Wch : Caruana - Carlsen, game 8 : 23.g4!

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Vinvin
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Wch : Caruana - Carlsen, game 8 : 23.g4!

Post by Vinvin »

A really fun demolition of black position !

[d]1r1q1rk1/1p2b2p/pN6/P1pP1bp1/5p2/2B2Q2/1P4PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 23

After 23.g4!!, 4 best lines

FEN: 1r1q1rk1/1p2b2p/pN6/P1pP1bp1/5pP1/2B2Q2/1P5P/R4RK1 b - g3 0 23

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Stockfish_18110421_x64_modern:
 33/53	05:07	2 617 046 122	8 504 137	+4,82	23. ... fxg3 24.Qxg3 Bd6 25.Be5 Bxe5 26.Qxe5 Qf6 27.Qxf6 Rxf6 28.Nd7 Bxd7 29.Rxf6 Re8 30.Raf1 Bh3 31.R1f3 Bg4 32.Rg3 Kg7 33.Rb6 Re1+ 34.Kf2 Re2+ 35.Kf1 Re4 36.h3 Bf5 37.Rxg5+ Bg6 38.d6 Rd4 39.Rxb7+ Kf6 40.Rxc5 Rxd6 41.Rb6 Ke7 42.Rc7+ Kd8 43.Rg7 Rd7 44.Rxd7+ Kxd7 45.Kf2 Bd3 46.Ke3
 34/70	05:07	2 617 046 122	8 504 137	+4,86	23. ... Bc8 24.Rfe1 Bf6 25.Be5 h5 26.h3 hxg4 27.hxg4 Bxe5 28.Rxe5 Re8 29.Rae1 Rxe5 30.Rxe5 Qf6 31.Re8+ Kf7 32.Rxc8 Qd4+ 33.Kf1 Rxc8 34.Nxc8 Qc4+ 35.Kf2 Qd4+ 36.Ke1 Qxb2 37.Qd3 Qe5+ 38.Kf1 Ke8 39.Qg6+ Kd8 40.Qg8+ Qe8 41.Qxe8+ Kxe8 42.Nd6+ Kd7 43.Nc4 Kd8 44.Ke1 Kc7 45.Kf2 Kd7 46.Ke2 Kc7 47.Kd3 Kd7 48.d6 Kc6 49.Ke4 b6 50.axb6 a5 51.b7 Kxb7
 34/60	05:07	2 617 046 122	8 504 137	+4,60	23. ... Bg6 24.Rad1 Rf7 25.d6 Bxd6 26.Nc4 Rd7 27.Nxd6 Rxd6 28.Be5 Be4 29.Qb3+ c4 30.Qxc4+ Bd5 31.Rxd5 Rxd5 32.Rd1 Qxa5 33.Qxd5+ Qxd5 34.Rxd5 Rc8 35.Bc3 h6 36.Rd6 Rc6 37.Rd8+ Kf7 38.Rd7+ Ke8 39.Rxb7 Re6 40.Kf2 Rd6 41.Rb8+ Kf7 42.Rh8 Rc6 43.Rh7+ Ke8 44.Ra7 Re6 45.Ra8+ Ke7 46.Rc8 Re3 47.Rc6 Rh3 48.Kg2 Rh4 49.h3 h5 50.gxh5 Rxh5
 34/79	05:07	2 617 046 122	8 504 137	+4,33	23. ... Bd7 24.d6 Bc6 25.dxe7 Qxe7 26.Nd5 Qe6 27.Rad1 Rbd8 28.Nf6+ Rxf6 29.Rxd8+ Kf7 30.Qd1 Qe4 31.Rd7+ Kf8 32.Rf3 Re6 33.Qd3 Bxd7 34.Qxd7 Qxf3 35.Qxe6 Qd1+ 36.Kf2 Qc2+ 37.Kf1 Qc1+ 38.Ke2 Qc2+ 39.Bd2 c4 40.Qc8+ Kf7 41.Qxb7+ Ke8 42.Qc6+ Ke7 43.Qc7+ Ke8 44.Qe5+ Kd7 45.Qd5+ Ke8 46.Qf5 Qxf5 47.gxf5 Ke7 48.Kf3 Kf6 49.Ke4 Ke7 50.Bc3 h6 51.Kf3 h5 52.Be5 Kf7 53.Bd4 Ke7 54.Ke4
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Re: Wch : Caruana - Carlsen, game 8 : 23.g4!

Post by Jouni »

Interestingly sesse and tcecbeta missed that !?
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Re: Wch : Caruana - Carlsen, game 8 : 23.g4!

Post by MikeGL »

Vinvin wrote: Mon Nov 19, 2018 7:33 pm A really fun demolition of black position !

[d]1r1q1rk1/1p2b2p/pN6/P1pP1bp1/5p2/2B2Q2/1P4PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 23

After 23.g4!!, 4 best lines

FEN: 1r1q1rk1/1p2b2p/pN6/P1pP1bp1/5pP1/2B2Q2/1P5P/R4RK1 b - g3 0 23

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Stockfish_18110421_x64_modern:
 33/53	05:07	2 617 046 122	8 504 137	+4,82	23. ... fxg3 24.Qxg3 Bd6 25.Be5 Bxe5 26.Qxe5 Qf6 27.Qxf6 Rxf6 28.Nd7 Bxd7 29.Rxf6 Re8 30.Raf1 Bh3 31.R1f3 Bg4 32.Rg3 Kg7 33.Rb6 Re1+ 34.Kf2 Re2+ 35.Kf1 Re4 36.h3 Bf5 37.Rxg5+ Bg6 38.d6 Rd4 39.Rxb7+ Kf6 40.Rxc5 Rxd6 41.Rb6 Ke7 42.Rc7+ Kd8 43.Rg7 Rd7 44.Rxd7+ Kxd7 45.Kf2 Bd3 46.Ke3
 34/70	05:07	2 617 046 122	8 504 137	+4,86	23. ... Bc8 24.Rfe1 Bf6 25.Be5 h5 26.h3 hxg4 27.hxg4 Bxe5 28.Rxe5 Re8 29.Rae1 Rxe5 30.Rxe5 Qf6 31.Re8+ Kf7 32.Rxc8 Qd4+ 33.Kf1 Rxc8 34.Nxc8 Qc4+ 35.Kf2 Qd4+ 36.Ke1 Qxb2 37.Qd3 Qe5+ 38.Kf1 Ke8 39.Qg6+ Kd8 40.Qg8+ Qe8 41.Qxe8+ Kxe8 42.Nd6+ Kd7 43.Nc4 Kd8 44.Ke1 Kc7 45.Kf2 Kd7 46.Ke2 Kc7 47.Kd3 Kd7 48.d6 Kc6 49.Ke4 b6 50.axb6 a5 51.b7 Kxb7
 34/60	05:07	2 617 046 122	8 504 137	+4,60	23. ... Bg6 24.Rad1 Rf7 25.d6 Bxd6 26.Nc4 Rd7 27.Nxd6 Rxd6 28.Be5 Be4 29.Qb3+ c4 30.Qxc4+ Bd5 31.Rxd5 Rxd5 32.Rd1 Qxa5 33.Qxd5+ Qxd5 34.Rxd5 Rc8 35.Bc3 h6 36.Rd6 Rc6 37.Rd8+ Kf7 38.Rd7+ Ke8 39.Rxb7 Re6 40.Kf2 Rd6 41.Rb8+ Kf7 42.Rh8 Rc6 43.Rh7+ Ke8 44.Ra7 Re6 45.Ra8+ Ke7 46.Rc8 Re3 47.Rc6 Rh3 48.Kg2 Rh4 49.h3 h5 50.gxh5 Rxh5
 34/79	05:07	2 617 046 122	8 504 137	+4,33	23. ... Bd7 24.d6 Bc6 25.dxe7 Qxe7 26.Nd5 Qe6 27.Rad1 Rbd8 28.Nf6+ Rxf6 29.Rxd8+ Kf7 30.Qd1 Qe4 31.Rd7+ Kf8 32.Rf3 Re6 33.Qd3 Bxd7 34.Qxd7 Qxf3 35.Qxe6 Qd1+ 36.Kf2 Qc2+ 37.Kf1 Qc1+ 38.Ke2 Qc2+ 39.Bd2 c4 40.Qc8+ Kf7 41.Qxb7+ Ke8 42.Qc6+ Ke7 43.Qc7+ Ke8 44.Qe5+ Kd7 45.Qd5+ Ke8 46.Qf5 Qxf5 47.gxf5 Ke7 48.Kf3 Kf6 49.Ke4 Ke7 50.Bc3 h6 51.Kf3 h5 52.Be5 Kf7 53.Bd4 Ke7 54.Ke4
Good find. Looks like another good winning line missed by GM Caruana. But position looks complex before g4! move.
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Re: Wch : Caruana - Carlsen, game 8 : 23.g4!

Post by peter »

Vinvin wrote: Mon Nov 19, 2018 7:33 pm A really fun demolition of black position !
Indeed, Vincent, 23.g4! is single best move, even if not fully game changing, Caruana's move would have kept the winning advantage too, if he had continued with 24.Nc4 instead of h3 after 23.Rad1 Bd6.

After Backward of this and 23.Rad1(!?):

[d]1r1q1rk1/1p2b2p/pN6/P1pP1bp1/5p2/2B2Q2/1P4PP/3R1RK1 b - - 0 1

Analysis by asmFishWCP_2018-11-18_popcnt:

23...Bd6 24.Nc4 g4 25.Qf2 g3 26.Qd2 gxh2+ 27.Kh1 Qc7 28.Nxd6 Qxd6 29.Rxf4 Bg6 30.Rxf8+ Rxf8 31.b4 Bh5 32.bxc5 Qf4 33.Rb1 Qxd2 34.Bxd2 Bf7 35.Bh6 Re8 36.d6 Bd5 37.Rf1 Be6 38.Kxh2 Bd7 39.Kg3 Bb5 40.Rf5 Rd8 41.Kf2 Bd7 42.Rf3 Bc6 43.Rf4 Re8 44.Rf5 Rd8 45.Ke3 Bd7 46.Rf4 Rc8 47.Kd4 Bc6 48.Rf5 Re8 49.Kc3 Rd8 50.Rf4 Bd7 51.Kd4 Bc6 52.Rf6 Bd7 53.Rf3
+- (2.78) Depth: 43/60 00:05:49 9575MN

So g4 would have worked then still, yet already at 23rd it's even stronger.
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Re: Wch : Caruana - Carlsen, game 8 : 23.g4!

Post by zenpawn »

Hikaru was the special guest on the chess.com broadcast today. I recalled he had analyzed g4, but I wasn't sure at what point. After briefly skipping around the replay, I see it was in the line 23.Rae1 (instead of the game's 23.Rad1) 23...Bf6 24.g4 Bxc3 25.bxc3 Bg6 26.Re6 when he felt even 26...Bf7 27.Rfe1 Bxe6 28.Rxe6 left White with the advantage.
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Re: Wch : Caruana - Carlsen, game 8 : 23.g4!

Post by Jouni »

3 best lines after SFdev (no contempt :) ):

1. +- (2.66): 23.g4 Bd7 24.d6 Bf6 25.Qd5+ Kh8 26.Qxc5 Bc6 27.Rae1 Bxc3 28.bxc3 Qf6 29.Re5 Qh6 30.Rxg5 f3 31.Qd4+ Qf6 32.Rf5 Qxd4+ 33.cxd4 Rxf5 34.gxf5 Rd8 35.d5 Bb5 36.Re1 Rxd6 37.Re6 Rd8 38.Kf2 Rf8 39.f6 Kg8 40.Kxf3 Kf7 41.Ke4 Rg8 42.Kf5 Bd3+ 43.Kf4 Bb5 44.h4 Rg2 45.Ke5 Re2+ 46.Kd6 Rd2 47.Re7+ Kxf6 48.Rxh7
2. +- (1.93): 23.Rae1 Bf6 24.h4 Bd4+ 25.Bxd4 cxd4 26.hxg5 Qxg5 27.d6 Bg4 28.Qb3+ Kh8 29.Qb4 f3 30.Qxd4+ Qf6 31.Re4 Qxd4+ 32.Rxd4 Rg8 33.d7 h5 34.Rd6 Rbd8 35.Re1 Bxd7 36.Nxd7 Rxg2+ 37.Kf1 Rc8 38.Rd3 Rh2 39.Rc3 Rxc3 40.bxc3 Kg7 41.Ne5 Ra2 42.Rb1 Kf6 43.Nxf3 Rxa5 44.Rxb7 Rc5 45.Rb3 a5 46.Ra3 Kf5
3. +- (1.66): 23.Rad1 Bd6 24.Qh5 Qe8 25.Qxg5+ Qg6 26.Qxg6+ hxg6 27.Nc4 Rbd8 28.Nxd6 Rxd6 29.Be5 Rd7 30.Rxf4 Bc2 31.Rd2 Rf5 32.Bb8 Bb1 33.Rd1 g5 34.Rxf5 Bxf5 35.d6 Kg7 36.Rd5 Kg6 37.Rxc5 Rf7 38.Bc7 Bd7 39.Bd8 Rf5 40.Rc7 Bb5 41.h4 gxh4 42.Rxb7 Rd5 43.Rb6 Kf5 44.Bxh4 Ke4 45.Kh2 Rd2 46.Kg3 Rxb2

but 23. g4 is obviously pruned off in normal search..
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Re: Wch : Caruana - Carlsen, game 8 : 23.g4!

Post by peter »

Hi Jouni!
Jouni wrote: Mon Nov 19, 2018 10:32 pm 3. +- (1.66): 23.Rad1 Bd6 24.Qh5 Qe8 25.Qxg5+ Qg6 26.Qxg6+ hxg6 27.Nc4 Rbd8 28.Nxd6 Rxd6 29.Be5 Rd7 30.Rxf4 Bc2 31.Rd2 Rf5 32.Bb8 Bb1 33.Rd1 g5 34.Rxf5 Bxf5 35.d6 Kg7 36.Rd5 Kg6 37.Rxc5 Rf7 38.Bc7 Bd7 39.Bd8 Rf5 40.Rc7 Bb5 41.h4 gxh4 42.Rxb7 Rd5 43.Rb6 Kf5 44.Bxh4 Ke4 45.Kh2 Rd2 46.Kg3 Rxb2
24.Qh5 isn't quite as strong as Nc4.
Output here after 23.Rad1 of course with contempt 0 too.
:)
peter wrote: Mon Nov 19, 2018 8:54 pm After Backward of this and 23.Rad1(!?):

[d]1r1q1rk1/1p2b2p/pN6/P1pP1bp1/5p2/2B2Q2/1P4PP/3R1RK1 b - - 0 1

Analysis by asmFishWCP_2018-11-18_popcnt:

23...Bd6 24.Nc4 g4 25.Qf2 g3 26.Qd2 gxh2+ 27.Kh1 Qc7 28.Nxd6 Qxd6 29.Rxf4 Bg6 30.Rxf8+ Rxf8 31.b4 Bh5 32.bxc5 Qf4 33.Rb1 Qxd2 34.Bxd2 Bf7 35.Bh6 Re8 36.d6 Bd5 37.Rf1 Be6 38.Kxh2 Bd7 39.Kg3 Bb5 40.Rf5 Rd8 41.Kf2 Bd7 42.Rf3 Bc6 43.Rf4 Re8 44.Rf5 Rd8 45.Ke3 Bd7 46.Rf4 Rc8 47.Kd4 Bc6 48.Rf5 Re8 49.Kc3 Rd8 50.Rf4 Bd7 51.Kd4 Bc6 52.Rf6 Bd7 53.Rf3
+- (2.78) Depth: 43/60 00:05:49 9575MN
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Re: Wch : Caruana - Carlsen, game 8 : 23.g4!

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Good find!
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Re: Wch : Caruana - Carlsen, game 8 : 23.g4!

Post by MikeB »

yes, g4 is a very good move - dev-McCain X ( current to SF 10 beta)
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dep	score	nodes	time	(not shown:  tbhits	knps	seldep)
 32	+2.21 	7.00G	4:47.74	g4 Bg6 Rad1 Bd6 Rfe1 Qc7 Nc4 Rbd8 Re6 Rfe8 Bf6 Bf7 Bxd8 Rxd8 Nxd6 Rxd6 Rxd6 Qxd6 h4 h6 Kf2 Bg6 Qe2 Bf7 hxg5 hxg5 Qe4 Qh6 Kg2 Qd6 Qf5 Qe7 Rf1 Be8 Qe6+ Qxe6 dxe6 Kf8 Re1 Ke7 Re5 c4 Kf2 Bc6 Rxg5 Kxe6 
 31	+1.99 	5.01G	3:25.25	g4 Bg6 Rad1 Bd6 Rfe1 Re8 Re6 c4 Qf2 Rxe6 dxe6 Qe7 Kf1 Qxe6 Qd4 Be5 Qxe5 Qxe5 Bxe5 Re8 Nd7 Re6 Bc3 Bd3+ Kg1 Re3 Ne5 Rh3 Re1 Kf8 Bd4 h5 Nd7+ Kf7 gxh5 Rxh5 
 30	+1.89 	3.74G	2:33.19	g4 Bg6 Rad1 Bd6 Rfe1 Re8 Re6 c4 Qf2 Rc8 Rxe8+ Qxe8 Re1 Qf8 Nxc8 Qxc8 h3 Bc5 Bd4 Bb4 Re6 Bf7 Re5 h6 Qe2 Qd7 Rf5 Qc7 Kg2 c3 bxc3 Bxc3 Rxf7 Qxf7 Bxc3 Qxd5+ Kh2 Kf7 Qc2 Qc4 Qh7+ Ke8 Qg6+ Kd8 Qf6+ Kc8 
 29	+1.54 	2.91G	1:59.16	Rae1 Bf6 h4 Bxc3 bxc3 g4 Qxf4 Qxh4 Qh2 Qxh2+ Kxh2 Bc2 Rxf8+ Rxf8 Re7 Rf7 Re5 Rf6 Kg3 Kf7 c4 Bd3 Re3 Bf5 Na4 Kg6 Nxc5 b6 Ne4 Bxe4 Rxe4 bxa5 Rxg4+ Kf7 c5 Ke7 Rg7+ Kd8 Ra7 a4 d6 Rg6+ Kf3 
 28	+1.45 	2.13G	1:27.28	Rae1 Bf6 h4 Bxc3 bxc3 g4 Qxf4 Qxh4 Qh2 Qxh2+ Kxh2 Bc2 Rxf8+ Rxf8 Kg3 Kf7 Kxg4 Rg8+ Kf3 Bf5 Nc4 Kf6 Nd6 h5 Nxb7 h4 Re3 c4 Nd6 Rg3+ Kf2 Rxe3 Kxe3 Bd3 Kf4 Bf1 Ne4+ Ke7 Kf3 h3 gxh3 Bxh3 Ke3 
 27	+1.32 	1.55G	1:03.63	Rae1 Bf6 h4 gxh4 Qxf4 Bxc3 bxc3 Bg6 Qh2 Qg5 Nd7 Rxf1+ Rxf1 Rc8 Qh3 Kg7 c4 Qg3 Qe6 Re8 Qf6+ Kh6 Nxc5 Re2 Qf8+ Kh5 Qf3+ Qxf3 Rxf3 Rd2 Ne6 Bc2 Rf4 Rd1+ Kh2 Rd2 Nc5 Kg5 Rf7 Kg4 Ne6 Bf5 Rxb7 h3 Rg7+ Bg6 
 26	+1.43 	1.05G	0:43.15	Rae1 Bf6 h4 gxh4 Qxf4 Bxc3 bxc3 Bg6 Qh2 Qg5 Nd7 Rxf1+ Rxf1 Rc8 Qh3 Kg7 c4 Qg3 Qe6 h3 Qxh3 Qxh3 gxh3 h6 Kh2 Rc7 Nb6 Re7 d6 Re8 Rd1 
 25	+1.39 	720.6M	0:29.73	Rae1 Bf6 h4 Bxc3 bxc3 gxh4 Qxf4 Bg6 Qh2 Qg5 Nd7 Rxf1+ Rxf1 Rc8 Qh3 Kg7 c4 Qd2 Kh1 Qg5 Qe6 Re8 Nxc5 Kh6 Qf6 Qxf6 Rxf6 Kg5 Rf2 Rc8 Ne6+ Kg4 Rf4+ Kg3 d6 Be8 
 24	+1.18 	505.7M	0:20.90	Rae1 Bf6 h4 Bxc3 bxc3 c4 Qh5 Bd3 Rf2 gxh4 Qh6 Qc7 Qxh4 Rf7 Re6 Rbf8 Qg5+ Bg6 d6 Qd8 Qe5 Rf5 Qd4 Rxa5 Re7 Rf7 Rxf7 Bxf7 Rxf4 Be6 Nxc4 Ra1+ Kh2 
 23	+1.25 	381.1M	0:15.79	Rae1 Bf6 h4 Bxc3 bxc3 g4 Qxf4 Qxh4 Qh2 Qxh2+ Kxh2 Bg6 Rxf8+ Rxf8 Kg3 Bf5 d6 Kf7 Re7+ Kf6 Kf4 Be6 Ke4 h5 Nd5+ Bxd5+ Kxd5 h4 Rxb7 c4 Kxc4 h3 gxh3 gxh3 Rh7 Ke6 Rxh3 Kxd6 Rh6+ Kc7 Rxa6 
 22	+1.08 	278.2M	0:11.60	Rad1 Bd6 Qh5 Bg6 Qh3 Rf7 Nc4 Qd7 Qxd7 Rxd7 Nxd6 Rxd6 Be5 Rbd8 Bxd6 Rxd6 Rd2 c4 Rd4 Kg7 h4 h6 Rxc4 Rxd5 Rc7+ Kf6 Rxb7 Rxa5 hxg5+ Kxg5 Rc1 Bd3 Rbc7 
 22	+1.05 	260.9M	0:10.87	g4 Bg6 Rad1 Bd6 Rfe1 c4 Nxc4 Rc8 Nxd6 Qxd6 Re6 Qd7 Rde1 Rce8 R1e5 Qc8 Rxg5 Rxe6 dxe6 Qxe6 h4 h6 Qd5 Qxd5 Rxd5 Be4 Rd6 f3 Kf2 Rf4 
 21	+1.35 	216.7M	0:09.05	g4 Bg6 Rad1 Bd6 Rfe1 c4 Nxc4 Rc8 Nxd6 Qxd6 Re6 Qd7 Rde1 Rfe8 h4 gxh4 Qxf4 Rxe6 dxe6 Qc7 Qxc7 Rxc7 Kh2 Kf8 Bb4+ Ke8 Rf1 Rc2+ Kh3 Kd8 e7+ Kc7 Ba3 Be8 Kxh4 
 20	+1.32 	175.4M	0:07.33	g4 Bg6 Rad1 Bd6 Rfe1 c4 Nxc4 Rc8 Nxd6 Qxd6 Re6 Qd7 Rde1 Rce8 R1e5 Rxe6 dxe6 Qe7 Qd5 Rd8 Qc4 Rd1+ Re1 Rxe1+ Bxe1 h5 Bb4 Qe8 Qd5 
 19	+1.22 	92.2M  	0:03.85	g4 Bg6 Rad1 Bd6 Rfe1 c4 Nxc4 Rc8 Nxd6 Qxd6 Re6 Qd7 Rde1 Rfe8 h4 Rxe6 dxe6 Qd3 Qxd3 Bxd3 hxg5 Bc4 Bf6 Bd5 e7 Kf7 Rd1 Ke6 
 18	+1.17 	73.6M  	0:03.09	g4 Bg6 Rad1 Bd6 Rfe1 Re8 Re6 c4 Nxc4 Bf8 Ne5 Bc2 Rd2 Bb1 Rxe8 Qxe8 d6 Qe6 d7 Rd8 Qxb7 Bc5+ Kf1 
 17	+1.22 	65.8M  	0:02.76	g4 Bg6 Rad1 Bd6 Rfe1 Qc7 Nc4 Rbd8 Re6 Bf7 Rxd6 Rxd6 Be5 Rfd8 Nxd6 Rxd6 Kg2 Bg6 h4 
 16	+0.94 	40.3M  	0:01.69	g4 Bc8 Rad1 Bd6 Nc4 Ra8 Rfe1 Rf7 Nxd6 Qxd6 Re8+ Rf8 Be5 Qg6 
 15	+0.70 	16.9M  	0:00.72	Rad1 Bd6 Qh5 Rf7 Nc4 Bg6 Qh3 Bf5 Qh6 Bf8 Qh5 Bg7 d6 Bg6 
 14	+0.58 	8.99M  	0:00.38	Rae1 Bf6 Be5 Bxe5 Rxe5 Qf6 Rfe1 Rf7 d6 Qxd6 Nd5 Kg7 Qc3 
 13	+0.35 	5.75M  	0:00.24	h3 Bf6 Rad1 Bd4+ Bxd4 cxd4 Rxd4 Qf6 Qc3 Rbd8 Qb4 Bd7 Nxd7 Rxd7 d6 h6 Qc4+ Kg7 
 12	+0.53 	3.27M  	0:00.14	Rae1 c4 Nxc4 Qc7 d6 Qc5+ Kh1 Bf6 Bxf6 Rxf6 Ne5 Rxd6 
 11	+0.42 	1.80M  	0:00.08	Rae1 Rf7 Be5 Bd6 Nc4 Bxe5 Rxe5 Qf6 Rfe1 Rd8 Qc3 
 10	+0.30 	889224	0:00.04	Rfe1 Bf6 Be5 Re8 d6 Kh8 Qd5 Re6 Bxf6+ Qxf6 Rxe6 
  9	+0.19 	434094	0:00.02	Rae1 Bf6 Be5 Bxe5 Rxe5 Qf6 Rfe1 
  8	  0.00 	223172	0:00.01	Rae1 Bf6 Be5 Bxe5 Rxe5 Qf6 Rfe1 Rbd8 
  7	+0.06 	163978	0:00.01	Rae1 Re8 
  6	 -0.02 	131573	0:00.01	Rfe1 Rf7 Nc4 Bd6 Nxd6 Qxd6 
  5	+0.77 	70252  	0:00.00	d6 
  4	+0.08 	46921  	0:00.00	d6 Bxd6 Qd5+ Rf7 Rae1 Bg6 
  3	+0.82 	28815  	0:00.00	d6 Bxd6 Qd5+ Rf7 Rae1 
  2	 -0.22 	17983  	0:00.00	g4 Bg6 
  1	+0.16 	7816    	0:00.00	g4 
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Re: Wch : Caruana - Carlsen, game 8 : 23.g4!

Post by lech »

in the 6th game Caruana (Black) missed some winning chances too:

[d]5k2/8/5pK1/5PbP/2Bn4/8/8/8 b - -

The best move was Bh4, but it is not too easy to find it. :)
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