We are not fans of Black's ninth move as it leaves his white-squared bishop with no scope. His
position is cramped. But this is grandmaster chess, so two can poison a pawn. With his
electrifying tenth move Black shatters his own Kingside and seizes the initiative in order to
pose a question to White: will Caruana accept the temporary sacrifice of a pawn if it allows
Black to attack. Note that the White pawn on b2 is still not protected: Black is hunting bigger
game - he targets the White King.
position is cramped. But this is grandmaster chess, so two can poison a pawn. With his
electrifying tenth move Black shatters his own Kingside and seizes the initiative in order to
pose a question to White: will Caruana accept the temporary sacrifice of a pawn if it allows
Black to attack. Note that the White pawn on b2 is still not protected: Black is hunting bigger
game - he targets the White King.