WORLDBASE

WORLDBASE Game GM Caruana vs GM Balakrishnan

Stockfish
Event 1st 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.01.29
Round 8
White GM Caruana, Fabiano
Black GM Balakrishnan, Praveen
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2795
BlackElo 2488
ECO A40
Opening Queen's Pawn Game: Modern Defense
PlyCount 129
1.d4 g6 2.h4 h5 3.e4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d6 5.Be3 a6 6.a4 Nd7 7.Nf3 Ngf6 8.Ng5 Ng4 9.Bc4 O-O 10.Qe2 c5 11.O-O-O Nxe3 12.fxe3 b5 13.Bd5 Rb8 14.g4 Nf6 15.gxh5 Bg4 16.Qg2 Bxh5 17.Rdf1 bxa4 18.Nxf7 Rxf7 19.Bxf7+ Kxf7 20.e5 dxe5 21.dxe5 Qb6 22.Nxa4 Qb4 23.exf6 Bxf6 24.Rf4 c4 25.Qc6 Kg7 26.Rxf6 exf6 27.Rf1 Qe7 28.Qxc4 Qxe3+ 29.Kb1 Qe5 30.Nc3 Be2 31.Qxe2 Qxc3 32.b3 Qe5 33.Qxa6 Rb5 34.Qa7+ Kh6 35.Qf2 Kg7 36.Qf4 Qc3 37.Qf3 Qe5 38.Qf4 Qc3 39.Rf3 Qe1+ 40.Kb2 Ra5 41.Qxf6+ Kh7 42.Qf7+ Kh6 43.Qf4+ Kh7 44.Rf1 Qe6 45.Qf7+ Qxf7 46.Rxf7+ Kh6 47.Rf4 Kh5 48.Rc4 g5 49.b4 Rb5 50.hxg5 Kxg5 51.Rc5+ Rxc5 52.bxc5 Kf5 53.Kc3 Ke5 54.Kb4 Ke6 55.Kb5 Kd7 56.Kb6 Kc8 57.Kc6 Kb8 58.Kd7 Kb7 59.c6+ Kb6 60.c7 Kb7 61.c8=Q+ Ka7 62.Qc4 Kb6 63.Qb4+ Ka7 64.Kc7 Ka8 65.Qa4# 1-0
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "1st 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.01.29"] [Round "8"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Balakrishnan, Praveen"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2488"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Modern defence"] [EventDate "2026.01.29"] [WhiteFideId "2020009"] [BlackFideId "2064871"] 1. d4 g6 2. h4 h5 3. e4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. Be3 a6 6. a4 Nd7 7. Nf3 Ngf6 8. Ng5 Ng4 9. Bc4 O-O 10. Qe2 c5 11. O-O-O Nxe3 12. fxe3 b5 13. Bd5 Rb8 14. g4 Nf6 15. gxh5 Bg4 16. Qg2 Bxh5 17. Rdf1 bxa4 18. Nxf7 Rxf7 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. e5 dxe5 21. dxe5 Qb6 22. Nxa4 Qb4 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Rf4 c4 25. Qc6 Kg7 26. Rxf6 exf6 27. Rf1 Qe7 28. Qxc4 Qxe3+ 29. Kb1 Qe5 30. Nc3 Be2 31. Qxe2 Qxc3 32. b3 Qe5 33. Qxa6 Rb5 34. Qa7+ Kh6 35. Qf2 Kg7 36. Qf4 Qc3 37. Qf3 Qe5 38. Qf4 Qc3 39. Rf3 Qe1+ 40. Kb2 Ra5 41. Qxf6+ Kh7 42. Qf7+ Kh6 43. Qf4+ Kh7 44. Rf1 Qe6 45. Qf7+ Qxf7 46. Rxf7+ Kh6 47. Rf4 Kh5 48. Rc4 g5 49. b4 Rb5 50. hxg5 Kxg5 51. Rc5+ Rxc5 52. bxc5 Kf5 53. Kc3 Ke5 54. Kb4 Ke6 55. Kb5 Kd7 56. Kb6 Kc8 57. Kc6 Kb8 58. Kd7 Kb7 59. c6+ Kb6 60. c7 Kb7 61. c8=Q+ Ka7 62. Qc4 Kb6 63. Qb4+ Ka7 64. Kc7 Ka8 65. Qa4# 1-0
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