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Abhimanyu Mishra vs. Fabiano Caruana

Date: March 4, 2026
Round: Champions Bracket Quarterfinal — Match 1 — Game 2 (Classical)
White: Abhimanyu Mishra (2629)
Black: Fabiano Caruana (2795)
Result: 1/2-1/2
SF 18

Game Notation (PGN)

[Event "2026 The American Cup Open"]
[Site "Saint Louis, US"]
[Date "2026.03.05"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Mishra, Abhimanyu"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Board "4"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[WhiteFideId "30920019"]
[BlackFideId "2020009"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteClock "0:06:38"]
[BlackClock "0:05:23"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[EndDate "2026.03.05"]
[EndTime "07:37:55"]

1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:59]}  c5 {[%clk 1:30:56]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:25]}  Nc6 {[%clk 1:31:23]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 1:31:50]}  g6 {[%clk 1:31:48]}
4. O-O {[%clk 1:32:13]}  Bg7 {[%clk 1:32:12]} 5. h3 {[%clk 1:32:40]}  e5 {[%clk 1:15:53]} 6. b4 {[%clk 1:33:09]}  cxb4 {[%clk 1:15:08]}
7. a3 {[%clk 1:33:22]}  b3 {[%clk 1:15:33]} 8. cxb3 {[%clk 1:33:45]}  Nge7 {[%clk 1:15:59]} 9. Nc3 {[%clk 1:32:09]}  O-O {[%clk 1:16:21]}
10. Bc4 {[%clk 1:32:26]}  d6 {[%clk 1:15:42]} 11. d3 {[%clk 1:31:56]}  h6 {[%clk 1:13:44]} 12. b4 {[%clk 1:28:27]}  a6 {[%clk 1:12:49]}
13. b5 {[%clk 1:21:25]}  axb5 {[%clk 0:40:06]} 14. Nxb5 {[%clk 1:21:43]}  d5 {[%clk 0:36:55]} 15. exd5 {[%clk 1:16:10]}  e4 {[%clk 0:37:20]}
16. dxe4 {[%clk 1:16:23]}  Bxa1 {[%clk 0:27:27]} 17. Bxh6 {[%clk 1:14:21]}  Bg7 {[%clk 0:27:55]} 18. Bxg7 {[%clk 1:14:43]}  Kxg7 {[%clk 0:28:22]}
19. Qa1+ {[%clk 1:15:08]}  f6 {[%clk 0:28:49]} 20. dxc6 {[%clk 1:15:16]}  Nxc6 {[%clk 0:29:15]} 21. Qb2 {[%clk 1:00:22]}  Qe7 {[%clk 0:20:08]}
22. Bd5 {[%clk 0:56:32]}  Bd7 {[%clk 0:17:15]} 23. Rc1 {[%clk 0:46:45]}  Rfc8 {[%clk 0:15:11]} 24. Rc3 {[%clk 0:43:22]}  Ne5 {[%clk 0:11:01]}
25. Nfd4 {[%clk 0:38:12]}  Rxc3 {[%clk 0:10:13]} 26. Qxc3 {[%clk 0:38:40]}  Nc6 {[%clk 0:10:14]} 27. Nf3 {[%clk 0:32:57]}  Nd8 {[%clk 0:09:02]}
28. Nbd4 {[%clk 0:30:01]}  Qd6 {[%clk 0:08:21]} 29. Bb3 {[%clk 0:27:13]}  Rxa3 {[%clk 0:07:13]} 30. e5 {[%clk 0:23:30]}  fxe5 {[%clk 0:07:40]}
31. Nc2 {[%clk 0:22:06]}  Rxb3 {[%clk 0:07:15]} 32. Qxb3 {[%clk 0:22:34]}  Bc6 {[%clk 0:07:34]} 33. Qc3 {[%clk 0:20:10]}  Bxf3 {[%clk 0:06:30]}
34. Qxf3 {[%clk 0:20:39]}  b5 {[%clk 0:06:54]} 35. Ne3 {[%clk 0:19:14]}  Nc6 {[%clk 0:05:53]} 36. h4 {[%clk 0:14:43]}  b4 {[%clk 0:05:34]}
37. h5 {[%clk 0:15:04]}  Nd4 {[%clk 0:05:18]} 38. Qb7+ {[%clk 0:14:58]}  Kh6 {[%clk 0:05:45]} 39. hxg6 {[%clk 0:13:34]}  Kxg6 {[%clk 0:06:03]}
40. Qe4+ {[%clk 0:13:24]}  Kf6 {[%clk 0:06:27]} 41. Nd5+ {[%clk 0:13:04]}  Ke6 {[%clk 0:05:00]} 42. Nf4+ {[%clk 0:13:26]}  Kd7 {[%clk 0:05:12]}
43. Qb7+ {[%clk 0:06:40]}  Ke8 {[%clk 0:04:46]} 44. Qe4 {[%clk 0:05:56]}  Kd7 {[%clk 0:05:05]} 45. Qb7+ {[%clk 0:06:13]}  Ke8 {[%clk 0:05:32]}
46. Qe4 {[%clk 0:06:38]}  Kd7 {[%clk 0:05:23]} 1/2-1/2