Fabiano Caruana vs Alexander Grischuk (2018)

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Fabiano Caruana vs Alexander Grischuk
World Championship Candidates (2018), Berlin GER, rd 6, Mar-16
King's Indian Defense: Normal. King's Knight Variation (E60) · 1/2-1/2

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Mar-16-18		chessic eric: looks as though black values the c4 pawn more for keeping the white knight out of d3 than for advance?! A white N d3 does contest e5 and begin to own the center more completely...

Mar-16-18		beenthere240: <AE> I agree. I think c3 was far superior.

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Mar-16-18		tigreton: The pawn on c4 keeps the white knight away from going to d3

Mar-16-18		beenthere240: But now black has a second chance! Bb6 and then c3

Mar-16-18		Ulhumbrus: Draw agreed. Perhaps neither player is sure whether he stands better or worse.

Mar-16-18		chessic eric: repetition!?

Mar-16-18		whiteshark: Draw agreed - no need for Caruana to take high risks with only 42sec left

Mar-16-18		beenthere240: Draw. What courage these gentlemen demonstrate!

Mar-16-18		tigreton: Grischuk is a surviver!

Mar-16-18		whiteshark: So + Mame on the verge of winning

Mar-16-18		Marmot PFL: Maybe time pressure was too much so white forces draw. Fabi has to learn better time skills, trust instincts more and not over-calculate everything. The position was in his favor so it's a lost opportunity.

Mar-16-18		offramp: A rather sudden draw! Good game, though.

Mar-16-18		Ulhumbrus: If Caruana was in time trouble that explains the result. He preferred to not risk throwing the game away.

Mar-16-18		chessdgc2: Why does White continue to repeat moves with 36. Bg3? Why not 36. Nxc4 instead?

Mar-16-18		Marmot PFL: Maybe not so much for white as I thought as black has compensation with his passed pawn.

Mar-16-18		Marmot PFL: chessdgc2: 36 Nxc4 Rxd6 37 Nxd6 Qc5+

Mar-16-18		Marmot PFL: "I was calculating a lot and played a complicated move when a simple move would have sufficed" FC

Mar-16-18		dangerhump: Game is a Benoni but listed as KI?

Mar-16-18		Severin: Magnus would never offer draw here. That's why he's the champion.

Mar-16-18		cormier: i agree <Severin> .

Mar-16-18		cormier: click for larger view Analysis by Houdini 4: d 24 dpa done 1. + / = (0.65): 33.Rc1 Nb6 34.Kh1 Qc5 35.Be1 Nxd5 36.Bxb4 Qxb4 37.Qxc4 Bxb2 38.Qxb4 Nxb4 39.Rxb2 Nd3 40.Rcc2 Nxb2 41.Rxb2 f5 42.exf5 gxf5 43.gxf5 Kf7 44.Kg2 Kf6 45.Rb5 Rg8+ 46.Kf2 Ra8 47.Kg3 Ra7 48.h3 Rc7 49.h4 h5 2. + / = (0.58): 33.Kg2 Nb6 34.d6 Qc6 35.Nd1 c3 36.Rc2 Bd4 37.Re1 Kg7 38.Qd3 Nd7 39.Ne3 Ne5 40.Bxe5+ Bxe5 41.Nd5 Rd4 42.Qxc3 Qxd6 43.Qe3 Ra4 44.f4 Bd4 45.Qd3 Qd7 46.h3 Rb8 47.Rd1 Qe6 48.Kg3 h5 49.gxh5 gxh5 50.f5 3. + / = (0.54): 33.Nd1 Rb3 34.Kg2 Qc5 35.Rc2 c3 36.Re1 Qd4 37.Ne3 Ra8 38.Rd1 Qb4 39.Rdc1 Bd4 40.d6 Nb6 41.Qd3 Rd8 42.Bf4 Qc5 43.h3 Na4 44.Rd1 Rb4 45.Nd5

Mar-16-18		Lupara: Hmm ... In response to <Severin> and <cormier>, I recalll another Candidates game where a player repeated a three move repetition in an unbalanced position with plenty of time on his clock against Grischuk no less. I didn't criticize his decision then and I would not do so now. Here's the games: Grischuk vs Carlsen, 2013 The difference is Caruana seems to have a bit of an advantage in this game but only 42 seconds plus a 30 second increment to make 4 moves to reach the the 40th move. But this position is risky, as Grischuk has good counterplay. I think the Carlsen of today would have played on in that same position from the 2013 Candidates game and probably ground down Grischuk if the tournament was not a Candidates, but a Tata or Norway or Sinqfield or London Classic. But then again, the context of the tournament stakes and setting may influence a player's decision on whether to press on regardless of the risk or whether to make a safe choice and draw. Just my humble opinion.

Mar-16-18		cormier: well, i think Carl know's when to have fun, i didn't knew thou Caruana only had seconds left ..... ths

Mar-17-18		cormier: <if he had played 33.Rc1> click for larger view Analysis by Houdini 4: d 29 dpa done; i was visuallysing the position of the white knight, but didn't tought to check to look for the black piece plan this time ... 1. + / = (0.52): 33...c3 34.Nd3 Rd4 <35.Nf4> Nc5 36.Qb5 Rd2 37.Rxd2 cxd2 38.Rd1 Nxe4 39.fxe4 Rxe4 40.Nd3 Bd4+ 41.Kg2 Qc2 42.Qb1 Qc4 43.Rxd2 Qxd5 44.Kf1 Rf4+ 45.Nxf4 Qh1+ 46.Ke2 Qxb1 47.Rxd4 Qc2+ 48.Ke3 Qc1+ 49.Kf3 Qc3+ 50.Rd3 Qf6 51.Kg2 Qc6+ 52.Kf2 Qf6 53.Kg1 Qe7 54.Nd5 Qe6 55.Kf2 Kg7 56.Rd4 f5 57.g5 h6 <2. + / = (0.53): 33...Nb6> 34.Kh1 Bh6 35.Rd1 Bg7 36.d6 Qd7 37.Rc1 Qe6 38.Rc2 Bd4 39.Ra5 c3 40.Nd3 Rb1+ 41.Rc1 Qb3 42.Bf4 Nd7 43.Kg2 Rxc1 44.Bxc1 Rb8 45.e5 Bb6 46.Ra1 Qc4 47.Qe4 Qxe4 48.fxe4 Bd4 49.Bf4 Kg7 50.Rc1 h6

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