[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026"]
[Site "Saint Louis Chess Club"]
[Date "2026.08.05"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Liang, Awonder"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteFideId "2020009"]
[BlackFideId "2056437"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Be7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. d3 c5 7. Ne5 Qd6 8. f4 Nbd7 9. Nxd7 Bxd7 10. e4 dxe4 11. dxe4 Qd4+ 12. Qxd4 cxd4 13. Nd2 e5 14. Nf3 exf4 15. Bxf4 Bc5 16. Ne5 Rac8 17. Nd3 b6 18. h3 Be6 19. b3 Nd7 20. g4 a6 21. Rad1 Rfd8 22. Bg3 b5 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Bh4 f6 25. Nxc5 Nxc5 26. e5 Nd7 27. exf6 Nxf6 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Rxf6 Bf7 30. Be4 Kg7 31. Rf3 Rd6 32. Rfd3 Rcd8 33. Kf2 b4 34. Kg3 h6 35. Kf4 Be8 36. Ke5 Ra6 37. Rxd4 Ra5+ 38. Kf4 Rxd4 39. Rxd4 Rxa2 40. Rxb4 Rh2 41. Rb7+ Kf6 42. Rb6+ Kg7 43. Kg3 Rb2 44. h4 Bf7 45. b4 Bc4 46. g5 hxg5 47. hxg5 Re2 48. Kf4 Re1 49. Rb7+ Kf8 50. g6 Rf1+ 51. Kg5 Kg8 52. Kh6 Rf8 53. Rb6 Re8 54. Bf5 Bd5 55. Kg5 Bc4 56. Rc6 Bb3 57. b5 Rb8 58. b6 Kg7 59. Rc7+ Kg8 60. b7 1-0
