White to Play - Mate in 2!

2018 Candidates Tournament - Berlin

Fabiano Caruana Win 2018 Candidates Tournament and will challenge Magnus Carlsen for the World Championship crown in London (November 8 -28 , 2018) ! Congratulations!

Kramnik, Vladimir-Grischuk, AlexanderKarjakin, Sergey-Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarAronian, Levon-Ding, LirenCaruana, Fabiano-So, WesleyGrischuk, Alexander-So, WesleyDing, Liren-Caruana, FabianoMamedyarov, Shakhriyar-Aronian, LevonKramnik, Vladimir-Karjakin, SergeyCaruana, Fabiano-Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarSo, Wesley-Ding, LirenKarjakin, Sergey-Grischuk, AlexanderAronian, Levon-Kramnik, VladimirKarjakin, Sergey-Aronian, LevonGrischuk, Alexander-Ding, LirenMamedyarov, Shakhriyar-So, WesleyKramnik, Vladimir-Caruana, FabianoAronian, Levon-Grischuk, AlexanderCaruana, Fabiano-Karjakin, SergeySo, Wesley-Kramnik, VladimirDing, Liren-Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarSo, Wesley-Aronian, LevonDing, Liren-Karjakin, SergeyMamedyarov, Shakhriyar-Kramnik, VladimirCaruana, Fabiano-Grischuk, AlexanderKarjakin, Sergey-So, WesleyAronian, Levon-Caruana, FabianoGrischuk, Alexander-Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarKramnik, Vladimir-Ding, LirenSo, Wesley-Caruana, FabianoGrischuk, Alexander-Kramnik, VladimirMamedyarov, Shakhriyar-Karjakin, SergeyDing, Liren-Aronian, LevonSo, Wesley-Grischuk, AlexanderCaruana, Fabiano-Ding, LirenAronian, Levon-Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarKarjakin, Sergey-Kramnik, VladimirKramnik, Vladimir-Aronian, LevonMamedyarov, Shakhriyar-Caruana, FabianoDing, Liren-So, WesleyGrischuk, Alexander-Karjakin, SergeyCaruana, Fabiano-Kramnik, VladimirAronian, Levon-Karjakin, SergeyDing, Liren-Grischuk, AlexanderSo, Wesley-Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarMamedyarov, Shakhriyar-Ding, LirenGrischuk, Alexander-Aronian, LevonKarjakin, Sergey-Caruana, FabianoKramnik, Vladimir-So, WesleyMamedyarov, Shakhriyar-Grischuk, AlexanderDing, Liren-Kramnik, VladimirSo, Wesley-Karjakin, SergeyCaruana, Fabiano-Aronian, LevonAronian, Levon-So, WesleyKarjakin, Sergey-Ding, LirenKramnik, Vladimir-Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarGrischuk, Alexander-Caruana, Fabiano

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Kramnik, Vladimir2800–Grischuk, Alexander27671–0A48FIDE Candidates 20181.1Berlin GER10.03.2018

1.d4 f6 2.f3 g6 3.b3 c5 4.dxc5 a5+ 5.bd2 xc5 6.b2 g7 7.e3 0-0 8.c4 b6 9.e2 b7 10.0-0 c7 11.c1 d6 12.b1 bd7 13.c3 ac8 14.c2 b8 15.a1 a6 16.d2 fe8 17.fd1 a8 18.g5 c5 19.h3 b5 20.f4 bxc4 21.xc4 g5 22.cd5 e5 23.e2 e4 24.d4 c5 25.h4 f5 26.e4 xf4 27.xf4 xe4 28.d5 c5 29.b4 a7 30.e3 a5 31.b5 e6 32.xe5 dxe5 33.xe5 c5 34.xg7 xg7 35.d4 xd4 36.xd4 c6 37.d2 b8 38.c2 e8 39.c7 f8 40.a7 a4 41.bxa4 b1+ 42.h2 b4 43.a5 xh4+ 44.g1 a4 45.c4 c6 46.c7 e8 47.a6 h5 48.d5 1–0

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White to Play - Mate in 2!

Sergey Karjakin X Fabiano Caruana - Berlin 2018

This great game take place at World Chess Candidates in Round 12  (24/3/2018)

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Karjakin, Sergey2763–Caruana, Fabiano27841–0C42World Chess Candidates 201812Berlin24.03.2018

1.e4 e5 2.f3 f6 3.xe5 d6 4.f3 xe4 5.c3 xc3 6.dxc3 c6 7.e3 e7 8.d2 e6 9.0-0-0 C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves d7 9...a6 10.b3 h6 11.e2 d7 12.b1 f6 13.d4 xd4 14.xd4 xd4 15.xd4 0-0 16.c4 fe8 17.f3 ab8 1-0 (41) Anand,V (2776)-Mamedyarov,S (2809) Moscow 2018 10.a3 LiveBook: 5 Games h6 11.d4N White has an edge. Predecessor: 11.b1 g8 12.d3 0-0-0 13.e2 f6 14.b5 b8 15.he1 g5 16.d2 h8 1/2-1/2 (71) Kasimdzhanov,R (2698)-Li,D (2488) Chengdu 2017 11...xd4 12.xd4 g8 13.e2 c5 14.e3 d5 15.f4 0-0-0 16.f3 g4 17.xd5 xd1 18.xd1 c7 19.c4 ge8 20.f2 b6 21.g4 f6 22.b1 White has compensation. d7 23.d3 g5 24.a2 ee7 Better is 24...d6 25.f3± d8 26.d2 c8 27.f1 d6 27...a6± 28.fxg5+- xg5 29.xg5 hxg5 30.f5+ dd7 and if ...Qf4 works, Black does fine. 31.xg5 e5 32.h6 d8?

32...f6± 33.h4 d6 33.g5 d6 33...b5 34.f8+ c7 34.h8+ e8 35.h4 g6 36.g4 e5 37.h4 e7 38.d2 b5 38...d8 39.f4 d6 39.xf7 White is clearly winning. f5 40.xd7+ xd7 41.xf5+ xf5 Endgame KR-KB 42.g6 e7 43.cxb5 h5 44.c4 xh4 45.a4 g4 46.a5 d6 47.a6 c7 48.b3 Precision: White = 79%, Black = 38%. 1–0

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White To Play - Mate in 4!

Levon Aronian X Fabiano Caruana - Berlin 2018

This great game take place at World Chess Candidates in Round 7  (18/3/2018)

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Aronian, Levon2794–Caruana, Fabiano27840–1D39World Chess Candidates 20187Berlin18.03.2018

1.d4 f6 2.c4 e6 3.f3 d5 4.c3 dxc4 5.e4 b4 6.g5 h6 7.xf6 xf6 8.xc4 c5 9.0-0 D39: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence with 5 Bg5 dxc4 cxd4 10.e5 d8 11.e4 0-0 12.e2 e7 LiveBook: 8 Games 12...d7 13.fd1 c6 14.g3 c5 15.a3 e7 16.e4 b6 17.xd4 g6 1/2-1/2 (52) Ding,L (2771)-Aronian,L (2802) Tbilisi 2017 13.ad1 c7

14.d3N Of course not 14.xd4 xe5 15.f4 c7 Predecessor: 14.g3 d8 15.h5 g6 16.f4 c6 1/2-1/2 (31) Moiseenko,A (2671)-Meier,G (2644) Jerusalem 2017 14...d7! 15.c1 15.g3 15...a5 16.g4 16.ed2= 16...xe5 17.xe5 xe5 18.f4 a5 19.g5 d8 20.h4

d7! 21.gxh6 g6 22.h5! h8 23.h2 c6 24.f3? White should try 24.f2! 24...d6 Resist 24...gxh5 25.g1 24...d5-+ has better winning chances. 25.h3 g5 26.fxg5 xg5 27.xg5 xg5 25.f2 c7 26.h3! e7 26...gxh5? 27.g3-+ 27.g5? 27.g1! 27...e5?

27...gxh5-+ is more deadly. 28.g3 e5 28.xc6! bxc6

29.xf7+! xf7 30.hxg6 f6 30...xf4 31.xf4 exf4 32.xd4+ e5 33.g7+ g8 34.c4+ h7 35.d3+ xh6 31.g7+ g8 32.c4+? 32.h4= and White stays safe. 32...h7 33.h4 e4 34.g3 xf4 35.g8+ xg8 36.xg8+ h8 37.g7 f8-+ 0–1

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Levon Aronian X Vladimir Kramnik - Berlin 2018

This superb game take place at World Chess Candidates in round 3 (12/3/2018)

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Aronian, Levon2794–Kramnik, Vladimir28000–1C65World Chess Candidates 20183Berlin12.03.2018

1.e4 e5 2.f3 c6 3.b5 f6 4.d3 c5 5.xc6 dxc6 6.0-0 C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5 6.c3 0-0 7.e3 d6 8.g5 e8 9.h3 c5 10.d5 e7 11.xe7+ xe7 12.0-0 h6 13.e3 d7 14.d2 1-0 (29) Carlsen,M (2837)-Karjakin,S (2760) Riadh 2017 6...e7 7.h3 LiveBook: 4 Games 7.bd2= 7...g8 8.h1 Black has an edge. h5N Predecessor: 8...h6! 9.bd2 g5 10.c4 d6 11.d4 xe4 12.dxe5 c5 13.e2 f5 0-1 (56) Kazoks,A (2345)-Calio,M (2334) ICCF email 2015 9.c3 White should play 9.c3= 9...g5! 10.xe5 g4! 11.d4

d6! 12.g3 xe5 13.dxe5 xe5 Hoping for ...Nxg3+! 14.d4 e7 15.h4 c5 16.c4 e6 Black is on the roll. 17.b5+ c6 18.a4?

18.d3 18...f5-+ 19.g5? 19.c2 f4 20.g1 19...xg5 20.hxg5 f4 21.d1 d8 22.c1 fxg3 23.a3 d3 24.d1 d5 Black mates. 25.f3 gxf3 26.exd5 e2 27.e1 g2+ Precision: White = 26%, Black = 89%. 0–1

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White to Play - Mate in 2!

White to Play - Mate in 2!

White to Move - Mate in 4!

White to Move - Mate in 2!

White to Play - Mate in 2!

White to Play - Mate in 3!

White to Play - Mate in 3!

Checkmate with the King!

I bookmark this game in Lichess and is one of my favourites because I give checkmate with the king (my last move was the king). Because of this move, I think, this is a very rare game.

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King, Queen and 2 Rooks Fork!

I think this is not usual game. I play this game and my opponent resign in this position, where all major pieces (king, queen and 2 rooks) are fork.

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White to Move - Mate in 4!