PGN to GIF
[Event "Norway Chess 2017"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Date "2017.06.08"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2832"] [BlackElo "2785"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] [Whiteclock "0:50:59"] [Blackclock "0:09:35"] [Link "https://www.chess.com/news/view/norway-carlsen-nakamura-clash-ends-in-draw-1116"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 ({Last year in Bilbao Carlsen used the move order} 2. Ne2 d6 3. Nbc3 a6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 {and eventually Nakaura would win his first ever classical game against him.}) 2... d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 g6 7. g3 {Nakamura expected this.} 7... Nc6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. b3 {Carlsen said he was "ashamed" of this move as he "didn't grasp Hikaru's idea at all."} 11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 b6 14. Nd5 Bb7 15. c4 e5 16. Qe3 (16. Qd2) 16... b5 ({Also possible was} 16... Bxd5 17. cxd5 a5 18. Rac1 Nc5 19. a3 a4 20. b4 Nb3 21. Rc6 Nd4 22. Rfc1 {and now} 22... b5 {is safer than taking the exchange.}) 17. Rac1 bxc4 18. Rxc4 Bxd5 19. exd5 a5 20. Rfc1 Nc5 {is the same.} 21. a3 f5 {"What he did was insanely risky." (Carlsen)} ({The world champ expected} 21... a4) 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Nd7 (23... f4 {doesn't work because of} 24. gxf4 exf4 25. Qf3) 24. Rc6 {"Perhaps not such a good practical choice," said Carlsen.} ({He regretted that he didn't play} 24. b5 {with the idea} 24... Nc5 25. Rxc5 dxc5 26. Qxe5 Re8 27. Qf4) 24... f4 25. gxf4 exf4 26. Qe6+ Rf7 27. Qxd6 ({Carlsen "didn't see anything better" but Nakamura was a bit concerned about} 27. Rc7 {and rightly so. The engine says} 27... Ra1 $1 {is the only move for an equal position} ({although} 27... f3 28. Bxf3 Qg5+ 29. Bg2 Qf4 {doesn't look bad either.})) 27... Qg5 28. Kh1 $6 {Carlsen said he started to miss things here.} ({A slightly better try was} 28. Rc8+ Rxc8 29. Rxc8+ Kg7 {and only then} 30. Kh1 (30. h4 Qg4 $1 (30... Qxh4 31. Rc7))) 28... f3 29. Bf1 Nf6 {Here Nakamura started to get "really optimistic."} 30. Qe6 Kg7 {Carlsen "completely missed" this move.} ({He was fixated at} 30... Re8 31. Rc8 Kg7 32. Rxe8 Qxc1 33. Qe1 Qxe1 34. Rxe1) 31. Rc7 $6 ({Here a better try was} 31. d6 Re8 32. Qb3 {and now Black's best try is probably} (32. Qc4 Re4 33. Qc2 Rg4 $1 34. Rc5 $1 Rg1+ 35. Kh2 Rg2+ 36. Kh1 {is a draw}) 32... Re2 {with a mess.}) 31... Rxc7 32. Rxc7+ Kh6 33. Qe1 Ra2 34. Re7 Ng4 {Forcing the draw.} ({After the game Carlsen asked Nakamura why he didn't play} 34... Nxd5 {but the American player didn't see much of an advantage after} 35. Re5 Qd2 36. Qxd2+ Rxd2 37. b5) 35. hxg4 Qh4+ 36. Kg1 Qxg4+ 37. Kh1 Qh4+ 38. Kg1 Qg4+ 39. Kh1 Qh4+ 40. Kg1 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2
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