Fabiano Caruana vs Wei Yi (2025)

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Fabiano Caruana vs Wei Yi
Norway Chess (2025), Stavanger NOR, rd 13, Jun-02
Zukertort Opening: Symmetrical Variation (A04) · 1-0

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Jun-02-25		offramp: It's Caruana v Wei Yi. He'll want the full point.

Jun-02-25		OhioChessFan: Oddly enough, there's only one other game with 6. Be3 in the database. Fab played it last year. Caruana vs V S Gujrathi, 2024

Jun-02-25		An Englishman: Good Morning: Thanks for the new game, CG. This game has exactly one precedent in the DB, and look who played White: Caruana vs V S Gujrathi, 2024 This could become very interesting.

Jun-02-25		OhioChessFan: Yi varied from that game hen he played 8...Be6 instead of Nc6. Blocking the e Pawn is odd, but I'm sure Yi has this.

Jun-02-25		OhioChessFan: <AE> yeah, I wonder if Yi intentionally deviated early.

Jun-02-25		An Englishman: Good Morning: <OCF>, yes, Black probably did not want to relive the pawn sacrifice followed by the Queen sacrifice in the previous game. In this game, would have looked long and hard at 10.c4 controlling d5 and intending 11.Ng5, but 10.Ne5 makes sense.

Jun-02-25		An Englishman: Good Morning: 12...c4--fascinating choice! Personally, would hate playing 13.dxc4. Looking at 13.Qxc4!?,Ne3; 14.Qxc6,Nxf1; 15.Kxf1 or 14...Nc2!?; 15.Na3,Nxa1; 16.Rxa1. Black has seen these, of course, possibly in pregame analysis. Wonder what Wei Yi has in mind.

Jun-02-25		OhioChessFan: 13...Nb6 is obvious.

Jun-02-25		Korora: As of 17.b3, Yi has the ♗ pair. Yi also has two isolated ♙s.

Jun-02-25		An Englishman: Good Morning: This game just became very interesting--White dares Black to play 17...Qxa1; 18.Rxa1,Bxa1; 19.something takes c6. But Wei Yi will have two Bishops to go with the two Rooks. That looks concerning.

Jun-02-25		OhioChessFan: White to play his 28 looks dead drawn now.

Jun-02-25		An Englishman: Good Morning: Bishops of opposite color certainly makes the game look equal, and perhaps it has become a draw, but the extra pawn gives White a reason to continue. Have to run--pity, always liked endgames.

Jun-02-25		offramp: Fabi has contrived a win, at move 53. click for larger view

Jun-03-25		Korora: Why is this listed with the wrong date?

Jun-03-25		sudoplatov: I read (somewhere) that BOC are drawish in themselves. BOC with Rooks favor the better developed. The Bishops cannot directly defend against each other.

Jun-09-25		HeMateMe: Fabio found a way to advance his b pawn.

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