– Result: Metadata » Click to open. Date: Location: Tournament: Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: October 27, 2020 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Round ""] [Date "????.??.??"] [White ""] [Black ""] [Result ""] [Annotator ""] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "0"] [BlackElo "0"] [Puzzle "0"] [DateTime ""] [pgndiagram] White's position is just wonderful. These "ugly pawns" cover many useful squares} Rf8 23. Qb5 {Defending the e5} Qe6 (23... Nf4 {Doesn't help} 24. Rd7 Qe8 25. Bf1) 24. Rd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kb7 26. Qd5 (26. Bf1 {Was probably a tad more precise, since it would practicaly force a queen exchange with exchange of the pair of minor pieces. Which would mean more favourable circumstances in the endgame for White} Nc4 27. Bxc4 Rxc4 28. Re8 Qc6 29. Qxc6+ Rxc6 30. e6) 26... Nc4 27. Qxe6 {[pgndiagram]So far Nakamura has player excellently, but this is the first move that probably deserves some criticism} (27. Rg8 {Was a very nice tactical solution} Ngxe5 28. f4) 27... Rxe6 28. Bh3 Rxe5 29. Bc8+ {Now suddenly the win is somewhat more complicated} Kc6 30. Bd7+ Kb7 31. Bc8+ Kc6 32. Bd7+ Kb7 33. Bd4 {[pgndiagram] The second inaccuracy, allowing the activation of the rook which vacates the e5 square for the knight at the same time} (33. Rg8 Nh4 34. Rf8 Nxe3 35. fxe3 Ra5 {This seems scary, but actually White is winning this endgame} 36. Rf6 Rxa2 37. Bc6+ Ka6 38. e5 { And the e pawn is too strong}) 33... Ra5 34. Bc8+ Kc6 35. Bd7+ Kb7 36. Bc8+ Kc6 37. Be6 Kb5 {A tactical oversight. But both players were really low on time at this moment (remember, everything is happening just before move 40).} (37... Nce5 {Black probably feared the check on d5} 38. Bd5+ Kb5 39. Bxe5 Nxe5 40. Kg2 c5 {And in this endgame Black definitely has his chances. White is better, but it is debatable how big the advantage is}) 38. Bd7+ {[pgndiagram] Nakamura misses a golden opportunity to conclude the game} (38. a4+ {Was winning the exchange} Rxa4 (38... Kxa4 39. Bxc4) 39. Rd5+ c5 (39... Ka6 40. Bc8# {Is mate}) 40. Bd7+ Ka5 41. Bxa4 Kxa4 42. Bg7 {And this must be easily winning for White}) 38... c6 {Now it is not clear who is playing for a win suddenly} 39. Be8 Nf4 40. h4 Nd2 {[pgndiagram] I didn't watch the games live, but I imagine there was alot of the famous 'Nakamura headshake' at this particular moment} (40... gxh4 {Immediately was maybe more precise, since there is no Bxe3 move, and rook can't go to d6}) 41. Kh2 gxh4 (41... Nxf3+ {I was really puzzled with Black refusing to take the h pawn with check. But I guess there is some legit reason for that :D} 42. Kg3 Nxh4 43. Rd6 {And Black is really uncoordinated actually}) (41... Nf1+ {Is maybe the best move here. I don't know if White can avoid the repetition in advantageous way} 42. Kh1 {Is the repetition} (42. Kg1 Nd2) 42... Rxa2 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Rd6 Nd2 {And the position is equal}) 42. Be3 Nxf3+ (42... Nf1+ {Just getting rid of the dark squared bisho is even worse} 43. Kh1 Nxe3 44. fxe3 Ne2 45. Rd5+ Kc4 46. Rxa5 bxa5 47. Bxc6 {And although there is no doubt that with such a pawns Black is worse. It is hard to say if White is winning, but I think that scenario isn't unlikely}) 43. Kh1 Nh3 44. Bh5 {A strong move, that I imagine Rapport missed somewhere on the way} Nxf2+ {Desperation. But it was not necessary to go for such measures yet.} ( 44... Nhg5 45. Kg2 Ne1+ 46. Kf1 h3 47. Be2+ Ka4 48. Rd6 h5 49. Bf4 Ngf3 { And in this computer variation it is not over yet}) 45. Bxf2 Rxa2 {[pgndiagram] Now Black doesn't have sufficient compensation for the piece} 46. Bxf3 Rxf2 47. Rd3 Kc4 48. Re3 Rd2 49. e5 Rd7 50. e6 Re7 51. Bxc6 a5 52. Re4+ Kxc3 53. Bb5 a4 54. Bxa4 Kd3 55. Re1 {And Nakamura scored a victory that is well deserved, although at one moment he allowed Rapport completely back in the game. Fortunately, that didn't happen, since now I have legitimate reason to annotate this particular game :)} 1-0 [pgndiagram] White's position is just wonderful. These "ugly pawns" cover many useful squares} Rf8 23. Qb5 {Defending the e5} Qe6 (23... Nf4 {Doesn't help} 24. Rd7 Qe8 25. Bf1) 24. Rd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kb7 26. Qd5 (26. Bf1 {Was probably a tad more precise, since it would practicaly force a queen exchange with exchange of the pair of minor pieces. Which would mean more favourable circumstances in the endgame for White} Nc4 27. Bxc4 Rxc4 28. Re8 Qc6 29. Qxc6+ Rxc6 30. e6) 26... Nc4 27. Qxe6 {[pgndiagram]So far Nakamura has player excellently, but this is the first move that probably deserves some criticism} (27. Rg8 {Was a very nice tactical solution} Ngxe5 28. f4) 27... Rxe6 28. Bh3 Rxe5 29. Bc8+ {Now suddenly the win is somewhat more complicated} Kc6 30. Bd7+ Kb7 31. Bc8+ Kc6 32. Bd7+ Kb7 33. Bd4 {[pgndiagram] The second inaccuracy, allowing the activation of the rook which vacates the e5 square for the knight at the same time} (33. Rg8 Nh4 34. Rf8 Nxe3 35. fxe3 Ra5 {This seems scary, but actually White is winning this endgame} 36. Rf6 Rxa2 37. Bc6+ Ka6 38. e5 { And the e pawn is too strong}) 33... Ra5 34. Bc8+ Kc6 35. Bd7+ Kb7 36. Bc8+ Kc6 37. Be6 Kb5 {A tactical oversight. But both players were really low on time at this moment (remember, everything is happening just before move 40).} (37... Nce5 {Black probably feared the check on d5} 38. Bd5+ Kb5 39. Bxe5 Nxe5 40. Kg2 c5 {And in this endgame Black definitely has his chances. White is better, but it is debatable how big the advantage is}) 38. Bd7+ {[pgndiagram] Nakamura misses a golden opportunity to conclude the game} (38. a4+ {Was winning the exchange} Rxa4 (38... Kxa4 39. Bxc4) 39. Rd5+ c5 (39... Ka6 40. Bc8# {Is mate}) 40. Bd7+ Ka5 41. Bxa4 Kxa4 42. Bg7 {And this must be easily winning for White}) 38... c6 {Now it is not clear who is playing for a win suddenly} 39. Be8 Nf4 40. h4 Nd2 {[pgndiagram] I didn't watch the games live, but I imagine there was alot of the famous 'Nakamura headshake' at this particular moment} (40... gxh4 {Immediately was maybe more precise, since there is no Bxe3 move, and rook can't go to d6}) 41. Kh2 gxh4 (41... Nxf3+ {I was really puzzled with Black refusing to take the h pawn with check. But I guess there is some legit reason for that :D} 42. Kg3 Nxh4 43. Rd6 {And Black is really uncoordinated actually}) (41... Nf1+ {Is maybe the best move here. I don't know if White can avoid the repetition in advantageous way} 42. Kh1 {Is the repetition} (42. Kg1 Nd2) 42... Rxa2 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Rd6 Nd2 {And the position is equal}) 42. Be3 Nxf3+ (42... Nf1+ {Just getting rid of the dark squared bisho is even worse} 43. Kh1 Nxe3 44. fxe3 Ne2 45. Rd5+ Kc4 46. Rxa5 bxa5 47. Bxc6 {And although there is no doubt that with such a pawns Black is worse. It is hard to say if White is winning, but I think that scenario isn't unlikely}) 43. Kh1 Nh3 44. Bh5 {A strong move, that I imagine Rapport missed somewhere on the way} Nxf2+ {Desperation. But it was not necessary to go for such measures yet.} ( 44... Nhg5 45. Kg2 Ne1+ 46. Kf1 h3 47. Be2+ Ka4 48. Rd6 h5 49. Bf4 Ngf3 { And in this computer variation it is not over yet}) 45. Bxf2 Rxa2 {[pgndiagram] Now Black doesn't have sufficient compensation for the piece} 46. Bxf3 Rxf2 47. Rd3 Kc4 48. Re3 Rd2 49. e5 Rd7 50. e6 Re7 51. Bxc6 a5 52. Re4+ Kxc3 53. Bb5 a4 54. Bxa4 Kd3 55. Re1 {And Nakamura scored a victory that is well deserved, although at one moment he allowed Rapport completely back in the game. Fortunately, that didn't happen, since now I have legitimate reason to annotate this particular game :)} 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
