A Summer Up North

Fabiano Caruana – Aryan Tari
11th Norway Chess; Stavanger, June 1, 2023
Queen’s Gambit Declined D36

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Qc2 g6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 0-0 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. h4 Na6. If 12. ... h5 then 13. 0-0-0 Nd7 14. Rdg1 Bg7 15. g4 Nf6 16. Ne5 with the initiative, Seirawan – 徐俊 (Xú Jùn), 8th Tan Chin Nam Cup, 青岛 (Qīngdǎo) 2002.

13. h5! Much stronger than 13. 0-0-0 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Qxd5 Qb6 16. Nd4 Ne6 leaving Black with compensation for the Pawn, Brunner – Korneev, 19th Open, Le Touquet 2004.
13. ... c5 14. Rd1 Nb4 15. Qe2 Re8 16. Kf1! Rc8 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. g3 Kg7 19. Kg2 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Nc6 21. Qf3 Re5 22. Nde2 Rf5 23. Nf4 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Qg5 25. Qe2 Qe7

26. Nxd5! Qe6 27. e4 Re8 28. Rhe1. Simply threatening Nd5-c7.
28. ... Qc8

29. exf5! Rxe2 30. f6+! The pointe.
30. ... Kf8 31. Rxe2 Qf5 32. c4 Ne5 33. Rde1 Qf3+ 34. Kg1 1 : 0.