Nachlese

The win was Caruana's first against Nakamura. He had lost three games in 2013 to the fellow New York native, then a series of draws ensued before today's breakthrough. Eventually White got a putrid bishop and the American number one desperately tried to create chances on the kingside. Caruana's sole errant move of the entire event only delayed the inevitable, or extended the drama, depending on how you want to look at it. See if you can find how he could have ended the game even sooner:

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"I completely missed Bh4," Caruana said. "That would have been a nice way to end the game." Instead, he labored for about another hour while White's queen chased him around the board.