I have a look at the Nimzowitsch Variation of the Sicilian (2...Nf6), which was tested in a recent game between Fabiano Caruana and Aleksandr Rakhmanov. The Russian player is an absolute specialist of this system, which doesn’t have a great reputation since Black usually ends up in a somewhat cramped position.
However, by analysing a few of his games, we learn about Black’s objectives and how things could easily go wrong for White as well. This time, however, he horribly blundered and Caruana immediately punished him. Can you see how?
F. Caruana - A. Rakhmanov, Julius Baer Generation Cup Play-In 2023
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