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When Brilliance is the Standard || Rapport vs Caruana || Total Chess World Championship 2026

November 12, 2026 ChessTerra Agadmator

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This video presents an analysis of a game between Richard Rapport and Fabiano Caruana from the Total Chess World Championship 2026. The matchup begins with the English Opening and transitions into a tactical middlegame and rook ending. Viewers looking to study top-level tournament games and modern opening theory will find this review useful.

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Rapport, Richard () - Caruana, Fabiano ()
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A10 English Opening

1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Qa4 Bd7 6.Qxc4 e5 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Ng5 Qe7 9.O-O h6 10.Nge4 Nxe4 11.Qxe4 O-O-O 12.d3 f5 13.Qa4 Kb8 14.Be3 Nd4 15.Qa5 Qc5 16.Qxc5 Bxc5 17.Rfc1 Rhf8 18.Bxd4 Bxd4 19.e3 Bb6 20.Nd5 Be6 21.Nxb6 axb6 22.Rc3 Rd6 23.a4 Rfd8 24.Bf1 Bd5 25.Be2 g5 26.Kf1 g4 27.Ke1 h5 28.Rac1 c6 29.b4 Rh8 30.a5 bxa5 31.bxa5 h4 32.Rc5 hxg3 33.hxg3 Rh1+ 34.Kd2 Rh2 35.Rf1 Kc7 36.Rc2 Rd8 37.Kc3 Ra8 38.Kb4 f4 39.gxf4 exf4 40.exf4 Rf8 41.Kc3 Rxf4 42.Rb2 Ra4 43.Kd2 Be6 44.Rfb1 Bc8 45.Rb4 Ra2+ 46.R1b2 Rxb2+ 47.Rxb2 Rxf2 48.Ke3 Rh2 49.Rb4 Rh5 50.Rf4 Re5+ 51.Kf2 g3+ 52.Kf3 Rg5 53.Bf1 Be6

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