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GM Hikaru NAKAMURA of The United States
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(2024-04-01) (All annotations below by Fritz) (Games' source: Marek's 1.b4 database, lichess.org) [Event "BNBank Gp1 Oslo NOR"] [Site "?"] [Date "2010.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Schmidt, Joshua Paul"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "0-1"] [BlackElo "2740"] [PlyCount "26"] [EventDate "2010.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 e4 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Nf6 5. g3 h5 6. Bg2 h4 7. Ne2 h3 8. Bf1 Bg4 9. Qc1 Bf3 10. Rg1 Ng4 11. Nd4 $2 (11. Nf4 $142 $17) 11... Nxh2 $19 12. Nxf3 ( 12. Ba3 $19) 12... Nxf3+ (12... exf3 $6 13. Bd3 Qg5 14. Nc3 $19) 13. Ke2 Nxg1+ (13... Nxg1+ 14. Kd1 h2 $19) 0-1 [Event "FTX Crypto Cup KO"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2845"] [BlackElo "2735"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c3 Be7 5. e3 c5 6. Bxf6 $146 (6. d4 Nc6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Bb5 cxd4 9. exd4 Nxd4 10. a4 Qa5 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Kf1 Nc6 13. Qc2 g6 14. f3 d5 15. h4 Qd8 16. h5 Nb4 17. cxb4 Bxa1 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Qxg6+ Bg7 {Takalo Eskola,T-Laine,J/corr FIN-ch I qual 1982/0-1 (48)}) (6. Bc4 Nc6 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Qb3+ d5 10. Ne2 c4 11. Qc2 Nb4 12. Qc1 Nd3+ 13. Kd1 Nxf2+ 14. Ke1 Nd3+ 15. Kd1 Nxc1 16. Nxc1 Qb6 17. Rf1 Qb2 18. Ke2 Qxa1 19. Na3 Qb2 20. Nxc4 dxc4 {Samparrk-marekt/ChessWorld.net 2013/0-1}) (6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 Nc6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. O-O d5 10. d4 Qd6 11. Nbd2 Bf5 12. a4 Rfe8 13. a5 a6 14. Qa4 c4 15. Ra2 Bd8 16. Qa3 Qe6 17. Qc5 Rb8 18. Rfa1 b6 19. axb6 Be7 {0-1 Champion,W-Boesenberg,E/corr EM/M/A015 ICCF Email 1997}) (6. Nh3 Nc6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 $15 (7... gxf6 $6 8. c4 $11)) 6... Bxf6 $17 (6... gxf6 $143 7. Nh3 $11) 7. g3 (7. Nh3 Nc6 $15) 7... b6 (7... Nc6 $5 $17) 8. Bg2 $15 Nc6 9. d4 (9. Ne2 O-O $15) 9... Ba6 10. Ne2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 Rc8 13. a3 (13. Nd2 $5 $15) 13... Bxe2 (13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Bxe2 15. Rxe2 Nxd4 16. exd4 Rxe2 17. Qxe2 Bxd4 18. Ra2 Rc1+ 19. Bf1 Rxb1 20. Rd2 $17) 14. Rxe2 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nxd4 $1 16. exd4 Rxe2 17. Qxe2 Bxd4 18. Ra2 Rc1+ 19. Bf1 Rxb1 20. Qd3 (20. Rd2 Bc5 21. Qd3 Qg5 $17) 20... Rb2 21. Rxb2 Bxb2 22. Qd6 g6 (22... Bf6 23. a4 $17) 23. a4 Qe8 ( 23... Qf6 24. Qxf6 Bxf6 25. Bb5 $17) 24. Qd2 (24. Bb5 Qe1+ 25. Kg2 Qe4+ 26. f3 Qc2+ 27. Kh3 Qb3 $15) 24... Ba3 25. Bb5 Bc5 26. Bxd7 Qe4 27. Bb5 (27. Qf4 Qd5 28. Bb5 Bd6 $17) 27... h5 (27... Bd4 28. Qe2 Qf5 29. Bc4 $17) 28. Qe2 (28. Qf4 Qe7 $15) 28... Qf5 (28... Qd4 29. Kg2 $17) 29. Kg2 $15 h4 30. gxh4 Qf4 31. h5 gxh5 (31... Bd6 32. hxg6 Qxh2+ 33. Kf3 Qh1+ 34. Ke3 Qh6+ 35. Kd3 Qxg6+ 36. Qe4 $15) 32. Qf3 $11 Qxf3+ 33. Kxf3 a5 34. Kg2 h4 35. h3 f6 36. f3 Kg7 37. Bc6 Kg6 38. Bb5 f5 39. Bc6 f4 40. Bb5 Kf6 41. Bc6 Ke5 42. Bb5 Kd4 43. Bc6 Ke3 44. Bb5 Bb4 45. Bc6 Bc5 46. Bb5 Bb4 47. Bc6 Bc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Riga FIDE Grand Prix"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Topalov, V."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo "2740"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. c4 b6 6. Be2 c5 7. a3 Bb7 8. O-O ( 8. b5 e6 9. O-O d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. d3 Re8 14. Nbd2 Qe7 15. Rac1 Qd6 16. Qb1 h5 17. Qa1 Re7 18. h3 Ne8 19. a4 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Ng7 21. Nf1 Nf5 22. Bd1 Rce8 { alessandrocarvalhaes (2025)-percivalflavours (2005)/lichess.org 2021/0-1 (36)}) 8... d6 9. d3 $146 (9. d4 Nbd7 (9... Ne4 10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. Qc2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 e6 13. Rfd1 Nf6 14. dxc5 Ne4 15. Qc2 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 bxc5 17. Rab1 Qe7 18. Ne1 cxb4 19. axb4 Rfc8 20. f3 Nf6 21. e4 Rc7 22. e5 dxe5 23. Qxe5 Ne8 24. Nc2 { Vogt,L (2500)-Honfi,K (2420)/Kecskemet Toth Memorial 7th 1979/1-0 (49)}) 10. Qb3 (10. d5 cxb4 11. axb4 b5 12. Nbd2 bxc4 13. e4 Nb6 14. Bd4 Qd7 15. Bxb6 axb6 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. Bxc4 Ne8 18. Bd3 b5 19. Nb3 Bc3 20. Nbd4 Bxb4 21. Bxb5 Qc8 22. Qb1 Qc5 23. Rc1 Bc3 24. Bxe8 Rxe8 { Ree,H (2455)-Kouatly,B (2490)/FRA-NED Cannes 1990/1-0 (46)}) 10... Rb8 11. Rd1 (11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nb5 a6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nc3 Bb7 17. Rad1 Nf6 18. f3 Rc8 19. e4 Qc7 20. Rc1 Kg8 21. Qb2 Qb8 22. Qd2 Kg7 23. Qe3 Nd7 24. f4 a5 25. Bg4 e6 { Harika,D (2510)-Soumya,S (2250)/World Women Ch 2012/1-0 (33)}) 11... Ne4 12. dxc5 Bxb2 13. Qxb2 bxc5 { 1/2-1/2 Wirthensohn,H (2405)-Zueger,B (2435)/SUI-ch int+ Switzerland 1989}) 9... Nbd7 10. Nc3 e6 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. d4 Rab8 13. a4 d5 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Ba3 Rfc8 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qd1 (18. Qd3 Rb3 19. Qc2 Qd8 $15) 18... Qd8 19. Ba6 Rc7 20. Bb5 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Nb6 22. Rc1 Rxc1 23. Bxc1 Rc8 24. Ba6 Rb8 25. Re1 (25. Bb5 Qh4 $15) 25... Nd7 26. Bb5 Nc5 27. Ba3 Bf8 28. Qc2 Rc8 29. Rc1 Bb7 30. Qb1 Be4 31. Qa2 (31. Qb2 e5 32. Ne2 Qg5 $11) 31... Bd5 (31... Nxa4 32. Bc4 Nc5 33. f3 $17) 32. Qc2 $11 Qg5 33. Bf1 Qd8 34. Qd1 h5 35. Nb5 a6 36. Nd4 Bb7 37. Rb1 Be4 38. Rc1 e5 39. Nf3 Qxd1 40. Rxd1 Bxf3 41. gxf3 Nxa4 42. Bxa6 Ra8 43. Bb7 Rb8 44. Bxf8 Kxf8 45. Bc6 Nb6 46. Ra1 Rc8 47. Be4 Nd7 48. Ra7 Nf6 49. Ra5 Nxe4 50. fxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "ch-USA"] [Site "?"] [Date "2020.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Swiercz, D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2645"] [PlyCount "139"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. c4 Nc6 7. Bb2 Re8 8. a3 Bd6 (8... Be7 9. d4 Bg4 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qd7 12. O-O Rad8 13. Nc3 a6 14. h3 Bh5 15. Be2 b5 16. Qc2 Bg6 17. Qb3 Na5 18. Qa2 c5 19. Ne5 Qe6 20. Qxe6 fxe6 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Rfd1 Nb3 23. Rxd8 {marekt-t_fight/internet 2014/1-0 (51)}) 9. cxd5 (9. Qc2 Ne5 10. Bxe5 Bxe5 11. d4 Bd6 12. c5 Bf8 13. Nbd2 b6 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. O-O bxc5 17. dxc5 Rab8 18. c6 Qd6 19. Qa4 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Rfd1 Qh6 22. Nd2 Rb6 23. Nxe4 Qxc6 { bambinik (2455)-TheNigga (2475)/internet 2003/1/2-1/2 (62)}) 9... Nxd5 10. Be2 Qd7 $146 (10... Qe7 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. dxc3 Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Rad8 15. Qb5 Qe4 16. O-O Ne5 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Qe2 Rd5 19. Rad1 { 1/2-1/2 Jeschke,H-Maass,J/Germany 1996}) 11. Qc2 Qf5 12. Qxf5 Bxf5 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Ne5 (14... Rad8 15. d3 $11) 15. Nh4 (15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Rxe5 $14) 15... Be4 (15... Be6 16. d4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. Bb4 $11) 16. d4 (16. f3 Bc2 17. d4 Ng6 18. Nxg6 Rxe3 $14) 16... Ng6 17. Nxg6 Bxg6 18. Bf3 (18. Bb4 Rad8 $11 ) 18... Rab8 (18... c6 19. Bb4 Bxb4+ 20. axb4 $14) 19. Bb4 $14 Rec8 20. Rc1 ( 20. Ke2 b6 21. Bc6 a5 22. Bxd6 cxd6 $14) 20... a5 $11 21. Bxd6 cxd6 22. Kd2 b5 23. Bb7 (23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rxc1 25. Kxc1 Kf8 $14) 23... Rc4 24. Bd5 Ra4 { Black plans b4} 25. Ra1 b4 26. axb4 Raxb4 27. Rhc1 (27. Rxa5 $4 Rb2+ 28. Ke1 Rb1+ 29. Ke2 Rxh1 $19) 27... a4 28. Ke1 h5 (28... Kf8 29. Bc6 Rc8 30. h3 $11) 29. Bc6 (29. Rc6 $142 $5 $16) 29... Rc8 $11 30. d5 Rc7 31. Rc3 Be4 32. Rca3 Ra7 (32... Bxg2 33. Rxa4 Rxa4 34. Rxa4 $14) 33. f3 $16 (33. Bxa4 $6 Bxg2 34. Bb3 Rxa3 35. Rxa3 g5 $15) 33... Bc2 34. Kd2 Bb3 35. e4 g5 (35... g6 36. Rb1 $14) 36. Rc1 (36. Rb1 Ra6 $14) 36... Kg7 (36... Rc7 37. Rb1 $14) 37. Ke3 (37. Rb1 Ra6 $14) 37... Re7 (37... f5 38. Rb1 fxe4 39. Bxa4 Rbxa4 40. Raxb3 exf3 41. gxf3 Re7+ 42. Kd2 Re5 $17) 38. Rb1 $14 Rc4 39. Kd3 (39. Raxb3 axb3 40. Rxb3 Rc2 $19) 39... Rc2 40. Bxa4 Bxa4 41. Rxa4 (41. Rg1 $5 $14) 41... Rxg2 $11 42. Rb6 ( 42. Rh1 Rb7 43. Ra3 Kf6 $11) 42... Rd7 (42... Rxh2 $142 $5 43. Ke3 Rh3 $17) 43. Raa6 $14 Rxh2 44. Rxd6 Rxd6 45. Rxd6 h4 46. Rc6 h3 47. d6 (47. Ke3 Rg2 48. Rc1 h2 $11) 47... Rh1 $15 48. Rc2 Rd1+ 49. Ke3 Rxd6 50. Kf2 (50. Rh2 Rh6 $11) 50... h2 (50... g4 51. fxg4 Rd3 52. e5 $15) 51. Kg2 Rh6 52. Kh1 (52. Rc1 $5 Kg6 53. Rc6+ f6 54. Kh1 $15) 52... Rh3 $19 53. Rc5 Kg6 (53... Rxf3 $142 $5 54. Kxh2 Kf6 $19) 54. Rc6+ $15 Kg7 55. Rc5 f6 56. e5 f5 57. e6 Rxf3 58. Re5 Kf8 59. e7+ Ke8 60. Kxh2 g4 61. Kg2 Rf4 62. Kg3 Re4 (62... Rf1 $5 $15) 63. Rxf5 Kxe7 64. Ra5 Rb4 65. Rh5 Kf6 66. Ra5 Kg6 67. Rd5 Kf6 68. Ra5 Kg6 69. Rd5 Kf6 70. Ra5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tuesday 1st June"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Grinev, V."] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2440"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. e3 d5 5. c3 Bd6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. g3 $146 (7. d4 O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 (8... c6 9. Ne2 Bg4 10. Qc2 g6 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Ng3 Nd7 13. O-O Bxg3 14. hxg3 b5 15. a4 a6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rfe1 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Qxf5 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Qxf5 gxf5 21. Nf3 Kg7 22. Re2 Ra3 23. Rc2 {orangutandu (1620)-tom1069 (1615)/kurnik 2012/1/2-1/2 (46)}) (8... Qg5 9. g3 Nd7 10. h4 Qe7 11. Ne2 Nf6 12. Qc2 Bg4 13. Nd2 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Nd4 Rfc8 16. O-O Bb4 17. cxb4 Rxc2 18. Nxc2 Qc7 19. Ne1 Bh3 20. Nef3 Bxf1 21. Kxf1 Qc3 { 0-1 orangutandu-ppaapp/kurnik 2012}) 9. Ne2 c5 10. Nd2 c4 11. Bb1 Nc6 12. Ng3 g6 13. Nf3 b5 14. O-O Bg4 15. a4 b4 16. cxb4 Nxb4 17. a5 Rac8 18. Bc2 h5 19. Ba4 Re7 20. Rb1 Nd3 21. a6 h4 {orangutandu-piperazyna/kurnik 2012/1-0 (47)}) ( 7. Be2 O-O 8. Bf3 c6 9. Ne2 Nd7 10. O-O Nc5 11. Nd4 Nd3 12. Qb3 Rb8 13. c4 Ne5 14. Nc3 dxc4 15. Qd1 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 Bg4 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. h3 Bh5 20. g4 Bg6 21. Nd4 Bd3 {Atotheking (1820)-Vinoe (1915)/lichess.org 2021/0-1}) ( 7. Qf3 Qf5 8. Qxf5 Bxf5 $15) 7... O-O 8. Bg2 c6 9. Ne2 Bg4 10. d4 Nd7 11. Nd2 Qe7 12. O-O Nf6 13. Re1 b5 14. a4 a6 15. Qc2 Bh5 (15... Rfe8 16. Nf4 $15) 16. Nf4 $11 Bg6 (16... Bxf4 $142 $5 17. exf4 Qd7 $11) 17. Nxg6 $16 hxg6 18. f3 (18. axb5 axb5 19. e4 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 dxe4 21. Nxe4 c5 $14) 18... c5 19. e4 dxe4 ( 19... cxd4 20. cxd4 Bb4 21. axb5 $11) 20. fxe4 cxd4 21. cxd4 Bb4 22. e5 Rac8 23. Qd3 Nd7 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rad1 Bxd2 26. Rxd2 Qb4 $2 (26... b4 $142 $5 $16) 27. Rb1 $18 Qc4 28. Bh3 Qxd3 29. Rxd3 Rfd8 30. Rxb5 Rc2 (30... Rc1+ 31. Bf1 $18 ) 31. Rd5 Rc1+ 32. Kf2 Rc2+ 33. Ke3 Rc7 34. Ke4 Kf8 35. Ra3 Ke7 36. Rxd7+ Rdxd7 37. Bxd7 Kxd7 38. d5 Rc4+ 39. Kd3 Rb4 (39... Rc1 40. Ra7+ Ke8 41. Kd4 $18) 40. Ra7+ Ke8 41. d6 (41. Ra8+ Kd7 42. Rg8 Rb3+ 43. Kc4 Re3 $18) 41... g5 (41... Rb2 42. Ke3 Rxh2 43. Ra8+ Kd7 44. Rf8 $18) 42. Re7+ (42. Ra8+ Kd7 43. Rf8 f6 44. Rf7+ Ke6 45. Re7+ Kd5 $18) 42... Kf8 43. Rc7 Ke8 (43... Rb8 44. Ke4 $18) 44. Rc4 (44. Rc8+ $142 $5 Kd7 45. Rf8 f6 46. Rf7+ Ke6 47. Re7+ Kd5 $18) 44... Rb2 45. Rc2 Rb4 $2 (45... Rb7 46. Ke4 $18) 46. Rc8+ Kd7 47. Rf8 f6 48. Rf7+ Ke6 49. Re7+ Kd5 50. d7 Rd4+ 51. Kc3 Kc5 52. e6 Rd6 (52... Rc4+ 53. Kb3 Rb4+ 54. Ka3 $18) 53. Re8 (53. Re8 Kd5 54. e7 Rxd7 55. Rd8 $18) 1-0 [Event "Titled Tuesday 1st June"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Demidov, M."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2520"] [PlyCount "152"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} c6 2. Nf3 a5 3. bxa5 Nf6 (3... Qxa5 4. e4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Na6 6. Nc3 e5 7. g3 Nb4 8. Qd1 d5 9. exd5 Bf5 { 0-1 kinderchocolate (2235)-boeien (2780)/net-chess.com 2011}) (3... Rxa5 4. g3 e5 5. e4 Nf6 6. d3 Bc5 7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O Be6 9. c4 O-O 10. Bd2 Ra6 11. Bc3 Nbd7 12. Nbd2 Qa8 13. Qc2 Qa7 14. a4 b6 15. Nb3 Rxa4 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. Rxa4 Qxa4 18. Qd2 { Perdomo Araujo,A (2060)-Martinez Reyes,P (2300)/26th Torneo San Viator 2016/0-} ) 4. c4 $146 (4. e3 d5 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Bd6 7. c4 O-O 8. cxd5 exd5 9. d3 Qxa5 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Qb3 Qa4 13. Qc3 Ne5 14. Qc1 Nfg4 15. h3 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 Ne5 17. Nd4 Ra5 18. Bc3 Ra8 { mila77 (1820)-jijiji123456 (2000)/kurnik 2013/0-1}) 4... d5 5. e3 Qxa5 6. Nc3 g6 (6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bb3 $11) 7. Be2 (7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bb2 Bg7 $11) 7... Bg7 8. Rb1 (8. Bb2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 $11) 8... O-O (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 $17) 9. O-O (9. Rb3 Ne4 $11) 9... Ne4 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bb3 $17) 10. Bb2 $15 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxc3 (11... Qxa2 $6 12. Ra1 Qxa1 13. Bxa1 (13. Qxa1 $143 Rxa1 14. Rxa1 dxc4 $15) 13... Rxa1 14. Qb3 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Rxf1+ 16. Kxf1 $14) 12. dxc3 Qxc3 13. cxd5 cxd5 (13... Rxa2 $5 14. Rc1 Qf6 $15) 14. Qxd5 $14 { Attacks the pawn on b7} Nc6 15. Rfc1 Qa5 (15... Qa3 16. Qd1 $11) 16. Qxa5 Rxa5 17. Bc4 Rd8 18. h3 Kg7 19. Rb5 Rxb5 20. Bxb5 Be6 21. a4 Bd5 22. Ne1 Na7 23. Bf1 Bc6 24. a5 Rd5 25. Ra1 {White prepares the advance a6} Bb5 26. Nf3 Bxf1 27. Kxf1 Nc6 28. a6 bxa6 29. Rxa6 Rc5 30. g4 Ne5 (30... e5 31. e4 $11) 31. Nd4 (31. Nxe5 Rxe5 32. Ra7 g5 $11) 31... Rc7 (31... Nc4 32. Re6 Kf8 33. Rc6 Rxc6 34. Nxc6 $11) 32. Kg2 (32. Ke2 Nd7 $14) 32... Rb7 33. f4 (33. Ra5 Nd3 34. f4 h6 $14 ) 33... Nc4 34. Kf3 Nd2+ 35. Ke2 Ne4 36. Kf3 (36. f5 g5 $11) 36... Nd2+ 37. Kg2 Nc4 38. e4 e5 39. fxe5 Nxe5 40. Ra5 Nc4 41. Rc5 Rb4 (41... Nd2 42. e5 $11) 42. Nc6 (42. Nc2 Ra4 43. e5 g5 $11) 42... Rb2+ $11 43. Kf3 Rb3+ 44. Kf4 { White intends e5} Nd2 45. Nd4 Rxh3 46. Rc7 h6 47. e5 Rd3 48. Rd7 Kg8 49. Rd8+ Kh7 50. Rd7 Kg8 51. Rd8+ Kh7 52. Rd7 Nb3 53. Ne6 (53. Rxf7+ Kg8 54. Rb7 Rxd4+ 55. Ke3 Rd3+ 56. Kxd3 Nc5+ 57. Kc4 Nxb7 $19) 53... Rxd7 54. Nf8+ Kg7 55. Nxd7 Nd4 56. Ke4 Ne6 57. Nf6 Kf8 58. Nd7+ Ke7 59. Nf6 Kf8 60. Nd7+ Kg7 61. Nf6 Nf8 ( 61... Ng5+ 62. Kd5 $15) 62. Ne8+ Kg8 (62... Kh8 63. Nd6 Kg8 64. Kf4 $15) 63. Nf6+ $11 Kh8 64. Kf4 Nh7 65. Ne8 Kg8 66. Nc7 Kf8 67. Nd5 Kg7 (67... Ke8 68. Kg3 $15) 68. Ke4 (68. Kg3 Kh8 $11) 68... Ng5+ 69. Kf4 Ne6+ 70. Ke4 h5 71. gxh5 gxh5 72. Kf5 Kh6 73. Ne3 (73. Ne7 $15) 73... h4 (73... Nd4+ $142 $5 74. Kf6 h4 $17) 74. Kg4 $11 Kg6 75. Kxh4 f6 76. exf6 Kxf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tuesday 1st June"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Sonis, Francesco"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2490"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. a3 d5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. e3 O-O 6. c4 b6 7. cxd5 (7. d4 Bb7 8. c5 Be7 9. Nbd2 a5 10. Qb3 Ne4 11. Bd3 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 f5 13. O-O Rf6 14. g3 Rh6 15. Kg2 Qe8 16. Nf3 Qh5 17. h4 g5 18. Rh1 g4 19. Ne5 axb4 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Nc6 { dannysmet (2075)-dzagar (2130)/Rated Blitz game, lichess.org 2021/1/2-1/2}) 7... exd5 8. d4 $146 (8. Be2 a5 9. O-O axb4 10. axb4 Rxa1 11. Bxa1 Bxb4 12. Bc3 Bd6 13. Nd4 Ne4 14. d3 Nxc3 15. Nxc3 c5 16. Ndb5 Be5 17. d4 Bf6 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Qxd5 Qa5 20. Qxc5 Na6 21. Qc4 Be6 22. Qd3 Nc5 { muhammadaudii (2155)-brave_puppy (2090)/Black Lives Matter 2020/0-1 (58)}) (8. Bb5 a6 9. Ba4 Bb7 10. d3 c5 11. bxc5 bxc5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Bb3 Re8 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Bxd5 Rab8 16. Ne4 Qg6 17. Nh4 Qh6 18. Nf5 Qg6 19. Nfxd6 Re7 20. h4 Kf8 21. O-O Rxe4 22. Nxe4 Rd8 {Sim1-OlegSupermen/ChessWorld.net 2010/1-0}) (8. Qc2 c5 9. Ng5 g6 10. Bd3 c4 11. Be2 Bf5 12. Qd1 Nc6 13. O-O Be5 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15. f4 Nd3 16. Nf3 Re8 17. Nc3 h6 18. Nd4 Qd7 19. Nxf5 Qxf5 20. Nb5 Red8 21. Rf3 a6 22. Nd4 Qe4 {Pommerel,W-Mrkvicka,J/CiF 1996/0-1 (38)}) 8... Bb7 (8... c6 9. Nc3 $11) 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Qb3 Re8 11. Rc1 (11. Nxd5 $2 Bxd5 12. Bc4 c6 $19) 11... a6 12. Bd3 (12. Nxd5 $2 Bxd5 13. Bc4 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 b5 $19) 12... Ng5 13. Nd2 (13. Nxd5 $2 Bxd5 14. Bc4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qf6 $19) 13... c6 14. Qc2 h6 15. O-O Nd7 16. f4 Ne6 17. Qb3 (17. f5 Ng5 18. e4 dxe4 19. Ncxe4 Be7 $11) 17... Nef8 (17... Nf6 18. Rfe1 $11) 18. Rce1 Nf6 19. Nf3 (19. e4 dxe4 20. Ndxe4 Bc7 $11) 19... a5 20. Ne5 axb4 21. axb4 Qc7 22. Rc1 Qe7 23. Na4 N6d7 24. Bf5 (24. Rf3 Bxb4 (24... Nxe5 $143 25. fxe5 Bxb4 26. Nxb6 $16) 25. Nxc6 Bxc6 26. Rxc6 Bd2 $11) 24... b5 (24... Bxe5 $142 $5 25. fxe5 Ba6 $17) 25. Nc5 $11 Nxc5 26. dxc5 Bc7 (26... Bxe5 27. Bxe5 Bc8 28. Bc2 $11) 27. Rce1 (27. e4 Ne6 28. exd5 cxd5 $14) 27... f6 28. Ng6 Qf7 29. Nxf8 Kxf8 30. Qd3 Re7 (30... Red8 31. Ra1 $14) 31. Bg6 $16 Qe6 ( 31... Qg8 32. Ra1 Rd8 33. Bd4 $16) 32. e4 Rd8 (32... dxe4 33. Rxe4 (33. Bxe4 $6 Qc4 $11) 33... Qd5 34. Rxe7 Kxe7 35. Qe2+ Kf8 36. Rd1 $18) 33. e5 d4 34. Qb1 ( 34. Bf5 $142 Qc4 35. exf6 Rxe1 36. fxg7+ Kxg7 37. Rxe1 Qxd3 38. Bxd3 $18) 34... Qc4 $2 (34... Bc8 $142 35. f5 Qd7 $16) 35. exf6 $18 Rf7 (35... Red7 36. Bf5 Rf7 37. Be6 Qxf1+ 38. Kxf1 Rxf6 39. Qh7 Rxe6 40. Rxe6 Rb8 41. Bxd4 Be5 42. Bxe5 Kf7 43. Qg6+ Kf8 44. Qxg7#) 36. Bxf7 (36. Bxf7 Qxf7 37. Re7 Qxf6 38. Rxc7 $18) 1-0 [Event "Titled Tuesday 1st June"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Visakh, N R."] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2515"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bg3 d5 7. c3 (7. Bb5 Bd7 8. O-O a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bb3 Ne7 11. a4 c5 12. c3 Ba5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Bd6 c4 15. Bc2 Re8 16. Nd4 Bg4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nf3 Ne4 19. h3 Bh5 20. g4 Bg6 21. Nh4 Qxh4 { boiban (1860)-bahamut52 (2000)/lichess.org 2019/1-0 (39)}) (7. a3 Bd6 8. Be2 Bxg3 9. hxg3 Bg4 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Ne5 12. Be2 Nd3+ 13. Kf1 Ne4 14. Qc2 Ndxf2 15. Rh2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nxg3+ 17. Kxf2 Nxe2 18. Kxe2 h6 19. Nc3 Qe7 20. Ne4 Rad8 21. d4 Rfe8 {boiban (1900)-Sachanski (1895)/lichess.org 2020/0-1 (44)}) 7... Bd6 8. Bh4 $146 (8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Be2 Bf5 10. d3 Rfe8 11. Nbd2 Ne5 12. O-O Nxd3 13. Nd4 Bg6 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Qc2 Qa6 16. g4 Bg6 17. f4 Nxf4 18. Bxa6 Bxc2 19. exf4 bxa6 20. h3 Ne4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Rfe1 Rab8 { ch77essi988 (1665)-Elmarginal (1770)/Rated Blitz game, lichess.org 2017/0-1}) ( 8. Qc2 h6 9. Bd3 Bg4 10. Be2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Ne5 12. Be2 c5 13. d4 cxd4 14. exd4 Ng6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. O-O Rae8 17. Bf3 Nh4 18. Qd3 Ne4 19. g3 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Ng5 21. Qg2 Re6 22. Nd2 Rf6 { ch77essi988-NegativeTown (1655)/Rated Blitz game, lichess.org 2019/0-1 (36)}) 8... Bf5 9. d4 Be7 (9... a6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 $11) 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 (10... gxf6 $143 11. Bd3 Bg6 12. Qc2 $14) 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Na5 13. Nbd2 c5 14. O-O Rc8 15. Rab1 a6 16. Rfd1 b5 17. Nf1 (17. a4 bxa4 18. Qxa6 a3 $11) 17... Re8 $15 18. Ng3 cxd4 19. Nxd4 (19. cxd4 Nc4 $11) 19... Nc4 $15 20. Rdc1 (20. Nde2 Be5 $15) 20... g6 21. Nge2 Nb6 (21... Qc7 22. Rd1 $15) 22. Rc2 (22. Rd1 Na4 $15 ) 22... Rc4 23. Rd1 (23. Nf3 Rc5 $15) 23... Be5 24. Nf3 Bd6 25. h4 (25. Nd2 Rc5 $15) 25... Qf6 26. Rcd2 Bb8 27. Qb1 Kg7 28. Rd4 Re4 29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30. Rd4 Na4 31. Qd3 Nc5 32. Qd1 Ne4 33. Qd3 Nc5 34. Qc2 (34. Qd1 Rxd4 35. cxd4 Ne4 $11) 34... Ne4 35. Qb3 (35. Qd3 Rxd4 36. Qxd4 Qxd4 37. Nfxd4 Kf6 $15) 35... Ba7 ( 35... Qc6 36. Rxc4 Qxc4 37. Nfd4 $15) 36. Rxc4 (36. Rxd5 Nxc3 37. Nxc3 Rxc3 $15 ) 36... dxc4 $15 37. Qc2 Nc5 38. Nf4 Bb8 39. Nd5 Qd6 40. Nf4 Nd3 (40... Qd7 41. Ne2 $17) 41. Nxd3 $15 cxd3 (41... Qxd3 $143 42. Qxd3 cxd3 43. Kf1 $16) 42. Qd2 Qd5 43. Ne1 Be5 44. Nxd3 Bf6 45. g3 Qc4 46. Nf4 Bxc3 47. Qc2 Be5 48. Qxc4 (48. Qd2 h6 $15) 48... bxc4 $17 49. Nd5 f5 (49... c3 50. Nb4 $15) 50. Kf1 $15 a5 ( 50... Kh6 $142 $5 $15) 51. Ke2 $14 Kf7 (51... Kh6 52. e4 Kh5 53. exf5 gxf5 54. Ne3 $16) 52. Nb6 $16 c3 53. Nc4 Ke6 $2 (53... Bg7 $142 $14) 54. Nxe5 $18 (54. Nxa5 $6 c2 55. Nb3 Bc3 $14) 54... Kxe5 55. f3 h6 56. Kd3 g5 57. hxg5 hxg5 58. Kxc3 Kd5 59. Kd3 Ke5 (59... a4 60. e4+ fxe4+ 61. fxe4+ Ke5 62. a3 $18) 60. e4 f4 (60... fxe4+ 61. fxe4 a4 62. a3 $18) 61. g4 (61. g4 a4 62. Kc4 $18) 1-0 [Event "Titled Tuesday 1st June"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Urazayev, Arystanbek"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2425"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. e3 O-O 5. c3 Ba5 6. Bd3 (6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bg3 d5 8. h3 Ne4 9. Bf4 g5 10. Bh2 f5 11. Qb3 Bb6 12. d4 g4 13. hxg4 fxg4 14. Bd3 Na5 15. Qc2 gxf3 16. g3 Bh3 17. Nd2 Bg2 18. Rg1 Nxd2 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Kxd2 Nc4+ { grahamtrue (2180)-pierred (2845)/net-chess.com 2016/0-1}) 6... d5 7. Bc2 Nc6 $146 (7... c5 8. Qe2 c4 9. d3 Nc6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. dxc4 dxc4 12. Qh5 Bxc3+ 13. Kf1 Bxa1 14. Qxh7# {1-0 Agiant (1650)-Elchessguevara (1645)/lichess.org 2020}) (7... Nbd7 8. Bf4 $15) 8. Bg3 (8. Bxf6 $5 Qxf6 9. Qh5 $14) 8... Ne7 9. Ne2 c6 10. O-O Bf5 11. Bh4 Bxc2 12. Qxc2 Ng6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. d4 h5 (14... Bc7 15. Nd2 $11) 15. Nd2 Bc7 16. c4 dxc4 17. Qxc4 h4 18. h3 Ne7 (18... Rfe8 19. Rab1 Re7 20. Rfd1 $11) 19. Rab1 Rab8 20. Nc3 Rfd8 21. Nf3 Nf5 22. a4 Ba5 23. Ne4 Qg6 (23... Qe7 24. Nc5 $14) 24. Ne5 Qh5 25. Nc5 Nd6 26. Qa2 (26. Qc2 Bc7 $16) 26... Bc7 27. Qc2 Qh7 28. Qxh7+ Kxh7 29. Nf3 Bb6 30. Rfc1 (30. Nxh4 $6 Bxc5 31. dxc5 Ne4 $11) 30... Nf5 31. Nb3 (31. Ne5 Bxc5 32. Rxc5 Nd6 $16) 31... Re8 (31... Bc7 32. a5 $14) 32. a5 $16 Bc7 33. a6 bxa6 (33... Ne7 34. Nc5 b6 35. Nd3 $14) 34. Rxc6 Bb6 35. Ra1 f6 (35... Rec8 36. Rxc8 Rxc8 37. Rxa6 $16) 36. Rxa6 Rec8 37. Rxc8 Rxc8 38. Ra1 (38. Kf1 g5 $18) 38... Rc3 39. Nbd2 Rc2 (39... Kg6 40. Kf1 $16) 40. Kf1 g5 41. Ke2 Kg6 42. Kd3 Rb2 43. Kc3 Rb5 44. Nc4 Ne7 45. e4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tuesday 1st June"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Moskalenko, A."] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2515"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. e3 O-O 5. c3 Ba5 6. Bd3 (6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bg3 d5 8. h3 Ne4 9. Bf4 g5 10. Bh2 f5 11. Qb3 Bb6 12. d4 g4 13. hxg4 fxg4 14. Bd3 Na5 15. Qc2 gxf3 16. g3 Bh3 17. Nd2 Bg2 18. Rg1 Nxd2 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Kxd2 Nc4+ { grahamtrue (2180)-pierred (2845)/net-chess.com 2016/0-1}) 6... d5 7. Bc2 Nbd7 $146 (7... c5 8. Qe2 c4 9. d3 Nc6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. dxc4 dxc4 12. Qh5 Bxc3+ 13. Kf1 Bxa1 14. Qxh7# {1-0 Agiant (1650)-Elchessguevara (1645)/lichess.org 2020}) 8. Bg3 Re8 9. Ne2 c5 10. Bh4 (10. O-O Ne4 $15) 10... Ne5 (10... Qb6 11. a4 $15) 11. O-O (11. d4 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Bc7 $11) 11... Ng6 12. Bg3 (12. Bxf6 Qxf6 (12... gxf6 $143 13. d4 $14) 13. Bxg6 fxg6 $11 (13... Qxg6 $143 14. Qa4 Bh3 15. Ng3 $18)) 12... Ne4 $15 13. f3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 (14. Nxg3 Ne5 $15) 14... Bb6 15. Na3 d4 (15... Qg5 16. Nb5 $17) 16. Ba4 (16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Nc4 d3 $17) 16... Re7 17. Nc4 dxe3 (17... d3 $5 18. Nf4 Nxf4 19. gxf4 Bc7 $19) 18. dxe3 $15 Be6 19. Qxd8+ Bxd8 20. Nd2 a6 (20... Ne5 21. Bb3 $17) 21. Kf2 b5 22. Bc2 Bb6 23. Rfd1 h5 ( 23... Rd8 24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Nf4 $15) 24. a4 (24. Bxg6 fxg6 25. Nf4 Ba5 26. Nxg6 Ree8 $11) 24... b4 $15 25. Rab1 a5 26. Rh1 Rd8 27. Ne4 (27. Nf1 Ne5 28. Rxh5 Nd3+ 29. Bxd3 Rxd3 $17) 27... Bc4 (27... f5 28. Ng5 Rd2 $19) 28. Rxh5 $11 Ne5 ( 28... Red7 $5 $11) 29. Rbh1 $14 Ng6 30. Nf4 (30. Nxc5 Rd2 31. Bxg6 Rxe2+ 32. Kg1 fxg6 33. Rh8+ Kf7 34. cxb4 axb4 $19) 30... b3 $2 (30... Red7 $142 31. Nxg6 fxg6 $14) 31. Nxg6 $18 fxg6 32. Rh8+ Kf7 33. Rxd8 Bxd8 34. Nd6+ Ke6 35. Nxc4 bxc2 36. Ke2 Rb7 37. Rc1 Kd5 (37... Rb1 38. Rxc2 Bc7 39. Nd2 $18) 38. Kd3 Rb1 39. e4+ Ke6 40. Kxc2 (40. Kxc2 Rxc1+ 41. Kxc1 $18) 1-0 [Event "Titled Tuesday"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Timofeev, Arty"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2595"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. b4 {A15: English Opening: 1...Nf6} Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e3 b6 6. Be2 Bb7 7. O-O c5 8. Qb3 $146 (8. a3 Na6 (8... d5 9. cxd5 Nbd7 10. bxc5 Nxc5 11. d4 Nce4 12. Ne5 Nxd5 13. f3 Nxe3 14. Qc1 Nxf1 15. fxe4 Nxh2 16. Kxh2 Bxe4 17. Qf4 Bd5 18. Nc3 Rc8 19. Ba6 Rc7 20. Rf1 f6 21. Nxd5 Qxd5 22. Nd3 Rc2 23. Qg3 { Pal,P (2165)-Bubits,B (1970)/XXVII Open, Zalakarosi HUN 2008/1/2-1/2 (34)}) ( 8... cxb4 9. axb4 d5 10. c5 a5 11. d4 Ne4 12. Nfd2 axb4 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qa4 Nd7 16. c6 Nf6 17. Nd2 Qd6 18. Rc1 Rc8 19. Qa6 Qe6 20. Bb5 Qf5 21. c7 Nd5 22. Qa4 {1-0 Klaric,Z-Chiburdanidze,M/Vinkovci 1982}) 9. Qb3 d5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Bxd4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e6 13. Nbd2 Nc7 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. b5 Rfc8 16. Qb2 Nh5 17. Bxg7 Nxg7 18. e4 Nce8 19. Rac1 Nd6 20. Bd3 Nh5 21. e5 Ne8 22. Bc4 Nf4 { orane (2140)-mysterytramp (1700)/Live Game Caissa's Web 2004/1-0 (36)}) (8. b5 a6 (8... d6 9. d3 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 e5 11. a4 Qe7 12. a5 d5 13. d4 cxd4 14. exd4 exd4 15. a6 Bc8 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Nc6 Qe8 18. Ra3 { Serebriskiy-Khavin/Soviet Union 1956}) 9. a4 axb5 10. axb5 Rxa1 11. Bxa1 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Na3 Bxa1 14. Qxa1 Nd7 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Qb2 Ra8 17. Ra1 Qd8 18. Nfe5 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 Nf6 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. f3 Bd5 22. Qc3 { 1/2-1/2 Hecht,H (2515)-Pribyl,J (2455)/Nice ol (Men) fin-A 1974}) (8. bxc5 bxc5 9. Nc3 Na6 $11) 8... cxb4 9. Qxb4 Nc6 10. Qa3 d5 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Qa5 13. Qb3 Qb4 (13... Ne5 14. Ne1 $11) 14. Ba3 (14. d4 Qd6 $14) 14... Qxb3 $11 15. axb3 Rfd8 (15... Rfc8 16. Rfb1 $11) 16. d4 e6 17. Rfc1 (17. Nb5 Na5 18. Rfb1 Nd5 $11) 17... Bf8 (17... Na5 18. Rab1 $11) 18. Bxf8 $14 Kxf8 19. Kf1 Ke7 20. Ke1 Rdc8 21. g3 Na5 22. Nd2 Nc6 23. Bf3 Nd8 24. Bxb7 Nxb7 25. Nc4 Nd7 26. Kd2 Nd8 (26... a6 27. f4 $14) 27. Ra6 $16 Nc6 (27... Nb8 28. Ra3 Nd7 29. e4 $16) 28. Rca1 Rab8 (28... Rd8 29. Ke2 $16) 29. Nb5 $18 Ra8 (29... f6 $5 $18) 30. Nxa7 Nxa7 31. Rxa7 (31. Rxa7 Rxa7 32. Rxa7 $18) 1-0 [Event "Titled Tuesday"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Mezentsev, Iv"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2350"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} c6 2. Bb2 Qb6 3. a3 a5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 (5. d3 d5 6. Nd2 e5 7. e4 Be6 8. Rb1 axb4 9. cxb4 Nbd7 10. Ngf3 h6 11. Be2 Bd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Qc2 Qc7 14. h3 Nh5 15. d4 Nf4 16. Bd1 f5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. exd5 Bxd5 {Valenta,V (2230)-Vavrak,P (2410)/Open Tatry 2002/0-1 (47)}) 5... d5 6. Nd2 Bf5 7. e3 $146 (7. Ngf3 Nbd7 8. Nh4 (8. e3 e6 9. Qc2 Bxc2 10. Rc1 Bg6 11. Be2 axb4 12. cxb4 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Nh4 Ne4 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. f3 exf3 18. Bxf3 Nf6 19. e4 Rfd8 20. Kh1 Rxd4 21. Bxd4 Qxd4 22. Rfd1 Qe5 { Adjailton (1850)-volki04 (1775)/lichess.org 2020/0-1 (39)}) 8... Bg4 9. Qc2 e6 10. h3 Bh5 11. e3 Be7 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O Ne4 14. Nhf3 f5 15. Rfb1 axb4 16. cxb4 Kh8 17. Bc3 Rg8 { 0-1 Andronache,D-Burijovich,L (1815)/Internet Section 2003}) 7... e6 8. Ngf3 h6 (8... Be7 9. Be2 $11) 9. c4 $11 axb4 10. c5 Qc7 11. axb4 Rxa1 12. Qxa1 Be7 13. b5 O-O (13... b6 $5 $11) 14. b6 $14 Qc8 15. Be2 Nbd7 16. O-O Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Nd2 Bg6 19. Qa7 e5 20. Nb3 exd4 21. exd4 (21. Bxd4 Re8 $14) 21... Bf6 22. Bg4 Bd3 23. Re1 Ba6 (23... Re8 24. Qa1 $11) 24. Na5 (24. Bc1 $5 $14) 24... Re8 $11 25. Ra1 Re7 26. h3 Qe8 $2 (26... h5 $142 $5 27. Bf5 g6 28. Bxd7 Qxd7 29. Qb8+ Kg7 $11) 27. Nxb7 $16 Re1+ $2 (27... Bxb7 $142 28. Qxb7 Nxc5 $18) 28. Kh2 $18 Rxa1 29. Bxa1 (29. Nd6 Qe1 30. Bxa1 Bg5 31. Qa8+ Nf8 $19) 29... Bxb7 30. Qxb7 Nxc5 31. dxc5 Bxa1 32. Qc7 (32. Qc8 Qxc8 33. Bxc8 Bd4 $18) 32... Be5+ 33. f4 Bxc7 34. bxc7 Qe3 $2 (34... d4 $142 $18) 35. c8=Q+ Kh7 36. Qf5+ (36. Qc7 $142 $5 Kg8 37. Qb8+ Kh7 $18) 36... Kg8 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Qc7 (38. Qxc6 $6 Qxf4+ 39. Kg1 Qc1+ 40. Kf2 Qb2+ 41. Be2 Qd4+ 42. Ke1 Qg1+ 43. Kd2 Qxg2 $18) 38... Qxc5 (38... Kg8 39. Qd6 d4 $18) 39. Bf5+ (39. Qxf7 Qc2 40. Bf5+ Qxf5 41. Qxf5+ Kg8 42. g4 g5 43. Qe6+ Kh8 44. Qe8+ Kg7 45. Qe7+ Kg8 46. f5 c5 47. f6 c4 48. Qg7#) 39... g6 (39... Kg8 40. Qd8+ Qf8 41. Bh7+ Kxh7 42. Qxf8 f6 $18) 40. Qxf7+ Kh8 41. Qf6+ (41. Be6 Qg1+ 42. Kxg1 c5 43. Qg8#) 41... Kg8 42. Be6+ Kh7 43. Qf7+ Kh8 44. Qg8# 1-0 [Event "Titled Tuesday"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Dubov, Daniil"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2710"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. a3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. d4 Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nf3 d6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Nc3 a6 10. O-O $146 (10. Qc2 h6 11. e4 c5 12. b5 a5 13. O-O cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Rae1 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Qc7 17. h3 Nd7 18. f4 Rfd8 19. Kh1 Nc5 20. Qg3 Bf6 21. e5 dxe5 22. fxe5 Be7 23. Rxf7 Kxf7 24. Rf1+ Kg8 {varin123-wojtis1970/playok.com 2012/0-1 (38)}) 10... c5 11. d5 exd5 12. cxd5 Re8 13. b5 axb5 14. Bxb5 Bf8 15. a4 g6 16. Qb3 Bg7 17. Rab1 Re7 18. Rfd1 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 {d5 draws heavy fire} 20. Bc6 Bc8 $4 (20... Bxc6 $142 21. dxc6 c4 22. Qxc4 Rc5 $14) 21. Bxa8 $18 Rg5 (21... Bf5 22. Bc6 Bxb1 23. Rxb1 $18 ) 22. f4 (22. Bc6 $5 Bh3 23. g3 Bf5 $18) 22... Rh5 23. Ne2 (23. Re1 Bf5 24. e4 Qxa8 25. exf5 Rxf5 26. Qxb6 Nxd5 27. Nxd5 Rxd5 $18) 23... Ng4 (23... Bf5 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Bc6 Bxb1 26. Rxb1 $18) 24. h3 Rxh3 (24... c4 25. Qa3 c3 26. Bxc3 Nxe3 27. Bxg7 Nxd1 $18) 25. gxh3 Qh4 (25... c4 26. Qa3 (26. hxg4 cxb3 27. Bc6 Bxg4 28. Bxg7 Bxe2 $11) (26. Qxc4 $143 Nxe3 27. Qb3 Nxd1 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 $18) 26... c3 27. Bxc3 Nxe3 28. Rd3 $18) 26. hxg4 Bxg4 (26... Qxg4+ 27. Kf2 Qh4+ 28. Ng3 Qh2+ 29. Kf3 $18) 27. e4 (27. Qd3 $142 Qh5 28. Rd2 $18) 27... Bxe2 28. Bxg7 Qxf4 (28... Bxd1 29. Rxd1 (29. Qxb6 $6 Qg3+ 30. Kf1 Qf3+ 31. Kg1 Qg3+ 32. Kf1 Qf3+ 33. Kg1 Qg3+ $11) 29... Qg4+ 30. Kf2 Qxf4+ 31. Qf3 Qh4+ 32. Qg3 Qxg3+ 33. Kxg3 Kxg7 34. e5 dxe5 35. d6 $18) 29. Kg2 (29. Ba1 $142 Bxd1 30. Rxd1 Qg4+ 31. Kf2 Qxe4 $18) 29... h5 (29... Qxe4+ 30. Kf2 Bxd1 31. Qxd1 Qh4+ 32. Ke3 Qg5+ 33. Kd3 Qf5+ 34. Kc3 Kxg7 35. Rxb6 Qe5+ 36. Kc2 Qe4+ 37. Kb2 Qe5+ 38. Ka2 Qh2+ 39. Kb1 $18) 30. Rf1 $1 Qxe4+ (30... Bxf1+ 31. Rxf1 {Decoy}) 31. Kh2 h4 (31... Bxf1 32. Rxf1 Qh4+ 33. Kg2 Qg4+ 34. Kf2 Qf4+ 35. Ke2 Qe4+ 36. Kd1 Kxg7 $18) 32. Rf2 (32. Rbe1 $142 $5 Kxg7 33. Qb2+ Qe5+ 34. Qxe5+ dxe5 35. Rxe2 g5 $18) 32... Bd3 33. Rg1 (33. Bf6 $142 Qe3 34. Bxh4 Qd4 $18) 33... Qe3 (33... Kxg7 34. Qc3+ Qd4 35. Qxd4+ cxd4 $18) 34. Qb2 Be4 35. Bh8 (35. Bh8 Qg3+ 36. Rxg3 hxg3+ 37. Kxg3 Kf8 38. Qg7+ Ke7 39. Rxf7+ Ke8 40. Qf8#) 1-0 [Event "chess.com Speed"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Svidler, P."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2690"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. e3 O-O 5. c3 Ba5 6. g3 $146 (6. d4 Nc6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Bd3 d5 9. Ne2 Bf5 10. O-O Rfe8 11. Ng3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Ne7 13. Nd2 Nc8 14. a4 Nd6 15. Rab1 c6 16. f4 Qe7 17. Rfe1 b5 18. axb5 cxb5 19. Rxb5 Nxb5 20. Qxb5 Bxc3 {orangutandu-kaptad3/kurnik 2013/0-1}) ( 6. Bd3 d5 7. Bc2 Nc6 8. Bg3 Ne7 9. Ne2 c6 10. O-O Bf5 11. Bh4 Bxc2 12. Qxc2 Ng6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. d4 h5 15. Nd2 Bc7 16. c4 dxc4 17. Qxc4 h4 18. h3 Ne7 19. Rab1 Rab8 20. Nc3 Rfd8 { Nakamura,H (2735)-Urazayev,A (2425)/Titled Tuesday 1st June 2021/1-0 (45)}) (6. Nf3 d6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Be2 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. d4 Bg4 11. Nfd2 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Rfe8 13. Nb3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Na3 Qc5 17. Nb5 a6 18. Rab1 axb5 19. Rxb5 Qc6 20. Rg5 Bd8 { Balakrishnan,P (2500)-Piesik,P (2400)/Titled Tuesday 1st June 2021/0-1 (54)}) ( 6. Qf3 $5 $11) 6... Re8 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Bg2 c6 9. Ne2 Bc7 10. d4 d5 11. Nd2 Nd7 12. c4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 Nb6 14. Nd2 Bg4 15. h3 Bxe2 (15... Bf5 16. Rc1 $15) 16. Qxe2 c5 (16... Bd6 17. Rb1 $11) 17. Ne4 (17. Rc1 $5 Na4 18. Bxb7 $14) 17... Qc6 $14 18. Rc1 Nd7 19. d5 (19. Qd3 Ba5+ 20. Kf1 Rad8 $14) 19... Qa4 (19... Qxd5 20. Nf6+ Nxf6 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Rxc5 Nxe3 23. fxe3 $18) 20. Qc2 (20. Nc3 $142 Qa3 21. O-O $14) 20... Ba5+ (20... Qa6 21. Qe2 (21. Nxc5 $2 Nxc5 22. Qc4 Qa5+ 23. Kf1 Bd6 $19) 21... Qa5+ 22. Qd2 $11) 21. Ke2 (21. Kd1 $142 $5 Qxc2+ 22. Rxc2 $16) 21... Qb5+ $11 22. Qc4 Qxc4+ (22... Qb2+ $142 $5 23. Rc2 Qb6 $14) 23. Rxc4 $16 b5 24. Rc2 c4 (24... Bb4 $142 $5 $16) 25. Nd6 $18 Reb8 26. a4 (26. Nf5 $5 Re8 27. d6 Rad8 $18) 26... a6 $16 27. axb5 (27. Rb1 $5 $16) 27... axb5 $14 28. Rb1 Rb6 29. Nf5 (29. Nxb5 $6 Rab8 30. d6 Nf8 31. Rxc4 Rxb5 32. Rxb5 Rxb5 $11) 29... c3 (29... Ne5 30. d6 Raa6 31. Nd4 $18) 30. Nd4 (30. Ra1 b4 31. d6 $16) 30... b4 $16 31. Nb3 (31. d6 Ra7 $16) 31... Rbb8 32. d6 Ra7 33. Nd4 Rb6 34. Ra2 Nc5 35. d7 (35. Rba1 $5 Rba6 36. Nc6 $18) 35... Nxd7 $14 36. Nb3 Rba6 37. Rba1 (37. Rxa5 $143 Rxa5 38. Nxa5 Rxa5 39. Rxb4 Ra2+ 40. Kd1 Rxf2 $15) 37... c2 38. Bd5 (38. Rxc2 Bb6 39. Rxa6 Rxa6 40. Rc8+ Nf8 $16) 38... Kf8 39. Kd2 (39. Be4 c1=Q 40. Nxc1 Nc5 $16) 39... Nc5 $14 40. Kxc2 (40. Nxa5 $143 Rd7 41. Kxc2 Rxd5 $15) 40... Bb6 41. Rxa6 Rxa6 (41... Nxa6 42. Kd3 Bd8 $16) 42. Nxc5 $16 Rxa1 43. Nd7+ Ke7 44. Nxb6 Rf1 45. f4 Rg1 46. g4 Rg3 47. Kd3 Rxh3 48. Bb3 f6 49. Nd5+ Kd6 50. Nxb4 g5 (50... Rh1 51. Bc2 $18) 51. fxg5 fxg5 52. Bf7 Ke5 53. Nc2 Rh1 54. Nd4 Rd1+ 55. Ke2 Ra1 (55... Rh1 56. Kf2 $18) 56. Kf3 $4 ( 56. Nf3+ $142 Kf6 57. Bd5 $18) 56... Rf1+ $19 (56... Rf1+ 57. Ke2 Rxf7 58. Nf3+ Kf6 $19) 0-1 [Event "chess.com Speed"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Svidler, P."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2690"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c3 Ba5 5. g3 c6 $146 (5... d6 6. Bd4 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Bg2 d5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bf4 Qe7 11. Nf3 g5 12. Be3 g4 13. Nh4 d4 14. cxd4 cxd4 15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Qa4 Qf6 17. Bxc6+ bxc6 18. Ng2 d3 19. Qxa5 Qxa1 20. O-O { JuanDavidCS (1880)-kassbonbon (1780)/Rated Blitz game 0/1/2-1/2 (59)}) (5... d5 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. Bf4 O-O 8. Nf3 Re8 9. O-O c6 10. Na3 Ne4 11. Nc2 h6 12. Nfd4 Nf8 13. f3 Nf6 14. Be3 N8h7 15. Bf2 Ng5 16. g4 Ngh7 17. h4 { 1-0 bolu (2265)-abiodun/net-chess.com 2022}) (5... Nc6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. e3 Re8 9. Ne2 Bb6 10. Nf4 Ne5 11. d4 Nc4 12. O-O c6 13. Qc2 d5 14. Nd2 Bf5 15. Qc1 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Rxe3 17. Nh5 Qg5 18. Nf4 Rae8 19. Nf3 Qe7 20. Ne5 { Fuirio (1695)-santozmitro (1660)/Rated Classical game 2014/1-0 (35)}) (5... Nc6 6. Bf4 $15) 6. Bg2 (6. Qa4 Bc7 7. Qd4 Bxe5 8. Qxe5+ Qe7 9. Qxe7+ Kxe7 $11) 6... O-O 7. e3 Re8 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Ne2 d5 10. O-O Nd7 (10... Bf5 11. d3 $17) 11. d4 $15 Nb6 12. Nd2 Bg4 13. Rc1 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Na4 15. c4 Nc3 16. Qd3 Nxa2 17. Ra1 Nb4 18. Qb1 b6 19. Nb3 Qd8 (19... dxc4 20. Nxa5 bxa5 21. Rxa5 $11) 20. Nxa5 bxa5 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. Qb3 g6 (22... Rb8 23. Rfc1 $11) 23. Qa4 Re6 (23... Rb8 $5 $14) 24. Qxa5 $16 Rb6 25. Rfc1 (25. Rfb1 Qd6 $16) 25... Qd7 (25... a6 $142 $5 $14) 26. Qxb6 $1 axb6 27. Rxa8+ Kg7 28. Ra3 1-0 [Event "chess.com Speed"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Svidler, P."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2690"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} c6 2. Bb2 Qb6 3. a3 a5 4. c3 d5 5. d4 Bf5 6. Nd2 e6 (6... Nf6 7. f3 h6 8. h4 e6 9. e3 Bd6 10. Ne2 e5 11. g3 e4 12. f4 Ng4 13. Nb3 Nxe3 14. Qd2 Nc4 15. Qc1 Nd7 16. Bh3 Bxh3 17. Rxh3 Nf6 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. dxc5 Qc7 20. Nd4 g6 21. Rh2 { TWW_LONDON (1840)-Mirandapigen (1860)/lichess.org 2021/0-1}) 7. e3 (7. f3 Nf6 8. g4 Bg6 9. h4 Qc7 10. Rh3 h5 11. g5 Ng8 12. e4 Ne7 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. c4 Qf4 15. Qe2 {0-1 Perovic,R (1915)-Draganic,V (2315)/Montenegro Premier League 2016}) 7... Nd7 8. c4 $146 (8. Ngf3 Ngf6 9. Be2 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nh4 Bg6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. f4 Rfc8 14. Nf3 Ne4 15. Bd3 Ndf6 16. h3 Ng3 17. Re1 Nfe4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Nd2 f5 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. c4 Be7 22. c5 Qb5 { amator111 (1630)-cienkagumka (1720)/kurnik 2012/1/2-1/2 (69)}) 8... axb4 9. c5 Qd8 10. axb4 Ngf6 11. Ngf3 h6 12. Be2 g5 (12... Rxa1 13. Qxa1 b5 14. Qa6 $14) 13. O-O Bg7 14. b5 O-O 15. Qb3 Ne4 (15... Qe7 16. b6 $14) 16. Rxa8 $16 Qxa8 17. Ra1 Qb8 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Nd2 Bg6 20. Qa4 (20. Bc3 $142 $16) 20... Nxc5 $15 21. Qa3 Nd7 22. Nb3 Rc8 23. Bc3 cxb5 24. Bb4 Qc7 25. Bxb5 Nf6 26. Bf1 (26. Rc1 Qb8 $15) 26... Ne4 27. f3 Nf6 28. Rc1 Qd8 29. Nc5 b6 30. Na4 Rxc1 31. Qxc1 g4 32. Be1 (32. fxg4 Nxg4 33. h3 Nf6 $17) 32... gxf3 $17 33. gxf3 Nh7 34. Kh1 e5 35. dxe5 Bxe5 36. Qd2 d4 37. Bf2 Ng5 38. Bg2 Ne6 (38... d3 39. e4 $19) 39. f4 Bf6 ( 39... Bd6 40. f5 Bxf5 41. exd4 $17) 40. e4 Qa8 (40... b5 41. Nb2 Qa8 42. f5 Qa1+ 43. Bg1 $17) 41. Nxb6 $15 Qa1+ 42. Bg1 Qc3 $4 (42... d3 43. e5 Be7 $17) 43. Qf2 $16 d3 44. Nd5 Qc2 (44... Qa1 45. e5 Bg7 46. f5 Bxe5 47. fxg6 fxg6 48. Qb6 $18) 45. Nxf6+ Kg7 46. Ng4 (46. Qh4 $142 d2 47. Ng4 $18) 46... d2 $2 (46... Qxf2 $142 47. Nxf2 Nxf4 $18) 47. Ne3 {White prepares f5} Qc1 (47... Qxe4 48. f5 (48. Bxe4 $6 Bxe4+ 49. Qg2+ Bxg2+ 50. Kxg2 Nxf4+ 51. Kf3 Nh3 $18) 48... Bxf5 49. Qxd2 $18 (49. Bxe4 $6 Bxe4+ 50. Qg2+ Bxg2+ 51. Kxg2 f5 $18) (49. Nxf5+ $6 Qxf5 50. Qxf5 d1=Q $18) (49. Qxf5 $6 Qxe3 50. Bxe3 d1=Q+ 51. Bf1 Qa1 $18)) 48. f5 (48. f5 d1=Q 49. Nxd1 Qxd1 50. Qb2+ Kh7 51. fxe6 (51. fxg6+ $143 Kxg6 52. Qc3 Qe2 $18) 51... fxe6 52. Qf6 $18) 1-0 [Event "chess.com Speed"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Svidler, P."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2690"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c3 Ba5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Re8 (6... Nc6 7. Bf4 d5 8. Nf3 Re8 9. O-O Bf5 10. d3 Qd7 11. Nd4 Bxc3 12. Nxc3 Nxd4 13. e3 Ne6 14. Be5 Ng4 15. Bf4 Nxf4 16. gxf4 d4 17. e4 dxc3 18. exf5 Qxf5 19. h3 Nf6 20. Qf3 c6 21. Rfc1 { Osmak,I (2415)-Muzychuk,A (2535)/Women's Speed Chess Main 2021/0-1}) 7. Bxf6 $146 (7. Bd4 d5 8. e3 Ne4 9. Bxe4 dxe4 10. Ne2 Bg4 11. O-O Bf3 12. h3 c5 13. Bxc5 Qd7 14. Kh2 Re5 15. Bd4 Qxh3+ { 0-1 bolu (2265)-aperturaf/net-chess.com 2021}) (7. Bf4 c5 (7... d5 8. Bg5 Bb6 9. Qb3 Bxf2+ 10. Kxf2 Ng4+ 11. Ke1 Qxg5 12. h4 Qf5 13. Bf3 Ne5 14. Bxd5 Nd3+ 15. Kd1 Nf2+ 16. Kc1 Nxh1 17. Bxh1 Qf1+ 18. Kb2 Qxg1 19. Bxb7 Bxb7 20. Qxb7 Qb6+ 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Na3 { boryo84 (1605)-ROkemar (1700)/lichess.org 2019/0-1 (40)}) 8. Na3 Nc6 9. Nc4 Bc7 10. Bxc7 Qxc7 11. Qb3 d5 12. Ne3 c4 13. Qb5 d4 14. Nxc4 dxc3 15. dxc3 Be6 16. Bxc6 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 bxc6 18. Nf3 c5 19. O-O Rac8 20. e3 Qd7 21. Qh4 Re4 { boryo84 (1880)-boynewlook (1920)/lichess.org 2020/1-0 (71)}) 7... Qxf6 (7... gxf6 $143 8. Qa4 c6 9. Bh3 $14) 8. e3 c6 9. Ne2 d5 10. O-O Nd7 (10... Bf5 11. d3 $17) 11. h3 (11. d4 Bc7 $15) 11... Nc5 $17 12. d4 Ne4 13. Qc1 Bc7 14. Nd2 Ng5 15. Kh2 h5 (15... Bf5 16. Qb2 Rab8 17. Qb3 $17) 16. f4 (16. c4 dxc4 17. Qxc4 h4 $15) 16... Nh7 17. Nf3 Qe7 18. Neg1 (18. Qb2 Bd6 $15) 18... Nf6 (18... Bf5 19. Qb2 Bd6 20. Ne5 $17) 19. Ne5 $15 Ne4 (19... Bf5 20. Ngf3 $17) 20. c4 ( 20. Bxe4 dxe4 (20... Bxe5 $143 21. fxe5 dxe4 22. Qb1 $14) 21. Qc2 f6 $15 (21... Bxe5 $143 22. fxe5 h4 23. gxh4 $14)) 20... f6 (20... Bf5 21. Ngf3 $15) 21. Nd3 (21. cxd5 cxd5 22. Bxe4 dxe4 $11) 21... dxc4 22. Qxc4+ Be6 23. Qc2 Bd5 24. Rab1 (24. Nf3 Ba5 $15) 24... Bd6 (24... Ba5 25. Nf3 $17) 25. Ne2 Rad8 26. Rfe1 b5 27. a4 (27. Nc3 Nxc3 28. Qxc3 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Qe4+ 30. Kh2 $15) 27... Bc4 (27... bxa4 28. Nc3 $15) 28. Nb2 (28. Nc3 Nxc3 29. Qxc3 Rc8 $14) 28... Bd5 29. Nd3 Bc4 (29... bxa4 30. Nc3 $15) 30. Nb2 (30. Nc3 $5 Nxc3 31. Qxc3 $14) 30... Bd5 ( 30... Ba2 31. Ra1 Bd5 32. axb5 $11) 31. Nd3 $11 1/2-1/2 [Event "chess.com Speed"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Svidler, P."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2690"] [PlyCount "142"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c3 Ba5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Re8 (6... Nc6 7. Bf4 d5 8. Nf3 Re8 9. O-O Bf5 10. d3 Qd7 11. Nd4 Bxc3 12. Nxc3 Nxd4 13. e3 Ne6 14. Be5 Ng4 15. Bf4 Nxf4 16. gxf4 d4 17. e4 dxc3 18. exf5 Qxf5 19. h3 Nf6 20. Qf3 c6 21. Rfc1 { Osmak,I (2415)-Muzychuk,A (2535)/Women's Speed Chess Main 2021/0-1}) 7. Bxf6 $146 (7. Bd4 d5 8. e3 Ne4 9. Bxe4 dxe4 10. Ne2 Bg4 11. O-O Bf3 12. h3 c5 13. Bxc5 Qd7 14. Kh2 Re5 15. Bd4 Qxh3+ { 0-1 bolu (2265)-aperturaf/net-chess.com 2021}) (7. Bf4 c5 (7... d5 8. Bg5 Bb6 9. Qb3 Bxf2+ 10. Kxf2 Ng4+ 11. Ke1 Qxg5 12. h4 Qf5 13. Bf3 Ne5 14. Bxd5 Nd3+ 15. Kd1 Nf2+ 16. Kc1 Nxh1 17. Bxh1 Qf1+ 18. Kb2 Qxg1 19. Bxb7 Bxb7 20. Qxb7 Qb6+ 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Na3 { boryo84 (1605)-ROkemar (1700)/lichess.org 2019/0-1 (40)}) 8. Na3 Nc6 9. Nc4 Bc7 10. Bxc7 Qxc7 11. Qb3 d5 12. Ne3 c4 13. Qb5 d4 14. Nxc4 dxc3 15. dxc3 Be6 16. Bxc6 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 bxc6 18. Nf3 c5 19. O-O Rac8 20. e3 Qd7 21. Qh4 Re4 { boryo84 (1880)-boynewlook (1920)/lichess.org 2020/1-0 (71)}) 7... Qxf6 (7... gxf6 $143 8. Qa4 c6 9. Bh3 $14) 8. e3 c6 9. Ne2 d5 10. O-O Nd7 11. d4 Bc7 12. Nd2 Nb6 13. a4 a5 14. Qb3 (14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Qg6 $15) 14... Be6 15. Nf4 Bf5 16. Rfe1 Rab8 (16... Re7 17. e4 Rae8 18. e5 $15) 17. e4 $11 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 (19. Rxe4 $5 Rxe4 20. Bxe4 $11) 19... Bxf4 $17 20. gxf4 (20. Qxb6 Bd2 21. Qxa5 Bxe1 22. Rxe1 Re6 $15) 20... Nd7 (20... Rxe4 21. Qxb6 Rxf4 22. Re3 Rxf2 23. Rae1 $17) 21. Bg2 Re7 (21... Rxe1+ $5 22. Rxe1 Qxf4 $17) 22. Re3 $11 Nf8 23. Rae1 Rd7 (23... Re6 24. Qb6 $11) 24. Bh3 (24. Qb6 Ra8 $14) 24... Rd5 25. f5 (25. Re5 b5 $11) 25... h6 (25... b5 26. Re5 Qg5+ 27. Bg2 Rxe5 28. dxe5 Qxf5 29. Bxc6 $15) 26. Re7 {Exerts pressure on the backward pawn} (26. Qb6 Nd7 27. Qa7 Qg5+ 28. Kh1 Qd8 $11) 26... Rd7 (26... b5 27. R7e5 Qg5+ 28. Bg2 Rxe5 29. dxe5 Qxf5 30. Bxc6 Qg6+ 31. Bg2 $15) 27. R7e5 $11 b6 28. Bg2 Rd6 29. Rxa5 Nd7 30. Ra7 Qxf5 31. Re7 Rf8 32. Qd1 Nf6 33. Qf3 (33. Qe1 $142 $11) 33... Qb1+ $17 34. Bf1 Nd5 35. Re4 Rf6 36. Qd3 Rg6+ 37. Kh1 Qb2 38. Re2 (38. Qe2 Qxc3 39. h3 Nf6 $19) 38... Qc1 (38... Qxc3 $143 39. Qxc3 Nxc3 40. Rc2 $17) 39. Rc2 $4 ( 39. Re4 Qg5 40. Qg3 Qf5 $19) 39... Qg5 (39... Qe1 $142 40. f4 Ne3 $19 (40... Nxf4 $143 41. Qf3 Rf6 42. Kg1 $19)) 40. Qg3 $17 Qh5 (40... Qf6 $5 41. Qh3 Qf4 $17) 41. Be2 Rxg3 42. Bxh5 Rxc3 43. Rxc3 Nxc3 44. Bf3 Rc8 45. Ra6 Kf8 (45... c5 46. dxc5 Rxc5 47. Kg2 $17) 46. Ra7 (46. Rxb6 $5 Nxa4 47. Rxc6 Rxc6 48. Bxc6 $17 ) 46... g5 (46... c5 47. Bg4 Rd8 48. dxc5 bxc5 49. Bf3 $17) 47. Bh5 Rd8 (47... f5 48. Rf7+ Kg8 49. Rxf5 Nxa4 50. Rf6 $15) 48. Rxf7+ Kg8 49. Rf6 Rxd4 50. Rxc6 Nxa4 51. Rxh6 Rf4 (51... Rh4 52. f4 Rxf4 53. Be8 $11) 52. Kg2 $11 Rh4 53. Rg6+ $4 (53. f4 $142 Rxf4 54. Rg6+ Kf8 55. Rxg5 $11) 53... Kh7 $19 54. Rxg5 Kh6 55. Rg4 (55. f4 Rxh5 56. Rg8 b5 $19) 55... Kxh5 56. Rxh4+ (56. Rg3 b5 $19) 56... Kxh4 57. Kf3 Nc5 58. Ke3 b5 59. Kd4 b4 60. Kc4 b3 61. Kc3 Kg4 62. Kb2 Kf3 63. h3 Ke4 (63... Kxf2 $6 64. h4 $11) 64. h4 Kd3 $4 (64... Kf4 $142 65. f3 Kf5 $19 (65... Kxf3 $6 66. h5 $11)) 65. h5 $17 Kc4 66. h6 Nd3+ 67. Kb1 Nf4 68. h7 Ng6 69. f4 $4 (69. Kb2 $142 $17) 69... Kc3 $19 70. f5 (70. Kc1 Nh8 71. Kb1 b2 72. f5 Kb3 73. f6 Ka3 74. f7 Nxf7 75. h8=Q Nxh8 76. Kc2 Ka2 77. Kc3 Nf7 78. Kd4 b1=Q 79. Ke3 Qg1+ 80. Kd3 Qg3+ 81. Ke4 Nd6+ 82. Kd4 Qf4+ 83. Kc5 Qe5+ 84. Kc6 Ne4 85. Kb7 Qc5 86. Kb8 Nd6 87. Ka8 Qc6+ 88. Kb8 Qb7#) 70... Nh8 71. Kc1 b2+ ( 71... b2+ 72. Kb1 Kb3 $19) 0-1 [Event "chess.com Speed"] [Site "?"] [Date "2021.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Svidler, P."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2690"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. b4 {A00: Irregular Openings} e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. e3 O-O 5. c3 Ba5 6. g3 $146 (6. Bd3 d5 7. Bc2 Nbd7 (7... Nc6 8. Bg3 Ne7 9. Ne2 c6 10. O-O Bf5 11. Bh4 Bxc2 12. Qxc2 Ng6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. d4 h5 15. Nd2 Bc7 16. c4 dxc4 17. Qxc4 h4 18. h3 Ne7 19. Rab1 Rab8 20. Nc3 Rfd8 21. Nf3 Nf5 22. a4 { Nakamura,H (2735)-Urazayev,A (2425)/Titled Tuesday 1st June 2021/1-0 (45)}) 8. Bg3 Re8 9. Ne2 c5 10. Bh4 Ne5 11. O-O Ng6 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. f3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Bb6 15. Na3 d4 16. Ba4 Re7 17. Nc4 dxe3 18. dxe3 Be6 19. Qxd8+ Bxd8 20. Nd2 a6 { Nakamura,H (2735)-Moskalenko,A (2515)/Titled Tuesday 1st June 2021/1-0 (40)}) ( 6. Qf3 $5 $11) 6... Re8 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Bg2 c6 9. Ne2 Bc7 10. d4 d5 11. Nd2 Nd7 12. c4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 Nb6 14. Nd2 Bg4 15. h3 Bxe2 (15... Bf5 16. a4 $15) 16. Qxe2 c5 (16... Bd6 17. Rb1 $11) 17. Ne4 (17. Rc1 $5 $16) 17... Qc6 $14 18. Rc1 Nd7 19. d5 Qa4 20. Qc2 (20. Nc3 $142 Qa3 21. O-O $14) 20... Ba5+ (20... Qa6 21. Qe2 (21. Nxc5 $2 Nxc5 22. Qc4 Qa5+ 23. Kf1 Bd6 $19) 21... Ba5+ 22. Kf1 $11) 21. Ke2 (21. Kd1 $142 $5 Qxc2+ 22. Kxc2 $16) 21... Qb5+ $11 22. Qc4 Qxc4+ (22... Qb2+ $142 $5 23. Rc2 Qb6 $14) 23. Rxc4 $16 b5 24. Rc2 c4 (24... Bb4 $142 $5 $16 ) 25. Nd6 $18 Reb8 26. a4 (26. Nf5 $142 $18) 26... a6 $14 27. axb5 axb5 28. Rb1 Rb6 29. Nf5 (29. Nxb5 $6 Rab8 30. Rxc4 g6 $11) 29... c3 (29... Ne5 30. d6 Raa6 31. Nd4 $18) 30. Nd4 (30. Ra1 b4 31. d6 Raa6 $14) 30... b4 $16 31. Nb3 Rbb8 32. d6 Ra7 33. Nd4 Rb6 34. Ra2 Nc5 35. d7 (35. Rba1 $5 Rba6 36. Nc6 $18) 35... Nxd7 $14 36. Nb3 Rba6 37. Rba1 (37. Rxa5 $143 Rxa5 38. Nxa5 Rxa5 39. Rxb4 Ra2+ 40. Kd1 Rxf2 $15) 37... c2 38. Bd5 (38. Rxc2 Bb6 39. Rxa6 Rxa6 40. Rc8+ Nf8 $16) 38... Kf8 39. Kd2 (39. Rxa5 $4 Rxa5 40. Rxa5 Rxa5 $19) 39... Nc5 40. Kxc2 (40. Nxa5 $143 Rd7 41. Kxc2 Rxd5 $15) 40... Bb6 41. Rxa6 Rxa6 (41... Nxa6 42. Kd3 Bd8 $16) 42. Nxc5 $16 Rxa1 43. Nd7+ Ke7 44. Nxb6 Rf1 45. f4 Rg1 46. g4 Rg3 47. Kd3 Rxh3 48. Bb3 f6 49. Nd5+ Kd6 50. Nxb4 g5 (50... Rh1 51. Bc2 $18) 51. fxg5 fxg5 52. Bf7 Ke5 53. Nc2 Rh1 54. Nd4 Rd1+ 55. Ke2 Ra1 (55... Rh1 56. Kf2 $18) 56. Kf3 $4 (56. Nf3+ $142 Kf6 57. Bd5 $18) 56... Rf1+ $19 (56... Rf1+ 57. Ke2 Rxf7 58. Nf3+ Kf6 $19) 0-1
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