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Fabiano Caruana vs Hikaru Nakamura
Magnus Carlsen Invitational (2020) (rapid), chess24.com INT, rd 8, May-01
Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50)  ·  0-1

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May-01-20  Mendrys: Wow, it's amazing how a simple, innocent looking move for white, 26. Qc2 can unleash the whipping he is about to receive from black in the ensuing 10 moves starting with 26....Nh4. Going from this at move 26:


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to this after 37...Rxa4


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would leave anyone reeling wondering what the hell just happened. Fabi didn't fare so well with the Giuoco Piano agains Naka did he?

May-02-20  SirChrislov: Black is winningStockfish 11 64 POPCNT | Cloud | Depth: 20 |

-8.08 42. Nf7+ Kg8 43. Nxh6+ gxh6 44. Bb1 b3 45. Kf2 Re6 46. g4 Ba5 47. Bf5 Bb6+ 48. Kg3 Re3+ 49. Kh4 Rc3 50. Rd2 Rf3 51. Kh5 Kg7 52. g5 Rxf4 53. gxh6+ Kf6 54. Bg4 Bf7+ 55. Kh4 Bf2+ 56. Rxf2 Rxf2 57. Bd7 b2

-8.50 42. Bc2 Rxd6 43. g4 Re6 44. Kf2 b3 45. Bf5 Re7 46. h4 b2 47. Bb1 Re4 48. g5 Bd4+ 49. Kg3 Re3+ 50. Kf2 Rf3+ 51. Ke2 Rxf4 52. Rd2 Rxh4 53. gxh6 Rh2+ 54. Kd3 Rxd2+ 55. Kxd2 gxh6

-8.78 42. Rxd5 cxd5 43. Nf7+ Kg8 44. Bc2 Kxf7 45. Kg2 Bd4 46. Bb3 Ke6 47. Kf3 g5 48. Kg4 gxf4 49. gxf4 Be3 50. h4 Rxf4+ 51. Kg3 Rd4 52. h5 Kf7 53. Kf3 Rd3 54. Bc2 Ra3 55. Bg6+ Kg7

Semifinal 1, game #3
Nakamura (2829) - Caruana (2773) May 01. 2020

May-02-20  utssb: 21. a4 seems wrong

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