[Event "Norway Chess"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/VyyigSOi/2kIuPwry"] [Date "2023.05.31"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Gukesh D"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2775"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D32"] [Opening "Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/VyyigSOi/2kIuPwry"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 a6 8. O-O b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Qe2 Rd8 12. Rd1 cxd4 13. exd4 Be7 14. a4 b4 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 O-O 17. Be3 Na5 18. Rac1 Qb8 19. Bb1 Bd5 20. Ne5 Qb7 21. Bd3 Ra8 22. Bf4 f5 23. Nf3 Bd8 24. Re1 Nb3 25. Rc2 Bb6 26. Qe5 Rac8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Qe2 Ra8 29. Qe3 Qc6 30. Be5 Qd7 31. Ng5 Na5 32. h4 Nc6 33. Rc1 Nxe5 34. Qxe5 h6 35. Nh3 Rc8 36. Re1 { Nakamura's first classical victory came in the second round. } 36... a5 37. Bb5 Qc7 38. Qe3 Qd6 39. Bd3 Ba2! { A nice, almost invisible, move. The bishop defends the weak e6-pawn while getting out of the way of Black's queen so she can attack White's weak d4-pawn. } 40. Nf4 Bxd4 { From here, Black converts flawlessly. } 41. Qd2 Be5 42. Ng6 Bf6 43. Qe2 Qd4 44. Rd1 Bb3 45. Rd2 Rd8 46. h5 Qg4 47. Qe3 Bd4 48. Be2 Qe4 49. Qxe4 fxe4 50. Kf1 Bf6 51. Rxd8+ Bxd8 52. Ne5 Bxa4 53. Bc4 Kf8 54. Bxe6 Bf6 55. Ng6+ Ke8 56. b3 Bb5+ 57. Ke1 Bc3+ 58. Kd1 Bd4 59. Bd5 Bxf2 60. Bxe4 Bd4 61. Bd5 Kd7 62. Nh4 Kd6 63. Bg8 Bd7 64. Bf7 Bf6 65. Nf3 Bc6 66. Bg6 Bd5 67. Kc2 Bc3 68. Bf5 Ke7 69. Bg6 Kf6 70. Bd3 Bf7 71. g4 Be6 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1