Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen (2005)

Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
38th Biel Chess Festival (2005) · Spanish Game: Closed. Bogoljubow Variation (C91) · 1/2-1/2

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Sep-15-05		BobbyBishop: I wonder why the draw here as it seems black has a won game. The bishop pair..queenside pawn majority..active rook. A possible continuation might be: 25. Nd6 Bxd6 26. exd6 Re8 27. Bc5 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 f6 29. Re8+ Kf7 30. Ra8 Rd5 31. Be3 a5 It seems the e pawn will soon fall. What does white have here? Please enlighten if I'm missing something.

Sep-15-05		iron maiden: With best play, Black can probably win. But Nakamura had a sizeable time advantage, and Carlsen didn't want to take any risks.

Sep-15-05		samvega: If I make take a wild stab at it: 25..Bxd6 26.exd6 Re8 27.Nd4

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