[Event "Champions Chess Tour Airthings Masters"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.02.08"] [Round "3"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2768"] [BlackElo "2852"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A05"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening"] [StudyName "Airthings Masters"] [ChapterName "Nakamura, Hikaru - Carlsen, Magnus"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/f5OBDjty/Wnb44XSH"] [Orientation "white"] { Forced to play White in an Armageddon for the first time this tournament, Carlsen manages to draw the game and illustrate why both of these players were so eager to 'win' the Black pieces. } 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O d5 5. d3 e5 6. e4 d4 7. a4 Be7 8. Na3 Be6 9. Ng5 Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. Nc4 Nd7 12. Nh3 f6 13. Nf2 O-O 14. h4 Bf7 15. Bh3 Nb6 16. b3 Nxc4 17. bxc4 Bd6 18. f4 exf4 19. gxf4 Qc7 20. Nh1 Kh8 21. Ng3 g6 22. Qf3 Rae8 23. Kh1 Be6 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. Bd2 f5 26. e5 Be7 27. h5 gxh5 28. Rg1 Rg6 29. Qxh5? { A rare mutual oversight between two of the most accurate players on the planet. } (29. Nxh5) 29... Nb4? (29... Nxe5!! 30. fxe5 { allows } 30... Qc6+! 31. Kh2 f4! { with the threat of ...Rg6-h6! }) 30. Qf3 Nxc2 31. Rab1 Nb4 32. Rg2 Qc6 33. Qxc6 bxc6 34. Ne2 Nxd3 35. Rb7 Re8 36. Nc1 Nxc1 37. Bxc1 a6 38. Rb6 a5 39. Bd2 d3?! (39... Kg7 40. Rxc6 Rb8 41. Bxa5 Rb1+ 42. Kh2 Ra1! $15) 40. Rxg6? (40. Rb7! Kg7 41. Bxa5 Kf7 { with the point that Black was never able to occupy the b-file to maintain activity. }) 40... hxg6 41. Kg2 Kg7 42. Rxc6? (42. Rb7) 42... Rd8 43. Kf3 Rd4! 44. Ra6 Rxc4 45. Rxa5 Rc2 46. Be3 c4? (46... Rh2! $19) 47. Ra7 Kf8 48. a5? (48. e6) 48... Ra2? (48... c3 $19) 49. a6? (49. e6) 49... c3 50. Rd7 Rxa6? (50... d2 $19) 51. Rxd3 Rc6 52. Bc1 Kf7 53. Rd7 c2 54. Rb7 Ke6 55. Ke2 g5 56. fxg5 Bxg5 57. Bxg5 c1=Q 58. Re7+ Kd5 59. Bxc1 Rxc1 60. Kf3 Rc4 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2