[Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament"] [Date "2022.06.21"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Rapport, Richard"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [WhiteTeam "Hungary"] [BlackElo "2760"] [BlackTeam "United States"] [Annotator "Aagaard"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense"] [StudyName "2022 FIDE Candidates - Annotated by GM Jacob Aagaard"] [ChapterName "Rapport, Richard - Nakamura, Hikaru"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/fhBzjnqz/EWPUEJGP"] [Orientation "white"] { Sometimes chess is not interesting. Nakamura has 2/4, having played 3 of his 7 black games already. For fans of the veteran American, this is pleasant. } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 { Kramnik has caused great damage to modern chess by introducing the Berlin Wall Defense on top level. } 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Be6 10. Qd2 { Rapport spent some time here, but did not manage to come up with anything enterprising. It is possible that he simply tried to remember his analysis. } 10... Nd7 11. d4 f6 12. Qc3 exd4 13. Nxd4 Qe7 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Qb3 Nc5 17. Qxe6+ Nxe6 18. Rd1 { Up to this point, there is a lot of computer suggestions. Black is incredibly solid and the game never fully got going. } 18... Ke7 19. Nd2 h5 20. Nc4 g4 21. Rd2 Rad8 22. Rad1 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Ng5 24. Na5 h4 25. Rd3 c5 26. h3 gxh3 27. gxh3 b6 28. Nc6+ Ke6 29. Nxa7 Ra8 30. Nb5 Rxa2 31. Nxc7+ Ke5 32. Nd5 Ra1+ 33. Kg2 Ne6 34. c4 Re1 35. Re3 Rxe3 36. fxe3 Kxe4 37. Nxf6+ Kxe3 38. Nd5+ Kd3 39. Kf3 Kxc4 40. Nxb6+ Kb3 41. Nd7 Ng5+ 42. Kg4 Nxh3 43. Nxc5+ Kxb2 44. Kxh4 Nf4 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2