[Event "CCT Final Playoff 2023"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "2023.12.10"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Fabiano Caruana"] [Black "Magnus Carlsen"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian Variation, Advance Variation } Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qd7 7. c3 f6 8. O-O fxe5 9. dxe5 a5 10. Re1 Bc5 11. Nbd2 a4? { (0.00 → 1.23) Mistake. Bb6 was best. } (11... Bb6 12. Ng5 Nh6 13. Ndf3 O-O-O 14. h3 Rdf8 15. Nxh7 Rxf3 16. gxf3 Nf7 17. f4 Qe7 18. Be3) 12. b4?! { (1.23 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } (12. Ng5) 12... axb3 13. Nxb3 Bb6 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Rxe3 b6 16. Ng5 Nge7 17. Nxh7 Nf5 18. Rh3 Kd8?! { (0.00 → 0.60) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (18... Nxe5 19. Qe2 Ng6 20. Qg4 Ne5 21. Qe2) 19. a4?! { (0.60 → -0.25) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (19. f4 Ra3 20. g4 Nfe7 21. Rf3 Kc8 22. Ng5 Nd8 23. Rf2 c5 24. Qc2 Qa4 25. Re1 Rg8) 19... Nxe5 20. Qe2 Ng6 21. Qg4 Ne5 22. Qf4 Nf7 23. a5 Kc8 24. Re1 bxa5 25. Qd2?! { (-0.62 → -1.62) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } (25. Qg4 N7h6) 25... e5?! { (-1.62 → -0.81) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (25... a4 26. Ra1 N5d6 27. Qc1 Ne4 28. Nd2 Ra5 29. c4 Qc6 30. Nxe4 dxe4 31. Qb2) 26. Ra1? { (-0.81 → -2.02) Mistake. Rh5 was best. } (26. Rh5 N7h6 27. Ng5 Qd6 28. Qa2 a4 29. Nd2 Re8 30. Nf7 Nxf7 31. Rxf5 Qe6 32. Rf3 e4) 26... Qb5 27. Qc2 N7d6 28. Nd2 a4 29. g4 Ne7 30. Nf3?! { (-2.00 → -3.10) Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } (30. Re3 e4 31. c4 Qd7 32. Ng5 Qxg4+ 33. Rg3 Qh4 34. Nf1 Nef5 35. cxd5 Nxg3 36. Ne6 Ne2+) 30... Nc4 31. Nfg5 a3 32. Nf7 Re8 33. Nhg5 Qb2 34. Qd1 a2 35. Ne6 Qb6? { (-4.47 → -2.72) Mistake. Ng6 was best. } (35... Ng6 36. Nfg5 e4 37. Kh1 Nd2 38. Rh7 Re7 39. Nc5 Qb1 40. Rxb1 axb1=Q 41. Qxb1 Nxb1 42. h4) 36. Nfg5 e4 37. Kg2?! { (-2.86 → -4.45) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } (37. Qc2 Ng6 38. Nxg7 Re5 39. Nf5 e3 40. fxe3 Nxe3 41. Nxe3 Rxe3 42. Qf2 d4 43. cxd4 Rxh3) 37... Ra5 38. Nxg7 Rf8 39. Qe2 Qb1 { Black wins. } 0-1