by Fabiano Caruana won the game with black pieces, a modern d4 opening and sequential tactics to own the centre by white was thwarted by rock solid gameplay.
Fabiano Luigi Caruana is an American-Italian chess player. A chess prodigy, he became a grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 11 months, and 20 days—the youngest grandmaster in the history of both Italy and the United States at the time. Born in Miami to Italian-American parents, Caruana grew up in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Born: 30 July 1992 (age 28 years), Miami, Florida, United States
FIDE rating: 2823 (January 2021)
Peak rating: 2844 (October 2014)
Parents: Lou Caruana, Santina Caruana
Books: Navigating the Ruy Lopez Vol. 1-3 A World-class Player Explains: Fritztrainer – Interaktives Video-Schachtraining, MORE
Nationality: American, Italian
Alexander Anatolyevich Donchenko is a German chess grandmaster. He is the No. 2 ranked German player as of November 2019.
Born: 22 March 1998 (age 22 years), Moscow, Russia
Parents: Anatoly Donchenko
FIDE rating: 2654
Education: Liebigschule Gießen
Title: Grandmaster (2015)
Peak rating: 2668 (December 2020)
[pgnv]1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Bd2 Be7 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. O-O-O a6 12. g4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 b5 14. Be2 c5 15. d5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. f4 b4 18. e4 d4 19. e5 Nb6 20. e6 Qd5 21. exf7+ Kf8 22. h4 Qxa2 23. Qxg6 b3 24. Be1 c4 25. Rxd4 Na4 26. Qb1 Ba3 27. Qxa2 bxa2 28. Kc2 Rb8 29. Rd8+ Rxd8 30. bxa3 c3 31. Bg3 Rd2+ 32. Kb3 Nc5+ 0-1[/pgnv]
