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Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen Invitational (2020) (rapid), chess24.com INT, rd 1, Apr-18
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense (C78)  ·  1-0

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Apr-18-20  Everett: Mate!

30.hxg6!

Apr-18-20
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  tpstar: 30. hxg6!!

If 30 … fxg3 31. gxf7+ Kh8 32. fxe8=Q+ Qxe8 33. Rf8+ Qxf8 34. Bxf8 and White is up a Bishop for the endgame.

Apr-20-20  MordimerChess: Beautiful, offensive game played by Naka ended with impressive queen sacrifice. Although not accepted by Magnus but it was enough to deliver checkmate! Wow!

My video analysis:
https://youtu.be/-yPlgDT-FRc

Enjoy! It's really beautiful game!

Apr-21-20  Viking707: Nakamura doesn't often win against Carlson, but his ultra aggressiveness really paid off in this rapid match.
Apr-29-20  SirChrislov: 35.Rf3 hello doomsday!

35...e4 sure, shoosh the supervillain to its optimal square why don't you.

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