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Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura
Clutch Champions Showdown (2020) (rapid), lichess.org INT, rd 1, May-26
Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 9...c5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Ne5 h6 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Qc3 Ra7 = -0.16 (25 ply)= +0.39 (27 ply) after 10.Qxc4 a5 11.Nc3 Na6 12.e3 Nb4 13.Rac1 Nd7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15...Bb7 16.axb5 Bxd4 17.Rxd4 axb5 18.Rxa8 Bxa8 19.Nxd5 ⩱ -0.58 (23 ply)= +0.40 (27 ply) 18...Rd8 19.axb5 axb5 20.Bc6 Qe7 21.Bxb5 Ne5 22.Rf4 Qb4 = +0.17 (27 ply) ± +1.59 (27 ply)better is 20...Qxa8 21.axb5 Nxa1 22.Rxa1 a5 23.Qxc4 Rb8 24.e4 Qa7 ⩲ +1.41 (28 ply) ± +1.91 (26 ply) 24...Qf3 25.e4 a4 26.Rxa4 Rd8 27.Ra1 h5 28.Qc3 Qxe4 ⩲ +1.50 (24 ply) ± +2.34 (25 ply) 29...Qb7 30.Qa7 Kg7 31.f3 Rd7 32.Qxb7 Rxb7 33.Ra6 Kf6 ± +2.31 (28 ply)better is 30.Qc3 Re6 31.Qxc6 Rxc6 32.Ra6 Rc2 33.b4 Rc4 34.b5 Rc5 +- +3.77 (32 ply)+- +2.62 (29 ply) after 30...Re8 31.Ra7 Qd5 32.b7 Qd1+ 33.Kg2 Qd5+ 34.Kh2 Qf3 better is 31.Qb3 Re7 32.Qc3 Re6 33.Qxc6 Rxc6 34.Ra6 Rc5 35.Kf1 Re5 +- +3.60 (31 ply) 31...Qxa4 32.Rxa4 Rb7 33.Ra6 Kg7 34.Kg2 Kf6 35.Kf3 Kf5 ± +2.34 (29 ply)better is 32.Rc1 Re7 33.Qc6 Qxc6 34.Rxc6 Kg7 35.Kg2 Re4 36.Kf3 Rb4 +- +3.27 (31 ply) ± +2.29 (30 ply) 34...Rd5 35.Qc7 Rd7 36.Qxb7 Rxb7 37.Ra6 Kg7 38.f4 Kf6 ± +2.02 (28 ply)+- +3.06 (29 ply) 36...Qf5 37.Rf1 Rd7 38.Rc1 Qd5 39.Qf4 Qb7 40.Qf6 Rd5 +- +3.23 (30 ply)+- +10.53 (25 ply)38...gxh4 39.b8=Q h3 40.Qbb7 Qxb7 41.Qxb7 Kg7 42.Qb5 h2+ +- +16.60 (23 ply)1-0

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