A RARE French Exchange — So vs Caruana
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Featured is a sharp, classical chess game between Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana from the 2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals, held on August 22nd at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Arising out of the French, Exchange variation, we reach a new position with 9...h6, and by move 12, Caruana goes uncastled. The state of Caruana's king prompts So to play dynamically from there.
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Image of Fabiano Caruana by Lennart Ootes
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd6 6. c4 dxc4 7. d5 a6 8. Bxc4 Nce7 9. O-O h6 10. Bd2 b5 11. Bb3 Bb7 12. Bc3 Kf8 13. Be5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 Qd6 15. Re1 Nf6 16. Nc3 Re8 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Re6 Qd7 19. d6 Ned5 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5+ Kf8 23. Bf3 Qxd6 24. Qxd6+ cxd6 25. Rc1 Re5 26. b4 Nd5 27. a3 Nb6 28. Bb7 Nc4 29. Bxa6 Nxa3 30. g3 Re4 31. Rc3 Nb1 32. Rb3 Nd2 33. Rd3 Nb1 34. Rb3 Nd2 35. Rd3 Nb1 36. Rb3 Nd2
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A RARE French Exchange — So vs Caruana
ChessNetwork
8,762 views
Featured is a sharp, classical chess game between Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana from the 2026 Grand Chess Tour Finals, held on August 22nd at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Arising out of the French, Exchange variation, we reach a new position with 9...h6, and by move 12, Caruana goes uncastled. The state of Caruana's king prompts So to play dynamically from there.
#GrandChessTourFinals #WesleySo #FabianoCaruana
Image of Fabiano Caruana by Lennart Ootes
lennartootes.com
I'm a self-taught National Master in chess out of Pennsylvania, USA who was introduced to the game by my father in 1988 at the age of 8. The purpose of this channel is to share my knowledge of chess to help others improve their game. I enjoy continuing to improve my understanding of this great game, albeit slowly. Consider subscribing here on YouTube for frequent content, and/or connecting via any or all the below social medias. Your support is greatly appreciated. Take care, bye. :)
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★ CHESS.COM https://www.chess.com/member/chessnet... (affiliate link)
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd6 6. c4 dxc4 7. d5 a6 8. Bxc4 Nce7 9. O-O h6 10. Bd2 b5 11. Bb3 Bb7 12. Bc3 Kf8 13. Be5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 Qd6 15. Re1 Nf6 16. Nc3 Re8 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Re6 Qd7 19. d6 Ned5 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5+ Kf8 23. Bf3 Qxd6 24. Qxd6+ cxd6 25. Rc1 Re5 26. b4 Nd5 27. a3 Nb6 28. Bb7 Nc4 29. Bxa6 Nxa3 30. g3 Re4 31. Rc3 Nb1 32. Rb3 Nd2 33. Rd3 Nb1 34. Rb3 Nd2 35. Rd3 Nb1 36. Rb3 Nd2