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Hikaru Nakamura vs Alireza Firouzja
World Championship Candidates (2022), Madrid ESP, rd 10, Jun-29
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. English Attack (B90)  ·  1-0

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Jul-01-22
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  fredthebear: Just two modern examples -- both draws -- of 10.NxNf6+ in the database.

Here we get a game where both sides have doubled pawns. Nakamura entertains an interesting exchange sacrifice via the Black knight's interference of his rook battery, and then goes for the exposed Black king.

I thought 29.Rg3 was the move, but Naka makes it work a few moves later.

Jul-01-22  Ulhumbrus: 15...Nf5 obstructs Black's f pawn. An alternative is 15...Bg7
Jul-01-22
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  HeMateMe: The dreaded blocked pawn at f6.
Jul-01-22  cormier: depth=38 | Komodo 2901.00
+1.32 19. Rad1 Ne7 20. Rd6 Qe4 21. R1d3 Rfe8 22. h3 b5 23. Nd2 Qa8 24. Rd7 Ng6 25. R3d6 Re7 26. Rxe7 Nxe7 27. Qh5 Rf8 28. g3 Qb7 29. c5 Nc8 30. Rd3 Ne7 31. b4 Qc8 32. Bh6 Qf5 33. Qxf5 Nxf5 34. Bxg7 Kxg7 35. Ne4 Nd4 36. Kg2 Ra8 37. Nd6 Nc6 38. Rd1 Nxb4
Jul-01-22  cormier: depth=41 | Komodo 2901.00
+0.82 18... Ne7 19. Rd2 O-O 20. Rad1 Ng6 21. Rd7 Rc7 22. R7d5 Qe6 23. h3 Qc8 24. Qe1 f5 25. Qd2 b5 26. Bb6 Rc6 27. c5 h6 28. Ba5 Qe6 29. Rd6 Rxd6 30. cxd6 e4 31. d7 exf3 32. d8=Q Rxd8 33. Qxd8+ Kh7 34. g3 f4 35. Qd5 Qxh3 36. Qxf3 fxg3 37. fxg3 Ne5 38. Qg2 Qg4 39. Rd8
Jul-02-22  cormier: depth=41 | Komodo 2901.00
+0.61 17... Rg8 18. Rd5 Ne7 19. Rc5 Qe6 20. Rxc8+ Qxc8 21. g3 Qg4 22. Re1 Nc6 23. Bd2 Kd7 24. Kg2 Kc7 25. h3 Qf5 26. Nh4 Qe6 27. Qh5 Bc5 28. Be3 Bxe3 29. Rxe3 Nd4 30. Nf3 Nf5 31. Rd3 e4 32. Nd4 Nxd4 33. Rxd4 e3 34. Qc5+ Kb8 35. fxe3 Ka8 36. Qc7 Qxe3 37. Rd8+ Rxd8

+0.77 17... Be7 18. Rd5 O-O 19. Qd3 Qe6 20. Nd2 Rfd8 21. Ne4 Nh4 22. Nc3 Qg4 23. Qf1 Kh8 24. f3 Qe6 25. Rad1 Rxd5 26. cxd5 Qd7 27. Bf2 Nf5 28. Kh1 Kg7 29. Qe2 Nd6 30. g4 b5 31. Kg2 b4 32. Ne4 Nxe4 33. Qxe4 a5 34. Be3 Bd6 35. Ra1

Jul-02-22  ndg2: 10..gxf6 is a weak move, the natural 10..Qxf6 leads to a highly drawish position. Firouzja was trying to play a Sveshnikov-like game here, but the circumstances are simply to different to do that. Not a good showing by the youngster all-in-all.
Nov-11-22  tbontb: Already a battle of generations! In an unusual 10. Nxf6+ sideline, White Nakamura gains an edge with deceptively simple play, relying mainly on superior pawn structure and minor pieces. Black Firouzja traps the Rd5 after 21....Bf8 but this proves too dangerous as the Nf5 generates a virtually unstoppable mating attack. The last chance was probably 21....a5 22. Qc2 Nxe3 23. fxe3, though still with advantage to White.

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