1. e2e4  1... c7c6  2. d2d4  2... d7d5  3. f2f3 Caruana does not mind repeating the Fantasy  Variation from the first game. 3... g7g6  4. b1c3  4... f8g7  5. e4e5 A popular reply against the similar Black setup in the  Sicilian defense. 5... c6c5  6. f3f4  6... c5d4  7. d1d4  7... c8e6  8. g1f3  8... b8c6  9. f1b5  9... g8h6  10. b5c6 Caruana  quickly blitzed this logical novelty. This is also a common idea against  the Sicilian, successfully applied by Adams. The only difference is that  in the Sicilian, White swaps the knight in order to support his d4-pawn.  Here Caruana stabilizes the central situation and looks for a successful  blockade. 10... b7c6  11. d4c5 An important move in White's plan. The pressure  against the c6-pawn forces Firouzja to make an important decision. 11... e6d7 Alas, that is not what the position requires.