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Amazing Chess Game: Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen : Zurich Chess Challenge (2014) : Nimzo-Indian
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[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "0:15:33-0:27:33"]
[Date "2014.02.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nakamura"]
[Black "Carlsen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
{Classical games: Magnus Carlsen beat Hikaru Nakamura 7 to 0, with 15 draws.}
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 dxe4 7. fxe4 e5 8. d5 (
8. dxe5 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 (9. Nxd1 Nxe4) 9... Ng4) 8... Bc5 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Nf3 Bg4
11. h3 Bxf3 (11... Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Qd3 h6 14. Bh4 a5) 12. Qxf3 Nbd7 13.
O-O-O Bd4 14. Ne2 (14. g4 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Nxe4 16. Bxd8 Nxc3 17. Rd3 Raxd8 18.
Rxc3) 14... c5 15. g4 (15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Rxd4 Qb6 18. Be3 Rab8
19. b4 c5) 15... a5 16. Kb1 Ra6 17. Ng3 g6 {Red flag to a bull} 18. h4 (18. Bh6
Re8 (18... Ne8 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Rh2 Rf6) 19. g5 Nh5 20. Nxh5 gxh5 21. Be2 Rb6
22. Rd2 Nf8 23. Bxf8 Rxf8) 18... a4 19. Rh2 {Defending and attacking} (19. Bh6
Re8 (19... Ne8 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. g5) 20. g5) 19... Qa5 20. Bd2 Qc7 21. g5 Ne8
22. h5 Rb6 23. Bc1 Rb3 24. Qg4 Nb6 25. Be2 Nd6 26. Rdh1 (26. hxg6 fxg6 (26...
hxg6 27. Rdh1 f5 28. gxf6 Qd7 29. Rh8+ Kf7 30. Qxg6+ Kxg6 31. R1h6+ Kf7 32.
Bh5#) (26... Qd7 27. gxh7+ Kh8 28. Qxd7 Nxd7 29. Rh6 Rxg3 30. Rxd6 Nb8 31. Rf1)
27. Qe6+ (27. Rdh1 Bxb2 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Rxh7+ Qxh7 30. Rxh7+ Kxh7 31. Qxd6
Bc3+ 32. Kc2) 27... Qf7 (27... Kh8 28. Rdh1 Rxg3 29. Rxh7+ Qxh7 30. Rxh7+ Kxh7
31. Qxd6 Rf7 32. Qxb6) (27... Rf7 28. Rdh1 h5 29. Nxh5) 28. Rdh1 Qxe6 29. dxe6
h5 (29... Nbxc4 30. Rxh7 Rxb2+ 31. Bxb2 Rf1+ 32. Bxf1) 30. Nxh5 gxh5 31. Rxh5
Be3 32. Rh8+ Kg7 33. R1h7+ Kg6 34. Bh5+ Kxg5 35. Bxe3+ Rxe3 36. Rxf8) 26...
Bxb2 (26... Qd7 27. Qh4 Re8 28. hxg6 fxg6 29. Bg4 Qg7 30. Qxh7+ Qxh7 31. Rxh7
Kf8 32. Be6 Rxg3 33. Rf1+ Nf5 34. Rf7+ Kg8 35. R7xf5+ Kg7 36. Rf7+ Kh8 37. Rh1+
) 27. Bxb2 Nbxc4 {Either knight seems exactly same evaluation as Bxc4 would be
forced in both cases} (27... Ndxc4 28. Bxc4 Nxc4) 28. Bxc4 Nxc4 29. hxg6 Qb6 (
29... Nxb2 30. g7 Nd3+ 31. Kc2 Nb4+ 32. Kd1 Rb1+ 33. Ke2 Rb2+ 34. Kf3 Rb3+ 35.
Kg2 Rb2+ 36. Ne2) (29... fxg6 30. Qe6+ Qf7 31. Rxh7 Qxe6 32. dxe6 Rxb2+ 33. Ka1
) (29... hxg6 30. Rh8+ Kg7 31. R1h7#) 30. g7 (30. gxf7+ {Even stronger than
game continuation} Rxf7 31. Nh5 Rxb2+ (31... Qg6 32. Ka1 Rb6 33. Qc8+ Rf8 34.
Qxc5) 32. Ka1 Qg6 (32... Qb3 33. Qc8+ Rf8 34. Nf6+ Kg7 35. Rxh7+ Kg6 36. Qf5#)
33. Rxb2 Nxb2 34. Kxb2) 30... Rd8 31. Qh4 (31. Nh5 {Would be no good here}
Rxb2+ 32. Ka1 Rxh2 33. Rxh2 Qb3 34. Nf6+ Kxg7 35. Rxh7+ Kf8 36. Rh8+ Kg7 {
Drawing only}) (31. Rxh7 Rxb2+ 32. Ka1 Ra2+ 33. Kxa2 Qb2#) 31... Rxb2+ 32. Ka1
Rxh2 33. Rxh2 Qg6 (33... Kxg7 34. Nf5+ Kf8 35. g6 Qc7 36. Qf6 Ke8 37. Rxh7) 34.
Nf5 Re8 (34... Rd7 35. Qg4 Rc7 36. Rh6) 35. Qg4 (35. Qf2 {Zugzwang for black
immediately here} b5 (35... Qxg5 36. Nh6+) 36. Rxh7 {crushing}) 35... Qb6 36.
Qh3 Qg6 37. d6 {Nearly the only move that doesn't actually win the position} (
37. Ka2 Nd6 (37... b5 38. d6) 38. Nxd6) (37. Qf1 Nd6 (37... b5 38. Rxh7 Kxh7 (
38... Qxh7 39. Nh6+ Kxg7 40. Qxf7+ Kh8 41. Qxe8+ Kg7 42. Qf7+ Kh8 43. Qf8+ Qg8
44. Qxg8#) 39. Qh1+ Kg8 40. Qh8#) 38. Rh6 Nxf5 39. Rxg6 hxg6 40. exf5) (37. Qg4
Qb6 38. Qh3 Qg6 39. Qh4 Na5 40. d6) 37... Nxd6 38. Nxd6 Rd8 39. Nc4 (39. Nf5
Rd1+ 40. Ka2 (40. Kb2 Qb6+ 41. Kc2 Qb1+ 42. Kc3 Qb3#) 40... Qe6+ 41. Kb2 Qb6+
42. Kc2 Qb1+ 43. Kc3 Qb3#) (39. Nc8 Qxg7 (39... Kxg7 40. Qf5 (40. Ne7 Rd1+ 41.
Ka2 Qe6+)) 40. Qf5) 39... Qxe4 40. Qh5 (40. Ne3 {The only move to save White
from disadvantage} Qd3 41. Nf5 Qd1+ 42. Kb2 Rd2+ 43. Rxd2 Qxd2+ 44. Kb1 {
Perpetual check draw}) (40. Nxe5 Rd1+ 41. Kb2 Qb1+ 42. Kc3 Qb3#) 40... Rd3 41.
Rh4 {Prevents Qd4+} (41. Nxe5 Rxa3+ 42. Kb2 Qxe5+ 43. Kxa3 Qa1+ 44. Ra2 Qc3+
45. Kxa4 Qb4#) 41... Qf5 42. Qe2 b5 43. Nd2 Qxg5 44. Qxd3 (44. Rh2 Qg1+ 45. Kb2
Rxa3 46. Kxa3 Qa1#) 44... Qxh4 {Space invader pawns} 45. Ne4 Kxg7 46. Qf3 (46.
Qd5 Qf4 47. Qxc5 (47. Nxc5 Qd4+ 48. Qxd4 exd4 49. Nd3 h5)) 46... Qf4 47. Qg2+
Kf8 48. Kb2 h5 49. Nd2 h4 50. Kc2 b4 51. axb4 cxb4 52. Qa8+ Kg7 53. Qxa4 h3 54.
Qb3 h2 55. Qd5 e4 56. Qh5 (56. Qd4+ Kh7 57. Nxe4 (57. Qa1 e3) 57... h1=Q (57...
Qf5 58. Kb3 h1=Q 59. Nf6+ Kg6)) 56... e3 57. Nf3 e2 58. Kb3 f6 59. Ne1 Qg3+ 60.
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