Zeng Chongsheng VS Caruana FabianoII 2023 FIDE World Rapid Championship R1

The 2023 FIDE World Rapid Championship is a 13-round Swiss tournament, crowning the World Rapid Champion 2023. It is held from the 26th to the 28th of December in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Time control is 15 minutes for the entire game with a 10-second increment beginning from move one.

[@dantuzha6566]

Am i tripping? Is 11:40 forking the white rook and queen not good? The rook is pinned so it cant take back the knight if it goes to c2 right?

[@ruhul_amin6267]

fabi missed..

[@RobMcLeanEDM]

Yeah shocking two world class GMs both missed that simple tactic... gives some hope for the rest of us noobs haha

[@tanjusar114]

even at the very beginning you feel it is a draw and waste of time