[Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022"] [White "Nakamura,Hikaru"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Site "Madrid"] [Round "10.4"] [Annotator ""] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2022.06.29"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2804"] [PlyCount "63"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:10]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:0:21]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:0:20]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:9:25] B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} 8. Bc4 {[%emt 0:11:6] Hoping for Ng5.} Be6 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 9. Nd5 {[%emt 0:8:10] Black must now prevent Bb6.} Rc8 {[%emt 0:16:32]The position is equal.} (9... Nxe4 $2 10. Bb6 Bxd5 11. Bxd8 Bxc4 12. Bb6 $0 $16 )10. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:30:52][#]} gxf6 $0 $146 {[%emt 0:5:22]} ({Predecessor:} 10... Qxf6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. O-O Qg6 13. Nd2 Be7 14. c4 O-O 15. Rc1 Rc7 16. f3 Bg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 {½-½ (39) Adams,M (2723)-Bologan,V (2732) Konya 2012} )11. Bb3 {[%emt 0:7:51]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:19:27]} 12. O-O {[%emt 0:6:48]} Bxb3 {[%emt 0:15:19]} 13. axb3 {[%emt 0:0:16]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:36] Against c4} 14. exd5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:4:30]} 15. Qe2 {[%emt 0:1:42]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:7:15]} 16. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:1:40]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:6:48]} (16... Qe6 $0 $11 )17. c4 {[%emt 0:0:37]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:5:34]} 18. Rd5 {[%emt 0:1:4] White is more active.} O-O {[%emt 0:0:21]} 19. Rad1 {[%emt 0:0:18]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:1:5]} 20. h3 {[%emt 0:4:49]} b5 {[%emt 0:6:1]} 21. c5 {[%emt 0:3:17]} (21. cxb5 $6 axb5 22. Qxb5 Nxe3 23. Qxc6 (23. fxe3 Bh6 $0 $11 )Rxc6 $0 $14 )({ White should try} 21. Bc5 $1 $16 )Bf8 {[%emt 0:0:52]} ({ Much less strong is} 21... Nd4 22. Nxd4 $1 exd4 23. R5xd4 $0 $16 (23. R1xd4 f5 $0 $16 ))(21... a5 $1 $11 { keeps the balance.} )22. b4 $0 $16 {[%emt 0:7:50]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:1:0][#]} (22... Qa8 $0 $16 { is a better defense.} )23. Nxd4 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:3:55]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 24. Nf5 {[%emt 0:3:19]} Qe4 {[%emt 0:7:27]} 25. Qh5 {[%emt 0:0:28] aiming for Rd7. White has strong compensation.} Red8 {[%emt 0:0:30] Against Rd7} (25... Rcd8 $0 $16 { was necessary.} 26. Ra1 Qc6 )26. Ra1 {[%emt 0:3:33] Really sharp!} Rc6 {[%emt 0:1:44]} (26... Qxb4 $2 27. Rxa6 Rd7 28. Rxf6 $0 $18 )(26... Ra8 { might work better.} 27. Bh6 Kh8 )27. Bh6 {[%emt 0:2:52]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:4:13][#]} (27... Qxb4 28. Bxf8 Qf4 29. Nh6+ Kh8 30. Nxf7+ Kg8 31. Nxd8 Qg5 32. Qf7+ Kh8 33. Ra3 )28. Ra3 $1 {[%emt 0:0:26] Bxf8 is the strong threat.} Qxb4 {[%emt 0:3:30]} 29. Bxf8 {[%emt 0:1:39]White mates.} Rxf8 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 30. Qh6 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 31. Rg3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rxg3 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 32. fxg3 {[%emt 0:0:4] Weighted Error Value: White=0.11 (very precise) /Black=0.76} 1-0