Daniil Dubov vs Hikaru Nakamura (2020)

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Daniil Dubov vs Hikaru Nakamura
Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge (2020) (armageddon), chess24.com INT, rd 3, Jun-03
Formation: King's Indian Attack (C25) · 1-0

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Jun-03-20		Ulhumbrus: Dubov said that Nakamura had wanted to decide the match in an armageddon game and that his strategy for the armageddon game was to play something that would Nakamura think. It seems that with the mistaken capture 12...Bxd5? Nakamura fell into an opening trap. The point is that after 13 Nf4!! White threatens to skewer Black's bishops on the 5th rank as well as to attack f5 by 14 Qh5! and Black has no good way to either avoid the attack or to defend the bishop.

Jun-03-20		MissScarlett: I may be reading too much into it, but I sort of get the impression that Dubov doesn't care for Naka very much.

Jun-03-20		Ulhumbrus: My last message contained an error so here it is again: Dubov said that Nakamura had wanted to decide the match in an armageddon game and that his strategy for the armageddon game was to play something that would make Nakamura think. It seems that with the mistaken capture 12...Bxd5? Nakamura fell into an opening trap. The point is that after 13 Nf4!! White threatens to skewer Black's bishops on the 5th rank as well as to attack f5 by 14 Qh5! and Black has no good way to either avoid the attack or to defend the bishop.

Jun-03-20		savagerules: Doesn't 14 Nfxd5 (instead of 14 Qh5) Nxd5 15 Qh5 win a piece immediately? Seems like an easy win then and Black would probably resign right there.

Jun-03-20		saffuna: <Doesn't 14 Nfxd5 (instead of 14 Qh5) Nxd5 15 Qh5 win a piece immediately? Seems like an easy win then and Black would probably resign right there.> Yes, but he had so little time. He missed the best continuation several times, but always maintained the big advantage.

Jun-03-20		luzhin: It beggars belief that Nakamura, scarcely pausing for thought, did not play the zwischenzug 12...fxg3+ It's true that after 13.Nxg3 Bxd5 14.Qh5 is still good, but after 14...Nxe7 15.Nxd5 Qxd5 16.Qxd5 Nxd5 17.Rf5 0-0-0 18.c4 Nb4 19.Rxc5 Nxd3 Black has excellent drawing chances.

Jun-03-20		luzhin: That should be 14...Ne7, not 14...Nxe7.

Jun-03-20		Atking: Already 9...d5 was more than dubious under such circumstances.

Jun-03-20		OhioChessFan: I have to agree with <luzhin> about the obvious-even in blitz-12...fxg3+. Naka is the last player in the world I'd expect that out of. Capture a Pawn with tempo? When would you ever pass on that?

Jun-04-20		Ulhumbrus: My last message contains a second error despite a correction so I will give only the second correction: <to attack f5 > should read <to attack f7>

Jun-05-20		MordimerChess: Maybe 9...d5 was dubious but according to database other continuations tried by black always led to lost games. And 9...d5 was the only one where black actually managed to win/draw couple of games. All this opening seems to be very attractive for white. My video analysis of the game: https://youtu.be/SKHLELjcZ7I I also analyzed 20 other games from this tournament, it was really exciting one and a lot of great games were produced.

Jun-05-20		Ulhumbrus: One example of an alternative to 9...d5 is the attack 9...h5. 9...Qd7 keeps the option of either pawn advance as well as the option of castling on either wing.

Jun-05-20		Atking: Yes <Ulhumbrus> I prefer too 9...h5!? over 9...d5?! Sure h6-h5 looks like a pitiful lost of time but with 9.Kh2 played, the move is charming. Let say 10.f4 Bg4!

Jun-05-20		Albanius: This opening is not KIA A07 but is in ECO as Vienna Game C25. In view of Nge2, White's formation can not be a KIA - it is closer to Closed Sicilian, but of course neither, with 1..e5. Correction slip submitted.

Jun-05-20		Granny O Doul: I'm guessing Nakamura refrained from 12...fxg3+ because after 13. Nxg3 White's queen has immediate access to h5. It's true that his actual move is a good deal worse, but he probably didn't feel it was time to think yet.

Jun-05-20		SChesshevsky: I don't get it. Why does black feel like he has to be so active in these armageddon games when a draw wins? Is it simply whites extra minute? In this tournament didn't Ding play the two knights as black in an earlier armageddon? It's understandable here that Naka wasn't happy with white getting Nd5 in but does white get that much after keeping it simple with 9...0-0 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Ne7 12. c4 Nf5. Yeah, whites probably better with the binding d5 and the two B's but is it enough when you have to win?

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