Ivanchuk Crushes the Caro-Kann in 10* Moves

Featured is a sharp chess game between Vasyl Ivanchuk and Jakub Fus from Round 6 of the 2025 European Chess Championship, held on March 20th. Out of a Caro-Kann Defense, Advance variation play sharpens with 5. g4. The critical moment occurs after Ivanchuk pins the c6-knight. How should black defend against this pressure? Black doesn't find the way, and after only 10 moves Ivanchuk obtains a decisive advantage. Ivanchuk's kingside pawn play shortly thereafter ties black in a complete knot.
#VasylIvanchuk #CaroKann

Image of Vasyl Ivanchuk 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. :)

★ LICHESS.ORG https://lichess.org/@/Chess-Network
★ CHESS.COM https://www.chess.com/member/chessnet... (affiliate link)
★ TWITCH   / chessnetwork  
★ TWITTER   / chessnetwork  
★ FACEBOOK   / chessnetwork  
★ PATREON   / chessnetwork  
★ DONATE https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr...

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. dxc5 Nxe5 9. Nd4 Nc6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. f4 h5 12. f5 exf5 13. g5 h4 14. Qd2 Bh5 15. Ba4 a6 16. O-O Qd7 17. Rae1 f4 18. Bxf4 Kd8 19. Kh1 h3 20. Bg3 Bg6 21. Qf4 Rc8 22. b4 Qc7 23. Qe3 Qd7 24. a3 Qg4 25. Rf4 Qd7 26. Qf2 Ke8 27. Nf5 Bxf5 28. Rxf5 d4 29. Ne4 Kd8 30. Rxf7