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Magnus Carlsen vs Hikaru Nakamura
Nakamura vs. Carlsen | Speed Chess Final (2023) (blitz), Chess.com INT, rd 3, Sep-22
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Modern Steinitz Defense (C72)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 Bb6 6.Bg5 d6 7.O-O h6 8.Bh4 ⩲ +0.57 (43 ply)= 0.00 (41 ply) after 3...Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.O-O Bd6 7.c3 Be6 better is 4...Be7 5.O-O Nf6 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 = +0.03 (37 ply)better is 5.c3 Nf6 6.d4 Be7 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.dxe5 ⩲ +0.61 (43 ply)better is 5...b5 6.Bb3 Nf6 7.a4 Bd7 8.Ng5 d5 9.axb5 axb5 = +0.10 (37 ply) ⩲ +0.75 (32 ply)better is 8.Re1 Nf6 9.d5 Ne7 10.Bxd7+ Nxd7 11.c4 O-O 12.Nc3 h6 ⩲ +0.65 (25 ply)better is 8...Nf6 9.d5 Ne7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Bxd7+ Qxd7 12.c4 O-O = 0.00 (35 ply)better is 9.d5 Nb8 10.Nfd2 O-O 11.Bb3 f5 12.f3 a5 13.Bc4 h6 14.Be3 ⩲ +0.61 (31 ply)better is 9...h6 10.Be3 O-O 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Qd2 Kh7 13.Rd1 Be6 = +0.10 (33 ply) ⩲ +0.74 (31 ply)better is 11.d5 Nb8 12.Bxd7 Nxd7 13.c4 h6 14.Nfd2 f5 15.f3 Kh7 ⩲ +0.64 (29 ply)= +0.11 (32 ply) after 11...Nxe5 12.Nxe5 fxe5 13.Bb3+ Kh8 14.Qd2 Qc8 15.a4 Be6 12.Bb3+ Kh8 13.Ng5 Qe8 14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.Bxe6 Ng8 16.Bc4 ⩲ +0.56 (37 ply)= -0.29 (33 ply) 13...Nd4 14.Bxd4 exd4 15.Nbd2 Bxa4 16.Qxa4 Nc6 17.Rac1 = -0.18 (31 ply)better is 14.Nc3 Ng6 15.c5 g4 16.Nh2 gxh3 17.cxd6 cxd6 18.Qxd6 Nf4 ⩲ +0.59 (31 ply)= 0.00 (33 ply)better is 17.Qb3+ Kh7 18.Nh2 Bd7 19.Qxb7 Rb8 20.Qxa6 Nb4 21.Qa7 = 0.00 (32 ply) ⩱ -0.55 (32 ply) 18.Qb1 Nd4 19.Bd1 Nec6 20.Qd3 Be6 21.Nf1 Nxf3+ 22.Bxf3 = 0.00 (32 ply) 18...Nd4 19.Bb3 Ng6 20.Nxd4 Bxd1 21.Ne6 Qf6 22.Rexd1 ∓ -1.82 (33 ply)= +0.14 (29 ply) 20...Bd7 21.Qb3 Qe8 22.Red1 Rb8 23.Qd3 Rf6 24.b3 Bg4 ⩱ -0.52 (30 ply)better is 21.Nh2 Bh5 22.b4 cxb4 23.Qxb4 Rb8 24.Qc4 Nf4 25.Bxf4 ⩲ +0.52 (30 ply)= 0.00 (33 ply) after 21...Bxf3 22.Nxf3 Rxf3 23.gxf3 Qf6 24.Red1 Rf8 25.Qb3 better is 25.Rb1 a5 26.Qb3 Ra7 27.Nh2 Bd7 28.Rc2 a4 29.Qe3 Rc7 ⩲ +0.56 (28 ply)better is 25...a5 26.Qb6 Qxb6 27.Rxb6 Ra7 28.Nh4 Kh7 29.g3 Rff7 = 0.00 (32 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (29 ply) after 26.Qb6 a5 27.a4 Bd7 28.Rc7 Bxa4 29.Nc4 Rc8 30.Rxc8 Qxc8 27...Ra8 28.Qd3 Rxa2 29.Rxd6 Bxd6 30.Qxd6 Kg8 31.Qxh6 = +0.12 (33 ply) ± +1.63 (29 ply) after 28.a3 Rf7 29.Qd3 Rg7 30.Nh4 Qh5 31.g3 Be7 32.Nf5 Bxf5 better is 28...Rb2 29.a3 Qg6 30.Qd3 Rf4 31.Qc3 Bxf3 32.Nxf3 Re2 ⩲ +1.17 (29 ply) 29.Qd3 Rb4 30.Nh4 Qh5 31.g3 Rb2 32.R1c2 Rb4 33.a3 Rd4 ± +1.78 (30 ply)better is 29...Rb4 30.R7c3 Bxf3 31.Rxf3 Rxf3 32.Nxf3 Qxe4 33.Nd2 = +0.35 (33 ply) 30.Qa3 Bxf3 31.Nxf3 Re2 32.R7c4 Rxe4 33.Nh4 Qg4 34.Rxe4 ⩲ +1.06 (36 ply)= 0.00 (40 ply) 35...Rg8 36.Rc3 Rgg7 37.Qb3 Bxh4 38.Rxf7 Bxf2+ 39.Kxf2 = 0.00 (41 ply) 36.Rxe7 Rxe7 37.Qxd6 Ref7 38.Ng6+ Kg8 39.Nfxe5 Rf6 +- +7.28 (33 ply) 36...Bxf3 37.Nxf3 Rg7 38.Qd1 Qg4 39.Qf1 Qxf3 40.Rxe7 = 0.00 (45 ply) 37.Qc6 Rg7 38.Kf1 Bxf3 39.Nxf3 Kg8 40.Qd5+ Kf8 41.Qe6 ⩲ +1.27 (32 ply)= +0.18 (33 ply) 38...Bf8 39.Rxg7 Bxg7 40.Kg1 Bf6 41.g3 Rg8 42.Qd3 Bxh4 = +0.39 (36 ply) ⩲ +1.28 (34 ply) 39...Qh1+ 40.Ke2 Qh5 41.Rb8 Reg8 42.Qb7 Bf6 43.Rxg8+ ⩲ +1.25 (35 ply)+- +4.06 (35 ply)48...Qxf5 49.exf5 Kg7 50.Ke3 Kf6 51.Nh4 d5 52.f4 e4 +- +148.94 (37 ply)1-0

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Nakamura must have seen a mirage mate to play 39...Rf8 here.

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