[Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.30"] [Round "23.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2865"] [BlackElo "2885"] [Annotator "thechesscorner@gmail.com;blogspot.top10chess."] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2019.12.26"] [EventType "blitz"] [SourceTitle "blogspot.top10chess.com"] [SourceDate "2019.10.27"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.10.27"] {[%evp 0,59,14,14,10,25,21,11,16,21,20,9,15,19,12,20,18,19,29,29,22,19,28,21, 24,8,9,12,23,23,45,27,40,35,26,13,18,17,73,13,16,0,0,0,181,190,316,354,649,722, 2419,29980,29995,2340,29965,29966,29967,951,970,968,1648,1988]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 {} Bd6 {going straight to exchange bishops} (5... Nc6 {Typically Black plays ..Nc6 and ..Be7 as in this line} 6. c3 Be7 7. Bd3 Qb6 8. Rb1) (5... Qb6 {more usual, in the London system the white b2 pawn is weak} 6. Rb1 Nc6 7. c3 Be7 8. Bd3 Nh5) 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. dxc5 ( 7. c3 Nc6 8. Bd3 e5 {Black is close to equalize}) 7... Qxc5 8. c4 { Brings game close to a queen's gambit accepted line, without the dark bishops} dxc4 (8... O-O 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 {Carlsen-Anand 2017}) 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. Rc1 { gaining a tempo on the queen} Qe7 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rfd1 Nbd7 { White has a slight pull. Typical of Carlsen, trying to exploit the smallest advantages. Black hasn't equalized} (13... Rd8) 14. Ba6 {White will gain access to c-file if the light squared bishops are exchanged.} Nc5 ( 14... Bxa6 15. Qxa6 Nc5 {This was better for Black} 16. Qe2 (16. Qc4 Qb7) 16... e5 17. a3) 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Ne5 {[%csl Rc6][%CAl Rb2b4,Rb4b5,Re5c6] White will try to play b4-b5 and maybe put a knight on c6} (16. b4 Nce4) 16... Ncd7 (16... Rac8 17. Ndc4 Qc7 18. Nd6) 17. Qf3 { White wants to gain access to c6 and c7 squares with knights and rooks being more active than their counterparts.} (17. Nc6 Nc5 18. Nd4 Rac8 19. a3) 17... Qa6 { the first mistake by Nakamura. Black queens is targetting a2 but white pieces are centralized. it was better to play 17..Nd5 or even exchange Queens} (17... Qxf3 18. Ndxf3 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Kf1 Ne8 22. Ke2 f6 {Black holds}) (17... Nd5 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. e4 Nf6 20. Nc4 Qb5 21. g3) 18. Nc6 Kh8 (18... Qxa2 19. Nc4 Nc5 (19... h6 20. b4) 20. Nd6 Qxb2 (20... e5 21. Nxe5 Qxb2 22. Nc6) 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Nxf7+ Rxf7 23. Qxa8+) 19. Nc4 Qxa2 { } 20. g4 {[%csl Rf7][%CAl Rg4g5] very spirited play by Carlsen. He is targetting the f7 pawn, Ne7+ and the black knight on f6 after g4-g5 has no good squares.} (20. Rd3 {[%CAl Rd3a3] Idea was Ra3 capturing the queen}) 20... Nc5 (20... b5 {this was the best try as it blocks the c4 square which could be used for a rook lift by White.} 21. Nd6 Qxb2 22. Rb1 (22. g5 Nd5 23. Nxf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxf7 Rf8) 22... Qc3 23. g5 Nd5 24. Rbc1 Qb2) (20... Qb3 21. g5 Nd5 22. Nd6 Qxb2 23. Rc4 Nc3 24. Rh4 Qc2 25. Rd2 Qg6 26. Qg3) ( 20... h6 {This loses on the spot} 21. g5 hxg5 22. Qh3+ Nh7 23. Rxd7) 21. Nd6 Nb3 {second mistake. Black had to play 21..Qb2 to try to bring queen back to the rescue to defend the kingside} (21... Qxb2 22. Ne7 h6 { and here White can play Rb1-c1 with draw, but not clear if Carlsen has more than a draw.} 23. Rb1 Qc3 24. Rbc1 Qb2) 22. Rc2 Qa4 (22... h6 23. g5) ( 22... a5 23. Ne7 Rab8 (23... a4 24. Nxf7+ Rxf7) (23... Ra7 24. Nxf7+ Rxf7 25. Rd8+) 24. g5 Nd5 25. Nxf7+ Rxf7 26. Qxf7) 23. Rc4 {Rook lift with tempo: very precise play by Carlsen} Qa6 {} 24. g5 { White is winning} Nd7 25. Rh4 {Black pieces are not coordinated and White is mounting a crushing attack against the king. Nakamura grabbed a pawn on the queenside but paid to high of a price as his pieces were not yet developed} Nbc5 {} 26. Nxf7+ { this wins but Carlsen missed a beautiful finish 26 Rh7+ with checkmate in 3 moves !} (26. Rxh7+ Kxh7 27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. Ne7# {}) 26... Rxf7 27. Qxf7 Qe2 28. Rxd7 Nxd7 29. Qxd7 Rf8 30. Rf4 { and there is no perpetual for Black. Nakamura resigned and Carlsen wins the Blitz World Championship in 2019, after winning the World Rapid few days ago. The Classical World Chess Champion is #1 in all speeds: regular, rapid and blitz. Even Garry Kasparov didn't manage to be so dominant.} 1-0