This is an instructive chess game between Fabiano Caruana and Alireza Firouzja from round 3 of the 2025 Sinquefield Cup. Out of a Nimzo-Indian Defense, Three Knights, Caruana establishes a strong pawn on d5. Firouzja’s knight on c5 emerges as his best piece, but Caruana methodically works to neutralize it. A couple of small missteps from Firouzja soon allow Caruana’s d-pawn to become passed, and from there it proves extremely dangerous. The remainder of the game is one-sided, with Caruana firmly in control, steadily improving his position while Firouzja, lacking counterplay, can only wait for his defenses to collapse.
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bd2 Bb7 6. g3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Rc1 d6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. d5 Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. e4 a5 14. Nd2 c6 15. Re1 cxd5 16. cxd5 Nc5 17. Qe2 f5 18. exf5 Rxf5 19. Ne4 Qe7 20. Qb5 Qc7 21. b3 Raf8 22. a3 Qd8 23. Nxc5 dxc5 24. Rc2 Qd6 25. Rd2 Kh8 26. Be4 R5f6 27. Bg2 Rf5 28. Re3 h6 29. a4 Qf6 30. Ree2 Qd6 31. h4 R5f6 32. Qd3 Bc8 33. Qe4 Ba6 34. Re3 c4 35. bxc4 Qb4 36. Qc2 Qxc4 37. Qxc4 Bxc4 38. d6 Rd8 39. d7 Kg8 40. Rxe5 Kf7 41. Rd4 Ba2 42. Re2 Bb3 43. Re3 Ba2 44. Bf1 Kf8 45. Bb5 Re6 46. Rd2