[Event "Division I Placement"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2024.02.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Lazavik, Denis"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2771"] [BlackElo "2751"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A22"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation"] [StudyName "Chessable Masters 2024"] [ChapterName "Nakamura, Hikaru - Lazavik, Denis"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/KkITMFGZ/Ur0PLdrA"] [Orientation "white"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. a3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. e4 Nf4 7. d3? { Lazavik caught Naka out of book! } (7. d4! exd4 8. Bxf4 dxc3 9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. bxc3 Ne6) 7... Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nd4 10. Qd1 Bc5 { The dominant knights have quite a grip on the position. } 11. g3 Nfe6 12. h4 Qf6 13. Bh3? (13. Be2 { was necessary, although Black is for choice after } 13... Nxe2 (13... Nb3 14. Qxb3 Qxf2+ $13) 14. Qxe2 Nd4 15. Qd1 O-O-O $17) 13... Nb3! 14. O-O (14. Qxb3 Qxf2+ 15. Kd1 Qf3+ $19) 14... Nxa1 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Qh5 O-O 17. Bf5 g6 { Black has rebuffed the speculative attack, and is now genuinely up a rook! } 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Bg5 Qd7 21. Nf6 Qg7 22. Qxe6 Nc2 23. Kg2 Bd6 $19 { and Black went on to win. } 24. Ng4 Nd4 25. Qc4 h5 26. Nh2 Qf7 27. Qc1 Qe6 28. Be3 c5 29. Bxd4 cxd4 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. Nf3 Be7 32. Nd2 Rf7 33. Nf3 Raf8 34. Ng1 Bxh4 35. f3 Be7 36. Nh3 Rh7 37. Qd2 Rc8 38. f4 Rf8 39. Kh2 h4 40. g4 exf4 41. Rf3 Qxg4 42. Qe2 Bd6 43. Nf2 Qe6 44. Qf1 Be5 45. Qg2 Rg7 46. Ng4 g5 47. Qh3 Re8 48. Kg2 Rc7 49. Rf2 Kg7 50. Qf3 Rec8 51. Kh3 Rc2 52. Rf1 Rc1 53. Rf2 R8c2 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1