16... exd4 17. Re1 g3 (17... dxc3 $2 18. e5 $18) 18. hxg3 (18. fxg3 Bg4 $16) 18... fxg3 19. fxg3 $18) ({Better is} 16... a5 $19 {Threatens to win with ...Be7.} 17. dxe5 dxe5) 17. Ba3 $2 (17. bxa7 $17 {was called for.} Rxa7 (17... exd4 18. cxd4 Nxe4 19. Qb3 $14) 18. Nb6) 17... Bxc4 (17... exd4 18. cxd4 Bxc4 (18... Nxe4 19. Nxd6+ Bxd6 20. Re1 $11) (18... Qxd4 $2 19. Bb2 $18 {[%mdl 64] Skewer}) 19. Bxc4 $17) (17... Nxe4 18. bxa7 Bxc4 (18... exd4 19. Qb3 $16) (18... Rxa7 19. Re1 $15) 19. Bxc4 $15) 18. Bxc4 {[#]} f3 $1 19. g3 h4 (19... axb6 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Bxf8 Nxf8 (21... Rxf8 22. Qb3 $17) 22. h4 gxh3 (22... Nxe4 23. Qe1 $17) 23. Qe1 $19) (19... exd4 20. h4 gxh3 (20... Nxe4 21. Re1 $11) 21. bxa7 $19) 20. Qc2 axb6 (20... exd4 21. bxa7 Rxa7 (21... dxc3 $2 22. e5 $19) 22. Bc1) 21. Rae1 Rd8 ({Don't take} 21... exd4 22. cxd4 hxg3 (22... Qxd4 $2 23. gxh4 Nh3+ 24. Kh1 $17) 23. fxg3 f2+ (23... Qxd4+ $2 24. Kh1 $19) 24. Rxf2 Nh3+ (24... Qxd4 25. Bb2 $14) 25. Kf1 Nxf2 26. Nxf2 Rxh2 (26... Qxd4 27. Bb2 $11 {[%mdl 64] Deflection}) 27. Kg1 Qxf2+ 28. Qxf2 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 Rxa4 30. Be6 Rxa3 31. Bxg4 $19) 22. d5 Rd7 23. dxc6 bxc6 24. Bc1 (24. Rb1 $142 hxg3 (24... Nxe4 $2 25. Rxb6 hxg3 26. fxg3 $19) 25. fxg3) 24... Rdh7 $19 25. Bxg5 Qxg5 26. Qb3 hxg3 {( -> ...Qh6)} 27. Qxb6 Qh4 {[%csl Gg3,Gh7,Gh8][%cal Rh4h2]} (27... gxh2+ $2 28. Kh1 $19) 28. Qb8+ Ke7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.74/Black=0.14 (very precise)} 0-1

