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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: Canal Attack. Main Line (B52)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 8 v270317 (minimum 7s/ply)better is 19.Bd2 dxc3 20.Bxc3 b6 21.a5 bxa5 22.Qg3 Nb4 23.Ne4 Bd4 ⩱ -0.54 (29 ply) ⩱ -1.15 (25 ply) after 19...Kg7 20.Bd2 dxc3 21.Bxc3 Rh8 22.Rg1 hxg4 23.Qxg4 Nd4 20.Rde1 Kg7 21.Rxe3 Nb4 22.Nce4 Rh8 23.b3 b6 24.Rg3 hxg4 ∓ -1.56 (27 ply) 20...Bxc3 21.Qg4 Bf6 22.Ne4 Bh4 23.hxg6 f5 24.Qh5 e2 -+ -4.62 (28 ply) 21.Qg4 Kg7 22.Rg1 Rh8 23.hxg6 fxg6 24.Nf3 Rh6 25.Ne4 Rf8 = -0.28 (27 ply) ∓ -1.60 (29 ply) 23...Rxd3 24.Ne2 Kg7 25.Nf4 Rd4 26.Rxe3 Qxg5 27.Ref3 Rh8 ∓ -2.05 (25 ply)= +0.47 (30 ply) 28...Rd4 29.Rg4 Rxg4 30.Qxg4 Re7 31.b4 Kf8 32.Rg1 Qh6 = +0.08 (28 ply) ⩲ +1.04 (26 ply) after 29.b4 Rd4 30.Qf3 Kg8 31.Qxb7 Qxb7+ 32.Nxb7 Rxd3 33.Nc5 30.Ref1 Rd4 31.b4 Kg8 32.Ne4 Rxd3 33.Rf4 e2 34.Qxe2 Rh3 ⩲ +0.88 (25 ply)= -0.15 (30 ply) after 30...Qe5 31.Rg1 Rg8 32.b4 Ke8 33.d4 Qxd4 34.Nxb7 Qxc4 34...Qd6 35.Qg4 Nd4 36.Reg2 Qe5 37.Re1 e2 38.Kg1 Qe3+ = -0.45 (30 ply)+- +6.61 (29 ply)40...Rb8 41.Nc5 Kg8 42.Qxf4 exf4 43.Rxg6+ Kh7 44.Ree6 b5 +- +16.91 (23 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-08-18
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  keypusher: After White's 34th move:


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As far as I can see Naka was doing just fine.

Jan-08-18  JustAnotherMaster: Absolutely destroying the opposition, bravo Magnus
Jan-12-18  zborris8: This is 1|1 Bullet.
May-06-20  MarcinR: cool game!

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