[Event "Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.02.06"] [Round "1"] [White "Gukesh, D."] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2718"] [BlackElo "2768"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E29"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Capablanca Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/f5OBDjty/3of9pBEb"] [Orientation "white"] { Another Nakamura highlight came from the way he dismantled Gukesh's center with considerable ease in this Nimzo. } 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Ne2 b6 9. e4 Ne8 10. h4 e5 11. h5 d6 12. h6 g6! 13. Be3 Na5 14. Ng3 Ba6 15. Qe2 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nb3 17. Rb1 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Qb2 Rc8 20. Qxd4 Qf6 21. Ne2 Qxd4 22. Nxd4 Nf6 23. Kd2 Bxc4 24. f3!? (24. Rhc1 $15) 24... d5! 25. e5 Bxd3 26. Kxd3 Nd7 27. f4 Rc4 28. Rhc1 Rfc8 29. Ne2? f6 30. exf6 Kf7 31. Rxc4 Rxc4 32. Ke3 Nc5 (32... Ra4! $19) 33. Rd1 (33. Rb4!? { would at least force Black to find a series of more precise resources. } 33... Rc2 (33... Rxb4?! 34. axb4 Ne4 35. g4 Nxf6 36. g5 Ne8 37. b5 Nc7 38. Nd4 Kg8) 34. g4 Kxf6 35. g5+ Kf7 36. Rd4 Ne6! $19) 33... Ra4 34. Rxd5 Rxa3+ 35. Kd4 Rd3+ 36. Kc4 Rxd5 37. Kxd5 Kxf6 38. g4 a5 39. Nd4 a4 40. g5+ Kf7 41. Nb5 Ne6 42. Ke5 Nc7 43. Nc3 a3 44. f5 gxf5 45. Kxf5 b5 46. Na2 Na6 47. Nc1 b4 48. Ke5 Nc5 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1