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Bluebaum, Matthias - Caruana, Fabiano 2026.03.21

Round 12.3 FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-candidates-2026-open/round-12/9SHysZuu/AIHuz0Li

1.d4 [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:59:57]

1... Nf6 [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:59:56]

2.c4 [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:59:53]

2... e6 [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:59:53]

3.Nf3 [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:59:48]

3... d5 [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:59:49]

4.Nc3 [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:59:43]

4... Nbd7 [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:59:44]

5.cxd5 [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:59:32]

5... exd5 [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:59:38]

6.Qc2 [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:59:29]

6... Bb4 [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:58:29]

7.Bf4 [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:59:16]

7... O-O [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:56:04]

8.e3 [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:59:03]

8... Nh5 [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:51:45]

9.Bg5 [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:57:42]

9... f6 [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:51:28]

10.Bh4 [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:55:17]

10... Nb6 [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:51:18]

11.Be2 [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:47:31]

11... g6 [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:50:27]

12.Nd2 [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:45:18]

12... Ng7 [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:50:17]

13.Bg3 [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:39:25]

13... c6 [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:45:17]

14.h3 [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:37:57]

14... Nf5 [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:42:27]

15.Bh2 [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:36:35]

15... Bd6 [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:42:22]

16.O-O [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:42]

16... Bxh2+ [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:37:20]

17.Kxh2 [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:32:28]

17... Nd6 [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:37:17]

18.b4 [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:22:21]

18... Bf5 [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:24:49]

19.Qb3 [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:21:51]

19... Kg7 [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:20:32]

20.b5 [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:13:35]

20... cxb5 [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:09:14]

21.Nxb5 [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:12:51]

21... Nxb5 [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:09:09]

22.Bxb5 [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:12:05]

22... Rf7 [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:03:43]

23.Rfc1 [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:56:34]

23... Rc7 [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:02:58]

24.Rxc7+ [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:51:00]

24... Qxc7+ [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:02:41]

25.Kg1 [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:50:56]

25... Rc8 [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:55:17]

26.Qb4 [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:48:59]

26... Kf7 [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:35:11]

27.Nb3 [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:47:27]

27... Nc4 [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:33:32]

28.Rc1 [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:39:45]

28... Qe7 [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:32:18]

29.Qa4 [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:35:26]

29... Nd6 [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:27:03]

30.Rxc8 [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:34:11]

30... Bxc8 [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:26:58]

31.Be2 [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:31:10]

31... b6 [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:26:50]

32.Bf3 [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:29:59]

32... Qb7 [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:21:10]

33.Nc1 [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:22:24]

33... Bf5 [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:20:58]

34.Ne2 [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:18:44]

34... Be4 [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:20:38]

35.Nc3 [%eval 0.0] Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. [%clk 0:16:06]

35... Bxf3 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:22]

36.gxf3 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:04]

36... Nf5 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:49]

37.Qb3 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:31]

37... Ne7 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:15]

38.e4 [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:11:31]

38... Qd7 [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:10:37]

39.Kg2 [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:10:56]

39... Ke6 [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:06:49]

40.a4 [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:37:26]

40... g5 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:10]

41.Qc2 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:08]

41... f5 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:38]

42.Qb3 [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:30:50]

42... fxe4 [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:14:18]

43.fxe4 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:53]

43... Kf6 [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:14:46]

44.Nxd5+ [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:00]

44... Nxd5 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:12]

45.exd5 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:26]

45... g4 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:41]

46.Qc4 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:10]

46... gxh3+ [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:04]

47.Kh2 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:17]

47... Qf5 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:36]

48.Qc6+ [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:44]

48... Kg5 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:48]

49.d6 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:33]

49... Qxf2+ [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:58]

50.Kxh3 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:58]

50... Qe3+ [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:44]

51.Kg2 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:49]

51... Qd2+ [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:10]

52.Kg3 [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:47]

52... Qd3+ [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:19] 1/2-1/2