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WORLDBASE Game GM Caruana vs Smail

Stockfish
Event 3rd 3-0 Thu 23rd Jul 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.07.23
Round 2
White GM Caruana, Fabiano
Black Smail, Benedict
Result 1-0
WhiteElo 2792
BlackElo 2078
ECO A05
Opening Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation
PlyCount 111
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3 b6 3.Bb2 Bb7 4.g3 e6 5.Bg2 Be7 6.d3 O-O 7.Nbd2 c5 8.e4 Nc6 9.Qe2 d6 10.h4 h6 11.Nf1 e5 12.Ne3 Nd4 13.Qd1 Re8 14.c3 Nxf3+ 15.Qxf3 b5 16.g4 Nh7 17.Nf5 Bf8 18.Bc1 d5 19.exd5 e4 20.dxe4 Qxd5 21.O-O Qxe4 22.Qxe4 Bxe4 23.Be3 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Rad8 25.Rad1 a6 26.Kf3 Nf6 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.g5 hxg5 29.hxg5 Nh5 30.c4 g6 31.Ng3 Nxg3 32.Kxg3 Bd6+ 33.Kf3 Be7 34.Ke4 Kg7 35.Rc1 f6 36.gxf6+ Kxf6 37.cxb5 axb5 38.Bxc5 Bxc5 39.Rxc5 Rd2 40.Rxb5 Rxa2 41.f4 Re2+ 42.Kd3 Re1 43.Rc5 Rb1 44.Rb5 Re1 45.b4 Ke6 46.Rg5 Kf6 47.Rc5 Rb1 48.b5 Rb4 49.Kc3 Rxf4 50.b6 Rf3+ 51.Kb4 Rf4+ 52.Kb5 Rf1 53.b7 Rb1+ 54.Kc6 g5 55.Rb5 Rc1+ 56.Kb6 1-0
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "3rd 3-0 Thu 23rd Jul 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.07.23"] [Round "2"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Smail, Benedict"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2078"] [ECO "A05"] [Opening "Reti opening"] [EventDate "2026.07.23"] [WhiteFideId "2020009"] [BlackFideId "2050480"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 b6 3. Bb2 Bb7 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. d3 O-O 7. Nbd2 c5 8. e4 Nc6 9. Qe2 d6 10. h4 h6 11. Nf1 e5 12. Ne3 Nd4 13. Qd1 Re8 14. c3 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 b5 16. g4 Nh7 17. Nf5 Bf8 18. Bc1 d5 19. exd5 e4 20. dxe4 Qxd5 21. O-O Qxe4 22. Qxe4 Bxe4 23. Be3 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Rad8 25. Rad1 a6 26. Kf3 Nf6 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. g5 hxg5 29. hxg5 Nh5 30. c4 g6 31. Ng3 Nxg3 32. Kxg3 Bd6+ 33. Kf3 Be7 34. Ke4 Kg7 35. Rc1 f6 36. gxf6+ Kxf6 37. cxb5 axb5 38. Bxc5 Bxc5 39. Rxc5 Rd2 40. Rxb5 Rxa2 41. f4 Re2+ 42. Kd3 Re1 43. Rc5 Rb1 44. Rb5 Re1 45. b4 Ke6 46. Rg5 Kf6 47. Rc5 Rb1 48. b5 Rb4 49. Kc3 Rxf4 50. b6 Rf3+ 51. Kb4 Rf4+ 52. Kb5 Rf1 53. b7 Rb1+ 54. Kc6 g5 55. Rb5 Rc1+ 56. Kb6 1-0
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