This game is from round 8 of the 2018 Batumi Chess Olympiad. It features Fabiano Caruana with White against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov with Black.
Today’s game features a Ruy Lopez.
Caruana,Fabiano (2827) - Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar (2820)
43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open Batumi (8.1), 02.10.2018
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 Be7 11.Bc2 d4 12.Nb3 C83: Open Ruy Lopez: 9 c3 Be7
12...d3 13.Bb1 Nxb3 14.axb3 The position is equal.
14...Bf5 15.Be3 [15.b4 0–0 16.h3 Qd7 17.Bf4 Rfd8 18.g4 Bg6 19.Bg3 h5 1–0 (56) Caruana,F (2822)-Mamedyarov,S (2801) Saint Louis 2018]
15...0–0 16.Bd4 Qd5 17.Re1 d2 18.Re2 Bxb1 19.Rxb1 Nxd4 20.Nxd4 Bg5N 21.g3 c5 22.Nf5 Qd3 23.Nd6 Qg6!
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24.h4! Bf4 [24...Bxh4 25.Rxd2]
25.Ne4 f5 26.Nxd2 Rad8 27.Ra1 Rfe8 28.Qe1 Bxd2 29.Rxd2 Rxd2 30.Qxd2 Qd5+ is the strong threat.
30...Rxe5= Endgame KQR-KQR
31.Qd8+ Re8 32.Qd5+ Qe6 33.Rd1 c4 34.bxc4 bxc4 35.Qb7 Re7 36.Rd8+ Kf7 37.Qf3 g6 38.Qf4 Qc6 ( -> ...Re1+)
39.Rd1 Re4 40.Qh6 Kg8 41.h5 Re8 42.hxg6 [42.Qg5±]
42...hxg6 43.Kf1 Re6 44.Qh4 Re8 45.Rd4!
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45...Rc8? [45...a5±]
46.Qh6!+- Qe6 47.Rh4 Threatening mate with Qh8+.
47...Kf7 48.Qh7+ [48.Qf4+- Qf6 49.Rh7+ Kg8 50.Qh6]
48...Kf6± 49.Rd4 aiming for Rd7.
49...Qe7? [49...Re8± 50.Rd7 Re7 51.Rxe7 (51.Qh8+ Kf7±) 51...Qxe7 52.Qh4+ g5 53.Qxc4 Qd6]
50.Qh6+- Kf7 [50...Rc6 was necessary. 51.Qh8+ Qg7]
51.Qd2 Threatens to win with Rd7.
51...Rc7? [51...Ke6 52.Qh6 Kf7]
52.Rh4? [52.Rd8]
52...Kf6 53.Qd4+ Qe5 intending ...Qxd4.
54.Qb6+ Kg7
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55.Qb8! Qh8+ would kill now. [Weaker is 55.Qxa6 Qd5±]
55...Kf6? [55...Qd6 56.Qh8+ Kf7 57.Rh7+ Ke6]
56.Qh8+ Ke6 57.Qg8+ Kf6 58.Rd4 Qe7 59.Rd8? [59.f4]
59...Kg5? [59...Rd7 60.Qh8+ Qg7]
60.f4+ Kh5 61.Rd2 Qg7 62.Rh2+ White mates.
62...Kg4
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63.Kg2! g5 64.Qe8 1–0
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