[Event "FIDE Candidates 2024"] [White "Nakamura,Hikaru"] [Black "Abasov,Nijat"] [Site "Toronto"] [Round "10.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2024.04.15"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2632"] [PlyCount "115"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 58,115,0,0,0,-7,-7,-9,-4,-31,-20,-103,-71,-122,-37,-64,47,90,155,52,70,68,59,73,79,75,57,62,54,53,47,38,97,87,115,99,198,209,188,175,212,218,410,395,450,445,425,429,508,491,584,591,634,634,1196,1195,1953,1373,1855,1721]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:20]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 6. d4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 8. c3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} c4 {[%emt 0:0:47] B22: Sicilian: 2 c3.} 9. Bc2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:1:21]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:0:8]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:8]} 11. h3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:1:30]} 12. Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:31]} h6 {[%emt 0:7:31]} 13. Bh4 {[%emt 0:0:14]} b5 {[%emt 0:2:19]} 14. Re1 {[%emt 0:5:39]} a5 {[%emt 0:9:10]} 15. Ne5 {[%emt 0:7:34]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:1:0]} 16. Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Bc7 $146 {[%emt 0:7:38]} ({Predecessor:} 16... g5 17. Bg3 Ne7 18. Qf3 Kg7 19. Nf1 Bb7 20. Ne3 Ne4 21. Nxd5 f5 22. Nxe7 Qxe7 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Qe3 Bd5 {0-1 February,J (1733)-Jamieson,I (1982) Commonwealth-ch 2014 (4)} )17. Qf3 {[%emt 0:27:56]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:1:44]} 18. b3 {[%emt 0:2:6]} a4 {[%emt 0:3:22]} 19. bxa4 {[%emt 0:0:44]} bxa4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 20. Nf1 {[%emt 0:6:36]} a3 {[%emt 0:5:38]} 21. Rab1 {[%emt 0:10:30]} Re6 {[%emt 0:1:57]} 22. Ng4 {[%emt 0:5:27]} Nxg4 {[%emt 0:10:45]} 23. hxg4 {[%emt 0:0:42]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:6:54]} 24. Bg3 {[%emt 0:4:37]} Ba5 {[%emt 0:7:42]} 25. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:2:43]} Bxe6 {[%emt 0:1:12]} 26. Rb7 {[%emt 0:16:59]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:7:55]} 27. Bf4 {[%emt 0:7:14]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:2:55]} 28. Rb8 {[%emt 0:0:20]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:6:6]} 29. Rb1 {[%emt 0:6:40]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:5:20]} 30. g5 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 31. Qg3 {[%emt 0:0:12]} h5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 32. Qe3 {[%emt 0:3:46]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:1:40]} 33. Bh2 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Re8 {[%emt 0:4:13]} 34. Qd2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} (34. Rb8 $11 {keeps the balance.} Rxb8 35. Bxb8 )Re2 $17 {[%emt 0:1:50]} 35. Rb8+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:0:6]} (35... Nf8 $17 36. Qc1 Qe7 (36... Bxc3 $2 37. Qxa3 Re8 38. Ba4 $18 ))36. Qc1 $15 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:0:10]} (36... Bxc3 37. Bxg6+ Kxg6 38. Rb6+ (38. Qxc3 Qf5 $14 )Kh7 (38... Re6 $2 39. Rxe6+ Bxe6 40. Qxc3 $18 )39. Qxc3 $11 )(36... h4 $15 37. Be5 Bf5 (37... Bxc3 38. Bxg6+ Kxg6 39. Rb6+ Kh7 40. Qxc3 $17 )(37... Bc7 38. Rb7 $16 ))37. Be5 $14 {[%emt 0:1:57]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:8:58]} (37... Bxc3 $142 38. Bxg6+ Kxg6 )38. Ng3 {[%emt 0:1:31]} (38. Qxa3 $2 Rxc2 39. Qxa5 Nxe5 40. dxe5 Qxe5 41. g6+ Kxg6 $19 )(38. Ne3 $16 )Rxe5 $14 {[%emt 0:0:43]} 39. dxe5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 40. Rb5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Qe3 $1 {[%emt 0:3:49]} Qxe3 {[%emt 0:5:10]} 42. fxe3 {[%emt 0:0:14]} d4 $1 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 43. exd4 {[%emt 0:1:3]} Bxd4+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} 44. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} h4 {[%emt 0:16:42]} (44... Bb2 $1 $14 )45. Ne2 {[%emt 0:5:25]} Be3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 46. Ra5 {[%emt 0:4:34]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:2:39]} (46... Bd2 $16 47. Rxa3 Bxg5 )47. Rxa3 $18 {[%emt 0:4:12]} Bxg5 {[%emt 0:0:6] [#]} 48. Ra8+ $1 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 49. a4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} f5 $2 {[%emt 0:3:39]} (49... Be3 {was worth a try.} 50. a5 g6 )50. Nd4 $18 {[%emt 0:4:46]} h3 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 51. gxh3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} (51. Bxf5 $2 {too greedy.} h2 52. Bxg4 h1=Q+ $19 (52... h1=R+ 53. Ke2 $16 ))(51. Nxf5 $2 {is the wrong capture.} Bxf5 52. gxh3 (52. Bxf5 $2 h2 $19 )Bxc2 $19 )Bxh3+ {[%emt 0:0:2]} 52. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Bh4+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} 53. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:45]} Bg4+ {[%emt 0:0:27]} 54. Kg2 {[%emt 0:1:23]} f4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 55. Bf5 {[%emt 0:1:37]} f3+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} 56. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:3]} (56. Nxf3 Bxf5 57. Ra5 Be4 $11 )Bxf5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 57. Nxf5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 58. a5 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 1-0