Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura (2018)

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Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Chess.com Speed Chess Championship (2017/18) (blitz), chess.com INT, rd 4, Jan-03
Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Classical Variation (B72) · 1/2-1/2

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Jan-09-18		zborris8: 3/2 Blitz : Last Round Did Nakamura see a ghost? After <31.b3>, Nakamura may have feared that <31...Nxa3+> traps the knight, and wanted to move it out of there. Equality for Nakamura would have been maintained by <31...e5>, attacking the rook. This error resulted in a sequence of moves that almost lost the game for him, but which was saved after forcing <75.Kxf8>. Position after <31.b3> click for larger view 2r5 /5r2/3pp1p1/1p3pB1/2nR4/PPP2P2/6P1/1K6

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