Shankland, Sam vs Caruana, Fabiano
USA Ch 2025 · Round 9.4 · 2025.10.22 · 0-1 · B48 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
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[Event "USA Ch 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.22"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "96"] [WhiteElo "2654"] [WhiteFideId "2004887"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2789"] [BlackFideId "2020009"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "B48m"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2025-11-04"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8. Qe2 b5 9. Nxc6 Qxc6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Kb1 Be7 12. a3 Qc7 13. Bd2 O-O 14. h4 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bc3 f5 18. Rh3 Rad8 19. g4 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. gxf5 exf5 22. Re3 Bf7 23. Re5 Qd6 24. Re1 Qd4 25. Bxf5 Qxh4 26. f3 Qf4 27. Qe4 Qxe4 28. Bxe4 g6 29. Kc1 Kg7 30. a4 bxa4 31. Ra5 Be8 32. Rc5 h5 33. c4 Kh6 34. Rg1 Bf7 35. Kc2 Rg8 36. Ra1 g5 37. Rxa4 g4 38. fxg4 Rxg4 39. Bb7 Bg6+ 40. Kd2 Rd4+ 41. Ke1 Re6+ 42. Kf2 Rd2+ 43. Kg3 Rd3+ 44. Kf2 Rb6 45. b4 Rxb7 46. Rc6 Rf7+ 47. Ke2 Rg3 48. Raxa6 h4 0-1