Fabiano Caruana vs Ding Liren (2022)

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Fabiano Caruana vs Ding Liren
World Championship Candidates (2022), Madrid ESP, rd 11, Jun-30
Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84) · 0-1

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Jul-01-22		fredthebear: Ding Liren is bringing the HEAT! Three straight victories, two with the Black pieces.

Jul-01-22		Ulhumbrus: If after 18 Ng7 the knight achieves little and has to withdraw an alternative is 18 Ne3 with f4 to follow later Ding Liren outplayed Caruana, either because Ding Liren played better overall and made fewer mistakes or because Caruana mis-managed his clock and then lacked time to think when he needed the time. The computer evaluations suggest that 75 Bc7? is a losing mistake. This ties White's rook to the defence of his bishop but it is not obvious why that loses. The main reason is that Black's invasion of the second rank by eg...Re2+ is a potential winning threat. In order to cover this rank White's rook needs access to the second rank. However if it is tied to the defence of the bishop it becomes confined to the c file as well, and so has access to just one single square on the second rank, the square c2. That square is however a white square and when the black bishop attacks it the white rook is unable to go there to defend the second rank. This seems useful to know about. Caruana may have known all this and a great deal more but he may also have been short of time by now.

Jul-01-22		SChesshevsky: Believe this is all computer approved theory until 26. Qxe1. Ding seems to err with 26...Rxb3. Kind of getting the rook stuck and getting on the back foot. Unclear as to why Caruana loses his mind after 50. Qf3. Likely best to accept a draw. And probably enough ways to accomplish this. But not with 53. Qb3+ and pushing with pretty much everything hanging. Hard to explain.

Jul-01-22		Olavi: There was nothing in it for Caruana if he took the draw. Psychologically it must have been easier for Ding, because just a couple of rounds ago he was far behind. Now he might even catch Nepo (very very unlikely).

Jul-01-22		ILikeKeres: Poor Caruana! As <Ulhumbrus> pointed out, 75.Bc7?? is quite a blunder.

Jul-01-22		jerseybob: Wow, an update in posted results and it's not good news for Fabby. Looks like we're due for Magnus-Nepo II(and no I don't believe Magnus is stepping down!). As for the game itself, if facing the Marshall is so distasteful, (kind of like the Berlin before the 4.d3 fad) and you must play the Ruy, how about somebody revving up the old Thomas Emery line 8.c3,d5 9.d4!? just for shock value?

Jul-01-22		HeMateMe: It seemed that white pushed his pawn too early.

Jul-02-22		cormier: 0.79 32... Bc6 33. Bd4 Bxe4 34. Bc3 Bg6 35. Re1 Qd5 36. Qf2 Kg7 37. Re7+ Kf8 38. Ra7 Rb7 39. Rxa6 Qxd3 40. Ra8+ Kg7 41. a5 Rf7 42. a6 Rf8 43. Rxf8 Kxf8 44. Bxf6 Qxa6 45. Bxg5+ Ke8 46. Qf3 Qd3 47. Qc6+ Kf8 48. Qc8+ Kg7 49. Qd7+ Kh8 50. Kh2 Qd4 51. Bd8 Qe5 52. Bc7 Nf6 53. Qxd6 Qxd6 54. Bxd6 Nd7 55. Ne2 Kg8 56. Nf4 Bb1 57. Ne6 c4 1.01 32... d5 33. Bxc5 dxe4 34. Nxe4 Bxe4 35. dxe4 Qxe4 36. a5 h5 37. Bf2 Rd3 38. Qe1 Qf4 39. b4 g4 40. hxg4 hxg4 41. g3 Qf5 42. Qe2 Rd6 43. Rc7 Re6 44. Qc4 Ne7 45. Rc5 Qe4 46. Qxe4 Rxe4 47. b5 axb5 48. a6 Ra4 1.24 32... h6 33. Bf2 1.44 32... Qe5 33. Nf5 Ne7 34. Nxe7 Qxe7 35. Qc2 Rb6 36. b4 Rxb4 37. Bd2 Rb6 38. a5 Rb5 39. Re1 c4 40. d4 Bc8 41. Qxc4 Bd7 42. d5 Kg8 43. Bc3 Rb8 44. Bd4 Bb5 45. Qc3 Rf8 46. Re3 h5 47. Qc2 h4 48. Qf2 Bd7 49. Rf3 Qxe4 50. Rxf6 Stockfish 15, 30 sec, depth 30

Jul-02-22		cormier: 1.38 33. Nf5 Ne7 34. Nxe7 Qxe7 35. Qc2 Rb6 36. b4 Rxb4 37. Bd2 Rb6 38. a5 Rb5 39. Re1 c4 40. d4 Bc8 41. Bc3 g4 42. d5 gxh3 43. gxh3 Bxh3 44. Qh2 Qg7+ 45. Kf2 Bg4 46. Qxd6 Kg8 47. Ke3 Rb3 48. Kd4 h5 49. Qxa6 Bd7 50. Re3 Qe7 51. Rf3 Qe5+ 52. Kxc4 Qxe4+ 53. Kxb3 Qxf3 54. Qd6 Be8 55. a6 Qd3 56. Qxf6 Qxd5+ 57. Kb2 Qg2+ 58. Ka3 Bc6 0.03 33. Bf2 Rxb2 34. Qe3 Bc6 35. d4 Qf4 36. Qxf4 gxf4 37. Nh5 Bxa4 38. dxc5 dxc5 39. Nxf4 Bc2 40. Ne6 Bxe4 41. Nxc5 Bg6 42. Nxa6 Rb1 43. Rxb1 Bxb1 44. Nc5 Ba2 45. Nd3 Ne7 46. Kh2 Bc4 47. Ne1 Bf1 48. Bd4 Nd5 49. Bc5 Nc3 50. Ba3 Ne4 0 33. Nf1 Qxb2 34. Qxb2 Rxb2 35. Nd2 Bc6 36. Nc4 Rb3 37. Nxd6 Rxd3 38. Bxc5 Bxa4 39. Rc4 Bb5 40. Rb4 Rd1+ 41. Kf2 Rd2+ 42. Kf3 Rd3+ 43. Kf2 0 33. Kh2 Rxb2 34. Qd1 Bc6 35. d4 Bxe4 36. dxe5 Rxg2+ 37. Kh1 Rxg3+ 38. Kh2 Rg2+ 39. Kh1 Stockfish 15, depth 34,

Jul-02-22		cormier: 0.5 31... d5 32. Rxc5 dxe4 33. dxe4 Bxe4 34. Qd6 Qxd6 35. Bxd6 Bb1 36. Rc6 Rxb2 37. Rxa6 Ba2 38. Ra5 Rd2 39. Bf8 Rd8 40. Bb4 Rd7 41. Rc5 Bd5 42. a5 Bb7 43. Rc4 Ne7 44. Ne4 Kg7 45. Bxe7 Rxe7 46. Nd6 Bd5 47. Rc7 Kf8 48. Rc5 Bb7 49. Nxb7 Rxb7 0.5 31... h5 32. Ne2 g5 33. Be3 h4 34. Bd4 Kh7 35. Bc3 Bc6 36. a5 d5 37. d4 c4 38. e5 Kh6 39. Re1 Ne7 40. exf6 Qxf6 41. Rf1 Qe6 42. Nc1 Rb7 43. Na2 Nf5 44. Re1 Qf6 45. Nb4 Rf7 46. Nxa6 Ng3 47. Qe3 Bd7 48. Bd2 Nf5 49. Qe5 Qxa6 0.81 31... Rb4 1.02 31... a5 32. Qc2 Rb6 33. Nf1 Ba6 34. Ne3 Ne7 35. Rf1 h5 36. Bg3 Rb4 37. Rd1 Rd4 38. b3 Kg7 39. Nc4 d5 40. Nd6 h4 41. Ne8+ Kf7 42. Nc7 Qb6 43. Bf2 Rxd3 44. Rxd3 Bxd3 45. Qxd3 Qxc7 46. exd5 Qd6 47. Bxh4 Qxd5 48. Qxd5+ Nxd5 49. Bf2 c4 50. bxc4 Nc3 51. Bb6 Nxa4 52. Bxa5 Stockfish 15, depth 27,

Jul-06-22		jerseybob: <Ulhumbrus: ....The computer evaluations suggest that 75 Bc7? is a losing mistake.> You seem skeptical of that claim and so am I. I'd like to see a simple drawing strategy(not a thicket of Stockfish gobbletygook) that gives white a draw. If rooks were off the board it might be drawable.

Jul-06-22		SChesshevsky: <...a simple drawing strategy...> Doesn't look simple but I guess the idea is for a pseudo blockade. The B holds the pawns, the R holds the second rank allowing K the key f2 square. Also via e1 or even e3. Looks fragile so precision is probably mandatory. Given time and a different circumstance, Caruana probably would've come up with the construction. But coming in fatigued and this tiring game where he knew he was a lot better earlier made it a lot tougher. Think the big error was not looking for an easier draw earlier versus getting into an extremely difficult hold later.

Jul-06-22		fredthebear: 20 years of battles: https://africanchessconfederation.c... Ding Liren is the last qualifier: https://chessbase.in/news/Ding-Lire... Round 11 from Chessdom.com: https://www.chessdom.com/scoreboard... Round 11 from Chess24.com: https://chess24.com/no/watch/live-t... agadmator's chess channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbL... ChessBase India: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1g... 6 1/2 hours of Round 11 coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-U... Ding Liren post-game interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iho...

Nov-11-22		tbontb: A game coloured by the tense tournament situation with both players "needing" to win to stay in contention. Caruana White was better for much of the time until 50. Be5 allowed Ding Black to fight back to equality with 55. ....Kg7. After 57. Be3 (better Qd5) the advantage passed to Black. As noted above, at the end 75. Bc7 was a losing blunder (when 75. Rc8 Re7 76. Rc2 f4 was possibly the last chance to hold).

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