[Event "Clutch Chess Champions Showdown 2025"] [White "Nakamura,Hikaru"] [Black "Gukesh D"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Round "3.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.10.27"] [WhiteElo "2816"] [BlackElo "2752"] [PlyCount "92"] [TimeControl "600+5"] {[%evp 14,92,23,18,16,7,27,0,29,7,9,1,0,-11,0,-25,-16,-48,-24,-23,0,0,0,0,49,25,21,25,35,0,31,27,30,0,4,0,0,0,6,-60,-62,-131,-91,-119,-127,-141,-122,-148,-116,-158,-159,-139,-147,-167,-153,-149,-117,-133,-62,-170,-179,-152,-118,-127,-129,-168,-167,-209,-216,-220,-218,-212,-208,-242,-243,-397,-397,-654,-652,-2681,-2525]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:3]} 5. Bd2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 7. a3 {[%emt 0:1:3]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 8. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:1] E51: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4...0-0 5 Nf3 d5.} 9. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Re8 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 10. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:43]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:2] The position is equal.} 11. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:8]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 12. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 13. Bb5 {[%emt 0:0:15][%cal Yf3e5]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:1:0]} 14. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:1:22]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 15. Qa4 $146 {[%emt 0:0:1]} (15. h3 Bh5 16. g4 Bg6 17. O-O e4 18. Nd4 Qh4 19. Kg2 h5 20. Be1 Qg5 21. Rxc6 {1-0 Bernadskiy,V (2612)-Cori Tello,D (2362) Titled Tuesday intern op 21st Feb Late blitz 2023 (6)} )e4 {[%emt 0:2:49][%cal Yd5f4] ...Nf4! is the strong threat.} 16. Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 17. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:0:5][%cal Ya4c2] A sharp opening} Rb8 {[%emt 0:0:51]} 18. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:26][%cal Ye1g1]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:1:15]} (18... Rb5 $11 {is superior.} )19. h3 {[%emt 0:1:5]} (19. Rxc6 $2 Rxb2 20. Qxb2 Qd3 $19 )Bc8 {[%emt 0:1:3][%cal Yg4c8,Yc8a6,Ya6d3][%mdl 32]} 20. O-O {[%emt 0:0:31][%cal Yb2b4]} (20. Rxc6 Bb7 21. Rc3 Ba6 $19 )Ba6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 21. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:4][%cal Yb2b4]} (21. Nc4 $5 )Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 22. Qc1 {[%emt 0:0:1][%cal Yc3c5]} Re6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 23. Nf1 {[%emt 0:0:32][%cal Yd2f1,Yf1g3,Yg3e2,Ye2f4][%mdl 32]} (23. Rc5 {looks sharper.} Qd7 24. Qc3 Rg6 25. Qe5 )h6 {[%emt 0:1:52]} 24. b4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 25. Ng3 {[%emt 0:0:42]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 26. bxa5 {[%emt 0:1:20] White is weak on the light squares} (26. Rd1 $11 )c5 {[%emt 0:0:35][%cal Ye6a6]} 27. Qd2 {[%emt 0:0:22]} (27. a4 $15 Rxa5 (27... Rb1 28. Qxb1 Bxb1 29. Rxb1 $16 )28. Ne2 )c4 {[%emt 0:0:26][%csl Yc4] Black has a strong passed pawn} 28. Ne2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 29. Nf4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 30. Rec1 {[%emt 0:1:30]} Rbxa5 {[%emt 0:0:1][%csl Ya3] Black attacks a weakness Black is much more active.} 31. Qa2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 32. Ne2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 33. Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:0:4][%cal Ra5a3] Inhibits Nc6.} 34. Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 35. Qd2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} (35... R7a6 $17 36. Qc1 Rg5 )36. Rac1 {[%emt 0:0:32]} ({White should play} 36. a4 $15 )Qa6 $19 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 37. Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 38. Qd1 {[%emt 0:0:18]} Rb2 $36 {[%emt 0:0:3][%mdl 2048] White is under strong pressure.} 39. Qg4 {[%emt 0:0:4] Black has space advantage and is better} Qf6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 40. Qg3 {[%emt 0:0:1] [#]} Rb3 $1 {[%emt 0:0:10][%mdl 512]} 41. Rcc1 {[%emt 0:0:51]} (41. Nxb3 $2 {too greedy.} Qxc3 42. Qc7 Qb2 (42... Qxb3 $2 43. Qxf7 Qb5 44. Rc1 $19 )43. Qxf7 cxb3 $19 )(41. Rxb3 cxb3 42. Qb8 (42. Nxb3 $2 Qb2 $19 )Rxd4 43. exd4 Qxd4 $19 )Rbxa3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 42. Rxa3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Rxa3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 43. h4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} c3 {[%emt 0:0:1][%cal Yc3c2]} 44. Kh2 $2 {[%emt 0:0:10] [#]} (44. Qg4 {is a better defense.} )c2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 45. h5 $2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} (45. Kg1 )Ra5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 46. Qg4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qxf2 {[%emt 0:0:3] Weighted Error Value: White=0.51/Black=0.12 (very precise) Mistake: White=5 Black=2 Inaccurate: White=8 Black=3 OK: White=9 Black=17} 0-1