1.e4 d6 2.d4 f5 3.exf5 Bxf5 4.Bd3 Qd7 5.Qf3 Bxd3
6.Qxd3 e6
A new move over part 3 which covers early exf5
captures. Black's e-pawn is weak on the open file, but
Nakamura shows Black has resources.
7.Nf3 Nc6 8.0-0 0-0-0 9.c4 Nf6 10.Nc3
White has a nice space edge. Nakamura begins a
bold plan to fight back.
10...d5!? 11.c5 h6 12.b4! g5 13.b5
Black looks busted. Nakamura spent a long time
with this position. The interesting part was that he spent
most of that time staring off into space. He did this often
during the game which I found fascinating to watch. Eventually
he found a novel defensive scheme.
13...Na5! 14.Re1 Re8 15.Bd2
Eugene thought he was clearly better here.
White could have played 15.Ne5 Qh7 16.Qd1 which also appears
challenging for Black.
15...Nc4 16.Ne5 Qh7 17.Qe2 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Nd7 19.c6
Nb6 20.cxb7+ Kxb7
White remains better, but Black has reason to be
happier than a few moves ago: White's e-pawn is weak and the passed
d-pawn could become strong.
21.Be3 Bb4 22.Qb2
Perelshteyn referred to this as a slip and that
Black was fine after the next move.
22...Ba5!
Excellent defensive play. White's attacking
chances are almost gone.
23.Bd4 Nc4 24.Qe2 Rhf8 25.Red1 Bb6 26.Na4 Rf4
The game is momentarily even, but Black's long-term
prospects look better.
27.Nc5+
27.Nxb6 axb6 28.a4 looks better.
27...Kc8 28.Nb3 Qe4 29.Qxe4 Rxe4 30.a4 Bxd4
31.Nxd4 Nxe5 32.f3 Rf4
Black is a pawn up, but there are many weak squares
to be dealt with. From here Nakamura shows excellent technique
pulling home the point.
33.Ra2 Nc4 34.Nc6 a5 35.Re2 Rff8 36.Kf2 g4 37.Rd4
gxf3 38.gxf3 Kb7 39.Rxc4
Practically forced.
39...dxc4 40.Nxa5+ Kb6 41.Nxc4+ Kc5 42.Ne5 Rf5
43.Re4 Ra8 44.Ke3 Rxa4!
Returning the exchange for a pawn up rook ending.
45.Rxa4 Rxe5+ 46.Kf4 Rf5+ 47.Ke4 Kxb5 48.Ra7 Kc6
49.Ra6+ Kd7 50.Ra2 Rd5 51.Rg2 c5 52.Ra2 Ke7 53.Ra7+ Rd7 54.Ra8 Rd4+
55.Ke5 Rd5+ 56.Ke4 Rh5 57.Ra7+ Kd6 58.Ra6+ Kd7 59.Ra7+ Kc6 60.Ra6+
Kb5 61.Rxe6 Rxh2 62.Kd3 h5 63.Re8 h4
Black eventually got the h-pawn closer to queening
and White had to resign. 0-1
