Featured is a crushing chess game between Hans Niemann and Fabiano Caruana from Round 7 of the 2025 U.S. Chess Championship. Out of the Italian Game, Paris Defense, we reach a key moment after 5…Qf6. Niemann’s decision to castle allows Caruana to plant a dangerous pawn on f4, which soon becomes the spearhead of a brutal kingside attack. Although the evaluation after 6…f4 is roughly equal, the position is far easier for Black to play. It’s rare to see a 2700+ player fall with the white pieces in just 28 moves, but that’s exactly what happens here with Niemann.
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 4. c3 f5 5. d3 Qf6 6. O-O f4 7. b4 Nge7 8. a4 g5 9. b5 Nd8 10. d4 g4 11. Ne1 h5 12. Na3 Ne6 13. b6 c6 14. Ba2 Ng5 15. Nd3 Ng6 16. Nc4 Be6 17. Ba3 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 f3 19. g3 h4 20. Qc2 axb6 21. Rae1 Rd8 22. d5 Rd7 23. dxc6 bxc6 24. Bc1 Rdh7 25. Bxg5 Qxg5 26. Qb3 hxg3 27. Qxb6 Qh4 28. Qb8+ Ke7