[Event "12th Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.25"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[GameId "2214893876417652"]
[EventDate "2025.08.18"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bb5 $1 Nxd4 {C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4.} 12. Bxd4 {[%cal Of4f5] [#]} ({But not} 12. Qxd4 a6 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. Rxb7 Rc8 $17) 12... a6 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 {White is slightly better.} 14. Rb3 Qe7 15. Rxb7 Rc8 16. O-O Qd8 17. Qf2 {[%cal Of4f5] 17.f5 is the modern continuation.} Rxc3 {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 18. Bxc3 Qc8 {[%csl LRb7,LRc3][%cal Of8c5] Threatens to win with ...Bc5!.} 19. Rb3 {Black must now prevent Bd4.} Ba4 {[#]} 20. Bd4 $1 Bxb3 21. axb3 Be7 22. f5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 22. c3 O-O 23. b4 f6 24. Ra1 fxe5 25. Bxe5 Bf6 26. Bxf6 Rxf6 27. Qe3 h6 28. g3 {½-½ Sadhwani,R (2681)-Tabatabaei,M (2659) Khanty-Mansiysk Karpov 22nd 2025 (4)}) 22... exf5 {The position is equal.} 23. Qxf5 O-O 24. Qxc8 Rxc8 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 25. c3 f6 26. exf6 Bxf6 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Rxf6 Rxc3 29. Rxa6 Rxb3 {KR-KR} 30. Ra7 Rb1+ 31. Kf2 Rb2+ 32. Kg1 Rb1+ 33. Kf2 Rb2+ 34. Kg1 Rb1+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.04 (flawless) /Black=0.03 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "12th Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.25"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[GameId "2214898064692733"]
[EventDate "2025.08.18"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 {[%cal Bb2b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. b5 {A29: English Opening: Four Knights Variation with 4 g3.} Nd4 12. a4 a5 13. Ne1 $146 {[%cal Oe2e3]} ({Predecessor:} 13. e3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Bb4 15. Qc2 Bc4 16. Bxb7 Qd3 17. Qxd3 Bxd3 18. Bxa8 Bxb1 19. Bd5+ Nxd5 20. Nxb1 c6 21. bxc6 Rc8 22. Nc3 Nb6 {½-½ Enev,Z (2214)-Tylecek,D (2167) OP-2019-0-04748 LSS email}) 13... Qc8 14. e3 Nf5 15. Qc2 Nd6 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Nd3 Bh3 18. Bxh3 Qxh3 19. f4 Nf7 (19... Qe6 $14) 20. Bxe7 $16 Rxe7 {[#]} 21. Qa2 $2 $11 {White had built a nice edge but this throws it away.} (21. f5 $1 $16 Nd6 22. Nc5 Kh8 23. e4 Rc8 24. d3) 21... Kh8 (21... Qf5 $11 22. Nc1 Kh8) 22. Ne4 (22. fxe5 $14 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Rf4 (24. Rf2 Qe6 $11)) 22... Rd8 23. Qa3 Red7 $6 (23... Ree8 $11) 24. Nef2 $6 $11 ({White should play} 24. Nec5 $14 Rd5 25. Rbc1) 24... Qh5 $11 {[%cal Oe5e4]} 25. Rbc1 (25. Nc5 {with more complications.} Rxd2 26. Nxb7 Re8 27. Qc1) 25... exf4 26. Nxf4 Qe5 27. Rc2 Ng5 {[#] Hoping for ...Nf3+.} 28. d4 Qe8 29. Rfc1 Re7 30. Rc3 Rdd7 31. Kg2 h6 32. Qa2 $6 (32. h4 $11) 32... Ne6 ({Don't play} 32... Rxe3 $6 33. Rxe3 Qxe3 34. Ng6+ Kh7 35. Nf8+ Kh8 36. Nxd7 (36. Ng6+ Kh7 $16) 36... Qxc1 37. Nxb6 cxb6 38. h4 $16) 33. Nxe6 Rxe6 34. e4 {Forced.} Rxd4 $11 (34... Red6) 35. Rxc7 Re7 (35... Nxa4 $2 36. Rc8 (36. Rxb7 Rexe4 37. Qf7 Qxf7 $11) 36... Re5 37. Rxe8+ $18) 36. Qa3 Rxc7 (36... Rxa4 $2 {loses.} 37. Qxe7 Qxe7 38. Rxe7 $18) 37. Rxc7 {The endgame is equal.} Rd7 38. Rxd7 Qxd7 {[%mdl 4096]} 39. Qc3 Nxa4 40. Qxa5 Nc5 41. Qb4 Ne6 42. Qc4 Nd4 43. b6 Nc6 44. Nd3 Qd8 45. Nf4 Qd2+ 46. Kh3 Qd7+ 47. Qe6 Qxe6+ 48. Nxe6 {KN-KN} Kg8 49. Nc5 Na5 50. Kg4 Kf7 51. Kh5 Nc4 52. Nxb7 Nxb6 53. Nd6+ Ke6 54. Nf5 Kf7 55. Nd6+ Ke6 56. Nf5 Kf7 57. Nd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "12th Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.25"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Gukesh, D.."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[GameId "2214908978280216"]
[EventDate "2025.08.18"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 {C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} Bf6 10. Re1 Nf5 11. Nd5 {White has an edge.} Bh4 $146 {A tricky new idea.} ({Predecessor:} 11... d6 12. c3 Bg5 13. d4 Bxc1 14. Rxc1 c6 15. Ne3 Re8 16. Nxf5 Bxf5 17. Qd2 Qf6 {½-½ Giri,A (2764)-Radjabov,T (2765) Opera Euro Rapid KO chess24.com INT 2021 (1.24)}) 12. g3 {This is critical.} c6 13. Bh3 Nd4 14. gxh4 (14. Ne3 $14 Bf6 15. c3) 14... cxd5 $11 15. c3 Qxh4 16. Bg2 (16. Qg4 $2 Qxg4+ 17. Bxg4 Nc2 $19) 16... Nf5 17. d4 d6 18. Bxd5 Be6 {Offering a pawn.} (18... Bd7) 19. Bxb7 Rae8 20. Bc6 {[%cal Od4d5] [#]} Re7 $2 (20... d5 $1 $11 21. Bxe8 Qh3 22. Bg5 Rxe8 23. c4 h6 24. cxd5 Bd7 25. Rxe8+ Bxe8) 21. Bd2 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has some pressure.} d5 ({Black should play} 21... Bc8 $1 $14) 22. Qf3 $16 Qf6 23. Kh1 {[%cal Oe1e5] White has more active pieces.} (23. Bxd5 $6 Qg6+ 24. Kh1 Nh4 $11) 23... Qg6 {[#]} 24. Re5 {Offering Gukesh a chance.} (24. Bxd5 $6 Nh4 25. Qe4 Qh5 $11) ({Better is} 24. Bf4 $1 $16) 24... Bc8 $2 (24... Nh4 $1 $14 25. Qg3 Qxg3 26. fxg3 (26. hxg3 Nf3 $16) 26... Nf3) 25. Bxd5 Rxe5 26. dxe5 {and Rg1 should not be overlooked} Rd8 (26... Nh4 $16 {was worth a try.} 27. Qe4 Be6) 27. Rg1 $18 Nh4 (27... Qa6 $142 28. c4 Be6) 28. Qf4 Rxd5 29. Rxg6 (29. Qxh4 $2 {perishes.} Qc6 30. f3 (30. Qe4 $2 Bb7 $19) 30... Rxd2 $19) 29... Nxg6 30. Qe3 h5 {[%cal Bh7h5,Bh5h4,Bh4h3][%mdl 32]} 31. c4 Rd8 32. f3 h4 33. Kg1 Be6 34. b3 h3 35. Kf2 {White is clearly winning.} a6 36. Ke2 Bc8 37. Bb4 f6 38. exf6 gxf6 39. Ba5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.05 (flawless) /Black=0.30} 1-0

[Event "12th Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.25"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[GameId "2214915280840772"]
[EventDate "2025.08.18"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O {C48: Four Knights: 4 Bb5, replies other than 4...Bb4.} h6 7. a3 Re8 {[%cal Bf8e8,Be8e6,Be6f6][%mdl 32]} 8. Be3 {The position is equal.} Bf8 9. Bc4 d6 10. h3 Be6 11. Bxe6 Rxe6 12. Nd5 Ne7 13. Nxf6+ Rxf6 14. d4 exd4 $1 15. Nxd4 Ng6 $146 (15... d5 $11) ({Predecessor:} 15... c5 16. Ne2 d5 17. e5 Rc6 18. f4 d4 19. Bf2 Qd5 20. Qd3 h5 21. Rad1 Rg6 {0-1 Koscielski,J (2332)-Schmidt,H (2364) GER-chT Betriebe 16th Dresden 2016 (7.1)}) 16. c4 {White is more active.} c6 17. Ne2 Re6 18. Nc3 (18. Ng3 $14) 18... Ne5 $11 19. Qe2 g5 20. Rfd1 (20. Bd4 $14) 20... Qe7 21. b4 (21. Rd2 {was preferable.}) 21... Bg7 22. Rac1 Ng6 23. Bd4 Nf4 24. Qe3 f5 25. Bxg7 (25. Bxa7 $2 Bxc3 (25... fxe4 26. Bd4 $17) 26. Rxc3 Rxe4 $19) 25... Qxg7 26. Rd4 Rae8 27. Qd2 fxe4 {White must now prevent ...e3.} 28. Re1 {[%cal Rd4e4]} Qg6 29. Re3 Nh5 30. Qe1 {[%cal Rd4e4]} Nf6 31. Qd1 Nd7 $2 {A serious error.} (31... Nh5 $11) 32. Nxe4 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} Rxe4 {[#]} (32... R8e7 33. Rxd6) 33. Qd3 d5 34. cxd5 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} cxd5 (34... Nf6 $6 35. dxc6 (35. f3 cxd5 36. fxe4 dxe4 $16) 35... Qf7 (35... bxc6 $2 36. f3 $18) 36. Rexe4 (36. Rdxe4 Nxe4 37. Rxe4 bxc6 $18) 36... Nxe4 37. Rxe4 bxc6 38. Rd4 $18) 35. Rdxe4 dxe4 36. Qxd7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} Qf7 37. Qd4 $40 {[%csl Ba7,Be4][%mdl 128] White is out for blood.} Qa2 (37... a6 {was called for.} 38. Rxe4 Rxe4 39. Qxe4 Kg7) 38. Rc3 (38. Rxe4 $2 {too greedy.} Qb1+ 39. Kh2 Qxe4 $19) (38. Qxa7 Qa1+ 39. Kh2 Qe5+ 40. g3 Qd5 $16) 38... Qf7 {Inhibits Rc7.} 39. Qxa7 Rd8 40. Rc1 {Repels Rd1+} Qf4 41. Re1 {White is clearly winning.} Rd7 42. Qc5 {Dodges Qe5. Qc8+ is the strong threat.} Kh7 43. Qc2 Rd3 44. Qc4 Rxa3 45. Qxe4+ (45. Rxe4 {leads to mate.} Ra1+) 45... Qxe4 46. Rxe4 h5 47. g3 Kg6 48. Re6+ Kf5 49. Rb6 g4 50. Kg2 Rb3 51. b5 Rd3 52. Rxb7 Kg6 53. Rb6+ Kf5 54. Rh6 Kg5 55. Rc6 Rd5 56. h4+ Kf5 57. Rh6 1-0

[Event "12th Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.25"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Praggnanandhaa, R.."]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[GameId "2214927775066666"]
[EventDate "2025.08.18"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qe7 {B31: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5 g6.} 8. Nbd2 {[%cal Od3d4]} Nf6 {[%cal Bg8f6,Bf6e8,Be8c7][%mdl 32]} 9. a4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nc4 Nd7 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bh4 Nf8 14. Qe3 Ne6 15. Bg3 {½-½ Ashworth,R (1907)-Lukosius,R (2039) BCF-chT4 2223 (4NCL) England 2022 (7.33)}) 9... O-O {The position is equal.} 10. Nc4 Ne8 11. Be3 Nc7 12. h3 {[%cal Ob2b4]} Rd8 13. Qc2 b6 14. b4 cxb4 15. cxb4 Na6 $1 16. Bd2 Nxb4 17. Bxb4 Qxb4 18. Ncxe5 Qd6 19. d4 $6 (19. Nxc6 $1 $11 {remains equal and was Praggnanandhaa's suggestion after the game.} Qxd3 20. Qc1) 19... c5 $1 $17 20. Rfd1 Bb7 (20... Be6 $17 {and ...Rac8 would now be decisive} 21. Rac1 Rdc8 22. dxc5 Qxc5) 21. a5 $1 $15 Rac8 {[%cal Rc5d4]} 22. Qb3 Qc7 23. axb6 axb6 24. Ra7 {[%cal Ob3f7] White is active but black is better.} Bxe5 25. dxe5 $2 {Loses.} (25. Nxe5 $17 {only move.} Rxd4 26. Rxd4 cxd4 27. Nd3) 25... Rxd1+ $2 {Giving Firouzja a chance to escape.} (25... c4 $19 {wins.} 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8) 26. Qxd1 $17 {[%cal Oe5e6] [#]} c4 ({Better is} 26... Rd8 $1 $17 {[%cal Rd8d1]} 27. Qc1 Qb8) 27. Qa4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A final losing mistake.} (27. Qd6 $11 {and White is okay.}) 27... c3 28. Nd4 (28. Ne1 $142 Qc6 29. Qxc6 Bxc6 30. f3) 28... Rd8 $19 29. e6 fxe6 {[%cal Od8d4] Black is clearly winning.} 30. Rxb7 (30. g3 $142 Qd7 31. Nc2) 30... Qxb7 31. Nxe6 Qd7 0-1

