Sarana, A. – Caruana, F.

2662 2022 · Black wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Sarana (2662) against Caruana (2776), 2022, Old Indian Defense: a long, hard-fought game where accuracy stayed close — 75% for White, 79% for Black — but where the last thirty moves swung wildly. The first turn comes at move 57: 57.Rf7 shifts the evaluation from +1.7 to +3.2, then 57...Bc5 gives much of it back, from −3.2 to −1.6, and 60...Ra2 wipes the slate clean, from −1.9 to 0.0. White then let the chances slip: 63.Qc6 misses a win (0.0 to +2.2), 66.Nc4 slides further (+2.7 to +4.7), and 68.Ke2 squanders the clearest one (+3.7 to +15.0). After 71...Ra3+, Black takes the point. The lesson: in a long endgame, the winner is whoever stops erring last.