Fabiano Caruana | 4-time U.S. Chess Champion

Featured is an excellent positional game between Ray Robson and Fabiano Caruana from round 3 of the 2024 U.S. Chess Championship. The opening is a Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange where each side executes a middlegame plan. Robson plays with the Minority Attack, whereas Caruana looks to exchange his bad bishop for Robson's good bishop. After 22 moves, Caruana acheives a significant advantage due to his better minor pieces and superior structure. Fabiano Caruana won the 2024 U.S. Chess Championship, making him a 4-time U.S. Chess Champion.
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Image of Fabiano Caruana by Lennart Ootes
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1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 c6 8. Bf4 g6 9. h3 Nh5 10. Bh2 Be7 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O Ng7 13. Rb1 Bf5 14. b4 a6 15. Na4 b5 16. Nc5 Nb6 17. Ne5 Qc8 18. e4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 f6 21. Nf3 a5 22. a3 axb4 23. axb4 Nd5 24. Nc5 Re8 25. Qc2 Ra3 26. Rfc1 Qf5 27. Qxf5 Nxf5 28. Rb3 Rea8 29. g4 Bxc5 30. Rxa3 Rxa3 31. Rxc5 Rxf3 32. gxf5 Rc3 33. fxg6 hxg6 34. Bd6 Rc4 35. Kg2 Kf7 36. Kf3 Ke6 37. Bf8 Kd7 38. Ke4 Rxb4 39. Rc1 Rb3 40. Rg1 Ke6 41. Rxg6 Kf7

[@CarlosCastroRomero]

Thanks, Jerry. Not everyone can take a game like this (nothing super fancy, no spectacular aggression) and help us viewers appreciate its nuances. Watching it, I too feel I grew as a player. Beautifully played and beautifully explained.

[@ChessNetwork]

Thanks CCR. 😎

[@tonynippolei]

I've been watching your videos for a decade now and they are still so good

[@ChessNetwork]

Thank you for the compliment. 👍

[@7inrain]

Fabi himself said in his podcast with Christian Chirila that he considered this his best game in the tournament.

[@ChessNetwork]

Ahh cool! I was unaware. Thanks for sharing that. 👍

[@mdelgad0]

Always appreciarte your videos!

[@bosnbruce5837]

thanks for covering games I _haven't_ seen

[@ChessNetwork]

Thank you for watching. 👍

[@wizkidgamer9942]

Thanks Jerry! That last rook move was absolutely dastardly! I'm getting a lot better at spotting positional advantages and I never even thought of that. It always amazes me in these high level games how the pieces always seem to be in the exact places they need to be to defend each other.

[@whatthehirsch7385]

Great game and great analysis. So much to learn!

[@liammcconville5390]

I was hoping you'd cover this game, thanks Jerry!

[@Ebobster]

Good analysis of marvelous game. Rare to see a knight fianchetto work out so well. Very interesting Queen side pawn & piece play. Computer’s suggestion of a4 over a6 is eye-opening lesson on an option for defusing a pawn chain attack… rather than defend, dissolve your opponent’s pawn chain!

[@michelpetrus]

Great game and great explanations.

[@TheMarksT]

Very well played!

[@jamesgoudreau1940]

This reminds me of when I played my best game against my chess coach in HS, an FM while I was an 1800 player. Didn't out right drop any material but was still easily outplayed and overmatched, lol.

[@techbae6157]

Will you stream during World Championship matches? sadly not a good timezone for you.

[@tipaire9261]

thanks

[@downloaddave-s4e]

Thanks Jerry!

[@KF1]

Oh I think I saw this movie: Caruana's Way, Wrath of the Rook

[@jerkasmo]

Sadly we did cannot see a double rook sacrifice in every Fabi game.

[@colly9888]

What a suffocating black knight!!

[@JerryShunk-h8s]

B-d6 was better I think for white, where you asked us !

[@loplop7029]

Hi Jerry.

[@Entheos84]

Pretending to be first! Don't tell anyone!

[@ChessNetwork]

😎

[@Entheos84]

@@ChessNetwork 😌🥇

[@amosdraak3536]

Hey, just so it’s understood, this channel is no longer allowed to post (winning) games by Viktor Korchnoi nor Emanuel Lasker. I’m sure the authority is respected here so I highly doubt “ChessNetwork” will attempt any bypass of this. If anyone has any dissent they can take it up with me.

[@Johnnywhatagentleman]

So bad

[@downloaddave-s4e]

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