Hikaru schooled by Grischuk in the Catalan Opening - Grischuk vs Nakamura - Catalan, Open Defense

Published: 28 June 2023
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Amazing gambit in the Catalan Opening by Alexander Grischuk against Hikaru Nakamura.

PGN:

[Event "Moscow FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.05.24"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "E06"]
[Opening "Catalan Opening: Closed"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 { E06 Catalan Opening: Closed } O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. a4 b4 9. Nfd2 c6 10. Nxc4 Qxd4 11. Rd1 Qc5 12. Be3 Qh5 13. Nbd2 Ng4 14. Nf3 Nxe3 15. Nxe3 a5 16. Nd4 Ba6 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. Bf3 Qg6 19. Be4 Qh5 20. Bf3 Qg6 21. Be4 Qh5 22. Kg2 Ra7 23. h4 g6 24. f4 Qh6 25. Nb3 Kh8?! { (-0.06 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (25... c5 26. Nxa5 Bxe2 27. Qxe2 Rxa5 28. Nc4 Ra7 29. a5 Qg7 30. Bf3 h5 31. Ra1 Rcc7 32. Nd6) 26. Bd3 Bb7 27. Nc4 c5+ 28. Be4 Ba6 29. Nbxa5 Qf8 30. Bf3 Rd8 31. h5 Bf6?! { (0.72 → 1.62) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (31... g5 32. Ne5 gxf4 33. Rxd8 Bxd8 34. Nac6 Nxc6 35. Nxc6 Rd7 36. Qxc5 Qxc5 37. Rxc5 Bb6 38. Rc2) 32. Rxd8 Qxd8 33. Rd1 Rd7 34. Rxd7 Nxd7 35. h6?! { (1.48 → 0.71) Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } (35. Qe4) 35... Nb6? { (0.71 → 2.40) Mistake. Kg8 was best. } (35... Kg8 36. Nc6 Qc7 37. a5 Bd4 38. b3 Bf6 39. Qe4 Kf8 40. Qd3 Nb8 41. Nxb8 Qxb8 42. Qe4) 36. Ne5 Bxe5 37. Nc6 Nc4?? { (2.16 → 4.67) Blunder. Qc7 was best. } (37... Qc7 38. fxe5) 38. Nxd8 Ne3+ 39. Kf2 Nxc2 40. Nxf7+ Kg8 41. Nxe5 c4 42. Bg4 Nd4?! { (3.27 → 4.43) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } (42... Kf8 43. Bxe6 c3 44. bxc3 bxc3 45. Bc4 Bxc4 46. Nxc4 Ke7 47. a5 Nd4 48. Ke1 c2 49. Kd2) 43. Ke1 Kf8 44. Kd1 Ke7?! { (3.81 → 5.24) Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } (44... Nb3) 45. e3 Nb3 46. Nc6+?! { (4.83 → 3.66) Inaccuracy. Nxg6+ was best. } (46. Nxg6+) 46... Kf6?! { (3.66 → 5.29) Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best. } (46... Kd6 47. Nxb4 Bc8 48. Kc2 Bd7 49. Kc3 Bxa4 50. e4 Bb5 51. Nc2 Ba6 52. e5+ Ke7 53. Be2) 47. Nxb4 Bb7 48. Be2 Na5 49. Kd2 Nb3+?! { (5.14 → 6.83) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } (49... g5 50. Kc3) 50. Kc3 Nc5 51. a5 Ne4+ 52. Kxc4 Nxg3 53. Bd3 g5 54. fxg5+ { Black resigns. } 1-0

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