[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[Annotator "thechesscorner,@gmail.com"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 {[%CAl Rf5f4,Rg6g5,Rh7h5]} 11. Be3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13.
Nd3 (13. Rc1 Ng6 14. c5 Nxc5 15. b4 Na6 16. Nd3 h5 17. Nb5 b6) 13... Ng6 14. c5
Nf6 15. Rc1 {[%CAl Rf8f7,Rh7h5]} Rf7 16. Kh1 h5 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Nb5 a6 19.
Na3 $146 {Novelty by So.} (19. Na7 Bd7 20. Qb3 g4 21. Qb6 Qxb6 22. Bxb6 h4 {
Kovalev with Black won this position}) 19... b5 $1 {prevents Na3-c4} 20. Rc6 g4
{[%CAl Gg4g3,Gh5h4]} 21. Qc2 Qf8 (21... g3 $5 22. Bb6 Qf8 23. Nb1 Nh4 24. Bc7
Bh3 25. gxh3 g2+ 26. Kg1 gxf1=Q+ 27. Kxf1 Ne8) 22. Rc1 Bd7 23. Rc7 $2 (23. Nb4
$1 g3 24. Bg1 Ng4 $1) 23... Bh6 $1 24. Be1 h4 $1 {[%csl Rg2,Rh1][%CAl Gh4h3]
with idea h4-h3} 25. fxg4 $2 (25. Bb4 h3 $1 26. gxh3 g3 27. Bf1 Rg7 28. Qe2 Nh5
29. Rb7 Rc8) (25. h3 gxh3 26. gxh3 Bxh3 27. Rxf7 Qxf7 28. Qc6 Qg7 $1) 25... f3
$1 26. gxf3 Nxe4 $1 {[%csl Rh1]} (26... Bxc1 27. Qxc1 Nxe4 28. Rxd7 Rxf3 29.
Kg1) 27. Rd1 $2 {Wesley is losing after this move} (27. fxe4 $2 Rf1+ $1 28. Kg2
Be3 $1 29. Bxf1 (29. Rxd7 h3+ 30. Kxh3 Qh6+ 31. Kg3 Rg1+ 32. Kf3 Rf8+) 29...
h3+ $1 $19 30. Kxh3 (30. Kh1) 30... Qf3+ 31. Bg3 Bxg4#) (27. Rxd7 Rxf3 $1 28.
Bxf3 Qxf3+ 29. Qg2 Qxd3 30. Rd1 Bd2 $3 (30... Qxd1 $2 31. Qxe4 $132) 31. Bxd2
Nf4 $1 $19 32. Be1 (32. Bxf4 Qxd1+ 33. Qg1 Qf3+ 34. Qg2 Nf2+ 35. Kg1 Nh3+)
32... Nf2+ $1 33. Bxf2 (33. Qxf2 Qe4+ 34. Kg1 Nh3+) 33... Qxd1+ 34. Bg1 Nxg2) (
27. Nc5 dxc5 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Qxe4 Bxc1 30. Qxg6+ Rg7 $19) (27. Nf2 Nxf2+ 28.
Bxf2 Bxc1 29. Qxg6+ Rg7 $17 30. Qc2 Bxg4 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Qc7+ Kg8 33. fxg4
Qxf2 34. Qxc1 h3 35. Qg5+ Kf7 36. Qf5+ Qxf5 37. gxf5 Rc8 $17) 27... Rxf3 $1 {
[%CAl Yf3f1]} 28. Rxd7 (28. Bxf3 Qxf3+ 29. Qg2 Bxg4 $1 $19 {White is lost here}
30. Qxf3 (30. Ra1 Qf5 $1) 30... Bxf3+ 31. Kg1 Bxd1) 28... Rf1+ $1 29. Kg2 Be3
$1 {with threats Rg1+ and h4-h3+} (29... h3+ {also wins} 30. Kxh3 Rf2 $3 31.
Bxf2 Qxf2 $3 32. Nxf2 Nf4+ 33. Kh4 Bg5# {Stockfish 's first line}) 30. Bg3 (30.
Qc7 Rg1+ 31. Kh3 Ng5#) (30. Bxf1 h3+ 31. Kxh3 Qf3+ 32. Bg3 Ng5#) 30... hxg3 31.
Rxf1 Nh4+ 32. Kh3 Qh6 $1 33. g5 Nxg5+ 34. Kg4 Nhf3 35. Nf2 (35. Bxf3 Qh3#)
35... Qh4+ 36. Kf5 Rf8+ 37. Kg6 Rf6+ $1 (37... Nf7 38. Kf5 Nd4+ 39. Kg6 Qg5#)
38. Kxf6 Ne4+ 39. Kg6 Qg5# {Amazing game and nice finish by Hikaru} 0-1