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Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
Norway Chess (2025), Stavanger NOR, rd 2, May-27
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Anderssen Variation (C77)  ·  1/2-1/2

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May-27-25
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  offramp: 22. bxc3.


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The black queens bishop has a good square at b7....but perhaps c8 is better.

May-27-25
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  offramp: Black could win with devolving.


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Black could play ...Nf6, ...Bc8, then ...Bb8.

May-27-25  ewan14: The knight on d5 would have been unprotected
May-27-25  ewan14: Bb8 chasing white's queen
May-27-25
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  Check It Out: Black has a nice kingside attack brewing.
May-27-25
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  perfidious: So Carlsen plumped for the exchange of queens; looks as though he retains a slight edge.
May-27-25
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  Check It Out: But I'm surprised Carlsen exchanged queens.
May-27-25
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  offramp:


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The two ♛ are like two mammoths calling to each other across huge Siberian tundras.

May-27-25
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  PawnSac: <Check It Out: But I'm surprised Carlsen exchanged queens.>

ditto

May-27-25
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  perfidious: <CIO>, I also thought Carlsen could have done better keeping queens on the board, but approaching zeitnot may have induced him to go in for a safer line.
May-27-25
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  OhioChessFan: Beautiful aesthetics on the board. Someone who'd never played chess could still appreciate the artistic position of the pieces.
May-27-25
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  Check It Out: The bishops are the stars of the show.
May-27-25
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  HeMateMe: Black's pawns don't look so good. Nak could still win the ending.
May-27-25  ewan14: White Be3
May-27-25
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  perfidious: Black might consider 31....a5 to prevent his opponent from playing a5 himself and fixing the weakness on a6.
May-27-25
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  Honza Cervenka: 32.Nd6 is in the air. Maybe 31...a5 to avoid loss of Pawn?
May-27-25  ewan14: White Nd6
May-27-25  ewan14: Better late than never
May-27-25
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  Honza Cervenka: 33.Nxb7 axb4 34.Na5 could have been interesting but Naka keeps it more safe.
May-27-25
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  Check It Out: Anticlimactic finish.
May-27-25
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  OhioChessFan: Thanks for the game.
May-27-25  ewan14: How is white not winning ?
May-28-25
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  MarcusBierce: Nakamura won the Armageddon game
May-28-25
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  HeMateMe: has anyone run the final position through a computer? Could Nakamura have won?
May-28-25
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  OhioChessFan: 1) =0.00 (41 ply) 34...Bxa4 35. Bxa7 Ra8 36. Ra1 Bxc2 37. Rxa5 Bd3 38. Nb5 Nf4 39. Nc7 Rd8 40. Kh2 f6 41. Be3 Ne2 42. Nd5 Be4 43. Ra2 Bd3
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