After
27.g5 Bxf1 28.Rxf1 Nfe8 29.Nxd5, White does have a scary initiative, but the black king’s position is not particularly vulnerable, and if Jumabayev manages to ward off his rival’s potential attack he will be up material and will have a better-coordinated army.
The engines gave Black a clear edge, but, of course, it was hard to find the precise path to victory against a calculator of Caruana’s calibre. Eventually, the world number 2 simplified into a sharp position with queen and knight against two rooks and a knight.
Caruana got out of the woods, but then erred again, on the first move after the time control.
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