Fabiano Caruana vs Dariusz Swiercz (2021)

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Fabiano Caruana vs Dariusz Swiercz
United States Championship (2021), St. Louis, MO USA, rd 9, Oct-16
English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation Fianchetto Lines (A29) · 1-0

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Oct-17-21		fabelhaft: 34. … Bxh5 was Swiercz’s chance. He misplayed the opening and was down to increments with a lost position already by move 20. Caruana had lots of time and it never looked as if Swiercz would have a chance but he did get one there even if he didn’t see it and probably would have lost anyway given his clock situation.

Oct-17-21		cormier: SF 10 Depth 33 +1.57 24.Nxc7 Qxc7 25.Rb1 b5 26.axb5 axb5 27.Qb3+ Bf7 28.Qb4 Qd7 29.d4 Bc4 30.Rfd1 Ra8 31.Qd2 Ra2 32.Qc1

Oct-17-21		cormier: SF 10 Depth 36 +1.57 23.Qb3 Kh8 24.Nxc7 Qxc7 25.Rfc1 Qd8 26.Rc5 f5 27.Qb4 Qxd3 28.e5 Qd8 29.a5 b6 30.axb6 Rxb6 31.Qc3 +1.53 23.Qg4 b5 24.Rac1 Bb6 25.Rc6 Re6 26.Rxe6 fxe6 27.Qxe6+ Bf7 28.Qe5 Bc5 29.Rc1 Ba3 30.Rb1 Bd6 31.Qd4

Oct-17-21		cormier: SF 10 Depth 28 +1.75 21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.Nxd5 Qd8 23.Rc1 Ba5 24.Rc5 b6 25.Rc6 Re6 26.Rc2 b5 27.axb5 axb5 28.h4 f6 29.h5 +0.69 21.Nxg6 hxg6 22.Rc1 dxe4 23.dxe4 b5 24.Qxd8 Bxd8 25.e5 Ng4 26.axb5 axb5 27.Rce1 Rc8 28.h3 Nh6 29.Bd5

Oct-17-21		cormier: SF 10 Depth 29 +1.57 20....cxd5 21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.Nxd5 Qd8 23.Rc1 Bd6 24.f4 f6 25.e5 fxe5 26.f5 Bf7 27.f6 Qa5 28.Qg4 g6 +2.15 20....Nd7 21.Bc1 cxd5 22.Nxd5 Bd6 23.Be3 f6 24.Qb3 Bf7 25.d4 Nf8 26.f4 Bc7 27.e5 Qd7 28.Rac1 Red8

Oct-17-21		cormier: SF 10 Depth 29 +1.84 20.cxd5 cxd5 21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.Nxd5 Qd8 23.Rc1 Ba5 24.Nf4 Qd6 25.h4 h6 26.Nxg6 Qxg6 27.d4 Rec8 28.Qb3 +1.24 20.Nxg6 hxg6 21.exd5 cxd5 22.Bxf6 Qxf6 23.Bxd5 Be5 24.Ra2 Bd4 25.Re2 Rxe2 26.Qxe2 Kf8 27.Qg4 b6 28.Kg2

Oct-17-21		cormier: SF 10 Depth 33 +1.59 19....Qe7 20.Re1 Ba5 21.Re3 Bb6 22.d4 Rbd8 23.Nxg6 hxg6 24.a5 Ba7 25.Bc3 g5 26.h3 Qe6 27.Rb1 Rb8

Oct-17-21		cormier: SF 10 Depth 37 +1.05 18....Bf5 19.Bd4 a6 20.a5 d5 21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.cxd5 Bxf4 23.exf4 cxd5 24.Bxd5 Red8 25.Qf3 b5 26.axb6 Rxb6

Oct-17-21		cormier: SF 10 Depth 33 +1.54 18.e4 Qe7 19.h4 h6 20.Nxg6 fxg6 21.a4 Qd7 22.Bd4 b6 23.Qd2 Rf8 24.Bc3 Rbe8 25.f4 c5 26.a5

Oct-17-21		cormier: SF 10 Depth 37 +1.05 17....Bf5 18.a4 Bd7 19.h3 Qe7 20.Rb1 a6 21.Qc2 Rec8 22.Kh2 Ne8 23.Ra1 Nf6 24.Rg1 Re8 25.Rab1 Rec8

Oct-17-21		cormier: SF 10 Depth 39 +1.20 17.Rb1 Nd7 18.Qc2 Qe7 19.Rfd1 Ne5 20.Nxg6 hxg6 21.Bg2 a6 22.d4 Nd7 23.h3 Nf6 24.Ba3 c5 25.Rbc1

Oct-17-21		cormier: SF 10 Depth 40 +1.27 15....h6 16.d3 Bh7 17.e4 Rb8 18.a4 Kh8 19.Rb1 Bc7 20.Bd4 Bb6 21.Bc3 Ba5 22.Ba1 Bc7 23.Bb2 Kg8 +1.21 15....Nd7 16.d3 Bg6 17.Rc1 Rb8 18.Bg2 Nc5 19.Nxg6 hxg6 20.Qc2 Nd7 21.h3 Bb6 22.d4 Qe7 23.Rfe1 Ba5

Oct-17-21		cormier: SF 10 Depth 36 +0.87 14....Bc7 15.d3 d5 16.cxd5 Bxf4 17.gxf4 cxd5 18.Qb3 Rc8 19.Rac1 b6 20.Rxc8 Bxc8 21.Rc1 Be6 22.Bxf6 gxf6

Oct-17-21		yurikvelo: 1 blunder which lost game + 2 blunders which made win easy and forced https://pastebin.com/1bZHMsm3

Oct-17-21		cormier: SF 10 Depth 37 +0.44 13....Bg4 14.Qb3 Rb8 15.h3 Bf5 16.d3 d5 17.cxd5 Nxd5 18.Nxd5 cxd5 19.Bb2 Qd7 20.Qxd5 Qxd5 21.Bxd5 Bxh3 +0.56 13....d5 14.cxd5 Nxd5 15.Nxd5 cxd5 16.Qb3 d4 17.Bb2 Bb6 18.Qc2 Re7 19.Rfc1 Be6 20.a4 Rc8 21.Qe4 Rxc1+ SF 10 Depth 36 +0.68 13....Rb8 14.Bb2 Bd7 15.Qc2 Qe7 16.Qa4 Bb6 17.d3 Ng4 18.d4 Nf6 19.Rfd1 Bg4 20.Re1 Qd8 21.h3 Bd7

Oct-18-21		Ulhumbrus: If after 6...Bc5 White is able to exchange his b pawn for the more valuable e5 pawn after 7 b4, one alternative is 6...Nxd5 7 cxd5 Ne7.

Oct-18-21		LRLeighton: Ulhumbrus, I think that you miscalculated that, or there is a typo -- after your line, simply 8 Nxe5 leaves white up a pawn.

Oct-18-21		Ulhumbrus: <LRLeighton> You are right. Black can't answer Nxe5 with ...Nxd5. In that case he may have to settle for 6...Be7.

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