Volatile Prodigies - Caruana

Chess prodigies usually have a volatile time in some phases of their phenomenal run up the ratings charts. With talents like Caruana, it is more due to over-confidence, and going for too much.

In the following position, Caruana had winning chances being an exchange up by the middle game stage. He infiltrated White's territory without back and lost that advantage. Now, in the diagram position, Caruana can try to hold the game with Rb1+ but instead he brings in the Queen to attack. This uncoordinated attack is made to pay.



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