[Event "U.S. National Scholastic Grade 2 Championship"]
[Site "Syracuse, New York USA"]
[Date "1995.12.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sebastian Predescu"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2239"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 O-O 6. Bf4 Bg4
7. Qd3 e6 8. O-O Nc6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5
12. Bg3 Qxd3 13. Bxd3 Rad8 14. Rfd1 Rfe8 15. Bh4 Nd4 16. Kg2
h6 17. Nd5 g5 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bg3 Nc6 20. Bc4 Rxd1 21. Rxd1
Nd4 22. c3 Nc6 23. b4 Rd8 24. Bd5 Ne7 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Rxd8
Ke6 27. Rd3 b5 28. Rd8 Ng6 29. Rb8 c6 30. Ra8 Nf4+ 31. Bxf4
exf4 32. Rxa7 Bxc3 33. a3 h5 34. Ra6 Kd6 35. Ra7 h4 36. Rh7
Bb2 37. Rh5 Bf6 38. Rh6 Ke5 39. Kf1 Ke6 40. Ke2 Ke7 41. Kd3
Bb2 42. Rxc6 Bxa3 43. Rc5 Bxb4 44. Rxg5 Be1 45. Rxb5 Bxf2
46. e5 Ke6 47. Ke4 Bg3 48. Rb6+ Ke7 49. e6 Bf2 50. Ra6 Bg3
51. Ke5 Bf2 52. Kxf4 Bg3+ 53. Ke4 Bd6 54. Kd5 Bb8 55. Rb6 Bf4
56. Rb7+ Ke8 57. e7 Bg5 58. Ke6 Bf4 59. Ra7 Bb8 60. Rd7 Bc7
61. f4 Bb6 62. f5 Bc7 63. f6 Be5 64. f7# 1-0

[Event "Marshall Chess Club"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jay R Bonin"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2019"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Bb5 7.c4 Bxc4
8.Bxc4 dxc4 9.d5 exd5 10.Qxd5 Ne7 11.Qxc4 Qa6 12.Na3 Qxc4
13.Nxc4 Nf5 14.a4 Nc6 15.O-O h6 16.Be3 O-O-O 17.Rad1 Be7 18.g4
Nfd4 19.Bxd4 cxd4 20.Nfd2 h5 21.gxh5 Rxh5 22.f4 f6 23.Nf3 g5
24.exf6 Bxf6 25.fxg5 Bxg5 26.Nxg5 Rxg5+ 27.Kh1 d3 28.b3 Ne5
29.Nb2 Rg4 30.Rfe1 Rd5 31.Re3 d2 32.Re2 Nf3 33.Rf2 Rf4 34.Nc4
Rd3 35.Nxd2 Rfd4 36.Rc1+ 1-0

[Event "Hawaii op"]
[Site "Honolulu"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Leslie Au"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nge2 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d6 6.Be3 Nf6
7.Be2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.f4 d5 10.exd5 exd5 11.Bf3 Be6 12.Nxe6
fxe6 13.Ne2 Qd7 14.Ng3 b6 15.Kh1 Bc5 16.Qd2 Ne8 17.Rad1 Nd6
18.Bxc5 bxc5 19.Bxd5 Rad8 20.Bxc6 Qxc6 21.Qe2 Rfe8 22.Rfe1 Qb6
23.c4 Qb4 24.b3 Qc3 25.Qe5 Qxe5 26.fxe5 Nf7 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.h3
Kf8 29.Ne4 Rc8 30.Rf1 Rc7 31.Nd6 Kg8 32.Re1 Rd7 33.Ne4 Rc7
34.Kh2 h6 35.Nc3 a6 36.Kg3 Kf8 37.Re2 Rd7 38.Ne4 Rd5 39.Kh2
Rd7 40.Nxc5 Re7 41.Nxa6 Nd8 42.b4 Rb7 43.b5 1-0

[Event "Nassau Futurity"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1997.09.29"]
[EventDate "1997.11.10"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Brian Karen"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2125"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5 5. Bd2 Qxc5 6. Nd5
Na6 7. Nf3 e6 8. Bc3 Kf8 9. Bxg7+ Kxg7 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Qd4 d5
12. O-O-O Qxd4 13. Nxd4 e5 14. Bxa6 exd4 15. Rxd4 bxa6
16. exd5 Bb7 17. f3 Rad8 18. d6 Rd7 19. Rhd1 Rc8 20. Na4 Bd5
21. Nc3 Be6 22. a3 Rc6 23. Na4 Ne8 24. b4 Rcxd6 25. Rxd6 Rxd6
26. Re1 Nf6 27. Nc5 Nd7 28. Ne4 Rc6 29. Kb2 Nb6 30. Nd2 Nc4+
31. Nxc4 Rxc4 32. g3 Kf6 33. c3 a5 34. Re2 axb4 35. axb4 a5
36. bxa5 Ra4 37. Kb1 Rxa5 38. f4 Ra7 39. Re5 Rd7 40. Kc1 Rd3
41. Kc2 Rf3 42. Re2 Bc4 43. Rg2 Re3 44. Kd2 Re4 45. Rf2 Kf5
46. h3 h5 47. Rf3 Re2+ 48. Kd1 Ke4 49. Rf1 Rd2+ 50. Kxd2 Bxf1
51. Ke1 Bxh3 52. Kd2 Kf3 0-1

[Event "Nassau g/30"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Brian Karen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2125"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. Bd3 d6
7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Ne2 e5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. d3 Ne7
12. O-O O-O 13. Ng3 f5 14. c4 dxc3 15. bxc3 Rac8 16. fxe5 Bxe5
17. Bh6 Rf7 18. Ne2 Bxc3 19. Rb1 Bh8 20. Qb3 d5 21. Qxb7 Qxb7
22. Rxb7 dxe4 23. dxe4 fxe4 24. Rxf7 Kxf7 25. Bg5 Bf6 26. Bxf6
Kxf6 0-1

[Event "Somerset ACN Action Swiss"]
[Site "New Jersey USA"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Arthur Bisguier"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2201"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. f4 c5
7. d5 b5 8. cxb5 a6 9. bxa6 Bxa6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Nf3 Qb6
12. Rb1 c4 13. Qe2 Rfc8 14. Qf2 Nc5 15. O-O Ng4 16. Qe2 Nxe4+
17. Kh1 Ngf2+ 18. Kg1 Nh3+ 19. Kh1 Nef2+ 20. Rxf2 Nxf2+
21. Kg1 Ne4+ 0-1

[Event "Marshall Chess Club"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Yevgenyevich Stripunsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2203"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Be3 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nd2 Be6 11. N2b3 Qd7
12. Re1 Rfd8 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bg5 e5 15. Bf1 h6 16. Bh4 a6
17. Qc2 Rac8 18. Rad1 b5 19. Qg6 Qe6 20. Rd3 Qf7 21. Qf5 Nh7
22. Qxf7+ Kxf7 23. Bxe7 Kxe7 24. Nc5 Ra8 25. h4 Nf6 26. f3 g5
27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Rde3 Re8 29. b4 Kd6 30. Rd1 a5 31. Bxb5 axb4
32. cxb4 Rxa2 33. Rc3 Nd4 34. Nb7+ Ke6 35. Rxd4 exd4 36. Rc6+
Ke5 37. Nc5 Re7 38. Nd3+ Kf5 39. Nc1 Re1+ 40. Kh2 Ra1 41. Ne2
Rh1+ 42. Kg3 Nh5+ 43. Kf2 Raf1# 0-1

[Event "US Amateur Team East"]
[Site "Parsippany USA"]
[Date "1998.02.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Paul MacIntyre"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2285"]
[BlackElo "2141"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nge7 6. O-O g6
7. Re1 Bg7 8. c3 O-O 9. a4 a6 10. Nbd2 Rb8 11. Nf1 b5 12. axb5
Rxb5 13. h4 h5 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. N1d2 Rd8 16. Nc4 a5 17. Bg5 Re8
18. Bh3 Ba6 19. Bf4 e5 20. Bc1 Rb7 21. Ne3 Qd8 22. Ng5 Rf8
23. Nf5 d5 24. Qf3 d4 25. c4 Qc7 26. Kh1 Nc8 27. Nxg7 Kxg7
28. Be6 Ra7 29. Bd5 Nd8 30. Rg1 Bb7 31. g4 hxg4 32. Qxg4 Ra6
33. Rg2 Ne7 34. h5 Rh8 35. Kg1 a4 36. h6+ Kf8 37. Rh2 Bxd5
38. exd5 f6 39. Nf3 Nf7 40. Kh1 g5 41. h7 f5 42. Qh5 Rh6
43. Qh6+ Nxh6 44. Rxh6 g4 45. Ng5 Qa5 46. Ne6+ Kf7 47. Bg5 Ng6
48. Kg2 Rhb8 49. Rah1 Rh8 50. Rxg6 Kxg6 51. Rh6+ Kf7 52. Rf6+
Ke8 53. Rf8+ Rxf8 54. Nxf8 1-0

[Event "Cardoza US op"]
[Site "Kailua-Kona, HI USA"]
[Date "1998.08.04"]
[EventDate "1998.08.01"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "James A Thinnsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 c5 4.d5 Qb6 5.Bc1 e6 6.f3 Nf6 7.c4
Qb4+ 8.Bd2 Qxc4 9.e4 Qd4 10.Nc3 exd5 11.Nge2 Qe5 12.Bf4 Qe6
13.exd5 Qb6 14.Ng3 d6 15.Bb5+ Bd7 16.Qe2+ Kd8 17.O-O-O a6
18.Bd3 Be7 19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.Bxf5 Nbd7 21.Rd3 Re8 22.Re3 Qc7
23.Bg5 c4 24.Re1 Ne5 25.Rxe5 dxe5 26.d6 Bxd6 27.Rd1 e4 28.Bf4
Ke7 29.Bxd6+ Qxd6 30.Rxd6 Kxd6 31.Nxe4+ Nxe4 32.Bxe4 Rab8
33.Qd2+ Ke7 34.Qb4+ Kd7 35.Bf5+ 1-0

[Event "99th US Open"]
[Site "Kailua-Kona, HI USA"]
[Date "1998.08.09"]
[EventDate "1998.08.01"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Irina Krush"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2
a6 8.O-O-O Bd7 9.f4 b5 10.Nxc6 Bxc6 11.Qd4 Be7 12.Be2 Rb8
13.Bf3 Qb6 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Rhe1 Qxd4 16.Rxd4 Kd7 17.Red1 Kc7
18.Bg4 a5 19.Re1 h5 20.Bh3 Bf8 21.f5 b4 22.Nd1 e5 23.Rd3 Bh6+
24.Kb1 Rb5 25.c4 Rc5 26.b3 a4 27.Nb2 axb3 28.axb3 Ra8 29.Kc2
h4 30.Bg4 Bf4 31.h3 Bg3 32.Re2 Ra1 33.Rd1 Rca5 34.Bf3 Rxd1
35.Nxd1 Ra1 36.Ne3 Kb6 37.Rd2 Kc5 38.Nd5 Bf2 39.Kb2 Rf1 40.Rd1
Bd4+ 41.Kc2 Rf2+ 42.Rd2 Rf1 43.Nxf6 Ra1 44.Rd3 Ra2+ 45.Kc1 Bc3
46.Nd5 Bxd5 47.Rxd5+ Kc6 48.Bh5 f6 49.Be8+ Kc7 50.c5 dxc5
51.Rxc5+ Kd8 52.Bh5 Rxg2 53.Rc6 Rg1+ 54.Kc2 Rg2+ 55.Kd3 Rg3+
56.Kc4 Rxh3 57.Rxf6 Rg3 58.Rg6 Ke7 59.Re6+ Kd8 60.f6 Bd4 61.f7
Rc3+ 62.Kxb4 1-0

[Event "Rated Tournament"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Stanislav G Kriventsov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6
7. Be3 Be7 8. g4 h6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. h4 Qc7 11. Qg2 b5 12. g5
hxg5 13. hxg5 Nh5 14. g6 Ndf6 15. gxf7+ Kf8 16. O-O-O b4
17. Nce2 e5 18. Nf5 Be6 19. Nxg7 Bxf7 20. Ng3 Qa5 21. N3xh5
Nxh5 22. Nxh5 Bxh5 23. Bc4 Qc7 24. Rxh5 1-0

[Event "Eastern Class Championship"]
[Site "Woburn, MA USA"]
[Date "1999.03.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Joseph Fang"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Be3 Nf6
7.Be2 O-O 8.f4 d6 9.O-O Qb6 10.Qd3 Qxb2 11.a3 Nxe4 12.Na4 Qxd4
13.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 14.Kh1 Bf5 15.Qb3 Bxa1 16.Rxa1 Nd4 17.Qc4 Nxc2
18.Rc1 Rac8 19.Qa2 Nb4 20.Qa1 Rxc1+ 21.Qxc1 Rc8 0-1

[Event "27th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "1999.06.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alberto David"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3
Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Kh1 Be6 10.f4 exf4 11.Bxf4 Nc6 12.Qe1 Ne5
13.Rd1 Qc7 14.Qg3 Kh8 15.Nd4 b5 16.a3 Rac8 17.Bg5 Ned7 18.Qh4
Rce8 19.Bd3 h6 20.e5 dxe5 21.Bxh6 e4 22.Nxe4 Nh7 23.Ng5 Ndf6
24.Bxg7+ Kg8 25.Bxh7+ 1-0

[Event "100th US Open"]
[Site "Reno, NV USA"]
[Date "1999.08.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "David Moody"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "1939"]
[BlackElo "2328"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 d6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Bc4 a6 7.Qe2
b5 8.Bb3 Ra7 9.O-O Nc6 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Be3 Rd7 12.Nxb5 axb5
13.Qxb5 Bb7 14.Bb6 Qa8 15.Ba4 Bf6 16.Rac1 Nge7 17.Rfd1 O-O
18.e5 Bxe5 19.Nxe5 Nxe5 20.f4 Bc6 0-1

[Event "100th US Open"]
[Site "Reno, NV USA"]
[Date "1999.08.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksej Gennadyevich Aleksandrov"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2289"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 h6
12. Bh4 Be6 13. c3 Bd6 14. Bc2 Re8 15. Qd4 Qe7 16. Rae1 c5
17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nxc5 Qxd4 19. cxd4 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Rab8
21. Bb3 Rec8 22. Rc1 Rb5 23. f4 Rbxc5 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. f5 Bd7
26. Rd1 Bc6 27. g4 a5 28. a4 Kf8 29. Kf2 Ke7 30. Ke3 Kd6
31. Re1 Bd7 32. Kd3 Rc8 33. Kd4 Rb8 34. Bxd5 Rxb2 35. Bxf7
Rxh2 36. Bb3 Rh3 37. Bc2 Rg3 38. Bd1 Ra3 39. Bc2 Rg3 40. Bd1
Rh3 41. Bc2 Rf3 42. Re4 Rf2 43. Bb3 Rd2+ 44. Kc3 44... Rg2
45. Kd4 Rf2 46. Bc4 Rb2 47. Kc3 Rb4 48. Rd4+ Ke7 49. Rd5 Ke8
50. Rxa5 Rxa4 51. Re5+ Kf8 52. Rd5 Ra7 53. Kd4 Ke7 54. Ke5 Ra1
55. Bd3 Rd1 56. Bc4 Rb1 57. Rd3 Rb4 58. Rc3 Ra4 59. Be2 Ra5+
60. Kf4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "100th US Open"]
[Site "Reno, NV USA"]
[Date "1999.08.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Aleksander Wojtkiewicz"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2289"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. O-O Nc6
7. Nc3 Bg4 8. d5 Na5 9. Qd3 c5 10. Bd2 a6 11. e4 Nd7 12. b3
Bxf3 13. Qxf3 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Rac1 b4 16. Nd1 e6 17. Ne3
exd5 18. exd5 f5 19. Qe2 Re8 20. Rfe1 Ne5 21. h3 Qd7 22. f4
Nf7 23. Qd3 Bd4 24. Kh2 Nb7 25. Rc2 h5 26. Nc4 Nh6 27. Re6 Qh7
28. Be3 Bc3 29. Re2 Red8 30. a4 h4 31. gxh4 Kh8 32. Bd2 Bxd2
33. Qxd2 Rf8 34. h5 gxh5 35. Qb2+ Kg8 36. Bf3 Rf7 37. Bxh5
37... Ng4+ 38. hxg4 fxg4 39. Kg3 Kf8 40. Rh2 Rg7 41. Qf6+ Kg8
42. Bg6 1-0

[Event "100th US Open"]
[Site "Reno, NV USA"]
[Date "1999.08.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Gary Gaiffe"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. Bb5 e6
7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. e5 d5 9. O-O c4 10. b3 Ba6 11. d3 cxd3
12. cxd3 Bf8 13. Kh1 h5 14. Ne2 Nh6 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Be3 Qa5
17. Rfd1 Nf5 18. Bf2 c5 19. Rac1 Be7 20. Ng3 Nh6 21. Nf1 O-O
22. Ne3 Qb4 23. Be1 Qb6 24. Bf2 Qb4 25. Be1 Qb6 26. Qe2 Rfd8
27. h3 Kg7 28. Bh4 Bxh4 29. Nxh4 Qb4 30. Qf2 Qd4 31. Qg3 Kh7
32. Nf3 Qb4 33. Qg5 Qb6 34. Qf6 Rd7 35. Ng5+ Kg8 36. Nxf7 Nxf7
37. Qxg6+ Kh8 38. Qxh5+ Kg7 39. f5 Rg8 40. Qg6+ Kf8 41. Qxe6
Re7 42. Qxe7+ Kxe7 43. Nxd5+ Kf8 44. Nxb6 axb6 45. e6 Bb7
46. Rc2 Nd6 47. Kh2 Ke7 48. g4 Nb5 49. d4 Rd8 50. d5 Bxd5
51. Kg3 Nd4 52. Rcd2 Bf3 53. Rxd4 Bxd1 54. f6+ 1-0

[Event "100th US Open"]
[Site "Reno, NV USA"]
[Date "1999.08.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alejandro Hoffman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bf4 d6 6. h3 c5
7. d5 a6 8. a4 Nh5 9. Bd2 f5 10. e3 e5 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Be2
Nc6 13. O-O f4 14. Nd5 Bh6 15. Ra3 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Ne7 17. e4
Nf6 18. Qb1 g5 19. a5 Ng6 20. b4 cxb4 21. Bxb4 Qe7 22. Bd3 g4
23. Nd4 Nh4 24. hxg4 Nxg4 25. Ne6 Nf3+ 26. gxf3 Qh4 27. fxg4
Qxg4+ 28. Kh2 Qh4+ 29. Kg1 Qg4+ 30. Kh2 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 Kf7
32. Bc3 b5 33. Bg7 Qg4+ 34. Kh2 f3 35. Rg1 Qh4# 0-1

[Event "Manhattan CC-ch"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1999.09.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dmitry Schneider"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e6 7.g4 d5
8.Bg2 Bb4 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Qd3 Qc7 11.Nde2 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bd6
13.O-O O-O 14.Rd1 Be7 15.Qe4 Nc6 16.Be3 e5 17.Rab1 Be6 18.Bb6
Qc8 19.Qa4 h5 20.gxh5 Bxh3 21.Rd3 Bf5 22.Rg3 Kh8 23.Be4 Bxe4
24.Qxe4 f5 25.Qg2 Bf6 26.Rg6 Ne7 27.Ba5 Qc4 28.Ng3 Nxg6
29.hxg6 Qg4 30.Nxf5 Qxg2+ 31.Kxg2 Bd8 32.Bxd8 Rxf5 33.Be7 b5
34.Rd1 Re8 35.Rd7 e4 36.Bh4 Rfe5 37.Kg3 R5e6 38.Kf4 Rxg6
39.Ke3 Rc6 40.Kd2 Rec8 41.Ra7 Rxc3 42.Rxa6 Rxc2+ 43.Ke3 R2c3+
44.Ke2 b4 45.Be7 Rc2+ 46.Kf1 Rb2 47.Bg5 Rcc2 48.Be3 Rxa2
49.Rb6 Rc4 50.Kg2 Rc3 51.Bd4 Rd3 52.Rd6 Rad2 53.Rh6+ Kg8 0-1

[Event "Manhattan CC-ch"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1999.09.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Marian Waxman"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2204"]
[BlackElo "2080"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3
Nge7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. O-O Ne5 9. Be2 d6 10. f4 N5g6 11. b4 Bb6
12. Na3 Nc6 13. Nc4 Bxd4 14. cxd4 Qe7 15. b5 Nd8 16. f5 Nh8
17. Bd3 f6 18. Rf3 g6 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Ne3 c6 21. bxc6 bxc6
22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Rc1 Kh7 24. Bf4 Nhf7 25. Rg3 Rh8 26. Qh5+
Kg8 27. Qxg6+ Kf8 28. d5 c5 29. Qg7+ Ke8 30. Bb5+ Bd7 31. Nf5
1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1999.10.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniel Stellwagen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2254"]
[BlackElo "2204"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4  Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O exf4 11. Kh1 Nh5 12. Ne1 Ne5 13. Be2 Nf6 14. Bxf4 Be6  15. Nf3 Ng6 16. Be3 Ng4 17. Bg1 Bf6 18. Nd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Qe7 20. Bxg4 Bxg4 21.  Nd5 Qe5 22. Qd2 Rac8 23. c3 Qxe4 24. Rae1 Qxa4 25. Nb6 Qc6 26. Nxc8 Rxc8 27.  Bd4 Be6 28. Qg5 h6 29. Qg3 Kh7 30. Rf2 Qd5 31. Kg1 b5 32. Rd2 Rc6 33. Red1 Qe4  34. Re1 Qf5 35. Rf2 Qh5 36. Rd2 a5 37. Ra1 a4 38. Re1 Ra6 39. Ra1 f6 40. Re1  Bc4 41. Qe3 Ra8 42. Bb6 d5 1/2-1/2


[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1999.10.31"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Rustam Khusnutdinov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2397"]
[BlackElo "2204"]
[PlyCount "156"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. e3 Nge7 7. Nge2 O-O 8. O-O  Be6 9. Nd5 Qd7 10. Re1 f5 11. f4 Rae8 12. Rb1 Nc8 13. Bd2 Nd8 14. Bc3 c6 15.  Nb4 h6 16. b3 g5 17. d4 Qc7 18. Qd2 gxf4 19. gxf4 Bf6 20. Kh1 Kh8 21. dxe5 dxe5  22. Qb2 Kh7 23. fxe5 Bh4 24. Rf1 Bg5 25. Nf4 Qb6 26. Rbe1 Bxf4 27. exf4 Bf7 28.  Nc2 Ne6 29. Nd4 Ne7 30. Nxe6 Bxe6 31. Rd1 Ng6 32. Qf2 Qxf2 33. Rxf2 Nh4 34. Bh3  Rg8 35. Rd6 Rg6 36. Rf1 Bc8 37. Rd3 Rgg8 38. Rfd1 Ng6 39. Bd2 Be6 40. Be3 a6  41. Rd6 Rgf8 42. Kg2 Rf7 43. Kf2 Nf8 44. Rd8 Rxd8 45. Rxd8 Kg7 46. Bd4 Rd7 47.  Rxd7+ Nxd7 48. Bg2 Kf7 49. Ke3 Ke7 50. Kd3 Kd8 51. Bf2 Ke8 52. a4 Kd8 53. Bf3  Bf7 54. b4 Kc7 55. b5 axb5 56. axb5 cxb5 57. cxb5 b6 58. Be3 Nf8 59. Kc3 Be8  60. Kc4 Ne6 61. Bd5 Bd7 62. Bd2 Nd8 63. Bg8 Ne6 64. Kd5 Ng7 65. e6 Bxb5 66. Bc3  Ne8 67. Ke5 Bd3 68. Bb4 Kd8 69. Bf7 Nc7 70. Bg6 b5 71. Bxf5 Bxf5 72. Kxf5 Nd5  73. Bd6 b4 74. Ke5 b3 75. Ba3 Ne3 76. Kf6 Ke8 77. f5 Nc4 78. Bc1 Kf8 1-0


[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1999.11.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Evgeny Romanov"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2204"]
[BlackElo "2179"]
[PlyCount "22"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. Nxc6 Bxe3 7. fxe3 dxc6  8. Qd4 Qg6 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. O-O-O O-O-O 11. Qxa7 1-0


[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1999.11.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2204"]
[PlyCount "223"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3 g6 3.Bb2 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.d4 c6 7.O-O
Nbd7 8.Nbd2 Qc7 9.e4 e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Qe2 Re8 12.a4 a5
13.Rfd1 b6 14.Qe3 Ba6 15.Bf1 Ng4 16.Qe1 Bf8 17.h3 Ngf6 18.Bxa6
Rxa6 19.Nc4 b5 20.Ncd2 Nc5 21.Qe2 Qb8 22.Bc3 Bd6 23.axb5 Qxb5
24.Qxb5 cxb5 25.Rxa5 Rxa5 26.Bxa5 Ncxe4 27.Nxe4 Nxe4 28.Nd2
Nf6 29.c4 Rb8 30.Rc1 bxc4 31.bxc4 Kf8 32.c5 Rb5 33.cxd6 Rxa5
34.Rc8+ Kg7 35.Nc4 Rd5 36.Kg2 Ne4 37.Rc6 Rd4 38.f3 Rxc4
39.Rxc4 Nxd6 40.Ra4 Nf5 41.Kf2 Ne7 42.Ra5 Kf6 43.Ra6+ Kg7
44.Ra7 Kf6 45.Ra6+ Kg7 46.Ra1 Kf6 47.Ke2 Nf5 48.Rg1 Nd4+
49.Ke3 Nf5+ 50.Kd3 Nd6 51.Ra1 Ke6 52.g4 h5 53.gxh5 gxh5 54.Ra6
Ke7 55.Ke3 f5 56.f4 Ke6 57.fxe5 Kxe5 58.Ra5+ Ke6 59.Kf4 Kf6
60.Ra6 Ke6 61.Kg5 Ke5 62.Kxh5 Ne4 63.h4 f4 64.Kg4 Nf6+ 65.Kf3
Kf5 66.Ra5+ Kg6 67.Kxf4 Nh5+ 68.Kg4 Nf6+ 69.Kf3 Nh5 70.Rg5+
Kh6 71.Kg4 Nf6+ 72.Kf5 Ne8 73.Rg8 Ng7+ 74.Kg4 Ne6 75.Ra8 Kg7
76.Ra7+ Kg8 77.Kf5 Nf8 78.Kf6 Nh7+ 79.Kg6 Nf8+ 80.Kh6 Ne6
81.Ra1 Nf8 82.Rg1+ Kh8 83.Kg5 Kg7 84.Rg2 Kh7 85.Kf6 Nd7+
86.Kg5 Kg7 87.Re2 Kf7 88.Kh6 Nf8 89.Rc2 Kg8 90.Rc7 Kh8 91.h5
Kg8 92.Kg5 Nh7+ 93.Kf5 Nf8 94.h6 Nh7 95.Rc8+ Kf7 96.Rb8 Nf8
97.Rb7+ Kg8 98.Kf6 Nh7+ 99.Ke7 Ng5 100.Ke8 Kh8 101.Rg7 Ne4
102.Kf7 Nd6+ 103.Kg6 Nf5 104.Rf7 Nh4+ 105.Kg5 Ng2 106.h7 Nh4
107.Ra7 Ng6 108.Kh6 Nf8 109.Rb7 Nd7 110.Ra7 Nf8 111.Rg7 Nxh7
112.Rxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1999.11.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Susanto Megaranto"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2204"]
[BlackElo "2192"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 e6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8.  Bxd6 Qxd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 b6 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. f4 Rac8 13. Nd2 g6 14. Rf3 Ne7  15. Raf1 Kg7 16. Rh3 Nfg8 17. Qf2 Qd8 18. Ndf3 h6 19. Ng5 Qd6 20. Qg3 Nf5 21.  Bxf5 exf5 22. Ngf3 Rc7 23. Nh4 Bc8 24. Qf3 Nf6 25. Kh1 b5 26. Nd3 Ne4 27. Qd1  a5 28. Nf2 Re8 29. Nxe4 Rxe4 30. Nf3 Rxf4 31. Qd2 h5 32. g3 Re4 33. Rh4 Rce7  34. Rf2 Qe6 35. Kg2 f6 36. Kf1 Qc6 37. Kg1 Qe8 38. Rg2 Re3 39. Rf2 g5 40. Ne5  fxe5 41. Qxe3 gxh4 42. Qg5+ Kh7 43. Qxh4 exd4 44. Qxd4 Re1+ 45. Rf1 Qe3+ 46.  Qxe3 Rxe3 0-1


[Event "Eastern Open"]
[Site "Washington, D.C. USA"]
[Date "1999.12.??"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Stanislav G Kriventsov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "189"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 c6
7. O-O Qc7 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. e4 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qe2 Re8
12. Rad1 Nc5 13. b4 Na4 14. Ba1 b5 15. c4 bxc4 16. Nxc4 Ba6
17. Qc2 Nb6 18. Bxe5 Qe7 19. Nxb6 axb6 20. Rfe1 Qxb4 21. Qxc6
Rac8 22. Qd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Nxe4 24. Rxb6 Bd3 25. Bxg7 Kxg7
26. h4 Nc3 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Rb3 Rc8 29. Ne5 Bf5 30. a3 Be6
31. Rb7 Rc5 32. Nc6 Ne2+ 33. Kh2 g5 34. hxg5 Rxg5 35. Bf3 Rf5
36. Kg2 Rf6 37. Bxe2 Bd5+ 38. f3 Rxc6 39. Rb4 Rc2 40. Rg4+ Kf6
41. Rf4+ Kg7 42. Kf1 Ra2 43. Ra4 Bb3 44. Ra7 Kf6 45. Bb5 Bd5
46. f4 Kf5 47. Be2 Bb3 48. Ra5+ Kf6 49. g4 h6 50. Ra6+ Kg7
51. Ra7 Kf6 52. Bb5 Be6 53. Ra6 Kg7 54. f5 Bd5 55. f6+ Kg8
56. Ra7 Rd2 57. Bd7 Be4 58. Be8 Bg6 59. Ra4 Rd3 60. Kf2 Rd2+
61. Kg3 Rd3+ 62. Kh4 Rf3 63. Ra6 Bd3 64. Ra8 Kh7 65. Bxf7 Rxf6
66. Ra7 Bf1 67. Kh5 Kh8 68. Bg6 Bg2 69. Re7 Bc6 70. Kxh6 Kg8
71. Kg5 Rf3 72. Ra7 Kf8 73. a4 Ra3 74. a5 Ra4 75. Bf5 Rd4
76. a6 Bb5 77. Ra8+ Kg7 78. a7 Ra4 79. Rb8 Bc6 80. Rc8 Bd5
81. Rc7+ Kf8 82. Kf6 Ra6+ 83. Ke5 Ra5 84. Be4 Bb7+ 85. Kf4
Rxa7 86. Rxb7 Ra5 87. g5 Rc5 88. g6 Ra5 89. Bf5 Rc5 90. Kg5
Ra5 91. Kf6 Ra6+ 92. Be6 Rxe6+ 93. Kxe6 Kg8 94. Kf6 Kh8
95. Rb8# 1-0

[Event "Washington Eastern op"]
[Site "Washington, D.C. USA"]
[Date "1999.12.27"]
[EventDate "1999.12.26"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Oladapo Oluto Adu"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2204"]
[BlackElo "2254"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Nc6
7. Be3 Nf6 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6
12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. f5 Be7 14. Bc4 b5 15. Bb3 b4 16. Ne2 e5
17. Ng3 a5 18. Kb1 a4 19. Bc4 Rc8 20. b3 Qb7 21. Qe2 Rb8
22. Rhe1 Rg8 23. h3 Qd7 24. Qd2 Rg5 25. Nh5 Qb7 26. Nxf6+ Bxf6
27. Qxd6 Be7 28. Qxe5 f6 29. Qe6 Rg7 30. e5 Bd7 31. Qxf6 Bxf6
32. exf6+ Kf8 33. fxg7+ Kxg7 34. Re7+ Kf6 35. Rexd7 Qe4
36. g5+ Kxg5 37. Rg1+ 1-0

[Event "50th New Hampshire Open"]
[Site "Nashua, NH USA"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Joshua E Friedel"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.Nxc6 Bxe3
7.fxe3 dxc6 8.Nc3 Be6 9.Qd4 Rd8 10.Qxa7 Nh6 11.Bd3 O-O
12.O-O-O Ng4 13.Rhe1 Qg5 14.Kb1 Ra8 15.Qxb7 Nxe3 16.Qxc6 Nxd1
17.Rxd1 Qe5 18.g3 Rab8 19.Na4 Rfd8 20.b3 Bd7 21.Qc5 Qe8 22.Nc3
Bc6 23.Rf1 f6 24.e5 fxe5 25.Qc4+ Kh8 26.Qh4 h6 27.Qg4 Rd4
28.Qf5 e4 29.Qc5 Rbd8 30.Bc4 Rd2 31.Bf7 Qd7 32.Bg6 Qd6 33.Qh5
Rxc2 34.Nxe4 Qd3 35.Nd2 Rc5+ 36.Bxd3 Rxh5 37.Bg6 Rg5 38.Bc2
Bb5 39.Rf3 Be2 40.Re3 Bb5 41.Nf3 Rh5 42.h4 Re8 43.Rc3 Re7
44.a4 Be8 45.g4 Rd5 46.h5 c5 47.b4 Bd7 48.Rc4 Rf7 49.Nh4 Rf1+
50.Kb2 Rd4 51.Ng6+ Kg8 52.Bb3 Kh7 53.Rxd4 cxd4 54.Ne5 Bc8
55.b5 Rf2+ 56.Bc2+ Kg8 57.b6 Ba6 58.Kb3 Re2 59.Nd3 Re6 60.a5
Rc6 61.Nb4 Rc3+ 62.Kb2 Bc8 63.Nd5 Rc5 64.Ne7+ Kf7 65.Nxc8 Rxa5
66.Nd6+ Ke6 67.b7 1-0

[Event "Elekes mem IM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Csaba Balogh"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "230"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.e5 Nxb5 6.Nxb5 Nd5
7.c4 Nc7 8.Nxc7+ Qxc7 9.d4 cxd4 10.Qxd4 b6 11.Ng5 Bb7 12.Ne4
Bxe4 13.Qxe4 Rc8 14.b3 g6 15.O-O Bg7 16.Re1 O-O 17.Ba3 Rfe8
18.Rad1 Rcd8 19.f4 Qc8 20.Qd5 Bf8 21.Qf3 d6 22.Bb2 dxe5
23.Bxe5 Qf5 24.h3 f6 25.Bc3 Qc2 26.Bb4 Rxd1 27.Qxd1 Qf5
28.Qd5+ Qxd5 29.cxd5 a5 30.Ba3 Kf7 31.Re6 Rb8 32.Rc6 b5 33.Ra6
b4 34.Bb2 Rb5 35.Kf2 Rxd5 36.Ke2 Bh6 37.g3 g5 38.Bc1 Rc5
39.Bd2 gxf4 40.gxf4 Rc2 41.Kd3 Rxa2 42.Bxb4 Rh2 43.Bd2 Rxh3+
44.Ke4 Rxb3 45.Rxa5 e6 46.Be3 Kg6 47.Ra6 f5+ 48.Kf3 Kf6 49.Kf2
Rb4 50.Kf3 Bf8 51.Ra8 Be7 52.Rh8 Kg7 53.Ra8 Rb7 54.Kg3 h5
55.Bd4+ Kf7 56.Rh8 h4+ 57.Kg2 Rb3 58.Rh7+ Kf8 59.Rh8+ Kf7
60.Rh7+ Ke8 61.Bf2 Bd6 62.Rxh4 Kd7 63.Bg3 Rb8 64.Rh6 Rb2+
65.Kf3 Rb3+ 66.Kg2 Re3 67.Rh1 Rd3 68.Re1 Bc5 69.Re2 Kd6 70.Bh2
Bd4 71.Bg3 Kd5 72.Bf2 Bc3 73.Be1 Bg7 74.Bf2 e5 75.fxe5 f4
76.Ra2 Bxe5 77.Be1 Ke4 78.Ra4+ Kf5 79.Ra5 f3+ 80.Kf1 Kf4
81.Rxe5 Kxe5 82.Kf2 Ke4 83.Ba5 Ra3 84.Bb6 Ra2+ 85.Kf1 Rc2
86.Ba7 Rb2 87.Bc5 Kf4 88.Bd6+ Kg4 89.Bc5 Rd2 90.Bb6 Rd7 91.Kf2
Kf4 92.Be3+ Ke4 93.Bb6 Rd2+ 94.Kf1 Rb2 95.Bc5 Rb5 96.Ba7 Kf4
97.Bd4 Kg3 98.Bf2+ Kf4 99.Bd4 Ke4 100.Ba7 Ra5 101.Bb6 Ra6
102.Bc5 Kd5 103.Be3 Rc6 104.Kf2 Ke4 105.Ba7 Rg6 106.Bc5 Rg2+
107.Kf1 Rb2 108.Ba7 Kf4 109.Bc5 Kg4 110.Bd4 Rd2 111.Bb6 Kh3
112.Ba7 Rc2 113.Bd4 Kg3 114.Be5+ Kg4 115.Bd4 Kf4 0-1

[Event "KasparovChess Cadet GP net"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2000.01.09"]
[EventDate "2000.01.09"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Zahar Efimenko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B99"]
[WhiteElo "2332"]
[BlackElo "2261"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 b5 11. Bxf6 Nxf6
12. g5 Nd7 13. f5 Nc5 14. f6 gxf6 15. gxf6 Bf8 16. Rg1 h5
17. Rg7 b4 18. Nd5 exd5 19. exd5 Bg4 20. Re1+ Kd8 21. Qg3 Kc8
22. Nc6 Kb7 23. h3 Bxg7 24. fxg7 Rhe8 25. hxg4 hxg4 26. Rxe8
Rxe8 27. Qxg4 Rg8 28. Qxb4+ Ka8 29. Qa3 Qb6 30. b4 Kb7
31. bxc5 dxc5 32. Qg3 a5 33. Qg5 Qc7 34. Qf6 Ka8 35. Ne7 Rxg7
36. d6 Qd7 37. Qxg7 Qe6 38. Bg2+ Ka7 39. Qe5 Qc4 40. Qe4 1-0

[Event "KasparovChess Cadet GP net"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2000.01.09"]
[EventDate "2000.01.09"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Zahar Efimenko"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "2261"]
[BlackElo "2332"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. Nb5 Bxd2+
7. Qxd2 O-O 8. c3 Nbc6 9. f4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nf5 11. Nf3 a6
12. Nc3 f6 13. Be2 fxe5 14. dxe5 Qb6 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. Bxf5 Rxf5
17. Ne2 Rff8 18. Ned4 Qb4 19. g3 Rac8 20. Qxb4 Nxb4 21. Kd2
Rc7 22. Rac1 Rfc8 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. a3 Nc6 25. Rc1 h6 26. b4
Kf8 27. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS06 IM-B"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2000.06.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Janos Dudas"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2321"]
[BlackElo "2261"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Qd2 Ne4 6. Nxe4 dxe4 7. Ne5 Nd7 8.  O-O-O Nf6 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Qd5 11. c4 Qa5 12. a3 c6 13. f3 Be6 14. Qe3 exf3  15. gxf3 O-O-O 16. b4 Qc7 17. Qc3 Nd7 18. f4 Nb6 19. e3 f6 20. Nf3 Rhe8 21. h4  Bg4 22. Bh3 Bxh3 23. Rxh3 e5 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. d5 cxd5 26. c5 Nc4 27. e4 dxe4  28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Qxc4 Qd7 30. Qf1 exf3 31. Rxf3 Qd4 32. Kc2 Qxh4 33. Rf8 Qe4+  34. Kb3 Qd5+ 35. Ka4 Rxf8 36. Qxf8+ Qd8 37. Qf2 Qd7+ 38. Ka5 Kb8 39. b5 Qd8+  40. b6 axb6+ 41. Kb5 Qd3+ 0-1


[Event "28th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2000.06.28"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Eugene Levin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B95"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[PlyCount "192"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. Be2 Be7 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. Be3 Qc7 10. g4 h6 11. f4 b5 12. a3
Bb7 13. Bf3 Nc5 14. Qg2 Nfd7 15. O-O Nb6 16. Qe2 g5 17. e5 d5
18. f5 Qxe5 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Nb3 Nbd7 21. Na5 O-O-O 22. Nxb7
Nxb7 23. Qd2 Qxe3+ 24. Qxe3 Bc5 25. Qxc5+ Nbxc5 26. b4 Nb7
27. a4 bxa4 28. Rxa4 Nb8 29. Be2 Rd6 30. Rfa1 Rc6 31. R1a3 d4
32. Ne4 Rxc2 33. Bxa6 Nxa6 34. Rxa6 Rd8 35. Rxe6 d3 36. Ra8+
Kd7 37. Rxd8+ Kxd8 38. Rxh6 d2 39. Nf2 Rc1+ 40. Kg2 d1=Q
41. Nxd1 Rxd1 42. Rh5 Rd2+ 43. Kg1 Nd6 44. Rxg5 Ke7 45. h4 Kf6
46. b5 Rb2 47. b6 Rxb6 48. Kg2 Rb3 49. Rh5 Ne4 50. Rf5+ Ke6
51. Rf3 Rb2+ 52. Kh3 Re2 53. g5 Nd6 54. Kg4 Re4+ 55. Rf4 Re1
56. Rf3 Nf5 57. h5 Rg1+ 58. Kf4 Rh1 59. Rf2 Rh4+ 60. Kf3 Nd4+
61. Ke3 Ke5 62. h6 Rh3+ 63. Kd2 Nf3+ 64. Kc2 Nxg5 65. Rf8 Ne6
66. Rh8 Kd4 67. h7 Rh2+ 68. Kb3 Nc5+ 69. Kb4 Nb7 70. Kb5 Nd6+
71. Kc6 Nf7 72. Re8 Rxh7 73. Re1 Ne5+ 74. Kb6 Nc4+ 75. Kc6
Rh6+ 76. Kc7 Kc5 77. Kd7 Nb6+ 78. Ke7 Nd5+ 79. Kf7 Rf6+
80. Kg7 Rf2 81. Kg6 Kd6 82. Kg5 Rg2+ 83. Kf5 Rf2+ 84. Kg4 Nc7
85. Kg3 Rf7 86. Re4 Ne6 87. Rb4 Nc5 88. Rf4 Rb7 89. Rf5 Ne6
90. Rh5 Rb3+ 91. Kf2 Nc5 92. Ke2 Ne4 93. Ra5 Rh3 94. Ra8 Kd5
95. Re8 Nd6 96. Re3 Rh2+ 0-1

[Event "28th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2000.06.29"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vasilios Kotronias"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6
7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. Kb1 h6
12. h4 e5 13. Qd3 exf4 14. Bxf4 Be6 15. Be2 Rac8 16. Nd5 Bxd5
17. exd5 Qa4 18. c4 b5 19. Rc1 Rfe8 20. Bxh6 bxc4 21. Qg3 Bf8
22. Bf3 c3 23. b3 Ne4 24. Qg4 Rb8 25. Rc2 Rxb3+ 0-1

[Event "World Open Friday Action Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2000.06.30"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Angelo De Palma"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "1855"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. Nf3 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qh4 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Ndb5
Kd8 7. Be2 a6 8. Nd4 Nge7 9. O-O d6 10. Nf3 Qf6 11. Nd5 Nxd5
12. Bg5 Nf4 13. Bxf6+ gxf6 14. Kh1 Rg8 15. g3 Bh3 16. Rg1 Ne6
17. Bf1 Bg4 18. h3 Bh5 19. Be2 Bg6 20. Bd3 Ke7 21. Nh4 Bc5
22. Rf1 Ng5 23. f4 Nxh3 24. Kg2 Nxf4+ 25. Rxf4 Bd4 26. c3 Be5
27. Rg4 Bh5 28. Nf5+ Kd7 29. Rxg8 Rxg8 30. Qxh5 1-0

[Event "28th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2000.07.02"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Michael Mulyar"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Qa5+ 5. c3 Nf6 6. d5 Qb6
7. Bc1 e6 8. c4 d6 9. e4 g6 10. Nc3 Bg7 11. Nge2 O-O 12. Ng3
Nbd7 13. Be2 exd5 14. cxd5 h5 15. a4 a6 16. Nf1 Qc7 17. Ne3
Rb8 18. Nc4 Nb6 19. Na3 Qe7 20. O-O Nh7 21. a5 Nd7 22. Nc4 Ne5
23. Nb6 f5 24. f4 Ng4 25. e5 Qh4 26. Bxg4 hxg4 27. Nc4 dxe5
28. fxe5 g3 29. hxg3 Qxg3 30. Bf4 Qh4 31. Qe1 Qh5 32. Qe2 Qxe2
33. Nxe2 g5 34. Be3 Bd7 35. Bxc5 Rfe8 36. e6 Bb5 37. Rac1 f4
38. Rfe1 Bxc4 39. Rxc4 Rbd8 40. Rd1 Rxe6 41. Bb6 Rd7 42. Rc8+
Bf8 43. dxe6 Rxd1+ 44. Kf2 Kg7 45. Rc7+ Kg6 46. e7 Bxe7
47. Rxe7 Nf6 48. Nc3 Rd2+ 49. Re2 Rd3 50. Kg1 Kf5 51. Rc2 Rg3
52. Ne2 Rg4 53. Nd4+ Ke4 54. Nf3 Rg3 55. Bd8 g4 56. Re2+ 1-0

[Event "28th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2000.07.02"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Gennadi Lvovich Zaichik"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e5 Bg7 5. f4 Nh6 6. Nf3 Bg4
7. Be3 Qb6 8. Qd2 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nf5 10. Bf2 Nd7 11. Bh3 e6
12. Bxf5 exf5 13. O-O-O Nf8 14. Kb1 Qa6 15. Ne2 Ne6 16. h4 h5
17. Ng1 Bh6 18. Nh3 O-O 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. fxg5 b6 21. f4 Rfd8
22. Be3 c5 23. c3 Qb7 24. Ka1 a5 25. Rb1 Rd7 26. Rhd1 Rc8
27. b3 Qc6 28. Rdc1 Rcd8 29. Rd1 Ra7 30. Rdc1 Ra6 31. Qe2 c4
32. Kb2 b5 33. Kc2 cxb3+ 34. axb3 a4 35. bxa4 bxa4 36. Qb5 Qc8
37. Qb7 Qc4 38. Qb5 Nc7 39. Qxc4 dxc4 40. Bd2 a3 41. Rb7 Nd5
42. Ra1 Kf8 43. Ra2 Ke8 44. Bc1 Rda8 45. Rb5 Ra5 46. Rb7 R8a7
47. Rb8+ Kd7 48. Rf8 Ke7 49. Rc8 Nc7 50. Rb8 Ke6 51. Rd8 R5a6
52. Kd2 Ra8 53. Rxa8 Rxa8 54. Kc2 Nd5 55. Bd2 Kd7 56. Kd1 Ke6
57. Kc2 Nb6 58. Kd1 Kd5 59. Kc2 0-1

[Event "28th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2000.07.04"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Valeriane Gaprindashvili"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. d4 Nc6
7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. Nbd2 Ngxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Qc1 Qe7
12. Nc4 Nxc4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Bxc4 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. c4 Qf6
17. Be2 Bd7 18. Bf3 Bc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. b4 f4 21. exf4 Qxf4
22. Qc2 a5 23. b5 Rf5 24. Rae1 Raf8 25. Re4 Qg5 26. bxc6 Qf6
27. Qe2 Rf7 28. Re6 Qd4 29. Re7 Rxe7 30. Qxe7+ Rf7 31. Qe2 Rf5
32. Qe7+ Rf7 33. Qe2 Rf5 34. Qc2 Rc5 35. Rc1 d5 36. Qe2 Rxc4
37. Qe7+ Kh6 38. Re1 Qc5 39. Qxc7 Qxc6 40. Qxa5 Rd4 41. Qa3
Qf6 42. g3 Rc4 43. Qe3+ Kg7 44. Qa7+ Kh6 45. Re7 Rc1+ 46. Kg2
d4 47. Rxh7+ Kg5 48. Qa5+ Qf5 49. f4+ Kf6 50. Qd8+ Ke6
51. Qd7+ 1-0

[Event "New York State-ch"]
[Site "Saratoga Springs, United States"]
[Date "2000.09.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Robert Eugene Byrne"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D72"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2281"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nb6 7.Ne2
O-O 8.O-O Nc6 9.d5 Na5 10.Nbc3 c6 11.b3 cxd5 12.exd5 Bg4
13.Bd2 e6 14.dxe6 fxe6 15.Rc1 Qd3 16.Be4 Qd7 17.f3 Bh3 18.Re1
Rad8 19.Bg5 Qxd1 20.Rexd1 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Bf5 22.Rd8 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "2000.10.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniel Stellwagen"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Nce2 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.f4
Be7 8.Nf3 cxd4 9.cxd4 f5 10.Nc3 O-O 11.Bd3 Nb6 12.O-O Bd7
13.a3 a5 14.b3 a4 15.b4 Na7 16.Nd2 Qe8 17.Qe2 Rc8 18.Bb2 Kh8
19.g4 fxg4 20.Qxg4 Nc4 21.Nxc4 dxc4 22.Be4 Bc6 23.Bxc6 Qxc6
24.Qg2 Qd7 25.d5 Bd8 26.Rac1 Qf7 27.d6 Qd7 28.Ne4 Bb6+ 29.Kh1
Nb5 30.Bc3 Rf5 31.Rf3 Rcf8 32.Bd2 Bd4 33.Rcf1 h6 34.Be3 Bxe3
35.Rxe3 Rxf4 36.Rxf4 Rxf4 37.Nc5 Qf7 38.Re1 b6 39.Rd1 Qg8
40.d7 Rd4 41.Rxd4 Nxd4 42.Nb7 1-0

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "2000.10.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Ne7 5.Bd2 c5 6.Nb5 Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2
O-O 8.c3 Nbc6 9.f4 cxd4 10.cxd4 Nf5 11.Nf3 a6 12.Nc3 f6 13.Bd3
fxe5 14.Bxf5 Rxf5 15.dxe5 Qb6 16.Ne2 Bd7 17.Ned4 Nxd4 18.Nxd4
Rff8 19.O-O Bb5 20.Rfc1 Rac8 21.b3 Be2 22.Kh1 Bh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "2000.10.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jan Bernasek"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2146"]
[BlackElo "2281"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O Nc6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4  Nb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Qe2 Bg4 13. Be3 e5 14. h3 Nd4 15.  Bxd4 exd4 16. hxg4 dxc3 17. bxc3 Bxc3 18. Rac1 Bg7 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. Nd4 Rac8  21. Nb3 Na4 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Qb5 Nc3 24. Rd7 Qe8 25. Qd3 Nxa2 26. Rxb7 Ra8 27.  e5 Qxe5 28. Bd5 Rf8 29. Qf3 Nc3 30. Bxf7+ Kh8 31. Rxa7 Ne4 32. Qe3 Qb8 33. Rd7  Nf6 34. Re7 Nxg4 35. Qe2 Nf6 36. Bc4 Nh5 37. Kg2 Qd6 38. Re3 Qc6+ 39. Kg1 Qd6  40. Rf3 Rc8 41. Qe6 Qxe6 42. Bxe6 Rc2 43. Rd3 Be5 44. Rd5 1/2-1/2


[Event "USA-ch U20"]
[Site "Tulsa"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Steven Winer"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "185"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 e5 4.Bc4 Be7 5.d3 Nf6 6.Nd2 d6 7.Nf1
Be6 8.Ne3 O-O 9.O-O Nd4 10.a4 Rb8 11.Ncd5 a6 12.c3 Nc6 13.Bb3
Bxd5 14.exd5 Na7 15.Nf5 Nc8 16.Qf3 Kh8 17.a5 Nd7 18.Qh3 Bf6
19.Ba4 b5 20.axb6 Ndxb6 21.Bc6 Na7 22.Ba4 Nxd5 23.Bc2 g6
24.Rxa6 Nc8 25.Qf3 Nc7 26.Rc6 Ne6 27.Nh6 Qe7 28.Ng4 Bg7 29.Ra6
Qb7 30.Qxb7 Rxb7 31.Ne3 Rd8 32.Ra8 Nc7 33.Ra2 f5 34.Bd2 Ne6
35.Nd5 Nb6 36.Bb3 Nc7 37.Nxc7 Rxc7 38.Rfa1 Rb8 39.Ra7 Rxa7
40.Rxa7 Nc8 41.Ra3 h5 42.Bc1 Kh7 43.f4 exf4 44.Bxf4 Bh6
45.Bxh6 Kxh6 46.Kf1 Kg5 47.Ke1 Ne7 48.Kd2 f4 49.Kc1 Kf6 50.Bd1
Rb6 51.Ra4 Ke5 52.Re4+ Kf6 53.Rxf4+ Nf5 54.Ra4 Ke5 55.Bf3 d5
56.Ra5 Kd6 57.Ra8 d4 58.Rd8+ Ke6 59.Be4 Ra6 60.Kb1 dxc3
61.bxc3 Rb6+ 62.Kc1 Rb3 63.Kc2 Ra3 64.Kb2 Ra5 65.Rg8 Rb5+
66.Kc1 Kf7 67.Rc8 Ne7 68.Rc7 Ke6 69.c4 Ra5 70.Kb2 Kd6 71.Rb7
Ra6 72.Rb8 Ke5 73.Re8 Kd6 74.Kc3 Ra3+ 75.Kd2 Ra2+ 76.Ke3 Nf5+
77.Kf4 Nh4 78.Kg3 Nf5+ 79.Bxf5 gxf5 80.Rd8+ Ke6 81.Rd5 Rd2
82.h4 Rd1 83.Kf4 Rf1+ 84.Ke3 Rg1 85.Rxc5 Rxg2 86.Rc6+ Kf7
87.Rh6 Rg4 88.Rxh5 f4+ 89.Ke4 Kg6 90.Rg5+ Rxg5 91.hxg5 Kxg5
92.c5 Kg4 93.c6 1-0

[Event "USA-ch U20"]
[Site "Tulsa"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Asuka Nakamura"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.f4 Nc6 5.Be3 Nf6 6.h3 O-O 7.Qd2 e5
8.Nf3 exd4 9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 Re8 12.O-O-O Rxe4
13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.Bd3 Re8 15.g4 Bd7 16.f5 Re5 17.Rdf1 f6 18.h4
Qe7 19.fxg6 hxg6 20.h5 g5 21.h6+ Kh8 22.Qf2 Rf8 23.Qxa7 Bxg4
24.Qxb7 Be6 25.Qb4 Qf7 26.a3 c5 27.Qd2 c4 28.Be2 c3 29.bxc3
Qa7 30.Qd3 Rb8 31.Rxf6 Qe3+ 32.Qd2 Qxe2 33.Qxe2 Rxe2 34.Rh5
Ba2 35.Kd1 Rg2 36.h7 Rb1# 0-1

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda ESP"]
[Date "2001.01.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Lluis Comas Fabrego"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2364"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Ndb5
Qb8 7. Be3 a6 8. Bb6 axb5 9. Nxb5 Bb4+ 10. c3 Ba5 11. Nc7+
Qxc7 12. Bxc7 Bxc7 13. Qg4 g6 14. Bc4 Nge7 15. Qe2 b6 16. O-O
O-O 17. a4 Bb7 18. b4 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Rfd1
Ne5 22. f4 Nc4 23. Qe7 Rac8 24. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "US-China Summit"]
[Site "Seattle USA"]
[Date "2001.03.15"]
[EventDate "2001.03.14"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ni Hua"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6
7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6 9. Qd2 Bb7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4
Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Nxa4 15. axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 17. e5 Nd7
18. f4 Nb6 19. f5 Nxa4 20. fxe6 Nc3 21. exf7+ Kxf7 22. Bd3
Bxb4 23. Qf2+ Kg8 24. Rdf1 Ba3+ 25. Kd2 Ne4+ 26. Bxe4 dxe4
27. g5 Rc8 28. Qf5 Qc3+ 29. Kd1 Bd5 30. e6 Qa1+ 31. Ke2 Bc4+
32. Kf2 Qxf1+ 33. Rxf1 Rf8 34. g6 Rxf5+ 35. Nxf5 Bxf1 36. Kxf1
Kf8 37. Bd4 Rg8 38. c4 Ke8 39. Ke2 Rf8 40. Nxg7+ Ke7 41. Ke3
Rd8 42. Kxe4 a5 43. c5 a4 44. Ke5 Rg8 45. Nf5+ Kd8 46. g7 1-0

[Event "US-China Summit"]
[Site "Seattle, WA USA"]
[Date "2001.03.18"]
[EventDate "2001.03.14"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ni Hua"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6
7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. Na3 a6 10. O-O Be6 11. Bxe6 Qxe6
12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Rd8 14. Qh4 Qc6 15. Nc2 e6 16. Nd4 Qc7
17. Bg5 Be7 18. Nf5 exf5 19. Bxe7 Rd7 20. Bf6 gxf6 21. Rae1+
Re7 22. Qxf6 Rg8 23. Rxe7+ Qxe7 24. Qxb6 Qe4 25. f3 Qe2
26. Qf2 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Ke7 28. Rd1 Rc8 29. Ke3 h6 30. Rd4 Rc6
31. Kf4 Kf6 32. g3 Ke6 33. Rd8 Rc4+ 34. Ke3 Rc6 35. Rh8 Ke5
36. f4+ Kd5 37. Re8 Rf6 38. Re5+ Kc6 39. c4 b6 40. b4 Kd7
41. Kd4 Kd8 42. a4 Kd7 43. a5 bxa5 44. Rxa5 Ke7 45. Re5+ Kd7
46. b5 axb5 47. cxb5 1-0

[Event "Bled op 22nd"]
[Site "Bled SLO"]
[Date "2001.03.24"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Andrej Grilc"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "2044"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6
7. Bb3 b5 8. O-O b4 9. Na4 Bd7 10. Re1 Nc6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Bg5
Be7 13. f4 bxc3 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Nxc3 Rb4 16. f5 Nxe4
17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Qh5+ g6 21. Qa5
d5 22. Rf1 Qa7+ 23. Kh1 Qb6 24. Qa3 Rf8 25. Ba4+ Ke7 26. Qc3
d4 27. Qh3 Bf5 28. Qxh7+ Kf6 29. Bb3 Qd8 30. Qh4+ Kg7 31. Qe1
Qd6 32. Rd1 Rh8 33. g3 e5 34. Qf2 e4 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "Bled SLO"]
[Date "2001.03.25"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Giuseppe Laco"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2364"]
[BlackElo "2183"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nf3 b5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Bd3 Bb7
7. O-O Nc6 8. Nb3 Qc7 9. f4 h5 10. Qf3 Nf6 11. Bd2 Ng4
12. Rae1 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Ne7 14. a4 Bc6 15. a5 Qa7 16. Nd5 O-O-O
17. Nb6+ Kb8 18. Qe2 d5 19. f5 Qc7 20. e5 Nc8 21. fxe6 f6
22. Bc3 Be8 23. h3 fxe5 24. Bxe5 Nxe5 25. Qxe5 Bd6 26. Qe3 Ne7
27. c3 g5 28. Qd4 Bc6 29. Rf7 g4 30. Nc5 Bxc5 31. Qxc5 Rde8
32. Nd7+ Bxd7 33. Qxc7+ Kxc7 34. exd7 Kxd7 35. Rf6 Nc6
36. Bf5+ Kc7 37. Rxe8 Rxe8 38. hxg4 hxg4 39. Bxg4 Rh8+ 40. Kg1
Rg8 41. Bf3 Ne7 42. Rxa6 b4 43. cxb4 Rb8 44. Re6 Kd7 45. Bg4
Ke8 46. Rb6 Rxb6 47. axb6 Kd8 48. b5 d4 49. Be6 Ng6 50. g3 Ne5
51. g4 Nd3 52. Kf1 Nf4 53. Bf7 Nh3 54. Ke1 Kc8 55. Bd5 Kb8
56. Kd2 Nf4 57. Be4 Nh3 58. Bc6 Kc8 59. b3 Kb8 60. Bg2 Nf4
61. Bf3 Nh3 62. Kd3 Nf2+ 63. Kxd4 Nxg4 64. Bxg4 Kb7 65. Kc4
1-0

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "Bled SLO"]
[Date "2001.03.26"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Zdenko Kozul"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 Na6 8. Be2 c5 9. d5 e6 10. O-O exd5 11. exd5 Bf5
12. h3 Re8 13. Be3 Qb6 14. g4 Bd7 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. a3 Nxg4
17. hxg4 Qxb2 18. Rac1 Bd4 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Qxd4 Rxc3
21. Rxc3 Qxe2 22. d6 Re4 23. Qxe4 Qxd1+ 24. Kg2 Qxd6 25. Qxb7
Nb8 26. Qb4 Qd5+ 27. f3 Nc6 28. Qc5 Qe6 29. Bh6 Qe2+ 30. Qf2
Qb5 31. Qd2 f6 32. a4 Qa6 33. Qd5+ Kh8 34. Re3 Ne5 35. Rxe5
1-0

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "Bled SLO"]
[Date "2001.03.27"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pavol Hanko"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2364"]
[BlackElo "2234"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be3 Nc6
7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 O-O 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. g4 a6 11. g5 Nd7 12. Qg3
Re8 13. f5 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Ne5 15. Bh3 b5 16. g6 hxg6 17. Bxe5
dxe5 18. fxg6 Bf6 19. Rdf1 Qe7 20. Rhg1 Rf8 21. gxf7+ Rxf7
22. Bg4 Bg5+ 23. Kb1 Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Bf4 25. Qh3 Bd7 26. Nd5
Qd6 27. Nxf4 exf4 28. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "Bled SLO"]
[Date "2001.03.28"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Romuald Jovan"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2364"]
[BlackElo "2125"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Nc5 6. Be2
Be7 7. O-O d5 8. d4 Ne4 9. c4 c6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Qb3 dxc4
12. Bxc4 Nd6 13. Bd3 Bf6 14. Qc2 h6 15. Bf4 Bg4 16. Ne5 Be6
17. Rad1 Ne8 18. Rfe1 Bg5 19. Bxg5 Qxg5 20. Ne4 Qh4 21. Nc5
Bd5 22. Nxb7 Nf6 23. Nd6 Ng4 24. Bh7+ 1-0

[Event "Bled op 22nd"]
[Site "Bled SLO"]
[Date "2001.03.29"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Evgeni Ellinovich Sveshnikov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. d4 d5 6. e5 f6
7. Bb5 Qb6 8. Qe2 c4 9. Na3 a6 10. Ba4 Bf5 11. Bc2 Bxc2
12. Nxc2 Nh6 13. O-O O-O 14. Ne3 e6 15. exf6 Rxf6 16. h3 Qc7
17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. hxg4 Re8 19. Be3 Bf8 20. g5 Rf5 21. Nh2 Nb8
22. Rf3 Bd6 23. Ng4 Nd7 24. Raf1 h5 25. gxh6 Kh7 26. Nf2 Kxh6
27. Nh3 Nf6 28. Ng5 Kg7 29. Rh3 Rxg5 30. fxg5 Ne4 31. Qg4 Rh8
32. Rff3 Bh2+ 33. Kh1 Bd6 34. Qxe6 Rxh3+ 35. Rxh3 Qe7 36. Qg4
Qf7 37. Rf3 Qe7 38. Qh4 Kg8 39. Kg1 b5 40. Rh3 Qg7 41. Qg4 Qf8
42. Qe6+ Kg7 43. Qxd5 Qe8 44. Qb7+ Qe7 45. Qxe7+ Bxe7 46. d5
1-0

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "Bled SLO"]
[Date "2001.03.30"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Martin Dobrotka"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2364"]
[BlackElo "2183"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxf6
Bxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. c3 Qe7 9. Bd3 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. O-O-O a5
12. g4 g6 13. h4 h5 14. gxh5 Rxh5 15. Ng3 Rh8 16. Be4 Ba6
17. Qe3 O-O-O 18. h5 g5 19. Nh2 Qd6 20. Ng4 Qf4 21. Bf3 Be7
22. d5 Bc4 23. b3 f5 24. dxe6 Bxe6 25. Ne2 Qxe3+ 26. Nxe3 Ne5
27. Bd5 Bd7 28. Nd4 f4 29. Nef5 Ba3+ 30. Kb1 Ng4 31. Rd2 Nf6
32. c4 c6 33. Ng7 cxd5 34. Nde6 Rdg8 35. h6 Kb7 36. cxd5 Ng4
37. Rc2 Rc8 38. Rxc8 Bxc8 39. h7 Be7 40. Rc1 Bf6 41. Rc7+ Kb8
42. Rc6 Rxh7 43. Rxb6+ Ka7 44. Rc6 Bb7 45. Rc7 Be5 46. Re7 Kb6
47. f3 Ne3 48. Kc1 Bc3 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "Bled SLO"]
[Date "2001.03.31"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jan Gombac"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2206"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6
7. g4 b5 8. g5 Nfd7 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qe2 b4 11. Nd1 Bb7 12. f3 d5
13. Nf2 Bg7 14. O-O-O e5 15. exd5 exd4 16. Bd2+ Kf8 17. Bxb4+
Kg8 18. Be7 Qa5 19. Ba3 Qxd5 20. Qe8+ Nf8 21. Qe7 Qd7 22. Ne4
Qxe7 23. Bxe7 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Nc6 25. Bd6 Ne6 26. Bc4 Rd8
27. Bg3 Be5 28. Bxa6 Bxg3 29. hxg3 Nb4 30. Bc4 Nxg5 31. c3 Nc6
32. Bd5 Ne7 33. Rxd4 Kg7 34. a4 f5 35. Rhd1 Rd7 36. a5 Ra7
37. b4 Kf6 38. c4 Rd8 39. c5 fxe4 40. Bxe4 Rxd4 41. Rxd4 Ke5
42. Rd6 Nxe4 43. Rb6 Nxc5 44. Rb5 Rc7 45. a6 Nc8 46. bxc5 Kd5
47. Rb7 Rxc5+ 48. Kd2 Ra5 49. Rc7 Nd6 50. a7 Nb5 51. Rb7 Nxa7
52. Rxh7 Nc6 53. Ke3 Ke6 54. Kf3 Kf6 55. Rb7 Nd4+ 56. Kg4 Nf5
57. Rb6+ Kg7 58. Rb3 Kh6 59. Rc3 Ra4+ 60. Kh3 Kh5 61. Rf3 Rg4
62. Kh2 Nxg3 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "Bled SLO"]
[Date "2001.04.01"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Igor Sitnik"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2364"]
[BlackElo "2277"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6
7. Nge2 Ne7 8. O-O h5 9. Nd1 Nd7 10. Be3 Nf5 11. Ng3 g6 12. b3
c5 13. Nxf5 gxf5 14. f4 Rc8 15. Nc3 cxd4 16. Na4 Qc6 17. Bxd4
b5 18. Nc3 a6 19. a4 b4 20. Na2 a5 21. Rac1 Nc5 22. Qd1 Ne4
23. c3 bxc3 24. Nxc3 Ba3 25. Nxe4 Qxc1 26. Nd6+ Kd7 27. Nxc8
Qxc8 28. Qd2 Qc7 29. h3 Rb8 30. Qe2 Rb4 31. Ba1 Qb6+ 32. Kh2
h4 33. Qc2 Rxb3 34. Bc3 Be7 35. Bxa5 Rb2 36. Qc3 Rb3 37. Bxb6
Rxc3 38. a5 Kc6 39. Ra1 Kb7 40. a6+ Ka8 41. Rb1 Ra3 42. a7 Ra4
43. Bf2 d4 44. Rd1 Rxa7 45. Rxd4 Rc7 46. Ra4+ Kb7 47. Ra2 Kc8
48. g3 hxg3+ 49. Bxg3 Kd7 50. h4 Rc8 51. Ra7+ Ke8 52. h5 Kf8
53. Kh3 Bc5 54. Rb7 Kg8 55. Bh4 Bf8 56. Bg5 Bg7 57. h6 Bh8
58. Kh4 Rf8 59. Be7 Rc8 60. Kh5 Ra8 61. Rd7 Rc8 62. Kg5 Rc1
63. Rd8+ Kh7 64. Rf8 Rg1+ 65. Kh5 Rh1+ 66. Bh4 Rf1 67. Rxf7+
Kg8 68. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2001.06.18"]
[EventDate "2001.06.18"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Leonid Yudasin"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 h6 5. Bc1 Nd5 6. c4 Nb4
7. d5 d6 8. a3 N4a6 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bd3 Nc7
12. Nge2 exd5 13. cxd5 Nd7 14. O-O Nf6 15. Bc4 b6 16. Ng3 Be5
17. Nh5 Bb7 18. Bf4 Bxf4 19. Nxf4 Qd6 20. Qf3 Ne6 21. Nxe6
fxe6 22. Rad1 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Rxf3 24. Nf6+ Rxf6 25. Rxd6 Re8
26. Re1 Kf7 27. b4 cxb4 28. axb4 Re7 29. f3 Bc8 30. Rc1 Bd7
31. Ra1 Rf4 32. Rxa7 Bc8 33. Bxe6+ Bxe6 34. Rxe7+ Kxe7
35. Rxb6 Rc4 36. h3 Rc2 37. Ra6 Rb2 38. Rb6 Bc4 39. h4 Kf7
40. h5 Bd5 41. Rd6 Bc4 42. Rb6 Kg8 43. Rb8+ Kh7 44. Rb6 Bf7
45. Rb5 Be8 46. Re5 Bc6 47. Rc5 Ba4 48. Rc4 Be8 49. Rh4 Kg8
50. Kf1 Rd2 51. g4 Rb2 52. Rh1 Kf7 53. Rh3 Kf6 54. f4 Rxb4
55. Rf3 Bd7 56. g5+ hxg5 57. fxg5+ Kxg5 58. Rg3+ Bg4 0-1

[Event "Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2001.06.19"]
[EventDate "2001.06.18"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yehuda Gruenfeld"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O
7. h3 d6 8. Nh2 a6 9. a4 Be6 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 d5 12. exd5
Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Ng4 Rad8 16. Ne3 Qd4
17. Kh1 f5 18. Qe2 Qd7 19. Nc4 Nd4 20. Qf2 b5 21. axb5 axb5
22. Ne5 Qb7 23. c3 Ne6 24. Qc2 Nxf4 25. Rxf4 Bd6 26. d4 g6
27. Re1 Rfe8 28. Rf3 Bxe5 29. Rfe3 cxd4 30. cxd4 Rxd4 31. Rxe5
Rxe5 32. Rxe5 b4 33. Re8+ Kf7 34. Rh8 Kf6 35. Rf8+ Kg7 36. Rc8
Qd5 37. Qc7+ Kh6 38. Rh8 Rd1+ 39. Kh2 Qd6+ 40. Qxd6 Rxd6
41. Rb8 Rd4 42. Rb7 g5 43. Rb6+ Kh5 44. Rb5 f4 45. Rb6 Rc4
46. Rb7 h6 47. b3 Re4 48. Rb6 Rd4 49. g4+ fxg3+ 50. Kxg3 Rd3+
51. Kh2 Rxb3 52. Kg2 Rb1 53. Kg3 b3 54. Kf3 g4+ 55. hxg4+ Kg5
56. Kg3 b2 57. Kg2 Kxg4 58. Rb4+ Kf5 59. Rb5+ Ke4 60. Rb4+ Kd5
61. Rb5+ Kc4 62. Rb8 h5 63. Rc8+ Kd5 64. Rd8+ Kc6 65. Rb8 h4
66. Rb3 h3+ 67. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2001.06.20"]
[EventDate "2001.06.18"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Eugene Perelshteyn"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 b5
7. g4 Bb7 8. Bg2 e5 9. Nde2 b4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 g6
12. O-O Bg7 13. Qe1 a5 14. a3 Na6 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. Be3 Qc7
17. Qd2 O-O 18. g5 Rac8 19. Rfc1 e4 20. Rab1 Rfe8 21. Ng3 Qc4
22. Bf1 Qa2 23. Bxa6 Bxa6 24. axb4 axb4 25. Qxb4 Rxc2 26. Rxc2
Qxb1+ 27. Rc1 Qd3 28. Rc6 Be5 29. Qxe4 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Bb5
31. Rc1 Qb3 32. Qf3 Bxb2 33. Rc7 Rf8 34. Bf4 Bc4 35. Qxb3 Bxb3
36. Bxd6 Bxd5+ 37. f3 Re8 38. Ne4 Bxe4 39. fxe4 Be5 40. Re7
Rxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2001.06.21"]
[EventDate "2001.06.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pavel Blatny"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nge7 5. Bc4 Nxd4
6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qd5 Qe7 8. Nc3 Ne5 9. Be2 c6 10. Qd1 g5 11. Be3
d6 12. Qd2 Rg8 13. O-O-O Be6 14. Qd4 Qc7 15. h4 h6 16. hxg5
hxg5 17. Rh5 Be7 18. g3 g4 19. Bf4 Qb6 20. Qd2 Qa5 21. Qd4
Nd3+ 22. Rxd3 Qxh5 23. Bxd6 Bxd6 24. Qxd6 Qg5+ 25. Re3 Rd8
26. Qc7 Qe7 27. Qe5 Rg5 28. Qh8+ Qf8 29. Qh4 Rg6 30. Nd5 Qd6
31. Bc4 cxd5 32. exd5 Qb4 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qd4 b5 0-1

[Event "Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York, NY USA"]
[Date "2001.06.22"]
[EventDate "2001.06.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Irina Krush"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Na6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 Nf6
12. a3 Nc5 13. Qc2 Ne6 14. c5 Nxg5 15. Nxg5 Qe7 16. b4 Nh5
17. Nf3 Nf4 18. Rfd1 c6 19. Rd6 Ne6 20. Bc4 Nd4 21. Qd1 b5
22. Bf1 Be6 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Ne2 Be5 25. Nxd4 Bd7 26. Nb3
Rad8 27. Ra2 Bxd6 28. cxd6 Qg5 29. Nc5 Bxh3 30. Qd4 Be6
31. Rd2 h5 32. e5 Bd5 33. f4 Qg4 34. Bxb5 h4 35. Bc4 h3
36. Ne4 h2+ 37. Kh1 Bxe4 38. Qxe4 Kg7 39. Qd4 c5 40. bxc5 Rb8
41. Ba2 Qg3 42. e6+ f6 43. Rd1 Qg4 44. e7 Rh8 45. d7 Rb2
46. Bd5 Rhb8 47. e8=Q Rb1 48. Qe1 1-0

[Event "Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2001.06.23"]
[EventDate "2001.06.18"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Gregory P Shahade"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6
7. g4 b5 8. f3 Bb7 9. Qd2 Nfd7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Qf2 N8d7
12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Nce2 Nc5 14. Kb1 Be7 15. h4 Nba4 16. Ng3 Qc7
17. Bc1 Qb6 18. Nb3 Nxd3 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20. cxd3 Kd7 21. Be3
Na4 22. Bd4 Bf6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Na5 Ba8 25. Rc1 Nc5 26. Rhd1
Ke7 27. d4 Nd7 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rc1 Rxc1+ 30. Kxc1 d5 31. Kd2
e5 32. Nf5+ Kd8 33. Ke3 dxe4 34. fxe4 exd4+ 35. Kxd4 Ne5
36. g5 Nf3+ 37. Ke3 Ne5 38. Nh6 fxg5 39. hxg5 Ke7 40. Ng8+ Ke6
41. Nf6 h6 42. Ne8 Kd7 43. Nf6+ Ke6 44. Nh7 hxg5 45. Nxg5+ Kd6
46. Nh3 Kc5 47. Nb3+ Kd6 48. Nd2 Bc6 49. Ng5 Bd7 50. Ngf3 Nxf3
51. Nxf3 Be6 52. a3 Kc5 53. Ne5 a5 54. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2001.06.24"]
[EventDate "2001.06.18"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Amon Simutowe"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[PlyCount "201"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qh4
Bc6 7. Qd4 f6 8. e3 Bg7 9. b4 a6 10. Bb2 e5 11. Qc4 Nb6
12. Qb3 Bd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 Nxd5 15. a3 Nd7 16. Rc1 f5
17. Bc4 N5b6 18. Bb3 c6 19. d3 Bf6 20. e4 fxe4 21. dxe4 Nc8
22. O-O Nd6 23. Rfd1 Ke7 24. Rd3 Rhd8 25. Rcd1 Nxe4 26. Re1
Ng5 27. Nxe5 Nxe5 28. Rde3 Kf8 29. Bxe5 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 Re8
31. Kf1 Rxe5 32. Rxe5 Nf7 33. Re3 Nd6 34. Rd3 Rd8 35. h4 b6
36. Rc3 Rc8 37. Rf3+ Kg7 38. Rd3 Rd8 39. Rc3 Ne4 40. Re3 Rd4
41. Ke1 c5 42. Bc2 Nd6 43. bxc5 bxc5 44. Re7+ Kg8 45. h5 gxh5
46. Ra7 c4 47. Rxa6 Nb5 48. Ra5 Nc3 49. Rxh5 Rd7 50. Rc5 Ra7
51. Rxc4 Rxa3 52. Rc8+ Kg7 53. Rc7+ Kf6 54. Bxh7 Ra1+ 55. Kd2
Nd5 56. Rc1 Ra4 57. g3 Rd4+ 58. Ke2 Rb4 59. Rc5 Rd4 60. Bg8
Ne7 61. Bc4 Ng6 62. Ke3 Rg4 63. Rc6+ Kg7 64. Rc7+ Kh8 65. Be6
Rg5 66. Bf7 Nf8 67. Kf4 Ra5 68. Kg4 Nh7 69. Bc4 Nf6+ 70. Kf4
Nh5+ 71. Kf3 Nf6 72. Rf7 Nh7 73. Kg4 Ra4 74. Rc7 Ra5 75. f4
Nf6+ 76. Kh3 Rh5+ 77. Kg2 Ra5 78. Rf7 Ne4 79. Bd3 Nc5 80. Bf5
Kg8 81. Re7 Kf8 82. Re5 Ra2+ 83. Kh3 Nb7 84. Rd5 Na5 85. Rd8+
Ke7 86. Ra8 Ra3 87. Kh4 Nc4 88. Rxa3 Nxa3 89. g4 Nc4 90. g5
Nd6 91. Bd3 Kf8 92. Kg4 Nf7 93. Bc4 Nd6 94. Bd5 Nb5 95. f5 Kg7
96. Kh5 Nd6 97. f6+ Kh8 98. g6 Ne8 99. f7 Nf6+ 100. Kg5 Nd7
101. Kh6 1-0

[Event "Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2001.06.25"]
[EventDate "2001.06.18"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Igor Aleksandrovich Novikov"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Qb6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Be2 Bg7
12. O-O f5 13. Kh1 Qc5 14. e5 dxe5 15. Na4 Qxd4 16. Qxd4 exd4
17. Nb6 Nd7 18. Nxa8 b5 19. Bf3 Nc5 20. Nb6 Bd7 21. Rbd1 Ne4
22. Rd3 Bc6 23. a4 bxa4 24. Ra3 Bb5 25. Bxe4 fxe4 26. Re1 f5
27. Nxa4 Kf7 28. Ra2 Rc8 29. Nb6 Rc7 30. g3 Bf8 31. Rd1 e3
32. Kg2 e2 33. Rb1 Bb4 34. Kf2 Bc5 35. Na4 d3+ 36. Ke1 dxc2
0-1

[Event "Mayor's Cup"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2001.06.26"]
[EventDate "2001.06.18"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dmitry Schneider"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2406"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[PlyCount "13"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 e6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. c3 Be7
7. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "29th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2001.07.04"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Brian Wall"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "189"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. Nf3
O-O 7. O-O Nb6 8. Be2 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nbxd5 11. Nxd5
Nxd5 12. Qe2 c6 13. c4 Nc7 14. Be3 Bxd4 15. Bxd4 Qxd4 16. Qxe7
Rac8 17. b3 Rfe8 18. Qb4 Qb6 19. Qc3 Ne6 20. Rad1 c5 21. Kh1
Nd4 22. Bd5 a5 23. Rfe1 Qc7 24. Qg3 Qxg3 25. fxg3 b6 26. Rf1
Rc7 27. Rf6 Re2 28. g4 Kg7 29. Rxb6 Rxa2 30. Rf1 f5 31. g5 Re2
32. Rb8 h6 33. h4 hxg5 34. hxg5 Ne6 35. Re8 Kf7 36. Rxe6 Rxe6
37. Re1 Rcc6 38. Re5 Ke7 39. Bxe6 Rxe6 40. Rxc5 Re3 41. Rb5
Rc3 42. Kh2 a4 43. bxa4 Rxc4 44. Rb7+ Ke6 45. a5 f4 46. Rb5
Rc3 47. Kg1 Rc2 48. Rb4 Ra2 49. Rxf4 Rxa5 50. Rf6+ Ke7
51. Rxg6 Kf7 52. Rc6 Rxg5 53. Kf2 Kg7 54. Kf3 Ra5 55. Kg4 Rb5
56. Kh4 Ra5 57. Re6 Kf7 58. Rh6 Kg7 59. Rh5 Ra6 60. g3 Rb6
61. Rd5 Ra6 62. Rd7+ Kg8 63. Kh5 Rb6 64. Kg5 Ra6 65. Kf5 Rb6
66. Re7 Ra6 67. Re6 Ra7 68. g4 Kf7 69. Re5 Ra6 70. Kg5 Kg7
71. Rf5 Rb6 72. Rd5 Ra6 73. Rd7+ Kg8 74. Kf5 Rb6 75. g5 Ra6
76. Re7 Rb6 77. Kg4 Ra6 78. Kh5 Rb6 79. Kh4 Ra6 80. Kg3 Ra4
81. Kf3 Rb4 82. Kg3 Ra4 83. Kh3 Rb4 84. Rd7 Ra4 85. Kg3 Rb4
86. Kf3 Ra4 87. Re7 Rb4 88. Re4 Rxe4 89. Kxe4 Kg7 90. Kf5 Kf7
91. g6+ Kg7 92. Kg5 Kg8 93. Kh6 Kh8 94. g7+ Kg8 95. Kg6
1/2-1/2

[Event "29th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2001.07.05"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Roger Patterson"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6
7. f3 b5 8. g4 Bb7 9. Qd2 Qc7 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h4 Nfd7
12. Bd3 Nb6 13. Qf2 N8d7 14. Kb1 Nc5 15. Bxb5+ axb5 16. Ndxb5
Qc6 17. Nxd6+ Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Qxd6 19. Bxc5 Qb8 20. Bxb6 O-O
21. Rd1 Bc6 22. b3 Rc8 23. a4 Be8 24. Kb2 Ra6 25. a5 Qb7
26. Rd6 Rc6 27. Qd4 Ra8 28. Rxc6 Bxc6 29. b4 1-0

[Event "29th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2001.07.06"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jaan Yukhanovich Ehlvest"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5
7. d5 e6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Ne5
12. Ng3 h5 13. Bg5 h4 14. Nge2 h3 15. Ng3 hxg2 16. Bxg2 b5
17. O-O Qb6 18. b3 Re8 19. Kh1 Nh7 20. Bh6 Bh8 21. Be3 Qa5
22. Rac1 Ba6 23. f4 Nd3 24. Rc2 c4 25. bxc4 bxc4 26. e5 f5
27. exf6 Nxf6 28. f5 Nb4 29. Rcc1 Nd3 30. Bd4 Nxc1 31. Qg5 Qc7
32. fxg6 Nd3 33. Nf5 Ng4 34. g7 Nge5 35. Nh6+ 1-0

[Event "29th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2001.07.07"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Leonid Filatov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2307"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. h3 Nbd7
7. O-O Ne4 8. c4 e5 9. Bh2 Qe7 10. Qc2 f5 11. dxe5 dxe5
12. Nbd2 Nec5 13. Nb3 a5 14. Rad1 b6 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. Nd2 Bb7
17. Bf3 e4 18. Be2 Rad8 19. Nb1 g5 20. Nc3 f4 21. Nd5 Bxd5
22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. cxd5 Be5 24. Bc4 Qd6 25. exf4 gxf4 26. b3
Kh8 27. Qd1 Qg6 28. Qg4 Qxg4 29. hxg4 Bd6 30. Rd1 Rg8 31. f3
h5 32. Be2 hxg4 33. fxg4 Kg7 34. Kf1 Kf6 35. Bc4 Kg6 36. Kf2
Kg5 37. Ke1 Kxg4 38. Be2+ f3 39. gxf3+ exf3 40. Bxd6 cxd6
41. Rd4+ 0-1

[Event "29th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2001.07.08"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexandre Lesiege"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. Ba3 Nd7 11. bxa5 Rxa5
12. Bb4 Ra8 13. a4 Bh6 14. Nd2 f5 15. Bd3 Nf6 16. c5 Bxd2
17. Qxd2 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bf5 20. f3 Qd7 21. a5 Ra6
22. h3 Nc8 23. Qc3 Qe7 24. Rac1 Rf7 25. Rce1 dxc5 26. Bxc5 Nd6
27. Bxf5 Rxf5 28. g4 Rf4 29. Rxe5 Qh4 30. Kg2 Ra4 31. Rf2 Qd8
32. Rfe2 Rf4 33. Qe3 Rxa5 34. Re7 1-0

[Event "29th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2001.07.08"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nelson D Alvarado Sepulveda"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c6
7. O-O Na6 8. e5 Ne8 9. Be3 Nac7 10. a4 b6 11. Nd2 Bb7 12. Bf3
Rb8 13. Nb3 f6 14. exd6 Nxd6 15. Bf2 e5 16. dxe5 fxe5 17. Bh4
Qxh4 18. Qxd6 Rf7 19. Rad1 exf4 20. Bxc6 Bf8 21. Qd4 Bxc6
22. Qc4 Qf6 23. Nd4 Bc5 24. b4 Bxd4+ 25. Rxd4 f3 26. gxf3 Kg7
27. Ne4 Bxe4 28. fxe4 Rd8 0-1

[Event "US Open"]
[Site "Framingham, MA USA"]
[Date "2001.08.04"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "John W Loyte"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 d5 2. Nc3 d4 3. Nce2 e5 4. Ng3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. Bc4 O-O
7. O-O Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. Nxh5 Nxh5 10. Nxd4 Ng3 11. fxg3 exd4
12. d3 Bxg3 13. Rxf7 Rxf7 14. Bxf7+ Kh8 15. Qg4 Be5 16. Bg5
Bf6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rf1 Nd7 19. Be6 Nc5 20. Bf5 Qe7 21. Bxh7
Qxh7 22. Rf5 Rg8 23. Qf3 Rg5 24. Rxg5 fxg5 25. Qf8+ Qg8
26. Qxc5 Qg7 27. Qxa7 b6 28. Qa8+ Kh7 29. Qc8 Qe5 30. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "US Open"]
[Site "Framingham, MA USA"]
[Date "2001.08.05"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "James Warren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E86"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5
7. Nge2 c6 8. Qd2 exd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. O-O-O b5 11. Bh6 Qb6
12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. g4 Nbd7 14. h4 Ne5 15. Be2 bxc4 16. h5 Rb8
17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Na4 Qb4 19. Qxb4 Rxb4 20. Nc3 Ne8 21. Rhf1
Rf4 22. Nc2 Rb8 23. Ne3 Be6 24. Ng2 Rf6 25. Ne3 Rf4 26. Ng2
Rf7 27. Ne3 g5 28. Nf5+ Bxf5 29. gxf5 Rfb7 30. Rd2 h5 31. f4
gxf4 32. Rxf4 Nf6 33. Rh4 Rd7 34. Bxh5 Nd3+ 35. Kb1 Rdb7
36. Rg2+ Kf8 37. Bd1 Rxb2+ 38. Rxb2 Rxb2+ 39. Ka1 Rg2 40. a3
Nc5 41. e5 Nd5 42. Rxc4 Nxc3 43. Rxc3 Rg1 44. Rc1 Nb3+
45. Bxb3 Rxc1+ 46. Kb2 Rf1 47. exd6 Rxf5 48. d7 Ke7 49. Be6
Rf3 50. Bg4 Rg3 51. Bf5 c5 52. Ka2 Rf3 53. Bg4 Rd3 54. Bf5 Rd4
55. Kb2 Kf6 56. Bh3 Ke5 57. Kc3 Kf6 58. Kb2 Ke7 59. Bf5 Rf4
60. Bh3 Rf2+ 61. Kb1 Rf3 0-1

[Event "US Open"]
[Site "Framingham, MA USA"]
[Date "2001.08.06"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Walter M Buehl"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6
7. d3 Bg7 8. O-O e6 9. Qe1 Ne7 10. Qh4 O-O 11. Bd2 b5 12. Rae1
b4 13. Nd1 a5 14. Ne3 d5 15. Bc1 dxe4 16. dxe4 Nc8 17. Qh3 Nd6
18. Ng5 h6 19. Nxe6 Bd7 20. Nxd8 Bxh3 21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. e5
Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nf5 24. Nc4 a4 25. Be3 Nxe3+ 26. Rxe3 Rd8
27. Nd6 Re7 28. Rd3 Re6 29. Ne4 Rxd3 30. cxd3 Bf8 31. Rc1 g5
32. Nxc5 Bxc5 33. Rxc5 gxf4 34. Kf3 Rg6 35. Rc4 a3 36. Rxb4
axb2 37. Rxb2 Rg1 38. Kxf4 1-0

[Event "US Open"]
[Site "Framingham, MA USA"]
[Date "2001.08.07"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pavel Blatny"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6
7. a4 a5 8. Bf4 Na6 9. Qd2 Nb4 10. Rac1 Qb6 11. Bh6 Bg4 12. e5
dxe5 13. dxe5 Nfd5 14. Ne4 Rad8 15. Qg5 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 f6
17. Qh4 Na6 18. c4 Ndc7 19. Rc3 Qd4 20. exf6 exf6 21. Be3 Qd7
22. Rcc1 Qe7 23. Rfe1 Qb4 24. Rcd1 f5 25. Ng5 h6 26. Nh3 Rfe8
27. Kf1 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Ne6 29. Bxh6 Nd4 30. Qg5 Qxc4+ 31. Kg1
Qd3 32. Rc1 Nxf3+ 33. gxf3 Qxf3 34. Qxg6 Qg4+ 35. Qxg4 fxg4
36. Bxg7 Kxg7 37. Ng5 Re2 38. f4 gxf3 39. Nxf3 Rxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Open"]
[Site "Framingham, MA USA"]
[Date "2001.08.08"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabian Doettling"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4
7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6
12. O-O O-O 13. Rae1 Qc7 14. Qc2 g6 15. Qd2 Kg7 16. Ne5 Nxe5
17. dxe5 Nd7 18. Qf4 Kg8 19. Qg5 Qd8 20. Qh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Open"]
[Site "Framingham, MA USA"]
[Date "2001.08.09"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Esther Danilovna Epstein"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2185"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg4 5. Bc2 Nc6 6. d3 g6
7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Nxf3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Be3 Nd7
12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 e5 14. Bb3 Nf6 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5
dxe5 17. Qxd8 Rexd8 18. f3 b6 19. Rac1 h6 20. Rfd1 Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 Bf8 22. Kf1 Kg7 23. h4 Be7 24. Ke2 Rd8 25. g4 Nd7
26. g5 hxg5 27. hxg5 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Open"]
[Site "Framingham, MA USA"]
[Date "2001.08.11"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Suat Atalik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6
7. Nc3 a6 8. b3 Bg4 9. Bb2 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nd7 11. d5 Na5
12. Qd2 c5 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. Nd5 e6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Ne3 Nf6
17. Rfd1 Ne8 18. Rac1 Qe7 19. Qb2+ Nf6 20. Ng4 Rfd8 21. Bxc6
bxc6 22. c5 dxc5 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxc5 Rd1+ 25. Kg2 1-0

[Event "US Open"]
[Site "Framingham, MA USA"]
[Date "2001.08.12"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Joshua E Friedel"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2221"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. c4 f5 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Nd7
7. Bg2 Nf6 8. e3 a5 9. h4 Bg7 10. Nh3 O-O 11. Nd5 Ne4 12. Ndf4
Re8 13. O-O h6 14. Kh2 Bd7 15. Rc1 c5 16. f3 Nf6 17. Qd2 Bc6
18. Nd3 Qb6 19. d5 Bd7 20. Nhf2 Re7 21. Rfe1 Rae8 22. b3 Qa6
23. a4 Qb6 24. Rb1 Qd8 25. Re2 g5 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Rbe1 Kh7
28. Nh3 Bh6 29. e4 fxe4 30. fxe4 Bxh3 31. Bxh3 g4 32. Qb2 Bg7
33. e5 dxe5 34. Bg2 e4 35. Nf2 Nxd5 36. Bxe4+ Kh8 37. Qd2 Nc3
38. Qf4 Nxe2 39. Rxe2 Qb6 40. Nxg4 Qe6 41. Qg5 Qd6 42. Qh5+
Kg8 43. Bh7+ Kf8 44. Rf2 Qc7 45. Nh6 Rd8 46. Qg5 Bxh6 47. Qg8#
1-0

[Event "Smartchess.com It"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2001.10.08"]
[EventDate "2001.10.07"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Altin Cela"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Bb5 e6 6. b4 a5
7. c3 axb4 8. cxb4 Bd7 9. Qb3 Nxe5 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Bb2 Nc4
12. Nf3 Nxb2 13. Qxb2 Be7 14. O-O Bf6 15. Nc3 Ne7 16. a4 O-O
17. a5 e5 18. Rad1 e4 19. Nd4 Nc6 20. Nce2 Rfe8 21. Qb3 Rad8
22. Nb5 Be5 23. Nec3 Qe6 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "Smartchess.com It"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2001.10.09"]
[EventDate "2001.10.07"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jayson Gonzales"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. d3 f5
7. Nge2 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. f3 Be6 10. Nd5 Ne7 11. Bg5 c6
12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. Rc1 Qf7 14. b3 h6 15. Be3 d5 16. cxd5 cxd5
17. Qd2 Kh7 18. d4 exd4 19. Nxd4 dxe4 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Rc7
Rad8 22. Qc1 Rc8 23. fxe4 Nxe4 24. Bxa7 Rxc7 25. Qxc7 Rf7
26. Qc4 Qxc4 27. bxc4 Nc3 28. Bf2 Rc7 29. Re1 Rxc4 30. Bxb7
Rc7 31. Bf3 Nxa2 32. Rb1 Nc3 33. Rb7 Rxb7 34. Bxb7 Bd4 35. Kf1
Bxf2 36. Kxf2 Kg7 37. Ke3 Kf6 38. Kd3 Nb5 39. Bc6 Nd6 40. Kd4
Nf7 41. Bf3 Ne5 42. Bd1 Ke6 43. Bb3+ Kd6 44. Bd5 g5 45. h3 Ng6
46. Bf7 Nf8 47. Be8 Ne6+ 48. Ke3 Ke5 49. Bg6 Ng7 50. Kf3 Ne6
51. Ke3 Nc7 52. Kf3 Nb5 53. Ke3 Nd4 54. Be8 Nc2+ 55. Kd2 Nb4
56. Ke3 Nd5+ 57. Kf3 Nf6 58. Bg6 h5 59. Bf7 h4 60. gxh4 gxh4
61. Bg6 Ne4 62. Kg2 Ng5 63. Bh5 f4 64. Bg4 Ke4 65. Kf2 f3 0-1

[Event "Smartchess.com It"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2001.10.10"]
[EventDate "2001.10.07"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Igor Zugic"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6 5. Bd2 Bf8 6. Nf3 Ne7
7. Bd3 Ba6 8. Nb5 Nc8 9. Be2 c6 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. Bxa6 Nxa6
12. Ne2 Qd7 13. c4 c5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. O-O Be7 16. dxc5 Nxc5
17. Ned4 O-O 18. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Smartchess.com It"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2001.10.11"]
[EventDate "2001.10.07"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Irina Krush"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2411"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6
7. f3 Bb4 8. e4 Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+
12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14. Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 O-O-O 16. Qe5
f6 17. Qe3 Nb4+ 18. Kb3 c5 19. Rc1 Nc6 20. Ka3 Nd4 21. Bd3 Kb8
22. Be4 Qd7 23. Rhd1 Qc7 24. g4 g6 25. Rd2 f5 26. Bg2 e5
27. Rf2 e4 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. Ka2 a6 30. a5 Qc6 31. Qa3 f4
32. Rxf4 Ne2 33. Rcf1 Nxf4 34. Rxf4 Rd4 35. Qg3 Ka7 36. Nb6
Rb4 37. Rf7 Qe6+ 0-1

[Event "Smartchess.com It"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2001.10.12"]
[EventDate "2001.10.07"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksander Wojtkiewicz"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[PlyCount "17"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 h5 6. Nf3 Bg4
7. Be2 e6 8. Be3 Nh6 9. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Smartchess.com It"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2001.10.13"]
[EventDate "2001.10.07"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gregory P Shahade"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6
7. f3 b5 8. g4 Bb7 9. Qd2 Nfd7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Nb3 b4
12. Nb1 Nc6 13. Qf2 Na4 14. N1d2 Ne5 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Rc8
17. Bd3 Be7 18. Kb1 Qc7 19. Qd2 Bf6 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Qb6
22. Nb3 O-O 23. Rhe1 Nc5 24. Nxc5 Qxc5 25. Qe3 Qxe3 26. Rxe3
Rc5 27. Be2 d5 28. e5 Rfc8 29. Rd2 d4 30. Rxd4 Rxc2 31. Rd8+
Rxd8 32. Kxc2 g5 33. a3 a5 34. axb4 axb4 35. Rd3 Rc8+ 36. Kd2
Bd5 37. Bd1 Rc5 38. Rd4 b3 39. Rb4 Bc6 40. Rxb3 Rxe5 41. Be2
Ra5 42. Rc3 Bd7 43. b4 Ra2+ 44. Rc2 Ra8 45. b5 Rb8 46. Rc5 h6
47. Kc3 Kf8 48. Kb4 Ke7 49. Rc2 Ra8 50. Rb2 Bc8 51. Kc5 Bb7
52. Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Smartchess.com It"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2001.10.14"]
[EventDate "2001.10.07"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Eugene Perelshteyn"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[PlyCount "152"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nb3 a5
7. a3 d6 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. Be3 a4 12. Nd2
Nc5 13. Bb1 Nd4 14. Ba2 c6 15. Nf3 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 f5 17. Rad1
Qe7 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Qg3 Be5 20. Bf4 Bxf4 21. Qxf4 Bd3
22. Qh6 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Rf6 24. Qd2 Raf8 25. h3 Qe5 26. Qd1 Rf4
27. Bb1 Kg7 28. Ba2 Ne4 29. f3 Nxc3 30. bxc3 Qxc3 31. Qxa4
Qe3+ 32. Rf2 Rd4 33. Qc2 Qxa3 34. Re2 Rf7 35. Kh2 Rd3 36. Bb1
Re3 37. Rf2 Qc3 38. Qd1 Re1 39. Qd3 Qxd3 40. Bxd3 Rfe7 41. Rd2
Rc1 42. Kg3 Kf6 43. Kf2 Rd7 44. Rb2 d5 45. cxd5 Rxd5 46. Be4
Rb5 47. Rd2 Ke7 48. g4 Ra5 49. Re2 Kd7 50. f4 Ra3 51. h4 Rca1
52. f5 R1a2 53. fxg6 Rxe2+ 54. Kxe2 hxg6 55. Bxg6 Rh3 56. h5
Ke7 57. Be4 Kf6 58. Bg2 Rb3 59. Be4 Kg5 60. Bf5 Rc3 61. Kd2
Rc5 62. Be6 b5 63. Bf7 b4 64. Kd3 Rc3+ 65. Kd2 Kxg4 66. h6 Kg5
67. h7 Rh3 68. Bg8 c5 69. Ke2 Kg6 70. Kd2 Rxh7 71. Kd3 Rh3+
72. Kc2 Kf6 73. Bd5 Ke5 74. Bg8 Kd4 75. Be6 Rg3 76. Bg8 Rxg8
0-1

[Event "Smartchess.com It"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2001.10.15"]
[EventDate "2001.10.07"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Pavel Blatny"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 c5 3. Nd2 g6 4. dxc5 Qa5 5. a3 Qxc5 6. b4 Qc7
7. Bb2 Bg7 8. Ne4 Qc6 9. Ng3 d6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. h4 e5 12. h5
a5 13. b5 Qc7 14. Ng5 Bg4 15. f3 Qb6 16. Qe2 Bd7 17. hxg6 hxg6
18. N3e4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 d5 20. Nc3 Be6 21. O-O-O d4 22. exd4
exd4 23. Qf2 Nd7 24. Ne4 Rfc8 25. Rxd4 Rc7 26. Qh4 Kf8
27. Rxd7 Qe3+ 28. Kb1 Bxb2 29. Rd8+ Rxd8 30. Qxd8+ Kg7
31. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "WYB14"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar ESP"]
[Date "2001.10.21"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Olivier Hamel"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2035"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Na6 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. Bg5 Re8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. h3 c6 13. Rab1 Nc5 14. b4 Ne6 15. b5 Nd4 16. Rfd1 Nxe2+
17. Nxe2 Be6 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Rbc1 Red8 20. g4 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1
Bxc4 22. Nc3 Be6 23. g5 Bd8 24. h4 Bc7 25. Kg2 Rb8 26. Ng1 Rb2
27. Nge2 Kf8 28. Kg3 Ke7 29. a4 Ba5 30. Rc1 Bc4 31. Nd1 Rb3+
32. Nec3 Be6 33. f3 Kd7 34. Kg2 0-1

[Event "WYB14"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar ESP"]
[Date "2001.10.22"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Stepan Zilka"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2186"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Qxd5 Bxd5
12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. c4 Be6 14. Rxd8+ Kxd8 15. Nc5 Bxc5
16. Bxc5 Kc7 17. b3 Rd8 18. Be3 Bf5 19. Be2 Nd4 20. Bd1 Be4
21. f3 Bg6 22. Re1 Nc6 23. Bd2 f6 24. Re2 b6 25. Rf2 a5 26. a3
Bd3 27. a4 Nb4 28. f4 Bg6 29. Bxb4 axb4 30. fxe5 fxe5 31. h4
Kc6 32. h5 Bd3 33. Rf7 Rd7 34. Rf8 Kc5 35. Bg4 Rd6 36. Rc8+
Kd4 37. Kd2 e4 38. Re8 Bf1 39. g3 Bg2 40. Be2 Bh3 41. g4 Bg2
42. Re7 h6 43. Rxg7 e3+ 44. Ke1 Kc3 45. g5 hxg5 46. Rxg5 Bc6
47. Rg6 Rxg6 48. hxg6 Bd7 49. g7 1-0

[Event "WYB14"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar ESP"]
[Date "2001.10.23"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergei Zhigalko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2203"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4
7. Bc2 Qc7 8. Qe2 g5 9. e6 dxe6 10. Nxg5 Qe5 11. d4 cxd3
12. Bxd3 Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 h6 14. Ne4 e5 15. Na3 f5 16. Ng3 e6
17. Nc2 Kd8 18. f4 e4 19. Bd2 Kc7 20. O-O-O Rg8 21. Rhg1 Nd5
22. Rgf1 a5 23. a4 Bc5 24. Kb1 Bd7 25. c4 Ndb4 26. Na3 Nd4
27. Bc3 Nxe2 28. Be5+ Kc8 29. Nxe2 Bxa4 30. Rd2 e3 0-1

[Event "WYB14"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar ESP"]
[Date "2001.10.24"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2285"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. Nd2 Bf5 5. Nxe4 Bxe4 6. e3
e6 7. Ne2 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. c4 dxc4 10. Nc3 Bc6 11. Qg4 O-O
12. Bxc4 Qb4 13. Bb3 a5 14. Qe2 a4 15. Bc2 a3 16. Qd3 g6
17. O-O axb2 18. Rab1 Nd7 19. Bb3 Rfd8 20. Rxb2 Qd6 21. Qe2
Nf6 22. Rd1 Qb4 23. Rc1 Qe7 24. Rd1 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "WYB14"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar ESP"]
[Date "2001.10.25"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viktor Erdos"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E80"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 Nc6
7. Nge2 a6 8. Qd2 Rb8 9. Rc1 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Ng3 c5 12. Bd3
Bd7 13. O-O b5 14. b3 bxc4 15. bxc4 Rb4 16. Nd1 Ba4 17. Qe2
Nd7 18. Bd2 Rb8 19. Nc3 Nb6 20. f4 e6 21. Nd1 Nb7 22. Ne3 Nd7
23. dxe6 Rxe6 24. e5 Bc6 25. Ne4 Re8 26. Rcd1 dxe5 27. f5 Bxe4
28. Bxe4 Nd6 29. Ba5 Qe7 30. Bc6 Nf6 31. Bxe8 Rxe8 32. Bc3
Nfe4 33. Bb2 Qg5 34. fxg6 hxg6 35. Ng4 Qh5 36. Qf3 Qf5 37. Qe2
Qh5 38. Qf3 Qf5 39. Qe2 Qh5 40. Qf3 Re6 41. Ne3 Bh6 42. Ng4
Bg7 43. Ne3 Qxf3 44. gxf3 Nf6 45. Ba3 Bh6 46. Bxc5 Bxe3+
47. Bxe3 Nxc4 48. Kf2 e4 49. Rd8+ Ne8 50. fxe4 Ncd6 51. Rb1
Kh7 52. Kf3 Nxe4 53. Rb6 Re5 54. Rxa6 N8f6 55. Bd4 Rf5+
56. Ke2 g5 57. a4 g4 58. a5 g3 59. hxg3 Nxg3+ 60. Kd3 Rf3+
61. Kc4 Nge4 62. Bxf6 Nxf6 63. Rc6 Ng4 64. Kc5 Ra3 65. Kb5
Rb3+ 66. Ka6 Ra3 67. Kb6 Ne3 68. a6 Rb3+ 69. Kc7 Ra3 70. Kb7
Rb3+ 71. Ka8 Ra3 72. a7 f5 73. Rb8 1-0

[Event "WYB14"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar ESP"]
[Date "2001.10.26"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ahmed Adly"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. e4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb7
7. f3 g6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nc2 Rc8 12. Qd2
Ba6 13. Rac1 Nd7 14. b3 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. f4 Kh8 17. Bf3
Na5 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. cxb5 Nc5 20. Na3 Ne4 21. Bxe4 fxe4
22. Qd5 Qd7 23. Qxe4 d5 24. Qd3 d4 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rd1 Qd6
27. Bxd4 Qxa3 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qd4+ Kh6 30. b4 Nc4 31. Re1
e5 32. fxe5 Qxb4 33. Qh4+ Kg7 34. Qg4+ Kh6 35. Rc1 Qc5+
36. Kh1 Rf8 37. h3 Qxe5 38. Qxc4 Rf4 39. Qd3 Rf6 40. Qd8 Kg6
41. Qd7 Kh6 42. a4 Qf4 43. Ra1 Qe5 44. Rd1 Rg6 45. Qd2+ Qg5
46. Qxg5+ Rxg5 47. Rd7 a6 48. Rd6+ Kg7 49. bxa6 Ra5 50. Rxb6
Rxa4 51. Kg1 Ra2 52. Kh2 Ra3 53. h4 h5 54. Kg1 Ra2 55. Kf1 Kh7
56. g3 Ra3 57. Kf2 Kg7 58. Rb7+ Kf6 59. a7 Kf5 60. Rg7 Ke4
61. Kg2 Ra2+ 62. Kh3 Ra1 63. Rg5 Rxa7 64. Rxh5 Ra1 65. Rg5 Kf3
66. Rf5+ Ke4 67. Rf4+ Ke5 68. Kg4 Rg1 69. h5 Ke6 70. Kh4 Ke5
71. Rf8 Ke6 72. g4 Ke7 73. Rf5 1-0

[Event "WYB14"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar ESP"]
[Date "2001.10.28"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Deep Sengupta"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B95"]
[WhiteElo "2287"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. Qd2 Be7 8. f3 Nbd7 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. g4 O-O 11. h4 b5
12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. g5 Nd7 14. h5 b4 15. Nb1 Nc5 16. Qe3 Bb7
17. Rd2 Qa5 18. g6 Bg5 19. f4 Bh6 20. gxh7+ Kh8 21. Bg2 Qxa2
22. Rg1 Rac8 23. e5 Bxg2 24. Rdxg2 Bxf4 25. Qxf4 Nd3+ 0-1

[Event "WYB14"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar ESP"]
[Date "2001.10.29"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Laszlo Gonda"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2309"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 g6
7. Bg5 Ne4 8. cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Qxd5 10. Qb3 Qe4+ 11. Be3 Be6
12. Qxb7 Rb8 13. Qa6 Rb1+ 14. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 15. Ke2 Qc2+ 16. Bd2
Bd5 17. Ne5 Bh6 18. Qc8+ Nd8 19. Qd7+ Kf8 20. Qxd8+ Kg7
21. Qxd5 Qxd2+ 22. Kf3 Qf4+ 23. Ke2 Qd2+ 24. Kf3 Qf4+ 25. Ke2
1/2-1/2

[Event "WYB14"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar ESP"]
[Date "2001.10.30"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Mark Bluvshtein"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2357"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 dxc4
7. e4 Bg4 8. Bxc4 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nh5 10. Bg5 Nc6 11. d5 Ne5
12. Qe2 Nxc4 13. Qxc4 a6 14. Qb4 Qd6 15. Bxe7 Qxb4 16. Bxb4
Rfe8 17. f3 Nf4 18. Rd1 Nxg2+ 19. Kf2 Nf4 20. d6 cxd6 21. Bxd6
Ne6 22. e5 Rac8 23. Kg3 h5 24. Rhe1 Rc4 25. h4 Nd4 26. Re4
Nf5+ 27. Kh3 Rec8 28. Rd3 R4c6 29. Ba3 b5 30. Bb4 Rc4 31. a3
Rxe4 32. fxe4 Nh6 33. Rd6 Bxe5 34. Nd5 a5 35. Ne7+ Kg7 0-1

[Event "WYB14"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar ESP"]
[Date "2001.11.01"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Borki Predojevic"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2352"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Nb3 Nc6
7. f4 b5 8. O-O Bb7 9. Qe2 Be7 10. N1d2 d6 11. Nf3 e5 12. a4
O-O 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Bd2 exf4 15. Bxf4 Bf6 16. axb5 axb5
17. Rad1 Bxb2 18. Bxb5 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Be5 20. Nxe5 Ncxe5 21. c4
Ra3 22. Rb1 Rfa8 23. c5 dxc5 24. h3 Ng6 25. Nd2 Nxf4 26. Qxg4
Ne6 27. Nc4 Qc7 28. Nxa3 Rxa3 29. Be8 Nd8 30. Rbd1 Bc8 31. Qf4
Qxf4 32. Rxf4 g5 33. Rxd8 gxf4 34. Rxc8 f3 35. gxf3 Rxf3
36. Bd7+ 1-0

[Event "WYB14"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar ESP"]
[Date "2001.11.02"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Susanto Megaranto"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2234"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. O-O Be7 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. f4 Qc7 11. Bf3 Nb6
12. Nd2 exf4 13. Bxf4 Nfd7 14. Bg4 Nf6 15. Bf5 O-O 16. Kh1
Bxf5 17. exf5 Nfd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Nb3 Nxf4 20. Rxf4 Bf6
21. c3 Rfe8 22. Qf3 Re5 23. Re4 Rae8 24. Rae1 Qc4 25. Rxe5
Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Bxe5 27. g3 h6 28. Kg2 b5 29. Nc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Los Inmortales"]
[Site "Santo Domingo"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3
Be6 8.f4 Qc7 9.O-O Be7 10.Kh1 Nbd7 11.g4 h6 12.g5 hxg5 13.fxg5
Nh7 14.Bg4 O-O 15.Rg1 Nc5 16.Nxc5 Bxg4 17.Qxg4 Qxc5 18.Be3 Qc8
19.Qh5 Qe6 20.Nd5 Rfe8 21.g6 Nf6 22.Nxf6+ Bxf6 23.Raf1 Kf8
24.Rxf6 1-0

[Event "GMA"]
[Site "Bermuda BER"]
[Date "2002.01.21"]
[EventDate "2002.01.21"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexandre Lesiege"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 Be7 10. O-O-O b5 11. g4 Nb6
12. g5 Nfd7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. Na5 c3
17. Qxc3 Bxg5 18. f4 exf4 19. Nc6 Qc7 20. Bd4 f6 21. Rhg1 Bh6
22. Rge1+ Ne5 23. Bxe5 fxe5 24. Rxe5+ dxe5 25. d6 Qd7 26. Nxe5
Qb5 27. d7+ Ke7 28. Qa3+ Ke6 29. Qd6+ Kf5 30. Nf3 Kg4 31. Nd4
Qc4 32. Rg1+ Kh3 33. Qe5 g6 34. Qe4 1-0

[Event "GMA"]
[Site "Bermuda BER"]
[Date "2002.01.22"]
[EventDate "2002.01.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Giovanni Portilho Vescovi"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6
7. Nb3 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 O-O 11. Bd2 b5 12. Rae1
b4 13. Nd1 Bb7 14. Qh3 e5 15. Ne3 g6 16. f5 Nb8 17. fxg6 fxg6
18. Bxb4 Bc8 19. Qg3 Be6 20. Bd2 Nbd7 21. Nf5 Bd8 22. Ne3 Qa7
23. Kh1 Bb6 24. Nf5 Kh8 25. Bh6 Nh5 26. Qh4 Bd8 27. Qh3 Rf7
28. Qf3 gxf5 29. Be3 Qb7 30. Qxh5 Nf6 31. Qh3 Nxe4 32. Qh6 Rf6
33. Qh5 Bf7 34. Qh3 Bg6 35. Bxe4 fxe4 36. Rxf6 Bxf6 37. Rf1
Qe7 38. Na5 Rf8 39. Nc6 Qe8 40. Bh6 Bg7 41. Bxg7+ Kxg7
42. Rxf8 Kxf8 43. Qc3 Qf7 44. h3 Qf1+ 45. Kh2 Qb5 46. a4 Qxa4
47. Nb4 Bf5 48. Qd2 Qd7 49. Nd5 Bg6 50. c4 Qf7 51. Qa5 Qd7
52. Qxa6 Bf7 53. Nf6 Qf5 54. Qxd6+ Kg7 55. Ng4 Qf4+ 56. g3 Qc1
57. Qxe5+ Kf8 58. Qc5+ Kg8 59. Qf2 Bxc4 60. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "GMA"]
[Site "Bermuda BER"]
[Date "2002.01.23"]
[EventDate "2002.01.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bartosz Socko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d6 3. d4 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nge2 O-O
7. O-O e5 8. h3 b5 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qd6 Bb7
12. a4 a6 13. g4 Re8 14. g5 Nh5 15. axb5 cxb5 16. Rfd1 Nf8
17. Qb4 Qb8 18. Nd5 Ne6 19. Nb6 a5 20. Rxa5 Rxa5 21. Qxa5 Bc6
22. Nd5 Nhf4 23. Nec3 Bxd5 24. exd5 Nd4 25. Kf1 Qc8 26. Ne4
Qxc2 27. Re1 Nxg2 28. Bxd4 Nxe1 29. Qxe1 Qc4+ 0-1

[Event "GMA"]
[Site "Bermuda BER"]
[Date "2002.01.24"]
[EventDate "2002.01.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Florian Handke"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "160"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be2 a6
7. O-O Nf6 8. Kh1 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qd3 b5 11. f4 Bb7
12. Bf3 h5 13. e5 Ng4 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Ne4 Rc8 16. a4 b4
17. c3 bxc3 18. bxc3 Be7 19. Ba3 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 O-O 21. h3 Nh6
22. Nd6 Qb2 23. Nxc8 Qxa3 24. Nb6 h4 25. Nxd7 Rc8 26. Qxa6
Qxc3 27. Rb1 Kh7 28. Qe2 Nf5 29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Qg4 Qc2 31. Rd1
Ne3 32. Nf6+ Kf8 33. Nd7+ Kg8 34. Nf6+ Kf8 35. Nd7+ Ke8
36. Nf6+ Ke7 37. Nd5+ Nxd5 38. Qxh4+ Kf8 39. Rf1 Kg8 40. a5
Ne3 41. Rg1 Nf5 42. Qe1 Rc4 43. Rf1 Re4 44. Qf2 Qxf2 45. Rxf2
Ra4 46. g4 Ne7 47. Rf3 g5 48. fxg5 Ng6 49. Kh2 Rxa5 50. Kg3
Nxe5 51. Rc3 Kg7 52. Re3 Nc4 53. Re4 Ra3+ 54. Kg2 Ne3+ 55. Kf2
Nd5 56. h4 Kg6 57. Kg2 Rb3 58. Ra4 Nb4 59. Ra5 Nd5 60. Ra4 Rb4
61. Rxb4 Nxb4 62. Kf3 Nd5 63. Ke4 Nb6 64. Kf4 Nd7 65. h5+ Kg7
66. Ke4 Nf8 67. Ke5 Kg8 68. Kd6 Kh7 69. Ke5 Kg7 70. Ke4 Nh7
71. Kf4 Kg8 72. g6 fxg6 73. Ke5 gxh5 74. gxh5 Nf8 75. Kf6 Kh7
76. Kg5 Nd7 77. Kh4 Kh6 78. Kg4 e5 79. Kh4 Nf6 80. Kg3 Kxh5
0-1

[Event "GMA"]
[Site "Bermuda BER"]
[Date "2002.01.25"]
[EventDate "2002.01.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bojan Vuckovic"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B99"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 b5 11. Bxf6 Nxf6
12. g5 Nd7 13. f5 Bxg5+ 14. Kb1 Ne5 15. Qh5 Qe7 16. Nxe6 Bxe6
17. fxe6 g6 18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. Qh3 Kg7 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Qc3 Ra7
22. Qa3 Qb8 23. h4 Bh6 24. h5 a5 25. Be2 b4 26. Qg3 Rf7
27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Bh5 Qf8 29. Rhg1 Bf4 30. Nxf4 Rxf4 31. Bxg6
Rg4 32. Qxe5+ dxe5 33. Rxg4 Rh2 34. Bf5+ Kh6 35. Rg6+ Kh5
36. Rc6 Qd8 37. Rc1 Qh4 38. Rc7 Kg5 39. a4 Rh1 40. Rxh1 Qxh1+
41. Ka2 Kf4 42. Rc4 Qd1 43. Be6 Ke3 44. Bd5 Kd2 45. Rc8 Kc1
46. Bb3 Qe2 47. Rc4 Kd2 48. Rc5 Qxe4 49. Rxa5 Kc1 50. Rd5 Qe2
51. a5 e4 52. Rd6 e3 53. a6 Qg2 54. Re6 Qg7 55. c3 Qg2 0-1

[Event "GMA"]
[Site "Bermuda BER"]
[Date "2002.01.27"]
[EventDate "2002.01.21"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Irina Krush"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2424"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6
7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Nd4 11. a4 a6 12. Ncd5
Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bg5 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. c3 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nc6
17. Qc1 Qxc1 18. Raxc1 g6 19. f4 Kg7 20. f5 f6 21. b4 Ne7
22. bxc5 Nxd5 23. exd5 dxc5 24. Rb1 Rf7 25. c4 gxf5 26. Rxf5
Re8 27. Rf2 f5 28. g4 f4 29. Re2 h5 30. gxh5 Kh6 31. Rb6+ Kxh5
32. Re6 Rg8+ 33. Kf2 Kg4 34. Kf1 Rh8 35. Rg2+ Kf5 36. Re2 f3
37. R2xe5+ Kg4 38. Rg6+ Kh3 39. Rg3+ Kxh2 40. Kf2 Rh3
41. Rxh3+ Kxh3 42. Rg5 Kh4 43. Rg3 b5 44. axb5 axb5 45. Rxf3
Rb7 46. Ke3 Kg5 47. d4 cxd4+ 48. Kxd4 bxc4 49. Kxc4 Kg6
50. Kc5 Rc7+ 51. Kb6 Rc1 52. d6 Rd1 53. Kc7 Rc1+ 54. Kd8 Rd1
55. d7 Kg5 56. Rc3 1-0

[Event "GMA"]
[Site "Bermuda BER"]
[Date "2002.01.28"]
[EventDate "2002.01.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Leif Erlend Johannessen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2
Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 Qe6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qd7 16. d5
Na6 17. Qe2 Nc5 18. e5 Rae8 19. Rfd1 f6 20. Be3 Rc8 21. d6 b6
22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. e6 Qc8 24. dxe7 Re8 25. Rd8 Rxd8 26. exd8=Q+
Qxd8 27. e7 Qe8 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Rd1 Rc8 30. Qxc8 Qxc8
31. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "GMA"]
[Site "Bermuda BER"]
[Date "2002.01.29"]
[EventDate "2002.01.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sipke Ernst"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5
Nd5 7. c4 Nb6 8. Nd2 Qe7 9. Qe2 a5 10. b3 a4 11. Bb2 axb3
12. axb3 Rxa1+ 13. Bxa1 Qa3 14. Qd1 Bb4 15. Bd3 Qa5 16. Ke2 d6
17. f4 dxe5 18. fxe5 Bc3 19. Bxc3 Qxc3 20. Nf3 Bg4 21. Qa1
Qxa1 22. Rxa1 Ke7 23. Ra7 Nd7 24. Rxc7 Rb8 25. Bc2 Rb6 26. Kd2
Kd8 27. Ra7 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Nxe5 29. f4 Nd7 30. Bf5 Nc5 31. Rxf7
Rxb3 32. Rxg7 Rf3 33. Rg4 Nb3+ 34. Ke1 h6 35. Rh4 Nd4 36. Bh3
Ke7 37. Rxh6 Rxf4 38. Kd2 Nb3+ 39. Kd3 Nc5+ 40. Kc3 Na4+
41. Kb3 Nc5+ 42. Kb4 Nd3+ 43. Kc3 Nc5 44. Bg2 Na4+ 45. Kd3
Nc5+ 46. Ke3 Rxc4 47. Rxc6 Rc3+ 48. Kd4 Rc2 49. Rg6 Ne6+
50. Ke3 Rc3+ 51. Kd2 Rc5 52. Bf3 Ng5 53. Be2 Kf7 54. Ra6 Re5
55. Ra3 Kg6 56. Ke1 Nh7 57. Kf2 Nf6 58. Bf3 Rc5 59. Ra4 Rc3
60. h4 Kg7 61. Kg3 Rc5 62. Ra6 Rb5 63. Be2 Rc5 64. Kf4 Nh5+
65. Ke3 Re5+ 66. Kf2 Nf6 67. Bd3 Rd5 68. Ke3 Ng4+ 69. Ke2 Nf6
70. Rc6 Rd4 71. Rc7+ Kg8 72. Bc4+ Kh8 73. h5 Nxh5 74. Ke3 Rh4
1/2-1/2

[Event "GMA"]
[Site "Bermuda BER"]
[Date "2002.01.30"]
[EventDate "2002.01.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Bartlomiej Macieja"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. O-O e6
7. d3 Nge7 8. Qe1 O-O 9. f5 d5 10. Bb3 dxe4 11. dxe4 exf5
12. Qh4 fxe4 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nxf7 Qd4+ 15. Kh1 c4 16. Nxh6+
Bxh6 17. Bxh6 Rxf1+ 18. Rxf1 Nf5 19. Qg4 Ne5 20. Qf4 cxb3
21. axb3 Nf7 22. Rd1 Qh8 23. Bg5 Qh5 24. Bf6 Be6 25. Kg1 Re8
26. Qxe4 N5d6 27. Qd4 b6 28. Qd2 Nb5 29. Nxb5 Qxb5 30. Rf1 Bf5
31. Rf2 Bxc2 32. Bc3 Bf5 33. Qd4 Qe5 34. Qh4 Qe7 35. Qd4 Qe5
36. Qh4 Qe7 37. Qd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bermuda"]
[Site "Bermuda BER"]
[Date "2002.02.01"]
[EventDate "2002.02.01"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Mark Richardson"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qd1 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3
Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. h4 h5 9. Qd2 Ne5 10. Bb3 d6 11. Nf3 Neg4
12. Bg5 b5 13. Nh2 b4 14. Nd5 Nxh2 15. Rxh2 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Bxb2
17. Rd1 Bc3+ 18. Kf1 Qc7 19. Qd3 a5 20. f4 Ba6 0-1

[Event "Bermuda op"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2002.02.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sipke Ernst"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. Bb2  e6 9. Qc2 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 O-O 12. cxb5 cxb5 13. Rhc1 Rc8 14. Qxc8  Qxc8 15. Rxc8 Rxc8 16. a3 Bf8 17. a4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Rb8 19. Nd2 Bb4 20. Rxa6  Bxd2 21. Kxd2 Rxb3 22. Ra8+ Rb8 23. Rxb8+ Nxb8 24. Bb5 Ne4+ 25. Ke2 Nd6 26. Ba4  Nc4 27. Bc3 Na6 28. Kd3 Nc7 29. Bb3 Nd6 30. Bb4 Nce8 31. Ba4 f5 32. f3 Kf7 33.  Bc6 Nc8 34. Be1 Nf6 35. Kc3 Nd6 36. Kb4 Nc4 37. Bf2 g5 38. Bb5 Nd6 39. Bd3 Nd7  40. Bg3 Ke7 41. Ka5 h6 42. Be1 Kd8 43. Bg3 Ke7 44. h3 Nf6 45. Be5 Nf7 46. Bh2  Nd6 47. Kb4 Nd7 48. g4 fxg4 49. hxg4 Nb6 50. Kc5 Nbc4 51. Bg1 Nb7+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Linares Anibal op 9th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2002.03.01"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Heine Nielsen"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 e6 5.g4 Bg6 6.Nge2 c5 7.h4 h5
8.Nf4 Nc6 9.Nxg6 fxg6 10.Ne2 Qb6 11.Nf4 cxd4 12.Bd3 Nxe5
13.Nxg6 Nxg6 14.Bxg6+ Kd7 15.gxh5 Bb4+ 16.Kf1 Rf8 17.Kg2 Ne7
18.Qg4 Nxg6 19.Qxg6 d3 20.Be3 d4 21.Qxd3 Bc5 22.c3 Rxh5
23.cxd4 Qc6+ 24.Kg1 Bd6 25.Qg6 Rhf5 26.Rc1 Qb5 27.d5 Qxd5
28.Qxg7+ R8f7 29.Qc3 Rf8 30.Qg7+ R8f7 31.Qc3 Qf3 32.Qc8+ Ke7
33.Qg8 Bc5 34.Rh3 Qxh3 35.Bxc5+ Kf6 36.Bd4+ e5 37.Qd8+ Re7
38.Qf8+ Ke6 39.Qg8+ Kf6 40.Qf8+ Ke6 41.Qg8+ Kf6 42.Qf8+ Ke6
43.Qg8+ Kf6 44.Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 9th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2002.03.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Oleg M Romanishin"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 dxc6 7. Nc3 Ne7  8. Qf4 Qe6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qxc7 Bd6 11. Qa5 b5 12. O-O Qe5 13. f4 Qd4+ 14. Kh1  Bb4 15. Qc7 Bd6 16. Qa5 Bb4 17. Qc7 Bd6 18. Qa5 Bb4 1/2-1/2


[Event "Budapest FS04 GM-A"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2002.04.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Robert Markus"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "182"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5  Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. bxa5 c5 11. a4 Rxa5 12. Ra3 Ne8 13. Bd2 Ra6 14. Qb3 h6 15. Ne1  f5 16. f3 f4 17. Nd3 g5 18. a5 h5 19. Na4 g4 20. Nb6 gxf3 21. Bxf3 Bg4 22. Nf2  Nf6 23. Qd1 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Nd7 25. Nxd7 Qxd7 26. Rb3 Ng6 27. Kh1 Bf6 28. Rg1 Kh7  29. Qf1 Rf7 30. Nd3 Ra8 31. Nf2 Rg7 32. Qh3 Qxh3 33. Nxh3 Kh6 34. Rg2 Bd8 35.  Rb5 Ra6 36. Be1 b6 37. axb6 Rxb6 38. Rxb6 Bxb6 39. Rb2 Bd8 40. Rb8 Rd7 41. Kg2  Be7 42. Rb5 Kg7 43. Ng1 Bd8 44. Rb8 Nh8 45. Ne2 Nf7 46. Nc3 Ba5 47. Ra8 Bxc3  48. Bxc3 Rb7 49. Ra1 Rb3 50. Rc1 Ra3 51. Rc2 Ra4 52. Be1 Ng5 53. Bh4 Kg6 54.  Kf2 Nf7 55. Be7 Ra7 56. Bh4 Kg7 57. Ke2 Ra3 58. Be7 Ra7 59. Bh4 Kf8 60. Be1 Ra3  61. Bh4 Ra4 62. Bf6 Ra1 63. Kf2 Kg8 64. Be7 Kh7 65. Rb2 Ra7 66. Bh4 Kg6 67. Kg2  Ra4 68. Rc2 Ng5 69. Kf2 Ra3 70. Bxg5 Kxg5 71. Rb2 Ra6 72. Rb8 Kh4 73. Rh8 Ra2+  74. Kg1 Rc2 75. Rh6 Rxc4 76. Rxd6 Rd4 77. Rc6 c4 78. Kg2 Rd2+ 79. Kg1 Rd3 80.  Kf2 c3 81. Ke2 Re3+ 82. Kf2 Kh3 83. d6 Rd3 84. Ke2 Rd2+ 85. Ke1 Kxh2 86. Rxc3  Rxd6 87. Rc5 Re6 88. Kf2 h4 89. Ra5 h3 90. Rb5 Ra6 91. Rxe5 Ra2+ 0-1


[Event "2nd China-USA Summit"]
[Site "Shanghai CHN"]
[Date "2002.07.14"]
[EventDate "2002.07.11"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Zhao Jun"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2363"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bf4 e5 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Be3 Nbc6 10. h3 g5 11. g3 Be6
12. Nd5 Ne7 13. f4 gxf4 14. gxf4 N5c6 15. O-O-O f5 16. Bc4 Bf7
17. exf5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Qd7 19. Ne2 Qxf5 20. Bxc6+ bxc6 21. Bd4
Bxd4 22. Nxd4 Qd5 23. Qc3 Qc4 24. Qxc4 Bxc4 25. Nxc6 Kf7
26. Nd4 Kf6 27. b3 Bf7 28. Rhg1 a6 29. Rde1 Rhg8 30. Kd2 c5
31. Ne2 Be6 32. c4 h5 33. Ng3 Bxh3 34. Nxh5+ Kf5 35. Ke3 Rae8+
36. Kf3 Rxe1 37. Rxg8 Rf1+ 38. Ke3 Re1+ 39. Kf3 Rf1+ 40. Ke3
Re1+ 41. Kd2 Ra1 42. a4 Ke4 43. Rg6 d5 44. cxd5 Kxd5 45. Rxa6
c4 46. Nf6+ Kc5 47. Ra5+ Kb6 48. b4 Be6 49. Nd5+ Kc6 50. Nc3
1-0

[Event "2nd China-USA Summit"]
[Site "Shanghai CHN"]
[Date "2002.07.15"]
[EventDate "2002.07.11"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wang Yue"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 f5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Bd6
7. O-O O-O 8. b3 Bd7 9. Ne5 Be8 10. Nd3 Nbd7 11. cxd5 exd5
12. f3 Bf7 13. Bh3 Bg6 14. Bg5 Qe8 15. Qd2 Nh5 16. Bf4 Nxf4
17. gxf4 Qe7 18. e3 Qh4 19. Bg2 Rae8 20. Qf2 Qh5 21. Ne2 Re6
22. Ne5 Be8 23. Ng3 Qh4 24. Ne4 Qxf2+ 25. Nxf2 c5 26. Rac1
cxd4 27. exd4 Nb8 28. Nfd3 Bb5 29. Rfd1 Bxd3 30. Rxd3 Nc6
31. Kf2 Bc7 32. Rdc3 Ba5 33. Rc5 Bb6 34. Rxd5 Bxd4+ 35. Kf1
Be3 36. Rc4 g6 37. Rd7 Rxe5 38. fxe5 Nxe5 39. Rxb7 Nxc4
40. bxc4 Rf7 41. Rxf7 Kxf7 42. Ke2 Bf4 43. h3 Ke6 44. Kd3 Kd6
45. Kd4 Be5+ 46. Ke3 Kc5 47. f4 Bd4+ 48. Kd3 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "ICC-ch blitz fin"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2002.08.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergei Shipov"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bc1 Nf6 8.f3 Qb6 9.Nb3 e6 10.Qe2 Qc7 11.g4 b5 12.Be3 Nc6 13.Bg2 Bb7 14.g5 Nd7 15.f4 Nb6 16.a4 b4 17.a5 Nd7 18.Na4 Nxa5 19.Nxa5 Qxa5 20.O-O Qb5 21.Qf2 Be7 22.c4 Qc6 23.Rfd1 Qc7 24.Rac1 O-O 25.c5 dxc5 26.Nxc5 Nxc5 27.Bxc5 Bxc5 28.Rxc5 Qb6 29.Rc4 Qxf2+ 30.Kxf2 a5 31.Rc7 Ba6 32.Ra1 Rfc8 33.Rxc8+ Bxc8 34.e5 Ra7 35.Rd1 Rd7 36.Rc1 Ba6 37.Rc5 Rd2+ 38.Kg3 g6 39.Rxa5 Bc4 40.Rc5 Ba2 41.Rb5 Rxb2 42.h4 Bc4 43.Rb7 b3 44.Rb4 Rc2 45.Be4 Rc3+ 46.Kf2 Kg7 47.Rb7 Rc2+ 48.Kf3 Rc3+ 49.Kf2 Rh3 50.Rb4 Rc3 51.Rb7 1/2-1/2


[Event "ICC-ch blitz fin"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2002.08.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergei Shipov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Qa4+ Nd7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.Be2 c5 10.O-O Qc7 11.Rb1 b6 12.e5 Bb7 13.Bg5 f6 14.exf6 Nxf6 15.Qb3+ Kh8 16.Rfe1 Rad8 17.Rbc1 Bd5 18.Qa3 Nh5 19.dxc5 bxc5 20.c4 Ba8 21.Qe3 Rf7 22.Rcd1 Rdf8 23.Bh4 h6 24.Bd3 Bxf3 25.gxf3 Qf4 26.Qxf4 Nxf4 27.Rxe7 g5 28.Rxf7 Rxf7 29.Bg3 Bd4 30.Be4 Kg7 31.Rb1 Re7 32.Rb8 Rf7 33.h4 Rf8 34.Rb5 Rf7 35.Kh2 Rf8 36.a4 Rf7 37.a5 Re7 38.a6 Rf7 39.Rb8 Be5 40.Re8 Bd4 41.Rc8 Rf8 42.Rc7+ Rf7 43.Rb7 Kf6 44.Bc6 Re7 45.Be4 Be5 46.Kh1 Ke6 47.Rb5 Kd6 48.Rb1 Rd7 49.Bf5 Rf7 50.Be4 Rd7 51.Rb5 Re7 52.Kh2 gxh4 53.Bxh4 Rg7 54.Bg3 h5 55.Rb8 h4 56.Bxf4 Bxf4+ 57.Kh3 Bg5 58.f4 Bxf4 59.Kxh4 Ke5 60.Bd5 Kf5 61.Rf8+ Ke5 62.Re8+ Kf5 63.Be4+ Kf6 64.Kh3 Re7 65.Rf8+ Ke5 66.Bd5 Rh7+ 67.Kg4 Rg7+ 68.Kf3 Bg5 69.Ke2 Re7 70.Kd3 Rh7 71.Rc8 Rh3+ 72.f3 Rh2 73.Rxc5 Rd2+ 74.Kc3 Ra2 75.Be4+ 1-0


[Event "ICC-ch blitz fin"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2002.08.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergei Shipov"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Rc1 Qa5 9.Qd2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qxd2+ 11.Kxd2 O-O 12.Nf3 Nc6 13.d5 Rd8 14.Ke1 Na5 15.Bg5 Bd7 16.Bd3 Rdc8 17.Ke2 e6 18.Be3 exd5 19.exd5 b5 20.Nd2 a6 21.Bb6 Nb7 22.Ne4 f5 23.Nc5 Nxc5 24.Bxc5 Re8+ 25.Kf3 Re5 26.Bc2 Rxd5 27.Bb3 Be6 28.Rhd1 Rad8 29.Bxd5 Rxd5 30.a3 Bh6 31.Be3 Bf8 32.Rd4 Bxa3 33.Rc7 a5 34.Ke2 a4 35.Ra7 Bb2 36.Rd2 Rxd2+ 37.Bxd2 Bc4+ 38.Kd1 Bd5 39.Kc2 Bd4 40.Ra5 Be4+ 41.Kc1 Bxf2 42.Rxb5 Bxg2 43.Ra5 Bg1 44.h4 Bc6 45.h5 Kf7 46.Ra6 Bb5 47.Ra5 Bd7 48.h6 Ke6 49.Ra8 Bd4 50.Ra6+ Kd5 51.Ra8 Ke4 52.Rd8 Bb5 53.Rf8 a3 54.Ra8 Bb2+ 55.Kc2 f4 56.Re8+ Bxe8 0-1


[Event "ICC-ch blitz fin"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2002.08.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergei Shipov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Bd2 O-O 10.Be2 Rd8 11.O-O Nd7 12.c4 Qc7 13.d5 Nf6 14.Qc2 Bg4 15.Rab1 b6 16.a4 e6 17.h3 Bxf3 18.Bxf3 Nd7 19.dxe6 fxe6 20.e5 Rab8 21.Bg4 Nxe5 22.Bxe6+ Kh8 23.Bg5 Rf8 24.Bd5 Nc6 25.Rbe1 Rbe8 26.Qd2 Nd4 27.Kh1 Qd7 28.Qd1 Rxe1 29.Rxe1 Re8 30.Rxe8+ Qxe8 31.g3 h6 32.Bd2 Kh7 33.Kg2 Qd7 34.Be3 a6 35.Qb1 Qd6 36.Bf4 Qd8 37.Be4 Qe8 38.h4 h5 39.Bd5 b5 40.cxb5 axb5 41.a5 Ne2 42.Be3 Nc3 43.Qd3 c4 44.Qd2 Qd8 45.Bc6 Qxa5 46.Qd7 Ne2 47.Bd5 Qe1 48.Qf7 Qg1+ 49.Kf3 Nd4+ 50.Kf4 Ne2+ 51.Kg5 1-0


[Event "Imre Konig mem"]
[Site "San Francisco, CA USA"]
[Date "2002.09.04"]
[EventDate "2002.09.04"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksander Wojtkiewicz"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nge2 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.  Bb3 a5 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 d6 11. f4 Bd7 12. a4 Bc6 13. Kh1 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7  15. Qd4+ f6 16. Rae1 Qb6 17. Qd2 Nc5 18. Rf3 Nxb3 19. cxb3 Qb4 20. Qf2 Rf7 21.  Rg3 Rg8 22. f5 Kh8 23. fxg6 Rxg6 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Rxg3 26. hxg3 Qxb3 27.  Rxe7 Qxd5 28. Rxf7 Qxf7 29. Qf5 b6 30. Qc8+ Kg7 31. Qd8 Qh5+ 32. Kg1 Qc5+ 33.  Kh2 h5 34. Qe7+ Kg6 35. Qe8+ Kg5 36. Qd7 Qe5 37. b3 d5 38. Qg7+ Kf5 39. Qh7+  Ke6 40. Qg8+ Kd7 41. Qf7+ Kc6 42. Qf8 d4 43. Qc8+ Kd6 44. Qa6 Kc7 45. Qc4+ Kd7  46. Kg1 Kd6 47. Kf1 Qf5+ 48. Ke1 Qe6+ 49. Kd2 Qxc4 50. bxc4 Ke6 51. Ke2 Kf5 0-1


[Event "Imre Konig Mem"]
[Site "San Francisco, CA USA"]
[Date "2002.09.05"]
[EventDate "2002.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Walter Shawn Browne"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6
7.Bg5 Bb7 8.e3 c5 9.dxc5 bxc5 10.f3 Nc6 11.Bd3 h6 12.Bh4 d5
13.Ne2 d4 14.exd4 cxd4 15.Qd2 e5 16.Ng3 Ne4 17.Bxd8 Nxd2
18.Kxd2 Raxd8 19.b4 g6 20.Rae1 Rfe8 21.Ne4 Re7 22.c5 Bc8
23.Nd6 Be6 24.Re2 Kg7 25.Rhe1 f6 26.Bb5 Rc7 27.f4 Bg4 28.Rf2
1-0

[Event "Imre Konig mem"]
[Site "San Francisco, CA USA"]
[Date "2002.09.07"]
[EventDate "2002.09.04"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Suat Atalik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3  Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. g5 Nh5 13. Rg1 Nd7 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.  exd5 a5 16. a4 Nf4 17. Kb1 Nb6 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Bb5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Rde1  Bf8 22. Re4 Qc7 23. Rge1 Qd7 24. Qxf4 b5 25. Nd4 bxa4 26. Nc6 Re8 27. Qg4 Rxe4  28. Rxe4 Qb7 29. Rxa4 g6 30. Ka2 Bg7 31. c3 Qb6 32. Qd7 Bxc3 33. bxc3 Qf2+ 34.  Kb3 Qxf3 35. Qg4 Qxd5+ 36. Qc4 Qd1+ 37. Ka3 Qa1+ 38. Kb3 Qb1+ 39. Ka3 Qa1+ 40.  Kb3 Qb1+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Imre Konig mem"]
[Site "San Francisco, CA USA"]
[Date "2002.09.08"]
[EventDate "2002.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "John P Fedorowicz"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. e4 Nc6 4. Nf3 e5 5. d3 d6 6. a3 Be7 7. Be2 Nd4 8. b4 b6  9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Rb1 h6 12. Be3 Nxe2+ 13. Qxe2 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15.  bxc5 bxc5 16. Rb7 a6 17. Rfb1 Re8 18. g4 Bg6 19. Bd2 Bf8 20. Kg2 Re7 21. R7b3  Re8 22. Rb7 Re7 23. R7b3 Re8 24. Nh2 Ra7 25. Nf1 Nh7 26. Nd5 Nf6 27. Nfe3 Nxd5  28. cxd5 f6 29. Nc4 Qd7 30. Qd1 Kh7 31. Rb6 Rc8 32. f4 Be8 33. Qf3 Kg8 34. fxe5  fxe5 35. Rb8 Qd8 36. Rxc8 Qxc8 37. Rb6 Rb7 38. Rxd6 Bb5 39. Re6 Bxc4 40. dxc4  Rb2 41. Qc3 Qb8 42. d6 Rb3 43. Qxe5 Rd3 44. Be1 Rxd6 45. Rxd6 Bxd6 46. Qd5+ Kh7  47. Bf2 Qc7 48. Qe6 Bf8 49. h4 Qd8 50. Qd5 Qe8 51. e5 Qg6 52. Qf3 Kg8 53. Qd5+  Kh8 54. Qf3 Kg8 55. Qf5 Qc6+ 56. Kg1 Be7 57. e6 Qd6 58. Kg2 Kh8 59. g5 Qc6+ 60.  Qd5 Qe8 61. Qd7 Qf8 62. gxh6 gxh6 63. Bg3 Kg8 64. a4 h5 65. Qd5 Qe8 66. Qf5  Qc6+ 67. Kh2 Qe8 68. Kg2 Bf8 69. Be5 Bh6 70. Kh3 Bf8 71. Qf6 Kh7 72. Qh8+ Kg6  73. Qg8+ Kf5 74. Bd6 1-0


[Event "Imre Konig mem"]
[Site "San Francisco, CA USA"]
[Date "2002.09.09"]
[EventDate "2002.09.04"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Baburin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "214"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.  Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. e4 c6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 cxd5 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15.  Nxd5 Qd8 16. Rc1 Nc6 17. Qb3 Rf7 18. Rfd1 Be6 19. h4 Bh6 20. Rc3 Kh8 21. Qa4  Qf8 22. Kh2 g5 23. a3 a6 24. Ne3 gxh4 25. Nxh4 Bxe3 26. Rxe3 Nd4 27. Bh3 Bxh3  28. Kxh3 b5 29. Qa5 Qc8+ 30. Kg2 Qg4 31. Qd2 Rg8 32. Rh1 Rc7 33. Qd3 Ne6 34.  Rf3 Nf4+ 35. Rxf4 exf4 36. Qd6 Rf7 37. Qd5 Rfg7 38. Nf5 f3+ 39. Kg1 Rc7 40. Rh4  Qg5 41. Kh2 Qc1 42. Qd4 Rf8 43. Rf4 Qc5 44. Rxf3 Qxd4 45. Nxd4 Re7 46. Rf4 Kg8  47. Kg2 Rd7 48. Ne6 Rff7 49. Nc5 Rd6 50. b4 Re7 51. Rf3 Ra7 52. a4 Rd4 53. axb5  axb5 54. Rxf6 Rxb4 55. Rb6 Rb2 56. e5 Raa2 57. Ne4 Ra7 58. e6 Kg7 59. Nd6 Re2  60. e7 Raxe7 61. Nf5+ Kf7 62. Nxe7 Rxe7 63. Rxb5 Ra7 64. Rb6 Kg7 65. Rc6 Rb7  66. Ra6 Rc7 67. Kh3 Rb7 68. Rc6 Ra7 69. Rd6 Rc7 70. Re6 Ra7 71. Rc6 Rb7 72. Kg4  Ra7 73. f4 Ra3 74. Rc7+ Kh6 75. Rc6+ Kg7 76. Rd6 Rc3 77. f5 Ra3 78. Rd7+ Kg8  79. Kf4 h5 80. Re7 Rb3 81. Re3 Rb8 82. Kg5 Kf7 83. Kxh5 Kf6 84. Rf3 Rg8 85. Kh4  Rh8+ 86. Kg4 Ra8 87. Kh4 Rh8+ 88. Kg4 Ra8 89. Rf4 Rg8+ 90. Kf3 Ra8 91. g4 Kg5  92. Re4 Ra3+ 93. Ke2 Rb3 94. Kf2 Ra3 95. Kg2 Rb3 96. Kf2 Ra3 97. Ke2 Rb3 98.  Rd4 Ra3 99. Rb4 Rc3 100. Re4 Ra3 101. Kf2 Rb3 102. Re3 Rb2+ 103. Kf3 Rb4 104.  Re8 Rf4+ 105. Ke3 Rxg4 106. Rg8+ Kxf5 107. Rxg4 Kxg4 1/2-1/2


[Event "Imre Konig Mem"]
[Site "San Francisco, CA USA"]
[Date "2002.09.11"]
[EventDate "2002.09.04"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nxf6+
Nxf6 7. Nf3 h6 8. Be3 Nd5 9. Bd3 Nxe3 10. fxe3 Bd6 11. e4 e5
12. dxe5 Bc5 13. Bc4 Qe7 14. Qd2 O-O 15. O-O-O c6 16. Rhf1 b5
17. Bb3 a5 18. a3 a4 19. Ba2 b4 20. axb4 a3 21. b3 Bxb4 22. c3
Ba5 23. b4 Bc7 24. Nd4 Qxe5 25. Nxc6 Qe8 26. Nd4 Bg4 27. Rde1
Be5 28. h3 Be6 29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Rf5 Bf6 31. Kb1 Kh8 32. Rf3
Be5 33. Rd1 Qc6 34. Rd3 Rac8 35. c4 Qb6 36. c5 Rxc5 37. Rxa3
Rcc8 38. Rd3 Kh7 39. Rb3 Rf2 40. Qd3 Rxg2 0-1

[Event "Imre Konig mem"]
[Site "San Francisco, CA USA"]
[Date "2002.09.12"]
[EventDate "2002.09.04"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alex Yermolinsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. d4 c5 8.  Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 O-O 11. Rb5 cxd4 12. Rxa5 dxe3 13. Qxe3 Nxa5 14. h4  Be6 15. Ng5 Bxa2 16. h5 h6 17. Nf3 g5 18. Nxg5 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Bxc4 20. e5 a5 21.  Nf3 a4 22. Nd2 a3 23. Nxc4 a2 24. O-O a1=Q 25. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 26. Kh2 Ra4 27. Qc5  Rb8 28. Qc7 Rf8 29. g3 b5 30. Ne3 Re4 31. Nf5 Rxe5 32. Nxg7 Rg5 33. f4 Rxg7 34.  Qxe7 Rc8 35. Qe5 Rc4 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37. Qe3 Kg8 38. Qe5 Kh7 39. Qf5+ Kg8 40. Qe5  Kh7 41. Qf5+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Imre Konig Mem"]
[Site "San Francisco, CA USA"]
[Date "2002.09.14"]
[EventDate "2002.09.04"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nick de Firmian"]
[ECO "A66"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7
8.e5 Nfd7 9.Ne4 dxe5 10.Nd6+ Ke7 11.Nxc8+ Qxc8 12.Nf3 Re8
13.fxe5 Kf8 14.e6 fxe6 15.dxe6 Rxe6+ 16.Be2 Qe8 17.O-O Rxe2
18.Nd4+ Kg8 19.Nxe2 Nc6 20.Bd2 Nb6 21.Bc3 Rd8 22.Qe1 Ne5
23.Qh4 Nd5 24.Rad1 Rd7 25.Bxe5 Qxe5 26.Nc3 Nf6 27.Rxd7 Nxd7
28.Qd8+ Nf8 29.Nd5 Qd4+ 30.Kh1 h5 31.Nf6+ Kh8 32.Nd7 Qc4
33.Rxf8+ Kh7 34.h4 Bxf8 35.Nxf8+ Kg8 36.Nd7+ Kh7 37.Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "Imre Konig Mem"]
[Site "San Francisco, CA USA"]
[Date "2002.09.15"]
[EventDate "2002.09.04"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yury Markovich Shulman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "154"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Qxd1+
7.Kxd1 f6 8.Be3 e5 9.Nd2 Nd7 10.Bc4 Nc5 11.b4 Ne6 12.Kc2 h5
13.Nb3 Bh6 14.Bxh6 Rxh6 15.Rhd1 Nf4 16.Bf1 b6 17.a4 Bb7 18.f3
Rd8 19.h4 g5 20.g3 Ng6 21.hxg5 fxg5 22.Rxd8+ Kxd8 23.Bh3 h4
24.Rg1 Bc6 25.b5 Bd7 26.Bxd7 Kxd7 27.Nd2 Ke6 28.Nf1 Ne7 29.Kd3
Nc8 30.Ne3 Nd6 31.Rh1 Rh7 32.Rh3 Nb7 33.Kc4 Nd6+ 34.Kd3 Rd7
35.Ke2 hxg3 36.Rxg3 Rg7 37.Rh3 Nf7 38.Rh1 Rg8 39.Nd5 g4
40.fxg4 Rxg4 41.Kf3 Rg6 42.Nxc7+ Kd6 43.Na6 Ng5+ 44.Ke3 Ne6
45.Kd3 Rg4 46.Rh6 Rg3+ 47.Kc4 Rg4 48.Nc7 Kxc7 49.Rxe6 Rxe4+
50.Kd5 Rxa4 51.Re7+ Kd8 52.Rxe5 Rh4 53.Kc6 Rh7 54.c4 Rc7+
55.Kd5 Kc8 56.Re8+ Kb7 57.Kd4 Rh7 58.Rf8 Kc7 59.Rf6 Kb7 60.Rg6
a5 61.bxa6+ Ka7 62.Kc3 Rh1 63.Kb3 Rb1+ 64.Kc2 Ra1 65.Kb3 Rc1
66.Rf6 Rb1+ 67.Kc2 Rh1 68.Kd3 Rh5 69.Kc3 Kxa6 70.Kb4 Rh4
71.Rf7 Rh1 72.Rf5 Rb1+ 73.Kc3 Kb7 74.Rf6 Rh1 75.Kb4 Rh5 76.Rg6
Ka6 77.Rf6 Rg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 28th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2002.10.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ildar Rifkatovich Ibragimov"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.a4 Nf6 5.e3 e6 6.Bxc4 c5 7.O-O
Nc6 8.Qe2 Qc7 9.Nc3 Bd6 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.h3 O-O 12.Rd1 b6 13.e4
Nd7 14.e5 Ndxe5 15.Bf4 Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 e5 17.Nd5 Qd8 18.Nb4 Qf6
19.Nxc6 exf4 20.Nb4 Be6 21.Bd5 Rad8 22.Bxe6 fxe6 23.Nxa6 Bd4
24.Nc7 Bxb2 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Re1 Be5 27.Qc6 Bxc7 28.Qxc7 f3
29.Qxb6 fxg2 30.a5 e5 31.Qb3+ Kh8 32.Rd1 Rf8 33.Qe3 h6 34.Ra1
e4 35.Ra4 Qd6 36.Qxe4 Qd1+ 37.Kxg2 Qd2 38.Qd4 Qc2 39.Ra3 Qc6+
40.Kh2 Qc7+ 41.Kg2 Qc6+ 42.Kh2 Qc7+ 43.Rg3 Rf7 44.a6 Qa5
45.Rg6 Qc7+ 46.Kg2 Qa5 47.Rxh6+ Kg8 48.Rd6 Qg5+ 49.Qg4 Qa5
50.Qh4 Rf8 51.Qc4+ Kh7 52.Qd3+ Kg8 53.Qd5+ Qxd5+ 54.Rxd5 1-0

[Event "New York Masters 34th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2002.11.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Justin Sarkar"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Nc7
7.O-O e5 8.a3 Be7 9.b4 cxb4 10.axb4 Bxb4 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Qa4+
Nc6 13.Bxc6+ bxc6 14.Qxb4 Ne6 15.Ba3 f5 16.Qc4 Qd7 17.d4 Nc7
18.Rfe1 Ba6 19.Qc5 Kf7 20.e4 Rhe8 21.exf5 Bd3 22.Re3 Rxe3
23.fxe3 Nd5 24.e4 Nxc3 25.Qxc3 Bxe4 26.Re1 Re8 27.Qc5 Kg8
28.Rxe4 1-0

[Event "Los Inmortales op 4th"]
[Site "Santo Domingo"]
[Date "2002.11.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladislav Ivanovich Tkachiev"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nf3 Qf5
7.Qb3 Nc6 8.e3 O-O 9.Be2 e5 10.d5 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Na5 12.Qa4 b6
13.c4 Bd7 14.Qd1 c6 15.Bb2 Rfe8 16.h3 cxd5 17.cxd5 Rad8 18.O-O
e4 19.Ne5 Rxe5 20.g4 Qg5 21.h4 Qg6 22.Bxe5 Bxg4 23.Bg3 Nc4
24.Bxg4 Nxg4 25.Qe2 Nce5 26.Kg2 h5 27.Rad1 Rd6 28.Rg1 Kh7
29.Kf1 Qf5 30.Bf4 Rg6 31.Bxe5 Qxe5 32.Rg3 f5 33.Kg2 Qe7 34.Qd2
f4 35.exf4 e3 36.Qe2 Nxf2 37.Qxh5+ Rh6 38.Qf5+ g6 39.Qe6 Qg7
40.Rf1 Qb2 41.Qe7+ Kg8 42.Rxe3 Ne4+ 43.Kh3 Qb5 44.Rc1 Rh8
45.Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "US Championship 2003"]
[Site "Seattle, WA USA"]
[Date "2003.01.09"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jennifer Shahade"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. d4 e5 8. Nf3 exd4 9. Bg5 Qe6+ 10. Be2 Be7 11. Bxe7
Qxe7 12. cxd4 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 14. Qb3 Nc6 15. Qe3 Bg4 16. h3
Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Qf6 18. Rab1 Nxd4 19. Bxb7 Rab8 20. Be4 c5
21. Bd5 g6 22. Rbe1 Rd7 23. Qh6 Re7 24. Rb1 Rbe8 25. Kh1 Ne2
26. Rb3 Nd4 27. Rbb1 Ne2 28. Rb3 Nd4 29. Rbb1 Ne2 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship 2003"]
[Site "Seattle, WA USA"]
[Date "2003.01.10"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "John L Watson"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5
7. a4 Qb6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O a6 11. b3 cxb3
12. Qxb3 Nd7 13. d5 Nc5 14. Qb1 cxd5 15. exd5 Qa5 16. axb5
Qxc3 17. bxa6 Bxd5 18. Qb5+ Nd7 19. Rfc1 Qb4 20. Rc7 Qd6
21. Rac1 Bh6 22. R1c6 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 Qd5 24. Rc7 Rb8 25. Qxd5
exd5 26. Nd4 Bf4 27. Ra7 Rb1+ 28. Bf1 Bb8 0-1

[Event "US Championship 2003"]
[Site "Seattle, WA USA"]
[Date "2003.01.11"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nick de Firmian"]
[ECO "E44"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb7
7. Nf4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. f3 d6 10. Bd3 g6 11. O-O Nd7 12. e4
Bg5 13. Ne2 Bxc1 14. Qxc1 Qe7 15. Qe3 e5 16. Bc2 Ba6 17. Qd3
O-O 18. Ba4 Qe6 19. Bb5 Bxb5 20. cxb5 d5 21. exd5 Qxd5 22. c4
Qd6 23. Rad1 Rad8 24. dxe5 Qxd3 25. Rxd3 Nxe5 26. Rc3 Rd2
27. Nf4 Rd4 28. Nd5 Kg7 29. Re1 Nxc4 30. Nxc7 Nd6 31. Ra3 Rc8
32. Rxa7 Kf8 33. Ra8 Rxa8 34. Nxa8 Nc4 35. a4 h5 36. Rb1 h4
37. Nc7 Rd2 38. Re1 Ra2 39. Re4 Ra1+ 40. Kf2 Ra2+ 41. Ke1 Rxa4
42. Rxh4 Ra1+ 43. Ke2 Ra2+ 44. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship 2003"]
[Site "Seattle, WA USA"]
[Date "2003.01.12"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maurice Ashley"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6
7. Bb3 b5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Qf3 Qb6 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Rhe1 h6
12. e5 Bb7 13. Qh3 dxe5 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Bxe6 Rd8 16. Rxd7
Rxd7 17. Bxf6 Rd6 18. Qh5+ Kd8 19. Bxe7+ Kxe7 20. Qxe5 Kd8
21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Qc7 23. f4 Rd7 24. Qf5 Qc5 25. Be6 Qf2
0-1

[Event "US Championship 2003"]
[Site "Seattle, WA USA"]
[Date "2003.01.13"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Larry Mark Christiansen"]
[ECO "E47"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nge2 d5
7. cxd5 cxd4 8. exd4 Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bc2 Re8 11. Qd3 g6
12. Rd1 Bf8 13. Qf3 b6 14. Be4 Nce7 15. Bg5 Bb7 16. Nxd5 Bxd5
17. Nc3 Qd7 18. Bxe7 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe7 20. d5 exd5 21. Rxd5
Qe6 22. h3 Rad8 23. Nc3 Bf6 24. Rad1 h5 25. Rxd8 Bxd8 26. Nd5
Kg7 27. a4 Qe5 28. b3 h4 29. Qc3 Qxc3 30. Nxc3 Bf6 31. Nb5 Re7
32. Kf1 a6 33. Nd6 Bc3 34. Nc4 b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship 2003"]
[Site "Seattle, WA USA"]
[Date "2003.01.15"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Yevgenyevich Stripunsky"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. b3 cxb3
7. axb3 g6 8. Bb2 Bg7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Nc3 a5 12. e5
Nd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Be4 Qd8 15. Ne1 Nd7 16. Nd3 Qb8 17. h4
Rc8 18. Rfe1 c5 19. dxc5 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qb7 21. Rf4 e6 22. b4
axb4 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Rxb4 Qc6 25. Qb3 Rb8 26. Bd4 Bf8
27. Qc3 Rc8 28. Qb3 Bxc5 29. Nxc5 Nxc5 30. Bxc5 Qxc5 31. Rxb5
Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Qa1 33. Qb4 Qf1 34. Rb8 Rxb8 35. Qxb8+ Kg7
36. Qb2 Qc4 37. g3 h6 38. f3 Qf1 39. Qg2 Qe1 40. Qb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship 2003"]
[Site "Seattle, WA USA"]
[Date "2003.01.16"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yasser Seirawan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5
7. Rc1 Ne4 8. cxd5 Nxc3 9. Qd2 Qxa2 10. Rxc3 O-O 11. Bc4 Qa1+
12. Rc1 Qxb2 13. e4 a5 14. Ne2 a4 15. Rc2 Qa1+ 16. Rc1 Qb2
17. Rc2 Qa1+ 18. Nc1 Na6 19. Be3 Qb1 20. Ba2 Qb4 21. f3 Qxd2+
22. Kxd2 Nb4 23. Rc4 Nxa2 24. Nxa2 e6 25. d6 Bb2 26. Rb1 a3
27. Rb4 e5 28. R4xb2 axb2 29. Rxb2 Bd7 30. Nb4 Bc6 31. Nxc6
bxc6 32. Rb6 Rac8 33. Bh6 Rfd8 34. Bg5 Rd7 35. Bf6 Kf8
36. Bxe5 Ke8 37. Ke3 Ra7 38. Kf4 Kd7 39. Kg5 Ke6 40. Bd4 h6+
41. Kf4 Ra4 42. Ke3 Ra3+ 43. Ke2 Ra2+ 44. Kd3 Ra3+ 45. Bc3 Ra7
46. g4 f5 47. gxf5+ gxf5 48. Kd4 Ra4+ 49. Bb4 fxe4 50. Kxe4
Rf8 51. f4 h5 52. h4 Re8 53. Kd4 Rf8 54. Ke4 Re8 55. Kd4 Rg8
56. Kc4 Rc8 57. Rb7 Ra2 58. Re7+ Kf5 59. Kb3 Ra1 60. Kb2 Ra4
61. Kb3 Ra1 62. Kb2 Ra4 63. Kb3 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship 2003"]
[Site "Seattle, WA USA"]
[Date "2003.01.17"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Boris Gulko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c6 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 Qa5 5. d3 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Nxe5 Bd6 8. Bf4 O-O 9. Nc4 dxc4 10. Bxd6 Re8 11. f3 cxd3
12. Bxd3 Qb6 13. Bb5 Rd8 14. e5 a6 15. Be2 Ne8 16. Nd5 Qa5+
17. b4 Qa3 18. Bxb8 Kh8 19. Bd6 Nxd6 20. exd6 Rxd6 21. Qd2 Be6
22. Qe3 Qa4 23. Nc3 Qa3 24. O-O Rc8 25. Nd5 Qxe3+ 26. Nxe3 Rd2
27. Rfe1 Bxa2 28. Bc4 Bxc4 29. Nxc4 Rd4 30. Nb6 Rcd8 31. Rab1
R4d6 32. Nc4 Rd4 33. Na5 R4d7 34. Re2 Kg8 35. Kf2 f6 36. b5
Kf7 37. bxa6 bxa6 38. Rb6 Ra8 39. Ra2 Rd5 40. Nc4 Rd7
41. Rbxa6 Rxa6 42. Rxa6 Ke7 43. g4 Kf7 44. Rb6 Ke7 45. h4 1-0

[Event "US Championship 2003"]
[Site "Seattle, WA USA"]
[Date "2003.01.18"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Gregory P Shahade"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5
7. Rc1 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. Nge2 Qxc5 10. Qb3 Qh5 11. Nb5 Na6
12. Ng3 Qh4 13. Nd4 Nd7 14. Bxa6 bxa6 15. Nge2 e5 16. Bg3 Qf6
17. Nc6 Re8 18. O-O Nb6 19. Rfd1 Bd7 20. Qc3 Rac8 21. Bxe5
Rxe5 22. Qxe5 Qxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Bxe5 25. b3 Kf8
26. f3 Ke7 27. Kf2 Kd6 28. e4 f6 29. Ke3 a5 30. f4 Bb2 31. Rc2
Ba3 32. Kd4 a4 33. e5+ fxe5+ 34. fxe5+ Ke7 35. Nf4 axb3
36. axb3 a5 37. g3 a4 38. bxa4 Bxa4 39. Rc7+ Bd7 40. Rb7 g5
41. Rxb6 gxf4 42. gxf4 Bf5 43. Kd5 Bc1 44. Rb7+ Ke8 45. e6 h5
46. Ke5 Bg4 47. f5 1-0

[Event "Bermuda-B"]
[Site "Bermuda"]
[Date "2003.01.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Michael Mulyar"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.Qf3
Nbd7 8.Be2 Qc7 9.O-O-O b5 10.a3 Bb7 11.Bg5 Rc8 12.Bd3 Be7
13.Qg3 Qd8 14.Bd2 Ne5 15.Kb1 O-O 16.h4 Nfd7 17.Bg5 Rxc3
18.bxc3 Nb6 19.Bc1 Na4 20.Ne2 Qc7 21.f4 Nd7 22.Qe3 Bf6 23.Bd2
Rc8 24.g4 d5 25.e5 Be7 26.Bc1 d4 27.cxd4 Bxh1 28.Rxh1 b4
29.Qe4 g6 30.Ka2 bxa3 31.f5 Rb8 32.c4 Ndc5 33.dxc5 Nxc5 34.Qf3
Qxe5 35.Bxa3 Nxd3 36.Qxd3 Bxa3 37.Nc3 Qa5 38.Qc2 Rb2+ 39.Qxb2
Bxb2+ 40.Kxb2 Qb4+ 0-1

[Event "X Anibal Open"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2003.02.28"]
[EventDate "2003.02.28"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Geir Ivar Henriksen"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2207"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. f3 O-O
7. Bg5 h6 8. Be3 e6 9. Qd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 11. Nge2 h5
12. Nc1 Na6 13. Be2 Nc7 14. O-O a6 15. a4 Rb8 16. a5 b5
17. axb6 Rxb6 18. Kh1 Bd7 19. Nd3 Bb5 20. Nxb5 Rxb5 21. Ra4
Ncxd5 22. exd5 Qe7 23. Nxc5 Qxe3 24. Qxe3 Rxe3 25. Bxb5 dxc5
26. Bc4 Nd7 27. b3 Nb8 28. Rb1 Bc3 29. Rd1 1-0

[Event "X Anibal Open"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2003.03.01"]
[EventDate "2003.02.28"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Esam Aly Ahmed"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B99"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 b5 11. Bxf6 Nxf6
12. g5 Nd7 13. f5 Bxg5+ 14. Kb1 Ne5 15. Qh5 Qe7 16. Rg1 Bf6
17. fxe6 g6 18. exf7+ Nxf7 19. Qd5 Bb7 20. Qb3 Bxd4 21. Rxd4
O-O 22. Bh3 Kg7 23. Rgd1 Ng5 24. Bg2 Rad8 25. Qb4 Rf2 26. R4d2
Rxd2 27. Rxd2 Qe5 28. a4 Bc6 29. axb5 axb5 30. Qd4 Qxd4
31. Rxd4 Ne6 32. Rb4 Rf8 33. Nxb5 Rf2 34. Na7 Be8 35. Bh3 Nc5
36. Nc8 Rxh2 37. Nxd6 Bf7 38. Nxf7 Kxf7 39. Bc8 Re2 40. Rc4
Nxe4 41. Rc7+ Kg8 42. b4 Nd6 43. Ba6 Re4 44. c3 g5 45. Bd3
Re1+ 46. Kc2 g4 47. Rxh7 Nf7 48. Rh2 Ne5 49. Rg2 Ra1 50. Be2
Ra7 51. Kb3 Rg7 52. Rg3 Kf7 53. b5 Ke6 54. c4 Kf5 55. c5 Kf4
56. Rg1 g3 57. Kb4 Ke3 58. Rg2 Kd4 59. c6 Kd5 60. Ka5 Nxc6+
61. bxc6 Kxc6 62. Bf3+ Kc5 63. Ka4 Kc4 64. Ka5 1/2-1/2

[Event "X Anibal Open"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2003.03.02"]
[EventDate "2003.02.28"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sam E Collins"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2331"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Nbd7
7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 a5 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 Re8
12. Ne5 Nf8 13. f4 N6d7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Kh1 f6 16. Nf3 Qb4
17. Rfe1 b6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Bb7 20. Qc4+ Kh8 21. Qxb4
axb4 22. Nd6 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Ba6 24. Be4 1-0

[Event "X Anibal Open"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2003.03.03"]
[EventDate "2003.02.28"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Oleg Korneev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B99"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 b5 11. Bxf6 Nxf6
12. g5 Nd7 13. f5 Bxg5+ 14. Kb1 Ne5 15. Qh5 Qe7 16. Nxe6 g6
17. Qxg5 fxe6 18. f6 Qd8 19. Bh3 O-O 20. Rhf1 Ra7 21. Rf2 Raf7
22. Rdf1 Qb6 23. Nd1 h6 24. Qd2 Kh7 25. Ne3 h5 26. Ng2 Nd7
27. Bxe6 Rxf6 28. Nf4 Ne5 29. Bxc8 Nc4 30. Qe1 Rxc8 31. Nd5
Rxf2 32. Rxf2 Qd4 33. c3 Qd3+ 34. Ka1 Ne5 35. a3 Kg7 36. Nf4
Qc4 37. Rg2 Kh7 38. Qh4 Rf8 39. Rxg6 Nxg6 40. Qxh5+ Kg7
41. Qxg6+ Kh8 42. Qh6+ Kg8 43. Qg6+ Kh8 44. Qh6+ Kg8 45. Qg5+
Kf7 46. Qg6+ 1-0

[Event "X Anibal Open"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2003.03.04"]
[EventDate "2003.02.28"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ernesto Fernandez Romero"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2396"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. Ba3 axb4 11. Bxb4 Nd7
12. Bd3 h6 13. a4 f5 14. Nd2 f4 15. Nb3 f3 16. g3 Nf6 17. Nd2
Qd7 18. Nxf3 Qh3 19. Re1 Ng4 20. Bf1 Qh5 21. h3 c5 22. Ba3 g5
23. Nh2 Rxf2 24. Bg2 Ne3 25. Rxe3 Rxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Qxh3+ 27. Kg1
g4 28. Bxc5 dxc5 29. d6 Ng6 30. d7 Bxd7 31. Qxd7 Nh4 32. Qd2
Rf8 33. gxh4 1-0

[Event "X Anibal Open"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2003.03.05"]
[EventDate "2003.02.28"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ibrahim Hasan Labib"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 g6
7. O-O Bg7 8. d4 b5 9. Bc2 O-O 10. e5 Ne8 11. Bg5 dxe5
12. dxe5 Nc7 13. Qe4 Rb8 14. Qh4 Re8 15. Nbd2 Ne6 16. Rfe1
Nxg5 17. Nxg5 Nf8 18. Ndf3 h6 19. e6 Nxe6 20. Nxe6 Bxe6
21. Bxg6 Bd5 22. Be4 e6 23. Qg3 b4 24. c4 Bxc4 25. Ne5 Bb5
26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. Qg6+ Kf8 28. Re3 Bd4 29. Rf3+ Ke7 30. Rf7+
Kd6 31. Qxh6 Re7 32. Qf4+ Kd7 33. Rxe7+ Kxe7 34. Re1 Qd6
35. Qh4+ Kd7 36. Qh7+ Qe7 37. Qh5 Rh8 38. Qg4 Qh4 39. Bc6+
Bxc6 0-1

[Event "X Anibal Open"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2003.03.06"]
[EventDate "2003.02.28"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Riazantsev"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "26"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O c5 11. Rc1 h6 12. Bf4
Ne4 13. Qc2 Nxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "X Anibal Open"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2003.03.07"]
[EventDate "2003.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Robert Kempinski"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. b3 Bg4
7. h3 Bxf3 8. gxf3 e6 9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. a4 dxc4 11. axb5 axb5
12. bxc4 b4 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Qa4 Qb7 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. fxe4 c5
17. Rg1 Be7 18. Rxg7 Bf6 19. Rg3 b3 20. Bd3 b2 21. Qb5 Qxb5
22. cxb5 cxd4 23. exd4 Bxd4 24. Bb1 Ke7 25. Bc3 Bxc3+ 26. Rxc3
Rg8 27. Kf1 Nb6 28. Rc2 Na4 29. Rc4 Ra8 30. e5 Nb6 31. Re4 Ra1
32. Re1 h6 33. Ke2 Nc4 34. Kd3 Na3 35. Kc3 Rxb1 36. Rxb1 Nxb1+
37. Kxb2 Nd2 38. f4 Nc4+ 39. Kc3 Nb6 40. Kd4 Kd7 41. h4 h5
42. Ke4 Kc7 43. f5 Nd5 0-1

[Event "X Anibal Open"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2003.03.08"]
[EventDate "2003.02.28"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ernesto Inarkiev"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. Ba3 b6 11. bxa5 Nh5 12. Re1
f5 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. Bd3 Bh6 15. Nb3 Kh8 16. f3 bxa5 17. Nd2 c5
18. Nb5 a4 19. Bb2 f4 20. Nf1 g5 21. g4 Ng6 22. Nd2 Rf7
23. Kf2 Bf8 24. h3 h5 25. Rh1 Rh7 26. Be2 Be7 27. Qc2 Kg7
28. Rhg1 hxg4 29. hxg4 Rh2+ 30. Ke1 Qh8 31. Qd3 Qh4+ 32. Kd1
Qf2 33. Rf1 Qg2 34. Re1 Nh4 35. Na3 Bd7 36. Rb1 Rh8 37. Bc3
Bc8 38. Rb8 Qf2 39. Rf1 Qg3 40. Kc1 Nxg4 41. fxg4 Rxe2
42. Qxe2 Bxg4 43. Nf3 Rxb8 44. Be1 Bxf3 45. Qd3 Be2 0-1

[Event "Internet Section 15-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Pablo Ricardi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.O-O Ngf6 5.Re1 a6 6.Bxd7+ Nxd7
7.c3 g6 8.d4 Bg7 9.Bg5 O-O 10.Nbd2 b5 11.Qe2 Bb7 12.a4 b4
13.Nc4 f6 14.Bh4 Kh8 15.d5 a5 16.cxb4 axb4 17.b3 Ba6 18.Rac1
Nb6 19.Bg3 Bxc4 20.Rxc4 Nxc4 21.Qxc4 Qd7 22.Nd2 Bh6 23.f4 Bg7
24.h3 Rfd8 25.Kh2 f5 26.Nf3 Bf6 27.e5 dxe5 28.fxe5 Bg7 29.d6
e6 30.Bh4 Re8 31.Qxc5 h6 32.Bf6 Rec8 33.Qxb4 g5 34.Qd2 Rcb8
35.Rc1 Rc8 36.Rd1 Kh7 37.Qe2 Rab8 38.Nxg5+ hxg5 39.Qh5+ Kg8
40.Qxg5 Rxb3 41.Bxg7 Rxh3+ 42.Kxh3 Qxg7 43.Qxg7+ Kxg7 44.d7
Rd8 45.a5 Kf7 46.a6 Ke7 47.a7 Rh8+ 48.Kg3 Rg8+ 49.Kf3 Rd8
50.Kf4 Kf7 51.a8=Q 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 15-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "A J Goldsby"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4
b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.O-O c5 10.e4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Bb7 12.Qe2 Bc5 13.Nf3
h6 14.Rd1 Qb6 15.e5 Nd5 16.Ne4 Be7 17.a4 b4 18.a5 Qa7 19.Nd6+
Bxd6 20.exd6 Qb8 21.Nd4 Qxd6 22.Nf5 Qf8 23.Bc4 N7f6 24.Bf4 g6
25.Nd6+ Kd7 26.Nxb7 Kc6 27.Bxa6 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 16-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ivan Ivanisevic"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "3002"]
[BlackElo "2854"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Be3  Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 f6 12. Bd2 Nh6 13. c5 c6 14. Bxa6 bxa6 15.  Qa4 Nf7 16. Rfd1 Rb8 17. b4 f5 18. Be1 f4 19. Nd2 Ng5 20. h4 Nf7 21. f3 h6 22.  Nc4 Rb7 23. Nd6 Nxd6 24. Rxd6 Rc7 25. Rad1 g5 26. Qa5 Qf7 27. Rd8 g4 28. Rxf8+  Bxf8 29. Rd8 gxf3 30. gxf3 Qg6+ 31. Kf2 Rg7 32. Ke2 Be6 33. Qxa6 Qg2+ 34. Kd1  Qxf3+ 35. Kc2 Rg2+ 36. Bd2 Qh5 37. Qxc6 Qf7 38. Qd6 Rg6 39. Nd5 f3 40. h5 Bxd5  41. hxg6 Bxe4+ 42. Kb2 Qf5 43. Bxh6 1-0


[Event "Internet Section 16-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Mikhail Kobalia"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 b5 8. g5  Nfd7 9. a3 Bb7 10. h4 Nb6 11. Qd2 N8d7 12. f4 Rc8 13. h5 Nc5 14. Bd3 d5 15.  O-O-O dxe4 16. Be2 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Kb1 Be7 19. f5 O-O 20. Rhg1 Qc7 21. f6  Bd6 22. fxg7 Rfd8 23. g6 Be5 24. gxf7+ Kxf7 25. Rdf1+ Kg8 26. Bh6 Bg3 27. Rf8+  Rxf8 28. gxf8=Q+ Rxf8 29. Qg5+ Kf7 30. Rf1+ 1-0


[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxf6
Qxf6 8.Bxc4 cxd4 9.Qxd4 Qxd4 10.Nxd4 a6 11.Rc1 Bd7 12.Ke2 Nc6
13.Nf3 Ke7 14.e5 Ba5 15.Ne4 Bc7 16.Bd3 Rhd8 17.a3 Be8 18.Nc5
Ra7 19.Be4 a5 20.Nd3 a4 21.Rc4 Ra5 22.Rhc1 Bb8 23.Nc5 Rb5
24.R1c2 Nxe5 25.Nxe5 Bxe5 26.Nd3 Bd6 27.Rxa4 f5 28.Bf3 e5
29.g4 e4 30.Bxe4 fxe4 31.Rxe4+ Kf8 32.Rd4 Bg6 33.f4 Re8+
34.Kf3 Bc5 35.Rxc5 Bxd3 36.Rxb5 Bxb5 37.a4 Bc6+ 38.Kf2 Re4
39.Rxe4 Bxe4 40.Ke3 Bc2 41.a5 Ke7 42.b4 Ba4 43.Kd4 Kd6 44.f5
h6 45.h4 Bd7 46.Ke4 Bc6+ 47.Kf4 Kd5 48.g5 hxg5+ 49.hxg5 Bd7
50.f6 gxf6 51.gxf6 Kd6 52.Ke4 Be8 53.Kd4 Kc6 54.a6 bxa6 55.Kc3
Bf7 56.Kb2 Kd5 57.Kb1 Ke5 58.Kb2 Kxf6 59.Ka1 Ke5 60.Kb2 Kd4
61.Ka1 Kc3 62.Kb1 Bg6+ 63.Ka1 Bd3 64.Ka2 Bc2 65.Ka1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Mashantucket, CT USA"]
[Date "2003.04.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ilya Yulyevich Smirin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Qc7 7.Qe2
d6 8.c4 g6 9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Nf3 O-O 11.Rd1 Nbd7 12.Bf4 Ng4 13.Rac1
Nge5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.Qd2 Rd8 16.Bg5 f6 17.Be3 Ng4 18.Bf4 e5
19.Nd5 Qf7 20.Bg3 Bh6 21.Qa5 Be6 22.Rc3 f5 23.exf5 gxf5 24.Be2
Bxd5 25.Qxd5 Nf6 26.Qxf7+ Kxf7 27.f3 Ke6 28.Rb3 b6 29.Bf2 Nd7
30.c5 d5 31.c6 Nf6 32.c7 Rdc8 33.Rxb6+ Kf7 34.Rc6 a5 35.Bh4
1-0

[Event "Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Mashantucket, CT USA"]
[Date "2003.04.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Kreiman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 Na6 7.O-O
e5 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.dxe5 Nh5 11.Bg3 Nxg3 12.hxg3 dxe5
13.Qxd8 Rxd8 14.Rfd1 Be6 15.Nh2 Nb4 16.Nd5 Nc2 17.Rac1 Nd4
18.Kf1 Rd7 19.Bg4 Rad8 20.Bxe6 Nxe6 21.Ng4 Kh8 22.f3 h5 23.Nf2
Kh7 24.Ne3 Rd4 25.Ke2 h4 26.g4 Nf4+ 27.Kf1 c6 28.Nh3 Bf6 29.b3
Rd3 30.Rxd3 Rxd3 31.Re1 Rd2 32.Nxf4 exf4 33.Nf5 Bc3 34.Re2
Rd1+ 35.Kf2 Rh1 36.a3 f6 37.c5 Kh8 38.b4 Kg8 39.Rc2 h3 40.Rxc3
h2 41.Rd3 Ra1 42.Rd8+ Kf7 43.Nd6+ Ke7 44.Rh8 h1=Q 45.Rxh1 Rxh1
46.Nxb7 Ra1 47.Na5 Kd7 48.Nc4 Rc1 0-1

[Event "12th Chicago Open"]
[Site "Oak Brook, IL USA"]
[Date "2003.05.26"]
[EventDate "2003.05.23"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Mark Geist"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2283"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7
7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Bd3 g6 9. Bd2 Nbc6 10. Nf3 Bd7 11. O-O c4
12. Be2 h6 13. Rfb1 O-O-O 14. a4 Rdf8 15. h4 f5 16. exf6 e5
17. Qg3 Nf5 18. Qh2 g5 19. Nxe5 Nxh4 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. g3 Nf5
22. Qh3 Rh7 23. Bg4 Rxf6 24. Re1 h5 25. Re8+ Kc7 26. Bxf5 Qxf5
27. Qxf5 Rxf5 28. Rg8 g4 29. Bf4+ Kb6 30. Rc8 Rhf7 31. Kf1 Re7
32. Rh8 Ka6 33. Rh6 Ref7 34. Re6 R7f6 35. Ree1 Rf7 36. Ke2 h4
37. Rh1 hxg3 38. fxg3 Re7+ 39. Kd2 Rf6 40. Rh5 Rfe6 41. Rxd5
Re2+ 42. Kc1 Rg2 43. Kb2 Ree2 44. Rc1 Na5 45. Rb5 Nb3 46. Rxb3
cxb3 47. Kxb3 Kb6 48. c4 Kc6 49. Kc3 Rxg3+ 50. Bxg3 Re3+
51. Kb4 Rxg3 52. Rh1 Rh3 53. Rg1 g3 54. Rg2 Kd6 55. Kb5 Kc7
56. c5 Rh4 57. Kc4 Rg4 58. Kd5 b6 59. cxb6+ axb6 60. c3 Rg5+
61. Ke4 Ra5 62. Rxg3 Rxa4 1-0

[Event "World Open: Open Section"]
[Site "Philadelpha, PA USA"]
[Date "2003.07.02"]
[EventDate "2003.07.03"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Georgios Alexopoulos"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2236"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6
7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4
12. Qxd4 Rd8 13. Qb4 Qc6 14. a4 { A game of great theoretical
importance with a novelty on move 14!! (The 14. .. . Rd5 of
Grandmaster Nakamuradoes not appear in any of my
severalmulti-million game databases!!} 14... Rd5 $3 15. a5 e6
16. Qf4 Bd6 17. axb6 $5 Bxf4 18. bxa7 $1 Ke7 $1 {The only
move.} 19. Bxf4 Ra8 {The only move!} 20. Bb8 $1 Rd8 $1 21. Na3
Raxb8 22. axb8=Q Rxb8 23. Nc2 Rd8 24. Nd4 Qb6 25. b4 Rc8
26. Ra3 { White is in time trouble.} 26... Rc4 27. Rd1 Qc7
28. Ne2 h5 $3 29. Rd4 Qe5 30. Rd2 $138 Re4 31. Raa2 Qxc3
{White loses on time.} 0-1

[Event "World Open: Open Section"]
[Site "Philadelpha, PA USA"]
[Date "2003.07.03"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Igor M Tsyganov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2219"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 Na6
7. O-O e5 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. d5 f5 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. f3
h6 13. Be3 f4 14. Bf2 g5 15. c5 Nxc5 16. b4 Na6 17. Bxa6 bxa6
18. Qe2 Qg6 19. Rfc1 Rf7 20. b5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Ba6 22. Rc6 Bxb5
23. Qxb5 g4 24. Kh1 Bf8 25. Qb7 Re8 26. Bxa7 Rg7 27. Qb3 h5
28. a4 Ra8 29. Bg1 h4 30. fxg4 h3 31. Qf3 hxg2+ 32. Qxg2 Nxg4
33. a5 Qh6 34. a6 Nf6 35. Qf3 Nh5 36. Bf2 Ng3+ 37. Bxg3 fxg3
38. Qg2 Ra7 39. Rac1 Qh4 40. h3 Qg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Open: Open Section"]
[Site "Philadelpha, PA USA"]
[Date "2003.07.03"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Samson Benen"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2324"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. a3 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. d5 Ne7
7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Ne1 Rb8 11. e4 c5 12. f4 b5
13. e5 Ne8 14. Be3 Nf5 15. Bf2 bxc4 16. Qe2 Nd4 17. Qxc4 Rxb2
18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qxd4 dxe5 20. fxe5 exd5 21. Nxd5 Re2 22. Nf3
Bb7 23. Rfd1 Nc7 24. Nf4 Qxd4+ 25. Nxd4 Rb2 26. Bxb7 Rxb7
27. Nc6 Ne6 28. Nd5 Kh8 29. Rab1 Rd7 30. Nf6 Rc7 31. Rb6 Rfc8
32. Nd4 Nxd4 33. Rxd4 Bf8 34. Rbd6 Rc1+ 35. Kg2 Bxd6 36. exd6
R1c2+ 37. Kh3 Kg7 38. Nd5 Rd8 39. Nb4 Rc3 40. Nxa6 Rxa3
41. Nc5 Ra5 42. Ne4 Re5 43. g4 f5 44. gxf5 gxf5 45. Nd2 Kf6
46. Kg3 Ke6 47. Rh4 Rxd6 48. Rh6+ Kd7 49. Rxh7+ Re7 50. Rxe7+
Kxe7 51. Nf3 Kf6 52. h3 Ra6 53. Ne1 Ke5 54. Nd3+ Ke4 55. Nf2+
Ke3 56. Nd1+ Kd2 57. Nb2 Kc2 58. Kf4 Kxb2 59. Kxf5 Rh6 60. Kg4
Kc3 61. h4 Kd4 62. Kg5 Rh8 63. h5 Ke5 64. Kg6 Ke6 65. h6 Rg8+
66. Kh7 Rg1 67. Kh8 Kf7 68. h7 Kg6 69. Kg8 Kh6+ 70. Kh8 Ra1
0-1

[Event "New York Masters 63rd"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2003.07.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksander Wojtkiewicz"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4  Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Ndxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Ba6 13. Nxd6+ Bxd6 14.  Qxd6 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Rd4 Be2 17. a4 e5 18. Rb4 Qe7 19. Qxe7+ Kxe7 20. f4  exf4 21. Bxf4 Bxg4 22. Rg1 h5 23. b3 Rhc8 24. Kb2 g6 25. Ra1 Ra5 26. Rd4 Rca8  27. Bd2 R5a6 28. a5 Ne5 29. Rd5 f6 30. Bc3 Be6 31. Rb5 Bd7 32. Rc5 Rc8 33. Rxc8  Bxc8 34. b4 Bd7 35. Bxe5 fxe5 36. c4 Be6 37. b5 Ra8 38. Kb3 Rc8 39. Rc1 g5 40.  Kb4 g4 41. c5 h4 42. b6 Bd7 43. b7 Rb8 44. a6 Bc6 45. Ka5 Bxb7 46. axb7 Rxb7  47. c6 1-0


[Event "64th New York Masters Action"]
[Site "New York, NY"]
[Date "2003.07.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Dmitry Kedyk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B99"]
[WhiteElo "2154"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "163"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4
Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.O-O-O Nbd7 10.g4 h6 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.h4 g5
13.hxg5 hxg5 14.Rxh8+ Bxh8 15.f5 Bxd4 16.Rxd4 Qc5 17.Qd1 Ke7
18.Qd2 Nf6 19.Na4 Qe5 20.Nb6 Rb8 21.Nc4 Nxe4 22.Qe3 Qf4
23.Qxf4 gxf4 24.Rxe4 d5 25.f6+ Kxf6 26.Rxf4+ Kg5 27.Rxf7 dxc4
28.Bxc4 b5 29.Bb3 Rb6 30.Rc7 Bb7 31.Bxe6 Rxe6 32.Rxb7 Kxg4
33.Rf7 Kg5 34.b3 Kg6 35.Rf2 b4 36.Kb2 a5 37.c3 Re8 38.a4 bxc3+
39.Kxc3 Rc8+ 40.Kd4 Rb8 41.Rf3 Kg5 42.Kc4 Rb4+ 43.Kc3 Rb8
44.Rf7 Rc8+ 45.Kb2 Kg6 46.Rb7 Kf6 47.Rb5 Ra8 48.Kc3 Ke6 49.Kc4
Kd6 50.Rb6+ Kc7 51.Kb5 Ra7 52.Ra6 Rb7+ 53.Kc4 Rb4+ 54.Kc3 Rh4
55.Rxa5 Kb6 56.Rg5 Ka6 57.Kb2 Rf4 58.Ka3 Rh4 59.a5 Rf4 60.b4
Rf1 61.Rg6+ Kb5 62.Rb6+ Kc4 63.a6 Ra1+ 64.Kb2 Ra4 65.b5 Rb4+
66.Kc2 Ra4 67.Kd2 Kd4 68.Ke2 Ke4 69.Kf2 Ra2+ 70.Kg3 Ra3+
71.Kg4 Ra1 72.Kg5 Ke5 73.Kg6 Rg1+ 74.Kf7 Rh1 75.Rb7 Kf5 76.Ke7
Ke5 77.Kd7 Kd5 78.Kc7 Kc5 79.Kb8 Rh8+ 80.Ka7 Rh6 81.b6 Kb5
82.Rg7 1-0

[Event "Torneo Continental Americano"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "2003.08.17"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ricardo Szmetan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2288"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. h3 Nbd7
7. O-O Qe8 8. Bh2 e5 9. c4 Qe7 10. Nc3 e4 11. Nd2 b6 12. b4
Bb7 13. a4 c5 14. bxc5 dxc5 15. d5 Ne8 16. Qc2 f5 17. a5 Nd6
18. Rab1 Ba6 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Be5 21. Nc4 Bxh2+ 22. Kxh2
Ne5 23. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 24. g3 g5 25. Qb2 Qxb2 26. Rxb2 c4 27. Rc1
Rfc8 28. Rbc2 a6 29. Bxc4 axb5 30. Bxb5 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 Nxb5
32. axb6 Nd6 33. Rc6 Rd8 34. g4 fxg4 35. hxg4 Kf8 36. Kg2 Ke7
37. f3 exf3+ 38. Kxf3 Kf6 39. e4 Ke5 40. Rc7 Kd4 0-1

[Event "Torneo Continental Americano"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "2003.08.18"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Andres Delgado Kuffo"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6
7. f3 Bg7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. Qd2 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nh3 Qa5 12. Ra3
Re8 13. Nf2 Rb8 14. Be2 Qc7 15. O-O b6 16. f4 c4 17. b4 cxb3
18. Rxb3 Nc5 19. Rb4 Rb7 20. Bf3 Qb8 21. Re1 Nfd7 22. Ng4 f6
23. Bh4 Rc7 24. Bg3 a5 25. Rbb1 Ba6 26. f5 Rcc8 27. Be2 Qa8
28. Bxd6 Bxe2 29. Rxe2 Qa6 30. Bxc5 Nxc5 31. d6 gxf5 32. exf5
Rxe2 33. Nxe2 Qc4 34. Nf4 h5 35. Nf2 Rd8 36. Nxh5 Nxa4 37. Rc1
Rxd6 38. Rxc4 Rxd2 39. Rxa4 Kf7 40. Rc4 Bh6 41. Kf1 Be3
42. Rc7+ Kf8 43. Ne4 Rd5 44. g4 a4 45. Nexf6 Rd2 46. Nh7+ Kg8
47. N5f6+ Kh8 48. Nf8 1-0

[Event "Torneo Continental Americano"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "2003.08.20"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Carlos Garcia Palermo"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. d5 Qb6 5. Qc1 f5 6. g3 Bg7
7. c3 e6 8. Bg2 Na6 9. Na3 Nc7 10. Nc4 Qa6 11. Qf4 O-O 12. Nh3
d6 13. O-O e5 14. Qh4 f4 15. b3 b5 16. Nd2 f5 17. a4 bxa4
18. Nc4 Nb5 19. Rxa4 Qb7 20. Na5 Qf7 21. Rc1 fxg3 22. Qxg3 f4
23. Qd3 Qh5 24. Nxf4 exf4 25. Qxb5 f3 26. exf3 Bh3 27. Qf1
Rxf3 28. Bxh3 Rxh3 29. Qg2 Kh8 30. Rg4 Be5 31. Nc6 Bxh2+
32. Kf1 Bf4 33. Ne7 Rh1+ 34. Ke2 Rxc1 35. Kd3 Qf7 0-1

[Event "Torneo Continental Americano"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "2003.08.21"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Vladilenovich Goldin"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Bc5 6. Be3
Bb6 7. Qg4 Qf6 8. Qg3 Qg6 9. Nf5 d6 10. Bxb6 axb6 11. Ne3 Nf6
12. f3 Qh6 13. Qf2 d5 14. Na3 dxe4 15. Nb5 O-O 16. Nxc7 Ra5
17. b4 Rh5 18. f4 Ng4 19. Qg3 Nxh2 20. O-O-O Nxf1 21. Rhxf1
Nxb4 22. cxb4 Qc6+ 23. Kb2 Qxc7 24. Rd4 Be6 25. Rc1 Qe7
26. Rxe4 Qf6+ 27. Re5 Rxe5 28. fxe5 Qh6 29. Rd1 Qh5 30. Rd2 h6
31. Qf4 Rc8 32. Qg3 Ra8 33. a3 Rc8 34. Qf4 b5 35. Qg3 g5
36. Nc2 Qh1 37. Qf3 Qh2 38. Re2 Rd8 39. Qxb7 Rd3 40. Qe4 Rb3+
41. Kc1 Rc3 42. Kb2 Rb3+ 43. Kc1 Qg3 44. Qd4 Rd3 45. Qe4 Bg4
46. Re1 Rc3 47. Rf1 Be6 48. Rd1 Bb3 49. e6 Rxc2+ 50. Kb1 Rc8
51. e7 Bxd1 0-1

[Event "Torneo Continental Americano"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "2003.08.22"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bernardo Roselli Mailhe"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. f4 Nh6
7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O f5 9. h3 Nf7 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Kh2 Bd7 12. Bg1
Bc6 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Ne2 e5 15. c3 dxc3 16. Nxc3 exf4
17. gxf4 fxe4 18. dxe4 g5 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 gxf4 21. Rxf4
Ne5 22. Rxf8+ Qxf8 23. Qe3 Qe7 24. Rf1 b6 25. Qf4 Re8 26. Qf6
Nc4 27. Qxe7 Rxe7 28. Rd1 Re6 29. b3 Ne3 30. Rd3 Nxg2 31. Kxg2
Rxe4 32. Kf2 Re6 33. a4 Rf6+ 34. Kg3 Kf7 35. Ne2 Ke7 36. Nd4
Be4 37. Re3 d5 38. Nb5 Ke6 39. Nxa7 Ke5 40. Nb5 d4 41. Re1
Rf3+ 42. Kg4 Rxb3 0-1

[Event "Torneo Continental Americano"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "2003.08.23"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Julio Ernesto Granda Zuniga"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7
7. Nge2 O-O 8. O-O e5 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Bd2 Re8 11. b4 Nf8
12. Qe1 N6d7 13. Qf2 Ne6 14. Na4 Bh6 15. f4 exd4 16. exd4 f5
17. h3 Nf6 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Qf3 Bg7 20. Kh1 Ne4 21. Be3 Nf8
22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. Rfd1 Ne6 24. Bg1 Ra8 25. a4 Qd7 26. Rab1 Nc7
27. Rb3 Rab8 28. Bc2 b5 29. a5 Re7 30. Bd3 Rf8 31. Be3 Kf7
32. Bc2 Ke8 33. Qf1 Kd8 34. Qe1 Ne6 35. Qg1 Kc8 36. Nc1 Rfe8
37. g3 Qd8 38. Ne2 Bf6 39. Rbd3 Ng7 40. Rf1 Kb7 41. Rf3 h6
42. Bd1 Re6 43. Qg2 R8e7 44. Bg1 Qe8 45. Kh2 Rf7 46. Rf1 Bd8
47. Kh1 Bc7 48. Bh2 Ref6 49. Ng1 g5 50. Nf3 Ne6 51. Ne5 Rg7
52. Qf3 Qg8 53. Qe3 gxf4 54. gxf4 Bxe5 55. dxe5 Rfg6 56. Qe1
Rg2 57. Bf3 Rb2 58. Bxe4 dxe4 59. Rd2 Rg2 60. Rxb2 Rxb2
61. Rf2 Rxf2 62. Qxf2 Qd8 63. Qe2 Qd3 64. Qh5 Qf1+ 65. Bg1 e3
0-1

[Event "Torneo Continental Americano"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "2003.08.25"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Igor Aleksandrovich Novikov"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 h5 12. O-O
Nbd7 13. Qc2 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Rg8 15. Rad1 Nd7 16. Bg3 e5
17. dxe5 Qe7 18. a4 a6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra1 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Bg7
22. Ra7 Nc5 23. Bf4 Bxe5 24. Be3 Ne6 25. g3 Qc7 26. Qd2 Ke7
27. Nd5+ cxd5 28. exd5 Ra8 29. Qb4+ Bd6 30. Qxb5 Rxa7 31. Bxa7
Bxd5 32. Qxd5 Qxa7 33. Kg2 Qc5 34. Qb7+ Bc7 35. Qc8 Qe5 0-1

[Event "Torneo Continental Americano"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "2003.08.26"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniel Hugo Campora"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "152"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Nde2
Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. g4 Rb8 9. Bg2 b5 10. a3 a6 11. O-O Re8
12. Be3 Bf8 13. Ng3 b4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. Qd2 Bb7 16. Rad1 a5
17. b3 Qc8 18. f4 c5 19. g5 Nd7 20. f5 c4 21. Na4 d5 22. Bf4
d4 23. Bxb8 Nxb8 24. Nh5 Bxe4 25. Nb6 Qc5 26. Nxc4 d3+ 27. Kh1
dxc2 28. Ra1 Bxg2+ 29. Qxg2 N8c6 30. g6 Qd5 31. gxf7+ Kxf7
32. Qxd5+ Nxd5 33. Nxa5 Ne3 34. Rfc1 Nxa5 35. Rxa5 Rd8
36. Ra7+ Be7 37. Rg1 Rd1 38. Rc7 Kf8 39. Rc8+ Kf7 40. Rc7 Kf8
41. Nf4 Bf6 42. b4 Be5 43. Rc8+ Ke7 44. Ne2 Rd2 45. Re1 Nxf5
46. Nd4 Kd7 47. Rxe5 Kxc8 48. Rc5+ Kd7 49. Nxc2 Nh4 50. Rc3 g5
51. b5 h5 52. Nb4 Rb2 53. Nd5 Kd6 54. Rd3 Ke5 55. Nc3 g4
56. hxg4 hxg4 57. Kg1 Nf3+ 58. Kf1 Kf4 59. Ne2+ Ke5 60. Nc3
Kf5 61. Ne2 Kg5 62. Kf2 Rxb5 63. Rd8 Ne5 64. Rg8+ Kf6 65. Rf8+
Ke7 66. Ra8 Rb2 67. Ke3 Rb4 68. Kf2 Rb3 69. Ra7+ Kf6 70. Ra6+
Kg5 71. Ra5 Rf3+ 72. Kg2 Re3 73. Kf2 Rf3+ 74. Kg2 Kf6 75. Ra6+
Ke7 76. Nd4 Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torneo Continental Americano"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "2003.08.27"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gennadij Germanovich Sagalchik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 e6 4. e4 Bb4 5. Nge2 dxe4 6. a3 Be7
7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Nxe4 f5 9. N4c3 c6 10. g3 b6 11. Bg2 Bb7
12. Qd3 Nd7 13. Nd1 Qc7 14. c4 O-O-O 15. Ne3 Kb8 16. Qc2 Bd6
17. f4 h5 18. h4 Nf6 19. O-O-O c5 20. d5 Rhe8 21. Nc3 a6
22. Rhe1 Rg8 23. Nf1 Rxg3 24. Nxg3 Bxf4+ 25. Kb1 Bxg3 26. Re2
Bc8 27. Rd3 Be5 28. Na4 Ka7 29. Rb3 Nd7 30. Bf3 Rg8 31. Bxh5
exd5 32. cxd5 b5 33. Nc3 c4 34. Rxb5 Bxc3 35. d6 Qxd6 36. Rxf5
Rg1+ 37. Ka2 Qxa3+ 0-1

[Event "Torneo Continental Americano"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "2003.08.28"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Vladimirovich Ivanov"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5
7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bg5 Be7 9. e4 d6 10. Be2 a6 11. O-O Nbd7
12. Rfd1 b6 13. b4 Bb7 14. Bf4 Ng4 15. Nd2 Nge5 16. Rac1 Rac8
17. Be3 Rfe8 18. Qb1 Qb8 19. Na4 Ba8 20. f4 Ng6 21. Nb3 Qb7
22. Nd2 Bd8 23. Qd3 Bc7 24. g3 Nf6 25. Bf3 Qb8 26. Bf2 Red8
27. Qe2 Nd7 28. Nc3 Bb7 29. h4 h6 30. h5 Ngf8 31. Nb3 Nh7
32. Rd3 Ndf6 33. Rcd1 Re8 34. c5 bxc5 35. bxc5 d5 36. exd5
Nxd5 37. Nxd5 exd5 38. Re3 Nf6 39. Nd4 Qa8 40. Qb2 Rxe3
41. Bxe3 Bc6 42. Nf5 Bd8 43. Bd4 Qa7 44. Re1 Kh7 45. Qc2 Kg8
46. Qc3 Kh7 47. Nd6 Rc7 48. Kh2 Qa8 49. Be5 d4 50. Qd3+ Kg8
51. Bxf6 1-0

[Event "Torneo Continental Americano"]
[Site "Buenos Aires ARG"]
[Date "2003.08.29"]
[EventDate "2003.08.17"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Eduardo Morovic-Fernandez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "21"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 d6 6. O-O Nc6
7. Nc3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nd7 10. e3 e5 11. dxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 79th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2003.10.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksander Wojtkiewicz"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.  Bb3 a5 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 d6 11. Qe2 Bd7 12. Rad1 a4 13. Bc4 Bc6 14. f4 Nd7  15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 e6 17. Bc5 Qa5 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. Bb5 Nxe5 20. Bxc6 bxc6  21. Ne4 Qb6+ 22. Qf2 Qxb2 23. c3 Qa3 24. h3 h6 25. Kh1 f5 26. Nc5 Re8 27. Na6  Qxc3 28. Nc7 Re7 29. Qa7 Kh7 30. Qb8 Nf7 31. Qc8 Qg3 32. Nxe6 Be5 33. Kg1 Qh2+  34. Kf2 Qg3+ 35. Kg1 Qh2+ 36. Kf2 Bg3+ 37. Kf3 Ne5+ 38. Ke3 Qxg2 39. Rd8 Qe4+  40. Kd2 Nc4+ 41. Kc3 Be5+ 42. Nd4 Nb6 43. Qa6 Nd5+ 0-1


[Event "Santo Domingo op"]
[Site "Santo Domingo"]
[Date "2003.11.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Alekseev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 Na6 7.O-O
e5 8.Re1 Bg4 9.d5 Nc5 10.Qc2 a5 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 Qc8 13.Nd2
Bd7 14.b3 Nh7 15.f3 h5 16.Bf2 Bh6 17.Rab1 f5 18.a3 Nf6 19.Bf1
fxe4 20.Bxc5 Bxd2 21.Qxd2 dxc5 22.Qg5 Qe8 23.Rb2 Bf5 24.fxe4
Bd7 25.Rf2 Kg7 26.Be2 Nh7 27.Rxf8 Nxg5 28.Rxe8 Rxe8 29.Rb1 Ra8
30.Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona International"]
[Site "Pamplona ESP"]
[Date "2003.12.20"]
[EventDate "2003.12.20"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Emil Davidovich Sutovsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 d5 6. Qe2 Ne7
7. Ba3 Ng6 8. O-O Qa5 9. Bb2 Bd6 10. Bxg7 Nf4 11. Qe3 Rg8
12. e5 Nxg2 13. Qh6 Ne1 14. exd6 Nxf3+ 15. Kh1 Ba6 16. d3 Qd8
17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Rg1 Qxd6 19. Qxd2 O-O-O 20. Qh6 Bb7 21. Bf6
Rxg1+ 22. Rxg1 Re8 23. Qxh7 Qf4 24. Rg8 Qxf6 25. Rxe8+ Kd7
26. Rg8 Qxf2 27. Qh3 c4 28. Qg2 Qf4 29. Rg3 Qc1+ 30. Qg1 Qxc2
31. Qxa7 Qd1+ 32. Kg2 Qe2+ 33. Qf2 cxd3 34. Qxe2 dxe2 35. Kf2
d4 36. h4 c5 37. h5 Be4 38. Kxe2 e5 39. h6 Kc6 40. a4 1-0

[Event "Pamplona International"]
[Site "Pamplona ESP"]
[Date "2003.12.21"]
[EventDate "2003.12.20"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alfonso Romero Holmes"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6
7. Qg4 Ng6 8. a4 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Qe2 Nb8 11. Nf3 Nc6
12. h4 h5 13. Ng5 Nge7 14. Nh3 Ng6 15. Bg5 Qd7 16. O-O Nce7
17. c4 Nf5 18. Rfd1 Nfxh4 19. cxd5 exd5 20. c4 Nf5 21. cxd5
Qxd5 22. Qc2 Qd7 23. Rac1 O-O 24. Qxc7 Qxa4 25. d5 Rac8
26. Qxc8 Rxc8 27. Rxc8+ Kh7 28. Rcc1 Nxe5 29. d6 f6 30. Bf4
Nd7 31. Ra1 Qc6 32. Rdc1 Nc5 33. Rxa7 Nxd6 34. Be3 Nf5
35. Bxc5 bxc5 36. Ra5 Nh4 37. Nf4 Qe4 38. Raxc5 Qxf4 39. R1c4
Nf3+ 40. gxf3 Qxf3 41. Rc3 Qd1+ 42. Kg2 Qg4+ 43. Kh2 g5
44. Re3 Kg6 45. Rc6 Qf4+ 46. Kg1 g4 47. Rc8 h4 48. Rec3 Qd4
49. R8c4 Qd1+ 50. Kh2 Kg5 51. Rc5+ f5 52. Rc1 Qf3 53. R5c2 Qd3
54. Rc3 Qd4 55. R3c2 Qe5+ 56. Kh1 Qe4+ 57. Kg1 h3 58. f4+ Qxf4
59. Rf1 Qe3+ 60. Kh2 Qe5+ 0-1

[Event "Pamplona International"]
[Site "Pamplona ESP"]
[Date "2003.12.22"]
[EventDate "2003.12.20"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viktor Antonovich Bologan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "187"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O c5
7. Na3 Na6 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. Be3 Nce4 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bd4 Ndf6
12. Qa4 Nd6 13. Rfd1 Bd7 14. Qb4 Bc6 15. Rac1 Nd7 16. Bxg7
Kxg7 17. e4 Qb6 18. Qc3+ Kg8 19. Ne5 Rac8 20. Nec4 Nxc4
21. Nxc4 Qc5 22. Na5 Qxc3 23. Rxc3 Nb8 24. Nxc6 Rxc6 25. Rxc6
Nxc6 26. Rd7 Rb8 27. f4 Kf8 28. e5 Na5 29. b4 Nc6 30. a3 a5
31. b5 Nd8 32. b6 Ke8 33. Rc7 Ra8 34. a4 Ra6 35. Bf1 Rxb6
36. Bb5+ Nc6 37. Rc8+ Kd7 38. Ra8 Kc7 39. Kf2 Nd4 40. Rxa5 Kb8
41. Bd7 e6 42. Rc5 Rb2+ 43. Ke3 Nf5+ 44. Kd3 Rxh2 45. Rc8+ Ka7
46. Rf8 Nh6 47. Rh8 Ng4 48. Be8 f6 49. Bxg6 Rg2 50. Bh5 Rxg3+
51. Kd4 fxe5+ 52. fxe5 Nxe5 53. Rxh7 Nc6+ 54. Kc5 Rd3 55. Be8
Ka6 56. Rh6 Rd5+ 57. Kc4 Re5 58. Bd7 Nd8 59. Rh8 Nf7 60. Rf8
Nd6+ 61. Kb4 Ne4 62. Re8 Nc5 63. Bb5+ Kb6 64. a5+ Kc7 65. Kc4
Ne4 66. Re7+ Kd8 67. Re8+ Kc7 68. Re7+ Kb8 69. Re8+ Ka7
70. Rd8 Rc5+ 71. Kb4 Rc1 72. Bc4 Rb1+ 73. Ka3 Nc5 74. Re8 Re1
75. Kb4 Re5 76. Kc3 Re4 77. Rc8 Na6 78. Kd3 Re5 79. Kd4 Re1
80. Re8 Nc7 81. Re7 Kb8 82. Kc5 Kc8 83. Rh7 Kb8 84. Rh8+ Ka7
85. Rc8 Na8 86. Kd6 e5 87. Bd5 Ra1 88. Rc5 Rb1 89. Kxe5 Kb8
90. Kd6 Rg1 91. Rb5 Rg6+ 92. Kc5 b6+ 93. axb6 Nxb6 94. Rxb6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona International"]
[Site "Pamplona ESP"]
[Date "2003.12.23"]
[EventDate "2003.12.20"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Qxd4 10. Qxd4 Nxd4 11. Rxd4 h6
12. Bh4 Be7 13. Be2 b5 14. Bf3 Rb8 15. Bg3 Nd7 16. Rhd1 O-O
17. Kb1 Re8 18. a4 b4 19. Na2 a5 20. Nc1 Nb6 21. b3 Bb7
22. Ne2 Rbc8 23. R4d2 d5 24. e5 Bc5 25. Nd4 Ba6 26. Bf2 Nd7
27. Re1 Rc7 28. Kb2 g6 29. h4 Bf8 30. h5 Nc5 31. hxg6 fxg6
32. g3 h5 33. Be3 Rh7 34. Rh1 Ne4 35. Rg2 Bc5 36. Re1 Bxd4+
37. Bxd4 Rc8 38. Bxe4 dxe4 39. Bb6 Rb7 40. Bxa5 Rbb8 41. Rd2
Rc3 42. Rd6 Ra8 43. Rg1 Bd3 44. cxd3 Rxa5 45. dxe4 Rac5
46. Rg2 Re3 47. Rd4 Rcc3 48. Rxb4 Rxg3 49. Rxg3 Rxg3 50. a5
Kg7 51. Ka3 Rg1 52. Ka4 1-0

[Event "Pamplona International"]
[Site "Pamplona ESP"]
[Date "2003.12.26"]
[EventDate "2003.12.20"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Luke McShane"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Bd7 5. Qc2 Bc6 6. d3 Nbd7
7. O-O e6 8. c4 a6 9. Nc3 e5 10. a3 Be7 11. b4 b6 12. Be3 O-O
13. Nd2 Ne8 14. Bg4 Nc7 15. Nd5 Ne6 16. Rab1 g6 17. Bh6 Re8
18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. f4 Qh4 21. Bg5 Qh5 22. Rf3
exf4 23. Bxf4 e5 24. Be3 Rf8 25. Rbf1 Rxf3 26. Nxf3 h6 27. b5
Bb7 28. bxa6 Rxa6 29. Qd2 g5 30. h4 gxh4 31. Bxh6 Rxa3 32. Bg5
h3 33. Nh4 Nf8 34. Qf2 Ne6 35. Qf6 Bc8 36. Ng6 Ra7 37. g3 h2+
38. Kh1 Qh3 39. Bh4 Nf4 40. Qh8+ Kf7 41. Qf6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona International"]
[Site "Pamplona ESP"]
[Date "2003.12.27"]
[EventDate "2003.12.20"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Miguel Illescas Cordoba"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 Bg4 6. Ne5 Bh5
7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Qb3 Ra7 9. Bd2 e6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Bd3 O-O
12. O-O Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Rfc1 Bd6 15. Bf1 Qe7 16. e4 b5
17. e5 Bc7 18. Ne2 Bxe2 19. Bxe2 Rb8 20. Qd3 Bb6 21. Be3 Qe8
22. Rc2 Rc8 23. Rac1 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 Nb8 25. Qb3 Rc7 26. Rxc7
Bxc7 27. a4 bxa4 28. Qb7 Ba5 29. g3 h6 30. h4 Qf8 31. Bd1 Qb4
32. Qc8+ Qf8 33. Qb7 Qb4 34. Qxb4 Bxb4 35. Bxa4 Kf8 36. h5 a5
37. Bb5 Ke7 38. g4 Nd7 39. b3 Nf8 40. Bd3 Bc3 41. f4 f6
42. Kf2 Kf7 43. Ke2 Ke7 44. Ba6 Nd7 45. Kd3 Bb4 46. Bb5 f5
47. Bf2 Nf8 48. Bh4+ Kf7 49. gxf5 exf5 50. Bc6 Ke6 51. Bb7 g6
52. Bc8+ Kf7 53. e6+ Ke8 54. Bd7+ Nxd7 55. hxg6 1-0

[Event "Pamplona International"]
[Site "Pamplona ESP"]
[Date "2003.12.28"]
[EventDate "2003.12.20"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yannick Pelletier"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Nb3
Nf6 7. Bd3 a6 8. O-O d6 9. f4 b5 10. Qf3 Bb7 11. Bd2 Be7
12. Rae1 b4 13. Na4 O-O 14. Be3 Rae8 15. Qh3 e5 16. Nb6 Nb8
17. Nd2 Bd8 18. Nbc4 Nbd7 19. b3 Nc5 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Bf2 Bc8
22. Qf3 Be7 23. h3 Ne6 24. Bg3 Bc5+ 25. Kh1 Nd7 26. Ne3 Bxe3
27. Qxe3 Ndc5 28. Bc4 f6 29. Bd5 Kh8 30. Nc4 Rd8 31. a3 bxa3
32. b4 Na4 33. Qxa3 Nb6 34. Ne3 Nf4 35. c4 Nfxd5 36. exd5 f5
37. Bh4 Rde8 38. c5 Nd7 39. Nxf5 Nxc5 40. Nxg7 Qxg7 41. bxc5
e4 42. Rxf8+ Qxf8 43. d6 Qh6 44. Qc3+ Kg8 45. Qg3+ 1-0

[Event "126th New York State Championship"]
[Site "Kerhnonkson NY"]
[Date "2004.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Igor Nikolayev"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nc3 O-O
7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 b6 9. Nge2 Bb7 10. O-O Ne4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7
12. Nf4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nd7 14. Qb3 Nf6 15. c4 Rfd8 16. c5 Rab8
17. Rfc1 bxc5 18. Rxc5 g5 19. Ne2 Ba6 20. Qc2 Bd3 21. Qd3 Ne4
22. Rc2 Nd6 23. Rc5 Ne4 24. Rc2 Nd6 25. Qa6 Rb6 26. Qa7 Nc4
27. Nc3 Qd6 28. Rac1 Rdb8 29. h3 c6 30. Na4 R8b7 31. Qa8 Rb8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2004.01.10"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Hichem Hamdouchi"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6
Bxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Qd2 b6 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Qf4 c5
12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Rhe1 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Rfd8 16. Qh4
Rac8 17. c3 h6 18. Qg3 b5 19. Bc2 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Bd5 21. a3 a5
22. Rd4 Rb8 23. Rh4 h5 24. Nd7 Qxg3 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. hxg3
Bxg2 27. Rxh5 f5 28. Rh4 Rd8 29. a4 Bc6 30. g4 fxg4 31. Rxg4+
Kf8 32. Rg5 Rd5 33. Rxd5 exd5 34. axb5 Bxb5 35. Kd2 Ke7
36. Ke3 Kd6 37. Kd4 Bc6 38. Bd1 Bd7 39. Be2 f6 40. Bd1 Be6
41. Bb3 Bf7 42. f4 Be6 43. Ba4 Bc8 44. Bb5 Bb7 45. Be8 Ba6
46. b3 Be2 47. b4 axb4 48. cxb4 Bc4 49. Bg6 Ba6 50. Bd3 Bc8
51. b5 Bg4 52. Bg6 Bd7 53. Bd3 Bg4 54. Bf1 Bf5 55. Bg2 Bd7
56. b6 Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2004.01.11"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "John van der Wiel"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Ne7
12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Bd3 d5 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. O-O-O Qb6 16. exd5
Nxd5 17. Be4 Nf4 18. Qf3 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 O-O 20. Nc2 Qe6 21. Ne3
Qxa2 22. g3 b4 23. gxf4 bxc3 24. Qb1 cxb2+ 25. Kd2 Rad8+
26. Ke2 Qxb1 27. Rxb1 exf4 28. Rhg1+ Kh8 29. Nd1 Rd4 30. Nxb2
f3+ 31. Kxf3 Rb8 32. Rbe1 Rb3+ 33. Re3 Rxe3+ 34. fxe3 Rd2
35. Nc4 Rxh2 36. Nd6 h5 37. Ne8 Kh7 38. Rg7+ Kh6 39. Rxf7 Ra2
40. Rxf6+ Kg5 41. Rc6 Ra1 42. Nd6 Rf1+ 43. Kg2 Ra1 44. Ne4+
Kg4 45. Rc5 Ra2+ 46. Nf2+ Kh4 47. Kf3 Ra1 48. Kf4 a5 49. Rc2
a4 50. e4 Rb1 51. Rc3 1-0

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2004.01.13"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Eric Lobron"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Bd6
7. c5 Be7 8. b4 b6 9. Nf4 bxc5 10. bxc5 c6 11. Be2 Qc7 12. Nd3
Ba6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Rb1 Bc4 15. Bd2 Rfb8 16. Rxb8+ Rxb8
17. Nb4 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Rb7 19. f3 a5 20. Nd3 Rb3 21. Qd1 Qb7
22. Qc2 Bd8 23. a4 Nb8 24. e4 Bc7 25. e5 Nfd7 26. f4 g6
27. Rc1 Qa6 28. Nb5 Rxb5 29. axb5 cxb5 30. c6 Nb6 31. f5 Nc4
32. fxe6 fxe6 33. Bh6 1-0

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2004.01.14"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Bd7 8. Qe2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Rxd4 Qb6 11. Qd2 Bc6
12. Bc4 Be7 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Bc5 15. Rd3 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4
17. Rb3 Qc6 18. Rd1 O-O 19. Bd3 Bg6 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. Be3 Rac8
22. a3 Be7 23. Rd3 Qe4 24. Rd7 Rfd8 25. Kb1 Qxe5 26. Bb6 Bf6
27. c3 Re8 28. Bd4 Qe4+ 29. Qd3 Qxd3+ 30. Rxd3 e5 31. Be3 Rcd8
32. Kc2 b5 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34. Rxd8+ Bxd8 35. Kd3 Kf7 36. c4
bxc4+ 37. Kxc4 Ke6 38. b4 Bc7 39. Kc5 e4 40. h3 Be5 41. g4 h6
42. a4 g5 43. b5 axb5 44. axb5 g6 45. Kc6 Bd6 46. b6 Be5
47. b7 Bd6 48. Ba7 Bf4 49. Be3 Bd6 50. Bd2 Bg3 51. Ba5 Bb8
52. Bb6 h5 53. Bd4 hxg4 54. hxg4 Bh2 55. Be3 Bd6 56. Bxg5 Be5
57. Be3 Bd6 58. Bb6 Bb8 59. Bc7 Ba7 60. Bf4 Ke7 61. Kb5 e3
62. Bxe3 Bb8 63. Kc6 Ke6 64. Bb6 1-0

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2004.01.15"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Zhu Chen"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "363"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. g4 Bb4 8. Bd2 Qe7 9. Rg1 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. O-O-O O-O
12. Bd3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 dxc4 14. Qxc4 e5 15. Bf5 exd4 16. Qxd4
Qc5+ 17. Kb1 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 Nb6 19. Bc2 g6 20. h3 f5 21. Rg3
Kg7 22. a4 c5 23. Rf4 Nd5 24. Rc4 fxg4 25. hxg4 b6 26. Re4 Bb7
27. Re5 Rae8 28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Nd2 Nb4 30. f4 Rd8 31. Kc1 a6
32. Bb1 Bc6 33. b3 Nd5 34. Ne4 Re8 35. f5 Re5 36. Kd2 h6
37. a5 Nb4 38. Nc3 bxa5 39. e4 Kf6 40. Rf3 Be8 41. Ne2 Kg5
42. Rf1 Bf7 43. Nf4 gxf5 44. gxf5 c4 45. Ng6 Rc5 46. Rg1+ Kf6
47. e5+ Rxe5 48. Nxe5 Kxe5 49. bxc4 Bxc4 50. Rh1 Bd5 51. Rxh6
Nc6 52. Rh5 Ne7 53. Kc3 Bf3 54. Rh3 Nd5+ 55. Kc4 Nb6+ 56. Kb3
Bd1+ 57. Kb2 Nd5 58. Rh1 Bg4 59. Re1+ Kf4 60. Re4+ Kg5 61. Re6
Kf4 62. Re4+ Kg5 63. Re5 Nb6 64. Kc3 a4 65. Re6 Nd5+ 66. Kd4
Nf4 67. Re5 Ne2+ 68. Kc5 a3 69. Kd6 Nd4 70. Ra5 Kf6 71. Rxa6
Bxf5 72. Ba2 Bd3 73. Ra8 Nf5+ 74. Kd5 Ne7+ 75. Kd4 Bf5
76. Ra6+ Kg5 77. Bc4 Ng6 78. Rxa3 Kf4 79. Bd5 Ne7 80. Bb7 Kg5
81. Rg3+ Kf6 82. Rf3 Ke6 83. Rf1 Kf6 84. Kc5 Kg5 85. Kd6 Ng6
86. Bc6 Kg4 87. Rg1+ Kf4 88. Rf1+ Kg5 89. Rg1+ Kf4 90. Be8 Nh4
91. Bh5 Nf3 92. Rg8 Be4 93. Rb8 Ke3 94. Rb4 Nd4 95. Ra4 Nf3
96. Kc5 Ne5 97. Ra1 Nf3 98. Kc4 Kf4 99. Kc3 Nh4 100. Kd2 Nf5
101. Bg6 Ke5 102. Ra4 Nd6 103. Bh5 Nf5 104. Bg4 Kf4 105. Bh3
Ke5 106. Ke2 Ne7 107. Ra6 Nd5 108. Kd2 Kd4 109. Ra5 Ke5
110. Bf1 Kd4 111. Ra4+ Ke5 112. Be2 Nf4 113. Bc4 Nd5 114. Ba2
Ne7 115. Ra6 Nd5 116. Rh6 Kd4 117. Bb3 Ke5 118. Rh4 Ne7
119. Bc4 Nf5 120. Rg4 Ne7 121. Bd3 Bxd3 122. Kxd3 Nf5 123. Ra4
Ng3 124. Ra8 Nf5 125. Ra4 Ng3 126. Rg4 Nf5 127. Re4+ Kd5
128. Re1 Nd6 129. Ra1 Ke5 130. Ra5+ Kf4 131. Rc5 Nf5 132. Rd5
Ng3 133. Ra5 Nf5 134. Kc4 Ke4 135. Ra4 Ke5 136. Kc5 Ng3
137. Ra5 Ne4+ 138. Kc6+ Kd4 139. Ra4+ Ke5 140. Ra5+ Kd4
141. Rh5 Nf6 142. Rh1 Ne4 143. Kd7 Ke5 144. Rh5+ Kd4 145. Ra5
Nc5+ 146. Kc7 Ne4 147. Kc6 Nf6 148. Rf5 Ne4 149. Rd5+ Kc4
150. Rd8 Nc3 151. Ra8 Kd4 152. Kd6 Nb5+ 153. Kd7 Nc3 154. Ke6
Kc4 155. Rc8+ Kd4 156. Rd8+ Ke4 157. Rh8 Kd4 158. Rh4+ Kc5
159. Rg4 Nb5 160. Rg8 Nd4+ 161. Ke5 Nc6+ 162. Ke4 Kd6 163. Rg5
Nb4 164. Rh5 Nc6 165. Rb5 Ne7 166. Ra5 Nc6 167. Rd5+ Ke6
168. Rd1 Ne7 169. Kd4 Nf5+ 170. Kc5 Ke5 171. Re1+ Kf4 172. Re8
Ne3 173. Kd4 Nf5+ 174. Kd3 Nd6 175. Re6 Nf5 176. Re4+ Kf3
177. Ra4 Ng3 178. Kd4 Kf4 179. Kd5+ Kf3 180. Ke5 Ke2 181. Kf4
Nf1 182. Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2004.01.17"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7
7. Qe2 d6 8. c4 g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. h3
Nd7 13. Be3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 b6 15. Qd2 Nc5 16. Bc2 Na5 17. Qxd6
Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Nxc4 19. Rxb6 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Bb7 21. Nd2 Rac8
22. Kf2 Rfd8 23. Ke2 Rc7 24. Rb4 a5 25. Rd4 Rdc8 26. Rb1 Ba6+
27. c4 Nd7 28. Ba4 Nc5 29. Bc2 Kf8 30. Rb6 Ke7 31. Bd3 Bb7
32. Nf3 Nd7 33. Rb5 f6 34. Bc2 Ba6 35. Rxa5 Bb7 36. Bb3 e5
37. Rd1 Bxe4 38. g3 h5 39. h4 Bf5 40. Kf2 Nc5 41. Ne1 Ne4+
42. Kg2 Nd6 43. Rc1 Be4+ 44. Kf2 Bb7 45. Kg1 Ne4 46. Kh2 Rd8
47. Rd1 Nd2 48. Ra7 Nf1+ 49. Kg1 Nxe3 50. Rxd8 Kxd8 51. c5 Nf5
52. Kf2 Kc8 53. Ra5 Kb8 54. Rb5 Ka7 55. Ra5+ Kb8 56. Rb5 Ne7
57. Rb6 Rxc5 58. Rxf6 Rc3 59. Re6 Nf5 60. Rxe5 Nxg3 61. Bc2
Nh1+ 62. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2004.01.18"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Friso Nijboer"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 Qb6 4. Nc3 Qxb2 5. Bd2 Qb6 6. e4 e5
7. f4 d6 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Bc4 Qd8 11. Rb1 Bd6
12. O-O O-O 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 a6 15. a4 Qa5 16. Be1 Qd8
17. Nh4 Ne8 18. Nf5 Ndf6 19. Ne3 Be7 20. Bg3 Nd6 21. Qd3 Nd7
22. Nf5 Kh7 23. Rf3 g6 24. Nxd6 Bxd6 25. Bf2 Nf6 26. h3 Nh5
27. Be3 Rb8 28. Rbf1 f6 29. Qd2 g5 30. h4 g4 31. R3f2 f5
32. exf5 g3 33. Rf3 Qxh4 34. Re1 Qxc4 35. Bxh6 Bxf5 36. Bxf8
Rxf8 37. Qg5 Bg6 38. Re4 Rf5 39. Qxf5 Bxf5 40. Rxc4 Nf4
41. Ne4 Bf8 42. Nxg3 Bd7 43. Nh5 1-0

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2004.01.19"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Julio Ernesto Granda Zuniga"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4 dxc4
7. Na3 c3 8. bxc3 c5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Qe2 Bf5 11. Rd1 cxd4
12. cxd4 Rc8 13. Bb2 Nb4 14. Ne1 Bg4 15. Bf3 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Qd5
17. Ne5 Nxa2 18. Nac4 b5 19. Rxa2 bxc4 20. Rda1 c3 21. Bc1 Ne4
22. Ra5 Qe6 23. Nd3 Nd6 24. Rxa7 Nb5 25. Nf4 Qc6 26. R7a5 Rb8
27. Nd3 Rfc8 28. Qc2 Qb6 29. Nc5 Qd8 30. Qa4 Nc7 31. Nd7 Ra8
32. Nb6 Rxa5 33. Qxa5 Rb8 34. Nc4 Nd5 35. Qxd8+ Rxd8 36. Kf1
c2 37. Bd2 Rc8 38. Na3 e5 39. dxe5 Bf8 40. Bc1 Bb4 41. Ra2 Ra8
42. Rxc2 Bxa3 43. Ra2 Bxc1 44. Rxa8+ Kg7 45. Ra5 Nc3 46. Ra7
Kg8 47. Ke1 Bb2 48. Ra5 Ne4 49. Ke2 Ng5 50. f4 Ne4 51. Ra8+
Kg7 52. Kd3 Nf2+ 53. Kc2 Bxe5 54. fxe5 Ng4 55. Ra5 Nxe3+
56. Kd3 Ng4 57. h4 h5 58. Ke4 Nh6 59. Ra7 Nf5 60. e6 Kf6
61. Rxf7+ Kxe6 62. Rf8 Nd6+ 63. Kf4 Nf7 64. Ra8 Kf6 65. Ra6+
Kg7 66. Ke4 Nh6 67. Ke5 Ng4+ 68. Ke6 Kg8 69. Ra7 Kf8 70. Kd5
Kg8 71. Ke4 Nf6+ 72. Ke5 Nh7 73. Ke6 g5 74. hxg5 1-0

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2004.01.20"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Lazaro Bruzon Batista"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. Bd3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. O-O Qc8 12. h3 Qb7
13. Qc2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Ra7 15. Nd2 Rfa8 16. Rab1 axb4 17. axb4
Ra3 18. Qc2 Bd8 19. Nb3 Bc7 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. b5 Rc8 22. Rfc1
Raa8 23. Qe2 Qd8 24. bxc6 Rxc6 25. Qb5 Rcc8 26. c6 Nb8 27. Na4
Ra6 28. Nd2 Qc7 29. Nxb6 Rd8 30. Nf3 Ne4 31. Ne5 Nd6 32. Qb3
f6 33. Nd3 Ne4 34. Nf4 Nd2 35. Nxe6 Nxb3 36. Nxc7 Rxb6
37. Nxd5 1-0

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2004.01.22"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergei Tiviakov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qc7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. O-O Nd4 6. Re1 a6
7. Bf1 Ng4 8. g3 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 Ne5 10. Qe2 e6 11. Bg2 d6
12. b3 Be7 13. Bb2 Nc6 14. Nd1 Nd4 15. Qd3 Bf6 16. c3 Nc6
17. Ne3 O-O 18. Ng4 Be7 19. Qe2 Bd7 20. Red1 a5 21. d4 a4
22. Rab1 axb3 23. axb3 Ra2 24. Ne3 cxd4 25. cxd4 Bf6 26. e5
dxe5 27. dxe5 Be7 28. Nc4 Nb4 29. Nd6 Bc6 30. Qc4 Nd5 31. Bd4
Bxd6 32. exd6 Qd7 33. Bc5 Rc8 34. Qd4 Nf6 35. Bxc6 Rxc6
36. Ra1 Rxa1 37. Rxa1 Rc8 38. Ra7 Qc6 39. Ba3 h5 40. Qb4 b5
41. Qd4 Rd8 42. Rc7 Qf3 43. d7 e5 44. Qxe5 Qd1+ 45. Kg2 Rxd7
46. Rc5 h4 47. Qf5 Rd8 48. Bb2 Ng4 49. Rc8 Rxc8 50. Qxc8+ Kh7
51. Qf5+ Kg8 52. h3 Qxb3 53. Bxg7 Qxg3+ 54. fxg3 Ne3+ 55. Kf3
Nxf5 56. Bc3 hxg3 57. Bb4 Kg7 58. Bc5 Kg6 59. Kg4 g2 60. Kf3
b4 61. Kxg2 b3 62. Ba3 Ne3+ 63. Kf3 Nc4 64. Bc1 Kf5 65. h4 b2
66. Bxb2 Nxb2 67. h5 Kg5 68. Ke4 Kxh5 69. Kf5 Nc4 0-1

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2004.01.23"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Antoaneta Stefanova"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Qb3 Nc6 5. Nd5 Bc5 6. Bg2
Nxd5 7. cxd5 Qf6 8. e3 Ne7 9. Ne2 c6 10. O-O O-O 11. f4 Bb6
12. fxe5 Qxe5 13. d4 Qh5 14. Nf4 Qh6 15. a4 d6 16. a5 Bd8
17. Bd2 g5 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Nd3 Bh3 20. Nf2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qe6
22. Qxe6 fxe6 23. Ne4 Nf5 24. Rac1 Rc8 25. h4 Bxa5 26. Bxa5
Nxe3+ 27. Kg1 Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Nxf1 29. Kxf1 gxh4 30. Nxd6 Rb8
31. Bc3 hxg3 32. Kg2 Kf8 33. Kxg3 Ke7 34. Ne4 Rg8+ 35. Kf3 Rg1
36. Bb4+ Kf7 37. Bc5 a5 38. d5 Rf1+ 39. Kg2 Rb1 40. Nd6+ Ke7
41. Nc4+ Kd7 42. d6 e5 43. Ba3 Ke6 44. Nxa5 c5 45. Nb7 h5
46. Kg3 Kd7 47. Kh4 Kc6 48. Nxc5 Rh1+ 49. Kg5 Kxd6 50. Ne4+
Kd5 51. Nf6+ Kd4 52. Nxh5 Kd3 53. Bc5 e4 54. Nf4+ Kc4 55. b4
e3 56. Kg4 Rf1 57. Kg3 Rxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2004.01.24"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniel Stellwagen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Nc7
7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. d3 Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. Ne4 Ne6 11. Re1 b6 12. a4
a5 13. Be3 f5 14. exf6 exf6 15. Qc1 Ra7 16. Bh6 Re7 17. Bxg7
Kxg7 18. Qd2 Rfe8 19. b3 Nd4 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21. Kf1 c5 22. Qf4
Re5 23. Nd2 Bb7 24. Rxe5 Rxe5 25. Nc4 Re6 26. f3 Bd5 27. Re1
Bxc4 28. dxc4 Rd6 29. Kg1 d3 30. cxd3 Rxd3 31. Re3 Rd1+
32. Kh2 g5 33. Qg3 Kf7 34. f4 Qd6 35. fxg5 fxg5 36. Qxd6 Rxd6
37. g4 Re6 38. Rd3 Re2+ 39. Kg3 Ke6 40. Kf3 Rb2 41. Re3+ Kd6
42. Kg3 Rb1 43. Kg2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2004.01.25"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qe2 Nc5
7. c3 dxc3 8. Nxc3 Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O-O Ne6 11. Ne4 Qe8
12. h4 d6 13. exd6 cxd6 14. Nxd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Na5 16. Bd3 Qa4
17. Kb1 Nf4 18. Qc2 Qxc2+ 19. Bxc2 Ne6 20. b3 b6 21. Ng5 h6
22. Nxe6 Bxe6 23. Be4 Rac8 24. f3 Rfe8 25. Bf4 Re7 26. Rc1
Rce8 27. b4 Nb7 28. Rdc6 f5 29. Bd3 Kf7 30. Rc7 a5 31. Bb5 Rd8
32. Rxe7+ Kxe7 33. Rc7+ Kf6 34. Rxb7 Rd4 35. Bc1 1-0

[Event "Mallorca Trophy-A"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.02.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Luke McShane"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5 3.d5 d6 4.Nc3 h6 5.Bxf6 exf6 6.e3 f5 7.Bd3
g6 8.Nge2 Bg7 9.h4 h5 10.g3 O-O 11.Qd2 Nd7 12.Nf4 Ne5 13.Kf1
a6 14.a4 Qa5 15.Nb1 Qc7 16.c4 Nxd3 17.Nxd3 Bd7 18.a5 b5
19.axb6 Qxb6 20.Ra3 Rfb8 21.Nc3 a5 22.Kg2 a4 23.Rha1 Qa6 24.b3
Rb4 25.R1a2 Qb7 26.Nxa4 Rxb3 27.Naxc5 Rbxa3 28.Rxa3 dxc5
29.Nxc5 Qc8 30.Rxa8 Qxa8 31.Nxd7 Qa7 32.d6 Qxd7 33.Qd5 Bf8
34.c5 Qe6 35.Qd1 Qd7 36.Kg1 Kg7 37.Qd4+ Kh7 38.Qc4 Kg8 39.c6
Qc8 40.Qd5 Qd8 41.c7 Qd7 42.Qb7 Qxd6 43.c8=Q 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2004.03.07"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5
7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 h6 10. Be3 a6 11. a4 h5 12. Nge2
Nbd7 13. Nd1 Nh7 14. Nec3 f5 15. Be2 Be5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Bf4
Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Qf6 19. Nf2 Ne5 20. O-O Bd7 21. Ra3 Rae8 22. Rb3
Bc8 23. Rb6 Qd8 24. a5 Rf6 25. Rc1 Qc7 26. b4 Nd7 27. bxc5
Nxb6 28. axb6 Qd8 29. c6 Qxb6 30. Rb1 Rxe2 31. Qg3+ Kh8 32. h4
Rb2 33. Re1 f4 34. Re8+ Nf8 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2004.03.08"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anna Vitalyevna Zatonskih"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Qd2 b6
7. Nge2 Bb7 8. a3 Be7 9. g3 Qf3 10. Rg1 Bg5 11. Nf4 Bxf4
12. gxf4 Rg8 13. Rg3 Qh5 14. Rh3 Qg6 15. O-O-O d6 16. d5 Nd7
17. Nb5 Kd8 18. Qc3 Nc5 19. b4 Qxe4 20. bxc5 Qxf4+ 21. Re3
Bxd5 22. cxb6 c6 23. Rxd5 exd5 24. b7 Kd7 25. bxa8=Q Rxa8
26. Bh3+ 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2004.03.09"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. f3 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. e4 Bg6
12. Be3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. f4 Qxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Nd7 16. Be2 f6
17. Bg4 Rd8 18. O-O Be7 19. Rd2 h5 20. Bh3 Bc5 21. Re1 Rf8
22. Bf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Be7 24. Ne4 Rf7 25. Red1 Bb4 26. Rd4 Re7
27. Bd2 Bxd2 28. R1xd2 Rb8 29. b4 axb4 30. Rxb4 Kf8 31. a5 c5
32. Rc4 b5 33. Nxc5 bxc4 34. Nxd7+ Rxd7 35. Rxd7 c3 36. Rc7
Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2004.03.10"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Erenburg"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 h5 10. a4 Be7 11. Be2 g6 12. a5
h4 13. O-O Kf8 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Rc8 16. c4 Kg7 17. Rac1
Nh5 18. Rfd1 Nf4 19. Bf1 Bg5 20. Na1 Nf6 21. b4 N6h5 22. c5
Ng3 23. c6 h3 24. hxg3 h2+ 25. Kh1 Nh5 26. Qe1 Bxe3 27. g4
Bxc1 28. gxh5 Bb2 29. Nb3 b5 30. Qd2 Bd4 31. Nxd4 exd4
32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Qxd4+ Kf7 34. Bd3 Re8 35. Be4 Qf6 36. Qb6
Rb8 37. Qa7+ Qe7 38. Qe3 Qf6 39. Rc1 Re7 40. Qh6 Qg7 41. Qh3
Rh8 42. Qg4 Qh6 43. Rc2 Qg7 44. Rc1 Qh6 45. Re1 g5 46. Rc1 Rc7
47. Bf5 Qh4 48. Bd7 Qxg4 49. Bxg4 Ke7 50. Re1+ Kd8 51. Re6 Rf7
52. Rxd6+ Kc7 53. Rg6 Rf4 54. Rg7+ Kd6 55. Rd7+ Ke5 56. c7 Rc4
57. Bh3 Rh6 58. Kxh2 g4 59. fxg4 Rd6 60. Rf7 Kxd5 61. g5 Rdc6
62. g6 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2004.03.11"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ruslan Pogorelov"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g4 Bxc3 5. bxc3 d6 6. g5
Nfd7 7. Bg2 e5 8. d3 Nc6 9. h4 O-O 10. h5 Ne7 11. Rb1 Rb8
12. d4 b6 13. g6 fxg6 14. hxg6 Nxg6 15. Ng5 Nf6 16. Qd3 e4
17. Bxe4 Qe8 18. Bf5 Qc6 19. d5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Qd7 21. Qxd7
Nxd7 22. Nxh7 Rfe8 23. Ng5 Nde5 24. Ne6 Re7 25. f4 Nxc4
26. Rb4 b5 27. Nd4 Re4 28. Rxb5 Rxb5 29. Nxb5 Nxf4 30. Bxf4
Rxf4 31. Nxc7 Nb6 32. Rh5 Ra4 33. Ne8 Nc8 34. Rg5 Rxa2
35. Nxg7 Kf7 36. Ne6 Nb6 37. Rf5+ Ke7 38. Nd4 a5 39. Rh5 a4
40. Nf5+ Kd7 41. Rh7+ Kd8 42. Rh6 a3 43. Rxd6+ Kc7 44. Rc6+
Kb7 45. Nd6+ Ka7 46. Rc5 Ka6 47. Nc4 Nxc4 48. Rxc4 Kb5 49. Rc8
Rc2 50. Ra8 a2 51. Kf2 Kc5 52. Ke3 Kxd5 53. Kd3 Rb2 54. Ra5+
Kc6 55. e3 Kb6 56. Ra8 Kc5 57. Ra5+ Kb6 58. Ra3 Kc5 59. Ke4
Kc4 60. Ke5 Kd3 61. e4 Kc2 62. c4 Kb1 63. c5 a1=Q 64. Rxa1+
Kxa1 65. c6 Rc2 66. Kd6 Rd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2004.03.12"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Roland Schmaltz"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8
12. g5 Nh5 13. Kb1 Nd7 14. Qf2 b5 15. h4 b4 16. Nd5 Bxd5
17. Rxd5 Rcb8 18. Ra5 Qb7 19. Bc4 Nb6 20. Bd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 f5
22. Na5 Qd7 23. exf5 Rb5 24. Qd2 Rf8 25. f6 gxf6 26. Rg1 Kh8
27. gxf6 Nxf6 28. Rxb5 Qxb5 29. Bg5 Rg8 30. Nb3 Nh5 31. Rh1
Bxg5 32. hxg5 Ng3 33. Rxh7+ Kxh7 34. Qh2+ Kg7 35. Qh6+ Kf7
36. Qf6+ Ke8 37. Qe6+ Kf8 38. Qxd6+ Ke8 39. Qe6+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2004.03.14"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Helgi Olafsson"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 Bd6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4
O-O 7. Nc3 f5 8. Qc2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Nf6 10. h3 g6 11. f3 a6
12. e4 b5 13. Bd3 fxe4 14. fxe4 Bf4+ 15. Kb1 Qxd4 16. Bxb5 Qc5
17. Bd3 Rb8 18. Nf3 Be6 19. Ne2 Qxc2+ 20. Bxc2 Bh6 21. Ned4
Rfe8 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. e5 Reb6 24. b3 Nh5 25. Rd7 Nf4 26. Rxc7
Nxg2 27. Rd1 Nf4 28. Rdd7 Ne6 29. Ra7 Rf8 30. Rd6 Rxd6
31. exd6 Rd8 32. Ne5 Rxd6 33. Nxf7 Be3 34. Rb7 Rb6 35. Nh6+
Kh8 36. Nf7+ Kg7 37. Rd7 Nc5 38. Re7 Bd4 39. Nd8+ Kf8 40. Rxh7
Rf6 41. Kc1 Rf1+ 42. Kd2 Rf2+ 43. Kd1 Rf1+ 44. Kd2 Rf2+
45. Kc1 Rf1+ 46. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2004.03.15"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jon Gardar Vidarsson"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 Ngf6 5. f4 a6 6. Bc4 b6
7. Nf3 e6 8. Qe2 Bb7 9. d3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Ba2 Bc6 12. d4
d5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Kh1 Bd6 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. Qf3 cxd4 17. Nxd7
Qxd7 18. Nxd5 Bc5 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Qh5 Kh8 21. Bd2 Rg8
22. Rg1 Qc6 23. Qh3 d3 24. Bxf7 Rg7 25. Bb3 Bxg1 26. Rxg1 dxc2
27. Qc3 Qxc3 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Open"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2004.03.16"]
[EventDate "2004.03.07"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Tiger Hillarp Persson"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nf3 d5 6. O-O Bd6
7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Qc1 Bd7 10. Ba3 Be8 11. Bxd6 Qxd6
12. Na3 Bh5 13. Nc2 Nbd7 14. Rd1 Bxf3 15. c5 Qc7 16. exf3 f4
17. Ne1 Rae8 18. Nd3 fxg3 19. hxg3 e5 20. f4 e4 21. Ne5 g5
22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. fxg5 Ng4 24. Rf1 Qf7 25. g6 Qxg6 26. Bh3 Re6
27. Kg2 Ref6 28. Bxg4 Qxg4 29. Qd2 Rf5 30. Qe3 R8f6 31. Rae1
Rf3 32. Qc1 h5 33. Re3 h4 34. Rxf3 Rxf3 35. Qe1 e3 36. Kh2
Rxf2+ 37. Rxf2 hxg3+ 0-1

[Event "Virginia Beach Millennium op 5th"]
[Site "Virginia Beach"]
[Date "2004.04.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Zisman"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2238"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. d4  Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Rb1 Qc7 11. Qa4 Bd7 12. Bf4 Qc8 13. Qd1 Rd8 14. e4 b6 15.  Qe2 Be8 16. Rfd1 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bd6 18. Be3 Qd7 19. e5 Be7 20. Ng5 h6 21. Ne4  Rac8 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. Qg4+ 1-0


[Event "Virginia Beach Millennium op 5th"]
[Site "Virginia Beach"]
[Date "2004.04.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Aleksander Wojtkiewicz"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D75"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "32"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8.  dxc5 Na6 9. Ng5 e6 10. Ne4 Bd7 11. Nbc3 Bc6 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Nc3 d4 14. Bxc6  bxc6 15. Na4 Qd5 16. Bf4 Nxc5 1/2-1/2


[Event "Decameron op"]
[Site "Santo Domingo"]
[Date "2004.04.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Blas Lugo"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. gxf3  Nbd7 9. f4 g6 10. Bd2 Bg7 11. c5 O-O 12. Qc2 Ne8 13. O-O-O f6 14. f5 e5 15. f4  Qe7 16. h4 Nc7 17. Bh3 gxf5 18. Bxf5 Kh8 19. Rdg1 Bh6 20. Qd1 Ne6 21. Ne2 Rg8  22. Kb2 Rxg1 23. Rxg1 Rg8 24. Rxg8+ Kxg8 25. Qg1+ Kh8 26. Qg4 Ndf8 27. Bd3 e4  28. Bc2 Qg7 29. Qh3 Qd7 30. f5 Ng7 31. Ng3 Ng6 32. Bd1 Ne7 33. Bg4 a5 34. Qf1  Qc7 35. Qe1 b4 36. a3 bxa3+ 37. Kxa3 Qb7 38. Qf2 Qc7 39. Nh5 Nxh5 40. Bxh5 Qd7  41. Bg4 Qc7 42. Qe1 Qa7 43. Ka4 Qb8 44. Qe2 Qg3 45. h5 Qg1 46. Kxa5 Qa1+ 47.  Kb4 Nc8 48. Qd1 Qa2 49. Kc3 Na7 50. Be2 Bf8 51. Qc1 Nb5+ 52. Bxb5 Qa5+ 53. Kb2  Qxb5 54. Qe1 Qd3 55. Bc1 Bh6 56. Qd2 Qb5 57. Qh2 Bg5 58. h6 Kg8 59. Bd2 Qb7 60.  Qd6 Bxh6 61. Qxf6 Bg7 62. Qe6+ Qf7 63. b4 Qxe6 64. fxe6 Kf8 65. b5 1-0


[Event "Canarias en Red prel 1st"]
[Site "playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pablo Zarnicki"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Qd2 d5 7. e5 Qe7 8. a3  Ba5 9. b4 Bb6 10. Na4 O-O 11. f4 Bd7 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Nf3 c5 14. bxc5 bxc5 15.  Be2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Rxa3 17. Rb1 Ra7 18. O-O f5 19. exf6 Qxf6 20. Qe3 Ra4 21. c3  Nc6 22. Bb5 Nxd4 23. Bxa4 Nf5 24. Qa7 Bxa4 25. Qxa4 Qxc3 26. Rxb7 Ne3 27. Rfb1  Ng4 28. h3 Qe3+ 29. Kh1 Nf2+ 30. Kh2 Ne4 31. Rf1 Rxf4 32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Rxf4  Qxf4+ 34. Kg1 Nd6 35. Qxe6 Nxb7 36. Qxd5 Nd6 37. Qd3+ Ne4 38. Qb1 Qf2+ 39. Kh1  Qf5 40. Kg1 Qg6 41. Qe1 Ng5 42. Qc3 Qf6 43. Qd3+ Qg6 44. Qc3 Nf7 45. Qb3 Qf6  46. Qd3+ g6 47. Qd7 Kg7 48. Qa7 Qb2 49. Qe3 Qa1+ 50. Kf2 Qe5 51. Qb3 h5 52. Kg1  Nd6 53. Qa2 Nf5 54. Qa7+ Kf6 55. Qa8 h4 56. Qh8+ Ke6 57. Qe8+ Ne7 58. Qa4 Qf6  59. Qe4+ Kf7 60. Qc4+ Kg7 61. Qc7 Kh6 62. Qb8 Nf5 63. Qf4+ Qg5 64. Qb8 Qe3+ 65.  Kh1 Qe1+ 66. Kh2 Qg3+ 67. Qxg3 Nxg3 68. Kg1 Kg5 69. Kf2 Kf4 70. Kg1 Ne4 71. Kh2  g5 72. Kg1 Kg3 73. Kh1 Nf6 74. Kg1 Nh5 75. Kf1 Nf4 0-1


[Event "Canarias en Red prel 2nd"]
[Site "playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Krishnan Sasikiran"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.  e3 h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. Ne2 Nbd7 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Nc3 d5 13. Qd1 Bxc4 14. Bxc4 dxc4  15. Qa4 c5 16. Qxc4 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Nc5 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Ke2 f5  21. Rhd1 Kf8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rc1 Ke7 24. b4 Nd3 25. Rc2 Ne5 26. Nb5 Rd7 27.  Nd4 f4 28. exf4 Rxd4 29. fxe5 Re4+ 30. Kd3 Rxe5 31. Rc7+ Kf6 32. Rxa7 Re1 33.  b5 Ra1 34. a4 Ra2 35. Ke3 Ra3+ 36. Ke4 Ra2 37. Kf3 e5 38. Ra6 Kf5 39. g4+ Kg5  40. Kg3 Ra3+ 41. f3 f6 42. h4+ Kg6 43. h5+ Kf7 44. Ra7+ Ke6 45. Ra6 e4 46.  Rxb6+ Ke5 47. Ra6 Rxf3+ 48. Kg2 Rb3 49. g5 hxg5 50. h6 Rb2+ 51. Kh3 Rb1 52. Kg2  Rb2+ 53. Kf1 Rh2 54. b6 Rxh6 55. Kg1 Kd6 56. Ra8 Kc6 57. a5 Rh3 58. Rc8+ Kb7  59. Rc7+ Kb8 60. a6 Rg3+ 61. Kf2 Rf3+ 62. Ke2 Ra3 63. a7+ Ka8 64. Rc8+ Kb7 65.  Rb8+ Kc6 66. a8=Q+ Rxa8 67. Rxa8 Kxb6 68. Rf8 1-0


[Event "Canarias en Red prel 2nd"]
[Site "playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Mikhail Vladimirovich Golubev"]
[ECO "E80"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Bg5 Nc6 7.Nge2
a6 8.Qd2 Rb8 9.Rc1 Bd7 10.b3 b5 11.cxb5 axb5 12.d5 Ne5 13.Nd4
b4 14.Ncb5 e6 15.dxe6 fxe6 16.Nxc7 Qe7 17.Be2 h6 18.Be3 Rbc8
19.O-O g5 20.Ncb5 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 g4 22.Qxb4 gxf3 23.Nxf3 Nfg4
24.Nxe5 Bxb5 25.Bxg4 Bxe5 26.Qxb5 Qh4 27.Bxe6+ Kh8 28.Bh3 Qxe4
29.Qe2 Bf4 30.Re1 Be5 31.Bxh6 Bd4+ 32.Be3 Be5 33.Qh5+ Kg7
34.Bh6+ 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red final"]
[Site "playchess.com"]
[Date "2004.05.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Darmen Sadvakasov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "156"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Nc3 Qc7 5.O-O Nd4 6.Re1 a6 7.Bf1
Ng4 8.g3 Nxf3+ 9.Qxf3 Ne5 10.Qe2 d6 11.Bg2 g6 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.c3
Bg7 14.d3 e6 15.Ne3 O-O 16.Bd2 Rb8 17.a3 b5 18.b4 Bb7 19.Rad1
Nc6 20.f4 Re8 21.Kh1 Rc8 22.Rc1 Qd7 23.Qf2 a5 24.f5 exf5
25.exf5 Ne5 26.Qf1 Bxg2+ 27.Nxg2 Qxf5 28.Qxf5 gxf5 29.Nf4 axb4
30.cxb4 Nf3 31.Rxe8+ Rxe8 32.Bc3 Nd4 33.Bxd4 Bxd4 34.Kg2 Bb2
35.Rb1 Bxa3 36.bxc5 Bxc5 37.Rxb5 Ra8 38.Nh5 Ra2+ 39.Kh1 Kf8
40.Rb8+ Ke7 41.Rb7+ Ke6 42.Nf4+ Kf6 43.Nd5+ Kg7 44.Nf4 Kf6
45.Nh5+ Kg5 46.Nf4 Kg4 47.Rb1 Rf2 48.Rd1 Bd4 49.Nd5 h5 50.Rc1
Rd2 51.Nf4 Be3 52.Nd5 Rxd3 53.Nxe3+ Rxe3 54.Rd1 Kh3 55.Kg1 Re2
56.Rxd6 Rg2+ 57.Kf1 Rxh2 58.Rf6 Kg4 59.Rxf7 Ra2 60.Kg1 Ra3
61.Kh2 Ra2+ 62.Kh1 Kxg3 63.Rg7+ Kf4 64.Rh7 h4 65.Rh8 Kf3
66.Kg1 f4 67.Rb8 Kg3 68.Rg8+ Kf3 69.Rb8 Ra3 70.Kh2 Ke3 71.Re8+
Kf2 72.Re4 f3 73.Rxh4 Ke2 74.Re4+ Re3 75.Rf4 f2 76.Kg2 f1=Q+
77.Rxf1 Rg3+ 78.Kxg3 Kxf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Canarias en Red final"]
[Site "playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Krishnan Sasikiran"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8.  e3 e5 9. Bd3 Re8 10. Ne2 h6 11. Bh4 Nf8 12. O-O-O e4 13. Bc2 Ng6 14. Bg3 b5 15.  d5 bxc4 16. Qxc4 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. Nc3 Bf5 19. h3 Bg6 20. Rd4 Qe7 21. Rhd1  h5 22. R1d2 h4 23. Nb5 Rg5 24. Qxc7 Qxc7 25. Nxc7 Rc8 26. Nb5 Rxg2 27. Nxd6 Rc7  28. Nb5 Rd7 29. Nc3 Bf5 30. Nxe4 Rg1+ 31. Rd1 Rxd1+ 32. Kxd1 Nxe4 33. Bxe4 Bxh3  34. d6 g5 35. Bc6 Rd8 36. b4 Kg7 37. Ke2 Kf6 38. f4 g4 39. e4 g3 40. e5+ Kg7  41. f5 Bxf5 42. Rxh4 f6 43. Rf4 Kg6 44. exf6 Rxd6 45. Be4 Rxf6 46. Rg4+ Kh5 47.  Bxf5 g2 48. Rxg2 Rxf5 49. Rg7 a5 50. Kd3 axb4 51. axb4 Rf1 52. Kc4 Rf4+ 53. Kb5  Rf5+ 54. Ka4 1-0


[Event "Chicago op 13th"]
[Site "Chicago"]
[Date "2004.05.31"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vitali Golod"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "26"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.Bf4 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qxd5 Bxc3+ 9.Bd2 Be6 10.Bxc3 Qxc3+ 11.Qd2 Qxd2+ 12.Nxd2 Na6 13.e3 Nxc5 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LIB"]
[Date "2004.06.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Volkov"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Bd3 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. Nd2 Nbc6 9. Nxc6 Nxc6 10. Nf3 h6 11. h4 d4
12. O-O dxc3 13. bxc3 Bc5 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. Rb1 O-O-O 16. Be3
Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Kb8 18. Be4 Na5 19. Nd4 Nc4 20. Qe1 Nb6 21. f4
Rc8 22. Rf3 f5 23. Bc2 Nd5 24. Ne2 g5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. fxg5
Rh5 27. g6 Rch8 28. g7 Rg8 29. Bb3 Qxe5 30. Bxd5 Qxd5 31. Qg3+
e5 32. Re3 f4 33. Nxf4 exf4 34. Qxf4+ Kc8 35. Qf8+ Kc7
36. Qf4+ Kc6 37. Qf6+ Kc7 38. Qf4+ Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LIB"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Volkov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5
7. Be3 Na6 8. O-O Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 f6
12. Bd2 Nh6 13. c5 Nxc5 14. Qc1 Nf7 15. Nd5 Ne6 16. Nxc7 Nxc7
17. Qxc7 Nd8 18. Rfc1 Be6 19. Be3 Rf7 20. Qc3 Nc6 21. b4 Rd7
22. b5 Nd8 23. a4 Nf7 24. Nd2 f5 25. f3 Nd6 26. Nc4 Rc8
27. Qb4 Bf8 28. Nxe5 Rdd8 29. Qe1 fxe4 30. f4 b6 31. Nc6 Rd7
32. Bg4 Bg7 33. Rab1 h5 34. Bxe6+ Qxe6 35. Rd1 Rf7 36. a5 Kh7
37. Kh1 Bf6 38. axb6 axb6 39. Ne5 Bxe5 40. fxe5 Qxe5 41. Bd4
Qg5 42. Be3 Qe5 43. Bd4 Qe8 44. Bxb6 Nxb5 45. Rb3 Qc6 46. Bg1
Re8 47. Rdb1 Nc7 48. Rb6 Qd5 49. Qg3 Re6 50. Rb7 Qe5 51. Qb3
Ref6 52. Re1 Qd5 53. Qb4 Na6 54. Rxf7+ Rxf7 55. Qa4 Nc7
56. Rxe4 Ne6 57. Qb4 Ng7 58. Rd4 Qg5 59. Qc4 Qf6 60. Rd6 Qxd6
61. Qxf7 Qe6 62. Qa7 Qe1 63. Qc7 Kg8 64. Qc8+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LIB"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Volkov"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Bd3 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. Nd2 Nbc6 9. Nxc6 Nxc6 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Nf3 h6
12. O-O g5 13. h3 Bg7 14. Re1 O-O-O 15. Be3 Kb8 16. Bd4 Nxd4
17. Nxd4 h5 18. Rac1 g4 19. h4 f6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Nxe6 Bxe6
22. Qxe6 Bxh4 23. Qe5 Qxe5 24. Rxe5 g3 25. f4 Bf6 26. Re6 Rhf8
27. Rce1 h4 28. f5 b5 29. Rc6 d4 30. c4 bxc4 31. Rxc4 Rd6
32. Rb4+ Kc7 33. Rc4+ Kb8 34. Kf1 Bd8 35. a4 a5 36. b4 Rg8
37. Re5 Ka7 38. Rc8 Kb7 39. Rc4 Ka7 40. Be4 Rg4 41. Rc8 Rxe4
42. Rxe4 d3 43. Rc1 Bg5 44. Rd1 Rd5 45. Rg4 Rxf5+ 46. Ke1 Re5+
47. Kf1 Rf5+ 48. Ke1 d2+ 49. Ke2 axb4 50. Rxb4 Rf2+ 51. Kd3
Rxg2 52. Rg4 Bd8 53. Rxd2 Rg1 54. Ke4 Bb6 55. a5 Bc5 56. Rg6
Re1+ 57. Kf3 Re7 58. Rd5 Rf7+ 59. Kg2 Bb4 60. Rg4 Rf2+ 61. Kg1
Rb2 62. Rxh4 Rb1+ 63. Kg2 Rb2+ 64. Kf3 Rb3+ 65. Ke4 Rc3
66. Rh7+ Ka6 67. Rh6+ Ka7 68. Rd7+ Kb8 69. a6 Rc4+ 70. Kd3
Rc3+ 71. Kd4 Rf3 72. Rhh7 Rf4+ 73. Ke5 g2 74. Rd8# 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LIB"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Volkov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5
7. Be3 Na6 8. d5 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 h5 11. Nd2 Bd7 12. h3
Nh6 13. g4 hxg4 14. hxg4 Qe7 15. Nf1 Nf7 16. Ne3 Bh6 17. Bd3
Kg7 18. Qe2 Rh8 19. O-O-O c5 20. a3 Nc7 21. Kb1 a6 22. f3 b5
23. Bf2 Rab8 24. cxb5 axb5 25. b4 Na6 26. Qb2 Rhc8 27. Be2 Rb7
28. Rc1 Bf4 29. Rc2 Qe8 30. Na2 Rbc7 31. Ng2 Bh6 32. Be3 Bxe3
33. Nxe3 Qe7 34. Bd1 Rh8 35. Rch2 Rcc8 36. Rxh8 Rxh8 37. Rxh8
Kxh8 38. Nc3 cxb4 39. axb4 Qd8 40. Qh2+ Kg7 41. Nc2 Qb6
42. Kb2 Ng5 43. Kb3 Nc7 44. Be2 Qa7 45. Qg2 Kf7 46. Qf1 Qb6
47. Qa1 Ke7 48. Qa5 Qb7 49. Na3 f5 50. gxf5 gxf5 51. Nc2 fxe4
52. fxe4 Nxe4 53. Nxe4 Qxd5+ 54. Kb2 Qxe4 55. Bd1 Ne6 56. Qa3
Nd4 57. Qg3 Kd8 58. Ne3 Kc7 59. Qe1 Nc6 60. Bb3 Qd4+ 61. Ka3
Nxb4 62. Qc1+ Bc6 63. Qg1 Nd3 64. Qg7+ Kb6 65. Nd1 Qa1+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LIB"]
[Date "2004.06.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksej Gennadyevich Aleksandrov"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "203"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8. d4 Bb7 9. Bd3 h6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Nd2 Bd6
12. Qg4 Qg5 13. Qh3 Qe7 14. Ne4 Ba3 15. Qg3 O-O-O 16. c5 Bxc1
17. cxb6 axb6 18. Rfxc1 e5 19. a4 f5 20. Nd2 e4 21. Bb5 g5
22. Qe3 Nf6 23. a5 f4 24. Qe2 e3 25. fxe3 Qxe3+ 26. Qxe3 fxe3
27. Nc4 Nd5 28. a6 Ba8 29. Ne5 Rhf8 30. Be2 c5 31. dxc5 Kc7
32. Nc4 bxc5 33. Ra5 Kc6 34. Re1 Nxc3 35. Bf3+ Rxf3 36. gxf3
e2 37. Kf2 Rd4 38. Ne5+ Kb6 39. Ra3 Nb5 40. Re3 Bd5 41. R3xe2
Kxa6 42. Rb2 Rb4 43. Rd2 Rd4 44. Rc2 c4 45. Ke3 Rh4 46. Rb1 c3
47. Nd3 Ka5 48. Ra1+ Kb6 49. Rf2 Nd4 50. Rb1+ Kc7 51. Nb4 Bxf3
52. Rc1 Ne2 53. Rc2 Bh5 54. Nd5+ Kd6 55. Nxc3 Rh3+ 56. Kd2 Nd4
57. Rb2 Nf3+ 58. Kc1 Ne5 59. Rf6+ Kc5 60. Ne4+ Kd4 61. Nf2
Rc3+ 62. Rc2 Rxc2+ 63. Kxc2 Bg6+ 64. Kd2 h5 65. Ke2 g4 66. Kf1
Bc2 67. Kg2 h4 68. Rh6 h3+ 69. Kg3 Be4 70. Rd6+ Ke3 71. Nd1+
Ke2 72. Kf4 Bf3 73. Nc3+ Kf1 74. Rd2 Ng6+ 75. Kg3 Ne7 76. Nb5
Ke1 77. Ra2 Nc6 78. Rb2 Kf1 79. Rd2 Ke1 80. Rd6 Kf1 81. Re6
Nd8 82. Re3 Nc6 83. Re8 Be2 84. Nd6 Nd4 85. Ne4 Kg1 86. Nc3
Nf5+ 87. Kf4 Bf3 88. Kxf5 Kxh2 89. Kf4 Kg2 90. Ne2 h2 91. Ng3
Kh3 92. Rh8+ Kg2 93. Rb8 Kh3 94. Rb5 Be2 95. Rb3 Bd1 96. Ra3
Bf3 97. Nh1 Kh4 98. Nf2 Be2 99. Re3 Bd1 100. Re1 g3 101. Rxd1
g2 102. Rd6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LIB"]
[Date "2004.06.22"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Aleksej Gennadyevich Aleksandrov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 e5 9. g5 Nd5 10. Ne4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+
12. Qxd2 Qe7 13. a3 N7b6 14. Ba2 Bh3 15. Rg1 exd4 16. Qxd4
O-O-O 17. Ng3 f5 18. gxf6 Nxf6 19. Qb4 Qd7 20. Ne5 Qc7 21. Nf7
Nbd5 22. Qh4 Bg4 23. Nxd8 Qa5+ 24. b4 Qxa3 25. Kf1 Qd3+
26. Kg2 Nxe3+ 27. fxe3 Qc2+ 28. Kf1 Qd3+ 29. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LIB"]
[Date "2004.06.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Lastin"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 Qc7 12. dxe6
fxe6 13. Bc2 c4 14. Nd4 Nc5 15. Be3 O-O-O 16. Qe2 e5 17. Nf3
Nd3 18. a4 b4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 e4 21. Nd2 b3 22. Bxd3
cxd3 23. Qg4+ Qd7 24. Qf4 Bxd5 25. Rfc1+ Kb7 26. Qe5 Be7
27. Nxe4 Rhe8 28. Qd4 Ka8 29. Nd6 Bxd6 30. Qxd5+ Qb7 31. Qxb7+
Kxb7 32. Rc3 Bb4 33. Rxb3 a5 34. Kf1 d2 35. Rd1 Kc6 36. Ke2
Kd5 37. Rd3+ Kc6 38. b3 Rb8 39. Rd4 Re5 40. Kd3 Bc5 41. Rc4
Rxb3+ 42. Kxd2 Rb2+ 43. Kc3 Rb4 44. Rdd4 h5 45. g3 g5 46. h4
g4 47. Rf4 Rxc4+ 48. Rxc4 Kb6 49. Rxc5 Rxc5+ 50. Kd3 Kc6
51. Bxc5 Kxc5 52. Ke3 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LIB"]
[Date "2004.06.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Lastin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5
7. a4 e6 8. Ng5 Bb7 9. Qh5 g6 10. Qf3 Qc7 11. Be2 h6 12. Qh3
Nd7 13. O-O Be7 14. Bg4 Nf8 15. Re1 Qb6 16. a5 Qxd4 17. Nf3
Qc5 18. Ne4 Qb4 19. a6 Bc8 20. Bg5 Bd7 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 22. Nfg5
Nh7 23. Qxh6 Nxg5 24. Qxg5+ Kf8 25. Nf6 Qe7 26. Bf3 Kg7
27. Rad1 Rad8 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Rd4 Be6 30. Rf4 Qb4 31. Rf1
Rdf8 32. h4 Rh6 33. h5 Rfh8 34. g4 Qxb2 35. Nd7 Qa3 36. Qf6+
Kg8 37. Qd8+ Kg7 38. Rxf7+ Bxf7 39. Qf6+ Kg8 40. e6 Be8 41. e7
gxh5 42. Qf8+ Kh7 43. Qf5+ Kg7 44. Qe5+ Kf7 45. Qf5+ Kg7
46. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LIB"]
[Date "2004.06.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. e3 d5 6. Nbd2 Be7
7. b3 c5 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. exd4 Nbd7 11. O-O Rc8
12. Qe2 g6 13. Rac1 Rc7 14. Rc2 Qb8 15. Rfc1 Rfc8 16. Nf1 Bf8
17. Ne3 Bb7 18. a4 a5 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Bb5 Nf4 21. Qd1 Rxc2
22. Rxc2 Rxc2 23. Qxc2 Bxf3 24. Bxd7 Bb7 25. Bc6 Bg7 26. d5
Nxd5 27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28. Ng4 Qd8 29. Qd2 h5 30. Bxg7 Kxg7
31. Qc3+ f6 32. Ne3 Qd6 33. h3 Qc6 34. Qd3 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qc7+
36. Kg1 Bb7 37. Qd2 Bc6 38. Qc3 Qd6 39. Nc4 Qc5 40. Qd3 Bd5
41. Ne3 Kf7 42. Kh2 f5 43. f3 Ke7 44. Kh1 Bb7 45. Qd2 Ba6
46. Nc2 e5 47. b4 axb4 48. Nxb4 Bc4 49. Qe1 Kf7 50. Kh2 e4
51. fxe4 fxe4 52. Nc2 Bb3 53. Ne3 Bxa4 54. Qg3 Bd7 55. Qf4+
Kg7 56. Qxe4 Qd6+ 57. Kh1 Bc6 58. Qc2 b5 59. Qc3+ Kh7 60. Nc2
Be4 61. Nd4 b4 62. Qe3 Bd5 63. Qd3 b3 64. Qb5 Qe5 65. Qb4 Qe4
66. Qd2 Qxg2+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament"]
[Site "Tripoli LIB"]
[Date "2004.06.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c4 Nb6 6. exd6 exd6
7. h3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Bf6 10. Nc3 Re8 11. b3 Be6 12. Ne4
d5 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. c5 Nd7 15. Be3 Bf5 16. Qd2 h6 17. Rfe1
Nf8 18. Rad1 g5 19. Ne5 Ng6 20. Nxg6 Qxg6 21. Bb5 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "32nd World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2004.07.04"]
[EventDate "2004.07.04"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Daniel Grigoryevich Fridman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6
7. O-O Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Nc3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4
c6 13. Bf4 Bc8 14. Nde2 e5 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. b3 c5 17. Qc1 Qe7
18. Rd1 Rad8 19. Qa3 Nc6 20. Rac1 c4 21. Bd6 Qg5 22. h4 Qa5
23. Qxa5 Nxa5 24. bxc4 Naxc4 25. Bc5 Rc8 26. Bd4 Nb2 27. Rd2
N6c4 28. Rdc2 Nd3 29. Rd1 Nb4 30. Bxg7 Nxc2 31. Bf6 Bg4
32. Rb1 Rc6 33. e5 Rb6 34. Rxb6 Nxb6 35. Bxb7 Nd7 36. Nf4 Nxe5
37. Be4 Nf3+ 0-1

[Event "32nd World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2004.07.04"]
[EventDate "2004.07.04"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Anatolyevich Shabalov"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 Qc7 12. dxe6
fxe6 13. Bc2 Bd6 14. Ng5 Nf8 15. f4 h6 16. Nh3 O-O-O 17. Qe2
e5 18. f5 N8d7 19. Be3 Nb8 20. a4 b4 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. exd5
Bxd5 23. Bd3 Kb7 24. Nf2 Qc6 25. Qg4 h5 26. Qg5 Nd7 27. Rfc1
h4 28. h3 Nf6 29. Be2 Rd7 30. Bc4 Be7 31. Nd3 Rh5 32. Qxg7
Rxf5 33. Bxd5 Qxd5 34. Rd1 Bd6 35. Qh6 Qc6 36. Rac1 c4 37. Qg6
Nd5 38. Qxf5 Nxe3 39. Qxd7+ Qxd7 40. Nc5+ Bxc5 41. Rxd7+ Kc6
42. Rd2 Bd4 43. Kf2 Kc5 44. Kf3 b3 45. g4 hxg3 46. Kxg3 Nd5
47. Kf3 Kb4 48. Ke4 c3 49. bxc3+ Nxc3+ 50. Kd3 Nxa4 51. Rc4+
Ka3 52. Rxd4 exd4 53. Kxd4 b2 54. Rxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "32nd World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2004.07.05"]
[EventDate "2004.07.04"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D08"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "20"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Nge7 6. g3 Ng6
7. Bg2 Ncxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. O-O Be7 10. Nf3 Nxf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Open"]
[Site "Ft. Lauderdale, FL USA"]
[Date "2004.08.10"]
[EventDate "2004.08.07"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gennadij Germanovich Sagalchik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 e6 4. e4 Bb4 5. Nge2 dxe4 6. a3 Be7
7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Nxe4 f5 9. N4c3 b6 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. O-O-O Nd7
12. d5 Nf6 13. Nf4 exd5 14. Nfxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bg5 16. f4
Qxd5 17. Qxd5 Bxf4+ 18. Kb1 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 O-O 20. Rxf5 Bd6
21. Bc4 Rae8 22. Rhf1 Re7 23. Rg5+ Kh8 24. Rgf5 Kg7 25. Rg5+
Kh6 26. Rgf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Open"]
[Site "Ft. Lauderdale, FL USA"]
[Date "2004.08.13"]
[EventDate "2004.08.07"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nelson Castaneda"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2288"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 dxc4 6. Nf3 Nb6
7. Be3 Be7 8. Nd2 f5 9. Nxc4 Nd5 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O b6
12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Na3 Bb7 14. Nb5 Qd7 15. Rc1 Nc6 16. Nc3 Nd8
17. f4 Ne6 18. a3 a6 19. b4 c6 20. g4 g6 21. gxf5 gxf5 22. Rf3
Kh8 23. Bd3 Rf7 24. Rh3 Rg8+ 25. Kh1 c5 26. Qh5 Nd8 27. Ne2 c4
28. Bb1 Bc8 29. Ng3 Bf8 30. Re1 h6 31. Qf3 Qe6 32. Rh5 Qg6
33. Rg1 Qh7 34. Qf1 Be6 35. Qh3 1-0

[Event "US Open"]
[Site "Ft. Lauderdale, FL USA"]
[Date "2004.08.14"]
[EventDate "2004.08.07"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Andranik Matikozian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Qc7 5. O-O Nd4 6. Re1 a6
7. e5 Nxb5 8. exf6 gxf6 9. Ne4 Bg7 10. d4 f5 11. Nxc5 Nxd4
12. Nxd4 Qxc5 13. Be3 Bf6 14. b4 Qxb4 15. Nxf5 d5 16. Rb1
Qxe1+ 17. Qxe1 Bxf5 18. Rxb7 O-O 19. Bc5 Rab8 20. Qb4 a5
21. Qb3 Rxb7 22. Qxb7 Bxc2 23. Qxd5 Rc8 24. Be3 a4 25. h4 e6
26. Qf3 Be5 27. Qg4+ Kf8 28. Bh6+ Ke7 29. Qg5+ Kd6 30. Qe3 Bf6
31. Qb6+ Kd7 32. Bf4 Be7 33. Qb7+ Kd8 34. Bd2 1-0

[Event "113th New York Masters tiebreak"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.08.17"]
[EventDate "2004.08.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Joel Benjamin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Qc7 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4
cxd4 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 a6 9. Ba4 g6 10. d3 b5 11. Bb3 Bg7
12. d6 Qc6 13. dxe7 d5 14. Qf3 Be6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bf6 Rg8
17. Bxg7 Rxg7 18. Qf6 Rg8 19. Rfe1 Ra7 20. a4 b4 21. a5 Bd7
22. Qxd4 Rc7 23. Bxd5 Qc5 24. Qf4 Bf5 25. Bb3 Rxe7 26. d4 Qc8
27. Qd6 Qd8 28. Ba4+ Bd7 29. Bxd7+ Qxd7 30. Qb8+ Qd8 31. Rxe7+
Kxe7 32. Re1+ Kd7 33. Qb7+ Kd6 34. Qxb4+ Kc6 35. Qc5+ Kd7
36. Qa7+ Kd6 37. Qxa6+ Kd7 1-0

[Event "New York State-ch"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.09.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Arthur Bisguier"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.Be2 b6 7.Ne5
c5 8.O-O Bb7 9.a4 a6 10.a5 cxd4 11.exd4 b5 12.Re1 e6 13.Nd3
Nfd7 14.Bd6 Re8 15.Ne5 Nxe5 16.Bxe5 Bf8 17.Bf1 Nc6 18.Qf3 Nxe5
19.dxe5 Rc8 20.Qf4 Bg7 21.Bd3 f6 22.exf6 Qxf6 23.Qxf6 Bxf6
24.Nd1 e5 25.c3 e4 26.Bc2 Red8 27.Bb3 Kg7 28.Kf1 b4 29.Re3
bxc3 30.bxc3 d4 31.Rh3 dxc3 32.Rc1 Rd2 33.Nxc3 Bd4 34.Ke1 e3
0-1

[Event "New York Masters 117th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.09.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Asa Hoffmann"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Qe2 g6 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.h3 Bg7 7.d3
Nd7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.a4 a5 10.O-O Re8 11.e5 Nf8 12.Ne4 Ne6 13.Re1
b6 14.b3 f5 15.Neg5 Nf8 16.Nd2 h6 17.Ngf3 Be6 18.Bb2 Bd5
19.Rad1 Qc7 20.Nh4 Qc8 21.Nc4 Rb8 22.Bc1 g5 23.Nf3 f4 24.Bb2
Rd8 25.Bc3 Ne6 26.Ba1 Nf8 27.Ncd2 Qf5 28.Nh2 Ng6 29.Qg4 Qxg4
30.hxg4 Be6 31.Nc4 Nf8 32.f3 Nd7 33.Nf1 Kf7 34.Nfd2 Rh8 35.Kf2
Nf8 36.Rh1 Ng6 37.Rde1 Rhd8 38.Bc3 Rd7 39.g3 fxg3+ 40.Kxg3 Nf4
41.Bb2 Kg6 42.Bc1 b5 43.Na3 Rd5 44.axb5 cxb5 45.Bb2 Rdd8
46.Ne4 c4 47.d4 cxb3 48.cxb3 Nd3 49.Nc5 Nxc5 50.dxc5 Rd3
51.Nc2 Bxb3 52.Nd4 Bd5 53.Rhf1 e6 54.c6 Rc8 55.Nxb5 Rxc6
56.Nd6 Rc2 57.Bc1 Rxc1 0-1

[Event "New York Masters 117th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.09.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leonid Yudasin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 g6 6.Bd2 Bg7
7.Bc3 O-O 8.Nbd2 Re8 9.O-O b6 10.Re1 Nd7 11.Bxg7 Kxg7 12.Nc4
e5 13.Nd6 Re7 14.Nxc8 Rxc8 15.Qd2 Nf8 16.a3 f6 17.b4 Ne6
18.bxc5 Nxc5 19.a4 Ne6 20.Qc3 Qd6 21.Nd2 Qc5 22.Qxc5 Nxc5
23.f3 Ne6 24.Kf2 Nd4 25.Ra2 Rd7 26.Nc4 Re8 27.Rb2 Rde7 28.Nd6
Rd8 29.Nc4 Rde8 30.Nd6 Rd8 31.Nc4 Rf8 32.Nd2 Rd8 33.Nb3 Ne6
34.g3 Rf7 35.Nd2 Nc5 36.Ra2 Ne6 37.Nb3 Rdf8 38.Kg2 Re8 39.Raa1
Rd8 40.Kf2 Rdf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 118th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.09.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jay R Bonin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A27"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5 4.d4 e4 5.Ng5 Nf6 6.Nh3 Bb4 7.Bg5
h6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.e3 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 g5 11.Qh5+ Qf7 12.Qxf7+ Kxf7
13.c5 Na5 14.f3 b6 15.fxe4 fxe4 16.Nf2 Bb7 17.Bb5 d6 18.O-O
Kg7 19.Rad1 Bd5 20.Ng4 Rhf8 21.a3 Bc4 22.Bxc4 Nxc4 23.cxd6
cxd6 24.d5 Rxf1+ 25.Kxf1 Nxa3 26.Rd4 h5 27.Nf2 Nb5 28.Rc4 a5
29.Nxe4 a4 30.Rb4 a3 31.Rb1 a2 32.Ra1 Re8 33.Nxg5 Nxc3 34.Ke1
b5 35.Kd2 b4 36.Ne6+ Kf6 37.Nd4 Ra8 38.Kc2 Nxd5 39.Kb2 Nxe3
40.g3 Ra3 41.Rxa2 Nd1+ 42.Ka1 Rd3 43.Nc6 b3 44.Re2 b2+ 0-1

[Event "New York Masters 118th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.09.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksandr Lenderman"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qc2 Nbd7 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Bf4 e6 7.a3
Qa5+ 8.Nbd2 Nb6 9.Ne5 Bd7 10.Nxd7 Nfxd7 11.e3 Rc8 12.Qb3 Be7
13.Bd3 O-O 14.Ke2 Qa4 15.Rhc1 Qxb3 16.Nxb3 Na4 17.Rxc8 Rxc8
18.Rb1 Ndb6 19.Na5 Bxa3 20.bxa3 Nc3+ 21.Kd2 Nxb1+ 22.Bxb1 Nc4+
23.Nxc4 Rxc4 24.Bd3 Rc8 25.Bd6 f6 26.Bc5 a6 27.a4 Kf7 28.a5 g6
29.e4 f5 30.f3 Kf6 31.Bc2 Kf7 32.Bb3 fxe4 33.fxe4 dxe4 34.Ke3
Kf6 35.Kxe4 Rd8 36.Bd1 Rd7 37.Bf3 h6 38.h4 Rf7 39.Bd6 Rd7
40.Bf8 Rh7 41.Bd6 Rd7 42.Be5+ Kf7 43.Kd3 Ke8 44.Kc4 Kd8 45.Be4
g5 46.h5 Kc8 47.Kc5 Kd8 48.Kb6 Kc8 49.d5 Re7 50.d6 1-0

[Event "Monarch Assurance 13th"]
[Site "Port Erin"]
[Date "2004.09.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jonathan Speelman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 e5 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.O-O
Nf6 8.Na3 O-O 9.Nb5 Re8 10.e3 Bf5 11.e4 Bg4 12.h3 Bh5 13.Bc1
Nd7 14.Na3 Bd6 15.Nc2 Nc5 16.Qd2 Nb4 17.Nfe1 f6 18.f3 Qd7
19.b3 b5 20.cxb5 Nxc2 21.Nxc2 Qxb5 22.Rd1 Bf7 23.Bf1 a4 24.Na3
Qd7 25.b4 Na6 26.b5 Bb4 27.Qf2 Bxa3 28.Bxa3 Qxb5 29.Qd2 c5
30.Rab1 Qc6 31.Rdc1 Reb8 32.f4 Qd6 33.Rxb8+ Rxb8 34.Qa5 exf4
35.gxf4 f5 36.e5 Qg6+ 37.Kh2 Bd5 38.Rc2 Qc6 39.Rb2 Rxb2+
40.Bxb2 Nc7 41.a3 Ne6 42.Bc1 h6 43.h4 Qe8 44.Qe1 Qb5 45.Qd2
Bb7 46.Qf2 Qc6 47.Bd2 c4 0-1

[Event "Monarch Assurance 13th"]
[Site "Port Erin"]
[Date "2004.09.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Roland Berzinsh"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Ndb5 d6
7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bb7 12.Nc2 Nb8
13.Nce3 Nd7 14.Qg4 h5 15.Qf3 g6 16.a4 bxa4 17.Rxa4 Bg5 18.Bc4
O-O 19.h4 Bxe3 20.Qxe3 Kg7 21.b4 a5 22.Rxa5 Rxa5 23.bxa5 Qxa5
24.O-O Rc8 25.Rb1 Bxd5 26.Bxd5 Rxc3 27.Qd2 Nf6 28.Qa2 Qc5 0-1

[Event "Monarch Assurance 13th"]
[Site "Port Erin"]
[Date "2004.09.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter K Wells"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5 3.Bxf6 gxf6 4.d5 Qb6 5.Qc1 Bg7 6.c4 f5 7.Nc3
e6 8.e3 Na6 9.Bd3 d6 10.a3 Bd7 11.Nge2 O-O-O 12.Qd2 Kb8 13.O-O
Rdg8 14.Rab1 Bf6 15.e4 fxe4 16.Bxe4 Rg4 17.Qd3 Be7 18.f4 Nc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Monarch Assurance 13th"]
[Site "Port Erin"]
[Date "2004.09.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Murray Chandler"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Be3 e6 5.Nd2 Ne7 6.c3 Bg6 7.f4 h5
8.Ngf3 Nf5 9.Bf2 Qc7 10.b4 a5 11.a3 Nd7 12.Be2 Be7 13.O-O b5
14.a4 axb4 15.axb5 O-O 16.Qb3 Ra3 17.Rxa3 bxa3 18.c4 dxc4
19.Nxc4 cxb5 20.Nxa3 b4 21.Nc4 Ra8 22.Nfd2 Nb6 23.Nxb6 Qxb6
24.Qb2 Qa5 25.Bc4 Qa3 26.Qb3 Rd8 27.Nf3 Qxb3 28.Bxb3 Rc8
29.Ra1 Rc3 30.Bd1 b3 31.Be1 Rd3 32.Ra8+ Kh7 33.Be2 Rxd4
34.Nxd4 Nxd4 35.Bc4 b2 36.Ba2 b1=Q 37.Bxb1 Bxb1 38.Kf2 Nf5
39.Rc8 Be4 40.g3 Kg6 41.Bb4 Bxb4 42.Rc4 Bd5 43.Rxb4 Nh6 44.Rb8
Kf5 45.Rh8 Kg4 46.Rc8 Kh3 47.Kg1 Ng4 48.Rc2 h4 49.gxh4 Kxh4
50.Rc3 Nh6 51.Rg3 Nf5 52.Rg5 Bf3 53.Kf2 Bg4 54.Kg2 g6 55.h3
Bxh3+ 56.Kf3 Nd4+ 57.Ke3 Nc2+ 58.Kf3 Ne1+ 59.Ke2 Bg4+ 60.Kxe1
Kg3 61.f5 exf5 62.e6 fxe6 63.Rxg6 f4 64.Rg5 f3 65.Rg8 e5
66.Rf8 Kg2 67.Kd2 f2 68.Ke3 f1=Q 69.Rxf1 Kxf1 70.Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Monarch Assurance 13th"]
[Site "Port Erin"]
[Date "2004.09.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ramachandran Ramesh"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d6 6.Be3 Ng4
7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Nb3 Be6 11.Qd2 a5 12.a4 Rc8
13.f3 Nge5 14.Nd5 Nb4 15.c3 Nxd5 16.Bb5+ Kf8 17.exd5 Bf5
18.O-O Ng6 19.f4 g4 20.Bf2 h5 21.Bd4 Ra8 22.Rae1 h4 23.Bxg7+
Kxg7 24.Nd4 Rh5 25.Qd1 Bd7 26.f5 Ne5 27.Rxe5 dxe5 28.Qxg4+ Kh6
29.Be2 1-0

[Event "Monarch Assurance 13th"]
[Site "Port Erin"]
[Date "2004.09.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Richard G Pert"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6
7.Bc4 O-O 8.Bb3 d6 9.h3 Na5 10.O-O b6 11.Re1 Nxb3 12.axb3 Bb7
13.Bg5 h6 14.Bh4 Re8 15.Qd2 a6 16.Rad1 Kh7 17.f4 Qc7 18.Qf2 e6
19.Nf3 b5 20.b4 Rac8 21.Rd2 Kg8 22.e5 dxe5 23.fxe5 Nd7 24.Red1
Bc6 25.Rxd7 Bxd7 26.Nh2 h5 27.Ne4 Bxe5 28.Nf3 Bg7 29.Nf6+ Bxf6
30.Bxf6 e5 31.Qe3 Re6 32.Bxe5 Rxe5 33.Qxe5 Qxe5 34.Nxe5 Bf5
35.c3 f6 36.Nf3 Kf7 37.Rd6 Ra8 38.Nd4 a5 39.Nxf5 gxf5 40.bxa5
Rxa5 41.Rb6 f4 42.Kf2 Kg6 43.Kf3 Kf5 44.b4 1-0

[Event "New York Masters 121st"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.10.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "146"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.c3 O-O 5.Nbd2 d5 6.e3 b6 7.Bd3
c5 8.O-O Bb7 9.Qe2 Nbd7 10.Rad1 Re8 11.Bf4 Ne4 12.Bc2 Qc8
13.Ba4 Rd8 14.Rfe1 Ndf6 15.h3 e6 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Bb5 Nd6
18.Bd3 a5 19.Ne5 f6 20.Nf3 Nf7 21.e4 e5 22.dxe5 fxe5 23.Bg3 c4
24.Bc2 d4 25.cxd4 exd4 26.Ba4 Qc5 27.e5 b5 28.e6 Nh6 29.e7 Re8
30.Qe6+ Nf7 31.Bxb5 Qxb5 32.Nxd4 Qc5 33.Qd7 Bxd4 34.Qxd4 Qxd4
35.Rxd4 Rac8 36.Rd7 Bc6 37.Ra7 Ra8 38.Rc7 Rac8 39.Ra7 a4
40.Rc1 Bd5 41.Rd1 Bc6 42.Rd4 a3 43.Rxa3 Rxe7 44.Rxc4 Re6
45.Rac3 Ng5 46.f3 Rd8 47.Rxc6 Rd1+ 48.Kh2 Nxf3+ 49.gxf3 Re2+
50.Bf2 Rxf2+ 51.Kg3 Rxb2 52.Ra6 Rg1+ 53.Kf4 Rb4+ 54.Ke3 Re1+
55.Kf2 Re7 56.Rca3 Rb2+ 57.Kg3 Ree2 58.Ra7 Rb5 59.h4 Rbb2
60.Rc3 Rg2+ 61.Kf4 Rb4+ 62.Ke3 Rb8 63.Rcc7 Re8+ 64.Kd3 Rd8+
65.Kc3 Rgd2 66.Rg7+ Kf8 67.Rxh7 R2d3+ 68.Kc4 R3d4+ 69.Kc5
R4d5+ 70.Kc6 R5d6+ 71.Kc7 Kg8 72.Re7 Kf8 73.Rh7 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 121st"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.10.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Michael Rohde"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.a3 a5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nxd4 Nxd4 6.exd4 Qxd4
7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Be2 Bf5 9.d3 e5 10.Qb3 Be7 11.Qxb7 O-O 12.O-O Qd7
13.Qf3 Rab8 14.Rd1 Rfd8 15.Qg3 Qe6 16.Re1 Bd6 17.Nb5 Nd7
18.Be3 c6 19.Nxd6 Qxd6 20.Rab1 Nf8 21.Red1 Rb3 22.c5 Qc7
23.Bg5 Rdb8 24.Qf3 Bg6 25.h4 e4 26.Qg4 exd3 27.Bf3 h5 28.Qa4
Ne6 29.Be3 d2 30.Ra1 Rxb2 31.Qxc6 Qxc6 32.Bxc6 Rd8 33.Bf3 Nd4
34.c6 Nb3 35.c7 Rc8 36.Bf4 Bc2 37.Bb7 0-1

[Event "New York Masters 121st"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.10.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksander Wojtkiewicz"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. c3 Qxc5 6. Na3 d6 7. Nb5 a6 8. Be3  Qc6 9. Nbd4 Qc7 10. Be2 Nf6 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nc6 13. a4 d5 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15.  exd5 cxd5 16. f4 h5 17. Bd4 Bg4 18. h3 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 e6 20. b4 Nd7 21. Qe3 Bxd4  22. Qxd4 Rfc8 23. Rf3 a5 24. Nb3 axb4 25. cxb4 Qd6 26. Nd2 e5 27. fxe5 Nxe5 28.  Rb3 Nc6 29. Qb2 Rab8 30. b5 Qc5+ 31. Kh1 Nd4 32. Rd3 Nf5 33. Qe5 Rd8 34. Ne4  Qe7 35. Nf6+ Kf8 36. Nd7+ Qxd7 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Re1+ Qe6 39. Rxe6+ Kxe6 40. Qb2  h4 41. b6 d4 42. a5 Rd6 43. b7 Kd5 44. a6 1-0


[Event "New York Masters 124th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.11.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Aleksander Wojtkiewicz"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Qc2 g6 5.Bf4 Bg7 6.e3 O-O 7.Nc3 c5
8.dxc5 Qa5 9.Rd1 Be6 10.Nd4 Qxc5 11.Nxe6 fxe6 12.Be2 Nc6
13.O-O Rad8 14.a3 d4 15.b4 Qf5 16.Bd3 Qh5 17.Be2 Qf5 18.Bd3
Qh5 19.Be2 Qf5 20.Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York Masters 125th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.11.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Kamil Miton"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O Nc6 7.Nc3
a6 8.b3 Rb8 9.Bb2 b5 10.cxb5 axb5 11.Qc2 e6 12.e4 Bd7 13.e5
Nb4 14.Qd2 Nfd5 15.Ne4 Bc6 16.Ba3 Na6 17.Rfe1 b4 18.Bb2 Rb6
19.h4 Ne7 20.exd6 cxd6 21.d5 Nxd5 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.h5 Nf6
24.h6+ Kg8 25.Nxf6+ Qxf6 26.Qxd6 Rd8 27.Qe5 Qxe5 28.Nxe5 Bxg2
29.Kxg2 Nc7 30.Rac1 Nd5 31.Rc4 f6 32.Nc6 Re8 33.Ree4 e5
34.Nxb4 Ne7 35.Rc7 Nf5 36.Nc6 Nxh6 37.Ra4 Nf7 38.Raa7 Ng5
39.Ne7+ Kf8 40.Nd5 Rd6 41.Ne3 f5 42.Nc4 Rd3 43.Rd7 Rc3 44.Ne3
f4 45.gxf4 exf4 46.Nd5 f3+ 47.Kh2 Rc2 48.Nf6 Rxf2+ 49.Kg3 Rg2+
50.Kf4 Nh3+ 51.Kxf3 Rf2+ 52.Kg4 Rxf6 53.Kxh3 Re3+ 54.Kg2 Re2+
55.Kg3 Re3+ 56.Kg2 Re2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessmaster US Championship 2005"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2004.11.24"]
[EventDate "2004.11.06"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Stephen Muhammad"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2387"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7
7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4 Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. Nxd4 c5 11. Nf5 d5 12. a4
Qd7 13. f3 Nd6 14. Re1+ Kd8 15. Ne3 Ndc4 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bf5
Nxe3 18. Bxd7 Nxd1 19. Bxb5 Bd6 20. Rxd1 Kc7 21. Nd2 Bc6
22. Bd3 Rhe8 23. c4 dxc4 24. Nxc4 Nxc4 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Bxc4
f6 27. Be3 Rb8 28. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "Chessmaster US Championship 2005"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2004.11.25"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Cyrus Lakdawala"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2422"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. d5 Qb6 5. Qc1 Bg7 6. g3 d6
7. Bg2 f5 8. c3 Nd7 9. Nd2 Nf6 10. Nh3 h5 11. Qc2 Bd7 12. a4
h4 13. Nf4 hxg3 14. hxg3 Rxh1+ 15. Bxh1 O-O-O 16. Nc4 Qa6
17. Qd3 Rh8 18. Bg2 Kc7 19. Ra3 Ng4 20. b4 cxb4 21. cxb4 Bxa4
22. Nxd6 Qb6 23. Qc4+ Kxd6 24. Qc5+ Qxc5 25. bxc5+ Kxc5
26. Rxa4 Bc3+ 27. Kd1 a5 28. Nd3+ Kd6 29. Rc4 Bg7 30. Bf3 Ne5
31. Nxe5 Bxe5 32. Kc2 Rh2 33. Kb3 Rxf2 34. Ka4 Bxg3 35. Kxa5
Rf1 36. Rc8 Rb1 37. Ka4 Ke5 38. Rf8 Kd4 39. Ka3 Kc3 40. Rc8+
Kd2 41. Rf8 Be5 42. Rc8 b5 0-1

[Event "Chessmaster US Championship 2005"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2004.11.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Yevgenyevich Stripunsky"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.O-O
Nc6 8.Nc3 Qh4 9.Qe2 Nf6 10.h3 d6 11.Be3 O-O 12.Bxa7 Rxa7
13.Qe3 Ra8 14.Rad1 Rd8 15.f4 Nd7 16.Rd2 b6 17.e5 dxe5 18.Be4
Bb7 19.fxe5 Ndxe5 20.Qxb6 Rxd2 21.Nxd2 Qd8 22.Qe3 Qc7 23.Nf3
Nxf3+ 24.Bxf3 Ne7 25.Bxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessmaster US Championship 2005"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2004.11.28"]
[EventDate "2004.11.06"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nick de Firmian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Bc4 Bf5 6. Bd2 e6
7. Qe2 Bb4 8. O-O-O Nf6 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qc7 11. d5 cxd5
12. Bxd5 Nxd5 13. Rxd5 O-O 14. Rd2 Nc6 15. Nf3 Rfd8 16. Rhd1
Bg4 17. h3 Rxd2 18. Rxd2 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 f6 20. Qe4 Re8 21. f4
Qe7 22. Qc4 Qf7 23. Re2 h6 24. b3 a6 25. a4 e5 26. Qe4 f5
27. Qe3 e4 28. g4 Ne7 29. Be5 Nd5 30. Qg3 Rxe5 31. fxe5 f4
32. Qe1 e3 33. c4 Qc7 34. Qh1 Nc3 35. Re1 Qd7 36. Qh2 Qd4
37. e6 Ne4 38. e7 Qd2+ 39. Kb1 Nc3+ 40. Ka1 Qxh2 0-1

[Event "Chessmaster US Championship 2005"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2004.11.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Gennadyevich Kudrin"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Rc1
Ne4 8.cxd5 Nxc3 9.Qd2 Qxa2 10.Rxc3 O-O 11.Bc4 Qa1+ 12.Rc1 Qxb2
13.e4 Qa3 14.Nf3 Qxc5 15.d6 Qa3 16.Bxf7+ Kh8 17.Bg5 Nc6
18.dxe7 Nxe7 19.Rc7 Qa1+ 20.Rc1 Qa3 21.Rc7 Qa1+ 22.Ke2 Qxh1
23.Bxe7 Bg4 24.Bxf8 Rxf8 25.h3 Bxf3+ 26.gxf3 Qxh3 27.Rxb7 Qc8
28.Bd5 Qc5 29.e5 Bxe5 30.Qh6 Bc7 31.Kf1 Rb8 32.Qh4 Qc1+ 33.Kg2
Qf4 34.Qxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessmaster US Championship 2005"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2004.11.30"]
[EventDate "2004.11.06"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Grigory Yuryevich Serper"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "188"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 Bxd3
7. Qxd3 b5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. O-O e6 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. Rfc1 O-O
12. Ne2 Qb6 13. Rc2 Nc6 14. Rac1 Rac8 15. Be1 Rc7 16. Ng3 Rfc8
17. Bd2 h6 18. Be1 g6 19. Bd2 Kg7 20. Be1 a5 21. Bd2 a4
22. Be1 Ra8 23. Bd2 Rac8 24. Be1 Qa6 25. Bd2 a3 26. bxa3 Bxa3
27. Rb1 Qa4 28. Ne1 Nb4 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Qb3 Rc4 31. Bxb4
Bxb4 32. Nd3 Bd6 33. Qxb5 Qxa2 34. Qb2 Qa5 35. Qb6 Qa3 36. Qb3
Qa8 37. Qd1 h5 38. Ra1 Qc8 39. Nf1 Rc3 40. h3 Ne4 41. Ne1 Qd8
42. Nf3 Qc7 43. Ne1 Be7 44. Nd2 Nd6 45. Nef3 Bf6 46. Rb1 Rc2
47. Ne1 Rc3 48. Nef3 Nf5 49. Nb3 Be7 50. Rc1 Ba3 51. Rxc3 Qxc3
52. Nbd2 Bd6 53. Nf1 Bc7 54. Qa4 Nd6 55. Qd1 Ne4 56. N3d2 Qd3
57. Qb1 Qxb1 58. Nxb1 Ba5 59. f3 Nd6 60. Kf2 f6 61. Nbd2 e5
62. dxe5 fxe5 63. Ke2 h4 64. Nb3 Bb6 65. Nc1 Kf6 66. Nd3 Ke6
67. Nf2 Nb5 68. Kd3 Nd6 69. Nh2 Nf5 70. Nf1 Ng7 71. Ke2 Nh5
72. Nd3 Ba5 73. Nc5+ Ke7 74. Nd3 Kd6 75. Nf2 g5 76. Nd3 e4
77. fxe4 dxe4 78. Nf2 Kd5 79. Ng4 Bc3 80. Nf2 Ng3+ 81. Nxg3
hxg3 82. Nxe4 Kxe4 83. Kf1 Be5 84. Kg1 Kd3 85. e4 Ke3 86. Kf1
Kd4 87. Kg1 Kc4 88. Kh1 Kd3 89. Kg1 Ke2 90. Kh1 Bd4 91. e5
Bxe5 92. Kg1 Ke1 93. Kh1 Kf2 94. h4 gxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessmaster US Championship 2005"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2004.12.02"]
[EventDate "2004.11.06"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gregory Zinovyevich Kaidanov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. Rb1 a6
12. dxc5 Na5 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. Rb6 Rfd8 15. Qb1 e6 16. Bg5 Re8
17. Qb4 Nc6 18. Qa3 Ne5 19. Bf4 Bf8 20. Rbb1 Bxc5 21. Qb3 Rab8
22. Kh1 Red8 23. Nd4 Bd6 24. Be2 Rdc8 25. Rbd1 Nc4 26. Bc1 Bf8
27. f4 Nb6 28. Rd3 Na4 29. Ba3 Bxa3 30. Qxa3 Qc5 31. Qb3 Qa5
32. Qb4 Qxb4 33. cxb4 Nc3 34. a3 Nxe4 35. Bf3 Nf6 36. g4 Ba4
37. g5 Ne8 38. Bd1 Bxd1 39. Rfxd1 Rc4 40. Ne2 Re4 41. R1d2 Nc7
42. Nc3 Rxf4 43. Rd7 Nb5 44. Ne2 Rf1+ 45. Kg2 Rf5 46. h4 Nxa3
47. Ng3 Rd5 48. R2xd5 exd5 49. Rxd5 Nc2 50. Rd7 Nxb4 51. Ne4
a5 52. Nd6 a4 53. Nxf7 a3 54. Nh6+ Kf8 55. Rxh7 Nc6 56. h5 a2
57. Rf7+ Ke8 58. Rf1 Ra8 59. Ra1 Nd4 60. Re1+ Kf8 61. Rf1+ Nf5
62. hxg6 a1=Q 63. Rxa1 Nh4+ 64. Kg3 Rxa1 65. Kxh4 Rf1 66. Kg4
b5 67. Nf5 b4 68. Ne3 Rc1 0-1

[Event "Chessmaster US Championship 2005"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2004.12.03"]
[EventDate "2004.11.06"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Vladilenovich Goldin"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3
Be6 8.Be2 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.f4 exf4 11.Bxf4 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5
13.Nxd5 Qxd5 14.Qxd5 Bxd5 15.Rad1 Be6 16.Bf3 Rac8 17.c3 Rfd8
18.Be3 Rxd1 19.Rxd1 b6 20.Bf4 Kf8 21.h3 a5 22.Kh1 a4 23.Nd2
Na5 24.a3 b5 25.Be2 Nc4 26.Nxc4 Bxc4 27.Bxc4 Rxc4 28.Bd6 Bxd6
29.Rxd6 Rc5 30.Rd7 Re5 31.Rb7 g5 32.c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessmaster US Championship 2005"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2004.12.04"]
[EventDate "2004.11.06"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ildar Rifkatovich Ibragimov"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nge7 6.Na3 cxd4 7.cxd4
Nf5 8.Nc2 Qb6 9.Be2 Bb4+ 10.Kf1 Be7 11.g3 Bd7 12.Bd2 O-O 13.h4
f6 14.g4 Nfxd4 15.Ncxd4 fxe5 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Bc3 Bd6 18.Rh3
Rab8 19.Bd3 Qc7 20.Ng5 h6 21.Bh7+ Kh8 22.Qc2 Rf4 23.Qg6 Rf6
24.Nf7+ Rxf7 25.Qxf7 Kxh7 26.g5 Be8 27.g6+ Kh8 28.Qxc7 Bxc7
29.h5 d4 30.Rf3 Kg8 31.Be1 c5 32.Rc1 Bd6 33.Rb3 Rxb3 34.axb3
Bb5+ 35.Kg2 Kf8 36.f3 Bd3 37.Bg3 Ke7 38.b4 cxb4 39.Rc8 e4
40.Rg8 Bxg3 41.Rxg7+ Kf8 42.Rf7+ Kg8 43.Kxg3 e3 44.Rd7 e5
45.f4 exf4+ 46.Kxf4 e2 47.Re7 Kf8 48.Re5 a5 {? an error;
winning outright is 48...Bb5!!} 49.Kf3 a4 50.Kf2 a3 51.bxa3 b3
52.g7+ Kxg7 53.Re7+ Kf6 54.Rb7 Bc4 55.Rb4 Bf7 56.a4 d3 57.a5
Bxh5 58.Ke1 Ke5 59.a6 Bf3 60.a7 h5 61.Rxb3 Kd4 62.Rb8 h4
63.Rd8+ Kc3 64.Rc8+ Kd4 65.Kd2 h3 66.a8=Q 1-0

[Event "ch-USA Rapid Playoff"]
[Site "San Diego USA"]
[Date "2004.12.05"]
[EventDate "2004.12.05"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Yevgenyevich Stripunsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nh3 Nh6
7. O-O O-O 8. Kh1 Kh8 9. Ng1 f5 10. Bg5 Nf7 11. Be3 Bd7
12. Qd2 Rb8 13. Rae1 b5 14. a3 a5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Nh3 b4
17. Nd1 e6 18. Nf4 Re8 19. Nh5 Bf8 20. c3 bxa3 21. bxa3 Nce5
22. f4 Ng4 23. Bg1 Nf6 24. Nxf6 Qxf6 25. d4 Bb5 26. Rf2 cxd4
27. cxd4 d5 28. Rf3 a4 29. Nf2 Nd6 30. g4 Bg7 31. gxf5 exf5
32. Re5 Nc4 33. Qe1 Nxe5 34. fxe5 Qe7 35. Nh3 Bc4 36. Qa5 Qd7
37. Ng5 Rb3 38. e6 Qe7 39. Rxf5 Rb1 40. Qd2 Qxa3 41. Nf7+ Kg8
42. Nh6+ Kh8 43. Nf7+ Kg8 44. Nh6+ Bxh6 45. Qxh6 Rxg1+
46. Kxg1 Qa1+ 47. Bf1 Qxd4+ 48. Rf2 Kh8 49. Bxc4 Rg8+ 0-1

[Event "ch-USA Rapid Playoff"]
[Site "San Diego USA"]
[Date "2004.12.05"]
[EventDate "2004.12.05"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Yevgenyevich Stripunsky"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7
7. O-O Nc6 8. Nc3 d6 9. Qe2 Nge7 10. Be3 b5 11. Bxa7 Rxa7
12. Qe3 O-O 13. a4 b4 14. Ne2 Rd7 15. a5 Bb7 16. Rfc1 Qa8
17. Ra4 e5 18. Nd2 f5 19. Nc4 Qe8 20. Nb6 Rd8 21. f3 Kh8
22. Bc4 Qg6 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 fxe4 25. Qxe4 Qe8 26. c4 Nd4
27. Rxb4 Bxd5 28. cxd5 Rc8 29. Rc3 Rb8 30. Rxb8 Qxb8 31. Nxd4
exd4 32. Qxd4 Qxb2 33. Rd3 Qb5 34. Qc3 h6 35. Rd4 Qb1+ 36. Kf2
Re8 37. Re4 Rb8 38. Kg3 Qb7 39. Qc6 Qxc6 40. dxc6 Rc8 41. Rb4
Kg8 42. Rb6 Kf7 43. Rxa6 Ke6 44. Rb6 Kd5 45. a6 Kc5 46. Rb1
Rc7 47. Kf4 d5 48. Ra1 1-0

[Event "Karjakin - Nakamura Match"]
[Site "Cuernavaca MEX"]
[Date "2004.12.09"]
[EventDate "2004.12.09"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 h6
12. Bh4 Re8 13. c4 Bd6 14. Rc1 Rb8 15. b3 Be6 16. cxd5 Bxd5
17. Bc4 Bf4 18. Rc3 Be5 19. Rc2 Qd6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Bxd5
cxd5 22. Nc5 Be5 23. g3 Rbc8 24. Nd3 Bc3 25. Nf4 d4 26. Qd3
Ba5 27. Rc4 Rxc4 28. bxc4 Qe5 29. Rb1 Bc3 30. Rb7 Re7 31. Rb5
Qd6 32. Nd5 Re6 33. Rb7 Re8 34. Qf3 Rf8 35. Rxa7 Bb4 36. Qf5
Bc5 37. Rc7 Ba3 38. c5 Bxc5 39. Rxc5 g6 40. Nf6+ Kg7 41. Ne4
1-0

[Event "Karjakin - Nakamura Match"]
[Site "Cuernavaca MEX"]
[Date "2004.12.10"]
[EventDate "2004.12.09"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bc4
Bf5 7. Ne5 e6 8. g4 Bg6 9. h4 Bd6 10. h5 Be4 11. O-O Bd5
12. Bd3 Nbd7 13. Re1 g6 14. Qe2 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Ng8 16. Bd2 Qc7
17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. c4 d4 19. Bb4 Nc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Qf3 Qc7
22. Be4 O-O-O 23. Rad1 gxh5 24. g5 h6 25. Rd3 hxg5 26. Rb3 b6
27. c5 Qxc5 28. Qxf7 Ne7 29. Qxe6+ Kb8 30. a4 Nd5 31. Rb5 Nc7
32. Qf7 Rhf8 33. Rxc5 Rxf7 34. Rc6 Re7 35. Rd6 Red7 36. Rg6 g4
37. f3 d3 38. fxg4 d2 39. Rd1 Rd4 40. Bf3 hxg4 41. Bxg4 Nd5
42. Kf2 Rf8+ 43. Bf3 Rd3 44. Rg3 Ne3 45. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 46. Kxe3
Rxb2 47. Bd5 Re8 48. e6 Kc7 49. Rg7+ Kd6 50. Rd7+ Ke5 51. a5
Rb5 52. Bc4 Rxa5 53. Kd3 Rxe6 54. Bxe6 Kxe6 55. Rh7 Kd6
56. Kc4 Kc6 57. Rh6+ Kb7 58. Rh7+ Ka6 59. Kb4 Rg5 60. Rh4 Rg7
0-1

[Event "Karjakin - Nakamura Match"]
[Site "Cuernavaca MEX"]
[Date "2004.12.11"]
[EventDate "2004.12.09"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6
Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Qd3 Qa5 11. Kb1 O-O
12. h4 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd4 d5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5
17. Qf3 Qc4 18. Nb3 Qb5 19. c3 Rfd8 20. g3 a5 21. Nc1 Rac8
22. Ka1 Qc5 23. Nb3 Qa7 24. Nd2 b5 25. Ne4 Be7 26. g4 Rxd1+
27. Rxd1 Bxh4 28. Rh1 Qe7 29. Qd3 b4 30. c4 Rd8 31. Qe3 a4
32. Kb1 Bf6 33. Qe2 Bd4 34. Rd1 b3 35. axb3 axb3 36. Rd3 Qb7
37. f3 Ra8 38. Kc1 Qb4 39. Nc3 Bxc3 0-1

[Event "Karjakin - Nakamura Match"]
[Site "Cuernavaca MEX"]
[Date "2004.12.12"]
[EventDate "2004.12.09"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6
7. f3 b5 8. g4 Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Bg5 Qc7
12. Ndxb5 axb5 13. Nxb5 Qc6 14. Nxd6+ Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Qxd6
16. Rxd6 O-O 17. Be3 Na4 18. b3 Nac5 19. a4 Na6 20. Be2 Ne5
21. Rhd1 Nb8 22. Bc5 Ba6 23. c4 Re8 24. Be3 Bb7 25. Rb6 Bc6
26. Bf4 f6 27. Rd6 Rc8 28. Bxe5 fxe5 29. Rxe6 Kf7 30. Rd6 Ke7
31. c5 Ra5 32. b4 Rxa4 33. Bc4 Ra7 34. Kb2 Rac7 35. Re6+ Kf8
36. Rxe5 Nd7 37. Rf5+ Ke8 38. Ra6 g6 39. Rf7 Bb5 40. Bxb5 Kxf7
41. Bc4+ Kg7 42. f4 Rb8 43. Kc3 Nf6 44. Bd3 Nxg4 45. c6 g5
46. Be2 Nf6 47. Bf3 gxf4 48. e5 Nd7 49. Ra5 Rb6 50. Kc4 Rbxc6+
51. Bxc6 Rxc6+ 52. Kd5 Rc7 53. Kd6 Rb7 54. Kc6 Rxb4 55. Kxd7
Rb7+ 56. Kd6 f3 57. Ra2 Rb3 58. Kd5 Re3 59. Rf2 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karjakin - Nakamura Match"]
[Site "Cuernavaca MEX"]
[Date "2004.12.13"]
[EventDate "2004.12.09"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. e5 Nc6
7. Bb5 Nd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. e6 Nf6 10. exf7+ Kxf7 11. Nf3 h6
12. Ne5+ Kg7 13. Nxc6 Qc7 14. Nb4 e5 15. Qf2 Qc4 16. a3 a5
17. Nba2 Bf5 18. b3 Qe6 19. O-O d5 20. h3 Bd6 21. Re1 Rhf8
22. fxe5 Bxe5 23. Bxh6+ Kxh6 24. Qe3+ Kg7 25. Qxe5 Qxe5
26. Rxe5 Bxc2 27. Nxd5 Nxd5 28. Rxd5 Bxb3 29. Rd3 Bxa2
30. Rxa2 Rad8 31. Rg3 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 Rfd8 33. Rc2 R1d3 34. Rg4
R8d4 35. Rg5 Rd5 36. Rxd5 Rxd5 37. Rc4 Kf6 38. Ra4 g5 39. Kg3
Kf5 40. Kf3 Rb5 41. Re4 Rb3+ 42. Re3 a4 43. g4+ Kf6 44. Ke4
Rxe3+ 45. Kxe3 Ke5 46. Kf2 Kf6 47. Kg3 Ke6 48. h4 gxh4+
49. Kxh4 Kf6 50. Kh5 Kg7 51. Kg5 Kh7 52. Kf6 Kh6 53. g5+ Kh7
54. Kf7 Kh8 55. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Karjakin - Nakamura Match"]
[Site "Cuernavaca MEX"]
[Date "2004.12.14"]
[EventDate "2004.12.09"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6
7. f3 b5 8. g4 b4 9. Nce2 h6 10. c4 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. Rc1
Nc5 13. Bg2 g6 14. Ng3 e5 15. Nde2 Be6 16. b3 a5 17. h4 a4
18. Rb1 Nfd7 19. O-O Rb8 20. Rfc1 Be7 21. h5 g5 22. Bf2 axb3
23. axb3 O-O 24. Nf1 Ra8 25. Ne3 Rfc8 26. Ng3 Bf8 27. Bf1 Rcb8
28. Rc2 Ra3 29. Rcb2 Qa5 30. Ngf5 Bxf5 31. Nxf5 Ne6 32. Nxd6
Ndc5 33. Nb5 Rd8 34. Qc2 Ra1 35. Qc1 Rxb1 36. Qxb1 Rd7 37. Be3
Qd8 38. Rf2 Nf4 39. Qc2 Rd1 40. Rd2 Rxd2 41. Qxd2 Qxd2
42. Bxd2 Nxb3 43. Be3 Bc5 44. Kf2 Kf8 45. Bxc5+ Nxc5 46. Ke3
Nfe6 47. Be2 Ke7 48. Bd1 Kd7 49. Bc2 Nc7 50. Kd2 Kc6 51. Na7+
Kb7 52. Nb5 Nxb5 53. cxb5 Kb6 54. Bd1 Kxb5 55. Be2+ Ka4
56. Bc4 f6 57. Kc2 Ka3 0-1

[Event "New York Masters 127th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2004.12.21"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Robert Lee Hess"]
[ECO "C75"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.c3 Bd7 6.d4 Nge7 7.O-O
Ng6 8.d5 Nb8 9.Bxd7+ Nxd7 10.c4 Be7 11.Nc3 h6 12.Be3 Bg5 13.b4
Bxe3 14.fxe3 O-O 15.Nd2 Nh4 16.Qg4 Qg5 17.Qxg5 hxg5 18.Nb3 g4
19.c5 g6 20.c6 bxc6 21.dxc6 Nb6 22.a4 f5 23.a5 Nc8 24.Nd5 Rf7
25.Nd2 Na7 26.Rac1 Nb5 27.g3 Nf3+ 28.Nxf3 gxf3 29.exf5 gxf5
30.Rxf3 Kg7 31.g4 Raf8 32.gxf5 Rxf5 33.Rxf5 Rxf5 34.Kg2 Rg5+
35.Kf2 Kf7 36.h3 Ke6 37.e4 Rg7 38.Rg1 Rh7 39.Rg8 Rh4 40.Rb8
Rxe4 41.Rxb5 axb5 42.Nxc7+ Ke7 43.a6 1-0

[Event "North American Open"]
[Site "Las Vegas, Nevada"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nikola Mitkov"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qf6 5. Be3 Bc5 6. c3
Nge7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. O-O Ne5 9. Be2 Qg6 10. Nd2 d6 11. Bh5 Qf6
12. f4 N5c6 13. N2b3 Bb6 14. Qd3 Nxd4 15. cxd4 d5 16. e5 Qh6
17. Be2 Bf5 18. Qd2 Qe6 19. h3 Be4 20. Kh2 f5 21. a4 a5
22. Rfc1 Qc8 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. Rxc5 b6 25. Rcc1 Qd7 26. Bb5 c6
27. Bf1 Rfb8 28. Ra3 h6 29. b4 axb4 30. Qxb4 Kh7 31. Bd2 Rb7
32. Qd6 Qe8 33. Qe6 b5 34. a5 b4 35. a6 Rb6 36. Rb3 Rab8
37. Qd6 Nc8 38. Qc5 Ra8 39. Ra1 Qg6 40. Bxb4 Rab8 41. Rg3 Qf7
42. Qf8 Qxf8 43. Bxf8 g5 44. fxg5 Rb1 45. a7 Ra8 46. Rxb1 Bxb1
47. g6+ Kg8 48. Bc5 f4 49. Rb3 1-0

[Event "New York Masters 129th"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2005.01.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksander Wojtkiewicz"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. c3 Qxc5 6. Na3 d6 7. Nb5 a6 8. Be3  Qc6 9. Na7 Qc7 10. Nxc8 Qxc8 11. Qb3 Nd7 12. Ng5 e6 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bf4 Be5 15.  Be3 Nc5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Qa4+ Ke7 18. Nxf7 b5 19. Bxb5 axb5 20. Qxa8 Kxf7 21.  Rd8 Bf6 22. Rb8 Qe5 23. Rf8+ Kg7 24. O-O Qd6 25. Rc8 b4 26. Qa7+ Ne7 27. Rxc5  Ra8 28. Qxa8 Qxc5 29. cxb4 Qxb4 30. b3 Bd4 31. Qd8 e5 32. g3 Ng8 33. Qd7+ Kh8  34. Qf7 Qd2 35. a4 Bc3 36. Qf3 Qc2 37. Kg2 Qd2 38. Qf7 Qb2 39. Qc4 Qd2 40. Qc5  Bd4 41. Qd5 Kg7 42. Qd7+ Kh8 43. Qd6 Qc2 44. Qd5 Kg7 45. Qb7+ Kh6 46. Qf7 Qxe4+  47. Qf3 Qc2 48. Qf8+ Kg5 49. h4+ 1-0


[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2005.01.25"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Michael Hennigan"]
[ECO "E77"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Na6
7. O-O c6 8. h3 e5 9. d5 Nc5 10. Bc2 a5 11. Be3 cxd5 12. cxd5
Bd7 13. a3 a4 14. Qd2 Qa5 15. Bh6 b5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. f4 h6
18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Rxf6 Kxf6 20. Qxh6 Qb6 21. d6 Bc6 22. Kh2
Ke6 23. Qg5 Rae8 24. Rd1 Kd7 25. Qg4+ Kd8 26. Nd5 Bxd5
27. Rxd5 Re6 28. Qg5+ Kd7 29. Qh6 Rfe8 30. Qg7 Rxd6 31. Qxf7+
Re7 32. Qxg6 Kc7 33. Qg8 Rxd5 34. Qxd5 Ne6 35. Nc3 Nf4
36. Qxb5 Qf2 37. Nd5+ Nxd5 38. Qc4+ Kd8 39. Qxd5+ Rd7 40. Qg8+
Ke7 41. Bxa4 Qf4+ 42. Qg3 Rd2 43. b4 Ra2 44. Bc6 Rxa3 45. Qxf4
exf4 46. b5 Rb3 47. h4 Kf6 48. h5 Rb2 49. Kg1 Kg5 50. e5 Re2
51. b6 Rxe5 52. b7 Re1+ 53. Kf2 Rb1 54. Bf3 Rb2+ 55. Ke1 Kf5
56. Kd1 Rb6 57. Kc2 Ke5 58. h6 Kf6 59. h7 Kg7 60. Be4 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2005.01.26"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniel Gormally"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Ne5
Bf5 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Nbd7 9. Bf4 e6 10. O-O Nb6 11. a3 Nbd5
12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. b4 Qa4 14. c4 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Qd7 16. Be5 Be7
17. f4 O-O 18. f5 Ng4 19. Rad1 Rac8 20. h3 Rxc4 21. hxg4 Rfc8
22. Qe3 Rc3 23. Rd3 Rxd3 24. Qxd3 exf5 25. gxf5 f6 26. Bf4 Rd8
27. Be3 Qd5 28. Rc1 Kf8 29. Bf2 Bd6 30. Qh3 Kg8 31. Re1 Rc8
32. Qg4 b6 33. Bh4 Kf8 34. Bf2 a5 35. bxa5 bxa5 36. Qh3 Kg8
37. a4 Bb4 38. Rd1 Kh8 39. Qd3 h6 40. Qb5 Rd8 41. Rc1 Qe4
42. Qb6 Rd5 43. Qe6 Qxf5 44. Rc8+ Kh7 45. Qg8+ Kg6 46. Qe8+
Kh7 47. Qg8+ Kg6 48. Qe8+ Kg5 49. Qe3+ Kh5 50. Rg8 Qb1+
51. Kh2 Bd6+ 52. g3 Rg5 53. Qe2+ Kg6 54. Qe8+ Kf5 55. Qc8+ Kg6
56. Qe8+ Kf5 57. Qd7+ Ke4 58. Qc6+ Kf5 59. Qd7+ Ke4 60. Re8+
Kf3 61. Qc6+ Kg4 62. Kg2 Rf5 63. Re4+ Kg5 64. Qe8 Rxf2+
65. Kxf2 Qb2+ 66. Kf3 Qc3+ 67. Re3 Qxd4 68. Qe4 Qxe4+ 69. Rxe4
Kf5 70. g4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2005.01.27"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viktorija Cmilyte"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Qd2 g5
7. Bc4 Bg7 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. Rd1 a6 10. a4 Bd7 11. O-O Qe7
12. Qe3 Na5 13. Bd3 c5 14. dxc5 dxc5 15. e5 Nc6 16. Be4 Nxe5
17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Ne4 O-O 19. Bxa6 Rxb2 20. Qxc5 Qxc5 21. Nxc5
Bc8 22. Bb5 Rxc2 23. Rc1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rd8 25. a5 Bf8 26. Ng3
Rd5 27. Nge4 Be7 28. a6 Bxa6 29. Bxa6 f5 30. Bb7 fxe4 31. Bxd5
exd5 32. Nb3 Kf7 33. Rc7 Kf6 34. Kf1 Bd6 35. Ra7 Nc4 36. Rh7
Bf8 37. Rd7 Bd6 38. Nd4 Ke5 39. Nc6+ Kf6 40. Ke2 h5 41. h3 Kf5
42. Rf7+ Kg6 43. Rb7 Kf5 44. Rb5 Ke6 45. Nd8+ Ke5 46. Nf7+ Kd4
47. Nxg5 Na3 48. Rb7 Kc3 49. Rd7 Nc4 50. Nf7 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2005.01.28"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Mark Hebden"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. Ne5 Nxe5 5. Bxe5 Nf6 6. c4
dxc4 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8. Bg3 Be6 9. Nc3 c6 10. e4 Nb6 11. Qa5 g6
12. O-O-O Bg7 13. f4 f5 14. d5 cxd5 15. exd5 Bf7 16. Be2 O-O
17. Bf3 Nc8 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Bh4 Kf8 20. Rhe1 Rd7 21. Nb5 a6
22. d6 exd6 23. Nxd6 Nxd6 24. Rxd6 Rxd6 25. Be7+ Kg8 26. Bxd6
Rd8 27. Be5 Rd7 28. a4 b6 29. Kc2 Bf8 30. Bc6 Rd3 31. Bc3 Rd6
32. Bf3 b5 33. axb5 axb5 34. Re5 Rb6 35. Bd4 Rd6 36. Bc3 Rb6
37. Bd4 Rd6 38. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2005.01.29"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Salvador Gabriel Del Rio Angelis"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. a3 Nc6 6. Rb1 a5
7. e3 e6 8. Nge2 d5 9. b3 d4 10. Na4 Nd7 11. exd4 cxd4 12. d3
e5 13. O-O O-O 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Ne7 16. b5 Nb6 17. Nxb6
Qxb6 18. Bd2 Bf5 19. Bb4 Rfe8 20. Nc1 Qc7 21. Re1 Nc8 22. Nb3
Nb6 23. Ba5 Bf8 24. c5 Rxa5 25. cxb6 Qxb6 26. Nxa5 Qxa5
27. Bxb7 Bb4 28. Bc6 Re7 29. Re2 Bg4 30. f3 Bc8 31. Qb3 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2005.01.30"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Nd2 Rae8
17. Ne4 Bg4 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 f5 20. h3 Bh5 21. Bf4 Bxf4
22. gxf4 fxe4 23. dxe4 Bf3+ 24. Kxf3 Rxf4+ 25. Kg3 Rfxe4
26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. f3 Re2 28. c4 bxc4 29. Bxc4 Rxb2 30. Bxa6 g5
31. a4 Kg7 32. a5 Nf4 33. Bf1 Kg6 34. h4 Kf5 35. a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2005.01.31"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Dreev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D09"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Nge7 6. Bg2 Ng6
7. Bg5 Qd7 8. e6 fxe6 9. a3 a5 10. Qa4 h6 11. Bc1 e5 12. Nbd2
Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. b4 Nd8 15. Qxd7 Bxd7 16. b5 a4 17. Ne1 c6
18. Rb1 cxb5 19. cxb5 Ra5 20. Be4 Nh8 21. Nd3 Nhf7 22. Nc4
Rxb5 23. Rxb5 Bxb5 24. Ncxe5 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Bd6 26. Bd5+ Kh7
27. Be4+ Kg8 28. Bd5+ Kh7 29. Be4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2005.02.01"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Christopher G Ward"]
[ECO "E44"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb7
7. Nf4 O-O 8. Bd3 f5 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. f3 Nd6 12. e4
Nc6 13. e5 Nf7 14. Qf2 Rc8 15. Be3 Qe7 16. Rac1 Kh8 17. Rfe1
Na5 18. Qe2 Ba6 19. Bf2 Qg5 20. Nh3 Qh5 21. Be3 Qh4 22. Bf2
Qh5 23. Be3 Qh4 24. Red1 Rc7 25. f4 cxd4 26. cxd4 Rfc8 27. c5
Bxd3 28. Qxd3 bxc5 29. Qb5 Nc6 30. Rxc5 Ne7 31. Rxc7 Rxc7
32. d5 Nxd5 33. Ng5 g6 34. Nxf7+ Kg7 35. Nd6 Nxe3 36. Ne8+ Kh6
37. Qb4 d6 38. Nxc7 Nxd1 39. Qd2 dxe5 40. Nxe6 exf4 41. Nxf4
Nb2 42. Nd3+ g5 43. Nxb2 Qe4 44. Nd1 f4 45. h3 f3 46. g4 Qe2
47. Qd6+ Kg7 48. Qd4+ Kg8 49. Nf2 Qxa2 50. Qd8+ Kf7 51. Qd7+
Kf8 52. Qf5+ Ke8 53. Qe4+ Kd8 54. Qxf3 a5 55. Nd3 a4 56. Qf8+
Kc7 57. Qg7+ Kc8 58. Qh8+ Kc7 59. Qxh7+ Kc8 60. Qh8+ Kc7
61. Qe5+ Kc8 62. Qc5+ Kb7 63. Qb4+ Kc7 64. Qc3+ Kd8 65. Nc1
Qe6 66. Kf2 Qb6+ 67. Ke2 Qg1 68. Kd2 Qg2+ 69. Ne2 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2005.02.02"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Zahar Efimenko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "159"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bc4
Bf5 7. Bd2 e6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. Bb3 Nd7 11. Qe2 Qc7
12. Nh4 Bg6 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. g3 Nb6 15. Ba5 Bd6 16. Kb1 Kb8
17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. h4 Rh5 19. Bd2 Nd7 20. Be3 f5 21. Bg5 Rc8
22. c4 Ka8 23. c5 Bf8 24. f3 Rh7 25. g4 Bh6 26. Be7 Bf8
27. Bg5 Bh6 28. Be7 Bf4 29. h5 gxh5 30. gxf5 exf5 31. Bh4 Bg3
32. Bc2 Bxh4 33. Rxh4 Rhh8 34. Qe7 Qd8 35. Qxd8 Rcxd8 36. Re1
Rhe8 37. Rxe8 Rxe8 38. Bxf5 Nf6 39. Be4 Rh8 40. Kc2 Kb8 41. b4
Rh6 42. Kd3 Kc7 43. a4 Ng8 44. d5 cxd5 45. Bxd5 Rh7 46. Be4
Rh6 47. Ke3 Ne7 48. Kf4 f6 49. b5 Rh8 50. a5 a6 51. b6+ Kb8
52. Ke3 f5 53. Bc2 Rc8 54. Rxh5 Rxc5 55. Rh7 Nc8 56. Bd3 Rxa5
57. Rh8 f4+ 58. Kxf4 Rc5 59. Bf5 a5 60. Ke4 a4 61. Be6 Rc6
62. Re8 a3 63. Kd3 Rxe6 64. Rxe6 Nxb6 65. Kc3 Na4+ 66. Kb4 a2
67. Re1 Nb6 68. Kb3 Kc7 69. Kxa2 Nd5 70. Kb3 b5 71. Kc2 Kd6
72. Kd3 Nf4+ 73. Ke4 Ne6 74. Rd1+ Kc5 75. Ke5 Nf8 76. f4 b4
77. f5 b3 78. Kf6 Kc6 79. Ke7 Nh7 80. Rb1 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2005.02.03"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nicholas Pert"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. c5 Nbd7
7. Qb3 Rb8 8. Be2 e5 9. O-O Be7 10. Ne1 O-O 11. Nd3 Qc7 12. f3
Re8 13. Bd2 Bd8 14. Qd1 a5 15. b4 e4 16. Ne1 axb4 17. Nb1 exf3
18. gxf3 Nf8 19. Nc2 Nh5 20. Kh1 Ng3+ 21. hxg3 Qxg3 22. Rf2
Bc7 23. Qg1 Qh3+ 24. Rh2 Bxh2 25. Qxh2 Qxh2+ 26. Kxh2 Re6
27. Nxb4 Rh6+ 28. Kg1 Rg6+ 29. Kf2 Bh3 30. Bf1 Bxf1 31. Kxf1
Re8 32. Nc3 Rh6 33. Ke2 f5 34. Kd3 Ree6 35. a4 bxa4 36. Rxa4
Rh3 37. Ra6 Rxf3 38. Rxc6 g5 39. Ncxd5 h5 40. Rc8 f4 41. c6
fxe3 42. Bxe3 g4 43. c7 g3 44. Rd8 g2 45. c8=Q Rexe3+ 46. Nxe3
g1=Q 47. Qe6+ Rf7 48. Nbc2 1-0

[Event "Virginia Beach Millennium op"]
[Site "Virginia Beach"]
[Date "2005.02.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bryan G Smith"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 b5 7.Bb3
Bb7 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Re1 Rc8 10.a4 b4 11.Nd5 g6 12.Nxb4 Bg7 13.Bd5
Qc7 14.c3 O-O 15.Bg5 e6 16.Bxb7 Qxb7 17.f3 Ne5 18.a5 Rc5
19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Nb3 Rb5 21.Nd4 Qa7 22.Kh1 Rb7 23.Ndc6 Nxc6
24.Nxc6 Qc5 25.Nb4 Ra8 26.f4 Rb5 27.Qf3 Bg7 28.e5 d5 29.Qe3
Qc7 30.Nd3 Rxa5 31.Rxa5 Qxa5 32.b4 Qb5 33.Ra1 Bf8 34.h3 Rc8
35.Ra5 Qc4 36.Nc5 Bxc5 37.bxc5 Rb8 38.Ra1 Rb3 39.f5 exf5
40.Qg5 Qxc5 41.Qd8+ Qf8 42.Qxd5 Rb5 43.Qd4 Qc8 44.Rxa6 0-1

[Event "Virginia Beach Millennium op"]
[Site "Virginia Beach"]
[Date "2005.02.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksander Wojtkiewicz"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4  Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Ndxb5 axb5 13. Nxb5 Qc6 14.  Nxd6+ Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Rxa2 17. Kb1 Ra8 18. Bb5 Rb8 19. Rhd1 h6 20.  Be3 Ke7 21. c4 Nd5 22. Rxd7+ Bxd7 23. Bc5+ Kd8 24. exd5 Bxb5 1/2-1/2


[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2005.03.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniel Grigoryevich Fridman"]
[ECO "A23"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "166"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 c6 4.d4 exd4 5.Qxd4 d5 6.Bg2 dxc4
7.Qxc4 Be6 8.Qa4 Nbd7 9.Nf3 Nc5 10.Qc2 Qc8 11.O-O Be7 12.e4
O-O 13.Be3 Re8 14.Rfe1 h6 15.Rad1 Bg4 16.Rd2 Bf8 17.Nd4 Bh3
18.f3 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 g6 20.Bf2 Qc7 21.Red1 a5 22.Nde2 Ne6 23.a3
h5 24.Na4 h4 25.Be3 Bg7 26.Nf4 Qe5 27.Nb6 Rad8 28.Rxd8 Rxd8
29.Nc4 Nxf4+ 30.Bxf4 h3+ 31.Kf2 Qe7 32.Rxd8+ Qxd8 33.Qd2 Qxd2+
34.Bxd2 a4 35.e5 Nd5 36.f4 Bf8 37.Na5 Bc5+ 38.Kf3 Bd4 39.Nxb7
Bxb2 40.Nc5 Bxa3 41.Nxa4 f5 42.exf6 Nxf6 43.Be3 Kf7 44.g4 Ke6
45.Nb6 Bd6 46.Nc4 Bc7 47.Nb2 Nd5 48.Nd3 g5 49.f5+ Kf6 50.Bd4+
Kf7 51.Be5 Nb4 52.Bxc7 Nxd3 53.Bd8 c5 54.Bxg5 c4 55.Be3 c3
56.Ke4 Nb4 57.g5 c2 58.g6+ Kg7 59.Bd4+ Kh6 60.Bb2 Na2 61.Ke5
c1=Q 62.Bxc1+ Nxc1 63.Kf6 Nd3 64.g7 Kh7 65.Kf7 Ne5+ 66.Ke6 Ng4
67.f6 Kg8 68.Kf5 Nh6+ 69.Kg5 Nf7+ 70.Kh4 Nh6 71.Kh5 Nf7 72.Kg6
Ne5+ 73.Kg5 Nf7+ 74.Kh4 Ne5 75.Kxh3 Kf7 76.Kh4 Nd7 77.Kg5 Nxf6
78.Kh6 Ng8+ 79.Kh7 Nf6+ 80.Kh8 Kg6 81.h4 Kh5 82.g8=Q Nxg8
83.Kxg8 Kxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Amateur Team East"]
[Site "Parsippany USA"]
[Date "2005.03.20"]
[EventDate "2005.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Josef I Friedman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2194"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Bc4 Bf5 6. Nf3
Nf6 7. Ne5 e6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Re1 Nxe5 10. Rxe5 Qc7 11. h3
O-O-O 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Bd6 14. Re3 Bf4 15. Bg3 g5 16. Ne2
Rhg8 17. Ra3 Kb8 18. Nxf4 gxf4 19. Bh4 Rg6 20. Bf1 e5 21. c3
e4 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. c4 Rg6 24. Qh5 Bc8 25. d5 c5 26. Re1 Re8
27. Kh1 Qd8 28. Rc3 Qf6 29. a3 Re5 30. Qe2 Ka8 31. b4 Reg5
32. Qd2 e3 33. fxe3 f3 34. g4 f2 35. Re2 Qf3+ 36. Bg2 f1=Q+
0-1

[Event "US Amateur Team East"]
[Site "Parsippany USA"]
[Date "2005.03.21"]
[EventDate "2005.03.19"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Timothy Hamilton"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. Nc3 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4 e6 4. e4 Nc6 5. Qa4 a6 6. Nf3 Qc7
7. Bg5 Rb8 8. Qc4 b5 9. Qe2 Bb4 10. Bd2 Nge7 11. g3 O-O
12. Bg2 f5 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Bxc3 b4 15. Bd2 fxe4 16. Qxe4 d5
17. Qe2 e5 18. c4 Bg4 19. cxd5 Bxf3 20. Qc4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Kh8
22. Rac1 Qd6 0-1

[Event "US Amateur Team East"]
[Site "Parsippany USA"]
[Date "2005.03.21"]
[EventDate "2005.03.19"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Radomskyj"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2202"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 c4 7. g3
f6 8. exf6 Nxf6 9. Bg2 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nbd2 Bd7 12. Qe2
Rae8 13. Ne5 Bc8 14. Kh1 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f4 Nc5 17. Nf3
Nd3 18. Rb1 Nxc1 19. Rbxc1 Bd7 20. Qc2 h6 21. Rce1 Qc7 22. Qd2
Qb6 23. g4 Ne7 24. Nd4 Nc6 25. Re3 Nxd4 26. cxd4 Bb5 27. Rf2
Rf7 28. f5 Ref8 29. Ref3 h5 30. f6 hxg4 31. Rg3 c3 32. bxc3
Bc4 33. h3 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 gxh3 35. Bxh3 Qh7 36. Rfg2 g5
37. Rxg5+ Kh8 38. Rg7 Qh5 39. R2g6 Qxe5+ 40. Kg1 1-0

[Event "7th Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2005.03.23"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Michael Casella"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Be7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Rc1 Kh8 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O f5 11. Na4 Nxa4
12. Qxa4 Bd7 13. Qc4 Bf6 14. Nd2 Re8 15. Nb3 Nd4 16. Bxd4 exd4
17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Bf3 Be6 19. Qa4 Rb6 20. Qxa7 Bxb3 21. Rxc7
Qb8 22. axb3 Rxb3 23. Qxb8 Rexb8 24. Rb1 g6 25. Ra1 1-0

[Event "7th Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2005.03.24"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Anatolyevich Shabalov"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nf3 Re8 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 Bg4 11. O-O-O Nbd7
12. h3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Qa5 14. Kb1 Be7 15. Rhg1 Rad8 16. Rg2 Kh8
17. Rdg1 Rg8 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 Nf8 20. Bc4 g5 21. f4 Ng6
22. Be1 Nxf4 23. Nd5 Qxe1+ 24. Rxe1 cxd5 25. exd5 Bb4 26. Rf1
Rge8 27. a3 Bd6 28. Qf5 N6h5 29. Rgg1 Kg7 30. h4 1-0

[Event "7th Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2005.03.25"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Yevgenyevich Stripunsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nh3 Nh6
7. f3 Rb8 8. Be3 f6 9. Qd2 Nf7 10. Nf4 b5 11. h4 b4 12. Nd1 f5
13. h5 g5 14. h6 Bxh6 15. Nh5 fxe4 16. f4 gxf4 17. Bxf4 Bxf4
18. Qxf4 Nfe5 19. Bxe4 Qa5 20. Bxc6+ Nxc6 21. O-O Kd8 22. Qh6
Bh3 23. Ne3 Bxf1 24. Nc4 Qc7 25. Rxf1 Qd7 26. Nf4 Qg4 27. Nxd6
exd6 28. Qxd6+ Qd7 29. Qf6+ Kc7 30. Ne6+ Kb6 31. d4 cxd4
32. a4 Qd6 33. Rf5 a6 0-1

[Event "7th Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2005.03.25"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ilya Yulyevich Smirin"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e5 Nfd7
7. h4 c5 8. h5 cxd4 9. hxg6 dxc3 10. gxf7+ Rxf7 11. Bc4 Nf8
12. Ng5 e6 13. Nxf7 cxb2 14. Bxb2 Qa5+ 15. Kf1 Kxf7 16. Qh5+
Kg8 17. Bd3 Qb4 18. Rb1 Bd7 19. c4 Qd2 20. Bxh7+ Nxh7
21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22. Rh4 1-0

[Event "7th Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2005.03.26"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ildar Rifkatovich Ibragimov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 d6 6. b4 Bg7
7. b5 Ne7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. a4 c5 12. bxc6
Nxc6 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Rb1 Rc8 15. Nb5 Bf8 16. d5 exd5 17. cxd5
Ne5 18. Nxa7 Nxd5 19. Nb5 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Nc3 21. Nxc3 Bxf3
22. Qxf3 Rxc3 23. Bb4 Rc4 24. Qd5 Qc7 25. Rfd1 Qc6 26. Qxc6
Rxc6 27. Rd4 Ra8 28. Ba3 d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "VI Ciudad de Dos Hermanas Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2005.03.26"]
[EventDate "2005.03.26"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Daniel Grigoryevich Fridman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. g3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Bg2 Nb6 8. O-O Nc6 9. e3 Bd7 10. Qe2 Re8 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. b3
e5 13. dxe5 Bg4 14. Bb2 Nxe5 15. Rd2 c5 16. Nb5 Qf5 17. Bxe5
Bxe5 18. Rad1 a6 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. Rxd6 Re6 21. h3 Bxf3
22. Qxf3 Rb8 23. Qxf5 gxf5 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Rd6 c4 26. bxc4
Nxc4 27. Rxe6 Kg7 28. Re7+ Kg6 29. Bxb7 a5 30. Bd5 Nd2 31. Kg2
Rb5 32. Rd7 Rb2 33. a4 h6 34. Ra7 Nb1 35. Rxa5 Nc3 36. Ra6+
Kg7 37. Bf3 Ra2 38. a5 Nb5 39. Rc6 1-0

[Event "VI Ciudad de Dos Hermanas Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2005.03.26"]
[EventDate "2005.03.26"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Daniel Grigoryevich Fridman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nbd7
7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. Qc1 Ngxe5 10. c4 Re8 11. Nc3 Rb8
12. Qd2 a6 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Rfd1 Be6 15. Rac1 h5 16. Nd5 Bxd5
17. cxd5 Re7 18. Rc2 Qd7 19. Rdc1 Rc8 20. h3 Qd8 21. Bd4 Nd7
22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qb4 b6 24. Qd4+ Kg8 25. b4 b5 26. f4 Re8
27. Qa7 Ra8 28. Qxc7 Qe7 29. e4 h4 30. gxh4 Rad8 31. Rc6 Qxh4
32. Rxd6 Qxf4 33. Rxg6+ 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2005.04.15"]
[EventDate "2005.04.15"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Curt Hansen"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. b3 cxb3
7. axb3 e6 8. Bd2 a5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. Bc3 h6
12. Nbd2 Nbd7 13. Ra2 O-O 14. Rfa1 b4 15. Bb2 c5 16. Nc4 a4
17. Rxa4 Rxa4 18. Rxa4 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Bc5 20. Ncd2 Bxd4
21. Nxd4 Qb6 22. Qc4 Nc5 23. Rxb4 Qa5 24. Bf1 Ncxe4 25. Nxe4
Bxe4 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Rxe4 Nxe4 29. Qxe4 Qd2
30. Qe2 Qxe2 31. Bxe2 Rb8 32. Bc4 Rd8 33. f4 Rd2 34. f5 h5
35. h4 Kh7 36. Kh2 g6 37. f6 Rf2 38. f7 Kg7 39. Kg3 Rf6
40. Kh3 Rf4 41. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2005.04.16"]
[EventDate "2005.04.15"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jonny Hector"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Bc4 Bf5 6. Bd2 e6
7. g4 Bg6 8. Qe2 Bb4 9. f4 Ne7 10. O-O-O Nd7 11. a3 Bxc3
12. Bxc3 Qc7 13. Nh3 Nb6 14. d5 exd5 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Be5 Qd7
17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Rxg4 19. Ng5 Qf5 20. Nxh7 Nd7 21. h4
Qxd3 22. Rxd3 Rg6 23. h5 Rh6 24. Ng5 f6 25. Bc3 Nf5 26. Bb4
Nb6 27. Re1+ Kd7 28. Ne6 Rg8 29. b3 Rxh5 30. a4 Nc8 31. Nf8+
Kc7 32. c4 Rg3 33. Ne6+ Kb8 34. Rxg3 Nxg3 35. Nc5 Rf5 36. Re8
b6 37. Ne6 dxc4 38. bxc4 c5 39. Bd2 Rh5 40. f5 Nxf5 41. Rd8
Kb7 42. a5 Nfe7 43. Bf4 bxa5 44. Rd7+ Kb6 45. Rc7 Rh3 46. Rxc5
a4 47. Bc7+ Ka6 48. Bd8 Re3 49. Rc6+ Kb7 50. Rc7+ Kb8 51. Nc5
a3 52. Kb1 f5 53. Na6+ Ka8 54. c5 Nd5 55. c6 Nd6 56. Rd7 Rb3+
57. Kc2 Rc3+ 58. Kb1 Rxc6 59. Nc7+ Nxc7 60. Bxc7 Nb5 61. Be5
Re6 62. Rd5 a6 63. Rc5 Kb7 64. Bf4 Re1+ 65. Ka2 Re2+ 66. Ka1
Kb6 67. Rc8 Nd4 68. Rc3 Kb5 69. Bd6 Nc2+ 70. Kb1 Re1+ 71. Kxc2
a2 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2005.04.17"]
[EventDate "2005.04.15"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Tiger Hillarp Persson"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "199"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 c4 7. g3
Bd7 8. h4 Na5 9. Nbd2 O-O-O 10. Bh3 f5 11. exf6 gxf6 12. O-O
h5 13. Re1 Nh6 14. Nh2 Nf5 15. Bxf5 exf5 16. f4 Bd6 17. Kf2
Rde8 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Nhf1 Nb3 20. Nxb3 Qxb3 21. Qxb3 cxb3
22. a4 b5 23. a5 b4 24. Bd2 bxc3 25. Bxc3 a6 26. Rc1 Kb7
27. Ne3 Be6 28. Ke2 Rc8 29. Kd3 Rc6 30. Re1 Bf8 31. Nf1 Bd7
32. Nd2 Re6 33. Rxe6 Bxe6 34. Nxb3 Kc6 35. Kc2 Kb5 36. Nd2 Ka4
37. Nf1 Bd6 38. Ne3 Bc7 39. Nd1 Bxa5 40. Bxa5 Kxa5 41. Kb3 Kb6
42. Nc3 a5 43. Ka4 Bd7+ 44. Ka3 Bc6 45. Na4+ Kb5 46. Kb3 Bb7
47. Nc3+ Kb6 48. Ka3 Bc6 49. b4 Ka6 50. Kb3 Kb6 51. Na4+ Kb5
52. bxa5 Kxa5 53. Nc5 Be8 54. Ne6 Bf7 55. Nd8 Be8 56. Nb7+ Kb6
57. Nd6 Bd7 58. Kb4 Kc6 59. Nb5 Kb6 60. Nc3 Bc6 61. Nb1 Bd7
62. Nd2 Bb5 63. Nb3 Bd7 64. Nc5 Be8 65. Ne6 Bf7 66. Nf8 Kc6
67. Nh7 Kd6 68. Nxf6 Bg6 69. Ng8 Bf7 70. Nf6 Bg6 71. Ng8 Bf7
72. Nh6 Be6 73. Kb5 Bd7+ 74. Ka5 Be6 75. Kb6 Kd7 76. Kc5 Kc7
77. Nxf5 Bxf5 78. Kxd5 Kd7 79. Ke5 Bg4 80. Kf6 Kd6 81. f5 Kd7
82. Kg6 Bf3 83. d5 Bxd5 84. Kxh5 Ke7 85. Kg5 Kf7 86. g4 Bf3
87. h5 Kg7 88. Kh4 Bd1 89. g5 Bc2 90. h6+ Kh7 91. Kg4 Bb1
92. Kf4 Bc2 93. Ke5 Bd3 94. Ke6 Bc4+ 95. Ke7 Bb3 96. f6 Kg6
97. f7 Bxf7 98. h7 Kxh7 99. Kxf7 Kh8 100. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2005.04.18"]
[EventDate "2005.04.15"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Emil Hermansson"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7
7. Qe2 d6 8. c4 g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. h3 O-O 12. Bf4
Nd7 13. Rac1 Nde5 14. Rfd1 b6 15. Qe3 Rb8 16. Be2 Qe7 17. Bg5
f6 18. Bh6 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 e5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Nd5 Qd8 22. Bg4
Bb7 23. Qxb6 h5 24. Qxd8 Rfxd8 25. Be2 Nd4 26. Rd2 Rdc8
27. Rc3 a5 28. f3 Bxd5 29. exd5 h4 30. Kf2 g5 31. Ra3 Rc5
32. Bd3 f5 33. Ke3 Kf6 34. Rc3 Ke7 35. b3 Rbc8 36. a3 Rxd5
37. b4 axb4 38. axb4 Rb5 39. Rb2 Rb6 40. Ra3 Kf6 41. b5 Ne6
42. Ra7 d5 43. cxd5 Nf4 44. Bf1 Nxd5+ 45. Kf2 e4 46. fxe4 fxe4
47. g3 Ke5 48. gxh4 Rf6+ 49. Kg1 Rc1 50. Rf2 Rxf2 51. Kxf2 e3+
52. Ke2 gxh4 53. b6 Nf4+ 54. Kxe3 Rxf1 55. Re7+ Kf6 56. Re4
Kf5 57. Rb4 Re1+ 58. Kf3 Rf1+ 59. Ke3 Nd5+ 60. Ke2 Nxb4
61. Kxf1 Kf4 62. b7 Nc6 63. Kf2 Nb8 64. Kg2 Ke3 65. Kg1 Kf3
66. Kh2 Kf2 67. Kh1 Kg3 68. Kg1 Kxh3 69. Kh1 Kg3 70. Kg1 Nc6
71. Kh1 h3 72. Kg1 h2+ 73. Kh1 Kh3 74. b8=Q Nxb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2005.04.19"]
[EventDate "2005.04.15"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viorel Iordachescu"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5
O-O 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Re8 9. Qc2 Nf8 10. O-O c6 11. a3 a5
12. Rab1 Bd6 13. Bh4 Bg4 14. Nd2 Bh5 15. Bg3 Bg6 16. b4 Re7
17. Ne2 Bxg3 18. Nxg3 Qd6 19. Rfc1 Ne6 20. Nf3 axb4 21. axb4
Nc7 22. Ne5 Bxd3 23. Nxd3 g6 24. Ra1 Rb8 25. Ra2 Kg7 26. Rca1
h5 27. Nf1 Ne4 28. Nd2 h4 29. h3 g5 30. Nf3 f6 31. Nc5 Qd8
32. Nd2 Nd6 33. Re1 Qe8 34. Qd3 Qh5 35. f3 Rbe8 36. Nf1 Qg6
37. Qxg6+ Kxg6 38. Kf2 Ncb5 39. Rea1 Nc3 40. Ra3 Ncb5 41. Ra8
b6 42. Rxe8 Rxe8 43. Nb3 Nc4 44. Ke2 f5 45. Kd3 Nb2+ 46. Kc2
Nc4 47. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2005.04.21"]
[EventDate "2005.04.15"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sune Berg Hansen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5
7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. Nd2 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nc5 12. a5
Be6 13. h4 Bg7 14. Ra3 Rd8 15. Qe2 d5 16. f3 d4 17. Nd1 Nh5
18. Qf2 Bf6 19. hxg5 Nxg3 20. Qxg3 Bxg5 21. Qh2 Ke7 22. Nc4 d3
23. cxd3 Bxc4 24. dxc4 Bd2+ 25. Ke2 Ne6 26. g3 Qxc4+ 27. Kf2
Qc5+ 28. Ne3 Bxe3+ 29. Rxe3 Rd2+ 30. Be2 Rxb2 31. Rd1 Rb3
32. Qh4+ f6 33. Rdd3 Rxd3 34. Bxd3 Qxa5 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2005.04.22"]
[EventDate "2005.04.15"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Krishnan Sasikiran"]
[ECO "C20"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "174"]

1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. Qf3 Nf6 5. Ne2 Bg7 6. Nbc3 d6
7. d3 Bg4 8. Qg3 Qd7 9. f3 Be6 10. Bg5 Nh5 11. Qh4 h6 12. Be3
Na5 13. Bb3 Nxb3 14. axb3 a6 15. d4 Qe7 16. Qf2 exd4 17. Bxd4
Nf6 18. O-O-O O-O-O 19. Nf4 Rhg8 20. Rhe1 Kb8 21. Kb1 g5
22. Nfe2 Rge8 23. g4 Qf8 24. Ng3 Nd7 25. Be3 Qh8 26. Nge2 Be5
27. h4 Qg7 28. Rh1 Nf6 29. Bd4 Nd7 30. Qe3 Qf6 31. hxg5 hxg5
32. Bxe5 Qxe5 33. Rh5 Rg8 34. Nd5 Rde8 35. Qc1 Qg7 36. Ne3 Nf6
37. Rh2 Rh8 38. Rg2 Nd7 39. Nd4 Rh3 40. c4 Qf6 41. Rf2 Reh8
42. b4 Qe5 43. c5 dxc5 44. bxc5 Nxc5 45. Qc3 f6 46. Rc2 Na4
47. Qb4 Bd7 48. Nb3 Rh1 49. Rxh1 Rxh1+ 50. Ka2 Nb6 51. Qf8+
Qe8 52. Qxe8+ Bxe8 53. Nc5 Nd7 54. Nxd7+ Bxd7 55. Kb3 Re1
56. Rc3 Be6+ 57. Kc2 Re2+ 58. Kc1 a5 59. Nc2 Rf2 60. Nd4 Bd7
61. Rc5 b6 62. Rd5 Kc8 63. e5 fxe5 64. Rxe5 c5 65. Nb3 Rf1+
66. Kd2 a4 67. Nxc5 bxc5 68. Rxc5+ Kb7 69. Rxg5 Rxf3 70. Rd5
Be6 71. Rd3 Rf1 72. Rg3 Rf2+ 73. Kc3 Kb6 74. Kb4 Rf4+ 75. Ka3
Kb5 76. Re3 Bd5 77. Rd3 Bc4 78. Re3 Rd4 79. g5 Rd1 80. b3 axb3
81. Re8 Ra1+ 82. Kb2 Ra2+ 83. Kc3 Rc2+ 84. Kd4 b2 85. Rb8+ Ka4
86. g6 Bb5 87. g7 b1=Q 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2005.04.23"]
[EventDate "2005.04.15"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan Timman"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 c4
7. Nbd2 Bd7 8. Be2 Na5 9. Rb1 Ne7 10. O-O h6 11. Re1 O-O-O
12. Qc2 Kb8 13. Nf1 Qb3 14. Bd1 Qxc2 15. Bxc2 Nc8 16. a4 Nb6
17. Ra1 Rc8 18. N3d2 Be7 19. f4 g6 20. Ne3 h5 21. g3 Rhg8
22. h3 Rc6 23. g4 Rh8 24. Nf3 Rcc8 25. Ra2 hxg4 26. hxg4 Rh3
27. Kg2 Rch8 28. Nf1 Nb3 29. a5 Nxc1 30. Rxc1 Nc8 31. Ng3 a6
32. Raa1 Na7 33. Rh1 Rxh1 34. Nxh1 Nc6 35. Nf2 Kc8 36. Nh3 Kd8
37. Nhg5 Ke8 38. Kg3 Bd8 39. Ba4 Nb8 40. b3 cxb3 41. Bxb3 Bc6
42. f5 gxf5 43. gxf5 exf5 44. c4 dxc4 45. Bxc4 Bxf3 46. Nxf7
Rh1 47. Rxh1 Bxh1 48. Nxd8 Kxd8 49. d5 Nd7 50. Kf4 Nc5
51. Kxf5 Ke7 52. Kf4 Bg2 53. Ke3 Ne4 54. Bb3 Ng5 55. Ba2 Nf7
56. Kd4 Bf3 57. Bb1 Bg2 58. Bf5 Kd8 59. Bd3 Bxd5 60. Kxd5 Nxe5
61. Kxe5 Kc7 62. Kd5 b6 63. axb6+ Kxb6 64. Bxa6 Kxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co"]
[Site "Malmo SWE"]
[Date "2005.04.24"]
[EventDate "2005.04.15"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Davor Palo"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Bf4 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 Bg7
7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Nd7 9. Bg5 f6 10. Be3 Ne7 11. Qb3 Kh8 12. c5
f5 13. Ng5 Nb8 14. f4 fxe4 15. Ncxe4 Nbc6 16. Rad1 Nd5
17. cxd6 cxd6 18. g3 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qb6 20. Nf3 Ne7 21. Rd2 Bd7
22. Re1 Rae8 23. Qb3 Qc7 24. Bf1 Nf5 25. Nc3 Bc6 26. d5 exd5
27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Nxd5 Qa5 29. Qc4 Ne3 30. Nxe3 Rxe3 31. Ng5
h6 32. Nf7+ Kh7 33. Rxd6 Qb6 0-1

[Event "Champions Challenge 92nd"]
[Site "playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2005.04.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anton Filippov"]
[ECO "C20"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. Qf3 Nf6 5. Ne2 Bg7 6. d3 d6
7. h3 a6 8. Nbc3 Na5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 Nxc4 11. dxc4 Be6
12. b3 O-O 13. a4 Nh7 14. g4 f5 15. gxf5 gxf5 16. exf5 Bxf5
17. Rg1 Bxc2 18. Qh5 Ng5 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. Rxg5 Rf7 21. Kd2
Bh7 22. Rag1 Qf8 23. f4 Kh8 24. R1g4 Bh6 25. Rh4 Bxg5 26. fxg5
Rg7 27. g6 Qf6 28. gxh7 Rg5 29. Qh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "HB Global Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Minneapolis, MN USA"]
[Date "2005.05.18"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Reynaldo F Del Pilar"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2306"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5
7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4 Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O exf4 11. Bxf4 Qb6+
12. Kh1 Qxb2 13. Qe1 Qb6 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Bd4 Re8 16. Qg3 Nh5
17. Qf2 Ndf6 18. Ng5 Rf8 19. Rae1 h6 20. Nh3 Be6 21. Qh4 Rae8
22. e5 dxe5 23. Rxe5 Rd8 0-1

[Event "HB Global Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Minneapolis, MN USA"]
[Date "2005.05.18"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Eugene Perelshteyn"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A82"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 f5 3.exf5 Bxf5 4.Bd3 Qd7 5.Qf3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 e6
7.Nf3 Nc6 8.O-O O-O-O 9.c4 Nf6 10.Nc3 d5!? 11.c5 h6 12.b4! g5
13.b5 Na5! 14.Re1 Re8 15.Bd2 Nc4 16.Ne5 Qh7 17.Qe2 Nxe5
18.dxe5 Nd7 19.c6 Nb6 20.cxb7+ Kxb7 21.Be3 Bb4 22.Qb2?! Ba5!
23.Bd4 Nc4 24.Qe2 Rhf8 25.Red1 Bb6 26.Na4 Rf4 27.Nc5+ Kc8
28.Nb3 Qe4 29.Qxe4 Rxe4 30.a4 Bxd4 31.Nxd4 Nxe5 32.f3 Rf4
33.Ra2 Nc4 34.Nc6 a5 35.Re2 Rff8 36.Kf2 g4 37.Rd4 gxf3 38.gxf3
Kb7 39.Rxc4 dxc4 40.Nxa5+ Kb6 41.Nxc4+ Kc5 42.Ne5 Rf5 43.Re4
Ra8 44.Ke3 Rxa4! 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 0-1

[Event "HB Global Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Minneapolis, MN USA"]
[Date "2005.05.19"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pablo Zarnicki"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. Nf3 e5 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. Be4 Nc6 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Qa4 Bd7
12. Rb1 Bf5 13. Bxf5+ Qxf5 14. Qb5 Bb4 15. Rxb4 Nxb4 16. cxb4
f6 17. d4 a6 18. Qa5 Qc2 19. Qc5 e4 20. Bf4 Rd7 21. Qa7 Re7
22. Ne1 1-0

[Event "HB Global Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Minneapolis, MN USA"]
[Date "2005.05.19"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Igor V Glek"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 c6 6. Bd2
Bf5 7. Ne4 Qc7 8. Nxf6+ gxf6 9. g3 e6 10. Bg2 Nd7 11. O-O
O-O-O 12. Re1 Bd6 13. c4 e5 14. Nh4 Bg6 15. c5 Bf8 16. b4 exd4
17. Qb3 Kb8 18. Bf4 Ne5 19. b5 Bxc5 20. bxc6 b6 21. Rac1 Bd6
22. Red1 d3 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. Rc3 Rhe8 25. a4 g5 26. Bxe5 fxe5
27. Rcxd3 e4 28. Rd5 Qxc6 29. Rxg5 Bc7 30. Rgd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5
Qe6 32. a5 0-1

[Event "HB Global Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Minneapolis, MN USA"]
[Date "2005.05.20"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Leonid Yudasin"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7
7. O-O Ne7 8. Nc3 Nbc6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Be3 b5 11. Bxa7 Rxa7
12. Qe3 d6 13. a4 b4 14. Ne2 e5 15. a5 Ra8 16. Bc4 Kh8
17. Rfd1 f5 18. f3 Rf6 19. Rd2 Rb8 20. Rad1 fxe4 21. fxe4 Ng6
22. h3 Qc7 23. Kh1 Nce7 24. Qd3 Qa7 25. c3 Nc6 26. Bd5 bxc3
27. bxc3 Nce7 28. Bc4 Bb7 29. Rb2 Rbf8 30. Nd2 Nc6 31. Ra1 Bc8
32. Bd5 Nce7 33. Rb6 Nh4 34. Qg3 Nhf5 35. Qd3 Nh4 36. Rg1 Qd7
37. Ng3 Neg6 38. Nh5 Rf2 39. Rb8 Qe7 40. Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "HB Global Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Minneapolis, MN USA"]
[Date "2005.05.20"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jaan Yukhanovich Ehlvest"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 e6 4. a3 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7
7. e3 O-O 8. Ne4 Nb8 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Nc3 b6 11. Qc2 Bb7
12. Rd1 Qe7 13. O-O h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Nh5 16. d5 Nxg3
17. hxg3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bf3 Rab8 20. Nb5 a6 21. Nd4
Bxd4 22. exd4 Kg7 23. Rfe1 Rbe8 24. Re3 Qd8 25. Rde1 exd5
26. Bxd5 Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Bc8 28. Bc6 Qf6 29. Qd2 Bg4 30. b3 Rh8
31. Bf3 Bd7 32. Bd5 Rf8 33. b4 c6 34. Bf3 Rc8 35. Be2 b5
36. Rf3 Qe7 37. Re3 Qd8 38. Bd3 Qf6 39. Rf3 Qe7 40. Re3 Qd8
41. Qc3 d5 42. c5 a5 43. bxa5 Ra8 44. Bc2 g4 0-1

[Event "HB Global Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Minneapolis, MN USA"]
[Date "2005.05.21"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Beliavsky"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nd5 9. Bd2 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Ne4 Be7
12. Nc5 Nxc5 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. a4 O-O 15. h4 a5 16. Rc1 bxa4
17. Bd3 h6 18. Qxa4 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. b4 Qa7 21. bxa5 Bd8
22. O-O Bxa5 23. Bxa5 Rxa5 24. Qxc6 Ra6 25. Qb5 Rb8 26. Qe2
Ra2 27. Rc2 Nc3 28. Qd3 Rxc2 29. Qxc2 Qxc5 30. Rc1 Rc8 31. Kg2
Qc4 32. Nd4 e5 33. Nf5 Qxg4+ 34. Kh2 Kh8 35. Rg1 Qh5 36. Rxg7
e4 0-1

[Event "HB Global Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Minneapolis, MN USA"]
[Date "2005.05.21"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Rogelio Antonio Jr"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3
Nd7 7. Qe2 Be7 8. O-O Ngf6 9. Ng3 O-O 10. Rd1 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 c6
12. b3 Qa5 13. Bb2 Ba3 14. Bc3 Bb4 15. Bb2 Ba3 16. Bc3 Bb4
17. Bb2 Rad8 18. a3 Bd6 19. c4 Rfe8 20. Re1 Qc7 21. Bc2 Bf8
22. Re2 g6 23. Rae1 Bg7 24. h3 b5 25. Bc3 a6 26. Nf1 Nh5
27. Re4 Nhf6 28. R4e2 Rc8 29. g4 Red8 30. Ng3 Ne8 31. Ne4 Nf8
32. Rd1 Qa7 33. Red2 a5 34. a4 bxc4 35. bxc4 Nd6 36. Nxd6 Rxd6
37. Be4 Qa6 38. c5 Rdd8 39. Bd3 Qa8 40. Be4 Nd7 41. g5 Re8
42. h4 e5 43. dxe5 Nxc5 44. Rd7 Rf8 45. R7d6 Qb7 46. Bxc6 Qb3
47. Bd5 Qxa4 48. Rd4 Qe8 49. Rf4 Ne6 50. Rc4 Rxc4 51. Bxc4 Qa4
52. Qg4 Qa3 53. Rd3 Re8 54. Rf3 a4 55. Qe4 Qe7 56. Qc6 Rd8
57. Qxa4 Qb7 58. Be2 Qc7 59. Qc4 Qb8 60. Qe4 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "HB Global Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Minneapolis, MN USA"]
[Date "2005.05.22"]
[EventDate "2005.05.18"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nikola Mitkov"]
[ECO "C20"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. Qf3 Nf6 5. Ne2 d6 6. h3 Bg7
7. d3 Be6 8. Bb3 h6 9. Be3 Bxb3 10. axb3 d5 11. O-O O-O
12. Na3 Kh7 13. b4 a6 14. c3 Qd6 15. Ng3 Rad8 16. Nc2 Qe6
17. Qe2 Rfe8 18. Rad1 Rd7 19. Bc1 Red8 20. Rfe1 Ng8 21. f4
exf4 22. Bxf4 Nf6 23. e5 Ng8 24. d4 f6 25. exf6 Qxe2 26. Rxe2
Nxf6 27. Ne1 a5 28. bxa5 Nxa5 29. Nd3 Rf7 30. Rde1 Ng8 31. Nh1
Nc4 32. Nhf2 Rdf8 33. Bh2 c6 34. Nc5 Ra8 35. Nfd3 Ra2 36. Rb1
Nf6 37. Nb4 Ra8 38. Rbe1 Ng8 39. b3 Nb6 40. Nbd3 Ra3 41. Rb1
Nc8 42. Na4 Nf6 43. Kh1 Ne4 44. Rc2 g5 45. Nac5 Ncd6 46. Ne6
Nb5 47. Nxg7 Rxg7 48. Be5 Rf7 49. c4 dxc4 50. bxc4 Nxd4
51. Bxd4 Rxd3 52. Be5 Re7 53. Bh2 Kg6 54. Rcb2 Rc3 55. Rxb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Wirig m"]
[Site "playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2005.06.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anthony Wirig"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.dxc5 Na6 5.Be3 Qa5 6.Bd4 Nf6 7.e5
Nd5 8.Bxa6 bxa6 9.Qd2 Bb7 10.Nxd5 Qxd2+ 11.Kxd2 Bxd5 12.Nf3
O-O 13.c3 a5 14.b4 Rfb8 15.a3 a6 16.Kd3 Bc6 17.Rhb1 a4 18.c4
Rb7 19.Kc3 Rd8 20.Re1 Rc7 21.Re3 Rdc8 22.Nd2 Bxg2 23.f4 Bb7
24.h3 Rd8 25.Rae1 Bf8 26.Kb2 Rdc8 27.Rc1 Bc6 28.Nb1 Rb7 29.Nc3
d6 30.cxd6 exd6 31.e6 fxe6 32.Rxe6 Bd7 33.Re3 Rxc4 34.Nd5 Rxd4
35.Nf6+ Kf7 36.Nxh7 Bg7 37.Ng5+ Kg8 0-1

[Event "World op 33rd"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2005.06.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nawrose Farh Nur"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 Nc6 6.f4 Nh6 7.Nf3 O-O
8.O-O f5 9.h3 Nf7 10.Be3 Nd4 11.a3 Bd7 12.Qd2 Rc8 13.Rab1 Bc6
14.Nd5 e6 15.Bxd4 cxd4 16.Nb4 Ba4 17.exf5 gxf5 18.Rfe1 a5
19.Na2 Bd7 20.Re2 Kh8 21.Rbe1 e5 22.h4 Rg8 23.Kh2 Bh6 0-1

[Event "World op 33rd"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2005.07.01"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Joshua E Friedel"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7 5.Nf3 Bc6 6.Bd3 Nd7
7.Qe2 Ngf6 8.Ng3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 c6 10.O-O Qc7 11.c4 O-O-O 12.Re1
c5 13.d5 Bd6 14.dxe6 Ne5 15.Qf5 fxe6 16.Qxe6+ Kb8 17.Be2 Rhe8
18.Qf5 Nxc4 19.Qc2 Nb6 20.Bd2 h5 21.Bg5 Rh8 22.Bf3 h4 23.Nf5
Bxh2+ 24.Kh1 Rde8 25.Nxg7 Qxg7 26.Qf5 Nh7 27.Bd2 Bc7 28.Bc3
Qg5 29.Qf7 Ref8 30.Qe7 Qxe7 31.Rxe7 Nf6 32.Rae1 Nfd5 0-1

[Event "World op 33rd"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2005.07.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Joel Benjamin"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.g3 Bxc3 4.bxc3 Nc6 5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 Nge7
7.Nh3 Bd7 8.f3 O-O 9.O-O Ng6 10.e3 Qc8 11.Nf2 Nce7 12.Kh1 f5
13.f4 Bc6 14.Bxc6 Nxc6 15.Qf3 Qd7 16.Rb1 b6 17.h4 Rae8 18.h5
Nge7 19.h6 g6 20.e4 exf4 21.Bxf4 Ne5 22.Qg2 Ng4 23.Nxg4 fxg4
24.Bg5 Nc6 25.d4 Na5 26.c5 dxc5 27.dxc5 Nc4 28.cxb6 cxb6
29.Bf4 Qe6 30.Rbd1 Ne5 31.Bxe5 Qxe5 32.Rxf8+ Rxf8 33.Qe2 Qh5+
34.Kg1 Qxh6 35.e5 Qg5 36.Qc4+ Kh8 37.Qd4 Kg8 38.e6 Qe7 39.Qxg4
Rf5 40.Qc4 b5 41.Rd8+ Rf8 42.Rxf8+ Kxf8 43.Qf4+ Kg7 44.Qe5+
Qf6 45.Qc7+ Kf8 46.Qc5+ Qe7 47.Qe5 Qd8 48.Qh8+ Ke7 49.Qxh7+
Kxe6 50.Qxg6+ Ke5 51.Qh5+ Ke6 52.Qxb5 Qd2 53.Qc4+ Kf5 54.Qf4+
Qxf4 55.gxf4 Kxf4 56.Kf2 Ke4 57.Ke2 Kd5 58.Kd3 Kc5 59.c4 Kc6
60.Kd4 Kd6 61.c5+ Kc7 62.Kd5 Kd7 63.c6+ Kc7 64.Kc5 Kc8 65.Kd6
Kd8 66.c7+ Kc8 67.Kc6 a6 68.Kd6 a5 69.a4 1-0

[Event "33rd World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2005.07.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Kamil Miton"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "192"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. Qa4 Bb4+
7. Bd2 Nd5 8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9. O-O Rb8 10. Na3 O-O 11. Qb5 b6
12. Qxc4 Ba6 13. Nb5 Qd5 14. Qxd5 exd5 15. Nc3 Rfe8 16. Rfd1
Ne7 17. Rac1 Rbd8 18. a3 Nbc6 19. e3 Nb8 20. b4 c6 21. a4 Bb7
22. Ne5 Nd7 23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24. a5 b5 25. f3 f5 26. Kf2 Red8
27. Ne2 Nc8 28. Nf4 Re7 29. Nd3 Nd6 30. Ne5 Nc4 31. f4 Rd6
32. h4 g6 33. Bf3 Bc8 34. Rh1 h6 35. Rh2 Rg7 36. Rhh1 Kf8
37. Rh2 Rf6 38. Rhh1 Ke7 39. Rh2 Kd8 40. Rhh1 Kc7 41. Rh2 Be6
42. Ra1 Rff7 43. Rc1 Rf8 44. Rc2 Re8 45. Rc1 Rd8 46. Rhh1 Bd7
47. Rhd1 Bc8 48. Rd3 a6 49. Rdd1 Bb7 50. Rd3 Rd6 51. Ra1 Re6
52. Rdd1 Re8 53. Rh1 Bc8 54. Rad1 Bb7 55. Ra1 Reg8 56. Rh2 Bc8
57. Rd1 Bd7 58. Ra1 Be8 59. Rah1 Bd7 60. Rd1 Bc8 61. Rdh1 Bb7
62. Rd1 Kb8 63. Rhh1 Re8 64. Rd3 Ka7 65. Rdd1 c5 66. dxc5 Nxe5
67. fxe5 Rxe5 68. Rd3 Kb8 69. Rhd1 Rd7 70. Rd4 Kc7 71. Rc1 Bc6
72. Rcd1 Kd8 73. Bg2 Ke7 74. Bf3 Kf6 75. Bg2 Rde7 76. R1d3 Ke6
77. Rd1 Rd7 78. R1d2 Ke7 79. Rd1 Kd8 80. R1d2 Kc7 81. Rd1 Bb7
82. Bf3 Rd8 83. Bg2 Kc6 84. Bf3 Bc8 85. R4d3 Be6 86. Rd4 Bf7
87. R4d3 Rf8 88. Rd4 Be6 89. Bg2 g5 90. hxg5 hxg5 91. Rh1 Rf7
92. Rh6 Re7 93. Rg6 g4 94. Rh6 Kc7 95. Rd3 Kb8 96. Rh8+ Kc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "38th Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2005.07.17"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4 d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5
12. Bc2 c5 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. h3 Qxd1 15. Bxd1 Be6 16. Nbd2 Nc6
17. Ng5 c4 18. a3 Rad8 19. Bc2 Bc8 20. f4 Nd7 21. Ngf3 Nc5
22. e5 Nd3 23. Bxd3 Rxd3 24. Ne4 Bf5 25. Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "38th Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2005.07.18"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Andrei Volokitin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Bxe6 Nxe6
12. cxd4 Ncxd4 13. a4 Bb4 14. axb5 Nxb5 15. Qb3 a5 16. Qc4
Nbd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Qc6+ Ke7 19. Nf3 Qd7 20. Qc2 h6 21. Rd1
Qb5 22. Nd4 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 Rhd8 24. Qxc7+ Rd7 25. Rxd7+ Qxd7
26. Qc2 Rd8 27. Be3 Qd3 28. Qxd3 Rxd3 29. Kf1 Rb3 30. Bd4 Ke6
31. Ke2 g5 32. Rd1 Kd5 33. Bc3+ Ke6 34. Bd4 Kd5 35. Rd3 Rxd3
36. Kxd3 a4 37. f3 h5 38. Be3 Be7 39. Bd4 Bb4 40. Be3 Be7
41. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "38th Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2005.07.19"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Christian Bauer"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qe2 a5 10. Qb5 O-O 11. O-O-O Qb8
12. Na4 Ra6 13. Kb1 Ne8 14. Nb6 a4 15. Nd2 Bd8 16. Nd5 Ra5
17. Qe2 Bxd5 18. exd5 Rxd5 19. Qc4 Ra5 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Be2 a3
22. b3 Nf6 23. Bb6 Ra6 24. Bf2 Qc7 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Rd5 Ra5
27. Rhd1 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Rc8 29. Bd3 g6 30. Be4 Kg7 31. Be3 Qe7
32. Bc1 Ra8 33. Rb5 Ra6 34. Be3 Qd7 35. Qd3 Qc7 36. c3 Ra8
37. Qc4 Rc8 38. Bc1 Qd7 39. Bxa3 Nd8 40. Qd5 Rxc3 41. Qxd6 Qe8
42. Rb6 Ne6 43. Rxb7 h5 44. Rb8 Rc8 45. Rxc8 Qxc8 46. Bb2 Nd4
47. Qb4 Qa6 48. Qe1 h4 49. Qd1 Qb5 50. f4 Qb6 51. fxe5 Bxe5
52. a4 f6 53. Ka2 Ne6 54. Qd7+ Kh6 55. Bc1+ Bf4 56. Bxf4+ Nxf4
57. Qd2 g5 58. g3 Qe6 59. Bf3 Ng6 60. a5 Ne5 61. Bb7 hxg3
62. hxg3 Qe7 63. Be4 Qc5 64. a6 f5 65. Bxf5 Nc6 66. Qh2+ Kg7
67. Qh7+ Kf6 68. Qg6+ Ke7 69. Qe6+ Kf8 70. Qf6+ Ke8 71. Bg6+
Kd7 72. Qf5+ Qxf5 73. Bxf5+ Kc7 74. Ka3 Kb6 75. Bd3 Ne5
76. Be2 Nc6 77. g4 Nd4 78. Bd3 1-0

[Event "38th Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2005.07.20"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 e6 11. e4 Bh7 12. f3
Be7 13. Bf2 Nfd7 14. Nd3 O-O 15. Be2 Rc8 16. O-O c5 17. dxc5
Nxc5 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "38th Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2005.07.21"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yannick Pelletier"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 c4
7. Nbd2 Na5 8. Be2 Bd7 9. O-O Ne7 10. Rb1 Qc7 11. Re1 Nc8
12. Nf1 Nb6 13. Bf4 Ba4 14. Qc1 Nb3 15. Qe3 h6 16. h4 O-O-O
17. h5 Na5 18. N3d2 Bc2 19. Rbc1 Bh7 20. Bd1 Kb8 21. Bc2 Bxc2
22. Rxc2 Be7 23. Bh2 Ka8 24. Qh3 Qd7 25. f4 g6 26. Ne3 Rdg8
27. Nf3 Nc6 28. Kh1 Bd8 29. g4 Qe8 30. Rg1 Nd7 31. Re2 gxh5
32. Qxh5 Qf8 33. f5 Bg5 34. Rf1 Qg7 35. Ng2 Qh7 36. Ref2 Nd8
37. Ng1 Nb8 38. Ne2 Na6 39. Ng3 Re8 40. Qh3 Re7 41. Nh5 Rc7
42. Bf4 Nb8 43. Bxg5 hxg5 44. Ne3 Nbc6 45. Rh2 Ne7 46. Rf3 Rc6
47. Nf6 Qxh3 48. Rfxh3 Rxh3 49. Rxh3 b5 50. Nh7 exf5 51. gxf5
g4 52. Rh4 1-0

[Event "38th Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2005.07.22"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Bh7 11. f3 Nfd7
12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. e3 e6 15. Be2 Bd6 16. Bf2 O-O
17. Rc1 e5 18. e4 exd4 19. Nb5 Qb8 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Bg3 Qb4+
22. Qxb4 axb4 23. Kf2 f5 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Rhd1 c5 26. Bd6
Rfc8 27. Bc4+ Kh7 28. g4 Bg6 29. Bb5 Be8 30. Bxd7 Bxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "38th Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2005.07.24"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Andrei Volokitin"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. O-O Nf6 9. Re1 Be7 10. Qf3 O-O 11. Bf4 g6
12. Na4 Bb7 13. Rad1 Qa5 14. b3 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4
Rad8 17. h3 Qh5 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. c4 Rd7 20. Be5 c5 21. Qe3
Qf5 22. Nb2 Bg5 23. f4 Bh4 24. Re2 h5 25. Kh2 Be7 26. Rf2 h4
27. Bc3 Qe4 28. Re2 Qxe3 29. Rxe3 g5 30. fxg5 Bxg5 31. Rd3
Rxd3 32. Nxd3 Be3 33. Ne5 f6 34. Nf3 Kf7 35. a4 Be4 36. b4
cxb4 37. Bxb4 Bf2 38. a5 e5 39. Nd2 Bc6 40. Nb3 Bb7 41. Nc5
Bxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "38th Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2005.07.25"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Christian Bauer"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bb3 b4 9. Ne2 Bd6 10. Ng3 Bb7 11. e4 Bxg3
12. hxg3 Nxe4 13. Qe2 c5 14. Rh4 Nef6 15. Ne5 Nd5 16. dxc5
Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Qd7 18. Qxg7 O-O-O 19. Qe5 Ba6 20. Bxd5 exd5
21. Rxb4 Bb5 22. c6 Qxc6 23. Be3 Rhe8 24. Qf4 d4 25. Qf5+ Kb7
26. Qxb5+ Qxb5 27. Rxb5+ Ka6 28. Rb3 dxe3 29. Rxe3 Rxe3+
30. fxe3 Rb8 31. b3 Rg8 32. Kf2 Rg6 33. Rh1 h6 34. Rh4 Kb6
35. Rf4 f6 36. Rf5 Kc7 37. Kf3 Kd8 38. Kf4 Ke8 39. b4 Kf8
40. a4 Ke8 41. Rb5 1-0

[Event "38th Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2005.07.26"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Yannick Pelletier"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3
c6 13. b5 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 Qa5 16. Bb2 fxe4 17. Nxe4
Nxe4 18. Rxe4 d5 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Rxe5 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 Qxb5
22. Rb1 Qc6 23. Ba1 Rf4 24. g3 Rc4 25. Qd2 Qc5 26. Bf6 g5
27. Rxb7 Rc1+ 28. Kg2 Qc4 29. Qe2 Qxe2 30. Bxe2 Nf5 31. Bg4
1-0

[Event "38th Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2005.07.27"]
[EventDate "2005.07.17"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Qb6
12. Nd5 Qxd4 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Bxb5 Qc5 15. Nxf6+ Kd8 16. Nxd7
Qxb5 17. Nxf8 Rxf8 18. Qa3 Rc8 19. Qxd6+ Ke8 20. c3 Qc6
21. Qb4 a5 22. Qxa5 Ra8 23. Qg5 f6 24. Qd5 Qxc3+ 25. bxc3 exd5
26. exd5+ Kd7 27. Kb1 Ra4 28. g3 Rfa8 29. Rd2 R8a5 30. d6 Be4+
31. Ka1 h5 32. h3 Bd5 33. g4 Rxa2+ 34. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 35. Kb1 Rh2
36. Re3 h4 37. Kc1 Kxd6 38. f5 Rf2 39. Kd1 Rf3 0-1

[Event "6th Lausanne Young Masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2005.09.14"]
[EventDate "2005.09.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nana Dzagnidze"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nf3 e5 6. O-O Bg7
7. e3 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. exd4 d6 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd2 b6 12. b4
Nb7 13. Bb2 h5 14. Ne2 h4 15. Qb3 Nh5 16. f4 Bg4 17. Bf3 Qd7
18. Rae1 Rae8 19. Ne4 hxg3 20. hxg3 exf4 21. Bxg7 Kxg7
22. Qc3+ f6 23. Nxf4 Re5 24. Bxg4 Qxg4 25. Ne6+ Kf7 26. Nxf6
Qxg3+ 27. Qxg3 Nxg3 28. Ng4+ 1-0

[Event "6th Lausanne Young Masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2005.09.15"]
[EventDate "2005.09.14"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nana Dzagnidze"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. d4 g6 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rb1 a6 11. Rc1 e6
12. dxc5 Nd7 13. c4 Qa3 14. Be2 Nxc5 15. Qd6 Qa5+ 16. Bd2 Rd8
17. Bxa5 Rxd6 18. e5 Nd3+ 19. Bxd3 Rxd3 20. Bb4 b5 21. Ke2
bxc4 22. Rxc4 Rd5 23. Rd1 a5 24. Rxd5 exd5 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8
26. Bxa5 Ra8 27. Bb6 Rxa2+ 28. Kd3 h6 29. h4 Kf8 30. Ke3 Ke7
31. Bc7 f6 32. exf6+ Bxf6 33. Bb6 Ra3+ 34. Ke2 Ra4 35. g3 Ke6
36. Be3 Bg7 37. Ne1 Ra2+ 38. Kf3 d4 39. Bf4 Kd5 40. Nd3 Kc4
41. Ne5+ Bxe5 42. Bxe5 d3 43. g4 h5 44. gxh5 gxh5 45. Bf6 Ra6
0-1

[Event "6th Lausanne Young Masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2005.09.16"]
[EventDate "2005.09.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bd6 7. d4 Nd7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. Nd2 Ba3 11. Bxa3 Qxa3
12. Nc4 Qe7 13. Qc2 b6 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Qe4 Bd7 16. Qxe5 Qxe5
17. dxe5 Rae8 18. f4 f6 19. Rad1 Bc8 20. Bc4+ Kh8 21. exf6
Rxe3 22. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 gxf6 24. Re7 Bf5 25. h3 c6 26. g4
b5 27. Bb3 Bd3 28. Rxa7 c5 29. Be6 f5 30. Rd7 c4 31. g5 Re8
32. Bd5 Be4 33. Bf7 Ra8 34. h4 b4 35. Rc7 bxc3 36. Bxc4 c2
37. Bb3 Rd8 38. Kf2 Rd2+ 39. Ke3 1-0

[Event "6th Lausanne Young Masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2005.09.17"]
[EventDate "2005.09.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D74"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. O-O c5 8. e4 Nf6 9. e5 Nd5 10. dxc5 Na6 11. a3 Nxc5 12. b4
Ne6 13. Qb3 Nec7 14. Rd1 Bg4 15. Nc3 e6 16. Bb2 Qb8 17. Ne4
Rd8 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. exf6 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Rd7 21. Rd3 b6
22. Be5 Qb7 23. Rc1 Rad8 24. b5 Ne8 25. Qc4 a6 26. bxa6 Qa7
27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Qb5 Nd6 29. Qxd5 Qxa6 30. Bxd6 Rxd6 31. Qxd6
Rxd6 32. Rxd6 h5 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. Rd7 g5 35. Rxf7+ Kg6
36. Rfc7 Kxf6 37. R7c6+ Ke7 38. Rh6 Qxa3 39. Re1+ Kf7 40. Rxh5
Kg6 41. Rh8 Qc3 42. Rhe8 b5 43. R8e3 Qb2 44. Re6+ Kf7 45. Re7+
Kf8 46. R7e2 Qb3 47. Re5 Qd3 48. h3 b4 49. Re8+ Kf7 50. R8e7+
Kf8 51. Rb7 Qc3 52. Rb8+ Kf7 53. Rb1 1-0

[Event "6th Lausanne Young Masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2005.09.17"]
[EventDate "2005.09.14"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bd6 7. d4 Nd7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O c5 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Nd2 Bc7
12. Bf3 Rb8 13. Ba3 b6 14. Qa4 a6 15. Rab1 Rd8 16. Rfd1 Nf6
17. Qc2 g6 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. e4 Be6 20. Be2 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Qd7
22. Nf3 h6 23. Bxc5 Ra8 24. Be3 Qc6 25. Nd2 Kh7 26. c4 Ng4
27. Bxg4 Bxg4 28. f3 Be6 29. c5 Rd8 30. Rc1 Qb5 31. Nc4 a5
32. h3 a4 33. Qc3 a3 34. Nxa3 Qe2 35. Qe1 Qa6 36. Nb1 Qxa2
37. Nc3 Qb3 38. Rb1 Qc4 39. Nb5 Bb8 40. Qh4 Qd3 41. Re1 h5
42. Nd6 Bc7 43. Qg5 Ba5 44. Ra1 Ra8 45. Kh2 Kg8 46. Nb7 Qc3
47. Rxa5 Rxa5 48. Bd2 1-0

[Event "6th Lausanne Young Masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2005.09.17"]
[EventDate "2005.09.14"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 Bg4 6. Bd3 e6
7. Nge2 Bh5 8. Bd2 Nbd7 9. Nf4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. h3 dxc4
12. Bxc4 b5 13. Be2 c5 14. Bf3 cxd4 15. exd4 Rc8 16. Qb3 Rc7
17. O-O Bd6 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Nf6 20. Bf3 Qb8 21. Rfc1 O-O
22. Rxc7 Bxc7 23. Qa3 Qa7 24. Rc1 Qxd4 25. Be3 Qe5 26. Qxa6
Qh2+ 27. Kf1 Bf4 28. Rc8 Bxe3 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Qa3+ Kg8
31. Qxe3 Qd6 32. a3 b4 33. g3 bxa3 34. bxa3 Nd7 35. Kg2 Ne5
36. a4 Qc7 37. Qb3 Qc5 38. Qb8+ Kh7 39. Qb5 Qc3 40. Be2 Nc6
41. Qc4 Qxc4 42. Bxc4 Kg8 43. Bb5 Nd4 44. Bd3 Nb3 45. Kf3 Kf8
46. Ke3 Ke7 47. Bb5 g5 48. Bc4 Na5 49. Be2 Kd6 50. Kf3 f5
51. Ke3 e5 52. Kd3 Kc5 53. Kc3 Nc6 54. Bc4 e4 55. Bf7 Ne5
56. Be6 f4 57. g4 Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "6th Lausanne Young Masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2005.09.18"]
[EventDate "2005.09.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Andrei Volokitin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "159"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3
Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Ng3 Be7 9. Re1 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 c6 11. c3 O-O
12. Bf4 Re8 13. Rad1 Qb6 14. Bc1 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bc2 Rad8
17. Rxd8 Bxd8 18. Nh5 Nxh5 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qxf7 Rf8
21. Qxf8 Nd3 22. Qf3 Nhf4 23. Bxf4 Nxe1 24. Qe4+ Kh8 25. b3
Qa6 26. Qxe1 Qxa2 27. Qd1 Bb6 28. Bg3 Qb2 29. c4 Qc3 30. Kh1
e5 31. h3 Bd4 32. Kh2 Kg8 33. Qb1 a6 34. Bh4 Qd2 35. Qg6 Qf4+
36. Bg3 Qf7 37. Qg5 Qe6 38. Qd8+ Kh7 39. Qh4+ Kg8 40. Qe4 b5
41. f4 bxc4 42. fxe5 Bc5 43. bxc4 a5 44. Qa8+ Kh7 45. Qxa5
Qxc4 46. e6 Kg6 47. Qc7 Qd4 48. h4 Qg1+ 49. Kh3 Qh1+ 50. Bh2
Qc1 51. Qe5 Qa3+ 52. Bg3 Kh7 53. h5 Be7 54. Qf5+ Kh8 55. Qg6
Bf8 56. Kh2 Qc5 57. h6 gxh6 58. Bh4 Qd6+ 59. Kh3 Bg7 60. Qe4
Kg8 61. Qf5 Qa3+ 62. Bg3 Qe7 63. Bh4 Qa3+ 64. Qf3 Qc1 65. e7
Qc8+ 66. Kh2 Qe6 67. Qh5 Qe5+ 68. Qxe5 Bxe5+ 69. Bg3 Bxg3+
70. Kxg3 Kf7 71. Kg4 Kxe7 72. Kh5 Kf6 73. Kxh6 Kf5 74. Kh5 Kf6
75. g4 Kg7 76. Kg5 Kh7 77. Kf6 Kh6 78. g5+ Kh7 79. Kf7 Kh8
80. Kg6 1-0

[Event "6th Lausanne Young Masters"]
[Site "Lausanne SUI"]
[Date "2005.09.19"]
[EventDate "2005.09.14"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Andrei Volokitin"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. e4 c5 2. Qh5 Nf6 3. Qh4 Nc6 4. Be2 e5 5. d3 Be7 6. Qg3 d5
7. Nd2 O-O 8. c3 b5 9. Nh3 d4 10. c4 Ne8 11. cxb5 Bh4 12. Qf3
Nb4 13. Bd1 f5 14. a3 Nd6 15. axb4 fxe4 16. Qh5 Bxh3 17. g3
Qf6 18. Bb3+ Kh8 19. f3 exf3 20. Kf2 Bg5 21. Nxf3 g6 22. Bxg5
Qf5 23. Qxh3 Qxf3+ 0-1

[Event "Karabakh International"]
[Site "Stepanakert ARM"]
[Date "2005.10.02"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Karen Asrian"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. f4 Qb6
7. Nb3 a5 8. a4 Bb4+ 9. c3 Be7 10. Nf3 Nh6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O
Ng4 13. Bc1 Nh6 14. h3 Be4 15. g4 c5 16. Bb5 Rad8 17. Be3 cxd4
18. cxd4 f6 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Bd2 Bb4 21. Bxb4 axb4 22. g5 Nf5
23. gxf6 Ne3 24. Qe2 Nxf1 25. Rxf1 Rxf6 26. Ne5 Rh6 27. Qe3
Bf5 28. Rf3 Qc7 29. Bd3 b6 30. Bxf5 exf5 31. Qd3 Rf6 32. Rf1
Rc8 33. Rc1 Qd8 34. Rxc8 Qxc8 35. Qb5 h6 36. Qxd5+ Kh7 37. Qg2
Qe8 38. a5 Qa4 39. a6 Qxb3 40. a7 Qe3+ 41. Kh1 Qc1+ 42. Qg1
Qc8 43. Qg2 Qc1+ 44. Qg1 Qc8 45. Qg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karabakh International"]
[Site "Stepanakert ARM"]
[Date "2005.10.03"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ashot Gamletovich Anastasian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Qc2 g6 5. Bd3 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. O-O Bg4 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 c5 11. b3 Rc8
12. Bb2 b5 13. Qe2 cxd4 14. exd4 bxc4 15. bxc4 dxc4 16. Bxc4
Nb6 17. Bb3 e6 18. Ne5 Nfd5 19. Rac1 Qg5 20. g3 Qf5 21. Kh2 h5
22. h4 Rfd8 23. Kg2 Bh6 24. Rc5 Bf8 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rc1 Rxc1
27. Bxc1 Nc3 28. Qf3 Qxf3+ 29. Kxf3 Nb5 30. Nc6 a6 31. Ke4 Bd6
32. Bd2 Kf8 33. Ba5 Bc7 34. Bb4+ Ke8 35. a4 Nd6+ 36. Kd3 Nb7
37. Ke4 Nd8 38. Ne5 Nd7 39. Bc4 f5+ 40. Ke3 Nxe5 41. dxe5 Bb6+
42. Ke2 Nc6 43. Bc3 a5 44. Bb5 Kd7 45. f4 Kc7 46. Bc4 Kd7
47. Be1 Nd4+ 48. Kd3 Nc6 49. Bb3 Ne7 50. Kc4 Kc6 51. Bd1 Nd5
52. Bf3 Bd8 53. Bc3 Bb6 54. Bd4 Bd8 55. Bc5 Bc7 56. Kd4 Bd8
57. Bg2 1-0

[Event "Karabakh International"]
[Site "Stepanakert ARM"]
[Date "2005.10.04"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Bartlomiej Macieja"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. a3 Nf6 6. Rb1 a5
7. d3 O-O 8. Nf3 d6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bd2 Rb8 11. O-O Bd7 12. h3
Ne8 13. Nb5 Nc7 14. Bc3 Nxb5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. cxb5 Ne5
17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Qa4 Qb6 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Rfc8 21. Rfc1
cxb4 22. Qxb4 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 Qxb5 24. Qxe7 Rc8 25. Rxc8 Bxc8
26. e3 Be6 27. d4 exd4 28. exd4 Qb1+ 29. Kh2 Qf5 30. Qxb7 Qxf2
31. d5 Bf5 32. Qe7 Qd4 33. d6 h5 34. h4 Be6 35. Qc7 Kf6
36. Qd8+ Kg7 37. Qc7 Kf6 38. Qd8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karabakh International"]
[Site "Stepanakert ARM"]
[Date "2005.10.05"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viktor Antonovich Bologan"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. d3 d6
7. Bg2 O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. O-O Ne7 11. Nd2 c6
12. Rc1 Bg7 13. b4 a6 14. a4 a5 15. b5 Be6 16. Nb3 f5 17. e3
Kh8 18. Qe2 Bg8 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Qb6 21. Rfd1 Qc5 22. Qd2
g5 23. Nce2 Rfd8 24. Rb1 Ra7 25. Rdc1 Rc8 26. Qd3 Qe5 27. Qd2
Bf7 28. Nb3 Rca8 29. Ned4 Be8 30. b6 Ra6 31. c5 Rb8 32. Nf3
Qf6 33. cxd6 Nd5 34. d7 Bf7 35. Nc5 Rxb6 36. Rxb6 Nxb6
37. Nxb7 Nxd7 38. Qxd7 Qb2 39. Qxf7 Qxc1+ 40. Bf1 Qd1 41. Qc7
Rxb7 42. Qc8+ Kh7 43. Qxf5+ Kg8 44. Qc8+ Bf8 45. Qxb7 Qxf3
46. Qb3+ Kh7 47. Bd3+ Kg7 48. Qc3+ 1-0

[Event "Karabakh International"]
[Site "Stepanakert ARM"]
[Date "2005.10.06"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Sokolov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "186"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxd7 Bxd7 8. Bd3 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. c5 Qc7 11. b4 b6 12. Bd2
O-O 13. f4 Rfb8 14. Qc2 g6 15. Kh1 Qc8 16. Ne2 Qf8 17. a4 bxc5
18. bxc5 Bd8 19. Ng1 Ng4 20. Nf3 f5 21. a5 Bc7 22. a6 Qc8
23. h3 Nh6 24. Rg1 Nf7 25. g4 Kh8 26. g5 Qf8 27. h4 h5 28. Bc3
Kg8 29. Rgc1 Nd8 30. Kg2 Be8 31. Nd2 Qe7 32. Nb3 Bd7 33. Rab1
Bc8 34. Rb2 Kf8 35. Rcb1 Kf7 36. Qd2 Kf8 37. Bb4 Kf7 38. Qc3
Ke8 39. Nd2 Nf7 40. Qa3 Kf8 41. Nf3 Ke8 42. Qa4 Qd7 43. Kf2
Kf8 44. Qa3 Kg8 45. Qc3 Qd8 46. Rb3 Kf8 47. Ke2 Kg8 48. Kd1
Kf8 49. Kc2 Qe7 50. Kb2 Qd8 51. Ka2 Qe7 52. R3b2 Qd8 53. Qa3
Kg8 54. Qa4 Qd7 55. Nd2 Kg7 56. Nb3 Nd8 57. Na5 Kf7 58. Be2
Kg8 59. Bd3 Kf7 60. Bc3 Rxb2+ 61. Rxb2 Rb8 62. Rxb8 Bxb8
63. Nb3 Bc7 64. Nd2 Kf8 65. Nf1 Qf7 66. Ka3 Qe7 67. Ng3 Bd7
68. Be2 Be8 69. Nf1 Bd7 70. Ba5 Be8 71. Nd2 Nf7 72. Nb3 Qd8
73. Qb4 Bxa5 74. Nxa5 Qc7 75. Bd1 Nd8 76. Ba4 Ke7 77. Nb7 Bd7
78. Nd6 Bc8 79. Bd1 Bxa6 80. Qa4 Bf1 81. Qb4 Nf7 82. Qb7 Qxb7
83. Nxb7 Ba6 84. Na5 Kd7 85. Kb4 Nd8 86. Ba4 Be2 87. Kc3 Bb5
88. Bb3 Be2 89. Ba4 Kc7 90. Kb4 a6 91. Kc3 Bb5 92. Bd1 Kd7
93. Bc2 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karabakh International"]
[Site "Stepanakert ARM"]
[Date "2005.10.08"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6
7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 b6 11. Nbd2 Bb7
12. Be2 O-O 13. Ne1 Rfd8 14. Nd3 Be7 15. Nc4 Rac8 16. Rac1 Kf8
17. f3 Rc6 18. Rd2 Rc7 19. Rcd1 b5 20. Na5 Ba8 21. Kf2 Rdc8
22. a3 Nd5 23. Nb4 Nxb4 24. Rxd7 Nc6 25. Nxc6 Bxc6 26. Rxc7
Rxc7 27. Rc1 Bd6 28. e4 f6 29. b4 e5 30. Rc3 Bd7 31. g3 Ke7
32. Ke3 Rxc3+ 33. Bxc3 Bc7 34. Bf1 Bb6+ 35. Ke2 Kd6 36. g4 g6
37. h3 f5 38. Kd1 fxe4 39. fxe4 Be6 40. Kc2 Be3 41. Bd2 Bf4
42. Be1 Be3 43. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Karabakh International"]
[Site "Stepanakert ARM"]
[Date "2005.10.10"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexey Dreev"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxg4
Rg8 13. O-O b4 14. Na4 Nxe4 15. Bxc4 Qa5 16. Rc1 O-O-O 17. Bh2
Bd6 18. Bd3 Bxh2+ 19. Nxh2 Ndf6 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Nc5 Nxc5
22. Rxc5 Qxa2 23. b3 Qb2 24. Nf3 Rg4 25. Rc2 Rgxd4 26. Nxd4
Qxd4 27. Qh5 Qd3 28. Rc4 Qxb3 29. Rfc1 Kb8 30. Qxh6 Qb2
31. Qf4+ e5 32. Rxb4 exf4 33. Rxb2 Kc7 34. Rc4 f3 35. Rf4 Rd1+
36. Kh2 fxg2 37. Rxf7+ Kd6 38. Kxg2 Ba6 39. Rxa7 Bc4 40. f3
Ke5 41. h5 Rd8 42. h6 Bd3 43. h7 Rh8 44. Rbb7 c5 45. Kf2 Kd4
46. Rd7+ Kc4 47. Ke3 Bf5 48. Rf7 Bb1 49. Kf4 Kd5 50. Kg5 c4
51. f4 Be4 52. Rfd7+ Kc5 53. f5 c3 54. Rac7+ 1-0

[Event "Karabakh International"]
[Site "Stepanakert ARM"]
[Date "2005.10.11"]
[EventDate "2005.10.02"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "32"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O
12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 b5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Nxe4 bxc4 16. Bf1 Nb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.11.27"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Surya Shekhar Ganguly"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "179"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. a4 b6 10. Bc4 Bb7 11. Qe2 O-O
12. O-O Qc7 13. Rfd1 Rfc8 14. Nd2 h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Bb3 Bc6
17. Nf1 Qb7 18. Nd5 b5 19. axb5 Bxb5 20. Qf3 Bxf1 21. Kxf1 a5
22. Qe2 Ne8 23. Rd3 Bd8 24. Rf3 a4 25. Rxa4 Rxa4 26. Bxa4 Qxb2
27. Qd1 Nf6 28. Bb3 Qd4 29. Rd3 Qxe4 30. Nxf6+ Bxf6 31. Rxd6
Be7 32. Rd7 Kf8 33. Rd3 Bf6 34. Rd7 Be7 35. Qh5 Qf4 36. g3 Qf6
37. Rd3 Rc7 38. Kg1 e4 39. Rd5 e3 40. fxe3 Qb6 41. Kf2 Bg5
42. Qf3 g6 43. h4 Bf6 44. h5 g5 45. Kg2 Kg7 46. Rd3 Re7 47. e4
Be5 48. Qf5 Qf6 49. Qc8 Rc7 50. Qe8 Qe7 51. Qb5 Bf6 52. Qf5
Qe5 53. Rd5 Qxf5 54. Rxf5 Bc3 55. Kf3 Kf8 56. Kg4 Kg7 57. Kf3
Kf8 58. Ke2 Re7 59. Kd3 Be5 60. g4 f6 61. Rf1 Rb7 62. Bd5 Rb8
63. c3 Rc8 64. c4 Rb8 65. c5 Ke7 66. Kc4 Rb2 67. Rf3 Rb1
68. Rd3 Rg1 69. Bc6 Rc1+ 70. Kb5 Rb1+ 71. Ka6 Rc1 72. Rd7+ Ke6
73. Rd5 Ra1+ 74. Kb6 Rb1+ 75. Bb5 Bg3 76. Kc6 Rb4 77. Rd8 Ke7
78. Rd7+ Ke6 79. Ba6 Ke5 80. Re7+ Kf4 81. Bc8 Bf2 82. Rf7 Rxe4
83. Rxf6+ Kg3 84. Rxf2 Kxf2 85. Bf5 Rc4 86. Kd5 Rc1 87. c6 Ke3
88. Kd6 Rd1+ 89. Kc5 Rc1+ 90. Kb6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2005.11.28"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Surya Shekhar Ganguly"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4
Bd7 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.O-O Bc5 10.f3 Ng5 11.f4 Ne4 12.Be3 Qb8
13.Qc1 Bxd4 14.Bxd4 c5 15.Bf2 Bb5 16.Rd1 Nxf2 17.Kxf2 Bc6
18.Nd2 Qb6 19.c4 d4 20.Qc2 O-O 21.f5 Rad8 22.Rf1 Ba8 23.Kg1 d3
24.Qc3 Rd4 25.Rf2 Re8 26.Re1 Qh6 27.Qa3 Qg5 28.g3 h5 29.Qxc5
h4 30.Qxd4 hxg3 31.Kf1 gxf2 32.Qxf2 Qg4 33.f6 gxf6 34.Re3 Qd1+
35.Qe1 Qxe1+ 36.Kxe1 fxe5 37.Rxd3 f5 38.Rd7 e4 39.Nb3 f4
40.Nd4 e3 41.Nf5 Kh8 42.Nh4 Kg8 43.Ng6 f3 44.Re7 Rxe7 45.Nxe7+
Kf7 46.Nf5 e2 47.Nd4 Kf6 48.Nb5 Ke5 49.Nxc7 Be4 50.Nb5 Bd3
51.b3 Ke4 52.Nc7 Bxc4 0-1

[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergei Shipov"]
[ECO "D21"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e4 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Ne2 Nf6 8.Ng3 Bb7 9.e5 Nfd7 10.Bxc4 c5 11.O-O Be7 12.Nh5 O-O 13.d5 Nb6 14.d6 Nxc4 15.dxe7 Qxe7 16.Bg5 Bxf3 17.Qc1 Qb7 18.Nf6+ Kh8 19.Qxc4 Nd7 20.Nxd7 Bd5 21.Nxc5 Bxc4 22.Nxb7 Bxf1 23.Kxf1 Rac8 24.Be7 Rg8 25.Nd6 1-0


[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergei Shipov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 h6 7.Nf3 a5 8.b4 b5 9.cxb5 Nd5 10.Qc2 axb4 11.e4 Nb6 12.a4 c6 13.Bf4 cxb5 14.Bc7 b3 15.Bxd8 bxc2 16.Bxb6 Rxa4 17.Rc1 b4 18.Rxc2 Ra1+ 19.Kd2 b3 20.Rb2 Ba6 21.Bxa6 Rxh1 22.Bd3 Nc6 23.Rxb3 Rb8 24.Rb5 g5 25.h3 Ra1 26.Bc5 Ra2+ 27.Ke3 Rd8 28.Bd6 f6 29.h4 g4 30.Nh2 g3 31.Bxg3 d6 32.Ng4 Kg7 33.Rb7+ Kg6 34.Bxd6 Nxd4 35.h5+ Kxh5 36.Rg7 f5 37.Nf6+ Kh4 38.Bg3# 1-0


[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vitali Golod"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.b3 a6 6.Bxc6 Nxc6 7.Bb2 d6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Qf6 10.c4 Bd7 11.Qd2 Qg6 12.Nc3 Be7 13.f4 Nxd4 14.Qxd4 Bc6 15.Rf2 Bf6 16.Qd2 O-O 17.Re1 Rad8 18.Qe3 b5 19.cxb5 axb5 20.b4 d5 21.f5 d4 22.Qe2 exf5 23.exf5 Qg5 24.Bc1 Qh4 25.Rf4 d3 26.Qd2 Bd4+ 27.Kh1 Qf6 28.Nd1 Rfe8 29.h3 Rxe1+ 30.Qxe1 Bxg2+ 31.Kxg2 Qc6+ 32.Kg3 Qxc1 33.Rxd4 Qc7+ 34.Rf4 d2 35.Qe3 g5 36.fxg6 hxg6 37.Kf2 Qc6 38.Qf3 Qb6+ 39.Kg2 Qe6 40.Re4 Qxa2 41.h4 Qd5 42.h5 gxh5 43.Rf4 Qe5 44.Rxf7 Qg5+ 45.Kh3 Qg4+ 46.Kh2 Qh4+ 47.Kg2 Qg5+ 48.Kf1 Qg6 49.Rf5 Rd7 50.Rf4 Rg7 51.Qd5+ Kh7 52.Qf5 Qxf5 53.Rxf5 Rc7 54.Rd5 Rc4 55.Rxb5 Re4 56.Kf2 Re1 57.Ne3 d1=Q 58.Nxd1 Rxd1 59.Rxh5+ Kg6 60.Rc5 Kf6 61.Ke2 Rb1 62.b5 Ke6 63.Kd3 Kd6 64.Rh5 Kc7 65.Kc4 Kb6 66.Rh6+ Kb7 67.Kc5 Rc1+ 68.Kb4 Rb1+ 69.Kc5 Rc1+ 70.Kb4 1/2-1/2


[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vitali Golod"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Nbd2 dxc4 6.Bg2 a5 7.O-O b5 8.a4 c6 9.Qc2 O-O 10.Rd1 Ra6 11.b3 cxb3 12.Nxb3 Nbd7 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Nd7 15.Bxc6 bxa4 16.Bxa4 Qe7 17.Bb2 Nb6 18.Bb5 Ra7 19.Nd4 Bd7 20.Bxd7 Rxd7 21.Nc6 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Qc7 23.Nxb4 Nc4 24.Rc1 Rc8 25.Nd3 Qc6 26.Ba1 Qd7 27.h4 h6 28.Nf4 a4 29.Qd3 Qb5 30.Rb1 Qc6 31.Qf3 Qxf3 32.exf3 a3 33.Rc1 Rb8 34.Rxc4 Rb1+ 35.Kg2 Rxa1 36.Rc8+ Kh7 37.Ra8 a2 38.h5 f6 39.Ng6 1-0


[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vitali Golod"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A89"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Nxe5 dxe5 10.Qb3 h6 11.Rd1 g5 12.c5 Kh8 13.Qc4 f4 14.b4 Qe8 15.Ne4 Qh5 16.Bb2 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Bg4 18.f3 fxg3 19.hxg3 Qh3 20.Kf2 Qh2+ 21.Ke3 Qxg3 22.Rg1 Qf4+ 23.Kd3 Bd7 24.Bc1 Qf6 25.a4 c6 26.Kc2 cxd5 27.Qxd5 Bc6 28.Qc4 Bxe4+ 29.Qxe4 Rad8 30.Be3 Qe6 31.Kb2 Rf4 32.Bxf4 exf4+ 33.Kc2 Qf6 34.Ra2 Qc3+ 35.Kb1 Qb3+ 36.Kc1 Qxa2 0-1


[Event "ACP Blitz"]
[Site "playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vitali Golod"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 a6 5.c5 Bf5 6.Bf4 Nbd7 7.h3 h6 8.e3 e6 9.Be2 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Nd2 Qc8 12.b4 Bd8 13.Nb3 Re8 14.Bd6 e5 15.a4 Bc7 16.Bxc7 Qxc7 17.b5 exd4 18.b6 Qc8 19.exd4 Nf8 20.Re1 Ng6 21.Bf1 Ne4 22.Nxe4 dxe4 23.d5 cxd5 24.Qxd5 Re5 25.Qd4 Qe6 26.Na5 Bxh3 27.gxh3 Nh4 28.Ra3 Qf6 29.Rg3 Nf3+ 30.Rxf3 Rg5+ 31.Kh2 Qxd4 32.Rf4 Qe5 33.Rexe4 Qa1 0-1


[Event "Cuernavaca Young Masters"]
[Site "Cuernavaca MEX"]
[Date "2006.02.03"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5 axb5 9. Nc3 h6 10. Nd5 d6 11. c3 Bg4 12. h3
Bh5 13. Be3 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Ne7 15. Bb3 Bb6 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4
c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. O-O O-O 20. e5 Rc8 21. e6 Qb6 22. exf7+
Bxf7 23. Re1 Ng6 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. Qd5 Qb7 26. Qxb7 Rxb7
27. Ra6 Ne5 28. Nxe5 dxe5 29. Rc1 Rbc7 30. Bxc5 Rxc5 31. Rxc5
Rxc5 32. Rb6 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Rc2 34. Rxb5 Rxf2 35. Kg3 Rc2
36. Rxe5 Rxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cuernavaca Young Masters"]
[Site "Cuernavaca MEX"]
[Date "2006.02.04"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Andrei Volokitin"]
[ECO "E29"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5
7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Ne2 b6 9. e4 Ne8 10. O-O Ba6 11. f4 f5 12. exf5
exf5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Ng3 g6 15. Be3 d6 16. Bxf5 gxf5
17. Qd5+ Rf7 18. Qxc6 Bb7 19. Qa4 Qf6 20. Rab1 Ng7 21. Qd1 Re8
22. Re1 Qg6 23. Bf2 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 h5 25. h4 Rd7 26. Qd1 Kh7
27. Qa4 Qf7 28. Rd1 Ne6 29. Be3 Qg7 30. Kf2 Kg6 31. Rd2 Qe7
32. Qd1 Qxh4 33. Rxd6 Re7 34. Rd7 Qh2 35. Rxe7 Qxg2+ 36. Ke1
Qxg3+ 37. Kd2 Kf6 38. Rh7 Nxf4 39. Qf1 Ng2 40. Bxc5 Be4
41. Bd4+ Ke6 42. c5 Qg5+ 43. Kd1 Qg4+ 44. Kc1 Qg5+ 45. Kd1
Qg4+ 46. Qe2 Nf4 47. Rh6+ Kd7 48. Qxg4 hxg4 49. Rh7+ Kc6
50. Rxa7 g3 51. Rg7 g2 52. Kd2 Ne6 53. Rg8 f4 54. Bf2 f3
55. a4 Nf4 56. Ke3 Bd5 57. Rg4 Ne2 58. c4 Bf7 59. a5 Nc3
60. Rf4 Bh5 61. Kd2 Nd1 62. Rf6+ Kc7 63. Ke1 Nb2 64. Bg3+ Kd7
65. Kf2 Nd1+ 66. Kg1 Nc3 67. Bf2 Ne4 68. c6+ Kd8 69. Re6 Nxf2
70. Kxf2 Bf7 71. a6 Bxe6 72. a7 1-0

[Event "Cuernavaca Young Masters"]
[Site "Cuernavaca MEX"]
[Date "2006.02.05"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Manuel Leon Hoyos"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d3 Bg4 6. c4 d4
7. e3 e6 8. a3 a5 9. h3 Bh5 10. exd4 cxd4 11. Qa4 Nd7 12. Qb5
Bg6 13. Qxb7 Qc8 14. Qxc8+ Rxc8 15. Rd1 Nc5 16. Bf1 h6
17. Nbd2 a4 18. Ne1 e5 19. Be2 Bd6 20. Rb1 Na5 21. f3 Be7
22. Ne4 Ncb3 23. g4 O-O 24. Nc2 f5 25. gxf5 Bxf5 26. Nb4 Bxh3
27. Nd5 Bd8 28. Bd2 Nxd2 29. Rxd2 Nb3 30. Rc2 Rc6 31. Kh2 Bf5
32. Rg1 Nc5 33. Nb4 Bxe4 34. dxe4 Rb6 35. Bd1 Bg5 36. Rcg2 Kh7
37. Be2 Rfb8 38. Rd1 Rxb4 39. axb4 Rxb4 40. Bf1 Rb3 41. Rf2
Bh4 42. Rc2 Rxf3 43. Bh3 Bg5 44. Kg2 Rb3 45. Rf2 Bf4 46. Bc8
g6 47. Kf1 Kg7 48. Rg2 Kf6 49. Bg4 h5 50. Bc8 Rb4 51. Rc2 g5
52. Bf5 g4 53. Ra1 d3 0-1

[Event "Cuernavaca Young Masters"]
[Site "Cuernavaca MEX"]
[Date "2006.02.06"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Lazaro Bruzon Batista"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 b6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Bb7
7. e3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 d6 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. f3 Qe7 11. e4 g5
12. Bf2 O-O-O 13. Qa4 Kb8 14. Rb1 c5 15. Be2 Rhg8 16. g4 h5
17. h3 Rh8 18. Rg1 hxg4 19. hxg4 Nh7 20. Nb3 e5 21. d5 Nhf8
22. Kd2 Ng6 23. Rh1 f6 24. Na1 Rxh1 25. Rxh1 Rh8 26. Rxh8+
Nxh8 27. Nc2 Bc8 28. Ne3 Nf8 29. Nf5 Bxf5 30. gxf5 Nf7 31. Qd1
Kc7 32. Qh1 Kd8 33. Bd1 Qb7 34. Bb3 Ke7 35. Qd1 Qa6 36. Kd3
Nd7 37. Ba4 Qc8 38. Qb3 Nb8 39. Be3 Qh8 40. Qb5 Kd8 41. Bd1
Kc7 42. Qa4 a6 43. Qc2 Qh3 44. Be2 Qh1 45. Kd2 Nd8 46. Qd1
Qxd1+ 47. Kxd1 Nf7 48. Ke1 Kd8 49. Bd1 Ke7 50. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cuernavaca Young Masters"]
[Site "Cuernavaca MEX"]
[Date "2006.02.07"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. g3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bxd4
12. Qxd4 Nb8 13. O-O-O Nc6 14. Qc5 Bd7 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Qd6 Na5
17. Bd3 Rc6 18. Qa3 a6 19. Ne2 b5 20. Nd4 Rc8 21. Rhe1 Re8
22. Nf3 Qb6 23. Qb4 Nb7 24. g4 Nc5 25. Qd2 b4 26. f5 Nxd3
27. f6 Qc5 28. cxd3 Qf8 29. Nd4 a5 30. Rc1 h6 31. g5 g6 32. h4
h5 33. Rxc8 Rxc8 34. Rc1 Ba4 35. Qe3 Qd8 36. b3 Bd7 37. Rxc8
Qxc8 38. Nc2 Bb5 39. Kc1 Qc3 40. Qd4 Qc7 41. Kd2 Bd7 42. Kc1
Kf8 43. Kb2 Ke8 44. a3 bxa3+ 45. Nxa3 Kd8 46. Nc2 Kc8 47. Qc3
Kb7 48. Qxc7+ Kxc7 49. Kc3 Kb6 50. b4 a4 51. Nd4 Ka6 52. Kb2
Kb6 53. Ka3 Be8 54. Ne2 Bb5 55. Nc3 d4 56. Ne2 Bxd3 57. Nxd4
Bc4 58. Kxa4 Bd5 59. Ne2 Bc6+ 60. Kb3 Bb5 61. Nf4 Be8 62. Kc4
Bb5+ 63. Kd4 Be8 64. Ne2 Bc6 65. Nc3 Bg2 66. b5 1-0

[Event "Cuernavaca Young Masters"]
[Site "Cuernavaca MEX"]
[Date "2006.02.08"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ruben Felgaer"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. a3 Bg7 5. Rb1 Nf6 6. b4 d6
7. bxc5 dxc5 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Ne8 11. Nd5 Nd6
12. Bf1 e6 13. Ne3 Nd4 14. d3 Ba4 15. Bb2 Qa5 16. Nd2 Rfd8
17. Qc1 Rac8 18. c3 b5 19. Ba1 Nc6 20. f4 Rd7 21. e5 Nf5
22. Ne4 Qb6 23. Ng4 Kh8 24. Kh1 Rcd8 25. Qb2 Rxd3 26. Bxd3
Rxd3 27. Ngf2 Rd7 28. Qe2 c4 29. Qf3 Bc2 30. Rb2 Bxe4 31. Qxe4
Qc5 32. Qb1 a6 33. Ne4 Qa7 34. a4 h6 35. axb5 axb5 36. Rxb5 g5
37. fxg5 Bxe5 38. Rc5 Qc7 39. Qb5 Nfe7 40. h3 Bg3 41. Rf1 hxg5
42. Rxg5 Be5 43. Qxc4 Ng6 44. Qe2 Bf4 1-0

[Event "Cuernavaca Young Masters"]
[Site "Cuernavaca MEX"]
[Date "2006.02.09"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 d6 3. g3 h5 4. h3 e5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. c3 g6 7. d4
Bg7 8. Be3 b6 9. Na3 Nge7 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Qxd8+ Nxd8 12. Nb5
O-O 13. Nc7 Rb8 14. O-O-O Bb7 15. g4 Rc8 16. Rd7 Bc6 17. Rxe7
Bf6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxa7 Bc4 20. Ng3 Nc6 21. Rb7 h4 22. Nf1
Bd8 23. Nd2 Be6 24. Bf1 Ra8 25. Bb5 Na5 26. Rd7 Bxd7 27. Bxd7
Kg7 28. a4 Be7 29. Kc2 Rab8 30. Bb5 Rfc8 31. Nc4 Nxc4 32. Bxc4
Ra8 33. b3 Rd8 34. Rg1 f6 35. f3 g5 36. Bd5 Ra5 37. c4 Kf8
38. Bd2 Ra7 39. Be3 Ra5 40. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cuernavaca Young Masters"]
[Site "Cuernavaca MEX"]
[Date "2006.02.10"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 Rb8 8. Qd2 Qa5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. Nb5 O-O
12. O-O-O Qb6 13. Kb1 Nc5 14. Qe3 Bd7 15. Nd6 f6 16. Bd3 fxe5
17. fxe5 h6 18. Rhe1 Be8 19. Nxe8 Rbxe8 20. Bf1 Rf7 21. c3
Ref8 22. Bd3 Na4 23. Qxb6 Nxb6 24. b3 a6 25. Kc1 Rf4 26. Re3
Nd7 27. Rd2 g5 28. h3 Kg7 29. Kd1 b5 30. Be2 Nc5 31. Ke1 Rc8
32. Nd4 Kf7 33. Bf3 Nxd4 34. cxd4 Ne4 35. Bxe4 dxe4 36. Ke2
Rc1 37. Rd1 Rc2+ 38. Rd2 Rc1 39. Rd1 Rc8 40. Rd2 Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cuernavaca Young Masters"]
[Site "Cuernavaca MEX"]
[Date "2006.02.11"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ivan Cheparinov"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5
7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Qa5
12. exf6 Ba6 13. a3 O-O-O 14. Bg2 Nc5 15. O-O Nb3 16. Qf3 Bb7
17. Rad1 b4 18. Ne4 bxa3 19. bxa3 Rd5 20. Be3 Bxa3 21. h4 c3
22. Qe2 Bb2 23. Qc2 Na1 24. Rxa1 Bxa1 25. Nc5 Rxc5 26. dxc5
Bb2 27. Rd1 Rd8 28. Be4 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 c2 30. Bxc2 Bxf6
31. Qh5 Qc7 32. Qh7 Ba6 33. Qg8+ Kb7 34. h5 Bc4 35. h6 Bd5
36. h7 Qe5 37. Qxf7+ Kc8 38. Qe8+ Kb7 39. Qd7+ Qc7 40. Qxc7+
Kxc7 41. g4 Kd7 42. g5 Bh8 43. g6 Ke7 44. Bg5+ 1-0

[Event "US Championship 2006"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2006.03.02"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Joshua E Friedel"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 e6 4. Qc2 Bd6 5. Nc3 f5 6. h3 Nf6
7. g4 O-O 8. gxf5 exf5 9. b3 Qe7 10. Bb2 Na6 11. Rg1 Bd7
12. cxd5 Nb4 13. Qb1 cxd5 14. a3 Nc6 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bc4 Be6
17. Rxg7+ Qxg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qb2+ Rf6 20. O-O-O h6 21. d3
Kf7 22. e4 fxe4 23. dxe4 Rxf3 24. exd5 Bf4+ 25. Kb1 Bf5+
26. Ka2 Ne5 27. d6+ Kg6 28. Be2 Rxh3 29. Qd4 Rf8 30. Bb5 Be6
31. Qe4+ Kh5 32. Be2+ Kh4 33. d7 Bxd7 34. Rxd7 Nxd7 35. Qe7+
Bg5 36. Qxd7 Rf4 37. f3 Rh2 38. Qd3 Kg3 39. b4 Rf2 40. Kb1 Kg2
41. Bd1 Bh4 42. Qg6+ Bg3 43. Bc2 h5 44. Qxh5 Rc4 45. Be4 Rd4
46. f4+ Rxe4 47. Qd5 Rfe2 48. Qxb7 Kg1 0-1

[Event "US Championship 2006"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2006.03.03"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jake Kleiman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B39"]
[WhiteElo "2279"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6
7. Nc3 Ng4 8. Qxg4 Nxd4 9. Qd1 Ne6 10. Qd2 Qa5 11. Rc1 g5
12. Be2 b6 13. Qd5 Rb8 14. Qxa5 bxa5 15. b3 Bb7 16. f3 Ra8
17. h4 h6 18. Nd5 Rg8 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Kf2 d6 21. g3 Kf8
22. Rcd1 Bb2 23. Bf1 Bc6 24. Bh3 Bd7 25. Nc7 Nxc7 26. Bxd7 Na6
27. Bc6 Rd8 28. Bb5 Nc7 29. Bc6 Ba3 30. Bxa7 Ne6 31. Rd5 Nc5
32. Bb6 Rc8 33. Bb5 Bb4 34. Ke3 Rb8 35. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship 2006"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2006.03.05"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Camilla Baginskaite"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2299"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 cxd4 5. Qa4+ b5 6. Nxb5
Bd7 7. d6 Bxb5 8. Qxb5+ Nd7 9. Nf3 Bxd6 10. g3 Ngf6 11. Bg2
Rb8 12. Qa4 e5 13. O-O O-O 14. Qxa7 Ra8 15. Qb7 Nc5 16. Qb5
Qc7 17. Nd2 Rfb8 18. Qc4 Ra4 19. Qc2 Qe7 20. b3 Ra6 21. Bb2
Qa7 22. a3 h5 23. Rac1 h4 24. b4 Na4 25. Ba1 Nb6 26. Bb2 Na4
27. Ba1 Qd7 28. Ne4 Nxe4 29. Qxe4 h3 30. Bf3 Nb6 31. Bg4 Qe7
32. Bb2 Na4 33. Ba1 Nb6 34. e3 Rxa3 35. exd4 Ra4 36. dxe5 Bxb4
37. e6 Bc3 38. exf7+ Qxf7 39. Qe6 Bxa1 40. Rxa1 Rxa1 41. Rxa1
Nd5 42. Bxh3 Nf6 43. Ra7 Qxe6 44. Bxe6+ Kh8 45. h4 Rb6 46. Bf5
Rb8 47. Kg2 Rf8 48. Bg6 Ng4 49. f4 Kg8 50. h5 Kh8 51. Kh3 Nf6
52. Kh4 Rd8 53. g4 Rf8 54. Kg5 Ng8 55. Bf5 Nh6 56. Be6 Kh7
57. f5 Kh8 58. Kf4 Re8 59. g5 Ng8 60. Ke5 Ne7 61. Rc7 1-0

[Event "US Championship 2006"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2006.03.06"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Esther Danilovna Epstein"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2178"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7
7. Qe2 d6 8. c4 Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Nd2 Nc6 12. Nxc6
Qxc6 13. f4 Qc5+ 14. Kh1 Qh5 15. Nf3 Bd7 16. Rae1 b5 17. e5
bxc4 18. bxc4 dxe5 19. fxe5 Ng4 20. h3 Nh6 21. Qc2 Nf5 22. Kh2
Nh4 23. Nxh4 Bxh4 24. Re4 Bg5 25. Rg4 Rab8 26. Bc3 g6 27. Qf2
Rf8 28. Qa7 Ra8 29. Qxd7 Rad8 30. Qb7 Rxd3 31. Bb4 Bh6
32. Bxf8 Qxe5+ 33. Kh1 1-0

[Event "US Championship 2006"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2006.03.07"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Igor Schneider"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2376"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6
7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Bb2 Bd7 10. g4 Nfe7 11. Nc3 Na5
12. Nd2 Rc8 13. Qc2 Qxd4 14. Nb5 Qb6 15. bxa5 Qxb5 16. Qxc8+
Nxc8 17. Bxb5 Bxb5 18. Rc1 Ne7 19. Nb3 Bc4 20. Nd2 Ba6 21. f4
Ng6 22. Bd4 Nxf4 23. Rc7 Be7 24. Nb3 Bd8 25. Rc2 h5 26. Kf2
Nd3+ 27. Kg2 hxg4 28. Nc5 Nf4+ 29. Kf2 Rh3 30. Nxa6 Bh4+
31. Kg1 bxa6 32. Bf2 Rxa3 33. Bxh4 Ra1+ 34. Kf2 Rxh1 35. Bg3
Rc1 36. Ra2 g5 37. Ra3 Kf8 38. Ke3 Rc4 39. Rb3 Re4+ 40. Kd2
Rxe5 0-1

[Event "US Championship 2006"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2006.03.08"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Rusudan Goletiani"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2378"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Bd6
7. Qd2 Be7 8. f4 d6 9. O-O Nf6 10. Kh1 b5 11. a4 b4 12. Nce2
Bb7 13. Qe3 Nbd7 14. Nb3 g6 15. Bd2 Nc5 16. Nxc5 Qxc5 17. Qf3
d5 18. e5 Ne4 19. Be3 Qc7 20. a5 Bc5 21. Rfc1 Bxe3 22. Qxe3
O-O 23. Qd4 Qc5 24. Ra4 Rac8 25. Qxc5 Rxc5 26. Rxb4 Ba8
27. Ra1 Nf2+ 28. Kg1 Nxd3 29. cxd3 d4 30. Nxd4 g5 31. g3 Rfc8
32. Kf2 Kg7 33. Rb6 gxf4 34. gxf4 Rc1 35. Rxc1 Rxc1 36. Rxa6
Bd5 37. f5 Rh1 38. fxe6 fxe6 39. Nxe6+ Bxe6 40. Rxe6 Rxh2+
41. Kg3 Rxb2 42. a6 Rb3 43. Rd6 Kf7 44. Kg4 Ke7 45. a7 Ra3
46. Rh6 Ra1 47. d4 Ra4 48. Kf5 1-0

[Event "US Championship 2006"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2006.03.09"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nick de Firmian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3
7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 g6 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. Nf3 c4
12. Be2 Nd7 13. h4 Qe7 14. a3 b6 15. Kc1 Bb7 16. Nd2 O-O-O
17. f4 f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Qh3 h5 20. Qe3 Rhf8 21. g3 Bc6
22. Re1 b5 23. Bf1 Rd6 24. Nf3 Bd7 25. Ne5 Rg8 26. Bg2 Ra6
27. Kb2 Ne8 28. Nf3 Nc7 29. Ng5 Ra4 30. Bh3 Re8 31. Qe5 a5
32. Qe3 Kb7 33. Nf3 Ra8 34. Reb1 Kc8 35. Qe1 Rb8 36. Ne5 Be8
37. Nf3 Rb6 38. Ne5 b4 39. axb4 axb4 40. Rxa4 Bxa4 41. Kc1 b3
42. cxb3 Qa3+ 43. Kd2 Qa2+ 44. Ke3 Rxb3 45. Rc1 Qh2 46. Bf1
Nb5 47. Nxc4 dxc4 48. Bxc4 Rb2 49. Bxe6+ Kd8 50. f5 gxf5
51. Bxf5 Nd6 52. Bd3 Rg2 53. d5 Rxg3+ 54. Kd4 Qxh4+ 55. Kc5
Qf4 56. Qe6 Nb7+ 0-1

[Event "US Championship 2006"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2006.03.10"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dimitri Borisovich Gurevich"]
[ECO "B75"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 Nc6 8. Bc4 Qb6 9. Bb5 Qc7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 a6
12. Nxc6 Bxb2 13. Ba4 O-O 14. Rb1 Bc3+ 15. Kf2 bxc6 16. Bb6
Qb8 17. Bxc6 Ra7 18. Qd3 Bf6 19. Qe3 Rb7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. c4
Bf5 22. Rb3 Qd7 23. Bd4 Qa4 24. Bxf6 exf6 25. Rc1 Qxa2+
26. Kg3 h5 27. h4 Kg7 28. Rb6 Rd8 29. Qd4 Qe2 30. c5 Qe7
31. c6 a5 32. Qc3 Re8 33. c7 a4 34. Rb8 Bc8 35. Ra8 Qd7
36. Re1 Re5 37. Rxe5 fxe5 38. Qc4 f5 39. Qxa4 f4+ 40. Kf2 1-0

[Event "US Championship 2006"]
[Site "San Diego, CA USA"]
[Date "2006.03.11"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Onischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6
7. h3 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Bd3 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1
Qc7 13. Bf4 b6 14. Qd2 Bb7 15. Bc4 Nh5 16. Bh2 h6 17. g4 Nhf6
18. Rad1 h5 19. g5 Nh7 20. Bg3 Re7 21. Re2 Rae8 22. Rde1 Bc8
23. Kh2 b5 24. e5 h4 25. Bf4 Nxe5 26. Bxe5 Qd7 27. Bxg7 Qxh3+
28. Kg1 Qg4+ 29. Kh2 Qh3+ 30. Kg1 Bg4 31. Nh2 Bxe2 32. Bxe2
Kxg7 33. axb5 Re5 34. f4 Re3 35. Kh1 axb5 36. Nxb5 Rg3 37. Bf1
Rxe1 38. Qxe1 Qf5 39. Qd2 Qe4+ 40. Bg2 Qb1+ 41. Bf1 Qe4+
42. Bg2 Qe7 43. Nc3 Re3 44. Ng4 Re1+ 45. Kh2 f6 46. gxf6+ Nxf6
47. Nxf6 Kxf6 48. b4 cxb4 49. Qd4+ Kf7 50. Ne4 b3 51. Qb4 Re3
52. Ng5+ Kg8 53. Ne6 Rg3 54. Qb8+ Kh7 55. Ng5+ Kg7 56. Ne6+
Kh7 57. Ng5+ Rxg5 58. fxg5 Qe5+ 59. Kh1 Qe1+ 60. Kh2 Qe5+
61. Kh1 b2 62. Qb7+ Kg8 63. Qb8+ Kf7 64. Qb7+ Ke8 65. Qb8+ Ke7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Casual Blitz, US Champ."]
[Site "San Diego, California"]
[Date "2006.03.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxim Dlugy"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d3 dxe4 4.dxe4 Qxd1+ 5.Kxd1 Bg4 6.Be2 Nd7
7.Nfd2 Bxe2+ 8.Kxe2 e5 9.c3 Ngf6 10.f3 Bc5 11.Nc4 Ke7 12.Bg5
b5 13.Ne3 h6 14.Nf5+ Kf8 15.Bh4 g6 16.Ne3 Bxe3 17.Kxe3 Ke7
18.Nd2 Ke6 19.Nb3 a5 20.a4 Rhb8 21.axb5 Rxb5 22.Ra3 a4 23.Rha1
Rab8 24.Nd2 Rxb2 25.Rxa4 Rc2 26.Rc4 Rb6 27.Kd3 Rcb2 28.Ra7 g5
29.Bf2 Rb7 30.Rxc6 Ke7 31.Raa6 Nh5 32.g3 Nf8 33.Bc5+ Ke8
34.Rc8+ Kd7 35.Rxf8 1-0

[Event "VII Dos Hermanas Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rajaram R Laxman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2418"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. d4 a6 6. Bf4 Nc6
7. e3 Bg4 8. Be2 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bg5 h6
12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 h5 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. e4 g4 16. e5 Qb4
17. Be2 Nd7 18. f3 gxf3 19. Bxf3 Qxd4+ 20. Qxd4 Nxd4 21. Rae1
Nc6 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. e6 fxe6 24. Rxe6+ Kd8 25. Nxd5 Rc8
26. Rd6 Nce5 27. Nf4 Rc6 28. Rd5 Kc8 29. h3 Nc4 30. Rf2 Ne3
31. Rd3 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Re8 33. Kg3 Nf5+ 34. Kh2 Ne3 35. Kg3 Nc5
36. Rxe3 Rxe3+ 37. Kh4 Ne4 0-1

[Event "VII Dos Hermanas Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Rajaram R Laxman"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Qa5+ 5. c3 Nf6 6. d5 d6
7. e4 g6 8. Na3 Bg7 9. Nc4 Qd8 10. a4 O-O 11. Ne2 Nh5 12. Be3
b6 13. g4 Nf6 14. Ng3 e6 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Qxd6 Qc8 17. g5
Nfd7 18. Qf4 Nc6 19. Rd1 Nde5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Be2 f6 22. O-O
fxg5 23. Qxg5 Bf6 24. Qh6 Nf7 25. Qf4 Bg5 26. Qxg5 Nxg5
27. Bxg5 Qc7 28. f4 c4 29. f5 gxf5 30. exf5 Qc5+ 31. Rd4 Bxf5
32. Bxc4+ Kh8 33. b4 Qe5 34. Bh6 Bh3 35. Rfd1 Rae8 36. Be2 Rg8
37. Kh1 Rxg3 38. hxg3 Qxe2 39. R1d2 Qf1+ 40. Kh2 Bf5 41. Rd8
Qh3+ 42. Kg1 Qxg3+ 43. Rg2 Qxg2+ 44. Kxg2 Rxd8 0-1

[Event "VII Dos Hermanas Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rajaram R Laxman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2418"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5
7. c4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Bg4 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. cxd5 Nd4
12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. h3 Bd7 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. Rc4 Bb5 16. Rc1 Rac8
17. d3 Rc5 18. Qd2 Rfc8 19. Rxc5 Qxc5 20. Qg5 Rc7 21. h4 Qc2
22. a4 Ba6 23. Qf4 Qxe2 24. Qxd4+ f6 25. Be4 b6 26. b4 Bc8
27. Qa1 Rc2 28. Qd4 Qd2 29. a5 Qc3 30. Qe3 Qxb4 31. axb6 axb6
32. h5 Rc7 33. hxg6 hxg6 34. Kg2 Qc5 35. Qe1 Bb7 36. Rh1 Bxd5
37. Qe2 Bxe4+ 38. dxe4 Qe5 39. Rh4 b5 40. Qa2 Rc8 41. Qb1 Rh8
42. Rxh8 Kxh8 43. Qd3 Kg7 44. f4 Qc5 45. Kh3 Qc4 46. Qe3 b4
47. f5 b3 48. Qa7 Qxe4 49. fxg6 b2 50. Qa2 b1=Q 51. Qf7+ Kh6
52. Qf8+ Kg5 53. Qh6+ Kxh6 54. g7 Qbh1+ 0-1

[Event "VII Dos Hermanas Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Rajaram R Laxman"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Qd2 Be7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Kb1 Rc8
12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Bg5 16. Bf2
O-O 17. h4 e4 18. Qxe4 Bf6 19. Bd4 Ne5 20. g4 Re8 21. g5 Be7
22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. g6 Bf6 24. gxf7+ Kxf7 25. d6 Qd7 26. Qd5+
Kf8 27. Nc5 Qb5 28. d7 Rxc5 29. dxe8=Q+ Kxe8 30. Qg8+ Ke7
31. Rhe1 Qc6 32. f4 e4 33. Re2 Rb5 34. c4 Rc5 35. b3 b5
36. Rd5 Rxd5 37. cxd5 Qc3 38. Rxe4+ Kd7 39. Qe6+ Kc7 40. Qc6+
Qxc6 41. dxc6 Kxc6 42. f5 Kd5 43. Re6 a5 44. Kc2 Bxh4 45. Kd3
Bf6 46. Ke3 Bd4+ 47. Kf4 Bf6 48. Ra6 Bc3 49. Kg5 Ke4 50. Rb6
b4 51. Rb5 Kd3 52. Kxh5 a4 53. bxa4 Kc2 54. a5 Kb2 55. a6 Kxa2
56. a7 Kb3 57. a8=Q Kc4 58. Qd5+ 1-0

[Event "VII Dos Hermanas Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Surya Shekhar Ganguly"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 b5
7. a4 b4 8. Nd5 Bb7 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. O-O e6 11. Bh5 Qd7
12. Qg4 Nc6 13. Qxe6+ Qxe6 14. Nxe6 Rc8 15. Nxf8 Rxf8 16. Bh6
Rg8 17. Rad1 Ne5 18. Rxd6 Bxe4 19. g3 Ke7 20. Rxa6 Rxc2
21. Re1 Bd5 22. Bf4 Kf8 23. Rxf6 Nd3 24. Bh6+ Rg7 25. Rd1 b3
26. Rxd3 Ke7 27. Bxg7 1-0

[Event "VII Dos Hermanas Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Surya Shekhar Ganguly"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3
Nc6 7. a3 Be7 8. d3 Be6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 Qd7 11. Rc1 Bh3
12. Na4 Rad8 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. Rxc5 f6 15. Qc2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2
Rfe8 17. Be3 Kh8 18. b4 Nd5 19. Rc1 Nce7 20. Bd2 c6 21. Qb3 a6
22. a4 Nc7 23. R5c4 Nf5 24. Nh4 Nd4 25. Qd1 Qd5+ 26. Kg1 e4
27. Be3 Nf5 28. Rc5 Nxe3 29. fxe3 Qd7 30. d4 Nd5 31. Qd2 Qg4
32. b5 axb5 33. axb5 cxb5 34. Rxb5 b6 35. Ng2 Qd7 36. Qb2 Rc8
37. Rxc8 Rxc8 38. Qb3 Rd8 39. Kf2 g5 40. Ke1 Kg7 41. Kd2 Qc6
42. Ne1 h6 43. g4 Qd7 44. Nc2 Qc6 45. Ke1 Qd7 46. h3 Qc6
47. Kd2 Rd6 48. Na3 Rd8 49. Ke1 Rd6 50. Nc4 Re6 51. Kf2 Qb7
52. Na5 Qc7 53. Qxd5 Qh2+ 54. Ke1 Re7 55. Rxb6 Rc7 56. Rc6 Ra7
57. Qc5 Qg1+ 58. Kd2 Rf7 59. Rc7 Qa1 60. Rxf7+ Kxf7 61. Qc3
Qa2+ 62. Kc1 Qxe2 63. Qc4+ Qxc4+ 64. Nxc4 f5 65. Nd6+ Ke6
66. Nxf5 1-0

[Event "VII Dos Hermanas Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Surya Shekhar Ganguly"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Ne4
7. Qg4 g5 8. h4 h5 9. hxg5 hxg4 10. Rxh8+ Bf8 11. Nxe4 dxe4
12. Ne2 Kd7 13. O-O-O c6 14. Ng3 Qe7 15. Nxe4 Kc7 16. Rh7 Nd7
17. g6 Qe8 18. Rxf7 Be7 19. Nf6 Bxf6 20. exf6 Qg8 21. Bf4+ Kb6
22. Bd3 Nxf6 23. Bc7# 1-0

[Event "VII Dos Hermanas Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[EventDate "2006.03.24"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Surya Shekhar Ganguly"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Be7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Rc1 Kh8 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O f5 11. Na4 Bd6 12. a3
f4 13. Bc5 Bg4 14. b4 Qd7 15. Nc3 Bh3 16. Ne4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2
Nd5 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Qb3 Nce7 20. d4 fxg3 21. fxg3 exd4
22. Nxd4 Qg4 23. Qd3 Nf4+ 24. Rxf4 Rxf4 25. Nf2 Rxf2+ 26. Kxf2
Rf8+ 27. Kg2 Ng6 28. Rf1 Rxf1 29. Kxf1 Ne5 30. Qc2 h6 31. Nb5
d5 32. Nd6 Nc4 33. Nxc4 dxc4 34. Kf2 b5 35. Ke3 Qg5+ 36. Kd4
Qf6+ 37. Kc5 Qe5+ 38. Kc6 a6 39. Kb7 Qd6 40. Qe4 c3 41. Qc2
Qd2 42. Qe4 c2 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Qe4+ Kh8 45. Qe8+ Kh7 46. Qe4+
Kh8 47. Kxa6 Qd6+ 0-1

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.05.22"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Hichem Hamdouchi"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. g3 Qa5+ 6. Nd2
Nc6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. Bg2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 e5 11. Qc2 Be6
12. a3 Qc7 13. b3 Rad8 14. Bb2 Qd7 15. Rad1 Bxh3 16. Nf3 Qf5
17. e4 Qh5 18. Nxe5 Bg4 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. b4 Be6 21. c5 Ng4
22. Nxg4 Qxg4 23. Be5 h5 24. Qc3 h4 25. gxh4 Qxh4 26. Bc7 Rd7
27. Bb8 Bf6 28. Qc2 Bd4 29. Bd6 Bh3 30. Qe2 b6 31. Qf3 Bxg2
32. Kxg2 Qg5+ 33. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.05.23"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Rogelio Antonio Jr"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 Rb8 8. Qd2 Qa5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O
12. a3 Qd8 13. Ne2 Nxd3 14. cxd3 f6 15. Rac1 Bd7 16. b4 a6
17. Ned4 a5 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Bc5 axb4 21. axb4
Bxc5+ 22. bxc5 Qe7 23. Rfe1 Rfe8 24. Re3 Rb5 25. Qc3 Reb8
26. Nd4 Rb1 27. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 28. Kf2 e5 29. fxe5 fxe5 30. Nf3 e4
31. dxe4 dxe4 32. Qc4+ Qe6 33. Rxe4 Rb2+ 34. Kg3 Qxc4 35. Rxc4
Be6 36. Re4 Bd5 37. Rg4+ Kf7 38. Rh4 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.05.24"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bartlomiej Macieja"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5 9. a3 g5 10. Nxg5 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Nxd4
12. Qxd4 Bc5 13. Qd2 Qb6 14. Nd1 f6 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Bd3 O-O
17. Rf1 Ra7 18. Nf3 Ng4 19. g3 e5 20. fxe5 Ne3 21. Nxe3 Bxe3
22. Qg2 Raf7 23. g4 Kh8 24. Rd1 d4 25. Nd2 Bf2+ 26. Rxf2 Rxf2
27. Qxf2 Rxf2 28. Kxf2 Qh6 29. Nf1 Qh4+ 30. Ng3 Bxg4 31. Rh1
Qg5 32. Nf1 Qf4+ 33. Ke1 Qxe5+ 34. Kf2 Qf4+ 35. Ke1 Qc1+
36. Kf2 Bd1 37. Ng3 Qd2+ 38. Ne2 Bxc2 39. Bxc2 Qxc2 40. Rc1
Qf5+ 0-1

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.05.25"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Merab Gagunashvili"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5
7. Bd2 Nhf6 8. Rc1 g6 9. h3 Qc7 10. g3 Bg7 11. Bg2 O-O 12. Bf4
Qd8 13. O-O Nh5 14. Bd2 f5 15. Na4 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nb6
Rb8 18. Bc3 Nf7 19. e3 Be6 20. b4 Qe8 21. a4 Nf6 22. Qe2 g5
23. Qb2 Qe7 24. b5 g4 25. Nd4 gxh3 26. Bxh3 Ng5 27. Bg2 Bd7
28. Nf3 Nge4 29. Bd4 Be6 30. Be5 Rbe8 31. bxc6 bxc6 32. Nd4
Ng4 33. Nxc6 Qf7 34. Bxe4 Qh5 35. f4 Nxe5 36. Nxe5 fxe4 37. c6
Bh3 38. Qh2 Qf5 39. g4 Bxg4 40. c7 Bh3 41. c8=Q Rxc8 42. Nxc8
Rxc8 43. Rxc8+ Qxc8 44. Rb1 Bxe5 45. Qg3+ Bg7 46. f5 Qxf5
47. Rb8+ Kf7 48. Rb7+ Ke6 49. Qxg7 Qf1+ 50. Kh2 Qf2+ 51. Kxh3
Qxe3+ 52. Kh4 Qf2+ 53. Qg3 Qf6+ 54. Kh5 Qf5+ 55. Kh6 Qg6+
56. Qxg6+ hxg6 57. Kxg6 e3 58. Kg5 d4 59. Kf4 e2 60. Rb1 Kd5
61. Kf3 d3 62. Ke3 Kc4 63. Ke4 1-0

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.05.28"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Evgenij Romanovich Agrest"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. g3 e5
7. Nb3 Nbd7 8. a4 b6 9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O Bb7 11. Nd2 Rc8
12. Re1 O-O 13. Nf1 Nc5 14. Bg5 Ne6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ne3 g6
17. Ncd5 Bg5 18. c3 Kh8 19. Qb3 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 Bxd5 21. Qxd5
Qe7 22. Rd1 Rfd8 23. Bh3 Rc5 24. Qb3 Rc6 25. Qd5 Rc5 26. Qd3
Nc7 27. Qc2 Ne8 28. Qe2 Qb7 29. b4 Rc7 30. Bf1 Ra8 31. Qa2 Qc8
32. Qb3 Kg7 33. Be2 Qe6 34. Qa3 h5 35. h4 Rd7 36. Kg2 Nf6
37. c4 a5 38. bxa5 bxa5 39. Rb1 Rdd8 40. Rb5 Nd7 41. Rd3 Nc5
42. Rd5 Nxe4 43. Rxa5 Rxa5 44. Rxa5 Qf5 45. Qf3 Rc8 46. Qxf5
gxf5 47. Ra7 Kg6 48. Ra6 f6 49. a5 d5 50. cxd5 Rc2 51. Kf1
Rc1+ 52. Kg2 Rc2 53. Bb5 Rxf2+ 54. Kg1 Rd2 55. Be8+ Kh6
56. Rb6 Rxd5 57. a6 Rd1+ 58. Kg2 Rd2+ 59. Kg1 Rd1+ 60. Kg2
Rd2+ 61. Kf1 Ra2 62. Ke1 Ra1+ 63. Ke2 Nxg3+ 64. Kd3 Ne4
65. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.05.29"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Lars Bo Hansen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. c3 Qd7 5. Nbd2 f6 6. Nh4 Bg4
7. h3 Bh5 8. Nb3 e5 9. Be3 O-O-O 10. g4 Bf7 11. Bg2 e4 12. f4
g6 13. Qc2 b6 14. Bf2 Bd6 15. e3 Nge7 16. a3 g5 17. fxg5 fxg5
18. Nf5 Nxf5 19. gxf5 Rde8 20. Nd2 Bh5 21. Qa4 Rhf8 22. O-O g4
23. h4 g3 24. Be1 Na5 25. Qxd7+ Kxd7 26. Bh3 Rf6 27. b4 Nc4
28. Nxc4 dxc4 29. Ra2 Kc6 30. Kg2 a5 31. a4 axb4 32. cxb4 Ra8
33. a5 Kb5 34. a6 c6 35. Bc3 Rf7 36. f6 Bf3+ 37. Kg1 Rxa6
38. Rxa6 Kxa6 39. Bc8+ Ka7 40. d5 Kb8 41. Be6 Ra7 42. Ra1
Rxa1+ 43. Bxa1 cxd5 44. f7 Bf8 45. Be5+ Kb7 46. Bxd5+ Kc8
47. Bxc4 Kd7 48. Bxg3 Bxb4 49. Be5 Bf8 50. Kf2 b5 51. Bxb5+
Ke6 52. Bf4 Kxf7 53. Bc4+ Kg6 54. Bb5 h5 55. Bd7 Bb4 56. Bc8
Be7 57. Kg3 Bb4 58. Kf2 Bg4 59. Bb7 Bf5 60. Bc6 Kf6 61. Be8
Bg4 62. Bc6 Bf3 63. Bd7 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.05.30"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viktor Laznicka"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "225"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c3 d6 6. Bd3 g6
7. Ne2 Bg7 8. f4 Qh4+ 9. g3 Qe7 10. e5 Bd7 11. Nd2 Bc6 12. Be4
Bxe4 13. Nxe4 Nd7 14. Qa4 d5 15. Nc5 b6 16. Na6 Qd8 17. Qc6
Rc8 18. c4 dxc4 19. d5 exd5 20. O-O-O O-O 21. Qxd5 Nb8
22. Qxc4 Qe8 23. Nxb8 Rxb8 24. Kb1 c5 25. Rd6 Rd8 26. Rhd1 Qe7
27. Nc3 Rxd6 28. Rxd6 Rd8 29. Rd5 g5 30. a3 Rxd5 31. Qxd5 gxf4
32. gxf4 Qh4 33. Qa8+ Kh7 34. Qe4+ Kh8 35. Nd5 Qxh2 36. Ne7
Bf8 37. Qa8 Kg7 38. Nf5+ Kg8 39. Ne7+ Kg7 40. Nf5+ Kg8 41. Qf3
Qg1+ 42. Ka2 Qg6 43. Ne3 Qd3 44. Qg2+ Kh8 45. Qa8 Kg7 46. Qg2+
Kh8 47. Qa8 Kg7 48. Qg2+ Kh8 49. Nd5 c4 50. Nc3 Qf5 51. Qa8
Kg7 52. Qxa7 Qxf4 53. Qxb6 Qxe5 54. a4 h5 55. a5 h4 56. a6 Bc5
57. Qb5 Qd4 58. Na4 Ba7 59. Qg5+ Kf8 60. Qh6+ Ke8 61. Qc6+ Kf8
62. Nc3 Qc5 63. Qh6+ Ke8 64. Qh8+ Kd7 65. Qf6 Ke8 66. Qh8+ Kd7
67. Qh7 Ke8 68. Qe4+ Kf8 69. Qxh4 Qa5+ 70. Kb1 Qxa6 71. Qh8+
Ke7 72. Qe5+ Kd7 73. Nd5 Qd6 74. Nf6+ Kc6 75. Qe4+ Kb5
76. Qb7+ Bb6 77. Nd5 Qc6 78. Qxf7 Bd4 79. Qf5 Qc5 80. Qe4 Ka6
81. Kc2 Ka7 82. Qh7+ Ka6 83. Qd7 Bxb2 84. Qe6+ Kb5 85. Kxb2
Qf2+ 86. Kc3 Qg3+ 87. Ne3 Qe1+ 88. Kd4 Qd2+ 89. Ke4 Qd3+
90. Kf4 Kb4 91. Qb6+ Kc3 92. Kf3 Qd7 93. Qc5 Qh3+ 94. Kf4 Qh2+
95. Kf3 Qh3+ 96. Kf2 Qh4+ 97. Kg2 Qe4+ 98. Kg3 Kd3 99. Ng4 Kd2
100. Qg5+ Kc2 101. Ne3+ Kd3 102. Nd1 Kc2 103. Nf2 Qd4 104. Kf3
c3 105. Qf5+ Kb3 106. Nd3 c2 107. Qg6 Qc3 108. Qe6+ Ka3
109. Qd6+ Kb3 110. Qe6+ Ka3 111. Qe3 c1=Q 112. Qxc1+ Qxc1
113. Nxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.05.31"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Laurent Fressinet"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "164"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6
7. Ba4 c4 8. Na3 b5 9. Bc2 e5 10. b3 Na5 11. d4 cxd3 12. Bxd3
Be7 13. c4 b4 14. Nc2 Nc6 15. a3 a5 16. axb4 axb4 17. Bd2 Rb8
18. Ne3 Be6 19. Ra6 Na5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. cxd5 Nd7 22. Be3 O-O
23. Qc2 Nb7 24. Rc6 Na5 25. Ra6 Nb7 26. Rc6 Ra8 27. Rc4 Nbc5
28. Rxb4 Ra3 29. Rb1 Qa8 30. Bf1 Ra2 31. Qd1 f5 32. exf5 Rxf5
33. Bb5 Nf6 34. Bc6 Qf8 35. Ra1 Rxa1 36. Qxa1 e4 37. Nd4 Re5
38. Qa8 Qxa8 39. Bxa8 Nxd5 40. Rb8+ Bf8 41. Nc6 Rh5 42. g4 Rh4
43. Bxc5 dxc5 44. Ne5 Nc7 45. Bxe4 g5 46. Bf5 Kg7 47. Nf3 Rh6
48. Nxg5 Bd6 49. Rb7 Kg8 50. h3 Bf4 51. Ne4 Rxh3 52. Nxc5 Rc3
53. Ne4 Rc1+ 54. Kg2 h6 55. b4 Kf8 56. Nc5 Bd6 57. Rb6 Bxc5
58. bxc5 h5 59. Rc6 Nd5 60. Rc8+ Kf7 61. gxh5 Nf4+ 62. Kf3
Nxh5 63. c6 Nf6 64. Rc7+ Ke8 65. Rc8+ Ke7 66. Be4 Rc4 67. Bf5
Nd5 68. Bd7 Nf6 69. Ke3 Rc3+ 70. Kd2 Rc5 71. Rc7 Kd6 72. Ra7
Re5 73. f3 Rh5 74. Ke3 Re5+ 75. Kf2 Re7 76. Ra3 Nxd7 77. cxd7
Kxd7 78. Ra7+ Ke8 79. Rxe7+ Kxe7 80. Kg3 Kf7 81. Kg4 Kg6
82. Kf4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.06.02"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6
7. g4 h6 8. h3 b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. O-O
Nc5 13. Bd2 e5 14. Nb3 Be7 15. f4 Ne6 16. f5 Nd4 17. Qd3 O-O
18. Rfe1 Nd7 19. Be3 Nc5 20. Nxc5 dxc5 21. Nd5 Bh4 22. Rf1 c4
23. Qd1 Bxd5 24. exd5 Bg5 25. Bf2 c3 26. b3 Bd2 27. Be4 Re8
28. f6 gxf6 29. Bh4 Bg5 30. Bg3 Rc5 31. h4 Be3+ 32. Kh2 Bd2
33. g5 f5 34. Qh5 Qd6 35. Bxf5 Nxf5 36. Rxf5 Qg6 37. Qg4 h5
38. Qe4 Rxd5 39. Raf1 Rd4 40. Qb7 Bf4 41. Rf6 Qxc2+ 42. Kh3
Rf8 43. g6 fxg6 44. Bxf4 exf4 45. Rxf8+ Kxf8 46. Qb8+ Ke7
47. Qe5+ Kf7 48. Qxd4 Qf5+ 49. Kh2 1-0

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.06.03"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Emil Davidovich Sutovsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3
7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 g6 9. Be3 Nxc3 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Nf3 Bd7
12. Qh3 Qe7 13. Bg5 Qa3 14. O-O Ne4 15. Bc1 Qc3 16. Rb1 O-O-O
17. Rb3 Qa5 18. c3 a6 19. Ra3 Qb6 20. Be3 Qb2 21. Bc1 Qb6
22. Be3 f5 23. exf6 e5 24. dxe5 Qb2 25. Bc1 Qxa3 26. Bxa3 Bxh3
27. gxh3 Kd7 28. c4 Ng5 29. Nxg5 hxg5 30. Re1 Ke6 31. cxd5+
Rxd5 32. Bc4 Rhd8 33. h4 g4 34. h3 gxh3 35. f4 b5 36. Bxd5+
Rxd5 37. Rc1 Nd4 38. Rxc7 Nf3+ 39. Kf2 h2 40. Rc6+ Kf5 41. f7
h1=Q 42. f8=Q Ke4 0-1

[Event "37th Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Turin ITA"]
[Date "2006.06.04"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Leif Erlend Johannessen"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6
7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. a3 Rb8 11. O-O Nd4
12. Ncd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 b5 14. Ba2 Bg5 15. f4 exf4 16. c3 Bxd5
17. Bxd5 Ne6 18. Qg4 Qe7 19. Bd2 a5 20. Rae1 b4 21. axb4 axb4
22. cxb4 cxb4 23. b3 g6 24. Kh1 Kg7 25. Bc1 Rbc8 26. Bc4 Ra8
27. d4 h5 28. Qf3 Nxd4 29. Bb2 Bf6 30. e5 Qxe5 31. Qf2 Qc5
32. Qxf4 Nf5 33. Bxf6+ Kxf6 34. Bd3 Rg8 35. Qh4+ Kg7 36. Bxf5
gxf5 37. Qxh5 Rae8 38. Rc1 Qe3 39. Qxf5 Qe6 40. Qf4 Rh8
41. Rc7 Re7 42. Rxe7 Qxe7 43. Qxb4 Rh4 44. Qd2 Qe5 45. h3 Re4
46. Qf2 Qe6 47. Qg3+ Kf8 48. Qc3 Re3 49. Qh8+ Ke7 50. b4 Kd7
51. Qh4 Re4 52. Rxf7+ Qxf7 53. Qxe4 d5 54. Qf3 1-0

[Event "34th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2006.06.28"]
[EventDate "2006.06.28"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Chikwere Onyekwere"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2075"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. exd6 cxd6 8. c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6
12. c5 dxc5 13. dxc5 Nd7 14. Be3 Qc8 15. Rc1 Rd8 16. Qb3 Nde5
17. Be4 Qe6 18. Qxb7 Rab8 19. Qa6 Rxb2 20. Nd5 Rxd5 21. Bxd5
Qxd5 22. Qc8+ Bf8 23. Rfd1 Qe6 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Bd4 Nxd4
26. Rxd4 Nc6 27. Rd7 Rxa2 28. Rc7 Ra6 29. Rc8 Kf7 30. Rc3 Bg7
31. Rc4 Bf6 32. g3 e5 33. Rc1 Ke6 34. Rd1 Nd4 35. Rc7 h5
36. h4 e4 37. Kg2 e3 38. fxe3 Ra2+ 39. Kf1 Nf5 40. Rd8 Nxg3+
41. Kg1 Kf5 42. Ra8 Rc2 43. Rcxa7 Ne4 44. Ra2 Rxc5 45. Kg2
Bxh4 46. R8a5 Rxa5 47. Rxa5+ e5 48. Kf3 Bf6 49. Ra4 g5 50. Rb4
g4+ 51. Kg2 h4 52. Kh2 Bg5 53. Rb3 g3+ 54. Kh3 Nf2+ 55. Kg2
Kg4 0-1

[Event "34th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2006.06.29"]
[EventDate "2006.06.28"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Justin Sarkar"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c6 5. Bd3 Qb6 6. Qc1 Nd6
7. Nd2 c5 8. c3 cxd4 9. exd4 Bf5 10. Qc2 e6 11. O-O-O Nc6
12. Bxf5 Nxf5 13. Re1 Be7 14. g4 Nh4 15. Bg3 h5 16. gxh5 Nf5
17. Ne2 Rc8 18. Nf3 Qa6 19. a3 Rxh5 20. Kb1 Rh8 21. Be5 Kd7
22. Nf4 Qa5 23. Rhg1 Rh7 24. c4 Nxe5 25. Nxe5+ Ke8 26. Nxd5
Rxh2 27. Nxe7 Kxe7 28. Qxf5 exf5 29. Nc6+ Kf6 30. Nxa5 b6
31. Nb7 Rxc4 32. Nd6 1-0

[Event "34th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2006.06.30"]
[EventDate "2006.06.28"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Lev Milman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7
7. Ng5 d5 8. Be3 f6 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. exf6 exf6 11. O-O O-O
12. Re1 Re8 13. Nbd2 Na5 14. c3 Nxb3 15. Qxb3 Be6 16. Qc2 Bf5
17. Qc1 c6 18. b3 g5 19. Nf1 Qd7 20. Ng3 Bg6 21. h4 h6
22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Nh2 Bh6 24. Bd2 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Nc8 26. Qe2
Nd6 27. Ng4 Bg7 28. Qf3 Qf7 29. Re1 a5 30. Re3 a4 31. Qe2 axb3
32. axb3 Ra1+ 33. Kh2 Bf8 34. Nh6+ Bxh6 35. Re7 Bd3 36. Rxf7
Bxe2 37. Rxf6 Bf8 38. c4 dxc4 39. Nxe2 Ne4 40. Rxf8+ Kxf8
41. Bb4+ Kf7 42. bxc4 Ra4 0-1

[Event "34th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2006.07.01"]
[EventDate "2006.06.28"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Joel Benjamin"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6
7. Be3 Bf5 8. Nc3 e6 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Qd2 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qh4+
12. Bf2 Qh5 13. c5 Qxf3 14. Rg1 Nd5 15. Bg2 Qf4 16. Nxd5 Qxd2+
17. Kxd2 exd5 18. Bxd5 Rd8 19. Bxc6+ bxc6 20. Kc3 f5 21. b4
Kd7 22. a4 Rb8 23. Kc4 a6 24. Rge1 Ke6 25. Rab1 Be7 26. b5
axb5+ 27. axb5 cxb5+ 28. Rxb5 c6 29. Rb6 Rxb6 30. cxb6 Rb8
31. Rb1 g5 32. b7 Kd7 33. d5 cxd5+ 34. Kxd5 Kc7 35. Bb6+ Kxb7
36. Bc5+ Kc7 1-0

[Event "34th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2006.07.02"]
[EventDate "2006.06.28"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vadim Markovich Milov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. cxb5 a6 6. b6 d6
7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. e4 Bg7 9. a4 Qxb6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Rb8
12. Nd2 Ne8 13. a5 Qa7 14. Nc4 Nc7 15. Na4 Nb5 16. Nab6 Nxb6
17. Nxb6 f5 18. Nxc8 Rbxc8 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Bc4 Kh8 21. Re1
Bf6 22. Qh5 Nd4 23. Ra3 Nc2 24. Rh3 e5 25. Rf1 Nd4 26. Bxa6
Rc7 27. Bd3 e4 28. Bh6 Rg8 29. Rg3 Rcc8 30. Bc4 Be5 31. a6 f4
32. Rxg8+ Rxg8 33. Kh1 Qd7 34. g3 Nf3 35. Be2 Nd4 36. gxf4 Bg7
37. Bg4 Qe7 38. Bxg7+ Qxg7 39. h3 Ne2 40. Qf5 e3 41. Qe4 h5
42. Qxe3 hxg4 43. Qxe2 Qh6 44. f3 gxh3 45. Rg1 Rxg1+ 46. Kxg1
Qxf4 47. a7 Qd4+ 48. Kh1 Qa4 49. Qe7 Qd1+ 50. Kh2 Qc2+
51. Kxh3 Qf5+ 52. Kg3 Qg6+ 53. Kh4 1-0

[Event "34th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2006.07.03"]
[EventDate "2006.06.28"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Abhijit Kunte"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7
7. Qg4 Nf6 8. Qg3 d6 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. O-O Ne5 11. Kh1 O-O
12. Bg5 Ng6 13. Rad1 Nh5 14. Qg4 Nf6 15. Qe2 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6
17. f4 b5 18. a3 Rb8 19. Na5 Bb7 20. f5 Ne5 21. fxe6 Qxe6
22. Nxb7 Rxb7 23. Nd5 Re8 24. Rde1 Qg4 25. Qd2 Qg5 26. Qe2 Qg4
27. b4 Qxe2 28. Rxe2 Rc8 29. h3 Bd4 30. Rb1 Kf8 31. Rd2 Nc4
32. Bxc4 Rxc4 33. Re2 Rb8 34. Rb3 Re8 35. g4 Ba7 36. Rc3 Rd4
37. Nc7 Rexe4 38. Rxe4 Rxe4 39. Nxa6 Bd4 40. Rd3 Be5 41. Nc7
Re1+ 42. Kg2 Re2+ 43. Kf3 Rxc2 44. Nxb5 Ke7 45. Ke4 Ke6
46. Rxd6+ Bxd6 47. Nd4+ Kd7 48. Nxc2 g6 49. Nd4 Bg3 50. Kd5 h5
51. gxh5 gxh5 52. a4 Kc7 53. Nb5+ Kd7 54. a5 1-0

[Event "34th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2006.07.03"]
[EventDate "2006.06.28"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bf4 O-O 6. cxd5
Nxd5 7. Be5 Bh6 8. e3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nd7 10. Bg3 c5 11. Bd3 Qa5
12. Qd2 Nf6 13. O-O b6 14. Bh4 Bb7 15. Bxf6 exf6 16. Qb2 Rac8
17. Rfc1 Rfd8 18. a4 cxd4 19. cxd4 Bf8 20. Qb5 Bb4 21. Rab1
Bc3 22. h3 Kg7 23. Rc2 Bc6 24. Qxa5 Bxa5 25. Rbc1 Bd7 26. Bb5
Rxc2 27. Rxc2 Rc8 28. Rxc8 Bxc8 29. Kf1 a6 30. Bc4 Kf8 31. Ke2
Ke7 32. Kd3 Bd7 33. Bxa6 Bxa4 34. e4 Bd7 35. Bc4 b5 36. Bb3
Bc7 37. Nd2 h5 38. Nb1 b4 39. Kc4 Bb6 40. Nd2 Bc8 41. Kd3 g5
42. Nf1 f5 43. Ne3 fxe4+ 44. Kxe4 Ba5 45. g4 hxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "34th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2006.07.04"]
[EventDate "2006.06.28"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Giorgi Kacheishvili"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. f4 Ne7
7. Ngf3 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. Nb3 Nxc5 10. Nxc5 Qb6 11. Bd3 Bxd3
12. Nxd3 Qxe3+ 13. Qe2 Bc5 14. Qxe3 Bxe3 15. Ke2 Bb6 16. Rac1
Ke7 17. c3 Rac8 18. Rhe1 a6 19. Kf1 g6 20. g3 Na5 21. b3 Rc7
22. Ke2 Rhc8 23. Kd2 Nc6 24. Rf1 Nb8 25. g4 Nd7 26. Nd4 Nc5
27. Nxc5 Bxc5 28. Ne2 f6 29. Rf3 Rf8 30. Rh3 Rf7 31. exf6+
Kxf6 32. Rf1 Ke7 33. f5 gxf5 34. gxf5 e5 35. c4 dxc4 36. bxc4
Bb4+ 37. Kd3 Kf6 38. Rh6+ Kg5 39. Rb6 Bc5 40. Re6 Rxf5 41. Re1
Bf2 42. Rb1 Rf3+ 43. Kd2 Kf5 44. Re8 Be3+ 45. Ke1 Bf4 46. Rb8
Rxc4 47. R8xb7 Rh3 48. Nxf4 Kxf4 49. Rf7+ Ke4 50. Rf2 Rhc3
51. Re2+ Re3 52. Rxe3+ Kxe3 53. Rb3+ Kd4 54. Ra3 Rc2 55. Rxa6
Rxh2 56. a4 Ke3 57. Kf1 e4 58. a5 Rf2+ 59. Kg1 Ra2 60. Ra8 Ke2
61. a6 e3 62. a7 Ra6 63. Kg2 Rg6+ 64. Kh3 Rg7 65. Kh4 Rd7
66. Kg3 Kd2 67. Kf3 e2 68. Rb8 Rf7+ 69. Kg2 Rxa7 70. Rd8+ Ke1
71. Rb8 Rg7+ 0-1

[Event "34th World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2006.07.04"]
[EventDate "2006.06.28"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Thomas Roussel-Roozmon"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2419"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Rf8 11. Nd5 c6
12. Ne7+ Kh8 13. Be3 Re8 14. Nxc8 Raxc8 15. g4 Nf8 16. Nd2 Ne6
17. g5 Nd7 18. Nb3 Rc7 19. Bg4 Bf8 20. Bxe6 Rxe6 21. Rd3 c5
22. Nd2 f5 23. f3 f4 24. Bf2 h6 25. gxh6 g5 26. Nb1 Rxh6
27. Nc3 b6 28. Kd2 Rb7 29. Ke2 Nf6 30. Rd8 Kg7 31. Nd5 Be7
32. Rc8 Rh3 33. Rg1 Nxd5 34. exd5 Rxh2 35. d6 Bf6 36. Rc7+
Rxc7 37. dxc7 Rh8 38. Kd3 Rc8 39. Ke4 Rxc7 40. Be1 Kg6 41. Rh1
Rd7 42. Bc3 g4 43. fxg4 Kg5 44. a4 a5 45. Rh5+ Kxg4 46. Rf5
Bg7 0-1

[Event "North American Open"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2006.12.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Melikset Zavenovich Khachiyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 g6 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 Bg7 7.O-O
O-O 8.h3 Nc6 9.Qe2 Na5 10.Bg5 d5 11.c3 f6 12.Bf4 g5 13.Bg3
Nxb3 14.axb3 Bf5 15.Nh2 c6 16.Nd2 Qe8 17.exf6 exf6 18.Qxe8
Rfxe8 19.f4 Bd3 20.Rf2 h6 21.fxg5 hxg5 22.h4 gxh4 23.Bxh4 Re6
24.Ng4 Nd7 25.Rf3 Be2 26.Rg3 Kf7 27.Nf3 Rh8 28.Bg5 a6 29.Kf2
c5 30.Be3 Bxf3 31.Rxf3 Re4 32.Kg3 Bf8 33.Bf4 cxd4 34.cxd4 Rxd4
35.Ne5 Ke6 36.Nxd7 Kxd7 37.Rc1 Rxf4 38.Rxf4 Bd6 39.Kf3 Bxf4
40.Kxf4 Rc8 41.Rd1 Rc2 42.Rxd5 Kc6 43.Rf5 Rxg2 44.Ke4 Rxb2
45.Rf3 Kc5 0-1

[Event "North American Open"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2006.12.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Andrew Boekhoff"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A87"]
[WhiteElo "2288"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1.d4 f5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.c4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.b3 h6
8.Bb2 Qe8 9.Nbd2 g5 10.e3 c6 11.Re1 Nh7 12.e4 f4 13.e5 d5
14.Rc1 Be6 15.Ba3 Na6 16.Bf1 Rf7 17.Bd3 Nf8 18.Kg2 Qd7 19.cxd5
Bxd5 20.Be4 fxg3 21.fxg3 Ne6 22.h3 Raf8 23.Qe2 Nac7 24.Rf1 h5
25.Bb2 h4 26.Nh2 hxg3 27.Kxg3 Nf4 28.Qg4 Qxg4 29.Kxg4 Bxe4
30.Nxe4 Nd3 31.Rxf7 Rxf7 32.Nxg5 Rf2 0-1

[Event "North American Open"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2006.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vadim Markovich Milov"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Ne7 6.O-O Nbc6
7.Nxc6 Nxc6 8.f4 d6 9.Nd2 g6 10.Nf3 Bg7 11.c3 O-O 12.Qe2 Re8
13.Qf2 Qc7 14.Nh4 b5 15.Be3 Bb7 16.Rad1 Qe7 17.Bb6 Bf6 18.Nf3
e5 19.g3 Bg7 20.Bb1 Nd8 21.f5 Bf8 22.Nh4 Bc6 23.a3 Qb7 24.Ba2
g5 25.Ng6 Bxe4 26.Nxf8 d5 27.Qe3 h6 28.Nd7 1-0

[Event "ICC blitz"]
[Site "ICC"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Crafty (Computer)"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "310"]

1. Nc3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Bc4 e6 4. Nf3 Ne7 5. O-O d6 6. d4 O-O
7. Bg5 h6 8. Be3 b6 9. Qd2 Kh7 10. d5 e5 11. Ne1 f5 12. f3 f4
13. Bf2 g5 14. Nd3 h5 15. Rae1 Ng6 16. Re2 Bh6 17. Ne1 g4
18. Qd3 a6 19. a4 Nd7 20. Kh1 Nf6 21. b4 Rf7 22. Rg1 g3
23. hxg3 fxg3 24. Bxg3 h4 25. Bxh4 Nxh4 26. g3 Ng6 27. Rh2 Kg7
28. Kg2 Rf8 29. Nd1 Rh8 30. Rgh1 Bg5 31. Rxh8 Nxh8 32. Nf2 Ng6
33. c3 Qe8 34. b5 a5 35. Nc2 Ne7 36. Nh3 Bxh3+ 37. Rxh3 Qg6
38. Kf2 Rh8 39. Rxh8 Kxh8 40. Ba2 Nd7 41. Ne1 Nc5 42. Qc2 Qh6
43. Ng2 Ng6 44. Bc4 Qh2 45. Bf1 Kg7 46. Qa2 Nf8 47. Bc4 Nh7
48. Kf1 Qh1+ 49. Kf2 Qc1 50. Be2 Nf6 51. Qc4 Bd2 52. g4 Qxc3
53. Qxc3 Bxc3 54. Bd1 Bd2 55. Nh4 Ng8 56. Ke2 Bg5 57. Nf5+ Kf7
58. Bc2 Ne7 59. Ng3 Nd7 60. Kd3 Ng6 61. Nf5 Kf6 62. Kc3 Nh4
63. Nxh4 Bxh4 64. Kd2 Kg5 65. Bd1 Kf4 66. Ke2 Nf6 67. Kf1 Nh7
68. Kg2 Be1 69. Kf1 Bg3 70. Be2 Ng5 71. Kg1 Nxf3+ 72. Kg2 Ne1+
73. Kf1 Nc2 74. Kg2 Ne3+ 75. Kh3 Be1 76. g5 Kxg5 77. Kh2 Kf4
78. Bd3 Ng4+ 79. Kg2 Nf2 80. Bc2 Nxe4 81. Bb3 Nc5 82. Kf1 Nxb3
83. Kxe1 Nc5 84. Ke2 Nxa4 85. Ke1 Nc5 86. Kf2 Ke4 87. Kg2 Kxd5
88. Kg3 Kc4 89. Kg4 Kxb5 90. Kg3 a4 91. Kf3 a3 92. Ke3 a2
93. Kf2 a1=N 94. Ke3 Kc6 95. Kf3 Nab3 96. Kg4 Nd4 97. Kg5
Nde6+ 98. Kf5 Kd7 99. Kg4 b5 100. Kf3 b4 101. Kg3 b3 102. Kf3
b2 103. Kg4 b1=N 104. Kf5 Na3 105. Kg4 Nb7 106. Kf5 Nf8
107. Ke4 Nd8 108. Kd3 Nb5 109. Kc4 Na7 110. Kd3 Nc8 111. Ke4
Ke6 112. Ke3 d5 113. Kd2 c5 114. Kd1 e4 115. Kc2 d4 116. Kb2
Kd5 117. Kc1 c4 118. Kd2 e3+ 119. Ke1 Ke4 120. Kf1 d3 121. Ke1
c3 122. Kd1 c2+ 123. Kc1 e2 124. Kd2 Kd4 125. Ke1 c1=N
126. Kd2 Nb3+ 127. Ke1 Kc3 128. Kf2 Nc5 129. Ke1 Nce6 130. Kf2
Nc7 131. Kf3 e1=N+ 132. Kf2 Nc2 133. Kf1 Ne8 134. Kg2 Nfe6
135. Kf2 Nf6 136. Kf3 Nd6 137. Kg3 Nc6 138. Kg2 N2d4 139. Kh3
N4f5 140. Kg2 Nfe7 141. Kf2 Ng6 142. Ke1 Kc2 143. Kf2 d2
144. Kg2 d1=N 145. Kf1 Nc3 146. Kf2 Ncd5 147. Kg2 Nce5
148. Kg1 Nde4 149. Kg2 Nd4 150. Kg1 Ngf4 151. Kh1 Nfg4
152. Kg1 Nde3 153. Kh1 Ndf5 154. Kg1 Nf3+ 155. Kh1 Nfg3# 0-1

[Event "ACP Rapid"]
[Site "Odessa UKR"]
[Date "2007.01.05"]
[EventDate "2007.01.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bf4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 dxc4 8. e3 Be6 9. Qb1 Qc8 10. Ng5 Bd7 11. Bxc4 e6
12. h4 h6 13. Ne4 Bc6 14. O-O Nd7 15. Bb5 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 c6
17. Be2 O-O 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Qf3 Qd8 20. Rab1 Nb6 21. Bg3 e5
22. h5 g5 23. Bd3 Qd5 24. Be4 Qe6 25. Qf5 Qxf5 26. Bxf5 Re7
27. Rb4 Rd8 28. Rfb1 Rd5 29. c4 Rd8 30. c5 Nd5 31. Rxb7 Rxb7
32. Rxb7 exd4 33. exd4 Bxd4 34. Bd6 Re8 35. Kf1 Bc3 36. Rb8
Rxb8 37. Bxb8 a5 38. Bd7 Nb4 39. a3 Nd3 40. Bxc6 Bd4 41. Bb5
Nxc5 42. Bc7 Bc3 43. Bb6 Ne6 44. g3 Kg7 45. Bd7 Nd4 46. Bd8
Bb2 47. a4 Bc3 48. Kg2 Bb4 49. Bb6 Bc3 50. f4 gxf4 51. gxf4
Nb3 52. Kf3 Bb4 53. Bb5 Nc5 54. Ke3 Kf6 55. Kd4 Ne6+ 56. Ke4
Nc5+ 57. Kd5 Ne6 58. Be3 Be1 59. Bd3 Bg3 60. Ke4 Be1 61. f5
Nf8 62. Bxh6 Nd7 63. Be3 Bc3 64. h6 Ne5 65. Be2 Nd7 66. Bd4+
Bxd4 67. Kxd4 Nf8 68. Kc5 Kg5 69. Kb5 Kxh6 70. Kxa5 Kg5
71. Bd3 Kf6 72. Kb5 Ke5 73. Kc6 1-0

[Event "ACP Rapid"]
[Site "Odessa UKR"]
[Date "2007.01.05"]
[EventDate "2007.01.05"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 h6
12. Bh4 Bd6 13. c3 Bf4 14. Bc2 Qd6 15. g3 Bg5 16. Bxg5 hxg5
17. f4 g4 18. Qd4 Ba6 19. Rfe1 Rfe8 20. Nc5 Be2 21. Kf2 Bf3
22. Re5 Nd7 23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. Rae1 Rxe5 25. Qxe5 Qd8 26. Kf1
Qb8 27. Qe3 Be4 28. Bxe4 dxe4 29. Re2 f5 30. Qc5 Qb5 31. Qxb5
cxb5 32. Rd2 g6 33. Rd6 Kg7 34. Ra6 Rh8 35. Rxa7+ Kf6 36. Rb7
Rxh2 37. Rxb5 e3 38. a4 Rf2+ 39. Ke1 Rg2 40. a5 Rxg3 41. a6
Rg1+ 42. Ke2 Ra1 43. Rb6+ Kg7 44. Kxe3 g5 45. fxg5 g3 46. Kf3
f4 47. a7 Rxa7 48. Rb4 Rf7 49. Rd4 Rf5 50. b4 Rxg5 51. Rd2 Kf6
52. c4 Ke7 53. c5 Rg6 54. Rg2 Rf6 55. Rd2 Rg6 56. Re2+ Kd8
57. Rg2 Rf6 58. Rd2+ Kc8 59. Ra2 Rg6 60. Rd2 Rg5 61. Rg2 Rd5
62. Ke4 Rd1 63. b5 Re1+ 64. Kd5 f3 65. Rxg3 f2 66. Rg8+ Kb7
67. Rg7+ Kc8 68. Rg8+ Kb7 69. c6+ Kb6 70. Rb8+ Kc7 0-1

[Event "5th Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2007.01.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[PlyCount "200"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O
7. Ng5 h6 8. f4 exf4 9. Nh3 Ne5 10. Nxf4 Nxc4 11. dxc4 d6
12. b3 Ng4 13. Nfd5 Bg5 14. Qe1 Bxc1 15. Rxc1 Be6 16. Qg3 Qg5
17. Rcd1 Rad8 18. h3 Ne5 19. Qxg5 hxg5 20. Nb5 Nc6 21. Ndc7
Bc8 22. c3 g4 23. hxg4 Bxg4 24. Rxd6 a6 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Na3
Rd2 27. Rc1 Rxa2 28. Nc2 Ne5 29. Ne3 Be2 30. Ncd5 Bd3 31. Rd1
Bxe4 32. Ne7+ Kh7 33. Kh2 g6 34. Kg3 Nd3 35. N7d5 Kg7 36. Nf4
Nxf4 37. Kxf4 Bxg2 38. Nxg2 Rxg2 39. Rd6 Rf2+ 40. Ke4 Rf6
41. Rd1 Rb6 42. Rb1 Rd6 43. Ke5 Rd3 44. b4 cxb4 45. cxb4 f6+
46. Ke6 Re3+ 47. Kd6 Kf7 48. Rh1 Re6+ 49. Kc7 Rc6+ 50. Kxb7
Rxc4 51. Rb1 f5 52. Kxa6 f4 53. b5 Ra4+ 54. Kb7 Ke6 55. b6 g5
56. Kb8 f3 57. b7 Rf4 58. Re1+ Kf5 59. Rb1 Rc4 60. Ka8 Ra4+
61. Kb8 Rc4 62. Ka8 Ra4+ 63. Kb8 Re4 64. Kc7 Re8 65. Rd1 g4
66. Rd8 Rxd8 67. Kxd8 f2 68. b8=Q f1=Q 69. Qc8+ Kf4 70. Qc7+
Kf3 71. Qf7+ Kg2 72. Qd5+ Qf3 73. Qd2+ Kf1 74. Qc1+ Ke2
75. Qc2+ Ke1 76. Kc7 g3 77. Qc1+ Kf2 78. Qd2+ Qe2 79. Qf4+ Kg2
80. Kd6 Qa6+ 81. Kc5 Qa5+ 82. Kc6 Qc3+ 83. Kd6 Kg1 84. Ke6 g2
85. Kf5 Qh3+ 86. Kg5 Kh1 87. Qe4 Qg3+ 88. Kf5 Kg1 89. Qb1+ Kh2
90. Qb2 Qh3+ 91. Kf4 Qg3+ 92. Kf5 Qd3+ 93. Kf4 Qd6+ 94. Kg4
Qd7+ 95. Kf4 Qc7+ 96. Kg4 Qc8+ 97. Kf3 Qa8+ 98. Kf4 Kh1
99. Qb5 g1=Q 100. Qd5+ Qg2 0-1

[Event "5th Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2007.01.24"]
[EventDate "2007.01.23"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Srinath Narayanan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2229"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6
7. Be3 Bg7 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Rc1 O-O 10. b3 Bf5 11. Nf3 d5 12. O-O
Bg4 13. c5 Nc8 14. b4 a6 15. Rb1 e6 16. a4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 N8e7
18. b5 Na5 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Qd3 Rfd8 22. bxa6 Rxa6
23. Nb5 Nc6 24. Nd6 Ra7 25. Rb6 Bxd4 26. Rxc6 Rxa4 27. Nb5
bxc6 28. Nxd4 Rc8 29. g3 e5 30. Nb3 Qf6 31. Bg2 Ra3 32. Qc2
Rb8 33. Nd2 e4 34. Qc1 Ra2 35. Bxe4 Qd4 36. Bxd5 Qxd5 37. Nc4
Qxc5 38. Qc3 Rb4 0-1

[Event "5th Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2007.01.25"]
[EventDate "2007.01.23"]
[Round "3.28"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Malcolm Robert Tredinnick"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2209"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Bd6
7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Qc1 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bc5
12. Nd2 Nd7 13. Kh1 b6 14. a3 a5 15. Bc3 Bb7 16. Qb2 Qh4
17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Be7 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Nf3 Qh5 21. Be2 Qf7
22. Bb5 Nb8 23. Rxa8 Bxa8 24. Nd4 Rc8 25. Rc1 Rc4 26. Qa1 Bc6
27. Bxc4 dxc4 28. Nxc6 Nxc6 29. Qa8+ Nd8 30. Rd1 1-0

[Event "5th Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2007.01.26"]
[EventDate "2007.01.23"]
[Round "4.14"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jovanka Houska"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2384"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Nb6 5. Be2 g6 6. exd6 cxd6
7. O-O Bg7 8. c3 O-O 9. Na3 d5 10. h3 Nc6 11. Nc2 f6 12. a4 a5
13. Be3 Be6 14. Na3 Bf7 15. Qb3 Re8 16. Rad1 Rc8 17. Rfe1 h6
18. h4 Qc7 19. Qc2 Nd7 20. Nb5 Qb8 21. Qd2 Kh7 22. Bf4 e5
23. Bg3 Re7 24. h5 g5 25. dxe5 fxe5 26. Nfd4 Nf6 27. Nf5 Rd7
28. Bd3 Kh8 29. Nxg7 Kxg7 30. Bf5 Re7 31. Bxc8 Qxc8 32. Nd6
Qe6 33. Nxf7 Qxf7 34. b4 e4 35. b5 Ne5 36. Bxe5 Rxe5 37. Qd4
Rf5 38. c4 Qxh5 39. cxd5 Kg6 40. d6 Ng4 41. Qxe4 Qh2+ 42. Kf1
Nf6 43. Qxb7 Qh1+ 44. Ke2 Qh4 45. f4 Rxf4 46. Rf1 Qg4+ 47. Kd2
Rd4+ 48. Ke3 Re4+ 49. Kd3 Qe2+ 0-1

[Event "5th Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2007.01.27"]
[EventDate "2007.01.23"]
[Round "5.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ramachandran Ramesh"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. Nf3 c5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. Bc2 e5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Re1 Bf5
12. d4 O-O 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Bg5 Bxc2 15. Qxc2 Qd6 16. Rad1
Qc7 17. Rd5 Rae8 18. g3 f6 19. Be3 b6 20. Red1 Qf7 21. Nh4 Ne7
22. Rd7 Qxc4 23. Rxa7 Nd5 24. Bh6 Re7 25. Ra4 Nb4 26. Qb1 Bxc3
27. Nf5 Rc7 28. Bxg7 Rb8 29. Rc1 b5 30. Bxf6 Bxf6 31. Rxc4
bxc4 32. a3 Nc6 33. Qe4 c3 34. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "5th Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2007.01.29"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Roiz"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 Nc6
7. Nde2 b6 8. Bg2 Ba6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Re1 O-O 11. a4 Rc8 12. h3
Nd7 13. Nd5 Nc5 14. Ra3 e6 15. Ne3 Qe7 16. Qd2 Nd7 17. b3 Rfd8
18. c4 Bb7 19. Bb2 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Nb4 21. Rd1 Nc5 22. Nc3 h5
23. h4 Kh7 24. Raa1 g5 25. Qe2 Kh6 26. Ncd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 Rd7
28. dxe6 fxe6 29. Rd4 Kg6 30. Be4+ Kh6 31. Bg2 Kg6 32. Be4+
Kh6 33. Bf3 Rg8 34. Bxh5 gxh4 35. Rg4 Kh7 36. Kg2 Rxg4
37. Qxg4 Qf6 38. Rh1 Rg7 39. Qxh4 Qxh4 40. Rxh4 Kg8 41. Bd1 a5
42. Rd4 Rd7 43. f4 Kf7 44. f5 exf5 45. Nxf5 Ke6 46. g4 Nbd3
47. Kf3 Nc1 48. Rd2 N5xb3 49. Bxb3 Nxb3 50. Re2+ Kf6 51. Rb2
Nc5 52. Rxb6 Ke6 53. Nd4+ Ke5 54. Nc6+ Ke6 55. Nd4+ Ke5
56. Nc6+ Ke6 57. Rb5 Nxa4 58. Nd4+ Kf7 59. Rf5+ Kg8 60. Nb3
Nb6 61. Nxa5 Rc7 62. Rf6 Nxc4 63. Nxc4 Rxc4 64. Rxd6 Kg7
65. Kg3 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2007.01.30"]
[EventDate "2007.01.23"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Viktorovich Epishin"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7
7. Be3 d5 8. exd5 Qxd5 9. Nc3 Qxg2 10. Be4 Qh3 11. Qd4 Nf6
12. O-O-O Nbd7 13. Rhg1 g6 14. Rg3 Qh5 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bf3 Qxh2
17. Be3 e5 18. Qa4 e4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Qh4 21. Nc5 b5
22. Qd4 Bf6 23. Qd5 Nxc5 24. Bxc5 1-0

[Event "5th Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2007.01.31"]
[EventDate "2007.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Zahar Efimenko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B75"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 a6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. Be2 b6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bb7
12. c4 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Rac1 e5 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Rfd1 Ne5
17. Nb3 Nf7 18. Bd4 Bh6 19. Be3 Bg7 20. Rc2 Rb8 21. Kh1 Ba8
22. Nd4 e5 23. Nb3 a5 24. Bd3 a4 25. Nc1 e4 26. Bxe4 Bxe4
27. fxe4 Rxe4 28. Bg1 Qc7 29. b3 Rbe8 30. Qd3 axb3 31. axb3
Nh6 32. Re2 Qc6 33. Rxe4 Rxe4 34. Bxb6 Nf5 35. Bg1 Be5 36. Qf3
Nh4 37. Qh3 Nf5 38. Bf2 Qe8 39. Qf3 Bd4 40. Nd3 Bxf2 41. Qxf2
Re3 42. Re1 Qe4 43. Rxe3 Nxe3 44. Qe2 Qd4 45. h3 h5 46. g3
Qe4+ 47. Kg1 Qd4 48. Kh2 Qe4 49. Kg1 Qd4 50. Kh2 Qe4 51. Kg1
1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2007.02.01"]
[EventDate "2007.01.23"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sarunas Sulskis"]
[ECO "E40"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 d6 6. Bd3 e5
7. Ne2 e4 8. Bc2 Be6 9. Ng3 Bxc4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 d5
12. Bc2 O-O 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh6 Qf6 15. h4 Qg7 16. Qxg7+ Kxg7
17. Bb3 Bxb3 18. axb3 Nd7 19. c4 f5 20. Ke2 Nf6 21. Kd3 c6
22. f3 Rfe8 23. Bd2 h5 24. Be1 Kf7 25. Bg3 a6 26. Bf4 Rec8
27. Rhc1 Ke6 28. Rc2 Rd8 29. Ra5 Rd7 30. Bg5 Kf7 31. Rc1 Re8
32. Bf4 Rdd8 33. Be5 Rd7 34. Ke2 Red8 35. Rf1 Re7 36. Kf2 Rde8
37. Ke2 Nd7 38. Bf4 Nf6 39. Kd3 Re6 40. Bg5 Rd6 41. cxd5 Rxd5
42. Rxd5 Nxd5 43. e4 Nc7 44. Bf4 Ne6 45. Be3 Ke7 46. Kc4 Kd6
47. Rd1 fxe4 48. fxe4 Rf8 49. Kb4 Kc7 50. Rc1 Re8 51. Kc4 Kd7
52. Rf1 Rf8 53. Rxf8 Nxf8 54. d5 cxd5+ 55. Kxd5 Ne6 56. Ke5
Ke7 57. g3 Nc7 58. Bg5+ Kf7 59. Kd6 Ne6 60. Be3 Kf6 61. b4 Kf7
62. e5 b5 63. Kc6 Ke7 64. Kb6 Kd7 65. Kxa6 Kc6 66. Ka7 Nc7
67. Kb8 Na6+ 68. Kc8 Nxb4 69. e6 Nd5 70. Bf4 b4 71. Kd8 Nf6
72. e7 1-0

[Event "VIII Dos Hermanas Internet"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2007.03.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Tigran Levonovich Petrosian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. h3 Ne7
7. O-O h6 8. Re1 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nd7 10. Nf1 Qc7 11. c3 O-O-O
12. b4 g5 13. N3h2 Rdg8 14. a4 h5 15. b5 g4 16. h4 g3 17. fxg3
Nf5 18. Bg5 Nxg3 19. bxc6 Qxc6 20. Nxg3 Bxg3 21. Re3 Qc7
22. Nf1 Bf4 23. Bxf4 Qxf4 24. Qf3 Qxh4 25. a5 Rh6 26. a6 b6
27. Qf2 Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Nf6 29. Nh2 Kd7 30. Rg1 Kd6 31. Rf3 Rc8
32. Rc1 Ne4+ 33. Bxe4 dxe4 34. Rf4 f5 35. Nf1 Ke7 36. Ne3 Kf6
37. g3 Kg5 38. c4 Bd7 39. Rh1 b5 40. cxb5 Rb8 41. Rb1 Rxa6
42. d5 Ra2+ 43. Kg1 Ra3 44. Kf2 Rc8 45. Rb2 Rcc3 46. Nf1 Rcb3
47. Rc2 Rxb5 48. Rc7 Rxd5 49. Ne3 Rd2+ 50. Ke1 Rdd3 51. Rxd7
Rxe3+ 52. Kf2 Rxg3 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 8th"]
[Site "Internet ICC"]
[Date "2007.03.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Farid Abbasov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2444"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 f5 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Nh3 c6 7. g3 Nf6 8. Bg2 O-O  9. O-O Na6 10. b3 Nc7 11. Bb2 Kh8 12. d5 cxd5 13. cxd5 Nd7 14. f3 exf3 15. exf3  Bf6 16. Qd2 Ne5 17. Kh1 Bd7 18. Rad1 Qe8 19. Ne2 Qf7 20. Nef4 Rfe8 21. Ne6 Nxe6  22. dxe6 Bxe6 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. Qxg5 Rad8 25. Bxe5 h6 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Qg5 d5  28. Bd4 b6 29. Rfe1 Bc8 30. f4 Bb7 31. Re5 Rxe5 32. Bxe5 Re8 33. h3 Kh7 34. Kh2  d4 35. Bxb7 Qxb7 36. Qh5+ 1-0


[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 8th"]
[Site "Internet ICC"]
[Date "2007.03.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Farid Abbasov"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2444"]
[PlyCount "166"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e4 dxe4 5. Bg5 Bg7 6. Nge2 O-O 7. Ng3 h6 8. Be3  c5 9. d5 e6 10. Bxc5 Re8 11. Be2 exd5 12. cxd5 Nbd7 13. Be3 h5 14. O-O h4 15.  Nh1 Nb6 16. d6 Bd7 17. Bg5 h3 18. Ng3 hxg2 19. Re1 Bc6 20. a4 Re6 21. a5 Rxd6  22. Qb3 Nbd5 23. Ncxe4 Rd7 24. Bc4 Qf8 25. Rad1 Re8 26. Bxf6 Nxf6 27. Ng5 Rxe1+  28. Rxe1 Nh7 29. Nxf7 Rxf7 30. Ne4 Qe7 31. a6 b6 32. Bxf7+ Qxf7 33. Qxf7+ Kxf7  34. Nd6+ Kf6 35. Rc1 Bd5 36. h4 Bf8 37. Nb5 g5 38. Rc7 Be7 39. Nc3 Bf3 40. h5  g4 41. Rd7 Ng5 42. Ne2 Nh3+ 43. Kh2 Bxe2 44. Kxg2 Nf4+ 45. Kg3 Nxh5+ 46. Kh4  Nf4 47. Rxa7 Bd6 48. Rd7 Ng6+ 49. Kh5 g3+ 50. Kh6 gxf2 51. Rxd6+ Ke5 52. a7  f1=Q 53. a8=Q Qh3+ 54. Kxg6 Kxd6 55. Qd8+ Kc5 56. Qe7+ Kc6 57. Qxe2 Qg3+ 58.  Kf5 Qd6 59. Qa6 Qd5+ 60. Kf6 Qd4+ 61. Ke7 Qxb2 62. Qc4+ Kb7 63. Qd5+ Ka6 64.  Qa8+ Kb5 65. Qd5+ Ka4 66. Kd6 Qb5 67. Qa2+ Kb4 68. Qb2+ Ka5 69. Qa1+ Qa4 70.  Qe5+ b5 71. Kc6 Qc4+ 72. Kb7 Ka4 73. Qa1+ Kb4 74. Qe1+ Qc3 75. Qb1+ Ka4 76.  Qa2+ Qa3 77. Qc2+ Qb3 78. Qc6 Ka3 79. Qa6+ Qa4 80. Qf6 b4 81. Qa1+ Kb3 82. Qd1+  Ka3 83. Qa1+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Foxwoods"]
[Date "2007.04.05"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Michael Mulyar"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Ne5 Bb4
7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nd3 Bd6 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Qe7 11. O-O Ne4
12. f3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 f5 14. Qb3 Kh8 15. Re1 c5 16. c4 dxc4
17. Qxc4 Rb8 18. a4 a6 19. a5 b5 20. axb6 Nxb6 21. Qc2 cxd4
22. exd4 Qf6 23. f4 Bd7 24. Be3 Rbc8 25. Nc5 Bb5 26. Bf2 Nd7
27. Rac1 Bxc5 28. dxc5 Bc6 29. Bxc6 Qxc6 30. Re7 Nf6 31. Qxf5
Rcd8 32. Qe6 Qf3 33. Qe2 Qd5 34. Qxa6 Ng4 35. Qe2 Nxf2
36. Qxf2 Rf6 37. Qe3 h6 38. c6 Kh7 39. c7 Rc8 40. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Foxwoods"]
[Date "2007.04.05"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Salvijus Bercys"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A89"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 d6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Qb3 h6 11. c5 Kh8
12. Rd1 g5 13. Qc4 e4 14. f3 exf3 15. exf3 e5 16. dxe6 Qe7
17. f4 Bxe6 18. Qb4 a5 19. Qb5 c6 20. Qe2 Rad8 21. Rd6 Rxd6
22. cxd6 Qxd6 23. fxg5 Ng4 24. Bf4 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 Bc4 26. Qd2
Nf2+ 27. Kg1 Ng4+ 28. Kh1 hxg5 29. Bxg5 f4 30. Ne4 Qb6
31. Bxf4 Rd8 32. Qc2 Bd3 33. Qc5 Qxb2 34. Qh5+ Kg8 35. Rf1
Bxf1 36. Bxf1 Qb1 0-1

[Event "Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Foxwoods"]
[Date "2007.04.06"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Anatolyevich Shabalov"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. Nc3 Bd6
7. g4 h6 8. Rg1 Qe7 9. h4 dxc4 10. e4 e5 11. g5 Nh5 12. Bxc4
exd4 13. Nxd4 Nb6 14. Be2 Nf4 15. Be3 h5 16. O-O-O g6 17. Kb1
Bd7 18. Qd2 Nxe2 19. Ndxe2 Be5 20. f4 Nc4 21. Qd3 Nxe3
22. Qxe3 Bc7 23. Qd4 Rf8 24. Rge1 Bb6 25. Qc4 Qe6 26. Qxe6+
Bxe6 27. f5 Bd7 28. Nf4 Bc7 29. Nce2 Rg8 30. Nd3 b6 31. Nef4
O-O-O 32. b4 Kb7 33. a3 Bc8 34. Kc2 gxf5 35. e5 Rd4 36. Re3
Rgd8 37. Rh1 a5 38. bxa5 b5 39. Nxh5 f4 40. Ndxf4 Bf5+ 41. Kb3
c5 42. Rc1 c4+ 43. Kb2 Bxa5 44. Ne2 Rd2+ 0-1

[Event "Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Foxwoods"]
[Date "2007.04.06"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Robert Lee Hess"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2447"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. d5 N8d7
7. Be3 g6 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. Bd4 O-O
12. Nge2 e5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. O-O e5 15. Be3 Bc6 16. Ng3 Kh8
17. Rad1 Qe8 18. c5 dxc5 19. Bxc5 Rf7 20. Nge4 Rd8 21. Nxf6
Bxf6 22. Qe2 Nd5 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Bxa7 Rfd7 25. Bc2 Qa8
26. Rxd5 Bxd5 27. Be3 Qxa2 28. Qb5 Bc6 29. Qb4 Kg7 30. Be4
Bxe4 31. Qxe4 Qxb2 32. g4 Qc3 33. g5 Be7 34. Rc1 Qa5 35. Bc5
Qc7 36. Ba3 Qa5 37. Bc5 Qc7 38. Ba3 Qa5 39. Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Foxwoods"]
[Date "2007.04.07"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Vavrak"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2464"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6 5. a3 Bf8 6. Bb5+ c6
7. Ba4 Ba6 8. Nce2 Ne7 9. h4 h5 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. c3 Nd7 12. Nf4
g6 13. Nge2 Nf5 14. Bc2 Be7 15. Bxf5 exf5 16. e6 Nf8 17. Nxd5
cxd5 18. Qa4+ Kd8 19. exf7 Ne6 20. Bxe7+ Kxe7 21. Qxa6 Kxf7
22. O-O Rae8 23. Rae1 Re7 24. Nc1 Qf4 25. g3 Qg4 26. Kh2 f4
27. Qe2 g5 28. Nd3 Qf5 29. hxg5 Ree8 30. Qe5 Qxd3 31. Qf6+ Kg8
32. Rxe6 Rf8 33. Qg6+ Qxg6 34. Rxg6+ Kf7 35. Rf6+ Kg7 36. Rxf4
1-0

[Event "Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Foxwoods"]
[Date "2007.04.07"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jesse Kraai"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. b3 d6 3. d4 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. e3 Nf6 6. Bc4 e6
7. O-O O-O 8. Nbd2 Kh8 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Rad1 Qe7 11. Rfe1 Bd7
12. a3 Rae8 13. b4 Nh5 14. Bb3 g5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qf7
17. Nc4 d5 18. Nd2 b5 19. Rf1 g4 20. Bd4 Rg8 21. g3 a5 22. c3
a4 23. Bc2 Qg6 24. Bd3 Rb8 25. Kg2 Bf8 26. Rh1 Ng7 27. h3
gxh3+ 28. Rxh3 h5 29. Rdh1 Be8 30. Kf1 Be7 31. Nf3 Qg4 32. Bc5
Bxc5 33. bxc5 Rf8 34. Rh4 Qg6 35. g4 Qh6 36. g5 Qg6 37. Rg1
Kg8 38. Nd4 Kf7 39. c6 Rb6 40. Bxb5 Kg8 41. f4 Bf7 42. c4 dxc4
43. Qxc4 Rd8 44. Qxa4 Be8 45. Kf2 Qf7 46. Rc1 Qe7 47. Rc3 Rd5
48. Qc4 Qd8 49. a4 Rb8 50. Qb4 Kh7 51. Kg3 Bg6 52. Rh2 Be8
53. Kh4 Kg6 54. Rd2 Bf7 55. Rc4 Ra8 56. Nf3 Rb8 57. Rcd4 Qe8
58. Rxd5 exd5 59. Nd4 Be6 60. Qc5 Ra8 61. Ra2 Bf7 62. Bd3 Qf8
63. Qxf8 Rxf8 64. a5 Ra8 65. a6 Be6 66. Rb2 Bc8 67. Rb7 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "Stillwater USA"]
[Date "2007.05.15"]
[EventDate "2007.05.15"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Joshua E Friedel"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6
7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4 Qa5+ 9. c3 cxd4 10. b4 Qc7 11. Qxd4 a5
12. b5 b6 13. Qd2 Nc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Bd4 Nd7 16. Bd3 g6
17. a4 Bb7 18. h4 h5 19. O-O Be7 20. Qe3 Nc5 21. g3 Rc8
22. Nd2 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 Bc5 24. Rfc1 Bxd4+ 25. Qxd4 O-O 26. Nf1
Qd8 27. Ne3 Rc5 28. Kf2 Qe7 29. Ke2 Rfc8 30. Kd2 Qc7 31. Rc2
Kf8 32. Ra3 Qd8 33. Kc1 Rc4 34. Nxc4 Rxc4 35. Qe3 Re4 36. Qf2
d4 37. cxd4 Qe7 38. Rac3 Qb4 39. d5 Bxd5 40. Qxb6 Kg7 41. Qd8
Re1+ 42. Kd2 Rg1 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Qd8+ Kh7 45. Qb6 Qb1 46. Rc1
Qb2+ 47. R1c2 Rg2+ 48. Kd3 Rxg3+ 49. Kd4 Qb4+ 50. Rc4 Bxc4
51. Rxc4 Qa3 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "Stillwater USA"]
[Date "2007.05.16"]
[EventDate "2007.05.15"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Gennadyevich Kudrin"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. a3 a5
7. O-O Nge7 8. d3 d6 9. Ne1 Be6 10. Nc2 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5
12. Bd2 O-O 13. Ne3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 c4 15. Be1 Ne7 16. Bf2 Nf5
17. dxc4 Bxc4 18. Qa4 b5 19. Nxb5 Bxe2 20. Bxa8 Bxf1 21. Bh1
Bxb5 22. Qxb5 e4 23. Re1 Qd2 24. b4 axb4 25. Qxb4 Bc3 26. Qxe4
Qa2 27. Rd1 Qxa3 28. g4 Ng7 29. Qd3 Bb2 30. Qxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "Stillwater USA"]
[Date "2007.05.17"]
[EventDate "2007.05.15"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Yevgenyevich Stripunsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. g4 Rc8 11. Kb1 Ne5
12. h3 b5 13. f4 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4
17. f5 Qa8 18. b3 Rc5 19. Bh6 Bxh6 20. Qxh6 Rxd5 21. Rhe1 Re5
22. Rf1 Qg2 23. Rf4 Rc8 24. g5 Rxc2 25. Nxc2 Bxf5 26. Rc4 d5
27. Rc7 Re3 28. Ka1 Qh2 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "Stillwater USA"]
[Date "2007.05.18"]
[EventDate "2007.05.15"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Anatolyevich Shabalov"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Be3 g6
7. d5 Bg7 8. Bd4 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. h4 e5 11. Qd2 f5 12. Nf3
Qf6 13. Nc3 Na6 14. Qh6 Qg7 15. Qd2 h6 16. Nb5 Rf6 17. Qa5 Nd7
18. Qa3 Qe7 19. Be2 e4 20. Nd2 Ne5 21. O-O-O Nc5 22. Kb1 Ncd3
23. Bxd3 Nxd3 24. Rhf1 Bd7 25. Nd4 Qe5 26. Qc3 b5 27. cxb5 Rf7
28. f3 Rc8 29. Nc4 Qxd5 30. fxe4 Qxc4 31. Qxd3 Qxd3+ 32. Rxd3
fxe4 33. Rxf7 exd3 34. Rf1 Rc4 35. Nc6 d2 36. Ne7+ Kg7 37. Rd1
Kf7 38. b3 Rc1+ 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "Stillwater USA"]
[Date "2007.05.19"]
[EventDate "2007.05.15"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexey Vladislavovich Yermolinsky"]
[ECO "C29"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 Nc6 6. Bb5
Nxc3 7. dxc3 Qh4+ 8. g3 Qe4+ 9. Qxe4 dxe4 10. Bf4 h6 11. Ne2
g5 12. Be3 Bg7 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. e6 fxe6 15. Nxc6 a6 16. Bc4
Bxc6 17. Bxe6 Rd8 18. O-O Bd5 19. Bf5 O-O 20. a3 b6 21. g4
Rfe8 22. h3 Bc4 23. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Be6 25. Bxe6+ Rxe6
26. a4 Kf7 27. a5 b5 28. Rd8 Be5 29. Ra8 Rc6 30. Kf1 b4
31. cxb4 Rxc2 32. b5 Bf4 33. Bg1 e3 34. bxa6 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "Stillwater USA"]
[Date "2007.05.20"]
[EventDate "2007.05.15"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jaan Yukhanovich Ehlvest"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Re8 15. h4 h6 16. g4 Qc7 17. g5
h5 18. Bc4 Rad8 19. Qf2 Rd7 20. Rd3 f5 21. gxf6 Nxf6 22. Bxe6+
Rxe6 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Rd1 Nxe4 25. fxe4 Bh6+ 26. Be3 Bxe3+
27. Qxe3 Qe7 28. a4 a5 29. Qb6 Qxh4 30. Qxa5 Kh7 31. Qc7+ Kh6
32. Qc8 Qf4+ 33. Kb1 Rd6 34. Rxd6 Qf1+ 35. Ka2 Qc4+ 36. Kb1
Qf1+ 37. Ka2 Qc4+ 38. Ka3 Qc5+ 39. Kb3 Qxd6 40. a5 c5 41. Qb7
Qd4 42. a6 c4+ 43. Ka2 Qc5 44. c3 Qa5+ 45. Kb1 Qd8 46. Qd5 Qc7
47. Qb7 Qd8 48. Qd5 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "Stillwater USA"]
[Date "2007.05.21"]
[EventDate "2007.05.15"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Onischuk"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4
7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O c5 10. Ne2 Bc6 11. f3 Ng5
12. f4 Ne4 13. Nbc3 f5 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. f5 Qe7 16. Bf4 O-O-O
17. Qd2 d4 18. Qa5 c4 19. Qa6+ Bb7 20. Qxc4 Qc5 21. Qxc5 Bxc5
22. Kh1 Rhe8 23. Rad1 e3 24. Ng3 Ba6 25. Rfe1 Bb4 26. Rg1 e2
27. Rc1 Rd5 28. a3 g5 29. fxg6 e1=Q 30. Rgxe1 Bxe1 31. Rxe1
hxg6 32. h4 Rc5 33. Re4 Rxc2 34. Rxd4 Bb7 35. Rd2 Rxd2
36. Bxd2 Rxe5 37. Bc3 Rc5 38. Kg1 Rc4 39. h5 gxh5 40. Nxh5 Rg4
41. Kf2 Rxg2+ 42. Ke3 Kd7 43. Nf6+ Ke7 44. Ne4 Bxe4 45. Kxe4
Kd6 46. Kd4 Rg4+ 47. Kd3 Kd5 48. Kc2 Kc4 49. b3+ Kd5 50. Bf6
Rg6 51. Bh8 c5 52. Kc3 Rg3+ 53. Kb2 Rg2+ 54. Kc3 Rg3+ 55. Kb2
c4 56. bxc4+ Kxc4 57. Be5 Rb3+ 58. Ka2 Re3 59. Bd6 Re2+
60. Kb1 Kb3 61. Kc1 a5 62. Kd1 Re8 63. Bc5 Rc8 64. Be7 Rc7
65. Bf8 Kb2 66. Kd2 Rd7+ 67. Ke3 Kc3 68. Ke4 Rd8 69. Bc5 Kc4
70. Bb6 Re8+ 71. Kf3 a4 72. Kf2 Kb3 73. Bc5 Kb2 74. Kf1 Rc8
75. Bd6 Rd8 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "Stillwater USA"]
[Date "2007.05.22"]
[EventDate "2007.05.15"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dimitri Borisovich Gurevich"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D09"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Nge7 6. Bg2 Ng6
7. Qa4 Bd7 8. O-O Bc5 9. Bg5 f6 10. Qb5 Bb6 11. exf6 gxf6
12. c5 Nce5 13. Qb3 Bxc5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Qxb7 Rc8 16. Qd5
Bb6 17. e3 Ng4 18. Bf4 dxe3 19. Qh5+ Kf8 20. fxe3 Qe8 21. Bh6+
Ke7 22. Qh4 Qg6 23. Bf4 Be6 24. Nc3 Rcd8 25. Kh1 Rd2 26. e4
Nf2+ 27. Rxf2 Rxf2 28. e5 Kf7 29. Rd1 Ba5 30. Be4 f5 31. Nd5
Re8 32. Be3 fxe4 33. Bxf2 Qf5 34. Qf6+ Qxf6 35. Nxf6 Rb8
36. b3 Rb5 37. Bd4 e3 38. Bxe3 Rxe5 39. Bd4 Re2 40. Nxh7 Bd5+
41. Kg1 Rg2+ 42. Kf1 Rxh2 43. Ng5+ Kg6 44. Be3 c6 45. a3 Bc3
46. b4 Bf6 47. Rxd5 cxd5 48. Nf3 Ra2 49. Bxa7 Rxa3 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "Stillwater, OK USA"]
[Date "2007.05.23"]
[EventDate "2007.05.15"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Julio Becerra Rivero"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 f5 4. d4 fxe4 5. Nxe5 Nf6 6. Bb5 Bd6
7. Nc4 Be7 8. Ba4 d5 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nxc6 Qe8
12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. O-O Ng4 14. h3 e3 15. Bxe3 Nxe3 16. fxe3
Bxh3 17. Rf3 Bg4 18. Rxf8+ Rxf8 19. Qe1 Rf6 20. Nd2 Rg6
21. Qg3 Qe6 22. Qf4 Bh3 23. g3 h5 24. e4 Rg4 25. Qxc7 h4
26. Kh2 hxg3+ 27. Kxh3 Rxe4+ 28. Kg2 Re2+ 29. Kxg3 Qe3+
30. Kh4 Qh6+ 31. Kg3 Qg5+ 32. Kh3 Rxd2 33. Qc8+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "National Open"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2007.06.08"]
[EventDate "2007.06.08"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "John Daniel Bryant"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2167"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6
7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5 d5 9. h3 Bf5 10. Nc3 Rc8 11. O-O e6 12. Bg5
Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Nb3 Nc4 16. Qe2 Nb4 17. Bxc4
dxc4 18. Nc5 Nc2 19. Rad1 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Qxc5 21. Rfd1 b5
22. f4 b4 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Rfd8 25. Kf1 Rxd4 26. Qxd4
Qxd4 27. Rxd4 c3 28. bxc3 bxc3 29. Rd1 g5 30. fxg5 Kg7 31. Ke2
Kg6 32. Rc1 Kxg5 33. Kd3 c2 34. Kd2 Kh4 0-1

[Event "National Open"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2007.06.08"]
[EventDate "2007.06.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Mezentsev"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2402"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nh5
7. Be5 f6 8. Bg3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 c6 10. Bd3 g6 11. Qc2 Rf7
12. O-O-O Nd7 13. Ne2 Nf8 14. e4 Bd7 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Nf4 Bd6
17. e5 fxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 b6 20. Nh3 c5 21. f4 Bc6
22. Ng5 Rd7 23. cxd5 Bxd5 24. Bb5 Re7 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. Qxe4
Qc7 27. Rd6 Qb8 28. Rhd1 c4 29. Bxc4 b5 30. Bb3 a5 31. a3 Kg7
32. g4 Rc5 33. Rd8 Qb7 34. Qe3 Qc7 35. f5 1-0

[Event "National Open"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2007.06.09"]
[EventDate "2007.06.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bosko Abramovic"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. h4 h6
7. d3 Bg7 8. Be3 N8d7 9. Qd2 Nf6 10. Rc1 c6 11. Nf3 Ng4
12. Bc5 O-O 13. Nh2 Nxh2 14. Rxh2 f5 15. Be3 Kh7 16. f4 h5
17. Bf3 Nd7 18. d4 Nb6 19. b3 Be6 20. Bg1 Nd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5
22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Rc5 Qe6 24. Rf2 Rad8 25. Rf3 Rd6 26. Re3 Qd7
27. Rd3 Rd8 28. Rc4 Qe6 29. Kf1 Qd5 30. Qe3 Re6 31. Qf3 Re4
32. Bf2 b6 33. a4 Rd6 34. Rc2 Qe6 35. Kg2 Qd7 36. Rdc3 Rde6
37. Rc4 Qd5 38. Kf1 Qd7 39. Kg2 Rd6 40. Bg1 a6 41. Bf2 b5
42. Rc5 Bxd4 43. Bxd4 Rdxd4 44. Rxc6 Rd2 45. axb5 axb5
46. R6c5 Qd4 47. Rxd2 Qxd2 48. Re5 Rxe5 49. fxe5 Qd4 50. Qf4
Qd5+ 51. Kf2 Qxb3 52. Qd4 Qc4 53. Qa7 Qb4 54. Qb6 f4 0-1

[Event "National Open"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2007.06.09"]
[EventDate "2007.06.08"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Enrico M Sevillano"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. f4 Nc6
7. Ndf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Qb6 10. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 11. Qd2
Nb6 12. Qxb4 Nxb4 13. Kd2 Bd7 14. a3 Nc6 15. b3 Rc8 16. Bd3
Na5 17. Rb1 Ke7 18. Ne2 a6 19. a4 g6 20. h3 Nc6 21. Rbf1 Nb4
22. Bb1 Na8 23. g4 b5 24. axb5 Bxb5 25. f5 Bxe2 26. Kxe2 Nc7
27. Ng5 gxf5 28. gxf5 h6 29. fxe6 hxg5 30. Rxf7+ Kxe6 31. Rhf1
Ne8 32. Rb7 Nc2 33. Rb6+ Ke7 34. Rb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "National Open"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2007.06.10"]
[EventDate "2007.06.08"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Melikset Zavenovich Khachiyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Bd7 10. a4 Bc6 11. Nd5 Nbd7
12. f3 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nh5 14. Qd2 g6 15. Rfc1 Ng7 16. Bd3 a5
17. Qe1 b6 18. Nd2 Nf6 19. c4 Nd7 20. Bc2 Bh4 21. g3 Bg5
22. Bxg5 Qxg5 23. b4 axb4 24. Ne4 Qe7 25. Qxb4 Nf5 26. a5 bxa5
27. Qb7 Rfd8 28. Ba4 Rab8 29. Qa7 Kf8 30. Bxd7 Qxd7 31. Qxd7
Rxd7 32. c5 dxc5 33. Rxc5 Nd4 34. Rcxa5 Nxf3+ 35. Kg2 Nd4
36. Nf6 Rdb7 37. Rf1 Kg7 38. Ng4 e4 39. Ra4 Nf3 40. Rxf3 exf3+
41. Kxf3 Rb3+ 42. Ne3 Re8 43. Re4 Kf8 44. h4 h5 45. Kf4 Rxe4+
46. Kxe4 Ke7 47. Kd4 Rb1 48. Ke5 Re1 49. Kf4 Kd6 50. Ke4 f6
51. Kf4 Ra1 52. Ke4 Ra4+ 53. Kd3 Kc5 0-1

[Event "National Open"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2007.06.10"]
[EventDate "2007.06.08"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Renier Gonzalez"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nc3 Nd7 6. g3 h6
7. b3 Ngf6 8. Bb2 Ne4 9. a3 Be7 10. Bg2 b5 11. cxd5 Nxc3
12. Bxc3 cxd5 13. O-O O-O 14. Qd2 a5 15. Rfc1 Be4 16. Qe2 Qb6
17. Bb2 Rfc8 18. Bf1 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 b4 20. a4 Qb7 21. Bd3 Rxc1+
22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Re1 f5 24. g4 fxg4 25. Qxg4 Qb6 26. Kh1 Bf6
27. Rg1 Nf8 28. f4 Rc7 29. Qh5 Kh8 30. Qe8 Kg8 31. Rf1 Qb7
32. Qh5 Qb6 33. Bc1 Rc3 34. Qd1 Qd6 35. Bb5 Ng6 36. Bd2 Rc8
37. Bd3 Ne7 38. Qh5 Qd7 39. Rg1 Kf8 40. Rf1 Kg8 41. Qh3 Rc7
42. Kg1 Nf5 43. Kf2 g6 44. Rg1 Kh7 45. Qg4 Qf7 46. Ke2 Rc6
47. Kd1 Rc7 48. Qe2 Bd8 49. Bc2 Qf6 50. Qa6 Qe7 51. Kc1 Ra7
52. Qe2 Rc7 53. Kb1 Qf7 54. Bd3 Qf6 55. Bc1 Qf7 56. Bb2 Bf6
57. Ka2 Qd7 58. Bb1 Qc6 59. Qg2 Qe8 60. Bd3 Qf7 61. Qe2 Qd7
62. Rd1 Qg7 63. Bb1 Rd7 64. Qa6 Nxe3 65. Re1 Nf5 66. Rxe6 Bxd4
67. Bxf5 gxf5 68. Bxd4 Qxd4 69. Rxh6+ Kg7 70. Qg6+ Kf8
71. Qxf5+ Ke8 72. Re6+ Kd8 73. Qf8+ Kc7 74. Re2 Kb7 75. Qe8
Qg7 76. Rc2 Ka7 77. Qc8 Qe7 78. f5 Rb7 79. Qc6 Qd8 80. Qc5+
Ka6 81. Re2 Rb6 82. Re7 Qb8 83. Qf2 Rb7 84. Re6+ 1-0

[Event "World Open"]
[Site "King of Prussia USA"]
[Date "2007.07.03"]
[EventDate "2007.06.28"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ndf6 6. Nxf6
Nxf6 7. c3 c5 8. Ne5 a6 9. Bg5 Qc7 10. Qa4 Nd7 11. Bf4 Bd6
12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qa3 Rc8 15. Be2 Ke7 16. O-O-O
Rhd8 17. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Open"]
[Site "King of Prussia USA"]
[Date "2007.07.03"]
[EventDate "2007.06.28"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Yevgenyevich Stripunsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Bb5 Nbd7
7. Re1 a6 8. Bf1 O-O 9. d4 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Nh5 12. Be3
Qc7 13. a4 e5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Qb3 h6 16. Nh4 Kh7 17. Be2 Nf4
18. Bc4 Nf6 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. e5 Ng4 21. e6 Ne5 22. Nhf3 Nxc4
23. Nxc4 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. e7 Rfe8 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 27. Nb6
Bxf3 28. Qxf7 Bc6 29. Re6 Qxb6 30. Rxg6 Rg8 31. Rxg7 Rxg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Open"]
[Site "King of Prussia USA"]
[Date "2007.07.04"]
[EventDate "2007.06.28"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Chanda Sandipan"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6
7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Be3 Be7 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 b5 11. e5 dxe5
12. fxe5 Nd7 13. Qg4 O-O 14. O-O-O Qc7 15. Ne4 Nxe5 16. Qg3 f6
17. Rhf1 Kh8 18. Ng5 Bd6 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Qxe5 Qxe5 21. Nf7
Kg8 22. Nxe5 fxe5 23. Rfe1 Ra7 24. Rxe5 Re7 25. Rde1 Rf2
26. Rc5 Bd7 27. Rc7 Kf7 28. c4 bxc4 29. Bxc4 Bb5 30. Bxe6 Kf6
31. Rxe7 Kxe7 32. Bd5 Kd6 33. Bf3 Bc4 34. b3 Bf1 35. Rd1 Kc5
36. Rd2 Rxd2 37. Kxd2 Kb4 38. Bd5 Ka3 39. Bc4 Bxg2 40. Bxa6
Kxa2 41. Kc3 g5 42. Be2 Ka3 43. b4 Bh3 44. Bb5 h5 45. Bc6 Bc8
46. b5 Ka4 47. Kc4 Ka5 48. Kc5 g4 49. Bg2 h4 50. Kc6 Bd7
51. Kxd7 Kxb5 52. Kd6 g3 53. h3 Kc4 54. Bc6 Kb4 55. Ke6 Kc5
56. Bg2 Kd4 57. Ba8 Kc5 58. Kd7 Kd4 59. Kd6 Kc4 60. Bb7 Kd4
61. Bd5 Kd3 62. Ke5 Kc3 63. Kf6 Kd4 64. Ba8 Kc5 65. Ke5 Kc4
66. Kf6 Kc5 67. Ke5 Kc4 68. Bg2 Kc5 69. Bd5 Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Open"]
[Site "King of Prussia USA"]
[Date "2007.07.04"]
[EventDate "2007.06.28"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Victor Markovich Mikhalevski"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 h6
12. Bh4 Be6 13. c3 Bd6 14. Bc2 Re8 15. Qd4 a5 16. Rae1 Bb8
17. b3 Ba7 18. Qd1 g5 19. Bg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "ICC"]
[Site "ICC"]
[Date "2007.08.03"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Aleksandr Lenderman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6
7. Nf3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. cxd4 Be6 10. Nc3 Bd5 11. O-O e6
12. Bxd5 Nxd5 13. Qb3 O-O-O 14. Be3 Be7 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5
Qa6 17. Nb5 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Rhf8 19. Qc4+ Kb8 20. Qc7+ Ka8
21. a4 Bg5 22. Rxf7 Rxf7 23. Qxf7 Bxe3+ 24. Kf1 Qc6 25. Qxe6
Rf8+ 26. Ke1 Qc2 27. Qd6 Rf1+ 0-1

[Event "Miami Open"]
[Site "Miami, FL USA"]
[Date "2007.09.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+
Nxf6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Be3 Nd5 9. Qd2 Bd6 10. O-O-O Qe7 11. Bd3 Bd7
12. Be4 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nd5 14. c4 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 c5 16. Be4 O-O-O
17. Qb3 b6 18. Kb1 f5 19. Bc2 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Bc5 21. Qf3 Kb8
22. Qg3+ Kb7 23. Nf3 Bc6 24. Ne5 Bd6 25. Nxc6 Kxc6 26. Qf3+
Kc7 27. a3 Be5 28. Ba4 Bf6 29. Bb5 Qc5 30. Rhe1 Rxd1+ 31. Rxd1
Rd8 32. Rxd8 Kxd8 33. Qa8+ Qc8 34. Qxa7 Qc7 35. Qa8+ Qc8
36. Qf3 Ke7 37. Qe3 Qc7 38. h3 Qd6 39. Kc2 Bd4 40. Qe2 Qf4
41. f3 h5 42. b4 h4 43. Qd2 Qxd2+ 44. Kxd2 Kd6 45. Ba6 Kc7
46. Bb5 e5 47. Be8 e4 48. fxe4 fxe4 49. Bh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Miami Open"]
[Site "Miami, FL USA"]
[Date "2007.09.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Igor Zugic"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. g4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. h4 Ne5 12. h5
Qa5 13. Kb1 Nxf3 14. Nxf3 Rxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 Bxg4
17. h6 Bh8 18. Bg2 Nxe4 19. Rd3 Nxc3+ 20. Rxc3 Bxc3 21. Rh4
Bd7 22. Rc4 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Ng5 b6 25. Kc1 e6 26. Bd2
Be5 27. Nf3 Bg3 28. Bg5 Bb7 29. Kd1 Bd5 30. a3 f5 31. Ne1 Bxg2
32. Nxg2 d5 33. a4 Kf7 34. Ke2 Bd6 35. Ne1 e5 36. Nf3 e4
37. Nd4 f4 38. c3 Be5 39. Kf2 Bxd4+ 40. cxd4 f3 41. Bd2 a6
42. Kg3 Ke6 43. Be1 b5 44. axb5 axb5 45. Bd2 Kf5 46. Be1 Kg5
47. Bd2+ Kh5 0-1

[Event "Miami Open"]
[Site "Miami, FL USA"]
[Date "2007.09.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Anatolyevich Shabalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6
7. Bb3 b5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Qf3 Qb6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7
12. Qg3 Nh5 13. Qh4 Bxg5 14. Qxg5 Nhf6 15. Rfe1 Bb7 16. Re3
Ne5 17. Rg3 Ng6 18. Nf5 b4 19. Rxd6 Qc7 20. e5 exf5 21. h4
bxc3 22. Rxf6 Qxe5 23. Rxf5 Qe1+ 24. Kh2 cxb2 0-1

[Event "Miami Open"]
[Site "Miami, FL USA"]
[Date "2007.09.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Renier Gonzalez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be3 Be7 6. Be2
O-O 7. O-O Qd8 8. c4 b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Bf3 Qc8 11. Nc3 Nbd7
12. Nc6 Re8 13. b4 Bf8 14. c5 a5 15. a3 bxc5 16. dxc5 e5
17. Nxa5 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Nxc5 19. Bxc5 Bxc5 20. Ne4 Nxe4
21. Qxe4 Qe6 22. Rac1 Bb6 23. Rc6 Qd7 24. Nc4 Bd4 25. b5 h5
26. h3 Qe7 27. Rb1 Ra7 28. Rb3 Ra4 29. Rg3 Qd7 30. Rh6 f5
31. Qc2 Raa8 32. Rxh5 e4 33. Qd2 f4 34. Qxf4 Bxf2+ 35. Qxf2
Qd1+ 36. Kh2 Qxh5 37. Qf6 Qf7 38. Qc6 Rad8 39. Ne3 Rd6 40. Qc5
Rd3 41. a4 Qf4 42. a5 Re6 43. Qc4 Qe5 44. Kh1 Kh7 45. Nf1 Rf6
46. Ne3 Qxg3 47. Qxe4+ Qg6 48. Qh4+ Kg8 49. Qc4+ Rf7 0-1

[Event "Casino de Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona ESP"]
[Date "2007.10.18"]
[EventDate "2007.10.18"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jordi Fluvia Poyatos"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8. Qb1 Qd5 9. a4 Nc6 10. Nf3 Bh6 11. Be2 g5
12. Bg3 g4 13. Nh4 f5 14. O-O O-O-O 15. Bd1 Qa5 16. Bc2 Rhf8
17. Qb2 Bg5 18. Rab1 b6 19. Rbe1 Bxh4 20. Bxh4 Bd5 21. Bg3 h5
22. f3 gxf3 23. gxf3 f4 24. Bxf4 Nxd4 25. cxd4 Rg8+ 26. Kf2
Qd2+ 27. Re2 Rg2+ 28. Kxg2 Qxe2+ 29. Rf2 Rg8+ 30. Bg3 Bxf3+
31. Kh3 Bg4+ 32. Kh4 Qxe3 33. Qb5 Qxd4 34. Qe5 Qd8 35. Rd2 Bd7
36. Rd4 e6+ 37. Kxh5 Be8+ 38. Kh6 Qe7 39. Rf4 Bf7 40. Qf6 Qf8+
41. Kh7 Kb8 42. Rf2 e5 43. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Casino de Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona ESP"]
[Date "2007.10.19"]
[EventDate "2007.10.18"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Michal Vladimirovich Krasenkow"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 a5
7. Nc3 c6 8. d4 Nbd7 9. Qc2 b6 10. e4 Ba6 11. Nd2 c5 12. exd5
cxd4 13. Nb5 exd5 14. Nxd4 Rc8 15. Re1 b5 16. Bb2 Re8 17. Qd1
bxc4 18. bxc4 Qb6 19. Rb1 dxc4 20. Nc6 Rxc6 21. Bxf6 Qxf2+
22. Kxf2 Bc5+ 23. Kf3 Rxf6+ 24. Kg4 Ne5+ 25. Kg5 Rg6+ 26. Kh5
f6 27. Rxe5 Rxe5+ 28. Kh4 Bc8 0-1

[Event "Casino de Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona ESP"]
[Date "2007.10.20"]
[EventDate "2007.10.18"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vugar Gashimov"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "159"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6
7. Nd2 Nbd7 8. e4 Bg7 9. Nc4 Nb6 10. Ne3 O-O 11. Bd3 Re8
12. O-O Nbd7 13. a4 Ne5 14. Be2 g5 15. Rb1 h6 16. b4 b6
17. Bb5 Rf8 18. bxc5 dxc5 19. Qc2 Ne8 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. Ne2
Ng4 22. Ng3 Qd6 23. Nc4 Qg6 24. Bb2 Bxb2 25. Rxb2 Ba6 26. Rfb1
Bxc4 27. Qxc4 Qf6 28. Qe2 Ne5 29. Nf5 c4 30. Rc2 Rac8 31. h3
Rc5 32. Rb5 Rec8 33. Rxc5 Rxc5 34. d6 Kh7 35. Qd1 Nd7 36. Ne3
c3 37. Qd3 Kg8 38. Ng4 Qe6 39. Ne3 Qf6 40. Nc4 Qe6 41. Rxc3
Rc6 42. Qd4 a6 43. e5 b5 44. axb5 axb5 45. Na3 Rxc3 46. Qxc3
Qxe5 47. Qxe5 Nxe5 48. Nxb5 Kf8 49. Nd4 Ke8 50. Nf5 Kd7
51. Nxh6 Kxd6 52. Kh2 Ke6 53. Kg3 f5 54. f4 gxf4+ 55. Kxf4
Nd3+ 56. Kg5 Ne1 57. g3 Nf3+ 58. Kg6 Ne5+ 59. Kg7 Nd3 60. Nf7
f4 61. g4 Nf2 62. Ng5+ Ke7 63. h4 Nxg4 64. h5 Kd7 65. Ne4 f3
66. Kf7 Kc6 67. Ke6 Nh6 68. Nf2 Kc5 69. Ke5 Ng8 70. Ng4 Nh6
71. Nf2 Ng8 72. Ne4+ Kc6 73. Ke6 Nh6 74. Ke5 Ng8 75. Nf2 Kc5
76. Kf4 Kd5 77. Kxf3 Ke5 78. Ng4+ Kf5 79. h6 Nxh6 80. Nxh6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Casino de Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona ESP"]
[Date "2007.10.21"]
[EventDate "2007.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rafael Vaganian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 c5 11. Rb1 Ne8 12. b4
axb4 13. axb4 b6 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Nb3 f5 16. f3 f4 17. Bd2
Bd7 18. Ra1 g5 19. Nb5 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 Nc8 21. g4 fxg3 22. hxg3
Qf6 23. Qc1 Qg6 24. Nc3 h6 25. Na1 Nf6 26. Nc2 g4 27. Qe1 gxf3
28. Bxf3 Nb6 29. Ne3 Bh3 30. Bg2 Bxg2 31. Nf5 Rf7 32. Kxg2
Nxc4 33. Qe2 Nxd2 34. Qxd2 Nxe4 35. Nxe4 Rxf5 36. Rxf5 Qxf5
37. Nxd6 Qg6 38. Nb5 Qe4+ 39. Kh2 Qb4 40. Qe2 c4 41. Nc7 c3
42. Qa6 c2 43. Qc8+ Qf8 44. Ne8 Qxe8 45. d6 0-1

[Event "Casino de Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona ESP"]
[Date "2007.10.22"]
[EventDate "2007.10.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Beliavsky"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. b3 Bb4
7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3 c5 9. cxd5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. Bc2 Nxd5
12. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Qxd5 14. f4 Ng6 15. Nf3 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2
Rd8+ 17. Ke2 b6 18. Be4 Ba6+ 19. Kf2 Rac8 20. Rad1 Ne7 21. Nd4
Nd5 22. Bf3 h6 23. a3 Rc3 24. Rc1 Rdc8 25. Rxc3 Rxc3 26. f5
Nxe3 27. fxe6 fxe6 28. Re1 Nf5 29. Nxf5 exf5 30. Re7 Bd3
31. Rxa7 Be4 32. Bxe4 fxe4 33. b4 b5 34. Ra5 Kf7 35. Rxb5 e3+
36. Ke2 Rxa3 37. h4 Ra2+ 38. Kxe3 Rxg2 39. h5 Rg4 40. Kf3 Rc4
41. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Casino de Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona ESP"]
[Date "2007.10.23"]
[EventDate "2007.10.18"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 Qf6 8. O-O Ne7 9. Nb3 Nbc6 10. Nfxd4 O-O
11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. Qc2 a5 13. a4 Qe7 14. f3 Rd8 15. Rfd1 Bd7
16. Bd5 Qb4 17. Qc5 Be8 18. Qxb4 axb4 19. a5 Kf8 20. Rdc1 Ra6
21. Rc4 Rda8 22. Kf2 R8a7 23. Ke3 Nxa5 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Nxa5
c6 26. Nxc6 bxc6 27. Bxc6 Bxc6 28. Rxc6 Ra2 29. Rc2 b3 30. Re2
Ra1 31. Kd2 Ra6 32. Kc3 Rb6 33. Kc4 Ke7 34. Re3 Rh6 35. h3 Rg6
36. Re2 Rb6 37. f4 h5 38. g3 h4 39. g4 Rd6 40. Re3 Rd2
41. Kxb3 Rf2 42. f5 f6 43. e5 fxe5 44. Rxe5+ Kf6 45. Re3 Kg5
46. Kc3 Kf4 47. Rd3 Ke4 48. b4 Rf1 49. Kc4 Rb1 50. Rc3 1-0

[Event "Casino de Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona ESP"]
[Date "2007.10.24"]
[EventDate "2007.10.18"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Josep Oms Pallisse"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. Rb1 Nd7 11. a3 f5 12. b4
Kh8 13. f3 axb4 14. axb4 c6 15. Kh1 Nf6 16. Nb3 cxd5 17. cxd5
f4 18. Nb5 Nh5 19. Bd2 Ng8 20. Be1 Bf6 21. Qc2 Bh4 22. Bxh4
Qxh4 23. Kg1 Ng3 24. Rfe1 Rf6 25. Qc7 Nxe4 26. fxe4 f3
27. Bxf3 Rxf3 28. Rf1 Qxe4 29. gxf3 Qe3+ 30. Kh1 Bh3 31. Nxd6
Bxf1 32. Nf7+ Kg7 33. Rxf1 Qxb3 34. Ng5+ Kh6 35. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Casino de Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona ESP"]
[Date "2007.10.25"]
[EventDate "2007.10.18"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Miguel Illescas Cordoba"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Nbd7
12. Ba5 Ra7 13. Nbd2 Bd5 14. Re1 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Qf4 Nf6
17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Bd6 19. Rac1 Nd5 20. Qd2 Ne7 21. Nc6
Nxc6 22. Rxc6 Bb4 23. Bxb4 Qd5+ 24. f3 Qxc6 25. Rc1 Qd7
26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27. Rc5 Kg8 28. Qc3 h6 29. b4 Qd6 30. a3 a5
31. bxa5 Qa6 32. Rxc7 Rxc7 33. Qxc7 b4 34. Kf2 bxa3 35. Qb8+
Kh7 36. Qb4 a2 37. Qa4 Qd6 38. a6 1-0

[Event "Casino de Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona ESP"]
[Date "2007.10.26"]
[EventDate "2007.10.18"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Marc Narciso Dublan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 Be4 9. Be2 c5 10. Nd2 Bb7 11. f3 d5
12. Nb3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Qc7 14. Qe2 Nbd7 15. Bb2 Rac8 16. Nd2
Ne8 17. Bd3 Nd6 18. c4 Rfe8 19. Rfe1 f5 20. Qf2 e5 21. d5 Re7
22. Qh4 Rce8 23. Bc2 Nf8 24. Rac1 Ng6 25. Qf2 a6 26. Bd1 Bc8
27. Be2 Bd7 28. Bf1 Bc8 29. Rc3 f4 30. Bd3 Bf5 31. Bxf5 Nxf5
32. exf4 exf4 33. Rxe7 Ngxe7 34. Ne4 Nc8 35. Rc1 Ncd6 36. Ng5
Re3 37. Ne6 Qe7 38. Ba1 h5 39. g3 Ra3 40. Re1 Nxc4 41. Nxf4
Re3 42. Ne6 Rxe1+ 43. Qxe1 Qd7 44. Qe4 Qa4 45. Qe2 Qb5 46. Qd3
Nce3 47. Qxb5 axb5 48. Nf4 Kf7 49. Kf2 g5 50. Nxh5 Nxd5 51. g4
Kg6 52. f4 gxf4 53. Kf3 Kg5 54. Ng7 Nh4+ 55. Kf2 Kxg4 56. Ne8
Nb4 57. Nf6+ Kh3 58. Nd7 Nd3+ 59. Kf1 f3 60. Ne5 Nb4 61. a3
Nc2 62. Bc3 Ne3+ 63. Kg1 f2+ 64. Kxf2 Nd1+ 65. Ke2 Nxc3+
66. Kd3 Na4 67. Ke4 Ng2 68. Kd5 Ne3+ 69. Kc6 Nc4 70. Kxb5 Nxe5
71. Kxa4 c4 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Victor Markovich Mikhalevski"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
Nc6 7. e4 e5 8. Qb3 Bg7 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Qe7 11. Be2 b6
12. O-O h6 13. Qc2 Kh7 14. a3 Nd8 15. d4 exd4 16. Bxd4 c5
17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Rad1 Be6 19. e5 Qe7 20. Qe4 Rc8 21. Nd5 Bxd5
22. Rxd5 Ne6 23. h4 h5 24. Rd6 Nd4 25. Re1 Rcd8 26. Ng5+ Kg8
27. Bc4 Rxd6 28. exd6 Qxd6 29. Nxf7 Qf6 30. Ng5+ Kh8 31. Rf1
Qc6 32. Bd5 Ne2+ 33. Kh1 Ng3+ 34. fxg3 Rxf1+ 35. Kh2 Qf6
36. Qe8+ Bf8 37. Bf7 Qe7 38. Bxg6 Qxe8 39. Bxe8 Rb1 40. Bxh5
Rxb2 41. Bf7 Bd6 42. Ne4 Be5 43. Kh3 Re2 44. Bd5 c4 45. Ng5 c3
46. Bb3 Kg7 47. Nf3 Bf6 48. g4 c2 49. Bxc2 Rxc2 50. g5 Bb2
51. h5 Rc4 52. g4 Rc3 53. Kg2 Rxf3 54. Kxf3 Bxa3 55. Ke4 Bc1
56. Kf5 a5 57. g6 a4 58. g5 Bb2 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Victor Markovich Mikhalevski"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7
7. Nf3 g6 8. e4 Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 11. Nd2 Nxb6 12. a4
Nfd7 13. Kh1 Kh8 14. a5 Na8 15. Nc4 Nc7 16. Na4 Nb5 17. Nab6
Nd4 18. Bd3 Bb7 19. Bg5 Nf6 20. Rb1 e6 21. Ne3 h6 22. Bh4 g5
23. Bg3 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 f5 25. Bd3 f4 26. Qh5 Qe8 27. Bg6 Qe7
28. Ng4 fxg3 29. Nxh6 Bxh6 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. dxe6 Nxe6
32. fxg3 Nd4 33. Bd3 d5 34. Rfe1 Qg7 35. Qxg7+ Kxg7 36. Nd7 c4
37. Re7+ Kh8 38. Nxb8 cxd3 39. Rxb7 d2 40. Re7 Rc8 41. Rf1 Rc1
42. Re8+ Kg7 43. Re7+ Kg6 44. Rf7 d1=Q 45. Rf6+ Kh5 46. g4+
Kxg4 47. h3+ Kg3 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Victor Markovich Mikhalevski"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "224"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 b6 9. Bf4 Bb7 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 Rc8
12. b3 c5 13. cxd5 cxd4 14. d6 Rxc3 15. dxe7 Qxe7 16. Bd6 Rxc2
17. Bxe7 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Re8 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Rxd4 e5 21. Ra4
e4 22. Bg2 Re7 23. Rd1 g6 24. Kf1 e3 25. fxe3 Kg7 26. Rd3 h5
27. Bf3 Rec7 28. h4 Nd7 29. Rad4 Ne5 30. Rd2 R2c3 31. Kf2 Rc2
32. Rxc2 Rxc2 33. Ra4 a5 34. Be4 Rc1 35. Bf3 Rc2 36. Kf1 Kf8
37. Ke1 Rc1+ 38. Kf2 Ke7 39. b4 Rc4 40. a3 Ng4+ 41. Ke1 Kd6
42. Kd2 f5 43. Bb7 Nf6 44. Kd3 Rg4 45. Bf3 Rxg3 46. bxa5 bxa5
47. Rxa5 Nd7 48. Kd4 Rh3 49. Ra6+ Ke7 50. Rxg6 Rxh4+ 51. Kd5
Ra4 52. Rg7+ Kd8 53. Kd6 Nf6 54. Bc6 Ra6 55. Rb7 Ne4+ 56. Kd5
Rxa3 57. Kd4 Ng3 58. Rg7 Nxe2+ 59. Ke5 Rd3 60. Bd5 Nc3 61. Be6
Rxe3+ 62. Kf6 Ne4+ 63. Kxf5 Nd6+ 64. Kg5 Rxe6 65. Kxh5 Re1
66. Ra7 Ne4 67. Kg4 Rf1 68. Kh5 Ke8 69. Rb7 Nd6 70. Ra7 Rg1
71. Kh4 Kf8 72. Kh3 Nf7 73. Ra3 Ke7 74. Rg3 Re1 75. Kg4 Ke6
76. Ra3 Ne5+ 77. Kg5 Rg1+ 78. Kh4 Kf5 79. Ra4 Ng6+ 80. Kh3
Nf4+ 81. Kh2 Rg2+ 82. Kh1 Rg4 83. Kh2 Rg2+ 84. Kh1 Rb2 85. Kg1
Kg4 86. Kf1 Rh2 87. Ke1 Kf3 88. Ra3+ Ke4 89. Kf1 Nd3 90. Ra8
Rf2+ 91. Kg1 Rb2 92. Kf1 Rf2+ 93. Kg1 Rf7 94. Kg2 Kf4 95. Ra4+
Ke3 96. Kg3 Rf8 97. Kg4 Nf2+ 98. Kh5 Rg8 99. Ra6 Nh3 100. Ra3+
Kf4 101. Ra4+ Kg3 102. Ra3+ Kg2 103. Ra2+ Nf2 104. Ra3 Ne4
105. Kh6 Nd6 106. Kh5 Nc4 107. Rc3 Ne5 108. Ra3 Nf3 109. Kh6
Kg3 110. Ra4 Ne5 111. Kh5 Nf7 112. Rg4+ Rxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Victor Markovich Mikhalevski"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
Nc6 7. d4 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. e5 Be6 10. exf6 Bxc4 11. fxg7 Kxg7
12. Bxc4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Be2 Qb4 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Rb1
Rd7 17. b3 Kg8 18. Na4 Rad8 19. a3 Qe4 20. Be3 b6 21. Nc3 Qe5
22. Rbc1 Rd2 23. Rfe1 c5 24. Bc4 R2d3 25. Bh6 Qh5 26. Bxd3
Qxh6 27. Bc4 e6 28. a4 Rd2 29. Ne4 Rd4 30. Rc3 Qf4 31. Rf3 Qb8
32. Ng5 f5 33. Nxe6 Rxc4 34. bxc4 Qd6 35. h4 Qd2 36. Rfe3 Qc2
37. Ng5 Qxc4 38. Re8+ Kg7 39. R1e7+ Kf6 40. Nxh7# 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O Bb7 10. e4 e5 11. Ne2 O-O 12. Qc2
Re8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Qb6 15. Rad1 c5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5
Rxe5 18. Nc3 c4 19. Be2 Rae8 20. Bf3 a6 21. Bg3 R5e6 22. Nd5
Bxd5 23. exd5 R6e7 24. b3 Rc8 25. d6 Ree8 26. Rfe1 Rxe1+
27. Rxe1 c3 28. b4 a5 29. a3 axb4 30. axb4 Qd4 31. Bb7 Rb8
32. Bc6 Qxb4 33. Re7 Qb2 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Nc6
7. Be3 Be7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. Qe2 a6 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Na5
12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 b5 14. g6 Nc5 15. gxf7+ Rxf7 16. Kb1 Naxb3
17. Nxb3 b4 18. Nxc5 bxc3 19. Nb3 a5 20. Nd4 Qb7 21. Bc1 cxb2
22. Bg5 Bf8 23. Rhg1 a4 24. f4 Ra5 25. h5 a3 26. e5 dxe5
27. fxe5 Qa6 28. Qe3 Qc4 29. Bf6 Rd5 30. Rg4 Rfd7 31. c3 Ba6
32. Rg2 Rb7 33. Rdg1 Qd3+ 34. Qxd3 Bxd3+ 35. Nc2 Be4 36. Re2
Bf5 37. c4 Rc5 38. Rf2 Rxc4 39. Rxf5 exf5 40. e6 Rg4 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 b5 8. e5 g5 9. Bg3 Nd5 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. Be2 Bb7 12. a4
Qb6 13. Nde4 a5 14. O-O Rd8 15. Bh5 b4 16. Qg4 Nc7 17. Nd6+
Bxd6 18. exd6 Nf6 19. Qf3 Nxh5 20. dxc7 Rxd4 21. Qxh5 bxc3
22. bxc3 Rd3 23. Rab1 Qa6 24. Be5 Rh7 25. f4 c5 26. fxg5 Rd2
27. Rxb7 Qxb7 28. Qf3 Rd5 29. g6 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. d5 Nc5 11. dxc6 Qxd1+
12. Rxd1 a6 13. Be5 Be7 14. h4 g4 15. Nd4 O-O 16. f3 gxf3
17. gxf3 Ne8 18. Kf2 f6 19. Bg3 e5 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 Ng7
22. Rhg1 Kh8 23. Bh2 Nxf5 24. Nd5 Rac8 25. f4 Rxc6 26. Bg4
Nd3+ 27. Kf1 Rd6 28. Nc3 Ne3+ 29. Ke2 Nxd1 30. Rxd1 Nxf4+
31. Bxf4 Rxd1 32. Kxd1 exf4 33. Ke2 f5 34. Bh5 Bf6 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2007.10.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Evgeny Ilgizovich Bareev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6
7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4 b6 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. cxd5 Nxe5
12. d6 Qxd6 13. Bxe5 Qd7 14. Rc1 Bb7 15. Qa4 Rd8 16. Rfd1 Na6
17. a3 Nc7 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. d5 b5 20. Nxb5 cxb5 21. Rxc7 bxa4
22. Rxb7 Bf6 23. d6 Kf8 24. e3 a5 25. Rb5 Ra6 26. d7 Ke7
27. Rb7 Rd6 28. Rxd6 Kxd6 29. Rb5 Rxd7 30. Rxa5 Rc7 31. Be4
Rc4 32. Bd3 Rc1+ 33. Kg2 Bxb2 34. Rxa4 Rc3 35. Ra6+ Rc6
36. Rxc6+ Kxc6 37. Bxh7 Kd6 38. a4 g6 39. a5 Ba3 40. a6 Kd5
1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2007.10.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Evgeny Ilgizovich Bareev"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5
7. h4 h5 8. Nf4 Bh7 9. Nxh5 Nc6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bb5 d4
12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qf3 Qd7 14. Ne4 Bb4+ 15. Bd2 Bxe4 16. Qxe4
Bxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Kf8 18. Rad1 Rb8 19. Kc1 c5 20. Rh3 Ne7 21. Nf4
Qc6 22. Qe2 Nd5 23. Nxd5 Qxd5 24. c4 Qd8 25. Qe4 Rb4 26. b3
Rb8 27. f4 a5 28. Qc6 Rc8 29. Qb7 a4 30. f5 exf5 31. gxf5 Qc7
32. Qxc7 Rxc7 33. h5 axb3 34. axb3 Re7 35. Re1 Rh6 36. Kc2 Ke8
37. Kd3 g6 38. Ke4 d3 39. Rxd3 gxf5+ 40. Kf4 Rxh5 41. Ree3 Rc7
42. Rh3 Rxh3 43. Rxh3 Ke7 44. Kxf5 Rd7 45. Ke4 Rd4+ 46. Kf5
Rd1 47. Rf3 Rd2 48. Ke4 Rd4+ 49. Ke3 Rd8 50. Ke4 Rd4+ 51. Kf5
Rd1 52. Re3 Rd8 53. Rh3 Rd1 54. Rg3 Rd2 55. Rg8 Rf2+ 56. Ke4
Rd2 57. Rc8 Rb2 58. Rb8 Rd2 59. Rb5 Rd4+ 60. Ke3 Rh4 61. Kd3
Rh3+ 62. Kc2 Rh2+ 63. Kc3 Rh3+ 64. Kb2 Kd7 65. Rxc5 Rh5 66. b4
Rh3 67. b5 Rf3 68. b6 Ke8 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2007.10.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Evgeny Ilgizovich Bareev"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 f6
7. h4 Nd7 8. f4 Bf7 9. Be3 h5 10. g5 Ne7 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Ng3
Qc7 13. Qf3 f5 14. O-O-O Bg6 15. Kb1 Nc8 16. Nce2 Nd6 17. Nc1
Ne4 18. c4 O-O-O 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Nd3 Bg7 21. Bh3 Rdf8
22. Ka1 Kb8 23. Rhf1 Ka8 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. fxe5 Rf7 26. Bf4
Nxg3 27. Qxg3 Qe7 28. Rfe1 Qe6 29. Rc1 a6 30. Rc3 Rc8 31. Rec1
Bf8 32. Bf1 Rfc7 33. Be3 Bb4 34. R3c2 f4 35. Bxf4 c5 36. Bh3
Bxc2 37. Rxc2 Qg6 38. Rc1 cxd4 39. Bxc8 Rxc1+ 40. Bxc1 Qc2
41. Qg1 Qxc8 42. g6 Bf8 43. e6 d3 44. e7 Bxe7 45. g7 Qg8
46. Qd4 Qf7 47. a3 Bxh4 48. Be3 Kb8 49. Qf4+ 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2007.10.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Evgeny Ilgizovich Bareev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6
7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7
12. b3 Rc8 13. Bf4 Nf6 14. Nd2 c5 15. e3 cxd4 16. exd4 Bb4
17. Qb2 dxc4 18. Nxc4 Nd5 19. Rac1 Nxf4 20. gxf4 Bxc4 21. bxc4
Bd6 22. f5 Qh4 23. h3 exf5 24. Qb5 Qf6 25. c5 Bf4 26. Rc4 Bc7
27. c6 Rfe8 28. d5 Rcd8 29. Qa4 a5 30. Qc2 g6 31. Qd2 Qd6
32. Rd4 h5 33. Kf1 b5 34. Qc2 b4 35. Qc4 Bb6 36. R4d2 Bc7
37. Rc2 Re7 38. Qc5 Qe5 39. Qd4 Qd6 40. Bf3 Ree8 41. Qc5 Qf4
42. Bg2 Kh7 43. Qa7 Qd6 44. Qd4 Rb8 45. Qc5 Re7 46. Qxd6 Bxd6
47. Rb1 a4 48. Rc4 a3 49. Bf3 Kg7 50. Rb3 Kf6 51. Rc2 Rc7
52. Ke2 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2007.10.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 c5
12. dxc5 Qa5 13. a3 Qxc5 14. b4 Qe7 15. Bd3 a5 16. Rb1 axb4
17. axb4 Nf6 18. Qe3 O-O 19. O-O Rd8 20. Nf3 Qc7 21. Ne5 b6
22. Rfd1 Bb7 23. Bf1 Be4 24. Nd3 Ra3 25. Ra1 Rc3 26. Qf4 Qxf4
27. Nxf4 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 g5 29. Nh3 g4 30. Nf4 Kg7 31. h3 h5
32. hxg4 hxg4 33. Rd6 e5 34. Ne2 Rxc4 35. Rxb6 Bd3 36. Ng3 Rc1
37. Rd6 e4 38. Nf5+ Kg6 39. Ne3 g3 40. fxg3 Bxf1 41. Kf2 Bd3
42. Nd5 Kg5 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters"]
[Site "Bastia FRA"]
[Date "2007.10.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qb3 Nb6 9. c5 Nc4 10. Qc2 b6 11. b3 Nxd2
12. Nbxd2 bxc5 13. dxc5 c6 14. b4 Qc7 15. e4 a5 16. a3 Ba6
17. Rfe1 Rfb8 18. e5 Nd7 19. Qc3 Bb5 20. Nd4 Nxe5 21. Nxb5
cxb5 22. Rxe5 Bf6 23. f4 axb4 24. axb4 Ra4 25. Rb1 Rba8
26. Bf1 Ra2 27. Bxb5 R8a3 28. Qd4 Rc2 29. Bf1 Raa2 30. Nf3 Qa7
31. Rd1 Qa3 32. Qxd5 g6 33. Rxe6 Qb2 34. Re8+ Kg7 35. Rd2 Qxb4
36. Qxa2 Qxc5+ 37. Kg2 Rxa2 38. Rxa2 Qd5 39. Rae2 Bc3 40. h4
h6 41. R8e3 Bb4 42. Rc2 Qd1 43. Rce2 Qd5 1-0

[Event "USA tt Wildcard"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2007.11.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Kudrin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8.  Re1 Bf5 9. c4 c6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7 14. Qf5  Nf6 15. Bg5 Qc8 16. Nh4 Ne4 17. Qxd5 Nxg5 18. Qxg5 Qd8 19. Qg4 g6 20. g3 Rc8  21. Qf3 Qa5 22. Re3 Rc7 23. Rae1 Qxa2 24. Qf6 Qd5 25. Nf5 Qxf5 26. Qxd6 Qc8 27.  Re8 Rxe8 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Qxc7 Qe1+ 30. Kg2 Qe4+ 31. Kg1 Kg7 32. c4 Qxd4 33.  Qxb7 Qc5 34. Qa6 Kf8 35. h4 h5 36. Kf1 Ke7 37. Ke2 Kd7 38. Kf1 Kc7 39. Kg1 Qd4  40. Qa5+ Kd6 41. Qb4+ Qc5 42. Qb8+ Ke6 43. Qe8+ Kf6 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Qd7 Kf6  46. Qd8+ Ke5 47. Qe8+ Kd4 48. Qxf7 a5 49. Qxg6 a4 50. g4 a3 51. gxh5 a2 52.  Qg7+ Kxc4 53. Qb2 Qa5 54. Qc2+ Kd4 55. Qb2+ Ke4 56. Qe2+ Kf4 57. Qe3+ Kg4 58.  Qe4+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "ICC blitz 3 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2007.12.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "-"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Rybka (Computer)"]
[ECO "B98"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 h6 9. Bh4 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Bd3 O-O
12. g4 Nc5 13. g5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 e5 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Rac8
17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Kb1 exf4 20. Qxf4 Re8 21. Rhg1
Re5 22. Bc4 Ne4 23. Bb3 a5 24. a4 Bg5 25. Qg4 Nf2 26. Qh5 Rxf5
27. h4 Nxd1 28. hxg5 g6 29. Qh6 Qf8 30. Ne7+ Qxe7 31. Qxg6+
Kf8 32. Qxf5 Rc5 33. Qh7 Ke8 34. Rxd1 Rxg5 35. Qh8+ Kd7
36. Qb8 Re5 37. Qxb7+ Ke8 38. Qc8+ Qd8 39. Bxf7+ Ke7 40. Qxd8+
Kxd8 41. Rxd6+ Kc7 42. Rd5 Re4 43. Rxa5 Rf4 44. Bb3 Rd4
45. Rd5 Rg4 46. Ka2 Rf4 47. c4 Kb7 48. a5 Ka6 49. Ka3 Rf3
50. Kb4 Rf2 51. Rd6+ Ka7 52. Kb5 Rxb2 53. Rd7+ Kb8 54. Kb4 Rh2
55. a6 Rh6 56. Kb5 Rh1 57. Ba4 Rh6 58. c5 Rg6 59. Ka5 Re6
60. Bb3 Rc6 61. Bd5 Rxc5+ 62. Kb6 Kc8 63. Kxc5 Kxd7 64. a7 Ke7
65. a8=Q Kf6 66. Qg8 Kf5 67. Qg3 Kf6 68. Qg4 Ke7 69. Qf5 Kd8
70. Kd6 Ke8 71. Qf7+ Kd8 72. Qd7# 1-0

[Event "ICC blitz 3 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2007.12.24"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "-"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Rybka (Computer)"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "549"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6
7. h3 a6 8. f4 Nfd7 9. Be3 b5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. f5 e5 12. Nb3
Nc6 13. Qd2 Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. O-O Be7 16. a3 Qc7 17. a4 b4
18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Rb8 20. Qd3 a5 21. Bf3 O-O 22. Bf2 Rfc8
23. Rfc1 Qc4 24. Kf1 Qxd3+ 25. cxd3 Nc5 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. Rc4
Rd8 28. Ke2 f6 29. Ke3 Rbc8 30. Bd1 Rd4 31. Bb3 Rxc4 32. Kf2
Kf8 33. Bxc4 Rd8 34. Rf1 Bd6 35. Bd5 Ke7 36. Kg3 Rh8 37. Kh4
h5 38. gxh5 Kf8 39. Rg1 Rh6 40. Bb3 Rh8 41. Bc4 Rh6 42. Rg3
Rh8 43. Rg2 Rh6 44. Bd5 Rh8 45. Bc6 Rh6 46. b3 Rh8 47. Bb5 Rh6
48. Bc4 Rh8 49. Be6 Rh6 50. Bd5 Rh8 51. Rg6 Rh6 52. Rg3 Rh8
53. Rg2 Rh6 54. Rg1 Rh8 55. Rg3 Rh6 56. Bc4 Rh8 57. Rg2 Rh6
58. Rg1 Rh8 59. Bd5 Rh6 60. Rg4 Rh8 61. Bc6 Rh6 62. Rg3 Rh8
63. Rg6 Rh6 64. Rg1 Rh8 65. Ba8 Rh6 66. Bb7 Rh8 67. Rg2 Rh6
68. Kg4 Rh8 69. Bd5 Rh6 70. Be6 Rh8 71. Bc4 Rh6 72. Bb5 Rh8
73. Ba6 Rh6 74. Bc4 Rh8 75. Bb5 Rh6 76. Bc6 Rh8 77. Rd2 Rh6
78. Bd5 Rh8 79. Be6 Rh6 80. Rc2 Rh8 81. Rb2 Rh6 82. Ra2 Rh8
83. Bc4 Rh6 84. Bd5 Rh8 85. Rc2 Rh6 86. Rg2 Rh8 87. Ba8 Rh6
88. Rc2 Rh8 89. Bc6 Rh6 90. Kh4 Rh8 91. Bd5 Rh6 92. Kg4 Rh8
93. Be6 Rh6 94. Rd2 Rh8 95. Rf2 Rh6 96. h4 Rh8 97. Bd5 Rh6
98. Rf1 Rh8 99. Rg1 Rh6 100. Bc4 Rh8 101. Rd1 Rh6 102. Rc1 Rh8
103. Rc2 Rh6 104. Rg2 Rh8 105. Bd5 Rh6 106. Bc6 Rh8 107. Bb7
Rh6 108. Bd5 Rh8 109. Rd2 Rh6 110. Rc2 Rh8 111. Re2 Rh6
112. Be6 Rh8 113. Rb2 Rh6 114. Rg2 Rh8 115. Rg3 Rh7 116. Bd5
Rh6 117. Re3 Rh8 118. Re1 Rh6 119. Rc1 Rh8 120. Rh1 Rh6
121. Rd1 Rh8 122. Be6 Rh6 123. Rg1 Rh8 124. Rh1 Rh6 125. Bd5
Rh8 126. Bc4 Rh6 127. Rd1 Rh8 128. Rg1 Rh6 129. Bb5 Rh8
130. Rb1 Rh6 131. Bc4 Rh8 132. Re1 Rh6 133. Re2 Rh8 134. Rg2
Rh6 135. Rh2 Rh8 136. Rd2 Rh6 137. Bd5 Rh8 138. Rc2 Rh6
139. Ra2 Rh8 140. Bc6 Rh6 141. Rd2 Rh8 142. Rf2 Rh6 143. Bd5
Rh8 144. Rb2 Rh6 145. Be6 Rh8 146. h6 Rxh6 147. h5 Rh8
148. Rc2 Rh6 149. Rg2 Rh8 150. Kh4 Rh6 151. Rg1 Rh8 152. Bc4
Rh6 153. Bd5 Rh8 154. Rg4 Rh6 155. Be6 Rh8 156. Rg3 Rh6
157. Rg2 Rh8 158. Bc4 Rh6 159. Ba6 Rh8 160. Bb5 Rh6 161. Rg3
Rh8 162. Rg1 Rh6 163. Bc6 Rh8 164. Bd5 Rh6 165. Bc4 Rh8
166. Ba6 Rh6 167. Rg3 Rh8 168. Bc4 Rh6 169. Bd5 Rh8 170. Rg2
Rh6 171. Ba8 Rh8 172. Bc6 Rh6 173. Rg3 Rh8 174. Bd5 Rh6
175. Rg2 Rh8 176. Rg6 Rh6 177. Bc6 Rh8 178. Rg3 Rh6 179. Rg2
Rh8 180. Bb7 Rh6 181. Rg1 Rh8 182. Rg4 Rh6 183. Bd5 Rh8
184. Bc4 Rh6 185. Rg2 Rh8 186. Rg6 Rh6 187. Be6 Rh8 188. Bc8
Rh6 189. Ba6 Rh8 190. Bb5 Rh6 191. Rg4 Rh8 192. Rg3 Rh6
193. Rg2 Rh8 194. Rg4 Rh6 195. Rg6 Rh8 196. Bc6 Rh6 197. Rxh6
gxh6 198. Bd5 Ke7 199. Kg4 Kd8 200. Kf3 Bb8 201. Ke3 Kc7
202. Bc4 Ba7 203. Kf2 Kd6 204. Kf3 Kc7 205. Bd5 Kd6 206. Ke2
Kc7 207. Be6 Kd6 208. Kf3 Kc7 209. Bc4 Kd6 210. Ke2 Kc7
211. Kd2 Kd6 212. Bd5 Kc7 213. Be6 Kd6 214. Bc4 Kc7 215. Bb5
Kd6 216. Kd1 Kc7 217. Ke2 Kd6 218. Kf3 Kc7 219. Be8 Kd6
220. Ke2 Kc7 221. Bf7 Kd6 222. Be6 Kc7 223. Kf3 Kd6 224. Bd5
c4 225. dxc4 Bd4 226. Ke2 Kc5 227. Ba8 Bc3 228. Kd3 Bd4
229. Bd5 Bc3 230. Bg8 Bd4 231. Be6 Bc3 232. Bd5 Bd4 233. Ke2
Bc3 234. Ke3 Bd4+ 235. Kd2 Bc3+ 236. Kd1 Bd4 237. Kc2 Bc3
238. Bb7 Bd4 239. Kd3 Bc3 240. Ke3 Bd4+ 241. Ke2 Bc3 242. Kd3
Bd4 243. Ba6 Bc3 244. Bb5 Bd4 245. Be8 Bc3 246. Bd7 Bd4
247. Bc8 Bc3 248. Be6 Bd4 249. Bf7 Bc3 250. Bg6 Bd4 251. Ke2
Bc3 252. Ke3 Bd4+ 253. Kd3 Bc3 254. Be8 Bd4 255. Bd7 Bc3
256. Ke3 Bd4+ 257. Kd2 Bc3+ 258. Ke2 Bd4 259. Be6 Bc3 260. Ke3
Bd4+ 261. Kd2 Bc3+ 262. Kd1 Bd4 263. Kc2 Bc3 264. Bd5 Bd4
265. Bf7 Bc3 266. Kd3 Bd4 267. Bg8 Bc3 268. Ke3 Bd4+ 269. Kd2
Bc3+ 270. Ke2 Bd4 271. Bf7 Bc3 272. Ke3 Bd4+ 273. Kd2 Bc3+
274. Kc1 Bd4 275. Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "North American Open"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2007.12.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Todd D Andrews"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Source "http://www.chess7.com/game/todd-andrews-vs-hikaru-nakamura-at-no"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1.e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. exd6 cxd6 5. c4 Nb6 6. Nc3 g6
7. Be3 Bg7 8. Rc1 O-O 9. b3 Bf5 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Be2 e6 12. O-O
d5 13. c5 Nc8 14. b4 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 a6 16. a4 Nc6 17. b5 Na5
18. Re1 h6 19. Bf4 Ne7 20. Be5 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Nf5 22. Be2 axb5
23. axb5 Qf6 24. f4 Nxd4 25. Qxd4 Nb3 26. Qe3 d4 27. Ne4 Qxe5
28. Qf3 Qf5 29. g4 Qxe4 30. Qxe4 Nxc1 31. Bc4 d3 32. Qe3 Rfd8
33. Qd2 Ra4 34. Bxd3 Nxd3 35. c6 Ra1+ 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "Gibraltar ENG"]
[Date "2008.01.22"]
[EventDate "2008.01.22"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Edwin van Haastert"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6
7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 h5 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. Rhe1 Rc8
12. Kb1 Be7 13. h4 Ne5 14. Bg5 O-O 15. Nce2 d5 16. exd5 Nxd3
17. Qxd3 Nxd5 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. g3 Rfd8 20. f4 Nf6 21. Nc1 Bd5
22. Qe3 Qc5 23. Re2 b4 24. Ncb3 Qc7 25. Rc1 a5 26. c4 bxc3
27. Rxc3 Qb6 28. Nc2 Qb5 29. Nbd4 Qd7 30. Re1 Be4 31. Rxc8
Rxc8 32. Rc1 Qd5 33. a3 Ng4 34. Qg1 e5 35. fxe5 Nxe5 36. Ka1
Nd3 37. Rd1 Qc4 38. Qe3 Bd5 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "Gibraltar ENG"]
[Date "2008.01.23"]
[EventDate "2008.01.22"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Krisztian Szabo"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. e5 Nd5 10. Nd2 Bb7 11. Be2 Nd7 12. a4
Qb6 13. O-O a5 14. Nde4 b4 15. Na2 c5 16. Bxc4 cxd4 17. Bb5
Be7 18. Nc1 h5 19. h3 Rd8 20. Nb3 Kf8 21. Rc1 Nf4 22. Re1 d3
23. Bxf4 gxf4 24. Bxd7 Rxd7 25. Qd2 f3 26. g3 Rg8 27. Nbc5
Bxc5 28. Nxc5 Rd8 29. Qe3 Ke7 30. Red1 Ba8 31. Qf4 Rg6
32. Qh4+ Kf8 33. Rxd3 Rxd3 34. Nxd3 Bb7 35. Nf4 Rg8 36. Rd1
Bd5 37. Nxd5 exd5 38. Rxd5 Rg6 39. Rd3 Qc5 40. Qf4 h4 41. Qxh4
Kg7 42. Qf4 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "Gibraltar ENG"]
[Date "2008.01.24"]
[EventDate "2008.01.22"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jonathan Speelman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Bd2 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5
12. a4 b6 13. b4 Ncd7 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. e4 Bb7
17. Bd3 Rc8 18. Qb1 Nd7 19. Re1 h6 20. Ra2 Bd6 21. e5 Bxf3
22. exd6 Bb7 23. Ra3 Rc6 24. Bxh6 gxh6 25. Be4 Rxd6 26. Bxb7
a5 27. bxa5 bxa5 28. Qc1 e5 29. Bc6 Re8 30. Rg3+ Kh8 31. Bb5
Ree6 32. h3 Nb6 33. Rge3 Qf6 34. Qa1 Rd4 35. Rf3 Qg7 36. Rg3
Qf6 37. Qc3 e4 38. Qxa5 Red6 39. Qc3 Nxa4 40. Bxa4 Rxa4
41. Qxf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "Gibraltar ENG"]
[Date "2008.01.25"]
[EventDate "2008.01.22"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Mohamad Al-Modiahki"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c3 d6 6. Bd3 g6
7. Ne2 Bg7 8. f4 Qh4+ 9. g3 Qe7 10. e5 Bd7 11. Nd2 Nc6 12. Qc2
O-O-O 13. O-O-O Be8 14. Rhf1 f5 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. Rde1 Ne7
17. Ng1 Bd7 18. Ngf3 Qf7 19. Qb3 Rhe8 20. Re2 Qg8 21. Bc4 Nd5
22. Rfe1 b6 23. Ba6+ Kb8 24. Bb5 c6 25. Bd3 g5 26. fxg5 hxg5
27. Nxg5 Bxd4 28. Nge4 Be5 29. Nc4 Bc8 30. Nxe5 dxe5 31. Qc2
Re7 32. Kb1 Red7 33. Bc4 Qg6 34. Nf2 Qh5 35. Nd3 e4 36. Rxe4
b5 37. Bxd5 Rxd5 38. Re5 Qh7 39. Rxd5 exd5 40. Ka1 Bf5 41. Re3
Qh6 42. Qd2 Bxd3 43. Rxd3 Rf8 44. a3 Rf1+ 45. Ka2 Qxd2
46. Rxd2 Rg1 47. a4 bxa4 48. c4 dxc4 49. Rc2 Kb7 50. Ka3 a5
51. Ka2 a3 52. bxa3 Kb6 53. h4 Rxg3 54. Rh2 c3 55. Kb1 c2+
56. Kxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "Gibraltar ENG"]
[Date "2008.01.26"]
[EventDate "2008.01.22"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Zhao Zong-Yuan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nc3 Be7
7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nge2 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Be3 O-O 11. d5 Ne5 12. b3
Bf6 13. Rc1 Bg5 14. f4 Bh4+ 15. Bf2 Bxe2 16. Bxe2 Bxf2+
17. Kxf2 Qf6 18. g3 Rae8 19. Re1 Ned7 20. Bf3 Nc5 21. Qd2 a6
22. Kg2 Qf5 23. Re3 Rxe3 24. Qxe3 Qd3 25. Qxd3 Nxd3 26. Rd1
Nc5 27. Re1 Rd8 28. Re7 Ncd7 29. Be2 Kf8 30. Re3 Nb8 31. Bd3
h6 32. g4 a5 33. Nb5 Na6 34. a3 g5 35. Kf3 Nc5 36. Bc2 Na6
37. Bd3 Nc5 38. Bc2 gxf4 39. Kxf4 a4 40. Nxc7 axb3 41. Bxb3
Nbd7 42. Nb5 Ne5 43. Ba2 Ncd3+ 44. Kf5 Nc1 45. Nxd6 Ng6
46. Nxb7 Rb8 47. c5 Rxb7 48. Bc4 Rb2 49. Ke4 Ke7 50. Kd4+ Kd8
51. c6 Nf4 52. d6 Rd2+ 53. Kc5 Ncd3+ 54. Kb6 Rc2 55. Bxf7 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "Gibraltar ENG"]
[Date "2008.01.27"]
[EventDate "2008.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Israel Caspi"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2378"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Ne5
Nbd7 7. Nc4 Qc7 8. g3 Nb6 9. Ne5 Be6 10. Bg2 Rd8 11. O-O g6
12. Ne2 Bg7 13. a4 O-O 14. a5 Nc4 15. Nd3 a6 16. Ra4 Nd6
17. Bf4 Qc8 18. Be5 Nc4 19. Nef4 Bg4 20. Qe1 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Nd5
22. Nc5 Nxf4 23. Rxf4 Bh6 24. Re4 Bd2 25. Qa1 Bf5 26. Re2 Bxc2
27. e6 Bf5 28. Qa3 Bg5 29. Qb3 Kg7 30. exf7 Bf6 31. Nxb7 Qb8
32. Qb6 Bd3 33. Nxd8 Rxd8 34. Rd2 Qxb6 35. axb6 c5 36. Rc1 Bg5
37. f4 Bf6 38. b7 Bd4+ 39. Kh1 Bb5 40. Rxd4 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "Gibraltar ENG"]
[Date "2008.01.28"]
[EventDate "2008.01.22"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dronavalli Harika"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 Bd6
7. g4 h6 8. Bd2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 Be7 12. e5
b4 13. exf6 bxc3 14. fxe7 cxd2+ 15. Nxd2 Qxe7 16. Bf3 Rb8
17. Nb3 O-O 18. O-O-O c5 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. dxc5 Rc7 21. Kb1
Nxc5 22. Rc1 Rfc8 23. Nxc5 Rxc5 24. Qd2 Qf6 25. Rxc5 Rxc5
26. Rg1 Rd5 27. Qe2 Qf4 28. Qe3 Qxh2 29. Rc1 Qg2 30. Qf4 f5
31. Qe3 fxg4 32. Qxe6+ Kh7 33. a3 Qf3 34. Ka2 Qf5 35. Qe3 a5
36. Rg1 Rd3 37. Qe7 Rd2 38. Rc1 Rxf2 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "Gibraltar ENG"]
[Date "2008.01.29"]
[EventDate "2008.01.22"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Mark Hebden"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4
7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Be3 Bd7 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nd2 Qh4 11. O-O Bb6
12. N2b3 Qe7 13. Re1 O-O 14. f3 Nc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Nb3 Bb6
17. Qd2 Rae8 18. a4 f6 19. e6 Bxe6 20. a5 Bxe3+ 21. Qxe3 Qb4
22. Qxa7 Bf5 23. Rec1 Bxc2 24. Nd4 Bd3 25. Nxc6 Qxb2 26. Qd4
Qxd4+ 27. Nxd4 Bc4 28. a6 c5 29. Nc6 Re6 30. a7 Rxc6 31. a8=Q
Rxa8 32. Rxa8+ Kf7 33. Ra7+ Kg6 34. Re1 Bd3 35. Rd7 d4 36. Rc1
Ra6 37. h4 Bf5 38. Rd5 Be6 39. Rdxc5 d3 40. R5c3 Kh5 41. g3
Ra2 42. Rxd3 Bh3 43. Rc7 Kh6 44. g4 Rg2+ 45. Kh1 Rf2 46. Rdd7
Bf1 47. Rxg7 Bd3 48. Rgd7 Rxf3 49. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "Gibraltar ENG"]
[Date "2008.01.30"]
[EventDate "2008.01.22"]
[Round "9.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Tigran Levonovich Petrosian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. g3 d6 4. exd6 Qxd6 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Nc3
Nxc3 7. bxc3 e5 8. d3 Be7 9. Ne2 Be6 10. c4 Qd7 11. Rb1 O-O-O
12. O-O Bh3 13. Bh1 Bxf1 14. Qxf1 f5 15. Nc3 Rdf8 16. Nd5 Bc5
17. Rb5 b6 18. c3 Nb8 19. Rb3 f4 20. d4 fxg3 21. hxg3 exd4
22. Bg2 Qf7 23. cxd4 Bxd4 24. Rf3 Qe8 25. Bf4 Rf7 26. Rd3 Bc5
27. Nc3 Re7 28. Rd1 c6 29. Bf3 Rf8 30. Qh3+ Kb7 31. Kg2 g5
32. Bxg5 Qf7 33. Rd3 Rd7 34. Rxd7+ Nxd7 35. Bf4 Ne5 36. Ne4
Nd3 37. Ng5 Nxf4+ 38. gxf4 Qxf4 39. Qh5 Rf5 40. Bxc6+ Ka6
41. Nh3 Qxf2+ 42. Nxf2 Rxh5 43. Ne4 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Chess Festival"]
[Site "Gibraltar ENG"]
[Date "2008.01.31"]
[EventDate "2008.01.22"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Zahar Efimenko"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 Bxc3 5. bxc3 O-O 6. d3 d6
7. e4 Nc6 8. Ne2 Bd7 9. h3 Ne8 10. O-O a6 11. a4 b6 12. f4
exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne5 14. Nd4 g6 15. Nc2 Ng7 16. Ne3 f6 17. d4 Nf7
18. g4 c6 19. Ra2 Ne6 20. Bg3 Neg5 21. Qd3 Qe7 22. h4 Ne6
23. Rb2 Rab8 24. Rbf2 Nh6 25. c5 bxc5 26. dxc5 Nxc5 27. Qxd6
Qxd6 28. Bxd6 Nxa4 29. Bxf8 Rxf8 30. g5 Ng4 31. Nxg4 Bxg4
32. Rxf6 Rc8 33. R1f4 Bd7 34. Bf1 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters (Tiebreak)"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2008.01.31"]
[EventDate "2008.01.22"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5
exd5 7. Nc3 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rae1 Ne4
12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 f5 15. f3 exf3 16. Nxf3
Be6 17. e4 fxe4 18. Rxe4 Rad8 19. Rfe1 Qf6 20. Re5 Ng6 21. Ne4
Qf8 22. Neg5 Bf7 23. Nxf7 Qxf7 24. Ng5 Rxe5 25. Nxf7 Rxe1+
26. Kf2 Rde8 27. Ne5 Nxe5 28. Kxe1 Nf3+ 29. Kf2 Nxd4 30. Qa4
Rf8+ 31. Ke3 Nf5+ 32. Ke4 a6 33. Ke5 Ne3 34. Kd6 Nd5 35. Qe4
g6 36. g4 g5 37. Qe6+ Kg7 38. Kc5 h6 39. a3 Rf7 40. b4 Re7
41. Qc8 Rc7 42. Qd8 Rf7 43. Qd6 Re7 44. a4 Rf7 45. Qe5+ Kh7
46. h4 gxh4 47. Qh5 Kg7 48. g5 hxg5 49. Qxg5+ Kf8 50. Qxh4 Ke8
51. Qh8+ Kd7 52. a5 Ke6 53. Qe8+ Re7 54. Qg6+ Nf6 55. Kb6 Rd7
56. Ka7 Re7 57. Kb8 Rd7 58. Kc8 Re7 59. Qh6 Kf7 60. Qf4 Ke6
61. Qe3+ Kf7 62. Qh6 Ke6 63. Qg6 Rf7 64. Qd3 Re7 65. Qh3+ Kf7
66. Kd8 Re8+ 67. Kc7 Re7+ 68. Kd6 Ne4# 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters (Tiebreak)"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2008.01.31"]
[EventDate "2008.01.22"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. a4
dxc4 9. a5 Bg4 10. Ne5 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Qc7 12. Nxc4 Nbd7 13. e4 e5 14. Be3 Rfe8
15. Rfd1 exd4 16. Bxd4 Re6 17. f3 Nh5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qc2 Rae8 20. Ne2 Ne5
21. Ne3 Nf6 22. Qc3 Kg8 23. Ng3 Rd8 24. f4 Neg4 25. Nxg4 Nxg4 26. e5 Nh6 27.
Ne4 Nf5 28. g4 Ne7 29. Ng5 Nd5 30. Qh3 h5 31. Nxe6 fxe6 32. gxh5 Nxf4 33. Qh4
Rf8 34. hxg6 Qg7 35. Qh7+ Qxh7 36. gxh7+ Kxh7 37. Rd7+ Kg6 38. Rxb7 Kf5 39. Rb6
Ke4 40. Re1+ Kf3 41. Rb3+ Kg4 42. Rf1 Ne2+ 43. Kg2 Rd8 44. Rb4+ Kg5 45. Rf2 Nc1
46. h3 Nd3 47. Rg4+ Kh5 48. Rf7 Kh6 49. Rf6+ Kh5 50. Rxe6 Rb8 51. b4 Nxb4 52.
Re7 Kh6 53. Rc7 Nd5 54. Rxc6+ Kh5 55. Re4 Kg5 56. e6 Kf5 57. e7 Re8 58. Rce6
Nf4+ 59. Rxf4+ Kxe6 60. Re4+ Kd7 61. Kf3 1-0


[Event "ICC blitz 3 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2008.03.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "-"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rybka (Computer)"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "542"]

1. g4 d5 2. h3 h5 3. g5 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. Nh4 e6 8. Nxf5 exf5 9. Bf4 Ne7 10. e3 O-O 11. Qd2 Nd7
12. O-O-O Re8 13. Bg2 Nf8 14. Be5 Ne6 15. f4 Nc8 16. Kb1 Nd6
17. Bf1 Qd7 18. a4 b6 19. Ba6 Nc7 20. Be2 a6 21. Bd3 b5 22. h4
Ne6 23. Ne2 Re7 24. Ka1 Ree8 25. Qa5 Nb7 26. Qd2 Nd6 27. Rh2
Bf8 28. Rf2 Ng7 29. a5 Nb7 30. Ng1 Qd8 31. b4 Qd7 32. Nf3 Nd6
33. Bxd6 Bxd6 34. Ne5 Qb7 35. Kb2 Rac8 36. c3 Re7 37. Be2 Ree8
38. Bf3 Re7 39. Qc2 Rd8 40. Rfd2 Bb8 41. Be2 Re6 42. Bd3 Re7
43. Rf2 Re6 44. Qd2 Re7 45. Rg1 Re6 46. Rff1 Re7 47. Qd1 Re6
48. Rg2 Re7 49. Qc2 Re6 50. Rfg1 Re7 51. Rf2 Re6 52. Qe2 Re7
53. Qf3 Re6 54. Rd2 Re7 55. Rgd1 Re6 56. Qg3 Re7 57. Kb1 Re6
58. Bc2 Re7 59. Nd3 Re6 60. Nc5 Qc8 61. Nxe6 Qxe6 62. Kb2 Re8
63. Re1 Qd7 64. Qf3 Re7 65. Bd3 Re8 66. Rg2 Re7 67. Kb3 Re8
68. Ra2 Re7 69. Rc1 Re8 70. Rca1 Re7 71. Rg1 Re8 72. Rh2 Re7
73. Qg3 Re8 74. Ka3 Re7 75. Rb1 Re8 76. Rd2 Re7 77. Kb3 Re8
78. Ra1 Re7 79. Kb2 Re8 80. Re2 Re7 81. Ree1 Re6 82. Qf3 Qe7
83. Qf2 Qe8 84. Be2 Qe7 85. Bd1 Qe8 86. Bf3 Qe7 87. Qd2 Qe8
88. Kb3 Qe7 89. Kc2 Qe8 90. Kb2 Qe7 91. Rab1 Kf8 92. Qf2 Ke8
93. Be2 Kd8 94. Bd3 Qe8 95. Qf3 Ke7 96. Kb3 Kf8 97. Ra1 Qe7
98. Bc2 Kg8 99. Kb2 Qe8 100. Qf2 Qe7 101. Qd2 Qe8 102. Bd3 Qe7
103. Be2 Qe8 104. Rad1 Qe7 105. Rc1 Qe8 106. Bf3 Qe7 107. Qf2
Qe8 108. Rcd1 Qe7 109. Be2 Re4 110. Bd3 Qe6 111. Bxe4 fxe4
112. Ra1 Nf5 113. Kb3 Kf8 114. Rh1 Ke8 115. Rh2 Kd7 116. Qe1
Kd8 117. Rd1 Kd7 118. Rc2 Kd8 119. Qf2 Nd6 120. Ka2 Qf5
121. Rh1 Kd7 122. Qg3 Ke6 123. Qh3 Ke7 124. Qxf5 Nxf5 125. Rh3
Ke6 126. Kb3 Bc7 127. Re2 Bb8 128. Re1 Bc7 129. Ra1 Bb8
130. Rd1 Bc7 131. Re1 Bb8 132. Re2 Bc7 133. Rg2 Bb8 134. Rg1
Bc7 135. Rb1 Bb8 136. Rbh1 Bc7 137. Rg1 Bb8 138. Kb2 Bc7
139. Kc2 Bb8 140. Kd2 Bc7 141. Rh2 Bb8 142. Rc1 Bc7 143. Ra1
Bb8 144. Ke2 Bc7 145. Rg1 Bb8 146. Rhh1 Bc7 147. Kd2 Bb8
148. Rc1 Bc7 149. Rh3 Bb8 150. Ra1 Bc7 151. Rhh1 Bb8 152. Rae1
Bc7 153. Rh2 Bb8 154. Rh3 Bc7 155. Ra1 Bb8 156. Kc2 Bc7
157. Rf1 Bb8 158. Kb3 Bc7 159. Rf2 Bb8 160. Kc2 Bc7 161. Rg2
Bb8 162. Kd2 Bc7 163. Rh1 Bb8 164. Rf2 Bc7 165. Rfh2 Bb8
166. Rd1 Bc7 167. Rf1 Bb8 168. Re1 Bc7 169. Ke2 Bb8 170. Rh3
Bc7 171. Kd2 Bb8 172. Kc2 Bc7 173. Rb1 Bb8 174. c4 dxc4
175. Kb2 Bd6 176. Ka3 Ne7 177. Rb2 Nd5 178. Rg3 Kf5 179. Rb1
Be7 180. Rh3 Bd6 181. Kb2 Be7 182. Re1 Bxb4 183. Re2 Bxa5
184. Kc1 Bb6 185. Kc2 a5 186. Rh1 a4 187. Kc1 a3 188. Rc2 Ba5
189. Rh3 Bb4 190. Re2 Bd6 191. Re1 b4 192. Kb1 b3 193. Rh2 c3
194. Rc2 Bb4 195. Ka1 bxc2 196. Ka2 Nxe3 197. Kb3 Kxf4
198. Rc1 c5 199. dxc5 Bxc5 200. Rh1 Kg3 201. Ra1 Kxh4 202. Rc1
Kxg5 203. Rg1+ Kf4 204. Rh1 g5 205. Ra1 h4 206. Rc1 h3
207. Kxc3 g4 208. Kb3 g3 209. Ka4 g2 210. Kb5 Bd4 211. Ka6 Bb2
212. Ka7 Bxc1 213. Kb7 Bb2 214. Kb8 h2 215. Kb7 f5 216. Kb6
Ke5 217. Kc6 f4 218. Kb5 f3 219. Kb6 a2 220. Kb7 f2 221. Kc8
f1=B 222. Kb7 g1=B 223. Kb8 h1=B 224. Kb7 c1=N 225. Kc6 a1=B
226. Kd7 Nd5 227. Ke8 Ne7 228. Kxe7 Nd3 229. Kf7 Nc5 230. Ke7
Nd7 231. Kxd7 e3 232. Kd8 e2 233. Kc7 e1=B 234. Kd8 Ba5+
235. Ke8 Bd8 236. Kf8 Be7+ 237. Kxe7 Bb5 238. Kf8 Bd5 239. Ke7
Bb6 240. Kf8 Bd8 241. Kg7 Ba3 242. Kh6 Bf8+ 243. Kh5 Bf7+
244. Kg4 Bf1 245. Kg3 Bd4 246. Kg4 Bf2 247. Kf3 Be1 248. Kg4
Bg6 249. Kf3 Bh5+ 250. Ke3 Bh3 251. Kd3 Bg6+ 252. Kc4 Bd7
253. Kb3 Bb5 254. Ka2 Bda5 255. Kb2 Bfb4 256. Ka2 Bec3
257. Kb3 Bbd3 258. Ka4 Bc2+ 259. Kb5 Be8+ 260. Ka6 Bc6
261. Ka7 Bd3 262. Kb8 Bdb5 263. Kc8 Kd6 264. Kb8 Bf6 265. Kc8
Kd5 266. Kb8 Bd6+ 267. Kc8 Bd7+ 268. Kb7 Bd4 269. Ka8 Bac7
270. Kb7 Bdb6 271. Ka8 Bbc6# 0-1

[Event "TCh-FRA Top 16 Gp A"]
[Site "Noyon FRA"]
[Date "2008.04.10"]
[EventDate "2008.04.10"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Christian Bauer"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. a3 Be6 10. b4 a5 11. b5 Nd4
12. Rb1 f6 13. e3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Rb8 15. Qc2 Rf7 16. Rd1 Bf8
17. d4 exd4 18. Ne2 d3 19. Rxd3 Rd7 20. Be4 g6 21. Bb2 Rxd3
22. Bxd3 a4 23. Rc1 Bb3 24. Qxc7 Qxd3 25. Qxb6 Qd6 26. Qxd6
Bxd6 27. Nd4 Bd5 28. f3 f5 29. Kf2 Kf7 30. b6 Rd8 31. h3 h5
32. f4 Ke7 33. Nf3 Ra8 34. Nh4 Ra6 35. Nxg6+ Ke6 36. Bd4 Bxa3
37. Rc8 Bd6 38. Ne5 Be4 39. g4 fxg4 40. hxg4 hxg4 41. Re8+ Kd5
42. Nxg4 Bf5 43. Nh6 Bd7 44. Rd8 Kc6 45. Nf7 a3 46. Rh8 Ra4
47. Nd8+ Kd5 48. Nxb7 Bxf4 49. Rh5+ Kc4 50. Nc5 Ra5 51. exf4
a2 52. b7 Rb5 53. Nxd7 Rxb7 54. Ra5 1-0

[Event "TCh-FRA Top 16 Gp A"]
[Site "Noyon FRA"]
[Date "2008.04.11"]
[EventDate "2008.04.10"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Samy Shoker"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2381"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. g3 f5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O e5
7. d3 O-O 8. Rb1 Re8 9. b4 c6 10. Qb3 h6 11. b5 c5 12. e4 fxe4
13. dxe4 Nbd7 14. Ne1 Nf8 15. Nc2 Ne6 16. Ne3 Nd4 17. Qd1 Be6
18. a4 Qd7 19. Bb2 Rf8 20. Ncd5 Rae8 21. Bc3 b6 22. Rb2 h5
23. h4 Bh6 24. Nxf6+ Rxf6 25. Nd5 Rf7 26. a5 Bxd5 27. exd5 e4
28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. Re2 Qg4 30. Kh2 d3 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. f3 Rxf3
33. Rxf3 Re3 34. axb6 axb6 35. c5 dxc5 36. d6 Qd4 37. Qb3+ c4
38. Qa4 d2 39. Qa8+ Kh7 40. Rf7+ Bg7 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 Gp Basse"]
[Site "Evry"]
[Date "2008.05.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nikolai Ninov"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 a6 6.h3 e6 7.g4 b5
8.Bg2 Bb7 9.O-O b4 10.Nd5 exd5 11.exd5 Be7 12.g5 Nfd7 13.Nc6
Qc7 14.Nxe7 Kxe7 15.Qd4 Kf8 16.Bf4 a5 17.Rfe1 Nb6 18.Re8+ Kxe8
19.Qxg7 Bxd5 20.Qxh8+ Kd7 21.Re1 Nc6 22.Qxh7 Nd4 23.Be3 Qxc2
24.Qh5 Bxg2 25.Bxd4 Qf5 26.Kxg2 Nd5 27.Qf3 Qxg5+ 28.Kh1 Rg8
29.Qxf7+ Kc6 30.Qf3 Kb7 31.Be3 Qe5 32.Rd1 Kc6 33.Re1 Rh8
34.Bd2 Qh5 35.Qxh5 Rxh5 36.Kg2 Kc5 37.Re4 Rf5 38.h4 a4 39.Kg3
Nf6 40.Bxb4+ Kd5 41.Re2 Ne4+ 42.Kg2 Rf8 43.f3 Rg8+ 44.Kh2 Ng3
45.Rg2 Nf1+ 46.Kg1 Ng3 47.Be1 Ne2+ 48.Kf1 Rxg2 49.Kxg2 Nc1
50.h5 Ke6 51.Bd2 Nd3 52.b4 axb3 53.axb3 d5 54.b4 d4 55.b5 Kd5
56.f4 1-0

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2008.08.02"]
[EventDate "2008.08.02"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Daechert"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2085"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. d3 Nf6 4. Bd2 O-O 5. Qc1 d5 6. Bh6 e5
7. h4 Bg4 8. Nc3 c6 9. e4 d4 10. Nce2 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qc7 12. f3
Be6 13. Bh6 Qa5+ 14. Kf1 c5 15. b3 Nc6 16. h5 Ne7 17. Qg5 Bh8
18. Bh3 Bxh3+ 19. Nxh3 Rfe8 20. Nf2 Qc7 21. Qh4 Nxh5 22. g4
Ng7 23. f4 f5 24. fxe5 fxe4 25. Nxe4 Ne6 26. Kg1 Nd5 27. Nd6
Bxe5 28. Nxe8 Rxe8 29. Rf1 Nef4 30. Nxf4 Bxf4 31. Rh3 Be3+
32. Kh1 Qc6 33. Bxe3 Nxe3+ 34. Rff3 Qd7 35. Rhg3 Nxc2 36. Qg5
Ne3 37. Kh2 Qc7 38. Kh3 Qg7 39. Rf2 h6 40. Qxc5 Qd7 41. Rf6
Kh7 42. Qd6 1-0

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2008.08.02"]
[EventDate "2008.08.02"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ralf Christ"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2244"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. e3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5
7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qa4 Qc8 9. Bd2 Nge7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. b4 a6
12. a3 h6 13. Qb3 Rd8 14. O-O Be6 15. Bc1 Rd6 16. Qc2 Bf5
17. Qb3 Be6 18. Qc2 f5 19. c5 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 e4 21. Nd2 Qe8
22. Bc4 Qf7 23. Ne2 Rd8 24. Bxe6 Qxe6 25. Nb3 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1
Ne5 27. Ned4 Qd5 28. Qc2 Nd3 29. Bb2 f4 30. Bc3 fxe3 31. fxe3
Qg5 32. Qe2 Nd5 33. Bd2 Be5 34. Nc2 Nf6 35. Ne1 Qf5 36. Nd4
Bxd4 37. exd4 Nxe1 38. Bxe1 Nd5 39. Bg3 c6 40. Be5 e3 41. h3
Qb1+ 42. Kh2 Qe4 43. Kg1 h5 44. Qf3 Qxf3 45. gxf3 Kf7 46. Kf1
Nc3 47. Bf4 Nb5 48. Bxe3 Nxa3 49. Bd2 Nb5 50. Be3 Ke6 51. Ke2
Kf5 52. Kd3 Nc7 53. Bd2 g5 54. Kc4 Nd5 55. Be1 Nf4 0-1

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2008.08.02"]
[EventDate "2008.08.02"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Postojev"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Nde2 d6
7. g3 Be7 8. Bg2 Nf6 9. h3 h6 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 Be6 12. Qd2
Qd7 13. Kh2 b5 14. b3 Qb7 15. f4 Rad8 16. f5 Bc8 17. g4 b4
18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Nb8 20. f6 Bxf6 21. Rxf6 gxf6 22. Bxh6
Rfe8 23. Rf1 Qe7 24. Ng3 a5 25. Nh5 Nd7 26. Nxf6+ Kh8 27. Bg7+
1-0

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2008.08.02"]
[EventDate "2008.08.02"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vinay Bhat"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 e5 5. e4 Nc6 6. Bg5 f6
7. Be3 Nh6 8. h3 O-O 9. Be2 Nf7 10. O-O f5 11. dxe5 dxe5
12. Qxd8 Ncxd8 13. Nd5 fxe4 14. Nd2 Ne6 15. Nxe4 Nf4 16. Bf3
Nxd5 17. cxd5 Bf5 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. Nc5 b6 20. Ne6 c5 21. Nxg7
Kxg7 22. Rfd1 Nd6 23. Bd2 Kf7 24. Bc3 Re8 25. g4 Bc8 26. Re1
e4 27. Bg2 Bb7 28. Rcd1 Rad8 29. g5 Ba6 30. Bf6 Rd7 31. b3 Bd3
32. f3 b5 33. h4 c4 34. Bh3 Nf5 35. fxe4 Bxe4 36. Bxf5 gxf5
37. d6 Re6 38. Be7 c3 39. b4 c2 40. Rc1 Rb7 41. Re3 Rb8
42. Kf2 Rb6 43. Rc3 Rb7 44. h5 Rexe7 45. dxe7 Kxe7 46. R1xc2
Bxc2 47. Rxc2 Rd7 48. Ke3 Ke6 49. Rc6+ Ke5 50. Rc5+ Ke6
51. Rxb5 Rd1 52. Ra5 Rg1 53. Rxa7 Rxg5 54. Rxh7 Rg3+ 55. Kd4
Rg4+ 56. Kc5 f4 57. Rh6+ Ke7 58. Rd6 Rg5+ 59. Kc6 Rxh5 60. Rd3
Ke6 61. b5 Rh2 62. a3 Rc2+ 63. Kb7 Ke5 64. b6 Ke4 65. Rb3 f3
66. Ka7 f2 67. Rb1 Rb2 68. Rf1 Kf3 69. b7 Ra2 70. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[EventDate "2008.08.02"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Tomasz Markowski"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "168"]

1. g3 d6 2. Bg2 Nc6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d3 Bd7 6. e4 Qc8
7. h3 e5 8. Nge2 Nge7 9. Be3 f5 10. Nd5 O-O 11. Qd2 Rf7
12. Rc1 Be6 13. b3 Qd7 14. Nxe7+ Rxe7 15. exf5 gxf5 16. f4
exf4 17. Nxf4 Bf7 18. O-O Rxe3 19. Bxc6 Qe7 20. Bxb7 Re8
21. Kh2 Bh6 22. Qg2 Kh8 23. Rf3 Rg8 24. Rxe3 Qxe3 25. Rf1 Re8
26. Qb2+ Kg8 27. Qf2 Bxf4 28. Qxf4 Qxd3 29. Rf2 Bg6 30. Bg2
Kg7 31. c5 Qe3 32. Qxe3 Rxe3 33. cxd6 cxd6 34. Rd2 Kf7
35. Bd5+ Ke7 36. Kg2 Bh5 37. Kf2 f4 38. g4 Be8 39. Bf3 Rc3
40. g5 Bg6 41. Re2+ Kf7 42. Bg4 Rd3 43. Re6 d5 44. Rf6+ Ke7
45. Rxf4 Rd2+ 46. Ke3 Rxa2 47. Ra4 Rb2 48. Rxa7+ Kd6 49. Rb7
Ke5 50. Re7+ Kd6 51. Rb7 Ke5 52. Re7+ Kd6 53. Rb7 Rc2 54. b4
Rc3+ 55. Ke2 d4 56. Rd7+ Ke5 57. Kf2 Rb3 58. Bf3 Rxb4 59. Kg3
Bf5 60. Rd5+ Ke6 61. Rd8 Ke7 62. Rd5 Bg6 63. h4 Bf7 64. Re5+
Kd6 65. Rf5 Be6 66. Rf6 Ke5 67. Rf8 Rb3 68. Rd8 Bf7 69. Kg4
Rb1 70. Kg3 Rb3 71. Kg4 d3 72. h5 Rb4+ 73. Kg3 Rd4 74. Rxd4
Kxd4 75. Kf4 d2 76. Bd1 Kc3 77. Ke3 Be6 78. g6 h6 79. Kf4 Kd4
80. g7 Bg8 81. Kf5 Kd5 82. Kg6 Ke5 83. Kxh6 Kf6 84. Bc2 Kf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[EventDate "2008.08.02"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "David Arutinian"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. a3 Bxc3+
7. bxc3 Qc7 8. Ra2 Ne7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Ne2 Bf5 11. O-O Bxd3
12. Qxd3 Nbc6 13. Ng3 Rac8 14. f3 f5 15. Re1 Kh8 16. Rae2 b6
17. Nh5 Qd7 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. c4 Qe8 20. Nxg7 Kxg7 21. cxd5
Nb8 22. e4 Qg6 23. exf5 Nxf5 24. Re4 Rce8 25. Qc3+ Kf7
26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Rxe8 Kxe8 28. Qe5+ Kd7 29. Qxb8 Qa6 30. h4
Qd3 31. Bg5 Qxd5 32. Qd8+ Ke6 33. Qg8+ Ke5 34. Qh8+ Ke6
35. Qe8+ Kd6 36. Bf4+ 1-0

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[EventDate "2008.08.02"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Zoltan Almasi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6
7. g4 h6 8. Bg2 g5 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Ne5 11. h3 Ng6
12. Rhe1 Qc7 13. Nf5 Bd7 14. Qd2 exf5 15. exf5 Ne5 16. h4 Bc6
17. Bxc6+ Qxc6 18. hxg5 Nfxg4 19. f4 Nf3 20. Bd4+ Nge5 21. Qe3
O-O-O 22. fxe5 Nxe1 23. e6 Ng2 24. Qg3 Rg8 25. g6 fxe6 26. f6
e5 27. Qg4+ Kb8 28. f7 Rxg6 29. Qxg6 exd4 30. Rxd4 Qf3 31. Re4
Qf1+ 32. Nd1 Nf4 33. Qg4 h5 34. Qg5 Rc8 35. Rxf4 Qe2 36. c3
Qe6 37. Qf5 Qe2 38. Qf6 d5 39. Rf2 Qe4 40. Rf4 Qe2 41. Rf2 Qe4
42. Rf4 Qe1 43. Kc2 Qe2+ 44. Kc1 Ka7 45. Qd4+ Bc5 46. Qxc5+
Rxc5 47. f8=Q Rc6 48. Qg7 Rc8 49. Qd4+ Ka8 50. Rf2 Qe7 51. Ne3
h4 52. Nxd5 Qg5+ 53. Kc2 Rd8 54. Rd2 Rg8 55. Nb6+ Kb8 56. Nd7+
Ka8 57. Nb6+ Kb8 58. Qd6+ Ka7 59. Nd7 h3 60. Qd4+ Ka8 61. Qe5
Qg6+ 62. Kb3 Rd8 63. Qd4 Qe6+ 64. c4 Rg8 65. Nb6+ Ka7 66. Nd5+
Kb8 67. Qf4+ Ka7 68. Rf2 Rg4 69. Qc7 Rg8 70. Rf7 Qc8 71. Qxc8
Rxc8 72. Rh7 1-0

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[EventDate "2008.08.02"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Rainer Polzin"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e6 11. h4 Qc7 12. h5
Nxh5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Ndb5 Qg3 15. Nxd5 Qxe1 16. Rxe1 Ng3
17. Rh4 Nf5 18. Rh2 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 Bd7 20. Bc4 Ne5 21. Be2 Bxb5
22. Bxb5 Rfd8 23. Nc3 h5 24. Kb1 a6 25. Be2 Rac8 26. Rh4 Nc6
27. a3 Nd4 28. Bd3 b5 29. g4 hxg4 30. fxg4 a5 31. Be4 Rc5
32. Bd3 b4 33. Na4 Rc6 34. axb4 axb4 35. Rh1 Ra8 36. b3 Rd6
37. Bc4 Nc6 38. Rhe1 Kf8 39. Bb5 Bf6 40. Rf1 Ra5 41. Bxc6 Rxc6
42. Re4 Bc3 43. Rf3 Kg7 44. Kc1 Rb5 45. Nxc3 bxc3 46. Re7 Rf6
47. Rxc3 Rf4 48. Rg3 Kf6 49. Re1 Kg5 50. Reg1 Re5 51. Kb2 Ree4
52. c4 Rxg4 53. Kc3 f5 54. c5 Rxg3+ 55. Rxg3+ Kf6 56. b4 f4
57. Rd3 g5 58. c6 Re8 59. b5 g4 60. c7 g3 61. Rd8 Re3+ 62. Kb4
Re4+ 63. Ka5 Rc4 64. b6 g2 65. Rg8 f3 66. b7 f2 67. c8=Q f1=Q
68. Qd8+ Ke6 69. Rg6+ Kf5 70. Qg5+ Ke4 71. Qxg2+ 1-0

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[EventDate "2008.08.02"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rainer Buhmann"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. e4 e5 5. Bg5 f6 6. Be3 Nh6
7. Be2 Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nfd2 f5 10. f3 c5 11. Nc3 Nf7 12. h4
h5 13. g4 hxg4 14. fxg4 Bf6 15. Bf2 Ng8 16. h5 f4 17. Qc2 gxh5
18. gxh5 Ngh6 19. O-O-O Ng4 20. Bxg4 Bxg4 21. Rdg1 Nh6 22. b4
b6 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Qa4+ Kf7 25. Nb3 Bd7 26. Qa6 Qb6 27. Qxb6
axb6 28. Bh4 Ng4 29. Bxf6 Kxf6 30. Kb2 Rh6 31. Nd2 Rah8
32. Nb5 Ke7 33. Rh4 Nf6 34. Rg7+ Kf8 35. Rg5 Nxh5 36. Nxd6 Ng3
37. Rxh6 Rxh6 38. Rxe5 Rxd6 39. Rg5 Rh6 40. Kc3 Rh3 41. Kc2
Rh2 0-1

[Event "Montreal"]
[Site "Montreal CAN"]
[Date "2008.08.24"]
[EventDate "2008.08.24"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yury Markovich Shulman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Nd2 Nfd7 11. Nd3 b5 12. c5
e5 13. dxe5 Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. b4 Bb6 16. Nb3 Qe7 17. f4
Rd8 18. Nd4 Bc8 19. O-O a5 20. a3 f5 21. Kh1 axb4 22. axb4
Rxa1 23. Qxa1 Bxd4 24. Bxd4 Be6 25. Bc5 Qb7 26. g4 Nd7 27. Bd6
Nb6 28. Qb1 Qf7 29. Bh3 fxg4 30. Bg2 Bf5 31. e4 dxe4 32. Bxe4
g6 33. Re1 Qe6 34. Bc7 Rd2 35. Bxb6 g3 36. Kg1 Bxe4 37. Qxe4
Qh3 38. hxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal"]
[Site "Montreal CAN"]
[Date "2008.08.25"]
[EventDate "2008.08.24"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3
c5 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. Be3 Qc7 9. Qe2 a6 10. O-O-O b5 11. dxc5
Bxc5 12. Bxc5 Qxc5 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Rhe1 O-O 15. g4 Qb4 16. h4
Nd5 17. Qe4 Qxe4 18. Bxe4 Rfd8 19. f4 Rd6 20. Rd4 Rc8 21. Red1
f6 22. Nf3 h5 23. gxh5 Rcd8 24. f5 e5 25. R4d2 Kf7 26. Nh2 Ke7
27. Ng4 Bc6 28. a3 Ne3 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 Kxd6 31. Nxf6
Bxe4 32. Nxe4+ Ke7 33. f6+ gxf6 34. h6 Kf7 35. h7 Kg7 36. Nxf6
Nf5 37. h5 Nh6 38. Kd2 Nf7 39. Ng4 Kxh7 40. Kd3 Nd6 41. Nxe5
Kh6 42. Kd4 Kxh5 43. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Montreal"]
[Site "Montreal CAN"]
[Date "2008.08.26"]
[EventDate "2008.08.24"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Thomas Roussel-Roozmon"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 Nf6 3. e4 d6 4. exf5 Bxf5 5. d4 Qd7 6. Nc3 e6
7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Nc6 9. a3 d5 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Bg3 O-O
12. O-O Nh5 13. Rfe1 Rf6 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5
Nf4 17. Qd2 Raf8 18. Re3 Qf7 19. Rf1 h5 20. Kh1 h4 21. Nd1 h3
22. g3 Ng2 23. Rb3 Rf3 24. Qe2 Rxb3 25. cxb3 e5 26. dxe5 Qf3
27. Nc3 Ne3+ 28. Qxf3 Rxf3 29. Re1 Rxf2 30. Nd1 Nxd1 31. Rxd1
Kf7 0-1

[Event "Montreal"]
[Site "Montreal CAN"]
[Date "2008.08.27"]
[EventDate "2008.08.24"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pascal Charbonneau"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qe2 Bd7 16. Qf1 Qh5
17. Nd2 Rae8 18. f3 Nf4 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Ne4 Nh3+ 21. Kg2
Nf4+ 22. Kg1 Nh3+ 23. Kg2 Nf4+ 24. Kg1 Nh3+ 25. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal"]
[Site "Montreal CAN"]
[Date "2008.08.28"]
[EventDate "2008.08.24"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Igor Zugic"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2457"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. c3 Nh5 5. Bg3 g6 6. Nbd2 Bg7
7. e3 Nd7 8. Bh4 h6 9. g4 Nhf6 10. h3 Qb6 11. Qc2 g5 12. Bg3
h5 13. Rg1 hxg4 14. hxg4 Nf8 15. Nxg5 Bxg4 16. Be5 Bh5 17. Bd3
Rg8 18. Nh3 Bg4 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Be2 Bxe2 21. Rxg8 Ba6
22. Ng5 Qb5 23. O-O-O Bxg5 24. Rxg5 Qe2 25. Nb3 Qxc2+ 26. Kxc2
b6 27. Rg8 Bc8 28. Rh1 f6 29. Kd2 Kf7 30. Rhh8 Bf5 31. Nc1 c5
32. Nd3 cxd4 33. exd4 Bxd3 34. Kxd3 Rc8 35. f4 e6 36. a4 a5
37. b3 Rd8 38. c4 Re8 39. c5 1-0

[Event "Montreal"]
[Site "Montreal CAN"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[EventDate "2008.08.24"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Igor Alexandre Nataf"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nc6
7. Qd2 Qb6 8. O-O-O e6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nb3 Qc7 11. f4 b5
12. Kb1 h5 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. Rhf1 Rb8 15. Qe1 b4 16. Ne2 a5
17. Nbd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bg7 19. Qe2 f5 20. Bb5 Qb6 21. Bxd7+
Kxd7 22. Nf3 Qb5 23. Qd2 Rb6 24. exf5 Qxf5 25. Ne5+ Kc7
26. Nc4 Rc6 27. Nxd6 Qf6 28. Nc4 Rxc4 29. Qd7+ Kb8 30. Qb5+
Ka8 31. Qxa5+ Kb8 32. Qb6+ Ka8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal"]
[Site "Montreal CAN"]
[Date "2008.08.31"]
[EventDate "2008.08.24"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Mark Bluvshtein"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "178"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nc3 c5 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rc1 Ne4
12. dxc5 Naxc5 13. Nd4 Bf6 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nf5 Ne6 16. Bd6
Re8 17. Ba3 Be5 18. Qa4 Qf6 19. Qd7 Rab8 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Rc8
Rexc8 22. Nxc8 h6 23. Be7 Nf8 24. Bxf6 Nxd7 25. Bxe5 Rxc8
26. Bc3 Nf6 27. e3 Nd5 28. Bxe4 Nxc3 29. Bxb7 Rc7 30. bxc3
Rxb7 31. Kf1 Rc7 32. Rc1 Rc4 33. Ke2 g5 34. Kd3 Ra4 35. Rc2
Kg7 36. h3 Kf6 37. c4 Ke6 38. Rb2 Ra5 39. g4 f5 40. Rd2 Ke5
41. gxf5 Ra3+ 42. Ke2 Kxf5 43. Rc2 Ke4 44. Rd2 Ra4 45. f3+ Ke5
46. Rc2 Ra3 47. c5 bxc5 48. Rxc5+ Kf6 49. Rc2 Kf5 50. Kf2 h5
51. Rc5+ Kf6 52. Rc6+ Ke5 53. Kg3 Rxe3 54. Ra6 Kf5 55. Ra5+
Re5 56. Rxa7 h4+ 57. Kf2 Rc5 58. a4 Kf4 59. Rf7+ Ke5 60. Re7+
Kf5 61. Re4 Rc2+ 62. Re2 Rc5 63. Rb2 Kf6 64. Ra2 Ra5 65. f4
gxf4 66. Kf3 Kf5 67. Ra1 Ke5 68. Re1+ Kf5 69. Re4 Kg5 70. Rxf4
Ra8 71. Rg4+ Kh5 72. Re4 Kg5 73. Rg4+ Kh5 74. Rd4 Rg8 75. Rd3
Rg1 76. a5 Ra1 77. Rd5+ Kg6 78. Rd6+ Kf5 79. a6 Ra3+ 80. Ke2
Ke4 81. Rg6 Ra2+ 82. Kd1 Kd5 83. Rh6 Kc5 84. Rh5+ Kb6 85. Rxh4
Kxa6 86. Rh8 Kb5 87. h4 Kc4 88. h5 Kd3 89. Ke1 Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal"]
[Site "Montreal CAN"]
[Date "2008.09.01"]
[EventDate "2008.08.24"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anton Kovalyov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. c4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b3 d6 4. d4 g6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. g3 O-O
7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O Qc7 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Re1 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5
12. e4 fxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Bf5 15. Re1 Na6 16. Nh4
Rad8 17. Qe2 Bd3 18. Qg4 Nb4 19. Red1 e4 20. Bxg7 Qxg7 21. Bf1
e3 22. Bxd3 exf2+ 23. Kxf2 Nxd3+ 24. Kg1 Qb2 25. Rf1 Nf2
26. Rxf2 Qxa1+ 27. Kg2 Qe5 28. Kh3 Qe6 29. Nf5 Kh8 30. Nh6
Qxg4+ 31. Nxg4 Kg7 32. Rc2 Re4 33. Nf2 Red4 0-1

[Event "Montreal"]
[Site "Montreal CAN"]
[Date "2008.09.02"]
[EventDate "2008.08.24"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sebastien Maze"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bf4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Qa4+ Nd7 9. e3 O-O 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Qb3 Nxc4
12. Qxc4 c6 13. O-O Qa5 14. a3 Bg4 15. Nd2 Qb5 16. Qb4 Rfe8
17. Rfb1 Qxb4 18. axb4 e5 19. Bg3 exd4 20. cxd4 Be2 21. Rb2
Bb5 22. h4 f6 23. Nb1 Bf8 24. Nc3 a6 25. Bc7 Rac8 26. Bb6 Bd6
27. Rd1 Bc4 28. e4 f5 29. e5 Be7 30. g3 Kf7 31. f3 Ke6 32. Kf2
h6 33. Bc5 Bd8 34. Bd6 b5 35. Rc1 a5 36. Ke3 axb4 37. Bxb4 Ra8
38. Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "United States Chess League"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2008.09.10"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Joel Benjamin"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nc3 e5 5. e4 Bg4 6. f3 Be6
7. Nh3 Bc5 8. Qe2 dxe4 9. dxe4 Qd4 10. Nd1 Bc4 11. c3 Qd3
12. Bf1 Qxe2+ 13. Bxe2 Be6 14. Nhf2 Nbd7 15. f4 exf4 16. gxf4
Nb6 17. b4 Bxf2+ 18. Nxf2 Bc4 19. Rg1 O-O-O 20. Rxg7 Rhe8
21. e5 Nfd5 22. Rxf7 Nxc3 23. Bg4+ Kb8 24. Rxh7 Nbd5 25. a3
Nf6 26. Rh3 Nxg4 27. Rxc3 Nxf2 28. Rxc4 Nd3+ 29. Kf1 Rf8
30. e6 Rde8 31. Re4 Rf6 32. Ke2 Rfxe6 33. Rxe6 Nxc1+ 34. Rxc1
Rxe6+ 35. Kf3 Rh6 36. Rh1 Kc7 37. h4 Kd7 38. Kg4 Ke6 39. h5
Kf6 40. Rd1 Rh8 41. Rd6+ Ke7 42. Rg6 Kf7 43. Kg5 1-0

[Event "United States Chess League"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2008.09.15"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nikola Mitkov"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. f4 f6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. c4 e6 6. O-O Bd6
7. d3 Ne7 8. Qc2 Nd7 9. e4 e5 10. f5 Qb6+ 11. Kh1 g6 12. h3
Bxf5 13. b4 Bxb4 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. exf5 Nxf5 16. Kh2 Bd6
17. Re1 O-O 18. Ba3 Rfc8 19. Qd2 Nc5 20. Nc3 Qa5 21. Bb2 d4
22. Ne4 Qxd2 23. Nfxd2 Nxd3 24. g4 Nxe1 25. Rxe1 Ne3 26. Nxd6
Rc2 27. Bc1 Rd8 28. Be4 Rxd6 29. Bxc2 Nxc2 30. Re2 Rc6 31. Ne4
d3 32. Rf2 Kg7 33. Bb2 Rc4 34. Nxf6 Nd4 35. Ne4 Nc6 36. Ng5 h6
37. Nf3 Rc5 38. Ne1 Rd5 39. Rd2 Kf7 40. Rxd3 Ra5 41. a3 Rb5
42. Bc1 Rb1 43. Rc3 Ke6 44. Nf3 h5 45. Kg3 hxg4 46. Kxg4 Rb5
47. Be3 a6 48. Nd2 Ne7 49. Ne4 Rb2 50. Rd3 Nf5 51. Bf2 b6
52. Nd2 b5 53. Kg5 Ne7 54. Ne4 Re2 55. Rd6+ Kf7 56. Rf6+ Ke8
57. Nd6+ Kd7 58. Nb7 e4 59. Nc5+ Ke8 60. Kg4 e3 61. Bg3 Nf5
62. Rxg6 Nd4 63. Ne6 Nb3 64. h4 Rc2 65. h5 e2 66. h6 Kf7
67. h7 Rc8 68. Kf5 Nd4+ 69. Nxd4 Rc5+ 70. Kg4 1-0

[Event "United States Chess League"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2008.09.29"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "John Fedorowicz"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7
7. Qg4 Bf6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Bd2 b5 10. O-O d6 11. f4 Nge7
12. Rae1 b4 13. Nd1 e5 14. Qh5 exf4 15. Bxf4 Be6 16. Bc1 Ng6
17. Ne3 O-O 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nce5 20. Bf5 Re8 21. Re3 Qb6
22. Kh1 Qb5 23. Rd1 Nf8 24. Bxh7+ Nxh7 25. Rh3 Kf8 26. Qxh7
Qe2 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Qh5 Qxh5 29. Rxh5 Nc4 30. Rf1 Rac8
31. Bg5 Bxg5 32. Rxg5 Kf8 33. h3 Ne3 34. Rc1 Rxc2 35. Rxc2
Nxc2 36. Nd2 Re1+ 37. Kh2 Ne3 38. a3 Re2 39. Ne4 b3 40. Nxd6
f6 41. Rh5 Rxg2+ 42. Kh1 Rxb2 0-1

[Event "US Chess League"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2008.10.08"]
[EventDate "2008.08.27"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vinay Bhat"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2498"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6
7. d5 Nb8 8. O-O Bg4 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Nd4 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Rc8
12. f4 c6 13. Rac1 Re8 14. Kh1 Qa5 15. Bg1 cxd5 16. cxd5 Nb6
17. a3 Na4 18. Nb1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qa6 20. Qc2 Nc5 21. Nd2 Nd3
22. Rf1 Nd7 23. b4 Bxd4 24. Bxd4 Nb6 25. Qb3 Nxf4 26. Rxf4 Rc8
27. Rf1 Qe2 28. Qf3 Qxf3 29. Nxf3 Rc2 30. Bxb6 axb6 31. Kg1
Ra2 32. Rc1 Rxa3 33. Rc7 Kf8 34. Rxb7 Re3 35. Rxb6 Rxe4
36. Kf2 h6 37. Rb5 e5 38. Nd2 Rd4 39. Nb3 Rc4 40. Na5 Rc2+
41. Kf1 Rc1+ 42. Ke2 Rc2+ 43. Kd1 Rxg2 44. Rb8+ Kg7 45. b5 e4
46. b6 Rg5 47. Ra8 1-0

[Event "US Chess League"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2008.10.15"]
[EventDate "2008.08.27"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Altounian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. g3 d5 2. d3 e5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nd2 Bd6 5. e4 c6 6. Nh3 Bg4
7. f3 Bxh3 8. Bxh3 Qb6 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Nf1 O-O 11. Ne3 Rfe8
12. O-O Nc5 13. Kh1 Bf8 14. a4 Rad8 15. Bd2 Ne6 16. Bc3 Nd4
17. Qd2 Qc7 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Nf5 h6 20. Rae1 c5 21. Bg2 Re6
22. f4 dxe4 23. dxe4 Qb6 24. c4 dxc3 25. Qxc3 g6 26. Nh4 Red6
27. e5 Rd3 28. Qc1 Nd5 29. e6 fxe6 30. Nxg6 Nb4 31. f5 exf5
32. Qc4+ Kg7 33. Ne5 Qf6 34. Nxd3 Nxd3 35. Re3 Nxb2 36. Qb5
Qb6 37. Rb3 Qxb5 38. Rxb5 Nxa4 39. Rxb7+ Kg6 40. Rxa7 Nc3
41. Bh3 Rd5 42. Ra6+ Kg5 43. Bxf5 Bd6 44. h4+ Kh5 45. Kg2 Ne2
46. Be6 Rd2 47. Rf5+ Kg6 48. h5+ 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2
g5 13. a4 a5 14. Nd3 b6 15. Nb5 Nf6 16. Nc3 Nc6 17. Ne1 Ne7
18. Be3 Nd7 19. Bxf4 gxf4 20. Nd3 Nf6 21. Nb5 Ng6 22. Qd2 Kh8
23. Rfb1 Nxd5 24. c5 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sebastien Feller"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nf3 d6
7. c4 c6 8. O-O Qa5 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Qc2 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5
12. e4 Na6 13. a3 fxe4 14. b4 Qd8 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bf5
17. Qe3 Qd3 18. Rfe1 Qxe3 19. Rxe3 e4 20. Nd4 Rad8 21. Nxf5
Bxb2 22. Rb1 Bxa3 23. Rxa3 gxf5 24. Bf1 c5 25. bxc5 Nxc5
26. Rxa7 Rd6 27. Ra5 b6 28. Rab5 Ree6 29. R5b2 Kg7 30. Ra2 Kg6
31. Ra8 Rd2 32. Rg8+ Kf7 33. Rh8 Kg7 34. Rb8 Nd7 35. Rb7 Kf6
36. Ra7 h5 37. Ra8 Ne5 38. Rba1 Nf3+ 39. Kg2 e3 40. R8a2 Ne1+
0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2008.10.27"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Nb5 d5 11. Bf4 O-O
12. Bc7 Qc8 13. Bd6 Qd8 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nc7
Rac8 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qb2 Qf6 19. Qxf6 N7xf6 20. Rfc1 Nc3
21. Kf1 Rc7 22. Rc2 Rfc8 23. Nd4 Nfd5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Rxc7
Rxc7 26. Nb5 Rd7 27. Rc1 g5 28. Rc4 Kg7 29. e4 Ne7 30. h3 a6
31. Nc7 Rd1+ 32. Ke2 Ra1 33. Rc2 a5 34. a4 Rh1 35. Na8 Rxh3
36. Nxb6 Rh1 37. Rc5 f5 38. Rc7 Kf8 39. Nc8 Ng6 40. exf5 exf5
41. Rc5 f4 42. Rxa5 Rb1 43. Rb5 g4 44. gxf4 Nxf4+ 45. Ke3 Ng2+
46. Kd3 h5 47. Kc2 Rf1 48. Rf5+ Kg7 49. Rxh5 Rxf2+ 50. Kc3
Rf3+ 51. Kb4 g3 52. a5 Nf4 53. Rg5+ Kf6 54. Rg4 Nd3+ 55. Ka3
Nc5 56. Kb4 Nd3+ 57. Ka3 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2008.10.27"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Koneru Humpy"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. Ne4 Be7
12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bd3 h6 14. e4 e5 15. d5 c5 16. a4 b6
17. Be3 Be7 18. Nd2 Qb8 19. Nf1 h5 20. Qd2 Nf6 21. Bg5 Ra7
22. Bc2 Rd8 23. h4 g6 24. Ne3 Ne8 25. Nc4 f6 26. Be3 Nd6
27. b3 Bd7 28. f4 Nxc4 29. bxc4 Bd6 30. f5 gxf5 31. exf5 e4
32. Rf1 b5 33. axb5 axb5 34. Rxa7 Qxa7 35. Qe2 bxc4 36. Qxh5
Be8 37. Qg4+ Qg7 38. Qxe4 Bf7 39. Bf4 Bxf4 40. Rxf4 Bxd5
41. Qe2 Kf8 42. Rg4 Qe7 43. Qd2 Qe5 44. h5 Ra8 45. h6 Ra1+
46. Kf2 c3 47. Qe2 Qh2 48. Be4 Ra2 49. Bxd5 Rxe2+ 50. Kxe2
Qxh6 51. Be4 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2008.10.28"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yifan Hou"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7
7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3 a5 9. Bg2 Na6 10. O-O Re8 11. Nf4 c6 12. f3
Be6 13. e4 c5 14. e5 Nd7 15. Ncxd5 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 cxd4 17. f4
Bc5 18. b4 Ba7 19. Kh1 Nc7 20. Nxc7 Qxc7 21. Bb2 Rad8 22. Qf3
Nb6 23. Rac1 Nc4 24. bxa5 b5 25. axb6 Qxb6 26. Rxc4 Qxb2
27. Qd3 g6 28. f5 Re7 29. e6 fxe6 30. fxg6 Qb8 31. gxh7+ Rxh7
32. Qg6+ Kh8 33. Be4 Rdd7 34. Qf6+ Rhg7 35. Qh6+ Kg8 36. Qxe6+
Rgf7 37. Rxf7 Rxf7 38. Rc8+ Qxc8 39. Qxc8+ Kg7 40. Bd3 Re7
41. a4 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2008.10.28"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Almira Fyodorovna Skripchenko"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 a6
7. a4 Nc6 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Nd5 10. O-O Bf5 11. Nh4 Nxc3
12. bxc3 Be6 13. Nf3 Na5 14. Qe1 Bc4 15. Ba3 b5 16. Nd2 Bxe2
17. Qxe2 Qd7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bb4 Nc6 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Qf3
Rf8 22. Bc5 Nd8 23. Ne4 Ne6 24. Kh1 f5 25. exf6 Bxf6 26. Qd3
Nxc5 27. Nxc5 Qc6 28. c4 bxc4 29. Qxc4+ Kh8 30. d5 Qd6 31. Ne6
Rc8 32. Qb5 c6 33. Qb7 Rb8 34. Qxc6 Qxc6 35. dxc6 Rc8 36. Rd1
Kg8 37. Rd8+ Rxd8 38. Nxd8 Be5 39. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2008.10.28"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anatoly Karpov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6
7. d5 Na6 8. Nc3 Qe8 9. Rb1 Nc5 10. Nd4 Qf7 11. b4 e5 12. dxe6
Nxe6 13. Nxe6 Bxe6 14. Bxb7 Rab8 15. Bg2 Bxc4 16. Be3 Rbe8
17. Qd2 Ne4 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. a4 a6 20. b5 axb5 21. axb5 Qf5
22. b6 cxb6 23. Rxb6 d5 24. Rb7 Rf7 25. Rfb1 Qf6 26. Rxf7 Qxf7
27. Bf1 Qf6 28. Bg5 Qf5 29. Rb7 Ra8 30. h4 Be5 31. Re7 Rf8
32. Bf4 Bxf4 33. gxf4 Qg4+ 34. Bg2 Qxh4 35. Rc7 Qxf4 36. Qxf4
Rxf4 37. e3 Rf7 38. Rc8+ Kg7 39. Rc5 Re7 40. Rc6 Be2 41. Bh3
Ra7 42. Rd6 Bc4 43. Kg2 h5 44. Kg3 Ra1 45. Kf4 Rh1 46. Be6 Rf1
47. Kg5 Rg1+ 48. Kf4 Rg2 49. Bxd5 Rxf2+ 50. Kxe4 Bxd5+
51. Rxd5 h4 52. Rd7+ Rf7 53. Kd4 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2008.10.30"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+
12. Qxd2 Na5 13. h4 Bg4 14. h5 Bxf3 15. gxf3 e5 16. Qc3 Re8
17. Qxc5 b6 18. Qa3 Rc8 19. Bb5 Rf8 20. d6 Rc5 21. Qd3 Qg5
22. hxg6 hxg6 23. d7 Rd8 24. Rd1 a6 25. Bxa6 Nc6 26. Qe3 Nd4
27. Qxg5 Nxf3+ 28. Kf1 Nxg5 29. Kg2 Nxe4 30. Bb7 Nf6 31. Bc8
Kf8 32. Rd6 Ke7 33. Rxb6 Nxd7 34. Bxd7 Rxd7 35. Rh7 Rc2 36. a4
Ra2 37. a5 Rxa5 38. Rxg6 Ra4 39. Rg3 Ke6 40. Rh6+ f6 41. Rf3
Rg7+ 42. Kh3 Rf7 43. Rg6 e4 44. Rb3 Ra5 45. f3 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2008.10.30"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O h6
7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. Nb3 Nc8 9. a4 Be7 10. a5 a6 11. c4 Na7 12. Be3
O-O 13. Nfd2 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Be4 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 Bd5
17. Nb6 Nxe5 18. Nxa8 Qxa8 19. Bf4 Ng6 20. Bd6 Rd8 21. Bd3 Nc8
22. Bxg6 Nxd6 23. cxd6 fxg6 24. Qg4 Kh7 25. Qg3 Qb8 26. d7
Qxg3 27. fxg3 Rxd7 28. b4 g5 29. Rad1 Rc7 30. Rc1 Rd7 31. Rcd1
Rc7 32. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2008.10.30"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. f3 e6 6. e4 exd5
7. e5 Qe7 8. Qe2 Ng8 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Nh3 c4 11. Nf4 Qc5
12. Nfxd5 Bxd5 13. Be3 Qb4 14. a3 Qa5 15. Bd2 Be6 16. Nd5 Qd8
17. Qxc4 Ra7 18. Rc1 axb5 19. Nc7+ Rxc7 20. Qxc7 Nc6 21. Qxd8+
Kxd8 22. Bxb5 Nxe5 23. Ba5+ Ke7 24. Rc8 f5 25. Bb4+ d6
26. Rxf8 Kxf8 27. Bxd6+ Kf7 28. Bxe5 Nf6 29. O-O Rc8 30. a4
Nd5 31. Ra1 Rc2 32. Bd3 Rd2 33. Bc4 Rc2 34. b3 Ne3 35. Bxe6+
Kxe6 36. Bd4 f4 37. Bxe3 fxe3 38. a5 Kd5 39. a6 Rc8 40. a7 Ra8
41. Kf1 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2008.10.30"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "10.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O h6
7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. Nb3 Nc8 9. a4 Be7 10. a5 a6 11. c4 Na7 12. Be3
dxc4 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Nxc4 Nb5 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qc7
17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. Rac1 c5 19. Qe4 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4
Qb8 22. Be3 Rfe8 23. h4 Nf8 24. h5 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rc1
Nd7 27. g3 Bc5 28. Kg2 Bxe3 29. Qxe3 Rc8 30. Rc3 Rc6 31. Qd4
Qc7 32. f4 Rc5 33. b4 Rc6 34. Rc2 b5 35. axb6 Nxb6 36. Qd6
Rxd6 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2008.10.31"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "12.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anatoly Karpov"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "25"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7
12. Qc2 Be4 13. Qc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2008.10.31"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "12.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anatoly Karpov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Ng5 h6
12. Nge4 Be7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rfd1 c5 15. dxc5 Nxe4 16. Bxe4
Nxc5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Be1 Qb6 19. Qe2 Nd6 20. Rac1 Bf6 21. h3
a6 22. b3 Rc6 23. Qf3 Rfc8 24. Na4 Qc7 25. Ba5 Qb7 26. Rxc6
Rxc6 27. Nc3 Qc8 28. Ne4 Nxe4 29. Qxe4 Rc1 30. Qd3 Qc2
31. Qxc2 Rxc2 32. Rd2 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Bc3 34. Bxc3 Rxc3 35. Kg3
Rc6 36. Kf3 g5 37. Rd8+ Kg7 38. Ra8 h5 39. g4 hxg4+ 40. hxg4
Kf6 41. Ra7 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2008.11.01"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "14.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C81"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. c4 bxc4
12. Bxc4 Bc5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Qb8 15. Bb3 Na5 16. Nbd2
Nxd2 17. Rxd2 Nxb3 18. axb3 Rc8 19. Rc1 Qb4 20. Rc5 Rab8
21. Rd3 Rb5 22. Rc6 Rb6 23. Rxb6 Qxb6 24. Qxb6 cxb6 25. Rc3
Rxc3 26. bxc3 a5 27. Nd4 Bd7 28. Kf1 Kf8 29. f4 Ke7 30. f5 h5
31. Ke2 f6 32. e6 Be8 33. h3 h4 34. Ke3 g6 35. Nf3 gxf5
36. Nxh4 Kxe6 37. g3 Bh5 38. Ng2 Bd1 39. Nf4+ Kd6 40. b4 a4
41. Kd2 a3 42. Kc1 Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2008.11.01"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "14.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O c6 9. Bf4 d5 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Rfc1 c5
12. Qa4 Bb7 13. Ne5 cxd4 14. cxd5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bxd5 16. Qxd4
Bc5 17. Bxf6 Bxd4 18. Bxd8 Rfxd8 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 20. Rc2 Rad8
21. Rac1 h6 22. Nf3 Bf6 23. e4 R5d7 24. b3 g5 25. h3 Kg7
26. Kf1 Bd4 27. b4 Bf6 28. Ke2 h5 29. g4 hxg4 30. hxg4 Be7
31. a3 a5 32. bxa5 bxa5 33. a4 Bd6 34. Rd1 Be7 35. Rxd7 Rxd7
36. Ne5 Rd4 37. Rc4 Rxc4 38. Nxc4 Bb4 39. Ne5 Bc3 40. Nc6 f5
41. Kd3 Be1 42. f3 Kf6 43. Kc4 fxe4 44. fxe4 Bd2 45. e5+ Kf7
46. Kc5 Ke8 47. Kd6 Kf7 48. Nd8+ Ke8 49. Nxe6 Bb4+ 50. Kd5 Bd2
51. Ke4 Ke7 1-0

[Event "AUT-chT 0809"]
[Site "Graz AUT"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[EventDate "2008.11.07"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Olegovich Baklan"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "245"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.d5
exd5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.O-O Be7 10.Ne5 Qc7 11.Qe4 Nc6 12.Qxd5 Nd8
13.Qxd7+ Qxd7 14.Nxd7 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Kxd7 16.Rd1+ Kc6 17.Nc3 Re8
18.e4 Bf6 19.Bd2 Nb7 20.Rac1 Nd6 21.f3 Nc4 22.Bf4 Rad8 23.Rxd8
Rxd8 24.b3 Bxc3 25.Rxc3 Na3 26.Rc1 a5 27.Kf2 Rd7 28.Ke3 f6
29.g4 b5 30.g5 b4 31.gxf6 gxf6 32.Bh6 Nb5 33.Rc2 Nc3 34.Kf4 a4
35.bxa4 Nxa4 36.Kf5 Rd3 37.Rf2 c4 38.Kxf6 b3 39.axb3 cxb3
40.Bc1 Rd1 41.Bb2 Nc5 42.e5 Kd5 43.h4 h5 44.Re2 Rf1 45.Rd2+
Kc6 46.Kg6 Rxf3 47.Kxh5 Nd3 48.Kg4 Re3 49.h5 Nxe5+ 50.Kf4 Rh3
51.Bxe5 Rxh5 52.Rd3 Rh4+ 53.Kf5 Rb4 54.Bb2 Rb8 55.Ke4 Kc5
56.Rd7 Rg8 57.Ba3+ Kc4 58.Rc7+ Kb5 59.Kd4 Rg2 60.Rb7+ Ka4
61.Ra7+ Kb5 62.Kc3 Rg3+ 63.Kb2 Re3 64.Bf8 Kc4 65.Rc7+ Kd5
66.Bg7 Kd6 67.Ra7 Kc5 68.Bc3 Kc4 69.Ra4+ Kd5 70.Rd4+ Ke5
71.Rd8+ Ke4 72.Kxb3 Rd3 73.Re8+ Kd5 74.Kb4 Rh3 75.Rd8+ Ke4
76.Kc4 Rh7 77.Bd4 Re7 78.Bc5 Re6 79.Rd1 Kf5 80.Bd6 Ke4 81.Re1+
Kf5 82.Rf1+ Ke4 83.Kc5 Rg6 84.Re1+ Kf3 85.Kd5 Rg2 86.Be5 Rg4
87.Ra1 Re4 88.Rf1+ Ke2 89.Rh1 Rg4 90.Rh3 Kf2 91.Bd4+ Kg2
92.Ra3 Rf4 93.Ke5 Rh4 94.Be3 Rc4 95.Bd4 Rc2 96.Ke4 Re2+ 97.Be3
Kf1 98.Ra8 Rg2 99.Kd3 Rg4 100.Ra2 Rg3 101.Rb2 Rf3 102.Rb8 Kg2
103.Ke2 Rg3 104.Bf4 Rg6 105.Be5 Rg5 106.Re8 Kh3 107.Kf3 Rg3+
108.Kf4 Kg2 109.Ra8 Rf3+ 110.Ke4 Rf2 111.Bd4 Rf7 112.Rg8+ Kh3
113.Rg6 Rf8 114.Be3 Rf1 115.Rg7 Kh4 116.Bf4 Kh3 117.Bg3 Kg2
118.Rg8 Kh1 119.Ke3 Rf7 120.Bf4 Rg7 121.Rh8+ Kg2 122.Rh2+ Kg1
123.Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "AUT-chT 0809"]
[Site "Graz AUT"]
[Date "2008.11.09"]
[EventDate "2008.11.07"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Dusko Pavasovic"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4 dxe5 6.fxe5 Nc6 7.Be3
Bf5 8.Nc3 e6 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.Be2 Bxf3 11.gxf3 Qh4+ 12.Bf2 Qf4
13.c5 Nd5 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Qd2 Qxd2+ 16.Kxd2 g6 17.Be3 h5
18.Bb5 Ke7 19.Bg5+ Ke6 20.Kc3 h4 21.h3 Ne7 22.f4 Nf5 23.Be2 b6
24.b4 a5 25.a3 Be7 26.Bg4 Bxg5 27.fxg5 Ke7 28.Bf3 Rhd8 29.Rhb1
Ra7 30.Kd3 Rb8 31.b5 bxc5 32.dxc5 a4 33.Rb4 Ra5 34.Rab1 Rd8
35.Bd1 c6 36.b6 Rxc5 37.Rxa4 Rb8 38.Ra7+ Ke6 39.a4 Kxe5 40.a5
d4 41.a6 Rc3+ 42.Kd2 Ra3 43.Rb7 Ra2+ 44.Kd3 Rc8 45.a7 c5
46.Bb3 Rh2 47.Rb8 c4+ 48.Bxc4 Rxh3+ 49.Kd2 Rxc4 50.Re8+ Kf4
51.a8=Q d3 52.Rf1+ Kxg5 53.Qd8+ f6 54.Rxf5+ 1-0

[Event "United States Chess League"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2008.11.10"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Julio Becerra Rivero"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2
Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bd2 c5 17. d5 c4
18. b4 a5 19. a4 Qc7 20. Be3 axb4 21. cxb4 bxa4 22. Bxa4 c3
23. Qd3 Rec8 24. Bb5 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Nb6 26. Ne1 Nbxd5 27. exd5
Nxd5 28. Nc2 Ra8 29. Rxa8 Bxa8 30. Bc4 Qb7 31. f3 Kg7 32. Bxd5
Qxd5 33. Qxd5 Bxd5 34. Ne2 Bb3 35. Na1 Bc4 36. Nxc3 d5 37. Bc5
Bxc5+ 38. bxc5 Kf6 39. Nc2 Ke6 40. Nb4 d4 41. Nb1 f5 42. Na3
Bb3 43. Kf2 Ba4 44. Nc4 e4 45. f4 g5 46. g3 Bb5 47. Ne5 h5
48. h4 gxf4 49. gxf4 Ba4 50. Ke1 1-0

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.14"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vasilios Kotronias"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7
7. Qg4 Bf6 8. O-O Nc6 9. f4 d6 10. Qg3 Qc7 11. N1d2 Nge7
12. Nf3 Ng6 13. c3 b5 14. Be3 Bb7 15. Ng5 e5 16. fxe5 Ncxe5
17. Bc2 h6 18. Nf3 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Ne5 20. Qg3 Qe7 21. Nd4 g6
22. Nf3 Bg7 23. Bb3 Bxe4 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Bf4 Bxf4 26. Qxf4
f5 27. a4 Qe5 28. axb5 axb5 29. Rxa8+ Bxa8 30. Qd2 Kd7 31. Bf7
g5 32. Qf2 f4 33. b4 Qe3 34. Qxe3 fxe3 35. Re1 Rf8 36. Bh5 Rf2
37. Re2 Rxe2 38. Bxe2 Bc6 39. Bg4+ Ke7 40. Kf1 Bd5 41. Be2 Bc6
42. Bg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.15"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Watu Kobese"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2369"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 Bg4 6. Bc4 e6
7. Be3 Nc6 8. Be2 Nge7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 O-O 11. Qd2 e5
12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nd5 Nc8 14. Bc5 Re8 15. a5 Nd4 16. Bd1 Nd6
17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qc3 c6 19. Nb6 Rad8 20. O-O Qf6 21. Na4 Bf8
22. Nc5 Nb5 23. Qe3 Qf4 24. Nb3 Qxe3 25. fxe3 h5 26. Be2 Bh6
27. Rf3 Nd6 28. Nc5 h4 29. Bd3 f5 30. Ra4 f4 31. exf4 exf4
32. Rb4 Re7 33. Kf1 g5 34. Bc4+ Nxc4 35. Rxc4 Bf8 36. Rd3 Rde8
37. Rd7 Rb8 38. Rxe7 Bxe7 39. Ke2 Kf7 40. Nd3 Kf6 41. Rd4 Ke6
42. Kf3 b6 43. axb6 Rxb6 44. Ra4 c5 45. b3 Rc6 46. Nb2 Bf6
47. Nc4 Bc3 48. Ke2 Bd4 49. Kf3 Bc3 50. Kg4 Kf6 51. Na3 Bb2
52. Nc4 Bc3 53. Kf3 Kg6 54. Ke2 Bd4 55. Kd3 g4 56. c3 Bg7
57. hxg4 Kg5 58. e5 Kxg4 59. Ke4 Kg3 60. Ra2 Re6 61. Kf5 Re7
62. Re2 h3 63. gxh3 f3 64. Re4 f2 65. Nd2 Bh6 66. Rg4+ Kxh3
67. Nf1 Rxe5+ 68. Kxe5 Kxg4 69. Ke4 Bf4 70. c4 a5 0-1

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.16"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. d5 Bxc3
12. Bc4 Nd7 13. Bf4 Bg7 14. Qe2 Nf6 15. Rfd1 Qd7 16. h3 Rad8
17. Ne5 Qc8 18. Bb5 e6 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc6 exd5 21. exd5 Qf5
22. Qf3 Ne4 23. Bc7 Qxf3 24. gxf3 Nc3 25. d6 Rxd6 26. Rxd6
Nxb1 27. Rd7 Bf6 28. Bg3 c4 29. Rxa7 c3 30. Ba4 Rc8 31. Bc2
Nd2 32. Kg2 Nc4 33. Bf4 Be5 34. Bh6 Nd6 35. Re7 Bf6 36. Rd7
Nf5 37. Be3 Rc6 38. Kf1 Kf8 39. Ke2 Be7 40. Kd1 Nxe3+ 41. fxe3
Rc5 42. Bb3 Rh5 43. Rb7 Rxh3 44. Rb8+ Kg7 45. Rb7 Bb4
46. Rxf7+ Kh6 47. Rf4 Rh1+ 48. Ke2 Rh2+ 49. Kf1 Ba5 50. Rc4
Kg5 51. Rg4+ Kf6 52. Rg2 Rxg2 53. Kxg2 g5 54. a3 b5 55. f4 g4
56. Kg3 h5 57. e4 Bc7 58. a4 bxa4 59. Bxa4 Ke6 60. Bd1 Kd6
61. Kf2 h4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.17"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hon Ki Tsang"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2121"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Bd7 5. e4 Qc8 6. c3 Nc6
7. Be3 e5 8. Nbd2 Nh6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nc4 f6 11. Bc5 b6
12. Ba3 Be6 13. Qa4 Qb7 14. Ne3 b5 15. Qc2 a5 16. Bc5 Nb8
17. O-O Na6 18. b4 Nxc5 19. bxc5 O-O 20. c4 b4 21. Nd5 c6
22. Nb6 Ra7 23. a3 bxa3 24. Rxa3 Qe7 25. Na4 Rb8 26. Ne1 Rd7
27. Nd3 Rd4 28. Nab2 f5 29. exf5 Bxf5 30. Bxc6 e4 31. Bd5+ Kh8
32. Nf4 e3 33. Nbd3 Ng4 34. f3 Nf2 35. Be4 Nxe4 36. fxe4 Qxe4
37. Qe2 g5 38. Nh5 Bg4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.19"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Lazaro Bruzon Batista"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4
7. e5 Nd5 8. Bd2 b5 9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Ng5 Nc6
12. Qh5 Qe7 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Bg5 f6 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Bh6 Rd8
17. Be2 e5 18. O-O Qf7 19. Qh4 Bf5 20. Ra6 Bxe4 21. Rxc6 Nf4
22. Rxf6 Nxe2+ 23. Kh1 Qb7 24. Qg5+ Bg6 25. Rxg6+ hxg6
26. Qxg6+ Kh8 27. Bg5 Rf8 28. Bf6+ Rxf6 29. Qxf6+ Kg8 30. Qe6+
Qf7 31. Qg4+ Qg7 32. Qxe2 exd4 33. cxd4 Rd8 34. Rb1 Qxd4
35. Qe6+ Kg7 36. Qe7+ Kh8 37. h3 a6 38. Re1 c3 39. Re5 Qd1+
40. Kh2 Qd6 41. Qh4+ Kg7 42. Qg3+ Kf6 43. f4 c2 44. Qg5+ Kf7
45. Qf5+ Kg7 46. Qxc2 Rf8 47. Rg5+ Kf7 48. Qh7+ Ke8 49. Re5+
Kd8 50. Qb7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.20"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Zoltan Almasi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7
7. Qg4 Bf6 8. N1d2 Nc6 9. Qg3 d6 10. Nc4 e5 11. Be3 Be6
12. Nb6 Rb8 13. c3 Nge7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rad1 Nc8 16. Nd5 Bh4
17. Qf3 Bg5 18. Be2 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 b5 20. Nc5 Qa5 21. Nxe6 fxe6
22. Qh3 Qxa2 23. Bg4 Nd8 24. Ra1 Qxb2 25. Bxe6+ Nxe6 26. Qxe6+
Kh8 27. Nf5 Rb7 28. Rxa6 Qxc3 29. Ra8 Rbf7 30. h3 Qc7 31. Qd5
g6 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Nxd6 Rd7 34. Qxe5+ Rg7 35. Qd4 Rb8
36. Rb1 Qa7 37. Qe5 Rf8 38. Ne8 Qxf2+ 39. Kh1 Qf7 40. Nxg7
Qxg7 41. Qxb5 Qd4 42. Re1 Qc3 43. Rd1 Rf7 44. Qg5 Kg7 45. Rc1
Qd4 46. Re1 Qf6 47. Qg3 Re7 48. e5 Qe6 49. Kh2 h6 50. Kh1 Re8
51. Qf4 Re7 52. Re3 Qf5 53. Qb4 Qe6 54. Qc5 Re8 55. Qc7+ Re7
56. Qc3 Re8 57. Re4 Re7 58. Qg3 Qf5 59. Re3 Qe6 60. Kh2 Qf5
61. Kg1 Qe6 62. Qf4 Qf5 63. Qb4 Qe6 64. h4 h5 65. Qf4 Rf7
66. Qg5 Rf5 67. Qg3 Kh7 68. Re1 Kg7 69. Qe3 Kh7 70. Qd4 Kg7
71. Re3 Kh7 72. Re2 Kg7 73. Re1 Kh7 74. Qd6 Qxd6 75. exd6 Rd5
76. Re7+ Kh6 77. d7 g5 78. hxg5+ Kg6 79. Kf2 Rd1 80. Ke2 Rd6
81. Kf3 Kxg5 82. Ke4 Kf6 83. Rh7 Rd1 84. Rxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.21"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. e3 d6 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 c5 11. Rd1 Qe7
12. Nc3 Rac8 13. d5 h6 14. Bh4 exd5 15. cxd5 a6 16. a4 c4
17. Rd4 Ne5 18. Qd1 Rc5 19. Be2 g5 20. Bg3 b5 21. axb5 axb5
22. O-O b4 23. Na4 Ra5 24. Nb6 c3 25. Bxe5 dxe5 26. d6 Qe8
27. d7 Qd8 28. Rxb4 cxb2 29. Rxb2 Qc7 30. Qb3 Be4 31. Rd1 Rd8
32. Bc4 Bg6 33. Rbd2 Kg7 34. h3 Rc5 35. Qb4 Ne4 36. Rb2 Rc6
37. Nd5 Qd6 38. Bb5 Rxd7 39. Bxc6 Qxc6 40. Qb5 Qxb5 41. Rxb5
h5 42. f3 Ng3 43. e4 Ne2+ 44. Kf2 Nf4 45. Ne3 Rxd1 46. Nxd1 g4
47. hxg4 hxg4 48. Ne3 gxf3 49. gxf3 f6 50. Nd5 Nh5 51. Ke3 Bf7
52. Rb1 Be6 53. Kd3 f5 54. Rb7+ Kf8 55. Ke3 Ng3 56. Nf6 fxe4
57. fxe4 Nf1+ 58. Ke2 Bc4+ 59. Ke1 Ne3 60. Kd2 Nf1+ 61. Ke1
Ne3 62. Nd7+ Ke8 63. Nxe5 Ba6 64. Ra7 Bc8 65. Kf2 Nd1+ 66. Kf3
Be6 67. Nc6 Kf8 68. Nd4 Bf7 69. Nf5 Bb3 70. Kf4 Nf2 71. Nd4
Bf7 72. e5 Nd3+ 73. Kf5 Nb4 74. Ne6+ Ke8 75. Nc7+ Kd8 76. Na6
1-0

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.22"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. d3 g6 4. Bd2 Bg7 5. Qc1 Qd6 6. c4 dxc4
7. Na3 O-O 8. Nxc4 Qe6 9. Nh3 Nc6 10. Nf4 Qd7 11. Bc3 Nd4
12. h4 Re8 13. e3 Ne6 14. Qc2 Rb8 15. O-O-O Nxf4 16. gxf4 b5
17. Na5 Qe6 18. Kb1 b4 19. Bd4 Qa6 20. Qxc7 Bf5 21. Qxa7 Bxd3+
22. Ka1 Qxa7 23. Bxa7 Rb5 24. Rxd3 Rxa5 25. Bb6 Rb5 26. Bd8
Rc5 27. Kb1 e5 28. Bb6 Rb5 29. Bc7 e4 30. Rd8 Rxd8 31. Bxd8
Rd5 32. Be7 Rd2 33. Bxb4 Rxf2 34. Rc1 h5 35. Rc2 Ng4 36. Rxf2
Nxf2 37. a4 Nd1 38. Bc5 Nxb2 39. a5 Na4 40. a6 Nc3+ 41. Kc2
Nb5 42. Bxe4 Bf8 43. Bxf8 Kxf8 44. Kb3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.23"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Igor Khenkin"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. a3 a5 6. O-O h6
7. b3 Bd6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Nc3 Re8 10. Nb5 Be6 11. c4 a4 12. Rc1
dxc4 13. bxc4 Qd7 14. e3 Bf5 15. d4 exd4 16. exd4 Bg4 17. Re1
Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Re8 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bc5 21. Kh1 Bh3
22. f3 Bxg2+ 23. Kxg2 c6 24. Nc3 Bd4 25. f4 Ng4 26. Nd1 Ne3
27. Nxe3 Bxb2 28. Rd1 Qe7 29. Nf5 Qxa3 30. Qe2 Qb3 31. Rd7 a3
32. Qg4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad"]
[Site "Dresden GER"]
[Date "2008.11.25"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 b5 11. Bf1 Rb8
12. Bg5 Ng4 13. Bc1 Nf6 14. Bg5 Ng4 15. Bc1 Nf6 16. a4 b4
17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Qc7 19. Be3 Na5 20. Qd1 Bb7 21. Nd2 f5
22. exf5 d5 23. f3 Rxf5 24. Bd3 Rf6 25. Nb3 Nc4 26. Bxc4 dxc4
27. Nd2 c3 28. bxc3 bxc3 29. Nf1 e4 30. f4 a5 31. Qg4 Bd6
32. f5 Bc8 33. Ng3 Rb4 34. Red1 Bc5 35. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 36. Kh1 Rf8
37. Rf1 e3 38. Qe2 Qb6 39. Rfe1 Re8 40. Qd3 Qc5 41. Ra3 e2
42. Raa1 Rd4 43. Qf3 Ba6 44. f6 Qd5 45. Qf2 Rd1 46. Raxd1
exd1=Q 47. f7+ Qxf7 48. Qxf7+ Kxf7 49. Rxd1 h5 50. h4 g6
51. Rd5 Re3 52. Kh2 Be2 53. Nxe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aker Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Gjovik NOR"]
[Date "2009.01.02"]
[EventDate "2009.01.02"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O h6
7. c3 Ne7 8. Na3 Rc8 9. Nc2 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc2 11. Qxc2 Nxc5
12. Rd1 Nd7 13. Qa4 Nc6 14. Be3 a6 15. c4 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Nb4
17. Qb3 Nc2 18. Rxd7 Qxd7 19. Rd1 Qe7 20. Rc1 Qb4 21. Rxc2
Qxb3 22. Rxc8+ Kd7 23. axb3 Kxc8 24. Nd2 Bb4 25. Ne4 Kd7
26. f4 Rc8 27. Bd3 Ke7 28. Kf2 b5 29. g4 g6 30. h4 a5 31. h5
gxh5 32. gxh5 a4 33. f5 exf5 34. Nd6 Rh8 35. Nxf5+ Ke6
36. bxa4 bxa4 37. Nxh6 a3 38. bxa3 Bxa3 39. Bc4+ Kd7 40. Bxf7
Ke7 41. Bg5+ Kf8 42. e6 Bc5+ 43. Kf3 Be7 44. Kg4 Bd6 45. Nf5
1-0

[Event "Aker Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Gjovik NOR"]
[Date "2009.01.02"]
[EventDate "2009.01.02"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Kjetil A Lie"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. a3 d6 6. b4 cxb4
7. axb4 Nxb4 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Rb1 Nf6 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Nf3 Bd7
12. O-O a6 13. Ba1 Rb8 14. d3 Nd4 15. Qa2 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Qc8
17. Rfc1 Bc6 18. e4 Nd7 19. d4 Bxd4 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. cxd5 Bc5
22. Kg2 Qd8 23. Qb2 f6 24. Bg4 b5 25. h4 Ne5 26. Be6+ Kg7
27. Qe2 Qb6 28. f4 Nf7 29. h5 Rb7 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Rh1 Bd4
32. f5 Bxa1 33. Qg4 Ng5 34. Qh4 1-0

[Event "Aker Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Gjovik NOR"]
[Date "2009.01.03"]
[EventDate "2009.01.02"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. Be3 Na6 8. O-O Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qc1 c6
12. Rd1 f6 13. Bd2 f5 14. h3 Nf6 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Bh6 Bxh6
17. Qxh6 e4 18. Nh4 Qe5 19. g4 Be6 20. Qe3 Rae8 21. f4 Qc5
22. Ng2 h5 23. Qxc5 Nxc5 24. Ne3 hxg4 25. hxg4 Nfd7 26. Rf1
Re7 27. Kg2 Nd3 28. Kg3 N7c5 29. b3 a6 30. Rad1 b5 31. Bxd3
exd3 32. b4 Bf7 33. Rf3 Rfe8 34. Kf2 Ne4+ 35. Nxe4 Rxe4
36. Rxd3 bxc4 37. Rd6 R4e6 38. Rd4 Re4 39. Rd6 Rc8 40. Nd1 Bd5
41. Nc3 Rd4 42. Kg3 Kf7 43. Nxd5 Rxd5 44. Rxd5 cxd5 45. Kf2 c3
0-1

[Event "Aker Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Gjovik NOR"]
[Date "2009.01.03"]
[EventDate "2009.01.02"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Bf4 Nbd7
7. e3 e6 8. Be2 Ne4 9. Nd2 e5 10. Bg3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 g6 12. b4
exd4 13. exd4 Bg7 14. Nb3 O-O 15. g4 Be6 16. Qd2 Nf6 17. f3 h5
18. gxh5 Nxh5 19. g4 Ng3 20. Rh3 Nxe2 21. Nxe2 f5 22. g5 f4
23. Rh2 Qxg5 24. O-O-O Rae8 25. Rg1 Qf6 26. Rhg2 Bf7 27. Rg4
Re3 28. Nxf4 Rxf3 29. Nxg6 Rf1+ 30. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 31. Qd1 Bxg6
32. Rxg6 Qc4+ 33. Kb2 Qxb4 34. Rxg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aker Chess Challenge: Playoff"]
[Site "Gjovik NOR"]
[Date "2009.01.04"]
[EventDate "2009.01.04"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. a4 b6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. f3 Nbd7 12. Rf2
Rc8 13. Bf1 Rc7 14. Rd2 Qa8 15. Nc1 Rfc8 16. N1a2 d5 17. exd5
Bc5 18. Bxc5 Rxc5 19. Nb4 Nf8 20. Nd3 Rxc3 21. bxc3 e4 22. Nf4
Rxc3 23. fxe4 Nxe4 24. Rd4 Nd6 25. Rb4 Qc8 26. Qd4 Rxc2
27. Qxb6 Qd7 28. Re1 Bc8 29. Bd3 Ra2 30. Qd4 a5 31. Rb6 Rxa4
32. Qc5 Nb7 33. Qe3 Qd8 34. Rc6 Bd7 35. Ra6 Rb4 36. h3 a4
37. d6 Qg5 38. Ra8 Rxf4 39. Qe7 1-0

[Event "Aker Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Gjovik NOR"]
[Date "2009.01.04"]
[EventDate "2009.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5
7. a4 e6 8. axb5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 cxb5 10. Ng5 Bb7 11. Qh5 g6
12. Qg4 Bd5 13. h4 h6 14. Ne4 Nd7 15. h5 g5 16. Be2 a5 17. O-O
b4 18. Nd2 Nb6 19. f4 bxc3 20. Nf3 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Kd7 22. Ne1
Kc6 23. Nc2 Bb4 24. Rf2 Qe7 25. Qh3 Rag8 26. Bf1 Rg7 27. Ne3
Kb7 28. Ng4 Nd7 29. Bc1 Kc6 30. Ne3 Nb6 31. Nxd5 Nxd5 32. Bxc4
Rhg8 33. Bxd5+ exd5 34. Bxh6 Rg3 35. Qf5 Qe6 36. Qxe6+ fxe6
37. Bf4 R3g4 38. Be3 Kb5 39. h6 Kc4 40. Kf1 Kd3 41. Rf3 Kc4
42. Rh3 Rf8+ 43. Kg1 Rfg8 44. Kh1 Kb3 45. Rf1 a4 46. Bd2 Rxd4
47. Bxc3 Bxc3 48. Rc1 Rc4 49. h7 Rh8 50. g4 a3 51. g5 Kb2
52. Rg1 Bxe5 53. Rg2+ Rc2 0-1

[Event "Aker Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Gjovik NOR"]
[Date "2009.01.04"]
[EventDate "2009.01.02"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Kjetil A Lie"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 a6 4. a4 Bg7 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Nd7
7. Be3 Rc8 8. O-O c5 9. d5 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Ngf6 11. a5 O-O
12. Be2 Ne8 13. Qd2 Nc7 14. Rab1 b5 15. axb6 Nxb6 16. b4 cxb4
17. Na2 Nb5 18. Rxb4 Nd7 19. Bxb5 axb5 20. Rxb5 Qc7 21. Nb4
Qc4 22. Qd3 Ne5 23. Qxc4 Rxc4 24. f3 f5 25. Bg5 Re8 26. exf5
gxf5 27. f4 Ng6 28. h4 h6 29. h5 hxg5 30. hxg6 Bd4+ 31. Kh2
gxf4 32. Nd3 Kg7 33. Nxf4 Be5 34. Kg3 Rec8 35. Rb3 Rxf4 0-1

[Event "Aker Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Gjovik NOR"]
[Date "2009.01.04"]
[EventDate "2009.01.02"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "23"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4
Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O
12. Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aker Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Gjovik NOR"]
[Date "2009.01.05"]
[EventDate "2009.01.05"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Kjetil A Lie"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Qa5+ 5. c3 Nf6 6. d5 Qb6
7. Bc1 g6 8. e4 d6 9. c4 e6 10. Ne2 exd5 11. cxd5 Bg7 12. Nec3
O-O 13. Be2 a6 14. a4 Nbd7 15. Na3 Qd8 16. O-O Rb8 17. Be3 Ne8
18. Qd2 Nc7 19. Rab1 Qe7 20. b4 Re8 21. Bf2 b6 22. Nc4 b5
23. axb5 axb5 24. Na5 Qf6 25. Rfc1 Ra8 26. Nxb5 Nxb5 27. Bxb5
cxb4 28. Qxb4 Rd8 29. Nc6 Rf8 30. Bd4 Qg5 31. Bxg7 Kxg7
32. Qxd6 Ra2 33. Qg3 Qe3+ 34. Kh1 Nf6 35. Re1 Qd2 36. Re2 1-0

[Event "Aker Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Gjovik NOR"]
[Date "2009.01.05"]
[EventDate "2009.01.05"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Kjetil A Lie"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 a6 4. a4 Bg7 5. h3 Nf6 6. Nf3 c5
7. d5 O-O 8. Bc4 Nbd7 9. O-O Ne8 10. Re1 Nc7 11. Bf4 b5
12. axb5 Nb6 13. Bf1 axb5 14. Nxb5 Nxb5 15. Bxb5 Rb8 16. e5
Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Rxb5 18. exd6 exd6 19. Bxd6 Bb7 20. Qd3 Bxf3
21. Qxb5 Qxd6 22. gxf3 Bd4 23. Kg2 Bxf2 24. Kxf2 Qh2+ 25. Kf1
Qxh3+ 26. Ke2 Qh2+ 27. Kd3 Rd8+ 28. Kc3 Qd2+ 29. Kb3 c4+
30. Qxc4 Rb8+ 31. Ka3 Ra8+ 32. Kb3 Rb8+ 33. Ka3 Ra8+ 34. Kb3
Rb8+ 35. Ka3 1/2-1/2

[Event "AUT-chT 0809"]
[Site "Graz AUT"]
[Date "2009.01.22"]
[EventDate "2008.11.7"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3
Nd7 8.Qc2 g6 9.Bd3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Bg7 11.h4 O-O 12.h5 g5 13.Bd3
Qe7 14.O-O-O b6 15.Qe2 Bb7 16.Ba6 Bxa6 17.Qxa6 c5 18.Kb1 Rfd8
19.g4 cxd4 20.exd4 Qf6 21.Qd3 Qf4 22.Rhg1 Rac8 23.Ne2 Qd6
24.Nd2 Ne5 25.Qb3 Nc6 26.Ne4 Qb4 27.Qxb4 Nxb4 28.f4 gxf4 29.g5
Kf8 30.Rgf1 Nd5 31.Nxf4 Nxf4 32.Rxf4 Rxd4 33.Rxd4 Bxd4 34.Rf3
Ke7 35.gxh6 Rh8 36.Ra3 b5 37.Ra5 f5 38.Ng3 Bf2 39.Nh1 Bb6
40.Rxb5 Rxh6 41.a4 Rxh5 42.Ng3 Rg5 43.Ne2 Rg2 0-1

[Event "AUT-chT 0809"]
[Site "Graz AUT"]
[Date "2009.01.24"]
[EventDate "2008.11.7"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Davit Shengelia"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1.g3 d5 2.Bg2 e5 3.d3 Nc6 4.a3 Be6 5.b4 Qd7 6.Bb2 f6 7.Nd2 a5
8.b5 Nd8 9.c4 c6 10.bxc6 bxc6 11.Ngf3 Bd6 12.O-O Ne7 13.Qa4
Nb7 14.Nb3 Nc8 15.Nbd2 Ne7 16.d4 e4 17.Ne1 h5 18.Nc2 h4
19.Rfc1 hxg3 20.fxg3 f5 21.cxd5 cxd5 22.Qxd7+ Bxd7 23.Rcb1 Rc8
24.Ne3 f4 25.gxf4 Bxf4 26.Ndf1 Nd6 27.Rc1 Rb8 28.Rcb1 Rb3
29.Nd1 Nc4 30.Bc3 a4 31.Bb4 Nf5 32.Rxb3 axb3 33.Rb1 Kf7 34.Nc3
Bc6 35.Rxb3 Nxd4 36.Rb1 Ke6 37.Bc5 Ke5 38.Kf2 Ne6 39.Ba7 Ra8
40.Bb8+ Kd4 41.Bxf4 Nxf4 42.Nd1 Nxg2 43.Kxg2 Rxa3 44.Kf2 e3+
45.Kg3 Ra2 46.Kf3 Kc5 47.Kf4 g5+ 48.Kg4 Rxe2 49.Ndxe3 Nxe3+
50.Kf3 Nxf1 51.Kxe2 Bb5+ 52.Kf2 d4 53.Re1 Kd5 54.Rb1 Bc4
55.Rb8 Nd2 56.Rg8 Ne4+ 57.Kf3 Bb3 58.h4 Bd1+ 59.Kg2 gxh4
60.Rh8 d3 61.Rxh4 d2 62.Rh1 Be2 63.Ra1 Ke5 64.Rh1 Kf4 65.Rh4+
Bg4 0-1

[Event "AUT-chT 0809"]
[Site "Graz AUT"]
[Date "2009.01.25"]
[EventDate "2008.11.7"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Goran Dizdar"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O
Nb6 8.Nc3 Na6 9.Bf4 h6 10.h4 c6 11.Qc1 Kh7 12.Rd1 Bg4 13.Ne5
Be6 14.Qb1 Bf5 15.e4 Bc8 16.Bf1 Nc7 17.a4 a5 18.b4 Ne6 19.Be3
Nd7 20.f4 Qb6 21.Nc4 Qd8 22.e5 axb4 23.Qxb4 Nc7 24.d5 Nxd5
25.Nxd5 cxd5 26.Rxd5 Qe8 27.Rb5 Ra6 28.Bg2 f6 29.exf6 Nxf6
30.Re1 Bd7 31.Bxb7 Rxa4 32.Qxa4 Bxb5 33.Qb4 Qd7 34.Na3 Qxb7
35.Nxb5 Rb8 36.Rb1 Qf3 37.Bf2 Ne4 38.Qe1 Nxf2 39.Qxf2 Qd3 0-1

[Event "Gibtelecom"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2009.01.27"]
[EventDate "2009.01.27"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Arkadiusz Leniart"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bg5 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4
O-O 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. Nf3 d6 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Be6 11. Ng5 Ne5
12. f3 Qb6 13. Nce4 Qb4+ 14. Kd1 Ned7 15. h4 d5 16. Nd2 dxc4
17. h5 Qxb2 18. Rb1 Qxa2 19. Rc1 c3 20. Nde4 Bf5 21. hxg6 Bxg6
0-1

[Event "Gibtelecom"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2009.01.28"]
[EventDate "2009.01.27"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pontus Carlsson"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. d5 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2
O-O 7. dxe6 d6 8. Nh3 Bxe6 9. e3 Nc6 10. b3 Qe7 11. Nf4 Ne5
12. Be2 Rae8 13. Bb2 Bf7 14. O-O Ne4 15. Qc2 Ng4 16. Bd3 Qh4
17. h3 Ngf6 18. f3 Nc5 19. Bd4 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Nh5 21. Nxh5 Qxh5
22. c5 dxc5 23. Bxc5 Rd8 24. Qc3 Rfe8 25. Bd4 f4 26. exf4 Qd5
27. Bxg7 Qxb3 28. Qxb3 Bxb3 29. Bf6 Rd2 30. Rf2 Rxf2 31. Kxf2
c5 32. g4 b5 33. Re1 Rxe1 34. Kxe1 Kf7 35. Bc3 Ke6 36. f5+ Kd5
37. Kd2 Ba2 38. h4 Bb1 39. h5 Kc6 40. Ke3 Kb6 41. f6 1-0

[Event "Gibtelecom"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2009.01.29"]
[EventDate "2009.01.27"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vasilios Kotronias"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6
7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+
12. Bd2 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Qc7 15. O-O-O Ngf6 16. Kb1 O-O
17. Qc2 Ng4 18. Bc1 Ndf6 19. Rh4 Bd6 20. Nf1 Bf4 21. Bxf4 Qxf4
22. Ne3 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Qg3 24. Rdh1 c5 25. Rf4 cxd4 26. Rh3
Qxh3 27. gxh3 dxe3 28. Ne5 Nxh5 29. Rf3 Rac8 30. Qe2 Rc7
31. Qxe3 b6 32. Qd4 1-0

[Event "Gibtelecom"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2009.01.30"]
[EventDate "2009.01.27"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Uriel Capo Vidal"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2336"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Bf5
7. e3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 Bd6 9. f3 Qe7 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Re1 h5
12. e4 dxe4 13. fxe4 Bg4 14. Bg5 h4 15. gxh4 Ne5 16. Qc1 Nd3
17. Qe3 Nxe1 18. Rxe1 Bc7 19. e5 Rde8 20. Qf2 Rhg8 21. h3 Be6
22. exf6 gxf6 23. Bxf6 Qd7 24. Be5 Bxh3 25. Ng3 Rxe5 26. Rxe5
Bxe5 27. dxe5 Qg4 28. Bxh3 Qxh3 29. Nce4 Qxh4 30. Qf5+ Kb8
31. Kg2 Qe7 32. Nd6 Qh4 33. Nde4 Qe7 34. Qf6 Qe6 35. Qxe6 fxe6
36. Nc5 Kc8 37. Kf3 b6 38. Nxe6 Re8 39. Nd4 Rxe5 40. Nxc6 Rc5
41. Nd4 Rc1 42. Ne4 Ra1 43. Nc3 Re1 44. Kf2 Rh1 45. Ke3 Rh2
46. Nde2 Kb7 47. Kd3 Kc6 48. Kc4 Kb7 49. b4 Rh4+ 50. Kb3 Rh3
51. Nf4 Rf3 52. Ne6 Rh3 53. b5 a6 54. a4 axb5 55. axb5 Rg3
56. Kc4 Rh3 57. Ng5 Rh2 58. Nge4 Rh6 59. Nd5 Ka7 60. Kd4 Kb7
61. Ke5 Rg6 62. Ndf6 Rg1 63. Ke6 Ka7 64. Nd5 Rb1 65. Nc7 Rh1
66. Kd7 Rh7+ 67. Kc6 Rh6+ 68. Nd6 Rg6 69. Nd5 Rh6 70. Nf4 Kb8
71. Nd3 Ka7 72. Ne5 Rf6 73. Kc7 Ka8 74. Nd7 1-0

[Event "Gibtelecom"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2009.01.31"]
[EventDate "2009.01.27"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Arnaud Hauchard"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. Bxc4 c5
7. dxc5 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Bxc5 9. Ke2 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. b3 Nbd7
12. Bb2 Ke7 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. Rhd1 Bd6 15. Kf1 Nc5 16. Be2
Rhd8 17. h3 b4 18. Nb1 a5 19. Nbd2 a4 20. Bc4 Nd5 21. Nd4 a3
22. Ba1 Be5 23. Nf5+ Kf6 24. Nd4 Ke7 25. Nf5+ Kf6 26. Nd4 Kg6
27. Nxe6 Nxe6 28. Bxe5 Nb6 29. Ke2 Rc5 30. f4 Nxc4 31. Nxc4 f6
32. Bd6 Rb5 33. g4 Kf7 34. h4 h5 35. f5 Nf8 36. Bf4 Rxd1
37. Rxd1 Kg8 38. Rd8 hxg4 39. Bd6 Rxf5 40. Rxf8+ Kh7 41. Rb8
Bf3+ 42. Kf2 Be4+ 43. Kg3 Rf3+ 44. Kxg4 f5+ 45. Kg5 Rf2
46. Rxb4 Rxa2 47. Nxa3 Rg2+ 48. Kf4 Rg4+ 49. Ke5 Rxh4 50. Bc5
Rh5 51. Bd4 Kg6 52. Nc4 Kg5 53. Nd6 Bd3 54. Rb7 g6 55. Rg7 Bc2
56. b4 Kg4 57. Rxg6+ Kf3 58. Rf6 1-0

[Event "Gibtelecom"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2009.02.01"]
[EventDate "2009.01.27"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Benjamin Bok"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2277"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 e5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Be7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Rc1 f6 9. a4 a5 10. d4 exd4 11. Bxd4 Bb4 12. Nf3
c5 13. Qb3+ Kh8 14. Be3 Qe7 15. O-O Be6 16. Qc2 Nc4 17. Bf4
Nc6 18. e4 N4e5 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 e4 22. d6
Qxd6 23. Qxe4 Rae8 24. Qc2 Qf6 25. Rcd1 Rd8 26. h4 h6 27. h5
Nd4 28. Nxd4 cxd4 29. Be4 Qe5 30. Bg6 Rf3 31. Rd3 Qf6 32. Qd1
Rxd3 33. Qxd3 Qe6 34. Qf3 Qd5 35. Qg4 Qg5 36. Qe4 Kg8 37. g4
Bd6 38. Re1 Kf8 39. Kf1 Bb4 40. Qf3+ Qf6 41. Qxf6+ gxf6
42. Rc1 Bd6 43. Ke2 Ke7 44. Bf5 Rb8 45. Bd3 Rg8 46. Kf3 Be5
47. Rc5 b6 48. Rc6 Rb8 49. Ke4 Kd7 50. Bb5 Kd8 51. f4 Bc7
52. Re6 1-0

[Event "Gibtelecom"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2009.02.02"]
[EventDate "2009.01.27"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Miklos Nemeth"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 b5 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. a3 Nd7
7. Nge2 e5 8. h3 Bg7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Be3 Ngf6 11. g4 O-O
12. Ng3 Ne8 13. Qd3 Nd6 14. O-O-O Qh4 15. Kb1 Rfd8 16. g5 Nf8
17. Nd5 Ne6 18. Qc3 Nc4 19. Bc1 Bxd5 20. exd5 Nf4 21. Be4 Rab8
22. Qf3 Qxg5 23. h4 Qf6 24. h5 b4 25. a4 Qb6 26. hxg6 hxg6
27. Qb3 Na5 28. Qe3 b3 29. Qxb6 Rxb6 30. c3 f5 31. Bf3 Rbd6
32. Bxf4 exf4 33. Ne2 g5 34. Bg2 Re8 35. Nc1 g4 36. f3 Nc4
37. Nd3 Re2 38. Rhg1 Rxd5 39. fxg4 Rxd3 0-1

[Event "Gibtelecom"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2009.02.03"]
[EventDate "2009.01.27"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vitali Matveyevich Golod"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2
Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. b3 Bg7 16. d5 Rc8 17. Be3 c6
18. c4 Nb6 19. Qe2 cxd5 20. cxd5 Nbxd5 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Rac1
Nc3 23. Qd2 Nxa2 24. Ra1 Nc3 25. b4 d5 26. Bb3 Qe7 27. Bh6 Bh8
28. Nxe5 Bxe5 29. f4 Ne4 30. Rxe4 dxe4 31. fxe5 Qxe5 32. Rf1
Re7 33. Rxf7 Rxf7 34. Qd7 Qe8 35. Qxb7 Rc4 36. Bxc4 bxc4
37. Qxa6 Rc7 38. Qd6 Rd7 39. Qc5 c3 40. Qc4+ Rf7 41. Nxe4 Qd8
42. Qxc3 Qb6+ 43. Qc5 Qxc5+ 44. bxc5 Re7 45. Nd6 Re5 46. c6
Rc5 47. Nc8 Kf7 48. Na7 1-0

[Event "Gibtelecom"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2009.02.04"]
[EventDate "2009.01.27"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bartosz Socko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7
7. Be2 g6 8. g4 e6 9. Be3 b5 10. g5 Nfd7 11. a3 Bb7 12. O-O
Rg8 13. Qd2 Nb6 14. b3 N8d7 15. Bf3 Rc8 16. Nde2 Bg7 17. Bd4
Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Qc5 19. Rad1 Ke7 20. e5 dxe5 21. Qxc5+ Nxc5
22. fxe5 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Ncd7 24. Re3 Rc5 25. Nd4 Rgc8 26. Ne4
Rxe5 27. Nf3 Rd5 28. Rxd5 Nxd5 29. Re2 Nc5 30. Nf2 Nc3 31. Re3
Nb7 32. Ne5 Nd6 33. Nfd3 Nce4 34. h4 Rxc2 35. Nb4 Rc1+ 36. Kg2
Nc5 37. Nd5+ Kf8 38. Nf6 Nf5 39. Rh3 Rc2+ 40. Kf1 Ke7 41. Ng8+
Kd6 42. Nxf7+ Kd5 43. b4 Rc1+ 44. Kg2 Rc2+ 45. Kf1 Na4
46. Nf6+ Kd4 47. h5 gxh5 48. Nxh7 Nc3 49. g6 Ne4 50. Nhg5 Nxg5
51. Nxg5 Ne3+ 52. Rxe3 Kxe3 53. Nf7 h4 54. g7 h3 0-1

[Event "Gibtelecom"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2009.02.05"]
[EventDate "2009.01.27"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vugar Gashimov"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6
7. Nd2 Bg7 8. Nc4 O-O 9. g3 Ne8 10. Bg2 Nd7 11. a4 Ne5
12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bh6 Ng7 14. O-O Re8 15. e4 Bd7 16. Qd2 Qa5
17. Rfe1 Re7 18. f4 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 f6 20. h3 Rae8 21. g4 Kh8
22. f5 Qb4 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Bf4 Be5 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Qh6+
Kg8 27. Re2 Rg5 28. Rf1 Qd4 29. Ref2 Rf8 30. Qxg5 Qxf2
31. Qxg6 Qxb2 32. e5 Qxc3 33. exf6 Rf7 34. fxg7 Rxf1+ 35. Bxf1
Qf3+ 36. Bg2 Qf4 37. Be4 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 10th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2009.03.20"]
[EventDate "2009.03.20"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jon Ludvig Hammer"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. b3 Nc6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. e4 d6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 O-O
7. Ne2 e5 8. d5 Ne7 9. O-O Nd7 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxg7 Kxg7
12. Nxf4 c6 13. dxc6 Qb6+ 14. Kh1 Nxc6 15. Qxd6 Nd4 16. Qxb6
axb6 17. Rf2 Nc5 18. Nc3 Be6 19. Rd1 Nc6 20. a4 Rad8 21. Ncd5
Bxd5 22. exd5 Ne5 23. d6 Ng4 24. Re2 Rd7 25. Bh3 h5 26. Bxg4
hxg4 27. Re7 Rfd8 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Kg2 Kf6 30. Nd5+ Ke6
31. Nc7+ Kf5 32. a5 Ne4 33. Rd5+ Kf6 34. axb6 Rxd6 35. Ne8+
Ke6 36. Nxd6 Kxd5 37. Nxb7 Kc6 38. Nd8+ Kxb6 39. Nxf7 Kc5
40. Ne5 Kd4 41. Nxg6 Kc3 42. Ne5 Nf6 43. Kf2 Kxc2 44. b4 Kc3
45. Ke3 Kxb4 46. Kf4 Kc5 47. Nxg4 Nd5+ 48. Ke5 Nc3 49. Nf6 Ne2
50. g4 Ng1 51. g5 Nf3+ 52. Kf4 Nh4 53. Kg4 Ng6 54. h4 Kd6
55. h5 Ne7 56. g6 Ke6 57. Kg5 Nf5 58. h6 Nxh6 59. Kxh6 Kxf6
60. g7 1-0

[Event "AUT-chT 0809"]
[Site "Austria"]
[Date "2009.03.20"]
[EventDate "2008.11.07"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Evgenij Miroshnichenko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6
7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. a4 c5 12. Na3
Bb7 13. Qb2 Ne4 14. Be1 f5 15. b4 Bc6 16. a5 cxb4 17. Bxb4
bxa5 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. c5 Rab8 20. Qc1 a4 21. Nc2 Rb3 22. Nce1
Bb5 23. Bf1 Rc3 24. Qb2 Rb3 25. Qc1 f4 26. gxf4 Ndf6 27. Rd3
Bxd3 28. exd3 Nh5 29. dxe4 dxe4 30. Nd2 Rbb8 31. Nxe4 Nxf4
32. Nf3 Nd5 33. Ne5 Qh4 34. Qe1 Rb2 35. Rxa4 Nc3 36. Qxc3
Rbxf2 37. Bh3 Qxe4 38. Ra1 Kh8 39. Re1 Qh4 40. Qe3 Rc2 41. Rf1
Rxf1+ 42. Kxf1 a5 43. Nf7+ Kg8 44. Ng5 Kh8 45. Bxe6 Qh5
46. Nf7+ Kg8 47. Ne5+ Kh8 48. Bg4 Qe8 49. Qb3 Rc1+ 50. Kg2 a4
51. Qb2 Re1 52. Qc3 Rb1 53. c6 Rb3 54. Qc2 Qa8 55. Be6 Re3
56. Nf7+ Kg8 57. Ng5+ 1-0

[Event "AUT-chT 0809"]
[Site "Austria"]
[Date "2009.03.21"]
[EventDate "2008.11.07"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan Gustafsson"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Nd2 Nd7 12. O-O
Qb6 13. a4 a5 14. Nde4 b4 15. Na2 O-O-O 16. Bxc4 Nf4 17. Nd6+
Bxd6 18. exd6 c5 19. Bxf4 gxf4 20. Qh5 Qxd6 21. Rfd1 Rhg8
22. f3 Rg5 0-1

[Event "Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Ledyards, CT USA"]
[Date "2009.04.08"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Erik F Santarius"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2286"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 Bd6 6. O-O O-O
7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. b3 e5 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Rxd5 h6 16. Bxf6
Qxf6 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Rad1 Rac8 19. Rc5 Rxc5 20. Qxc5 b6
21. Qb5 Re7 22. e3 g6 23. Bd5 Kg7 24. Kg2 Rc7 25. Qe2 Bb2
26. b4 Rc1 27. Rxc1 Bxc1 28. Qc2 Ba3 29. Qa4 Qd6 30. Bxf7 Qxb4
31. Qe8 Qg4 32. f3 Qf5 33. Qg8+ Kf6 34. e4 Qb5 35. Bc4 Qd7
36. e5+ 1-0

[Event "Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Ledyard, CT"]
[Date "2009.04.09"]
[EventDate "2009.04.??"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Tegshsuren Enkhbat"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2411"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 d6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 b5 5. a3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Nd7
7. Nge2 Ngf6 8. O-O c5 9. d5 Bg7 10. h3 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O
12. Qd2 Nb6 13. b3 Rad8 14. g4 e6 15. g5 Nh5 16. Rad1 Rfe8
17. Nf4 Nxf4 18. Bxf4 b4 19. axb4 cxb4 20. Na2 exd5 21. Qxb4
a5 22. Qa3 dxe4 23. Rxd6 Nd5 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. Qc1 Nxf4
26. Qxf4 Be5 27. Qc1 Qc7 28. h4 e3 29. Bxb7 exf2+ 30. Rxf2 Bd4
0-1

[Event "Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Ledyard, CT"]
[Date "2009.04.09"]
[EventDate "2009.04.??"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Vladimirovich Ivanov"]
[ECO "C36"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. c4
Qe7+ 7. Qe2 Qxe2+ 8. Kxe2 a6 9. Bxd7+ Bxd7 10. d4 Nh5 11. Kf2
O-O-O 12. Nc3 h6 13. Ne5 Be8 14. g4 fxg3+ 15. hxg3 f6 16. Nf3
g5 17. Bd2 Bg6 18. g4 Ng7 19. Rae1 Re8 20. Rxe8+ Nxe8 21. c5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Ledyard, CT"]
[Date "2009.04.10"]
[EventDate "2009.04.??"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jacek Stopa"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6
7. Nbd2 e5 8. Re1 exd4 9. cxd4 Nh5 10. Nb3 a5 11. Bg5 Qe8
12. Bb5 a4 13. Nbd2 Bd7 14. Bxa4 Nxd4 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Nxd4
Bxd4 17. Nc4 Bg7 18. Qc2 Qa4 19. Qxa4 Rxa4 20. b3 Ra6 21. Rac1
Rxa2 22. Ne3 c6 23. Be7 Re8 24. Bxd6 Rxe4 25. Nc4 f5 26. Rxe4
fxe4 27. Rd1 Bd4 28. Ne3 Bxe3 29. fxe3 Nf6 30. Rf1 Nd5
31. Rf8+ Kg7 32. Re8 Re2 33. Bc5 b6 34. Bd4+ Kf7 35. Rxe4 c5
36. Re5 Nb4 37. Bc3 Na2 0-1

[Event "Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Ledyard, CT"]
[Date "2009.04.10"]
[EventDate "2009.04.??"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Robert Lee Hess"]
[ECO "A19"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 Ng8 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Nxe5 8. Ndb5 f6 9. Bf4 a6 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Qxd6 Nf7
12. Qa3 Ne7 13. Nb5 e5 14. Bd2 d6 15. Bb4 Nf5 16. O-O-O Be6
17. Nxd6+ N7xd6 18. Bxd6 Nxd6 19. Rxd6 Qe7 20. Be2 Rc8 21. b3
Kf7 22. Kb2 Rhd8 23. Rhd1 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Rd8 25. c5 a5 26. Bh5+
g6 27. Bf3 Qc7 28. Rxd8 Qxd8 29. Kc1 Bf5 30. b4 Qd4 31. bxa5
Qxf2 32. Qb3+ Kg7 33. Qxb7+ Kh6 34. Qb2 Qxc5+ 35. Kd1 e4
36. Be2 e3 37. Ke1 Qxa5+ 38. Kf1 Qc7 39. Qd4 Qc1+ 40. Qd1 Qb2
41. a4 Qb4 42. Kg1 Bd7 43. Qa1 Qf4 44. Qf1 Qxf1+ 45. Kxf1 Bxa4
46. Bd3 Bd1 47. Be2 Bc2 48. Bb5 f5 49. g3 g5 0-1

[Event "Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Ledyard, CT"]
[Date "2009.04.11"]
[EventDate "2009.04.??"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dean Ippolito"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. g3 Qc8 6. Bg2 Bh3
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Nxe5 Bxe5 10. Nb5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 h5
12. h4 c6 13. Nd4 cxd5 14. cxd5 Nf6 15. Nf3 Qc4 16. Nxe5 dxe5
17. Bg5 Qxd5+ 18. Qxd5 Nxd5 19. Rac1 f6 20. Bd2 e4 21. Rc5 Rd8
22. f3 exf3+ 23. Rxf3 Kf7 24. Ra3 b6 25. Rc4 Rc8 26. Rd4 Nc7
27. Rdd3 Rhd8 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Bf4 Nb5 30. Ra6 Rd7 31. Bb8
Rb7 32. a4 Rxb8 33. axb5 Rb7 34. Kf3 Rc7 35. Ra4 Rc5 36. Rb4
e5 37. e4 Ke6 38. Ke3 Rc2 39. Kf3 g5 40. hxg5 fxg5 41. Ke3 Kf6
42. Rb3 g4 43. Kd3 Rg2 44. Kc4 Rd2 45. Ra3 Rd7 46. b4 Kg5
47. Ra1 h4 48. gxh4+ Kxh4 49. Rh1+ Kg5 50. Rf1 g3 51. Rf8 Rd4+
52. Kb3 Rxe4 53. Rf7 Rg4 0-1

[Event "Foxwoods Open"]
[Site "Ledyard, CT"]
[Date "2009.04.11"]
[EventDate "2009.04.??"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Joshua E Friedel"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "241"]

1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 d5 3. d3 Nf6 4. a3 Bd6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Qa4+ Nc6
7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Qxc6+ Bd7 9. Qxc4 O-O 10. Nf3 Bh3 11. Bg5 h6
12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nbd2 e4 14. Nxe4 Qxb2 15. Qa2 Rab8 16. Qxb2
Rxb2 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. Nd4 Rfb8 19. f3 Bd7 20. Kf2 Kf8
21. Rhc1 R8b7 22. Rc2 Rxc2 23. Nxc2 Rb2 24. Nd4 Ke7 25. Ke1
Kf6 26. Kd1 Ke5 27. Kc1 Rb6 28. e3 Ra6 29. f4+ Kf6 30. Kd2 g5
31. Nc2 Rb6 32. Nb4 Be6 33. Rc1 Rb5 34. Rc6 gxf4 35. exf4 Rh5
36. h4 Kf5 37. Ke3 Kg4 38. Kf2 Rb5 39. Rxd6 a5 40. Nc6 Rb2+
41. Ke3 Kxg3 42. Nd4 Bg4 43. Rxh6 Ra2 44. Rf6 Rxa3 45. Rxf7
Ra1 46. Rg7 Re1+ 47. Kd2 Re8 48. f5 Kxh4 49. f6 Rf8 50. f7 Kh5
51. Nc6 Be6 52. Ne5 Bd5 53. Ke3 Kh6 54. Rg6+ Kh7 55. Ra6 Bxf7
56. Ra7 Kg7 57. Ke4 a4 58. d4 Kg8 59. Rxa4 Be6 60. Ra6 Rf6
61. Ke3 Kg7 62. Ra7+ Kf8 63. Nd3 Bd5 64. Nf4 Rf7 65. Ra5 Re7+
66. Kd2 Be4 67. d5 Kf7 68. Kc3 Bxd5 69. Nxd5 Re4 70. Ra6 Rh4
71. Kd3 Rg4 72. Rf6+ Kg7 73. Rf5 Ra4 74. Nf4 Rb4 75. Ke3 Ra4
76. Kf3 Ra1 77. Nh5+ Kg6 78. Rb5 Rf1+ 79. Kg4 Rg1+ 80. Ng3 Kf6
81. Kf4 Ke6 82. Re5+ Kd7 83. Re3 Kd6 84. Nf5+ Kd5 85. Rd3+ Kc4
86. Rd8 Kc5 87. Ng3 Kc4 88. Ne4 Rh1 89. Nd2+ Kc5 90. Nf3 Kc4
91. Ke4 Kc5 92. Rd5+ Kb4 93. Rg5 Rh8 94. Ne5 Rh4+ 95. Kd5 Rh8
96. Rg1 Rd8+ 97. Ke4 Rh8 98. Nd3+ Kb5 99. Rc1 Re8+ 100. Ne5
Kb4 101. Rc7 Rh8 102. Ng6 Rh1 103. Nf4 Rh4 104. Ke5 Kb3
105. Ng2 Rh8 106. Ne3 Rh4 107. Kd5 Rh2 108. Rb7+ Ka4 109. Nf5
Rh5 110. Ke4 Rh1 111. Ne3 Rh4+ 112. Kd5 Rh5+ 113. Kc6 Rh6+
114. Kc5 Rh5+ 115. Nd5 Ka3 116. Rb8 Ka4 117. Kc4 Rh4+ 118. Kd3
Rh3+ 119. Ne3 Ka5 120. Kd4 Rh4+ 121. Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "PWC Toronto Open"]
[Site "Toronto CAN"]
[Date "2009.04.17"]
[EventDate "2009.04.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Haonan Zhou"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2131"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. a3 a6 6. Rb1 Rb8
7. b4 cxb4 8. axb4 b5 9. cxb5 axb5 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. d4 d5
12. Bf4 Rb6 13. Ne5 O-O 14. O-O Bf5 15. Rb3 Ne4 16. e3 Nxe5
17. dxe5 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Be4 19. Bh3 Qa8 20. Qd4 Rc6 21. Rxc6
Qxc6 22. Qd2 h6 23. f3 Qc2 24. Qxc2 Bxc2 25. e6 Bd3 26. Rd1
Bc4 27. Bc7 Ra8 28. Ba5 Kf8 29. f4 f5 30. g4 fxg4 31. Bxg4 Bf6
32. Bf3 Ra6 33. Bxd5 Bxd5 34. Rxd5 Rxe6 35. Kf2 Rd6 36. Rxb5
Rd2+ 37. Kg3 Kf7 38. Bb6 g5 39. fxg5 hxg5 40. Bc7 Ke6 41. Kf3
Rc2 42. Bg3 Rc3 43. h3 Kd7 44. Rb7+ Kc6 45. Rb8 Rb3 46. Ke4 e6
47. Rc8+ Kb5 48. Bd6 Rc3 49. Rb8+ Kc6 50. Be7 Rc4+ 51. Kd3
Rc3+ 52. Kd2 1-0

[Event "PWC Toronto Open"]
[Site "Toronto CAN"]
[Date "2009.04.18"]
[EventDate "2009.04.17"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Victor Plotkin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6
7. Bb3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. cxd4 g6 11. Qf3 Be6
12. Qxb7 Bg7 13. O-O Bxd4 14. Nc3 Bd7 15. Qf3 Qf6 16. Qxf6
Bxf6 17. Be3 Bc6 18. Rfd1 O-O 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Rab8
21. Rad1 Rfc8 22. f3 a5 23. Rf4 e6 24. Rd2 Kg7 25. a3 Nd7
26. Ba2 Ne5 27. h4 h6 28. Ne4 Rd8 29. Nd6 Bd5 30. Nc4 Nxc4
31. Bxc4 e5 32. Rxd5 exf4 33. Rxa5 Rxb2 34. Ra7 Rb1+ 35. Kh2
Rf8 36. a4 h5 37. a5 Kh6 38. Rxf7 Rxf7 39. Bxf7 Ra1 40. g3 Kg7
41. Bd5 Rxa5 42. Be4 fxg3+ 43. Kxg3 Kf6 44. Bc2 Ra7 45. Be4
Rg7 46. Bc2 Re7 47. Be4 Re6 48. Kf4 Rd6 49. Kg3 Ke5 50. Bc2
Rf6 51. Be4 Kd4 52. Kf2 Rb6 53. Kg3 Ke3 54. Bc2 Rc6 55. Be4
Ra6 56. Bc2 Ra1 57. Be4 Rg1+ 58. Kh2 Kf2 59. Bd5 Rg2+ 0-1

[Event "PWC Toronto Open"]
[Site "Toronto CAN"]
[Date "2009.04.18"]
[EventDate "2009.04.17"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nikolay Noritsyn"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2381"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. a3 Bg7 5. Rb1 a5 6. Bb5 Nf6
7. d3 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ne4 f5
12. Ned2 h6 13. Nc4 f4 14. h3 g5 15. Nfd2 Nb6 16. Nxb6 Qxb6
17. Re1 Bf5 18. Qh5 Qc7 19. b3 d5 20. a4 e6 21. Ba3 Qa7
22. Rbc1 Rf7 23. Nf3 Bf8 24. Nh2 Kh7 25. Qf3 Kg6 26. Ng4 Be7
27. Nf6 Rxf6 28. exf6 Bxf6 29. c4 Bd4 30. Qe2 Rc8 31. Bb2 f3
32. gxf3 Qg7 33. Bxd4 Qxd4 34. Qe3 Qxe3 35. fxe3 Bxd3 36. Rc3
Bf5 37. e4 Bxh3 38. cxd5 cxd5 39. exd5 exd5 40. Re5 d4
41. Rcxc5 Rb8 42. Kh2 Bf1 43. Rc6+ Kh5 44. Ree6 Rh8 45. Re1
Bd3 46. Kg3 1-0

[Event "PWC Toronto Open"]
[Site "Toronto CAN"]
[Date "2009.04.19"]
[EventDate "2009.04.17"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Artiom Samsonkin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2379"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Be7
7. O-O Nf6 8. a4 b6 9. Qe2 d6 10. f4 Bb7 11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. Rae1
Nc5 13. b4 Nxd3 14. cxd3 Nd7 15. Rc1 Qd8 16. f5 e5 17. Ne6
fxe6 18. Qh5+ g6 19. fxg6 Nf6 20. g7+ Kd7 21. Qf7 Qe8
22. gxh8=N Qxh8 23. Ne2 b5 24. Bg5 Qg8 25. Rxf6 Qxg5 26. Qxe6+
Kd8 27. Rc7 Qe3+ 28. Kf1 Kxc7 29. Qxe7+ Kb6 30. Qxd6+ Ka7
31. Qc7 1-0

[Event "PWC Toronto Open"]
[Site "Toronto CAN"]
[Date "2009.04.19"]
[EventDate "2009.04.17"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Michael Barron"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2252"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. h4 Bg7 5. h5 Nxh5 6. e4 fxe4
7. Rxh5 gxh5 8. Qxh5+ Kf8 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6+ Kg8 11. Qg5+
Kf7 12. Nxe4 Qg8 13. Qf4+ Ke8 14. Qxc7 Nc6 15. O-O-O Qg6
16. Re1 Kf7 17. d5 Nb4 18. Nf3 d6 19. Neg5+ Kg8 20. Qd8+ Kg7
21. Rxe7+ Kh6 22. Nf7+ Kh5 23. Re5+ dxe5 1-0

[Event "TOP 16 GpA"]
[Site "Mulhouse FRA"]
[Date "2009.04.30"]
[EventDate "2009.04.30"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alberto David"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7
7. f4 d6 8. Be3 Nf6 9. N1d2 Nc6 10. Qe2 Nb4 11. O-O O-O
12. Bd4 Nxd3 13. cxd3 b5 14. Rfc1 a5 15. Bf2 e5 16. fxe5 dxe5
17. Nf3 Bg4 18. d4 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 a4 20. dxe5 Nd7 21. Nd4 Nxe5
22. Qg3 Bf6 23. Nxb5 Rb8 24. Rd1 Rxb5 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rf1 h5
27. Be1 Rd3 28. Qf2 Nf3+ 29. Kh1 Rxb2 30. Qc5 Nd2 31. Bxd2
Rdxd2 32. Qc8+ Kh7 33. Qh3 Kg8 34. Qf3 Rb5 35. a3 h4 36. h3
Rb3 37. Qf5 Rg3 38. Rc1 Rgd3 39. Rc7 Rd8 40. Rc1 Rd1+ 41. Rxd1
Rxd1+ 42. Kh2 Bd4 43. Qc8+ Kh7 44. g4 Rd2+ 45. Kh1 Rd3 46. Qd7
Rxh3+ 47. Kg2 Rg3+ 48. Kh2 Bg1+ 49. Kh1 f6 50. Qxa4 Rxg4
51. Qd1 Rg3 52. Qxg1 Rxa3 53. Qb1 Rh3+ 54. Kg2 Rg3+ 55. Kf2
Kh8 56. e5 fxe5 57. Qf5 Kg8 58. Qxe5 Kh8 59. Qf5 Kg8 60. Qe4
Rg5 61. Kf3 h3 62. Kf4 Rg1 63. Qe6+ Kf8 64. Qc8+ Kf7 65. Qc4+
Kg6 66. Qd3+ Kf7 67. Qd5+ Kg6 68. Qf5+ Kh6 69. Qxh3+ Kg6
70. Qf5+ Kh6 71. Qh3+ Kg6 72. Qd3+ Kh6 73. Kf5 Kh7 74. Ke6+
Kg8 75. Qc4 Rg2 76. Ke7+ 1-0

[Event "TOP 16 GpA"]
[Site "Mulhouse FRA"]
[Date "2009.05.01"]
[EventDate "2009.04.30"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Cyril Marcelin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Be3 Bg7 4. Nc3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7
7. h3 Nd7 8. Ne2 c5 9. c3 Ngf6 10. Ng3 h5 11. d5 c4 12. Bc2
Nc5 13. Ng5 h4 14. Ne2 Rh5 15. Qb1 Nfd7 16. f4 e5 17. Nf3 a5
18. O-O b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "TOP 16 GpA"]
[Site "Mulhouse FRA"]
[Date "2009.05.02"]
[EventDate "2009.04.30"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sebastien Maze"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. d3 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. Qb3 Bc8 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Nc3 e6 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 Nc6 10. Nge2 Bc5 11. O-O O-O
12. Na4 Be7 13. Rd1 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qa6 15. Nac3 e5 16. Bf1 Qb6
17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Bg5 Bg4 19. h3 Bxe2 20. Bxe2 Nd4 21. Bxf6
Bxf6 22. Bg4 g6 23. h4 Be7 24. Nd5 Bd8 25. Rd3 f5 26. exf5
gxf5 27. Bh3 Bf6 28. Bg2 Rac8 29. Rad1 Bg7 30. f4 exf4
31. Rxd4 Bxd4+ 32. Rxd4 fxg3 33. Bf3 f4 34. Kg2 Kh8 35. Rb4
Rf5 36. Nxf4 Kg8 37. Ne2 Kf8 38. Rb3 b5 39. Nd4 Rfc5 40. Kxg3
Kg8 41. Kh3 1-0

[Event "TOP 16 GpA"]
[Site "Mulhouse FRA"]
[Date "2009.05.03"]
[EventDate "2009.04.30"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Aleksander Petkov Delchev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Be3 Bg7 4. Nc3 a6 5. f4 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7
7. Nf3 Nd7 8. e5 c5 9. Be4 Qc8 10. Bxb7 Qxb7 11. dxc5 dxe5
12. Qd5 Qxd5 13. Nxd5 Rc8 14. Nb6 Nxb6 15. cxb6 Nf6 16. O-O-O
Ng4 17. b7 Rb8 18. Bb6 f6 19. Rd8+ Kf7 20. Rd7 Bh6 21. g3 exf4
22. Kb1 Ne5 23. Nxe5+ fxe5 24. Ba7 Ke6 25. Rhd1 f3 26. Rc7 e4
27. Rdd7 Rhe8 28. a3 Bg5 29. h4 e3 30. Bxb8 f2 31. Ba7 f1=Q+
32. Ka2 e2 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2009.05.08"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Anatolyevich Shabalov"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6
7. O-O Be7 8. a4 O-O 9. f4 Qc7 10. Be3 b6 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. f5
e5 13. Nb3 Nbd7 14. g4 h6 15. h4 d5 16. exd5 e4 17. Bg2 Qg3
18. Qe1 Qxe1 19. Rfxe1 Nxg4 20. Bxb6 Nxb6 21. Rxe4 Nxd5
22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxe7 Rfd8 24. Bf1 Kf8 25. Ree1 Rdb8 26. Ra3
Nf6 27. Rd1 Ra7 28. Rd2 Be4 29. Rf2 Ng4 30. Rf4 Nf6 31. Nc5
Bxc2 32. Rf2 Bd1 33. Nxa6 Rb6 34. b4 Rbxa6 35. Bxa6 Rxa6
36. a5 Ne4 37. b5 Rd6 38. a6 Nxf2 39. a7 Nh3+ 40. Rxh3 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2009.05.09"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jaan Yukhanovich Ehlvest"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. b3 O-O
7. Bb2 d5 8. e3 c5 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5
12. d4 Rad8 13. Ne5 Qxg2+ 14. Kxg2 Nxe5+ 15. f3 cxd4 16. exd4
Nc6 17. Qe2 Rd5 18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. Rc4 Ba6 20. Qe4 Bxc4
21. bxc4 R5d6 22. Rd1 Bf6 23. Ba3 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Nxd4 25. Bc1
h5 26. g4 hxg4 27. fxg4 g5 28. Be3 e5 29. a4 Rc8 30. Qd5 Ne6
31. Kf3 Be7 32. Qxe5 Rxc4 33. Qb8+ Kg7 34. Qxa7 Bd8 35. Qd7
Rb4 36. h3 Bf6 37. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2009.05.10"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Robert Lee Hess"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4
7. Qd3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nc5 9. Qf3 O-O 10. Bg2 d6 11. O-O Bd7
12. Rd1 Ba4 13. Nb3 Qc7 14. Nxc5 Bxd1 15. Qxb7 Qxb7 16. Nxb7
Bxe2 17. Nxd6 Nd7 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. f4 Bf3 20. Be3 a6 21. Rb1
Bc6 22. Bd4 Kf8 23. c5 Rb8 24. Rb3 Bd5 25. c4 Bc6 26. Ra3 Ra8
27. g4 h6 28. h4 f6 29. Re3 Ke7 30. Kf2 Rb8 31. Kg3 Rb4
32. Bc3 Ra4 33. Nf5+ Kf7 34. Nd6+ Kg8 35. Nc8 Kf7 36. Bd4 e5
37. Nd6+ Ke6 38. a3 g5 39. fxe5 fxe5 40. h5 Kf6 41. Bb2 Ke6
42. Nf5 Rxc4 43. Rd3 Rxc5 44. Rd6+ Kf7 45. Nxh6+ Ke7 46. Nf5+
Kf7 47. h6 Nf8 48. Rd8 Nh7 49. Rc8 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2009.05.11"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yury Markovich Shulman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "168"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5
7. Bb3 Qc7 8. Qe2 Nc6 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. h3 Rd8
12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Rxd8+ Qxd8 14. e4 Nd4 15. Qd1 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3
Bd7 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 Bc6 19. Rd1 Qe7 20. Qe2 g5 21. Bg3 Rd8
22. e5 Ne8 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Ng7 25. Bh2 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1
Qd7 27. Qe2 Nf5 28. g4 Nh4 29. Bg3 Qd5 30. Bxh4 gxh4 31. Bb3
Qd4 32. Kg2 Qf4 33. Bc2 Bd4 34. Qf3 Qxe5 35. b3 Qg5 36. Bd3 h5
37. Qe4 Qf6 38. Qf3 hxg4 39. Qxg4+ Kf8 40. Qf3 Qd8 41. Qe4 a5
42. a4 b6 43. Bc4 Bf6 44. Qd3 Qc7 45. Qe4 Qc5 46. Qf3 Qg5+
47. Qg4 Qe5 48. Qe2 Qc7 49. Qe4 Ke7 50. Qg4 Qd6 51. Qe4 Bg5
52. Qb7+ Kf8 53. Qa8+ Kg7 54. Qe4 Qc5 55. Qf3 Qe5 56. Qe2 Qf6
57. Qe4 Bf4 58. Kg1 Bc7 59. Kg2 Kf8 60. Qa8+ Ke7 61. Qe4 Qh6
62. Qf3 Qh8 63. Qe4 Qf6 64. Qg4 Bd6 65. Qe4 Bc5 66. Qb7+ Kf8
67. Qa8+ Kg7 68. Qf3 Qh6 69. Qe4 Qf6 70. Qf3 Qd8 71. Qg4+ Kf8
72. Qf4 Qe7 73. Qb8+ Kg7 74. Qe5+ Kg8 75. Qf4 e5 76. Qg4+ Kf8
77. Qc8+ Kg7 78. Qg4+ Kh6 79. Qf5 Kg7 80. Qg4+ Kf8 81. Qc8+
Qe8 82. Qxe8+ Kxe8 83. Bd3 Ke7 84. f4 exf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2009.05.12"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
a6 7. d4 b5 8. Qb3 c5 9. dxc5 Bg7 10. e4 O-O 11. Be2 Be6
12. Qc2 Nbd7 13. Be3 Rc8 14. c6 Rxc6 15. Nd4 Rd6 16. Rd1 Ng4
17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. f3 Ne5 19. Bf2 Nc4 20. Nc6 Bxc3+ 21. bxc3
Qc7 22. Nb4 Be6 23. O-O Rfd8 24. Bd4 a5 25. Nd3 b4 26. Nf4 Qd7
27. Rc1 Na3 28. Qf2 Nb5 29. Bc5 Rd2 30. Qh4 f6 31. cxb4 axb4
32. Qh6 Rxa2 33. Nxg6 hxg6 34. Qxg6+ Kh8 35. Qh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2009.05.13"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Onischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 O-O
7. O-O d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. a3 Bd6 10. b4 a6 11. Qb3 Nbd7 12. a4
Re8 13. Bb2 Qe7 14. b5 axb5 15. axb5 Nf8 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. Ne5
Bxe5 18. dxe5 N6d7 19. Nxd5 Qe6 20. e4 Nc5 21. Qc2 Bxd5
22. exd5 Qxd5 23. Bc4 Qe4 24. Qxe4 Nxe4 25. Bd5 Ra4 26. f4 g6
27. Ra1 Rb4 28. Ba3 Ra4 29. Bxe4 Rxe4 30. Be7 Kg7 31. Bf6+ Kh6
32. Bg5+ Kg7 33. Bf6+ Kh6 34. Bg5+ Kg7 35. Ra3 f5 36. exf6+
Kf7 37. Rd3 Rc4 38. g4 Rc5 39. Bh6 Ne6 40. g5 Ke8 41. Re3 Kf7
42. Rd3 Ke8 43. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2009.05.14"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5 9. h4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc5
12. h5 Qb6 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Bxc5 Nxc5 15. f5 Qc7 16. Re1 exf5
17. h6 g6 18. Nxd5 Qd8 19. Nf6+ Kh8 20. Qb4 Ne6 21. Rh3 Bb7
22. Rd1 Qc7 23. Rd6 Be4 24. Nxe4 fxe4 25. Qxe4 Rad8 26. Rhd3
Qe7 27. Qe3 Kg8 28. Rxa6 Rxd3 29. Bxd3 Qb7 30. Rd6 Qxg2
31. Bxb5 g5 32. Rd1 Qh2 33. a4 Qxh6 34. a5 Qh2 35. Bd7 Nf4
36. b4 Kg7 37. a6 Qg2 38. b5 Rd8 39. Kb2 Qa8 40. Bc6 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2009.05.16"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Michael A Brooks"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Ng6 10. Bd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O
12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. Be3 f5 14. f3 b6 15. f4 a6 16. Nc3 exf4
17. Bxf4 Bf6 18. Be3 Bd7 19. Bd4 Rc8 20. Qd3 Qc7 21. Bxf6 Rxf6
22. b3 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 b5 24. Rae1 bxc4 25. Qg3 cxb3 26. Ne4 fxe4
27. Rxf6 Bf5 28. Rxd6 b2 29. Rc6 Rxc6 30. dxc6 Qc1 31. Qb3+
Kh7 32. Qd1 Qxd1 33. Rxd1 e3 34. c7 e2 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2009.05.17"]
[EventDate "2009.05.08"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Joshua E Friedel"]
[ECO "C58"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+
c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 11. h3 c5
12. b3 Rb4 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Ba3 Rf4 15. g3 Rd4 16. Nf3 Rxd3
17. cxd3 Qxd3 18. Nxe5 Qf5 19. g4 Qf4 20. d4 Rd8 21. Qe2 Rxd4
22. Bc1 1-0

[Event "FFe Top 16 phase finale"]
[Site "Port-Marly/France"]
[Date "2009.05.28"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Christian Bauer"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. Nf3
Nc6 7. Bb5 Nd5 8. Qd3 Ndb4 9. Qe4 Bxf3 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. gxf3
e6 12. Bd2 Qa6 13. Ne2 Nd5 14. b3 Nf6 15. Qe3 O-O-O 16. c4 Nd7
17. Bc3 c5 18. Rd1 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Bc5 20. Qe4 Nb8 21. O-O Qb7
22. b4 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 Nc6 24. Bc5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8+
Nxd8 27. Qxh7 Qxf3 28. Qxg7 Qe4 29. h3 Qxc4 30. Be7 Nc6
31. Qxf7 Nd4 32. Bc5 Nf5 33. a4 a6 34. Qg8+ Kd7 35. Qg4 Qc1+
36. Kg2 a5 37. Qe4 Qg5+ 38. Kh2 axb4 39. Bxb4 Nd6 40. Bxd6
cxd6 41. Qb7+ Kd8 42. Qb8+ Ke7 43. Qc7+ 1-0

[Event "FFe Top 16 phase finale"]
[Site "Port-Marly/France"]
[Date "2009.05.29"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Michal Krasenkov"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bb3 Bb6
7. Nbd2 O-O 8. h3 Ne7 9. Nf1 Ng6 10. Ng3 c6 11. O-O d5 12. Bg5
h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Bxd5 Nf4 16. Be4 Qd6 17. d4
f5 18. Bc2 e4 19. Ne5 Bc7 20. Nh5 Ng6 21. f4 exf3 22. Nxf3 Be6
23. Re1 Rae8 24. Bb3 Kh7 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Qd3 Qc6 27. d5 Qb6+
28. Kh1 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Qxb2 30. d6 Bb6 31. c4 Qxa2 32. Qd5 Qa5
33. Qxb7 Qc3 34. Kh2 Bd4 35. Qd5 Bb6 36. Re6 Qc1 37. Qb7 Qa1
38. Re1 Qb2 39. c5 1-0

[Event "TOP 16 Poule Haute"]
[Site "Le Port Marly FRA"]
[Date "2009.05.30"]
[EventDate "2009.05.28"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Robert Fontaine"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "178"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6
7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Nc4 Qe7 11. a4 Nh5
12. Re1 Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. e5 Be6 15. Bf1 Qg5 16. Nd2 Rfd8
17. Nf3 Rxd1 18. Nxg5 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Bb3 20. a5 b6 21. a6 Rd8
22. Nf3 c5 23. Bb5 h6 24. h3 Kf8 25. Kf1 Ke7 26. Ke2 Ke6
27. Nd2 Bd5 28. f3 Bxe5 29. Nc4 Bc7 30. Rd1 Ke7 31. Na3 Be6
32. Rxd8 Kxd8 33. Kd3 Bd6 34. Nc4 Ke7 35. Nd2 g5 36. Ne4 f6
37. Ke2 Be5 38. Nd2 Bd7 39. Bxd7 Kxd7 40. Kd3 b5 41. c4 b4
42. Kc2 Kc6 43. h4 f5 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Nb3 Kb6 46. Nc1 Bd4
47. Nd3 Kxa6 48. Kb3 Ka5 49. Ne1 Be5 50. Nd3 Bd6 51. Nf2 Kb6
52. Ka4 Be5 53. Nd3 Bc7 54. Kb3 Kc6 55. Ka4 a6 56. Kb3 Kd6
57. Kc2 Bb6 58. Kb3 Ke6 59. Kc2 Kf6 60. Nc1 Kg6 61. Kd2 a5
62. b3 Kf6 63. Nd3 Ke6 64. Nb2 Bd8 65. Na4 Kd6 66. Kd3 Bf6
67. Nb6 Kc6 68. Na4 Be7 69. Ke2 Kd6 70. Nb6 Ke6 71. Na4 Kf7
72. Kf1 Kg6 73. Nb2 Bf6 74. Nd3 Bd4 75. Nc1 Be3 76. Nd3 Kh5
77. Ne5 Bd4 78. Nd3 Kh4 79. Nc1 Be3 80. Nd3 Kg3 81. Ne1 g4
82. fxg4 fxg4 83. Ke2 Bf2 84. Nd3 Bd4 85. Ne1 Be3 86. Kf1 Kh2
87. Nd3 f3 88. gxf3 g3 89. Ne1 a4 0-1

[Event "FFe Top 16 phase finale"]
[Site "Port-Marly/France"]
[Date "2009.05.31"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hichem Hamdouchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B75"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 a6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. a3 b5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5
Bb7 13. Nc6 Bxc6 14. dxc6 Ne5 15. Qxb4 Nxc6 16. Qa3 d5 17. Rb1
Bd4 18. Bxd4 Nxd4 19. Bd3 Qb6 20. a5 Qa7 21. Qa4+ Kf8 22. O-O
Nxf3+ 23. Kh1 Nd2 24. Rxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qf4+ Kg7 26. Qe5+ Kh6
27. Qf4+ g5 28. Qxd2 e5 29. Re1 Qe7 30. Bf5 Rad8 31. Re3 Kg7
32. Qe2 e4 33. Qxa6 Rd6 34. Qe2 h5 35. g4 hxg4 36. Qxg4 Rh4
37. Qg3 Rf4 38. Bh3 d4 39. Re1 Qf6 40. Qg1 d3 41. cxd3 exd3
42. Rd1 d2 43. Bg2 Ra4 44. b4 Rxb4 45. a6 Rxa6 0-1

[Event "Mainz Chess960 Tournament"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.06.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Artur Jakubiec"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2264"]
[BlackElo "2179"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "nnrqkrbb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NNRQKRBB w KQkq - 0 1"]

1. g3 {The white player goes by the ICC screen name
"dinamit".} Nc6 2. Nb3 f5 3. Nc3 Nb6 4. f4 g6 5. Nc5 Rb8 6. d4
Nc4 7. b3 Na3 8. Qd2 b6 9. Na6 Rc8 10. d5 Nb8 11. Nxb8 Rxb8
12. Bd4 Bf6 13. e4 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Nb5 16. Qg7 Nd6
17. Nxd6+ cxd6 18. Kf2 Qc7 19. Rfe1 Bf7 20. Rxe7+ 1-0

[Event "World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2009.07.04"]
[EventDate "2009.07.01"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ilya Yulyevich Smirin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Bc4 Nd7
7. Nf3 N7f6 8. h3 Bf5 9. O-O e6 10. Bb3 Bd6 11. Nbd2 O-O
12. Nh4 Ne7 13. Nxf5 Nxf5 14. c3 c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Open"]
[Site "Philadelphia, PA USA"]
[Date "2009.07.04"]
[EventDate "2009.07.01"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Evgeny Najer"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3
Nd7 7. O-O Bxe4 8. Bxe4 c6 9. c4 Ngf6 10. Bc2 Qc7 11. Qe2
O-O-O 12. Rb1 h6 13. b4 g5 14. Rb3 g4 15. Nd2 h5 16. c5 Nd5
17. Ne4 Nb8 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Nd6+ Rxd6 21. cxd6
Qxd6 22. Rd1 a6 23. a4 b5 24. h4 Nd5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Be4 Nf4
27. Qc2 f5 28. Bd3 Kb7 29. Bf1 Na6 30. Qd2 Nd5 31. Re1 f4
32. Re5 Naxb4 33. Qe1 Rh6 34. Rg5 Kb6 35. Qb1 g3 36. fxg3 fxg3
37. Re5 Rf6 38. Rxg3 Rf4 39. Qd1 Nf6 40. Qe1 Ng4 41. Rxg4
Qxd4+ 42. Kh2 hxg4 43. Rxe6 g3+ 44. Kxg3 Rxh4 45. Qe5 Qg4+
46. Kf2 Qf4+ 47. Qxf4 Rxf4+ 48. Ke2 Nc2 49. Rg6 b4 50. g3 Rxf1
51. Kxf1 b3 52. Rg8 Kc5 53. Rb8 Nb4 54. Rd8 b2 55. Rd1 Kc4 0-1

[Event "Donostia Chess Festival"]
[Site "Donostia ESP"]
[Date "2009.07.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anatoly Karpov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Qc2 c5
7. dxc5 Na6 8. e3 Nxc5 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 a6 11. a4 b6
12. O-O Bb7 13. Qe2 Qe8 14. Rfd1 Rd8 15. Nd4 Rc8 16. Qf1 h6
17. Bg3 Kh8 18. h3 Bd8 19. b4 Ncd7 20. Rac1 Be7 21. Na2 Ra8
22. f3 Nd5 23. Qe1 Bg5 24. Bf2 Qe7 25. h4 Bf6 26. e4 Nf4
27. Qd2 Bxd4 28. Bxd4 b5 29. Bf1 e5 30. Bf2 Bc8 31. Rc7 Qe6
32. axb5 axb5 33. Nc3 Qg6 34. Be3 Qg3 35. Bxf4 exf4 36. Rxd7
Bxd7 37. Qxd7 Qxh4 38. Qd2 Rad8 39. Nd5 f5 40. e5 Rfe8 41. Qe2
Re6 42. Rd4 Qg3 43. Nc7 Rxd4 44. Nxe6 Rxb4 45. Qc2 Ra4 46. Qd2
Ra1 47. Nxf4 Kh7 48. Nd3 Qh4 49. f4 Qe7 50. Qb4 Qxb4 51. Nxb4
g5 52. Kf2 Kg7 53. Nc6 Ra2+ 54. Ke3 Ra3+ 55. Kf2 Ra4 56. fxg5
Rf4+ 57. Ke1 hxg5 58. Bxb5 Kf7 59. Ke2 Ke6 60. Kd3 Kd5
61. Ne7+ Kc5 62. Bc6 Rd4+ 63. Ke3 Rb4 64. Bd7 Re4+ 65. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Donostia Chess Festival"]
[Site "Donostia ESP"]
[Date "2009.07.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 e6 9. Be3 b5 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. g4 h6 12. O-O-O
Bb7 13. h4 b4 14. Na4 Qa5 15. b3 Nc5 16. a3 Rc8 17. Qxb4 Qc7
18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Qa4+ Nd7 20. Ne2 Bc6 21. Qc4 Ne5 22. Qc3
Nxf3 23. Bf4 e5 24. Qxf3 exf4 25. Qxf4 c4 26. b4 a5 27. Qxc7
Rxc7 28. c3 Bxe4 29. Rh3 Be7 30. Nd4 axb4 31. axb4 O-O 32. Nb5
Rb7 33. Nd6 Bxd6 34. Rxd6 Rc7 35. Rd4 Bb7 36. Rxc4 Re7 37. Rd4
Re1+ 38. Rd1 Rfe8 39. Bd3 Bc8 40. Rg3 g5 41. hxg5 hxg5
42. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 43. Kd2 Re5 44. Re3 1-0

[Event "Donostia Chess Festival"]
[Site "Donostia ESP"]
[Date "2009.07.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Ne7
7. Nbd2 h6 8. c3 Qc7 9. Nh4 Bh7 10. f4 c5 11. Ndf3 Nc6 12. Be3
Be7 13. Bd3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nb4 16. Qb1 Qc2 17. a3
Qxb1 18. Raxb1 Nc6 19. f5 Nf8 20. g4 h5 21. g5 exf5 22. Nxf5
Ne6 23. Rbc1 Rd8 24. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donostia Chess Festival"]
[Site "Donostia ESP"]
[Date "2009.07.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Ne5
Nbd7 7. Bf4 Nd5 8. Nxd5 Nxe5 9. Bxe5 Qxd5 10. c4 Qa5+ 11. Qd2
Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Bf5 13. Kc3 e6 14. Be2 O-O-O 15. Rad1 f6
16. Bf4 g5 17. Be3 h5 18. h3 Bd6 19. b4 Bc7 20. a4 a6 21. Kb3
Bg6 22. Rhf1 e5 23. dxe5 Bxe5 24. b5 axb5 25. cxb5 cxb5
26. axb5 Kb8 27. Bc4 Rc8 28. Kb4 Rhe8 29. b6 g4 30. hxg4 hxg4
31. Rfe1 Rc6 32. Bc5 Kc8 33. Re3 Rd8 34. Rxd8+ Kxd8 35. Bd5
Kd7 36. Kb5 Rc8 37. Bxb7 Rh8 38. Bc6+ Ke6 39. b7 1-0

[Event "Donostia Chess Festival"]
[Site "Donostia ESP"]
[Date "2009.07.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Pablo San Segundo Carrillo"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qd2 Bb4 9. Rc1 e5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 h6
12. Bh4 Qxa3 13. Bd3 exd4 14. cxd4 Qb4 15. Bg3 O-O 16. O-O a5
17. Ra1 a4 18. Qc2 Qa5 19. Bd6 Rd8 20. Rfb1 N7f6 21. Ba3 Qc3
22. Qxc3 Nxc3 23. Rc1 Nb5 24. Bxb5 cxb5 25. Rab1 Bd7 26. Ne5
Be8 27. f3 Nd5 28. Kf2 f6 29. Nd3 Nb6 30. Rc7 Nd5 31. Rc2 Rac8
32. Rbc1 Rc4 33. Ke2 Nb6 34. Nb2 Rxc2+ 35. Rxc2 Bg6 36. e4 f5
37. Rc5 fxe4 38. Rxb5 Nd5 39. Rxb7 Rc8 40. Bc5 Nf4+ 41. Ke3
Nd5+ 42. Ke2 Ra8 43. Nc4 Nf4+ 44. Kd2 Nxg2 45. fxe4 Bxe4
46. Re7 Bc6 47. Bd6 Nh4 48. Kc3 Nf5 49. Re1 Nxd6 50. Nxd6 a3
51. Nc4 a2 52. Ra1 Bd5 53. Nb6 Ra3+ 54. Kd2 Bf7 0-1

[Event "Donostia Chess Festival"]
[Site "Donostia ESP"]
[Date "2009.07.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "27"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. e5 Bb7 11. Qh3 dxe5
12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Qxe6+ Be7 14. Bxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donostia Chess Festival"]
[Site "Donostia ESP"]
[Date "2009.07.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Julio Ernesto Granda Zuniga"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. b4 Nc6 6. b5 Na5
7. Qd3 Ne4 8. c4 c5 9. Bb2 b6 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Nb3 d5 12. Nxa5
bxa5 13. O-O Rc8 14. Ne5 O-O 15. Rfd1 a6 16. dxc5 Rxc5 17. Nc6
Bxc6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. bxc6 Rxc4 20. Qxc4 dxc4 21. Rxd8 Rxd8
22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Rc1 Kf6 24. Rxc4 Rc8 25. c7 Ke5 26. Rc6 Kd5
27. Rxa6 Rxc7 28. Rxa5+ Ke6 29. e3 h5 30. Kg2 Kf6 31. Ra8 Rc2
32. a4 Ra2 33. a5 Ra1 34. a6 Kf7 35. a7 Kg7 36. g4 hxg4
37. Kg3 Ra2 38. Kxg4 Kf7 39. Kg5 Kg7 40. h4 Kf7 41. Kg4 Kg7
42. Kh3 Ra1 43. Kg3 Ra2 44. Kf4 Rxf2+ 45. Ke5 Ra2 46. Ke6 Ra5
47. Kxe7 Ra6 48. Kd7 Ra1 49. Ke6 Ra5 50. Kd6 Ra1 51. Ke5 Ra4
52. Kd5 Kh7 53. Kc5 Ra1 54. Kd6 Kg7 55. Ke5 Ra4 56. Kf4 Kh7
57. Kg4 Ra5 58. Re8 Rxa7 59. Rxe4 Kg7 60. Rf4 Ra5 61. Kf3 Re5
62. e4 Ra5 63. e5 Rxe5 64. Ra4 g5 65. Rg4 Kg6 66. Rxg5+ Rxg5
67. hxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donostia Chess Festival"]
[Site "Donostia ESP"]
[Date "2009.07.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergei Mushegovic Movsesian"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. a4 a6 8. Qe2 c6 9. Rd1 exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Nf3 Bf8
12. Be3 h6 13. Qd3 Qe7 14. Bd4 a5 15. Nh4 Ne5 16. Bxe5 dxe5
17. Ng6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donostia Blitz Tiebreak"]
[Site "Donostia ESP"]
[Date "2009.07.16"]
[EventDate "2009.07.07"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6
7. Bg2 Nc6 8. h3 a6 9. Be3 Ne5 10. Qe2 g5 11. f4 gxf4 12. Bxf4
Nfd7 13. O-O-O b5 14. Qf2 Bb7 15. Kb1 Qb6 16. Rhf1 Be7 17. Be3
Qc7 18. Nf3 Rh7 19. Bd4 b4 20. Na4 Nc4 21. Nd2 Rc8 22. Nxc4
Qxc4 23. b3 Qb5 24. Nb2 Ne5 25. Bxe5 dxe5 26. Nc4 Rxc4
27. bxc4 Qxc4 28. Qb6 Qc6 29. Qa5 f6 30. h4 Rg7 31. Bf3 Rg8
32. g5 hxg5 33. Qxe5 Kf7 34. Qg3 g4 35. Bxg4 Qc5 36. Bxe6+ 1-0

[Event "Donostia Chess Festival"]
[Site "Donostia ESP"]
[Date "2009.07.16"]
[EventDate "2009.07.07"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4
7. Bd2 O-O 8. d5 Nd6 9. b3 f5 10. Rc1 Bf6 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. Be5
Na6 13. O-O Nf7 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. e4 f4 16. Qd2 g5 17. e5 Nxe5
18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Rfe1 Qf5 20. Be4 Qh3 21. Bg2 Qf5 22. Be4 Qh3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Donostia Blitz Tiebreak"]
[Site "Donostia ESP"]
[Date "2009.07.16"]
[EventDate "2009.07.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6
7. Bxc4 Nbd7 8. O-O Bb4 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 Bh5
12. Bf4 c5 13. e5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nd5 15. Bd2 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nb8
17. h3 Nc6 18. g4 Bg6 19. Bb5 Rc8 20. Rfc1 Nde7 21. Kg2 Nxd4
22. Nxd4 Qxd4 23. Qe3 Qxe3 24. Bxe3 a6 25. Bf1 Bc2 26. Kg3 Nd5
27. Bd2 Rc7 28. a5 Rd8 29. Ra2 Rdc8 30. Rb2 h6 31. f4 Nc3
32.Kh2 Ne4 33. Be3 Ba4 34.Rxc7 Rxc7 35.Bg2 Rc2 36.Rxb7 Re2
37.Bb6 Bc6 38.Rc7 Bd5 39.Kg1 Re1+ 40.Kh2 Re2 41.Rc8+ Kh7
42.Rc1 Nd2 43.Rg1 Nf3+ 44.Kg3 Nxg1 0-1

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Timo Schoenhof"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2085"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 c6 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be6
7. Nge2 Na6 8. O-O Rd8 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 g6 11. Bf4 Qd7
12. Qd2 Bg7 13. c3 O-O 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Bc4 16. Nf4 f5
17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Nxd3 c5 19. Ne5 Qd6 20. Nf3 e6 21. Rad1 cxd4
22. Rxd4 Qe7 23. Rfd1 Nc7 24. h4 Rxd4 25. Rxd4 e5 26. Qe3 e4
27. Ng5 Ne8 28. Qd2 Nf6 29. Rd6 h6 30. Ne6 e3 31. Qd4 e2
32. Nxf8 e1=Q+ 33. Kg2 Q7e2 34. Rxf6 Q2f1+ 35. Kh2 Qh1+ 0-1

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "David Hoeffer"]
[ECO "A27"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2256"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 Nge7 6. d3 O-O
7. O-O d6 8. Rb1 a5 9. a3 h6 10. b4 axb4 11. axb4 Kh7 12. b5
Nd4 13. Nd2 f5 14. e3 Ne6 15. Bb2 c6 16. Nb3 d5 17. cxd5 cxd5
18. d4 e4 19. Ra1 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 g5 21. Ba3 Rf7 22. f3 exf3
23. Bxf3 b6 24. Qb1 Kh8 25. Bg2 Bb7 26. Bh3 Nf8 27. Bxf5 Nxf5
28. Rxf5 Qd7 29. Rf1 Qe6 30. Rxf7 Qxf7 31. Bxf8 Qxf8 32. Nd2
Qe8 33. Qd3 Qe6 34. Nf3 Qg4 35. Ne5 Qe6 36. Qg6 Qc8 37. Nf7+
Kg8 38. Nxh6+ Kh8 39. Nf7+ Kg8 40. Nxg5 1-0

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Karsten Schulz"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2384"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Bd7 5. c3 Qc8 6. Qb3 Nc6
7. Ng5 Nd8 8. e4 e5 9. Be3 Nh6 10. h3 f6 11. Nf3 Nhf7 12. Nbd2
O-O 13. h4 h5 14. O-O c6 15. a4 Be6 16. Qc2 Re8 17. Rfe1 Kh7
18. Rad1 Bg4 19. Rc1 d5 20. dxe5 fxe5 21. exd5 cxd5 22. Ng5+
Nxg5 23. Bxg5 Qd7 24. Nf1 Nf7 25. Ne3 e4 26. Nxg4 Qxg4 27. Qd1
Nxg5 28. Qxg4 hxg4 29. hxg5 Rac8 30. Bf1 Re5 31. Be2 Rxg5
32. Rcd1 Rf8 33. Rf1 Bf6 34. Kg2 Kg7 35. Rh1 Be7 36. Rd2 Bc5
37. Rf1 Rh8 38. Bxg4 e3 39. fxe3 Rxg4 40. Rxd5 Be7 41. Rd7 Re4
42. Rxb7 Rxe3 43. Rxa7 Rd8 44. Rf2 Kh6 45. Rf7 Rd2+ 46. Kh3
Bd6 47. Rh7+ Kg5 48. Ra5+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ognjen Cvitan"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. d3 a5 12. b5
Nd4 13. Nd2 Bd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bb2 a4 16. Bxd4 exd4
17. Bxd5+ Qxd5 18. Qc1 Bc5 19. b6 cxb6 20. Qc4 Qxc4 21. Nxc4
Rfe8 22. Nxb6 Ra7 23. Rb5 Bxb6 24. Rxb6 Rxe2 25. Rc1 Kf7
26. Rd6 b5 27. Rxd4 Rb2 28. Kg2 Rb3 29. Ra1 Rc7 30. g4 Kg6
31. Rd5 Kf7 32. h4 Ke6 33. Rd4 Rc5 34. Rd8 Ke7 35. Rd4 h5
36. gxh5 Ke6 37. Rd8 Rxh5 38. f4 Rxh4 39. Kg3 Rh6 40. Re1+ Kf5
41. Rd5+ Kg6 42. f5+ Kh7 43. Rd7 Rh5 44. Kg4 Kh6 45. Re8 Rg5+
46. Kf4 Kh7 47. Rdd8 1-0

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anton Shomoev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "219"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Be3
Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 e6 9. O-O-O Qd8 10. Kb1 Nbd7 11. g4 Be7
12. h4 b5 13. g5 Nd5 14. Ne4 N7b6 15. Bc1 Nc4 16. h5 Qa5
17. Qb3 Ncb6 18. Rh3 O-O-O 19. f4 g6 20. Nf2 Bd6 21. Rf3 Qa4
22. Qxa4 Nxa4 23. c3 gxh5 24. Bh3 Kb8 25. Kc2 c5 26. Ne4 cxd4
27. Rxd4 Rhe8 28. f5 Be5 29. Rd1 Re7 30. fxe6 fxe6 31. g6 Rde8
32. gxh7 Rxh7 33. Ng5 Rhe7 34. Bxe6 Nc7 35. Bf7 Rh8 36. Bb3
Nc5 37. Nf7 Rhe8 38. Bg5 Rd7 39. Nxe5 Rxe5 40. Rxd7 Nxd7
41. Bf4 Re2+ 42. Kd1 Rxb2 43. Rg3 Rf2 44. Bd6 Rf6 45. Be7 Rc6
46. Bf7 a5 47. Bg5 Nc5 48. Re3 Na4 49. Kd2 Nb6 50. Rh3 Ncd5
51. Bxh5 Nc4+ 52. Kc2 Ne5 53. Bd2 Rf6 54. Be2 Rf2 55. Kd1 Kc7
56. Rh5 Kd6 57. Rh6+ Kc5 58. Rh8 b4 59. Rc8+ Nc6 60. cxb4+
axb4 61. Ke1 Rf6 62. Bd3 Kd4 63. Bc2 Ne5 64. Bb3 Nd3+ 65. Kd1
Ne3+ 66. Bxe3+ Kxe3 67. Re8+ Kd4 68. Rd8+ Kc3 69. Rc8+ Kb2
70. Kd2 Rd6 71. Ke3 Nc1 72. Bg8 Rd3+ 73. Ke4 Rg3 74. Rb8 Kc3
75. Rc8+ Kb2 76. Rb8 Rg4+ 77. Ke3 Nxa2 78. Be6 Rh4 79. Kd2 Nc3
80. Bg8 Ne4+ 81. Ke3 Nc5 82. Rb5 Nd7 83. Be6 Nf6 84. Kd3 Nh5
85. Bc4 Nf4+ 86. Kd2 Rh2+ 87. Ke3 Kc3 88. Bf7 Nd3 89. Rb8 Rh3+
90. Ke4 Rh4+ 91. Ke3 Rh3+ 92. Ke4 Nc5+ 93. Kf4 Rh1 94. Bg8 Rg1
95. Ke3 Nd7 96. Rc8+ Kb2 97. Kf2 Rg6 98. Ke2 Rh6 99. Kd2 Rh2+
100. Kd3 Rh3+ 101. Kd2 Rc3 102. Rd8 Nf6 103. Rb8 Ne4+ 104. Ke2
Ng3+ 105. Kd2 Rc2+ 106. Kd3 Rc3+ 107. Kd2 Nf1+ 108. Ke2 Ng3+
109. Kd2 Nf1+ 110. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Andrei Sokolov"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g4 Bxc3 5. bxc3 d6 6. g5
Nfd7 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. d3 e5 9. h4 Nb6 10. Be3 Qe7 11. Nd2 Bd7
12. a4 Na5 13. Nb3 Bc6 14. Nxa5 Bxg2 15. Rg1 Bh3 16. c5 Nd5
17. Nxb7 Nxe3 18. fxe3 dxc5 19. Qb3 O-O 20. Qa3 Rab8 21. Nxc5
f5 22. Nb3 Qf7 23. Nd2 Qh5 24. Rh1 Qxh4+ 25. Kd1 Qg3 26. Qc5
Bg4 27. Kc2 Bxe2 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. Qe6 Bxd3+ 30. Kxd3 Rfd8+
31. Kc4 Rxd2 32. Qxf5 Rh2 33. Raf1 Qh4+ 34. Kc5 Rg8 35. Rxh2
Qxh2 36. Rb1 e4 37. Qxe4 Qd6+ 38. Kc4 Qa6+ 39. Kb3 Qb6+
40. Ka2 Qc5 41. Rh1 g6 42. Qd4+ Qxd4 43. cxd4 1-0

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Zoltan Gyimesi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 d6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. d5 Nb8
7. f3 c6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Nge2 a6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Ne5 12. b4
Bd7 13. a4 b6 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Nd4 Bb7 16. Nb3 Nc6 17. b5 Nb4
18. Nd5 Nfxd5 19. cxd5 Na2 20. Rc4 axb5 21. axb5 Nc3 22. Qc1
Nxb5 23. Rb4 Rc8 24. Qd1 Nc3 25. Qe1 b5 26. Rf2 Ba6 27. Rc2
Na4 28. Nd4 Rxc2 29. Bxc2 Nc5 30. Nc6 Qd7 31. Qf2 Bb7 32. Bxc5
dxc5 33. Qxc5 Bxc6 34. Qxc6 Qa7+ 35. Kf1 Qe3 36. e5 Bxe5
37. Re4 Qc1+ 38. Re1 Qb2 39. g3 b4 40. Qc4 Bd6 41. Re2 Qc1+
42. Kg2 Rb8 43. h4 Qa1 44. h5 Qf6 45. hxg6 hxg6 46. f4 Kg7
47. Re1 Rb7 48. Bd1 b3 49. Re3 b2 0-1

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Krishnan Sasikiran"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. cxd5
Nxg5 7. Nxg5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. Qe3+ Kf8 10. Qf4 Bf6 11. h4 h6
12. Nxd5 Bxg5 13. Qe5 Rh7 14. hxg5 Nc6 15. Qe4 Bf5 16. Qf3
Nxd4 17. Qa3+ Kg7 18. Ne3 Qxg5 19. Qc5 Rd8 20. Rd1 Be6
21. Qxc7 Rhh8 22. Qc3 Qf6 23. g3 Rd6 24. Qc5 Rhd8 25. Bg2 b6
26. Qc1 h5 27. b3 Rc8 28. Nc4 Bxc4 29. bxc4 Re6 30. e3 Nf3+
31. Bxf3 Qxf3 32. Rh4 Rf6 33. Qc2 Re8 34. Qe2 Rxe3 35. Qxe3
Re6 36. Qxe6 fxe6 37. Rd7+ Kh6 38. Kf1 e5 39. c5 bxc5 40. Kg1
Qe2 41. Kg2 Qxa2 42. Re4 Qe6 1-0

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Bc4 Bf5 6. Nge2
e6 7. O-O Bd6 8. Ng3 Bg6 9. Nce4 Bxg3 10. Nxg3 Ne7 11. c3 Nd7
12. h4 h6 13. h5 Bh7 14. Qg4 Rg8 15. Qf3 Nf6 16. b4 Qc7
17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Bxh6 Nf5 19. Bg5 Nxg3 20. fxg3 Ne4 21. Bf4 g5
22. hxg6 Bxg6 23. g4 O-O-O 24. Bh2 Rh8 25. Qf4 Rxh2 26. Kxh2
Nxc3 27. Rac1 Ne4 28. Rfd1 Qe7 29. Bd3 Qh4+ 30. Kg1 Ng3
31. Bc4 Rh8 32. Ba6 Qh2+ 33. Kf2 Ne4+ 34. Ke3 Qxf4+ 35. Kxf4
bxa6 36. Rxc6+ Kb7 37. Rdc1 Rd8 38. Rc7+ Kb8 39. g5 Nf2
40. R1c3 Nd3+ 41. Ke3 Nxb4 0-1

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. d3 Bg7
7. Be3 Nc6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Rc1 Bg4 10. Qd2 h5 11. h3 Bf5
12. Nf3 Qd7 13. h4 Bg4 14. Ng5 Nd5 15. Na4 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 O-O
17. Qe4 Qd5 18. b3 Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Qd2 20. Rxc6 Qxa2 21. Nc5 Rac8
22. Nf3 Rfd8 23. Nb7 Re8 24. Qc4 Rb8 25. Nc5 Rb6 26. Rxc7 Rf6
27. Ng1 a5 28. Qa4 Qxa4 29. bxa4 Rb6 30. Ra7 Bd4 31. Rxa5 Rc8
32. Ne4 Rc1+ 33. Kg2 Rbb1 34. Rd5 Ba7 35. Ra5 Bd4 36. Rb5 Ra1
37. Rb4 Be5 38. Nd2 Bxe2 39. Re4 Bxd3 40. Rxe5 Rd1 41. Ndf3 e6
42. g4 hxg4 43. Nh2 g3 44. fxg3 Ra2+ 45. Kh3 Rxa4 46. Nhf3
Bf1+ 47. Kh2 Ra2+ 48. Ne2 Bxe2 0-1

[Event "Ordix Open"]
[Site "Mainz GER"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vugar Gashimov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2
Bf5 7. O-O e6 8. Re1 Bb4 9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qc7
12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Rad8 14. Qc1 h6 15. h3 Rfe8 16. c4 b6
17. Qe3 c5 18. Rad1 Be4 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Rd4 Bxf3 21. Qxf3
Ne5 22. Qe3 Nc6 23. b4 Qg5 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. Rd1
Rc8 27. g4 Kf8 28. Kg2 Ke7 29. Bc1 Ne5 30. Bxg5 Nxc4 31. Rc1
Nd6 32. Rxc8 Nxc8 33. f4 Nd6 34. Bd3 Kf8 35. Bxf6 gxf6 36. Kf3
e5 37. h4 Kg7 38. g5 exf4 39. gxf6+ Kxf6 40. Kxf4 Nc8 41. h5
Ne7 42. h6 Nd5+ 43. Ke4 Nc7 44. h7 Kg7 45. Ke5 a6 46. Kd6 Nb5+
47. Kc6 f5 48. Kxb6 f4 49. Kxa6 1-0

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2009.08.20"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ljubomir Ljubojevic"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Rb1 Nc6
7. d5 Ne5 8. b3 d6 9. Nh3 Nh5 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. Bb2 c6 12. dxc6
bxc6 13. c5 dxc5 14. Na4 c4 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. f4 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2
Rd8+ 18. Kc1 Ng4 19. Bxc6 Rb8 20. bxc4 Rb6 21. Bb5 Bh6 22. Bc3
e5 23. Ba5 exf4 24. gxf4 Nxf4 25. Nxf4 Bxf4+ 26. Kb2 Re8
27. Bxb6 Rxe2+ 28. Ka3 axb6 29. Rbe1 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Ne3 31. Nd3
Nc2+ 32. Kb3 Nxe1 33. Nxf4 Bb7 34. Nd5 Bxd5 35. cxd5 Kf7
36. d6 Nf3 37. Bc4+ Ke8 38. Bb5+ Kf7 39. Bc4+ Kf6 40. Bd5 Ne5
41. Kb4 Nd7 42. Bg8 f4 43. Kb5 f3 44. Bd5 f2 45. Bg2 Ke6
46. Kc6 Ne5+ 47. Kc7 g5 48. a4 h5 49. h3 g4 50. hxg4 hxg4
51. Bf1 Nf7 52. d7 Ke7 53. Bg2 g3 54. Bf1 Nd8 55. Bh3 Ne6+
56. Bxe6 f1=Q 57. d8=Q+ Kxe6 58. Qd6+ Kf7 59. Qxg3 Qc4+
60. Kxb6 Qxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2009.08.21"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "157"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6
7. g4 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 b5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Nxc3
12. Bxc3 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qd5+ 14. Qf3 Qxf3+ 15. Nxf3 Nc6
16. Rfe1 b4 17. Bd2 Be7 18. Re4 O-O 19. c3 a5 20. Rc4 bxc3
21. Bxc3 Nb4 22. Ne5 Nd5 23. Nc6 Bf6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. a4 Rfc8
26. Rc5 Ra6 27. Rxd5 Rcxc6 28. Rb5 Rab6 29. Kf3 Kg7 30. Ke3 e5
31. Ra3 Rxb5 32. axb5 Rc4 33. Rxa5 Rb4 34. Kd3 Rxb2 35. Kc3
Rxf2 36. b6 Rf1 37. Rb5 Rc1+ 38. Kb4 e4 39. b7 e3 40. b8=Q e2
41. Rg5+ fxg5 42. Qe5+ Kf8 43. Qxe2 Rc6 44. Qe5 h6 45. Kb5 Re6
46. Qh8+ Ke7 47. Kc5 Ra6 48. Qc3 Re6 49. Kd5 Kf8 50. Qh8+ Ke7
51. Kd4 Rc6 52. Ke4 Ra6 53. Qc3 Re6+ 54. Kf5 Kf8 55. Qh8+ Ke7
56. Qg7 Ke8 57. h4 gxh4 58. Kf4 Ke7 59. Kf3 Rg6 60. Qh8 h3
61. Qb8 h2 62. Qb4+ Ke8 63. Kg2 h1=Q+ 64. Kxh1 Re6 65. Kg2 Rg6
66. Kh3 Re6 67. Kg3 Rg6 68. Kh4 Re6 69. Kh5 Rg6 70. Qe4+ Re6
71. Qa8+ Ke7 72. Qg8 Rc6 73. g5 hxg5 74. Qxg5+ Kf8 75. Qd8+
Kg7 76. Qd4+ Kg8 77. Qg4+ Rg6 78. Qxg6+ fxg6+ 79. Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2009.08.22"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Beliavsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 Ne8 10. b4 f5 11. c5 Nf6 12. f3 f4
13. Nc4 g5 14. a4 Ng6 15. Ba3 Rf7 16. a5 h5 17. b5 dxc5 18. b6
g4 19. bxc7 Rxc7 20. Nb5 g3 21. Nxc7 Nxe4 22. Ne6 Bxe6
23. dxe6 gxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Qh4+ 25. Kg1 Ng3 26. Bxc5 e4 27. Ra4
Rc8 28. Bxa7 b5 29. Rb4 bxc4 30. Bxc4 Qh1+ 31. Kf2 e3+
32. Bxe3 fxe3+ 33. Kxe3 Nxf1+ 34. Bxf1 Qg1+ 0-1

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2009.08.23"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Heine Nielsen"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. e3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 O-O
7. Bg2 Re8 8. Nge2 Bf8 9. O-O c6 10. h3 h6 11. g4 h5 12. g5
Ne4 13. h4 Nd6 14. Ng3 g6 15. e4 dxe4 16. Ncxe4 Bg7 17. Bf4
Bg4 18. Qb3 Be6 19. Qb4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Qb6 21. Qxb6 axb6
22. Be5 Rd8 23. a3 Nd7 24. f4 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Bf8 26. Rfd1 Bb3
27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Kf2 Be7 29. Ke3 Kf8 30. Rc1 Be6 31. Bf3 Bf5
32. Rd1 Rxd1 33. Bxd1 Bxe4 34. Kxe4 Bc5 35. a4 Bf2 36. Be2
Bxh4 37. Bf1 Be1 38. Bh3 b5 39. axb5 cxb5 40. Bf1 b4 41. b3
Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2009.08.24"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 h6
7. Be2 Ne7 8. O-O g5 9. Ne1 c5 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. dxc5 Nc6
12. Bd3 Bxc5 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. Nd3 Bb6 15. Be3 d4 16. Bd2 Qd7
17. a4 a6 18. b4 Nd8 19. Qf3 g4 20. Qf4 Rc8 21. Rac1 Rc6
22. f3 g3 23. Qxg3 Rg6 24. e6 Nxe6 25. Qb8+ Bd8 26. Ne5 Qc7
27. Qxc7 Bxc7 28. Nxg6 fxg6 29. c3 Kd7 30. Rfd1 Bd6 31. cxd4
Nc7 32. d5 g5 33. Be3 Re8 34. Bb6 Re2 35. Kf1 Rb2 36. Rc4 Ne8
37. h4 Bxb4 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Bd4 Rb3 40. Bc5 Bc3 41. Rd3 Rb1+
42. Ke2 Ba5 43. g4 fxg4 44. Rxg4 Rb2+ 45. Kd1 Ra2 46. d6 Ra1+
47. Kc2 Nf6 48. Rxg5 Rxa4 49. Bd4 Ne8 50. Rh5 Rc4+ 51. Kb3
Rb4+ 52. Ka3 Rb5 53. Rxb5 axb5 54. Be5 Be1 55. f4 Bf2 56. Kb4
b6 57. Kxb5 Bc5 58. f5 Nxd6+ 59. Bxd6 Bxd6 60. Re3 Bc5 61. Re2
1-0

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2009.08.26"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ljubomir Ljubojevic"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3
Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8. Nb3 Qb4 9. Bd3 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3
Qxe4 12. O-O d6 13. Re1 Qg4 14. f3 Qh5 15. Qd2 Be6 16. Nd4
Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Rg8 18. a4 g5 19. Rab1 b6 20. h3 Qg6 21. a5 h5
22. axb6 axb6 23. Rxb6 g4 24. fxg4 hxg4 25. h4 Qh5 26. Qe2 Rc8
27. Reb1 Qxh4 28. Rb8 g3 29. Qb5+ Kf8 30. Qc6 Qg4 31. Rxc8+
Bxc8 32. Rf1 Rg6 33. Rf4 Qd7 34. Qe4 Kg8 35. Be3 e5 36. Rf1 f5
37. Qc4+ Qe6 38. Qc7 f4 39. Qd8+ Kg7 40. Ra1 Rf6 41. Bb6 Bb7
42. Ra7 Qd5 43. Qd7+ Kh6 44. Qh3+ Kg5 45. Ra1 Rf8 46. Be3 Kg6
47. c4 Qe4 48. Bb6 Kg5 0-1

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2009.08.28"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. c4 c5 5. d5 Nf6 6. Bd3 b5
7. cxb5 a6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 axb5 10. Bxb5 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6
12. Re1 Nd7 13. Bf4 c4 14. Qd2 Nb4 15. Bh6 Nd3 16. Re2 e5
17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qe3 Qf6 20. Rd1 Rfb8 21. Rc2
Ra6 22. b3 cxb3 23. axb3 N3c5 24. Nd4 Nxb3 25. Ndb5 Qe7
26. Qg3 Rbb6 27. h4 Nbc5 28. Re2 Qf8 29. f3 e5 30. Nc7 Ra7
31. N7d5 Rb3 32. Rc2 Ne6 33. h5 Ndc5 34. Qg4 Nd4 35. Rf2 Nde6
36. f4 exf4 37. Nxf4 Nxf4 38. Rxf4 Rf7 39. Rxf7+ Qxf7 40. Nd5
Qe6 41. Qg5 h6 42. Qd8 Rb2 43. Rf1 Rxg2+ 44. Kxg2 Qxe4+
45. Kg3 Qe5+ 46. Nf4 g5 47. Kh3 Qe3+ 48. Kh2 gxf4 49. Rg1+ Kf7
50. Qg8+ Kf6 51. Rg6+ Ke5 52. Qe8+ Kd5 53. Qa8+ Kc4 54. Qa2+
Kb5 55. Rxd6 Qg3+ 56. Kh1 Qe1+ 57. Kh2 Qg3+ 58. Kh1 Qe1+
59. Kh2 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2009.08.29"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Beliavsky"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. h3 a6
7. Bb3 Ba7 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. Bc2 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. Nc4 Nb6
12. Ne3 d5 13. Qe2 Re8 14. g4 f6 15. Rd1 g6 16. b3 d4 17. cxd4
exd4 18. Ng2 Nd5 19. Qd2 Nc3 20. Re1 Nb4 21. Bb1 Qd7 22. Bb2
Nxb1 23. Raxb1 Nxa2 24. Ba1 Nc3 25. Bxc3 dxc3 26. Qxc3 Rad8
27. Red1 c6 28. Ne3 Qd6 29. Qd2 Qf4 30. Qe2 h5 31. gxh5 Bxh3
32. Kh1 g5 33. Nh2 Kf7 34. Rg1 Rh8 35. Rg3 Be6 36. Neg4 Bxg4
37. Qxg4 Qxg4 38. Nxg4 Rxh5+ 39. Kg2 Ke6 40. e5 f5 41. Nf6 Rh4
42. Rxg5 Rxd3 43. Nh5 Kxe5 44. Re1+ Re4 45. Rxe4+ Kxe4
46. Ng3+ Ke5 47. b4 Rd4 48. Rxf5+ Ke6 49. f4 Rxb4 50. Re5+ Kf7
51. Rf5+ Ke7 52. Re5+ Kd8 53. Kf3 Bb8 54. Rf5 Ke7 55. Ne4 Rb5
56. Rc5 a5 57. Rc3 Rf5 58. Rb3 b5 59. Rc3 Rxf4+ 60. Ke3 Kd7
61. Rd3+ Kc8 62. Rc3 Kb7 63. Nc5+ Ka7 64. Ne6 Rf6 65. Rxc6 a4
66. Kd3 Be5 67. Nd8 Rd6+ 68. Rxd6 Bxd6 69. Nf7 Bf4 70. Kc3 Kb6
71. Kb4 Kc7 0-1

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2009.08.30"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Heine Nielsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "178"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6
7. Nc3 c6 8. Qb3 Kh8 9. Rd1 Ne4 10. Be3 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 Nd7
12. Qa3 h6 13. c5 d5 14. Nh4 Kh7 15. f4 Nf6 16. Nf3 Bd7
17. Ne5 Be8 18. b4 Ne4 19. Qc1 e6 20. Bf3 Bf6 21. Bxe4 dxe4
22. h4 Qe7 23. Kg2 Rd8 24. a4 a6 25. Rh1 Qc7 26. Qc3 Rg8
27. Rag1 Rd5 28. Kf2 Qd8 29. Rh2 Rg7 30. a5 Kg8 31. Rgh1 Kf8
32. Kg2 Rg8 33. Kf2 Rg7 34. Kg2 Rg8 35. Kf2 Ke7 36. Qa1 Bg7
37. Kg2 Bf7 38. Kf2 Bf6 39. Kg2 Qf8 40. Kf2 Qg7 41. Rh3 Be8
42. Ke1 Kd8 43. Kf2 Kc8 44. R1h2 Bf7 45. Rh1 Rgd8 46. R3h2 Be8
47. Rh3 Kb8 48. R3h2 Ka7 49. Rh3 Qc7 50. R3h2 Bf7 51. Rh3 Rg8
52. R3h2 Be8 53. Rh3 Qd8 54. R3h2 g5 55. hxg5 hxg5 56. Rh6
gxf4 57. gxf4 Bxe5 58. dxe5 Bf7 59. Rg1 Qf8 60. Rh3 Rg4
61. Rxg4 fxg4 62. Rh1 Bg6 63. Kg3 Bf5 64. Rg1 Qd8 65. Qc1 Rd7
66. Rh1 Rf7 67. Qd2 Rd7 68. Qc1 Kb8 69. Qc2 Kc7 70. Qc1 Rg7
71. Qd2 Rd7 72. Qc1 Kb8 73. Qc2 Qc7 74. Qc1 Ka7 75. Rh4 Rd8
76. Rh1 Rd5 77. Qc2 Rd7 78. Qc1 Rh7 79. Rxh7 Qxh7 80. Qf1 Qd7
81. Qe1 Qd8 82. Qh1 Qd5 83. Qe1 Kb8 84. Qd2 Kc7 85. Qd4 Kd7
86. Kh4 Kc8 87. Qxd5 cxd5 88. c6 bxc6 89. Bc5 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2009.08.31"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Nc6 4. d5 Ne5 5. e4 d6 6. Ne2 Bg7
7. Nec3 O-O 8. Be2 e6 9. f4 Ned7 10. O-O exd5 11. cxd5 Re8
12. Bf3 Nc5 13. Re1 h5 14. h3 b5 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nfd7
17. e6 Ne5 18. Nxb5 Ncd3 19. exf7+ Kxf7 20. Rf1 Kg8 21. Be4
Nxc1 22. Qxc1 c6 23. N5c3 Ba6 24. Re1 Ng4 25. Qd2 Qb6+ 26. Kh1
Nf2+ 27. Kh2 Nxe4 28. Nxe4 Rxe4 29. Rxe4 Qxb2 30. d6 Rd8
31. d7 Be5+ 32. g3 Rxd7 0-1

[Event "ICC 60 30 u"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.09.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "-"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Giorgi Kacheishvili"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. c3 Bd6
7. d4 O-O 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. a3 f5 10. c4 Nc6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. b4
Be7 13. c5 Bf6 14. Rc1 d4 15. Bc4 dxe3 16. fxe3 Re8 17. O-O
Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. Qc2 Qc7 21. Nf3 Bg7
22. Rfe1 Rae8 23. Qa4 Qe7 24. Kh1 Rxe3 25. h3 Bc3 26. Rxe3
Qxe3 27. Rxc3 1-0

[Event "ICC 75 30 u"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2009.09.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "-"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rogelio Barcenilla"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. Nf3 b6 2. g3 Bb7 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nf6
7. b3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. Qc1 Nc7 11. Nb5 e5
12. Nxc7+ Qxc7 13. Bc3 O-O 14. d3 Rfe8 15. Rb1 Rac8 16. Qb2 b5
17. Qd2 Rcd8 18. Qc1 Qb6 19. Qc2 Nd4 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21. Qd2 Rc8
22. Rbc1 Rc3 23. e3 e4 24. Nxd4 Rxd3 25. Qb4 Bxd4 26. exd4
Rxd4 27. Qc5 Qxc5 28. Rxc5 Rc8 29. Re5 a6 30. Re7 Bd5 31. Rd7
Rd3 32. Rd6 a5 33. Rb6 Rc5 34. Re1 f5 35. g4 Kf7 36. gxf5 gxf5
37. Bf1 Rd2 38. Bxb5 e3 39. fxe3 Rcc2 40. Bf1 Rxh2 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.04"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Erik Jelling"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2379"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "162"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6
7. Nc3 c6 8. Qc2 Nh5 9. d5 f4 10. b3 cxd5 11. cxd5 Bg4 12. Bb2
Nd7 13. Ne4 Rc8 14. Qd2 Bxb2 15. Qxb2 Qb6 16. Rac1 Bf5 17. Nd4
Ne5 18. Rxc8 Bxc8 19. Qd2 h6 20. Nf3 Ng4 21. Qd4 Bf5 22. h3
Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Ne5 24. Nxe5 dxe5 25. d6 Qxd6 26. g4 f3 27. Bxf3
Nf4 28. Kh2 Kg7 29. Rc1 Ne6 30. Kg1 Ng5 31. Qe3 Nxh3+ 32. Kh2
Nxf2 33. Qxf2 e4+ 34. Kg2 exf3+ 35. exf3 Rd8 36. Re1 b6
37. Re2 Qf6 38. Qe3 Rd7 39. Qe4 Kf7 40. Qc4+ e6 41. Qc6 Qe7
42. Qe4 Qf6 43. Qc6 Ke7 44. Qe4 h5 45. gxh5 gxh5 46. Rc2 Qg5+
47. Kh3 Kf6 48. Rc4 Rd5 49. Qh4 Qxh4+ 50. Kxh4 Kf5 51. Kg3 Ke5
52. Rc7 Ra5 53. a4 Kd4 54. Rc4+ Kd3 55. Rc7 e5 56. Kh4 e4
57. fxe4 Kxe4 58. Rc4+ Ke3 59. Rc3+ Kd2 60. Rc7 Kd3 61. Kh3
Kd4 62. Kh4 Kd5 63. Rf7 Kc6 64. Kh3 Kd6 65. Kh4 Kd5 66. Rc7 a6
67. Rc4 Rc5 68. Rf4 Rc3 69. a5 bxa5 70. Rf5+ Kc6 71. Rxa5 Kb6
72. Rxh5 Rxb3 73. Kg4 a5 74. Kf4 a4 75. Ke4 a3 76. Rh8 Rb5
77. Rh1 Rb3 78. Kd4 a2 79. Ra1 Ra3 80. Kc4 Ka5 81. Kc5 Ra4 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.05"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5
7. Bc2 Bb7 8. a4 Ng6 9. Re1 Rc8 10. Na3 b4 11. Nc4 Be7 12. d4
cxd4 13. cxd4 Na5 14. Ne3 O-O 15. b3 Nh4 16. Nxh4 Bxh4 17. Bb2
d5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Bd3 Rc6 21. Rc1 Rxc1
22. Bxc1 Bf6 23. Bxa6 Qb6 24. Bf1 Qxd4 25. Be3 Qxd1 26. Rxd1
d4 27. Bd2 Be7 28. Rb1 Bd6 29. Bd3 Re8 30. g3 g6 31. Kf1 f5
32. Re1 Rc8 33. Rc1 Rxc1+ 34. Bxc1 Kf7 35. Ke2 Ke6 36. Kd1 Kf6
37. Kc2 g5 38. h4 h6 39. hxg5+ hxg5 40. Bb2 Ke5 41. Bc1 f4
42. gxf4+ gxf4 43. f3 Bc5 44. Bd2 Bd6 45. Bh7 d3+ 46. Bxd3 Nc6
47. Be4 Nd4+ 48. Kb2 Bc5 49. a5 Nb5 50. a6 Nc7 51. Bd3 Kd4
52. Kc2 Ke5 53. Bc4 Bd6 54. Kd3 Bc5 55. Bc1 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.06"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Willem de Jong"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4
7. f3 Bg6 8. g3 Be7 9. a3 Nbd7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. f4 Ne4
12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. b4 f5 14. Qb3 Kf7 15. Bd2 b6 16. Bc3 c5
17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Be2 g5 19. d5 Bf6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qa4 Rac8
22. Qc6 Kg6 23. h4 Nf8 24. Qa4 g4 25. dxe6 Nxe6 26. Rd5 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.07"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viktor Laznicka"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. g4 Kh8 12. h4 c6
13. Ng2 Nf6 14. a4 a5 15. Rf2 Bd7 16. Be3 Rc8 17. Ra3 c5
18. Bd2 b6 19. Ra1 Neg8 20. Ne3 Qe7 21. Rh2 h6 22. Bd3 fxg4
23. fxg4 Nh7 24. Ng2 Rf7 25. Be2 Rcf8 26. Qe1 Qd8 27. Qg3 Qc8
28. g5 h5 29. Rf1 Qe8 30. Rxf7 Rxf7 31. b3 Ne7 32. Ne1 Nc8
33. Rf2 Rxf2 34. Qxf2 Kg8 35. Nb5 Nf8 36. Nc2 Qf7 37. Qxf7+
Kxf7 38. Ne3 Ke7 39. Nf1 Kd8 40. Ng3 Be8 41. Kf2 Nd7 42. Bf3
Nb8 43. Be3 Na6 44. Ke2 Nc7 45. Nc3 Bf7 46. Kf2 Ne8 47. Bc1
Bf8 48. Nce2 Ng7 49. Bb2 Ne8 50. Nc1 Nc7 51. Ke3 Ne7 52. Nd3
Bg7 53. Bd1 Na6 54. Nf2 Nb4 55. Nfh1 Ke8 56. Bc3 Bf8 57. Be1
Bg7 58. Kd2 Kf8 59. Bf3 Ke8 60. Bd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.08"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Andrey Zhigalko"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. g4 e6 4. d3 d5 5. Bg2 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Bd7
7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Be3 Nf6 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. Nd2 Bc6 11. Bxc6+ Qxc6
12. Rg1 Nd7 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. O-O-O h5 15. g5 f5 16. g6 fxg6
17. Rxg6 Ne5 18. Rgg1 Nf7 19. Kb1 e5 20. Nc4 Rh7 21. Bd2 Bg7
22. Bc3 Re8 23. Rde1 Bh8 24. Qe3 Kb8 25. Qh3 Qc8 26. Rg6 f4
27. Qg2 Ka7 28. Qe4 Rh6 29. Rxh6 Nxh6 30. Nd6 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.09"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Milos Pavlovic"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. f4 b5 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. d3 e6 6. Qe2 Nc6
7. Be3 Qb6 8. O-O-O Qa5 9. Nd2 Nd4 10. Qf2 Nf6 11. h3 Rc8
12. g4 d5 13. g5 b4 14. Bxd4 cxd4 15. Nb3 Qc7 16. Nb5 axb5
17. gxf6 gxf6 18. Kb1 Bh6 19. Bg2 Qxf4 20. Qxd4 Rg8 21. Rhf1
Qe5 22. Bh1 Qxd4 23. Nxd4 dxe4 24. dxe4 Rg5 25. Rxf6 Bg7
26. Rff1 Rc4 27. e5 Bxh1 28. Rxh1 Rxe5 29. Nf3 Re3 30. Rd3 Re2
31. Rc1 Ke7 32. Rb3 Bh6 33. Rd1 Rexc2 34. a3 bxa3 35. bxa3
R2c3 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ohrid MKD"]
[Date "2009.10.10"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3
Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5 8. Be2 Qg6 9. O-O d6 10. f4 Qxe4 11. Bf2 Bxd4
12. cxd4 N5g6 13. g3 Bh3 14. Bf3 Qf5 15. Re1 d5 16. Qb3 O-O
17. Nc3 Bg4 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USCL"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2009.10.21"]
[EventDate "2009.08.31"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ronald Burnett"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2368"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. Nf3 b6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. c4 Nf6 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. d3 d5 8. d4 Nbd7 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Ne5 Nfe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4
12. Ng4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 f5 14. Ne3 Kf7 15. Rb1 Rhd8 16. b3 Rxd1+
17. Nxd1 Rd8 18. Be3 Na6 19. a3 Nc5 20. Bxc5 bxc5 21. b4 Rd2
22. bxc5 Bc6 23. Ne3 Bd4 24. Nd5 Bxc5 25. Nb4 Ba4 26. Na6 Bxa3
27. f3 Bc2 28. Rb7 Rxe2 29. fxe4 Rxg2+ 0-1

[Event "U.S. Chess League"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.11.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Julio Becerra Rivero"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "23"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nxd5 exd5 6.d4 Nc6
7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qxd5 d6 9.Bc4 Qe7 10.Bg5 f6 11. O-O-O dxe5
12. Rhe1 1-0

[Event "BNbank Blitz"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 Bxc3 6. bxc3 c6
7. Ne2 d5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Rb1 Nb6
12. d4 Bf5 13. Rb3 Be6 14. d5 Bxd5 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Ba3 Re8
17. Rxb7 Qc8 18. Rb5 Nb6 19. Rc5 Qe6 20. Qb3 Rad8 21. Qxe6
Rxe6 22. Bc1 f6 23. Be3 Rd7 24. Rb1 Kf7 25. Rcb5 Nc4 26. Bc5
Nd8 27. R1b4 Nd2 28. Kg2 Rc6 29. Be3 Nc4 30. Rb8 Ne6 31. Bc1
Rcc7 32. Ra8 Rd1 33. Ra4 a5 34. Be3 Nxe3+ 35. fxe3 Rd2 36. Kf1
Rb7 37. Ke1 Rbb2 38. Ra7+ Kg6 39. Nc1 Rxh2 40. Rh4 Rhg2
41. Rh1 Rxg3 42. Rxa5 Rxe3+ 43. Kd1 Rxc3 44. Ra4 Nf4 45. Ra7
Ng2 46. Rg1 Kf5 0-1

[Event "BNbank Blitz"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "152"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. Nf3 d6 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. f3 h6 11. Bh4 c5
12. e4 Rc8 13. Bd3 Re8 14. O-O Rc7 15. Rad1 Qc8 16. d5 e5
17. Rfe1 Nh5 18. Nf1 Nf8 19. Ne3 Ng6 20. Bf2 Qd8 21. Bf1 Bc8
22. b4 Bd7 23. bxc5 Rxc5 24. Nf5 Rc7 25. Nxd6 Rf8 26. c5 bxc5
27. Rc1 Nhf4 28. Qa5 c4 29. Rxc4 Qg5 30. Kh1 Rxc4 31. Nxc4 f5
32. exf5 Bxf5 33. d6 Bd3 34. Bg3 Bxf1 35. Rxf1 Ne2 36. Bxe5
Ngf4 37. Bxf4 Qxf4 38. Qd5+ Kh8 39. d7 Qh4 40. Qd6 Rd8 41. Rd1
Nc3 42. Ne5 Kg8 43. Qe6+ Kh7 44. Qg6+ Kg8 45. Qe8+ Kh7
46. Qxd8 Qxd8 47. Nc6 Qb6 48. d8=Q Nxd1 49. Qxb6 axb6 50. Kg1
Nc3 51. Nd4 Kg6 52. Kf2 Kf6 53. Ke3 Ke5 54. Kd3 Nd5 55. Ne2
Kd6 56. Kd4 Nc7 57. Nc3 Ne6+ 58. Ke4 g6 59. Nb5+ Kc5 60. Ke5
Kxb5 61. Kxe6 Ka4 62. Kf6 Kxa3 63. Kxg6 b5 64. f4 b4 65. f5 b3
66. f6 b2 67. f7 b1=Q+ 68. Kxh6 Qf5 69. Kg7 Qg5+ 70. Kh7 Qf6
71. Kg8 Qg6+ 72. Kf8 Kb4 73. h4 Kc5 74. h5 Qxh5 75. g4 Qxg4
76. Ke7 Qg7 0-1

[Event "BNbank Blitz"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. d5 Bxc3
12. Bc4 Bg7 13. e5 Ba6 14. Qd3 Bxc4 15. Qxc4 Nd7 16. Re1 a6
17. Qh4 e6 18. Bg5 Qc7 19. d6 Qc6 20. Bh6 f6 21. exf6 Rxf6
22. Ng5 Nf8 23. d7 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 Qxd7 25. Ne4 Rf7 26. Rxb6 c4
27. Qe3 Qd3 28. Qc1 Rd8 29. Rxa6 Qd4 30. Rc6 Qa7 31. Qxc4 Rd4
32. Qc2 Ra4 33. Re2 Qd4 34. h3 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Qe5+ 36. Ng3 Qf4
37. Rc8 Kg7 38. Qc3+ Kh6 39. f3 g5 40. Rxf8 1-0

[Event "BNbank Blitz"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "18"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
Ne4 7. Qc2 f5 8. Nh3 b6 9. f3 Nf6 10. e3 Bb7 11. Be2 d6
12. O-O Qe7 13. b4 a5 14. Bb2 Nbd7 15. Nf2 axb4 16. axb4 c5
17. dxc5 dxc5 18. b5 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Ne8 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. e4
fxe4 22. Nxe4 Ndf6 23. Nf2 Rd8 24. Re1 Qf7 25. Bf1 Nd6 26. Nd3
Nf5 27. Ne5 Qc7 28. Qe2 Nd4 29. Bxd4 Rxd4 30. Ra1 Rd8 31. Nc6
Bxc6 32. Qxe6+ Kf8 33. bxc6 Re8 34. Qf5 Qxc6 35. Qf4 Qd7
36. Rb1 Qe6 37. h3 Kg8 38. Bd3 Rd8 39. Bf5 Qd6 40. Qe3 Re8
41. Qf2 g6 42. Bc2 Nh5 43. Rd1 Qe5 44. Be4 Ng3 45. Bd5+ Kg7
46. Qd2 Ne2+ 47. Kh1 Ng3+ 48. Kg1 Ne2+ 49. Kf1 Qh2 50. Kf2
Qg3+ 51. Kf1 Qh2 52. Be6 Nd4 53. Bd7 Re2 54. Qxe2 Nxe2
55. Kxe2 Qxg2+ 56. Ke3 Qc2 57. Rd6 Qc3+ 58. Ke4 Qxc4+ 59. Ke5
Qc3+ 60. Kd5 Qxf3+ 0-1

[Event "BNbank Blitz"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[EventDate "2009.11.28"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Flermoen"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2100"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 Nc6 10. e3 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3
12. Bxf3 Qd7 13. Bg2 Rad8 14. Qe2 e6 15. Ba3 cxd4 16. cxd4
Rfe8 17. Rfc1 Rc8 18. Rab1 b6 19. Qb5 Nb8 20. Qxd7 Nxd7
21. Bc6 Rcd8 22. Bb5 a6 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Rxb6 Ra8 25. Rcc6
Rda7 26. Bc5 Bf8 27. Bxf8 Kxf8 28. a4 a5 29. Rb5 Ke7 30. Rcc5
Ra6 31. Kf1 R8a7 32. g4 Kd7 33. Ke2 Rc6 34. Rxa5 1-0

[Event "BNbank Blitz"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[EventDate "2009.11.28"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Leif Erlend Johannessen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6
7. Bd3 Nc6 8. a3 Qc7 9. Qe2 Bd6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b4 Be7
12. Bb2 Bd7 13. Nbd2 Rd8 14. e4 O-O 15. Rac1 Qb8 16. Nc4 Bc8
17. Nb6 Nd7 18. Nxc8 Rxc8 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. e5 Nb6 21. h4 g6
22. h5 Bf8 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Ng5 Bh6 25. Qg4 Nxe5 26. Rxc8
Nxg4 27. Rxb8 Rxb8 28. Ne4 Bg7 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Nc5 Nf6
31. Be2 Nbd5 32. Bf3 g5 33. g3 Kf8 34. Bxd5 exd5 35. Re1 g4
36. Re5 d4 37. Rf5 b6 38. Rxf6 bxc5 39. bxc5 Ke7 40. Rd6 Rd8
41. Rb6 d3 42. Rb1 Ke6 43. Rd1 Rd4 44. Kf1 Kd5 45. Rc1 d2
46. Rd1 Kxc5 47. Ke2 Ra4 48. Rxd2 Rxa3 49. Rd7 Rf3 50. Rc7+
Kb6 51. Rc4 f5 52. Rb4+ Kc5 53. Rb8 a5 54. Rc8+ Kb4 55. Rb8+
Ka3 0-1

[Event "BNbank Blitz"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[EventDate "2009.11.28"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Kjetil Stokke"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1. b3 c5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e4 e5 4. f4 g6 5. Nf3 d6 6. fxe5 Bg7
7. Bc4 dxe5 8. O-O h6 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Nxe5+ Ke8 11. Nxc6 Qc7
12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. Nc3 Bd4+ 14. Kh1 Be6 15. Nb5 Qd7 16. Nxd4
cxd4 17. c3 d3 18. Qf3 0-1

[Event "BNbank Blitz"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[EventDate "2009.11.28"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Peter Flermoen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2100"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. e4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O e5
7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Nxe5 Re8 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Bc2 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Nxe4
12. Nbd2 Nd6 13. Nb3 Bg4 14. Bf4 Nc4 15. Rab1 Rac8 16. Bd3
N4e5 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. Be4 c6 19. Re1 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Bf5
21. Rbd1 h5 22. g3 Bh3 23. Nd4 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rd8 25. Nb3 Be6
26. Nc5 Bc8 27. Rd1 Re8 28. Ne4 Be6 29. Nc5 Bc8 30. Ne4 Be5
31. Nd6 Bxd6 32. Rxd6 Bh3 33. Rd1 Kg7 34. Bg2 Bxg2 35. Kxg2
Re2 36. Rb1 Rc2 37. h4 Kf6 38. Kf3 c5 39. Ke3 Ke5 40. a3 a5
41. f3 Rg2 42. f4+ Kf6 43. Kf3 Rd2 44. b4 axb4 45. axb4 c4
46. Rc1 Rd3+ 47. Kf2 b5 48. Rc2 Kf5 49. Re2 f6 50. Rc2 Kg4
51. Re2 Rf3+ 52. Kg1 Rxg3+ 53. Kh2 Rh3+ 54. Kg2 Rxc3 55. Re6
Rc2+ 56. Kg1 c3 57. Rxf6 Rd2 58. Rxg6+ Kxf4 59. Rf6+ Ke4
60. Re6+ Kd5 61. Re1 c2 0-1

[Event "BNbank Blitz"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[EventDate "2009.11.28"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Leif Erlend Johannessen"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Qc7 6. Ne5 Bd7
7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. d3 e6 9. Nd2 Bd6 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. Qe2 O-O
12. e4 Be7 13. O-O Rad8 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 15. Nf3 d4 16. a4 Bf8
17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Nc4 e5 19. Bc1 h6 20. g3 g6 21. f4 exf4
22. Bxf4 Qc6 23. Rf1 Nh5 24. Bd2 f5 25. g4 fxg4 26. Qxg4 Qe6
27. Qg2 Bg7 28. b4 cxb4 29. Bxb4 Kh7 30. a5 Rd7 31. Rab1 Rc8
32. Bd2 Rcc7 33. Rb5 Rf7 34. Rbb1 Rxf1+ 35. Rxf1 Rf7 36. Rxf7
Qxf7 37. e5 Nf4 38. Qf3 g5 39. Bxf4 gxf4 40. Qe4+ Qg6+ 41. Kf2
Qxe4 42. dxe4 Kg6 43. Kf3 Kg5 44. h4+ Kxh4 45. Kxf4 h5 46. e6
Bf6 47. Ne5 Kh3 48. Kf3 h4 49. Ng6 Kh2 50. e5 Bg5 51. e7 1-0

[Event "BNbank Blitz"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[EventDate "2009.11.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Kjetil A Lie"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Qa5+ 5. c3 Nf6 6. d5 d6
7. e4 g6 8. Nd2 Bg7 9. Nc4 Qd8 10. a4 O-O 11. Ne2 b6 12. Ng3
Ba6 13. h4 h5 14. Qd2 Nbd7 15. Bh6 Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Ne5 17. Be2
e6 18. c4 exd5 19. cxd5 Re8 20. Bg5 a6 21. O-O Qd7 22. Bh6 b5
23. Nh1 bxa4 24. Nf2 Rab8 25. Ra2 Rb4 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Bxa6
Reb8 28. Be2 Qb7 29. Nd1 Nc4 30. Bxc4 Rxc4 31. Ne3 Rb4
32. Nf5+ gxf5 33. Qg5+ Kf8 34. Qxf6 Rxb2 35. Rxa4 Rb1 36. Rxb1
Qxb1+ 37. Kh2 Qb2 38. Qxd6+ Kg7 39. exf5 Re8 40. Qg3+ Kf8
41. d6 Qd2 42. f6 1-0

[Event "BNbank Blitz"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[EventDate "2009.11.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Kjetil A Lie"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 c6 5. O-O Nbd7 6. b3 a5
7. Bb2 a4 8. d3 Qb6 9. Qc2 Bb4 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. e4 a3 12. Bd4
c5 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nc4 Qf6
17. d4 Bf5 18. Qd1 Nc3 19. Qd2 cxd4 20. Rfe1 b5 21. Nce5 Rad8
22. Nxd4 Bc5 23. Nec6 Bxd4 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 25. Rac1 b4 26. Qf4
Be6 27. Qc7 Bxf2+ 0-1

[Event "BNbank Blitz"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[EventDate "2009.11.28"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Peter Heine Nielsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6
7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Bd2 Bd7
12. Rac1 Ba7 13. Na4 Ke7 14. Be1 Rhd8 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5
Be8 17. Rdc1 Ne4 18. R5c2 f6 19. Nd2 Nd6 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Rxc4
e5 22. Rc5 Bf7 23. Bxf7 Kxf7 24. b4 Rd7 25. a4 Rad8 26. b5
axb5 27. axb5 Ne7 28. e4 Ng6 29. g3 Nf8 30. Ba5 Ra8 31. Bb4
Ne6 32. Rd5 Rad8 33. Rxd7+ Rxd7 34. Be1 Nd4 35. b6 Ne2+ 0-1

[Event "BNbank Blitz"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[EventDate "2009.11.28"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Heine Nielsen"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Nc3 c6 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7
7. e3 O-O 8. Nge2 Re8 9. O-O Bf8 10. a3 a5 11. f3 c5 12. g4
Nc6 13. g5 Nh5 14. f4 Bg4 15. h3 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 cxd4 17. Nxd4
Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Ng3 19. Re1 Nf5 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. Bxd5 Bc5
22. Kf2 Rad8 23. Bxb7 Rd3 24. Ba6 Rd6 25. Bb5 Re7 26. b4 Bb6
27. bxa5 Bxa5 28. Re2 Bb6 29. a4 h5 30. a5 Ba7 31. Ba3 Rxe3
32. Rxe3 Bxe3+ 33. Kf3 Rd4 34. Bc1 Rxf4+ 35. Ke2 Rf2+ 36. Kd3
0-1

[Event "BNbank Blitz"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[EventDate "2009.11.28"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Peter Heine Nielsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6
7. Ne2 Bg4 8. Be3 e6 9. Nbc3 Be7 10. Be4 Bf5 11. Bf3 Nb4
12. O-O N4d5 13. Ng3 Bg6 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qb3 Rb8 16. Qa4+ c6
17. Qxa7 Bd3 18. Rfd1 Ba6 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2009.12.08"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ni Hua"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd2 e6 6. Qc2 Nbd7
7. Nc3 dxc4 8. a4 c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. exd4 Be7 11. O-O O-O
12. Rac1 Nb6 13. Bd3 h6 14. Qb3 Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bc4 Bd7
17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Ne5 Bf6 19. Ba5 Qe8 20. Bb4 Bxa4 21. Qa3
Bxe5 22. dxe5 Bb5 23. Rfe1 d4 24. Bxf8 Qxf8 25. Qxf8+ Kxf8
26. f4 d3 27. Red1 g5 28. g3 gxf4 29. gxf4 Ke7 30. Rc7+ Ke6
31. Rxb7 Rc8 32. Kf2 Rc2+ 33. Kg3 Re2 34. Rb6+ Kd5 35. Rxb5+
axb5 36. Rxd3+ Ke4 37. Rd7 Rxb2 38. Rxf7 b4 39. Rf8 Rc2
40. Kg4 Rc7 41. e6 b3 42. Rb8 Rg7+ 43. Kh5 Re7 44. Kg4 Rg7+
45. Kh5 Re7 46. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2009.12.09"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5
7. c3 b6 8. Qe2 a5 9. a4 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. O-O Qc8 12. Re1
Nc7 13. Nf1 Qa6 14. Qe3 O-O 15. Ng3 f5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Qg5
Bd6 18. Bf4 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Rac8 20. Qg5 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Rce8
22. Nh5 Nxh5 23. Qxh5 Qc8 24. Re5 Na6 25. Rae1 Nc5 26. Qd1 Rf6
27. f3 Qd7 28. b3 Qd6 29. Nb5 Qf8 30. Nc7 Re7 31. Nxd5 Rd7
32. b4 axb4 33. cxb4 Rd8 34. Nxf6+ gxf6 35. Qc2 fxe5 36. bxc5
Qxc5+ 37. Qxc5 bxc5 38. Rxe5 Ra8 39. Rxe6 Rxa4 40. Rc6 Rc4
41. Kf2 h5 42. Kg3 Kg7 43. Rd6 h4+ 44. Kh3 Rf4 45. Ra6 c4
46. Ra3 Kf6 47. g3 hxg3 48. hxg3 Rf5 49. Rc3 Rc5 50. Kg4 Ke5
51. f4+ Ke4 52. f5 Rc8 53. f6 Ke5 54. f7 Kf6 55. Kf4 Kxf7
56. Ke4 Kg6 57. Kd4 Kg5 58. Rxc4 Rxc4+ 59. Kxc4 Kg4 60. Kd4
Kxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2009.12.10"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nigel Short"]
[ECO "E44"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ne4 6. Bd2 Nxd2
7. Qxd2 Nc6 8. a3 Be7 9. Nf4 Bg5 10. b4 Bb7 11. d5 Ne5 12. Rc1
O-O 13. Be2 a5 14. O-O axb4 15. axb4 Bxf4 16. exf4 Ng6
17. Rfe1 c6 18. g3 cxd5 19. cxd5 Ne7 20. Bf3 Ra3 21. Be4 Qa8
22. Rcd1 h6 23. Qd4 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 Qxd5 26. Qxd5
exd5 27. Rxd5 Ra7 28. Rd6 Rb7 29. f5 f6 30. Red1 Rc8 31. Kg2
Rc4 32. R1d4 Rxd4 33. Rxd4 Rc7 34. Kf3 Rc2 35. h4 h5 36. Rd5
Rc4 37. Rb5 Rc6 38. Rd5 Rc4 39. b5 Rb4 40. Ke3 Kf8 41. Rxd7
Rxb5 42. Rb7 Rxf5 43. Rxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2009.12.12"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Nh4 Bc8 7.e3
e5 8.Bxc4 exd4 9.exd4 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Re1 Nd5 12.Nf3 Be6
13.Qb3 Na6 14.Bd2 Nab4 15.Ne4 Bf5 16.Ne5 a5 17.Nc5 Bxc5
18.dxc5 Qc7 19.Bxb4 Nxb4 20.Qf3 Be6 21.Bxe6 fxe6 22.Qb3 Qe7
23.Nf3 Nd5 24.Rac1 Rf4 25.Ne5 Raf8 26.Nd3 Rd4 27.Rc4 Rxc4
28.Qxc4 Qf6 29.g3 Rd8 30.Kg2 Qf5 31.Nc1 Rf8 32.Qe2 Nc7 33.Nd3
Rd8 34.Ne5 Rd5 35.Kg1 Rxc5 36.Nc4 Qf8 37.Rd1 Rd5 38.Rxd5 exd5
39.Qe5 dxc4 40.Qxc7 Qb4 41.Qc8+ Kf7 42.Qf5+ Ke7 43.Qe5+ Kf7
44.Qf5+ Ke7 45.Qe5+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2009.12.13"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Luke McShane"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5
7. O-O Na6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. c5 exd4 11. Nd5 Be6
12. Be7 Bxd5 13. Bxf8 Qxf8 14. exd5 dxc5 15. Qb3 Rb8 16. Rfe1
Qd6 17. h3 Nf6 18. Bxa6 Qxa6 19. Rac1 Bf8 20. Ne5 Qb6 21. Qf3
Qd6 22. g4 Bh6 23. Rc2 Re8 24. Rce2 Rf8 25. Nc4 Qxd5 26. Qxf6
Bg7 27. Qh4 Qxc4 28. Re8 Qd5 29. Rxf8+ Bxf8 30. Re8 Kg7 31. g5
Qd6 32. Kf1 b5 33. Ke1 c4 34. Qe4 c5 35. h4 c3 36. bxc3 dxc3
37. Qe5+ Qxe5+ 38. Rxe5 a5 39. Kd1 a4 40. a3 b4 41. Kc2 h6
42. Rd5 hxg5 43. hxg5 Kh7 44. Rd7 Bg7 45. Rxf7 b3+ 46. Kb1 Kg8
47. Ra7 Bd4 48. Rxa4 Kf7 49. Ra6 Be5 50. Ra4 Ke6 51. Rh4 Kd5
52. a4 c4 53. Rh1 c2+ 54. Kc1 c3 55. Rh4 Bd6 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2009.12.14"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "David Howell"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5
7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O g5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bb5 h6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. c4
Bd7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nb3 Ne6 15. Rd1 a6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Be3
g4 18. Nfd4 Qxe5 19. Qxg4 h5 20. Qg3 Qxg3 21. hxg3 h4 22. gxh4
Rxh4 23. Rac1 Rc8 24. Nf5 Ra4 25. Nxe7 Kxe7 26. a3 Rb8 27. Nc5
Nxc5 28. Bxc5+ Kd8 29. Rd4 Rxd4 30. Bxd4 Rb3 31. Kf1 Ke7
32. Rc3 Rxc3 33. Bxc3 c5 34. b4 Kd6 35. bxc5+ Kxc5 36. Ke2 Kc4
37. Bb4 d4 38. Kd2 f5 39. f3 Bc8 40. Bd6 a5 41. Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2009.12.15"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O
7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2 Bf8 9. a3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. cxd5 Nxd5
12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Ne4 Nxf3 14. gxf3 Qh4 15. Bc3 Bf5 16. Bd3
Bg6 17. f4 Rad8 18. f5 Rxd3 19. Nf6+ gxf6 20. Qxd3 Qxf2
21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Bd4 Nd5 23. Kb1 c5 24. Rhf1 Qxh2 25. Bxf6
Nxf6 26. Rxf6 Bg7 27. Qb5 Bxf6 28. Qxe8+ Kg7 29. Qb5 Qg2
30. Rd7 Qe4+ 31. Ka2 Qe6+ 32. Kb1 Qe4+ 33. Ka2 Qe6+ 34. Kb1
Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.05"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Kivanc Haznedaroglu"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B62"]
[WhiteElo "2498"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6
7. Bb5 Qb6 8. Be3 Qc7 9. g4 a6 10. Be2 b5 11. a3 h6 12. f3 Bb7
13. Qd2 Na5 14. Kf2 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Qc3 Qd8
18. Kg2 Rc8 19. Qd2 Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Rhe1 Bc5 22. Qf2 O-O
23. Rad1 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 f5 25. Qg3 fxg4 26. Qxg4 Qf6 27. Rf1
Rc7 28. c3 Rb7 29. Rf2 Rxb2 30. Bd2 Qe5 31. Kg1 h5 32. Qg6 Rf6
33. Qe8+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.06"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Krishnan Sasikiran"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d3 e6
7. Nh3 Nge7 8. Be3 b6 9. O-O O-O 10. Kh1 Qd7 11. Bg1 Bb7
12. Qd2 Rae8 13. Rae1 f5 14. Ng5 Nd4 15. Nf3 Nec6 16. Nxd4
cxd4 17. Ne2 e5 18. c3 exf4 19. gxf4 dxc3 20. bxc3 Rc8 21. Ng3
Ne7 22. Bd4 Bxd4 23. cxd4 Qa4 24. Qe3 Rc2 25. Rc1 Rfc8 26. d5
fxe4 27. dxe4 Ba6 28. Rxc2 Rxc2 29. Rg1 Qxa2 30. Qd4 Qb2
31. Qa4 Bb5 32. Qxa7 Nc8 33. Qb7 Qg7 34. Qa8 Qc3 35. Qa1 Bd3
36. Qd1 Ne7 37. f5 Rd2 38. Qa4 b5 39. Qa7 Kf8 40. Qe3 b4
41. Qf4 Ke8 42. f6 Nc8 43. Bh3 Ba6 44. Bxc8 Bxc8 45. f7+ Kf8
46. Rf1 1-0

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.07"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A86"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. b4 c6 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Ne4 8. Bb2 d5 9. Nbd2 a5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Qc2 Nb6 12. c5
Nd7 13. Nb3 a4 14. Na5 f4 15. Nc4 g5 16. Nce5 Qe8 17. Nxd7
Bxd7 18. Ne5 Be6 19. g4 Nf6 20. h3 h5 21. f3 Nd7 22. Rae1 Nxe5
23. dxe5 Bf7 24. Bd4 Bg6 25. Qc3 e6 26. Kf2 Qe7 27. Rh1 Kf7
28. Ref1 Ke8 29. Ke1 Kd7 30. Kd2 Rh8 31. Qb2 Raf8 32. Qa1 Qd8
33. Qb2 Qa8 34. Qc3 Qa6 35. Rc1 Rh7 36. Qb2 Rfh8 37. Qc3 Ke7
38. Qb2 hxg4 39. hxg4 Rh2 40. Rxh2 Rxh2 41. Rg1 Qc4 42. Ke1
Qa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.09"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 Ne8 10. b4 f5 11. c5 Nf6 12. f3 f4
13. Nc4 g5 14. a4 Ng6 15. Ba3 Rf7 16. b5 dxc5 17. Bxc5 h5
18. a5 g4 19. b6 g3 20. Kh1 Bf8 21. d6 axb6 22. Bg1 Nh4
23. Re1 Nxg2 24. dxc7 Nxe1 25. Qxe1 g2+ 26. Kxg2 Rg7+ 27. Kh1
Bh3 28. Bf1 Qd3 29. Nxe5 Bxf1 30. Qxf1 Qxc3 31. Rc1 Qxe5
32. c8=Q Rxc8 33. Rxc8 Qe6 0-1

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.10"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Rafael Duailibe Leitao"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. a3 Nbd7 9. g3 Be7 10. c5 e5 11. Bg2 e4 12. b4
Nf8 13. b5 Ne6 14. Rb1 Qd7 15. a4 Bd8 16. Bd2 g5 17. a5 Bxa5
18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bxa5 g4 21. Qb3 O-O 22. h4
gxh3 23. Bxh3 Nh7 24. Bf1 Nhg5 25. Bc4 Nf3+ 26. Kf1 Neg5
27. Qb7 Qf5 28. Rb2 Rac8 29. Kg2 Nxd4 30. exd4 Qf3+ 31. Kh2
Qh5+ 32. Kg1 Qd1+ 33. Bf1 Qxd4 34. Qb4 Qe5 35. Qc3 Qf5 36. Be2
Rfe8 37. Qe3 Re5 38. Qf4 Qxf4 39. gxf4 Rxc5 40. Bd2 Ne6
41. Be3 Ra5 42. Kg2 c5 43. Bc4 Ra4 44. Bxe6 fxe6 45. Rb7 1-0

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.11"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vasilios Kotronias"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nd6
7. Bf4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 c6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. c3 Nd7
12. Qc2 h6 13. Nf1 Re8 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. Re2 Bg4 16. Rxe8 Nxe8
17. Ne5 Be6 18. Re1 Nef6 19. Ng6 Qb6 20. Nxf8 Nxf8 21. h3 Re8
22. Re5 N8d7 23. Re2 Nf8 24. Re5 N8d7 25. Re3 Qa5 26. a3 Nf8
27. Be5 Qd8 28. f4 Bd7 29. Qf2 N6h7 30. Nh5 g6 31. Qg3 f5
32. c4 Kf7 33. cxd5 cxd5 34. Be2 Ne6 35. Qf3 Bc6 36. Kh2 Qb6
37. Ng3 Nxd4 38. Qf2 Nc2 39. Nxf5 Nxe3 40. Nxh6+ Kf8 41. Qg3
Bd7 42. Bc3 Nf5 43. Nxf5 Bxf5 44. Bf3 d4 0-1

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.12"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3
f4 13. c5 g5 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Nf2 Ng6 16. Qc2 Rf7 17. Rfc1
Ne8 18. a4 h5 19. Ncd1 Bf8 20. Ra3 a6 21. Qc3 Bd7 22. Qa5 b6
23. Qb4 Rg7 24. Rac3 Nh4 25. h3 Be7 26. Be1 Qb8 27. Kf1 Bd8
28. Rb3 Bc7 29. Qa3 Qd8 30. Rbc3 Bb8 31. b4 Ra7 32. Rc6 b5
33. axb5 axb5 34. Ra6 Rb7 35. Rcc6 Bxc6 36. dxc6 Ra7 37. Nc3
d5 38. Nxd5 Nf5 39. exf5 Qxd5 40. Ne4 Rgc7 41. Nxg5 Ng7
42. Rb6 Nxf5 43. Rxb8+ Kg7 44. Qb2 Ra2 45. Qb1 Rc2 46. Rxb5
Qd6 47. Rb7 Kh6 48. Kg1 Qxc6 49. Nf7+ Rxf7 50. Rxf7 Ne3
51. Ra7 Qd5 52. Qa1 Nxg2 53. Qa6+ 1-0

[Event "World Team Championship"]
[Site "Bursa TUR"]
[Date "2010.01.13"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Gadir Guseinov"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. e4 d6
7. Be2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Rc1 Qa5
12. f3 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. Na4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nd7 16. g4 f5
17. exf5 gxf5 18. h3 Rf8 19. f4 Rad8 20. Nc3 d5 21. cxd5 Nf6
22. Rhg1 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Ke1 e6 25. gxf5 Rxf5 26. Bd4
Rf7 27. Bxg7 Rxg7 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Rc7+ Kf6 30. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jan Smeets"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B98"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 h6 9. Bh4 Qc7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. f5 e5
12. Nde2 b5 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Nd5 Qc5 15. Nec3 Bb7 16. Nxf6+
Bxf6 17. Nd5 Rc8 18. c3 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Qb6 20. Qd3 Rc6 21. a3
Ke7 22. Kb1 h5 23. Be2 h4 24. Bd1 Qf2 25. Qe2 Qxe2 26. Bxe2
Rb8 27. Rhd1 Bg5 28. Kc2 Bf4 29. h3 Be3 30. R1d3 Bf4 31. Rd1
Be3 32. R1d3 Bf4 33. Rf3 Rc5 34. Rfd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.17"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4
Nbd7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.Bxf6 Nxf6 10.g4 b5 11.g5 Nd7 12.O-O-O Nc5
13.a3 Rb8 14.b4 Nd7 15.Nd5 exd5 16.exd5 Be7 17.Re1 Ne5 18.fxe5
Bxg5+ 19.Kb1 dxe5 20.Nc6 Bf6 21.Bd3 h5 22.Rxe5+ Bxe5 23.Re1
Bg4 24.Qf4 O-O 25.Rxe5 g6 26.Qf6 Rbe8 27.Ne7+ Rxe7 28.Rxe7
Qxh2 29.Bxg6 Qh1+ 30.Kb2 Qxd5 31.Bxf7+ Qxf7 32.Rxf7 Rxf7
33.Qxa6 Kg7 34.Qxb5 Kg6 35.Qc4 Rd7 36.b5 Kg5 37.b6 Bf3 38.Qb5+
Rd5 39.Qb3 1-0

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.18"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nigel Short"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O Be6 9. b3 a6 10. Re1 Rc8 11. Bb2 Be7 12. Bf1
O-O 13. Nd5 Bg4 14. c4 Nxd5 15. exd5 Nb8 16. h3 Bh5 17. Be2
Nd7 18. Rc1 Bg6 19. b4 e4 20. Nd2 Qb6 21. a3 Bh4 22. c5 dxc5
23. Nc4 Qd8 24. Bh5 cxb4 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Rxe4 Bxf2+ 27. Kh1
b5 28. Ne5 Rxc1 29. Bxc1 Nxe5 30. Rxe5 Bg3 31. Re3 Bf4 32. Rd3
Bd6 33. axb4 Qf6 34. Be3 Qf1+ 35. Bg1 Rf4 36. g4 Qxd1 37. Rxd1
Rxb4 38. Re1 Rf4 39. Ra1 Ra4 40. Re1 b4 41. Re6 b3 42. Rxd6
Rb4 43. Rd8+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.19"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.b4 Nc6 7.a3 d5
8.Bb2 Ne4 9.Nbd2 Be6 10.e3 a5 11.b5 Na7 12.Qe2 a4 13.Rfc1 c6
14.bxc6 bxc6 15.c4 Nc8 16.Bc3 Ncd6 17.cxd5 Nxc3 18.Rxc3 Bxd5
19.Ne5 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Bxe5 21.dxe5 Qa5 22.Rac1 Qxe5 23.Rxc6 Qb2
24.Qd3 Rfd8 25.R1c2 Qb5 26.Qxb5 Nxb5 27.Nb1 Rd3 28.Nc3 Nxc3
29.R2xc3 Rdd8 30.Rb6 Kf7 31.Rb4 Rd2 32.Rcc4 Rd3 33.Rxa4 Rxa3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.21"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3
Bd6 7. Nbd2 Be6 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 Nd7 10. Bb2 b5 11. d4 f6
12. h3 c5 13. d5 Bf7 14. a4 Nb6 15. c4 c6 16. Nh4 Re8 17. Nf5
Bf8 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. f4 exf4 20. Qxf4 bxc4 21. bxc4 cxd5
22. cxd5 Qb8 23. Qh4 Nxd5 24. Rab1 Qb4 25. Bc1 Qxa4 26. exd5
Qxh4 27. Nxh4 Bxd5 28. Ba3 Re3 29. Ra1 Rd3 30. Rfd1 a5
31. Nhf3 a4 32. Rdc1 Kg8 33. Kf2 c4 34. Bxf8 Kxf8 35. Nxc4 Rb3
36. Nfd2 Rb4 37. Ra3 Rc8 38. Rac3 Be6 39. Na3 Rd8 40. Nf3 Rb3
41. Rxb3 axb3 42. Rc6 Bd5 43. Rb6 Rc8 44. Nb5 Rc2+ 45. Kg3 h5
46. Nbd4 Ra2 47. Ne6+ Kf7 48. Nf4 Be4 49. Rb4 h4+ 50. Kg4 b2
51. Nd2 Ba8 52. Nc4 g5 53. Rxb2 Rxb2 54. Nxb2 gxf4 55. Kxf4
Bxg2 56. Kg4 f5+ 57. Kxf5 Bxh3+ 58. Kg5 Be6 59. Kxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.22"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "32"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 f6
12. O-O O-O-O 13. a5 Nc5 14. Qe1 Nb3 15. Ra4 Nc5 16. Ra1 Nb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.23"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6
7.Bg5 a6 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Na3 f5 10.Nc4 Nd4 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.Ne3
Bg6 13.Ncd5 Bh6 14.c3 Ne6 15.Bd3 Bxe3 16.Nxe3 Qb6 17.O-O Nf4
18.Be2 Rg8 19.Bf3 Nh3+ 20.Kh1 Nxf2+ 21.Rxf2 Qxe3 22.Bxb7 Rb8
23.Re2 Qb6 24.Bd5 Rg7 25.Qd2 f5 26.Rf1 Kd7 27.b4 f4 28.a4 a5
29.b5 Rd8 30.g3 fxg3 31.hxg3 Kc8 32.c4 Kb8 33.Rf6 Re7 34.Kh2
e4 35.Qc3 Rc8 36.Re3 Ka7 37.Bc6 Rd8 38.c5 dxc5 39.Bxe4 Rd6
40.Rxd6 Qxd6 41.Qxa5+ 1-0

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.24"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.Nc3 O-O 6.Nf3 d6 7.O-O c6
8.Rb1 Ne4 9.Qc2 Nxc3 10.bxc3 e5 11.Rd1 e4 12.Ng5 h6 13.Nh3 g5
14.f3 d5 15.Nf2 Kh8 16.cxd5 cxd5 17.c4 e3 18.Nd3 Nc6 19.Bxe3
Nxd4 20.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 21.Kh1 f4 22.Rb5 Qf6 23.Rxd5 Be6 24.Nxf4
gxf4 25.R5xd4 fxg3 26.hxg3 Rg8 27.Rf4 Qg5 28.Rh4 Rg6 29.Qc3+
Kh7 30.f4 Qxg3 31.Qxg3 Rxg3 32.Bxb7 Rb8 33.Be4+ Kg7 34.Kh2 Re3
35.Rg1+ Kf7 36.Bg6+ Ke7 37.Bd3 Rb2 38.Rg2 Rxa2 39.Rxh6 Bf7
40.Rh7 Kf6 41.c5 Ra4 42.c6 Rxf4 43.c7 Re8 44.Rxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.26"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4
7. Qd3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rd1 a6
12. Nb3 Qc7 13. Bf4 e5 14. Be3 Nd7 15. Nd2 f5 16. Rab1 Rb8
17. Ba7 Ra8 18. Be3 Rb8 19. Ba7 Ra8 20. Bd5+ Kh8 21. Qe3 Nf6
22. Bb6 Qd7 23. f4 Qe8 24. Nf3 Qh5 25. Kh1 Re8 26. Qg1 Nxd5
27. cxd5 Bf6 28. Qf2 Bd7 29. c4 Rac8 30. Rdc1 h6 31. e3 Re7
32. c5 exf4 33. gxf4 dxc5 34. Bxc5 Re4 35. Rxb7 Bb5 36. Qg2
Rc4 37. Rg1 Rc2 38. Qg3 Be2 39. Ne1 R2xc5 40. e4 fxe4 41. Rxg7
Bf3+ 42. Nxf3 Qxf3+ 43. Qxf3 exf3 44. R7g6 Bg7 45. Rxa6 Rc1
46. Rc6 Rxg1+ 47. Kxg1 Bd4+ 48. Kh1 Rb8 0-1

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.27"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3
Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. Be2 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Qa5 11. O-O Be6
12. Rfc1 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. Rab1 b5 15. b4 Qd8 16. cxb5 axb5
17. Bxb5 Ra3 18. Nd5 Rxc1+ 19. Qxc1 Rxa2 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6
21. Bc4 Ra8 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. b5 Qd7 24. b6 Kf7 25. Qd1 Rb8
26. Qf3 Ke8 27. Qg4 Kf7 28. Qf3 Ke8 29. Qg4 Kf7 30. Qd1 Qb7
31. Qd3 Rc8 32. h3 d5 33. Bd4 dxe4 34. Qe3 Bxd4 35. Qxd4 Rc6
36. Kh2 Rd6 37. Qh8 Rxb6 38. Qxh7+ Kf6 39. Qh8+ Kf7 40. Qh7+
Kf6 41. Re1 Qb8+ 42. g3 Rb2 43. Qh4+ Kf7 44. Qh7+ Kf6 45. Qh4+
Kf7 46. Kg2 Rb4 47. Qh7+ Kf6 48. Qh4+ Kf7 49. Qh7+ Kf6 50. Re3
Qf8 51. Qh4+ Kg7 52. Rxe4 Rxe4 53. Qxe4 Qf5 54. f3 Qf6 55. h4
e5 56. Kh3 Qe6+ 57. Qg4 Qa6 58. Qe4 Qe6+ 59. g4 Qf6 60. Kg3
Qd6 61. Kg2 Qf6 62. Kh3 Qd6 63. Qe3 Qf6 64. h5 gxh5 65. gxh5
Qf5+ 66. Kh4 Kf6 67. Qh6+ Kf7 68. Qe3 Kf6 69. Qh6+ Kf7 70. Qe3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.29"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg2 g6
7. O-O Bg7 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Bxb2 11. Rb1 Bf6
12. Qa4 Qd7 13. Bxc5 b6 14. Bxb6 Nd4 15. Qd1 axb6 16. Nxd4
Rxa2 17. Qb3 Rd2 18. Qb4 Ra2 19. Qb3 Rd2 20. Qb4 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.30"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6
7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 Be7 10. Be3 h5 11. Nxc6 Bxc6
12. Ne2 d5 13. e5 Nd7 14. f4 Bb5 15. Nd4 Bxf1 16. Rhxf1 g6
17. g3 Qc7 18. h3 O-O-O 19. g4 hxg4 20. hxg4 Rh3 21. Rh1 Rdh8
22. Qg2 Rxh1 23. Rxh1 Rxh1+ 24. Qxh1 Qc4 25. Kb1 Bc5 26. Qd1
g5 27. c3 gxf4 28. Bxf4 b5 29. a3 a5 30. g5 b4 31. axb4 axb4
32. g6 fxg6 33. Nxe6 b3 34. Nd4 Bxd4 35. cxd4 Nf8 36. Qc1 Ne6
37. Be3 Nc7 38. Qc3 Kd7 39. Kc1 Kc6 40. Kd2 Kb5 41. Qd3 Qxd3+
42. Kxd3 Ne6 43. Kc3 Ka4 44. Bf2 g5 45. Be1 g4 46. Bh4 Ng7
47. Bf2 Nf5 48. e6 Kb5 49. Kxb3 Kc6 50. Kb4 Kd6 51. Kb5 g3
52. Bg1 Nh4 53. e7 Kxe7 54. Kc6 Nf3 55. Be3 g2 56. Kxd5 Kd7
57. b4 g1=B 58. Bxg1 Nxg1 59. b5 Ne2 60. b6 Nxd4 61. Kxd4 Kc6
62. Ke4 Kxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2010.01.31"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergei Tiviakov"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "157"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Be2 Nc6 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Bxf3
Qe6+ 7. Qe2 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Nd4 9. Bd1 e5 10. O-O O-O-O 11. d3
g6 12. Re1 Bg7 13. Nd2 Ne7 14. c3 Ne6 15. Nf3 Nc6 16. Bc2 Rd6
17. Ng5 Ncd8 18. Nf3 Nc6 19. Nd2 Rd7 20. Ne4 f5 21. Ng5 Nc5
22. Rd1 h6 23. Be3 hxg5 24. Bxc5 b6 25. Be3 Bf6 26. a4 Kb7
27. Kf1 Re8 28. Re1 Red8 29. b4 a5 30. bxa5 Nxa5 31. Rab1 Ka6
32. Red1 Rd6 33. Ke2 Rc6 34. Bd2 Ka7 35. g4 Nb7 36. Bb3 Rcd6
37. Bf7 Be7 38. Bc1 Nc5 39. Bc4 Nb7 40. Ba3 c5 41. Kf1 Na5
42. Bb5 Bf6 43. Kg2 Kb7 44. Re1 Kc7 45. Rbd1 e4 46. d4 Rd5
47. Rb1 cxd4 48. cxd4 Rxd4 49. Ba6 Rb8 50. Rec1+ Kd7 51. Bc5
Rd5 52. Bxb6 Nc6 53. Bc4 Rd2 54. Rd1 Bc3 55. Be3 Rxb1 56. Rxb1
Rc2 57. Bb3 Re2 58. Kf1 Rb2 59. Rxb2 Bxb2 60. gxf5 gxf5
61. Bxg5 Nd4 62. Bd1 Bc3 63. h4 Ke6 64. h5 Kf7 65. Be3 Nc6
66. Bb3+ Kf6 67. Bd5 Ne5 68. Bb6 Kg5 69. a5 Nd7 70. Bc7 Nc5
71. Bf7 Na6 72. Bd8+ Kh6 73. Bg6 Nc5 74. Bb6 Bb4 75. Bxf5 Kxh5
76. Bxe4 Nxe4 77. a6 Nd2+ 78. Kg2 Nc4 79. Bd4 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2010.05.14"]
[EventDate "2010.05.14"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Yevgenyevich Stripunsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 Nge7 6. Na3 Nf5
7. Nc2 d4 8. Bd3 Qb6 9. Qe2 Nfe7 10. Be4 Nd5 11. g3 Bd7 12. c4
Ndb4 13. d3 Nxc2+ 14. Qxc2 f5 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Nh4 f5 17. Bg2
O-O-O 18. Nf3 Bd6 19. Bd2 Rdg8 20. O-O-O h6 21. Rde1 Kb8
22. Re2 Rg6 23. Rhe1 Rc8 24. Kb1 a5 25. Ka1 Kc7 26. Nh4 Rf6
27. Bxc6 Qxc6 28. Bxa5+ b6 29. Bd2 Qa8 30. Rf2 Bc6 31. Qd1 b5
32. b3 bxc4 33. bxc4 Rb8 34. Bc1 Ba4 35. Qd2 Kc8 36. Ree2 Bc7
37. Qe1 Ba5 38. Bd2 Bc2 39. Bxa5 Qxa5 40. Rf1 Rb1+ 41. Qxb1
Bxb1 42. Rxb1 Qc3+ 43. Reb2 Rf7 44. Nf3 Rb7 45. Ne5 h5 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2010.05.15"]
[EventDate "2010.05.14"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Robert Lee Hess"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3
O-O 7. b4 d6 8. Bb2 b6 9. g3 Bb7 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. O-O Rc8
12. d3 Rc7 13. e4 Qa8 14. Qd2 Rfc8 15. Nh4 b5 16. cxb5 c4
17. dxc4 Bxe4 18. f3 Bb7 19. Rfc1 Rxc4 20. Rxc4 Rxc4 21. Bf1
Rc8 22. Qxd6 h6 23. Rc1 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 g5 25. Ng2 Bxf3 26. Be3
Nb6 27. Bd4 Qd5 28. Qxd5 Nfxd5 29. Ne1 Bd1 30. Nd3 f6 31. Nb2
Bb3 32. Bg2 Kf7 33. Kf2 e5 34. Bxd5+ Bxd5 35. Bxb6 axb6
36. Na4 f5 37. Nxb6 Ke6 38. a4 f4 39. a5 Bh1 40. Kg1 Bf3
41. a6 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2010.05.16"]
[EventDate "2010.05.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 10. a4 f5 11. a5 Nf6 12. Bg5
Nh5 13. Nd2 Nf4 14. c5 h6 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Rc1 fxe4 17. Ndxe4
Nf5 18. Re1 Be5 19. Nd2 Nd4 20. Nf3 Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 a6 22. Na4
Bf5 23. cxd6 Bxd6 24. Nc5 Rb8 25. Ne6 Bxe6 26. dxe6 Qe7
27. Qd3 Kg7 28. b5 axb5 29. Qxb5 Rf5 30. Qb2+ Qf6 31. Qd2 Rd8
32. h3 h5 33. Rc4 Be7 34. Qc1 c6 35. a6 bxa6 36. Rxc6 Re5
37. Rxa6 Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2010.05.17"]
[EventDate "2010.05.14"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Onischuk"]
[ECO "C29"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. fxe5 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Qh4+ 7. Ke2 Bg4+ 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Qe1 Qh5 10. Kd1 Nxe5 11. Be2
O-O-O 12. Nxe5 Bxe2+ 13. Qxe2 Qxe2+ 14. Kxe2 Re8 15. d4 f6
16. Be3 fxe5 17. d5 Bd6 18. c4 b6 19. a4 Rhf8 20. a5 Kd7
21. Kd3 Rf6 22. Rhf1 e4+ 23. Ke2 Bxh2 24. Rxf6 gxf6 25. Rh1
Bd6 26. Rxh7+ Re7 27. Rh8 Rg7 28. Kf1 Bc5 29. axb6 axb6
30. Bxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2010.05.18"]
[EventDate "2010.05.14"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yury Markovich Shulman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 a6
7. bxa6 Bxa6 8. g3 Nc6 9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O d5 11. Nc3 O-O
12. Re1 Qe8 13. Bg5 Rd8 14. Rc1 c4 15. Qa4 Ra8 16. e4 d4
17. e5 dxc3 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Bh6 cxb2 20. Rxc4 Bxc4 21. Qxc4
Qg6 22. Bxf8 b1=Q 23. Qxc6 Rxf8 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Rxb1 Qxb1+
26. Bf1 Bc5 27. Ne1 Qb7 28. Nd3 Qe7 29. Qf5 Bb6 30. Nf4 Qc5
31. Nd5 Ba7 32. Bd3 Rf7 33. Kg2 Qc6 34. Be4 Qd7 35. Qf3 Qe6
36. h4 Qe5 37. Bc2 f5 38. Nf4 Rf8 39. Qh5 Qc5 40. Qe2 Bb8
41. Ne6 Qd5+ 42. Kh2 Re8 43. Bb3 Qe4 44. Qc4 Qxc4 45. Bxc4 f4
46. gxf4 Bxf4+ 47. Kh3 Bd2 48. Kg4 Rb8 49. f4 Rb4 50. Bb3 Kg8
51. Kf5 Kf7 52. Nc7+ Kg7 53. Nd5 Rb8 54. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2010.05.19"]
[EventDate "2010.05.14"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jesse Kraai"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. Ne5 Bb4+
7. Nc3 Nd5 8. Bd2 Nb6 9. e3 N8d7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Ne4 Qb5
12. O-O O-O 13. a4 Qa5 14. Qe1 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 Qxd2 16. Nxd2 Bd7
17. a5 Nd5 18. Rfc1 Bb5 19. Bf1 c5 20. dxc5 Rfc8 21. Nxc4 Rxc5
22. Nb6 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Nxb6 24. axb6 Bc6 25. Bg2 Kf8 26. Bxc6
bxc6 27. Rxc6 Rb8 28. f4 Ke7 29. e4 Kd7 30. Rc7+ Kd8 31. Rxf7
Rxb6 32. Rxg7 Rxb2 33. Rxh7 a5 34. Ra7 Ra2 35. h4 Ke8 36. h5
Kf8 37. h6 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2010.05.20"]
[EventDate "2010.05.14"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Larry Mark Christiansen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5
7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O g5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bb5 h6 11. Nb3 Bd7
12. Nxc5 Bxc5 13. Qe2 Bb6 14. Be3 a6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Bxb6
Qxb6 17. b4 c5 18. Qe3 Rc8 19. Rfc1 Qc7 20. h3 Rg8 21. bxc5
Qxc5 22. Nd4 Rg6 23. Rab1 Bb5 24. Rb4 Kf8 25. Qd2 Kg8 26. a4
Be8 27. Ne2 f6 28. Qd4 fxe5 29. Qxe5 Qc7 30. Qd4 a5 31. Rb6
Bxa4 32. Ra1 Bc2 33. Rxa5 Bd1 34. Ng3 Qxc3 35. Rxd5 Qxd4
36. Rxd4 Bc2 37. Rd7 Rf6 38. Nh5 Rf7 39. Rxf7 Kxf7 40. Rb7+
Kf8 41. Nf6 Bg6 42. Nd7+ Kg8 43. Ne5 Bh5 44. Re7 Re8 45. Rc7
Rb8 46. Nd7 Rb1+ 47. Kh2 Bf7 48. Nf6+ Kg7 49. Ng4 Rb5 50. Nxh6
Kxh6 51. Rxf7 Kg6 52. Rf8 Rb4 53. Kg3 Ra4 54. Rf3 Rb4 55. Re3
Kf5 56. Kf3 Rf4+ 57. Ke2 Ra4 58. g4+ Kf6 59. Kf3 e5 60. Rb3
Kg6 61. Rb6+ Kf7 62. Rh6 Rf4+ 63. Ke3 Ra4 64. f3 Rb4 65. Rh5
Kf6 66. Rh6+ Kf7 67. h4 gxh4 68. Rxh4 Ra4 69. Rh6 Rb4 70. g5
Rf4 71. Ra6 Rf5 72. g6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2010.05.22"]
[EventDate "2010.05.14"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. h3 Bg7
7. Bf4 Bf5 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Qb3 Qc8 10. Be2 Ne4 11. O-O O-O
12. Rfd1 h6 13. Bh2 Re8 14. Na4 e5 15. Rac1 exd4 16. Nxd4 Bf8
17. Nxf5 gxf5 18. Nb6 Nxb6 19. Qxb6 Bg7 20. Bd3 a5 21. Bf4 Be5
22. Bxh6 Qb8 23. Rc2 Re6 24. Bf4 Bxf4 25. exf4 Qxf4 26. Qxb7
Rb8 27. Qa7 Rg6 28. Bf1 Ng5 29. Rd3 Re8 30. Rg3 Re1 31. Re2
Ne4 32. Rxg6+ fxg6 33. Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2010.05.23"]
[EventDate "2010.05.14"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yury Markovich Shulman"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5
7. Bd2 Qa4 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. h4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nge7 11. h5 Nxd4
12. Bd3 h6 13. Kf1 Nxf3 14. Qxf3 b6 15. Qg3 Ba6 16. Qxg7 Bxd3+
17. cxd3 Rg8 18. Qxh6 Qd4 19. Re1 Qxd3+ 20. Kg1 Rc8 21. Bg5
Qf5 22. f4 Rc2 23. Rh2 Qd3 24. Qf6 Rxg5 25. Qxg5 Qd4+ 26. Kh1
Qe3 0-1

[Event "ch-USA Quads"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2010.05.24"]
[EventDate "2010.05.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Onischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4
7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne5 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 d6 11. Nf3 Nd7
12. e4 c5 13. b3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Qc7 15. Bb2 Qb7 16. Qf3 Rab8
17. Rad1 a6 18. a4 Ne5 19. Qe2 Rfe8 20. Rfe1 Nc6 21. Nxc6 Qxc6
22. Qf3 Rb7 23. e5 Qxf3+ 24. Kxf3 dxe5 25. Bxe5 f6 26. Bd6 Kf7
27. Bxe7 Kxe7 28. Rd3 Rd7 29. Rde3 Rd6 30. a5 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.12"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ljubomir Ljubojevic"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Nb3
Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. f4 Bb7 10. Bf3 Qc8 11. Be3 Rd8
12. Rf2 d5 13. exd5 e6 14. d6 Nb4 15. Rd2 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nbd5
17. Nxd5 exd5 18. c3 Rxd6 19. a4 Qc4 20. Nd4 Re8 21. Kh1 Rd7
22. Rdd1 Rde7 23. Bg1 a6 24. Qd3 Qc8 25. Nf3 Re4 26. Bxb6 Rxf4
27. Bg1 Rfe4 28. a5 Bh6 29. Rf1 Qb7 30. b4 Ng4 31. b5 Qxb5
32. Qxb5 axb5 33. Rfb1 Be3 34. Bxe3 Nxe3 35. a6 Kg7 36. Nd4 b4
37. a7 bxc3 38. Rb8 R8e7 39. a8=Q Ng4 40. Nf3 c2 41. h3 1-0

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.13"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. e3 b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. b4 Ne4
12. Qc2 cxd4 13. exd4 Rc8 14. Rd1 f5 15. Qb3 Ndf6 16. Ng5 Qe8
17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. f3 Nf6 19. a4 Rf7 20. Ba3 e5 21. dxe5 Qxe5
22. Bf1 d5 23. Bb2 Qe6 24. Rac1 Rfc7 25. c5 bxc5 26. Rxc5 Rxc5
27. bxc5 Bc6 28. Ba6 Re8 29. Bb5 Rb8 30. Qd3 a6 31. Bxc6 Rxb2
32. Bxd5 Nxd5 33. Qxd5 Qxd5 34. Rxd5 Rb4 35. Rd8+ Kf7 36. Rd7+
Kf6 37. Rd6+ Ke5 38. Rxa6 Rc4 39. Ra7 Kf6 40. Ra5 h5 41. Ra6+
Ke5 42. Rg6 Rxc5 43. Rxg7 Rc4 44. a5 Ra4 45. h4 Rxh4 46. a6
Ra4 47. a7 Kf4 48. Kh2 Ra2 49. Rb7 Ra6 50. Kh3 h4 51. Rh7 Kg5
52. g3 hxg3 53. Kxg3 Ra2 54. Rg7+ Kf6 55. Rb7 Kg5 56. f4+ Kh5
57. Rg7 Kh6 58. Rf7 Kg6 59. Re7 Kh5 60. Rh7+ Kg6 61. Rc7 Kh5
62. Kf3 Ra3+ 63. Ke2 Kg4 64. Kd2 Kxf4 65. Kc2 Ke5 66. Kb2 Ra6
67. Kc3 Kd6 68. Rf7 Kc5 69. Rxf5+ Kb6 70. Rf6+ Kxa7 71. Rxa6+
Kxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.14"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Heine Nielsen"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Re1 Bf6 15. Bc2 Bc4 16. Qd2 Ra7 17. Ne5
axb4 18. axb4 bxc5 19. bxc5 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Be7 21. Rab1 Rfa8
22. Rb4 Bd8 23. Ne4 Qe7 24. Nc3 Ra3 25. Reb1 g6 26. Ne4 dxe4
27. Rxc4 e3 28. fxe3 Qg5 29. Bd3 h5 30. Rcb4 h4 31. Kg2 Kg7
32. Rb7 Ra2 33. R1b2 Ba5 34. Qf2 Rxb2 35. Rxb2 Ra7 36. Qf4 Bd8
37. Be4 h3+ 38. Kxh3 Qh5+ 39. Kg2 Qd1 40. Rf2 1-0

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.15"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Ne7
7. Nge2 dxc4 8. Ng3 Bg6 9. Bg5 Qb6 10. Qd2 Qb4 11. a3 Qb3
12. Nge4 Nd5 13. Rh3 Qb6 14. Bxc4 Qa5 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6
Nd7 17. Rc1 Nxc3 18. Rcxc3 Nf6 19. b4 Qd8 20. Qf4 Kd7 21. Rhe3
Re8 22. b5 Qa5 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Kf1 Bf5 25. Be2 Rac8 26. Rc5
Qa4 27. Rec3 a6 28. b6 Bg6 29. Qxf6 e5 30. Rxe5 Rxe5 31. dxe5
Re8 32. Re3 Re6 33. Qg5 Qd4 34. Kg1 Be4 35. Qxh5 Rxe5
36. Qxf7+ Kxd6 37. Qxb7 1-0

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.16"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6
7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Bd3 b5
12. Qe2 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Be4 Rb8 15. Bf4 Nxe4 16. Bxb8
Bb7 17. Bg3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qd5 19. f3 Qc5+ 20. Bf2 Qxc3 21. a4
Bd5 22. Rfc1 Qb3 23. axb5 axb5 24. Bc5 Bxc5+ 25. Rxc5 Qb4
26. Qe3 Qb2 27. Rcc1 Bc4 28. Qc3 Qxc3 29. Rxc3 g5 30. Rca3 Bd5
31. Rb1 Rb8 32. Rb4 Bc4 33. h4 gxh4 34. Kh2 Rd8 35. Re3 f5
36. Re5 Kf7 37. Kh3 Kf6 38. Rc5 Kg5 39. Rcxc4 bxc4 40. Rxc4
Rd1 41. Kh2 e5 42. Ra4 Rd6 43. Kg1 Rd4 44. Ra7 h6 45. Rh7 h3
46. g3 Rd3 47. Rg7+ Kf6 48. Rh7 Rxf3 49. Kh2 Kg6 50. Re7 Re3
51. Re8 e4 52. Rf8 Rf3 53. Kxh3 Rf2 54. Re8 Kf7 55. Ra8 e3
56. Ra3 e2 57. Re3 f4 58. gxf4 Rf3+ 59. Rxf3 e1=Q 60. Kg2 Qe2+
61. Rf2 Qg4+ 62. Kh2 h5 63. f5 Kf6 64. Rg2 Qh4+ 65. Kg1 Qe1+
66. Kh2 Kxf5 67. Rg8 Qe5+ 68. Kh3 Qe6 69. Rg1 Kf4+ 70. Kh2 Qe4
71. Rg3 Qe2+ 72. Rg2 Qe1 73. Rg8 Kf3 74. Rg2 Qh4+ 75. Kg1 Qg4
0-1

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.18"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ljubomir Ljubojevic"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. dxc5
Bxc5 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. Bb5+ Ke7 15. Qd4 Qb6 16. Bc4 Rac8
17. Bg5+ Ke8 18. O-O Ne7 19. Rfd1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 h6 21. Be3 Nf5
22. Qd2 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Nd7 24. Qxb6 Nxb6 25. Ba6 Rd8 26. Rac1
Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Ke7 28. Rd4 Nd5 29. Bb7 a5 30. Bxd5 Rd8 31. Rc4
Rxd5 32. Rc7+ Ke8 33. f4 g5 34. fxg5 hxg5 35. a3 bxa3 36. bxa3
Rxe5 37. Kg2 Rd5 38. h3 Kf8 39. Rc4 Ke7 40. h4 gxh4 41. Rxh4
Kd6 42. Kf1 Kc5 43. Ke2 Rd4 44. Rh7 Re4+ 45. Kd3 Rf4 46. Ke3
e5 47. Rh8 Kb5 48. Rc8 f6 49. Rc3 Rc4 50. Rb3+ Kc5 51. Kd2
Rd4+ 52. Ke2 f5 53. Rb8 Ra4 54. Rc8+ Kd5 55. Rc3 Re4+ 56. Kd2
Rc4 57. Rh3 Rf4 58. Ke2 Kc4 59. Rg3 a4 60. f3 Kb3 61. Rg8 Kxa3
62. Ke3 Rb4 63. Re8 e4 0-1

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.19"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. e5
dxe5 12. fxe5 Nd7 13. Nd5 Qc5 14. Nb3 Qc6 15. Na5 Qc5 16. Nxb7
Qc6 17. Rb6 1-0

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.20"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Heine Nielsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2 f5 9. Qc2 Bf6 10. Rad1 Na6 11. Ne5 c5
12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Bc3 cxd4 14. Bxd4 d5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nc6
Qd6 17. Bxf6 Rxf6 18. Nd4 Raf8 19. Rc1 h5 20. Qd2 h4 21. Qg5
Nc5 22. b4 Ne6 23. Nxe6 Rxe6 24. Qxh4 Ba6 25. Qg4 Bc4 26. Rxc4
dxc4 27. Bxe4 b5 28. Kg2 Qe5 29. f3 Rd8 30. Qh4 Rd2 31. Rf2
Rh6 32. Qg4 Qe6 33. Bf5 Qe3 34. h4 Rxe2 35. Rxe2 Qxe2+ 36. Kh3
Qe5 37. Bg6 Qf6 38. Qc8+ Qf8 39. Qe6+ Kh8 40. h5 Qa8 41. Kg2
c3 42. Qd7 Qg8 43. g4 c2 44. Qc7 Qc4 45. Qd8+ Qg8 46. Qc7 Qc4
47. Qd8+ Qg8 48. Qc7 Qc4 49. Qd8+ Qg8 50. Qc7 Qc4 51. Qd8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.21"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Ng5
Re7 13. d5 Na5 14. Bc2 c6 15. b4 Nc4 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. dxc6
Bxc6 18. Nf3 h6 19. Qe2 Rc8 20. a4 Re8 21. Rd1 Qc7 22. Nd2 d5
23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Ne4 Bb7 25. Be3 f5 26. Nc5 Nxe3 27. fxe3
Bxc5 28. Qxc4+ Kh8 29. bxc5 e4 30. Rab1 Ba8 31. Bb3 Qg3
32. Qe2 Rxc5 33. Rbc1 Bc6 34. Rd4 f4 35. Qf2 Qxe3 36. Qxe3
fxe3 37. c4 e2 38. Re1 Rb8 39. Bc2 Rb4 40. Bxe4 Bxe4 41. Rxe4
Rxa4 42. R1xe2 Raxc4 43. Re8+ Kh7 44. Ra8 Ra4 45. Ra7 a5
46. Kh2 Ra3 47. Rd2 Rg5 48. Rc2 a4 49. Rd2 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rising Stars - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2010.08.22"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nd2 h5 12. h3
Nh6 13. g4 hxg4 14. hxg4 Nf7 15. Qc2 c5 16. O-O-O a6 17. Rh2
Bd7 18. Rdh1 b5 19. Kb1 Rb8 20. Bg3 Qc8 21. f3 Rb7 22. Ka1 Qc7
23. f4 Rfb8 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Nd1 Nc8 26. Ne3 Ncd6 27. Bh4
bxc4 28. Ndxc4 Bb5 29. Rb1 Bxc4 30. Nxc4 Nxc4 31. Bxc4 Nd6
32. Be1 Qd7 33. Be2 c4 34. Bc3 g5 35. Rhh1 Qe8 36. Bf3 Nb5
37. Qa4 Rc8 38. Rhc1 Bf8 39. Be1 Nd6 40. Qxe8 Rxe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lloydminster BATB op 4th"]
[Site "Lloydminster"]
[Date "2010.09.05"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Pascal Charbonneau"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 f5 4. exf5 e4 5. Ng5 Bxf5 6. f3 exf3
7. Qxf3 Qe7+ 8. Kd1 Qf6 9. Qxb7 Qxd4+ 10. Bd3 Qg4+ 11. Nf3
Bxd3 12. cxd3 Ne7 13. Qxa8 Nec6 14. Qb7 Be7 15. Rg1 O-O
16. Be3 Kh8 17. Nbd2 d5 18. Rc1 Qg6 19. d4 Bb4 20. Ne5 Nxe5
21. Qxb4 Qg4+ 22. Nf3 Nbd7 23. h3 Qe4 24. Nxe5 c5 25. Qd2 cxd4
26. Qxd4 Nxe5 27. Qxe4 dxe4 28. Ke2 h6 29. Rc7 Nd3 30. Rf1 Rg8
31. Bd4 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.21"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Helgi Dam Ziska"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2439"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nge2 e5
7. O-O c6 8. a4 a5 9. h3 Qc7 10. Be3 Na6 11. Qd2 Re8 12. Rad1
Nb4 13. f4 b6 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. d5 Ba6 16. Bg5 Qd6 17. Rf2
Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Nh5 19. Qf3 f6 20. Be3 Rf8 21. dxc6 Qxc6
22. Rfd2 Rab8 23. Qf2 Qc8 24. Nb5 f5 25. Nd6 Qe6 26. Bf1 Kh8
27. Bc4 Qf6 28. g4 Nf4 29. Bxf4 exf4 30. exf5 gxf5 31. Nxf5
Qxb2 32. Nxg7 Qxg7 33. Rd7 Qe5 34. Re1 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.22"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bayarsaikhan Gundavaa"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. e4 e5 6. dxe5 dxe5
7. Be3 Ngf6 8. h3 O-O 9. c5 Qe7 10. b4 a5 11. a3 Rd8 12. Qb1
b6 13. c6 Nf8 14. b5 Ne6 15. Bc4 Nd4 16. Ng5 Rf8 17. Qa2 h6
18. Nf3 Be6 19. Bxe6 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 fxe6 21. O-O-O Rf7 22. Rd3
Ne8 23. Rd7 Qf6 24. Rhd1 Bf8 25. Rxf7 Qxf7 26. Rd7 Qf6 27. f4
Bc5 28. Bxc5 bxc5 29. f5 gxf5 30. exf5 Qxf5 31. Qc2 Qg5+
32. Kb2 e4 33. Qxe4 Qf6 34. f4 a4 35. Qe5 Qg6 36. Qe4 Qf6
37. Qe5 Qg6 38. f5 exf5 39. Rd3 f4 40. Rd2 f3 41. Qd5+ Qf7
42. Rf2 Qxd5 43. Nxd5 Rd8 44. Nc3 Rd3 45. Nxa4 c4 46. Nc3 Nd6
47. a4 Kf7 48. Rh2 Ke6 49. Kc2 Ke5 50. b6 cxb6 51. c7 Nc8
52. h4 Rd7 53. Rf2 Kf4 54. Rf1 h5 55. Rg1 Ne7 56. Nb5 f2
57. Rf1 Kg3 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.24"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 Ne8 10. b4 f5 11. c5 Nf6 12. a4 f4
13. Nc4 g5 14. Ba3 g4 15. cxd6 cxd6 16. b5 Ne8 17. Bxg4 Qc7
18. Be2 f3 19. b6 axb6 20. Nb5 fxe2 21. Qxe2 Qd8 22. Nbxd6
Nxd6 23. Bxd6 Rf7 24. Bxe5 Ng6 25. Bxg7 Nf4 26. Qe3 Qg5 27. g3
Qxg7 28. Nxb6 Bg4 29. Nxa8 Ne2+ 30. Kg2 Bf3+ 31. Qxf3 Rxf3
32. Kxf3 Nd4+ 33. Kg2 Qf8 34. Rfe1 Qxa8 35. Red1 Nc2 36. Rac1
Qxa4 37. d6 Qxe4+ 38. Kg1 Nd4 39. d7 Nf3+ 40. Kf1 Nxh2+
41. Kg1 Nf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.25"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Diego Flores"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. g3 c5 2. Bg2 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d5
7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Ne5 O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. e4 dxe4
12. Bxe4 Nb6 13. Bxc6 Bh3 14. Re1 Rc8 15. Bf3 Bxd4 16. Nb5 Bf6
17. Nxa7 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Rc2 19. Nc6 Na4 20. Bh6 Nxb2 21. Rdc1
Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Re8 23. g4 e5 24. Be2 e4 25. Rb1 Nd3 26. a4 Bh4
27. Be3 f5 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. Bd4 f4 30. a5 e3 31. fxe3 Bf2+
32. Kh1 Ne1 33. Rxe1 Bxe1 34. a6 Be6 35. Bf3 fxe3 36. Bxe3 Bc8
37. a7 Bb7 38. Ne7+ Rxe7 39. Bxb7 Re8 40. a8=R Rxa8 41. Bxa8
Bc3 42. Kg2 Bb2 43. Kf3 Bc3 44. Ke4 Bb2 45. Kf5 Bc3 46. Ke6
Bb2 47. Kf5 Bc3 48. Kg5 Bb2 49. Kh5 Bc3 50. h4 Bb2 51. Kh6 Bc3
52. Be4 Kh8 53. Kg5 Bb2 54. h5 Kg8 55. Bd5+ Kh8 56. Kf5 Bc3
57. h6 Bb2 58. Ke6 Kg8 59. Ke7+ Kh8 60. Kf7 Bc3 61. Bc5 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.27"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 c5 8. d5 exd5 9. Nh4 Ne4 10. cxd5 Bxh4 11. Bxe4 Bf6
12. Nc3 d6 13. Bg2 Nd7 14. Bf4 Qe7 15. Qc2 h6 16. Rad1 a6
17. a4 Rab8 18. Ne4 Be5 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. f4 Nd7 21. Nf2 b5
22. e4 c4 23. Qc3 Rfe8 24. e5 dxe5 25. fxe5 Qc5 26. axb5 axb5
27. e6 Nf6 28. Qe5 fxe6 29. dxe6 Qxe5 30. Rxe5 Bxg2 31. Kxg2
Rb6 32. Rde1 Kf8 33. h4 Rc8 34. Nh3 b4 35. Nf4 c3 36. bxc3
bxc3 37. Rc1 c2 38. Re2 Rbc6 39. e7+ Ke8 40. Ne6 Nh5 41. Nd4
Rg6 42. Re3 Rd6 43. Nf3 Rd1 44. Re1 Rxc1 45. Rxc1 Nf6 46. Nd4
Nd5 47. Nf5 Rc3 48. Nxg7+ Kxe7 49. Nf5+ Kf6 50. Nd4 Nb4
51. Kh3 Ke5 52. Nxc2 Nxc2 53. Rb1 Ne3 54. Rb5+ Ke4 55. Rb4+
Kf3 56. Rf4+ Ke2 57. h5 Rc1 58. Kh2 Rc4 59. Rf8 Rc5 60. g4
Nxg4+ 61. Kg3 Ne3 62. Kh4 Rg5 63. Rf6 Nf5+ 64. Kh3 Kf3 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.28"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "154"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Be7 11. Qe2 Nf6
12. Ne4 Bd7 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. a3 Qb6 15. Be3 Nd5 16. b4 a6
17. Nc5 Rcd8 18. Be4 Be8 19. Rfd1 Na7 20. Bg5 Nc8 21. Bb1 Bc6
22. Qe4 g6 23. Qh4 Qc7 24. Qh6 Rfe8 25. Re1 Nd6 26. a4 Rc8
27. Bxe7 Qxe7 28. Ng5 Nf6 29. Ba2 Nf5 30. Qh3 Nxd4 31. Qh4
Rcd8 32. f3 Nf5 33. Qf2 Ng4 34. fxg4 Qxg5 35. Rc2 Qxg4 36. b5
axb5 37. axb5 Bxb5 38. Ne4 Kg7 39. Rc7 Rd1 40. h3 Qe2 41. Rxd1
Qxd1+ 42. Kh2 Bc6 43. Qb2+ Qd4 44. Qxd4+ Nxd4 45. Ng5 h6
46. Rxf7+ Kg8 47. Rf4 hxg5 48. Rxd4 Kf7 49. Rd2 Ra8 50. Rf2+
Ke7 51. Re2 Bd7 52. Bb1 Be8 53. Ba2 Bd7 54. Bb1 Be8 55. Ba2
Ra6 56. Kg3 Bb5 57. Rb2 Bc6 58. Re2 Bd7 59. Bb1 Kf6 60. Rf2+
Kg7 61. Rd2 Bc6 62. Ba2 Be4 63. Re2 Bd3 64. Rb2 b5 65. Kf2 Kf6
66. Ke3 Ra3 67. Kd4 e5+ 68. Kc5 e4 69. Kb4 Ra4+ 70. Kc3 Ke5
71. Bf7 Ra3+ 72. Kb4 Ra6 73. Kc3 Rc6+ 74. Kd2 Rf6 75. Be8 Rf2+
76. Kc3 Rxb2 77. Kxb2 Kd4 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.29"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. a3 a5 6. O-O Be7
7. c4 d4 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Rb1 Re8 10. Ne1 a4 11. Nc2 Bf8 12. b4
axb3 13. Nxb3 h6 14. f4 e4 15. f5 Ne5 16. Ncxd4 exd3 17. exd3
Bxa3 18. Bxa3 Rxa3 19. Qd2 Ra6 20. Qc3 Neg4 21. Rfe1 Ne3
22. Bh3 Rd6 23. Qb2 c5 24. Nf3 Rxd3 25. Nxc5 Nxc4 26. Qb4 Rxf3
27. Qxc4 b6 28. Bg2 Rxf5 29. Ne4 Nxe4 30. Rxe4 Rfe5 31. Qd4
Rxe4 32. Qxd8 Re1+ 33. Rxe1 Rxd8 34. Bc6 Bg4 35. Re7 Rd1+
36. Kf2 Rd2+ 37. Ke1 Rd6 38. Rc7 Rd1+ 39. Kf2 Rc1 40. Ke3 g5
0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.09.30"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6
7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Be2 Nd7 11. O-O Nxc3
12. Rxc3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 b6 14. Bd3 c5 15. Qc2 Bb7 16. Bh7+ Kh8
17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qc2 Rfc8 20. Rc1 Qb7 21. Rc4 a5
22. Ne5 Kg8 23. dxc5 Rxc5 24. Rxc5 bxc5 25. b3 Rc8 26. Nc4 Qc7
27. Rd1 Ra8 28. g3 Nd5 29. h4 Nb4 30. Qe4 Rd8 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8
32. Qb1 g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. a3 Nc6 35. Qc2 Qd5 36. Nb6 Qd6
37. Nc4 Qd5 38. Qc3 g4 39. a4 Nb4 40. Qf6 Nc6 41. Qf4 f5
42. Qc7 Qd1+ 43. Kh2 Qf3 44. Qc8+ Kg7 45. Qd7+ Kf6 46. Kg1 Qd5
47. Qc8 Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qf3 49. Qf8+ Kg6 50. Qg8+ Kf6 51. Qh8+
Kg6 52. Qg8+ Kf6 53. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.10.01"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "157"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. h4 Bg7 11. hxg5 hxg5
12. Rxh8+ Bxh8 13. Qd2 b4 14. Qxg5 bxc3 15. bxc3 Qe7 16. Nxc4
Nxe4 17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 18. Rb1 Ba6 19. Rxb8 Rxb8 20. Bxb8 Bxc4
21. Bxc4 a5 22. Ba7 Nxc3 23. Kd2 Nb5 24. Bc5+ Kd7 25. Kd3 Bf6
26. f4 Bh4 27. f5 exf5 28. Bxf7 Be1 29. Bg6 Nd6 30. a4 Ke6
31. Ba3 Bg3 32. Bh5 Nc8 33. Be8 Ne7 34. Kc4 Bd6 35. Bc1 Bb4
36. Bh6 Kd6 37. Bf4+ Ke6 38. Bg5 Kd6 39. Bf7 Nc8 40. Kd3 Nb6
41. Bf4+ Ke7 42. Bb3 Nd5 43. Bh6 Kf6 44. Bc1 Kg6 45. Bc2 Kh5
46. Bd1+ Kg6 47. Bf3 Kf6 48. Bh6 Kg6 49. Bc1 Kf6 50. Kc4 Nb6+
51. Kb3 Nd5 52. Be2 Ke6 53. Bg5 Be7 54. Bh6 Bb4 55. Bg7 Ne3
56. Bf3 Nd5 57. Be2 Ne3 58. Bh6 Nd5 59. Ba6 Kd7 60. Bc4 Ke6
61. Be3 Kd7 62. Bf2 Nf4 63. Bf1 Nd5 64. Be2 Nf4 65. Bf3 Nd5
66. Bg3 Ne3 67. Bb8 Bd6 68. Ba7 Nd5 69. Kc4 Ne3+ 70. Kc3 Nd5+
71. Kd3 Bb4 72. Bc5 Bxc5 73. dxc5 Ke6 74. Kd4 Nb4 75. Bd1 Kf6
76. Bb3 Na6 77. Bd1 Nb4 78. Bf3 Ke6 79. Bd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2010.10.03"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "273"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. b3 Bf6
13. Be3 exd4 14. cxd4 Bb7 15. Nc3 Nc6 16. Rc1 cxd4 17. Nxd4
Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Rc8 19. Bb1 b4 20. Ne2 Rxc1 21. Qxc1 Re8
22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Ng3 g6 24. f3 a5 25. Qd2 Qe7 26. Nf1 Nd5
27. Bd3 Nc3 28. a3 d5 29. axb4 Qxb4 30. Rc1 dxe4 31. Rxc3 exd3
32. Rxd3 Ba6 33. Re3 Rc8 34. Qxb4 axb4 35. Nd2 Rd8 36. Ne4
Rd1+ 37. Kf2 Rf1+ 38. Kg3 Kg7 39. Nc5 Bb5 40. Nd3 Rd1 41. Nxb4
Rd4 42. Nc2 Rd6 43. Rc3 Bd7 44. b4 Rd2 45. Rc5 h5 46. h4 Ba4
47. Ne3 Rd4 48. Rxh5 Rxb4 49. Rc5 Bb3 50. Ng4 Be6 51. Nf2 Bf5
52. Nd1 Be6 53. Re5 Rb3 54. Rc5 Rd3 55. Nc3 Rd2 56. Ne4 Rd7
57. Ra5 Bf5 58. Nc3 Be6 59. Ne2 Rc7 60. Nf4 Bc8 61. h5 Bf5
62. hxg6 Bxg6 63. Ra6 Rb7 64. Rd6 Rb4 65. Ne2 Rb2 66. Nf4 Rb4
67. Ra6 Rc4 68. Rb6 Ra4 69. Nd5 Bf5 70. Nf4 Bg6 71. Kg4 Kh6
72. Rb5 Rc4 73. Kg3 Ra4 74. Rd5 Kg7 75. Ne2 Kf6 76. Kf2 Bf5
77. Kg3 Bg6 78. Rc5 Kg7 79. Nc3 Rb4 80. Nd5 Ra4 81. Kh3 Ra3
82. Nc3 Bd3 83. g4 Ra1 84. Nd5 Ra3 85. Kh4 Bg6 86. Nc3 Ra1
87. Ne2 Ra2 88. Re5 Ra1 89. Kg3 Ra3 90. Nf4 Rb3 91. Ng2 Ra3
92. Nh4 Bc2 93. Re8 Rc3 94. Re1 Bg6 95. Ng2 Ra3 96. Ne3 Rb3
97. Nd5 Rd3 98. Nf4 Ra3 99. Re5 Bc2 100. Nh5+ Kf8 101. Kf2 Bd1
102. Rf5 Bc2 103. Rf4 Bg6 104. Nf6 Ke7 105. Nd5+ Ke6 106. Ne3
Ra2+ 107. Kg3 Ra3 108. Ng2 Ke7 109. Rd4 Kf6 110. Kf4 Ra5
111. Ne3 Kg7 112. Nd5 Rc5 113. g5 Bb1 114. Nf6 Rf5+ 115. Kg4
Kg6 116. f4 Ra5 117. Nd5 Bf5+ 118. Kf3 Be6 119. Ne7+ Kg7
120. Ke4 f6 121. Rd6 Kf7 122. Nc6 Bf5+ 123. Kd4 Ra4+ 124. Kc5
fxg5 125. fxg5 Kg7 126. Rf6 Bb1 127. Ne5 Ra7 128. Rb6 Bf5
129. Kd6 Be4 130. Ke6 Ra8 131. Rb4 Ra6+ 132. Ke7 Bd5 133. Rd4
Re6+ 134. Kd7 Rxe5 135. Kd6 Rxg5 136. Rxd5 Rxd5+ 137. Kxd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2010.10.23"]
[EventDate "2010.10.23"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Romain Edouard"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4
Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Bf4 Ne5 9. Be2 Bd7 10. Qd2 Be7 11. f3 O-O
12. g4 Qc7 13. O-O-O Rfd8 14. g5 Nh5 15. Be3 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4
17. Ne2 a5 18. Kb1 a4 19. Nbc1 Be8 20. Ng3 f6 21. Rhg1 d5
22. gxf6 Bxf6 23. e5 Bxe5 24. Nxh5 Bxh5 25. Rg5 Bxf3 26. Rxe5
Bxd1 27. Qxd1 d4 28. Bd2 d3 29. cxd3 Qc7 30. Bc3 a3 31. Qg4
axb2 32. Qxe6+ Qf7 33. Qxf7+ Kxf7 34. Kxb2 Ra4 35. Rb5 Rd7
36. d4 Ra6 37. Nd3 Re7 38. Ne5+ Ke8 39. Rc5 Ree6 40. Rc8+ Ke7
41. Rc7+ Kd8 42. Rxg7 Reb6+ 43. Ka1 Rf6 44. Rg2 Rab6 45. Rg1
Ke7 46. Re1 Rb5 47. d5 Ra6 48. Ng4+ Kd6 49. Nf6 Kc5 50. Rc1
Kc4 51. d6 Ra8 52. d7 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2010.10.24"]
[EventDate "2010.10.23"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anatoly Karpov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d6 7. g3 e5 8. Bg2 Qe7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. b4 a5 11. Bb2 Re8
12. b5 Nbd7 13. Nf3 Nb6 14. Qxe5 Be6 15. Nd2 Nxc4 16. Nxc4
Bxc4 17. Qxe7 Rxe7 18. e3 Ne4 19. Rc1 Bxb5 20. Bxe4 Rxe4
21. Rxc7 Bc6 22. O-O Rd8 23. Bd4 h5 24. h4 Rd5 25. Rb1 Rf5
26. Kf1 Re8 27. Ke2 f6 28. Rc1 Rd5 29. Kd3 Rb5 30. a4 Rb3+
31. Rc3 Be4+ 32. Ke2 Rb2+ 33. Ke1 Ra2 34. R3c4 Bf3 35. R7c5
Ra8 36. Rf5 Bg4 37. Rfc5 Be6 38. Rc1 Rxa4 39. Rxh5 Rb4
40. Rhc5 a4 41. h5 a3 42. h6 a2 43. Rc7 Rxd4 44. Rxg7+ Kh8
45. exd4 a1=Q 46. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 47. Kd2 b5 48. Rg6 Ra2+ 49. Ke3
Ra3+ 50. Ke4 Ra6 51. d5 Bg8 52. Rg7 Rd6 53. Kf5 Bh7+ 54. Kf4
Rxd5 55. g4 Rd4+ 56. Kg3 Rd3+ 57. Kf4 Bg8 58. g5 fxg5+
59. Kxg5 Rd5+ 60. Kg6 Rd6+ 61. Kg5 Rb6 62. f4 b4 63. f5 b3
64. f6 b2 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2010.10.24"]
[EventDate "2010.10.23"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ngoc Truongson Nguyen"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e5 f6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Nf3 Qe7
7. O-O O-O-O 8. Re1 Qf7 9. a3 Nge7 10. b4 Ng6 11. Bd3 fxe5
12. dxe5 Be7 13. b5 Na5 14. Bd2 b6 15. Ne2 Bc5 16. Bb4 Nh4
17. Ned4 Nxf3+ 18. Nxf3 Qe7 19. c3 Rdf8 20. Nd4 Rf4 21. Ra2
Rhf8 22. Qa4 Kd8 23. g3 R4f7 24. Bxh7 g5 25. Bd3 g4 26. Bxc5
Qxc5 27. Qb4 c6 28. a4 Qe7 29. bxc6 Bxc6 30. Qxa5 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2010.10.25"]
[EventDate "2010.10.23"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Judit Polgar"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "226"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 a5 10. d4 a4 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. Nbd2
Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 h6 15. Bd2 Qc8 16. Bd3 Qb7 17. Qc2 g6
18. b4 Bg7 19. a3 Rac8 20. Rac1 Kh7 21. Be3 Ng8 22. Qe2 Rb8
23. h4 Kh8 24. dxe5 Bg4 25. exd6 cxd6 26. Qd1 Qe7 27. h5 gxh5
28. Nf5 Qf6 29. Nxg7 Qxg7 30. Be2 Ne5 31. Nxe5 dxe5 32. Bxg4
hxg4 33. c4 bxc4 34. Rxc4 g3 35. Qh5 gxf2+ 36. Bxf2 Nf6
37. Qf3 Re6 38. Rec1 Qg6 39. Qf5 Kg7 40. Rd1 Ng4 41. Rd7 Nxf2
42. Qxg6+ Rxg6 43. Kxf2 Rbb6 44. Rc3 Rbd6 45. Rxd6 Rxd6 46. b5
Rd2+ 47. Kg1 Rb2 48. Rc4 Rxb5 49. Rxa4 Rb2 50. Kf1 Kg6 51. Rb4
Ra2 52. Rb3 Kg5 53. Rf3 f6 54. Rf5+ Kg6 55. Rf3 h5 56. Rg3+
Kh6 57. Rf3 Kg5 58. Rf5+ Kg6 59. Rf3 Rc2 60. Rg3+ Kf7 61. Rh3
Kg6 62. Rg3+ Kh6 63. Rf3 Kg5 64. Rg3+ Kh6 65. Rf3 Kg7 66. Rg3+
Kf7 67. Rh3 Rc4 68. Re3 h4 69. Kf2 Kg6 70. Kf3 Kg5 71. Rb3 Rc1
72. Rb8 Rc3+ 73. Kf2 Rxa3 74. Rh8 Kg4 75. Rh6 Ra2+ 76. Kg1 Kg5
77. Rh8 Ra4 78. Rg8+ Kf4 79. Rh8 Rxe4 80. Rxh4+ Kf5 81. Rh8
Rf4 82. Ra8 Rb4 83. Ra6 Rb2 84. Kh2 Kg5 85. Re6 Rb5 86. Kg3 f5
87. Re8 Rb3+ 88. Kf2 Kf4 89. Ra8 Rb4 90. Ra2 e4 91. Ra3 Rb2+
92. Kf1 e3 93. Ra8 Rf2+ 94. Kg1 Rd2 95. Kf1 Ke4 96. Ra4+ Rd4
97. Ra2 f4 98. Ke2 Rb4 99. Rc2 Rb1 100. Rc4+ Kf5 101. Rc8 Rb2+
102. Kf1 Rf2+ 103. Kg1 Ke4 104. Ra8 Rb2 105. Kf1 Kd3 106. Rd8+
Kc3 107. Rd7 Rf2+ 108. Kg1 Rd2 109. Re7 Rd1+ 110. Kh2 Kd2
111. Rd7+ Ke1 112. Rf7 e2 113. Rxf4 Kd2 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2010.10.25"]
[EventDate "2010.10.23"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sophie Milliet"]
[ECO "C29"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2388"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. fxe5 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Qh4+ 7. Ke2 Bg4+ 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Qe1 Qh5 10. Kd1 Bxf3+ 11. gxf3
O-O-O 12. Qe4 Qxe5 13. d4 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qb6 15. a4 Qb2 16. Bh3+
Kb8 17. Ke2 Bd6 18. Rhb1 Qxa1 19. Rxa1 Rhe8 20. Be3 Rxe4
21. fxe4 f6 22. Rg1 Bf8 23. Be6 Re8 24. Bd5 Ne7 25. Bf7 Rd8
26. c4 Nc8 27. c5 Rd7 28. Bg8 h6 29. Rb1 Ne7 30. Be6 Rd8
31. a5 Nc6 32. a6 Nxd4+ 33. Bxd4 Rxd4 34. Rxb7+ Ka8 35. Bd5
1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2010.10.26"]
[EventDate "2010.10.23"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. c4 d6
7. Nc3 c6 8. Rb1 Ne4 9. Nxe4 fxe4 10. Nd2 d5 11. e3 Nd7 12. b4
a6 13. Qb3 e6 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Bb2 b5 16. f3 exf3 17. Nxf3
Nb6 18. Ne5 Bb7 19. Rxf8+ Qxf8 20. Rf1 Qe8 21. Qd1 a5 22. Bc3
axb4 23. Bxb4 Rxa2 24. Rf7 Nc4 25. Bh3 Nxe5 26. Rxb7 Nc6
27. Qg4 Ra1+ 28. Kg2 Ra2+ 29. Kg1 Ra1+ 30. Kg2 Ra2+ 31. Kg1
Ra1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2010.10.26"]
[EventDate "2010.10.23"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nadezhda Kosintseva"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Qe2
d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O-O Be6 10. f3 Nd7 11. g4 Nde5
12. Rg1 Bc4 13. Qf2 Bxf1 14. Rgxf1 Nc4 15. Bxb6 axb6 16. Kb1
N4a5 17. f4 Nxb3 18. cxb3 f6 19. h4 Qe7 20. Qg2 Rae8 21. Nd5
Qxe4+ 22. Qxe4 Rxe4 23. Nxc7 Nd4 24. Nd5 Ne2 25. a3 b5 26. b4
h5 27. gxh5 Ng3 28. Rfe1 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Nxh5 30. Re6 Rc8
31. Rxd6 Rc4 32. f5 Rxh4 33. Rb6 Ng3 34. Ne7+ Kh7 35. Rxb5
Rh1+ 36. Kc2 Rf1 37. Rxb7 Nxf5 38. Nxf5 Rxf5 39. b5 Kh6 40. a4
Rf2+ 41. Kb3 Rf3+ 42. Ka2 Rf4 43. Ka3 Rf1 44. b6 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde (Knockout)"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2010.10.28"]
[EventDate "2010.10.29"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jon Ludvig Hammer"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 d6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. e5 dxe5
7. Nxe5 Be7 8. Nxd7 Bxd7 9. a4 O-O 10. O-O Rc8 11. Qf3 Bc6
12. Qg3 Nh5 13. Qe3 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Nc3 a6 16. Bxc6 Rxc6
17. d3 Qd4 18. Ne2 Qxe3 19. fxe3 Nd5 20. Rf3 f5 21. Nf4 Nc3
22. Re1 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ne2 Nd5 25. e4 fxe4 26. dxe4 Nf6
27. Nc3 b4 28. e5 Nd7 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Na4 g5 31. Kf2 Ke7
32. Re4 h5 33. Ke2 Kf7 34. h3 h4 35. Nb2 Nb6 36. Nd3 Kg6
37. Kd2 Rc8 38. Rg4 Rd8 39. Ke2 Nd7 40. Rc4 Rc8 41. Nxb4 Nb6
0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde (Knockout)"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2010.10.28"]
[EventDate "2010.10.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jon Ludvig Hammer"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3
Nd7 7. O-O Be7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nc4 Bf6 10. h3 Re8 11. Nh2 Bg5
12. Bxg5 Qxg5 13. Qg4 Qxg4 14. Nxg4 f6 15. f4 exf4 16. Rxf4
Nc5 17. Nge3 a5 18. a4 Be6 19. b3 b6 20. Rf2 Rad8 21. Nb2 h6
22. Rf3 Kh7 23. Nf5 Bc8 24. Raf1 Ba6 25. Ra1 Bb7 26. Rf2 Rd7
27. h4 Rdd8 28. h5 Bc8 29. Rf3 Be6 30. Raf1 Rd7 31. Rg3 Rg8
32. Ne3 Bf7 33. Rh3 Rd4 34. Nbc4 Ra8 35. Ra1 Ra6 36. Nf5 Rd7
37. g4 b5 38. Nb2 Ra8 39. Rf3 Rdd8 40. Kg2 Be6 41. Kg3 Bxf5
42. Rxf5 Ne6 43. axb5 Nd4 44. bxc6 Nxf5+ 45. gxf5 Rd6 46. Nc4
Rxc6 47. Ra4 Rca6 48. Kf4 c5 49. Nb2 Rc6 50. Rc4 Rac8 51. Ra4
Ra8 52. Rc4 Kg8 53. d4 Rac8 54. d5 Rb6 55. Ra4 Rb5 56. Nc4 Ra8
57. d6 Kf8 58. e5 fxe5+ 59. Kxe5 Kf7 60. Kd5 Kf6 61. Kc6 Rbb8
62. d7 Ke7 63. Nxa5 Ra7 64. Re4+ Kf7 65. Nb7 Raxb7 66. d8=N+
Rxd8 67. Kxb7 Rd5 68. Rf4 Rd2 69. Rc4 Rh2 70. Rxc5 Rxh5 71. b4
Rh1 72. b5 Rb1 73. b6 h5 74. Kc7 h4 75. Rc3 Kf6 76. b7 Rxb7+
77. Kxb7 Kxf5 78. Rh3 Kg4 79. Rh1 g5 80. c4 Kf3 81. c5 Kg2
82. Rc1 h3 83. c6 h2 84. c7 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde (Knockout)"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2010.10.30"]
[EventDate "2010.10.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "197"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 c6
7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. a4 c5 12. Na3
Bb7 13. Qb2 Ne4 14. Be1 f5 15. e3 Bf6 16. Rac1 Qe7 17. b4 Bc6
18. Qb3 a5 19. bxa5 bxa5 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21. Nc4 Rfc8 22. Qd3
cxd4 23. exd4 Bc6 24. Ra1 Qd8 25. Nfe5 Bd5 26. Rac1 Nxe5
27. Nxe5 Qe8 28. Nc4 Qc6 29. Ne3 Qxc1 30. Nxd5 exd5 31. Rxc1
Rxc1 32. Qe3 Ra1 33. Bf1 Rb8 34. Bc3 Rxa4 35. Qf4 Rd8 36. Qc7
Nxc3 37. Qxc3 Rxd4 38. Qxa5 g6 39. Qb6 Rf8 40. Bb5 Kg7 41. Bc6
Rf7 42. Qc5 Rd2 43. Qa5 Rc2 44. Qxd5 Ra7 45. Ba4 Rc8 46. Bb3
Rd8 47. Qc4 Re7 48. h4 h5 49. Kg2 Kh7 50. Qc6 Bg7 51. Bd5 Bd4
52. Kf3 Kg7 53. Bb3 Rb8 54. Qd5 Bf6 55. Kg2 Ra7 56. Qc5 Rd7
57. Qc4 Rdb7 58. Ba2 Rd8 59. Bb3 Rd2 60. Qg8+ Kh6 61. Qc4 Rbd7
62. Qe6 R2d6 63. Qe3+ Kg7 64. Qe8 Rd8 65. Qf7+ Kh6 66. Qc4 Bd4
67. Qc1+ Kg7 68. Qc4 R6d7 69. Qe6 Rc7 70. Kf1 Bf6 71. Kg2 Rf8
72. Qd6 Re7 73. Qd5 Rc8 74. Bc4 Rec7 75. Bb3 Re8 76. Qd6 Be5
77. Qd5 f4 78. Qe4 Rce7 79. Bc2 Re6 80. Ba4 R8e7 81. gxf4 Bf6
82. Qd5 Bxh4 83. Bb3 Rf6 84. Qg8+ Kh6 85. Qh8+ Rh7 86. Qb8 Re7
87. Kh3 g5 88. Qh8+ Kg6 89. Bc2+ Kf7 90. fxg5 Bxg5 91. Qxh5+
Kf8 92. Qxg5 Rf3+ 93. Kg2 Ref7 94. Qd8+ Kg7 95. Qd4+ Kf8
96. Qh8+ Ke7 97. Qh4+ Kd6 98. Qd4+ Kc7 99. Qc5+ 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde (Knockout)"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2010.10.30"]
[EventDate "2010.10.30"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. cxd5
cxd5 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Ne5 Qxb3 9. Nxb3 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. f3
Bh5 12. Bd2 Rc8 13. e6 fxe6 14. Bc3 e5 15. Bb5 e6 16. Na5 a6
17. Bxd7+ Kxd7 18. Nxb7 Rb8 19. Na5 Bd6 20. Nb3 Rhc8 21. Kd2
Ke7 22. Rhf1 Be8 23. f4 d4 24. exd4 exf4 25. Rf2 g5 26. Nc1
Bc6 27. Nd3 Bd5 28. a3 Be4 29. Re1 Bf5 30. h4 h6 31. Rh1 Kf7
32. Rff1 Kg6 33. b4 a5 34. Nc5 axb4 35. axb4 e5 36. hxg5 hxg5
37. Ra1 exd4 38. Ra6 Rd8 39. Bxd4 Rxb4 40. Kc3 Bc8 41. Rc6 Bb7
42. Nxb7 Rxb7 43. Bb6 Rxb6 44. Rxb6 Kf5 45. Rb5+ Be5+ 46. Kc2
Rd4 47. Rh8 Rc4+ 48. Kd2 Rd4+ 49. Ke2 Re4+ 50. Kf1 Re3 51. Re8
Re4 52. Kf2 g4 53. Rf8+ Kg6 54. Kf1 Bc3 55. Rg8+ Kf6 56. Rxg4
Ra4 57. Rh4 Kg6 58. Rg4+ Kf6 59. Rg8 Bb4 60. Rc8 Bd6 61. Rc6
Rd4 62. Ke2 Ke6 63. Ra6 Re4+ 64. Kf2 Rd4 65. Rb3 Kd5 66. Kf3
Ke6 67. Rbb6 Ke5 68. Rxd6 Rxd6 69. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde (Knockout)"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2010.10.30"]
[EventDate "2010.10.30"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. d3 d5 3. Bg2 e5 4. Nd2 Nc6 5. c3 a5 6. e4 Bc5
7. Ngf3 dxe4 8. dxe4 O-O 9. O-O h6 10. Qc2 Be6 11. a4 Qd7
12. Re1 Rfd8 13. Nb3 Bb6 14. Be3 Qd3 15. Qxd3 Rxd3 16. Bxb6
cxb6 17. Nbd2 Rad8 18. Nf1 Nd7 19. Ne3 Nc5 20. Bf1 R3d7
21. Nc4 Bxc4 22. Bxc4 Kf8 23. Bb5 f6 24. Kg2 Rd6 25. Rab1 Na7
26. b4 axb4 27. cxb4 Ne6 28. Bc4 Nd4 29. Nh4 g5 30. Ng6+ Ke8
31. h4 g4 32. h5 Nac6 33. Rec1 Ra8 34. a5 bxa5 35. bxa5 Nxa5
36. Bd5 Rd7 37. Rb6 Ndc6 38. Nh4 Ne7 39. Rxf6 Nxd5 40. exd5
Ra6 41. Rc8+ Ke7 42. Rxa6 bxa6 43. Nf5+ Kf6 44. Ne3 Kg5
45. Rg8+ Kxh5 46. Nxg4 Rf7 47. Kh3 Nc4 48. Nf6+ Rxf6 49. g4+
1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde (Knockout)"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2010.10.30"]
[EventDate "2010.10.30"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Qc7 13. Ne5 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Nxe5 15. fxe5 Rxa6 16. Qd3 Raa8
17. g3 Rfb8 18. Na4 axb4 19. cxb6 Qd8 20. axb4 Bxb4 21. Rfb1
Be7 22. Qc2 Qc8 23. Rc1 Bd8 24. Rab1 Ra5 25. Rb4 Be7 26. Rbb1
Bd8 27. Kg2 h5 28. h4 g6 29. Rb4 Be7 30. Nc5 Rb5 31. Rxb5 cxb5
32. Qb1 Rxb6 33. Nd3 Rc6 34. Nc5 Qb8 35. Qb4 Qb6 36. Rc3 Rc7
37. Kh3 Bxc5 38. dxc5 Qc6 39. Qd4 Ra7 40. Rf3 Ra4 41. Qe3 Rg4
42. Qa3 Ra4 43. Qe3 Rg4 44. Kh2 d4 45. Qa3 b4 46. Qd3 Qxc5
47. Qa6 Qe7 48. Qb6 Re4 49. Qb8+ Kg7 50. Rd3 Qc5 51. Rf3 Rxe5
52. Qd8 Rf5 53. Rxf5 exf5 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde (Knockout)"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2010.10.31"]
[EventDate "2010.10.29"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C30"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 4. d3 d6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. g3 g6
7. Bg2 Bg7 8. fxe5 dxe5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O fxe4
12. dxe4 Be6 13. a3 Kh7 14. Kh1 a6 15. Bg1 Rf7 16. Qe2 Nd4
17. Qd3 Nxf3 18. Qxf3 Rd7 19. Rad1 Bg4 20. Rxd7 Bxf3 21. Rxd8
Bxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Rxd8 23. Be3 g5 24. h3 Kg6 25. g4 c6 26. Rf2 b5
27. Rd2 Rxd2+ 28. Bxd2 Bf8 29. Kf3 h5 30. Ne2 hxg4+ 31. hxg4
Nd7 32. Nc1 c5 33. Na2 Nb8 34. c4 bxc4 35. Nc3 Nc6 36. Nd5
Nd4+ 37. Ke3 Kf7 38. Nb6 Ke6 39. Nxc4 Be7 40. Ba5 Nb5 41. Kd3
Nd6 42. Nxd6 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde (Knockout)"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2010.10.31"]
[EventDate "2010.10.29"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "C38"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. h4 h6 6. d4 d6
7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O g4 9. Ne1 Qxh4 10. Bxf4 Nf6 11. e5 dxe5
12. dxe5 g3 13. Bxg3 Qxg3 14. exf6 Bf8 15. Nd3 Bd6 16. Qh5 Bg4
17. Bxf7+ Kf8 18. Qg6 Qh2+ 19. Kf2 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.05"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3
Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 c6 10.Be2 Nxc3 11.Rxc3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Nd7
13.O-O b6 14.Bd3 c5 15.Be4 Rb8 16.Qc2 Nf6 17.dxc5 Nxe4 18.Qxe4
bxc5 19.Qc2 Bb7 20.e4 f5 21.exf5 Rxf5 22.Nd2 Qf6 23.Nc4 Ba6
24.b3 Rf4 25.Rc1 Rd8 26.h3 Bxc4 27.Rxc4 Rxc4 28.Qxc4 Rd2
29.Qxc5 Rxa2 30.Rc4 Ra1+ 31.Kh2 Ra2 32.Kg1 Ra1+ 33.Kh2 Ra2
34.f4 a5 35.Qc6 Kh7 36.Qe4+ Qf5 37.Qxf5+ exf5 38.Rc5 Kg6
39.Rc6+ Kf7 40.Rc7+ Kf6 41.Rc6+ Kf7 42.Rc7+ Kf6 43.Rc6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.06"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pavel Eljanov"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Bg2
O-O 7. Ngf3 Nc6 8. O-O d5 9. e3 Qe7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nb3 Bb6
12. a4 a6 13. Nbd4 Bg4 14. Qb3 Ba7 15. Bd2 Ne4 16. Bc3 Nxc3
17. bxc3 Rfd8 18. Nd2 Na5 19. Qa2 Qd7 20. N2f3 Qe7 21. Ne2 Bf5
22. Nf4 Be4 23. Rfd1 Qc5 24. Ng5 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 h6 26. Rxd5
Rxd5 27. Ne4 Qc4 28. Qxc4 Nxc4 29. Nxd5 Re8 30. Nef6+ gxf6
31. Nxf6+ Kf8 32. Nxe8 Kxe8 33. Rb1 Nd6 34. e4 b6 35. e5 Nb7
36. Rb4 Nc5 37. Rh4 Kf8 38. Rxh6 Kg7 39. Rc6 Nxa4 40. e6 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.07"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Bc4 14. Rfe1 Rd8 15. b3 Bd5 16. Nce4
Bxe4 17. Rxd8+ Bxd8 18. Rxe4 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 h4 20. Rf4 Rh5
21. Rxf5 g6 22. Rf4 Rxg5 23. e6 fxe6 24. Rxh4 Rd5 25. Kf1 Rd2
26. Rc4 Rd1+ 27. Ke2 Rc1 28. Kf3 Ke7 29. Kg4 Kf6 30. f4 Rd1
31. g3 Rd2 32. h4 Rf2 33. a4 a5 34. Rc5 Rd2 35. Rxa5 Rxc2
36. Ra7 b6 37. Rxc7 Rb2 38. Rxc6 Rxb3 39. Rc4 b5 40. axb5 Rxb5
41. Rc3 Ra5 42. Re3 Rb5 43. Kf3 Ra5 44. g4 Ra7 45. Rb3 Kf7
46. Rb4 Ke7 47. Ke4 Kf6 48. Rc4 Ra5 49. g5+ Kf7 50. Rc7+ Kf8
51. Rh7 Rf5 52. h5 gxh5 53. Rxh5 Kg7 54. Rh6 Kf7 55. Rh7+ Ke8
56. Rb7 Kf8 57. Rb6 Ke7 58. Ra6 Kf7 59. Ra1 Kg7 60. Re1 Kg6
61. Ra1 Kf7 62. Ra7+ Ke8 63. g6 Kf8 64. Rb7 Rf6 65. g7+ Kg8
66. Re7 Kh7 67. Ke5 Rf5+ 68. Ke4 Rf6 69. Ke5 Rf5+ 70. Ke4 Rf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.08"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Re8 10. h4 c6 11. Bd3 Nf6
12. Rde1 d5 13. Bd4 c5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Qf4 Be6 16. Ng5 g6
17. Bb5 Rf8 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rxe6 Bxc3 20. Qg4 Bg7 21. h5 c4
22. hxg6 h6 23. Rd1 Qa5 24. Rxd5 Qxa2 25. Bxc4 Qxb2+ 26. Kd1
Kh8 27. f3 a5 28. Rd7 a4 29. Qh4 Qb1+ 30. Kd2 Qb4+ 31. Kd1
Qb1+ 32. Kd2 Qb4+ 33. Kd1 Qb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.10"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "158"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6
7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Be6 10.Ng5 Ke7 11.Rd1 h6 12.Nge4
Rd8 13.Bf4 b6 14.h3 g6 15.g4 Nd4 16.Bg3 g5 17.f4 Nxc2 18.Rac1
Ne3 19.Re1 Rd3 20.Nf2 Rxc3 21.bxc3 gxf4 22.Bxf4 Nc4 23.Ne4 Kd8
24.Nf6 Kc8 25.Kg2 a5 26.Kg3 a4 27.Re2 a3 28.Rcc2 b5 29.h4 c5
30.h5 Kb7 31.g5 hxg5 32.Bxg5 Bg7 33.Kf4 Nb2 34.Rxb2 axb2
35.Rxb2 Bxf6 36.Bxf6 Rxh5 37.Rxb5+ Kc6 38.Ra5 Rh3 39.Ra3 Bd5
40.Bd8 Kb6 41.Be7 Rf3+ 42.Kg4 Re3 43.Kf4 Re4+ 44.Kf5 Re2
45.Kf6 Rg2 46.Bd8 Rf2+ 47.Kg7 Be6 48.Kf8 Re2 49.Bf6 Re3 50.Ke8
Rd3 51.Bd8 Re3 52.Bf6 Rg3 53.Kd8 Rg2 54.Ke8 Kc6 55.Ra6+ Kd5
56.Kd8 Rc2 57.Ra3 Kc6 58.Ra6+ Kb7 59.Ra3 Rd2+ 60.Ke8 Kc6
61.Bd8 Rd5 62.Bf6 Rd1 63.Bd8 Re1 64.Bf6 Rb1 65.Ra6+ Kd5 66.Kd8
Rc1 67.Ra3 Kc6 68.Ra6+ Kb5 69.Ra3 c6 70.Be7 Rc2 71.Ke8 Bd5
72.Bd6 Re2 73.Kf8 Kc4 74.Ra5 Kxc3 75.Rxc5+ Kd4 76.a4 Rxe5
77.Rxc6 Bxc6 78.Bxe5+ Kxe5 79.Kxf7 Bxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.11"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5 9. Bd3 b4 10. Na4 c4 11. Be2 c3 12. Qd1
cxb2 13. Nxb2 Nb6 14. O-O Be7 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. Ng5 g6 17. Rf3
Na5 18. Rh3 Nbc4 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Bc1 Ba4 21. Qe1 Qb6 22. Qf2
Na3 23. Bb2 Nc4 24. Bc1 Na3 25. Bb2 Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.12"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.O-O
a6 8.d5 Na5 9.Nd2 c5 10.Rb1 Rb8 11.b3 b5 12.Bb2 Bh6 13.Ba1 Bf5
14.e4 Bg4 15.f3 Be3+ 16.Kh1 Bd7 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Ne2 e5 19.dxe6
fxe6 20.e5 dxe5 21.Bxe5 Rc8 22.Bxf6 Qxf6 23.Ne4 Qe7 24.Qd3 Bh6
25.f4 Bc6 26.Rbd1 Nb7 27.Qe3 b4 28.Nc1 Bd5 29.Nd3 c4 30.bxc4
Bxc4 31.Qb6 Rfd8 32.Nxb4 Bxf1 33.Rxf1 Rf8 34.a4 Kh8 35.h4 Bg7
36.a5 Qc7 37.Ng5 Nxa5 38.Qxc7 Rxc7 39.Nxe6 Rc3 40.Nd5 Rxg3
41.Nxf8 Bxf8 42.Rc1 Rg4 43.Kh2 Rxh4+ 44.Kg3 g5 45.Rc8 Kg7
46.Ra8 Nc6 47.fxg5 Rd4 48.Nf6 Ne7 49.Be4 h6 50.Nh5+ Kf7 51.Bb1
hxg5 52.Ba2+ Kg6 53.Ra6+ Kxh5 54.Bf7+ Ng6 55.Rxg6 Rd3+ 56.Kg2
Kh4 57.Be6 Rg3+ 58.Kh2 Rc3 59.Kg2 Rc6 60.Bf5 Rxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.13"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5
7. Nd2 dxc4 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Nxc4 Qc7 10. Rc1 Be7 11. g3 O-O
12. Bg2 Rd8 13. O-O Nd5 14. Qb3 Bd7 15. Ne5 Qb6 16. Qc2 Be8
17. a3 Rac8 18. Nd3 Qc7 19. Ne2 Nf6 20. Rfd1 Qb8 21. b4 a5
22. bxa5 Qa7 23. Rb1 Rc7 24. Rb3 c5 25. Rc3 Qxa5 26. Rc1 b6
27. dxc5 bxc5 28. Nxc5 Rdc8 29. Nb3 Rxc3 30. Qxc3 Qxc3
31. Rxc3 Rxc3 32. Nxc3 Bxa3 33. Nd4 Bd7 34. Ne4 Ng4 35. Nf3
Bc6 36. Ned2 Bb4 37. h3 Nf6 38. Nc4 Bd5 39. Nce5 Bc3 40. Nd4
Ne4 41. Nd3 Kf8 42. Ne2 Bf6 43. f4 Ke7 44. Nf2 Nxf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.14"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "180"]

1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3 d6 7.Bb2 c6
8.Nbd2 a5 9.c4 Na6 10.Qc2 Qc7 11.a3 Re8 12.e4 fxe4 13.Nxe4 Bf5
14.Nh4 Bxe4 15.Bxe4 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 e5 17.dxe5 Qb6 18.Qc2 dxe5
19.Bc1 Nc5 20.Rb1 Ne6 21.Be3 Nd4 22.Qe4 Qc5 23.a4 Qb4 24.Kg2
Re7 25.Nf3 Nf5 26.Rfd1 Nxe3+ 27.fxe3 Rf8 28.Rf1 Qa3 29.h4 Ref7
30.Qc2 Qc5 31.Rbe1 Bh6 32.Qe4 Qb4 33.Rb1 Qc3 34.Rbd1 Qxb3
35.Rd3 Qc2+ 36.Rf2 Qb1 37.Rf1 Qc2+ 38.Rf2 Qxa4 39.h5 gxh5
40.Rd6 Bg7 41.Kh3 h6 42.Rg6 Qb4 43.Nh4 Qe7 44.Rd2 Rf6 45.c5
Qe6+ 46.Kg2 Rxg6 47.Nxg6 Ra8 48.Qb1 Qf7 49.Rf2 Qd7 50.Kh2 Qe6
51.Qxb7 Re8 52.Nh4 Rf8 53.Rxf8+ Bxf8 54.Qa8 Qa2+ 55.Ng2 Qd5
56.Qxa5 Qxc5 57.Qa8 Kg7 58.Nh4 Qc2+ 59.Kh3 Qe4 60.Qb7+ Kf6
61.Kh2 Be7 62.Qa8 Kf7 63.Qb7 Qc4 64.Qc7 Qe2+ 65.Ng2 Qb5 66.Nh4
Qb2+ 67.Kh3 Qc1 68.Kh2 Qd2+ 69.Kh3 Qd6 70.Qb7 Ke6 71.Nf3 Bf6
72.e4 Qd7 73.Qb8 Kf7+ 74.Kg2 Qe6 75.Kh2 Kg7 76.Qc7+ Kg6 77.Qb8
c5 78.Qf8 c4 79.Qc5 h4 80.Nd2 Qg4 81.Nxc4 Qe2+ 82.Kh3 Qxe4
83.Kh2 Qe2+ 84.Kh3 Qf3 85.Nxe5+ Bxe5 86.Qxe5 Qh1+ 87.Kg4 Qd1+
88.Kh3 Qh1+ 89.Kg4 Qd1+ 90.Kh3 Qh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "154"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Nbd2 Ba7
7. Bb3 d6 8. h3 Be6 9. Bc2 O-O 10. O-O d5 11. Re1 dxe4
12. dxe4 Qe7 13. Nf1 Rad8 14. Qe2 Ne8 15. Ne3 f6 16. a4 Qf7
17. b4 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Nd6 19. Qc5 Nb8 20. b5 b6 21. Qb4 a5
22. Qb1 Nd7 23. Ba3 Rfe8 24. Nd2 Nb7 25. Nf1 Ndc5 26. Ne3 Rd2
27. Bc1 Rd7 28. Nf5 Red8 29. Be3 Kh8 30. Kh2 Bc4 31. f4 exf4
32. Bxf4 Nd3 33. Rf1 Nxf4 34. Rxf4 Qe6 35. Qe1 Qe5 36. Qg3 Nc5
37. Ne3 Be6 38. Rf2 Qxg3+ 39. Kxg3 Kg8 40. Kf3 Rd2 41. Re2 Kf7
42. Kf2 Bb3 43. Bxb3+ Nxb3 44. Ra3 Nc1 45. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 46. Kf3
Ke6 47. Nf5 g6 48. Nd4+ Kd6 49. Ra1 Rd3+ 50. Kf2 Rxc3 51. Nc6
Nd3+ 52. Ke2 Nc5 53. Rd1+ Ke6 54. Rd4 Ra3 55. Nd8+ Ke7
56. Nc6+ Kf7 57. Nd8+ Ke8 58. Nc6 Rxa4 59. Rd8+ Kf7 60. Rc8
Ne6 61. Ke3 Rc4 62. Rh8 Kg7 63. Re8 Nc5 64. e5 fxe5 65. Re7+
Kf6 66. Rxc7 Rc3+ 67. Kd2 Rg3 68. Rxh7 Rxg2+ 69. Kc3 Ne4+
70. Kd3 Nd6 71. Rd7 Rg3+ 72. Kd2 Nxb5 73. Rb7 Nd6 74. Rd7 Ne4+
75. Ke2 Rxh3 76. Rb7 Rb3 77. Nxa5 Nc5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "2.10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e5 dxe5
7. fxe5 Nd5 8. h4 Bg4 9. h5 c5 10. hxg6 hxg6 11. Rh4 Bxf3
12. Qxf3 Nb4 13. Bc4 e6 14. Qh3 Nxc2+ 15. Kf1 Nxd4 16. Ne4 Nf5
17. Bg5 Qd4 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. Rxd4 Bxg5 20. Rg4 Bh6 21. Bd3
Ne3+ 22. Kf2 Nxg4+ 23. Qxg4 Nc6 24. Rh1 Bg7 25. Qh4 Rfd8
26. Bxg6 fxg6 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Rf1 Rd7 29. Qxg6 Rf7+ 30. Ke1
Nxe5 31. Rxf7 Nxf7 32. Qe4 Rb8 33. b3 b6 34. Qc6 Be5 35. Qd7
a5 36. Qxe6 Bd6 37. Kf2 b5 38. g4 Be7 39. Qa6 a4 40. bxa4 bxa4
41. Qxa4 Rb4 42. Qd7 Rd4 43. Qf5 Kg7 {time} 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Ne2 c5
7. c3 b6 8. O-O Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Nf4 Nc7 11. Nf3 h5
12. Nh3 f6 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Re1 Kf7 15. Bf4 Nf8 16. Qd3 Bd6
17. Re2 Ng6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Rae1 c4 20. Qc2 Rag8 21. Kh1 h4
22. Re3 Ne7 23. Nd2 Rh5 24. Rf3 Rf5 25. Ree3 Ne8 26. g3 hxg3
27. hxg3 Rxf3 28. Qh7+ Rg7 29. Qh5+ Kf8 30. Rxf3 Qd7 31. Kg2
Kg8 32. Nf1 e5 33. dxe5 fxe5 34. Qxe5 Ng6 35. Qd4 Nc7 36. Ne3
Ne6 37. Qf6 Ne7 38. Qh6 Rh7 39. Qf6 Rg7 40. Kh2 d4 41. cxd4
Nxd4 42. Rf4 Ne6 43. Rxc4 Nf8 44. Rd4 Qc8 45. Rh4 Neg6 46. Rh6
Rf7 47. Rxg6+ Nxg6 48. Qxg6+ Kf8 49. Nf4 Qd7 50. Ned5 Rh7+
51. Kg2 Rf7 52. Ne6+ Ke8 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "4.9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 b6
7. c3 Bb7 8. Nbd2 c5 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. e4 d4 11. Re1 Rc8 12. c4
e5 13. Bh3 Rc7 14. f5 Bc8 15. g4 Ne8 16. Nf1 Nd6 17. Ng3 b5
18. b3 a5 19. Bf1 a4 20. h4 Bd7 21. h5 Ra7 22. Bd2 Nb4 23. Qb2
Qa8 24. a3 Nc6 25. bxa4 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5
7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O g5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bb5 Nd7 11. Re1 Qc7
12. Nb3 h6 13. Qe2 a6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. c4 a5 16. cxd5 cxd5
17. a4 Ba6 18. Qd1 Bc4 19. h3 Rb8 20. Nbd4 Nc5 21. Re3 Ne4
22. b3 Ba6 23. Ba3 Bxa3 24. Rxa3 Rc8 25. Ra1 Qb6 26. Nh2 h5
27. g4 hxg4 28. Nxg4 Ke7 29. Kg2 Rc7 30. f3 Nc5 31. Qd2 Qb4
32. Rc3 Kf8 33. Rac1 Nd7 34. Qe3 Rxc3 35. Rxc3 Qa3 36. Rc7 Qa1
37. Nh2 Ke8 38. Ra7 Bc8 39. Ra8 Kd8 40. Nc6+ Kc7 41. Nxa5 Qb2+
42. Qf2 Qxf2+ 43. Kxf2 Nxe5 44. Ng4 Nxg4+ 45. hxg4 e5 46. b4
Rd8 47. b5 d4 48. Nc6 Rd5 49. Rxc8+ Kb6 50. Rb8+ Kc5 51. Ke2
f5 52. gxf5 g4 53. fxg4 e4 54. Re8 e3 55. Re5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "6.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 c5
7. c3 Nc6 8. Na3 Rb8 9. Qe1 b5 10. Nc2 b4 11. Ne5 Nxe5
12. fxe5 Ng4 13. cxb4 cxb4 14. d4 Qb6 15. e3 Bf5 16. Qd1 Rbc8
17. Ne1 Bh6 18. Rf4 Bxf4 19. gxf4 Qe6 20. Bd2 f6 21. Qb3 Rc4
22. Nd3 fxe5 23. dxe5 a5 24. Ne1 Be4 25. Bh3 h5 26. a3 Qb6
27. axb4 Rxf4 28. Qa4 Rf8 29. Qxa5 Qe6 30. Ng2 Bxg2 31. Bxg2
Qxe5 32. Qxd5+ e6 33. Qxe5 Nxe5 34. Bc3 Nf3+ 35. Kh1 g5 36. b5
g4 37. Ra6 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "8.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 Ne4 4. Bf4 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Bxe4
dxe4 7. d5 Nb4 8. Nc3 Bf5 9. a3 Na6 10. Nge2 g6 11. Be5 f6
12. Bg3 Qb6 13. O-O Rd8 14. h3 e6 15. Bh2 Bg7 16. g4 Bxg4
17. hxg4 exd5 18. Nxd5 Qe6 19. Nef4 Qf7 20. c4 f5 21. f3 O-O
22. gxf5 gxf5 23. fxe4 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Be5 25. exf5 Kh8 26. Ng6+
1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "9.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Pavel Eljanov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nc6
7. d3 e5 8. Rb1 a5 9. a3 h6 10. b4 axb4 11. axb4 Be6 12. b5
Ne7 13. Bb2 Qd7 14. Re1 Bh3 15. Bh1 Ng4 16. Qb3 f5 17. Ra1
Rab8 18. c5+ d5 19. e4 c6 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Nxd5
Nxd5 23. Rxe5 Bxe5 24. Qxd5+ Qxd5 25. Bxd5+ Kh7 26. Bxe5 Ra8
27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Bxb7 Ra5 29. Bc6 f4 30. gxf4 Ra2 31. b6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "10.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5
7. a3 Bd6 8. g3 c6 9. Bg2 a5 10. O-O Na6 11. f3 c5 12. g4 h6
13. h3 Re8 14. f4 Nc7 15. a4 b6 16. Ng3 Ba6 17. Rf2 Qd7
18. Bd2 Rad8 19. Qf3 Bd3 20. g5 hxg5 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. fxg5
Ne4 23. Ngxe4 Bxe4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Qh5 g6 26. Qh4 Qxd2
27. Rxd2 Rxd2 28. Kh1 Nd5 29. Qe1 Rxg2 30. Kxg2 Nxe3+ 31. Kg3
Nc2 32. Qe2 Nxa1 33. h4 Nb3 34. h5 Nd4 35. Qc4 Nf5+ 36. Kh3
Kg7 37. h6+ Kg8 38. Qc3 e3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "11.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 c6 4. e3 Qb6 5. a3 Nd7 6. Bd3 e6
7. Nge2 h6 8. Bf4 Ngf6 9. O-O Be7 10. Na4 Qd8 11. b3 b5
12. Nb2 a6 13. c4 O-O 14. a4 b4 15. a5 c5 16. cxd5 Nxd5
17. Nc4 Bb7 18. Bg3 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Nc5 20. Ne5 Rc8 21. Bc4 Bf6
22. Qe2 Kh7 23. Rfc1 Nc3 24. Qe1 Bd5 25. Rc2 Bxe5 26. Bxe5
Bxc4 27. bxc4 Nd3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "12.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergei Mushegovic Movsesian"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "191"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Ne2 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5
7. O-O exd4 8. Re1 Be7 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Nbc3 Qd8 11. a3 Bg4
12. Qc2 Re8 13. Be3 Bd6 14. h3 Bh5 15. Bg5 Bg6 16. Bxg6 hxg6
17. Qb3 Na5 18. Qa4 c6 19. Rad1 b5 20. Qc2 a6 21. Nc1 Nc4
22. d5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 cxd5 24. Nxd5 Bh2+ 25. Kxh2 Qxd5 26. Bh4
g5 27. Bg3 Rd8 28. Re2 Qd1 29. Na2 Qxc2 30. Rxc2 Ne4 31. Nb4
a5 32. Nc6 Rd2 33. Rxd2 Nexd2 34. Nd4 Nxb2 35. Nxb5 Nbc4
36. Bc7 f5 37. Bd8 g4 38. hxg4 fxg4 39. Kg3 Ne4+ 40. Kxg4
Nxf2+ 41. Kf3 Nd3 42. Ke4 Ndb2 43. Kd4 Kf7 44. Kc3 Ke6
45. Bxa5 Kd5 46. Bb4 Nd1+ 47. Kd3 Ndb2+ 48. Ke2 Na4 49. Kf3
Ne5+ 50. Ke2 Nb6 51. Bc3 g6 52. Nc7+ Ke4 53. Ne6 Nec4 54. Bb4
Nd5 55. Bf8 Nc3+ 56. Ke1 Nb2 57. Bg7 Nd3+ 58. Kf1 Na4 59. Bf8
Ne5 60.Nc5+ Nxc5 61.Bxc5 Nd3 62.Bf8 Nb2 63.Ke2 Na4 64.Bb4 Nb6
65.Bc5 Na4 66.Bd6 Nc3+ 67.Kd2 Na4 68.Kc2 Kd5 69.Kb3 Nb6 70.Bf8
Nd7 71.Bb4 g5 72.a4 g4 73.Kc3 Nf6 74.Kd3 Ne4 75.a5 Ng3 76.a6
Kc6 77.Be1 Nf5 78.Ke4 Nd6+ 79.Ke5 Nc4+ 80.Kf4 Kb6 81.Bf2+ Kxa6
82.Kxg4 Kb5 83.Kf5 Kc6 84.Ke6 Nd2 85.g4 Nf3 86.Be3 Kc7 87.Bc1
Kc6 88.Bf4 Nd4+ 89.Kf6 Nf3 90.Ke6 Nd4+ 91.Ke5 Nf3+ 92.Ke4 Nh4
93.Bg5 Ng6 94.Kf5 Nf8 95.Be7 Nd7 96.g5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "13.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6
7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4 Nbd7 9. Qc2 b6 10. Rd1 Ba6 11. Ne5 Rc8
12. Nc3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. e4 d4 16. Rxd4 Bc5
17. Rd2 Bb7 18. Rad1 Bc6 19. h4 Qe7 20. a3 a5 21. Na4 h6
22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. Be3 Bb5 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Qb3 Rxe5 26. Rd6
Qc7 27. a4 Bc6 28. R6d4 Rc5 29. Rc4 Rb8 30. Rdc1 Qd8 31. Rxc5
bxc5 32. Qc2 Rb4 33. Qxc5 Bxa4 34. Rc4 Rxb2 35. Rd4 Qe8
36. Qxa5 Bd7 37. Qc7 Qa8 38. Rxd7 Qa1+ 39. Bf1 Qe1 40. Qc5 Rb1
41. Qc4 Rb2 42. Qd4 Rb1 43. Qd3 Rb2 44. Qf3 f6 45. Qe3 Qa1
46. Kg2 Rb1 47. Qd3 Rb2 48. Qc4 Kh7 49. Qxe6 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "14.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 c6 3. e3 h6 4. Bf4 Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Nd7
7. Nf3 Ngf6 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. h3 Ne4 10. c5 Qxb3 11. axb3 a6
12. b4 Rc8 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 Be7 15. Nb3 Bd8 16. Na5 Bxa5
17. bxa5 e5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 O-O 20. Kd2 Rce8 21. f3 Bg6
22. f4 f6 23. exf6 Rxf6 24. Ra3 Rfe6 25. g3 Kf8 26. Rh2 d4
27. exd4 Re4 28. Ra4 Rd8 29. f5 Bf7 30. Kd3 Re5 31. Kc3 Re3+
32. Bd3 Rxg3 33. Rb4 Rd7 34. Kd2 h5 35. f6 gxf6 36. Rf2 Kg7
37. Bf5 Re7 38. Bc8 h4 39. Rxb7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "15.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Rauf Mamedov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. Nf3
Bf5 7. Bd2 e6 8. h3 Nbd7 9. O-O Bb4 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qc7
12. Re1 O-O 13. Qe2 b5 14. Bb3 a5 15. Ne5 a4 16. Ba2 Rfe8
17. Rac1 Ne4 18. Nxd7 Nxc3 19. Nf6+ gxf6 20. bxc3 Qd6 21. Ra1
Qxa3 22. Qf3 Qe7 23. Qxc6 Rab8 24. Qf3 Bg6 25. h4 h6 26. h5
Bh7 27. Qf4 Kh8 28. Qxh6 Rg8 29. Qf4 Rbc8 30. Re3 Rg5 31. Rae1
Rf5 32. Qh4 Qc7 33. h6 Rg8 34. d5 e5 35. Rg3 Bg6 36. h7 Rc8
37. Rd1 Qd6 38. c4 bxc4 39. Qh6 Rh5 40. Qe3 f5 41. Qc3 f4
42. Rh3 Rxh3 43. Qxh3 Rc7 44. Qh6 Rc8 45. c3 a3 46. Re1 Rb8
47. Bxc4 Re8 48. Bd3 e4 49. Bc4 e3 50. fxe3 fxe3 51. Ba2 e2
52. Qh4 Qc5+ 53. Qf2 Qxc3 54. Rxe2 Rxe2 55. Qxe2 Kxh7 56. Qf2
Qb2 57. d6 Qa1+ 58. Kh2 Qe5+ 59. Qg3 Qxg3+ 60. Kxg3 Bf5
61. Bxf7 Kg7 62. Ba2 Kf6 63. Kf4 Be6 64. Bb1 Bf5 65. Ba2 Be6
66. Bb1 Bf5 67. Ba2 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "16.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Grachev"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+
Nxf6 7. g3 b6 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 Qc8
12. Bg5 Ne4 13. Be3 Nf6 14. a4 a5 15. c3 h6 16. Rac1 Rd8
17. h3 Be4 18. Bf1 Qb7 19. Nd2 Bc6 20. b3 Ba3 21. Rc2 Nd5
22. Nc4 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Be7 24. Ne5 Rab8 25. Re1 Bf6 26. f4 Bxe5
27. fxe5 b5 28. axb5 Bxb5 29. c4 Be8 30. Rc3 Qb6 31. Rd3 a4
32. bxa4 Bxa4 33. Bg2 Qb4 34. Rc1 Qb2 35. Qd2 Qxd2 36. Rxd2
Rb4 37. Rc3 Bb3 38. Bf1 c5 39. Rb2 Bd1 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "17.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 f5 2. h4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nbd2 Ne4 6. e3 b6
7. Nxe4 fxe4 8. Nd2 Bb7 9. Qh5+ g6 10. Qg4 h5 11. Bxe7 hxg4
12. Bxd8 Kxd8 13. Be2 Nc6 14. Bxg4 Nb4 15. Bd1 Ke7 16. a3 Na6
17. Be2 d5 18. f3 c5 19. fxe4 cxd4 20. exd4 dxe4 21. O-O-O Nc7
22. Rde1 Raf8 23. Bd1 Nb5 24. c3 Nd6 25. Bc2 Rf2 26. Bxe4 Nxe4
27. Nxe4 Rxg2 28. Rh3 Rf8 29. Rhe3 Bd5 30. R3e2 Rxe2 31. Rxe2
Rf4 32. Nd2 Rxh4 33. c4 Bb7 34. d5 Bc8 35. Kc2 Kd8 36. dxe6
Ke7 37. Kc3 Bxe6 38. b3 Kd7 39. Nf3 Rh3 40. Re3 Kd6 41. Kd4
Bg4 42. Ng5 Rxe3 43. Kxe3 Ke5 44. Nf7+ Ke6 45. Nd8+ Kd7
46. Nf7 Bf5 47. b4 Ke7 48. Ne5 Kd6 49. Kd4 Bb1 50. Nf3 Ke6
51. a4 Kf5 52. a5 bxa5 53. bxa5 Kf4 54. Ne5 g5 55. c5 g4
56. Nxg4 Kxg4 57. Ke5 Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "18.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Savchenko"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3
Nf6 7. Bc4 Na5 8. Be2 d6 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 Bd7 11. Nb3 Rc8
12. Nxa5 Qxa5 13. Bf3 Be6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Rc4 16. c3
Rfc8 17. Re1 b5 18. a3 Qc7 19. Qe2 Ne4 20. Bxe4 Rxe4 21. Qxb5
Rb8 22. Qd3 f5 23. Re2 Rb3 24. Rae1 Qb7 25. Bc1 Qb6+ 26. Kf1
Rxe2 27. Rxe2 Bf6 28. h3 Kf7 29. g4 Qb5 30. Qf3 fxg4 31. hxg4
Qc4 32. g5 Bxc3 33. bxc3 Rxc3 34. Be3 Rxa3 35. Kf2 Rd3 36. Qh3
Qxd5 37. Qxh7+ Ke8 38. Qxg6+ Kd7 39. Qh5 Rd1 40. Qg4+ Kd8
41. Rc2 Qb7 42. Qxd1 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "19.10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd2
Bf5 7. Bc4 e6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. Bb3 Nd7 11. Nh4 Bg6
12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. h4 O-O-O 15. O-O-O Bh6 16. Bxh6
Rxh6 17. g3 Rdh8 18. Rhe1 g5 19. hxg5 fxg5 20. Qe3 Qd8 21. c4
Kb8 22. d5 cxd5 23. cxd5 e5 24. d6 f5 25. Kb1 Qb6 26. Qxb6
axb6 27. Ba4 Nc5 28. Bc2 e4 29. g4 fxg4 30. b4 Nd7 31. Bxe4
Rf8 32. Re2 Rff6 33. Red2 Rf4 34. Rd4 Rxf2 35. Rc4 Re6 36. Rc7
Rxe4 37. Rxd7 Rxb4+ 38. Ka1 Rbb2 39. Rd8+ Ka7 40. d7 Rbd2
41. Rxd2 Rxd2 42. Rg8 Rxd7 43. Rxg5 Rd4 44. Kb2 Ka6 45. Kc3
Ra4 46. Kb3 b5 47. a3 Rf4 48. Rg8 Ka5 49. Rg6 Rf3+ 50. Kb2 g3
51. Rg4 Rf2+ 52. Kb3 g2 53. Rg6 Re2 54. Kc3 b6 55. Kb3 Rf2
56. Rg7 Ka6 57. Kc3 Re2 58. Kb3 Rf2 59. Kc3 b4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "20.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5 9. a3 g5 10. fxg5 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ncxe5
12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O Bg7 14. Nce2 Ng4 15. Kh1 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Qe7
17. Ng3 Be5 18. c3 Rg8 19. h4 h6 20. Ngf5 exf5 21. Nxf5 Qc5
22. Qxc5 Nxc5 23. Nxh6 Rh8 24. Bc2 f6 25. Rae1 Rxh6 26. gxh6
Ne4 27. Kg1 Ke7 28. Rf5 Rh8 29. Rh5 Kf7 30. g4 Bf4 31. Bb3 Nd2
32. Bd1 Rxh6 33. Rxh6 Bxh6 34. Bc2 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "21.10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 O-O
7. Re1 c5 8. d5 exd5 9. Nh4 Ne4 10. cxd5 Bxh4 11. Bxe4 Bf6
12. Qc2 h6 13. Bf4 d6 14. Nd2 Qe7 15. Bg2 Nd7 16. a4 Rfe8
17. Nc4 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Qb3 Ba6 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. e3 c4
22. Qc3 Rac8 23. e4 Qxc3 24. bxc3 Rc5 25. f4 Bb7 26. Rad1 Ra5
27. e5 Rxa4 28. exd6 Rd8 29. Re7 Bc8 30. Rc7 Bf5 31. Re1 Rxd6
32. h3 h5 33. g4 hxg4 34. hxg4 Bxg4 35. Re8+ Kh7 36. Rxf7 Bh5
37. Be4+ Bg6 38. Bxg6+ Kxg6 39. Ree7 Rxd5 40. Rxg7+ Kf5
41. Rg5+ Kf6 42. Rxd5 Kxe7 43. Rd4 b5 44. Kf2 Ra3 45. Re4+ Kf6
46. Re3 a5 47. Re5 Rb3 48. Ke2 a4 49. Kd2 a3 50. Kc2 a2
51. Re1 Rb1 52. Rxb1 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "22.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 Be7 5. h3 h5 6. g3 c6
7. a4 b6 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. f4 a6 11. b3 Qc7 12. Kh1
Rd8 13. Ba3 c5 14. d5 h4 15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. g4 Bc8 17. Qd2 Nh7
18. Nd1 Bg5 19. Qe1 Nf8 20. Nf2 Nfg6 21. Nd3 Qe7 22. Ng1 O-O
23. Bb2 Rfe8 24. Qf2 Bf6 25. Rae1 Bd7 26. Bc1 Nxd3 27. cxd3 b5
28. axb5 Bxb5 29. Rd1 Ne5 30. Qe3 g6 31. Nf3 Rb8 32. g5 Bg7
33. Nxh4 Bd7 34. d4 cxd4 35. Rxd4 Rec8 36. Rd2 Bb5 37. Rfd1
Rc7 38. Nf3 Rbc8 39. Bb2 Nxf3 40. Bxf3 Bxb2 41. Rxb2 Qe5
42. Qd4 Qg3 43. Bg4 Rc2 44. Rxc2 Rxc2 45. Qg1 Qf4 46. Re1 Bd3
0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "23.9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5
7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O g5 9. a3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qb6 11. b4 g4 12. Ne1
Qxd4 13. Nb3 Qxe5 14. Rb1 Qg7 15. Bb5 O-O 16. Bxc6 bxc6
17. Bb2 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Nd3 Ba6 20. Re1 Rab8 21. Ne5 Ne4
22. Qd4 Bb5 23. Rbc1 Rbc8 24. Nc5 Nxc5 25. Rxc5 f6 26. Nxg4 e5
27. Qd1 d4 28. f3 Kh8 29. a4 Ba6 30. Qd2 Rg8 31. Nh6 Rgf8
32. Rec1 Qd7 33. g4 Bb7 34. h4 e4 35. fxe4 d3 36. R1c4 Ba6
37. Rc1 Qd4+ 38. Qf2 Qxe4 39. Re1 Qxb4 40. Rf5 Qb6 41. Re3
Rce8 42. Rxf6 Qc5 43. Rf7 Qxe3 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "24.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O c5
7. c3 Nc6 8. Na3 d4 9. e4 Bg4 10. c4 e5 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3
exf4 13. gxf4 Nh5 14. Nc2 f5 15. e5 Qe7 16. Bd2 Rac8 17. Rab1
b6 18. b4 Kh8 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. Qf2 Bh6 21. Kh2 Nd8 22. Bd5
Ne6 23. Rb7 Rc7 24. Rxc7 Nxc7 25. Ne1 Rb8 26. Bc1 Qd7 27. Qf3
Rb1 28. Ng2 Ra1 29. Qe2 Rb1 30. Qc2 Rb8 31. Bf3 Ng7 32. Bd2
Nge6 33. Rb1 Qc8 34. h4 Rb6 35. Rxb6 axb6 36. Qa4 Qa6 37. Qxa6
Nxa6 38. Bd5 Nec7 39. Kg3 Kg7 40. Ne1 Kf8 41. Bb7 Ke7 42. Nc2
Nb8 43. Ne1 Kd7 44. Bf3 Nc6 45. Bxc6+ Kxc6 46. a4 Ne6 47. Nc2
Bf8 48. a5 bxa5 49. Bxa5 h6 50. Ne1 Be7 51. Nf3 h5 52. Ne1 Kb7
53. Nc2 Ka6 54. Bd2 Bd8 55. Ne1 Ba5 56. Bxa5 Kxa5 57. Nf3 Kb4
58. Kf2 Nd8 59. Ng5 Ka5 60. e6 Nc6 61. Ke2 Kb6 62. Nf7 Kc7
63. Kf3 Ne7 64. Ke2 Nc6 65. Kd2 Ne7 66. Kc2 Nc6 67. Kc1 Nb4
68. Kd2 Nc6 69. Kd1 Ne7 70. Kc2 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "25.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Nbd2 a6 8. Ba4 d5 9. Qe2 b5 10. Bb3 Be6 11. exd5 Bxd5
12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Bxb3 14. axb3 Qd7 15. Rd1 Qe6 16. b4 Bd6
17. Be3 f6 18. Ne1 Reb8 19. Nc2 Rb7 20. h3 a5 21. Rd5 Rbb8
22. bxa5 Nxa5 23. Rxb5 Qc4 24. Qxc4+ Nxc4 25. Rxb8+ Rxb8
26. b4 Nxe3 27. Nxe3 c5 28. Rd1 Bf8 29. bxc5 Bxc5 30. Rd3 Rb2
31. g3 Kf7 32. Kg2 Ke6 33. Kf3 Rb3 34. Nc4 Bd4 35. Ke2 Rxc3
36. Rxc3 Bxc3 37. Ne3 g6 38. g4 Bd4 39. Nd5 f5 40. gxf5+ gxf5
41. f3 f4 42. Kf1 Bc5 43. Kg2 Bf8 44. Kf1 Kd6 45. Kg2 Kc5
46. Nf6 Kd6 47. Nxh7 Be7 48. h4 Bxh4 49. Kh3 Be7 50. Kg4 Ke6
51. Ng5+ Kf6 52. Kh5 Bd8 53. Nh3 Bb6 54. Kh6 Bc5 55. Ng5 Bf8+
56. Kh5 Bc5 57. Nh7+ Kg7 58. Ng5 Kf6 59. Nh3 Bd4 60. Kh6 Bc5
61. Kh5 Bd4 62. Ng5 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "26.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "186"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c6 4. Bd3 Bg4 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. h3 Bh5
7. Nbd2 e6 8. c4 Be7 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. c5 Qc7 11. Bf4 Qc8 12. O-O
O-O 13. Rac1 Bg6 14. Be2 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd2 Bg6 17. Qc3
f6 18. b4 a6 19. a4 Re8 20. Bg3 e5 21. Rfe1 Bf8 22. Qb3 Bf7
23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Qd8 25. b6 Ra5 26. Bg4 h5 27. Bf5 g6
28. Bc2 Qa8 29. Qc3 Ra3 30. Nb3 Bg7 31. Ra1 Rxa1 32. Rxa1 Qc8
33. Ra7 f5 34. f4 exd4 35. exd4 Nf6 36. Qd3 Ne4 37. Bh4 Bf6
38. Bxf6 Nxf6 39. Qd2 Ne4 40. Qc1 Ng3 41. Bd3 Re7 42. Kf2 h4
43. Nd2 Ne4+ 44. Kg1 Nxd2 45. Qxd2 Qe8 46. Kf2 Kh7 47. Be2 Qd8
48. Bf3 Qe8 49. Ra1 Qb8 50. Kg1 Qh8 51. Qf2 Qf6 52. Ra7 Kg7
53. Be2 Be6 54. Ba6 Bc8 55. Ra8 Qe6 56. Qxh4 Re8 57. Ra7 Re7
58. Kh2 Rf7 59. Bf1 Qe3 60. Ra8 Rf8 61. Qg5 Qxd4 62. h4 Qf6
63. Kg3 Qxg5+ 64. fxg5 f4+ 65. Kf2 d4 66. Ra7 Rd8 67. Bd3 Rd5
68. Ra8 Bf5 69. Bxf5 Rxf5 70. Ra7 Rf7 71. Ke2 Rd7 72. Kd3 Kf7
73. Ra4 Rd5 74. Rxd4 Rxc5 75. Rxf4+ Kg7 76. Rd4 Kf7 77. Rd7+
Ke6 78. Rxb7 Rb5 79. Rb8 Kf5 80. Rf8+ Kg4 81. Rf6 Rxb6
82. Rxg6 Kxh4 83. Rg8 Rb5 84. g6 Kh5 85. Ke4 Rg5 86. Kf4 Rxg6
87. Rh8+ Rh6 88. g4+ Kg6 89. Rc8 Kg7 90. Rc7+ Kg8 91. Kf5 c5
92. Rc8+ Kg7 93. Rxc5 Rf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "27.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. h4 d6 5. h5 Nxh5 6. e4 c6
7. exf5 Bg7 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. fxg6 hxg6 10. Rxh8+ Bxh8 11. Nge2
Bf5 12. f3 Nbd7 13. g4 Be6 14. Nf4 Bf7 15. g5 Nh7 16. Qd3 Nhf8
17. Be3 e5 18. Nfe2 d5 19. O-O-O Qe7 20. Bh3 Ne6 21. f4 e4
22. Qd2 Ng7 23. Rh1 O-O-O 24. Na4 Kb8 25. Ng3 Be6 26. Bxe6
Nxe6 27. f5 gxf5 28. Nxf5 Qf8 29. Rf1 Ka8 30. a3 b5 31. Nc3
Nb6 32. Ng3 Qg8 33. b3 Bg7 34. Nf5 Bf8 35. Kb2 Rb8 36. Na2 Qh8
37. c3 c5 38. g6 c4 39. Nb4 cxb3 40. Kxb3 a5 41. Na6 Rc8
42. Qe2 Nc4 43. Bc1 Kb7 44. g7 Bxg7 45. Nc5+ Rxc5 46. dxc5
Nxc5+ 47. Kc2 Bxc3 48. Qg4 b4 49. axb4 axb4 50. Ne7 b3+
51. Kb1 Qa8 52. Qe2 Qa1# 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "28.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pavel Eljanov"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. Qc1 d4
7. Nd1 h5 8. h4 c5 9. e4 Nc6 10. f4 e5 11. Nf3 Ng4 12. Nf2
Nxf2 13. Kxf2 Bg4 14. Rf1 Qd7 15. Kg1 O-O-O 16. a3 f5 17. Ng5
Bf6 18. b4 Bxg5 19. fxg5 fxe4 20. Bxe4 Bf5 21. Qe1 c4 22. dxc4
Rhf8 23. b5 Nb8 24. Bb4 Rf7 25. Bd5 Re8 26. Qe2 Rg7 27. a4 Qd8
28. a5 Nd7 29. Qg2 e4 30. Rad1 Ne5 31. Rxd4 Nf3+ 32. Rxf3 exf3
33. Qxf3 Qc7 34. a6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "29"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. c4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d3 O-O 6. e4 fxe4
7. dxe4 e5 8. Nge2 d6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. h3 Nc5 11. Be3 Be6
12. b4 Ncd7 13. c5 dxc5 14. bxc5 c6 15. Rb1 Rb8 16. Qa4 a6
17. f4 Ne8 18. Rbd1 Qe7 19. Qc2 Nc7 20. f5 Bc4 21. g4 g5
22. Rf2 h6 23. Ng3 Nf6 24. Rfd2 Nb5 25. Na4 Bf7 26. Nb6 Rbd8
27. Ne2 Rfe8 28. a4 Nd4 29. Nxd4 exd4 30. Rxd4 Nd5 31. Nxd5
cxd5 32. R4d2 Rc8 33. Bf2 dxe4 34. Rd7 Qe5 35. Be3 Re7 36. Qb1
Rxd7 37. Rxd7 Qc3 38. Kf2 Be8 39. Rxb7 Bc6 40. Rb3 Qe5 41. Qc1
Bxa4 42. Rb6 Bb5 43. Qd2 Rxc5 44. Rg6 Rc7 45. f6 Rf7 46. Rxg7+
Rxg7 47. fxg7 Bd3 48. Qb4 Qxg7 49. Qd4 Qf7+ 50. Kg1 Qe6
51. Qd8+ Kf7 52. Qc7+ Ke8 53. Qb6 Kd7 54. Qxe6+ Kxe6 55. Bd2
Kd5 56. h4 Kd4 57. Kf2 gxh4 58. Bxh6 a5 59. Bg7+ Kd5 60. Ke3
a4 61. g5 Ke6 62. Bh3+ Kf7 63. Bb2 Kg6 64. Kf4 e3 65. Kxe3 Bf5
66. Bxf5+ Kxf5 67. Bf6 a3 68. Kf3 a2 69. Kg2 a1=B 70. Bxa1
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "30"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 g6 6. Ngf3 Bg7
7. O-O Nge7 8. Re1 b6 9. e5 Qc7 10. Qe2 h6 11. h4 g5 12. hxg5
hxg5 13. Nxg5 Qxe5 14. Qxe5 Nxe5 15. Ngf3 N5c6 16. c3 Ba6
17. Bf1 Ng6 18. a4 Kd7 19. Rd1 Bf6 20. Rb1 Rh5 21. b4 cxb4
22. cxb4 Bb7 23. b5 Nce5 24. d4 Nc4 25. Bg2 Rc8 26. Nf1 Ne7
27. N1h2 Bg7 28. Ng4 f6 29. Nh4 Nf5 30. Nxf5 Rxf5 31. Rb3 Rh5
32. Nh2 Nd6 33. Nf1 Bh6 34. Bf3 Bxc1 35. Bxh5 Bh6 36. Bg4 Rc4
37. Ra3 f5 38. Be2 Rc2 39. Bd3 Rc8 40. Nh2 Nc4 41. Ra2 Kd6
42. Nf3 Rc7 43. Re1 Bc8 44. Kg2 Bg7 45. Rh1 Bf6 46. Rh6 Rf7
47. Re2 Bd7 48. Kg1 Rf8 49. Rh7 Rc8 50. Rh6 Rf8 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "31"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergei Mushegovic Movsesian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "11"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. Bd2
0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "32"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bf4 Bd6
7. Bg5 Be7 8. Bf4 Bd6 9. Ne5 Ne7 10. e3 Ng6 11. Bg3 Qe7
12. Qh5 O-O 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. f4 Bxe5 15. fxe5 f6 16. O-O fxe5
17. dxe5 Rxf1+ 18. Rxf1 Ndxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Qf3 Be6
21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Ne2 Re8 23. b4 Bf5 24. g4 Be4 25. Qf7+ Kh7
26. Nd4 Qe7 27. Qxe7 Rxe7 28. g5 Kg8 29. h4 Bd3 30. Rf3 Re4
31. Kf2 Rxh4 32. Kg3 Re4 33. a3 Re5 34. Kf4 Re7 35. Kg3 Be4
36. Rf1 Bf5 37. Rf3 Re4 38. Kf2 Rh4 39. Rg3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "33"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. O-O a6 8. b3 Rb8 9. Bb2 b5 10. cxb5 axb5 11. Rc1 b4 12. Na4
Na7 13. d5 e5 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Qc2 c5 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Rxd6
Bb7 18. Rdd1 Rbc8 19. Ne5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nb5 21. Kg1 Nd5 22. e4
Ndc3 23. Rd7 Qf6 24. f4 Nd4 25. Qg2 Nce2+ 26. Kh1 Nxc1 27. Ng4
Qd8 28. Rxd8 Rfxd8 29. Bxc1 Nxb3 30. axb3 Rd1+ 31. Qg1 Rxg1+
32. Kxg1 c4 33. e5 cxb3 34. Bb2 Ra8 35. Nc5 Bf8 36. Nxb3 Ra2
37. Bd4 Ra3 38. Nd2 b3 39. Nf2 Bb4 40. Nc4 Ra4 41. Nb2 Ra1+
42. Kg2 Rc1 43. Nbd3 Rc4 44. Bb2 Ba5 45. Kf3 Rc2 46. Bd4 Rd2
47. Ke3 Rc2 48. Ne4 Kf7 49. Nec5 b2 50. Nxb2 Rxh2 51. Nc4 Be1
52. Nd6+ Ke7 53. Nce4 h5 54. Bc5 Kd7 55. Nf7 Kc6 56. Be7 Kd5
57. Bh4 Ba5 58. Nf6+ Kc4 59. Nd6+ Kb4 60. Nfe4 Bb6+ 61. Kd3
Rh1 62. Ng5 Kc5 63. Nxe6+ Kd5 64. Nf8 g5 65. Bxg5 Bf2 66. Ne4
Bxg3 67. Nxg3 Rh3 68. e6 Rxg3+ 69. Ke2 Kd4 70. e7 Re3+ 71. Kf2
Re4 72. f5 Kd5 73. Ne6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "34"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Rauf Mamedov"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. f4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Nc3 e5
7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. fxe5 Ng4 10. Nd5 Na6 11. Bg5 Re8
12. h3 Nxe5 13. Nf6+ Bxf6 14. Bxf6 Nc4 15. Kf2 Nb4 16. Rc1 Bd7
17. a3 Na6 18. Ne2 Bc6 19. Nc3 Nc5 20. Rhe1 Nxb2 21. e5 Nc4
22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Nb6 24. Ba2 Nbd7 25. Kf3 Nxf6 26. exf6
Nd7 27. g4 Nxf6 28. g5 Nd7 29. Rcd1 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Kf8 31. Rd1
Nc5 32. Kf4 Re8 33. Rd5 b6 34. Kf3 Kg7 35. h4 h6 36. gxh6+
Kxh6 37. h5 Kg7 38. Rg5 Kf6 39. Rd5 Rh8 40. hxg6 fxg6 41. Kg2
Rh5 42. Rd1 Re5 43. Kf3 Rf5+ 44. Kg2 g5 45. Bd5 Rf4 46. Bc6
Rc4 47. Rf1+ Ke5 48. Re1+ Ne4 49. Ba8 Rxc2+ 50. Kf3 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "35"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Grachev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 f5 2. h3 c5 3. c3 Nf6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bf4 Bb7 6. e3 e6
7. a4 Nc6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. c4 Nb4 11. Nc3 Ne4 12. a5
Bf6 13. Nb5 d6 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 e5 16. Bh2 a6 17. dxe5
dxe5 18. Nd6 bxa5 19. Rfd1 Bc8 20. Nxc8 Rxc8 21. e4 f4 22. Bg4
Qxd2 23. Rxd2 Rcd8 24. Be6+ Kh8 25. Bd5 Nc6 26. f3 Nd4 27. Rd3
Rb8 28. Ra2 Ne2+ 29. Kf1 Nc1 30. Rda3 Nxa2 31. Rxa2 a4 32. Bg1
Be7 33. Bf2 Rb4 34. Be1 Rb6 35. Bc3 Bd6 36. Rxa4 Rfb8 37. Ke1
g5 38. Kd1 Kg7 39. Kc2 Kf6 40. Ra1 h5 41. Rh1 Bc7 42. Ra1 Rd6
43. Rh1 a5 44. Ra1 Ra6 45. Ra3 g4 46. hxg4 hxg4 47. Kd3 Kg5
48. Ra1 Rh8 49. fxg4 Rh2 50. Ke2 Rxg2+ 51. Kf3 Rg3+ 52. Kf2
Rh6 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "36"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[ECO "C37"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3
Bh6 7. d4 Qh4 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Nd5 Kd8 10. c3 d6 11. Nxf4 Nge7
12. g3 Qg4 13. Qg2 Bd7 14. h3 Qg8 15. Nh5 Bxc1 16. Raxc1 Qg5
17. g4 Ng6 18. Rce1 Rf8 19. Qg3 Qh4 20. Qxh4+ Nxh4 21. Nf6 Ng6
22. Nxh7 Rh8 23. Ng5 Be8 24. Bxf7 Ke7 25. Kg2 Rf8 26. Bb3 Bd7
27. Kg3 Na5 28. Bf7 Nh8 29. e5 Nxf7 30. exd6+ Kxd6 31. Rf6+
Kd5 32. Nxf7 Nc6 33. b3 Rae8 34. Rc1 Ke4 35. d5 Ne5 36. Re1+
Kxd5 37. Rd1+ Ke4 38. Rf4+ Ke3 39. Re1+ Kd2 40. Rxe5 Bc6
41. Rxe8 Rxe8 42. g5 Re3+ 43. Kh4 Bd7 44. Rd4+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "37"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Savchenko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Bc4 Bf5 6. Nf3 e6
7. Qe2 Nf6 8. Ne5 Nbd7 9. O-O Bb4 10. Nxd7 Kxd7 11. Bd2 Rad8
12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qc7 14. a4 Kc8 15. h3 h5 16. a5 Rh6
17. Ra3 Rg6 18. Kh1 Rh8 19. Bd2 Ng4 20. f4 Nf6 21. Be1 h4
22. Bd3 Qd6 23. Qe5 Qd5 24. Qxd5 Nxd5 25. Bxf5 exf5 26. c4 Nf6
27. Bf2 Ne4 28. d5 c5 29. Kh2 Re8 30. Bxh4 Nd2 31. Rc1 Re2
32. Rg3 Rxg3 33. Kxg3 Ne4+ 34. Kf3 Rxb2 35. g4 g6 36. gxf5
gxf5 37. Be1 Nf6 38. Ke3 Rh2 39. h4 Rh3+ 40. Ke2 Nh5 41. Rc3
Nxf4+ 42. Kd1 Rh1 43. Kd2 Ng6 44. Re3 Kd7 45. Rb3 Kc8 46. Bf2
Ne5 47. Bxc5 Nxc4+ 48. Ke2 Nxa5 49. Re3 b6 50. Be7 Kd7 51. Bf6
Nc4 52. Re7+ Kd6 53. Rxa7 Kxd5 54. Rxf7 b5 55. Rf8 Ke6 56. Bg7
Nd6 57. Rh8 b4 58. Rb8 Rxh4 59. Bf8 Re4+ 60. Kf3 Kd5 61. Rb6
Nc4 62. Rb5+ Ke6 63. Rxb4 Ne5+ 64. Kg2 Re2+ 65. Kf1 Ra2
66. Rb6+ Kd5 67. Rb5+ Ke4 68. Rb4+ Kf3 69. Rb3+ Kg4 70. Bd6
Nc4 71. Rb4 Rc2 72. Bc7 Kf3 73. Rb3+ Ne3+ 74. Ke1 Re2# 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[Round "38"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "165"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5
7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4 Qc7 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 Nc5 11. Nd2 Be6
12. Be2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Bf3 Rac8 15. Re1 Rfd8 16. Nd5 Nxd5
17. exd5 Bf5 18. a5 Nd7 19. c3 Bh7 20. Ra4 Rf8 21. Nc4 f5
22. Nb6 Nxb6 23. Bxb6 Qd7 24. Rb4 Bf6 25. Qb3 Rf7 26. Bh5 g6
27. Be2 Kh8 28. Rc4 Bg8 29. Rxc8 Qxc8 30. c4 e4 31. Qe3 g5
32. b4 Re7 33. Qb3 f4 34. Bg4 Qe8 35. Qd1 Bc3 36. Bd4+ Bxd4
37. Qxd4+ Re5 38. Rxe4 Kg7 39. c5 Bxd5 40. Re2 Kg6 41. Qd3+
Kf6 42. Qd4 dxc5 43. bxc5 Qe7 44. Qc3 Bc6 45. Qd4 Bb5 46. Re1
Qxc5 47. Qd8+ Kg7 48. Rd1 Qe7 49. Qd4 Qc5 50. Qd8 Qe7 51. Qd4
Kg6 52. Qb6+ Bc6 53. Kh2 h5 54. Bd7 g4 55. Bxc6 bxc6 56. Qxc6+
Re6 57. Qc3 Qg5 58. Qc8 g3+ 59. Kh1 Qe7 60. Qg8+ Kh6 61. Qh8+
Kg6 62. Qg8+ Kh6 63. fxg3 Re1+ 64. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 65. Kh2 fxg3+
66. Qxg3 Qxa5 67. Qd6+ Kg7 68. Qe7+ Kg6 69. Qe6+ Kg7 70. h4
Qc7+ 71. Kh3 Qc3+ 72. g3 Qa5 73. Qe7+ Kg6 74. Qe8+ Kf6 75. Qe2
Qf5+ 76. Kh2 a5 77. Qa6+ Ke7 78. Qa7+ Kd6 79. Qb6+ Ke7
80. Qa7+ Kf6 81. Qb6+ Kg7 82. Qa7+ Kg6 83. Qb6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "BNBank Gp1"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.27"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Kateryna Alexandrovna Lahno"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. f4 Nf6 2. d3 d5 3. Nf3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 c5 6. c3 Nc6
7. O-O O-O 8. Na3 Rb8 9. Ne5 Nd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. e4 dxe4
12. dxe4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bg4 14. Re1 Rfd8 15. f5 gxf5 16. h3 Bd1
17. Bf4 e5 18. Bg5 f6 19. Raxd1 fxg5 20. exf5 Rxd1 21. Rxd1
Rd8 22. Rd5 b6 23. Rxd8+ Nxd8 24. Bd5+ Kf8 25. Kf2 e4 26. Ke3
Be5 27. g4 Bf4+ 28. Kxe4 Bc1 29. Nc4 b5 30. Nd6 Bxb2 31. Nxb5
a6 32. Nc7 Bxc3 33. Nxa6 Bd4 34. a4 Ke7 35. Nc7 Bc3 36. Nb5
Bb4 37. Ke5 Nf7+ 38. Bxf7 Kxf7 39. Nd6+ Ke7 40. Nc4 Bc3+
41. Kd5 Bd4 42. a5 Kd7 43. a6 Kc7 44. Ke6 Kc6 45. f6 Bc3
46. Nd6 Kb6 47. a7 1-0

[Event "BNBank Gp1"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.27"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vadims Daskevics"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2461"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Bd7 5. O-O Qc8 6. e4 Bh3
7. Nc3 h5 8. Bxh3 Qxh3 9. Ng5 Qd7 10. h4 Nc6 11. Be3 Nh6
12. d5 Nd8 13. Kg2 Ng4 14. Bd4 f6 15. Nh3 c5 16. dxc6 bxc6
17. f3 Ne5 18. Qe2 Rb8 19. Rab1 O-O 20. Nf4 Qe8 21. Bxa7 Ra8
22. Bg1 e6 23. Nd3 Nd7 24. f4 f5 25. Rbe1 Rxa2 26. exf5 gxf5
27. Nb4 Ra8 28. Qf3 Rc8 29. Ra1 c5 30. Nd3 Nf6 0-1

[Event "BNBank Gp1"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.27"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Abdulla Mohsen"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2185"]
[PlyCount "34"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qxd5 Qxd5
7. cxd5 Nxe5 8. Bf4 Ng6 9. Bg3 Nf6 10. Nc3 a6 11. h4 h5
12. Bd3 b5 13. Nf3 b4 14. Na4 Nxd5 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. O-O-O Be6
17. Rhe1 Rc8+ 1-0

[Event "BNBank Gp1"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.27"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jon Kristian Royset"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2180"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 f5 6. e4 fxe4
7. f3 Qa5 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. Rb1 d6 10. Rb5 Qc7 11. fxe4 O-O 12. e5
dxe5 13. Qe3 b6 14. Nf3 e4 15. Ng5 Qe5 16. Rb3 h6 17. Ne6 Bxe6
18. dxe6 Ng4 19. Qg3 Qxg3+ 20. hxg3 h5 21. Be2 Nc6 22. Bxg4
hxg4 23. Bf4 Rf6 24. Rh4 Rxe6 25. Rxg4 Na5 26. Rb1 Nxc4
27. Rd1 Nb2 28. Rd7 Nd3+ 29. Ke2 b5 30. Be3 a5 31. Rd5 b4
32. Bxc5 bxc3 33. Rxe4 c2 34. Rxe6 c1=Q 35. Rxd3 Qxc5
36. Rxg6+ Kf7 37. Rg4 0-1

[Event "BNBank Gp1"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.27"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Joshua Paul Schmidt"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "26"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 e4 3. b5 d5 4. e3 Nf6 5. g3 h5 6. Bg2 h4
7. Ne2 h3 8. Bf1 Bg4 9. Qc1 Bf3 10. Rg1 Ng4 11. Nd4 Nxh2
12. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 13. Ke2 Nxg1+ 0-1

[Event "BNBank Gp1"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.27"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Kateryna Alexandrovna Lahno"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 c6 5. d3 Bf5 6. h3 e6
7. Qe2 Nf6 8. Bd2 Nbd7 9. Nf3 Bg6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Nf4 Bd6
12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. O-O-O b5 14. Bb3 a5 15. a3 Nc5 16. Ba2 b4
17. d4 Nce4 18. a4 Nxd2 19. Nxd2 Bf4 20. g3 Bxd2+ 21. Rxd2 Qd6
22. h4 Nd5 23. Bc4 Kd7 24. Qf3 Qe7 25. Re1 0-1

[Event "BNBank Gp1"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.27"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vadims Daskevics"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Qa5+ 5. c3 Nf6 6. d5 d6
7. e4 g6 8. Nd2 Bg7 9. Nc4 Qd8 10. a4 O-O 11. Ne2 Na6 12. g4
Nc7 13. Ng3 b6 14. Qd2 Ba6 15. h4 Nd7 16. h5 Bxc4 17. Bxc4 Ne5
18. Be2 e6 19. dxe6 Nxe6 20. Be3 c4 21. f4 Nd3+ 22. Bxd3 cxd3
23. Qxd3 Qc7 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. f5 Nc5 26. Qd5 Be5 27. Kf2 Qb7
28. Qxb7 Nxb7 29. Kf3 Rfe8 30. Rh6 Bg7 31. Rh2 Rac8 32. g5 Be5
33. f6 Re6 34. Bd4 1-0

[Event "BNBank Gp1"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.27"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jon Kristian Royset"]
[ECO "C33"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2180"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Qe2 d5 6. exd5+
Be7 7. d4 O-O 8. Bxf4 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 cxd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. c3
Re8 12. Be3 Qh4+ 13. g3 Qe7 14. Kf2 Bd6 15. Nf3 Bg4 16. Rae1
Nc6 17. h3 Bh5 18. g4 Bg6 19. Qc2 Qf6 20. Bg5 Bxd3 21. Qxd3
Qg6 22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. Nh4 f6 24. Bd2 Kf7 25. Ng2 g5 26. Kf3
Rxe1 27. Nxe1 Re8 28. Nc2 Ne7 29. h4 gxh4 30. Rxh4 Ng6 31. Rh5
Ne7 32. Ne3 Ke6 33. b3 b6 34. c4 dxc4 35. bxc4 Kf7 36. a4 Ng6
37. Nf5 Bf8 38. Rh1 Rc8 39. Rc1 Ba3 40. Rc3 Bb4 41. Rc2 Bxd2
42. Nd6+ Ke6 43. Nxc8 Ba5 44. Nxa7 Kd7 45. c5 bxc5 46. dxc5
Ne5+ 47. Ke4 g6 48. c6+ Kc7 49. g5 1-0

[Event "BNBank Final KO"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Leif Erlend Johannessen"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. g4 O-O 6. Qc2 c5
7. g5 Nfd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nxd5 Nc6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. Nxe7+
Qxe7 12. Nxd4 Nde5 13. Nxc6 Nxc6 14. Bc5 Qxg5 15. Bxf8 Kxf8
16. Qd2 Qf6 17. Bg2 Bf5 18. O-O Rd8 19. Qc3 Nd4 20. Rfe1 Qg6
21. Qg3 Qa6 22. Kh1 Re8 23. e4 Nc2 24. Rec1 Nxa1 25. exf5 Qxa2
26. f6 gxf6 1-0

[Event "BNBank Final KO"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.27"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Leif Erlend Johannessen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. d5 e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. b3 Ne4 11. Nxe4 fxe4
12. Nd4 Bf7 13. Rb1 d5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Ba3 Re8 16. e3 Nd7
17. Qe2 Rc8 18. Rfc1 Qa5 19. Bb2 Ne5 20. Qb5 Qxa2 21. Ba1 Nd3
22. Rf1 Re7 23. f3 Rc5 24. Qa4 Qd2 25. fxe4 Ra5 0-1

[Event "BNBank Final KO"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.27"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Leif Erlend Johannessen"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O b5
7. Nbd2 Bb7 8. Nb3 Nbd7 9. Na5 Qc8 10. Nd4 a6 11. Ndc6 Re8
12. e4 dxe4 13. dxe4 e5 14. Bh3 exf4 15. Rxf4 Bxc6 16. Nxc6
Qb7 17. Bxd7 Qb6+ 18. Kg2 Rxe4 19. Rxe4 Nxe4 20. Qf3 1-0

[Event "BNBank Final KO"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.27"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Simen Agdestein"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. d5 e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. b3 Ne4 11. Nd4 Bf7 12. Rb1
Re8 13. Bb2 Nd7 14. Nc2 Ndf6 15. Ne3 a5 16. a4 Qe7 17. Qd2
Red8 18. Rfd1 d5 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Ncxd5 Nxd5 1-0

[Event "BNBank Final KO"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.27"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Simen Agdestein"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 Ne4 4. Bf4 Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qc8
7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. Bg3 O-O 11. Ne2 Nc6
12. Qd1 e5 13. O-O Na5 14. Bd3 e4 15. Bc2 Re8 16. Bb3 Bg4
17. Qc2 Nxb3 18. axb3 a6 19. c4 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Qd7 21. Ra5 c6
22. f4 f5 23. Rd1 Bc7 24. Raa1 Qf7 25. Be1 h6 26. Bc3 g5
27. g3 gxf4 28. gxf4 Kh7 29. d5 cxd5 30. Rxd5 Rad8 31. Rad1
Rxd5 32. Rxd5 Rd8 33. Qd2 Rxd5 34. cxd5 Qg6+ 35. Kf1 Bb6
36. Bd4 Bxd4 37. Qxd4 Qd6 38. Ke2 Kg6 39. Kd2 a5 40. Kc3 b5
41. h4 Qa3 42. Qb6+ Kh5 43. Qxb5 a4 44. Kd4 Qc1 45. Ke5 Qd2
46. d6 Qc3+ 47. Kxf5 Qd4 48. Qe2+ 1-0

[Event "BNBank Final KO"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.27"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Simen Agdestein"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. c4 Bg7 5. b4 Nc6 6. Bb2 Nxb4
7. Nh3 Nh5 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 e6 10. e4 Nc6 11. e5 d6 12. f4
dxe5 13. dxe5 Na5 14. Qa4 Qd4+ 15. Nf2 Nxc4 16. Nb5 Qxb2
17. Qxc4 Bd7 18. Nxc7 Rac8 19. Rab1 Qa3 20. Bxb7 Nxg3 21. hxg3
Qxg3+ 22. Bg2 Rf7 23. Rb3 Qh4 24. Bb7 Bxe5 25. Bxc8 Bxf4
26. Nh3 Bh2+ 27. Kxh2 Qxc4 28. Bxd7 Qxc7+ 29. Nf4 Rxd7 0-1

[Event "BNBank Final KO"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.27"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Simen Agdestein"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 c6 5. Nf3 d5 6. O-O Bd6
7. b3 Qe7 8. a4 a5 9. Ba3 b6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Qc1 Na6 12. Na3
O-O 13. Rd1 Bb7 14. Nc2 Ne4 15. Nce1 f4 16. Nd3 fxg3 17. hxg3
c5 18. Qe3 Rad8 19. cxd5 exd5 0-1

[Event "BNBank Final KO"]
[Site "Oslo NOR"]
[Date "2010.11.27"]
[EventDate "2010.11.27"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Simen Agdestein"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 f5 2. h4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 e6 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 Ne4
7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. c3 Nc6 11. Bb5 Nd8
12. a3 Nf7 13. Nf4 b6 14. Ba4 Ba6 15. Bc2 Rad8 16. Bd3 Bc8
17. Qc2 Nf6 18. a4 a5 19. b3 Bb7 20. h5 Rc8 21. O-O cxd4
22. exd4 Ne4 23. c4 Qd6 24. Qc1 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2010.12.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6
7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.h3 h6 11.b3 Kc8 12.Bb2 b6
13.Rad1 Ne7 14.Rfe1 c5 15.Ne2 Ng6 16.h4 Be7 17.e6 Bxe6 18.h5
Nh4 19.Nf4 Nxf3+ 20.gxf3 Bd6 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Rxe6 Rf8 23.Bxg7
Rf5 24.Re8+ Kb7 25.Rxa8 Kxa8 26.Bxh6 Rxh5 27.Be3 Kb7 28.c4 Kc6
29.Kg2 Rh2+ 30.Kf1 Rh1+ 31.Ke2 Rxd1 32.Kxd1 Kd7 33.Bg5 Ke6
34.a4 c6 35.a5 bxa5 36.Kc2 a4 37.bxa4 Kf5 38.Be3 a6 39.Kd3 Be7
40.Ke2 Bf8 41.Kf1 Be7 42.Kg2 Bd6 43.Kh3 Be7 44.Kg3 Bf6 45.Bxc5
Bd8 46.Be3 Be7 47.Kg2 Bd8 48.Kf1 Bc7 49.Ke2 Bd8 50.Kd3 Ba5
51.Kd4 Bb6+ 52.Kd3 Ba5 53.Ba7 Be1 54.Bb6 Kf4 55.Be3+ Ke5
56.Bc5 Kf4 57.Ke2 Ba5 58.Ba7 Kf5 59.Ke3 Be1 60.Bb6 Bc3 61.Bc7
Be1 62.Bd6 Bc3 63.f4 Be1 64.Be5 Ba5 65.Bd4 Bb4 66.Be5 Bc5+
67.Bd4 Bb4 68.Ba7 Bc3 69.Kd3 Be1 70.Be3 Ba5 71.Kd4 Bb6+ 72.Kc3
Ba5+ 73.Kd3 Bc7 74.Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2010.12.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.d4
Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.dxc5 dxc5 10.Ne5 Qc7 11.Bf4 Nh5 12.Qd2 g5
13.Bxg5 Qxe5 14.Rad1 f6 15.Bh6 Ng7 16.Bf4 Qh5 17.Bd6 Re8
18.Qf4 Nd7 19.g4 Qf7 20.Rd3 e5 21.Qh6 Qg6 22.Qxg6 hxg6 23.Be4
Kf7 24.f4 exf4 25.Bd5+ Ne6 26.Bxf4 Nb6 27.Be5 Nxd5 28.cxd5 Nf8
29.Rxf6+ Kg8 30.Bd6 Kg7 31.Rf4 g5 32.Rf2 b6 33.Rdf3 Ng6
34.Rf7+ Kh6 35.h3 Ba6 36.R2f6 Bxe2 37.Be7 Bc4 38.Rd6 Bxd5
39.Bxg5+ Kxg5 40.Rxd5+ Kh4 41.Rf3 Re5 42.Rxe5 Nxe5 43.Rf5 Nd3
44.Kh2 Rh8 45.a4 Rh6 46.Kg2 a5 47.Kf3 Nb2 48.Kf4 Nxa4 49.c4
Nc3 50.Ke3 a4 51.Kd3 Nd1 52.Rf8 Kxh3 53.g5 Rd6+ 54.Ke4 Kg4 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2010.12.10"]
[EventDate "2010.12.06"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "David Howell"]
[ECO "D72"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6
7. Ne2 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. d5 e6 10. Nec3 Na6 11. a4 Nb4 12. Be3
Bd4 13. Bxd4 cxd4 14. Na2 Nxa2 15. Rxa2 e5 16. b3 Bd7 17. f4
f6 18. Raf2 Qe7 19. a5 Nc8 20. fxe5 Qxe5 21. Nd2 Nd6 22. Nf3
Qxe4 23. Re2 Qxd5 24. Ne5 Qxe5 25. Rxe5 fxe5 26. Bd5+ Kg7
27. a6 Bc6 28. Rxf8 Rxf8 29. Qe1 Bxd5 30. Qxe5+ Rf6 31. Qxd5
bxa6 32. Qxd4 h5 33. Qxa7+ Nf7 34. h4 Kg8 35. Qe7 Kg7 36. b4
Rf5 37. Qc7 Rf6 38. Kg2 Kg8 39. Qc8+ Kg7 40. Qc7 Kg8 41. Qc8+
Kg7 42. Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2010.12.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1.c4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d6 4.Nc3 g6 5.e3 Bg7 6.Nge2 O-O 7.O-O
e5 8.b3 Nbd7 9.d3 c6 10.Ba3 Qc7 11.Qd2 Re8 12.Rae1 Nc5 13.h3
e4 14.dxe4 Nfxe4 15.Qc2 Nxc3 16.Nxc3 Be6 17.Rd1 Rad8 18.Bb2
Bf7 19.Rd2 a5 20.Rfd1 Be5 21.Ne2 a4 22.b4 Nd7 23.Bd4 Nb6
24.Bxb6 Qxb6 25.Rb1 Qc7 26.Nd4 Rc8 27.Rc1 Qe7 28.Rd3 c5
29.bxc5 Rxc5 30.Qxa4 Rec8 31.Rb1 Rxc4 32.Qd1 b6 33.Nb5 R4c5
34.Nxd6 Bxd6 35.Rxd6 Bxa2 36.Ra1 Rc1 37.Rxc1 Rxc1 38.Rxg6+
hxg6 39.Qxc1 Qd6 40.h4 Bf7 41.h5 Kh7 42.hxg6+ Kxg6 43.Qc2 b5
44.g4 Qe5 45.gxf5+ Kg7 46.Qe4 Qd6 47.Qh4 Bc4 48.Bf3 Qf6
49.Qxf6+ Kxf6 50.Be4 Ba2 51.f4 b4 52.Kf2 b3 53.Bd5 Kxf5 54.Kf3
Kf6 55.e4 Kg6 56.Ke3 Kh5 57.Kd4 Kg4 58.f5 Kg5 59.Ke5 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2010.12.12"]
[EventDate "2010.12.06"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nigel Short"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 e4 10. dxc6 exf3 11. g3 Re8 12. d4
Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd2 Qd6 16. h3 Bh5 17. Qc2
Bg5 18. Ne4 Qxc6 19. Nxg5 hxg5 20. Qf5 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Re8
22. Re5 Rxe5 23. dxe5 Bg6 24. Qxg5 Qe4 25. Qd8+ Kh7 26. Qh4+
Qxh4 27. gxh4 f6 28. exf6 gxf6 29. Bd5 a5 30. b4 axb4 31. cxb4
Bd3 32. Kh2 Bc4 33. Be4+ Kh6 34. a3 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2010.12.14"]
[EventDate "2010.12.06"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Luke McShane"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. g3 e5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3
Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Re8 10. d3 Bf8 11. Bb2 a5
12. b5 Nd4 13. Nd2 c6 14. bxc6 Nxc6 15. Nc4 Be6 16. Nxb6 Qxb6
17. Rb1 Qa6 18. Bc1 Rac8 19. Re1 b6 20. Bd2 Red8 21. a4 Nd4
22. Nb5 Bc5 23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24. Be3 Rc5 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Rc1
Qc8 27. Rxc5 Qxc5 28. Qa1 Rc8 29. h4 Qc3 30. Bb7 Rc7 31. Be4
f5 32. Bf3 Bb3 33. Kf1 Kf8 34. e3 Qxd3+ 35. Kg2 Qc3 36. Qa3+
Ke8 37. Qd6 Rd7 38. Qe5+ Re7 39. Qb5+ Kf8 40. Qxf5+ Rf7
41. Qe5 Rxf3 42. Kxf3 Qxe1 43. Qb8+ Ke7 44. Qc7+ Kf6 45. Qd8+
Kf7 46. Qd7+ Kf8 47. Qd8+ Kf7 48. Qc7+ Kf6 49. Qd8+ Kf7
50. Qc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2010.12.15"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2040"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.Re1 Bd6
13.d3 Bf5 14.Qf3 Qh4 15.g3 Qh3 16.Bxd5 cxd5 17.a4 Rae8 18.Bd2
Bg4 19.Qxd5 Rd8 20.d4 b4 21.Be3 bxc3 22.bxc3 Bxg3 23.Qg2 Bc7
24.Qxh3 Bxh3 25.Nd2 Rd6 26.Kh1 Ba5 27.Rac1 Be6 28.Bf4 Rc6
29.Re3 Rd8 30.Kg2 h6 31.Ne4 Bd5 32.f3 Rc4 33.Nc5 Bb6 34.Nxa6
Bxd4 35.Rd3 Bf6 36.Nb4 Bb7 37.Rxd8+ Bxd8 38.Rd1 Ba5 39.Bd2 g5
40.h3 Rc5 41.Re1 Rf5 42.Re3 h5 43.Nc2 Kf8 44.Nd4 Rd5 45.Bc1
Bb6 46.Ba3+ Kg7 47.Re7 Bxd4 48.Rxb7 Bxc3 49.Bc1 Kg6 50.Rb5
Rxb5 51.axb5 Bd4 52.Bd2 Bb6 53.Be1 Kf5 54.Bf2 Bxf2 55.Kxf2 Ke6
56.f4 f6 57.b6 Kd7 58.Kf3 Kc6 59.fxg5 fxg5 60.Ke4 Kxb6 61.Kf5
g4 62.hxg4 hxg4 63.Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.15"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Nbd7
7.e3 c5 8.dxc5 Qa5 9.Rc1 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 O-O 11.Nd4 Qxc5 12.Bd3
Ne4 13.Bf4 Nb6 14.Qc2 h6 15.f3 Nf6 16.g4 Re8 17.Kf2 Nc4 18.h4
Bxg4 19.Bxc4 dxc4 20.fxg4 Nxg4+ 21.Kf3 Ne5+ 22.Bxe5 Rxe5
23.Kf2 Rae8 24.Rh3 b5 25.Rg1 Re4 26.Qd1 b4 27.Qf3 Rxe3
28.Rxg7+ Kxg7 29.Qg4+ Kf8 30.Rxe3 Rxe3 31.Kxe3 bxc3 32.Ke2
Qe5+ 33.Kd1 Qh2 34.Ne2 Qd6+ 35.Qd4 Qxd4+ 36.Nxd4 Kg7 37.Nc6 a6
38.Nb8 a5 39.a4 Kf6 40.Nc6 Ke6 41.Nxa5 Kd5 42.Kc2 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.16"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A89"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 e5 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. b3
d5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Ba3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc6
17. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.17"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "185"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3
d6 8.a4 Rb8 9.d4 Bb6 10.axb5 axb5 11.Na3 O-O 12.Nxb5 Bg4 13.d5
Ne7 14.Bc2 Qd7 15.Na3 Nexd5 16.h3 Bh5 17.exd5 e4 18.Bg5 Bxf3
19.Qd2 e3 20.Bxe3 Bxe3 21.fxe3 Be4 22.Rxf6 Bxc2 23.Rf4 Bg6
24.Nc4 Ra8 25.Na5 Rfe8 26.Ra3 Be4 27.c4 g5 28.Rf1 g4 29.h4 Qe7
30.Qf2 Bg6 31.b4 h5 32.Rc3 Qe5 33.Rb3 Qe4 34.Rc3 Qe5 35.Rfc1
Be4 36.Qf4 g3 37.Qxe5 Rxe5 38.Ra3 Kg7 39.Rf1 Ree8 40.Rfa1 Re5
41.Nb3 Rxa3 42.Rxa3 Bxd5 43.Nd2 Be6 44.e4 Bg4 45.Rxg3 f5
46.Re3 Re8 47.Kf2 Ra8 48.exf5 Ra2 49.Rd3 Bxf5 50.Rd5 Be6
51.Rg5+ Kh6 52.Ke3 Ra3+ 53.Kd4 Ra1 54.g3 Rd1 55.Kc3 Rg1 56.b5
Rc1+ 57.Kd3 Bf7 58.Nb3 Rd1+ 59.Ke2 Rb1 60.Nd4 Bxc4+ 61.Kd2 d5
62.Nf5+ Kh7 63.Rxh5+ Kg6 64.Rg5+ Kf6 65.Ne3 Rb2+ 66.Kd1 Be2+
67.Kc1 Rxb5 68.Kd2 Rb2+ 69.Kc3 Rb5 70.Nxd5+ Kf7 71.Re5 Bg4
72.Re7+ Kf8 73.Re4 Bf5 74.Nxc7 Rc5+ 75.Rc4 Re5 76.Rf4 Ke7
77.Kd4 Ra5 78.Nd5+ Ke6 79.Nc3 Ra8 80.g4 Bh7 81.Ke3 Rc8 82.Ne2
Ke5 83.Ra4 Rb8 84.Nd4 Rb1 85.Ra5+ Kf6 86.Kf4 Rf1+ 87.Nf3 Bc2
88.Kg3 Rb1 89.Ra6+ Kg7 90.Nd4 Bd3 91.Rd6 Kf7 92.Kf4 Ra1 93.h5
1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.18"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4+ 6.Nc3 Ne4
7.Qd3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Be7 9.Nb5 Nc6 10.Bf4 e5 11.Bc1 O-O 12.Bg2 d6
13.Ba3 Qa5 14.O-O Rd8 15.Bb4 Qb6 16.a4 Na5 17.Rfd1 Be6 18.Bxa5
Qxa5 19.Bxb7 Rab8 20.Bd5 Rbc8 21.Qf3 Bxd5 22.Rxd5 Qa6 23.Qe4
Rc6 24.c5 Rxc5 25.Rxc5 dxc5 26.Qxe5 Qb7 27.Rb1 Bf6 28.Qf5 Qc6
29.Nxa7 Qxa4 30.Qxc5 Qa2 31.Re1 Qd2 32.Kf1 Bxc3 33.Rb1 Bd4
34.Qe7 Bxa7 35.Qxa7 Qd5 36.Kg1 Qa8 37.Qxa8 Rxa8 38.Rb5 f6
39.h4 Re8 40.Kf1 g6 41.g4 Re4 42.f3 Ra4 43.Rb8+ Kg7 44.Rb7+
Kg8 45.Kf2 Ra5 46.Kg3 h6 47.Rd7 h5 48.gxh5 Rxh5 49.e4 g5
50.hxg5 Rxg5+ 51.Kf4 Ra5 52.Rc7 Kf8 53.Rd7 Kg8 54.Rd5 Ra3
55.Kg4 Re3 56.Rd7 Kf8 57.Ra7 Kg8 58.f4 Rxe4 59.Kf5 Re8 60.Kg6
f5 61.Rg7+ Kh8 62.Rh7+ Kg8 63.Rg7+ Kh8 64.Rf7 Kg8 65.Rxf5 Re7
66.Rg5 Rf7 67.Kh6+ Kf8 68.f5 Rf6+ 69.Kh5 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.20"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Ne4 7.Bd2
Nxd2 8.Qxd2 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Qb6 10.Nc2 Be7 11.O-O O-O 12.Rab1 d6
13.b4 Rd8 14.Kh1 Bd7 15.Ne3 Bf8 16.b5 Na5 17.f4 Qc7 18.Rfc1
Rac8 19.Ne4 b6 20.Rc2 h6 21.Rf1 f5 22.Nf2 g6 23.Nd3 Bg7
24.Rfc1 Be8 25.Nd1 Qe7 26.Qb4 Rc7 27.e4 fxe4 28.Bxe4 Qf6
29.Bf3 Bf7 30.N1f2 Qd4 31.Ne5 Bxe5 32.fxe5 Qxe5 33.Ng4 Qg7
34.Rd1 h5 35.Nf2 Qe5 36.Re1 Qd4 37.Rd1 Qe5 38.Re1 Qf5 39.Be4
Qc5 40.Qb2 Qg5 41.Bd3 e5 42.Ne4 Qe7 43.Rf1 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.21"]
[EventDate "2011.01.15"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Erwin L'Ami"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b5
7.cxb5 c6 8.Bg5 cxb5 9.e3 Bb7 10.Nf3 h6 11.Bh4 a6 12.Bd3 d6
13.O-O Nbd7 14.Rfc1 Qb6 15.Qc7 Rfc8 16.Qxb6 Nxb6 17.Bg3 Rxc1+
18.Rxc1 Rc8 19.Rxc8+ Nxc8 20.h3 Ne4 21.Bh2 Kf8 22.Ne1 Nd2
23.f3 f5 24.Nc2 Ke7 25.Kf2 Nb6 26.Ke2 Nb3 27.Nb4 Na5 28.Bc2
Nac4 29.Nd3 a5 30.Bg3 Nd5 31.Bf2 g5 32.g4 a4 33.e4 fxe4
34.fxe4 Ndb6 35.e5 Be4 36.exd6+ Kxd6 37.Bg3+ Ke7 38.Kd1 Bxd3
39.Bxd3 Nxb2+ 40.Ke2 Nd5 41.Be4 Nc3+ 42.Kf3 b4 43.Be1 Nbd1 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.22"]
[EventDate "2011.01.15"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan Smeets"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6
8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.g3 Bb7 12.Bg2 Qb6 13.exf6
c5 14.d5 O-O-O 15.O-O b4 16.Na4 Qb5 17.a3 exd5 18.axb4 cxb4
19.Bf4 Bh6 20.Qd2 Bxf4 21.Qxf4 Bc6 22.Qd4 Kb8 23.Rfe1 Rhe8
24.Re7 Qa5 25.Rxf7 Bxa4 26.Bxd5 Qc5 27.Qf4+ Ne5 28.Be4 Rd7
29.Rg7 Bb5 30.Rxd7 Bxd7 31.Bg6 Rf8 32.Re1 Qd6 33.Qxe5 Rxf6
34.Qxd6+ Rxd6 35.Bf7 Rd2 36.Bxc4 Rxb2 37.h4 Bg4 38.Kg2 a5
39.Re5 Rc2 40.Rb5+ Kc7 41.Bd5 Rd2 42.Bf7 Bd7 43.Rxa5 Bc6+
44.Kf1 Bf3 45.Ra1 Kd6 46.Bb3 Rd3 47.Rb1 Kc5 48.Ke1 Kb5 49.Bd1
Bxd1 50.Rxd1 Rc3 51.h5 b3 52.Kd2 Rc8 53.Rc1 Rf8 54.f4 Kb4
55.Rh1 Ka3 56.Ke3 b2 57.g4 Rc8 58.Rb1 Ka2 59.Rxb2+ Kxb2 60.h6
Kc3 61.g5 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.23"]
[EventDate "2011.01.15"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3
Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.g4 Be6 10.g5 Nfd7 11.h4 Nb6 12.Qd2 N8d7 13.f4
exf4 14.Bxf4 Ne5 15.O-O-O Rc8 16.Kb1 Qc7 17.h5 Rfe8 18.Ka1 Bf8
19.Nd4 Qc5 20.g6 Nec4 21.Bxc4 Nxc4 22.Qd3 fxg6 23.hxg6 h6
24.Qg3 Qb6 25.Bc1 Qa5 26.Rdf1 Ne5 27.Nd5 Bxd5 28.exd5 Qxd5
29.Bxh6 gxh6 30.g7 Be7 31.Rxh6 Nf7 32.Qg6 Nxh6 33.Qxh6 Bf6
34.Qh8+ Kf7 35.g8=Q+ Rxg8 36.Qxf6+ Ke8 37.Re1+ 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.25"]
[EventDate "2011.01.15"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 b6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3
Ne4 8.Qc2 Bb7 9.e3 d6 10.Bd3 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 f5 12.d5 Na6 13.h4
Qf6 14.Bxe4 fxe4 15.Qxe4 Qxc3+ 16.Ke2 Nc5 17.Qg6+ Ke7 18.Rac1
Qf6 19.Qxf6+ Kxf6 20.Rhd1 exd5 21.cxd5 Ba6+ 22.Ke1 Rae8 23.Rc3
Re4 24.Rd4 Rhe8 25.Ra3 Bc8 26.hxg5+ hxg5 27.Rxa7 R8e7 28.Kf1
Bg4 29.Nd2 Rxd4 30.exd4 Nd3 31.f3 Bf5 32.a3 Nf4 33.Bxf4 gxf4
34.Ne4+ Bxe4 35.fxe4 Rxe4 36.Rxc7 Rxd4 37.Rc6 Ke5 38.Rxb6 Rd1+
39.Ke2 Ra1 40.Rb3 Kxd5 41.g3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.26"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6
12. Qd2 e5 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Bh6 Bb7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. d5 f5
17. f3 Rf7 18. exf5 c4 19. Bc2 gxf5 20. Rad1 f4 21. g3 Qd6
22. gxf4 exf4 23. Kh1 Re8 24. Rg1+ Kf8 25. Be4 Bc8 26. Nd4 Qf6
27. Ne6+ Bxe6 28. dxe6 Qxe6 29. Bd5 Qh3 30. Bxf7 Qxf3+ 31. Rg2
Kxf7 32. Qd7+ Kf6 33. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.28"]
[EventDate "2011.01.15"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 Ne7 7.Nge2 Bg4
8.f3 Bf5 9.Ng3 Bg6 10.Bg5 Qb6 11.Qd2 Nd7 12.a3 f6 13.Be3 Qb3
14.cxd5 Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Qxd5 16.Rc1 Nb6 17.Ne2 fxe5 18.dxe5 Qxe5
19.Bd4 Qc7 20.Qg5 Bf5 21.g4 hxg4 22.fxg4 Be4 23.Rh3 Be7
24.Qxg7 Rh7 25.Qe5 Qxe5 26.Bxe5 Bxh4+ 27.Ng3 Nd7 28.Bd4 Bf3
29.g5 Bg4 30.g6 Rh6 31.Rxh4 Rxh4 32.Rc3 Bf3 33.Rxf3 Rxd4
34.Bh3 Ne5 35.Rf6 Nd3+ 36.Ke2 Nf4+ 37.Ke3 e5 38.Rf7 Rd3+
39.Ke4 Rxg3 40.Bd7+ Kd8 41.Bf5 Nxg6 42.Rg7 Rb8 43.b4 b5
44.Bxg6 Rg5 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.29"]
[EventDate "2011.01.15"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7
7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 11.c3 Rxe1 12.Qxe1
Nf5 13.Bd3 d5 14.Bf4 c6 15.Nd2 Nh4 16.Qe2 Bf5 17.Bxf5 Nxf5
18.Nf3 Qe7 19.Re1 Qxe2 20.Rxe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.30"]
[EventDate "2011.01.15"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c5 5.d5 d6 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Nf3 e6
8.O-O exd5 9.cxd5 Re8 10.a4 a6 11.Re1 Ne4 12.Ra3 Nxc3 13.bxc3
Nd7 14.c4 Rb8 15.a5 b5 16.axb6 Rxb6 17.Bf4 Qc7 18.e4 Rb4
19.Bf1 a5 20.Bd2 Ne5 21.Nxe5 Bxe5 22.Bc3 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.12"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E47"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Ne2 d5
7. cxd5 cxd4 8. exd4 Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bc2 Nf6 11. Bg5 Be7
12. a3 Qa5 13. Qd2 h6 14. Bh4 Rd8 15. Rfd1 Bd7 16. b4 Qh5
17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Nf4 Qb5 20. d5 Ne5 21. Bb3 Rac8
22. Qe1 Qb6 23. dxe6 Bxe6 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Ng5 Bxg5 26. Qxe5
Kh8 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Rf1 a5 29. Qe4 axb4 30. Bc2 Kg8
31. axb4 Bf6 32. Bb3 Rd4 33. Qg6 Kf8 34. b5 Rd6 35. Qh5 Rd3
36. Bc4 Rd4 37. Qe2 Qc5 38. Bxe6 Qe5 39. Qxe5 Bxe5 40. g3 Rb4
41. Rd1 Rxb5 42. Rd7 Rb6 43. Bf5 Ke8 44. Rc7 Kd8 45. Rd7+ Ke8
46. Rc7 Kd8 47. Rf7 Ke8 48. Bg6 Kd8 49. Be4 Ke8 50. Rxb7 Rxb7
51. Bxb7 Kf8 52. Kg2 g5 53. Kf3 Kg7 54. Kg4 Bc7 55. h4 Bb6
56. f3 Bf2 57. hxg5 hxg5 58. Kxg5 Bxg3 59. f4 Bxf4+ 60. Kxf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.12"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 Nbd7
7. Bd2 dxc4 8. a4 c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. exd4 Nb6 11. Bd3 Nbd5
12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. O-O Nb4 14. Bxb4 Bxb4 15. Bxh7 g6 16. Bxg6
fxg6 17. Qxg6+ Kf8 18. Ne5 Qe7 19. Rac1 Qh7 20. Qg3 Ke8 21. d5
Bd6 22. Rfe1 Bd7 23. h3 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Rg8 25. Qe3 Rg6 26. dxe6
Bc6 27. Rxc6 bxc6 28. Qe4 Qg7 29. Qxc6+ Ke7 30. Qc5+ Ke8
31. Qc6+ Ke7 32. Re3 Ra7 33. Qc5+ Ke8 34. Qc6+ Ke7 35. Qb6
Rxg2+ 36. Kf1 Rg1+ 37. Ke2 Ra8 38. Qb7+ Kd6 39. Rd3+ Kxe6
40. Qc6+ 1-0

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.13"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nf3 Bg7
7. Ne5 O-O 8. O-O Ng4 9. Nd3 Bxd4 10. h3 Nf6 11. Bh6 Re8
12. e3 Bb6 13. Nc3 Nc6 14. Na4 Bc7 15. Rc1 Bd6 16. Nc3 e6
17. Nb5 Bf8 18. Bf4 Nh5 19. Bc7 Qd7 20. Qa4 a6 21. Bb6 Nb4
22. Nxb4 Qxb5 23. Qxb5 axb5 24. Bc5 Nf6 25. a3 Bxc5 26. Rxc5
Bd7 27. Rfc1 Red8 28. f3 Ne8 29. e4 dxe4 30. fxe4 Nd6 31. e5
Nc4 32. Bxb7 Rab8 33. Rc7 Na5 34. Be4 Be8 35. Bd3 Kg7 36. R1c2
Nc4 37. Rc5 Rd4 38. Bxc4 bxc4 39. R5xc4 Rd1+ 40. Kg2 Ba4
41. Rf2 Rbd8 42. Rc7 Be8 43. Rfc2 Ba4 44. Rf2 Be8 45. Rfc2
R8d4 46. Kf3 Rf1+ 47. Ke3 Rdd1 48. Rd2 Rfe1+ 49. Re2 Rg1
50. Kf3 Bb5 51. Rf2 Rde1 52. Rc5 Ba4 53. Nc2 Rc1 54. b4 Rgd1
55. Rc7 Rd5 56. Ke4 Be8 57. Re7 Rd8 58. Nd4 Kf8 59. Ra7 Re1+
60. Ne2 Bb5 61. Rfxf7+ Kg8 62. Rg7+ Kf8 63. Rxh7 Rxe2+ 64. Kf4
Rf2+ 65. Ke3 Re2+ 66. Kf4 Rf2+ 67. Ke3 Re2+ 68. Kf3 Kg8
69. Rag7+ Kf8 70. Rc7 Kg8 71. Rc4 Bxc4 0-1

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.13"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E77"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nc6
7. O-O e5 8. d5 Nd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Nb5 Re8 11. Re1 Ng4
12. h3 a6 13. hxg4 axb5 14. cxb5 Qh4 15. g3 Qxg4 16. Qxg4 Bxg4
17. Bf4 Bf3 18. b6 g5 19. Bxg5 Re5 20. Bh4 cxb6 21. Rac1 Rae8
22. Bb5 Rf8 23. Bd3 Bh6 24. Rc4 f5 25. Rxd4 fxe4 26. Rexe4
Bxe4 27. Bxe4 Bc1 28. Rc4 Bxb2 29. f3 Ba3 30. Rc7 Rf7 31. Rc8+
Kg7 32. g4 Rxe4 33. fxe4 Rf4 34. Rc7+ Kg6 35. Kg2 Rxg4+
36. Bg3 Rxe4 37. Rxb7 Rb4 38. Kf3 Rb5 39. Bf2 Rxd5 40. Rxb6
Kf5 41. Rb3 Ra5 42. Be1 Ra4 43. Bf2 Bc5 44. Bxc5 dxc5 45. Rb5
Rc4 46. a4 Rc3+ 47. Ke2 Ke4 48. a5 c4 49. Rh5 Rc2+ 50. Kd1 Ra2
51. Rxh7 Rxa5 52. Kc2 c3 53. Rh4+ Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.14"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5
7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bg5 dxe4 9. dxe4 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5
12. Nbd2 Qf6 13. Nc4 Nf4 14. b4 Bb6 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Nd2 Be6
17. f3 h5 18. a4 Red8 19. Rae1 Ne7 20. Bf2 h4 21. Be3 h3
22. g3 Ng2 23. Re2 c6 24. Bd3 b5 25. a5 Rd7 26. Bb6 Nc8
27. Bc5 Qd8 0-1

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.14"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 a6 6. Bd3 c4
7. Be2 Bd6 8. c3 Ne7 9. b3 b5 10. a4 Bb7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bb2
Nbc6 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Bf1 Rae8 15. g3 Bc8 16. Bg2 Bf5 17. axb5
axb5 18. bxc4 bxc4 19. Nf1 Ra8 20. Ne3 Bd3 21. Bf1 Bxf1
22. Nxf1 Rxa1 23. Qxa1 Qb7 24. Re2 Ra8 25. Qc1 h6 26. Ne3 Ra2
27. Kf1 Qb3 28. Nd1 Qa4 29. Qb1 Na5 30. Ne1 Qb3 31. Nc2 Nac6
32. Na1 Qa4 33. Ne3 Nd8 34. Nac2 Qb3 35. Na1 Qa4 36. Nac2 Ne6
37. f4 h5 38. Bc1 Qb3 39. Qxb3 cxb3 40. Ne1 Nc7 41. Bb2 Nb5
42. Nd3 Ba3 43. Nd1 Nc6 44. Nc1 Bxb2 45. Nxb3 g6 46. Rc2 Kg7
47. Rxb2 Rxb2 48. Nxb2 Nxc3 49. Kf2 Kf6 50. Nd3 Kf5 51. Kf3
Nb5 52. Ke3 Nd6 53. h3 f6 54. Kf3 Nb5 55. g4+ hxg4+ 56. hxg4+
Ke6 57. Ke3 Nd6 58. Ndc5+ Ke7 59. Na4 Ne4 60. Nac5 Nd6 61. Na4
Ne4 62. Nac5 Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.15"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vugar Gashimov"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 Nb4
12. Ne5 Bd7 13. Be3 Bc6 14. a5 a6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Rdc1 Qc7
17. Na4 Nfd5 18. Bd2 Rfb8 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Nf4 21. Qe4
Nbd5 22. b3 Ng6 23. Qe2 Qb7 24. Ra4 Rd8 25. g3 Nge7 26. Rb1
Nf5 27. Bd3 Qd7 28. Bc2 Nc7 29. Rd1 Nb5 30. Qe4 h5 31. Bg5
Qxd1+ 32. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 33. Kg2 Rd5 34. Rc4 Ra7 35. Qf3 f6
36. Be3 Rad7 37. Re4 Re7 38. Bf4 Nfd4 39. Qd3 Nf5 40. Qf3 Nfd4
41. Qd3 Nf5 42. Qc2 e5 43. Be3 Red7 44. Qe2 g6 45. Qc4 Kg7
46. f4 Nxe3+ 47. Rxe3 Rd2+ 48. Re2 e4 49. Kf2 f5 50. Rxd2
Rxd2+ 51. Ke1 Rd5 52. h3 Kf6 53. g4 h4 54. b4 Rd8 55. gxf5
gxf5 56. Qe2 Nc3 57. Qh5 Rd1+ 58. Kf2 Rd2+ 59. Ke1 Rd1+
60. Kf2 Rd2+ 61. Ke1 Rd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.15"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vugar Gashimov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "152"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Ne4
7. Qg4 g6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nxc3 10. Bd3 b6 11. h4 Ba6
12. h5 g5 13. f4 gxf4 14. Bxf4 Kd7 15. Bd2 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4
17. Qxe4 Kc8 18. Nf3 Bb7 19. Qf4 Rh7 20. O-O-O Qd5 21. Qg4 Kd7
22. Qg8 Qa2 23. Bc3 Be4 24. Bb2 Qc4 25. Rd2 Na6 26. Qg4 Bd5
27. Rd3 Qc6 28. Nd2 Rf8 29. Rc3 Qb7 30. Re3 b5 31. Ne4 Bxe4
32. Rxe4 c6 33. Bc3 Qc8 34. Rf1 Rg8 35. Qh3 Nc7 36. Ref4 Rgg7
37. Bb4 Nd5 38. R4f2 Qg8 39. Bc5 a5 40. Qd3 a4 41. g4 Qd8
42. c4 Qg5+ 43. Rd2 bxc4 44. Qxc4 Qe3 45. Qa6 Nc7 46. Qxa4
Rxg4 47. Qc2 Rg2 48. d5 Qxd2+ 49. Qxd2 Rxd2 50. Kxd2 exd5
51. Be3 Ne6 52. Rf6 Rg7 53. Bxh6 Rg2+ 54. Ke1 Ke7 55. Rf2 Rg1+
56. Rf1 Rg3 57. Rh1 Rxa3 58. Bc1 Ra1 59. Kf2 Ra2+ 60. Kg3 Kf8
61. h6 Kg8 62. Rf1 Ra7 63. Rd1 Rd7 64. Kg4 c5 65. Kf5 Kh7
66. Be3 d4 67. Bf2 c4 68. Ke4 c3 69. Kd3 Nc5+ 70. Kc4 c2
71. Rc1 d3 72. Be3 Ne4 73. Kb3 d2 74. Bxd2 Rxd2 75. Rxc2 Rxc2
76. Kxc2 Kxh6 0-1

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.17"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. Nbd2
exd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nf1 Bf6 15. Be3 Bb7 16. Ng3 g6 17. Rc1
Rc8 18. Bb1 Re8 19. Qd2 Qa5 20. e5 cxd4 21. Rxc6 Qxd2 22. Bxd2
Bxc6 23. exf6 Bxf3 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. gxf3 d5 26. b3 Ne5
27. Kf1 Nxf3 28. Bb4 Re6 29. Ne2 Rxf6 30. Kg2 Kg7 31. Kg3 g5
32. Kg2 Nh4+ 33. Kf1 Rc6 34. Ba3 Nf3 35. Bb4 Kf6 36. Kg2 Nh4+
37. Kg3 Ke5 38. Bd2 Rf6 39. f4+ gxf4+ 40. Bxf4+ Rxf4 41. Nxf4
Ng6 42. Nxg6+ fxg6 43. Bd3 b4 44. Kg4 a5 45. h4 Kf6 46. Kf4 h6
47. Kg4 Kf7 48. Kf3 Kg7 49. Kg3 Kf7 50. Kg4 Kg7 51. h5 g5
52. Kf5 Kf7 53. Be2 Ke7 54. Ke5 1-0

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.17"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. cxd5
Nxg5 7. Nxg5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. Qe3+ Kf8 10. Qf4 Bf6 11. h4 h6
12. Nf3 Kg7 13. g3 c6 14. Bg2 Na6 15. O-O-O Qc7 16. Qe3 Bf5
17. Ne5 Rae8 18. f4 Bd8 19. Qf3 h5 20. Bh3 f6 21. Bxf5 fxe5
22. Bc2 exd4 23. Rxd4 Bf6 24. Qd3 Qf7 25. e4 Nc5 26. Qe3 dxe4
27. Rd6 Nd3+ 28. Bxd3 exd3 29. Qxd3 Rd8 30. Re1 Rxd6 31. Qxd6
Re8 32. Rxe8 Qxe8 33. Kd2 Kf7 34. Kd3 Bxc3 35. bxc3 Qe6
36. Qc7+ Qe7 37. Qb8 Qd7+ 38. Kc2 b6 39. Qa8 Qf5+ 40. Kc1 Qd7
41. f5 gxf5 42. Qh8 Qd3 43. Qxh5+ Kg7 44. Qg5+ Kf7 45. Kb2
Qb5+ 46. Kc2 Qd5 47. Kb2 Qb5+ 48. Kc1 Qd3 49. Kb2 Qb5+ 50. Kc2
1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.18"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 c6
7. O-O Nbd7 8. e4 e5 9. h3 Qb6 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8
12. Re2 Nc5 13. Be3 Qa6 14. Bf4 Qxc4 15. Rc2 Nfxe4 16. Nxe4
Qxd4 17. Nxd6 Rd8 18. Rd2 Qb4 19. Rc1 Ne6 20. Be3 Qa5 21. Qb3
Qxd2 22. Bxd2 Rxd6 23. Be3 Nd4 24. Qb4 Rd8 25. Kh2 a5 26. Qe7
Bd7 27. Bxd4 Bxd4 28. Rd1 Be6 29. Qxb7 Rab8 30. Qc7 Rdc8
31. Qxc8+ Rxc8 32. Rxd4 Bxa2 33. Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.18"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Ne2 Re8 8. O-O Bf8 9. Bd2 b6 10. Rc1 c5 11. Nf4 Ba6 12. Qf3
Bxd3 13. Nxd3 Nc6 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Rfd1 c4 16. Nf4 Ne5
17. Qh3 Rb8 18. Rc2 Nd3 19. Qf3 d4 20. exd4 Rxb2 21. Rxb2 Nxb2
22. Rc1 Qxd4 23. Be3 Qe5 24. g3 Nd3 25. Nxd3 cxd3 26. Bd2 Qd4
27. Rb1 Qc4 28. Rb3 Bb4 29. Kg2 a5 30. Nb1 Rd8 31. Bxb4 axb4
32. Nd2 Qc2 33. Qf4 Nd5 34. Qh4 f6 35. Qc4 Qxd2 0-1

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.19"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c3 d6 6. Bd3 e5
7. Ne2 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. f4 Qe7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nf3 Bg4 12. Qd2
Nd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Rxf3 c5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. f5 c4 17. Bxc4
Qc5+ 18. Rf2 Nf6 19. Bd5 Rad8 20. Ng3 gxf5 21. Qe2 fxe4
22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Rd2 24. Raf1 Rxb2 25. Nf5 Kh8 26. Qh4
Rxf2 27. Rxf2 Qxc3 28. Nxg7 Kxg7 29. Qf6+ Kh7 30. Qe7 Qc8
31. Rf6 b6 32. Qxe5 Qc5+ 33. Qxc5 bxc5 34. Rc6 Re8 35. Rxc5
Re7 36. Kf2 Kg7 37. a4 Kg6 38. Ra5 h5 39. Kg3 f6 40. Kf3 Rc7
41. Ke4 h4 42. Kf3 Rc3+ 43. Kf2 Rc2+ 44. Kg1 Rc1+ 45. Kh2 Rc7
46. g4 Rc2+ 47. Kg1 Rc3 48. Kg2 Rc2+ 49. Kh1 Rc1+ 50. Kg2 Rc2+
51. Kg1 Rc1+ 52. Kg2 Rc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.19"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2817"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3
7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 g6 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. Nf3 Nc6
12. dxc5 Qa5 13. Qf4 Qxc5 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. Rhb1 O-O-O 16. Rb5
Qe7 17. Rab1 b6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. R5b4 g5 20. Qe3 Qc5 21. f4
gxf4 22. Rxf4 Rhg8 23. g3 Qxe3+ 24. Kxe3 Rg5 25. Rxf7 Rxe5+
26. Kf4 Rh5 27. g4 Rxh2 28. Rxa7 Rd7 29. Ra6 Kc7 30. Kg3 Rd2
31. Rbxb6 Bb7 32. Rxb7+ Kxb7 33. Rxe6 Rc7 34. Rxh6 Rxc3
35. Kf4 Rf2+ 36. Ke5 Rg2 37. Rg6 Ra3 38. Kxd5 Rxa2 39. Be4 Re2
40. c4 Rad2+ 41. Ke5+ Kc7 42. Kf5 Rf2+ 43. Kg5 Rd4 44. Bd5 Kd7
45. Kh6 Re2 46. Rg7+ Kd6 47. g5 Re5 48. Rf7 Rh4+ 49. Kg6 Rg4
50. Rf5 Rg1 51. Kf6 Rxf5+ 52. Kxf5 Rf1+ 53. Kg6 Ke5 54. Kg7
Rf4 55. g6 Kf5 56. Bf7 Rd4 57. c5 Rd8 58. c6 Rc8 59. Bd5 Rc7+
60. Kh6 Kf6 61. Kh5 Ra7 62. Bf7 Kg7 63. Kg5 Ra5+ 64. Kf4 Rc5
65. Be8 Rxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.20"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. Nb5 Na6 5. c4 e6 6. Nf3 dxc4
7. g3 Bd7 8. Nc3 Bc6 9. Bg2 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Nb4 12. b3
cxb3 13. Qxb3 Nbd5 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Qd7 16. Nxd5 Nxd5
17. Rc4 a5 18. Rfc1 Ra6 19. Rc5 a4 20. Qa3 Rb6 21. Bxd5 exd5
22. R5c2 Rf7 23. Qe3 h6 24. h3 Rb4 25. f3 Qe6 26. Qd3 Bb5
27. Qd2 Rc4 28. Kh2 c6 29. Rg1 Qe7 30. g4 f4 31. Rxc4 Bxc4
32. Rg2 Qg5 33. a3 b5 34. Qa5 c5 35. Qb6 b4 36. axb4 cxb4
37. Qxb4 Bb3 38. Qd6 Kh7 39. Qb4 Ra7 40. Qb6 Qe7 41. g5 hxg5
42. h4 a3 43. Rxg5 a2 44. Rh5+ Kg8 45. Qb8+ Kf7 46. Qxb3 Qd8
47. Qd3 a1=Q 48. Qf5+ Ke7 49. Rh7 Qg8 50. Bxg7 Qxh7 51. Qxh7
Qe1 52. Be5+ Ke8 53. Qg8+ Ke7 54. Qg7+ Ke8 55. Qg6+ Rf7
56. Qe6+ Kf8 57. Bd6+ Kg7 58. Be5+ Kf8 59. Qc8+ Ke7 60. Qc7+
Ke8 61. Qc6+ Ke7 62. Qb7+ Ke8 63. Qc8+ Ke7 64. Qc5+ Ke8
65. Qc6+ Ke7 66. Qd6+ Ke8 67. Qe6+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.20"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 Nh5 8. Nh2 Na6 9. Ng4 Qe8 10. Ne3 Kh8 11. a3 f5 12. b4
Nf6 13. Bd3 c5 14. Rb1 f4 15. Nf1 Bd7 16. Nh2 Qe7 17. Bd2 g5
18. Ng4 Ng8 19. h4 gxh4 20. Nh2 Bf6 21. Nb5 Rf7 22. Be2 Nh6
23. Ng4 Nxg4 24. Bxg4 Rg7 25. Bxd7 Qxd7 26. Qf3 cxb4 27. axb4
Nc7 28. Na3 Rag8 29. Rh2 b6 30. Kf1 Ne8 31. Ra1 Qc8 32. Rc1
Qd7 33. Nc2 Be7 34. Ne1 Nf6 35. Bc3 Rc8 36. Qe2 Qe8 37. Nf3
Qg6 38. Re1 Ng4 39. Rh3 a5 40. bxa5 b5 41. a6 Bd8 42. Ra1 Bb6
43. Nxh4 Qg5 44. Be1 Rxc4 45. Nf5 Rg8 46. Nxd6 Rc7 47. Qf3 Bd4
48. Rc1 Ra7 49. Rc6 b4 50. Nb5 Rf7 51. a7 b3 52. Nxd4 exd4
53. Qd3 Ne5 54. Qxd4 Qxg2+ 55. Ke2 Qg4+ 56. f3 Qg7 57. Bc3 Re7
58. Rh5 Nxc6 59. dxc6 b2 60. Qxg7+ Rexg7 61. Bxb2 1-0

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.22"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "D72"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6
7. Ne2 c5 8. d5 O-O 9. O-O e6 10. Nec3 Na6 11. a4 exd5
12. exd5 Nc4 13. Na3 Ne5 14. h3 Nb4 15. Be3 b6 16. Qe2 Bf5
17. Rfd1 Qd7 18. Kh2 Rae8 19. Qd2 h5 20. Bh6 h4 21. g4 Bxg4
22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. hxg4 h3 24. Be4 Nxg4+ 25. Kh1 f5 26. Bf3 Qd6
27. Bxg4 fxg4 28. Rg1 Qf6 29. Rg3 Qxf2 30. Qxf2 Rxf2 31. Rd1
Rf4 32. Nab5 Re7 33. d6 Rd7 34. Re3 Nc6 35. Nd5 Rf2 36. Rg3
Ne5 37. Ne3 Rf4 38. Rd5 Kf6 39. b3 a6 40. Nc7 Re4 41. a5 bxa5
42. Nxa6 1-0

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.22"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bb5 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 a6 13. Rb3 Qe7 14. Ba4 b5 15. Bxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Qd8
17. Qc3 Qa5 18. Nc7+ Kd8 19. Nxa8 Qxa8 20. O-O Qa4 21. Kh1 Be7
22. Rfb1 f6 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Rb6 Qxa2 25. Re1 Qc4 26. Rbxe6
Bb4 27. Bxf6+ Nxf6 28. Qxf6+ Kc7 29. Re7+ Bd7 30. Qe5+ Kc6
31. Qxh8 Bxe7 32. Qa8+ Kc7 33. Qa7+ Kd8 34. Qb8+ Bc8 35. Qe5
Bc5 36. f5 Qxc2 37. f6 Qf5 38. Qe8+ Kc7 39. Rc1 Kb6 40. f7 d4
41. Qd8+ Kb5 42. Qc7 1-0

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.23"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "247"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bb5 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 a6 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. Rb3 Qe7 15. Rxb7 Qh4+ 16. Bf2
Qd8 17. O-O Qc8 18. Rb3 Qc4 19. Ne2 Be7 20. Rfb1 O-O 21. Rb7
Qc8 22. Qc3 Bd8 23. Qxc8 Bxc8 24. Rb8 Rxb8 25. Rxb8 Bc7
26. Ra8 Bd7 27. Ra7 Rc8 28. Nc3 g5 29. g3 gxf4 30. gxf4 Kg7
31. f5 Kh6 32. Be3+ Kh5 33. Ne2 Kg4 34. Nd4 exf5 35. Kg2 f4
36. h3+ Kg5 37. Bf2 Bf5 38. Bh4+ Kg6 39. Rxa6+ Be6 40. Nxe6
fxe6 41. Rc6 Kh5 42. Bf6 Rg8+ 43. Kf3 Ba5 44. Kxf4 Bd2+
45. Kf3 Re8 46. Rc7 Ra8 47. Ke2 Bf4 48. Rc6 Rxa2 49. Kd3 Ra3+
50. c3 Ra2 51. Kd4 Kg6 52. Rxe6 Kf5 53. Re8 Rd2+ 54. Kc5 Rd3
55. Bg7 Rxc3+ 56. Kd4 Rxh3 57. Rf8+ Kg4 58. e6 Re3 59. Kxd5
Bg5 60. Be5 Ra3 61. Bd6 Re3 62. Rf7 h5 63. e7 Bxe7 64. Bxe7 h4
65. Rg7+ Kh5 66. Kd4 Re6 67. Kd5 Re2 68. Bf6 Re3 69. Rg5+ Kh6
70. Rg8 h3 71. Bd4 Ra3 72. Ke4 h2 73. Rh8+ Kg6 74. Rxh2 Ra4
75. Rf2 Ra8 76. Rg2+ Kf7 77. Rg7+ Ke6 78. Rg6+ Kf7 79. Rh6 Ra4
80. Rd6 Ke7 81. Rc6 Kd7 82. Rh6 Ke7 83. Kd5 Ra5+ 84. Bc5+ Kf7
85. Rc6 Ra8 86. Ke5 Ra1 87. Rf6+ Kg7 88. Bf8+ Kg8 89. Bh6 Re1+
90. Kf5 Rg1 91. Bg5 Rf1+ 92. Bf4 Kg7 93. Rb6 Kf7 94. Rb7+ Kf8
95. Ra7 Rf2 96. Ke5 Kg8 97. Bg5 Rf7 98. Ra6 Kg7 99. Bf6+ Kg6
100. Rc6 Ra7 101. Bd8+ Kf7 102. Kf5 Ke8 103. Bf6 Kd7 104. Rc4
Ra5+ 105. Be5 Ra7 106. Rc2 Rb7 107. Rd2+ Kc6 108. Ke6 Rb5
109. Bd4 Rh5 110. Rc2+ Kb5 111. Be5 Kb4 112. Kd5 Kb3 113. Rb2+
Ka3 114. Rb8 Rg5 115. Kd4 Ka4 116. Bd6 Rb5 117. Rc8 Kb3
118. Rc3+ Kb2 119. Kc4 Rh5 120. Rf3 Rh4+ 121. Bf4 Rg4
122. Rf2+ Ka3 123. Kc3 Ka4 124. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.23"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4
7. Qd3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. Bf4 Nc6 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O g5
12. Bc1 Ne5 13. Qc2 Nxc4 14. e4 Qa5 15. Rb1 Na3 16. Bxa3 Qxa3
17. e5 d5 18. f4 gxf4 19. Rxf4 f5 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Rbf1 Qe7
22. Qf2 Bg7 23. Qe3 Bd7 24. Bxd5 Rxf4 25. Rxf4 Qc5 26. Bxe6+
Bxe6 27. Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Kg2 Qxc3 29. Nf3 Qc2+ 30. Kh3 Qc8
31. Qxc8+ Rxc8 32. Rf7 Rb8 33. Ng5 a5 34. Ne6 Bb2 35. Kg4 a4
36. Kf5 b5 37. Ra7 a3 38. Ng5 Rf8+ 39. Ke4 Re8+ 40. Kd3 Rd8+
41. Kc2 Rd5 42. Rxh7+ Kg8 43. Rh5 b4 44. g4 Rd2+ 45. Kb3 Bc3
46. Ne4 Rb2+ 47. Kc4 Rxa2 48. Nxc3 bxc3 49. Kxc3 Rg2 50. Ra5
Rxg4 51. Rxa3 Rh4 52. Rb3 Rh3+ 53. Kb4 Rxb3+ 54. Kxb3 Kg7
55. h4 Kg6 56. h5+ Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Rapid)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.24"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Kh8 11. Rb1 Nd7 12. b4
f5 13. f3 f4 14. Nb5 b6 15. Qc2 a4 16. Rd1 g5 17. g4 h5 18. h3
Rf6 19. Bb2 Rh6 20. Kg2 Ng6 21. Rh1 Bf8 22. Kf2 Nf6 23. c5
dxc5 24. Nc4 Bd6 25. Bc3 Kg7 26. Qb2 cxb4 27. axb4 Qe7
28. Rbg1 Bd7 29. Nbxd6 cxd6 30. h4 hxg4 31. hxg5 Nxe4+
32. fxe4 Rxh1 33. Rxh1 f3 34. Nxb6 g3+ 35. Kxf3 Rf8+ 36. Ke3
Qxg5+ 37. Kd3 Bb5+ 38. Kc2 Rf2 39. Bd2 Rxe2 40. Qc3 g2 41. Rg1
a3 42. Kc1 Rxd2 43. Qxd2 a2 44. Kc2 Qxd2+ 45. Kxd2 Bf1 0-1

[Event "20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)"]
[Site "Monaco MNC"]
[Date "2011.03.24"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Bxf6 gxf6 6. Bd3
Bg6 7. h4 e6 8. Nge2 Nd7 9. g4 Qb6 10. h5 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 c5
12. Qb5 Rc8 13. Qxb6 Nxb6 14. O-O-O Rg8 15. Rdg1 Nc4 16. Nd1
cxd4 17. exd4 b5 18. f4 Bb4 19. Rh3 Ke7 20. Rd3 Rc6 21. Rg2 a5
22. g5 f5 23. Ng1 Bd6 24. Rf2 Rgc8 25. Rg3 b4 26. Ne3 Nxe3
27. Rxe3 Bxf4 28. Rxf4 Rxc2+ 29. Kd1 Rc1+ 30. Kd2 R8c2+
31. Kd3 Rxb2 32. Re2 Rc3# 0-1

[Event "Nakamura - Ponomariov Match"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2011.05.17"]
[EventDate "2011.05.16"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "185"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2
g5 13. g4 h5 14. h3 Rf6 15. Nd3 Rh6 16. Kg2 c5 17. dxc6 Nxc6
18. c5 dxc5 19. Nxc5 Nd4 20. Bc4+ Kh7 21. Nb3 Nf6 22. Nxd4
exd4 23. e5 hxg4 24. hxg4 Nxg4 25. fxg4 Bxe5 26. Rh1 Qd7
27. Ne4 Rxh1 28. Qxh1+ Kg7 29. Qh5 Qxg4+ 30. Qxg4 Bxg4
31. Nxg5 d3 32. Bxd3 Rd8 33. Be2 Bf5 34. Rd1 Rxd1 35. Bxd1
Bxb2 36. Bxa7 Kf6 37. Nf3 Bd3 38. Kf2 Bc1 39. Bb3 Be4 40. Ke2
Ke7 41. Bb8 Be3 42. Be5 Kd7 43. Ng5 Bc6 44. Bc4 Bc1 45. Nf3
Be3 46. Bc3 Kd6 47. Bb4+ Kc7 48. Ne5 Be8 49. Bd5 Bh5+ 50. Kd3
Bc1 51. Bc5 b5 52. Ke4 Bd2 53. Nf3 Bg6+ 54. Ke5 Be3 55. Bxe3
fxe3 56. Kd4 e2 57. Ke3 Kd6 58. Bg8 Kc5 59. Kxe2 Bh5 60. Ke3
Kb4 61. Nd4 Bg6 62. Kd2 Kc5 63. Nc2 Bf5 64. Kc3 Be4 65. a3 Kb6
66. Nd4 Ka5 67. Bb3 Bg2 68. Bc2 Bf1 69. Nb3+ Ka4 70. Nd2+ Kxa3
71. Bb3 Bd3 72. Kxd3 Kb2 73. Be6 Kc1 74. Nb3+ Kb2 75. Kd2 b4
76. Kd3 Ka3 77. Kc4 Ka4 78. Bf5 Ka3 79. Nc5 Kb2 80. Kxb4 Ka2
81. Kc3 Ka1 82. Nb3+ Ka2 83. Be4 Ka3 84. Bb1 Ka4 85. Nd4 Ka5
86. Kc4 Kb6 87. Nb5 Kb7 88. Bf5 Kc6 89. Bc8 Kb6 90. Bd7 Kb7
91. Kc5 Ka6 92. Nd6 Ka5 93. Nb7+ 1-0

[Event "Nakamura - Ponomariov Match"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2011.05.18"]
[EventDate "2011.05.16"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qd3 Qd7 11. Nd2 a5
12. Re1 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. Nb3 c5 15. Qf3 O-O 16. Be3 c4
17. Nd4 Rb8 18. Re2 Rb6 19. Rd2 c5 20. Ne2 Bb7 21. Qh5 g6
22. Qh6 Re8 23. Nf4 Bf8 24. Qh3 Qxh3 25. gxh3 Rxe5 26. Rad1
Kg7 27. Nxd5 Rd6 28. Nc7 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Be7 30. Ne8+ Kf8
31. Nd6 Bxd6 32. Rxd6 Rd5 33. Rxd5 Bxd5 34. Bxc5+ Ke8 35. Bb6
Bc6 36. Bxa5 Bxa4 37. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura - Ponomariov Match"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2011.05.19"]
[EventDate "2011.05.17"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O
Na6 8.Re1 c6 9.Be3 Ng4 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bh4 Qe8 12.c5 dxc5 13.dxe5
Nxe5 14.Nxe5 fxe5 15.Bxa6 bxa6 16.Qd6 c4 17.Rad1 Be6 18.Bg3
Rf7 19.Bxe5 Bg4 20.Bxg7 Bxd1 21.Bf6 Bg4 22.e5 Qd7 23.Ne4 Bf5
24.Qb4 Bxe4 25.Rxe4 Re8 26.f3 Rxf6 27.exf6 Rxe4 28.fxe4 Qd4+
29.Kf1 Qxe4 30.Qb7 Qf5+ 31.Ke2 Qxf6 32.Qb8+ Kf7 33.Qxa7+ Ke6
34.Qb7 Qe5+ 35.Kf3 Qf5+ 36.Ke3 Qc5+ 37.Kf3 c3 38.Qc8+ Kd5
39.bxc3 Qxc3+ 40.Kg4 Qd4+ 41.Kh3 Qe3+ 42.Kh4 Qe7+ 43.Kg3 Qg5+
0-1

[Event "Nakamura - Ponomariov Match"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2011.05.20"]
[EventDate "2011.05.17"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Bd3
Bxd3 8.Qxd3 Nf6 9.Nge2 Nh5 10.Bxb8 Rxb8 11.f3 O-O 12.O-O f5
13.a3 a6 14.b4 Qd7 15.Rae1 Rbe8 16.Nc1 a5 17.bxa5 Bxa3 18.Nxd5
Bxc1 19.Nb6 Qe6 20.Rxc1 Qxe3+ 21.Qxe3 Rxe3 22.d5 cxd5 23.Nxd5
Re5 24.Rfd1 Nf6 25.Nxf6+ gxf6 26.Rd7 Rf7 27.Rcc7 Rxd7 28.Rxd7
Rxa5 29.Rxb7 Ra1+ 30.Kf2 Ra2+ 31.Kg3 f4+ 32.Kxf4 Rxg2 33.h4
Rh2 34.Kg4 Rh1 35.f4 Rh2 36.Rc7 Rh1 37.Ra7 Rh2 38.Ra1 Kg7
39.Ra5 Rh1 40.Ra2 Kg6 41.f5+ Kh6 42.Ra6 Rg1+ 43.Kf4 Rf1+
44.Kg4 Rg1+ 45.Kh3 Kg7 46.Ra7+ Kg8 47.Ra8+ Kf7 48.Ra7+ Kg8
49.Ra8+ Kg7 50.Ra7+ Kg8 51.Ra8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura - Ponomariov Match"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2011.05.21"]
[EventDate "2011.05.17"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O
Na6 8.Re1 c6 9.Be3 Ng4 10.Bg5 Qc7 11.h3 exd4 12.Nxd4 Qb6
13.Bxg4 Bxg4 14.hxg4 Bxd4 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.Rxe3 Nc5 17.Qd2 Rad8
18.Rd1 Rfe8 19.b3 a5 20.Qd4 Rd7 21.g3 Qd8 22.f4 f6 23.Kg2 Qe7
24.Rde1 Qe6 25.Kf3 Rg7 26.Nd1 h5 27.Nf2 Rh7 28.Rd1 Rd7 29.gxh5
gxh5 30.Rh1 Rh7 31.Rh4 b6 32.Kg2 d5 33.cxd5 cxd5 34.e5 f5
35.Nh3 Ne4 36.Rxe4 dxe4 37.Ng5 Qd7 38.Qc4+ Kh8 39.Qe2 Rh6
40.e6 Rexe6 41.Nxe6 Qxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura - Ponomariov Match"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2011.05.22"]
[EventDate "2011.05.17"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.Qc2 Bd6
7.Bxd6 Qxd6 8.e3 Qg6 9.Qxg6 hxg6 10.b4 a6 11.f3 Nd7 12.Bd3 Ne7
13.Nge2 g5 14.Kf2 Nf6 15.g4 Kd8 16.Kg3 Bd7 17.a4 Nc8 18.h3 Re8
19.Kf2 Nd6 20.a5 Re7 21.Rac1 Nfe8 22.Ng3 g6 23.h4 gxh4 24.Rxh4
f5 25.gxf5 Nxf5 26.Nxf5 gxf5 27.Rh8 Rb8 28.Na4 Kc7 29.Nb6 Be6
30.Rf8 Rf7 31.Rxf7+ Bxf7 32.Bxf5 Nd6 33.Bd3 Rh8 34.Rg1 Kd8
35.Na4 Nc4 36.Nc5 Rh2+ 37.Rg2 Rxg2+ 38.Kxg2 Kc7 39.Bxc4 dxc4
40.Na4 Be8 41.Nc3 b6 42.e4 Kb7 43.Kf2 c5 44.bxc5 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Ponomariov Match (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2011.05.24"]
[EventDate "2011.05.24"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "186"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 d6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c4 O-O
7. Nc3 c6 8. d5 e6 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. b3 Na6 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Qc2
Qe7 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. e3 Nb4 15. Qb1 a5 16. Ng5 Bc8 17. Ne2
Ng4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nf3 Qf6 20. a3 Na6 21. b4 Be6 22. Rc1
axb4 23. axb4 Bf7 24. Ned4 c5 25. bxc5 dxc5 26. Nb5 b6 27. h3
Ne5 28. Nxe5 Qxe5 29. Qa2 Nb4 30. Qa7 Qb8 31. Qxb8 Rxb8
32. Nd6 Red8 33. Nxf7 Kxf7 34. Rfd1 Ke7 35. e4 f4 36. Rxd8
Rxd8 37. gxf4 Nd3 38. Rb1 Nxf4 39. Rxb6 Rd4 40. Bf1 h5 41. f3
Rd2 42. h4 Ne6 43. Bh3 Nf4 44. Bf1 Rc2 45. e5 Ne6 46. Bd3 Rc3
47. Bxg6 Rxf3 48. Rb7+ Kf8 49. Be4 Re3 50. Bd5 Rxe5 51. Kf2
Ke8 52. Kf3 Kf8 53. Rh7 Ng7 54. Kf4 Re1 55. Kg5 Rg1+ 56. Kf6
Ne8+ 57. Kf5 Rf1+ 58. Kg5 Rg1+ 59. Kh6 Ng7 60. Be4 Kf7 61. Rh8
Rg4 62. Bd5+ Kf6 63. Rf8+ Ke5 64. Rf7 Nf5+ 65. Kxh5 Rxh4+
66. Kg5 Rf4 67. Be6 Nd4 68. Bd5 Nf3+ 69. Kg6 Rg4+ 70. Kh5 Rh4+
71. Kg6 Nd2 72. Rf5+ Kd4 73. Be6 Ne4 74. Rd5+ Kc3 75. Kf5 Kb4
76. Rd1 Nc3 77. Re1 Rh5+ 78. Kf6 Na4 79. Ke7 Nb2 80. Re4 Rh7+
81. Kd6 Rh6 82. Kd5 Nd1 83. Rf4 Nb2 84. Re4 Na4 85. Ke5 Rh1
86. Rf4 Rd1 87. Rf8 Nb2 88. Rb8+ Kc3 89. Kf6 Ra1 90. Rb5 Nd3
91. Bf5 Ra6+ 92. Ke7 Rc6 93. Kd7 Rh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Ponomariov Match (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2011.05.24"]
[EventDate "2011.05.24"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3
O-O 7. Nd2 Re8 8. e4 Nd7 9. Ne2 Nf8 10. O-O Ne6 11. Kh1 c5
12. Nc4 f6 13. Ne3 a5 14. a4 Nd4 15. Ng3 Be6 16. Nef5 Bf8
17. f4 Bxf5 18. exf5 exf4 19. Ne4 Nxf5 20. Rxf4 Nd4 21. Bxd4
cxd4 22. Rf5 Ra6 23. Qf3 Rc6 24. Qf2 Bd6 25. Rxa5 Be5 26. Rc5
Rxc5 27. Nxc5 Qd5 28. Ne4 Re6 29. Re1 g6 30. g4 Kg7 31. Qf3 c6
32. Re2 Re7 33. Nd2 Qc5 34. Ne4 Qd5 35. h3 b5 36. a5 b4 37. g5
f5 38. Nd2 Qxa5 39. Qxc6 Bd6 40. Rxe7+ Bxe7 41. Nf3 Qa1+
42. Kg2 Qc3 43. Qc4 Kf8 44. h4 Bc5 45. Kf1 Ke7 46. Ke2 Kd6
47. Qf7 Qxc2+ 48. Nd2 Ke5 49. Qc7+ Kd5 50. Qxh7 Ke5 51. Qc7+
Ke6 52. Qc6+ Ke5 53. Qxg6 Kf4 54. Qc6 Qc1 55. Qf3+ Ke5
56. Nc4+ 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Ponomariov Match (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2011.05.25"]
[EventDate "2011.05.24"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 e6 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5
7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e4 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 a6 10. a4 Bb4 11. Bd3 c5
12. axb5 axb5 13. O-O c4 14. Be2 Rc8 15. d5 Qb6 16. dxe6 fxe6
17. e5 Nd5 18. Bg3 O-O 19. Ng5 Rf5 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Bg4 Ne3
22. Bxf5 Nxf5 23. Nf3 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Nc5 25. Rfd1 h5 26. Ra7 h4
27. Bf4 Qg6+ 0-1

[Event "Nakamura-Ponomariov Match (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2011.05.25"]
[EventDate "2011.05.24"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 a6 6. bxa6 Bg7
7. Bg2 d6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Nf3 Nxa6 10. O-O Bf5 11. Re1 Ne4
12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Nd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qa5 15. e4 Nb4 16. a3 Nd3
17. Re3 Qa6 18. Qc2 Nb4 19. Qd1 c4 20. Rb1 Nd3 21. Nxc4 Nxf2
22. Kxf2 Qxc4 23. b3 Qd4 24. Qd3 Rfc8 25. Kg2 Qb6 26. b4 Rc3
27. Qe2 Raxa3 28. Rxc3 Rxc3 29. b5 Qc5 30. Bd2 Rc2 31. b6 Qd4
32. b7 Rxd2 33. b8=Q+ Bf8 34. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 35. Kh3 Qe2 36. Qc8
h5 37. Rb8 Kh7 38. Qxf8 Qf1+ 39. Kh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ICC blitz tourney 1247 (3 0)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2011.06.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Robert Hovhannisyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. O-O Nf6
7. c4 Qd8 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Ne5 Nxe5
12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qh5 h6 15. Re3 Qg5 16. Qxg5
hxg5 17. b4 a5 18. b5 Rad8 19. Rae1 Nc5 20. Bc2 Rd4 21. Rh3 g6
22. Bb3 Rfd8 23. Rhe3 Rg4 24. Rg3 Rxg3 25. hxg3 Rd3 26. Re3
Rxe3 27. fxe3 Nd3 28. Na4 Kf8 29. Kf1 Ke7 30. Ke2 Nxe5 31. c5
bxc5 32. Nxc5 Bxg2 33. Bc2 Bd5 34. a4 Kd6 0-1

[Event "ICC blitz tourney 1247 (3 0)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2011.06.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Robert Hovhannisyan"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "157"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Ne2 O-O 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. d3 Be6 8. e4 Qe7 9. O-O Nd7 10. Ng3 g6 11. Nd2 Ba3
12. Qc1 Bxb2 13. Qxb2 a5 14. a4 f6 15. Qc3 Qc5 16. Qxc5 Nxc5
17. f4 exf4 18. Rxf4 Kg7 19. d4 Nd7 20. Ngf1 c5 21. d5 Bf7
22. Ne3 Ne5 23. Nec4 Nxc4 24. Nxc4 b6 25. g4 Rae8 26. Nd2 g5
27. Rf3 Bg6 28. Re1 Re7 29. Rfe3 Rfe8 30. h3 h5 31. Kg2 hxg4
32. hxg4 Rh8 33. Rh1 Rxh1 34. Kxh1 f5 35. gxf5 Bxf5 36. Kg2
Bg6 37. Kg3 Kf6 38. c4 Bh5 39. Re1 Ke5 40. Rh1 Rh7 41. Nf3+
Kf6 42. e5+ Kf5 43. e6 Kf6 44. Rf1 Bxf3 45. Rxf3+ Ke5 46. Rf7
Rh1 47. Rxc7 Re1 48. Rc6 Re3+ 49. Kg4 Kf6 50. Rxb6 Re4+
51. Kf3 Kf5 52. Rb8 g4+ 53. Kf2 Kf4 54. Rf8+ Kg5 55. d6 Rxe6
56. d7 Rd6 57. d8=Q+ Rxd8 58. Rxd8 Kf4 59. Rd5 g3+ 60. Kg2 Ke4
61. Rxc5 Kd4 62. Rxa5 Ke4 63. Rb5 Kd4 64. a5 Kc3 65. a6 Kd4
66. a7 Kc3 67. a8=Q Kd4 68. Qd5+ Kc3 69. c5 Kc2 70. c6 Kc3
71. c7 Kb2 72. Rc5 Ka3 73. c8=Q Kb2 74. b4 Ka3 75. b5 Kb4
76. b6 Ka4 77. b7 Kb4 78. b8=Q+ Ka4 79. Qxg3 1-0

[Event "ICC blitz tourney 1247 (3 0)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2011.06.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Robert Hovhannisyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. e5 c5 6. c3 Ne7
7. O-O Nec6 8. a3 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. b4 Nc7 11. Be3 c4
12. a4 Be7 13. Nbd2 Qd7 14. Bg5 O-O-O 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Nb1 a6
17. Qd2 Rdf8 18. Qg5 Ne8 19. Nbd2 f5 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Qh5 Ng6
22. g3 Ng7 23. Qh3 e5 24. Qxd7+ Kxd7 25. dxe5 fxe5 26. Rfe1
Re8 27. Rad1 Kc6 28. h4 h5 29. Ng5 Rhf8 30. Nf1 Nf5 31. Ne3
Nxe3 32. Rxe3 b5 33. axb5+ axb5 34. Ra1 Ra8 35. Rxa8 Rxa8
36. Rf3 d4 37. Rf6+ Kd5 38. f3 dxc3 39. Ne4 Kd4 40. Rxg6 c2
41. Kf2 Rd8 42. Rg8 Rxg8 0-1

[Event "ICC blitz tourney 1247 (3 0)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2011.06.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hrair Simonian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. Qe2 Be7
7. O-O O-O 8. c3 a5 9. Re1 Ba6 10. e5 Nfd7 11. Nf1 c5 12. Ng3
Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nc6 14. Nh5 Rc8 15. a3 a4 16. Qe3 cxd4 17. cxd4
Na5 18. Nxg7 Rxc1 19. Raxc1 Kxg7 20. Qf4 Nc4 21. Rc3 Kh8
22. Qh6 Rg8 23. Qh5 Rg6 24. Re2 b5 25. Nd2 Qg8 26. Rg3 Nxb2
27. Ree3 Nc4 28. Nxc4 dxc4 29. Qf3 Nb6 30. Rxg6 Qxg6 31. h4
Nd5 32. Re1 Bxh4 33. g3 Be7 34. Kg2 c3 35. Rh1 Bxa3 36. Rh4
Be7 37. Rg4 Qf5 38. Qe2 c2 0-1

[Event "ICC blitz tourney 1247 (3 0)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2011.06.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Hrair Simonian"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. d3 c5 8. e4 d5 9. Nbd2 d4 10. Ne1 Nc6 11. f4 Qc7 12. h3 b5
13. Nef3 e5 14. f5 Na5 15. c4 dxc3 16. Bxc3 Nc6 17. Qe2 Rad8
18. Rfd1 Ba6 19. Bb2 Nh5 20. Kh2 g6 21. Qe3 Nd4 22. Rac1 Rfe8
23. b4 Bd6 24. bxc5 Bxc5 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Qg5 h6 27. Qg4 Nf6
28. Qh4 Nd7 29. fxg6 fxg6 30. Qxh6 Qb6 31. Ng5 Nf8 32. Rf1 1-0

[Event "ICC blitz tourney 1247 (3 0)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2011.06.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hrair Simonian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. e5 Ne4
7. O-O Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bxc3 9. Rb1 d6 10. Rb3 Ba5 11. Bg5 Qd7
12. Qe2 Nc6 13. d5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Bb5 c6 16. dxe6 Qxe6
17. Bc4 Qf5 18. Bxf7+ Kd7 19. Qh5 g6 20. Rf3 gxh5 21. Rxf5
Raf8 22. Rd1+ Kc8 23. Be7 Kc7 24. Bd6+ 1-0

[Event "ICC blitz tourney 1247 (3 0)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2011.06.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Hrair Simonian"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "20"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. e3 d5 8. d3 c5 9. c4 Nc6 10. Qe2 Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "ICC blitz tourney 1247 (3 0)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2011.06.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hrair Simonian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. O-O e6
7. d3 Nge7 8. Qe1 O-O 9. f5 d5 10. Bb3 dxe4 11. f6 exf3
12. fxg7 Qd4+ 13. Rf2 Qxg7 14. Rxf3 Nd4 15. Rf2 b6 16. Bf4 f6
17. Bd6 Re8 18. Ba4 Rd8 19. Ne4 Nef5 20. c3 Bb7 21. cxd4 Bxe4
22. Qxe4 Nxd6 23. Qxe6+ Qf7 24. Rxf6 Qxe6 25. Rxe6 cxd4
26. Rc1 Rac8 27. Rxc8 Nxc8 28. Rc6 Nd6 29. Rc7 a5 30. Bb3+ Kh8
31. g4 g5 32. Kg2 b5 33. Kg3 Re8 34. Rd7 a4 35. Bd5 Nc8
36. Be4 h6 37. Rh7+ Kg8 38. Rxh6 Re5 39. Rc6 Ne7 40. Rd6 Rc5
41. Rxd4 Kf7 42. Rb4 Nc8 43. d4 Rc7 44. Rxb5 Nd6 45. Re5 Rc1
46. Bd5+ Kf8 47. Rxg5 Rc2 48. h4 Rxb2 49. h5 Rb5 1-0

[Event "ICC blitz tourney 1247 (3 0)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2011.06.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Hrair Simonian"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. f3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 e6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Ne2 c5
12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Qd2 Rc8 15. Rab1 Na5 16. Rfc1
Qd7 17. Bb5 Rxc1+ 18. Qxc1 Bc6 19. Bxc6 Nxc6 20. Qc2 Na5
21. Rc1 Ba3 22. Qc7 Qa4 23. Rc2 b5 24. Qc3 Nc4 25. Kf2 f5
26. exf5 Rxf5 27. Qb3 Qa6 28. Nc3 Be7 29. Ne4 Rd5 30. Nc3 Rf5
31. Ne4 Rd5 32. Nd2 Nxd2 33. Rxd2 Bf6 34. g3 Qd6 35. Rc2 Qd7
36. Qc3 Bxd4 37. Qc8+ Qxc8 38. Rxc8+ Kf7 39. Rc7+ Kf6
40. Bxd4+ Rxd4 41. Rxa7 Rd2+ 42. Ke3 Rxh2 43. a4 Ra2 44. a5 b4
45. Rb7 Rxa5 46. Rxb4 Ra3+ 47. Kf2 Ra5 48. g4 h6 49. Kg3 g5
50. Rc4 Rd5 51. Rb4 Rd3 52. Ra4 Rb3 53. Rc4 Kg6 54. Re4 Kf6
55. Rc4 Kg6 56. Re4 Rb6 57. Rc4 h5 58. Re4 h4+ 59. Kg2 Kf6
60. Ra4 Rb2+ 61. Kg1 Rc2 62. Re4 e5 63. Ra4 Ke6 64. Ra6+ Kd5
65. Rg6 Kd4 66. Rxg5 Ke3 67. Rf5 h3 68. Kh1 Rd2 69. g5 Rg2
70. Rxe5+ Kxf3 71. Re1 Rxg5 72. Kh2 Kg4 73. Rg1+ Kh4 74. Rxg5
Kxg5 75. Kxh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "ICC blitz tourney 1247 (3 0)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2011.06.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hrair Simonian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Nxe5 7. Rxe5+ Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. b3 c6 11. Bb2 Bf6
12. Re1 d5 13. Qf3 Nc7 14. Re2 Ne6 15. Rae1 Nd4 16. Qh5 g6
17. Qh6 Nxe2+ 18. Rxe2 Bg5 19. Nxd5 Bxh6 20. Ne7+ Qxe7
21. Rxe7 Bg5 22. Re2 0-1

[Event "ICC blitz tourney 1247 (3 0)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2011.06.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Hrair Simonian"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O d5
7. e3 Nc6 8. Qe2 Bd6 9. d4 O-O 10. c4 Rc8 11. cxd5 Nxd5
12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Nc3 Ncb4 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Rac1
Ba3 17. Nd4 h6 18. Nb5 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 a6 20. Nc3 Nf6 21. Ne2
Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qb7+ 23. Kg1 Ne4 24. Nd4 Ng5 25. h4 Ne4 26. Rxc8
Rxc8 27. Rc1 e5 28. Nf5 Rxc1+ 29. Qxc1 Qd7 30. g4 Nf6 31. f3
h5 32. Qc8+ Qxc8 33. Ne7+ Kf8 34. Nxc8 hxg4 35. fxg4 Nxg4
36. Nxb6 Nxe3 37. Nd7+ Ke7 38. Nxe5 Nf5 39. h5 Ng3 40. h6 gxh6
41. a4 Ne4 42. b4 Nc3 43. b5 axb5 44. axb5 Nxb5 45. Kg2 Kf6
46. Nf3 Kg6 47. Kg3 Nd6 48. Kf4 Ne8 49. Ne5+ Kg7 50. Nf3 Nf6
51. Nh4 Ng8 52. Kf5 Ne7+ 53. Kg4 Kf6 54. Kh5 Nf5 55. Nf3 Kg7
56. Kg4 Ne3+ 57. Kh5 Nd5 58. Nd4 Nf6+ 59. Kh4 Kg6 60. Nf3 Kf5
61. Nd4+ Ke5 62. Nc6+ Kf5 63. Nd8 Kg6 64. Nc6 Nd7 65. Ne7+ Kf6
66. Ng8+ Kg7 67. Ne7 Nf8 68. Kh5 Kf6 69. Ng8+ Kg7 70. Nxh6 Ng6
71. Nxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna King's Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2011.06.11"]
[EventDate "2011.06.10"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.Qc2 Bg4 7.e3
Bh5 8.Bd3 Bg6 9.Bxg6 hxg6 10.O-O-O Nf6 11.f3 Nbd7 12.Nge2 b5
13.e4 b4 14.Na4 dxe4 15.fxe4 Qa5 16.Kb1 O-O 17.h4 Rfe8 18.e5
Nd5 19.h5 g5 20.h6 g6 21.Bc1 N7b6 22.Nc5 Bxc5 23.dxc5 b3
24.Qxb3 Qxc5 25.Nd4 Rxe5 26.Nf3 Re2 27.Nxg5 Qe7 28.Qd3 Rf8
29.Rdf1 f5 30.g4 Na4 31.Qd4 Qe5 32.Qxe5 Rxe5 33.gxf5 gxf5
34.Nf3 Re7 35.Rfg1+ Kh7 36.Rg7+ Kh8 37.Rhg1 Rfe8 38.Nh4 Rxg7
1-0

[Event "Bazna King's Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2011.06.12"]
[EventDate "2011.06.10"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nd7 12.d5 Nb6 13.Nbd2 g6
14.b4 Nb7 15.Nf1 a5 16.Bh6 Re8 17.a3 Bd7 18.Ng3 Qc7 19.Bd3
axb4 20.axb4 Rxa1 21.Qxa1 Ra8 22.Qb1 c4 23.Bc2 f6 24.Be3 Nd8
25.Nd2 Nf7 26.f4 exf4 27.Bxf4 Ne5 28.Be3 Ra3 29.Ne2 Na4 30.Bd4
Bf8 31.Rf1 Qd8 32.Qc1 Ra2 33.Nf3 Bg7 34.Nxe5 fxe5 35.Be3 Nb6
36.Kh2 Be8 37.Ng1 h6 38.Bb1 Ra1 39.Qb2 Ra8 40.Bc2 Nd7 41.Ra1
Rxa1 42.Qxa1 Nf6 43.Qa6 Bf8 44.Nf3 Bd7 45.Nd2 Nh5 46.Nf3 Nf6
47.Kg1 Qc8 48.Qa1 Qb8 49.Kf1 Nh5 50.g4 Nf4 51.Bxf4 exf4 52.e5
dxe5 53.Qa6 Qd6 54.Qxd6 Bxd6 55.Bxg6 Kg7 56.Be4 h5 57.Nh2 Kh6
58.Kg2 hxg4 59.hxg4 Kg5 60.Kh3 f3 61.Kg3 f2 62.Nf3+ Kh6 63.g5+
Kh5 64.Kxf2 Be8 65.Ke3 Bf7 66.g6 Bxg6 67.Bxg6+ Kxg6 68.Ke4 Kf6
69.Nd2 Bf8 70.Nb1 Bh6 71.Na3 Bc1 72.Nxb5 Bd2 73.Nd6 Bxc3 74.b5
Ke7 75.Nxc4 Be1 76.Kxe5 Bg3+ 77.Kd4 Bf2+ 78.Kc3 1-0

[Event "Bazna King's Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2011.06.13"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2
Be6 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Nd5 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qc7 17. c3
Qa5 18. Be3 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. O-O Be5 21. Qd3 Qb5 22. Rac1
Ra4 23. Qxb5+ axb5 24. a3 Kd7 25. Kf2 Rc8 26. Rcd1 f5 27. Ke2
Rg8 28. Kd3 h5 29. Rde1 h4 30. Bf2 Bf6 31. Rh1 Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna King's Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2011.06.14"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E40"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Nc6 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nge2 d5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4 Nb6 9. d5 Ne7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 Kh8
12. a3 Bd6 13. Nb5 h6 14. Be3 c6 15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6
17. Qc2 Rd8 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Bb5 Qe7 20. Qc3 f6 21. Bxc6 bxc6
22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Qxc6 Rdc8 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Bc4 26. Rd2
b5 27. f3 b4 28. axb4 Bxe2 29. Rxe2 Rab8 30. b3 Rxb4 31. Rb1
h5 32. Kf2 h4 33. Rbb2 Kh7 34. Re3 Kg6 35. Rd3 Kg5 36. Ke3 g6
37. Ra2 Rcb8 38. Ra3 f5 39. exf5 gxf5 40. Kd2 Kf4 41. Kc3 R4b7
42. Ra4+ e4 43. fxe4 Rxb3+ 44. Kc4 Rxd3 45. Kxd3 Rd8+ 46. Ke2
fxe4 47. g3+ hxg3 48. hxg3+ Kxg3 49. Rxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna King's Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2011.06.15"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. f4 e5 8. Nf5 Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Be2 h6
12. Bh4 exf4 13. O-O g6 14. Rxf4 g5 15. Rb3 Qa5 16. Nxd6+ Bxd6
17. Qxd6 gxf4 18. Ra3 Qb6+ 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20. Bxf6 Rg8 21. Rb3
Nd7 22. Nd5 Rg6 23. Bd4 Rc6 24. c4 b5 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Nc3
Ba6 27. Kf2 Rd6 28. Rb4 f6 29. Kf3 Rc8 30. Nxb5 Bxb5 31. Bxb5
Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna King's Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2011.06.17"]
[EventDate "2011.06.10"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3
O-O 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.c4 c6 12.Nc3 b4 13.Na4 c5
14.d5 Re8 15.Bc2 Nf8 16.a3 a5 17.b3 Ng6 18.Nb2 Bd7 19.Nh2 h6
20.Nf1 Nh7 21.Ne3 Bg5 22.axb4 axb4 23.Rxa8 Qxa8 24.Nf5 Bxc1
25.Qxc1 Bxf5 26.exf5 Ngf8 27.Nd1 Nf6 28.f3 Qa2 29.g4 Ra8
30.Nf2 Qa3 31.Qb1 Qa2 32.Qc1 Qa3 33.Qb1 Qa2 34.Qc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna King's Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2011.06.18"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. a4 h6 10. Bh4 b6 11. Nd2 Bb7 12. Nc4
Qc7 13. Ne3 O-O 14. O-O Rfe8 15. Bc4 Qc5 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qf3
Rac8 18. Ncd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Qxc2 21. Nxb6 Rb8
22. Nd5 Qxb2 23. g3 Bg5 24. h4 Bd2 25. Rad1 Bb4 26. Rb1 Qa3
27. Ne7+ Kf8 28. Ng6+ Kg8 29. Ne7+ Kf8 30. Ng6+ Kg8 31. Ne7+
Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna King's Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2011.06.19"]
[EventDate "2011.06.10"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2
Nxc3 8.bxc3 Be7 9.e4 O-O 10.Bd3 c5 11.O-O Qc7 12.Qe2 Nc6
13.Be3 Rfd8 14.h4 e5 15.d5 Na5 16.h5 c4 17.Bc2 Nb3 18.Ra2 h6
19.Nh2 Bd6 20.Rb1 Nc5 21.Nf1 Ba6 22.Ng3 Bf8 23.Nf5 Nd3 24.g3
Bc8 25.Qf3 Bxf5 26.Qxf5 Bc5 27.Qf3 Bxe3 28.Qxe3 Nc5 29.Rb4 Nb7
30.Ba4 Nd6 31.Bc6 Rab8 32.a4 Rf8 33.g4 Kh7 34.f3 Qe7 35.Rh2
Qf6 36.Kf2 Rbc8 37.Ke1 Rc7 38.Kd1 Rd8 39.Ke2 Qe7 40.Rh1 Qf6
41.Ra1 Qh4 42.Rbb1 Qh2+ 43.Qf2 Qf4 44.Qe3 Qh2+ 45.Qf2 Qf4
46.Qe3 Qh2+ 47.Qf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna King's Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2011.06.20"]
[EventDate "2011.06.10"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3
b5 8.Nd5 Nge7 9.c4 Nxd5 10.cxd5 Nd4 11.Bd3 g6 12.Nc2 Bg7
13.O-O O-O 14.Be3 Kh8 15.Rc1 f5 16.f3 Bd7 17.Qd2 f4 18.Bf2 g5
19.Nxd4 exd4 20.Be2 Qb6 21.Rfd1 Rac8 22.Rxc8 Rxc8 23.b4 Be5
24.a3 Kg7 25.Kf1 Kf7 26.Ke1 Qc7 27.Bxd4 Bxd4 28.Qxd4 Qc3+
29.Qxc3 Rxc3 30.Rd3 Rxd3 31.Bxd3 h5 32.g3 h4 33.gxf4 gxf4
34.Kd2 Kf6 35.Kc3 Ke5 36.a4 Be8 37.Be2 Bd7 38.Bf1 Be8 39.axb5
axb5 40.Kd3 Bd7 41.Ke2 Kd4 42.Kd2 Ke5 43.Kd3 Bc8 44.Kc3 Bd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna King's Tournament"]
[Site "Medias ROU"]
[Date "2011.06.21"]
[EventDate "2011.06.10"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5
7.Qb3 Qb6 8.Qxb6 axb6 9.e3 e6 10.a3 Be7 11.Be2 O-O 12.O-O Rfc8
13.Rfc1 Nh5 14.Bg5 Bxg5 15.Nxg5 Nf6 16.Nf3 Bg4 17.Nb5 Bxf3
18.Bxf3 Rd8 19.Kf1 Kf8 20.Rc3 Ke7 21.Rac1 Rdc8 22.Ke1 Kd7
23.h3 h5 24.h4 g6 25.g3 Ra5 26.Be2 Ne8 27.Rb3 Rd8 28.f3 Nf6
29.Nc3 Kc7 30.Na2 Ng8 31.Nb4 Ne7 32.Nd3 Raa8 33.Ne5 Rf8 34.Bd3
f5 35.Bb5 Rac8 36.Kf2 Rg8 37.Ba4 Rgf8 38.Rc2 Rfd8 39.Rbc3 Rd6
40.b4 Kb8 41.Bxc6 bxc6 42.b5 Kb7 43.bxc6+ Kc7 44.a4 Rdd8
45.Rb2 Ra8 46.Rcb3 Nc8 47.Ra2 Rg8 48.a5 b5 49.Rxb5 Nd6 50.Rb4
Ra6 51.Kg2 g5 52.hxg5 Rxg5 53.Kh3 Rg8 54.Kh4 Rh8 55.Rab2 Ra7
56.Rb6 Rha8 57.Kxh5 Rg8 58.a6 Rga8 59.Rb7+ Nxb7 60.axb7 1-0

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.21"]
[EventDate "2011.07.20"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.Rc1 Nbd7
7.cxd5 exd5 8.e3 c6 9.h3 Re8 10.Bd3 Nf8 11.O-O Ng6 12.Bh2 Bd6
13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.Qc2 Re7 15.Rb1 Bd7 16.b4 b6 17.b5 cxb5 18.Bxb5
Bc8 19.Bd3 Bb7 20.Rfc1 Ne4 21.Qa4 f5 22.Nb5 Qd8 23.g3 a6
24.Nc3 b5 25.Qb3 Rc8 26.Ne2 Rc4 27.h4 Rec7 28.Rc2 Nf8 29.Nf4
h6 30.h5 Qe8 31.Rbc1 Nd7 32.a4 bxa4 33.Qb2 Rxc2 34.Rxc2 Qc8
35.Ne1 Ndf6 36.Qb6 Rc6 37.Qa5 Rxc2 38.Nxc2 Qe8 39.Be2 Kh7
40.Kg2 Qe7 41.Bd3 Qd7 42.Qb4 Nd6 43.Ne1 Bc8 44.Nf3 a5 45.Qxa5
Nc4 46.Qc5 a3 47.Nh4 a2 48.Bxf5+ Qxf5 49.Nxf5 a1=Q 50.Qxc8 Nd2
51.Nh4 Qf1+ 52.Kh2 Qxf2+ 53.Kh3 Qf1+ 54.Kh2 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.22"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 O-O 6. e4 d6
7. Bd2 Re8 8. Nge2 a6 9. a4 exd5 10. cxd5 Nh5 11. g3 f5
12. Bg2 fxe4 13. Nxe4 Nf6 14. Bxb4 cxb4 15. Qd2 Nxe4 16. fxe4
a5 17. Nd4 Na6 18. O-O Nc5 19. Qf4 Nd3 20. Qd2 Nc5 21. Qf4 Nd3
22. Qd2 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.23"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "E58"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5
7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Bb2 Re8 11. h3 Na5
12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Rc1 b5 15. dxc5 Nc4 16. Rb1 Qxc5
17. Nb3 Qc7 18. Bc1 a6 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Bc2 Rac8 21. Ne2 Qe5
22. Ng3 Qxc3 23. Rb3 Qe5 24. Bb1 a5 25. Rd3 Qe7 26. Re1 b4
27. axb4 Qxb4 28. Bd2 Nxd2 29. Qxd2 g6 30. Ba2 Bb5 31. Rb1
Qxd2 32. Rxd2 Rc5 33. Rb3 a4 34. Ra3 Ra8 35. f3 Rc1+ 36. Kf2
Rac8 37. e4 R8c2 38. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 39. Ke3 Rxg2 40. Kf4 Kg7
41. h4 h6 0-1

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.25"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 O-O 7.Bg2
d5 8.Qb3 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Nc6 10.cxd5 Na5 11.Qc2 Nxd5 12.O-O Qc7
13.Re1 Bd7 14.e4 Nb6 15.e5 Ba4 16.Qd3 Qc4 17.Qf3 Nc6 18.Re4
Nxd4 19.Rxd4 Bc6 20.Rxc4 Bxf3 21.Rc7 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Rab8 23.Rb1
Rfc8 24.Rxc8+ Rxc8 25.Rb3 h5 26.Be3 Nd5 27.Bd4 b6 28.f4 Rc4
29.Kf1 Ra4 30.Rb2 Kh7 31.Kf2 Kg6 32.Rc2 Ra3 33.h3 b5 34.Rb2 a6
35.Rc2 Kf5 36.Kf3 b4 37.g4+ hxg4+ 38.hxg4+ Kg6 39.Ke4 bxc3
40.Rh2 Ra4 41.Rf2 a5 42.Kd3 c2 43.f5+ Kg5 44.Bb2 Nb4+ 45.Kc3
Rxa2 46.Rf1 Kxg4 47.fxe6 fxe6 0-1

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.25"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Georg Meier"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "299"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O
Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.Nd3 Nf6
14.c5 Ng6 15.Rc1 Rf7 16.a4 Bf8 17.a5 h5 18.cxd6 cxd6 19.Nb5 g4
20.Nxa7 Bd7 21.Qb3 g3 22.Bb6 Qe7 23.Rc7 Ne8 24.Rxd7 gxh2+
25.Kh1 Qxd7 26.Rc1 Rg7 27.Bf1 Nh4 28.Rc3 Qe7 29.Qc2 Qg5 30.Ne1
Ng6 31.Nd3 Nh4 32.Ne1 Kh7 33.b4 Be7 34.Bf2 Bd8 35.Rc8 Rxc8
36.Qxc8 Ng6 37.a6 Qe7 38.axb7 Qxb7 39.Qxd8 Qxb4 40.Qxe8 Qb2
41.Nd3 Qb1 42.Be1 Rxa7 43.Qc6 Ra3 44.Qc1 Qb6 45.Kxh2 Ra2
46.Nb4 Ra4 47.Qc3 h4 48.Nc2 h3 49.gxh3 Qb1 50.Qd2 Ra2 51.Bd3
Kh6 52.h4 Nf8 53.Bf2 Qb3 54.Kg2 Ng6 55.Qd1 Nf8 56.Kh3 Ng6
57.Qf1 Qc3 58.Be1 Qc8+ 59.Kh2 Kh5 60.Qf2 Rb2 61.Qa7 Rxc2+
62.Bxc2 Qxc2+ 63.Kg1 Kh6 64.Qf2 Qb1 65.Kh2 Nh8 66.Qg1 Nf7
67.Bf2 Qc2 68.Qg2 Qb2 69.Bg1 Qc3 70.Kh3 Qc1 71.Bb6 Qc8+ 72.Qg4
Qa6 73.Bf2 Qf1+ 74.Qg2 Qc1 75.Kh2 Qc2 76.Bg1 Qd1 77.Qh3 Qd2+
78.Kh1 Qe2 79.Bb6 Qb2 80.Qe6+ Kg7 81.Qg4+ Kf8 82.Bg1 Qe2
83.Qg2 Qe1 84.Qf2 Qc1 85.Kh2 Kg7 86.Qe2 Kh6 87.Bf2 Qc3 88.Kg2
Qc8 89.Qb5 Qg8+ 90.Kh2 Qd8 91.Qb6 Qd7 92.Qa6 Qd8 93.Qf1 Qc8
94.Qh3 Qf8 95.Qe6+ Kh5 96.Qf5+ Kh6 97.Qf6+ Kh5 98.Kg2 Qg8+
99.Kf1 Qf8 100.Bb6 Qg8 101.Bc7 Qg6 102.Qxg6+ Kxg6 103.Kg2 Kf6
104.Kh3 Kg6 105.Ba5 Kf6 106.Kg4 Nh6+ 107.Kh5 Nf7 108.Be1 Kg7
109.Kg4 Kf6 110.Kh3 Nh6 111.Kg2 Kg6 112.Kf1 Kf7 113.Ke2 Ng8
114.Bb4 Ke7 115.Ke1 Nf6 116.Kf2 Kd7 117.Kg2 Ke7 118.Kh3 Kd7
119.Be1 Ke7 120.Bf2 Kf7 121.Ba7 Ke7 122.Bb6 Ke8 123.Bf2 Kf7
124.Be1 Ke7 125.h5 Nxh5 126.Kg4 Nf6+ 127.Kf5 Nd7 128.Bh4+ Kf7
129.Bd8 Nc5 130.Bg5 Nb3 131.Kg4 Nd4 132.Bh4 Nc2 133.Kg5 Ne3
134.Bf2 Ke7 135.Kh4 Kd7 136.Kh3 Kc7 137.Bh4 Kb6 138.Be7 Kc5
139.Kh2 Nc4 140.Kg2 Kd4 141.Kf2 Kd3 142.Bf8 Kd2 143.Be7 Kd1
144.Bf8 Kd2 145.Be7 Kd3 146.Bf8 Nd2 147.Bxd6 Nxe4+ 148.fxe4
Kxe4 149.Bxe5 Kxd5 150.Bxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.27"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5
7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Bg5 Bxc3
12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. c4 h6 15. Bd2 Ng4 16. Be4 Bxe4
17. Qxe4 Ngf6 18. Qe2 Qc6 19. a4 Rac8 20. Rfc1 Qe4 21. Be3 Rc7
22. a5 Rfc8 23. Nd2 Qf5 24. axb6 axb6 25. f3 e5 26. Rcb1 exd4
27. Bxd4 Qf4 28. Qf2 Rc6 29. Re1 Rd6 30. Be3 Qf5 31. Bxh6 Rdc6
32. Be3 Ne5 33. Red1 Nfd7 34. Ra7 Qc2 35. Rda1 Nf8 36. h3 Nxc4
37. Nxc4 Rxc4 38. Qxc2 Rxc2 39. Bxb6 Rb2 40. Bc7 Ne6 41. Ra8
Rxa8 42. Rxa8+ Kh7 43. Be5 Re2 44. Ra5 g5 45. Rb5 Kg6 46. Kf1
Rc2 47. Rb2 Rxb2 48. Bxb2 f5 49. g3 g4 50. fxg4 fxg4 51. h4
Nc5 52. Ke2 Ne4 53. Be5 Kf5 54. Bc7 Nf6 55. Kd3 Ne4 56. Bb8
Nf6 57. Kd4 Ne4 58. Bf4 Nf6 59. Be5 Ne4 60. Kd5 Nd2 61. Bf4
Nf1 62. h5 Nxg3 63. h6 Nh5 64. Bc7 Kg6 65. Ke4 Kxh6 66. Kf5 g3
67. Bb6 g2 68. Bg1 Ng3+ 69. Kf4 Ne2+ 70. Kf3 Nxg1+ 71. Kf2 Nf3
72. Kxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.28"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Rd1 b5 11. Bd3 Qc7
12. Bd2 c5 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. b4 Qc7 15. a4 bxa4 16. Qxa4 Bb7
17. Qa5 Qb8 18. Be2 Rc8 19. Rdc1 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. f4 Bc7
22. Qa3 g5 23. Rf1 Rd8 24. Rad1 Bc6 25. Kh1 Qb7 26. Bf3 g4
27. Bxc6 Qxc6 28. Qa2 Rd3 29. Rc1 Rad8 30. Be1 Rxe3 31. Qf2
Qc4 32. Bd2 Red3 33. Nb1 Qd5 34. Rxc7 Ne4 35. Qh4 Nxd2
36. Qxg4+ Kh8 37. Qh4 Qf5 38. Nxd2 Rxd2 39. h3 Qg6 40. Rf2 Kg7
41. Kh2 h6 42. Rc6 Rxf2 43. Qxf2 Qd3 44. f5 Qxf5 45. Qxf5 exf5
46. Rxa6 Rd3 47. Rc6 Rb3 48. Rc4 Kg6 49. g3 Rb2+ 50. Kg1 Kg5
51. Kf1 Kf6 52. Ke1 Ke5 53. Kf1 Rb3 54. Kf2 Rb2+ 55. Kf1 Rb3
56. Kf2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.28"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O
Nc6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Bg5 Qxd1 10.Rfxd1 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Nd4
13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.cxd5 f5 15.Kf1 Rf7 16.Rac1 fxe4 17.Bxe4 Bf8
18.Rd3 Bd6 19.Be3 Nf5 20.Bd2 a5 21.Rf3 b6 22.g4 Ne7 23.Rfc3
Rd8 24.Bg5 Rd7 25.h4 Rf8 26.Bh6 Rf7 27.Ke2 Kh8 28.Bg5 Rf8
29.f3 Ng8 30.Rh1 Nf6 31.Bxf6+ Rxf6 32.g5 Rf4 33.h5 Kg8 34.hxg6
hxg6 35.Rh6 Rg7 36.Bxg6 Rb4 37.b3 a4 38.Rc1 axb3 39.axb3 Rxb3
40.Rch1 Kf8 41.Rh8+ Rg8 42.Be4 Rb2+ 43.Kf1 Be7 44.g6 Bf6
45.R8h7 Bg7 46.R1h5 Ke7 47.Rxe5+ Kd6 48.Re6+ Kc5 49.Re7 Ra8
50.Rxc7+ Kd6 51.Rc1 Bd4 52.f4 Bc5 53.Rc2 Rb1+ 54.Kg2 Rg1+
55.Kh2 Rg4 56.Bf5 Rxf4 57.Be6 Rf6 58.g7 Rxe6 59.dxe6 Rg8
60.Re2 Ke7 61.Re4 b5 62.Kh3 b4 63.Rh5 Bd6 64.Rb5 Kf6 65.e7 1-0

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.30"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Georg Meier"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. a3 Bd6 6. Bg5 Be6
7. Nfd2 Be7 8. c4 dxc4 9. dxc4 Qd7 10. Nc3 Rd8 11. O-O h6
12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Bg5 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Qa4 O-O 16. e3 f5
17. Nec3 Bd6 18. Rad1 Qf7 19. Qb5 e4 20. c5 Be5 21. Qxb7 Bxc3
22. Nxc3 Ne5 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Nb5 Bc4 25. Ra1 Bxb5 26. Qxb5
Rd2 27. b4 Nd3 28. Rf1 h5 29. c6 g6 30. h4 Kh7 31. Qb8 a6
32. a4 Ra2 33. b5 Rxa4 34. b6 1-0

[Event "Dortmund Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2011.07.31"]
[EventDate "2011.07.31"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O
Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.c5 Nf4 11.a4 f5 12.Bc4 fxe4 13.Nxe4
h6 14.Re1 Bg4 15.Ra3 g5 16.h3 Bh5 17.Bxf4 Rxf4 18.g3 Rf8 19.a5
Kh8 20.Kg2 Rb8 21.Qd2 b6 22.axb6 axb6 23.Nfxg5 hxg5 24.Qxg5
Bg6 25.cxd6 cxd6 26.Ra7 Rc8 27.Rxe7 Rxc4 28.f3 Rc2+ 29.Kg1 Rc8
30.Ra1 Rf7 31.Qxg6 Qxe7 32.Ng5 Kg8 33.Qh7+ Kf8 34.Ne6+ Ke8
35.Qh5 Bf6 36.g4 Qb7 37.Rd1 Qa6 38.Qg6 Ke7 39.g5 Bh8 40.Re1
Qa3 41.Nd4 Qxb4 42.Nf5+ Kf8 43.Rd1 Rc2 44.Nd4 exd4 45.Qxc2 Qc3
46.Qe4 Qe3+ 47.Qxe3 dxe3 48.Kg2 Bc3 49.Kf1 Rxf3+ 50.Ke2 Rxh3
0-1

[Event "112th US Open"]
[Site "Orlando, FL USA"]
[Date "2011.08.04"]
[EventDate "2011.07.30"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Kyle A Perkovich"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. O-O Be7
7. d4 h6 8. c4 O-O 9. Nc3 Re8 10. Rc1 Na5 11. c5 b6 12. b4 Nb7
13. Ba6 Qb8 14. Ne5 bxc5 15. Nc6 Qc8 16. dxc5 Ne4 17. Nxe4
Bxe4 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. c6 1-0

[Event "112th US Open"]
[Site "Orlando, FL USA"]
[Date "2011.08.04"]
[EventDate "2011.07.30"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nicholas Rosenthal"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7
7. Re1 d5 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. h4 e5 10. Nh2 h6 11. exd5 Nxd5
12. Ne4 b6 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qd6 15. Ng4 h5 16. Ne3 Bd7
17. Rb1 Rae8 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Qf3 Kh7 20. a4 Nd8 21. Ra1 Bc6
22. Qd1 f5 23. f4 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qc6+ 25. Kh2 exf4 26. gxf4
Bxc3 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Bb2 Bxb2 29. Nxb2 Qf6 30. Nc4 Qxh4+
31. Kg2 Ne6 32. Qf3 Nxf4+ 33. Kf1 Qg4 34. Qb7+ Kh6 35. Nd6
Qh3+ 36. Kg1 Ne2+ 0-1

[Event "112th US Open"]
[Site "Orlando, FL USA"]
[Date "2011.08.04"]
[EventDate "2011.07.30"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniel Fernandez"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd2 e6 6. Nf3 c5
7. Qc2 Nc6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. a3 O-O 11. Bd3 dxc4
12. Bxc4 b5 13. Ba2 Bb7 14. O-O Rac8 15. b4 Bd6 16. Qb2 Ng4
17. h3 Nce5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. f4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. Ne2
Rfc8 22. Bc3 Bd5 23. Rd2 f6 24. Bd4 Qc7 25. Rfd1 Be7 26. Ng3
Rc2 27. Rxc2 Qxc2 28. Rd2 Qc1+ 29. Kh2 Qxb2 30. Bxb2 Rc4
31. Ne2 Kf7 32. Kg3 h6 33. Kf2 a5 34. bxa5 b4 35. axb4 Bxb4
36. Rd4 Bxa5 37. Rxc4 Bxc4 38. Nd4 Bb6 39. Nf3 Bd5 40. g4 Bxf3
41. Kxf3 f5 42. e4 g6 43. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "112th US Open"]
[Site "Orlando, FL USA"]
[Date "2011.08.05"]
[EventDate "2011.07.30"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Marc Esserman"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Rc1 Nf6 10. Bd3 b6 11. Ne2 e5
12. f3 c5 13. O-O Be6 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. Bf4 Qh5
17. Bb5 Bh6 18. Bc6 Rac8 19. e5 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Qf5 21. Qxf5
gxf5 22. Ba4 Nd5 23. Kf2 f6 24. c4 Nc7 25. exf6 Kf7 26. Nf4
Rcd8 27. Bb3 Kxf6 28. h3 Bf7 29. g4 fxg4 30. hxg4 Ne6 31. Nxe6
Bxe6 32. Kg3 Bf7 33. f4 h6 34. Kh4 Rfe8 35. Kg3 Re3+ 36. Kf2
Red3 37. Rh1 Rd2+ 38. Kg3 R8d3+ 39. Kh4 Rd4 40. Rhf1 Re2
41. Rf3 Bg6 42. Rff1 Bf7 43. Rcd1 Ree4 44. Kg3 Re3+ 45. Kf2
Ree4 46. Kg3 Re3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "112th US Open"]
[Site "Orlando, FL USA"]
[Date "2011.08.06"]
[EventDate "2011.07.30"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Kidambi Sundararajan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 d6
7. Bb2 c6 8. c4 Qc7 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Qc2 Na6 11. a3 e5 12. c5
e4 13. cxd6 Qxd6 14. Ne5 Be6 15. b4 Bd5 16. Ndc4 Qe6 17. Bc1
Ng4 18. Nxg4 Bxc4 19. Ne5 Bb3 20. Qc3 Ba4 21. g4 fxg4 22. Bxe4
Nc7 23. f4 gxf3 24. Qxf3 Nb5 25. Bb2 Nxd4 26. Bxd4 Bxe5
27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28. Qf7+ Kh8 29. Bd3 Re7 30. Qf6+ Qxf6 31. Rxf6
Rd8 32. Raf1 Kg7 33. Bc4 Rdd7 34. Be6 Rd1 35. Bc4 Rxf1+
36. Rxf1 a6 37. Rf4 Bc2 38. Kf2 Be4 39. Ke3 Bd5+ 40. Kd3 g5
41. Rd4 Bxc4+ 42. Rxc4 Rd7+ 43. Ke3 h5 44. Kf3 Kf6 45. h3 Rd5
46. Rc3 Ke6 47. Re3+ Kd6 48. Re8 Rf5+ 49. Ke4 Rf4+ 50. Kd3 Rh4
51. Re3 a5 52. Kc3 axb4+ 53. axb4 b5 54. Rg3 Rc4+ 55. Kd2 Rxb4
56. Rxg5 Rh4 57. Rg3 Kc5 58. Kd3 Rd4+ 59. Kc3 b4+ 60. Kb3 Kb5
61. Rg5+ c5 62. Rxh5 Re4 63. h4 Re3+ 64. Kc2 Rxe2+ 65. Kd3 Rh2
66. Rh8 c4+ 67. Kd4 c3 68. h5 c2 69. Rc8 b3 0-1

[Event "112th US Open"]
[Site "Orlando, FL USA"]
[Date "2011.08.07"]
[EventDate "2011.07.30"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Aleksandr Lenderman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bf4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
dxc4 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Qxc4 Bg7 9. e3 Nd7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Qb4 b6
12. Be2 c5 13. Qa4 a6 14. Qb3 b5 15. O-O c4 16. Qc2 Nb6
17. Be5 f6 18. Bg3 Bb7 19. Nd2 e5 20. dxe5 fxe5 21. Rad1 Qe7
22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. Nxf3 Na4 24. Rd5 Rad8 25. Rfd1 e4 26. Bh4 Bf6
27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Bxf6 Qxf6 30. Qxe4 Nxc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Kings - Queens"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2011.09.10"]
[EventDate "2011.09.09"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Martha Lorena Fierro Baquero"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "202"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Rb1 Bd7 6. Nf3 Qc8
7. Nd5 Nd8 8. O-O c6 9. Nc3 Bh3 10. d3 h5 11. Bxh3 Qxh3
12. Ng5 Qd7 13. h4 f6 14. Nf3 Qh3 15. e4 Nh6 16. Qe2 e5
17. Rd1 Ne6 18. Qf1 Qxf1+ 19. Kxf1 f5 20. Ng5 Nxg5 21. Bxg5
Kd7 22. Kg2 Rhf8 23. Ne2 Rae8 24. b4 Rf7 25. b5 c5 26. Rb3 Kc8
27. a4 Ref8 28. Rf1 Rd7 29. Nc3 Nf7 30. Nd5 Nxg5 31. hxg5 f4
32. gxf4 exf4 33. Kf3 Be5 34. a5 Rdf7 35. b6 a6 36. Rbb1 Kd7
37. Rg1 Re8 38. Rg2 Bg7 39. Rh1 Ref8 40. Rd1 Ke6 41. Rb1 Ke5
42. Rb3 Rh8 43. Rh2 Ke6 44. Rh4 Be5 45. Rh1 Kd7 46. Rh4 Re8
47. Rh1 Bd4 48. Rbb1 Rc8 49. Rh4 Be5 50. Rhh1 Rh7 51. Rh4 Rf8
52. Rg1 Ke6 53. Rb1 Rhf7 54. Rg1 Bg7 55. Rb1 Ke5 56. Rb3 Rd8
57. Rb1 Rdf8 58. Rb3 Kd4 59. Ra3 Rh8 60. Rb3 Rh7 61. Ra3 Rh8
62. Rb3 Rd8 63. Ra3 Re8 64. Rb3 Rff8 65. Rh1 Re5 66. Rg1 Rh8
67. Rg2 Ree8 68. Rh2 Re5 69. Rg2 Ree8 70. Rh2 Rhf8 71. Rh1 Rf7
72. Rh4 Bh8 73. Ra3 Rd8 74. Rb3 Bg7 75. Ra3 Rdd7 76. Rb3 Ke5
77. Rb1 Rf8 78. Rb3 Kd4 79. Ra3 Rdf7 80. Rb3 Re8 81. Ra3 Re5
82. Rxf4 Rd7 83. Nf6 Bxf6 84. gxf6 Rf7 85. Ke2 g5 86. Rf3 g4
87. Rf4 Rg5 88. Ra1 Ke5 89. Ke3 Rxf6 90. Rxf6 Kxf6 91. d4
cxd4+ 92. Kxd4 h4 93. Rh1 g3 94. fxg3 hxg3 95. Rg1 g2 96. Ke3
Ke5 97. Kf3 Rg7 98. Ke3 Rg3+ 99. Kf2 Rg7 100. Ke3 Rg8 101. Kf3
Kd4 0-1

[Event "Kings - Queens"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2011.09.11"]
[EventDate "2011.09.09"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anna Vitalyevna Zatonskih"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 b6 2. e4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. e5 Nfd7
7. O-O c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Re1 g5 10. h3 h5 11. Nf1 g4 12. Ng5 Bh6
13. h4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nxd4 15. Bf4 Nc6 16. Rc1 Bg7 17. Bg6 Qe7
18. Nxf7 O-O 19. Bg5 Qb4 20. Nd6 Ncxe5 21. Nxb7 Nxg6 22. Rxe6
Nf4 23. Re7 Ne5 24. Rcc7 Rf7 25. Rxf7 Nxf7 26. Rxf7 Kxf7
27. Bxf4 Qxf4 28. Qxd5+ Kg6 29. Nd8 Rxd8 30. Qxd8 Bd4 31. Qe8+
Kg7 32. Qe7+ Kg8 33. Qe8+ Kg7 34. Qe7+ Kg8 35. Qe8+ Kg7
36. Qe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kings vs Queens Rapid"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2011.09.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anna Zatonskih"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 b6 2. e4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. e5 Nfd7 7. O-O c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Re1 g5 10. h3 h5 11. Nf1 g4 12. Ng5 Bh6 13. h4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nxd4 15. Bf4 Nc6 16. Rc1 Bg7 17. Bg6 Qe7 18. Nxf7 O-O 19. Bg5 Qb4 20. Nd6 Ncxe5 21. Nxb7 Nxg6 22. Rxe6 Nf4 23. Re7 Ne5 24. Rcc7 Rf7 25. Rxf7 Nxf7 26. Rxf7 Kxf7 27. Bxf4 Qxf4 28. Qxd5+ Kg6 29. Nd8 Rxd8 30. Qxd8 Bd4 31. Qe8+ Kg7 32. Qe7+ Kg8 33. Qe8+ Kg7 34. Qe7+ Kg8 35. Qe8+ Kg7 36. Qe7+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Kings - Queens"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2011.09.12"]
[EventDate "2011.09.09"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexandra Kosteniuk"]
[ECO "C36"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. c4
Qe7+ 7. Qe2 a6 8. Bxd7+ Bxd7 9. Ne5 O-O-O 10. d4 Re8 11. Bxf4
Ng4 12. h3 Nh6 13. Nc3 f6 14. O-O-O fxe5 15. dxe5 g5 16. Bh2
Bg7 17. Rhe1 Qb4 18. a3 Qb3 19. Qe3 Bf5 20. Rd2 Nf7 21. e6 Nd6
22. Qa7 Bxe6 23. dxe6 Rxe6 24. Rxe6 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Qxc3+
26. Kd1 Qb3+ 27. Ke1 Kd7 28. Rdxd6+ cxd6 29. Rxd6+ Ke7 30. Qc5
Re8 31. Qe5+ Kf7 32. Rf6+ Kg7 33. Re6+ 1-0

[Event "Kings - Queens"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2011.09.14"]
[EventDate "2011.09.09"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Kateryna Alexandrovna Lahno"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 a6 4. Be3 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Nce2 Nf6
7. Ng3 Nbd7 8. Nf3 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bc4 Bg7 11. Qd2 Qe7
12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Bb7 14. Ng5 Rf8 15. Nxh7 Nxh7 16. Qxh7
Qf6 17. Qh6 Qf4 18. Qxf4 exf4 19. Ne2 f3 20. gxf3 Ne5 21. Bd5
Nxf3+ 22. Kf1 c6 23. Bb3 Nd2+ 24. Kg2 O-O-O 25. Rad1 Nxe4
26. Nf4 Nd2 27. Kg3 c5 28. Bd5 Bxd5 0-1

[Event "Kings - Queens"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2011.09.15"]
[EventDate "2011.09.09"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Irina Krush"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nxe4 Nd7 4. Bc4 e6 5. Qe2 Ngf6 6. Ng5
Nb6 7. Bb3 h6 8. N5f3 a5 9. a4 Be7 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Ngf3 Nfd5
12. O-O Bd7 13. d4 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Rd1 Nf6 16. g4 Qe7
17. g5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Rfd8 19. Kh1 Bc6 20. Nxc6 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1
bxc6 22. Ne5 Qc7 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Nxf7 Nd5 25. Qxe6 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.09.26"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.a3 Be7 5.e4 d5 6.e5 Nfd7 7.Ngf3
a5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Nb1 c5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Nc3 Be6 12.Bb5+ Nc6
13.O-O O-O 14.Be3 Rc8 15.Rb1 Nd7 16.Nxd5 Ndxe5 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7
18.Nxe5 Nxe5 19.Re1 Nc4 20.Qa4 Nxe3 21.Rxe3 b6 22.Bd3 Rfd8
23.Bf5 Qd7 24.Qxd7 Bxd7 25.Bxd7 Rxd7 26.g3 g6 27.b4 axb4
28.Rxb4 Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.09.27"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Nxc6 Qb6 11. d5 Bb7 12. a4
a6 13. Be2 Bxc6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8+ Qxa8
17. O-O Qc6 18. e5 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. Qa1 Bg7 21. Rd1 Qc5
22. Qa8+ Ke7 23. Qb7 Rd8 24. Bf3 Bxe5 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Bc6
Kf6 27. Bxd7 Qxb2 28. Rf1 c3 29. Qc7 Ra8 30. Bxe6 fxe6 31. f4
Ra1 32. fxg5+ Kxg5 33. Qg7+ Kh5 34. Qf7+ Kg5 35. Qf6+ Kh5
36. Qf7+ Kg5 37. Qg7+ Kh5 38. Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.09.28"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O
7. O-O Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. b3 a5
12. Bf1 Qb8 13. Bd2 Rd8 14. Be1 Ne8 15. Rab1 Nd6 16. Qe2 Re8
17. Qc2 h5 18. Be2 Qd8 19. Bf3 Rb8 20. Qd3 Qe7 21. Qf1 Nf5
22. Be2 Ra8 23. Bd3 Nd6 24. Rbc1 Qd8 25. Bb1 Bh6 26. Na4 Bf8
27. Nc5 Qc7 28. Nd3 a4 29. Nf4 axb3 30. axb3 Qd8 31. Bb4 Nc8
32. Bxf8 Nxf8 33. Bd3 Ra3 34. b4 Nb6 35. b5 Qe7 36. bxc6 bxc6
37. cxd5 cxd5 38. Rc6 Nbd7 39. Ra6 Rxa6 40. Bxa6 Rb8 41. Rb1
Rxb1 42. Qxb1 Qd6 43. Be2 Qb8 44. Qxb8 Nxb8 45. Bb5 Nbd7
46. Bxd7 Nxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.09.30"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6
7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5
12. Bb3 exd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. h3 Re8 15. Re1 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1
Bf5 17. Ne5 Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. g4 Be6 20. f4 Qb6 21. Rd1
Bxe5 22. Qxe5 Re8 23. f5 f6 24. Qf4 Bf7 25. Qf2 Qb4 26. Kg2
Re4 27. Rd2 Qd6 28. Bd1 Kf8 29. Bf3 Re7 30. Re2 Rxe2 31. Qxe2
Be8 32. Qe3 Bc6 33. a3 Qe7 34. Qc3 a6 35. b4 Ke8 36. a4 Qd7
37. a5 Qd6 38. Qc5 Qf4 39. Bxd5 Qd2+ 40. Kf3 Qd3+ 41. Kf2 Qd2+
42. Kf3 Qd3+ 43. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.10.01"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 a6 5.e3 d6 6.Nge2 Nge7 7.b3
Ba7 8.Bb2 Rb8 9.d3 Bf5 10.Qd2 Qd7 11.h3 O-O 12.f4 Be6 13.d4
Nf5 14.Bxc6 bxc6 15.O-O-O exd4 16.exd4 Ne7 17.g4 f5 18.g5 Bf7
19.Ng3 a5 20.h4 a4 21.Nxa4 Bxc4 22.bxc4 c5 23.Nc3 Rb4 24.Qd3
cxd4 25.Nb5 d5 26.Nxa7 c5 27.cxd5 Qxa7 28.a3 Rb6 29.Qc4 Nc8
30.d6+ Kh8 31.d7 Qxd7 32.Rh2 Qb7 33.Rc2 Rb5 34.Nxf5 Rxf5
35.Rxd4 Rf8 36.Rdd2 Ne7 37.h5 Nf5 38.h6 Rxb2 39.hxg7+ Kxg7
40.Qc3+ Nd4 41.Rxb2 Qd5 42.Qh3 Re8 43.Rb6 Kg8 44.Kb2 Qf7
45.Qh6 Qxf4 46.Rh2 Re7 47.g6 Qxh6 48.Rxh6 Re2+ 49.Kc3 hxg6
50.Rhxg6+ Kf7 51.Rbf6+ Ke7 52.Ra6 Ne6 53.a4 Kd7 54.a5 Nc7
55.Ra7 Re7 56.a6 Ke8 57.Rb7 Kf7 58.Rc6 Nd5+ 59.Kc4 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.10.06"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.f4
Bb4 8.Nb3 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 d6 10.Ba3 O-O 11.Qd2 Rd8 12.O-O Nc6
13.Rf3 b5 14.Rg3 Kh8 15.Rf1 Bb7 16.f5 Rg8 17.Qg5 e5 18.Qh4 Ne7
19.Rh3 d5 20.Nc5 dxe4 21.Bxe4 Bd5 22.g4 h6 23.g5 Nh7 24.f6 Ng6
25.fxg7+ Rxg7 26.Qxh6 Rd8 27.Bxg6 fxg6 28.Rf6 Qc8 29.Rh4 Bf7
30.Nd3 Kg8 31.Bd6 e4 32.Be5 Rd5 33.Rc6 Qf8 34.Bxg7 Qxg7
35.Rxe4 Rxg5+ 36.Qxg5 Nxg5 37.Rc8+ Be8 38.Rcxe8+ Kh7 39.Rh4+
1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.10.07"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2817"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. g3 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Rg6 16. h4
f6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bf4 Nxh4 19. f3 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8
21. Kf2 Nf5 22. Rh1 Ng7 23. Bd2 Bf5 24. Nd1 Bxc2 25. Ne3 Bd3
26. Ng2 Ne6 27. Rxh5 Rg7 28. Bc3 Ke7 29. Rh6 Rf7 30. g4 Bb1
31. a3 f5 32. g5 Nxg5 33. Nf4 Ke8 34. Rg6 Nh7 35. Rg8+ Rf8
36. Rg7 Rf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.10.08"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "157"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. g4 Be6 8. h4 Nd7 9. h5 Nh6 10. Be2 Nb6 11. Nh3 g5 12. hxg6
hxg6 13. Bg3 Qd7 14. Nf4 O-O-O 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Rg1 Bd6
17. Qc2 Bxg3 18. Rxg3 f5 19. O-O-O Nxg4 20. Bxg4 fxg4 21. Rdg1
Rh4 22. Qe2 Rf8 23. Nd1 Rf4 24. Kd2 Nc4+ 25. Ke1 Rf3 26. Rxf3
gxf3 27. Qxf3 Qf5 28. Qg3 Rh6 29. b3 Nb6 30. Qg4 Nd7 31. Qxf5
gxf5 32. Nc3 Nf6 33. Ne2 Ng4 34. Nf4 Rh2 35. Nd3 Kd8 36. b4
Ke7 37. a4 b6 38. Ke2 Kd6 39. Kf3 a5 40. bxa5 bxa5 41. Kg3 Kc7
42. Rc1 Rh7 43. Kf4 Re7 44. Rc2 Re4+ 45. Kg5 Re8 46. Rb2 Rf8
47. Nc5 Kc8 48. Kf4 Rh8 49. f3 Nh2 50. Rf2 Rh3 51. Nb3 Kc7
52. Nxa5 Kb6 53. Nb3 Ka6 54. Nc1 Ka5 55. Ne2 Kxa4 56. Ng1 Rh6
57. Kg3 Ng4 58. fxg4 fxg4 59. Rf5 Rh1 60. Kg2 Rh4 61. Ne2 Kb5
62. Nf4 Rh8 63. Kg3 Rg8 64. Re5 Kc4 65. Re6 Kb5 66. Re7 Kb4
67. Nd3+ Kc3 68. Ne5 c5 69. dxc5 d4 70. exd4 Kxd4 71. Nd7 Rd8
72. c6 Rc8 73. Re6 Rc7 74. Rd6+ Kc4 75. Kxg4 Kb5 76. Ne5 Rh7
77. Rd7 Rh8 78. Kf5 Kb6 79. Ke6 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.10.10"]
[EventDate "2011.09.26"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Francisco Vallejo Pons"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7
7. Be3 e5 8. O-O Re8 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. b4 c6 11. c5 Nh5 12. Nd2
Nf4 13. Nc4 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2 Qe7 15. Rab1 Nf8 16. Nd6 Rd8
17. Na4 Ne6 18. Nb2 b5 19. a4 a6 20. Ra1 Rb8 21. axb5 axb5
22. Ra3 Nf4 23. Qd2 Be6 24. g3 Nh5 25. Rfa1 Nf6 26. Bg5 Qf8
27. Bxf6 Bxf6 28. Nd3 Be7 29. Nxe5 Bxd6 30. cxd6 Rxd6 31. Qc3
Rbd8 32. h4 Qe8 33. Ra6 f6 34. Nf3 Bg4 35. Qb3+ Kh8 36. Nh2
Qxe4 37. Nxg4 Qxg4 38. Qf7 Qf3 39. Rf1 Rd1 40. Ra1 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Chess Final"]
[Site "Sao Paulo BRA"]
[Date "2011.10.11"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D59"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6
8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.Qb3 Be6 12.Rc1 Rc8
13.Bd3 c5 14.Qa3 Kf8 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Bb5 Nd7 17.Bxd7 Bxd7
18.O-O a5 19.Rfd1 Be6 20.Rc3 a4 21.h3 Rab8 22.Rd2 Rb4 23.Rdc2
c4 24.b3 axb3 25.axb3 Rbb8 26.Qxe7+ Kxe7 27.bxc4 Rxc4 28.Nd2
Rxc3 29.Rxc3 d4 30.exd4 Rb4 31.Rd3 Kd6 32.Nf3 Bd5 33.Kh2 Be4
34.Ra3 f6 35.Ra6+ Ke7 36.Ra7+ Kf8 37.Rd7 Bc6 38.Rd6 Bxf3
39.gxf3 Ke7 40.Rd5 Ke6 41.Rd8 Ke7 42.Rd5 Ke6 43.Rd8 Ke7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.16"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Be2 Nxf4 9. exf4 c6 10. O-O b6 11. b4 a5 12. a3
Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Re1 Bf6 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. fxe5 Qb7 17. Bxa6
Rxa6 18. Qe2 axb4 19. axb4 Rfa8 20. Rab1 Ra3 21. Rec1 bxc5
22. bxc5 Qa7 23. Kg2 h6 24. h4 Rb8 25. Rxb8+ Qxb8 26. Rb1 Qa7
27. Qc2 Qa6 28. Ne2 Ra2 29. Rb2 Ra1 30. h5 Qa5 31. Qd2 Qa6
32. Qc2 Qa5 33. Qd2 Qa6 34. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.17"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd3 Nc6 11. O-O-O Qb6
12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Qxd4 exd4 16. f4
h5 17. a4 Kd7 18. a5 Rae8 19. Bd3 h4 20. g4 hxg3 21. hxg3 g5
22. b4 gxf4 23. gxf4 Kc7 24. Kb2 Rxh1 25. Rxh1 Rh8 26. Rf1 b5
27. axb6+ Kxb6 28. Kb3 Ra8 29. Ra1 Bg7 30. Re1 Bf6 31. Rg1 Rb8
32. Re1 Ra8 33. Kb2 Rh8 34. Ra1 Ra8 35. Kc1 Bg7 36. Kd1 Bh6
37. f5 Bg7 38. Ra5 Ra7 39. Ke2 Bf6 40. Kf3 Ra8 41. Ra1 a5
42. bxa5+ Rxa5 43. Rxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.18"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Bd7
12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Bd3 Rfd8 14. Qd2 a6 15. f4 e6 16. dxc5 Na5
17. Nd4 e5 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Qb2 Rac8 20. Qb4 Qxc5 21. Qxc5
Rxc5 22. Ne2 Rc6 23. Bb6 Rxb6 24. Rxb6 Bc6 25. Rf3 f5 26. Rb4
Bf8 27. Rd4 Bc5 28. Re3 Re8 29. e5 Bd5 30. Kf2 Bxa2 31. Ra4
Bxe3+ 32. Kxe3 Rxe5+ 33. Kf4 Bb3 34. Kxe5 Bxa4 35. Kd6 Bc6
36. g3 Kg7 37. Nd4 Be4 38. Bxe4 fxe4 39. Nc2 Nc4+ 40. Kd5 Nd2
41. Kc5 Kf6 42. Kb6 Ke5 43. Kxb7 Kd5 44. Ne3+ Kc5 45. Kxa6 Nb1
46. Kb7 Nxc3 47. Kc8 Kd4 48. Ng2 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.19"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "170"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7
7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Bf1 a5 11. Nd2 a4
12. Ndb1 Ra5 13. Na3 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Ncb5 Qc8 16. c3 Rd8
17. Qe2 Nc7 18. Rd1 Nxb5 19. Nxb5 Ne5 20. Na3 Rad5 21. Rxd5
Rxd5 22. Be3 Ng4 23. h3 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Qc6 25. Nc2 Qc7 26. a3
Be5 27. Nb4 Rd8 28. Nd3 Bd6 29. Re1 Bf5 30. g3 Bxd3 31. Bxd3
Bc5 32. Qf3 Rd6 33. Re4 Rb6 34. Bc4 e6 35. Re2 Bxa3 36. Bxe6
Bxb2 37. Bxf7+ Qxf7 38. Qd3 Re6 39. Qd8+ Kg7 40. Qd4+ Kg8
41. Qd8+ Qf8 42. Qd5 Qd6 43. Qxd6 Rxd6 44. Rxb2 a3 45. Ra2 Ra6
46. Kf1 Kf7 47. Ke2 Ke6 48. Kd3 Kd5 49. f4 h5 50. g4 h4
51. c4+ Kc5 52. Kc3 Re6 53. Rf2 Re3+ 54. Kc2 Kxc4 55. f5 g5
56. f6 Re8 57. f7 Rf8 58. Kb1 Kd5 59. Rf5+ Ke6 60. Rxg5 Rxf7
61. Rh5 b5 62. Rxb5 Rf3 63. Rb6+ Ke5 64. Rb5+ Ke6 65. Rb6+ Kd5
66. g5 Rxh3 67. Rb4 Ke5 68. g6 Kf6 69. Rg4 Kg7 70. Ka2 Kh8
71. Rf4 Kg7 72. Rg4 Rh1 73. Rb4 h3 74. Rb3 Kxg6 75. Rg3+ Kf5
76. Rc3 Ke5 77. Rxa3 Rh2+ 78. Ka1 Kf4 79. Rb3 Rh1+ 80. Ka2
Rh2+ 81. Ka1 Rh1+ 82. Ka2 Kg4 83. Rb4+ Kg3 84. Rb3+ Kg4
85. Rb4+ Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.20"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. g4 Be6 8. h4 Nd7 9. Bg3 Nb6 10. f3 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6
12. Qc2 Ne7 13. Bd3 h5 14. g5 O-O-O 15. Nge2 Kb8 16. Kf2 g6
17. a4 a5 18. Ng3 Rdf8 19. Qd2 f6 20. gxf6 Rxf6 21. Nce4 dxe4
22. Nxe4 Rxf3+ 23. Kxf3 Qd5 24. Qh2+ Ka7 25. Qe5 Rf8+ 26. Ke2
Qxe5 27. dxe5 Nd7 28. Nd2 Nxe5 29. Be4 Bg4+ 30. Ke1 Nd5
31. Ra3 Rd8 32. Rh2 Nb4 33. Kf1 Bd1 34. Rg2 Bg4 35. Rh2 Bf5
36. Bxf5 gxf5 37. Rg2 Ng4 38. Nc4 Re8 39. Re2 Nd5 40. Ke1 Re6
41. Rd3 f4 42. e4 Nde3 43. Nxe3 Nxe3 44. Rd7 Rxe4 45. Kf2 Rb4
46. Rh7 Rb3 47. Rxh5 Ng4+ 48. Kf1 f3 49. Rd2 Rb4 50. Rxa5+ Kb6
51. Rg5 Rxa4 52. Rxg4 Rxg4 53. Rh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.22"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4
Bg7 7. Bf4 Be6 8. Qa3 Nc6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 a5 11. O-O Nb4
12. Rfc1 c6 13. Be5 Bh6 14. Ne4 Nd7 15. Nc5 Nxc5 16. Rxc5 Nd5
17. Bc4 Qb6 18. e4 Nf6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Rc2 Qb4 21. Qd3 Rac8
22. Ne1 Nd7 23. Bg3 c5 24. d5 Nf6 25. d6 Qxe4 26. dxe7 Rfe8
27. Qb5 Qb4 28. Qf1 Rxe7 29. Nd3 Qb6 30. Ne5 Nd5 31. Qe2 Nb4
32. Rc4 Bg7 33. Bh4 Ree8 34. Rd1 Nc6 35. Nd7 Qxb2 36. Qxb2
Bxb2 37. Rxc5 Rc7 38. Bg3 Rcc8 39. Rb5 Bg7 40. Rxb7 Nb4 41. a4
Nd5 42. Nb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.23"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D83"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.Rc1 dxc4 7.Bxc4
Nbd7 8.Nb5 c6 9.Bc7 Qe8 10.Nc3 e5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Be2 Bf5
13.Nf3 Nxf3+ 14.Bxf3 Rc8 15.Bg3 Ne4 16.Bxe4 Bxe4 17.O-O Rd8
18.Qa4 Bd3 19.Rfd1 b5 20.Qa5 Rd7 21.Rd2 Qe7 22.Rcd1 Rfd8 23.a3
h5 24.h3 h4 25.Bh2 Kh7 26.Bc7 Rxc7 27.Rxd3 Rxd3 28.Rxd3 Bf6
29.Rd2 Rd7 30.Rc2 Qe6 31.Qb4 a5 32.Qf4 Kg7 33.Rc1 a4 34.Qb4
Rd3 35.Rc2 Qb3 36.Qxb3 axb3 37.Rc1 Bxc3 38.bxc3 c5 39.Kf1 c4
40.Ke2 Rxc3 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.24"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 O-O 6. f3 c5
7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 a6 9. a4 h5 10. Bg5 exd5 11. cxd5 Qc7 12. Qd2
Nbd7 13. Be2 Rb8 14. O-O c4 15. Be3 h4 16. Nh1 h3 17. Nf2 hxg2
18. Kxg2 Nh5 19. f4 Nhf6 20. Bf3 Re8 21. a5 Qd8 22. Ne2 Nh7
23. Ng3 b6 24. axb6 Nxb6 25. Bd4 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Qf6 27. Ne2
Qxd4 28. Nxd4 Bb7 29. Ra3 Nf6 30. Nc6 Rbc8 31. Na5 Ba8 32. Nc6
Bb7 33. Na5 Ba8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bf4 Nxe5
12. dxe5 O-O 13. Rd1 Bb7 14. Nd2 Nc6 15. Nf3 g5 16. Be3 g4
17. Nd4 Nxe5 18. Bh6 Re8 19. e4 Bc5 20. Nb3 Rc8 21. Nxc5 Rxc5
22. Qa4 Bc6 23. Qd4 Qf6 24. Bf4 dxe4 25. Bxe4 Nf3+ 26. Bxf3
Qxd4 27. Rxd4 Bxf3 28. Rd7 Rd5 29. Rxd5 exd5 30. Be3 Re4
31. Re1 d4 32. Bd2 Rxe1+ 33. Bxe1 Be2 34. f4 gxf3 35. Bf2 d3
36. Be1 Kg7 37. Kf2 Kf6 38. Ke3 Kf5 39. h3 h5 40. Bd2 Bf1
41. Be1 Bxh3 42. Kxd3 Bf1+ 43. Ke3 Kg4 44. Kf2 Bb5 45. Bc3 Bc6
46. Be5 b5 47. Bb8 a6 48. Bc7 f5 49. b3 Bd5 50. Bd6 f4
51. gxf4 h4 52. f5 Kxf5 53. Ke3 Kg4 54. Kf2 h3 55. Ke3 Be4
56. Kf2 Bb1 57. a3 Ba2 58. b4 Bf7 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2011.12.03"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+
7. Bd2 Nd5 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. O-O Rb8 10. Na3 O-O 11. Qb5 b6
12. Qxc4 Ba6 13. Nb5 Qd5 14. Qxd5 Nxd5 15. a4 Na5 16. Ne5 Rbd8
17. Nxa7 Nb4 18. Rac1 Rxd4 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. axb5 f6 21. e3
Rdd8 22. Nf3 Rf7 23. Bh3 Re7 24. Rc3 Kf7 25. Ra1 Rd3 26. Bf1
Rxc3 27. bxc3 Nd5 28. c4 Nc3 29. c5 Rd7 30. Nd4 Ne4 31. cxb6
cxb6 32. Rc1 Nc5 33. f4 Ke7 34. Nc6+ Nxc6 35. bxc6 Ra7 36. Rd1
Rc7 37. Bg2 e5 38. fxe5 fxe5 39. Rb1 e4 40. Rxb6 Kd6 41. Rb4
Kd5 42. Rd4+ Ke5 43. Rc4 Kd5 44. Rd4+ Ke5 45. Rc4 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2011.12.04"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Nge2 Nd7 8. Ng3 Bg6 9. Be2 Nb6 10. Be5 Nf6 11. h4 h6 12. h5
Bh7 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15. Qc2+ Kh8 16. Nf5 Nc4 17. b3
Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ng4 19. f4 Qd7 20. O-O-O f6 21. e4 fxe5 22. Qe2
Nf6 23. Nh4 exf4 24. Ng6+ Kg8 25. Nxf8 Bxf8 26. exd5 cxd5
27. Qd3 Rd8 28. Kb1 Bc5 29. Rhf1 Be3 30. g3 d4 31. gxf4 Qe7
32. Rde1 Rd7 33. Nd1 Nd5 34. Nxe3 dxe3 35. Rc1 Rd8 36. Qf5 Qe8
37. Rfe1 b6 38. a3 Kh8 39. Kb2 a5 40. Rc4 Nf6 41. Qe5 Qf8
42. Qxe3 b5 43. Rd4 b4 44. a4 Rxd4 45. Qxd4 Nxh5 46. Re5 Nxf4
47. Rxa5 Ne6 48. Qd2 g5 49. Ra6 Qf6+ 50. Ka2 Qe5 51. Qb2 Qxb2+
52. Kxb2 Nf4 53. Rxh6+ Kg7 54. Rd6 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2011.12.05"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Bb3 a6 7.Nbd2
Ba7 8.Nf1 h6 9.Ng3 O-O 10.O-O Be6 11.h3 Qd7 12.Be3 Ne7 13.Nh4
Ng6 14.Nhf5 Ne7 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Bxa7 Rxa7 17.f4 c5 18.Bc2 b5
19.Qd2 Rb7 20.a3 a5 21.Rf2 b4 22.axb4 axb4 23.Raf1 bxc3
24.bxc3 exf4 25.Rxf4 Nh7 26.d4 cxd4 27.cxd4 Qg5 28.Kh2 Nf6
29.Bd1 Rfb8 30.h4 Qg6 31.Rxf6 gxf6 32.Qf4 Rb2 33.Bh5 Qg7
34.Bf3 Ra8 35.d5 Bc8 36.Nh5 Qf8 37.Nxf6+ Kh8 38.Rc1 Kg7 39.e5
dxe5 40.Nh5+ Kh7 41.Be4+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2011.12.06"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 10. c5 f5 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. a4 g5
13. Nc4 h6 14. f3 f4 15. Ba3 Ng6 16. b5 dxc5 17. Bxc5 Rf7
18. a5 h5 19. b6 g4 20. Nb5 cxb6 21. axb6 g3 22. Kh1 Bf8
23. d6 a6 24. Nc7 Rb8 25. Na5 Kh8 26. Bc4 Rg7 27. Ne6 Bxe6
28. Bxe6 gxh2 29. Nc4 Qe8 30. Bd5 h4 31. Rf2 h3 32. gxh3 Rc8
33. Ra5 Nh4 34. Kxh2 Nd7 35. Bb4 Rg3 36. Qf1 Qh5 37. Ra3 a5
38. Be1 Rxc4 39. Bxc4 Bxd6 40. Rxa5 Bc5 41. Be2 Bxb6 42. Rb5
Bd4 43. Bd1 Bxf2 44. Bxf2 Nxf3+ 45. Bxf3 Qxf3 46. Rb1 Rg6
47. Rxb7 Nf6 48. Rb8+ Kh7 49. Rb7+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2011.12.08"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "David Howell"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Bxc3 5. bxc3 Nc6 6. Bg2
O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. d3 e4 9. Nd4 exd3 10. exd3 Nxd4 11. cxd4 d5
12. Be3 h6 13. h3 b6 14. Rc1 Qd7 15. Bf4 Bb7 16. Be5 Nh7
17. c5 Rac8 18. h4 Nf8 19. Kh2 bxc5 20. Bh3 Ne6 21. Rxc5 f6
22. Bf4 Qd8 23. Ra5 c5 24. Rxa7 Qb6 25. Ra4 Nxd4 26. Qh5 Qc6
27. Rb1 Ra8 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Bg2 Ne6 30. Rxb7 Qxb7 31. Bxd5
Qc8 32. Bxh6 Ra6 33. Be3 Rd6 34. Bxc5 Rxd5 35. Qxd5 Kf7
36. Be3 Qa6 37. Qc4 Qa8 38. d4 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2011.12.09"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Luke McShane"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O
O-O 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Nc3 Nc6 11.Rb1 d4 12.Bxf6 Qxf6
13.Ne4 Qe7 14.Nxc5 Qxc5 15.b4 Qb5 16.a4 Qxa4 17.b5 Ne7 18.Nxd4
Rfd8 19.c3 Qxd1 20.Rfxd1 Bd5 21.Bf1 a5 22.bxa6 bxa6 23.Re1 Kf8
24.c4 Nc6 25.Nb3 Be6 26.Bg2 Rac8 27.Nc5 Bf5 28.Nb7 Bxb1
29.Nxd8 Nxd8 30.Rxb1 Rxc4 31.Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2011.12.11"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nigel Short"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "179"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 f5 6. e3 Nf6
7. Nge2 a5 8. b3 c6 9. Bb2 Na6 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. h3
Be6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. d4 Rad8 15. Na4 b6 16. Qc1 Bf7 17. Qa1
Rd7 18. Nac3 g5 19. d5 c5 20. e4 f4 21. g4 h5 22. f3 Bg6
23. Kf2 Bf8 24. Ke1 Rh7 25. Kd2 Qd7 26. Rh1 Nc7 27. Rdg1 Kf7
28. Qf1 Bh6 29. Nc1 Rb8 30. Nb5 Nxb5 31. cxb5 hxg4 32. hxg4
Bg7 33. Rxh7 Bxh7 34. a4 Rh8 35. Nd3 Qc7 36. Nf2 Nd7 37. Rh1
Bg6 38. Nh3 Qd8 39. Bc3 Bf6 40. Kc1 Kg7 41. Kb2 Bf7 42. Ka2
Nf8 43. Rg1 Ng6 44. Qd3 Rh6 45. Ka3 Qh8 46. Qf1 Bd8 47. Nf2
Bc7 48. Nd3 Rh2 49. Nb2 Nf8 50. Nc4 Nd7 51. Be1 Kf6 52. Qf2
Ke7 53. Rf1 Rh6 54. Qg1 Bg6 55. Ka2 Bf7 56. Rf2 Bg6 57. Rd2
Bf7 58. Bf2 Qb8 59. Qc1 Qa7 60. Rc2 Kf6 61. Bg1 Qa8 62. Nb2
Bd8 63. Bf1 Kg7 64. Nc4 Qb8 65. Bg2 Rh8 66. Bf2 Rh6 67. Be1
Rh8 68. Bc3 Rh6 69. Qe1 Qa7 70. Qg1 Qb8 71. Bf1 Bc7 72. Rh2
Rxh2+ 73. Qxh2 Qd8 74. Kb2 Bg6 75. Kc1 Bf7 76. Nb2 Qh8 77. Qg2
Qd8 78. Kd1 Qh8 79. Bd3 Qd8 80. Ke1 Bg6 81. Kf1 Kf7 82. Kg1
Kg7 83. Nc4 Bf7 84. Qh2 Bg6 85. Kf2 Bf7 86. Ke2 Bg6 87. Qh1
Bf7 88. Qh2 Bg6 89. Qh1 Bf7 90. Qh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2011.12.12"]
[EventDate "2011.12.03"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "C36"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nxd5 6. O-O
Be6 7. Bb3 c5 8. Kh1 Nc6 9. d4 c4 10. Ba4 Bd6 11. b3 c3
12. Qd3 O-O 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Nxc3 Re8 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. c4
Be4 17. Qc3 a5 18. a3 f6 19. Bb2 Ra7 20. Rad1 Rae7 21. b4 axb4
22. axb4 Kh8 23. Qb3 Rb7 24. Bc3 Qb8 25. b5 cxb5 26. c5 b4
27. Bd2 Bf8 28. Rde1 g5 29. Qc4 g4 30. Nh4 f3 31. d5 fxg2+
32. Nxg2 Bf3 33. Kg1 Rc8 34. c6 Rb5 35. Nf4 Bc5+ 36. Be3 Bxe3+
37. Rxe3 Qb6 38. Rfe1 b3 39. Qc3 Rf8 40. Ne6 b2 41. c7 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2011.12.27"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nikita Vitiugov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. O-O c4 11. b3 Nb6
12. bxc4 dxc4 13. Qc2 Be6 14. Rab1 Rc8 15. a4 a5 16. Ng5 Bxg5
17. Bxg5 f6 18. Bh4 c3 19. Bd3 h6 20. Bb5 Nd5 21. Qe4 Qd6
22. Bg3 Qe7 23. Rbc1 Nb4 24. d5 Nxd5 25. Rfd1 Rfd8 26. Rd4 f5
27. Qe5 Qf6 28. Qxf6 gxf6 29. h3 Kf7 30. Bc4 Ke7 31. e4 Nf4
32. Rxd8 Rxc4 33. Bxf4 Kxd8 34. exf5 Bxf5 35. Be3 c2 36. g4
Be4 37. Bb6+ Kd7 38. Bxa5 Rd4 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2011.12.28"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Qe7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c6
7. e4 d6 8. d3 a6 9. Qb3 Bc5 10. Na4 Ba7 11. Nb6 Bxb6 12. Qxb6
c5 13. Ne1 Bg4 14. f3 Be6 15. Bg5 Nbd7 16. Qa5 h6 17. Bd2 Nb8
18. Nc2 Nc6 19. Qc3 b5 20. Ne3 Nd4 21. Rae1 Rab8 22. Qc1 bxc4
23. dxc4 Qd7 24. Rf2 Rfe8 25. Bc3 a5 26. Qd1 a4 27. Bf1 Ra8
28. Bd3 Kh8 29. Kh1 Qb7 30. h4 Rf8 31. Kh2 Qd7 32. Ref1 Rae8
33. a3 Ra8 34. Qd2 Nb3 35. Qd1 Nd4 36. Rg1 Rae8 37. Qf1 Qd8
38. Qd1 Qd7 39. Nd5 Bxd5 40. cxd5 Rc8 41. Re1 Ra8 42. Bf1 Qe7
43. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2011.12.29"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qc2 c6
7. h3 O-O 8. Bf4 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. e3 b6 11. Rc1 Bb7
12. Be2 Nbd7 13. O-O c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Qf5
Rfd8 17. Qe5 Qxe5 18. Nxe5 a5 19. Bg4 Nxg4 20. hxg4 Ne6
21. Ne2 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 d4 23. Nxd4 Nxd4 24. exd4 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2011.12.30"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. Be3 f4 12. Bf2
g5 13. Rc1 Ng6 14. Nb5 b6 15. b4 a6 16. Nc3 Rf7 17. Nd3 h5
18. c5 Bf8 19. cxb6 cxb6 20. b5 a5 21. Na4 Nc5 22. Ndxc5 dxc5
23. d6 Be6 24. Bxc5 bxc5 25. Nxc5 Bxa2 26. Qa4 Bxd6 27. Qxa2
Bxc5+ 28. Kh1 Bd4 29. Bc4 Raa7 30. Bxf7+ Rxf7 31. Qd5 Qxd5
32. exd5 Ne7 33. d6 Nf5 34. Rc8+ Kg7 35. Rc6 a4 36. Rfc1 a3
37. Ra6 a2 38. Rxa2 Nxd6 39. b6 Bxb6 40. Rc6 Rc7 41. Rxc7+
Bxc7 42. Ra7 Ne8 43. g3 Kg6 44. Kg2 Bd6 45. Ra6 Kf5 46. Rc6 g4
47. gxf4 exf4 48. fxg4+ hxg4 49. h3 g3 50. Kf3 Be5 51. Rh6 Ng7
52. h4 Ne6 53. Rh5+ Kf6 54. Kg2 Nd4 55. Kh3 f3 56. Rh8 g2
57. Rg8 Ne2 58. Rg6+ Kxg6 59. h5+ Kg5 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2011.12.31"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Bxc3 5. bxc3 d6 6. Bg2
O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Ne1 c6 9. d3 h6 10. Rb1 d5 11. Qb3 b6
12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nc2 Nc6 14. h3 Bb7 15. Nb4 Na5 16. Qb2 d4
17. c4 Rc8 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. e4 dxe3 20. Bxe3 Qd7 21. Kh2 Nd6
22. Rbc1 Nf5 23. Rfd1 h5 24. Qe2 h4 25. Nc2 b5 26. Qf3 bxc4
27. dxc4 hxg3+ 28. fxg3 Qe6 29. c5 Red8 30. Bf2 e4 31. Qb3 Qe5
32. Ne3 Rxd1 33. Qxd1 Rxc5 34. Nc4 Qc7 35. Bxc5 Qxg3+ 36. Kh1
Qxh3+ 37. Kg1 Qg3+ 38. Kf1 Ng4 39. Qd8+ Kh7 40. Qd5 Qf3+
41. Ke1 Ng3 42. Rc2 f5 43. Kd2 Nf6 44. Qd8 Ne2 45. Ke1 f4
46. Rxe2 Qc3+ 47. Kd1 Qxc4 48. Qd4 Qb5 49. Rh2+ Kg6 50. Kc2 a5
51. Be7 Qc6+ 52. Qc5 Qa4+ 53. Kc1 f3 54. Bxf6 Kxf6 55. Rd2 g6
56. Rd6+ Kg7 57. Rd8 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2012.01.02"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nikita Vitiugov"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Kb1 b6
12. Bb5 Bb7 13. h4 Na5 14. Bd4 Rac8 15. Ng5 Nc4 16. Qe2 h6
17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Bxc5 Bxc5 19. Nge4 Bb4 20. Nd6 Rcd8 21. Rh3
Bxd6 22. Nb5 Qc6 23. Nxd6 Qxg2 24. Qe3 Be4 25. Rc1 f5 26. Rg3
Qh2 27. Qg1 Qxg1 28. Rcxg1 Rd7 29. Rg6 Re7 30. Rxh6 c3
31. bxc3 Bf3 32. Rhg6 Bg4 33. Rg5 Kh7 34. h5 Kh6 35. Rh1 Rd8
36. c4 Bf3 37. Rh2 Bg4 38. Kb2 Rb8 39. Kc3 Rd8 40. Kd4 Rb8
41. Ke3 Kh7 42. Kf2 Rh8 43. Kg3 Kg8 44. h6 Rh7 45. Rg6 Bd1
46. c3 Bg4 47. Kf2 Kf8 48. Ke3 gxh6 49. Rhxh6 Rxh6 50. Rxh6
Kg7 51. Rh2 Rd7 52. Kd4 Bf3 53. Rh3 Bg4 54. Rh1 Bf3 55. Rg1+
Bg4 56. c5 bxc5+ 57. Kxc5 Rc7+ 58. Kb4 Rc6 59. Nb5 Kf8 60. a4
a5+ 61. Kxa5 Rc4 62. Nd4 Rxc3 63. Rb1 Rc8 64. Rb6 Kf7 65. Nxe6
Rc4 66. Ng5+ 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2012.01.03"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O e5
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nf5 g6 10. Ne3 Bc5 11. Nd5 Qd8
12. b4 Ba7 13. a4 d6 14. a5 Be6 15. Bc4 O-O 16. Qd3 Nc6 17. c3
Ne7 18. Nd2 Rc8 19. Rac1 Kg7 20. Kh1 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2012.01.04"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Qb6
7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 a6 11. fxe6 fxe6
12. Be2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Kh1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Ndxe5 16. Rb3
Rxf1+ 17. Bxf1 Qd6 18. Nxc6 Nxc6 19. Na4 b5 20. Nb6 Rb8
21. Bf4 e5 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. Bg3 Qe6 24. Rb1 e4 25. a4 bxa4
26. Bxa6 Rf8 27. c3 a3 28. Be2 Bd6 29. Bh4 Rb8 30. Rxb8+ Bxb8
31. Qa2 Qd6 32. Bg3 Qc5 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2012.01.05"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 Nd7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O c6 10. h4 Re8 11. Bd3 d5
12. Ng5 Nf8 13. h5 Bf6 14. Nf3 Bg4 15. Rde1 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Ne6
17. f4 h6 18. a3 Qa5 19. Qd1 Nc5 20. Bf5 Na4 21. Qd3 Nc5
22. Qd1 Qb5 23. Qe2 Qa4 24. Qd1 Ne4 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Rhg1
Rae8 27. Rg3 Kh8 28. Reg1 Qc4 29. Kb1 c5 30. Qd3 b6 31. Qxc4
Rxc4 32. Rd1 d4 33. cxd4 cxd4 34. b3 dxe3 35. bxc4 exf2
36. Rf3 Re1 37. Kc1 Bd4 38. c3 Be3+ 39. Kc2 f5 40. a4 a5
41. c5 Bxc5 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia ITA"]
[Date "2012.01.06"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Rd1
Be7 12. Ne2 Bd7 13. Bg5 Rd8 14. Nf4 Bc8 15. Rxd8+ Kxd8
16. Rd1+ Ke8 17. g3 Rh7 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Ng5 Rh6 20. h4 c5
21. c3 a5 22. Rd2 Be6 23. Ngxe6 fxe6 24. Kg2 Nc6 25. Re2 Nd8
26. Kh3 Nf7 27. Re3 Kd7 28. f3 b6 29. a3 Kc6 30. g4 hxg4+
31. Kxg4 Kd7 32. h5 Rh8 33. Rd3+ Kc6 34. Ng6 Re8 35. f4 b5
36. a4 Nh6+ 37. Kg5 Nf7+ 38. Kh4 b4 39. c4 Nh6 40. Kg5 Nf7+
41. Kg4 Nh6+ 42. Kh4 Nf7 43. f5 exf5 44. Rd5 b3 45. Kg3 Ng5
46. Kf4 Ne6+ 47. Kxf5 Nd4+ 48. Ke4 Ne6 49. Rd3 Ng5+ 50. Ke3
Ne6 51. Rxb3 Nd4 52. Rd3 Rb8 53. b3 Kd7 54. Ke4 c6 55. Nh4 Ke6
56. Rg3 Kf7 57. Nf5 Ne6 58. Rd3 Ng5+ 59. Kf4 Ne6+ 60. Kg4 Nd4
61. Nxd4 cxd4 62. Rxd4 Rxb3 63. Rd7+ Ke6 64. Rxg7 Rb4 65. h6
Rxc4+ 66. Kh5 Rc1 67. Rg4 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.14"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. g3 b5 6. Bg2 Bb7
7. Ne5 Qc8 8. O-O Nd7 9. b3 b4 10. Ne4 Nxe5 11. dxe5 c3
12. Qd3 a5 13. Be3 f5 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Bf3 Kf7
17. Rfd1 h5 18. a4 Rb8 19. Ba7 Ra8 20. Be3 Rb8 21. Ba7 Ra8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.15"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 c6
8.Qb3 Kh8 9.Rd1 Na6 10.Qa3 Nc7 11.d5 c5 12.b4 cxb4 13.Qxb4 Na6
14.Qb1 Bd7 15.Nb5 Rc8 16.Nd2 Qb6 17.e3 Nc5 18.a4 Qa5 19.Ba3 a6
20.Bb4 Qd8 21.Nd4 Nxa4 22.Ne6 Bxe6 23.dxe6 Qe8 24.Bxb7 Rb8
25.Bxa6 Nc3 26.Bxc3 Rxb1 27.Rdxb1 g5 28.Rb7 Ng8 29.Bxg7+ Kxg7
30.Rb5 Qg6 31.c5 dxc5 32.Rxc5 Qxe6 33.Nf3 Qd6 34.Nd4 Kh8
35.Rc6 Qd7 36.Rac1 f4 37.Bc8 Qa7 38.Ne6 Rf6 39.exf4 gxf4
40.Rc7 Qa4 41.Nxf4 Rd6 42.Be6 Rd1+ 43.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 44.Kg2 Nf6
45.Rxe7 Qe1 46.Rf7 Qe4+ 47.f3 Qd4 48.Kh3 Qe5 49.Kh4 Qd4 50.Bg4
Qe5 51.Ne6 h6 52.Rf8+ Ng8 53.f4 Qb2 54.Kh3 Qa1 55.Bh5 Kh7
56.Rf7+ Kh8 57.Bg6 Nf6 58.Rf8+ Ng8 59.Bf7 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.16"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6
12. Qd2 e5 13. Bh6 exd4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. cxd4 cxd4 16. f4 f6
17. f5 Nc6 18. Bb5 Ne5 19. Nxd4 gxf5 20. Rad1 Qe7 21. Ba6 Bd7
22. exf5 Kh8 23. Qc3 Rae8 24. Rf4 Rg8 25. Bf1 Rc8 26. Qe1 Bc6
27. h3 Bd5 28. a4 Rg7 29. Qf2 Rcg8 30. Ne6 Bxe6 31. fxe6 Qxe6
32. Kh1 Rg6 33. Rd2 Qe7 34. Rfd4 Rc8 35. Rd1 Rgg8 36. Qd2 Qg7
37. Qf2 Qe7 38. Qd2 Rg3 39. Rf4 Rg6 40. a5 bxa5 41. Qxa5 Rgg8
42. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.17"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Bb3 Qa5
12. O-O-O Rfc8 13. Kb1 b5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Qxd2 16. Nxf6+
Kg7 17. Nh5+ gxh5 18. Rxd2 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.19"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. e3 c5
7. Nge2 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. f4 exf4 10. Nxf4 O-O 11. b3 Bf5
12. Bb2 Qd7 13. Ne4 Rad8 14. Rf2 Nb4 15. Qf1 Bxe4 16. Bxe4
N6d5 17. Nh5 g6 18. a3 Na6 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Bf6 Qd6 21. Bxe7
Qxe7 22. Nf6+ Kg7 23. Qc4 Qe5 24. Raf1 h5 25. Nxh5+ Qxh5
26. Rxf7+ Rxf7 27. Rxf7+ Kh6 28. Qf4+ g5 29. Qf6+ Qg6 30. Qf1
Qh5 31. Rxb7 c4 32. Qf6+ Qg6 33. Qxd8 Qb1+ 34. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.20"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nf3 d6
7. O-O c6 8. d5 e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. b3 Re8 11. Bb2 Na6 12. Ng5
Qe7 13. Nxe6 Qxe6 14. Qc2 Nc5 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. e3 Nce4
17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Rd2 d5 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Qc5 b6 21. Qb5 Nh5
22. Ba3 Bf8 23. Bb2 Bg7 24. Ba3 Be5 25. Rc1 Nf6 26. Rdc2 d4
27. Rc6 Qf5 28. exd4 Bxd4 29. Qxf5 gxf5 30. Bh3 e3 31. Bxf5
exf2+ 32. Kf1 Be3 33. Rb1 Ne4 34. Bxe4 Rxe4 35. Rc2 Red4 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.21"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7
12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5 15. Qf3 Qb7 16. Qe2 b4
17. Nc2 f4 18. b3 Be6 19. Qd2 Rfb8 20. a3 bxa3 21. Rxa3 Bf6
22. Kh1 Kh8 23. Rfa1 a5 24. Be2 Be7 25. Bf3 Bd7 26. Bh5 Be6
27. Bf3 Bd7 28. Bh5 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.22"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A97"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. c4 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. Nc3 Qe8 8. b4 Bd8 9. c5 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. e4 c6 12. exf5
Bxf5 13. Ng5 Nbd7 14. Bb2 Bc7 15. Qb3+ Kh8 16. Rad1 a5 17. a3
axb4 18. axb4 Qg6 19. Nge4 Rab8 20. Qc4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 b6
22. Nd6 Be6 23. Qc1 bxc5 24. bxc5 Bg4 25. Rd2 Bf3 26. Bxf3
Rxf3 27. Qd1 Rff8 28. Nc4 Nxc5 29. Nxe5 Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Rbe8
31. Bd6 Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.24"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A23"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Qb6 6. Nb3 a5
7. d3 a4 8. Nd2 exd3 9. exd3 Bc5 10. Qe2+ Kd8 11. Nde4 Re8
12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 a3 14. Rb1 d5 15. c5 Qb4 16. Nxf6 gxf6
17. Qd2 axb2 18. Nd1 Qxc5 19. d4 Qd6 20. Rxb2 b5 21. Bd3 Bh3
22. Nc3 Nd7 23. Kf2 Nb6 24. a4 Nxa4 25. Ra1 Re7 26. Rba2 Rea7
27. Qc2 h6 28. Nxa4 bxa4 29. Rxa4 Rxa4 30. Rxa4 Rxa4 31. Qxa4
Ke7 32. Qa7+ Kf8 33. Qc5 Qxc5 34. dxc5 Bg4 35. Bc2 Ke7 36. Ba4
Kd7 37. Ke1 Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.25"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bf4 Be7
7. e3 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 a5 10. O-O Na6 11. Rc1 Nb4
12. b3 O-O 13. Bb1 Bf6 14. Re1 b6 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Na2 Nxa2
17. Bxa2 Ba6 18. Bb1 g6 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Rc8 21. g3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.27"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Na4 Qc7 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. Rhe1 Rb4
17. b3 Qxh2 18. a3 Rb7 19. Nc5 Rc7 20. g4 Qf4+ 21. Qxf4 Nxf4
22. b4 Kg7 23. Ba6 Ne6 24. Nxe6+ Bxe6 25. Re5 Rh8 26. Rc5 h5
27. Be2 Rd7 28. Rh1 hxg4 29. Rxh8 Kxh8 30. fxg4 Bd5 31. b5 Rd6
32. c4 Bg2 33. a4 Kg7 34. a5 cxb5 35. cxb5 Rd7 36. Bc4 e6
37. Kc2 Kf6 38. g5+ Ke7 39. Kc3 Kd6 40. Kb4 Re7 41. Rc8 Rb7
42. a6 Rd7 43. Bb3 Rc7 44. Rxc7 Kxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.28"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4
12. Nc2 Rb8 13. b3 Bg5 14. g3 O-O 15. Bg2 a5 16. O-O Ne7
17. h4 Bh6 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Qd5 Qc7 20. Rad1 Rd8 21. Kh2 Bg4
22. Rde1 Bd7 23. Qd3 Qc5 24. Rd1 Bc6 25. Qe2 Ra8 26. Ne1 Qb6
27. Nd3 Qb7 28. Rfe1 g6 29. f3 Bg7 30. Nf2 h5 31. Rd3 Bh6
32. Red1 Qe7 33. Nh3 Rd7 34. Qf2 Rb8 35. Ng5 Bxg5 36. hxg5
Qxg5 37. Bh3 Rc7 38. Rxd6 Kg7 39. f4 exf4 40. gxf4 Qe7 41. e5
a4 42. e6 axb3 43. axb3 Be8 44. f5 g5 45. Qd4+ f6 46. Bg2 h4
47. c5 Rbc8 48. c6 Rxc6 49. Bxc6 Rxc6 50. Rxc6 Bxc6 51. Qb6
Be8 52. Rc1 Kh6 53. Rc7 Qf8 54. Qd4 g4 55. Qf4+ 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2012.01.29"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vugar Gashimov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "22"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7
7. O-O Nc6 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Re1 Qb8 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. e5 Bc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Pacific Open 6th Annual"]
[Site "Victoria, Canada"]
[Date "2012.04.??"]
[EventDate "2012.04.07"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yi Ming Han"]
[ECO "C30"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "1926"]
[PlyCount "27"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Ng5 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. O-O Bc5+ 9. Kh1 O-O 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Nxf7 Rxf7
12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Qh5+ 1-0

[Event "Grand Pacific Open 6th Annual"]
[Site "Victoria, Canada"]
[Date "2012.04.??"]
[EventDate "2012.04.07"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Roger Patterson"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2062"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 g6
7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nf3 Qb6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rb1 Nc6 11. Be3 Qa5
12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nd7 15. Bd2 Rac8 16. g4 Nc5
17. Kg2 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Bxc3 19. Bxc3 Qxa2 20. Qf2 f6 21. Qb6
Nd8 22. Ra1 Qf7 23. f5 Rc5 24. Rf3 Rb5 25. Qe3 Nc6 26. Raf1
gxf5 27. gxf5 Qh5 28. Kh2 Kf7 29. Rg3 Ke8 30. Rf2 Kd8 31. d4
d5 32. exd5 Rxd5 33. Qe4 Qf7 34. Rg7 Qxg7 35. Qxd5+ Ke8
36. Rg2 Qf7 37. Qc5 Kd7 38. d5 Ne5 39. Bxe5 fxe5 40. d6 exd6
41. Rd2 Qe7 42. Qb6 Kc8 43. Qa7 Qc7 44. Qa8+ Qb8 0-1

[Event "Grand Pacific Open 6th Annual"]
[Site "Victoria, Canada"]
[Date "2012.04.??"]
[EventDate "2012.04.07"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nino Maizuradze"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2346"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 e5 4. Nd5 Nge7 5. Nec3 Nxd5
6. Nxd5 Ne7 7. Ne3 d6 8. Bc4 Be6 9. d3 Qd7 10. O-O g6 11. a4
Bg7 12. Bb5 Nc6 13. Nd5 O-O 14. a5 Kh8 15. a6 b6 16. c3 Qc8
17. f4 f5 18. Qa4 Nd8 19. Bd2 Nf7 20. Rae1 Qd8 21. Kh1 g5
22. Bc6 Rb8 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. fxg5 Bxd3 25. Rf6 Bxf6 26. Nxf6
Nxg5 27. Nd7 b5 28. Qd1 Rg8 29. Nxb8 Bf5 30. Bd5 Rg7 31. Nc6
Qf6 32. Rf1 Qg6 33. Bxg5 Qxg5 34. Qf3 1-0

[Event "Grand Pacific Open 6th Annual"]
[Site "Victoria, Canada"]
[Date "2012.04.??"]
[EventDate "2012.04.07"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jason Kenney"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2198"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg2 Bd6
7. O-O h6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. a3 Re8 10. Nb5 Ne4 11. Nxd6 Nxd6
12. Ne5 Ne7 13. b3 c6 14. a4 a5 15. Ba3 Nef5 16. e3 Ne4 17. b4
axb4 18. Bxb4 Nfd6 19. Qe2 f6 20. Nd3 b6 21. Rfc1 Nc4 22. Nf4
Qd7 23. Rxc4 Ba6 24. Bh3 Qf7 25. Bf5 Bxc4 26. Qg4 c5 27. Be1
cxd4 28. exd4 g5 29. Bb4 h5 30. Nxh5 Nxf2 0-1

[Event "Grand Pacific Open 6th Annual"]
[Site "Victoria, Canada"]
[Date "2012.04.??"]
[EventDate "2012.04.07"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nicolas Haynes"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. dxc5 Nc6 4. c4 e6 5. e3 Bxc5 6. Be2 Nf6
7. O-O O-O 8. a3 a5 9. b3 Qe7 10. Nc3 Rd8 11. cxd5 exd5
12. Nb5 Bg4 13. Bb2 Rac8 14. Nfd4 Bd7 15. Bf3 Ne5 16. Nc3
Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qe5 18. Qg3 Qh5 19. Nde2 Qh6 20. h4 Bg4 21. Nf4
d4 22. Ncd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Be6 24. Nf4 dxe3 25. fxe3 Bxb3
26. Bd4 Rxd4 27. exd4 Bxd4+ 28. Kh2 Bxa1 29. Rxa1 a4 30. Re1
Qd6 31. Qg4 Be6 32. Rd1 Bxg4 33. Rxd6 b5 34. Nd5 Kf8 35. Rb6
Bd7 36. Kg3 f6 37. Kf4 Rc4+ 38. Ke3 Rxh4 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. Rb7
Ke6 41. Nc7+ Kd6 0-1

[Event "Italian Team Championship"]
[Site "Arvier ITA"]
[Date "2012.04.28"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alberto David"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6
7. Qb3 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 Bb7 9. b3 d6 10. O-O Qe7 11. Bb2 Nbd7
12. Rad1 Rae8 13. d5 e5 14. Nh4 g6 15. Nf3 Nh5 16. e3 h6
17. Nh4 Kh7 18. f4 e4 19. b4 Ra8 20. Rc1 a5 21. a3 Ndf6
22. Rfd1 axb4 23. axb4 b5 24. Bf1 bxc4 25. Bxc4 Qf7 26. Qd4
Ng7 27. Bb3 Nge8 28. Rc2 Nd7 29. h3 Ndf6 30. Rg2 Bc8 31. Rc2
g5 32. Ng2 Rg8 33. Rdc1 Nh5 34. fxg5 hxg5 35. g4 fxg4
36. Qxe4+ Bf5 37. Rf2 Ng3 38. Qxf5+ Qxf5 39. Rxf5 Nxf5 40. Bc2
gxh3 41. Bxf5+ Kh6 42. Ne1 g4 43. Rc4 Ra2 44. Nd3 Rg5 45. Rf4
Ng7 46. Be4 Rxb2 47. Nxb2 Nh5 48. Rf7 Re5 49. Bf5 Rxe3 50. Nd3
Kg5 51. Rf8 Rg3+ 0-1

[Event "Italian Team Championship"]
[Site "Arvier ITA"]
[Date "2012.04.28"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Emil Davidovich Sutovsky"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "19"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. f4 d5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 c6
7. Kh1 Bg4 8. Ne5 Be6 9. Nd2 Qc8 10. e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Italian Team Championship"]
[Site "Arvier ITA"]
[Date "2012.04.29"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gawain Jones"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "34"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 e6 4. d4 d5 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. cxd4 dxe4
7. Nxe4 Bd7 8. Bd3 Nf6 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. O-O Bc6 11. Bc4 Bd5
12. Qb3 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Nc6 14. d5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 exd5 16. Be3
O-O-O 17. Rac1 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2012.05.08"]
[EventDate "2012.05.07"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Robert Lee Hess"]
[ECO "C51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bd6 6.d4 Qe7 7.O-O
Nf6 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.Re1 Ba3 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Ne8 12.f4 Bxc1
13.Rxc1 d6 14.exd6 cxd6 15.Nf3 Bg4 16.h3 Rc8 17.Bb3 Bxf3
18.Qxf3 Rc5 19.Re3 Nc7 20.e5 dxe5 21.Qxb7 a5 22.Qe4 Ne6
23.fxe5 Re8 24.Rd1 Qc7 25.Rdd3 h6 26.Bd5 Qb6 27.c4 Qb1+ 28.Kh2
Qxa2 29.Bxe6 fxe6 30.Rd7 Kh8 31.Rxg7 Kxg7 32.Rg3+ Kf8 33.Qh7
1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2012.05.09"]
[EventDate "2012.05.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alejandro Ramirez Alvarez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6
7. O-O Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 Re8 11. Kh2 Qc8 12. Re1
e5 13. d5 Na5 14. e4 c6 15. b3 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Nc6
18. Ng5 Nd8 19. Rd1 Bc6 20. Qc4 h6 21. Nf3 b5 22. Qe2 Qb7
23. Re1 Ne6 24. Bb2 Nd4 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Rad1 Rad8 27. Rd2 f5
28. Qd1 Re7 29. Bxd4 Red7 30. Be3 Bc3 31. Rxd7 Rxd7 32. Qc1
Bxe1 33. Qxe1 Bxe4 34. Bxe4 Qxe4 35. Qc1 Kf7 36. Bxh6 Qf3
37. Qc5 Ke6 38. Be3 a6 39. Qc8 Qd5 40. Qg8+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2012.05.10"]
[EventDate "2012.05.07"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ray Robson"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3
Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.g4 Be6 10.Nxe6 fxe6 11.O-O-O Ne5 12.Be2 Qc8
13.h4 Nfd7 14.f4 Nc4 15.Bxc4 Qxc4 16.e5 Nb6 17.h5 dxe5 18.hxg6
hxg6 19.Qh2 Rxf4 20.Bxf4 Qxf4+ 21.Kb1 Qxh2 22.Rxh2 Rf8 23.Ne4
Rf4 24.Ng5 Rxg4 25.Nxe6 Bf6 26.b3 Nc8 27.c4 Nd6 28.c5 Nb5
29.Rd7 Kf7 30.Rxb7 Rg1+ 31.Kc2 Na3+ 32.Kb2 Nb1 33.Nd8+ Ke8
34.Nc6 e4+ 35.Kc2 Na3+ 36.Kd2 Nb1+ 37.Ke3 Re1+ 38.Kf2 Rc1
39.Rh7 Rc2+ 40.Kg3 Rc3+ 41.Kg4 e3 42.Nxe7 e2 43.Nd5 Rg3+
44.Kf4 Bg5+ 45.Ke5 e1=Q+ 46.Kd6 Bf4+ 47.Nxf4 Rd3+ 48.Nxd3 Qg3+
49.Ne5 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2012.05.11"]
[EventDate "2012.05.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Onischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7 4.e4 Bb4 5.f3 Ne7 6.Bd3 f5 7.Ne2
fxe4 8.fxe4 O-O 9.Be3 e5 10.d5 Na6 11.Qd2 Nc5 12.Bc2 Nc8 13.a3
Bxc3 14.Qxc3 Nd6 15.Ng3 a5 16.O-O-O a4 17.Nf5 Ncxe4 18.Bxe4
Nxf5 19.Bxf5 Rxf5 20.g4 Rf3 21.Qxe5 Qe8 22.Bd4 Qxe5 23.Bxe5 d6
24.Bc3 Ba6 25.Rd4 Re8 26.c5 bxc5 27.Rxa4 Bb5 28.Ra7 Rf7 29.Re1
Rc8 30.Re4 Kf8 31.Kd2 Bf1 32.Rea4 Ke7 33.Ra8 Kd7 34.Rxc8 Kxc8
35.Ra8+ Kb7 36.Rh8 g6 37.g5 Rf5 38.h4 Rf7 39.Bf6 Bg2 40.Re8
Bxd5 41.Re7 Rxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2012.05.12"]
[EventDate "2012.05.08"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Gregory Zinovyevich Kaidanov"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 c5 6.O-O Nc6 7.Na3
cxd4 8.Nxc4 Bc5 9.Qc2 O-O 10.Nce5 Bb6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Rd1 Bb7
13.Nxd4 Bxd4 14.e3 Qb6 15.exd4 Rfd8 16.Rd3 Rd7 17.Be3 Nd5
18.Rb3 Qa5 19.Bd2 Qd8 20.Qc5 h6 21.Rc1 Nb6 22.Be3 Nd5 23.a4 a5
24.Bd2 Ne7 25.Bc3 Nd5 26.h3 Ne7 27.Kh2 Nd5 28.Be1 Ne7 29.Qe5
Nf5 30.Bc3 Qg5 31.Rc2 Ne7 32.Qe1 Ra7 33.Re2 Nf5 34.Rd2 Ne7
35.Qe5 Qxe5 36.dxe5 Nd5 37.Bd4 Ra8 38.Bc5 Ba6 39.Rc2 Rb7
40.Rxb7 Bxb7 41.Bd4 Kf8 42.f4 Ke8 43.Rc5 Kd7 44.Kg1 Kc7 45.Bf2
Bc8 46.Bf1 h5 47.h4 g6 48.b3 Bb7 49.Bd3 Bc8 50.Kg2 Bd7 51.Kf3
Bc8 52.g4 hxg4+ 53.Kxg4 Bd7 54.Kg5 Kb7 55.Be4 Rh8 56.Bf3 Ra8
57.Rc4 Kc7 58.Bc5 Rh8 59.Rc1 Bc8 60.Bf2 Bd7 61.f5 Rg8 62.f6
Rh8 63.Rc5 Ra8 64.Kh6 Nf4 65.Be3 Nh5 66.Bxh5 gxh5 67.Kg7 Be8
68.Kf8 Kb7 69.Ke7 Kc7 70.Bd2 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2012.05.13"]
[EventDate "2012.05.08"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.Nf3 Bb7 4.g3 Bxf3 5.exf3 c6 6.d5 Bb4+ 7.Bd2
Qe7 8.dxe6 Nf6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Qe2 Re8 11.Bg2 Qxe6 12.Qxe6 fxe6
13.O-O-O d5 14.f4 Nbd7 15.Rhe1 Rac8 16.Kb1 Bc5 17.f5 exf5
18.cxd5 cxd5 19.Nxd5 Bxf2 20.Rf1 Bc5 21.Rxf5 Ne4 22.Bxe4 Rxe4
23.Bc3 Rf8 24.Rxf8+ Bxf8 25.Kc2 Re2+ 26.Rd2 Rxd2+ 27.Kxd2 Kf7
28.Ke3 Bd6 29.Bd4 g6 30.Ke4 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2012.05.15"]
[EventDate "2012.05.07"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yury Markovich Shulman"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "201"]

1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxd4
7.Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8.Be2 Na6 9.Ba5 Bd7 10.Nf3 Nf6 11.O-O Qf5 12.Bc3
Ne4 13.Bxg7 Rg8 14.Bh6 O-O-O 15.Qc1 c5 16.Qe3 Bc6 17.Rfd1
Rxd1+ 18.Rxd1 Nb4 19.Qf4 Qxf4 20.Bxf4 f6 21.Ne1 Ba4 22.Ra1 e5
23.Be3 b6 24.a3 Nc6 25.Bd3 f5 26.b4 Nd4 27.f4 exf4 28.Bxd4
cxd4 29.Nf3 a5 30.Nh4 Bd7 31.Rf1 axb4 32.axb4 Kc7 33.Rxf4 Ra8
34.Bxe4 fxe4 35.Rxe4 Ra4 36.Rxd4 Rxb4 37.Nf3 b5 38.cxb5 Rxb5
39.Kf2 Kd8 40.Re4 Bf5 41.Re2 Rb4 42.Re5 Bg6 43.h4 Re4 44.Ra5
Rb4 45.g3 Ke7 46.Ke3 Re4+ 47.Kf2 Rb4 48.Ra2 Kf6 49.Nd2 Bb1
50.Ra6+ Kg7 51.Rd6 Bf5 52.Nf3 Re4 53.Ng5 Re7 54.Rd4 h5 55.Kf3
Bg4+ 56.Kf4 Re1 57.Rd3 Rf1+ 58.Ke5 Re1+ 59.Ne4 Kg6 60.Rb3 Kg7
61.Ra3 Kg6 62.Rc3 Kg7 63.Kd4 Rd1+ 64.Kc5 Bf5 65.Nd6 Kg6 66.Rf3
Be6 67.Re3 Bf5 68.Re5 Rc1+ 69.Kb4 Rf1 70.Re3 Kf6 71.Kc3 Rd1
72.Nb5 Bg4 73.Nd4 Rc1+ 74.Kd3 Rd1+ 75.Ke4 Ra1 76.Rb3 Re1+
77.Kd5 Be6+ 78.Nxe6 Re5+ 79.Kd4 Rxe6 80.Rb5 Kg6 81.Re5 Ra6
82.Ke4 Ra4+ 83.Kf3 Ra3+ 84.Kf4 Ra4+ 85.Re4 Ra6 86.Re8 Ra4+
87.Ke5 Ra5+ 88.Kd4 Ra4+ 89.Kc5 Ra3 90.Rg8+ Kh7 91.Rg5 Ra5+
92.Kd4 Rxg5 93.hxg5 Kg6 94.Ke4 Kxg5 95.Ke3 Kg4 96.Kf2 h4
97.Kg2 hxg3 98.Kg1 Kf3 99.Kf1 g2+ 100.Kg1 Ke2 101.Kxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2012.05.16"]
[EventDate "2012.05.07"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Yevgenyevich Stripunsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nd7 6.Nb3 a5 7.a4
Be7 8.Bb5 Na7 9.Bd3 b6 10.Bd2 c5 11.dxc5 Nxc5 12.Nxc5 bxc5
13.b3 O-O 14.Qe2 Nc6 15.Bb5 Qb6 16.O-O Ba6 17.c4 Bb7 18.Rad1
Nb4 19.Ng5 h6 20.Nh3 d4 21.Nf4 Kh7 22.Rfe1 Rg8 23.Nd3 Raf8
24.Nxb4 axb4 25.Qd3+ g6 26.Bf4 Kg7 27.Qh3 g5 28.Bg3 Kh7 29.Qg4
Rg6 30.h3 Kg7 31.Qh5 Rg8 32.Rd3 Qa7 33.f3 Bd8 34.Kf2 Kf8
35.Ke2 Bc7 36.Kd1 Qa8 37.Kc1 f5 38.Bh2 Ke7 39.Rd2 f4 40.Bg1
Qf8 41.Bxd4 cxd4 42.Rxd4 Bc8 43.c5 Qg7 44.Rd6 Bxd6 45.cxd6+
Kd8 46.Bd3 Bb7 47.Qxg6 Qxg6 48.Bxg6 Rxg6 49.Rd1 Bd5 50.Rd4 Kd7
51.Rxb4 Rg8 52.Kd2 Rf8 53.a5 h5 54.Rb6 Ra8 55.b4 g4 56.hxg4
hxg4 57.fxg4 Bxg2 58.a6 Bd5 59.Rb5 f3 60.Ke3 Rf8 61.Kf2 Rh8
62.Rxd5 exd5 63.b5 Rb8 64.g5 Rxb5 65.g6 Rb8 66.a7 Ra8 67.g7
Ke6 68.Kxf3 Kxe5 69.d7 Kd6 70.Kf4 Kxd7 71.Ke5 Kc6 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2012.05.17"]
[EventDate "2012.05.07"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksandr Lenderman"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "242"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4
Nbd7 8.Nd2 c6 9.e3 Nf8 10.Bd3 Ng6 11.Bg3 Bd6 12.Qc2 Bxg3
13.hxg3 Ne7 14.O-O-O Be6 15.f3 Qc7 16.g4 O-O-O 17.Nb3 Kb8
18.Kb1 Rhe8 19.Rc1 Nd7 20.Qf2 Ka8 21.Ka1 f6 22.Ne2 Nc8 23.Nc5
Bf7 24.Bf5 Ncb6 25.b3 Re7 26.Rc3 Rde8 27.Rhc1 Nf8 28.Ng3 Ne6
29.Bb1 Bg8 30.Nf5 Rf7 31.Nd3 Bh7 32.a4 Nc8 33.Nb4 Qa5 34.Na2
Nf8 35.Rc5 Qd8 36.Nb4 Bxf5 37.gxf5 Nd6 38.R5c3 Rfe7 39.g4 Qa5
40.Na2 Nd7 41.Re1 Nb8 42.Bd3 Na6 43.Qd2 Qb6 44.Nc1 Nf7 45.Bc2
Ng5 46.Bd1 Qc7 47.Qf2 Nb4 48.Rh1 Qd6 49.Ne2 b6 50.Nf4 Kb7
51.Qd2 a5 52.Kb1 Ka7 53.Be2 Kb7 54.Re1 Ka7 55.Rec1 Kb8 56.Bd1
Ka7 57.Qf2 Kb8 58.Qg1 Ka7 59.Qf2 Kb8 60.Be2 Ka7 61.Bf1 Ka8
62.Bg2 Ka7 63.Nh5 Qc7 64.Ng3 Kb7 65.Re1 Ka7 66.Re2 Kb8 67.Kc1
Qd6 68.Rd2 Ka7 69.Kd1 Kb8 70.Ke1 Ka7 71.Kf1 Kb8 72.Kg1 Ka7
73.Nh5 Qc7 74.Rd1 Kb8 75.Re1 Kb7 76.Re2 Qd6 77.Qg3 Qd7 78.Qf4
Qd8 79.Rd2 Rd7 80.Ng3 Ka7 81.Rc1 Ree7 82.Rcd1 Qg8 83.Ne2 Re8
84.Nc3 Rde7 85.Na2 Na6 86.Rd3 Kb7 87.Re1 Rd7 88.Rc3 Qf8
89.Rec1 Qa3 90.R1c2 Rc8 91.Bf1 Nb4 92.Nxb4 Qxb4 93.Kg2 Nf7
94.Qg3 Nd6 95.Bd3 Rdc7 96.Qh2 Ka7 97.Kh3 Kb7 98.Bf1 Ka7 99.Qe2
c5 100.dxc5 Rxc5 101.Rxc5 Rxc5 102.Rxc5 Qxc5 103.Qd3 Nf7
104.f4 h5 105.gxh5 Nh6 106.Bg2 d4 107.Be4 Qc3 108.Qxd4 Qxd4
109.exd4 Kb8 110.Kg3 Kc7 111.Kf3 Nf7 112.Ke3 Nd6 113.d5 Kd8
114.Bd3 Kc7 115.Kd4 Kd8 116.Kc3 Kc7 117.Kc2 Kd8 118.Kd1 Kc7
119.Bb1 Kd8 120.Kc1 Kc7 121.b4 axb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2012.05.18"]
[EventDate "2012.05.07"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 e5 7.Nf3
Be7 8.Bc4 O-O 9.O-O Be6 10.Bb3 Nc6 11.Bg5 Na5 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
13.Bd5 Rc8 14.Nd2 Qc7 15.Re1 Bg5 16.Nf1 Qb6 17.Rb1 Nc4 18.Qe2
Bh6 19.h4 Qb4 20.g3 Rc7 21.Kg2 Nb6 22.Bb3 Bxb3 23.cxb3 Qxb3
24.a5 Na4 25.Nh2 g6 26.Ng4 Bg7 27.Nd5 Rc2 28.Qe3 Nc5 29.h5
Qxe3 30.Ngxe3 Rd2 31.Nc4 Rd4 32.Nxd6 Rd8 33.b4 Nd3 34.Nxb7
Nxe1+ 35.Rxe1 Ra8 36.f3 Bf8 37.Rc1 Bxb4 38.Rc7 gxh5 39.Kh3 Kg7
40.Kh4 Ra7 41.Kxh5 Rxd5 42.exd5 Bxa5 43.Re7 Bb6 44.d6 a5
45.Kg5 a4 46.Kf5 a3 47.Nd8 a2 48.Ne6+ Kh6 49.Ng5 a1=Q 50.Nxf7+
Kg7 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2012.05.19"]
[EventDate "2012.05.07"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yasser Seirawan"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1.e4 e6 2.f4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.c3 Nge7 6.Na3 Nf5 7.Nc2 h5
8.Bd3 g6 9.O-O Be7 10.Bxf5 gxf5 11.d4 h4 12.dxc5 Bxc5+ 13.Be3
Be7 14.h3 b6 15.Qe2 Nb8 16.Rfd1 Ba6 17.Qe1 Nd7 18.b4 Nf8 19.a4
Bc4 20.Ncd4 Qd7 21.b5 Ng6 22.Nc6 Kf8 23.Nd2 Bd3 24.c4 Kg7
25.cxd5 exd5 26.Nb1 Bc4 27.Qc3 Qe6 28.Nd2 Rhc8 29.Nd4 Qd7
30.e6 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 h6 4. Bh4 c5 5. e4 d5 6. e5 g5
7. Bg3 Nfd7 8. h4 g4 9. dxc5 h5 10. Ne2 Nc6 11. Nf4 Ndxe5
12. Nb3 Bd7 13. c3 Qf6 14. Bb5 a6 15. Ba4 Bh6 16. Nd3 Nxd3+
17. Qxd3 O-O 18. O-O Bf4 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Qe2 Ne5 21. Bxd7
Rxd7 22. Nd4 Ng6 23. c6 bxc6 24. Nxc6 e5 25. Nb4 Rfd8 26. Qxa6
Rd6 27. Qb5 d4 28. cxd4 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. Nd5 Qd6 31. Nc3
Kg7 32. a4 e4 33. Bxf4 Nxf4 34. Qg5+ Kf8 35. Nb5 Ne2+ 36. Kh1
1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 f5 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4
7. Qb3 Bxc3 8. bxc3 O-O 9. a4 Nc6 10. d3 Rb8 11. Ba3 Re8
12. c5 bxc5 13. Bxc5 Ne5 14. Bxa7 Bxf3 15. Qxb8 Qxb8 16. Bxb8
Bxg2 17. Rfb1 Ba8 18. Bxc7 Nc6 19. c4 d5 20. a5 dxc4 21. dxc4
Rc8 22. Bb6 g5 23. a6 Kf7 24. a7 e5 25. f3 h5 26. Bc5 Nd7
27. Bd6 Ke6 28. c5 g4 29. Kf2 gxf3 30. exf3 e4 31. Ra6 Kd5
32. Rd1+ Kc4 33. Raa1 Nb4 34. Rac1+ Kb5 35. Ke3 exf3 36. c6
Nxc6 37. Bf4 Nb6 38. Rb1+ Nb4 39. Bd6 Nc4+ 40. Kf4 f2 41. Rd2
Ka5 42. Kg5 f4 43. Rxf2 Rg8+ 44. Kxh5 f3 45. g4 Be4 46. Rb3
Nd5 47. Rbxf3 Kb6 48. Rf5 Nc7 49. g5 Kxa7 50. h4 Kb6 51. g6
Kc6 52. Kg5 Kxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. b3 c5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bc4 Nb6
7. Bb5 Bg7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 d6 11. h3 a5 12. c4
Re8 13. a4 Bf5 14. d4 dxe5 15. Nxe5 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Nd7 17. Qe3
Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 Rb8 20. Ra3 Qd6 21. Qb2 Qb4
22. Nd2 Red8 23. Nf3 Rd3 24. Qa1 Rbd8 25. Ne5 R3d6 26. Kh2 Re6
27. Re3 Rd2 28. Ra2 Rxa2 29. Qxa2 Qd6 30. f4 f6 31. g4 Bb1
32. Qb2 fxe5 33. fxe5 Qd1 34. Qf2 Qd4 35. Qe1 Bc2 36. Kg3 g5
37. Kg2 Bg6 38. Re2 c5 39. Re3 Rb6 40. Kg3 Rb8 41. Kg2 Rf8
42. Re2 Rf4 43. Rd2 Qe4+ 44. Qxe4 Bxe4+ 45. Kg1 Rf3 46. e6 Kg7
47. Rd7 Kf6 48. Ra7 Rxh3 49. Rxa5 Rxb3 50. Rxc5 Rg3+ 51. Kf2
Rxg4 52. a5 h5 53. a6 h4 54. Rc8 h3 55. Rh8 Rh4 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 d6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7
7. Nh3 e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. e4 O-O 10. exf5 gxf5 11. O-O h6
12. Be3 c6 13. f3 Nb6 14. Qe2 Be6 15. b3 Qe7 16. Nf2 Nfd7
17. Rad1 a5 18. Qc2 a4 19. f4 e4 20. Ne2 axb3 21. axb3 Ra3
22. Nd4 Bxc4 23. bxc4 Rxe3 24. Bh3 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Nc5 26. Rfd1
Rb3 27. Rd6 Qg7 28. Qe2 Nc8 29. Rd8 Ne7 30. Rxf8+ Qxf8 31. Rd6
e3 32. Nd1 Ne4 33. Rd3 Rb1 34. Qxe3 Qf7 35. Bf1 Kh7 36. Nf2
Qxc4 37. Rd1 Qc2 38. Rd7 Qc5 39. Rxe7+ Kg6 40. Kg2 Kf6 41. Re8
Rb2 42. Kg1 Rb1 43. Kg2 Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Qd7
7. e3 Bxc3 8. bxc3 f5 9. d3 Nf6 10. Nd2 b6 11. f4 Bb7 12. e4
O-O-O 13. Re1 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Rhe8 16. Qf3 e6
17. Qf2 d5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bg2 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 d4 21. Qf1 Ne7
22. c4 Nf5 23. Bd2 Re8 24. Re1 Rxe1 25. Qxe1 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Kb7
27. Kf2 h5 28. Qd1 Ka6 29. a4 Qe8 30. Qb3 Qe6 31. a5 Ne3
32. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 33. Kf1 Qf3+ 34. Kg1 Qe3+ 35. Kf1 Kb7 36. axb6
axb6 37. Qd1 Kc6 38. Kg2 b5 39. cxb5+ Kxb5 40. Qb3+ Kc6
41. Qa4+ Kb6 42. Qb3 Kc6 43. Qc2 Kd6 44. Kh3 Qe6+ 45. Kg2 Qe3
46. Kh3 Qe6+ 47. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2825"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6
7. Nc3 c6 8. b3 Qc7 9. Ba3 Re8 10. Qc1 a5 11. Rd1 Na6 12. Ne1
Nb4 13. Nc2 Nxc2 14. Qxc2 e5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bd6 Qf7 17. Na4
Nd7 18. e4 f4 19. c5 Bf8 20. f3 Kg7 21. Qc3 fxg3 22. hxg3 Qf6
23. Rac1 h5 24. f4 exf4 25. gxf4 Qxc3 26. Rxc3 Nf6 27. Nb6 Bg4
28. Rd4 Rad8 29. e5 Ng8 30. Rcd3 Kf7 31. Bxf8 Rxd4 32. Rxd4
Rxf8 33. Nc4 Ne7 34. Nxa5 Ra8 35. b4 Be6 36. a3 Bd5 37. Bh3
Nf5 38. Rd3 Ke6 39. Nxb7 g5 40. Nd6 g4 41. Bf1 h4 42. b5 h3
43. Rxh3 gxh3 44. Bxh3 cxb5 45. Bxf5+ Ke7 46. Nxb5 Bc4 47. Nd6
Bd5 48. Bg6 Rxa3 49. f5 Rc3 50. f6+ Kf8 51. Be4 Rxc5 52. Bxd5
Rxd5 53. Ne4 Rxe5 54. Ng3 Kf7 55. Kf2 Kxf6 56. Kf3 Ra5
57. Ne4+ Ke5 58. Nf2 Ra4 59. Kg3 Kf5 60. Kf3 Ra3+ 61. Ke2 Kf4
62. Nd3+ Ke4 63. Nf2+ Kd4 64. Ng4 Rg3 65. Nf2 Re3+ 66. Kf1 Re8
67. Kg2 Rf8 68. Kg3 Kd5 69. Ng4 Ke4 70. Nf2+ Rxf2 71. Kxf2 Ke5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 Be7 4. e4 h6 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. c3 d6
7. f4 e5 8. Ngf3 Nc6 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. dxe5 dxe5
12. fxe5 Bh4+ 13. g3 Bg5 14. Nb3 Qe7 15. Qd4 Bg4 16. Nxg5 Qxg5
17. O-O Rfe8 18. Rf4 Bh3 19. Na5 Rad8 20. Qf2 Re6 21. Nb3 Qxe5
22. Nd4 Red6 23. Re1 Be6 24. b4 Bc4 25. Rf5 Qe8 26. a3 a6
27. Rc5 Rf6 28. Rf5 Rxf5 29. exf5 Qd7 30. Qe3 Qd5 31. Qe5 Rd6
32. Qxd5 cxd5 33. Re8+ Kh7 34. Re7 Rf6 35. Rxc7 Bd3 36. g4 g6
37. Rc6 Rxc6 38. Nxc6 gxf5 39. gxf5 Bxf5 40. a4 Bc2 41. a5 Ba4
42. Nd4 Bd7 43. Kf2 Kg6 44. Kg3 f6 45. Kf4 Kf7 46. h4 h5
47. b5 Bc8 48. b6 Ke7 49. Nf5+ Kd7 50. Ng7 Kc6 51. Nxh5 Kb5
52. Nxf6 Kxa5 53. h5 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Qc2 Bg7 6. Bg5 Nbd7
7. h4 O-O 8. e3 Qe8 9. Nb5 Qd8 10. O-O-O c6 11. Nc3 Qe8 12. c5
d5 13. Bf4 b6 14. cxb6 axb6 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. Be2 Ne4 17. Nxe4
fxe4 18. a3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 h6 20. f3 c5 21. fxe4 dxe4 22. Bc4+
Kh8 23. Be6 Bc6 24. Kb1 Qb8 25. Bd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Qb7 27. Rhd1
Qc6 28. Rd7 Rfe8 29. Qc4 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Luke McShane"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg7 6. e4 O-O
7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Be3 Bg4 9. Rd1 Bxf3 10. gxf3 e6 11. Qb3 Nh5
12. d5 Ne5 13. Be2 Qf6 14. dxe6 fxe6 15. Kd2 Nf4 16. Kc2 Nxe2
17. Nxe2 Nxf3 18. Rd7 Rad8 19. Rhd1 Rxd7 20. Rxd7 Ne5 21. Bd4
c5 22. Bc3 Qf3 23. Bxe5 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.08"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6
7.O-O Be7 8.d3 O-O 9.Be3 f5 10.Rc1 Kh8 11.a3 Bf6 12.Bc5 Re8
13.b4 Be6 14.Re1 Qd7 15.e4 a6 16.Bh3 g6 17.Be3 Qg7 18.Ng5 Bg8
19.Nf3 f4 20.Bxb6 cxb6 21.Nd5 g5 22.Bd7 Re6 23.Bxe6 Bxe6
24.Nxf6 Qxf6 25.Rxc6 bxc6 26.Qa1 a5 27.Qxe5 Qxe5 28.Nxe5 axb4
29.axb4 c5 30.bxc5 bxc5 31.gxf4 gxf4 32.Kg2 Ra3 33.Kf3 c4
34.Kxf4 cxd3 35.Rd1 Ra2 36.Nxd3 Bc4 37.f3 Rxh2 38.Ne5 Ba2
39.Rd7 Rh6 40.Nf7+ Bxf7 41.Rxf7 Kg8 42.Rf5 Rh1 43.e5 h5
44.Rg5+ Kf8 45.Kf5 h4 46.Rh5 Kg7 47.f4 h3 48.Ke6 Kg6 49.Rg5+
Kh6 50.Kf5 Rh2 51.Rg8 Rh1 52.e6 h2 53.Rg2 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.09"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D22"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "214"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. a4 Nf6 5. e3 e6 6. Bxc4 b6
7. O-O Bb7 8. Qe2 Nbd7 9. Rd1 Bb4 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. Nc3 c5
12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qb8 14. g3 O-O 15. f3 Ne5 16. Bb3 Bc5
17. Be3 Qc7 18. Rd2 h6 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Bf2 g5 21. h3 Ng6
22. Bc4 Ne5 23. Kg2 Qc8 24. Bb3 Kh8 25. Nc2 Rxd2 26. Qxd2 Bxf2
27. Kxf2 Qc5+ 28. Qd4 Rb8 29. Ne3 Kg7 30. Nc4 Qxd4+ 31. Rxd4
Nc6 32. Rd2 Ba8 33. Nd6 Kf8 34. Bc4 Nb4 35. Na2 Nxa2 36. Bxa2
Rd8 37. e5 Nd7 38. f4 gxf4 39. gxf4 a5 40. Rd4 Ke7 41. Bb1 f6
42. Nc4 Bd5 43. exf6+ Nxf6 44. Bd3 Nd7 45. Be2 Rf8 46. Bf3
Bxc4 47. Rxc4 Nc5 48. Ke3 Rd8 49. b4 axb4 50. Rxb4 Rd3+
51. Ke2 Ra3 52. Rxb6 Rxa4 53. f5 Ra2+ 54. Ke3 Ra3+ 55. Ke2
exf5 56. Rxh6 Ne6 57. Rh4 Kd6 58. Kf2 Ke5 59. Rc4 Nd4 60. Bg2
Ra2+ 61. Kf1 Rd2 62. Rc3 Kf4 63. Ra3 Kg5 64. Rg3+ Kh4 65. Rg8
Nc2 66. Kg1 Ne1 67. Rg7 Rb2 68. Rg8 Nd3 69. Rg7 Nf4 70. Rg8
Ne6 71. Kh2 Kh5 72. Kg1 Kh6 73. Rg3 Nf4 74. Bf3 Rb3 75. Kh2
Rb2+ 76. Kg1 Ra2 77. Kh1 Ng6 78. Bd5 Rd2 79. Bb7 Kg7 80. Rg2
Rd3 81. Kh2 Kf6 82. Rf2 Nh4 83. Be4 Re3 84. Bg2 Ke5 85. Bb7
Kf6 86. Bg2 Rc3 87. Bb7 Kg5 88. Bg2 f4 89. Bb7 Nf5 90. Be4 Ne3
91. h4+ Kf6 92. Bf3 Kf5 93. h5 Ra3 94. Rb2 Nc4 95. Rb5+ Ne5
96. Kg2 Kf6 97. Rb6+ Kg5 98. Rb5 Re3 99. Bd1 Rg3+ 100. Kf1 Re3
101. Ra5 f3 102. Kf2 Kf4 103. Ra4+ Re4 104. Rxe4+ Kxe4
105. Bxf3+ Nxf3 106. h6 Ng5 107. h7 Nxh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.10"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[ECO "C36"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 Nxd5 6. c4
Nf6 7. d4 Bd6 8. c5 Be7 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Bxf4 Nd5 11. Bg3 O-O
12. Qd2 Nd7 13. O-O c6 14. Ne4 N7f6 15. Bd3 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f5
17. Bc2 f4 18. Bf2 Bf5 19. Bb3 Kh8 20. Rae1 Bf6 21. Ne5 g5
22. Qd1 Qc7 23. Nc4 Bg6 24. Nd6 Ne3 25. Bxe3 fxe3 26. Rxe3 Qg7
27. Kh1 Bxd4 28. Ref3 Rxf3 29. Rxf3 Bf6 30. Qf1 Be7 31. Qe1
Bf6 32. Qf2 Bd4 33. Qd2 Bxc5 34. Nf7+ Bxf7 35. Rxf7 Rf8
36. Rxf8+ Bxf8 37. Qd8 Qe7 38. Qd4+ Bg7 39. Qxa7 Qe1+ 40. Qg1
Qxg1+ 41. Kxg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.12"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Luke McShane"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "158"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 a6 7.f4
Qc7 8.O-O Be7 9.Kh1 O-O 10.a4 Nc6 11.Be3 Bd7 12.Nb3 Na5 13.e5
Ne8 14.Nxa5 Qxa5 15.Ne4 Qc7 16.a5 Bc6 17.Bb6 Qb8 18.Qd4 d5
19.Nc5 Qc8 20.Bf3 g6 21.c4 Ng7 22.cxd5 exd5 23.Rac1 Bd8
24.Rfd1 Ne6 25.Qd2 Bxb6 26.axb6 Qd8 27.Bxd5 Nxc5 28.Rxc5 Qxb6
29.b4 Rad8 30.Qe1 Bxd5 31.Rcxd5 Rxd5 32.Rxd5 Rc8 33.h3 Qe6
34.Rd4 h5 35.Kh2 Qf5 36.Qh4 Kg7 37.Rd6 Rc4 38.Qf6+ Qxf6
39.exf6+ Kh6 40.Rb6 Rxf4 41.Rxb7 Rxf6 42.b5 axb5 43.Rxb5 Rf4
44.Kg3 g5 45.Rb6+ Kg7 46.Kh2 Ra4 47.Kg1 Ra3 48.Kf2 f6 49.Rb7+
Kg6 50.Rb5 Ra2+ 51.Kf1 Rd2 52.Ra5 h4 53.Rb5 f5 54.Rb6+ Kf7
55.Ra6 Rd4 56.Kf2 Re4 57.Rb6 Re6 58.Rb5 Kf6 59.Ra5 Rd6 60.Ra2
Ke5 61.Re2+ Kf4 62.Ra2 Rd4 63.Rb2 Rd3 64.Ra2 g4 65.Ra4+ Kg5
66.hxg4 fxg4 67.Ra5+ Kf4 68.Ra4+ Kf5 69.Ra5+ Ke4 70.Ra4+ Rd4
71.Rxd4+ Kxd4 72.Ke2 Ke4 73.Ke1 Kd3 74.Kf1 Kd2 75.Kf2 g3+
76.Kg1 Ke1 77.Kh1 h3 78.Kg1 h2+ 79.Kh1 Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.13"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5
d5 7. Bf4 e5 8. cxd5 exf4 9. dxc6 bxc6 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Rd1+
Bd7 12. Nd6 Kc7 13. Nxf7 Rg8 14. Ne5 Rb8 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. g3
Rxb2 17. Bh3 Nf6 18. O-O Bb4 19. Rc1 Rd8 20. Bg2 Rdd2 21. gxf4
Rbc2 22. Ne4 Rxe2 23. Nxf6 gxf6 24. Rxc2 Rxc2 25. Be4 Rxa2
26. Rc1 c5 27. Bxh7 Rd2 28. h4 a5 29. h5 Rd8 30. Kg2 a4 31. h6
Rh8 32. Bc2 Rxh6 33. Bxa4 Rh8 34. Bb3 Rd8 35. Rd1 Bd2 36. Ba2
Bxf4 37. Rxd8 Kxd8 38. Kf3 Be5 39. Ke4 Kd7 40. f4 Bxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.14"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Ne2
Bg4 8.f3 Be6 9.Nbc3 Qd7 10.Ne4 Bd5 11.Nc5 Qc8 12.a3 e6 13.Qc2
Bxc5 14.dxc5 Nd7 15.f4 Bxg2 16.Rg1 Bf3 17.Be3 g6 18.O-O-O Ne7
19.Be4 Bxe4 20.Qxe4 b6 21.Nc3 O-O 22.c6 Nb8 23.f5 Nxf5 24.Bg5
Qe8 25.Qf4 f6 26.Bxf6 Qxc6 27.Kb1 Nd7 28.Ne4 Nc5 29.Nxc5 bxc5
30.h4 Rf7 31.h5 Rd7 32.hxg6 h6 33.Rxd7 Qxd7 34.Qf3 Rb8 35.Rd1
Qe8 36.Rd2 c4 37.Ka2 a5 38.Qd1 c3 39.bxc3 Ne3 40.Qe2 Nd5
41.Qd3 a4 42.Rb2 Rxb2+ 43.Kxb2 Qb8+ 44.Kc1 Qb3 45.Qa6 Qxc3+
46.Kd1 Ne3+ 47.Ke2 Qc4+ 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.16"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. Qc2 c6 8. O-O b6 9. Bf4 Bb7 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Nc3 dxc4
12. Nd2 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Qc7 15. e3 Rad8 16. Rd2 Nf6
17. Rad1 c5 18. d5 exd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 g6 21. Ne5 Bxd5
22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Rd8 24. Qc4 Rxd5 25. Qxd5 Bf6 26. Nd7
Kg7 27. b3 Bc3 28. a4 Qd8 29. Qd6 Bf6 30. Kf1 Qe7 31. Qd5 Bc3
32. Ke2 Qh4 33. Kd3 Ba1 34. Ne5 Bxe5 35. Qxe5+ Kh6 36. Qc7
Qxf2 37. Qxf7 Qf1+ 38. Ke4 Qb1+ 39. Kf3 Qh1+ 40. Kg3 Qg1+
41. Kf3 Qh1+ 42. Kg3 Qg1+ 43. Kf3 Qh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.17"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. g4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Nd5 Bxd5
12. exd5 Rc8 13. h4 Qc7 14. Rh2 e5 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. O-O-O e5
17. Be3 Qf7 18. Kb1 d5 19. h5 e4 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Be2 Qe6
22. Bd4 Rc7 23. Rdh1 Rff7 24. a3 b6 25. fxe4 Qxe4 26. g5 Nh5
27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Bxh5 gxh5 29. Rxh5 Qc4 30. Qd1 Qe4 31. g6
Rfe7 32. R5h4 Qe5 33. Rh7+ Kg8 34. R7h5 Qe4 35. Qd2 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2012.06.18"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. b3 Nge7 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6
Nxc6 7. Bb2 b6 8. Qe2 Bb7 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. c3 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5
12. d3 d5 13. Nd2 Bd6 14. g3 Be7 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qc7
17. Rac1 Qd7 18. e5 O-O 19. Nb1 b5 20. Nc3 Bc6 21. Qg4 f5
22. exf6 Rxf6 23. Ne2 Bd6 24. Rc2 b4 25. Nc1 Bb5 26. Nd3 Bxd3
27. Rxd3 Rc8 28. Rdd2 Rff8 29. Qe2 Rxc2 30. Rxc2 Rc8 31. Bc1
Rxc2 32. Qxc2 Qe8 33. f4 g6 34. Be3 Kf7 35. Kg2 Qd7 36. Bf2
Be7 37. Be3 Bd6 38. Bf2 Be7 39. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Blitz"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.22"]
[EventDate "2012.07.22"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bg7 6. c3 O-O
7. Qb3+ e6 8. Ng5 d5 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Nh3 Nxf4 11. Nxf4 c6
12. Nd2 Qe7 13. c4 Nd7 14. Nf3 dxc4 15. Qxc4 Re8 16. Rfe1 Nf6
17. e3 Bd7 18. Rac1 Rad8 19. Ne5 Bc8 20. b4 a6 21. a4 Nd7
22. Nxd7 Bxd7 23. Nd3 Kh8 24. Nc5 Bc8 25. b5 axb5 26. axb5
cxb5 27. Qxb5 e5 28. dxe5 Qxe5 29. Bxb7 Be6 30. Bc6 Rf8
31. Nxe6 Qxe6 32. Red1 Qe5 33. Qxe5 Bxe5 34. h4 Bb2 35. Rb1
Rxd1+ 36. Rxd1 Rc8 37. Bf3 Rc1 38. Kg2 Rxd1 39. Bxd1 Kg7
40. g4 fxg4 41. Bxg4 h6 42. f4 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Blitz"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.22"]
[EventDate "2012.07.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7
7. e5 Ng4 8. e6 fxe6 9. Ng5 Bxb5 10. Nxe6 Bxd4 11. Nxb5 Qa5+
12. Qd2 Bf2+ 13. Kd1 Ne3+ 14. Ke2 Qxb5+ 15. Kxf2 Ng4+ 16. Kg3
Qd7 17. Re1 Nc6 18. b3 Nh6 19. Bb2 Nf5+ 20. Kf2 Ncd4 21. g4
Nh6 22. Bxd4 cxd4 23. h3 Rc8 24. Rac1 Qc6 25. Qxd4 Qb6
26. Qxb6 axb6 27. c4 Kd7 28. Re2 b5 29. c5 b6 30. b4 bxc5
31. bxc5 Nf7 32. Rb1 dxc5 33. Rxb5 Nd6 34. Rxc5 Ra8 35. Rc7+
Ke8 36. Nd4 Nc8 37. Nc6 Rf8 1-0

[Event "Biel Blitz"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.22"]
[EventDate "2012.07.22"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bd3 Bd6
7. O-O O-O 8. h3 Re8 9. Nc3 b6 10. b3 Bb7 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Rc1
Qe7 13. Qe2 Ne4 14. Nd2 f5 15. Nf3 Rf8 16. Rfe1 Rf6 17. Qf1
Rh6 18. Ne2 g5 19. Bxe4 fxe4 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bxe5
22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. b4 Rf8 24. Ng3 Rhf6 25. Rc2 c5 26. bxc5 bxc5
27. Rb1 Qc7 28. Qc1 c4 29. Qb2 Bc8 30. Qd4 Rd6 31. Qe5 h6
32. Rd1 Rfd8 33. Rcd2 Rc6 34. Qc3 Rcd6 35. Qe5 Rc6 36. Qc3
Rcd6 37. Rb1 Qg7 38. Rd4 Rf8 39. Qd2 Rdf6 40. Nh5 Qf7
41. Nxf6+ Qxf6 42. Rxd5 c3 43. Qc2 Be6 44. Rc5 g4 45. hxg4
Bxg4 46. Rb7 Bf3 47. Rcc7 Bh5 48. Rxc3 Bg6 49. Rc6 Qg5
50. Qc4+ Bf7 51. Rxf7 Rxf7 52. Rc7 Qh5 53. Qxf7+ Qxf7 54. Rxf7
Kxf7 55. f4 h5 56. Kh2 Kf6 57. Kh3 Kf5 58. Kh4 Kg6 59. g4 hxg4
60. Kxg4 Kf6 61. f5 1-0

[Event "Biel Blitz"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.22"]
[EventDate "2012.07.22"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 f6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bc1 Bg4
7. dxc5 Qxc5 8. b4 Qd6 9. b5 Nd8 10. h3 Bxf3 11. exf3 e5
12. Bd3 Qd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Qc2 g6 15. Rd1 Bd6 16. Nd2 Ne7
17. f4 Ne6 18. fxe5 fxe5 19. c4 O-O 20. Nb3 Nf4 21. Bf1 b6
22. a4 Kg7 23. Bb2 Rf5 24. Rd2 Rg5 25. Kh1 Qb7 26. Re1 Kf8
27. Qd1 Nxh3 28. cxd5 Nf4 29. g3 Nh5 30. Bg2 Rc4 31. Rc2 Qc7
32. Ree2 Nf6 33. Kg1 Rxc2 34. Rxc2 Qd7 35. Rc6 Ne8 36. Nd2 e4
37. Nxe4 Rxd5 38. Qf3+ Rf5 39. Qc3 Be5 40. Qc2 Nxc6 41. bxc6
Qe7 42. Bc1 Kg7 43. Be3 h5 44. Bh3 Rf8 45. Bd7 Nc7 46. Qd2 Rh8
47. Bg5 Qf7 48. Qe3 Nd5 49. Qe1 h4 50. g4 h3 51. Ng3 h2+
52. Kg2 Bxg3 0-1

[Event "Biel Blitz"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.22"]
[EventDate "2012.07.22"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e4 Bb4 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O Ng6
7. Bc2 O-O 8. d4 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10. Ng5 h6 11. Nh3 Nc6 12. f4
f5 13. d5 Nce7 14. dxe6 fxe4 15. Qg4 Rf5 16. Nf2 d5 17. cxd5
Bxd5 18. Nxe4 Bxe6 19. Ng3 Qf8 20. Nxf5 Bxf5 21. Bxf5 Qxf5
22. Qxf5 Nxf5 23. g4 Nd6 24. f5 Ne5 25. h3 Nec4 26. f6 g5
27. h4 Kf7 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. a4 Rh8 30. Ra2 Rh4 31. Bxg5 Rxg4+
32. Rg2 Rxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Ne4 34. Bh6 c5 35. Rf3 a6 36. Kh3 b5
37. axb5 axb5 38. Kg4 Ne5+ 39. Kf5 Nxf3 40. Kxe4 b4 41. Kxf3
bxc3 42. Bg5 c2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Blitz"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.22"]
[EventDate "2012.07.22"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "A23"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 d5 6. cxd5 Qb6
7. Nb3 a5 8. d3 a4 9. Nd2 exd3 10. Bg2 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc4
Qd8 13. dxc6 dxe2 14. Qxe2 Nxc6 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Qxe7 Bxe7
17. Nb6 Ra6 18. Nxc8 Rxc8 19. a3 Kf8 20. Be3 Rb8 21. Bf1 Raa8
22. Bb5 Na5 23. Bxa4 Nc4 24. Bc1 Rc8 25. Bb3 Nxa3 26. Bd2 Rd8
27. bxa3 1-0

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.23"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 a6 5.c4 Nc6 6.Qd1 Bg4 7.Be2
Nf6 8.Nc3 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 g6 10.O-O Bg7 11.Be3 O-O 12.Rc1 Nd7
13.Be2 Nc5 14.f3 Rc8 15.Kh1 e5 16.Nd5 Ne6 17.Qd2 Ncd4 18.Bd3
Nc7 19.Bg5 f6 20.Be3 Nxd5 21.cxd5 Qb6 22.Rc3 Rc5 23.Bxd4 exd4
24.Rcc1 Rxc1 25.Rxc1 Rf7 26.Rc8+ Rf8 27.Rc4 Rf7 28.Qc1 Bf8
29.g3 Be7 30.Kg2 Bd8 31.Rc8 Kg7 32.Qd2 Bc7 33.h4 Rf8 34.Rxf8
Kxf8 35.h5 Kg7 36.h6+ Kf7 37.f4 Bd8 38.Qf2 Qc5 39.Qe2 Qc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.24"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2
O-O 7. Bg2 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. e4 Bb7
12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 h6 14. Rc1 Qe7 15. a3 a5 16. Nfd2 Rad8
17. Nc4 Nb8 18. Ne3 Nxe3 19. fxe3 c5 20. Qg4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Rc8
22. Rcd1 Nd7 23. Bb1 b5 24. Qe4 f5 25. Qb7 Rb8 26. Qa7 Ra8
27. Qb7 Rab8 28. Qa7 Ra8 29. Qc7 c4 30. Rf1 Rfc8 31. Qd6 Qxd6
32. exd6 Nf6 33. g4 g6 34. gxf5 exf5 35. e4 Nxe4 36. Bxe4 fxe4
37. Rf6 Kg7 38. Re6 Rf8 39. Rxe4 Rad8 40. Re7+ Rf7 41. Rf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.25"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4
b5 8.e5 dxe5 9.fxe5 Qc7 10.exf6 Qe5+ 11.Be2 Qxg5 12.O-O Ra7
13.Qd3 Rd7 14.Ne4 Qe5 15.Nf3 Qc7 16.Qe3 Bb7 17.Nfg5 h6 18.Qh3
g6 19.Bd3 Nc6 20.Kh1 Ne5 21.Rae1 Bb4 22.Re3 Bd5 23.Be2 Nc4
24.Rd3 Qe5 25.a3 Ba5 26.Bg4 Nd6 27.Rxd5 Qxd5 28.Bxe6 fxe6
29.f7+ Kd8 30.Nxe6+ Kc8 31.f8=Q+ Rxf8 32.Rxf8+ Bd8 33.Nxd6+
Kb8 34.Rf1 Rxd6 35.Nxd8 Qc4 36.Rg1 Rxd8 37.Qg3+ Kb7 38.Qxg6
Rd2 39.Qxh6 Rxc2 40.Qg7+ Kb6 41.b4 Qd3 42.Re1 Qe3 43.Qf6+ Kc7
44.Qf1 Rf2 45.Qg1 Qf4 46.h3 Qg3 47.Qh2 1-0

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.26"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viktor Antonovich Bologan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "162"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6
7. Be3 Bf5 8. Ne2 e6 9. Nbc3 Qd7 10. a3 O-O-O 11. Rc1 Kb8
12. O-O Qe8 13. Ba4 Nxa4 14. Qxa4 Bd3 15. d5 exd5 16. Rfd1
Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Be7 18. Rxc6 Qxc6 19. Qxa7+ Kc8 20. Nd4 Qa6
21. Qxa6 bxa6 22. Nc6 Rd7 23. b4 Kb7 24. Rc1 d4 25. Bxd4 f6
26. f4 fxe5 27. fxe5 Bg5 28. Rc4 Re8 29. Kf2 Rf7+ 30. Ke2 Re6
31. Na5+ Kc8 32. g3 Rh6 33. h4 Bd8 34. Be3 Re6 35. Bf4 Bf6
36. Re4 Rfe7 37. Nc4 g6 38. Re3 Bg7 39. Kf3 Rc6 40. Na5 Rce6
41. Nc4 h6 42. g4 Rd7 43. Ke4 Bf8 44. Rf3 Rf7 45. Rc3 Rd7
46. Be3 Kd8 47. Rb3 Ke8 48. h5 gxh5 49. gxh5 Rc6 50. Nb2 Rc2
51. Bf4 Rf7 52. a4 Re2+ 53. Be3 Rf1 54. Nd3 Be7 55. Nf4 Ra2
56. Nd5 Bd8 57. a5 c6 58. Nf4 Rh2 59. Ne6 Rh4+ 60. Kd3 Rd1+
61. Kc2 Re1 62. Rd3 Bg5 63. Nc7+ Ke7 64. Bc5+ Kf7 65. Nxa6
Rh2+ 66. Kb3 Rb1+ 67. Kc4 Rh4+ 68. Kc3 Ra1 69. Kb2 Rhh1
70. Nb8 Rhb1+ 71. Kc3 Rc1+ 72. Kd4 Ke6 73. Nxc6 Rc2 74. Ke4
Re1+ 75. Kf3 Rf1+ 76. Kg4 Rg2+ 77. Kh3 Ra2 78. a6 Kf5 79. Nd4+
Ke4 80. Rf3 Rh1+ 81. Kg3 Bh4+ 0-1

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.27"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Na6 10. Nd2 Qe8 11. O-O h5 12. a3
Bd7 13. b3 Nh7 14. f3 f5 15. Rb1 g5 16. Bf2 f4 17. b4 axb4
18. axb4 Qg6 19. c5 g4 20. c6 bxc6 21. dxc6 Be6 22. b5 Nb8
23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 g3 25. Be1 Ng5 26. Rb4 h4 27. Ne4 h3
28. hxg3 fxg3 29. Qd2 Rf4 30. Nxg5 Qxg5 31. gxh3 Qf5 32. Bxg3
Qxh3 33. Bxf4 exf4 34. Qxf4 1-0

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.28"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bf4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 c6 8. e3 O-O 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. c4 Nc6 11. c5 Bg4
12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 e5 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 16. O-O
Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Rc8 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Qe2 Rc6
21. Qb2 Rdc8 22. Qa3 b6 23. cxb6 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1
axb6 26. Qb2 Qc6 27. h3 h5 28. a4 Qxa4 29. Qxb6 Qa1+ 30. Kh2
Qe5+ 31. Kg1 Qa1+ 32. Kh2 Qe5+ 33. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.30"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6
7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 a5 12. e4
e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. h3 Re8 16. Be3 Bd4 17. Rfe1
b4 18. Bxd4 Qxd4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Na4 Re5
22. Rc1 Bb7 23. Qc4 Qxc4 24. Rxc4 Ba6 25. Rc5 Rxc5 26. Nxc5
Bxd3 27. Nxd3 Nxe4 28. Nxb4 c5 29. Nc2 Kf8 30. Kf1 Nd2+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.07.31"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "A23"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 c6 4.Nf3 e4 5.Nd4 Qb6 6.Nb3 a5 7.d3 a4
8.Be3 Qd8 9.Nd2 exd3 10.Nxa4 d5 11.Bb6 Qe7 12.Bc5 Qc7 13.Bxf8
Kxf8 14.Qb3 Nbd7 15.cxd5 Qa5 16.dxc6 bxc6 17.Nc3 Nc5 18.Qc4
Nd5 19.Nxd5 cxd5 20.Qf4 Ne6 21.Qd6+ Kg8 22.e3 Ba6 23.Bg2 Rd8
24.Qe5 h5 25.h4 Rh6 26.a3 Qb6 27.b4 d4 28.e4 Nc7 29.O-O Re8
30.Qg5 Nb5 31.Nb3 Nc3 32.Nd2 Qd6 33.Nf3 Nxe4 34.Rfe1 Rhe6
35.Qxh5 d2 36.Red1 Be2 37.Qa5 Bxd1 38.Rxd1 Nxg3 39.Rxd2 Re1+
40.Nxe1 Rxe1+ 41.Bf1 0-1

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.08.01"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. e4 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5
12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 Bd4 14. e5 Nd5 15. Ne4 Nb4 16. Qb3 Nxd3+
17. Qxd3 O-O 18. Nd6 Bc5 19. Be3 Bxd6 20. exd6 Qh4+ 21. g3 Qh5
22. Rc1 c5 23. Rxc5 Qh3 24. Rg1 Qxh2 25. Rc2 Qh3 26. Rc7 Bf3
27. Kd2 Qe6 28. Bc5 Bg4 29. b3 Bf5 30. Re1 Qxe1+ 0-1

[Event "Biel Chess Festival"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2012.08.02"]
[EventDate "2012.07.23"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viktor Antonovich Bologan"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6
7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. g3 O-O 11. Kg2 Nbd7
12. a4 Qb6 13. Qe2 Rfb8 14. Bd2 Ne8 15. Rhb1 Nc7 16. Nd1 Qa6
17. Qxa6 Rxa6 18. a5 f5 19. exf5 Nxd5 20. fxg6 hxg6 21. Ra4
Nb4 22. Ne3 Rb5 23. b3 e6 24. Bxb4 Rxb4 25. Rxb4 cxb4 26. Rc1
Nc5 27. Rc4 Bc3 28. Nd1 Nxb3 29. Nxc3 bxc3 30. Rxc3 Nc5
31. Ra3 e5 32. Nd2 d5 33. Nf3 Nd7 34. Ne1 Nb8 35. Rb3 Nc6
36. Rb6 Rxb6 37. axb6 Kf7 38. b7 Ke6 39. h4 Kd6 40. g4 e4
41. h5 gxh5 42. gxh5 Kc7 43. h6 Ne5 44. h7 Nf7 45. Kg3 Kxb7
46. Nc2 Kc6 47. Kf4 Kd6 48. Kf5 Ke7 49. Kg6 Kf8 50. Kf6 Nh8
51. Nd4 Ke8 52. Kg7 Ke7 53. Kxh8 Kf8 54. Ne2 Kf7 55. Nc3 d4
56. Nxe4 d3 57. Nd2 Kf8 58. Nf3 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.08.29"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vidmantas Vaclovich Malisauskas"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[PlyCount "213"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 11. Bb5 Na6
12. Kb1 Nc7 13. Bb6 Nd7 14. Bxc7 Qxc7 15. a4 Nb6 16. g4 Rfd8
17. Qe2 d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Nd2 Rac8 21. Ne4
Be6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. h4 Qb6 24. c3 Bd7 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 26. Kc2
Qc6 27. b3 h6 28. h5 Qe6 29. Nd2 Bg5 30. Nc4 f5 31. gxf5 Qxf5+
32. Qe4 Qf7 33. Kb2 Rd5 34. Rh2 Bf4 35. Rg2 b5 36. Nxa5 bxa4
37. Qxa4 Qxh5 38. Nc4 Kh7 39. Qc6 Qf7 40. Nd6 Qe6 41. Qb7 Bg5
42. Ne4 Be7 43. c4 Rd7 44. Qb5 Qh3 45. Rf2 Bh4 46. Rc2 Rd3
47. Nf2 Bxf2 48. Rxf2 Qh4 49. Qb6 Qf4 50. Rg2 g5 51. Qb7+ Kg6
52. Qc6+ Kg7 53. Qb7+ Kg6 54. Qb6+ Kg7 55. Re2 Rxf3 56. Qc7+
Kg6 57. Qc6+ Kh5 58. c5 Qd4+ 59. Ka2 Rf2 60. Rxf2 Qxf2+
61. Ka3 g4 62. Qe8+ Kh4 63. Qe7+ Kh3 64. c6 Qb6 65. Qd7 Qb5
66. Qd6 Qa6+ 67. Kb2 h5 68. Qd5 Qb6 69. Qd3+ g3 70. Qf5+ Kh4
71. Qe4+ Kh3 72. b4 g2 73. Qf3+ Kh2 74. Qxh5+ Kg1 75. Qd1+ Kf2
76. Qc2+ Kf1 77. Qc4+ Ke1 78. c7 g1=Q 79. Qc3+ Kd1 80. Qc1+
Ke2 81. Qc4+ Kf3 82. c8=Q Qgd4+ 83. Qc3+ Qxc3+ 84. Qxc3+ Kf4
85. Qd2+ Kf3 86. Qd3+ Kf4 87. Qf1+ Kg3 88. Qd3+ Kf4 89. Qd2+
Kf3 90. Qd5+ e4 91. b5 Kf4 92. Kc1 e3 93. Kd1 Qa5 94. Ke2 Qc3
95. Qf7+ Ke4 96. Qe6+ Kf4 97. Qd6+ Qe5 98. Qb4+ Kf5 99. b6
Qh2+ 100. Kxe3 Qg1+ 101. Kd3 Qf1+ 102. Kd4 Qg1+ 103. Kc4 Ke6
104. b7 Qf1+ 105. Kc5 Qf8+ 106. Kb5 Qf1+ 107. Qc4+ 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.08.30"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Eduardo Patricio Iturrizaga Bonelli"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 Be6 6. Bd3
Nc6 7. Nge2 Qd7 8. a3 g5 9. f4 Bd6 10. Qd2 h6 11. O-O g4
12. Rfc1 a6 13. Nd1 Ne7 14. b3 Kf7 15. c4 c6 16. c5 Bc7 17. b4
h5 18. Ndc3 h4 19. a4 h3 20. g3 Rhb8 21. Rab1 Qe8 22. Kf2 Bd7
23. Rc2 Nc8 24. a5 Ne7 25. Na4 Rd8 26. Nb6 Rab8 27. Nc3 Be6
28. Rcc1 Nc8 29. Re1 Ne7 30. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.08.31"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Krishnan Sasikiran"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5
Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Bf4 O-O-O 11. O-O-O g5
12. Bg3 h5 13. h4 g4 14. Kb1 Bg7 15. Qe3 Rde8 16. Re1 c5
17. a4 d6 18. a5 Nd7 19. Nb5 Nxe5 20. Qb3 Ba8 21. f4 gxf3
22. gxf3 Qf6 23. Nxa7+ Kd8 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 25. Qb8+ Kd7 26. Bh3+
Re6 27. Qb5+ Ke7 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Rhg1 Rd8 30. Nc6+ Bxc6
31. Rxg7+ Qxg7 32. Qxc6 Qd4 33. a6 Qd3+ 34. Ka1 Qd2 35. Qe4
Kd7 36. a7 Ra8 37. Kb1 Rxa7 38. Qxe6+ Kc6 39. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.01"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viktor Laznicka"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. Nd2 Nbc6 9. N2f3 Bg4 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Qc7
12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nf5 14. Bf4 Be7 15. Rc1 O-O 16. Qe2 Rfd8
17. Bd3 Nfd4 18. Nxd4 Rxd4 19. Be3 Rd7 20. f4 Rad8 21. Be4 Qa5
22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. b3 Qb5 24. Qc4 Qa5 25. Qe2 Qb5 26. Qc4 Qa5
27. Qe2 Qb5 28. Qc4 Qa5 29. Qe2 Qb5 30. Qc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.03"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. h4 Nf6
7. f3 Nbd7 8. Nh3 Bb7 9. Nf4 h5 10. O-O-O e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5
12. Nfd5 Bxd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 O-O 15. Be2 Nd7 16. Kb1
Rb8 17. f4 Nb6 18. Bxb6 Rxb6 19. Qg5 Qe8 20. Bf3 b4 21. Rd5
Rb5 22. Rxb5 axb5 23. g4 hxg4 24. Qxg4 Qe6 25. Qxe6 fxe6
26. Bg4 Rxf4 27. Bxe6+ Kh7 28. Bd7 Rxe4 29. Bxb5 Kh6 30. Bd3
Rg4 31. Be2 Rd4 32. a4 bxa3 33. bxa3 Bf6 34. h5 g5 35. Rg1 Re4
36. Bd1 c5 37. Ka2 c4 38. a4 Bc3 39. Rg4 Rf4 40. Rxf4 gxf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.04"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "7.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dragan Solak"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d3 Bf5 5. O-O e6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Nd2 Nbd7 9. e4 dxe4 10. dxe4 e5 11. Qe2 Bc5
12. Nf3 Qc7 13. h4 O-O 14. Bh3 Rfe8 15. Kg2 Nf8 16. Ng5 Rad8
17. a3 Qe7 18. Bd2 N8h7 19. Rae1 Nxg5 20. Bxg5 Qc7 21. h5 gxh5
22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Bf5 Kf8 24. Rh1 Ke7 25. Rxh5 Rh8 26. g4 Rdg8
27. Kf3 Rd8 28. Reh1 Rhf8 29. Rh7 Qa5 30. Qc4 Qb5 31. Qe6# 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.06"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "159"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 c6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qb3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Nd2 e6 11. e4 Nc6
12. O-O Na5 13. Qd1 Qc7 14. Qf3 b6 15. Ba3 Rd8 16. e5 Ba6
17. Rfe1 Rac8 18. Bb4 Bh6 19. Qd1 Nc6 20. Ba3 Na5 21. Bb4 Nc6
22. Ba3 Na5 23. Nb1 b5 24. h4 Nc6 25. Bc5 Qb8 26. Qe2 Na5
27. Nd2 Rxc5 28. dxc5 Qc8 29. Nf3 Qxc5 30. Nh2 Bg7 31. h5 g5
32. h6 Bxh6 33. Qh5 Bg7 34. Qxg5 Nc6 35. Ng4 Qe7 36. Qxe7 Nxe7
37. a4 d4 38. axb5 Bxb5 39. Rxa7 d3 40. Rxe7 d2 41. Rd1 Be2
42. Ne3 Bxe5 43. c4 h5 44. Ra7 h4 45. Ra2 Bxd1 46. Nxd1 hxg3
47. fxg3 Bxg3 48. c5 f5 49. Ra7 e5 50. c6 e4 51. Bh3 Rc8
52. Ra6 Rf8 53. Ra5 f4 54. Kf1 e3 55. Ke2 Rf6 56. Ra8+ Kg7
57. Ra7+ Rf7 58. Rb7 Kf6 59. Kf3 Re7 60. Rxe7 Kxe7 61. c7 e2
62. c8=N+ Kf6 63. Kxe2 Ke5 64. Nb6 Kd4 65. Bg2 Be1 66. Nd5 Ke5
67. Nb4 Bh4 68. Nd3+ Kf5 69. Kxd2 Kg4 70. Ke2 Bf6 71. N1f2+
Kg3 72. Bf3 Bd8 73. Ne4+ Kh4 74. Ne5 Bc7 75. Ng6+ Kh3 76. Ne7
Bd8 77. Nf5 Bb6 78. Kf1 Kh2 79. Bg4 f3 80. Nh4 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.07"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5
12. Ne3 gxf4 13. Nxf5 O-O-O 14. Qc2 Kb8 15. gxf4 Nc4 16. e3
Nc5 17. Rd1 Rxd1+ 18. Nxd1 Qa5+ 19. Nc3 Qb6 20. O-O Qxb2
21. Qxb2 Nxb2 22. Rb1 Ncd3 23. Be4 Kc7 24. Kf1 a5 25. Bxd3
Nxd3 26. Ke2 Nc5 27. h4 Ne6 28. Ne4 Nc5 29. Nc3 Ne6 30. Rc1
Bb4 31. Ne4 h6 32. h5 b6 33. Rg1 b5 34. Ra1 bxa4 35. Rxa4 Nf8
36. Nf6 Nd7 37. Nxd7 Kxd7 38. Kd3 c5 39. Kc4 Ke6 40. e4 Rd8
41. f3 Rd1 42. Nxh6 Rd4+ 43. Kb5 Rd3 44. Nf5 Rxf3 45. h6 Bd2
46. Kxc5 Rh3 47. Nd4+ Kd7 48. f5 Rxh6 49. e5 Rh4 50. e6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2012.09.09"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[Round "11.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6
7. Be3 g6 8. Nc3 Nb4 9. Be4 c6 10. Nf3 N4d5 11. Bd2 Bg7
12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 f6 14. h3 Kh8 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Bd3 Nc4
17. Bc3 Na5 18. exf6 exf6 19. Bb4 Rf7 20. Nh4 f5 21. Nf3 Nc6
22. Ba3 Bd7 23. Qb3 Be8 24. Bb5 Rc7 25. Bxc6 Bxc6 26. Re2 Rcc8
27. Re7 Qb6 28. Qe3 Re8 29. Re1 Rxe7 30. Bxe7 Qc7 31. Qg5 Kg8
32. Bf6 Bf8 33. Ne5 Re8 34. Re3 Bg7 35. Bxg7 Kxg7 36. Rg3 Bd7
37. h4 Qd8 38. Qf4 Rf8 39. h5 Be8 40. h6+ Kg8 41. Rc3 Qd6
42. Rc8 Bf7 43. Qc1 Be6 44. Rc7 f4 45. Rxb7 g5 46. Rxa7 g4
47. Qc7 Qxc7 48. Rxc7 Rf6 49. Rg7+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.09.21"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6
7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Nb8 9.a4 Be7 10.Be2 O-O 11.O-O Nd7 12.Kh1 f5
13.f4 a6 14.Na3 exf4 15.Bxf4 Ne5 16.Qd2 Bd7 17.Qb4 Rb8 18.c4
a5 19.Qb3 Ng6 20.Be3 b6 21.Nb5 Bxb5 22.axb5 Bg5 23.Bg1 Ne5
24.Qa3 Bd2 25.Rad1 Bb4 26.Qh3 Qg5 27.Be3 Qf6 28.Bd4 Bc5 29.Bc3
Qg5 30.Bxe5 dxe5 31.g4 fxg4 32.Qxg4 Qxg4 33.Bxg4 Bd6 34.Be6+
Kh8 35.Kg2 g6 36.b3 Kg7 37.h3 e4 38.Bg4 h5 39.Be2 Rf6 40.Rde1
Rf5 41.Bd1 Rbf8 42.Rxf5 gxf5 43.Bxh5 Kf6 44.Rh1 Kg5 45.Bd1 Kh4
46.Rf1 Rg8+ 47.Kh1 Rg5 48.Bc2 Kxh3 49.Rf2 Kg3 50.Rh2 Rg4
51.Rg2+ Kf4 52.Rf2+ Kg5 53.Rd2 Rg3 54.Re2 Rh3+ 55.Kg1 Kf4
56.Kg2 Rh2+ 57.Kf1 Rxe2 58.Kxe2 Ke5 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.09.22"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O
Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.Rc1 Ng6
14.Nb5 b6 15.b4 a6 16.Nc3 Rf7 17.Nd3 h5 18.c5 bxc5 19.bxc5 Bf8
20.cxd6 Bxd6 21.Na4 Nf6 22.Ndc5 Rg7 23.Ne6 Bxe6 24.dxe6 Qe7
25.Nc5 Kh8 26.Nb7 Ba3 27.Rc3 Bb4 28.Rd3 Qxe6 29.Qb3 Qxb3
30.Rxb3 a5 31.Rc1 g4 32.Kf1 g3 33.hxg3 fxg3 34.Bxg3 h4 35.Bf2
Nh5 36.f4 Nhxf4 37.Bg4 Rf8 38.a3 Bd6 39.Nxa5 Ne7 40.Bf3 h3
41.gxh3 Nxh3 42.Ke2 Ng5 43.Nc4 Ng6 44.Rh1+ Kg8 45.Nd2 Nf4+
46.Kd1 Ra8 47.Nc4 Ra4 48.Nxd6 cxd6 49.Rh6 Rf7 50.Rxd6 Nfh3
51.Ke2 Rc4 52.Bb6 Rc2+ 53.Kd1 Rh2 54.Be2 Nxe4 55.Rd8+ Kg7
56.Re3 Nhg5 57.a4 Rf6 58.Rd7+ Kg6 59.a5 Rc6 60.Bd3 Rd2+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.09.23"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "146"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.c4 c6 6.b3 Ne4 7.d4 d5
8.Bb2 Bf5 9.Nbd2 Nd7 10.Nh4 Nxd2 11.Qxd2 Be6 12.e4 dxe4
13.Bxe4 Bh3 14.Rfe1 Qc7 15.Nf3 Nf6 16.Bc2 Rad8 17.Qe3 Rfe8
18.Bc3 Qc8 19.Rad1 Bf5 20.Bxf5 Qxf5 21.Kg2 Qc8 22.h3 Qc7
23.Qe5 Nd5 24.Qxc7 Nxc7 25.Ba5 Rd7 26.Ne5 Bxe5 27.dxe5 Red8
28.Rxd7 Rxd7 29.Bxc7 Rxc7 30.Rd1 c5 31.g4 a6 32.Kf3 Kg7 33.Ke4
f6 34.Rd8 Kf7 35.Rh8 Kg7 36.Rd8 Kf7 37.Rh8 Kg7 38.Rb8 Kf7
39.Kd5 fxe5 40.Kxe5 b5 41.Kd5 bxc4 42.Kxc4 Rd7 43.Ra8 Rd2
44.Rxa6 Rc2+ 45.Kb5 h5 46.gxh5 gxh5 47.h4 Rxf2 48.a4 Rb2
49.Kc4 e5 50.Rh6 e4 51.Rxh5 Rc2+ 52.Kd5 Rc3 53.Rh7+ Kf6
54.Kxe4 Rxb3 55.Kd5 Ra3 56.Ra7 Rh3 57.Rh7 Ra3 58.Ra7 Rh3 59.a5
Rxh4 60.Kxc5 Rh1 61.Rb7 Ke6 62.Rg7 Rc1+ 63.Kb6 Kd6 64.Kb7 Rb1+
65.Kc8 Rh1 66.Rg6+ Kc5 67.Kb7 Kb5 68.Rg5+ Kb4 69.a6 Rh7+
70.Kb6 Rh6+ 71.Kb7 Rh7+ 72.Kb6 Rh6+ 73.Kb7 Rh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.09.24"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6
7. Be3 c4 8. b3 cxb3 9. axb3 Nge7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 a6
12. Nbd2 Bf5 13. Bf1 Rc8 14. Nh4 Be6 15. Bd3 Ng6 16. Nxg6 fxg6
17. Nf1 Qf6 18. f3 Bf5 19. Bf2 Ne7 20. Rc1 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Nf5
22. c4 Bf4 23. Rc2 Qf7 24. c5 Ne7 25. b4 Nc6 26. Qb3 Rfe8
27. Rd1 Re7 28. b5 axb5 29. Qxb5 Rce8 30. Ra2 h5 31. Rda1 Kh7
32. Ra8 Rxa8 33. Rxa8 Bg5 34. Ra2 Qf4 35. Rd2 Bf6 36. Qd3 Qf5
37. Qxf5 gxf5 38. Ng3 g6 39. Ne2 h4 40. Nc3 Rd7 41. Na4 g5
42. Nb6 Rd8 43. h3 Kg6 44. Kf1 g4 45. fxg4 fxg4 46. hxg4 Kg5
47. Rd3 Kxg4 48. Kg1 Ne7 49. Ra3 Nc6 50. Rd3 Ne7 51. Ra3 Nc6
52. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.09.25"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "180"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7 4.Nc3 d6 5.d4 a6 6.Bc4 b5 7.Be2
exd4 8.Nd5 Ne5 9.Qxd4 c5 10.Qd1 Nxd5 11.Qxd5 Be6 12.Qd1 Be7
13.O-O O-O 14.c3 Qb6 15.Ng5 Bc8 16.Qc2 Bb7 17.Rd1 Rad8 18.Nf3
Ng6 19.a4 Bc6 20.axb5 axb5 21.Be3 Rfe8 22.Nd2 Bf8 23.c4 b4
24.Bf1 Be7 25.f3 Nf8 26.Nb3 Ne6 27.Nc1 Bf6 28.Ne2 Be5 29.Qd2
Ra8 30.g3 Ba4 31.Rdc1 g6 32.Bg2 Bg7 33.Bh3 Qc7 34.Rab1 Bb3
35.Bf1 Qe7 36.Nf4 Nd4 37.Kg2 Qf6 38.Be2 Ba2 39.Nd5 Qd8 40.Bxd4
Bxd4 41.Ra1 b3 42.Re1 Qa5 43.Rad1 Bg7 44.Qxa5 Rxa5 45.Rd2 Ra7
46.Bd3 f5 47.Rde2 fxe4 48.Bxe4 Kf8 49.h4 Bd4 50.g4 Kg7 51.g5
Rf7 52.Kg3 Rff8 53.Kg4 Re5 54.Rh1 h6 55.Rhe1 Rfe8 56.Nc7 Rf8
57.Nd5 Rf7 58.Rd2 Re8 59.Ree2 Ref8 60.f4 Rh8 61.Kg3 Ra7 62.Kg2
Re8 63.Bd3 Rxe2+ 64.Rxe2 hxg5 65.hxg5 Kf7 66.Kf3 Bg7 67.Kg4
Rb7 68.Rh2 Rb8 69.Re2 Rb7 70.Rh2 Rb8 71.Nf6 Rh8 72.Rxh8 Bxh8
73.f5 gxf5+ 74.Kxf5 Bg7 75.Be4 Bh8 76.Bd5+ Ke7 77.Be4 Kf7
78.Kf4 Bxf6 79.gxf6 Kxf6 80.Bd3 Ke6 81.Ke4 d5+ 82.cxd5+ Kd6
83.Bc4 Bb1+ 84.Ke3 Bc2 85.Kd2 Be4 86.Bxb3 Bxd5 87.Bxd5 Kxd5
88.Kc3 c4 89.b3 cxb3 90.Kxb3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.09.26"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.b3 Bg7 5.Bb2 c5 6.c4 d4 7.b4 O-O
8.d3 Nc6 9.b5 Nb8 10.O-O Ne8 11.Nbd2 Nd6 12.Nb3 Nd7 13.Qc2 a5
14.Rae1 e5 15.e3 dxe3 16.fxe3 Qc7 17.Nfd2 Re8 18.Bc3 a4 19.Nc1
Nb6 20.a3 Be6 21.e4 Red8 22.Rf2 Qd7 23.Nf3 f6 24.Bf1 Ne8
25.Bd2 Nc7 26.Be3 Qd6 27.Na2 Bf7 28.Nc3 Ne6 29.Nd2 Nd4 30.Qd1
Be6 31.Nd5 Rf8 32.Bg2 Rf7 33.Ref1 Nd7 34.Nb1 Bxd5 35.exd5 f5
36.g4 Raf8 37.Bc1 e4 38.dxe4 f4 39.g5 f3 40.Bxf3 Be5 41.Kh1
Bxh2 42.Rxh2 Nxf3 43.Rh3 Nde5 44.Nc3 Ng4 45.Nxa4 Nfh2 46.Rxf7
Rxf7 47.Qe2 Rf2 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.09.28"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7
7. Nc3 e5 8. e4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 Nc5 11. Re1 h6 12. Kh2
Bd7 13. Rb1 a6 14. a3 Qc8 15. f4 Rb8 16. b4 Ne6 17. Nf3 c5
18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 cxb4 20. axb4 Nf8 21. Bb2 Be6 22. Nd5 Qd8
23. Qb3 h5 24. Rbd1 Bxd5 25. cxd5 h4 26. d6 hxg3+ 27. Qxg3 Nh5
28. Qg4 f5 29. Qf3 Qh4 30. d7 Red8 31. Rf1 Kh7 32. Qe3 Qe7
33. Qc5 Qxc5 34. bxc5 Ne6 35. Ba3 Nhxf4 36. Nf7 Rf8 37. Rxf4
Rxf7 38. Rh4+ Kg8 39. Bd5 Nd8 40. Re1 Bf6 41. Re8+ Kg7
42. Rhh8 Be5+ 43. Rxe5 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.09.29"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4
exd4 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Nc3 O-O-O 10. Be3 Bd6
11. Rfd1 Re8 12. Rd2 Ne7 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Nc5 Ng6 15. f3 Bf7
16. Nd3 b6 17. Bf2 Rd8 18. Rad1 Rd7 19. b3 Rhd8 20. Nb1 Be6
21. c4 f5 22. c5 fxe4 23. cxd6 exd3 24. Rxd3 c5 25. dxc7 Kxc7
26. Rxd7+ Rxd7 27. Rxd7+ Kxd7 28. Bg3 a5 29. Kf2 b5 30. Nd2 b4
31. Ke2 Kc6 32. Kd1 a4 33. Kc2 a3 34. Nf1 c4 35. Ne3 cxb3+
36. axb3 Nf8 37. Be5 g6 38. Bg7 Nd7 39. Nf1 Nc5 40. Nd2 h5
41. Bf8 Kd5 42. h3 Bf5+ 43. Kc1 Nd3+ 44. Kb1 Kd4 45. g4 Be6
46. Kc2 Ne1+ 47. Kb1 Nd3 48. Kc2 h4 49. Bg7+ Ke3 50. Bh6+ Ke2
51. Kb1 Nf2 52. Nc4 Nxh3 53. Ne5 g5 54. Nc6 Bd5 55. Nxb4 Bxb3
56. Nc6 Ke3 57. Ne5 Kf4 58. Ng6+ Kg3 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.10.01"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6
7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6
12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Kb1 Rd8 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Qe2
c5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Ne5 Rd4 19. f4 O-O 20. c3 Ra4 21. c4 Bd6
22. Bc3 Bxe5 23. fxe5 Nh7 24. b3 Ra6 25. Rd7 Ng5 26. Rhd1 Rb8
27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Kh7 29. Qc2+ g6 30. Rd7 Kg8 31. hxg6
Kg7 32. gxf7 Nxf7 33. Qe2 Kg8 34. Qf3 Qf8 35. Rxb7 Qg7 36. Kb2
1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.10.02"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Qe2 Qe7 6.d3 Nf6
7.Nc3 Qxe2+ 8.Bxe2 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.h3 h6 11.Re1 Rd8 12.Nd4
Bf8 13.Bf3 c6 14.b4 Nbd7 15.g3 Nb6 16.Bg2 a5 17.bxa5 Rxa5
18.a4 Nbd7 19.Nb3 Ra6 20.a5 Nc5 21.Nxc5 dxc5 22.Ra4 Nd5
23.Nxd5 cxd5 24.Bf4 Bd7 25.Raa1 Bc6 26.Bc7 Rc8 27.Bb6 Bd6
28.h4 Raa8 29.Bh3 Rcb8 30.c3 Kf8 31.h5 Re8 32.Bg2 Rxe1+
33.Rxe1 Rc8 34.Rd1 Be7 35.f4 f6 36.Kf2 d4 37.Bh3 Ra8 38.c4 Bd6
39.Re1 Re8 40.Be6 Re7 41.g4 Re8 42.f5 Re7 43.Re2 Re8 44.Rb2
Ra8 45.Rb1 Ke8 46.Re1 Be5 47.g5 hxg5 48.h6 gxh6 49.Rxe5 fxe5
50.f6 Bd7 51.f7+ Ke7 52.Bxd7 Kxd7 53.Bxc5 h5 54.f8=Q Rxf8+
55.Bxf8 h4 56.Bh6 g4 57.Bg5 h3 58.Bh4 Kd6 59.Bg3 Ke6 60.Ke2
Kd6 61.Kd2 Kc5 62.Bxe5 Kb4 63.Kc2 Kxa5 64.Kb3 Kb6 65.Bxd4+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.10.03"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3
O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Be6 11.Bb3 Qa5 12.O-O-O Rfc8
13.Kb1 b5 14.Rhe1 Bxb3 15.cxb3 Rab8 16.Rc1 a6 17.g4 Rc6 18.h4
Rbc8 19.a3 b4 20.Na2 Rxc1+ 21.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 22.Nxc1 h5 23.g5 Nd7
24.Bxg7 Kxg7 25.Nd3 Ne5 26.Nxb4 Nxf3 27.Qc3+ Ne5 28.Qc8 Nf3
29.Qc3+ Ne5 30.Qc8 Nf3 31.Qc3+ Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Eilat ISR"]
[Date "2012.10.11"]
[EventDate "2012.10.10"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 Na6 8. Be3 Nc5 9. Nd2 a5 10. Be2 Bd7 11. g4 a4 12. g5
Ne8 13. h4 a3 14. b4 Na6 15. b5 Nc5 16. Nb3 b6 17. h5 Qe7
18. Kd2 f5 19. gxf6 Rxf6 20. hxg6 Rxg6 21. Bh5 Rf6 22. Kc2 Na4
23. Qg1 Nxc3 24. Kxc3 Rf4 25. Qh2 Nf6 26. f3 Be8 27. Bxe8 Rxf3
28. Qe2 Nxe4+ 29. Kc2 Qxe8 30. Qxf3 Qg6 31. Qh5 Ra4 32. Qxg6
hxg6 33. Nd2 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Eilat ISR"]
[Date "2012.10.12"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Mika Karttunen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 b6
7. Bxc4 Bb7 8. O-O Bb4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6
12. Bc3 Nd7 13. Rc1 Qe7 14. Qe2 c5 15. Rfd1 cxd4 16. exd4 Qd6
17. Qe3 Rac8 18. Bb3 Rfd8 19. Nd2 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ne4
Bxe4 22. Qxe4 b4 23. Be1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Bxd4 25. Qh4 Nf6
26. Rd1 h6 27. Qh3 Qb6 28. Kf1 Nd7 29. Bc4 Ne5 30. Be2 Nc6
31. Qb3 Rb8 32. Bd3 Bf6 33. Bb1 Qb5+ 34. Bd3 Qe5 35. Qc4 Ne7
36. Bxb4 Nd5 37. Ba3 Qxh2 38. Qe4 g6 39. g3 Be7 40. Rd2 Bxa3
41. bxa3 Rb3 42. a4 Rb4 43. Qe5 Rxa4 44. Rc2 Qh1+ 45. Ke2 Qh5+
46. Qxh5 gxh5 47. Bc4 Ne7 48. Rc1 Kg7 49. Kf1 Ng6 50. Kg2 h4
51. Rc3 hxg3 52. fxg3 Ne5 53. Bb3 Ra3 54. Kh3 Nc6 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Eilat ISR"]
[Date "2012.10.13"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Gil Popilski"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5
7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O b5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Ra7
12. Be3 Be6 13. Qd2 Rb7 14. Nc3 Nd7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Qc7
17. c3 Nb6 18. Qd3 Qc4 19. Qc2 Qc6 20. Rfd1 Bd8 21. Rd3 Nc4
22. Bc1 Nb6 23. b3 Nd7 24. Qd2 Be7 25. Ba3 Rd8 26. Rd1 Nf6
27. Bb4 h6 28. Ba5 Rdb8 29. Qe3 Ne8 30. f4 Nf6 31. Bf3 Rd7
32. Kg2 Re8 33. Qe2 Bd8 34. Bb4 Bc7 35. f5 Qb6 36. Kh1 d5
37. Bg2 a5 38. Ba3 b4 39. cxb4 axb4 40. Bc1 Qb5 41. exd5 e4
42. R3d2 Rxd5 43. Qxb5 Rxb5 44. Rc2 Bb6 45. Rd6 Rc5 46. Rxc5
Bxc5 47. Rc6 Ba7 48. Bf1 Re5 49. Bc4 Rxf5 50. Rc7 Ra5 51. Bxh6
Kh7 52. Bg5 Ng4 53. h3 Ne5 54. Bf4 Nf3 55. Bd5 Rxd5 56. Rxa7
g5 57. Be3 Rd3 58. Bf2 Kg6 59. Kg2 Rd2 60. g4 Nd4 61. Kf1 Rd1+
62. Kg2 Rd2 63. Kf1 Rd1+ 64. Kg2 Rd2 65. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Eilat ISR"]
[Date "2012.10.14"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[Round "4.17"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bjarte Leer-Salvesen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. O-O dxc4 6. a4 Qd5
7. Qc2 e5 8. Ng5 Qc5 9. Na3 h6 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Be6
12. Nb5 Na6 13. b4 Qd5 14. Qe3 Qd7 15. Na3 Bxb4 16. Qxe5 O-O
17. Bb2 f6 18. Qe4 Nc5 19. Qh4 Qxd2 20. Nxc4 Qxe2 21. Ne3 a5
22. Bd4 Nb3 23. Rad1 Nd2 24. Rfe1 Nf3+ 25. Bxf3 Qxf3 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Eilat ISR"]
[Date "2012.10.15"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Andreas G R Moen"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2377"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. d3 c6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. h3 Bh5
7. g4 Bg6 8. Nh4 Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Nxg6 fxg6 11. g5 Ne8 12. h4
Nd7 13. Qg4 Nc7 14. Nf3 Qe8 15. Bd2 Bd6 16. O-O-O e5 17. h5
Qe6 18. Qh4 gxh5 19. Qxh5 Qg6 20. Qh3 Rf7 21. e4 Nf8 22. Nh4
Qe6 23. Nf5 Bc5 24. g6 Qxg6 25. Bf3 dxe4 26. Bxe4 Qe6 27. Kb1
Kh8 28. f4 exf4 29. Qh5 Nd5 30. Nh4 Kg8 31. Nf3 g6 32. Qh6 Be7
33. Rdg1 Bf6 34. c4 Bg7 35. Qh2 Qf6 36. Be1 Ne3 37. Ng5 Re7
38. Bb4 Rae8 39. Nxh7 Qd4 40. Nxf8 Rxe4 41. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Eilat ISR"]
[Date "2012.10.16"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Simon Kim Williams"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O Ne7
7. c4 O-O 8. h3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd7 10. Nc3 Nb6 11. Bb3 h6
12. Re1 Bf5 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. Rxe5 Qd7 15. Qf3 Be6 16. Qe4 Nbd5
17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bc2 f5 19. Qe2 Rf6 20. Bd2 Nb6 21. Re1 Bc4
22. Qe3 Qf7 23. b3 Bd5 24. Re7 Qg6 25. f3 Rf7 26. Rxf7 Qxf7
27. Qe5 a5 28. Qxf5 Qxf5 29. Bxf5 Kf7 30. h4 a4 31. h5 axb3
32. axb3 Kf6 33. Bd3 Bxb3 34. Bf4 Bc4 35. Bg6 Nd7 36. Bg3 Kg5
37. Re4 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Eilat ISR"]
[Date "2012.10.17"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Danny Raznikov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "254"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 d6
7. Bb2 c6 8. Nbd2 Qc7 9. Qe1 a5 10. e4 fxe4 11. Nxe4 a4
12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Qd2 Qa5 14. Qxa5 Rxa5 15. b4 Rf5 16. Rae1
Bg7 17. Nd2 R5f7 18. Nc4 b5 19. Ne3 g5 20. c3 h6 21. Re2 d5
22. Bc1 Nd7 23. Ng4 h5 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. dxe5 g4 26. Bg5 Be6
27. Rfe1 Kh7 28. Be3 Bf5 29. e6 Rf6 30. Bd4 Rg6 31. a3 h4
32. Re3 Bh6 33. R3e2 h3 34. Bf1 Be4 35. Rxe4 dxe4 36. Rxe4 Bg7
37. Bd3 Kh8 38. f4 Rd8 39. Kf2 Rd6 40. f5 Rg5 41. Rf4 Bxd4+
42. cxd4 Kg7 43. Be2 Kf6 44. Bxg4 Rd8 45. Ke3 Rdg8 46. Bf3
Rxf5 47. Bxc6 Rxf4 48. Kxf4 Kxe6 49. Bxb5 Kd5 50. Bxa4 Ra8
51. Bd7 Rxa3 52. Bxh3 Ra2 53. Bg4 Rxh2 54. Ke3 Rb2 55. Bf3+
Ke6 56. Be4 Rxb4 57. Bf3 Kf5 58. g4+ Kf6 59. Be2 Kg5 60. Ke4
Rb6 61. Ke3 Rf6 62. Ke4 Rc6 63. Ke3 Rc1 64. Kf3 Rc3+ 65. Ke4
Ra3 66. Bf3 Ra4 67. Be2 Ra1 68. Ke3 Kh4 69. Kf4 Ra2 70. Bf3
Ra6 71. g5 Ra5 72. g6 Rg5 73. Be4 Kh5 74. Bf5 Rg1 75. Ke5 Re1+
76. Be4 Kh6 77. Kf5 Kg7 78. Ke5 Ra1 79. Ke6 Kf8 80. Ke5 Re1
81. Kf5 Ke8 82. Bd5 Rf1+ 83. Ke5 Rg1 84. Be4 Re1 85. Kf5 Kd8
86. Bd5 Rg1 87. Be4 Kd7 88. Ke5 Re1 89. Kd5 Ra1 90. Ke5 Ke8
91. Ke6 Kf8 92. Ke5 Ra4 93. Bf5 Ra5+ 94. Ke6 Rb5 95. Be4 Rb2
96. Ke5 Re2 97. Kf5 e6+ 98. Ke5 Ke7 99. d5 exd5 100. Kxd5 Kf6
101. Kd4 Ra2 102. Bd3 Ra4+ 103. Kd5 Ra8 104. Kd4 Rd8+ 105. Kc3
Rd7 106. Kc4 Ke5 107. Kc3 Rc7+ 108. Kb2 Kd4 109. Bf5 Re7
110. Kb3 Re2 111. Bc2 Rf2 112. Kb2 Rd2 113. Kb3 Rg2 114. Bf5
Rg5 115. Bc2 Rg3+ 116. Kb4 Rg2 117. Kb3 Rg1 118. Kb4 Ke5
119. Kc3 Kf6 120. Kd4 Kg7 121. Be4 Rg5 122. Bd3 Rh5 123. Be4
Rg5 124. Bd3 Rh5 125. Be4 Rh4 126. Ke5 Rxe4+ 127. Kxe4 Kxg6
1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2012.10.21"]
[EventDate "2012.10.21"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7
7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 11.c3 Rxe1 12.Qxe1
Nf5 13.Bf4 c6 14.a4 a5 15.Bc7 Qf8 16.Bd3 d5 17.Bb6 Nd6 18.Nd2
Be6 19.Qb1 g6 20.b4 axb4 21.Qxb4 Bf5 22.Bc5 Bxd3 23.Bxd6 Qe8
24.Nf3 Ba6 25.Be5 Be7 26.Bd6 Bf6 27.Re1 Qd7 28.Be7 Bg7 29.Ne5
Qf5 30.Qd6 Re8 31.h3 Qe6 32.Qxe6 fxe6 33.Bc5 g5 34.Bb4 h6
35.Nd7 Kf7 36.Re3 Kg6 37.Bd6 h5 38.Nc5 Bf6 39.g4 hxg4 40.hxg4
Kf7 41.Kg2 Ra8 42.a5 Re8 43.Re1 Bd8 44.Ra1 Rh8 45.Be5 Rh7
46.Bd6 Rh8 47.f3 Rh6 48.Be5 Rh7 49.Kg3 Rh6 50.Rb1 Bxa5 51.Nxb7
Bxb7 52.Rxb7+ Ke8 53.Rg7 Bd8 54.Kg2 Be7 55.Rg8+ Kd7 56.Ra8 c5
57.Rg8 cxd4 58.cxd4 Rh7 59.f4 gxf4 60.g5 Bd6 61.Bf6 Be7 62.g6
f3+ 63.Kxf3 Rh5 64.Be5 1-0

[Event "16th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2012.10.22"]
[EventDate "2012.10.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergei Tiviakov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3
g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. f3 O-O 10. Be3 Nc6 11. O-O a6
12. a4 e6 13. Nde2 Rac8 14. Rc1 Rfe8 15. Bf2 Qe7 16. b3 Nd7
17. Nd4 Nb4 18. Kh1 Nc5 19. Bg1 h5 20. Rb1 Qd8 21. Nde2 Qc7
22. Qd2 Red8 23. Nd1 Nc6 24. Ne3 f5 25. exf5 gxf5 26. Nc2 Qf7
27. Nf4 Ne7 28. Ne3 Bh6 29. Nd3 Nxd3 30. Qxd3 d5 31. cxd5 Nxd5
32. Nxd5 Rxd5 33. Qe2 Rd2 34. Qe5 Rcc2 35. Rf2 Rxf2 36. Bxf2
Kh7 37. Kg1 Bg7 38. Qd6 e5 39. Qd3 Ra2 40. h3 e4 41. Qe3 Bh6
42. Qc3 Bd2 43. Qe5 exf3 44. gxf3 Bh6 45. Rd1 Rc2 46. Qd5 Qg6+
47. Kf1 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2012.10.23"]
[EventDate "2012.10.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yifan Hou"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 h6 7.Rg1
e5 8.Bb5+ Nbd7 9.Nf5 a6 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7 11.g5 Nxe4 12.Nxg7+ Bxg7
13.Nxe4 Qc6 14.Qd3 Ke7 15.gxh6 Bxh6 16.Bxh6 Rxh6 17.Qe3 Rh5
18.Rd1 Bf5 19.Ng3 Bxc2 20.Nxh5 Bxd1 21.Kxd1 Qd5+ 22.Ke2 Qxa2
23.Qg5+ Kd7 24.Qf5+ Ke7 25.Qc2 Qa5 26.Ng3 Qb5+ 27.Kf3 Qc6+
28.Qe4 Rh8 29.Nf5+ Kd7 30.h4 Qb5 31.Rd1 Qxb2 32.Nxd6 Kc7
33.Nc4 Qb5 34.Nxe5 f6 35.Rc1+ Kb8 36.Rb1 f5 37.Qxf5 Qd5+
38.Qe4 Rf8+ 39.Ke3 Qc5+ 40.Qd4 Qxd4+ 41.Kxd4 Rf4+ 42.Ke3 Rxh4
43.f4 Kc7 44.f5 Kd6 45.Ng6 Rh7 46.Rd1+ Kc7 47.Kf4 b5 48.f6 Rf7
49.Ke5 1-0

[Event "16th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2012.10.25"]
[EventDate "2012.10.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.O-O
O-O 8.Bg5 Nc6 9.Nc3 h6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Nb5 Na7 12.a3 Bd6
13.Nc3 b5 14.a4 Bb7 15.axb5 Bb4 16.Ne5 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Qd8 18.Kg1
Bxc3 19.bxc3 Nxb5 20.Qc2 Qd5 21.e4 Qd6 22.Rfc1 c5 23.Nxc4 Qc7
24.d5 exd5 25.exd5 Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2012.10.26"]
[EventDate "2012.10.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yifan Hou"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 e5 5.Qd1 h6 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.Nc3
Be6 8.Bb3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Be3 Nc6 11.Qe2 Na5 12.Rfd1 Qc7
13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.Bxd5 Nc4 15.c3 Rac8 16.Rac1 a6 17.b3 Nxe3
18.Qxe3 Bd7 19.Rc2 Kh7 20.Nd2 g6 21.Qa7 Rb8 22.Nc4 f5 23.Qb6
Rfc8 24.Qxc7 Rxc7 25.Nb6 Bc6 26.f3 Bg5 27.Nc4 b5 28.Bxc6 bxc4
29.Bd5 cxb3 30.axb3 Rb6 31.Kf2 a5 32.Ra1 Rc5 33.Ke2 Kg7 34.Kd3
Rb8 35.Ra4 Bd8 36.b4 axb4 37.cxb4 Rxc2 38.Kxc2 Bb6 39.Kb3 Kf6
40.Kc4 Ke7 41.h3 Kd7 42.Bf7 fxe4 43.fxe4 Ke7 44.Bd5 Kd7 45.Ra3
Rf8 46.Ra6 Kc7 47.Ra2 g5 48.Rc2 Rf2 49.Rxf2 Bxf2 50.g4 Be1
51.Be6 d5+ 52.exd5 e4 53.Kd4 Bxb4 54.Kxe4 Kd6 55.Kf5 Ba5
56.Kg6 Bd8 57.Kxh6 Ke5 58.Kg6 Be7 59.Kf7 Bb4 60.Ke8 Kd6 61.Bg8
Bd2 62.Kf8 Ba5 63.Kg7 Ke5 64.Kg6 Bd8 65.Kg7 Be7 66.Kf7 Bb4
67.Kg6 Be7 68.Be6 Bd8 69.Kf7 Kd6 70.Ke8 Ba5 71.Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "16th Unive Tournament"]
[Site "Hoogeveen NED"]
[Date "2012.10.27"]
[EventDate "2012.10.21"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergei Tiviakov"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.e4 e6 2.d3 c5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 a6 7.Nxc6
bxc6 8.c4 Bg7 9.Bg2 Ne7 10.O-O d6 11.Nc3 O-O 12.Bg5 Qc7 13.Qd2
Rb8 14.Rfd1 Rd8 15.Rac1 c5 16.b3 Bb7 17.h4 h5 18.Qd3 Bc6
19.Qe2 Be8 20.Rd3 Rdc8 21.Qd2 Rb6 22.Bf4 Be5 23.Rd1 Kh7 24.Kh1
Ng8 25.Be3 Bg7 26.Ne2 Rd8 27.Bf4 e5 28.Bg5 f6 29.Be3 Ne7
30.Nc3 Qc8 31.Kh2 Rc6 32.f4 Qb7 33.fxe5 fxe5 34.Bg5 Rd7 35.Bh3
Rdc7 36.Rf1 Bd7 37.Bg2 Bg4 38.Rxd6 Rxd6 39.Qxd6 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.01"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. g3 e5 6. Nb5
Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a6 8. N5c3 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bg2 Be6 11. O-O Nb6
12. Be3 Nc4 13. Qc1 O-O 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. a3 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Ba5
17. Nd2 Bb6 18. Qf3 Rad8 19. Na4 Ba7 20. Qc3 Rd4 21. Qc2 f5
22. e3 Rdd8 23. b4 e4 24. Nb3 Qf7 25. Nbc5 Bd5 26. Rd2 b6
27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Nxa6 Ne5 29. Rd1 Rfd8 30. Rxd5 Qxd5 31. Nb2
Qd2 32. Qc7 Ng4 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "174"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Qe2
d6 7. g3 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. c4 Nd7 11. Be3 Bf6
12. Qc2 Ne5 13. Nd2 Ng4 14. Rae1 Rb8 15. b3 Nxe3 16. Rxe3 c5
17. h3 a5 18. Kh2 a4 19. f4 Bd4 20. Re2 g6 21. Nf3 axb3
22. axb3 Bg7 23. Rd1 Rb6 24. e5 Bb7 25. Rdd2 Qa8 26. exd6 Rxe2
27. Rxe2 Rxd6 28. Ne5 Bxg2 29. Rxg2 Bxe5 30. fxe5 Re6 31. Re2
Qf3 32. Qd2 Qxb3 33. Qd8+ Kg7 34. Qxc7 Qf3 35. Rg2 Qe3 36. Qa7
h5 37. h4 Rxe5 38. Qa1 Kh7 39. Qb2 Rf5 40. Re2 Qf3 41. Qc2 Qf1
42. Qd2 Rf6 43. Qc2 Rf3 44. Qb2 Rf5 45. Qc2 Rf6 46. Rd2 Kg7
47. Qc3 Kh7 48. Qc2 Qa1 49. Rf2 Kg7 50. Rxf6 Qxf6 51. Qe2 Qd4
52. Kg2 Kf8 53. Kh2 Qg4 54. Qd3 Ke7 55. Qe3+ Kd6 56. Qd3+ Qd4
57. Qe2 Qe5 58. Qd3+ Ke6 59. Kg2 g5 60. hxg5 Qxg5 61. Qe4+ Qe5
62. Qc6+ Ke7 63. Qb7+ Kf8 64. Qa8+ Kg7 65. Qf3 Kg6 66. Qd3+
Qf5 67. Qd6+ f6 68. Qe7 Qc2+ 69. Kh3 Qxc4 70. Qe8+ Qf7
71. Qe4+ Kg7 72. Qf5 c4 73. Kg2 Qb7+ 74. Kh2 Qb2+ 75. Kh3 Qe5
76. Qc8 c3 77. Qc4 Qe1 78. Qc7+ Kg6 79. Qc6 Qf1+ 80. Kh4 Qe2
81. Kh3 c2 82. g4 Qe3+ 83. Kh4 Qg5+ 84. Kg3 Qxg4+ 85. Kf2 Qf4+
86. Kg2 c1=Q 87. Qe8+ Kg5 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.03"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gawain Jones"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "160"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 Na6 8. Be2 c5 9. d5 e6 10. O-O exd5 11. exd5 Re8
12. Rd1 Qb6 13. d6 Be6 14. Qh4 Qb4 15. Bg5 Nd7 16. Be7 Qxh4
17. Bxh4 Nb4 18. Rd2 a6 19. Ng5 Nd5 20. Rxd5 Bxd5 21. Nxd5
Rxe2 22. Ne7+ Rxe7 23. dxe7 Re8 24. Ne4 f6 25. Re1 Rxe7
26. Nxf6+ Bxf6 27. Rxe7 Bxe7 28. Bxe7 Kf7 29. Bg5 Ne5 30. Kf1
Nd3 31. b3 Nb4 32. a4 Ke6 33. Ke2 Kd5 34. Kd2 c4 35. Kc3 cxb3
36. Kxb3 Nd3 37. Be3 Ne1 38. g3 b5 39. axb5 axb5 40. Bb6 Kc6
41. Ba7 Nf3 42. h4 Ne5 43. Kb4 Ng4 44. Bc5 Nf6 45. Bd4 Nd5+
46. Ka5 Nc7 47. Kb4 Na6+ 48. Ka5 Nc5 49. Kb4 Nd3+ 50. Kc3 Ne1
51. Ba7 Nf3 52. Kb3 h6 53. Be3 h5 54. Ba7 Ne5 55. Kb4 Ng4
56. Bc5 Kd5 57. Kxb5 Ke4 58. Kc6 Kf3 59. Kd5 Nxf2 60. Ke6 Ne4
61. Be7 Kg4 62. Bd8 Nxg3 63. Kf7 Kf5 64. Kg7 Ne4 65. Kh6 Nc5
66. Bg5 Ne6 67. Be7 Nd4 68. Bg5 Nc6 69. Kg7 Nd4 70. Kh6 Nf3
71. Bd8 Ne5 72. Kg7 Nf3 73. Kh6 Kg4 74. Kxg6 Nxh4+ 75. Kh6 Nf3
76. Bf6 Nd2 77. Kg6 Nc4 78. Kh6 Nd6 79. Kg6 h4 80. Bxh4 Kxh4
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "Olympia, London"]
[Date "2012.12.04"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qc2 c6
7. Bf4 g6 8. Ne5 Bf5 9. Qd2 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. f3 Bf5
12. e4 Be6 13. Be2 Nd7 14. Nd3 O-O 15. Be3 dxe4 16. fxe4 Nb6
17. b3 f5 18. Nf4 Qd7 19. d5 cxd5 20. e5 Bg5 21. Rd1 d4
22. Qxd4 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 Bxf4 24. Bxf4 Rad8 25. Rd6 Kf7 26. Kf2
Nd5 27. Bg5 Rxd6 28. exd6 h6 29. Bxh6 Rd8 30. Bf3 Rxd6 31. Rd1
Rd7 32. Kg3 b6 33. a3 Nc3 34. Rxd7+ Bxd7 35. Bf4 Be6 36. Bb8
Bxb3 37. Bxa7 Nb5 38. Bxb6 Nxa3 39. Kf4 Be6 40. Bc6 Nc4
41. Bd4 Nd6 42. h4 Nc4 43. Bf3 Nd2 44. Bc6 Nc4 45. Bc3 Ke7
46. Bf3 Kf7 47. Bd1 Bd5 48. g3 Be6 49. h5 gxh5 50. Bxh5+ Ke7
51. Kg5 Ne3 52. Bb4+ Kd7 53. Be2 f4 54. Bb5+ Kc8 55. Kxf4 Nd5+
56. Ke5 Nxb4 57. Kxe6 Nc2 58. Bd7+ Kd8 59. g4 Nd4+ 60. Kd6 Nf3
61. Bc6 Ng5 62. Ba4 Ne4+ 63. Ke6 Nc5+ 64. Kf7 Nxa4 65. g5 Nb6
66. g6 Nd5 67. g7 Ne7 68. g8=R+ Nxg8 69. Kxg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.06"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Judit Polgar"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5 axb5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. d4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 d6
12. f4 Nc6 13. Qc3 Ne7 14. Nd2 O-O 15. e5 Nfd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5
17. Qd4 Bb7 18. Ne4 f5 19. Ng5 Qd7 20. Nf3 Ra8 21. Bd2 c5
22. Qd3 c4 23. Qd4 dxe5 24. Nxe5 Qc7 25. Rfd1 h6 26. Be1 Rfe8
27. Bd2 Red8 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. h3 Ra2 30. Rb1 Nf6 31. Bb4 Be4
32. Re1 Bxc2 33. g4 Qa7 34. Qxa7 Rxa7 35. Nc6 Ra6 36. Ne7+ Kf7
37. g5 hxg5 38. fxg5 Ne4 39. Nxf5 Nxg5 40. Re7+ Kg6 41. Nd4
Bd3 42. Rb7 Nxh3+ 43. Kh2 Ng5 44. Nxb5 Rf6 45. Bc5 Rf4 46. Nc3
Rg4 47. Nd1 Bf1 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.08"]
[EventDate "2012.12.02"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bc4 e6 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4
d6 8.O-O Be7 9.Qe2 O-O 10.Rd1 Qc7 11.a3 Rd8 12.b4 a6 13.Bd3 b5
14.h4 dxe5 15.dxe5 Bb7 16.Ra2 Ndxb4 17.axb4 Nxb4 18.Rad2 Rxd3
19.Rxd3 Nxd3 20.Qxd3 Rd8 21.Qe2 Rxd1+ 22.Qxd1 Bxf3 23.gxf3
Qxe5 24.Qd7 Bf8 25.Be3 a5 26.Qe8 h6 27.Kg2 a4 28.Na3 b4 29.Nc4
Qc7 30.Nb6 Qe7 31.Qxa4 Qxh4 32.Qa8 Qe7 33.Qc8 b3 34.Nd7 b2
35.Nxf8 Qxf8 36.Qb7 e5 37.Qxb2 f6 38.Qc2 Qf7 39.Qf5 Kh8 40.Bd2
Kg8 41.Kg3 Kh8 42.Be3 Kg8 43.Kh2 Kh8 44.Kg2 Kg8 45.Qd3 Kh8
46.f4 exf4 47.Bxf4 Kg8 48.Qe4 Kh8 49.Be3 Kg8 50.Bd4 Kh8 51.f4
Kg8 52.Kg3 Kh8 53.Be3 Kg8 54.Bd4 Kh8 55.Be3 Kg8 56.Bd4 Kh8
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.09"]
[EventDate "2012.12.02"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e5 7.Nde2
h5 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.Nd5 Qd8 11.Nec3 Nd7 12.Bc4 g6
13.a4 Bh6 14.a5 Rc8 15.Ba2 O-O 16.O-O Kg7 17.b4 Rc6 18.Qd3 Qg5
19.Rfd1 Rfc8 20.Bb3 f5 21.exf5 gxf5 22.Ne2 f4 23.Ndxf4 Bxb3
24.h4 Qg4 25.f3 Bxc2 26.fxg4 Bxd3 27.Nxh5+ Kg8 28.Rxd3 Bf8
29.Kh2 Rc4 30.Kh3 Rxb4 31.Rf3 Rc2 32.Nc3 e4 33.Rg3 Rd2 34.Re1
d5 35.Nf4 Rbd4 36.Ncxd5 Rxd5 37.Nxd5 Rxd5 38.Rxe4 Rxa5 39.g5
Ra3 40.Re8 Rxg3+ 41.Kxg3 b5 42.Rd8 Nc5 43.Rb8 Kf7 44.g6+ Kg7
45.Kg4 b4 46.h5 b3 47.Kf5 Bd6 48.Rb4 a5 49.Rb6 a4 50.Rxd6 b2
51.Rb6 a3 52.Kg5 Ne4+ 53.Kf4 a2 54.Rb7+ Kf8 55.Rxb2 a1=Q
56.Rb8+ Ke7 57.Kxe4 Qe1+ 58.Kf3 Qc3+ 59.Kg4 Qd4+ 60.Kh3 Qd3+
61.Kh4 Qe4+ 62.g4 Qe1+ 63.Kh3 Qe3+ 64.Kh4 Qe1+ 65.Kh3 Qe3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2012.12.10"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[Round "9.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Luke McShane"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Nbd7 6. g3 g6
7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Rd1 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5
12. Nxe5 Rxe5 13. e4 Bg4 14. f3 Bd7 15. Bf4 Re8 16. Na4 a5
17. Nb6 Ra6 18. Qf2 Be6 19. Bf1 Rxb6 20. cxb6 Qe7 21. Be3 Nd7
22. Bd4 dxe4 23. fxe4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Nxb6 25. b3 Nd7 26. Rad1
Ne5 27. h3 h5 28. Bg2 Kh7 29. Qf4 Bd7 30. Kh2 c5 31. Rd6 a4
32. R1d5 Kg7 33. Qxe5+ 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viktor Antonovich Bologan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6
7. Be3 g6 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. Nf3 Nb4 10. Be4 Bf5 11. Bxf5 gxf5
12. e6 fxe6 13. Ng5 Qd6 14. Nb5 Qc6 15. Nxc7+ Qxc7 16. Nxe6
Qc4 17. Qh5+ Kd7 18. Nc5+ Kd8 19. Qxf5 Qd5 20. Ne6+ Kd7
21. Nxg7+ Qxf5 22. Nxf5 Nc2+ 23. Ke2 Nxa1 24. Rxa1 Rac8
25. Kd3 Nd5 26. Bd2 Rhf8 27. Ne3 Nf4+ 28. Ke4 Nxg2 29. Ng4 Rc2
30. Bh6 Rg8 31. h3 Nh4 32. b4 Ng6 33. Kd3 Rgc8 34. Bd2 h5
35. Ne5+ Nxe5+ 36. dxe5 Ke6 37. Rg1 Rxa2 38. Be3 Kd5 39. e6
Ra3+ 40. Ke2 Kxe6 41. Rg5 Rh8 42. Kf3 a6 43. Ke4 Ra4 44. Bc5
Kf7 45. Rf5+ Ke8 46. Re5 Rh7 47. Kf5 b6 48. Bxb6 Rxb4 49. Bc5
Rb5 50. Kg6 Rf7 51. Rxh5 Rf6+ 52. Kg7 a5 53. Rh8+ Kd7 54. Be3
Ra6 55. Rh4 a4 56. Rd4+ Ke8 57. h4 a3 58. Rd1 a2 59. Ra1 Rb1
60. Bd4 Ra4 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Nf6
7. d3 Be7 8. Bf4 O-O 9. Nd2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 a5 11. e5 Nfd7
12. Qg4 Kh8 13. a3 b5 14. Nf3 Na6 15. Ne2 Nac5 16. Ned4 Qc8
17. Rfe1 b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. b3 Ra3 20. Rad1 Ra2 21. Qh5 Nb7
22. Bg5 Bc5 23. Bd2 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 c5 25. Nf3 Qe8 26. Rc1 f5
27. Qh4 d4 28. Ra1 Rxc2 29. Ra7 Nd8 30. Ra8 Kg8 31. Bg5 h6
32. Rxd8 Qf7 33. Be7 Rxd8 34. Bxd8 Rc3 35. Ra1 Rxd3 36. Ra7
Rxb3 37. Qe7 Qxe7 38. Bxe7 Rb1+ 39. Kh2 b3 40. Nd2 Rb2
41. Nxb3 Nxe5 42. Nxc5 d3 43. Ra8+ Kf7 44. Bd6 d2 45. Ra7+ Kg8
46. Bxe5 d1=Q 47. Rxg7+ Kf8 48. Nd7+ Ke8 49. Bxb2 Qd2 50. Be5
Qxf2 51. Nf6+ Kd8 52. Bd6 Kc8 53. Rc7+ Kd8 54. Rb7 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Qb3 Qc8
7. Bf4 Nbd7 8. h3 e6 9. e3 Be7 10. Nh4 Be4 11. Be2 h6 12. Nf3
Bh7 13. O-O O-O 14. Na4 Bd8 15. Ne5 Bc7 16. Rac1 Rb8 17. Nb6
Qd8 18. Bxa6 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Ne4 20. Bd3 Nxc5 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7
22. Qc2+ Kg8 23. Nxd5 Qxd5 24. Qxc5 Qxa2 25. b4 Qd5 26. Qxd5
exd5 27. b5 Rfe8 28. bxc6 bxc6 29. Rxc6 Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Rxe5
31. Rd6 Kf8 32. Rd1 Rb5 33. Rd7 Ke8 34. Ra7 Rb8 35. Ra5 Rd8
36. Rd4 Ke7 37. Kf1 Rd7 38. Ke2 g5 39. Kd3 Rf5 40. Ke2 h5
41. g3 Rb7 42. Raxd5 Rb2+ 43. Rd2 Rxd5 44. Rxb2 Kf6 45. f3 Kg6
46. Rb4 Ra5 47. h4 Ra2+ 48. Kf1 gxh4 49. Rxh4 Ra3 50. Re4 f5
51. Re5 Ra2 52. Re6+ Kg7 53. e4 fxe4 54. Rxe4 Kf6 55. Re2 Ra3
56. Kg2 Ra4 57. Rb2 Ra3 58. Rb6+ Kg7 59. Re6 Ra1 60. Kf2 Ra3
61. Re1 Kg6 62. Kg2 Kg5 63. Rb1 Kg6 64. f4 Ra2+ 65. Kh3 Rf2
66. Rb6+ Kg7 67. Kh4 Rh2+ 68. Kg5 Rh3 69. Rb3 Rh1 70. f5 Rf1
1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "208"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bf4 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb7
7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 f5 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 d6 11. Rab1 Nd7
12. c5 dxc5 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Qe7 15. f3 Nf6 16. Rfe1 cxd4
17. exd4 Nd5 18. Bc4 f4 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. c4 Bb7 21. Qa4 Rf5
22. Rb2 a6 23. Qb4 Qd7 24. Rbe2 Re8 25. h3 h6 26. Rc1 Bc6
27. Rce1 Ref8 28. Qa3 Bb7 29. Rc2 R8f7 30. c5 Qc6 31. Qc3 b5
32. d5 Qxd5 33. Rd2 Qc4 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Qxc4 bxc4 36. Bc3 Bd5
37. Rc8 Rd7 38. Re5 Rff7 39. Rb8 Rfe7 40. Rb4 Rd8 41. Kf2 g5
42. h4 Kg6 43. Rb1 Ree8 44. Rbe1 Rf8 45. Rh1 Rb8 46. Ke2 Rb5
47. hxg5 hxg5 48. Rg1 Rf5 49. Rxf5 Kxf5 50. Rh1 e5 51. Rh8
Rxc5 52. Rf8+ Kg6 53. Re8 e4 54. fxe4 Bf7 55. Re7 g4 56. a3
Rb5 57. Rxc7 Rb3 58. Rc6+ Kh7 59. Be5 Re3+ 60. Kd2 Rxe4
61. Rf6 Bh5 62. Bxf4 Kg7 63. Bg5 g3 64. Rxa6 Re2+ 65. Kc3 Rxg2
66. Bf4 Bf7 67. Be5+ Kf8 68. Bd6+ Ke8 69. Bc5 Rh2 70. Ra7 g2
71. Re7+ Kf8 72. Re3+ Kg7 73. Rg3+ Kf6 74. Bg1 Rh1 75. Rxg2
Rh3+ 76. Kb4 Rb3+ 77. Kc5 Rxa3 78. Bd4+ Ke7 79. Re2+ Kd7
80. Re3 Ra8 81. Rh3 Rc8+ 82. Kb5 Kd6 83. Kb4 Rb8+ 84. Ka3 Be6
85. Re3 Kd5 86. Bg7 Bf7 87. Re5+ Kc6 88. Re3 Bg8 89. Rh3 Rb7
90. Bh8 Bh7 91. Rh6+ Kd5 92. Rh5+ Ke4 93. Rh4+ Kd5 94. Rh5+
Ke6 95. Rh6+ Kf5 96. Rh4 Rb3+ 97. Ka4 Bg8 98. Rh5+ Ke4 99. Rc5
Bd5 100. Ka5 Rb8 101. Bg7 Rg8 102. Bf6 Rg6 103. Bh8 Rc6
104. Rxc6 Bxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[EventDate "2012.12.6"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "190"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. e3 Nc6
7. Nge2 Bf5 8. O-O Qd3 9. f4 e4 10. a3 Be7 11. b4 Bf6 12. Ra2
O-O-O 13. Qc2 Rhe8 14. h3 h5 15. Kh2 g6 16. Rf2 Bg7 17. Kg1
Kb8 18. Kh2 Kc8 19. Kg1 Kb8 20. g4 hxg4 21. hxg4 Bxg4 22. Bxe4
Qd7 23. Bg2 Bh3 24. Bf3 Bg4 25. Bg2 Bh3 26. Bf3 Bg4 27. Bh1
Rh8 28. Ne4 Bxe2 29. Bg2 Bd3 30. Nc5 Bxc2 31. Nxd7+ Rxd7
32. Rxc2 Re8 33. Bxc6 bxc6 34. Rxc6 Kb7 35. Rc2 Rd3 36. f5 Rd5
37. fxg6 fxg6 38. Rg2 Re6 39. Kf2 Rf5+ 40. Kg1 a5 41. bxa5
Rxa5 42. Bb2 Bxb2 43. Rxb2 Rxa3 44. Kf2 Kc8 45. Rc2 Ra5
46. Ke2 Rh5 47. Rc1 Nd5 48. Rc4 Kd7 49. Rcg4 c5 50. Ra4 Ne7
51. Ra7+ Ke8 52. Kd3 Rh4 53. Rc7 Rd6+ 54. Kc2 Rh5 55. Rb7 Rd7
56. Rb8+ Kf7 57. Rf2+ Kg7 58. Rg2 Rhd5 59. Rb6 R5d6 60. Rb5
Rc7 61. Rg4 Nf5 62. Ra5 Kf6 63. Ra8 Rcd7 64. Rg2 Kf7 65. Rf2
Kg7 66. Rg2 Rc6 67. Ra5 Kf7 68. Rf2 Rf6 69. Rh2 Rc6 70. Rf2
Re7 71. Rf4 Kg7 72. Rf2 c4 73. Rg2 Kf7 74. Ra3 Nd6 75. Ra8 c3
76. Rf2+ Nf5 77. dxc3 Rxe3 78. Ra3 Kf6 79. Kd2 Rd6+ 80. Kc2
Rde6 81. Kd2 R3e5 82. Ra8 Kg7 83. Ra7+ Re7 84. Ra6 Rd7+
85. Kc1 Rc7 86. Ra3 Ng3 87. Rg2 Ne4 88. Ra6 Rxc3+ 89. Kb2 Rb5+
90. Ka2 Rg3 91. Ra7+ Kf6 92. Rh2 Nc3+ 93. Ka3 Nd5+ 94. Ka2
Nb4+ 95. Ka1 Rg1+ 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[EventDate "2012.12.6"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Be2 g6
7. Nd2 Nf4 8. Bc4 Be6 9. Bxe6 Nxe6 10. Qf3 f6 11. Qb3 Qxd4
12. Ndf3 Qe4+ 13. Be3 fxe5 14. Qxe6 Nd7 15. O-O-O Qf5 16. Qb3
Nb6 17. Ng5 Nd5 18. Rxd5 cxd5 19. Qxd5 Rc8 20. c3 Bh6 21. Ne6
Bxe3+ 22. fxe3 Qf6 23. Rd1 h5 24. Qb5+ Kf7 25. Rf1 Qxf1+
26. Qxf1+ Kxe6 27. Qd3 Kf6 28. Qd7 Rb8 29. Kc2 Rhc8 30. a4 Rc6
31. a5 a6 32. h4 Rc5 33. g3 Rc6 34. Kb1 Rc5 35. Kc2 Rc4
36. Kb3 Rc6 37. g4 hxg4 38. Qxg4 Rc5 39. Qd7 b6 40. Qa7 bxa5+
41. Qxb8 Rb5+ 42. Qxb5 axb5 43. c4 bxc4+ 44. Kxc4 Kf5 45. Kb5
Ke4 46. Kxa5 Kxe3 47. b4 e4 48. b5 Kf3 49. b6 e3 50. b7 e2
51. b8=Q e1=Q+ 52. Ka6 Qa1+ 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[EventDate "2012.12.6"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. d3 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nbd2 Be7
7. h3 Bh5 8. g4 Bg6 9. Nh4 Nbd7 10. e3 Bd6 11. f4 Ng8 12. Qe1
Ne7 13. e4 dxe4 14. f5 exf5 15. gxf5 Bh5 16. Nxe4 Nf6
17. Nxd6+ Qxd6 18. Bf4 Qd7 19. Qg3 O-O-O 20. Be5 Ne8 21. Qf2
f6 22. Bg3 Qd4 23. Rae1 Qxf2+ 24. Bxf2 Rd7 25. Bxa7 Nd6
26. Bc5 Kc7 27. Rf4 Ndc8 28. a4 b6 29. Bf2 Re8 30. Rfe4 Kd8
31. Rc4 Rc7 32. b4 Bf7 33. Rd4+ Rd7 34. Rxd7+ Kxd7 35. c4 b5
36. cxb5 cxb5 37. axb5 Bd5 38. b6 Bxg2 39. Kxg2 Nd6 40. Bc5
Rb8 41. Ra1 Nec8 42. Ra6 Rb7 43. Nf3 Nxf5 44. Nd2 Nfe7 45. Ra7
Nxa7 46. bxa7 Rxa7 47. Bxa7 Nd5 48. Bc5 Nf4+ 49. Kf3 Nxd3
50. Ke4 Ne5 51. b5 Nf7 52. Kd5 Ng5 53. b6 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d6 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. e3 b6 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Ne2 c5 11. Rd1 h6
12. Bh4 Qc7 13. Nc3 a6 14. Be2 cxd4 15. Rxd4 d5 16. Bg3 e5
17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Qd1 N5f6 19. O-O b5 20. Rd2 Nc5 21. Qc2 Rac8
22. Rc1 Qe7 23. f3 Na4 24. Qb3 e4 25. Bd6 Qd8 26. Rcd1 Nxc3
27. bxc3 Re8 28. f4 Qb6 29. Kf2 Nd7 30. c4 Bc6 31. cxb5 axb5
32. Bb4 Nc5 33. Bxc5 Qxc5 34. Qb4 Qa7 35. Rd6 Rc7 36. R1d2 Ra8
37. f5 Be8 38. Rd8 Rcc8 39. Rxc8 Rxc8 40. f6 gxf6 41. Qd6 Kg7
42. Qg3+ Kf8 43. Qf4 Kg7 44. Rd6 Qe7 45. Qg4+ Kf8 46. Qxc8
Qxd6 47. Bxb5 Qd2+ 48. Be2 Qa5 49. Qc1 Qf5+ 50. Kg1 Qa5
51. Qa1 Qd2 52. Kf2 Qd6 53. h3 Ba4 54. Qc3 Kg7 55. Qb4 Qc6
56. Qc4 Qa8 57. Qc7 Bb3 58. Qg3+ Kf8 59. Qd6+ Kg7 60. Qb4 Ba4
61. Bc4 Qa7 62. Qd6 Bc2 63. Bb5 Qa5 64. Bc4 Qf5+ 65. Ke1 Bd3
66. Qg3+ Kf8 67. Qd6+ Kg7 68. Qg3+ Kf8 69. Bxd3 exd3 70. Qd6+
Kg7 71. Qg3+ Kh7 72. Qf4 Qa5+ 73. Kd1 Qc3 74. Qa4 f5 75. g4
Qb2 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb5+
Nc6 7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5 Rc8 9. d4 e6 10. h4 f6 11. Nxg6 hxg6
12. Qd3 Kf7 13. Be3 Bb4 14. h5 gxh5 15. gxh5 Nge7 16. a3 Bxc3+
17. Qxc3 Qa5 18. Qxa5 Nxa5 19. Bd3 Nf5 20. b3 Nc6 21. Bxf5
exf5 22. O-O-O Rhe8 23. Rd3 Re4 24. f3 Re6 25. Kd2 Rce8
26. Rh4 Rh8 27. c4 Ne7 28. Bf4 Ke8 29. Rh2 Kd7 30. Rg2 Rh7
31. a4 a5 32. Rc3 Rc6 33. Kd3 Ke6 34. Rc1 Kf7 35. Rcg1 Rb6
36. Kc3 Rc6 37. c5 Re6 38. b4 axb4+ 39. Kxb4 Nc6+ 40. Kc3 Re7
41. Kd3 Nb4+ 42. Kc3 Nc6 43. Rh2 Ke8 44. Rb1 Kd8 45. a5 Kc8
46. Ra2 Rxh5 47. a6 Rh3 48. axb7+ Rxb7 49. Ra8+ Nb8 50. Rxb8+
Rxb8 51. Rxb8+ Kd7 52. Rb7+ Ke6 53. Bd6 Rxf3+ 54. Kb4 f4
55. Rxg7 Rd3 56. Re7+ Kf5 57. c6 f3 58. Re1 Rxd4+ 59. Kb5 Rc4
60. Bc5 Rg4 61. Re8 Rg7 62. Kb6 Kf4 63. c7 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. Nc3 d6
7. Bf4 a6 8. a4 Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. e3 Ne8 11. Be2 Nd7 12. O-O
h6 13. e4 Rb8 14. Re1 Qe7 15. Qb3 Nc7 16. Bf1 b6 17. Bh2 g5
18. Ne2 b5 19. Ng3 Ne5 20. Nh5 Bh8 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5
23. axb5 Nxb5 24. Bxb5 Rxb5 25. Qc3 f6 26. Ra2 Kf7 27. g4 Re8
28. Re3 Ke7 29. Ng7 Qxc3 30. bxc3 Rh8 31. Rf3 Rh7 32. Nf5+ Kd7
33. Ne3 Rf7 34. Nc4 Kc7 35. e5 dxe5 36. d6+ Kd8 37. Nxe5 Rf8
38. Ng6 Bb7 39. Nxf8 Bxf3 40. Rxa6 Rb1+ 41. Kh2 Bb7 42. Ra7
Rh1+ 43. Kg3 Rg1+ 44. Kh2 Rh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viktor Antonovich Bologan"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "156"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. g3 c5
7. e4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Qxd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. Bxc4 Bd7 11. e5 Nc6
12. Nf3 Ng4 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Be2 f6 15. exf6 gxf6 16. h3 Nh6
17. Ne4 Ng8 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. Bxd6 Nge7 20. Bd3 Nf5 21. Bxf5
exf5 22. O-O Kf7 23. Ra3 Rhd8 24. b4 b6 25. b5 axb5 26. axb5
Na5 27. Bb4 Bxb5 28. Re1 Nc6 29. Bd2 Bc4 30. Be3 b5 31. Nh4
Be6 32. Ra6 b4 33. Rb6 Rd7 34. Rc1 b3 35. Kh2 Rdc7 36. Bf4 Ne5
37. Rxc7+ Rxc7 38. Bxe5 fxe5 39. Nf3 Kf6 40. g4 fxg4 41. hxg4
h6 42. Nd2 Rc2 43. Ne4+ Ke7 44. Rb7+ Kd8 45. g5 hxg5 46. Nxg5
Bd5 47. Rb5 Rd2 48. Nf3 Bxf3 49. Rxb3 e4 50. Kg3 Ke7 51. Rb6
Rd6 52. Rb5 Kf6 53. Kf4 Re6 54. Rf5+ Ke7 55. Ra5 Rc6 56. Re5+
Kd6 57. Ra5 Rc2 58. Kg3 Rc5 59. Ra6+ Ke5 60. Ra8 Rc6 61. Rg8
Kf5 62. Rb8 Rg6+ 63. Kh3 Rg2 64. Rf8+ Ke5 65. Re8+ Kd4
66. Rd8+ Kc3 67. Rc8+ Kd2 68. Ra8 Ke1 69. Ra2 Rxf2 70. Ra1+
Bd1 71. Kg3 Rf3+ 72. Kg2 Rc3 73. Ra6 e3 74. Rd6 Ke2 75. Rd8
Bc2 76. Rd7 Rd3 77. Re7 Kd2 78. Kf1 Rd8 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "5.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 a6 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bd3 Nxd3+ 11. Qxd3 f6
12. exf6 Bxf6 13. O-O-O Nb4 14. Qd2 Qa5 15. Bd4 Nxa2+ 16. Nxa2
Qxa2 17. Qc3 O-O 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Qc7 Qa1+
21. Kd2 Qxb2 22. Ke2 Bb5+ 23. Kf2 Rac8 24. Qd6 e5 25. Qxd5+
Kh8 26. Nxb5 Rxc2+ 27. Kg1 Rg8 28. g3 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Leko"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 c5
7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1 b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 b4 11. h4 a5 12. h5 Ba6
13. h6 g6 14. N1h2 a4 15. a3 bxa3 16. bxa3 Rb8 17. Ng4 Nd4
18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Bd2 Qc7 20. Qf3 Rfc8 21. Qf4 Qd8 22. Qxd4
Rxc2 23. Bb4 Bxb4 24. axb4 Bb5 25. Bf3 Rbc8 26. Qf4 Bxd3
27. Rxa4 R2c4 28. Qd2 Bf5 29. Ne3 Nxe5 30. Bg2 Be4 31. Nxc4
Nxc4 32. Qa2 Bxg2 33. Kxg2 Qf8 34. Rh1 Nd6 35. Qb2 Nf5 36. b5
Nxh6 37. b6 Nf5 38. b7 Rb8 39. Rha1 Nd6 40. Ra8 Nxb7 41. Rxb8
Qxb8 42. Rb1 Qd8 43. Qxb7 Qg5 44. Qb8+ Kg7 45. Qb2+ e5 46. f4
1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "7.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nf3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O
7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 f5 10. Nd2 Nxd2 11. Bxd2 d6
12. e4 f4 13. f3 Nd7 14. a4 e5 15. a5 Qf6 16. Qb2 Kh8 17. Ra3
c5 18. d5 Qd8 19. Rfa1 Qc7 20. Bc2 Rfb8 21. Ba4 Nf6 22. Qa2
bxa5 23. Bd1 a6 24. Rxa5 g5 25. Ra3 g4 26. Rb1 gxf3 27. Bxf3
Bc8 28. Be1 Rxb1 29. Qxb1 Rb8 30. Rb3 Rxb3 31. Qxb3 Kg7
32. Bh4 a5 33. h3 Bd7 34. Qb2 Be8 35. Kf2 a4 36. Ke2 Qa7
37. Qa3 Qa6 38. Kd3 Nd7 39. Bd8 Nb6 40. Bxb6 Qxb6 41. Kc2 Kf6
42. h4 Qa6 43. Kd3 Qb6 44. Kc2 Kg7 45. Be2 Qd8 46. Qb2 Qc7
47. Kb1 Qa7 48. Ka2 Bg6 49. Bf3 Be8 50. Be2 Bd7 51. Ka3 Qa5
52. Ka2 Qd8 53. Qb7 Kh6 54. Bf3 Be8 55. h5 Qd7 56. Qb6 Kg5
57. Qb8 Kh4 58. Ka3 Bxh5 59. Bxh5 Kxh5 60. Qg8 Kh4 61. Qe6 Qb7
62. Kxa4 Qa6+ 63. Kb3 Qb6+ 64. Kc2 Qa6 65. Qh3+ Kg5 66. Qf5+
Kh4 67. Qh3+ Kg5 68. Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c6 4. Nd2 Bg4 5. f3 Bf5 6. c4 Nbd7
7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. Bb5 a6 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. Rc1 e6
12. e4 Bg6 13. exd5 Qxb3 14. Nxb3 exd5 15. Rc7 Rb8 16. Bf4 Nb6
17. Kf2 Be7 18. Nh3 Bf5 19. Re1 Be6 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. dxc5 Na8
22. Rxf7 Kxf7 23. Ng5+ Ke7 24. Rxe6+ Kd7 25. Bxb8 Rxb8
26. Rd6+ Ke7 27. Rxd5 Nc7 28. Re5+ Kf6 29. f4 h6 30. Ne4+ Kg6
31. g4 a5 32. Re7 Nd5 33. f5+ Kh7 34. Rd7 Re8 35. Kf3 Rxe4
36. Rxd5 Rb4 37. b3 a4 38. Rd3 Rb5 39. Rc3 axb3 40. axb3 Kg8
41. Ke4 Rb4+ 42. Kd5 Rxg4 43. Rc4 Rg5 44. Ke6 Rg2 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "9.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 Bf5 6. Nc3 dxe5
7. fxe5 e6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. Bd3 Bg4 10. Be4 Nc6 11. c5 Nd5
12. O-O Qd7 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bc2 b6 15. cxb6 axb6 16. a3 Bh5
17. Kh1 Nd8 18. Be3 Bg6 19. Rc1 Ne6 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Qc2 c5
22. Qf2 c4 23. Ng1 f6 24. Qg3 g5 25. Nf3 b5 26. Rce1 O-O-O
27. Bd2 Rde8 28. Bb4 Bxb4 29. axb4 Nf4 30. Ra1 Kb7 31. Ra5 Ra8
32. Rfa1 Rxa5 33. Rxa5 Nd3 34. h3 g4 35. Ng1 Qf5 36. Rxb5+ Kc6
37. Rc5+ Nxc5 38. bxc5 fxe5 39. dxe5 gxh3 40. Nxh3 Re8 41. Qa3
Qxe5 42. Qa6+ Kxc5 43. Qa7+ Kd6 44. Qb6+ Ke7 45. Qc5+ Kf7
46. Qb5 Kg8 47. Ng5 Rf8 48. Nf3 Qe4 49. Kg1 Qe3+ 50. Kh2 Rf5
51. Kg3 Kh7 52. Qd7 Qf4+ 53. Kf2 d4 54. Kg1 d3 55. Qd8 Qe3+
56. Kh2 Qf4+ 57. Kg1 Qh6 58. Qd4 Qc1+ 59. Kf2 Qd2+ 60. Kg3 Qh6
61. Qxc4 Qd6+ 62. Kg4 Qg6+ 63. Kh3 Rh5+ 64. Nh4 Qf5+ 65. g4
Qf3+ 66. Kh2 Rxh4+ 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A19"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "176"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 Ng8 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6
7. Qe4 f5 8. Qe2 Bb4 9. Bd2 Nge7 10. Nf3 a6 11. a3 Bc5 12. b4
Ba7 13. Be3 Bb8 14. Bc5 Ng6 15. Bd6 Bxd6 16. exd6 O-O 17. Rc1
b6 18. Qe3 e5 19. Nd5 Rb8 20. h4 e4 21. Ng5 f4 22. Qc3 Re8
23. Be2 h6 24. Bh5 Nce5 25. Nxe4 Bb7 26. f3 b5 27. Qd4 Nxh4
28. Kf2 Nf5 29. Qc3 bxc4 30. Bxe8 Nd3+ 31. Kg1 Bxd5 32. Bg6
Nxc1 33. Qxc1 Nxd6 34. Qxf4 Nxe4 35. fxe4 Qb6+ 36. Kh2 Be6
37. Rf1 Rc8 38. Bf5 c3 39. Bxe6+ Qxe6 40. Rc1 c2 41. Qe3 Qe5+
42. Kh1 Qb2 43. Qd2 Kh8 44. e5 Qxa3 45. Rxc2 Rxc2 46. Qxc2
Qa1+ 47. Kh2 Qxe5+ 48. g3 Qe6 49. Qc8+ Kh7 50. Qc2+ g6 51. Qd2
h5 52. Qd3 Kg7 53. Qd4+ Kh7 54. Qd3 d5 55. Qd4 Qe2+ 56. Kg1
Qf3 57. Kh2 Qf7 58. Qb6 Qe7 59. Qxa6 Qxb4 60. Qa7+ Kh6
61. Qe3+ Kh7 62. Qa7+ Kg8 63. Qa8+ Kg7 64. Qxd5 Qb2+ 65. Kh3
Qf6 66. Qd2 g5 67. Kh2 Kh6 68. Qc2 Qd6 69. Kg2 Qd5+ 70. Kh2
Qe6 71. Kg2 Qf6 72. Kh2 h4 73. gxh4 Qf4+ 74. Kg1 Qg3+ 75. Kh1
Qxh4+ 76. Kg1 Qg3+ 77. Kh1 Qe1+ 78. Kg2 Qe6 79. Qf2 Kh5
80. Qg3 Qe2+ 81. Kg1 Qg4 82. Qxg4+ Kxg4 83. Kg2 Kf4 84. Kf2 g4
85. Kg2 g3 86. Kg1 Kf3 87. Kf1 g2+ 88. Kg1 Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "11.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 g6
7. O-O Bg7 8. Nb3 O-O 9. f4 b6 10. Bf3 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nd7 12. Rd1
Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. h4 Nc5 15. h5 Na4 16. Bd2 Nb8 17. hxg6
hxg6 18. Qf2 Nd7 19. Qd4 Nac5 20. c4 e5 21. Qe3 exf4 22. Qxf4
Rae8 23. Re1 Ne5 24. Bc3 Ne6 25. Qh4 Qxc4 26. Re3 Kg7 27. Rd1
Qc7 28. Bb4 Nc5 29. Nd4 Qe7 30. Qg3 Bc8 31. Bc3 f6 32. Nb5 Rd8
33. Ba1 Rh8 34. Nd4 Bd7 35. Be2 Rh6 36. Nf5+ Bxf5 37. exf5
Rdh8 38. Kf2 g5 39. Bd4 Rh4 40. Bxc5 Rf4+ 41. Kg1 dxc5 42. Bb5
Rd8 43. Rde1 c4 44. a4 Qc5 45. Re2 Ng4 46. Re1 Nxe3 47. Qxe3
Qxe3+ 48. Rxe3 Kf8 49. Rh3 Rd1+ 50. Kh2 Rh4 51. Rxh4 gxh4
52. Bxc4 Rd4 53. Bb3 Kg7 54. g3 Kh6 55. gxh4 Rxh4+ 56. Kg3 Kg5
0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "12.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C04"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "222"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Nb3 a5
7. a4 b6 8. Bb5 Ncb8 9. O-O Be7 10. c3 c5 11. Re1 O-O 12. Bf4
Ba6 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Bg5 Qd8 15. h4 cxd4 16. Nbxd4 Nc5 17. Bxe7
Qxe7 18. Qg5 Ra7 19. g3 Rc8 20. Red1 h6 21. Qe3 Rac7 22. Bxa6
Nbxa6 23. Nb5 Rd7 24. Nd6 Rf8 25. b4 axb4 26. cxb4 Nxb4
27. Rab1 Nca6 28. Qxb6 f6 29. Nb5 Rb7 30. Qe3 Nc6 31. Nbd4
Ncb4 32. exf6 Qxf6 33. Re1 Nc5 34. a5 Ncd3 35. Qxe6+ Qxe6
36. Rxe6 Ra7 37. Ra1 Rfa8 38. Nf5 Rxa5 39. Rxa5 Rxa5 40. Re7
Ra1+ 41. Kg2 Ra2 42. Rxg7+ Kh8 43. N3d4 Rxf2+ 44. Kh3 Nc6
45. Rg6 Nce5 46. Rxh6+ Kg8 47. Rf6 Ra2 48. h5 Nf2+ 49. Kh4 Ne4
50. Rg6+ Kf8 51. Ne6+ Ke8 52. Neg7+ Kd7 53. Kh3 Nf2+ 54. Kg2
Ne4+ 55. Kh3 Nxg6 56. hxg6 Ra6 57. Nh4 d4 58. Ngf5 d3 59. g7
Nf6 60. Ne3 d2 61. Nhf5 Ng8 62. Nd1 Ke6 63. Nfe3 Ra1 64. Kg4
Nf6+ 65. Kf3 Kf7 66. Ke2 Ne4 67. Kd3 Ra4 68. Nc4 Nc5+ 69. Kc3
Ne4+ 70. Kd3 Ra1 71. Kxe4 Rxd1 72. Kd3 Rg1 73. Nxd2 Rxg3+
74. Kd4 Rxg7 75. Ne4 Ke6 76. Nc5+ Kf5 77. Kd5 Rg1 78. Kd4 Rd1+
79. Kc4 Rd8 80. Nd3 Ke4 81. Nc5+ Ke3 82. Kb5 Rc8 83. Kc4 Rd8
84. Kb5 Rh8 85. Kc4 Rh4+ 86. Kd5 Rh5+ 87. Kc4 Rh4+ 88. Kd5
Rd4+ 89. Ke5 Rd8 90. Ne6 Ra8 91. Kd5 Ra5+ 92. Nc5 Kf4 93. Kd4
Ra8 94. Kd5 Rd8+ 95. Kc4 Ke5 96. Nd3+ Kd6 97. Kd4 Rh8 98. Ke4
Rh5 99. Nf4 Re5+ 100. Kd4 Ra5 101. Ke4 Ra4+ 102. Kf5 Rd4
103. Ne2 Rd5+ 104. Kf4 Kc5 105. Ke4 Kc4 106. Nf4 Ra5 107. Ne6
Ra1 108. Ke5 Rd1 109. Nf4 Re1+ 110. Kf5 Kc5 111. Ne6+ Rxe6
1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "13.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. d3 Nd7 5. O-O e6 6. Nbd2 Bd6
7. e4 Ne7 8. h3 Bh5 9. d4 O-O 10. c3 a5 11. a4 Qb6 12. Re1
Rad8 13. Qc2 c5 14. exd5 exd5 15. Nb3 Nc6 16. Be3 c4 17. Nbd2
Qc7 18. b3 cxb3 19. Qxb3 Nf6 20. Bg5 Be7 21. Rab1 Rb8 22. Nh4
Qd7 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Qxd5 Qxd5 25. Bxd5 Rfc8 26. Nf5 Bg6
27. Be4 Rc7 28. Nd6 Na7 29. Rb3 Be7 30. Nf5 Bf8 31. Ne3 b5
32. Bxg6 hxg6 33. Reb1 b4 34. c4 Nc6 35. Nf3 Rd8 36. Rd1 Re7
37. Rbd3 Re4 38. c5 Nb8 39. Ng5 Re7 40. d5 Re5 41. Nf3 Rxe3
42. fxe3 Bxc5 43. Ne5 Re8 44. Nc4 Nd7 45. Nxa5 Ra8 46. Nb3
Rxa4 47. Nxc5 Nxc5 48. Rd4 Kf8 49. Rc4 Nd7 50. d6 f6 51. Rc7
Ke8 52. Rd4 Ra1+ 53. Kf2 b3 54. Rb7 Ra2+ 55. Ke1 b2 56. Kd1
Ne5 57. Kc2 Nc6 58. Rh4 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "14.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 a6 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Be2 b5 11. a3 Bb7
12. Rd1 Qc7 13. O-O O-O 14. Nd4 Rad8 15. Qe1 f6 16. b4 Nxd4
17. Bxd4 Ne4 18. Bd3 fxe5 19. Bxe5 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Nxc3 21. Qxc3
d4 22. Qe1 Bf6 23. Kg1 Qc6 24. Rd2 Bxe5 25. Qxe5 Rf6 26. Re2
Qb6 27. Qh5 h6 28. Qg4 Rdf8 29. Ref2 Bd5 30. h4 Bc4 31. Rf3
Qc7 32. f5 Bd5 33. R3f2 e5 34. Re1 R6f7 35. Rfe2 e4 36. Bxe4
Bxe4 37. Rxe4 Qxc2 38. Rxd4 Rxf5 39. Rd7 Qf2+ 40. Kh2 R5f7
41. Ree7 Rxe7 42. Rxe7 Qf4+ 43. Qxf4 Rxf4 44. Re6 a5 45. g3
Rf2+ 46. Kh3 axb4 47. axb4 Rb2 48. Rb6 Rxb4 49. h5 Kf7 50. g4
Rb1 51. Kg3 b4 52. Rb7+ Kf6 53. Rb6+ Ke5 54. Rb7 b3 55. Kg2
Kd4 56. Rxg7 Re1 57. Rb7 Kc3 58. Kf3 b2 59. Kf4 Rf1+ 60. Ke5
b1=Q 61. Rxb1 Rxb1 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[Round "15.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Nd5 Na6 10. Bg5 Rd6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. Rc1 Bd8 13. c5 Re6 14. a3 Nb8 15. O-O Re8 16. b4 Bg4
17. Nd4 exd4 18. Bxg4 c6 19. Bc8 a5 20. Bxb7 Ra7 21. Bxc6 Nxc6
22. b5 Ne5 23. c6 a4 24. b6 Bxb6 25. Nxb6 Rc7 26. Nd5 Rxc6
27. Rxc6 Nxc6 28. Nf6+ Kf8 29. Nxe8 Kxe8 30. Rc1 Kd7 31. Kf1
1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viktor Antonovich Bologan"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. c5 Nbd7
7. b4 g6 8. f4 Bg7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Nf3 b6 11. Rb1 a5 12. a3
axb4 13. axb4 bxc5 14. bxc5 Ba6 15. O-O Qc7 16. Ne5 Rfb8
17. Rxb8+ Nxb8 18. Bd2 Nfd7 19. e4 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Nf6 21. exd5
Nxd5 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. f5 Nd7 24. Nxd7 Qxd7 25. f6 Bf8 26. h3
h5 27. Re1 Re8 28. Rxe8 Qxe8 29. g4 Qe6 30. Qf3 Qc8 31. gxh5
Qb7 32. Qd3 Kh7 33. h4 Qd7 34. Kf2 Qg4 35. hxg6+ fxg6 36. Bg5
Bh6 37. Qe3 Bf8 38. Ke1 Kg8 39. Qf4 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. d4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. Nbd2 N5f6 11. Qc2 Rc8
12. Rac1 c5 13. Qb1 Rc7 14. dxc5 Rxc5 15. Rxc5 Bxc5 16. b4 Be7
17. a3 Qa8 18. Rc1 Rd8 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 a5 21. Nf3 axb4
22. axb4 h6 23. Ne3 Rc8 24. b5 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Bc5 26. Bd4 Qa2
27. Qc4 Qb1+ 28. Kg2 Ne4 29. Qc2 Qxc2 30. Nxc2 f6 31. Bxc5
bxc5 32. Na3 Kf7 33. Kf1 e5 34. Ke1 Ke6 35. Nd2 Nc3 36. e4 Nb6
37. f3 c4 38. h4 h5 39. g4 g6 40. gxh5 gxh5 41. Nf1 f5 42. Kd2
Nca4 43. Ng3 f4 44. Nf5 Kd7 45. Ng7 Ke7 46. Kc2 Kf7 47. Nf5
Ke6 48. Nb1 Nc8 49. Nc3 Nxc3 50. Kxc3 Nb6 51. Kb4 Kd7 52. Ng7
Ke7 53. Nf5+ Kd7 54. Kc3 Ke6 55. Ng7+ Kf7 56. Nf5 Ke6 57. Kd2
Na4 1/2-1/2

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 cxd4
7. cxd4 g6 8. Nc3 Qd6 9. Ne5 Bg7 10. Bf4 Qd8 11. Bf3 O-O
12. O-O Ne8 13. Rc1 Nc7 14. Na4 Nb5 15. Be3 Nd6 16. Qb3 Nd7
17. Bf4 Nb5 18. Rfd1 Qe8 19. Qe3 Nd6 20. Nxd7 Bxd7 21. Nb6 Nf5
22. Qe4 Rd8 23. Bc7 Bb5 24. Bxd8 Qxd8 25. Qxb7 Bxd4 26. a4
Qxb6 27. Qxb6 Bxb6 28. axb5 axb5 29. Rd7 Rb8 30. Rb7 Rxb7
31. Bxb7 Nd6 32. Bd5 b4 33. Rd1 e5 34. Rc1 Bd4 35. Rc7 e4
36. Rc6 Nf5 37. Bxe4 Ne7 38. Rc7 Kf8 39. b3 f5 40. Bd3 Kf7
41. Rb7 Bc3 42. f4 h6 43. Kf2 Kf6 44. Kf3 g5 45. Rb6+ Kg7
46. Re6 Bf6 47. g4 fxg4+ 48. Kxg4 gxf4 49. Kxf4 Nd5+ 50. Kg4
Bc3 51. Kf5 Bf6 52. Kg4 h5+ 53. Kf5 Ne7+ 54. Ke4 h4 55. Rb6
Bc3 56. Bc4 Ng6 57. Kf5 Ne5 58. Bd5 h3 59. Re6 Nd3 60. Re7+
Kf8 61. Rh7 Nf2 62. Kf4 Bg7 63. Kf3 Nd3 64. Rxh3 Ke7 65. Rh5
Kf6 66. Be4 Ne5+ 67. Kf4 Ke6 68. Rh7 Bf8 69. h4 Nf7 70. Bd5+
1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 d5 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. f4 Qh4+ 6. g3 Qe7
7. Nf3 f6 8. Nc3 d4 9. Nd5 Qf7 10. fxe5 fxe5 11. O-O Qxd5
12. Bc4 Qa5 13. Ng5 Nh6 14. Qh5+ Kd8 15. Rf7 Qxd2 16. Raf1
Qxe3+ 17. Kg2 Bg4 18. Qh4 Kc8 19. Rxg7 Rf8 20. Bc1 Qc3 21. Nf7
Qxc2+ 22. Kg1 Nxf7 23. Qxg4+ Kb8 24. Rgxf7 Re8 25. Qe6 Rd8
26. Bg5 a6 27. R7f2 Qc3 28. Bxd8 Nxd8 29. Qd7 Nc6 30. Qxh7 Ka7
31. Kg2 Nb4 32. a3 Nc6 33. Qe4 Bxa3 34. h4 Rh8 35. Rf3 Qa5
36. Kh3 Bd6 37. Rf7 Qd2 38. R1f6 Qb4 39. Rd7 Na5 40. Bd5 Qb5
41. Rdf7 Rd8 42. Rf3 Bb4 43. Bc4 Nxc4 44. bxc4 Qxc4 45. g4 Qd5
46. Qxd5 Rxd5 47. g5 d3 48. Rf1 e4 49. g6 e3 50. g7 Rd8
51. Rxc7 e2 52. Rff7 Kb6 53. Rxb7+ Ka5 54. Rbd7 e1=Q 55. Rxd8
Qe6+ 56. Kg3 Bd6+ 57. Kg2 Qg6+ 58. Kh3 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Kh1 Ne8 10. Ne1 f5 11. exf5 Nxf5
12. Bd3 Nf6 13. Nc2 Bd7 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bd2 Qe7 16. Qe2 Rae8
17. Rae1 Qd8 18. Qd1 Nh4 19. f3 Nf5 20. g4 Nh4 21. g5 Nh5
22. gxh6 Bf6 23. Rg1 Kh7 24. Ne4 Nf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Qe2
Kxh6 27. Qf2 Rh8 28. Re2 b6 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. Qxd4 Re5 31. Nf2
Qf6 32. Be4 Nf5 33. Ng4+ Kg7 34. Qc3 1-0

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Qc2 g6 6. h4 h6
7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8. O-O-O c6 9. Nh3 Qa5 10. e3 e5 11. Be2 Be6
12. Kb1 Rc8 13. h5 g5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. g4 fxg4 16. Nxg5 hxg5
17. Qg6+ Ke7 18. Qg7+ Bxg7 0-1

[Event "SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold)"]
[Site "Beijing CHN"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 c6 11. Bc4 b5
12. Bb3 Bb7 13. Bg5 Rd7 14. Rc1 a5 15. a3 a4 16. Ba2 cxd5
17. Bxd5 Na6 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Ke2 b4 20. Rc4 Bf8 21. Nxe5
bxa3 22. bxa3 Rb2+ 23. Kf3 Rb3+ 24. Be3 Nc5 25. Ra1 Ne6
26. Nd7 Bg7 27. e5 Bh6 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Ng4 Bxe3 30. Nxe3 Rb5
31. Rd1 Rb3 32. Ra1 Rb5 33. Rd1 Rb3 34. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.12"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bb5 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 a6 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. Rb3 Qe7 15. Rxb7 Qh4+ 16. Bf2
Qd8 17. Bb6 Qc8 18. Rc7 Qd8 19. Qd4 Rc8 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. O-O
Qc6 22. Rb1 Be7 23. Qe3 O-O 24. Bd4 Rc8 25. Rb6 Qc4 26. Rb7
Qc6 27. Rb6 Qc4 28. Rb7 Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.13"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ivan Sokolov"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "180"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Nc6 6. Nc2 Bxc3
7. bxc3 O-O 8. Bg2 d5 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. f3 exf3 11. Bxf3 Qa5
12. Bg2 Bf5 13. O-O Be4 14. Ne3 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rfe8 16. Rf5 Re5
17. Qf1 Rae8 18. Rxf6 gxf6 19. Qxf6 R8e6 20. Qf3 Ne7 21. Qxb7
Nf5 22. c4 Qc5 23. Qb3 Re4 24. Qd3 Nxe3+ 25. dxe3 Qxc4
26. Qd8+ Kg7 27. Bb2+ f6 28. Rf1 Qc6 29. Kg1 Qd6 30. Qxd6 Rxd6
31. Rc1 Rxe3 32. Rxc7+ Kg6 33. Kf2 Ree6 34. Rc2 Rc6 35. Rd2
Red6 36. Rxd6 Rxd6 37. a3 a5 38. Bc3 a4 39. Bb4 Rb6 40. Bc5
Rb5 41. Bd6 Rb3 42. h4 Kf5 43. Be7 Kg4 44. Bd6 f5 45. Kg2 h6
46. Kf2 h5 47. Kg2 f4 48. gxf4 Kxh4 49. e4 Kg4 50. f5 Rd3
51. Bb4 h4 52. f6 h3+ 53. Kh2 Rf3 54. e5 Rf2+ 55. Kh1 Kh5
56. Bc5 Rf3 57. Kh2 Kg4 58. Bb4 Rf2+ 59. Kh1 h2 60. f7 Rxf7
61. Kxh2 Rf2+ 62. Kg1 Re2 63. Bd6 Kf3 64. Kf1 Re4 65. Kg1 Re1+
66. Kh2 Rd1 67. Bb4 Rd4 68. Bd6 Rh4+ 69. Kg1 Rh6 70. Bf8 Rh8
71. Bd6 Rh6 72. Bf8 Rb6 73. Bd6 Rb1+ 74. Kh2 Re1 75. Bc7 Ra1
76. Bd6 Rd1 77. Bb4 Rd4 78. Bd6 Rg4 79. e6 Rg2+ 80. Kh1 Re2
81. e7 Kg4 82. Kg1 Kf5 83. Kf1 Re6 84. Kf2 Kg6 85. Kf3 Kf7
86. Bb4 Ke8 87. Bc5 Kd7 88. Bb4 Rb6 89. Bc5 Rc6 90. Bb4 Rc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.14"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. c3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5
12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 exd4 14. Nbxd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Re8 16. Re1
Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nh5 18. f4 Qh4 19. Ra3 Nxf4 20. Rg3 Qf6 21. Qf3
Nd5 22. Ba4 Qxf3 23. Rxf3 Re7 24. Bd2 Nf6 25. e5 dxe5 26. dxe5
Nd7 27. Bc3 Nc5 28. Bc2 Rd7 29. Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.15"]
[EventDate "2013.01.11"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 d5 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O
O-O 8.Ne5 c5 9.Nb3 Bb7 10.dxc5 bxc5 11.Bg5 Na6 12.Qd2 Rc8
13.Rac1 Qc7 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Ng4 Be7 16.cxd5 exd5 17.Qa5 Qd7
18.Ne3 d4 19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.Nf5 Rfe8 21.Nxe7+ Rxe7 22.Nxc5 Nxc5
23.Rxc5 h6 24.Rxc8+ Qxc8 25.Re1 Qa8 26.f3 Qc8 27.Qd5 Rd7
28.Qf5 g6 29.Qd3 Rd5 30.e4 Rc5 31.Re2 Rc4 32.Kg2 Qc5 33.e5 Kg7
34.Qe4 Rc1 35.f4 Qc4 36.e6 fxe6 37.b3 Qc5 38.Qxe6 Rc2 39.Qe4
Rxe2+ 40.Qxe2 Qc3 41.Qe7+ Kg8 42.Qe4 d3 43.Qxg6+ Kf8 44.f5
Qc2+ 45.Kf3 d2 46.Qxh6+ Ke8 47.Qe6+ Kd8 48.Qd6+ Kc8 49.Qe6+
Kc7 50.Qe7+ Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.17"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Yifan Hou"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3
Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 a6 9. f3 d6 10. Qd2 Na5 11. Bh6 Bxh6
12. Qxh6 e5 13. Nde2 b5 14. Qd2 b4 15. Na4 Nxb3 16. axb3 a5
17. O-O-O Ra6 18. h4 Be6 19. h5 Qe7 20. g4 Nd7 21. f4 Bxg4
22. f5 gxf5 23. exf5 Kh8 24. Qd3 Rc6 25. Rd2 Nf6 26. Ng3 e4
27. Qe3 Qe5 28. Rf1 Bf3 29. Ne2 Ng4 30. Qd4 Rfc8 31. c4 Bxe2
32. Qxe5+ Nxe5 33. Rxe2 d5 34. Kb1 dxc4 35. Rxe4 f6 36. bxc4
Rxc4 37. Re2 Rh4 38. Nb6 Rd8 39. Rc2 b3 40. Rc3 Rb4 41. Rc8
Rxc8 42. Nxc8 Kg7 43. Rg1+ Rg4 44. Re1 Rg2 45. Nd6 Kh6 46. Rd1
a4 47. Kc1 Rc2+ 48. Kb1 Nc4 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.18"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Erwin L'Ami"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O Nc8
7. Nbd2 Be7 8. c4 O-O 9. Qb3 Qc7 10. Bd3 Bg6 11. Bxg6 fxg6
12. Ne1 Na6 13. Qh3 Qd7 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Ndf3 Nb6 16. Bg5
Rae8 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nd3 Rf5 19. Rac1 Nd7 20. Rc2 Ndb8
21. Rc3 Nc6 22. Nc1 Nab8 23. Ne2 Nd7 24. a3 Nb6 25. Nd2 g5
26. Rf3 Ref8 27. Rxf5 Rxf5 28. Rc1 h6 29. Qd3 Rf8 30. Qg6 Na4
31. b3 Nb6 32. a4 Nd7 33. Nf1 Rf7 34. Ne3 Nf8 35. Qd3 Qb4
36. g3 Rc7 37. Kg2 a6 38. f4 gxf4 39. gxf4 Rf7 40. Kh1 Ne7
41. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.19"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 b5
7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e4 Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Qb6 10. a4 a6 11. axb5 cxb5
12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Qb1 h6 14. Be3 Ng4 15. O-O Nxe3 16. fxe3 e5
17. Nb3 Bb4 18. Qa2 O-O 19. Na5 Ba8 20. Kh1 Bxa5 21. Qxa5 Qxa5
22. Rxa5 f5 23. Rxa6 fxe4 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Bxe4 Rad8 26. Ra1
exd4 27. exd4 Nb6 28. Ra5 Rxd4 29. Bc2 Rb4 30. Bd3 Ra8
31. Rxb5 Ra1+ 32. Ng1 Rxb5 33. Bxb5 Rb1 34. h3 Rxb2 35. Bc6
Kf7 36. Nf3 Kf6 37. Kh2 Nc4 38. Kg3 Ne3 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.20"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nbd7
7. O-O e5 8. Be3 exd4 9. Bxd4 O-O 10. a3 Bc5 11. Nc3 Re8
12. Qc2 c6 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. h3 Ne5 15. Bxc5 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3
dxc5 17. Bg2 Qe5 18. e4 g5 19. Qd2 g4 20. h4 Nd7 21. Na4 Nf8
22. Qd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Ne6 24. e5 Kg7 25. Re1 Ra6 26. Re4 h5
27. f3 gxf3 28. Bxf3 Rh8 29. Be2 b6 30. Kf2 Nd4 31. Bd1 Ne6
32. Be2 Nd4 33. Bd1 Ne6 34. Nc3 Ra7 35. Ne2 Rd7 36. Rxd7 Bxd7
37. Nf4 Nxf4 38. gxf4 Bf5 39. Re3 Rd8 40. Bxh5 Rd2+ 41. Re2
Rd4 42. Kg3 Rxc4 43. Bg4 Bd3 44. Re3 Rd4 45. h5 c4 46. f5 Rd8
47. f6+ Kh6 48. e6 fxe6 49. Rxe6 Kg5 50. f7 Rf8 51. Rxc6 Rxf7
52. Rxb6 Rf1 53. Rb5+ Kh6 54. Rxa5 Rb1 55. Kf4 Rxb2 56. Ra6+
Kg7 57. Ke3 Rg2 58. Bf3 Rg3 59. a4 Kh7 60. Rc6 Bc2 61. Rxc4
Bd1 62. Rf4 Rxf3+ 63. Rxf3 Bxa4 64. Rf6 Be8 65. h6 Bg6
66. Rxg6 Kxg6 67. h7 Kxh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.22"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 a6 4. c4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nf6
7. Nc3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. Rd1 Rd8 11. Ba3 Nc6
12. Qe3 Ng4 13. Qd2 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Bb2 b4 16. Na4 Bd7
17. Nd4 Nce5 18. Qxb4 Rdb8 19. Qc3 Qb7 20. Bxg4 Nxg4 21. Qg3
Qxe4 22. Nc3 Qg6 23. a4 d5 24. Ba3 Bf6 25. h3 Ne5 26. Qxg6
Nxg6 27. Rab1 e5 28. Nde2 d4 29. Ne4 Bd8 30. N2g3 f6 31. Nc5
Bc8 32. Nge4 Be7 33. Ra1 f5 34. Nd2 Nf4 35. Nd7 Bxd7 36. Bxe7
Ra6 37. Nc4 Rg6 38. Nxe5 Rxg2+ 39. Kf1 Rh2 40. Kg1 Rg2+
41. Kf1 Rh2 42. Kg1 Rg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.23"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3 O-O
7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Bc2 Ne8 9. O-O Nc7 10. a4 Na6 11. f4 Nb4
12. Be3 e6 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Qd2 Nf6 15. Rad1 Ng4 16. Bb1 Nc6
17. Kh1 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Nd4 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Rxf1+ 21. Rxf1
Bd7 22. Nxd4 cxd4 23. Qxd4 Bc6 24. Qg4 Qe7 25. b3 Bxe5 26. Ne2
Rd8 27. Be4 Be8 28. Qf3 b6 29. Nf4 Bf7 30. Nd3 Bd6 31. Qe3 Qh4
32. h3 Qg3 33. Qxg3 Bxg3 34. Rf3 Bc7 35. Kg1 Rd4 36. Re3 g5
37. Kf2 h5 38. Re2 a5 39. Ke3 Rd8 40. Bf3 Kg7 41. Rb2 Bd6
42. Rb1 Kf6 43. Rf1 Ke7 44. Be4 Rg8 45. Rh1 h4 46. Bf3 Rf8
47. Rd1 Rd8 48. Rf1 Bg6 49. Be4 Bh5 50. Bf3 Rf8 51. Nf2 Bg6
52. Ne4 Bc5+ 53. Kd3 Rd8+ 54. Kc2 g4 55. hxg4 h3 56. Rd1 Rf8
57. Kd3 h2 58. Rh1 Bg1 59. Ke2 Bxe4 60. Bxe4 Kf6 61. Bf3 Rd8
0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.25"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. c5 Nbd7
7. Na4 b5 8. cxb6 Nxb6 9. Bd2 Nxa4 10. Qxa4 Bd7 11. Qc2 Qb6
12. Rc1 Rb8 13. Bd3 Qxb2 14. O-O Bd6 15. Ne5 Qxc2 16. Rxc2 c5
17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Bxa6 c4 19. a4 Bb4 20. Bc1 Nf6 21. f3 O-O
22. e4 Ne8 23. Bb5 Rb6 24. Bf4 Nd6 25. Rb1 Ba5 26. Kf1 f6
27. Rcb2 Rfb8 28. h4 c3 29. Re2 e5 30. dxe5 Nxb5 31. axb5 d4
32. Rd1 Rxb5 33. Rc2 d3 34. Rxd3 Rb1+ 35. Bc1 R8b2 36. Rcxc3
Bxc3 37. Rxc3 Rd2 38. Rc8+ Kf7 39. Rc7+ Ke6 40. exf6 gxf6
41. Kg1 Rd1+ 42. Kh2 Rbxc1 43. Rxh7 Rd7 44. Rh6 Rcc7 45. Rh8
Rh7 46. Re8+ Kf7 47. Ra8 Rxh4+ 48. Kg3 Rh1 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.26"]
[EventDate "2013.01.11"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.g3 h5 7.N1c3
a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Nge7 10.Bg2 Bg4 11.f3 Be6 12.c3 h4 13.Nc2
Bxd5 14.exd5 Na5 15.f4 Nf5 16.g4 h3 17.Be4 Nh4 18.O-O g6
19.Kh1 Bg7 20.f5 gxf5 21.gxf5 Ng2 22.f6 Bf8 23.Qf3 Qc7 24.Nb4
Nb7 25.Nc6 Nc5 26.Bf5 Nd7 27.Bg5 Rg8 28.Qh5 Nb6 29.Be6 Rxg5
30.Qxg5 fxe6 31.dxe6 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Group A"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2013.01.27"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. d3 e5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Nc3 c6 6. O-O O-O
7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Re8 9. Qe2 Bf8 10. Nh4 g6 11. Bg5 Bg7
12. a4 Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. a5 Nc5 15. h3 Be6 16. Qe3 Qf8
17. Qf3 Ncd7 18. Bf1 b5 19. a6 Rac8 20. Kh2 Rb8 21. Ng2 Rec8
22. Ne1 Ne8 23. Nd3 Nc7 24. b4 Rb6 25. Be3 Rxa6 26. Nc5 Nxc5
27. Bxc5 Qe8 28. Qe3 Bf8 29. f4 f6 30. fxe5 fxe5 31. Ne2 Rxa1
32. Rxa1 a6 33. Nc1 Bxc5 34. Qxc5 Qf8 35. Nd3 Qxc5 36. Nxc5
Rd8 37. Kg1 Bc8 38. Nd3 Re8 39. h4 Kg7 40. Ra3 Kf6 41. Rc3 Bd7
42. Bh3 Ke7 43. Bxd7 Kxd7 44. Nc5+ Kc8 45. Nd3 Kd7 46. Nc5+
Kc8 47. Nb3 Kd7 48. Rd3+ Kc8 49. Rf3 Ne6 50. Rf7 h5 51. Rf6
Kd7 52. Rxg6 Rc8 53. Rh6 c5 54. bxc5 Nxc5 55. Rxh5 Nxe4 56. g4
Nf6 57. Rxe5 Nxg4 58. Rc5 Rxc5 59. Nxc5+ Ke7 60. Nxa6 Ne3
61. Nb4 Nf5 62. h5 Ne3 63. Kf2 Nxc2 64. Nxc2 Kf6 65. Nd4 Kg5
66. Nxb5 Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.18"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "213"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3
cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.Qd2 Qxb2 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.Bb5 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 a6
13.Bxd7+ Bxd7 14.Rb3 Qe7 15.Rxb7 Qd8 16.f5 Qc8 17.Rb3 Qc4
18.fxe6 fxe6 19.Rf1 Be7 20.Qd3 Rc8 21.Kd2 Rf8 22.Qxc4 Rxc4
23.Rb8+ Bc8 24.Rxf8+ Bxf8 25.Ne2 Kd7 26.c3 Ra4 27.Nc1 Kc7
28.Rb1 Bd7 29.Ra1 Bb5 30.Nb3 Kc6 31.Kc2 Bc4 32.Kb2 Bd3 33.a3
Be7 34.Nd2 Kb5 35.g3 h5 36.Kb3 g5 37.Kb2 g4 38.Be3 Bf8 39.Bd4
Bf5 40.Kb3 Bh6 41.Rd1 Bd3 42.Kb2 Bf8 43.Ra1 Be7 44.Be3 h4
45.Bd4 h3 46.Be3 Bf5 47.Kb3 Bf8 48.Kb2 Bg7 49.Bd4 Bh6 50.Rd1
Bg6 51.Kb3 Bf5 52.Kb2 Bg5 53.Kb3 Kc6 54.Nf1 Ra5 55.Ne3 Rb5+
56.Ka2 Be4 57.Re1 Bf3 58.a4 Rb7 59.Rb1 Rxb1 60.Kxb1 a5 61.Kc2
Bd8 62.Kd2 Kd7 63.Nc2 Ke8 64.Be3 Bc7 65.Bf4 Be4 66.Nd4 Kd7
67.Kc1 Bg6 68.Kb2 Be8 69.Kb3 Bg6 70.Kb2 Bd3 71.Kb3 Bb6 72.Kb2
Ke7 73.Kb3 Kf7 74.Kb2 Ba6 75.Kb3 Kg6 76.Bd2 Bc8 77.Kb2 Bd7
78.Kb3 Bc5 79.Bc1 Bxd4 80.cxd4 Kf5 81.Kc3 Ke4 82.Ba3 Bxa4
83.Bb2 Ke3 84.Ba3 Bb5 85.Bb2 a4 86.Ba3 Bc4 87.Bb2 Bb3 88.Ba3
Ke2 89.Bb2 Bd1 90.Ba3 Kf2 91.Kd2 Kg2 92.Ke1 Bb3 93.Bb2 Kf3
94.Kd2 Ba2 95.Ba3 Bc4 96.Bb2 Ke4 97.Kc3 Kf3 98.Kd2 Kg2 99.Ke1
Kxh2 100.Kf2 Kh1 101.Ba3 Be2 102.Bb2 h2 103.Ba3 Bd1 104.Bb2
Be2 105.Ba3 Bd1 106.Bb2 Be2 107.Ba3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.19"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Nbxd2 d6 6.g3 O-O
7.Bg2 Re8 8.O-O e5 9.e4 a5 10.Qc2 Na6 11.Qc3 exd4 12.Nxd4 Nc5
13.Rfe1 c6 14.b3 Bd7 15.h3 h6 16.Re3 Qc7 17.Rae1 Re7 18.f4
Rae8 19.a3 h5 20.Nc2 Bc8 21.b4 axb4 22.axb4 Ne6 23.Rf1 b6
24.Nf3 Nf8 25.Ng5 N8h7 26.Nxh7 Kxh7 27.Qd3 Kg8 28.Nd4 Bd7
29.Rfe1 c5 30.bxc5 Qxc5 31.Nb3 Qc7 32.Qd4 Bc6 33.Nd2 b5
34.cxb5 Bxb5 35.Nb1 Qa7 36.Qxa7 Rxa7 37.Nc3 Bc6 38.Rd1 Rd7
39.Rd4 Ra8 40.Bf3 Ra3 41.Kf2 Kf8 42.Rc4 Bb7 43.e5 Ne8 44.Bxb7
Rxb7 45.Rc8 dxe5 46.Rxe5 Re7 47.Nd5 Rxe5 48.fxe5 Ra5 49.Rd8
Rc5 50.Kf3 Rc6 51.Kf4 Rc1 52.Ra8 Rf1+ 53.Kg5 Re1 54.Kf5 Rf1+
55.Nf4 Rf3 56.g4 hxg4 57.hxg4 Rf1 58.g5 Ke7 59.Ra7+ Kf8 60.Rd7
g6+ 61.Ke4 Re1+ 62.Kd5 Rd1+ 63.Kc6 Rxd7 64.Kxd7 Ng7 65.e6 Nf5
66.Nd5 fxe6 67.Kxe6 Nd4+ 68.Kf6 Nf3 69.Nf4 Nxg5 70.Kxg5 Kf7
71.Nxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.20"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bb5 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 a6 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. Rb3 Qe7 15. Rxb7 Qh4+ 16. Bf2
Qd8 17. Bb6 Qc8 18. Rc7 Qd8 19. Qd4 Ba3 20. Nb1 Be7 21. c4 Rb8
22. Nd2 O-O 23. cxd5 exd5 24. O-O Bf5 25. Nb3 Ba3 26. Rb7 Qc8
27. Rc7 Qd8 28. h3 Qh4 29. Kh2 Bb2 30. Qxb2 Rxb6 31. Qf2 Qxf2
32. Rxf2 Rb4 33. g4 Bb1 34. Nc5 d4 35. Rd7 Rb5 36. Nxa6 d3
37. Rd4 g5 38. Nb4 gxf4 39. Nxd3 Bxd3 40. Rxd3 Rxe5 41. Rd4
Ra8 42. a4 Re3 43. Rdxf4 Ra3 44. Rxf7 R3xa4 45. Kg3 R4a7
46. R7f5 Ra5 47. Re2 Rxf5 48. gxf5 Kf7 49. Kf4 Ra6 50. Kg5 h6+
51. Kh5 Kf6 52. Rf2 Ra4 53. h4 Rb4 54. Rh2 Kxf5 55. Kxh6 Rb6+
56. Kg7 Rb7+ 57. Kh6 Rb6+ 58. Kg7 Rb7+ 59. Kh6 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.21"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. h3 O-O
7. Be2 a6 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bb3 c5 11. dxc5 Bb7
12. e4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. a4 b4 16. Nd2 Bd3
17. Nc4 Be2 18. Re1 Bxc4 19. Bxc4 Nc6 20. Rb1 Bd4 21. Bd5 Rac8
22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Rxe7 Rxc5 24. Rd7 Bg7 25. Be3 Rcc8 26. Rd6
Rfd8 27. Rxa6 Bd4 28. Bxd4 Rxd4 29. b3 Rc2 30. Rf6 h5 31. g3
Kg7 32. Rf3 g5 33. Kg2 Kg6 34. Re1 g4 35. hxg4 hxg4 36. Rf4
Rxf4 37. gxf4 Rb2 38. Re3 f5 39. Kg3 Kf6 40. f3 gxf3 41. Kxf3
Rd2 42. Kg3 Rc2 43. a5 Ra2 44. Rd3 Rxa5 45. Rd6+ Ke7 46. Rb6
Ra2 47. Rxb4 Rd2 48. Kh4 Rg2 49. Rd4 Ke6 50. b4 Rg1 51. Kh3
Rg8 52. b5 Rh8+ 53. Kg3 Rg8+ 54. Kh4 Rh8+ 55. Kg5 Rg8+ 56. Kh6
Rb8 57. Ra4 Rxb5 58. Kg6 Rc5 59. Ra7 Rb5 60. Rf7 Ra5 61. Rf8
Ke7 62. Rb8 Ra6+ 63. Kxf5 Kf7 64. Rb7+ Kf8 65. Kg5 Rc6 66. f5
Ra6 67. Rb8+ Kf7 68. Rb7+ Kf8 69. Rb8+ Kf7 70. Rb7+ Kf8
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.23"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 d6 7.c3
Bg4 8.Re1 Nd7 9.h3 Bh5 10.Be3 b5 11.Bc2 Nb6 12.Nbd2 O-O 13.Nf1
Rb8 14.Ng3 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Bg5 16.Nf5 Bxe3 17.Nxe3 Ne7 18.d4 c5
19.dxe5 dxe5 20.h4 Qd6 21.Red1 Qe6 22.a4 Rfd8 23.axb5 axb5
24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.Ra6 Qc6 26.c4 b4 27.Ba4 Qb7 28.Bb5 Nbc8
29.Ng4 Nd6 30.Nxe5 Qxe4 31.Qxe4 Nxe4 32.f3 Ng3 33.Kf2 Ngf5
34.h5 f6 35.Nd7 Rc8 36.Ba4 Nd4 37.h6 f5 38.Ke3 b3 39.hxg7 Kxg7
40.Kd3 Nc2 41.Kc3 f4 42.Ra7 Kg6 43.Bxb3 Ne3 44.Nxc5 N7f5
45.Ra6+ Kh5 46.Ne6 Kh4 47.Nxf4 Kg3 48.Nd3 Kxg2 49.c5 Kxf3
50.Be6 Rd8 51.Bxf5 Nxf5 52.Rf6 Ke4 53.Re6+ Kf3 54.b4 h5
55.Ne5+ Kf4 56.Nf7 Rf8 57.Nd6 Nxd6 58.Rxd6 Rh8 59.b5 h4 60.b6
h3 61.b7 h2 62.Rd1 Ke4 63.Kc2 Rg8 64.c6 Rg2+ 65.Kc3 Rg3+
66.Kc4 Rg1 67.b8=Q h1=Q 68.Rd4+ Kf5 69.Qf4+ Kg6 70.Rd6+ Kh7
71.Qf5+ Kh8 72.Qf8+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.24"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. Nc3 d6 5. d4 a6 6. Be2 exd4
7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qe3 g6 10. Qg5 h6 11. Qg3 Be6
12. O-O Ne7 13. Be3 Bg7 14. Rad1 Qd7 15. Bd4 Bxd4 16. Rxd4
O-O-O 17. b4 Qc6 18. Rfd1 g5 19. a4 Ng6 20. Bf1 Ne5 21. Qe3
Qb6 22. a5 Qa7 23. Nd5 Kb8 24. Qc3 Rc8 25. Ne7 Rce8 26. Rxd6
cxd6 27. Rxd6 Ng4 28. Rb6 Ka8 29. Bxa6 Rxe7 30. Qxh8+ Qb8
31. Qxb8+ Kxb8 32. Be2 Nf6 33. a6 Nxe4 34. Bf3 Bd5 35. h4 f5
36. Rxh6 g4 37. Be2 Nd2 38. Bd3 f4 39. Kh2 Re1 40. Rh8+ Ka7
41. axb7 Kxb7 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.25"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4
12. Nc2 O-O 13. h4 Be6 14. g3 a5 15. b3 a4 16. Rb1 axb3
17. axb3 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Na5 19. Bh3 Qb6 20. Qd2 Rfb8 21. O-O
Ra7 22. Rfc1 Rc7 23. Ne3 Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1 Bd8 25. Qb2 g6 26. Bd7
Qa7 27. Bc6 Bb6 28. Ng4 Qe7 29. Qd2 h5 30. Ne3 Bc5 31. Kg2 Kg7
32. Ba4 Rc8 33. Nc2 Rb8 34. Qd3 Qc7 35. Ne1 Bd4 36. Qe2 Nb7
37. Nd3 Nc5 38. Rc1 Qa7 39. Nxc5 Bxc5 40. Rc2 Qe7 41. Bc6 Rh8
42. Ra2 g5 43. hxg5 Qxg5 44. Bd7 h4 45. Qg4 Qxg4 46. Bxg4 hxg3
47. fxg3 Rb8 48. Bd7 Rb7 49. Bg4 Ra7 50. Rxa7 Bxa7 51. Bd7 Bc5
52. Bg4 Ba7 53. Bd7 Bc5 54. Bg4 Ba7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.26"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "166"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bc1
Nf6 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3 Bg7 12.Qd2 Nc6 13.Nb3
f5 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.Bd3 Qd7 16.O-O O-O 17.f4 Bxd3 18.cxd3 gxf4
19.Bxf4 a5 20.h3 a4 21.Nxa4 Rxa4 22.hxg4 Qe6 23.Rae1 Qg6 24.a3
e5 25.Bh2 Rxf1+ 26.Rxf1 Rxg4 27.Rf3 d5 28.Qe2 h5 29.Kh1 h4
30.Bg1 Ne7 31.Nd4 Rg3 32.Nc2 Nf5 33.Bh2 Rg5 34.Rh3 Ng3+
35.Bxg3 hxg3 36.Qe3 d4 37.Qf3 Rf5 38.Qxg3 Qxg3 39.Rxg3 Rf2
40.Nb4 Rxb2 41.Kh2 Kf7 42.Kh3 Rb3 43.Kg4 Ke6 44.Kf3 Bf6 45.Ke4
Rxa3 46.Nd5 Ra1 47.Nc7+ Kd7 48.Rg6 Rf1 49.Nd5 Ke6 50.Nc7+ Kd7
51.Nd5 Ke6 52.Nc7+ Kf7 53.Rh6 Rf4+ 54.Kd5 e4 55.dxe4 d3 56.Rh1
d2 57.Rd1 Rf2 58.Kc4 Bg5 59.Nb5 Re2 60.Kd3 Re1 61.Kc2 Bf4
62.g3 Bxg3 63.Rxd2 Rxe4 64.Nd6+ Bxd6 65.Rxd6 Ke8 66.Kb3 Re7
67.Kb4 Rd7 68.Rxd7 Kxd7 69.Kb5 Kc7 70.Kc5 b6+ 71.Kb5 Kb7
72.Kb4 Kc6 73.Kc4 b5+ 74.Kb4 Kb6 75.Kb3 Ka5 76.Ka3 b4+ 77.Kb3
Kb5 78.Kb2 Kc4 79.Kc2 b3+ 80.Kb2 Kb4 81.Kb1 Ka3 82.Ka1 b2+
83.Kb1 Kb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.28"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 c5
7. d5 e6 8. O-O Re8 9. Nd2 Na6 10. Re1 Nc7 11. Rb1 exd5
12. cxd5 a6 13. a4 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. b4 Ng4 16. Bxg4 Bxg4
17. Qxg4 Bxc3 18. bxc5 dxc5 19. Qf3 b4 20. Rd1 Nb5 21. Nc4 Bd4
22. Bd2 Nc3 23. Bxc3 bxc3 24. Rbc1 Ra4 25. Ne3 Ra6 26. Nc2 Bg7
27. Ra1 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Qb6 29. g3 Qb2 30. Qd1 Bh6 31. f4 Rxe4
32. Ra8+ Kg7 33. d6 Rd4 34. Nxd4 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.29"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Nce2 Nf6
7. Nf3 Ba6 8. Ng3 c5 9. Bd2 e6 10. Rc1 Qd5 11. Ne5 cxd4
12. Nxc4 Nbd7 13. Be2 Rc8 14. Bf3 Qc5 15. b3 Be7 16. Ne2 d3
17. Nf4 O-O 18. Nxd3 Qf5 19. e4 Nxe4 20. g4 Qd5 21. Qe2 f5
22. O-O Rxc4 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Zug"]
[Site "Zug SUI"]
[Date "2013.04.30"]
[EventDate "2013.04.18"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. e3 a6
7. Bd3 Bg4 8. Nge2 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. a3 Bh5
12. Na4 Nd7 13. Qb3 Ra7 14. Bg3 Bg6 15. Nf4 Na5 16. Qa2 Bxd3
17. Nxd3 Nc4 18. Nac5 b6 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. a4 Rc8 21. b3 Nd6
22. a5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc7 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. axb6 Qxb6 26. Qc2
h6 27. h3 Bf8 28. Bf4 Qb5 29. g4 Ne4 30. f3 Nf6 31. h4 h5
32. g5 Nd7 33. Bc7 g6 34. Kf2 Be7 35. Qc3 Nb8 36. Bxb8 Qxb8
37. Ne5 Qb7 38. Qc6 Qxc6 39. Nxc6 Bd6 40. e4 Kf8 41. Ne5 Ke8
42. Nd3 a5 43. exd5 exd5 44. f4 f6 45. gxf6 Kf7 46. f5 Kxf6
47. fxg6 Kxg6 48. Ke3 Kf5 49. Kf3 Bc7 50. Nc1 Bd8 51. Ne2 Bxh4
52. Nf4 Bf6 53. Nxd5 Bxd4 54. Ne7+ Kg5 55. Nc6 Bc3 56. Nxa5
Bxa5 57. b4 Bxb4 58. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jon Ludvig Hammer"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. c4 e5 2. a3 Nf6 3. e3 c6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. d3 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qc2 Bd7 10. Nd2 exd3 11. Bxd3 Bd6
12. O-O O-O 13. b4 a5 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15. Bb2 h6 16. Nb3 Ra8
17. Nc5 Bc8 18. Bd4 Re8 19. Qc3 Ng4 20. h3 Nh2 21. Bxg7 Nxf1
22. Bf6 Qb6 23. Bd4 Qa5 24. Qc2 Nd2 25. Rd1 Ne4 26. Bxe4 dxe4
27. Nxe4 Rxe4 28. Qxe4 Bf5 29. Qxc6 Rd8 30. Bb6 Qa6 31. Rxd6
Rxd6 32. Qxd6 Qc4 33. Qd8+ Kh7 34. Bd4 Be6 35. Qh8+ Kg6
36. Qg7+ Kh5 37. g4+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. a3 Be7
7. g3 d5 8. Bg2 O-O 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Re8 11. h3 Na5 12. b3
Be6 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. e3 Bd6 15. Qd3 Qd7 16. Ncb5 Be5 17. g4 a6
18. f4 axb5 19. fxe5 Ne4 20. Nxb5 Nxb3 21. Rad1 Nbc5 22. Qe2
Ng3 23. Qf2 Qxb5 24. Bd4 Nxf1 25. Bxf1 Qa4 26. Rb1 Ne4 27. Qb2
Qc2 28. Qxc2 Rxc2 29. Rxb7 h5 30. a4 Ra2 31. gxh5 Rc8 32. Rb1
Nd2 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 f5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d4 O-O 6. Nf3 d6
7. O-O Qe8 8. d5 Na6 9. Nd4 Nc5 10. b3 Bd7 11. Bb2 c6 12. Rb1
a5 13. Ba3 Nfe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bb2 cxd5 16. cxd5 a4 17. Ne6
Bxb2 18. Rxb2 Bxe6 19. dxe6 Qb5 20. Qd4 Qc5 21. Qxc5 Nxc5
22. b4 Ne4 23. Rc1 a3 24. Rb3 b5 25. Rc7 Rfc8 26. Rxc8+ Rxc8
27. Bxe4 fxe4 28. Rxa3 Kg7 29. Ra7 Kf6 30. Rb7 Rc2 31. e3 Rxa2
32. Rxb5 Kxe6 33. Rb7 Rb2 34. g4 h5 35. gxh5 gxh5 36. Kg2 Kf6
37. b5 d5 38. b6 e5 39. Rb8 d4 40. exd4 exd4 41. b7 Kg7
42. Rd8 Rxb7 43. Rxd4 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. a3 Bc5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. g3 b6 9. Bg2 Ba6 10. Nd2 Rc8 11. b4 Bb7 12. O-O
O-O 13. Bb2 d6 14. Rc1 Qd7 15. Qa4 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Nde4
Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Nb8 19. Qxd7 Rxd7 20. Bd4 f5 21. Nd2 Bxg2
22. Kxg2 Rb7 23. e4 g6 24. exf5 gxf5 25. f4 Nd7 26. Re1 Kf7
27. Rc3 b5 28. Rce3 Nf8 29. cxb5 axb5 30. Nf3 Rc2+ 31. R1e2
Rxe2+ 32. Rxe2 Ng6 33. Rc2 Bf6 34. Be3 Ne7 35. h3 h5 36. Bd4
Bxd4 37. Nxd4 e5 38. fxe5 dxe5 39. Nf3 e4 40. Nd4 Kf6 41. h4
Ke5 42. Ne2 Ra7 43. Rc5+ Kd6 44. Nd4 Rd7 45. Rxb5 Rc7
46. Nxf5+ Nxf5 47. Rxf5 Rc2+ 48. Rf2 Rc3 49. Ra2 Rb3 50. a4
Rxb4 51. a5 Kc7 52. a6 Kb8 53. Ra5 Rb2+ 54. Kh3 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. a4 Nf6 6. f3 c6
7. Qd2 h5 8. Bd3 a5 9. Nge2 Na6 10. O-O O-O 11. Kh1 e5 12. Bc4
Nb4 13. Bb3 Qc7 14. Bh6 Kh7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Rad1 Be6
17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Nb1 Rad8 20. Qc3 Rxd1 21. Rxd1
Rd8 22. Rxd8 Qxd8 23. Nd2 Na2 24. Qe3 Nb4 25. Qc3 Na2 26. Qe3
Nd7 27. Kg1 Qb6 28. Qxb6 Nxb6 29. b3 Nb4 30. c3 Nd3 31. Kf1
Nd7 32. Nc4 b6 33. g3 Kf6 34. h4 Ke7 35. Kg2 Kd8 36. f4 N3c5
37. fxe5 Nxb3 38. Nf4 Nbc5 39. Nxg6 Nxe4 40. g4 b5 41. gxh5
Ke8 42. h6 Nf8 43. Nd6+ Nxd6 44. Nxf8 Nf7 45. Nxe6 bxa4 46. h7
a3 47. Nd4 a2 48. Nc2 Ke7 49. Kf2 Ke6 50. Ke2 Kxe5 51. Kd2 Ke4
52. Kc1 Kd3 53. Kb2 c5 54. h5 a4 55. Na3 a1=Q+ 56. Kxa1 Kxc3
57. Nb5+ Kd3 58. Kb2 c4 59. Ka3 c3 60. Nxc3 Kxc3 61. Kxa4 Kc4
62. Ka3 Kd5 63. Kb4 Ke5 64. Kc5 Kf6 65. Kd5 Kg7 66. Ke6 Ng5+
67. Kf5 Kxh7 68. Kxg5 Kg7 69. h6+ Kh7 70. Kf4 Kxh6 71. Ke4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. c4 c6 2. e3 d6 3. b3 e5 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 e4
7. Nfd2 d5 8. f3 exf3 9. Qxf3 Nb6 10. Bd3 Bg4 11. Qf2 Bh5
12. c5 Nbd7 13. O-O Be7 14. b4 Bg6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. h3 Nf8
17. Nc3 Ne6 18. Nf3 O-O 19. a4 Qb8 20. b5 Bd8 21. Ba3 Bc7
22. Rab1 Bg3 23. Qc2 Qd8 24. Ne2 Bc7 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. Rb7 Ne4
27. Nc3 Ng3 28. Rfb1 Re8 29. Qf2 Re7 30. a5 Nf5 31. a6 Bg3
32. Qd2 Qa5 33. Rxe7 Nxe7 34. Nxd5 Qd8 35. Nxe7+ Qxe7 36. e4
Nc7 37. Qd3 Rd8 38. Rb7 Qe6 39. Ng5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2868"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. Nf3 e5 4. O-O c5 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nge7
7. a3 O-O 8. b4 cxb4 9. axb4 e4 10. Ng5 f5 11. b5 Ne5 12. Qb3
h6 13. d4 exd3 14. Nf3 dxe2 15. Re1 d6 16. Rxe2 Be6 17. Nxe5
dxe5 18. Bxb7 Rb8 19. Rxa7 Qd4 20. Be3 Qxc4 21. Qxc4 Bxc4
22. Rd2 Nc8 23. Ra4 Rxb7 24. Rxc4 e4 25. Nd5 Nd6 26. Ne7+ Rxe7
27. Rxd6 g5 28. Bc5 Rb7 29. Rd5 Rxb5 30. Bxf8 Rxd5 31. Bxg7
Kxg7 32. g4 fxg4 33. Rxe4 h5 34. Re6 Rf5 35. Kg2 Rf6 36. Re5
Kg6 37. Ra5 h4 38. Ra1 h3+ 39. Kg1 Rb6 40. Kf1 Rb5 41. Rc1 Kf5
42. Ra1 Rb4 43. Ra5+ Kf4 44. Ra1 Rb3 45. Ke2 Kf5 46. Kf1 Rb2
47. Ra5+ Kg6 48. Ra6+ Kh5 49. Ra1 g3 50. hxg3 Rb3 51. Kg1 Kg4
52. Kh2 Kf3 53. Ra5 Kxf2 54. Rxg5 Kf3 55. Kxh3 Rb8 56. Rf5+
Ke4 57. g4 Rh8+ 58. Kg3 Rh1 59. Ra5 Rh8 60. g5 Rh1 61. Kg4 Rh2
62. g6 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. c4 e5 2. a3 Nf6 3. e3 c6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. d3 Bc5 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Be2 exd3 10. Qxd3 Nc6 11. O-O Nxd4
12. exd4 Be7 13. Bf4 a6 14. Rac1 Bd7 15. Bf3 Bc6 16. Rfe1 Re8
17. Be5 Qd7 18. Re2 Ng4 19. Bf4 Bf8 20. Bg5 h6 21. Bh4 g5
22. Bg3 Bg7 23. h3 Rxe2 24. Nxe2 Nf6 25. Be5 Ne4 26. Bxg7 Kxg7
27. Bxe4 dxe4 28. Qc3 Bd5 29. g4 h5 30. Qc7 Qxc7 31. Rxc7 hxg4
32. hxg4 Be6 33. Ng3 Rd8 34. Nxe4 Rxd4 35. f3 Bxg4 36. Nxg5
Kf6 37. Ne4+ Ke5 38. Kf2 Be6 39. Ke3 Rd5 40. Rxb7 Kf5 41. Rb6
a5 42. f4 a4 43. Nc3 Rc5 44. Nxa4 Rc4 45. Rb5+ Kg4 46. Rg5+
Kh4 47. Nc3 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 g6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 d6
7. b3 Nfd7 8. Bb2 f5 9. e4 f4 10. e5 Nb6 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Ne4
d5 13. Neg5 h6 14. Nh3 Qe8 15. Ba3 g5 16. Bxf8 Bxf8 17. c3 Be7
18. g3 Qh5 19. Bf1 Bd7 20. Nd2 Qxd1 21. Raxd1 Rf8 22. f3 fxg3
23. hxg3 Be8 24. Nf2 Nb8 25. Nd3 Bg6 26. f4 N8d7 27. Re3 g4
28. Nf2 h5 29. Bd3 Kg7 30. Bxg6 Kxg6 31. Nf1 Nc8 32. Re2 Bd8
33. Ne3 Ne7 34. Rf1 c5 35. dxc5 Nxc5 36. Kg2 Bb6 37. Rd1 Nd7
38. c4 Bxe3 39. Rxe3 Nb6 40. Nd3 Nf5 41. Re2 dxc4 42. Nc5 Rc8
43. Nxe6 cxb3 44. Nd4 Nxd4 45. Rxd4 Rc2 46. f5+ Kxf5 47. Rf4+
Ke6 48. Rf6+ Kd5 49. Rd6+ Kc5 50. Rdd2 Rxd2 51. Rxd2 Nc4
52. Re2 b2 53. Re1 Nxe5 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Sandnes NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.08"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 b6 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. Nd4 Nc6 11. Nf5 Bf6
12. h4 Re8 13. Bg5 Ne5 14. f4 Ng4 15. Bb5 Re4 16. Ng3 Re6
17. Rde1 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 h6 19. Qe2 Qc8 20. Bd3 Qe6 21. Qxe6
fxe6 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Rxe6 Bxg2 24. Re7 Nd5 25. Bc4 Kf8
26. Bxd5 Kxe7 27. Bxg2 Rf8 28. f5 Kf6 29. Kd2 d5 30. Ke3 Ke5
31. Bh3 Rd8 32. Ne2 c5 33. Kf3 Rd7 34. Nf4 Kf6 35. h5 a6
36. b3 Rd8 37. Ne6 Rd7 38. Kf4 a5 39. Bf1 c4 40. a4 Rd6
41. Bg2 Rd7 42. Bf3 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Sandnes NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.09"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg4
7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Bb5 Nc6 10. Qd1 a6 11. Bd3 Bg4
12. Nge2 e6 13. O-O Be7 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Na4 Rc8 16. f3 Bh5
17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 e5 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Ng3 Qg5
22. Qd2 d4 23. Qe1 dxe3 24. Ne4 Qe7 25. Nd6 Rc7 26. Qxe3 Bg6
27. Bxg6 fxg6 28. Rfe1 Qe6 29. a3 g5 30. Rc4 Qd5 31. Qe4 Qxe4
32. Rcxe4 Rd8 33. R1e3 Kh7 34. Kf2 a5 35. Rc3 Ra8 36. Ke3 Ra6
37. Nc4 Ne7 38. Nb6 a4 39. Kd2 Ra5 40. Nxa4 Nd5 41. Rc2 Nf4
42. Kc1 Rc6 43. Kb1 g4 44. fxg4 Nd3 45. Re3 Nf4 46. b3 Re6
47. Kb2 Nd5 48. Re4 Nf6 49. Rec4 e4 50. Nb6 Nxg4 51. b4 Ra6
52. Re2 Nxh2 53. Rcxe4 Rg6 54. Re7 Ra7 55. a4 Nf1 56. b5 Ng3
57. Rf2 Rg5 58. c6 Rxa4 59. Nxa4 Rxb5+ 60. Kc2 bxc6 61. Nc3
Ra5 62. Rff7 Nf5 63. Ra7 Re5 64. g4 Nd4+ 65. Kd2 Ne6 66. Rf5
Nd4 67. Rxe5 Nf3+ 68. Ke3 Nxe5 69. Kf4 Ng6+ 70. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Sandnes NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.10"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2868"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Na5 5. Nge2 Be7 6. O-O d6
7. f4 Nxc4 8. dxc4 c6 9. Kh1 O-O 10. f5 b5 11. cxb5 d5
12. exd5 cxd5 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Ng3 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qe2 Qe7
17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Nh5 e4 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Na4 Ba8 21. c3 d4
22. cxd4 Rxd4 23. Nc3 Rxd1 24. Nxd1 Rd8 25. Qe3 a6 26. a4 axb5
27. axb5 Rd3 28. Qa7 Bd5 29. Nc3 e3 30. Nxd5 Rxd5 31. Qxe3
Qxb2 32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Qxf7 Qxb5 34. Qg6+ Kg8 35. Ra1 Rxf5
36. Ra8+ Rf8 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Bryne NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.12"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. c3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Re1 Na5 12. Bc2
c5 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Qe2 Ng4 15. Nf1 Be6 16. Ng5 Nxe3 17. Nxe6
fxe6 18. Nxe3 c4 19. Qh5 Qc7 20. Ng4 Rf8 21. Re2 Rad8 22. Rd1
Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Rd8 24. Bc2 b4 25. cxb4 Nc6 26. Ba4 Nxb4
27. Qxe5 Qe7 28. Qh5 Nxa2 29. g3 Nc1 30. Rc2 Nd3 31. e5 Rf8
32. Rxc4 Bxf2+ 33. Kg2 Bc5 34. Bc6 Rf5 35. Qh4 Ne1+ 36. Kh3
Qf7 37. Rxc5 Rh5 38. Bg2 Rxh4+ 39. gxh4 Qf5 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Sandnes NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.13"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6
7. Be3 Be7 8. g4 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Bf3 Qa5+
12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Bxd2 Nd7 14. O-O-O Ne5 15. Be2 Bd7 16. f4
Nc6 17. Nb3 O-O-O 18. Bf3 Kc7 19. a3 Na7 20. Nd4 Nb5 21. Be3
Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Bc6 23. Rhf1 f6 24. Be2 h6 25. h4 b5 26. h5 Be4
27. Rd2 Kc6 28. Rfd1 Rd7 29. Be3 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 e5 31. c4 b4
32. axb4 Bxb4 33. Rd1 Re8 34. fxe5 Rxe5 35. Bd2 Bxd2+ 36. Kxd2
a5 37. Ra1 Kb6 38. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Sandnes NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.14"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 Nf6 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. d3 O-O 8. Be2 Re8 9. Nd2 Bg4 10. Qd1 Bxe2 11. Qxe2
dxe4 12. dxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Qh4 14. g4 f5 15. Be3 Rxe4
16. gxf5 Qh3 17. f6 Qe6 18. fxg7 Rb8 19. b3 a5 20. Rd1 a4
21. Qf3 axb3 22. axb3 Re8 23. Rd4 Rxd4 24. cxd4 Qxb3 25. Qxc6
Rxe3+ 26. fxe3 Qxe3+ 27. Kf1 Qd3+ 28. Kf2 Qd2+ 29. Kf1 Qd3+
30. Kf2 Qd2+ 31. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.15"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7
7.Qe2 g6 8.O-O-O Bg7 9.f4 Qa5 10.g3 h6 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.Bg2 Bg4
13.Bf3 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 O-O 15.Rhe1 Nd7 16.Nb3 Qc7 17.Nd5 Qd8
18.h4 Rc8 19.h5 e6 20.Nc3 Bxc3 21.bxc3 Qf6 22.hxg6 fxg6
23.Rxd6 Ne5 24.Qh1 Nc4 25.e5 Qf7 26.Rd4 h5 27.Qe4 b5 28.Red1
Rc7 29.Nc5 Rxc5 30.Rd7 Rc7 31.Rxf7 Kxf7 32.g4 hxg4 33.Rh1 Kg7
34.Qg2 Rh8 35.Rxh8 Kxh8 36.Qxg4 Rh7 37.Qd1 Rf7 38.Qd4 Kg7
39.Kd1 g5 40.fxg5 Kg6 41.Qh4 Nxe5 42.Qh3 Kxg5 43.Qxe6 Rf5
44.Qxa6 Nc4 45.Ke2 Re5+ 46.Kf2 Ne3 47.Qa7 Ng4+ 48.Kf3 Rf5+
49.Ke2 Re5+ 50.Kd2 Rd5+ 51.Kc1 Kf4 52.Qf7+ Ke4 53.Qh7+ Kf4
54.Qh4 Re5 55.Kb2 Kf3 56.c4 Ne3 57.Qf6+ Ke4 58.Qc6+ Kd4
59.Qd6+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Sandnes NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.17"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6
7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5 Nf6 9. c4 b4 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. Nc2 Be7
12. g3 h5 13. h3 Qg6 14. Bg2 h4 15. g4 O-O 16. O-O Be6 17. Ne3
Rac8 18. b3 Rfd8 19. a3 bxa3 20. Nf5 Bg5 21. Rxa3 a5 22. Bb2
Rd7 23. Bc3 Bd8 24. Kh1 Qh7 25. f4 Bb6 26. Ra2 Bc5 27. Rd2 f6
28. Nxd6 Rb8 29. fxe5 fxe5 30. Nf5 g6 31. Nh6+ Kh8 32. Rf6
Rxd2 33. Bxd2 Qd7 34. Qe1 Kg7 35. Rf1 Rxb3 36. Bg5 Qd3 37. Nf7
Qg3 38. Qd2 Bxc4 39. Bf6+ Kf8 40. Nxe5 Qxh3+ 41. Bxh3 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2013.05.18"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jon Ludvig Hammer"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 Bb4
7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4
12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Nbd7 15. Nd2 Qc7 16. f4 a4
17. Rb1 Rfd8 18. Qe2 b3 19. Ba1 Qd6 20. e4 Nc5 21. e5 Qc6
22. exf6 Nxd3 23. Qg4 g6 24. Rf3 b2 25. Qg5 bxa1=Q 26. Rxa1
Qb6 27. Rxd3 Rxd4 28. Rb1 Qd8 29. Rxb7 Rxd3 30. Nf3 a3
31. Rxf7 Qb6+ 32. c5 Qb1+ 33. Kf2 Rxf3+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Thessaloniki"]
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "2013.05.22"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. h3 O-O
7. Nf3 e6 8. Bd3 Nh5 9. O-O e5 10. Re1 Nf4 11. Bxf4 exf4
12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Nd7 14. Nf3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nf6 16. Qd2 Nh5
17. Re5 f5 18. Rae1 Qd6 19. Bc2 Bd7 20. Qd1 a6 21. Ba4 b5
22. Bb3 Rae8 23. cxb5 axb5 24. c4 b4 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Rxe8+
Bxe8 27. Qa1 Nf6 28. Qe5 Qxe5 29. Nxe5 Nd7 30. Nd3 Kf8
31. Nxf4 Ke7 32. Nd3 Kd6 33. f4 Nf6 34. Kf2 Bd7 35. Ke3 Bc8
36. Ne5 Ke7 37. Bc2 Ne8 38. g4 Nd6 39. g5 Bd7 40. Kd2 Nc8
41. Kc1 Nb6 42. Kb2 Na4+ 43. Bxa4 Bxa4 44. a3 bxa3+ 45. Kxa3
Bc2 46. Kb2 Ba4 47. Nd3 Kd6 48. Nf2 Ke7 49. Kc3 Kd6 50. h4 Ke7
51. Nd3 Kd6 52. Nb2 Be8 53. Nd1 Ba4 54. Ne3 Bd7 55. Nf1 Ba4
56. h5 Bd7 57. Ng3 Be8 58. Kd2 Ke7 59. Kc3 Kd6 60. Kd3 Ke7
61. Ke2 Ba4 62. Nf1 Bd7 63. Kf2 Ba4 64. Kg3 Bd1 65. h6 Ba4
66. Ne3 Kf7 67. d6 Bc6 68. d7 Bxd7 69. Nd5 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Thessaloniki"]
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "2013.05.23"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "241"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3
d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.a4 Rb8 10.Na3 O-O 11.axb5 axb5 12.Nxb5 Bg4
13.Bc2 exd4 14.Nbxd4 Nxd4 15.cxd4 Re8 16.Re1 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Nh5
18.Ba4 Rf8 19.Bc6 Qf6 20.Ra4 Nf4 21.Kh1 d5 22.exd5 Ng6 23.Re4
Ne7 24.Rc4 Qd6 25.Bf4 Qd8 26.Bg5 f6 27.Bf4 Nxd5 28.Bxd5+ Qxd5
29.Qe2 Rf7 30.Kg2 Rbf8 31.Qc2 g5 32.Be3 Ra8 33.b3 Kg7 34.Rc6
Ra5 35.Qc4 Rb5 36.h4 h6 37.Rce6 Ba5 38.Re8 c6 39.Ra8 Bb4
40.Re6 gxh4 41.Qxc6 Qxc6 42.Rxc6 Bf8 43.Rc3 Rfb7 44.Rcc8 Be7
45.Rg8+ Kf7 46.Rh8 h5 47.Rh7+ Kg6 48.Rh6+ Kf7 49.Rah8 Bf8
50.Rxh5 Rxh5 51.Rxh5 Rxb3 52.Rxh4 Rb5 53.Kf1 Ke6 54.Ke2 Bd6
55.Kd3 Rb3+ 56.Kc4 Rb4+ 57.Kc3 Rb5 58.Rh6 Ra5 59.Kd3 Bf8
60.Rh8 Bd6 61.Kc4 Ra4+ 62.Kb3 Ra3+ 63.Kb2 Ra5 64.Bd2 Rf5
65.Rh3 Bf4 66.Be3 Bd6 67.Kc3 Ra5 68.Rh6 Ra3+ 69.Kc4 Ra4+
70.Kd3 Bf8 71.Rh5 Ra3+ 72.Ke4 Ra4 73.f4 Be7 74.Rb5 Bd6 75.f5+
Kd7 76.Rb7+ Ke8 77.Kd5 Be7 78.Rb5 Ra2 79.Rb8+ Kd7 80.Rb7+ Ke8
81.Ke4 Bd6 82.Kd3 Ra5 83.Ke4 Ra2 84.f3 Be7 85.Bf4 Ra4 86.Bd2
Kd8 87.Kd5 Ke8 88.Rb5 Kd7 89.Ra5 Rxa5+ 90.Bxa5 Ba3 91.Bb6 Bc1
92.Bc5 Be3 93.Bb4 Bf2 94.Bf8 Be3 95.Bc5 Bg1 96.Ba3 Be3 97.Ke4
Bd2 98.Bc5 Ke8 99.d5 Kd7 100.Be3 Ba5 101.Bd4 Bd8 102.Bc3 Be7
103.Kf4 Bd6+ 104.Kg4 Ke7 105.Bd2 Bc5 106.Bf4 Bb4 107.Kh5 Kf7
108.Bg3 Bc5 109.d6 Bd4 110.Bh4 Bb6 111.d7 Bd8 112.Kh6 Ba5
113.Be1 Bb6 114.Bb4 Bd8 115.Kh5 Kg7 116.Bd6 Kh7 117.Kh4 Kh6
118.Kg4 Kg7 119.Kf4 Kh6 120.Ke4 Kg5 121.Bf4+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Thessaloniki"]
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "2013.05.24"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "146"]

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.Na4 Bb6 6.Nxb6 axb6
7.Ne2 Be6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 Nd4 11.O-O g5 12.Bg3 Bxc4
13.dxc4 Ne6 14.f3 h5 15.Bf2 h4 16.Be3 Nh5 17.a4 Nhf4 18.b3 f6
19.Qd2 Qd7 20.Nd1 O-O 21.Nf2 f5 22.Bxf4 Nxf4 23.exf5 Qxf5
24.h3 Kg7 25.Ne4 Kg6 26.Nc3 Qe6 27.Rfe1 Kh6 28.Re4 Rf7 29.Nd5
Kh7 30.Qe3 Qg6 31.Qd2 Raf8 32.Re3 Ra8 33.Ree1 Ne6 34.Re2 Nf4
35.Nxf4 Rxf4 36.Qd5 Ra7 37.Re4 Kg7 38.Rae1 Qf7 39.Qd2 Ra8
40.Qb4 Ra5 41.Qd2 Ra8 42.Rxf4 gxf4 43.Ra1 Kf6 44.Qe1 Qh7 45.a5
Rxa5 46.Rxa5 bxa5 47.Qxa5 Ke6 48.Qd2 b6 49.b4 Kd7 50.c5 bxc5
51.bxc5 Kc6 52.cxd6 cxd6 53.Qc3+ Kb5 54.Qc8 Qa7+ 55.Kh2 Qe7
56.Qb8+ Kc6 57.Kg1 Qc7 58.Qe8+ Kd5 59.Qg8+ Kd4 60.Qg5 Qxc2
61.Qxh4 Qd1+ 62.Kh2 Ke3 63.Qe7 Qe1 64.Qa7+ Ke2 65.Qa6+ Kf2
66.Qa7+ Ke2 67.Qa2+ Kf1 68.Qa6+ Kf2 69.Qb6+ Ke2 70.Qxd6 Qg3+
71.Kg1 Qe1+ 72.Kh2 Qg3+ 73.Kg1 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Thessaloniki"]
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "2013.05.25"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6
7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. a3 Bb7 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. h4
d5 13. Rg1 dxe4 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. g6
f5 18. fxe4 fxe4 19. Kb1 Ne5 20. Nxb5 Nf3 21. Qf2 Qf6 22. Qg3
axb5 23. Bxb5+ Ke7 24. c4 Rh2 25. Qxh2 Nxh2 26. cxd5 Qf5
27. Bg5+ Kd6 28. dxe6+ Ke5 29. Bd7 e3+ 30. Ka1 Bxa3 31. Bxc8
Qc2 32. bxa3 Qc3+ 33. Ka2 Qxc8 34. e7 Qc2+ 35. Ka1 Qc3+
36. Ka2 Qc2+ 37. Ka1 Qc3+ 38. Ka2 Qc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Thessaloniki"]
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "2013.05.27"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 Bg7 5.Qb3 e6 6.Qa3 c6 7.Nf3 a5
8.b3 Na6 9.Be2 Ne4 10.Qb2 O-O 11.O-O b6 12.Rd1 Bb7 13.Bd2 Nxd2
14.Qxd2 Nb8 15.Rac1 Nd7 16.Na4 Qe7 17.Ne1 Rfd8 18.cxd5 exd5
19.Nd3 Re8 20.Rc2 h5 21.Bf1 h4 22.Qc1 Qe6 23.h3 Bf8 24.Be2 Bd6
25.Nf4 Qe7 26.Qb1 Kg7 27.Nd3 Rac8 28.Ne1 f5 29.Bd3 Qf6 30.Re2
Re7 31.Qc2 Rf8 32.f4 Rfe8 33.Qd2 g5 34.Nf3 gxf4 35.exf4 Rxe2
36.Bxe2 Bb4 37.Qc2 Re4 38.Nb2 Nf8 39.Nd3 Bd6 40.Nde5 Ne6
41.Bd3 Nxd4 42.Qc1 Nxf3+ 43.gxf3 Bxe5 44.fxe5 Rxe5 45.Qf4 c5
46.Kh2 Kf7 47.Rg1 Bc8 48.Rg5 Qd6 49.Rg4 Re6 50.Qxd6 Rxd6
51.Rxh4 Rg6 52.Rh8 Rg8 53.Rxg8 Kxg8 54.Kg3 Kg7 55.Kf4 Kf6
56.Bb5 Be6 57.h4 c4 58.bxc4 dxc4 59.Ke3 c3 60.a3 Bd5 61.Ba4
Bb7 62.f4 Be4 63.Bb5 Kg6 64.Be8+ Kh6 65.a4 Bb1 66.Ke2 Bc2
67.Ke3 Be4 68.Ke2 Kg7 69.Ke3 Kf8 70.Bd7 Ke7 71.Bb5 Kd6 72.Be8
Ke6 73.Ke2 Kf6 74.Ke3 Kg7 75.Ke2 Kh6 76.Ke3 Bb1 77.Ke2 Bc2
78.Ke3 Bb3 79.Kd3 c2 80.Kd2 Kg7 81.Kc1 Kf6 82.Kd2 Kg7 83.Kc1
Kf6 84.Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Thessaloniki"]
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "2013.05.28"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "160"]

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 c6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nf6
7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 e6 9.O-O Nbd7 10.Qg3 Qc7 11.Re1 Nb6 12.Qf3
Bb4 13.Bh6 gxh6 14.Qxf6 Rf8 15.a3 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Nd5 17.Qxh6
Nxc3 18.Qh4 Qe7 19.Qxh7 Nb5 20.Red1 Rd8 21.Nf3 Qf6 22.Qd3 Rg8
23.Rab1 b6 24.g3 Rg4 25.c3 Qf5 26.a4 Qxd3 27.Rxd3 Na3 28.Re1
Nc4 29.Ne5 Nxe5 30.Rxe5 Rd5 31.f4 Ke7 32.Kf2 Rg8 33.c4 Rd7
34.f5 Rg5 35.fxe6 Rxe5 36.exd7 Ra5 37.Rf3 Kxd7 38.Rxf7+ Ke6
39.Rf4 Rxa4 40.d5+ Kd7 41.dxc6+ Kxc6 42.g4 Ra2+ 43.Kg3 Ra1
44.g5 Rg1+ 45.Kh4 a5 46.Rg4 Rxg4+ 47.Kxg4 Kd6 48.Kh5 a4 49.g6
a3 50.g7 a2 51.g8=Q a1=Q 52.Qd8+ Kc6 53.Qc8+ Kd6 54.Qd8+ Kc6
55.Qd5+ Kc7 56.Qf7+ Kd6 57.h4 Qe5+ 58.Kh6 b5 59.cxb5 Qxb5
60.h5 Ke5 61.Kg7 Qc6 62.h6 Qg2+ 63.Qg6 Qb7+ 64.Qf7 Qg2+ 65.Kh8
Qa8+ 66.Qg8 Qf3 67.Qg6 Qf8+ 68.Kh7 Qf3 69.Qg7+ Ke6 70.Kg8 Qh5
71.h7 Qe8+ 72.Qf8 Qg6+ 73.Kh8 Qf7 74.Qc8+ Ke7 75.Qc7+ Ke8
76.Qe5+ Kd7 77.Qb5+ Ke7 78.Qg5+ Ke8 79.Qg8+ Qf8 80.Qxf8+ Kxf8
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Thessaloniki"]
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "2013.05.29"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd3 Nbd7 11. Nd5 Bxd5
12. exd5 Nc5 13. Nxc5 dxc5 14. Bf3 Qc7 15. c4 g6 16. Rae1 h5
17. Bg5 Ne8 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qe3 Nd6 20. b3 Rfc8 21. Qxe5
Qxe5 22. Rxe5 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rc1 a5 25. Kf1 Kg7 26. h4
b6 27. g3 Kf6 28. Be2 Re7 29. Rc3 Re8 30. Ke1 Ra8 31. Bd1 Re8+
32. Kf1 Ke5 33. Bc2 Kf6 34. f3 Re7 35. Kf2 Re8 36. Re3 Rxe3
37. Kxe3 Kg7 38. Kf4 f6 39. g4 a4 40. Bd3 axb3 41. axb3 Kh6
42. g5+ Kg7 43. gxf6+ Kxf6 44. Ke3 g5 45. hxg5+ Kxg5 46. f4+
Kh6 47. Kf3 Kg7 48. Kg3 Kh6 49. Kh4 Ne8 50. f5 Nd6 51. f6 Nf7
52. Be2 Nd6 53. Bxh5 b5 54. cxb5 Nxb5 55. Be2 Nd4 56. Bh5 Nxb3
57. d6 Nd4 58. d7 Ne6 59. Bg4 Nd8 60. Bf5 c4 61. Kg4 c3
62. Kf4 Nf7 63. Bd3 Nd8 64. Bc2 Kh5 65. Kf5 Kh6 66. Bb3 Kh7
67. Kg5 Nc6 68. Ba4 Nd8 69. Bc2+ Kg8 70. Kg6 Kf8 71. Bb3 Nc6
72. Kf5 Nd8 73. Ke5 Nb7 74. Kd4 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Thessaloniki"]
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "2013.05.30"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7 4.c3 c5 5.e5 Nc6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.cxd4
Nh6 8.Ndf3 f6 9.Bxh6 gxh6 10.Ne2 Qb6 11.O-O Bd7 12.b4 a6
13.Qd2 fxe5 14.dxe5 Qxb4 15.Qxh6 Qa3 16.Bg6+ Kd8 17.Bf7 Rf8
18.Bxe6 Rxf3 19.gxf3 Qxf3 20.Ng3 Nxe5 21.Rae1 Qf6 22.Qxf6 Bxf6
23.Bxd5 Bb5 24.Rd1 Kc7 25.Rc1+ Kb6 26.Rfd1 Nc6 27.Be4 h6
28.Rd7 Rb8 29.Rb1 Ka5 30.Kg2 Bh8 31.Rh7 Nb4 32.a3 Na2 33.Rxb7
Rxb7 34.Bxb7 Ka4 35.Ne4 Kxa3 36.Nc5 Nc3 37.Rb3+ Ka2 38.Bxa6
Bc6+ 39.Kg1 Bd5 40.Rb4 Ka3 41.Rh4 Bg7 42.Bc4 Bf3 43.Ne6 Be5
44.Rxh6 Kb2 45.Nc5 Bd4 46.Nd3+ Kb1 47.Rd6 Ba7 48.Rd7 Bb6
49.Ne5 Ba8 50.h4 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Thessaloniki"]
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "2013.06.01"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Qd3 h6 5. Bh4 e6 6. e4 dxe4
7. Nxe4 Be7 8. Nxf6+ Bxf6 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Nf3
b6 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Rg1 c5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Re1
Kf8 17. g4 Rd4 18. Rg3 Rf4 19. Rb3 Rb4 20. Ree3 Rc8 21. c4
Rxb3 22. Rxb3 Rc7 23. Ra3 a6 24. Kd2 Ke7 25. Be2 Nd7 26. Nd3
Kd6 27. Ke3 g5 28. h3 Ne5 29. Nxe5 Kxe5 30. Rb3 f5 31. f3 f4+
32. Kf2 Bc6 33. Rb8 Rb7 34. Rc8 Kd6 35. b3 a5 36. Rh8 a4
37. Rxh6 axb3 38. axb3 Rxb3 39. Rg6 Rb2 40. Rxg5 Ba4 41. Rg8
Ke7 42. Kf1 Rb1+ 43. Kf2 Rb2 44. Ke1 Rb1+ 45. Kd2 Rb2+ 46. Kd3
Rb3+ 47. Kd2 Rb2+ 48. Kd3 Rb3+ 49. Kd2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Thessaloniki"]
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "2013.06.02"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. O-O a6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 Rb8 11. b3 b5 12. Bb2 h5
13. Rae1 bxc4 14. bxc4 e5 15. Rb1 h4 16. Ba3 Rxb1 17. Rxb1
hxg3 18. hxg3 Ng4 19. Na4 f5 20. Nb6 e4 21. e3 Bd7 22. Nxd7
Qxd7 23. Bh3 Ne5 24. Bb2 g5 25. Bc3 g4 26. Bf1 Nb7 27. Rb6 Nd8
28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. Rxa6 Nf7 30. Qa4 Qxa4 31. Rxa4 Rb8 32. Nb3
Bc3 33. Ra6 Kf8 34. Be2 Ke7 35. Ra7+ Kf6 36. Ra6 Ke7 37. Ra7+
Kf6 38. Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Thessaloniki"]
[Site "Thessaloniki GRE"]
[Date "2013.06.03"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 e5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 exd4 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qxd4 Bb4+
7. Nbd2 Ng5 8. a3 Nxf3+ 9. gxf3 Nc6 10. Qe3 Bf8 11. b4 Bg7
12. Bb2 O-O 13. f4 d6 14. O-O-O dxe5 15. fxe5 Qh4 16. b5 Ne7
17. Qg3 Qh5 18. f4 a6 19. a4 axb5 20. axb5 Bg4 21. Re1 Rfd8
22. Rg1 Be6 23. Be2 Qf5 24. Bg4 Qxg4 25. Qxg4 Bxg4 26. Rxg4
Nf5 27. Rg2 Rd3 28. Ne4 Ra4 29. Rc2 Re3 30. Kd1 Rd3+ 31. Kc1
Ne3 32. Nc5 Nxc2 33. Kxc2 Rxc4+ 34. Kxd3 Rxc5 35. Ra1 Rxb5
36. Ra8+ Bf8 37. Bd4 h6 38. Rc8 c6 39. Bc3 Rd5+ 40. Ke4 Rc5
41. Kd3 Rb5 42. h4 h5 43. Bd2 Rd5+ 44. Kc2 Rc5+ 45. Kd3 Rd5+
46. Kc2 g5 47. f5 gxh4 48. Bc3 Kg7 49. e6+ f6 50. Rc7+ Kg8
51. Rc8 Kg7 52. Rc7+ Kg8 53. Bxf6 Rxf5 54. Rc8 Rf2+ 55. Kd3
Rf3+ 56. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. d3 Bg7 4. e4 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O O-O
7. c3 d5 8. e5 Nd7 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb6 11. h3 Bf5 12. Nc3
Rc8 13. Nh4 Be6 14. f4 f5 15. Nf3 Bd7 16. Qe2 e6 17. g4 a6
18. gxf5 exf5 19. h4 h6 20. Be3 Be6 21. h5 gxh5 22. Bf2 Nc4
23. Kh1 Qb6 24. b3 Na3 25. Na4 Qb5 26. Qd1 b6 27. Rg1 Ne7
28. Bf1 Qc6 29. Bxa6 Rc7 30. Bd3 Rf7 31. Nh4 Nc4 32. Kh2 Kh7
33. Rc1 Ra7 34. Be2 b5 35. Nc3 Qd7 36. bxc4 b4 37. cxd5 Nxd5
38. Nxd5 Bxd5 39. Rc2 Bf8 40. Bd3 Be7 41. Qxh5 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7
7. O-O Nbd7 8. Ne2 Nh5 9. c4 e6 10. Bd6 dxc4 11. Bc2 Nb6
12. Ba3 Nd5 13. b3 c3 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Nc4 b5 16. Nd6+ Kd8
17. Bc5 Bf8 18. e4 Bxd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Nxc3
Bd7 22. Qd2 Rc8 23. Rac1 Ke7 24. Rfe1 Kf7 25. Bd3 a6 26. Bf1
Nf6 27. f3 Rc6 28. Ne2 Rxc1 29. Nxc1 Bc6 30. Nd3 Kg7 31. Nc5
Bd7 32. Qe3 Rc8 33. Nxe6+ Bxe6 34. Qxe6 Rc6 35. Qxd6 Rxd6
36. a4 bxa4 37. bxa4 a5 38. Re7+ Kf8 39. Ra7 Rb6 40. Bb5 Re6
41. Kf2 f4 42. Rxa5 Re3 43. Ra8+ Kf7 44. a5 Ra3 45. a6 Ra2+
46. Be2 Ne8 47. Rd8 Ng7 48. Rxd5 Ke6 49. Re5+ Kd6 50. g4 Ne6
51. Re4 Kd5 52. Re5+ Kd6 53. Re4 Kd5 54. Re5+ Kd6 55. Re4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Bf5 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3
Bxd3 7. Qxd3 g6 8. Nge2 f5 9. h3 h5 10. f3 Nd7 11. e4 fxe4
12. fxe4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Qa5+ 14. c3 Be7 15. O-O f5 16. Nf4 fxe4
17. Qxe4 Qf5 18. Qe2 O-O 19. Nd3 Qg5 20. Qe6+ Kh8 21. Rfe1
Rae8 22. Qxd7 Qg3 23. Rxe7 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2864"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 d6 6. e4 h6
7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Nh5 11. Re1 Nf4
12. Bf1 Nd3 13. Re3 Nde5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Nc4 Qxd1 16. Rxd1
Bc7 17. e5 Be6 18. f4 b5 19. Nd2 c4 20. Bf2 Rfd8 21. Ree1 Bg4
22. Be2 Bxe2 23. Rxe2 Rd5 24. Rf1 g5 25. g3 gxf4 26. gxf4 f5
27. Nf3 e6 28. a4 a6 29. Ra1 b4 30. cxb4 Rb8 31. b5 axb5
32. axb5 Rdxb5 33. Rc2 Na5 34. Nd4 Nb3 35. Nxb3 Rxb3 36. Rxc4
Bb6 37. Bxb6 R3xb6 38. Kh1 Rxb2 39. Rg1+ Kf8 40. Rc6 R2b6
41. Rxb6 Rxb6 42. Rg6 Rb4 43. Rxh6 Kf7 44. Rh4 Kg6 45. Kg2
Rb2+ 46. Kf3 Rb3+ 47. Ke2 Rb2+ 48. Ke3 Kg7 49. Kd4 Rd2+
50. Kc5 Rd5+ 51. Kc6 Rd2 52. Rh3 Rd4 53. Ra3 Kf7 54. Ra7+ Kg6
55. Re7 Rxf4 56. Rxe6+ Kf7 57. Kd7 Rd4+ 58. Rd6 Rxd6+ 59. Kxd6
f4 60. Kd7 f3 61. e6+ Kg7 62. e7 f2 63. e8=Q f1=Q 64. Qe5+ Qf6
65. Qxf6+ Kxf6 66. h4 Kg6 67. h5+ Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 c6 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Bd3
Bg6 7. f4 e6 8. f5 exf5 9. Nh3 Qe7 10. Qf3 Bh6 11. Nf4 Nd7
12. h4 Bxf4 13. Qxf4 h5 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Rde1 Nb6 16. Bxf5+
Bxf5 17. Qxf5+ Qe6 18. Rhf1 Rh6 19. e4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Qxf5
21. Rxf5 Nc4 22. Rf2 f5 23. Re1 Rxd4 24. Rxf5 Nd6 25. Ra5 Rxh4
26. Rxa7 Kb8 27. Ra5 Rg4 28. Re2 h4 29. b3 Re6 30. Rd2 f5
31. Nd1 Kc7 32. Ra8 Ne4 33. Rdd8 Nd6 34. Rh8 Rxg2 35. Rh7+ Kb6
36. Nc3 Kc5 37. Rxh4 Ne4 38. Na4+ Kd4 39. Rf8 Re5 40. Nb6 Kc3
41. Na4+ Kd4 42. Nb6 Rc5 43. Nc4 b5 44. Rd8+ Rd5 45. Nd6 Kc3
46. Nxe4+ fxe4 47. Rh3+ Kd4 48. Re8 Rc5 49. Rd8+ Rd5 50. Re8
Rc5 51. Rd8+ Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 c6 5. d4 Bf5 6. Bd3
Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Qa6 8. Ne5 e6 9. Nc4 Nf6 10. O-O Be7 11. b3 O-O
12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Qf3 Rad8 14. Rfd1 Nb6 15. Ne3 Ba3 16. Bxa3
Qxa3 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Nd5 19. Qd3 Nf4 20. Nc4 Qe7 21. Qf3
Qf6 22. g3 Nd5 23. Qxf6 gxf6 24. Kf1 Rd7 25. Rd3 Rfd8 26. c3
Rc8 27. Ne3 c5 28. dxc5 Nxe3+ 29. Rxe3 Rxc5 30. c4 b5 31. cxb5
Rxb5 32. Rc1 Ra5 33. Rc2 f5 34. f4 Kg7 35. Ree2 Rad5 36. Kf2
h5 37. h4 Kf6 38. Rc3 Rd1 39. Rcc2 a5 40. Rc5 a4 41. bxa4 R1d4
42. a5 Ra4 43. Rec2 Rd3 44. R5c3 Rd1 45. Rc5 Ra3 46. Rb5 Rh1
47. Kg2 Ra1 48. Rd2 Kg6 49. Re2 Kf6 50. Rd2 Rc1 51. Re2 Rc8
52. Kh2 Rc1 53. Kg2 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 c6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4
Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Nf3 Nd7 9. Qc2 Bc7 10. Bd3 h6 11. h4 Nb6
12. h5 Nd5 13. a3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Re8 15. Rb1 Qd6 16. a4 b6
17. Nh4 c5 18. Nf5 Qc6 19. O-O Qe6 20. c4 cxd4 21. exd4 Bb7
22. d5 Qd7 23. Qd1 Re5 24. Qg4 Rxf5 25. Bxf5 Qd6 26. g3 Ba6
27. Rfe1 Rd8 28. Re2 Qc5 29. Rbe1 Be5 30. Bd3 Bc8 31. Qe4 Kf8
32. Kg2 Qd4 33. Qh7 Bg4 34. Rxe5 fxe5 35. Qh8+ Ke7 36. Qxg7
Bf3+ 37. Kxf3 Qxd3+ 38. Kg2 Qxc4 39. Rxe5+ Kd6 40. Qf6+ Kc7
41. Qxf7+ Rd7 42. d6+ 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Qd3 h6 5. Bh4 e6 6. e4 dxe4
7. Nxe4 Be7 8. Nxf6+ Bxf6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Qe3 c5
12. O-O-O cxd4 13. Rxd4 Nb6 14. c4 Bd7 15. Ne5 Rad8 16. Be2
Ba4 17. Rf4 Qe7 18. Rg4 Kh8 19. h4 Nd7 20. Rh3 Nxe5 21. Qxe5
f6 22. Qa5 Bc6 23. Rhg3 Rf7 24. Qxa7 e5 25. Rd3 Rxd3 26. Bxd3
f5 27. Rg6 e4 28. Bc2 Qc7 29. Qd4 Kh7 30. Rd6 Qa5 31. a3 Qe1+
32. Bd1 f4 33. h5 Re7 34. Qd2 Qxd2+ 35. Kxd2 Re5 36. Bc2 Kg8
37. b4 e3+ 38. fxe3 fxe3+ 39. Ke2 Bxg2 40. Bg6 Kf8 41. Rd8+
Ke7 42. Re8+ Kf6 43. Rxe5 Kxe5 44. Kxe3 b6 45. a4 Bc6 46. a5
bxa5 47. bxa5 Bb7 48. c5 Bc8 49. Be4 Ba6 50. Bd3 Bc8 51. a6
Kd5 52. a7 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bd3
Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Qa6 8. Qxa6 Nxa6 9. Bd2 e6 10. Ne4 Nb4 11. Bxb4
Bxb4+ 12. c3 Be7 13. a4 a5 14. Ne5 Nf6 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Nd3
f5 17. O-O-O Bd6 18. Kc2 Ke7 19. g3 h5 20. h4 Rhg8 21. Rde1
Kf6 22. Re3 Rad8 23. Rhe1 Rg4 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Rd5
26. Kd3 f4 27. R5e4 Rf5 28. R1e2 fxg3 29. Rxg4 gxf2 30. Rxf2
hxg4 31. Rg2 Rf4 32. Ke3 Kf5 33. h5 Rf3+ 34. Ke2 Kg5 35. h6
Rh3 36. Rf2 f5 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.13"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O
7. Bd2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 a6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Rad1 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5
12. Be2 Qe7 13. Ng5 Bf5 14. e4 Bd7 15. Qc2 h6 16. Nf3 Rfe8
17. Rfe1 Rad8 18. g3 Neg4 19. h3 Nxf2 20. Kxf2 Bxh3 21. Kg1
Bxg3 22. Bf1 Bxe1 23. Rxe1 Bg4 24. Bg2 Bxf3 25. Bxf3 Qd6
26. Re2 Qg3+ 27. Bg2 Ng4 28. Nd1 Re6 29. Ne3 Rc6 30. Qb1 Qh2+
31. Kf1 Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.14"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E64"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.d4 d6 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.O-O
e5 8.b3 Re8 9.e4 c6 10.Be3 exd4 11.Nxd4 Nc5 12.f3 Qe7 13.Re1
a5 14.Qc2 Be6 15.Rad1 a4 16.b4 Ncd7 17.Nxe6 Qxe6 18.Nxa4 Ne5
19.c5 Qc4 20.Qb3 dxc5 21.Nb6 Qxb3 22.axb3 Rad8 23.bxc5 Nfd7
24.Na4 Nf8 25.Rd6 Ne6 26.Red1 Ra8 27.h3 Nc4 28.bxc4 Rxa4
29.Rd7 Rb4 30.f4 Bf8 31.Kh2 Bxc5 32.Bc1 Ra8 33.f5 Nf8 34.R7d3
Rxc4 35.Bh6 Be7 36.R1d2 b5 37.Rf3 b4 38.e5 gxf5 39.Rxf5 Ng6
40.Rdf2 Bf8 41.Bg5 b3 42.Rxf7 Rb8 43.Bf1 Rc3 44.e6 b2 45.Bf6
b1=Q 46.Bxc3 Qb3 47.R7f3 Bc5 48.Rb2 Qxb2+ 49.Bxb2 Rxb2+ 50.Bg2
Be7 51.h4 Re2 52.Rc3 c5 53.Kh3 Kg7 54.Bd5 Ne5 55.g4 Ng6 56.Rf3
Bd6 57.Rf7+ Kh8 58.g5 Rh2+ 59.Kg4 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.15"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4
Nxc3 7. Bxc3 c5 8. d5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Nf3 e6 11. Be2
exd5 12. exd5 Bg4 13. O-O Nd7 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ne5 16. Be2
Qd6 17. Rb1 b6 18. Re1 Rfd8 19. Ba6 Rab8 20. c4 Nd7 21. Bb5
Nf6 22. Qe2 Rb7 23. Rb3 Nh5 24. Re3 Ng7 25. g4 Kf8 26. a4 f5
27. Re5 fxg4 28. hxg4 Rf7 29. Qe3 Qf6 30. Re2 Qf4 31. Qxf4
Rxf4 32. R5e4 Rxe4 33. Rxe4 h5 34. f3 Kf7 35. Kg2 Kf6 36. Re1
g5 37. Kg3 Rh8 38. Bc6 Kf7 39. d6 h4+ 40. Kh2 Kf6 41. d7 Ne6
42. Bd5 Nc7 43. Be4 Ne6 44. Bd5 Nc7 45. f4 gxf4 46. g5+ Kg6
47. Re5 Rd8 48. Be4+ Kf7 49. Bf5 Rh8 50. Kg2 a5 51. Kf2 f3
52. Re1 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.17"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3
Be6 8.Be3 h5 9.Qd2 Nbd7 10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.exd5 Bf5 12.Be2 Rc8
13.Rc1 Qh4+ 14.g3 Qf6 15.O-O Be7 16.Na5 Rc7 17.Bd3 O-O 18.c4
Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Re8 20.b4 Bf8 21.Rce1 g6 22.Qd2 Qf5 23.a4 Nf6
24.Bb6 Rcc8 25.f4 e4 26.Bd4 Rc7 27.h3 Bg7 28.Qg2 b5 29.axb5
axb5 30.Bxf6 Bxf6 31.g4 hxg4 32.hxg4 Bd4+ 33.Kh2 Qf6 34.Nc6
Bb6 35.g5 Qf5 36.c5 dxc5 37.Ne5 cxb4 38.d6 Rc3 39.Rxe4 Kg7 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.18"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Bf4 d6 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.Qc2
c5 8.dxc5 Nxc5 9.Rd1 Be7 10.e3 O-O 11.Be2 Nce4 12.O-O Nxc3
13.Qxc3 Rc8 14.Qb3 Nh5 15.Be5 Qc7 16.Bd4 Nf6 17.Nd2 d5 18.cxd5
Bxd5 19.Qa4 Bc6 20.Qb3 Bd5 21.Qa4 Bc6 22.Qb3 Bd5 23.Qa4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.19"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6
7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Ne7 9. h3 O-O 10. Nc3 h6 11. Qb3 g5 12. Rd1
b6 13. a4 a5 14. Be3 Ng6 15. d5 c5 16. Nb5 g4 17. hxg4 Bxg4
18. Bd2 Qd7 19. Rac1 c6 20. dxc6 Qxc6 21. Bc3 Bxf3 22. gxf3
Rad8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Qd5 Qxd5
27. exd5 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Ne5 29. Nd6 Kf8 30. Kh2 Ke7 31. Nc8+
Kd7 32. Nxb6+ Kc7 33. f4 Nf3+ 34. Kg2 Nd2 35. Na8+ Kb7 36. d6
Kc6 37. Nc7 Kxd6 38. Nb5+ Kd5 39. Kg3 Kc4 40. Nd6+ Kxc3
41. Nxf7 c4 42. f5 Kd4 43. Nd6 Ke5 44. Nb5 Kxf5 45. f3 h5 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.21"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6
7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2 fxe4
13.g3 Bg7 14.Bg2 O-O 15.Bxe4 Rb8 16.b3 f5 17.Bg2 e4 18.Rb1 Qa5
19.O-O Qxa2 20.Nde3 Qa5 21.Qxd6 Rf6 22.Qf4 Qe5 23.Qxe5 Nxe5
24.Nd5 Rf7 25.Ncxb4 a5 26.Nc2 Rfb7 27.Nce3 Nc6 28.c5 Rxb3
29.Nb6 Rxb1 30.Rxb1 Be6 31.Bf1 Bd4 32.Rb5 Kf7 33.Nec4 Kg7
34.Nd6 Kf6 35.Na4 e3 36.fxe3 Bxe3+ 37.Kg2 Bd5+ 38.Kh3 Rxb5
39.Bxb5 Ne5 40.Nc3 Bf3 41.Be2 Bxe2 42.Nd5+ Kg5 43.Nxe3 Ng4
44.Kg2 Nxe3+ 45.Kf2 Nc4 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.22"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.Qc2 Nf6 5.Nf3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qb3
Bb7 8.O-O Nbd7 9.d4 a6 10.Ne5 Qb6 11.Be3 c5 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.d5
e5 14.a4 b4 15.Nd2 Bd6 16.Nc4 Qc7 17.f4 O-O 18.Rac1 exf4
19.Bxf4 Bxf4 20.gxf4 a5 21.e4 Rae8 22.e5 Ba6 23.Rfe1 Kh8
24.Nd6 Re7 25.Qe3 Qd8 26.b3 g5 27.Kh1 Qb8 28.Qf2 gxf4 29.Qxf4
Bd3 30.Re3 Bg6 31.Rf1 Rxe5 32.Rxe5 Qxd6 33.Re8 Qxf4 34.Rxf8+
Kg7 35.Rxf4 Kxf8 36.d6 Ne5 37.Bf1 Bc2 38.Bb5 f5 39.Kg2 c4
40.Bxc4 Be4+ 41.Kg3 Nxc4 42.bxc4 Ke8 43.c5 Bc6 44.Rxf5 Bxa4
45.Re5+ Kd8 46.Re7 Bc6 47.Rc7 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2013.06.23"]
[EventDate "2013.06.13"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Morozevich"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 dxc4 6. e3 b5
7. a4 c6 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. b3 c3 12. Ne4
h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Bg3 c5 16. Bxb5 Be4 17. Qe2
Rc8 18. Ba6 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Rc5 20. Rad1 Nd5 21. Nc2 Qb6 22. Bc4
a5 23. Rd4 Bg6 24. h4 Rcc8 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Rg4 Be7 27. e4
Nf4 28. Bxf4 gxf4 29. e5 Kg7 30. Bd3 Rh8 31. g3 Rh6 32. Be4
Rch8 33. Qc4 fxg3 34. Rxg3 Rh4 35. Qc6 Qxc6 36. Bxc6 Bc5
37. Rc1 Rf4 38. Ne3 Bd4 39. Bb5 Kf8 40. Bc6 Bxe5 41. Nd1 Rb4
42. Rxg6 fxg6 43. Nxc3 Ke7 44. Bg2 Rxb3 45. Ne4 Rd8 46. Re1
Rbd3 47. Kf1 Rd1 48. Nc5 Rxe1+ 49. Kxe1 Rd4 0-1

[Event "Geneva Chess Masters"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2013.06.26"]
[EventDate "2013.06.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Romain Edouard"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 b6
7. Bxc4 Bb7 8. O-O Bb4 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. Bd3 c5
12. Na2 Nc6 13. Nxb4 Nxb4 14. Bb1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Rfd8 16. Bd2
g6 17. Qe1 a5 18. Bxb4 axb4 19. Bd3 e5 20. Nc2 b3 21. Qb4 Qe6
22. Ne1 Bd5 23. e4 Bc6 24. Bc4 Qe8 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Nf3 Qc7
27. Ng5 Be8 28. Bxb3 Ra5 29. Rd1 Rc5 30. h3 Kg7 31. Kh2 h6
32. Nf3 Bc6 33. Nd2 Bb7 34. Re1 Ba6 35. Nb1 Rc1 36. Qd2 Rxe1
37. Qxe1 Qc5 38. Nc3 Bc4 39. Bxc4 Qxc4 40. Qe3 Qb4 41. Qe2 h5
42. h4 Qd4 43. g3 Nd7 44. Kg2 Nc5 45. Qc2 Qc4 46. Qd1 Qd4
47. Qc2 Nd3 48. Qe2 Nc5 49. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva Chess Masters"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2013.06.26"]
[EventDate "2013.06.26"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Romain Edouard"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "177"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. g3 Bd6 5. Bg2 Ne7 6. f4 O-O
7. Ngf3 Nbc6 8. O-O b5 9. Re1 c4 10. d4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Bb7
12. c3 Nd5 13. b3 Be7 14. bxc4 bxc4 15. Qc2 h6 16. Ned2 Rc8
17. Rb1 Qc7 18. Nf1 Rfd8 19. Ne3 Nxe3 20. Bxe3 Bf8 21. f5 exf5
22. Bf4 Bd6 23. Ne5 Ba8 24. Qxf5 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 Bxg2 26. Kxg2
Re8 27. Qf3 Bxe5 28. Rb7 Qc6 29. dxe5 Qxf3+ 30. Kxf3 a6
31. Re4 Rc5 32. Rf4 Rf8 33. Ra7 Ra5 34. Rxc4 Rxa2 35. h4 Re8
36. Rcc7 Ra1 37. Rc5 h5 38. c4 Rf1+ 39. Kg2 Rf5 40. e6 Rxc5
41. exf7+ Kf8 42. fxe8=Q+ Kxe8 43. Rxg7 a5 44. Ra7 Rf5 45. Kh3
Rc5 46. Kh2 Re5 47. Kg1 Rf5 48. Kg2 Kd8 49. Rg7 Ke8 50. Rb7
Kd8 51. Rh7 Ke8 52. Rg7 Kf8 53. Rg5 Rxg5 54. hxg5 a4 55. c5 a3
56. c6 a2 57. c7 a1=Q 58. c8=Q+ Kg7 59. Qe8 Qd1 60. Qe7+ Kg8
61. Qe6+ Kg7 62. Qf6+ Kg8 63. Qg6+ Kf8 64. Qf5+ Kg7 65. Qf4
Qd5+ 66. Kh2 Qc6 67. Qf5 Qd6 68. Kh3 Qc6 69. Kh2 Qd6 70. Kh3
Qc6 71. Qf1 Kg6 72. g4 hxg4+ 73. Kh4 Qe6 74. Qd3+ Qf5 75. Qd6+
Kg7 76. Qc7+ Kg6 77. Qc6+ Kg7 78. Kh5 g3 79. Qc3+ Kf7 80. Qc7+
Kg8 81. Qxg3 Qh7+ 82. Kg4 Qe4+ 83. Qf4 Qxf4+ 84. Kxf4 Kf7
85. Kf5 Kg7 86. g6 Kg8 87. Kf6 Kf8 88. g7+ Kg8 89. Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva Chess Masters"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2013.06.26"]
[EventDate "2013.06.26"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Romain Edouard"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 c6 6. a3 Bd6
7. Nge2 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Ng3 Re8 10. Nf5 Bxf5 11. Bxf5 Nbd7
12. Qf3 Qc7 13. g3 Nf8 14. Bg5 N6d7 15. Rad1 Ne6 16. Bc1 Qb6
17. h4 Ndf8 18. Ne2 Qd8 19. c3 Qf6 20. Qd3 g6 21. Bh3 Qg7
22. Kg2 Nd7 23. Ng1 Nf6 24. Nf3 Ne4 25. c4 Re7 26. cxd5 cxd5
27. Qb3 Nf6 28. Rfe1 Rae8 29. Re3 b6 30. Rde1 Nc7 31. Rxe7
Rxe7 32. Rxe7 Bxe7 33. Qa4 1-0

[Event "Geneva Chess Masters"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2013.06.26"]
[EventDate "2013.06.26"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Romain Edouard"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 d6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c4 c6
7. Nc3 O-O 8. b3 Qa5 9. Qd2 e5 10. Rd1 Re8 11. a4 Qc7 12. dxe5
dxe5 13. Ba3 e4 14. Bd6 Qd8 15. Ne5 Nbd7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. c5
e3 18. fxe3 a5 19. Rab1 Qe6 20. Bf4 Bf8 21. Bd6 Bh6 22. Bf4
Bf8 23. Qd4 Bg7 24. Qc4 Qxc4 25. bxc4 Bf8 26. Bd6 Rxe3 27. Rd3
Re8 28. Bf3 Nd7 29. Bxf8 Kxf8 30. Kf2 Nxc5 31. Rdd1 Be6
32. Ke3 Rad8 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34. Kf4 Bxc4 35. e4 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Geneva Chess Masters"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2013.06.27"]
[EventDate "2013.06.26"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexandra Kosteniuk"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 dxe4
7. Qxe4 Nd7 8. g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O Ne7 11. Ne2 O-O
12. Rd1 Nb6 13. c3 a5 14. Qc2 a4 15. Nf4 Nc4 16. Nd3 Qc8
17. Nc5 Nb6 18. Bg5 Ned5 19. c4 Nf6 20. Be3 Rd8 21. Rd3 Ne8
22. Ne4 Qc7 23. Rad1 h6 24. h4 Nd7 25. Bf4 Qa5 26. Bd2 Qc7
27. Nc3 Nb6 28. c5 Nc8 29. Nxa4 e5 30. d5 cxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5
32. Bxd5 Ne7 33. Bg2 Nc6 34. b3 Nd4 35. Qc4 Rd8 36. Bc3 Qc8
37. Bxd4 exd4 38. Nb2 Nc7 39. Nd3 Re8 40. b4 Qg4 41. Rf1 Bf6
42. b5 Kg7 43. b6 Ne6 44. Re1 g5 45. hxg5 hxg5 46. c6 bxc6
47. b7 Rb8 48. Qxc6 Qf5 49. Qc8 Rxb7 50. Qxb7 Qxd3 51. Rxe6
Qd1+ 52. Bf1 d3 53. Rxf6 Kxf6 54. Qa6+ 1-0

[Event "Geneva Chess Masters"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2013.06.27"]
[EventDate "2013.06.26"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexandra Kosteniuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 Bg4
12. Re1 Qd7 13. Nf1 Rd8 14. h3 Bh5 15. Ng3 Bg6 16. Nd4 Nxd4
17. cxd4 Ne6 18. Nf5 c5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Qf3 O-O 21. Qg3 f6
22. Bd2 fxe5 23. Qxe5 Rde8 24. Ne3 Bxe3 25. Bxg6 Bxf2+ 26. Kh1
hxg6 0-1

[Event "Geneva Chess Masters"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2013.06.28"]
[EventDate "2013.06.26"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Na3 Be7
7. Nb5 Na6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nfxd4 e5
12. Nc2 Be6 13. b3 Rfc8 14. c4 Nc5 15. Bb2 a6 16. Nc3 a5
17. Ba3 Kf8 18. Bf3 Rab8 19. Rfe1 Nd3 20. Bxe7+ Kxe7 21. Re3
Nb4 22. Na3 Nd7 23. Rae1 f6 24. Be4 f5 25. Bb1 Nc6 26. Nab5
Nf6 27. f3 g6 28. Na4 Rd8 29. Nc5 Rd2 30. Rxe5 Nxe5 31. Rxe5
Rd1+ 32. Kf2 Rxb1 33. Rxe6+ Kf7 34. Nd6+ Kg7 35. Re7+ Kh8
36. Ne6 Rb2+ 37. Ke3 Rxg2 38. h4 Nh5 39. Nf7+ Kg8 40. Nh6+ Kh8
41. a4 f4+ 42. Kd3 Nf6 43. Nf7+ Kg8 44. Nh6+ Kh8 45. Nf7+ Kg8
46. Ne5 Nh5 47. Ng4 Kh8 48. Ng5 Rd8+ 49. Kc3 Rd1 50. Rxh7+ Kg8
51. Rf7 Rxg4 52. fxg4 Ng3 53. Rxf4 Ne2+ 54. Kc2 Nxf4 55. Kxd1
Ng2 56. Ke2 Nxh4 57. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Geneva Chess Masters"]
[Site "Geneva SUI"]
[Date "2013.06.28"]
[EventDate "2013.06.26"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qa5 9. Bd2 Qc5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Nb3 Qb6
12. Bd3 Bc6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. N5d4 Ba4
17. Qe2 O-O 18. f4 e5 19. Nf5 Bxb3 20. axb3 Bc5 21. Rac1 Bxe3+
22. Qxe3 exf4 23. Rxf4 Qe5 24. Rcf1 b5 25. Rh4 g6 26. Qh6 gxf5
27. Rxf5 Qd4+ 28. Kh1 Kh8 29. h3 Rg8 30. Rxf6 Nxf6 31. e5 Qxd3
32. Qxf6+ Rg7 33. Rg4 Rg8 34. e6 Qd1+ 0-1

[Event "Geneva Chess Masters"]
[Site "Geneve SUI"]
[Date "2013.06.29"]
[EventDate "2013.06.29"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. b3 O-O
7. Nc3 d5 8. Ne5 c5 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. d4 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5
12. Qf4 Nh5 13. Qf3 Nhf6 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Rad1 Bc6 16. cxd5
exd5 17. e3 Rac8 18. Qf4 Qe6 19. Qh4 Ne4 20. Nxd5 f5 21. Bxe4
fxe4 22. Qg5 Rf7 23. Nf4 Qe7 24. Qxe7 Rxe7 25. Rd2 Rd7 26. Rc2
Re8 27. Rfc1 Bb5 28. Kg2 Kf7 29. a4 Ba6 30. h4 Red8 31. g4 Bd6
32. Nh5 Bd3 33. Rc8 Rxc8 34. Rxc8 Be2 35. Ng3 Bf3+ 36. Kh3 Bc5
37. Bd4 Bxd4 38. exd4 g6 39. Nf1 Bd1 40. Rc3 Rxd4 41. Ne3 h5
42. g5 Bg4+ 43. Kg3 Be6 44. Kf4 Rd2 45. Ke5 Rd7 46. b4 Re7
47. Kf4 Ke8 48. a5 bxa5 49. bxa5 Rb7 50. Ke5 Ke7 51. Rc5 a6
52. Kxe4 Kd6 53. Kd4 Rf7 54. Nc4+ Bxc4 55. Rxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva Chess Masters"]
[Site "Geneve SUI"]
[Date "2013.06.29"]
[EventDate "2013.06.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Rxe8+
Nxe8 12. c3 d5 13. Bd3 c6 14. Bf4 g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Qc2 Bf5
17. Re1 Qd7 18. Bxf5 Qxf5 19. Qxf5 Nxf5 20. Nf3 Ng7 21. Bg5
Bxg5 22. Nxg5 f6 23. Nf3 Kf7 24. g3 a5 25. Kf1 Nf5 26. Ke2 a4
27. Kd3 Nd6 28. Nd2 b5 29. Re2 g5 30. Nf1 h5 31. Ne3 Rh8
32. Nc2 Nc8 33. Nb4 Ne7 34. f3 h4 35. g4 Ng6 36. Kd2 Nf4
37. Re1 Rc8 38. Nd3 Ne6 39. Ke3 Re8 40. Kf2 Nf4 41. Nxf4 Rxe1
42. Kxe1 gxf4 43. b4 h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva Chess Masters"]
[Site "Geneve SUI"]
[Date "2013.06.29"]
[EventDate "2013.06.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 c6 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 f5 6. Bd3 g6
7. Nf3 Nd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Ne2 O-O 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qe7
12. Nc3 Nf6 13. Nd2 Rd8 14. Re1 Bc7 15. Qb3 b5 16. Be2 Be6
17. Qc2 Rac8 18. Nb3 Bd6 19. Bf3 h5 20. Rad1 a6 21. e4 fxe4
22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Qf6 24. Nc5 Bxc5 25. dxc5 Rxd1 26. Rxd1
Bxa2 27. b3 Qe6 28. Qxa2 Qxe4 29. Qxa6 Re8 30. h3 Qc2 31. Qa1
Qxc5 32. Qf6 Qc2 33. Rd7 Qxb3 34. Qxc6 Qb1+ 35. Kh2 Qf5
36. Rd1 Qe5+ 37. g3 b4 38. Rd7 Qf5 39. Rd2 Rb8 40. Qc7 Qc8
41. Qe5 b3 42. Rb2 Qb7 43. h4 Qb5 44. Qc3 Qb6 45. Qe5 Rc8
46. Qe4 Qf6 47. Rxb3 Qxf2+ 48. Qg2 Qd4 49. Qe2 Qd6 50. Rd3 Qc7
51. Re3 Qb8 52. Re4 Qa8 53. Re3 Rb8 54. Re7 Qc6 55. Re3 Qa4
56. Re4 Qc6 57. Re3 Kg7 58. Rf3 Qe6 59. Qxe6 fxe6 60. Kg2 Rb2+
61. Kf1 Rc2 62. Ke1 Rc5 63. Ke2 Rf5 64. Ra3 Kf6 65. Ra8 Ke5
66. Ke3 g5 67. hxg5 Rxg5 68. Kf3 Rf5+ 69. Ke3 Kf6 70. Rh8 Kg7
71. Re8 Kf7 72. Rh8 Kf6 73. Rf8+ Ke5 74. Rg8 Kf6 75. g4 Re5+
76. Kf4 hxg4 77. Rxg4 Re1 78. Kf3 e5 79. Ra4 Kf5 80. Rb4 e4+
81. Kf2 Ra1 82. Rb8 Ra2+ 83. Ke3 Ra3+ 84. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva Chess Masters"]
[Site "Geneve SUI"]
[Date "2013.06.29"]
[EventDate "2013.06.29"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. c4 b6 2. Nf3 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Be2 Ne7
7. O-O d6 8. Be3 Nd7 9. Qd2 h6 10. d5 e5 11. b4 f5 12. c5 bxc5
13. bxc5 dxc5 14. Rab1 Rb8 15. Bb5 O-O 16. d6 cxd6 17. Qxd6
Nb6 18. Bxc5 Bf6 19. Nxe5 Qxd6 20. Bxd6 Kg7 21. exf5 Rbc8
22. Bxe7 Bxe7 23. Nxg6 Rxc3 24. Nxe7 Kf6 25. Rfe1 Rd8 26. a4
Ra3 27. Re6+ Kf7 28. Rbe1 Nxa4 29. Rxh6 Be4 30. Bc4+ Kxe7
31. Rxe4+ Kd7 32. Rd4+ Kc7 33. Rh7+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.11"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Deysi Estela Cori Tello"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6
7. O-O Bb7 8. Nc3 cxd4 9. exd4 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Qc2 Nf6
12. Ne4 Bxd2 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Be4 Rc8 16. Qd3
Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Nc6 18. Nxd2 Qxd4 19. Rfd1 Qxb2 20. Nc4 Qb4
21. Rab1 Qa4 22. Qe2 Rd8 23. Nd6 Kg8 24. Rbc1 Ne7 25. Qf3 Nf5
26. Rc7 Rab8 27. Rc4 Qxa2 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.12"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Deysi Estela Cori Tello"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "175"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Rc1 e5 10. Nf3 c6 11. Be2 exd4
12. cxd4 Nf6 13. Nd2 Re8 14. Bd3 Ng4 15. O-O Be6 16. Nf3 Nxe3
17. fxe3 a5 18. Qc2 Kh8 19. h4 f6 20. Qf2 Bg4 21. Qg3 Qd7
22. a4 f5 23. Ng5 h6 24. Nf7+ Qxf7 25. Qxg4 Qb3 26. Qe2 Qxa4
27. e5 Rad8 28. Bc4 Rf8 29. h5 g5 30. Bd3 Qa3 31. Rcd1 Qe7
32. Rxf5 Rxf5 33. Bxf5 c5 34. Bc2 a4 35. Qf3 cxd4 36. exd4 b5
37. Qe4 Bf8 38. d5 b4 39. d6 Qa7+ 40. Kh1 b3 41. Bd3 a3
42. Qf5 Qg7 43. Bc4 a2 44. Bxb3 Bxd6 45. Bxa2 Rf8 46. Qe6 Bxe5
47. Bb1 Qf6 48. Qxf6+ Rxf6 49. g4 Rd6 50. Re1 Kg7 51. Kg2 Kf6
52. Rc1 Rb6 53. Bd3 Bf4 54. Rc5 Rd6 55. Bf5 Be3 56. Rc7 Bb6
57. Rb7 Ke5 58. Kf3 Kd4 59. Re7 Rc6 60. Ke2 Bc5 61. Re4+ Kd5
62. Re8 Ra6 63. Rd8+ Ke5 64. Rc8 Kd4 65. Re8 Ra2+ 66. Kd1 Ra6
67. Bg6 Kc3 68. Ke2 Ra2+ 69. Kf3 Ra4 70. Be4 Ra3 71. Bf5 Kd4+
72. Ke2 Ra6 73. Rh8 Ke5 74. Kd3 Kf4 75. Kc4 Ba3 76. Re8 Kf3
77. Kd5 Bb2 78. Re6 Rxe6 79. Kxe6 Kf4 80. Kf7 Ke5 81. Kg7 Ba3
82. Kxh6 Kf6 83. Bg6 Bb2 84. Kh7 Ba3 85. Kg8 Bb4 86. Bf5 Bc3
87. h6 Ke7 88. h7 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.14"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Eltaj Safarli"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7
7. Qd2 Nbd7 8. Bg3 c6 9. e4 dxe4 10. fxe4 Bb4 11. Bd3 e5
12. a3 Ba5 13. d5 cxd5 14. cxd5 Nc5 15. b4 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 Bb6
17. Nf3 O-O 18. Nxe5 a5 19. b5 a4 20. Nc4 Bc5 21. O-O-O Bg4
22. Rd2 Qe7 23. d6 Qe6 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. Qxd5 Rac8 26. Kb1 Qxd5
27. Rxd5 Be6 28. Rhd1 Bxd5 29. Rxd5 Bxd6 30. Nxd6 Rc3 31. Kb2
Rb3+ 32. Ka2 Rd8 33. Rd4 h5 34. Bh4 Rd7 35. Bf6 Kh7 36. e5 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.15"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Eltaj Safarli"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4
12. Nb3 d3 13. Bb1 Nxb3 14. axb3 Bf5 15. Re1 O-O 16. b4 Qd7
17. Bg5 Rfd8 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Re3 a5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. Rxa5
Nxa5 22. Nd4 Bg6 23. e6 Nc4 24. Rxd3 Re8 25. Rf3 c5 26. Bxg6
fxg6 27. Rf7 Qd6 28. Rd7 Qe5 29. Nxb5 Nxb2 30. Rd8 Qxe6
31. Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. Qd5+ Kh8 33. g3 h6 34. Nd6 Qe1+ 35. Kg2
Qxc3 36. Nf7+ Kh7 37. Qa8 g5 38. Qe4+ Kg8 39. Qe8+ Kh7
40. Qe4+ Kg8 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.17"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Baskaran Adhiban"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 f6 6. d4
exd4 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Be3 O-O-O 10. O-O-O Ne7
11. Nb3 b6 12. f4 Ng6 13. a3 c5 14. Rhf1 Bd6 15. Nd2 Rhe8
16. Nc4 Bf8 17. f5 Nh8 18. a4 Nf7 19. Bf4 b5 20. axb5 axb5
21. Nd2 Bc6 22. Rde1 Nd6 23. Bxd6 Bxd6 24. g3 Be5 25. Nd1 Kb7
26. Nf3 Bd6 27. Nf2 Ra8 28. Kd2 Ra2 29. Ra1 Rxa1 30. Rxa1 Bxe4
31. Nxe4 Rxe4 32. Kd3 Rb4 33. Kc3 Kc6 34. Rd1 g5 35. fxg6 hxg6
36. b3 g5 37. Rf1 g4 38. Nd2 Rd4 39. Nb1 Be5 40. Rf5 Rd8+
41. Rxe5 b4+ 42. Kb2 fxe5 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.18"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Baskaran Adhiban"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 c6 11. Bc4 b5
12. Bb3 Bb7 13. Bg5 Rd7 14. Rc1 a5 15. Ke2 h6 16. Be3 a4
17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Bd5 Nd4+ 19. Bxd4 Bxd5 20. exd5 exd4 21. Rc5
Rb8 22. Kd3 Rdd8 23. Rhc1 Bf8 24. Ne5 Bxc5 25. Rxc5 Rd6
26. Kxd4 Kf8 27. f4 Ke8 28. h4 Kf8 29. g4 Ke8 30. g5 h5
31. Ke4 f6 32. Rc6 f5+ 33. Kd4 Rbd8 34. Rxd6 Rxd6 35. Kc5 Ke7
36. a3 Ra6 37. Nc6+ Ke8 38. Kd6 Kf7 39. Kc7 Ra8 40. d6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.20"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anton Korobov"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Rc8
12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. a5 Rfe8 14. f3 h6 15. Nc1 Bf8 16. Bf1 Red8
17. Qe1 Qc6 18. Qd2 Qc7 19. Qe1 Qc6 20. Qd2 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2013.08.21"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anton Korobov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Nf3 f5 6. Bd3 Nh6
7. Qc2 a6 8. h3 Qf6 9. Be2 Nf7 10. g4 g6 11. gxf5 Qxf5 12. e4
dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nf6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Bd2 Bg7 16. O-O-O O-O
17. Bb4 Re8 18. Ne5 b6 19. Ng4 Qf5 20. Bd3 Qh5 21. f4 Bb7
22. c5 b5 23. Ba5 Re7 24. Be4 Rf8 25. Bf3 Qf5 26. Qxf5 exf5
27. Ne5 Rc8 28. Rde1 Bh6 29. Bd2 Nd8 30. Bd1 Ne6 31. Bb3 Rce8
32. h4 Kg7 33. Bxe6 Rxe6 34. h5 Rh8 35. Kc2 Kg8 36. Rhg1 Bg7
37. hxg6 hxg6 38. Nxg6 Rxe1 39. Rxe1 Rh7 40. Ne7+ Kf7 41. d5
cxd5 42. c6 Ba8 43. c7 Bb7 44. c8=Q Bxc8 45. Nxc8 Rh6 46. Ne7
Rh2 47. b4 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2013.09.09"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nbd2 Nfd7
12. Nd4 c5 13. Nf5 Nf6 14. Ne3 Bb7 15. f3 Ng6 16. Ndc4 d5
17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nf5 Qc7 19. Nxe7+ Ngxe7 20. Bg5 Nf5 21. c3
bxc3 22. bxc3 h6 23. Qd3 g6 24. Bd2 Rad8 25. Qe2 Nf4 26. Bxf4
Qxf4 27. Rad1 Bd5 28. Nd2 Bxb3 29. Nxb3 Qxa4 30. Nxc5 Qb5
31. Qxb5 axb5 32. Nd7 Rxd7 33. Rxd7 Ra8 34. Kf2 Ra6 35. g4 Nh4
36. f4 Rc6 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. Ree7 Rf6 39. Kg3 g5 40. f5 h5
41. Re6 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2013.09.10"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7
7. O-O Nc6 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Re1 Qb8 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Bd6
12. Qh5 Ne7 13. Nxe7 Bxe7 14. b3 a5 15. Bb2 Bf6 16. Bxf6 gxf6
17. e5 Rg8 18. g3 Rg5 19. Qh6 Rxe5 20. Qxf6 Rh5 21. Be4 Qd8
22. Qf3 Rc5 23. Qe3 Qe7 24. Bxh7 f5 25. Bg6+ Kd8 26. Rac1 Kc7
27. Bh5 e5 28. f4 Qd6 29. Rf1 exf4 30. Qxf4 Be4 31. Qf2 Rc3
32. Be2 Kb7 33. Rcd1 Qe6 34. Bc4 d5 35. Qc5 Rd8 36. Qxa5 Rxc2
37. Rf2 Rxf2 38. Qxd8 Rg2+ 39. Kf1 Rb2 40. Bxd5+ Bxd5
41. Qxd5+ Qxd5 42. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2013.09.11"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.O-O
Rb8 8.Bf4 a6 9.Rc1 h6 10.b3 g5 11.d5 gxf4 12.dxc6 fxg3 13.hxg3
b5 14.cxb5 axb5 15.b4 d5 16.Qd3 Qd6 17.Nd4 Qxb4 18.a4 Ne4
19.Ndxb5 Nxc3 20.Nxc3 Bxc3 21.Rxc3 Bf5 22.Qxd5 Qxc3 23.Qxf5
Rfd8 24.Bf3 Ra8 25.Qe4 Qf6 26.Qb4 Ra7 27.Kg2 Rda8 28.Qg4+ Kf8
29.Qd7 e6 30.Rd1 Qe5 31.Rh1 Kg7 32.Rb1 Rxa4 33.Rb7 R4a7 34.Qe7
Rxb7 35.cxb7 Rb8 36.Qd7 c5 37.Qc6 Kf6 38.Kh2 Ke7 39.Kg2 f5
40.Qc8 Qd6 41.e3 Kf6 42.Kh2 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2013.09.13"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5 a6
8.Bd3 b5 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.O-O h6 11.Be3 bxc4 12.Bxc4 a5 13.a4 Nb6
14.Bd3 Ne8 15.Re1 Nc7 16.Rc1 Na6 17.b3 Nb4 18.Bb1 Bb7 19.Ne2
Rc8 20.h4 c4 21.h5 cxb3 22.Qxb3 g5 23.Ng3 N6xd5 24.exd5 Bxd5
25.Rxc8 Bxb3 26.Rxd8 Rxd8 27.Nf5 Bf8 28.Bb6 Rb8 29.Bc7 Rc8
30.Bxa5 Nc6 31.Bc3 Bxa4 32.Ba2 Rc7 33.Nh2 Ne5 34.Bxe5 dxe5
35.Ng4 e6 36.Ng3 Kg7 37.Nxe5 Ba3 38.Ne4 Rc2 39.Bb1 Rc1 40.Rxc1
Bxc1 41.Nd6 f5 42.Ndc4 Bf4 43.Nd3 Be8 44.Nxf4 gxf4 45.g3 fxg3
46.f4 Bxh5 47.Kg2 Kf6 48.Kxg3 Be8 49.Kh4 Bb5 50.Ne5 Be8 51.Bc2
Ke7 52.Bd1 Kf6 53.Bf3 Ba4 54.Bc6 Bd1 55.Bd7 Be2 56.Ba4 Ke7
57.Bb3 Kd6 58.Kg3 Bh5 59.Kf2 Bg4 60.Ke3 h5 61.Nf7+ 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2013.09.14"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7
7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.Nc3 Ne8 10.Nd5 Bd6 11.Re1 c6 12.Ne3
Bc7 13.Nf5 d5 14.Ne7+ Kh8 15.Nxc8 Rxc8 16.g3 Nd6 17.Bh3 f5
18.d3 Qf6 19.c3 Rce8 20.Bd2 Nf7 21.Rxe8 Rxe8 22.Qf1 f4 23.Re1
Rf8 24.Qe2 h6 25.Kh1 Ng5 26.Bg4 Bd6 27.h4 Nh7 28.Kg2 Qg6
29.Bh5 Qf5 30.Bg4 Qg6 31.Bh5 Qf5 32.Bg4 Qg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2013.09.15"]
[EventDate "2013.09.09"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 11. Bc4 Qb6 12. Bb3
Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. O-O g4 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16. Qd2 Nd7 17. Nd5
Bxb2 18. Rab1 Be5 19. f4 Bg7 20. e5 Nc5 21. Bh4 dxe5 22. fxe5
Be6 23. Nxe7 Nxb3 24. cxb3 Qb6+ 25. Kh1 Rd8 26. Qe1 Rd4
27. Bf6 Bxf6 28. exf6 Kd7 29. Rd1 Rd8 30. Qg3 Ke8 31. Qg8+ Kd7
32. Qg3 Ke8 33. Qg8+ Kd7 34. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2013.09.22"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8. Be2 Na6 9. Bc3 f6 10. Qd6 Nh6 11. Bxf6
gxf6 12. O-O-O Qg6 13. Qd8+ Kf7 14. Qxh8 Nb4 15. Bh5 Nxa2+
16. Kd2 Qxh5 17. Qxh7+ Kf8 18. Qh8+ Kf7 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Nf3
e5 21. Ke1 Bg4 22. h3 e4 23. Nd4 Re8 24. Qh8+ Kf7 25. Qh7+ Kf8
26. Ra1 e3 27. Qh8+ Kf7 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Kf7 30. Qh7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2013.09.23"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 Nc5 11. Bc2 Nd7
12. Re1 Ndxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bd4 Ng6 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Bxg6
Rxg7 17. Rxe6 hxg6 18. Re2 Kf8 19. Nd2 Rh7 20. Nf3 Bf6 21. Qd3
Kg7 22. a4 c6 23. h3 Rh8 24. Ne5 Qd6 25. Ng4 Rhe8 26. axb5
axb5 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. g3 Kg8 29. Nxf6+ Qxf6 30. Kg2 Kg7
31. b4 Ra3 32. Re3 Rxc3 33. Qxc3 d4 34. Qc5 dxe3 35. fxe3 Qb2+
36. Kf3 Qh2 37. Qd4+ Kg8 38. Qd8+ Kg7 39. Qd4+ f6 40. Qd7+ Kh6
41. Qe8 Qh1+ 42. Kf2 Qh2+ 43. Kf3 Qh1+ 44. Kf2 Qh2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.09.24"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. g4 Be6 8. h4 Nd7 9. Bg3 Ngf6 10. f3 Nb6 11. Bd3 Nc4 12. Qe2
c5 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. d5 Nxd5 15. O-O-O Qa5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5
17. Rxd5 Qxa2 18. Qc2 c3 19. b3 Qa1+ 20. Qb1 Qa6 21. Rh2 O-O
22. Ra2 Qb5 23. Ne2 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Be1 c4 26. Nxc3
Qb6 27. Qe4 cxb3 28. Rd2 Rxd2 29. Bxd2 Bf8 30. Qd5 Qb4 31. Qb5
Qa3+ 32. Kb1 a6 33. Qxb7 Qd6 34. Qd5 Qh2 35. h5 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.09.25"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 c6 4.c4 e6 5.O-O Nd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.d3
Ngf6 8.Nc3 Bd6 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 d4 11.Ne4 Nxe4 12.dxe4 Bc5
13.b4 Bb6 14.Bb2 Ne5 15.Bg2 Nc4 16.Bc1 Qe7 17.Qb3 Nd6 18.a4 a6
19.Bf4 Nxe4 20.b5 cxb5 21.axb5 a5 22.Qd5 Nc3 23.Qxb7 Nxe2+
24.Kh2 Qxb7 25.Bxb7 Rd8 26.Rae1 d3 27.Bf3 O-O 28.Bxe2 dxe2
29.Rxe2 Rd5 30.Rb1 g5 31.Be3 Bxe3 32.Rxe3 Rb8 33.b6 a4 34.b7
Rd7 35.Ra3 Rbxb7 36.Rxb7 Rxb7 37.Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.09.27"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3
Be6 7. Qe2 Nd7 8. Be3 f6 9. Bxc5 Nxc5 10. Qe3 Qe7 11. Nc3
O-O-O 12. O-O-O Kb8 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nd7 15. f4 Nb6
16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. Qc5 Rd6 18. b3 Rhd8 19. Qh5 h6 20. Qg4 Qe7
21. Rxd6 cxd6 22. Rd1 d5 23. exd5 Qa3+ 24. Kb1 Nc4 25. bxc4
Qb4+ 26. Kc1 Qxc3 27. Qxg7 Qa1+ 28. Kd2 Qd4+ 29. Kc1 Qa1+
30. Kd2 Qd4+ 31. Kc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.09.28"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4
7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. Ne3 Nbd7 11. N5xc4
Rb8 12. Na5 Ne5 13. Nec4 Bb4+ 14. Bd2 Bxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Rd8+
16. Kc3 Nxc4 17. Kxc4 b6 18. Nc6 Bb7 19. Kb3 Bxc6 20. Bxc6 Ng4
21. f3 Ne3 22. Be4 Nf5 23. Bxf5 exf5 24. Rad1 Re8 25. Rhe1 g6
26. e4 fxe4 27. Rxe4 Rxe4 28. fxe4 Rb7 29. Rd4 Kf8 30. a4 Ke7
31. Kc3 h5 32. b4 Ke6 33. Kd3 a5 34. Ke3 f6 35. h4 Ra7 36. Kf4
Ra8 37. Rc4 axb4 38. Rxb4 Ra6 39. Rd4 Ra5 40. Rb4 Ra6 41. Rd4
Ra5 42. Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.09.29"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Be3
O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.O-O-O Qd6 10.h4 Rd8 11.Nb5 Qd7 12.h5 a6 13.Nc3
Nxd4 14.hxg6 hxg6 15.Bxd4 Qxd4 16.Qe1 Qxd1+ 17.Nxd1 Na4 18.b3
Nc5 19.e5 Bf5 20.f4 a5 21.Nf3 a4 22.b4 Nb3+ 23.axb3 a3 24.Qc3
e6 25.Ne3 a2 26.Qa1 Bf8 27.Nxf5 gxf5 28.b5 c6 29.bxc6 Rdc8
30.Bc4 Rxc6 31.Nd4 Rcc8 32.Kc2 Bb4 33.g4 fxg4 34.f5 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.09.30"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 g6 7.O-O Bg7
8.Re1 O-O 9.h3 b5 10.Bc2 Bb7 11.Nbd2 Re8 12.a4 Nb8 13.b4 c5
14.bxc5 dxc5 15.Rb1 Bc6 16.Bb2 Nh5 17.g3 Bd7 18.h4 Nc6 19.Bb3
h6 20.Bd5 Rb8 21.Nb3 Qb6 22.axb5 axb5 23.Ba3 b4 24.Bb2 Bg4
25.Nbd2 Ne7 26.Bc4 Nc6 27.Ra1 Qc7 28.Qc2 Nf6 29.Rec1 bxc3
30.Bxc3 Nd4 31.Nxd4 cxd4 32.Ba5 Qe7 33.Rcb1 Be6 34.Qa2 Bxc4
35.Nxc4 Ra8 36.Rb5 Nd7 37.Rab1 Reb8 38.Rd5 Rxb1+ 39.Qxb1 Rb8
40.Qa2 Qe6 41.Kg2 Qc6 42.Bd2 Ra8 43.Qb1 h5 44.Rd6 Qa4 45.Qb7
Ra7 46.Qd5 Kh7 47.Qxf7 Nf6 48.Nb6 Qa3 49.Bc1 Rxf7 50.Bxa3 Ng4
51.f4 exf4 52.gxf4 Rxf4 53.Rd7 Rf2+ 54.Kg3 Kg8 55.Nc4 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.10.02"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4
7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 Nc6 9.e3 Qa5+ 10.Bd2 Nxd2 11.Qxd2 dxc4 12.Qxa5
Nxa5 13.Rc1 b5 14.cxb6 Bb7 15.Nf3 Ke7 16.Nd2 axb6 17.Bxc4 Rhd8
18.Bb5 Rac8 19.Rc3 Rxc3 20.bxc3 Rc8 21.c4 Bxg2 22.Rg1 Bd5
23.Rg4 h5 24.Rh4 Bc6 25.Rxh5 Bxb5 26.Rxb5 Nxc4 27.Nxc4 Rxc4
28.Rxb6 Rh4 29.Ke2 Rxh2 30.a4 Rh4 31.a5 Ra4 32.a6 Ra2+ 33.Kf3
f5 34.Rb7+ Kf6 35.a7 g5 36.Kg3 Ra3 37.f3 g4 38.fxg4 Rxe3+
39.Kf4 Re4+ 40.Kf3 Ra4 41.gxf5 exf5 42.Rc7 Ke5 43.Re7+ Kd6
44.Re8 Rxa7 45.Kf4 Re7 46.Rxe7 Kxe7 47.Kxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.10.03"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bc1
Nf6 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3 Bg7 12.h3 Ne5 13.f3
Nbc6 14.Bf2 Be6 15.Qd2 Rc8 16.O-O-O Nxd4 17.Bxd4 Qa5 18.a3 O-O
19.h4 g4 20.Qf2 Rc6 21.f4 Rfc8 22.Qg3 Nd7 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.f5
Rxc3 25.bxc3 Qxa3+ 26.Kd2 Nf6 27.Qd3 Bc4 28.Qd4 d5 29.exd5
Bxd5 30.Rg1 Be4 31.Bd3 Qa5 32.Qb4 Qc7 33.Bxe4 a5 34.Qxb7 Qf4+
35.Ke2 Rc7 36.Qb6 Nxe4 37.Qd4+ Kh7 38.c4 Rd7 39.Qe3 Ng3+
40.Qxg3 Qxg3 41.Rxd7 Qe5+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Paris"]
[Site "Elancourt FRA"]
[Date "2013.10.04"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. g4
Ne7 12. Ng5 Be8 13. f4 h5 14. Kf2 b6 15. f5 Kb7 16. c4 c5
17. Bf4 Nc6 18. Nc3 g6 19. e6 fxe6 20. Nxe6 hxg4 21. Nxc7 Bh6
22. Bxh6 Kxc7 23. Bf4+ Kb7 24. hxg4 gxf5 25. g5 Rh4 26. Ne2
Bh5 27. Rh1 Rxh1 28. Rxh1 Bxe2 29. Kxe2 Nd4+ 30. Kd3 Ne6
31. Rf1 Rd8+ 32. Kc3 Rg8 33. Be3 f4 34. Bxf4 Nxf4 35. Rxf4
Rxg5 36. Rf7+ Kb8 37. Rf8+ Kb7 38. Rf7+ Kb8 39. Rf8+ Kb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rhodes GRE"]
[Date "2013.10.21"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dragan Solak"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. Qe2 g6 8. O-O-O Bg7 9. h4 h5 10. Kb1 Qc7 11. f4 Nb6
12. f5 Ng4 13. Rh3 Qc5 14. Nb3 Qf2 15. Qd3 Ne5 16. Qd4 Qxd4
17. Nxd4 Nc6 18. Nce2 Nc4 19. c3 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Ne5 21. Bd3
Nxd3 22. Rhxd3 Bd7 23. fxg6 fxg6 24. Rf1 e5 25. Ne2 Rf8
26. Rxf8+ Bxf8 27. c4 Be6 28. b3 Be7 29. Nc3 Rc8 30. Nd5 Bxg5
31. hxg5 b5 32. cxb5 axb5 33. Nf6+ Ke7 34. a3 b4 35. axb4 Rb8
36. Kb2 Rxb4 37. g3 Rb8 38. Rc3 Kd8 39. Ka3 Ra8+ 40. Kb2 Rb8
41. Ka3 Ra8+ 42. Kb2 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rhodes GRE"]
[Date "2013.10.22"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "181"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. g4
Ne7 12. Ng5 Be8 13. f4 b6 14. f5 c5 15. Nd2 h6 16. Ngf3 Bc6
17. Kf2 Kb7 18. b3 g6 19. f6 Nd5 20. Bb2 Nb4 21. Rdc1 a5
22. a3 Nd5 23. Kg3 g5 24. a4 Nb4 25. Nc4 Be4 26. Ne3 c4
27. bxc4 Rd8 28. Re1 Nxc2 29. Nxc2 Bxc2 30. e6 Bd6+ 31. Be5
Bb4 32. Rec1 Be4 33. e7 Rd3 34. Rf1 Re3 35. Rad1 Kc8 36. Bd4
Ra3 37. Rf2 Bc6 38. Bb2 Rb3 39. Be5 Bxa4 40. Rdf1 Bc6 41. Kh2
Bc5 42. Nd4 Bxd4 43. Bxd4 Rd3 44. Ba1 h5 45. gxh5 Rxh5 46. Rf3
Rd2+ 47. R3f2 Rxf2+ 48. Rxf2 g4 49. h4 Rxh4+ 50. Kg3 Rh1
51. Be5 Bd7 52. Re2 Rh3+ 53. Kf4 a4 54. Bd4 Rh8 55. Bb2 Kb7
56. Re3 Kc6 57. Bd4 Rg8 58. Kg3 Ra8 59. Bb2 Rh8 60. Kf4 Rh2
61. Ba1 Rh1 62. Bb2 Rb1 63. Bd4 Be8 64. Kxg4 Rb4 65. Rc3 b5
66. Kf4 bxc4 67. Ke5 Rb5+ 68. Ke4 Rh5 69. Rxc4+ Kd6 70. Ke3 c5
71. Bc3 a3 72. Rg4 Rh3+ 73. Kd2 Rh2+ 74. Ke3 a2 75. Rg1 Bb5
76. Rd1+ Ke6 77. Ba1 Kf5 78. Rd5+ Kg6 79. Rxc5 Rh1 80. Bb2 Be8
81. Ra5 Rh3+ 82. Kf4 Rh2 83. Rxa2 Re2 84. Kf3 Rh2 85. Ke3 Rxb2
86. Rxb2 Kxf6 87. Rb7 Ke6 88. Kf4 Bd7 89. Kg5 Kxe7 90. Ra7 Ke6
91. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rhodes GRE"]
[Date "2013.10.23"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[Round "4.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Danny Raznikov"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. e4 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. d3 a6 6. h3 d6
7. Nge2 Be6 8. Nd5 Nd4 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. c3 Ba7 11. Bg5 Bxd5
12. exd5 h6 13. Bd2 O-O 14. O-O Qd7 15. Kh2 Rfe8 16. Qb3 Rab8
17. Rae1 Qf5 18. Qc4 Bc5 19. Qh4 Qxd3 20. Bxh6 Qh7 21. Bg5
Qxh4 22. Bxh4 Nh7 23. Be4 g6 24. g4 Kg7 25. Kg2 Rh8 26. Bc2
Nf8 27. Bg5 f6 28. Bd2 g5 29. f4 gxf4 30. Bxf4 exf4 31. Re7+
Kg8 32. Rxf4 Rh6 33. Rxc7 Re8 34. Re4 Rh7 35. Rxe8 Rxc7 36. h4
Kf7 37. Rb8 Re7 38. Kf1 Kg7 39. h5 Be3 40. Bf5 a5 41. Rd8 Bf4
42. h6+ Bxh6 43. Rxd6 Kf7 44. Rb6 Be3 45. Rb5 b6 46. a4 Ra7
47. Ke2 Bg1 48. Kf1 Bc5 49. b4 axb4 50. cxb4 Bd4 51. d6 Ne6
52. a5 Nf4 53. Ke1 Ne6 54. axb6 Rb7 55. Kd2 Nd8 56. Kd3 Rxb6
57. Rxb6 Bxb6 58. Ke4 Bf2 59. Kd5 Ke8 60. Bg6+ Kd7 61. Bf5+
Ke8 62. Bg6+ Kf8 63. b5 Ba7 64. Bf5 Kf7 65. Bc2 Bb8 66. Bf5
Nb7 67. Be6+ Kf8 68. d7 Ke7 69. Bf5 Nd6 70. d8=Q+ Kxd8 71. Ke6
Nxf5 72. Kxf5 Ke7 73. b6 Bd6 74. b7 Bb8 75. g5 fxg5 76. Kxg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rhodes GRE"]
[Date "2013.10.24"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6
7. f4 Nh5 8. Nge2 c5 9. d5 b5 10. cxb5 Nc7 11. a4 Rb8 12. g4
Nf6 13. Ng3 h6 14. Bh4 Nh7 15. Qd2 a6 16. Bc4 axb5 17. axb5
Bd7 18. e5 Bxb5 19. Nxb5 Nxb5 20. Qa5 Qe8 21. O-O g5 22. Nf5
gxh4 23. Rae1 dxe5 24. Rxe5 Bxe5 25. fxe5 e6 26. Nxh6+ Kg7
27. Qd2 Qd8 28. Rf6 Nd4 29. Nxf7 Nxf6 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rhodes GRE"]
[Date "2013.10.25"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[Round "6.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ioannis Papaioannou"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5
7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4 Be7 9. a5 O-O 10. Qd3 Be6 11. Ng5 Nc6 12. Bb6
Qd7 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Qh3 Bd8 15. Bc4 Re8 16. Bxd8 Raxd8
17. O-O Nd4 18. Bd3 Qc7 19. Kh1 Nc6 20. f4 exf4 21. Rxf4 Ne5
22. Rff1 Qc5 23. Qg3 Rf8 24. Ne2 Rde8 25. h3 Nh5 26. Qh4 Rxf1+
27. Rxf1 Nf6 28. Qg3 Kh8 29. Ra1 Qb4 30. Qe1 Qc5 31. b4 Qe3
32. Qg1 Qd2 33. Qe1 Qe3 34. Qg1 Qd2 35. Qe1 Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Rhodes GRE"]
[Date "2013.10.26"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[Round "7.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Berge Ostenstad"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6 9. Be2 Qe8 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. a3 f6 12. Bh4
Nb6 13. b3 Bh6 14. Rb1 Nc5 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Nca4 17. Nb5
Qd7 18. Qb3 Kh8 19. Nf3 f5 20. O-O fxe4 21. Nh2 Bf4 22. Bg4
Qg7 23. Bxc8 Rfxc8 24. Rfe1 g5 25. Bg3 Qg6 26. Rbd1 Nd7
27. Nf1 Nab6 28. Nc3 Nf6 29. c5 Nbd7 30. Qc4 Rd8 31. Nxe4 Nxe4
32. Rxe4 b5 33. cxb6 Nxb6 34. Qd3 Ra2 35. f3 Rda8 36. Bf2 Rb2
37. Bxb6 cxb6 38. Rb1 Rba2 39. Qc4 h5 40. g3 Qf5 41. g4 hxg4
42. fxg4 Bh2+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.11.26"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3
Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Ne6 11. Bc1 Rd8
12. Bf1 c5 13. g3 Nf8 14. Nh4 h6 15. a4 Qc7 16. a5 Bd7 17. Nf5
Ng6 18. Ne3 Ne7 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Qf3 Qc6 21. Bd3 c4 22. Nxc4
Bg4 23. Qe3 Be6 24. Nxe5 Qxc3 25. Ba3 Qxe5 26. Bxe7 Ng4
27. Qc5 Qxc5 28. Bxc5 Ne5 29. Re3 Ng4 30. Ree1 Ne5 31. Be2
Rac8 32. Bxa7 Rxc2 33. Be3 Bc4 34. Red1 Ra8 35. Bh5 g6 36. Bd4
Nc6 37. Bf3 Nxd4 38. Rxd4 b6 39. Bd1 Rc3 40. a6 Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.11.27"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qc3 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6
12. g3 Bb7 13. Bg2 Na6 14. O-O c5 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Ne5 cxd4
17. Qxd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nc5 19. b4 Nb3 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Qd7
Rf8 22. f4 Qf5 23. Rf3 Qc2 24. Qd3 Qxd3 25. Rxd3 Nc1 26. Rd2
Rc8 27. h4 h5 28. b5 Rc7 29. Nc6 Kh7 30. Rb2 a5 31. Kf2 Rd7
32. Ne5 Rc7 33. Rd2 f6 34. Nd7 Nb3 35. Nf8+ Kg8 36. Rd7 Rxd7
37. Nxd7 Nd4 38. a4 Nxb5 39. axb5 a4 40. Nc5 a3 41. Nb3 a2
42. Ke3 Kf7 43. Kd4 Ke7 44. e4 e5+ 45. fxe5 Ke6 46. Na1 fxe5+
47. Kc3 g5 48. Kb2 gxh4 49. gxh4 Kd6 50. Nb3 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.11.28"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4
12. Rxc4 Nd7 13. O-O e5 14. Bc2 Nb6 15. Rc5 exd4 16. Qd3 g6
17. Bb3 Kg7 18. Qxd4+ Qf6 19. Re5 Bd7 20. h4 Rad8 21. h5 Bf5
22. Qc3 Bg4 23. hxg6 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Nd5 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. gxf7
d4 27. exd4 Rxf7 28. d5 Qxf3 29. Qxf3 Rxf3 30. Rd1 Kf7 31. Rd4
Re8 32. Rxe8 Kxe8 33. Kg2 Rf5 34. f4 Kd7 35. Kf3 Kd6 36. Ke4
Rf8 37. Rd2 h5 38. f5 h4 39. Rh2 Re8+ 40. Kf4 Rh8 41. f6 Re8
42. Rxh4 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.11.30"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Li Chao"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4
Bg7 7. e4 Bg4 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Ng5 e6 10. Be2 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 Bxd4
12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Bd2 Qc5 14. Rc1 Qe7 15. a4 N8d7 16. a5 Nc8
17. Qxb7 Rb8 18. Qxc6 O-O 19. Nf3 Rd8 20. O-O e5 21. Rfd1 f6
22. Bh6 Kf7 23. Qc4+ Qe6 24. Qc7 Ke8 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Qxb8
Nb6 27. Nxe5 Rxb8 28. Nxd7 Nxd7 29. h4 Rb5 30. Rc8+ Ke7
31. Rh8 Rxb2 32. Rxh7+ Ke6 33. Be3 a6 34. Rg7 Ne5 35. Bc5 f5
36. Bd4 Rb1+ 37. Kh2 Rb5 38. Bxe5 Kxe5 39. Rxg6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.12.02"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Rauf Mamedov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "228"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5
12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. Nce3 Ne7 15. a4 O-O 16. Be2 Nxd5
17. Nxd5 e4 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Nb4 d5 21. O-O Qa7
22. Qd2 d4 23. cxd4 Qxd4 24. Qxd4 Bxd4 25. Nc2 Bxb2 26. Bxb5
Rc8 27. Ne3 f5 28. g3 Rc5 29. Be2 Kf7 30. Rb1 Rc1+ 31. Rxc1
Bxc1 32. Bf1 Kf6 33. Bh3 Ba3 34. Kf1 Bc5 35. Kg2 Bd7 36. Kf1
h6 37. Kg1 Be6 38. Kg2 h5 39. Kg1 Ke5 40. Kg2 Bd7 41. Nc4+ Kf6
42. Ne3 Bc6 43. Kg1 Bd7 44. Kg2 Ba7 45. Kg1 Be6 46. Kg2 Ke5
47. Kg1 Bd4 48. Kg2 Bc5 49. Kg1 Bf7 50. Ng2 Be7 51. Ne3 Bc5
52. Bf1 f4 53. gxf4+ Kxf4 54. Bc4 Be8 55. Ng2+ Ke5 56. Be2 Be7
57. Ne3 Bg5 58. Kg2 Bg6 59. Nf1 Be8 60. Ne3 h4 61. Kh3 Bd7+
62. Kg2 Kd4 63. Bg4 Bc6 64. Nf5+ Ke5 65. Kh3 Bd7 66. Ne3 Bb5
67. Kg2 Ba6 68. Kh3 Bd8 69. Kg2 Kf4 70. Bd1 Bb5 71. Bc2 Ba5
72. Nd5+ Ke5 73. Ne3 Be1 74. h3 Bc6 75. Kf1 Bb4 76. Ng4+ Ke6
77. Ne3 Be7 78. Bd1 Ke5 79. Be2 Bg5 80. Ng4+ Kd4 81. Ba6 Bd7
82. Ke2 Ba4 83. Kf1 Kc3 84. Bb7 Bb5+ 85. Kg2 Kd4 86. Ba8 Bd3
87. Bb7 Kc3 88. Ne5 Bc2 89. Ba8 Be7 90. Ng4 Kd2 91. Ne3 Bd3
92. Nf5 Bc5 93. Nxh4 Ke2 94. Ng6 Bc2 95. Nf4+ Ke1 96. h4 Bxf2
97. h5 Bd4 98. h6 Kd2 99. Bb7 Be5 100. Ng6 Bf6 101. Nf4 e3
102. Bf3 Bg5 103. Ne2 Bd3 104. Ng3 Kc3 105. Be4 e2 106. Nxe2+
Bxe2 107. h7 Bf6 108. Kh1 Bh8 109. Kg2 Kd4 110. Bf3 Bxf3+
111. Kxf3 Ke5 112. Kg4 Kf6 113. Kf3 Kg7 114. Kg2 Kxh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.12.03"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Georg Meier"]
[ECO "D50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "173"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qc2 h6
7. Bh4 c6 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. a3 b6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bd3 Bb7
12. O-O a6 13. Rac1 Bd6 14. Qe2 Qb8 15. Na2 Rc8 16. Rxc8+ Qxc8
17. Rc1 Qf8 18. Bg3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Rc8 20. Rf1 a5 21. Bb5 Qd6
22. Nc3 Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Nd2 Bd5 25. Nb1 Nf6 26. Nc3 Qc7
27. Rc1 Bc4 28. Bxc4 Qxc4 29. Qxc4 Rxc4 30. Rd1 Kf8 31. Kf1
Ke7 32. Ke2 Kd7 33. Kd2 h5 34. Rh1 g6 35. Rh4 g5 36. Rh1 Rc8
37. f3 exf3 38. gxf3 Rh8 39. e4 h4 40. Ke3 Kc6 41. a4 Kd7
42. Ne2 Ke7 43. Rh3 Rb8 44. gxh4 gxh4 45. Nc3 Rh8 46. Kd3 Ne8
47. f4 f6 48. d5 e5 49. fxe5 fxe5 50. Nd1 Nf6 51. Ne3 Nd7
52. Nf5+ Kf6 53. Nxh4 Nc5+ 54. Ke3 Nxa4 55. Rh2 Nc5 56. Rf2+
Kg7 57. Rg2+ Kf6 58. Nf3 Rh3 59. Rg8 Nb3 60. Kf2 Nc5 61. Ke3
a4 62. Rb8 Nd7 63. Rb7 Ke7 64. Kf2 Ke8 65. Kg2 Rh6 66. Ra7 b5
67. Ra5 Nc5 68. Rxb5 Rg6+ 69. Kf2 Nxe4+ 70. Ke3 Nd6 71. Rb8+
Ke7 72. Nxe5 Rg2 73. Rb4 Rg3+ 74. Kf4 Rg2 75. Nd3 Rh2 76. Ke3
Rh3+ 77. Kd2 Rh2+ 78. Kc3 Rh3 79. Rxa4 Nb5+ 80. Kb4 Rxd3
81. Kxb5 Kd6 82. Ra6+ Kxd5 83. b4 Rb3 84. Rh6 Rb1 85. Ka5 Kc4
86. Rc6+ Kd5 87. b5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Team Championship"]
[Site "Antalya TUR"]
[Date "2013.12.05"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 a6 8. e5 b5 9. Qb3 Nfd7 10. Be2 c5 11. e6 fxe6
12. Qxe6+ Kh8 13. dxc5 Ne5 14. Qd5 Qxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxf3+
16. Bxf3 Bb7 17. Be4 Rd8 18. Nf6 Nc6 19. Ng4 Na5 20. Bxb7 Nxb7
21. c6 Nd6 22. O-O Rac8 23. Bg5 Nf5 24. Ne3 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Rxc6
26. Bxe7 Re8 27. Rac1 Re6 28. Bc5 Bxb2 29. Bd4+ Bxd4 30. exd4
R8e7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic (Group C)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.12.11"]
[EventDate "2013.12.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gawain Jones"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Be7
7. Re1 O-O 8. c3 Bd7 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5
12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Rc8 14. Qd3 a6 15. h4 h6 16. Bf4 Na5
17. Ne5 Bb5 18. Qf3 Bd6 19. Qh5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Bc6 21. Rad1 Qe7
22. Bf1 Rfd8 23. Rd6 Bb5 24. Bg2 Bc6 25. Bf1 Bd5 26. Qg4 Kh8
27. Qh5 Kg8 28. Qg4 Kf8 29. Qh5 Ke8 30. Qg4 Qf8 31. Rd1 g6
32. c4 Nxc4 33. Bxc4 Rxc4 34. Qe2 Rxd6 35. exd6 Kd7 36. Qb2 b5
37. Qf6 h5 38. Bh6 Qe8 39. Bf4 a5 40. a3 Bc6 41. Qe5 Qa8
42. Qf6 Qf8 43. Bh6 Qe8 44. Bg5 Bd5 45. Bf4 Kc6 46. Qe5 Qd7
47. Qh8 Kb7 48. Qf8 Rc8 49. Qg7 Bc6 50. Qd4 e5 51. Qxe5 Qh3
52. Rd5 Qd7 53. Rc5 Re8 54. Qc3 Re4 55. Qxa5 b4 56. Re5 Rxe5
57. Bxe5 bxa3 58. Qxa3 Qf5 59. Qb2+ Kc8 60. Kf1 Kd7 61. Ke1
Qe4+ 62. Kd2 Qc4 63. Qa1 Qd5+ 64. Qd4 Qa5+ 65. Qc3 Qa2+
66. Qb2 Qe6 67. Qd4 Qa2+ 68. Ke3 Qb3+ 69. Kf4 Qa4 70. Qxa4
Bxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic (Group C)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.12.11"]
[EventDate "2013.12.11"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Judit Polgar"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. c3 g6 6. d4 exd4
7. cxd4 b5 8. Bb3 Bg7 9. Nc3 d6 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 h6 12. a5
O-O 13. O-O Bg4 14. Be3 Rb8 15. Bc4 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Qd7 17. Bc4
Qc8 18. Be2 Ne7 19. h3 Bd7 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Rfc1 f5 22. e5 Nd5
23. Bc4 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Qb7 25. Qb3 dxe5 26. Nxe5 Be8 27. Bd5
Qa7 28. Rd1 c5 29. Rac1 Rd8 30. Qf3 cxd4 31. Nc6 Bxc6 32. Rxc6
Rf6 33. Rxf6 Bxf6 34. Bc4 Qc7 35. Bxa6 Qxa5 36. Qb7+ Bg7
37. Re1 d3 38. Re7 Qa1+ 39. Kh2 Qxb2 40. Qc7 Rf8 41. Bxd3 Qc3
42. Qd7 b3 43. Bb1 b2 44. Ba2 h5 45. Qb7 Kh6 46. Re6 Be5+
47. g3 f4 48. gxf4 Rxf4 49. Kg2 Qd4 50. f3 Qd2+ 51. Kf1 Qd1+
52. Kf2 Qd2+ 53. Kf1 Qe3 54. Rxg6+ Kxg6 55. Bb1+ Kf6 56. Qc6+
Kg5 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic (Group C)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[EventDate "2013.12.11"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Bd3 c5
7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. c4 a5
12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qc2 g6 14. Rad1 Nd7 15. Nb1 Bf6 16. Nc3 Nce5
17. Be2 d4 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 d3 20. Bxd3 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3
Bxb2 22. Bb5 Qb6 23. Bxd7 Qxb3 24. Bc6 Ra7 25. Bd5 Qxa3 26. h4
Qb4 27. h5 Qh4 28. Qe2 Bg7 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. Qc2 a4 31. Qxg6
a3 32. Ba2 c4 33. Qc6 c3 34. Rd5 Re7 35. Qc5 Rfe8 36. Rf5 Qe4
37. Rf4 Qa8 38. Qg5 Qb8 39. Qg6 Qc7 40. Rc1 Kf8 41. Qa6 Qc5
42. Rd1 c2 43. Rc1 Rd8 44. Qe2 Rc7 45. Rxc2 Qxc2 46. Rxf7+ Ke8
47. Qb5+ Qc6 48. Qh5 Rd1+ 49. Qxd1 Rxf7 50. Bxf7+ Kxf7
51. Qb3+ Qe6 52. Qxa3 Qd5 53. Qa4 Bf6 54. g4 Qf3 55. Qd7+ Kf8
56. Qf5 Qxf5 57. gxf5 Kf7 58. f4 Bb2 59. Kg2 Kf6 60. e4 Bc1
61. Kf3 Bd2 62. Kg4 Bc1 63. e5+ Kf7 64. Kg5 Bd2 65. Kg4 Bc1
66. Kg5 Bd2 67. f6 Ke6 68. Kg6 Bxf4 69. f7 Bh6 70. Kxh6 Kxf7
71. Kg5 Ke6 72. Kf4 Ke7 73. Kf5 Kf7 74. e6+ Ke7 75. Ke5 Ke8
76. Kd6 Kd8 77. e7+ Ke8 78. Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic (Group C)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[EventDate "2013.12.11"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Gawain Jones"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Na3 e4 6. Ne2 Be5
7. Qc1 Qe7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nc4 Bxb2 10. Qxb2 Be6 11. Ng3 O-O-O
12. Qa3 Qxa3 13. Nxa3 Rd6 14. f3 Rhd8 15. O-O-O exf3 16. gxf3
Nd5 17. Nc4 R6d7 18. Ne5 Re7 19. Nd3 a5 20. Nh5 g6 21. Nhf4 b6
22. c4 Nxf4 23. Nxf4 c5 24. h4 Kb7 25. a4 Bd7 26. Kc2 Bc6
27. Rh3 Red7 28. Rg3 Rd6 29. d3 Rf6 30. Kd2 Rf5 31. Ke2 Re8
32. Kf2 Rfe5 33. e4 Rd8 34. Rdg1 Re7 35. h5 Re5 36. Ke3 Kc8
37. hxg6 hxg6 38. Nh3 Re7 39. f4 Red7 40. Nf2 Rd4 41. Rh3 Bd7
42. Rh7 Be6 43. Kd2 Kb7 44. Kc3 Kc8 45. Rg5 R4d7 46. Rg7 Rd6
47. Rh7 R6d7 48. Rg3 Rd4 49. Rf3 Rf8 50. Rg3 Bd7 51. Rh4 Rd8
52. Kc2 Be6 53. Nd1 Bd7 54. Nc3 Bc6 55. Ne2 R4d7 56. Re3 Kb7
57. Kc3 Kc8 58. Rh6 Kb7 59. Ng1 Rd6 60. Nf3 Rf6 61. f5 Re8
62. Nh4 Re5 63. Rg3 Be8 64. Nf3 Re7 65. Rg5 Rd6 66. e5 Rd8
67. f6 Red7 68. Ne1 Rd4 69. Rh7 Rf4 70. Rg3 Rf5 71. Re3 g5
72. Rg7 Bc6 73. Rxf7 Re8 74. e6 g4 75. e7 Kc8 76. Rf8 Kd7
77. d4 cxd4+ 78. Kxd4 Rf4+ 79. Ke5 Rf1 80. Rd3+ Kc8 81. Rxe8+
Bxe8 82. Rd8+ Kb7 83. Rxe8 Rxe1+ 84. Kd4 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Group C)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[EventDate "2013.12.11"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4
7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. Ne3 Nbd7 11. N5xc4
Rb8 12. a3 b6 13. b4 Bd4 14. Rb1 Bb7 15. Bxb7 Rxb7 16. Nd6
Rbb8 17. Nb5 Bxe3 18. Bxe3 Nd5 19. Nxa7 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Ne5
21. Nb5 Rfd8 22. Kf2 Ng4+ 23. Kf3 Ne5+ 24. Kf2 Ng4+ 25. Kf3
Ne5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic (Group C)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[EventDate "2013.12.11"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Judit Polgar"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Bxe4
dxe4 7. d5 e5 8. Bg3 Ne7 9. Nc3 f6 10. Qd2 Bf5 11. f3 Nc8
12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Nd6 14. Nge2 Nc4 15. Qc1 Bd6 16. O-O Bg6
17. Ng3 Qe7 18. b3 Be5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Ncxe4 Nb6 21. Nxc5
Nxd5 22. Nd3 Bxd3 23. cxd3 O-O 24. e4 Qd4+ 25. Kh1 Rac8
26. Qd2 Ne3 27. Rfc1 Ng4 28. h3 Qxd3 29. Qf4 Qe3 30. Qxe3 Nxe3
31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Re1 Rc3 33. e5 Nc2 34. Rc1 fxe5 35. Nf5 b5
36. Ne3 Rxe3 37. Rxc2 Re1+ 38. Kh2 Ra1 39. Kg3 a5 40. Rc5 Rxa2
41. Rxb5 Ra3 42. Kf2 e4 43. b4 a4 44. Re5 e3+ 45. Kf3 Rb3
46. b5 a3 47. Re8+ Kf7 48. Ra8 Kf6 49. b6 Kg5 50. Ra5+ Kf6
51. b7 Rxb7 52. Rxa3 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic (Knockout)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nigel Short"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nge2 Rb8
7. a3 b5 8. O-O e6 9. Be3 b4 10. axb4 cxb4 11. Na4 Nge7
12. Qd2 O-O 13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6 a5 15. b3 Kh8 16. Ra2 e5
17. Qe3 Qc7 18. Nb2 Bg4 19. f3 Be6 20. Nc4 d5 21. exd5 Nxd5
22. Qc5 Rfc8 23. Re1 Qd8 24. Qf2 Nc3 25. Nxc3 Bxc4 26. bxc4
bxc3 27. Ra3 Rb2 28. Rxc3 Qd4 29. Qxd4 Nxd4 30. Rxe5 a4 31. f4
Nb5 32. Rxb5 Rxb5 33. Ra3 Rb2 34. Rxa4 Rxc2 35. Bd5 Rb8
36. Ra8 Rxa8 37. Bxa8 Rd2 38. Be4 f5 39. Bg2 Rxd3 40. c5 Rc3
41. c6 Rc1+ 42. Kf2 Rc2+ 43. Kg1 Kg7 44. Bf3 Kf6 45. h4 Ke6
46. Kf1 Kd6 47. Ke1 Kc5 48. Kf1 Kd4 49. Kg1 Ke3 50. Bd5 Rc5
51. c7 Rxc7 52. Ba8 h6 53. Kg2 Rg7 54. Bd5 g5 55. hxg5 hxg5
56. fxg5 Rxg5 57. Bf3 f4 58. g4 Rc5 59. Bb7 Rc2+ 60. Kh3 f3
0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic (Knockout)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nigel Short"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Bb5+ Nfd7
7. O-O Nc6 8. Be2 e6 9. d4 Be7 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Nd4 Bxe2
12. Qxe2 O-O 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. c4 Bf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nd2 a5
17. Rac1 Qe7 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qb5 Nb7 20. Rc6 Qb4 21. Qxb4
axb4 22. Ra1 Rfb8 23. e4 Na5 24. Rcc1 dxe4 25. Nxe4 h6 26. Nc5
Rb5 27. Na4 Rd8 28. Rc5 Rxc5 29. Nxc5 Nc6 30. Rc1 Ne5 31. Na6
Rd4 32. Kf1 g5 33. Ke2 Nd3 34. Rc8+ Kh7 35. g3 Rd6 36. Rc2 Kg6
37. Nc5 Ne5 38. Rd2 Rc6 39. Nd3 Nxd3 40. Rxd3 Ra6 41. Rd4
Rxa2+ 42. Kf1 h5 43. Rxb4 Rb2 44. g4 h4 45. Rb6 Kf6 46. Rb7
Kg6 47. Rb6 Kf6 48. Rb7 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic (Knockout)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 e5
7. O-O Nh5 8. Nc3 f5 9. d3 Nc6 10. e3 h6 11. a3 a5 12. Nd2 Nf6
13. Nd5 Be6 14. f4 Kh7 15. Qc2 Qd7 16. Rae1 Rae8 17. Bc3 Bxd5
18. cxd5 Ne7 19. e4 exf4 20. gxf4 fxe4 21. dxe4 Nh5 22. Bxg7
Kxg7 23. e5 Nxf4 24. e6 Qb5 25. Qxc7 Nxg2 26. Rxf8 Kxf8
27. Kxg2 Qxd5+ 28. Ne4 Qxe6 29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30. Nxd6 Rd8
31. Rf1+ Kg8 32. Nxb7 Rd5 33. Rb1 Nc6 34. Rb2 h5 35. b4 axb4
36. axb4 Rb5 37. Nd6 Rxb4 38. Rxb4 Nxb4 39. Ne4 Kf7 40. Kf3
Nd5 41. Kg3 Kg7 42. Kh4 Kh6 43. Ng5 Ne7 44. Nf7+ Kg7 45. Nd6
Nd5 46. Kg5 Nc7 47. Kf4 Nd5+ 48. Kg5 Nf6 49. h4 Nh7+ 50. Kf4
Nf8 51. Ke5 Nd7+ 52. Ke6 Nc5+ 53. Ke5 Nd7+ 54. Ke6 Nc5+
55. Ke5 Nd3+ 56. Ke4 Nb4 57. Kf4 Nd3+ 58. Kg5 Ne5 59. Ne8+ Kf7
60. Nd6+ Ke7 61. Nc4 Nxc4 62. Kxg6 Ne5+ 63. Kxh5 Kf6 64. Kh6
Ng4+ 65. Kh5 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic (Knockout)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
c5 7. a3 g6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. h4 Nc6 10. Be3 Qa5 11. Qd2 cxd4
12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 O-O 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Rhd1 Rfd8 16. Ke1
Nb4 17. Bxd7 Nc2+ 18. Kd2 Nxa1 19. Ba4 b5 20. Bxb5 Nb3+
21. Ke2 Rac8 22. d5 exd5 23. exd5 Nc5 24. Rc1 Ne4 25. Rxc8
Rxc8 26. Bc6 Rb8 27. Bxa7 Rb2+ 28. Kf1 Ra2 29. a4 Ra1+ 30. Ke2
Nc3+ 31. Kd3 Nxa4 32. Bxa4 Ra3+ 33. Ke2 Rxa4 34. Bb6 Kf8
35. g3 Ke8 36. Be3 Ra5 37. d6 Rd5 38. Bf4 f6 39. Nd2 Kd7
40. Ne4 Ke6 41. Bd2 h6 42. d7 Kf7 43. Nc5 Bf8 44. Ba5 Be7
45. Bb6 Rd6 46. Ba5 Rd5 47. Bb6 h5 48. Kf3 f5 49. Kg2 Rd2
50. Ba5 Rd5 51. Bb6 f4 52. Kf3 fxg3 53. fxg3 Rd6 54. Ba5 Rd4
55. Bb6 Rd1 56. Ba5 Rd5 57. Bb6 Rd1 58. Ba5 g5 59. hxg5 Kg6
60. Bb6 Bxg5 61. Ne6 Rd3+ 62. Ke4 Rd6 63. Nxg5 Rxd7 64. Nf3
Re7+ 65. Ne5+ Kf6 66. Bd8 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Knockout)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
O-O 7. e4 a6 8. e5 b5 9. Qb3 Nfd7 10. Ng5 Nc6 11. Nxf7 Rxf7
12. e6 Nxd4 13. exf7+ Kf8 14. Qd1 Nc5 15. Be3 Bf5 16. Rc1 Qd6
17. b4 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. f3 Bf5 20. Qd2 Rd8 21. Kf2 Kxf7
22. Be2 Qf6 23. Rxc7 Ne6 24. Rd7 Rc8 25. Bd3 Rc3 26. Bxf5 gxf5
27. f4 Rc4 28. Rc1 Re4 29. g3 h5 30. h4 Qg6 31. Bc5 Bf6
32. Re1 Qg4 33. Rxe4 fxe4 34. Qd1 Qf5 35. Rd5 Qh3 36. Qf1 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Knockout)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E75"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5
7. d5 a6 8. a4 Qa5 9. Bd2 e6 10. Nf3 exd5 11. exd5 Bg4 12. O-O
Nbd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qc7 15. Qc2 Ne8 16. Rae1 Be5 17. Bd1
Ng7 18. f4 Bd4+ 19. Kh2 f5 20. Ne2 Bf6 21. Ng1 b5 22. cxb5
axb5 23. axb5 Qb7 24. Be2 Ra2 25. Bc3 Bxc3 26. Qxc3 Nb6
27. Nf3 Ra4 28. Ng5 h6 29. Ne6 Nxd5 30. Bf3 Nxc3 31. Bxb7 Rb8
32. Bc6 Nxb5 33. Nc7 Nxc7 34. Bxa4 Rxb2 35. Rf3 Rb4 36. Bd7
Kf7 37. g3 Kf6 38. Ra3 Rb6 39. h4 d5 40. Ra7 Nge6 41. Rea1 c4
42. Bxe6 Nxe6 43. Rd7 Rb2+ 44. Kg1 c3 45. Re1 Rb6 46. Rxd5 c2
47. Rde5 Nd4 48. Rc5 Nf3+ 49. Kf2 Nxe1 50. Kxe1 Rb3 51. Rc6+
Kf7 52. Kf2 Rb2 53. Ke3 h5 54. Kd4 Rb3 55. Rxc2 Rxg3 56. Rc7+
Kf6 57. Rc6+ Ke7 58. Ra6 Rg1 59. Ra7+ Ke6 60. Ra6+ Ke7
61. Ra7+ Ke6 62. Ra6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.11"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. e3 d6 9. f3 h6 10. Bh4 Nbd7 11. Bd3 c5
12. Ne2 Rc8 13. Qb3 d5 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Qd1 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bc4
17. O-O Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Ne5 19. Qe2 Ng6 20. Bf2 e5 21. Nb5 Qe7
22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. Be1 Nd5 24. Nc3 Nxc3 25. Bxc3 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1
Rd8 27. Rd2 Rd7 28. Qd1 Nf8 29. Bb4 Rxd2 30. Qxd2 Qd7 31. Bd6
Ng6 32. Kf2 f6 33. Qd5+ Kh7 34. Qd3 f5 35. h3 a5 36. a4 Nh4
37. b3 Qe6 38. Qd1 Qg6 39. g3 Nxf3 40. Kxf3 Qh5+ 41. g4 Qxh3+
42. Ke2 Qxg4+ 43. Kd2 Qe4 44. Qc2 Qg2+ 45. Kc1 Qg1+ 46. Kb2 e4
47. Qc8 Qg6 48. Be5 h5 49. Qd8 Qg2+ 50. Ka3 Qg1 51. Qxb6 f4
52. Qb7 fxe3 53. Qxe4+ Kh8 54. Bd4 Qc1+ 55. Bb2 Qc5+ 56. Ka2
Qg5 57. Bc1 h4 58. Bxe3 Qh5 59. Bf4 Qg4 60. Qe3 h3 61. Qg3
Qe2+ 62. Ka3 Qe7+ 63. Bd6 Qd7 64. Be5 Kg8 65. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.12"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e4 Bb4 5. e5 c5 6. cxd5 exd5
7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nc6 9. Nf3 Nge7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O cxd4
12. cxd4 h6 13. Bd2 Bf5 14. Qb3 Bg4 15. Bc3 Qd7 16. h3 Be6
17. Rfd1 Ng6 18. Bf1 Rac8 19. Rac1 Rc7 20. Qb2 Qe7 21. g3 Rfc8
22. Kh2 f6 23. exf6 Qxf6 24. Bg2 Nce7 25. Bb4 Rxc1 26. Rxc1
Rxc1 27. Qxc1 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.13"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. e4 Bb4
7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 e5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Bc5
12. Kh1 d6 13. f3 Be6 14. Qc2 Rb8 15. Rad1 Bd4 16. b3 g5
17. Bf2 c5 18. Nb5 Qd7 19. g4 Kg7 20. Qd2 Ng8 21. Bg3 f6
22. b4 Ne7 23. Nxd4 cxd4 24. b5 Rfc8 25. Rc1 Rc5 26. Rc2 Nc8
27. Rfc1 Nb6 28. Qe2 Rbc8 29. Be1 Na4 30. Bb4 R5c7 31. Kg2 h5
32. h3 Rh8 33. Rh1 Rcc8 34. Rcc1 Qc7 35. Qc2 Nb6 36. Ba5 Qc5
37. Bxb6 axb6 38. Qb3 hxg4 39. hxg4 Rxh1 40. Kxh1 d5 41. exd5
Bxd5 42. Kg2 Rh8 43. Qb1 Bf7 44. Rh1 Rxh1 45. Qxh1 Bg6
46. Bxg6 Kxg6 47. Qh5+ Kg7 48. Qe8 Qxc4 49. a4 Qc2+ 50. Kg3
Qc7 51. Qc6 Qd8 52. a5 bxa5 53. b6 d3 54. Qc7+ Qxc7 55. bxc7
d2 56. c8=Q d1=Q 57. Qc7+ Kh6 58. Qe7 Qg1+ 59. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Amsterdam  NED"]
[Date "2014.01.15"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. c5 g4 12. Nh4
Nc6 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Qxd8 Rxd8
17. O-O Nd4 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 20. f3 gxf3 21. gxf3
Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Nxd8 24. Bf2 a6 25. Kf1 Kg8
26. Ke2 Kf7 27. Be3 Ke6 28. Na4 Bf8 29. Bxh6 Bxh6 30. Nc5+ Kf7
31. Kd3 Bf4 32. h3 Bg5 33. Nf5 Ne6 34. Nxe6 Kxe6 35. Kc4 b6
36. a4 Bd2 37. b3 h5 38. b4 a5 39. bxa5 bxa5 40. Kb5 Kd7
41. Ng7 h4 42. Nf5 Be1 43. Ne3 Ke6 44. Nc4 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.17"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e3 O-O 11. Nf3 Bf5
12. Bd3 Qa5+ 13. Ke2 Rfe8 14. Rd1 Bg4 15. b4 Qc7 16. h3 Bxf3+
17. gxf3 Ng5 18. Bb2 d4 19. h4 Rxe3+ 20. fxe3 Qh2+ 21. Kf1
Qh1+ 22. Kf2 Qh2+ 23. Kf1 Qh1+ 24. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.18"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. g4
Ne7 12. Ng5 Be8 13. f4 b6 14. f5 h5 15. Kg2 c5 16. Nc3 g6
17. f6 Nc6 18. Nf3 Nb4 19. Bf4 Nxc2 20. Rac1 Nb4 21. a3 Nc6
22. Ne4 Bd7 23. Neg5 hxg4 24. hxg4 Bxg4 25. Nxf7 Rh5 26. Kg3
Bf5 27. N7g5 Bh6 28. e6 Bxg5 29. Nxg5 Rxg5+ 30. Bxg5 Bxe6
31. Re1 Nd4 32. Rcd1 Bf7 33. Be3 Nf5+ 34. Kg4 Kb7 35. Bf4 Kc6
36. Rh1 Rf8 37. Rh7 Nd4 38. Rf1 Be6+ 39. Kg5 Bc4 40. Rxc7+ Kb5
41. Rf2 Ne6+ 42. Kg4 Nxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.19"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 Nge7
7. Nb3 a6 8. h4 b5 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. g5 Rc8 11. Qe2 h5 12. a4 b4
13. Na2 g6 14. Bf4 Bg7 15. Rd1 Ne5 16. Nxb4 Nc4 17. Nd3 Qb6
18. O-O O-O 19. Nd2 Rfd8 20. Nxc4 Rxc4 21. Ne5 dxe5 22. Be3
Rcd4 23. c3 Bc6 24. b3 Qxb3 25. cxd4 exd4 26. Bf4 Qxa4 27. Qf3
Bb5 28. Ra1 Qb4 29. Rfd1 d3 30. Rab1 Qa3 31. Bf1 Nc6 32. Qg3
Qa2 33. Rbc1 d2 34. Rxd2 Rxd2 35. Bxb5 axb5 36. Bxd2 Nd4
37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. Qc7 Qb1+ 39. Bc1 Nf3+ 40. Kg2 Nxh4+ 41. Kh3
Qxe4 42. Qf4 Qh1+ 43. Qh2 Qb7 44. Rd8 Be5 45. f4 Qf3+ 46. Qg3
Qh1+ 47. Qh2 Qf3+ 48. Qg3 Qh1+ 49. Qh2 Qxc1 50. fxe5 Qxg5
51. Qf4 Qxd8 52. Qxf7+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.21"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. c3 b5
7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Re1 e5 9. d4 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nf1 Re8
12. Ng3 Bf8 13. d5 g6 14. b3 Nb6 15. Rb1 c4 16. bxc4 Nxc4
17. a4 Qc7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxb5 Na3 20. Rb3 Nxc2 21. Qxc2
Nd7 22. Be3 Ba6 23. Ra3 Bb5 24. Rea1 Rxa3 25. Rxa3 Rb8 26. Ra7
Qc8 27. h3 Nb6 28. Qc1 Nc4 29. Bh6 Qc5 30. Nh5 Bg7 31. Bxg7
Qxa7 32. Qh6 f5 33. Ng5 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Eindhoven NED"]
[Date "2014.01.23"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. Nc3 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Qc7 8. b3 d5 9. Ndb5 Qa5 10. Bd2 dxc4 11. bxc4 Qd8
12. O-O a6 13. Na3 Nc6 14. Nc2 Be6 15. Rb1 Rc8 16. Ne3 Na5
17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Rxb7 Bh3 19. Re1 e6 20. Qc2 Qd4 21. Reb1
Rfd8 22. Be1 Ng4 23. Nxg4 Bxg4 24. Qa4 Bh3 25. Rd1 Qg4 26. f3
Rxd1 27. Nxd1 Qd4+ 28. Nf2 Bf8 29. Qd7 Qxd7 30. Rxd7 Bc5
31. Bb4 Bxb4 32. Nxh3 h6 33. Nf2 Bc5 34. Rd3 Bxf2+ 35. Kxf2
Rxc4 36. Ra3 Rc6 37. Ke3 Kf8 38. h4 h5 39. Kd4 Ke7 40. e4 Kd7
41. e5 Rb6 42. Ra5 Rc6 43. Ra4 Rb6 44. Ke4 Ke7 45. Kf4 Kf8
46. Ke4 Ke7 47. g4 hxg4 48. fxg4 Kf8 49. Ra5 Rb4+ 50. Kf3 Rb6
51. Kf4 Kg7 52. Ra4 Rc6 53. Ke4 Rb6 54. a3 Rb1 55. Rxa6 Rh1
56. a4 Rxh4 57. Kf4 Rh1 58. g5 Rf1+ 59. Kg4 Rg1+ 60. Kf4 Rf1+
61. Kg4 Rg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.25"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Richard Rapport"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d6 3. e3 e5 4. Bb5+ Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 e4
7. d5 a6 8. Bf1 Ne7 9. Nd2 Bf5 10. Bb2 b5 11. h3 h5 12. a3 Nc8
13. a4 b4 14. Ne2 Nxd5 15. Ng3 Nxe3 16. Qe2 Nxc2+ 17. Kd1 Bg6
18. Ndxe4 Qe7 19. Qf3 Nxa1 20. Bc4 Nb6 21. Nf6+ gxf6 22. Bxf6
Qc7 23. Re1+ Kd7 24. Bxa1 Qc6 25. Qxc6+ Kxc6 26. Bxh8 h4
27. Nf1 Nxc4 28. bxc4 Bd3 29. Nd2 d5 30. cxd5+ Kxd5 31. Re5+
Kc6 32. Rh5 Bg6 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel Masters"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2014.01.26"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4
Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nf4+ 8. Kf1 Ne6 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Na4
Nd4 12. Nxc5 g6 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Bxe6 Nxe6 15. Qc2 Bg7
16. Qxc6+ Kf8 17. Qa6 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. d3 Kg7 20. h4 h5
21. Rh3 Qd7 22. Rb1 Rhc8 23. Be3 Rc2 24. Qa5 Rb8 25. b3 Rbc8
26. Kg1 Re2 27. Bxd4+ Qxd4 28. Rf3 Rcc2 29. Rf1 Rxa2 30. Qb5
Qd6 31. Qe8 Qe6 32. Rc1 Rec2 33. Rxc2 Rxc2 34. d4 Rc1+ 35. Kh2
Rc8 36. Rxf7+ Qxf7 37. Qxc8 Qxf2 38. Qb7 Qxh4+ 39. Kg1 Qe1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.01.29"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6
7. Be3 Be6 8. Nc3 g6 9. Nge2 Nb4 10. Be4 N4d5 11. O-O Bg7
12. Nf4 Nxf4 13. Bxf4 c6 14. Be3 O-O 15. f4 Qd7 16. Qe2 Bc4
17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 f6 19. Rad1 Nd5 20. Ne4 b6 21. Bc1 Rad8
22. a3 Bh6 23. Qb3 Kh8 24. Nc3 fxe5 25. dxe5 e6 26. g3 c5
27. Ne4 Qc6 28. Qc2 Bg7 29. h4 Ne7 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Nd6 Kg8
32. Qg2 Qxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Nf5 34. Ne4 h6 35. g4 Nxh4+ 36. Kh3 g5
37. fxg5 Ng6 38. Nf6+ Bxf6 39. Rxf6 Rd3+ 40. Kg2 Nh4+ 41. Kf2
hxg5 42. Bxg5 Rh3 43. Rh6 Rf3+ 44. Ke2 Rb3 45. Bxh4 Rxb2+
46. Kd3 b5 47. Rxe6 c4+ 48. Kc3 Rb3+ 49. Kc2 Rxa3 50. Re8+ Kf7
51. Re7+ Kg6 52. Bf6 b4 53. Rg7+ Kh6 54. Rc7 Rc3+ 55. Kd2 Kg6
56. g5 a5 57. e6 Rd3+ 58. Ke2 Rd6 59. e7 Re6+ 60. Kd1 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.01.29"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 Nbd7 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bh4 Bb4
7. cxd5 exd5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 c5 10. Bd3 Qa5 11. Ne2 cxd4
12. O-O dxe3 13. fxe3 O-O 14. Nd4 Ne4 15. Be7 Re8 16. Bb4 Qd8
17. a4 a5 18. Ba3 Ndf6 19. c4 Be6 20. c5 Bd7 21. h3 Qc7
22. Rf3 Nxc5 23. Rc1 b6 24. Bf5 Nfe4 25. Bb2 Rad8 26. Rf4 f6
27. Bg6 Re7 28. Nf5 Bxf5 29. Bxf5 Nd6 30. Qxd5+ Kh8 31. Bb1
Rxe3 32. Rxf6 Nde4 33. Rxh6# 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.01.29"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 h6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5
7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O g5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bb5 a6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6
12. b4 Nd7 13. Re1 a5 14. bxa5 Qxa5 15. Nb3 Qxc3 16. Nfd4 Qc4
17. a4 Nc5 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Be3 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Qxd4 21. Bxd4
Ba6 22. Reb1 Kd7 23. Rb6 Rhb8 24. a5 Bb5 25. f3 Rxb6 26. Bxb6
Kc8 27. Kf2 Kb7 28. Ke3 h5 29. g3 g4 30. fxg4 hxg4 31. Ra2 Rh8
32. Rf2 Rh7 33. Kd4 Kc8 34. Kc5 Kd7 35. Rf4 Be2 36. Rf2 Bb5
37. Rf4 Rg7 38. Rf6 Rh7 39. Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.01.29"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. e4 c5 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 Bg4
7. h3 Bh5 8. c3 Rc8 9. g4 Bg6 10. d4 h5 11. d5 Ne5 12. Nh2
hxg4 13. hxg4 e6 14. Bf4 Nf6 15. Bg2 c4 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. Bg3
Nd3 18. Re2 e5 19. Nd2 b5 20. b3 Bf7 21. bxc4 bxc4 22. Ndf1 g6
23. Rb1 Qd7 24. Ne3 Bh6 25. Rb6 Be6 26. a4 Ra8 27. a5 O-O
28. f3 Qc7 29. Bf2 Nd7 30. Rb1 Nxf2 31. Kxf2 Nc5 32. Kg1 Nd3
33. Nhf1 Qxa5 34. Qc2 Rab8 35. Nd1 Qc5+ 36. Nfe3 a5 37. Ra1
Rb3 38. Kh1 Kg7 39. Qa2 Ra8 40. Qa4 Nb2 41. Nxb2 Bxe3 42. Bh3
Rxc3 43. Nd1 Rd3 44. Nxe3 Rxe3 45. Rb2 Rxf3 46. Rb7+ Bf7
47. Kh2 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.01.29"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 Bd6
12. c3 Re8 13. Bh4 Bg4 14. f3 Bh5 15. Qc2 Bg6 16. Rae1 Qc7
17. g4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nd7 19. Qc2 Nf8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Re1 Rb8
22. Kg2 Ne6 23. Bg3 c5 24. b3 c4 25. Rd1 cxb3 26. axb3 d4
27. Bxd6 Qxd6 28. cxd4 Nf4+ 29. Kh1 Qd5 30. Qe4 Qxb3 31. Re1
g5 32. Nc5 Qa2 33. Rg1 Nh3 34. Nd3 Nxg1 35. Qe5 Nxf3 36. Qxb8+
Kg7 37. Ne1 Qa1 38. Kg2 Nxe1+ 39. Kf2 Nd3+ 40. Ke3 Qc3 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.01.30"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qb3 dxc4
7.Qxc4 O-O 8.Bf4 c6 9.e4 b5 10.Qd3 c5 11.dxc5 Na6 12.e5 Nxc5
13.Qe3 Nh5 14.Bg5 Ne6 15.Rd1 Qe8 16.Bh6 Bxh6 17.Qxh6 Bc6
18.Qe3 a6 19.Bd3 Nhf4 20.O-O Nxd3 21.Rxd3 Rd8 22.Nd4 Nxd4
23.Rxd4 Rxd4 24.Qxd4 Qa8 25.f3 Rd8 26.Qc5 Qb7 27.Rd1 Rxd1+
28.Nxd1 Qd7 29.Ne3 Qd2 30.Qc3 Qxc3 31.bxc3 f6 32.exf6 exf6
33.Kf2 Kf7 34.Ke2 Ke6 35.Kd3 h5 36.Kd4 h4 37.Kc5 Ba8 38.f4 g5
39.g3 hxg3 40.hxg3 gxf4 41.gxf4 Be4 42.Kb6 Kd6 43.Kxa6 Kc5
44.a3 Bf3 45.Ka7 Kc6 46.Kb8 Kb6 47.Nf5 Bg4 48.Nd6 Be6 49.Ne4
f5 50.Nd2 Bd5 51.Kc8 Ka5 52.Kc7 Ka4 53.Kb6 Bg2 54.c4 bxc4
55.Nxc4 Bd5 56.Kc5 Bg8 57.Kd4 Kb3 58.Nd6 Kxa3 59.Ke5 Kb4
60.Kf6 Kc5 61.Nxf5 Bh7 62.Ne7 Bb1 63.Ke5 Bh7 64.Nd5 Kc6 65.Nf6
Bb1 66.f5 Bxf5 67.Kxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.01.31"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.h3 Be6
7.Nc3 Qd6 8.O-O O-O-O 9.a3 Nh5 10.Na4 Bb6 11.Nxb6+ axb6 12.a4
f6 13.Be3 Nf4 14.a5 b5 15.d4 Nxh3+ 16.gxh3 Bxh3 17.dxe5 Qe6
18.Nd2 Bxf1 19.Qxf1 Qxe5 20.c3 Kb8 21.a6 b6 22.Qg2 Rd6 23.Nf1
f5 24.exf5 Qxf5 25.Ng3 Qd7 26.Qe4 Ka7 27.Kg2 h5 28.Qf5 Qe8
29.Qe4 Qf7 30.Kh1 h4 31.Ne2 Re8 32.Qg4 Rg6 33.Qh3 Qd5+ 34.Kh2
Rxe3 35.fxe3 Qd2 36.Qf1 Rf6 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.02.01"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Be7 6.e4 dxe4 7.fxe4
e5 8.d5 Bc5 9.Bg5 O-O 10.Nf3 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Nbd7
13.O-O-O Bd4 14.Ne2 c5 15.g4 a5 16.Kb1 Ra6 17.Ng3 g6 18.h4 a4
19.Rh2 Qa5 20.Bd2 Qc7 21.g5 Ne8 22.h5 Rb6 23.Bc1 Rb3 24.Qg4
Nb6 25.Be2 Nd6 26.Rdh1 Bxb2 27.Bxb2 Nbxc4 28.Bxc4 Nxc4 29.hxg6
Qb6 30.g7 Rd8 31.Qh4 Rxb2+ 32.Ka1 Rxh2 33.Rxh2 Qg6 34.Nf5 Re8
35.Qg4 Qb6 36.Qh3 Qg6 37.d6 Nxd6 38.Nxd6 Rd8 39.Nc4 Qxe4
40.Qh5 Rd3 41.Rh4 Qf5 42.Qe2 b5 43.Nd2 Qxg5 44.Qxd3 Qxh4
45.Ne4 Kxg7 46.Qf3 Qf4 47.Qg2+ Kf8 48.Kb2 h5 49.Nd2 h4 50.Kc2
b4 51.axb4 cxb4 52.Qa8+ Kg7 53.Qxa4 h3 54.Qb3 h2 55.Qd5 e4
56.Qh5 e3 57.Nf3 e2 58.Kb3 f6 59.Ne1 Qg3+ 60.Ka4 Qg1 61.Qxe2
Qa7+ 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.02.02"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6
7. d4 a6 8. h3 Rb8 9. e4 b5 10. d5 b4 11. Ne2 Na5 12. Qc2 c6
13. Nfd4 cxd5 14. exd5 Qc7 15. b3 e5 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. a3 bxa3
18. Bd2 Nb7 19. Rxa3 e5 20. Nc6 Ra8 21. Nb4 a5 22. Qa2 Bf5
23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5+ Kh8 25. b4 Bxh3 26. Rb1 Bf5 27. Rb2 Bd7
28. bxa5 Bc6 29. Nc3 Nc5 30. Be3 e4 31. a6 Nd3 32. Rb7 Qc8
33. Nxe4 Bxd5 34. cxd5 Qg4 35. Rxd3 Qxe4 36. Rdb3 Qxd5 37. Qe2
Qc6 38. a7 d5 39. Rxg7 Kxg7 40. Bd4+ Kh6 41. Qe3+ Kh5 42. g4+
Kh4 43. Qh6+ Kxg4 44. Qh3+ Kf4 45. Rf3+ 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.02.03"]
[EventDate "2014.01.29"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 Be7 5.d3 Nf6 6.Nd2 d6 7.Nf1
Bg4 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.Nd5 Be6 10.Nfe3 Bg5 11.c3 O-O 12.Qd1 Nb6
13.Nxb6 axb6 14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.Qb3 d5 16.O-O Kh8 17.a4 Na5
18.Qb5 Nc6 19.Qb3 Na5 20.Qb5 Nc6 21.Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich CC - Rapid"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "2014.02.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 h6 3. c4 g5 4. Nc3 d6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. b3 e5 10. e4 Bg4 11. Qd3 b6 12. h4 Nh7
13. hxg5 hxg5 14. Nh2 Bd7 15. Qe2 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Ne4 Nb7
18. Be3 Nc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Bf3 Nf6 21. Ng4 Qd7 22. Nexf6+
Bxf6 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Nxf5+ Qxf5 25. Kg2 Rh8 26. Rh1 Qg6
27. Be4 Qf7 28. Qg4 Be7 29. f3 Raf8 30. Rxh8 Rxh8 31. Rh1 Rxh1
32. Kxh1 Qf8 33. Kg2 Qd8 34. Qh5 Bf6 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Qf5 a5
37. Kf1 Kg7 38. Ke2 Qe7 39. Kd3 Qd8 40. Kc2 Kf8 41. Kb2 Kf7
42. Qh7+ Kf8 43. Qh6+ Ke7 44. Qh3 Kf8 45. Qe6 Kg7 46. g4 a4
47. bxa4 Qb8+ 48. Kc2 Qb4 49. Qd7+ Kf8 50. Qb5 Qe1 51. a5 Qa1
52. Kb3 Qd1+ 53. Bc2 Qxf3+ 54. Ka4 Qc3 55. Bb3 c6 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.02.04"]
[EventDate "2014.02.04"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. g3 e6
7. Bg2 exd5 8. cxd5 d6 9. O-O Re8 10. Bf4 a6 11. a4 h6 12. Qc1
Kh7 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Nh4 Bc8 15. Qc2 Nh5 16. Bd2 Nd7 17. Nf5
Bf8 18. Ne3 Rb8 19. a5 b5 20. axb6 Nxb6 21. Na4 Nxa4 22. Rxa4
Ng7 23. Be4 Be7 24. Ba5 Qd7 25. Bc3 Qd8 26. Nc4 Bd7 27. Ra3
Bb5 28. Na5 Qd7 29. Nc6 Rbc8 30. h4 Bf8 31. Bg2 Nh5 32. Kh2
Bg7 33. Bh3 f5 34. e4 Kh8 35. exf5 Rxe1 36. Bxe1 Nf6 37. fxg6
Ng4+ 38. Kg1 Qe8 39. Bc3 Bxc6 40. dxc6 h5 41. Bxg4 hxg4
42. Qf5 Bxc3 43. Rxc3 Qe1+ 44. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.02.04"]
[EventDate "2014.02.04"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd2 Be7
7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O-O a6 9. f3 b5 10. g4 b4 11. Nce2 a5 12. Ng3
Ne8 13. Qd5 Bb7 14. Bb5 Ne5 15. Qxb7 Rb8 16. Qd5 Nf6 17. Qxe5
dxe5 18. Rxd8 Rfxd8 19. Bd3 Bc5 20. Bxe5 Bxe3+ 21. Kb1 Nd5
22. Nf5 Bd2 23. Bxg7 Nf4 24. Ne2 Nxd3 25. cxd3 Rxd3 26. Kc2
1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.02.04"]
[EventDate "2014.02.04"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Re1 b5
7. c4 Ne5 8. Bf1 Nxc4 9. a4 Bd7 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 e5
12. axb5 exd4 13. Bxc4 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Bb3 Be7 16. Qxd4
O-O 17. Nc3 b4 18. Qxb4 Rb8 19. Qc4 Be6 20. Nd5 Bd8 21. h3 h6
22. Bf4 Qb7 23. Bc2 Ba5 24. Rd1 Bxd5 25. exd5 Rc8 26. Qb3 Qxb3
27. Bxb3 Rb8 28. Bc4 Rxb2 29. Bxd6 Bb6 30. Be5 Rxf2 31. Kh2
Rf5 32. Bg3 h5 33. d6 Rc5 34. Be2 Ne4 35. d7 Bd8 36. Bb8 Nf6
37. Bf3 Kh7 38. Bf4 g5 39. Be3 Rb5 40. Bc6 Ra5 41. Bd4 Kg6
42. Kh1 Ra6 43. Rc1 h4 44. Kg1 Be7 45. Bb5 Rd6 46. Bc5 Rxd7
47. Bxd7 Bxc5+ 48. Rxc5 Nxd7 49. Rc6+ f6 50. Kf2 Ne5 51. Rc3
Kf5 52. Ke3 Nd7 53. Rb3 Nf8 54. Rb5+ Kg6 55. Ke4 Ne6 56. Rb2
Nf4 57. Ra2 Ne6 58. Kd5 Nf4+ 59. Kd6 g4 60. hxg4 Kg5 61. Ke7
Kxg4 62. Kxf6 Kg3 63. Kf5 Nxg2 64. Ra3+ Kf2 65. Kg4 Ne3+
66. Kxh4 Kf3 67. Ra4 Nf5+ 68. Kg5 Ne3 69. Ra3 Ke4 70. Rxe3+
Kxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.02.04"]
[EventDate "2014.02.04"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1. b3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. h3 h6 5. Nf3 e6 6. c4 Be7
7. g4 Bh7 8. Rg1 Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. h4 Ne4 11. g5 hxg5
12. hxg5 O-O 13. d3 Bb4+ 14. Nbd2 Nxd2 15. Nxd2 c5 16. a3
Bxd2+ 17. Qxd2 Re8 18. f4 Qb6 19. Kf2 Qxb3 20. g6 Bxg6 21. f5
d4 22. e4 Bxf5 23. exf5 Re3 24. Rb1 Qd5 25. Rxg7+ Kf8 26. Rg2
Ne5 27. Qd1 Re8 28. Bc1 b6 29. Qh5 Qf3+ 30. Qxf3 Rxf3+ 31. Kg1
Rxf5 32. Rf2 Rh5 33. Bf4 Re6 34. Be2 Rh3 35. Rd1 Ke7 36. Kg2
Rh8 37. Bh2 Rg6+ 38. Kf1 f6 39. Ke1 Ng4 40. Bxg4 Rxg4 41. Kd2
Rg6 42. a4 Rhg8 43. Re1+ Kd7 44. Ree2 Kc6 45. Kc2 f5 46. Kb3
Rf8 47. Re7 f4 48. Rxa7 Re6 49. Kc4 Re1 50. Bxf4 Rc1+ 51. Bxc1
Rxf2 52. Kb3 Rf3 53. Kc2 c4 54. dxc4 Rc3+ 55. Kb2 Rxc4 56. Bd2
d3 57. Kb3 Rc2 58. Bf4 Rf2 59. Rc7+ Kd5 60. Rd7+ Kc6 61. Rc7+
Kd5 62. Be3 Rf1 63. Rd7+ Ke4 64. Bxb6 Rb1+ 65. Kc4 Rxb6
66. Rxd3 Ra6 67. Ra3 Ra5 68. Kb4 Ra8 69. Kc5 Rc8+ 70. Kb6 Kd5
71. a5 Kd6 72. Rd3+ Ke7 73. a6 Rb8+ 74. Kc7 Rb1 75. Re3+ Kf7
76. Ra3 Rc1+ 77. Kb6 Rb1+ 78. Ka5 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2014.02.04"]
[EventDate "2014.02.04"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bd3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Ne2 O-O 10. c4 Nb4 11. Nc3 Nxd3
12. Qxd3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Qe7 14. Rac1 Bd7 15. Ne5 b5 16. Qb3
Rfc8 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Rfd1 Qf7 19. a4 b4 20. Ne2 a5 21. h3 h6
22. Be5 Nd7 23. Bg3 Bf8 24. Nd4 e5 25. Qxf7+ Kxf7 26. Rxc8
Rxc8 27. Nxf5 Ke6 28. e4 Rc2 29. Rd5 Rc5 30. Ne3 Nb6 31. Rd8
Be7 32. Re8 Kf7 33. Rb8 Nxa4 34. Nd5 Bf6 35. Rb7+ Kg6 36. f4
exf4 37. Nxf4+ Kh7 38. Ne6 Rc6 39. e5 Bg5 40. Nxg7 Nc5 41. Ra7
Kg6 42. Ne8 a4 43. h4 Be3+ 44. Kh2 a3 45. bxa3 b3 46. h5+ Kxh5
47. e6 Nxe6 48. Rb7 Rb6 49. Rxb6 0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2014.04.20"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. a3 Bc5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Ba6 11. Bf4 d6 12. Nd2
Rc8 13. Re1 Nd7 14. b4 Bb7 15. Rc1 a6 16. Bf1 Re8 17. Qe2 Nce5
18. Be3 Nf6 19. Na4 Ned7 20. Bd4 Qc7 21. f3 Bc6 22. Nc3 Qb8
23. Kh1 Bd8 24. a4 Bc7 25. g3 Qa8 26. Ra1 Bb7 27. Bg2 h6
28. Rec1 Qb8 29. Re1 Qa8 30. Rec1 Qb8 31. f4 e5 32. fxe5 Nxe5
33. Nd5 Nxd5 34. cxd5 Bd8 35. Nf3 Nd7 36. Qd3 Bf6 37. Bh3 Bxd4
38. Qxd4 Rxc1+ 39. Rxc1 Qd8 40. Kg1 Re7 41. Rc3 a5 42. b5 Nc5
43. Re3 Bc8 44. Bg2 Bg4 45. Ne1 Bh5 46. Nc2 Bg6 47. Qc4 Re8
48. Nd4 Qf6 49. Nb3 Nxb3 50. Rxb3 Qa1+ 51. Kf2 f5 52. Re3 fxe4
53. Bxe4 Qe5 54. Kf3 Bxe4+ 55. Rxe4 Qf5+ 56. Ke3 Rc8 57. Qd3
Rf8 58. Kd2 Qg5+ 59. Kc2 Rf2+ 60. Kb3 Qf6 61. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2014.04.21"]
[EventDate "2014.04.19"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 h6 7.Bd3
Bxd3 8.Qxd3 e6 9.O-O Bb4 10.Bd2 O-O 11.Rfd1 Bxc3 12.Bxc3 Nbd7
13.b3 Qe7 14.Rac1 Rac8 15.Qe2 Ne4 16.Bb2 Rfd8 17.Ne1 Nd6
18.Ba3 f5 19.Nd3 Nf6 20.Bb4 Qc7 21.Qf3 dxc4 22.bxc4 Nf7 23.a4
a5 24.Be1 b6 25.Qg3 Qxg3 26.hxg3 Ra8 27.f3 Rdb8 28.Rc2 b5
29.Nc5 bxc4 30.Rxc4 Nd5 31.Bd2 e5 32.e4 fxe4 33.Nxe4 Nb6
34.Rxc6 Nd8 35.Rg6 Nc4 36.dxe5 Kh7 37.Rg4 Nxe5 38.Rh4 Ndf7
39.Bc3 Rb3 40.Rd5 Re8 41.Rf4 Re7 42.Bxa5 Ng6 43.Rff5 Nfe5
44.Rd1 Nc4 45.Rc1 Nxa5 46.Rxa5 Ra3 47.Rcc5 Ra2 48.Kh2 Rd7
49.Ra6 Ne7 50.g4 Rb7 51.Rb5 Rc7 52.Nc5 Rc6 53.Rxc6 Nxc6 54.Rb7
Nd4 55.Kh3 Kg8 56.Rb4 Ne2 57.g5 Ng1+ 58.Kg3 Ne2+ 59.Kg4 hxg5
60.Kxg5 Ng1 61.Rg4 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2014.04.22"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Qb6
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bxc5 Qxc5 10. Nb5 Kf8 11. Nbd4 Nge7
12. O-O Be4 13. Re1 Qb4 14. a3 Qxb2 15. Rb1 Qxa3 16. Rxb7 Bxf3
17. Nxf3 h6 18. Qd2 g5 19. h4 g4 20. Nd4 Qa5 21. c3 Nxd4
22. Qxd4 Nf5 23. Qd2 d4 24. Bxg4 Qxc3 25. Qe2 Nxh4 26. Bh5 Rh7
27. Qe4 Rc8 28. Qxh7 Qxe1+ 29. Kh2 Qxe5+ 30. g3 Rc7 31. Rb8+
Ke7 32. Qxf7+ Kd6 33. Qf8+ Kd5 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2014.04.23"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Nc3 e6
7. Nh4 Bh5 8. h3 g5 9. Nf3 h6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. g4 Qxb3
12. axb3 Bg6 13. Bxg6 fxg6 14. Ke2 Bg7 15. Bd2 O-O 16. Be1 a6
17. h4 gxh4 18. g5 hxg5 19. Nxg5 Rfe8 20. Rxh4 e5 21. cxd5
cxd5 22. Rd1 Rad8 23. Nf3 exd4 24. Rhxd4 Nb6 25. Rb4 Rd6
26. Na4 Nxa4 27. bxa4 Re7 28. Bc3 Ne4 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Nd2
Rc6 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Rdd4 Rc2+ 33. Rd2 Rxd2+ 34. Kxd2 Kf6
35. Rb6+ Kf5 36. Ke2 Rc7 37. Kf1 Rd7 38. Kg2 Rf7 39. b4 Kg5
40. a5 Re7 41. Kg3 Rf7 42. Re6 Kf5 43. Rd6 Re7 44. Rb6 Rf7
45. b5 axb5 46. Rxb5+ Ke6 47. Kg4 Rxf2 48. Rxb7 Rf5 49. a6 Ra5
50. Rb6+ Kf7 51. Kf4 g5+ 52. Kxe4 g4 53. Kf4 Ra4+ 54. Kg3 Re4
55. Rb8 Rxe3+ 56. Kxg4 Ra3 57. Ra8 Ra5 58. Kf4 Kg7 59. Ke4 Rb5
60. Ra7+ Kg6 61. Kd4 Rb6 62. Ke5 Rc6 63. Ra8 Kg7 64. Ra7+ Kg6
65. Re7 Rxa6 66. Re6+ Rxe6+ 67. Kxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2014.04.24"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 a6
12. b3 O-O 13. Qh4 Re8 14. Bh3 Ba8 15. g4 b5 16. cxb5 Qa5
17. Bd2 Bxf3 18. exf3 Ne5 19. Kg2 g5 20. Qxg5 axb5 21. Qe3 b4
22. Ne2 Nd5 23. Qe4 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 e6 25. f4 Nf6 26. Qb7 Nexg4
27. Qf3 h5 28. Rxd6 Qxa2 29. Ng3 Qxf2+ 30. Qxf2 Nxf2 31. Kxf2
h4 32. Kf3 hxg3 33. hxg3 Ra8 34. f5 Bf8 35. Rc6 Nd7 36. Rc7
Nc5 37. Be3 Ra5 38. fxe6 Nxe6 39. Rc8 Kg7 40. Bf1 Rf5+ 41. Kg2
Bc5 42. Bd3 Re5 43. Bxc5 Rxc5 44. Rb8 Rc3 45. Bc4 Nd4 46. Rxb4
Nf5 47. Rb7 Ne3+ 48. Kf2 Nxc4 49. bxc4 Rxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2014.04.26"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4
12. Nb3 d3 13. Bb1 Nxb3 14. axb3 Bf5 15. Re1 O-O 16. b4 Qd7
17. h3 Bg6 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 a5 20. e6 fxe6 21. Nxe6 Rfe8
22. Nc5 Qd6 23. Bxd3 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Re8 25. Qd1 axb4 26. cxb4
Bxd3 27. Qxd3 Qxd3 28. Nxd3 Rd8 29. Ra3 Rd4 30. Rb3 Ne7
31. Nc5 c6 32. Re3 Nd5 33. Re6 Nxb4 34. Re7 Rd6 35. Ne6 Nd5
36. Rxg7+ Kh8 37. Nc7 Rd8 38. Rf7 Kg8 39. Rg7+ Kh8 40. Rf7 Kg8
41. Rg7+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2014.04.27"]
[EventDate "2014.04.19"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 c5 5.d5 O-O 6.e4 d6 7.Bd2 Nbd7
8.Nge2 Ne5 9.Ng3 exd5 10.cxd5 Bd7 11.a3 Ba5 12.Be2 b5 13.O-O
c4 14.Be3 Bb6 15.Qd2 Rb8 16.Nd1 Bc8 17.Kh1 Nfd7 18.f4 Ng6
19.Bxb6 Rxb6 20.Ne3 Nc5 21.Bd1 Nd3 22.f5 Ngf4 23.a4 a6 24.Ng4
h5 25.Nf2 Qf6 26.Nxd3 Nxd3 27.Qe3 Rb7 28.Nxh5 Qh6 29.Qxh6 gxh6
30.axb5 axb5 31.Bc2 Ne5 32.Ra6 Rd8 33.Ng3 Rb8 34.Ra7 b4 35.Ne2
Bd7 36.Rfa1 Bb5 37.h3 Rdc8 38.Kh2 c3 39.Nd4 cxb2 40.Rb1 Rc4
41.Nxb5 Rxc2 42.Nd4 Rd2 43.Nc6 Re8 44.Ra4 Nd3 45.Nxb4 Nf2
46.Ra2 Nd1 47.Rxd1 Rxd1 48.Rxb2 Rxe4 49.Nc6 Kg7 50.f6+ Kxf6
51.Rf2+ Kg6 52.Nd8 Re8 0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2014.04.28"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4
7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. c5 Qc7 11. e4 Be7
12. Bf4 Qc8 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. O-O-O Nc6 16. Kb1
g5 17. Be3 f5 18. g4 f4 19. Bf2 Kf7 20. Re1 b6 21. Qa4 bxc5
22. Ba6 Qc7 23. Bb5 Rab8 24. Rxe6 Kxe6 25. Bxc6 Rhd8 26. dxc5
Bf6 27. Bd4 Kf7 28. Rd1 Kf8 29. a3 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Qe5 31. Rd2
Qe1+ 32. Rd1 Qe2 33. b4 Qxf3 34. Kb2 Qxg4 35. Qc2 Qe6 36. Ba4
Kg8 37. Bb3 Kh8 38. c6 Rd6 39. Rc1 f3 40. Qc5 Qf6+ 41. Ka2 f2
42. c7 Rc8 43. Rf1 d4 44. h4 Qf3 45. Bc4 Rc6 46. Qxd4 R6xc7
47. Rxf2 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2014.04.29"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6 9. Nd2 Qe8 10. Be2 Nd7 11. a3 f6 12. Bh4
Nb6 13. b3 Bh6 14. f3 Be3 15. Bf2 Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2 f5 17. Rb1
Qd8 18. h4 Nd7 19. h5 Nf6 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Bd3 c6 22. Qe1
cxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Nc5 25. Bc2 Qg5 26. Kg1 Kg7
27. Nc4 fxe4 28. Bxe4 Ra6 29. Qe3 Qxe3+ 30. Nxe3 b5 31. Bc2
Ra7 32. Kf2 b4 33. Ra1 Rf4 34. axb4 Rxb4 35. Ra3 Bd7 36. Rha1
a4 37. bxa4 Bxa4 38. Kg3 Ra6 39. Bxa4 Rbxa4 40. Rxa4 Rxa4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir AZE"]
[Date "2014.04.30"]
[EventDate "2014.04.20"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "153"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Nc3 h6 11. Rd1
Kc8 12. b3 b6 13. Ne2 c5 14. Bb2 Bc6 15. Ne1 h5 16. c4 Kb7
17. Nf4 h4 18. Nd5 Re8 19. Nc2 Be7 20. Rd3 Bg5 21. Ne1 a5
22. Nf3 Bd8 23. a4 Kc8 24. Rad1 Rh6 25. Nh2 Rh5 26. Ng4 Rhh8
27. f4 Rh5 28. Kh2 Rhh8 29. Bc3 Rh5 30. Bb2 Rhh8 31. Bc1 Rh5
32. Be3 Rhh8 33. Kg1 Rh5 34. Bf2 Rhh8 35. Nh2 Rh5 36. Nf3 Rhh8
37. Nd2 Rhg8 38. Nf3 Rh8 39. Kh2 Rh5 40. Re1 Rh6 41. Rdd1 Rg6
42. Be3 Rh6 43. Rd3 Rhh8 44. Bc1 Rh6 45. Bb2 Rh5 46. Bc1 Rh6
47. Nd2 Rhh8 48. Ne4 Rh6 49. Bb2 Bd7 50. Red1 Be6 51. Bc3 Rh5
52. Bb2 Rh6 53. Rf3 Rh5 54. Bc3 Kb7 55. Kg1 Kc8 56. Kf2 Kb7
57. Kg1 Kc8 58. Rfd3 Rh6 59. Bd2 Rhh8 60. Re1 Nd4 61. Bc3 Nf5
62. Kh2 Rh5 63. Red1 Rhh8 64. Be1 Kb7 65. Bf2 Kc8 66. Ndc3 Be7
67. Nd2 Kb8 68. Nf3 Ref8 69. Ne4 Bc8 70. Nc3 Be6 71. Be1 Bc8
72. Bf2 Be6 73. R3d2 Bc8 74. Re1 Rh5 75. Nd5 Bd8 76. Red1 Rhh8
77. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Italian Team Championship"]
[Site "Condino ITA"]
[Date "2014.05.03"]
[EventDate "2014.04.30"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Guido Caprio"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "242"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5
7. O-O Bg4 8. d5 Na6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nc7 11. Bg5 e5
12. Be2 h6 13. Be3 Kh7 14. Bd3 Ng8 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. g3 Rae8
17. Rae1 h5 18. f4 h4 19. gxh4 Qxh4 20. f5 Bh6 21. Qg4 Qd8
22. Bxh6 Nxh6 23. Qf3 Rg8 24. Kh1 Qh4 25. Rg1 Ref8 26. fxg6+
fxg6 27. Qg3 Qe7 28. Ref1 Rxf1 29. Rxf1 Ne8 30. Be2 Rg7
31. Nd1 Nf6 32. Bf3 Qf8 33. Ne3 Rf7 34. Rg1 Qg7 35. Rf1 Nhg8
36. Qh4+ Nh6 37. Qg3 Rf8 38. Rg1 Nfg8 39. Bh5 Rf6 40. Bf3 Qf8
41. Rf1 Ne7 42. Kg2 Rf4 43. Qg5 Neg8 44. Be2 Qf6 45. Qg3 Kg7
46. Kg1 Qh4 47. Rf3 Qxg3+ 48. Rxg3 Kh7 49. Bd3 Rf7 50. Be2 Nf6
51. Bf3 Rf8 52. b3 a6 53. Kg2 Nf7 54. h4 b5 55. Rh3 b4 56. Rh1
a5 57. Ra1 Ra8 58. Rf1 Kg7 59. a4 bxa3 60. Ra1 Rh8 61. Kg3 Rb8
62. Rxa3 Rb6 63. Nf1 g5 64. Nd2 Ra6 65. hxg5 Nxg5 66. Kf2 Ra8
67. Ke3 Kf7 68. Ra1 Ke7 69. Rg1 Nf7 70. Ra1 Kd7 71. Rg1 Rh8
72. Rh1 Ra8 73. Rg1 Ke7 74. Ra1 Ng5 75. Rg1 Nh3 76. Ra1 Nf4
77. Kf2 Nh7 78. Ke3 Ng5 79. Rg1 Kf6 80. Ra1 Kf7 81. Bg4 Nh7
82. Bf3 Nf6 83. Kf2 Nd3+ 84. Ke2 Nb4 85. Kd1 Nd7 86. Bg4 Nb6
87. Ke2 Nc2 88. Be6+ Ke7 89. Rh1 Nd4+ 90. Kd3 a4 91. bxa4 Rxa4
92. Kc3 Ra2 93. Rh7+ Kf6 94. Bd7 Ra3+ 95. Kb2 Ra7 96. Bf5 Rxh7
97. Bxh7 Kg5 98. Kc3 Kf4 99. Kd3 Na4 100. Nb1 Kg5 101. Na3 Kf6
102. Ke3 Nb2 103. Kd2 Ke7 104. Bg6 Kd8 105. Bh5 Kc7 106. Kc3
Na4+ 107. Kd2 Kb6 108. Be8 Ka5 109. Bxa4 Kxa4 110. Nb1 Kb4
111. Kd3 Nb3 112. Nc3 Nc1+ 113. Kc2 Kxc4 114. Na4 Ne2
115. Nb6+ Kd4 116. Nc8 Kxe4 117. Nxd6+ Kxd5 118. Ne8 Nd4+
119. Kc3 Nb5+ 120. Kd2 e4 121. Ke3 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Italian Team Championship"]
[Site "Condino ITA"]
[Date "2014.05.04"]
[EventDate "2014.04.30"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Marco Codenotti"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qe3 g6
7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. b3 Qb6 12. Qd2
Qa5 13. Bb2 a6 14. Rfd1 Rab8 15. a3 Nde5 16. b4 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3
Qb6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. exd5 Ne5 21. Be2 Rbc8
22. Rac1 Kg8 23. Rc2 Qa7 24. Rdc1 b6 25. Qe3 Rfe8 26. f4 Nd7
27. Bg4 Rb8 28. Kh2 Nf6 29. Bf3 a5 30. Qd4 Nd7 31. Re1 axb4
32. axb4 Qa4 33. Qc3 Nf6 34. g4 Ra8 35. g5 Nd7 36. Kg3 Qa3
37. Qd2 Qb3 38. Re3 Qb1 39. Rc1 Qa2 40. Qc3 Qa7 41. h4 Rac8
42. Qd4 Nf8 43. Bg4 Rcd8 44. Rce1 Qc7 45. h5 gxh5 46. Bxh5 e5
47. fxe5 dxe5 48. Rxe5 Rxe5 49. Qxe5 Qxc4 50. Qe7 Qxd5
51. Bxf7+ Qxf7 52. Qxd8 Qb3+ 53. Kf2 Qc2+ 54. Re2 Qc4 55. Qd6
Qh4+ 56. Ke3 Qxg5+ 57. Kd3 Qb5+ 58. Kd2 Qg5+ 59. Kc2 Qf5+
60. Kb2 Qf3 61. Rc2 Qe4 62. Qxb6 Qe5+ 63. Rc3 Qe2+ 64. Ka3 Qe1
65. Qd4 Qa1+ 66. Kb3 Qb1+ 67. Ka4 Qa2+ 68. Kb5 Qe2+ 69. Qc4+
1-0

[Event "Cez Trophy Navara - Nakamura Match"]
[Site "Prague CZE"]
[Date "2014.06.07"]
[EventDate "2014.06.07"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "David Navara"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6 9. Nd2 Qe8 10. Be2 Nd7 11. a3 Nb6 12. Be3
Bd7 13. b3 f5 14. Nb5 Qd8 15. Bxb6 cxb6 16. Nxd6 Nc5 17. O-O
Bh6 18. b4 Ba4 19. Qb1 Qxd6 20. bxc5 Qxc5 21. Nf3 fxe4
22. Qxe4 Rae8 23. Qh4 Kg7 24. Ng5 Rf4 25. Qg3 Bxg5 26. Qxg5
Bb3 27. a4 Re4 28. Rfe1 Qd4 29. Bf1 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Bxa4 31. h4
Bd7 32. h5 Qf4 33. Qxf4 exf4 34. Rb1 b5 35. cxb5 b6 36. Rc1
Rc8 37. Re1 Re8 38. Rc1 Rc8 39. Re1 Kf6 40. hxg6 hxg6 41. d6
Rc5 42. Re4 Rc1 43. Rxf4+ Ke6 44. Re4+ Kxd6 45. Rd4+ Ke6
46. Rc4 Rxf1+ 0-1

[Event "Cez Trophy Navara - Nakamura Match"]
[Site "Prague CZE"]
[Date "2014.06.08"]
[EventDate "2014.06.07"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 Rc8
12. Rd1 c5 13. Bxb5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 cxd4 15. Rxd4 Be5 16. Rd1
Rc5 17. Qe2 Qb8 18. f4 Bxc3 19. Bxd7 Nxd7 20. Rxd7 Bf6 21. b4
Bxa1 22. bxc5 Qc8 23. Qb5 a6 24. Qd3 Qxc5 25. Bd2 a5 26. h3 g6
27. Rb7 Bf6 28. Rb5 Qc6 29. Bxa5 Qf3 30. Qf1 Rc8 31. Rb1 Kg7
32. Bb4 Rc2 33. Qg2 Qe2 34. Qf1 Qh5 35. Qd3 Rc8 36. Kg2 Rd8
37. Qe4 Qe2 38. Rc1 h6 39. a4 Qd3 40. Qxd3 Rxd3 41. a5 Rb3
42. Rc4 Rb2 43. Ba3 Ra2 44. Ra4 Be7 45. a6 Bxa3 46. a7 1-0

[Event "Cez Trophy Navara - Nakamura Match"]
[Site "Prague CZE"]
[Date "2014.06.09"]
[EventDate "2014.06.07"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "David Navara"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6 9. Nd2 Qe8 10. Be2 Nd7 11. a3 f6 12. Bh4
Nb6 13. b3 Bh6 14. Rb1 Nc5 15. O-O f5 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4
Nxe4 18. Ndxe4 fxe4 19. c5 dxc5 20. bxc5 Na4 21. Nxa4 Qxa4
22. Be7 Rf7 23. d6 cxd6 24. cxd6 Be6 25. Qxa4 Rxa4 26. Rxb7
Bf8 27. Rfb1 Ra2 28. Bxf8 Kxf8 29. R7b2 Rxb2 30. Rxb2 Ra7
31. Kh2 Ra4 32. Rb5 Rd4 33. Rxe5 Kf7 34. Bg4 Bxg4 35. Re7+ Kf6
36. hxg4 Rxd6 37. Rxe4 Rd5 38. f4 h5 39. Kg3 hxg4 40. Kxg4 Rd2
41. g3 Rd5 42. Ra4 Rb5 43. Kh4 Rh5+ 44. Kg4 Rb5 45. Ra6+ Kf7
46. Rd6 Rc5 47. Kf3 g5 48. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cez Trophy Navara - Nakamura Match"]
[Site "Prague CZE"]
[Date "2014.06.10"]
[EventDate "2014.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. a3 a6 13. b4 Ba7 14. Be2 b5 15. a4 bxa4 16. Qxa4 Bb7
17. Ba3 Rfc8 18. Rac1 Nb6 19. Qb3 Qe8 20. Ne5 Nbd5 21. Na4 Bb8
22. Nc4 Bc7 23. Na5 Rcb8 24. Qc2 h6 25. Nxb7 Rxb7 26. Nc5 Rb6
27. e4 Nxb4 28. Bxb4 Rxb4 29. Nxa6 Rxa6 30. Bxa6 Bb6 31. Qe2
Nxe4 32. Rc8 Qxc8 33. Bxc8 Nxf2 34. Rf1 Nh3+ 35. Kh1 Nf2+
36. Rxf2 Bxf2 37. Qc2 Bd4 38. g3 g6 39. Qc7 e5 40. h4 h5
41. Bb7 Rb2 42. Bd5 Rf2 43. Bg2 Kg7 44. Qe7 Re2 45. Kh2 Rf2
46. Kh3 Rf6 47. Be4 Re6 48. Qb7 Rb6 49. Qd7 Rf6 50. Bd5 Rf5
51. Qb7 Rf2 52. Bf3 Rb2 53. Qe7 Rb6 54. Qd8 Rb3 55. Qa8 Rb2
56. Qe4 Rb6 57. g4 hxg4+ 58. Qxg4 Be3 59. h5 Bf4 60. Qg1 Rb2
61. hxg6 f5 62. Qa7+ Kxg6 63. Be2 Rb3+ 64. Kg2 Rg3+ 65. Kf1
Be3 66. Qa6+ Kg5 67. Bb5 Bd4 68. Be8 Rf3+ 69. Ke2 Rh3 70. Qg6+
Kf4 71. Bd7 Rh2+ 72. Kd1 Rh1+ 73. Kc2 Rh2+ 74. Kb3 Rb2+
75. Kc4 Rc2+ 76. Kd3 Rc3+ 77. Kd2 Rg3 78. Qxf5# 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Eduardo Patricio Iturrizaga Bonelli"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2841"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qc2 g6 6. d4 Bg7
7. b3 dxc4 8. bxc4 c5 9. d5 b5 10. Bb2 O-O 11. cxb5 axb5
12. Bxb5 Na6 13. O-O Nb4 14. Qe2 Nbxd5 15. Rfd1 Nxc3 16. Bxc3
Qc7 17. a4 Bb7 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. Qc4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 e6 21. Bd4
Nd5 22. Qxc5 Qd8 23. Qa3 Qg5+ 24. Kh1 Qh5 25. Be2 Bf8 26. Rxc8
Rxc8 27. Qb2 Qh4 28. Kg2 Qg5+ 29. Kh1 Qh4 30. Ba6 Bd6 31. Kg2
Qxh2+ 32. Kf1 Rb8 33. Bb5 h5 34. Ke2 Qg2 35. Bh8 Bf8 36. Be5
Ra8 37. Bc6 Ra5 38. Bxd5 exd5 39. Qb6 Qg5 40. Bf4 Qf5 41. Qxa5
Qc2+ 42. Qd2 Qxa4 43. Qxd5 h4 44. Qd7 Qc4+ 45. Qd3 Qe6 46. Bd6
Bg7 47. Qe4 Qa2+ 48. Kf1 Qb3 49. Qd3 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "5.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Potkin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2841"]
[PlyCount "242"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5 4. a4 c6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxf3
7. Bxf3 e5 8. d5 Nf6 9. O-O a6 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 b4 12. Bb2
Bd6 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Nc4 Qe7 15. Rad1 cxd5 16. exd5 Nbd7 17. a5
e4 18. Be2 Rab8 19. Qa4 Rfc8 20. Qa1 Ne8 21. Rc1 Bf4 22. Ne3
Nc5 23. Bd4 Nd3 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Qb1 Qc7 26. Bxd3 exd3
27. Qxd3 Bxh2+ 28. Kh1 Bd6 29. Qxa6 Qd8 30. Kg1 Ra8 31. Qb6
Bc7 32. Qxb4 Bxa5 33. Qb2 Bc7 34. Rd1 Qd7 35. Be5 Bxe5
36. Qxe5 Nd6 37. g3 Re8 38. Qc3 Rc8 39. Qe5 Re8 40. Qc3 Qe7
41. Re1 Qd7 42. Qc6 Qd8 43. Rc1 Qf6 44. Nc4 Re2 45. Qa8+ Re8
46. Qc6 Re2 47. Qa8+ Ne8 48. Rf1 h5 49. d6 Qe6 50. Ne3 Rd2
51. Nf5 g6 52. Qa5 Qe2 53. Ne3 Nxd6 54. Qa8+ Kh7 55. Qa7 Qf3
56. Ng2 Re2 57. Re1 Rxe1+ 58. Nxe1 Qd1 59. Qe7 Qd5 60. Ng2 Nf5
61. Qf6 Kg8 62. Nf4 Qd1+ 63. Kg2 Qg4 64. Qd8+ Kg7 65. Qc7 Qd1
66. Ne6+ Kf6 67. Qd8+ Qxd8 68. Nxd8 Nd6 69. Nc6 Ke6 70. Kf3
Nf5 71. Ke4 Kf6 72. Nb4 Nd6+ 73. Kf3 Kf5 74. Nc2 Nc4 75. Nd4+
Ke5 76. Nc6+ Kd5 77. Nb4+ Kd4 78. Nc6+ Kc5 79. Nd8 Ne5+
80. Ke4 Kd6 81. f4 f5+ 82. Kd4 Nd7 83. Nf7+ Ke7 84. Ng5 Nb6
85. Nf3 Kf6 86. Ng5 Na4 87. Nf3 Nb2 88. Ke3 Nd1+ 89. Ke2 Nc3+
90. Kf2 Kg7 91. Kg2 Kh6 92. Kh3 Ne4 93. Kg2 Nc5 94. Kh3 Ne6
95. Kh4 Kg7 96. Kh3 Kf7 97. Kg2 Kf6 98. Kh3 Nc7 99. Kg2 Nd5
100. Kf2 Ke6 101. Nh4 Ne7 102. Ke3 Kf6 103. Nf3 Nc8 104. Kf2
Nd6 105. Kg2 Ne4 106. Kh3 Ke6 107. Kg2 Kf6 108. Kh3 Kg7
109. Kg2 h4 110. Nxh4 Kh6 111. Nf3 Kh5 112. Ne5 g5 113. fxg5
Kxg5 114. Nf7+ Kg6 115. Ne5+ Kh5 116. Nf3 Kg4 117. Ne5+ Kh5
118. Nf3 Nf6 119. Nd4 Kg4 120. Nxf5 Kxf5 121. g4+ Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "4.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 a6 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. a3 e5
7. Bg5 d4 8. exd4 exd4 9. Ne4 Qd5 10. Nxf6+ gxf6 11. Bxf6 Rg8
12. Qf3 Qxc5 13. O-O-O Bh6+ 14. Kb1 Bg4 15. Qe4+ Kf8 16. Qxh7
Bf4 17. Qd3 Rc8 18. g3 Be5 19. f3 Be6 20. Bh4 Bg7 21. Bh3 Ne5
22. Qd2 d3 23. cxd3 f5 24. d4 Qd5 25. Qb4+ Kf7 26. Qe7+ Kg6
27. Qg5+ Kf7 28. Qe7+ Kg6 29. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "6.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Onischuk"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. h3 Bg7 5. g4 O-O 6. Bg2 e5
7. Nge2 Nc6 8. Be3 h5 9. d5 Ne7 10. Qd2 hxg4 11. Bh6 g3
12. Nxg3 c6 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. O-O-O d5 16. exd5
cxd5 17. Qg5 Qc7 18. Bxd5 Rb8 19. Bb3 Rh8 20. Rhe1 Rxh3
21. Rxe5 Neg8 22. Nb5 Qb6 23. Nd4 Rb7 24. Ndf5+ Bxf5 25. Nxf5+
Kh7 26. Ne3 Qc7 27. Nd5 Nxd5 28. Rexd5 Kg7 29. Rd6 Rf3 30. Qd2
Nf6 31. Qd4 Rb6 32. Rd8 Qf4+ 33. Rd2 Rb7 34. c4 Re7 35. Qxf4
Rxf4 36. R8d4 Ne4 37. Bc2 f5 38. Bxe4 Rexe4 39. Rxe4 Rxe4
40. b3 Kf6 41. Kc2 g5 42. Kc3 g4 43. c5 Ke7 44. b4 Re6 45. b5
f4 46. c6 Re5 47. Kc4 Re1 48. a4 g3 49. fxg3 fxg3 50. Kd5 Kd8
51. a5 Kc7 52. Rc2 Re8 53. Rb2 Rg8 54. b6+ axb6 55. axb6+ Kb8
56. Rg2 Rg5+ 57. Kc4 Kc8 58. Ra2 Rg4+ 59. Kd5 Rg5+ 60. Ke4 Kb8
61. b7 Kc7 62. Ra8 Rb5 63. Rc8+ 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "7.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Loek van Wely"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 Nf6
7. f3 Bb4 8. Qd2 d5 9. Nde2 dxe4 10. a3 Ba5 11. O-O-O Nbd7
12. Bf4 e5 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Ng3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qa5 16. Kb2 Nc5
17. Bxf6 Qb6+ 18. Ka1 Qxf6 19. Bc4 Be6 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Qd5
Qb6 22. Nxe4 Rac8 23. Rb1 Qa5 24. Ka2 b6 25. Nd6 Rcd8 26. Qxe5
g6 27. Rhd1 Qa4 28. Rd2 Qc6 29. Rb4 Rd7 30. Rbd4 Qc7 31. Nc4
Qxe5 32. Nxe5 Rc7 33. Rd6 Re8 34. Rc6 Rb7 35. f4 Kg7 36. g4 g5
37. Nc4 Ne4 38. Rd3 gxf4 39. Rf3 b5 40. Nb2 Rd7 41. Nd3 Re6
42. Rxe6 fxe6 43. Nxf4 Kf6 44. h4 a5 45. Re3 Nc5 46. Nd3 Na4
47. g5+ Kf5 48. Kb3 Rc7 49. Re5+ Kg4 50. Rxb5 Nxc3 51. Rxa5
Nd5 52. c4 Ne3 53. Re5 Kf3 54. Rxe6 Nxc4 55. Ne5+ Nxe5
56. Rxe5 Rb7+ 57. Kc4 Rb1 58. Re7 Rc1+ 59. Kb5 Rb1+ 60. Ka5 h5
61. gxh6 Rh1 62. h7 Rxh4 63. a4 Kf4 64. Kb6 Kf5 65. a5 Kf6
66. Rc7 Rb4+ 67. Ka7 Rh4 68. Kb8 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. e4 c5 2. b3 Nc6 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bc4 Nb6
7. Bb5 Bg7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O c4 10. Re1 O-O 11. d3 cxd3
12. Qxd3 d6 13. c4 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Nxe5 Bf5 16. f4 Nd7
17. Na3 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bf8 19. h3 h5 20. Nb1 f6 21. Bb2 Kf7
22. Nc3 e6 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Re2 a5 25. Nc3 Rd3 26. Na4 Bb4
27. Rc1 Bd2 28. Rf1 Rad8 29. Bc1 Bb4 30. Be3 Rd1 31. Nb2 Rxf1+
32. Kxf1 Bb1 33. Na4 Bd3 34. Nb2 Bxe2+ 35. Kxe2 e5 36. fxe5
fxe5 37. Nd3 Ke6 38. Bc1 Bc3 39. Nc5+ Kf5 40. Kf3 e4+ 41. Ke2
Bd4 42. Nb7 Ra8 43. Bd2 Bb6 44. Be3 Bxe3 45. Kxe3 Ke5 46. Nc5
Rd8 47. Nxe4 Rd1 48. Nd2 c5 49. Nf3+ Kf5 50. Nh4+ Kf6 51. Nf3
Ra1 52. a4 Rb1 53. Nd2 Re1+ 54. Kf2 Re8 55. Kf3 Ke5 56. Ke3
Kf5+ 57. Kf3 Rd8 58. Ke3 g5 59. Nf1 Rd1 60. Ke2 Rb1 61. Nd2
Rg1 62. Kf3 g4+ 63. hxg4+ hxg4+ 64. Kf2 Rc1 65. Ke2 Rc3
66. Kd1 Ke5 67. Ke2 Kd4 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2841"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. f3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. h4 h6
7. e3 a6 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 c5 10. Nce2 Nc6 11. c3 Bd6
12. O-O-O Qe7 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Nh3 O-O-O 15. Kb1 Kb8 16. g5
hxg5 17. hxg5 Nd7 18. g6 f6 19. Nhf4 Ne7 20. Rh7 Rxh7 21. gxh7
Rh8 22. Ng6 Nxg6 23. Qxg6 Qh2 24. Nf4 cxd4 25. cxd4 Qxh7
26. Qxh7 Rxh7 27. Nxe6 g5 28. f4 Rh3 29. Re1 Rg3 30. Kc2 Rg2+
31. Kc3 Nb6 32. Nc5 Rg3 33. fxg5 fxg5 34. Kd3 Kc7 35. b3 Nd7
36. Rf1 Nxc5+ 37. dxc5 Rg2 38. a3 g4 39. Rf6 g3 40. Rg6 Rg1
41. Kc2 g2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. exd4 Bd6 6. Nf3
Nf6 7. Qe2+ Qe7 8. Qxe7+ Bxe7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Re1
Bd8 12. Bf4 Nbd7 13. Rac1 Nb6 14. Bb3 h6 15. d5 Bf5 16. h3 Re8
17. g4 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Bd7 19. Ne5 Be8 20. h4 a5 21. a4 Nfd7
22. Nxd7 Bxd7 23. g5 hxg5 24. hxg5 Kf8 25. d6 c5 26. Kg2 c4
27. Bc2 Bc6+ 28. f3 Nd7 29. Bf5 Nc5 30. Rh1 Kg8 31. Bh7+ Kf8
32. Bd3 Kg8 33. Bxc4 Ne6 34. Bxe6 fxe6 35. Kg3 Bb6 36. Re1 Bd7
37. Be3 Bd8 38. f4 Rc8 39. Rd1 Kf7 40. Bd4 Rc4 41. Be5 Bb6
42. Rh1 Rc8 43. Rh7 Rg8 44. Nb5 Kg6 45. Rh2 Rc8 46. Nc7 Bc5
47. b3 Bb4 48. Kf3 Bc6+ 49. Ke3 Bc5+ 50. Ke2 Bd7 51. Kd3 Rf8
52. Rc2 Bb6 53. Rh2 Bc5 54. Nb5 Rd8 55. Nd4 Bxd4 56. Kxd4 Rc8
57. Rh3 b5 58. axb5 Bxb5 59. Rc3 Rxc3 60. Kxc3 Kf7 61. Kd4 g6
62. Kc5 Bd7 63. Kb6 Ke8 64. Kxa5 Kd8 65. b4 Kc8 66. Kb6 Be8
67. b5 Bd7 68. Ka6 Kb8 69. b6 Bc8+ 70. b7 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "11.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5
7. e3 O-O 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 b6 10. e4 Ne7 11. Be3 Qc7
12. Bd3 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Ne2 Rfd8 15. O-O Rac8 16. Rc1
Qb7 17. Qe1 Nb8 18. h4 h6 19. Ng3 Nbc6 20. Rd1 cxd4 21. cxd4
Qa6 22. Nh5 Qxa3 23. f4 Qa5 24. Qe2 f5 25. Rf3 fxe4 26. Rg3
Nf5 27. Qg4 Rc7 28. d5 Nxg3 29. Qxe6+ Kh8 30. Nxg3 Qa3 31. Nf5
Ne7 32. d6 Nxf5 33. dxc7 Qxe3+ 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "12.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Zahar Efimenko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "159"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 Bg4
7. f3 Bd7 8. Be3 Bg7 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. g4 Rc8 11. h4 Ne5
12. O-O-O Qa5 13. Kb1 Rxc3 14. Qxc3 Qxc3 15. bxc3 Nxf3
16. Nxf3 Bxg4 17. Bb5+ Kf8 18. Nd2 a6 19. Bc4 Bxd1 20. Rxd1 e6
21. Bb3 Ng4 22. Bd4 Ne5 23. Nc4 Ke7 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Bxe5
dxe5 26. Ba4 b5 27. Bb3 Rc8 28. Kb2 f5 29. a4 f4 30. axb5 axb5
31. Ra1 f3 32. Rf1 Rf8 33. c4 bxc4 34. Bxc4 Rf4 35. Bd3 h6
36. Kc3 Rxh4 37. Rxf3 g5 38. Kd2 Rh2+ 39. Be2 g4 40. Rg3 h5
41. Ke3 Rh1 42. Bxg4 hxg4 43. Rxg4 Kd6 44. Rg8 Rh3+ 45. Kd2
Kc5 46. Rd8 Kc4 47. Rd6 Kc5 48. Rd8 Kc6 49. Ke2 Kc5 50. Kd2
Kc4 51. Rd6 Rh2+ 52. Ke3 Kc5 53. Rd8 Kc6 54. Kd3 Rh1 55. Re8
Rd1+ 56. Ke2 Rd6 57. Rc8+ Kd7 58. Rc5 Rd4 59. Rxe5 Kd6 60. Rh5
Rxe4+ 61. Kd3 Rg4 62. Ra5 Rh4 63. c4 Rh1 64. Kd4 e5+ 65. Kd3
Rh3+ 66. Ke4 Rh4+ 67. Kd3 Rd4+ 68. Kc3 Ke6 69. Ra8 Rd1
70. Re8+ Kf5 71. c5 e4 72. Kc4 Kf4 73. c6 e3 74. Kc5 Kf3
75. c7 e2 76. Rxe2 Kxe2 77. Kb6 Rc1 78. Kb7 Kd3 79. c8=Q Rxc8
80. Kxc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "13.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yuriy Kryvoruchko"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "2841"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. f4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. d3 Bg7 5. Nf3 e6 6. O-O Nge7
7. e4 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. e5 d4 10. c4 f6 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Nbd2
b6 13. Ne4 Bg7 14. Qe2 Nf5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. fxe5 Rb8 17. Bg5
Qc7 18. Nf6+ Kh8 19. Rae1 Bb7 20. g4 Ne7 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Rf3
Ng8 23. Ref1 h6 24. Rh3 Rf7 25. Qd2 Nxf6 26. exf6 Kg8 27. Bf4
e5 28. Bxe5 Re8 29. Qf4 Qd7 30. Qe4 Qe6 31. Re1 Bxf6 32. Rxh6
Bg7 33. Rxg6 Qd7 34. Rg5 Rfe7 35. Qg6 Rf7 36. Re4 Re6
37. Qxg7+ Rxg7 38. Rxg7+ Qxg7 39. Bxg7 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "14.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 a5 8. g4 Na6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. a3 Nb6 11. Rg1 Bd7 12. Nd2
a4 13. g5 f5 14. h4 f4 15. Bxb6 cxb6 16. Qf3 Qc8 17. Nb5 Qc5
18. h5 gxh5 19. Bh3 Be8 20. Be6+ Kh8 21. Rh1 Nc7 22. Nxc7 Qxc7
23. O-O-O b5 24. Rxh5 Bxh5 25. Qxh5 bxc4 26. Rh1 h6 27. Kc2 c3
28. bxc3 Rac8 29. Rh3 f3 30. Bxc8 Qxc8 31. gxh6 Bf6 32. Rxf3
Kh7 33. Rg3 Kh8 34. Qg6 b5 35. Rf3 Qd8 36. Nf1 b4 37. axb4 a3
38. Kb3 a2 39. Kxa2 Qa8+ 40. Kb2 Qa6 41. Ng3 Qc4 42. Rxf6
Qxc3+ 43. Kxc3 Rc8+ 44. Kb3 Rc3+ 45. Ka4 Ra3+ 46. Kb5 Ra5+
47. Kc6 Ra6+ 48. Kd7 Ra7+ 49. Ke6 Re7+ 50. Kf5 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[Round "15.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Fedoseev"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "161"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. O-O Nf6
7. Qe1 Qb6 8. Kh1 Nd4 9. Na3 Nxf3 10. Rxf3 h5 11. h3 Bf5
12. c4 d4 13. Rf1 O-O 14. Rb1 a5 15. Qf2 Rfe8 16. Nb5 Bd7
17. e4 Bxb5 18. cxb5 Qxb5 19. Qf3 e5 20. fxe5 Rxe5 21. Bf4 Nd7
22. b3 Qa6 23. a4 Re7 24. Qe2 Ne5 25. Rfd1 b6 26. Qc2 Rae8
27. Rd2 Qb7 28. Rf1 Re6 29. Rdd1 Qe7 30. Qd2 Nc6 31. Qf2 Be5
32. h4 f6 33. Bh3 Rd6 34. Rg1 g5 35. Bf5 Kg7 36. Qe2 Rh8
37. Bd2 g4 38. Kg2 Rdd8 39. Rgf1 Qf7 40. Rb1 Rb8 41. Qd1 Qc7
42. Be1 Qd6 43. Qc2 Ne7 44. Qc4 Qc6 45. Qb5 Qxb5 46. axb5 Kf7
47. Bd2 Ra8 48. Ra1 Ra7 49. Ra4 Rd8 50. Bc1 Rd6 51. Bd2 Rd8
52. Bc1 Nxf5 53. Rxf5 Kg6 54. Bf4 Re7 55. Ra2 Bxf4 56. gxf4
Ra7 57. Ra4 Rdd7 58. Kg3 Rd8 59. Ra2 Re7 60. Ra4 Ree8 61. Ra2
Rh8 62. Ra4 Rhe8 63. Ra2 Ra8 64. Rd5 Red8 65. Rf5 Rd7 66. Ra4
Rd6 67. Kg2 Re8 68. Kg3 Re7 69. Kg2 Rdd7 70. Kg3 Rh7 71. Ra2
Kf7 72. Ra4 Ke6 73. Ra2 Rd8 74. Ra4 Rdd7 75. Ra2 Rd6 76. Ra4
Rd8 77. Ra2 Rdd7 78. Kg2 Rd8 79. Ra4 g3 80. Ra1 Rg8 81. Rd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Goloshchapov"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. f4 Bg7 6. Nf3 d6
7. O-O Nge7 8. c3 O-O 9. Be3 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Bf2 Qd7
12. Nbd2 f5 13. Rfe1 Rae8 14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4 fxe4 16. Nxe4
Nf5 17. Rad1 d5 18. Nc3 Kh8 19. Qd2 Bf6 20. h4 h5 21. Bh3 a6
22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Bd8 24. Ne2 a5 25. Nd4 Ba6 26. Rc1 Be7
27. a3 Rc8 28. Nxf5 gxf5 29. Bxb6 Qb5 30. Bd4 Bc5 31. Bf1 Qb6
32. Rxc5 Rxc5 33. Bxa6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 a5 8. Be3 Na6 9. g4 Nd7 10. h4 Ndc5 11. Nd2 Nb4 12. Bxc5
dxc5 13. a3 Na6 14. Bd3 Qf6 15. g5 Qe7 16. Qf3 f6 17. Qg3 c6
18. Nf3 Nc7 19. O-O-O Ne8 20. Be2 Nd6 21. Kb1 Bd7 22. h5 fxg5
23. Nxg5 h6 24. Nf3 g5 25. Nh2 Rf4 26. Bg4 Bxg4 27. Nxg4 Nxc4
28. Ne3 Nd6 29. f3 Raf8 30. Rhf1 c4 31. Qh3 R4f6 32. Ng4 R6f7
33. Ne3 c5 34. a4 Qd7 35. Qxd7 Rxd7 36. Nb5 Nxb5 37. axb5 Rf4
38. Nxc4 g4 39. fxg4 Rxe4 40. Nb6 Rd8 41. d6 Rd4 42. d7 e4
43. Rde1 Rb4 44. Ka2 Rxb2+ 45. Ka3 Rxb5 46. Nc4 Rxd7 47. Rxe4
Rd3+ 48. Ka2 Rb4 49. Re8+ Kh7 50. Rf4 Rc3 51. Re7 Ra4+ 52. Kb1
Rcxc4 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Savchenko"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "173"]

1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 d5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nbd2 f5
7. exf6 Nxf6 8. g3 Bd6 9. c3 O-O 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. f4 Ndxe5
12. dxe5 Bc5 13. Nb3 Bb6 14. Be3 Ne7 15. Bh3 Nf5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5
17. O-O-O Qe7 18. Kb1 Bd7 19. Rhe1 Rf7 20. c4 Bxe3 21. Qxe3
dxc4 22. Nd2 b5 23. Nf3 Bc6 24. Nd4 Qe8 25. g4 Bd5 26. Ne2 b4
27. f5 c3 28. b3 a5 29. Rxd5 exd5 30. e6 Rf6 31. Qc5 a4
32. Nd4 axb3 33. axb3 h6 34. h4 Qf8 35. e7 Qf7 36. Qb5 Re8
37. Qd7 Kh7 38. g5 hxg5 39. hxg5 Rd6 40. g6+ Rxg6 41. fxg6+
Qxg6+ 42. Qf5 Qxf5+ 43. Nxf5 Kg6 44. Nd4 Kf6 45. Nc6 g5
46. Nxb4 d4 47. Kc2 Kf7 48. Nc6 g4 49. Kd3 g3 50. Kxd4 g2
51. Kxc3 Rg8 52. Rg1 Ke8 53. b4 Rg5 54. Kc4 Rg4+ 55. Kd5 Rg5+
56. Kc4 Rg4+ 57. Kb5 Rg6 58. Kc5 Rg5+ 59. Kd4 Rg4+ 60. Ke5 Rg6
61. b5 Rg5+ 62. Ke6 Rg6+ 63. Kf5 Rg3 64. Rd1 Kf7 65. Rd8 Rg5+
66. Kf4 Rg4+ 67. Kf3 Rg3+ 68. Kf4 Rg4+ 69. Ke5 Rg5+ 70. Ke4
Rg4+ 71. Kd3 Rg3+ 72. Kd2 Re3 73. Rf8+ Kg7 74. Kxe3 g1=Q+
75. Rf2 Qg3+ 76. Rf3 Qe1+ 77. Kf4 Qh4+ 78. Ke5 Qg5+ 79. Ke4
Qg4+ 80. Ke3 Qe6+ 81. Kd4 Qd6+ 82. Kc4 Qe6+ 83. Kb4 Qe4+
84. Ka5 Qxf3 85. e8=N+ Kf8 86. Nxc7 Qa3+ 87. Kb6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Radoslaw Wojtaszek"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 c6 6. axb5 cxb5
7. Nxb5 axb5 8. Rxa8 Bb7 9. Ra1 e6 10. Nf3 Bxe4 11. Be2 Nf6
12. O-O Nc6 13. b3 Be7 14. bxc4 bxc4 15. Bxc4 O-O 16. Ng5 Nxd4
17. Be3 Nf5 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bb6 Rb8 21. Ba7
Rc8 22. Bd3 Nf6 23. Rfc1 Rd8 24. Bxf5 exf5 25. Bb6 Rb8 26. Bc7
Rc8 27. Be5 Re8 28. Re1 Bb4 29. Reb1 Rxe5 30. Rxb4 Kf8 31. g3
g6 32. Ra8+ Re8 33. Ra7 Nd5 34. Rd4 Nf6 35. Rc4 Kg7 36. Rcc7
Rf8 37. Rcb7 Nd5 38. Kg2 Nf6 39. Kf3 Ng4 40. h3 Nf6 41. Rb5 h5
42. Rba5 Rd8 43. Rb7 Rd3+ 44. Ke2 Rd8 45. Raa7 Re8+ 46. Kf3
Rf8 47. Re7 Nd5 48. Red7 Nf6 49. Rdb7 Nd5 50. Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Lu Shanglei"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bg4 3. Ne5 Bf5 4. Bb2 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. g3 e6
7. Bg2 h6 8. d3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 Bh7 11. Re1 e5 12. e4
dxe4 13. dxe4 Qe7 14. a3 Rad8 15. Qe2 a6 16. Nh4 Bc5 17. Nf5
Qe6 18. Bh3 Qc6 19. b4 Bxf5 20. exf5 Bb6 21. c4 Bd4 22. Bg2
Qb6 23. c5 Qa7 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Qc4 b6 26. Nb3 bxc5 27. bxc5
Rfe8 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Qxd4 Rb8 30. Qc3 Re8 31. Rd1 Qb8
32. c6 Nb6 33. Nc5 Qc8 34. Qd3 a5 35. h3 Re5 36. Nd7 Nbxd7
37. cxd7 Qd8 38. Bc6 Rc5 39. Qa6 Kh7 40. Qa8 Qxa8 41. Bxa8
Nxd7 42. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Bb5+ Nfd7
7. a4 O-O 8. Nf3 Na6 9. O-O Nc7 10. Re1 Nxb5 11. axb5 a6
12. Qd2 Re8 13. h3 Nb6 14. bxa6 bxa6 15. Bh6 Bh8 16. Qe2 a5
17. e5 Ba6 18. Qe4 e6 19. Bg5 Qd7 20. Qf4 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 exd5
22. exd6 Bxb2 23. Rxa5 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 Bc3 25. Bf6 Bxf6
26. Qxf6 Bb7 27. Rxa8+ Bxa8 28. Nd3 Bc6 29. Ne5 Qe8 30. Nxc6
Qxc6 31. Qe7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Judit Polgar"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Bxe4
dxe4 7. d5 Nb4 8. Nc3 e6 9. d6 g5 10. Be5 f6 11. Qh5+ Kd7
12. Qf7+ Kc6 13. Bxf6 Nxc2+ 14. Kd2 Qxd6+ 15. Kxc2 Qd3+
16. Kc1 Qf1+ 17. Nd1 Qc4+ 18. Bc3 Bd6 19. b3 Qf1 20. Bxh8 Bd7
21. Nf3 Qxg2 22. Rg1 Qxf3 23. Qxf3 exf3 24. Bc3 Rg8 25. Nb2 h5
26. h3 b5 27. Nd3 Kd5 28. Rd1 Ke4 29. Nxc5+ Bxc5 30. Rxd7 g4
31. hxg4 hxg4 32. Bd4 Ba3+ 33. Kd2 Bb4+ 34. Bc3 Bc5 35. b4 Bb6
36. Rh1 Rg5 37. Rh6 e5 38. Rf7 Kd5 39. Kd3 e4+ 40. Kc2 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 Rb8 8. Qd2 a6 9. Be2 b5 10. Nd1 f5 11. exf6 Nxf6
12. Nf2 c4 13. O-O Bd6 14. Ne5 Ne7 15. g4 O-O 16. c3 b4
17. Bd1 a5 18. Bc2 Qe8 19. Rae1 a4 20. h3 Ba6 21. Qd1 a3
22. bxa3 bxc3 23. g5 Nh5 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. g6+ Kg8 26. Qxh5
Rf5 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Nfg4 Ng8 29. Bf2 c2 30. Ne3 c3 31. Nxf5
exf5 32. Nc4 Qd7 33. Nxd6 Bxf1 34. Kxf1 Rb1 35. Be3 Qxd6
36. a4 Rxe1+ 37. Kxe1 Qe6 38. Kf2 Qxe3+ 39. Kxe3 c1=Q+ 40. Kf3
Qd1+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Georg Meier"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "179"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. d3 e6 5. O-O Nd7 6. Nbd2 Bd6
7. Rb1 a5 8. b3 Ne7 9. c4 O-O 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. Qc2 e5 12. a3 h6
13. Rfe1 Be6 14. c5 Bc7 15. e4 d4 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 b5
18. cxb6 Bxb6 19. Nc4 Bc7 20. Ba3 Ra8 21. Ra1 Re8 22. Nfd2 Qb8
23. Nb3 Qb5 24. Kh1 Ra6 25. f4 f6 26. Bb2 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Qxb4
28. Ba3 Qb5 29. Rb1 Qa4 30. fxe5 fxe5 31. Bxe7 Rxe7 32. Nxd4
Qxc2 33. Nxc2 Bxc4 34. dxc4 Nc5 35. Nb4 Re6 36. Rd1 Ba5
37. Nc2 Bc7 38. h4 Rd6 39. Rxd6 Bxd6 40. Bf3 Ne6 41. Bg4 Nd4
42. Ne1 g6 43. Nd3 c5 44. Kg2 h5 45. Bd7 Kg7 46. Ba4 Kf6
47. Nf2 Bf8 48. Nd1 Bd6 49. Be8 Kg7 50. Nc3 Bf8 51. Nd5 Bd6
52. Kf2 Ne6 53. Bd7 Nd4 54. Ke3 Kf7 55. Kd3 Bf8 56. Nb6 Bd6
57. Ba4 Kf6 58. Bd1 Ke7 59. Kc3 Bc7 60. Nd5+ Kd6 61. Nxc7 Kxc7
62. g4 hxg4 63. Bxg4 Kd6 64. Kb2 Nc6 65. Ka3 Nb4 66. Ka4 Nd3
67. Kb5 Nf4 68. Bf3 Nd3 69. Kb6 Nf4 70. Kb7 Kd7 71. Bg4+ Kd6
72. Kc8 Ng2 73. h5 gxh5 74. Bxh5 Ne3 75. Be2 Nc2 76. Bd3 Nd4
77. Kd8 Ne6+ 78. Ke8 Nf4 79. Bc2 Ne2 80. Bd3 Nc3 81. Kd8 Na2
82. Ke8 Nb4 83. Be2 Ke6 84. Kd8 Kd6 85. Ke8 Nc6 86. Bd3 Nd4
87. Kd8 Ne6+ 88. Ke8 Ng5 89. Kd8 Nf3 90. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "11.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bf4 a5
7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 Nh5 9. O-O Nxf4 10. exf4 Na6 11. b3 Nb4
12. Re1 O-O 13. Rc1 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 f6 15. g3 Bd6 16. Re3 Qd7
17. f5 exf5 18. cxd5 f4 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Ree1 Ba6 21. Qc2
fxg3 22. hxg3 Bb4 23. Re3 c5 24. d5 c4 25. Rd1 cxb3 26. Qxb3
Rac8 27. d6+ Bc4 28. Qb2 Rfe8 29. Ne4 Qxa4 30. Rd4 Be6 31. Qe2
Qd7 32. Nh4 Bf7 33. Qf3 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 Be6 35. Nxf6+ gxf6
36. Qxf6 Qb7 37. Rg4+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3
Nf6 7. Bg5 O-O 8. Qf3 Nd4 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. O-O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3
Re8 12. Bc4 d6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. Rhe1 f5 16. Bd5
fxe4 17. Bxe4 Re5 18. Bd5 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Kf8 20. Re4 c6 21. Bb3
Bf5 22. Rf4 Bg6 23. h4 h5 24. Kd2 Rd8 25. Bc4 d5 26. Bd3 Kg7
27. a4 b6 28. g3 c5 29. Be2 Rd6 30. a5 Rf6 31. axb6 axb6
32. Bf3 Rd6 33. Bg2 Rd8 34. Bf3 Rd6 35. Bg2 Rd8 36. Ra4 Rd6
37. Rf4 b5 38. Bf1 Rb6 39. Bg2 Ra6 40. Bf1 Ra2 41. Bd3 Bxd3
42. Kxd3 Kg6 43. g4 hxg4 44. Rxg4+ Kf5 45. Rg5+ Ke6 46. Rg1
Ra3 47. Kd2 b4 48. cxb4 cxb4 49. Rg3 Ra1 50. Rh3 Kf6 51. h5
Kg7 52. h6+ Kh7 53. Rh4 Ra6 54. Rxb4 Kxh6 55. Rb5 Rf6 56. Ke2
Re6+ 57. Kd3 Rf6 58. Rxd5 Rxf2 59. c4 Rf1 60. c5 Rc1 61. Kd2
Rc4 62. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "12.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Gabriel Sargissian"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg4
7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 cxd4 11. exd4 O-O
12. Ne2 Bd6 13. Be3 b5 14. c3 Rc8 15. a3 a5 16. b4 a4 17. Nc1
Ne4 18. Qd3 Na7 19. Ne2 f5 20. g3 Qd7 21. Bg2 Rc7 22. Rac1 Nc8
23. Ra1 Nb6 24. Rfc1 Nc4 25. Rc2 Rfc8 26. Bc1 Qf7 27. Kh2 h5
28. Kg1 h4 29. gxh4 Qh5 30. Nf4 Bxf4 31. Bxf4 Rc6 32. f3 Nf6
33. Bg3 Qh6 34. f4 Ne4 35. Kh2 Kf7 36. Bf3 g6 37. Qe2 Rh8
38. Bxe4 fxe4 39. Rcc1 Qh5 40. Qf2 Nd6 41. Qf1 Rc4 42. Be1 Nf5
43. Ra2 Nxh4 44. Bxh4 Qxh4 45. Re2 Rh5 46. Rcc2 Rf5 47. Rf2
Qh6 48. Kh1 Qh4 49. Qg2 Qh5 50. Qg4 Qh6 51. Kh2 Qh5 52. Kg3
Qh6 53. Rf1 Qh5 54. Rff2 Qh6 55. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "13.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Riazantsev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. h3 c5 5. e3 Qb6 6. Qc1 O-O
7. c3 cxd4 8. exd4 d6 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Re8 11. Nbd2 Qc7
12. Bh2 Bh6 13. Qd1 Nd5 14. Re1 Bf5 15. a4 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Bxf4
17. d5 Nb8 18. Nb3 a6 19. Bd3 Bc8 20. Re4 Bh6 21. Qe2 Bf8
22. Rh4 Nd7 23. Nbd2 Nf6 24. c4 Bg7 25. Re1 e5 26. dxe6 Bxe6
27. Qd1 h6 28. b3 Rad8 29. Ne4 d5 30. Nxf6+ Bxf6 31. Rxh6 dxc4
32. bxc4 Kg7 33. Rh4 Bxh4 34. Nxh4 Bxc4 35. Qa1+ Kg8 36. Rxe8+
Rxe8 37. Qc3 b5 38. axb5 axb5 39. Nf3 Qf4 40. Bxc4 Qxc4
41. Qf6 b4 42. h4 Qc3 43. Qf4 b3 44. Ng5 Qe1+ 45. Kh2 Qe5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "16.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergei Yudin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2879"]
[PlyCount "221"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5
7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O g5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bb5 Nd7 11. Re1 a6
12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nb3 c5 14. c4 Bb7 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Be3 g4
17. Nfd2 c4 18. Nc1 h5 19. Bd4 Nc5 20. Nf1 Bc6 21. b3 Nd3
22. Nxd3 Qxd4 23. Rc1 c3 24. Qc2 Be4 25. Re3 Bg5 26. Qxc3 Bxe3
27. Nxe3 Qxd3 28. Qb4 a5 29. Qa3 Rd8 30. Rc7 Qd1+ 31. Nf1 Qd7
32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Ne3 f5 34. exf6 Bg6 35. Qxa5 Kf7 36. h3 gxh3
37. g3 Be4 38. Kh2 Rc8 39. Qg5 Bg6 40. Qh6 Kxf6 41. g4 Rh7
42. Qf4+ Ke7 43. Qg5+ Kf7 44. Qf4+ Ke8 45. Qf6 Bf7 46. g5 Bg8
47. g6 Re7 48. g7 Rf7 49. Qxe6+ Kd8 50. Qd6+ Ke8 51. Qe5+ Kd7
52. Qd5+ Kc7 53. Qe5+ Kb7 54. f4 Rd7 55. Nc4 Rcd8 56. Qb5+ Ka7
57. Qb6+ Ka8 58. Kxh3 Rc8 59. Kh4 Rxg7 60. Qa6+ Kb8 61. Qb6+
Ka8 62. Qa5+ Kb8 63. Qe5+ Rgc7 64. Nd6 Rc5 65. Qd4 R8c6
66. Ne4 Rd5 67. Qg7 Be6 68. Qf8+ Kb7 69. Qe7+ Kb6 70. Qb4+ Kc7
71. Nf6 Rf5 72. Qe7+ Kc8 73. Qe8+ Kb7 74. Qe7+ Ka6 75. Qa3+
Kb7 76. Qe7+ Kb8 77. Nxh5 Bf7 78. Qd8+ Rc8 79. Qb6+ Ka8
80. Qa6+ Kb8 81. Qb6+ Ka8 82. Qa6+ Kb8 83. Qd6+ Ka8 84. Ng3
Ra5 85. f5 Rxa2 86. Qe7 Ra7 87. Qe4+ Kb8 88. Qe5+ Ka8 89. Qe4+
Kb8 90. Qe5+ Ka8 91. Qe4+ Rb7 92. Qa4+ Kb8 93. Qf4+ Rcc7
94. b4 Ka7 95. Qd4+ Ka6 96. Ne4 Rb6 97. Nd6 Rxd6 98. Qxd6+ Kb7
99. b5 Bc4 100. Qb4 Kb6 101. Kg5 Rc5 102. Qc3 Bxb5 103. Qd4
Kc6 104. Kf6 Bc4 105. Ke7 Kb5 106. f6 Rc7+ 107. Kd8 Rf7
108. Qe5+ Kc6 109. Ke8 Rc7 110. Qe4+ Kd6 111. Qf4+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "14.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "176"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5 4. a4 c6 5. axb5 cxb5 6. b3 e5
7. d5 Nf6 8. Qf3 a5 9. bxc4 b4 10. Bg5 a4 11. Bd3 b3 12. Ne2
a3 13. c5 a2 14. Bb5+ Nbd7 15. c6 Bb4+ 16. Nec3 b2 17. Rxa2
Rxa2 18. O-O Ra1 19. cxd7+ Bxd7 20. Bxd7+ Kxd7 21. Qf5+ Ke8
22. Qxe5+ Kf8 23. Nb5 Ra5 24. Nd4 Qd6 25. Qf5 Ra8 26. e5 Qxd5
27. exf6 Qxf5 28. Nxf5 gxf6 29. Bxf6 Rg8 30. Bxb2 Rg5 31. Ng3
Rc8 32. Bc1 Rd5 33. Ba3 Bxa3 34. Nxa3 Rc3 35. Nb1 Rc4 36. Ne2
Rd3 37. g3 Rc2 38. Nc1 Rd4 39. Na3 Rb2 40. Kg2 Ra4 41. Nd3 Rd2
42. Ne5 Rxa3 43. Nc4 Raa2 44. Nxd2 Rxd2 45. Rb1 Kg7 46. Rb5 h6
47. h3 Ra2 48. g4 Rc2 49. Kg3 Rc3+ 50. f3 Ra3 51. h4 Rc3
52. Rb6 Ra3 53. Rd6 Rb3 54. Rd5 Ra3 55. Rd6 Rb3 56. Rd7 Ra3
57. Rd8 Rb3 58. Rd5 Ra3 59. Kf4 Ra4+ 60. Kf5 Ra3 61. Kf4 Rb3
62. Re5 Ra3 63. Re3 Ra5 64. Re5 Ra3 65. Ke4 Ra4+ 66. Kf5 Ra3
67. f4 Rh3 68. h5 Rh1 69. Re3 Rf1 70. Rg3 Rh1 71. Re3 Rf1
72. Rh3 Rf2 73. g5 Ra2 74. gxh6+ Kxh6 75. Kf6 Ra7 76. f5 Rb7
77. Rg3 Kxh5 78. Rg7 Ra7 79. Rxf7 Ra6+ 80. Kg7 Kg5 81. f6 Rb6
82. Rf8 Ra6 83. Rf7 Rb6 84. Rf8 Ra6 85. Rf7 Rb6 86. Rd7 Rxf6
87. Rd5+ Rf5 88. Rxf5+ Kxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "15.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6
7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Qc2 Ne7 9. Bd3 b6 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. O-O Bxd3
12. Qxd3 Nd7 13. e4 O-O 14. e5 Qg6 15. Qd2 Nf5 16. Ne2 Rfe8
17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Rfe1 Nf8 19. Rc3 Ne6 20. Rec1 c5 21. dxc5 d4
22. Rc4 Rxc5 23. h3 h5 24. Rxc5 bxc5 25. Nf4 Nxf4 26. Qxf4 Rc8
27. b4 c4 28. Nxd4 Nxd4 29. Qxd4 Qa6 30. Kh2 Qb5 31. a3 a5
32. bxa5 Qxa5 33. Rc3 Rd8 34. Qe3 Qd5 35. Qf4 Rc8 36. a4 Rc5
37. g3 g6 38. h4 Rc6 39. Qe3 Qa5 40. Qf3 Qxe5 41. Qxc6 Qxc3
42. Qc5 Qb2 43. a5 c3 44. a6 Qa2 45. a7 c2 46. Qc8+ Kg7
47. Qc3+ Kh7 48. a8=Q Qxa8 49. Qxc2 Qd5 50. Qc3 Qe6 51. Qd4
Qf5 52. Kg2 Qe6 53. Qd3 Qc6+ 54. Qf3 Qe6 55. Qb7 Kg7 56. Qb2+
Kh7 57. f3 Qd5 58. Kf2 Qc5+ 59. Kg2 Qd5 60. Qc2 Qe5 61. Qc4
Kg7 62. g4 hxg4 63. fxg4 Qe3 64. Qd5 Qe2+ 65. Kg3 Qe1+ 66. Kh3
Qe3+ 67. Kg2 Qe2+ 68. Kh3 Qe3+ 69. Kg2 Qe2+ 70. Kh3 Qe3+
71. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "17.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 d5 5. Ne2 c6 6. Nf4 Bd6
7. g3 h5 8. h4 Bg4 9. Be2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Nd7 11. Nd2 Nb6
12. Nd3 Qe7 13. c3 O-O 14. g4 hxg4 15. Qxg4 f5 16. Qf3 Nd7
17. O-O-O Nf6 18. Rde1 Kg7 19. h5 Rh8 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Qg2
Ng4 22. Reg1 Rxh1 23. Rxh1 Rh8 24. Rxh8 Kxh8 25. f3 Nxe3
26. Qxg6 Bc7 27. f4 Nc4 28. Ne5 Bxe5 29. Qh5+ Qh7 30. Qxh7+
Kxh7 31. fxe5 Nxd2 32. Kxd2 f4 33. Ke2 Kg6 34. Kf3 Kg5 35. e6
Kf6 36. Kxf4 Kxe6 37. Kg5 a5 38. a4 b5 39. axb5 cxb5 40. Kg6
a4 41. Kg5 Kd6 42. Kf6 Kc6 43. Ke6 b4 44. cxb4 Kb5 45. Kxd5
Kxb4 46. Kc6 Kb3 47. Kb5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "18.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2879"]
[BlackElo "2827"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 g6 5. Nf3 d6 6. d4 exd4
7. exd4 Bg7 8. d5 Ne7 9. h3 O-O 10. Be2 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6
12. O-O d5 13. Na3 Re8 14. Re1 Be6 15. c5 Ne4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. Rc1 a6 18. Nc2 Qa5 19. Ncd4 Qxa2 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Qd4+
Kg8 22. Ne5 Qxb3 23. Nxc6 a5 24. f3 Ng3 25. Bd3 Bf5 26. Kh2
Qxd3 27. Qxd3 Bxd3 28. Kxg3 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Kf8 30. Ne5 Bf5
31. c6 a4 32. Nd7+ Kg7 33. Ra1 a3 34. Nb6 Ra6 35. Nxd5 Rxc6
36. Rxa3 Be6 37. Nf4 g5 38. Nd3 h6 39. h4 Rc4 40. hxg5 hxg5
41. Ra5 Kg6 42. Ne5+ Kf6 43. Nxc4 Bxc4 44. Kg4 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "19.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. h4 d6 5. h5 Bg7 6. hxg6 hxg6
7. Rxh8+ Bxh8 8. Qf3 c6 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Nh3 Nbd7 11. O-O-O Qa5
12. a3 O-O-O 13. Ng5 Bg8 14. e4 fxe4 15. Ngxe4 Qh5 16. Be2
Qxf3 17. Bxf3 Bg7 18. Nxf6 Nxf6 19. Ne4 Rf8 20. Nxf6 Bxf6
21. Bh6 Rd8 22. Be3 Kc7 23. Rh1 Be6 24. Be4 Rg8 25. Kd2 a6
26. c3 Kd7 27. f3 b5 28. g4 g5 29. Rh7 a5 30. b4 axb4 31. axb4
Ra8 32. Bf5 Bxf5 33. gxf5 Ra2+ 34. Kd3 Rg2 35. Rh1 g4 36. fxg4
Rxg4 37. Ra1 Rg3 38. Ke2 Rg2+ 39. Kd3 Rg3 40. Ke2 Rh3 41. Ra7+
Kc8 42. d5 cxd5 43. Bd4 Rh5 44. Bxf6 exf6 45. Ra5 d4 46. Rxb5
dxc3 47. Rd5 Kc7 48. b5 Rh2+ 49. Kd1 Rd2+ 50. Rxd2 cxd2
51. Kxd2 Kb6 52. Kc3 Kxb5 53. Kd4 Kc6 54. Ke4 Kc5 55. Kf4 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "21.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexey Dreev"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. h3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Nd2 O-O
7. Ngf3 a5 8. a3 Bf5 9. c4 Ne4 10. Be2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Qb6
12. Qc3 Be4 13. O-O Bxf3 14. Bxf3 e6 15. Rab1 Nd7 16. Qc2 Rfc8
17. Rfd1 Qd8 18. e4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Qe7 20. Bf3 Nf6 21. Re1 Qc7
22. Rbd1 Rd8 23. Bc3 Rd7 24. Qb2 Ne8 25. Rd3 Rad8 26. Qd2 b6
27. Rd1 Nd6 28. c5 Nb5 29. cxb6 Qb7 30. Bxa5 Nxd4 31. Kh1 e5
32. Bc3 Ra8 33. Bxd4 exd4 34. Rc1 Rd6 35. Qb4 Bf8 36. a4 Rdd8
37. Qd2 Qxb6 38. Rxc6 Qa7 39. Be2 Rab8 40. Rf3 Bb4 41. Qc2 Rd7
42. Bc4 Re8 43. Rcf6 Re1+ 44. Kh2 Qc7+ 45. g3 Ree7 46. Rxg6+
hxg6 47. Qxg6+ Kf8 48. Qh6+ Kg8 49. Rf5 Bd2 50. Qxd2 Qd6
51. Qg5+ Kf8 52. Qh4 Qg6 53. Rg5 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Dubai UAE"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[Round "20.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anton Korobov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Ne4 Qd5
7. Ng3 e5 8. dxe5 Nd7 9. f4 Nc5 10. Nf3 h5 11. h4 Nh6 12. Qxd5
cxd5 13. Nd4 g6 14. a5 Nf5 15. Ngxf5 Bxf5 16. Nxf5 gxf5
17. Be2 Nb3 18. Rb1 Kd7 19. Bf3 Ke6 20. Ke2 Bc5 21. Rd1 Rad8
22. Kf1 Nxc1 23. Rbxc1 Bxe3 24. Rc2 Bxf4 25. Re2 d4 26. Rc2 c3
27. bxc3 dxc3 28. Rb1 Rd4 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.04"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "32"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. a3 b5 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. f3 Be7 10. Qf2 Ne5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Nb3
Rc8 13. Bb6 Qb8 14. Ba7 Qc7 15. Bb6 Qb8 16. Ba7 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "4.19"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Kenneth T Solomon"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2378"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4
Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. Rfe1 Bb7 14. Rad1 Rc8 15. Bd3 Nf6 16. Bb1
Re8 17. Qf4 Qc7 18. Ne5 Red8 19. g4 Rf8 20. Rc1 Qd6 21. Rxc8
Bxc8 22. Qe3 Rd8 23. Rc1 Bb7 24. g5 Ne8 25. Nf3 Qe7 26. h3 Qb4
27. Qc3 Qa4 28. Bc2 Qd7 29. Qd3 Nd6 30. Qe2 Rc8 31. Rd1 Qc6
32. d5 exd5 33. Rxd5 Re8 34. Qd3 Nxe4 35. Rd8 Kf8 36. Ne5 Qc7
37. Rxe8+ Kxe8 38. Qb5+ Kd8 39. Bxe4 Bxe4 40. Qb2 Kc8 41. f3
f6 42. gxf6 gxf6 43. fxe4 Qxe5 44. Qb3 Qxe4 45. Qg8+ Kd7
46. Qf7+ Qe7 47. Qd5+ Kc7 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "5.18"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anton Kovalyov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 b6 9. Bf4 Ba6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Nc3
Nh5 13. Bc1 Nhf6 14. e4 dxc4 15. Bf4 Bb4 16. Nd2 b5 17. bxc4
bxc4 18. a3 Be7 19. Na4 c5 20. d5 exd5 21. exd5 Nh5 22. Be3
Bf6 23. Rac1 Bd4 24. Nxc4 Bxc4 25. Qxc4 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Qg5
27. Rc3 Rfe8 28. Qh4 Qe5 29. Bf3 Nhf6 30. Qf4 g5 31. Qxe5 Nxe5
32. Be2 Ne4 33. Rc2 c4 34. d6 Red8 35. d7 Rc7 36. Rd5 Nxd7
37. Rxc4 Rxc4 38. Bxc4 Rc8 39. Bd3 Nef6 40. Rxg5+ Kf8 41. Ra5
Ng4 42. h3 Rc1+ 43. Kg2 Nxe3+ 44. Kf2 Nc4 45. Bxc4 Rxc4
46. Rxa7 Nf6 47. Kf3 h5 48. Nb6 Rc6 49. Na4 Rc4 50. Ra5 Kg7
51. Nb6 Rc3+ 52. Kf4 h4 53. gxh4 Rxh3 54. a4 Rxh4+ 55. Ke3 Rb4
56. Rg5+ Kh6 57. Rb5 Rxb5 58. axb5 Ne8 59. Nc4 Nc7 60. b6 Nd5+
61. Kd4 Nxb6 62. Nd6 Kg6 63. Nxf7 Kxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "6.21"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Axel Bachmann Schiavo"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. d4 Bg4
7. O-O cxd4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nf6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. Qxd5 O-O 13. Qxd8 Nxd8 14. Nd2 Rc8 15. Rac1 Rc7 16. Bd5
Ne6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Rfd1 e5 20. c3 Rd8 21. cxd4
Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rxd4 23. f3 Rd7 24. Rc8+ Kf7 25. Kf2 h6 26. Ke2
a6 27. h4 g6 28. b3 h5 29. a4 Ke6 30. Rh8 Rd4 31. Rh6 Kf7
32. Rh7+ Kf8 33. Nf2 Rd6 34. Rh8+ Kg7 35. Rc8 Rb6 36. Rc3 Kf7
37. Ne4 Ke6 38. Kd1 Kd7 39. Ke2 Rb4 40. Kd3 b5 41. axb5 Rxb5
42. Kc2 Ra5 43. Kb2 Rd5 44. Kc2 Ra5 45. Kb2 Rd5 46. Kc2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "7.10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. c3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5
12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 exd4 14. Nbxd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3
16. gxf3 Nh5 17. Kh1 Qf6 18. Be3 c5 19. e5 Qe6 20. exd6 c4
21. b3 c3 22. d5 Qxd6 23. Ra6 Nf4 24. Ra4 Ng6 25. Qd3 Bc7
26. f4 Rfd8 27. Rd1 Qf6 28. Rc4 Bd6 29. Qxc3 Qxc3 30. Rxc3
Nxf4 31. Rc6 Be5 32. d6 Ne6 33. Bf5 Rxb3 34. Bb6 Rxb6 35. Rxb6
Nd4 36. f4 Bf6 37. Bh3 Ne2 38. Rb4 g6 39. d7 Kf8 40. Rc4 Nc3
41. Rd3 Ke7 42. Rc8 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "8.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 b6
7. Be2 Nc6 8. Be3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nb1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. c3 Nc5 15. Nd2 Qd6 16. g3 Bb7
17. Nf3 Ne4 18. Bd3 a5 19. Qe2 Bxd4+ 20. cxd4 Rac8 21. a3 Qd7
22. Rae1 h6 23. Qe3 Qa4 24. Re2 b5 25. Nd2 Rfd8 26. Ra1 b4
27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. Bxe4 Bxe4 29. Qxe4 Rd6 30. Rd2 bxa3 31. Rxa3
Qb4 32. Re2 a4 33. Rd3 Qb6 34. Kg2 Rcd8 35. Rde3 Rxd4
36. Qxe6+ Qxe6 37. Rxe6 Rd2 38. Kf3 Rxe2 39. Rxe2 Ra8 40. Kg4
a3 41. bxa3 Rxa3 42. Re5 Ra2 43. h4 Ra3 44. h5 Rc3 45. Re6 Ra3
46. Rg6 Ra4 47. Rd6 Ra3 48. Rd2 Kf7 49. Rf2 Ra5 50. Rf3 Ra1
51. Rb3 Ra5 52. Kh4 Ra4 53. Rf3 Ra1 54. g4 Rh1+ 55. Kg3 Rg1+
56. Kh3 Kg8 57. Re3 Kh7 58. Re2 Kg8 59. Rg2 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "9.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. h4 Nd7 11. h5 Bf5
12. Nge2 Bd6 13. f4 h6 14. Ng3 Bh7 15. Rd1 Nb6 16. a3 Kd7
17. Kf2 f5 18. Bd3 Ke6 19. Rc1 a5 20. Nf1 a4 21. Nd2 Nd7
22. Bc2 b5 23. Nf3 Nb6 24. Ne1 Nc4 25. Nd3 Rae8 26. Bb1 Kd7
27. Rh3 f6 28. Rc2 Rhg8 29. Re2 Rg7 30. Na2 Kc7 31. Nab4 Kb6
32. Bc2 Reg8 33. Rh2 Bf8 34. Bd1 Bd6 35. Re1 Nd2 36. Bf3 Ne4+
37. Bxe4 fxe4 38. Nc5 Bf5 39. Rc1 Rc8 40. Rc3 Rcc7 41. Rh1 Rc8
42. Rcc1 Rg4 43. Kf1 Rg3 44. Rc3 Rcg8 45. Rh2 Bxc5 46. dxc5+
Kc7 47. Nc2 Bd7 48. Kf2 R3g7 49. Nd4 f5 50. Rc1 Kd8 51. Rd1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "10.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fernando Peralta"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. h3 Bh5 4. d3 c5 5. Nd2 Nc6 6. Ngf3 f6
7. c4 d4 8. g3 e5 9. Bg2 Nh6 10. a3 a5 11. Bc1 f5 12. Nh2 Be7
13. Ndf1 Nf7 14. g4 Bg6 15. Ng3 Nd6 16. gxf5 Nxf5 17. Bd5 Nxg3
18. fxg3 Rf8 19. Nf3 e4 20. dxe4 Qc7 21. Bf4 Bd6 22. e3 O-O-O
23. Ng5 Qe7 24. O-O dxe3 25. Qg4+ Kb8 26. Ne6 Ne5 27. Qe2 Bxe4
28. Qxe3 Bxd5 29. cxd5 Rxf4 30. Rxf4 Re8 31. Raf1 Qd7 32. Re4
1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Tromso NOR"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[Round "11.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Ne4 Qd5
7. Nd2 c3 8. Ndf3 Qa5 9. Ne5 Nf6 10. Ngf3 e6 11. Bd3 Ba6
12. bxc3 bxc3 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Nxc6 Qb6 15. Nfe5 Bb7 16. a5
Qc7 17. Qa4 Bd6 18. a6 Bxc6 19. Qxc6 O-O 20. Qxc7 Bxc7
21. Nxd7 Nxd7 22. Ba3 Rfd8 23. Rfc1 e5 24. Be4 Rab8 25. Rxc3
Ba5 26. Rcc1 Bb4 27. Bxb4 Rxb4 28. Rc7 exd4 29. Rxa7 dxe3
30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. a7 exf2+ 32. Kxf2 Rxa7 33. Rxa7 g6 34. Ke3
Rb6 35. Bd5 Rf6 36. g4 h6 37. Ke4 Kg7 38. h4 Rf1 39. Rb7 Rf2
40. g5 hxg5 41. hxg5 Re2+ 42. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Stockfish Nakamura Match"]
[Site "Burlingame, CA USA"]
[Date "2014.08.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Stockfish (Computer)"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/ppppppp1/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Nf5 10. Bd3 Bd7 11. Bxf5 Bxf5
12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Qb4 Qb8 14. Be3 a6 15. Nc3 b5 16. cxb5 Bxb5
17. Nxb5 Qxb5 18. Qxb5+ axb5 19. Ke2 Kd7 20. b3 Be7 21. a4
bxa4 22. Rxa4 Rhc8 23. Rha1 Rab8 24. Rc4 Rc7 25. Rxc7+ Kxc7
26. Ra7+ Kd8 27. Bd2 Rxb3 28. Ba5+ Ke8 29. Ra8+ Kd7 30. Ra7+
Ke8 31. Ra8+ Kd7 32. Ra7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Stockfish Nakamura Match"]
[Site "Burlingame, CA USA"]
[Date "2014.08.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Stockfish (Computer)"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "194"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/p1pppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]

1. e4 Bb7 2. Nc3 e6 3. a3 c5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d3 Be7 6. g3 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. O-O Nd4 11. Ne1 Qd7
12. c3 Bxg2 13. Nxg2 Nf5 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Ne3 Nxe3 16. Bxe3
Rfc8 17. Rfd1 Rab8 18. Rd2 Rb7 19. Rad1 Qd5 20. Rc2 Qc6
21. Qg4 Rd8 22. Rcd2 g6 23. Qe4 Rc8 24. Qxc6 Rxc6 25. Rc1 a6
26. Rcc2 Rd7 27. Kf1 Kg7 28. Ke2 a5 29. a4 e5 30. Rd1 g5
31. g4 Kg6 32. h3 Rc8 33. f3 h5 34. Bf2 Rb7 35. Kf1 f6 36. Ra1
Rb3 37. Rd1 h4 38. Be1 Rcb8 39. Rdd2 Rd8 40. Ke2 Bd6 41. Kd1
Rc8 42. Re2 Rd8 43. Rcd2 Bc7 44. Bf2 Bd6 45. Kc1 Kf7 46. Kb1
Rdb8 47. Ka2 R3b7 48. Re4 Rd7 49. Rc4 Rc7 50. Rc2 Ke6 51. Re4
Rcb7 52. d4 cxd4 53. Bxd4 Rd7 54. Be3 Bc7 55. Rc4 Rd3 56. Re2
Bd8 57. Re1 Kd7 58. Re2 Ke6 59. Rc5 Rb6 60. Rc8 Rbd6 61. c4
Kd7 62. Ra8 Rc6 63. c5 Rc8 64. Ra7+ Ke6 65. Re1 Rb8 66. Ra6+
Ke7 67. c6 Kd6 68. Rc1 Bc7 69. Bc5+ Ke6 70. Ra7 Rc8 71. Rb7
Bd8 72. Ba3 Bc7 73. Rb3 Rd4 74. Bc5 Rxa4+ 75. Kb1 Rf4 76. Rd1
Rc4 77. Rb5 Rd8 78. Rxd8 Bxd8 79. b3 Rc3 80. Kb2 Rxf3 81. Rb7
Kd5 82. c7 Bxc7 83. Rxc7 Rxh3 84. Bb6 Rg3 85. Bxa5 Rxg4
86. Rh7 Rg2+ 87. Kc3 Rg3+ 88. Kc2 h3 89. b4 Kc4 90. Rc7+ Kb5
91. Rb7+ Ka4 92. Bd8 g4 93. Rh7 Rf3 94. Kd2 Kxb4 95. Ke2 Kc4
96. Rh6 f5 97. Bc7 Kd5 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.08.27"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6
7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bd3 Bh5
12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Re8 15. Bd2 Qa5 16. Qe1 Bxd2
17. Qxd2 Qd8 18. Ng5 Bg6 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. f4 Rc8 21. Rac1 Qb6
22. a5 Qa6 23. Qb4 h6 24. Nf3 b6 25. Qd6 Nf8 26. axb6 axb6
27. Qb4 Qd3 28. Qd2 Qb3 29. Rfe1 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Ra8 31. h4 Ra2
32. Rc2 Ra1+ 33. Kh2 Rb1 34. Kg3 Kh7 35. Rc8 Rxb2 36. Qc1 Qa2
37. Qh1 Qa3 38. Qc1 Qa2 39. Qh1 Qa3 40. Qc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.08.28"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2877"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 d6
7. d4 Bd7 8. d5 Nce7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. c4 h6 11. Nc3 f5
12. Nd2 Nf6 13. f3 O-O 14. b4 c6 15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. a3 Nd4
17. Bb2 Rac8 18. Ne2 Nh5 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. exf5 Nf4 21. f6
Bxf6 22. g3 Nh3+ 23. Kg2 Ng5 24. Qb1 Kh7 25. Qd3 Be5 26. Rae1
Bxg3 27. hxg3 Qh3+ 28. Kg1 Qxg3+ 29. Kh1 Qh4+ 30. Kg2 Qh3+
31. Kg1 Qg3+ 32. Kh1 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.08.29"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. c3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. h3 O-O 10. d4 Bb6 11. Re1 Bb7 12. axb5
axb5 13. Na3 exd4 14. cxd4 Na5 15. Bc2 b4 16. Nb1 Re8 17. Nbd2
b3 18. Bb1 Qd7 19. e5 dxe5 20. dxe5 Nh5 21. Ng5 g6 22. e6 fxe6
23. Qg4 Nf6 24. Qh4 Rf8 25. Ndf3 Bd5 26. Ne5 Qg7 27. Bd2 Nc6
28. Nxc6 Bxc6 29. Bc3 e5 30. Rxe5 Nd5 31. Qc4 Bxf2+ 32. Kh1
Rb4 33. Bxb4 Qxe5 34. Be4 Rf6 35. Rd1 Kg7 36. Bxd5 Bxd5
37. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.08.30"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. c3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 h6 11. h3 Bb7 12. Re1
exd4 13. cxd4 Na5 14. Bc2 Re8 15. Qb1 Nc4 16. Nxc4 bxc4
17. Nd2 Rb8 18. Nxc4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Qd3 Qe8 21. f3 Re6
22. Bf2 Nd5 23. Rxe6 Qxe6 24. Re1 Nf4 25. Qc2 Qd5 26. Re4 Ne6
27. Qc3 c5 28. Nxb6 Rxb6 29. dxc5 dxc5 30. b3 Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.08.31"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nbd2 Bf5 5.Nh4 Be4 6.f3 Bg6 7.e3
e6 8.g3 Be7 9.a3 Nbd7 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Bd3 e5
13.O-O O-O 14.Qb3 Qc8 15.Nb1 exd4 16.exd4 Nb8 17.Nc3 Nc6
18.Be3 Qd7 19.Rad1 Rfd8 20.Rfe1 Ne8 21.Bf2 Nc7 22.Bf1 Bf6
23.Qa2 g5 24.b4 g6 25.Qd2 Kg7 26.b5 Ne7 27.Be3 Ne6 28.Bh3 Nf5
29.Bxf5 gxf5 30.f4 g4 31.Qd3 Rac8 32.Rc1 Rc4 33.Ne2 Nc7 34.Nc3
Rc8 35.h3 gxh3 36.Kh2 Nxb5 37.Nxb5 Qxb5 38.Kxh3 Qd7 39.Kg2 b5
40.Rb1 a6 41.Rbc1 Qe6 42.Bf2 Rxc1 43.Rxe6 fxe6 44.g4 fxg4
45.Qe2 Kf7 46.Qd3 R1c2 47.Qh7+ Ke8 48.f5 Bxd4 49.Qg6+ Kd8
50.Qxe6 Rxf2+ 51.Kg3 Rc3+ 52.Kxg4 Rg2+ 53.Kf4 Rf2+ 54.Kg4 Kc7
55.Qe7+ Kb6 56.Qd8+ Rc7 57.Qxd5 Bc5 58.Qd8 Kb7 59.f6 Bxa3
60.Qd5+ Kb6 61.Qd8 Bc5 62.Qb8+ Rb7 63.Qd8+ Ka7 64.Qd5 Bb6
65.Kg5 Rc7 66.Kg6 b4 67.Qe6 Bd4 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.09.02"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re2 c6
12. Ne3 Be7 13. Qe1 Bf6 14. Nf5 d5 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Nxc8 Rxc8
17. g3 Qd7 18. d3 Nc7 19. Qa5 Rfe8 20. Qe1 Rxe2 21. Qxe2 b5
22. c3 d4 23. c4 Re8 24. Qd1 bxc4 25. dxc4 Ne6 26. b4 d3
27. Rb1 Rd8 28. Bd2 Bg5 29. Rb2 Qd4 30. Rb3 Bxd2 31. Qxd2 Qxc4
32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Qxd3 Qxa2 34. Qd7 Kg8 35. Qxc6 g6 36. Bc4
Qb1+ 37. Kg2 Qxb4 38. Bxe6 fxe6 39. Qa8+ Qf8 40. Qxa7 h5
41. Qd7 Qf5 42. Qe8+ Kg7 43. Qe7+ Kg8 44. Qe8+ Kg7 45. Qe7+
Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.09.03"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2877"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 b4 6. Ne4 Qd5
7. Nd2 c3 8. bxc3 bxc3 9. Nb1 Qa5 10. Qc2 e5 11. Nf3 Na6
12. Nxe5 Nb4 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Bc4 c2 15. Bxe6 Nd3+ 16. Ke2 Nxe5
17. dxe5 fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Ne7 19. Nd2 Qd5 20. Qxd5 Nxd5 21. Ne4
Rb8 22. Bd2 Bb4 23. Rhc1 Bxd2 24. Nxd2 Nb4 25. Nf3 Ke7 26. Ne1
Rhd8 27. f4 c5 28. Nxc2 Nd3 29. Rcb1 Nb2 30. Ra2 Nxa4 31. Rxb8
Nc3+ 32. Kf3 Nxa2 33. Rb5 Nb4 34. Nxb4 cxb4 35. Rxb4 Ra8
36. Ke4 a5 37. Ra4 Kf7 38. g4 Ke7 39. f5 h6 40. h4 Kf7 41. e6+
Kf6 42. Rd4 Ke7 43. Rd7+ Kf8 44. e7+ Ke8 45. Rd8+ Rxd8
46. exd8=Q+ Kxd8 47. Kd5 Ke7 48. g5 a4 49. Kc4 hxg5 50. hxg5
Kd6 51. e4 Ke5 52. Kb4 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.09.04"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. Ne4
Ng6 12. Re1 h6 13. Kh2 c5 14. c4 Be6 15. b3 b6 16. g4 h5
17. Kg3 Rd8 18. Neg5 Bc8 19. Bb2 Be7 20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1
hxg4 22. hxg4 f6 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Re1 Kf8 25. Ne4 Kf7 26. Bc1
Rg8 27. Rh1 Bb7 28. Re1 Re8 29. Nfd2 Ne5 30. Bb2 Nd3 31. Rb1
Rg8 32. Kf3 Nxb2 33. Rxb2 Bc8 34. g5 f5 35. Nf6 Rxg5 36. Nd5
Bb7 37. Rb1 Rg4 38. Rh1 Bd6 39. Ke2 Rd4 40. Rh7+ Kg6 41. Rd7
Bxd5 42. cxd5 Rxd5 43. Nc4 b5 44. Nxd6 cxd6 45. Rxa7 b4 46. a4
bxa3 47. Rxa3 Re5+ 48. Kd3 Kg5 49. Ra6 Re1 50. Kd2 Re6 51. Rb6
Kg4 52. b4 cxb4 53. Rxb4+ Kf3 54. Kd1 f4 55. Rd4 Re4 56. Rd2
d5 57. Ra2 Kg2 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.09.05"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6
7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Ke8 10.Nc3 h5 11.Bf4 Be7 12.Rad1
Be6 13.Ng5 Rh6 14.Rfe1 Bb4 15.g4 hxg4 16.hxg4 Ne7 17.Nxe6 Rxe6
18.Kg2 Rd8 19.Rxd8+ Kxd8 20.Rd1+ Kc8 21.Bg3 Bxc3 22.bxc3 Rg6
23.Rd4 f5 24.Bh4 c5 25.Rf4 Nd5 26.Rxf5 Rxg4+ 27.Bg3 Kd8 28.Kh3
Rg6 29.c4 Ne7 30.Rf8+ Kd7 31.f4 Ke6 32.Bh4 Rh6 33.Re8 g5
34.fxg5 Rg6 35.Kg4 Kf7 36.Rh8 Ra6 37.Rh7+ Kf8 38.Rh6 Ng6
39.Kf5 Kg7 40.Bf2 Ne7+ 41.Ke4 Ra4 42.Re6 Nc6 43.Kf5 Rxc4
44.Rg6+ Kf8 45.Rf6+ Kg8 46.g6 Rxc2 47.Be3 Nd4+ 48.Bxd4 cxd4
49.Rf7 d3 50.Rd7 Rf2+ 51.Kg5 Rg2+ 52.Kf6 Rf2+ 53.Kg5 Rg2+
54.Kf6 Rf2+ 55.Kg5 Rg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5
7. Nde2 h5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Nec3 g6
12. Bc4 Bh6 13. O-O O-O 14. Bb3 Nc6 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Rad1 Nd4
17. Ne2 Nxb3 18. Qxb3 b5 19. a4 b4 20. c3 bxc3 21. Nexc3 Kg7
22. Qb7 a5 23. Qa6 Ra8 24. Qe2 Rc8 25. Qa6 Ra8 26. Qd3 Rc8
27. Nb5 Rc6 28. Qa3 Qd7 29. Rfe1 Bg5 30. Rd3 Rd8 31. Red1 Qb7
32. Rc3 Rd7 33. Rdd3 Bd8 34. Rxc6 Qxc6 35. Rc3 Qa8 36. Nbc7
Bxc7 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Nxc7 Qc6 39. Nxe6+ fxe6 40. g3 Kf7
41. b4 Qxe4 42. b5 Qe1+ 43. Kg2 Qe4+ 44. Kh2 Qe2 45. Kg2 Qe4+
46. Kh2 Qe2 47. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3
Nf6 7. Qe2 O-O 8. Bg5 Nd4 9. Qd2 Nxb3 10. axb3 Re8 11. f3 h6
12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 d5 14. O-O-O c6 15. Qd4 Be6 16. exd5
Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Bxd5 19. b4 Red8 20. Bd3 Kf8
21. Rhe1 a5 22. b5 cxb5 23. Bxb5 Be6 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Re3 b6
26. Rc3 Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. Kd2 Ke7 29. Ke3 Kd6 30. Kd4 f6
31. f4 Be6 32. g3 Bc8 33. c3 Be6 34. h4 Bg4 35. Be8 Be6
36. Bb5 Bg4 37. Be8 Be6 38. Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxim Rodshtein"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 a5 8. g4 Na6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. a3 Nac5 11. Rg1 a4 12. Nd2
c6 13. Qf3 b6 14. O-O-O Ba6 15. h4 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Ne6 17. Kb1
h6 18. g5 h5 19. Bh3 b5 20. Rc1 bxc4 21. Nxc4 Bxc4 22. Rxc4
Nd4 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Qd3 Rab8 26. Rb4 Rbe8
27. Rxd4 Bxd4 28. Qxd4 Re6 29. f4 Qb7 30. Qxa4 Ra8 31. Qd4
Rxa3 32. f5 Re5 33. Nf6+ Kg7 34. Ne8+ Kg8 35. Nxd6 Qa7
36. Qxa7 Rxa7 37. Rc1 gxf5 38. exf5 Rd7 39. Rc6 Rd8 40. Kc2
Rd5 41. Ne4 Rxf5 42. Nf6+ Kf8 43. Nxh5 Rd4 44. Nf6 Rxh4
45. Rc8+ Ke7 46. Rc7+ Ke6 47. Rc6+ Ke5 48. Nd7+ Kd4 49. g6
Rh2+ 50. Kb1 fxg6 51. Rxg6 Rb5 52. Rd6+ Ke3 53. Kc1 Rbxb2
54. Ne5 Rhc2+ 55. Kd1 Ra2 56. Ng4+ Kf3 57. Ne5+ Ke4 0-1

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.18"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "158"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. bxa5 c5 11. a4 Rxa5 12. Ra3
Ra6 13. Ne1 Nd7 14. Nd3 h6 15. f4 exf4 16. Nxf4 Ne5 17. Kh1
Kh7 18. Nb5 Ng8 19. Qc2 Nf6 20. h3 Qe7 21. Bd2 Bd7 22. a5 Kg8
23. Re3 b6 24. Nd3 bxa5 25. Nxe5 Qxe5 26. Bc3 Qg5 27. Ref3 Ne8
28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Nc3 a4 30. Qb2 Qd8 31. Nxa4+ Kg8 32. Nc3 Rb6
33. Qd2 Qg5 34. Qa2 Bc8 35. Qa8 Qd8 36. Qa5 Qc7 37. Nb5 Qb7
38. Qd2 Kg7 39. Qc3+ Kg8 40. e5 dxe5 41. Qxe5 Bd7 42. Nc3 Nd6
43. Rf6 Qb8 44. Qf4 Nf5 45. Ne4 Qxf4 46. Rxf4 Rb1+ 47. Kh2 Rb2
48. Bd3 Rc8 49. Ra6 Kg7 50. Nf6 Ne3 51. Nxd7 Nxg2 52. Kg3 Nxf4
53. Kxf4 Rf2+ 54. Ke5 Rf3 55. Be4 Re8+ 56. Re6 fxe6 57. Bxf3
exd5+ 58. Kxd5 Re3 59. Bg4 h5 60. Be6 g5 61. Nxc5 g4 62. hxg4
h4 63. Kd4 Ra3 64. Bd5 h3 65. Ne6+ Kf6 66. Nc5 h2 67. Ne4+ Ke7
68. Nf2 Ra1 69. Ke3 Rf1 70. c5 Rc1 71. c6 Kd6 72. Bg2 Rc2
73. g5 Ke5 74. g6 Rc3+ 75. Nd3+ Kf6 76. Be4 Ke6 77. Kd4 Ra3
78. c7 Ra4+ 79. Kc3 Ra8 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Martijn Dambacher"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. Na4 Bb6 6. Nxb6
axb6 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. Nc3 Na5 9. Bg5 Nxc4 10. dxc4 Be6 11. b3 h6
12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 h5 14. h4 g4 15. Qd2 Qe7 16. a4 Rg8
17. O-O-O O-O-O 18. Kb2 Bd7 19. Ra1 Bc6 20. Rhe1 Kd7 21. Re2
Ra8 22. Qe1 Qe6 23. Rd1 Kc8 24. Re3 Nd7 25. f3 Nc5 26. f4 exf4
27. Bxf4 f6 28. Rd5 Rh8 29. Bh2 Nd7 30. Rf5 Kb8 31. Ne2 Qe8
32. Nd4 Qg6 33. Qb4 Re8 34. Bxd6 Bxe4 35. Rf2 f5 36. Bg3 Ra5
37. Nb5 Ne5 38. Rxe4 fxe4 39. Bxe5 Rxe5 40. Rf8+ Re8 41. Qe7
1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2014.09.20"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Be2 b6 9. b4 Nxf4 10. exf4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Qc2 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Ra6 16. Rab1 axb4
17. axb4 Rfa8 18. Nc1 Bf6 19. Nd3 bxc5 20. bxc5 Ra4 21. Rb4
Ra2 22. Rb2 R2a4 23. Rb4 Ra2 24. Rb2 R2a4 25. Nde5 Nxe5
26. fxe5 Bd8 27. Rfb1 R4a7 28. Kg2 Qc8 29. Ne1 Bc7 30. Nd3 Ra3
31. Rb6 Bxb6 32. cxb6 Rb8 33. Nc5 Qd8 34. b7 g6 35. Qe2 Ra7
36. Rb4 Qc7 37. Qb2 Ra5 38. Rb6 h5 39. Qb4 Ra7 40. h4 Kg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Baku"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2014.10.02"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6
7. c3 O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. Nbd2 Bf8 10. Nf1 h6 11. Ng3 b5 12. Bc2
d5 13. Qe2 Be6 14. h3 d4 15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Qf3
Nd7 18. Ne2 Qc5 19. Nc3 Rad8 20. a3 g6 21. Be3 Qe7 22. b4 c5
23. Reb1 Rc8 24. Bd2 Red8 25. Bb3 Bxb3 26. Rxb3 Qe6 27. Rbb1
Kg7 28. Nd5 Nb6 29. Nxb6 Qxb6 30. Be3 Qe6 31. bxc5 Bxc5 32. a4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Baku"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2014.10.03"]
[EventDate "2014.10.01"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c3 d6 7.Qb3+
e6 8.Bg5 Qe8 9.Nbd2 Nh5 10.Ne1 h6 11.Be3 g5 12.f4 gxf4 13.Bxf4
Kh8 14.Be3 Nc6 15.Nd3 b6 16.g4 Nf6 17.gxf5 exf5 18.Bf2 Be6
19.Qc2 Bd5 20.Nf3 Be4 21.Qd2 Ne7 22.Bh4 Ng6 23.Bxf6 Rxf6
24.Rf2 c5 25.Raf1 Qe6 26.a3 Rg8 27.Kh1 Kh7 28.Qe3 Re8 29.Qd2
Rg8 30.Qe3 c4 31.Nf4 Nxf4 32.Qxf4 Rg6 33.h3 Bf6 34.Kh2 Be7
35.Bh1 R8g7 36.Rg2 Bg5 37.Qg3 Bc1 38.Rxc1 Rxg3 39.Rxg3 Bxf3
40.Rxg7+ Kxg7 41.Bxf3 Qe3 42.Rg1+ Kf6 43.Bh5 Qd2 44.Rg6+ Ke7
45.Rg7+ Kd8 46.Rg8+ Kc7 47.Rg7+ Kb8 48.Rg8+ Kb7 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Baku"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2014.10.04"]
[EventDate "2014.10.01"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.g4
Be6 8.h4 Nd7 9.Bg3 Nb6 10.f3 Bd6 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 12.Qc2 h5 13.g5
Ne7 14.Bd3 O-O 15.Nge2 Rac8 16.Rd1 g6 17.Kf2 a6 18.b4 Bf5
19.Bxf5 Nxf5 20.e4 Ng7 21.Qb3 Nc4 22.e5 Qe6 23.Nf4 Qe7 24.Ne4
dxe4 25.Qxc4 Ne6 26.Ne2 exf3 27.Ng3 a5 28.a3 axb4 29.axb4 Ra8
30.Ne4 Ra3 31.Rd2 Nf4 32.Rb1 Kg7 33.Rb3 Rfa8 34.Nf6 Ra2
35.Rxa2 Rxa2+ 36.Kxf3 Ng2 37.Kg3 Ne1 38.Re3 Nc2 39.Qxa2 Nxe3
40.Qa8 Qf8 41.Qxb7 Nf5+ 42.Kh3 Nxd4 43.Qd7 Qxb4 44.Qd8 Qc3+
45.Kg2 Qd2+ 46.Kh3 Qd3+ 47.Kg2 Qf3+ 48.Kh2 Qf2+ 49.Kh3 Qf1+
50.Kh2 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Baku"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2014.10.05"]
[EventDate "2014.10.01"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O
Nc6 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3 Nh6 12.dxe5 fxe5 13.h3
g4 14.hxg4 Bxg4 15.Rc1 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Nd4 17.Bh5 Kh8 18.Nb5 Ne6
19.Rc3 Qe7 20.Na3 Bf6 21.Nc2 Bg5 22.Bh2 Bf4 23.g3 Bg5 24.Bf3
Rf6 25.Bg2 Rg8 26.Ne1 Rfg6 27.Bh3 Bf6 28.Kh1 Ng4 29.Bxg4 Rxg4
30.Nc2 Qe8 31.Rg1 Nd4 32.f3 R4g6 33.Nxd4 exd4 34.Rc2 c5 35.Qd3
Rh6 36.Rgg2 Rh3 37.Rcf2 Qh5 38.Kg1 Be5 39.f4 Bf6 40.Qf3 Qg6
41.Kh1 Qh6 42.Kg1 Qg6 43.Kh1 b6 44.b3 Qh6 45.Kg1 Qg6 46.Kh1
Qh6 47.Kg1 Bh4 48.Kf1 Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Baku"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2014.10.07"]
[EventDate "2014.10.01"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O Nge7 7.a3
O-O 8.Rb1 d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Qxd5 11.d3 Qd6 12.b4 cxb4
13.axb4 Nxb4 14.Ba3 a5 15.Nd2 Be6 16.Nc4 Bxc4 17.dxc4 Qe7
18.Qb3 e4 19.Bxb4 axb4 20.Qxb4 Qxb4 21.Rxb4 f5 22.Rxb7 Rfc8
23.Rc1 Bd4 24.g4 Ra2 25.e3 Bf6 26.gxf5 Bh4 27.Bxe4 Bxf2+
28.Kh1 gxf5 29.Bxf5 Bxe3 30.Re1 Re8 31.Rxh7 Re5 32.Bb1 Rb2
33.Rh3 Bd4 34.Rd1 Bc5 35.Rg3+ Kf8 36.Rf1+ Ke7 37.Bd3 Rf2
38.Rb1 Kd6 39.Rd1 Kc7 40.Rb1 Kd6 41.Bf1 Rd2 42.Rg8 Ke7 43.Rg4
Kf6 44.Ra1 Bd6 45.h4 Rh5 46.Ra6 Kf5 47.Rg5+ Rxg5 48.Ra5+ Be5
49.hxg5 Rh2+ 50.Kg1 Rh5 51.c5 Rxg5+ 52.Kf2 Ke4 53.Bg2+ Kd4
54.Rb5 Bg3+ 55.Kf3 Rxc5 56.Rxc5 Kxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Baku"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2014.10.08"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b6
12. Be2 Bb7 13. b4 c5 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Qa3 Nd7 16. O-O Rfc8
17. Rab1 Bd5 18. Rfc1 Qf8 19. Qa5 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1
Rc8 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. f3 Qb8 24. a3 Qb6 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. e4
Bb7 27. Bb5 Nc5 28. e5 Kf8 29. Kf2 Ke7 30. g3 f6 31. f4 g5
32. Ke3 gxf4+ 33. Kxf4 Be4 34. g4 Bd3 35. Nc6+ Kf7 36. Bxd3
Nxd3+ 37. Ke4 Nc5+ 38. Kf4 Nd3+ 39. Ke4 Nc5+ 40. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Baku"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2014.10.09"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Qd3 c5 5. O-O-O c4 6. Qg3
Qa5 7. e4 b5 8. Kb1 dxe4 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Nc5
Nxc5 12. dxc5 Rc8 13. Be2 Qc7 14. Qh3 Bg7 15. Bf3 Bxf3
16. Nxf3 e6 17. Rhe1 O-O 18. Rd4 Qxc5 19. Rg4 Rfd8 20. Qh6 Qf8
21. Qxf6 Kh8 22. Qf4 Rd5 23. Ng5 Rf5 24. Qe3 Rd8 25. Rh4 Kg8
26. Rg4 h5 27. Re4 Qb4 28. c3 Bxc3 29. Qxc3 Qxc3 30. bxc3 Rxg5
31. g3 Kg7 32. Kc2 Rd3 33. f4 Rgd5 34. R1e2 Kf6 35. a4 a6
36. Rf2 Kf5 37. Re5+ Rxe5 38. fxe5+ Kg6 39. a5 Rd5 40. Re2 Kf5
41. Rf2+ Kg6 42. Re2 Rd3 43. Re4 Rf3 44. Rd4 Rf2+ 45. Kb1 Rxh2
46. Rd6 Rg2 47. Rxa6 Rxg3 48. Kb2 b4 49. cxb4 Rb3+ 50. Ka2
Rxb4 51. Ka3 Rb5 52. Ka4 Rc5 53. Rb6 c3 54. Rb1 c2 55. Rc1 h4
56. a6 h3 57. a7 Rc8 58. Kb5 h2 59. Kb6 Rh8 60. Rh1 Kf5 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Baku"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2014.10.10"]
[EventDate "2014.10.01"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O c6
8.b3 a5 9.Bb2 Na6 10.Rc1 Bd7 11.Qd2 Rc8 12.Rfd1 b5 13.cxb5
cxb5 14.Ne5 Be8 15.Nd3 Nc7 16.Nf4 Bf7 17.d5 Rb8 18.e4 fxe4
19.Nxe4 Ncxd5 20.Nxd5 Nxd5 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Nxd6 Qxd6 23.Bxd5
Rfd8 24.Qc3+ Qf6 25.Qxf6+ Kxf6 26.Bxf7 Kxf7 27.Rxd8 Rxd8
28.Rc5 Rd2 29.a4 b4 30.Rxa5 Rd3 31.Rb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Baku"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2014.10.12"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3
Nd7 7. Be3 Bd6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. c3 c5 11. a3 a5
12. Re1 Nf8 13. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Be5 16. N2f3
Bxd4 17. Bxd4 b6 18. Be5 Qxd1 19. Rexd1 Ra7 20. Rac1 c5
21. Rd6 Rb7 22. Bg3 Rxe4 23. Rd8 Bd7 24. Re1 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Baku"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2014.10.13"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 a6
7. Bd3 Bg4 8. Nge2 e6 9. Rc1 Bd6 10. f3 Bh5 11. O-O Bg6
12. Na4 O-O 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. Qb3 Na5 15. Qc3 Bxf4 16. Nxf4
Rc8 17. Qb4 Rc4 18. Rxc4 Nxc4 19. Qc3 g5 20. Ne2 g4 21. Nc5
gxf3 22. gxf3 Nh5 23. Nxb7 Qg5+ 24. Kf2 Qh4+ 25. Kg2 Qg5+
26. Kf2 Qh4+ 27. Kg2 Rb8 28. b3 Qg5+ 29. Kf2 Qh4+ 30. Kg2 Qg5+
31. Kf2 Qh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Baku"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2014.10.14"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 Nc6
7. O-O a6 8. e4 Bg4 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Qd2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e5 12. d5
Nd4 13. Bg2 c5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. b4 Qe7 16. Ne2 a5 17. b5 cxb5
18. cxb5 Nxb5 19. a4 Nd4 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Qxd4
Nc5 23. Rad1 Rfd8 24. Rfe1 Rab8 25. e5 dxe5 26. Qxe5 Qxe5
27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Rxe5 Nxa4 29. Rxa5 Rd1+ 30. Bf1 Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.21"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. a3 Be7 5. Ngf3 O-O 6. e4 d6
7. Bd3 e5 8. O-O exd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nb3 Re8
12. Na5 Bd7 13. Bf4 Bf8 14. Re1 h6 15. h3 Nh7 16. e5 Ng5
17. b4 dxe5 18. Bxe5 c5 19. h4 cxb4 20. hxg5 Qxg5 21. Be4 Bg4
22. Qb1 Rxe5 23. Bxa8 bxa3 24. Rxe5 Qxe5 25. Nb3 Bf5 26. Qc1
Qb2 27. Nd2 Bb4 28. Ne4 Qxc1+ 29. Rxc1 a5 30. Kf1 Bd7 31. Ke2
Ba4 32. Kd3 Bb3 33. Nc3 a2 34. Ra1 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.22"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4
Rb8 8.axb5 axb5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.d4 Bxd4 11.Qxd4 d6 12.f4 Nc6
13.Qc3 Ne7 14.Ra7 c5 15.e5 Nfd5 16.Bxd5 Nxd5 17.Qf3 Qb6
18.Rxf7 Kxf7 19.Qxd5+ Be6 20.Qd1 Bf5 21.Qd5+ Be6 22.Qd1 Bf5
23.Qd5+ Be6 24.Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.23"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "157"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. e3 b6 8. Nf3 Ba6 9. b4 Bxc4 10. Bxc4 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Qd5
12. Qxd5 Nxd5 13. Bd2 Nd7 14. Ke2 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Rhc1
Rfc8 17. Rc2 N5b6 18. Rac1 cxb4 19. axb4 e5 20. e4 f6 21. Be3
Kf7 22. Nd2 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Rc8 24. Ra2 Rc7 25. Nb3 Ke8 26. Kd3
Nc8 27. f3 Rb7 28. Kc3 Rc7+ 29. Nc5 Ndb6 30. Kb3 Rc6 31. Nd3
Rd6 32. Kc3 Rd7 33. Bc5 Kd8 34. h4 Kc7 35. b5 Kb8 36. Nb4 Kb7
37. Ra1 Nd6 38. Bxd6 Rxd6 39. Nc6 Nc8 40. Na5+ Kb8 41. Nc6+
Kb7 42. Kc2 Rd7 43. Ra6 Rc7 44. Kd3 Rd7+ 45. Ke2 Ka8 46. g4
Rb7 47. Ra5 Nd6 48. b6 Nc8 49. bxa7 Rb6 50. Rc5 Nxa7 51. Nxa7
Kxa7 52. g5 Kb7 53. Kf2 h5 54. gxh6 gxh6 55. f4 Re6 56. Kf3 h5
57. Rd5 Kc7 58. Ke3 Re8 59. Kd3 Kc6 60. fxe5 fxe5 61. Kc4 Rg8
62. Rxe5 Rg4 63. Re6+ Kd7 64. Kd5 Rxh4 65. Rh6 Rg4 66. e5 Ra4
67. Rh7+ Ke8 68. Ke6 Ra6+ 69. Kf5 Rb6 70. Rxh5 Ra6 71. Rg5 Rb6
72. Rg6 Rxg6 73. Kxg6 Ke7 74. Kf5 Kf7 75. e6+ Ke7 76. Ke5 Ke8
77. Kd6 Kd8 78. e7+ Ke8 79. Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.24"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. g4 Be6 8. h4 Nd7 9. h5 Nh6 10. Be2 Nb6 11. Nh3 g5 12. hxg6
hxg6 13. Be5 f6 14. Nf4 fxe5 15. Nxg6 Rg8 16. Nxe7 Qxe7
17. Rxh6 e4 18. a4 Nd7 19. Qb3 Nf6 20. Rc1 Bxg4 21. Rxf6 Qxf6
22. Qxb7 Rd8 23. Qxa7 Rf8 24. Nd1 Bxe2 25. Kxe2 Qd6 26. Rc5
Rb8 27. Qa5 Kd7 28. Qc3 Ra8 29. a5 Rfb8 30. b4 Rb5 31. Rxb5
cxb5 32. Qc5 Rc8 33. Qxb5+ Ke6 34. a6 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.26"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "193"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. e5
dxe5 7. Nxe5 Qc8 8. Qf3 e6 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Nc4 O-O
12. Nc3 Qc7 13. a4 Rad8 14. Rfe1 a6 15. a5 Nb8 16. Na4 Nc6
17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. hxg3 Nd5 19. c3 Rc8 20. Ba3 Na7 21. Ne3 Nxe3
22. dxe3 Rc7 23. Red1 Nb5 24. Bb2 c4 25. bxc4 Nd6 26. Nb6 Ne4
27. Ba3 Nxc3 28. Bxe7 Rxe7 29. Rd3 Ne4 30. Nd7 Rc8 31. f3 Nf6
32. Nb6 Rc5 33. Rd8+ Re8 34. Rxe8+ Nxe8 35. Rd1 Rxa5 36. Rd8
Kf8 37. Rb8 Ra2 38. c5 Rc2 39. e4 f6 40. Rxb7 Kg8 41. Re7 Kf8
42. Rxe6 Nc7 43. Rc6 Nb5 44. Nd5 Nd4 45. Rxa6 Rxc5 46. Ra8+
Kf7 47. Ra7+ Kf8 48. Nf4 Rc6 49. Ra8+ Kf7 50. Rh8 h6 51. Rb8
Rc7 52. Rb6 Ra7 53. Rd6 Nb5 54. Rd5 Rb7 55. Kh2 Na7 56. Rd6
Nc8 57. Rc6 Ne7 58. Ra6 Ng6 59. Nh5 Ne7 60. Nf4 Ng6 61. Nd5
Ne7 62. Ne3 Rc7 63. g4 Rc3 64. Nf1 Rc7 65. Ra3 Rb7 66. Ne3 Rd7
67. Kg3 Rc7 68. Ra5 Rc3 69. Kf2 Rc7 70. Rb5 Ng6 71. Nd5 Ra7
72. Rc5 Ra2+ 73. Kg3 Kg8 74. Rc7 Ra3 75. Rb7 Ra2 76. Rc7 Ra3
77. Rd7 Ra2 78. Ne3 Ne5 79. Rb7 Ra3 80. Nf5 Nf7 81. Kh2 Ra2
82. Re7 Ra8 83. f4 Kf8 84. Rc7 g6 85. Nh4 g5 86. Nf5 gxf4
87. Rc6 Ng5 88. Rxf6+ Kg8 89. e5 Ra2 90. e6 Nf3+ 91. Kh3 Ng1+
92. Kh4 Rxg2 93. Kh5 Nf3 94. Nxh6+ Kh7 95. Rf7+ Kh8 96. e7 Re2
97. Rxf4 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.27"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.Nf3 c5 6.dxc5 Na6 7.Bd2
Nxc5 8.a3 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 Nce4 10.e3 Nxc3 11.Qxc3 b6 12.Be2 Ba6
13.Qb3 Rc8 14.Qa4 Bb7 15.O-O Qc7 16.Nd4 a6 17.Rfd1 Rfd8 18.Qb4
Be4 19.Rac1 e5 20.Nb3 d6 21.Qe1 Qb7 22.Qf1 Bc6 23.Nd2 Qe7
24.Rc3 a5 25.Rdc1 a4 26.Qd1 Ra8 27.Bf3 e4 28.Be2 Nd7 29.Qe1
Nc5 30.b4 axb3 31.Nxb3 Rxa3 32.Nd4 Rxc3 33.Qxc3 Bd7 34.Ra1 Rb8
35.Ra7 Qd8 36.Qa1 Rc8 37.h3 g6 38.Nb5 Bxb5 39.cxb5 h5 40.f4
exf3 41.Bxf3 Qg5 42.Qc3 Rd8 43.Qd4 d5 44.h4 Qf5 45.Ra1 Qd7
46.Qf6 Qe8 47.Kh1 Ne4 48.Bxe4 dxe4 49.Qxb6 Qe7 50.Kg1 Rd2
51.Qc6 Qxh4 52.Ra8+ Kh7 53.Rh8+ Kxh8 54.Qc3+ Kh7 55.Qxd2 Qg5
56.b6 h4 57.Qf2 Kg7 58.Qf4 Qb5 59.Qc7 h3 60.gxh3 Qb1+ 61.Kg2
Qb2+ 62.Kg3 Qf6 63.b7 Qf3+ 64.Kh2 Qf2+ 65.Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.28"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 c6
8.b3 Na6 9.Bb2 Qc7 10.d5 e5 11.dxe6 Bxe6 12.e3 Rad8 13.Ne2
Rfe8 14.Nf4 Bc8 15.Rc1 Nc5 16.b4 Nce4 17.b5 Nc5 18.Qc2 Nfe4
19.Bd4 Qf7 20.Rfd1 Bd7 21.Qb2 Bf8 22.h4 h6 23.Bxc5 Nxc5 24.Qa3
Ne4 25.Qa5 g5 26.bxc6 Bxc6 27.Nd5 b6 28.Qa3 Bg7 29.hxg5 hxg5
30.Nd4 Bxd5 31.cxd5 Bxd4 32.exd4 f4 33.Rc2 Re7 34.Re2 Nf6
35.Rxe7 Qxe7 36.gxf4 Nh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.29"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6
7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Qb3 c5 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 Nd7 11.Qe3+ Qe7
12.Qxe7+ Kxe7 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.Rc1 Kd6 15.Nd4 Bd7 16.f3 Rac8
17.Kd2 Ne6 18.Rxc8 Rxc8 19.Nxe6 fxe6 20.e3 e5 21.Bd3 a5 22.h4
Rc6 23.Rb1 Rb6 24.b4 axb4 25.Rxb4 Rxb4 26.axb4 g5 27.hxg5 hxg5
28.g3 Ke7 29.f4 Kf6 30.Bc2 b6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.10.31"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.h3 e5 7.d5 Nh5
8.g3 Na6 9.Be3 f5 10.exf5 gxf5 11.Ng5 Qe8 12.Be2 Nf6 13.Qd2
Qg6 14.O-O-O Bd7 15.h4 Ng4 16.h5 Qe8 17.Bxg4 fxg4 18.Qe2 h6
19.Nge4 Qf7 20.a3 Bf5 21.Rh4 Qd7 22.Qd2 Kh7 23.Qc2 Kh8 24.Qd2
Kh7 25.Qc2 Kh8 26.Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[ECO "D57"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Bd3 c5
12. O-O Nc6 13. Re1 Be6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 cxd4 16. Bxc6
bxc6 17. Nxd4 Qc5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Re3 Rf6 20. Qe2 Raf8
21. Rf1 Kh8 22. g3 Rd8 23. Rxe6 Rxe6 24. Qxe6 Qxc3 25. Qe7 Qd4
26. Rc1 Rb8 27. Qf7 a5 28. Qf5 Qd2 29. Rc2 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Rb1
31. Qf8+ Kh7 32. Qf5+ Kh8 33. Qf8+ Kh7 34. Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent"]
[Site "Tashkent UZB"]
[Date "2014.11.02"]
[EventDate "2014.10.20"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4
Rb8 8.axb5 axb5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.d4 Bxd4 11.Qxd4 d6 12.f4 Nc6
13.Qc3 Ne7 14.Qd3 O-O 15.Nc3 b4 16.e5 Bf5 17.Qe2 Nd7 18.Na4
dxe5 19.Be3 Ra8 20.Rad1 Qe8 21.Nc5 Ra5 22.Nb7 Ra8 23.fxe5 Kh8
24.Nd6 cxd6 25.exd6 Bg6 26.dxe7 Qxe7 27.Qf2 Rac8 28.Rd5 Rfe8
29.Bd4 f6 30.Ba4 Red8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.21"]
[EventDate "2014.11.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. e3 Re8
7. a3 Bf8 8. Rc1 Nbd7 9. Be2 a6 10. c5 c6 11. Na4 Ne4 12. O-O
Nxd2 13. Nxd2 e5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Qh4 16. f3 exd4 17. Bc4
Nf6 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Nxc8 Rbxc8 20. Qxd4 Nxe4 21. fxe4 Rc7
22. Rce1 Rd8 23. Qe3 Qh6 24. b4 Qxe3+ 25. Rxe3 Rd4 26. Bb3 g6
27. Ref3 Rdd7 28. e5 Re7 29. e6 h5 30. Rf6 Kg7 31. h4 a5
32. R1f3 axb4 33. axb4 Kh7 34. Bc2 Kg7 35. exf7 Rxf7 36. Rxg6+
Kh8 37. Rfg3 Bg7 38. R3g5 Rf4 39. Rxh5+ Kg8 40. Bf5 Kf8
41. Be6 Ke8 42. g3 Rxb4 43. Kg2 Rb2+ 44. Kh3 Kd8 45. Rhg5 Bc3
46. Rg8+ Ke7 47. Bc4 Rf2 48. Rh5 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.22"]
[EventDate "2014.11.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Na3 c5
12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Be3 Qb4 14. Qc1 Ba6 15. Bd4 Rfd8 16. Rd1
Rac8 17. Qc3 Qa4 18. Qc2 Qxc2 19. Nxc2 c3 20. Bxc3 Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 Bxe2 22. Re1 Bc4 23. Ne3 Nd5 24. Nxc4 Rxc4 25. Bd2
Kf8 26. Rc1 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1 Ke7 28. Kf1 e5 29. Ke2 e4 30. Kd2
f5 31. Kc2 Nb4+ 32. Kb3 Nd3 33. Be3 a6 34. Kc3 Kd6 35. h4 g6
36. b4 Kd5 37. a4 Ne5 38. b5 a5 39. Bb6 Nc4 40. Bd8 Kc5
41. Bc7 h5 42. Kc2 Kd5 43. Kb3 Nd2+ 44. Kc3 e3 45. fxe3 Ne4+
46. Kb2 Nc5 47. Bxa5 Nxa4+ 48. Ka3 Nc5 49. Bb4 Nb7 50. Ka4 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.23"]
[EventDate "2014.11.21"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. Be3 Nc6 8. Bb5 O-O 9. Nge2 Qd6 10. e5 Qd8 11. h4 Nb4
12. Nf4 N6d5 13. Nfxd5 Nxd5 14. Qd2 Be6 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6
f6 17. Bc4 Qd7 18. Ne4 Nb4 19. Rc1 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Nd5 21. Rc5
b6 22. Rc4 Qb5 23. exf6 exf6 24. b3 Qa5+ 25. Qd2 Qxd2+
26. Kxd2 Rad8 27. Rc6 f5 28. Nc3 Nb4 29. Rxc7 Rxd4+ 30. Kc1
Rf7 31. Rxf7 Kxf7 32. a3 Rd3 33. Nb5 a6 34. axb4 axb5 35. Kc2
Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.24"]
[EventDate "2014.11.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 b5 8. a4 b4 9. Nfd2 c6 10. Nxc4 Qxd4 11. Rd1 Qc5
12. Nbd2 Ba6 13. b3 Nbd7 14. Bb2 Rad8 15. Rac1 Nb6 16. Bxf6
gxf6 17. Ne4 Qf5 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. Qxc6 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rc8
21. Qxb6 Bxe2 22. Qb7 Bxd1 23. Qxc8+ Bf8 24. Qd8 Bxb3 25. a5
Kg7 26. a6 Qe5 27. h4 Bd5 28. Nxf6 Qxf6 29. Qxf6+ Kxf6
30. Bxd5 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Qd2 Nc6 6. d5 Ne5
7. Bh6 Bxh6 8. Qxh6 c6 9. dxc6 bxc6 10. h3 Qb6 11. Rb1 Rb8
12. Qd2 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Qxa6 14. b3 Rb4 15. f3 Qb6 16. a3 Rd4
17. Qe3 Rxe4 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 19. fxe4 O-O 20. Nge2 f5 21. Rf1
fxe4 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Nxe4 d5 24. N4c3 d4 25. Na4 Qa5+
26. Kf1 Qd2 27. Nc5 Qxc2 28. Rc1 Qb2 29. Ne6+ Kg8 30. N6xd4
Qxa3 31. Rc3 a5 32. Kf2 Qd6 33. Re3 c5 34. Nb5 Qf6+ 35. Ke1
Nc6 36. Nbc3 Nd4 37. Nd5 Qh4+ 38. g3 Qxh3 39. Nxe7+ Kf7
40. Nf4 Qh2 41. Kf1 g5 42. Nfd5 g4 43. Nf4 Qh1+ 44. Kf2 Qh2+
45. Ng2 Qh6 46. Nd5 Qc6 47. Re7+ Kf8 48. Ngf4 c4 49. Rc7 Qb5
50. Rxc4 Nxb3 51. Rc8+ Kf7 52. Rc7+ Ke8 53. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Bg2 g6 5. Qc2 Bg7 6. Qxc4 Nf6
7. O-O O-O 8. d3 Nbd7 9. Nc3 e5 10. Qh4 Nd5 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bd2
N7b6 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qb4 Be6 15. Rfc1 Rf7 16. Qa5 Nd7
17. Rc2 Qxa5 18. Bxa5 Nb8 19. e3 Nc6 20. Bc3 Bf8 21. a3 Rc8
22. Rac1 Rfc7 23. Ba5 b6 24. Bb4 a5 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. b4 axb4
27. axb4 b5 28. Rc5 Ke7 29. Rxb5 e4 30. dxe4 dxe4 31. Nd2 f5
32. Rbc5 Kd6 33. Bh3 h5 34. Nxe4+ fxe4 35. Bxe6 Kxe6 36. b5
Kd6 37. Rxc6+ Rxc6 38. Rxc6+ Rxc6 39. bxc6 g5 40. g4 h4 41. f4
exf3 42. Kf2 Kxc6 43. Kxf3 Kd5 44. h3 Ke5 45. Kf2 Kd5 46. Ke1
Ke5 47. Kd2 Ke4 48. Ke2 Kd5 49. Kd3 Ke5 50. e4 Kf4 51. Kd4 Kg3
52. e5 Kxh3 53. e6 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bh4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 dxc4 8. e3 b5 9. a4 c6 10. Qb1 a6 11. Be2 Nd7 12. O-O
Nb6 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Nxa4 15. Bf3 Nxc3 16. Qb4 Nd5
17. Qc5 Bb7 18. Rfd1 O-O 19. e4 Qb6 20. Rxd5 Qxc5 21. Rxc5
Rfe8 22. e6 Rad8 23. exf7+ Kxf7 24. e5 Rd4 25. Bg5 Red8
26. e6+ Ke8 27. h4 R8d6 28. Re5 c3 29. Rc5 b4 30. h5 Rxe6
31. Be3 Rdd6 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Rc4 a5 34. Rxa5 c5 35. Bxb7 b3
36. Rxc3 b2 37. Rb3 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 b1=Q 39. Ra8+ Kd7 40. Rxb1
1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Bg2 g6 5. Qc2 Bg7 6. Qxc4 Nf6
7. O-O O-O 8. d4 Nbd7 9. Nc3 Nb6 10. Qd3 Nfd5 11. Rd1 Bg4
12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qc7 14. e4 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 e5 16. d5 Rac8
17. b3 cxd5 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19. exd5 Rd8 20. Bg5 f6 21. Be3 Bf8
22. Rac1 Rcd7 23. a4 Nc8 24. d6 Nxd6 25. Bxa7 Nf5 26. Rxd7
Rxd7 27. Bf1 Nd4 28. Bxd4 exd4 29. Bd3 Bb4 30. Rc4 Bc3 31. b4
Kf7 32. b5 Ke6 33. Rc8 Kd6 34. Ra8 b6 35. Kg2 Re7 36. Rc8 Rc7
37. Rf8 Ke7 38. Rb8 Ba5 39. Kf3 Kd6 40. g4 Re7 41. Rc8 Rc7
42. Rf8 Ke5 43. Re8+ Kd5 44. h4 Rc3 45. Ke2 Ra3 46. h5 Ra2+
47. Kf3 Ra3 48. Ke2 Ra2+ 49. Kf1 gxh5 50. gxh5 h6 51. Rh8 Bd2
52. Rc8 Ra3 53. Ke2 Bf4 54. Rc6 Rxa4 55. Rxf6 Ra2+ 56. Kf1 Bg5
57. Rxb6 Rd2 58. Bg6 Bh4 59. f3 Rf2+ 60. Kg1 Rxf3 61. Rb8 d3
62. Kg2 d2 63. Bc2 Rg3+ 64. Kh2 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bf4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 dxc4 8. e3 b5 9. Qb1 c6 10. a4 Bf5 11. e4 Bd7 12. h4
h6 13. Ne5 a6 14. Bxc4 O-O 15. axb5 cxb5 16. Bd5 Bxe5 17. dxe5
Bc6 18. Bxh6 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qxd5 20. Bxf8 Qxg2 21. Ke2 Kxf8
22. Qd3 Qg4+ 23. Kf1 Nd7 24. Qd5 Rc8 25. h5 gxh5 26. Qd4 Rc6
27. Rh4 Qf5 28. e6 Nf6 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. exf7 Kxf7 31. Re1 Re6
32. Rxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. Qb3 O-O
7. O-O dxc4 8. Qxc4 Nbd7 9. Nc3 Nb6 10. Qd3 Nfd5 11. Rd1 Bg4
12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qd7 14. Ne4 Rad8 15. e3 Qc7 16. Qe2 e5
17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Rb1 f5 19. Nc5 Nc3 20. bxc3 Qxc5 21. Bd2 Qc4
22. Qxc4+ Nxc4 23. Be1 Na3 24. Rbc1 Nc4 25. Kf1 Nb2 26. Rxd8
Rxd8 27. Rb1 Nd3 28. Rxb7 Nxe1 29. Kxe1 Bxc3+ 30. Ke2 Rd2+
31. Kf1 Rd1+ 32. Ke2 Rd2+ 33. Kf1 Rd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5
7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Be7 11. exf6 Bxf6
12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. g3 Bb7 14. Bg2 Na6 15. Ne4 Qe7 16. O-O O-O-O
17. a4 f5 18. axb5 cxb5 19. Rxa6 Bxa6 20. Nc5 Qxc5 21. dxc5
Rxd1 22. Rxd1 b4 23. Ra1 Rd8 24. Bf1 Bb5 25. b3 c3 26. Bxb5 c2
27. Be2 a5 28. Rc1 Rd2 29. Kf1 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "253"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 a5 4. a3 Be7 5. d4 exd4 6. Nf3 Nf6
7. Nxe7 Qxe7 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. e3 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Be2 Rd8
12. Qc2 c5 13. Nb5 Nc6 14. O-O Nf6 15. f3 Be6 16. e4 b6
17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 a4 19. Rae1 Rd7 20. Qc1 g5 21. Bf2 Rad8
22. Nc3 Nd4 23. Nxa4 Qd6 24. e5 Qc6 25. exf6 Nxe2+ 26. Rxe2
Qxa4 27. Re4 Qb3 28. Re3 Qa4 29. b3 Bxb3 30. Qb1 Bc4 31. Rfe1
Rd1 32. Qxb6 Kh7 33. h4 gxh4 34. Qxc5 Qc2 35. Re4 Rxe1+
36. Bxe1 Rg8 37. Bf2 h3 38. Qf5+ Rg6 39. Qxh3 Bd5 40. Re1 Rxf6
41. Qh4 Rg6 42. Qf4 Qb3 43. Re3 Qb1+ 44. Kh2 Qb2 45. Bg3 Qf6
46. Qxf6 Rxf6 47. a4 Ra6 48. Re5 Be6 49. a5 Kg6 50. Bh4 Rc6
51. Be7 Bc4 52. Re3 Re6 53. Rc3 Bf1 54. Bh4 Re2 55. Kg1 Bxg2
56. a6 Ra2 57. a7 Bxf3 58. Rxf3 Rxa7 59. Rf6+ Kg7 60. Rc6 Ra4
61. Bf6+ Kh7 62. Kf2 Re4 63. Rc7 Rf4+ 64. Kg3 Rxf6 65. Rc5 Kg6
66. Rc8 Ra6 67. Rc5 Ra4 68. Rd5 h5 69. Rc5 f6 70. Rd5 Re4
71. Kf3 Rg4 72. Rd8 Kg5 73. Rg8+ Kf5 74. Rh8 Rg5 75. Rh6 Ke6
76. Rh7 Ke5 77. Rh6 Kf5 78. Rh8 Kg6 79. Kf2 Rg4 80. Kf3 Ra4
81. Kg3 Kg5 82. Rg8+ Kf5 83. Rh8 h4+ 84. Kh3 Rf4 85. Re8 Re4
86. Rg8 Ke5 87. Ra8 f5 88. Ra5+ Kf6 89. Ra8 Rg4 90. Ra7 Kg5
91. Rg7+ Kf4 92. Ra7 Rg1 93. Ra8 Rh1+ 94. Kg2 Rb1 95. Kh3 Rh1+
96. Kg2 Re1 97. Kh3 Kf3 98. Ra3+ Re3 99. Ra4 Kf2+ 100. Kh2 h3
101. Ra2+ Re2 102. Ra8 f4 103. Kxh3 f3 104. Ra1 Re1 105. Ra2+
Re2 106. Ra1 Rb2 107. Kh2 Ke2 108. Kg3 Rd2 109. Kh2 Kf2
110. Kh3 Re2 111. Kh2 Rc2 112. Kh3 Rb2 113. Kh2 Rd2 114. Kh3
Rd7 115. Ra2+ Ke3 116. Ra3+ Rd3 117. Ra1 Ke2 118. Kg3 Rd2
119. Kh3 Kf2 120. Kh2 Re2 121. Kh3 Re1 122. Ra2+ Kg1 123. Kg3
Rf1 124. Rh2 Ra1 125. Rf2 Ra3 126. Rxf3 Rxf3+ 127. Kxf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. e3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6
7. O-O Nd7 8. Bh2 e5 9. Nc3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. exd4 Re8
12. Qd2 Nf8 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Bxe6 Nxe6 15. Ne2 Qg5 16. Qd3 Qd5
17. c3 a5 18. Rfd1 a4 19. Nf4 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 Re4 21. Be3 Rae8
22. b3 axb3 23. c4 Qf5 24. axb3 c5 25. Ra5 Bxd4 26. Bxd4 Rxd4
27. Qxd4 cxd4 28. Rxf5 gxf5 29. Rxd4 Re1+ 30. Kh2 Rb1 31. Rd3
f4 32. Rxd6 Rxb3 33. Rf6 b5 34. Rxf4 bxc4 35. Rxc4 Kg7 36. Rc5
Kg6 37. h4 h6 38. f3 Rb4 39. Kh3 Ra4 40. h5+ Kg7 41. g3 Rb4
42. f4 Rb3 43. Rc6 Ra3 44. Kg4 Rb3 45. f5 Rb4+ 46. Kh3 f6
47. Rc7+ Kg8 48. Re7 Rb5 49. Kg4 Rb3 50. Kf4 Ra3 51. Re4 Kf7
52. Rb4 Rc3 53. g4 Rc5 54. Ke4 Re5+ 55. Kd4 Re1 56. Kd5 Re5+
57. Kd6 Re1 58. Rb7+ Kg8 59. Re7 Rg1 60. Ke6 Rxg4 61. Kxf6 Ra4
62. Kg6 Rg4+ 63. Kxh6 Kf8 64. f6 Rg1 65. Ra7 Rg2 66. Rg7 Rxg7
67. fxg7+ Kg8 68. Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. Nh4 f6
7. Qe2 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. c4 O-O 10. f4 d6 11. Nc3 f5 12. Nf3
fxe4 13. dxe4 Ba6 14. e5 Nf5 15. Rd1 Qb6 16. Na4 Qb4 17. b3 d5
18. Bd2 Qa3 19. Qf2 d4 20. Qe1 Rfd8 21. Ng5 Re8 22. Ne4 Bf8
23. g4 Nh6 24. h3 Rab8 25. Bc1 Qb4 26. Qxb4 Rxb4 27. Naxc5 Bc8
28. Rxd4 Kg7 29. Be3 Nf7 30. Rad1 g5 31. Nd6 Rd8 32. Nxf7 Rxd4
33. Bxd4 Kxf7 34. fxg5 a5 35. Rf1+ Kg8 36. h4 Be7 37. Kg2 h6
38. gxh6 Bxh4 39. Be3 a4 40. g5 axb3 41. axb3 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 c5 4. e4 cxd4 5. e5 h6 6. Bh4 g5
7. Bg3 Nd5 8. h4 gxh4 9. Rxh4 Nc6 10. Ngf3 d6 11. Bb5 Rg8
12. Rxd4 Bd7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Ne4 Ne3 15. Qd3 Bxe4 16. Qxe3
d5 17. Qb3 Qb6 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. c3 Bc5 20. Rd2 Bxf3 21. gxf3
d4 22. Ke2 dxc3 23. bxc3 Ra4 24. Rh1 Rg6 25. f4 Be7 26. Rb1
Bd8 27. Rbd1 Be7 28. Rd7 Rxa2+ 29. Kf1 f5 30. Rxb7 Rg7 31. Bh4
Bxh4 32. Rxg7 Rxf2+ 33. Kg1 Rxf4 34. Rh7 Bf2+ 35. Kg2 Bc5
36. Ra1 Rg4+ 37. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. Nbd2 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7
7. O-O Nge7 8. Re1 O-O 9. c3 b5 10. e5 b4 11. Nb3 c4 12. dxc4
dxc4 13. Nbd4 Rb8 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. Bf6 bxc3
17. bxc3 Bb7 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nf3 Ne7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qd6 Qxd6
22. exd6 Nf5 23. Ne5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Rb5 25. Rad1 Rd8 26. Nxc4
Rc5 27. Re4 Rd5 28. Ree1 Nxd6 29. Rxd5 exd5 30. Nxd6 Rxd6
31. Rd1 Ra6 32. Rxd5 Rxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 c5 4. e4 cxd4 5. e5 Qa5 6. Nf3 Ne4
7. Bf4 Nc6 8. a3 Nxd2 9. Bxd2 Qd5 10. c4 Qe4+ 11. Qe2 Qxe2+
12. Bxe2 d6 13. exd6 Bxd6 14. b4 e5 15. c5 Bc7 16. Bc4 f6
17. O-O Bf5 18. Nh4 Bd7 19. Bd3 O-O 20. b5 Ne7 21. f4 Be6
22. Nf3 Bd5 23. Rfe1 Ng6 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. Ng5 Rae8 26. a4 b6
27. Rac1 Bd8 28. Be4 Bxe4 29. Nxe4 Be7 30. cxb6 axb6 31. Rc6
Ra8 32. Ra1 Rfb8 33. Kf2 Bf8 34. Ke2 Ne7 35. Re6 Nd5 36. Rxe5
Rd8 37. Kd3 Nc3 38. a5 bxa5 39. b6 a4 40. Ng5 Rdb8 41. Re6 Nd5
42. Re5 Nxb6 43. Rb5 Nd7 44. Rxb8 Rxb8 45. Ne6 Ra8 46. Nxf8
Nc5+ 47. Kc2 Nb3 48. Rxa4 Rxa4 49. Kxb3 Ra6 50. Nd7 Re6
51. Kc4 Re2 52. Bf4 Rxg2 53. Kxd4 g5 54. Be3 h6 55. Ke4 Rxh2
56. Kf5 Re2 57. Nf6+ Kf7 58. Ng4 h5 59. Ne5+ Ke8 60. Bxg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Bc2 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5
7. d3 e6 8. Nbd2 Qc7 9. Nf1 d5 10. exd5 exd5 11. Ng3 Bg6
12. O-O O-O-O 13. a3 Bd6 14. b4 c4 15. d4 Rhe8 16. Nf5 Ne4
17. Bxe4 Rxe4 18. Nxd6+ Qxd6 19. Ng5 Re7 20. Qg4+ Qd7 21. Qg3
Bd3 22. Rd1 f6 23. Nf3 Be2 24. Re1 Rde8 25. Be3 Bxf3 26. Qxf3
Re4 27. Bd2 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Bxe1 Qe6 30. Bd2 g6
31. Qf4 Ne7 32. Qh6 Qf7 33. g4 a6 34. Qe3 Kd7 35. Qg3 Nc6
36. f3 Qe7 37. Kf2 Qd6 38. Bf4 Qe7 39. h4 Ke6 40. h5 g5
41. Bd2 h6 42. Qg1 Qh7 43. Qd1 Qd3 44. Qe2+ Qxe2+ 45. Kxe2 b5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Ngf3 Bb7 6. Bd3 Be7
7. c3 h6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 d6 11. Re1 cxd4
12. Nxd4 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. f4 b5 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Kh1 a5
17. a3 Qb6 18. Qe2 Qb8 19. Nf3 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. c4 b3
22. Rcd1 g6 23. h4 Qb4 24. g4 Bg7 25. g5 h5 26. Kh2 Rfe8
27. Kg3 e5 28. fxe5 dxe5 29. Qd2 Qb8 30. Rf1 Bd7 31. Qc3 Bf8
32. Nd2 Bg4 33. Nf3 Bb4 34. Qc1 Bc5 35. Be2 Bd4 36. Kg2 Qb7
37. Qb1 Bxf3+ 38. Rxf3 Re7 39. Rdf1 Ra8 40. Bd1 Ra2 41. Rxb3
Qxb3 42. Bxb3 Rxb2+ 43. Qxb2 Bxb2 44. c5 Rc7 45. c6 Rxc6
46. Rxf7 Kh8 47. Rb7 Bd4 48. Bf7 Rc2+ 49. Kf1 Rc6 50. Ke2 Rd6
51. Bd5 Rb6 52. Rf7 Ra6 53. Kd3 Ra3+ 54. Kc4 Rh3 55. Rf6 Rxh4
56. Rxg6 Rg4 57. Be6 Rg3 58. Bf5 h4 59. Rh6+ Kg8 60. g6 h3
61. Rh7 Kf8 62. Kd5 Be3 63. Ke6 Bc5 64. Kf6 Ke8 65. g7 1-0

[Event "Nakamura-Aronian Match (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2014.11.25"]
[EventDate "2014.11.25"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 b5
7. Bb3 Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. a4 b4 10. Nd5 e6 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6
12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nxe6 Qd7 15. Nxg7+ Kf7 16. Nf5
Rag8 17. Nh6+ Ke8 18. Nxg8 Rxg8 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qh5+ Qf7
21. Qh3 Bxb2 22. Rad1 Qg6 23. Rfe1 Be5 24. g3 h5 25. Re3 a5
26. Qf1 Bc6 27. f4 Qh6 28. Rf3 Bc3 29. Qc4 d5 30. exd5 Bd7
31. Re3+ Kf8 32. Qc5+ Kg7 33. Qe7+ Kh8 34. Qxd7 Qxf4 35. Qe6
h4 36. Qxg8+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Rapid Open)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.06"]
[EventDate "2014.12.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Theodore Slade"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "1869"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. dxe5 Nxe5
7. Nxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bc4 Nh6 10. Nc3 c6 11. O-O-O+
Kc7 12. Ne4 Bf5 13. Ng5 f6 14. Ne6+ Bxe6 15. Bxe6 Rad8
16. Rxd8 Rxd8 17. Rd1 Rxd1+ 18. Kxd1 Kd6 19. Bc4 Ng4 20. Ke2
f5 21. Ba3+ Kd7 22. f3 Nf6 23. Bf7 e4 24. c4 Kc7 25. h3 exf3+
26. gxf3 Nd7 27. Be6 Bf6 28. Bg8 Bg7 29. Bxh7 Nf8 30. Bg8 b6
31. Be7 Kd7 32. Bh4 Ne6 33. Bf7 Nf8 34. f4 c5 35. Kd3 Bh8
36. Bg5 Bg7 37. h4 Kd6 38. e4 fxe4+ 39. Kxe4 a6 40. f5 gxf5+
41. Kxf5 Nh7 42. Bf4+ Ke7 43. Bd5 Bf6 44. h5 Bd4 45. h6 b5
46. Bg8 Nf6 47. Bg5 Kf8 48. Bxf6 Kxg8 49. cxb5 axb5 50. Bxd4
cxd4 51. Ke4 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Rapid Open)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.06"]
[EventDate "2014.12.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Donny Muter"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2206"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 f5 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. g3 Nh6 6. Bg2 Nf7
7. O-O O-O 8. Nbd2 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. e4 Nc6 11. Nc4 f4
12. a4 Be6 13. Qe2 g5 14. h3 g4 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16. gxf4 exf4
17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qd2 Bxf3 19. Qxd8 Raxd8 20. Bxf3 Ng5 21. Bg4
Nd4 22. Na3 f3 23. Kh2 Ne2 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic (Rapid Open)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.06"]
[EventDate "2014.12.06"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aaron Summerscale"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7
7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 f6
12. O-O Be6 13. Nxe5 fxe5 14. Be3 Nc5 15. b4 Nb3 16. Rb1 Rd8
17. Qc2 Nd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Ne4 Be7 20. b5 c5 21. b6 axb6
22. Qb2 O-O 23. Qxb6 Qxb6 24. Rxb6 Bd5 25. Nd2 Bxg2 26. Kxg2
Rd7 27. Nc4 Ra8 28. a5 Ra7 29. Rfb1 Rc7 30. h4 g6 31. h5 gxh5
32. f4 Kg7 33. Kf3 Bd8 34. Rd6 Be7 35. Re6 Kf7 36. Rh6 Kg7
37. Rxh5 Ra6 38. Rd5 Rh6 39. e4 dxe3 40. Nxe3 Ra6 41. Nc4 Rh6
42. Rd2 Ra6 43. Rdb2 Ra7 44. g4 Rd7 45. g5 Kf8 46. Rh1 Kg8
47. Rbh2 Bf8 48. f5 Ra6 49. f6 Re6 50. Kf4 Re8 51. Rd2 Rxd2
52. Nxd2 Rd8 53. Ne4 c4 54. Ke5 Rc8 55. Kf5 c3 56. g6 hxg6+
57. Kxg6 Rc6 58. Nxc3 Bg7 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Rapid Open)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.06"]
[EventDate "2014.12.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "James R Adair"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6
7. g4 Bg6 8. h4 Nd7 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. h5 Bxc2 11. Qxc2 Ngf6
12. g5 Nd5 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Qe4 O-O-O 15. f4 Rhe8 16. O-O-O h6
17. gxh6 gxh6 18. Ne5 f5 19. Nxd5 cxd5+ 20. Qc2 Nf6 21. Ba5
Qxc2+ 22. Kxc2 b6 23. Be1 Kb7 24. Ng6 Bd6 25. Kd3 Rc8 26. Be2
Ne4 27. Bf3 Rc7 28. Rh2 Rec8 29. Bxe4 dxe4+ 30. Ke3 Rc1
31. Rxc1 Rxc1 32. Bh4 Rf1 33. Be7 Rf3+ 34. Ke2 Kc7 35. Bg5
hxg5 36. h6 gxf4 37. h7 Rd3 38. Nxf4 Bxf4 39. Rh4 Rd2+ 40. Ke1
e3 41. Rh3 Bg3+ 42. Rxg3 Rh2 43. d5 f4 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic (Rapid Open)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.06"]
[EventDate "2014.12.06"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jonathan Hawkins"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "29"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Qb6 6. Bxe4
Qxb2 7. Bxd5 Qxa1 8. Nf3 e6 9. Bb3 Nd7 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4
Bb4 12. Qd3 Qb2 13. c3 Be7 14. Bc1 Qa1 15. Qc2 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Rapid Open)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.06"]
[EventDate "2014.12.06"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Matthew Sadler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 h6 6. Ne6
Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qb6 8. Nxf8 Nxf8 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Bd3 Qxb2 11. O-O
Bg4 12. Rb1 Qxa2 13. Rxb7 Ne6 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qd5 16. Qg3
O-O 17. Bxh6 Nh5 18. Qg4 Nf6 19. Qg3 Qxd4 20. Rxe7 Nd5 21. Rd7
Rfd8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Re1 Qf6 24. Bd2 Ndf4 25. Bc3 Qh6
26. Bc4 Nd5 27. Be5 Qg5 28. Qxg5 Nxg5 29. Ra1 Ra8 30. Ra5 Ne6
31. g3 Nb4 32. Bb3 Nd5 33. f4 Nd8 34. Bd4 a6 35. Bc4 Nc7
36. Bb6 Nb5 37. Bxd8 Rxd8 38. Rxa6 Rd2 39. Rxc6 Nd4 40. Rc8+
Kh7 41. Bd3+ g6 42. Kf1 Nf3 43. Be2 Nd4 44. Bd3 Rh2 45. Rc7
Kg7 46. Bc4 Rxc2 47. Rxf7+ Kh8 48. Bd3 Rc3 49. Bxg6 Rxg3
50. Be4 Rxh3 51. Kf2 Ne6 52. Bf5 Rh6 53. Ke3 Kg8 54. Re7 Ng7
55. Be4 Kf8 56. Ra7 Rf6 57. Kf3 Ne6 58. f5 Ng5+ 59. Kf4 Nxe4
60. Kxe4 Rh6 61. Ke5 Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic (Rapid Open)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.07"]
[EventDate "2014.12.06"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 e6 6. h3 Bh5
7. Nbd2 Be7 8. g4 Bg6 9. Nh4 a5 10. e3 Na6 11. a3 Nd7 12. Nxg6
fxg6 13. d4 O-O 14. c4 Nc7 15. b3 Bf6 16. Bb2 Kh8 17. Qc2 Rc8
18. b4 e5 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20. bxa5 Na6 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. cxd5
cxd5 23. Qb2 Nd3 24. Qxb7 Nac5 25. Qxd5 Qxa5 26. Nb3 Qc3
27. Nxc5 Rxc5 28. Qd6 Rcc8 29. a4 Qc2 30. Be4 Rxf2 31. Bxd3
1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Rapid Open)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.07"]
[EventDate "2014.12.06"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "165"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. exd4 a6 6. Nf3 Bg4
7. Be2 e6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nc6 10. Ne2 Bd6 11. Be3 O-O
12. O-O Ne7 13. g3 Nf5 14. Bc1 Rc8 15. c3 b5 16. Qd3 Qc7
17. Bg5 Qc4 18. Rfd1 Be7 19. Nf4 Nd7 20. Bxe7 Nxe7 21. Qd2 a5
22. Be2 Qc6 23. Bd3 Qb6 24. a4 bxa4 25. Rxa4 Rb8 26. Bc2 Qc7
27. Rda1 g6 28. Nd3 Nc6 29. R4a2 Nb6 30. h4 Rfe8 31. Qf4 Qxf4
32. Nxf4 Rec8 33. Bd1 Nc4 34. Nd3 Rb6 35. Ba4 Kg7 36. Kg2 Rc7
37. Re1 Nd8 38. Bd1 Nc6 39. Re2 h6 40. Nc5 Re7 41. Ba4 Ra7
42. Bb3 Nd6 43. Bc2 Re7 44. Bd3 Rb8 45. Re1 Rb6 46. Bc2 Ra7
47. Rea1 Rc7 48. Re1 Ra7 49. g4 Nb5 50. Ba4 Nd6 51. Rea1 Nd8
52. Bc2 Rc7 53. Ba4 N6b7 54. Nd7 Rd6 55. Ne5 Rb6 56. Re1 Nd6
57. Nd7 Rbb7 58. Nc5 Rb6 59. Bc2 N6b7 60. Na4 Rbc6 61. Ra3 Nd6
62. Bd3 N8b7 63. Rb3 Nc4 64. Bxc4 Rxc4 65. Ra1 R4c6 66. Rb5
Kf6 67. Kf3 Ke7 68. Ke2 Kf6 69. Kd3 g5 70. hxg5+ Kxg5 71. f3
f5 72. gxf5 Kxf5 73. Rh1 Rh7 74. b3 h5 75. c4 Kf4 76. cxd5
exd5 77. Rxd5 h4 78. Rh3 Rg6 79. Nc3 Rg3 80. Ne2+ Kxf3
81. Nxg3 Kg4 82. Ne4 Kxh3 83. Ng5+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Rapid Open)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.07"]
[EventDate "2014.12.06"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2839"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4
Ng6 7. Be2 Bc5 8. Nb3 Bb6 9. c4 d6 10. Nc3 a6 11. Kh1 e5
12. Nd5 Ba7 13. Bg4 O-O 14. Bxc8 Rxc8 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3
Nge7 17. Rc1 a5 18. c5 dxc5 19. Nxc5 Nd4 20. Qd3 Qd6 21. Nb3
a4 22. Nxd4 Qxd4 23. Qb1 Qd2 24. Rcd1 Qb4 25. Rd7 Nc6 26. a3
Qb3 27. Rd3 Qb6 28. Nd5 Qb5 29. Rc1 Rcd8 30. b4 Nd4 31. Rc5
Qe8 32. Qd1 f5 33. exf5 Rxf5 34. f3 Rf8 35. Nc3 b6 36. Rc7 b5
37. Rc5 Rc8 38. Ne4 Rxc5 39. Nxc5 Qf7 40. h3 Qf5 41. Re3 h6
42. Qd2 Rd8 43. Re4 Kh7 44. Qf2 Rd5 45. Kh2 Nb3 46. Nxb3 axb3
47. Qe3 b2 48. Qe1 Rd4 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic (Rapid Open)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.07"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 dxc4 9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. Bxc4 Bd7 11. Ke2 Be7
12. Nbd2 Bc6 13. Rhc1 Nbd7 14. Kf1 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bd4
Bxf3 17. gxf3 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Ke2 Kf8 20. Bd3 Rac8
21. Be4 b6 22. Bb7 Rb8 23. Bc6 Rd6 24. b4 Rbd8 25. Rc2 Ng8
26. Rac1 Ne7 27. Bb5 Rd5 28. a4 Rh5 29. Rc7 Rxh2 30. Rxa7 Nd5
31. a5 bxa5 32. bxa5 Rh5 33. Rb7 Nb4 34. a6 Nxa6 35. Bxa6 Rf5
36. Bd3 Rf6 37. Rh1 h6 38. f4 Ra8 39. Bb1 Rc8 40. Rh5 Ra8
41. Kf1 Rc8 42. Ke2 Rd8 43. Rhb5 Ra8 44. Rb8+ Rxb8 45. Rxb8+
Ke7 46. Rg8 g6 47. Rh8 h5 48. Ra8 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2829"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 e5 4. O-O g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nge7
7. Ne1 d6 8. Nc2 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. Ned5 Rb8 11. d3 a6 12. Bg5
f6 13. Bd2 b5 14. Rb1 b4 15. Na4 Bf7 16. a3 a5 17. axb4 axb4
18. b3 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Nd4 20. Nb2 Ra8 21. Nc4 Qc7 22. e3 Nb5
23. Ra1 f5 24. Qc2 Qb7 25. Na5 Qd7 26. Ra4 Na3 27. Qd1 Rfe8
28. Bc1 Nb5 29. Bb2 e4 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. dxe4 Nc3 32. Qa1 fxe4
33. Rc1 Kg8 34. Rxc3 bxc3 35. Qxc3 Bxd5 36. h4 Qg7 37. Qc2 Qf7
38. Ra1 Ra7 39. Qd2 Rea8 40. b4 cxb4 41. Qxb4 Qc7 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2829"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. b3 b6 2. e4 Bb7 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Be3 c5 6. Qd2 Nf6
7. f3 cxd4 8. Bxd4 Nc6 9. Be3 d5 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 dxe4
12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. fxe4 a6 15. Nc3 Qe5 16. Nge2 Nb4
17. Rd2 Nxe4 18. Qe3 Rc8 19. a3 f6 20. axb4 Nxc3 21. Qxb6 Be4
22. Qd4 Qxd4 23. Nxd4 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bxc6
Bxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Rc8 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 Bd7 11. b3 b5
12. Bg5 bxc4 13. Nd5 h6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qf3 h5 16. h3 Bh6
17. Nf5 Bf8 18. bxc4 e6 19. Rab1 Bc6 20. Qc3 Rh6 21. Nxh6 Bxh6
22. Nxf6+ Ke7 23. Nd5+ Bxd5 24. exd5 e5 25. Rb7+ Kf8 26. Qf3
Rc7 27. Reb1 Qe7 28. Rxc7 Qxc7 29. Qxh5 Kg7 30. Qg4+ Kh7
31. g3 a5 32. Rb3 a4 33. Rb4 Qa7 34. Kg2 Bd2 35. Rb5 Bc3
36. c5 dxc5 37. d6 Bd4 38. Qe4+ Kg7 39. Rb7 Qa6 40. Qg4+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6
7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. Qe2 a6 11. Rfd1 b5
12. Bd3 Bd6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 c5 15. Ne4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Ra7
17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bc2 Rd7 19. b4 Nb7 20. a4 g5 21. Nxg5 hxg5
22. Bxg5 Be7 23. axb5 axb5 24. Qf3 Nd6 25. Qh3 Nde4 26. Bh6
1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. O-O e5 5. c4 dxc4 6. Qa4 Bd6
7. Na3 Ngf6 8. Nxc4 O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. d3 Nb6 11. Qc2 Nxc4
12. dxc4 Qe7 13. Ng5 Bc8 14. Be3 Bc5 15. Qc3 a5 16. a3 a4
17. Rfd1 c6 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Qb4 Qxb4 20. axb4 h6 21. Nf3 Re8
22. b3 Be6 23. bxa4 Bxc4 24. Re1 Rad8 25. Rac1 Bb3 26. a5 e4
27. Nh2 Nd5 28. Rb1 Bc4 29. Rb2 e3 30. Rc1 Bb5 31. Ng4 exf2+
32. Kxf2 h5 33. Bxd5 Rxd5 34. Ne3 Rd4 35. Nd1 Ree4 36. Rcb1
Rc4 37. Ne3 Rc3 38. Nd1 Ra3 39. Rd2 g6 40. h4 Kg7 41. Rc2 Ba4
42. Rc3 Ra2 43. Rb2 Rxb2 44. Nxb2 Rxb4 45. a6 bxa6 46. Nxa4
Rxa4 47. Rxc6 a5 48. Ra6 Ra3 49. e4 a4 50. e5 Kf8 51. Ra7 Ra1
52. Kg2 a3 53. Kh2 Ke8 54. Kg2 a2 55. Kh2 Kd8 56. Kg2 Kc8
57. Kh2 Kb8 58. Ra3 Kc7 59. Kg2 Kd7 60. Ra6 Kc7 61. Kh2 Kb7
62. Ra3 Kc6 63. Kg2 Kd5 64. Ra5+ Ke4 65. Kh2 Kf3 66. Ra3+ Kf2
67. Ra7 Ke3 68. Kg2 Kd4 69. Ra5 Kc3 70. Ra7 Kb3 71. Rb7+ Kc4
72. Ra7 Kd3 73. Ra3+ Kd4 74. Ra5 Ke4 75. Kh2 Kf3 76. Ra3+ Kf2
77. Ra7 Ke2 78. Kg2 Kd3 79. Kh2 Kc3 80. Kg2 Kb3 81. Rb7+ Kc4
82. Ra7 Kd5 83. Ra5+ Ke4 84. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 Ne7 6. Bb2
Ng6 7. h4 h5 8. d3 f6 9. e5 d5 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. Nfd2 e5
12. Nc4 Be7 13. Nc3 Be6 14. g3 Bd5 15. Rg1 Nf8 16. Qe2 Ne6
17. Ne4 Nd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. O-O-O a5 20. a4 Qc7 21. Kb1 Be6
22. Rdf1 Bh3 23. Re1 Bb4 24. Rd1 O-O-O 25. f3 Be6 26. Rdf1
Rhe8 27. g4 hxg4 28. fxg4 Rh8 29. h5 Kb8 30. Rg3 Ka8 31. Rh1
Bd5 32. Rhh3 Qe7 33. Qf3 Bc3 34. Ka2 Rb8 35. Qe2 Rb4 36. Nxc3
dxc3 37. Qe1 Rxa4+ 38. bxa4 Qb4 39. Qc1 Rb8 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. Ng5 d6
7. O-O h6 8. Nh3 e5 9. f4 Bxh3 10. gxh3 exf4 11. Bxf4 Ng6
12. Bg3 Be7 13. Nd2 O-O 14. c3 d5 15. Qf3 Bd6 16. Kh1 Rb8
17. Rab1 Bxg3 18. Qxg3 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Qd5 20. c4 Qd4 21. h4 Kh8
22. h5 Ne5 23. Nc3 f5 24. Ne2 Qxd3 25. Qxe5 Rbe8 26. Nf4 Qxc4
27. Ng6+ Kg8 28. Rxf5 Qd3 29. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5
7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. g3 Bb7
12. Bg2 Qb6 13. exf6 c5 14. d5 O-O-O 15. O-O b4 16. Rb1 Qa6
17. dxe6 Bxg2 18. e7 Bxf1 19. Qd5 Bxe7 20. fxe7 Rdg8 21. Ne4
Bd3 22. Nd6+ Kc7 23. Bf4 Kb6 24. Re1 Qxa2 25. Nxf7 Qa4 26. b3
Qxb3 27. Qxd7 Qc3 28. Bc7+ Kb7 29. Nd6+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. b3 g6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. Ne2 d6
7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg4 9. Qd2 Qc8 10. h3 Bd7 11. c4 Nc6
12. Ne2 a6 13. Nbc3 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Nxb5 Ne5 16. Nbc3 Qa6
17. Rd1 Rfb8 18. f4 Nc6 19. O-O Ra7 20. Kh2 Be8 21. Rf3 Nd7
22. Bf1 Nc5 23. Re3 Qa5 24. Bg2 Nb4 25. a3 Nxb3 26. axb4 Nxd2
27. bxa5 Rxb2 28. e5 dxe5 29. Rd3 exf4 30. R1xd2 fxg3+
31. Kxg3 Be5+ 32. Kf2 Rxd2 33. Rxd2 Bc7 34. Nd5 Bxa5 35. Rb2
Kg7 36. Ne3 Bd7 37. Nc4 Bc7 38. Nc3 Be6 39. Nb5 Ra4 40. Nxc7
Bxc4 41. Nd5 Bxd5 42. Bxd5 e6 43. Bf3 h5 44. Rb7 Rf4 45. Kg3
Rf5 46. Be2 Kh6 47. Bd3 Rf6 48. h4 g5 49. hxg5+ Kxg5 50. Rb5+
Kh6 51. Ra5 h4+ 52. Kg4 Kg7 53. Kxh4 Rf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic (Blitz)"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 f5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. b4 Bg7 6. Bb2 e5
7. dxe5 Ng4 8. O-O Nc6 9. c4 Ngxe5 10. Qb3 a5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5
12. b5 a4 13. Qa3 Qf6 14. Nc3 Qg7 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Bf3 Ra6
17. Nxa4 Be6 18. Qb3 O-O 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Nb2 Rfa8 21. Nd3
Qg7 22. a4 Qf7 23. Rfc1 g5 24. g3 Qf6 25. Qc2 Bd7 26. Qb2 Qxb2
27. Nxb2 Rb6 28. Nd3 Rb3 29. Rd1 Ra5 30. c5 Be8 31. cxd6 cxd6
32. Nc1 Rc3 33. Rxd6 g4 34. Bd1 Kf8 35. Nb3 Ra7 36. Nd4 Ra5
37. Nb3 Ra7 38. a5 c5 39. a6 Ke7 40. Rd5 c4 41. Nd4 Rd3
42. Bc2 Rc3 43. Bxf5 h5 44. Re5+ Kf8 45. Rxe8+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.10"]
[EventDate "2014.12.10"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re2 Nf6
12. Ne3 Re8 13. b3 Bf8 14. Bb2 Re6 15. c4 c6 16. Re1 d5
17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Bc4 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Rh6 20. Rf1 Be6 21. Bxe6
Rxe6 22. Qf3 Qe8 23. Rf2 Rd8 24. Raf1 Rd7 25. Qf5 Red6 26. Qc2
Rh6 27. g3 c5 28. Rf5 b6 29. R1f2 Re6 30. Qc3 Red6 31. Qc2 Re6
32. Qc3 Red6 33. Qc2 Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.11"]
[EventDate "2014.12.10"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5
7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Be3 Ng4 10. Bd2 f5 11. h3 Nf6 12. exf5
gxf5 13. Qc1 f4 14. g3 e4 15. Nh4 e3 16. fxe3 fxg3 17. Ng6 Rf7
18. Qc2 Nfd7 19. O-O-O Ne5 20. Rhf1 Rxf1 21. Rxf1 Bxh3 22. Rg1
Qf6 23. Rxg3 Nxg6 24. Rxg6 Qf7 25. Rg3 Bf5 26. e4 Bg6 27. Bg4
Qf1+ 28. Nd1 Be5 29. Bh3 Qf6 30. Rg1 Kh7 31. Bf5 Bxf5 32. exf5
Nd7 33. Rg6 Qf7 34. Rxh6+ Kg8 35. Rg6+ Kf8 36. Nf2 b5 37. Ng4
bxc4 38. Qxc4 Qxf5 39. Rg8+ Ke7 40. Bg5+ Bf6 41. Qe2+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.12"]
[EventDate "2014.12.10"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C52"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6
7. Qb3 Qd7 8. dxe5 Bb6 9. a4 Na5 10. Qa2 Nxc4 11. Qxc4 Ne7
12. exd6 cxd6 13. O-O O-O 14. Qd3 Ng6 15. a5 Bc5 16. Be3 Re8
17. Nbd2 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 d5 19. Rfe1 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Qe7 21. Nd6
Qxe3 22. fxe3 Rd8 23. Red1 Rb8 24. Rd4 Be6 25. c4 b6 26. axb6
axb6 27. Ra7 h6 28. h3 Ra8 29. Rb7 Rdb8 30. Rc7 Ra5 31. Kh2
Rc5 32. Ra7 Kf8 33. g4 Ra5 34. Rc7 Rc5 35. Ra7 Ra5 36. Rc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[EventDate "2014.12.10"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Qc2 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6
7. e3 c5 8. cxd5 cxd4 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. dxe6 Qa5+ 11. Nbd2 Qxb5
12. exd7+ Nxd7 13. Qe4+ Kf8 14. Nxd4 Qxb2 15. Rb1 Qxa2
16. Qxb7 Rd8 17. Qb4+ Kg8 18. O-O a5 19. Qc3 Qd5 20. Qc7 Nf8
21. Rb5 Qd7 22. Qxd7 Rxd7 23. N2f3 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 Ne6 25. Nxe6
fxe6 26. Rxa5 Kf7 27. g4 Rc8 28. Rb1 Rc2 29. Ra8 Rc4 30. h3 h5
31. gxh5 Rh4 32. Rh8 Kf6 33. Kh2 Rd5 34. Rf8+ Ke7 35. Rf3 Rf5
36. Rxf5 exf5 37. Rg1 Kf6 38. Rg6+ Kf7 39. Rg5 Kf6 40. f4 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[EventDate "2014.12.10"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2829"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "162"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 Be6 11. g4
Ne7 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. Re1 h5 14. e6 fxe6 15. Nxe6 Bxe6 16. Rxe6
Kd7 17. Re2 hxg4 18. hxg4 Ng6 19. Bg5 Bd6 20. Ne4 Rh7 21. Nxd6
cxd6 22. f4 Rah8 23. Rae1 c5 24. a4 a6 25. Rg2 Rh3 26. Re4 b5
27. axb5 axb5 28. f5 Ne5 29. Bf4 Nf3+ 30. Kf1 g5 31. fxg6 Rg8
32. Rge2 Nd4 33. Re7+ Kc6 34. Kg2 Rh4 35. Kg3 Rh1 36. R2e6
Nxe6 37. Rxe6 Kd5 38. Rxd6+ Ke4 39. Re6+ Kd5 40. Re5+ Kd4
41. Rg5 Ke4 42. Re5+ Kd4 43. c3+ Kc4 44. Be3 Rxg6 45. Rxc5+
Kd3 46. Bf2 Rgh6 47. g5 R6h3+ 48. Kg4 R3h2 49. Rd5+ Kc2
50. Bd4 Kxb2 51. Rxb5+ Kc2 52. Kf5 Rg2 53. Kf6 Rh3 54. Rc5
Rhg3 55. Kg6 Kd3 56. Bf6 Rg1 57. Rc8 R3g2 58. Kf5 Rf1+ 59. Ke6
Rfg1 60. Rc5 Re2+ 61. Kf7 Reg2 62. Kg6 Rg3 63. Bd4 R1g2
64. Bf6 Rg1 65. Rc7 R3g2 66. Rc8 Rg3 67. c4 Rg4 68. c5 Kc4
69. Be7 Re4 70. Bf6 Kd5 71. c6 Kd6 72. Kf7 Rf4 73. Kg7 Rc4
74. Kf7 Rxc6 75. Rd8+ Kc7 76. Rf8 Rf1 77. Kg7 Kd7 78. Rf7+ Ke6
79. Re7+ Kf5 80. Re5+ Kg4 81. Kg6 Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2015.01.27"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jovana Rapport"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 c6 3. e3 Qb6 4. Nd2 Qxb2 5. Rb1 Qc3 6. g4 Qa5
7. gxf5 Qxf5 8. h4 Qa5 9. Nh3 g6 10. Bd3 d6 11. Qf3 Nd7 12. h5
Ndf6 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. Bxg6+ Kd8 15. Bf4 Kc7 16. Ng5 Rxh1+
17. Qxh1 Bh6 18. Qh4 Bd7 19. Bd3 Nd5 20. Ne6+ Bxe6 21. Bxh6
Nc3 22. Ra1 Qb4 23. Kf1 Nxa2 24. Rd1 Nc3 25. Re1 Nxh6 26. Qxh6
Bd7 27. f3 a5 28. Kf2 a4 29. Qg5 Rh8 30. Qg3 Nd5 31. Rd1 c5
32. Bc4 Nc3 33. Re1 b5 0-1

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2015.01.28"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dronavalli Harika"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. d4 b6
7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O c5 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. a3 Re8
12. Re1 Bf8 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Qc2 h6 16. Qb1 Nd7
17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Bf5 Rb8 19. Qa1 Qe7 20. b4 cxb4 21. axb4 a6
22. Nb3 Nde5 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Nc5 Nf3+ 25. gxf3 Qg5+ 26. Bg4
h5 27. Nxb7 Rxb7 28. Qxa6 hxg4 29. f4 Qe7 30. b5 Qd7 31. b6
Bb4 32. Red1 Re6 33. Bd4 Rh6 34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Rc8 Kg6 36. Rg8
Rh7 37. Qc8 Qe7 38. Qxg4+ 1-0

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2015.01.29"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Tamir Nabaty"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 cxd4
7. cxd4 Nf6 8. Nc3 Qd8 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Nb4
12. Bb1 b6 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Re1 Nfd5 16. Qh5 f5
17. Bd2 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. a3 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 Qd5 21. Qf3
Qxf3 22. gxf3 Rf6 23. Bd3 Rc7 24. d5 Rg6+ 25. Kf1 Rd7 26. Be5
Rxd5 27. Rc7 Rxe5 28. Rxe5 Bd6 29. Rxb7 Bxe5 30. h3 Rh6
31. Kg2 Bxb2 32. Rxa7 Kf8 33. a4 Rh4 34. a5 bxa5 35. Rxa5 Rd4
36. Be2 Kf7 37. Ra2 Rb4 38. Ra7+ Kf6 39. Rc7 Rb6 40. Rc2 Kg5
41. Rc4 Rd6 42. Ra4 Rd2 43. f4+ Kf6 44. Bc4 Rd4 45. Bb5 Rd5
46. Bc4 Rc5 47. Kf3 g6 48. Ke2 Bc1 49. Bd3 Rd5 50. Rc4 Ba3
51. Rc6 Bd6 52. Rc4 Ra5 53. Ke3 Ra3 54. Ke2 Ke7 55. Ke3 Kf6
56. Ke2 Bb8 57. f3 Ra1 58. Kf2 Ba7+ 0-1

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2015.01.30"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nils Grandelius"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Bc5 5. a3 a6 6. e3 Ba7
7. Nge2 d6 8. b4 O-O 9. d3 Ne7 10. O-O c6 11. h3 Be6 12. Bb2
Qd7 13. Kh2 Ng6 14. Qd2 d5 15. c5 Rae8 16. Na4 Qe7 17. Rae1 e4
18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. dxe4 dxe4 20. Nac3 Bf5 21. Nd4 Bb8 22. Qc2
Nh4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Nxe4 Qg6 25. Nxf5 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Nxe1+
27. Rxe1 Qxf5 28. Rd1 h5 29. Qc4 Qe5 30. h4 Qe7 31. Ng5 Re8
32. Rd4 g6 33. Qd3 Qf8 34. Rd7 Re7 35. f4 1-0

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2015.01.31"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Baskaran Adhiban"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5 4. a4 c6 5. Nc3 a6 6. axb5 cxb5
7. Nxb5 axb5 8. Rxa8 Bb7 9. Ra1 e6 10. Ne2 Bxe4 11. b3 Nc6
12. Nc3 Bb4 13. Bd2 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 b4 15. d5 bxc3 16. dxc6
Qxd1+ 17. Kxd1 cxb3 18. c7 Kd7 19. Ra3 b2 20. c8=Q+ Kxc8
21. Rxc3+ Kd7 22. Bd3 b1=Q+ 23. Bxb1 Bxb1 24. Rb3 Be4 25. Rb8
g5 26. Ke2 Ke7 27. h4 gxh4 28. Rxh4 Bc6 29. Rc4 Be8 30. Rc7+
Kd6 31. Ra7 Ne7 32. Rd8+ Ke5 33. Rb7 Kf6 34. Rdb8 Ng6 35. Rb6
h5 36. f3 Ba4 37. Rxh8 Nxh8 38. Ke3 Ng6 39. Ra6 Bb3 40. Ra5
Bd5 41. Ra7 e5 42. Ra5 Be6 43. Rb5 h4 44. Rb1 Kg5 45. Rb5 f6
46. Rb7 Nf4 47. Kf2 Nh5 48. Rb6 Bf5 49. Rb8 Bg6 50. Rb4 Nf4
51. Ra4 Bf7 52. Ra7 Kg6 53. Ra1 Bd5 54. Rd1 Kg5 55. Rd2 f5 0-1

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2015.02.01"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. d4 cxd4
7. Qxd4 a6 8. Be2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. Bg5 Be7
12. Nd2 h6 13. Bh4 Ne5 14. Nf1 Rd8 15. Bg3 O-O 16. Ne3 Rc8
17. Kh1 Rfd8 18. f3 Nh5 19. Bf2 Nf4 20. Bf1 Nfg6 21. Qd2 Bg5
22. Qe1 Nf4 23. Bg3 Nh5 24. Bf2 Qe7 25. Ra3 Nf4 26. Rb3 Rc6
27. Ne2 Nxe2 28. Bxe2 Rdc8 29. c3 Nd7 30. Nc2 d5 31. Nb4 Rc5
32. exd5 Ra5 33. Nc6 Bxc6 34. dxc6 Rxc6 35. Rb4 Bf6 36. Qf1
Rd6 37. Rxd6 Qxd6 38. Bxa6 Nc5 39. Bb5 Qd2 40. Bg1 Ra8 41. Bc6
Rc8 42. Rxb6 Bd8 43. Rb5 Rxc6 44. Bxc5 Bc7 45. a5 Qc2 46. f4
f6 47. h3 Kh7 48. f5 exf5 49. Bg1 Be5 50. a6 1-0

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2015.02.02"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "David Howell"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6
6. Re1 e6 7. c3 Be7 8. d4 O-O 9. Nbd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qb6 11. b3
d5 12. e5 Ne8 13. Nf1 Nc7 14. Ng3 Rac8 15. Re3 Nb5 16. Rd3 Rc6
17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 h6 19. Nh3 Rfc8 20. Nf4 Qd8 21. a4 Nc3
22. Qf3 Qg5 23. h3 Nf8 24. Kh2 Ng6 25. Nxg6 Qxg6 26. Re3 b5
27. axb5 Nxb5 28. Ne2 Rc2 29. Ra5 Rb8 30. Rd3 Rb2 31. Qe3 Rb6
32. Rd2 Qb1 33. Nc3 Nxc3 34. Qxc3 R6xb3 35. Rxb2 Qxb2 36. Qxb2
Rxb2 37. Kg3 Rb4 38. h4 g6 39. Kg4 Rxd4+ 40. f4 f6 41. exf6
Kf7 42. Rxa7+ Kxf6 43. Kf3 Rd3+ 44. Ke2 Rb3 45. Rh7 h5 46. Rd7
Rb1 47. Rd8 Rh1 48. g3 Kf5 49. Kf3 Rf1+ 50. Ke2 Ra1 51. Rf8+
Kg4 52. Rf6 Kxg3 53. Rxe6 Kxf4 54. Rxg6 Ra3 55. Rg5 Re3+
56. Kd2 Re5 57. Rg8 Ke4 58. Rh8 Kf3 59. Rg8 Re4 60. Rg5 Rd4+
61. Kc2 Rxh4 62. Rxd5 Rh1 63. Kb2 h4 64. Rd4 Ke3 65. Rc4 h3
66. Rc3+ Kd4 67. Rg3 Rh2+ 68. Ka1 Rh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2015.02.03"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Na3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4
Qd8 7. O-O a6 8. Nc2 Bg4 9. d4 e6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Rc8
12. Rd1 cxd4 13. Bb3 Qc7 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Bd6 16. Bg5
Ke7 17. Re1 h6 18. Bxf6+ gxf6 19. Re3 h5 20. Rae1 Qd7 21. Qe4
Kf8 22. d5 e5 23. Rf3 Kg7 24. Bc2 h4 25. Rf5 Rh6 26. Bd3 Qc7
27. Qg4+ Kf8 28. Rf3 Qc5 29. Bxa6 Rg6 30. Qf5 Kg7 31. Bd3 Qb4
32. Rfe3 Rc5 33. Qd7 Rc7 34. Qd8 Rg5 35. Re4 Qd2 36. Bf1 Qxd5
37. Rxh4 Kg6 38. g4 f5 39. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2015.02.04"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Axel Bachmann Schiavo"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 e6 5. O-O Nd7 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Nc3 Ngf6 8. d3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 d4 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Nxf6+ Nxf6
12. b4 O-O 13. Qb3 Nd5 14. b5 Qd7 15. Bd2 Bf6 16. bxc6 bxc6
17. Qc4 Rab8 18. Rab1 Nc3 19. Rb3 Qe6 20. Qxc6 Nxe2+ 21. Kg2
Qxc6 22. Bxc6 Nc3 23. Bf4 Rxb3 24. axb3 g5 25. Bd2 Rc8 26. Bf3
a5 27. Ra1 Rc5 28. Bb7 Re5 29. Kf1 Rb5 30. Ba6 Rxb3 31. Rxa5
Rb1+ 32. Kg2 h6 33. h4 gxh4 34. Bxh6 hxg3 35. fxg3 Rb2+
36. Kf3 Bd8 37. Rc5 Rb6 38. Rc8 Rxh6 39. Rxd8+ Kg7 40. Bc4
Rf6+ 41. Kg2 Nd1 42. Rxd4 Ne3+ 43. Kh3 Rh6+ 44. Rh4 Rb6
45. Re4 Rh6+ 46. Rh4 Rb6 47. Re4 Rh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2015.02.05"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5
7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Qa4 Nf6
12. Nh4 O-O 13. Nf5 d5 14. Nc3 Nd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Rxd4 Qe8
17. Qxe8 Rfxe8 18. Rd1 Bb4 19. Bd2 Bxc3 20. Bxc3 Rxe2 21. Bf3
Re6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 g6 25. Rad1 Rc6
26. Rd7 Rc2 27. Rb7 Rxb2 28. Rdd7 Rf8 29. Rxa7 b5 30. Rdb7 b4
31. h4 h5 32. Kg2 Kg7 33. Ra4 Rc8 34. Rbxb4 Rcc2 35. Rxb2 Rxb2
36. Ra7 Kf6 37. a4 Ra2 38. Ra8 Kf5 39. a5 Ra3 40. Ra7 Kf6
41. Ra8 Kf5 42. Ra7 Kf6 43. a6 Ke6 44. f3 Kf6 45. Kf2 Ke5
46. Ke2 Kf6 47. Ra8 Kf5 48. Kf2 Kf6 49. g4 Ke5 50. a7 Kf6
51. gxh5 gxh5 52. Rh8 Rxa7 53. Rxh5 Ra1 54. Rb5 Rh1 55. Kg3
Kg6 56. Rb6+ f6 57. Rb5 Kh6 58. Kg4 Kg6 59. h5+ Kh6 60. f4
Rg1+ 61. Kf5 Kxh5 62. Kxf6+ Kh6 63. Rb2 Rg6+ 64. Kf7 Rg7+
65. Kf8 Rg4 66. Rb4 Kg6 67. f5+ Kxf5 68. Rxg4 Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.13"]
[EventDate "2015.02.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "152"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 c6 6. Bc4
Bf5 7. O-O e6 8. Ne2 Nbd7 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. Bf4 Nd5 11. Bd2 Qc7
12. Bb3 Bd6 13. c4 N5f6 14. Re1 O-O 15. Nh4 c5 16. Nxg6 hxg6
17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bc2 Be5 19. Rb1 Rad8 20. Qe2 Bd4 21. b4 Ncd7
22. Bb3 a5 23. a3 axb4 24. axb4 Ra8 25. Qd3 Ba7 26. Bc3 Ng4
27. c5 Ndf6 28. Qf3 b6 29. h3 Nxf2 30. Qxf2 bxc5 31. Be5 Qe7
32. bxc5 Bxc5 33. Bd4 Bxd4 34. Qxd4 Rfd8 35. Qf2 Rd3 36. Bc4
Rc3 37. Rbc1 Rxc1 38. Rxc1 Rc8 39. Rc2 Qb4 40. Bf1 Rxc2
41. Qxc2 Nd5 42. Qf2 Qb1 43. Kh2 Qb8 44. Bc4 Nf6 45. Qe3 Qc7
46. Be2 Nd5 47. Qd4 Ne7 48. Bd3 Nd5 49. Be4 Nf6 50. Bf3 Nd7
51. h4 Nf6 52. Qe3 Nd7 53. h5 gxh5 54. Bxh5 Nf6 55. Bf3 Nd7
56. Qg5 Ne5 57. Be4 f5 58. Bf3 Qd6 59. Kh3 Nf7 60. Qg6 Qe7
61. Nh5 Ng5+ 62. Kg3 Nxf3 63. gxf3 Qf7 64. Qg5 e5 65. Qd8+ Kh7
66. Qg5 Qg6 67. Kh4 e4 68. Qxg6+ Kxg6 69. f4 e3 70. Ng3 Kf6
71. Ne2 g6 72. Kg3 g5 73. fxg5+ Kxg5 74. Kf3 f4 75. Nxf4 e2
76. Kxe2 Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.13"]
[EventDate "2015.02.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 Nbd7 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Qb3 c5
7. dxc5 Qa5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 10. bxc3 Ne4 11. Bf4
dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. f3 exf4 14. fxe4 fxe3 15. Ke2 Nxc5
16. Kxe3 Be6 17. Bxe6 Nxe6 18. Ne2 Rc8 19. Rhb1 Nc5 20. a4 O-O
21. Rb4 Rfe8 22. Ng3 g6 23. Kf3 Rcd8 24. Rd4 Nb3 25. Rxd8 Rxd8
26. Ra3 Nd2+ 27. Kf4 b6 28. Ra1 Nc4 29. Rb1 Rd3 30. Rb4 Rxc3
31. Ne2 Rc2 32. Nd4 Rc1 33. Nc6 a5 34. Rb3 Ra1 35. Ne7+ Kg7
36. Nd5 Rxa4 37. Nxb6 Nxb6 38. Rxb6 f5 39. Rb7+ Kh6 40. h4
Rxe4+ 41. Kg3 Rg4+ 42. Kh3 Rb4 43. Ra7 Rb3+ 44. Kh2 Ra3 45. g3
Ra2+ 46. Kh3 a4 47. Ra5 Ra1 48. g4 Ra3+ 49. Kg2 fxg4 50. Rg5
Ra2+ 51. Kg3 Ra1 52. Kg2 a3 53. Rxg4 Rb1 54. Ra4 Rb2+ 55. Kg3
a2 56. Ra7 g5 57. hxg5+ Kxg5 58. Ra4 h5 59. Kh3 Kf5 60. Kh4
Rc2 61. Ra3 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.13"]
[EventDate "2015.02.13"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6
7. O-O a6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Qc2 Qb6 10. Nc3 cxd4 11. Na4 Qc7
12. exd4 Bd6 13. Re1+ Ne4 14. Nc5 f5 15. Nd3 O-O 16. Nfe5 c5
17. f3 cxd4 18. Qxc7 Bxc7 19. Nc6 Bb7 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Bf4 Bb6
22. Rac1 Rf7 23. Nc6 a5 24. Be5 Ba6 25. Rcd1 Rc8 26. Bxd4 Bxd3
27. Rxd3 Rxc6 28. Bxb6 Rxb6 29. fxe4 fxe4 30. Rxd5 h6 31. Re2
Rbf6 32. Rd1 e3 33. Rxe3 Rf2 34. Rb3 Rc2 35. h3 Kh7 36. a4 Rc4
37. Ra3 Rf5 38. Rd2 Rb4 39. Kh2 Rg5 40. b3 Re5 41. Rd3 Re2
42. Ra1 Rb2 43. Re1 R2xb3 44. Rxb3 Rxb3 45. Re5 g5 46. Rxa5
Ra3 47. Ra6 h5 48. Kg1 Ra2 49. Kf1 h4 50. a5 Kg7 51. Ra7+ Kg6
52. Ra8 Kg7 53. a6 Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.13"]
[EventDate "2015.02.13"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6
6. Qe2 Rc8 7. b3 g6 8. Bb2 e5 9. c4 Bg7 10. d3 O-O 11. Nc3 Nh5
12. Nd5 Nb8 13. a3 Nc6 14. b4 b6 15. Bc1 f5 16. b5 fxe4
17. Qxe4 Ne7 18. Bg5 Nf6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. a4 Nxd5 21. Qxd5+
Kg7 22. Ra2 Qc7 23. Nd2 Rcd8 24. Ne4 Qf7 25. Nc3 e4 26. Qxf7+
Rxf7 27. Nxe4 d5 28. Nxf6 Kxf6 29. a5 dxc4 30. dxc4 Rd4
31. Rc1 Rfd7 32. Kf1 h5 33. g3 R7d6 34. h4 Re4 35. axb6 axb6
36. Ra8 Kf7 37. Rc3 Kg7 38. Kg2 Rd7 39. Rb8 Re6 40. Re3 Rf6
41. Ree8 Rd2 42. Rg8+ Kh7 43. Rh8+ Kg7 44. Rbg8+ Kf7 45. Rf8+
Ke7 46. Rxf6 Kxf6 47. Rb8 Rd6 48. Kf3 Kf5 49. Rf8+ Ke5 50. Ke3
Rd4 51. Rb8 Rd6 52. Rc8 Re6 53. Rc6 Rxc6 54. bxc6 Kd6 55. f4
Kxc6 56. g4 Kd6 57. gxh5 gxh5 58. Ke4 Ke7 59. Ke5 Kf7 60. f5
Ke7 61. f6+ Kf7 62. Kf5 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.13"]
[EventDate "2015.02.13"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. b3 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nf6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. Bb2
e6 7. d3 Bd6 8. c4 O-O 9. Nc3 e5 10. e4 d4 11. Ne2 Nh5 12. Ng3
Nf4 13. O-O g6 14. Bc1 Ne6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Qd2 f6 17. Kh1 a5
18. h3 Qe7 19. Qd1 Nd8 20. Bd2 Nf7 21. Nh2 f5 22. exf5 gxf5
23. f4 exf4 24. Nh5 Ra7 25. Re1 Ne5 26. Bxf4 Qh4 27. Bg3 Qg5
28. Bf4 Qh4 29. g3 Qd8 30. Nf3 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.14"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5
7. Nde2 h5 8. g3 Nbd7 9. Bg5 Be7 10. a4 Nc5 11. Bg2 Be6 12. a5
b5 13. axb6 Qxb6 14. b3 O-O 15. O-O a5 16. Qd2 Rfc8 17. Rfd1
a4 18. bxa4 Bc4 19. a5 Qd8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qxd6 Qxd6
22. Rxd6 Nb7 23. Rd2 Rxa5 24. Rb1 Nc5 25. Nd5 Bd8 26. h4 Ra3
27. Nec3 Rca8 28. Rdd1 Ba5 29. Nb5 Ra2 30. Bf3 g6 31. Ne7+ Kg7
32. Nc6 Na4 33. Nd6 Be6 34. Rb7 Rxc2 35. Nxe5 Nc5 36. Re7 Kf8
37. Nc6 Nb3 38. e5 Bb6 39. Rb7 Bxf2+ 40. Kg2 Bc5+ 41. Kh1 Raa2
0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.16"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5
7. Bb2 Nc6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bf6
12. Qd2 Bd7 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Rd1 Rc8 15. Nc3 Bc6 16. Nxd5
Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Bxd5 18. e4 Bxe4 19. Rxd8 Rfxd8 20. b4 a6 21. a4
Rc4 22. Re1 h6 23. Qe5 Bc6 24. b5 Re8 25. Qxe8+ Bxe8 26. Rxe8+
Kh7 27. Re7 f6 28. a5 Ra4 29. Rxb7 Rxa5 30. b6 Rb5 31. Kf1 a5
32. Kg2 a4 33. h4 h5 34. Rb8 Kg6 35. b7 a3 36. Ra8 a2 37. Kh3
Rxb7 38. Rxa2 Rb3 39. Kg2 Rb5 40. Re2 Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.16"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. g3 Qb6
7. Ndb5 Ne5 8. Bf4 Nfg4 9. Qa4 g5 10. Bxe5 Qxf2+ 11. Kd1 Nxe5
12. Nc7+ Kd8 13. Nxa8 Qd4+ 14. Kc2 Nxc4 15. e4 Ne3+ 16. Kb3
Qd2 17. a3 Qc2+ 18. Ka2 Qxa4 19. Nxa4 Nxf1 20. Rhxf1 b5
21. N4b6 axb6 22. Nxb6 Bb7 23. Rxf7 Bc6 24. Rd1 Be7 25. Rf3
Kc7 26. Nxd7 Rd8 27. Rc3 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.17"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Re1 Bf6 15. Kg2 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Rfb8 17. h4
Qa7 18. Ne2 g6 19. Rab1 axb4 20. axb4 Qa2 21. Rec1 bxc5
22. bxc5 h5 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. fxe5 Bg7 25. Rb6 Rc8 26. Nc3 Qa7
27. Rcb1 Qd7 28. R1b4 Bh6 29. Na4 Qd8 30. Ra6 Kg7 31. Rb7 Rxa6
32. Qxa6 g5 33. Qe2 g4 34. Qa6 Qg8 35. Nb6 Rf8 36. Nd7 Qh7
37. Nxf8 Qe4+ 38. Kh2 Kxf8 39. Rb8+ Kg7 40. Qc8 Kg6 41. Qh8
1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.18"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. a4
Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. d4 e4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Rxe4 a6 11. Bd3 d5
12. Re3 Nb4 13. Bf1 Bf5 14. c3 Nc6 15. Bd3 Qd7 16. Qc2 Bxd3
17. Qxd3 Rfe8 18. Bd2 Bf6 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. b4 Ne7 21. Bf4
Nc8 22. Nd2 Nd6 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Nb3 c6 25. Nc5 Qb8 26. Nd7
Qd8 27. Nc5 Qb8 28. Qg3 Be7 29. Qxb8 Rxb8 30. Nb3 Kf8 31. a5
Ke8 32. Re1 Kd7 33. g3 Bd6 34. Kg2 Re8 35. Rxe8 Kxe8 36. Nc5
Bxc5 37. bxc5 Ke7 38. g4 g5 39. f4 f6 40. Kf3 Kd7 41. f5 Kc7
42. Ke2 Kd7 43. c4 Kc7 44. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.19"]
[EventDate "2015.02.19"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2811"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d3 d6 6. a3 e6
7. Nf3 Nge7 8. Rb1 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qd2 a5 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2
d5 13. Ne1 Nd4 14. Qd1 Rb8 15. Na4 e5 16. Nc2 Bc6 17. Ne3 Ne6
18. Nc3 d4 19. Ncd5 dxe3 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Bxc6 Nd4 22. Bd5
Bh6 23. f3 Bg5 24. Bc3 h5 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4 h4 27. g4 Bf4
28. Kh1 h3 29. b5 Rbd8 30. Rg1 Kg7 31. Be4 Ra8 32. Bxa8 Rxa8
33. Ra1 Rxa1 34. Bxa1 Qh4 35. Rf1 Qh8 36. Bc3 Qa8 37. Re1 Qb7
38. Rg1 Qa8 39. Bxd4 exd4 40. Qa1 Qb8 41. g5 Bxh2 42. Rg4 Bd6
43. Rh4 h2 44. Qf1 Qa8 45. Kg2 Qb7 46. Qe1 Qa8 47. Re4 Qh8
48. Qh4 Qxh4 49. Rxh4 f6 50. gxf6+ Kxf6 51. Rh7 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.19"]
[EventDate "2015.02.19"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 dxc4 4. Bg2 Nd7 5. Qa4 a6 6. Qxc4 b5
7. Qc2 Bb7 8. O-O Ngf6 9. d3 c5 10. a4 Be7 11. Nc3 Qb6 12. Qb3
b4 13. a5 Qd8 14. Nb1 Bd5 15. Qc2 O-O 16. Nbd2 Nb8 17. Rd1 Ra7
18. e4 Ba8 19. Nb3 Rc7 20. Be3 Nbd7 21. Qe2 Bc6 22. Nfd2 Bb5
23. Nc4 Rc8 24. e5 Nd5 25. Bd2 Nb8 26. h4 Nc6 27. Qg4 Kh8
28. Bg5 Rc7 29. Be4 h6 30. Bd2 f5 31. exf6 Nxf6 32. Qxe6 Nxe4
33. Qxe4 Bf6 34. Be3 Re7 35. Qg4 Bxb2 36. Rab1 Bd4 37. Nxd4
cxd4 38. Bf4 Bxc4 39. dxc4 Qe8 40. Qh3 Re2 41. Qg2 Qg6 42. Qf3
Re4 43. Qg2 Qe6 44. Bd6 Re8 45. Bxb4 Nxb4 46. Kh2 Qd6 47. Qf3
d3 48. Kg2 Re2 49. Qh5 Rf8 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.19"]
[EventDate "2015.02.19"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4
Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 11. c3
Qc7 12. Bb3 O-O 13. Qf3 Bd7 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. h3 Rad8 16. Bf4
Qb6 17. Re2 Nd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Rae1 Bc5 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8
21. Rxe8+ Bxe8 22. Qxd5 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Qxd4 24. cxd4 Bc6 25. f3
Bd5 26. a3 f6 27. Kf2 Kf7 28. h4 h5 29. g4 g6 30. gxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.19"]
[EventDate "2015.02.19"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. O-O b5 6. a4 Bb7
7. b3 b4 8. bxc4 c5 9. d3 e6 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. Nb3 a5 12. Bb2
Nbd7 13. e3 O-O 14. d4 Qc7 15. Qe2 Ne4 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Ne1
Nd6 18. e4 cxd4 19. c5 Ne8 20. Bxd4 Ne5 21. f4 Nc6 22. Bb2 Nf6
23. e5 Nd5 24. Nf3 Rab8 25. Nfd2 Nc3 26. Qe3 Nd8 27. Bxc3 bxc3
28. Rxc3 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Rb4 30. c6 Rb6 31. Nd4 Bb4 32. Nb5 Rxc6
33. Nxc7 Rxc3 34. Qe4 R3xc7 35. Nf3 Nb7 36. Rd1 Nc5 37. Qc2
Nd7 38. Qd3 h6 39. h4 Nc5 40. Qc2 Nd7 41. Qd3 Nc5 42. Qc4 Nd7
43. Qb5 Nf8 44. h5 Rc5 45. Qb7 R5c7 46. Qe4 Nd7 47. Kh3 Nb6
48. f5 exf5 49. Qxf5 Nxa4 50. Rd7 Rxd7 51. Qxd7 Nb6 52. Qb7
Bc5 53. e6 fxe6 54. Ne5 Rf8 55. Qc6 Bd4 56. Qxe6+ Kh7 57. Qd6
1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Rapid)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2015.02.19"]
[EventDate "2015.02.19"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Be2 Nd7 11. O-O Nxc3
12. Rxc3 dxc4 13. Rxc4 e5 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Rc1 exd4 16. Nxd4
Nf6 17. a3 Be6 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Rd1 Rad8 20. Rcd4 Rxd4
21. Rxd4 Qe7 22. Qd1 g6 23. Bf3 Qe5 24. h3 Kg7 25. Qb3 Re7
26. Rb4 Qc7 27. g3 b6 28. Rc4 c5 29. Kg2 Qe5 30. Qc2 Ne8
31. Re4 Qf6 32. Rxe7 Qxe7 33. Kf1 Qe5 34. h4 Nd6 35. Ke2 Nb5
36. Kd1 Nd6 37. Kc1 b5 38. Kb1 a5 39. Bc6 b4 40. axb4 axb4
41. b3 f5 42. Qd3 Ne4 43. Qd7+ Kf8 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Qd7+ Kf8
46. h5 gxh5 47. f4 Nc3+ 48. Kc2 Qxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.04.01"]
[EventDate "2015.03.31"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Conrad Holt"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 Na6 9. Nd2 Qe8 10. Be2 Nf6 11. h4 Nd7 12. h5
f5 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. exf5 Nf6 15. fxg6 Qxg6 16. Nf3 Nb4
17. Nh4 Qh7 18. Kf1 Bf5 19. Kg1 Bc2 20. Qd2 Ne4 21. Nxe4 Qxe4
22. Bf1 Bd3 23. Bh3 Nc2 24. Be6+ Rf7 25. Nf5 Ne1 26. Ne7+ Kf8
27. Ng6+ Ke8 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.04.02"]
[EventDate "2015.03.31"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+
Nxf6 7. Bd3 c5 8. Be3 Qc7 9. Qe2 Be7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. dxc5 b6
12. cxb6 axb6 13. Kb1 Bb7 14. Nd4 Ra5 15. Nb5 Qc6 16. Bd2 Raa8
17. f3 Ba6 18. c4 Rfd8 19. Bc3 Qc5 20. Bd4 Qc8 21. Bxb6 Rd7
22. Bf2 Bc5 23. Bxc5 Qxc5 24. Be4 Rb8 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26. Rc1
Nf6 27. Bd3 g6 28. Rd1 Bxb5 29. cxb5 Nd5 30. Rc1 Qd4 31. g3
Rd8 32. Bc4 Ne3 33. Bb3 Rb8 34. a4 Nf5 35. Qe4 Qd2 36. Rc2
Qd1+ 37. Ka2 Qd8 38. g4 Ne7 39. f4 Qd7 40. Qe5 Rb7 41. h4 Qd3
42. h5 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.04.03"]
[EventDate "2015.03.31"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 Bd6
7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. e4 Be7 10. e5 Nh5 11. O-O Bd7 12. Re1
Rc8 13. a3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 f5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. b4 g5 17. Nh2 d4
18. b5 dxc3 19. bxc6 cxd2 20. Re2 Bxc6 21. Rxd2 Bd5 22. g4 c4
23. Bc2 f4 24. Qe2 Qa5 25. Nf3 Rcd8 26. Rdd1 Rd7 27. a4 Rfd8
28. Rab1 a6 29. Rdc1 Ba3 30. Rd1 h6 31. Kh2 Bf8 32. Rdc1 Qc5
33. Kg1 Qc6 34. Rd1 Bg7 35. Nd4 Qc7 36. Nf3 Rb8 37. Rxb8+ Qxb8
38. Be4 Qc8 39. Bc2 Qc6 40. Nd4 Qc7 41. Nf3 Rd8 42. Bb1 Rb8
43. Bc2 a5 44. Rc1 Qb7 45. Qd1 Qa8 46. Qe2 Rb4 47. Rd1 Qc6
48. Nd4 Qc7 49. Re1 Qb7 50. Rd1 Bf8 51. Nb5 Bxg2 52. Rd8 Bh1
53. Qf1 Rb2 54. Nd6 Qd5 55. Nf7 Rxc2 56. Rxd5 Bxd5 57. Qb1
Kxf7 58. Qxc2 Kg7 59. Qd2 Bb4 60. Qd4 c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.04.04"]
[EventDate "2015.03.31"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bg3 c5 11. cxd5 Nxd5
12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Qe2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bf6 15. Rfd1 Bxd4 16. exd4
Nb8 17. Rac1 Nc6 18. Bb5 Rc8 19. Rc3 Ne7 20. Ba6 Rxc3 21. bxc3
Nf5 22. Bf4 Qh4 23. Bc1 Rd8 24. f3 Rd7 25. Bd3 Rc7 26. Bd2 Qd8
27. Rc1 Qf6 28. a4 g5 29. f4 gxf4 30. Qf2 Nh4 31. Bxf4 Nf3+
32. gxf3 Qxf4 33. Qg3+ Qxg3+ 34. hxg3 Bxf3 35. Kf2 Bc6 36. Ra1
f6 37. a5 b5 38. c4 bxc4 39. Bxc4 Kf7 40. Ke3 Ke7 41. Rb1 Rc8
42. g4 Kd6 43. Ba6 Rg8 44. Rf1 Rxg4 45. Rxf6 Re4+ 46. Kd3 Rh4
47. Bc4 Bd5 48. Bxd5 Kxd5 49. Rf7 Rxd4+ 50. Ke3 Ra4 51. Rxa7
Ra3+ 52. Kf2 Ke4 53. Rh7 Ra2+ 54. Kf1 Kf3 55. Rf7+ Ke3 56. Re7
1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.04.05"]
[EventDate "2015.03.31"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Daniel Naroditsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B79"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 Nc6 8. Bc4 O-O 9. Bb3 Bd7 10. h4 h5 11. Qd2 Qa5
12. O-O-O Rfc8 13. Kb1 Ne5 14. Bg5 Rxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3
a5 17. a3 Rc8 18. Kb2 Kf8 19. Ne2 Bb5 20. Nd4 Ba6 21. Rhe1
Nfd7 22. f4 Nc4+ 23. Bxc4 Bxc4 24. f5 Nc5 25. Re3 Ke8 26. Bf4
Na4+ 27. Kc1 Ba6 28. e5 dxe5 29. Rxe5 Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Nxc3
31. Re1 gxf5 32. Bf6 Ne4 33. Nxf5 Bd3 34. c3 Rc5 35. Nxe7 Rb5
0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.04.07"]
[EventDate "2015.03.31"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Samuel Shankland"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O Nd7
7. Nbd2 h6 8. Nb3 g5 9. Ne1 Qc7 10. Nd3 Ng6 11. Ne1 Ne7 12. f4
O-O-O 13. Nd3 Ng6 14. Bg4 Bxd3 15. cxd3 gxf4 16. Bxf4 Nxf4
17. Rxf4 f5 18. Bh5 Nf6 19. Kh1 Nxh5 20. Qxh5 Qg7 21. Rf3 Rg8
22. Rg3 Qh7 23. Rxg8 Qxg8 24. Rf1 Qg5 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. g4
fxg4 27. Rf7 Re8 28. Kg2 Be7 29. Kg3 b6 30. Kxg4 Kd7 31. Rf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.04.08"]
[EventDate "2015.03.31"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Samuel Sevian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.c3 g6 6.O-O Bg7 7.Re1
O-O 8.Nbd2 a6 9.Ba4 h6 10.Nf1 b5 11.Bb3 Na5 12.Bc2 c5 13.d4
exd4 14.cxd4 Bg4 15.d5 Nc4 16.Ne3 Nxe3 17.Rxe3 Re8 18.h3 Bxf3
19.Qxf3 Nd7 20.Rb1 Qh4 21.Re2 c4 22.Qf4 Qe7 23.Bd2 a5 24.Qg3
Nc5 25.b3 cxb3 26.Bxb3 Nxe4 27.Qd3 f5 28.Qxb5 Bd4 29.Be1 Qf7
30.Qd3 Qf6 31.Rd1 Be5 32.Qf3 a4 33.Bc4 Rec8 34.Bb5 Nc3 35.Bxc3
Rxc3 36.Re3 Rc2 37.Re2 Rxe2 38.Qxe2 Qh4 39.Qc2 Bd4 40.Bd7 Kh7
1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.04.09"]
[EventDate "2015.03.31"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Kayden W Troff"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.g3
Bg7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.Re1 a6 11.a4 Nbd7 12.e4 Ng4 13.Nd2
Nge5 14.Bf1 g5 15.h3 Qf6 16.Qh5 Bh6 17.Nd1 g4 18.Ne3 Bxe3
19.Rxe3 Qg7 20.hxg4 Nxg4 21.Rc3 Ndf6 22.Qh1 Re5 23.Qf3 Bd7
24.Qd3 Qh6 25.Bg2 Qh2+ 26.Kf1 Nxf2 27.Kxf2 Bh3 28.Qf1 Rxe4
29.Nxe4 Nxe4+ 30.Ke3 Bxg2 31.Qf4 Nxc3 32.Qg5+ Kf8 33.bxc3 Re8+
34.Kf2 Bh1+ 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.04.10"]
[EventDate "2015.03.31"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Timur Gareyev"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1.Nf3 b6 2.e4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 Bb4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.Qe2 d5 7.e5
Ne4 8.O-O Nxc3 9.bxc3 Bxc3 10.Rb1 Nc6 11.Qe3 Bb4 12.Qf4 h6
13.Bb5 Be7 14.Qg4 g6 15.c3 Qd7 16.Ne1 a6 17.Ba4 b5 18.Bd1 Na5
19.Nd3 Qc6 20.Qe2 Qxc3 21.Bd2 Qa3 22.Bc1 Qc3 23.Bd2 Qa3 24.Bc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.04.11"]
[EventDate "2015.04.01"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ray Robson"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. h3 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6
12. Re1 Rb8 13. b3 Nd7 14. Bf4 Qf6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rad1 Nc5
17. Ne2 Re8 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Bf1 Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Ne4 21. Bd3 Qb4
22. Qe3 Re8 23. Nf3 Nd6 24. Qc1 Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 c5 26. c3 Qb6
27. Nf3 h6 28. Qf4 Be6 29. b4 cxb4 30. Qxb4 d4 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.04.12"]
[EventDate "2015.03.31"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Onischuk"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4
Bc5 8.Be3 O-O 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bxc5 Nxc5 11.Bxc6 Rb8 12.O-O Rxb2
13.Qxd5 Qxd5 14.Bxd5 Rxc2 15.Na3 Re2 16.Rac1 Nd3 17.Rxc7 Be6
18.Bb3 a5 19.Ra7 Bxb3 20.axb3 Rxe5 21.Nc4 Rb5 22.Rb1 Nc5
23.Nxa5 Re8 24.g3 g6 25.b4 Nd3 26.Nc6 Re2 27.Rd7 Nxf2 28.Nd4
Nh3+ 29.Kh1 Nf2+ 30.Kg2 Nd1+ 31.Nxe2 1-0

[Event "Italian Teams"]
[Site "Civitanova Marche ITA"]
[Date "2015.04.30"]
[EventDate "2015.04.29"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sabino Brunello"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 dxc4
7. Bxc4 a6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. a3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 b6 11. a4 Bb7
12. Ba3 c5 13. Be2 Qc7 14. h3 Rfd8 15. Qb3 Ne4 16. c4 a5
17. Rfd1 Ba6 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Qc2 Nd6 20. Ng5 Nf8 21. dxc5
bxc5 22. Bb2 Bb7 23. Bf3 Bxf3 24. Nxf3 f6 25. Rd3 Nd7 26. Bc3
Nb8 27. Nd2 Nc6 28. Nb3 Nb7 29. Rcd1 Rxd3 30. Rxd3 Rd8
31. Rxd8+ Ncxd8 32. Qd3 Nc6 33. f4 f5 34. g4 g6 35. Kf2 Kf8
36. Kg3 Ke8 37. e4 Qb6 38. Nd2 fxg4 39. hxg4 Nb4 40. Qe2 Qc6
41. Qh2 Qd7 42. Nf3 Nd6 43. Ng5 Nxe4+ 44. Nxe4 Qd3+ 45. Kh4
Qxe4 46. Kg5 Qb7 47. Bf6 Nc6 48. Qg1 Qa7 49. Qe3 Kf7 50. Qh3
Kg8 51. Qh1 Qc7 52. Qe4 Qd6 53. Qh1 Qd7 54. Qe4 Qe8 55. f5
gxf5 56. gxf5 Nd8 57. Kf4 Kf8 58. Bxd8 Qxd8 59. Qxe6 Qh4+
60. Kf3 Qh1+ 61. Kf2 Qh4+ 62. Kf3 Qh1+ 63. Kf2 Qh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Italian Teams"]
[Site "Civitanova Marche ITA"]
[Date "2015.05.01"]
[EventDate "2015.04.29"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Christian Cacco"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2337"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 a6 5. f4 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7
7. Nf3 Nf6 8. e5 Nd5 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. a4 c6 11. axb5 cxb5
12. O-O Nc6 13. c3 O-O 14. Bc2 e6 15. Ng5 Ne7 16. Ne4 Nf5
17. Bf2 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 d5 19. Bd3 Qd7 20. Qe2 Ne7 21. Ra2 Qc6
22. Rfa1 Rfb8 23. g4 f5 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. h4 Rb6 26. Kh2 Kf7
27. Rf1 a5 28. f5 exf5 29. gxf5 a4 30. Bg3 Re8 31. fxg6+ Nxg6
32. Qf3 Kg7 33. h5 Nf8 34. Rf2 Kh8 35. Ra1 Bg7 36. Qg4 Qe6
37. Bf5 Qe7 38. Rg1 h6 39. Bh4 Qc7+ 40. Kh1 Nh7 41. Bd7 Rg8
42. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Italian Teams"]
[Site "Civitanova Marche ITA"]
[Date "2015.05.03"]
[EventDate "2015.04.29"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bartosz Socko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Bf2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5
12. O-O Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Rc1 Bh6 15. Rb1 Bf5 16. Bd3 d4
17. Bxf5 dxc3 18. Bd3 cxb2 19. Rxb2 Be3 20. Bxe3 Rxe3 21. Be2
Qe7 22. Rf2 Re8 23. g3 h5 24. Qd4 Rd8 25. Qf4 Kg7 26. Kg2 h4
27. Qxh4 Qe5 28. Qf4 Qxf4 29. gxf4 Nh5 30. Bf1 Nxf4+ 31. Kg3
Nh5+ 32. Kg2 Rd1 33. Rb3 Ree1 34. f4 f5 35. Bd3 Kh6 36. Kf3 c5
37. Ra3 a6 38. Rb2 Re6 39. Rb8 Rde1 40. Rh8+ Kg7 41. Rd8 R1e3+
42. Kf2 Nxf4 43. Rb3 Rh3 44. Bf1 Rxh2+ 45. Kg3 Rh1 46. Rd1
Nh5+ 47. Kg2 Rh4 48. Rd7+ Kh6 49. Rc7 Rg4+ 50. Kf2 Nf6 51. Bd3
Rf4+ 52. Kg3 Kg5 53. Rxc5 Re3+ 54. Kg2 Ng4 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.14"]
[EventDate "2015.05.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. g4 Be6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5
12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. a3 Rab8 14. h4 b5 15. Nd5 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Bxd5
17. exd5 a5 18. h5 Nd7 19. g5 Ne5 20. Be2 Nc4 21. Rdd1 b4
22. a4 Rc7 23. f4 Rf8 24. Rh3 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Nb6 26. b3 Rc5
27. Rhd3 Rfc8 28. c4 bxc3 29. Kc2 Kf8 30. Bg4 R8c7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.15"]
[EventDate "2015.05.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. g3 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3
fxe4 13. Ncxe4 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 Qc8 16. Be3 Ne8
17. Bg2 Qxe6 18. Qb3 Kh7 19. b5 Nf5 20. Rad1 a6 21. Nc3 axb5
22. cxb5 Qxb3 23. axb3 Ra3 24. Rb1 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Rxf1+
26. Kxf1 e4 27. Nxe4 Ra5 28. b6 c6 29. Rd1 d5 30. b4 Rb5
31. Nc5 Rxb4 32. e4 d4 33. e5 Rxb6 34. Rxd4 Rb1+ 35. Ke2 Rb2+
36. Kf1 Bxe5 37. Re4 Bd6 38. Nxb7 Rb1+ 39. Re1 Rxe1+ 40. Kxe1
Bb4+ 41. Ke2 c5 42. Kd3 Nf6 43. Bf3 Nd7 44. Be2 Be1 45. Nd6
Bf2 46. Ke4 Bg1 47. Kf3 Ne5+ 48. Kg2 Bd4 49. Nc4 g5 50. Nxe5
Bxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.16"]
[EventDate "2015.05.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4
Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Nxe4 8. d5 Nxd2 9. Bxd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Ne7 11. d6
cxd6 12. O-O d5 13. Bxd5 O-O 14. Rad1 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 d6
16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Be6 18. a3 Rfd8 19. Rd4 Rxd4 20. Nxd4
Rd8 21. Rd1 f6 22. f3 Kf7 23. Kf2 Rd5 24. Ke3 Re5+ 25. Kd3 Rc5
26. Re1 Bd7 27. Kd2 Rd5 28. Kc3 Rc5+ 29. Kd2 Rd5 30. Kc3 Rc5+
31. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.17"]
[EventDate "2015.05.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6
7. Na3 Be7 8. Be3 Nf6 9. Nc4 b5 10. Nb6 Rb8 11. Nxc8 Qxc8
12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O b4 14. Nd5 Nxe4 15. a3 Bd8 16. axb4 Nxb4
17. Nxb4 Rxb4 18. Bxa6 Qc6 19. Bd3 Rxb2 20. Ra6 Qb7 21. Ra7
Qc6 22. Ra6 Qb7 23. Ra7 Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.19"]
[EventDate "2015.05.13"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4 c6 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. h5 g5 9. e3 e6 10. Qc2 a6 11. O-O-O b5 12. c5
g4 13. Nh2 e5 14. Ne4 O-O 15. Nd6 Bg7 16. Nxc8 Qxc8 17. f3 g3
18. Ng4 Qe6 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. e4 Nd7 22. exd5
cxd5 23. Kb1 Rfc8 24. Rh4 Rxc5 25. Qd2 Qd6 26. Rg4+ Kf8
27. Qd4 Nf6 28. Rf4 Rc6 29. Bd3 Re8 30. Rf5 Re6 31. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.20"]
[EventDate "2015.05.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qc2 e5
12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Bf4 Qh5 14. Nc3 Nd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Rfd1
Qc6 17. Rd4 Bh3 18. f3 Be6 19. Rad1 Qb6 20. Qc3 f6 21. Kg2
Rae8 22. R1d2 a5 23. g4 a4 24. Bg3 Qc5 25. Re4 Rf7 26. Qe3
Qxe3 27. Rxe3 Rfe7 28. Bf2 Kf7 29. Rc3 Rb8 30. Rcc2 Rb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.21"]
[EventDate "2015.05.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 b6 3. c4 Bb7 4. Nc3 e6 5. a3 d5 6. e3 Bd6
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Qa4+ Kf8 11. g3 c6
12. Bg2 g6 13. Nge2 Kg7 14. O-O Qd8 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Re8
17. Rad1 Na6 18. N2c3 Nc7 19. Nc5 bxc5 20. dxc5 Nd5 21. cxd6
Qxd6 22. Ne4 Qe5 23. Rc1 Nb6 24. Qb4 Rad8 25. Nc5 Rd4 26. Qc3
Bc8 27. Rce1 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.22"]
[EventDate "2015.05.13"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "160"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. f3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. h4 h5
7. g5 Nfd7 8. e3 a6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. cxd3 Nc6 11. g6 fxg6
12. Bg5 Be7 13. f4 Nf6 14. Qb3 Qd7 15. Nf3 Ng4 16. Ke2 Bf6
17. Rac1 b6 18. Rc2 Ne7 19. Rhc1 O-O 20. Qa4 Qd8 21. Nd1 Ra7
22. Nf2 Nh6 23. Rg1 Nf7 24. Qa3 Kh7 25. Nh3 Nd6 26. Ne5 Ndf5
27. b4 Qd6 28. Qc3 c6 29. Nf3 a5 30. bxa5 Rxa5 31. Qd2 Ra3
32. Rgc1 Rfa8 33. Nf2 c5 34. dxc5 bxc5 35. Rxc5 Rxa2 36. R5c2
Rxc2 37. Qxc2 Ng3+ 38. Ke1 Qb4+ 39. Qd2 Qxd2+ 40. Nxd2 Nef5
41. e4 Bxg5 42. hxg5 Nd4 43. Nh3 Ra3 44. f5 exf5 45. exd5 Nge2
46. Rc8 Rxd3 47. Nc4 Rxh3 48. Ne5 Nf3+ 49. Nxf3 Nf4 50. Kf2
Nxd5 51. Ne5 Rc3 52. Rd8 Ne7 53. Rd7 Rc2+ 54. Kg3 f4+ 55. Kxf4
Nf5 56. Rd8 Rf2+ 57. Ke4 Ng3+ 58. Kd3 h4 59. Rd4 Nf5 60. Rd8
Ng3 61. Rd4 Rf5 62. Rxh4+ Nh5 63. Ke4 Rxg5 64. Kd5 Rg1 65. Ke6
Rf1 66. Rh2 Rf6+ 67. Ke7 Kg8 68. Nxg6 Rxg6 69. Rxh5 Ra6
70. Rf5 g6 71. Rf6 Ra7+ 72. Ke6 Kg7 73. Rf3 Ra5 74. Rf7+ Kh6
75. Rf1 g5 76. Kf6 Ra4 77. Rh1+ Rh4 78. Rg1 Rf4+ 79. Ke5 Kg6
80. Rh1 Ra4 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.24"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7
7.Qa4+ Qd7 8.Qa3 O-O 9.Nf3 b6 10.Bd3 c5 11.O-O Nc6 12.Bb5 cxd4
13.cxd4 a6 14.Be3 Bb7 15.Be2 e6 16.Qb3 b5 17.a4 Na7 18.Ne5 Qd6
19.Bf3 Nc6 20.Nxc6 Bxc6 21.Rac1 Rac8 22.d5 Bd7 23.axb5 axb5
24.g3 exd5 25.exd5 h5 26.Bd2 Rxc1 27.Rxc1 Ra8 28.Bb4 Qe5 29.h4
Ra1 30.Rxa1 Qxa1+ 31.Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.25"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.d4 c5 2.e4 d6 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3
O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.O-O-O d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd4 Bxd4
13.Qxd4 Qb6 14.Na4 Qc7 15.Bc4 Nb6 16.Bb3 Nxa4 17.Qxa4 c5
18.Rhe1 e6 19.Qe4 Ba6 20.Bxe6 Bb7 21.Bd5 Bxd5 22.Qxd5 Qxh2
23.Qg5 Rfe8 24.Rh1 Qe5 25.Qxe5 Rxe5 26.Rd7 h5 27.g4 hxg4
28.fxg4 Re4 29.Rf1 Rf8 30.Rxa7 Rxg4 31.Rc7 c4 32.Kd2 f5 33.a4
c3+ 34.Kxc3 Rxa4 35.b4 Rb8 36.Rd1 Raxb4 37.Rdd7 Rg4 38.Rg7+
Kh8 39.Rh7+ Kg8 40.Rhg7+ Kh8 41.Rh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2015.05.26"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d6 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 O-O
7.Bg5 Nbd7 8.e3 b6 9.Ne2 Ba6 10.Rd1 h6 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.Ng3 c5
13.Be2 Qc7 14.O-O Rac8 15.Rc1 cxd4 16.Qxd4 Rfd8 17.Qd2 Qb8
18.Rfd1 d5 19.cxd5 Rxd5 20.Qe1 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 Bxe2 22.Qxe2 Qd8
23.h3 Rd3 24.Nh5 Nxh5 25.Qxh5 Rd2 26.Qe5 Rxf2 27.Kxf2 Qd2+
28.Kf3 Qxc1 29.Qb8+ Kh7 30.Qxa7 Qf1+ 31.Kg3 Qe1+ 32.Kh2 Qxe3
33.Qxf7 b5 34.Qd7 Qf4+ 35.Kg1 Qc1+ 36.Kh2 Qf4+ 37.Kg1 Qc4
38.Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c5
7. e3 Nc6 8. d4 b6 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. c4 Bb7 11. cxd5 exd5
12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Re1 Re8 14. Nh4 Ne5 15. Nb5 Bf8 16. Nxa7 Ra8
17. Nb5 Qb6 18. a4 c4 19. Bd4 Bc5 20. b4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qxd4
22. Nxd4 Nd3 23. Reb1 Ne4 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Nhf5 Bd5 26. Nb5
g6 27. Nfd4 Reb8 28. Nc7 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. f4 g6 2. e4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 d4 5. Bd3 Nh6 6. Be4 Bg7
7. d3 O-O 8. Nf3 Kh8 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. cxd4 cxd4
12. O-O c5 13. Nbd2 Be6 14. Qc2 Rc8 15. b3 Bd5 16. Ne4 f5
17. Neg5 Nf7 18. Nxf7+ Rxf7 19. Ba3 e6 20. Rac1 Rfc7 21. Nd2
g5 22. Nc4 gxf4 23. Nd6 Bxe5 24. Nxc8 Qxc8 25. Bxc5 Rg7
26. Rf2 f3 27. Bb4 Qxc2 28. Rfxc2 h5 29. Re1 Bf4 30. Bc5 e5
31. Bd6 Kh7 32. Bxe5 Re7 33. Kf2 Be3+ 34. Kg3 Rxe5 35. gxf3
f4+ 36. Kh3 Be6+ 37. Kg2 Rg5+ 38. Kh1 Bd5 39. h4 Bxf3+ 40. Kh2
Rg4 41. Kh3 Rg3+ 42. Kh2 Kg6 43. Rc5 Rg2+ 44. Kh3 Rg3+ 45. Kh2
Rg4 46. Kh3 Bg2+ 47. Kh2 f3 48. Rc6+ Kf5 49. Rc5+ Ke6 50. Rxh5
f2 51. Rc1 Bxc1 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jon Ludvig Hammer"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "163"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6
6. Re1 e6 7. c4 a6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Be7 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2
Re8 12. Nc3 Bf8 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Nf3 Qb8 16. h3 b5
17. cxb5 axb5 18. Qd3 b4 19. Na4 d5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Ng5 N7f6
22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Qc7 24. g3 Red8 25. h4 h6 26. Rc1 Qd7
27. Red1 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rc8 29. Rc4 Rd8 30. Bd4 Qb5 31. Nc5
Bxc5 32. Rxc5 Qa6 33. Qg4 f6 34. Rc2 e5 35. Ba1 Ne7 36. Rc7
Qd6 37. Rb7 Qd1+ 38. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 39. Kg2 Nd5 40. Rb5 Kf7
41. Bb2 Ke6 42. Rc5 Rd2 43. Bc1 Rxa2 44. Rc6+ Kd7 45. Rc5 Kd6
46. Rc8 h5 47. Kf3 f5 48. Bg5 Ra3 49. Rd8+ Kc6 50. Rc8+ Kb6
51. Bd8+ Kb7 52. Rc5 Rxb3+ 53. Kg2 Rd3 54. Ba5 b3 55. Kf1 b2
56. Rb5+ Ka6 57. Rxb2 Kxa5 58. Rb7 Rd1+ 59. Ke2 Nc3+ 60. Ke3
g6 61. Rg7 Rd6 62. f3 Kb5 63. g4 Nd5+ 64. Kf2 hxg4 65. fxg4
fxg4 66. Kg3 Nf6 67. Re7 Rd3+ 68. Kg2 Kc4 69. Rxe5 Rd5 70. Re6
Rf5 71. Rd6 Kc5 72. Rd2 Ne4 73. Rd8 Rf2+ 74. Kg1 g3 75. Rg8
Rf6 76. Rd8 Rd6 77. Re8 Kd4 78. Kg2 Ke3 79. Rf8 Rd2+ 80. Kg1
Rh2 81. Rg8 Nd2 82. Re8+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3
Nc6 7. b3 Be7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nb5 Bd5
12. Nbxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 c5 14. Bc3 Bf6 15. Qc2 Re8 16. Rfe1
Rc8 17. Rad1 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qe7 19. e4 Be6 20. Qa5 c4 21. Qxa7
Qc5 22. b4 Qc7 23. Qa5 c3 24. Rc1 Ra8 25. Qb5 Rec8 26. Nd4 Bd7
27. Qe2 Qc4 28. Qe3 Rxa2 29. e5 Nd5 30. Bxd5 Qxd5 31. Rxc3
Rxc3 32. Qxc3 Bh3 33. Nf3 h6 34. Qe3 Rb2 35. Qe4 Qxe4 36. Rxe4
Rb1+ 37. Ne1 Bf5 38. Re3 Rxb4 39. f3 h5 40. h4 b5 41. Kf2 Rb1
42. Nd3 b4 43. Nc5 Rc1 44. Nb3 Rc2+ 45. Ke1 Be6 46. Nd4 Rc1+
47. Kd2 Rc4 48. Nxe6 fxe6 49. Rd3 Kf7 50. Rd7+ Kf8 51. Rd6 Kf7
52. Rd7+ Kf8 53. Rb7 Rc5 54. Ke3 Rxe5+ 55. Kd4 Rd5+ 56. Ke4
Ra5 57. Rxb4 Kf7 58. Rb7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be3 c6 6. a4 a5
7. h3 Na6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nb4 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Bf4 Nh5
12. Bh2 e5 13. Bc4 Qe7 14. Ne2 d5 15. Bb3 dxe4 16. Nxe5 Be6
17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. g4 Nf6 19. Nf4 Qc8 20. f3 exf3 21. c3 f2+
22. Kxf2 Nbd5 23. Nfd3 Nd7 24. Qb3 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 f5 26. g5 f4
27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Kg2 Qf5 29. Qxb7+ Kh8 30. Ne5 f3+ 31. Kf2
Rab8 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. a3 Bc5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Ba6 11. Be3 Rc8 12. f4
d6 13. Rc1 Nd7 14. Nd2 Bf6 15. Nf3 Na5 16. b3 Nc5 17. Nd2 Nd7
18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. cxb5 d5 20. e5 Be7 21. b4 Nb7 22. Nb3 Rxc1
23. Qxc1 Qa8 24. Qc7 Rd8 25. Nd4 Qb8 26. Qxb8 Nxb8 27. Nc6 Re8
28. Nxa7 Nd7 29. Rc1 Ra8 30. Rc7 Rxa7 31. Rxd7 Kf8 32. Bxb6
1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Bc4 c6 5. Bb3 d5 6. Qe2 dxe4
7. Qxe4 Nf6 8. Qh4 h6 9. Ne5 e6 10. c3 Nbd7 11. Nc4 Nb6
12. Nba3 Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Qe7 14. O-O Nd5 15. Qg3 O-O 16. Re1 c5
17. Nd6 Qc7 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Bf4 g5 20. Be3 c4 21. h4 f6
22. Nxc8 Raxc8 23. Qg4 Rcd8 24. Bd2 Qd7 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. f4
gxf4 27. h5 Kf7 28. Bxf4 Rg8 29. Re3 Bf8 30. Rf1 Re7 31. Rxe7+
Bxe7 32. Kf2 f5 33. Re1 Bf6 34. Kf3 b5 35. g3 a5 36. a3 Ra8
37. Ra1 Re8 38. Rb1 Ra8 39. b3 b4 40. axb4 axb4 41. bxc4 Ra3
42. Rxb4 Rxc3+ 43. Ke2 dxc4 44. d5 Rd3 45. Rb7+ Ke8 46. d6 Rd5
47. Rh7 c3 48. Rxh6 Bg7 49. Re6+ Kf7 50. Re7+ Kf6 51. Rc7 Bf8
52. Rxc3 Ra5 53. Rd3 Ra8 54. d7 Be7 55. Bc7 Kg5 56. d8=Q Bxd8
57. Bxd8+ Kxh5 58. Kf3 Ra1 59. Bc7 Rf1+ 60. Kg2 Ra1 61. Rd4
Kg5 62. Bf4+ Kh5 63. Rd6 Rb1 64. Rh6+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nd4 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nc2 Nf6
7. Nc3 Qh5 8. h3 Na6 9. Bg2 Qg6 10. b3 Bc5 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Na4
Be7 13. Ne3 Nd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. O-O Be6 16. Nc3 Bf6 17. Rc1
Rac8 18. Ba3 Rfd8 19. Nb5 Be5 20. d4 Bb8 21. Qd2 Bd7 22. Nc3
Bc6 23. Qe3 Re8 24. h4 Rcd8 25. Qg5 Qe6 26. Nd1 Nc7 27. Ne3 h6
28. Qf5 Nb5 29. Bb2 Nd6 30. Qxe6 Rxe6 31. Bh3 Ree8 32. a4 g6
33. Ng4 Kg7 34. Ne5 e3 35. f3 Nf5 36. Bxf5 gxf5 37. Nxc6 bxc6
38. f4 Re6 39. Kg2 Bc7 40. Rfd1 Rb8 41. Rd3 Ba5 42. Bc3 Bxc3
43. Rcxc3 Rb4 44. Kf3 Kf6 45. Rc5 Ke7 46. Ra5 Rb7 47. b4 Rxb4
48. Rxa7+ Kf6 49. Rd1 Re4 50. Ra6 Rc4 51. a5 Ke6 52. Ra8 Rexd4
53. Rxd4 Rxd4 54. Rh8 Ra4 55. Rxh6+ Kd7 56. Rf6 Rxa5 57. Rxf7+
Ke6 58. Rc7 Kd6 59. Rc8 d4 60. Rd8+ Kc5 61. h5 Ra1 62. h6 Rh1
63. Rf8 Rxh6 64. Rxf5+ Kc4 65. Ra5 Rh2 66. f5 c5 67. Ra2 Kb3
68. Ra5 Kb4 69. Ra2 c4 70. Ke4 d3 71. Kxe3 Kb3 72. Rd2 Kc3
73. f6 Rg2 74. f7 Rxg3+ 75. Kf2 Kxd2 76. f8=Q Rg6 77. Qf4+ Kc3
78. Qc1+ Kd4 79. Qb2+ Ke4 80. exd3+ cxd3 81. Qb4+ Kd5 82. Ke3
Rg3+ 83. Kf4 Rg7 84. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Hidle NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6
6. Qe2 e6 7. c4 Ne5 8. Nxe5 dxe5 9. d3 Nd7 10. f4 exf4
11. Bxf4 Be7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. e5 Nb8 14. Kh1 Nc6 15. Rad1 Bg5
16. Bg3 Bh4 17. Bf4 Bg5 18. Bg3 Bh4 19. Bf4 Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.16"]
[EventDate "2015.06.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jon Ludvig Hammer"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O
Nb6 7. b3 Be7 8. Bb2 f6 9. d4 e4 10. Ne1 f5 11. f3 exf3
12. Nxf3 Nd5 13. Qd3 O-O 14. e3 Be6 15. a3 Qd7 16. Nbd2 Rad8
17. Rac1 Nb6 18. b4 a6 19. Nb3 Na4 20. Ba1 Bd5 21. Nbd2 Qe6
22. Rfe1 Nb6 23. e4 fxe4 24. Nxe4 Qg6 25. Qe2 Rfe8 26. Ne5
Nxe5 27. dxe5 c6 28. Bd4 Nd7 29. Bf3 Rf8 30. Bh5 Qh6 31. Be3
Qe6 32. Bf4 a5 33. Ng5 Qf5 34. Bg4 Qg6 35. Bh5 Qf5 36. e6 Nf6
37. Bf7+ Kh8 38. Rf1 Ne4 39. Nxe4 Qxe4 40. Qxe4 Bxe4 41. Be3
axb4 42. Bc5 Rd2 43. Rfe1 Bxc5+ 44. Rxc5 Rg2+ 45. Kf1 b3
46. Rxe4 b2 47. Re1 Rxh2 48. Rce5 Rh1+ 49. Kg2 b1=Q 50. Rxb1
Rxb1 51. e7 Ra8 52. e8=R+ Rxe8 53. Rxe8# 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.17"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4
Rb8 8.Nxe5 Nxe5 9.d4 Bxd4 10.Qxd4 d6 11.Bf4 c5 12.Qd2 O-O
13.f3 c4 14.Ba2 Be6 15.Nc3 b4 16.Ne2 b3 17.Bb1 bxc2 18.Bxc2
Rxb2 19.Rfb1 Rxb1+ 20.Rxb1 Qc7 21.Rd1 Ne8 22.Qb4 Nd3 23.Bxd3
cxd3 24.Rxd3 Qc4 25.Qa3 d5 26.Kf2 Qc6 27.Nd4 Qc4 28.exd5 Qxd5
29.Nxe6 Qxe6 30.Qb3 Nf6 31.Qxe6 fxe6 32.Rb3 Rc8 33.Bd2 Rc2
34.Ke2 Nd5 35.Kd3 Rc7 36.Rb8+ Kf7 37.g4 Rd7 38.Kc2 Rc7+ 39.Kb3
e5 40.Ra8 Rb7+ 41.Kc2 Rc7+ 42.Kd3 Rd7 43.Ke2 Rd6 44.h4 Nf4+
45.Bxf4 exf4 46.a5 h6 47.h5 Ke7 48.Ra7+ Kf8 49.Ke1 Kg8 50.Ke2
Kf8 51.Ke1 Kg8 52.Ke2 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.18"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 g6
7. O-O Bg7 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Nd4 Qd6
12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Rc1 Qa6 15. Qb3 b6 16. Rc4
Rfd8 17. Rfc1 Rd7 18. a3 Rad8 19. Rf4 Bf6 20. h4 Qb7 21. Rc2
Qb8 22. Rf3 Rd5 23. Bg5 Qd6 24. Bxf6 exf6 25. Qa4 a5 26. Qf4
f5 27. Qxd6 R8xd6 28. Rf4 Rd4 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. Kg2 Kg7
31. Rc3 Kf6 32. e3 Rd6 33. Kf3 Ke5 34. a4 Kd5 35. Ke2 Rd7
36. Kd2 h6 37. Rc1 Kc6 38. Kc3 b5 39. axb5+ Kxb5 40. b3 g5
41. hxg5 hxg5 42. Rh1 Ra7 43. Rh7 f4 44. gxf4 gxf4 45. e4 a4
46. bxa4+ Rxa4 47. Rxf7 Ra3+ 48. Kd2 Ra2+ 49. Ke1 Ra3 50. Ke2
Ra2+ 51. Kf3 Rd2 52. Rd7 Kc6 53. Rd5 Kb6 54. e5 Kc6 55. Rd8
Kc7 56. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Rennesoy NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.19"]
[EventDate "2015.06.17"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. c3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5
12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 d5 15. e5 Ne4 16. Ra3 f6
17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Nc3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Qxf3
21. Qxf3 Rxf3 22. Kg2 Rbf8 23. Bb3 R3f5 24. Ra2 Na5 25. Bc2
R5f6 26. Bd3 Nb7 27. Re1 Rf3 28. Rd2 Ba5 29. Bb2 c5 30. Ba6
Nd6 31. dxc5 Ne4 32. Rxd5 Rxf2+ 33. Kg1 Rxb2 34. Bc4 Kh8
35. Rxe4 Rc2 36. Rf5 Rd8 37. Rd5 Rf8 38. Bd3 Rxc3 39. Kg2 h6
40. Ra4 Bd8 41. Re4 Bf6 42. Re6 Kg8 43. c6 Rc8 44. Rdd6 Rc5
45. Ba6 Ra8 46. Be2 Kf7 47. Re3 Ra2 48. Kh3 Rac2 49. Bf3 R2c3
50. Bd5+ Rxd5 51. Rxf6+ Kxf6 52. Rxc3 Rd8 53. Kg4 Rc8 54. c7
Ke6 55. Kh5 Kd6 56. Rd3+ Ke6 57. Rc3 Kd6 58. Rd3+ Ke6 59. Rc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.21"]
[EventDate "2015.06.17"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qd3 Qc8
12. Ne2 c5 13. b3 cxd4 14. exd4 Nc7 15. O-O Ne6 16. Bd2 Qd7
17. f3 Rac8 18. a4 Rc6 19. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Ra1 Ne8
22. Nc3 Rc6 23. a5 N8c7 24. f4 g6 25. axb6 axb6 26. Ra7 Ng7
27. Na2 Nge8 28. f5 Qxf5 29. Qxf5 gxf5 30. Nb4 Re6 31. Bf4 Nb5
32. Ra8 Nxd4 33. Nxd5 Kg7 34. Bd2 Rd6 35. Rxe8 Rxd5 36. Bc3 f6
37. Kf1 Nxb3 38. Re7+ Kg6 39. Re6 Nd2+ 40. Bxd2 Rxd2 41. Rxb6
Ra2 42. Rb4 Rd2 43. Ra4 Rb2 44. Rc4 Rd2 45. Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.22"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "190"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3
Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 c6 10.Qc2 Nxc3 11.Qxc3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 b6
13.O-O Nd7 14.Rfd1 Bb7 15.h3 c5 16.d5 exd5 17.Bxd5 Bxd5
18.Rxd5 Nf6 19.Rd3 Rad8 20.Rcd1 Rxd3 21.Qxd3 Rc8 22.a4 c4
23.Qc2 Qe4 24.Nd4 c3 25.Qb3 Qd5 26.Qc2 Qe4 27.Qxe4 Nxe4 28.b3
Nd2 29.Rc1 a5 30.Rc2 Nb1 31.Rc1 Nd2 32.Rc2 Nb1 33.Nb5 Kf8
34.f3 Rd8 35.Nd4 Rc8 36.Rc1 Na3 37.Nc2 Nxc2 38.Rxc2 Rc5 39.Kf2
b5 40.axb5 Rxb5 41.Rxc3 g6 42.f4 h5 43.Rc8+ Kg7 44.Ra8 Rxb3
45.Rxa5 Rb2+ 46.Kf3 Rb3 47.Ra7 Rc3 48.Re7 Rb3 49.Kg3 Rb2
50.Kf3 Rb3 51.g4 hxg4+ 52.hxg4 Rb1 53.Rd7 Rf1+ 54.Ke4 Rg1
55.g5 Ra1 56.Ke5 Ra3 57.e4 Ra5+ 58.Kd6 Ra6+ 59.Ke5 Ra5+ 60.Rd5
Ra4 61.Rc5 Ra1 62.Rc2 Rf1 63.Rc7 Re1 64.Ra7 Rg1 65.Ra4 Rf1
66.Ra6 Re1 67.Kd4 Rd1+ 68.Ke3 Re1+ 69.Kf3 Rf1+ 70.Kg3 Re1
71.e5 Re3+ 72.Kf2 Rb3 73.Rd6 Ra3 74.Rd8 Rc3 75.Ke2 Ra3 76.Rd3
Ra1 77.Ke3 Re1+ 78.Kd4 Rf1 79.Ke4 Ra1 80.Rd7 Ra4+ 81.Rd4 Ra5
82.Rc4 Kf8 83.Rc8+ Kg7 84.Rc7 Kf8 85.Kd4 Ra4+ 86.Rc4 Ra5
87.Rc8+ Kg7 88.e6 fxe6 89.Rc5 Ra7 90.Ke5 Rf7 91.Rc4 Rf5+
92.Kxe6 Kg8 93.Rc8+ Kg7 94.Rc7+ Kg8 95.Rc8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.23"]
[EventDate "2015.06.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. a3 Nge7
7. O-O O-O 8. Ne1 d6 9. Nc2 Be6 10. Ne3 Qd7 11. d3 Bh3 12. Rb1
Bxg2 13. Kxg2 f5 14. Ned5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Ne7 16. Nc3 h5 17. b4
Rf7 18. f3 e4 19. Bb2 exf3+ 20. Rxf3 Re8 21. bxc5 dxc5 22. Qd2
Qe6 23. Re1 Nc6 24. Nd5 Bxb2 25. Qxb2 Nd4 26. Rf2 b5 27. Qc1
bxc4 28. Qxc4 Nc2 29. Qxc2 Qxd5+ 30. Kg1 Rfe7 31. Rc1 Re5
32. Qc4 Qxc4 33. Rxc4 Kg7 34. e4 fxe4 35. dxe4 Rxe4 36. Rxc5
R8e7 37. Ra5 R4e5 38. Ra6 R5e6 39. Ra5 Re5 40. Ra6 R5e6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.24"]
[EventDate "2015.06.17"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. Qd3 b5 9. a4 b4 10. Nd5 Bb7 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6
12. Bd2 a5 13. c3 bxc3 14. Bxc3 O-O 15. O-O Nc6 16. Rfd1 Re8
17. Bf3 Be7 18. Qb5 Qc8 19. Bg4 Qxg4 20. Qxb7 Rec8 21. Nxa5
Nxa5 22. Qxe7 Nb3 23. f3 Qf4 24. Ra3 Nd4 25. Raa1 Ne2+ 26. Kh1
Nxc3 27. bxc3 h5 28. Qxd6 Rxc3 29. Qd5 Ra6 30. Qb5 Rac6
31. Qf1 h4 32. h3 Rc2 33. Re1 Qd2 34. Red1 Qg5 35. Re1 Qd2
36. Rad1 Qb4 37. Qd3 Kh7 38. Qd8 Rf6 39. Rc1 Qxa4 40. Rxc2
Qxc2 41. Qd1 Qf2 42. Rf1 Qg3 43. Qd7 Rg6 44. Rg1 Rf6 45. Rf1
Rg6 46. Rg1 Rf6 47. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2015.06.25"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 d6 5.e3 a6 6.Nge2 Ba7 7.a3 h5
8.d4 h4 9.b4 Nge7 10.c5 Bf5 11.Bb2 Qd7 12.Qb3 h3 13.Bf3 exd4
14.Nxd4 Bg4 15.Bxg4 Qxg4 16.Nxc6 Nxc6 17.Qd1 Qg6 18.cxd6 O-O-O
19.Rc1 Rxd6 20.Qc2 Qh5 21.Qe2 Ne5 22.Qxh5 Nd3+ 23.Ke2 Nxc1+
24.Rxc1 Rxh5 25.g4 Re5 26.Rg1 Re8 27.Rg3 Bd4 28.Na4 Bxb2
29.Nxb2 Red8 30.Nc4 Rc6 31.Ne5 Rc2+ 32.Ke1 f6 33.Nf3 Rh8 34.g5
Ra2 35.Nd4 Rxa3 36.Ne6 Ra1+ 37.Ke2 Rh1 38.gxf6 gxf6 39.Nf4 b6
40.Nxh3 Rb1 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.23"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc2 Be4
12. Qd1 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Nbd2 Bc6 16. Nb3
Be7 17. Na5 h6 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Bd2 Nb6 20. Bf4 Nd5 21. Ne5 g5
22. Bd2 Bf6 23. Nd3 b6 24. Nc4 b5 25. Bxd5 bxc4 26. Bxc4 Bxb2
27. Ra2 Bg7 28. Rc1 Be8 29. Nc5 Bf8 30. Bd3 Nc6 31. Be4 Rdc8
32. Kf1 Ra7 33. Nb3 Rac7 34. Rac2 Bd6 35. f4 f5 36. Bd3 Nb8
37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Rxc7 Bxc7 39. fxg5 hxg5 40. Nc5 Bd6 41. Nxe6
Bxa4 42. Nxg5 Bd7 43. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.24"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Nbd2 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.c3
Ne7 8.d4 exd4 9.cxd4 Bb6 10.Re1 Ng6 11.h3 c6 12.Bd3 Nh5 13.Nc4
Bc7 14.d5 Nhf4 15.Bf1 f5 16.e5 Nxd5 17.exd6 Bxd6 18.Nxd6 Qxd6
19.b3 Bd7 20.Bb2 Rfe8 21.Qd4 Qf6 22.Qd2 Qd6 23.Bc4 h6 24.Qd4
Qf6 25.Qxf6 gxf6 26.Bxf6 Rxe1+ 27.Rxe1 Re8 28.Rd1 Be6 29.Nd4
Kf7 30.Nxe6 Rxe6 31.Bd4 a6 32.Kf1 Ngf4 33.b4 Re4 34.f3 Re8
35.g3 Ne6 36.Bf2 Rd8 37.Re1 f4 38.g4 Ng5 39.Kg2 Re8 40.Rd1 Re5
41.Bd4 Re8 42.h4 Ne6 43.Bf2 Nec7 44.h5 Kf6 45.Kh3 b5 46.Bd4+
Kg5 47.Bxd5 Nxd5 48.Rc1 Re6 49.Rc5 Rd6 50.Bg7 Re6 51.Bd4 Rd6
52.a3 Re6 53.Rc1 Ne7 54.Bf2 Kf6 55.Bh4+ Kf7 56.g5 hxg5 57.Bxg5
Nd5 58.Kg4 Kg7 59.Bxf4 Nxf4 60.Kxf4 Rd6 61.Rc3 Kf6 62.Kg4 a5
63.bxa5 Rd4+ 64.f4 Ra4 65.Rxc6+ Kg7 66.a6 Rxa3 67.f5 b4 68.f6+
Kf7 69.h6 Kg6 70.Rc8 b3 71.Rg8+ Kf7 72.h7 Ra4+ 73.Kf3 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.25"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D81"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Be6 6. Qa4+
Bd7 7. Qb3 c5 8. d5 b5 9. Nxb5 Bxb5 10. Qxb5+ Nbd7 11. g3 Rb8
12. Qa4 Bg7 13. Bg2 O-O 14. Nh3 Nb6 15. Qxa7 Nfxd5 16. O-O Qc8
17. Qa3 Nb4 18. Qb3 Nc6 19. Bf4 Nd4 20. Qd1 e5 21. Be3 Rd8
22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. Qc2 Rc4 24. Qd2 Rd4 25. Qc1 e4 26. e3 Rc4
27. Qd2 Rb4 28. Rac1 Rxb2 29. Qd6 c4 30. Ng5 Rxa2 31. Nxe4 Qf8
32. Rfd1 Qxd6 33. Rxd6 Ra1 34. Rxa1 Bxa1 35. Rc6 Rc8 36. Rxb6
c3 37. Nxc3 Bxc3 38. Bd5 Rc7 39. h4 Kg7 40. g4 h6 41. g5 hxg5
42. hxg5 Rc5 43. Rd6 Kf8 44. e4 Be5 45. Rd8+ Ke7 46. Ra8 Rc7
47. Kg2 Bf4 48. Ra5 Kf8 49. Bb3 Rc3 50. Rb5 Kg7 51. Bd1 Rd3
52. Be2 Rc3 53. Rd5 Kf8 54. Bb5 Ke7 55. Kf1 Rc2 56. Be2 Rd2
57. Ra5 Rd4 58. Bf3 Rd3 59. Be2 Rd4 60. f3 Kf8 61. Ba6 Rd7
62. Bc4 Re7 63. Kg2 Re5 64. Ra8+ Re8 65. Ra5 Re5 66. Rxe5 Bxe5
67. Kh3 Bf4 68. Kg4 Bc1 69. f4 Ke7 70. f5 gxf5+ 71. Kxf5 Bb2
72. e5 Bc3 73. Bb3 Bb2 74. Bc4 Bc3 75. Bb3 Bb2 76. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.26"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5
7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 h5 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. O-O
h4 13. Nh1 Nh5 14. Be3 f5 15. f4 Qe8 16. Bxh5 gxh5 17. e5 dxe5
18. d6 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nf6 20. Nf2 Bd7 21. Nd3 h3 22. Ne5 hxg2
23. Re1 Be6 24. Qf3 Ne4 25. Rad1 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Qg6 27. Qxg2
Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Bd7 29. Rg1 Kf7 30. Kf3 Rg8 31. Nxe4 fxe4+
32. Kxe4 Ke6 33. Bf4 Bxa4 34. Rde1 h4 35. Rxg8 Rxg8 36. Kf3+
Kf6 37. Re5 Bc6+ 38. Ke3 Re8 39. Rxe8 Bxe8 40. d7 Bxd7 41. Bd6
c4 42. Kd4 b5 43. Kc3 Ke6 44. Bc7 Kd5 45. Bd8 h3 46. b4 cxb3
47. Kxb3 Kc5 48. Be7+ Kb6 49. Bd8+ Kc5 50. Be7+ Kb6 51. Bd8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.27"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. f4 b5 10. e5 b4 11. Ncb5 axb5
12. Nxb5 Qb8 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Kb1 d5 15. Qf2 Ba6 16. Bb6 Bxb5
17. Bxb5 Qb7 18. Rhe1 Rb8 19. Bxc6+ Qxc6 20. Bd4 Ra8 21. b3
Kd7 22. a4 bxa3 23. Rd3 Rhc8 24. Re2 Qb5 25. Qf3 Ra6 26. f5
Rac6 27. fxe6+ fxe6 28. Rdd2 a2+ 29. Ka1 f5 30. Qe3 Rg8 31. c4
dxc4 32. Bc5+ Ke8 33. Bxe7 Kxe7 34. Qh6 Qb6 35. Qxh7+ Kf8
36. Qh4 Ke8 37. Qh5+ Kf8 38. Qh4 Ke8 39. Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.29"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. Be3 f4 12. Bf2
g5 13. Nd3 Ng6 14. c5 Nf6 15. Rc1 Rf7 16. Kh1 h5 17. cxd6 cxd6
18. Nb5 a6 19. Na3 b5 20. Rc6 g4 21. Qc2 Qf8 22. Rc1 Bd7
23. Rc7 Bh6 24. Be1 h4 25. fxg4 f3 26. gxf3 Nxe4 27. Rd1 Rxf3
28. Rxd7 Rf1+ 29. Kg2 Be3 30. Bg3 hxg3 31. Rxf1 Nh4+ 32. Kh3
Qh6 33. g5 Nxg5+ 34. Kg4 Nhf3 35. Nf2 Qh4+ 36. Kf5 Rf8+
37. Kg6 Rf6+ 38. Kxf6 Ne4+ 39. Kg6 Qg5# 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.30"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8
12. Nbd2 h6 13. Bc4 Bd6 14. a5 Re8 15. Bd3 Nd7 16. b3 Nc5
17. Bc4 Be6 18. Bb2 f6 19. Bxe6+ Rxe6 20. Nc4 Rb8 21. Nfd2 Rb5
22. Ra2 Nb7 23. Rea1 Bc5 24. Kf1 Re7 25. Ke2 Rd7 26. Nf1 Bd4
27. Nfe3 Bxe3 28. Nxe3 Kf7 29. f3 Ke6 30. g4 Nc5 31. Nc4 Ke7
32. Bc1 Ne6 33. Be3 Ncd4+ 34. Kf2 Ng5 35. Bxg5 fxg5 36. Rd1
Ke6 37. Rd3 Rf7 38. Ra1 Rb8 39. Rad1 Rbf8 40. Nxe5 Kxe5
41. Rxd4 Rxf3+ 42. Ke2 Rf2+ 43. Ke1 Rf1+ 44. Ke2 R8f2+ 45. Ke3
Rf3+ 46. Ke2 R1f2+ 47. Ke1 Rxh2 48. Rd5+ Kf4 49. R1d4 Kxg4
50. Rc5 Rg3 51. Kf1 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.08.31"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "190"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Bf4 Nf6 5.e3 O-O 6.a3 c5 7.dxc5
Bxc5 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.Rd1 Be7 11.Be2 Ne4 12.cxd5 Nxc3
13.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 14.bxc3 exd5 15.Rxd5 Bxa3 16.Nd4 Nxd4 17.exd4 b6
18.Kd2 Be6 19.Rb5 Bd7 20.Rb3 Be7 21.Bf3 Ba4 22.Rb2 Rad8 23.Ra1
b5 24.Bc6 a6 25.Bb7 Bd6 26.Be3 a5 27.Bc6 Rb8 28.d5 Rfd8 29.Kd3
Bf8 30.Bd4 f6 31.Ke4 Bd6 32.c4 Bb4 33.Ba7 f5+ 34.Kf3 Rbc8
35.cxb5 Bxb5 36.Bxb5 Bc3 37.Rab1 Bxb2 38.Rxb2 Rxd5 39.Be3 Rb8
40.Bc4 Rxb2 41.Bxd5+ Kh8 42.Bd4 Rb1 43.Ke2 a4 44.g3 a3 45.Kd2
h5 46.h4 Kh7 47.Bc4 g6 48.Kc2 Re1 49.Be3 f4 50.Bxf4 a2 51.Bxa2
Re2+ 52.Kb3 Rxf2 53.Bb1 Re2 54.Kc4 Kg7 55.Kd5 Re1 56.Bc2 Re2
57.Bd3 Re1 58.Be4 Rd1+ 59.Ke5 Re1 60.Bd2 Re2 61.Bc3 Kh6 62.Bb4
Rf2 63.Bc5 Rf1 64.Bb4 Rf2 65.Be7 Rf1 66.Bf6 Rg1 67.Bg5+ Kg7
68.Bf4 Re1 69.Kd5 Rd1+ 70.Ke6 Re1 71.Ke5 Re2 72.Kd5 Re1 73.Bd3
Kh7 74.Kd4 Kg7 75.Be3 Ra1 76.Ke4 Ra4+ 77.Kf3 Ra3 78.Bb5 Rb3
79.Be8 Rb1 80.Bc6 Rb4 81.Bd2 Rb6 82.Bc3+ Kh6 83.Bd5 Rb1 84.Kf4
Rf1+ 85.Ke5 Rg1 86.Bd2+ Kg7 87.Bf4 Re1+ 88.Kd6 Kf6 89.Bf3 Kf5
90.Kd5 Rf1 91.Be4+ Kg4 92.Bxg6 Rxf4 93.gxf4 Kxf4 94.Bxh5 Kg3
95.Bd1 Kxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2015.09.01"]
[EventDate "2015.08.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "153"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.O-O a6 5.Bd3 Ngf6 6.c3 b5 7.Bc2
Bb7 8.Re1 Rc8 9.a4 b4 10.a5 Qc7 11.d3 bxc3 12.bxc3 e6 13.h3
Be7 14.Bf4 O-O 15.Nbd2 Bc6 16.Nc4 Bb5 17.Nfd2 Rfd8 18.Bg3 Ne8
19.Kh2 Rb8 20.Ne3 Ne5 21.Qe2 Nc6 22.Nb3 Ne5 23.Nd2 Nc6 24.Ndc4
Nf6 25.Kh1 Ne5 26.f4 Nxc4 27.dxc4 Bc6 28.Nd1 g6 29.Bh2 Nh5
30.Qe3 Bh4 31.g3 Be7 32.Kg1 Re8 33.e5 Ng7 34.g4 f5 35.exf6
Bxf6 36.Nf2 Bh4 37.Re2 Bxf2+ 38.Rxf2 Rf8 39.Bg3 Rbe8 40.Kh2
Rf7 41.Rd1 Rd7 42.Rfd2 Qd8 43.h4 Rf8 44.Rf2 Kh8 45.Rb1 Qxa5
46.h5 gxh5 47.f5 exf5 48.gxf5 Qd8 49.f6 Ne8 50.Bh4 Rdf7 51.Qh6
Rg8 52.Re1 d5 53.Qxh5 Qd6+ 54.Re5 d4 55.cxd4 Qxd4 56.Re7 Rxe7
57.fxe7 Qd6+ 58.Kh3 Bd7+ 59.Bf5 Qd3+ 60.Rf3 Bxf5+ 61.Qxf5
Qxf5+ 62.Rxf5 Kg7 63.Bg3 h6 64.Be5+ Kh7 65.Rf7+ Kg6 66.Rf8 Kh7
67.Bf4 a5 68.Bxh6 a4 69.Be3 a3 70.Bxc5 a2 71.Bd4 Nc7 72.Ba1
Ne8 73.c5 Nc7 74.c6 Ne8 75.Kh4 Nc7 76.Kh5 Ne8 77.c7 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.11"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Richmond Phiri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O d5 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Bc3 Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7
12. Nd2 f5 13. a4 Nf6 14. a5 b5 15. Qc2 bxc4 16. bxc4 Rc8
17. Rfe1 c5 18. e3 dxc4 19. dxc5 Nd5 20. Nf3 Bxc5 21. Red1 Qe7
22. Nd4 Nxc3 23. Qxc3 Qf6 24. Rab1 Rfd8 25. Bf1 f4 26. gxf4
Bxd4 27. exd4 Qxf4 28. Bg2 Rd6 29. Re1 Qxd4 30. Qxd4 Rxd4
31. Rxe6 c3 32. Rc1 c2 33. Bf3 Bb7 34. Rxc2 Rxc2 35. Bxb7 Rg4+
36. Kf1 Rf4 37. Bd5 Rfxf2+ 38. Ke1 Kf8 39. Re3 Rxh2 40. Rd3
Rc1+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.12"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Richmond Phiri"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6
dxc6 7. O-O e5 8. Nd2 Nf6 9. Nc4 Bg4 10. Qe1 Nd7 11. f4 exf4
12. Bxf4 Nc5 13. Be2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Ne6 15. Rad1 Bc5+ 16. Kh1
Qh4 17. Bd6 Rd8 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. Nd6+ Rxd6 20. Rxd6 O-O
21. e5 a5 22. b3 h6 23. Qe3 Ne6 24. Qf2 Qe7 25. Rfd1 Ng5
26. Qf4 Re8 27. Rd7 Qxe5 28. Qxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxb7 Re2 30. Rc1
Ne6 31. b4 axb4 32. Rxb4 Re5 33. Rc4 Ra5 34. a4 c5 35. Rb1 Kf8
36. Rb7 Ke8 37. Kg1 Ra8 38. Kf2 Nd8 39. Re4+ Kf8 40. Rb5 Ne6
41. a5 Ra7 42. c4 Ra8 43. Re1 Ra7 44. Reb1 Ra6 45. Rb8+ Ke7
46. R8b7+ Kf6 47. Ra1 Ke5 48. Rb6 Ra7 49. a6 Nd8 50. Ra5 Ne6
51. Rb7 Ra8 52. a7 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.14"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Samuel Shankland"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Be6 11. Rd1 Qe7
12. a3 O-O 13. b4 Bd6 14. Bb2 Rac8 15. Qd2 Rfd8 16. Qe1 b5
17. Na2 Bg4 18. Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.15"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Samuel Shankland"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. O-O a6 8. b3 Rb8 9. d5 Na5 10. Bd2 c5 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Rc1
Bf5 13. Ne1 Qd7 14. Nd5 Bh3 15. Bc3 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Ne5 17. f4
Bxg2 18. Nxg2 Ng4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.16"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Samuel Shankland"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a4 Nf6 9. Nbd2 Bf5 10. Qe2 Qe7 11. Ne4 Nxe4
12. dxe4 Be6 13. b4 Bd6 14. a5 f6 15. Be3 Nd8 16. Rfd1 Nf7
17. Nd2 Rfd8 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Qc4 Qxc4 20. Nxc4 a6 21. Rd5
Be7 22. Rad1 c6 23. Rd7 Rxd7 24. Rxd7 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Nxd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.16"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Samuel Shankland"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. d3 e6 6. Bf4 d6
7. Qc1 h6 8. a3 Nge7 9. Rb1 e5 10. Bd2 Be6 11. b4 Qd7 12. Nf3
cxb4 13. axb4 d5 14. b5 Nd4 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd4 exd4
17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. O-O h5 20. Bb4 Kd7 21. Qf4 Bh6
22. Qh4 Bg5 23. Qh3+ f5 24. Qg2 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Rhe8 26. Rb2
Be7 27. Bxe7 Rxe7 28. Ra1 Re5 29. Ra4 Rd5 30. h4 Kd6 31. Rc4
Re8 32. Kf3 Re7 33. Ra4 b6 34. Rc4 Rc7 35. Rxc7 Kxc7 36. Kf4
Kb7 37. Kg5 Rd6 38. Ra2 a5 39. bxa6+ Ka7 40. Kf4 Re6 41. e3
dxe3 42. fxe3 b5 43. e4 fxe4 44. dxe4 b4 45. e5 b3 46. Rb2 Rb6
47. e6 Rxe6 48. Rxb3 Kxa6 49. Kg5 Ka7 50. Rf3 Rb6 51. Kh6 Kb7
52. Rf7+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.17"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 a6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nf6
7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. b3 b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Nbd7
12. Be2 O-O 13. Rac1 Rfd8 14. Nc4 Bd5 15. Bd4 Rac8 16. Bxc5
Rxc5 17. Nce5 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 a5 20. Rc6 Kf8
21. g3 h6 22. Bc4 Rb8 23. Rc7 Ke7 24. Nd4 g5 25. f3 Ra8
26. Bb5 Kd6 27. Rc6+ Ke7 28. Kf2 Ne8 29. Ba4 Kd8 30. f4 Nef6
31. Kf3 g4+ 32. Ke2 Rc8 33. a3 Ne4 34. Rxc8+ Kxc8 35. Bc6 Ndf6
36. Kd3 Nc5+ 37. Kc4 Nfe4 38. b4 Nd6+ 39. Kc3 axb4+ 40. axb4
Nce4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.18"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nd7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Bh6 Nf6
12. Bd3 Rd8 13. d5 c4 14. Bb1 e6 15. O-O exd5 16. e5 Ne4
17. Qf4 Bh8 18. Rfe1 Re8 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Qxe4 Be6 21. Nd4
Qd5 22. Nxe6 Qxe4 23. Rxe4 Rxe6 24. f4 f6 25. Rxc4 fxe5
26. Rc7 exf4 27. Bxf4 Rf6 28. Be3 Rf7 29. Rxf7 Kxf7 30. c4
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.19"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5
7. exd6 Qxd6 8. Na3 Be6 9. O-O Bxb3 10. Qxb3 e6 11. d4 Qd7
12. Rd1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Na5 14. Qb5 Bxa3 15. Qxa5 Bd6 16. Qh5 a6
17. Nf3 Qc7 18. Ng5 g6 19. Qh3 Be7 20. Qh6 Bf8 21. Qh4 Be7
22. Qh6 Bf8 23. Qh3 Be7 24. Qf3 O-O 25. Qh3 h5 26. Be3 Qc6
27. g4 Bxg5 28. Bxg5 f6 29. Be3 Nc4 30. gxh5 Rf7 31. Qg3 g5
32. b3 Ne5 33. Kf1 Kh7 34. h3 Rg8 35. Qg2 Nf3 36. Ke2 Nd4+
37. Kf1 Nf3 38. Ke2 Nd4+ 39. Kf1 Nf3 40. Ke2 Nd4+ 41. Kf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.19"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "3.9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6
7. Rb1 e5 8. b4 Be6 9. d3 h6 10. Nd2 Qc8 11. b5 Ne7 12. a4 Bh3
13. Bb2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Kh7 15. Nf3 c5 16. bxc6 Qxc6 17. Qb3 g5
18. e4 Nd7 19. Ba3 b6 20. Qb5 Nc5 21. Rfd1 f5 22. Bxc5 dxc5
23. a5 Qf6 24. Ne1 f4 25. Rd2 Nc6 26. Nd5 Qd6 27. axb6 axb6
28. Qb2 Rab8 29. f3 h5 30. Nc2 g4 31. Rf1 Qg6 32. Rdf2 Rf7
33. Qc1 Bh6 34. Qd1 Rg8 35. fxg4 hxg4 36. gxf4 g3 37. hxg3
Qxg3+ 38. Kh1 Rg4 39. Rh2 Rh4 40. Qe2 Rxh2+ 41. Qxh2 Qxd3
42. Re1 exf4 43. Qh5 Ne5 44. Rg1 Qf3+ 45. Qxf3 Nxf3 46. Rd1
Ne5 47. Nxb6 f3 48. Kg1 Ng4 49. Nd5 Bf4 50. Nxf4 Rxf4 51. Rd7+
Kg6 52. Rd6+ Kg5 53. Rd5+ Kh4 54. Kf1 Kg3 55. Ne1 Ne3+ 56. Kg1
f2+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.19"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6
7. Qc2 Bb7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Bd3 h6 11. e4 Qa5+
12. Bd2 Bb4 13. Rc1 c5 14. dxc5 Nd7 15. c6 Rac8 16. Bxb4 Qxb4+
17. Qd2 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 Bxc6 19. Nd4 Bb7 20. f3 Rfd8 21. Ke3
Nc5 22. Be2 Na4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rb1 a6 25. Bd1 Nc5 26. Rc1
Kf8 27. f4 Rd8 28. Bf3 a5 29. Rc3 Ke7 30. a3 g5 31. g3 gxf4+
32. gxf4 Rg8 33. b4 axb4 34. axb4 Na6 35. Be2 Rc8 36. Rxc8
Bxc8 37. Nc6+ Kd6 38. Ne5 f5 39. Nc4+ Kc7 40. b5 Nc5 41. e5
Ne4 42. Bf3 Nc3 43. Nd6 Bd7 44. Be2 Nxe2 45. Kxe2 Kd8 46. Kf2
Be8 47. Kg3 Bh5 48. Kh4 Be2 49. Kg3 Bh5 50. Kf2 Kc7 51. Ke3
Kd8 52. Nc4 Kc7 53. Kd4 Be8 54. Nd6 Bh5 55. Ke3 Kd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.19"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5
7. exd6 Qxd6 8. Na3 Be6 9. d4 Bxb3 10. Qxb3 cxd4 11. Nb5 Qb8
12. Nbxd4 e6 13. O-O Be7 14. a4 Nd5 15. a5 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 a6
17. Qa4+ Kf8 18. c4 Nf6 19. b3 h5 20. Nf3 h4 21. h3 Rh5
22. Be3 Qc7 23. Bb6 Qf4 24. Rad1 e5 25. Be3 Qf5 26. c5 Qc8
27. b4 e4 28. Nd4 Nd5 29. Qb3 Kg8 30. Rfe1 Bf6 31. Bc1 Qe8
32. Qc4 Rd8 33. Ne2 e3 34. fxe3 Re5 35. Nc3 Nxc3 36. Qxc3 Red5
37. Qc2 Qb5 38. Rxd5 Rxd5 39. Bd2 Rd3 40. Re2 Ra3 41. Re1 Qd7
42. Rc1 Rd3 43. Be1 Rxe3 44. Bf2 Rd3 45. Re1 g6 46. Qc4 Rd2
47. Qf4 Kg7 48. Bxh4 Qd4+ 49. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 50. Kf1 Rb2 51. Re4
Rxb4 52. Be1 Rc4 53. Rxd4 Rxc5 54. Rd6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.19"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "3.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. e3 a6 6. Nge2 Nge7
7. a3 h5 8. h3 Ba7 9. b4 h4 10. g4 f5 11. gxf5 Bxf5 12. Qb3
Qd7 13. Bb2 Rb8 14. O-O-O Bd3 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Qf5
17. N2c3 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. d3 Kd7 20. Rdg1 g6 21. Rg5 Qe6
22. Qc2 d5 23. Nd2 Rhf8 24. Nd1 Rf5 25. Rg4 Rbf8 26. Rh2 g5
27. Nb3 Kc8 28. Nc5 Bxc5 29. Qxc5 d4 30. Qxb5 dxe3 31. Qa6+
Kd7 32. fxe3 Rf1 33. Rc4 Nd5 34. Re2 R8f3 35. b5 Nce7 36. Kd2
Nb6 37. Rc3 Qd5 38. Qa7 Nc4+ 39. Kc2 Nc8 40. Qb8 e4 41. Rd2
Rxd1 42. Rxd1 Nxe3+ 43. Kb1 Qd6 44. Rdc1 Nd5 45. Rc6 Qh2
46. R6c2 Qf4 47. dxe4 Qxe4 48. Ka1 Nce7 49. Qb7 Re3 50. b6 Re1
51. bxc7 Rxc1+ 52. Rxc1 Nc8 53. Rd1 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.19"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "3.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6
7. Rb1 e5 8. b4 Be6 9. d3 h6 10. b5 Ne7 11. a4 Qd7 12. Ba3
Rfe8 13. Nd2 Rab8 14. a5 b6 15. Nde4 Nh7 16. axb6 axb6 17. Bb2
f5 18. Nd2 Nf6 19. Ra1 d5 20. cxd5 Nexd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5
22. Bxd5+ Qxd5 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. Nxb3 e4 25. dxe4 Rxe4 26. Nd4
Ne8 27. e3 Nd6 28. Rab1 Nc4 29. Rfc1 Nd2 30. Ra1 Bxd4 31. Bxd4
Nb3 32. Rxc7 Nxa1 33. Bxa1 Ra8 34. Bd4 Re6 35. Rg7+ Kf8
36. Rh7 Ra5 37. Rxh6 Rxb5 38. h4 Kf7 39. Rh7+ Ke8 40. Kg2 Kd8
41. h5 gxh5 42. Rxh5 Kd7 43. g4 Rg6 44. g5 Ke6 45. Rh6 Kf7
46. Rh7+ Kg8 47. Rh8+ Kf7 48. f4 Rb1 49. Rc8 b5 50. Rc5 Ra6
51. Rxf5+ Kg6 52. Rd5 b4 53. Kf3 Rf1+ 54. Ke4 Re6+ 55. Kd3 b3
56. Rb5 Kh5 57. Rxb3 Rd1+ 58. Kc4 Kg4 59. Kd5 Re8 60. g6 Kf5
61. g7 Rd8+ 62. Kc4 Ke4 63. Rb5 Rc8+ 64. Rc5 Rc1+ 65. Kb3 Rb8+
66. Ka2 Rg1 67. f5 Kd3 68. Rc3+ Ke4 69. f6 Rf1 70. Rc7 Ra8+
71. Ra7 Rc8 72. f7 Kd3 73. g8=Q Rc2+ 74. Ka3 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.19"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "3.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. c3 b5
7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Re1 Rc8 9. a4 b4 10. a5 e6 11. d3 bxc3 12. bxc3
Be7 13. h3 O-O 14. Bf4 Bc6 15. Nbd2 Bb5 16. Bh2 Re8 17. Bb3
Bxd3 18. c4 d5 19. cxd5 exd5 20. e5 c4 21. Bc2 Ne4 22. Bxd3
cxd3 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Rxe4 Nc5 25. Rd4 Qc7 26. e6 Qb7 27. Rb1
Qa8 28. exf7+ Kxf7 29. Ne5+ Kg8 30. Rxd3 Bf6 31. Re3 Rcd8
32. Qe2 Qd5 33. Ng4 Rxe3 34. Nxf6+ gxf6 35. Qxe3 Qd1+ 36. Qe1
Qxe1+ 37. Rxe1 Kf7 38. Bc7 Rd5 39. Rb1 Ne6 40. Bb6 Nc5 41. Kf1
Nb7 42. Ra1 h5 43. g3 Kg6 44. Kg2 Rb5 45. Ra4 Kf7 46. Kf3 Rb3+
47. Kg2 Rb5 48. g4 hxg4 49. hxg4 Kg7 50. f4 Kf7 51. f5 Rd5
52. Kg3 Kg7 53. Kh4 Nd6 54. Rb4 Nb7 55. Rc4 Nxa5 56. Rc7+ Kg8
57. Kh5 Nb3 58. Kg6 Kf8 59. Rc3 Rb5 60. Be3 Ke7 61. Rc6 Re5
62. Rc3 Rb5 63. Rc7+ Kd6 64. Bf4+ Kd5 65. Kxf6 a5 66. Ra7 Nd4
67. Kg6 Ke4 68. Bh2 Kf3 69. Rd7 Nc6 70. g5 a4 71. f6 Rb6
72. Kg7 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.20"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. e4 c5 10. Bf4 Nb6 11. a4 cxd4
12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. Ndb5 Qxd1 14. Raxd1 Bd7 15. Nc7 Rac8 16. a5
Na4 17. e5 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Nd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Bxd5 Bc6
21. Bxc6 Rxc6 22. Rd7 Ra6 23. Rxb7 Rxa5 24. e6 g5 25. Bxg5
fxe6 26. Bf4 Rf7 27. Rb8+ Rf8 28. Rb2 Ra3 29. Be5 Rb3 30. Re2
Rb5 31. Bf4 Kf7 32. Rd1 Rb7 33. Rde1 Rb6 34. Kg2 Rc8 35. Re4
Rb2 36. Be3 Bxe3 37. R1xe3 Rc5 38. Rxe6 Rf5 39. Re7+ Kf8
40. Re8+ Kf7 41. R3e7+ Kg6 42. Rg8+ Kf6 43. Rf8+ Kxe7 44. Rxf5
Kd6 45. Ra5 Rb7 46. g4 Kc6 47. Ra4 Kc5 48. h4 Rd7 49. g5 Kb5
50. Rb4+ Kc5 51. Rb8 a5 52. Ra8 Kb6 53. h5 Rd3 54. h6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.21"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Ne2 b6
12. Rd1 Ba6 13. Nf4 Bb7 14. a4 Be7 15. e6 Bd6 16. exf7+ Kxf7
17. Ng5+ Kf6 18. Ne4+ Kf7 19. Ng5+ Kf6 20. Ne4+ Kf7 21. a5 c5
22. Nxd6+ cxd6 23. c4 Ba6 24. b3 b5 25. cxb5 Bxb5 26. b4 cxb4
27. Rb1 Rac8 28. Rxb4 Rc5 29. Bb2 Bc6 30. a6 Ra5 31. Ne2 Re8
32. Nd4 Nxd4 33. Rbxd4 Rg5 34. Rf4+ Kg8 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4
Re4 37. Rxe4 Bxe4 38. Rxd6 Rxg4+ 39. Kf1 Rg6 40. Rd7 Rxa6
41. Rxg7+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.23"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Pavel Eljanov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc2 Be4
12. Qc1 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Rd1 a5 15. Nbd2 Bh7 16. Nb3 c6
17. Qc3 Be7 18. Nc5 Qc7 19. Ne5 Na6 20. Nxb7 Qxb7 21. Bxc6 Qc7
22. Bxa8 Qxc3 23. bxc3 Rxa8 24. Nc6 Bd8 25. Nxd8 Rxd8 26. f3
Rc8 27. Ra3 Bg6 28. Kf2 Rb8 29. Rd2 f6 30. Raa2 Rb3 31. Rab2
Rxc3 32. Rb5 Bc2 33. Rxa5 Nc7 34. Ra7 f5 35. a5 Kh7 36. Rb7
Rc4 37. Rb6 Ba4 38. a6 Bc6 39. a7 Bd5 40. Ra2 Rxd4 41. Rc2 Na8
42. Ra6 Rd1 43. h4 h5 44. Ke3 Rg1 45. Kf4 Rg2 46. Rd6 Rg1
47. Rc8 Ra1 48. Kg5 Rxa7 49. Rdd8 g6 50. Rh8+ Kg7 51. Rcg8+
Kf7 52. Rxg6 Ra6 53. Rh7+ Kf8 54. Kxh5 Nb6 55. Kg5 Nc4 56. h5
Nd6 57. Rf6+ Kg8 58. Rd7 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2015.09.24"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pavel Eljanov"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4
c5 7. Ne5 Qc8 8. O-O Nc6 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Qa4 Rc8
12. d3 O-O 13. Be3 Rfd8 14. Rac1 b6 15. Rfd1 h6 16. h3 Ne8
17. Nb5 Bf6 18. b3 Nd6 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Qg4 Kf8
22. Rc4 Qd5 23. Rdc1 h5 24. Qf4 Bb2 25. R1c2 Be5 26. Qe4 Qxe4
27. Rxe4 Bd6 28. Rh4 g6 29. Rhc4 Rb8 30. d4 cxd4 31. Rxd4 Ke8
32. Kg2 Rb7 33. Rdc4 Ke7 34. Bg5+ f6 35. Be3 Rdd7 36. Rc8 Rd8
37. R8c4 Rdd7 38. Ra4 Rbc7 39. Rxc7 Rxc7 40. h4 e5 41. f4 Ke6
42. fxe5 Bxe5 43. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Millionaire Chess"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2015.10.08"]
[EventDate "2015.10.09"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gauri Shankar"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. O-O Nf6
7. d4 Be7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. a3 Be6 11. b4 Be7
12. Bb2 Ne8 13. Ne2 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nf4 Nc7 16. Qd2 Rad8
17. a4 Bg4 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Ne6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bg2 Qd4
22. Qe2 Rf6 23. b5 Na5 24. Qd3 Qxd3 25. cxd3 Nb3 26. Ra2 Rc8
27. Re1 g5 28. Rb1 Nd4 29. Rb4 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Nc2 31. Rg4 h6
32. f3 Kf7 33. h4 Ne3 34. Rb4 Rd1 35. Rb3 gxh4 36. g4 d4
37. Re2 e5 38. a5 Rf4 39. a6 b6 40. Ra3 Kf6 41. Rb3 Kg5
42. Rf2 Nxg4+ 0-1

[Event "Millionaire Chess"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2015.10.08"]
[EventDate "2015.10.08"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniel Gurevich"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. c4 c5 6. d4 cxd4
7. Qxd4 Be7 8. Nc3 d6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Rfd1 Nc6 11. Qf4 Qb8
12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rxd6 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Nc2 Bb7 16. Rad1
Qc7 17. R6d3 Qc6 18. f3 Qc5+ 19. Kg2 e5 20. Qf5 Qxc4 21. Ne3
Qc8 22. Rd7 Bc6 23. Ncd5 Bd8 24. Ne7+ Bxe7 25. Rxe7 Qa6
26. Kf2 Rae8 27. Qxe5 Rxe7 28. Qxe7 h6 29. Rd8 Rxd8 30. Qxd8+
Kh7 31. Qc7 Qb7 32. Qxb7 Bxb7 33. Nf5 Kg6 34. e4 Kf6 35. Ke3
Bc8 36. Nd6 Bd7 37. Kd4 Ke6 38. Nf5 Kf6 39. Ne3 Ke6 40. g4 g6
41. h4 Bb5 42. g5 hxg5 43. hxg5 Kd6 44. f4 Be2 45. a3 Ke6
46. f5+ gxf5 47. exf5+ Kd6 48. Nc4+ Ke7 49. Ne5 Bb5 50. Ng4
Be2 51. Nf6 Bd1 52. Ke5 Bc2 53. Nd5+ 1-0

[Event "Millionaire Chess"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2015.10.09"]
[EventDate "2015.10.09"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gil Popilski"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 e5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 Nd7
7. Bd3 Bd6 8. O-O Ngf6 9. a4 O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nc4 Bc7
12. Qc2 exd4 13. cxd4 Bxf3 14. Rxf3 Nb6 15. e5 Nxc4 16. Qxc4
b5 17. Qc3 Bb6 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Qb3 bxa4 20. Rxa4 Rb8 21. Qc4
Qd7 22. Bf2 g6 23. Be4 f5 24. Bc2 Kg7 25. Rfa3 a5 26. Kh1 Bc7
27. Qa2 Nb4 28. Qc4 Nd5 29. Qa2 Nb4 30. Qc4 Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Millionaire Chess Op 2015"]
[Site "Las Vegas USA"]
[Date "2015.10.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gil Popilski"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 e5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 Nd7 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. O-O Ngf6 9. a4 O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nc4 Bc7 12. Qc2 exd4 13. cxd4 Bxf3 14. Rxf3 Nb6 15. e5 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 b5 17. Qc3 Bb6 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Qb3 bxa4 20. Rxa4 Rb8 21. Qc4 Qd7 22. Bf2 g6 23. Be4 f5 24. Bc2 Kg7 25. Rfa3 a5 26. Kh1 Bc7 27. Qa2 Nb4 28. Qc4 Nd5 29. Qa2 Nb4 30. Qc4 Nd5 1/2-1/2


[Event "Millionaire Chess"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[EventDate "2015.10.09"]
[Round "4.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Samuel Sevian"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3
Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Rb1 O-O 9. b4 e4 10. Nxe4 Bf5 11. Qc2 Bxb4
12. a3 Bd6 13. e3 h6 14. Nh4 Bh7 15. f4 Be7 16. f5 Ne5 17. Bb2
f6 18. a4 Nec4 19. Bd4 a5 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. Bxc5 Rf7 22. Bxb6
Nxb6 23. Bxb7 Rb8 24. Bc6 Qd6 25. Rf4 Kh8 26. Rd4 Qa3 27. Qc3
Qxc3 28. dxc3 Re7 29. Rbd1 Rf7 30. c4 Rff8 31. c5 Nc8 32. Rd7
Na7 33. Bg2 Rbc8 34. Ng6+ Bxg6 35. fxg6 1-0

[Event "Millionaire Chess"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[EventDate "2015.10.09"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Andrey Stukopin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bh4 g5
7. Bg3 Ne4 8. Ne2 h5 9. f3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Bd7 11. Qd2 Be7
12. g4 h4 13. g3 c5 14. gxh4 Nc6 15. Qe3 Qb8 16. O-O-O cxd4
17. Nxd4 Qxe5 18. Qxe5 Nxe5 19. h5 a6 20. Bd3 Bc5 21. Nce2
O-O-O 22. c3 Rdg8 23. Bc2 Rh6 24. Rhe1 Rf6 25. Ng1 Nc6 26. Rf1
Kc7 27. Kb1 Ne5 28. a4 Kd8 29. b3 Ke7 30. Nge2 b5 31. b4 Bxd4
32. Nxd4 bxa4 33. Rde1 Kd6 34. Kb2 Bb5 0-1

[Event "Millionaire Chess"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[EventDate "2015.10.09"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Ne4 8. Qc2 f5 9. h3 c6 10. Bd3 b6 11. cxb6 axb6 12. O-O
Bb7 13. Ne2 Bf6 14. a4 Qe7 15. Qb3 Rfc8 16. Rfc1 c5 17. Bb5 c4
18. Qc2 Bc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 Rcc8 22. Nc3
Bg5 23. Bh2 Nf6 24. f3 Ne8 25. Qe2 Nd6 26. Kh1 Bf6 27. Rf1 Qd7
28. Rad1 Rf8 29. g4 g6 30. Qg2 Bg7 31. Be5 Rad8 32. Qg3 Qe7
33. Bxg7 Qxg7 34. Kg2 Nb7 35. Ne2 Ra8 36. Ra1 Qd7 37. Nf4 Na5
38. Kh1 Nb3 39. Rad1 Rxa4 40. Rg1 Qe8 41. Qh4 Ra7 42. Qh6 Rg7
43. Nh5 Ra7 44. Nf4 Rg7 45. Nh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Millionaire Chess"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[EventDate "2015.10.09"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Luke McShane"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[PlyCount "17"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bc1 Nf6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Millionaire Chess (Blitz Tiebreaks B)"]
[Site "Las Vegas USA"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[EventDate "2015.10.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergei Azarov"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Qc2 d4
7. e3 Nc6 8. a3 a5 9. d3 e5 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4
12. Be3 Qg4 13. Nc3 Qh5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bd6 16. Bc5 Bh3
17. Bxd6 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 cxd6 19. Qc7 Qg6 20. Rad1 b5 21. Qb6 b4
22. axb4 Rfb8 23. Qc6 Rc8 24. Qa4 Qg4 25. d4 Qe4+ 26. Kg1 Qxd5
27. dxe5 Qxe5 28. Rfe1 axb4 29. Rxe5 Rxa4 30. Rxd6 g6 31. Rb6
Rc1+ 32. Kg2 Rc2 33. b3 Raa2 34. Rf6 Kg7 35. Rf4 f5 36. Re7+
Kf6 37. Rxh7 Rab2 38. Rb7 Rxb3 39. Rb6+ Kf7 40. h4 Rc5 41. Rd4
Rc7 42. Rdd6 Rb2 43. Rxg6 Rc5 44. h5 f4 45. h6 fxg3 46. Rg7+
1-0

[Event "Millionaire Chess (Blitz Tiebreaks B)"]
[Site "Las Vegas USA"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[EventDate "2015.10.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. d3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. e4 d6
7. h3 Rb8 8. a4 a6 9. Nc3 b5 10. axb5 axb5 11. Be3 b4 12. Ne2
Bb7 13. Qd2 Ra8 14. Bh6 O-O 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Rab1 Ra2 17. Nh4
Qb6 18. g4 c4 19. d4 Qa5 20. c3 bxc3 21. Nxc3 Qb4 22. e5 Ng8
23. d5 Nxe5 24. Qd4 Rxb2 25. Rxb2 Qxb2 26. Rb1 Qa3 27. f4 f6
28. Rxb7 Nd3 29. Nf3 Ra8 30. Kh2 Nxf4 31. g5 Nh5 32. gxf6+
Nhxf6 33. Rb1 Nh6 34. Qxc4 Nf5 35. Nd4 Ne3 36. Qb4 Qxb4
37. Rxb4 Rc8 38. Nc6 Nxg2 39. Kxg2 Nxd5 40. Nxd5 Rxc6 41. Rb7
Rc5 42. Nf4 Kf7 43. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Millionaire Chess (Blitz Tiebreaks B)"]
[Site "Las Vegas USA"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[EventDate "2015.10.11"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Evgeny Ilgizovich Bareev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "22"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. Bf4 Qb6 4. b3 Nf6 5. e3 Nh5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 Nd7 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. Qxh5 Ng4 10. Bg3 g6 11. Qh4 Bg7 0-1

[Event "Millionaire Chess (Rapid Tiebreaks Final)"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[EventDate "2015.10.11"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. d3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. h3
Bxf3 7. Bxf3 e5 8. O-O Bc5 9. e3 a5 10. e4 O-O 11. Qe2 Re8
12. Bg2 a4 13. a3 Qb6 14. Kh1 Qa6 15. Qf3 Nf8 16. b4 axb3
17. Nxb3 dxe4 18. dxe4 Ne6 19. Bb2 Bd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4
exd4 22. Rfe1 Qa4 23. Qd3 Nd7 24. Qd2 Nc5 25. Qb4 Ra5 26. Rad1
Qxa3 27. Qxd4 Qa4 28. Qc3 Qa3 29. Qd4 Qa4 30. Qc3 Qa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Millionaire Chess (Rapid Tiebreaks Final)"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[EventDate "2015.10.11"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "31"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O g6 6. d4 exd4
7. e5 dxe5 8. Nxe5 Qd5 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Re1 d3 11. Bxc6+ Qxc6
12. Qxd3 Qd6 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Nc3 Be6 15. Qf3 Nd5 16. Bh6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Millionaire Chess (Knock-Out Rapid)"]
[Site "Las Vegas USA"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[EventDate "2015.10.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6
12. Ne3 Be7 13. Qe2 Bf6 14. Nf5 d5 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Nxc8 Rxc8
17. Qd1 Nd6 18. c3 Bg5 19. d4 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc7 21. Bd3 Re7
22. Rxe7 Qxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Millionaire Chess (Knock-Out Rapid)"]
[Site "Las Vegas USA"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[EventDate "2015.10.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 d5 6. exd5
Nxd5 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bd3 Nce7 11. Bg5
Nxc3 12. bxc3 h6 13. Bh4 Qc7 14. c4 b6 15. Be4 Bb7 16. Bxb7
Qxb7 17. Qb3 Nf5 18. Bg3 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Rac8 20. Bxd6 Rxd6
21. c5 Rd5 22. Rab1 Qa6 23. cxb6 axb6 24. Qxb6 Qxa2 25. Rd2
Rc2 26. Rxc2 Qxc2 27. Re1 Qc8 28. h3 Rd6 29. Qb4 Qd8 30. Rd1
Rd5 31. Rd2 Qc7 32. Qb1 Qd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Millionaire Chess (Knock-Out Rapid)"]
[Site "Las Vegas USA"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[EventDate "2015.10.12"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6
12. Ne3 Be7 13. c4 Bf6 14. d4 d5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. g3 Be6
17. Bg2 Qb6 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd4 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Rxe3
Rd8 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. Bxb3 Nd6 24. Rd1 Nc8 25. Rc1 Rd7 26. Ba4
Rd4 27. Bb3 Rd7 28. Rec3 Nb6 29. Rc7 Rfd8 30. a4 Kf8 31. a5
Nd5 32. Bxd5 Rxc7 33. Rxc7 Rxd5 34. Rxb7 Rxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Millionaire Chess (Knock-Out Rapid)"]
[Site "Las Vegas USA"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[EventDate "2015.10.12"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "161"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bg2 e5
7. Nb5 d6 8. Bg5 a6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. N5c3 f5 11. O-O Bg7
12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nc4 Nd4 14. Nd5 fxe4 15. Ncb6 Be6 16. c3 Bxd5
17. Nxd5 Nf3+ 18. Bxf3 exf3 19. Qxf3 f5 20. Rad1 Kh8 21. Rd2
e4 22. Qh5 Be5 23. Ne3 Qc8 24. Nd5 Qd8 25. f4 exf3 26. Rxf3
Qd7 27. Nb6 Qe8 28. Qxe8 Raxe8 29. Rdf2 Bg7 30. Rxf5 Rxf5
31. Rxf5 Re2 32. Rf2 Re1+ 33. Kg2 Kg8 34. Rd2 Be5 35. Nc4 Kf7
36. Nxe5+ Rxe5 37. Kf3 Rb5 38. b4 Ke6 39. Rd4 h5 40. Ke3 Rg5
41. Re4+ Kd5 42. a4 b5 43. axb5 axb5 44. Rd4+ Ke6 45. Rh4 Kd5
46. Kd3 Rf5 47. Rf4 Rg5 48. c4+ Kc6 49. cxb5+ Kxb5 50. Rd4 Kc6
51. Ke3 Rf5 52. h3 Rf1 53. Rh4 Rf5 54. Rc4+ Kd5 55. Rf4 Rg5
56. Kf3 Ke6 57. Re4+ Kf6 58. g4 hxg4+ 59. hxg4 Rd5 60. Ke3 Rd1
61. Rd4 Rb1 62. Rxd6+ Ke5 63. Rb6 Rb3+ 64. Kd2 Kd4 65. Kc2 Rg3
66. Rc6 Rxg4 67. Kb3 Kd5 68. Ra6 Rg1 69. Ka4 Kc4 70. Rc6+ Kd5
71. Rc8 Kd6 72. Ka5 Kd7 73. Rc2 Rg8 74. b5 Rb8 75. Ka6 Kd6
76. b6 Ra8+ 77. Kb7 Ra1 78. Rd2+ Ke7 79. Kb8 Rb1 80. b7 Ke6
81. Ra2 1-0

[Event "Millionaire Chess (Knock-Out Rapid)"]
[Site "Las Vegas USA"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[EventDate "2015.10.12"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Qb3 c6
7. e3 Qe7 8. Nbd2 Qb4 9. Qc2 Nd7 10. a3 Qa5 11. Be2 dxc4
12. O-O Be7 13. Nxc4 Qc7 14. b4 O-O 15. Rac1 Rd8 16. Qb3 a6
17. Bd3 Nf6 18. Bb1 Bd7 19. e4 Be8 20. e5 Nh7 21. Qe3 b6
22. Rfd1 a5 23. d5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 exd5 25. Nxb6 Rd8 26. Nxd5
Qb7 27. Nxe7+ Qxe7 28. bxa5 Ra8 29. a6 Nf8 30. Bd3 Ne6 31. Nd4
Nxd4 32. Qxd4 Rd8 33. Qc3 c5 34. Bf1 Rd5 35. Qa5 Bc6 36. a7
Ba8 37. Rb1 Kh7 38. Rb8 c4 39. Qa6 Rd2 40. Rxa8 Qc5 41. Rh8+
Kxh8 42. a8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "Millionaire Chess (Knock-Out Rapid)"]
[Site "Las Vegas USA"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[EventDate "2015.10.12"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4
c5 7. O-O Bc6 8. Rd1 Nbd7 9. Qc2 Rc8 10. Nc3 b5 11. d3 a6
12. e4 Be7 13. Bf4 O-O 14. a4 Qb6 15. Qe2 Qb7 16. Nd2 Bd8
17. axb5 axb5 18. Nb3 Bb6 19. Bd6 Rfe8 20. Na5 Bxa5 21. Rxa5
b4 22. Nb1 Qb6 23. Ra1 e5 24. f4 c4+ 25. Qf2 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2
cxd3 27. Nd2 Ng4+ 28. Kg1 Ne3 29. Rdc1 Nxg2 30. Kxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Millionaire Chess (Rapid Tiebreaks Final)"]
[Site "Las Vegas, NV USA"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[EventDate "2015.10.11"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. d4 Nc6
7. Bb5 Be7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. O-O Bf5 10. Be3 Na5 11. Nxe4 Bxe4
12. Ng3 a6 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nc4 15. Bc1 f6 16. b3 Nb6
17. e6 Qd6 18. Re1 g6 19. Bh6 Rfe8 20. f4 Kh8 21. f5 g5
22. Nh5 Rg8 23. h4 g4 24. Rf1 Qd8 25. Qe2 Qe8 26. Nf4 Bd6
27. Rae1 c6 28. e7 Nc8 29. Qe6 Bxe7 30. h5 b5 31. Ng6+ hxg6
32. hxg6 Ra7 33. Kf2 g3+ 34. Kf3 Rxg6 35. fxg6 Qxg6 36. Qxc8+
Kh7 37. Rh1 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.19"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[Round "2.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Yannick Pelletier"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. Ba3 b6 11. bxa5 Nh5 12. Nd2
Nf4 13. axb6 Rxa3 14. Nb5 Ra5 15. bxc7 Qd7 16. a4 Ba6 17. Nb3
Bxb5 18. cxb5 Qxc7 19. Nxa5 Qxa5 20. g3 Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2 Bh6
22. Rfb1 Rb8 23. b6 Rxb6 24. Rxb6 Qxb6 25. a5 Qc5 26. Ra4 Kg7
27. a6 Nc8 28. Rc4 Qb5 29. Qa2 Nb6 30. Rc6 Na4 31. a7 Qa5
32. Kg2 Qxa7 33. Rc4 Bg5 34. Qxa4 Qb7 35. Rb4 Qc7 36. Qc6 Qa7
37. Qxd6 Be7 38. Qxe5+ 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.20"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Lexy Ortega"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5
exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. h3 Nf8 11. Bf4 Ng6
12. Bh2 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O-O b6 15. g4 Bb7 16. g5 Ne4
17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2 c5 19. d5 Qe7 20. Ndxe4 b5 21. f3 b4
22. Na4 Rad8 23. d6 Qe5 24. d7 Re7 25. Naxc5 Bxe4 26. Nxe4
Rdxd7 27. Kb1 Nf8 28. h4 Rc7 29. Qg2 Red7 30. h5 Rxd1+
31. Rxd1 Ne6 32. f4 Qf5 33. Rd5 Qxd5 34. Nf6+ gxf6 35. Qxd5
fxg5 36. f5 Rc5 37. Qe4 Nf8 38. h6 f6 39. Qe7 1-0

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.21"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Bd6 11. Bd3 Nce7
12. Qc2 g6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 c6 15. c4 Ng7 16. Bh6 Bg4
17. Nfd2 Re8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nc3 Qd7 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5
cxd5 22. Qb3 a6 23. g3 Be6 24. Bf1 Bf7 25. a3 h5 26. h4 Rac8
27. Bg2 Qc6 28. Nf1 f5 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Bf3 f4 31. Rd1 b5
32. Qd3 Rc8 33. Kg2 Be6 34. Re1 Qd7 35. Kg1 Rf8 36. Bg2 Bc7
37. Nd2 Qd6 38. Re5 Qd7 39. Re1 Qf7 40. Kh2 Bg4 41. Nf3 fxg3+
42. fxg3 Bxf3 43. Bxf3 Qxf3 44. Re7+ Kh6 45. Qxf3 Rxf3
46. Rxc7 Rf2+ 47. Kh3 Rxb2 48. Ra7 b4 49. Rxa6 bxa3 50. Rxa3
Rd2 51. Ra7 Rxd4 52. Kg2 Re4 53. Rd7 Re5 54. Kf3 Rf5+ 55. Ke3
g5 56. Rd6+ Kg7 57. hxg5 Rxg5 58. Kf4 Rg4+ 59. Kf3 d4 60. Rd5
Kg6 61. Rd6+ Kg7 62. Rd5 Kg6 63. Rd6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d4 cxd4
7. Qxd4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Rd1 d6 10. e4 Nbd7 11. Qe3 Qc7
12. b3 Rad8 13. Nd4 Qb8 14. Bb2 Rfe8 15. Re1 Bf8 16. Qe2 a6
17. Rad1 Qa8 18. Nc2 Rc8 19. Nd4 Nc5 20. f3 h6 21. Qd2 Red8
22. Kh1 Qb8 23. Qe2 Re8 24. Nc2 Qa8 25. Ne3 Bc6 26. Nc2 Bb7
27. Qf2 b5 28. b4 Ncd7 29. cxb5 axb5 30. a3 Qb8 31. Nxb5 Bxe4
32. fxe4 Qxb5 33. Qe2 Qa4 34. Ne3 Ne5 35. Rd2 Nfd7 36. Qd1 Qb5
37. Qe2 Qa4 38. Qd1 Qb5 39. Rd4 Nc6 40. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.23"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Najer"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Ne2 Nb4 6. O-O g6
7. Nbc3 Nxd3 8. Qxd3 Bg7 9. d5 d6 10. f4 Ne7 11. Be3 O-O
12. Nd4 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Nf3 Ba6 15. b4 h6 16. b5 Bc8
17. c5 g5 18. Rad1 Ng6 19. a4 bxc5 20. Bxc5 Re8 21. Qe3 a6
22. d6 Be6 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 axb5 25. d7 Re6 26. axb5 g4
27. Ne1 Nf4 28. Rd1 Rb8 29. Nd3 Qxd7 30. Nxf4 exf4 31. Rxd7
fxe3 32. Rfxf7 Be5 33. Kf1 Rf6+ 34. Rxf6 Bxf6 35. Bxe3 Rxb5
36. Bxh6 Rb4 37. Rxc7 Rxe4 38. Bd2 Ra4 39. Bc3 Rf4+ 40. Ke2
Bxc3 41. Rxc3 Kf7 42. Ke3 Rf1 43. Rc6 g3 44. hxg3 Rf5 45. g4
Ra5 46. Kf4 Kg7 47. g5 Ra2 48. g3 Ra4+ 49. Kf5 Ra5+ 50. Kg4
Ra1 51. Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "European Club Cup"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 c5 6. Nbd2 Nc6
7. c3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. e4 Be7 10. e5 Nh5 11. a3 a5 12. Qe2 Ra7
13. O-O c4 14. Bc2 b5 15. h4 g6 16. Bh2 Bxh4 17. g4 Ng7
18. Nxh4 Qxh4 19. Kg2 f5 20. exf6 Qxf6 21. Bd6 Rff7 22. f4 e5
23. dxe5 Qh4 24. f5 gxf5 25. Rh1 Qd8 26. Qe3 d4 27. cxd4 Ne8
28. Rh6 Rg7 29. Rg1 Rad7 30. d5 Ne7 31. Bxe7 Rdxe7 32. Qd4 Bb7
33. Kf2 Qxd5 34. Qxd5+ Bxd5 35. Bxf5 Rxe5 36. Re1 Rxe1
37. Kxe1 b4 38. axb4 axb4 39. Be6+ Bxe6 40. Rxe6 Nc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.04"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 Be6 11. g4
Ne7 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. Kh2 c5 14. Ndb5 Kd8 15. Be3 a6 16. Na3 b6
17. Ne4 h5 18. Kg3 hxg4 19. hxg4 Bc6 20. Ng5 Ke8 21. f4 f5
22. Rad1 g6 23. Ne6 fxg4 24. Nxc7+ Kf7 25. e6+ Kg8 26. Kxg4
Ra7 27. Rd7 Nf5 28. Bf2 Nh6+ 29. Kg3 Nf5+ 30. Kg4 Be7 31. Rfd1
Nh6+ 32. Kg3 Nf5+ 33. Kg4 Nh6+ 34. Kg3 Rh7 35. Nc4 Nf5+
36. Kg4 Nh6+ 37. Kg3 Nf5+ 38. Kg4 Nh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.05"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. d5 d6
7. Nc3 e6 8. O-O exd5 9. cxd5 Na6 10. Nd2 Rb8 11. e4 Re8
12. f3 Nh5 13. f4 Nf6 14. Kh1 Nc7 15. a4 a6 16. a5 Bd7 17. Bf3
Nb5 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Rxe5 20. Nc4 Rf5 21. Ne2 Rxf3
22. gxf3 Bh3 23. Re1 Qxd5 24. Nf4 Qxd1 25. Rxd1 Bd7 26. Be3
Bc6 27. Kg2 Re8 28. Kf2 g5 29. Nd3 g4 30. Nde5 Bd5 31. Rg1 h5
32. h3 Bxc4 33. Nxc4 Nd5 34. fxg4 Nxe3 35. Nxe3 Bxb2 36. Rae1
Bc3 37. Re2 Bd4 38. Kf3 Nc3 39. Ree1 Ne4 40. gxh5+ Kh7 41. Rg2
Nd6 42. Ree2 Re5 43. Nc2 Rxh5 44. Nxd4 cxd4 45. Rg4 Rxa5
46. Rxd4 Nf5 47. Rb4 b5 48. Kf4 Nh6 49. Ke5 Ra3 50. h4 Rg3
51. Ra2 Rg6 52. Rb1 Re6+ 53. Kf4 Rf6+ 54. Ke4 Re6+ 55. Kf4
Rf6+ 56. Ke4 Re6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.06"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Qe7 7. h3 O-O 8. Nc4 Nd7 9. Qe2 b5 10. Ne3 Nb6 11. Nf5 Bxf5
12. exf5 Nd7 13. Nd2 Bb4 14. c3 Ba5 15. Ne4 b4 16. O-O Rfd8
17. cxb4 Bxb4 18. Be3 f6 19. Qc2 Nb6 20. a3 Bd6 21. Qxc6 Qd7
22. Qxd7 Rxd7 23. Rfc1 Nd5 24. Bd2 Bf8 25. g3 a5 26. Kf1 a4
27. Ke2 Rb8 28. Rc2 Rb3 29. Rac1 Rd8 30. Nc3 Nxc3+ 31. Bxc3
Rd5 32. g4 c6 33. Rg1 h6 34. h4 Be7 35. Rg3 Kf7 36. Kd2 Bd6
37. Ke2 Bc5 38. g5 Bd4 39. gxh6 gxh6 40. Rg6 Bxc3 41. bxc3 h5
42. Rh6 Kg7 43. Rg6+ Kf7 44. Rh6 Kg7 45. Rg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.07"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5
7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qb6 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. Bg5 h6
12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Na3 Bd7 14. Rab1 Rac8 15. Qd3 Rfd8 16. cxd5
Qa4 17. Rd2 b5 18. Rbd1 exd5 19. Bxd5 Bc6 20. e4 a6 21. h4
Bxd5 22. exd5 Qb4 23. Rb1 Qa5 24. b4 Qa4 25. Rb3 Be7 26. Re2
Rc7 27. Kg2 Bf6 28. Qf3 Re7 29. Rd2 Red7 30. Qe2 g6 31. h5 g5
32. Qd1 Bg7 33. Nc2 Qxa2 34. Ne3 Qa1 35. Qxa1 Bxa1 36. Ra2 Bd4
37. Nf5 Bg7 38. Rxa6 Bf8 39. d6 Bxd6 40. Nxh6+ Kh7 41. Ng4 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.08"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Nd7 7. Nc4 O-O 8. Bd2 Re8 9. Qe2 f6 10. h4 Nf8 11. h5 Be6
12. Ne3 Qd7 13. h6 g6 14. O-O Bg4 15. Nxg4 Qxg4 16. Nd4 Qxe2
17. Nxe2 Ne6 18. g3 g5 19. Be3 Bf8 20. Kg2 Bxh6 21. Rh1 Bg7
22. Kf3 h6 23. Kg4 Re7 24. Raf1 Rf8 25. Rh3 Nd4 26. Nxd4 exd4
27. Bc1 Re5 28. f4 Rc5 29. Rh2 f5+ 30. exf5 Rfxf5 31. Rhf2
gxf4 32. Bxf4 h5+ 33. Kh3 Be5 34. Re1 Ra5 35. a3 Rd5 36. Re4
a5 37. a4 Rf7 38. b3 Bd6 39. Rfe2 Rg7 40. Bxd6 cxd6 41. Re8+
Kh7 42. Rf2 Rdg5 43. Rf3 R5g6 44. Re4 Rg4 45. Re6 h4 46. Rxd6
c5 47. Rd5 Rxg3+ 48. Rxg3 hxg3 49. Kg2 b6 50. Rd6 Rg6 51. Rxg6
Kxg6 52. Kxg3 Kg5 53. Kf3 Kf5 54. Kg3 Kg5 55. Kf3 Kf5 56. Kg3
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.10"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 a5 11. Nc3 Ra6 12. e3
Rb6 13. Qe2 Nbd7 14. Rfd1 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 c6 16. Qc2 Ne8
17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Na2 Nef6 19. Qc3 Ra8 20. Rd2 e5 21. dxe5
Qxe5 22. Rad1 Qxc3 23. Nxc3 Nf8 24. Be4 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Rb4
26. Nc5 g6 27. Rc2 b6 28. Nd3 Rd8 29. Rxc6 Ne6 30. Kg2 Nc5
31. Nxb4 Rxd1 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Nc6 Nxa4 34. b3 Nb2 35. Ne5 Nd3
36. Nxd3 Rxd3 37. b4 axb4 38. Rc6 b5 39. Rc5 Kf6 40. Rxb5 Rb3
41. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.11"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Nc3
e6 8.g4 Bg6 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Bg2 Nc6 12.e4 dxe4
13.Nxe4 Bb4+ 14.Nc3 Nb6 15.O-O O-O 16.d5 exd5 17.Nxd5 Bc5
18.Nc3 Bd4 19.Qf3 Qf6 20.Qxf6 Bxf6 21.Bf4 Rad8 22.Rad1 Bxc3
23.bxc3 Na4 24.c4 Nc3 25.Rd2 Rxd2 26.Bxd2 Ne2+ 27.Kh2 Rd8
28.Be3 Nc3 29.a3 Rd3 30.Rc1 Nd1 31.Be4 Rd7 32.Bc5 Nb2 33.Rc2
Na4 34.Be3 Nb6 35.c5 Nd5 36.Rd2 Nf6 37.Rxd7 Nxd7 38.Kg3 Kf8
39.f4 Nf6 40.Bf3 Ke7 41.f5 gxf5 42.gxf5 Kd7 43.Kf4 Ne8 44.Kg5
Ke7 45.Bf4 a6 46.h4 Kf8 47.Bg3 Nf6 48.Bd6+ Ke8 49.Kf4 Nd7
50.Bg2 Kd8 51.Kg5 Ke8 52.h5 Nf6 53.h6 Nh7+ 54.Kh5 Nf6+ 55.Kg5
Nh7+ 56.Kh4 gxh6 57.Kh5 Nf6+ 58.Kxh6 Ng4+ 59.Kg7 Nd4 60.Be4
Nf2 61.Bb1 Ng4 62.Bf4 f6 63.Be4 Nf2 64.Bb1 Ng4 65.Be4 Nf2
66.Bxb7 Nd3 67.Kxf6 Nxf4 68.Ke5 Nfe2 69.f6 a5 70.a4 Kf7
71.Bd5+ Kf8 72.Ke4 Nc2 73.c6 Nc3+ 74.Ke5 Nxa4 75.Bb3 Nb6
76.Bxc2 a4 77.c7 Kf7 78.Bxa4 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.12"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.d3 O-O 6.Nbd2 c5 7.e4
Nc6 8.Re1 Qc7 9.Qe2 b5 10.a4 b4 11.exd5 exd5 12.Nb3 Re8 13.Bf4
Qb6 14.a5 Qb5 15.Qd2 Be6 16.a6 Bf8 17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.Bxe5 Nd7
19.Bf4 Qb6 20.c3 Rac8 21.Qc2 d4 22.Nd2 h6 23.h4 dxc3 24.bxc3
bxc3 25.Qxc3 Nf6 26.Nc4 Qd8 27.Bb7 Nd5 28.Qd2 Nxf4 29.Qxf4
Qxd3 30.Ne5 Qd6 31.Rad1 Qc7 32.Nc6 Qxc6 33.Bxc6 Rxc6 34.Qa4
Rec8 35.Rd8 c4 36.Rxc8 Rxc8 37.Rxe6 fxe6 38.Qd7 Rc5 39.Qxe6+
Kh7 40.Qf7 Bd6 41.h5 Rg5 42.Kg2 c3 43.f4 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.13"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. b3 Ne7 11. Nbd2
h6 12. Nd4 Ng6 13. Bb2 Be7 14. Nc4 Nf4 15. Ne3 g6 16. g3 Ne6
17. Ne2 h5 18. a4 a5 19. Ba3 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 Ke7 21. Raa1 Nc5
22. Kg2 Re8 23. Nd4 Kf8 24. f4 Bd7 25. h3 Rad8 26. Nf3 Be6
27. g4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Bd5 29. Rh1 Ke7 30. Nxd5+ cxd5 31. Rh7
Ne6 32. Kg3 Rg8 33. Rf1 Nf8 34. Rh2 Ne6 35. Rh7 Nf8 36. Rh2
Ne6 37. Rh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2016.01.26"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Robert Bellin"]
[ECO "A92"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d5
7. Qc2 Nc6 8. a3 a5 9. Nbd2 Ne4 10. e3 Kh8 11. b3 Bd7 12. Bb2
Be8 13. Rac1 Bg6 14. Ne1 Bf7 15. Nd3 a4 16. b4 Bd6 17. cxd5
exd5 18. Nf3 Qe8 19. Nfe5 Nd8 20. Nc5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Nxc5
22. bxc5 Qb5 23. Rfd1 c6 24. Bf1 Qa5 25. Bc3 Qxc5 26. e6 Nxe6
27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. Qb2+ Kg8 29. Rxc5 Nxc5 30. Qb6 Bh5 31. Rd4
Nd7 32. Qxb7 Ne5 33. Rb4 Nf3+ 34. Kh1 Ne1 35. Qxc6 Bf3+
36. Kg1 Be4 37. Be2 Nf3+ 38. Bxf3 Bxf3 39. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2016.01.27"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Tamas Fodor Jr"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. Nf3 Na6
7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 Nxc5 9. b4 Nce4 10. Qd4 d6 11. Bg5 Nxg5
12. Nxg5 a5 13. b5 h6 14. Nf3 e5 15. Qb2 e4 16. Nd4 e3 17. f3
Bd7 18. g3 Rc8 19. Rc1 Qb6 20. Qc3 Rfe8 21. Bg2 Qc5 22. O-O d5
23. Nb3 Qxa3 24. Nxa5 Qxc3 25. Rxc3 b6 26. Nb7 Rxc4 27. Rxc4
dxc4 28. Rc1 Rc8 29. Nd6 Rc5 30. Rc3 Rd5 31. Nxc4 Rc5 32. Rc2
Bf5 0-1

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2016.01.28"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Grigoriy Oparin"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 cxd4
7. cxd4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 b6 10. Bxd5 exd5 11. Rd1 Na6
12. Nc3 Nc7 13. h3 Bb7 14. Bf4 Ne6 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6
17. Qe5 Rfd8 18. Qxd6 Rxd6 19. Nb5 Rc6 20. Rac1 f6 21. g3 Rac8
22. Rb1 Ra8 23. Re1 Kf7 24. Rbc1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Ke7 26. Nc3 Kd6
27. Rd1 a5 28. Ne1 Bc6 29. Nc2 Ng5 30. Ne3 Nxh3+ 31. Kg2 Bd7
32. Ncxd5 Bc6 33. Nc4+ Ke6 34. Kxh3 Bxd5 35. Re1+ Kf5 36. Nxb6
Rd8 37. Nxd5 Rxd5 38. Re7 g5 39. Rxh7 Rxd4 40. Rb7 a4 41. Rb5+
Ke6 42. a3 f5 43. f3 Rd3 44. Kg2 Rd2+ 45. Kf1 g4 46. fxg4 fxg4
47. Rb4 Kf5 48. Rf4+ Kg5 49. Rxa4 Rxb2 50. Rb4 Ra2 51. Rb3 Kf5
52. Re3 Kg6 53. Ke1 Kf6 54. Kd1 Kf5 55. Kc1 Rf2 56. Kd1 Ra2
57. Kc1 Rf2 58. Kd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2016.01.29"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[Round "4.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Renier Vazquez Igarza"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Bf2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5
12. O-O Nc6 13. c5 Bf8 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Nb3 Ne5 16. Bxd7 Qxd7
17. Qd4 Bg7 18. Rad1 Nc4 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5
Bxb2 22. Rd7 b6 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Bxe1 bxc5 25. Nxc5 Nb6
26. Rd3 Rc8 27. Bf2 Bf6 28. g4 Be7 29. Ne4 Rc1+ 30. Kg2 Rc2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2016.01.30"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[Round "5.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Mariya Muzychuk"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. g4 h6 8. Rg1 e5 9. Bd2 e4 10. Nh4 g6 11. h3 a6 12. O-O-O b5
13. c5 Bh2 14. Rh1 Bc7 15. f3 a5 16. fxe4 b4 17. Nxd5 cxd5
18. exd5 Bg3 19. Nf3 O-O 20. Rg1 Qc7 21. Bc4 Ba6 22. d6 Bxd6
23. Qxg6+ Kh8 24. Qxh6+ Nh7 25. Ng5 Nf6 26. Rdf1 1-0

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2016.01.31"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Markus Ragger"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bd2
g5 13. Rc1 Ng6 14. c5 Nf6 15. Nb5 Rf7 16. Ba5 b6 17. cxd6 cxd6
18. Be1 g4 19. fxg4 Nxe4 20. Nb4 a6 21. Bf3 Ng3 22. Nxd6 Qxd6
23. Rc6 Qf8 24. hxg3 fxg3 25. d6 e4 26. Be2 Rxf1+ 27. Bxf1
Bxg4 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. Rc7 Be6 30. Qxe4 Bf5 31. Qd5 Be4 32. Qd2
Be5 33. Rc4 Bb7 34. d7 Rd8 35. Nc6 Bxc6 36. Rxc6 Qf5 37. Rc8
Rxc8 38. Qd3 Qf8 39. dxc8=Q Qxc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2016.02.01"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[Round "7.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Luka Lenic"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. d4 Bb4
7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. Bb5 O-O 9. Bxc6 a5 10. Ne2 bxc6 11. O-O Ba6
12. Rd1 c5 13. Qc2 Nxc3 14. Nxc3 Re8 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 cxd4
17. Rxd4 Rxe5 18. Bf4 Re2 19. Rad1 Qf6 20. Rxd5 Qxf4 21. Rd8+
Re8 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Qc6 Rb8 24. Qxa6 Qe5 25. Qb7 c5 26. Qd5
Qxd5 27. Rxd5 c4 28. Kf1 Kf8 29. Rd2 Ke7 30. Ke2 Ke6 31. Kd1
c3 32. bxc3 Rb3 33. Kc2 a4 34. Rd4 Rxa3 35. Kb2 Rb3+ 36. Kc2
Ra3 37. Kb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2016.02.02"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[Round "8.9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Be2 d5 6. d4 exd4
7. exd4 Be6 8. dxc5 dxc4 9. Qa4 Bxc5 10. Ng5 Qb6 11. O-O Bd7
12. Qxc4 Ne5 13. Qf4 Ng6 14. Qd2 Bc6 15. Qc2 O-O 16. Na4 Bxa4
17. Qxa4 Rae8 18. Qb5 h6 19. Nf3 Qc7 20. Bd2 a6 21. Qd3 Ne4
22. b4 Nxd2 23. Qxd2 Bxb4 24. Qxb4 Rxe2 25. Rac1 Qe7 26. Qxe7
Rxe7 27. a4 Re4 28. Rc7 Rb8 29. Ra1 Nf4 30. a5 Ne6 31. Rd7 Nc5
32. Rd5 Rc4 33. h4 Rc8 34. Rb1 Ra4 35. Ne5 Rxa5 36. Rc1 Rc7
37. Rc4 b6 38. h5 Ne6 39. Rxc7 Rxd5 40. Rc8+ Rd8 41. Rc6 Rd1+
42. Kh2 Rd5 43. Rc8+ Kh7 44. Nxf7 Rxh5+ 45. Kg3 Rd5 46. Rc6
Ng5 47. Nxh6 gxh6 48. Rxb6 Rd6 0-1

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2016.02.03"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Abhijeet Gupta"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qd2 e5 9. d5 c6 10. h4 cxd5 11. exd5 N8d7 12. h5
Nf6 13. hxg6 fxg6 14. O-O-O Qd6 15. Kb1 Bf5+ 16. Ka1 Rac8
17. g4 Rxc3 18. Qxc3 Rc8 19. Qe1 Bc2 20. Rc1 e4 21. Bd4 Qxd5
22. Bc3 Bd3 23. Nh3 Na4 24. Nf4 Qd6 25. Nxd3 exd3 26. Bxd3 Qb6
27. Bc2 1-0

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2016.02.04"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "David Anton Guijarro"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Qc2 g6 6. h4 Bg7
7. O-O-O c6 8. Nh3 Nf8 9. e3 Qa5 10. Kb1 Ne6 11. Be2 Bd7
12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. g4 O-O-O 14. gxf5 gxf5 15. Bd3 Kb8 16. Ne2
Bxh4 17. Bxf5 Bf6 18. e4 c5 19. d5 Nc7 20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. f4
Rhd8 22. Nf2 b5 23. Ng4 Bh8 24. Rxh7 Qb4 25. Ne3 a6 26. a3 Qa5
27. Nf5 Re8 28. e5 bxc4 29. Rdh1 Nb5 30. a4 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters (Tiebreaks)"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2016.02.04"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5
7. exd6 c4 8. Bc2 Qxd6 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Re1 e6 12. b3
Be7 13. Qe2 cxb3 14. axb3 O-O 15. d4 Rfd8 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7
17. Ng5+ Bxg5 18. Qxh5+ Bh6 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Qxf7+ Kh8
21. Qf6+ Kh7 22. Qf7+ Kh8 23. Rxe6 Rf8 24. Rxd6 Rxf7 25. d5
Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Nxd8 27. c4 a6 28. Nc3 Re7 29. c5 Nd7 30. c6
bxc6 31. Rxa6 Nb8 32. Rb6 Rb7 33. Rxb7 Nxb7 34. dxc6 Nxc6
35. Nd5 Kg7 36. b4 Nd6 37. g4 Kf7 38. Kg2 Ke6 39. Nc7+ Kd7
40. Na6 Ke6 41. f4 Kd5 42. f5 Ke5 43. Kg3 h5 44. Nc5 Nxf5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters (Tiebreaks)"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2016.02.04"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. g3 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Rg6 16. h4
f6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bf4 Rc8 19. Kh2 Kf7 20. Ne4 b6 21. Rfe1
Rgg8 22. b3 Rge8 23. f3 c5 24. c3 a5 25. Kg2 Re7 26. Rd2 Bd7
27. Kf2 Bc6 28. Rde2 Rce8 29. Nd2 Rc8 30. Nc4 Rxe2+ 31. Rxe2
Bb5 32. Rd2 Bc6 33. a4 Ne7 34. Rd3 Ng6 35. Bc1 Ke6 36. Re3+
Kf7 37. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters (Tiebreaks)"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2016.02.04"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. g3 Re8 11. Nc3 Be6
12. Ne2 Bf6 13. c3 Nd6 14. Nf4 Bg4 15. Rxe8+ Nxe8 16. Bd3 Qd7
17. Ng2 h6 18. Ne3 Be6 19. Bd2 Nd6 20. Qc2 Re8 21. Re1 g6
22. b3 Bg7 23. Bc1 a6 24. a4 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. b4 Nc4
27. Nxc4 bxc4 28. Bf1 Bg4 29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. Bg2 Bf5 31. Qa4
Bd7 32. Qd1 Na7 33. Ne5 Be6 34. Be3 Nb5 35. Qc1 f6 36. Nf3 g5
37. h4 c6 38. Bd2 Bf5 39. Qa1 Be4 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. Ne1 Bxg2
42. Nxg2 Nd6 43. Ne3 Ne4 44. Qa2 Qh5 45. Be1 g4 46. Qa8+ Kh7
47. Qxc6 Ng5 48. Kf1 Qh1+ 49. Ke2 Qf3+ 50. Kf1 Qh1+ 51. Ke2
Qf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters (Tiebreaks)"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2016.02.04"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. Qd3 Be6 9. Be3 Nc6 10. a3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5
12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Qxd5 Bxd5 14. O-O O-O 15. Rad1 Be4 16. Nc5
Bxc2 17. Rd2 Bf5 18. Nxb7 Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Rxd4 Bf6
21. Rb4 a5 22. Rb5 Bd7 23. Rb6 Rab8 24. Bf3 Rfc8 25. Rd1 Be6
26. h3 a4 27. Rb4 Bb3 28. Rb1 Rc2 29. Nc5 Rxb4 30. axb4 Rxb2
31. Rxb2 Bxb2 32. Nxb3 axb3 33. Bd1 Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters (Tiebreaks)"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2016.02.04"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6
12. Ne3 Be7 13. c4 Bf6 14. d4 d5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. g3 Be6
17. Bg2 Nc7 18. b3 Qd7 19. Ba3 Rfe8 20. Rc1 Nb5 21. Bb2 Rac8
22. Qd3 Nc7 23. Re2 g6 24. Rce1 Bg7 25. h4 h5 26. Bf3 Red8
27. Ng2 Bf5 28. Qd2 Re8 29. Rxe8+ Nxe8 30. Ne3 Be4 31. Bxe4
dxe4 32. d5 Bxb2 33. Qxb2 Nd6 34. Qf6 Qd8 35. Qf4 Kg7 36. g4
Qf6 37. Qg3 hxg4 38. Nxg4 Qc3 39. Qxd6 Qxe1+ 40. Kg2 Qc3
41. Ne5 Qc7 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.12"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bd6 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Nbd2 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bc2 Bf8 10. Re1 d5 11. a4 Bb7 12. h3
h6 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. b4 Qd7 15. Ne4 Nd5 16. Bb3 Rad8 17. axb5
axb5 18. Bxh6 Nxc3 19. Nxc3 gxh6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Nh2 Nd4
22. Ng4 Kg7 23. Nxe5 Qf5 24. Ng3 Qg5 25. Nxf7 Qg6 26. Nxd8
Bxd8 27. Rxe8 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.12"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 c6 4. e3 Qb6 5. Bd3 Ne4 6. Nbd2
Nxg5 7. Nxg5 e6 8. Qh5 g6 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. h4 Qe7 11. O-O-O Bg7
12. c3 e5 13. e4 h6 14. Nxf7 Qxf7 15. Qg3 exd4 16. exd5 O-O
17. Bxg6 Qxf2 18. Qxf2 Rxf2 19. Ne4 Rxg2 20. Rdg1 Rxg1+
21. Rxg1 cxd5 22. Nd6 Nc6 23. Bf5 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 Kh8 25. Rg6
Bf8 26. cxd4 Re8 27. Kd2 Re4 28. Kd3 Rxd4+ 29. Ke3 Re4+
30. Kd2 Rf4 31. Rf6 Bg7 32. Rf7 Bxb2 33. h5 Bg7 34. Ke3 Re4+
35. Kd2 Rf4 36. Ke3 Rf1 37. Kd2 Ne5 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.12"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bg2 d4
7. Qe2+ Be6 8. Ne4 Be7 9. d3 h6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6
12. Bh3 Qd5 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Re1 O-O 15. Qxe6+ Qxe6 16. Rxe6
Nb4 17. Ne1 Rac8 18. Bd2 Nd5 19. Rd1 Kf7 20. Re4 Rc6 21. Nf3
Rb6 22. b3 Rc6 23. Rde1 b5 24. Ne5+ Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Rd8 26. R1e4
Rd7 27. a3 Nf6 28. Re1 c4 29. Rxb5 c3 30. Bf4 Nd5 31. Be5 a6
32. Ra5 Ne7 33. Re4 Re6 34. Rf4+ Kg6 35. Rg4+ Kf5 36. Rf4+ Kg6
37. Rg4+ Kf5 38. Rxd4 1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.12"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nb3
Nf6 7. Be2 a6 8. O-O b5 9. Re1 b4 10. Nd5 d6 11. Bf3 Rb8
12. Bg5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Ne5 14. Be2 h6 15. Be3 Bb7 16. a3 bxa3
17. Rxa3 O-O 18. Na5 Ba8 19. f4 Nd7 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. dxc6 Nf6
22. b3 a5 23. Bf3 d5 24. c4 Qd6 25. Rxa5 Qxc6 26. Bxd5 Nxd5
27. Rxd5 e6 28. Rd3 Rb7 29. Qf3 Qa6 30. h4 h5 31. Bf2 Rfb8
32. Red1 Qa2 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. Rxb8 Rxb8 35. Rd3 Qc2 36. Kh2
Ra8 37. Qxa8 Qxd3 38. Qf3 Qc2 39. c5 Bf8 40. b4 Qc4 41. Qb7
Qxf4+ 42. Bg3 Qf5 43. c6 g5 44. hxg5 h4 45. Bb8 Bg7 46. Qb6
Be5+ 47. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 48. Kh1 Qe1+ 49. Qg1 Qxb4 50. Qc1 Qe4
51. Kh2 Qe5+ 52. Kg1 Qd4+ 53. Kh1 Qe4 54. Qf1 Qxc6 55. Qxf7+
Kh8 56. Qf6+ Kg8 57. Qg6+ Kf8 58. Qh6+ Kg8 59. Qg6+ Kf8
60. Qh6+ Kg8 61. Qg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.12"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Be2 dxe5 6. Nxe5 Nd7
7. Nf3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. c4 Nc7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bf4 Ne6 12. Be3
Nf6 13. h3 Qc7 14. Qd2 Rd8 15. Rad1 b6 16. Rfe1 Bb7 17. Qc1
Nh5 18. Bf1 Rac8 19. b4 Qb8 20. c5 a5 21. bxa5 bxc5 22. dxc5
Qa7 23. Bc4 Nc7 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rd1 Re8 26. Ng5 e6 27. Rd7
Qxa5 28. Nce4 Bc8 29. Rxf7 h6 30. Rxg7+ Kxg7 31. Nf3 Nd5
32. Bxh6+ Kh7 33. Nd6 Re7 34. Bf8 Rg7 35. Bxg7 Kxg7 36. Bxd5
1-0

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.13"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 Be6 9. Bf3 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 Qc7
12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. c3 Bg6 15. a5 f5 16. Ra4 b5
17. axb6 Nxb6 18. Ra2 Nc4 19. Bc1 a5 20. Nd2 Nb6 21. Ra3 a4
22. c4 Bf6 23. g4 Bg5 24. gxf5 Bxf5 25. Rc3 Nd7 26. b4 axb3
27. Nxb3 Bxc1 28. Qxc1 Nc5 29. Nxc5 Qxc5 30. Qe3 Qxe3 31. Rxe3
Rfc8 32. Be2 g6 33. f4 exf4 34. Rxf4 Re8 35. Rxe8+ Rxe8
36. Kf2 Kg7 37. Bg4 Re5 38. Bxf5 Rxf5 39. Rxf5 gxf5 40. Ke3
Kg6 41. Kd4 Kf6 42. c5 dxc5+ 43. Kxc5 Ke7 44. d6+ Kd7 45. Kd5
f4 46. Ke4 Kxd6 47. Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.13"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6
7. b4 cxd4 8. Bxh6 gxh6 9. cxd4 Bd7 10. Ra2 Rg8 11. h3 h5
12. g3 h4 13. g4 Be7 14. Be2 f6 15. b5 Nd8 16. Qd3 Rg7 17. Nc3
Nf7 18. O-O h5 19. Na4 Qd8 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Nc5 hxg4 22. hxg4
b6 23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. Kh1 Rc8 25. Rc2 Rxc2 26. Qxc2 Nd6 27. Ne5
Bxe5 28. dxe5 Ne4 29. Kg2 Nc5 30. Rh1 Qe7 31. Qc1 Rh7 32. Qe3
Qg7 33. Rc1 Qf8 34. a4 Rf7 35. f3 Rf4 36. Rxc5 bxc5 37. a5 h3+
38. Kg3 h2 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.14"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nb3 Bb6 9. Ng5 Bxb3 10. axb3 f6 11. Nf3 Nc5
12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nc4 Ne6 14. Kh1 Qd7 15. Qg4 Rad8 16. Be3 Bd4
17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd7 Rxd7 19. Rxa7 Nxc2 20. Rxb7 Rxd3 21. h4
Nd4 22. b4 Ne6 23. Rc1 Ra8 24. b5 cxb5 25. Rxb5 Rad8 26. f3 h5
27. Kh2 Nf4 28. Rc5 R8d7 29. Na3 Rd2 30. R1c2 Nxg2 31. Rxc7
Ne3+ 32. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 33. Kh3 Rf2 34. Kg3 Rxb2 35. Rc1 f5
36. Nc4 f4+ 37. Kh3 Rf2 38. Nxe5 Nf1 39. Rxf1 Rxf1 40. Kg2 Ra1
41. Ng6 Ra2+ 42. Kg1 Ra1+ 43. Kg2 Ra2+ 44. Kg1 Kf7 45. Nxf4 g6
46. Ng2 Kf6 47. Kh2 Ke5 48. Kg3 Ra1 49. Nf4 Kd4 50. Kg2 Ra2+
51. Kg3 Ra1 52. Kg2 Ra8 53. Kf2 Ra6 54. Ne2+ Ke5 55. Kg3 Rf6
56. Kf2 Rf8 57. Kg3 Rf7 58. Kf2 Ra7 59. Kg3 Ra8 60. Nf4 Rg8
61. Ne2 g5 62. hxg5 Rxg5+ 63. Kh4 Rg2 64. Ng3 Rh2+ 65. Kg5 h4
66. f4+ Ke6 67. Nf5 h3 68. Kg4 Rh1 69. Ng3 Rh2 70. e5 Rf2
71. Ne4 Rg2+ 72. Kxh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.14"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5
7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. c4 Be6 9. Bg5 Rc8 10. Qa4 Qd7 11. Bxf6 gxf6
12. e3 d4 13. exd4 exd4 14. c5 Bxc5 15. Rc1 Qe7 16. Bxc6+ Kf8
17. Nd2 Kg7 18. Qb5 Bb6 19. Qd3 Rc7 20. Be4 Rhc8 21. Rxc7 Rxc7
22. Rd1 Qc5 23. Nb3 Qe5 24. Nd2 f5 25. Bg2 Qc5 26. b3 Qc2
27. Nc4 Qxd3 28. Rxd3 Bxc4 29. bxc4 Rxc4 30. Bd5 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O Bxd3
13. Qxd3 Qc8 14. Rfc1 Qb7 15. Rab1 axb4 16. axb4 Rfc8 17. Nd2
Bd8 18. Nb3 Bc7 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. Ra1 Qb7 21. b5 Rxa1 22. Rxa1
bxc5 23. Na5 Qa8 24. Nb3 Qb7 25. Na5 Qa8 26. Nb3 Qb8 27. dxc5
cxb5 28. Qd4 b4 29. Na4 Qb5 30. Qb2 Ne4 31. f3 Nexc5 32. Naxc5
Nxc5 33. Rc1 Rc7 34. Qe5 Qb6 35. f4 Na6 36. Ra1 Rc3 37. Nd4
Nc7 38. Rb1 f6 39. Qh5 Rxe3 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.15"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. b3 O-O
7. Bb2 Bf5 8. c4 Nbd7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. Qd2 Rfd8
12. Rfc1 Qa6 13. e3 Ne4 14. Qe1 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Be4 16. Bf1 Qf6
17. Nd2 Bf5 18. Bg2 Nb8 19. e4 Be6 20. Ba5 Nc6 21. Bxd8 Rxd8
22. e5 Qg5 23. Qe3 Qg4 24. f4 g5 25. Rf1 gxf4 26. gxf4 Bh6
27. Rf3 Kh8 28. Raf1 Qh4 29. Kh1 Bf5 30. Rg3 e6 31. a3 Rf8
32. b4 f6 33. b5 Ne7 34. exf6 Qxf6 35. Bh3 Bg7 36. Re1 Qh6
37. Bg4 Bf6 38. Reg1 Bh4 39. Rh3 Qf6 40. Nf3 Be4 41. Rg2 Ng6
42. Kg1 Nxf4 43. Rd2 Nxh3+ 0-1

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.15"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexey Shirov"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Ne2 O-O 6. Ng3 a6
7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. d3 Nd5 9. O-O f5 10. c4 Ne7 11. c5 Bxc5
12. Bxe5 Ng6 13. d4 Nxe5 14. dxc5 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 f4 16. exf4
Ng6 17. Nd2 Nxf4 18. Nc4 Be6 19. Na5 Bd5 20. f3 b6 21. Nc4
bxc5 22. Rac1 a5 23. a4 h5 24. Rd2 h4 25. Ne4 h3 26. g3 Ne6
27. Ne5 Rf5 28. Ng6 Rxf3 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Nxd5 cxd5 31. Rxd5
Nd4 32. Kh1 Raf8 33. Rh5+ Kg8 34. Rxh3 Nxb3 35. Rc2 Re3
36. Rh4 Rf5 37. Kg2 Re5 38. Nf2 Nd4 39. Rb2 Re2 40. Rb8+ Kf7
41. Rf4+ Kg6 42. h4 Rf5 43. Rxf5 Nxf5 44. g4 Nxh4+ 45. Kg3 Kf7
46. Rb7 g5 47. Rxc7+ Kf6 48. Rc6+ Kf7 49. Rxc5 Re3+ 50. Kh2
Re2 51. Kg1 Re1+ 52. Kh2 Re2 53. Kg1 Re1+ 54. Kh2 Re2 55. Kg1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.15"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. c3 c5 6. Bg3 Nc6
7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bb5 Ne7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O Bb7
12. Qc2 Ng6 13. Rad1 Nh5 14. c4 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Rc8 16. Qb1 dxc4
17. Nxc4 Qf6 18. Be4 Ba6 19. Rc1 Be7 20. Bd3 Rfd8 21. Nd4 Bc5
22. Nb3 Bf8 23. Nd4 Bc5 24. Nb3 Bf8 25. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.15"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Bd6 11. Bd3 Nce7
12. Nbd2 c6 13. Nf1 Ng6 14. Qc2 Nfh4 15. Nxh4 Qxh4 16. g3 Qh3
17. f4 Bg4 18. f5 Ne7 19. Ne3 Bf3 20. Qf2 Qh5 21. Rf1 Bg4
22. f6 gxf6 23. Nxg4 Qxg4 24. Qxf6 Bxg3 25. Kh1 Bh4 26. Bxh7+
Kxh7 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Rg1 Qxg1+ 29. Kxg1 Ng6 30. Bf4 Bf6
31. Be5 Bxe5 32. dxe5 Rae8 33. Kh1 Rxe5 34. Rg1 Rfe8 35. Rxg6+
fxg6 36. Qxg6+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Chess Challenge (Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2016.02.15"]
[EventDate "2016.02.15"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d4 Nd7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. f4
Qd4+ 12. Kh1 Bd6 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. f5 Bd7 15. Nf3 Qa4 16. b3
Qa5 17. Bd2 Bb4 18. Bxb4 Qxb4 19. Qf2 b6 20. Ng5 Qe7 21. f6
gxf6 22. Qxf6 Qxf6 23. Rxf6 Be8 24. Nxf7 Bxf7 25. Rxf7 Rd2
26. Rc1 Rg8 27. Rg1 Rxc2 28. Rxh7 Rxa2 29. g4 Ra5 30. h4 Re5
31. g5 Rxe4 32. g6 Ree8 33. h5 a5 34. g7 Kb7 35. Rh6 Re5
36. Rh8 Rxg7 37. Rxg7 b5 38. Rg3 c5 39. h6 Rh5+ 40. Kg2 c4
41. bxc4 b4 42. Rh3 Rg5+ 43. Kf3 b3 44. Kf4 a4 45. Kxg5 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.11"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.e3 e6 5.d4 cxd4 6.exd4 Ne7 7.d5
exd5 8.cxd5 d6 9.Nc3 Nd7 10.Nf3 O-O 11.O-O h6 12.h4 Nc5 13.Re1
Bg4 14.Bf4 Nf5 15.Qd2 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Qf6 17.Rac1 a5 18.Nb5 Qxb2
19.Qxb2 Bxb2 20.Rc2 Bf6 21.Bxd6 Nxd6 22.Nxd6 b6 23.Rb1 Rab8
24.Nc4 Na4 25.Bg4 Rfd8 26.d6 h5 27.Bh3 b5 28.Nxa5 Rxd6 29.Nc6
Rb6 30.Nb4 Nc3 31.Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.12"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Re8
12. Rfd1 Nf8 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Bc1 Ne6 15. Bb2 Bd6 16. e3 a6
17. Ne2 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nd3 Nce4 20. Rac1 Rc8 21. Qb1 Qe7
22. Bd4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 b5 24. b4 Nd7 25. a3 Nf8 26. Ba1 Ne6
27. Qa2 Bc7 28. Nd4 Bb6 29. h4 Nxg3 30. fxg3 Nxd4 31. Bxd4
Bxd4 32. exd4 Qe3+ 33. Qf2 Qxd3 34. Rc7 f5 35. Rxb7 h6
36. Bxd5+ Kh7 37. Bg2 Re2 38. Bf1 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.13"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 e6 6.e3 c5 7.Bxc4
Nc6 8.O-O cxd4 9.exd4 Be7 10.Qe2 O-O 11.Rd1 Nb4 12.Bg5 h6
13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Ne4 b6 15.Ne5 Bh4 16.g3 Be7 17.Nc3 Bf6 18.d5
Qc7 19.d6 Qc5 20.Ng4 Bxc3 21.bxc3 Nc6 22.Rab1 a6 23.d7 Bb7
24.Bd3 Rfd8 25.Qe4 Kf8 26.Qh7 h5 27.Ne3 Ne5 28.Be4 Bxe4
29.Qxe4 Ra7 30.Nd5 Ng4 31.Ne3 Nf6 32.Qb4 Qxb4 33.Rxb4 Nxd7
34.Rxb6 Nxb6 35.Rxd8+ Ke7 36.Rd4 a5 37.Nc4 Nd5 38.Rd3 Rc7
39.Nxa5 Nxc3 40.Kg2 Nxa4 41.Ra3 Nc3 42.Nb3 g5 43.Nd2 f5 44.h3
Kf6 45.g4 Nd5 46.gxf5 Kxf5 47.Nf1 Nf4+ 48.Kg3 Rc1 49.Ne3+ Kg6
50.Kh2 Rb1 51.Ng2 Rb2 52.Nxf4+ gxf4 53.Kg1 e5 54.Ra5 Re2 55.h4
f3 56.Kh2 Rxf2+ 57.Kg3 Re2 58.Kxf3 Re1 59.Ra8 Rh1 60.Ke4 Rxh4+
61.Kxe5 Rb4 62.Rg8+ Kh7 63.Rg1 Kh6 64.Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.15"]
[EventDate "2016.03.11"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 e5
12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nd4 Neg4 14. g3 Re8 15. Nf5 Bc5 16. Bf4 Qb6
17. Kg2 g6 18. h3 Ne5 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. Bg5 Bd4 21. Bxf6+ Kxf6
22. f4 Nc4 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. f5 c5 25. fxg6+ Kxg6 26. Nxf7 Rf8
27. Nd5 Qxb2 28. Ne7+ Kg7 29. Nf5+ Kg6 30. Ne7+ Kg7 31. Nf5+
Kg6 32. Ne7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4
Bxd4 7. Nd2 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. a4 Bb6 11. axb5 Bg4
12. Nf3 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. h3 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Nh2
O-O 17. Ng4 Qe8 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 Qc6 20. Qd2 d5 21. f3 d4
22. Ng4 Nxg4 23. hxg4 h6 24. g5 hxg5 25. Qxg5 Qxc2 26. Qxe5
Qxd3 27. Qxe6+ Kh7 28. Qh3+ Kg8 29. Qe6+ Kh7 30. Qh3+ Kg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.17"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "166"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2 c5 6.d5 exd5 7.cxd5
Bb7 8.Bg2 Nxd5 9.O-O Nc6 10.Rd1 Be7 11.Qa4 Nf6 12.Nh4 O-O
13.Nc3 g6 14.Bg5 Rb8 15.Bf4 Rc8 16.Bh6 Re8 17.Qf4 Na5 18.Nf5
Bxg2 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7 20.Kxg2 Qe5 21.e3 d5 22.Bg5 Ne4 23.Rxd5
Qxf4 24.gxf4 Nxc3 25.bxc3 Kg7 26.Rd7 h6 27.Be7 Nc4 28.Rad1 a5
29.R1d5 Rc6 30.Ra7 Re6 31.Rdd7 Kg8 32.h4 Kg7 33.Bd8 Kg8 34.Be7
Kg7 35.Rab7 Kg8 36.Rbc7 Na3 37.Bd8 Nc4 38.Be7 Na3 39.Rb7 Nc4
40.Kf3 a4 41.Rbc7 Nd2+ 42.Rxd2 R6xe7 43.Rc6 Re6 44.Rxe6 Rxe6
45.c4 Kg7 46.e4 Re8 47.e5 Rb8 48.Rd7 Kf8 49.f5 gxf5 50.Kf4 b5
51.cxb5 Rxb5 52.Kxf5 a3 53.f4 Rb4 54.Ra7 c4 55.Rxa3 Rb2 56.Ra6
Kg7 57.a4 c3 58.Ra7 c2 59.Rc7 Rb4 60.a5 Ra4 61.Rxc2 Rxa5
62.Rc4 Ra1 63.Rc7 Kf8 64.Rd7 Ra4 65.Rd3 Rc4 66.Re3 Ke7 67.Re4
Rc1 68.Rb4 Kf8 69.Rb6 Kg7 70.Rb7 Kf8 71.Rb8+ Kg7 72.Rb4 Ra1
73.Rd4 Ra2 74.Rd7 Kf8 75.Kf6 Ra6+ 76.Rd6 Ra8 77.h5 Kg8 78.f5
Rb8 79.Rd7 Rb6+ 80.Ke7 Rb5 81.Rd8+ Kh7 82.Kf6 Rb6+ 83.Rd6 Rb7
1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.19"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6
7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Rb1 Nbd7 9. c5 a5 10. a3 Be7 11. g3 e5 12. Bg2
e4 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Nf8 15. b5 Ne6 16. Bd2 O-O 17. Na4 Ng5
18. h4 Nf3+ 19. Bxf3 exf3 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Nc3 Bxc5 22. dxc5
d4 23. exd4 Qxd4 24. O-O Qg4 25. Re1 Rfd8 26. Rb2 Rd4 27. Re7
Rad8 28. Qb3 Rf8 29. Qd1 Rfd8 30. Qb3 Rf8 31. Nd1 Nd5 32. Re5
Kh7 33. Kh2 Nf6 34. Be3 Rb8 35. Qxb8 Rxd1 36. Rb1 Qd7 37. Rg5
Ne4 38. Rxd1 Qxd1 39. Qf4 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.20"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
O-O 7. Qe2 Re8 8. Nc4 Nd7 9. Bd2 Bd6 10. O-O-O b5 11. Ne3 a5
12. Nf5 a4 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 Nc5 15. g4 Be6 16. Kb1 b4 17. g5
b3 18. Rhg1 bxa2+ 19. Ka1 Bxf5 20. exf5 a3 21. b3 Na6 22. c3
Bf8 23. Nd2 fxg5 24. Rxg5 Nc5 25. Rg3 e4 26. Bxc5 Bxc5
27. Nxe4 Bd6 28. Rh3 Be5 29. d4 Bf6 30. Rg1 Rb8 31. Kxa2 Bh4
32. Rg4 Qd5 33. c4 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.21"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Rb1 Nbd7
12. b4 Bc4 13. Bf4 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 Bxa2 16. Bxe4
Bxb1 17. Qxb1 Nf6 18. Bxa8 Qxa8 19. e4 Rd8 20. Be3 Ng4 21. h3
Nxe3 22. fxe3 a5 23. bxa5 Qxa5 24. Qc2 Qg5 25. Rf3 c5 26. Qb3
cxd4 27. Qxf7+ Kh8 28. h4 Qe5 29. Nc4 Qxe4 30. Rf4 Qb1+
31. Kh2 Rg8 32. exd4 b5 33. Ne5 Bd6 34. Qd5 Qc2+ 35. Kg1 Bxe5
36. dxe5 Qe2 37. Rf2 Qe3 38. Kg2 b4 39. e6 h6 40. Qd7 Qe4+
41. Kh2 Kh7 42. e7 Ra8 43. Rg2 b3 44. Qb5 Qxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.23"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. d3 h6 8. Na4 a5 9. b3 Re8 10. Bb2 Bf5 11. e3 Qe7 12. a3 Bc5
13. Nc3 Qd7 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Ne7 16. d4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Bh3
18. e4 c6 19. dxc6 Nxc6 20. Bxh3 Qxh3 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. b4 Bb6
23. Qxd6 Rxe4 24. Qxc6 Rae8 25. Qxb6 Rh4 26. gxh4 Qg4+ 27. Kh1
Qf3+ 28. Kg1 Qg4+ 29. Kh1 Qf3+ 30. Kg1 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.24"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 O-O 8. Re1 Ba7 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Ne7 11. Nf1 Ng6 12. Ng3
c6 13. Ba2 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 d5 17. exd5
exd5 18. Qd3 Ne7 19. Bd2 Bb8 20. Bb4 Bd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Re3
Rae8 23. Ne5 Qc7 24. b4 Nc8 25. Rc1 Qd8 26. b5 axb5 27. axb5
cxb5 28. Qxb5 Nd6 29. Qb3 b5 30. Rce1 Qa5 31. Qb1 Qb6 32. Qg6
Qc7 33. Qd3 Re6 34. Ne2 Rfe8 35. Nf4 R6e7 36. Nfg6 Re6 37. Qb1
Qb7 38. Qb4 Nf5 39. Rf3 Ne7 40. Nf4 Nc6 41. Qb2 R6e7 42. Rfe3
Na7 43. Qb3 Nc8 44. Qb4 Nd7 45. h4 Nxe5 46. dxe5 Rf7 47. Nh5
Qe7 48. Qd4 Ref8 49. e6 Rf5 50. Nxg7 Qxg7 51. Rg3 Rg5 52. Rxg5
hxg5 53. Qxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.25"]
[EventDate "2016.03.10"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Nd5 e4 6.Nh4 O-O 7.Bg2
d6 8.a3 Bc5 9.O-O Re8 10.e3 g5 11.b4 Bb6 12.Bb2 Nxd5 13.cxd5
Nd4 14.d3 gxh4 15.dxe4 Ne6 16.dxe6 Rxe6 17.e5 hxg3 18.hxg3 Qg5
19.exd6 Rxd6 20.Qb3 h5 21.Rad1 Rh6 22.Rd5 Qe7 23.Qc4 Bg4
24.Qf4 Rg6 25.Re5 Qd6 26.Be4 1-0

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "13.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3 Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. b4 d4 11. exd4 Bxd4
12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Be3 Nf5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Be2 Nxe3 16. fxe3
Ng4 17. e4 Be6 18. O-O Ne3 19. Rfc1 Rd2 20. Bf3 Rad8 21. e5 b6
22. Ne4 Rb2 23. Re1 Nc4 24. Ng5 h6 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Rac1 Rd4
27. h3 b5 28. Rc3 Rdd2 29. a4 a6 30. Bb7 Nb6 31. axb5 axb5
32. Be4 Nc4 33. Rg3 Re2 34. Ra1 Nxe5 35. Ra8+ Kf7 36. Bh7 g5
37. Bg8+ Kf6 38. Rf8+ Kg7 39. Re8 Ng6 40. Bxe6 Nf4 0-1

[Event "World Championship Candidates"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2016.03.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "14.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O
7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2 a6 9. a3 Bd6 10. h3 h6 11. Rd1 dxc4 12. Bxc4
e5 13. O-O Bd7 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. f4 Bf5 17. Qb3
Re7 18. Qxb7 Bc2 19. Rc1 Rb8 20. Qxa6 Rxb2 21. Nd1 Rb6 22. Qa5
Bb3 23. Nf2 Qb8 24. Bxb3 Rxb3 25. a4 Qb7 26. Qf5 Bb4 27. Bxb4
Qxb4 28. e4 Nxe4 29. Nxe4 Qxe4 30. Qxe4 Rxe4 31. Rxc7 Rxa4
32. Kh2 Rb2 33. Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Chess Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.14"]
[EventDate "2016.04.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksandr Lenderman"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5
7. O-O Bb7 8. b3 cxb3 9. Qxb3 Be7 10. Ne5 a6 11. Rd1 O-O
12. Ne4 Qc7 13. Ng5 a5 14. Bh3 a4 15. Qc2 Bc8 16. Bf4 Qd8
17. Ng4 g6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. Bg2 Qb6 21. Bd6 Re8
22. Rac1 Qd8 23. Bc5 Ba6 24. Bb4 Qc7 25. d5 exd5 26. Nd6 Qd7
27. Nxe8 Qxe8 28. e4 d4 29. e5 h5 30. f4 f6 31. Rxd4 fxe5
32. fxe5 Bc8 33. Rcd1 Bd7 34. Rd6 Qxe5 35. Qxg6 Qf5 36. Bc3
Qf7 37. Rf1 Qxg6 38. Rxg6 1-0

[Event "US Chess Championship"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.15"]
[EventDate "2016.04.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 d5 6. Ngf3 Bd6
7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. e4 Be7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nxe4
12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1 Rb8 15. Ke2 Ba6+ 16. Ke3
Rfd8 17. f4 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. Bf2 h5 21. b3
Bb5 22. c4 Bd7 23. h3 g6 24. g4 hxg4 25. hxg4 Kg7 26. g5 Be7
27. Kd3 Kf8 28. a4 a5 29. Be3 Ke8 30. Bf2 Kd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Chess Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.16"]
[EventDate "2016.04.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Akshat Chandra"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 dxc4 4. Bg2 a6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qb3 Bb7 9. a4 c5 10. d3 Bd5 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Nc3
Bc6 13. Ne1 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Rb8 15. axb5 axb5 16. Ra6 Qc7
17. Qb3 b4 18. Nb1 Nb6 19. Bg5 Nfd7 20. Nd2 O-O 21. Ne4 h6
22. Be3 Be7 23. Rfa1 Ra8 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Rxa8+ Nxa8 26. Qa2
Nab6 27. Nd2 Qc6 28. Ne1 Qa4 29. Qxa4 Nxa4 30. b3 Nc3 31. Kf1
f5 32. Nc4 Kf7 33. Bd2 Nb5 34. Nc2 Bf6 35. e4 Ne5 36. exf5
exf5 37. Be3 Nd7 38. h4 Ke6 39. Ne1 Nd4 40. Bxd4 Bxd4 41. Nf3
Bf6 42. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Chess Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.17"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6
7. Be3 h5 8. a4 Nc6 9. Bc4 Qc7 10. Qe2 Be7 11. O-O Ne5 12. Bb3
Bd7 13. f4 Neg4 14. Kh1 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qc5 16. Rad1 g6 17. Qe2
O-O-O 18. f5 e5 19. Nf3 gxf5 20. Ng5 f4 21. Rd3 Kb8 22. Nxf7
h4 23. Nxh8 Rxh8 24. Qf2 Qb4 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 Bxa4
27. Ra3 h3 28. c3 Qb5 29. b3 Bh4 30. bxa4 Qd3 31. g3 1-0

[Event "US Chess Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.18"]
[EventDate "2016.04.13"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Samuel Shankland"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. g3 g6
7. d4 Bg7 8. Be3 Nf6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Na6 11. e5 Nd7 12. Qd1
c5 13. f4 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Nb4 15. Ne2 Qc7 16. c3 Nc6 17. Be3
Rfc8 18. Kh1 b5 19. Rc1 Bf8 20. g4 Bc5 21. Nd4 Qb6 22. Bg1 b4
23. f5 bxc3 24. bxc3 Ncxe5 25. fxe6 fxe6 26. Nxe6 Bxg1
27. Rxg1 Kh8 28. Qxd5 Rab8 29. Rge1 Qb2 30. c4 Rb6 31. c5 Rbc6
32. Rcd1 h6 33. Nf4 Rf6 34. Nd3 Nxd3 35. Qxd7 Nf2+ 36. Kg1
Rcf8 37. Qd2 1-0

[Event "US Chess Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.20"]
[EventDate "2016.04.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. O-O-O a6 11. Qf2 b6
12. Nd4 Qc7 13. Kb1 Bb7 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bd4 Bb7 16. Bd3 b5
17. Ne2 b4 18. Ng3 Rac8 19. f5 f6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Bxc5 Qxc5
22. Qxc5 Rxc5 23. fxe6 Re8 24. Rde1 g6 25. Rhf1 Kg7 26. Rf4 a5
27. Rg4 Kh8 28. Bxg6 hxg6 29. Rxg6 Be7 30. Nf5 d4 31. g4 a4
32. b3 a3 33. Rh6+ Kg8 34. Rg6+ Kh8 35. Rh6+ Kg8 36. Rg6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "US Chess Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.21"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7
7. O-O Nc6 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3
12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Ra2 Na5 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. Rb2 c6
17. Ne5 Bxa3 18. Bf3 Qd6 19. Rbe2 Bxc1 20. Qxc1 Be6 21. Be4
Rad8 22. Qb1 g6 23. f4 c5 24. f5 cxd4 25. fxe6 Rxe6 26. Nxf7
Kxf7 27. Bd5 Qxd5 28. Rxe6 dxc3 29. R6e5 Qd4+ 30. Kh1 b6
31. Qa2+ Kg7 32. Re7+ Kh6 33. Qf7 Nc4 34. Qxh7+ Kg5 35. R7e6
Qd3 36. h4+ Kf4 37. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "US Chess Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.22"]
[EventDate "2016.04.13"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Shabalov"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7
7. Qe2 d6 8. c4 g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. h3 O-O 11. Rd1 Nfd7 12. Nf3
Nc6 13. Be3 Nde5 14. Rac1 Qe7 15. Bb1 Bd7 16. Nh2 f5 17. f4
Nf7 18. Qd2 Be8 19. Nf3 Rd8 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Bf2 Rc8 22. Re1
Qf6 23. Qe2 Ncd8 24. Bh4 Qh6 25. Be7 Bd7 26. Bxf8 Bxf8 27. Qf2
Qxf4 28. b3 Bg7 29. Ne2 Qh6 30. Rcd1 Nc6 31. Qb6 Nfe5 32. Nh2
Bf8 33. Qxb7 Be7 34. Kh1 Kh8 35. Ng1 Rg8 36. Nhf3 Be8 37. c5
Ng4 38. Rd2 dxc5 39. Bxf5 Qxd2 40. Nxd2 Nf2+ 41. Kh2 Bd6+
42. g3 Bxg3+ 43. Kg2 Ne7 44. Bxe6 1-0

[Event "US Chess Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.23"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Onischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "174"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5
7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nc6
12. a3 Be7 13. Qd3 h6 14. Be3 Bd6 15. Ba6 Bxa6 16. Qxa6 Ne7
17. Rc2 Qc8 18. Qxc8 Raxc8 19. Rfc1 Bb8 20. h3 Rfd8 21. Kf1
Kf8 22. Ke2 Nfd5 23. Nxd5 Rxc2+ 24. Rxc2 Nxd5 25. Ne5 f6
26. Nc6 Rc8 27. Nb4 Rxc2+ 28. Nxc2 Ke7 29. Kd3 Kd7 30. Bd2 Bd6
31. Ne3 Nf4+ 32. Ke4 f5+ 33. Kf3 g5 34. Nc4 Ng6 35. g4 Kc6
36. d5+ exd5 37. Nxd6 fxg4+ 38. Kxg4 Kxd6 39. Kf5 Ne7+ 40. Kf6
d4 41. Bb4+ Kd7 42. Bd2 d3 43. Ke5 Ng6+ 44. Kf5 Nf4 45. h4 Nh3
46. hxg5 Nxg5 47. Kf4 Ne6+ 48. Ke3 Nc5 49. Be1 Kd6 50. b4 Ne6
51. Kxd3 Kd5 52. Bc3 h5 53. Bf6 b5 54. Ke3 a6 55. f4 Nf8
56. f5 Nd7 57. Ba1 h4 58. Kf3 h3 59. Kg3 Ke4 60. f6 Kf5
61. Kxh3 Nxf6 62. Kg3 Ne4+ 63. Kf3 Nd2+ 64. Ke2 Nc4 65. a4
bxa4 66. Kd3 Na3 67. Bg7 Nb5 68. Kc2 Ke4 69. Kb2 Kd3 70. Bf8
Kc4 71. Be7 Nd4 72. Ka3 Kb5 73. Bf8 Nc6 74. Bd6 Nd4 75. Bf8
Nf3 76. Be7 Nd2 77. Bf8 Nc4+ 78. Ka2 Ne3 79. Ka3 Nc2+ 80. Kb2
Nxb4 81. Bxb4 Kxb4 82. Ka2 a5 83. Kb2 a3+ 84. Ka2 a4 85. Ka1
Kb3 86. Kb1 a2+ 87. Ka1 a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Chess Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.24"]
[EventDate "2016.04.13"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jeffery Xiong"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Nc6 4. d5 Ne5 5. e4 d6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. Be2 O-O 8. f4 Ned7 9. Be3 e6 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Nh3 Qe7
12. O-O b6 13. Bf3 Rb8 14. Qc2 Bb7 15. Rae1 Kh8 16. Ng5 Bh6
17. Nb5 Bxg5 18. fxg5 Ne8 19. Nxa7 Ne5 20. Be2 Rxf1+ 21. Rxf1
Ra8 22. Nb5 Rxa2 23. Na3 Qg7 24. Bd2 Nc6 25. Bc3 Nd4 26. Bd3
Kg8 27. Qf2 c5 28. Bb1 Ra1 29. Nc2 Rxb1 30. Rxb1 Bxe4 31. Nxd4
Bxb1 32. Nf5 exf5 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. Qe3 1-0

[Event "US Chess Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.25"]
[EventDate "2016.04.13"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ray Robson"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Bd6 11. Bd3 Re8
12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. Qc2 Nce7 14. Nbd2 c6 15. Nf1 f6 16. Ng3 g6
17. Bd2 Qf7 18. Re1 Ng7 19. h3 Bxg3 20. fxg3 Bf5 21. Bxf5
Nexf5 22. g4 Nd6 23. g5 Re8 24. gxf6 Rxe1+ 25. Bxe1 Qxf6
26. Bg3 Ngf5 27. Be5 Qe7 28. Qe2 Ng3 29. Qc2 Ngf5 30. Qe2 Ng3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.28"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. d4 Nc6 8. Nf3 e5 9. Bg5 Qg6 10. d5 Nb8 11. h4 h6
12. h5 Qd6 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Qa4 c6 15. Rd1 Be7 16. Bd3 Qc7
17. O-O O-O 18. Rfe1 cxd5 19. cxd5 Bd6 20. Nh4 Nf6 21. c4 b6
22. Bf5 Nxh5 23. Bxc8 Qxc8 24. Qc2 f5 25. Bc1 Qd7 26. Bb2 e4
27. Ng6 Rfe8 28. Qe2 Nf4 29. Nxf4 Bxf4 30. Qh5 Qf7 31. Qh3 Bd6
32. Ba3 Rad8 33. Bxd6 Rxd6 34. Re3 f4 35. Ree1 Rg6 36. d6 f3
37. d7 Rd8 38. g3 Re6 39. Kh2 Re7 40. Rd4 e3 41. Rxe3 Rxe3
42. fxe3 Qe7 43. Rd3 f2 44. Qf5 Rf8 45. Qxf8+ Qxf8 46. Rd1 Qd8
47. Kg2 Kf7 48. Kxf2 Ke6 49. Ke2 h5 50. Rd5 g5 51. Kf3 Qf6+
52. Ke4 Qd8 53. Re5+ Kd6 54. Rd5+ Kc6 55. Kf5 h4 56. gxh4 gxh4
57. Kg4 a6 58. e4 Kc7 59. Kh3 Qxd7+ 60. Rxd7+ Kxd7 61. Kxh4
Ke6 62. Kg3 Ke5 63. Kf3 b5 64. cxb5 axb5 65. Ke3 b4 66. Kd3
Kf4 67. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.28"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Garry Kasparov"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3
Kh8 13. Rc1 c5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Be3 Be6 16. b3 c5 17. b4 Bxc4
18. bxc5 Rc8 19. cxd6 Qxd6 20. Nc5 Qxd1 21. Rfxd1 Bxe2
22. Nxe2 fxe4 23. Nxe4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Ned5 25. Bf2 Nxe4
26. fxe4 Nf4 27. Nxf4 exf4 28. Kf1 h5 29. Bxa7 Ra8 30. Rc7 Re8
31. Rc4 Ra8 32. Rc7 Re8 33. Rc6 Rxe4 34. Rxg6 Ra4 35. Bf2 Kh7
36. Rg5 Kh6 37. h4 Rxa2 38. Rf5 Ra4 39. Ke2 Kg6 40. Rg5+ Kh6
41. Rb5 Bf6 42. Kf3 Kg6 43. Rd5 Rb4 44. Ra5 Rc4 45. Be1 Rc1
46. Bd2 Rc4 47. Ra6 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.28"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5
7. cxd5 cxd4 8. exd4 Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bc2 Be7 11. Qd3 g6
12. a3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 b6 14. Re1 Bb7 15. h4 Bxh4 16. Nxh4 Qxh4
17. Re3 Ne7 18. Rg3 Nf5 19. Bg5 Qh5 20. Bd1 Nxg3 21. Qxg3 1-0

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.28"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 Ba7 8. h3 O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Qb3 Qd7
12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Rxe3 Nh5 14. g3 Kh8 15. Nbd2 Nf6 16. d4 exd4
17. cxd4 d5 18. e5 Ng8 19. Rc1 Nge7 20. Rec3 Rab8 21. Qd1 Nf5
22. Nb3 Qf7 23. Qd2 Rbc8 24. Nc5 Nd8 25. b4 c6 26. h4 Qe8
27. Ng5 Rc7 28. Rf3 Re7 29. Qd3 Qh5 30. Rf4 h6 31. g4 Qxh4
32. Nf3 Qh3 33. gxf5 g5 34. Nxg5 Qxd3 35. Nxd3 Rg7 36. f6
Rxg5+ 37. Kf1 b6 38. a5 bxa5 39. bxa5 Kh7 40. Nc5 Kg6 41. Nxa6
h5 42. Nc5 Rh8 43. a6 Rf5 44. Rxf5 Kxf5 45. a7 Nf7 46. Ra1 1-0

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.28"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Garry Kasparov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3
Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5 8. Bb3 d6 9. O-O O-O 10. f3 N7c6 11. Kh1 Bb6
12. Na3 Kh8 13. Qd2 Na5 14. Ndb5 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Qe7 16. Bc2 a6
17. Nd4 c5 18. Ne2 Nac4 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Qc1 f5 21. b3 Nb6
22. c4 fxe4 23. Bxe4 Bf5 24. Ng3 Bxe4 25. Nxe4 Rad8 26. Re1
Rfe8 27. Qd2 Qf8 28. Ng5 Qf6 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Re1 Rxe1+
31. Qxe1 Nd7 32. Qe8+ Nf8 33. h3 Kg8 34. Ne4 Qf4 35. Qe7 Qc1+
36. Kh2 Qf4+ 37. Kg1 Qc1+ 38. Kf2 Qb2+ 39. Kg3 h5 40. Nxd6 h4+
41. Qxh4 Ng6 42. Qe4 Qf6 43. Nf5 Qg5+ 44. Kh2 Nf4 45. g3 Nh5
46. f4 Qd8 47. Qd5+ Qxd5 48. Ne7+ Kf7 49. Nxd5 1-0

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.28"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "191"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nf3 e5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Be7 9. a3 Be6 10. Nbd2 Rg8 11. g3 Qc7
12. Rc1 O-O-O 13. Qc2 Kb8 14. Nh4 e4 15. Nb3 Bg4 16. h3 Be6
17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Qxc2 19. Rxc2 Rc8 20. Kd2 a5 21. Rb2
axb4 22. axb4 Ka7 23. Be2 Kb6 24. Bg4 Rc4 25. Rhb1 Ra8 26. Ng2
Bd6 27. Be2 Rcc8 28. h4 Ra3 29. Ne1 Bd7 30. Nc2 Ra4 31. b5
Rca8 32. Bh5 Be6 33. Bd1 Ra2 34. Rxa2 Rxa2 35. Kc3 Bd7 36. Bh5
Be6 37. Be2 h6 38. Bh5 Ra5 39. Be2 Bd7 40. Bh5 Be8 41. Nb4
Bxb4+ 42. Rxb4 f5 43. Rb2 Rxb5 44. Bd1 Rxb2 45. Kxb2 Bb5
46. Bh5 Be8 47. Ka3 Kb5 48. Be2+ Ka5 49. Bd1 b5 50. Bb3 Bc6
51. Ba2 f6 52. Bb3 Bb7 53. Ba2 Bc6 54. Bb3 Bb7 55. Bd1 b4+
56. Kb2 Kb5 57. Be2+ Ka4 58. Bd1+ Kb5 59. Bh5 Bc6 60. Kb3 Ka5
61. Bf7 Bb7 62. Be6 Bc6 63. Bxf5 Bb5 64. Kb2 Ka4 65. Be6 Bc4
66. Bd7+ Bb5 67. Be6 Bc4 68. Bg4 b3 69. Bd7+ Kb4 70. Bc6 Ka5
71. Ka3 Kb6 72. Ba4 Ka5 73. Bd7 Kb6 74. Be8 Ka5 75. Bh5 Kb6
76. Bd1 Kb5 77. f3 exf3 78. Bxf3 Kc6 79. Bd1 Kd6 80. Bxb3 Ba6
81. Kb4 Bb7 82. Kc3 Ba6 83. Kd2 Bc8 84. Bc2 Bg4 85. Bd1 Bf5
86. Ke1 Be4 87. Kf2 Bf5 88. Kf3 Ke6 89. Kf4 Bd3 90. Bg4+ Kd6
91. Bf5 Be2 92. Bb1 Ke6 93. Bc2 Bc4 94. Bh7 Bb3 95. Bg8+ Kd6
96. e4 1-0

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.28"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 f5 4. h4 Nf6 5. h5 d6 6. hxg6 hxg6
7. Rxh8+ Bxh8 8. Bg5 Be6 9. e3 c6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Bf7
12. f4 Qc7 13. Bh4 e5 14. Nh3 O-O-O 15. Ng5 Bg8 16. fxe5 dxe5
17. O-O-O exd4 18. exd4 Ng4 19. Nf3 Re8 20. Re1 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1
Qf4+ 22. Kb1 Qe3 23. Qd1 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Nf2 25. Qc2 Qxd3 26. Bh4
Qxc2+ 27. Kxc2 Ng4 28. Kd3 a6 29. b3 b5 30. Ne2 bxc4+ 31. bxc4
Nb6 32. Nd2 Bf7 33. Nf4 Kd7 34. Nh3 Bg8 35. Nf2 Nxf2+ 36. Bxf2
Nc8 37. Nf3 Nd6 38. Ne5+ Kc7 39. Bh4 Kb7 40. Be7 Ne4 41. Ke3
g5 42. g4 Ng3 43. Kf3 Ne4 44. gxf5 Nd2+ 45. Kg4 Nxc4 46. Kxg5
Ne3 47. a4 Kb6 48. Bd8+ Kb7 49. f6 Nc2 50. f7 Bxf7 51. Nxf7
Nxd4 52. Nd6+ Kb8 53. Kf6 c5 54. Bb6 Nc2 55. Ke6 Nd4+ 56. Kd7
Nb3 57. Kc6 c4 58. Nxc4 Kc8 59. Ba7 Nc1 60. Ne5 Nb3 61. Be3
Na1 62. Nd3 Nc2 63. Bc5 Na1 64. Kd5 Kb7 65. Kc4 a5 66. Kc3 Kc6
67. Kb2 Kd5 68. Ba3 Kc4 69. Nc1 1-0

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.28"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Garry Kasparov"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 e6 6. e4 Bg7
7. Bg5 exd5 8. cxd5 O-O 9. Qd2 Re8 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. Ng3 a6
12. a4 Qc7 13. Be2 c4 14. O-O Rb8 15. Be3 h5 16. Rfc1 h4
17. Nh1 h3 18. g3 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra7 Qd8 21. Nf2 Ne5
22. Bd4 Nfd7 23. Qe3 Nc5 24. Bxc5 dxc5 25. Qxc5 b4 26. Ncd1
Bd7 27. Qc7 Qxc7 28. Rxc7 Bb5 29. f4 c3 30. Bxb5 cxb2 31. Rb1
Nf3+ 32. Kh1 Rxb5 33. d6 Nd2 34. d7 Rd8 35. Rxb2 Bxb2 36. Nxb2
Kf8 37. Nfd3 Nxe4 38. Ne5 Ke7 39. Nbd3 Kd6 40. Rc6+ Ke7
41. Rc4 Nf6 42. Nc6+ Kxd7 43. Nxd8 Rd5 44. Nxf7 Ng4 45. Nfe5+
Nxe5 46. Nxe5+ Kd6 47. Rc6+ Ke7 48. Kg1 b3 49. Rb6 Rd1+
50. Kf2 Rd2+ 51. Kf3 Rxh2 52. Nxg6+ 1-0

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.28"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Re1 Bf6 15. Qe2 bxc5 16. bxc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5
Bxc3 18. Bxa6 Bxa1 19. Rxa1 Qa7 20. Bd3 Qxc5 21. Ne5 Qd6
22. Qc2 c5 23. Bxh7+ Kh8 24. Rb1 Ra7 25. Rd1 Rc7 26. Be4 Qe7
27. Bg2 c4 28. a4 Rb8 29. Rc1 c3 30. Bf1 Rb2 31. Qd1 c2
32. Qh5+ Kg8 33. Bd3 g6 34. Bxg6 fxg6 35. Qxg6+ Kf8 36. Kg2 d4
37. h4 Qe8 38. Qe4 Qd8 39. Qg6 Qe8 40. Qe4 Qd8 41. Qg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.29"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. O-O
Re8 7. c3 a6 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nc4 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. b4 Ba7
12. Bg5 b5 13. Na5 Qd7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. g4 Bg6 16. Qe2 Bb6
17. Nb3 Rad8 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. Nh4 c5 20. a3 cxb4 21. axb4 c5
22. bxc5 Bxc5 23. Ra1 Ra8 24. Ra2 Bb6 25. Rfa1 Qe6 26. Qc2
Rec8 27. Kg2 Bd4 28. Nxd4 exd4 29. c4 bxc4 30. Nxg6 hxg6
31. Ra4 c3 32. Rxd4 Rab8 33. Ra3 Rb2 34. Qc1 Rb3 35. Raa4 Rb2
36. Rac4 Rxc4 37. Rxc4 Qb6 38. d4 c2 39. Rxc2 Rxc2 40. Qxc2
Qxd4 41. Qc8+ Kg7 42. Qxa6 Qxe4+ 43. Kg1 Qf3 44. Qf1 f5
45. Qg2 Qd1+ 46. Qf1 Qd5 47. Qa1+ Kh7 48. Qf6 fxg4 49. hxg4
Kg8 50. Qf4 g5 51. Qb8+ Kg7 52. Qb2+ f6 53. Qe2 Qd7 54. Qe4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.29"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "11.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Garry Kasparov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3
Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5 8. Be2 d6 9. O-O Qg6 10. Kh1 Qxe4 11. Nd2 Qg6
12. Nb5 O-O 13. Nxc7 Rb8 14. Bh5 Qf5 15. f4 Ng4 16. Bxg4 Qxg4
17. Nc4 Qd7 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. Qxd7 Bxd7 20. Rad1 Bg4 21. Rde1
Nc6 22. f5 Rbc8 23. Nb5 f6 24. Nbd6 Rc7 25. a4 Bh5 26. Re4 Rd8
27. Rfe1 Rcd7 28. g4 Bf7 29. Nxf7 Kxf7 30. Kg2 a6 31. a5 g6
32. Rf1 gxf5 33. Rxf5 Rd5 34. Rf3 Kg7 35. Re6 Rf8 36. h3 Nd8
37. Re2 Nc6 38. Re6 Nd8 39. Re7+ Rf7 40. Re8 Nc6 41. Kg3 Re7
42. Rc8 Rd8 43. Rxd8 Nxd8 44. Nd6 Re6 45. Rd3 Kf8 46. Nf5 Nc6
47. Rd7 Nxa5 48. Rxh7 Rb6 49. h4 Nc4 50. h5 Ne5 51. h6 Kg8
52. Rg7+ Kh8 53. Re7 Ng6 54. Rc7 Rxb2 55. Rc8+ Kh7 56. Rc7+
Kh8 57. Rxc5 Rd2 58. Rc8+ Kh7 59. Rc7+ Kh8 60. Rxb7 a5 61. c4
a4 62. c5 a3 63. Ra7 Rd3+ 64. Kf2 Rc3 65. Ra8+ Kh7 66. Ra7+
Kh8 67. c6 Ne5 68. c7 a2 69. Rxa2 Nxg4+ 70. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.29"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "12.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. Kb1 Rd8
12. d5 a6 13. Nc3 Qe8 14. Qc1 Na5 15. h4 e6 16. Bf4 Rd7
17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Qf8 19. Qxf8+ Kxf8 20. h5 exd5 21. exd5
c6 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. d6 Nd5 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Rxd5 b5 26. a4
Kg7 27. Rh4 Bb7 28. Rd1 Bc6 29. axb5 Bxb5 30. Bxb5 axb5
31. Rd5 Ra6 32. Rhd4 Rb6 33. Ne2 Nc4 34. Nc3 Rdxd6 35. b3 b4
36. bxc4 bxc3+ 37. Kc2 Rb2+ 38. Kxc3 Rdb6 39. Rg4 R6b3+
40. Kd4 Rc2 41. Kc5 Rbb2 42. g3 Rb3 43. Rf4 f5 44. g4 fxg4
45. fxg4 Ra2 46. g5 Ra5+ 47. Kd6 Ra6+ 48. Ke5 Ra7 49. Kd4 Rb1
50. Kc5 Ra5+ 51. Kd6 Ra6+ 52. Ke5 Ra7 53. c5 Re1+ 54. Kd6 Ra8
55. c6 Rd8+ 56. Kc5 Rc8 57. Rd7+ Kg8 58. c7 Rc1+ 59. Kb6 Rb1+
60. Kc6 1-0

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.29"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "13.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. a3 b6
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O Be6
12. Bb5 Na5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. b4 Qb6 15. Qa4 a6 16. Bd3 cxb4
17. Nd4 b3 18. Rab1 Qc5 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qd7 Rf6 21. Be5 Rd8
22. Qa4 Rf7 23. Qg4 Nc4 24. Bd4 Qd6 25. Qh5 h6 26. Qg6 Bf6
27. Rxb3 Bxd4 28. exd4 Nd2 29. Rc3 Nxf1 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Bg6
Qxh2+ 32. Kxf1 Qf4 33. Bxf7 Kxf7 34. Rf3 1-0

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.29"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "14.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Garry Kasparov"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 e6 6. e4 Bg7
7. Nge2 exd5 8. cxd5 a6 9. a4 Nbd7 10. Ng3 h5 11. Be2 h4
12. Nf1 Nh5 13. Be3 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Nd2 Ne5 16. f4 Ng4
17. Nc4 O-O 18. O-O Ng3 19. hxg3 hxg3 20. Bxg4 fxg4 21. Ne4
Qh4 22. Nxg3 Qxg3 23. Qe1 Qxe1 24. Raxe1 Bd7 25. Nxd6 Bxa4
26. Bxc5 b6 27. Ba3 Bb3 28. Kh2 Bxd5 29. Kg3 b5 30. Rd1 Ba2
31. Kxg4 Rab8 32. Bc5 b4 33. Rd2 a5 34. Ra1 b3 35. Re1 Rxf4+
36. Kxf4 Bh6+ 37. Kg4 Bxd2 38. Re7 Bb4 39. Bxb4 Rxb4+ 40. Kg5
Bb1 41. Ra7 a4 42. Ne8 Kf8 43. Nf6 Rd4 44. g4 Rd2 45. Rxa4
Rxb2 46. Rb4 Kf7 47. Nd5 Rd2 48. Rb7+ Kf8 49. Rb8+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.29"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "15.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. O-O
Qc8 13. Qc2 Qb7 14. Rab1 axb4 15. axb4 Ra3 16. Rfc1 Rfa8
17. Ne1 b5 18. Qb2 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Ra1 R3a4 21. Nc2 Nf6
22. Rxa4 Rxa4 23. Ra1 Qa6 24. Rxa4 Qxa4 25. Kf1 Nd5 26. Be5 f6
27. Bg3 Nxb4 28. Qxb4 Qxc2 29. Ke1 Bd8 30. Qa3 Qa4 31. Qxa4
bxa4 32. Kd1 Ba5 33. f3 exf3 34. gxf3 Bb4 35. Kc2 Kf7 36. Kd3
e5 37. dxe5 Bxc5 38. e4 a3 39. exf6 Bd4 0-1

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.29"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "16.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 c5
7. c4 d4 8. e3 Nc6 9. exd4 cxd4 10. Re1 Ne8 11. d3 f6 12. Nbd2
e5 13. Ne4 Nc7 14. c5 Be6 15. Nfd2 Bd5 16. Nc4 Ne6 17. Ba3 b5
18. Ncd6 Bxd6 19. cxd6 b4 20. Bc1 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Qxd6 22. Qh5
g6 23. Qf3 Rac8 24. Bh6 Rf7 25. Rac1 Ne7 26. Rxc8+ Nxc8
27. Rc1 Ne7 28. h4 Kh8 29. Ba8 Nc5 30. Bd2 a5 31. h5 Kg7
32. h6+ Kh8 33. Rc4 Rf8 34. g4 f5 35. Bg5 Ne6 36. Bd2 e4
37. dxe4 fxg4 38. e5 Qxe5 39. Qe4 Qxe4 40. Bxe4 Rc8 41. Rxc8+
Nxc8 42. Bd5 Nc7 43. Bc6 Ne7 44. Bd7 Kg8 45. Bxg4 Kf7 46. Kf1
Nc6 47. Ke2 Ne5 48. Bh3 Ke7 49. f4 Nf7 50. f5 g5 51. Kd3 Nb5
52. Kc4 Nc3 53. Kxd4 Kf6 54. Bxc3 bxc3 55. Kxc3 Nxh6 56. b4 g4
57. Bg2 axb4+ 58. Kxb4 Nxf5 59. a4 Ne3 60. Be4 Ke5 61. Bh1 Kd6
62. a5 Kc7 63. Kc5 g3 64. Kd4 g2 65. Bxg2 Nxg2 66. Ke4 Nh4
67. Kf4 Ng6+ 0-1

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.29"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "17.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Garry Kasparov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3
Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5 8. Bb3 Qg6 9. O-O d5 10. Bf4 Bg4 11. Qc2 Bxd4
12. cxd4 N5c6 13. Qd2 Qxe4 14. f3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qxd4+ 16. Qxd4
Nxd4 17. Bxc7 Kd7 18. Bg3 Nxb3 19. axb3 Nf5 20. Nc3 d4
21. Rfd1 Rhd8 22. Rd3 Kc6 23. Ne2 Rd5 24. Rad1 Rad8 25. Bf2
Kc5 26. Rc1+ Kb5 27. Rc4 b6 28. Ng3 Nh4 29. Kf1 Ka6 30. Rc7
Rf8 31. b4 g6 32. Ne2 Nf5 33. Nxd4 Nxd4 34. Rxd4 Rf5 35. Rd3
Rf4 36. Rb3 Kb5 37. Rxa7 Re8 38. Rb7 Re6 39. Re3 Ref6 40. Kg2
Rxb4 41. b3 Kc6 42. Ra7 h5 43. Rc3+ Kb5 44. Re7 Rf5 45. h4 g5
46. hxg5 Rxg5+ 47. Kh3 Rf5 48. Rb7 Ka6 49. Re7 Rbf4 50. Ree3
Kb5 51. Bg3 Rd4 52. Re5+ Rd5 53. Rxd5+ Rxd5 54. Rc4 Rd3
55. Rf4 Rxb3 56. Rxf7 Kc4 57. f4 b5 58. f5 Kd5 59. Rd7+ Ke4
60. f6 Rf3 61. f7 b4 62. Kg2 b3 63. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.29"]
[EventDate "2016.04.28"]
[Round "18.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. Qb3 Ra7
7. Nh4 Bc8 8. Bd3 e6 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Be2 Nbd7
12. a4 b4 13. Nb1 c5 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. Bf3 cxd4 16. Bxb7 Rxb7
17. exd4 Be7 18. Nhf3 O-O 19. Nc4 Nb6 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Be3
Nd5 22. Rac1 Rc7 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Rc1 Qb7 25. Qc4 Nb6 26. Qc7
Qxc7 27. Rxc7 Bd8 28. Rb7 Nxa4 29. Rxb4 Nb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Rc1
b6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O Nd7 14. Qf4 h6 15. e5 Rc8 16. Nd2 Rxc1
17. Rxc1 f6 18. Qg4 Nxe5 19. Qxe6+ Rf7 20. Bf5 g6 21. Nc4 Nxc4
22. Bxg6 Nd6 23. d5 Kf8 24. Bxf7 Nxf7 25. Rd1 Qd6 26. h4 b5
27. Qe3 a6 28. Qa7 Qc7 29. Re1 Qd7 30. Rd1 Kg7 31. Qb8 Nd6
32. Rc1 Nc4 33. Rd1 Nd6 34. Rc1 Nc4 35. Rd1 Nd6 36. Rd3 Kf7
37. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "165"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. Rb1 a5 9. d3 O-O 10. a3 Be6 11. Be3 Nd5
12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Qa4 Bf6 14. Rfc1 Nd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Bxd4
Bxg2 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Kxg2 c6 19. Rc5 Qe7 20. Qc2 Rfe8 21. e3
Qd7 22. d4 g6 23. a4 Re6 24. Rc1 Rf6 25. Re5 Qg4 26. Qd1 Qd7
27. Qe2 Qd6 28. Qc2 b6 29. Qe4 Kf8 30. g4 Qd7 31. g5 Rd6
32. Qf4 Kg8 33. Qe4 Kf8 34. Qf3 Kg8 35. Re4 Rd5 36. Re5 Rd6
37. Re4 Rd5 38. h4 Rf5 39. Rf4 Rxf4 40. Qxf4 Re8 41. Qf3 Re6
42. b3 Rd6 43. Qf4 Qd8 44. Rb1 Re6 45. Qf3 Qd6 46. Rd1 Qb4
47. Rc1 Qd6 48. Rd1 Qb4 49. e4 Qe7 50. d5 cxd5 51. exd5 Rd6
52. Qf4 Qe2 53. Rc1 Rd8 54. Rc7 Qe8 55. Qf3 Rd6 56. Rc6 Qd7
57. Rxd6 Qxd6 58. Qe4 Kf8 59. Qd4 Ke7 60. Kf3 Kd7 61. Qg4+ Ke7
62. Qd4 Kd7 63. Ke2 Kc7 64. Qc4+ Kd7 65. Kd3 Ke7 66. Qe4+ Kd7
67. Qd4 Ke8 68. f4 Kd7 69. Qc4 Ke7 70. Ke4 Kd8 71. Qd4 Kd7
72. Qc4 Ke7 73. Kd3 Kd8 74. Qd4 Kd7 75. Ke2 Qe7+ 76. Kd2 Qd6
77. Qc4 Kd8 78. Kc2 Qa3 79. Qc3 Kd7 80. Qc6+ Ke7 81. Qxb6 Qa2+
82. Kc3 Qa1+ 83. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5
7. Bb2 d4 8. e3 Nc6 9. exd4 cxd4 10. Re1 Ne8 11. Ne5 Nxe5
12. Rxe5 f6 13. Re1 e5 14. Ba3 Nd6 15. d3 Nf7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7
17. Nd2 Qc7 18. b4 Bd7 19. c5 Bc6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Qf3 Qxf3
22. Nxf3 b6 23. Rac1 Rfc8 24. Nd2 bxc5 25. bxc5 Ng5 26. c6 Rc7
27. f4 Nf7 28. Nb3 Rac8 29. Na5 g5 30. Rc4 gxf4 31. gxf4 exf4
32. Rxd4 Ne5 33. Kf2 Nxc6 34. Nxc6 Rxc6 35. Re7 R6c7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6
7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Bd3 Ne7 9. Qc2 b6 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. O-O Bxd3
12. Qxd3 Nd7 13. e4 O-O 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 15. Rac1 dxe4 16. Nxe4
Qd5 17. Nc3 Qd6 18. Qc4 b5 19. Qb3 Nf5 20. Ne4 Qd5 21. Qxd5
cxd5 22. Nc3 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Nf6 24. Re5 g6 25. Nxd5 Ng4
26. Re4 Rd8 27. Rxg4 Rxd5 28. Re4 Rd7 29. g4 Nd6 30. Re5 f6
31. Rd5 Rd8 32. g5 Kf7 33. gxf6 Kxf6 34. Ng5 Nf7 35. Nxh7+ Kg7
36. Rxd8 Nxd8 37. Ng5 Nc6 38. Nf3 Kf6 39. Kf1 Ke6 40. Ke2 Kd5
41. Ke3 a5 42. Ne5 Ne7 43. f4 a4 44. a3 Nf5+ 45. Kd3 Ne7
46. h4 Ke6 47. Ke4 Kf6 48. d5 Nf5 49. Nf3 Nd6+ 50. Kd4 Nc4
51. Kc5 Nxb2 52. Ne5 Nd1 53. d6 Ne3 54. Nxg6 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.09"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 cxd4
7. exd4 d5 8. Rc1 Be7 9. a3 b6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. cxd5 exd5
12. Bb5 a6 13. Ba4 b5 14. Bb3 Re8+ 15. Ne2 Bg4 16. O-O Bxf3
17. gxf3 Ra7 18. Rc5 Rd7 19. Nc3 Rd6 20. Rxd5 Nc6 21. Rxd6
Qxd6 22. Re1 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Qd8 24. d5 Nd4 25. Qd1 g6 26. Kg2
Nf5 27. a4 bxa4 28. Bxa4 Nd6 29. Qd3 Be5 30. Ne4 Qh4 31. h3
Qf4 32. Nxd6 Bxd6 33. Qxa6 Qg5+ 34. Kf1 Qc1+ 35. Kg2 Qg5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O
7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. a3 e5 10. h3 Bd7 11. O-O h6 12. b4
exd4 13. exd4 Qc8 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Bf5 16. Qb3 Ne7
17. Bc4 b5 18. Bxb5 Bxh3 19. Re1 Be6 20. Bc4 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Qg4
22. Bd2 Nf5 23. Qd5 Rae8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Bxe1
Nh4 27. Nxh4 Qxh4 28. Kf1 g6 29. a4 Qe7 30. Qa8+ Kg7 31. Qxa7
Bxb4 32. Bxb4 Qxb4 33. a5 Qb1+ 34. Ke2 Qc2+ 35. Ke3 Qb3+
36. Ke2 Qc2+ 37. Ke3 Qb3+ 38. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Bc4 d6 8. b4 Bb6 9. a4 a5 10. b5 Ne7 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3
Ng6 13. Nbd2 c6 14. Rb1 d5 15. Ba2 h6 16. Qc2 Be6 17. c4 dxe4
18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. dxe4 Qe7 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. c5 Bxa2 22. Qxa2
Qxc5 23. Rb7 Qxe3+ 24. Kh1 Rf8 25. Qc4 Rab8 26. Qxc6 Rxb7
27. Qxb7 Qe2 28. Qb5 Qxe4 29. Qxa5 Ra8 30. Qc7 Rxa4 31. h3 Qd5
32. Qc8+ Kh7 33. Rb1 e4 34. Ng1 Rc4 35. Qe8 Nh4 36. Rb8 Qd2
0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4
c6 7. e3 Nh5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 Nb6 11. O-O-O Nf6
12. Bd3 Be6 13. h3 O-O-O 14. Kb1 Kb8 15. Nd2 Rc8 16. Nb3 Nfd7
17. Ne2 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Qd2 Rhc8 21. Nd4
Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Qc3 Bd7 24. f3 f5 25. Rhe1 Rd5 26. e4
fxe4 27. fxe4 Re5 28. Nf5 Bxf5 29. exf5 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Qd7
31. g4 a6 32. a3 Ka8 33. Ka2 h5 34. Re6 hxg4 35. hxg4 Qd1
36. Re4 Qd7 37. Qd4 Qc7 38. Qe3 Qd6 39. Qd4 Qc7 40. Re6 Rd8
41. Qe4 Rc8 42. Rxa6+ Kb8 43. Re6 c3 44. bxc3 Qxc3 45. Qe5+
Qxe5 46. Rxe5 Rc4 47. g5 Ka7 48. Kb3 Rc1 49. g6 Ka6 50. Re7
Rc5 51. Rxg7 Rxf5 52. Rf7 Rg5 53. g7 b5 54. Kc3 Rg4 55. Kd3
Ka5 56. Ke3 Rg1 57. Ke4 Ka4 58. Ra7+ Kb3 59. Kf5 Rxg7 60. Rxg7
Kxa3 61. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Rapid"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.10"]
[EventDate "2016.06.09"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5
7. e3 d4 8. exd4 cxd4 9. d3 Nc6 10. Qe2 Nd7 11. Nbd2 e5
12. Ne4 Re8 13. a3 a5 14. Rb1 h6 15. g4 Nf8 16. g5 hxg5
17. Nexg5 Bf5 18. c5 Ng6 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Qd7 21. Re1 Bf8
22. Qc2 b5 23. Qb3 Ra6 24. h4 Bg4 25. Re4 Bf5 26. Re1 Bg4
27. Re4 Nd8 28. Bd2 Kh8 29. h5 Bxh5 30. Bh3 f5 31. Kg2 Nf4+
32. Bxf4 exf4 33. Rxf4 g6 34. Rxd4 Qb7 35. Qd5 Qxd5 36. Rxd5
Nc6 37. Nd4 Nxd4 38. Rxd4 Kg7 39. Rc1 Re7 40. c6 Kf6 41. f4
Rc7 42. Nh7+ Kg7 43. Rd7+ Rxd7 44. cxd7 Be7 45. Re1 Kf7
46. Ng5+ Bxg5 47. fxg5 Rd6 48. Re5 Rxd7 49. Rxb5 Rxd3 50. Rb6
Bf3+ 51. Kh2 Be4 52. Bf1 Rd1 53. Bc4+ Kg7 54. b5 f4 55. Kh3
Bf3 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Nxg5 hxg5 11. Bxg5 Kg7
12. Qf3 Rh8 13. Nd2 Kg6 14. h4 Bg4 15. Bxf6 Qd7 16. Qg3 Kxf6
17. d4 exd4 18. e5+ Ke7 19. Ne4 Rag8 20. Nf6 Qf5 21. Bd3 Qe6
22. b4 Ba7 23. c4 Nxe5 24. Nxg8+ Rxg8 25. Rae1 Kf8 26. f4 Bh5
27. Qxg8+ Kxg8 28. fxe5 dxe5 29. Rf5 Bg6 30. Rfxe5 Qf6
31. Re8+ Kg7 32. Bxg6 d3+ 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. Rb1 a5 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Be6 11. d4 exd4
12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 c6 14. f4 Bf6 15. Bc5 Be7 16. Bd4 Bf6
17. Bc5 Be7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Qd4 Nd5 20. f5 Nxc3 21. bxc3
Bxa2 22. f6 gxf6 23. Ra1 Bd5 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Rxf6 Qe4
26. Qd2 Rae8 27. Rxa5 Qe3+ 28. Qxe3 Rxe3 29. Rxd5 Rxe2
30. Rg5+ Kh8 31. Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qd3 c5 12. Nc3
Bc6 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bxd4
17. Qxd4 Nc6 18. Qc5 Qa5 19. Ne4 Rfd8 20. Qxa5 Nxa5 21. Nc5
Rxd1 22. Rxd1 h6 23. Rd7 b5 24. b3 Rc8 25. Nxa6 bxa4 26. bxa4
Rc4 27. Ra7 Rxa4 28. Nc5 Ra1 29. Ra8+ Kh7 30. Nd7 g5 31. Ne5
Nb3 32. Rxa1 Nxa1 33. Nxf7 Kg6 34. Nd6 Nb3 35. g4 Nd2 36. h3
Kf6 37. f3 Ke5 38. Nf7+ Kf6 39. Nd8 Ke7 40. Nc6+ Kd6 41. Nb4
Ke5 42. Kf2 Nc4 43. Nc6+ Kd6 44. Nd4 Ke5 45. e3 Kd5 46. Ke2
Ne5 47. Nb5 Kc6 48. Nc3 Kd6 49. Ne4+ Ke7 50. f4 gxf4 51. exf4
Nc6 52. Ke3 Kf7 53. h4 h5 54. g5 Ne7 55. Nd6+ Kf8 56. Ke4 Ng6
57. f5 exf5+ 58. Nxf5 Kf7 59. Kd5 Nf4+ 60. Ke5 Ng6+ 61. Ke4
Ke6 62. Nd4+ Kf7 63. Nf3 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bd6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 Re8 10. Nf3 Be6 11. Ne5 c5 12. O-O
cxd4 13. exd4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bg3 Nh5 16. Na4 Nxg3
17. hxg3 Rc8 18. Rfe1 Qf6 19. Rad1 Bg4 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Qxc6
Rc8 22. Qa6 Bxg3 23. fxg3 Qxa6 24. Bxa6 Bxd1 25. Bxc8 Bxa4
26. Bb7 Kf8 27. Bxd5 Ke7 28. Kf2 f5 29. Ke3 g5 30. Bb7 Kd6
31. b3 Bd7 32. Bf3 Be6 33. Kd3 Bf7 34. Kc3 h5 35. a4 g4
36. Bb7 Kc7 37. Ba8 Kb8 38. Bc6 Kc7 39. Bb5 Bd5 40. Bf1 Kd6
41. b4 f4 42. gxf4 h4 43. f5 Ke7 44. Kd3 Kf6 45. Ke3 Kxf5
46. b5 g3 47. a5 Kg5 48. Be2 Bxg2 49. Bf3 Bf1 50. b6 axb6
51. axb6 Ba6 52. b7 Bxb7 53. Bxb7 h3 54. Kf3 g2 55. Kf2 Kf4
56. Ba8 Kf5 57. Bc6 Kf4 58. Bb7 Kf5 59. Bc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Bg5 a6 8. Ba4 h6 9. Bh4 b5 10. Bc2 g5 11. Bg3 d6 12. Nbd2
Bb6 13. a4 Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 15. Kh1 Kg7 16. Re1 Nh7 17. Nf1
h5 18. h4 g4 19. N3h2 Ne7 20. d4 Ng6 21. Ne3 Be6 22. Nf5+ Kh8
23. f3 exd4 24. cxd4 Bxf5 25. exf5 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Ngf8
27. fxg4 hxg4 28. Nxg4 Nf6 29. Qd1 Nxg4 30. Qxg4 Qf6 31. Rd1
Nh7 32. Bf2 Qh6 33. Kg1 Rg8 34. Qf3 Nf6 35. Bb3 Rg7 36. Re1
Qd2 37. Qe2 Qf4 38. d5 Ng4 39. Bxb6 Qh2+ 40. Kf1 Qh1+ 41. Bg1
Nh2+ 42. Kf2 Rxg2+ 43. Ke3 Rxe2+ 44. Kxe2 Qf3+ 45. Kd2 Qxb3
46. Bd4+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 d5 6. a3 Bd6
7. cxd5 exd5 8. Ng3 Re8 9. Bd3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O Nc6
12. b4 Bb6 13. Nce2 d4 14. e4 Ne5 15. Bf4 Nfg4 16. h3 Nxd3
17. Qxd3 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. f4 Re8 20. f5 Bd7 21. Kh1 Rc8
22. Rf4 Qg5 23. Rg4 Qe3 24. Qxe3 dxe3 25. Nh5 Bb5 26. Rxg7+
Kh8 27. Rxf7 Bxe2 28. Nf6 Rc7 29. Rxc7 Bxc7 30. Nxe8 Bg3
31. e5 Bb5 32. Nd6 Bd3 33. Nxb7 e2 34. e6 Bxf5 35. e7 Bg6
36. b5 Kg8 37. a4 Kf7 38. a5 Bc2 39. Nc5 Kxe7 40. b6 axb6
41. axb6 Kd6 42. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Laurent Fressinet"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. Be2 Nxc3
12. Qxc3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 e5 14. O-O exd4 15. Nxd4 Nf6 16. Bf3
Re8 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. Rxc5 Bg4 19. Bxg4 Nxg4 20. b4 Nf6 21. Rc2
Re5 22. Rb1 Rd8 23. g3 h5 24. a4 g6 25. a5 a6 26. Rc5 Re7
27. Rc2 Rd5 28. Rc5 Rxc5 29. bxc5 Ne4 30. Nb3 Nc3 31. Rb2 Rd7
32. Rd2 Re7 33. Rd3 Nd5 34. Kf1 f5 35. Nd2 Kf7 36. Nc4 Ke6
37. Ke2 Rd7 38. f3 Nf6 39. Rd6+ Rxd6 40. Nxd6 Kd5 41. Nxb7 Nd7
42. e4+ fxe4 43. fxe4+ Kxe4 44. Nd6+ Kd5 45. Ne8 Nxc5 46. Ke3
Ne6 47. Nf6+ Kd6 48. h4 c5 49. Ke4 c4 50. Ne8+ 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
O-O 7. Nc4 Nd7 8. Qe2 Re8 9. Bg5 f6 10. Be3 a5 11. a4 Be7
12. O-O c5 13. Nh4 Nf8 14. Nf5 Ng6 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. b3 b6
17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 f5 19. Bg3 fxe4 20. Qxe4 Qxe4 21. dxe4
Re7 22. Rfe1 Bb7 23. Rad1 Rae8 24. e5 Nf8 25. Rd2 Ne6 26. Red1
Be4 27. Bf2 Rf7 28. Re1 Bc6 29. Be3 h6 30. h4 Bb7 31. Rf2 Rxf2
32. Kxf2 Rf8+ 33. Kg3 Be4 34. Re2 Bd5 35. Na3 Rf5 36. Bg1 Bb7
37. Nb5 Ba6 38. Bh2 Bxb5 39. axb5 h5 40. Kh3 Kf7 41. Rd2 Ke7
42. g4 Rf3+ 43. Bg3 Nf4+ 44. Kh2 hxg4 45. Bxf4 Rxf4 46. Kg3
Re4 47. h5 c4 48. bxc4 Rxc4 49. Rd3 a4 50. Kh4 Rxc2 51. Kxg4
Rc5 52. Kf5 Rxb5 53. Rg3 Kf8 54. Rd3 Ra5 55. Rd8+ Ke7 56. Rg8
a3 57. Rxg7+ Kf8 58. Rg1 a2 59. Ra1 b5 60. Ke4 b4 61. Kd4 c5+
62. Kc4 Ra3 63. h6 Rc3+ 64. Kd5 b3 65. e6 b2 66. h7 Rh3
67. Rf1+ Ke8 68. Rg1 b1=Q 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 b5
7. Nxb5 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 Nd5 9. a3 Nxc3 10. Qd2 Ne2 11. axb4 Nxf4
12. exf4 Bb7 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Nb6 15. Ne5 Qd6 16. Rfd1 Rfb8
17. Rac1 Qd5 18. Bf1 h6 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Rxc4 Qd6 21. Rc5 Bd5
22. b5 c6 23. bxc6 Bxc6 24. b4 Bd5 25. b5 Rb7 26. Rdc1 Rd8
27. Qe3 Rbd7 28. Qe5 Qxe5 29. dxe5 g5 30. fxg5 hxg5 31. Rc7
Kg7 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Ra1 Kg6 34. g4 Bf3 35. h3 Rd2 36. Ra3
Bd5 37. Ra1 Bf3 38. Ra3 Bd5 39. f3 f5 40. exf6 Kxf6 41. Rxa7
Bxf3 42. Ra3 Bd5 43. Rc3 Rb2 44. Rc1 Ke5 45. Re1+ Kf4 46. Rd1
Kg3 47. Re1 Rb3 48. Rd1 Bf3 49. Re1 Bd5 50. Rd1 Rb2 51. Re1
Kf4 52. Rd1 Bf3 53. Rd4+ Kg3 54. Rd3 e5 55. Ra3 e4 56. b6 Rxb6
57. Ra2 Rb1 58. Ra3 Kf4 59. Ra2 e3 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Ne4 8. Be2 c6 9. Qc2 f5 10. Ne5 Bf6 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. f3
Ng5 13. Bd3 Nf7 14. O-O g6 15. Rad1 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. e4
fxe4 18. fxe4 Qe7 19. exd5 Qxc5+ 20. Kh1 cxd5 21. Nxd5 Qxd5
22. Bxe5 Rac8 23. Bc3 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Bc6 25. Rfe1 Qg5 26. Be4
Bxe4 27. Qxe4 Rc7 28. c4 Rcf7 29. h3 Qg3 30. c5 Kg7 31. Qd4+
Kh6 32. Qd2+ Qg5 33. Qxg5+ Kxg5 34. Rb1 Rc7 35. Re5+ Rf5
36. Re4 Rfxc5 37. Kh2 h5 38. a4 Rc2 39. Rb3 Kh6 40. Re6 R2c6
41. Rxb7 Rxe6 42. Rxc7 Ra6 43. Rc4 Kg5 44. Kg3 Kf5 45. Kh4 Ra5
46. Rb4 Kf6 47. Kg3 g5 48. Kf3 Rf5+ 49. Ke3 Re5+ 50. Kd3 h4
51. Rg4 Kf5 52. Rb4 Re1 53. Rb5+ Kf4 54. Rb4+ Kf5 55. Rb5+ Kf4
56. Rb4+ Kf5 57. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. c4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qd3 c5 12. Nc3
Bc6 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nbd7 16. Rac1 Qa5
17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Qf3 Qb4 19. Rc2 Rac8 20. Rcd2 h6 21. h3 Rc7
22. e3 Rfc8 23. Qe2 Qb6 24. Nf3 Rc5 25. e4 e5 26. Nd5 Nxd5
27. exd5 Bd6 28. Nxe5 R5c7 29. Ng4 Qb3 30. Ne3 Qxa4 31. Nf5
Qd7 32. Qg4 g6 33. Nxh6+ Kg7 34. Qh4 Be7 35. Qd4+ Bf6 36. Qe3
Re8 37. Qf4 g5 38. Qf3 Kg6 39. Ng4 Bg7 40. d6 Rc5 41. Rd5 Rxd5
42. Rxd5 f5 43. Ne3 Re5 44. g4 f4 45. Nc4 Rxd5 46. Qxd5 Bxb2
47. Nxb2 Kf6 48. Nc4 b5 49. Qe5+ Kf7 50. Nb6 Qc6+ 51. Nd5 Qb7
52. Qf5+ Ke8 53. Qe6+ Kd8 54. h4 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 Nd7
12. O-O dxc4 13. Rxc4 e5 14. Bc2 Nb6 15. Rc5 Nd7 16. Rc3 exd4
17. exd4 Nf6 18. Re1 Qd6 19. Ne5 Rd8 20. Bb3 Nd5 21. Rf3 f6
22. Nc4 Qf8 23. Qd3 Re8 24. Ne3 Kh8 25. h3 Be6 26. Bc2 Bg8
27. a3 Rad8 28. Rf1 Nxe3 29. fxe3 c5 30. Kh1 cxd4 31. exd4 Rd6
32. Rf4 Rc8 33. Bb1 Rc7 34. Re1 Re7 35. Rfe4 Rxe4 36. Qxe4 Re6
37. Qh4 Rxe1+ 38. Qxe1 Bd5 39. Bg6 Qd8 40. Kg1 Kg8 41. h4 Kf8
42. Qc3 b6 43. Kf2 Qd7 44. Qb4+ Qe7 45. Qc3 Qd7 46. Qe3 Qe7
47. Qf4 Qd8 48. g3 Ke7 49. Qe3+ Kd6 50. Qf4+ Ke7 51. Qe3+ Kd6
52. Qd2 Kc7 53. Qf4+ Qd6 54. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 e5
12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Qxc4 Be6 14. Qd3 Rad8 15. Qe3 Qh5 16. f3 Bc4
17. Nc3 Rfe8 18. g4 Qg6 19. Qf2 Nd5 20. Nxd5 Rxd5 21. Re1 h5
22. g5 f6 23. h4 Rde5 24. e4 f5 25. Bf4 R5e7 26. Rac1 Bxa2
27. Qxa7 Bf7 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Qxc7 fxe4 30. Rxe4 Rxe4
31. fxe4 Qxe4 32. Qe5 Qf3 33. Bg3 Bd5 34. Qe8+ Kh7 35. g6+ Kh6
36. Qh8+ Kxg6 37. Qe8+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "158"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c6 3. Bb2 Bg4 4. Ne5 Bf5 5. e3 Nd7 6. Nxd7
Qxd7 7. Be2 e6 8. d3 Nf6 9. Nd2 Qc7 10. Nf3 Bb4+ 11. c3 Be7
12. Nh4 Bg6 13. h3 Nd7 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Qc2 a5 16. c4 Bb4+
17. Kf1 O-O 18. h4 Be7 19. h5 gxh5 20. Rxh5 Bf6 21. g4 g6
22. Rh3 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 Qe5 24. Qxe5 Nxe5 25. f4 Nd7 26. cxd5
cxd5 27. Ke1 Kg7 28. Kd2 Rac8 29. g5 Rh8 30. Rxh8 Kxh8 31. Rb1
Kg7 32. b4 axb4 33. Rxb4 Nc5 34. Rb5 Kf8 35. Bf3 Rc7 36. d4
Nd7 37. Be2 Ke7 38. Ra5 Nb6 39. Ra7 Nc8 40. Ra3 Nd6 41. Bd3
Nc4+ 42. Bxc4 Rxc4 43. Rb3 Rc7 44. a4 Kd7 45. Rb5 Kd6 46. Kd3
Kd7 47. a5 Kd6 48. e4 dxe4+ 49. Kxe4 Rd7 50. Rc5 Rd8 51. Rb5
Rd7 52. Rb1 Rc7 53. Rb6+ Ke7 54. Ke5 Rd7 55. Rb5 Rc7 56. d5
exd5 57. Kxd5 f6 58. Rb6 Rd7+ 59. Kc5 fxg5 60. fxg5 Kf7
61. Rf6+ Kg7 62. Rd6 Re7 63. Kb6 Kf7 64. Rf6+ Kg7 65. Rf1 Re5
66. Ra1 Rxg5 67. Kxb7 Rb5+ 68. Kc6 Rb8 69. a6 Kf6 70. a7 Ra8
71. Kb7 Rxa7+ 72. Kxa7 Ke5 73. Kb6 g5 74. Kc5 g4 75. Re1+ Kf4
76. Kd4 g3 77. Rf1+ Kg4 78. Ke3 Kh3 79. Ra1 Kh2 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 c5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. d4 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bf6
12. Rc1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxd4
16. exd4 Bb7 17. Rc7 Rab8 18. Rfc1 a5 19. h4 Bd5 20. Bb5 Rfd8
21. f3 Ba8 22. Bd7 Kf8 23. Kf2 Bd5 24. Ke3 b5 25. R1c5 a4
26. Bxb5 axb3 27. axb3 Bxb3 28. Ra7 Bd5 29. Ba4 Ra8 30. Rxa8
Rxa8 31. Bc6 Bxc6 32. Rxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Laurent Fressinet"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Nbd7 8. Rc1 c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. dxc5 Nxc5
12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. b4 Nd7 14. Bd3 Nc6 15. a3 Nce5 16. Bb1 Nxf3+
17. gxf3 b6 18. Be4 Rb8 19. f4 Nf6 20. Bf3 Bb7 21. Bxb7 Rxb7
22. Ke2 Kf8 23. Nb5 Rbd7 24. Rhd1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rxd1 26. Kxd1
a5 27. bxa5 bxa5 28. Nd4 Ke8 29. Nb3 Ne4 30. f3 Nc3+ 31. Kc2
Nd5 32. Kd3 a4 33. Nc5 Nb6 34. e4 Ke7 35. h4 f6 36. Kd4 g5
37. hxg5 hxg5 38. fxg5 e5+ 39. Kc3 fxg5 40. Kb4 Kd6 41. Nxa4
Nd7 42. Nb2 Kc6 43. Nc4 Kb7 44. Kb5 g4 45. fxg4 Nf6 46. Nd6+
Kc7 47. g5 Nh5 48. Nc4 Ng3 49. g6 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.08"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 h6
7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 e6 9. O-O Bb4 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Nxd5 Nxd5
12. cxd5 Bxd2 13. dxe6 Ba5 14. Qb3 Qc7 15. Ne5 fxe6 16. Qxe6+
Kh7 17. Qg6+ Kg8 18. Qe6+ Kh7 19. Qg6+ Kg8 20. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2016.06.12"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[Round "18.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3
O-O 7. Nc3 Re8 8. Be3 Bxe3 9. fxe3 Nd7 10. O-O Nf8 11. Qe1 f6
12. g4 Ng6 13. Qg3 h6 14. Rf2 Qe7 15. Raf1 Be6 16. h4 Qd7
17. Rg2 Rf8 18. d4 exd4 19. exd4 Rae8 20. h5 Nh8 21. Rd1 Qd6
22. Qxd6 cxd6 23. Nh4 d5 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. Kf1
Re4 27. Nf5 Nf7 28. Re1 Rf4+ 29. Kg1 Ng5 30. Re7 Rf7 31. Re8+
Kh7 32. Kh2 Ne4 33. Nh4 Nd6 34. Rd8 Rc7 35. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bb2 Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Na3 Bf6
12. Nc4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bb5 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. a4 Ba6 16. e3 b6
17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Bxf6 Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 gxf6 20. Rd7 Bxc4
21. bxc4 a6 22. Ra7 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. c5 Ra8 25. Rb7 Rfb8
26. c6 b4 27. Rc4 b3 28. Kg2 Kg7 29. Rg4+ Kf8 30. Ra4 Kg7
31. Rxa8 Rxa8 32. Rxb3 Rc8 33. Rc3 f5 34. c7 Kf6 35. Kh3 Kg5
36. Rc5 Kg6 37. g4 e5 38. f4 f6 39. Rc6 exf4 40. exf4 fxg4+
41. Kxg4 h5+ 42. Kf3 Kf5 43. h4 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6
7. a4 O-O 8. Re1 Ba7 9. Nbd2 Ng4 10. Re2 Kh8 11. h3 f5
12. exf5 Nxf2 13. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 d5 15. Bb3 Bxf5 16. Kg1
Bxd3 17. Ne1 Bg6 18. Ndf3 e4 19. Nh2 Ne7 20. Be3 Qd6 21. Nc2
Rad8 22. Qd2 c5 23. Rd1 h6 24. Ng4 Bh5 25. Ba2 a5 26. Qe1 Be8
27. b3 b6 28. Bf2 Bh5 29. Bh4 Rd7 30. b4 axb4 31. cxb4 d4
32. Nce3 Bxg4 33. hxg4 Ng6 34. Bg3 Qf6 35. Nf5 e3 36. bxc5
bxc5 37. Qe2 Ne5 38. Bb1 Rfd8 39. Bxe5 Qxe5 40. Nh4 Qg5
41. Ng6+ Kg8 42. Qc4+ Rd5 43. Be4 Qxg4 44. Bxd5+ Kh7 45. Qd3
1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. d4 c5 4. c4 cxd4 5. exd4 g6 6. cxd5
Nxd5 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Qb3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. h4 Nc6 11. Ba3 Be6
12. Qxb7 Bd5 13. Qa6 Qc7 14. Bc5 e5 15. Bc4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 exd4
17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Kf1 dxc3 19. Re1 Ne5 20. Bd5 c2 21. Kg2 Bh6
22. Qe2 c1=Q 23. Rxc1 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 Qxc1 25. Qxe5 Qc8 26. Bb3
Qf5 27. Qc7 a5 28. Qe7 Kg7 29. a4 Rc8 30. Qb7 Rc5 31. Qa7 Re5
32. Qd4 Qf6 33. Qg4 Rf5 34. Kg3 Qd6+ 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Nbd2 a6 8. Ba4 d5 9. Qe2 b5 10. Bb3 d4 11. Bc2 Bb6 12. cxd4
Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. Be3 Qd6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6
17. Qe3 Be6 18. h3 Nd7 19. Rfc1 c5 20. Bd1 Rec8 21. Bg4 Bxg4
22. hxg4 c4 23. Qxb6 Nxb6 24. dxc4 Rxc4 25. Nd2 Rd4 26. Rc2 f6
27. Kf1 Rad8 28. Ke2 Nc4 29. Nxc4 bxc4 30. f3 Kf7 31. Rac1 Kg6
32. Ke1 Rb8 33. Kf2 h5 34. gxh5+ Kxh5 35. Kg3 a5 36. Re2 Kg6
37. Rc3 Kf7 38. b3 cxb3 39. axb3 Rdb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.17"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O
7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. cxd5 Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 Nxd5
12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Bxb4 Qxf3 14. Rg1 Bf5 15. Qe2 Qe4 16. Bc3
Bg6 17. Qc4 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf5
12. Be2 Bf6 13. O-O Be4 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nd4 Ne6 16. Rc1 Nxd4
17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. exd4 Rfc8 19. Rc5 Rxc5 20. dxc5 d4 21. Rd1
Rd8 22. Bc4 Kf8 23. f3 Bf5 24. Kf2 a5 25. g4 Be6 26. Bd3 Bb3
27. Rd2 Rc8 28. Be4 Rxc5 29. Rxd4 h5 30. h3 hxg4 31. hxg4 Ke7
32. Ke3 b6 33. Kd2 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nb3 g6
7. Be2 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nfd7 11. h4 Bb7 12. Bd4
Nc6 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qd2 b4 15. Nd5 a5 16. h5 a4 17. Nc1 a3
18. b3 e6 19. Nxb4 Nxb4 20. Qxb4 Nc5 21. f3 Qxg5 22. Nd3 Nxd3+
23. cxd3 Rac8 24. Kf2 Rc2 25. Qd4+ e5 26. Qxd6 Rfc8 27. Rae1
Rxa2 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Qd7 Rh8 30. Rxh8 Kxh8 31. Qxf7 Qh4+
32. Kf1 Qh1+ 33. Kf2 Qh4+ 34. Kf1 Qh1+ 35. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 d5 6. cxd5
exd5 7. e3 c5 8. dxc5 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3
Ne4 12. b4 Nxc3 13. Qa1 Qa4 14. Qxc3 a5 15. b5 Nxc5 16. Qxc5
Bf5 17. Qc3 Rfc8 18. Qa1 Qc2 19. Nd4 Qc1+ 20. Qxc1 Rxc1+
21. Kd2 Rac8 22. Nxf5 R8c2+ 23. Kd3 Rxf2 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. g3
Ra1 26. Kd4 Rc1 27. Bg2 Rd2+ 28. Ke5 f6+ 29. Kd6 Rc3 30. Rf1
h6 31. Rxf6 hxg5 32. Rf8+ Kh7 33. Bh3 g4 34. Bxg4 Rxe3
35. Bf5+ g6 36. Bxg6+ Kg7 37. Rg8+ 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[EventDate "2016.06.17"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "233"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. d5 e6
7. Nc3 d6 8. O-O Re8 9. Nd2 Na6 10. e4 Nc7 11. Re1 b6 12. dxe6
Nxe6 13. Nf1 Nd4 14. f3 Nh5 15. Bd3 Be5 16. Be3 Nf4 17. Qd2
Qf6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Qd8 20. Rac1 a5 21. Bg5 Bf6 22. Bxf6
Qxf6 23. Qf2 b5 24. Ne3 Bd7 25. f4 a4 26. Bb1 a3 27. b3 Rac8
28. Rcd1 Re7 29. h3 h5 30. Rf1 Rce8 31. Rde1 Rxe4 32. Bxe4
Rxe4 33. Ng4 hxg4 34. Rxe4 gxh3 35. gxh3 Bxh3 36. Rfe1 Bg4
37. R4e3 Qf5 38. Rg3 Kg7 39. Qg2 Bh5 40. Qe4 Nf3+ 41. Kf2 Qxe4
42. Rxe4 Nd2 43. Re7 Kf6 44. Rge3 Bg4 45. Ra7 b4 46. Ra6 Kf5
47. Rd3 Ne4+ 48. Ke3 Bh3 49. Rd1 f6 50. Rg1 g5 51. fxg5 fxg5
52. Re1 Ke5 53. Ra8 Nc3 54. Rg8 Kxd5 55. Rxg5+ Kc6 56. Ra1 Kb5
57. Rg8 Bf5 58. Kd2 Bb1 59. Kc1 Be4 60. Rb8+ Kc6 61. Rh8 d5
62. Rh6+ Kb5 63. Rh5 c4 64. bxc4+ Kxc4 65. Rh8 d4 66. Kd2 Bc6
67. Rc8 Ne4+ 68. Ke1 Kc5 69. Ke2 Kd5 70. Rb8 Nc3+ 71. Kd2 Bb5
72. Rh1 Ne4+ 73. Ke1 Nc3 74. Rh5+ Kc4 75. Kd2 Bd7 76. Rb7 Ne4+
77. Kc1 Bg4 78. Rhb5 Nc3 79. Rxb4+ Kc5 80. Rb3 Nxa2+ 81. Kd2
Nc3 82. Rxa3 Bf3 83. Rb8 Be4 84. Ra5+ Kc4 85. Rc8+ Kb4 86. Ra7
Nb1+ 87. Kc1 Nc3 88. Rd7 Nb5 89. Re7 Bf5 90. Rc6 Bd3 91. Kd2
Bc4 92. Rd7 Bf1 93. Rc1 Bc4 94. Rd8 Be6 95. Re8 Bd7 96. Re5
Nc3 97. Rh1 Kc4 98. Rh7 Bb5 99. Rc7+ Kb4 100. Rc8 Nb1+
101. Kc1 Nc3 102. Kc2 Ba6 103. Rb8+ Kc4 104. Re7 Nd5 105. Ra7
Bb5 106. Kb2 Kc5 107. Ra5 Nc3 108. Kb3 Kc6 109. Rc8+ Kb6
110. Raa8 Bd7 111. Rab8+ Ka7 112. Rd8 Ne4 113. Kc4 Ng5
114. Rb2 Bc6 115. Rxd4 Nf7 116. Rd1 Bb7 117. Rxb7+ 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Nbd2 a6 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nc4 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bg5 b5
12. Na5 Qd7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. g4 Bg6 15. Qe2 Bb6 16. Nb3 Rad8
17. Rad1 Re6 18. Rd2 Rd6 19. Rfd1 c5 20. Kg2 a5 21. Na1 h5
22. Kg3 Qc6 23. Nh4 c4 24. Nxg6 fxg6 25. Nc2 hxg4 26. hxg4
cxd3 27. Rxd3 Qc4 28. Ne1 f5 29. gxf5 gxf5 30. exf5 R8d7
31. f6 Rxf6 32. Qh5 Rg7+ 33. Kh3 Qe6+ 34. Kh2 Rh6 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Nf3 e6
7. Nbd2 Bd6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Bxf4 10. Qxf4 Qe7 11. Nf3 O-O
12. O-O h6 13. Rfe1 a6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 cxd4
17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 e5 19. Qe4 f5 20. Qd5+ Kh7 21. Re1 Rae8
22. Qd7 Rf6 23. Rd5 e4 24. Qxe7 Rxe7 25. c4 f4 26. c5 Rfe6
27. b4 g5 28. a4 Kg6 29. Kf1 h5 30. b5 axb5 31. axb5 g4
32. Rc1 e3 33. c6 bxc6 34. bxc6 Rc7 35. hxg4 hxg4 36. fxe3
fxe3 37. Rdc5 e2+ 38. Ke1 Kf6 39. R1c2 Kg6 40. g3 Kf6 41. R5c4
Kf5 42. Rf4+ Kg5 43. Rc5+ Kh6 44. Rxg4 Rcxc6 45. Rxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 e6 4. c4 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3 Nc6
7. Bb5 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. Be2 Qc7 13. h3 Qe7 14. Nd2 c5 15. Bf3 Bb7 16. Qc2 Rac8
17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. Rad1 Be5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Nc4 Qc7 21. Nb2
c4 22. Qc3 cxb3 23. Qxb3 Bc6 24. Nd3 Bb5 25. Nf4 Bc4 26. Qb2
Qa5 27. Rd2 Rb8 28. Qc2 Rec8 29. Rc1 g6 30. Qd1 Kg7 31. g4 Rc5
32. h4 Rbc8 33. g5 Ne4 34. Bxe4 dxe4 35. Rd7 Kg8 36. Qd4 R5c6
37. Rd1 Be6 38. Nxe6 Rxe6 39. Rxf7 Kxf7 40. Qd7+ Re7 41. Qxc8
Qxa2 42. Rd8 Qe6 43. Qc3 Rb7 44. Kh2 Qf5 45. Qc4+ Ke7 46. Rd2
Qe5+ 47. Kg2 Qf5 48. Kh2 Qe5+ 49. Kg2 Qe6 50. Qc5+ Kf7 51. Kg3
Rd7 52. Rc2 Qd6+ 53. Qxd6 Rxd6 54. Rc7+ Kg8 55. Kf4 Rd2
56. Kxe4 Rxf2 57. Ke5 Rh2 58. e4 Rxh4 59. Kd5 Rg4 60. Ke5 a5
61. Ra7 h5 62. gxh6 Rh4 63. Rg7+ Kf8 64. Rxg6 a4 65. Ra6 a3
66. Kf5 a2 67. Kg5 Rxe4 68. h7 Kg7 69. Rxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6
7. Ne5 e6 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. Nd2 g5 11. O-O Be7
12. Qc2 Nf8 13. Nf3 Ne4 14. Ne5 f6 15. Nd3 Ng6 16. f3 Ng3
17. Re1 f5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Qf2 Bd6 20. e4 dxe4 21. fxe4 f4
22. d5 Bc7 23. Qc2 O-O 24. Nc5 Bb6 25. Kh2 f3 26. e5 Nh4
27. Kxg3 fxg2 28. d6 Rf3+ 29. Kh2 Rf1 30. Qc4+ Kh8 31. Be3 Qf8
32. Rxf1 gxf1=Q 33. Rxf1 Qe8 34. e6 Qg6 35. d7 Bc7+ 36. Kg1
Bd6 37. Qd4 Be7 38. Rf7 Qb1+ 39. Kf2 Qc2+ 40. Kf1 Qb1+ 41. Ke2
Qc2+ 42. Qd2 Qc4+ 43. Qd3 Qxa2 44. Rxe7 Qxb2+ 45. Bd2 Qe5+
46. Ne4 Rf8 47. Re8 Qh2+ 48. Kd1 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. d4 Bb4 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 O-O 10. Be2 Nd7 11. O-O c5
12. dxc5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nxc5 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. c4
dxc4 17. Bxc4 Qe7 18. Re1 Kh8 19. Qf3 Be6 20. Nxe6 Nxe6
21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. h3 b5 24. Rd1 h6 25. Rd6 Rf8
26. Qc6 Qh4 27. Qc5 Qc4 28. Qxc4 bxc4 29. Rc6 Rf5 30. Rxe6 c3
31. Rc6 Rxe5 32. Rxc3 Re1+ 33. Kh2 Re2 34. Ra3 Rxf2 35. Rxa7
Rb2 36. Kg3 Kh7 37. a4 Kg6 38. a5 Ra2 39. a6 h5 40. h4 Ra4
41. Ra8 Rg4+ 42. Kh3 Ra4 43. Ra7 Ra3+ 44. Kh2 Ra4 45. g3 Ra2+
46. Kg1 Kf6 47. Kf1 g5 48. hxg5+ Kxg5 49. Ra8 Kg6 50. Ke1 Kg7
51. Kd1 Kh7 52. Kc1 Kg7 53. Kb1 Ra5 54. Kb2 Ra4 55. Kb3 Ra1
56. Kb4 Rb1+ 57. Kc5 Rc1+ 58. Kb6 Rb1+ 59. Ka7 Rb3 60. Rb8
Rxg3 61. Rb5 Kh6 62. Kb6 h4 63. a7 Rg8 64. Kb7 Rg7+ 65. Ka6
Rg8 66. Rb8 Rg1 67. Rb5 Rg8 68. Rc5 Rh8 69. Kb7 Rh7+ 70. Kb8
h3 71. a8=Q 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 O-O 8. b4 Ba7 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 g4 12. Nh4
Nh5 13. Na3 Qg5 14. Nc2 Ne7 15. Ne3 Kh8 16. d4 Nxg3 17. hxg3
Qg7 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Qd3 Qg5 20. Rae1 Nc6 21. Nd5 Ne5 22. Qe2
Be6 23. Ba2 c6 24. Nf4 Rae8 25. Rd1 Bb8 26. b5 axb5 27. axb5
Bc8 28. bxc6 bxc6 29. Qb2 Bc7 30. Rd4 Kh7 31. Ra4 Bd7 32. Ra7
Rb8 33. Rb7 Qd8 34. Rb1 Rxb7 35. Qxb7 Qb8 36. Qa6 Qa8 37. Qe2
Rb8 38. Rxb8 Qxb8 39. Nh5 Bd8 40. Nf5 Bxf5 41. exf5 Qb5
42. Qxb5 cxb5 43. Nf4 Ba5 44. Nd5 h5 45. Kf1 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 e6 6. Ngf3 Be7
7. h3 Bd6 8. Ne5 Qc7 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Ne4
12. Re1 Rb8 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qc2 cxd4 15. cxd4 c5 16. Ng4 h5
17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. dxc5 Qd3 19. Qxd3 exd3 20. Ne5 d2 21. Red1
Rxb2 22. Nc4 Rc2 23. Nxd2 Rxc5 24. Ne4 Ra5 25. Nd6 Ba6 26. Rd2
Rd8 27. Rc1 Rd7 28. Rc6 Bb7 29. Rcc2 Rd5 30. Rxd5 Bxd5 31. Nb5
Rb7 32. a4 Bb3 33. Rc8+ Kh7 34. Nc3 Kg6 35. Rc5 f6 36. f4 h4
37. e4 Rd7 38. Rb5 Bc4 39. Rc5 Bb3 40. a5 Rd4 41. Rc7 a6
42. Rc6 Rc4 43. Rxc4 Bxc4 44. Kf2 e5 45. Kf3 exf4 46. Kxf4 Kf7
47. g3 g5+ 48. Kf3 hxg3 49. Kxg3 Ke6 50. Na4 Ke5 51. Nc5 Kd4
52. Nd7 Kxe4 53. Nxf6+ Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "264"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 d4 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Nf6
7. e3 Be7 8. exd4 cxd4 9. d3 O-O 10. Re1 Ne8 11. a3 a5
12. Nbd2 f6 13. Rb1 e5 14. Nh4 Nc7 15. Qh5 Qe8 16. Qxe8 Rxe8
17. f4 exf4 18. gxf4 Bd7 19. Kf2 Na6 20. Bd5+ Kh8 21. Ne4 f5
22. Ng5 Bxg5 23. fxg5 Nc5 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Nf3 Nxd3+ 26. Kg3
b6 27. Bf4 Ne7 28. Bf7 Rf8 29. Bd5 Nxf4 30. Kxf4 Ng6+ 31. Kg3
d3 32. Rd1 f4+ 33. Kf2 Bf5 34. h4 Re8 35. Nd4 Nxh4 36. Nxf5
Nxf5 37. Rxd3 g6 38. b4 axb4 39. axb4 h6 40. gxh6 g5 41. Bf3
Ne3 42. c5 bxc5 43. bxc5 g4 44. c6 gxf3 45. Kxf3 Nc4 46. Kxf4
Rc8 47. Ke4 Na5 48. Rd6 Nxc6 49. Kd5 Ne7+ 50. Ke6 Ng8 51. Kd7
Ra8 52. Kc7 Ra7+ 53. Kb6 Rf7 54. Rc6 Rf1 55. Kc7 Kh7 56. Kb6
Nf6 57. Kb7 Kxh6 58. Kc8 Kg6 59. Rc7 Ra1 60. Rc2 Nd5 61. Kd7
Kf5 62. Kd6 Ne3 63. Rc8 Rd1+ 64. Kc6 Nd5 65. Re8 Kf6 66. Re2
Ne7+ 67. Kc5 Ng6 68. Re8 Ne5 69. Kb5 Rc1 70. Kb4 Nc6+ 71. Kb3
Rc5 72. Re1 Nd4+ 73. Kb4 Rc8 74. Re4 Ne6 75. Re1 Nf4 76. Kb5
Nd5 77. Rh1 Ke5 78. Rh5+ Kd4 79. Rh4+ Kd3 80. Rh3+ Ne3 81. Kb6
Rc3 82. Kb7 Kd4 83. Rh4+ Kc5 84. Rh3 Rb3+ 85. Kc8 Kd6 86. Rh6+
Ke5 87. Kd7 Nf5 88. Rh5 Rc3 89. Rg5 Kf4 90. Rg1 Ne3 91. Kd6
Ke4 92. Re1 Kd4 93. Rh1 Nf5+ 94. Ke6 Rf3 95. Rd1+ Ke4 96. Re1+
Ne3 97. Ra1 Nc2 98. Ra4+ Nd4+ 99. Ke7 Rh3 100. Kd6 Rh6+
101. Ke7 Kd5 102. Ra5+ Kc4 103. Kf7 Nc6 104. Ra1 Ne5+ 105. Ke7
Kd5 106. Rd1+ Kc5 107. Rc1+ Nc4 108. Kf7 Kd5 109. Rd1+ Kc6
110. Rc1 Rh4 111. Kf6 Kd7 112. Rd1+ Nd6 113. Kg5 Re4 114. Ra1
Ke6 115. Ra6 Rd4 116. Kg6 Rg4+ 117. Kh5 Rg1 118. Kh4 Ke5
119. Kh3 Ne4 120. Kh2 Rg8 121. Ra7 Nd2 122. Ra3 Kf4 123. Ra4+
Ke3 124. Kh3 Ne4 125. Kh2 Nc3 126. Ra7 Rg5 127. Kh3 Ne4
128. Ra3+ Kf4 129. Kh2 Nd2 130. Kh3 Rh5+ 131. Kg2 Rg5+
132. Kh3 Rg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "9.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. Nc3
O-O 7. e3 Qe7 8. Rc1 Rd8 9. Qc2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. O-O cxd4
12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Rfd1 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bb5 Rac8 16. Rxd8+
Qxd8 17. Rd1 Qe7 18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19. Qd2 Rc8 20. Qd4 a6 21. h3
h6 22. Qd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Kf8 24. Kf1 Ke7 25. Rd4 Nd7 26. Ke2
Ne5 27. Kd1 f5 28. a4 g5 29. Kc2 Rc7 30. Rd1 Nc4 31. b3 Nd6
32. Kb2 Rc8 33. f3 h5 34. Ne2 h4 35. Nc3 Rc5 36. Ne2 Ne8
37. Nc1 Nf6 38. Nd3 Rc7 39. Re1 Nd5 40. e4 fxe4 41. fxe4 Nf6
42. Ne5 Nh5 43. Nd3 Rc8 44. Rf1 Ng3 45. Re1 Kd6 46. a5 Rc7
47. Rd1 Ke7 48. Re1 Kf6 49. Re3 e5 50. Re1 Nh5 51. Rc1 Rxc1
52. Kxc1 Nf4 53. Nxf4 exf4 54. Kd2 Ke5 55. Kd3 g4 56. hxg4 f3
57. Ke3 fxg2 58. Kf2 h3 59. g5 Ke6 60. Kg1 Ke5 61. Kh2 Ke6
62. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nb3 g6
7. Be2 Bg7 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Nd5 O-O 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. c3 b5
12. f4 Bb7 13. Bf3 Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. a3 Qc7 16. O-O Rfd8
17. Re1 Rac8 18. Qe2 e5 19. Qf2 exf4 20. Bxf4 Be5 21. Bg5 Re8
22. Kh1 a5 23. Rad1 Bc6 24. Be3 b4 25. Bb6 Qb7 26. Bxa5 bxa3
27. bxa3 Ba4 28. Rc1 Qe7 29. Bb4 Qf6 30. Rf1 h5 31. Be2 Qxf2
32. Rxf2 Bd4 33. Rff1 Be3 34. Ra1 Rxe4 35. Bf3 Re7 36. Rfe1
Bg5 37. Rxe7 Bxe7 38. Bd1 Ra8 39. Bxa4 Rxa4 40. c4 Bf6 41. Rd1
Be5 42. Kg1 Kg7 43. h3 Kf6 44. Kf2 Ke6 45. Ke3 g5 46. Kd3 f5
47. Kc2 g4 48. hxg4 hxg4 49. Kb3 Ra8 50. a4 f4 51. Rf1 Kf5
52. c5 dxc5 53. Bxc5 Rc8 54. Kb4 Ke4 55. Re1+ Kd5 56. Rd1+ Ke4
57. a5 Bc3+ 58. Kxc3 Rxc5+ 59. Kb4 Rc2 60. Re1+ Kd3 61. Rd1+
Ke3 62. Re1+ Kf2 63. Re4 Kg3 64. a6 Rxg2 65. Kb5 Rh2 66. Re8
Rh7 67. Kb6 f3 68. Rf8 f2 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "11.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bb2 Nc6 9. Nc3 Bf6 10. Qc2 b6 11. Nxd5 exd5
12. d4 Ba6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Rac1
c4 17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. e3 Qd6 19. Red1 Qa3 20. Qc3 Nb4 21. bxc4
Qxc3 22. Rxc3 Nxa2 23. Ra3 Bxc4 24. Ne5 Nb4 25. Rxa7 f6
26. Nxc4 dxc4 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Rc7 Rd1+ 29. Bf1 Nd3 30. Rxc4
Ne5 31. Rc8+ Kf7 32. Rc7+ Kf8 33. Kg2 Rd2 34. h3 h5 35. Ra7
Kg8 36. Ra4 g5 37. Rd4 Rb2 38. Bc4+ Nxc4 39. Rxc4 Kf7 40. Kf3
Kg6 41. Rc3 Ra2 42. e4 Ra1 43. Rc6 Kf7 44. Kg2 Ra4 45. Rc7+
Kg6 46. Re7 Ra2 47. h4 g4 48. Re8 Rb2 49. Kf1 Rb1+ 50. Ke2
Rb2+ 51. Kf1 Rb1+ 52. Kg2 Rb2 53. Re7 Ra2 54. e5 fxe5 55. Rxe5
Rb2 56. Rg5+ Kh6 57. Kf1 Ra2 58. Ke1 Rb2 59. Re5 Kg6 60. Re2
Rb1+ 61. Kd2 Rb2+ 62. Ke3 Rb3+ 63. Ke4 Rf3 64. Rd2 Rf6 65. Rc2
Re6+ 66. Kd5 Re1 67. Rc4 Re2 68. Rf4 Kg7 69. Kd4 Kg6 70. Kd3
Ra2 71. Ke3 Ra3+ 72. Kd4 Ra2 73. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "12.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O a6
7. a4 Nc6 8. Re1 b6 9. d5 Nb4 10. Nb1 a5 11. c3 Na6 12. Nd4
Nc5 13. f3 Bd7 14. Bb5 e6 15. Nc6 Bxc6 16. Bxc6 Rb8 17. Be3
Nfd7 18. Bd4 Ne5 19. Bb5 Qg5 20. Rf1 Qh4 21. Nd2 exd5 22. exd5
Ned3 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Bxd3 Nxd3 25. Ne4 Nc5 26. Qd4+ f6
27. Rae1 Qf4 28. b4 Nd7 29. g3 Qf5 30. f4 Rbe8 31. Qc4 Rg8
32. Nf2 Rxe1 33. Rxe1 Rc8 34. g4 Qc2 35. Re7+ Kg8 36. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "13.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "170"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. h3 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4
12. c3 Bg5 13. Na3 Bxc1 14. Qxc1 Bf5 15. Qf4 Bg6 16. Re3 a6
17. Rae1 Qd7 18. Nb1 Rad8 19. Nd2 Qd6 20. Qg4 Nb8 21. h4 Nd7
22. Qg5 Nf6 23. f3 h6 24. Qe5 Qb6 25. b4 a5 26. b5 Qd6
27. Qxd6 Rxd6 28. g4 Rdd8 29. Re7 Rfe8 30. g5 hxg5 31. hxg5
Rxe7 32. Rxe7 Ne8 33. b6 Kf8 34. bxc7 Kxe7 35. cxd8=Q+ Kxd8
36. c4 Nc7 37. Kf2 a4 38. Ke3 dxc4 39. Nxc4 Nd5+ 40. Kd2 Bb1
41. a3 f6 42. gxf6 gxf6 43. Nb2 Nb6 44. Bb5 Ba2 45. Nxa4 Nxa4
46. Bxa4 Bd5 47. Ke3 b6 48. Bc2 Ke7 49. Be4 Be6 50. Kd3 Kd6
51. Kc3 Bd7 52. Kd2 Be6 53. Ke3 Bd7 54. Kf4 Ke7 55. Bf5 Bc6
56. Bd3 Bd5 57. Be4 Be6 58. Ke3 Kd6 59. Kd2 Bd7 60. Ke3 Be6
61. Bb7 Bd7 62. Kf4 Be6 63. Ke4 Bd7 64. Ba6 Bc6+ 65. Ke3 Bd7
66. Bc4 Bc6 67. Bg8 Bb7 68. Kf4 Bc6 69. Kg4 Bb7 70. f4 Be4
71. Kh5 Ke7 72. Kh6 Kf8 73. Be6 Ke7 74. f5 Bc2 75. Kg7 Bb1
76. d5 b5 77. d6+ Kxd6 78. Kxf6 Bc2 79. Kg5 Ke5 80. Bd7 Bxf5
81. Bxf5 Kd4 82. Bd7 Kc4 83. Be6+ Kc3 84. Bd7 Kb2 85. Bxb5
Kxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "14.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. c4 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nf6
7. Nc3 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Qxd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. f3 Bc5 11. Be3 Nc6
12. Nc2 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 Ke7 14. Rc1 Rd8 15. Na4 Bd7 16. Nb6 Rab8
17. Be2 Be8 18. Kf2 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. Rc3 Rbd8 21. a3 Nd4
22. Bc4 Nc6 23. Be2 Nd4 24. Rd1 f6 25. Bf1 Bf7 26. Rdc1 b5
27. h4 e5 28. g3 Be6 29. Rc7 Nb3 30. R1c6 Rxc7 31. Rxc7+ Rd7
32. Rc2 Na1 33. Rc6 Rd2+ 34. Ke1 Rxb2 35. Rxa6 Nb3 36. Nd5+
Bxd5 37. exd5 Nd4 38. Bd3 Nxf3+ 39. Kf1 Nh2+ 40. Ke1 Nf3+
41. Kf1 g6 42. h5 f5 43. Rb6 Nh2+ 44. Ke1 Nf3+ 45. Kf1 e4
46. d6+ Ke6 47. Bc4+ Ke5 48. d7 Nh2+ 49. Ke1 Nf3+ 50. Kf1 Nh2+
51. Ke1 Nf3+ 52. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "15.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 Nf6 5. b4 Nxd5 6. bxc5
Nf6 7. Bb2 Qe7 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Qb3 b6 10. cxb6 axb6 11. Be2 O-O
12. O-O d6 13. Rfe1 e4 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. exd4 Bf5 16. d5 Nd7
17. f3 Nc5 18. Qe3 Rfe8 19. Bd4 exf3 20. Qxf3 Bg6 21. Bf2 Qe4
22. Qxe4 Nxe4 23. Be3 Ra3 24. Bf3 f5 25. Rec1 Rea8 26. Rc2 f4
27. Bxf4 Ng5 28. Rcc1 Nxf3+ 29. gxf3 Rxf3 30. Be3 Raf8 31. a4
Be4 32. a5 R8f6 33. h4 Rh3 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "16.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. Rc1 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Nc6 8. e3 h6 9. Bh4 Be7 10. Be2 d5 11. O-O Nxd4
12. Qxd4 dxc4 13. Rfd1 Qxd4 14. Rxd4 Rd8 15. Rxd8+ Bxd8
16. Rd1 Be7 17. Rd4 Kf8 18. Bf3 g5 19. Bg3 g4 20. Be2 b6
21. Kf1 Bb7 22. Rxc4 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Nb5 a5 25. Nd6 Bd7
26. Bb5 Nh5 27. Bxd7 Nxg3+ 28. hxg3 Bxd6 29. Ke2 Ke7 30. Bb5
Be5 31. b3 f5 32. a4 Bc3 33. Bd3 h5 34. e4 Kf6 35. exf5 exf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "17.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Qc2 O-O
7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O b6 9. b3 Ne4 10. Bf4 Nd7 11. Nc3 Nxc3
12. Qxc3 Bb7 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Rfd1 h6 15. h3 Ba3 16. Rb1 a5
17. Qd3 Nf6 18. Bc1 Be7 19. Bb2 Ba6 20. Rbc1 Rc7 21. Qb1 Qb8
22. Ne5 Rfc8 23. e3 Bb7 24. c5 Ba6 25. Ba3 bxc5 26. Bxc5 Bxc5
27. Rxc5 Qb4 28. Rdc1 a4 29. Nxc6 Qb6 30. Ne7+ Rxe7 31. Rxc8+
Bxc8 32. Rxc8+ Ne8 33. Bf1 Qb7 34. Qc2 axb3 35. axb3 g5
36. Qc5 Kg7 37. b4 Nf6 38. Bd3 Nd7 39. Qxe7 Qxc8 40. b5 Qc1+
41. Kg2 Qd2 42. Bf5 Nf8 43. b6 exf5 44. Qe5+ f6 45. Qc7+ Kg6
46. b7 Ne6 47. b8=Q 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2016.06.20"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[Round "18.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 cxd4
7. exd4 d5 8. Rc1 h6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. a3 Be7 11. c5 Ne4 12. Bxe7
Qxe7 13. Bb5 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 e5 15. O-O Bg4 16. Bxc6 bxc6
17. dxe5 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Qxe5 19. b4 d4 20. Re1 Qd5 21. Qb3 Rfd8
22. Qxd5 Rxd5 23. Rd1 a5 24. Kf1 axb4 25. axb4 Rb8 26. Rb3
Rxc5 27. Rxd4 Rc1+ 28. Ke2 c5 29. Rd1 Rxd1 30. Kxd1 cxb4
31. Kc2 g5 32. Re3 Rd8 33. Re4 b3+ 34. Kc3 Rd1 35. h4 b2
36. Kxb2 Rd2+ 37. Kc3 Rxf2 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. g4 Kg7 40. Kd3 f5
41. gxf5 Rxf5 42. Re6 Kf7 43. Ra6 Re5 44. Kd4 Re1 45. Kd3 Re8
46. Rb6 Kg7 47. Ra6 Kf7 48. Rb6 Re6 49. Rxe6 Kxe6 50. Ke4 Kf6
51. Kf3 Kf5 52. Kg3 g4 53. Kg2 Kf4 54. Kf2 g3+ 55. Kg2 Kg4
56. Kg1 Kh3 57. Kh1 g2+ 58. Kg1 Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.13"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 d6 3. Nbc3 a6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bb2 Qa5
12. Na4 Bg4 13. Qe1 Qh5 14. f3 Bh3 15. g4 Qh6 16. Rd1 g5
17. Bc1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qg6 19. h4 gxh4 20. Qxh4 d5 21. g5 dxe4
22. f4 e6 23. c4 Rfd8 24. Rde1 Ne8 25. Nc5 Nd6 26. Qf2 f5
27. Bb2 Nf7 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Qg3 Rd6 30. Rd1 Rad8 31. Rxd6
Rxd6 32. Qc3+ Kg8 33. Rf2 Qh5 34. Qh3 Qd1 35. Qe3 e5 36. Qg3
Rg6 37. Kh2 exf4 38. Qxf4 Qh5+ 39. Kg1 Qd1+ 40. Kh2 Qh5+
41. Kg1 Nxg5 42. Qb8+ Kg7 43. Qe5+ Kh6 44. Qf4 Qd1+ 45. Kh2
Qd4 46. b4 Kg7 47. Qc7+ Kh8 48. Qc8+ Rg8 49. Qxf5 Nf3+ 50. Kh3
Qd6 0-1

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.14"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qd7 11. Qc2 c5
12. dxc5 Rc8 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. Qe4 Qxc5 16. e3
Bxf1 17. Kxf1 Nc6 18. g3 Ne5 19. Kg2 Qc6 20. Qxc6 Rxc6
21. Nxe5 fxe5 22. Rd2 Rac8 23. Rhd1 Rc2 24. Kf3 Kg7 25. e4 a5
26. Ke3 R2c5 27. Rb1 a4 28. b3 axb3 29. Rxb3 Ra5 30. Rdd3 b5
31. Kd2 Rc4 32. f3 Rca4 33. Rdc3 Rd4+ 34. Ke3 Rxa3 35. Rxa3 b4
36. f4 bxa3 37. Rxa3 Rb4 38. fxe5 Rb5 39. Kf4 Rb2 40. h4 h6
41. g4 Rh2 42. h5 Rh1 43. Rf3 Rg1 44. Rf2 Rh1 45. Rf3 Rg1
46. Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.15"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wei Yi"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4
Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. Rfe1 Bb7 14. a4 Rc8 15. Bd3 a5 16. Bb5 h6
17. Qb2 Bc6 18. Rad1 Bxb5 19. Qxb5 Qc7 20. d5 exd5 21. exd5
Qd6 22. Nd4 Rc5 23. Qf1 Rxd5 24. Nf5 Rxd1 25. Nxd6 Rxd6
26. Rd1 Rxd1 27. Qxd1 Nc5 28. h4 Re8 29. h5 Re6 30. f4 Kh7
31. Qd5 Rf6 32. Qe5 Re6 33. Qd5 Rf6 34. Qe5 Re6 35. Qd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.16"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. a3 a5 12. e4
e5 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. g3 Rfe8 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5 Nxf3+
17. Bxf3 Be5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Bg4 Rad8 20. Bf5 Bc8 21. Bxc8
Qxc8 22. Ne2 a4 23. f4 Bb8 24. Kg2 Ba7 25. h3 h5 26. f5 Qc7
27. h4 Qe5 28. Kf3 Rd5 29. Nf4 Rc5 30. Qe2 Rc4 31. Re1 Rd4
32. Nxh5 Red8 33. Rad1 Rxd1 34. Rxd1 Rxd1 35. Qxd1 Bd4 36. Qc1
Kh7 37. Qxc6 Bxb2 38. Qb7 Qc3+ 39. Kg2 Qc4 40. Nf4 Be5 41. Ne6
Kh6 42. Qa8 Qe2+ 43. Kh3 Qf1+ 44. Kg4 Qd1+ 45. Kh3 Qh1+
46. Kg4 Qd1+ 47. Kh3 Qh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.17"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Rd1 Re8 11. Nd2 e5
12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qa4 Qxa4 14. Nxa4 Nc2+ 15. Ke2 Nd4+ 16. Ke1
Nc2+ 17. Ke2 Nd4+ 18. Ke1 Nc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.19"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c6
7. O-O b6 8. Rd1 Bb7 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Rc8 11. e4 c5 12. dxc5
dxc4 13. b4 a5 14. a3 axb4 15. axb4 bxc5 16. b5 Qc7 17. Bf4 e5
18. Bg5 Nb6 19. Nd2 Rfd8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5
e4 23. Rab1 Rxd5 24. Nxc4 Rd4 25. Nxb6 Qxb6 26. Bxe4 Rxd1+
27. Rxd1 Qxb5 28. Bxh7+ Kf8 29. Bf5 Rd8 30. Rxd8+ Bxd8 31. Qd3
Qxd3 32. Bxd3 Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.20"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 b6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. b3 Ba6 11. a4 c5 12. Na3
Bb7 13. Qb2 Qc8 14. Rac1 Bc6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. cxd5 exd5
17. Nh4 Re8 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Bf4 Qb7 20. Nb5 Bxb5 21. axb5 Qxb5
22. Ne3 Rac8 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Nb6 25. Bc4 Nxc4 26. Rxc4
Rcd8 27. Ra1 Re6 28. Be3 Rb8 29. Qc2 Qxb3 30. Qxb3 Rxb3
31. Rxa7 Re8 32. Rc7 Rb2 33. Bxc5 Bxc5 34. R7xc5 Rbxe2 35. Rc8
Re1+ 36. Kg2 g6 37. h4 Rxc8 38. Rxc8+ Kg7 39. Rc7 Rd1 40. Rc8
Re1 41. Rc7 Rd1 42. Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.20"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wei Yi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Nc3 dxc4 7.Ne5
Nc6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nxc6 Qe8 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7 11.Qa4 c5 12.dxc5
Qxc5 13.Be3 Qc7 14.Rd1 Bd7 15.Qa3 Nd5 16.Bd4 a5 17.Rd2 Nb4
18.O-O Qb7 19.Na4 Bxa4 20.Qxa4 Rfc8 21.Rc1 f6 22.f3 Qa6 23.Bf2
Nd5 24.Rdc2 Nb4 25.Rd2 Nd5 26.Rdc2 Nb4 27.Rc3 h6 28.Kg2 Rab8
29.b3 cxb3 30.Rxc8+ Rxc8 31.Rxc8+ Qxc8 32.Qxb3 Kf7 33.Qa4 Qa6
34.Qd7+ Kg8 35.Qd2 Qc4 36.Qd8+ Kh7 37.Qxa5 Nxa2 38.Qd2 Nb4
39.Qb2 Nc6 40.Qb1+ Kg8 41.Qb7 Ne5 42.Qb8+ Kh7 43.Qb1+ Kg8
44.Qb8+ Kh7 45.Qb1+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.22"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 b5
7. Nxb5 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. a3 Nxc3 10. Qd2 Nd5 11. axb4 Nxf4
12. exf4 Bb7 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Nb6 15. Ne5 Qd6 16. Rfd1 Rfb8
17. Rac1 a6 18. h4 Bd5 19. h5 h6 20. Re1 Rb7 21. Nxc4 Nxc4
22. Bxc4 Bxc4 23. Rxc4 Rab8 24. Ra1 Rxb4 25. Rxb4 Qxb4
26. Qxb4 Rxb4 27. Rxa6 Rxd4 28. Ra8+ Kh7 29. g3 Rb4 30. Ra7
Rxb2 31. Rxc7 Kg8 32. Rc8+ Kh7 33. Rc7 Kg8 34. Rc8+ Kh7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bilbao Masters"]
[Site "Bilbao ESP"]
[Date "2016.07.23"]
[EventDate "2016.07.13"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O a6 11. Rc1 Ba7
12. Ne5 Ne7 13. Bg5 d4 14. exd4 Qxd4 15. Qxd4 Bxd4 16. Nf3
Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Ned5 18. Rc4 h6 19. Bd2 b5 20. Rd4 Re8 21. Re1
Ne7 22. Bd3 Be6 23. a4 Nf5 24. Rf4 Nd6 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rd4
Nc4 27. Bc3 Rac8 28. Rb1 Bd5 29. Nd2 Nxd2 30. Bxd2 Be4 31. Bc3
Bxd3 32. Rxd3 Ne4 33. h3 Nxc3 34. bxc3 Rc5 35. Rd2 Rxc3
36. Rxb5 Rc7 37. Rb1 Rec8 38. Rbd1 Rc1 39. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 40. Kh2
g6 41. g4 g5 42. Kg2 Rc3 43. Rd6 Kg7 44. Rb6 Rd3 45. Rc6 Rb3
46. Ra6 Rd3 47. Rc6 Rb3 48. Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.05"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Na3 Bxa3 10. bxa3 Ba6 11. Qd2 Rb8
12. Qa5 Qc8 13. a4 Rd8 14. Ba3 Rxd4 15. Rfb1 Rb6 16. Bc5 Rd7
17. Rd1 h6 18. Rxd7 Nxd7 19. Bxb6 cxb6 20. Qd2 c5 21. Rd1 Nf6
22. Kf1 Kh7 23. Qc2+ Kg8 24. Qd2 Kh7 25. Qd8 Qxd8 26. Rxd8 c3
27. Ke1 Bc4 28. Kd1 Bxa2 29. Kc2 Bc4 30. e3 b5 31. Kxc3 a6
32. Ra8 Nd5+ 33. Bxd5 exd5 34. a5 b4+ 35. Kd2 Bf1 36. Rc8 c4
37. Rb8 b3 38. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.06"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. a4 Bb4
7. e4 Qa5 8. Bd2 c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Nc2 Nc6
12. Nxb4 Qxb4 13. b3 Qe7 14. O-O Rd8 15. Re1 Ne5 16. Bf1 Bd7
17. Qe2 Bc6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bh4 Ng6 20. Bg3 Rd7 21. f3 Rad8
22. Qe3 a6 23. Rab1 Qb4 24. Rec1 e5 25. Be1 Qe7 26. Na2 Rd4
27. Ba5 R8d7 28. Bc3 Bxe4 29. fxe4 Rxe4 30. Qa7 b5 31. Qxa6
Ng4 32. h3 Qc5+ 33. Kh1 Nf2+ 34. Kh2 Qe3 35. Re1 Qf4+ 36. g3
Qf5 37. Bg2 Rh4 38. Qa8+ Kh7 39. Qf3 Rxh3+ 40. Kg1 Qxf3
41. Bxf3 Nd3 42. Re3 Rxg3+ 43. Kh2 Rxf3 44. Rxf3 bxa4 45. bxa4
e4 46. Rf5 Nh4 47. Rfb5 Nf4 48. R5b4 Rd3 49. Rxe4 g5 50. Rxf4
gxf4 51. Rf1 Nf3+ 52. Kh1 Kg6 53. a5 Kf5 54. a6 Ng5 55. a7
Rh3+ 56. Kg1 Rg3+ 57. Kf2 Ne4+ 58. Ke1 Rg8 59. Bd4 Kg4 60. Be5
1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.07"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5
7. Nde2 h5 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. Qxd5 Nc6 10. Qd1 Be6 11. Nc3 Ne7
12. Bd3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. O-O Nb4 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. f4 Bc5+
17. Kh1 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Bd4 19. f5 Bd7 20. f6 g6 21. Nd5 Qd6
22. Ne7 Rd8 23. a4 Bc6 24. Be3 Bxe3 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. Qxe3 Qd4
27. Rae1 Qxe3 28. Rxe3 O-O 29. Rxe5 Rxd3 30. Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.08"]
[EventDate "2016.08.05"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Qc2 c5
7. dxc5 Na6 8. Rd1 Nxc5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. e4 Nxf4 11. Rxd8 Rxd8
12. Ne5 Bf6 13. Nb5 b6 14. b4 Bxe5 15. bxc5 a6 16. Nd6 bxc5
17. Nc4 Bd4 18. g3 Ng6 19. Be2 Bd7 20. O-O Bb5 21. Na5 Ne5
22. Rd1 Rab8 23. Kg2 Bxe2 24. Qxe2 Rb5 25. Nb3 h6 26. Rd2 Nc6
27. Qc4 e5 28. a4 Rb4 29. Qxa6 Rxb3 30. Qxc6 Ra3 31. Qa6 Rb8
32. a5 c4 33. Qxc4 Rxa5 34. Kh3 Rc5 35. Qe2 Rcb5 36. f4 Rb4
37. Qd1 Rb1 38. Qh5 R1b5 39. Qe2 Rb4 40. Qd1 Rb1 41. Qh5 R1b5
42. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.09"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6
7. d4 a6 8. Re1 Rb8 9. Rb1 b5 10. cxb5 axb5 11. b4 e6 12. e4
Ne7 13. Bf4 h6 14. h3 Bb7 15. g4 g5 16. Bg3 Ng6 17. Nd2 Nd7
18. Nb3 Ba6 19. Na5 Rb6 20. a4 Nb8 21. axb5 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Rxb5
23. Bf1 Rb6 24. b5 c6 25. Nc4 Rxb5 26. Rxb5 cxb5 27. Nxd6 b4
28. e5 Nc6 29. Bc4 Qb6 30. d5 Bxe5 31. Bxe5 Ncxe5 32. dxe6
fxe6 33. Bxe6+ Kh8 34. Bf5 b3 35. Qd5 b2 36. Rb1 Qc7 37. Bxg6
Qc1+ 38. Kg2 Nxg6 39. Qd4+ Kg8 40. Qd5+ Kh8 41. Qd4+ Kg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.11"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6
7. Bf4 Bg7 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qb3 b5 10. Bxd6 Qb6 11. Be5 O-O
12. e3 c4 13. Qd1 b4 14. Nb1 Rc8 15. Nbd2 Bb5 16. a4 bxa3
17. Rxa3 Bf8 18. Bd4 Qb7 19. Ra1 Nxd5 20. Be2 Nc6 21. O-O Nxd4
22. Nxd4 a6 23. Bf3 Rd8 24. Ne4 Qb6 25. Nc3 Nxc3 26. bxc3 Rac8
27. Qc2 Qf6 28. Rfb1 Rc5 29. Bd1 Bg7 30. Qe2 Qe7 31. Rb2 Qe8
32. Rba2 h5 33. Ba4 Bxa4 34. Rxa4 Bxd4 35. cxd4 Rxd4 36. exd4
Qxe2 37. dxc5 c3 38. Rc1 c2 39. Rd4 Qb5 40. Rd2 Qxc5 41. Rdxc2
Qa3 42. h4 a5 43. g3 a4 44. Re1 Qb3 45. Rce2 Qc3 46. Re3 Qb2
47. R1e2 Qb4 48. Kh2 Kg7 49. Rf3 g5 50. hxg5 h4 51. Ree3 hxg3+
52. Kxg3 Kg6 53. Kh2 Qc4 54. Rg3 Qf1 55. Ref3 Qc4 56. Rf6+ Kg7
57. Rff3 Kg6 58. Rf6+ Kg7 59. Rff3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.12"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. g4 hxg4 16. hxg4
Ne7 17. f3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nd5 19. Bd2 Nb6 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. Kf2
Rd8 22. Bg5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Nd7 24. f4 f6 25. exf6 gxf6 26. Bh4
c5 27. Kf3 Ra6 28. Ke4 Nf8 29. Kf5 Kf7 30. c4 Re6 31. g5 Ng6
32. Rd7+ Re7 33. Rxe7+ Nxe7+ 34. Ke4 f5+ 35. Ke3 Ng6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.13"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "173"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. O-O Nb4
12. Bb1 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Be4 Nf6 16. Nd2
Re8 17. Bf3 e5 18. Bg3 Ra7 19. Rac1 b6 20. a3 Bd7 21. Nc4 e4
22. Be2 a5 23. Nd6 Re7 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. Bxb5 Ra8 26. Kf1 Re6
27. Ke2 g5 28. Bc4 Ree8 29. h4 h6 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Bd6 Kg7
32. Bb5 Bxd6 33. Rxd6 Re5 34. Rxb6 Rh8 35. Rb7 Rf5 36. Rf1 Rh2
37. Bc4 Ne8 38. Rb5 Rxb5 39. Bxb5 Nd6 40. Bd7 Kf6 41. Rc1 Rh8
42. b3 Ke7 43. Rc7 Rh1 44. Ra7 Ra1 45. g4 Rxa3 46. Ba4+ Kf8
47. Rxa5 Ra2+ 48. Kf1 f6 49. Ra8+ Ke7 50. Bc6 Rb2 51. Ra7+ Ke6
52. Bd7+ Ke7 53. Bf5+ Ke8 54. Be6 Rb1+ 55. Kg2 Rb2 56. Bd5 Rb1
57. Bc6+ Kf8 58. Rd7 Nf7 59. Bxe4 Rb2 60. Rb7 Nd6 61. Rb8+ Kg7
62. Bd5 Rd2 63. e4 f5 64. gxf5 Nxf5 65. Rb7+ Kh6 66. Rb6+ Kh7
67. Rb7+ Kh6 68. exf5 Rxd5 69. f6 Rd4 70. Kg3 Kg6 71. f7 Kg7
72. b4 Kf8 73. b5 Rb4 74. b6 Kg7 75. f3 Kf8 76. Kf2 Rb3
77. Ke2 Kg7 78. Kd2 Kf8 79. Kc2 Rb5 80. Kc3 Kg7 81. Kc4 Rb1
82. Kc5 Rc1+ 83. Kd6 Rb1 84. Ke7 Re1+ 85. Kd8 Re6 86. Kc7 Re3
87. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.08.14"]
[EventDate "2016.08.04"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxd7
Qxd7 13. Be5 Qe7 14. b3 cxb3 15. axb3 a6 16. Qc1 Rg8 17. O-O
Nh5 18. d5 Qxh4 19. g3 Qg5 20. dxc6 Qxe5 21. cxb7 Rb8 22. Nd5
exd5 23. Qc8+ Ke7 24. Rxa6 Nxg3 25. Bxb5 Ne2+ 26. Bxe2 f6
27. Re6+ Qxe6 28. Qxb8 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8. Qb3 O-O 9. Be3 c5 10. d5 Qc7 11. Nf3 e6
12. Be2 exd5 13. exd5 Bf5 14. O-O Nd7 15. Rfd1 Qd6 16. Qxb7
Bxc3 17. Rac1 Ba5 18. Qc6 Bc7 19. Qxd6 Bxd6 20. Nd2 Nb6 21. g4
Bd7 22. Ne4 Be5 23. Nxc5 Rad8 24. Bg5 f6 25. Be3 Rfe8 26. Nxd7
1-0

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Rd1
Be7 12. Ne2 b6 13. Bg5 Ba6 14. Nf4 f6 15. Ng6 fxg5 16. Nxh8
Be2 17. Ng6 Bxd1 18. Rxd1 g4 19. hxg4 hxg4 20. Nxe7 Kxe7
21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 g3 23. Rg4 gxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Kf7 25. Ke3
Rd8 26. Rd4 Rd5 27. Re4 Ke6 28. Rh4 Rxe5+ 29. Kf3 Rf5+ 30. Ke3
Rg5 31. Kf3 a5 32. Re4+ Kf6 33. Rf4+ Ke6 34. Re4+ Kf6 35. Rf4+
Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Qa3 b6 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Bc2 e5
12. O-O Re8 13. d5 Qe7 14. Qxe7 Rxe7 15. Ba3 Ree8 16. Ba4 Rad8
17. Rfd1 Bf8 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. c4 Re7 20. d6 cxd6 21. Rxd6
Bxe4 22. Rad1 Bf5 23. h3 f6 24. g4 Be6 25. g5 fxg5 26. Nxg5
Bf5 27. f3 h6 28. Ne4 Bxh3 29. Nf6 Nxf6 30. Rxd8+ Kg7 31. Bc6
Bf5 32. Rb8 h5 33. a4 Kh6 34. Rb7 Rxb7 35. Bxb7 Kg5 36. Rd8
Kf4 37. Ra8 Kg3 38. Rxa7 h4 39. Ra6 Nd7 40. Bc8 Nc5 41. Rxb6
Bxc8 42. Rc6 h3 43. Rxg6+ Kxf3 44. Rc6 Bb7 45. Rc7 Be4 46. a5
Nd3 47. Kh2 Nf4 48. a6 Ke3 49. a7 Ne6 50. Rc8 Kd4 51. a8=Q
Bxa8 52. Rxa8 Kxc4 53. Ra5 Nc5 54. Kxh3 e4 55. Kg3 Kd4 56. Ra8
Nd3 57. Rd8+ Ke3 58. Re8 Kd4 59. Rxe4+ Kxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. g4 hxg4 16. hxg4
Ne7 17. f3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nd5 19. Bd2 Nb6 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. Kf2
Rd8 22. Bg5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 f6 24. exf6 gxf6 25. Bf4 Nd5 26. Bd2
b5 27. Rh1 Kf7 28. Rh7+ Kg8 29. Rd7 Rd6 30. Rxd6 cxd6 31. f4
f5 32. gxf5 Kf7 33. Kf3 Kf6 34. Ke4 Nb6 35. Be3 c5 36. Bf2 d5+
37. Kf3 Na4 38. Kg4 a5 39. a3 Kf7 40. Be3 Kf6 41. Bf2 Kf7
42. f6 Kxf6 43. f5 Ke5 44. Bg3+ Kf6 45. Bh4+ Kf7 46. Bf2 Kg7
47. Kf4 Kf6 48. Be3 Nxc3 49. Bxc5 Ne2+ 50. Kf3 Nc1 51. Be3 Na2
52. Kf4 b4 53. a4 Kf7 54. Bb6 Nc3 55. Bxa5 Nxa4 56. Ke5 Nb2
57. Kxd5 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Nf3
Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 e5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5
Qxe5 12. O-O Rd8 13. Qb3 b6 14. Bc4 Rd7 15. f3 Bb7 16. e4 Rad8
17. Rb1 a6 18. a4 Bf8 19. Be3 Bd6 20. g3 Bc5 21. Rfe1 Kg7
22. Bf1 Rd2 23. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 24. Qe3 Qxe3+ 25. Rxe3 a5 26. b4
axb4 27. Rxb4 Rd1 28. Kf2 R8d2+ 29. Be2 Ba6 30. f4 Rh1 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. g3 Re8 11. Nc3 Be6
12. Ne2 g5 13. Bg2 Bf6 14. c3 h6 15. Bd2 Nd6 16. Nc1 Bf5
17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Nb3 Nc4 19. Bc1 b6 20. Nbd2 Nxd2 21. Bxd2
Be4 22. h4 g4 23. Nh2 h5 24. f3 gxf3 25. Bxf3 Qe6 26. Bxe4
Qxe4 27. Qxh5 Nxd4 28. Qg4+ Qxg4 29. Nxg4 Nf3+ 30. Kf2 Nxd2
31. Nxf6+ Kg7 32. Nxd5 Rd8 33. Ne3 Ne4+ 34. Kf3 Nd2+ 35. Ke2
Ne4 36. Nf5+ Kg6 37. Rf1 Re8 38. Kd3 Nc5+ 39. Kd2 Ne4+ 40. Kc2
Re5 41. g4 Nf6 42. h5+ Kg5 43. Nd4 Rd5 44. h6 Kg6 45. Nf5 Rd7
46. Nh4+ Kxh6 47. g5+ Kxg5 48. Nf3+ Kf5 49. Nd4+ Kg6 50. Rg1+
Kh5 51. Rh1+ Kg6 52. Rg1+ Kh5 53. Rh1+ Kg5 54. Rg1+ Ng4 55. b4
f5 56. b5 f4 57. Kd3 Re7 58. Nf3+ Kh5 59. Kd4 Re3 60. Rf1 Nf6
61. c4 Re4+ 62. Kd3 Kg4 63. Nd2 Re3+ 64. Kd4 Re2 65. Kd3 Re3+
66. Kd4 Kf5 67. a4 Ra3 68. Re1 Nd7 69. Ne4 Ne5 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Qa3 b6 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Bc2 e5
12. O-O Re8 13. d5 Nc5 14. c4 Bf8 15. Qc3 Bd6 16. Rd1 Bc8
17. h3 Bd7 18. Nd2 Qh4 19. Ba3 Qe7 20. Bb2 Rf8 21. Qg3 Rae8
22. Nb3 f5 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Bxf5 Rxf5 25. Nxc5 Bxc5 26. Rd2
Ref8 27. Rf1 Rg5 28. Qd3 h5 29. Re2 Kh7 30. Kh1 Bd6 31. f3
Rgf5 32. Rfe1 Qg5 33. Re4 Qg3 34. Rf1 Qg5 35. Bc1 Qf6 36. Rfe1
Bb4 37. R1e2 Bd6 38. Bb2 Qg5 39. Qd1 Qg3 40. R2e3 Rg5 41. Qf1
Rf4 42. Bc3 Rxe4 43. Rxe4 Rf5 44. h4 Rf4 45. Qe1 Qxe1+
46. Bxe1 Rxe4 47. fxe4 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. d4 e5 9. Bg5 Qg6 10. h4 h6 11. h5 Qf5
12. Be3 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Be7 15. Bd3 Qg4 16. Qe5
Be6 17. Qb5+ c6 18. Qxb7 Rc8 19. Qxa7 Qxg2 20. O-O-O Qf3
21. Rhg1 Bf6 22. Bc5 Qf4+ 23. Rd2 Qe5 24. Bd4 Qc7 25. Qxc7
Rxc7 26. f4 Bxd4 27. cxd4 f5 28. Re2 Kf7 29. Rge1 Bc8 30. c5
Rd8 31. Bc4+ Kf8 32. Re5 g6 33. hxg6 Rxd4 34. Bb3 Re4
35. R1xe4 fxe4 36. Kd2 Kg7 37. Ke3 Kxg6 38. Kxe4 Kf6 39. Re8
Bf5+ 40. Ke3 Rd7 41. Bc4 h5 42. a4 h4 43. a5 h3 44. Rh8 Re7+
45. Kd4 Bh7 46. Bf1 Kg7 47. Rxh7+ Kxh7 48. Bxh3 Ra7 49. Bg2
Kg6 50. Ke5 Rxa5 51. Be4+ Kg7 52. Kd6 Ra4 53. Bxc6 Rxf4
54. Bd5 Rf1 55. c6 Rc1 56. c7 Rxc7 57. Kxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Nbd2 a6 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nc4 Bg4 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 b5
12. Na5 Qd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Re6 15. Rad1 Bb6 16. Nb3 Rae8
17. d4 exd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Qe7 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Qd1
c5 22. Rd7 Qxe4 23. Rxc7 Rg6 24. g3 c4 25. Qd7 Rf6 26. Rc8
Rxc8 27. Qxc8+ Kh7 28. Qc5 Qe2 29. b3 Qxa2 30. bxc4 bxc4
31. Re1 a5 32. Re7 a4 33. Ra7 Qa1+ 34. Kh2 Qxc3 35. Rxa4 Qc2
36. Qxc4 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Qa3 b6 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Bc2 e5
12. O-O Re8 13. d5 Bf8 14. Qb2 Bd6 15. c4 Qe7 16. Bg5 f6
17. Be3 Rf8 18. Rae1 Nc5 19. Nd2 a5 20. f3 Ba6 21. Bf2 Rae8
22. Re2 Qd7 23. Rfe1 Re7 24. Qc3 Na4 25. Qb3 Nc5 26. Qc3 Na4
27. Qb3 Nc5 28. Qb1 Rg7 29. Be3 Re8 30. g4 g5 31. Rg2 h5
32. gxh5 Qh3 33. Bd1 Rh7 34. f4 exf4 35. Bg4 Qxe3+ 36. Rxe3
fxe3 37. e5 Rxe5 38. Nf3 Ree7 39. h4 Bxc4 40. hxg5 Bd3
41. gxf6 Reg7 42. Qe1 Rxg4 43. Rxg4+ 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. g4 hxg4 16. hxg4
Ne7 17. f3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nd5 19. Bd2 Nb6 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. Kf2
Rd8 22. Bg5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 f6 24. exf6 gxf6 25. Be3 Nd5 26. Bd2
b5 27. Rh1 Kf7 28. Rh7+ Kg8 29. Rd7 Rd6 30. Rxd6 cxd6 31. f4
f5 32. gxf5 Ne7 33. Kf3 Nxf5 34. Kg4 Ne7 35. f5 Nd5 36. Kf3
Kf7 37. Ke4 Nf6+ 38. Kf4 Nd5+ 39. Ke4 Nf6+ 40. Kf4 a6 41. Be1
Nd5+ 42. Ke4 Nf6+ 43. Kf4 Nd7 44. Bg3 Nf6 45. Ke3 d5 46. Kd4
Ne4 47. Bh4 a5 48. c4 bxc4 49. a4 Nd6 50. Ke5 Ne4 51. Kd4 Nd6
52. Kc5 Nxf5 53. Be1 d4 54. Kxc4 Ne3+ 55. Kd3 Ke6 56. Bxa5
Nxc2 57. Kxc2 d3+ 58. Kxd3 Kd7 59. Bc7 Kc8 60. Kc4 Kxc7
61. Kc5 Kb8 62. a5 Ka8 63. a6 Ka7 64. Kxc6 Kxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8. Qb3 O-O 9. Nf3 c5 10. d5 e6 11. Be3 exd5
12. exd5 b6 13. Bb5 Qd6 14. O-O Bd7 15. a4 Bxb5 16. axb5 Nd7
17. Ra4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. g3 Rfd8 20. Rd1 Rd7 21. Bf4 Bxf4
22. Rxf4 Re8 23. c4 Re2 24. Qc3 Rde7 25. Rf6 Qd7 26. d6 R7e4
27. Qf3 Qh3 28. Qxe4 Rxe4 29. d7 Re1+ 30. Rxe1 Qxd7 31. h4 h5
32. Rf4 Kg7 33. Re5 f5 34. Rd5 Qe6 35. Kh2 Qe2 36. Rd7+ 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qd3 c5 12. Nc3
Bc6 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nbd7 16. Qf3 Qb6
17. a5 Qa7 18. Be3 Qb8 19. Nb3 Rc8 20. Ra4 Rc6 21. Bg5 Qe8
22. Rad4 h6 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. e4 e5 25. R4d3 Rac8 26. Nd5 Nxd5
27. Rxd5 Bb4 28. Qf5 g6 29. Qd7 Qxd7 30. Rxd7 R8c7 31. R7d5
Rc2 32. Rxe5 Rxb2 33. Nd4 Bc3 34. Re8+ Kg7 35. e5 Bxd4
36. Rxd4 Re2 37. Rf4 g5 38. Rf5 Kg6 39. Rf6+ Kg7 40. Rf5 Kg6
41. Rf6+ Kg7 42. Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Qa3 b6 10. Bg5 c5 11. Bd3 h6
12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc5 15. O-O Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Bb7
17. Rad1 Rc8 18. Rfe1 Qd7 19. Qa3 a6 20. d5 Rc2 21. Nd4 Bxd4
22. Rxd4 Rfc8 23. h3 b5 24. Red1 R8c3 25. Qa5 f6 26. Qb6 Kg7
27. e5 Rc1 28. e6 Qc8 29. d6 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 exd6 31. Qxd6 Rc1
32. Qe7+ Kg6 33. Qf7+ Kf5 34. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 35. Kh2 Qc6 36. f3
Qd5 37. Bb8 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. g3 Re8 11. Nc3 Be6
12. Ne2 g5 13. Bg2 Bf6 14. c3 h6 15. Bd2 Nd6 16. Nc1 Bf5
17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Nb3 Bg7 19. h4 f6 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. Nc5 Ne7
22. Qb3 b6 23. Na6 Rc8 24. Re1 Nf7 25. Nb4 c6 26. c4 dxc4
27. Qxc4 a5 28. Nd3 Qd7 29. Nc1 Nd5 30. Ne2 Nd6 31. Qb3 Be6
32. Nc3 Bf7 33. Nxd5 Bxd5 34. Qxb6 g4 35. Nh4 Nc4 36. Qc5 Bf8
0-1

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4
Ke8 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. Nb5 Bd8 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. O-O-O
a6 12. Nc3 c6 13. Ne2 b5 14. Bb3 Nc5 15. Ng3 a5 16. a3 Bg4
17. Ba2 Bc7 18. h3 Be6 19. Kb1 Rg8 20. Rhe1 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8
22. Nh4 a4 23. Ka1 Bb6 24. Rd1 Nb7 25. Nh1 Ke7 26. g4 h5
27. Bxe6 Kxe6 28. gxh5 Nd6 29. Ng3 Bxf2 30. Nhf5 Nc4 31. b3
axb3 32. cxb3 Bd4+ 33. Kb1 Ne3 34. Rd3 c5 35. h6 c4 36. h7 Rh8
37. bxc4 bxc4 38. Rxe3 Bxe3 39. Nxe3 Rxh7 40. Ngf5 Rxh3 41. a4
Kd7 42. Kc2 Kc6 43. Nxc4 Kc5 44. Ncd6 Ra3 45. a5 Kb4 46. Nb7
Kb5 47. Nfd6+ Ka6 48. Nc5+ Kxa5 49. Nc4+ Kb4 50. Nxa3 Kxc5
51. Kd3 f5 52. exf5 Kd5 53. Nc4 e4+ 54. Kc3 e3 55. Kd3 e2
56. Ne3+ Ke5 57. Kxe2 Ke4 58. Kd2 Kf4 59. Kd3 Ke5 60. Ke2 Ke4
61. Kf2 Kf4 62. f6 Ke5 63. Ng4+ Kf4 64. Nh6 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "19"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E26"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 Nc6
7. Bd3 b6 8. Nf3 d6 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. Nh4
Ng6 13. Nf5 Nf4 14. Bxf4 exf4 15. Qf3 Bxf5 16. exf5 Re8
17. Qxf4 Qe7 18. Qd2 Qd7 19. Rae1 Qa4 20. Qc1 Ng4 21. f4 Rxe1
22. Rxe1 Re8 23. h3 Nf6 24. g4 h6 25. g5 Nh5 26. Kf2 Rxe1
27. Kxe1 Qe8+ 28. Kf2 hxg5 29. fxg5 Qe5 30. Qe3 Nf4 31. Bc2
Qxe3+ 32. Kxe3 Nxh3 33. g6 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "21"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 a6
7. d4 Bd6 8. dxe5 Bxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Bb3 Ng6 11. Re1 Re8
12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nd2 d6 15. Qf3 Qxf3 16. Nxf3 Be6
17. Bc2 Ne5 18. Nd4 Nc6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rad1 e5 21. f3 Ne7
22. Bb3+ Kh8 23. Kf2 Rf8 24. Ke3 Rf6 25. g3 Raf8 26. Rf1 g5
27. Rf2 Kg7 28. Rdf1 Ng6 29. Bd5 Rb8 30. a3 Ne7 31. Bb3 Ng6
32. Bc2 Kf8 33. Bb3 Ke7 34. Bd5 Kd7 35. Rd2 c6 36. Bb3 Rbf8
37. Rdf2 Kc7 38. Bd1 R6f7 39. b4 Rf6 40. Bb3 b5 41. a4 Kb6
42. a5+ Kc7 43. c4 Rb8 44. c5 dxc5 45. bxc5 Rd8 46. Rd1 Rxd1
47. Bxd1 Nf8 48. Bb3 Nd7 49. Rc2 Kd8 50. Ba2 Ke7 51. Bb3 Rf8
52. Rc1 Rd8 53. Ba2 Nf6 54. Bb3 Rd4 55. Rc3 Rb4 56. Rd3 Nd7
57. Rc3 Nxc5 58. Rxc5 Rxb3+ 59. Kf2 Kd6 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "22"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Be2 Nc6
7. O-O e5 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. c4 Ngxe5 10. Qd2 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 Ne5
12. Be2 Re8 13. Nc3 Bd7 14. Rad1 Bc6 15. Nd5 a5 16. Rfe1 b6
17. f4 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Nd7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Bb5 Re7 21. e4 Nc5
22. Qd4+ Kg8 23. e5 Qf8 24. Bc6 Rd8 25. Re3 Qg7 26. Rde1 dxe5
27. Rxe5 h5 28. h3 Qf6 29. Qe3 Rxe5 30. fxe5 Qe7 31. a3 Na6
32. Bb5 Nb8 33. Bc4 b5 34. Bxb5 Rxd5 35. Bc4 Rd8 36. Rf1 Rf8
37. Qh6 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "23"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. g3 Re8 11. Nc3 Be6
12. Ne2 g5 13. c3 h6 14. h3 Bf6 15. Bd2 Nd6 16. Nc1 Bg7
17. Nb3 Ne4 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. dxc5 d4 20. cxd4 Nxd4 21. Nxd4
Qxd4 22. Be3 Qxd1 23. Rexd1 c6 24. Rd2 Rad8 25. Rad1 Rxd2
26. Rxd2 Bxa2 27. Rd7 Rb8 28. b4 Be6 29. Rd2 Bc3 30. Rc2 Bxb4
31. h4 gxh4 32. gxh4 a5 33. Bxh6 a4 34. Bd3 a3 35. f4 f5 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "24"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Nf6
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. h3 Nf8 9. Nf3 Ng6 10. Bh2 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6
12. O-O O-O 13. Rb1 Re8 14. b4 a6 15. a4 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4
17. Nd2 f5 18. b5 axb5 19. axb5 Be6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Na4 Bd5
22. Nb6 Rab8 23. Nxd5 cxd5 24. Qa4 f4 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Rb1
Rxb1+ 27. Nxb1 h6 28. Nc3 fxe3 29. fxe3 Kh7 30. Qd1 Ne7
31. Ne2 Nf5 32. Qd2 Qa3 33. Kf2 Qf8 34. Kg1 Qa3 35. Nc3 Qa5
36. Kf2 Nd6 37. Qc2 Qa8 38. Qb3 Nc4 39. Ne2 Qf8+ 40. Kg1 Nd2
41. Qd1 Nc4 42. Qc1 Qf5 43. Nc3 Qg5 44. Kf2 Qh4+ 45. Kg1 Qg5
46. Kf2 Nd6 47. Ne2 h5 48. Nf4 h4 49. Qd1 Nf5 50. Qh5+ Qxh5
51. Nxh5 Ne7 52. g3 g5 53. gxh4 Kg6 54. Ng3 gxh4 55. Ne2 Kf6
56. Nf4 Kf7 57. Ke2 Ke8 58. Kd2 Kd7 59. Ke2 Kd6 60. Kf2 Nf5
61. Ng6 Ke6 62. Nf4+ Kd6 63. Ke2 Ng3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "25"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 c6 6. g3 d5
7. a3 Bd6 8. b3 e5 9. Bg2 e4 10. Qc2 Re8 11. h3 a6 12. Bd2 b5
13. c5 Bf8 14. a4 b4 15. Nd1 a5 16. f4 exf3 17. Bxf3 Ne4
18. Bxe4 Rxe4 19. Nf2 Bf5 20. O-O-O Rf4 21. Nxf4 Bxc2 22. Kxc2
Nd7 23. g4 Qe8 24. Rde1 Nf6 25. Rhf1 Ne4 26. Nxe4 Qxe4+
27. Nd3 g6 28. Rf4 Qe6 29. e4 Bg7 30. e5 Rf8 31. Rff1 Qd7
32. Bg5 Re8 33. Bf6 Bxf6 34. Rxf6 Re6 35. Ref1 Qb7 36. Rxe6
fxe6 37. Rf6 Qc8 38. g5 h5 39. Rxg6+ Kf7 40. Rf6+ Kg8 41. h4
Kh7 42. Kd2 Kg8 43. Nf4 Qa6 44. Nxe6 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "26"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d3 g6 2. Nd2 Bg7 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 e5 5. Ngf3 Ne7 6. O-O O-O
7. c3 c5 8. e4 Nbc6 9. Re1 h6 10. a3 f5 11. b4 b6 12. Bb2 f4
13. d4 g5 14. bxc5 dxc5 15. dxc5 g4 16. Nh4 f3 17. Bf1 Be6
18. Bc4 Qd7 19. Ndxf3 Qc8 20. Qb3 Bxc4 21. Qxc4+ Kh7 22. Nd2
Na5 23. Qb5 a6 24. Qe2 Qxc5 25. a4 Qc8 26. Ba3 Nac6 27. Nc4
Qe6 28. Nxb6 Rad8 29. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "27"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. e4 g6 2. h4 Bg7 3. h5 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nf3 Nge7
7. d3 d5 8. Bb5 d4 9. Bxc6+ Nxc6 10. Ne2 e5 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bd2
g5 13. c3 Be6 14. Qa4 h6 15. Rc1 O-O 16. cxd4 cxd4 17. Ng3 Qd7
18. O-O Rfc8 19. Rc2 Qf7 20. b4 a6 21. Rfc1 Bf8 22. Nh2 b5
23. Qa3 Qd7 24. Qb2 Ne7 25. f3 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 Rc8 27. a3 Kf7
28. Qc1 Rxc2 29. Qxc2 Qc8 30. Qxc8 Bxc8 31. Ng4 Bg7 32. Kf2
Be6 33. Ke2 Nc8 34. Nf5 Bxf5 35. exf5 Nd6 36. Nf2 Nxf5 37. Ne4
Bf8 38. g4 Ng7 39. Ng3 Ke6 40. Be1 Ne8 41. Kd1 Nd6 42. Ne4 Nf7
43. Ng3 Nd6 44. Ne4 Nc8 45. Ng3 Ne7 46. Kc2 f5 47. Bd2 fxg4
48. fxg4 Nd5 49. Ne4 Nf6 50. Nxf6 Kxf6 51. Be1 Ke6 52. Bg3 Kd5
53. Kd2 e4 54. Ke2 e3 55. Bc7 Bd6 56. Bd8 a5 57. Bxa5 Be7
58. Bb6 Ke5 59. Kf3 Kd5 60. Bc7 Bf6 61. Bb6 Be7 62. Bc7 Bf6
63. Bb6 Be7 64. Bc7 Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "28"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. Be2 c6
7. O-O Re8 8. c4 Nbd7 9. Nc3 e6 10. Rc1 b6 11. Ne5 Bb7
12. cxd5 exd5 13. f4 a6 14. Bf3 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qe2 Nfe4
17. Rfd1 Bxe5 18. fxe5 Qg5 19. Nxd5 Rad8 20. Nf4 a5 21. Bd4
Ba6 22. Qc2 Bb7 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. Bxb7 Nxb7 25. e6 fxe6
26. Rxd8 Nxd8 27. Qc7 Nf7 28. Qxb6 e5 29. Nd5 e4 30. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "29"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "23"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O gxf3
7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qxf3 Bh6 9. d4 Nxd4 10. Qh5+ Kg7 11. Bxf4 d6
12. Be5+ 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "30"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. b3 g6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. d4 b6 6. c4 Bb7
7. Nc3 e6 8. Qc2 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be2 a6 11. O-O Qe7 12. e4
e5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Bf3 a5 17. a3
Rfe8 18. Rfe1 f5 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 fxe4
22. Ne6 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 Bxd5 24. Nxc7 Qxc7 25. Rxd5 Qf7 26. Rxd6
Ra2 27. Qf6 Rf8 28. Qxf7+ Rxf7 29. Rf1 e3 30. fxe3 Rc7 31. Rd4
Rcc2 32. Rg4 Re2 33. h4 Rxe3 34. Rf6 Rae2 35. Rxb6 Re4 36. Rg5
Rxh4 37. Rb7 Re1+ 38. Kf2 Rb1 39. Ra5 Rf4+ 40. Kg3 Rf7
41. Rb8+ Kg7 42. b5 Rb3+ 43. Kh2 h5 44. b6 Rf2 45. Ra7+ Kh6
46. b7 Rfb2 47. Rh8+ Kg5 48. Ra5+ Kf6 49. Rh6 Kg7 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "31"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. h4 h6 5. h5 g5 6. f4 d6 7. Nf3
g4 8. Nh4 Nc6 9. e5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Qxd1+ 11. Nxd1 f5 12. Ng6
Rh7 13. Be3 Nge7 14. Nc3 a6 15. Nh4 Bd7 16. Rd1 O-O-O 17. a3
Be8 18. Rxd8+ Nxd8 19. Bc4 Bxh5 20. Ne2 Bf7 21. Ng3 h5 22. Kf2
Ng6 23. Ne2 Nxh4 24. Rxh4 Bf8 25. Ke1 Be7 26. Bf2 Bxh4
27. Bxh4 Nc6 28. c3 Kd7 29. b4 Rh8 30. a4 Ra8 31. Kd2 Ne7
32. Nd4 Ng6 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "32"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. b3 g6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. Nf3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7
7. O-O d6 8. c4 Nbd7 9. Nc3 e6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 e5 12. Re1 Nh5
13. g3 h6 14. Bc1 Ndf6 15. Nh4 Bc8 16. Be2 Kh7 17. Ng2 Bh8
18. Be3 Ng7 19. Qd2 Ng8 20. f4 f5 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. Rf1 Bd7
23. Bd3 Qe7 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Rae1 Rae8 26. Bc2 e4 27. Nh4 Qd6
28. Bf4 Qf6 29. Be3 Qe5 30. Kh1 Nf6 31. Bxh6 Ng4 32. Bf4 Qd4
33. Bd1 e3 34. Qc2 Nf2+ 35. Kg2 Nd3 36. Nf3 Nxf4+ 37. Kh1 Qd3
38. gxf4 Qxc2 39. Bxc2 Nh5 40. Ne2 Kh6 41. Rg1 Bf6 42. Rg2 Rg8
43. Reg1 Rg4 44. h3 Rxg2 45. Rxg2 b5 46. Ng5 Bxg5 47. fxg5+
Kg7 48. Bd1 f4 49. Nc3 Ng3+ 50. Kh2 b4 51. Ne2 Nf1+ 52. Kg1
Nd2 53. Nxf4 Rf8 54. Nh5+ Kg6 55. Nf6 Bxh3 56. Rg3 Bf5
57. Bh5+ Kg7 58. Rxe3 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Semifinal Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 d6 4. O-O Nc6 5. Re1 Bd7 6. e3 Qc8
7. d4 Bh3 8. c4 h5 9. Nc3 h4 10. Nxh4 Bf6 11. Nf3 Bxg2
12. Kxg2 Qh3+ 13. Kg1 g5 14. Nd5 g4 15. Nxc7+ Kd7 16. Nxa8
gxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxh2+ 18. Kf1 Bxd4 19. exd4 Qh3+ 20. Qg2 Qh1+
21. Qxh1 Rxh1+ 22. Ke2 Nxd4+ 23. Kd1 Rxe1+ 24. Kxe1 Nc2+
25. Kd1 Nxa1 26. Be3 b6 27. Kc1 Kc6 28. Kb1 Kb7 29. Nxb6 axb6
30. Kxa1 Nf6 31. b3 Ng4 32. Kb2 e5 33. Kc3 f5 34. Kd3 Kc6
35. a4 e4+ 36. Kd4 Ne5 37. b4 Nf3+ 38. Kc3 Ne5 39. b5+ Kc7
40. Kd4 Ng4 41. Kd5 Kd7 42. Bxb6 Nf6+ 43. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Robert Aloma Vidal"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg5 Bb7 5. Nbd2 c5 6. e4 cxd4
7. Bxb5 Bb4 8. a3 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O O-O
12. Qe2 Nc6 13. Nb3 Rab8 14. Rad1 d3 15. cxd3 Nd4 16. Nxd4
Qxd4 17. b4 d5 18. e5 a6 19. Ba4 a5 20. Rb1 Ba6 21. b5 Qxa4
22. bxa6 Qxa3 23. d4 Qc3 24. a7 Ra8 25. Rb7 Qxd4 26. Qe3 Qc4
27. Qb6 d4 28. Rd7 Qb4 29. Qxb4 axb4 30. Rb1 d3 31. Rxb4 Kh7
32. Rbb7 Kg6 33. Rxd3 Rfc8 34. Rdd7 Rf8 35. Rbc7 h5 36. h4
Rae8 37. Rb7 Ra8 38. Kf1 Rac8 39. Ke2 Ra8 40. Kd3 Rac8
41. Rbc7 Ra8 42. Kc4 Rae8 43. Kb5 Ra8 44. Ka6 Rae8 45. Kb7 Ra8
46. f3 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.03"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "John K Shaw"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bc4 a6 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bxf6 exf6 8. Nf3 Bb4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Re1 Nc6
12. Nh4 Na5 13. Bd3 Be6 14. Ng6 Re8 15. Qh5 c5 16. Nf4 c4
17. Be4 Qc7 18. g3 Rad8 19. Re3 b6 20. Rae1 Qd6 21. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.04"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "3.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sandro Mareco"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 Bg4 4. g3 Bxf3 5. exf3 a5 6. b5 Nd7
7. Bg2 e6 8. O-O Ngf6 9. f4 Nc5 10. d3 Nfd7 11. Nd2 Be7
12. Nb3 O-O 13. Nxd4 Bf6 14. Be3 Qe7 15. Rc1 Qd6 16. Nb3 Nxb3
17. axb3 Bd4 18. Bxb7 Rad8 19. Bf3 Nc5 20. Re1 g6 21. Qc2 Qb6
22. Ra1 Rd6 23. Bxd4 Rxd4 24. Re3 Rfd8 25. Rd1 Qd6 26. Qc3 Qb6
27. h4 h5 28. Be2 c6 29. bxc6 Qxc6 30. Ra1 Qb7 31. Rxa5 Qxb3
32. Qxb3 Nxb3 33. Ra3 Rb8 34. Ra7 Nc1 35. Bf1 Rb2 36. Re4 Rd8
37. Re1 Rc2 38. Ra1 Nb3 39. Rad1 Nd4 40. Kg2 Nf5 41. Rb1 Rd2
42. Kg1 Nd4 43. Red1 Ra2 44. Ra1 Rb2 45. Rdb1 Rc2 46. Ra3 Rd7
47. Rba1 Kg7 48. Kg2 Rb7 49. R3a2 Rc3 50. Rd1 Kf6 51. f3 Rbb3
52. Kf2 Nc6 53. g4 Nb4 54. Rad2 Nc6 55. Ra1 Nb4 56. Rad1 Ra3
57. Be2 Nc6 58. g5+ Kg7 59. d4 Na5 60. c5 Nb3 61. Rd3 Rc2
62. Re1 Rb2 63. c6 Raa2 64. c7 Nc1 65. Rxc1 Rxe2+ 66. Kf1 Rh2
67. Kg1 Rag2+ 68. Kf1 Rf2+ 69. Kg1 Rhg2+ 70. Kh1 Rh2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.05"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viktor Laznicka"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6
12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. a5 Rb8 14. Ra4 Rb4 15. Na2 Rxa4 16. Qxa4 Qb8
17. Qxc4 Qb7 18. Rd3 Rb8 19. b4 Qb5 20. Qxb5 Rxb5 21. Rc3 Nd5
22. Rxc6 Nxb4 23. Rxc7 Nxa2 24. Rxe7 h6 25. Bd2 Rb2 26. Be1
Rxe2 27. Kf1 Rc2 28. Rd7 Rc4 29. d5 exd5 30. Rxd5 Nb4 31. Bxb4
Rxb4 32. Rd6 Ra4 33. Rxa6 Ra2 34. Kg2 g5 35. Kf3 h5 36. h3 Kg7
37. Ra8 Ra4 38. a6 h4 39. gxh4 gxh4 40. a7 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.06"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Robert Markus"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7
7. O-O d6 8. Qg4 g6 9. Qe2 Nd7 10. Nc3 Qc7 11. Be3 b6 12. a4
h5 13. f4 Ngf6 14. Bd4 O-O 15. f5 Ne5 16. fxg6 fxg6 17. h3
Nfd7 18. Rxf8+ Bxf8 19. Qe3 Bb7 20. Ne2 Re8 21. Nf4 Qd8
22. Nxg6 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.08"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ruslan Ponomariov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6
7. h3 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Bd3 b5 10. Bxb5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qa5+
12. Nfd2 Qxb5 13. Nxd6 Qa6 14. N2c4 Nd7 15. O-O Nb6 16. Nxb6
Qxb6 17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18. Rb1 Rfd8 19. Bf4 Qb7 20. d6 Bf8
21. Qd3 Bxd6 22. Bxd6 Rc6 23. Rfd1 Qd7 24. Qa3 Rxd6 25. Rxd6
Qxd6 26. Qxa7 Qd3 27. Rc1 Qd2 28. Qxc5 Qxb2 29. a4 Ra8 30. Re1
Qd2 31. Re4 Rxa4 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Qf8+ Kf6 34. Qe7+ Kg7
35. Qf8+ Kf6 36. Re3 Rf4 37. Qh8+ Kg5 38. Rg3+ Kh6 39. Qf8+
Kh5 40. Qc5+ Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.09"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Baskaran Adhiban"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 d6 6. e3 Bb4
7. d4 e4 8. Nd2 Nf6 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 a5 12. b3
O-O 13. Bb2 Re8 14. h3 d5 15. a4 b6 16. Ba3 Qd8 17. Be2 Ba6
18. Nf1 Nbd7 19. Ng3 g6 20. O-O h5 21. Rfc1 Rc8 22. Rc2 b5
23. cxb5 cxb5 24. Qd2 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Qb8 26. Qd2 h4 27. Nf1 Re6
28. Qxa5 bxa4 29. Bxa6 Qa8 30. Bd6 axb3 31. Qa3 b2 32. Qxb2
Rxd6 33. Bb7 Qd8 34. Ra8 Nb8 35. Bxd5 Rb6 36. Bb3 Kg7 37. Qc3
Qe7 38. Nd2 Rc6 39. Bc4 Nbd7 40. Ra7 Rb6 41. Bb3 Qd6 42. Qc4
Qf8 43. Rc7 Rb4 44. Qa6 Rb8 45. Qc4 Ra8 46. Nxe4 Nxe4 47. Rxd7
Ra1+ 48. Kh2 Kh6 49. Qc7 Ng5 50. Qf4 Qe8 51. Rxf7 Qe4 52. Bd5
Qxf4+ 53. Rxf4 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.10"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxd5 exd5
12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Be2 Bg4 14. O-O Rac8 15. Nd4 Ne6 16. Qd2 Qg5
17. Bxg4 Qxg4 18. Ne2 Rfd8 19. Rac1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 d4 21. Nxd4
Nxd4 22. exd4 Qxd4 23. Qc2 h5 24. h3 g6 25. b3 b5 26. Qe2 a6
27. Qe7 Kg7 28. Rc7 Qd1+ 29. Kh2 Qd6+ 30. Qxd6 Rxd6 31. Ra7 h4
32. a4 Kf6 33. Rb7 bxa4 34. bxa4 Ke6 35. g3 hxg3+ 36. Kxg3 f6
37. h4 Ke5 38. Ra7 Rc6 39. f3 Kf5 40. Ra8 Ke5 41. Re8+ Kf5
42. Ra8 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.11"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jon Ludvig Hammer"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E64"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5
7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Ne5 Qc7 9. Nd3 Be6 10. Bf4 Qc8 11. Nd2 Bh3
12. Nf3 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 b6 14. Re1 Qb7 15. Qc1 Rd8 16. Bh6 Bh8
17. Ne5 Ne4 18. Qf4 f6 19. Rad1 Nd6 20. Ng4 Nc6 21. Kg1 Nf7
22. h3 f5 23. Ngh2 e5 24. Qc1 e4 25. Nh4 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Nd4
27. Re1 Qa6 28. Be3 Qxa2 29. g4 Bf6 30. Ng2 Ne6 31. gxf5 gxf5
32. Nf1 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.12"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Mikhael Mchedlishvili"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nbd2 O-O
7. O-O a5 8. b3 Bf5 9. Bb2 Ne4 10. Nh4 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Be6
12. e4 dxc4 13. d5 Bxb2 14. Qxb2 cxd5 15. Rfd1 d4 16. bxc4 Nc6
17. Qxb7 Qc8 18. Qb5 Rb8 19. Qc5 Rb7 20. Nf3 Rd8 21. Nd2 d3
22. Rab1 Rc7 23. Rb6 Nd4 24. Qxa5 Bxc4 25. Nf3 Ne2+ 26. Kh1
Be6 27. Ne1 Rc1 28. Rxc1 Qxc1 29. Rc6 d2 30. Qxd8+ Kg7
31. Rxc1 dxc1=Q 32. Qa5 Nc3 33. Bf3 Qxe1+ 34. Kg2 h5 35. Qb4
Bxa2 36. Qxe7 Bc4 37. Qe5+ Kh7 38. Kh3 Qxf2 39. Qxc3 Bf1+ 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.13"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anton Kovalyov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 e6 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. cxd4
Bd6 12. O-O Rb8 13. Bb2 b6 14. Rfc1 Kd7 15. Bc6+ Kd8 16. e4 f6
17. Kg2 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. f4 Kd7 20. Kf3 b5 21. e5 Be7
22. Rc2 b4 23. Rac1 b3 24. axb3 Rxb3+ 25. Ke2 Rhb8 26. Ba1 Ra3
27. d5 exd5 28. f5 Bd8 29. e6+ Ke8 30. Bd4 Ra4 31. Bf2 g6
32. Rd1 Rb5 33. Rd4 Rc4 34. Rdxc4 dxc4 35. fxg6 hxg6 36. Bxa7
Bb6 37. Bxb6 Rxb6 38. Rxc4 Rxe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2016.10.01"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2376"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nc3
Be7 7. e3 c6 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Qc2 Re8 11. Bg3 Nf8
12. O-O Nh5 13. Be5 Bg4 14. Nd2 f6 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bd6
17. Nf3 g5 18. Nh2 Bh5 19. Rae1 Qc7 20. Bf5 Re7 21. e4 Rae8
22. Ng4 Kg7 23. Ne3 Kh8 24. exd5 Bxg3 25. fxg3 Rxe3 26. Rxe3
Rxe3 27. Qf2 Re8 28. Bd3 Qg7 29. Ne4 Bg6 30. Nxf6 Rd8 31. Bxg6
Qxg6 32. Qe3 cxd5 33. Qe7 Rc8 34. Qxb7 Qc2 35. Qf7 Qg6
36. Qxa7 Rc6 37. Nh5 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2016.10.01"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Prasanna Vasanthan Vishnu"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5
7. Nde2 h5 8. Be3 Be6 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 g6
12. Qd2 Rc8 13. a4 Ng8 14. Ra3 f5 15. h4 Qa5 16. f3 Bh6 17. g4
Bxe3 18. Qxe3 hxg4 19. fxg4 Ne7 20. Qd2 Qb4 21. Rb3 Qxg4
22. Rxb7 Rxc3 0-1

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2016.10.03"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jorden van Foreest"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O
7. O-O e6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. b3 b6 10. a4 Bb7 11. Ba3 Re8 12. cxd5
exd5 13. a5 c5 14. a6 Bc6 15. b4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Rc8 17. Qb3 Ne5
18. Nxc6 Nxc6 19. Rad1 d4 20. Nb5 Qe7 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4
Ne4 23. Rd3 Nc3 24. Bg4 Rc7 25. Rd2 Rd8 26. Bc1 Rxd2 27. Bxd2
b5 28. Rc1 Rc4 29. Bxc3 Qc7 30. g3 Rxc3 31. Rxc3 Qxc3 32. Qd5
Qa1+ 33. Bd1 Bf8 34. Kg2 Qxa6 35. Bb3 Qf6 36. Qxb5 Kg7 37. h4
h5 38. Qc4 Be7 39. e4 Qe6 40. Qd4+ Bf6 41. Qd3 Qe7 42. b5 Be5
43. f4 Bc7 44. Qd4+ Kh7 45. Qd5 Kg7 46. e5 Bb6 47. Qc6 Kf8
48. Kh3 Kg7 49. Qd5 Bc5 50. Qe4 Bb6 51. f5 gxf5 52. Qxf5 Bc7
53. e6 Qf6 54. Qxf6+ Kxf6 55. exf7 Bd6 56. Kg2 Kg6 57. Kf3 Kf6
58. Ke4 Kg7 59. Kf5 Bxg3 60. Kg5 Bd6 61. Kxh5 Bc5 62. Kg4 Kf6
63. Kf4 Bd6+ 64. Ke4 Bf8 65. Kd4 Be7 66. Ba2 Kg7 67. h5 Kf6
68. Ke4 Bf8 69. Bc4 Ba3 70. Kf4 Bd6+ 71. Kg4 Bf8 72. Bb3 Bh6
73. Bc4 Bf8 74. Bb3 Bh6 75. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2016.10.03"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Nils Grandelius"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Be2 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4
12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. O-O b6 14. Bd3 c5 15. Be4 Rb8 16. Qc2 Nf6
17. dxc5 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 bxc5 19. b3 Bb7 20. Qf4 Bxf3 21. Qxf3
Rfd8 22. Rfc1 Rd2 23. R3c2 Qd6 24. h3 Rd8 25. Rxd2 Qxd2
26. Rxc5 Qxa2 27. Rc7 Qa1+ 28. Kh2 Qe5+ 29. Qg3 Qxg3+ 30. Kxg3
Rb8 31. Rxa7 Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2016.10.03"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Benjamin Bok"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 e6 4. e4 c5 5. d5 d6 6. Ne2 Bg7
7. Nec3 a6 8. a4 Nh5 9. Be3 exd5 10. cxd5 f5 11. exf5 gxf5
12. Qd2 O-O 13. Be2 Nd7 14. O-O f4 15. Bf2 Qg5 16. g4 Ne5
17. Kh1 Nf6 18. Rg1 Qg6 19. Bh4 h5 20. g5 Nfg4 21. Ne4 Bf5
22. Nf6+ Rxf6 23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Nc3 Bxh4 25. Raf1 Bg5 26. h4
Bh6 27. fxg4 hxg4 28. Rxf4 Qh5 29. Rg2 Qxh4+ 30. Kg1 Ng6
31. Rxf5 Bxd2 32. Rxg4 Bxc3 33. bxc3 Qe1+ 34. Bf1 Kg7 35. Rfg5
Qb1 0-1

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2016.10.06"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[Round "6.15"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Elisabeth Paehtz"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. Qc2 g6 6. h4 Bg7
7. O-O-O c6 8. Nh3 Nf8 9. e3 Qa5 10. Be2 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. h5 g5 13. f4 g4 14. Nf2 Ne6 15. c5 g3 16. Nh3 dxc5
17. Qxf5 Nf8 18. Qxc5 Qxc5 19. dxc5 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Nd7 21. Bd3
O-O 22. Rhf1 Nxc5 23. Rf3 Nxd3+ 24. Rxd3 Bf5 25. Rxg3+ Kf7
26. e4 Bxe4 27. Rd7 Bf5 28. Rxb7 Rg8 29. Re3 Rxg2 30. Rbxe7+
Kf6 31. Rb7 Rc2+ 32. Kd1 Rd8+ 33. Ke1 Bg4 34. Rb1 Rdd2 35. Ng1
Rg2 36. Nf3 Rg3 0-1

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2016.10.07"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[Round "7.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sabino Brunello"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3
Qf5 7. Qb3 c5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Nbd7 10. g3 cxd4 11. Nxd4
Qc5 12. Qxc5 Nxc5 13. b4 Na4 14. Bg2 O-O 15. Bg5 Nd5 16. Nb5
Bd7 17. Nd6 f6 18. Bd2 Rab8 19. Rc1 Rfd8 20. b5 Be8 21. Nxe8
Rxe8 22. e4 Ndb6 23. Bb4 Rbc8 24. Ke2 Kf7 25. f4 Red8 26. Rhd1
Rxd1 27. Rxc8 Nxc8 28. Kxd1 Ncb6 29. Kc2 Nd7 30. e5 Nac5
31. exf6 Kxf6 32. Kc3 b6 33. Kc4 h5 34. Bc6 Kf5 35. Bf3 h4
36. Bd1 hxg3 37. hxg3 g5 38. fxg5 Kxg5 39. Kd4 Kf6 40. a4 Kf5
41. g4+ Kf6 42. Be1 Kf7 43. Bg3 Kf6 44. Bh4+ Kf7 45. Be1 Kf6
46. a5 Nb7 47. a6 Nbc5 48. Bh4+ Kf7 49. Bd8 e5+ 50. Kd5 Ne6
51. Kd6 Ke8 52. Bxb6 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2016.10.08"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. Kb1 Rd8
12. d5 a6 13. Nc3 Qe8 14. Qc1 Na5 15. Bf4 Rd7 16. Bh6 Bxh6
17. Qxh6 e6 18. Nh3 Qf8 19. Qxf8+ Kxf8 20. Nf4 exd5 21. Nfxd5
Nxd5 22. Rxd5 b5 23. Be2 c6 24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Rc1 Be6 26. Nd1
Rd8 27. Ne3 Rd2 28. Rc2 Rxc2 29. Nxc2 c5 30. b4 Nb7 31. a4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2016.10.09"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Chithambaram V R Aravindh"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6
7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. O-O Nc5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Qf3 h6
12. Bh4 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Rad1 b5 15. e5 d5 16. Nce2 f6
17. exf6 Rxf6 18. Qe3 Qd6 19. f4 Bd7 20. c3 Be8 21. g4 Bg6
22. Ng3 Re8 23. Rf1 Ref8 24. Rde1 Bd3 25. Rf2 Be4 26. Ref1 Kh8
27. Bc2 Bxc2 28. Nxc2 Ng6 29. f5 Ne5 30. fxe6 Rxf2 31. Rxf2
Rxf2 32. Qxf2 Nxe6 33. Nf5 Qf8 34. Qg3 Qf6 35. Nce3 Ng5
36. Nxd5 Qf7 37. Nfe3 Qg6 38. Nf5 Nxg4 39. Nde7 Qb6+ 40. Nd4
Ne5 41. h4 Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.d3 b6 6.Nbd2 Bb7 7.e4
c5 8.Re1 Nc6 9.c3 Qc7 10.Nf1 dxe4 11.dxe4 Rd8 12.Qe2 Qc8 13.e5
Ba6 14.Qe3 Nd7 15.Qe4 Nf8 16.Ng5 Bb7 17.Qf4 Bxg5 18.Qxg5 Ng6
19.h4 O-O 20.Bf4 Nce7 21.h5 h6 22.Qg4 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 Qc6+ 24.Kg1
Nxf4 25.Qxf4 Rd3 26.Qe4 Rfd8 27.Kg2 Qxe4+ 28.Rxe4 Rd1 29.Re1
Rxa1 30.Rxa1 Nc6 31.Re1 Rd5 32.f4 Na5 33.Kf2 Nc4 34.b3 Na5
35.Ke2 Kf8 36.Ne3 Rd8 37.Rd1 Rxd1 38.Nxd1 Ke7 39.Nf2 Nc6 40.g4
Kd7 41.Ne4 Ne7 42.Kf3 Nd5 43.f5 exf5 44.gxf5 Ne7 45.Ng3 f6
46.e6+ Kd6 47.Ke4 Nd5 48.Ne2 b5 49.c4 bxc4 50.bxc4 Nb6 51.Nc3
Nxc4 52.Nb5+ Ke7 53.Nxa7 Nd6+ 54.Kf4 c4 55.Nc6+ Ke8 56.Nd4 Nb7
57.Ke4 Ke7 58.Kd5 c3 59.a4 Nd6 60.a5 c2 61.Nxc2 Nxf5 62.a6 Nd6
63.Nd4 Nc8 64.Nf5+ Kf8 1-0

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6 3.e3 Bg7 4.Nf3 O-O 5.d4 d6 6.Be2 Nbd7 7.c4
e5 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.O-O e4 10.Nfd2 Re8 11.Qc2 c6 12.c5 Qe7 13.b4
a5 14.a3 Ne5 15.Bxe5 Qxe5 16.Nc4 Qxa1 17.Nc3 Qxf1+ 18.Bxf1
axb4 19.axb4 Be6 20.Nd6 Re7 21.h3 Nd5 22.Nxd5 Bxd5 23.Bc4 Be5
24.g3 Rd8 25.Nxe4 Bxe4 26.Qxe4 Kg7 27.Kg2 Rd2 28.g4 Bf6 0-1

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 c6 5.O-O Nf6 6.b3 O-O 7.Bb2 a5
8.c4 Ne4 9.Nfd2 Nxd2 10.Nxd2 Be6 11.e4 dxc4 12.Nxc4 Bxc4
13.bxc4 c5 14.e5 cxd4 15.Qxd4 Nc6 16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.Qc5 Qd2
18.Bd4 Rfd8 19.Be3 Qb4 20.Rad1 Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Qa4 22.Rd2 e6
23.Qe7 Bf8 24.Qf6 Qb4 25.Rd7 Qb1+ 26.Kg2 Qe4+ 27.f3 Qc2+
28.Bf2 Qf5 29.g4 Qxf6 30.exf6 g5 31.c5 h6 32.Rc7 Kh7 33.Rxf7+
Kg6 34.Rc7 Rd8 35.Rxc6 Rd2 36.Kf1 Rxa2 37.Rc8 Kf7 38.Bg3 Rc2
39.c6 e5 40.Bxe5 1-0

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "164"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1
Na6 8.Nc3 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bf4 Re8 11.Rc1 c5 12.dxc5 Nxc5
13.Nd4 a6 14.a3 Bf8 15.b4 Ne6 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Na4 Rc8 18.Rxc8
Qxc8 19.Qd4 b5 20.Rc1 Qd8 21.Nc5 Bxc5 22.Qxc5 Qd7 23.Qb6 Rc8
24.Rxc8+ Bxc8 25.Bh3 Kf7 26.Be5 Qe7 27.Qc6 Qd7 28.Qc3 Bb7
29.f3 Ne8 30.Qd3 Kg8 31.Qe3 Bc8 32.Qc5 Nf6 33.Kf2 Kf7 34.Ke3
Qb7 35.Qc3 Bd7 36.Kf2 Qb6+ 37.Bd4 Qd6 38.Qe3 h6 39.Be5 Qc6
40.Qa7 Ne8 41.Qb8 Qc8 42.Qxc8 Bxc8 43.Ke3 Nf6 44.Kd4 Nd7
45.Bc7 Bb7 46.e3 Ke7 47.Bf1 Nf6 48.g4 h5 49.g5 Nd7 50.Bd3 Kf7
51.h4 g6 52.Bd6 Bc6 53.f4 Bb7 54.Bc2 Nb6 55.Kc5 Nd7+ 56.Kd4
Nb6 57.Bd3 Nd7 58.Bc7 Bc6 59.Bc2 Kg7 60.Bd1 Kf7 61.Be2 Kg7
62.Bf3 Kf7 63.f5 exf5 64.Bxd5+ Bxd5 65.Kxd5 Ke7 66.Kc6 Ke6
67.Bf4 Ne5+ 68.Kb6 Nc4+ 69.Kxa6 Nxa3 70.Kb6 Kd5 71.Kc7 Ke4
72.Kc6 Nc4 73.Kxb5 Nxe3 74.Bxe3 Kxe3 75.Kc5 f4 76.b5 f3 77.b6
f2 78.b7 f1=Q 79.b8=Q Qf5+ 80.Kc6 Kf3 81.Qb4 Kg3 82.Kd6 Qf8+
0-1

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 Na6 7.O-O
O-O 8.d5 Bb4 9.Bd2 Nc5 10.Nh4 Re8 11.a3 Bxc3 12.Bxc3 exd5
13.cxd5 Nce4 14.Bd4 c5 15.dxc6 dxc6 16.f3 c5 17.Bxf6 Nxf6
18.e4 Qc7 19.Nf5 Rad8 20.Qc1 h6 21.Qc3 Kh7 22.Rfe1 Bc8 23.Ne3
Kg8 24.Rad1 Be6 25.Bf1 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Rd8 27.Rd2 Rxd2 28.Qxd2
Qd7 29.Qxd7 Nxd7 30.f4 f6 31.Bb5 Nb8 32.Kf2 Kf7 33.Ke2 a6
34.Bc4 b5 35.Bxe6+ Kxe6 36.Nf5 Kf7 37.g4 Nc6 38.Kd3 g6 39.Nd6+
Ke7 40.Nb7 c4+ 41.Kc3 g5 42.fxg5 hxg5 43.h3 Ne5 44.Nc5 a5
45.Nb7 Kd7 46.Nxa5 Kc7 47.b4 Kb6 48.a4 Ka6 49.axb5+ Kxb5
50.Nb7 Nf7 51.Na5 Nd6 52.Kd4 Kxb4 53.Nxc4 Nxc4 54.Kd5 Nd2
55.e5 fxe5 56.Kxe5 Nf3+ 57.Ke4 Nh4 58.Kd4 Kb3 59.Kd3 Kb2
60.Kd2 Ng2 0-1

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O e5 5.d3 Ne7 6.Nbd2 O-O 7.a3
c5 8.e4 Nbc6 9.Rb1 d4 10.Nh4 Be6 11.f4 exf4 12.gxf4 f5 13.b4
cxb4 14.axb4 Qd7 15.b5 Nd8 16.Re1 Nf7 17.Nhf3 Rac8 18.e5 Nd5
19.Bb2 Ne3 20.Qe2 Nxc2 21.Rec1 Ba2 22.Nc4 Ne3 23.Nxe3 dxe3
24.Ra1 Bd5 25.Qxe3 Rxc1+ 26.Rxc1 Re8 27.Qd4 Rd8 28.Ne1 Bf8
29.Qxd5 Qxd5 30.Bxd5 Rxd5 31.Rc8 Nd8 32.d4 Ne6 33.Nc2 Kf7
34.Ne3 Rxb5 35.d5 Rxb2 36.dxe6+ Ke7 37.h4 Bh6 38.Rh8 Kxe6
39.Ng2 Rb4 40.Re8+ Kf7 41.Rh8 Bxf4 42.Nxf4 Rxf4 43.Rxh7+ Ke6
44.h5 gxh5 45.Rxb7 Ra4 46.Rb5 Ra2 47.Rc5 h4 48.Rc4 h3 49.Rh4
Kxe5 50.Rxh3 a5 51.Kf1 a4 0-1

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+
7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. a3 Bxd2 10. Nbxd2 d5 11. cxd5 exd5
12. Ne5 Na6 13. Nd3 Qe7 14. e3 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nxc5 bxc5
17. Rac1 Rfc8 18. Rfd1 h6 19. Qf5 a4 20. Rc2 Bc6 21. Rdc1 Bd7
22. Qf4 g5 0-1

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 b6 6. Nbd2 Bb7
7. e4 c5 8. Re1 Nc6 9. c3 Qc7 10. Nf1 dxe4 11. dxe4 Rd8
12. Qa4 a6 13. e5 Nd7 14. Qg4 Kf8 15. Qh5 h6 16. Bf4 Kg8
17. h4 Nf8 18. Ne3 Ng6 19. Rad1 b5 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Qg4 h5
22. Qh3 c4 23. Rd1 Be7 24. Qh1 Kh7 25. Ng5+ Bxg5 26. hxg5 Rd8
27. Qxh5+ Kg8 28. Rxd8+ Nxd8 29. Bxb7 Nxb7 30. Qf3 Nc5
31. Qa8+ Kh7 32. Qh1+ Kg8 33. Qa8+ Kh7 34. Ng4 Qd7 35. Qh1+
Kg8 36. Qa8+ Kh7 37. Qh1+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 d5 6. a3 Be7
7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nf4 c6 9. Bd3 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. Qc2 Bd6
12. f3 Re8 13. Nce2 Qe7 14. Ng3 c5 15. Qf2 b6 16. Bd2 g6
17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Rfe1 Rb8 19. b4 c4 20. Bf1 Be5 21. Rad1 a5
22. e4 axb4 23. axb4 c3 24. Bc1 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4
Bf5 27. Ree1 c2 28. Rd2 Qxb4 0-1

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Qc1 d5 6. c3 Bd7
7. Nbd2 Bb5 8. Bxb5+ Qxb5 9. a4 Qa6 10. b4 cxb4 11. cxb4 Nbd7
12. b5 Qb6 13. Bf4 Qd8 14. Bc7 Qc8 15. O-O Be7 16. Ra2 O-O
17. Rc2 Ne8 18. a5 Ndf6 19. Ne5 Bd8 20. Bb6 Qxc2 21. Qxc2 axb6
22. a6 bxa6 23. Qc6 Ra7 24. Qc8 Nd6 25. Qb8 Nxb5 26. Rc1 Bc7
27. Qxa7 Nxa7 28. Rxc7 Ra8 29. Nxf7 Nb5 30. Rb7 Rc8 31. Ng5 h6
32. Nxe6 Rc1+ 33. Nf1 Ne4 34. f3 Nd2 35. Kf2 Nxf1 36. Rxg7+
Kh8 37. Rg6 a5 38. Nf4 a4 39. Rxh6+ Kg8 40. Nxd5 a3 41. Nb4
Rb1 0-1

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 Re8 6. a3 Bf8
7. g3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 a5 10. O-O Na6 11. Nf4 c6 12. f3
c5 13. Kh1 Nc7 14. g4 h6 15. Nce2 b6 16. Bd2 Bd6 17. Ng3 a4
18. Rc1 Nb5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Qc2 Bxf4 21. exf4 Nd4 22. Qb1
Nb3 23. Rcd1 Ba6 24. Rg1 Be2 25. Nxe2 Rxe2 26. Be1 d4 27. Bf1
Re3 28. Bc4 Ne8 29. g5 hxg5 30. Rxg5 Nd6 31. Bh4 Nxc4
32. Rxg7+ Kxg7 33. Bxd8 Rxd8 34. Qf5 Rd6 35. Rg1+ Rg6
36. Rxg6+ fxg6 37. Qd7+ Kf6 38. Qd8+ Ke6 39. Qg8+ Kd6 40. Qxc4
d3 41. Qa6+ Ke7 42. Qb7+ Kf6 43. Qc6+ Re6 44. Qc8 Re1+ 45. Kg2
d2 46. Qf8+ Ke6 47. Qg8+ Kd7 48. Qd5+ Kc7 49. Qf7+ Kb6
50. Qxg6+ Ka5 51. Qc6 d1=Q 52. Qc7+ Kb5 53. Qb7+ Kc4 54. Qf7+
0-1

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "204"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. d4 d5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O c6 6. b3 O-O
7. Bb2 Ne4 8. c4 Bf5 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Be4 11. e3 Nd7
12. Qe2 Nf6 13. Rfc1 Qd6 14. Bb2 a5 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 a4
17. Nd3 Nd7 18. Bc3 axb3 19. axb3 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 dxc4 21. bxc4
c5 22. Rd1 cxd4 23. Bxd4 e5 24. Bb2 Qc6+ 25. Kg1 Qxc4 26. Nf4
Nb6 27. Rc1 Qxe2 28. Nxe2 Rc8 29. Rb1 Rc2 30. Kf1 Nc4 31. Bc1
b6 32. Ke1 Bf8 33. Ra1 Na5 34. Kd1 Rc6 35. Rb1 Nc4 36. Nc3 Kg7
37. Ke2 Bc5 38. Kd3 Nd6 39. f3 Rc8 40. Bd2 Rd8 41. Nd5 b5
42. e4 Ra8 43. Bc3 Ra3 44. Kc2 f6 45. Nc7 b4 46. Bb2 Ra7
47. Ne6+ Kf7 48. Nxc5 Rc7 49. Kb3 Rxc5 50. Rc1 Rxc1 51. Bxc1
f5 52. exf5 Nxf5 53. Kxb4 Nd4 54. f4 Ne2 55. Bd2 exf4 56. gxf4
Ke6 57. Kc4 Kf5 58. Kd3 Nxf4+ 59. Ke3 Ne6 60. Kf3 Ng5+ 61. Kg2
Kg4 62. Be3 Nh3 63. Ba7 Nf4+ 64. Kf2 Kh3 65. Kg1 Nd3 66. Bb8
Nc5 67. Kh1 Ne4 68. Bc7 Nf6 69. Bb8 Ne4 70. Bc7 Ng5 71. Bb8
Nf3 72. Bc7 Nh4 73. Bb8 Kg4 74. Kg1 Kf3 75. Kf1 Nf5 76. Bc7
Ne3+ 77. Kg1 g5 78. Bd8 g4 79. Bc7 Nf5 80. Bb8 h5 81. Bc7 Nd4
82. Kf1 Ne2 83. Bb8 Nf4 84. Kg1 Nh3+ 85. Kf1 Ng5 86. Bc7 Ne4
87. Bd8 Nd2+ 88. Kg1 Nc4 89. Be7 Ne3 90. Bd8 Nf5 91. Bf6 Nd6
92. Bd8 Ne4 93. Be7 Nc3 94. Bd8 Ne2+ 95. Kf1 Nd4 96. Be7 Nf5
97. Bd8 Kf4 98. Kg2 Ne3+ 99. Kf2 Nf5 100. Bc7+ Kg5 101. Bd8+
Kg6 102. h3 gxh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 O-O 8. Nc3 Nxe5 9. Rxe5 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6
12. Ne3 Bc7 13. Nf5 d5 14. Ne7+ Kh8 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. g3 Nd6
17. Bh3 f5 18. d3 Qd7 19. Qh5 Rce8 20. Bf4 g6 21. Qf3 Nf7
22. Bd2 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Qd1 Kg8 25. a4 a6 26. a5 Qd8
27. b4 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Ne5 29. Qe2 d4 30. Bg2 Qd7 31. Bf4 Nf7
32. Bd2 Nd8 33. c4 dxc3 34. Bxc3 Ne6 35. d4 Bd8 36. d5 cxd5
37. Qe5 d4 38. Bd5 Kf7 39. Bxd4 Be7 40. Qg7+ Ke8 41. Qg8+ Nf8
42. Qf7+ Kd8 43. Bb6+ Kc8 44. Bb3 Bd6 45. Qc4+ Qc6 46. Qd4 Bc7
47. Qg7 Bxb6 48. axb6 Qc1+ 49. Kg2 Qc6+ 50. Kh3 Qd6 51. Bd5
Nd7 52. Qg8+ Nf8 53. Qf7 Nd7 54. Qe8# 1-0

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Na3 Bg7 5. Nxc4 Nc6 6. Bg2 e5
7. d3 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bd2 Nd5 10. Rc1 h6 11. a3 Be6 12. b4
a6 13. e4 Nb6 14. Na5 Qxd3 15. Nxb7 Bc4 16. Re1 Qxa3 17. Na5
Nxa5 18. bxa5 Bb3 19. Re3 Bxd1 20. Rxa3 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Nc8
22. Rxc7 Nd6 23. Be2 Nxe4 24. Be3 Rfd8 25. Rd3 Rxd3 26. Bxd3
Nd6 27. Rc6 Nf5 28. Bc5 Bf8 29. Bxf8 Kxf8 30. Bxf5 gxf5
31. Rxh6 Kg7 32. Rb6 f6 33. Kg2 Kg6 34. Kf3 Rc8 35. Rxa6 Rc3+
36. Ke2 Rc2+ 37. Ke3 Ra2 38. Ra8 f4+ 39. gxf4 exf4+ 40. Kf3
Kf5 41. a6 Ra3+ 42. Kg2 Kg6 43. h4 Kg7 44. a7 Kh7 45. f3 Ra2+
46. Kf1 Kg7 47. Ke1 Kh7 48. Kd1 Kg7 49. Kc1 f5 50. Kb1 Ra6
51. Kb2 Kh7 52. Kc3 Kg7 53. Kb4 Kh7 54. Kc5 Ra1 55. Kd5 Ra5+
56. Ke6 Kg7 57. h5 Ra4 58. Kxf5 Kh7 59. Kg4 Kg7 60. Kg5 Kh7
61. h6 1-0

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[Round "18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E66"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 Nc6
7. d4 d6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 a6 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. b3 b5 12. Qc2 Bf5
13. e4 Bd7 14. Ne2 e6 15. Bb2 exd5 16. cxd5 Re8 17. Rfe1 b4
18. Nf4 Ng4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nd3 Bb5 21. Nc4 Bxc4 22. bxc4
Qf6 23. h3 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Rbc1 b3 26. axb3 Nxb3 27. Rb1
Nd4 28. Qd3 g5 29. Qd2 Kh8 30. f4 gxf4 31. gxf4 Qg7 32. Qf2
Ra8 33. Kh2 a5 34. Rb7 a4 35. e5 a3 36. e6 Rf8 37. Ra1 Nxe6
38. Rxa3 Rxa3 39. dxe6 Qf6 40. exf7 Rxf7 41. Rxf7 Qxf7
42. Qb2+ 1-0

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[Round "19"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c4 d5 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd2 Be7 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Be2 Rb8
12. a3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qb6 14. Bd3 h6 15. Qe2 Rd8 16. Rd1 c5
17. O-O Bb7 18. Qg4 Bf8 19. Bc2 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. h4 Rxd1+
22. Qxd1 Qc6 23. f3 Qc7 24. Qd3 f5 25. Bb3 Qf7 26. Qd8 Bd5
27. Bxd5 exd5 28. h5 Kh7 29. Kf1 f4 30. e4 d4 31. Bd2 Be7
32. Qd5 Qxd5 33. exd5 Bd6 34. b3 g6 35. Ke2 gxh5 36. Kd3 Kg6
37. Ke4 Kg5 38. b4 cxb4 39. Bxb4 Bc7 40. Be7+ 1-0

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[Round "20"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 c6 6. Bb3 O-O
7. O-O a5 8. a3 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 e5
12. dxe5 dxe5 13. c3 Nc5 14. Bc2 a4 15. Nxe5 Re8 16. f4 Nh5
17. Qf2 Qe7 18. Be3 Nb3 19. Bxb3 axb3 20. Rad1 f6 21. Bc5 Qe6
22. Nd7 Rad8 23. Rd6 Qxe4 24. g4 b6 25. Bxb6 Qe7 26. Rfd1 Nxf4
27. Qxf4 1-0

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[Round "21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. c4 Bb7 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 O-O
7. O-O c5 8. Bd2 cxd4 9. exd4 d5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 dxc4
12. Bxc4 Ba6 13. b3 Bxc4 14. bxc4 Nbd7 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Qa4 Qc7
17. Bb4 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Qb7 19. Qb3 h6 20. h3 Nf8 21. Ne5 N6d7
22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Ng4 h5 24. Ne3 Kg8 25. d5 Nc5 26. Qb2 Qe7
27. Qe5 Qf6 28. Qxh5 Ne4 29. Rc2 Nc3 30. Ng4 Qf5 31. Qxf5 exf5
32. Nf6+ gxf6 33. Rxc3 Rc5 34. h4 b5 35. Rg3+ Kf8 36. cxb5
Rdxd5 37. Rxd5 Rxd5 38. Rb3 f4 39. a4 Rd1+ 40. Kh2 f3 41. a5
fxg2 42. Kxg2 1-0

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[Round "22"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nf3 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. Be2 Nc6 6. O-O g6
7. exd6 cxd6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. c4 Bg7 11. Nc3 O-O
12. c5 Nd7 13. Be3 Nf6 14. b4 h5 15. h3 Bf5 16. Qb3 Qd7
17. Rfd1 e4 18. Bf1 Rfd8 19. Rac1 Nh7 20. b5 Be5 21. c6 Qd6
22. b6 axb6 23. Nb5 Qf6 24. Bxb6 bxc6 25. Rxc6 Qg5 26. Bxd8
Rxd8 27. d6 Rb8 28. d7 Rd8 29. Rc8 Rxc8 30. dxc8=Q+ Bxc8
31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Rxc8 h4 33. Qe3 Qf5 34. Rc5 Nf6 35. Nd4 Qf4
36. Qxf4 Bxf4 37. Nc2 g5 38. a4 g4 39. hxg4 Nxg4 40. Be2 1-0

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[Round "23"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Na5 5. Nge2 Nxc4 6. dxc4
Bc5 7. O-O d6 8. Qd3 O-O 9. Be3 Nd7 10. Ng3 a5 11. b3 h6
12. Rad1 Re8 13. Nd5 c6 14. Nc3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Nc5 16. Rd2 Qf6
17. Rfd1 Qf4 18. Qe1 Ne6 19. Rxd6 Nd4 20. Nce2 Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2
a4 22. b4 a3 23. c5 Be6 24. c3 Qg5 25. h3 h5 26. Kh2 Qf4
27. Kg1 Qg5 28. Kh1 h4 29. Nf1 Qf4 30. Nh2 g6 31. Nf3 Kg7
32. Qd2 Qxd2 33. R1xd2 Kf6 34. Nxh4 Ke7 35. Nf3 f6 36. Ne1
Red8 37. Rxd8 Rxd8 38. Rxd8 Kxd8 39. Nc2 Bxa2 40. Nxa3 Ke7
41. f3 f5 42. exf5 gxf5 43. Kg1 f4 44. c4 Ke6 45. Kf2 Kf5
46. Ke2 e4 47. fxe4+ Kxe4 48. Kd2 Bb3 49. h4 Kf5 50. Kd3 Bd1
51. Nc2 Kg4 52. Nd4 Kxh4 53. Ke4 Kg3 54. Nf5+ Kg4 55. Nh6+ Kg3
56. Nf5+ Kg4 57. Ke5 Be2 58. Nd6 Bf1 59. Nxb7 Bxg2 60. Nd6 Bf1
61. b5 cxb5 62. c6 Bxc4 63. c7 1-0

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[Round "24"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "153"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6
6. Qe2 e6 7. c4 Be7 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 a6 11. b3
Rc8 12. Bb2 Qa5 13. Rac1 Bd8 14. Kh1 Bb6 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. f4
Ba7 17. Nf3 Ng4 18. Rf1 Be3 19. Rcd1 Bxf4 20. Nd4 Qg5 21. g3
Be5 22. Nf3 Qh5 23. Nxe5 Ndxe5 24. Na4 b5 25. Nb6 Rc6 26. Bxe5
Qxe5 27. Nd5 exd5 28. cxd5 Rc3 29. Qxg4 Re8 30. Rde1 Rc2
31. Re2 Rxe2 32. Qxe2 Qxe4+ 33. Qxe4 Rxe4 34. Rc1 Kf8 35. Rc6
Ke7 36. Rxa6 Rd4 37. a4 bxa4 38. bxa4 Rxd5 39. a5 Rd2 40. Ra8
Ra2 41. a6 h5 42. a7 g6 43. Kg1 d5 44. h4 d4 45. Kf1 d3
46. Ke1 Kf6 47. Rd8 Rxa7 48. Rxd3 Kf5 49. Rd4 Ra2 50. Kf1 f6
51. Rb4 Rd2 52. Kg1 Re2 53. Kf1 Re4 54. Rb6 Re6 55. Rb4 Re4
56. Rb6 Ke5 57. Kf2 Ra4 58. Rb2 Ke4 59. Re2+ Kf5 60. Kf3 Ra3+
61. Kg2 g5 62. hxg5 Kxg5 63. Rb2 Re3 64. Rb4 f5 65. Ra4 Re4
66. Ra8 h4 67. Rg8+ Kf6 68. gxh4 Rxh4 69. Kf3 Ke5 70. Re8+ Kf6
71. Rf8+ Kg5 72. Rg8+ Kf6 73. Rf8+ Kg6 74. Rg8+ Kf7 75. Ra8
Rb4 76. Ra6 Ke7 77. Rh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Carlsen-Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[Round "25"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[PlyCount "211"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Na5 5. Nge2 Nxc4 6. dxc4
Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qd3 d6 9. Be3 c6 10. f3 Be6 11. Rfd1 Qc7
12. b3 Rfd8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Kh1 a6 16. a4 a5
17. Qe3 Bg5 18. Qf2 Qe7 19. Ng3 Bh4 20. Rd3 g6 21. Rad1 Rd7
22. Qd2 Bg5 23. Qf2 h5 24. Nge2 h4 25. f4 exf4 26. Nxf4 Qf6
27. Rf1 Bxf4 28. Qxf4 Qxf4 29. Rxf4 g5 30. Rf1 Kg7 31. Kg1 Re8
32. Re3 f6 33. Rd1 Red8 34. Kf2 Bf7 35. Rd2 Kf8 36. Ne2 Bg6
37. Nd4 Re7 38. Nf5 Re6 39. Nd4 Re5 40. c5 Ke7 41. Nf5+ Bxf5
42. exf5 Rxe3 43. Kxe3 dxc5 44. Rxd8 Kxd8 45. c4 Ke7 46. g4
Kd6 47. Ke4 Kc7 48. Ke3 Kd7 49. Kd3 Kd6 50. Ke4 Ke7 51. Kf3
Kd8 52. Ke3 Kc8 53. Kd3 Kb8 54. Ke3 Ka7 55. Kd3 Kb8 56. Ke3
Kc8 57. Kd3 Kd8 58. Ke3 Ke7 59. h3 Kf7 60. Kd3 Kg7 61. Ke3 Kh8
62. Kd3 Kg7 63. Ke3 Kf8 64. Kd3 Kf7 65. Ke3 Kg7 66. Kd3 Kg8
67. Ke3 Kf7 68. Ke4 Ke7 69. Ke3 Kd8 70. Ke4 Kc7 71. Ke3 Kb8
72. Ke4 Ka7 73. Ke3 Ka8 74. Ke4 Ka7 75. Ke3 Kb6 76. Ke4 Kc7
77. Ke3 b6 78. Kd3 Kd7 79. Ke3 Ke7 80. Kd3 Kf7 81. Ke3 Kg7
82. Kf3 Kh7 83. Ke3 Kh8 84. Kd3 Kg8 85. Ke3 Kf8 86. Kd3 Ke8
87. Ke3 Kd8 88. Kd3 Kc8 89. Ke3 Kb8 90. Kd3 Ka8 91. Ke3 Ka7
92. Kd3 Ka6 93. Ke3 Kb7 94. Kd3 Kc7 95. Ke3 Kd6 96. Ke4 Ke7
97. Ke3 Kf7 98. Kd3 Ke8 99. Ke3 Kd7 100. Kd3 Kd6 101. Ke4 Kc7
102. Ke3 b5 103. Kd3 Kb6 104. Ke4 bxa4 105. bxa4 Kc7 106. Kd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.10"]
[EventDate "2016.11.10"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 a6
7. Bb3 O-O 8. O-O Ba7 9. h3 h6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Bc2
Ne7 13. d4 Ng6 14. Ng3 c6 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Qd2 Rad8 17. Rad1 b5
18. b3 Bb6 19. Qc1 Bc8 20. Bd3 c5 21. d5 Ba5 22. Qb2 Bd7
23. Rc1 Rb8 24. Nd2 Nf4 25. Bf1 Bb6 26. c4 Ba5 27. Red1 Qd8
28. Qc2 g6 29. a3 Kh7 30. Nf3 N6h5 31. Nxh5 Nxh5 32. Rb1 b4
33. Ra1 Bc8 34. Ne1 bxa3 35. Rxa3 Bb4 36. Ra2 Nf4 37. Nd3 Nxd3
38. Bxd3 g5 39. Be2 a5 40. Bd2 Kg7 41. Bxb4 axb4 42. Rda1 Re7
43. Bh5 Reb7 44. Qd3 Bd7 45. Ra6 Rb6 46. Ra7 R6b7 47. Qf3 Be8
48. Qf5 Qe7 49. Rxb7 Qxb7 50. h4 Qe7 51. hxg5 hxg5 52. Ra6 Bd7
53. Qf3 Bc8 54. Ra2 Bb7 55. Bg4 Bc8 56. g3 Bxg4 57. Qxg4 Qf6
58. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.10"]
[EventDate "2016.11.10"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Nbd2 a6 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nc4 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bg5 b5
12. Na5 Qd7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. c4 c5 16. g4 Bg6
17. Qe2 Rad8 18. Rad1 Re6 19. Nc1 Rd6 20. b3 a5 21. Nh4 a4
22. Kh2 Ba5 23. Qe3 bxc4 24. bxc4 Kf8 25. Ng2 Rb8 26. Qh6+ Ke8
27. Ne3 Rb2 28. h4 Rd2 29. Qg7 Bxe4 30. dxe4 Rxd1 31. Rxd1
Rxd1 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Nf5+ Ke6 34. Qf8 Qd8 35. Qxc5 Bb6
36. Qc6+ Rd6 37. Nxd6 Qxd6 38. Qe8+ Qe7 39. Qxa4 Bxf2 40. Nd3
Bd4 41. Nb4 Bb6 42. Nd5 Qc5 43. Qe8+ Kd6 44. Qe7+ Kc6 45. Nb4+
Kb7 46. Qxc5 Bxc5 47. Nd5 Bf2 48. Kh3 Kc6 49. Nxf6 Kc5
50. Nxh7 Kxc4 51. h5 Kd3 52. Nf6 Be3 53. Nd5 Bg5 54. Nxc7 Kxe4
55. a4 Kd3 56. a5 e4 57. a6 e3 58. a7 e2 59. a8=Q e1=Q
60. Qd5+ Ke2 61. Qe4+ Be3 62. Qg2+ Bf2 63. Qe4+ Be3 64. Qg2+
Bf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.11"]
[EventDate "2016.11.10"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Bf5 11. Bxb8 Nxc3
12. Qxf5 Ne4+ 13. Ke2 Qxb8 14. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.11"]
[EventDate "2016.11.10"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 d6 6. e3 Bb4
7. d4 e4 8. Nd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nf6 10. Ba3 O-O 11. c5 d5 12. Be2
Re8 13. O-O b5 14. Bc1 a6 15. a4 Qd7 16. f4 exf3 17. Nxf3 Ne4
18. Ne5 Rxe5 19. dxe5 Nxc3 20. Qc2 Nxa4 21. e4 Qe8 22. Bd3 d4
23. e6 Bxe6 24. Bf4 a5 25. Bd6 Na6 26. e5 g6 27. Rf4 Nb4
28. Qd2 Nxd3 29. Qxd3 Nc3 30. Rxd4 b4 31. Qd2 h5 32. h3 Qd8
33. Rf1 Kh7 34. Rf6 Nd5 35. Qg5 Qg8 36. Qh4 Nxf6 37. exf6 b3
38. Be5 Qf8 39. Rd6 Bd5 40. Kh2 a4 41. Qb4 Qe8 42. Bb2 a3 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.12"]
[EventDate "2016.11.10"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D57"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Bd3 c5
12. O-O Nc6 13. Re1 Rd8 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Qf6 16. d5 Ne7
17. c4 Bg4 18. Qb3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nf5 20. Qxb7 Nd6 21. Qc6 Rdc8
22. Qa6 g6 23. Rab1 Rd8 24. Qc6 Rdc8 25. Qa6 Rd8 26. Re3 Qd4
27. Be2 Nf5 28. Reb3 Nd6 29. Rd1 Qf6 30. Qa5 Re8 31. Bf1 Rec8
32. g3 Qf5 33. Qd2 h5 34. Ra3 Re8 35. Ra6 Ne4 36. Qf4 Qxf4
37. gxf4 Rab8 38. Rxa7 Nd6 39. Ra6 Nf5 40. Rc6 Re4 41. d6 Rd8
42. d7 Kf8 43. Rxc5 Rxf4 44. Bh3 Nd4 45. Rc8 Ke7 46. c5 g5
47. Re1+ Ne6 48. Bxe6 fxe6 49. c6 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.12"]
[EventDate "2016.11.10"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Bd6 11. Bd3 Nce7
12. Nbd2 c6 13. Qc2 g6 14. Nf1 Ng7 15. Ng3 f6 16. Bh6 Re8
17. Nh4 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Nef5 19. Qd2 g5 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Re1
Qd8 22. Nxf5 Nxf5 23. Bxf5 Bxf5 24. Qe2 Kf7 25. g4 Bd7 26. f4
Kg6 27. fxg5 fxg5 28. Qe5 Qf6 29. Qh2 Bxg4 30. Re5 Bf5 31. g4
Bxg4 32. Rxg5+ Qxg5 33. Bxg5 Kxg5 34. Qxh7 b6 35. Qb7 Rc8
36. Qxa7 b5 37. b3 Kf4 38. Kf2 Bf5 39. a4 bxa4 40. bxa4 Ke4
41. a5 Rh8 42. Qc7 Kd3 43. a6 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.13"]
[EventDate "2016.11.13"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "181"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O
7. Re1 a6 8. a4 h6 9. Nbd2 Kh8 10. Nf1 Ba7 11. h3 Be6 12. Bxe6
fxe6 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 Ne7 15. d4 Ng6 16. dxe5 dxe5
17. N1d2 b5 18. c4 Qd7 19. Qb3 c6 20. Rd3 Qc7 21. axb5 axb5
22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. g3 Nf8 24. cxb5 cxb5 25. Kg2 Qb7 26. Qb4
N8d7 27. Rb3 Rb8 28. Qe7 Qb6 29. Rd3 Re8 30. Qd6 Qxd6 31. Rxd6
Nc5 32. Rb6 Ncxe4 33. Nxe4 Nxe4 34. Rxb5 Nd6 35. Rb6 Nc4
36. Rb4 Rc8 37. b3 Nd6 38. Nxe5 Nf5 39. Rc4 Ra8 40. Rc2 Nd4
41. Rb2 Ra5 42. f4 g5 43. b4 Rb5 44. Kf2 gxf4 45. gxf4 Kg7
46. Nd3 Kf6 47. Ke3 Nc6 48. Kd2 Rh5 49. b5 Na5 50. b6 Nc4+
51. Kc2 Nxb2 52. Ne5 Nc4 53. b7 Nxe5 54. fxe5+ Kf5 55. b8=Q
Rxh3 56. Kd2 h5 57. Ke2 h4 58. Kf2 Rg3 59. Qf8+ Kxe5 60. Qh8+
Kf5 61. Qxh4 Rg5 62. Kf3 Kg6 63. Kf4 Rf5+ 64. Ke4 Kf7 65. Qh7+
Kf6 66. Qg8 Re5+ 67. Kf4 Rf5+ 68. Kg4 Ke7 69. Qc8 Kf7 70. Qd7+
Kf6 71. Qe8 Rg5+ 72. Kf4 Rf5+ 73. Ke4 Re5+ 74. Kd4 Rd5+
75. Kc4 Ke5 76. Qh8+ Kf5 77. Qg7 Rd1 78. Qf7+ Kg4 79. Qxe6+
Kf3 80. Kc3 Rf1 81. Kd2 Rf2+ 82. Kd3 Kg2 83. Qg4+ Kh2 84. Ke3
Rg2 85. Qh4+ Kg1 86. Kf3 Rg8 87. Qe1+ Kh2 88. Qe5+ Kh1
89. Qh5+ Kg1 90. Qc5+ Kh1 91. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.13"]
[EventDate "2016.11.13"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. b4 Bb6 6. d3 d6
7. a4 a5 8. b5 Ne7 9. Nbd2 Ng6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bb3 c6 12. Nc4
Bc7 13. Re1 h6 14. d4 Be6 15. Ba3 Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Re8 17. Bb3 d5
18. exd5 cxd5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Bc5 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Bxh2+
22. Kf1 Be5 23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. cxd4 Qd7 26. Re1
Rc8 27. Qf4 b6 28. Ba2 Qc7 29. Qe5 Kf8 30. g3 Qd7 31. Qf4 Ne4
32. Bb1 g5 33. Qe3 Rc3 34. Bd3 Ra3 35. Qe2 Rxa4 36. Bxe4 dxe4
37. Qxe4 Qxd4 38. Qa8+ Kg7 39. Re8 Ra2 40. Qf3 Rb2 41. Re7 Qf6
42. Qe3 Rxb5 43. Rc7 Qe5 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.13"]
[EventDate "2016.11.13"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Na6
7. g3 Nxc5 8. Bg2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Nb5 Be4 11. Qd1 Nb7 12. a3
Be7 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Rc1 a6 15. Nc3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Na5 17. b4
Nxc4 18. Bb7 Nh5 19. Bxc8 Qxc8 20. Bd2 b5 21. e4 Nf6 22. Bg5
h6 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. a4 Qb7 25. axb5 axb5 26. Qe2 Rc8 27. Rfd1
Bg5 28. Rb1 Bf6 29. Rb3 g6 30. Nb1 h5 31. Nd2 Kg7 32. Nf3 d6
33. h4 Ra8 34. Ng5 Qe7 35. Nf3 Ra4 36. e5 Bxe5 37. Nxe5 dxe5
38. Qe1 Qb7 39. Rbd3 Ra2 40. Ra1 Rb2 41. Qc3 Qb6 42. Rf1 Ra2
43. Qb3 Re2 44. Qd1 Rb2 45. g4 e4 46. Rg3 e3 47. Qd3 exf2+
48. Kh2 Rd2 49. Qc3+ Qd4 50. gxh5 Qxc3 51. Rxc3 gxh5 52. Kg2
Rd4 53. Rg3+ Kf8 54. Rxf2 Rxh4 55. Ra2 Nd6 56. Rd3 Nf5 57. Ra7
Rxb4 58. Rdd7 Nh6 59. Rdb7 Kg7 60. Ra5 Kg6 61. Rbxb5 Rxb5
62. Rxb5 f6 63. Rb8 e5 64. Kf3 Nf7 65. Kg3 Nd6 66. Rg8+ Kf7
67. Rh8 Nf5+ 68. Kf3 Kg6 69. Rg8+ Kh7 70. Ra8 Kg7 71. Rb8 Nh4+
72. Ke4 Kh6 73. Rb1 Kg6 74. Rh1 Kg5 75. Rg1+ Kh6 76. Rh1 Kg5
77. Rg1+ Kh6 78. Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.13"]
[EventDate "2016.11.13"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 d6 6. e3 Bb4
7. d4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 e4 9. Nd2 Nf6 10. Ba3 b6 11. f4 c5 12. Be2
h5 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. g3 Nc6 15. h3 Qd7 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Nb3
Qc7 18. Rdg1 Kb8 19. d5 Ne7 20. Kb1 Qc8 21. Bf1 Rhg8 22. Qf2
g5 23. Ka1 gxf4 24. exf4 Rg6 25. Bc1 Rdg8 26. Be3 Bd7 27. f5
Nxf5 28. Bf4 Ka8 29. Be2 Qe8 30. Qe1 e3 31. Bf3 Bc8 32. Rh2
Ba6 33. Be2 Qe4 34. Qf1 Qe7 35. Bd3 Nxg3 36. Qf3 Nfe4 37. Qxe3
h4 38. Nd2 f5 39. Rhg2 Qf6 40. Bxe4 Nxe4 41. Rxg6 Rxg6 42. Rc1
Qe7 43. Re1 Qg7 44. Rc1 Qe7 45. Re1 Qg7 46. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.13"]
[EventDate "2016.11.13"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4
Nxe4 7. O-O Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bd6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Re1
O-O 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. Nxf7 Nb6 14. Ne5 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 b6 16. Qg4
Bb7 17. Ne5 Rf6 18. Qe2 Raf8 19. f3 c5 20. Rad1 Rf4 21. Nd3
Ba6 22. Qxe6+ Qxe6 23. Rxe6 Bxd3 24. Rxd3 cxd4 25. cxd4 Rd8
26. Re4 Rf5 27. Re7 Rf7 28. Re5 Rc7 29. d5 Kf7 30. Kf2 Rc2+
31. Re2 Rc5 32. d6 Rd7 33. Rd4 Rf5 34. Rde4 a5 35. g4 Rf6
36. Re7+ Rxe7 37. Rxe7+ Kf8 38. Rd7 b5 39. Ke3 b4 40. Ke4 a4
41. f4 Rh6 42. h4 b3 43. axb3 axb3 44. Ke5 Rxh4 45. Rb7 Ke8
46. Rxg7 b2 47. Rb7 Rxg4 48. Rxb2 Rg1 49. Rb8+ 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.13"]
[EventDate "2016.11.13"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "202"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 a6
7. Bd3 c6 8. Nge2 b5 9. O-O bxc4 10. Bxc4 d5 11. Bb3 a5
12. Kh1 Ba6 13. Rc1 e6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bf2 Nbd7
17. e5 Nh5 18. Na4 Bb5 19. Re1 f6 20. exf6 Qxf6 21. Nec3 Ba6
22. Ne2 g4 23. Ng1 Nf4 24. Rxc6 Nd3 25. Bg3 Nxe1 26. Qxe1 Rfe8
27. Nc3 Qf7 28. fxg4 Bxd4 29. Nf3 Bg7 30. g5 h5 31. Bc2 Nf8
32. h3 Rec8 33. Rd6 Rd8 34. g6 Qe8 35. Ba4 Qxg6 36. Nxd5 Kh8
37. Nf4 Qf5 38. Nh4 Qf7 39. Rb6 Bd4 40. Rc6 Rdc8 41. Qe4 Bg7
42. Nhg6+ Nxg6 43. Nxg6+ Kg8 44. Ne5 Qf5 45. Qxf5 exf5 46. Rb6
Rcb8 47. Rg6 Kh7 48. Rg5 Bf6 49. Rxf5 Kg7 50. Rxf6 Kxf6
51. Nd7+ Kf5 52. Nxb8 Bc4 53. b3 Bd3 54. Nc6 Bb1 55. a3 Kf6
56. Bb5 Re8 57. Kh2 Re3 58. Nxa5 Rc3 59. Bc4 Be4 60. Bf1 Rc1
61. Nc4 Ba8 62. Ne3 Rc3 63. Bf4 Rxb3 64. a4 Rb4 65. Bc4 Rxa4
66. h4 Ra3 67. Be2 Kg6 68. Kg3 Be4 69. Bf3 Bb1 70. Nc4 Rc3
71. Ne5+ Kf6 72. Kh2 Kf5 73. Bg3 Be4 74. Bxh5 Rxg3 75. Kxg3
Kxe5 76. Bf3 Bf5 77. Kf2 Bd7 78. Ke3 Be6 79. g3 Bd7 80. Bh5
Be6 81. Be8 Kf5 82. Bh5 Ke5 83. Be2 Bd7 84. Kd2 Be6 85. Kc3
Ke4 86. Bd1 Ke5 87. Kb4 Kd4 88. Kb5 Ke5 89. Kc5 Bd7 90. Be2
Be8 91. g4 Kf4 92. g5 Ke5 93. Bd1 Bf7 94. Be2 Be8 95. Kb6 Kd6
96. Bd3 Bh5 97. Bc2 Be8 98. Bd1 Bf7 99. h5 Ke5 100. g6 Be8
101. h6 Bxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.14"]
[EventDate "2016.11.14"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3
Be6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Ng5 Qe7 9. Nxe6 Qxe6 10. Qg4 Qg6 11. Ne2 Bd6
12. Ng3 Nf8 13. Nf5 Ne6 14. Be3 h5 15. Qxg6 fxg6 16. Nh4 Kf7
17. Nf3 Kf6 18. h4 Rhe8 19. Ke2 Bc5 20. Rag1 Rh8 21. Bg5+ Nxg5
22. hxg5+ Ke6 23. Nh4 Rhf8 24. Rf1 Kf7 25. Rh3 Be7 26. Rf3+
Ke6 27. Rxf8 Rxf8 28. Nxg6 Re8 29. f4 exf4 30. Nxf4+ Kd6
31. Nxh5 g6 32. Nf6 Rh8 33. d4 Ke6 34. c4 Rh4 35. Kd3 Bd8
36. d5+ Ke5 37. g3 Rh3 38. Ng4+ Kd6 39. e5+ Kc5 40. Ke4 Rxg3
41. Nf6 Rxg5 42. Nd7+ Kxc4 43. Rc1+ Kb4 44. dxc6 bxc6 45. Rxc6
Rg2 46. a3+ Kb3 47. Nc5+ Kxb2 48. Ne6 Bh4 49. Rxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.14"]
[EventDate "2016.11.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Bb5 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qe7 11. Nd2 Bg4
12. Be2 Qe5 13. g3 Qh5 14. Bxg4 Nxg4 15. N2f3 Nce5 16. Kg2 Qg6
17. Nb5 Nd3 18. Bd4 Bc5 19. Qd2 Bxd4 20. exd4 a6 21. Nc3 Rac8
22. Rad1 Nf4+ 23. Qxf4 Rxc3 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Rd8 26. Rd2
Qc6 27. Qd4 h6 28. Rfd1 a5 29. h4 b5 30. Kh2 b4 31. Qg4 Rc2
32. Qf3 Rxd2 33. Rxd2 Qc3 34. Rd3 Qxe5 35. Re3 Qd6 36. Rd3 d4
37. Qf5 Qd5 38. Qxd5 Rxd5 39. Kg2 f5 40. h5 Kf7 41. Kf3 g5
42. hxg6+ Kxg6 43. Kf4 Kf6 44. f3 h5 45. Rd1 d3 46. Ke3 Kg5
47. Rd2 Rd8 48. f4+ Kg4 49. Kf2 h4 50. gxh4 Kxf4 51. h5 Ke4
52. Rd1 Rh8 53. Rh1 Kd4 54. h6 Kc3 55. Rc1+ Kb2 56. Rc6 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.14"]
[EventDate "2016.11.14"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5
7. Nde2 h5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. g3 Nbd7 10. Bg2 Be7 11. Qd2 Rc8
12. a4 Rc4 13. b3 Rc5 14. Be3 Rc7 15. f4 Nb8 16. Bb6 Qc8
17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. f5 Bd7 19. O-O Qc5+ 20. Kh1 Bc6 21. Nd5 Bxd5
22. exd5 Nbd7 23. c4 a5 24. Nc3 Bd8 25. Nb5 Bb6 26. Rab1 Ke7
27. Qg5 Qe3 28. Qxe3 Bxe3 29. b4 axb4 30. Rxb4 Ra8 31. Ra1 Ra5
32. Rb3 Bc5 33. Nc3 b6 34. Nb5 Nf8 35. Bf3 N8h7 36. h4 Kd7
37. Kg2 Nf8 38. Nc3 Ke7 39. Rb5 Ra7 40. a5 Bd4 41. Ra3 bxa5
42. Ne4 Nxe4 43. Bxe4 Nd7 44. Rbxa5 Rc7 45. Bd3 Kf6 46. Be2
Nc5 47. Bxh5 Kxf5 48. Rf3+ Ke4 49. Bxf7 Bb2 50. Rb5 Bc1
51. Rb1 Bh6 52. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.14"]
[EventDate "2016.11.14"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nd5
Rxe1 12. Qxe1 b6 13. g3 Bb7 14. Bg2 Bxd5 15. Bxd5 c6 16. Bg2
Qe8 17. Qf1 Qe6 18. d3 b5 19. a3 a5 20. c3 Re8 21. Bf4 b4
22. Bh3 Qe7 23. axb4 axb4 24. d4 bxc3 25. bxc3 Nb5 26. Qd3 d5
27. Bf1 g6 28. Qf3 Qd7 29. Ra6 Bg7 30. Kg2 Qb7 31. Ra2 Nc7
32. Qd1 Ne6 33. Be3 c5 34. Qa4 Rb8 35. Kg1 cxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.14"]
[EventDate "2016.11.14"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4
7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Bd2 Be7 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. O-O-O Nc6 13. Kb1 a6 14. Rc1 Nd7 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Ne2 b5
17. e4 Nb6 18. exd5 exd5 19. Nf4 Qd6 20. Ne2 Nc4 21. Bf4 Qd7
22. g4 g5 23. Bf5 Qd8 24. Be3 Rc7 25. Ka1 g6 26. Bb1 Qd6
27. Bf2 Rc8 28. Bg3 Qd7 29. Qd3 a5 30. f4 a4 31. fxg5 Bxg5
32. Nf4 Bf6 33. Nxg6 Bxd4 34. Rce1+ Kd8 35. Qxd4 Nxd4 36. Nxh8
Nb3+ 37. axb3 axb3 38. Bh4+ Kc7 39. Bf5 Nd2 40. Rc1+ Kb6
41. Bf2+ d4 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.14"]
[EventDate "2016.11.14"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E83"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6
7. Nge2 a6 8. Qd2 Na5 9. b3 b5 10. cxb5 axb5 11. Rc1 c6
12. Ng3 h5 13. Bd3 e5 14. Nge2 b4 15. Na4 exd4 16. Bxd4 c5
17. Bf2 Nd7 18. O-O Ne5 19. Rfd1 Be6 20. Nf4 Bxb3 21. axb3
Nxb3 22. Qc2 Nxc1 23. Rxc1 Bh6 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.14"]
[EventDate "2016.11.14"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Bd6 11. Bd3 Nce7
12. Nbd2 c6 13. Nf1 g6 14. Ng3 f6 15. Qc2 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bf5
17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. gxf4 Qd7 19. Nh4 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Rae8 21. Re3
Qg4 22. Rae1 Kf7 23. g3 Nc8 24. c4 Nb6 25. b3 Qd7 26. f5 g5
27. Ng2 Rxe3 28. Nxe3 Re8 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. c5 Nc8 31. b4 Ne7
32. a4 h5 33. b5 Ng8 34. Rb1 Nh6 35. bxc6 bxc6 36. a5 Re7
37. a6 Qc8 38. Rb4 g4 39. Rb1 Nf7 40. Rh1 Qe8 41. Rxh5 Ne5
42. dxe5 Qxh5 43. exf6+ Kxf6 44. Qd4+ Kf7 45. Nxg4 Re1
46. Qf6+ Kg8 47. Qd8+ Kf7 48. Qd7+ Kf8 49. Qd6+ Kg7 50. Qf6+
Kh7 51. Nh2 Qd1 52. Qg6+ Kh8 53. f6 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.14"]
[EventDate "2016.11.14"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. Nb3 Bd6 8. Na5 Qc8 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Bc3 Re8 11. Qe2 Nd7
12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Nc4 f6 16. Nh4 Nf8
17. Nf5 Qd7 18. Nce3 Ne6 19. Ng2 c5 20. Qf3 Bf8 21. Qg3 b5
22. h4 b4 23. Bd2 c4 24. Be3 b3 25. axb3 cxb3 26. cxb3 Qxd3
27. h5 Bf7 28. Rfd1 Qxe4 29. Rd7 Rad8 30. Rad1 Rxd7 31. Rxd7
Rd8 32. Rxd8 Nxd8 33. Bxa7 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Qxb2 35. g5 Qxb3
36. Nge3 Kh8 37. h6 g6 38. Ng7 Qa2 39. Bb8 f5 40. Bxc7 f4
41. Qf3 fxe3 42. Bxe5 Kg8 43. Qxe3 Qc4 44. Kg3 Qb3 45. Qxb3
Bxb3 46. Ne8 Be7 47. Bf6 Nc6 48. Bxe7 Nxe7 49. Nf6+ Kh8 50. f3
Bd1 51. Kf4 Nc6 52. Ke3 Ne5 53. Kf4 Nxf3 54. Nd7 Nd4 55. Ke5
Bg4 56. Nf6 Nc6+ 57. Kd6 Bf3 58. Nd7 Nd4 59. Ke5 Nf5 60. Kf6
Kg8 61. Ke6 Nd4+ 62. Ke5 Nc6+ 63. Kf6 Bg4 64. Nc5 Nb4 65. Ne4
Nd3 66. Nd6 Nc5 67. Ke5 Nd7+ 68. Kf4 Be6 69. Ne4 Kf8 70. Nd6
Ke7 71. Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.14"]
[EventDate "2016.11.14"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 h6 5. Bh4 c5 6. Nc3 cxd4
7. exd4 Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nc6 11. O-O Bd7
12. Re1 Rc8 13. Qe2 Nd5 14. Bxe7 Ncxe7 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5
exd5 17. Qd3 Qb6 18. Ne5 Be6 19. Re2 Rc7 20. Rae1 Rfc8 21. f4
Qa6 22. Qf3 Qb6 23. Qd3 Qa6 24. Qf3 Rc1 25. Re3 Qb6 26. f5
Qxd4 27. Kf1 Bxf5 28. Qxf5 R8c7 29. Re2 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Qxb2
31. Nd3 Qb5 32. Kg1 g6 33. Qf6 Qb6+ 34. Qxb6 axb6 35. Nb4 d4
36. Nd5 Rc2 37. Rd1 Rxa2 38. Nxb6 Ra6 39. Nd5 Rd6 40. Rxd4 Kg7
41. Kf2 b5 42. Ke3 g5 43. Ke4 Re6+ 44. Kd3 Kg6 45. Ne3 f5
46. Rd5 f4 47. Ng4 b4 48. Rb5 Kh5 49. Ne5 b3 50. Kc3 Rd6
51. Rxb3 Rd5 52. Nd3 Ra5 53. Kd2 Ra1 54. Ke2 Rh1 55. h3 Kh4
56. Ne5 Ra1 57. Kf2 Ra2+ 58. Kg1 Re2 59. Nf3+ Kh5 60. Rb6 Ra2
61. Ne5 Rc2 62. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.14"]
[EventDate "2016.11.14"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "277"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. d5 Ne7 6. Nxe5 Ng6
7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd3 Nf6 9. O-O Bc5 10. Re1+ Kf8 11. b4 Bb6
12. d6 cxd6 13. Qf3 d5 14. h3 d6 15. Nd2 Be6 16. a4 a6 17. Nb3
Rc8 18. Nd4 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qxe4 d5
22. Qf3 Qf6 23. Bf4 g5 24. Bd6+ Kg8 25. Qxf6 gxf6 26. f3 Rc4
27. Rac1 b5 28. axb5 axb5 29. Bc5 f5 30. Ra1 g4 31. hxg4 fxg4
32. fxg4 Kg7 33. Re5 Rh4 34. Rg5+ Kh6 35. Rg8 Rxg4 36. Rxg4
Bxg4 37. Ra5 Rc1+ 38. Kf2 Rc2+ 39. Kg3 Bf5 40. Kf4 Bd7
41. Ra6+ Kg7 42. Rd6 Be6 43. Rb6 Rxg2 44. Rxb5 Kf6 45. Rb8
Rf2+ 46. Ke3 Rb2 47. b5 Kf5 48. Kd3 Kf4 49. Kc3 Rb1 50. b6 Rb5
51. Bd6+ Ke4 52. Bc7 Rb1 53. Rh8 Kf5 54. Ra8 Bd7 55. Rf8 Ke6
56. Rd8 Ke7 57. Kc2 Rb5 58. Kc3 Rb1 59. Rh8 Bc6 60. Rh6 Bb7
61. Bd6+ Kd7 62. Bc5 Rf1 63. Kb4 Rb1+ 64. Kc3 Rc1+ 65. Kd2 Rf1
66. Rd6+ Kc8 67. Rh6 Kd7 68. Rh8 Kc6 69. Re8 Kb5 70. Ke2 Rf6
71. Rb8 Kc6 72. Kd2 Rf2+ 73. Kc3 Rf1 74. Re8 Kb5 75. Re7 Ka6
76. Kd2 f5 77. Ke2 Rb1 78. Rf7 Rb2+ 79. Ke3 Rb3+ 80. Kf2 Rb2+
81. Kg3 Rb3+ 82. Kf4 Rb1 83. Ke5 Rf1 84. Kd6 f4 85. Kc7 Rh1
86. Rxf4 Rh7+ 87. Kd6 Rh6+ 88. Ke7 Rh7+ 89. Ke6 Bc6 90. Rf1
Kb7 91. Ra1 Rh6+ 92. Ke5 Rh5+ 93. Kf6 Kc8 94. Ra7 Bb7 95. Ra1
Bc6 96. Re1 Rh7 97. Kg6 Rd7 98. Re6 Kb7 99. Kf6 Bb5 100. Ke5
Bc6 101. Rh6 Bb5 102. Bd6 Kxb6 103. Kxd5 Kb7 104. Kc5 Ba4
105. Be5 Kc8 106. Ra6 Bd1 107. d5 Rb7 108. Rh6 Rd7 109. Rh8+
Kb7 110. Rb8+ Ka7 111. Rb2 Bf3 112. d6 Ka8 113. Rf2 Bh1
114. Kb6 Rb7+ 115. Kc5 Rd7 116. Rf1 Bg2 117. Rg1 Bf3 118. Bf6
Kb7 119. Rg8 Rf7 120. Be7 Rf5+ 121. Kd4 Kc6 122. Rc8+ Kd7
123. Rc7+ Ke6 124. Ra7 Rd5+ 125. Ke3 Bg4 126. Bf8 Rxd6
127. Bxd6 Kxd6 128. Kd4 Be6 129. Ra6+ Ke7 130. Ke5 Bg4
131. Ra7+ Kd8 132. Kd6 Ke8 133. Re7+ Kf8 134. Re4 Bh3 135. Rh4
Bg2 136. Rf4+ Ke8 137. Rf6 Bh1 138. Rf2 Bb7 139. Rh2 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.14"]
[EventDate "2016.11.14"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. b4 e5 9. d5 a5 10. Rb1 axb4 11. axb4 c6 12. O-O
cxd5 13. cxd5 Nb6 14. Nb3 Nbxd5 15. exd5 e4 16. Re1 exd3
17. Qxd3 Re8 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bh4 Bd7 20. Na5 Qb6 21. Qd4 Qxd4
22. Nxd4 Nxd5 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. Rxe7 Nxe7 25. Nxb7 Nd5
26. Nxd6 Nxb4 27. h3 Rb8 28. Rc1 Nd5 29. Rc5 Nf6 30. Rc7 Rb6
31. Nc4 Rb1+ 32. Kh2 Rc1 33. g4 g5 34. f3 Kg7 35. Kg3 Rc3
36. Kf2 Rd3 37. Ne2 Be6 38. Ne5 Rd5 39. Nc6 Rc5 40. Ned4 Bd7
41. Kg3 Kf8 42. h4 Ke8 43. h5 Nd5 44. Rxd7 Kxd7 45. Ne5+ Ke8
46. Nf5 Nf4 47. Nd6+ Ke7 48. Nf5+ Ke6 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Blitz"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.11.14"]
[EventDate "2016.11.14"]
[Round "12.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e5 6. Nb3 d5
7. Bg5 Be6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. Qxd5 Bxd5 11. Bb5+
Bc6 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. N1d2 a5 14. a3 a4 15. Nc1 Nc5 16. Bf5 Rg8
17. O-O Rg5 18. Be4 O-O-O 19. Nd3 Bb5 20. h4 Rh5 21. g4 Rxh4
22. Kg2 Bh6 23. Kg3 Bg5 24. Bf5+ Kb8 25. Ne4 Nxe4+ 26. Bxe4 h5
27. Rh1 Rxh1 28. Rxh1 hxg4 29. fxg4 Rd4 30. Kf3 Rc4 31. Nb4
Bd7 32. Rg1 Rd4 33. Rg2 Rd1 34. Nd3 Rh1 35. Nf2 Re1 36. Rh2
Re3+ 37. Kg2 Bf4 38. Rh8+ Kc7 39. Rg8 Rg3+ 40. Kf1 Bb5+
41. Nd3 Re3 42. Bf5 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.09"]
[EventDate "2016.12.09"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Rc1 O-O 9. Qd2 e5 10. d5 Nd7 11. c4 f5
12. Bg5 Nf6 13. Ne2 Nxe4 14. Bxd8 Nxd2 15. Be7 Rf7 16. Bxc5
Nxf1 17. Rxf1 b6 18. Bb4 Ba6 19. f4 Rc8 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Rf3
Bxc4 22. Re3 Bg7 23. Nf4 Rd7 24. a4 Bh6 25. g3 Bxf4 26. gxf4
Rxd5 27. Re7 Rd4 28. Bd2 Kf8 29. Bb4 Re8 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.10"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 cxd4
7. Qxd4 Qa5 8. O-O Qh5 9. Qe5 Qxe5 10. Nxe5 Nc6 11. Nd3 b6
12. Bg5 Ba6 13. b3 h6 14. Bd2 Rac8 15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 e6
17. Bf4 Ne8 18. h4 Bf8 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Bg7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7
22. a4 g5 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. e3 Nf6 25. Rd6 Kf8 26. Rcd1 Rc5
27. Na2 Bc8 28. Nb4 Re8 29. Nd3 Ra5 30. Nb2 Rc5 31. Nd3 Ra5
32. Nb2 Rc5 33. R6d2 g4 34. Nd3 Rc7 35. Ne5 Ke7 36. a5 bxa5
37. Ra2 Bb7 38. Rxa5 Bxg2 39. Kxg2 Rb8 40. Ra3 Rc5 41. Nd3 Rc7
42. Ne5 Rc5 43. Nd3 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.11"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
Bb4 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Nd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 c6
12. a3 Ba5 13. Bd3 Kf8 14. Qc2 Nf6 15. O-O-O Kg7 16. Kb1 Be6
17. Nb3 Bb6 18. f4 Bg4 19. Rde1 Qd6 20. Rhf1 Rae8 21. Nc5 Re7
22. Qd2 Rhe8 23. fxg5 hxg5 24. e4 Nxe4 25. N5xe4 dxe4 26. Rxe4
Rxe4 27. Nxe4 Qg6 28. Nf6 Qxf6 29. Rxf6 Kxf6 30. Qc3 Bd7
31. d5+ Re5 32. Be4 g4 33. dxc6 bxc6 34. Bxc6 Bxc6 35. Qxc6+
Kg5 36. Qd7 Re3 37. Qxf7 Rxg3 38. Qd5+ Kh4 39. a4 Bf2 40. Qd8+
Kh5 41. Qe8+ Kg5 42. Qe5+ Kg6 43. Qf4 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.12"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 e6
7. b4 a6 8. Nbd2 Nxe5 9. Qa4+ Nd7 10. Ne5 Ngf6 11. c4 a5
12. Nb3 axb4 13. Qb5 Be7 14. c6 bxc6 15. Nxc6 Qc7 16. f3 Bf5
17. Nxe7 Rb8 18. Nxf5 Rxb5 19. Nxg7+ Ke7 20. cxb5 Nc5 21. Bb2
Nxb3 22. axb3 Qf4 23. Be2 Rc8 24. Rd1 Qg5 25. b6 Rc2 26. Bxf6+
Qxf6 27. Nh5 Qc3+ 28. Kf1 Qe3 29. Re1 Qxb6 30. Nf4 Qe3 31. g3
Qxb3 32. Kg2 Kf8 33. Kh3 Qb2 34. Rb1 Qf6 35. Rhe1 e5 36. Nxd5
Qe6+ 37. Kg2 Qxd5 38. Rxb4 Qd2 39. Rb8+ Kg7 40. Kf1 Qh6
41. Kg2 e4 42. Rb3 Qe6 43. Re3 exf3+ 44. Kxf3 Qh3 45. Rd1 Qh5+
46. Kf2 Qxh2+ 47. Kf3 Rc6 48. Rd4 Rg6 49. g4 Rf6+ 50. Ke4 Qh1+
51. Kd3 Qb1+ 52. Kd2 Qb2+ 53. Kd3 Rc6 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.13"]
[EventDate "2016.12.09"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Ba6 13. Re1 Bf6 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. fxe5 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Ra7 17. g3
Qa8 18. Rab1 axb4 19. axb4 Ra3 20. Qc2 Rb8 21. h4 h6 22. Kg2
Qa6 23. Rec1 bxc5 24. bxc5 Rxb1 25. Qxb1 Qc4 26. Qb2 Rb3
27. Qd2 Qb4 28. Rc2 f6 29. f4 fxe5 30. fxe5 Nf8 31. Ne2 Qb7
32. Nf4 Qf7 33. Rb2 Rxb2 34. Qxb2 g5 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Nd3 Ng6
37. Nf2 Ne7 38. Qd2 Qg6 39. g4 Kg7 40. Nh3 Kh6 41. Kg3 Nc8
42. Qf2 Kg7 43. Qe3 Kh6 44. Qf3 Kg7 45. Qa3 Qe4 46. Nxg5 Qe1+
47. Kf4 Qf2+ 48. Nf3 Ne7 49. Qa7 Kf8 50. Qb8+ Kf7 51. Qb7 Kf8
52. Qd7 Ng6+ 53. Kg5 Qxf3 54. Qxe6 Nh8 55. Qf5+ Nf7+ 56. Kf6
Qxf5+ 57. gxf5 Nd8 58. e6 Nf7 59. Kg6 Nd8 60. Kf6 Nf7 61. exf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.15"]
[EventDate "2016.12.09"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2823"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 Qb6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bf2 Qc7 11. Qf3 Nbd7
12. O-O-O b5 13. g4 g5 14. h4 gxf4 15. Be2 b4 16. axb4 Ne5
17. Qxf4 Nexg4 18. Bxg4 e5 19. Qxf6 Bxf6 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Nf5
Rb8 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Rxd6 Be6 24. Rhd1 O-O 25. h5 Qg5+
26. Be3 Qf6 27. Nxh6+ Kh8 28. Bf5 Qe7 29. b5 Qe8 30. Nxf7+
Rxf7 31. Rxe6 Qxb5 32. Rh6+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.16"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 Qb6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bf2 Qc7 11. Qf3 Nbd7
12. O-O-O b5 13. g4 Bb7 14. Bg2 Rc8 15. Kb1 g5 16. Qh3 Nc5
17. Rhe1 h5 18. Nf5 Ncxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Bd4 Rg8 21. Nxe7
Kxe7 22. gxh5 gxf4 23. Qh4+ Kf8 24. Ka1 b4 25. Nxe4 Bxe4
26. Rxe4 Qxc2 27. Ree1 bxa3 28. Qxf4 axb2+ 29. Bxb2 Rg5
30. Qxd6+ Kg8 31. Rg1 Qa4+ 32. Ba3 Rxg1 33. Rxg1+ Kh7 34. Qd3+
Kh6 35. Rg6+ Kxh5 36. Rg1 f5 37. Qf3+ 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.17"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6
7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 Qa5 9. Rc1 Qxc5 10. Qxc5 Bxc5 11. e3 Bb4
12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. Rxc3 Ne4 14. Rc1 Nxg5 15. Nxg5 Ke7 16. Ne4
Bd7 17. Nc5 Rhc8 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 19. Bb5 a6 20. Bxc6+ Rxc6
21. Rxc6 Kxc6 22. Ke2 Rd8 23. Rc1+ Kd7 24. Rd1+ Ke7 25. Rc1
Kd7 26. Rd1+ Ke7 27. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2016.12.18"]
[EventDate "2016.12.07"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Re8 11. Bd3 Bd6
12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. Qc2 g6 14. Nbd2 Bd7 15. Nf1 b6 16. Ng3 Nxg3
17. hxg3 f6 18. Bf4 Bxf4 19. gxf4 Qf7 20. Nh4 Kg7 21. g3 Ne7
22. Re1 Re8 23. Re3 Nc8 24. Ng2 Nd6 25. Rxe8 Qxe8 26. Ne3 Be6
27. f5 Bf7 28. fxg6 hxg6 29. Qe2 Be6 30. Ng2 c6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ahmed Adly"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E64"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Ne5 Qc7 9. Nd3 Be6 10. Na3 Qc8 11. Be3 Bh3
12. Bxc5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Re8 14. f3 Nc6 15. Bf2 Nd7 16. Rc1 Nde5
17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Qc2 Qe6 19. Rfd1 Rac8 20. Rd2 Bg7 21. Rcd1
a6 22. c5 Bh6 23. f4 Qxa2 24. Nc4 Bg7 25. Rd7 b5 26. Nb6 Rcd8
27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Nxd8 29. Qd3 Ne6 30. c6 Qxb2 31. c7
Nxc7 32. Qd8+ Bf8 33. Qxc7 Qxe2 34. Qc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "2.22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wei Yi"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Be4 e5 9. Qf3 Qxf3 10. Nxf3 f6 11. d4 exd4
12. cxd4 Bg4 13. Be3 Bb4+ 14. Kf1 O-O-O 15. Rb1 a5 16. d5 Rde8
17. Bd3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Ne5 19. Be2 Nd7 20. f4 f5 21. h4 Bc5
22. Bd2 Bb4 23. Bc1 Nf6 24. Bb2 Ne4 25. Rd1 Nc3 26. Bxc3 Bxc3
27. Rh3 Bb4 28. Bd3 Rhf8 29. h5 Bd6 30. Re3 Kd8 31. Bc2 Rxe3
32. fxe3 Bc5 33. Ke2 Re8 34. Rd3 b6 35. Kf3 g6 36. Rc3 Bb4
37. Rb3 Bc5 38. hxg6 hxg6 39. e4 fxe4+ 40. Bxe4 Rh8 41. Rb2
Ke7 42. Bxg6 Kf6 43. Bb1 Rh1 44. Be4 Rf1+ 45. Kg4 Rf2 46. Rxf2
Bxf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "3.19"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vahap Sanal"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 Qb6 9. Qd3 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. f5 Be7
12. fxe6 Bxe6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Be2 Nbd7 15. O-O Rc8 16. Rb3
Qc5+ 17. Bf2 Qc6 18. Qh3 Nc5 19. Bh5+ Kf8 20. Rbb1 Kg8 21. Bg6
h5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 23. Kh1 Rh6 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Nd5 Ng8
26. Rf5 Qxc2 27. Rbf1 Qc4 28. h4 Bf6 29. Qf7 Qxe4 30. R1f4
Qe1+ 31. Kh2 Be5 32. Kh3 Bxf4 33. Rxf4 Rf8 34. Qxf8 Rxg6 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "4.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Bassem Amin"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. Qb3
a5 7. a3 Na6 8. g3 b6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Rc8
12. axb4 Nxb4 13. Na3 d5 14. Rac1 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Bd5 16. Ne1
Bxg2 17. Kxg2 b5 18. Na3 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qxd4 20. Nf3 Qb6
21. Qc3 Nbd5 22. Qc5 b4 23. Qxb6 Nxb6 24. Nb5 Rc8 25. Rxc8+
Nxc8 26. Ne5 Ne7 27. f3 Nfd5 28. Nc4 Nc6 29. e4 Nf6 30. Kf2
Nd7 31. Ke3 e5 32. f4 f6 33. f5 Kf8 34. g4 Nc5 35. h4 a4
36. Nc7 Nd4 37. Nd5 Nc2+ 38. Kd2 b3 39. Nd6 a3 40. bxa3 Nxa3
41. Kc3 h6 42. Kb4 b2 43. Nc3 b1=Q+ 44. Nxb1 Nxb1 45. Kxc5 Nd2
46. h5 Ke7 47. Kd5 Kd7 48. Nc4 Nxc4 49. Kxc4 Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "5.13"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Olexandr Bortnyk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Be3 cxd4 6. cxd4
Nf6 7. Nc3 Qd8 8. Nf3 Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Re1 Bb7
12. Qe2 Nd5 13. Bd2 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nd7 15. c4 Bf6 16. Bc3 Qc7
17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Qe3 Rac8 19. Ng5 Nf8 20. Ba1 Ng6 21. Bxg6
hxg6 22. d5 Qc5 23. Bd4 Qe7 24. dxe6 Bxg5 25. exf7+ Kxf7
26. Qg3 Qb4 27. Qe5 Bh6 28. Qe6+ Kf8 29. a3 Qxa3 30. Be5 Bd2
31. Qxg6 Qe7 32. Re2 Bf4 33. Rde1 Bxe5 34. Qh5 Rc5 35. h4 Re8
36. Qh8+ Kf7 37. Qh7 Qf6 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "7.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ngoc Truongson Nguyen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. c3 h6
7. Ne5 a6 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. Bg3 Qc7 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. O-O b6
12. Qf3 Bb7 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qg3 Qxg3 15. hxg3 Ke7 16. Rfe1
Rhd8 17. f3 h5 18. Kf2 Rac8 19. Rac1 Ne8 20. b4 Nd6 21. bxc5
bxc5 22. e4 c4 23. Bc2 Rb8 24. a4 a5 25. Rb1 Bc6 26. exd5 Bxd5
27. Nf1 Ne8 28. Ne3 Nf6 29. Rxb8 Rxb8 30. Rb1 Rxb1 31. Bxb1
Nd7 32. Nxd5+ exd5 33. Bc2 g6 34. Ke3 Kf6 35. Bd1 Kg5 36. Bc2
f5 37. Bd1 Nf8 38. Bc2 Ne6 39. Bb1 Kf6 40. Bc2 Kg5 41. Bb1 Nf8
42. Bc2 Kf6 43. Bb1 Nd7 44. Bc2 g5 45. Bb1 Nf8 46. Bc2 Ne6
47. Bb1 h4 48. Kf2 Ng7 49. g4 fxg4 50. fxg4 Ne6 51. Bc2 Nf4
52. Kf3 Ne6 53. Bb1 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "12.24"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxim Matlakov"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. dxc5 e6 6. Nf3 Bxc5
7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. a3 a6 11. Ne2 Qf6 12. b4
Bf8 13. Bc7 Bg7 14. Rb1 e5 15. e4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Bf5 17. Nc3
O-O 18. Qd6 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Qf5 20. Nfd2 Nd4 21. O-O Rac8 22. c4
Nf4 23. b5 Qg4 24. Ng3 Nf5 25. Qb6 Nh4 26. Qxb7 axb5 27. cxb5
Nhxg2 28. b6 Nh4 29. Kh1 e4 30. Bxf4 Qxf4 31. Rbd1 Rfe8
32. Qa6 Rcd8 33. Qe2 Rxd2 34. Rxd2 Nf3 35. Rd3 Nd4 36. Qe3 Qe5
37. Nxe4 Qd5 38. f3 Kh8 39. Rfd1 Rd8 40. b7 Qxb7 41. Rxd4 Bxd4
42. Rxd4 Qb1+ 43. Kg2 Qb2+ 44. Rd2 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "6.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. Nd2 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Ngf3 c5
7. c3 b6 8. a4 Nc6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. Bh2 Bb7 11. O-O e5 12. e4
exd4 13. exd5 Nce5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. c4 a5
17. Re1 Re8 18. Nf3 Bd6 19. Qb3 Qf6 20. Qb5 Kf8 21. Qd7 Re7
22. Rxe7 Qxe7 23. Qb5 Qd8 24. Re1 Ba6 25. Qb3 Qf6 26. Nd2 Qf4
27. Nf3 Qf6 28. Kf1 Bf4 29. h4 Re8 30. Ng5 Rxe1+ 31. Kxe1 Bxg5
32. hxg5 Qd6 33. Be2 Bc8 34. Qf3 Qe5 35. Qf6 Qxf6 36. gxf6 Ke8
37. g3 Bf5 38. Kd2 h5 39. b3 Kd7 40. f4 Kd6 41. Bf3 Kd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "8.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levan Pantsulaia"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6
7. f3 Bg7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. Qd2 h5 10. Nge2 Qe8 11. Nc1 Nh7
12. Be3 Bd7 13. Be2 b5 14. a4 b4 15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 Nd7
17. O-O a6 18. Bc6 Rb8 19. Nb3 Qc8 20. Na5 Ne5 21. Bf4 Qc7
22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Nc4 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 b3 25. f4 Rb4 26. Qd3 Nf6
27. Rae1 Ng4 28. Re2 Qe7 29. g3 h4 30. Kg2 hxg3 31. hxg3 Kg7
32. Kf3 Nf6 33. Rh1 Rc8 34. e5 dxe5 35. Nxe5 Qd6 36. Qxa6 Rc7
37. Qa8 Nh5 38. Nd3 Rb6 39. Re5 Rbxc6 40. Rhxh5 Rc8 41. Qa5
gxh5 42. Rxh5 R6c7 43. Nf2 Bxf2 44. Kxf2 Qf6 45. Kf3 Re7
46. Qd2 Qd4 47. Qc1 Rh8 48. Rg5+ Kf8 49. Kg4 f6 50. d6 fxg5
51. dxe7+ Kxe7 52. Qe1+ Kd6 53. Qa5 Qd1+ 54. Kf5 Qd5+ 55. Kg4
Qe6+ 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "9.16"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Moiseenko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E77"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5
7. d5 Nbd7 8. f4 e6 9. O-O exd5 10. exd5 Ne8 11. Bd2 f5
12. Qc2 Nc7 13. Rae1 Nf6 14. h3 Bd7 15. b3 Rb8 16. Kh1 Nh5
17. Kh2 b5 18. g3 bxc4 19. bxc4 Nf6 20. Ng1 Ne4 21. Nxe4 Rb2
22. Qc1 fxe4 23. Bxe4 Rxa2 24. Kh1 Qf6 25. Re2 Bf5 26. Bxf5
Qxf5 27. Qb1 Qxb1 28. Rxb1 Re8 29. Rxe8+ Nxe8 30. Nf3 Ra1
31. Rxa1 Bxa1 32. Kg2 Nf6 33. Ba5 Bb2 34. Nd2 Bc1 35. Kf3 Bxd2
36. Bxd2 Kf7 37. g4 Nd7 38. Ke4 Nf6+ 39. Kf3 Nd7 40. Ke4 Nb6
41. Kd3 h6 42. f5 gxf5 43. Bxh6 fxg4 44. hxg4 Nd7 45. Bf4 Ke7
46. Bg5+ Nf6 47. Bh4 Kf7 48. Bg3 Ke7 49. Bh4 Kf7 50. Bg3 Ke7
51. Bh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "10.16"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Evgeny Najer"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. f4 a6
7. Be3 b5 8. Be2 Bb7 9. Bf3 Rc8 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Qd4 b4
12. Ne2 Nf6 13. c4 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Ng3 d6 16. b3 a5
17. Kh1 Nd7 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Nh5 e5 20. Qb2 g6 21. Ng3 exf4
22. Bxf4 Bf6 23. Qc1 Ne5 24. Bg5 Be7 25. Ne2 Re8 26. Nd4 Bxg5
27. Qxg5 Qe7 28. Qg3 Kh8 29. Rd2 a4 30. Nc2 Rb8 31. Rfd1 Red8
32. Qf2 Ba8 33. Rd4 Kg8 34. Ne3 Rd7 35. Ng4 Bc6 36. Be2 Nxg4
37. Bxg4 Ra7 38. Rxd6 axb3 39. axb3 Bxe4 40. Rd7 Rxd7 41. Rxd7
Qe8 42. Qf6 Ra8 43. Kg1 Qf8 44. h3 Re8 45. Kh2 h5 46. Bf3 Re6
47. Qf4 Bxf3 48. Qxf3 Qb8+ 49. Kg1 Qe8 50. Rd3 Re1+ 51. Kf2
Rb1 52. Qe3 Qa8 53. Kg3 Qb8+ 54. Qf4 h4+ 55. Kg4 Qe8 56. Re3
Qd8 57. Qg5 Qd4+ 58. Qf4 Qd8 59. Qg5 Qd4+ 60. Qf4 Qd8 61. Qg5
Qd4+ 62. Qf4 Qd8 63. Qg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "11.23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6
7. Nf3 e6 8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 11. Bf4 Qa5+
12. c3 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 O-O-O 14. Qe2 Nf6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4
Qd5 17. Qxd5 cxd5 18. h5 f6 19. Bf4 Be7 20. Ke2 Rhe8 21. Kd3
Kd7 22. a4 Rc8 23. g4 Rc6 24. Rhe1 Rb6 25. Re2 a5 26. f3 Rc8
27. Bg3 Rf8 28. Rg1 Rc8 29. Ra1 Rf8 30. Rg1 Rc6 31. Rge1 Bd8
32. Bh2 Re8 33. Bg3 Rc4 34. b3 Rc6 35. c4 dxc4+ 36. bxc4 Rb6
37. Rc1 Rb4 38. Ra2 Rb3+ 39. Rc3 Rb1 40. Rcc2 Rb3+ 41. Rc3 Rb6
42. Rcc2 e5 43. d5 e4+ 44. fxe4 Rb3+ 45. Rc3 Rxc3+ 46. Kxc3
Rxe4 47. Bf2 Rxg4 48. Rb2 Kc8 49. Re2 Rg2 50. Kd3 Rh2 51. Bc5
Rxh5 52. Re8 Kd7 53. Rf8 b6 54. Rf7+ Kc8 55. Bd6 Rh3+ 56. Kd4
Rh4+ 57. Kd3 g5 58. c5 bxc5 59. Bxc5 Rxa4 60. Rf8 Kd7 61. Rf7+
Kc8 62. Rf8 Kd7 63. Rf7+ Kc8 64. Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "13.18"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 g6 6. O-O Bg7
7. Re1 a6 8. Ba4 O-O 9. Bc2 e5 10. a4 b6 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4
cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. Nc3 Re8 15. Bg5 Rc8 16. Bd3 h6 17. Bh4
Nc5 18. f3 Qd7 19. Bf1 d5 20. e5 Nh5 21. g4 Nf4 22. Bg3 Rxe5
23. Rxe5 Bxe5 24. Qd2 Ncd3 25. Nce2 Nxe2+ 26. Nxe2 Bxg3
27. hxg3 Ne5 28. Nd4 Qd6 29. Kg2 Nc6 30. Re1 Qf6 31. Nxc6 Rxc6
32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Qb4 Rc5 34. a5 d4 35. Be2 d3 36. Bd1 Qd6
37. Qxb6 Qxb6 38. axb6 Rc1 39. Re7 Rxd1 40. Rxb7 Rd2+ 41. Kf1
Rxb2 42. Ke1 Kf6 43. Rb8 a5 44. b7 a4 45. Kd1 d2 46. Ra8 Rxb7
47. Rxa4 Rd7 48. Ra6+ Kg7 49. Ra3 g5 50. Rb3 Rd4 51. Ra3 Kg6
52. Ra6+ f6 53. Ra3 h5 54. gxh5+ Kxh5 55. Ra1 f5 56. Ke2 f4
57. Rh1+ Kg6 58. g4 Kf6 59. Ra1 Ke5 60. Kd1 Rd3 61. Ra5+ Kd4
62. Rxg5 Ke3 63. Rh5 Kxf3 64. Rh3+ Ke4 65. Rh2 f3 66. g5 Ke3
67. Rh1 Rc3 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "14.26"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nikita Vitiugov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "192"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 a6 6. bxa6 d6
7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. e4 Bg7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Qc2 Nb8 11. Be2 Nxa6
12. O-O e6 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Bf4 d5 15. exd5 Nb4 16. Qd2 Nfxd5
17. Be5 f6 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bc3 Nxa2 20. Rad1 Bb3 21. Qxd8
Rfxd8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Ba5 Re8 24. Re1 Bf7 25. Bd2 Rb8
26. Be3 Bf8 27. Nd2 f5 28. b3 Nc3 29. Bc4 Bxc4 30. bxc4 Rb2
31. Ra1 Na2 32. Rb1 Rb4 33. Ra1 Rb2 34. Rb1 Rxb1+ 35. Nxb1 Kf7
36. Kf1 Ke6 37. Nd2 Nc3 38. Nb3 Na4 39. Ke2 Kd6 40. Kd3 Kc6
41. Kc2 Bg7 42. Na5+ Kb6 43. Nb3 Bf6 44. f3 Be5 45. Kd3 Bb2
46. Kc2 Ba3 47. g4 Kc7 48. h4 Kd6 49. h5 gxh5 50. Bf4+ Ke6
51. gxh5 Nb6 52. Kd3 Nd7 53. Be3 Kd6 54. Bf4+ Kc6 55. Na5+ Kb6
56. Nb3 Bb2 57. Bd6 Kc6 58. Be7 Ne5+ 59. Ke2 Ba3 60. Na5+ Kb6
61. Bd8+ Ka6 62. Bc7 Nd7 63. Nb3 Nf6 64. h6 Kb7 65. Bd8 Nd7
66. Ke3 Nf8 67. Bf6 Ne6 68. Kd3 Bb4 69. Be7 Kc6 70. Bf6 Kd6
71. Ke3 Ba3 72. Bc3 Ke7 73. Kd3 Kf7 74. Na5 Bc1 75. Nc6 Bxh6
76. Ne5+ Ke8 77. Nc6 Bf4 78. Be1 Bc7 79. Na7 h5 80. Nb5 Be5
81. Bf2 Kd7 82. Bh4 Nf4+ 83. Kd2 Ng2 84. Bf2 h4 85. Ke2 h3
86. Kf1 Nf4 87. Bg3 Nd3 88. Bxe5 Nxe5 89. Kf2 h2 90. Kg2 Nxf3
91. Nc3 Ke6 92. Nd1 Nd2 93. Nb2 Ke5 94. Kxh2 Kd4 95. Kg3 Nxc4
96. Na4 Nd6 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[Round "15.19"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Bxf6 gxf6 6. Nf3
Bg4 7. h3 cxd4 8. exd4 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nxd4 10. Qg4 Nc6 11. O-O-O
e6 12. Bc4 Qd7 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Qxg4 15. Nxf6+ Ke7
16. Nxg4 Bg7 17. Rhe1+ Kf8 18. Rd7 Rb8 19. Ne3 Bh6 20. Kb1
Bxe3 21. Rxe3 Rg8 22. g3 Rd8 23. Red3 Ke8 24. Rxb7 Rxd3
25. cxd3 Rg6 26. b4 Re6 27. b5 Nd4 28. a4 a6 29. Kb2 axb5
30. axb5 Re5 31. b6 Rc5 32. Rb8+ Ke7 33. b7 Rb5+ 34. Kc3 Ne6
35. Rh8 Rxb7 36. Rxh7 Ng5 37. Rh5 Nf3 38. d4 Rd7 39. d5 Ra7
40. Kd3 Kd6 41. Rf5 Ne5+ 42. Ke3 Ra5 43. f4 Ra3+ 44. Kf2 Ra2+
45. Ke3 Ra3+ 46. Ke2 Ra2+ 47. Ke3 Ra3+ 48. Kf2 Ra2+ 49. Ke3
Ra3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levan Pantsulaia"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6
7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 a6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O
12. Ng5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rc8 14. Nce4 Rc6 15. Qd3 Re8 16. Nxf6+
Nxf6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qxh7+ Kf8 19. Qe4 Rc5 20. Nh7+ Kg8
21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Rac1 Rd8 23. Rc2 b5 24. cxb5 Rxc2 25. Qxc2
axb5 26. Qc7 d5 27. Qb6 Ra8 28. Rd4 g5 29. a4 bxa4 30. bxa4
Qe5 31. e3 Kg7 32. h4 Rh8 33. Rg4 f6 34. Qb1 Qc7 35. hxg5 f5
36. Qb2+ e5 37. Rb4 Kg6 38. Rb6+ Kxg5 39. f4+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "A R Saleh Salem"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. e3 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bxd3
7. Qxd3 e6 8. O-O Qa6 9. b3 Bb4 10. Bd2 O-O 11. a3 Bxc3
12. Bxc3 Nbd7 13. Rfd1 b6 14. a4 Rab8 15. Bb2 Rfc8 16. Rac1
Ne4 17. Nd2 Nd6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Qb7 21. Rd3
Nf6 22. Qh4 Ne8 23. Rh3 h6 24. Rg3 Kh7 25. Re1 Nd6 26. d5 Nf5
27. Qe4 g6 28. Rh3 cxd5 29. Qf4 g5 30. Qe5 Rg8 31. Rf3 dxc4
32. bxc4 Rbc8 33. Rxf5 exf5 34. Qxf5+ Rg6 35. Rd1 Rf8 36. Rd7
Qxd7 37. Qxd7 Re6 38. h3 Kg6 39. Qd3+ f5 40. Qd7 Ree8 41. Qxa7
Kh5 42. Qxb6 Rb8 43. Qd4 Rfd8 44. g4+ Kh4 45. Qf6 Kxh3
46. Qxh6+ Kxg4 47. Kg2 Kf4 48. Qe6 Re8 49. Bc1+ Kg4 50. f3+
Kh5 51. Qf7+ Kh6 52. Qf6+ Kh7 53. Qxf5+ Kh8 54. Bxg5 Rg8
55. Qh3+ Kg7 56. Qh6+ Kf7 57. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "3.18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sandro Mareco"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nge2 a6
7. b3 Re8 8. Bb2 Nc6 9. d3 Ba7 10. Qd2 Bf5 11. h3 h6 12. g4
Be6 13. a3 d5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. b4 Qd7 16. Ne4 Rad8 17. Rc1
Nde7 18. Rc3 Ng6 19. Rg1 a5 20. bxa5 Nxa5 21. N2g3 c5 22. Nh5
Kh8 23. f4 f5 24. gxf5 Bxf5 25. Qe2 Qe7 26. Neg3 Nh4 27. Nxf5
Nxf5 28. Be4 Qh4+ 29. Kd1 Nd6 30. Bg6 Re7 31. Kc1 c4 32. Kb1
exf4 33. dxc4 Bxe3 34. Rd1 Red7 35. Rc2 Qg5 36. Qg4 Qxg4
37. hxg4 f3 38. c5 Ndc4 39. Bxg7+ Kg8 40. Rxd7 Rxd7 41. Bc3
Nxa3+ 42. Ka2 Nxc2 43. Nf6+ Kf8 44. Nxd7+ Ke7 45. Bxc2 Kxd7
46. Bxa5 Bxc5 47. Kb3 Ke6 48. Bd2 f2 49. Bd3 Ke5 50. Kc4 Be7
51. Bxh6 b5+ 52. Kc3 b4+ 53. Kc4 b3 54. Kxb3 Kd4 55. Be2 Ke4
56. Bc1 Bd6 57. g5 Kf5 58. Bd3+ Ke6 59. Be3 Be7 60. g6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "4.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vidit Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "222"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Be2 b5 11. Ne5 Bb7
12. O-O Nc6 13. Bf3 Rc8 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1
Be7 17. g4 h6 18. h4 Ba8 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. g5
hxg5 22. hxg5 Nh5 23. Rd7 Bb4 24. Be5 f6 25. gxf6 gxf6 26. Bd4
e5 27. Nd5 exd4 28. Nxb4 Rc1+ 29. Kg2 dxe3 30. fxe3 a5 31. Nd3
Rd1 32. Nc5 Rc1 33. Nb3 Rc2+ 34. Rd2 Rc7 35. Nxa5 Ng7 36. Nb3
Nf5 37. Kf2 Kf7 38. Rd5 Rc2+ 39. Kf3 Nh4+ 40. Kg3 Ng6 41. Rd2
Rc7 42. Nd4 b4 43. Nc2 Rb7 44. b3 Ne7 45. Kf3 Nc6 46. Ke2 Ra7
47. Nd4 Ne5 48. Rc2 Ke7 49. Nf5+ Ke6 50. Nd4+ Kd5 51. Nf3 Ng4
52. Rd2+ Kc5 53. Nd4 Rh7 54. Kf3 Ne5+ 55. Ke4 Rh3 56. Ne6+ Kb5
57. Nf4 Rh1 58. Kf5 Rf1 59. Re2 Nd3 60. Ke4 Ne5 61. Rd2 Ng4
62. Rg2 f5+ 63. Kd3 Rd1+ 64. Ke2 Ra1 65. Kd3 Rd1+ 66. Rd2 Re1
67. Re2 Rd1+ 68. Kc2 Rd6 69. Nd3 Rc6+ 70. Kd2 Ra6 71. Ke1 Re6
72. Kd2 Ra6 73. Kc1 Rc6+ 74. Kd2 Ra6 75. Ke1 Rh6 76. Kd2 Nf6
77. Kc2 Ne4 78. Rg2 Rc6+ 79. Kb2 Rd6 80. Kc2 Rc6+ 81. Kb2 Nc3
82. a4+ bxa3+ 83. Kxa3 Ra6+ 84. Kb2 Ra2+ 85. Kxc3 Rxg2 86. Kd4
Rd2 87. e4 f4 88. Kc3 Re2 89. Nxf4 Rxe4 90. Nd3 Rh4 91. Kc2
Rh3 92. Kc3 Rh4 93. Kc2 Kc6 94. Kc3 Kd5 95. Nb4+ Ke4 96. Nc2
Rh3+ 97. Kc4 Rh8 98. b4 Rc8+ 99. Kb3 Kd3 100. Na3 Rb8 101. b5
Kd4 102. Kb4 Rh8 103. b6 Kd5 104. Kb5 Kd6 105. Nc4+ Kd7
106. Na5 Kc8 107. Ka6 Rh1 108. Kb5 Rb1+ 109. Kc6 Rb2 110. Nc4
Rb1 111. Na5 Rxb6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "5.14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. a3
Qe7 7. e3 b6 8. axb4 Qxb4+ 9. Qd2 Qxd2+ 10. Nbxd2 Bb7 11. Bd3
Nc6 12. Ke2 Nb4 13. Rhc1 Nxd3 14. Kxd3 d6 15. b4 Ke7 16. e4
Rhc8 17. Ne1 d5 18. f3 dxc4+ 19. Nxc4 Bc6 20. Nc2 Ne8 21. N2a3
Nd6 22. Nxd6 Kxd6 23. Rc3 f6 24. b5 Bb7 25. Nc4+ Ke7 26. Rca3
Rc7 27. Nxb6 Rb8 28. Rxa7 f5 29. exf5 Kf6 30. fxe6 Kxe6
31. Nc4 Rbc8 32. Re1+ Kf6 33. Rxb7 Rxc4 34. Ree7 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "6.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bc1 Nf6 9. Bc4 e6 10. Bb3 b5 11. O-O Be7 12. Qf3
Qb6 13. Be3 Qb7 14. Qg3 b4 15. Na4 g5 16. f3 Bd7 17. Ne2 Bb5
18. Rfe1 Nbd7 19. c4 Bc6 20. Nd4 Nh5 21. Qf2 Nf4 22. Qd2 a5
23. a3 bxa3 24. Rxa3 Kf8 25. Bc2 Ne5 26. Nxc6 Qxc6 27. b3 Rg8
28. Nc3 Rg6 29. Nb5 a4 30. Rea1 Rf6 31. Rxa4 Rxa4 32. Rxa4
Nxg2 33. Kxg2 Nxf3 34. Nd4 Nh4+ 35. Kg1 Qb7 36. Bf2 Bd8 37. c5
Qc8 38. cxd6 e5 39. Bxh4 Bb6 40. Bf2 Qg4+ 41. Kf1 exd4
42. Rxd4 Qf3 43. Kg1 Qg4+ 44. Kf1 Qf3 45. Kg1 Qg4+ 46. Kf1 Qf3
47. Kg1 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "7.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ngoc Truongson Nguyen"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
Qd6 7. Nd2 Bf5 8. e3 c6 9. Qb3 Ne4 10. Ndxe4 Bxe4 11. a3 Bxc3+
12. bxc3 b6 13. Qb4 Qxb4 14. cxb4 a6 15. a4 Kd7 16. Kd2 Kc7
17. f3 Bg6 18. h4 h5 19. g3 Nd7 20. Bh3 f5 21. Bf4+ Kb7 22. e4
dxe4 23. fxe4 Rhf8 24. Rae1 a5 25. b5 cxb5 26. axb5 Rad8
27. Rc1 Nc5 28. Ke3 Ne6 29. Be5 Rf7 30. Rc6 Re8 31. Rhc1 Bh7
32. exf5 Bxf5 33. Bg2 Ka7 34. Ra1 Nc5 35. Bd5 Be6 36. Bf3 Bc4
37. Bxh5 Rxe5+ 38. dxe5 Rf5 39. Bg4 Rxe5+ 40. Kf2 Bxb5
41. Rc7+ Kb8 42. Rxg7 a4 43. h5 Bd3 44. h6 Ne4+ 45. Kg1 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Marin Bosiocic"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4
Bxd4 7. Nd2 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. Nf3 Bb6 11. h3 O-O
12. Kh1 Be6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 c5 15. c3 Rc8 16. Bc2 Qe7
17. Rc1 Bd8 18. Bb1 Qb7 19. Qd2 Be7 20. Rce1 Rfe8 21. d4 cxd4
22. cxd4 Qb8 23. d5 Bd7 24. g4 Nh7 25. Bxe7 Rxe7 26. Rg1 g5
27. h4 f6 28. h5 Nf8 29. b4 Be8 30. Rg3 Nd7 31. Ng1 Nb6
32. Rc1 Nc4 33. Qe1 Rec7 34. Rgc3 Bd7 35. f3 Qa7 36. Ne2 a5
37. bxa5 Qxa5 38. a3 Nxa3 39. Bd3 Rc5 40. Qd2 b4 41. Rxc5 Rxc5
42. Ra1 Bb5 43. Ra2 Bxd3 44. Qxd3 Qb5 45. Qxb5 Rxb5 46. Nc1
Rc5 47. Nd3 Rc3 48. Nxb4 Rxf3 49. Nc6 Rb3 50. Ne7+ Kh7 51. Nf5
Nc4 52. Ra7+ Kh8 53. Nxh6 Ne3 54. Nf7+ Kg8 55. Nxd6 Nxg4
56. Nf5 Nf2+ 57. Kg2 Nxe4 58. d6 Rb8 59. d7 Nc5 60. Rc7 Rb2+
61. Kf1 Ne6 62. Rc8+ Kf7 63. Re8 Rb1+ 64. Kf2 Rb2+ 65. Ke1
Rb1+ 66. Kd2 Rb7 67. Re7+ Kf8 68. h6 Kg8 69. Ke3 g4 70. h7+
Kh8 71. Nh4 Rb3+ 72. Kd2 Nf8 73. Ng6+ Nxg6 74. d8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "9.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anton Korobov"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Ne2 Nf6 6. Nbc3 O-O
7. d4 d6 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. b3 Bf5
12. Ba3 Re8 13. Nb5 Qa5 14. Qe1 Bd3 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Rfe1
Red8 17. Nec3 a6 18. Nc7 Rac8 19. Be7 Rd4 20. Bxf6 Bxf6
21. N7d5 Kg7 22. Nxf6 Kxf6 23. Nd5+ Ke6 24. f4 f6 25. Rad1 Rd8
26. Re3 e4 27. Bxe4 Rxe4 28. Rdxd3 Rxe3 29. Rxe3+ Kd6 30. Nxf6
Kc5 31. a3 Nc6 32. Nxh7 Rd2 33. Ng5 Ra2 34. Ne6+ Kd6 35. b4
1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "10.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Leko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 e6
7. Be3 Qc7 8. Nbd2 Nge7 9. Bd4 g6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Bg7
12. Bb5 O-O 13. Bxc6 Nxc6 14. Qe2 a5 15. O-O Rfd8 16. b3 Bf8
17. a3 b6 18. cxb6 Nxd4 19. cxd4 Qxb6 20. Qd3 Rab8 21. Rfb1
Rdc8 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Qb5 24. Qe3 Bxb4 25. Ra7 Qe8 26. Qf4
Be7 27. Rxb8 Rxb8 28. h4 Ra8 29. Rb7 Rb8 30. Ra7 Ra8 31. Rb7
Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "11.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Riazantsev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "154"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6
7. e3 c6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. h4 g6 10. g4 Bg7 11. g5 h5 12. Ne5 Nd7
13. f4 Qe7 14. O-O-O Nb6 15. c5 Nd7 16. Kb1 Nxe5 17. fxe5 b6
18. Na4 Rb8 19. Rc1 Bd7 20. Bd3 Rfc8 21. Rhf1 Be8 22. Rc2 Qd8
23. Rfc1 Bf8 24. Ka1 Be7 25. Ba6 Rc7 26. Bd3 b5 27. Nc3 b4
28. Na4 b3 29. Rc3 bxa2 30. Ra3 Rcb7 31. Rxa2 Qc7 32. Ra3 Bd8
33. Ka2 a5 34. Rc2 Qe7 35. Rcc3 Rb4 36. Rc2 Qb7 37. Qc3 Bd7
38. Be2 Bc8 39. Qe1 Qa7 40. Qf1 Qb7 41. Ka1 Rxa4 42. Rxa4 Qb3
43. Bd3 Qxa4+ 44. Kb1 Qb4 45. Rf2 Qb7 46. Kc1 Qe7 47. Rf6 Qe8
48. Rf2 a4 49. Qe1 a3 50. bxa3 Rb3 51. Kc2 Rxa3 52. Qb1 Ba6
53. Bxa6 Rxa6 54. Qb3 Be7 55. Kd3 Qa8 56. Ke2 Ra2+ 57. Kf3
Rxf2+ 58. Kxf2 Bd8 59. Kf3 Kf8 60. Qb1 Ke8 61. Kg3 Qa7 62. Qb2
Qa6 63. Kf2 Bc7 64. Qb1 Qb5 65. Qa2 Ba5 66. Qa1 Qb4 67. Kf3
Qe1 68. Qa4 Kd7 69. Qb3 Kc7 70. Kg2 Qe2+ 71. Kg1 Qg4+ 72. Kf1
Qxh4 73. Qa4 Qe1+ 74. Kg2 Qb4 75. Qa1 h4 76. Kf3 Qe1 77. Qb2
Qg3+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "12.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "218"]

1. c4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. a3 Nf6 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Bf4 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Rc1 a6 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Nbd7
12. O-O Rfe8 13. e3 Rac8 14. Ne1 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Nd3 Nb6
17. Na4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 c4 19. Nf4 Qb6 20. Qb4 Qxb4 21. axb4
Red8 22. Rfd1 Rb8 23. Ra1 g5 24. Ne2 Bc8 25. Nc3 Rxb4 26. Nxd5
Nxd5 27. Bxd5 Kg7 28. Rac1 Rxb2 29. Bxc4 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Bg4
31. Ra1 a5 32. Rxa5 Bf3 33. Ra1 h6 34. h3 Rc2 35. Bf1 Rb2
36. Re1 Be4 37. Bg2 Bxg2 38. Kxg2 Rc2 39. Ra1 Rb2 40. Ra4 Rb5
41. h4 Kg6 42. Ra6+ Kg7 43. h5 Rc5 44. g4 Rc4 45. Kg3 Rc3
46. Ra1 Rb3 47. Ra4 Rc3 48. Re4 Rb3 49. Kg2 Rb2 50. Ra4 Rc2
51. e4 Rc3 52. Ra7 Rc4 53. f3 Rc2+ 54. Kg3 Rc5 55. Rd7 Rb5
56. Rd5 Rb3 57. Rf5 Ra3 58. Kf2 Ra2+ 59. Ke3 Ra3+ 60. Kd4 Ra4+
61. Kc5 Ra6 62. Kb5 Rd6 63. Rd5 Rf6 64. Rd3 Re6 65. Kc5 Ra6
66. Kd5 Ra5+ 67. Kd6 Kf6 68. Rd5 Ra6+ 69. Kd7 Kg7 70. Rd3 Ra7+
71. Ke8 Ra8+ 72. Ke7 Ra7+ 73. Kd6 Ra6+ 74. Ke5 Ra5+ 75. Kd4
Kf6 76. Rb3 Ra4+ 77. Ke3 Ra6 78. Rb5 Ra3+ 79. Kf2 Ra7 80. Rf5+
Kg7 81. Rd5 Kf6 82. Rd6+ Kg7 83. Ke3 Ra3+ 84. Rd3 Ra4 85. e5
Ra5 86. Ke4 Ra4+ 87. Rd4 Ra3 88. Rb4 Rc3 89. Rb7 Rc4+ 90. Kd5
Rf4 91. Rb3 Kf8 92. Rb8+ Kg7 93. Rb3 Kf8 94. Ra3 Ke7 95. Ra6
Rxf3 96. Rxh6 Rf4 97. Rh8 Rxg4 98. h6 Rh4 99. h7 g4 100. Ke4
g3+ 101. Kf3 Rh6 102. Kg2 Rh5 103. e6 Rh6 104. Kxg3 Rh1
105. Kg2 Rh6 106. Kf3 Kf6 107. Kg4 Rg6+ 108. Kh5 Rg1 109. exf7
Kxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "13.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "160"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+
Nxf6 7. c3 Bf5 8. Bc4 e6 9. O-O h6 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. Bf4 O-O
12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. h3 Rfe8 15. Bb3 c5 16. Rfe1 cxd4
17. Rxd4 Qe7 18. Red1 Bc5 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Be3 Rxd1+ 21. Bxd1
Qd6 22. Nc4 Qc7 23. Bxc5 Qxc5 24. Ne3 Be4 25. Bb3 Bc6 26. Qd3
Nd7 27. Qd4 Qxd4 28. cxd4 Nf6 29. h4 Kf8 30. f3 Ke7 31. Kf2 h5
32. Kg3 g6 33. Kf4 Kf8 34. Ke5 Ke7 35. d5 Nd7+ 36. Kd4 e5+
37. Kc3 Bb5 38. d6+ Kf8 39. Kb4 Bc6 40. a4 f5 41. a5 Ke8
42. Be6 f4 43. Nc4 e4 44. fxe4 Bxe4 45. Bh3 Bd5 46. Na3 a6
47. Kc3 Bc6 48. Kd4 Kf7 49. Nc4 Kf6 50. b4 Nf8 51. Nb6 Ne6+
52. Kc4 Bb5+ 53. Kd5 f3 54. d7 Ke7 55. g3 f2 56. Nc8+ Kd8
57. Kd6 Nf8 58. Ne7 Bxd7 59. Bg2 Bb5 60. Nd5 f1=Q 61. Bxf1
Bxf1 62. Nf4 Bc4 63. Kc5 Bf7 64. Kd6 Nd7 65. Nd3 Be8 66. Nf4
Nf8 67. Nd3 Bc6 68. Ne5 Bg2 69. Nf7+ Ke8 70. Ne5 Bh1 71. Nd3
Kf7 72. Nc5 Kf6 73. Nd3 Kf5 74. Kc7 Ne6+ 75. Kd6 Be4 76. Ne5
Nd4 77. Nd7 Nb5+ 78. Kc5 Kg4 79. Nf6+ Kf3 80. Kb6 Bc6 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "14.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd2 Ne4 6. Bb4 Bf5
7. Nc3 Qb6 8. Qb3 e6 9. Bxf8 Qxb3 10. axb3 Rxf8 11. Bd3 Nd6
12. Bxf5 Nxf5 13. b4 dxc4 14. b5 Ke7 15. Ke2 Nd6 16. b6 Nd7
17. Na4 f6 18. Rhc1 Nc8 19. Nc5 Rb8 20. Rxc4 Ncxb6 21. Rb4
Nxc5 22. dxc5 Nd5 23. Rb3 Nc7 24. Nd2 Rfd8 25. Rc3 Rd5 26. Nb3
e5 27. Na5 Ne6 28. Rac1 Kd7 29. b4 Kc7 30. Nc4 Rbd8 31. f3 a5
32. Nxa5 Rd2+ 33. Kf1 Rb2 34. Rb3 Rdd2 35. Rxb2 Rxb2 36. Rc4
g5 37. h4 h6 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Re4 Kb8 40. g3 Ka7 41. f4 Ka6
42. fxe5 f5 43. Rc4 Kb5 44. Rc1 Rh2 45. Kg1 Re2 46. Nxb7 Rxe3
47. Nd6+ Kxb4 48. Nxf5 Rxe5 49. Nd6 Nxc5 50. Kg2 Rd5 51. Rc4+
Kb3 52. Kf3 Nd7 53. Rxc6 Rd3+ 54. Ke4 Rxg3 55. Nf5 Rc3
56. Rxc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "15.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6
6. Bc4 Bd6 7. Qe2+ Qe7 8. Qxe7+ Kxe7 9. O-O Rd8 10. d4 Bg4
11. Nd2 Kf8 12. c3 Bf5 13. Re1 Nd7 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Ng3 Bg6
16. a4 c5 17. Be3 Rac8 18. Bf1 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Nc5 20. Be3 a6
21. a5 Nb3 22. Ra4 Bc2 23. Bb6 Rd2 24. Rc4 Rxc4 25. Bxc4 Bc5
26. Nf1 Bxb6 27. Nxd2 Nxd2 28. Bd5 Bc7 29. Re2 Bf4 30. g3 Bd3
31. Re1 Bh6 32. f4 Bb5 33. Bxb7 g5 34. Rd1 Nb3 35. Rd6 Nxa5
36. Bxa6 Be8 37. Rxf6 Bg7 38. Rb6 gxf4 39. gxf4 Ke7 40. Bb5
Bxb5 41. Rxb5 Nc4 42. Kf2 Ke6 43. Ke2 Bh6 44. Kd3 Nd6 45. Rh5
Nf5 46. Ke4 Nd6+ 47. Kf3 Nf5 48. b4 Bg7 49. b5 Bxc3 50. b6 Ba5
51. b7 Bc7 52. Rxh7 Nd6 53. Rh6+ Ke7 54. h4 Nxb7 55. Ra6 Nc5
56. Ra7 Kd6 57. h5 Nd7 58. h6 Nf6 59. Ra8 Ke7 60. Rh8 Ke6
61. h7 Bd6 62. Re8+ Nxe8 63. h8=Q Ke7 64. Kg4 Nf6+ 65. Kf5 Nd5
66. Qh4+ Kd7 67. Qh7 Ke7 68. Qh4+ Kd7 69. Qg4 Ne3+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "16.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e3 Nc6 5. Ne2 e5 6. Nbc3 Nge7
7. O-O O-O 8. a3 a5 9. d3 d6 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5
Ne7 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 b5 15. bxa5 Qxa5 16. Bd2 b4 17. Qb3
Bg4 18. Nc1 Rb6 19. Na2 Be2 20. Rfc1 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Qxa2
22. Rxb4 Rfb8 23. Rcb1 Rxb4 24. Rxb4 Rc8 25. e4 Bf8 26. h4 Kg7
27. Be3 Ng8 28. Rb7 Qc2 29. Qxc2 Rxc2 30. Bh3 h5 31. Kg2 Ra2
32. Bg5 Ra4 33. Be6 Nh6 34. Bxh6+ Kxh6 35. Rxf7 Bg7 36. f3 Ra6
37. Rd7 Bf6 38. Bg8 Bg7 39. Kh3 Rb6 40. Kg2 Ra6 41. Kf1 Rb6
42. Ke2 Ra6 43. Kd2 Ra3 44. Ke2 Ra2+ 45. Kf1 Ra1+ 46. Kg2 Ra6
47. g4 hxg4 48. fxg4 g5 49. hxg5+ Kg6 50. Be6 Bf8 51. Rf7 Ra8
52. Rf5 Be7 53. Bf7+ Kg7 54. g6 Ra2+ 55. Kf1 Ra4 56. Be8 Bh4
57. Bxa4 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "17.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O
Nb6 7. b3 Bd6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. d3 Re8 10. Nbd2 Bg4 11. h3 Bf5
12. Rc1 Qd7 13. Kh2 Rad8 14. a3 a5 15. Nh4 Be6 16. Nc4 Nxc4
17. bxc4 b6 18. Nf3 f6 19. Nd2 Bf8 20. Qa4 Nd4 21. Qxd7 Bxd7
22. e3 Ne6 23. d4 exd4 24. exd4 Ba4 25. Rfe1 Kh8 26. Bd5 Bd7
27. h4 c5 28. dxc5 Nxc5 29. Bd4 Na4 30. Ne4 h6 31. Rcd1 Bg4
32. Rb1 Bf5 33. f3 Bxa3 34. Nxf6 Rxe1 35. Rxe1 Bb2 36. Bxb2
Nxb2 37. Ne8 b5 38. h5 Nxc4 39. Nc7 a4 40. Bc6 a3 41. Bxb5 Nd2
42. Ra1 Nxf3+ 43. Kg2 Bg4 44. Kf2 Rc8 45. Rxa3 Nd4 46. Ra4
Nxb5 47. Nxb5 Bxh5 48. Nd4 Rf8+ 49. Kg2 Be8 50. Ra7 Bf7
51. Rd7 Kg8 52. Nf5 Be6 53. Rxg7+ Kh8 54. Rg6 Bxf5 55. Rxh6+
Kg7 56. Rh4 Kg6 57. Rf4 Kg5 58. Kf3 Ra8 59. Kf2 Ra3 60. Rd4
Kf6 61. Rf4 Ke5 62. Rh4 Be4 63. Rg4 Kd4 64. Rf4 Ra2+ 65. Kg1
Ke3 66. Rf8 Rg2+ 67. Kf1 Rh2 68. Ke1 Ra2 69. Rd8 Rg2 70. Kf1
Rh2 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "18.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vassily Ivanchuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. Be2 Nxc3
12. Qxc3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 e5 14. O-O exd4 15. Nxd4 Nf6 16. Bf3
Re8 17. Rfd1 a5 18. a3 Bd7 19. Qc5 Qxc5 20. Rxc5 Bg4 21. Bxg4
Nxg4 22. Nf5 Nf6 23. Nd6 Red8 24. Rcc1 Rd7 25. Nc4 Re7 26. f3
b5 27. Nb6 Ra6 28. Rxc6 Rxe3 29. Nd5 Rxc6 30. Nxe3 g6 31. Rd8+
Kg7 32. Rb8 Rc5 33. b4 Rc3 34. Kf2 Rxa3 35. bxa5 Rxa5 36. Rb7
h5 37. h4 Ne8 38. g4 hxg4 39. Nxg4 Ra2+ 40. Kf1 Nd6 41. Rd7
Nf5 42. Ne5 Kf6 43. f4 Nh6 44. Rb7 Rb2 45. Nd3 Rh2 46. Rb6+
Kg7 47. Rxb5 Nf5 48. Rb7 Rxh4 49. Kf2 Nd6 50. Rd7 Ne4+ 51. Kf3
Nf6 52. Ra7 Rh3+ 53. Ke2 Nd5 54. Rd7 Nf6 55. Ra7 Ng4 56. Rb7
Re3+ 57. Kd2 Re8 58. Ra7 Kf6 59. Ra6+ Re6 60. Ra5 Re7 61. Rb5
Ra7 62. Ke2 Nh6 63. Ne5 Nf5 64. Rb6+ Kg7 65. Kf3 Ra3+ 66. Kf2
Ra4 67. Kf3 Nd4+ 68. Ke3 Ne6 69. f5 gxf5 70. Rb7 Re4+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "19.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5
7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. Nge2 Nbc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 Be6
12. Qd2 Nf5 13. Rac1 Re8 14. Na4 Qa5 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. b3 Nc6
17. Rfd1 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Bg4 19. Kf2 Bxe2 20. Kxe2 Nxd4+ 21. Kf2
Nf5 22. Rd3 Nxe3 23. Bxd5 Rad8 24. Be4 Ng4+ 25. Kg2 Rxd3
26. Bxd3 Rd8 27. Be2 Rd2 28. Rc8+ Bf8 29. Nc3 Rc2 30. Kf3
Nxh2+ 31. Ke3 Kg7 32. Kd3 Rc1 33. Rb8 Bd6 34. Rxb7 Bxg3
35. Ne4 Bf4 36. Rxa7 h5 37. b4 Ng4 38. Nc5 Bd6 39. Kd4 Ne5
40. Ra6 Bc7 41. Kd5 h4 42. Ra7 Bb8 43. Ra3 Re1 44. Na6 Rxe2
45. Nxb8 g5 46. Rh3 Ng6 47. Rh1 Nf4+ 48. Kd4 Rxa2 49. Nc6 Rd2+
50. Ke4 Nh5 51. Rb1 Ng3+ 52. Ke3 Rd6 53. b5 h3 54. b6 Rxc6
55. b7 Rc3+ 56. Kf2 Ne4+ 57. Kg1 Rg3+ 58. Kh2 g4 59. Rb2 Re3
60. b8=Q Ng5 61. Rb3 g3+ 62. Qxg3 Rxg3 63. Kxg3 Kg6 64. Rb4 f6
65. Rb6 Kf5 66. Rb5+ Kg6 67. Kg4 h2 68. Rb1 Ne4 69. Rf1 h1=Q
0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "20.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rauf Mamedov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 a6 4. a4 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6
7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nb3 b6 10. Re1 Bb7 11. Bf1 Nbd7
12. Nd5 e6 13. Nc3 Qc7 14. Bf4 Ne5 15. Qd2 Rfd8 16. Bh6 Bh8
17. Bg5 Rd7 18. Qf4 Ne8 19. Qh4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Nd2 Qb4
22. Rab1 d5 23. exd5 Qxh4 24. Bxh4 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 Rxd5 26. Nf3
Rc8 27. c3 Rc4 28. Rbd1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rxa4 30. h3 Bf6 31. Bg3
Ra2 32. Rd2 b5 33. Ne5 h5 34. Nc6 a5 35. Be5 Kg7 36. Rd7 Rxb2
37. f4 Kf8 38. Ra7 Bh4 39. g4 Bf2+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Doha QAT"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[Round "21.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Rb1 a5
7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. a3 Re8 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. b4
axb4 13. axb4 Bg7 14. b5 Ne7 15. Nd2 e4 16. Qc2 e3 17. fxe3
Nf5 18. Nd1 Nxe3 19. Nxe3 Rxe3 20. Rbe1 Qe8 21. Bd5 Bf5
22. Be4 Bd4 23. Kg2 Bxe4+ 24. Nxe4 f5 25. Nf2 Qe7 26. Nd1 Re6
27. Qd2 Kg7 28. e3 Bf6 29. Re2 c6 30. bxc6 bxc6 31. d4 Re8
32. Rfe1 Qb7 33. Nf2 c5+ 34. d5 Re5 35. e4 Qe7 36. Qd3 fxe4
37. Nxe4 Kh7 38. Qf3 Bg7 39. h4 Rf8 40. Qd3 Kh8 41. Nf2 Qf7
42. Ng4 Rxe2+ 43. Qxe2 h5 44. Nf2 Bd4 45. Nh3 Be5 46. Ng5 Qf5
47. Nf3 Bc3 48. Rc1 Bf6 49. Rf1 Bg7 50. Rf2 Qd7 51. Qe4 Qf5
52. Qxf5 Rxf5 53. Ra2 Rf8 54. Ra6 Rb8 55. Rxd6 Rb4 56. Ng5 Bd4
57. Rxg6 Rxc4 58. d6 Rc2+ 59. Kf3 Rf2+ 60. Ke4 Rf8 61. d7 Bg7
62. d8=R Rxd8 63. Nf7+ Kh7 64. Rxg7+ Kxg7 65. Nxd8 Kf6 66. Nc6
c4 67. Nb4 Ke6 68. Nd5 Kd6 69. Kd4 Ke6 70. Kxc4 Kf5 71. Nf4
Kg4 72. Ne2 Kf3 73. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Blitz chess"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. d4 d5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Ne4
7. O-O c5 8. Nfd2 Bf5 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. f3 Bf5 11. e4 dxe4
12. fxe4 Bg4 13. Qd3 Bxd4+ 14. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 15. Qxd4 cxd4 16. e5
Nd7 17. Rf4 Nxe5 18. Na3 Rad8 19. Bxb7 g5 20. Rf2 d3 21. cxd3
Nxd3 22. Rc2 Ne5 23. Rf1 f6 24. Bg2 Rc8 25. Rfc1 Rxc2 26. Rxc2
Rd8 27. h3 Rd1+ 28. Kf2 Bf5 29. Re2 Bd3 30. Rb2 Ba6 31. Ke3
Re1+ 32. Kd4 Nd3 33. Rd2 e5+ 34. Kc3 Rc1+ 35. Rc2 Rg1 36. Rd2
Ne1 37. Bd5+ Kg7 38. g4 Rg3+ 39. Kb4 Rxh3 40. Ka5 Bd3 41. Rd1
Nc2 42. Nxc2 Bxc2 43. Rc1 Rh2 44. b4 e4 45. Re1 Bd3 46. a4 f5
47. gxf5 Kf6 48. b5 g4 49. Ka6 Ke5 50. Bc6 Ra2 51. a5 g3
52. Kxa7 Rxa5+ 53. Kb6 Ra2 54. Kc7 Ra7+ 55. Kb8 Rg7 56. b6 g2
57. Rg1 Kd6 58. Ba8 Rg8+ 59. Ka7 e3 60. f6 e2 61. f7 Rf8
62. b7 Rxf7 63. Kb6 Rf8 64. Ka7 Rf7 65. Kb6 Rf8 66. Ka7 Be4
0-1

[Event "PRO Chess League (Atlantic)"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.01.18"]
[EventDate "2017.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leonid Yudasin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6
7. Bb3 h6 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Nf1 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 Re8
12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 Qd7 14. Rad1 Ne7 15. Nh4 c6 16. Nef5
Nxf5 17. Nxf5 g6 18. Ne3 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. g3 Re7 21. d4 e4
22. c4 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Kh7 24. d5 cxd5 25. Rxd5 Qa4 26. Qb3 Qc6
27. Qb4 Rae8 28. Qc3 b5 29. Rd4 bxc4 30. Qxc4 Qb7 31. Qb4 Qc6
32. Qc4 Qb7 33. Qb4 Qa8 34. Qb3 Qa7 35. Qe3 Qb6 36. b3 h5
37. h4 Qa5 38. Qd2 Qxd2 39. Rxd2 e3 40. Rxe3 Rxe3 41. fxe3
Rxe3 42. Kf2 Rc3 43. Rb2 Kg7 44. a4 a5 45. b4 axb4 46. Rxb4
Ra3 47. Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO Chess League (Atlantic)"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.01.18"]
[EventDate "2017.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Oliver Barbosa"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "177"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6
7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 Re8 11. a3 Ba5
12. Rfd1 e5 13. Bf1 exd4 14. exd4 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 dxc4 16. Bxc4
Nb6 17. Ba5 Qd6 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Qb3 Qc7 20. a4 Rad8 21. Rac1
Ne4 22. Qf3 Nd6 23. Bb3 Qe7 24. d5 c5 25. a5 Qc7 26. Qc3 Re2
27. Bc2 c4 28. Bd3 Re7 29. axb6 Qxb6 30. Bxc4 Nxc4 31. Qxc4
Qxb2 32. d6 Red7 33. Rd5 h6 34. Rcd1 Qf6 35. Qb4 Qe6 36. h4 h5
37. g3 Qf6 38. Qb6 g6 39. R1d3 Re8 40. Kg2 Re5 41. Qc5 Rxd5
42. Rxd5 Kg7 43. Rd2 Qe6 44. f3 Qf6 45. Qd5 Qe6 46. Qd4+ Qf6
47. Qb4 Qe6 48. Qc3+ Qf6 49. Qc5 Qe6 50. Kf2 Qf6 51. Qd5 Qc3
52. Rd3 Qb2+ 53. Rd2 Qc3 54. f4 Kg8 55. Rd3 Qb2+ 56. Kf3 Qa1
57. Rd1 Qc3+ 58. Kg2 Qb2+ 59. Kh3 Qe2 60. Qd4 Qg4+ 61. Kg2
Qe2+ 62. Kg1 Kh7 63. Rd2 Qf3 64. Kh2 b5 65. Qc5 Qb7 66. f5 b4
67. fxg6+ fxg6 68. Qe5 b3 69. Rf2 Rf7 70. Re2 Qa7 71. Qb2 Qb6
72. Rd2 Qb7 73. Qd4 Rf1 74. Rg2 Rf7 75. Re2 Qb5 76. Rd2 Rd7
77. Qc3 Qb6 78. Qe5 Qb4 79. Rf2 Qb8 80. Qe6 Qb7 81. Rf8 b2
82. Qe8 Rd8 83. Rf7+ Qxf7 84. Qxf7+ Kh6 85. Qf4+ Kh7 86. Qf7+
Kh6 87. Qb7 Rxd6 88. Qxb2 Rd8 89. Qc1+ 1-0

[Event "PRO Chess League (Atlantic)"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.01.18"]
[EventDate "2017.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Mark Paragua"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. c3 Nc6
7. Nf3 Qb6 8. Qc1 Bg4 9. Nbd2 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. b4 Be7 13. a3 O-O 14. c4 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Qd8 16. Nfe5 Nxe5
17. Nxe5 Bh5 18. Qb1 Rc8 19. h3 Bd6 20. g4 Bg6 21. Rd1 Bxd3
22. Qxd3 Nd5 23. Bg3 f6 24. Nf7 Rxf7 25. Bxd6 Qxd6 26. e4 Rd7
27. exd5 Qe5 28. Qb5 Rcd8 29. Qa4 b5 30. Qxb5 Rxd5 31. Qf1 h5
32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Re1 Qf4 34. Rxe6 hxg4 35. Re8+ Kf7 36. Qe2
Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO Chess League (Atlantic)"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.01.18"]
[EventDate "2017.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ivan Gil Biag"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A89"]
[WhiteElo "2337"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. Qd3 c5 10. Bd2 a6 11. b3 b5 12. Rab1
Rb8 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Ba6 15. a4 Qb6 16. b4 cxb4 17. Rxb4
Ne4 18. Ng5 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 Bh6 20. Rh4 Bxg5 21. Qxg5 Bxb5
22. axb5 Rf7 23. Rb1 Nb7 24. Ra4 Nc5 25. Raa1 Kg7 26. Qe3 Qc7
27. Qd4+ Rf6 28. e3 Qb6 29. h4 h5 30. Bf3 Kf7 31. Kg2 Kg8
32. Ra2 Rff8 33. Be2 Kf7 34. f3 Rfc8 35. Rbb2 Nd7 36. Qxb6
Nxb6 37. e4 Rc3 38. Rc2 Rbc8 39. Rxc3 Rxc3 40. Ra6 Nd7 41. Ra7
Nf6 42. exf5 gxf5 43. b6 Rc2 44. Kf1 Rb2 45. b7 Nd7 46. f4
Rb1+ 47. Kg2 Rb2 48. Kf1 Rb1+ 49. Kg2 Rb2 50. Kf1 Rb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2017.01.24"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Kazim Gulamali"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 Na6 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Bf4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be4 11. Bf1 c6
12. Nd2 Bg6 13. e4 Nc7 14. h4 h6 15. e5 d5 16. exd6 Bxd6
17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Bg2 Rac8 19. Qa4 c5 20. Nb3 cxd4 21. Nxd4 a6
22. Nc6 b5 23. Qb4 Qxb4 24. cxb4 bxc4 25. Ne7+ Kh7 26. Nxc8
Rxc8 27. Re5 Rb8 28. Rc5 Nd5 29. a3 Bd3 30. Bf1 Bxf1 31. Kxf1
c3 32. Ke2 Kg6 33. Rd1 Kf5 34. Rd4 Ke5 35. Rdc4 Rb7 36. Rxc3
1-0

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2017.01.25"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Miguel Santos Ruiz"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B63"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6
7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. h4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. Kb1 a6
12. Qd2 b6 13. Rh3 Bb7 14. a3 Qc5 15. h5 Rfe8 16. h6 Rac8
17. Be3 Qa5 18. hxg7 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Bd3 Qxd2 21. Bxd2
Bxd3 22. cxd3 Bf6 23. Rdh1 Bxg7 24. Rxh7 Rc5 25. Bc3 Bxc3
26. bxc3 Kf8 27. Rh8+ Ke7 28. Rxe8+ Kxe8 29. Kc2 Re5 30. Rd1
Kd7 31. Rd2 Kc6 32. c4 Re1 33. Kc3 Rc1+ 34. Kb2 Rg1 35. g3 Kc5
36. Kc3 Rc1+ 37. Kb2 Rf1 38. Kc3 Rc1+ 39. Kb2 Rf1 40. Kc3 d5
41. cxd5 exd5 42. Re2 a5 43. f4 Ra1 44. Kb2 Rg1 45. Kc3 Rxg3
46. Re7 d4+ 47. Kc2 Kb5 48. Rxf7 Ka4 49. Rd7 Rg2+ 50. Kc1 Kxa3
51. Rxd4 b5 52. Rd5 Kb4 53. f5 a4 0-1

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2017.01.26"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Geetha Narayanan Gopal"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5
Nbd7 7. Qe2 h6 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. g3 e5 10. Nf5 Be6 11. O-O-O g6
12. Ne3 Rc8 13. Ned5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Rc5 15. b4 Rxd5 16. exd5
Bd7 17. h4 h5 18. Kb2 Bg7 19. c3 O-O 20. a3 f5 21. Ka2 Qc7
22. c4 e4 23. Qd2 a5 24. b5 Qc5 25. Qe3 Qxe3 26. fxe3 Be5
27. Rg1 b6 28. Be2 Kf7 29. Rdf1 Ke7 30. Kb3 Rc8 31. a4 Rc7
32. Kc2 Rc8 33. Kd2 Rh8 34. Rf4 Bxf4 35. gxf4 Kf6 36. Kc3 Rc8
37. Kd4 Be8 38. Bd1 Bf7 39. Bb3 Rc7 40. Ba2 Rc8 41. Bb3 Rc7
42. Ba2 Rc8 43. Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2017.01.27"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[Round "4.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Benjamin Gledura"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Na3 Bg7 5. Nxc4 Nc6 6. d3 e5
7. Bd2 Nge7 8. Rc1 Be6 9. Bg2 a5 10. O-O O-O 11. b3 f6 12. Qc2
Qd7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Bc3 Nd5 15. Bb2 Bh6 16. e3 a4 17. a3
axb3 18. Qb1 Bf8 19. d4 exd4 20. Bxd4 Qf7 21. Qxb3 Nb6
22. Nfd2 Nxc4 23. Nxc4 Na5 0-1

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2017.01.28"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Eduardo Patricio Iturrizaga Bonelli"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2 Bf6 9. Rc1 d6 10. d5 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 e5 12. b4
a5 13. a3 axb4 14. axb4 Na6 15. Qb3 Bg5 16. e3 f5 17. f4 Bf6
18. fxe5 Bxe5 19. Nf3 Kh8 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Nb5 Qd7 22. Qc3
Rae8 23. Rcd1 Rf6 24. e4 fxe4 25. Bxe4 c6 26. dxc6 Rxf1+
27. Rxf1 Bxc6 28. Qf3 1-0

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2017.01.29"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Lagarde"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2
Nxc3 7. bxc3 e5 8. d3 Be7 9. O-O Be6 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. c4 e4
12. Ne1 exd3 13. Nxd3 Qd7 14. Be3 b6 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxc5
Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 bxc5 18. Bxc6+ Ke7 19. Rb3 Bxc4 20. Rd7+ Kf6
21. Rf3+ Kg6 22. Rd6+ Be6 23. Be4+ Kh5 24. Ra6 Rb2 25. Rc3 Rc8
26. Bf3+ Kg5 27. h4+ Kf5 28. a4 Rc7 29. Ra5 Bd7 30. Rcxc5+
Rxc5 31. Rxc5+ Ke6 32. Ra5 Rb4 33. Ra6+ Ke7 34. a5 1-0

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2017.01.30"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "David Anton Guijarro"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6
7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Be5 Ng7 12. Bg3
Nh5 13. Be5 Ng7 14. Bg3 Nh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2017.01.31"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6
12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 a6 15. Rc1 d4 16. Be4 dxe3
17. Bxe3 Bxe3 18. Qxd8 Bxf2+ 19. Rxf2 Rfxd8 20. Bxc6 bxc6
21. Ne5 f6 22. Nxc6 Rd3 23. a4 Be8 24. Rb2 Kf8 25. b5 axb5
26. axb5 Rd6 27. Rbc2 Rd5 28. Rb2 Rd6 29. Rbc2 Rd5 30. Rb2 Rd6
31. Rbc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2017.02.01"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nbd2 Ke7 10. b3 b6 11. Be2 a5
12. Ne5 Ba6 13. Ndc4 Nfd7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Bb2 f6 16. Rfd1
Rhd8 17. a3 Rac8 18. Rdc1 Bb7 19. Bc3 Bd5 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4
Bxc4 22. Bxc4 Bd6 23. Be1 f5 24. h3 Nf6 25. Kf1 Rc7 26. Bb3
Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Ra8 28. Rc6 Nd7 29. Rc1 Ra3 30. Bc4 Nf6 31. Ke2
g5 32. Rc2 h5 33. f3 b5 34. Ra2 Rxa2+ 35. Bxa2 Nd5 36. Bxd5
exd5 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 fxg4 39. fxg4 Ke6 40. Kd3 Be7 41. e4
dxe4+ 42. Kxe4 Bd6 43. Bd2 Be7 44. Be1 Bd6 45. Bd2 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2017.02.02"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Romain Edouard"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. Rc1 h6
7. Bh4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. e3 e5 10. Nf3 d4 11. exd4 exd4
12. Nxd4 Qb6 13. Nf3 Rd8 14. Qc2 g5 15. Bg3 Nc6 16. Bd3 g4
17. Nh4 Bf8 18. Qb1 Re8+ 19. Kf1 Be6 20. h3 Nh5 21. Ne4 Nxg3+
22. Nxg3 Rad8 23. hxg4 Ne5 24. Be2 Bxg4 25. Bxg4 Nxg4 26. Qc2
Bb4 27. c5 Qa6+ 28. Kg1 Be1 29. Rh3 Bxf2+ 30. Kh1 Re1+
31. Rxe1 Bxe1 32. Nf3 Nf2+ 33. Kh2 Nxh3 34. Nxe1 Ng5 35. Qc3
Qg6 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters TB"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2017.02.02"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2
Nc6 12. O-O Be6 13. Nb3 Qf6 14. a3 Be7 15. Qd2 Rfd8 16. Nd4
Nxd4 17. exd4 Bf5 18. Be2 Rac8 19. Rac1 Qb6 20. Bf3 Be6
21. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters TB"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2017.02.02"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. b3 c5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. e3 g6 8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. c4 c5 11. Bf3 Rb8
12. Nc3 Nd7 13. Qd2 Ne5 14. Be2 Bb7 15. Rad1 a6 16. Qc1 Re8
17. Qa1 Nd7 18. Rd2 Qc8 19. Rfd1 Bc6 20. Nd5 Bxb2 21. Qxb2 a5
22. Bg4 a4 23. e4 axb3 24. axb3 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Qb7 26. Bxd7
Qxd7 27. e5 Qb7 28. exd6 exd6 29. R5d3 Re6 30. Rxd6 Rxd6
31. Rxd6 Qe4 32. h3 h5 33. Rd5 Qe7 34. Qc3 Re8 35. Qd2 Qe1+
36. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 37. Kh2 Rb1 38. Rd3 h4 39. g4 hxg3+ 40. Kxg3
Rb2 41. Kf3 Kf8 42. Re3 f5 43. h4 Kf7 44. Kg3 Kf6 45. Rd3 g5
46. f3 Kg6 47. hxg5 Kxg5 48. f4+ Kh5 49. Re3 Rb1 50. Kh3 Rf1
51. Kg3 Rb1 52. Rc3 Rf1 53. Rd3 Rb1 54. Kh3 Rf1 55. Kg2 Rb1
56. Kg3 Rf1 57. Rd5 Rg1+ 58. Kf2 Rb1 59. Rxf5+ Kg4 60. Rxc5
Rxb3 61. f5 Rf3+ 62. Ke2 Rxf5 63. Rb5 Kf4 64. Kd3 Rxb5
65. cxb5 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters TB"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2017.02.02"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 c6
7. Qc2 b6 8. Nbd2 Bb7 9. e4 Na6 10. a3 c5 11. exd5 exd5
12. Rd1 Rc8 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Ne6 15. Bb2 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Qc7
17. Rac1 Qb8 18. Qe2 Qa8 19. Nh4 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 Rfe8 21. h4 Ne4
22. Nge3 Bf8 23. Qg4 b5 24. Ne5 Nf6 25. Qf3 Qxf3 26. Nxf3 Ne4
27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rd7 Rc7 29. Rxc7 Nxc7 30. Nd4 f6 31. Nc6 a6
32. Bd4 Bd6 33. Nf5 Ne8 34. Kg2 Nd2 35. Be3 Nc4 36. Bc1 Kf7
37. Kf3 Ne5+ 38. Nxe5+ Bxe5 39. Ke4 Ke6 40. Nd4+ Kd7 41. Nb3
Kc6 42. Kd3 Nc7 43. f4 Bd6 44. Ke4 Na8 45. Be3 Nc7 46. h5 Kd7
47. g4 Ke6 48. Bc5 Ne8 49. Nd4+ Kd7 50. Nb3 Ke6 51. Bd4 g6
52. f5+ gxf5+ 53. gxf5+ Kd7 54. h6 Be7 55. Kd5 Nc7+ 56. Ke4
Ne8 57. Bc5 Bxc5 58. Nxc5+ Kc6 59. Ne6 Nd6+ 60. Kf4 Nf7
61. Nf8 Nxh6 62. Nxh7 Kd5 63. Nxf6+ Kc4 64. Ne4 Nf7 65. f6 Kb3
66. Nc5+ Kxa3 67. Nxa6 Kb3 68. Kf5 Kc4 69. Ke6 Ng5+ 70. Ke7
1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters TB"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2017.02.02"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "146"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3
dxc6 7. Nc3 Be6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Bd2 O-O-O 10. O-O-O Qg6 11. Qg3
f5 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. f3 Qxg3 14. hxg3 fxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4
16. Bxe4 Bxd2+ 17. Rxd2 h6 18. g4 Rd6 19. Re2 Rf8 20. Rh5 Kd8
21. b3 Bd7 22. a4 b6 23. Re5 a5 24. g5 c5 25. Bd3 Re8 26. gxh6
gxh6 27. f4 Rde6 28. Kd2 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. fxe5 Ke7
31. Ke3 Bc6 32. Be4 Bd7 33. Bd3 Bc6 34. g4 Bd7 35. Kf4 Be6
36. Bf5 Bd5 37. Be4 Be6 38. c4 Bd7 39. Bd5 Bc8 40. Kg3 Bd7
41. Kf4 Bc8 42. Kf3 Bd7 43. Kg3 Be8 44. Kf4 Bg6 45. Be4 Be8
46. Bd3 Bd7 47. Bg6 Bc6 48. Bf5 Be8 49. Kg3 Bf7 50. Kf4 Be8
51. Ke3 Bc6 52. Be4 Bd7 53. Kf3 Be8 54. Kf4 Bd7 55. Bd5 Bc8
56. Bf3 Bd7 57. Kg3 Ke6 58. Kf4 Ke7 59. Bd1 Be6 60. Kg3 Bd7
61. Kf4 Be6 62. Bc2 Bd7 63. Be4 Be6 64. Bf5 Bf7 65. Ke4 Bg8
66. Bc8 Bh7+ 67. Kd5 Bc2 68. Kc6 Kd8 69. Bf5 Bxb3 70. Kb5 Bd1
71. e6 Bf3 72. Ka6 Bc6 73. Bc2 Ke7 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters TB"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2017.02.02"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "David Anton Guijarro"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6
7. e3 O-O 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. dxc5 Nd7 11. c6 bxc6
12. O-O Rb8 13. Rac1 c5 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. b3 Bb7 16. Ne4 Rfd8
17. Be2 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 g6 19. g3 Bg7 20. Qc2 Rdc8 21. Ba6 Rc7
22. Bc4 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. Rd3 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Rd1
Qc6 27. Rd3 Rc8 28. Qd1 Rc7 29. Rd2 Kg7 30. Rd8 h5 31. h4 Re7
32. Be2 Qc7 33. Kg2 Qc6+ 34. Bf3 Qc7 35. Qd3 Bf6 36. Qd6 Qxd6
37. Rxd6 Rc7 38. Ra6 Bc3 39. Be2 Kf8 40. Kf3 Ke7 41. Bb5 Kd8
42. Ke2 Rb7 43. Bd3 Rd7 44. Bb5 Rb7 45. Ba4 Rc7 46. Rd6+ Ke7
47. Rd3 Bb4 48. Bb5 a6 49. Bc4 Rc6 50. f4 a5 51. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters TB"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2017.02.02"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "David Anton Guijarro"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2 Bf6 9. Rc1 d6 10. d5 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxc3
12. Rxc3 e5 13. e4 a5 14. Nd2 Nd7 15. f4 Qe7 16. Nf3 f6
17. Re1 Nc5 18. Rce3 Bc8 19. Qc2 Bd7 20. b3 Rfb8 21. a3 b5
22. cxb5 Rxb5 23. Nd2 Rb7 24. Rb1 Be8 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4 Nd7
27. Nc4 Nf8 28. Na5 Rba7 29. f5 g6 30. g4 h5 31. Bf3 Qh7
32. Kh1 Qh6 33. Rc3 Nh7 34. fxg6 Bxg6 35. gxh5 Bxh5 36. Qf2
Bxf3+ 37. Rxf3 Kh8 38. Rg1 Ra6 39. Qf1 R6a7 40. Rh3 Qf4
41. Qe2 Rg8 42. Rxh7+ Kxh7 43. Qh5+ Qh6 44. Qxh6+ Kxh6
45. Rxg8 Ra6 46. Kg2 Rb6 47. Nc6 Ra6 48. Ne7 Ra4 49. Nf5+ Kh5
50. h4 Rxb4 51. Kh3 Rc4 52. Rh8+ Kg6 53. h5+ Kg5 54. Ng3 Rc3
55. Rg8+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.18"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d4 cxd4
7. Qxd4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Rd1 d6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Ba3 Nc5
12. b4 Ncd7 13. Rac1 a6 14. Nd2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qc7 16. Nde4
Rfc8 17. Nxd6 Bxd6 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Rxc4 20. Na4 Rxc1
21. Bxc1 b5 22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. bxc5 Kf8 24. f3 Ke8 25. Bb2 Rc8
26. Rxa6 Rxc5 27. Kf2 Rc2 28. Be5 Rc5 29. Ra8+ Kd7 30. Ra7+
Ke8 31. Ra8+ Kd7 32. Ra7+ Ke8 33. Bd6 Rc6 34. Ra8+ Kd7 35. Bf8
g6 36. Rb8 Ra6 37. a3 Kc6 38. Bb4 Nd5 39. Rc8+ Kb6 40. Rh8 h5
41. Rf8 Ra7 42. h4 Kc6 43. e4 Nxb4 44. axb4 Kd6 45. Rb8 Ra2+
46. Kg1 Ra1+ 47. Kg2 Ra2+ 48. Kh3 Rf2 49. f4 Re2 50. Rxb5 Ke7
51. e5 Kf8 52. Rb8+ Kg7 53. b5 Rb2 54. Rb7 Kg8 55. Rb6 Kh7
56. Rb8 Kg7 57. b6 Kh7 58. Rb7 Kg7 59. Rb8 Kh7 60. Rf8 Kg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.19"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jon Ludvig Hammer"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. Ne1 Bxg2 10. Nxg2 Re8 11. b3 c5
12. Bb2 Bf6 13. Rb1 d6 14. dxc5 dxc5 15. Qxd8 Bxd8 16. Rfd1
Bc7 17. Ne3 Nc6 18. Rd7 Rac8 19. Rbd1 Nb8 20. R7d2 Red8 21. f4
Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.20"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Richard Rapport"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. cxd5 Bxf3 5. gxf3 Qxd5 6. e3
e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qd7 10. Rb1 O-O-O 11. Bg2
Nge7 12. Qb3 b6 13. Qxf7 Rhf8 14. Qc4 Kb8 15. O-O g5 16. Rb5
Rf6 17. e4 h6 18. dxe5 Na5 19. Qe2 Rc6 20. Be3 Ng6 21. Rd5 Qe7
22. Rfd1 Rf8 23. Qb5 Qe6 24. Rd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kb7 26. Qd5
Nc4 27. Qxe6 Rxe6 28. Bh3 Rxe5 29. Bc8+ Kc6 30. Bd7+ Kb7
31. Bc8+ Kc6 32. Bd7+ Kb7 33. Bd4 Ra5 34. Bc8+ Kc6 35. Bd7+
Kb7 36. Bc8+ Kc6 37. Be6 Kb5 38. Bd7+ c6 39. Be8 Nf4 40. h4
Nd2 41. Kh2 gxh4 42. Be3 Nxf3+ 43. Kh1 Nh3 44. Bh5 Nxf2+
45. Bxf2 Rxa2 46. Bxf3 Rxf2 47. Rd3 Kc4 48. Re3 Rd2 49. e5 Rd7
50. e6 Re7 51. Bxc6 a5 52. Re4+ Kxc3 53. Bb5 a4 54. Bxa4 Kd3
55. Re1 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.21"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Re1 e6
7. c3 b5 8. Bc2 c4 9. a4 Bb7 10. d4 cxd3 11. Bxd3 bxa4
12. Qxa4 Be7 13. h3 O-O 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Nbd2 Rfb8 16. Qa5 Bd8
17. Qxc7 Bxc7 18. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.22"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6
12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 a6 15. Rc1 d4 16. e4 f6 17. g4
Bg6 18. Re1 Rc8 19. b5 axb5 20. Qb3+ Kh8 21. Qxb5 Ra8 22. a4
Be8 23. Qb3 Bf7 24. Qa3 Ba5 25. Bd2 Bxd2 26. Nxd2 Qa5 27. Nf3
Qxa4 28. Qxa4 Rxa4 29. Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.24"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. Nf5 Bxf5
12. exf5 Nbc6 13. Nd5 e6 14. fxe6 fxe6 15. Ne3 Qa5+ 16. c3
Nf3+ 17. Qxf3 Bxc3+ 18. Kd1 Qa4+ 19. Nc2 Bxb2 20. Rc1 Rc8
21. Bd3 Rf8 22. Qh5+ Ke7 23. Qxh6 Bxc1 24. Re1 Ne5 25. Rxe5
dxe5 26. Kxc1 Qa3+ 27. Kd2 Rxc2+ 28. Bxc2 Qb4+ 29. Ke2 Qb5+
30. Ke1 Qb4+ 31. Kf1 Qc4+ 32. Kg1 Qxc2 33. Qxg5+ Kf7 34. Qxe5
Qd1+ 35. Kh2 Qd5 36. Qc7+ Kg8 37. Be5 Rf7 38. Qc3 Kf8 39. Qc8+
Ke7 40. f4 Qc6 41. Qg8 Qe8 42. Qg3 Kd8 43. h4 Rh7 44. Qg5+ Kd7
45. g4 Qc8 46. Qg6 Rxh4+ 47. Kg3 Rh1 48. f5 Rg1+ 49. Kh2 Qc2+
50. Kxg1 Qc5+ 51. Kg2 Qxe5 52. Qf7+ Kd6 53. Qf8+ Kd5 54. f6
Qe4+ 55. Kh2 Qxg4 56. Qg7 Qf4+ 57. Kh3 Qf5+ 58. Kh4 Kd6
59. Qg3+ Kd7 60. Qg7+ Kd6 61. Qg3+ Kd7 62. Qg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.25"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 Re8 11. Nd2 e5
12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qb1 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Ne4 16. Ncxe4
dxe4 17. Qxe4 Qb6 18. Rb1 h6 19. Bh4 g5 20. b4 Bf8 21. Bg3
Rad8 22. exd4 exd4 23. Be5 Bg7 24. O-O Rxe5 25. Qd3 Qg6
26. Rb3 g4 27. c5 b6 28. cxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.26"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 b6
12. g4 Bb7 13. g5 Nh5 14. Bd6 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd6 16. O-O Rfc8
17. Be2 g6 18. Nxe6 Bxa3 19. bxa3 Rxc3 20. Nd8 Be4 21. Rd4 Rc5
22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Rxe4 Rxg5+ 24. Kh1 Rc8 25. h4 Rgc5 26. Bxh5
Rxh5 27. Rd1 Rc7 28. Kg2 Rhc5 29. Kg3 Rb7 30. Rd8 b5 31. Rf4+
Kg7 32. Rfd4 Rcc7 33. R8d5 Rf7 34. h5 a5 35. a4 Rf5 36. Rxf5
gxf5 37. axb5 Rxb5 38. Rd7+ Kh6 39. Kh4 Rb2 40. Rd6+ Kg7
41. f4 h6 42. Rd5 Kf6 43. Rxa5 Rg2 44. Kh3 Rg1 45. Kh2 Rg4
46. Rb5 Rh4+ 47. Kg2 Rg4+ 48. Kf3 Rh4 49. e4 fxe4+ 50. Kxe4
Rh1 51. Kf3 Rf1+ 52. Kg3 Rg1+ 53. Kf2 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Sharjah"]
[Site "Sharjah UAE"]
[Date "2017.02.27"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Michael Adams"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. d3 Be7
7. cxd5 Bxf3 8. Bxf3 cxd5 9. b3 Nc6 10. Bb2 O-O 11. e3 Rc8
12. a3 Ne8 13. d4 Nd6 14. Qd3 Na5 15. Nd2 f5 16. Rfc1 Qb6
17. Bd1 Ne4 18. Nf3 Bf6 19. a4 Rc6 20. Rxc6 Nxc6 21. Qb5 Qc7
22. Rc1 a6 23. Qe2 Qb6 24. Ne1 Nb4 25. f3 Nd6 26. Ba3 Be7
27. Qd2 Nc8 28. Be2 Na7 29. Nc2 Rc8 30. Kf2 a5 31. Ne1 Nd3+
32. Nxd3 Bxa3 33. Rxc8+ Nxc8 34. Qc2 Ne7 35. Nf4 Kf7 36. Bb5
Bd6 37. Nd3 Qd8 38. Ke2 b6 39. h3 Qc8 40. Qxc8 Nxc8 41. g4 g6
42. Ba6 Ne7 43. Bb7 Kf6 44. e4 fxe4 45. fxe4 dxe4 46. Nf2 Nd5
47. Nxe4+ Ke7 48. Bxd5 exd5 49. Nxd6 Kxd6 50. h4 h6 51. Ke3 g5
52. h5 Kc6 53. Kd3 Kd6 54. Kc3 Kc6 55. b4 Kd6 56. b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO Chess League (Knock-Out)"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.08"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Federico Perez Ponsa"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+
7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Qa4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. f3 Nbd7 11. e4 a6
12. a4 a5 13. Qb3 Nb6 14. Ne2 Qd7 15. c4 Nxa4 16. d5 exd5
17. exd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Bb5 19. Nd4 Rfe8+ 20. Kf2 Nc5 21. Qxb5
Qxb5 22. Nxb5 Nd3+ 23. Kg1 Re1+ 24. Bf1 Rae8 25. Kg2 Nxc1
26. Nxc7 Nb3 27. Ra3 R8e3 28. Bc4 Nd2 29. Rxe1 Rxe1 30. Rxa5
g6 31. d6 Nxc4 32. d7 Re2+ 33. Kg1 Rd2 34. Ra8+ Kg7 35. d8=Q
Rxd8 36. Rxd8 Ne5 37. Kg2 1-0

[Event "PRO Chess League (Knock-Out)"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.08"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alan Pichot"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Nf3 b6
7. O-O Bb7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. a3 Bd6 10. b4 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Re8
12. e3 Ne4 13. Qb3 Ndf6 14. Rac1 a5 15. b5 a4 16. Qd3 Ra5
17. Bc3 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Ne4 19. Rc2 Qd7 20. Rb1 Qe7 21. Rbc1
Bxa3 22. Rxc7 Bxc1 23. Rxe7 Rxe7 24. Qc2 Nxd2 25. Nxd2 Bxd2
26. Bxd5 Bb4 27. Ba2 Bd6 28. Kf1 g6 29. d5 a3 30. Qc4 Rc7
31. Qh4 Rc1+ 32. Kg2 Rxb5 33. e4 Rb2 34. Qf6 Bc5 35. d6 Rxf2+
36. Qxf2 0-1

[Event "PRO Chess League (Knock-Out)"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.03.08"]
[EventDate "2017.03.01"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sandro Mareco"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 c5 4. e3 dxe3 5. fxe3 cxb4 6. d4 Nf6
7. Bd3 g6 8. a3 bxa3 9. O-O Bg7 10. Bxa3 O-O 11. Nc3 Nc6
12. h3 b6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Rfd1 Na5 16. Bb4 Nc6
17. Ba3 Bh6 18. Rc2 Re8 19. c5 e5 20. d5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Qxd5
22. Bxg6 Qb3 23. Rd3 Qa4 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Ng5+ Kg8 26. Qh5
Re7 27. Rf2 Bxg5 28. Qxg5+ Rg7 29. Qf5 Ne7 30. Qxc8+ 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.03.29"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ray Robson"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d4 Nd7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. f4
Bd4+ 12. Kh1 f5 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. Nf3 Bc5 16. Re1
Rae8 17. exf5 Bd5 18. Ne5 Rxf5 19. c4 Be6 20. Bd2 Bd6 21. Rf1
Ref8 22. b3 Bxe5 23. fxe5 Qc5 24. Bc3 b5 25. Rxf5 Rxf5 26. Rd1
Qf2 27. Qd3 bxc4 28. bxc4 h6 29. Bd4 Qxa2 30. Ra1 Qxc4
31. Qxc4 Bxc4 32. Bxa7 Rxe5 33. Kg1 Bd5 34. Rc1 Re2 35. Bf2
Kf7 36. h3 Ra2 37. Rc3 g5 38. Rc1 h5 39. Rc3 Kg6 40. Rc1 Kf5
41. Rc3 g4 42. hxg4+ hxg4 43. Bg3 Rxg2+ 44. Kf1 Rxg3 45. Rxg3
c5 46. Kf2 Kf4 47. Rd3 c6 48. Ra3 c4 49. Rc3 Be6 50. Ra3 Bf5
51. Rg3 Bd3 52. Re3 Be4 53. Ra3 Bd3 54. Ra5 g3+ 55. Kg1 Be4
56. Ra3 Bd5 57. Kf1 g2+ 58. Kf2 Ke5 59. Rg3 Kd4 60. Ke2 c3
61. Kd1 Be4 62. Ke2 c2 63. Kd2 Ke5 64. Rg4 Kf5 65. Rg8 Kf4 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.03.30"]
[EventDate "2017.03.28"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.O-O Bg7 6.Re1 Nh6
7.c3 O-O 8.h3 f5 9.e5 Nf7 10.d3 Ba6 11.c4 d6 12.e6 Ne5 13.Nc3
Nxf3+ 14.Qxf3 Rb8 15.Re2 Bc8 16.Bf4 Rxb2 17.Rxb2 Bxc3 18.Rab1
Bxb2 19.Rxb2 Qc7 20.Bg5 Bxe6 21.Re2 Qd7 22.Qe3 Bf7 23.Qxe7
Qxe7 24.Rxe7 Ra8 25.Rc7 d5 26.Rxc6 dxc4 27.dxc4 Bxc4 28.a3 Bf7
29.Rxc5 Kg7 30.Rc7 a6 31.h4 Re8 32.Ra7 Re6 33.f3 h6 34.Bd2 Rc6
35.Kh2 g5 36.hxg5 hxg5 37.Bxg5 Kg6 38.Be3 Bc4 39.a4 Kf6 40.Rb7
Bd3 41.Rd7 Bc4 42.Kg3 Ke6 43.Rd4 a5 44.Bd2 Bb3 45.Bxa5 Rc4
46.Rd8 Rxa4 47.Bc7 Ra2 48.Rd6+ Ke7 49.Rb6 Bc4 50.Be5 Rc2
51.Rb1 Ke6 52.Bb8 Kf6 53.Re1 Kf7 54.Rg1 Kg6 55.Kf4 Ba2 56.Ba7
Rb2 57.Bd4 Rb1 58.Rxb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.03.31"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jeffery Xiong"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6
7. b4 Bb6 8. a4 a5 9. b5 Ne7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Re1 Ng6 12. Bb3
Re8 13. Nc4 Bc5 14. h3 c6 15. Bd2 Be6 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. d4 Ba7
18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Ba2 Qc7 20. Qc2 Red8 21. Be3 Bxe3 22. Nxe3
Bxa2 23. Rxa2 Nd7 24. Nd2 Nc5 25. Nb3 Nxb3 26. Qxb3 Nf4
27. Raa1 Rab8 28. Qc2 Qd6 29. Red1 Qc5 30. Kh2 Ne6 31. h4
1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2017"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2017.03.31"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jeffery Xiong"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6 7. b4 Bb6 8. a4 a5 9. b5 Ne7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Re1 Ng6 12. Bb3 Re8 13. Nc4 Bc5 14. h3 c6 15. Bd2 Be6 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. d4 Ba7 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Ba2 Qc7 20. Qc2 Red8 21. Be3 Bxe3 22. Nxe3 Bxa2 23. Rxa2 Nd7 24. Nd2 Nc5 25. Nb3 Nxb3 26. Qxb3 Nf4 27. Raa1 Rab8 28. Qc2 Qd6 29. Red1 Qc5 30. Kh2 Ne6 31. h4 1/2-1/2


[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.04.01"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Gata Kamsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 cxd4
7. exd4 Nh5 8. Be3 Bd6 9. Ne5 g6 10. g4 Ng7 11. h4 Nxe5
12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Nf3 Bf6 14. h5 O-O 15. Qd2 d4 16. cxd4 b6
17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Ne5 Bb7 19. Rh3 Rc8 20. Be2 Bg2 21. Rg3 Bd5
22. Rh3 Bg2 23. Rg3 Be4 24. Rc1 Qd6 25. a3 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 Bxe5
27. dxe5 Qxe5 28. Qd2 Bd5 29. Bd4 Qe4 30. f3 Qf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.04.02"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniel Naroditsky"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 f5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. a3 g6 6. e3 e4
7. d3 exd3 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. Qxd3 d6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Qe7
12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Rb1 Ne5 14. Qc2 c6 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Bd2 Qe7
17. Bb4 c5 18. Bc3 f4 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. exf4 Bf5 21. Be4 exf4
22. Re1 Qc7 23. Bxg7 Qxg7 24. gxf4 Rad8 25. Rbd1 Bxe4 26. Rxe4
Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 Qxb2 28. Qd5+ Rf7 29. Kg2 b6 30. Re7 Qf6
31. Rxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.04.04"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Shabalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Nf6
7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. Ncd5 Bg5
12. c3 Na5 13. a3 Nxc4 14. dxc4 g6 15. Qe2 Bh6 16. Bd2 Bg7
17. Rad1 Rc8 18. Be1 Kh8 19. Bg3 Qe8 20. Bh4 f6 21. Rd3 Bg8
22. Rfd1 Rc6 23. b4 cxb4 24. axb4 a6 25. R3d2 Rc8 26. Bf2 Bh6
27. Rb2 f5 28. c5 fxe4 29. fxe4 dxc5 30. Nc4 Rc6 31. bxc5 Nxc5
32. Na5 Na4 33. Nxc6 Nxb2 34. Qxb2 bxc6 35. Nb6 Qe6 36. h3 Bg5
37. c4 h5 38. c5 Rd8 39. Rxd8 Bxd8 40. Qa1 Bg5 41. Qxa6 Qb3
42. Qa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.04.05"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Samuel Shankland"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5
7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 Nb4
12. a5 Bd7 13. Ne5 Be8 14. Bg5 Nfd5 15. Bd2 a6 16. Nxd5 Nxd5
17. Bd3 Bg5 18. Ra3 Bxd2 19. Qxd2 f6 20. Nf3 Rc8 21. Be4 Bc6
22. Ne1 Ne7 23. Bb1 Qd6 24. Nc2 Rfd8 25. Ne3 Nd5 26. Ba2 Nxe3
27. fxe3 Bd5 28. Bxd5 Qxd5 29. Rc3 Rxc3 30. Qxc3 e5 31. b4 h5
32. h3 h4 33. Qc2 Qe6 34. Qc7 Qd7 35. Qc2 Qe6 36. Qc7 Qd7
37. Qc4+ Qd5 38. Rc1 exd4 39. exd4 Kf8 40. Qc5+ Qxc5 41. dxc5
Rd4 42. c6 bxc6 43. Rxc6 Rxb4 44. Rxa6 Kf7 45. Rb6 Ra4 46. a6
Kg6 47. Kf2 Ra3 48. Ke2 Rg3 49. Kf2 Ra3 50. Ke2 Rg3 51. Kf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.04.06"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 Ne4 9. Bf4 c6 10. Nc3 g5 11. Bc1 f5 12. b3
b6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Rad1 Qe8 15. Nd2 Nd6 16. Ba3 Rc8 17. Rfe1
Nf7 18. Qb2 Nf6 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. b4 Rfd8 21. e3 g4 22. cxd5
cxd5 23. b5 Rc7 24. Rc1 Rdc8 25. Ne2 Nd6 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Rc1
Rxc1+ 28. Nxc1 Nfe4 29. Bxe4 dxe4 30. Ne2 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.04.07"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Onischuk"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. h3 g6
12. Nf3 Be6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Nd2 Ng7 15. g4 Kb8 16. Nb3 h5
17. f3 Bc8 18. Qf2 hxg4 19. hxg4 Ne6 20. f4 Nc7 21. f5 Qg5
22. Rhg1 Rh3 23. e4 Rdh8 24. e5 Rh2 25. Qe1 Nc4 26. Bxc4 dxc4
27. Nd2 Qf4 28. e6 gxf5 29. exf7 Be6 30. Rf1 Qxg4 31. Nf3 Rg2
32. d5 cxd5 33. Nxd5 Qg7 34. Nc3 Qxf7 35. Qe5 Re8 36. Qd6 Qf8
37. Nb5 Qxd6 38. Nxd6 Rh8 39. Rh1 Rxh1 40. Rxh1 Rg8 41. Nd4 f4
42. Rh6 Bc8 43. Nxc4 Nd5 44. Kc2 Rd8 45. Rd6 Rxd6 46. Nxd6 Bh3
47. a3 Kc7 48. Ne4 a5 49. Nd2 b6 50. Kd3 Bg2 51. Nc2 Ne7
52. b4 a4 53. Nd4 Kd7 54. Ke2 Bd5 55. Nb5 Kc6 56. Nc3 b5
57. Kd3 Nf5 58. Nd1 Kd6 59. Nc3 Bc6 60. Nce4+ Ke7 61. Ng5 Kf6
62. Nge4+ Ke7 63. Ng5 Bg2 64. Nge4 Ke6 65. Nf2 Kd5 66. Nd1 Nd6
67. Nf2 Nc4 68. Nxc4 Bf1+ 69. Kc3 Bxc4 70. Nh3 Ke4 71. Kd2 Be6
72. Ng5+ Kd5 73. Nf3 Bg4 74. Nh4 Ke4 75. Ke1 Ke3 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.04.08"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Yaroslav Zherebukh"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3
Nf6 7. Nf4 Nbd7 8. Bc4 Qc7 9. O-O e6 10. c3 Bd6 11. Qf3 c5
12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bb3 O-O-O 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Bf4 e5 16. Be3
e4 17. Qe2 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Rxh2 19. Rfd1 Rdh8 20. Qxa7 e3
21. Qxe3 Ng4 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.04.09"]
[EventDate "2017.03.29"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Bxf3
Nbd7 7. d4 e6 8. Nd2 Be7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Nf6
12. Bg2 Qb6 13. c3 O-O 14. Qe2 Rfe8 15. Kh2 Rad8 16. b4 a5
17. bxa5 Qxa5 18. Bd2 Qa4 19. Rfb1 Rd7 20. Rb3 Rc8 21. Be1 b5
22. Rc1 c5 23. d5 exd5 24. Rxb5 c4 25. Rcb1 Bd6 26. Qd1 Qxd1
27. Rxd1 Be7 28. a4 Ra8 29. a5 Bd8 30. Ra1 Rda7 31. Bxd5 Nxd5
32. Rxd5 Bxa5 33. Bd2 h6 34. Be3 Ra6 35. Ra3 Bc7 36. Rxa6 Rxa6
37. Rc5 Bd6 38. Rc8+ Kh7 39. Rxc4 Be5 40. Rc8 Ra3 41. c4 Kg6
42. Kg2 h5 43. Re8 f6 44. Re7 Rc3 45. c5 Kh7 46. Kf1 Rc4
47. Ke2 Kg6 48. Kd3 Rc3+ 49. Ke4 h4 50. g4 Bh2 51. f4 Rc2
52. Kd3 Ra2 53. c6 Ra6 54. c7 Rc6 55. Kd4 f5 56. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2017.04.12"]
[EventDate "2017.04.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2811"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 Bb4 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Nxc5 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Be2 Nce4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 dxc4
12. Bxc4 b6 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Qe2
Rfd8 17. f3 Bd5 18. Ba6 Qc5 19. Kh1 h6 20. e4 Bc6 21. Be3 Qa5
22. Bc4 Ba4 23. Rc1 Rac8 24. Bb3 Nd7 25. f4 Nc5 26. Bxa4 Qxa4
27. Bd4 e5 28. Bxe5 Qxe4 29. Qg4 Qg6 30. Qxg6 fxg6 31. Bd4 Ne6
32. Be5 Rd2 33. a4 Rc4 34. Ra1 Re4 35. a5 g5 36. axb6 axb6
37. f5 Rxe5 38. fxe6 Rxe6 39. Rab1 Rc2 40. Rfc1 Rce2 41. h3
Kh7 42. c4 Rc6 43. Rb4 Rf6 44. Rb5 g4 45. hxg4 Rf4 46. Kh2
Rxg4 47. Rg1 Re6 48. Rc1 Reg6 49. Rc2 Rh4+ 50. Kg1 Rd6 51. c5
Rd1+ 52. Kf2 bxc5 53. Rbxc5 Rf4+ 54. Kg3 Rdd4 55. R5c3 Rh4
56. Kf2 Rdg4 57. Rg3 Rf4+ 58. Kg1 Rf7 59. Rf2 Re7 60. Rh3 Ra4
61. Kh2 Ra6 62. Rg3 g5 63. Rb3 Kg6 64. Rfb2 Ree6 65. g4 h5
66. gxh5+ Kxh5 67. Rh3+ Kg6 68. Rh8 Ra4 69. Rg2 Re5 70. Rg8+
Kf6 71. Rf2+ Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2017.04.12"]
[EventDate "2017.04.12"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Yannick Pelletier"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. Be2 Nb4 11. Qb3 dxc4
12. Bxc4 Nbd5 13. Be5 Qb4 14. O-O Qxb3 15. Bxb3 Nxc3 16. Bxc3
b6 17. Ne5 Ne4 18. Bd4 Ba6 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. Bc4 Bxc4 21. Nxc4
Rfc8 22. Rd4 Kf8 23. Rfd1 Rc7 24. b3 f6 25. f3 Ke7 26. Kf2 Nd7
27. g4 b5 28. Nd6 a6 29. h4 Nb6 30. Ne4 Nd5 31. R1d2 a5
32. Ng3 b4 33. Nf5+ Kf8 34. Nd6 a4 35. e4 axb3 36. axb3 Nf4
37. Rxb4 Rd8 38. e5 fxe5 39. Rc4 Rcd7 40. Rc6 Ke7 0-1

[Event "Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2017.04.12"]
[EventDate "2017.04.12"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 Ne7
7. Nc3 O-O 8. d5 exd5 9. cxd5 d6 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. O-O Nd7
12. Qa4 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nc5 14. Qd1 Rc8 15. Re1 Nf5 16. Bg4 Qf6
17. h4 Rfe8 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Bg5 Qd4 20. Bxf5 Qxd1+ 21. Rxd1
Bxc3 22. Bxg6 Bxb2 23. Bf5 Kg7 24. Kf1 h6 25. Be3 b6 26. Rb1
Bf6 27. Rb4 h5 28. Bf4 Be5 29. Bd2 Bf6 30. Bh3 Re4 31. Bg2
Rxb4 32. Bxb4 a5 33. Bd2 Bd4 34. Bf4 Nb7 35. Bh3 Be5 36. Be3
Nc5 37. g4 hxg4 38. Bxg4 b5 39. h5 b4 40. h6+ Kh8 41. Bf5 b3
42. axb3 Nxb3 43. Bc2 a4 44. Ke1 Nc5 45. Bc1 Nb3 46. Ba3 Nd4
47. Bxa4 f5 48. Bc1 Kh7 49. Bd1 f4 50. Kd2 Kxh6 51. Kd3 Nf5
52. Ke4 Kg5 53. Bd2 Ne7 54. Ba5 Ng8 55. Bd8+ Nf6+ 56. Kd3 Kf5
57. Bf3 Kg6 58. Kc4 Nh7 59. Be4+ Kh6 60. Kb5 Ng5 61. Bf5 Nf3
62. Be4 Nd2 63. Bd3 Bd4 64. Bc7 Bxf2 65. Bxd6 Be3 66. Bf8+ Kh5
67. d6 f3 68. Be7 Bf4 69. d7 Bc7 70. Kc6 Ba5 71. Bb4 1-0

[Event "Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2017.04.12"]
[EventDate "2017.04.12"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Grigoriy Oparin"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nc6 6. Bb5
Qa5+ 7. Nc3 Qxb5 8. Nxb5 Nxd4 9. Nfxd4 Nxe4 10. Nc7+ Kd8
11. Nxa8 Nxg5 12. Nb5 a6 13. Na7 Bd7 14. b4 d5 15. b5 axb5
16. Rb1 e6 17. Nxb5 Bc5 18. Nc3 Ke7 19. Nb6 Bc6 20. Nba4 Bd6
21. Nb5 Ra8 22. Nac3 Bc5 23. O-O Ne4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. a3 Ra5
26. c4 Ra4 27. Rb3 Rxc4 28. Nc3 e3 29. fxe3 Bxe3+ 30. Kh1 Rg4
31. Rb2 Bd4 32. Rc1 h5 33. Rbc2 h4 34. h3 Rg3 35. Kh2 Bxc3
36. Rxc3 Rxg2+ 37. Kh1 Rd2+ 38. Kg1 g5 39. R1c2 Rxc2 40. Rxc2
f5 41. a4 Bxa4 42. Rc7+ Kf6 43. Rxb7 Bc6 44. Rh7 Kg6 45. Re7
Bd5 46. Re8 g4 47. Rg8+ Kh5 48. hxg4+ fxg4 49. Kh2 Be4
50. Rh8+ Kg5 51. Rg8+ Kf4 52. Rh8 g3+ 53. Kg1 Kg4 54. Rg8+ Kh3
55. Rg5 Bf5 56. Rg8 Bg4 57. Rg5 g2 58. Re5 Kg3 59. Rxe6 h3
60. Rh6 h2+ 61. Rxh2 Bh3 62. Rxg2+ Bxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2017.04.12"]
[EventDate "2017.04.12"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Nge2 O-O 8. Ng3 Bg6 9. h4 h6 10. h5 Bh7 11. Bd3 c6
12. Bxh7+ Nxh7 13. Nf5 Nd7 14. g4 Re8 15. Qc2 b5 16. Ne2 Rc8
17. Bd6 Bf8 18. Bxf8 Ndxf8 19. f3 a5 20. O-O-O Ne6 21. Kb1
Nhg5 22. Rhf1 b4 23. Nc1 c5 24. dxc5 Nxc5 25. Qd2 Qc7 26. Qxd5
Rcd8 27. Qc4 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Nxf3 29. Nb3 Ne6 30. Qxc7 Nxc7
31. Nxa5 g6 32. Nd4 Rxe3 33. hxg6 fxg6 34. Nc4 Re1 35. Rxe1
Nxe1 36. Kc1 h5 37. gxh5 gxh5 38. Kd2 Ng2 39. Ke2 Nf4+ 40. Kf3
Nd3 41. Kg3 Nc1 42. Kh4 Nxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2017.04.12"]
[EventDate "2017.04.12"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. c4 e5 3. Nc3 f5 4. g3 Nf6 5. d3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7
7. O-O Nc6 8. Rb1 a5 9. a3 O-O 10. b4 axb4 11. axb4 h6 12. b5
Ne7 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Nd2 c6 15. Ba3 Rf7 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. Qb4
d5 18. Qd6 Qxd6 19. Bxd6 e4 20. cxd5 Nfxd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5
22. dxe4 Nc3 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Rbe1 Ra2 25. Bf4 Rd7 26. e4 Be6
27. Nf3 Ne2+ 28. Kh1 Nxf4 29. gxf4 Bc4 30. Bh3 Rf7 31. f5 Bxf1
32. Bxf1 Rxf2 33. Bc4 gxf5 34. Nh4 fxe4 35. Rxe4 Kh7 36. Bxf7
Rxf7 37. Rc4 Rf6 38. Kg2 Bf8 39. Nf3 c5 40. Ne5 Bd6 41. Nd3
Rf5 42. Nf2 Kg6 43. Ne4 Be7 44. Rc3 Kf7 45. Rf3 Ke6 46. Rxf5
Kxf5 47. Nxc5 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge (Opening Blitz)"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2017.04.12"]
[EventDate "2017.04.12"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Bd6 11. Bd3 Re8
12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. Nbd2 Bd7 14. Nf1 Nce7 15. h3 f6 16. Ne3
Nxe3 17. Bxe3 Bf5 18. Bf1 c6 19. Qb3 Qd7 20. Re1 Be4 21. Nd2
Bg6 22. Nf3 Re8 23. Nh4 Bh5 24. g4 Bf7 25. Bd3 h5 26. Qd1 Bc7
27. Qf3 Be6 28. Nf5 Nxf5 29. gxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2017.04.13"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yannick Pelletier"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. d3 Nbd7
7. Qe1 e5 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nh4 Re8
12. Nc4 Bf8 13. a4 Qc7 14. Bd2 Nc5 15. Ba5 b6 16. Bc3 Nfd7
17. f4 f6 18. fxe5 fxe5 19. Ne3 Ne6 20. Nef5 Rad8 21. Kh1 Nf6
22. Nh6+ gxh6 23. Rxf6 Nd4 24. Rf2 Bg6 25. Qe3 Qg7 26. Raf1
Be7 27. Nxg6 Qxg6 28. Be1 Rf8 29. b4 Rxf2 30. Rxf2 Rf8 31. c3
Rxf2 32. Bxf2 Ne6 33. h4 Nc7 34. Qd3 Qd6 35. Qc4+ Qe6
36. Qxe6+ Nxe6 37. Be3 Bf8 38. Bh3 Kf7 39. Bf1 Nc7 40. Bc4+
Kf6 41. Kg2 Ne8 42. Bg8 Kg7 43. Be6 Nf6 44. Kf3 Kg6 45. Bf5+
Kg7 46. Ke2 h5 47. Kd3 Kf7 48. a5 1-0

[Event "Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2017.04.14"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Grigoriy Oparin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6
7. a4 O-O 8. Re1 Ba7 9. h3 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. d4 Re8 12. Qb3
Qe7 13. Nf1 c6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Ng5 Rf8 16. a5 Nh4 17. g3 Ng6
18. Kg2 Ne8 19. Qc2 Nd6 20. Bb3 Kh8 21. Qe2 h6 22. Qh5 Qe8
23. Be3 f6 24. Nf7+ Nxf7 25. Qxg6 Bxh3+ 26. Kh2 Bxf1 27. Bxa7
Ng5 28. Qxe8 Rfxe8 29. Rxf1 Rxa7 30. Rad1 b6 31. axb6 Rb7
32. Bc2 a5 33. Rd6 Rxb6 34. b3 Ne6 35. Rb1 Nc5 36. b4 axb4
37. Rxb4 Ra6 38. Rc4 Ra2 39. Bd1 Nb7 40. Rdxc6 Rxf2+ 41. Kg1
Rd2 42. Bh5 Ra8 43. Rc8+ Rxc8 44. Rxc8+ Kh7 45. Bg4 Nd6
46. Rc6 Kg6 47. Bf3 Nf7 48. c4 Ng5 49. Bg2 Kh5 50. c5 Kg4
51. Ra6 Rc2 52. c6 Kxg3 53. Ra3+ Kf4 54. Ra6 h5 0-1

[Event "Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2017.04.14"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. e3 e5 6. Nge2 Nge7
7. O-O O-O 8. Nd5 d6 9. Nec3 Bf5 10. d3 Qd7 11. a3 Bh3 12. Rb1
Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Ne7 15. b4 cxb4 16. axb4 Bh6
17. e4 Bxc1 18. Rxc1 Rfc8 19. Qd2 Rc7 20. f4 Rac8 21. fxe5
dxe5 22. Rc2 Qd6 23. Qf2 Nf5 24. exf5 Rxc3 25. Rxc3 Rxc3
26. Qf3 gxf5 27. Qxf5 Qxd5+ 28. Kh3 Rc6 29. g4 Rd6 30. Rf3 Qe6
31. Qg5+ Kf8 32. Re3 Qh6+ 33. Qxh6+ Rxh6+ 34. Kg3 Rb6 35. Re4
f6 36. h4 Rd6 37. Re3 Rd4 38. g5 Kg7 39. b5 Rb4 40. gxf6+ Kxf6
41. Rf3+ Kg7 42. Rf2 Rxb5 43. Ra2 a5 44. Kg4 Kf6 45. Ra3 Kg6
46. h5+ Kf6 47. Ra1 Rb4+ 48. Kg3 a4 49. Rf1+ Kg5 0-1

[Event "Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2017.04.15"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nbd2 c5 5. b3 cxd4 6. exd4 Nc6
7. Bb2 g6 8. Bb5 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Qb6 11. a4 Bd7 12. c4
a6 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. c5 Qc7 15. b4 Ne4 16. Ne5 Nxd2 17. Qxd2
b5 18. cxb6 Qxb6 19. Rec1 Rfc8 20. Rc5 Be8 21. Nd3 Rcb8
22. Bc3 Qd8 23. Ra5 Bf8 24. Nc5 Rb6 25. g3 Bd6 26. h4 Bc7
27. b5 axb5 28. Rxa8 Qxa8 29. axb5 Qc8 30. Ba5 Rxb5 31. Bxc7
Qxc7 32. Qg5 Rb8 33. h5 Qd8 34. Qe5 gxh5 35. Ra7 Rb6 36. Qxh5
Kg7 37. Qg4+ Kf8 38. Qf4 Kg7 39. Qg4+ Kf8 40. Kg2 h6 41. Qf3
Kg7 42. Qa3 Qf6 43. Ra8 Bb5 44. Qa5 Bc6 45. Qxb6 Bxa8 46. Qc7
h5 47. f3 Qf5 48. Nd7 Bb7 49. Qc5 Ba6 50. Kf2 Kh7 51. Ne5 Kg7
52. Nd7 Bc4 53. Qf8+ Kh7 54. Ne5 Qc2+ 55. Kg1 Qd1+ 56. Kh2
Qd2+ 57. Kh3 Bf1+ 58. Kh4 Qh2+ 59. Kg5 Qxg3+ 60. Ng4 hxg4
61. Qxf7+ Kh8 62. Qf8+ Kh7 63. Qf7+ Kh8 64. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2017.04.15"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. Be2 b6 6. O-O Bb7
7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 Nd7 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Bc3 c5
12. Rc1 e6 13. Qa4 a6 14. Qa3 Qb8 15. dxc5 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 bxc5
17. Nd2 a5 18. a4 Qb7 19. e4 Bc6 20. b3 Rfb8 21. Qe3 Qc7
22. Rfd1 Rb4 23. Nc4 Rab8 24. Rc3 Nf6 25. f3 Nd7 26. Qd2 Nb6
27. Qg5 Nxc4 28. Bxc4 e5 29. h4 Kg7 30. h5 h6 31. Qe3 Rd8
32. Rxd8 Qxd8 33. hxg6 fxg6 34. Qxc5 Qb6 35. Bb5 1-0

[Event "Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2017.04.16"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Boris Gelfand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 a6
12. Bd6 Bxd6 13. Rxd6 Rd8 14. Rxd8+ Nxd8 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. Ke2
Kf8 17. Rd1 Ke7 18. Ne5 Nc6 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Ne4 Rc8 21. Rc1
Nd4+ 22. Kd1 Rxc1+ 23. Kxc1 Nc6 24. Kc2 f5 25. Nd2 g5 26. b4
a5 27. bxa5 Nxa5 28. Be2 Nf6 29. Kc3 Nd5+ 30. Kc2 Nf6 31. Kc3
Kd7 32. h3 Kd6 33. Nc4+ Nxc4 34. Kxc4 b6 35. Kb5 Kc7 36. Kc4
h5 37. Bf3 h4 38. Ba8 Nd7 39. f4 g4 40. Kd4 b5 41. hxg4 fxg4
42. Be4 Nf6 43. Bd3 g3 44. Bf1 Ng4 0-1

[Event "Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2017.04.16"]
[EventDate "2017.04.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5
7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. Nge2 Nbc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 Be6
12. Nf4 Nf5 13. Ncxd5 Bxd5 14. Nxd5 Ncxd4 15. Bd2 Re8 16. Kh1
Re6 17. Rc1 Rd6 18. Nc3 Ne2 19. Qxe2 Rxd2 20. Qb5 Nd6 21. Qb3
Qb6 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxb2 24. Qxb6 axb6 25. Rcd1 Rad8
26. Bf3 Ba3 27. Rfe1 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 b5 30. Kg2
Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz"]
[Site "Zurich SUI"]
[Date "2017.04.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Grigoriy Oparin"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. Na3 a6 5. c4 b4 6. Nc2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. d4 Be4 9. a3 bxa3 10. b3 O-O 11. Bxa3 d6 12. Ne3 c6 13. Qd2 Nbd7 14. Nd1 Qb6 15. Nc3 Qxb3 16. Ne5 dxe5 17. Bxe7 exd4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Rfe8 20. Bxc6 Ra7 21. Qxd4 1-0


[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b6 11. O-O Qxd1
12. Rfxd1 Bb7 13. Nb5 Rad8 14. Bc7 Rxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Rc8 16. Bf4
Nh5 17. Bd6 a6 18. Nc3 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Nf6 20. Be2 b5 21. Nd4
Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Nd5 23. Bf3 Kf8 24. Kf1 Ke7 25. Ke1 Rc5 26. Kd2
a5 27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Rc4 30. Rxc4 Bxc4 31. f4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Bxf3 e5
7. d4 e4 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. c4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. Qb3 Nb6 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Rac1 Rc4 15. Rfd1 Rb4 16. Qc2 Rc4
17. Qb1 Qd7 18. b3 Rc6 19. Qb2 Rfc8 20. Nb1 h6 21. Rxc6 Rxc6
22. Rc1 Bd6 23. Bd2 Qc8 24. Rxc6 Qxc6 25. Qc1 Qxc1+ 26. Bxc1
Ne8 27. g4 Nc7 28. f3 Ne6 29. fxe4 Nxd4 30. Kf1 dxe4 31. Bxe4
Nc6 32. Be3 Kf8 33. Nc3 Nc8 34. Nb5 Bb8 35. Bc5+ Ke8 36. Nd4
Nxd4 37. Bxd4 Nd6 38. Bd5 f6 39. a4 b6 40. Kf2 Nc8 41. Kf3 Kd7
42. Be4 Ne7 43. Bd3 Bd6 44. Ke4 Bc5 45. Bc3 a5 46. Bb5+ Kd6
47. Be1 Ke6 48. Bc4+ Kd7 49. h4 Ng6 50. e3 Ne5 51. Be2 Ke6
52. h5 Kd6 53. Kf5 Bxe3 54. Bg3 Kc5 55. Bxe5 fxe5 56. Kxe5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "179"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 a6
12. Be2 b5 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. Nxb5 axb5 15. Rxc5 b4 16. O-O bxa3
17. bxa3 Ne4 18. Rc4 Ba6 19. Rxe4 Bxe2 20. Re1 Bd3 21. Rb4
Nxb4 22. axb4 f6 23. Bd6 Rfd8 24. Bc5 e5 25. Nd2 Ra2 26. Nf1
Bb5 27. e4 Rda8 28. f3 Ra1 29. Bf2 Rxe1 30. Bxe1 Ra1 31. Kf2
Ra2+ 32. Kg1 Re2 33. Bf2 Rb2 34. Be1 Bxf1 35. Kxf1 h5 36. Bc3
Rc2 37. Be1 Kf7 38. Bf2 Rb2 39. Bc5 h4 40. h3 Kg6 41. Kg1 f5
42. exf5+ Kxf5 43. Kh2 Kf4 44. Be7 g5 45. Bd6 Kf5 46. Bc5 Rb1
47. Be7 Rd1 48. Bc5 Kf4 49. Be7 Re1 50. Bc5 Rd1 51. Be7 Kf5
52. Bc5 e4 53. fxe4+ Kxe4 54. Be7 Kf4 55. Bc5 Rd2 56. Bb6 Rd5
57. Bc7+ Kf5 58. Bb6 Rd1 59. Be3 g4 60. hxg4+ Kxg4 61. b5 Rd3
62. Bf2 Rd2 63. Kg1 h3 64. gxh3+ Kf3 65. Bc5 Rd1+ 66. Kh2 Rd5
67. Ba7 Rxb5 68. h4 Rb2+ 69. Kh1 Kg3 70. Bg1 Rb4 71. Bh2+ Kf2
72. Bg1+ Kf3 73. h5 Kg3 74. Bh2+ Kh3 75. h6 Rh4 76. h7 Rxh7
77. Kg1 Rd7 78. Kh1 Rg7 79. Bg1 Rg2 80. Bd4 Kg3 81. Be5+ Kf3
82. Bh2 Kf2 83. Be5 Rg4 84. Bh2 Kf3 85. Bg1 Rg8 86. Bh2 Kf2
87. Be5 Rg5 88. Bd4+ Kf3 89. Bg1 Rc5 90. Bxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O e6 5. h3 Bh5 6. d3 Bd6
7. Qe1 Ne7 8. e4 Nd7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Ne2 e5 11. Nh4 Re8 12. Nc3
Nb6 13. a3 f6 14. Kh1 Bf7 15. f4 exf4 16. gxf4 dxe4 17. dxe4
Ng6 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Qg3 Kh8 20. b3 Qc7 21. Bb2 Rad8 22. Qf2
Ne7 23. Ng3 Ng6 24. Nf5 Ne7 25. Nxe7 Qxe7 26. Rae1 Qc5 27. e5
Qxf2 28. Rxf2 fxe5 29. fxe5 Bg6 30. Ne4 Be7 31. Ng3 Bh4
32. Kh2 Nd5 33. Ree2 Nc7 34. Rf4 Bg5 35. Rb4 Rb8 36. h4 Be7
37. Ra4 Bc5 38. h5 Bf7 39. h6 Ne6 40. hxg7+ Kxg7 41. Nf5+ Kf8
42. Nd6 Bxd6 43. exd6 Nc5 44. Rxe8+ Rxe8 45. Rxa7 Bd5 46. Bxd5
cxd5 47. Bd4 Re2+ 48. Kh3 Ne6 49. c3 Nxd4 50. cxd4 Ke8
51. Rxb7 Re4 52. a4 Rxd4 53. a5 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "156"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 b6
12. O-O Bb7 13. Nb5 Rad8 14. h3 Nd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Nbd4
Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Rc8 19. Ra4 a5 20. Be5 Rfe8
21. Bc3 Ba6 22. Re1 Bc4 23. f3 d4 24. Bd2 h5 25. Kf2 d3
26. Bc3 Red8 27. Rg1 d2 28. Rxc4 Rxc4 29. Ke2 a4 30. g4 hxg4
31. hxg4 f6 32. Rd1 Kf7 33. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 34. Kxd2 b5 35. Kd3 Ke6
36. e4 g6 37. f4 f5 38. gxf5+ gxf5 39. exf5+ Kxf5 40. Be5 Ke6
41. Kd2 Kd5 42. Kd3 Re4 43. Bb8 Re1 44. Be5 Rh1 45. Bb8 Rh3+
46. Kc2 Kc4 47. Be5 Rh2+ 48. Kd1 Kd3 49. Ke1 Rh1+ 50. Kf2 Rc1
51. Kf3 Rf1+ 52. Kg4 Ke4 53. Kg5 Rf2 54. Kf6 Kd5 55. Ke7 Rh2
56. Bc3 Rf2 57. Be5 Re2 58. Kd7 Re4 59. Kc7 b4 60. axb4 Rxb4
61. Kd7 Rb7+ 62. Kc8 Kc6 63. Kd8 Rh7 64. Ke8 Kd5 65. Kd8 Ra7
66. Ke8 Ke6 67. Kd8 Kd5 68. Ke8 Rh7 69. Kd8 Kc6 70. Ke8 Rd7
71. Kf8 Kd5 72. Ke8 Ke6 73. Kf8 Re7 74. f5+ Kd7 75. Bc3 Re3
76. f6 a3 77. bxa3 Rxc3 78. f7 Rxa3 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6 9. Nd2 Qe8 10. O-O Nd7 11. a3 Nb6 12. b3
Bd7 13. Rb1 c5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Nc7 17. c5
dxc5 18. bxc5 Nc8 19. Be3 Ne6 20. Nb3 Qe7 21. Bc4 Rd8 22. Ra1
Rb8 23. Re1 Nd4 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. Bxd4 Be6 26. Nd5 cxd5
27. exd5 Rb4 28. Rc1 Rxd5 29. Qd2 Rxc4 30. Rxc4 Rd8 31. Rb4
Qxc5 32. Bxc5 Rxd2 33. Rb8 Rc2 34. Rxc8+ Bxc8 35. Re8+ Bf8
36. Rxf8+ Kg7 37. Ba3 Ra2 38. Rxc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Rd1
Be7 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Rd2 Rd8 14. Rad1 Rxd2 15. Rxd2 h4 16. a3
Rh5 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. Ne2 Bd5 19. Nh2 Nh6 20. f4 Nf5 21. Kf2
Rh8 22. Nc3 Rd8 23. Nf3 f6 24. exf6+ gxf6 25. Nd4 Nd6 26. Nf3
Nf5 27. Nd4 Nd6 28. Nf3 Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. d3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c5
7. c3 Nc6 8. h3 Rb8 9. Re1 b5 10. a3 a5 11. d4 Nd7 12. Bg5 b4
13. axb4 axb4 14. Be3 bxc3 15. bxc3 Bb7 16. Nbd2 Qc7 17. Nb3
Ra8 18. Qd2 Nb6 19. Qe2 Nd7 20. Nbd2 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Ra8
22. Rxa8+ Bxa8 23. d5 Nce5 24. Ne1 Nb6 25. Qb5 Ned7 26. c4 Qa7
27. Bf1 Bb7 28. Qb3 Qa5 29. Nc2 Ba6 30. Qa3 Qxa3 31. Nxa3 Bc3
32. f4 Na4 33. Nb5 Ndb6 34. Nxc3 Nxc3 35. e5 Nd1 36. exd6 exd6
37. Bf2 Kf8 38. Ne4 Ke7 39. Nxc5 Bxc4 40. Bxc4 Nxc4 41. Ne4 f5
42. Ng5 h6 43. Ne6 Nde3 44. Nc7 Kd7 45. Ne6 Ke7 46. Nc7 Kd7
47. Ne6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. d3 e6
7. Qe1 Be7 8. e4 O-O 9. Nh4 Ne8 10. f4 Nd7 11. Nf3 Bxf3
12. Bxf3 a5 13. Bg2 Nd6 14. Nd2 a4 15. a3 dxe4 16. dxe4 Nc5
17. e5 Nf5 18. Nf3 Nd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 20. Kh2 Qc4 21. Rf2 Rad8
22. Bf1 Qe4 23. Be3 Rd7 24. Qc3 Qd5 25. Rd2 Qe4 26. Rxd7 Nxd7
27. Rd1 Rd8 28. Bg2 Qg6 29. Rd4 h5 30. Qd2 Bc5 31. Rd3 Bxe3
32. Qxe3 h4 33. g4 Kf8 34. Qa7 Qh6 35. g5 Qh5 36. Qxb7 Ke8
37. Bf3 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Rd1
Be7 12. Ne2 b6 13. Bg5 c5 14. Nf4 Bb7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 c6
17. Rd2 Nd4 18. Bxe7 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Kxe7 20. Rd6 Rhd8 21. Rad1
Rxd6 22. Rxd6 Rd8 23. Rxd8 Kxd8 24. f4 Ke7 25. f5 g6 26. fxg6
fxg6 27. h4 c4 28. c3 Ke6 29. f4 b5 30. Kf2 Kd5 31. Ke2 Ke6
32. Kf3 Kd5 33. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 c5
7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1 Qc7 9. c3 e5 10. a3 d4 11. cxd4 cxd4 12. b4
a6 13. Nb3 b6 14. Bd2 Bd7 15. Rc1 Qd6 16. Qc2 Rac8 17. Qb2 Na7
18. b5 a5 19. a4 Qe7 20. Nxa5 bxa5 21. Bxa5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rb8
23. Bc7 Rb7 24. Bxe5 Nxb5 25. axb5 Rxb5 26. Qxd4 Be6 27. Qa1
h5 28. Nd4 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Nc3 Nh6 6. Re1 O-O
7. h3 d6 8. d3 f5 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. e5 Nf7 11. Bf4 Rb8 12. Qc1
d5 13. Na4 Qa5 14. b3 Nd8 15. c4 Ne6 16. Bd2 Qa6 17. Ng5 Nxg5
18. Bxg5 e6 19. Nxc5 Qa5 20. Be7 Rf7 21. Bd6 Ra8 22. d4 f4
23. f3 Qd8 24. Qa3 h5 25. Qa4 Bd7 26. cxd5 cxd5 27. Nxd7 Rxd7
28. Rac1 g5 29. Rc2 g4 30. fxg4 hxg4 31. hxg4 Qh4 32. Rf1 Rf7
33. Qa6 Qxg4 34. Rc8+ Rxc8 35. Qxc8+ Kh7 36. Qc2+ Rf5 37. Rf3
Kh6 38. Rh3+ Rh5 39. Rxh5+ Qxh5 40. Qd3 Qg5 41. b4 Kh5
42. Qh3+ 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. g3 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d3 d5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. c4 O-O
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nc3 Nb6 9. Be3 Re8 10. Rc1 Bf8 11. Na4 Nd4
12. Nc5 c6 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. Qxb3 Be6 15. Qc2 Nd5 16. Bd2 f6
17. a3 a5 18. e4 Nc7 19. Be3 Nb5 20. Rfd1 a4 21. Rd2 Bb3
22. Qb1 c5 23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. Rxc5 Nd4 25. Nxd4 Qxd4 26. Qc1
Qd7 27. Qc3 Rac8 28. d4 Rxc5 29. dxc5 Qc7 30. Bf1 Kf8 31. Qb4
Kf7 32. Bc4+ Kg6 33. Bxb3 axb3 34. Qxb3 Qxc5 35. Rd7 Re7
36. Rxb7 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "157"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. Nc3
h6 12. b3 b6 13. Bb2 Ne7 14. Rd2 c5 15. Rad1 Bc6 16. Ne2 Kb7
17. Nf4 g5 18. Nh5 Rg8 19. Nh2 Rg6 20. Rd8 Rc8 21. Ng4 Be4
22. R8d2 Re6 23. f3 Bg6 24. Ngf6 Nc6 25. f4 c4 26. g4 Bb4
27. f5 Bxd2 28. Rxd2 Rxe5 29. fxg6 fxg6 30. Bxe5 Nxe5 31. Rd5
Nf3+ 32. Kf2 cxb3 33. axb3 gxh5 34. Kxf3 Rf8 35. Rf5 hxg4+
36. Kxg4 Rd8 37. Rf2 Rd4+ 38. Kf5 a5 39. Ng4 h5 40. Nf6 g4
41. hxg4 hxg4 42. Nxg4 a4 43. bxa4 Rxa4 44. Ne3 Kc6 45. Rf4 b5
46. Ke5 Kc5 47. Rf7 c6 48. Rf3 Rh4 49. Nf5 Rc4 50. Rf2 b4
51. Nd6 Rh4 52. Ne4+ Kc4 53. Rf6 Rh5+ 54. Kf4 c5 55. Rc6 b3
56. cxb3+ Kxb3 57. Nxc5+ Kc4 58. Ne4+ Kd4 59. Ng5 Rh4+ 60. Kf5
Rh1 61. Rd6+ Kc4 62. Rd2 Kc3 63. Ne4+ Kc4 64. Rd8 Rh5+ 65. Kg4
Rh1 66. Kf4 Rh4+ 67. Ke5 Rh5+ 68. Ke6 Rh6+ 69. Nf6 Rh1 70. Ng4
Rh4 71. Ne5+ Kc3 72. Rc8+ Kb3 73. Kd5 Rh5 74. Rc7 Rh1 75. Nf3
Rh5+ 76. Ke4 Rh3 77. Nd4+ Kb4 78. Ne6 Rh4+ 79. Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. b3 c5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7
7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. c4 Bf5 11. Bf3 Rc8
12. Nc3 Qa5 13. Qd2 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Qb6 15. Rac1 h5 16. h3 Qb8
17. Ne2 c5 18. Nf4 Ne4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qc3+
Kg8 22. f3 Bc6 23. e4 Qb4 24. Qe3 Qa3 25. Rc2 a5 26. g4 h4
27. Ng2 a4 28. Nxh4 axb3 29. axb3 Rb8 30. Rc3 Rb4 31. e5 Rdb8
32. exd6 Rxb3 33. Rxb3 Rxb3 34. Qxe7 Rd3 35. Rb1 Rb3 36. Rxb3
Qxb3 37. Qe2 Qc3 38. Qd1 Qf6 39. d7 Bxd7 40. Qxd7 Qxh4
41. Qe8+ Kg7 42. Qe5+ Kg8 43. Kg2 Qd8 44. Qxc5 Qd3 45. h4 Qe2+
46. Kg3 Qe1+ 47. Qf2 Qe5+ 48. Kg2 Kf8 49. Qc2 Ke7 50. Qe4 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6
12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. a5 Rb8 14. Ra4 Rb4 15. Na2 Rxa4 16. Qxa4 Qb8
17. Qxc4 Qb5 18. Qxb5 cxb5 19. Be3 Nd5 20. Rc1 Rc8 21. Rc6 Ra8
22. Bf4 Nxf4 23. gxf4 Bd6 24. e3 Kf8 25. Nc1 Bb4 26. Nb3 Ra7
27. Kg2 Ke7 28. Kf3 Kd7 29. Rc2 c6 30. Ke4 Ra8 31. Rc1 g6
32. Ke5 Be7 33. Nc5+ Kc7 34. b4 Bh4 35. Rc2 Be7 36. Ke4 Bd6
37. Kf3 Bxc5 38. Rxc5 Rd8 39. Kg4 h6 40. h4 f5+ 41. Kf3 Kd6
42. Rc1 h5 43. e4 fxe4+ 44. Kxe4 Rg8 45. Rg1 Rg7 46. Rg5 Rg8
47. Ke3 Rg7 48. Kd3 Rg8 49. Ke4 Rg7 50. Rc5 Rf7 51. Rc3 Rg7
52. Rg3 Rg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.19"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bc4 e6 5. Qe2 Ne7 6. O-O a6
7. Bb3 O-O 8. Re1 Nd7 9. Nbd2 b5 10. Nf1 c5 11. c3 cxd4
12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Be3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. Bg5 Bf6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6
17. Bd3 Bb7 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Ng3 Rc8 20. Rac1 Qa5 21. Rc3 Bc6
22. h4 Rb8 23. Qxc4 Bb5 24. Qc7 Qxa2 25. Qxd6 Qxb2 26. Rec1
Ng4 27. R3c2 Qb3 28. h5 Bd3 29. Rd2 Rbc8 30. Rcd1 Bc2 31. Re1
Qc3 32. Qf4 f5 33. hxg6 hxg6 34. Qg5 Kg7 35. Nh5+ Kf7 36. Nf4
Rg8 37. d5 e5 38. exf5 Bxf5 39. Ne2 Qb4 40. Ng3 Qe7 41. Nxf5
gxf5 42. Qxf5+ Qf6 43. Qd7+ Qe7 44. Nxe5+ Nxe5 45. Qxe7+ Kxe7
46. Rxe5+ Kd7 47. Rh5 Rc1+ 48. Kh2 Rg7 49. d6 a5 50. Rxa5 Rh7+
51. Kg3 Rg7+ 52. Kf3 Rf7+ 53. Kg3 Rg7+ 54. Kf4 Rc4+ 55. Kf3
Rc3+ 56. Kf4 Rc4+ 57. Ke3 Ke6 58. d7 Rxd7 59. Ra6+ Ke7
60. Rxd7+ Kxd7 61. f4 Ke7 62. g4 Rc1 63. g5 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.20"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d3 c6 2. Nd2 d5 3. g3 g6 4. Ngf3 Bg7 5. Bg2 e5 6. O-O Ne7
7. e4 O-O 8. Re1 dxe4 9. dxe4 Qc7 10. b3 h6 11. Ba3 Be6
12. Nc4 Bxc4 13. Qd6 Qxd6 14. Bxd6 Re8 15. bxc4 Nc8 16. Bxb8
Rxb8 17. c5 Bf8 18. Bh3 Bxc5 19. Bxc8 Rbxc8 20. Red1 Rc7
21. a4 a5 22. Kf1 Kg7 23. c3 Kf6 24. Ke2 Ke6 25. Nd2 Rd7
26. Nb3 Rxd1 27. Nxc5+ Kd6 28. Nxb7+ Kc7 29. Rxd1 Kxb7
30. Rd7+ Kb6 31. Rxf7 Kc5 32. Rf6 Rb8 33. Re6 Rb3 34. Rxe5+
Kc4 35. Rxa5 Rxc3 36. Ra8 c5 37. a5 Ra3 38. a6 Kd4 39. a7 Kc3
40. e5 c4 41. e6 Ra6 42. Kf1 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nh6 6. d3 O-O
7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. Nc3 d6 9. h3 e5 10. a3 f5 11. b4 cxb4 12. axb4
Nf7 13. Bd2 d5 14. Qb1 fxe4 15. dxe4 d4 16. Na4 g5 17. Nc5 g4
18. hxg4 Bxg4 19. Nh2 Bc8 20. Qb3 Kh8 21. Ra3 Nd6 22. Rea1 Qf6
23. Qf3 Nc4 24. Qxf6 Bxf6 25. Bh6 Nxa3 26. Bxf8 Nxc2 27. Rc1
Nxb4 28. Nf3 Bg4 29. Bd6 Bxf3 30. gxf3 d3 31. Nd7 Na2 32. Rd1
Rd8 33. Bxe5 Bxe5 34. Nxe5 Kg7 35. Rxd3 Rxd3 36. Nxd3 a5
37. Kf1 a4 38. Ke1 Nc3 39. Kd2 Nb5 40. Nf4 a3 41. Kc2 Nd4+
42. Kb1 Nxf3 43. Ka2 Kf6 44. Kxa3 Ke5 45. Nh5 Kxe4 46. Kb4 Kd4
47. Kb3 c5 48. Kc2 c4 49. Ng3 Nh4 50. Ne2+ Ke4 51. Kc3 Kf3
52. Ng3 Kxf2 53. Nh5 Kf3 54. Kxc4 Nf5 55. Kd5 Ng3 56. Nf6 h6
57. Ke5 h5 58. Nxh5 Nxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.22"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. b3 c6 2. Bb2 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Be7
7. c4 O-O 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Bh5 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. O-O Bg6
12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. f4 c5 14. Nf3 cxd4 15. Bxd4 dxc4 16. bxc4
Bc5 17. Qf2 Bxd4 18. exd4 Nc5 19. Bc2 Nce4 20. Qe2 Nd6 21. Bb3
Nf5 22. Rad1 Qb6 23. c5 Qb4 24. Rd3 a5 25. a3 Qb5 26. Rb1 Qa6
27. Qc2 b6 28. Bc4 Qa8 29. Rxb6 Nd5 30. Bxd5 Qxd5 31. Rd2 Rb8
32. Rxb8 Rxb8 33. h3 Rb3 34. c6 Rb8 35. Qc5 Qe4 36. Rd1 Rc8
37. d5 exd5 38. Rxd5 Qxf4 39. Rd3 Qe4 40. Rc3 Ne7 41. Re3 Qb1+
42. Re1 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.23"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Nd2 Bb7 4. Bd3 d5 5. Ngf3 Nf6 6. exd5
Nxd5 7. O-O Be7 8. Be4 c6 9. c4 Nf6 10. Bc2 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. Qe2 Nbd7 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 Qc7 15. Rad1 Qf4 16. Ne5 Nxe5
17. Bxe5 Qg4 18. Qxg4 Nxg4 19. Bg3 f5 20. h3 f4 21. Bh4 Ne3
22. fxe3 fxe3 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. Kh2 exd2 25. Rxd2 Bc6 26. Bg3
h5 27. Re2 Rd8 28. Bg6 Be8 29. Rxe6 Bxg6 30. Rxg6 Kf7 31. Rg5
Rd1 32. Bb8 h4 33. g4 Rd2+ 34. Kh1 Rxa2 35. Rd5 Ke6 36. Rd3 a5
37. Bf4 Ra3 38. Bg5 a4 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.24"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7
7. O-O e6 8. c4 Qe7 9. Nc3 Re8 10. Nb5 Nf8 11. c5 a6 12. cxd6
cxd6 13. Nc3 b5 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. a4 bxa4 16. Nxa4 N8d7 17. Ba3
Rec8 18. Nc4 Ne8 19. Ncb6 Nxb6 20. Nxb6 Bxg2 21. Nxc8 Qb7
22. Nxd6 Nxd6 23. Bxd6 Rd8 24. Bg3 Bxf1 25. Bxf1 e5 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.25"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c4 Nb6 6. exd6 exd6
7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Bf6 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Re1 Bf5 12. a3
d5 13. c5 Nc8 14. Bf4 N8e7 15. Bf1 Qd7 16. b4 Ng6 17. Rxe8+
Rxe8 18. Bg3 Be4 19. b5 Nce7 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Ne5 Bxe5
22. dxe5 Qxd1 23. Rxd1 Nf5 24. Bh2 h5 25. Rd7 Re7 26. c6 bxc6
27. bxc6 Kf8 28. e6 fxe6 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Bxc7 Nge7 31. Bb5
Nd4 32. Bc4 Nexc6 33. Bd6+ Kf7 34. Bc5 a5 35. a4 Kf6 36. Kf1
g5 37. Bb6 g4 38. hxg4 hxg4 39. g3 Ke5 40. Kg2 Kd6 41. Kf1 Ne5
42. Be2 Nxe2 43. Kxe2 Nc4 44. Bd8 Kd7 45. Bf6 e5 46. Bg5 Ke6
47. Bd8 Nb2 48. Bxa5 Nxa4 49. Bb4 Nb6 50. Bd2 Nd5 51. Bc1 Kf5
52. Bd2 Ne7 53. Kf1 Nc6 54. Ke2 Nd4+ 55. Kf1 Ke6 56. Be3 Kd5
57. Bg5 Kc4 58. Bf6 Kd5 59. Ke1 Nf5 60. Ke2 e3 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.26"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. b3 c5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 g6 5. d4 d5 6. dxc5 Qa5+
7. Nbd2 Qxc5 8. c4 Bg7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. a3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qd6
12. O-O Bf5 13. b4 Rad8 14. Qb3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Rcd1 Qc7
17. Bxf7+ Kh8 18. Bxg7+ Kxg7 19. Ng5 Bf5 20. Be6 h6 21. Bxf5
hxg5 22. Be4 Ne5 23. h3 Rd6 24. Qb2 Rdf6 25. Rd5 Nc4 26. Qc3
Rc8 27. Rc5 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.27"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Grigoriants"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c4 Nb6 6. exd6 exd6
7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O Bg4 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Bh5 11. d5 Nb8
12. Nd4 Bg6 13. N2f3 N8d7 14. b3 Bf6 15. Bb2 Nc5 16. Re1 Re8
17. Bf1 Qd7 18. Qd2 Ne4 19. Qa5 c5 20. dxc6 bxc6 21. Re2 d5
22. c5 Nc8 23. Rae1 Bd8 24. Qa6 Ne7 25. b4 Bc7 26. a3 Bh5
27. Re3 Bf4 28. Rb3 Rac8 29. Bc1 Bb8 30. b5 Nxc5 31. bxc6 Nxc6
32. Nxc6 Nxa6 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.12"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ernesto Inarkiev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6
12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 a6 15. Rb1 d4 16. b5 axb5
17. Rxb5 Bxf3 18. Qb1 Bc7 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. gxf3 Bxf4 21. exf4
Ne7 22. Rh5 Ra5 23. Bf5+ Kg8 24. Bh7+ Kh8 25. Bf5+ Kg8
26. Bh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.13"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6
7. Qc2 b6 8. Ne5 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bc3 O-O 11. Nd2 Nxe5
12. dxe5 Nd7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. e4 Nc5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Ne4
Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.14"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5
7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Bxc3
12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Bb3 Rxc3 15. Rac1 Rxc1 16. Rxc1
Nxe5 17. dxe5 h6 18. Rd1 Qc7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. exf6 Qf4
21. Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.15"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yifan Hou"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 c5 6. Nbd2 Nc6
7. e4 O-O 8. Re1 b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Bf4 a5
13. N1h2 Ra6 14. c3 a4 15. a3 bxc3 16. bxc3 Qa5 17. c4 Nd4
18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. h5 h6 20. Ng4 Kh7 21. Bd2 Qd8 22. Bb4 Nc5
23. cxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Rc1 Re8 26. Rc4 Raa8 27. Bxc5
Bxc5 28. Re4 Red8 29. Qc1 Bf8 30. Qf4 Qb7 31. Rexd4 Bxa3
32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Rxa4 Rxd3 34. Qe4+ Qxe4 35. Rxe4 Bc5 36. Kg2
Rd4 37. Kf3 Rd2 38. Rc4 Bb6 39. Rc6 Rb2 40. Rc8 Rb3+ 41. Kg2
Bd4 42. Rf8 Rb7 43. f4 f5 44. Nh2 Rb2+ 45. Kh3 Rb3 46. Rc8 Be3
47. Rc4 Bg1 48. Rc6 Be3 49. Rc4 Bg1 50. Rc6 Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. Re1 O-O 8. h3 Ba7 9. Bb3 Re8 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bc2 h6
12. Nf1 d5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Ng3 Qd7 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Re7
17. Nh4 g6 18. c4 Be6 19. Qf3 Kg7 20. Ba4 Qd4 21. Bxc6 bxc6
22. Qxc6 Rae8 23. Nf3 Qxb2 24. Rae1 Qxa2 25. Nxe5 Bd5 26. cxd5
Rxe5 27. Rxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.18"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Qb6 8. a3 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O-O Rd8
12. Bd3 h6 13. h4 Bd7 14. Qe2 Kf8 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 hxg5
17. exf6 Bxf6 18. hxg5 Bxg5+ 19. Kb1 Qe3 20. Qh5 Bh6 21. Rhf1
Be8 22. Rde1 Qg5 23. Qh3 Ne5 24. Nc5 Kg8 25. Nxe6 fxe6
26. Qxe6+ Nf7 27. Bg6 Kh8 28. Bxf7 Bxf7 29. Qxf7 Qxg2 30. Rg1
Qd2 31. Rd1 Qf4 32. Qxb7 Rdb8 33. Qe4 Qf8 34. Rg6 Ra7 35. Qd4
1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.19"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Be2 b6
12. O-O Bb7 13. Qe3 Nc6 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15. Rac1 Qd6 16. h4 Rfd8
17. a3 h6 18. h5 Ne7 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Ne5 Rc7 21. Bf3 b5
22. Qb3 a6 23. Qb4 Nc8 24. Nd3 Rc4 25. Qxd6 Nxd6 26. Nc5 Bc8
27. Be2 Rc3 28. a4 bxa4 29. Nxa4 Rc7 30. Nc5 Nb5 31. Bxb5 axb5
32. f4 Ra7 33. Rb1 Bd7 34. d5 exd5 35. exd5 Bg4 36. d6 Ra2
37. Rxb5 Rd2 38. Rb8+ Kh7 39. Rd8 Bxh5 40. Nd7 Rxd6 41. Nf8+
Kg8 42. Nd7+ Kh7 43. Nf8+ Kg8 44. Rxd6 Kxf8 45. f5 Bg4 46. f6
gxf6 47. Rxf6 h5 48. Kf2 Kg7 49. Rb6 f6 50. Ke3 Kf7 51. g3 Ke7
52. Kd4 Kf7 53. Kd5 Bf3+ 54. Kd6 Bg4 55. Rb7+ Kf8 56. Ra7 Ke8
57. Re7+ Kf8 58. Ra7 Ke8 59. Re7+ Kf8 60. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.20"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Nf3 dxc4
7. a3 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Nc6 9. e3 Rb8 10. O-O b5 11. b3 cxb3
12. Qxb3 Bb7 13. Rfc1 Ne7 14. Bb4 Re8 15. Ne5 Nd7 16. Bxe7
Rxe7 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. Rxc6 Nf6 19. Ra6 c5 20. dxc5 Qc8 21. Rc6
Rc7 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. c6 a5 24. Rc1 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2017.05.21"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. d5 d6
7. Nc3 e6 8. O-O Re8 9. e4 exd5 10. exd5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Rxe4
12. Bd3 Re8 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. Rfe1 Ne5 16. h4 Nxf3+
17. gxf3 Bd7 18. Rxe8+ Bxe8 19. Qf4 Bxg5 20. hxg5 h6 21. gxh6
Qe7 22. a3 a5 23. Rc1 Bd7 24. Rc3 Re8 25. Kg2 Qd8 26. Rb3 Bc8
27. Bc2 Re5 28. Re3 Rh5 29. Ba4 Bd7 30. Bxd7 Qxd7 31. Kf1 Qd8
32. Ke2 Rh4 33. h7+ Kg7 34. h8=B+ Rxh8 35. Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. Nc3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 a6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. cxd3 e6
7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. e4 Be7
12. Qb3 Nb6 13. Rac1 c6 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. h3 Nfd7 16. Bg3 Re8
17. a3 Bf8 18. Qa2 Nf6 19. b4 Ra8 20. Qb2 Nh5 21. Bh2 Nf6
22. Red1 Qe7 23. Nd2 Rec8 24. Nb3 Nfd7 25. Re1 Qd8 26. Nc5 Ra7
27. a4 Nxc5 28. dxc5 Nd7 29. exd5 exd5 30. d4 b6 31. b5 axb5
32. axb5 bxc5 33. bxc6 Rxc6 34. Nxd5 Rg6 35. Qb5 Ra5 36. Qb7
Ra2 37. Bc7 Qa8 38. Qxa8 Rxa8 39. Ne7+ Bxe7 40. Rxe7 Nf6
41. dxc5 Nd5 42. Rd7 Rc6 43. Rxd5 Rxc7 44. c6 Rac8 45. Rdc5
Kf8 46. Kh2 Ke7 47. R5c3 Kd6 48. Rg3 g5 49. Rf3 Ke7 50. Rfc3
Kd6 51. Kg3 f5 52. h4 Rxc6 53. Rxc6+ Rxc6 54. Rxc6+ Kxc6
55. hxg5 hxg5 56. f4 g4 57. Kh4 Kd5 58. Kg5 Ke4 59. g3 Kf3
60. Kxf5 Kxg3 61. Ke5 Kh2 62. f5 g3 63. f6 g2 64. f7 g1=Q
65. f8=Q Qg3+ 66. Qf4 Qxf4+ 67. Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8
12. h3 Na5 13. Ba2 Nd7 14. Bg5 Kf8 15. Nbd2 f6 16. Be3 Nb6
17. Bxb6 cxb6 18. Bd5 Ra7 19. Nb3 Rc7 20. Nxa5 bxa5 21. Rec1
Bd7 22. Nd2 Rdc8 23. b3 Rxc2 24. Nc4 Rc3 25. Rxc3 bxc3 26. Nb6
Rd8 27. Rc1 Bb4 28. Nxd7+ Rxd7 29. Kf1 f5 30. f3 fxe4 31. fxe4
Rd6 32. Ke2 Rf6 33. Bc4 Ke7 34. Bd3 Rg6 35. g4 Rh6 36. Rh1 g5
37. Bc2 Kd6 38. Rd1+ Kc6 39. Rd3 Rd6 40. Rxd6+ Bxd6 41. Kd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 e6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 cxd4
7. exd4 Nh5 8. Bg5 f6 9. Be3 Bd6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. O-O a6
12. Ba4 Bd7 13. Ne1 Nf4 14. g3 Nh3+ 15. Kg2 e5 16. Bb3 Ne7
17. dxe5 fxe5 18. Ne4 Be6 19. Nd3 Bc7 20. Nec5 Bc8 21. Nb4 Kh8
22. Nxd5 Nf5 23. Ne4 b6 24. Nxc7 Qxc7 25. Bd5 Rb8 26. c4 Qe7
27. Qb3 Nd4 28. Bxd4 exd4 29. Qa3 Qd8 30. Rae1 Bf5 31. f4 b5
32. Qd3 bxc4 33. Qxd4 c3 34. bxc3 Rb2+ 35. Nd2 Qf6 36. Re2 Bg4
37. Qxf6 gxf6 38. Bf3 Bd7 39. Ne4 Rb6 40. Rd1 Rg8 41. Rxd7
Nxf4+ 42. Kf2 Nxe2 43. Bxe2 f5 44. Nc5 Rb2 45. a4 Rc8 46. Ne6
Ra2 47. c4 Rxa4 48. c5 Re4 49. Rd6 a5 50. c6 Kg8 51. c7 Kf7
52. Rd8 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 b6 5. Be2 Bb7 6. O-O O-O
7. Nc3 e6 8. Qc2 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bd2 Nd7 11. Nxd5 Bxd5
12. Rfd1 c5 13. e4 Bb7 14. Bg5 Qc8 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Re8
17. d6 Qc6 18. Bc4 Qe4 19. Qxe4 Rxe4 20. Bb5 Nf6 21. d7 Rd8
22. Rd6 Re6 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Ne5 h6 25. Be3 a6 26. Bc4 Nd5
27. Nxg6 Rxd7 28. Nf4 Kf7 29. Nxd5 exd5 30. Be2 d4 31. Bd2 d3
32. Bh5+ Kf8 33. Re1 Re7 34. Rd1 Re5 35. Bg4 h5 36. Bh3 c4
37. g3 Bf3 38. Rc1 b5 39. Bf1 Kf7 40. b3 Re4 41. bxc4 bxc4
42. Ba5 Bh6 43. Rb1 d2 44. Bg2 Bxg2 45. Kxg2 Rd4 46. Rd1 Rd3
47. f4 c3 48. Bxc3 Rxc3 49. Rxd2 Bf8 50. Kh3 Be7 51. Rd5 h4
52. Ra5 hxg3 53. hxg3 Ra3 54. Rxa3 Bxa3 55. g4 Bd6 56. Kg3 Ke6
57. Kf3 a5 58. Ke4 Bc7 59. g5 Bd8 60. a4 Be7 61. f5+ Kf7
62. f6 Bxf6 63. gxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B75"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 a6 8. Qd2 b5 9. a4 b4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bb7 12. Bc4
Nd7 13. a5 Nf6 14. Ne2 O-O 15. Ra4 Rc8 16. b3 Rc5 17. Rxb4
Rxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Rb6 Qc8 20. O-O Bb7 21. c4 Nd7 22. Rc1
Nxb6 23. axb6 h5 24. b4 h4 25. h3 Qe6 26. Bd4 Rc8 27. Bxg7
Kxg7 28. c5 Qf6 29. Rc3 dxc5 30. bxc5 e5 31. Qe3 a5 32. Ra3
Ra8 33. Nc3 Bc6 34. Ne4 Qe6 35. Nd6 a4 36. Ra1 Qd5 37. Qc3
Qd4+ 38. Qxd4 exd4 39. Kf2 Kf6 40. Re1 a3 41. Ra1 Ke6 42. b7
Bxb7 43. Nxb7 Kd5 44. Ke2 Rb8 45. Nd6 Rb2+ 46. Kd3 a2 47. Ne4
f5 48. Nd2 Kxc5 49. f4 Kd5 50. Nf3 Rxg2 51. Nxh4 Rg3+ 52. Kd2
Ke4 53. Rxa2 Rxh3 54. Ng2 Kf3 55. Kd3 Rg3 56. Ne1+ Kxf4+
57. Kxd4 Rg1 58. Nd3+ Kg3 59. Ke5 Rd1 60. Ra3 Rf1 61. Nf4+ Rf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 g6 3. c4 c6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O
7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3 b6 9. a4 a5 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Bb7 12. Bb2
c5 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Qe2 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Nc5 16. Bxc5 bxc5
17. Rad1 Qb6 18. Qc2 Rfd8 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Nd2 Bd4 21. Be4
Rc7 22. Nf3 Rcd7 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Rd2 e5 25. Rde2 f6 26. Rd2
Rd6 27. Rde2 Rb6 28. Nd2 Kg7 29. Kf1 Qb8 30. g3 f5 31. f3 Qb7
32. Kg2 h5 33. h3 Rbd6 34. Rf1 Qb4 35. Nb1 Rb6 36. Nd2 Rbd6
37. g4 Kf6 38. Nb1 Ba1 39. Rfe1 Rd3 40. Qc1 hxg4 41. hxg4 fxg4
42. Re3 gxf3+ 43. Kxf3 Qxb3 44. Nd2 Qxa4 45. Ne4+ Kg7 46. Qxa1
Rxe3+ 47. Kxe3 Qb3+ 48. Kf2 Rf8+ 49. Kg1 Rf5 50. Qd1 Qxc4
51. Qd7+ Rf7 52. Qd2 Qd4+ 53. Kg2 a4 54. Qe2 a3 55. Rd1 Qb2
56. Rd2 Qb3 57. Nxc5 Qb4 58. Qxe5+ Kh7 59. Ne4 Qb7 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A64"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. Nc3 c5 6. d5 d6
7. Nf3 e6 8. O-O exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nd2 Nbd7
12. h3 Rb8 13. Nc4 Ne5 14. Na3 Nh5 15. e4 Bd7 16. g4 Nf6
17. g5 Nh5 18. f4 b5 19. fxe5 b4 20. Nc4 bxc3 21. bxc3 Bxe5
22. Qf3 f5 23. gxf6 Qxf6 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Qxd7
Re7 27. Qg4 Qxc3 28. Ra3 Qd4+ 29. Be3 Qb2 30. Bg5 Qd4+ 31. Kh1
Ree8 32. Qxh5 gxh5 33. Bf6+ Qxf6 34. Rxf6 Rg8 35. Ra2 Rg6
36. Rxg6 hxg6 37. a5 Rb1+ 38. Kh2 Kg7 39. Bf3 c4 40. Rc2 Rb3
41. Be2 c3 42. Bxa6 Kf6 43. Bc4 Ra3 44. a6 Ke5 45. Kg3 Kxe4
46. Kh4 Kd4 47. Bf1 Kxd5 48. Kg5 Ke4 49. Kxg6 d5 50. Kxh5 d4
51. Rg2 Ke3 52. Bc4 Ra4 53. Ra2 Rxc4 54. a7 Rc8 55. a8=Q Rxa8
56. Rxa8 c2 57. Rc8 d3 58. Kg5 Kd2 59. h4 c1=Q 60. Rxc1 Kxc1
0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. a4 a5
7. c4 dxc4 8. Qc2 Nb6 9. e4 O-O 10. Rd1 Bg4 11. Nbd2 Qc8
12. b3 c5 13. dxc5 Nfd7 14. cxb6 Bxa1 15. Nxc4 Ne5 16. Nfxe5
Bxd1 17. Qxd1 Rd8 18. Qe1 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 Qc2 20. Bf3 Qxb3
21. Be3 Qxa4 22. Kg2 Qb4 23. Qa1 Rac8 24. Qa2 e6 25. Ng4 h5
26. Nf6+ Kg7 27. e5 Rc3 28. Bd2 Qb3 29. Qxb3 Rxb3 30. Bxa5 Ra8
31. Bd2 Ra2 32. Bg5 Rxb6 33. g4 hxg4 34. Nxg4 Rb4 35. Bh6+ Kg8
36. Nf6+ Kh8 37. Be4 Rb5 38. Bf4 Rb4 39. h4 b5 40. Be3 Rc4
41. Kg3 b4 42. h5 gxh5 43. Kh4 b3 44. Kxh5 b2 45. Bh7 Ra1 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.05"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "9.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. c4 Nf6 8. Nc3 Rb8 9. O-O Be6 10. Qa4 Qd7 11. cxd5 cxd5
12. Qxd7+ Kxd7 13. Rd1 d4 14. e3 Bc5 15. Na4 Bb6 16. Nxb6+
Rxb6 17. exd4 e4 18. d5 Bg4 19. Rd4 Rc8 20. Bg5 Rxb2 21. Bxf6
gxf6 22. Bxe4 h5 23. Ra4 Rc7 24. Kg2 f5 25. Bd3 Rc3 26. Rxa7+
Kd6 27. h3 Rxd3 28. hxg4 hxg4 29. a4 Rf3 30. Rf1 Ra2 31. a5
Kxd5 32. Rxf7 Rxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.06"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Ne4 5.Bh4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 dxc4
7.e3 Be6 8.Qb1 b6 9.Nh3 Bh6 10.Bg5 Bxg5 11.Nxg5 Qd5 12.Nxe6
Qxe6 13.Qb4 Qd5 14.Qxc4 Qxc4 15.Bxc4 e6 16.Be2 Nd7 17.a4 Ke7
18.a5 c6 19.Kd2 b5 20.Rab1 Rab8 21.Rb2 f5 22.Rhb1 Kd6 23.f3 e5
24.c4 exd4 25.cxb5 cxb5 26.Bxb5 dxe3+ 27.Kxe3 Nf6 28.Bc4 Rxb2
29.Rxb2 Re8+ 30.Kd4 Re7 31.Rb8 Rd7 32.Rc8 Rb7 33.a6 Rb4 34.Kc3
Ra4 35.Kb3 Nd7 36.Bb5 Ra5 37.Kb4 Ra1 38.Rd8 Rb1+ 39.Ka5 Ra1+
40.Kb4 Rb1+ 41.Ka4 Ra1+ 42.Kb3 Rb1+ 43.Kc4 Rc1+ 44.Kd3 Rc7
45.Kd4 Ke7 46.Ra8 Kd6 47.h4 Ke7 48.Bxd7 Rxd7+ 49.Ke5 Kf7
50.Rb8 Re7+ 51.Kd5 Kf6 52.Rb7 Re5+ 53.Kd4 Ra5 54.Rxa7 f4
55.Kc4 Ra2 56.Kc5 h5 57.Ra8 Rc2+ 58.Kb6 Rb2+ 59.Kc5 Rc2+
60.Kb6 Rb2+ 61.Ka7 Rxg2 62.Rb8 Rf2 63.Rb6+ Kg7 64.Kb7 Rxf3
65.a7 Ra3 66.Ra6 Rb3+ 67.Kc6 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.07"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 O-O 7.e3
Bf5 8.Qb3 Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3 h6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Bd3 c6 12.Bxf5 Qxf5
13.Qb3 Qc8 14.O-O Nd7 15.Rfe1 Qc7 16.Rac1 Qb6 17.Qc2 Rfe8
18.a3 a5 19.b3 Qc7 20.Nd2 Qd6 21.Qb2 Re6 22.f3 f5 23.Re2 Rae8
24.Rce1 Nf6 25.b4 axb4 26.axb4 Nh5 27.Qc3 Nf4 28.Rf2 h5 29.Nf1
h4 30.Rc1 Nh5 31.b5 f4 32.e4 dxe4 33.fxe4 Rxe4 34.bxc6 bxc6
35.Qxc6 Qxd4 36.Qc5 Nf6 37.Qxd4 Rxd4 38.g3 hxg3 39.hxg3 Nh5
40.Rc3 Re1 41.Kg2 Kh7 42.gxf4 Nxf4+ 43.Kh2 Re6 44.Kh1 g5
45.Rc7+ Kg6 46.Rfc2 Kh5 47.Rh7+ Kg4 48.Rc1 Rd3 49.Ra1 Nh3
50.Ra4+ Kf5 51.Rf7+ Kg6 52.Rfa7 Nf2+ 53.Kg2 Ne4 54.R7a6 Nd6
55.Ra3 Re2+ 56.Kg1 Rd1 57.Ra1 Rxa1 58.Rxa1 Ne4 59.Ra3 Rb2
60.Ng3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.08"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 g6 7.g3
Nc6 8.Be3 Bg7 9.Bg2 O-O 10.O-O Nd7 11.b3 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Bxd4
13.Qxd4 b6 14.Nd5 Bb7 15.c4 e5 16.Qe3 b5 17.Rac1 bxc4 18.Rxc4
Bxd5 19.exd5 a5 20.Rfc1 Nc5 21.a3 f5 22.b4 axb4 23.axb4 Nd7
24.Rc6 f4 25.gxf4 exf4 26.Qe6+ Rf7 27.Qxd6 Qg5 28.Kh1 f3
29.Bf1 Nf6 30.Qe6 Kg7 31.Rc7 Rxc7 32.Rxc7+ Kh6 33.Qe1 Ra2
34.Re7 Ng4 35.hxg4 Qh4+ 36.Kg1 Qxg4+ 37.Kh1 Qh4+ 38.Kg1 Qg4+
39.Kh1 Qh4+ 40.Kg1 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.09"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bd3 e5 7.Nde2
Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Ng3 Be6 10.Nd5 Bxd5 11.exd5 g6 12.c4 Ne8
13.Bh6 Ng7 14.b4 Nd7 15.Rc1 a5 16.a3 axb4 17.axb4 Ra3 18.Ne4
f5 19.Nc3 e4 20.Be2 Bg5 21.Bxg5 Qxg5 22.c5 Ne5 23.c6 Nh5
24.Bxh5 gxh5 25.Kh1 Qh4 26.Qd4 Ng4 27.h3 f4 28.Kg1 e3 29.hxg4
hxg4 30.cxb7 exf2+ 31.Rxf2 g3 32.Rxf4 Qh2+ 33.Kf1 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.10"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 a6 6.e5 Nc6 7.Qa4
dxe5 8.Nxe5 Bd7 9.Nxd7 Qxd7 10.Bd2 g6 11.O-O-O Bg7 12.Bg5 Qg4
13.Bxf6 Qxa4 14.Nxa4 Bxf6 15.c3 e6 16.g3 Rc8 17.Bg2 Be7 18.Rd2
h5 19.Rhd1 h4 20.Nb6 Rc7 21.Na8 Rc8 22.Nb6 Rc7 23.f4 hxg3
24.hxg3 Rh5 25.Na8 Rc8 26.Rd7 Rh2 27.Be4 Re2 28.Bxc6 bxc6
29.Nc7+ Kf8 30.Rh1 Bf6 31.Nxa6 Ra8 32.Nb4 c5 33.Nd3 Rxa2
34.Kb1 Ra8 35.Nxc5 Rb8 36.Rb7 Rxb7 37.Nxb7 Rg2 38.Rh3 g5
39.fxg5 Bxg5 40.Nc5 Be7 41.Nd3 Bd6 42.Nf4 Rf2 43.Rh4 Ke7
44.Rg4 Rf1+ 45.Kc2 Rf2+ 46.Kb3 Rd2 47.Rg8 Rf2 48.Rg4 Rd2
49.Rg8 Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.12"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5
7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bc3 O-O 11. Nf3 Rd8
12. Be2 Qe4 13. Rc1 Qxc2 14. Rxc2 Ne4 15. Ne5 Bd7 16. Nxc6
Bxc6 17. Ba5 Rdc8 18. f3 Nf6 19. Kf2 Bd5 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. b3
Rc2 22. Ra1 e5 23. e4 Be6 24. Rd1 Nd7 25. Rd2 Rxd2 26. Bxd2 f6
27. Bb4 Nb8 28. Bd6 Nc6 29. Ke3 Kf7 30. h4 Ke8 31. g3 Kd7
32. Bf8 g6 33. g4 h5 34. gxh5 gxh5 35. f4 Bf7 36. Bb5 a6
37. Bf1 Ke8 38. Bc5 Kd7 39. f5 Ne7 40. Be2 Nc8 41. Bf8 Nd6
42. Kd3 a5 43. Bd1 b6 44. a3 Be8 45. b4 axb4 46. axb4 Bf7
47. Bxd6 Kxd6 48. Kc3 b5 49. Bb3 Bxb3 50. Kxb3 Kc6 51. Kc3 Kd6
52. Kb3 Kc6 53. Kc3 Kd6 54. Kb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.14"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. c3 d6 6. O-O a6
7. a4 O-O 8. Re1 Ba7 9. h3 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. Bb3 Be6 12. d4
Bxb3 13. Qxb3 Qd7 14. Nf1 exd4 15. cxd4 d5 16. e5 Ne4 17. N1d2
c5 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Rxe4 cxd4 20. e6 fxe6 21. Rxe6 Kh8
22. Bg5 Qf7 23. Qd5 Rae8 24. Rae1 h6 25. Bd2 d3 26. Rd6 Qxd5
27. Rxd5 Re2 28. Rxd3 Bxf2+ 29. Kf1 Rxe1+ 30. Nxe1 Ne5 31. Rb3
Be3+ 32. Ke2 Bxd2 33. Kxd2 Rf2+ 34. Kc3 Re2 35. Nd3 Nxd3
36. Kxd3 Rxg2 37. Rxb7 Rg3+ 38. Kc4 Rxh3 39. Ra7 Rh4+ 40. Kb3
g5 41. a5 Rf4 42. Rxa6 Kg7 43. Ra7+ Kg6 44. Ra8 Kg7 45. Ra7+
Kg6 46. Ra8 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.15"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4
12. Rxc4 Nd7 13. Bc2 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Qd4 b6 16. b4 Rd8
17. Qc3 Nd7 18. Be4 Ba6 19. Bxa8 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 Rxa8 21. O-O
Qd6 22. Rc1 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. Rd1 Qf6 25. Qc7 Qb2 26. Qb7
Rf8 27. Qxa7 Qxb4 28. g3 g6 29. h4 Qb2 30. Kg2 Qc2 31. Rd7
Qc6+ 32. Kg1 Qc1+ 33. Kg2 Qc6+ 34. Kg1 Qc1+ 35. Kg2 Qc6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2017.06.16"]
[EventDate "2017.06.05"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4
Qb6 8.Qd3 Qxb2 9.Rb1 Qa3 10.f5 Be7 11.fxe6 fxe6 12.Be2 Qa5
13.Bd2 Qc7 14.g4 h6 15.Rg1 Bd7 16.g5 hxg5 17.Rxg5 Nc6 18.Rxg7
O-O-O 19.Ncb5 axb5 20.Nxb5 Ne5 21.Nxc7 Nxd3+ 22.cxd3 Ng8
23.Na8 Kb8 24.Nb6 Bc6 25.Bf4 e5 26.Bg3 Bf6 27.Rf7 Be8 28.Rf8
Bg7 29.Rf2 Ne7 30.Bg4 Nc6 31.Rfb2 Nd4 32.Nd5 b5 33.a4 Bh6
34.axb5 Rg8 35.h3 Kb7 36.Ne7 Rf8 37.Nc6 Bxc6 38.bxc6+ Kxc6
39.Bf2 Rxf2 40.Kxf2 Rf8+ 41.Kg2 Be3 42.Rb8 Rxb8 43.Rxb8 d5
44.Rc8+ Kd6 45.Rd8+ Ke7 46.Rd7+ Kf6 47.exd5 e4 48.dxe4 Bf4
49.h4 Nb5 50.h5 Be5 51.Bf5 Kg5 52.Bg6 Nd6 53.Re7 Nc4 54.Re6
Bf6 55.d6 Ne5 56.Bf5 Nd3 57.Rxf6 Kxf6 58.d7 Ke7 59.h6 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.21"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. d5 d6
7. Nc3 e6 8. O-O Re8 9. e4 exd5 10. exd5 Bf5 11. Bd3 Ne4
12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bxe4 Rxe4 14. Qd3 Re8 15. Bf4 Na6 16. a3 Nc7
17. Rae1 Qd7 18. b4 cxb4 19. axb4 b5 20. Nd4 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Re8
22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Nf3 Qa8 24. h3 Bf8 25. Bc1 bxc4 26. Qxc4
Nxd5 27. Bb2 Bg7 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Ng5 h6 30. Ne4 Nf6 31. Nxd6
Qd5 32. Qc7 a6 33. Qb6 Qd1+ 34. Kh2 Qd2 35. Qc5 Nd7 36. Ne8+
Kg8 37. Qc8 Nf8 38. Nf6+ Kg7 39. Ne8+ Kg8 40. Qxa6 Qxb4 41. g3
Qd4 42. Qf6 Ne6 43. Qxd4 Nxd4 44. Nf6+ Kg7 45. Nd5 Kg8 46. Kg2
Kg7 47. Ne3 h5 48. g4 hxg4 49. hxg4 Kf6 50. f4 g5 51. fxg5+
Kxg5 52. Nc4 f5 53. gxf5 Nxf5 54. Kf3 Kf6 55. Ne3 Nxe3
56. Kxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.21"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Ne5 Bb7
12. Qc2 Nbd7 13. Bf4 Nf8 14. Nb5 Ne6 15. Bh3 Nxf4 16. gxf4 c5
17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Bg2 a6 19. Nc3 Bd6 20. Na4 Qe7 21. Rac1 Bxe5
22. fxe5 Qxe5 23. h3 Qxe2 24. Qxe2 Rxe2 25. Nxc5 Bc8 26. Rfe1
Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Kf8 28. Re5 Ra7 29. Bxd5 Bxh3 30. Bc4 Bc8
31. b4 Nd7 32. Rh5 h6 33. Nxa6 Nb6 34. Bf1 f5 35. b5 Re7
36. Nb4 Re1 37. Kg2 Kf7 38. Bd3 Kf6 39. Bc2 Be6 40. a4 Nxa4
41. Rh4 Nb6 42. Rd4 Bc4 43. Bd3 Bxd3 44. Nxd3 Rd1 45. Rd6+ Ke7
46. Rxb6 Rxd3 47. Rg6 Kf7 48. Rc6 Rb3 49. b6 f4 50. f3 h5
51. Rd6 g5 52. Rc6 h4 53. Rc7+ Kg6 54. b7 h3+ 55. Kh2 g4
56. fxg4 Kg5 57. b8=Q Rxb8 58. Kxh3 Rb3+ 59. Kg2 Kxg4 60. Rg7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.21"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. c4 dxc4
7. Na3 Nb6 8. Nxc4 O-O 9. Na5 c6 10. b4 Nbd5 11. a3 c5
12. dxc5 Ne4 13. Ng5 Nec3 14. Qc2 b6 15. Nc6 Qd7 16. e4 Ba6
17. exd5 Bxf1 18. Kxf1 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxa1 20. Bb2 e6 21. Bxa1
exd5 22. Ne5 Qe7 23. Ng4 f6 24. Bd4 bxc5 25. bxc5 Kg7 26. h4
h5 27. Ne3 Rad8 28. c6 Rd6 29. c7 Rc8 30. Nf5+ gxf5 31. Qxf5
Qxc7 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qh7+ Ke8 35. Qxh5+ Kd7
36. Nf3 Kc6 37. Qf5 Qd7 38. Qb1 Qg4 39. Kg2 Qe4 40. Qb2 Kd7
41. Bxf6 Rb6 42. Qd4 Rf8 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.22"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 b6 6. Nbd2 Bb7
7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Nc6 9. a3 a5 10. e5 Nd7 11. Re1 Nc5 12. Qe2
O-O 13. h4 h6 14. Nf1 a4 15. N1h2 Qc8 16. Ng4 Rd8 17. Nxh6+
gxh6 18. Bxh6 f5 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Ng5 Qd7 21. Qg4 Bg7
22. Rad1 Qe7 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Nxe6 Rd4 25. Qxg7+ Qxg7
26. Nxg7 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.22"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "180"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 d5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 cxd4
7. exd4 Nh5 8. Be3 Bd6 9. g3 O-O 10. Bd3 f5 11. Ne5 Nf6
12. Ndf3 Bd7 13. Bf4 Be8 14. Qe2 Qe7 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bxd6
Qxd6 17. Qe5 Qd7 18. Qf4 Qb7 19. Rb1 Bh5 20. Ne5 Qc7 21. O-O
c5 22. Rfe1 c4 23. Bf1 Rfc8 24. b3 cxb3 25. Rxb3 Rab8 26. c4
Rxb3 27. axb3 Rb8 28. Rc1 Rc8 29. c5 Be8 30. Ba6 Rb8 31. Nd3
Qxf4 32. Nxf4 Bc6 33. Nxe6 Kf7 34. Ng5+ Ke7 35. Nf3 Kd8
36. Ne5 Kc7 37. Bd3 Rxb3 38. Ra1 Kb7 39. Bxf5 Bb5 40. Nf7 Rb4
41. Nd6+ Kb8 42. Kg2 g6 43. Be6 Bd3 44. Ra3 Rxd4 45. Rb3+ Kc7
46. Rb7+ Kc6 47. Rxa7 Kxc5 48. Nf7 Be4+ 49. Kh3 Rd2 50. Ng5
Rxf2 51. Nxh7 Nxh7 52. Rxh7 g5 53. Rg7 Rf6 54. Bxd5 Kxd5
55. Kg4 Rf2 56. Kxg5 Ke6 57. g4 Rxh2 58. Ra7 Rh8 59. Rg7 Bd5
60. Rg6+ Ke5 61. Rg7 Be6 62. Rg6 Rh1 63. Rg7 Bxg4 64. Re7+ Be6
65. Rg7 Rh2 66. Rg6 Rh7 67. Rh6 Rf7 68. Rg6 Ra7 69. Kh6 Bf5
70. Rg7 Ra4 71. Kg5 Be6 72. Rg6 Ra7 73. Kh6 Kf5 74. Rg5+ Kf4
75. Rg7 Ra8 76. Kg6 Bf5+ 77. Kf6 Ra6+ 78. Ke7 Ke5 79. Kf7 Rb6
80. Ke7 Bg6 81. Kf8 Kf6 82. Rf7+ Kg5 83. Rg7 Kh6 84. Rc7 Re6
85. Re7 Rf6+ 86. Kg8 Bf5 87. Re8 Bd7 88. Rd8 Be6+ 89. Kh8 Kg6
90. Re8 Kf7 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.22"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 e6
7. h3 Bf5 8. Bxf5 exf5 9. Qb3 Ra7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Ne5 Bd6
12. O-O O-O 13. Ndf3 Nc6 14. Bd2 Ne4 15. Rfd1 Ne7 16. Rac1 f6
17. Nd3 b6 18. Bb4 a5 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Rc2 g5 21. Rdc1 Rb8
22. Qb5 Qd7 23. Qxd7 Rxd7 24. Nd2 Kf7 25. Nb1 Nd6 26. Nd2 Ng6
27. Nb1 Ne7 28. b3 Rc8 29. Rxc8 Ndxc8 30. Nc3 Nd6 31. Na4 Rb7
32. Kf1 h6 33. Nc3 Rc7 34. Na4 Rb7 35. Nc3 Rc7 36. Na4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.23"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6
7. a4 O-O 8. Re1 Ba7 9. h3 Ne7 10. d4 Ng6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Bb3
Be6 13. Bc2 h6 14. Nf1 exd4 15. cxd4 d5 16. e5 Ne4 17. N1d2
Bf5 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qd5 21. Re1 Rad8
22. Be3 c5 23. dxc5 Bxc5 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 25. Qb3 Qd5 26. Qe3 f6
27. Rad1 Qxd1 28. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Kh2 Rd7 30. Qb3+ Kh7 31. exf6
gxf6 32. Nd4 Re5 33. Ne6 b5 34. axb5 Rxb5 35. Qc2 f5 36. Qc6
Rf7 37. Nd8 Re7 38. Qf6 a5 39. h4 f4 40. Ne6 Reb7 41. Nd4 R5b6
42. Qf5 Kg8 43. Ne6 Nxh4 44. Qg4+ Kh7 45. Nf8+ Kh8 46. Qxh4
Kg7 47. Nd7 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.23"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nh4 Be4
7. f3 Bg6 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. e4 g5 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. e5 Nh7 12. d4
Qd7 13. c3 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Bh3 Nf8 16. Bg4 Kf7 17. O-O
Ng6 18. Na3 Nce7 19. Rae1 Nf5 20. Nc2 Rh6 21. Rf2 Rah8 22. Rg2
b6 23. Ne3 c5 24. dxc5 bxc5 25. Bxf5 exf5 26. Rd1 Ne7 27. Ba3
Rc8 28. Qd3 d4 29. cxd4 Bxd4 30. Bxc5 Rxc5 31. Qxd4 Qxd4
32. Rxd4 Rc1+ 33. Rd1 Rxd1+ 34. Nxd1 Rd6 35. Nb2 Nc6 36. Rc2
Nd4 37. Rc7+ Kf6 38. Rxa7 Nxf3+ 39. Kf2 Nxh2 40. Nc4 Ng4+
41. Kf1 Re6 42. a4 f4 43. gxf4 gxf4 44. Rd7 g5 45. Rd6 Ne3+
46. Ke2 Nxc4+ 47. Rxe6+ Kxe6 48. bxc4 Kd6 49. Kf3 Kc6 50. a5
Kc5 51. Kg4 Kc6 52. Kf3 Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.23"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Nd2 Bb4 11. cxd5 exd5
12. Nb3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qd8 14. Be2 Ne4 15. f3 Nf6 16. g4 Be6
17. O-O Rc8 18. Qd2 Qe7 19. a4 Nd7 20. a5 h5 21. h3 g5 22. Bg3
f5 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. exd4 f4 25. Bf2 Qd6 26. Rfe1 Bf7 27. Bb5
Rfe8 28. Bxd7 Qxd7 29. Re5 Rxe5 30. dxe5 Re8 31. Bd4 Re6
32. Rb1 Be8 33. Qb2 b5 34. axb6 axb6 35. Ra1 hxg4 36. hxg4 Qh7
37. Ra8 Rh6 38. Qg2 Qb1+ 39. Kf2 Qc2+ 40. Kf1 Qd1+ 41. Kf2 Kf7
42. Ra2 Rh1 43. e6+ Ke7 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Rd1
Be7 12. Ne4 h4 13. b3 b6 14. Bb2 Rh5 15. Nh2 Bb7 16. Re1 Kf8
17. Rad1 c5 18. Rd7 Rc8 19. Ng4 Bc6 20. Rd3 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8
22. e6 fxe6 23. Ne5 Be8 24. Nd3 Bc6 25. Ne5 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 Bf6
27. Ng6+ Kf7 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Nf4 Nd6 30. Ra4 Rf5 31. Nd3 c4
32. bxc4 Ra5 33. Rxa5 bxa5 34. Nb2 Ne4 35. Kf1 e5 36. Ke2 Nc3+
37. Kd2 Ne4+ 38. Ke3 Nd6 39. Kd3 f5 40. Na4 Ne4 41. Ke3 Ke6
42. f4 c6 43. Nb2 Nc3 44. a4 c5 45. fxe5 Kxe5 46. Nd3+ Kd6
47. Nb2 Ke5 48. Nd3+ Kd6 49. Nb2 Ke6 50. Kd3 Ne4 51. Ke3 Nc3
52. Kd3 Ne4 53. Ke3 Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "180"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Qc2 d5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Nc6 11. Qc3 Re8
12. Rd1 e5 13. d5 Nb8 14. e3 c6 15. Be2 cxd5 16. Rxd5 Nc6
17. O-O Bg4 18. h3 Bf5 19. Rfd1 Rac8 20. Rc5 Qe7 21. b4 e4
22. Rxf5 exf3 23. Bxf3 Ne5 24. Qb3 Red8 25. Bd5 g6 26. Rf4 Kg7
27. Re4 Qf6 28. Red4 b6 29. a4 Rc7 30. Rf4 Qe7 31. Rfd4 Rdc8
32. Qb1 Rc2 33. Be4 R2c7 34. a5 bxa5 35. bxa5 Rc5 36. a6 R8c7
37. Bb7 Rc2 38. Qb4 Qxb4 39. Rxb4 Ra2 40. Re4 Ra5 41. Rd5 Ra1+
42. Kh2 Nc4 43. Red4 Ra2 44. Kg3 Nb6 45. Rd6 Rc5 46. h4 Rf5
47. Rf4 Rxf4 48. exf4 Na4 49. Rc6 Ra3+ 50. f3 Nc3 51. f5 gxf5
52. Kf4 Ra4+ 53. Ke5 Ne2 54. Rc7 Ra5+ 55. Kd6 Kf6 56. Kd7 Nd4
57. Kc8 Re5 58. Rc4 Nb5 59. Rc6+ Ke7 60. Kb8 Kd7 61. Rc8 Re6
62. Rf8 Ke7 63. Rc8 Kd7 64. Rc1 Re8+ 65. Bc8+ Kd6 66. Kb7 Re7+
67. Kb8 Re8 68. Kb7 Re7+ 69. Kb8 f4 70. Bb7 Re8+ 71. Bc8 Re7
72. Bb7 Re8+ 73. Bc8 Re2 74. Bb7 Rxg2 75. Rc6+ Kd7 76. Rc8 Rg6
77. h5 Re6 78. Rf8 Ke7 79. Rc8 Kd7 80. Rf8 Ke7 81. Rc8 Rd6
82. Bc6 Nd4 83. Kb7 Nxc6 84. Rxc6 Rxc6 85. Kxc6 Ke6 86. Kb7
Kd7 87. Kxa7 Kc7 88. Ka8 Kc8 89. Ka7 Kc7 90. Ka8 Kc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 e6 4. Bb2 b6 5. c4 Bb7 6. d4 Bd6
7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Ne4 10. O-O Nxd2 11. Nxd2 Nf6
12. c5 bxc5 13. dxc5 Be7 14. c6 Bc8 15. Qe2 Bb4 16. Rfd1 Qe7
17. Nf3 a5 18. a4 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Ne5 Bd6 21. Qc2 f5
22. Nc4 Ba6 23. Nxd6 cxd6 24. Ba3 Bd3 25. Rxd3 exd3 26. Qxd3
Rac8 27. b4 axb4 28. Bxb4 Qc7 29. h3 Rfd8 30. Qb5 Qa7 31. Ba5
Rf8 32. Bb6 Qe7 33. a5 f4 34. exf4 Rxf4 35. a6 Rf5 36. Qa4 Qg5
37. Rb1 Qg6 38. Ra1 Rg5 39. g4 h5 40. a7 Kh7 41. Be3 Re5
42. g5 Rxe3 43. fxe3 Qxg5+ 44. Kh1 Qxe3 45. Qc2+ Kh6 46. Qg2
Ra8 47. c7 Qc3 48. Rg1 Kh7 49. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. Nb3 Bb6 8. Qe2 Qe7 9. Bd2 a5 10. Bc3 Nd7 11. d4 a4
12. Nbd2 a3 13. b3 exd4 14. Bxd4 O-O 15. O-O Ba5 16. Rad1 Rad8
17. Qe3 Bg4 18. Nc4 Bb4 19. h3 Bh5 20. Qf4 Rfe8 21. c3 Bd6
22. e5 Bc5 23. g4 Bg6 24. Ne3 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 f6 26. exf6 Qxf6
27. Qg3 Nc5 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Qxc7 Rf8 30. Nd4 Bd3 31. Nef5
Bxf1 32. Kxf1 h6 33. h4 Re8 34. Kg2 Kh7 35. b4 Ne4 36. Qd7 Rd8
37. Qxb7 Nxc3 38. Ne6 Rg8 39. Qxc6 Qe5 40. Nc5 Qd5+ 41. Qxd5
Nxd5 42. b5 Rb8 43. Nd4 Nc3 44. Na6 Rb6 45. Nb4 Nxb5 46. Nxb5
Rxb5 47. Nc2 Ra5 48. f4 h5 49. Kf3 hxg4+ 50. Kxg4 Kg6 51. Nd4
Kf6 52. h5 Rc5 53. Kf3 Rc1 54. Nb5 Rc2 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Etienne Bacrot"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 c6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O Nf6 6. d3 O-O
7. Nbd2 Re8 8. Qc2 e5 9. e4 Na6 10. a3 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4
12. dxe4 Nc5 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. b4 Ne6 15. c5 b6 16. Be3 bxc5
17. bxc5 Ba6 18. Bh3 Rad8 19. Rxd8 Qxd8 20. Bxe6 Rxe6 21. Rd1
Qc7 22. Qd2 Re8 23. Qd7 Qb8 24. Kg2 h6 25. h4 Qc8 26. Qxa7 Bc4
27. h5 Qg4 28. Qd7 Qxd7 29. Rxd7 Ra8 30. hxg6 fxg6 31. Nh4 Kh7
32. Rd6 Rxa3 33. Nxg6 Bd3 34. Kf3 Bc2 35. g4 Ra4 36. Nh4 Bxe4+
37. Kg3 Bf8 38. Rd7+ Kg8 39. f3 Bd5 40. Rd8 Kf7 41. Nf5 Ra3
42. Rd7+ Ke8 43. Rb7 e4 44. fxe4 Bxe4 45. Kf4 Ra4 46. Ke5 Bd5
47. Kf6 Ra8 48. Bf4 Rd8 49. Bd6 Bxd6 50. cxd6 Rd7 51. Ng7+ 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. Be2 d4 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. d3 Bd5 10. O-O Nc6 11. a3 a5 12. Bf4
a4 13. Nd2 Be7 14. Bg3 O-O 15. Rc1 Qd7 16. Bg4 Be6 17. Bxe6
fxe6 18. Qc2 Rfc8 19. Rce1 Na5 20. Re4 c5 21. Nc4 Qc6 22. Nd6
Rf8 23. Rg4 b5 24. h3 Nb3 25. Qe2 Kh8 26. Re1 Rab8 27. Bh4 Qd7
28. Qe4 Nd2 29. Qe2 Nb3 30. Rd1 Na5 31. Qe4 Nc6 32. Bxe7 Nxe7
33. Rc1 Qa7 34. Rh4 Nf5 35. Nxf5 exf5 36. Qc6 Qe7 37. Rf4 Qxe5
38. g3 Rfc8 39. Qd7 Rf8 40. h4 g6 41. Qa7 Rfc8 42. Kh2 Qd6
43. h5 Qc6 44. Qe7 Qc7 45. Qe6 Rb6 46. Qd5 Kg7 47. Rxd4 Qe7
48. Qd7 Qxd7 49. Rxd7+ Kh6 50. hxg6 Kxg6 51. Kg2 c4 52. dxc4
bxc4 53. Rd4 Rbc6 54. Rc3 h5 55. Kh3 Kg5 56. Rf4 Rc5 57. Kg2
R8c7 58. Kf1 Rc8 59. Kg2 R8c7 60. Kh2 Rc8 61. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qh4
Nxc3 7. Qd4 f6 8. Qxc3 e5 9. e4 Nc6 10. a3 Bd6 11. Bc4 Qe7
12. h3 O-O-O 13. d3 Kb8 14. Be3 g5 15. b4 Qg7 16. b5 Ne7
17. a4 f5 18. a5 g4 19. hxg4 f4 20. Bxf4 Qxg4 21. Bg3 Ng6
22. b6 Nf4 23. Kf1 cxb6 24. axb6 axb6 25. Rh4 Qg6 26. Nxe5 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "220"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 O-O 8. h3 Ba7 9. Re1 Ne7 10. d4 Ng6 11. Bb3 Bd7 12. Bc2
Re8 13. Nbd2 Bc6 14. a5 h6 15. Ra3 Qc8 16. b4 Bd7 17. Nf1 b6
18. Ng3 bxa5 19. bxa5 Rb8 20. Be3 Qb7 21. Rb3 Qa8 22. Rxb8
Qxb8 23. dxe5 dxe5 24. Bxa7 Qxa7 25. Nh5 Nxh5 26. Qxd7 Nf6
27. Qc6 Re6 28. Qc4 Ne8 29. g3 Nd6 30. Qd3 Kh7 31. Kg2 Qc5
32. Bb3 Rf6 33. h4 Qxa5 34. Nh2 Qb6 35. Qc2 Rxf2+ 36. Qxf2
Qxb3 37. Nf3 Qxc3 38. Qe3 Qxe3 39. Rxe3 h5 40. Nd2 Nf8 41. Ra3
Ne6 42. Rxa6 f6 43. Kf3 Nd4+ 44. Kf2 Kg6 45. Ra8 Ne6 46. Ke3
Nd4 47. Ra2 Kf7 48. Kd3 Ne6 49. Rc2 Ke7 50. Nf1 Nb7 51. Ra2 g6
52. Ra8 Nd6 53. Ra5 Nb7 54. Ra8 Nd6 55. Ra5 Nb7 56. Ra8 Nec5+
57. Ke3 Nd6 58. Nd2 f5 59. exf5 Nxf5+ 60. Kf3 Nd4+ 61. Ke3
Nf5+ 62. Kf3 Nd4+ 63. Kf2 Nf5 64. Rg8 e4 65. Nc4 Nd3+ 66. Ke2
Nxg3+ 67. Ke3 Kf6 68. Rc8 Nc5 69. Rxc7 Nf5+ 70. Kf2 Nd3+
71. Ke2 Nf4+ 72. Kf2 Nd3+ 73. Ke2 Nf4+ 74. Kf2 Nxh4 75. Rc6+
Kg5 76. Nd6 e3+ 77. Kxe3 Nf5+ 78. Nxf5 Kxf5 79. Kf3 g5
80. Rc5+ Kf6 81. Ke4 h4 82. Rc6+ Kf7 83. Kf5 h3 84. Kxg5 Ne2
85. Rh6 Ng1 86. Kg4 Kg7 87. Rh4 Kg6 88. Kg3 Ne2+ 89. Kf3 Nc3
90. Rxh3 Nd5 91. Ke4 Nf6+ 92. Ke5 Ng4+ 93. Kf4 Nf6 94. Rd3 Kf7
95. Ke5 Ke7 96. Rb3 Nd7+ 97. Kd5 Nf6+ 98. Kc6 Ke6 99. Rf3 Ke5
100. Rf1 Ke6 101. Re1+ Kf5 102. Kd6 Ne4+ 103. Kd5 Nf6+
104. Kd4 Ng4 105. Rf1+ Ke6 106. Rg1 Kf5 107. Ra1 Ke6 108. Ra5
Nf6 109. Ra6+ Kf5 110. Rxf6+ Kxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. d4 b6
7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nbd2 c5 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. Qe2 cxd4
12. Nxd4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 Rc5 14. Rfd1 Qa8 15. f3 Re8 16. Ba3
Rxc4 17. Rxc4 Bxa3 18. Nb5 Bd5 19. Ra4 Bc5 20. Nc7 Qb8
21. Nxe8 Nxe8 22. Bb5 Ndf6 23. Kh1 g6 24. e4 Bb7 25. b4 Bd6
26. g3 Be5 27. Ba6 Kg7 28. Bxb7 Qxb7 29. b5 Qb8 30. Rc4 Bd6
31. Rc6 Bc5 32. Qb2 e5 33. Kg2 h5 34. h4 Kg8 35. Qd2 Bd4
36. Qb4 Qb7 37. Qc4 Kg7 38. a4 Qe7 39. Rxd4 exd4 40. Qxd4 Qd7
41. Qc3 Qd1 42. Qc2 Qd4 43. Rc4 Qa1 44. Qd2 Nd6 45. Rc1 Qe5
46. Qc3 Qxc3 47. Rxc3 Nfe8 48. e5 Nb7 49. Rc8 Kf8 50. Ra8 Na5
51. Rxa7 Nc4 52. f4 Ng7 53. a5 bxa5 54. Rc7 Ne3+ 55. Kf3 Nd5
56. Rc5 Nb6 57. Rc6 Nd7 58. b6 Ne6 59. Rc8+ Ke7 60. b7 Nd4+
61. Kf2 a4 62. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. d5 e6
7. O-O d6 8. Nc3 exd5 9. cxd5 Na6 10. Nd2 Re8 11. e4 Rb8
12. Re1 Bd7 13. h3 Nc7 14. a4 a6 15. a5 Nb5 16. Bf1 Nh5 17. g4
Nf6 18. Bg2 h5 19. Nxb5 Bxb5 20. Ra3 hxg4 21. hxg4 Nd7
22. Ree3 c4 23. b3 cxb3 24. Rexb3 Rc8 25. Bb2 Bxb2 26. Rxb2
Qf6 27. Rbb3 Kg7 28. Rg3 Ne5 29. Nf3 Qf4 30. Ra1 Qxe4 31. Nd4
Qf4 32. Nxb5 axb5 33. Qb3 Nxg4 34. Rf1 b4 35. Qb2+ Rc3 36. Rd1
Re5 37. Qd2 Qxd2 38. Rxd2 Rxg3 39. fxg3 Re1+ 40. Bf1 Ne3
41. Kf2 Nxf1 42. Rb2 Ra1 43. g4 b3 44. g5 Ra2 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. d4 c5 6. d5 b5
7. Be2 Qa5+ 8. c3 Bb7 9. a4 Nxd5 10. axb5 Qb6 11. O-O a6
12. bxa6 Nxa6 13. Qc2 Nab4 14. Qc1 Rxa1 15. Bxa1 Ra8 16. Bb2
Nc6 17. Nfd2 d6 18. Rd1 Ne5 19. Bf1 Ba6 20. c4 Nb4 21. Ne4 Bb7
22. Nbc3 Bc6 23. Qb1 Qb7 24. Nd2 Na6 25. h3 Nc7 26. Qc2 h5
27. Qb1 Na6 28. Ne2 Nb4 29. Nc1 Nd7 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Qb2+ Kg8
32. Nb1 Qa7 33. Nc3 Qa3 34. Qd2 Nf6 35. f3 Na6 36. e4 Nc7
37. Nd5 Bxd5 38. exd5 Ra6 39. Qc3 Qa1 40. Qd2 e5 41. dxe6 Nxe6
42. Ne2 Qe5 43. Re1 Kg7 44. h4 Ra3 45. Rb1 Ra6 46. Nc3 Nd4
47. Nb5 Qf5 48. Qb2 Qf4 49. Nxd4 cxd4 50. Rd1 Qe3+ 51. Kh1 Rb6
52. b4 Qf4 53. Rxd4 Rxb4 54. Rxf4 Rxb2 55. Rd4 Rb6 56. Kh2 Nd7
57. Rd5 Kf6 58. Rb5 Rc6 59. Kg3 Ne5 60. Rb4 Rc5 61. Kf4 Ke6
62. Ke4 Rc7 63. g3 Rc6 64. f4 Nd7 65. Bh3+ f5+ 66. Kd4 Ra6
67. Bg2 Ra3 68. Bd5+ Ke7 69. Rb7 Kd8 70. c5 Nxc5 71. Rg7 Rxg3
72. Bf7 Rf3 73. Kd5 Ke7 74. Bg8+ Kf8 75. Rxg6 Rxf4 76. Bh7
Rxh4 77. Kxd6 Rg4 78. Rh6 Kg7 79. Rxh5 Ne4+ 80. Ke5 Nf6
81. Bxf5 Nxh5 82. Bxg4 Nf6 83. Kf4 Nxg4 84. Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Bb5 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. h3 Bh5
12. Nc3 a6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Rc1 Bd6 15. Ne2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rc8
17. Qd3 Nd7 18. f4 Re8 19. Ng3 Bf8 20. Qxa6 Nc5 21. Qe2 Ra8
22. Ba1 Qd7 23. Kh2 Ne6 24. Qg4 Rxa2 25. Nh5 Kh8 26. Nf6 Qd8
27. Qf5 g6 28. Nxe8+ Rxa1 29. Qxf7 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 Bd6 5. Bb2 O-O 6. d4 b6
7. Bd3 Bb7 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. O-O c5 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. cxd5 exd5
12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Re1 Rfe8 14. Nf1 Rad8 15. Ng3 g6 16. Bb5 a6
17. Ba4 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Nd2 Ne5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. g3 Re6
22. Qe2 Qg5 23. Red1 h5 24. h4 Qf5 25. Nc4 Bd5 26. Nb6 Re5
27. Nxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 29. Rd1 Qb7 30. Qc4 a5 31. Rd5 Qe7
32. Kg2 Qe6 33. Bc6 Rc8 34. Bb7 Rc7 35. Qa6 Bxg3 36. Rd8+ Kg7
37. Qxe6 fxe6 38. Kxg3 Rxb7 39. Ra8 c4 40. bxc4 Rc7 41. Rxa5
Rxc4 42. a4 Kf6 43. Ra8 Rc2 44. a5 Ra2 45. a6 e5 46. Kg2 Kf5
47. Kh3 Kf6 48. Kg3 Ra1 49. f3 exf3 50. Kxf3 Ra4 51. Ke2 Kf5
52. Kf3 Kf6 53. e4 Ra3+ 54. Ke2 Ra4 55. Kd3 Kg7 56. Kc3 Rxe4
57. Kb3 Re1 58. Rc8 Ra1 59. Rc6 e4 60. Kc2 e3 61. Kd3 Ra3+
62. Ke2 Kf7 63. Kf3 Kg7 64. Rc7+ Kf6 65. a7 g5 66. Rc6+ Kg7
67. Rc7+ Kg6 68. Rc6+ Kg7 69. hxg5 Rxa7 70. Kxe3 Ra4 71. Kf3
Rg4 72. Kf2 Rxg5 73. Rc3 Kf6 74. Rg3 Rxg3 75. Kxg3 h4+
76. Kxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Etienne Bacrot"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Nc3 Kc8 11. g4
Ne7 12. Kg2 h6 13. Be3 b6 14. Rad1 c5 15. Kg3 Bc6 16. Nh4 g5
17. Nf5 Ng6 18. f4 gxf4+ 19. Bxf4 Kb7 20. h4 Re8 21. Nd5 Re6
22. Rfe1 h5 23. g5 Ne7 24. Nfxe7 Bxe7 25. c4 Bf8 26. Bd2 Bg7
27. Bc3 Rhe8 28. Kf4 a5 29. Kf5 Bd7 30. Kf4 Bc8 31. Nf6 Rh8
32. Rd3 Bxf6 33. exf6 Rxe1 34. Bxe1 Be6 35. b3 Kc6 36. a4 Rg8
37. Bc3 Bg4 38. Re3 Bd1 39. Re7 Bxb3 40. Be5 Bxc4 41. Rxc7+
Kd5 42. Rxf7 Bb3 43. Rd7+ Kc6 44. Rc7+ Kd5 45. f7 Rf8 46. Bg7
Rxf7+ 47. Rxf7 Bxa4 48. g6 Bc2 49. Kg5 b5 50. Bf6 a4 51. g7
Bh7 52. Rf8 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 g6 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Ne5
Bd7 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8. d4 e6 9. Nd2 Bd6 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Be2 O-O
12. O-O Ne4 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. a3 a6 15. Bd3 Qe7 16. f4 Rfc8
17. Qd1 Rc7 18. b3 Rac8 19. Bb2 a5 20. g4 Ne8 21. g5 Ng7
22. Qe2 Nf5 23. Nf3 Qf8 24. Qd2 Qe7 25. Rfe1 Qf8 26. Kh1 Be7
27. e4 dxe4 28. Bxe4 Rd8 29. d5 exd5 30. Bxf5 gxf5 31. Nh4 d4
32. Nxf5 Bc5 33. Qd3 b6 34. Re4 f6 35. Re6 fxg5 36. fxg5 Kh8
37. Rf1 Qg8 38. Qe4 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "183"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 cxd4
7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O Bxc3
12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 b6 14. Nd2 Be6 15. Nf1 Rac8 16. Ne3 Ne7
17. Rc1 Ng6 18. g3 Rc7 19. f4 Ne7 20. Bd3 Rfc8 21. Qd2 Bd7
22. Ba6 Rd8 23. Bd3 Qd6 24. f5 Kh8 25. Rf1 Ng8 26. Ng4 b5
27. Ne5 Be8 28. Rce1 Rdc8 29. Qf4 Rd8 30. Re3 f6 31. Ng6+ Bxg6
32. Qxd6 Rxd6 33. fxg6 Rd8 34. Bxb5 Ne7 35. Bd3 Rxc3 36. Rxe7
Rxd3 37. Rfe1 Rf8 38. Rf7 Rg8 39. Rxa7 Rxd4 40. a4 Rg4 41. Rd1
Rxg6 42. Rxd5 Rg4 43. Rdd7 Rb8 44. Kg2 Rb2+ 45. Kf3 h5 46. Rd5
Rb3+ 47. Kg2 Rb2+ 48. Kh3 Rg5 49. Raa5 Rxd5 50. Rxd5 g5 51. g4
Rb3+ 52. Kg2 hxg4 53. Rd4 Kg7 54. Rxg4 Kg6 55. Rc4 Kh5 56. h3
f5 57. Rc8 Rb2+ 58. Kf3 Rb3+ 59. Kg2 Ra3 60. Rh8+ Kg6 61. Ra8
Kf6 62. a5 Ke5 63. a6 Kf4 64. a7 Ra2+ 65. Kf1 Kf3 66. Ke1 f4
67. Rg8 Rxa7 68. Rxg5 Ra1+ 69. Kd2 Kf2 70. h4 Ra3 71. h5 Rh3
72. Rf5 f3 73. Kd3 Ke1 74. Re5+ Kf1 75. Rf5 Kg2 76. Ke3 f2+
77. Ke2 f1=N 78. Rf2+ Kg1 79. Rxf1+ Kg2 80. Rf2+ Kg1 81. Rf5
Ra3 82. h6 Rh3 83. Rf6 Kh2 84. Kf2 Rh4 85. Kf3 Kh3 86. Rg6 Ra4
87. h7 Rh4 88. Rg7 Rh6 89. Kf4 Kh4 90. Kf5 Rh5+ 91. Kg6 Kg4
92. Kf7+ 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. d4 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 e6
7. h3 Bh5 8. b3 Nbd7 9. Bb2 Bg6 10. Bxg6 hxg6 11. Qc2 Bb4
12. O-O O-O 13. Bc3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 c5 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. Rac1 Qe7
17. Qb2 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Ne5 19. N2f3 Nxf3+ 20. Nxf3 dxc4
21. Rxc4 Rxc4 22. bxc4 Rc8 23. Ne5 g5 24. Qb6 g6 25. a4 Qc7
26. Qb2 Qe7 27. Qb6 Kg7 28. g3 Rc7 29. Qb2 Kg8 30. Rd4 Rc5
31. Rd1 Rc7 32. Kg2 Rc8 33. Rd3 Rc7 34. Rd1 Rc8 35. a5 Rc7
36. Qb6 Rc8 37. Rb1 Rc7 38. Rb2 Qc5 39. f4 gxf4 40. gxf4 Ne4
41. Kf3 Nd6 42. Rb4 Kg7 43. Ke2 f6 44. Qxc5 Rxc5 45. Nd3 Rxc4
46. Rb6 Ne4 47. Rxb7+ Kh6 48. Nb4 Rc3 49. Rb6 Ra3 50. Rxa6 Ra4
51. Nc6 Ra2+ 52. Kd1 Nc3+ 53. Ke1 Nd5 54. Ra8 Ra1+ 55. Kd2
Ra2+ 56. Kd3 Ra3+ 57. Kd4 Nxe3 58. a6 Nf5+ 59. Kc5 Rc3+
60. Kb6 Nd6 61. a7 Rb3+ 62. Kc5 Ne4+ 63. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[EventDate "2017.06.24"]
[Round "18.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 O-O 8. h3 Ba7 9. Re1 Ne7 10. d4 Ng6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Qb3
Qe7 13. a5 h6 14. Bf1 c6 15. Qc2 Be6 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5
dxe5 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Be3 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Bxe3 21. Rxe3 Rad8
22. Rd3 Rxd3 23. Qxd3 Rd8 24. Qe3 Rd7 25. g3 Qd6 26. b4 Qd2
27. Re1 h5 28. Qxd2 Rxd2 29. Kg2 h4 30. Kf3 hxg3 31. fxg3 Rc2
32. Re3 g5 33. Rd3 Kf8 34. Bb3 Rb2 35. Bd1 Ke7 36. Ke3 Rg2
37. Kf3 Rh2 38. Bb3 Rxh3 39. Kg2 Rh8 40. Rf3 g4 41. Rf5 Rh5
42. Rf1 Rg5 43. Bc4 Rh5 44. Rf2 Rg5 45. Rf1 Rh5 46. Rf2 Rh3
47. Rf5 Nh5 48. Rxe5+ Kd6 49. Rf5 f6 50. Kf2 Nxg3 51. Rxf6+
Ke5 52. Re6+ Kf4 53. Rf6+ Kg5 54. Re6 Nh5 55. Re7 Rxc3 56. Be2
g3+ 57. Ke1 Nf4 58. Rxb7 Re3 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.02"]
[EventDate "2017.07.31"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 Re8 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. Bg3 d6 10. h3 a6 11. Ba4 b5 12. Bc2
Bb7 13. O-O Bf8 14. Nh2 d5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Nhf3 Qd7 17. Re1
Bd6 18. Re2 Rad8 19. Qf1 Nh5 20. Bh2 Re7 21. Rae1 Rde8 22. g4
Nf6 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. dxe4 Qe6 25. Bb3 Qf6 26. Qg2 Na5 27. Bc2
Nc4 28. Bb3 Na5 29. Bc2 Nc4 30. Bb3 Na5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[EventDate "2017.07.31"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5
7. Nde2 h5 8. g3 Nbd7 9. Bg2 b5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Qc7
12. Be3 Bb7 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Nc3 Nb6 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. a4 Be7
17. axb5 axb5 18. h4 O-O 19. O-O Rc4 20. b3 Rc7 21. Nd1 Qd4
22. Qa5 Qc5 23. Ne3 Ra8 24. Qd2 g6 25. Rxa8+ Bxa8 26. Ra1 Ra7
27. Ra5 Qb6 28. Rxa7 Qxa7 29. Qc3 Qb8 30. Qb4 Bc6 31. c4 Kf8
32. Nd5 Bxd5 33. cxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.04"]
[EventDate "2017.07.31"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. a4 a6
7. c3 O-O 8. Re1 Ba7 9. h3 b5 10. Bb3 h6 11. axb5 axb5 12. Be3
Bd7 13. Bxa7 Rxa7 14. Nbd2 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 Nh5 16. Nf1 Qf6
17. Qd1 b4 18. d4 bxc3 19. bxc3 Nf4 20. Ne3 Qg6 21. Kh2 Re8
22. Ba4 Qf6 23. Ng4 Qe7 24. Ne3 Qf6 25. Bb5 exd4 26. cxd4 Nb8
27. Bf1 Ng6 28. Nd5 Qd8 29. Qc2 c6 30. Nc3 c5 31. Rd1 Nc6
32. dxc5 dxc5 33. Nb5 Qb8+ 34. Kg1 Nb4 35. Qxc5 Bxb5 36. Qxb4
Bc6 37. Qxb8 Rxb8 38. Bd3 Rb4 39. Rb1 Ra4 40. Bc2 Rc4 41. Rb8+
Kh7 42. Bb3 Rc1+ 43. Kh2 Bxe4 44. Bxf7 Ne7 45. Re8 Rc7 46. Ne5
Bd5 47. Bh5 g6 48. Be2 Nc6 49. Ng4 Kg7 50. Ne3 Bf7 51. Re4 Rb7
52. Bf3 Rb4 53. Rxb4 Nxb4 54. Be4 Na6 55. f4 Nc5 56. Bb1 Nd7
57. g4 Nf6 58. Kg3 Nd5 59. Nd1 Be8 60. Be4 Ba4 61. Nb2 Nc3
62. Kf3 Bb5 63. Bb7 g5 64. fxg5 hxg5 65. Be4 Nxe4 66. Kxe4 Bf1
67. Kf5 Bxh3 68. Kxg5 Bxg4 69. Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.05"]
[EventDate "2017.07.31"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2
Nc6 12. O-O Be6 13. Nf3 Be7 14. Rc1 Bf6 15. a3 Qe7 16. b4 a6
17. h3 Rac8 18. Rc5 a5 19. Qb1 axb4 20. axb4 b6 21. Rcc1 g6
22. Ba6 Nxb4 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Rc1 Bf5 26. Qb3
Nd3 27. Rc7 Qd8 28. Bg3 h5 29. Qxb6 h4 30. Bd6 Be4 31. Qc6 Kg7
32. Rc8 d4 33. Qxe4 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.06"]
[EventDate "2017.08.02"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nbd2 Ned7
12. Nd4 Bb7 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 Nc5 15. Bc2 Re8 16. f3 Nfd7
17. a5 d5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Nf1 Ne6 20. Be3 Bc5 21. Nxe6 Bxe6
22. Be4 Rb8 23. Qd3 Bxe3+ 24. Nxe3 Nc5 25. Bxh7+ Kf8 26. Qxd8
Rexd8 27. Bc2 Rd2 28. Rad1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rb2 30. Rd8+ Ke7
31. Rg8 g6 32. f4 Ra2 33. h4 Nd7 34. Rc8 Rxa5 35. Rxc7 Kd6
36. Ra7 Ra3 37. f5 gxf5 38. Bxf5 Ne5 39. h5 Bxf5 40. Nxf5+ Ke6
41. Ne3 Kf6 42. h6 Kg6 43. Re7 Ra5 44. Kh2 Rc5 45. Kg3 Nc6
46. Rc7 Rxc3 47. Kf2 Rc5 48. h7 Kxh7 49. Rxf7+ Kg6 50. Rc7 Ne5
51. Rxc5 Nd3+ 52. Ke2 Nxc5 53. Kd2 Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.08"]
[EventDate "2017.08.02"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "188"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5
Bxc5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 Bb4+ 11.Nd2 Nc6 12.O-O Be7
13.Rc1 Bf6 14.Nf3 Qe7 15.h3 g6 16.Bb5 Bd7 17.Qxd5 Be6 18.Qe4
Bxb2 19.Bxc6 f5 20.Bg5 fxe4 21.Bxe7 Bxc1 22.Bxb7 Bxe3 23.Bxf8
Rxf8 24.fxe3 exf3 25.Bxf3 Rb8 26.a4 Rb4 27.Bc6 Rc4 28.Bb5 Re4
29.Rd1 a6 30.Bxa6 Rxa4 31.Bb7 Kf7 32.Kf2 Kf6 33.Bd5 Bf5 34.g4
Be6 35.Kf3 Ra5 36.Bxe6 Kxe6 37.h4 Ra2 38.Rb1 Ra7 39.Kf4 Ra4+
40.e4 Ra7 41.Rb6+ Kf7 42.Rc6 Rd7 43.g5 Ra7 44.Ke5 Re7+ 45.Kd5
Rd7+ 46.Rd6 Ra7 47.Rf6+ Ke7 48.Rc6 Rd7+ 49.Ke5 Ra7 50.Rc5 Rd7
51.Ra5 Kf7 52.Ra1 Re7+ 53.Kf4 Rb7 54.Ra6 Rc7 55.Kg4 Re7
56.Rf6+ Ke8 57.Kf4 Ra7 58.Rb6 Kf7 59.Ke5 Re7+ 60.Kd5 Rd7+
61.Rd6 Ra7 62.Rd8 Ra5+ 63.Kd4 Ra4+ 64.Ke5 Ra5+ 65.Kf4 Ra7
66.Rd4 Ke6 67.Rb4 Rf7+ 68.Ke3 Ra7 69.Rb8 Re7 70.Rh8 Ra7
71.Re8+ Kf7 72.Rb8 Ke6 73.Rb6+ Kf7 74.Kf4 Re7 75.Rf6+ Ke8
76.h5 gxh5 77.e5 Rf7 78.Ke4 Rg7 79.Kf5 Rf7 80.Kf4 h4 81.Kg4
Re7 82.e6 Ra7 83.Rh6 Kf8 84.Kxh4 Ra4+ 85.Kh5 Re4 86.Rf6+ Kg7
87.Rf7+ Kg8 88.Re7 Kf8 89.Rxh7 Rxe6 90.Rh6 Re1 91.Ra6 Kg7
92.Ra7+ Kg8 93.Kh6 Re6+ 94.g6 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.09"]
[EventDate "2017.08.02"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O e4 7.Ng5
Bxc3 8.bxc3 Re8 9.f3 e3 10.d3 d5 11.Qa4 h6 12.cxd5 Nxd5 13.Ne4
f5 14.Nc5 f4 15.Ne4 Rb8 16.Qa3 Re6 17.c4 Nde7 18.Bb2 Nf5 19.d4
Ncxd4 20.Bxd4 Nxd4 21.Qxa7 Nc6 22.Qa3 Qf8 23.Qxf8+ Kxf8
24.Rfd1 g5 25.Nc3 Re7 26.Nd5 Rf7 27.h4 Ra8 28.a4 Na5 29.gxf4
gxf4 30.Kh2 Nxc4 31.Rac1 Nd2 32.Nxc7 Rxa4 33.Bh3 Nxf3+ 34.exf3
Ra2+ 35.Bg2 Rg7 36.Rg1 Rg3 37.Kh1 Bh3 38.Bf1 e2 39.Bxe2 Rxe2
40.Nd5 Rxf3 41.Rg6 Re6 42.Rcg1 Rxg6 43.Rxg6 Bd7 44.Kg2 Rg3+
45.Rxg3 fxg3 46.Kxg3 Kf7 47.Kf4 Ke6 48.Nb4 Be8 49.Nd3 Kd5
50.Nf2 Bd7 51.Ke3 Ke5 52.Ne4 Bc6 53.Ng3 Bd5 54.Kd3 Kf4 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.10"]
[EventDate "2017.08.02"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c6
7. Nf3 d5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Bxf6 exf6 10. exd5 b6 11. Be2 Na6
12. O-O Nc7 13. Qb3 Bb7 14. Bc4 Rb8 15. a4 a6 16. Rfe1 b5
17. axb5 axb5 18. Bd3 b4 19. Ne4 f5 20. Ned2 Nxd5 21. Bc4 Nb6
22. Qxb4 Nxc4 23. Qxc4 Bd5 24. Qc3 Qb6 25. b3 Rfd8 26. Rac1
Bh6 27. Rc2 Qb7 28. Qd3 Qa8 29. Qf1 Qb7 30. Rc5 Qb4 31. Rc2
Ra8 32. Rd1 Qb7 33. Re1 Rd6 34. Rc5 Ra2 35. Re8+ Kg7 36. Qe1
Bf4 37. g3 Bxf3 38. gxf4 Be4 39. Nxe4 fxe4 40. Qc3 Qa6 41. d5+
Kh6 42. Rg8 Ra1+ 43. Kh2 Rh1+ 44. Kxh1 Qf1+ 45. Kh2 Qxf2+
46. Kh1 Qf1+ 47. Kh2 Qf2+ 48. Kh1 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.11"]
[EventDate "2017.07.31"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3 Bb6 10. b4 e4 11. Ng5 Qd4
12. Be3 Qxb4 13. Nxe4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. Rb1 Qe7 16. Qd2 Rad8
17. Nc3 f6 18. Nd5 Qd7 19. Rfc1 Bf7 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. Nb4 Nd4
22. Nc2 Nc6 23. Nb4 Nd4 24. e3 Nf5 25. d4 c5 26. Nc2 cxd4
27. Nxd4 Nxd4 28. exd4 Qxd4 29. Qxd4 Rxd4 30. Rxb6 Bxa2
31. Rxb7 Rdd8 32. Ra7 Be6 33. Re7 Rfe8 34. Rxe8+ Rxe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.14"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 O-O 8. h3 Ba7 9. Re1 b5 10. Bb3 h6 11. Nbd2 b4 12. a5
Rb8 13. Nf1 Be6 14. Bc2 b3 15. Bb1 d5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Be3
Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Qd6 19. Ra4 Rb5 20. Nc4 Bxc4 21. Rxc4 Nxa5
22. Ra4 Re8 23. d4 e4 24. Ne5 Nb7 25. c4 Ra5 26. c5 Qd5
27. Rb4 Nxc5 28. Nc4 Ra4 29. Ne3 Qe6 30. Qd2 Rxb4 31. Qxb4
Ncd7 32. Rc1 Rb8 33. Qa5 Qd6 34. Rc4 g6 35. Qxc7 Qxc7 36. Rxc7
Nb6 37. Kf1 Na4 38. Ke2 Nxb2 39. Rc6 Kg7 40. Rxa6 Nd3 41. Nc4
Nf4+ 42. Kd2 Rb4 43. Ne5 Rxd4+ 44. Ke3 Rd1 45. Kxf4 Rxb1
46. Ra7 e3 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.14"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Garry Kasparov"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "154"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. cxd5
c6 7. e4 O-O 8. Nf3 cxd5 9. e5 Bg7 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Bb5 Bg4
12. Ng1 f6 13. h3 Be6 14. exf6 Rxf6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nge2 Qd6
17. O-O Raf8 18. Rae1 Bc8 19. Na4 e5 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. b4 Re6
22. Nc5 Ree8 23. Nb3 Qb2 24. Qxb2 Bxb2 25. Ned4 Rxe1 26. Rxe1
Bd7 27. Re2 Bc3 28. Rc2 Bxb4 29. Nxc6 Bd6 30. Nxa7 Re8 31. g4
h5 32. f3 Re1+ 33. Kg2 Kf7 34. Nc6 h4 35. Ncd4 Rd1 36. Rd2
Rxd2+ 37. Nxd2 Kf6 38. Kf2 Ke5 39. Ke3 g5 40. f4+ gxf4+
41. Kd3 Be7 42. N2f3+ Kd6 43. Nf5+ Bxf5+ 44. gxf5 Kc5 45. Nd4
Kd6 46. a4 Bd8 47. Ne6 Bb6 48. Nxf4 Ke5 49. f6 Bc5 50. f7 Kf6
51. Nxd5+ Kxf7 52. Ke4 Ke6 53. Nf4+ Kd6 54. Ng2 Bf2 55. Kf3
Bg3 56. Kg4 Kc5 57. Nxh4 Bf2 58. Nf5 Kb4 59. Ng3 Kxa4 60. h4
Kb5 61. h5 Be3 62. Ne4 Kc6 63. Ng5 Kd7 64. h6 Ke7 65. h7 Bd4
66. Kf5 Ba1 67. Kg6 Bb2 68. Nf7 Ba1 69. Nh6 Bh8 70. Ng4 Ba1
71. Ne3 Bh8 72. Nd5+ Ke6 73. Nf4+ Ke7 74. Nh3 Ke6 75. Ng5+ Ke7
76. Nf7 Ba1 77. h8=Q Bxh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.14"]
[EventDate "2017.08.14"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 Ne4 9. Bf4 c6 10. Nc3 g5 11. Bc1 f5 12. b3
b6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Rad1 Qe8 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nxc3
17. Qxc3 Rc8 18. e3 Qg6 19. Qc1 Qg7 20. f4 gxf4 21. gxf4 Kh8
22. Kh1 Rg8 23. Bf3 Qh6 24. Ba3 Bxa3 25. Qxa3 Rg7 26. Qb2 Rcg8
27. Rg1 Qh4 28. Rxg7 Rxg7 29. Qd2 Ba6 30. cxd5 cxd5 31. Rg1
Rc7 32. Qg2 Qd8 33. Qh3 Rg7 34. Qh6 Rxg1+ 35. Kxg1 d4 36. Qxe6
dxe3 37. Qd6 Qg8+ 38. Bg2 Qg4 39. e6 e2 40. Qe5+ Qg7 41. Kf2
Qxe5 42. fxe5 Kg7 43. Bf3 Kf8 44. Bxe2 Bc8 45. Bc4 Ke7 46. Ke3
Bb7 47. Bd3 h6 48. Bxf5 Bc6 49. b4 Bd5 50. a3 Bb3 51. Bg4 Ba4
52. Kf4 Bc2 53. Kg3 Bd3 54. Kh4 Bg6 55. Bh5 Bc2 56. Bg4 Bg6
57. Kg3 Bc2 58. Kf4 Bd3 59. Ke3 Bc2 60. Kd4 Bb3 61. Bf5 Bd1
62. Kd5 Ba4 63. Bd3 Be8 64. b5 Bh5 65. Kc6 Bf3+ 66. Kc7 Kxe6
67. Kb8 Kxe5 68. Kxa7 Kd4 69. Kxb6 Kxd3 70. Kc5 Ke4 71. a4 Ke5
72. a5 Ke6 73. Kb6 Be2 74. Kc6 Ke7 75. b6 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.15"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "183"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. Bb2 f6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5
7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e4 Be6 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Qf3 d4
12. Na4 Kf7 13. c3 c5 14. Qe2 Ne7 15. O-O Rc8 16. Ba6 Rc7
17. Rac1 Nc6 18. Ba3 Qe7 19. Bc4 Nd8 20. Bb5 Nb7 21. Bc4 Rhc8
22. Rfd1 Kg7 23. Nb2 Rc6 24. Bb5 R6c7 25. Nc4 Bxc4 26. Bxc4
Nd8 27. Rc2 Ne6 28. Rdc1 h5 29. g3 Qd7 30. h4 Be7 31. Rd1 Bd6
32. Kg2 Qe7 33. Bc1 Rh8 34. Bd2 Rd7 35. Rdc1 Bc7 36. Qf3 Bb6
37. a4 Rhd8 38. Be1 a5 39. Bd2 Rd6 40. Re1 Qd7 41. Bc1 Qe7
42. Ba3 R6d7 43. Rec1 Rd6 44. Rd2 Qb7 45. Re1 R8d7 46. Rdd1
Rd8 47. Bc1 Qe7 48. Rh1 Qd7 49. Rhe1 Qe7 50. Ba3 Qb7 51. Rb1
Qc6 52. Rbc1 Qb7 53. cxd4 Nxd4 54. Qe3 f5 55. f3 Rf6 56. Bd5
Rxd5 57. exd5 Qxd5 58. Rc3 Re6 59. Bc1 e4 60. Qh6+ Kg8
61. fxe4 fxe4 62. Qe3 Bc7 63. Rc4 Bd6 64. Rd1 Rf6 65. Rcxd4
cxd4 66. Qxd4 Qf5 67. Qd5+ Qxd5 68. Rxd5 Bc7 69. Rc5 Bb6
70. Rc8+ Kf7 71. Bf4 Re6 72. Kf1 Kf6 73. Ke2 Kf5 74. Rc4 Kg4
75. b4 axb4 76. Rxb4 g5 77. Bxg5 Kxg3 78. Rb5 Bg1 79. Bd8 Rc6
80. Rg5+ Kh2 81. a5 Rc2+ 82. Kd1 Ra2 83. Bc7+ Kh1 84. Rxh5 e3
85. Re5 Kg2 86. Bb6 Kf3 87. Kc1 e2 88. Kb1 Rd2 89. Bxg1 Rd1+
90. Kb2 e1=Q 91. Rxe1 Rxe1 92. Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.15"]
[EventDate "2017.08.14"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nc3 d4
7. Ne4 Nge7 8. c3 O-O 9. cxd4 exd4 10. Bd2 a5 11. Qc1 b6
12. Bg5 f6 13. Bh6 Be6 14. a3 a4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qc2 Bb3
17. Qc1 Na5 18. h4 Bd5 19. Qc2 c5 20. e3 Nb3 21. Rad1 Nc6
22. Ned2 Qd7 23. e4 Be6 24. Rde1 Ne5 25. Nxe5 fxe5 26. f4 exf4
27. gxf4 Rae8 28. h5 c4 29. dxc4 d3 30. Qc3+ Qd4+ 31. Qxd4+
Nxd4 32. Kh2 Bg4 33. Re3 Be2 34. Rf2 Nb3 35. Nxb3 axb3 36. Bf1
Bxf1 37. Rxf1 d2 38. Rd1 Rxf4 39. Rxd2 Rh4+ 40. Rh3 Rexe4
41. hxg6 hxg6 42. Rxh4 Rxh4+ 43. Kg3 Rxc4 44. Rd3 Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.15"]
[EventDate "2017.08.14"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "David Navara"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 Nc6
7. O-O Bg4 8. d5 Na5 9. b3 c5 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Bb2 Rb8
12. Qd2 Qc7 13. h3 Be6 14. Rab1 Bxc4 15. bxc4 Nxc4 16. Qc2
Rxb2 17. Rxb2 Nxb2 18. Nd2 Qa5 19. Nb3 Qa3 20. Nb1 Qxa2
21. Nc1 Qa1 22. Nb3 Qa4 23. Qxb2 Rb8 24. Nc5 Rxb2 25. Nxa4 Rc2
26. Nbc3 d5 27. Rb1 Ne8 28. Rb8 Kf8 29. Nc5 Bxc3 30. Nd7+ Kg7
31. Rxe8 Rxe2 32. Bf1 Re6 33. Nc5 Rf6 34. Nd7 Re6 35. Nc5 Re1
36. Nd3 Re6 37. Nc5 Rf6 38. Nd7 Rd6 39. Rxe7 a5 40. Nc5 Bd4
41. Nb7 Rf6 42. Re2 a4 43. Ra2 a3 44. Na5 Bb6 45. Nb3 c5
46. Bg2 c4 47. Nc1 Rf5 48. Kh2 Bc5 49. f4 g5 50. g4 Rxf4
51. Bxd5 Bd6 52. Kg2 Rd4 53. Bf3 c3 54. Ne2 Rd3 55. Rc2 Be5
56. Nc1 Rd6 57. Na2 Rd3 58. Be4 Rg3+ 59. Kf2 Rxh3 60. Bf3 h5
61. gxh5 g4 62. Bg2 Rxh5 63. Nxc3 Bd4+ 64. Ke2 Rc5 65. Kd3
Rxc3+ 66. Rxc3 Bxc3 67. Kxc3 Kf6 68. Kb3 Ke5 69. Kxa3 f5
70. Kb3 Kd4 71. Kc2 Ke3 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.16"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. c4 c5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. O-O Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Na3 Rc8
12. Nc4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Bf6 14. Qxa7 Bxb2 15. Nxb2 Bb5 16. Nc4
Bxc4 17. bxc4 Rxc4 18. Qxb7 Nc3 19. e3 Qa5 20. Qb3 Qc7
21. Rfe1 Rb8 22. Qc2 Nd5 23. Qd1 Nc3 24. Qc2 Nd5 25. Qd1 Nc3
26. Qf3 Qa5 27. Rec1 Ra4 28. Bf1 Rxa2 29. Rxa2 Nxa2 30. Ra1
Qd2 31. Qf4 Rf8 32. Qc4 Nc3 33. e4 Qb2 34. Re1 Rd8 35. Qc7 Rf8
36. Re3 Na4 37. Rd3 g6 38. Qc6 Qb4 39. h4 Nc5 40. Re3 h5
41. Qd6 Rc8 42. Bg2 Qb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.16"]
[EventDate "2017.08.14"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. e3 c5 6. exd4 cxd4
7. O-O Nc6 8. d3 Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. b3 Nd7 11. Ba3 Re8
12. Bxe7 Rxe7 13. a3 a5 14. Nbd2 Nc5 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 e5
17. Re1 Bg4 18. h3 Bh5 19. Qd2 e4 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. dxe4 Bxf3
22. Bxf3 a4 23. Rb1 Ne5 24. Bg2 axb3 25. Rxb3 Nxc4 26. Qb4 Ne5
27. Qxb7 d3 28. Rb1 h5 29. Qd5 Qxd5 30. exd5 Rxa3 31. d6 d2
32. Kf1 Rd3 33. Ke2 Rxd6 34. Be4 Nd7 35. Bf5 d1=B+ 36. Rxd1
Rxd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.16"]
[EventDate "2017.08.14"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "177"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5
7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 Be6 9. Bf3 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. a4 Rc8
12. a5 Re8 13. Qd2 Rc4 14. Rfd1 Bf8 15. Qd3 Rb4 16. Qd2 Rc4
17. Qe1 Qc7 18. Be2 Rc6 19. f3 Rc8 20. Bf1 Bc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc4
22. Nc1 d5 23. exd5 Bb4 24. N1e2 Bxa5 25. Qf2 Bb4 26. Kh1 Bf8
27. Ng3 b5 28. Rxa6 b4 29. Nce4 Rxc2 30. Qf1 Rxb2 31. Rc6 Qb7
32. Qc4 Nxd5 33. Rxc8 Nxe3 34. Nd6 Nxc4 35. Nxb7 Ne3 36. Rg1
f5 37. h4 g6 38. Rd8 Nf6 39. Nc5 Kf7 40. Nd3 Be7 41. Ra8 Rd2
42. Nxe5+ Ke6 43. f4 b3 44. Nf3 Nfg4 45. Ne4 Rb2 46. Ned2 Bb4
47. Rb1 Rxb1+ 48. Nxb1 Nf1 49. g3 Kd5 50. Rd8+ Kc5 51. Rc8+
Kd5 52. Rd8+ Ke4 53. Nfd2+ Nxd2 54. Nxd2+ Bxd2 55. Rxd2 Kf3
56. Rd3+ Kf2 57. Rxb3 h5 58. Rb6 Kxg3 59. Rxg6 Kxf4 60. Kg2
Ne5 61. Rg3 Ng4 62. Rf3+ Ke5 63. Ra3 Ke4 64. Ra4+ Ke3 65. Ra5
Ke4 66. Ra8 Kf4 67. Rh8 Nf6 68. Rh6 Ke5 69. Kf3 f4 70. Rh8 Kf5
71. Rf8 Ke5 72. Ra8 Nd5 73. Rg8 Nf6 74. Rg5+ Ke6 75. Kxf4 Nd5+
76. Kf3 Nf6 77. Ra5 Nd5 78. Ke4 Nf6+ 79. Kf4 Kf7 80. Kf5 Ng4
81. Ra7+ Kg8 82. Kg6 Ne5+ 83. Kxh5 Nf7 84. Kg6 Ne5+ 85. Kf5
Nf7 86. Kf6 Nd6 87. Kg6 Kf8 88. Ra8+ Ke7 89. h5 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5
exd5 7. Bf4 Nbd7 8. e3 Re8 9. Bd3 c5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 c4
12. Bc2 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 b5 15. a4 Ba6 16. axb5 Bxb5
17. O-O Nb6 18. Qa5 a6 19. Rfc1 Nd5 20. Qxd8 Raxd8 21. Bg3 Rc8
22. Bd6 c3 23. bxc3 Nxc3 24. Kh1 f5 25. h3 Rc6 26. Bc5 Nd5
27. Nc4 Bxc4 28. Rxc4 f4 29. exf4 Nxf4 30. Rca4 Nd3 31. Kg1
Nxc5 32. dxc5 Rxc5 33. Rxa6 Rce5 34. Re1 e3 35. f3 h6 36. h4
Kh7 37. Ra3 R8e7 38. g3 g5 39. h5 R5e6 40. Kg2 Kg7 41. Re2 Re5
42. Kh3 R5e6 43. Kg4 Kf6 44. Rb3 Re8 45. Rb7 R8e7 46. Rb5 Re5
47. Rb3 R5e6 48. Ra3 Re8 49. Ra7 R8e7 50. Rxe7 Rxe7 51. f4
gxf4 52. Kxf4 Re5 53. g4 Re8 54. Rxe3 Rxe3 55. Kxe3 Ke5
56. Kf3 Ke6 57. Ke4 Kf6 58. Kf4 Ke6 59. g5 hxg5+ 60. Kxg5 Kf7
61. h6 Kg8 62. Kg6 Kh8 63. h7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "175"]

1. b3 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bb2 g6 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 Bg7 6. d4 O-O
7. g3 Be6 8. Bg2 Nd7 9. O-O f5 10. Nc3 Qe7 11. Ne2 Nf6 12. Rc1
Rfd8 13. c4 Rac8 14. Nf4 c5 15. Qe2 dxc4 16. Nxe6 Qxe6
17. Rxc4 Ne4 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Ng5 Qe7 20. Rfc1 b5 21. R4c2 b4
22. Nh3 Bc3 23. Nf4 Ne4 24. Qa6 Nc5 25. Qb5 Qe5 26. Ne2 Nd3
27. Qxe5 Nxe5 28. Nxc3 Rxc3 29. Rxc3 bxc3 30. Bf1 Rd2 31. Rxc3
Nf3+ 32. Kg2 Ne1+ 33. Kg1 Nf3+ 34. Kg2 Ne1+ 35. Kg1 Rxa2
36. h3 Nf3+ 37. Kg2 Nd2 38. Bd3 Ra3 39. Rc2 Ne4 40. Bxe4 fxe4
41. Rc7 Rxb3 42. Rxa7 h5 43. g4 hxg4 44. hxg4 f5 45. gxf5 gxf5
46. Kg3 Rb5 47. Rc7 Kf8 48. Rc2 Ke7 49. Kf4 Ke6 50. Rc6+ Ke7
51. Rc2 Ke6 52. Ra2 Rc5 53. Kg5 Rb5 54. Rc2 Ra5 55. Rb2 Rc5
56. Rb6+ Ke7 57. Rb2 Ke6 58. Kg6 Ra5 59. Rb6+ Ke7 60. Rf6 Ra2
61. Rxf5 Ke6 62. Rf4 Ke5 63. Kg5 Ra1 64. Rf5+ Ke6 65. Kf4 Ra2
66. Kg5 Ra1 67. Kg4 Ra2 68. Rf4 Ke5 69. Rf8 Rb2 70. Re8+ Kd6
71. Rxe4 Rxf2 72. Kg5 Kd7 73. Rf4 Re2 74. Re4 Rf2 75. Re5 Kd6
76. Re8 Kd7 77. Re4 Rf1 78. Re5 Rf2 79. e4 Rf1 80. Rf5 Re1
81. Re5 Rf1 82. Kg6 Rf4 83. Kg5 Rf1 84. Ra5 Ke6 85. Ra2 Ke5
86. Ra5+ Kxe4 87. Ra4+ Ke5 88. Ra5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O
Qe7 7. Nbd2 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. a3 a5 10. Nc4 Nd7 11. g4 Bg6
12. b4 axb4 13. Bg5 f6 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 Bd6 16. Qa8+ Qd8
17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. Ra1 Ke7 19. Bd2 Bf7 20. Ne3 g6 21. g5 fxg5
22. Nxg5 b6 23. Kg2 Be6 24. h4 Nf6 25. Bc3 Rf8 26. Nf3 Nd7
27. Ng5 Nf6 28. Nf3 Nd7 29. Ng5 Nf6 30. Nf3 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Garry Kasparov"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e3 h5 5. d4 h4 6. Nc3 Nc6
7. d5 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Ne5 9. Nf3 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 d6 11. g4 h3
12. g5 Qa5 13. Bd2 Rh4 14. e4 e5 15. Rg1 Ne7 16. Qb3 Qc7
17. Qc2 Bd7 18. Be2 Nc8 19. a4 a5 20. f3 Nb6 21. Kf2 O-O-O
22. Qb3 Kb8 23. Rg3 Rdh8 24. Kg1 Ka7 25. Kh1 Be8 26. Rgg1 Bd7
27. Rab1 Be8 28. Rb2 Nd7 29. Rgb1 b6 30. Rg1 Qd8 31. Rbb1 Rf4
32. Qc2 Rhh4 33. Be1 f6 34. Bxh4 Rxh4 35. gxf6 Qxf6 36. Qd2
Qf4 37. Qxf4 exf4 38. Rb2 Kb7 39. Rgb1 Kc7 40. Kg1 Rh5 41. Kf2
Rg5 42. Bf1 Rh5 43. Ke1 Rh4 44. Kd1 Rh5 45. Kd2 Rh4 46. Ke2
Rh5 47. Kf2 Rh4 48. Be2 Rh5 49. Rg1 Ne5 50. Ra2 Bd7 51. Raa1
Be8 52. Ke1 Bd7 53. Kd2 Be8 54. Kc2 Bd7 55. Kb3 Kd8 56. Kb2
Kc7 57. Kb3 Kd8 58. Raf1 Kc7 59. Rg4 Bxg4 60. fxg4 Rh7
61. Rxf4 Rf7 62. Rxf7+ Nxf7 63. Kc2 Kd7 64. Bf1 Ng5 65. Kd3
Ke7 66. Ke3 Kf6 67. Kf4 Nf7 68. Bxh3 g5+ 69. Kg3 Ne5 70. Bf1
Ng6 71. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bd3 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Bf6 10. Re1 c6 11. b3 Ne8
12. Ba3 d6 13. Qf3 Be6 14. Rad1 Qa5 15. Qe4 g6 16. Bb4 Qc7
17. Qf3 a5 18. Ba3 Rd8 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. c4 h6 21. Bf1 Qd7
22. h3 b5 23. d4 b4 24. Bc1 f5 25. Ng3 Bf7 26. h4 Nf6 27. h5
d5 28. hxg6 Bxg6 29. Bf4 Qf7 30. Be5 Ne4 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Qf4
Qf6 33. f3 Nxg3 34. Qxg3 f4 35. Qf2 Rfe8 36. cxd5 Rxe1
37. Rxe1 Rxd5 38. Bc4 Rxd4 39. Qe2 Rd8 40. Qe5 Qxe5 41. Rxe5
Ra8 42. Re7+ Kf6 43. Re6+ Kg5 44. Rxc6 Bb1 45. Rc5+ Kf6
46. Rc6+ Ke5 47. Re6+ Kd4 48. Re1 Bc2 49. Kf2 a4 50. Re7 axb3
51. axb3 Ra3 52. Rb7 Kc3 53. g3 fxg3+ 54. Kxg3 Bxb3 55. Bxb3
Rxb3 56. f4 Rb1 57. f5 Rf1 58. Kg4 b3 59. Rc7+ Kb2 60. Rc6 h5+
61. Kg5 h4 62. f6 h3 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "David Navara"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. O-O
Bxf3 7. exf3 e6 8. f4 g6 9. d3 Bg7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nf3 a5
12. a3 Qc7 13. Ne5 Ne8 14. Re1 Nd6 15. c4 Rfd8 16. cxd5 cxd5
17. d4 a4 18. Rc1 Qb6 19. b4 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nc4 21. Bd4 Qc7
22. Rc3 b5 23. g4 Rac8 24. Bf1 Qd7 25. Rg3 Bh6 26. f5 exf5
27. gxf5 Qxf5 28. Bh3 Qf4 29. e6 f5 30. e7 Re8 31. Bg2 Qd6
32. Bc5 Rxc5 33. bxc5 Qf6 34. Bxd5+ Kg7 35. Bxc4 f4 36. Re6
Qb2 37. Rd3 bxc4 38. Rd8 c3 39. Qd4+ 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Bd6 11. b3 Re8
12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. Na3 a6 14. Nc2 Bd7 15. c4 dxc4 16. bxc4 Rd8
17. Bb2 Bc8 18. Qd2 Qf8 19. Rd1 b6 20. Bd3 Nce7 21. Ng5 Ng6
22. g3 Be7 23. Ne4 Nd6 24. Qe2 Bb7 25. Nxd6 Bxd6 26. Ne3 Re8
27. Qc2 Bf3 28. Rc1 Ba3 29. c5 Bxb2 30. Qxb2 bxc5 31. Rxc5 Qd6
32. Qc3 h6 33. Rxc7 Rd8 34. Rc8 Ne7 35. Rxd8+ Qxd8 36. Bxa6
Nc6 37. d5 Ne7 38. Bc4 Qd6 39. Qd4 Bh5 40. Kg2 Bg6 41. Bd3 f5
42. Nc4 Qxd5+ 43. Qxd5+ Nxd5 44. Ne5 Kh7 45. a4 Nb4 46. a5 Be8
47. Bxf5+ g6 48. Bd7 Bxd7 49. Nxd7 Na6 50. Kf3 Kg7 51. Ke4 Kf7
52. Kd5 Ke7 53. Ne5 Kf6 54. Nd3 Ke7 55. Kc6 Kd8 56. Kb7 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 b6 3. Bb2 Bb7 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. c4 Nbd7
7. Nbd2 Bd6 8. Bd3 Ne4 9. Rc1 O-O 10. O-O Qe7 11. Ne5 Nxd2
12. Qxd2 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bb4 14. Qc2 h6 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. e4 Bb7
17. Qxc7 Rfd8 18. Qxe7 Bxe7 19. Rcd1 Rd7 20. Bb5 Rxd1 21. Rxd1
Bxe4 22. Rd7 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Kf1 Be7 25. f3 Bd5 26. Bd4
g6 27. Ke2 h5 28. Bd3 Kf8 29. Bb5 Kg8 30. Bd3 Kf8 31. Bb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Nbd2 a6 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nc4 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bg5 b5
12. Na5 Qd7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. c4 c5 16. g4 Bg6
17. Qe2 Rad8 18. Rad1 Re6 19. Nc1 bxc4 20. dxc4 Rd6 21. Rxd6
Qxd6 22. Qe3 Ba5 23. Nb3 Bb6 24. Nfd2 a5 25. a4 Qc6 26. Ra1
Rd6 27. f3 Qd7 28. Qe2 Rd3 29. Kf2 h5 30. Ra3 hxg4 31. hxg4
Kf8 32. Ke1 Rd6 33. Nc1 Ke7 34. Kd1 Qd8 35. Kc2 Qh8 36. Rd3
Rd4 37. Ncb3 Rxd3 38. Qxd3 Qe8 39. Nb1 Qxa4 40. Nc3 Qc6
41. Nd2 a4 42. Qd5 Qe8 43. Qb7 Kf8 44. Nd5 a3 45. b3 Qd8
46. Qa6 Kg7 47. Qxa3 Qh8 48. Qa6 Qd8 49. Nb1 Qb8 50. Kb2 Qd8
51. Kc2 Qb8 52. Nd2 Qd8 53. Qb7 Ba5 54. Qc6 Bb6 55. Nf1 Ba5
56. Qxc5 Be1 57. Qc6 Bh4 58. Nd2 Bg5 59. Nb1 Qh8 60. Qxc7 Qh2+
61. Kc3 Qg1 62. Na3 Qe1+ 63. Kb2 Bc1+ 64. Kb1 Bxa3+ 65. Kc2
Qe2+ 66. Kc3 Qxf3+ 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "30"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. a4 a5
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nc3 c5 9. Nb5 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. c3 Rc8 12. Na7
Ra8 13. Nb5 Rc8 14. Na7 Ra8 15. Nb5 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 d6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nbd7 6. h3 Bg7
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Bh2 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Qc7 11. e4 e5 12. Re1
Rfe8 13. a4 a6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Qb3 Nh5 16. Rad1 Nf4 17. Bc4
Re7 18. Nf1 Nf6 19. Ng5 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Qxb5 h6 22. Bxf4
exf4 23. Nxf7 Rxf7 24. e5 Ba6 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. Qxc5 Ne8
27. e6 Qc7 28. Qxc7 Nxc7 29. Rd7 Ne8 30. Ra1 Bf6 31. Ra3 Be5
32. Nd2 Nf6 33. Rf7 Bd6 34. Rxf6 Bxa3 35. bxa3 Bd3 36. Rxf4
Bf5 37. e7 Re8 38. g4 Bd7 39. Rf8+ Rxf8 40. exf8=Q+ Kxf8
41. Kg2 Ke7 42. Kg3 Kd6 43. Kf4 Kd5 44. h4 Ba4 45. Nf3 Bc2
46. g5 h5 47. Ke3 Bb1 48. c4+ Kc5 49. Ne5 Bf5 50. f4 Bb1
51. Kd2 Kd4 52. a4 Ke4 53. Nxg6 Kf5 54. Ne7+ Kg4 55. g6 Kxh4
56. f5 Ba2 57. Kc3 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bg4 3. Bb2 Bxf3 4. exf3 Nd7 5. f4 e6 6. g3
Ngf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O c5 9. c4 O-O 10. d3 Rb8 11. Nd2 b5
12. Qc2 a6 13. Nf3 bxc4 14. bxc4 d4 15. Bc1 Bd6 16. Bd2 g6
17. Qa4 Qb6 18. Ba5 Qa7 19. Rfe1 Bc7 20. Bd2 Rb2 21. Bc1 Rb4
22. Qc2 Rfb8 23. Ba3 R4b6 24. Qa4 Bd6 25. h3 Qc7 26. Rac1 Kg7
27. Qc2 Ng8 28. Ng5 h6 29. Ne4 Ne7 30. h4 h5 31. Ng5 Nf8
32. Qa4 Nc6 33. Ne4 Nd7 34. Ng5 Nf8 35. Rcd1 Nb4 36. Bxb4 cxb4
37. Qc2 Be7 38. Qb2 Bf6 39. Ne4 Nd7 40. c5 Nxc5 41. Nxf6 Kxf6
42. Qxd4+ Ke7 43. Rc1 Rb5 44. f5 gxf5 45. Qg7 Qd8 46. Qg5+ Kf8
47. Qxh5 Qf6 48. Bf1 Na4 49. d4 Rd5 50. Rc7 Rxd4 51. Rxf7+
Qxf7 52. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Garry Kasparov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. h4 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. h5 h6
12. g4 Qd5 13. Qxd5 Nxd5 14. g5 hxg5 15. Bxg5 f6 16. Bd2 Nc6
17. Rc1 Nd4 18. Rxc5 Nxf3+ 19. exf3 Bd7 20. Rh4 Rfb8 21. b4 a6
22. Rd4 Bb5 23. Bg2 Re8 24. f4 f5 25. Bf3 Kh7 26. Bc3 Re7
27. Kd2 Rd8 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Rdxd5 Rxd5+ 30. Rxd5 Rd7
31. Rxd7 Bxd7 32. Ke3 g6 33. h6 Kxh6 34. Kd4 Kh5 35. Kc5 Kg4
36. Bd2 Kf3 37. Kb6 Bb5 38. a4 Bf1 39. b5 axb5 40. axb5 Kxf2
41. Kc6 Ke2 42. Bc1 Kd1 43. Ba3 Kd2 44. Be7 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Qc2 c5
7. O-O Nc6 8. dxc5 d4 9. Rd1 e5 10. Bg5 Nd7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7
12. a3 a5 13. Nbd2 Nxc5 14. Ne1 Bg4 15. Bf3 d3 16. exd3 Nd4
17. Qb1 Nxf3+ 18. Ndxf3 Nb3 19. Ra2 Rad8 20. a4 Qf6 21. Ra3
Nd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd1 23. Qxd1 Rxd4 24. Qe2 e4 25. dxe4 Qc6 26. e5
Rxc4 27. Re3 Rxa4 28. e6 fxe6 29. Rxe6 Qc4 30. Nd3 Qd5 31. Re7
Rd4 32. Ne1 Rd2 33. Qg4 Qd4 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Rxb7 Rd1 36. Re7
Rd2 37. Ra7 Rdxf2 38. Nd3 Rd2 39. Nc5 Re8 40. Kf1 Rxb2
41. Rxa5 Rxh2 42. Nd3 Rb8 43. Nf2 Rb1+ 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "David Navara"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "163"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 Nc6
7. O-O Bg4 8. d5 Na5 9. b3 c5 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Bb2 Rb8
12. Qd2 Qc7 13. Rad1 Rfd8 14. h3 Be6 15. Ba1 Nb7 16. Nd4 Bd7
17. Kh2 Nc5 18. e4 a5 19. Nc2 Be6 20. f4 a4 21. b4 Na6 22. b5
Nc5 23. Nb4 Bxc4 24. Nxc6 Bxb5 25. Nxd8 Bxf1 26. Bxf1 Rxd8
27. e5 Nfe4 28. Nxe4 Nxe4 29. Qd4 Qc2+ 30. Bg2 d5 31. Qb6 Rc8
32. Rxd5 Qxa2 33. Rd8+ Rxd8 34. Qxd8+ Bf8 35. Qd4 Nd2 36. Qb2
Qxb2 37. Bxb2 e6 38. Bc3 Nc4 39. Be4 a3 40. Bb1 Bc5 41. Kg2
Ne3+ 42. Kf3 Nd5 43. Ba1 Bb4 44. Ba2 Ne7 45. g4 h5 46. Ke4 Kg7
47. Bb3 Bd2 48. Bd4 Bb4 49. Be3 Kf8 50. Bf2 Nc6 51. f5 gxf5+
52. gxf5 exf5+ 53. Kxf5 Kg7 54. Ba2 Bc3 55. Bc5 Bb4 56. Be3
Be7 57. e6 f6 58. Bd2 Bd6 59. Bc3 Ne7+ 60. Ke4 Kg6 61. Bb1 f5+
62. Kd4 Kf6 63. Ba2 Be5+ 64. Kd3 Bxc3 65. Kxc3 Ng6 66. Kb4 Nf4
67. h4 Ng6 68. Kxa3 Nxh4 69. Kb4 Ng6 70. Kc5 Ne7 71. Kd6 f4
72. Bc4 f3 73. Kd7 Nf5 74. Bd3 f2 75. Bf1 h4 76. Bh3 Ne7
77. Kd6 Ng6 78. Kd7 Nf8+ 79. Kd6 Nxe6 80. Bf1 Nf4 81. Kc5 h3
82. Kd4 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3 Bb6 10. b4 e4 11. Ng5 Qd4
12. Be3 Qxb4 13. Nxe4 Bxe3 14. fxe3 Qe7 15. Qd2 Ne5 16. Rac1
c6 17. Nc5 Ng4 18. e4 b6 19. Na4 Bb7 20. d4 Rad8 21. h3 Ne5
22. e3 c5 23. Qc3 Ng6 24. d5 Ne5 25. Nb2 Ba6 26. Rf4 f6
27. Kh2 Rfe8 28. a4 Nf7 29. Nd1 Nd6 30. Nf2 Bc8 31. Qb2 Bd7
32. Qa2 h6 33. Nd3 Kh8 34. Rcf1 Bc8 35. R1f2 Ba6 36. Nb2 Qe5
37. Qb3 Re7 38. Qc2 Rc7 39. Nd1 Bc8 40. Nb2 Ba6 41. Bf1 Bxf1
42. Rxf1 Re8 43. Nd3 Qh5 44. e5 Nf7 45. d6 Rd7 46. Rf5 Ng5
47. h4 Qg4 48. hxg5 hxg5 49. Nf2 Qh5+ 50. Kg2 Kg8 51. Qc4+ Qf7
52. Qxf7+ Kxf7 53. Ng4 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bh6 Qb6
12. h4 dxe4 13. Bxg7 e3 14. Qe1 Kxg7 15. Na4 Qc7 16. Qxe3 h5
17. Bc4 Bf5 18. Rhe1 Qg3 19. Qg5 Qc7 20. Qe3 Qg3 21. Qg5 Qc7
22. Nc5 Rad8 23. Qe3 Qg3 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Bxf7 Qxh4 26. Bb3
Nd5 27. Qe5+ Qf6 28. Nb7 Rd7 29. Nc5 Rd8 30. Nb7 Rd7 31. Nc5
Rd6 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33. Qe3 Kf7 34. a3 a5 35. Ne4 Bxe4 36. Qxe4
Rd6 37. Kb1 Rd5 38. Qc4 Kg7 39. Qe4 Kf7 40. Qc4 Kg7 41. Qe4
Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[EventDate "2017.08.13"]
[Round "18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "181"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. e3 a6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6
7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Nd2 e6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. c4 a5
12. Qc2 h6 13. Nf3 Ba6 14. e4 Qb6 15. Rfe1 Rfd8 16. Rac1 Rac8
17. c5 Qb7 18. Bxa6 Qxa6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. e5 Be7 21. Nd4 Rd7
22. f4 Rb7 23. a3 Rcb8 24. Re3 Rb5 25. Rc3 Qc8 26. Nxb5 Rxb5
27. h3 Qd7 28. Qd2 Qb7 29. Qe3 Qd7 30. Qd4 Qb7 31. Rb1 Qa7
32. b4 axb4 33. axb4 g6 34. Kh2 Kg7 35. Rcb3 Qb7 36. Qc3 Qb8
37. Kh1 Qb7 38. g4 Qc8 39. Kg2 Kh7 40. Kf3 Qd7 41. Ke3 Bh4
42. Kd2 Be7 43. Kc2 Qc8 44. Ra1 Qd7 45. Ra4 Rb7 46. Rba3 Bf8
47. Ra8 Bg7 48. R3a6 Rc7 49. h4 Qe7 50. g5 h5 51. Rb8 Qd7
52. Rbb6 Qc8 53. Kd3 d4 54. Qc2 Bf8 55. Qg2 Be7 56. Qa2 Qd7
57. Rb8 Rb7 58. Rxb7 Qxb7 59. Rb6 Qd7 60. Rb8 Bd8 61. Ra8 Bc7
62. Ra7 Kg7 63. Qc4 Qd8 64. Qxd4 Qb8 65. Ra3 Bd8 66. Qc4 Qb7
67. Kc2 Be7 68. Rd3 Qa7 69. Kb2 Qb7 70. Qd4 Bf8 71. Qc4 Be7
72. Ra3 Qd7 73. Kc2 Bf8 74. Qd3 Qb7 75. Ra4 Be7 76. Kd1 Kf8
77. Ke1 Kg7 78. Kf2 Kf8 79. Kg3 Kg7 80. Kf3 Kf8 81. Ke2 Kg7
82. Kd2 Kf8 83. Kc3 Kg7 84. Ra1 Kf8 85. Ra2 Kg7 86. Qa6 Qd7
87. Rd2 Qc7 88. Qa8 Kh7 89. Kb3 Kg7 90. Kc2 Kh7 91. Qe8 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.03"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Al Rakib Mollah Abdullah"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. d4 O-O
7. d5 Ne4 8. Nfd2 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 c6 10. Nc3 cxd5 11. cxd5 d6
12. b3 b5 13. Bb2 Qb6 14. Ne4 Bxb2 15. Qxb2 Nd7 16. Rad1 Rfe8
17. h4 Ne5 18. h5 Bc8 19. Rd4 Bg4 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. f4 Bxe2
22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Qxe2 Qxd4+ 24. Kh2 f6 25. Qxb5 Kg7 26. Nf2
Rh8+ 27. Kg1 Rad8 28. Rd1 Qe3 29. Qd3 Qb6 30. Rc1 Rc8 31. Rc6
Rxc6 32. dxc6 Rd8 33. Qc3 Qd4 34. Qxd4 exd4 35. Nd3 f5 36. Nc5
Kf6 37. c7 Rc8 38. Na6 d3 39. Kf2 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.04"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Al Rakib Mollah Abdullah"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5
7. Qd3 Nbd7 8. e4 b4 9. Na4 Bb7 10. Be3 c5 11. Nd2 Ng4 12. Rc1
Rc8 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Be7 15. d6 Bg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Qe2+
Nge5 18. Rc4 O-O 19. f4 Qh4+ 20. g3 Qd8 21. fxe5 Bxh1 22. Bh3
Nxe5 23. Bxc8 Nxc4 24. Qxc4 Qe8+ 25. Kd1 Qxa4+ 26. b3 Qc6
27. d7 Qd6 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.06"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Lazaro Bruzon Batista"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Re8 11. Bd3 Bd6
12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. Nbd2 Bd7 14. Nf1 g6 15. Bg5 Kg7 16. Qd2 f6
17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Nd6 19. h4 Qf7 20. Re1 Re8 21. Rxe8 Bxe8
22. Ne3 Ne7 23. b3 b5 24. Nd2 Qe6 25. b4 Bf7 26. g4 h6 27. Qg3
g5 28. h5 Bg8 29. Nb3 Bh7 30. Nc5 Qf7 31. Be2 Nec8 32. f4 Nb6
33. f5 Qe7 34. Ne6+ Kh8 35. Bd3 Bg8 36. Nc5 Bf7 37. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.07"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Lazaro Bruzon Batista"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "27"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6
7. Be2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Qe2 Qc8 11. O-O c5
12. Nb5 Qb7 13. Bd6 Rfd8 14. Bxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Lazaro Bruzon Batista"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. c4 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 O-O
7. Re1 Na6 8. a3 c6 9. e4 d5 10. e5 Nd7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nc3
Nc7 13. h4 Rc8 14. Ng5 Qe8 15. Qd3 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Nb8 17. h5 h6
18. Bf4 Nc6 19. g4 Ba6 20. Qe3 Ne7 21. Kh2 Kh7 22. Bh3 Rh8
23. Rg1 Kg8 24. a4 Qd7 25. b3 Rh7 26. Rac1 Nc6 27. Na2 Ne7
28. Nb4 Bb7 29. Bf1 Kf8 30. Bd3 Rh8 31. Bg3 a5 32. Na2 Ra8
33. Bh4 Ba6 34. Bb1 Ne8 35. Nc3 Rc8 36. Ne2 Rxc1 37. Rxc1 Nc6
38. f4 Nc7 39. Qc3 Bb7 40. Bd3 Qe8 41. Ng3 Kg8 42. f5 Nb4
43. Qxc7 Nxd3 44. Rc3 Ba6 45. Qxb6 Nb4 46. Qxa5 Qb8 47. Be7
Na2 48. Rf3 Qb7 49. f6 Kh7 50. Qd2 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Lazaro Bruzon Batista"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Bf4 O-O
7. Qc1 b6 8. c4 Ba6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Rd1 e6 11. Nc3 c6 12. e4
dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qc7
17. Qg5 c5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. h4 Rfe8 20. Rd6 Qe7 21. Qf4 Rab8
22. Rad1 Rb7 23. h5 g5 24. Qe4 h6 25. b3 Rc7 26. Kg2 Kg7
27. R1d2 Rg8 28. R2d3 Qe8 29. Kh2 Qa8 30. Qe2 Qb7 31. a4 a6
32. Qg4 b5 33. Rf3 bxa4 34. bxa4 a5 35. Rf6 Rd7 36. Rxd7 Qxd7
37. f4 Qd2+ 38. Kh3 Kf8 39. Rxh6 Qf2 40. fxg5 Qf1+ 41. Kh4
Qh1+ 42. Qh3 Qe4+ 43. Qg4 Qh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.09"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Fedoseev"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. O-O c5 6. e3 Nc6
7. d3 Bd6 8. exd4 cxd4 9. a3 a5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6
12. Nbd2 Qe7 13. Ne4 Bc7 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Qxa1
Qxb4 17. Rb1 Qe7 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 O-O 20. Nc3 Rd8
21. Qe3 Ba5 22. Nb5 b6 23. d4 Ba6 24. d5 Qf6 25. dxe6 Qxe6
26. Bd5 Qxe3 27. fxe3 Bxb5 28. Rxb5 h5 29. Kf2 g6 30. e4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup 2017"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Fedoseev"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 d4 5. O-O c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. d3 Bd6 8. exd4 cxd4 9. a3 a5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nbd2 Qe7 13. Ne4 Bc7 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Qxa1 Qxb4 17. Rb1 Qe7 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 O-O 20. Nc3 Rd8 21. Qe3 Ba5 22. Nb5 b6 23. d4 Ba6 24. d5 Qf6 25. dxe6 Qxe6 26. Bd5 Qxe3 27. fxe3 Bxb5 28. Rxb5 h5 29. Kf2 g6 30. e4 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi GEO"]
[Date "2017.09.10"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladimir Fedoseev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. d3 c6
7. Nxe5 O-O 8. Nxf7 Rxf7 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Be3 Ne6 11. Bxc5
Nxc5 12. e5 Ne8 13. d4 Ne6 14. O-O d6 15. f4 dxe5 16. fxe5+
Kg8 17. d5 cxd5 18. Nxd5 N8c7 19. c4 Bd7 20. Qg4 Nf8 21. Qf3
Ng6 22. Rad1 Ne6 23. h4 Nxh4 24. Qf7+ Kh8 25. Nf6 Qb6+ 26. Rf2
Ba4 27. Rd6 Ng5 28. Qe7 Nf5 29. Rxb6 Nxe7 30. Rxb7 Ng6 31. Nh5
Ne6 32. Rff7 Be8 33. Rxa7 Rd8 34. Rf1 Kg8 35. Ng3 h5 36. Nf5
Kh7 37. b4 h4 38. b5 Rd2 39. Nd6 h3 40. gxh3 Bd7 41. Rxd7 Ng5
42. Rf5 Nh4 43. Rxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2017.09.23"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Neelotpal Das"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6
7. Na3 Be7 8. Nc4 b5 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. a3 O-O 11. g3 Be6 12. Bg2
Qd7 13. Ncd5 Bd8 14. O-O Bxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Bb6
17. c3 Rac8 18. Bd2 Ne7 19. Qb3 Kh8 20. a4 Rc4 21. axb5 axb5
22. Ra6 Rb8 23. Rfa1 Ng8 24. Qc2 Nf6 25. Qd3 h6 26. Qe2 Ra4
27. b4 Rxa1+ 28. Rxa1 Ne8 29. Bf1 Nc7 30. Be3 Qc6 31. Bxb6
Rxb6 32. Qe3 Kg8 33. Ra5 Rb8 34. Be2 Rd8 35. Qd3 g6 36. h4 h5
37. Bf3 Kg7 38. Qe3 Rb8 39. Be2 Ne8 40. Qd3 Nf6 41. Bf3 Rc8
42. Ra3 Qb6 43. Ra1 Rc4 44. Re1 Qa6 45. Re3 Qc6 46. Kh2 Kf8
47. Kg1 Ke7 48. Kg2 Kf8 49. Kg1 Kg8 50. Kh2 Kh7 51. Qd2 Qa6
52. Be2 Rc7 53. Kg2 Kg7 54. Bf3 Qc6 55. Qd3 Rc8 56. Kh2 Ra8
57. Qd2 Ra1 58. Kg2 Qc4 59. Qe2 Qb3 60. Rd3 d5 61. exd5 e4
62. Bxe4 Qb1 63. Kh3 Ra2 64. Rd4 Qg1 65. Qxa2 Nxe4 0-1

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2017.09.24"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Helgi Olafsson"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. c4 d6
7. O-O e5 8. Nc3 O-O 9. e3 Re8 10. d3 Rb8 11. Ne1 a6 12. Nc2
Bg4 13. Qd2 Qd7 14. Nd5 Bh3 15. Nb6 Qe6 16. f4 exf4 17. gxf4
Ne4 18. dxe4 Bxg2 19. Qxg2 Bxb2 20. Rad1 Bg7 21. f5 Qxe4
22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Rxd6 Qxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Rbd8 25. Rfd1 Rxd6
26. Rxd6 Rd8 27. Rd7 f5 28. Ne1 Bh6 29. Kf2 f4 30. e4 Re8
31. Nd5 Bg7 32. Rxb7 Rxe4 33. Nf3 Nd4 34. Rb8+ 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2017.09.25"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O h6
7. b4 Nd7 8. a4 g5 9. a5 Bg7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nb3 f6 12. exf6
Bxf6 13. Nc5 Nxc5 14. bxc5 Ng6 15. Be3 Qc7 16. c4 a6 17. cxd5
exd5 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Kg7 20. Rfe1 Rae8 21. h3 Qd7
22. Bd2 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rxe8 Qxe8 25. Qf5 Ne7 26. Qg4
Qc8 27. Qh5 Qf5 28. Qe8 Qc8 29. Qh5 Qf5 30. Qe8 Qc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2017.09.26"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sethuraman P Sethuraman"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "187"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5
7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Bf4 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qxc3 10. Rc1 Qa5 11. Bd3 dxc4
12. Rxc4 e5 13. Bg3 O-O 14. O-O Re8 15. Qc2 exd4 16. Nb3 Qb6
17. Rxd4 Ne5 18. Be2 Qc7 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. h3 b6 21. Bxe5 Qxe5
22. Qxc6 Bf5 23. g4 Rec8 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Bc2 26. R1d4
Ne4 27. Rd7 Bxb3 28. Rxe4 Bxa2 29. Ra4 Be6 30. Rdxa7 Rxa7
31. Rxa7 h5 32. gxh5 Bxh3 33. Rb7 Rc6 34. Rb8+ Kh7 35. Bd3+
Kh6 36. Rh8+ Kg5 37. Rh7 Be6 38. Rxg7+ Kxh5 39. Rg8 Rc8
40. Rg7 Kh6 41. Rh7+ Kg5 42. f4+ Kf6 43. Kf2 Ke7 44. Rh6 Rd8
45. Bf1 Rd6 46. e4 Bd7 47. Rh5 Rd4 48. Ke3 Rb4 49. Bd3 Rb3
50. Kd4 Rb4+ 51. Kc3 Ra4 52. Rh6 Ra3+ 53. Kd4 Ra4+ 54. Ke3 b5
55. f5 Ra3 56. Kd4 f6 57. Rh7+ Ke8 58. Be2 Ra2 59. Bh5+ Kd8
60. Bf7 Ra4+ 61. Kd5 b4 62. Kd6 Ra6+ 63. Kc5 Ra5+ 64. Kd4 Bc6
65. Bc4 Re5 66. Bd3 b3 67. Rh2 Ra5 68. Kc3 Re5 69. Rh4 Ke7
70. Kxb3 Kd6 71. Kc3 Kc5 72. Bc2 Re7 73. Kd3 Ra7 74. Ke3 Kd6
75. Kf4 Ra1 76. Rh6 Rf1+ 77. Ke3 Ke5 78. Rh7 Re1+ 79. Kf3 Rf1+
80. Ke2 Rc1 81. Bd3 Kd4 82. Rh8 Ra1 83. Rd8+ Ke5 84. Rc8 Kd6
85. Kf3 Ra3 86. Rd8+ Ke5 87. Kg4 Ra8 88. Rxa8 Bxa8 89. Kf3 Bc6
90. Ke3 Bb7 91. Bc2 Bc6 92. Bd3 Bb7 93. Bc2 Bc6 94. Bd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2017.09.27"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[Round "5.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Gabriel Sargissian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 d4
12. e4 Na6 13. O-O Nc5 14. Nf3 Bg4 15. a3 Ba5 16. b4 Ne6
17. Bg3 Bc7 18. e5 Ng5 19. h4 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Be6 21. Re1 Qd7
22. f4 Bb6 23. Qh5 g6 24. Qh6 Bf5 25. Bxf5 Qxf5 26. h5 Qh3
27. f5 d3 28. Qg5 h6 29. Qh4 Qxf5 30. Kg2 Rad8 31. Re4 d2
32. Rd1 g5 33. Qg4 Qxg4 34. Rxg4 Rfe8 35. Kf1 Bc7 36. e6 Bxg3
37. exf7+ Kxf7 38. Rxg3 Re5 39. Rc3 g4 40. Rc7+ Kf6 41. Rxb7
Rxh5 42. Kg2 Re5 43. Kf1 h5 44. b5 Re7 45. Rxe7 Kxe7 46. a4
Rd5 47. Ke2 h4 48. a5 Kd7 49. b6 axb6 50. axb6 h3 0-1

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2017.09.28"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksandr Lenderman"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4
Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Bb3
Qc7 12. Qf3 Bd6 13. h3 O-O 14. Bg5 Bh2+ 15. Kh1 Be5 16. Rad1
h6 17. Bh4 Nd7 18. c3 Bf6 19. Bg3 Be5 20. Bc2 Nf6 21. Qd3 Bd7
22. Rde1 Bf4 23. Qf3 e5 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. Bb3 Rfe8 26. Qd3 Kf8
27. Kg1 Rad8 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Rd1 g6 30. Nf3 Kg7 31. c4 Bc6
32. Nd4 Qe5 33. Bc2 Be4 34. Qc3 Bxc2 35. Qxc2 Qa5 36. Qb1 Ne4
37. b4 Qe5 38. Qd3 Qf6 39. c5 h5 40. Rc1 Ng5 41. h4 Ne4
42. Nf3 Qb2 43. Qd4+ Qxd4 44. Nxd4 Rd8 45. Nb3 Rd3 46. Na5 Nc3
47. Rc2 Nd5 48. Nxb7 Nxb4 49. Rc4 Nc6 50. Rxf4 Ra3 51. Nd6 f5
52. Rf3 Rxa2 53. Rb3 Rc2 54. Rb7+ Kf6 55. Rb6 Rxc5 56. Rxa6
Ke7 57. Nb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2017.09.29"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dennis Wagner"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 e6 5. O-O Nd7 6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Nc3 Ngf6 8. d3 Bc5 9. h3 Bh5 10. e4 dxe4 11. dxe4 O-O
12. Qe2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Ne5 14. Rd1 Qb6 15. Bg2 Bd4 16. Bd2 Rfd8
17. Be1 Nc6 18. Kh2 e5 19. f4 Re8 20. Nb5 exf4 21. gxf4 Be3
22. Bd2 Nd5 23. Nd6 Bxf4+ 24. Bxf4 Nxf4 25. Qf3 g5 26. Nxe8
Rxe8 27. Qg3 h6 28. Rd2 Ne5 29. Rad1 Nc4 30. Rd7 Qxb2 31. Rf1
Ne5 32. Rd6 Neg6 33. Rf2 Qe5 34. Rd7 Rc8 35. Rxb7 h5 36. Kh1
Rc3 37. Rf3 Rc2 38. Rf2 Rc3 39. Rf3 h4 40. Qe1 Rc2 0-1

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2017.09.30"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Emil Davidovich Sutovsky"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Bf5 6. Ne2 e6
7. O-O Nb6 8. Bb3 c5 9. Be3 c4 10. Bxc4 Nxc4 11. Qa4+ Nd7
12. Qxc4 Rc8 13. Qa4 Bc2 14. Qxa7 Bd3 15. Nbc3 Ba6 16. d5 Nxe5
17. Rfd1 Nd3 18. dxe6 Bd6 19. exf7+ Kxf7 20. Qd4 Re8 21. Qd5+
Kf8 22. Qf5+ Kg8 23. Bg5 Qc7 24. Qd5+ Kh8 25. Rxd3 Bxh2+
26. Kh1 Bc4 27. Qd7 h6 28. g3 hxg5 29. Qxc7 Rxc7 30. Rd2 Rf7
31. Nd4 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2017.10.01"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5
Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.Rd1 Re8 11.Nd2 e5 12.Bg5 Nd4 13.Qc1
Bf5 14.Bxf6 Nc2+ 15.Ke2 Nd4+ 16.Ke1 Nc2+ 17.Ke2 Nd4+ 18.Ke1
Nc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "146"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Bg5 a6 8. Bc4 h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. Nbd2 Ba7 11. a4 Be6 12. Re1
Bxc4 13. Nxc4 Re6 14. Ne3 Ne7 15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. d4 Ng6 17. g3
c6 18. Kg2 Qc7 19. d5 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 Ne7 21. c4 a5 22. Rc1 Rd8
23. Rb3 c5 24. h3 Rg6 25. Nh4 Rf6 26. Qg4 Kh7 27. Rcc3 Rf8
28. Rb5 b6 29. Rcb3 Nc8 30. Nf5 Rg6 31. Qh4 Qd7 32. Rf3 Re8
33. Ne3 Qe7 34. Qxe7 Rxe7 35. Nf5 Ra7 36. Nh4 Rg5 37. Rfb3 Ra6
38. Kh2 Rh5 39. Nf5 Rg5 40. f4 Rg6 41. Rf3 Rf6 42. Ne3 h5
43. Kg2 Ra7 44. Rb3 Kg8 45. f5 Rh6 46. g4 f6 47. Rg3 h4
48. Rf3 Kf7 49. Rf1 Rb7 50. Kf3 Ne7 51. g5 fxg5 52. Rg1 Rh5
53. Kg4 g6 54. fxg6+ Kxg6 55. Nf5 Ng8 56. Nxd6 Nf6+ 57. Kf3
Rb8 58. Nf5 Rhh8 59. Ke3 Nh5 60. Ne7+ Kf6 61. Nc6 Nf4 62. Nxb8
Rxb8 63. Kf2 Kg6 64. Rg4 Kf6 65. Rf3 Rf8 66. Rb3 Rb8 67. Kg1
Ne2+ 68. Kh2 Nf4 69. Rg1 Ne2 70. Rf1+ Nf4 71. Rb5 g4 72. hxg4
Kg5 73. d6 h3 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 e4 5. f3 a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6
7. Nc3 Bf5 8. fxe4 Nxe4 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. O-O Qe7 11. Nxe4 Bxe4
12. d3 Bg6 13. e4 O-O-O 14. Qe2 f6 15. Nh4 Kb8 16. Kh1 Be5
17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Qf2 Bf7 19. Nf5 Rhg8 20. Rae1 Be6 21. Ne3 h5
22. a4 Rh8 23. Qf4 Qc3 24. Re2 h4 25. h3 Rh5 26. Qf2 Qe5
27. Qf4 Qc3 28. Qf2 Qe5 29. Nf5 Bxf5 30. exf5 Qd5 31. Re4 Rdh8
32. Rf4 Rg5 33. Re1 b6 34. Qf3 Qxf3 35. Rxf3 Rhh5 36. Ref1 c5
37. Rf4 Kb7 38. R1f3 Kc6 39. Kg1 Kd5 40. Rg4 a5 41. Kf2 Rxf5
42. Rxg7 Kd4 43. Rxc7 Kc3 44. Rc6 Kxc2 45. Rxb6 Rxf3+ 46. Kxf3
Kxd3 47. Rxf6 Kc2 48. Rb6 Rg5 49. Rb5 Rg3+ 50. Kf2 Rc3
51. Rxa5 Kxb3 52. Ra8 Rc4 53. a5 Ra4 54. a6 c4 55. a7 Kc2
56. Rc8 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. Qe2 Re8 8. Nc4 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nd7 11. Qg3 Qe7
12. O-O Nf8 13. Be3 Ng6 14. Kh1 b6 15. a4 a5 16. b3 Rad8
17. Rae1 Bb4 18. Rd1 Bc5 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bd2 Bd6 21. Qg4 Qd7
22. g3 Rf8 23. Kg2 Qf7 24. h4 Ne7 25. h5 Kh8 26. Ne3 Bc5
27. Nf5 Nxf5 28. Qxf5 Qd7 29. Qxd7 Rxd7 30. f4 Bd6 31. Bc3 Re8
32. Rf3 h6 33. Kh3 Bb4 34. Bb2 exf4 35. Rxf4 Bd6 36. Rf5 Bc5
37. Re1 Bd4 38. Bc1 Be5 39. Bf4 Bc3 40. Re2 Kg8 41. Kg4 c5
42. Kf3 c6 43. g4 Bd4 44. Bd2 Be5 45. Be3 Bc3 46. Bf4 Bd4
47. Bd2 Be5 48. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. Bd3 Nbd7
7. O-O c5 8. Nbd2 b6 9. c4 Bb7 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. exd4 dxc4
12. bxc4 Re8 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Rfe1 Rac8 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5
Nd7 17. Nb3 Nc5 18. Nxc5 Qxc5 19. e6 f5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qb2+
Kg8 22. h4 Red8 23. Bf1 f4 24. Rd7 Rxd7 25. exd7 Rd8 26. Re5
Qd6 27. c5 Qf6 28. Qb3+ Kf8 29. Re6 Qa1 30. c6 Ba6 31. Qa3 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 c6 9. Rd1 Ne4 10. Bf4 g5 11. Bc1 f5 12. Nc3
Bf6 13. e3 Rf7 14. b3 b6 15. Bb2 Bb7 16. Rac1 Qe8 17. Ne2 Rc8
18. Ne5 Rg7 19. a4 Nd6 20. Qd2 Nf7 21. Nd3 h5 22. a5 h4
23. axb6 axb6 24. Ra1 g4 25. Nef4 Ng5 26. Ra7 Rb8 27. Ne5 h3
28. Bh1 Bxe5 29. dxe5 Nc5 30. Qb4 dxc4 31. Qxc4 Nce4 32. Bxe4
fxe4 33. Rd6 Re7 34. Qb4 Bc8 35. Rxe7 Qxe7 36. Nh5 Kf7 37. Nf6
Ra8 38. Nxe4 Nf3+ 39. Kh1 Ra2 40. Qc3 Ba6 41. Rd1 Be2 42. Nd6+
Kg7 43. Nf5+ exf5 44. Rd7 Bf1 45. Rxe7+ Kf8 46. Re8+ Kxe8
47. Qxc6+ Kd8 48. Qxb6+ Kc8 49. Qc6+ Kb8 50. Qb6+ Kc8 51. Qc6+
Kb8 52. Qb6+ Kc8 53. Qc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nf3 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. Bd3 c5
7. O-O b6 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. c4 e6 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Na4 Nbd7
12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Ba6 Bxa6 16. Qxa6
Re6 17. Qd3 Rec6 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. Ba3 Qe8 20. Nc3 c4 21. bxc4
dxc4 22. Qc2 Nc5 23. Nd4 Ra6 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Rb1 h5 26. h3
Rb6 27. Rxb6 axb6 28. Rb1 Nd7 29. a4 Qe7 30. Rd1 Ne5 31. Qe4
Nc6 32. Qxe7 Nxe7 33. Rb1 Nf5 34. Nde2 Rc6 35. g4 hxg4
36. hxg4 Ne7 37. Kg2 f5 38. gxf5 Nxf5 39. Nd5 c3 40. Nexc3
Bxc3 41. Rc1 Rc5 42. Nxc3 Rc4 43. Ne2 Rxa4 44. Rc6 Kf7 45. Nf4
g5 46. Nd5 Nh4+ 47. Kg3 Ra1 48. f4 Rg1+ 49. Kh3 Nf3 50. fxg5
Nxg5+ 51. Kh2 Nf3+ 52. Kh3 Ng5+ 53. Kh2 Nf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Nbd2 a6 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nc4 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bg5 h6
12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. g4 Bg6 14. Ncxe5 Rad8 15. Nxg6 Qxg6 16. Qe2
h5 17. Nh4 Qg5 18. Ng2 hxg4 19. hxg4 Bb6 20. Rae1 Rd6 21. b4
a5 22. a3 c5 23. b5 c4 24. d4 Qxb5 25. e5 Rh6 26. Qf3 Qb3
27. g5 Rg6 28. Qg3 Qxa3 29. Nf4 Bxd4 30. cxd4 Qxg3+ 31. fxg3
Rxg5 32. Kg2 b5 33. e6 fxe6 34. Nxe6 Rg6 35. Nxc7 Rxe1
36. Rxe1 b4 37. d5 c3 38. Nb5 Rb6 39. Nd4 b3 40. Nxb3 Rxb3
41. d6 Rb2+ 42. Kf3 Rd2 43. Rc1 Rxd6 44. Rxc3 Ra6 45. Ra3 a4
46. Ke4 Kf7 47. Kf4 Kf6 48. Ke4 Kg5 49. Kf3 Kf5 50. Ke3 Kg4
51. Kf2 Kh3 52. Kg1 g6 53. Kf2 Ra7 54. Kg1 g5 55. Kf2 Kg4
56. Kg2 Kf5 57. Kf3 g4+ 58. Ke3 Ke5 59. Kd3 Kd5 60. Kc3 Ke4
61. Kc4 Rd7 62. Kc5 Rd3 63. Rxa4+ Kf3 64. Kc4 Re3 65. Ra8 Kxg3
66. Kd4 Rb3 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 c5 4. e3 e6 5. d4 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O
7. dxc5 Nc6 8. a3 a5 9. O-O Bxc5 10. Nbd2 Qe7 11. e4 dxe4
12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bd7 14. Qe2 Rad8 15. Rfd1 h6 16. c3 Bd6
17. Bc2 Bc7 18. b4 Bc8 19. b5 Nb8 20. a4 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8
22. Nd2 Nd7 23. Nc4 Nb6 24. Ba3 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Bxh2+ 26. Kxh2
Qh4+ 27. Kg1 Nxc4 28. Bc5 b6 29. Qd3 g6 30. Bd4 e5 31. Qxc4
Be6 32. Qc7 exd4 33. Qxb6 dxc3 34. Qxa5 Qd4 35. b6 Bd5 36. Qb5
Bb7 37. a5 Qg4 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Qe5+ Kh7 40. Qg3 Qd7 41. Qxc3
Qd5 42. Qf3 Qd7 43. Be4 Bxe4 44. Qxe4 Qd1+ 45. Kh2 Qh5+
46. Kg3 Qg5+ 47. Kf3 Qh5+ 48. Kg3 Qg5+ 49. Kf3 Qxa5 50. b7
Qa3+ 51. Ke2 Qb2+ 52. Kf3 Qb3+ 53. Kf4 Qb2 54. Kg3 h5 55. f4
Qb3+ 56. Kh2 h4 57. Qf3 Qb4 58. Kh3 Kh6 59. Kxh4 Qb1 60. Kg3
Qe1+ 61. Kh2 Qb1 62. Qd5 Qe1 63. Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 e4 5. f3 a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6
7. Nc3 Bf5 8. fxe4 Nxe4 9. Nf3 Qe7 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Nxe4 Bxe4
12. d3 Bg6 13. e4 Qc5+ 14. Kh1 f6 15. Qe2 Bd6 16. Qf2 Qxf2
17. Rxf2 b5 18. e5 fxe5 19. Bxe5 Rd7 20. Bxd6 cxd6 21. Nh4 Kc7
22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Re1 Rh5 24. Re6 Re5 25. Rxe5 dxe5 26. Re2
Kd6 27. Kg1 Rf7 28. Re3 Kd5 29. Rg3 Rf6 30. Rg4 a5 31. g3 Kc5
32. a4 Kd5 33. Kg2 Kc5 34. Kg1 Kd5 35. b4 axb4 36. Rxb4 bxa4
37. Rxa4 c5 38. Rg4 Rb6 39. c4+ 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. Qe2 Nd7 8. Nb3 Bb6 9. Ng5 Nf8 10. O-O Bxb3 11. axb3 f6
12. Nf3 Ne6 13. Kh1 Qd7 14. Be3 O-O 15. Nd2 Bd4 16. Ra2 Rad8
17. Nc4 a6 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. Bd2 Bb6 20. Ne3 Bxe3 21. Bxe3 Nd4
22. Qxd7 Rxd7 23. Bxd4 Rxd4 24. Ra5 Re8 25. g3 g6 26. Kg2 Kg7
27. f4 Rb4 28. Kf3 Rb5 29. Ra4 Rc5 30. Rc4 Ra5 31. Ra4 Rxa4
32. bxa4 a5 33. h4 Rd8 34. b3 h6 35. Ke3 c5 36. g4 Rh8 37. h5
exf4+ 38. Rxf4 b6 39. hxg6 Kxg6 40. Rf5 Re8 41. Rd5 Re7
42. Kf4 Rh7 43. c3 Rh8 44. Rd7 h5 45. Rxc7 h4 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "146"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. c3 Nc6
7. d4 b6 8. Bb5 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. Re1 O-O 12. g3
Qc7 13. Bf1 Rad8 14. a3 h5 15. Bg2 Ne7 16. Nbd2 Nf5 17. b4 Kg7
18. Rc1 Rfe8 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. c4 dxc4 21. Nxc4 Bf8 22. Ncd2
Qa5 23. Nb3 Qxa3 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. Rxc5 Qxc5 26. dxc5 Rxd1
27. Rxd1 Rc8 28. Rc1 Ne7 29. Nd4 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 f5 31. c6 a5
32. c7 Nd5 33. Rc5 Nf6 34. Nb5 Ne8 35. Rd5 Ra8 36. Rc5 Rc8
37. Rc6 a4 38. Rb6 Nxc7 39. Rc6 a3 40. Nxa3 Ra8 41. Nc4 Nd5
42. Rc5 Nf6 43. Ra5 Rc8 44. Ra4 Ne4 45. Na3 Rc1 46. Rc4 Rd1
47. Rc2 g5 48. Nb5 Rd2 49. Rxd2 Nxd2 50. Nd4 Kf6 51. Nf3 Nxf3
52. Kxf3 Ke5 53. Ke2 g4 54. f3 Kd5 55. e4+ fxe4 56. fxe4+ Kxe4
57. Kf2 Kd3 58. Kf1 Ke3 59. Ke1 Kf3 60. Kf1 f6 61. Kg1 f5
62. Kf1 f4 63. gxf4 Kxf4 64. Kg2 h4 65. Kf2 Ke4 66. Ke2 Kd4
67. Kf2 Kd3 68. Ke1 Ke3 69. Kf1 Kf3 70. Kg1 g3 71. hxg3 hxg3
72. Kf1 g2+ 73. Kg1 Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3
O-O 7. Nc3 Re8 8. Be3 Bf8 9. a4 a5 10. O-O b6 11. Nd2 Be6
12. Ne2 Nh5 13. g4 Nf6 14. Ng3 Nd7 15. Kh2 g6 16. Rg1 Be7
17. Nf5 Bg5 18. Nf3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Kh8 20. Qe1 c5 21. b3 gxf5
22. gxf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 e4 24. Ng5 Ne5 25. Kh1 f6 26. Ne6 Qd5
27. Nxc7 Qc6 28. Nxe8 exd3+ 29. Rg2 Rxe8 30. Qg3 Qb7 31. cxd3
Nxd3 32. Rg1 Ne5 33. Qg7+ Qxg7 34. Rxg7 c4 35. bxc4 Nxc4
36. Rf7 Nxe3 37. Rxf6 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nf3 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nbd2 b6
7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. c4 e6 10. Rc1 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Qe7
12. Ba3 c5 13. Qe2 Rac8 14. Nfe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Nd6 Rc7
17. f4 Ba8 18. Nb5 Rd7 19. Bb2 Rfd8 20. Nd6 Nc7 21. Rcd1 Bc6
22. e4 Ne8 23. f5 exf5 24. exf5 Rxd6 25. f6 Bxf6 26. exf6 Qxe2
27. Bxe2 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Nd6 30. Be5 Nb5 31. a4
Nd4 32. Bb8 a6 33. Ba7 Bd5 34. Bxb6 Nxb3 35. Bxb3 Bxb3
36. Bxc5 Bxa4 37. Bb4 g5 38. Kf2 h5 39. h3 Bd7 40. Bd2 g4
41. hxg4 Bxg4 42. Ke3 Kf8 43. Kd4 Ke8 44. g3 Kd7 45. Kc5 Ke6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "213"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. O-O e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Bxe4 Qc7 11. Bg2 Be7
12. Nc3 O-O 13. Re1 Rad8 14. Qe2 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bxd5
17. Bxd5 Nb6 18. Be4 g6 19. Na5 Rb8 20. Nxb7 Bg7 21. Na5 Na4
22. Nc6 Rb6 23. Qc4 Nxb2 24. Qc5 Kh7 25. a4 f5 26. a5 Rb7
27. Bd5 a6 28. Ra3 Rb5 29. Qe7 Qxe7 30. Nxe7 Bf6 31. c4 Bxe7
32. cxb5 Bxa3 33. bxa6 Bc5 34. Rb1 Rb8 35. Rc1 Rb5 36. Rxc5
Rxc5 37. a7 Rxa5 38. a8=Q Rxa8 39. Bxa8 Kg7 40. h4 Kf6 41. Kg2
Nd3 42. Bd5 Nc5 43. Bc4 g5 44. hxg5+ hxg5 45. Kf1 e4 46. Ke2
f4 47. gxf4 gxf4 48. Bd5 Ke5 49. Ba8 Ne6 50. Bb7 Nd4+ 51. Kd2
Nf5 52. Ke2 f3+ 53. Kd2 Nd6 54. Ba8 Kd4 55. Bc6 Nc4+ 56. Ke1
Ne5 57. Ba8 Nd3+ 58. Kf1 Nc5 59. Bc6 Ne6 60. Ba8 Nf4 61. Bb7
Kd3 62. Ba8 Ne6 63. Bb7 Nd4 64. Ba8 Nb3 65. Bb7 Nc5 66. Ba8
Kd4 67. Bc6 Ke5 68. Ba8 Nb3 69. Bb7 Nd4 70. Ba8 Ne6 71. Bb7
Nc7 72. Bc6 Kf4 73. Bb7 Nb5 74. Ba8 Nc3 75. Bb7 Nd1 76. Ba8
Ke5 77. Bb7 Kd4 78. Ke1 Nb2 79. Kf1 Nd3 80. Ba8 Nc5 81. Bc6
Kd3 82. Ba8 Nb3 83. Ke1 Nd4 84. Kf1 Ne2 85. Bb7 Nc3 86. Ba6+
Kd4 87. Bb7 Kd3 88. Ba8 Kd4 89. Bb7 Kd3 90. Ba8 Nd1 91. Bb7
Nb2 92. Ba6+ Kd4 93. Bb7 Nc4 94. Ba8 Ne5 95. Bb7 Ng4 96. Ba8
Kd3 97. Bb7 Kd4 98. Ba8 Nh6 99. Bb7 Nf7 100. Ba8 Ne5 101. Bb7
Kd3 102. Ba8 Ng4 103. Bb7 Nxf2 104. Kxf2 e3+ 105. Kxf3 e2
106. Ba6+ Kc3 107. Bxe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. Nbd2 Nbd7
7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O e6 9. c4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rfd1 Qe7 12. Rac1
Rfd8 13. Ba3 Rac8 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Ba6 Bxa6 16. Qxa6 Rc7
17. Ne4 f5 18. Nc3 Nxc3 19. Rxc3 Nf6 20. Rcc1 Ne4 21. dxc5
Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 bxc5 23. g3 h6 24. Kg2 Kh7 25. Qc4 Rc8 26. Qb5
Rd8 27. Bxc5 Nxc5 28. Rxd8 Qxd8 29. Qxc5 Qa8 30. Qe7 e5 31. h4
h5 32. b4 a6 33. a4 Qc6 34. a5 Kh6 35. Qg5+ Kh7 36. Qd8 Qe4
37. Qd6 g5 38. hxg5 h4 39. Qd1 hxg3 40. fxg3 Qxb4 41. Nh4 Qg4
42. Qd3 Qxg5 43. Nxf5 Qg6 44. e4 Bf8 45. Qd7+ Kh8 46. Qd8 Qf7
47. Qa8 Qa2+ 48. Kh3 Qf7 49. Qxa6 Qh5+ 50. Nh4 Qd1 51. Qf6+
Bg7 52. Qf3 Qa1 53. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d3 Nf6 2. Nd2 e5 3. Ngf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. e4 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O h6 8. Re1 d4 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. a4 Re8 11. c3 dxc3 12. bxc3
Nc5 13. Nfxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bf6 15. d4 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qxd1
17. Rxd1 Be6 18. Be3 Nxa4 19. Rxa4 Bb3 20. Rda1 Bxa4 21. Rxa4
Rxe5 22. Bd4 Rb5 23. h4 a5 24. e5 c6 25. Be4 Rb2 26. Kg2 b5
27. Ra1 Ra6 28. Rd1 a4 29. c4 Rb3 30. Ba1 Kf8 31. e6 fxe6
32. Rd7 Ke8 33. Rxg7 bxc4 34. Bf6 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.19"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Bd7 5. O-O Qc8 6. c4 Nc6
7. Nc3 Bh3 8. d5 Ne5 9. Nxe5 Bxe5 10. e4 h5 11. f4 Bxc3
12. bxc3 h4 13. f5 hxg3 14. hxg3 gxf5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Qd4
Rh7 17. Bg5 Bh3 18. Qe4 Rg7 19. Qh4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 f6 21. Qh5+
Kd8 22. Bf4 Qg4 23. Qxg4 Rxg4 24. Rh1 Rg7 25. Rae1 Kd7 26. Kf3
f5 27. Rh5 Rf8 28. a4 c6 29. a5 cxd5 30. cxd5 Rc8 31. Bd2 Rf7
32. Rb1 Rc7 33. Rb4 b6 34. axb6 axb6 35. c4 Rf8 36. Be3 Nf6
37. Rxf5 Nxd5 38. Rxf8 Nxb4 39. Bxb6 Rxc4 40. g4 Nd5 41. Bf2
Rc3+ 42. Kg2 e5 43. g5 Nf4+ 44. Kh2 Ke7 45. Rh8 Rf3 46. Bh4
Ng6 47. Rh7+ Ke6 48. Bg3 Kf5 49. Rd7 Rd3 50. Bf2 d5 51. Kg2 d4
52. Kf1 Nf4 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.20"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 a5
7. O-O a4 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 axb3 10. axb3 Rxa1 11. Qxa1 Na6
12. Ba3 Re8 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Bc4 Qh5 16. Ne5
Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nc7 18. Rd1 Be6 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 20. Rd7 c5
21. Rxb7 Rd8 22. f3 Qf5 23. Qc1 Qd3 24. Bxc5 Nxc5 25. Qxc5
Qd1+ 26. Kf2 Rd2+ 27. Kg3 Qe1+ 28. Kh3 Qe2 29. Qc8+ Kg7
30. Qg4 Qxe3 31. Rxe7 Rd4 32. e6 Rxg4 33. Kxg4 h5+ 34. Kh3 Kh6
35. b4 fxe6 36. b5 g5 37. Rf7 g4+ 38. Kg3 Kg6 39. Rf4 Qe1# 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.21"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O a6
7. a4 b6 8. h3 Bb7 9. d5 c6 10. Be3 cxd5 11. exd5 Nbd7 12. Qd2
Rc8 13. Rfd1 Nc5 14. Qe1 Nce4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. c3 a5 17. Ra3
Nf6 18. c4 Nd7 19. Nd4 Nc5 20. Bg4 Rb8 21. Nb5 Ba6 22. Bg5 f6
23. Be6+ Kh8 24. Bd2 Bxb5 25. axb5 f5 26. Bc3 Bxc3 27. Rxc3
Rf6 28. Re3 Qc7 29. Rd4 f4 30. Re2 f3 31. gxf3 Rbf8 32. Re3
Rxf3 33. Rxf3 Rxf3 34. Bg4 Rf6 35. Qe3 Qd8 36. Rf4 Qf8
37. Rxf6 Qxf6 38. b3 Kg7 39. Kg2 h5 40. Be6 Qe5 41. Qf3 Qe4
42. Qxe4 Nxe4 43. Kf3 Nc5 44. Ke3 Nxb3 45. h4 Nc5 46. Bh3 a4
47. Kd4 a3 48. Kc3 Kf6 49. f4 Nd3 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.22"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nb6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. exd6
cxd6 7. O-O g6 8. d4 Bg7 9. c3 O-O 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5
12. Bh6 Re8 13. Nd2 a5 14. Nf3 Bf6 15. a4 Bg4 16. h3 Bxf3
17. Qxf3 Nd7 18. Qe2 Qb6 19. Bc4 Nc5 20. Bb5 Red8 21. Be3 Qc7
22. Bd4 Nb3 23. Bxf6 exf6 24. Rae1 Nc5 25. Qf3 Kg7 26. Re3 Qb6
27. Re7 Na6 28. h4 h5 29. Rfe1 Nc7 30. c4 Nxb5 31. axb5 Qd4
32. Rxb7 Qxb2 33. Ree7 Rf8 34. Qe4 a4 35. g3 f5 36. Qe6 Qf6
37. Ra7 Rxa7 38. Rxa7 Qa1+ 39. Kg2 a3 40. Qxd6 Qd4 41. Rxa3
Qe4+ 42. Kh2 Qxc4 43. Qe5+ Kh7 44. d6 Rd8 45. Ra7 Kg8 46. Re7
Qc2 47. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "190"]

1. d4 b6 2. Nf3 Bb7 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e3 Bb4 6. Bd3 O-O
7. O-O d6 8. Qc2 Bxc3 9. Qxc3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 e5 11. Kh1 Nc6
12. Rg1 Re8 13. d5 Ne7 14. f4 Qd7 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Qxe5 Ng6
17. Qg3 Ne4 18. Qg2 Nc5 19. Bc2 c6 20. b4 Na6 21. a3 cxd5
22. cxd5 Rac8 23. Be4 f6 24. Bb2 Nh4 25. Qg4 Qxg4 26. Rxg4 Ng6
27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. Rxg6 Kf7 29. Rag1 Rg8 30. h4 Nb8 31. h5 Nd7
32. Bd4 Rcd8 33. R1g3 Nf8 34. R6g4 Rxd5 35. Rh3 Rh8 36. Rgh4
Ne6 37. Kg2 Nxd4 38. Rxd4 Rg5+ 39. Rg3 Rxg3+ 40. Kxg3 Ke6
41. Kh4 Rc8 42. f4 Rc3 43. e4 Rxa3 44. f5+ Ke5 45. Rd7 Kxe4
46. Rxg7 Kxf5 47. h6 Ra1 48. h7 Rh1+ 49. Kg3 a5 50. bxa5 bxa5
51. Kg2 Rh6 52. Ra7 Kg6 53. Rxa5 Rxh7 54. Kf3 Rh4 55. Ra8 Rh5
56. Kg3 Kf5 57. Rb8 Kg6 58. Kf3 Rg5 59. Kf4 Re5 60. Kf3 Kf7
61. Kf4 Kg6 62. Kf3 Kf7 63. Kf4 Re7 64. Kf3 Re8 65. Rb7+ Re7
66. Rb5 Re5 67. Rb4 Kg6 68. Rg4+ Rg5 69. Rxg5+ Kxg5 70. Kg3
Kf5 71. Kf3 Ke5 72. Ke3 Kf5 73. Kf3 Ke6 74. Ke4 f5+ 75. Kf4
Kf6 76. Kf3 Ke5 77. Ke3 Ke6 78. Kf4 Kf6 79. Kf3 Kg5 80. Kg3
f4+ 81. Kf3 Kf5 82. Kf2 Ke4 83. Ke2 Ke5 84. Kf3 Kf5 85. Kf2
Ke4 86. Ke2 f3+ 87. Kf2 Kf4 88. Kf1 Kg3 89. Kg1 Kg4 90. Kf2
Kf4 91. Kf1 Ke4 92. Kf2 Kf4 93. Kf1 Ke3 94. Ke1 f2+ 95. Kf1
Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.24"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. e3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. Bd3 Nbd7
7. O-O b6 8. c4 Bb7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 c5
12. Rc1 Rc8 13. d5 Bxc3 14. Rxc3 Bxd5 15. Ba6 Bxf3 16. Qxf3
Rc7 17. Rd1 Ne5 18. Qe2 Rd7 19. Rxd7 Qxd7 20. f4 Ng4 21. Rd3
Qf5 22. Bb7 Nf6 23. Bf3 h5 24. g3 Qc8 25. e4 Rd8 26. Re3 e6
27. e5 Nd5 28. Rd3 Ne7 29. Be4 Rd4 30. Kf2 Qd7 31. Qd2 Kg7
32. Ke3 Nd5+ 33. Kf3 Nc7 34. Ke3 Nb5 35. a4 Rxd3+ 36. Qxd3 Nd4
37. Qc4 Nc6 38. Qd3 Nd4 39. Qc4 Qc8 40. b4 Qc7 41. a5 Qe7
42. bxc5 bxc5 43. Qa6 Qc7 44. Kd3 Nf5 45. Qb7 Qxa5 46. Bxf5
gxf5 47. Qe7 Qa3+ 48. Ke2 Qa2+ 49. Kf1 Qd5 50. Qxa7 c4 51. Qc7
Qd3+ 52. Kg2 c3 53. Kh3 c2 54. Qe7 Qd1 55. Qf6+ Kf8 56. Qh8+
Ke7 57. Qf6+ Ke8 58. Qh8+ Kd7 59. Qf8 c1=Q 60. Qxf7+ Kd8
61. Qf8+ Kc7 62. Qe7+ Qd7 63. Qb4 Qf1+ 64. Kh4 Qfd1 65. Qa5+
Kb7 66. Qb4+ Kc8 67. Qc5+ Qc7 68. Qf8+ Qcd8+ 69. Qxd8+ Kxd8
70. h3 Ke7 71. Kg5 Qf3 72. Kh4 Kf7 73. Kg5 Qxg3+ 74. Kxh5 Kg7
75. h4 Qg6# 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.25"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Bd7 5. O-O Qc8 6. c4 Nc6
7. Nc3 Bh3 8. e4 h5 9. Be3 h4 10. Nxh4 Bxd4 11. Bxd4 Nxd4
12. Qxd4 Rxh4 13. Bxh3 Qxh3 14. gxh4 Qg4+ 15. Kh1 Qf3+ 16. Kg1
Qg4+ 17. Kh1 Qf3+ 18. Kg1 Qg4+ 19. Kh1 Qf3+ 20. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.02"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "2.26"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 a6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6 dxc6
7. d3 Bf5 8. Be2 Bd6 9. O-O Qe7 10. Nd2 O-O-O 11. Nc4 h5
12. Nxd6+ cxd6 13. dxe4 Bxe4 14. Qd4 c5 15. Qd2 h4 16. f3 Bc6
17. Bd3 Kb8 18. e4 Nd7 19. Rae1 Ne5 20. Be2 g5 21. Bc4 Nxc4
22. bxc4 Rhg8 23. h3 Ka8 24. Bc3 Bd7 25. Rb1 Be6 26. Qd3 Qd7
27. Rb6 Qa4 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Qxd6 Qxc4 30. Be5 Qxc2 31. Rd1
Rc8 32. Rd2 Qb1+ 33. Kh2 Qb5 34. Rb2 Qc6 35. Qe7 c4 36. Bd4
Qc7+ 37. Qxc7 Rxc7 38. Rc2 b5 39. Bf6 b4 40. Bxg5 a5 41. Bxh4
a4 42. Bf6 Rb7 43. h4 b3 44. axb3 cxb3 45. Rc5 a3 46. Bd4 b2
47. Rc8+ Bxc8 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.09"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. c3 Nd7
7. O-O h6 8. Nbd2 g5 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Nf1 Bh7 11. Ng3 Nf5
12. Bd3 Nxg3 13. Bxh7 Rxh7 14. fxg3 Be7 15. Qd3 Rg7 16. a4
O-O-O 17. a5 c5 18. Be3 h5 19. Rf1 Kb8 20. Qd2 Rdg8 21. b4 c4
22. Rae1 Qd8 23. Re2 Ka8 24. Ne1 f6 25. exf6 Nxf6 26. Nf3 Ne4
27. Qc2 Rf7 28. Rfe1 Bd6 29. Nd2 Nf6 30. Nf3 Ne4 31. Nd2 Nf6
32. Nf3 Ne4 33. Nd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.09"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Bc5 5. d3 a6 6. Nge2 d6
7. h3 Be6 8. f4 h6 9. f5 Bd7 10. b3 Nd4 11. Bb2 Bc6 12. Nxd4
Bxd4 13. Qe2 b5 14. Nd1 Nd7 15. c3 Bb6 16. Nf2 a5 17. O-O b4
18. Kh2 bxc3 19. Bxc3 h5 20. Nd1 Nf6 21. Ne3 Bb5 22. Qd2 c6
23. Rfe1 Qc7 24. Kh1 Rd8 25. Nc2 O-O 26. a4 Ba6 27. b4 axb4
28. Nxb4 Ra8 29. Bf3 Bc5 30. g4 hxg4 31. hxg4 Rfb8 32. g5 Nh7
33. g6 Nf6 34. Nxa6 Rxa6 35. Reb1 Rxb1+ 36. Rxb1 Rxa4 37. Bd1
Ra8 38. Bb3 d5 39. Qh2 Re8 40. Bd2 fxg6 41. fxg6 Qd7 42. Rf1
Rb8 43. Rb1 Re8 44. Qh4 Qg4 45. Qxg4 Nxg4 46. exd5 cxd5
47. Bxd5+ Kf8 48. Rb5 Bd6 49. Kg2 Nf6 50. Bf7 Rc8 51. Bg5 Rb8
52. Ra5 e4 53. dxe4 Nxe4 54. Be3 Nf6 55. Bd4 Be7 56. Kf3 Rd8
57. Be5 Bd6 58. Bxf6 gxf6 59. Rh5 f5 60. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.09"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. c3 h6
7. O-O Nd7 8. Nbd2 Qc7 9. Nb3 g5 10. Ne1 c5 11. Bh5 Bg6 12. f4
c4 13. Nd2 gxf4 14. Rxf4 Bg7 15. Nf1 O-O 16. Ng3 Kh7 17. Rh4
Qd8 18. Nf3 Bd3 19. Bg4 Rh8 20. Nh5 Kg8 21. Rh3 Ng6 22. Be3
Qe7 23. Qd2 Bf8 24. Nf4 Nxf4 25. Bxf4 Bg7 26. Re1 Be4 27. Bxh6
Bxh6 28. Rxh6 Kg7 29. Rxh8 Rxh8 30. Ng5 Bd3 31. g3 Nf8 32. h4
Nh7 33. Nh3 Rg8 34. Kh2 Kh8 35. Bh5 Qf8 36. Nf4 Bf5 37. Qe3 f6
38. Rf1 Qh6 39. Be2 Qg7 40. Nxd5 fxe5 41. dxe5 b5 42. Nf4 Qh6
43. Bh5 Rd8 44. Rd1 Rxd1 45. Bxd1 Ng5 46. Qxa7 Ne4 47. Qa8+
Kh7 48. Bf3 Ng5 49. Qa7+ Kh8 50. Qa8+ Kh7 51. Qb7+ Kh8
52. Qb8+ Kh7 53. Qc7+ 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.09"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Ne2 d5 6. exd5
Nxd5 7. O-O Be6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. a4 b6 11. Bb5 Na5
12. d4 e4 13. c4 Ne7 14. d5 Bg4 15. Ba6 c6 16. h3 Bc8 17. Bxc8
Rxc8 18. d6 Ng6 19. c5 Nb7 20. Be3 bxc5 21. a5 Qd7 22. a6 Nxd6
23. Bxc5 Rfd8 24. Ng3 Qe6 25. Bxd6 Rxd6 26. Qg4 c5 27. Qxe4
Rxa6 28. Qxe6 Rxe6 29. Rxa7 Ne7 30. Rd1 g6 31. c3 Nc6 32. Rb7
Na5 33. Ra7 Nc6 34. Ra6 h5 35. Ra4 Rce8 36. Nf1 Kg7 37. Ne3
Re5 38. Ra6 Ne7 39. Nc4 Re2 40. Ne3 Rb8 41. Ra5 Rbb2 42. Rf1
Ng8 43. Rxc5 Nf6 44. Re5 Nd7 45. Rd5 Nf6 46. Rd4 Ra2 47. c4
Ra5 48. Rc1 Rc5 49. Ra1 Rb2 50. Ra7 Rb1+ 51. Kh2 Rb2 52. Rf4
Rb6 53. h4 Re6 54. Nd5 Rec6 55. Ne3 Re6 56. Kg3 Ne4+ 57. Kf3
Nd6 58. Rd7 Kf8 59. Rd4 Rc6 60. Ra7 Kg7 61. g3 Rf6+ 62. Ke2
Re6 63. Kd3 Rf6 64. Rf4 Re6 65. Rd7 Kf8 66. Ra7 Ke8 67. Nd5
Re1 68. Nf6+ Kf8 69. Ra8+ Ke7 70. Nd5+ Kd7 71. Ra7+ Ke8
72. Ne3 Rb1 73. Rd4 Nb7 74. Ra8+ Ke7 75. Kc2 Re1 76. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Rapid G/20)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.10"]
[EventDate "2017.11.10"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6
7. Be3 h5 8. Bc4 Qc7 9. Bb3 Nc6 10. Qd2 Be7 11. O-O-O Na5
12. Kb1 Bd7 13. g3 b5 14. h3 b4 15. Nce2 e5 16. Nf5 Nxb3
17. cxb3 Bxf5 18. exf5 Qb7 19. Rhf1 d5 20. f4 d4 21. Bg1 Ne4
22. Qe1 f6 23. fxe5 fxe5 24. Nc1 O-O 25. g4 a5 26. Bh2 Bd6
27. Qe2 h4 28. Rde1 Ng3 29. Bxg3 hxg3 30. Qe4 Qxe4+ 31. Rxe4
g6 32. Nd3 g2 33. Rg1 gxf5 34. gxf5 Rxf5 35. Rxg2+ Kf7
36. Rge2 Kf6 37. Nf2 Rc8 38. h4 Rf3 39. Rg4 Re3 40. Re4 Rxe2
41. Rxe2 Kf5 42. Ne4 Be7 43. Ng3+ Ke6 44. h5 Bg5 45. Rc2 Rf8
46. a4 Kd5 47. Rc7 Rf3 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Rapid G/20)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.10"]
[EventDate "2017.11.10"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. f4 d5 5. exd5 e4 6. d4 exd3
7. cxd3 O-O 8. d4 Re8+ 9. Nge2 Bd6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. h3 Nb6
12. Bb3 Bf8 13. f5 Nfxd5 14. Nf4 c6 15. Nfxd5 Nxd5 16. Qg4 Nf6
17. Qh4 h6 18. Rf3 b5 19. Rg3 Re1+ 20. Kh2 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Bd6
22. Ne4 Bxg3+ 23. Nxg3 Qd6 24. Rf1 Bd7 25. Qf4 Qxf4 26. Rxf4
Re8 27. Kg1 a5 28. a3 Re3 29. Rf3 Rxf3 30. gxf3 Kf8 31. Kf2
Ne8 32. Bc2 Nd6 33. Bd3 f6 34. b4 a4 35. h4 Be8 36. Nf1 Ke7
37. Ne3 Bf7 38. Ke2 Kd7 39. Kd2 Bd5 40. Nxd5 cxd5 41. h5 Kc6
42. Ke3 Nc8 43. Kd2 Nb6 44. Ke3 Nc4+ 45. Bxc4 dxc4 46. Kd2 Kd6
47. Kc2 Kc6 48. Kd2 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Rapid G/20)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.10"]
[EventDate "2017.11.10"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6
7. Be3 h5 8. Qd2 Be7 9. Be2 b5 10. a4 b4 11. Na2 d5 12. e5
Nfd7 13. f4 Nc5 14. O-O Ne4 15. Qe1 Qb6 16. c3 Nc6 17. a5 Nxa5
18. Nxb4 Bc5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. b4 Nc4 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. bxc5
Nxc5 23. f5 h4 24. Qe2 h3 25. Qg4 Qb2 26. Bf2 Qb7 27. Nf3 Nb3
28. Rfb1 O-O 29. Qxc4 hxg2 30. Ng5 Nd2 31. Qd3 Qd7 32. Bd4
Nxb1 33. e6 fxe6 34. Qh3 Rxf5 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Qh8+ Ke7
37. Qxg7+ Ke8 38. Qg8+ Ke7 39. Rxb1 Rf1+ 40. Rxf1 gxf1=Q+
41. Kxf1 Qb5+ 42. Kf2 Qb2+ 43. Ke3 Qc1+ 44. Ke2 Qc2+ 45. Ke3
Qc1+ 46. Ke2 Qc2+ 47. Ke3 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Rapid G/20)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.10"]
[EventDate "2017.11.10"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. b4 b6 9. h3 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O Qc8
13. Qc2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Qb7 15. Nd2 Rfe8 16. Rfc1 Bd8 17. Rab1
axb4 18. axb4 Bc7 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. Nb3 b5 21. f4 Ra3 22. Qc2
Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Qxe4 Nf6 25. Qc2 Nd5 26. Qd2 Rea8
27. Ra1 R8a4 28. Rxa3 Rxa3 29. e4 Nxf4 30. Rc3 g5 31. h4 Qe7
32. g3 Nh5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Qb2 Ra4 35. Na5 Nf6 36. Ra3 Qc7
37. d5 exd5 38. Qxf6 Rxa3 39. e5 Rxa5 40. bxa5 Qxa5 41. Qxg5+
Kf8 42. Qh6+ Kg8 43. Qg5+ Kf8 44. Qh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Rapid G/20)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.10"]
[EventDate "2017.11.10"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6
7. Be3 h5 8. Qd2 Be7 9. Be2 Qc7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rad1 b6
12. f4 Bb7 13. Bf3 Ng4 14. Kh1 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 b5 16. a3 Rb8
17. h3 Nb6 18. Qc1 g6 19. Rd3 e5 20. Nde2 Nd7 21. Nd5 Bxd5
22. Rxd5 Rc8 23. Nc3 Nb6 24. Rd3 Kf8 25. Be2 Kg7 26. f5 Bf6
27. fxg6 fxg6 28. Rdf3 Rcf8 29. Qe3 Be7 30. Bd3 Qc5 31. Qe2
Rxf3 32. Rxf3 Rf8 33. Rxf8 Bxf8 34. h4 Be7 35. g3 Bd8 36. Kg2
Nd7 37. Nd5 Nf6 38. b4 Qa7 39. Nxf6 Bxf6 40. c4 bxc4 41. Bxc4
a5 42. b5 Qc5 43. a4 Bd8 44. Bb3 Bb6 45. Qf3 Qg1+ 46. Kh3 Qf2
47. Qxf2 Bxf2 48. Kg2 Bb6 49. Kf3 g5 50. hxg5 Kg6 51. Be6 Kxg5
52. Ke2 Kf6 53. Bd7 d5 54. exd5 e4 55. Be8 Bc7 56. Kf2 Ke5
57. Bxh5 Kxd5 58. g4 Bf4 59. Bg6 Bg5 60. Ke2 Bd8 61. Be8 Ke5
62. Bd7 Kf4 63. Bf5 Bb6 64. Kd2 Bd4 65. Kc2 e3 66. Bd3 Kxg4
67. Be2+ Kf4 68. Kd3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Rapid G/20)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.10"]
[EventDate "2017.11.10"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. e3 d6 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Rc8 11. Nh3 h6
12. Bh4 c5 13. O-O d5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bc2 Ncd7 16. b3 b5
17. Qb2 bxc4 18. bxc4 Ba6 19. cxd5 Bxf1 20. dxe6 Qb6 21. exf7+
Kh8 22. Qxb6 axb6 23. Nf4 Rxf7 24. Bg6 Bc4 25. Bxf7 Bxf7
26. Bf2 g5 27. Ne2 g4 28. e4 gxf3 29. gxf3 Ne5 30. Nd4 Bh5
31. Bg3 Nd3 32. Rb1 Nd7 33. Rb3 Rc1+ 34. Kg2 N3c5 35. Re3 Kh7
36. Re1 Rc4 37. Bf2 Ne5 38. Rb1 Ncd7 39. Rb3 Bf7 40. Rb2 Nd3
41. Rd2 N7e5 42. Kg3 Rc3 43. Rc2 Rxc2 44. Nxc2 b5 45. Bd4 Nc4
46. Bc3 Bg6 47. Bb4 Kg8 48. Nd4 Be8 49. f4 Kf7 50. e5 Bd7
51. Kf3 h5 52. Ke4 Nf2+ 53. Kd5 Ne3+ 54. Kd6 Ke8 55. e6 Nc4+
56. Kc7 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.11"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6
7. Be3 h5 8. Qd2 Be7 9. Be2 Bd7 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. g3 b5 12. a3
Rc8 13. Kb1 Na5 14. h3 g6 15. g4 e5 16. Nb3 Be6 17. Nxa5 Qxa5
18. g5 Nd7 19. Nd5 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Nc5 22. h4 O-O
23. c3 Ne6 24. Bd1 f6 25. Rd2 fxg5 26. Bb3 Rc4 27. Bxg5 Nxg5
28. hxg5 Rxf3 29. a4 Kg7 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. Rd5 Rf8 32. Ka2 Rb8
33. Rg1 Kf7 34. Rd2 Ke6 35. Rf2 Rh8 36. Kb1 h4 37. Kc2 h3
38. Rh2 Rh4 39. Rg3 Rxe4 40. Rhxh3 d5 41. Rh6 Kf5 42. Rh7 Bxg5
43. Rf7+ Bf6 44. a5 Re2+ 45. Kd1 Rf2 46. Ke1 Rf4 47. Rg2 d4
48. Ra7 d3 49. Rxa6 e4 50. Rc6 e3 51. Rc5+ Ke6 52. Rc6+ Kd7
0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.11"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6
7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. e3 Ne7 9. Bd3 b6 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. O-O Bxd3
12. Qxd3 O-O 13. e4 Nd7 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 15. Rac1 dxe4 16. Nxe4
Qd5 17. Nc3 Qd6 18. Qc4 Nf6 19. Ne5 Rf8 20. g4 Rac8 21. h3
Nfd5 22. Ne4 Qh6 23. Qb3 Nf4 24. Kh2 Ned5 25. Qg3 f6 26. Rxc6
Rxc6 27. Nxc6 f5 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.11"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Kb1 a6
12. Nd2 b5 13. Nb3 Qb6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bg5 Be6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rac8 19. Bd3 Nb4 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Qd1
Nxd5 22. Qh5 Bg5 23. Be4+ Qh6 24. Qxh6+ Bxh6 25. Bxd5 Rcd8
26. e4 f5 27. Nc5 fxe4 28. Bxe4 Rxf2 29. Nd3 Rf6 30. Ne5 Re8
31. Ng6+ Kg8 32. Bc2 Re2 33. Bd3 Rxg2 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.11"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Nge2 O-O 8. Ng3 Be6 9. Bd3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O Nc6
12. a3 d4 13. Na4 Be7 14. e4 Nd7 15. Nf5 Nde5 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7
17. Rc1 Rad8 18. Re1 b6 19. b4 Qf6 20. Bg3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Ne5
22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Nb2 Rc8 24. Rcd1 Rfd8 25. g3 Qf6 26. e5 Qf5
27. Qxf5 Bxf5 28. Nd3 Rc3 29. Nf4 Rxa3 30. e6 fxe6 31. Nxe6
Bxe6 32. Rxe6 Rd7 33. Re4 d3 34. Kf1 Ra4 35. Ke1 a5 36. Rb1 h6
37. h4 Rd5 38. Kd2 Ra2+ 39. Ke1 Rb5 40. Rd1 Ra4 41. Rxd3 Raxb4
42. Re8+ Kf7 43. Rde3 Rb1+ 44. Ke2 R5b2+ 45. Kf3 Rb3 46. Re7+
Kg6 47. h5+ Kh7 48. Ra7 Rxe3+ 49. fxe3 Rb4 50. e4 a4 51. e5
Kg8 52. e6 Kf8 53. g4 b5 54. Rf7+ Ke8 55. Rxg7 a3 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.11"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6
7. Be3 h5 8. Qd2 Be7 9. Be2 Bd7 10. a4 Nc6 11. Nb3 Rc8 12. a5
O-O 13. O-O Ne5 14. Rfd1 h4 15. h3 Ng6 16. f4 Rxc3 17. Qxc3
Nxe4 18. Qd3 Ng3 19. Bf3 Qc8 20. Nc5 Bc6 21. Bxc6 Qxc6
22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Qxg6 Rf6 24. Qd3 Nf5 25. Bf2 Rg6 26. Qf1 d5
27. c3 Bd6 28. Bd4 Qc7 29. Bb6 Qb8 30. Ra4 Qe8 31. Ra2 Qb8
32. Ra4 Qe8 33. Ra2 Qc6 34. Rd3 Qc4 35. b3 Qxb3 36. Rf2 Ng3
37. Qd1 Qxd1+ 38. Rxd1 Bxf4 39. Rb1 e5 40. Rd1 Rc6 41. Rxd5
Rxc3 42. Rd1 Kh7 43. Rb2 Ra3 44. Re1 Kg6 45. Bd8 Kh5 46. Rxb7
g5 47. Rh7+ Kg6 48. Rb7 Be3+ 49. Kh2 Bf4 50. Bb6 e4 51. Kg1
Bd2 52. Rd1 e3 53. Rd7 Ra2 54. Rd3 e2 55. R3xd2 Rxd2 56. Re1
Ra2 57. Kf2 Kf5 58. Bc7 Ne4+ 59. Kf3 Nd2+ 60. Kxe2 Ne4+
61. Kf1 Rf2+ 62. Kg1 Rc2 63. Bb6 Ng3 64. Rd1 Ke4 65. Ba7 Ne2+
66. Kh2 Nf4 67. Rg1 Ra2 68. Bb6 g4 69. hxg4 h3 70. Bc7 Rxg2+
71. Rxg2 Nxg2 72. Kxh3 Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.11"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Qb3 Nc6 8. g4 Nxg4 9. Qxd5 Qc8 10. a3 Nf6 11. Qg2 O-O
12. Bc4 Na5 13. Ba2 c5 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Nge2 Nc4 16. Bxc4
Qxc4 17. Nd4 Bg6 18. Qxb7 Rfe8 19. Qb5 Qc8 20. Qc6 Qh3 21. Qf3
Qd7 22. O-O Bf8 23. Bg3 Ne4 24. Rfd1 Nxc3 25. bxc3 Qc8 26. a4
Be4 27. Qe2 Qxc3 28. Nb5 Qc6 29. Nc7 Bf3 30. Qb5 Qxb5 31. axb5
Bxd1 32. Nxa8 Rxa8 33. Rxd1 Bc5 34. Rd7 f6 35. Kg2 Re8 36. Bd6
Bxd6 37. Rxd6 Rb8 38. Rd7 Rxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.11"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 g6 11. Qd2 Nbd7
12. Be2 Qc7 13. c4 a5 14. Rc1 a4 15. Na1 Qa5 16. Nc2 Qxd2+
17. Kxd2 Bh6 18. Bxh6 Rxh6 19. Ne3 Ke7 20. h4 Rhh8 21. Rhf1
Nc5 22. Nd1 Ne8 23. Nc3 Ng7 24. Rh1 Nf5 25. Rce1 Nd4 26. Bd1
f5 27. f4 Kf6 28. g3 Rhb8 29. fxe5+ dxe5 30. d6 Ke6 31. d7 Kd6
32. Re3 e4 33. Nd5 Nxd7 34. Kc3 Kc5 35. b4+ axb3 36. axb3 Ra3
37. Kb2 Rba8 38. b4+ Kxc4 39. Rxa3 Rxa3 40. Kxa3 Kxd5 41. Re1
Kc4 42. Kb2 Ne5 43. Bc2 Nd3+ 44. Bxd3+ Kxd3 45. Rd1+ Ke3
46. Kc3 Ne2+ 47. Kc4 b5+ 48. Kc5 Nxg3 49. Kxb5 f4 50. Kc5 Ne2
51. Kc4 f3 52. b5 f2 53. b6 Nd4 54. b7 Nc6 55. Kd5 Nb8 56. Rf1
Ke2 57. Rxf2+ Kxf2 58. Kxe4 Kg3 59. Ke5 Kxh4 60. Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.11"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Ne2 e6 6. d4 cxd4
7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nbc3 Nge7 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 Bg4
12. Qd2 Bxe2 13. Nxe2 Nf5 14. Bh3 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Qd6 16. Nf4
Bh6 17. Rac1 Rae8 18. Rc5 Bxf4 19. Rxf4 b6 20. Rc3 f5 21. Bg2
Ne7 22. Rf1 Rc8 23. Rfc1 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Nxc8
26. Qc3 Ne7 27. Kf2 Kf7 28. Ke2 Qd7 29. Kd2 Ng8 30. Kc2 Nf6
31. Kb3 Ke6 32. a4 a5 33. Bf1 Ne4 34. Qc2 Nd6 35. Ba6 Ke7
36. Ka2 Kd8 37. Qb3 Qc6 38. Bf1 Ke7 39. Bg2 Ke6 40. Bf1 Ne4
41. Bb5 Qc7 42. Bd3 Nd6 43. g4 fxg4 44. e4 Qc6 45. e5 Nf5
46. Bxf5+ gxf5 47. Qe3 Qxa4+ 48. Kb1 Kd7 49. Qh6 Qd1+ 50. Ka2
Qa4+ 51. Kb1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Ra2 Be7 11. b4 Qd8
12. h3 b6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Be2 Be6 15. Ng5 Rc8 16. Nxe6 fxe6
17. Ba6 Bxb4 18. Bxc8 Qxc8 19. O-O Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Ne4 21. Qc1
Qd7 22. Rc2 Nc5 23. Rd1 Na5 24. Rxc5 bxc5 25. Qxc5 Nc6 26. Bg3
Rc8 27. Qb5 Ne5 28. Qa6 Nc4 29. Rb1 Nb6 30. Be5 Rc6 31. Bd4
Qc7 32. f4 h6 33. Kh2 Rc2 34. Bxb6 axb6 35. Rxb6 Qc3 36. Rb8+
Kf7 37. Rb7+ Kf6 38. Qa8 Kf5 39. Qf8+ Ke4 40. Rxg7 Qxe3
41. Qf6 Qxf4+ 42. Qxf4+ Kxf4 43. a4 d4 44. Rd7 e5 45. Rd6 Ra2
46. h4 h5 47. Rf6+ Ke3 48. Rf5 e4 49. Rxh5 d3 50. Rd5 Kd2
51. h5 e3 52. h6 Rxa4 53. Kg3 e2 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. Nc3 b6
7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4 Bb7 9. Bd3 a6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bd6
12. Ne2 Re8 13. f4 Ne4 14. Ng3 Nf8 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bc4 Re7
17. Qh5 g6 18. Qh6 Bxe5 19. dxe5 b5 20. Rad1 Qe8 21. f5 bxc4
22. f6 Ne6 23. Rf4 Qf8 24. Qxf8+ Kxf8 25. fxe7+ Kxe7 26. Ba3+
c5 27. Rf2 cxb3 28. Rfd2 Bc6 29. axb3 Rb8 30. Rc2 Rxb3
31. Bxc5+ Nxc5 32. Rxc5 Bb5 33. Rd6 Rxe3 34. Rc7+ Kf8 35. e6
Rd3 36. Rxf7+ Ke8 37. Rb6 Rd1+ 38. Kf2 Rf1+ 39. Ke3 Rxf7
40. exf7+ Kxf7 41. Kxe4 Kg7 42. Ke5 g5 43. Kf5 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 10. c5 f5 11. a4 Nf6 12. Bg5
Nh5 13. g3 f4 14. Nd2 Nf6 15. Nc4 Bh3 16. Re1 Qd7 17. Nb5 fxg3
18. fxg3 Nxe4 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qc2 Ng5 21. cxd6 cxd6
22. Nbxd6 e4 23. Rad1 Qf6 24. Rf1 Bxf1 25. Bxf1 e3 26. Bg2
Nf3+ 27. Kh1 Nd4 28. Qb1 e2 29. Re1 Qf2 30. Ne4 Qf5 31. d6
Rae8 32. Ne3 Qd7 33. h4 Kh8 34. Qd3 Rxe4 35. Qxe4 Qxd6 36. Nc2
Nxc2 37. Qxc2 Qxg3 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. O-O c6
7. d3 Bg4 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Re8 11. d4 a5
12. a4 Ne4 13. e3 e6 14. c4 Ndc5 15. Ne5 Na6 16. Nd3 Nd6
17. Qc2 Rc8 18. c5 Ne4 19. Kh2 Qc7 20. Rac1 h5 21. Bxe4 dxe4
22. Ne5 f5 23. Nxg6 Kf7 24. Nf4 h4 25. Bc3 Rh8 26. f3 hxg3+
27. Kg2 exf3+ 28. Rxf3 Qd7 29. e4 Nb4 30. Qe2 Bh6 31. Rcf1
Rce8 32. Bxb4 axb4 33. exf5 exf5 34. Qc4+ Kf6 35. Nh5+ Kg6
36. Rxf5 Bg5 37. Nxg3 Re3 38. d5 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 g6 6. b3 Bg7
7. Ba3 Qa5+ 8. Qd2 Qxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 Bf8 10. Bxf8 Kxf8 11. Ke2
Nbd7 12. Rhc1 Kg7 13. b4 b6 14. c5 Bb7 15. a4 Rhb8 16. Nb3
bxc5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Rxc5 Nd7 19. Ra5 Bc8 20. Rb1 Kf6 21. g4
h6 22. h4 Ke7 23. g5 hxg5 24. hxg5 Rb6 25. Kd2 Kd6 26. e4 e5
27. exd5 cxd5 28. dxe5+ Nxe5 29. Nxe5 Kxe5 30. Rc5 Kd6 31. Kc3
Rab8 32. f4 Bd7 33. Ra5 d4+ 34. Kc4 Be6+ 35. Kxd4 Rxb4+
36. Rxb4 Rxb4+ 37. Ke3 Rb7 38. Kd4 Rb4+ 39. Ke3 Rb7 40. Kd4
Ke7 41. Be4 Rb4+ 42. Ke5 Bd7 43. Rxa7 Rxa4 44. Rxa4 Bxa4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6
7. d4 a5 8. c3 b6 9. Re1 Bb7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4
12. Rxe4 Bf6 13. Re1 Ne7 14. Qc2 Bd5 15. Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nd5
17. Nf3 Rc8 18. Re4 c5 19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Qe2 Qc8 21. Bd2 Rd8
22. a4 Qb7 23. Re1 Qc6 24. h4 h6 25. Kg1 Ne7 26. Nh2 h5
27. Nf3 b5 28. Bg5 Qb7 29. Bxf6 gxf6 30. Nd4 bxa4 31. Nxe6
fxe6 32. Rxe6 Ng6 33. Rxf6 Nf8 34. Kh2 Rcd5 35. Qe3 Qg7
36. Qf3 Rd3 37. Qf4 Rd2 38. Re5 Ng6 39. Rxg6 Qxg6 40. Rg5 R2d6
41. Qxa4 Qxg5 42. hxg5 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3 Nc6 9. b4 Be7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Be6
12. O-O Ne4 13. Rc1 Bf6 14. Na4 Rc8 15. Nc5 Nc3 16. Qd3 Bf5
17. Qd2 d4 18. Nxb7 dxe3 19. Qxe3 Qb6 20. Rxc3 Qxb7 21. Rc5
Rfe8 22. Qc1 Rxe2 23. Rxf5 Nd4 24. Rc5 Nxf3+ 25. gxf3 Rce8
26. Rc6 Bd4 27. Qc4 Bb6 28. Bg3 h5 29. a4 R2e6 30. Rxe6 Rxe6
31. a5 Bd8 32. Rd1 Be7 33. Qd5 Qxd5 34. Rxd5 h4 35. Bb8 Bxb4
36. Kg2 a6 37. Bc7 Be7 38. Bb6 Rg6+ 39. Kh3 Rf6 40. Rd7 Bb4
41. Kg4 Rg6+ 42. Kxh4 Rh6+ 43. Kg3 Rh5 44. Ra7 Bxa5 45. Rxa6
Bb4 46. Be3 Rd5 47. h4 Bd6+ 48. Kg2 f5 49. Bg5 Kf7 50. h5 f4
51. Bh4 Bf8 52. Kh3 Rxh5 53. Kg4 Rb5 54. Kxf4 Rb4+ 55. Kg3 Bc5
56. Bg5 Bd4 57. Be3 Be5+ 58. f4 Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. c3 cxd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Bd3 Bg4
7. Qb3 Qc8 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Bh5 10. O-O Be7 11. Rae1 a6
12. Qc2 Bg6 13. Ne5 Nxd4 14. Qa4+ Nc6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Nf3 b5
17. Qd1 Qd7 18. a4 bxa4 19. Qxa4 O-O 20. Ra1 Bd6 21. Bg5 Qb7
22. Qh4 Be7 23. b4 e5 24. Be2 e4 25. Nd2 Nd8 26. Qh3 Ne6
27. Be3 Qc7 28. Rfc1 Nf4 29. Bxf4 Qxf4 30. Nb3 Qc7 31. Bxa6
Bd6 32. Be2 Rxa1 33. Rxa1 Be5 34. Nc5 Bd6 35. Na6 Qe7 36. Rd1
Be5 37. b5 Qa3 38. Qe3 Qb2 39. Qd2 Qxd2 40. Rxd2 Bxc3 41. Ra2
Bd4 42. Nb4 Bc5 43. Nc6 d4 44. Bc4 d3 45. h3 e3 46. fxe3 d2
47. Bb3 Bxe3+ 48. Kf1 Ne4 49. Ke2 Bg5 50. Ra7 Nc5 51. Bd1 Re8+
52. Kf3 Re1 53. Be2 d1=Q 54. Ra8+ Kh7 55. Bxd1 Rxd1 56. b6 Rb1
57. Ra5 Ne6 58. Ra6 Bf6 59. Na5 Nc5 60. Ra7 Rxb6 61. Rxf7 Ra6
62. Nc4 Ne6 63. Rb7 Ra4 64. Nd6 Rd4 65. Ne8 Be5 66. Re7 Ng5+
67. Ke3 Re4+ 68. Kd3 Rd4+ 69. Ke3 Rd5 70. h4 Kg8 71. Rb7 Nf7
72. Nc7 Rd7 73. Rb8+ Kh7 74. Ne6 Bxb8 75. Nf8+ Kg8 76. Nxd7
Ne5 77. Nxb8 g5 78. hxg5 Kf7 79. Kf4 Nd3+ 80. Ke4 Ne1 81. Nc6
Nxg2 82. Ne5+ Ke6 83. Nf3 Nh4 84. Nxh4 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 10. a4 h6 11. c5 f5 12. a5 Nf6
13. Nd2 f4 14. Ba3 g5 15. b5 g4 16. b6 axb6 17. axb6 cxb6
18. cxd6 Rxa3 19. Rxa3 Ng6 20. g3 f3 21. Bd3 h5 22. Ra8 h4
23. Nb5 Kh7 24. Qc2 Nh5 25. d7 Qxd7 26. Rc1 hxg3 27. hxg3 Ngf4
28. gxf4 Nxf4 29. Qc7 Qe8 30. Rxc8 Qh5 31. Rxf8 Qh3 32. Rh8+
Kxh8 33. Qc8+ Kh7 34. Qf5+ Kh6 35. Qxf4+ exf4 36. Bf1 Qh5
37. Nd6 g3 38. Nf5+ Kg5 39. fxg3 fxg3 40. Nxf3+ Qxf3 41. Bg2
Bd4+ 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 c6 5. Qa4 Nd7 6. cxd5 Nb6
7. Qb3 cxd5 8. O-O e6 9. a4 Ne7 10. a5 Nd7 11. d4 Nc6 12. Qa4
a6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Bf4 Qd8 15. Nc3 O-O 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 h6
18. Rfd1 g5 19. Bd6 Re8 20. Ne5 Ndb8 21. Ba3 Bd7 22. Nxd7 Qxd7
23. d5 exd5 24. Rxd5 Qc7 25. Rad1 b5 26. axb6 Qxb6 27. h4 gxh4
28. Nd6 Re2 29. Qf4 hxg3 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 31. Bc5 gxf2+ 32. Bxf2
Qxf2+ 33. Qxf2 Rxf2 34. Kxf2 Ra7 35. Re1 Ne7 36. Rd3 Nbc6
37. Nc8 Rc7 38. Nxe7 Nxe7 39. Rd8+ Kh7 40. Be4+ Ng6 41. Rg1
Rf7+ 42. Ke2 Re7 43. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6
7. Be3 h5 8. Qd2 Be7 9. O-O-O b5 10. g3 Bb7 11. Bh3 Nc6
12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Kb1 b4 14. Ne2 a5 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Bg2 g6
17. f4 e5 18. Nf3 Qc7 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Nxe5 Be6 21. Bf4 Rd8
22. Nd3 Qc4 23. b3 Qc8 24. Be5 O-O 25. Qg5 Nd5 26. Qh6 Nc3+
27. Ka1 f6 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Nf4 Nxd1 30. Qxh5+ Kg7 31. Qg6+
Kh8 32. Qh6+ Kg8 33. Qg6+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown in Saint Louis (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[Round "12.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 c6 5. Bb3 d6 6. Nf3 O-O
7. h3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bb6 9. a3 Nc5 10. Ba2 Ne6 11. Ne2 Re8
12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Qc7 14. Nh4 Qd8 15. Nf3 Bd7 16. Ng3 g6
17. d4 Qc7 18. Nh4 Qd8 19. Qf3 Kg7 20. Nhf5+ gxf5 21. Nxf5+
Kg6 22. Bxe6 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.16"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pavel Eljanov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. a4 a5
7. c4 dxc4 8. Qc2 Nb6 9. e4 Bg4 10. Be3 Nfd7 11. Na3 O-O
12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. Qxc4 c6 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Qxb6 Nxb6 16. Rfc1
Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Rfd8 18. d5 Nd7 19. Rd1 cxd5 20. exd5 Be5
21. Rac1 Bd6 22. Rc3 b6 23. Be2 Nc5 24. Bb5 Be5 25. Rc2 Rac8
26. f4 Bg7 27. Kf1 Rd6 28. Ke2 Bf8 29. b3 Rcd8 30. Bc4 e6
31. Bxc5 bxc5 32. Rcd2 exd5 33. Rxd5 Rxd5 34. Rxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.17"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dmitry Jakovenko"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. d3 Nbd7
7. Qe1 e5 8. e4 Bd6 9. Nh4 O-O 10. Nf5 Bc7 11. Nc3 Nb6 12. a4
a5 13. f4 dxe4 14. dxe4 exf4 15. gxf4 Bg6 16. Ng3 Re8 17. e5
Nbd5 18. Qd1 Nxc3 19. Qxd8 Ne2+ 20. Nxe2 Raxd8 21. Ng3 Nh5
22. Nxh5 Bxh5 23. Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.18"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. g3 a6 6. Bg2 Nf6
7. O-O O-O 8. e3 Rb8 9. Qe2 b5 10. Rd1 e6 11. b3 bxc4 12. Qxc4
Nb4 13. a3 Nbd5 14. Ne2 Bd7 15. Qc2 Bb5 16. Re1 c5 17. Bd2 Rc8
18. Qb1 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Nd7 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Qd1
Qb6 23. Rc1 h5 24. Bc3 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Qxd4 26. exd4 Nb8
27. Rec2 Rc6 28. Bb4 Rfc8 29. Rxc6 Rxc6 30. Rxc6 Nxc6 31. Bc3
Kf8 32. f3 f5 33. Kf2 Ke7 34. Ke3 Nd8 35. Kd3 Kd7 36. Bd2 Ne6
37. h4 Kc6 38. Be3 Nc7 39. a4 Ne6 40. Bd2 Kc7 41. Kc3 Kd7
42. Kd3 Kc7 43. Bc1 Kd7 44. Bg5 Ke8 45. Bd2 Kd7 46. Be3 Kd8
47. Kc3 Kc7 48. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.19"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4
Ng6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. Nc3 Qc7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 b6
12. Qd2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Bc6 14. a3 Bf6 15. g3 Rac8 16. e5 Be7
17. h4 Rfd8 18. h5 Nf8 19. Ba6 Rb8 20. Qd6 Bxd6 21. exd6 Qc8
22. Bxc8 Rbxc8 23. a4 h6 24. Ra1 Ba8 25. a5 Rc6 26. Rfd1 b5
27. a6 b4 28. Nb5 Rxc2 29. Rd2 Rdc8 30. Nc7 Rxd2 31. Bxd2 Bc6
32. Be3 Nh7 33. Bxa7 Nf6 34. Bc5 Ne4 35. Bxb4 Nxg3 36. a7 Ne2+
37. Kh2 Nxf4 38. Ra6 Be4 39. Rb6 Nxh5 40. Rb8 Rf8 41. Bd2 Nf6
42. b4 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.20"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "26"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6
6. Re1 e6 7. c3 Be7 8. d4 O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Na3
cxd4 12. cxd4 Nb6 13. Rc1 d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.22"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 Nbd7
7. O-O Be7 8. a4 O-O 9. a5 Nd5 10. Bd2 b5 11. axb6 Qxb6
12. Na4 Qd8 13. Qc2 Ba6 14. Rfd1 Bb5 15. e4 Nb4 16. Bxb4 Bxb4
17. d5 cxd5 18. Nd4 Bxa4 19. Rxa4 Bc5 20. exd5 Bxd4 21. Rxd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.23"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 c5
12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Be3 Qc7 14. O-O Nd5 15. Bd4 Bd7 16. Qa3 a5
17. Rad1 Nb4 18. Bc5 Qxc5 19. Rxd7 Rab8 20. Rfd1 h6 21. Qa4
Nd5 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. R7xd5 Qb4 24. Qc2 Qxb2 25. Qxc4 Rb4
26. Qc5 Qxa2 27. Qxa5 Rb2 28. Qxa2 Rxa2 29. e3 g6 30. g4 Rfa8
31. Kg2 R8a5 32. h4 Kg7 33. Kg3 R2a3 34. Kf4 R3a4+ 35. e4 Rxd5
36. Rxd5 Ra3 37. f3 Rc3 38. Ra5 Rb3 39. Rc5 Ra3 40. Rb5 Rc3
41. Kg3 Ra3 42. g5 hxg5 43. hxg5 Rc3 44. Kg4 Ra3 45. Rb7 Ra4
46. Kf4 Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.24"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. f4 a6
7. a3 b5 8. Be3 Bb7 9. Nb3 Na5 10. Nxa5 Qxa5 11. Bd3 Qc7
12. O-O Nf6 13. Qe2 Bc5 14. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 15. Kh1 d5 16. e5 Nd7
17. Qg4 g6 18. Ne2 a5 19. h4 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Rxa8+ Bxa8
22. Ra1 Bb7 23. Kh2 Qb6 24. h5 Nc5 25. Qh4 Rg8 26. Qf2 d4
27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Qxd4 Qc6 29. Qf2 g5 30. Rd1 Nxd3 31. cxd3
Qc2 32. Rf1 Qxd3 33. fxg5 Qh7+ 34. Kg1 Rxg5 35. Ng3 Qg6
36. Qa7 Rxg3 37. Qb8+ Ke7 38. Qd6+ Ke8 39. Qb8+ Ke7 40. Qd6+
Ke8 41. Qb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Mallorca"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca ESP"]
[Date "2017.11.25"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6
12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 Bg4
17. Qg2 cxd5 18. Qxh3 Bxh3 19. Be3 Bf5 20. d4 Rfe8 21. Nd2 f6
22. Bf4 Bf8 23. Nf1 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Rc8 25. f3 Kf7 26. Bd2 h5
27. Ne3 Be6 28. f4 Bd6 29. f5 Bd7 30. Rf1 Re8 31. Rf2 Bc6
32. Ng2 b4 33. cxb4 Bb5 34. Rf3 Re2 35. Bc3 Ke8 36. Rf2 Kd7
37. Nh4 Kc6 38. a3 Re8 39. Kg2 Be2 40. Nf3 Bd3 41. Ne1 Be2
42. Nf3 Bd3 43. Ne1 Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.01"]
[EventDate "2017.11.29"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7
7. Nb3 Nc6 8. Nc3 e6 9. e4 d4 10. Na4 O-O 11. c3 dxc3 12. Nxc3
e5 13. Be3 Bg4 14. f3 Be6 15. Nc5 Qe7 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. Qd2
Rfd8 18. Qf2 Bf8 19. h3 Bb4 20. Rac1 Rd3 21. Rfd1 Rad8
22. Rxd3 Rxd3 23. Bf1 Rd8 24. a3 Be7 25. g4 Kg7 26. Kh2 h6
27. h4 Nd4 28. g5 hxg5 29. hxg5 Nh7 30. Bh3 Qb3 31. f4 Nc6
32. Nd5 exf4 33. Bxf4 Bxg5 34. Bxg5 Nxg5 35. Qf6+ Kh6 36. Bg2
Nh7 37. Qxf7 Rf8 38. Qc7 Qxb2 39. Rh1 Qf2 40. Kh3 Rf7 41. Qg3
Qb2 42. Ne3 Nf6 43. Bf3 Kh7 44. Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.03"]
[EventDate "2017.11.29"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 h5 11. Bb3 Rc8
12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Bg5 Rc5 14. Kb1 Re8 15. g4 hxg4 16. f4 Nc4
17. Qd3 Na5 18. Bxf6 exf6 19. Bd5 Nc6 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Bxf7+
Kxf7 22. Qxd6 Rxc3 23. Qxd7+ Qxd7 24. Rxd7+ Ke6 25. Rxg7 Rf3
26. Rxg6 Rxf4 27. Rg1 Rxe4 28. R6xg4 Rxg4 29. Rxg4 f5 30. Ra4
Rg8 31. b3 Rg4 32. Rxa7 f4 33. Kc1 f3 34. Kd2 Rxh4 35. Ra8
Rh2+ 36. Kd3 Kf5 37. a4 Kg4 38. a5 Rh1 39. Rg8+ Kf4 40. Rf8+
Kg3 41. Rg8+ Kf4 42. Rf8+ Kg3 43. b4 f2 44. Kd4 f1=Q 45. Rxf1
Rxf1 46. Kc5 Rc1 47. Kxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.04"]
[EventDate "2017.11.29"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. e4 Bb4
7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 e5 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 d5 11. exd5 Bxc3
12. bxc3 cxd5 13. Bg5 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Qc7 15. Bxf6 Qxc4 16. Bxe5
Bf5 17. Bd4 Rfe8 18. Qc1 h6 19. Qf4 Bg6 20. Qg3 Kh7 21. h4 f6
22. Rfd1 Re7 23. Rd2 Rae8 24. f3 Re2 25. Rxe2 Rxe2 26. a3 Qb3
27. Re1 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Qxa3 29. c4 Qd3 30. Bxa7 Qxc4 31. Bf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.05"]
[EventDate "2017.12.01"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 g6 7.Bg2
Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.b3 Bd7 10.Bb2 Nc6 11.Nd5 Re8 12.c4 Nxd5
13.exd5 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 b5 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Qd4+ Kg8 17.Rfc1 Qa5
18.h4 h5 19.c5 dxc5 20.Rxc5 Rac8 21.b4 Qb6 22.Rac1 Qd6 23.f4
Ra8 24.Rc7 Rac8 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Rc5 Ra8 27.Qe5 Ra7 28.Rc3 f6
29.Qe3 Ra8 30.Qc5 Rc8 31.Qxd6 exd6 32.Rxc8+ Bxc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.06"]
[EventDate "2017.11.29"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Michael Adams"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Na4 Qc7 15. Nc5 Rd8 16. Bc4 Bf5
17. Bb3 Nb6 18. Qc3 h5 19. g3 Nd5 20. Qc4 e6 21. Rhe1 Qe7
22. Nd3 Nb6 23. Qc5 Rd6 24. Rd2 Nd7 25. Qc3 Bxd3 26. Rxd3 Rxd3
27. Qxd3 Nc5 28. Qc3 Rd8 29. a3 Qd6 30. Bc4 Na4 31. Qe3 Nb6
32. Be2 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.08"]
[EventDate "2017.12.01"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7
7.Qe2 Nd5 8.h4 Bb7 9.c4 Nb6 10.Rh3 Qe6 11.f4 O-O-O 12.a4 d5
13.a5 Nxc4 14.b3 Bb4+ 15.Kf2 Nxa5 16.Bd2 c5 17.Rxa5 Bxa5
18.Bxa5 Qf5 19.Nc3 Qxf4+ 20.Kg1 Rhe8 21.Nb5 a6 22.Rf3 Qxe5
23.Qxe5 Rxe5 24.Bxc7 Ree8 25.Bxd8 Rxd8 26.Na3 Rd7 27.Bd3 Kd8
28.Bxh7 g6 29.h5 gxh5 30.Rf6 Ke7 31.Rb6 Rc7 32.Nc2 a5 33.Ne3
c4 34.Bc2 Bc6 35.bxc4 dxc4 36.Ra6 a4 37.Bxa4 Be4 38.Ra5 Ke6
39.Rxh5 c3 40.Bb3+ Kd6 41.Bc2 Bxc2 42.Nxc2 Ke6 43.Kf2 f5
44.Rh3 Ke5 45.Rd3 Kf4 46.Rd4+ Kg5 47.Kf3 Rc8 48.Ra4 Rc7 49.Ra8
Kf6 50.Ra6+ Kg5 51.Nd4 Rc4 52.Ne6+ Kf6 53.Nf4+ Ke5 54.Nd3+ Kd5
55.Ra2 Kd4 56.Nc1 c2 57.Ra5 Rc3+ 58.Kf4 Rc8 59.Rxf5 Re8 60.Rf7
Re1 61.Rd7+ Kc3 62.Rc7+ Kd2 63.Nb3+ Kd3 64.Nc5+ Kd4 65.Nb3+
Kd3 66.Nc5+ Kd4 67.Nb3+ Kd3 68.g4 Rf1+ 69.Kg5 Rb1 70.Nc5+ Ke3
71.Nb3 Kd3 72.Nc5+ Ke3 73.Nb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.09"]
[EventDate "2017.11.29"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Re8 11. Nd2 e5
12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qb1 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Ne4 16. Nxd5
Nxg5 17. b4 Qd8 18. bxc5 Nde6 19. O-O Nxc5 20. Qb1 Rc8 21. f4
exf4 22. exf4 Nge4 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 24. Rde1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Rb8
26. Qb5 Nd7 27. h3 Nf6 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Kh2 Qd6 30. Qf5 b6
31. c5 bxc5 32. Rc1 Kh8 33. Rxc5 Rg8 34. Rd5 Qb6 35. Rd7 Qc6
36. Rd2 Re8 37. Qh5 Qe4 38. Qh4 Qf5 39. Rb2 Re4 40. Qg3 Qg6
41. Qf2 Qf5 42. Rb8+ Kg7 43. Rb3 Qxf4+ 44. Rg3+ Kf8 45. Qxa7
Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.10"]
[EventDate "2017.11.29"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Na6
7. g3 Nxc5 8. Bg2 Nce4 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. e4 d6
12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Qc7 14. Qe2 Nd7 15. Bf4 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bd6
17. Rfe1 Rb8 18. Rad1 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20. Rxe5 b6 21. c5
Ba6 22. c6 Rbc8 23. Rd7 Rfd8 24. Re4 Rxd7 25. cxd7 Rd8 26. Ra4
Bb5 27. Rxa7 Kf8 28. Bf1 Bxd7 29. Rb7 e5 30. Bc4 b5 31. Bxb5
Be6 32. c4 Rd1+ 33. Kg2 Rc1 34. a4 Bxc4 35. Bxc4 Rxc4 36. a5
Ra4 37. Ra7 e4 38. Ra8+ Ke7 39. a6 Kf6 40. g4 e3 41. fxe3
Rxg4+ 42. Kf3 Ra4 43. a7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2017.12.11"]
[EventDate "2017.11.29"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6
12. O-O Qf6 13. b4 h6 14. b5 Nd4 15. h3 g5 16. Nxd4 gxf4
17. Qf3 Bxd4 18. exd4 Be6 19. Rfe1 Kh8 20. Re5 Rg8 21. Rae1
Rg7 22. g4 Rag8 23. Kf1 Rg5 24. Bc2 Rc8 25. Qd3 Kg8 26. Bd1
Kg7 27. Bf3 b6 28. Kg2 Rh8 29. Qd2 Rc8 30. Qd3 Rh8 31. Qd2 Rc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 cxd4
7. exd4 Nh5 8. Be3 Qc7 9. g3 f5 10. Ne5 Nf6 11. Ndf3 Bd6
12. Nd3 O-O 13. Bg2 b6 14. O-O Ba6 15. Re1 Ne4 16. Bf4 Bxd3
17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qxd3 a6 19. a4 h6 20. Rac1 Rfc8 21. h4 g6
22. Re2 Kg7 23. Rec2 Rcb8 24. Ra1 g5 25. Rcc1 g4 26. Ne1 Na5
27. Qd1 b5 28. Nd3 Nc6 29. b4 a5 30. axb5 Rxb5 31. Nf4 Rbb8
32. Bxe4 dxe4 33. Nxe6+ Qxe6 34. d5 Qf6 35. dxc6 Qxc6 36. Rxa5
Rd8 37. Qe2 Rxa5 38. bxa5 Qa4 39. a6 Rd3 40. Qb2 Qxa6 41. Ra1
Qc6 42. Qb8 Rd7 43. Ra8 e3 44. Qh8+ Kg6 45. Rg8+ Kf7 46. Qg7+
Ke6 47. Re8+ Kd6 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Na3 e4 6. Nc4 Be7
7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. f3 O-O 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Nf3 Bf6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6
12. O-O Ba6 13. d3 Bxc4 14. bxc4 d5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Nd4 Qe7
17. Nf5 Qe5 18. Qf3 g6 19. Nd4 Kg7 20. Rab1 c5 21. Nb3 Rfe8
22. Kh1 c4 23. dxc4 dxc4 24. Nd4 Rac8 25. Rb7 a5 26. Rb6 Ne4
27. Qxf7+ Kh8 28. Rb7 Ng5 29. Qf2 Re7 30. Nc6 Nh3 31. Qf3 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 d5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 cxd4
7. exd4 Nh5 8. Be3 Bd6 9. Ne5 Nf6 10. Bf4 Qc7 11. Ndf3 O-O
12. Bd3 Ne4 13. Bg3 f6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Qc2 Rb8 16. O-O Nxg3
17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. hxg3 g5 19. Bd3 c5 20. g4 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Bc5
22. Nb3 Bb6 23. a4 Kg7 24. Bg6 a5 25. Bh5 f5 26. Rae1 Rf6
27. gxf5 Ba6 28. Rxe6 Bxf1 29. Kxf1 Qf4 30. Nd4 Bxd4 31. cxd4
Rbf8 32. Rxf6 Rxf6 33. Bg6 Qd6 34. g3 Qe7 35. Qd2 Rc6 36. Bh5
Qf6 37. Bg4 Rc4 38. Be2 Rxa4 39. g4 Qe7 40. Bf3 Qf6 41. Kg2
Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Nxd4
Nxd4 7. Bxd4 Nf6 8. c4 O-O 9. Be2 d5 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qe7
12. Qc1 c6 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Qb2 Rfd8 15. Rac1 Bxc4 16. Rxc4 Rd5
17. Nf3 Rad8 18. Qc2 a6 19. h3 Ne8 20. Bc5 Qe6 21. Bb6 R8d7
22. Re4 Be5 23. Nd4 Qd6 24. f4 c5 25. fxe5 Qxb6 26. e6 fxe6
27. Nxe6 Rf7 28. Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Nf4 Qd6 30. Qc4 Nf6 31. Nxd5 b5
32. Qf1 Qxd5 33. Rf4 Qe5 34. Qf3 Kg7 35. Qb7+ Kh6 36. Qf3 Kg7
37. Qf2 h5 38. Qd2 Nd5 39. Rf3 Qa1+ 40. Rf1 Qe5 41. Rc1 Nf6
42. Qc3 Qxc3 43. Rxc3 Ne4 44. Rd3 Kf6 45. Kf1 Ke5 46. Rd8 Nc3
47. Ra8 Nxa2 48. Rxa6 Nc1 49. Ra5 Nxb3 50. Rxb5 Nd2+ 51. Ke2
Ne4 52. Rb6 g5 53. g4 hxg4 54. hxg4 Kd5 55. Rb8 c4 56. Rd8+
Kc5 57. Kf3 Nd6 58. Rg8 Kb4 59. Rg6 Nb5 60. Rxg5 c3 61. Rxb5+
Kxb5 62. Ke2 Kc4 63. Kd1 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 cxd4
7. exd4 Nh5 8. Be3 Bd6 9. Ne5 Nf6 10. Ndf3 Qc7 11. Nd3 Ng4
12. Bc1 O-O 13. g3 e5 14. dxe5 Ngxe5 15. Ndxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5
Bxe5 17. Bg2 Rd8 18. Bg5 f6 19. Be3 Qc4 20. Qb3 Bg4 21. Qxc4
dxc4 22. O-O Rd7 23. Rfe1 Rc8 24. Bxa7 b5 25. Be3 b4 26. Rec1
bxc3 27. bxc3 Rd3 28. Bf1 Bxc3 29. Bxd3 cxd3 30. Rab1 Kf7
31. h3 Bxh3 32. f3 d2 33. Rd1 Bf5 34. Rb7+ Kg6 35. g4 Bc2
36. f4 h5 37. gxh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Bd3 b6
7. O-O Bb7 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. c4 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be2 Rc8
12. Rc1 h6 13. Ne5 Rc7 14. a3 dxc4 15. Ndxc4 Qa8 16. b4 Rd8
17. Nd2 Nfe4 18. Rc2 Nxd2 19. Rxd2 Rxd2 20. Qxd2 Ne4 21. Qd3
Nf6 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. Nxf3 Qe4 24. Qxe4 Nxe4 25. Rc1 Rxc1+
26. Bxc1 f6 27. Nd2 Nxd2 28. Bxd2 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "181"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Re8 11. g3 Bd6
12. Nbd2 Rxe1 13. Nxe1 g6 14. Nd3 Nce7 15. Nf3 f6 16. Bf4 c6
17. Qd2 g5 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Re1 Ng7 20. h4 h6 21. hxg5 hxg5
22. Nxg5 fxg5 23. Qxg5 Ng6 24. Ne5 Bf5 25. g4 Nxe5 26. dxe5
Qg6 27. Qxg6 Bxg6 28. f4 Rf8 29. f5 Nxf5 30. gxf5 Bxf5 31. Re3
Kf7 32. Rg3 Ke6 33. Rg7 Rf7 34. Rxf7 Kxf7 35. Kf2 Ke6 36. Ke3
Kxe5 37. a3 c5 38. Be2 Bd7 39. Bf3 Bc6 40. Bh5 Bb5 41. Bg6 a5
42. Bh5 Bc6 43. Bg6 Kd6 44. Bh5 Kc7 45. Be2 Kb6 46. Bf1 Bb5
47. Bg2 Bc4 48. Bh3 Kb5 49. Bd7+ Kb6 50. Bh3 Kc6 51. Bg2 Bb3
52. Bh3 Kb5 53. Bd7+ Kc4 54. Kd2 b5 55. Bg4 Ba4 56. Be6 Kb3
57. Kc1 Kc4 58. Kd2 b4 59. axb4 axb4 60. cxb4 cxb4 61. Bf7 Bc6
62. Be6 Kb3 63. Kc1 Ka2 64. Kc2 Ba4+ 65. Kc1 Bb3 66. Bf5 d4
67. Bb1+ Ka1 68. Bd3 Bd5 69. Be2 Be4 70. Bc4 Bh7 71. Bd5 Bg6
72. Bc4 d3 73. b3 Ka2 74. Kd2 Kb2 75. Bd5 Bf5 76. Bc4 Bh7
77. Bd5 Bg6 78. Bc4 Bh5 79. Bd5 Bg4 80. Bc4 Bd7 81. Bd5 Bb5
82. Be6 Ka3 83. Bd5 Be8 84. Be6 Bc6 85. Bf7 Bd7 86. Bd5 Be8
87. Be6 Bd7 88. Bxd7 Kxb3 89. Kxd3 Ka3 90. Be6 b3 91. Bxb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Na3 e4 6. Nc4 Be7
7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. f3 O-O 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Nf3 Bf6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6
12. O-O d6 13. Nd4 c5 14. Nf5 g6 15. Ng3 Ba6 16. Qf3 Nd7
17. d3 Bxc4 18. bxc4 Qe7 19. Ne4 Kg7 20. Nc3 Ne5 21. Qg3 c6
22. Rab1 Rab8 23. Rb3 Rb6 24. h3 f5 25. Rfb1 Rfb8 26. Rf1 Rf8
27. Rfb1 Rfb8 28. Ne2 Nd7 29. Rf1 Re8 30. Rxf5 Qxe3+ 31. Qxe3
Rxe3 32. Rf2 d5 33. cxd5 cxd5 34. Ra3 a6 35. Nc3 Nf6 36. Kh2
d4 37. Na4 Rc6 38. Nb2 h5 39. Rb3 h4 40. Nc4 Re1 41. Nd2 Ra1
42. Nf3 Rxa2 43. Rb7+ Kh6 44. Ne5 Re6 45. Nf7+ Kh5 46. Rc7 Ra5
47. Nd8 Rb6 48. Nc6 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6
7. a4 Ba7 8. Na3 O-O 9. Nc2 Ne7 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Nxe3 Ng4
12. Re1 Nxe3 13. Rxe3 Ng6 14. g3 Bg4 15. d4 Kh8 16. Be2 Bxf3
17. Rxf3 Qe7 18. d5 a5 19. Qd2 Rfc8 20. b4 Nf8 21. Bb5 h6
22. h4 Nh7 23. Bf1 Nf6 24. Re3 c6 25. dxc6 Rxc6 26. Rd1 Rd8
27. Bb5 Rcc8 28. bxa5 Ra8 29. c4 Qc7 30. Kg2 Rxa5 31. c5 d5
32. exd5 Rxd5 33. Qxd5 Nxd5 34. Rxd5 Ra8 35. Rdxe5 Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. g3 Nbd7 5. Bg2 e6 6. d3 c6
7. Nbd2 Be7 8. h3 Bh5 9. O-O O-O 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 Ne8
12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. e3 Nd6 14. f4 g5 15. Nf3 gxf4 16. exf4 Bf6
17. c3 g6 18. Qd2 a5 19. Rae1 a4 20. Ne5 axb3 21. axb3 Ra2
22. Kh1 Bg7 23. Qc2 Qc7 24. Qb1 Rfa8 25. c4 Nc5 26. Bd4 Nd7
27. Bc3 Qd8 28. Qd1 Qh4 29. Re2 Nf6 30. Bb4 Nfe8 31. Be1 Qd8
32. Bg3 Nf6 33. Bf2 Nd7 34. Bg3 Nf6 35. Bf2 Nd7 36. Bg3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. exf3 Nbd7 6. f4
g6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O e6 10. d3 Ne8 11. c3 Nd6
12. Nd2 a5 13. a3 c6 14. Qc2 b5 15. Nf3 Qc7 16. Rae1 Nf5
17. a4 bxa4 18. bxa4 Rfb8 19. Ba3 Bf8 20. Bxf8 Nxf8 21. c4 Qd6
22. g4 Ne7 23. Qd2 Rb4 24. Ra1 Rd8 25. Qe3 dxc4 26. dxc4 Rxc4
27. Ne5 Rb4 28. Rfd1 Nd5 29. Qc1 Rc8 30. Nd3 Rd4 31. f5 c5
32. Ne1 Nf4 33. Rxd4 Qxd4 34. Ra2 Nxg2 35. Nxg2 c4 36. Rd2 Qe4
37. fxg6 Nxg6 38. Qc3 Ne5 39. Rd1 Nd3 40. Ne3 Nf4 41. Qf6
Nxh3+ 42. Kh2 Qf4+ 43. Qxf4 Nxf4 44. Rd4 c3 45. Rxf4 c2
46. Nxc2 Rxc2 47. Kg3 Rc5 48. Rd4 h5 49. gxh5 Rxh5 50. Rd8+
Kg7 51. Rb8 Kf6 52. Rb7 Rd5 53. Ra7 Kg6 54. f3 f6 55. Ra6 Kf5
56. Ra8 e5 57. Ra6 Kg5 58. Ra8 f5 59. Rg8+ Kf6 60. Rf8+ Kg6
61. Rg8+ Kf7 62. Ra8 Ke7 63. Ra6 Kd7 64. Kg2 Kc7 65. Kg3 Kb7
66. Re6 f4+ 67. Kg4 Rd4 68. Rxe5 Rxa4 69. Kf5 Kb6 70. Re6+ Kb5
71. Re5+ Kb4 72. Kxf4 Ra1 73. Re8 a4 74. Kf5 a3 75. f4 a2
76. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.13"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6
12. O-O Qf6 13. b4 h6 14. b5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Rb1 Be5
17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Qd2 Be6 19. Rfc1 Rfc8 20. h3 b6 21. Qb4 Rd8
22. Rd1 Rac8 23. Rd2 Qc3 24. Be2 Qxb4 25. Rxb4 Rc1+ 26. Kh2
Rc3 27. Ra4 Rd7 28. g4 g5 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. Rd3 Rc2 31. Bf3 Rb2
32. Rb4 Rxb4 33. axb4 Kf6 34. Ra3 d4 35. exd4 Rxd4 36. Rxa7
Rxb4 37. Bc6 Bc4 38. Rb7 Bxb5 39. Bxb5 Rxb5 40. h4 Rb1 41. Kg3
Rb3+ 42. f3 Kg6 43. Rb8 Kg7 44. Rb7 Rb1 45. Rb8 b5 46. Rb7 b4
47. Rb5 f6 48. Rb7+ Kf8 49. hxg5 hxg5 50. Kf2 b3 51. Kg2 Ke8
52. Kh2 Kd8 53. Kg2 Kc8 54. Rb4 Kc7 55. f4 Kc6 56. fxg5 fxg5
57. Rb8 Kd5 58. Rb5+ Kc4 59. Rxg5 b2 60. Rg8 Rc1 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.14"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. O-O Be7
7. d3 O-O 8. Nbd2 c6 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 a5 12. a3
Ne8 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. e3 Nd6 15. f4 Bf6 16. c3 e5 17. a4 Re8
18. d4 exf4 19. exf4 g5 20. f5 Qc7 21. Qf3 Ne4 22. Nxe4 Rxe4
23. Qd3 Ree8 24. Bc1 Nb6 25. Be3 Nc8 26. h4 Qg3 27. Rf3 Qxg4
28. hxg5 Bxg5 29. Bxg5 Qxg5 30. Rg3 Qf6 31. Rf1 Nd6 32. Rg4
Qh6 33. Rf3 Re4 34. Rh3 Qc1+ 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 d5 5. Nd2 Nc6 6. Ngf3 cxd4
7. exd4 Nh5 8. Be3 Bd6 9. Ne5 Nf6 10. Ndf3 Qc7 11. Nd3 O-O
12. g3 b6 13. Bg2 Ba6 14. O-O Ne4 15. Re1 Rad8 16. Bf4 Bxd3
17. Bxd6 Nxd6 18. Qxd3 Qe7 19. a4 Rb8 20. Nd2 Qc7 21. h4 Rfe8
22. Qf3 a6 23. Bf1 b5 24. b4 a5 25. axb5 Nxb5 26. bxa5 Nxa5
27. Rec1 Nd6 28. Bd3 Nb3 29. Nxb3 Rxb3 30. Bc2 Rb2 31. Bd3 Rc8
32. h5 Qe7 33. Qf4 Ne8 34. h6 Qf6 35. Qxf6 Nxf6 36. c4 gxh6
37. cxd5 Rxc1+ 38. Rxc1 Nxd5 39. Be4 Nf6 40. Bf3 Rd2 41. Rc4
Kg7 42. Kf1 Ra2 43. Kg1 Ra7 44. Kf1 h5 45. Kg2 Rd7 46. Ra4 Ng4
47. Bxg4 hxg4 48. d5 Rxd5 49. Rxg4+ Kf6 50. Rh4 Kg6 51. Rg4+
Rg5 52. Rh4 h5 53. Ra4 Kg7 54. Kh3 Rf5 55. Kg2 Rb5 56. Rc4 Rd5
57. Rh4 Kg6 58. Ra4 Rd2 59. Rb4 e5 60. Rb8 e4 61. Kf1 Kf5
62. Rg8 f6 63. Rg7 Ra2 64. Kg1 Rb2 65. Kf1 e3 66. fxe3 Ke4
67. Kg1 Kf3 68. Rg6 Rg2+ 69. Kh1 Rxg3 70. Rxf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. e3 Bg4 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. d4 Nbd7 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 Bh5 10. c5 a5 11. a3 b5 12. b4 Qc7
13. Qc2 Ra7 14. Nd2 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Rfa8 16. Nb3 axb4 17. axb4
e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Rxa7 Rxa7 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Nbd4 Qc7
22. h3 g6 23. Nc3 Ra8 24. Qb3 Bf8 25. Qb2 Nd7 26. Ra1 Qb7
27. Rxa8 Qxa8 28. Qa2 Qxa2 29. Nxa2 Nb8 30. Kf1 Bg7 31. Nb3 f5
32. Ke2 Kf7 33. Kd3 Ke6 34. Nd4+ Kd7 35. Nc1 Na6 36. Kc3 Nc7
37. Nd3 Ne6 38. f4 h5 39. h4 Bf6 40. Ne5+ Bxe5 41. fxe5 Nc7
42. Ne2 Ne6 43. Kd3 Ke7 44. Nd4 Kd7 45. Ke2 Nc7 46. Kf3 Na6
47. e6+ Ke7 48. Nxc6+ Kxe6 49. Ke2 Kf6 50. Kd3 g5 51. g3 gxh4
52. gxh4 f4 53. exf4 Kf5 54. Ke3 Kg4 55. Ne5+ Kxh4 56. c6 Nc7
57. Kf3 d4 58. Ng6+ Kh3 59. f5 d3 60. f6 Ne6 61. Nf4+ Nxf4
62. c7 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. Nf3 e5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Be4 Re8 11. Re1 Nc6
12. d4 h6 13. c5 Bf8 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Nxe5 Qd5 16. Bf4 f6
17. c4 Qd8 18. Nf3 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Bg4 20. Qe4 Bxf3 21. gxf3 c6
22. Re1 Qd7 23. Re2 Rd8 24. Rd2 Re8 25. Qg6 Re1+ 26. Kg2 Rc1
27. Re2 Rxc4 28. Re8 Qf7 29. Qe4 f5 30. Qe2 Rxd4 31. Bd6 Qg6+
32. Kh3 Qh5+ 33. Kg2 Qg6+ 34. Kh3 Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.18"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. e3 e6 5. d4 Be7 6. Nbd2 O-O
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. c4 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. exd4 Rc8 11. c5 Bh5
12. b4 Bg6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. Re1 Ne8 15. b5 Bf6 16. Qb3 g5
17. h3 g6 18. Rac1 Ng7 19. a4 Re8 20. g4 Qc7 21. a5 a6 22. b6
Qf4 23. Qe3 Nb8 24. Bc3 Nc6 25. Nf1 Qxe3 26. Nxe3 Red8
27. Rcd1 Be7 28. Nc2 f6 29. Nb4 Nxb4 30. Bxb4 Kf7 31. Re3 Rc6
32. Ba3 Rdc8 33. Rde1 Bf8 34. Kg2 Be7 35. Bb2 Bf8 36. Kf1 Ne8
37. R3e2 Ng7 38. Kg2 Be7 39. Bc1 Bd8 40. Bd2 Be7 41. Rd1 Bd8
42. Kg1 Be7 43. Bb4 Bf8 44. Kf1 Be7 45. Ne1 e5 46. dxe5 Bxc5
47. exf6 Bxb4 48. fxg7 Bxa5 49. Rxd5 Bxe1 50. Rd7+ Kg8
51. Rxe1 Rxb6 52. Re5 Ra8 53. Ra5 Kh7 54. Rxg5 Rg8 55. h4 Rxg7
56. Rd8 Rf7 57. h5 Kh6 58. Rdd5 Rbf6 59. Kg1 Rxf2 60. Rxg6+
Kh7 61. Rdd6 R7f3 62. Rd7+ Kh8 63. Rd1 Rf7 64. g5 R2f4
65. Rh6+ Kg7 66. Rg6+ Kh8 67. Rd8+ Kh7 68. Rh6+ Kg7 69. Rg6+
Kh7 70. Rh6+ Kg7 71. Rg6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.19"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Bd3 Ne5 9. Be2 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 Bd6 11. O-O
O-O 12. d4 Bf4 13. Re1 c6 14. g3 Bxc1 15. Rxc1 Bd7 16. Bg2
Rab8 17. Qa4 a6 18. c5 b6 19. Qxa6 bxc5 20. dxc5 Ra8 21. Qb7
Rxa2 22. Rf1 Bc8 23. Qb3 Ra5 24. Qb6 Ra6 25. Qc7 Qf5 26. Rcd1
e5 27. Rd8 g6 28. Bxc6 Rxd8 29. Qxd8+ Kg7 30. Bd5 Qd7 31. Qxd7
Bxd7 32. c4 Ra5 33. c6 Be6 34. Bxe6 fxe6 35. Rd1 Rc5 36. Rd7+
Kf6 37. Rxh7 Rxc6 38. Rh4 Rd6 39. Kg2 Rd2 40. Kf3 Rc2 41. Re4
Kf5 42. g4+ Kf6 43. h4 Kf7 44. g5 Ke7 45. Ke3 Kd6 46. f4 exf4+
47. Rxf4 Ke5 48. Re4+ Kf5 49. Kd3 Ra2 50. Re2 Ra5 51. Rf2+ Ke5
52. Rf6 Ra3+ 53. Ke2 Rh3 54. Rxg6 Rxh4 55. Kd3 Rh3+ 56. Kd2
Rg3 57. Rg8 Kf5 58. c5 Rg4 59. Kc3 Rg1 60. Kb2 Rg4 61. Kb3 Rg1
62. g6 Rc1 63. Kb4 Kf6 64. Kb5 Rb1+ 65. Kc6 e5 66. Kc7 e4
67. c6 e3 68. Re8 Rb3 69. Kd6 Rd3+ 70. Kc5 Rc3+ 71. Kb6 Rb3+
72. Ka5 Rc3 73. Kb5 Kxg6 74. c7 Rxc7 75. Rxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.21"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. Bd3 Bb4 5. Ne2 Nf6 6. a3 Be7
7. O-O d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Ne4 Nd7 10. c4 N5f6 11. Qc2 Bxe4
12. Bxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 O-O 14. Rd1 Nf6 15. Qc2 Qd7 16. Bf4 Bd6
17. Bg5 Be7 18. h3 h6 19. Be3 Rad8 20. Rd3 c5 21. Rad1 cxd4
22. Nxd4 Qc8 23. Qa4 Rd7 24. Nc6 Rb7 25. b4 Rc7 26. b5 Qb7
27. Bf4 Bc5 28. Bxc7 Qxc7 29. Qc2 Ne4 30. Rf3 Ng5 31. Rfd3 Ne4
32. Rf1 Qf4 33. Qe2 Ng3 34. Qf3 Qxf3 35. gxf3 Nxf1 36. Kxf1
Ra8 37. a4 a6 38. Rd8+ Rxd8 39. Nxd8 axb5 40. cxb5 Kf8 41. Nc6
f6 42. a5 bxa5 43. Nxa5 Ke8 44. Nc4 Kd7 45. Kg2 e5 46. Kg3 Ke6
47. f4 exf4+ 48. Kxf4 Bxf2 49. Kf3 Bc5 50. h4 h5 51. b6 Bd6
52. b7 Bc7 53. Ne3 g5 54. hxg5 fxg5 55. Ke4 Bb8 56. Nf5 Kf6
57. Nd4 g4 58. Nc6 Bc7 59. b8=Q Bxb8 60. Nxb8 Kg5 61. Ke3 Kh4
62. Kf2 Kh3 63. Kg1 h4 64. Nc6 Kg3 65. Nd4 h3 66. Nf5+ Kf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. O-O Be7
7. d3 O-O 8. Nbd2 c6 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 Ne8 12. Nxg6
hxg6 13. e3 a5 14. a4 Bf6 15. d4 g5 16. c4 g6 17. e4 dxe4
18. Nxe4 Be7 19. d5 exd5 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Qxd5 Nef6 22. Nxf6+
Bxf6 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Qxg5 Qb6 25. Rad1 Rad8 26. Qf4 Kg7
27. g5 Nh5 28. Qe5+ Kg8 29. Rxd8 Qxd8 30. Bxb7 Re8 31. Qb5 Nf4
32. Bg2 Re6 33. Qc5 Rd6 34. Qe5 Nxg2 35. Kxg2 Rd5 36. Qe4
Qxg5+ 37. Kh1 Rf5 38. f4 Qh4 39. Qf3 Rc5 40. Qe3 Rh5 41. Kg2
Rf5 42. Qe4 Kh7 43. b4 axb4 44. Qxb4 Qd8 45. Qb3 Qd4 46. Rf2
Qe4+ 47. Kh2 Qd4 48. Kg2 Qe4+ 49. Kh2 Qd4 50. Kg2 Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.23"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8. d4 Bb7 9. Bd3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qxf3 11. gxf3
Bd6 12. a4 Nc6 13. Be4 Kd7 14. Ke2 Rae8 15. Bxc6+ Kxc6 16. f4
g6 17. Be3 Rb8 18. h3 Rhe8 19. Rhb1 Be7 20. Kd3 a6 21. Rb3 Ra8
22. Rbb1 Bd6 23. Ke2 Be7 24. Kd3 Reb8 25. Ke2 Bd6 26. Kd3 Re8
27. Ke2 Kd7 28. Kd3 Ke7 29. a5 Red8 30. axb6 cxb6 31. Rxb6 a5
32. Ra4 Kf6 33. Rb5 Bc7 34. Ke4 Rdc8 35. c5 Ke7 36. c4 Rd8
37. d5 f5+ 38. Kd4 Kd7 39. d6 Kc6 40. Ke5 Bb8 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.24"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. e3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 Nbd7 6. O-O e6
7. d4 Bd6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. c4 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Nd2 Bxe2
12. Qxe2 f5 13. f3 exf3 14. Qxf3 Qg5 15. Qe2 Nf6 16. Rf3 Ne4
17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Rff1 Qh4 19. g3 Qh3 20. Qg2 Qg4 21. Rxf8+
Rxf8 22. Rf1 Rf3 23. Rxf3 exf3 24. Qf2 h5 25. Kf1 Qe4 26. Bc1
h4 27. gxh4 Qd3+ 28. Kg1 Qd1+ 29. Qf1 Qc2 30. Qxf3 Qxc1+
31. Kg2 Qc2+ 32. Kf1 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.25"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. c3 d6 6. O-O a6
7. a4 Ba7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Re1 Ng4 10. Re2 Kh8 11. Nf1 f5 12. h3
fxe4 13. dxe4 Nf6 14. Ng3 Qe8 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Nh5
17. Nxh5 Qxh5 18. Be2 Qg6 19. Nd2 Nd8 20. Bg4 Ne6 21. Bf5 Qh6
22. Bxe6 Bxe6 23. Qe2 Rf6 24. Rf3 Raf8 25. Rxf6 Qxf6 26. f3
Qg5 27. Kh2 Rf6 28. Nf1 Qf4+ 29. Kg1 Rg6 30. Kh1 Qh4 31. Nh2
h5 32. a5 Qg3 33. b4 Bc4 34. Qd2 c6 35. Nf1 Qh4 36. Ne3 Be6
37. Nf1 d5 38. exd5 Bxd5 39. Nh2 e4 40. Rf1 exf3 41. Nxf3 Qg3
42. Qe2 Kh7 43. c4 Bxc4 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.26"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. g3 h6 5. Bg2 Bf5 6. O-O e6
7. d3 Be7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. e4 Bh7 11. Qe2 a5 12. a3
Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Nd7 14. Bb2 Bf6 15. e5 Be7 16. h4 Qb6 17. Kh2 a4
18. b4 c5 19. c3 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Qc7 21. d4 cxd4 22. cxd4 Nb6
23. Rac1 Qd7 24. Bf1 Rdc8 25. Qb5 Bc2 26. Qxd7 Nxd7 27. Re1
Nb6 28. Bb5 g5 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. f3 Kg7 31. Kg2 Kg8 32. Nf1
Kg7 33. Ne3 Bb3 34. Rxc8 Rxc8 35. Rc1 Nc4 36. Bxc4 dxc4 37. d5
Bd8 38. Bd4 b5 39. d6 f5 40. f4 Kg6 41. Kf3 g4+ 42. Ke2 c3
43. Bc5 c2 44. Nxc2 Bxc2 45. Rxc2 Rb8 46. Be3 Rb7 47. Rc8 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.27"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. h3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 a6 11. O-O b5
12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Qe2 Be7 14. Ne4 Nd5 15. Bg3 f5 16. Ned2 Bd6
17. e4 Nf4 18. Bxf4 Bxf4 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Nb3 Ne5 21. Nxe5
Qxe5 22. Rfe1 Rad8 23. exf5 Qxe2 24. Rxe2 exf5 25. Nc5 Bc8
26. Rde1 Bd6 27. Ne6 Bxe6 28. Rxe6 Bxa3 29. bxa3 Rxd3 30. Rxa6
Rd7 31. Re5 Rb7 32. Ra5 b4 33. axb4 Rxb4 34. Ra7 Rb1+ 35. Kh2
Rb6 36. Ree7 Rg6 37. h4 h6 38. f3 f4 39. Re4 Kh7 40. Raa4 Rgf6
41. Kh3 h5 42. Ra5 Rf5 43. Raa4 R8f7 44. Kh2 g6 45. Kh3 R5f6
46. Kh2 Kg7 47. Re8 Rf8 48. Re7+ R8f7 49. Re8 Rf8 50. Re7+
R6f7 51. Ree4 Kh6 52. Re6 Rf6 53. Re7 R8f7 54. Re8 Rf8 55. Re7
R6f7 56. Re6 Rf6 57. Re7 R8f7 58. Re8 Rf8 59. Re7 R6f7 60. Re6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.28"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7
7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O a5 10. c4 d6 11. Nc3 Bb7
12. Qc2 Nd7 13. Rad1 c5 14. Nd5 Bxb2 15. Qxb2 a4 16. b4 Bxd5
17. cxd5 cxb4 18. Qxb4 Nc5 19. Rb1 Rb8 20. Qc3 Qc7 21. Bb5 Rb6
22. Bxa4 Qa7 23. Bb3 Rfb8 24. Rfc1 Rb4 25. h3 Qa3 26. Qd2 h5
27. Rc2 h4 28. Qc1 Qa5 29. Rc4 g5 30. Qc3 f6 31. Kh2 R4b5
32. Qc2 Qa3 33. Qg6+ Kf8 34. f4 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.12.16"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "3.29"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 d5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 cxd4
7. exd4 Nh5 8. Be3 Bd6 9. Ne5 Nf6 10. Ndf3 Qc7 11. Bf4 Nd7
12. Qe2 O-O 13. g3 Re8 14. Bg2 f6 15. Nxd7 Bxd7 16. Bxd6 Qxd6
17. O-O e5 18. dxe5 fxe5 19. Rad1 e4 20. Nd4 Ne5 21. Qd2 Bg4
22. Rde1 Qf6 23. b3 Nf3+ 24. Bxf3 exf3 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Re1
Re4 27. Re3 Qh6 28. Qd3 Qh3 29. Qf1 Qh6 30. Nc2 Qf6 31. Qb5
Qc6 32. Qxc6 bxc6 33. Rxe4 dxe4 34. Kf1 Kf7 35. Ke1 Ke6
36. Kd2 Ke5 37. c4 c5 38. Kc3 a5 39. a3 Be6 40. b4 axb4+
41. axb4 Kd6 42. Ne3 g5 43. Nd1 Bf7 44. Kb3 Kc6 45. Ne3 Be6
46. Kc3 Bf7 47. Nf1 g4 48. bxc5 Kxc5 49. Nd2 e3 50. fxe3 Bg6
51. e4 h6 52. Kd3 h5 53. Nb3+ Kb4 54. Nd2 Kc5 55. Nf1 Bf7
56. Ne3 Bg6 57. Nd1 Bf7 58. Ne3 Bg6 59. Nf1 Bh7 60. Nd2 Bg6
61. Ke3 Bf7 62. e5 Bg6 63. Nb3+ Kxc4 64. Nd2+ Kd5 65. h4 Kxe5
66. Kf2 Kd4 67. Nf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. e3 e6 5. h3 Bd6 6. Bxd6 cxd6
7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bd3 d5 9. c3 d6 10. O-O Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6
12. a4 Nc7 13. Qe2 h6 14. Rfc1 Qd7 15. c4 dxc4 16. Rxc4 Rac8
17. Rac1 Ncd5 18. Ne1 Nb4 19. Nd3 Rxc4 20. Rxc4 Nxd3 21. Qxd3
d5 22. Rc1 Qxa4 23. Qc3 Qb5 24. b3 Qe2 25. Qc2 a5 26. Ne4 Qxc2
27. Nxf6+ gxf6 28. Rxc2 b5 29. Kf1 Ra8 30. Ke2 a4 31. b4 a3
32. Ra2 Ra4 33. Kd2 Rxb4 34. Rxa3 Rb2+ 35. Ke1 b4 36. Ra8+ Kg7
37. Rb8 h5 38. g4 h4 39. Kf1 b3 40. Kg2 Rb1 41. Kf3 e5 42. Kg2
b2 43. Rb5 Kf8 44. Rb7 Ke8 45. g5 exd4 46. exd4 fxg5 47. Rb8+
Kd7 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Na3 Nc6 5. Nxc4 Bg7 6. Bg2 e5
7. d3 e4 8. dxe4 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Nf6 10. Ne3 Nxe4 11. Ke1 Be6
12. Nd2 Nd6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Nb3 Rb8 15. f3 O-O 16. Kf2 Bxb3
17. axb3 Rxb3 18. Rd1 Ra8 19. Rd2 a5 20. Nd1 c5 21. Rc2 c4
22. Bd2 a4 23. Bc3 Bxc3 24. Nxc3 a3 25. Nb1 Nb5 26. Nxa3 c3
27. Nxb5 Rxa1 28. Nxc3 Rh1 29. h4 Kg7 30. Ne4 h6 31. Nc5 Rb6
32. Nd3 Re6 33. Kg2 Rb1 34. Kf2 Re7 35. b4 Rh1 36. Kg2 Rb1
37. Kf2 Rb3 38. Kf1 Ra3 39. Kf2 Ra1 40. Kg2 Rd1 41. Kf2 Ra1
42. Kg2 Ra6 43. Kf2 Rf6 44. Nf4 Rd6 45. Nd3 c6 46. Rc4 Rde6
47. Nf4 Rd6 48. Nd3 Ra7 49. Rc2 Re6 50. Nc5 Rd6 51. Nd3 Ra1
52. Kg2 Ra6 53. Kf2 Rb6 54. Rc4 Re6 55. Nc5 Re7 56. Nd3 Re6
57. Nc5 Re8 58. Nd3 Ra6 59. Rc2 Ra3 60. Rxc6 Ra2 61. Nc1 Rb2
62. Rc4 Rd8 63. Re4 Rd1 64. Rc4 g5 65. hxg5 hxg5 66. g4 Rd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Ne4 8. Rc1 Nxc3 9. Rxc3 b6 10. c6 Nf6 11. a3 Ne4 12. Rc2
a5 13. Bd3 f6 14. Qe2 g5 15. Bg3 Bd6 16. O-O Nxg3 17. fxg3 g4
18. Nd2 f5 19. a4 Qe7 20. Bb5 e5 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22. Nb3 Be6
23. Nd4 Rae8 24. Qd3 Bc8 25. Re2 Bc5 26. Rd1 Kg7 27. Qc3 Qf6
28. Rf2 Re4 29. Rf4 Rfe8 30. Rxe4 Rxe4 31. Kf2 Kg6 32. Rd3 f4
33. gxf4 Qh4+ 34. Kg1 g3 35. Nf3 Qxf4 36. Qxc5 gxh2+ 37. Kh1
bxc5 38. exf4 d4 39. g3 Be6 40. Rd2 Re3 41. Ne5+ Kf6 42. Kxh2
1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. e4 O-O
7. Nc3 dxe4 8. dxe4 c6 9. Qe2 h6 10. a4 a5 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Be3
Na6 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Nc4 Nc8 15. Rd2 Rb8 16. Rad1 Kh7 17. h4 h5
18. Kh2 b5 19. Nd6 Nxd6 20. Rxd6 Qb7 21. Bh3 Bxh3 22. Kxh3 Nc7
23. Rd7 Qc8 24. Kh2 Ne6 25. R1d6 Nd4 26. Qd1 Rb7 27. Rxb7 Qxb7
28. axb5 Nxb5 29. Nxb5 Qxb5 30. b3 a4 31. bxa4 Qxa4 32. Qd3
Rb8 33. c4 Bh6 34. Bxh6 Kxh6 35. Rd7 Kg7 36. Kg2 Re8 37. Rc7
Rf8 38. Re7 Qa1 39. Qd6 Qd4 40. Qxe5+ Qxe5 41. Rxe5 Ra8
42. Rc5 Ra6 43. Kf3 Kf6 44. Kf4 Ke6 45. Re5+ Kf6 46. f3 Ra4
47. Rc5 Ra6 48. g4 hxg4 49. fxg4 Ke6 50. h5 Kd6 51. hxg6 fxg6
52. Rg5 Ra8 53. c5+ 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 e6
7. h3 Bh5 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Nxc4 Bxf3 10. gxf3 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. a3 Nc6 13. b4 Be7 14. Bb2 Rc8 15. Qb3 Qd5 16. Nd2 Qh5
17. f4 O-O 18. Be2 Qf5 19. Bd3 Qh5 20. Be2 Qh6 21. Bf3 Rfd8
22. Ke2 Nd5 23. Rad1 Bf6 24. Ne4 Bxb2 25. Qxb2 Nce7 26. Rhg1
Ng6 27. Rg3 Qh4 28. Ng5 Nc3+ 29. Qxc3 Rxc3 30. Rxd8+ Nf8
31. Rg4 Qh6 32. Ne4 Rc2+ 33. Ke1 f5 34. Ng5 fxg4 35. Bxg4 Rc6
36. Re8 Qg6 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. e4 O-O
7. Nc3 d4 8. Ne2 c5 9. Nd2 Nbc6 10. f4 Be6 11. Nf3 exf4
12. Nxf4 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Ne5 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. Bd2 Rae8
17. b3 N5c6 18. h4 h5 19. Bh3 Qd6 20. g4 hxg4 21. Qxg4 f5
22. exf5 Ne5 23. Qg2 Nxf5 24. Bxf5 Rxf5 25. Nh3 Ref8 26. Rxf5
Rxf5 27. Rf1 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Qf6+ 29. Nf4 Kh7 30. Qxb7 Qxh4
31. Qg2 Qf6 32. Ke2 Bh6 33. Qe4 Bxf4 34. Bxf4 Nc6 35. a3 Qh4
36. Bd6 Qh5+ 37. Kd2 Qg5+ 38. Kd1 Qg1+ 39. Qe1 Qg2 40. Kc1 Qd5
41. Bf8 g5 42. Kb2 Ne5 43. Qa5 Nxd3+ 44. cxd3 Qg2+ 45. Kc1
Qf1+ 46. Kc2 Qxf8 47. Qxa7+ Kg6 48. b4 cxb4 49. Qb6+ Kh5
50. axb4 Qf2+ 51. Kb3 g4 52. Qc5+ Kh4 53. Qe7+ Kh5 54. b5 g3
55. b6 g2 56. Qh7+ Kg4 57. Qe4+ Kg5 58. Qe5+ Kg6 59. Qe6+ Kg5
60. Qe5+ Kg4 61. Qe4+ Kg5 62. Qe5+ Qf5 63. Qg3+ Qg4 64. Qe5+
Kh4 65. Qh2+ Kg5 66. Qe5+ Kg6 67. Qd6+ Kf7 68. Qc7+ Kf6
69. Qd8+ Kf5 70. Qd7+ Kg5 71. Qg7+ Kf4 72. Qxd4+ Kf3 73. Qd5+
Ke2 74. Qe5+ Kf2 75. Qc5+ Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Bc5 6. Nf5
g6 7. Be3 Bf8 8. Nd4 Bg7 9. g3 Nf6 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Re8
12. Nd2 d6 13. h3 Ne5 14. f4 Ned7 15. Bf2 Nc5 16. Qc2 Bd7
17. Rfe1 a5 18. Rad1 Qc8 19. Kh2 h5 20. N4f3 Ne6 21. e5 dxe5
22. Nxe5 h4 23. Nxd7 Nxd7 24. f5 Nef8 25. g4 Be5+ 26. Kh1 Bg3
27. Bxg3 hxg3 28. Ne4 gxf5 29. gxf5 Ra6 30. Qd3 Kh8 31. Qxg3
Nh7 32. Qh4 Nf6 33. Nxf6 Rxe1+ 34. Rxe1 Rxf6 35. Be4 b6
36. Qf4 Qd8 37. Rg1 Qd6 38. Qg4 Qf8 39. Bd5 Rh6 40. Qd4+ Nf6
41. Bg2 Qe7 42. Qd2 Ng4 43. Re1 Qh4 44. Re8+ Kh7 45. Qd4 Nf2+
46. Kh2 Qxd4 47. cxd4 Rd6 48. Re7 Kg7 49. d5 Nd3 50. Rxc7 Nb4
51. Rc3 Rd7 52. f6+ Kxf6 53. a3 Nxd5 54. Rd3 Ke5 55. Rxd5+
Rxd5 56. Bxd5 Kxd5 57. h4 Ke4 58. Kg3 f5 59. h5 Ke3 60. h6 f4+
61. Kg4 f3 62. h7 f2 63. h8=Q f1=Q 64. Qc3+ Qd3 65. Qc1+ Ke2
66. Qc6 Qd4+ 67. Kf5 Kd3 68. Ke6 Qxb2 69. a4 Qb4 70. Qf3+ Kc2
0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5
7. d5 a5 8. Be3 Na6 9. g4 Nd7 10. Nd2 Ndc5 11. Rg1 Kh8 12. a3
Bd7 13. Qc2 c6 14. O-O-O cxd5 15. cxd5 Rc8 16. Kb1 a4 17. h4
f5 18. h5 f4 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. g5 Rf7 22. Bb5
Kg8 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Nc4 Qd8 25. Nb5 Bf8 26. Rh1 Qd7 27. Nc3
Rc7 28. Nb6 Qe8 29. f3 Nb3 30. Nbxa4 Nd4 31. Qh2 Rh7 32. Qf2
b5 33. Rxh7 Rxh7 34. Nb6 Qd8 35. Nxb5 Nxb5 36. Nc4 Nd4 37. Qg2
Rc7 38. Rc1 Qc8 39. Qf1 Nb3 40. Rc3 Nd4 41. Ka2 Qa6 42. Qd3
Qa7 43. Nd2 Be7 44. Rxc7 Qxc7 45. Nb3 Qc2 46. Qxc2 Nxc2
47. Na5 Bxg5 48. Nc6 Kf7 49. a4 Bh4 50. a5 Bf2 51. b4 Ke8
52. b5 Kd7 53. b6 Kc8 54. Kb3 Nd4+ 55. Kc4 Kb7 56. Nd8+ Ka6
57. b7 Ka7 58. a6 g5 59. Nf7 Bh4 60. Nxd6 g4 61. Nc8+ Kb8
62. Nb6 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bxd7+
Nbxd7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Rc8 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. b3 b5 11. Nd5 Nxd5
12. exd5 bxc4 13. O-O Nf6 14. Bg5 Nxd5 15. Rac1 c3 16. Qxa6 e6
17. Rfd1 Qd7 18. Nb5 f6 19. Be3 Be7 20. Rxd5 exd5 21. Nxc3 Kf7
22. Qd3 d4 23. Bxd4 d5 24. Rd1 Bb4 25. Ne2 Qc6 26. Be3 Rhd8
27. Qxh7 Qc2 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Nd4 Qe4 30. h3 Bc5 31. a4 Bxd4
32. Rxd4 Qb1+ 33. Qd1 Qxd1+ 34. Rxd1 Rc3 35. b4 Rc4 36. Bb6
Ra8 37. a5 Rxb4 38. Rxd5 Rc8 39. g3 Ra4 40. Kg2 Rc2 41. h4
Raa2 42. h5 Kh7 43. Be3 Rc3 44. Bb6 Rb3 45. Kh3 Rb1 46. Be3
Rh1+ 47. Kg2 Re1 48. Kf3 Ra3 49. g4 Rea1 50. Rd7 Kg8 51. g5
fxg5 52. Kg2 Rxa5 53. Bd4 Rd1 54. Rxg7+ Kf8 55. Bf6 Rf5
56. Bc3 Rc5 57. Bf6 Rf5 58. Bc3 Rd3 59. Rc7 Rdf3 60. Bd4 Rf7
61. Rc8+ Ke7 62. Rg8 R3f5 63. Be3 Rh7 64. Rxg5 Rxh5 65. Rxh5
Rxh5 66. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5+
7. c3 Qc7 8. b4 b6 9. cxb6 axb6 10. c4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Rd8 12. a3
Nc6 13. Rc1 d6 14. Qb3 Ne5 15. Be2 Bc6 16. O-O Ba4 17. Qa2
Ned7 18. Nd4 Rdc8 19. Nb1 Ne5 20. Nc3 Bd7 21. Nd5 Qd8 22. Qb3
h5 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Nb5 Be6 25. Nd4 Bd7 26. f4 Ng4 27. h3
Nh6 28. Bf3 Ba4 29. Qd3 Ra7 30. b5 Nf5 31. g4 hxg4 32. hxg4
Nxd4 33. Bxd4 e5 34. Bc3 exf4 35. exf4 Bxc3 36. Rxc3 Qf6
37. Bc6 Re7 38. Qd2 Re2 39. Qxe2 Qxc3 40. Rf3 Qd4+ 41. Kh2 Bd1
42. Qe3 Qxc4 43. Rg3 Kg7 44. Kg1 Rh8 45. g5 Rh4 46. Qc3+ Qxc3
47. Rxc3 Rxf4 48. Rd3 Ba4 49. Rxd6 Rg4+ 50. Bg2 Rxg5 51. Rxb6
Bxb5 52. Kf2 Bd7 53. Rb7 Be6 54. Ra7 Rc5 55. a4 Rc2+ 56. Kg3
Ra2 57. a5 Ra3+ 58. Kf2 g5 59. Bc6 g4 60. a6 Kf6 61. Ra8 Ke5
62. Bb7 Kf4 63. Rf8 g3+ 64. Ke2 f5 65. Rf6 Bc4+ 66. Kd2 Bxa6
0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. b4 d6 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. Nc3 e4 8. Nd2 Re8 9. Bb2 h5 10. h3 h4 11. b5 c6 12. a4 Bf5
13. a5 a6 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. O-O Nbd7 16. Na4 Qxa5 17. c5 Qc7
18. cxd6 Qxd6 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. Nc5 a5 21. Bc3 Nxc5 22. dxc5 Nd5
23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qd4+ Kg8 25. Nd6 Reb8 26. Bc4 Rb4 27. Rfb1
Rab8 28. Rxb4 axb4 29. Bxd5 cxd5 30. Qxd5 Be6 31. Qd4 f5
32. Qf6 Bf7 33. c6 b3 34. Rb1 Rb6 35. Ra1 Rb8 36. Nxf7 Qxf7
37. Qd6 Rc8 38. Ra5 Qe8 39. Ra7 Rxc6 40. Qd4 Rc1+ 41. Kh2 Qb8+
42. g3 hxg3+ 43. Kg2 Rc7 44. Qd5+ Kh7 45. Ra8 Qb7 46. Qd8 Kh6
47. Qh4+ Kg7 48. Qh8+ Kf7 49. Rf8+ Ke6 50. Rf6+ Kd5 51. Qd8+
Kc4 52. Qd4+ Kb5 53. Rd6 Rc4 54. Rd5+ Kb4 55. Qd2+ Ka3
56. Ra5+ Ra4 57. Qc1+ b2 58. Qc3+ Qb3 59. Rxa4+ Kxa4 60. Qc6+
Qb5 61. Qc2+ Ka3 62. Qc3+ Ka2 63. Qc2 Qb3 64. Qd2 gxf2
65. Kxf2 Qd3 66. Qa5+ Kb3 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 c5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 b6
7. Qf3 d5 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. O-O e5 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Ne2 e4
12. Qh3 Qxh3 13. gxh3 Nc6 14. Rd1 O-O-O 15. Nbc3 Ne8 16. Rab1
Nc7 17. Nf4 Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Rhe8 19. Rd2 Rd7 20. Rbd1 Ne5
21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. c4 Rd6 23. a4 a5 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. cxd5 Kd7
26. Rd4 Rf6 27. Rc1 Rd6 28. Rcd1 Rf6 29. Kg2 Rg5+ 30. Kf1 Re5
31. b4 Rd6 32. bxa5 bxa5 33. Kg2 Ke7 34. Rc4 Rexd5 35. Rxd5
Rxd5 36. Rxe4+ Kd6 37. h4 Rd2 38. Kf3 Rb2 39. Rd4+ Ke6 40. Kg3
Rb4 41. Kf4 Rb2 42. Kf3 h5 43. Re4+ Kd6 44. Rd4+ Ke6 45. h3
Ra2 46. Kg3 Rb2 47. f3 Rb4 48. Kf4 Rb3 49. e4 Ra3 50. Rc4 f6
51. Rc6+ Ke7 52. Rc7+ Kf8 53. Rc4 Kf7 54. Kg3 Ke6 55. Rc6+ Ke7
56. Rc7+ Kf8 57. Rc4 Ke7 58. Kf2 Kd6 59. Rd4+ Ke5 60. Rc4 Kf4
61. e5+ Kxe5 62. Rc5+ Kf4 63. Rc4+ Ke5 64. Rc5+ Kf4 65. Rc4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a3 g6
7. Be3 Bg7 8. f3 Nc6 9. Qd2 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. O-O-O Qc7 15. Bc4 e5 16. Qd2 Be6
17. Ne4 Rfd8 18. Qg5 Nf4 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 20. Qf6 Rd5 21. h4 Rad8
22. Rde1 Nc5 23. Nc3 R8d6 24. Qg5 f6 25. Qe3 Rd4 26. g4 Qa5
27. Kb1 Na4 28. Ne4 Rd8 29. Nxf6+ Kg7 30. Nh5+ Kg8 31. Qb3+
Kh8 32. Qf7 gxh5 33. Qf6+ Kg8 34. gxh5 Nc3+ 35. Ka1 Rd1+
36. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 37. Rxd1 Nxd1 38. Qe6+ Kf8 39. Qd6+ Kf7
40. Qxd1 Qd5 41. Qxd5+ cxd5 42. b4 Ke6 43. Kb2 Kf5 44. a4 e4
45. fxe4+ dxe4 46. Kc3 Kf4 47. Kd2 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. e3 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. dxe5 Nd7 6. c4 dxe5
7. Nc3 Ngf6 8. Ba3 Bf8 9. Bb2 Bg7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Be2 c6
12. O-O Re8 13. b4 e4 14. Nd2 Ne5 15. Ndxe4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Nf3+
17. Bxf3 Bxb2 18. Nd6 Re6 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Rb1 Be5 21. c5 Qe7
22. Qc2 a5 23. a3 axb4 24. axb4 Rd8 25. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 h5
27. Qd3 Qf6 28. b5 Kg7 29. h3 Re7 30. bxc6 bxc6 31. Qa6 Re6
32. Be2 Bc7 33. Bc4 Qe5 34. Bxe6 Qh2+ 35. Kf1 Qh1+ 36. Ke2
Qxb1 37. Qa2 Qxa2+ 38. Bxa2 Kf6 39. Bb3 Ke7 40. f4 h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.16"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "154"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. Be2 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. f3 Be6
12. Kb1 Rc8 13. h4 Qa5 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. exd5 Nc4
17. Bc1 Nb6 18. Nb3 a5 19. Nxa5 Rc5 20. Nb3 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Nxd5
22. h5 Rc8 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Bd2 b5 25. c3 f5 26. a3 Nb6
27. Bg5 e6 28. Rh4 Nc4 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Kf7 31. b3 Na5
32. Kb2 d5 33. Rb4 Rb8 34. a4 e5 35. Rxb5 Rxb5 36. axb5 Ke6
37. Ka3 f4 38. Kb4 Nb7 39. b6 Kf5 40. Bh4 g5 41. Be1 Ke6
42. Kb5 e4 43. Kc6 Na5+ 44. Kb5 Nb7 45. b4 Kd7 46. Ka6 Kc8
47. Ka7 Nd6 48. c4 dxc4 49. fxe4 g4 50. e5 Nb5+ 51. Ka8 Nc7+
52. bxc7 f3 53. gxf3 gxf3 54. b5 Kxc7 55. Ka7 c3 56. b6+ Kd7
57. b7 c2 58. b8=Q c1=Q 59. Qd6+ Ke8 60. Qe6+ Kf8 61. Bb4+ Kg7
62. Qf6+ Kh7 63. Qe7+ Kg6 64. Bc5 Kf5 65. e6 Qa1+ 66. Kb7 Qb2+
67. Kc8 Qc3 68. Kd7 Qd3+ 69. Ke8 Qd5 70. Kf7 Qe5 71. Bd6 Qh8
72. Bg3 Qh7+ 73. Ke8 Qg8+ 74. Qf8+ Qxf8+ 75. Kxf8 Kxe6 76. Bf2
Kd7 77. Kf7 Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. e4 O-O
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Nc6 9. Nc3 Nde7 10. Rb1 a5 11. a3 Re8
12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Nf5 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bd2 Be6 16. b5 Nce7
17. g4 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Bxb7 Bxg4 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3
Ra3 22. b6 c6 23. Ne4 Nf5 24. Bb4 Ra2 25. Bc5 Qd7 26. Ra1 Rxc2
27. Ra7 Qd5 28. Rb1 Rxc5 29. b7 g5 30. b8=Q 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.19"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "187"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3
Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 Re8 9. O-O d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. f4 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nd5 15. Qf3 Nxc3 16. Bxf7+
Kh8 17. Qxc3 Rf8 18. Rad1 e6 19. Bxe6 Qg5 20. Bg4 Rxf1+
21. Rxf1 Rd8 22. Bxa7 Bxe5 23. Be3 Qe7 24. Qb3 h5 25. Bf3 Bxf3
26. Rxf3 Rd1+ 27. Kf2 Kg7 28. Ke2 Rd7 29. c3 Bf6 30. Kf1 Qe4
31. Bd4 Bxd4 32. cxd4 Qxd4 33. Qc3 Qxc3 34. Rxc3 h4 35. Rb3
Kh6 36. Rb5 g5 37. a4 Kh5 38. Kf2 Rf7+ 39. Kg1 Re7 40. Rb6
Re1+ 41. Kf2 Re7 42. a5 Rf7+ 43. Ke3 Re7+ 44. Kf2 Rf7+ 45. Kg1
Re7 46. b4 Rd7 47. Kf2 Rf7+ 48. Ke3 Re7+ 49. Kd3 Rd7+ 50. Ke4
Re7+ 51. Kf5 Rf7+ 52. Rf6 Rd7 53. Rb6 Rf7+ 54. Ke5 Re7+
55. Kd6 Rg7 56. Ke5 g4 57. Kf6 Rg6+ 58. Kf5 Rg5+ 59. Kf4 gxh3
60. gxh3 Rg7 61. Rb5+ Kh6 62. Rf5 Rg3 63. Rf6+ Kh5 64. Rf5+
Kg6 65. Rb5 Rxh3 66. Rb6+ Kh5 67. Rb5+ Kg6 68. Kg4 Rd3
69. Kxh4 Rd7 70. Kg4 Kf6 71. Kf4 Ke7 72. Ke4 Kd8 73. Rd5 Kc7
74. Rxd7+ Kxd7 75. Kd5 Kc7 76. b5 Kd7 77. Ke5 Kc7 78. Ke6 Kc8
79. Ke7 Kc7 80. Ke8 Kc8 81. Ke7 Kc7 82. Ke6 Kc8 83. Kd5 Kd7
84. Kc4 Kc7 85. Kd4 Kc8 86. Kd5 Kc7 87. Kd4 Kc8 88. b6 Kb8
89. Kc5 Ka8 90. Kd6 Kb8 91. Kd7 Ka8 92. a6 Kb8 93. a7+ Ka8
94. Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.20"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. c4 Qc8 6. Nc3 Nc6
7. d4 Bh3 8. Qa4 Bd7 9. d5 Ne5 10. Qb3 h5 11. h4 Ng4 12. c5
dxc5 13. Bf4 N8f6 14. Nb5 Nxd5 15. Ng5 e6 16. Bxd5 Bxb5
17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qxb5+ c6 19. Qxc5 e5 20. Qc4 Qf5 21. e4 Qf6
22. Be3 O-O-O 23. Bxa7 Rd7 24. Bb6 Bh6 25. Qa4 Rd3 26. Rad1
Rd4 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.21"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 b5
7. Be2 Bb7 8. b3 cxb3 9. Qxb3 e6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ng5 Be7
12. a4 O-O 13. Bf3 Nd5 14. Nh3 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Nb6 16. Qb3 Qd7
17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Nxa4 19. Rxa4 bxa4 20. Qxa4 a5 21. Rc1
Rfc8 22. h4 h6 23. Bf4 Qe7 24. h5 c5 25. Bd6 Qxd6 26. Bxb7 c4
27. Bxa8 Rxa8 28. Rxc4 Qd5 29. Rc5 Qd8 30. Rb5 Qe8 31. g3 f5
32. Qc4 a4 33. Rb6 a3 34. Ra6 Kh7 35. g4 Rxa6 36. Qxa6 fxg4
37. Qd3+ Kg8 38. Qxa3 Qxh5 39. Qd6 Qd5 40. Qe7 Qf5 41. Qe8+
Kh7 42. Qd7 Qe4 43. Qf7 g3 44. Qc7 gxf2+ 45. Kxf2 Qf5+ 46. Ke2
h5 47. e4 Qxe4+ 48. Kf2 Qxd4+ 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.22"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. d3
e6 7. Ng5 Be7 8. f4 O-O 9. c4 Nb8 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Be3 d5
12. Bf2 h6 13. Nf3 dxe4 14. dxe4 e5 15. f5 Re8 16. Re1 Nd4
17. Nxe5 Bd6 18. Nf3 Ng4 19. h3 Nxf2 20. Kxf2 Qb6 21. b3 Nxf3
22. Qxf3 Be5 23. Nd5 Qa5 24. Rad1 Qxa2+ 25. Re2 Qa5 26. f6 Re6
27. fxg7 Rae8 28. Kg1 Rg6 29. Rf1 Rxg7 30. Kh1 Qd8 31. Qe3 Qd6
32. Rf5 Qg6 33. Qf3 Re6 34. Rd2 Kh7 35. Rxe5 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.23"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d3 Nf6
7. g3 Bb4 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 dxe4 10. dxe4 Nbd7 11. Bg2 O-O
12. O-O Qa5 13. a4 Rfd8 14. Qe3 Nb6 15. f4 Nc4 16. Qf3 Nd2
17. Bxd2 Rxd2 18. Rab1 b6 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. Rxd2 Rxd2 21. Rd1
Nxe4 22. Rxd2 Nxd2 23. Qd3 Qc5+ 24. Kh2 Nc4 25. Qd8+ Qf8
26. Qc7 g6 27. Qxa7 Qd8 28. Qa6 Nb2 29. Bxc6 Nd1 30. Qd3 Qxd3
31. cxd3 Nxc3 32. Kg2 Kf8 33. Kf3 Ke7 34. Ke3 Kd6 35. Be8 f6
36. Kd2 Nd5 37. d4 Nc7 38. Bf7 Ke7 39. Bg8 h6 40. Kc3 Kf8 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.24"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 Qd8 6. Nc3 Be7
7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Bf4 Bb7 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. Rad1 Bd6
12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Be7 14. d5 exd5 15. cxd5 Nb4 16. Rfe1 Nxd3
17. Qxd3 Re8 18. Ne5 Nxd5 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Nxd5 Qxd5 21. Qxd5
Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Rae8 23. Re3 Re6 24. Nc4 c6 25. Rxe6 Rxe6
26. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.25"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "31"]

1. b3 a5 2. Bb2 a4 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 a3 6. Bc1 d5
7. d4 Bb4 8. Bd2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. Ne2 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Nbd7
12. c4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. O-O dxc4 16. Bxh7+
1-0

[Event "Chess.com Speed Chess Championship 2017/18"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.03"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[Round "4.26"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. d3
g6 7. Ng5 Bg7 8. f4 O-O 9. c4 Nb8 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Be3 a6
12. a4 e6 13. Kh1 Qe7 14. Qe1 Rad8 15. Rd1 d5 16. e5 d4
17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Qh4 h5 19. g4 dxe3 20. gxh5 Nd4 21. Rde1 Nf5
22. Qh3 Bxg5 23. fxg5 Qxg5 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. Rg1 Qf6 26. Ne4
Qg7 27. Nxc5 Rfe8 28. a5 Kf7 29. Qg2 Re7 30. Rgf1 Qd4 31. b4
Rh8 32. Re2 Kg7 33. Rg1 Rh6 34. Qe4 e5 35. Qxf5 Qf4 36. Qg4
Kh7 37. Ne4 Kg7 38. Qg3 Re8 39. Rxe3 Rxh2+ 40. Kxh2 1-0

[Event "Simul vs Nakamura"]
[Site "South Africa, Birchwood Hotel"]
[Date "2018.01.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander van der Merwe"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "1460"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3 g6 3.Bb2 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d3 c5 6.g3 Nc6 7.Bg2 a6
8.O-O O-O 9.Nbd2 Qc7 10.Re1 e5 11.Nc4 b5 12.Ne3 Rb8 13.Nd2 Na5
14.h3 Bd7 15.c4 Nc6 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.cxd5 Nd4 18.Rc1 Qb6 19.Bxd4
cxd4 20.b4 Rfc8 21.Nb3 Rxc1 22.Nxc1 Bh6 23.Nb3 Rc8 24.Qf3 Rc2
25.Qf6 Qc7 26.f4 Qc3 27.Rf1 Qb2 28.Bf3 Bxh3 29.fxe5 Rg2+
30.Kh1 Rh2+ 31.Kg1 Be3+ 0-1

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.23"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alan Tate"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nc6
7. d5 Nb8 8. c4 e5 9. Nc3 h6 10. c5 Ne8 11. b4 f5 12. Nd2 Nd7
13. c6 bxc6 14. dxc6 Ndf6 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Nf3 fxe4 17. Nxe5
Kh7 18. Nf7 Qe7 19. Qb3 d5 20. Nxd5 Qxf7 21. Nb6 Nd5 0-1

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.24"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Valentina Gunina"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "269"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6
7. Bg5 Qa5+ 8. Nd2 Ne7 9. Nf3 Nf5 10. O-O Qa6 11. c4 Bb4
12. b3 Nd7 13. Rfc1 O-O 14. a3 Be7 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Nf1 Rad8
17. Ng3 dxc4 18. bxc4 c5 19. Qe3 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Ng6 21. Nf3 Qa5
22. Re1 Rc8 23. Rad1 Nb6 24. Qg5 Rxc4 25. Qxh5 Qa4 26. Ne2 Nd5
27. g3 Re8 28. Ned4 Nf8 29. Ng5 Re7 30. Nf5 exf5 31. Rxd5 Rd4
32. e6 f6 33. Qf7+ Rxf7 34. exf7+ Kh8 35. Re8 Rd1+ 36. Kg2
fxg5 37. Rxd1 Kh7 38. Rxf8 Qc6+ 39. Kg1 Kg6 40. hxg5 f4
41. gxf4 Qe6 42. Rd3 Qg4+ 43. Rg3 Qxf4 44. Rd8 Kxf7 45. Rd7+
Kg6 46. Rxb7 Qc1+ 47. Kh2 Qf4 48. Rb2 Qh4+ 49. Kg1 Qd4 50. Rb1
Qd2 51. Rbb3 Qe1+ 52. Kg2 Qe4+ 53. Kh2 Qe2 54. Rbf3 Qd2
55. Rf8 Qd6 56. Rc8 Qd4 57. Rc6+ Kf5 58. Rf3+ Kxg5 59. Kg2 Qe4
60. Rc7 Kh6 61. Rc3 Kh7 62. Re3 Qd5 63. Kh2 Qd6+ 64. Rg3 Kg8
65. Rc3 Qf4 66. Kg1 Qe5 67. Rc4 Qe1+ 68. Kg2 Qe5 69. Rcg4 Qd5+
70. Kg1 Kf8 71. Rxg7 Qd1+ 72. Kh2 Qd2 73. Rg8+ Kf7 74. R3g7+
Kf6 75. Rg6+ Kf7 76. R6g7+ Kf6 77. Rg2 Qf4+ 78. R8g3 Qh6+
79. Rh3 Qf4+ 80. Kh1 Qe4 81. Re3 Qd5 82. Kh2 Qh5+ 83. Rh3 Qe2
84. Rh4 Qf3 85. a4 a5 86. Rd4 Qf5 87. Kg3 Qc2 88. Rf4+ Ke6
89. f3 Qg6+ 90. Rg4 Qb1 91. Re2+ Kf5 92. Kg2 Qd3 93. Rge4 Qd1
94. Rb2 Qc1 95. Rb5+ Kf6 96. Rd4 Ke6 97. Rdd5 Qc2+ 98. Kg3
Qxa4 99. Re5+ Kf6 100. Rf5+ Kg6 101. Rfc5 Kf7 102. Rxa5 Qd7
103. Rf5+ Kg6 104. Rfd5 Qe6 105. Re5 Qd6 106. Rd5 Qc7 107. f4
Qc1 108. Re2 Qg1+ 109. Rg2 Qb1 110. Kg4 Kf6 111. Rd6+ Kf7
112. Rgd2 Qg1+ 113. Kf5 Qb1+ 114. R2d3 Qc2 115. Rd7+ Kg8
116. Kf6 Qb2+ 117. R3d4 Qa1 118. Rd8+ Kh7 119. f5 Qc3 120. Kf7
Qh3 121. R4d5 Qg4 122. R8d7 Qh5+ 123. Ke7 Qh4+ 124. Kf7 Qh5+
125. Kf6+ Kh6 126. R5d6 Qe2 127. Kf7+ Kg5 128. f6 Qh5+
129. Ke7 Qe2+ 130. Kf8 Kg6 131. Rg7+ Kf5 132. f7 Qa2 133. Kg8
Ke5 134. Ra6 Qc4 135. Rgg6 1-0

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.25"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Federico Perez Ponsa"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. Be2 g6
7. O-O Bg7 8. Rd1 d4 9. Nb1 Ne7 10. d3 c5 11. a4 Nbc6 12. Na3
O-O 13. Qg3 a6 14. Bf4 e5 15. Bd2 Rb8 16. Rf1 b5 17. axb5 axb5
18. f4 Bh6 19. Qh4 Bxf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Rxf4 Ne5 22. Raf1
N7c6 23. Qf2 b4 24. Nb1 b3 25. c4 Nb4 26. Qg3 f6 27. Kh2 Qd6
28. Na3 Nc2 29. Nb5 Qe7 30. R4f2 Ra8 31. Rb1 Ne3 32. Na3 Rf7
33. Re1 Kh8 34. Bf1 Re8 35. Nb1 f5 36. Nd2 Qc7 37. Kg1 f4
38. Qh4 Ref8 39. Be2 Qa5 40. Qg5 Qxd2 41. Qxe5+ Kg8 42. Rb1
Qc2 43. Rbf1 Nxf1 44. Bxf1 Qc1 45. Qxc5 f3 46. g3 Qe3 47. Qd5
h5 48. h4 Kh7 49. Qg5 Ra7 50. Qc5 Ra1 51. Qe7+ Kg8 52. Qe6+
Kg7 53. Qe7+ Rf7 0-1

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.25"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Melikset Zavenovich Khachiyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6
7. Nf3 e6 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nf6 11. Bd2 Be7
12. O-O-O O-O 13. Kb1 c5 14. Be3 Nbd7 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qxd8
Rfxd8 17. Ne5 Nd5 18. Bxc5 Bxc5 19. Ne4 Be7 20. c4 Nf6
21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Nf3 Bc5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rf1 f5 25. Kc2
Kg7 26. a3 a5 27. b4 axb4 28. axb4 Bxb4 29. Rb1 Bc5 30. Rxb7
Kf6 31. Rc7 Bxf2 32. c5 Rd5 33. c6 e5 34. Rd7 Rc5+ 35. Kd2 e4
36. Rd6+ Ke7 37. Rd7+ Ke6 38. Nd4+ Bxd4 39. Rxd4 Rxc6 40. Ke3
Ke5 41. Rd7 f4+ 42. Kf2 Kf6 43. Rd4 Kf5 44. Rd7 Kf6 45. Rd4
Re6 46. g3 Kg5 47. gxf4+ Kxf4 0-1

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.25"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Andrey Ostrovskiy"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. Ne2 O-O
7. Bxe4 dxe4 8. Nd2 f5 9. c4 Nc6 10. O-O e5 11. dxe5 Bxe5
12. Qc1 Qf6 13. Bxe5 Nxe5 14. Nf4 Be6 15. Qc2 Rfd8 16. Rad1
Nd3 17. Nxd3 Rxd3 18. Nb3 Rad8 19. Nc5 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Bc8
21. Nb3 b6 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. c5 Qd5 24. h4 b5 25. Nd4 a6
26. a4 b4 27. c6 Kf7 28. Qd2 Qc4 29. b3 Qc5 30. Nc2 Be6
31. Nd4 Bc8 32. Qd1 g6 33. h5 Qd6 34. Qc1 Qd5 35. Qd2 Qc5
36. Qd1 Qd5 37. h6 Qc5 38. Ne2 Qxc6 39. Qd4 Qd7 40. Qg7+ Ke6
41. Nf4+ 1-0

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.01.25"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3
7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Be2 b6
12. O-O Bb7 13. Qe3 Nc6 14. Rfd1 Qd6 15. e5 Qd5 16. Ne1 Ne7
17. h4 h6 18. Bd3 Rac8 19. Qe2 Nc6 20. Qe4 Qxe4 21. Bxe4 Rfd8
22. f4 Ba8 23. Nf3 Nb4 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 25. a3 Nc2 26. Ra2 Ne3
27. Rb1 Nd5 28. Rb3 Nxf4 29. a4 Rac8 30. a5 Nd5 31. axb6 axb6
32. Kh2 Rc7 33. Rbb2 Rdc8 34. h5 b5 35. Nd2 b4 36. Ra1 Rc2
37. Rba2 Nf4 38. Nb3 Nxh5 39. Nc5 Rxa2 40. Rxa2 Nf4 41. Rb2
Nd5 42. Ra2 Rb8 43. Nb3 h5 44. Ra7 g5 45. Kg1 Kg7 46. Kf2 Kg6
47. Kf3 g4+ 48. Kg3 Ne3 49. Kf2 Nf5 50. Ra6 Rd8 51. Rb6 Nxd4
52. Rd6 Rxd6 53. exd6 Nc6 54. d7 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.26"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nils Grandelius"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6
7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 b4 9. Na4 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. b3 Bb7 12. a3
Qc7 13. axb4 d5 14. Bf2 Bd6 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Bg3 Rc8 17. c4
Bxb4 18. Qg5 Qa5 19. Qxg7 Rf8 20. Nc2 Bc6 21. Qa1 Nc5 22. Nxc5
Qxa1+ 23. Nxa1 Ba3+ 24. Kd2 Bb4+ 25. Kd3 Nc3 26. Nxa6 Rd8+
27. Kc2 Rxd1 28. Nxb4 Rxa1 29. Kxc3 Kd7 30. Nc2 Rb1 31. Ne1
Ra8 32. Bd3 Rc1+ 33. Kd2 Raa1 34. Be5 Rd1+ 35. Ke2 Rac1
36. Bb2 1-0

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.27"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Kb1 Rb8 15. Ne4 Qc7 16. Bc5 Rfd8
17. g4 h6 18. h4 f5 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. Ng3 Qf7 21. Bb3 Rd7
22. Ne2 Rbd8 23. h5 Kh7 24. Qa5 Nf4 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Nxf4
exf4 27. Qe1 Bd5 28. Bb4 c5 29. Bxd5 Qxd5 30. Ba3 Qxf3
31. Bxc5 Rb7 32. b3 Qd5 33. Ba3 Qd4 34. c3 Qd3+ 35. Kb2 f3
36. Bc5 f2 37. Bxf2 Re7 38. Qxe7 Qxc3+ 39. Ka3 Qa5# 0-1

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.28"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "David Howell"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qf6 5. Nb3 Qg6 6. Qe2
Nf6 7. f3 a5 8. Be3 d5 9. Nc3 dxe4 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Nb5 O-O
12. Nxc7 Rb8 13. Qb5 Bd7 14. Nc5 Nd4 15. Qb6 Bxc5 16. Qxc5 Ne6
17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Qg5 exf3 19. gxf3 Rfc8 20. Qxg6 hxg6 21. a3
b5 22. Bd4 b4 23. axb4 axb4 24. Bd3 Nd7 25. Rhe1 Rc6 26. Be4
Ra6 27. b3 Nf6 28. Be5 Re8 29. Bd3 Ra5 30. Kb2 Nd5 31. Bc4
Rea8 32. Bxd5 Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.29"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Mikhail Antipov"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4
Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Bb3
Qc7 12. Qf3 Bd6 13. h3 Bh2+ 14. Kh1 Be5 15. c3 Bd7 16. Re1 O-O
17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Bc6 20. Qe3 Nd5 21. Qe5 Qd7
22. a3 Rac8 23. f3 Ba4 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Qe7 Rfe8 26. Qxd7
Bxd7 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Re1 Rxe1+ 29. Bxe1 f6 30. Bd2 Kf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.30"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Bxc6
bxc6 7. Nxe5 d5 8. d4 Bb6 9. O-O Nxe4 10. Nxc6 Qd6 11. Nb4 c6
12. Nd2 Bc7 13. g3 Qg6 14. Nf3 Bg4 15. Nh4 Qh5 16. Qc2 Bh3
17. Qd1 Bg4 18. Qc2 Bh3 19. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2018.01.31"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Richard Rapport"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. d4 e6 5. c4 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 a5 8. Bf4 Na6 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Nd2 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxg2
12. Kxg2 Nb8 13. e4 d6 14. Nf3 a4 15. e5 Ra5 16. Qe2 Nc6
17. Rad1 dxe5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qa8+ 20. Qe4 Qxe4+
21. Rxe4 Bd6 22. Nc6 Raa8 23. Kf1 a3 24. Ke2 Ra4 25. Kd3 Rfa8
26. f4 Kf8 27. Rf1 h5 28. h3 g6 29. g4 hxg4 30. hxg4 Kg7
31. f5 exf5 32. gxf5 Rh8 33. f6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tradewise Gibraltar"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2018.02.01"]
[EventDate "2018.01.23"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be3 Nc6 6. d5 Nb8
7. Qd2 c6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. exd5 b6 11. Bh6 Bb7
12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Nd4 a6 14. a4 Nbd7 15. f4 b5 16. axb5 axb5
17. Bxb5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. c4 Bb7 20. Rae1 Kg8 21. Bxd7
Qxd7 22. f5 Qc7 23. Rf4 Qb6 24. Rh4 h5 25. Rxh5 gxh5 26. Qg5+
Kh7 27. Qxh5+ Kg8 28. Qg4+ Kh7 29. Qh4+ Kg8 30. Qg4+ Kh7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters (Tiebreaks)"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2018.02.01"]
[EventDate "2018.01.22"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8. Qb3 O-O 9. Nf3 c5 10. Be3 b6 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Be2 Nd7 13. e5 e6 14. h4 Bb7 15. h5 Rac8 16. h6 Bh8 17. O-O Bd5 18. Qa3 f6 19. c4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 cxd4 21. Bxd4 fxe5 22. Be3 Bf6 23. Bg4 Rfe8 24. f4 e4 25. Rfe1 Nf8 26. Rc1 Red8 27. c5 bxc5 28. Rxc5 Qe7 29. Ra5 Qxa3 30. Rxa3 Rd3 31. Ra4 Bh4 32. Bf2 Bxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Rc2+ 34. Re2 e3+ 35. Kf3 Rxe2 36. Kxe2 Rd7 37. Kxe3 Kf7 38. Ra6 Kf6 39. Rc6 Re7 40. Ra6 Rd7 41. Rc6 Re7 42. g3 Nd7 43. Bd1 g5 44. Bc2 gxf4+ 45. gxf4 Nb6 46. Be4 Nd7 47. a4 Kf7 48. Kf3 Nf6 49. a5 Rb7 50. Bc2 Ke7 51. a6 Rd7 52. Ke2 Rd6 53. Rc7+ Rd7 54. Rc6 Rd6 55. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Gibraltar Masters (Tiebreaks)"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2018.02.01"]
[EventDate "2018.01.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Qf6 13. b4 h6 14. b5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Rb1 Be5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Rb4 Be6 19. Qa1 Qxa1 20. Rxa1 Rfc8 21. Kf1 Kf8 22. Ke2 Ke7 23. Kd2 Kd6 24. a4 1/2-1/2


[Event "Gibraltar Masters (Tiebreaks)"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2018.02.01"]
[EventDate "2018.01.22"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Rd1 Be7 12. Ne2 Be6 13. Nf4 Bc8 14. Ne2 Be6 15. b3 a5 16. a4 Rd8 17. Bg5 Bd5 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Nfd4 Be4 20. Rac1 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Rd5 22. c4 Rd7 23. Ne2 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bc2 25. Rc1 Bxb3 26. Nd4 Bxa4 27. Ra1 c5 28. Nf5+ Ke6 29. Nxg7+ Kxe5 30. Rxa4 Ra8 31. Nxh5 c6 32. Kf1 b5 33. Ra1 Kd4 34. Nf6 a4 35. cxb5 cxb5 36. Ke2 b4 37. h4 b3 38. Kd2 a3 39. Rd1 a2 40. Kc1+ Kc3 41. Nd5+ Kc4 42. Kb2 Re8 43. Ne3+ Kb4 44. Rd7 c4 45. Rd4 Ra8 46. Rxc4+ Kb5 47. Rc1 Kb4 48. Nd5+ Ka5 49. Kxb3 1-0


[Event "Gibraltar Masters (Tiebreaks)"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2018.02.01"]
[EventDate "2018.01.22"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8. Qb3 O-O 9. Be3 c5 10. d5 b5 11. Bxc5 Qc7 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. cxd4 Qa5+ 14. Kd1 Bd7 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Ne2 Na6 17. Rc1 Nb4 18. Bb1 Rc4 19. Rxc4 bxc4 20. Qc3 Rb8 21. Kd2 Qa6 22. a3 Nxd5 23. exd5 Rb3 24. Qc1 Qa5+ 25. Nc3 Qb6 26. Ne2 Rb2+ 27. Ke3 Rb3+ 28. Nc3 Qa5 29. Kd2 Qb6 30. Ke2 Qxd4 31. Nd1 Bb5 32. Bc2 c3+ 33. Kf3 Qxd5+ 34. Kg3 Qd6+ 35. f4 Rxa3 36. Ne3 e5 37. f5 e4+ 38. Kh3 Bd7 39. Rd1 Qf4 40. Rf1 Qh6+ 41. Kg3 Ra5 42. Nc4 Qxc1 43. Rxc1 Rc5 44. Ne3 gxf5 45. Ra1 a5 46. Kf4 Kg7 47. Ra3 Be6 48. Nd1 Rd5 49. Rxc3 Rd2 50. Kg3 f4+ 51. Kxf4 Rxg2 52. Rg3+ Rxg3 53. hxg3 f5 54. Ne3 Kf6 55. Ba4 Bc8 56. Nd5+ Kf7 57. Ne3 Kf6 58. Nc4 Be6 59. Nxa5 e3 60. Bb5 Bd5 61. Be2 Kg6 62. Bd3 Be4 63. Bc4 h5 64. Nb3 h4 65. g4 h3 1/2-1/2


[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.03"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Eric Hansen"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nc6
7. d5 Nb8 8. c4 e5 9. c5 dxc5 10. Nxe5 Re8 11. Nf3 c4 12. Bc2
c6 13. Nc3 Bg4 14. Bg5 Qb6 15. Na4 Qa5 16. Qd2 Qxd2 17. Nxd2
b5 18. Nc3 a6 19. h3 Bc8 20. d6 Nbd7 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. f4 Bd4+
23. Kh2 b4 24. Na4 a5 25. Nxc4 Ba6 26. Rad1 Bf2 27. Re2 Ba7
28. Bd3 Bb5 29. b3 Re6 30. e5 Rae8 31. Nab2 Nc5 32. f5 gxf5
33. Bxf5 Rh6 34. Re3 Kf8 35. Rf3 Rh4 36. g4 Rh6 37. Kg3 a4
38. g5 Rg6 39. Bxg6 hxg6 40. Rdf1 Ne4+ 41. Kg4 f5+ 42. gxf6 a3
43. Nd3 c5 44. Nf4 Bd7+ 45. e6 Rxe6 46. Nxe6+ Bxe6+ 47. Kf4
Nc3 48. Rxc3 bxc3 49. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.03"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Eduardo Patricio Iturrizaga Bonelli"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O d6 6. d3 e5
7. c3 Nge7 8. a3 a5 9. a4 O-O 10. Na3 h6 11. Nh4 g5 12. Nf3 f5
13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Be3 Qd7 15. Re1 Bg4 16. Qb3+ Be6 17. Qc2 Nd5
18. Nd2 Nf4 19. Bxf4 gxf4 20. Nac4 Qc7 21. Qd1 d5 22. Na3 Qf7
23. Qe2 Rad8 24. Nb5 Kh8 25. Rad1 Bf5 26. gxf4 Bg4 27. Qxg4
1-0

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.03"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksandr Shimanov"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Bg4 6. Qb3 Qc8
7. Ne5 c4 8. Qa4 Bd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. b3 cxb3 11. axb3 e6
12. Bb5 Bd6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Qa3 Ke7 16. Nd2
Rhb8 17. Ke2 a5 18. f3 Nd7 19. Qxd6+ Kxd6 20. Ra3 Ra7 21. Rha1
Rba8 22. b4 a4 23. c4 dxc4 24. Nxc4+ Kc7 25. e4 Nb6 26. Na5
Kd7 27. Rc1 Rc8 28. Rac3 Rac7 29. Rc5 Kd6 30. Kd3 Kd7 31. h4
Kd6 32. h5 Nd7 33. Nc4+ Ke7 34. Ra5 Rb8 35. Rxa4 Nb6 36. Ra6
Nxc4 37. Rxc4 Kd7 38. Kc3 g6 39. h6 Rbc8 40. Rc5 f5 41. e5 Rb8
42. Rca5 Rcb7 43. Ra7 Kc7 44. Kc4 g5 45. R5a6 Rd8 46. Ra8 Rxa8
47. Rxa8 Kb6 48. Re8 Ra7 49. Rxe6 Ra2 50. d5 Rc2+ 51. Kd3 Rxg2
52. Rxc6+ Kb5 53. e6 1-0

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.03"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Awonder Liang"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. e3 b6 6. Be2 Bb7
7. O-O d6 8. c4 Nbd7 9. Qc2 c5 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Rc8
12. Nc3 a6 13. Rac1 Rc7 14. Bf3 Qa8 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Qe2 Rfc8
17. e4 e6 18. Ba3 Nc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Qe3 d5 21. cxd5 exd5
22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Qxd5 24. Nf3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rxc1+
26. Qxc1 Qa5 27. Qc2 Bf6 28. g3 Kg7 29. Kg2 Qb4 30. Nd2 Qd4
31. Ne4 Qd5 32. f3 Qd4 33. Qd2 Qxd2+ 34. Nxd2 Bc3 35. Ne4 Bb4
36. f4 f5 37. Ng5 h6 38. Nf3 Kf6 39. Kf1 g5 40. fxg5+ hxg5
41. h4 g4 42. Nd4 Bc5 43. Ne2 Be3 44. Nc3 Ke5 45. Ke2 Bd4
46. Nb1 f4 47. gxf4+ Kxf4 48. Nd2 Be3 49. Nc4 Bc5 50. Nd2 g3
51. Kf1 Bb4 52. Nc4 b5 53. Nb2 Kf3 54. Nd3 Bc3 0-1

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.03"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Aleksandr Lenderman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 b6 2. e4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Qe2 d5 6. e5 Nfd7
7. c3 c5 8. Be3 Be7 9. Nbd2 Qc8 10. O-O Ba6 11. Bg5 Bxd3
12. Qxd3 Qa6 13. Qe3 Nc6 14. a3 h6 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Rfe1 Rc8
17. Nf1 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Nc5 19. Rad1 h5 20. h4 Ng6 21. Qg5 Kf8
22. Ng3 Rh6 23. Nxh5 Qb7 24. g3 Qe7 25. Nf4 Ne4 26. Ndxe6+ Kg8
27. Qxe7 Nxe7 28. Ng5 Nc5 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. Rxd5 Re8 31. Re3
Rc6 32. c4 Rc7 33. b3 a5 34. a4 Rce7 35. Rd6 Rb8 36. e6 f5
37. h5 g6 38. hxg6 Kg7 39. Nh3 Ne4 40. Rxe4 fxe4 41. Nf4 Kf6
42. Rd4 Kf5 43. Rd5+ Kf6 44. Rb5 Reb7 45. Kf1 Rh8 46. c5 Rh1+
47. Kg2 Rd1 48. c6 Rc7 49. Nd5+ Rxd5 50. Rxd5 Rxc6 51. g7 Rc8
52. Rd6 Kxg7 53. Rxb6 Kf6 54. Rb5 Rc2 55. e7 e3 1-0

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.03"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bf4 Bb7 4. e3 Nh5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5
7. Bg3 Nxg3 8. hxg3 Bg7 9. Bd3 e6 10. Nbd2 d6 11. Qe2 Nd7
12. c3 a6 13. a4 Qe7 14. Be4 c6 15. b4 f5 16. Bd3 d5 17. O-O
O-O 18. Nb3 Rfc8 19. Rab1 h5 20. c4 Bf6 21. Rfc1 g4 22. Nfd2
Kg7 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. Rxc8 Bxc8 25. a5 b5 26. Nf1 Bb7 27. Rc1
Qd8 28. Qb2 Be7 29. Qd2 Rc8 30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. f4 Qf8 32. Nc5
Nxc5 33. bxc5 Bd8 34. Qc3 Qe7 35. Nd2 h4 36. Kf1 hxg3 37. Ke1
Bc6 38. Nb3 Qh4 39. Bf1 Qh1 40. Qd3 Qg1 41. Kd1 Be8 42. Qe2 b4
43. Qxa6 Ba4 44. Kc2 Qxe3 45. Qd3 Qxd3+ 46. Bxd3 Bxa5 47. Kb2
Bc7 48. Nc1 Bxf4 49. Ne2 Be3 0-1

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.03"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Andrew Tang"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 b6 2. c4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. Qc2 Bb4 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. e3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 d6 11. Bd3 f5 12. d5
Qf6 13. Bxe4 fxe4 14. Qxe4 Qxc3+ 15. Ke2 Qb2+ 16. Nd2 Qf6
17. h4 g4 18. h5 Nd7 19. Bh4 Qf5 20. Qxf5 exf5 21. f4 Kf7
22. Nb3 Bc8 23. Rac1 Re8 24. Kd3 Re4 25. Bd8 Ba6 26. Bxc7 Ke7
27. Nd4 Nc5+ 28. Kd2 Rxd4+ 29. exd4 Ne4+ 30. Ke3 Kd7 31. c5
Kxc7 32. cxd6+ Kxd6 33. Rc6+ Kxd5 34. Rxh6 Rc8 0-1

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.03"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alan Pichot"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. d3 d6
7. h3 c6 8. O-O b5 9. Bb3 a5 10. a4 Nxb3 11. cxb3 b4 12. Ne2
Bb6 13. Ng3 h6 14. d4 O-O 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Ba6 17. Nc4
Bxc4 18. bxc4 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Rfe8 20. Re1 Rad8 21. e5 Nd7
22. Bf4 g5 23. Be3 Rxe5 24. Bxb6 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Nxb6 26. b3
Rd3 27. Re3 Rxe3 28. fxe3 Kg7 29. Ne4 Nd7 30. g4 Kg6 31. Kf2
f5 32. gxf5+ Kxf5 33. Nd6+ Ke6 34. Nb7 h5 35. Kf3 Ke5 36. Nxa5
Kd6 37. c5+ Nxc5 38. Nc4+ Kd5 39. Nd2 Ke5 40. Nc4+ Ke6 41. Nd2
Kd5 42. Ke2 Kd6 43. e4 Ne6 44. Kf3 Kc5 45. Nc4 Nd4+ 46. Ke3
Nxb3 47. Ne5 Kb6 48. Nc4+ Ka6 49. e5 Nc5 50. Kd4 Ne6+ 51. Ke4
g4 52. h4 Nc5+ 53. Kf4 b3 54. Ke3 Nxa4 55. Kd4 Nb6 56. e6 g3
57. Ne5 g2 58. Nf3 b2 59. e7 g1=Q+ 60. Nxg1 b1=Q 61. e8=Q
Qxg1+ 0-1

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.07"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jeffery Xiong"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7
7. O-O O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Qh4 Rc8
12. Nc3 Rc5 13. Qf4 Qa8 14. Qe3 Re8 15. Ne1 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 a6
17. a4 Ng4 18. Qf3 Qxf3 19. exf3 Nge5 20. Ne1 Rcc8 21. Rab1
Nc6 22. Nd5 Bxb2 23. Rxb2 Kg7 24. Nc2 Red8 25. Nce3 e6 26. Nc3
Nf6 27. f4 Nb4 28. Rbd2 d5 29. g4 Rc7 30. g5 Nh5 31. Ne2 Rcd7
32. Ng4 Nc6 33. Ne5 Rd6 34. Nxc6 Rxc6 35. Kg2 Re8 36. cxd5
exd5 37. Kf3 f6 38. h4 fxg5 39. hxg5 Kf7 40. Rh1 Rc5 41. Ng3
Rc3+ 42. Kg4 Nxg3 43. fxg3 Kg8 44. Rxd5 Ree3 45. Rh3 Rxb3
46. Rd8+ Kg7 47. Rd7+ Kg8 48. Ra7 a5 49. Raxh7 Rxg3+ 50. Rxg3
Rxg3+ 51. Kxg3 Kxh7 52. Kf3 b5 53. axb5 a4 54. b6 a3 55. b7 a2
56. b8=Q a1=Q 57. Qc7+ Kg8 58. Qc8+ Kf7 59. Qd7+ Kf8 60. Qd6+
Kf7 61. Qc7+ Kf8 62. Qc5+ Kf7 63. Qc4+ Kf8 64. Ke4 Qe1+
65. Kd5 Kg7 66. Qc7+ Kg8 67. Qd8+ Kh7 68. Qd7+ Kh8 69. Qc8+
Kh7 70. Qc7+ Kg8 71. Kd6 Qe4 72. Qd8+ Kh7 73. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.07"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Zurab Javakhadze"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[PlyCount "199"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. Ngf3 b6
7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Rc1 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5
12. Qc2 g6 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. b3 Re8 15. Bb5 a6 16. Ba4 Rf8
17. Bh6 Re8 18. Qb2 Bf8 19. Bg5 Bg7 20. Qa3 Qa5 21. Nb1 Red8
22. Bxd7 Qxa3 23. Nxa3 Rxd7 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Nc4 Rcc7 26. Nb6
Rd8 27. Na4 Be7 28. Nd2 f6 29. Rc2 Kf7 30. Rdc1 a5 31. Nf3 Ba6
32. Rd1 Ke6 33. Nd4+ Kd6 34. Ne2 Ke5 35. f4+ Ke6 36. Nd4+ Kf7
37. Nf3 Bc8 38. Rcd2 Bb7 39. Kf2 c4 40. bxc4 Rxc4 41. Nb6 Rc3
42. Nd4 Rb8 43. Rb1 Bb4 44. Rbb2 Re8 45. Re2 Rd3 46. Rbc2 Bd6
47. Nb5 Bb8 48. a4 Re7 49. Nd4 Bd6 50. g3 Bb4 51. Nb5 g5
52. Nc8 Bxc8 53. Rxc8 gxf4 54. exf4 Rxe2+ 55. Kxe2 Rd2+
56. Kf3 Rxh2 57. Rc7+ Kg6 58. Nd4 h5 59. f5+ Kh6 60. Rc8 Kg7
61. Ne6+ Kf7 62. Rc7+ Ke8 63. Ra7 Ra2 64. Nc7+ Kf8 65. Nxd5
Ra3+ 66. Kg2 Bd6 67. Nxf6 Rxg3+ 68. Kf2 Ra3 69. Nh7+ Ke8
70. Nf6+ Kf8 71. Ne4 Bf4 72. Rh7 Rxa4 73. Nc5 Rc4 74. Ne6+ Kg8
75. Rg7+ Kh8 76. Kf3 Be5 77. Rg5 a4 78. Rg6 a3 79. f6 Bxf6
80. Rxf6 Rc8 81. Rh6+ Kg8 82. Rxh5 a2 83. Rh1 Ra8 84. Ra1 Kf7
85. Nd4 Kf6 86. Ke4 Ra3 87. Kd5 Ra5+ 88. Kc4 Ra4+ 89. Kc5 Ra5+
90. Kb4 Ra8 91. Nb5 Ke5 92. Na3 Rb8+ 93. Kc3 Rc8+ 94. Kb2 Rb8+
95. Kxa2 Kd4 96. Rc1 Kd3 97. Rc7 Rb6 98. Nc4 Rb8 99. Ne5+ Kd4
100. Nc6+ 1-0

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.07"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Titas Stremavicius"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5
7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Bxc3
12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Rac1 Qc7 14. Bd3 Ng4 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4
Ngf6 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. c4 h6 19. Bd2 Rfd8 20. a4 Qb7 21. Rfe1
Qa6 22. a5 bxa5 23. c5 Qxe2 24. Rxe2 Nb8 25. Bxa5 Rd7 26. Rb1
Nc6 27. Bc3 Nd5 28. Bd2 a5 29. Ree1 a4 30. Ra1 Ra8 31. Reb1 a3
32. Ra2 Rda7 33. g3 Ra4 34. Rb3 Nxd4 35. Nxd4 Rxd4 36. Kg2
Rxd2 0-1

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.07"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Luke Harmon-Vellotti"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2468"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. Nc3 c6 11. f4 Qb6
12. Qxb6 axb6 13. Be3 Bf5 14. Bxb6 Bxc2 15. a5 g6 16. Na4 Bb4
17. Nc5 Bxc5+ 18. Bxc5 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Fischer Random Rapid"]
[Site "Baerum NOR"]
[Date "2018.02.10"]
[EventDate "2018.02.09"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rbqnnkbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBQNNKBR w KQkq - 0 1"]

1. f3 c6 2. c4 e5 3. d4 d6 4. Bd3 Ne6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Qc3 exd4
7. exd4 h5 8. Be3 Bh7 9. d5 cxd5 10. cxd5 Qxc3 11. Nxc3 Nc5
12. Bxh7 Rxh7 13. Rc1 a6 14. Bg5 h4 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Ne4 Kg7
17. Nxc5 dxc5 18. Rxc5 Ba7 19. Rc3 Rh5 20. Rd3 Re5 21. f4 Re4
22. Nf3 Rc8 23. Rc3 Rce8 24. Rc2 Rxf4 25. d6 Rd8 26. Rd2 Re4
27. d7 f5 28. g3 hxg3 29. hxg3 Re7 30. Rdh2 Rexd7 31. Rh7+ Kf6
32. Kg2 Be3 33. Rf1 Rg8 34. Kh3 Rd5 35. Nh4 Rg5 36. g4 f4
37. Ng2 Rd3 38. Kh4 Rg7 39. g5+ Rxg5 40. Nxe3 Rxe3 41. Rxf4+
Kg6 42. Rhxf7 Rh5+ 43. Kg4 Rg5+ 44. Kh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Fischer Random Rapid"]
[Site "Baerum NOR"]
[Date "2018.02.11"]
[EventDate "2018.02.09"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "nqbnrbkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NQBNRBKR w KQkq - 0 1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nb3 c5 3. Ne3 Nc6 4. h4 h5 5. g3 b5 6. d3 d6
7. Bg2 Be6 8. f4 exf4 9. gxf4 Nb6 10. c3 c4 11. Nd4 Nxd4
12. cxd4 Be7 13. d5 Bd7 14. d4 Qd8 15. Bd2 Bxh4 16. Rf1 Bg3
17. e5 h4 18. Rf3 Bc8 19. Nf1 Bg4 20. Ra3 b4 21. Rxa7 Qb8
22. Ra6 Qb7 23. Nxg3 Qxa6 24. Ne4 c3 25. bxc3 Nc4 26. Bf1 Nxd2
27. Nxd2 Qc8 28. Rh2 bxc3 29. Nc4 Bf3 30. Ne3 dxe5 31. fxe5
Qd8 32. Qf5 Bxd5 33. Qf4 Be6 34. Bh3 Rh6 35. Bxe6 fxe6 36. Ng4
Rg6 37. Rg2 Rf8 38. Qe4 Rf5 39. Nf6+ Rfxf6 0-1

[Event "Fischer Random Blitz"]
[Site "Baerum NOR"]
[Date "2018.02.13"]
[EventDate "2018.02.09"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qrknbbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QRKNBBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]

1. e3 f5 2. b4 Nf6 3. a4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. a5 d6 6. d4 Bc6
7. Be2 b5 8. axb6 axb6 9. Qb2 b5 10. c4 bxc4 11. Ra1 Qb7
12. Bxc4 Bb5 13. Bxb5 Qxb5 14. Qb3 Qd5 15. Qc2 Qc6 16. Nb2
Qxc2+ 17. Kxc2 Nc6 18. Nd3 Nd5 19. Rb1 Kd7 20. h4 Bf6 21. Bc3
Rb5 22. Rb3 Ra8 23. Rhb1 Ra4 24. Bd2 h6 25. g3 Ra8 26. Bc3
Rab8 27. Nf4 Nxf4 28. gxf4 Ke6 29. Kd3 Kf7 30. Bd2 Nd8 31. Kc2
Ne6 32. Bc3 Nf8 33. Ra1 Nd7 34. Ra7 R5b7 35. Rxb7 Rxb7 36. b5
Ra7 37. Bb2 Ke6 38. Ra3 Rxa3 39. Bxa3 Kd5 40. Kd3 Nb6 41. Bb4
Nc4 42. Kc3 e5 43. dxe5 dxe5 44. fxe5 Nxe5 45. Nxe5 Bxe5+
46. Kd3 Bf6 47. h5 gxh5 48. f3 h4 49. e4+ Ke6 50. Ba5 fxe4+
51. fxe4 h3 52. Bxc7 Be5 53. Bxe5 Kxe5 54. b6 Kd6 55. e5+ Kd7
56. b7 Kc7 57. e6 h2 58. b8=Q+ Kxb8 59. e7 h1=Q 60. e8=Q+ Ka7
61. Qe7+ Qb7 62. Qxb7+ Kxb7 63. Ke2 Kc6 64. Kf3 Kd5 65. Kg4
Ke6 66. Kh5 Kf7 67. Kxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.24"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Baskaran Adhiban"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nc6 5. Bb5 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6
7. Nf3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Rb8 10. Rb1 Bb7 11. Qe1 c5
12. dxc5 dxc5 13. Kh1 Ba8 14. a3 Qc8 15. Qh4 Bxe4 16. Ng5 Bxc2
17. Nd5 Re8 18. f5 Bxb1 19. Nxf6+ exf6 20. Qxh7+ Kf8 21. Ne6+
Rxe6 22. fxe6 Qxe6 23. Bh6 Bxh6 24. Qxh6+ Kg8 25. Rxb1 Qa2
26. Rf1 Rxb2 27. h4 Rxg2 28. Qf4 Qd5 29. Qf3 Qxf3 30. Rxf3 Rg4
31. Rxf6 Rxh4+ 32. Kg2 Ra4 33. Rc6 Rxa3 34. Rxc5 a5 35. Rxc7
a4 0-1

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.24"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Azat Sharafiev"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6
dxc6 7. O-O e5 8. Nd2 Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. a4 a5 11. Qe1 O-O
12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Qd6 14. Nd2 Bc7 15. Nc4 Qe6 16. f3 Nh5
17. Bf2 Nf4 18. Kh1 Qg6 19. Rg1 Nxd3 20. cxd3 Rd8 21. Qc3 f6
22. Bb6 Bxb6 23. Nxb6 Ra6 24. Qc5 Qe8 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. d4
exd4 27. Qxd4 Rd8 28. Qc4+ Qf7 29. Qc3 Qd7 30. h3 Qd3 31. Qc5
Qd4 32. Qh5 Rb6 33. Rae1 Qe5 34. Qxe5 fxe5 35. Rc1 Rxb2
36. Rc5 Rdd2 37. Rxa5 b5 38. axb5 cxb5 39. Ra7 b4 40. Rb7 Rf2
41. h4 h5 42. Rb5 b3 43. Rxe5 Rbc2 44. Rxh5 b2 45. Rb5 Kh7
46. Rb3 Kh6 47. Kh2 Rfd2 48. Kh3 Rf2 49. g3 g5 50. hxg5+ Kxg5
51. Rb5+ Kf6 52. Kg4 Rfd2 53. Rh1 Kg7 54. Rb7+ Kg6 55. f4 Rg2
56. e5 Rcf2 57. f5+ Rxf5 58. Rb6+ Kg7 59. Kxf5 1-0

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.24"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "A R Saleh Salem"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Na6
7. O-O c5 8. d5 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nc7 11. Ne2 b5 12. Be3
Rb8 13. c3 Nd7 14. Qd2 a5 15. g4 a4 16. Rae1 Nb6 17. b3 Ra8
18. f5 axb3 19. axb3 Nd7 20. Bg2 Ra3 21. b4 Qa8 22. Bh6 Ra2
23. Qf4 f6 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. g5 Qa7 26. Kh1 Ne5 27. Qh4 Rf7
28. Nf4 Kg8 29. Qg3 c4 30. h4 Kh8 31. Bh3 Ne8 32. fxg6 hxg6
33. h5 gxh5 34. g6 Rf8 35. Be6 Ng7 36. Qh3 Nd3 37. Nxh5 1-0

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.24"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Johann Hjartarson"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7
7. Be3 Bb7 8. e5 e6 9. Be4 Bxe4 10. Nxe4 d5 11. Nf2 h5 12. a4
Nh6 13. Nd3 O-O 14. O-O Qb8 15. h3 Nb6 16. a5 Nd7 17. Re1 Rc8
18. Qd2 Bf8 19. b4 Re8 20. Bf2 Be7 21. f5 Nxf5 22. g4 Ng7
23. Qh6 Nf8 24. Nf4 Qd8 25. Kh2 Nh7 26. Rg1 hxg4 27. hxg4 Bg5
28. Nxg5 Qxg5 29. Qxg5 Nxg5 30. Kg2 Ne4 31. Rh1 g5 32. Nd3
Nxf2 33. Kxf2 f5 34. exf6 Rf8 35. Ke2 Ne8 36. Ne5 Nxf6 37. Rh6
Rae8 38. Rg6+ Kh8 39. Rh1+ Nh7 40. Rgh6 1-0

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.24"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jean-Marc Degraeve"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. dxe4 e5 5. Ngf3 Bd6 6. g3 b6
7. Bg2 Ba6 8. c4 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a3 Bb7 11. Qc2 a5 12. b3
Nc5 13. Re1 Ne6 14. Bb2 Nd7 15. Nf1 c5 16. Ne3 Nd4 17. Qd3 a4
18. Nf5 Qf6 19. N3xd4 cxd4 20. b4 g6 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. f4 Rad8
23. e5 Bxe5 24. Bxb7 Bc7 25. Rad1 Nb8 26. Bd5 Nc6 27. Qe4 Rd6
28. b5 Nd8 29. Bxd4 Qf5 30. Qxf5 gxf5 31. Re7 Bb8 32. Be5 1-0

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.24"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Luka Lenic"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d5 Ne5 6. Nxe5 Bxe5
7. g3 c5 8. Bg2 Bg7 9. O-O Nf6 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Re1 e6 12. dxe6
Bxe6 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Bg2 Bxc4 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. b3
Qa5 18. Rac1 Qxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.24"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Matthieu Cornette"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7
7. e5 c5 8. Be4 Rb8 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 dxe5 11. Nc6 Qb6+
12. Kh1 Ngf6 13. Nxb8 Qxb8 14. fxe5 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Qxe5 16. Qe1
Bb7 17. Ng5 h6 18. Nf3 Qc7 19. c3 e5 20. Be3 O-O 21. Qh4 g5
22. Bxg5 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 hxg5 24. Qxg5 Qc6 25. Rd1 e4 26. Rg3
Qf6 27. Qxg7+ Qxg7 28. Rxd7 b4 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7 30. Re7 bxc3
31. bxc3 Rc8 32. Rxe4 Rxc3 33. h4 Ra3 34. Re2 Kg6 35. Kh2 a5
36. g3 f5 37. Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.24"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Zaven Andriasian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7
7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Re1 Rc8 11. Bf1 h6
12. Bf4 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. c3 e5 16. Be3 b6
17. Qc1 Qh4 18. f3 Rfd8 19. Bf2 Qf6 20. Nd2 Qd6 21. Ne4 Qe7
22. Rd1 Kh7 23. Qe3 f5 24. Nd2 Qf7 25. b3 h5 26. Rac1 Rd7
27. Qe1 Rcd8 28. Bh4 Rc8 29. Bc4 Bh6 30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31. Rb1 g5
32. Bf2 g4 33. Nc4 gxf3 34. gxf3 b5 35. Ne3 Rdd8 36. Rxd8 Rxd8
37. Rd1 Rg8+ 38. Kh1 e4 39. fxe4 fxe4 40. Qe2 Ne5 41. Bg3 Nf3
42. Qxb5 Ne5 43. Rf1 Nf3 44. Rd1 Ne5 45. Rf1 Nf3 46. Rd1 Qg6
47. Rd7+ Rg7 48. Nf5 Qg5 49. Rxg7+ Bxg7 50. Qd7 Qc1+ 51. Kg2
Qg1+ 52. Kh3 Qf1# 0-1

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.28"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Faik Aleskerov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c3 Bf5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3
Nc6 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. O-O e6 9. Re1 Bd6 10. Bg5 Nge7 11. Nbd2 Ng6
12. Nf1 O-O 13. Ng3 Rae8 14. Rad1 a6 15. Nh4 Nxh4 16. Bxh4 b5
17. Nf1 b4 18. c4 Qa5 19. Ne3 Bf4 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Nf5 b3
22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. axb3 Re1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 25. Qf1 Bxh2+ 0-1

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.28"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Cameron Wheeler"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2392"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5
7. a4 e6 8. axb5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 cxb5 10. Ng5 Bb7 11. Be2 Be7
12. Bf3 Nc6 13. h4 b4 14. Be4 Qd7 15. Qh5 Bxg5 16. Qxg5 bxc3
17. O-O Qxd4 18. Bxc6+ Bxc6 19. Be3 Qe4 20. Bc5 f6 21. Qxg7
O-O-O 22. Rxa7 Bb7 23. Bd6 Qc6 24. Rb1 c2 25. Ra8+ Bxa8
26. Rb8# 1-0

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.28"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniel Naroditsky"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2
cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5 15. Be3 a4 16. Nbd2 Bd7 17. Rc1
Rfc8 18. d5 Nb4 19. Bb1 Qb7 20. Qe2 a3 21. b3 Rxc1 22. Rxc1
Rc8 23. Qe1 Bd8 24. Nf1 Na6 25. b4 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 h6 27. Qxa3
Bb6 28. Qc3 Bxe3 29. Nxe3 Nh5 30. Bd3 Nf4 31. a3 f5 32. exf5
e4 33. Qd4 Nxd3 34. Qxe4 Ne5 35. Nxe5 dxe5 36. Qxe5 Nc7 37. f6
Ne8 38. fxg7 Nxg7 39. d6 Be6 40. Nc2 Qd7 41. Nd4 Bc4 42. g4 h5
43. f3 hxg4 44. hxg4 Kf7 45. Kg2 Ne8 46. Qh5+ Kg8 47. Qg6+ Kf8
48. Qh6+ Kg8 49. Nf5 Qe6 50. Qd2 Nf6 51. Kh3 Kf7 52. Qd4 Bf1+
53. Kh4 Qe1+ 54. Kg5 Nh7+ 55. Kh6 Qe6+ 56. Kh5 Nf6+ 57. Kh4
Qe1+ 58. Kg5 Nh7+ 59. Kf4 Qc1+ 60. Ne3 Nf6 61. g5 Nh5+ 62. Kg4
Bh3+ 63. Kxh3 Qh1+ 64. Kg4 Ng7 65. Qf4+ Kg8 66. d7 Ne6 67. Qe5
Qg1+ 68. Kf5 Qxg5+ 69. Kxe6 Qg6+ 70. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.28"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Zviad Izoria"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e3 Bb7 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Ne2 Nf6 6. a3 Be7
7. Nf4 O-O 8. Bd3 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. b4 c5 11. bxc5 bxc5
12. dxc5 Nbd7 13. O-O Nxc5 14. Be2 Bd6 15. Nb5 Be5 16. Rb1
Nfe4 17. Bb2 Bxb2 18. Rxb2 Qa5 19. Qe1 Qxe1 20. Rxe1 Rfd8
21. f3 Nf6 22. Nd4 Bc8 23. Rc1 Ne6 24. Nfxe6 fxe6 25. Nc6 Re8
26. Ne5 Re7 27. Bb5 Bb7 28. Rbc2 Rb8 29. Rc7 Kf8 30. f4 d4
31. exd4 Rxc7 32. Rxc7 Be4 33. a4 a6 34. Bxa6 Rb1+ 35. Kf2
Rb2+ 36. Ke1 Rb1+ 37. Kd2 Rb2+ 38. Ke1 Rb1+ 39. Kd2 Rb2+
40. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Rapid)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.02"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. e5 Nd5 11. O-O Nxc3 12. bxc3
c5 13. a4 a6 14. Qb1 h5 15. axb5 h4 16. Bxc4 hxg3 17. fxg3
cxd4 18. bxa6 Bc6 19. Nxd4 Bc5 20. Qd3 Bd5 21. Kh1 Bxc4
22. Qxc4 Qd5 23. Qb5+ Nd7 24. Nf3 Ba7 25. Qa4 O-O-O 26. c4 Qe4
27. Rfe1 Nc5 28. Rxe4 Nxa4 29. Nxg5 Nc3 30. Rf4 Ne2 31. Rf3
Rd7 32. h4 Bd4 33. Rd1 Nxg3+ 34. Rxg3 Bxe5 35. Rxd7 Bxg3
36. Rd4 Rxh4+ 37. Rxh4 Bxh4 38. Nxf7 Kb8 39. g4 Ka7 40. g5
Kxa6 41. Kg2 Kb6 42. g6 Bf6 43. Ng5 Kc6 44. Kf3 Kd7 45. Ne4
Bb2 46. Kg4 Bg7 47. Kg5 Kc6 48. Kg4 Kd7 49. Kf4 Ke7 50. Kg5
Kd7 51. Nc5+ Kd6 52. Nd3 Kc6 53. Kf4 Kd6 54. Ke4 Ke7 55. Nf4
Kf6 56. c5 Ke7 57. Nh5 Bc3 58. g7 Kf7 59. c6 Ba5 60. Kd4 Bd8
61. Kc4 Ba5 62. Kb5 Bd8 63. Nf4 Bc7 64. Nxe6 Bg3 65. Kb6 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Rapid)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.02"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. d4 e5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Be2 exd4 10. Bg5 Qg6 11. O-O dxc3
12. Bd3 Qd6 13. Re1+ Be7 14. c5 Qxc5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Re5 Qd6
17. Bb5+ Kf8 18. Qe2 f6 19. Rd1 fxe5 20. Nxe5 Bf5 21. Rxd6
cxd6 22. Nd7+ Kf7 23. Qc4+ Be6 24. Qf4+ Nf5 25. g4 Rad8
26. gxf5 Bxd7 27. Bc4+ d5 28. Bxd5+ Kf6 29. Qd6+ Kxf5 30. Bc4
Rhe8 31. Bd3+ Kg5 32. h4+ Kh5 33. Qg3 Bg4 34. f3 Rd4 35. Kf2
c2 36. Bxc2 Rf8 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Rapid)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.02"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. d5 e6
7. Nc3 b6 8. O-O exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nd2 Ba6 11. Re1 d6
12. e4 Qc8 13. a4 c4 14. b4 cxb3 15. Bb2 Bxe2 16. Rxe2 Nh5
17. Rc1 Na6 18. Nb5 Qg4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nxd6 Red8 21. h3 Qg5
22. Nf3 Qf4 23. e5 Nc5 24. Rc4 Qh6 25. Rh4 Kg8 26. g4 b2
27. gxh5 Qc1 28. Re1 Qxd1 29. Rxd1 Nd3 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Rd4
Nc1 32. Rb4 Ne2+ 33. Kg2 Nc3 34. Re1 b1=Q 35. Rbxb1 Nxb1
36. Rxb1 f6 37. Rc1 fxe5 38. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Rapid)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.03"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Re8 11. Nd2 e5
12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qb1 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Ne4 16. Nxd5
Nxg5 17. exd4 Bxd4 18. b4 Qd8 19. Qb3 Ne6 20. O-O Nc7 21. Ne3
Qf6 22. c5 b6 23. Ne4 Qe6 24. Qxe6 Rxe6 25. Nf5 bxc5 26. Nxc5
Bxc5 27. bxc5 Na6 28. Rd5 g6 29. Nd6 Rd8 30. Rfd1 Nxc5
31. Nxf7 Rxd5 32. Rxd5 Kxf7 33. Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Rapid)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.03"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 d5 4. Nd2 Bd6 5. Ngf3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5
7. c3 Nc6 8. Bg3 b6 9. e4 Be7 10. e5 Nh5 11. Nf1 cxd4 12. Nxd4
Nxd4 13. cxd4 g6 14. Ne3 f5 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Be2 Nxg3
17. hxg3 e5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Qd2 Be6 20. O-O d4 21. Nc4 Bg7
22. Rae1 Qc7 23. b3 Rae8 24. Na3 Bf5 25. Bc4+ Kh8 26. Bd3 Bxd3
27. Qxd3 Qc3 28. Qxc3 dxc3 29. Nc2 Bh6 30. f4 g5 31. Rxe8 Rxe8
32. Rf3 gxf4 33. gxf4 Re2 34. Rxc3 Bxf4 35. Kf1 Rd2 36. a4 Kg7
37. Ne3 Bxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Rapid)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.03"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 O-O 8. h3 Ba7 9. Nbd2 h6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Bb3 Ng6 12. d4
Re8 13. Bc2 Bd7 14. Nf1 c5 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. Ne3 b5 17. axb5
axb5 18. c4 Bc6 19. cxb5 Bxb5 20. Qxd8 Rexd8 21. Nd5 Nxd5
22. exd5 c4 23. Bd2 Bd4 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Bc3
Rd8 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28. Rxe5 Re8 29. f4 g5 30. Rxe8+ Bxe8
31. fxg5 hxg5 32. g4 Kf7 33. Kf2 Ba4 34. Ke3 Bd1 35. Kd4 Bf3
36. Kxc4 Ke7 37. Bxg7 Bg2 38. h4 gxh4 39. Be5 Bf3 40. g5 Kf7
41. b4 Kg6 42. d6 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Rapid)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.04"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6
7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3 Bf5 9. Ne5 Be6 10. Qd1 dxc4 11. Na4 Qd8
12. Nc5 Qc8 13. Qc2 Bh3 14. Qxc4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nbd7 16. Ncd3
Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd5 18. b3 Rd8 19. Bb2 a5 20. Rad1 a4 21. e4 Nb6
22. Qb4 Qc7 23. Bd4 Nd7 24. e6 Bxd4 25. exf7+ Kxf7 26. Qxd4
axb3 27. axb3 Nf8 28. Qh8 Ke8 29. Nc5 Kf7 30. e5 Qc8 31. e6+
Nxe6 32. Qxh7+ Ng7 33. Rde1 Rg8 34. Re6 Qd8 35. Qxg6+ Kf8
36. Re3 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Rapid)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.04"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Nxc6
dxc6 7. Nd2 Be7 8. b3 Be6 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. O-O O-O 11. e3 Qc7
12. Qe2 a5 13. a4 Rad8 14. Rad1 b5 15. Ra1 f6 16. Rfd1 Rb8
17. Bc3 b4 18. Bb2 Nb6 19. Rac1 Rfd8 20. e4 Bc5 21. Nf3 Bf8
22. Nd2 Bc5 23. Nf3 Bf8 24. Nd2 Bc5 25. Bf3 Rd6 26. Nf1 Rbd8
27. Rxd6 Qxd6 28. Bg4 Bf7 29. Ne3 g6 30. Rd1 Bd4 31. Bh3 c5
32. Qb5 Ra8 33. Bc1 h5 34. Bf1 Kg7 35. Qe2 Qc6 36. g4 Rh8
37. Qf3 hxg4 38. Qxg4 Be6 39. Qg3 Kf7 40. Bg2 c4 41. bxc4 Nxc4
42. Nf5 Qxa4 43. Nxd4 exd4 44. Bf1 Ne5 45. Bf4 Bg4 46. Bxe5
Bxd1 47. Bc4+ Kg7 48. Bxf6+ Kxf6 49. Qd6+ Kg7 50. Qe7+ Kh6
51. Qh4+ Bh5 52. Qf4+ Kh7 53. Qf7+ Kh6 54. Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Rapid)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.04"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "191"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. d3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. d4 Nc6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Be7
12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. O-O Qd7 14. Re1 Be7 15. Be3 O-O 16. Rad1
Rad8 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Rde8 19. f4 h6 20. Bh4 Qg4 21. Bg3
Ne7 22. h3 Qg6 23. Bh4 Qxd3 24. Rxd3 Ng6 25. Bg3 Ne7 26. Bh4
Ng6 27. Bg3 Ne7 28. Bf2 b6 29. g4 Rc8 30. f5 Rc4 31. e6 f6
32. Bd4 Ra4 33. Re2 Rc8 34. Kf2 Kf8 35. Kf3 Nc6 36. Kf4 Ke7
37. h4 Kd6 38. Kg3 Ra3 39. Rde3 Ne7 40. Rf3 Rf8 41. Ref2 Nc6
42. g5 Ra4 43. Rf4 Ra3 44. gxh6 gxh6 45. Kg4 Nxd4 46. Rxd4
Rxc3 47. Rfd2 Rc5 48. Kh5 Rh8 49. Kg6 h5 50. Kxf6 Rf8+ 51. Kg6
b5 52. Re2 Ke7 53. Kg5 Rg8+ 54. Kf4 Kf6 55. e7 Re8 56. Re6+
Kf7 57. Re5 Rxe7 58. Rexd5 Rxd5 59. Rxd5 Rb7 60. Rd6 b4
61. Ra6 b3 62. axb3 Rxb3 63. Rxa7+ Kf6 64. Ra6+ Kf7 65. Kg5
Rg3+ 66. Kxh5 Rg1 67. Kh6 Rf1 68. Kg5 Rg1+ 69. Kf4 Rf1+
70. Kg4 Rg1+ 71. Kh5 Rf1 72. Kg5 Rg1+ 73. Kh6 Rf1 74. Ra5 Kf6
75. h5 Rh1 76. Rb5 Rh3 77. Rc5 Rh1 78. Ra5 Rh3 79. Ra1 Rh4
80. Rf1 Rh2 81. Rf3 Rh1 82. Rf2 Rh3 83. Rf1 Rh2 84. Rg1 Kxf5
85. Rg6 Rh3 86. Ra6 Rh1 87. Rb6 Rh3 88. Rb5+ Kf6 89. Kh7 Ra3
90. Rb7 Kg5 91. h6 Ra6 92. Rb5+ Kf6 93. Rb7 Kg5 94. Kg7 Rg6+
95. Kf7 Rf6+ 96. Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Morozevich"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6
12. Bf4 Rb8 13. b3 Rb4 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rfe1 Be6 16. Rad1 c5
17. Bc4 d4 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Rb6 21. c3 Rf4
22. Qe5 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 c4 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. cxd4 cxb3 26. axb3
Rxb3 27. Rxe6 Rb1+ 28. Kh2 Rd1 29. Ra6 Rxd4 30. Rxa7 Rd3
31. f3 Rd2 32. Kg3 g6 33. f4 Rb2 34. Kf3 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 e6 6. Nc3 exd5
7. Nxd5 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Ne2 Nxd5 10. Qxd5 Rxa6 11. Nc3 Rd6
12. Qf3 Nc6 13. Be2 Bb7 14. O-O Qa8 15. e4 Nd4 16. Qh5 Bxe4
17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Bd1 Rg6 19. Qh3 Ne2+ 20. Bxe2 Qxe2 21. a4
Bf6 22. Be3 c4 23. Qf5 Bxb2 24. Rad1 c3 25. Rxd7 Qc4 26. Qb5
Rxg2+ 27. Kxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Kb1 Rb8 15. Ne4 Qc7 16. Bc5 Rfd8
17. g4 h6 18. Bb3 a5 19. Rg1 Rd7 20. h4 Rbd8 21. a4 Nf4
22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Be3 c5 25. g5 h5 26. Qe2 c4
27. Rd1 Nd4 28. Qd2 Rd8 29. c3 Ne6 30. Qe2 Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Qc6
32. Ka2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Boris Gelfand"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Nxd4
Nxd4 7. Bxd4 Nf6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O d5 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qe7
12. Qc1 Rd8 13. Nd2 Bf5 14. Re1 Ng4 15. h3 Ne5 16. Bf1 Qd6
17. Rd1 Nd3 18. Bxd3 Bxd4 19. Nc4 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Bxd3 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Nxd4 Nf6
7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Bxd4 d5 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qd6
12. Bb2 Ne4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qxd6 Nxd6 15. Be2 c5 16. Rd1 Rd8
17. Nc3 Be6 18. e4 b6 19. f3 Kf8 20. Kf2 Nb7 21. Nb5 Ke7
22. f4 Nd6 23. Nc3 Rac8 24. g4 f6 25. f5 Bf7 26. Ke3 Ne8
27. h4 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rd8 29. Rf1 gxf5 30. exf5 Nc7 31. Bc4 Be8
32. g5 b5 33. Bg8 Bh5 34. Bxh7 c4 35. bxc4 bxc4 36. Rc1 Rd3+
37. Kf2 Rd2+ 38. Kg1 Rd4 39. Re1+ Kf8 40. Ne4 Nd5 41. gxf6 c3
42. Bg6 c2 43. Ng5 Ne3 44. Ne6+ Kg8 45. f7+ 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. a4 a5
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Re1 c5 9. Be3 b6 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7
12. dxc5 e5 13. Bg5 d4 14. Bxf6 Bxg2 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Kxg2
Qc6+ 17. e4 dxc3 18. Qd5 Qf6 19. cxb6 Rfd8 20. b7 Rab8 21. Qb5
Rd2 22. Rf1 Qe7 23. Qxa5 Rxc2 24. bxc3 Rxb7 25. Rab1 Ra7
26. Qb4 Qxb4 27. cxb4 Rxa4 28. b5 Raa2 29. b6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Qd3
Nb4 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8. Qe2 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. c3 Nc6 11. c4 Nf6
12. h3 O-O 13. Nc3 a6 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bd2 Rfc8 16. Rac1 Nd7
17. b3 Qd8 18. Nd5 e6 19. Nc3 Nde5 20. Be3 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Qe7
22. Na4 Rab8 23. Nb6 Rd8 24. Rd2 Re8 25. Rcd1 Rbd8 26. a3 Qc7
27. b4 a5 28. bxa5 Bc3 29. Nd5 exd5 30. Bb6 Qc8 31. Qxc3 d4
32. Bxd4 Nxd4 33. Rxd4 Qc7 34. f3 Re6 35. Qb4 Ra8 36. Rd5 h5
37. Rb5 Ra7 38. c5 dxc5 39. Rxc5 Qb8 40. Rd7 Re8 41. Rcc7 Rf8
42. Qb3 b6 43. Rxa7 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. g3 e6 5. Nh4 Be4 6. f3 Bg6
7. Bg2 c5 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. e4 Nc6 10. Qe2 Nd4 11. Bxd4 cxd4
12. Qb5+ Qd7 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 14. e5 Ng8 15. c4 dxc3 16. Nxc3
Ne7 17. f4 Nf5 18. Ne2 Rc8 19. Kd1 Ba3 20. Rb1 a5 21. h4 Rc5
22. Bh3 Ne7 23. Nd4 Nc6 24. Nc2 Rxc2 25. Kxc2 Nb4+ 26. Kd1 Rc8
27. Bf1 Rc2 28. h5 gxh5 29. Rxh5 g6 30. Rh7 Ke7 31. Bd3 Rc7
32. Bxg6 Kf8 33. Ke2 Nxa2 34. Rbh1 Nc1+ 35. Kf3 Nxb3 36. Rh8+
Kg7 37. Bd3 Nxd2+ 38. Kg4 Ne4 39. Bxe4 dxe4 40. f5 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Re8 11. b3 Nd6
12. Nbd2 Bf5 13. Bb2 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Bd3 Bd6 16. Bxe4
dxe4 17. Nd2 f5 18. Nc4 Qh4 19. Nxd6 cxd6 20. c4 Nb4 21. Re3
Nd3 22. Qd2 f4 23. Rh3 Qf6 24. Rf1 d5 25. cxd5 Rad8 26. Rh5
Qg6 27. Re5 Nxe5 28. dxe5 f3 29. g3 Qe6 30. Kh1 Rxd5 31. Qc2
Qc6 32. Qb1 Rd2 33. Bc1 Rd3 34. Be3 Rxe5 35. h4 Qd7 36. Kh2
Rxe3 37. fxe3 Qd2+ 38. Kh3 h5 39. Rg1 f2 40. Rf1 Qxe3 41. Qc2
Rf5 42. Qc8+ Rf8 43. Qe6+ Kh7 44. Qe5 Qf3 0-1

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. g3 Nbd7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Bd6
7. d3 O-O 8. Nbd2 Qe7 9. a3 c6 10. h3 Bh5 11. e4 dxe4 12. dxe4
Be5 13. c3 Rad8 14. Qc2 Bc7 15. a4 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 e5 17. a5 h6
18. Nh4 Qe6 19. b4 Nf8 20. c4 Qd7 21. Nb3 Ne6 22. g4 Nxg4
23. hxg4 Bxg4 24. f3 Qe7 25. Qf2 Qxb4 26. Re3 Bh5 27. Ba3 Qxc4
28. Bf1 Qa4 29. Bf8 Qxa1 30. Nxa1 Bxa5 31. Ba3 Bb6 32. Qe1 Nf4
33. Bc1 Re6 34. Kh2 Red6 35. Be2 g6 36. Nc2 Nxe2 37. Qxe2 Rd1
38. Ng2 Rxc1 39. Rd3 Rxd3 40. Qxd3 Bxf3 41. Qxf3 Rxc2 42. Qf6
Bd4 43. Kh3 Rf2 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Nh4 b5 46. Kg3 b4 47. Nf3 Bb6
48. Qe7 b3 49. Qxe5+ Kh7 50. Qe7 Kg7 51. Qe5+ Kg8 52. Qe8+ Kg7
53. Qxc6 b2 54. Qc3+ Kh7 55. Qb3 Kg8 56. e5 Re2 57. e6 Bc7+
58. Kh3 Rxe6 59. Qxb2 Bb6 60. Qc2 a5 61. Qc4 Kg7 62. Kg2 Kg8
63. Qc3 Re2+ 64. Kf1 Re6 65. Qc4 Kg7 66. Qc3+ Kg8 67. Ne5 a4
68. Nd7 Rd6 69. Nf6+ Kf8 70. Qb4 1-0

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Fedoseev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7
7. f3 O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rb8 11. Bb3 Na5
12. h4 b5 13. h5 Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. Bh6 Qb6
17. b3 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Qa5 19. Kb2 Rfc8 20. Nd5 cxb3 21. axb3
Kf7 22. Qd2 Qxd2 23. Rxd2 h5 24. Nxf6 Kxf6 25. Ra1 Rb7 26. Rd3
g5 27. Rc3 Rh8 28. Ra5 h4 29. Nc6 h3 30. gxh3 Rxh3 31. e5+
dxe5 32. Nxe5 Bf5 33. Nc6 Rh2 34. Nxa7 e6 35. Nc6 Rd7 36. Ne5
Rd5 37. Rxd5 exd5 38. Ng4+ Bxg4 39. fxg4 d4 40. Rd3 Ke5 41. b4
Rg2 42. b5 Rxg4 43. b6 Rf4 44. c4 dxc3+ 45. Rxc3 Rf8 46. Rb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qa5+
7. Nd2 e6 8. Ne2 Ne7 9. O-O Nf5 10. Nf3 Qa6 11. Qd1 Be7 12. g3
c5 13. c3 Nc6 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Qd2 cxd4 16. Nexd4 Ncxd4
17. Nxd4 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 g6 19. a4 Qc4 20. Rfc1 O-O 21. b3 Qc7
22. Kg2 a6 23. Nf3 Kg7 24. Rc2 Rfd8 25. Rd1 b5 26. axb5 axb5
27. Qe2 Qb7 28. Kh2 b4 29. cxb4 Rxc2 30. Qxc2 Rc8 31. Qe2 Qxb4
32. Rd3 Rc1 33. Qd2 Qxd2 34. Rxd2 Rc3 35. Kg2 Rxb3 36. Rc2 Rb7
37. Rc8 Ba3 38. Ng5 Bb2 39. f4 Ba3 40. Kf3 Be7 41. Kg2 Rd7
42. Kf3 Bd8 43. Ke2 Bb6 44. Rb8 Ba7 45. Rc8 Rb7 46. Kf1 Bd4
47. Kg2 Re7 48. Rc6 Rd7 49. Rc8 Bb6 50. Rb8 Ba7 51. Rc8 Bb6
52. Rb8 Bd8 53. Rc8 d4 54. Ne4 d3 55. Rc1 Rd4 56. Kf3 Ba5
57. Ke3 d2 58. Rd1 Rd5 59. Nxd2 f6 60. exf6+ Kxf6 61. Ne4+ Kf5
62. Rb1 e5 63. fxe5 Kxe5 64. Nf2 Bc7 65. Kf3 Ke6 66. Rb3 Rf5+
67. Kg2 Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tal Memorial (Blitz)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[EventDate "2018.03.05"]
[Round "13.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "202"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 e6 6. Nbd2 Bd6
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bd3 h6 9. Qe2 Nh5 10. Bg3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Bd7
12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Be7 14. g4 Qc7 15. g5 O-O-O 16. gxh6 gxh6
17. O-O-O f5 18. Ng3 Bd6 19. Bc4 e5 20. Qd3 Bc5 21. Nxf5 e4
22. Qxe4 Rhe8 23. Qg4 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Rh5 Rf8 26. Rxd7
Qxd7 27. Ne7+ Rxe7 28. Rxc5+ Kb8 29. Qxd7 Rxd7 30. f3 Rg7
31. Bf1 Re8 32. Rd5 h5 33. Kd2 h4 34. a4 a6 35. Rd4 h3
36. gxh3 Rg1 37. Be2 Rh1 38. Re4 Rd8+ 39. Kc2 Rxh3 40. a5 Rh2
41. b4 Rf2 42. Kb3 Rd2 43. Bc4 Rxf3 44. Re5 Rff2 45. Bd5 Ka7
46. Kc4 Rf8 47. Kb3 Rc8 48. Bc4 Rc7 49. Rg5 Rh2 50. Re5 Rh4
51. Bd5 Rh3 52. Bc4 Rg3 53. Rf5 Re7 54. Rc5 Ree3 55. Bf7 Re2
56. Bc4 Ree3 57. Bf7 Rg2 58. Ka3 Re1 59. Kb3 Rb1+ 60. Kc4 Rg4+
61. Kd3 Rb2 62. Be6 Rg6 63. Bf5 Rg5 64. Kc4 Rf2 65. Be4 Rg4
66. Re5 Re2 67. Kd3 Re1 68. Re7 Rexe4 69. Rxe4 Rg7 70. Rf4 Rh7
71. Rg4 Rf7 72. Rh4 Rg7 73. Kc2 Rf7 74. Kb2 Rg7 75. Kb3 Rf7
76. Ka3 Rc7 77. Kb3 Rf7 78. Re4 Rh7 79. Re3 Rg7 80. Rf3 Rh7
81. Rg3 Rf7 82. Rh3 Rg7 83. Rh5 Rf7 84. Rh3 Rg7 85. c4 Rg5
86. Rd3 Rh5 87. Kc3 Rg5 88. Rd5 Rg3+ 89. Kd4 Rb3 90. Kc5 Rc3
91. Rh5 Rc1 92. Rh4 Rb1 93. b5 axb5 94. cxb5 b6+ 95. axb6+ Kb7
96. Rh7+ Kb8 97. b7 Rg1 98. Kb4 Rg6 99. b6 Rxb6+ 100. Ka5 Rxb7
101. Rxb7+ Kxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.03.07"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "31"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Bd3 Nxe5 9. Bxf5 d6 10. Bxc8 Rxc8 11. d4 Ng6
12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nf3 Qd7 14. Qd3 Rfe8 15. Bd2 Nh4 16. Re2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.03.07"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jinshi Bai"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bd3 Qb6 6. Qc1 Bg4
7. Nd2 e6 8. Ngf3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qb1 Bh5 11. Ne5 Rac8
12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Bxh7+ Kg7 16. Bd3
Rh8 17. f4 cxd4 18. exd4 c5 19. Qe1 Qb6 20. dxc5 Bxc5+ 21. Kh1
Qxb2 22. Nb3 Bb6 23. Qg3+ Bg6 24. Nd4 Bxd4 25. cxd4 Qxd4
26. Bxg6 fxg6 27. Rab1 Rc7 28. f5 1-0

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.03.07"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Xiangyu Xu"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Bf5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Nc6
7. Bxf5 exf5 8. Bh4 Be7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qf3 Ne7 11. O-O-O Qd6
12. Nge2 O-O-O 13. Nf4 g6 14. Kb1 h5 15. Nd3 Kb8 16. Na4 Nc8
17. b3 Qe7 18. Rc1 c6 19. c4 dxc4 20. Rxc4 Nd6 21. Rcc1 Ne4
22. Rhd1 Rd5 23. Qe2 Rhd8 24. Qc2 Ra5 25. Nac5 Nxc5 26. Nxc5
Rd5 27. a4 Raxc5 28. dxc5 Qe5 29. Rd4 Rxd4 30. exd4 Qxd4
31. Ka2 a5 32. Rd1 Qb4 33. Qd2 Qxc5 34. Qd6+ Qxd6 35. Rxd6 Be5
36. Rd7 Bxh2 37. Rxf7 Bg1 38. f3 Be3 39. Rf6 g5 40. Rxf5 b6
41. Rf7 Kc8 42. Kb1 h4 43. Kc2 Bf4 44. Kd3 Bg3 45. Ke4 Bh2
46. Rg7 Bf4 47. Kf5 Kb8 48. Rh7 Kc8 49. Ke6 Bg3 50. Rf7 Bf4
51. Rg7 Kb8 52. Kd7 Kb7 53. Rg6 c5 54. Rg7 Be3 55. Kd6+ Ka6
56. Kc6 1-0

[Event "Pro Chess League"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.03.07"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ruotong Chu"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2267"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Rc1 c6
7. e3 Be6 8. Ng5 Bg4 9. Nf3 Qb6 10. Qb3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qxb3
12. axb3 e6 13. Be5 Nbd7 14. f4 Rfc8 15. c5 Bf8 16. Bxf6 Nxf6
17. Bd3 a5 18. Na4 Nd7 19. Ke2 Rab8 20. Ra1 Be7 21. Rhc1 Bd8
22. Rc3 Bc7 23. b4 axb4 24. Rb3 Ba5 25. Nb6 Bxb6 26. cxb6 Ra8
27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Rxb4 Kf8 29. f3 Ra1 30. e4 f5 31. exf5 exf5
32. Kf2 Ke7 33. Kg3 Kd6 34. Bc2 Nf8 35. Rb3 Ne6 36. Rd3 Ra2
37. Bd1 Rxb2 38. Bb3 Rg2+ 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.04.18"]
[EventDate "2018.04.18"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ray Robson"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5
Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 a5 9. c4 Nb6 10. Nd2 Qe6 11. Nf3 Bb4+
12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 O-O 14. O-O-O Re8 15. f4 d6 16. Rh3 Qh6
17. Re3 Qxf4 18. Re4 Qg3 19. exd6 Be6 20. dxc7 Qxc7 21. Nf3
Nd7 22. Ng5 Nf8 23. Qf2 Rad8 24. Bd3 h6 25. Nxe6 Rxe6 26. Qf3
Red6 27. Ree1 Rd4 28. g3 Ne6 29. Kb1 h5 30. Bc2 Rxd1+ 31. Bxd1
g6 32. Bc2 Nd4 33. Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.04.19"]
[EventDate "2018.04.18"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yaroslav Zherebukh"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7
Bxd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. c4 O-O 9. c5 Be7 10. Qc2 Bf6 11. Be3 Re8
12. Nd2 Bf5 13. Nf3 Bg6 14. Rfe1 Re6 15. Bf4 Qe7 16. Re3 Re8
17. Rae1 c6 18. h3 Qd8 19. b4 a6 20. a4 Bg5 21. Nxg5 Nxg5
22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. b5 Rxe3 24. Bxe3 axb5 25. axb5 Ne6 26. Rb1
f5 27. Qd2 g5 28. f3 g4 29. bxc6 bxc6 30. fxg4 fxg4 31. hxg4
Qh4 32. Qd1 Qh7 33. Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.04.20"]
[EventDate "2018.04.18"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Onischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d5 Ne5 6. Nxe5 Bxe5
7. g3 h5 8. Bg5 c5 9. dxc6 bxc6 10. Bg2 Bd7 11. O-O h4 12. Ne4
hxg3 13. hxg3 f6 14. Be3 f5 15. f4 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Bf6 17. Nxf6+
Nxf6 18. Bd4 O-O 19. c5 Be6 20. Bxc6 Rb8 21. Qa4 Nh5 22. Kf2
Qc7 23. cxd6 Qxd6 24. Bxa7 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Nf6 26. Rd1 Qc7
27. Bf3 g5 28. Be3 gxf4 29. gxf4 Kf7 30. Rh1 Rg8 31. Bh5+ Kf8
32. Bf3 Kf7 33. a3 Bd5 34. Bxd5+ Nxd5 35. Qb3 Qd6 36. Rd1 Rd8
37. Rh1 Rc8 38. Rd1 Rd8 39. Rh1 Rc8 40. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.04.21"]
[EventDate "2018.04.18"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Awonder Liang"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Be7 4. O-O d5 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5
7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1 b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 Bb7 11. h4 Qc7 12. Bf4
Rfc8 13. Ne3 Qd8 14. c3 a5 15. Ng4 Bf8 16. h5 h6 17. Qd2 b4
18. c4 Ne7 19. Nh4 Ra7 20. Rad1 a4 21. Ne3 Nb6 22. Qe2 Kh8
23. Nf3 Nc6 24. Rc1 b3 25. axb3 axb3 26. Qd1 Nd4 27. cxd5 Nxd5
28. Nxd4 Nxf4 29. gxf4 cxd4 30. Nc4 Bd5 31. Bxd5 exd5 32. Nd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.04.22"]
[EventDate "2018.04.18"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Aleksandr Lenderman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2
g5 13. Nd3 Nf6 14. c5 Ng6 15. Rc1 Rf7 16. Kh1 Bf8 17. Rg1 Rg7
18. b4 h5 19. Qd2 g4 20. g3 fxg3 21. Rxg3 a5 22. a3 axb4
23. axb4 c6 24. dxc6 bxc6 25. cxd6 Qxd6 26. Bc5 Qd8 27. Bxf8
Qxf8 28. fxg4 Bxg4 29. h3 Bxe2 30. Qxe2 Raa7 31. Rf1 Nf4
32. Rxg7+ Rxg7 33. Nxf4 exf4 34. Qc4+ Qf7 35. Qxf7+ Kxf7
36. Rxf4 Rg3 37. Kh2 Rxc3 38. e5 Ke6 39. exf6 Kf7 40. h4 c5
41. bxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.04.23"]
[EventDate "2018.04.18"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jeffery Xiong"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bc5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Qf6 10. d3 h6 11. Rb1 Bb6
12. Be3 Bg4 13. h3 Be6 14. c4 e4 15. Nd2 exd3 16. c5 Ba5
17. Rxb7 Nb4 18. cxd3 Bd5 19. Rxb4 Bxg2 20. Rf4 Qc6 21. Qa4
Bxd2 22. Bxd2 Rfe8 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qxc6 Bxc6 25. Kf1 Rb8
26. Rb4 Rxb4 27. Bxb4 Bd7 28. h4 f6 29. d4 Be6 30. a3 g5
31. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.04.25"]
[EventDate "2018.04.18"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Zviad Izoria"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "184"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6
7. e5 Ng4 8. h3 Nh6 9. Nc3 Kh8 10. Rd1 a6 11. a3 b5 12. Bd5
Bb7 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Be4 Rb8 15. Re1 dxe5 16. dxe5 Nd8 17. Rad1
Ne6 18. Bc1 Ng8 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Qe4 c5 21. Nd5 c4 22. Ng5
Nxg5 23. Bxg5 Qf5 24. Nc3 Rfb8 25. Bc1 a5 26. g4 Qc8 27. Qf3
e6 28. Bf4 Ne7 29. Ne4 Rc7 30. Bg3 Qf8 31. Nf6 Rbc8 32. Rd6 g5
33. Nd7 Qe8 34. Nf6 Qf8 35. Red1 h6 36. Nd7 Qe8 37. Nf6 Bxf6
38. exf6 Ng6 39. Qe4 c3 40. b3 a4 41. bxa4 bxa4 42. Ra6 e5
43. Qxa4 Qxa4 44. Rxa4 Rc6 45. Ra5 Re8 46. Rdd5 Rxf6 47. Rxe5
Nxe5 48. Bxe5 Rxe5 49. Rxe5 Ra6 50. Rc5 Rxa3 51. Kf1 Kg7
52. Ke2 Kf6 53. Kd3 Ra6 54. Rxc3 Ke6 55. Ke4 Ra4+ 56. Ke3 f6
57. f3 Ra1 58. f4 gxf4+ 59. Kxf4 Ra4+ 60. Kg3 Kf7 61. Rc5 Ra3+
62. c3 Ra1 63. Kf4 Rh1 64. Kg3 Rg1+ 65. Kf2 Rh1 66. Kg2 Rc1
67. h4 Ke6 68. h5 Kd6 69. Rf5 Ke6 70. Rf3 Ke5 71. Kf2 Rc2+
72. Kg3 Ke6 73. Kf4 Kf7 74. Ke4 Rd2 75. c4 Ke6 76. Rc3 Rg2
77. Kf3 Rg1 78. c5 Kd7 79. c6+ Kc7 80. Kf4 Rf1+ 81. Ke4 Rf2
82. Rf3 Re2+ 83. Kf5 Re5+ 84. Kxf6 Rg5 85. Kf7 Rxg4 86. Rf6
Rg5 87. Rxh6 Rc5 88. Rh8 Rxc6 89. Kg7 Rc1 90. h6 Rg1+ 91. Kh7
Kd7 92. Rg8 Re1 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.04.26"]
[EventDate "2018.04.18"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Samuel Shankland"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 e4 5. f3 a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6
7. Qe2 Bf5 8. fxe4 Bxe4 9. d3 Bg6 10. Nc3 Bc5 11. O-O-O Qe7
12. e4 Ba3 13. g4 a5 14. g5 Nh5 15. Qe3 O-O 16. Nge2 b5
17. Bxa3 Qxa3+ 18. Kb1 a4 19. Nc1 Rfb8 20. Rhe1 c5 21. Ka1
axb3 22. cxb3 c4 23. Nb1 Qa6 24. Rd2 f5 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. b4
Qg6 27. Rf1 c6 28. Nc3 Re8 29. Qf3 Bxd3 30. Nxd3 Rf8 31. Qd1
cxd3 32. Rxf8+ Rxf8 33. Rxd3 Qxg5 34. Rd6 Qf4 35. Rxc6 Qxb4
36. Qd5+ Kh8 37. Qxb5 Qf4 38. Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.04.27"]
[EventDate "2018.04.18"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Nbd2 a6 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nc4 Bd6 10. Bg5 b5 11. Ne3 Qe7
12. Nh4 Qe6 13. Nhf5 Bf8 14. f4 Nd7 15. Ng3 f6 16. f5 Qf7
17. Bh4 Bb7 18. Qe2 Rad8 19. Nh1 Nc5 20. Rfd1 Rd6 21. Nf2 Red8
22. Rd2 a5 23. g4 g5 24. Bg3 Ba6 25. Rad1 b4 26. c4 b3 27. a3
R6d7 28. Qe1 Nb7 29. Nh1 Nc5 30. Qe2 Rd4 31. Be1 R8d6 32. Nf2
Qd7 33. Kg2 Qd8 34. h3 Rd7 35. Nf1 Na4 36. Nh2 Bc5 37. Nf3
R4d6 38. Rc1 Bxf2 39. Qxf2 c5 40. Qe2 Rxd3 41. Rxd3 Rxd3
42. Bxa5 Bb7 43. Kf2 Qd7 44. Re1 Rd6 45. Rc1 Qc6 46. Re1 Rd8
47. h4 h6 48. hxg5 hxg5 49. Kg3 Rd7 50. Qh2 Rh7 51. Qd2 Rd7
52. Qh2 Rh7 53. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.04.28"]
[EventDate "2018.04.18"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4
7. Nb5 Bc7 8. f4 Bd7 9. Nf3 Bxb5 10. Bxb5+ Nc6 11. Bd3 Nge7
12. O-O Bb6 13. Kh1 Qd7 14. Rb1 Nf5 15. a4 a6 16. a5 Ba7
17. Bxf5 exf5 18. Ba3 Rc8 19. b5 axb5 20. Rxb5 Nd8 21. Qb1 Rc3
22. e6 fxe6 23. Ne5 Qc7 24. Qb4 g5 25. Qa4 Rxa3 26. Qxa3 gxf4
27. Re1 Qc3 28. Qc1 Rg8 29. Nd3 Kd7 30. Qxf4 Kc8 31. a6 bxa6
32. Rb3 Qc7 33. Qxc7+ Kxc7 34. Ra3 Bb6 35. Rxa6 Kb7 36. Ra3
Rg7 37. Rb3 Rc7 38. Reb1 Rc6 39. Ne5 Rd6 40. Rh3 Nc6 41. Rxh7+
Ka6 42. Rd7 Rxd7 43. Nxd7 Ba7 44. h4 e5 45. h5 e4 46. h6 d3
47. cxd3 Bd4 48. dxe4 fxe4 49. h7 Ne7 50. Nc5+ 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.04.29"]
[EventDate "2018.04.18"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4
7. Bd3 c5 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Qh4 11. g3 Qh5
12. O-O g5 13. cxd5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 exd5 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. e6
gxf4 17. exd7 Bxd7 18. Qxe4 fxg3 19. fxg3 b6 20. Nf5 Rae8
21. Qd5 Bxf5 22. Rxf5 Qh6 23. Raf1 Qe3+ 24. R1f2 Qe1+ 25. Kg2
Qe4+ 26. Kh3 Qxd5 27. Rxd5 Re7 28. Rg5+ Kh8 29. a4 Re3
30. Rgf5 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. d3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. d4 c4 10. a4 Nc6 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O
O-O 13. Ne1 Na5 14. Nc2 Nb3 15. Ra2 Qa5 16. Bb2 f6 17. Ne3 Be6
18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Qc2 Bg5 20. Ba3 Rfe8 21. Bh5 Red8 22. Bb4
Qc7 23. Re1 Bf7 24. Bf3 Re8 25. a5 Qd7 26. Qd1 Bxe3 27. fxe3
Bg6 28. Rf2 h6 29. Bh5 Qe6 30. e4 Kh7 31. Bxg6+ Qxg6 32. exd5
Rxe1+ 33. Qxe1 Re8 34. Re2 Rxe2 35. Qxe2 Qb1+ 36. Kf2 Nc1
37. Qxc4 Qe4 38. h3 Nd3+ 39. Kg1 Qe3+ 40. Kh2 Qf4+ 41. Kg1
Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O
7. a4 a6 8. Re1 Ba7 9. h3 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. Nf1 Be6
12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ng3 h6 14. d4 Nd7 15. Be3 Qe7 16. a5 Kh7
17. Nd2 Rf7 18. Nc4 Raf8 19. Qb3 Rb8 20. Rad1 Qh4 21. Nd2 Qe7
22. Qc4 Rc8 23. Ndf1 Nf4 24. Qb3 b5 25. axb6 Bxb6 26. Nd2 Rcf8
27. Nc4 h5 28. Ne2 Qf6 29. Nxf4 exf4 30. Bc1 e5 31. Qc2 f3
32. Nxb6 cxb6 33. g3 Qe6 34. Kh2 b5 35. Bg5 Rc8 36. Qd3 Nb6
37. Ra1 Na4 38. Qd2 exd4 39. cxd4 Rfc7 40. e5 Rc2 41. Qe3 dxe5
42. dxe5 Nxb2 43. Qxf3 Qg6 44. Be3 Nc4 45. Bf4 Nd2 46. Bxd2
Rxd2 47. e6 Rcc2 48. Kg2 h4 49. g4 Rd3 50. Qe4 Rg3+ 51. Kf1
Qxe4 52. Rxe4 Rf3 53. e7 Rfxf2+ 54. Ke1 Rh2 55. Kd1 Rhd2+
56. Ke1 Rh2 57. Kd1 Rhd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 c6 4. g3 h6 5. Bg2 Bf5 6. O-O e6
7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. Nxd7 Qxd7 9. d3 Be7 10. Nd2 Bh7 11. e4 O-O
12. Qe2 a5 13. a3 b5 14. Rad1 Rad8 15. Nf3 Qb7 16. Ne5 Nd7
17. Ng4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 f5 19. Bg2 fxg4 20. Qxe6+ Rf7 21. Bxc6
Nc5 22. Qxf7+ Kxf7 23. Bxb7 Nxb7 24. f3 gxf3 25. Rxf3+ Bf6
26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. b4 Bg6 28. Rf4 Kg7 29. Re1 Kf7 30. Re5 Nd6
31. bxa5 Ra8 32. Rd5 Ra6 33. a4 bxa4 34. Rxa4 Ke6 35. Rc5 Be8
36. Rb4 Ra7 37. Rb6 Ke7 38. a6 Bd7 39. Kf2 Be8 40. Ke3 Bd7
41. Kf4 Be8 42. Rd5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Nc6 11. Rd1 Rd8
12. e4 e5 13. d5 Bg4 14. dxc6 Bxf3 15. Rd3 b5 16. Qc2 Rxd3
17. Qxd3 Bg4 18. f3 Rd8 19. Qc3 Bc8 20. Bxb5 a6 21. Be2 Rd6
22. O-O Rxc6 23. Qe3 Be6 24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Qd8 26. Bxa6
Qd4+ 27. Kf1 c5 28. Be2 c4 29. Qc3 Kf8 30. a4 Qxc3 31. bxc3
Ke7 32. Kf2 Kd6 33. Ke3 g5 34. g3 Kc5 35. f4 f6 36. Bh5 Bd7
37. a5 Kb5 38. Bf7 Kxa5 39. Bxc4 Kb6 40. Bf7 Kc5 41. f5 Ba4
42. h4 Bc2 43. Bd5 Ba4 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Ba2 Bc2 46. Bd5 Ba4
47. Bf7 Bc2 48. Bd5 Ba4 49. Be6 Bc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 h6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Be7
7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. Nxd7 Qxd7 9. d3 O-O 10. Nd2 a5 11. e4 Bh7
12. a3 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. dxe4 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Rfd8 16. Kf1
Bg6 17. Ke2 f6 18. a4 e5 19. f3 Kf7 20. Bh3 Bc5 21. Rxd8 Rxd8
22. Rd1 Rxd1 23. Kxd1 Bg1 24. Ke2 h5 25. Kf1 Bc5 26. Bc8 b6
27. Ke2 Ke7 28. Ba6 Bf7 29. h4 Be6 30. Bc1 c6 31. Bd3 Kd6
32. Bd2 Ke7 33. Be1 Kd6 34. Kd2 g5 35. Be2 Ke7 36. Kd1 Kf7
37. Kd2 Kg6 38. Kd1 Kf7 39. Ba6 Kg6 40. Be2 Kf7 41. Bd2 Bf2
42. Be1 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4
Bxd4 7. Nd2 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. Nf3 Bb6 11. a4 Rb8
12. axb5 axb5 13. c3 O-O 14. Re1 c5 15. h3 h6 16. Be3 c4
17. Bxb6 Rxb6 18. Bc2 cxd3 19. Qxd3 Be6 20. Nd2 Qc7 21. Bb3
Bxb3 22. Nxb3 Rc8 23. Nd2 Qb7 24. Ra5 Rd8 25. Qe3 d5 26. exd5
Nxd5 27. Qe4 Nf4 28. Qxb7 Rxb7 29. Nf3 Nd3 30. Rd1 e4 31. Ne5
Rd5 32. Nxd3 exd3 33. c4 Rc5 34. b3 Rc8 35. Rxb5 Rxb5 36. cxb5
Rc3 37. b6 Rxb3 38. b7 Rxb7 39. Rxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 c5 6. Ne5 Nfd7
7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8. d3 Nc6 9. Nd2 d4 10. c3 Be7 11. a3 O-O
12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. O-O Rac8 14. h3 Rfd8 15. Rc1 b6 16. Kh2 e5
17. Nc4 f6 18. f4 exf4 19. gxf4 b5 20. Nd2 a5 21. Nf3 Nxf3+
22. Rxf3 c4 23. bxc4 bxc4 24. Rxc4 Rxc4 25. Qb3 Be6 26. dxc4
a4 27. Qb5 Qxb5 28. cxb5 Rb8 29. Re3 Kf7 30. Bc6 Bc4 31. Bd4
Bd6 32. Rc3 Bxf4+ 33. Kg2 Bxb5 34. Bd5+ Kg6 35. Be4+ f5
36. Bc2 Re8 37. e3 Be5 38. Rc5 Bxd4 39. Bxf5+ Kf6 40. exd4
Re2+ 41. Kf3 Rb2 42. Bxh7 Rb3+ 43. Kf4 Bd3 44. Bg8 Rxa3
45. Re5 g6 46. Ra5 Ra1 47. Ke3 Bc2 48. Ra6+ Ke7 49. d5 Rd1
50. Be6 Bb3 51. Ra7+ Kd6 52. Bd7 Rxd5 53. Bxa4 Bxa4 54. Rxa4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Re1 a6 8. Ba4 d5 9. Nbd2 b5 10. Bc2 Be6 11. exd5 Bxd5
12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Be6 14. Bb3 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 f6 16. Bxe6+
Rxe6 17. Kf1 Rd6 18. Rxd6 Bxd6 19. Be3 Kf7 20. Ke2 Ke6 21. Nd2
Rb8 22. g4 a5 23. h4 a4 24. Rc1 Na5 25. b4 Nb7 26. c4 Bxb4
27. cxb5 Nd6 28. Rxc7 Bxd2 29. Kxd2 Rxb5 30. Rxg7 Rb2+ 31. Kd3
Rxa2 32. Rxh7 Ra3+ 33. Kc2 Nxe4 34. Ra7 Nxf2 35. Bxf2 Ra2+
36. Kd3 Rxf2 37. Rxa4 Rh2 38. h5 f5 39. Ra6+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess (Blitz)"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.27"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2843"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7
7. e5 Ng4 8. e6 Bxb5 9. exf7+ Kf8 10. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 cxd4
12. Nxd4 Kxf7 13. Qxg4 Bxd4 14. Bd2 Qf5 15. Qxf5+ gxf5 16. Nb5
Bb6 17. O-O-O Nd7 18. Rhe1 a6 19. Nc3 Nf6 20. Be3 Bxe3+
21. Rxe3 Rad8 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 e6 24. Rd2 h5 25. Rde2 Rh6
26. Rc3 Rd7 27. a4 h4 28. b4 Kf6 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 Rh8
31. Kb2 Ra8 32. Rh3 Rh7 33. Rhe3 Re8 34. Rd3 Rd8 35. Rde3 Re8
36. Rd3 Rd8 37. Rde3 Re8 38. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. d3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. d4 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Be2 Be7
12. O-O O-O 13. a4 Rac8 14. Ra2 a6 15. Rb2 c4 16. Ne1 b5
17. axb5 axb5 18. Bg4 Bxg4 19. Qxg4 h5 20. Qxh5 b4 21. Qg4
Rfe8 22. Nf3 Qa3 23. Rc2 b3 24. Rcc1 Qa2 25. Qf5 Ra8 26. Bg5
Qe2 27. Qd7 Bxg5 28. Nxg5 Ne7 29. e6 f6 30. Nf7 Ng6 31. Nh6+
gxh6 32. Qf7+ Kh8 33. Qxf6+ Kh7 34. Qf7+ Kh8 35. Qf6+ Kh7
36. Qf7+ Kh8 37. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.29"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.h3 O-O 7.Bf4
c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.e3 Nc6 10.Be2 d4 11.exd4 Bxd4 12.O-O Bxc3
13.bxc3 h6 14.Qb3 Ne4 15.Qc2 Re8 16.Bd3 Nc5 17.Bh7+ Kh8 18.Be3
Qa5 19.Nd2 Na4 20.Nc4 Qxc3 21.Nd6 Re7 22.Qxa4 Kxh7 23.Rac1 Qf6
24.Nxc8 Rxc8 25.Bxa7 Nxa7 26.Rxc8 Nxc8 27.Qc2+ Qg6 28.Qxc8 Re2
29.Qxb7 Rxa2 30.Qb1 Qxb1 31.Rxb1 h5 32.h4 g6 33.g3 Ra3 34.Kg2
Ra2 35.Rb7 Kg7 36.Rc7 Kf6 37.Rb7 Kg7 38.Rc7 Kf6 39.Rb7 Ke5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.05.30"]
[EventDate "2018.05.28"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. g4 Rd8 11. Qc2 Nd7
12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Qb4+ 14. Ke2 e5 15. Qc2 exd4 16. Nxd4
Ne5 17. h3 c5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. gxf5 b5 20. Qc3 Nxc4 21. Qxb4
cxb4 22. b3 Nb6 23. e4 Rac8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Kd2 a6 26. Bd3
Kf8 27. f4 f6 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Kxc1 Ke7 30. Kd2 Kd6 31. Be2
Kc5 32. Kd3 Nc8 33. Bh5 Ne7 34. Be8 Nc8 35. Bd7 Ne7 36. h4 Kd6
37. Be8 Kc5 38. Ke3 Nc8 39. Bd7 Ne7 40. Kd3 Kd6 41. Be6 g6
42. Ke3 a5 43. Kd4 Nc6+ 44. Kd3 Ne7 45. Kd4 Nc6+ 46. Ke3 Ne7
47. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.06.01"]
[EventDate "2018.05.27"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3
Nbd7 8.Be2 dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.a4 c5 11.O-O cxd4 12.Nxd4 Nb6
13.Be2 Nbd5 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.Qb3 b6 17.Bf3 Bb7
18.Nf5 exf5 19.Bxd5 Bxd5 20.Qxd5 Qf6 21.Qb3 Rad8 22.Rfd1 Rxd1+
23.Rxd1 Rd8 24.Rxd8+ Qxd8 25.g3 g6 26.h4 h5 27.Qc4 a5 28.b3
Qd1+ 29.Kg2 Qd7 30.Kf1 Qd1+ 31.Kg2 Qd7 32.Kf1 Qd1+ 33.Kg2 Qd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.06.02"]
[EventDate "2018.05.28"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7
12. Nf3 Rd8 13. e3 Bxf1 14. Rxf1 c5 15. dxc5 Rxd1+ 16. Qxd1 g5
17. Bg3 Qxc5 18. Qd8+ Kg7 19. Be5 Qc1+ 20. Ke2 Qc4+ 21. Ke1
Qc1+ 22. Ke2 Qc4+ 23. Ke1 Qc1+ 24. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.06.03"]
[EventDate "2018.05.28"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd2 g6 6. b3 Bg7
7. Bb2 Nf6 8. O-O-O O-O 9. Kb1 Qa5 10. Nge2 e5 11. f3 Rd8
12. Nd5 Qxd2 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Rxd2 Bg5 15. Rd1 Be6 16. Nc3
Nd4 17. Bd3 Rac8 18. Rhf1 Nc6 19. a3 Ne7 20. Ne2 Be3 21. h3 g5
22. a4 f6 23. c4 Ng6 24. Bc1 Bxc1 25. Nxc1 h5 26. Rf2 h4
27. Rfd2 Kf7 28. Ne2 Ke7 29. Kb2 Nf4 30. Nc3 a5 31. Bf1 b6
32. Bd3 Rc5 33. Bc2 Rc7 34. Re1 Rc5 35. Nd1 Rc6 36. Ne3 Rc7
37. Red1 Rc6 38. Bd3 Rc7 39. Bc2 Rc6 40. Bd3 Rc7 41. Bc2 Rc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.06.05"]
[EventDate "2018.05.28"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. Bd3 Bd7 8. Nf3 Bc6 9. Bc2 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qxf3 11. gxf3
Nc6 12. Rb1 O-O-O 13. d4 g6 14. Ke2 e5 15. Bg5 Rd6 16. c5 Rd7
17. Bf6 Rg8 18. dxe5 Bxc5 19. Be4 Be7 20. Rxb7 Kxb7 21. Rb1+
Kc8 22. Bxc6 Bxf6 23. Bxd7+ Kxd7 24. exf6 Re8+ 25. Kd3 Re6
26. Rb4 Rxf6 27. Ke3 Re6+ 28. Kd3 Rf6 29. Ke3 Re6+ 30. Kd3 Rf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.06.06"]
[EventDate "2018.05.28"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O e4
7. Ng5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Re8 9. f3 exf3 10. Nxf3 d5 11. d4 dxc4
12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nd2 Qe7 15. e4 Na5 16. e5 Be6
17. Ne4 Rad8 18. Qh5 b5 19. Nf6+ Kh8 20. d5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Rxd5
22. Nxe8 Rxe5 23. Qxf7 Qxe8 24. Qxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rae1 Rxe1
26. Rxe1 c5 27. Kf2 b4 28. Ke3 bxc3 29. Rc1 Nc6 30. Rxc3 Nb4
31. Rxc4 Nxa2 32. Rxc5 Nb4 33. Ke4 Kh7 34. Rc4 a5 35. Rc5 a4
36. Ra5 Nc6 37. Rxa4 Nd8 38. Ra6 Nf7 39. Kf5 Nh8 40. h4 Nf7
41. g4 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess"]
[Site "Stavanger NOR"]
[Date "2018.06.07"]
[EventDate "2018.05.28"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Re8 11. Nd2 e5
12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qb1 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Ne4 16. Nxd5
Nxg5 17. b4 Qd8 18. bxc5 Nde6 19. O-O Nxc5 20. Qb1 Nge6
21. Nf3 Nf8 22. Rd2 Rc8 23. Rfd1 Qd6 24. Nc3 Qg6 25. Rd5 Qxb1
26. Rxb1 f6 27. Nb5 Ne4 28. Nd2 Nxd2 29. Rxd2 Re7 30. Nxa7
Rxc4 31. Nb5 Rd7 32. Rxd7 Nxd7 33. Nd6 Rc3 34. Nxb7 Rxa3
35. h3 Ra8 36. Rd1 Nf8 37. Nc5 Rc8 38. Ne4 Rc7 39. Kf1 Ne6
40. Rd6 Kf7 41. Rb6 Nc5 42. Nxc5 Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.12"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nf3 Bxb1 6. Rxb1
Bb4+ 7. Ke2 dxc4 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Ne5 a5 10. Nxc6 Qd7 11. Rc1
Nd5 12. Rxc4 Nb6 13. Qc2 Nxc4 14. Nxb4 Nxb2 15. Nd3 Nxd3
16. Qxd3 O-O 17. f3 Rfd8 18. Kf2 c5 19. Qb1 cxd4 20. exd4
Qxd4+ 21. Be3 Qd6 22. Be2 a4 23. Rc1 a3 24. g3 b6 25. Rc3 Rdc8
26. Rb3 Qc7 27. Bd3 h6 28. Bh7+ Kh8 29. Be4 Ra6 30. Bxb6 Qc1
31. Qxc1 Rxc1 32. Be3 Rc8 33. g4 Ra4 34. Bd3 Raa8 35. Be4 Ra4
36. Kg3 g5 37. Bd2 Kg8 38. Bc3 h5 39. Bf6 hxg4 40. Kxg4 Ra5
41. f4 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.12"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5
7. Bb2 Nc6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nc3 b6 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. d4 Be6
12. Qb1 a5 13. Rd1 Ra7 14. Bc3 a4 15. bxa4 Rxa4 16. Qb5 Rc4
17. Rac1 Bf6 18. Qxc6 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Rxc6 20. Rxc6 Qa8 21. Rxb6
Qa4 22. Rd2 Rc8 23. h4 Bd8 24. Rb3 h6 25. Kh2 Bf5 26. Rdb2 Bc7
27. Be5 Bxe5 28. Nxe5 Qe8 29. Nf3 Be4 30. Bh3 Ra8 31. Nd4 Qe5
32. e3 g5 33. h5 Ra6 34. Rb6 Rxb6 35. Rxb6 Qc7 36. Rxh6 Qa5
37. Bg2 Qxa2 38. Bxe4 dxe4 39. Kg2 Kg7 40. Rd6 g4 41. Nf5+ Kh7
42. Rf6 Qb3 43. Nh6 Qd5 44. Nxf7 Kg7 45. Rf4 Kh7 46. h6 Kg6
47. Rxg4+ Kxf7 48. h7 Qh5 49. Rh4 Qf3+ 50. Kg1 Qd1+ 51. Kh2
Qe2 52. h8=Q Qxf2+ 53. Kh3 Qf5+ 54. Kg2 Qf3+ 55. Kg1 Qxe3+
56. Kf1 Qf3+ 57. Ke1 Qxg3+ 58. Kd2 Qd3+ 59. Kc1 Qc4+ 60. Kb2
Qb4+ 61. Kc2 Qc5+ 62. Kd1 Qg1+ 63. Ke2 Qg2+ 64. Ke3 Qf3+
65. Kd4 Qd3+ 66. Ke5 Qc3+ 67. Kf5 Qc5+ 68. Qe5 Qc8+ 69. Kg5
Qd8+ 70. Kh5 Qd1+ 71. Rg4 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.12"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3
O-O 7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Be3 Re8 9. Ne2 Bb4+ 10. Nd2 Nf8 11. a3 Bd6
12. O-O Ng6 13. Nc4 Be6 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. f4 exf4 16. Nxf4 d5
17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. e5 d4 19. Bf4 c5 20. Qd2 Qd5 21. Rae1 c4
22. Rd1 Red8 23. Bg5 Rdc8 24. dxc4 Rxc4 25. b3 Rc5 26. Be7 Rc7
27. Bd6 Rc3 28. Bb4 Rc6 29. c4 Qxe5 30. Rde1 Qc7 31. Qxd4 Qb6
32. c5 Qd8 33. Qe3 Qd5 34. Rd1 Qxb3 35. Rd3 Qc4 36. Rf4 Qb5
37. Kh2 a5 38. a4 Qxb4 39. Rxb4 axb4 40. Qd2 Rxc5 41. Rd8+
Rxd8 42. Qxd8+ Kh7 43. Qb6 Rc8 44. Qxb7 b3 45. a5 Rc2 46. a6
Ra2 47. a7 b2 48. a8=Q Rxa8 49. Qxb2 Ra4 50. Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.13"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8
7. Nbd2 a6 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. b4 Bf8 11. a4 b5
12. Na5 Qf6 13. Be3 Nb6 14. axb5 cxb5 15. Qc2 Bg4 16. Nd2 Qg6
17. f3 Bh3 18. Ndb3 Na4 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. bxc5 Rad8 21. Rf2 Bc8
22. Rd2 f5 23. Re1 f4 24. Bf2 Bh3 25. Bh4 Rd7 26. Kh1 Nxc5
27. d4 Qh5 28. Bf2 Na4 29. Bg1 Rd6 30. d5 Rg6 31. Qd3 Bd7
32. c4 h6 33. Rc1 Kh7 34. Qa3 c5 35. Bxc5 bxc4 36. Nxc4 Nxc5
37. Qxc5 Bh3 38. Qa3 Bd7 39. d6 Qg5 40. Qxa6 h5 41. Qb7 Rd8
42. Qd5 Re8 43. Qb7 Rd8 44. Qc7 Be8 45. Qc5 Re6 46. Rd5 Rg6
47. Rg1 Re6 48. Nxe5 Qf6 49. d7 Bf7 50. Nxf7 Qxf7 51. Rxh5+
Kg8 52. Rd5 Rh6 53. Rgd1 Ra6 54. h3 Ra2 55. Qc7 Raa8 56. Kh2
Kh7 57. R1d2 g6 58. Re5 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.13"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. d3 Nc6
7. O-O O-O 8. a3 Be6 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nd4 11. Nh2 Qd7
12. f4 e4 13. c3 Nf5 14. g4 Nh4 15. Qe1 b5 16. Ba2 exd3
17. Qxh4 c4 18. Qg3 Nxd5 19. Qg2 Nc7 20. Be3 Rfe8 21. g5 Qf5
22. Ng4 Bf8 23. Rae1 d5 24. Bd4 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Bd6 26. Ne3 Re8
27. Nxf5 Rxe1+ 28. Qf1 d2 29. Ne3 Ne6 30. Kf2 Bxf4 31. Nd1
Bg3+ 32. Kg1 Bh2+ 33. Kf2 Bg3+ 34. Kg1 Bh2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.13"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. Qd3 c6 11. a5 Qd7
12. f4 Qf5 13. Qc3 Bd7 14. Qb3 Bc5+ 15. Be3 Bxe3+ 16. Qxe3
Qxc2 17. Qa3 Bf5 18. Qb4 Qe4 19. Qc5 Qc4 20. Qxc4 dxc4 21. Nd2
Bd3 22. Rfc1 O-O-O 23. Nxc4 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 a6 25. Rac1 Rd2
26. R1c2 Rhd8 27. Rxd2 Rxd2 28. b3 g6 29. h3 Rd3 30. b4 Kd7
31. Kf2 Rd2+ 32. Kf3 Ke6 33. g4 Rd3+ 34. Ke4 Rxh3 35. f5+ Ke7
36. Rd4 h5 37. Rd6 Rh4 38. f6+ Ke8 39. e6 Rxg4+ 40. Ke5 Rg5+
41. Ke4 Rd5 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.14"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. b4 a5 6. c3 Bd7
7. Qb3 axb4 8. cxb4 b6 9. Bd6 Ne4 10. Qb2 Nxd6 11. cxd6 Qf6
12. Qxf6 gxf6 13. b5 Bxd6 14. a4 Ke7 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Ne2 e5
17. f3 f5 18. Ra2 Be6 19. Rc2 Bb4+ 20. Kf1 Rxa4 21. Rxc8 Bxc8
22. Nec3 Bxc3 23. Nxc3 Ra3 24. Nxd5+ Kd6 25. Nxb6 Be6 26. Bb1
Kc5 27. Nc8 Bxc8 28. Kf2 Be6 29. g4 fxg4 30. Bxh7 Nd7 31. Rb1
Ra2+ 32. Kg3 gxf3 33. h4 f5 34. Kxf3 Nf6 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.14"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3
Qe7 7. Nc3 h6 8. Be3 Bd6 9. Ne2 Be6 10. a3 Nd7 11. Qd2 c5
12. Qc3 a5 13. O-O O-O 14. g4 h5 15. Nh2 Qh4 16. Kg2 hxg4
17. hxg4 Bxg4 18. Nxg4 Qxg4+ 19. Ng3 Qe6 20. Rh1 f6 21. Nf5
Kf7 22. Rh7 Rg8 23. Rg1 Nf8 24. Rh2 Ng6 25. Bxc5 Bxc5 26. Qxc5
Qc6 27. Qxc6 bxc6 28. Kf3 Ne7 29. Nxe7 Kxe7 30. Rh7 Kf7 31. a4
c5 32. Ke3 Rab8 33. b3 Rbe8 34. Kd2 Re7 35. Kc3 Ke6 36. Kc4
Kd6 37. Rg6 Rf7 38. f3 c6 39. Rh2 Rb8 40. Rh7 Rb4+ 41. Kc3
Rbb7 42. Rh8 Kc7 43. Rg8 Kb6 44. Kd2 Rbd7 45. Ke3 Rde7 46. Rg1
g5 47. Rg6 Re8 48. Rh1 Ref8 49. Kd2 c4 50. bxc4 Kc5 51. Rgh6
Rb8 52. Kc3 Rg8 53. Rb1 Rgf8 54. Kd2 Rd8 55. Ke3 Rdf8 56. Kd2
Rd8 57. Kc3 Rdf8 58. Rd1 Rb8 59. Ra1 Rbf8 60. Rah1 Kb6 61. Rh8
Rxh8 62. Rxh8 Kc5 63. Ra8 Kb6 64. Re8 Kc5 65. Re6 Kb6 66. Kd2
Kc5 67. c3 Rf8 68. Ke3 Rf7 69. d4+ exd4+ 70. cxd4+ Kxc4
71. Rxc6+ Kb4 72. d5 Kxa4 73. Rb6 Ka3 74. d6 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Rapid)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.14"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Rd1 Re8 11. Bg3 Ne4
12. cxd5 exd5 13. Rxd5 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Be6 15. Rd2 Be7 16. Bd3
g6 17. O-O Qxa3 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 Rac8 20. Qb2 Qxb2
21. Rxb2 Rc3 22. Be2 b6 23. e4 Bc4 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Rd1 Rd8
26. Rbd2 b5 27. Kf1 Bb4 28. Rd3 a5 29. d5 a4 30. d6 Bc3 31. d7
b4 32. Rd5 a3 33. Rb5 a2 34. Rb8 Rxb8 35. Bxb8 Rd4 36. Rxd4
a1=Q+ 37. Ke2 Qa6+ 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 d5 9. d4 O-O 10. Nc3 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4
12. Ne2 Re8 13. c3 Bf6 14. Bf4 Ne7 15. Ng3 g6 16. Qf3 Bg7
17. Be5 Be6 18. Qf4 c6 19. Bd3 Qd7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qe5+ Kg8
22. Qg5 f6 23. Qxf6 Nc8 24. Re5 Qe7 25. Qf4 Qf7 26. Qg5 Nb6
27. Rae1 Nd7 28. R5e3 Nf8 29. Nh5 Nd7 30. Nf4 Nf8 31. h4 Bd7
32. h5 Rxe3 33. Rxe3 Re8 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Nxg6 Rxe3 36. Ne7+
Kh8 37. fxe3 Qe6 38. Bf5 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3
O-O 7. Be3 Bd6 8. Nbd2 Nd7 9. Nf1 c5 10. Ng3 Nb8 11. Bg5 Be7
12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O Nc6 14. Nd2 Qg5 15. Nf3 Qe7 16. Qd2 f6
17. Nh4 Qe8 18. Nhf5 Be6 19. f4 c4 20. fxe5 fxe5 21. Rf3 cxd3
22. Raf1 Qg6 23. Qxd3 Qg5 24. Qb5 Rfb8 25. Qc5 Re8 26. b4 a6
27. a4 Qd2 28. b5 axb5 29. axb5 Qb4 30. Qe3 Bxf5 31. Nxf5 Nd4
32. Qg5 Nxf5 33. Qxf5 Qc5+ 34. Kh2 Qe7 35. Qf7+ Qxf7 36. Rxf7
Rf8 37. R7f5 g6 38. R5f3 Rxf3 39. Rxf3 Ra5 40. Rb3 b6 41. Kg3
Ra4 42. Rc3 Rb4 43. Rxc7 Rxb5 44. Kg4 h6 45. Kf3 Rb1 46. Re7
Rb5 47. Ke3 Kf8 48. Rd7 Rb1 49. Rd6 Kf7 50. Rc6 h5 51. h4 b5
52. g3 b4 53. Rc5 b3 54. cxb3 Rxb3+ 55. Kf2 Kf6 56. Rc6+ Kf7
57. Rc5 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Bc4 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4
7. Rd1 Nc6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e5 10. c3 Re8 11. d5 Ne7 12. Bd3
Rf8 13. c4 Nd7 14. Nc3 f5 15. Rb1 fxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf5 17. Qe1 e4
18. Nxe4 h6 19. b3 Re8 20. Bb2 Ne5 21. f3 a5 22. a4 Qe7
23. Bc2 Qf7 24. Qf2 b6 25. Bc3 Re7 26. Re1 Rae8 27. Re2 Nd7
28. Rbe1 Rxe4 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. fxe4 Bxc3 31. exf5 Bxe1
32. Qxe1 gxf5 33. Qg3+ Kf8 34. Qf4 Kg7 35. Bxf5 Nc5 36. Qg3+
Kf8 37. Bc2 Qe7 38. Qf4+ Kg7 39. Kf2 Qe8 40. Qg4+ Kf8 41. Qf5+
Qf7 42. Qxf7+ Kxf7 43. Ke3 Nd7 44. Kf4 Kf6 45. g4 Nc5 46. h4
Nd7 47. g5+ Kg7 48. Kf5 Nc5 49. gxh6+ Kxh6 50. Kf6 Kh5 51. Ke7
Kxh4 52. Kd8 Na6 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 Bd6 5. Ngf3 Bxf4 6. exf4
Nbd7 7. Bd3 c5 8. c3 Qb6 9. Rb1 Qd6 10. g3 b6 11. O-O Bb7
12. Re1 O-O 13. b4 cxb4 14. cxb4 Rac8 15. Qa4 Rc3 16. Rb3 Rxb3
17. Qxb3 Rc8 18. Ne5 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4
Rc1+ 22. Kg2 Nf6 23. Qb2 Rd1 24. Qc2 Nxe4 25. Qxd1 f6 26. Nf3
h6 27. Qa4 Kh7 28. Qb3 Qc6 29. b5 Qd5 30. Qc2 f5 31. a4 Nd6
32. Qc6 Ne4 33. Qxd5 exd5 34. Ne5 Nc3 35. Nc6 Nxa4 36. Nxa7
Kg6 37. Kf3 Kf6 38. Ke3 Ke6 39. Kd3 Nb2+ 40. Kc2 Nc4 41. Kc3
Nd6 42. f3 Nc4 43. Nc6 Na3 44. Kb4 Nc2+ 45. Kb3 Ne3 46. Kc3 g5
47. fxg5 hxg5 48. Kd3 Nc4 49. h4 f4 50. hxg5 fxg3 51. Ke2 Kf5
52. f4 Nd2 53. Ne7+ Kxf4 54. g6 g2 55. Kf2 Ne4+ 56. Kxg2 Nf6
57. Nc8 Kg5 58. g7 Kg6 59. Nxb6 Kxg7 60. Na4 Kf7 61. b6 Nd7
62. b7 Nb8 63. Kf3 Ke6 64. Kf4 Kd6 65. Nc5 Kc7 66. Ke5 Kc6
67. Ke6 Kc7 68. Kxd5 Nc6 69. Ke4 Kb6 70. d5 Nb8 71. Kd4 Kc7
72. Kc4 Kd6 73. Kd4 Kc7 74. Ke5 Kb6 75. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qb3 c5
7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qxb3 9. axb3 Nc6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O e5
12. Bg5 Be6 13. Nd2 Rfd8 14. Nc4 h6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. e3 Rab8
17. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 b5 19. Nxb5 Rxb5 20. Bxc6 Rxb3 21. Bd5
Bg4 22. Rc1 Rd3 23. Nxe5 fxe5 24. Rxc5 Bh3 25. f4 Rd1+ 26. Kf2
Rd2+ 27. Ke1 Rxh2 28. b3 exf4 29. exf4 Be6 30. Bxe6 fxe6
31. Rc7 Rg2 32. Rxa7 Rxg3 33. Re7 Rxb3 34. Rxe6 Rf3 35. Rxh6
Rxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 Bd6 5. Ngf3 Bxf4 6. exf4
Qd6 7. g3 b6 8. c3 O-O 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qe2 Nb8
12. a4 c5 13. O-O Nc6 14. Nb3 Rab8 15. Rfd1 Ne4 16. Qc2 Rfc8
17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Nc1 Qc7 19. b3 Qa5 20. Ne2 Qb6 21. Rab1 c4
22. Ned4 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 cxb3 24. Rxb3 Qc5 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. c4
Rb4 27. cxd5 Rxd4 28. Rb1 g6 29. Rb8+ Kg7 30. Qb2 Qxd5 31. Rb4
e5 32. Rb5 Rd2 33. Qb4 Nc5 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 b5 8. a4 b4 9. Qxc4 Ba6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5
12. dxe5 Nd5 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Be4 h6 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Bd3 c5
17. Nd2 b3 18. Qxb3 Rb8 19. Bxa6 Qxa6 20. Qd3 Qc6 21. Nc4 Nb4
22. Qf3 Qa6 23. Qe4 Nc6 24. Be3 Nd4 25. Bxd4 Qxc4 26. Qc6 Qd5
27. Qxd5 exd5 28. Be3 d4 29. Bc1 Rfd8 30. f4 c4 31. Kg2 a5
32. Kf3 f5 33. exf6 Bxf6 34. e4 Rb3+ 35. Kg4 d3 36. e5 Be7
37. Bd2 Bb4 38. Bxb4 axb4 39. e6 Rxb2 40. a5 Re2 41. f5 c3
42. a6 c2 43. Rxd3 Rxd3 44. a7 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd2 g6 6. b3 Bh6
7. f4 f5 8. Bb2 Nf6 9. Bd3 Qa5 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Nge2 Bxd3
12. Qxd3 Nb4 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. a3 Nc6 15. O-O-O O-O 16. Kb1 Bg7
17. h3 b5 18. Rhe1 b4 19. axb4 Nxb4 20. Nd4 Nfd5 21. Na4 e5
22. fxe5 dxe5 23. c3 exd4 24. cxb4 Nxb4 25. Qe2 Nc2 26. Qe6+
Kh8 27. Rf1 Rfe8 28. Qd7 Rcd8 29. Qb7 Rb8 30. Qd7 Red8 31. Qe7
Ne3 32. Rf7 Nf5 33. Qxa7 Qd5 34. Rxg7 Nxg7 35. Rxd4 Qg8
36. Rxd8 Rxd8 37. Nc5 Re8 38. Qd7 Re1+ 39. Kc2 Qf8 40. Bd4 h5
41. Ne6 Qf5+ 42. Kd2 Rd1+ 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "170"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. Be2 Nxc3
12. Qxc3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 e5 14. O-O Re8 15. a3 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nf6
17. Rfd1 Ne4 18. Bf3 Ng5 19. Be2 Ne4 20. h3 c5 21. Nf3 b6
22. b4 Bb7 23. bxc5 Rac8 24. Qd4 Nxc5 25. Qb4 Qf6 26. Nd4 Qg6
27. Bf3 Bxf3 28. Nxf3 Rcd8 29. Qg4 Qxg4 30. hxg4 Rxd1+
31. Rxd1 Re4 32. g5 Ra4 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. Ne5 hxg5 35. Nxf7
Rxa3 36. Rd6 Kg8 37. Nxg5 Kf8 38. e4 Ke7 39. Rg6 b5 40. e5 b4
41. Rxg7+ Ke8 42. Rg8+ Kd7 43. Rb8 b3 44. Kh2 Ra6 45. Nf3 Rh6+
46. Kg3 a5 47. Nd4 a4 48. Rb5 Nd3 49. e6+ Rxe6 50. Nxb3 Rg6+
51. Kf3 axb3 52. Rxb3 Ne1+ 53. Ke4 Nxg2 54. Rg3 Re6+ 55. Kf5
Nh4+ 56. Kg4 Ng6 57. Rd3+ Kc6 58. f4 Re1 59. Kf5 Ne7+ 60. Kf6
Nd5+ 61. Kf5 Kd6 62. Ra3 Ne7+ 63. Kg4 Rg1+ 64. Kf3 Ke6
65. Ra6+ Kf7 66. Ra5 Rb1 67. Kg4 Rb6 68. Rh5 Ng8 69. Ra5 Nf6+
70. Kf5 Rb7 71. Kg5 Kg7 72. Re5 Rf7 73. Ra5 Ne4+ 74. Kg4 Kg6
75. Ra6+ Nf6+ 76. Kf3 Rb7 77. Ra3 Rb5 78. Re3 Rb1 79. Re2 Rf1+
80. Rf2 Ra1 81. Rg2+ Kf7 82. Rb2 Ra3+ 83. Kg2 Nd5 84. f5 Ne3+
85. Kf2 Nd1+ 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5+
7. c3 Re8 8. b4 Qc7 9. c4 a5 10. a3 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1
12. Bxa1 Na6 13. Be5 d6 14. cxd6 exd6 15. Bc3 Nh5 16. Bxg7
Nxg7 17. b5 Qa5+ 18. Nbd2 Nc5 19. Be2 Ne4 20. O-O Nc3 21. Qe1
Ne6 22. Ne4 Nxe2+ 23. Qxe2 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "202"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 d5 9. d4 O-O 10. c3 Re8 11. g3 Nd6
12. Bf4 Ne4 13. Nbd2 Bf5 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Nd2 Bf5 16. Bg2 Be6
17. Qb3 b6 18. Re2 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Rae1 Rf8 21. Nf3 h6
22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. Rxe5 Rad8 24. h4 c6 25. Kh2 Bd7 26. Qa4 a5
27. Qb3 b5 28. a4 Rb8 29. axb5 Rxb5 30. Qa2 Rfb8 31. R5e2 Be6
32. Rd2 c5 33. Qa3 Qc7 34. dxc5 Rb3 35. Qa1 Qxc5 36. Bh3 R3b6
37. Ree2 Bxh3 38. Kxh3 Qc8+ 39. Kg2 Rb5 40. Qa4 Rc5 41. Re7
Qf5 42. Rde2 Rcb5 43. Re8+ Kh7 44. Rxb8 Rxb8 45. Qxa5 Qd3
46. Re3 Qd2 47. b4 d4 48. Qf5+ Kg8 49. Re7 Rf8 50. cxd4 Qxb4
51. Rd7 Qb6 52. Qd5 Qf6 53. Ra7 Qd8 54. Qe4 Re8 55. Qc6 Qc8
56. Qf3 Rf8 57. Qd5 Qe6 58. Qb7 Qd6 59. Qe4 Qe6 60. Qf3 Qd6
61. d5 g6 62. h5 g5 63. Qf5 Kg7 64. Rd7 Qf6 65. Qxf6+ Kxf6
66. Rd6+ Kg7 67. Kf3 Ra8 68. Rc6 Ra2 69. Ke3 Ra3+ 70. Ke4 Ra2
71. f4 gxf4 72. gxf4 Rh2 73. d6 Kf6 74. d7+ Ke7 75. Rd6 Kd8
76. Rxh6 Kxd7 77. Kf5 Ke7 78. Rh8 Ra2 79. h6 Ra5+ 80. Kg4 Ra1
81. Rb8 Rg1+ 82. Kf5 Rh1 83. Rb6 Kf8 84. Ke5 Kg8 85. f5 Kh7
86. Rb7 Ra1 87. Kf6 Kxh6 88. Kxf7 Kh7 89. f6 Ra8 90. Rd7 Rb8
91. Ra7 Rc8 92. Ke6+ Kg8 93. Ke7 Rb8 94. Rd7 Ra8 95. Rc7 Rb8
96. Ra7 Rc8 97. Ke6 Rc6+ 98. Ke7 Rc8 99. Ra1 Rc7+ 100. Ke8
Rc8+ 101. Kd7 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. d3 Nc6
7. O-O O-O 8. Bd2 Na5 9. Qe2 Nxc4 10. dxc4 Be6 11. Rad1 Qc7
12. Bg5 Ne8 13. b3 h6 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Rd3 a6 16. a4 Rc8
17. Rfd1 Rc6 18. Nh2 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Nd5 Qe6 21. Rf3 Rc8
22. Nf1 Bg6 23. Nf4 Rxf4 24. Rxf4 Bxc2 25. Rc1 Bxb3 26. a5 Ba4
27. Rg4 Nf6 28. Rg3 Bc6 29. Ne3 Rf8 30. Nd1 Qf7 31. Rd3 Nh5
32. g3 Qg6 33. Rd2 Rf3 34. Rd5 Bxd5 35. cxd5 Nxg3 36. fxg3
Qxg3+ 37. Qg2 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Qe4 39. Rc4 Qxd5 40. Rg4 g5 41. Nc3
Qf7 42. Rg3 Rf2 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. d3 Nc6 8. Bg5 Rb8 9. Nd5 Ne8 10. c3 h6 11. Bd2 b5 12. f4 e6
13. Ne3 Ne7 14. g4 d5 15. e5 a5 16. d4 cxd4 17. cxd4 b4 18. f5
f6 19. fxe6 Bxe6 20. Nf4 Qb6 21. Qb3 Rd8 22. Nxe6 Qxe6
23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Rae1 Nxg4 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Nxg4 Qxg4
27. Rxe7 Qxd4+ 28. Be3 Qh4 29. Qxd5+ Kh8 30. Rf7 Qe1+ 31. Rf1
Qxe3+ 32. Kh1 Rxf1+ 33. Bxf1 Qc1 34. Qc4 Qxb2 35. Bd3 Qf6
36. Qe4 Kh7 37. h4 h5 38. Kg2 Qd6 39. Bc2 Be5 40. Qd3 Qc6+
41. Qe4 Qf6 42. Qf3 Qe6 43. Qxh5+ Kg7 44. Qg5 Qc6+ 45. Kf1
Qc4+ 46. Kg1 Bd4+ 47. Kh1 Qxc2 48. Qe7+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 g6 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 c6 6. d4 Bd6
7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 Re8 9. O-O Be6 10. Nfd2 Bf8 11. c4 Na6
12. Nc3 Nc7 13. a3 a5 14. c5 h5 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Bh6
17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Qb3 Bf5 19. Qb2 Qc8 20. b5 h4 21. Re1 Bd3
22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Nf3 h3 24. Bf1 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 Qf5 26. Qe2 Rb8
27. Nh4 Qe6 28. Qc2 Kg7 29. Nf3 Qg4 30. Nd2 Ne6 31. f4 Re8
32. Qd3 Kg8 33. Nd1 Bf8 34. Nf2 Qh5 35. Rc1 Ra8 36. g4 Qh6
37. Nf3 Be7 38. Re1 Bd8 39. Qf1 Ra3 40. Qxh3 Qf8 41. Qg3 Bc7
42. Qg2 Ra2 43. f5 Ng5 44. h4 Ne4 45. Rf1 Bg3 46. Nxe4 Rxg2+
47. Kxg2 dxe4 48. Nd2 Bxh4 49. Nxe4 Qd8 50. Nd6 Qb8 51. Kf3
Qb2 52. d5 cxd5 53. c6 Qc2 54. Nc8 Kg7 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7
7. a4 b4 8. Ne2 c5 9. c3 Bb7 10. O-O Ngf6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Bd2
bxc3 13. bxc3 cxd4 14. cxd4 O-O 15. Ng3 a5 16. Kh1 Nb4 17. Be4
d5 18. Bb1 Ba6 19. Re1 e6 20. f5 exf5 21. Nxf5 gxf5 22. Bxf5
h6 23. Ra3 Bc8 24. Ng5 Nb6 25. Bh7+ Kh8 26. Qh5 f6 27. exf6
Qxf6 28. Rf3 Bg4 29. Qxg4 Qxd4 30. Nf7+ Kxh7 31. Qf5+ Kg8
32. Nxh6+ Kh8 33. Nf7+ Kg8 34. Nh6+ Kh8 35. Nf7+ Kg8 36. Bc3
Qxc3 37. Rxc3 Rxf7 38. Qe6 Bxc3 39. Rf1 Raf8 40. g4 Nd7 41. g5
Nc5 42. Qg6+ Bg7 43. Rxf7 Rxf7 44. h4 Nbd3 45. h5 Nf4 46. Qc6
Ne4 47. h6 Bf8 48. g6 Rf6 49. h7+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5+
7. c3 Qxc5 8. Ba3 Qb6 9. Bxe7 Re8 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Be2 Nc6
12. O-O a5 13. Nd4 d5 14. Na3 Bd7 15. Rc1 a4 16. Nac2 axb3
17. axb3 Rec8 18. Bf3 Be6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. c4 Ne5 21. Nd4
dxc4 22. bxc4 Nxf3+ 23. Nxf3 Rc6 24. Rb1 Qc7 25. Qb3 b6 26. h3
Ra5 27. Rfd1 Rac5 28. Nd2 Be7 29. Ra1 Ra5 30. Ra4 Qe5 31. Nf3
Qc5 32. Rd7 Rc7 33. Rxa5 bxa5 34. Qb8+ Rc8 35. Qb7 Re8 36. Rc7
Qd6 37. c5 Qd8 38. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 e5 6. d5 Nce7
7. c4 f5 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. h3 h6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qe2 c6 12. dxc6
bxc6 13. Rd1 f4 14. Bc1 c5 15. Bc2 Nc6 16. Nd5 g5 17. b3 Ne8
18. b4 cxb4 19. Ba4 Bb7 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Nxb4 Ba4 22. Rd2 Rc8
23. O-O Bd7 24. Bb2 g4 25. hxg4 Bxg4 26. Qd3 Bxf3 27. Qxf3 Kh7
28. Rc1 Qg5 29. Nd5 Nf6 30. Ba3 Rcd8 31. Rcd1 Ng4 32. Nc7 Qh5
33. Qh3 Qg6 34. Rxd6 Rxd6 35. Rxd6 Rf6 36. Rxf6 Nxf6 37. f3
Nxe4 38. fxe4 Qb6+ 39. c5 Qxc7 40. Qf5+ Kh8 41. Kh2 Qc6
42. Bb4 a5 43. Ba3 Kg8 44. Kh1 Kh8 45. Kh2 Kg8 46. Kh1 Kh8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Your Next Move (Blitz)"]
[Site "Leuven BEL"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[Round "18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5+
7. c3 Qxc5 8. Ba3 Qc7 9. Bxe7 Re8 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd4 Nc6
12. Be2 d5 13. O-O Ne5 14. Qd2 Bd7 15. Na3 Rac8 16. Rac1 a6
17. Rfd1 Qa5 18. Qb2 Rc7 19. c4 Be7 20. Ndc2 Bf6 21. Nd4 Be7
22. Nb1 Rec8 23. cxd5 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Qxa2
26. Nc3 Qa5 27. h3 Be8 28. Kh1 Kg7 29. f4 Bb4 30. Nd1 Nd7
31. e4 Bd2 32. Qb2 Nf6 33. g3 Kg8 34. Bf3 Bd7 35. Kg2 Bb4
36. Ne2 Be7 37. d6 Bd8 38. Qc3 Qa2 39. Qb2 Qa5 40. Ne3 Bc6
41. e5 Nd5 42. Nxd5 Bxd5 43. Qc3 Qa2 44. Kf1 Qb1+ 45. Kg2 Qd1
46. Nd4 Bb6 47. Bxd5 Bxd4 48. Qc4 h5 49. h4 Qg1+ 50. Kh3 Bf2
51. Bg2 Qd1 52. Qc8+ Kg7 53. Qc3 Kg8 54. Qf3 Qd4 55. Qxb7 Qd3
56. Qf3 Qf5+ 57. Kh2 Bc5 58. Qc3 Bf2 59. Qd2 Bb6 60. d7 Bd8
61. Qd6 a5 62. Qc6 Kg7 63. Qc8 Bxh4 64. d8=Q 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.20"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. d4 b6 11. Ba3 Ba6
12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. Qxd5 Qxa3 15. Qxc6 Bxe2 16. Rfe1
Rac8 17. Qa4 Qxa4 18. bxa4 Bxf3 19. Rxe7 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 a6
21. Rc4 Rc6 22. a5 Rb8 23. Ra7 h5 24. h4 Rb4 25. Rxb4 cxb4
26. Rb7 Rc2 27. Rb6 Rxa2 28. Rxa6 b3 29. Rb6 g6 30. Rxb3 Rxa5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.20"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3
Be6 7. Nc3 Qd6 8. Be3 Bb6 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. Ng3 f6
12. Qe2 a5 13. Nd2 Bxe3 14. fxe3 g6 15. Nf3 a4 16. Qf2 c5
17. a3 Ra6 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. c3 Bb3 20. Rc1 Rd6 21. d4 b6
22. h4 Bc4 23. Rfe1 h5 24. Qc2 b5 25. Nf1 Re6 26. N1d2 Nb6
27. b3 axb3 28. Nxb3 Bxb3 29. Qxb3 c6 30. dxe5 fxe5 31. Ng5 c4
32. Qb4 Qxb4 33. axb4 Rd6 34. Red1 Rd3 35. Ne6 Rf6 36. Nc5
Rxe3 37. Rd8+ Kg7 38. Rcd1 Re2 39. Rb8 Rff2 40. Rxb6 Rxg2+
41. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.20"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "162"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bd6
12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Nf1 Rxe1 14. Qxe1 f6 15. Bd2 Qe8 16. Qc1 Qf7
17. Bf4 Nce7 18. Ng3 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Nd6 20. Re1 Re8 21. h3 Ng6
22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Qc1 Bb5 24. Bc2 a5 25. b3 b6 26. a4 Bc6
27. Bd3 Bb7 28. Nf1 Nf8 29. Ne3 Ne6 30. Qc2 g6 31. g3 c5
32. h4 Ng7 33. Qc1 Qe6 34. Bf1 Qe7 35. Ng2 Ne6 36. Ne3 Ng7
37. Bh3 Nge8 38. Ne1 c4 39. Qa3 cxb3 40. Qxb3 Nc4 41. N1g2
Ned6 42. Nxc4 Nxc4 43. Qb5 g5 44. Bg4 Kg7 45. Kh2 Qc7 46. Be2
Bc6 47. Qb3 Qd7 48. Qb1 Bxa4 49. hxg5 fxg5 50. Bxc4 dxc4
51. Qxb6 Qf5 52. Qc7+ Bd7 53. Qxc4 Qxf2 54. Qc5 Qf5 55. d5 a4
56. c4 h5 57. Qd4+ Qf6 58. Qa7 Qf5 59. Qe3 Kf7 60. Kg1 Qb1+
61. Kh2 Qf5 62. Qa7 Kg6 63. Qb6+ Qf6 64. Qa7 Qd6 65. Kh1 a3
66. Ne3 a2 67. Qxa2 Qxg3 68. Qc2+ Kf6 69. Qe4 Qe5 70. Qf3+ Kg6
71. c5 g4 72. Qf2 Qe4+ 73. Kg1 h4 74. c6 g3 75. Qc2 Qxc2
76. Nxc2 Bf5 77. Ne3 Bh3 78. Ng2 Kf6 79. d6 Ke6 80. d7 Ke7
81. Nxh4 Bxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.21"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "245"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. c4 c6
7. O-O h6 8. d4 Be7 9. Nfd2 O-O 10. Nc3 a5 11. e3 Qb6 12. Qe2
Rfe8 13. Rfc1 Rad8 14. a3 Bf8 15. Qf1 Bg6 16. h3 Qa7 17. b4
axb4 18. axb4 Qb8 19. b5 e5 20. c5 h5 21. Na4 exd4 22. Bxd4
Bf5 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Nb6 Ne5 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Nf3 Qc7
27. Nd4 Be4 28. Ra6 Qb7 29. Na4 Ra8 30. Rb6 Qd7 31. Nb2 Rec8
32. Nd3 Qe8 33. Nb4 Ra5 34. Rxc6 Rxc6 35. Nbxc6 Rxc5 36. Rxc5
Bxc5 37. Qc1 Bd6 38. Nb5 Bf8 39. Ncd4 Qa8 40. Nc3 Bb4 41. Nxe4
dxe4 42. Qb1 Bc3 43. Nb3 Qd5 44. Qc2 Qe5 45. Nc1 Bb4 46. Ne2
g6 47. Nd4 Kg7 48. Qc4 Bd6 49. h4 Qc5 50. Qxc5 Bxc5 51. Ne2
Bb4 52. Nf4 Kg8 53. Nh3 Bf8 54. Nf4 Bd6 55. Nh3 Bf8 56. Kf1
Bg7 57. Ke2 Kf8 58. Kd2 Ke7 59. Kc2 Bh6 60. Kc3 Ke6 61. Kd4
Kf5 62. Nf4 Bg7 63. Nh3 Bh6 64. Kc4 Ke5 65. Kc3 Ng4 66. Kd2 f5
67. Bf1 Kf6 68. Bb5 Bf8 69. Ke2 Bd6 70. Kf1 Be5 71. Kg2 Bd6
72. Ng1 Be5 73. Ne2 Ke7 74. Nc1 Nf6 75. Nb3 Ng4 76. Be2 Nf6
77. Na5 Bd6 78. Nc6+ Kf7 79. Bc4+ Kg7 80. Nd4 Ng4 81. Be2 Ne5
82. Bxh5 Kf6 83. Be2 Bc5 84. Nb5 Bb6 85. Nc3 Bc5 86. g4 Ke6
87. g5 Be7 88. Bd1 Kf7 89. Nd5 Bd6 90. h5 gxh5 91. Bxh5+ Kg7
92. Nf4 Nd3 93. Ne6+ Kh7 94. Be8 Ne5 95. Nd4 Be7 96. Nxf5 Bxg5
97. Ng3 Ng4 98. Nf1 Kg7 99. Bc6 Nf6 100. Ng3 Ng4 101. Bxe4 Kf6
102. Kf3 Ne5+ 103. Ke2 Nf7 104. f4 Bh6 105. Kf3 Nd6 106. Bd3
Nb7 107. e4 Nc5 108. e5+ Kf7 109. Bc4+ Kg6 110. Kg4 Nd7
111. Bb5 Nc5 112. f5+ Kf7 113. Bc4+ Kg7 114. Nh5+ Kf8 115. Nf4
Nd7 116. Ng6+ Kg7 117. Bb5 Nf8 118. Ne7 Bc1 119. f6+ Kf7
120. Kf5 Bb2 121. Bc4+ Ke8 122. Nd5 Nd7 123. Bb5 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.21"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 h6 8. h3 a5 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Bb5 Qb8 11. Re2 Qa7 12. Ba4
Rab8 13. Nf1 b5 14. Bb3 a4 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3
d5 18. Ng3 b4 19. Re2 bxc3 20. bxc3 a3 21. Rb1 Rxb1 22. Qxb1
Rb8 23. Qc1 Qa6 24. Rd2 Rb5 25. Kh2 Qa5 26. exd5 exd5 27. d4
Ne4 28. Nxe4 dxe4 29. Nxe5 Nxe5 30. dxe5 Rxe5 31. Rd4 Re8
32. Qe3 Qe5+ 33. g3 Qe6 34. c4 Qb6 35. Kg2 Qb2 36. Rd2 Qb4
37. Rc2 Qb1 38. Rd2 Qb4 39. Rd4 Qb2 40. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.21"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1
Nc6 7. c3 e6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nbd2 Nxd2
12. Bxd2 Be7 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Rc3 Rfc8 15. h4 Bd8 16. Rd3 Qc7
17. Ng5 h6 18. Nh3 Ne7 19. Bc3 b5 20. Nf4 Nf5 21. Qg4 Bxh4
22. Nh5 g6 23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24. exf6 Qd8 25. Qf4 Qxf6 26. g4 Qh4
27. Bd2 Ng7 28. Kg2 f5 29. Rg3 Rc2 30. Rh1 Qg5 31. Rxh6 Qxf4
32. Bxf4 fxg4 33. Rxg4 Nf5 34. Rh3 Rf8 35. Be5 Kf7 36. Rh7+
Kg8 37. Rh3 Kf7 38. Rg5 Ke7 39. Rxg6 Rf7 40. Rg8 Rf8 41. Rh7+
Rf7 42. Rhh8 Ne3+ 43. Kh3 Rcxf2 44. Re8+ Kd7 45. Rd8+ Kc6
46. Rd6+ Kb7 47. Rxe6 Rf8 48. Re7+ Ka8 49. Rhh7 R2f3+ 50. Kh2
Rf2+ 51. Kh3 R2f3+ 52. Kh2 Rf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.22"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Bxc5 6. c4 O-O
7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 a6 10. b4 Be7 11. Ke2 b5
12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Bb2 Nbd7 14. Rhd1 Rfc8 15. Rac1 Nb6 16. Nb1
Nfd5 17. Bd4 Nc4 18. Nfd2 Nxd2 19. Nxd2 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 a5
21. Bxb5 axb4 22. axb4 Bxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.22"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4
7. c3 Nc6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. c4
f5 13. Qd1 c6 14. Nc3 cxd5 15. cxd5 Kh8 16. Be3 Ng8 17. Rc1 a6
18. Rc2 Bh6 19. Bxh6 Nxh6 20. Qd2 f4 21. Rfc1 Ng8 22. f3 Ngf6
23. Nd1 a5 24. Nf2 Nc5 25. Bb5 Qb6 26. Rxc5 dxc5 27. a4 c4
28. Qc3 Qd6 29. Qxc4 Rac8 30. Qxc8 Rxc8 31. Rxc8+ Kg7 32. Nd3
Nh5 33. Kf1 Qb6 34. Nc5 Kh6 35. Ke1 Ng3 36. Kd1 Kh5 37. Kc2
Kh4 38. Kb1 Nh5 39. Ka2 Kg3 40. Nd3 Qd4 41. Rc2 Nf6 42. Nc5
Qd1 43. Kb3 g5 44. Nd3 Nd7 45. Kc3 Nb6 46. Nxe5 Qe1+ 47. Kb3
Qb4+ 48. Ka2 Nxa4 49. Bxa4 Qxa4+ 50. Kb1 Qd4 51. Nc4 a4 52. d6
Qd1+ 53. Rc1 Qd3+ 54. Rc2 b5 55. Nd2 b4 56. Kc1 b3 57. Rc3
Qxd6 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Rapid)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.22"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Nc6 6. Bb2 Nxc3
7. dxc3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. Bd3 Ne5 10. Be2 Bd7 11. Qxd6 Bxd6
12. c4 Nc6 13. O-O-O Bf4+ 14. Kb1 f6 15. g3 Bc7 16. Nd2 b6
17. Ne4 Ke7 18. f4 Rad8 19. Nc3 Nd4 20. Bd3 Bc6 21. Rhf1 h5
22. Rde1 Kf7 23. Be4 h4 24. g4 h3 25. Bc1 Rh4 26. Bxc6 Nxc6
27. Rg1 Nd4 28. Ref1 Nc6 29. Be3 Ne7 30. Bf2 Rhh8 31. Bg3 f5
32. gxf5 exf5 33. Rf3 Rd7 34. Bf2 Ng8 35. Nd5 Bd8 36. Be1 Bf6
37. Kc1 Rh6 38. Bd2 Bd4 39. Rgg3 Nf6 40. Nxf6 Bxf6 41. Rxh3
Rxh3 42. Rxh3 Rd4 43. Kd1 Re4 44. a4 Be7 45. Rf3 a5 46. Be3
Re6 47. Ke2 Rh6 48. h3 Rg6 49. Bf2 Re6+ 50. Re3 Bd6 51. Rxe6
Kxe6 52. Bh4 Kd7 53. Bg5 Be7 54. h4 g6 55. Kf3 Ke6 56. Kg3 Bf6
57. Bh6 Kf7 58. Kh3 Be7 59. Bg5 Bf6 60. Kg3 Ke6 61. Kf3 Be7
62. Kg2 Bf6 63. Kg3 Kf7 64. c3 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 d5 9. d4 O-O 10. c3 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bd6
12. g3 Rxe1 13. Nxe1 Nce7 14. Bd3 c6 15. Ndf3 g6 16. Ng2 f6
17. Bf4 Ng7 18. Qb3 Bg4 19. Nd2 Rb8 20. Re1 Bf5 21. Bf1 Be6
22. h4 Bf7 23. Qa4 Ra8 24. b4 Nc8 25. Qc2 Qc7 26. a4 Bxf4
27. Nxf4 Nd6 28. a5 Re8 29. Rxe8+ Ngxe8 30. Qd1 Qe7 31. Bd3
Nc7 32. Kg2 Ncb5 33. Qc2 Na3 34. Qc1 Nac4 35. Qc2 Kg7 36. Ne2
Be6 37. Nf4 Bf7 38. Ne2 Be6 39. Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 c5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Be7
7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. Bd3 Qa5+ 9. Nd2 e5 10. O-O Be6 11. Nc4 Bxc4
12. Bxc4 Ba3 13. Qc1 Bxb2 14. Qxb2 O-O 15. b4 Qc7 16. h3 Rfd8
17. Rfd1 Rd6 18. Rxd6 Qxd6 19. Be2 Qe7 20. Rd1 g6 21. Bc4 Rc8
22. a4 Rc7 23. Bb3 Rd7 24. Rxd7 Nxd7 25. Qc3 Nf6 26. Qc4 Kg7
27. b5 cxb5 28. axb5 b6 29. Kf1 Ne8 30. Qd5 Nf6 31. Qc4 Ne8
32. Qd5 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 d5 9. d4 O-O 10. g3 Re8 11. Nc3 Be6
12. Ne2 g5 13. b3 h6 14. h3 Bf6 15. c3 Nd6 16. Bg2 Bg7 17. Be3
Qd7 18. h4 f6 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Bxg5 fxg5 21. Nxg5 Bg4
22. Bxd5+ Kh8 23. Kg2 Bh6 24. Qd3 Bf5 25. Rh1 Bxd3 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 a6 5. a4 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4
7. Nxd4 g6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Bd7 11. O-O Ne5
12. Nde2 Nc4 13. Bc1 Rc8 14. b3 Ne5 15. Bb2 b5 16. axb5 axb5
17. Nd4 b4 18. Nd5 e6 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Qd2 Qb6 21. Kh2 Bg7
22. Rad1 Rfd8 23. f4 Nc6 24. Nxc6 Bxc6 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Qd4+
Qxd4 27. Rxd4 Ba8 28. Rf2 Rb8 29. Rfd2 Rb6 30. Rc4 d5 31. Rc7
Rc6 32. Rxc6 Bxc6 33. Rd4 Rb8 34. exd5 exd5 35. g4 Kf6 36. Kg3
Ke6 37. Bf1 Kd6 38. Rd2 Re8 39. h4 Kc5 40. Bg2 Re3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. Re1 c5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qc2 Qb6
12. Bd2 c5 13. Na3 Bb7 14. Nc4 Qa6 15. Na5 Bc8 16. Rac1 Bd7
17. a3 Bb5 18. e4 Nb6 19. b3 Bd3 20. Qc3 Rac8 21. Bf4 Rfd8
22. Red1 c4 23. bxc4 Na4 24. Qe1 Nb2 25. e5 Rc7 26. Qc3 Nxd1
27. Rxd1 Bxc4 28. Rxd8+ Bxd8 29. Qd4 Bd5 30. Bxd5 exd5
31. Qxd5 Qc8 32. Nb3 Be7 33. Nd4 Qd7 34. Qxd7 Rxd7 35. Nc6
Bxa3 36. Be3 a6 37. Kg2 Rc7 38. Nd4 Bc5 39. e6 Bxd4 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4
12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Rc8 14. a4 c6 15. Bb3 d5 16. axb5 axb5
17. exd5 c5 18. h3 Bh5 19. Re1 Bd6 20. Ra6 Qf6 21. Rc6 Rce8
22. g4 Bg6 23. Kg2 h5 24. g5 Qd8 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. c3 dxc3
27. bxc3 Bf5 28. Bc2 Qd7 29. Ng1 g6 30. d4 Bxc2 31. Qxc2 Bf8
32. c4 bxc4 33. Qxc4 Rd8 34. dxc5 Qxd5+ 35. Qxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 Re8 11. Nd2 e5
12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qc1 Bf5 14. Bxf6 Nc2+ 15. Ke2 Nd4+ 16. Ke1
Nc2+ 17. Ke2 Nd4+ 18. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. c4 c5
7. dxc5 Qa5+ 8. Nbd2 Qxc5 9. Rc1 Nc6 10. a3 a5 11. Be2 Rd8
12. O-O dxc4 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qxa3 15. Nxc4 Qb4 16. Nb6
Rb8 17. Rc4 Qd6 18. Qa1 Be6 19. Ra4 Ng4 20. Bxg4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4
Qxb6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Ra4 Rd5 24. Rb1 Rbd8 25. h3 Qc7 26. b4
Qc2 27. Qa2 Rd1+ 28. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Kh2 Qxa2 30. Rxa2 axb4
31. Rb2 Rd5 32. Rxb4 b5 33. Kg3 Kf7 34. Kf3 Ke8 35. Rh4 h5
36. Re4 Kd7 37. Ke2 Kd6 38. g4 hxg4 39. Rxg4 g5 40. f4 gxf4
41. Rxf4 Kc5 42. Re4 e5 43. Rg4 b4 44. Rg8 b3 45. h4 e4
46. Rc8+ Kb4 47. Rb8+ Kc3 48. Rc8+ Kb2 49. Rh8 Kc2 50. Rc8+
Kb1 51. Kf2 b2 52. Kg3 Rd3 53. h5 Ka2 54. Ra8+ Ra3 55. Rb8
Rxe3+ 56. Kf4 Rb3 57. Ra8+ Ra3 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nf3 Qb6
7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. a4 a6 9. a5 Qd8 10. Be2 b5 11. axb6 Qxb6
12. Rb1 Bb5 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Re1 O-O 15. h3 Rfd8 16. Nd2 Rab8
17. Nc4 Qc7 18. Qd2 Ne8 19. Bf1 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Qa5 21. Qd3 Nc7
22. Ra1 Qb4 23. Na4 Ne5 24. Bxe5 Bxe5 25. c3 Qb7 26. Rf1 Qc8
27. f4 Bg7 28. Rae1 Qd7 29. b3 Nb5 30. Ra1 Kh8 31. Ra2 e6
32. dxe6 fxe6 33. f5 exf5 34. exf5 d5 35. f6 Bf8 36. Bxb5 Qxb5
37. Qg3 Bd6 38. Qf2 Bf8 39. f7 Qc6 40. Re2 d4 41. Qe1 d3
42. Re6 Qd5 43. Nb6 d2 44. Nxd5 dxe1=Q 45. Rfxe1 Rxd5 46. Re8
Rdd8 47. R1e6 Kg7 48. Rxd8 Rxd8 49. Rxa6 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qe2 Rfa8 16. b5 cxb5 17. Nxd5
exd5 18. Qxe7 Rc8 19. Rfb1 bxc5 20. Rxb5 Re6 21. Qg5 h6
22. Qxd5 Rd6 23. Qc4 cxd4 24. Qxc7 Rxc7 25. Rxa5 d3 26. Rd1
Kh7 27. Rb5 Rc2 28. Rb4 Nc5 29. Rd4 Rxd4 30. Nxd4 Ra2 31. Nb5
Kg6 32. Kg2 f5 33. Kf3 Ne4 34. Rxd3 Rxf2+ 35. Ke3 Rxh2 36. g4
Rh3+ 37. Kd4 Rxd3+ 38. Kxd3 Nc5+ 39. Kd4 Nb3+ 40. Kc3 Na5
41. gxf5+ Kxf5 42. Nd4+ Kg4 43. Kd3 h5 44. f5 h4 45. Ke2 Nc4
46. a4 Kg3 47. Kf1 h3 48. Kg1 Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6
7. d5 Nb8 8. Re1 c6 9. h3 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. a4
a6 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. Bd3 e5 15. Bh6 Nc5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. b4
Nxd3 18. cxd3 Re8 19. d4 Bb7 20. d5 Rc8 21. Qe3 Rc4 22. b5 Qc7
23. Rac1 Rc8 24. bxa6 Bxa6 25. Na2 Nxe4 26. Rxc4 Qxc4 27. Nxe5
dxe5 28. Qxe4 Qxa2 29. Qxe5+ Kg8 30. Qd4 Qc4 31. Qxb6 Qxa4
32. d6 Bb5 33. Qb7 Rf8 34. Rc1 Bd7 35. Qd5 Qf4 36. Rc7 Be6 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 a6 5. a4 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4
7. Nxd4 g6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bc4 Qc7 10. a5 Bg7 11. O-O O-O
12. Be3 Nd7 13. Bd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qa7 15. Qd2 Rb8 16. b3 Ne5
17. Be2 Be6 18. Kh2 Nd7 19. f4 f6 20. Na4 Kg7 21. Bd3 Bf7
22. Qe2 Ra8 23. Bc4 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 Qc7 25. Nc3 Qb7 26. Rae1 Rf7
27. Ne2 Qb5 28. Qc3 c5 29. Qa1 Qc6 30. Nc3 Rb8 31. Re3 Rb4
32. Nd5 Rd4 33. Qe1 f5 34. Nc3 e6 35. exf5 exf5 36. Re7 d5
37. Re6 Qb7 38. Qa1 Nf6 39. Na4 Qc7 40. Qe1 Rxf4 41. Rxf4
Qxf4+ 42. Kg1 Ne4 43. Nxc5 Nxc5 44. Qc3+ Kh6 45. Qxc5 Qc1+
46. Kh2 Qf4+ 47. Kg1 Qc1+ 48. Kh2 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "164"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 b5 8. a4 b4 9. Ne5 Qxd4 10. Nxc4 c6 11. Rd1 Qc5 12. Be3
Qh5 13. Nbd2 Ng4 14. Nf1 Nxe3 15. Nfxe3 a5 16. Rd2 Ba6
17. Rad1 Ra7 18. b3 Bf6 19. h4 Qc5 20. Qe4 Qe7 21. Rd6 c5
22. Bf3 Bd4 23. Rb6 Nd7 24. Rd6 Ne5 25. Rb6 Nd7 26. Rd6 Ne5
27. Rb6 Qc7 28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. Qxe5 Qxe5 30. Nxe5 dxe3 31. Nc6
Raa8 32. fxe3 Rfe8 33. Ne7+ Kf8 34. Bxa8 Rxa8 35. Nc6 Bxe2
36. Kf2 Bd1 37. Nd4 e5 38. Ke1 exd4 39. Kxd1 dxe3 40. Ke2 Rc8
41. Rb5 Rc3 42. Rxa5 Rxb3 43. Rb5 g6 44. a5 Kg7 45. a6 Ra3
46. Rxb4 Rxa6 47. Kxe3 Rf6 48. Rb5 Rf5 49. Rb6 Kh6 50. Rb4 Rf6
51. Rb5 Rf1 52. Ke2 Rf5 53. Rb4 f6 54. g4 Ra5 55. Kf3 Ra3+
56. Kg2 f5 57. Rf4 Ra5 58. Kg3 Kg7 59. gxf5 gxf5 60. Rb4 Kg6
61. Rb7 Ra3+ 62. Kg2 h6 63. Rb5 Rc3 64. Ra5 Rd3 65. Rb5 f4
66. Ra5 Rg3+ 67. Kh2 h5 68. Rb5 Rg4 69. Kh3 f3 70. Rb3 Rf4
71. Rb1 Kf5 72. Kg3 f2 73. Rf1 Rg4+ 74. Kxf2 Rf4+ 75. Kg2 Rxf1
76. Kxf1 Kg4 77. Kg2 Kxh4 78. Kh2 Kg4 79. Kg2 h4 80. Kh2 h3
81. Kg1 Kg3 82. Kh1 h2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c5
7. d4 Nc6 8. e3 b6 9. c4 Ba6 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. Nd2 cxd4 12. Nxc6
Rxc6 13. Bxd4 Rc7 14. Qe2 Bb4 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. a3 Bxd2
17. Qxd2 dxc4 18. Be5 Rd7 19. Bxf6 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Be2 Nf6 4. c3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Bb5+ Bd7
7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8. Re1 c4 9. Na3 Rc8 10. b3 cxb3 11. axb3 O-O
12. Nb1 Qb6 13. d4 e5 14. Bb2 d5 15. exd5 exd4 16. c4 Nc5
17. Bxd4 Qxb3 18. Bxc5 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Rxc5 20. Rxa7 Rxc4
21. Rxb7 Nxd5 22. g3 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qa4+
Bd7 7. Qxd4 exd5 8. e3 Nc6 9. Qd1 Bb4 10. Bd2 O-O 11. a3 Ba5
12. Be2 Bg4 13. O-O d4 14. exd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Be3
Qxd1 17. Bxd1 Bxc3 18. bxc3 b6 19. Bd4 Bxd1 20. Bxf6 Bb3
21. Bd4 Rfe8 22. Rfe1 f6 23. f3 Kf7 24. Kf2 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Re8
26. Rxe8 Kxe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 d5 5. b3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7
7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nbd2 b6 9. a3 Bb7 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Rac1 Rac8
12. c4 dxc4 13. bxc4 cxd4 14. exd4 Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Qb8 16. Ne4
Na5 17. Neg5 Qf4 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Ne5 Bf8
21. Qh3 Kg8 22. Nd7 Ne4 23. f3 Ng5 24. Qh5 Re3 25. Ne5 Rxd3
26. Nxd3 Qf5 27. d5 Nxc4 28. Ba1 Bxd5 29. Kh1 Rc6 30. Nf2 Qg6
31. Qg4 Ne3 32. Rxc6 Nxg4 33. Rxg6 Nxf2+ 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Paris (Blitz)"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[Round "18.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "243"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6
7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 c6 11. Bf4 Bxf4
12. exf4 Bg4 13. Be2 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Re8 15. g3 Nb6 16. b3 Qd6
17. Qd3 Re7 18. Rfe1 Rae8 19. Re5 Nbd7 20. Rc2 Qb4 21. Rxe7
Rxe7 22. Kg2 Nf8 23. h4 Ne6 24. Ne2 Nc7 25. Qc3 Qxc3 26. Rxc3
Kf8 27. h5 Ne4 28. Rc2 Nd6 29. Kf1 Re8 30. a4 a5 31. Nc1 Ne6
32. Ne2 Ra8 33. Bg4 f5 34. Bf3 Ra6 35. Rc3 Rb6 36. Ke1 Rb4
37. Rd3 b5 38. Rc3 bxa4 39. bxa4 Nc4 40. Rc1 Rxa4 41. Nc3 Ra3
42. Be2 Nd6 43. Bd1 Nxd4 44. Ne2 N6b5 45. Nxd4 Nxd4 46. Rb1
Nb5 47. Be2 Nd6 48. Rb6 Rc3 49. Ra6 Rc5 50. f3 Ke7 51. Ra7+
Kf6 52. h6 gxh6 53. Bd3 Rc3 54. Kd2 Ra3 55. Ra6 Ra2+ 56. Ke1
Rg2 57. Rxc6 Ke7 58. Rc7+ Ke6 59. Rxh7 Nf7 60. Bb5 Rxg3
61. Be8 Nd6 62. Kf2 Rh3 63. Bc6 d4 64. Kg2 Rh4 65. Kg3 Rh1
66. Kg2 Ra1 67. Rxh6+ Ke7 68. Rh7+ Kf8 69. Rd7 Nc4 70. Rxd4
Rc1 71. Bb5 Nb6 72. Rd6 Nc4 73. Ra6 Ke7 74. Kf2 Rc2+ 75. Kg3
Ne3 76. Rxa5 Rg2+ 77. Kh4 Rg1 78. Ra6 Kf7 79. Ra3 Ng2+ 80. Kg3
Ne1+ 81. Kf2 Rh1 82. Bc4+ Kf6 83. Ra6+ Kg7 84. Ra7+ Kf6
85. Rf7+ Kg6 86. Rc7 Nc2 87. Rc6+ Kg7 88. Rc7+ Kf6 89. Rc6+
Kg7 90. Rd6 Nb4 91. Be6 Kf6 92. Bc8+ Ke7 93. Rd7+ Kf6 94. Rd4
Rb1 95. Rd6+ Ke7 96. Rh6 Nd3+ 97. Ke3 Nc5 98. Bxf5 Rb3+
99. Kf2 Kf7 100. Kg3 Rb2 101. Rc6 Rb5 102. Kg4 Ra5 103. Rb6
Na4 104. Rb7+ Kf6 105. Rb8 Nc3 106. Rb6+ Ke7 107. Be4 Ra1
108. f5 Rg1+ 109. Kf4 Kf7 110. Ke5 Ra1 111. Rb7+ Kf8 112. Rc7
Ra5+ 113. Kf6 Ra6+ 114. Kg5 Ne2 115. f6 Ra5+ 116. Kg4 Ra6
117. Kf5 Ra5+ 118. Kg4 Ra6 119. Kg5 Ra5+ 120. Kh6 Nf4 121. Bg6
Ra8 122. Rh7 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.11"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4
Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. Na3 c6 9. Ba4 d6 10. Nc4 Bc7 11. Bb3 h6
12. Ne3 d5 13. exd5 cxd5 14. d4 e4 15. f3 Qd6 16. g3 O-O
17. fxe4 dxe4 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Rxf5 Rae8 20. Be3 h5 21. Bf4
Qd7 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Bxc7 Qxc7 24. Qxh5 e3 25. Qg6+ Kh8
26. Qxf6+ Kg8 27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Bc2 f5 30. Bb3+
Rf7 31. Re1 Qe7 32. Qg6+ Kf8 33. Qxf7+ Qxf7 34. Bxf7 Kxf7
35. Kg2 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.11"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Na4 h6
12. Bh4 Be6 13. c3 Bd6 14. Bc2 Re8 15. Qd3 g5 16. Bg3 Bxg3
17. hxg3 Qd6 18. Qd4 Bg4 19. Rfe1 Be2 20. Nc5 Re7 21. Nb3 Rae8
22. Qc5 Qxc5 23. Nxc5 Nd7 24. Nb3 Nb6 25. Nd4 c5 26. Nf5 Re6
27. b4 cxb4 28. cxb4 Bh5 29. Nxh6+ Kf8 30. Rxe6 fxe6 31. g4
Bf7 32. Bd3 Rc8 33. Nxf7 Kxf7 34. a4 Rc3 35. Be2 Nc4 36. b5
Na5 37. g3 e5 38. Kg2 Rc2 39. Bd3 Rd2 40. Bf1 Rc2 41. Rd1 Ke6
42. Bd3 Rb2 43. Bf5+ Kd6 44. Be4 d4 45. Rc1 Re2 46. Bd3 Ra2
47. Rc8 Rxa4 48. f4 Ra2+ 49. Kf3 Nb3 50. Rc6+ Ke7 51. Ke4 exf4
52. gxf4 gxf4 53. Kxf4 Rf2+ 54. Ke5 Rg2 55. Rc7+ Kd8 56. Rxa7
Rxg4 57. b6 Rg5+ 58. Kd6 Kc8 59. Be4 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.11"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 d4
12. Qc2 Nc6 13. O-O g6 14. Ne4 Bf5 15. Rad1 Be7 16. Qb3 Qb6
17. Qxb6 axb6 18. a3 dxe3 19. Bxe3 Rfd8 20. Bb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.12"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2822"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4
7. Na3 c5 8. Nxc4 Be6 9. Nce5 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd5
12. Rd1 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rd8 14. Bf4 Nd5 15. Ndf3 Na6 16. Bd2
Rac8 17. Ba5 b6 18. Be1 f6 19. Nd3 e5 20. e4 Ndc7 21. Ng1 Ne6
22. Ne2 Kf7 23. Nc3 Bf8 24. f3 Nb4 25. Nxb4 Bxb4 26. Rxd8 Rxd8
27. Nd5 Bxe1 28. Rxe1 Rc8 29. Ne3 Nd4 30. Rd1 Ke6 31. Kf2 b5
32. a3 a5 33. f4 a4 34. h4 h5 35. Kg2 Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.12"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. b3 c5 6. Bb2 O-O
7. Rc1 dxc4 8. bxc4 b6 9. g3 Bb7 10. Bg2 Nc6 11. O-O Rc8
12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Qb8 14. d4 cxd4 15. exd4 Rfe8 16. d5 exd5
17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Bg5 19. Qxe8+ Rxe8 20. dxc6 Bxc1
21. Be5 Rxe5 22. Nxe5 Ba6 23. Rd7 Bg5 24. c7 Qc8 25. Bd5 Bf6
26. Bxf7+ Kf8 27. Be6 Ke8 28. Bf7+ Kf8 29. Be6 Ke8 30. Bf7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.12"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 h5 11. Qd2 Nbd7
12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Kb1 b5 14. g3 Be7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nb6
17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Bh3 Rc7 19. Rhe1 h4 20. Qg2 a5 21. f4 a4
22. Nc1 O-O 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. gxh4 a3 25. Rg1 Ne8 26. Nd3 Bf6
27. Nf2 e4 28. Nxe4 Bxb2 29. d6 Rc4 30. d7 Rb4 31. Rd3 Bf6+
32. Kc1 Rxe4 33. Rgd1 Rxh4 34. Bg4 Nc7 35. d8=Q Bxd8 36. Rxd8
Qe3+ 37. Kb1 Qc3 38. Rxf8+ Kxf8 39. Rd8+ Ne8 40. Rxe8+ Kxe8
41. Qe4+ Kf8 42. Qa8+ Ke7 43. Qe4+ Kd6 44. Qf4+ Qe5 45. Qb4+
Kc6 46. Qxa3 Rxg4 47. Qa6+ Kd7 48. Qb7+ Kd8 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.13"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Be2
Ngf6 7. c4 g6 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe3 b6 11. Rd1 Bb7
12. Ng5 Qc7 13. f3 Rac8 14. Bd2 Ne5 15. b3 e6 16. Rac1 h6
17. Nh3 g5 18. Na4 Ned7 19. Bc3 Rfd8 20. Nf2 Nc5 21. Nxc5 bxc5
22. f4 gxf4 23. Qxf4 Qe7 24. Rd3 e5 25. Qh4 Rd7 26. Bf3 Kh7
27. Rf1 Rg8 28. Bd2 Bf8 29. Nh1 Nd5 30. Qxe7 Nxe7 31. Ng3 f5
32. exf5 Rxg3 33. hxg3 e4 34. Bg4 exd3 35. f6 Rc7 36. fxe7
Bxe7 37. Bf5+ Kg7 38. Bxd3 Rc8 39. Bc3+ Kg8 40. Bh7+ Kxh7
41. Rf7+ Kg8 42. Rxe7 Bc6 43. Re6 Rd8 44. Rxh6 Kf7 45. Be5
dxe5 46. Rxc6 Rd2 47. Rxa6 e4 48. a4 e3 49. Kf1 Rf2+ 50. Ke1
Rxg2 51. Rc6 Rxg3 52. Rxc5 Ke6 53. Rb5 Rg2 54. Rd5 Rb2 55. Rd3
e2 56. c5 Ke5 57. c6 Rc2 58. c7 Ke4 59. Rd8 Rxc7 60. Kxe2 Rc2+
61. Kd1 Rb2 62. Rb8 Kd3 63. Kc1 Rh2 64. Rc8 Rg2 65. Kb1 Rh2
66. Rc5 Rg2 67. Rc4 Rh2 68. a5 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.13"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Kb1 a6
12. g4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 b5 14. g5 bxc4 15. gxf6 Bxf6 16. Ne4 Be7
17. Rhg1 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Nxd8 19. Qxc4 Qd5 20. Qxd5 exd5 21. Nc3
Bb7 22. Nd4 Ne6 23. Be5 g6 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Ne2 Bh4 26. f4
Bf2 27. Rc1 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Rapid)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.13"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6
12. Ne3 Be7 13. Nf5 Bg5 14. Qe2 d5 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Nxc8 Rxc8
17. b3 Nf6 18. Bb2 Ne4 19. d3 Bf6 20. c4 Bxb2 21. Qxb2 Nf6
22. Qa3 a5 23. Re7 Rb8 24. Rae1 Kg8 25. g3 Re8 26. Rxe8+ Nxe8
27. cxd5 Qxd5 28. Bg2 Qd8 29. Qc5 Nf6 30. Qa7 g6 31. d4 Qd6
32. Rd1 Qd8 33. h3 Kg7 34. Re1 Nd7 35. d5 cxd5 36. Bxd5 Nf6
37. Bf3 Qc7 38. Kg2 h5 39. h4 Qd8 40. Re5 Ng4 41. Rd5 Qc7
42. Qxa5 b6 43. Qd2 Nf6 44. Qd4 b5 45. Bxh5 Ra8 46. Bf3 Rxa2
47. Rd6 Qe7 48. g4 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "154"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. c4 c5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. O-O Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Na3 Nxd4
12. Qxd4 Bf6 13. Qd2 Bc6 14. Nc4 Bxb2 15. Qxb2 b5 16. Ne5 Bb7
17. a4 bxa4 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. e4 Nb6 20. bxa4 Rad8 21. a5 Na4
22. Qb3 Nc5 23. Qb4 Qc7 24. Qc3 Na6 25. Qxc7 Nxc7 26. Rdc1 Nb5
27. a6 Ba8 28. f3 Nd4 29. Rc7 f6 30. Nc4 Rf7 31. Rxf7 Kxf7
32. Kf2 e5 33. Rc1 Bc6 34. Ne3 Rb8 35. Nc4 Ke7 36. Bf1 Rb4
37. Na5 Kd6 38. Bd3 Rb2+ 39. Ke3 Rxh2 40. Nc4+ Kc7 41. f4 Nb3
42. Rc3 exf4+ 43. Kxf4 Nc5 44. Na5 Nxd3+ 45. Rxd3 Rf2+ 46. Ke3
Ra2 47. Nb3 Ra3 48. Kd4 Bb5 49. Rc3+ Kd6 50. g4 Bxa6 51. g5
Ra4+ 52. Ke3 Bc4 53. Nd2 Be6 54. gxf6 gxf6 55. Kf4 a5 56. Rd3+
Ke7 57. Rc3 h5 58. Rc5 h4 59. Rh5 h3 60. Rh7+ Kf8 61. Nf3 Rb4
62. Ra7 a4 63. Ke3 Bg4 64. Nh2 Bh5 65. Kf4 Bg6 66. Kg3 Rb3+
67. Kf4 a3 68. Ng4 Bh5 69. Nh2 Ke8 70. Ra5 Bd1 71. e5 fxe5+
72. Rxe5+ Kf7 73. Ra5 Rb2 74. Nf1 a2 75. Kg3 Bb3 76. Ra3 Be6
77. Ra7+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 c6 6. a3 Ba5
7. c5 d5 8. cxd6 Qxd6 9. b4 Bc7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Ng3 e5
12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Be2 a5 14. O-O axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Qxa1
Qxb4 17. f4 Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Qe7 19. e4 Re8 20. Bf3 Na6 21. e5
Nd5 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. f5 Nb4 24. f6 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 d4 26. Bxd4
Qc4 27. fxg7 Nc2 28. Qc1 Qxd4 29. Qxc2 Qxe5 30. Qc4 Be6
31. Qh4 Ra8 32. Nh5 h6 33. h3 b5 34. Re1 Qg5 35. Nf6+ Kxg7
36. Qe4 Ra4 37. Ne8+ Kf8 38. Qc6 Rc4 39. Qd6+ Kxe8 40. Ra1
Rc1+ 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2822"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bg4 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 Nd7 5. Bg2 Ngf6 6. d3 Bd6
7. h3 Bh5 8. g4 Bg6 9. Nh4 c6 10. e3 a5 11. a3 e5 12. Nd2 O-O
13. O-O Qc7 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. c4 Rfe8 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Rc1
Qd8 18. Qf3 Qe7 19. Nc4 Bc5 20. Qg3 N5b6 21. Nxb6 Bxb6
22. Rfd1 Rad8 23. d4 exd4 24. Bxd4 Qxa3 25. Bxb6 Nxb6 26. Qc7
Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Qxb3 28. Rd8 Rxd8 29. Qxd8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. c4 d4
7. O-O Be7 8. e3 e5 9. exd4 exd4 10. Re1 O-O 11. Ne5 Nxe5
12. Rxe5 Bd6 13. Re1 Bg4 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Na3 Qd7 16. d3 a6
17. Qd2 Rab8 18. Nc2 b6 19. b4 h5 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Re1 Rxe1+
22. Nxe1 Qa4 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Bc1 Nd7 25. f4 Nf6 26. Qc2 Qe8
27. Qd2 h4 28. Bf1 hxg3 29. hxg3 Bd7 30. Qe2 Qc8 31. Bg2 Bg4
32. Nf3 Qb8 33. Qb2 Qe8 34. Qf2 Bf5 35. Bf1 Ng4 36. Qe1 Ne3
37. Kf2 Ng4+ 38. Kg1 Ne3 39. Kf2 Ng4+ 40. Kg1 Ne3 41. Nh4 Qe6
42. Bxe3 dxe3 43. Nxf5 Qxf5 44. Qxe3 Qe6 45. Qf3 Bf8 46. Bg2
Qf6 47. Qe2 g6 48. Kh2 Qe7 49. Qb2 Bg7 50. Qb6 Bd4 51. Be4 Qf6
52. Qb7 Kg7 53. Bd5 Qf5 54. Kg2 Qf6 55. Kf3 g5 56. Qd7 gxf4
57. gxf4 Qg6 58. Be4 Qh5+ 59. Kg3 Qe2 60. Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 d4
12. Qc2 Nc6 13. O-O g6 14. Be4 dxe3 15. Bxe3 Nd4 16. Qc4 Bxd2
17. Bxd4 Re8 18. Rad1 Bf4 19. Bd5 Qc7 20. Qxc7 Bxc7 21. Rfe1
Bg4 22. f3 Be6 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Bc3 Rad8 25. Rxd8 Bxd8
26. Kf1 Bc7 27. h3 Kf7 28. Re4 Rd8 29. Rc4 Rd7 30. Ke2 a6
31. a4 e5 32. Re4 Rd5 33. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c5
7. d4 Nc6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. c4 dxc4 10. Qc1 Bd7 11. Qxc4 Be7
12. e4 Rc8 13. Qe2 Qa5 14. Rd1 Rfd8 15. Nbd2 b5 16. a3 Be8
17. e5 Nd5 18. Ne4 b4 19. axb4 Qxb4 20. Rd3 Qb5 21. Bf1 Qb6
22. Ba3 Ncb4 23. Rd2 a6 24. Qd1 Bb5 25. Bxb5 Qxb5 26. Bb2 Qb6
27. Qe2 h6 28. Nd4 Ra8 29. Qg4 Kh8 30. Rad1 Rac8 31. Qf3 Kg8
32. Qg4 Kh8 33. h4 Qb7 34. Nf3 Rc2 35. Nd6 Bxd6 36. Rxc2 Nxc2
37. exd6 Rg8 38. Ne5 Nde3 39. fxe3 Nxe3 40. Qe2 Nxd1 41. Qxd1
Rd8 42. d7 Kg8 43. Qh5 Rxd7 44. Nxd7 Qxd7 45. Qg4 f5 46. Qd4
Qb7 47. b4 Kh7 48. h5 Qc7 49. Qe5 Qd7 50. Bd4 Kg8 51. Kf2 Kh7
52. Ke3 Kg8 53. Bc3 Kh7 54. Qd4 Qf7 55. Kd3 Qb7 56. Kc2 Kg8
57. Qe5 Qd7 58. Kb3 Kh7 59. Qd4 Qb7 60. Ka3 Kg8 61. Qd6 Kf7
62. Qe5 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 e6 9. Be3 b5 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. g4 Nfd7
12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Nb3 N8d7 14. Na5 Rb8 15. Bd4 Ba8 16. h4 Qc7
17. g5 b4 18. Nb1 e5 19. Bxb6 Rxb6 20. Nc4 Rc6 21. Ne3 Rc5
22. Bxa6 d5 23. exd5 Bd6 24. Qe2 O-O 25. Nd2 Ra5 26. Bc4 Nc5
27. Ne4 b3 28. Bxb3 Nxb3+ 29. axb3 Ra1+ 30. Kd2 Ra2 31. Nc4
Bc5 32. Qd3 Bxd5 33. Qxd5 Rd8 34. Qxd8+ Qxd8+ 35. Ke2 Bd4
36. c3 Qb8 37. cxd4 Qxb3 38. Ned2 Qa4 39. dxe5 Qa6 40. Kf2 h6
41. Rhg1 Qa7+ 42. Kg3 hxg5 43. hxg5 Qc7 44. Ra1 Qa7 45. Rac1
Ra6 46. Ne4 Qe7 47. Rgd1 Ra8 48. Rd6 Rc8 49. b3 Rb8 50. Rc3
Qa7 51. Rd1 Qe7 52. Rcd3 Rc8 53. Rd6 Rb8 54. R1d5 Qa7 55. Rd8+
Rxd8 56. Rxd8+ Kh7 57. Rd1 Qa2 58. Ncd2 Qc2 59. Rh1+ Kg6
60. Nc4 Qxb3 61. Ncd6 Qa3 62. Rb1 Qa5 63. Kf4 Qa2 64. Rh1 Qa5
65. Nf5 f6 66. gxf6 gxf6 67. exf6 Qc7+ 68. Nfd6 Qa5 69. Rg1+
Kh6 70. Nf7+ 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. c4 dxc4 6. bxc4 b6
7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O c5 9. d3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. Qb3 Re8
12. Rad1 Qc7 13. e3 Rad8 14. a3 Qc8 15. Rfe1 Qa8 16. Qc2 Rd7
17. e4 Ng4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Bh3 h5 20. e5 Red8 21. e6 Rxd3
22. exf7 e5 23. Ng5 Qc8 24. f3 Qf5 25. Nge4 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Nd4
27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. fxg4 Bxe4 29. f8=Q+ Kxf8 30. Qe2 hxg4
31. Bxg4 Qg5 32. h4 Qe7 33. Qe3 Kg7 34. h5 gxh5 35. Bxh5 Bg6
36. Bf3 Rd3 37. Qe2 e4 38. Qxd3 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "9.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4
7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nc6 9. c3 e5 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Nd7
12. Rd1 Nb6 13. Bb3 Na5 14. Nc3 Nxb3 15. axb3 c6 16. d5 c5
17. Qg3 Qd7 18. Bf4 Nc8 19. Re1 Re8 20. Re2 b5 21. Rae1 b4
22. Na4 c4 23. e5 cxb3 24. Qxb3 dxe5 25. Bxe5 Bf8 26. Bd4 Rxe2
27. Rxe2 Nd6 28. Nc5 Qb5 29. Qd3 Rc8 30. Qxb5 Nxb5 31. Nb3 a5
32. Bf6 a4 33. Na5 a3 34. bxa3 bxa3 35. Nc6 Ra8 36. Ne7+ Bxe7
37. Rxe7 a2 38. Re1 Nc7 39. Rd1 Nxd5 40. Rxd5 a1=Q+ 41. Bxa1
Rxa1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "157"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3
Rg6 17. Kh2 Ne7 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. g4 Nd5 20. Bd2 Nb6 21. f4
Nc4 22. Bc1 hxg4 23. hxg4 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Kg3 f6
26. Rd1+ Ke8 27. exf6 gxf6 28. Kf3 Kf7 29. f5 Rd6 30. Rh1 Kg8
31. g5 Rd5 32. Kg4 Ne5+ 33. Kf4 fxg5+ 34. Kxg5 Nf7+ 35. Kf6
Kf8 36. Bf4 Rd7 37. Rh3 c5 38. Rd3 Re7 39. c4 b6 40. a4 a5
41. Rd1 Ke8 42. Rg1 Re4 43. Bxc7 Kd7 44. Bxb6 Nd6 45. Bxc5
Nxc4 46. Rd1+ Kc6 47. Rd4 Nd2 48. Ba7 Re2 49. Kf7 Ne4 50. Bb8
Ng5+ 51. Kg6 Rg2 52. Kf6 Nh7+ 53. Ke5 Ng5 54. Rc4+ Kb7 55. Bd6
Rd2 56. Be7 Nf7+ 57. Ke6 Nh6 58. Bg5 Re2+ 59. Kf6 Ng8+ 60. Kf7
Rg2 61. Be3 Rg3 62. Bf4 Rg4 63. f6 Ka6 64. Ke6 Rg6 65. Be5 Kb6
66. Rc3 Rg4 67. Rg3 Nxf6 68. Kxf6 Rxa4 69. Ke6 Kc5 70. Rc3+
Kb5 71. Kd5 Rh4 72. Rb3+ Ka4 73. Rb8 Rh1 74. c4 Rd1+ 75. Bd4
Ka3 76. c5 a4 77. c6 Rc1 78. Bc5+ Ka2 79. c7 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "11.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6
12. Bf4 Be6 13. Rfe1 Bxf4 14. Qxf4 Qb8 15. Qxb8 Raxb8 16. Na4
Nd7 17. b3 c5 18. Rad1 Rfc8 19. f4 g6 20. c4 dxc4 21. Bxc4
Bxc4 22. Rxd7 Be6 23. Rxa7 c4 24. Ra5 cxb3 25. axb3 Rc2
26. Nc5 Bxb3 27. Nxb3 Rxb3 28. Rg5 h6 29. Rg4 h5 30. Rg5 Kg7
31. f5 Kh6 32. fxg6 fxg6 33. h4 Rb6 34. Re4 Rbc6 35. Rge5 R2c4
1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "12.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 d4
12. e4 Na6 13. O-O Nc5 14. Nb3 Be6 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Qe2 Rc8
17. Bd2 Re8 18. Kh1 Qb6 19. b4 Bf8 20. f4 a6 21. e5 Bd5 22. a3
Qe6 23. Rac1 f5 24. Qf2 Rcd8 25. Rfe1 b5 26. h3 Bc4 27. Qf3 g6
28. Kh2 Be7 29. Rc2 Rc8 30. Rec1 Bd8 31. Qe2 Bxd3 32. Qxd3 Bb6
33. Be1 Rxc2 34. Rxc2 Rc8 35. Rxc8+ Qxc8 36. Bf2 Qc6 37. Qg3
Qd5 38. Qd3 Kf7 39. a4 Ke6 40. axb5 axb5 41. Qa3 Kd7 42. Qg3
d3 43. e6+ Kxe6 44. Bxb6 d2 45. Qe3+ Kd7 46. Bc5 d1=Q 47. Qe7+
Kc8 48. Qe8+ Kc7 49. Qxb5 Qc6 50. Qa5+ Kd7 51. Qa7+ Qc7 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "13.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 d5 9. d4 O-O 10. c3 Re8 11. Bd3 Bd6
12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 Rxe1 14. Qxe1 Qe8 15. Bd2 f6 16. Qc1 g6
17. Bf4 Qf8 18. h3 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Qd6 20. Qxd6 Nxd6 21. Ne3 Ne7
22. Re1 Re8 23. Kf1 c6 24. Nd2 Kf7 25. f3 h5 26. g4 hxg4
27. hxg4 g5 28. Kf2 Rh8 29. Ndf1 Ng6 30. Bxg6+ Kxg6 31. Kg2
Re8 32. Kf2 Rh8 33. Kg2 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "14.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6
12. Ne3 Be7 13. c4 Nc7 14. Nf5 Bf6 15. Nd6 Ne6 16. d3 Qc7
17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18. g3 Rfe8 19. Rb1 g6 20. Bg2 a5 21. a3 h5
22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Bd4 24. Be3 Qd6 25. Qd2 Bxe3 26. Rxe3 Nd4
27. Rbe1 Re6 28. c5 Qe7 29. Re4 Qf6 30. Rf4 Qg7 31. h4 Rce8
32. Rfe4 Qf6 33. Qd1 Nb5 34. Bh3 Nc3 35. Rxe6 dxe6 36. Qd2 Rd8
37. Rc1 Nb5 38. Bg2 Kg7 39. Rc4 Ra8 40. Kh2 Ra3 41. Rf4 Qc3
42. Qe2 Ra8 43. Rc4 Qf6 44. Rf4 Qc3 45. d4 Kg8 46. Qe5 Qd2
47. g4 Qd1 48. Bf3 Qd2 49. gxh5 Ra2 50. Bg2 Qe2 51. Qf6 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "15.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 O-O
7. O-O a5 8. h3 h6 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bb5 Qb8 11. Nf1 Qa7 12. Be3
Bxe3 13. Nxe3 Ne7 14. Ba4 Ng6 15. Bc2 a4 16. d4 Rfe8 17. Nf5
b5 18. Qd2 Rad8 19. b3 axb3 20. axb3 Qb6 21. Ng3 c6 22. Qe3
Ra8 23. b4 Qc7 24. Qd2 Rad8 25. Qe3 Ra8 26. Qd2 Rad8 27. Qe3
1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "16.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Bg5 Rb8 10. Re1 h6 11. Bh4 Bd6
12. Rb1 g5 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. hxg3 d6 15. Qd2 Kg7 16. b3 Qe7
17. Nd1 Qe5 18. Ne3 Be6 19. f4 Qd4 20. Rbd1 Ng4 21. c3 Qb6
22. Kh1 f6 23. Bc2 Re7 24. Re2 Nxe3 25. Rxe3 Bf5 26. Rf1 Rh8
27. e5 Be6 28. exf6+ Kxf6 29. fxg5+ Kg7 30. g6 Rhe8 31. Qf2
Kg8 32. Qf4 Qc5 33. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "17.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. e3 d5 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 dxc4 6. bxc4 c5
7. Nc3 b6 8. g4 Bb7 9. g5 Nfd7 10. h4 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxh1
12. Qa4+ Nd7 13. f3 b5 14. Nxb5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 O-O 16. Be2 f6
17. O-O-O Bg2 18. Rg1 Bh3 19. Ba1 e5 20. Nc3 Be6 21. Qc6 Qc8
22. Nd5 Bd8 23. Qxc8 Rxc8 24. gxf6 Bxf6 25. Nxf6+ Rxf6
26. Bxe5 Rf7 27. f4 Rc6 28. Kb2 Rd7 29. Bc3 Bf5 30. h5 Rb6+
31. Ka1 Kf8 32. Bg4 Bxg4 33. Rxg4 h6 34. a3 Rdb7 35. Rg1 Re6
36. Be5 Rd7 37. Rg2 Rb7 38. Ka2 Rd7 39. Kb3 Rb7+ 40. Kc2 Ra6
41. Bb2 Rab6 42. Bc1 Rb1 43. Rg6 Ra1 44. d4 Ra2+ 45. Kd3 Rb1
46. Rg1 Rb3+ 47. Ke4 Rc2 48. dxc5 Rb1 49. Kd5 Rbxc1 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (Blitz)"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[Round "18.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. O-O
a6 7. Be2 g6 8. c4 Bg7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qe3 b6 11. Rd1 Bb7
12. Ng5 Qc7 13. f3 Rac8 14. Bd2 e6 15. Rac1 Rfe8 16. Qf2 Qb8
17. Bf4 Bf8 18. Nh3 Red8 19. Be3 d5 20. cxd5 exd5 21. exd5 b5
22. a3 Bd6 23. Kh1 Re8 24. Ba7 Qa8 25. Bd4 Nxd5 26. Ne4 Be7
27. Bf1 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Qd8 29. Rd1 Qc7 30. Qd2 N5f6 31. Nhf2
Nxe4 32. Nxe4 Bxe4 33. fxe4 Bf6 34. Bf2 Ne5 35. Qd6 Qxd6
36. Rxd6 Ng4 37. Bg3 Bxb2 38. Rxa6 Rxe4 39. h3 Re3 40. Bh4 Nh6
41. Bg5 Re1 42. Bxh6 Rxf1+ 43. Kh2 Be5+ 44. g3 f6 45. Kg2 Ra1
46. Ra7 f5 47. Bf4 Ra2+ 48. Kf3 Bd4 49. Ra8+ Kf7 50. Be3 Bxe3
51. Kxe3 b4 52. a4 Ra3+ 53. Kf2 Ke6 54. a5 Kd5 55. a6 Kc4
56. Ke2 Kb3 57. Kd2 Ka2 58. Rb8 b3 59. Rb6 Kb2 60. h4 Kb1
61. Rb7 b2 62. a7 h6 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.18"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6
12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. Bb5 Rc8 15. Rc1 h6 16. b4 Re8
17. Bd3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Ne5 19. Qe2 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Nxd3 21. Qxd3
d4 22. exd4 Bxd4 23. Qd2 Qf6 24. Bg3 Rd8 25. Qe2 Qg5 26. Rd1
Qxg3 27. Rxd4 Qc7 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.19"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. e4 Bxf1
12. Kxf1 Qc8 13. Ne2 h6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. f3 Qb7 16. Rc1 c5
17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Kf2 Rab8 19. Qxc5 Qxb2 20. Qxa7 Ra8 21. Qd4
Qxa3 22. Ra1 Qe7 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Ra1 Rxa1 25. Qxa1 Qc5+
26. Qd4 Qc7 27. h3 Nd7 28. Qc3 Qb6+ 29. Qd4 Qc7 30. Qc3 Qb6+
31. Qd4 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.20"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "178"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nb6 10. Bb5 Bd6 11. h3 Bh5
12. Ne4 Re8 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 a6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Ng3 Bf7
17. c4 Bb4 18. Re2 Bf8 19. b3 c5 20. Qe1 a5 21. Rd1 a4 22. Nd2
Qd7 23. Nb1 axb3 24. axb3 Bg6 25. f3 Rad8 26. Qf2 Qc6 27. Red2
Nd7 28. Nc3 h6 29. Kh1 Kh8 30. Nb5 Bh7 31. Ra2 f5 32. Bc1 Nf6
33. Nc3 Qb7 34. Rb2 g5 35. Rb1 Qc6 36. Bb2 Kg8 37. Nf1 Nh5
38. Nd5 Qd6 39. Ng3 c6 40. Nc3 Nf4 41. Qf1 Nxd3 42. Nce2 Qe6
43. Bc3 Rd6 44. Rd2 Red8 45. Rbd1 Bg6 46. Nc1 Nxc1 47. Rxd6
Bxd6 48. Rxc1 Rb8 49. Ra1 Rxb3 50. Ra8+ Rb8 51. Ra6 Bf8
52. Qe2 Bg7 53. Ra7 Re8 54. h4 gxh4 55. Nf1 f4 56. Nd2 Re7
57. Rxe7 Qxe7 58. Ne4 Bf7 59. Kh2 h3 60. gxh3 Qe6 61. Qg2 Kh7
62. Qc2 Kh8 63. Qb2 Kh7 64. Qc2 Qg6 65. Qe2 Be6 66. Qf1 Bf5
67. Qe2 Qh5 68. Nf2 Qh4 69. Ne4 Qxh3+ 70. Kg1 Qh5 71. Be1 Bxe4
72. Qxe4+ Qg6+ 73. Kh2 Qxe4 74. fxe4 Kg6 75. Kh3 Kh5 76. Bh4
f3 77. Bf2 Bf6 78. Be1 Bg5 79. Bf2 Be7 80. Be1 Bd8 81. Bg3 Kg5
82. Bxe5 Bf6 83. Bd6 f2 84. Kg2 Bd4 85. Kf1 Kg4 86. Ke2 h5
87. Kf1 h4 88. Bh2 h3 89. Ke2 Be3 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.21"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 O-O
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 c5
12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Be3 Qc7 14. O-O-O Ng4 15. Rd2 Nxe3 16. fxe3
Rb8 17. Rhd1 a5 18. Kb1 h6 19. Ka1 Rb4 20. Qc2 Rb8 21. Qe4 Bb7
22. Qd4 Ba8 23. e4 Rfc8 24. Qf2 Bc6 25. Qc5 Be8 26. Qxc7 Rxc7
27. Rd6 Kf8 28. Ra6 Rc5 29. Ra7 Rbc8 30. Kb1 Rh5 31. h4 Re5
32. Kc2 g5 33. Rf1 Kg7 34. Rb7 Kg6 35. Kd2 f5 36. hxg5 fxe4
37. Ke3 Bc6 38. Re7 Rxg5 39. Rxe6+ Kg7 40. Re7+ Kg6 41. Rd1
Kf6 42. Ra7 Ke6 43. Rh1 h5 44. g4 Be8 45. gxh5 Bxh5 46. Nxe4
Rf5 47. Ra6+ Ke7 48. Nd6 Re5+ 49. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.22"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6
7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. h3 Ne4 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bf4 Nxc3
12. bxc3 Bf5 13. Nd2 Re8 14. g4 Bg6 15. e3 Bb6 16. Qb3 Re7
17. Rfd1 Rd7 18. a4 Rc8 19. Rac1 h6 20. Qa2 Bc7 21. Nb3 b6
22. Qd2 f5 23. c4 Bxf4 24. exf4 d4 25. Bd5+ Bf7 26. Qe2 fxg4
27. hxg4 Qf6 28. Qf3 Rdd8 29. Nd2 Rf8 30. Ne4 Qe7 31. Ng3 Qf6
32. Ne4 Qe7 33. Ng3 Qf6 34. Nf5 Kh8 35. Bxf7 Rxf7 36. c5 Rcc7
37. cxb6 axb6 38. Re1 Rf8 39. Qe4 g6 40. Nxd4 Qxd4 41. Qxd4+
Nxd4 42. Rxc7 Nf3+ 43. Kf1 Nxe1 44. Kxe1 Rxf4 45. Rc6 Kg7
46. Rxb6 Rxa4 47. f3 g5 48. Rb7+ Kg6 49. Rb6+ Kg7 50. Rb7+ Kg6
51. Rb6+ Kg7 52. Rb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.24"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3 Qd8 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 e4
12. dxe4 Qe7 13. Qc2 Bg4 14. Rac1 Rad8 15. h3 Bc8 16. a3 Rde8
17. e5 h6 18. Qc5 Qxc5 19. Rxc5 Ne7 20. Rxc7 Nd5 21. Rc5 Nxe3
22. Rfc1 Rd8 23. R1c3 Nxg2 24. Kxg2 Bf5 25. Rc7 Be4 26. Kf2
Rfe8 27. R3c4 Bxf3 28. Kxf3 Rxe5 29. Rxb7 Rd2 30. e3 g5
31. Rd4 Rc2 32. Rdd7 Rf5+ 33. Ke4 Rf6 34. Rb8+ Kg7 35. Rxa7
Re6+ 36. Kf3 Rf6+ 37. Ke4 Re6+ 38. Kd3 Rg2 39. g4 Rg3 40. Rbb7
Rexe3+ 41. Kc2 Ref3 42. a4 Rxh3 43. a5 Rh4 44. a6 Rxg4 45. Ra8
Ra4 46. a7 g4 47. Rc8 g3 48. a8=Q Rxa8 49. Rxa8 h5 50. Rbb8
Kf6 51. Rg8 h4 52. Ra6+ Ke7 53. Rh6 Rf2+ 54. Kd3 Rh2 55. Ke4
g2 56. Ke5 h3 57. Rc6 f6+ 58. Kd5 Kf7 59. Rg3 Rh1 60. Rc7+ Kf8
61. Rc8+ Kf7 62. Rc7+ Kf8 63. Ke6 Re1+ 64. Kxf6 Rf1+ 65. Ke6
Re1+ 66. Kf6 Rf1+ 67. Ke6 Re1+ 68. Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.25"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a4 Bf5 9. Nbd2 Nb6 10. Bb5 Bxd3 11. Re1 e4
12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Qxd8 Rfxd8 14. Rxe4 Rd1+ 15. Re1 Rxe1+
16. Nxe1 a6 17. Be2 Nd5 18. Nd3 Ba7 19. a5 Re8 20. Kf1 Ne5
21. Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Ra3 Nf6 23. Bf3 c6 24. Rb3 Re7 25. Rb4 h6
26. h4 Kf8 27. g4 Nd5 28. Ra4 Bb8 29. g5 hxg5 30. Bxg5 f6
31. Bd2 Rd7 32. h5 f5 33. Rh4 Kg8 34. c4 Nf6 35. Bc3 Kh7
36. Bxf6 gxf6 37. h6 Be5 38. Bg2 Kg6 39. h7 Rxh7 40. Rxh7 Kxh7
41. b4 Bc3 42. b5 axb5 43. cxb5 cxb5 44. Bxb7 Bxa5 45. Ke2 b4
46. Kd3 b3 47. Bd5 b2 48. Kc2 Bc3 49. f3 Be5 50. Kb1 f4
51. Ba8 Kh8 52. Bd5 Kg7 53. Ba8 Kh8 54. Bd5 Kg7 55. Ba8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.26"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nc3 c6 9. Bf4 dxc4 10. e4 Re8 11. a4 b6 12. d5
exd5 13. exd5 Bb7 14. a5 bxa5 15. d6 Bf8 16. Nd2 Nd5 17. Nxd5
cxd5 18. Nxc4 dxc4 19. Bxb7 Rb8 20. Bd5 Ne5 21. d7 Qxd7
22. Rxa5 Rbd8 23. Bxe5 Bb4 24. Ra4 a5 25. Bc3 Bxc3 26. bxc3
Qxd5 27. Qxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxc4 Ra8 29. Ra1 Kf8 30. Raa4 Ra7
31. Rc8+ Ke7 32. c4 Re5 33. h4 Kd6 34. Kg2 h5 35. Rd8+ Ke7
36. Rc8 g6 37. Rb8 Kd6 38. Rb6+ Kc5 39. Rb5+ Kd6 40. Rb6+ Kc5
41. Rb5+ Kd6 42. Rb6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2018.08.27"]
[EventDate "2018.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "193"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.c4 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 b6 7.Bd3
dxc4 8.Bxc4 Ba6 9.Qe2 Bxc4 10.Qxc4 c5 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.O-O Nc6
13.Rac1 Rc8 14.Ne5 Qb6 15.Nxc6 Rxc6 16.b3 h6 17.Rfd1 Qb7 18.h3
Rfc8 19.Na4 Nd7 20.Rd2 Nb6 21.Nxb6 Rxb6 22.Rcd1 Bf6 23.Rd7 Qa6
24.Qe4 e5 25.Bxh6 Re8 26.Qg4 Qxa2 27.e4 Qxb3 28.Be3 Rb7
29.R7d6 Be7 30.R6d5 Bf8 31.Bxc5 Bxc5 32.Rxc5 Qe6 33.Qe2 Rd7
34.Rxd7 Qxd7 35.Rd5 Qc7 36.Qd2 Ra8 37.Rd7 Qc4 38.f3 Qc5+
39.Kh2 Qc6 40.Rd6 Qc5 41.Ra6 Qe7 42.Qe3 Kh7 43.Kg3 Qb7 44.Qa3
f6 45.Kh2 Qc7 46.Qa1 Qb7 47.Qa5 Qd7 48.Qa2 Qe7 49.Qf2 Qb7
50.Qa2 Qe7 51.Qd5 Rb8 52.Qa5 Rb7 53.Qe1 Qd7 54.Qh4+ Kg8 55.Qf2
Qf7 56.Qa2 Qxa2 57.Rxa2 Kh7 58.Ra6 Kg6 59.h4 Kh5 60.Kh3 Rf7
61.g4+ Kh6 62.Kg3 g5 63.h5 Kg7 64.Kf2 Rb7 65.Ra3 Kh6 66.Ke3 a5
67.Rxa5 Rb3+ 68.Kf2 Rb2+ 69.Kg3 Kg7 70.Ra7+ Kg8 71.Ra1 Kg7
72.Rf1 Ra2 73.Rf2 Ra3 74.Rd2 Ra7 75.Kf2 Kf7 76.Ke2 Rb7 77.Rd3
Ra7 78.Kd2 Ke6 79.Kc3 Ke7 80.Kc4 Rc7+ 81.Kb5 Rc1 82.Rb3 Kf7
83.Kb6 Rc2 84.Kb7 Rc1 85.Kb8 Kg8 86.Rb6 Kg7 87.Rb7+ Kg8 88.Rc7
Rb1+ 89.Kc8 Rb3 90.Kd7 Rxf3 91.Ke6 Rf4 92.h6 Kh8 93.Rb7 Kg8
94.Rg7+ Kh8 95.Kf7 Rxe4 96.Kg6 Ra4 97.Rh7+ 1-0

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.09.24"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jorge Baules"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2358"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 b6 5. e4 c5 6. e5 cxd4
7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Ng8 9. cxd4 Bb7 10. Nf3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Nc6
12. Bb2 Nge7 13. Rg1 Rc8 14. Qe4 Nf5 15. Bh3 Nce7 16. d5 b5
17. dxe6 Qa5+ 18. Kf1 dxe6 19. Qb7 O-O 20. Rd1 bxc4 21. Bc1
Qxe5 22. Rd7 Rcd8 23. Rxe7 Rd1+ 24. Kg2 Nh4+ 25. Kh1 Qe1 0-1

[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.09.26"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Be2 O-O 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nc4 Nd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 b5 14. Na5
Nb6 15. c4 bxc4 16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Bb7 18. Bb2 Rfc8 19. Rac1 Bf8 20. Bb3
Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Bc3 Bd6 24. Bc4 Bb7 25. a4 Bc7 26. a5 Kf8
27. f4 h5 28. g3 g6 29. e4 h4 30. Kf2 hxg3+ 31. hxg3 Ke7 32. e5 Kd7 33. Be2 Bd8
34. Ke3 Be7 35. Kd4 Kc7 36. g4 Bh4 37. Ke3 Be7 38. Kd4 Bh4 39. Ke3 Be7 40. Bc4
Bc5+ 41. Ke2 Bc8 42. Bd2 Kb7 43. Kf3 Bd7 44. f5 gxf5 45. gxf5 Bd4 46. Kf4 Bb2
47. Bb3 Kc6 48. f6 Kb7 49. Bd1 Be8 50. Bf3+ Kc8 51. Be2 Bb5 52. Bh5 Be8 53. Be1
Kc7 54. Bd1 Kd8 55. Bh5 Kc7 56. Bb4 Kc8 57. Bc5 Bc3 58. Bb6 Bd2+ 59. Ke4 Bc3 60.
Kf4 Bd2+ 61. Ke4 Bc3 62. Kf4 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.09.27"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Santosh Gujrathi Vidit"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O Bd7 11. Bxc4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Rfd8 13. Be2 Be8 14. Qa3 Qe7
15. Qb2 b6 16. e4 Na5 17. c4 c5 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 b5 20. Rfe1 bxc4 21. Qc3
Qc7 22. Rad1 Nb7 23. Bxc4 Qa5 24. Rc1 Qxc3 25. Rxc3 Na5 26. Bd3 c4 27. Be4 Rac8
28. Nd4 Kf8 29. Rf3 Rd6 30. Ra3 Rc5 31. Ne2 Rb6 32. Nc3 a6 33. Bc2 Nb7 34. Ba4
Rc8 35. Bxe8 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.09.28"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Tamir Nabaty"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Qd7 5. Qxc4 c5 6. Qc2 Nc6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8.
O-O Be7 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Rac1 Rac8 13. Rfd1 e5 14. Bg5 Be6
15. Qa4 Qb6 16. Nd2 Qxb2 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nde4 Nd4 19. e3 b5 20. Qa6 b4 21. Rb1
Qc2 22. exd4 bxc3 23. d5 Bf5 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Qxf6 Bxd3 26. Rbc1 Qb2 27. Qxe5
Bc2 28. Qg5+ Bg6 29. Qf6 Bc2 30. Qg5+ Bg6 31. Qf6 Bc2 32. Re1 Rce8 33. Bf1 Rxe1
34. Rxe1 Bg6 35. Re3 Qxa2 36. Qxc3 Qxd5 37. Re5 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.09.30"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dejan Marjanovic"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. Re1 d5 8. c4
e6 9. b3 Ne4 10. Bb2 b6 11. a3 Bb7 12. e3 g5 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 g4 15. b4 Qd7
16. b5 Nd8 17. a4 a6 18. Bf1 Nf7 19. bxa6 Bxa6 20. a5 Rfb8 21. axb6 Rxb6 22. Bc3
Rbb8 23. Qa4 Qd8 24. Reb1 Bb7 25. Qc2 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Ng5 27. Rb1 Bc6 28. Rxb8
Qxb8 29. Qa2 h5 30. Qa6 Qb7 31. Qxb7 Bxb7 32. Ba5 c5 33. Bb6 cxd4 34. Bxd4 Bxd4
35. exd4 Kf7 36. c5 Bd5 37. h4 gxh3 38. Kh2 Kf6 39. Bb5 e5 40. dxe5+ Kxe5 41.
Be8 h4 42. gxh4 Ne6 43. Kxh3 f4 44. Bb5 e3 45. fxe3 fxe3 46. Nf1 Bc6 47. Bc4 e2
48. Bxe2 Nf4+ 49. Kg4 Nxe2 50. h5 Kf6 51. Nd2 Nd4 52. h6 Bd7+ 53. Kf4 Ne6+ 54.
Ke3 Bc6 55. Nf3 Nxc5 56. h7 Kg7 57. Ng5 Nd7 58. Kf4 Nf8 59. Ke5 Ng6+ 60. Kd6 Ba4
61. Kc5 Bb3 62. Kb4 Ba2 63. Kc3 Nh8 64. Kd4 Kg6 65. Ne4 Kxh7 66. Ke5 Kg6 67. Nc3
Bb3 68. Kd4 Kf5 69. Nd5 Ng6 70. Ne3+ Ke6 71. Nc4 Ne7 72. Ne3 Nc6+ 73. Kc5 Kd7
74. Nd5 Bxd5 75. Kxd5 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.10.01"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hrvoje Stevic"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 e6 7. Bd3 Qa5+ 8.
Bd2 Bb4 9. Bxg6 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 hxg6 12. Ne4 Ke7 13. Ne5 Nd7 14.
Nd6 Nxe5 15. dxe5 b6 16. h3 g5 17. Rad1 Nh6 18. Ke2 f6 19. Rd3 g4 20. hxg4 Nxg4
21. Rxh8 Rxh8 22. exf6+ Nxf6 23. Nc4 Rh4 24. Ne5 Re4+ 25. Re3 Ra4 26. Nxc6+ Kd6
27. b3 Rxa2 28. Nb4 Ra5 29. Rg3 Re5+ 30. Kd1 g5 31. Nd3 Rf5 32. Rh3 g4 33. Rh8
e5 34. Ke2 e4 35. Nb2 Nd5 36. Nc4+ Kc5 37. Rc8+ Kb4 38. Ne3 Nxe3 39. Kxe3 b5 40.
Re8 Kc3 41. Rc8+ Kb4 42. Re8 Kc3 43. Rxe4 Kxc2 44. b4 Rg5 45. f4 gxf3 46. Kxf3
Kc3 47. g4 a5 48. bxa5 b4 49. a6 Ra5 50. Re6 b3 51. Rc6+ Kd2 52. Rb6 Kc2 53.
Rc6+ Kd2 54. Rb6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.10.02"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O e4 7. Ng5 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 Re8 9. f3 e3 10. d3 d5 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Qa4 c6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. f4 Bg4 15.
Nf3 Nc6 16. h3 Bd7 17. Qa3 Nh5 18. Kh2 Qf6 19. Nd4 Nxd4 20. cxd4 g5 21. fxg5
Qxg5 22. Qd6 Bc6 23. h4 Qg7 24. Bh3 f5 25. Rf3 Rad8 26. Qb4 f4 27. gxf4 Qc7 28.
Ba3 Nxf4 29. Qe1 Nxh3+ 30. Qg3+ Qxg3+ 31. Rxg3+ Kh8 32. Kxh3 Re6 33. Rf1 Rg8 34.
h5 h6 35. Rxg8+ Kxg8 36. Kh4 Ba4 37. Bc1 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.10.03"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Kacper Piorun"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Bf4 Nc6 9. Qd2 b6 10. Rad1 Bb7 11. Rfe1 e6 12. Bh6 Ne7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Ne5 Rc8
15. Qf4 a6 16. Rd3 b5 17. a3 Qd6 18. b4 Rcd8 19. Red1 Nfd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Qh4
f6 22. c4 g5 23. Rg3 Ne7 24. Qh5 Be4 25. Re3 Bf5 26. c5 Qd5 27. Bf3 Qa2 28. Nc6
Nxc6 29. Bxc6 Qc4 30. Be4 Bxe4 31. Rxe4 e5 32. h4 h6 33. Qf3 Qd5 34. h5 exd4 35.
Rdxd4 Qf7 36. g4 Rxd4 37. Rxd4 Qe6 38. Qd3 f5 39. Rd7+ Rf7 40. Qd4+ Kh7 41. Rd8
Rg7 42. Rf8 Qc4 43. Qxc4 bxc4 44. Rxf5 c6 45. Re5 Rd7 46. Re4 Rd1+ 47. Kg2 Rc1
48. Kf3 Kg7 49. Ke3 Kf6 50. Kd4 c3 51. Re8 c2 52. Kc3 a5 53. Rc8 axb4+ 54. axb4
Ke5 55. Rxc6 Rb1 56. Kxc2 Rxb4 57. f3 Kd4 58. Rxh6 Rc4+ 59. Kd2 Rxc5 60. Re6 1-0


[Event "Chess Olympiad"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.10.05"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Bu Xiangzhi"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7
7.Nxc4 Nb6 8.Ne5 a5 9.h4 e6 10.f3 h6 11.e4 Bh7 12.Be3 Nfd7
13.Nd3 Bd6 14.Ne2 O-O 15.Qb3 Kh8 16.Nef4 Nc8 17.Rd1 Qc7 18.Kf2
b6 19.e5 Be7 20.g4 c5 21.Qc3 Qb7 22.dxc5 bxc5 23.Nxc5 Nxc5
24.Bxc5 Bxc5+ 25.Qxc5 Qxb2+ 26.Kg3 Qb4 27.Qxb4 axb4 28.Rd4
Rxa4 29.Bb5 Ra7 30.Rxb4 Rb7 31.Rb3 Na7 32.Ba4 Rxb3 33.Bxb3 Nc6
34.Re1 Ra8 35.Re3 Ra3 36.Rc3 Nd4 37.Rc8+ Bg8 38.Bd1 Ra1 39.Be2
Ra5 40.Bd3 Rxe5 41.h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.20"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "1.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Paolo Ladron de Guevara Pinto"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6
7. Nc3 d6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. h3 Bc6
12. Qc2 a5 13. Rad1 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Bg4 Nc5 16. e5 f5
17. exf6+ Rxf6 18. Rfe1 h5 19. Be2 e5 20. Bd3 Qb6 21. Be4 Raf8
22. Rd2 g5 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Qc5 26. b3 h4
27. Rde2 Rf4 28. Rxf4 gxf4 29. Qe4 Rf6 30. Rd2 Kh6 31. Kh2 Qb6
32. Qf3 Rg6 33. Qe4 Rf6 34. Qf3 Rg6 35. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.21"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "2.35"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Kidambi Sundararajan"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Be6 5. d3 Qd7 6. Nd5 Nge7
7. Bd2 Nd8 8. e4 c6 9. Nc3 g6 10. h4 h6 11. f4 Bg7 12. Nge2
Bg4 13. Be3 Ne6 14. Qd2 Nd4 15. O-O Bh3 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Nd1
Bxg2 18. Kxg2 f5 19. Nf2 O-O 20. h5 Qe6 21. hxg6 Qxg6 22. Rh1
Rae8 23. Rae1 a6 24. g4 d5 25. Ng3 dxe4 26. dxe4 fxe4 27. Rxe4
Nc8 28. f5 Qg5 29. Qxg5 hxg5 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. Nge4 Nb6 32. f6
Bf8 33. Nxg5 Re5 34. Nfe4 Nxc4 35. Rh7 Bb4 36. Rg7+ Kf8
37. Rxb7 Rb5 38. Ne6+ Kg8 39. Rg7+ Kh8 40. Nf4 Ne5 41. Ng5 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.22"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "3.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Mikhail Antipov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h6 5. g4 Be4 6. f3 Bh7 7. c4
e6 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd7 10. f4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Ne7 12. h5 Ned5
13. Nge2 Be7 14. O-O Qd7 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Nc3 O-O 17. Qf3 f6
18. Bd2 Kh8 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Bc1 Qc7 21. Qg3 b5 22. Kh2 a5
23. a3 a4 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. g5 fxg5 26. fxg5 hxg5 27. Bxg5
Bxg5 28. Qxg5 b4 29. Nb5 Qc2+ 30. Rd2 Qxd2+ 31. Qxd2 Rxf1
32. Nd6 bxa3 33. bxa3 Rdf8 34. Kg2 R1f4 35. Kg3 Rf3+ 36. Kg4
Rxa3 37. h6 Raf3 38. hxg7+ Kxg7 39. Ne8+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.23"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "4.17"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Martin Zumsande"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6
7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. O-O-O a6 11. Qf2 b6
12. Kb1 Qc7 13. Nd4 Bb7 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bd4 Bb7 16. Bd3 Rac8
17. Ne2 a5 18. Ng3 f5 19. Nh5 Bc6 20. Qg3 Bd8 21. Be2 Ba4
22. Rc1 Ne4 23. Qe3 Bxc2+ 24. Ka1 Qd7 25. b3 a4 26. Kb2 g6
27. Ng3 a3+ 28. Kxa3 Be7+ 29. Kb2 Nxg3 30. hxg3 Be4 31. Bxb6
Bxg2 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Rc1 Be4 34. Bd4 Bf8 35. Rxc8 Qxc8
36. Qc3 Qd7 37. a3 g5 38. b4 gxf4 39. gxf4 Qg7 40. Bf2 Qh6
41. Qg3+ Kf7 42. Qh4 Qxh4 43. Bxh4 Bh6 44. Bg3 Ke7 45. Kc3 Kd7
46. a4 Bf8 47. Bf2 Kc7 48. a5 Be7 49. b5 Kb8 50. a6 Bg2
51. Bd4 Bh3 52. b6 Bg4 53. Bb5 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.24"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "5.9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexey Shirov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O h6
7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. Nb3 g5 9. Ne1 Qc7 10. f4 c5 11. Nxc5 Nxc5
12. dxc5 Qxc5+ 13. Kh1 d4 14. Nd3 Qc7 15. fxg5 O-O-O 16. Bg4
Bxg4 17. Qxg4 Nf5 18. Rxf5 exf5 19. Qxf5+ Kb8 20. g6 fxg6
21. Qxg6 Be7 22. Bf4 Bg5 23. Bg3 Qxc2 24. h4 Be3 25. e6+ Ka8
26. Qe4 Rhg8 27. Rf1 Rde8 28. Rf7 Qc6 29. Qxc6 bxc6 30. Bd6
Rxe6 31. Bc5 Re4 32. Be7 Reg4 0-1

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.25"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Abhijeet Gupta"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. d3 h6 8. Na4 Bc5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. d4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 Nc6
12. Qd2 Bf5 13. b3 Re8 14. f3 a6 15. Nc3 b5 16. cxb5 axb5
17. Nxb5 Qb8 18. Nc3 d5 19. Bb2 Qa7+ 20. Kh1 Qe3 21. Rfd1 Qf2
22. Re1 Nb4 23. Nb5 Nc2 24. Bd4 Ne3 25. Bxe3 Rxe3 26. Rf1 Qxe2
27. Qxe2 Rxe2 28. Nd4 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.26"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jeffery Xiong"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bb5
Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd7 8. Rb1 e6 9. d4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Be2 Qc7
12. e4 Rfd8 13. Be3 Na5 14. Bd3 Rac8 15. h4 Be8 16. e5 cxd4
17. cxd4 Nc4 18. Ng5 h6 19. Ne4 Bc6 20. Qe2 b5 21. Rbc1 Bxe4
22. Bxe4 Bxh4 23. a4 a6 24. Bd3 Qb7 25. Bxc4 bxc4 26. Rxc4 Bg5
27. Rfc1 Rxc4 28. Rxc4 Bxe3 29. fxe3 Qb1+ 30. Kh2 Qb3 31. a5
Qb5 32. Qa2 Qd5 33. Ra4 Qe4 34. Qe2 Rc8 35. Rc4 Rb8 36. Qf2
Rb3 37. Rc7 Kh7 38. Rxf7 Rxe3 39. Rxg7+ Kxg7 40. Qf6+ Kh7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.27"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Arkadij Naiditsch"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. c3 Nge7 6. cxd4 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. O-O Bg7 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Bg5 Qd6 11. Re1+ Be6
12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Ne4 Qb4 14. Qc1 Rfe8 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. Nc5 Bf5
17. Ne5 Rad8 18. h3 Nf6 19. Nb3 Rd5 20. Nxc6 Rxe1+ 21. Bxe1
Bf8 22. Ne5 Be6 23. Nc4 Qb7 24. Ne3 Rh5 25. Nc5 Bxc5 26. dxc5
Bxh3 27. c6 Qc8 28. f3 Bxg2 29. Nxg2 Qh3 30. Bc3 Nd5 31. Bd4
f6 32. Qe1 Kf7 33. Rd1 Rg5 34. Qe2 Kg7 35. Bc5 Re5 36. Qf2 Rg5
37. Rd4 Qe6 38. Re4 Qxc6 39. Qd4 a5 40. a3 h5 41. Kh2 Kh7
42. Qc4 Qb7 43. Re7+ Kh8 44. Bd4 Rf5 45. Rd7 Qb8 46. Qc6 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Masters"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2018.10.28"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[Round "9.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pavel Eljanov"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. O-O c6 8. Nc3 d5 9. Qb3 O-O 10. Rfd1 Nbd7 11. Rac1 h6
12. Ne1 c5 13. cxd5 cxd4 14. d6 Bxd6 15. Bxb7 Nc5 16. Qc4 Nxb7
17. Qxd4 Qe7 18. Qh4 a6 19. Nf3 Rac8 20. e4 Rc4 21. b3 Rc5
22. e5 Bxe5 23. Ne4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Bd6 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. Qxf6
gxf6 27. Rc6 Bc5 28. b4 Nd8 29. Rc7 Bd6 30. Rd7 Bb8 31. Bxh6
Re8 32. Be3 Nc6 33. a3 b5 34. Rb7 Rc8 35. Rb6 Ba7 36. Rxa6
Bxe3 37. fxe3 Ne7 38. Nd4 Nd5 39. Kf2 Rc1 40. Rc6 Rh1 41. e4
Rxh2+ 42. Kf3 Ne7 43. Rc3 Ra2 44. Nxb5 f5 45. Nc7 Kf8 46. b5
Rb2 47. a4 fxe4+ 48. Kf4 Kg7 49. a5 Nd5+ 50. Nxd5 Rxb5 51. Ne3
Rxa5 52. Rc7 Kg6 53. Nc4 Rf5+ 54. Kxe4 f6 55. Rc6 Rg5 56. Kf3
Kf7 57. Nd6+ Kg6 58. Ne4 Rf5+ 59. Kg4 Re5 60. Nc5 Kf7 61. Rc7+
Kg6 62. Nd3 f5+ 63. Kf3 Re4 64. Rc6 Kf7 65. Rc7+ Kg6 66. Nc5
Re1 67. Ra7 Kf6 68. Ra6 Kf7 69. Kf2 Re5 70. Ra7+ Kg6 71. Rc7
f4 72. gxf4 Rd5 73. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel India Rapid"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2018.11.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Surya Shekhar Ganguly"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bb5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8. d4 Qf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd3 Bf5 11. Qc2 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Rfe8 13. e4 exd4 14. cxd4 Qg6 15. Re1 Rad8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bd2 Kh8 18. Qc2 Bf8 19. d5 Nb4 20. Qb1 Na6 21. Qxb7 Nc5 22. Qxc7 Nxe4 23. Be3 Bb4 24. Rec1 Rxd5 25. Qb7 Nc3 26. Qxb4 Ne2+ 27. Kh1 Nxc1 28. Rxc1 Red8 29. Bxa7 Rd1+ 30. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Ng1 h6 32. f3 Qf7 33. Qb8+ Kh7 34. Qb2 Qd5 35. a4 Rd2 36. Qb1+ Kh8 37. Bb6 Qg5 38. Qf1 Rb2 39. a5 Qd2 40. f4 Rb4 41. f5 Qc2 42. h3 Rb1 43. Qf2 Qd3 44. Qf3 Qb5 45. Qe4 Rf1 46. Kh2 Rxf5 47. a6 Re5 48. Qb7 Re8 49. a7 Qe5+ 50. Kh1 Qa1 51. Qb8 Rg8 52. Bd8 1-0


[Event "Tata Steel India Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2018.11.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "R Praggnanandhaa"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 d4 4. b4 Bg7 5. Bg2 d3 6. Nc3 dxe2 7. Qxe2 Nc6 8. b5 Nb4 9. O-O Bf5 10. Ne5 Nd3 11. g4 Bxe5 12. gxf5 Qd4 13. Ba3 Qf4 14. Rfd1 Qxh2+ 15. Kf1 Qxg2+ 16. Kxg2 Nf4+ 17. Kf3 Nxe2 18. Kxe2 Bxc3 19. dxc3 Nf6 20. Rd3 O-O 21. Kf3 Rfe8 22. Re1 e6 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Bc1 e5 25. Kg2 Re6 26. Bg5 Rae8 27. Rde3 Nd7 28. Rd1 Rd6 29. Red3 Ree6 30. Be3 b6 31. Rd5 Nf6 32. R5d2 Ne4 33. Rxd6 Rxd6 34. Rb1 Rd3 35. Rb4 Rxc3 36. Ra4 Nd6 37. Rxa7 Rxc4 38. a4 Nf5 39. Bd2 e4 40. Bf4 h6 41. Bxc7 Rc2 42. Kf1 e3 43. fxe3 Nxe3+ 44. Ke1 Nd5 45. Be5 Rc4 46. Kd2 Re4 47. Bb2 Kf8 48. Rd7 Nf4 49. Rd6 Rxa4 50. Rxb6 Ke8 51. Be5 Ra2+ 52. Kd1 Nd3 53. Bd4 Ra4 54. Bc3 Rc4 55. Bg7 g5 56. Bxh6 g4 57. Rg6 Kf7 58. Rg7+ Kf6 59. b6 Rb4 60. b7 Nc5 61. Rxg4 Rxb7 62. Be3 Ne6 63. Ke2 Ke5 64. Ra4 Rb3 65. Rg4 Ra3 66. Rb4 Kd5 67. Rb5+ Kc4 68. Re5 Ra6 69. Kf3 Rc6 70. Ke4 Nc7 71. Rc5+ Rxc5 72. Bxc5 Kxc5 1/2-1/2


[Event "Tata Steel India Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2018.11.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Surya Shekhar Ganguly"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 b6 5. Bb2 Bb7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Rc1 a6 9. d4 Bd6 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Qe7 12. O-O Rfe8 13. Nd2 Rad8 14. Qc2 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Rfd1 Nb6 17. Nf3 Bb8 18. Ba3 Rc8 19. Ne2 Ne4 20. Nc3 Qf6 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Nd2 Qe6 23. Bxc5 Nd7 24. b4 Bd5 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Nxc5 27. Bf5 Ne4 28. Qxc8 1-0


[Event "Tata Steel India Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2018.11.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "18.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "R Praggnanandhaa"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. Bb2 Bb7 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. c4 c5 8. O-O d5 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Rd1 Bf6 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 Qe7 16. Qb2 Rfd8 17. Nd2 Nf6 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nc4 Rd5 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. f3 h6 22. e4 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Rxd4 24. Qxd4 Qd7 25. Qd6 Qxd6 26. Nxd6 Nd7 27. Kf2 Kf8 28. Ke3 a6 29. f4 Ke7 30. e5 f5 31. b4 Kd8 32. a4 Ke7 33. Kd4 g5 34. a5 b5 35. h4 gxf4 36. gxf4 h5 37. Nb7 Kf7 38. Nd8+ Ke7 39. Nb7 Kf7 40. Ke3 Ke7 41. Kd3 Kf7 42. Kc3 Ke7 43. Kd4 Kf7 44. Nd6+ Ke7 45. Kd3 Kf8 46. Ke3 Ke7 47. Kd4 Kd8 48. Kd3 Ke7 49. Nb7 Kf7 50. Nd8+ Ke7 51. Nc6+ Ke8 52. Ke3 Kf7 53. Kd3 Ke8 54. Nd4 Ke7 55. Ne2 Kf7 56. Kd4 Kg7 57. Kc3 Kf7 58. Kd3 Nf8 59. Kd4 Nd7 60. Ng3 Kg6 61. Kc3 Kh6 62. Kd3 Nf8 63. Ne2 Kg6 64. Nd4 Kf7 65. Nxb5 axb5 66. a6 Nd7 67. a7 Nb6 68. Kd4 Ke7 69. Kc5 Na8 70. Kc6 Kd8 71. Kb7 Kd7 72. Kxa8 Kc7 1/2-1/2


[Event "Tata Steel India Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2018.11.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Surya Shekhar Ganguly"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. a3 Nf6 5. Nf3 d5 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 a6 11. b4 Re8 12. Bb2 Ne4 13. Ne2 Qe7 14. Ng3 g6 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Qe2 b5 17. Rc2 Nb6 18. Ne5 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Nc4 20. Nf3 Ra8 21. Qe1 a5 22. bxa5 Bxa3 23. Bxa3 Qxa3 24. Qe2 Rxa5 25. Nh2 Bc8 26. Bxc4 dxc4 27. g4 c3 28. f4 b4 29. f5 Ba6 30. Qf3 Bxf1 31. Nxf1 Qb3 32. Rf2 Qd5 33. Qf4 Qd6 34. Qh6 gxf5 35. Qh4 f4 0-1


[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.11"]
[EventDate "2018.10.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 b6 7.Qc2
Bb7 8.Rd1 Bd6 9.Bg3 Nbd7 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.e4 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bxg3
13.hxg3 e5 14.Bb5 c6 15.Be2 Qc7 16.g4 Rfe8 17.g5 Rad8 18.Kf1
b5 19.Rh4 a6 20.a4 Qa5 21.g6 hxg6 22.Ng5 Nf8 23.Rd3 Bc8 24.Qb3
Qc7 25.axb5 axb5 26.Rf3 Be6 27.d5 cxd5 28.exd5 Rxd5 29.Nxe6
fxe6 30.Rfh3 e4 31.Rxe4 Ra8 32.g3 Qc5 33.Re3 Ra3 34.Qb2 Qd6
35.Rh4 Ra4 36.Rhe4 Qa3 37.Qxa3 Rxa3 38.Bg4 Rc5 39.Bxe6+ Nxe6
40.Rxe6 Raxc3 41.Rxc3 Rxc3 42.Rxg6 b4 43.Rb6 b3 44.Kg2 Kf7
45.f4 g5 46.fxg5 Rc2+ 47.Kf3 b2 48.Kg4 Kg7 49.Rb7+ Kg6 50.Rb6+
Kg7 51.Rb7+ Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.12"]
[EventDate "2018.10.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7
7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.O-O-O c6 10.h4 d5 11.Kb1 Re8 12.Bd3 Bc5
13.Bd4 Bxd4 14.cxd4 Nf6 15.Rde1 Ne4 16.Qf4 Qf6 17.Qxf6 Nxf6
18.Kc1 Rxe1+ 19.Rxe1 Kf8 20.Kd2 h6 21.Ne5 Ng4 22.Nxg4 Bxg4
23.c3 Re8 24.Rxe8+ Kxe8 25.Ke3 g5 26.hxg5 hxg5 27.f3 Be6 28.f4
f6 29.g3 Ke7 30.a3 Bd7 31.Bc2 Be6 32.Bd3 Bd7 33.Bc2 Be6
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.13"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Qb6 6. Nc2 d5
7. O-O dxc4 8. Nc3 Na6 9. d3 exd3 10. exd3 Be7 11. Re1 Be6
12. dxc4 O-O 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qb6 15. Na4 Qd8 16. b3 Re8
17. Bc3 Nc5 18. Bxf6 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 gxf6 20. Nc3 f5 21. Ne2
Bf6 22. Ned4 Rad8 23. Bh3 f4 24. Nxe6 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Nxe6
26. Bxe6 Rxe6 27. Kf1 b5 28. cxb5 cxb5 29. gxf4 Re4 30. f5 Kg7
31. Rd5 a6 32. Rd6 Rh4 33. Ne3 a5 34. Ra6 a4 35. bxa4 bxa4
36. Kg2 Rd4 37. Kf3 h5 38. Ra5 Rh4 39. Kg2 Rf4 40. Kg3 Rb4
41. Nd5 Bh4+ 42. Kg2 Rd4 43. f6+ Kg6 44. Kf3 Bg5 45. h3 h4
46. Rb5 Bxf6 47. Ke3 Rd1 48. Nf4+ Kg7 49. Ra5 Rh1 50. Kf3 Rh2
51. Nh5+ Kg6 52. Nf4+ Kg7 53. Rxa4 Be5 54. Kg4 Rxf2 55. Nd3
Rg2+ 56. Kf5 Bg3 57. Nf4 Rf2 58. Kg4 Bxf4 59. Rxf4 Rxa2
60. Kxh4 Ra6 61. Rg4+ Kh7 62. Rf4 Kg7 63. Rg4+ Kh7 64. Rf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.13"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Bd3 Qa5+ 10. Kf1 Ba6 11. Bxc7
Bxd3+ 12. Qxd3 Na6 13. Bg3 Nb4 14. Qe2 Rfc8 15. a3 Qa4 16. Kg1
Na2 17. h3 Nc1 18. Qf1 Qc2 19. Kh2 Ne2 20. Be5 Qxb2 21. d5 Nc3
22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Rd1 Qxa3 24. Rd7 Nd5 25. Nd4 Bf6 26. Bg3
Bxd4 27. exd4 Qa4 28. Rd6 Rc6 29. Rd7 Rcc8 30. Rd6 Qe8 31. Qa6
Rc6 32. Ra1 Rxd6 33. Bxd6 Qd7 34. Be5 Nb4 35. Qe2 Nc6 36. Bg3
Qd5 37. Qa6 Nxd4 38. Rc1 Nf5 39. Rc8+ Rxc8 40. Qxc8+ Kf7
41. Qc7+ Kf6 42. Bf4 e5 43. Bc1 h6 44. Bb2 Qc5 45. Qb8 a5
46. f4 Kg6 47. Bxe5 Qc6 48. Qa7 h5 49. h4 a4 50. Qa6 Kh7
51. Qd3 Qg6 52. g3 Nh6 53. Qc4 Ng4+ 54. Kh3 Qb1 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.13"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nc3 c5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Be2 b6 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. d4 a5 11. dxc5 bxc5
12. O-O Be6 13. Bb5 Qb6 14. Qe2 Nc6 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Ne5 Nxe5
17. Bxe5 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 h6 19. h3 Bf8 20. Bd3 g6 21. Bf6 Rd7
22. Bb5 Ra7 23. Ba1 Bg7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qb2+ Kg8 26. Be2 a4
27. Bf3 Rd8 28. Qf6 axb3 29. axb3 Rad7 30. Qc3 Rc8 31. Ra1 d4
32. exd4 Rxd4 33. Rab1 Rb4 34. Bd5 Bxd5 35. Rxd5 c4 36. Rbd1
Rxb3 37. Qe5 c3 38. Qe7 Rb1 39. Kh2 Rxd1 40. Rxd1 c2 41. Rd7
Qb8+ 42. g3 Qb3 43. Rd8+ Rxd8 44. Qxd8+ Kg7 45. Qd4+ Kh7
46. Qf4 Kg8 47. Qd2 Qb2 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.13"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6
7. Rc1 Ba6 8. Qa4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. O-O a6 11. Be2 Nbd7
12. Rfd1 b5 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. Ne5 c5 15. dxc5 Rxc5 16. Qb1 Qe8
17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Ne4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qa8 20. Bf3 Rc8 21. Rd1
Nf6 22. Ng5 h6 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Nf3 Qe4 25. Be5 Qxb1 26. Rxb1
Ne4 27. Ne1 f6 28. Bg3 Rd8 29. Nf3 Rc8 30. Ne1 e5 31. f3 Nd2
32. Rd1 Nc4 33. Rd7 Bc5 34. b3 Nxe3 35. Bf2 Nf5 36. g4 Nd4
37. Kf1 Ne6 38. h4 Bxf2 39. Kxf2 Nf4 40. Rd6 a5 41. Ra6 Rd8
42. Rxa5 Rd2+ 43. Kf1 Nh3 44. Nd3 Rxd3 45. Rxb5 Rxf3+ 46. Ke1
Rf2 47. a4 Ra2 48. a5 Nf4 49. Kd1 e4 50. Kc1 e3 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.13"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "1.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. b3 Bf5 5. Bb2 e6 6. Nc3 h6
7. d4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qc2 Bg4 11. Ne5 Nxe5
12. dxe5 Nd7 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Qxg6 Rf7
17. Ne2 Nf8 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. Rad1 Bc5 20. Kg2 Qh4 21. Bd4 Be7
22. f4 Bb4 23. cxd5 exd5 24. f5 h5 25. Rf4 Nh7 26. Ng3 c5
27. gxh5 Qd8 28. Bb2 d4 29. e6 Rfc7 30. Qc4 b5 31. e7+ bxc4
32. exd8=Q+ Rxd8 33. bxc4 d3 34. h6 gxh6 35. Rg4+ Kf8 36. Ne4
Ng5 37. Nxg5 hxg5 38. Rxg5 d2 39. Kf3 Rh7 40. Rg3 Rdd7 41. Be5
Rh5 42. Kg4 Rdh7 43. Bf6 R5h6 44. Bg5 Ra6 45. e4 Rxa2 46. Rd3
Rc2 47. Bxd2 Rxc4 48. Rd8+ Kf7 49. Bxb4 Rxe4+ 50. Kf3 Re7
51. Bxc5 Rxh3+ 52. Kg4 1-0

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.13"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "1.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 e5
7. d5 a5 8. g4 Na6 9. Nge2 Nd7 10. Qd2 Ndc5 11. Ng3 c6 12. Be2
cxd5 13. cxd5 a4 14. h4 Bd7 15. h5 Rc8 16. Kf1 a3 17. b3 Qa5
18. Rc1 f6 19. Kg2 Nb4 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Bh6 Rf7 22. Rh2 Bxh6
23. Qxh6 Rg7 24. Rch1 Rf8 25. Qc1 Nbd3 26. Qd2 Nf4+ 27. Kg1
Kf7 28. Rh7 Rc8 29. Bc4 b5 30. Nge2 g5 31. Nxf4 gxf4 32. g5
Rg8 33. Be2 Kf8 34. Kf1 fxg5 35. f3 b4 36. Nd1 Nxb3 37. Qc2
Nd4 38. Qc1 b3 39. axb3 a2 0-1

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.15"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Rc1 Bb7
12. Qd2 e6 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. f3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qd6 16. Bh6 Bxh6
17. Qxh6 Na5 18. Bd3 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Rc8 20. Qd2 e5 21. d5 Nc4
22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Qe3 Rc2 24. a3 Ba6 25. Ng3 Qc5 26. Qxc5 Rxc5
27. d6 Rc8 28. a4 Bc4 29. a5 bxa5 30. d7 Rd8 31. Rc1 Be6
32. Ra1 Rxd7 33. Rxa5 f6 34. Nf1 Rd1 35. Kf2 a6 36. Ne3 Rd2+
37. Kg1 Rd6 38. h4 Kf7 39. g4 Bd7 40. g5 Bb5 41. Kf2 Ke6
42. gxf6 Kxf6 43. Nd5+ Kf7 44. Nc7 Rb6 45. Ke3 h6 46. Kf2 h5
47. Kg3 Be2 48. Kf2 Bb5 49. Kg3 Be2 50. Kf2 Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.16"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3
h4 17. Ne4 Rg6 18. g4 hxg3 19. fxg3 Bd5 20. g4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4
Ne7 22. e6 f5 23. Re5 Nd5 24. Rxf5 Nxf4 25. Rxf4 Rxe6 26. Rdf1
Kd7 27. Rf7+ Re7 28. h4 Rh8 29. h5 Ke8 30. Rxe7+ Kxe7 31. Kg2
g6 32. hxg6 Rg8 33. Rf7+ Ke6 34. Rxc7 Rxg6 35. Kg3 Rg5 36. Kh4
Rc5 37. g5 Rxc3 38. g6 Rxc2 39. Kg5 Rg2+ 40. Kh6 Rh2+ 41. Kg7
Ra2 42. Kf8 Rxa3 43. Rxb7 Rf3+ 44. Rf7 Rb3 45. Rc7 Rb8+
46. Kg7 Kd5 47. Rxa7 c5 48. Kf7 c4 49. g7 c3 50. Rc7 Kd4
51. Rxc3 Kxc3 52. g8=Q Rxg8 53. Kxg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.17"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Ne2 b6
12. Bg5 c5 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 c6 16. Rd3 Be7
17. Ne4 Rd8 18. Rad1 Rxd3 19. Rxd3 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Ke7 21. Kf1
h4 22. f4 f6 23. Ne4 Ke6 24. Nd6 Ne7 25. f5+ Nxf5 26. Nxf5
Kxf5 27. exf6 gxf6 28. Rd7 Ra8 29. Rc7 Rd8 30. Ke2 Re8+
31. Kf1 Rd8 32. Ke2 Re8+ 33. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.17"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nxc3 6. bxc3
g6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. d4 Bc6 11. Ba3 cxd4
12. cxd4 Re8 13. Ne5 Qa5 14. Qb3 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. Bc4
Rf8 17. f4 Qe4 18. Rf2 Nd7 19. Rd1 b5 20. Be2 Qa4 21. Qxa4
bxa4 22. Rc1 Bd5 23. Ba6 Rab8 24. Rd2 Be6 25. Bxe7 Rfe8
26. Bd6 Rb6 27. Bf1 Bf5 28. Bc7 Rb7 29. Ba6 Rb4 30. Ba5 Rbb8
31. Bc7 Rb4 32. Ba5 Rbb8 33. h3 h5 34. Bc7 Rb4 35. Ba5 Rbb8
36. Bc7 Rb4 37. Bd6 Rb6 38. Bc8 Nf6 39. Bxf5 gxf5 40. Be5 Ne4
41. Rd7 a6 42. Bd4 Rbb8 43. Rc6 Re6 44. Rcc7 Rf8 45. Rd5 Ng3
46. Kf2 h4 47. Kf3 a3 48. Rdd7 Ne4 49. Rd5 Ng3 50. Rdd7 Ne4
51. Ke2 Rg6 52. Kf1 Rb8 53. Rb7 Rc8 54. Rdc7 Rc6 55. Rxc6 Rxc6
56. Rb8+ Kh7 57. Rh8+ Kg6 58. Rg8+ Kh6 59. Rh8+ Kg6 60. Rg8+
Kh6 61. Rh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.17"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. b3 Nxc3 10. dxc3 b6 11. Rd1 Qc7
12. e4 Bb7 13. g3 Rad8 14. Bf4 Qc8 15. h4 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Rd8
17. e5 Rxd1+ 18. Qxd1 Bd8 19. Bd3 h6 20. Be4 Bc7 21. Qd3 Ne7
22. h5 Bc6 23. c4 Qa8 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. g4 Qa8 26. Kg2 g5
27. Qd7 Qd8 28. Qxd8+ Bxd8 29. Bd2 Nc6 30. Bc3 Bc7 31. Kf1 f6
32. exf6 Kf7 33. Ke2 e5 34. Kd3 Kxf6 35. Ke4 Ke6 36. Nd2 Nb8
37. Kd3 Nd7 38. Ne4 Nf6 39. Nxf6 Kxf6 40. Ke4 Ke6 41. b4 Bd6
42. b5 Bc7 43. a4 Bd6 44. a5 Bc7 45. a6 Bd6 46. Bd2 Be7
47. Ba5 Bd8 48. Bc3 Bc7 49. f3 Bd6 50. Be1 Bb8 51. Bd2 Bd6
52. Be3 Be7 53. Bc1 Bd6 54. Bd2 Be7 55. Ba5 Bd8 56. Be1 Be7
57. Bf2 Bd6 58. Bg3 Bc7 59. Be1 Bd6 60. Bd2 Be7 61. Be3
1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.17"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nxc3 6. bxc3
g6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. d4 Bc6 11. Ba3 cxd4
12. cxd4 Re8 13. Ne5 Qa5 14. Nxc6 Qxa3 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5
e6 17. Rb1 Nc6 18. Rxb7 Qxa2 19. f4 Red8 20. Qe1 Rab8 21. Rxb8
Rxb8 22. Bf3 Ne7 23. Qc3 Rc8 24. Qd3 Nd5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Rd1
Rc5 27. Qd4 Qc4 28. Ra1 a5 29. h3 Qxd4 30. exd4 Rc4 31. Rxa5
Rxd4 32. g3 h5 33. h4 Rd2 34. Ra7 d4 35. Ra8+ Kg7 36. Rd8 Rd1+
37. Kf2 Rd2+ 38. Kf3 Rd3+ 39. Kf2 Rd2+ 40. Kf3 Rd3+ 41. Kf2
Rd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.17"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "2.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 d5 9. d4 O-O 10. g3 Re8 11. Nc3 Be6
12. Ne2 g5 13. Bg2 h6 14. c3 Bf8 15. Nd2 Qd7 16. Nf1 Bg7
17. Ne3 Nxe3 18. Bxe3 Ne7 19. Nc1 Nf5 20. Bd2 b6 21. Nd3 f6
22. Qb3 c6 23. a4 Nd6 24. Qd1 Bg4 25. f3 Bf5 26. Nf2 Nc4
27. b3 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Re8 29. Qc1 Nxd2 30. Qxd2 Qe7 31. Bf1
Qd6 32. Bd3 Bd7 33. Re1 Rxe1+ 34. Qxe1 Qe6 35. Qxe6+ Bxe6
36. Nd1 Bf8 37. Kf2 f5 38. f4 Kf7 39. Ne3 Kf6 40. Ng2 Ba3
41. Ke2 Bf7 42. Kd2 Bd6 43. Ke3 Bh5 44. Be2 Bf7 45. Bd3 Bh5
46. Be2 Bf7 47. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Chess Classic GCT Finals"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2018.12.17"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[Round "2.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nxc3 6. bxc3
g6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. d4 Bc6 11. Ba3 cxd4
12. cxd4 Re8 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. Qb3 Nd7 15. Bb4 Qf5 16. Bd3 Qh5
17. e4 e6 18. h3 Rad8 19. Rfe1 a5 20. Bd2 a4 21. Qb1 Rc8
22. Be2 Bf6 23. Rcd1 Red8 24. Ng5 Qh4 25. g3 Qh6 26. Nxf7 Qxh3
27. Bf1 Qh5 28. Be2 Qh3 29. Bg4 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Henrik Teske"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 dxc4 5. Na3 Be6 6. Qc2 Bg7 7. Nxc4 O-O 8.
O-O c5 9. Nce5 Qb6 10. Ng5 Bd5 11. e4 Nc6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. exd5 Nd4 14. Qc4 Ng4
15. f4 Rad8 16. h3 Nf6 17. d3 Ne8 18. Kh2 Nd6 19. Qa4 Qc7 20. Bd2 b6 21. Rac1
N6f5 22. Rfe1 Bh6 23. Ne4 Kg7 24. d6 Rxd6 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. Re4 a5 27. Rce1 Kh7
28. a3 Rd8 29. b4 axb4 30. axb4 c4 31. Qa2 Nb3 32. Bf1 Nfd4 33. R1e3 e6 34. Bc3
Nf5 35. Re1 Nbd4 36. Qf2 Nb5 37. Be5 Qxb4 38. Rxc4 Qb3 39. g4 Nfd6 40. Rc2 Qb4
41. Rb2 Qa4 42. d4 Nc4 43. Bxc4 Qxc4 44. Qh4 Nxd4 45. Qxd8 Nf3+ 46. Kh1 Nxe5 47.
fxe5 Qc3 48. Qh4 1-0


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Markus Ragger"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 h6 8. Nbd2
a5 9. Nf1 Ba7 10. Ng3 Ne7 11. Bb3 Ng6 12. h3 Re8 13. d4 c6 14. Bc2 Be6 15. Be3
Qc7 16. a4 Rad8 17. Qd2 Bb8 18. Rad1 d5 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Bxg6 Bxf3 21. Bxf7+
Qxf7 22. gxf3 exd4 23. cxd4 Nd5 24. Kg2 Rf8 25. Qe2 Rde8 26. Kh2 Qxf3 27. Qxf3
Rxf3 28. Kg2 Rexe3 29. fxe3 Rxg3+ 30. Kf2 Rxh3 31. e4 Bg3+ 32. Kg2 Nf4+ 0-1


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dmitry Bocharov"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Na6 8. a3 d5
9. cxd5 exd5 10. b4 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. b5 Nc7 13. a4 Ne6 14. Nh4 g6 15. Bb2
Qd7 16. Nf3 Rfd8 17. Nbd2 a6 18. Ne5 Qc7 19. Rb1 axb5 20. axb5 c4 21. Qc1 Rac8
22. Bc3 Qb6 23. e3 Nc5 24. Qc2 Qe6 25. Ndf3 Nfe4 26. Nc6 Bxc6 27. Nd4 Qf6 28.
Nxc6 Nxc3 29. Nxe7+ Qxe7 30. Qxc3 Nd3 31. Red1 Rb8 32. Qd4 Qd7 33. b6 Qc6 34. h4
Rd6 35. h5 gxh5 36. Bf1 Rxb6 37. Bxd3 cxd3 38. Rbc1 Qd7 39. Rxd3 Rbc6 40. Rcd1
Qg4 41. Rb1 Qxd4 42. Rxd4 Rc4 43. Rbd1 Rxd4 44. Rxd4 Kg7 45. Kg2 Kf6 46. Kf3 Ke5
47. Rh4 Rf6+ 48. Ke2 Rf5 49. f3 Ke6 50. f4 Kf6 51. Kd3 Ke6 52. Kd4 h6 53. Rh1
Ke7 54. Rh2 Ke6 55. Ra2 Ke7 56. Ra7+ Kf6 57. Ra5 Kg6 58. Ra1 Kg7 59. Ra6 h4 60.
gxh4 Rh5 61. Rb6 Rxh4 62. Kxd5 h5 63. Ke5 Rg4 64. Kf5 Rg3 65. e4 h4 66. e5 h3
67. Rb2 Kf8 68. Rb8+ Kg7 69. Rb2 Kf8 70. Rb8+ Kg7 71. Rb2 Kf8 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. b3 c5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bb2 Nxc3 8.
Bxc3 O-O 9. h4 Bf6 10. Qc2 Bxc3 11. dxc3 Nc6 12. Bd3 f5 13. O-O-O Qa5 14. e4 b5
15. exf5 exf5 16. Rhe1 Rb8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 Qc7 19. Qe2 a6 20. Bc2 c4 21.
Kb2 Qc6 22. f4 Rb6 23. b4 Qf6 24. g3 Re6 25. Rdd5 Rfe8 26. Rxe6 Rxe6 27. Qd2 Re8
28. a4 Be6 29. Re5 Rd8 30. Qe3 Bd7 31. a5 g6 32. h5 Qd6 33. hxg6 hxg6 34. g4 Rf8
35. gxf5 gxf5 36. Qg3+ Kf7 37. Qf3 Rh8 38. Rd5 Qe7 39. Qf2 Be6 40. Re5 Qd7 41.
Re1 Rh6 42. Rd1 Qb7 43. Rd2 Rh3 44. Qc5 Qf3 45. Qc7+ Kg6 46. Qe5 Qe3 47. Rg2+
Kf7 48. Rg7+ 1-0


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "5.23"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ahmed Adly"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ng8 10. Nc3 e6 11. Ne2 Nge7 12. Ng3 h6 13. Nh5 Nf5 14. Bf4 O-O-O
15. Rc1 Kb8 16. Qd3 g5 17. Bd2 Qc7 18. g4 Ng7 19. Ng3 Qd7 20. a3 Rc8 21. b4 Ne7
22. Rc5 Ng6 23. Rxc8+ Qxc8 24. Rc1 Qd7 25. b5 Be7 26. Nh5 Nxh5 27. gxh5 Nh4 28.
Nxh4 gxh4 29. a4 Qd8 30. Kh1 Bg5 31. f4 Be7 32. Re1 Qc8 33. Rc1 Qd8 34. a5 Qd7
35. Rg1 Rc8 36. f5 Bg5 37. Bxg5 hxg5 38. f6 Qd8 39. h6 Qf8 40. h7 Qh6 41. h3 Rh8
42. b6 Rc8 43. Rg4 a6 44. Kg2 Qh5 45. Kh2 Qh6 46. Rg2 Rh8 47. Kh1 Rxh7 48. Qc3
Rh8 49. Rc2 Qf8 50. Qc7+ Ka8 51. Qd7 Qe8 52. Qxe8+ Rxe8 53. Rc7 Rf8 54. Kg2 1-0


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "6.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Tigran Levonovich Petrosian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. Nf3 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 b6 6. Nbd2 Bb7
7. e4 c5 8. e5 Nfd7 9. Re1 Nc6 10. h4 h6 11. Nf1 Qc7 12. Qe2
g5 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Ndxe5 16. f4 Qe7
17. c3 O-O-O 18. Rad1 Ng6 19. d4 cxd4 20. cxd4 Kb8 21. Nh2 Qf6
22. Ng4 Qg7 23. Qe3 Ka8 24. Ne5 Ngxe5 25. dxe5 Ne7 26. Rc1 Nf5
27. Qd3 Rc8 28. b4 Qf8 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. a3 Qe7 31. Kf2 Bb7
32. Rh1 Rxh1 33. Bxh1 a5 34. Qc3 Kb8 35. Bf3 d4 36. Qc4 Qd7
37. bxa5 b5 38. Qc5 d3 39. a6 Bxa6 40. Qb6+ Bb7 41. Bxb7 Qxb7
42. Qd8+ Qc8 43. Qxd3 Qc5+ 44. Kg2 Nd4 45. Kh3 Qc4 46. Qd1 Qc3
47. Nxf7 Kc7 48. Ng5 Kb6 49. Kg4 Ka5 50. Ne4 Qc4 51. Qd2+ Ka4
52. Qb2 Nf5 53. Nc3+ Ka5 54. Qd2 Ka6 55. Na2 Qc8 56. Nb4+ Kb7
57. Kf3 Kb6 58. g4 Nh4+ 59. Kg3 Ng6 60. Qd6+ Ka5 61. Nc6+ 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "7.29"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladislav Kovalev"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4
exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qd1 Be6 11. Nb5 Ne4
12. Nbd4 Bf6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Nd2 Nc5 15. Nb3 Nxb3 16. Qxb3
Qb6 17. Qd1 Rad8 18. Bg4 Rfe8 19. Qe2 e5 20. b3 e4 21. Bb2
Bxb2 22. Qxb2 d4 23. exd4 Nxd4 24. Rad1 a5 25. Rfe1 Qf6
26. Rd2 Rd6 27. Red1 Red8 28. Kh1 Qf4 29. Rxd4 Qxg4 30. f3
Rxd4 31. Rxd4 Qc8 32. fxe4 Rxd4 33. Qxd4 Qc1+ 34. Qg1 Qc2
35. e5 Qxa2 36. Qd1 Kf7 37. h4 Qf2 38. Qd7+ Kg6 39. Qd3+ Kf7
40. Qd5+ Kg6 41. Qe4+ Qf5 42. h5+ Kg5 43. Qe3+ Kxh5 44. e6
Qf1+ 45. Kh2 Qf8 46. e7 Qe8 47. Qe6 Kg5 48. g4 g6 49. Kg3 h5
50. Qe5+ Kh6 51. Qf6 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "8.15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Savchenko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "241"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3
Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 Re8+ 9. Ne2 h5 10. Be3 Qa5 11. O-O h4
12. Bf4 Qc7 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Rfe1 Nf8 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Qf4
Qxf4 17. Nxf4 Bd7 18. Kf1 g6 19. a4 Kg7 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Re1
Rxe1+ 22. Kxe1 Nh7 23. d5 cxd5 24. Bc2 h3 25. Nxh3 Bxh3
26. gxh3 Ng5 27. Bb3 d4 28. h4 Nf3+ 29. Ke2 Nxh4 30. cxd4 Nf5
31. Kd3 Nd6 32. d5 Kf8 33. a5 Ke7 34. Kd4 b6 35. axb6 axb6
36. Bc2 g5 37. Bd1 Kf8 38. Be2 Kg7 39. Bd1 Kg6 40. Bg4 Kh6
41. Bd1 Kg7 42. Bc2 Kf8 43. Bd1 Ke7 44. Bc2 f5 45. Bd1 f4
46. Bc2 f6 47. Bd1 Kd8 48. Bc2 Kc7 49. Ba4 Kb7 50. Bc2 Ka6
51. Bd3+ Kb7 52. Be2 Kc7 53. Bd1 Kd8 54. Bc2 Ke7 55. Bd1 Kf7
56. Bh5+ Kg7 57. Bg4 Kg6 58. Bd1 Kf5 59. Be2 g4 60. Bd3+ Kg5
61. Bf1 Kh4 62. Bg2 Kh5 63. Bf1 Kg5 64. Bg2 g3 65. hxg3 fxg3
66. fxg3 Kg4 67. Bf1 Kxg3 68. Ke3 Kg4 69. Bd3 Kg5 70. Bc2 Kh6
71. Kf4 Kg7 72. Ke3 Kf8 73. Kd4 Ke7 74. Bd1 Nb5+ 75. Kc4 Nc7
76. Kd4 Kd6 77. Bf3 Nb5+ 78. Kc4 Nc7 79. Kd4 Ke7 80. Bh5 Nb5+
81. Ke4 Nd6+ 82. Kd4 Nf5+ 83. Kc4 Kd6 84. Kb5 Kc7 85. Kc4 Kb7
86. Be2 Kc7 87. Bh5 Nd6+ 88. Kd4 Nc8 89. Bg6 Ne7 90. Bd3 Kd6
91. Be4 Ng8 92. Bf5 Ne7 93. Be4 Kc7 94. Bc2 Nc8 95. Bf5 Nd6
96. Bc2 Kd8 97. Bd1 Ke8 98. Be2 Kf7 99. Ke3 Ke7 100. Bd3 Nb7
101. Be2 Nc5 102. Bd1 Na6 103. Ke4 Nc7 104. Kd4 Kd6 105. Bb3
Nb5+ 106. Kc4 Na7 107. Kd4 Nc8 108. Bc2 Ne7 109. Be4 f5
110. Bd3 f4 111. Be4 Ng8 112. Bf3 Nf6 113. Bg2 Ng4 114. Ke4
Ne3 115. Bf3 Nxd5 116. Bd1 Kc5 117. Be2 b5 118. b4+ Kc6
119. Ke5 Nxb4 120. Bxb5+ Kxb5 121. Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "9.17"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ivan Bocharov"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 Bg6
7. O-O e6 8. Re1 Nbd7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4
12. Rxe4 Nf6 13. Re2 Be7 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Qb3 b5 16. Rc1 Qd7
17. Ne5 Qxd4 18. Qf3 Rac8 19. g3 Qb6 20. Bg5 Rfd8 21. cxb5
Qxb5 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Nxc6 Re8 24. b3 Qd5 25. Qxd5 exd5
26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Nb4 d4 28. Nxa6 d3 29. Rd1 Ra8 30. Nb4 d2
31. Kf1 Kf8 32. Ke2 Be7 33. Nc6 Rxa2 34. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 35. Kxd2
Bc5 36. f3 Ke8 37. Kd3 Kd7 38. Nd4 g6 39. Kc4 Kd6 40. Nb5+ Kc6
41. Nc3 f5 42. Ne2 Bf2 43. b4 Kd6 44. Kd3 h5 45. h3 h4 46. g4
fxg4 47. fxg4 Ke5 48. b5 g5 49. Kc4 Ke4 50. Nc3+ Kf3 51. Kd5
Ba7 52. Ne4 Kf4 53. Nd6 Kg3 54. Ke4 Bc5 55. Nf7 Kxh3 56. Kf3
Kh2 57. Nxg5 Bb6 58. Ne6 Kg1 59. Nf4 Bd8 60. g5 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "10.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "A R Saleh Salem"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5
7. exd5 Qxd5 8. Bc4 Qd6 9. b4 Bb6 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11. Qc2 Rad8
12. a4 a5 13. b5 Ne7 14. Qb3 Ng6 15. Ba3 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5
17. d4 exd4 18. cxd4 Qd6 19. Rfe1 Nf4 20. Re5 Bg6 21. Rae1 Qb4
22. g3 Ne6 23. Qxb4 axb4 24. Nb3 Nd7 25. R5e3 Nb6 26. Bxe6
fxe6 27. Ng5 Nd5 28. R3e2 Nc3 29. Re3 Nd5 30. R3e2 Nc3 31. Re3
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "11.10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "163"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 b6 3. Bb2 Bb7 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 O-O
7. c4 c5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. O-O d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Rb8
12. Rad1 Ne4 13. Na4 Bxb2 14. Nxb2 Qa5 15. Rc1 Nef6 16. Nd3
Qb6 17. Bh3 a5 18. Nd2 Qc6 19. f3 a4 20. e4 axb3 21. axb3 Ra8
22. Nb1 Rfb8 23. Nc3 Qc7 24. Ra1 Bc6 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Rb1 Nf8
27. Nd5 Nxd5 28. exd5 Bd7 29. Bxd7 Qxd7 30. Kg2 Qf5 31. Rb2 e6
32. Nf4 Qxc2+ 33. Rxc2 Kg7 34. Rd2 Ra6 35. dxe6 Nxe6 36. Ne2
Ra3 37. Rb2 h5 38. f4 Kf6 39. Kf3 Ra1 40. Rd2 Ke7 41. Rd3 Rh1
42. Kg2 Rb1 43. Kf3 Rb2 44. h3 Kd7 45. Re3 Nd8 46. f5 Nc6
47. fxg6 fxg6 48. Kf4 Na5 49. Kg5 Nxb3 50. Nf4 Nd2 51. Nxg6
Nxc4 52. Re7+ Kc6 53. Kxh5 d5 54. Re8 d4 55. Rc8+ Kd6 56. Rd8+
Kc7 57. Rd5 Rb5 58. Nf4 Ne3 59. Rg5 Kb6 60. Rg6+ Ka5 61. Rd6
Nf5 62. Rd8 Nxg3+ 63. Kg4 Ne4 64. h4 Rb7 65. h5 Kb4 66. h6 Kc3
67. Kf5 Ng3+ 68. Kg4 Ne4 69. Kf5 Ng3+ 70. Ke5 Rh7 71. Rd6 Rh8
72. Ra6 d3 73. Ra3+ Kc2 74. Rxd3 Ne2 75. Rd6 Nxf4 76. Kxf4 c4
77. Rc6 c3 78. Kg5 Kd2 79. Kg6 c2 80. Kg7 Rxh6 81. Rxc2+ Kxc2
82. Kxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "12.10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Riazantsev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. Nd2 Nc6 6. f4 d6
7. e4 e5 8. fxe5 dxe5 9. d5 Ne7 10. c4 c6 11. Ne2 fxe4
12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 cxd5 14. cxd5 O-O 15. Bg5 Qd6 16. Qb3
Rf7 17. Nc3 a6 18. Bg2 e4 19. Nxe4 Qe5 20. Bf4 Qxb2 21. Qxb2
Bxb2 22. Rb1 Bd4 23. Rd1 Nf5 24. d6 Bd7 25. Ng5 Rf6 26. Bd5+
Kg7 27. Ne4 Re8 28. Kd2 Rff8 29. Rc1 Bb6 30. Bxb7 Ba5+ 31. Kc2
Nd4+ 32. Kd3 Ne6 33. Be5+ Kh6 34. Nf6 Bb5+ 35. Kc2 Nc5
36. Nxe8 Rxe8 37. Rhe1 Bxe1 38. Rxe1 Nxb7 39. Bf4+ Kg7
40. Rxe8 Bxe8 41. Kc3 Kf7 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "13.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Gabriel Sargissian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Bg4 4. e3 e6 5. d3 Be7 6. h3 Bxf3
7. Qxf3 O-O 8. g3 a5 9. a4 Bb4+ 10. c3 Bd6 11. Bg2 Nbd7
12. O-O Qe7 13. Qe2 c6 14. Nd2 Rfe8 15. e4 dxe4 16. dxe4 Ne5
17. f4 Bc5+ 18. Kh2 Ned7 19. e5 Nd5 20. Rf3 Qf8 21. Ne4 Be7
22. c4 Nb4 23. f5 exf5 24. Rxf5 g6 25. e6 gxf5 26. exd7 Red8
27. Qh5 f6 28. Qxf5 Qf7 29. Bxf6 Bxf6 30. Nxf6+ Kg7 31. Rf1
Qe7 32. Qxh7+ 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "14.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "240"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Be2
Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 Nc6 9. a3 e6 10. Bf4 b6 11. Nb5 a6
12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Qd2 Ne7 14. Rad1 Nf5 15. Be5 Qe7 16. Qf4 Rac8
17. Nh4 Nxh4 18. Qxh4 Nd5 19. Qxe7 Nxe7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Bd3
Rfd8 22. Be4 Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Rd7 24. c3 Rcd8 25. Rde1 Nc6 26. f4
Na5 27. g4 Nc4 28. Re2 Rd5 29. b3 Nd6 30. Nxd6 R8xd6 31. Re5
c5 32. dxc5 Rxc5 33. Rxc5 bxc5 34. Kg2 Kf6 35. b4 c4 36. a4
Ke7 37. Re1 Rd3 38. Re5 Rxc3 39. Rc5 Ra3 40. Rxc4 Rxa4
41. Rc7+ Kf8 42. Rb7 Ra2+ 43. Kg3 Ra3+ 44. Kg2 h5 45. gxh5
gxh5 46. h4 Rb3 47. Rb6 Kg7 48. Rxa6 Rxb4 49. Kf3 Rb3+ 50. Kg2
Rb5 51. Ra8 Kf6 52. Rh8 Kg7 53. Ra8 Rd5 54. Kf3 Rd3+ 55. Kg2
Kf6 56. Ra5 Rd5 57. Ra7 Kg6 58. Re7 Rd3 59. Ra7 f6 60. Ra5 Rd5
61. Ra3 Kf5 62. Kf3 Rb5 63. Kg3 Rc5 64. Rb3 Rd5 65. Kf3 Ra5
66. Kg3 Rc5 67. Ra3 Rd5 68. Kf3 Rd4 69. Ra5+ e5 70. fxe5 fxe5
71. Ra8 Rxh4 72. Rf8+ Ke6 73. Re8+ Kf6 74. Rf8+ Ke7 75. Rh8
Rf4+ 76. Ke3 h4 77. Rh6 Kf7 78. Ra6 Kg7 79. Ra7+ Kg6 80. Ra8
Rf7 81. Rg8+ Rg7 82. Re8 h3 83. Re6+ Kf5 84. Rh6 Rg3+ 85. Kf2
Ra3 86. Rh4 Kg5 87. Rh8 Kg4 88. Rg8+ Kf4 89. Rf8+ Ke4 90. Rg8
Kf5 91. Rf8+ Kg6 92. Rg8+ Kf6 93. Rf8+ Ke7 94. Rh8 Kd6
95. Rd8+ Kc5 96. Rc8+ Kd4 97. Rd8+ Ke4 98. Rh8 Rc3 99. Rh7 Kf4
100. Rh4+ Kg5 101. Rh8 e4 102. Rg8+ Kf5 103. Rf8+ Ke5
104. Re8+ Kd4 105. Rd8+ Kc4 106. Rc8+ Kd3 107. Rd8+ Kc2
108. Ke2 h2 109. Rh8 Kb1 110. Rb8+ Ka2 111. Ra8+ Kb3 112. Rb8+
Kc4 113. Rh8 Ra3 114. Rc8+ Kd4 115. Rd8+ Kc5 116. Rc8+ Kd6
117. Rd8+ Ke5 118. Rh8 Kf4 119. Rf8+ Kg3 120. Rg8+ Kh3 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[Round "15.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7 Nxe7 6. e3 O-O
7. Nc3 Nd7 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. b4 Qxd1+
12. Rxd1 Nd7 13. O-O b5 14. Bb3 Nf6 15. Ne5 Ra7 16. Nd3 Bb7
17. Nc5 Bd5 18. Nxd5 Nfxd5 19. a3 a5 20. e4 Nc3 21. Rd2 axb4
22. axb4 Rfa8 23. Rc2 Na2 24. Bxa2 Rxa2 25. Rxa2 Rxa2 26. g3
Nc6 27. Rc1 Nxb4 28. Rb1 Rc2 29. Nxe6 Rc4 30. Nc7 Rxc7
31. Rxb4 Rb7 32. Kf1 Kf8 33. Ke2 Ke7 34. e5 Ke6 35. f4 Kd5
36. Kd3 Kc5 37. Re4 b4 38. Kc2 Ra7 39. Kb2 Rd7 40. Re2 g6
41. g4 Ra7 42. f5 Kd5 43. e6 fxe6 44. Rxe6 gxf5 45. gxf5 Rf7
46. Kb3 h5 47. Kxb4 Rxf5 48. Re3 Kd4 49. Rh3 Re5 50. Kb3 Re3+
51. Rxe3 Kxe3 52. h4 Kf3 53. Kc2 Kg3 54. Kd2 Kxh4 55. Ke1 Kg3
56. Kf1 h4 57. Kg1 h3 58. Kh1 h2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Zhamsaran Tsydypov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2889"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Be2 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qd7 6. d4 e6 7. h3 Bh5
8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. Bxh5 Ng6 10. a3 Nf6 11. Bf3 c6 12. O-O Bd6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14.
Bxe4 O-O 15. Qe2 Bc7 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Rd1 b5 18. a4 a5 19. axb5 cxb5 20.
Qf3 Qd5 21. Qxd5 exd5 22. Bd2 Rfc8 23. Kf1 b4 24. c3 bxc3 25. Bxc3 a4 26.
Ra2 Bd6 27. Ke2 a3 28. Kd3 Rab8 29. Kc2 axb2 30. Rxb2 Ra8 31. Rdb1 g5 32.
Kd3 Kh7 33. Bd2 f6 34. Rb5 Ra2 35. R1b2 Ra3+ 36. R2b3 Ra2 37. Rb2 Ra3+ 38.
R2b3 Ra2 39. Rb2 Ra3+ 40. R2b3 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dmitry Frolyanov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2889"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4  d5  2. exd5  Qxd5  3. Nc3  Qd8  4. d4  Nf6
 5. Nf3  g6  6. Be2  Bg7  7. O-O  O-O  8.
Bg5  h6  9. Bf4  Nc6  10. Re1  b6  11. Bc4 
Bb7  12. Ne5  e6  13. Nxc6  Bxc6  14. Be5  Qd7  15.
Be2  b5  16. Bf3  b4  17. Bxc6  Qxc6  18. Ne2  Rad8  19. Ng3  Nd7  20.
Bxg7  Kxg7  21. Qe2  Nf6  22. Rad1  Rd5  23. Rd3 
Rfd8  24. Red1  Qa6  25. a3
 bxa3  26. Rxa3  Qb6  27. Rb3  Qd6  28. Rbd3 
Rb5  29. b3  Ra5  30. h3  Ra2  31. R3d2  Qc6  32.
Qe5  Rd5  33. Qe2  Rda5  34. Nf1  Nd5  35. Qe5+ 
Kg8  36. c4  Nc3  37. d5  Nxd1  38. Rxd1  Qb6 
39. Qf6  exd5  40. Qd8+  Kg7
 41. Ne3  dxc4  42. Rd7  Qf6  43. Qxf6+  Kxf6 
44. Nxc4  Rc5  45. Ne3  Rc1+
 46. Kh2  Ke5  0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexey Sarana"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2889"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. Nf3  d5  2. b3  Nf6  3. Bb2  g6  4. Bxf6 
exf6  5. e3  Bg7  6. g3  Nd7  7. Bg2  f5  8. d4
 Nf6  9. O-O  h5 
10. c4  c6  11. Nc3  Ne4  12. Rc1  Be6  13. Ne2 
g5  14. cxd5  cxd5  15. Qd3
 a6  16. Ne5  h4 
17. Nc3  Qd6  18. Rfd1  Rd8
 19. Na4  hxg3  20. hxg3  Bxe5  21. dxe5  Qxe5 
22. Qd4  Qxd4  23. Rxd4  Ke7
 24. Nb6  Rd6  25. Rc7+  Kf6  26. Rxb7  Rc6  27.
Nxd5+  Bxd5  28. Rxd5  Rc1+
 29. Bf1  g4  30. Rb6+  Kg5  31. Rb4  Nc3  32.
Re5  Kf6  33. Ra5  Kg5  34. e4  Rd8  35. Rxf5+ 
Kg6  36. Rb6+  Kg7  37. Rb7
 Rdd1  38. Rfxf7+  Kg6  39. Rg7+  Kf6  40. Rbf7+  Ke6  41. Re7+  Kf6  42.
Ref7+  Ke6  43. Re7+  Kf6  1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Michael Roiz"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2889"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 dxc4
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 c5
12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Be3 Qc7 14. f3 Nd5 15. Bd4 a5 16. Nxd5 exd5
17. Kf2 Bd7 18. Qa3 a4 19. Rad1 Rfe8 20. Rd2 Bc6 21. Qc3 f6
22. a3 Rab8 23. Bc5 Rb3 24. Qd4 Qe5 25. Bb4 Qxd4+ 26. Rxd4
Rxb2 27. Rd2 Rxd2 28. Bxd2 d4 29. Bb4 c3 30. Re1 Bb5 31. e3 c2
32. Bd2 d3 33. e4 Ba6 34. Ke3 Rc8 35. Rc1 Kf7 36. Bb4 h5
37. Kd2 g5 38. Re1 Rc4 39. Bc3 Rc5 40. Bd4 Rb5 41. e5 fxe5
42. Bxe5 Rb1 43. Rc1 Ke6 44. f4 g4 45. Bc3 Kf5 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Grigoriy Oparin"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2889"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 b6 3. Bb2 Bb7 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. c4 O-O
7. O-O d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 Nd7 10. a3 a5 11. Nbd2 c5 12. Nc4
cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Qc2 Rc8 15. Rad1 Qe8 16. Qb1 Nxb3
17. Nxb6 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Rd8 19. Be4 f5 20. Bf3 Bc6 21. Nc4 a4
22. Qa2 Bb5 23. Ne3 Kh8 24. Nxd5 exd5 25. Rfe1 Bc4 26. Qb2 Qg6
27. Be5 f4 28. Rd4 Bd6 29. Bxd6 Rxd6 30. Qb4 fxg3 31. hxg3
Rdf6 32. Qxa4 Ra6 33. Qb4 Rfa8 34. Rxc4 dxc4 35. Bxa8 Rxa8
36. Qxc4 h6 37. a4 Qf6 38. Rd1 Qe5 39. e3 Qf6 40. Rd4 Qf3
41. Rf4 Qd1+ 42. Kg2 Rb8 43. Qd4 Qb1 44. Rf7 Qg6 45. Rd7 Rb1
46. Rd8+ Kh7 47. Qd3 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Nikita Vitiugov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2889"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. d5 Qb6 5. Qc1 Bg7 6. c4 f5
7. Nc3 d6 8. e3 Nd7 9. Nh3 Nf6 10. Be2 Ne4 11. O-O Nxc3
12. bxc3 Qa5 13. Rb1 Qxc3 14. Qd1 b6 15. Nf4 Bd7 16. Nh5 Bh6
17. Bd3 Rg8 18. Qe2 Kd8 19. Rfe1 Kc7 20. g3 e6 21. Rbc1 Qh8
22. Qf3 Rg5 23. dxe6 fxe6 24. Nf4 Rgg8 25. Bf1 Bxf4 26. Bg2
Rab8 27. exf4 Rge8 28. Rcd1 Qf8 29. Qa3 a5 30. Rd2 Bc6
31. Bxc6 Kxc6 32. Rde2 Qf7 33. Qa4+ Kc7 34. Rb1 Qd7 35. Qc2 d5
36. Rd1 d4 37. a4 Qc6 38. Re5 Rbd8 39. Rd3 h5 40. h4 Rg8
41. Qd1 Rg4 42. Kh2 Rdg8 43. Rf3 d3 44. Qxd3 Rd8 45. Qe2 Rd6
46. Rfe3 Kd7 47. Rd3 Rxd3 48. Qxd3+ Kc7 49. Qe2 Kd7 50. Re3
Ke7 51. Qb2 Rg8 52. Rb3 Kf7 53. Rxb6 Qf3 54. Rb7+ Kg6 55. Re7
Qe4 56. Rc7 Qd4 57. Qe2 Qd6 58. Rb7 Rd8 59. Rb5 Qc6 60. Rb3
Rd4 61. Re3 Rd6 62. Qb2 Rd1 63. f3 Qd6 64. Re2 Rd3 65. Qh8 Rd2
66. Qg8+ Kf6 67. Qg5+ Kf7 68. Qxh5+ Kg7 69. Qg5+ Kf7 70. Qh5+
Kg7 71. Qg5+ Kf7 72. Rxd2 Qxd2+ 73. Kh3 Qd1 74. Qh5+ Kg7
75. Qg5+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Parham Maghsoodloo"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2889"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 b5 8. a4 b4 9. Nfd2 c6 10. Nxc4 Qxd4 11. Rd1 Qc5 12. b3
Ba6 13. Nbd2 Nbd7 14. Bb2 Rad8 15. e3 Qh5 16. h3 Nd5 17. Rac1
Bf6 18. g4 Qg6 19. Ne4 Bxb2 20. Nxb2 c5 21. Nd3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3
Rc8 23. Nd6 Rc6 24. Nc4 Qh6 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Qxd5 Nb6 27. Qg2
Qe6 28. a5 Nxc4 29. Rxc4 h5 30. Qd5 Qf6 31. Qxh5 Qb2 32. Rf4
Qxb3 33. Rd7 Rh6 34. Qf5 Rxh3 35. Kg2 Rh6 36. Qxc5 Qb1 37. Kf3
b3 38. Rb7 Qh1+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ahmed Adly"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2889"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 Nxc3 5. dxc3 Nc6 6. Bc4
e6 7. Bf4 Qc7 8. Qd2 h6 9. h4 Rb8 10. a4 b6 11. Bd3 Bb7
12. Qe2 d5 13. b3 Rd8 14. Rd1 g6 15. O-O Be7 16. Rfe1 Kd7
17. Qe3 Bf8 18. Nh2 Kc8 19. Ng4 Be7 20. Bg3 d4 21. cxd4 Nxd4
22. f3 c4 23. Be4 Bc5 24. Kh2 Nxc2 25. Qc3 Nxe1 26. Rxe1 Bd4
27. Qxc4 Qxc4 28. bxc4 Bc5 29. h5 Bxe4 30. Rxe4 Rd4 31. Rxd4
Bxd4 32. Bf4 gxh5 33. Nf6 Kb7 34. Ne4 Bc5 35. Kh3 Be7 36. Nd6+
Kc6 37. Ne4 h4 38. Be3 Kd7 39. Kg4 Rg8+ 40. Kh3 Rc8 41. Nd2
Bb4 42. Ne4 Be7 43. Nd2 Bb4 44. Ne4 Rxc4 45. Kxh4 Be7+ 46. Kh5
Rxa4 47. Kxh6 Ra2 48. g4 Rh2+ 49. Kg7 Ke8 50. Bg5 Bf8+ 51. Kg8
Be7 52. f4 a5 53. Bf6 Rg2 54. g5 Rg4 55. Nd6+ Bxd6 56. exd6 a4
57. d7+ Kxd7 58. Kxf7 Rxf4 59. g6 a3 60. g7 Rxf6+ 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Johan-Sebastian Christiansen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2889"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nf3
Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. Re1 Nge7 9. d3 O-O 10. h3 h6 11. Rb1 Re8
12. b4 Nf5 13. b5 Ncd4 14. Nd2 a6 15. a4 axb5 16. axb5 Nd6
17. Nde4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Ra5 19. Nc3 b6 20. Bd2 Bd7 21. Qc1 Kh7
22. Ne4 Rxb5 23. Ra1 Bc6 24. Ra7 f5 25. Nc3 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Rc5
27. Qb2 e4 28. dxe4 Nf3 29. Kxf3 Qxd2 30. Nb1 Qxe1 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "David Paravyan"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2889"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 c5 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 g6 6. d4 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Bg7 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. c4 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. Nc3 dxc4
12. bxc4 Rb8 13. Qxd8 Rfxd8 14. Ba3 Rd4 15. Bxe7 Rxc4 16. Rac1
Be6 17. Bd6 Rd8 18. Be5 Ng4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. a3 Rd2 21. Rfe1
Rb2 22. h3 Nf6 23. e3 Rb3 24. Ne2 Rxa3 25. Nd4 Bd5 26. Rxc4
Bxc4 27. Rc1 Bd5 28. Nxc6 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Ra2 30. Kf3 a5 31. Ne5
Ne8 32. Rc6 h5 33. Ra6 a4 34. g4 hxg4+ 35. hxg4 g5 36. Kg3 Nf6
37. Kf3 Ne8 38. Ra5 Nd6 39. Nd3 f6 40. Nc5 a3 41. Ra7+ Kg6
42. Ne6 Nc4 43. Nf8+ 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Baadur Aleksandrovich Jobava"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2889"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 b6 3. Bb2 Bb7 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 c5 6. c4 Be7
7. O-O O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qf4 Qb8 11. Nc3 Rd8
12. Rfd1 h6 13. Rac1 a6 14. Na4 Qa7 15. Qc7 b5 16. Bxf6 Rac8
17. Qb6 Bxf6 18. Qxa7 Nxa7 19. Nb6 Rc7 20. cxb5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1
Nxb5 22. Ne1 Nc3 23. Rc2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 d5 25. Nd3 Rd6 26. Na4
Nxa4 27. bxa4 g5 28. a5 Bd8 29. Rc5 Kg7 30. Nb4 Kf6 31. f4
gxf4 32. gxf4 Ke7 33. Kf3 Kd7 34. Nd3 f6 35. e4 dxe4+ 36. Kxe4
Be7 37. Rh5 Bf8 38. f5 e5 39. Nc5+ Ke8 40. Ne6 Rd2 41. Rh3
Rxa2 42. Rb3 Ra4+ 43. Kd5 Rxa5+ 44. Kc6 Be7 45. Rg3 Ra2
46. Rg8+ Kf7 47. Rg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anton Korobov"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. Bb2 f6 4. g3 e5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Be6 7. c4 d4 8. e3 Nge7
9. d3 Ng6 10. exd4 cxd4 11. Ba3 Bxa3 12. Nxa3 O-O 13. Nc2 Qd7 14. Nd2 Bh3 15. b4
Bxg2 16. Kxg2 f5 17. b5 Nd8 18. Qf3 Nf7 19. Nb4 e4 20. dxe4 Nfe5 21. Qb3 fxe4
22. c5+ Kh8 23. Qd5 Qxb5 24. Qxd4 Rad8 25. Qc3 Qe2 26. Nb3 Ng4 27. Qe1 Qf3+ 28.
Kg1 Nf4 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "13.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Bassem Amin"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 8. d5 Nh5
9. Nd2 a5 10. g3 Nc5 11. Be2 Nf6 12. g4 c6 13. h4 cxd5 14. cxd5 Bd7 15. h5 a4
16. f3 b5 17. h6 Bh8 18. Nxb5 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Qb6 20. Qe2 Rab8 21. Bc6 Qxb2 22.
O-O Qc3 23. Rfc1 Qd3 24. Kf1 Rb2 25. Bxc5 Rxd2 26. Qxd3 Rxd3 27. Ke2 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "14.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3
Nc6 9. Be3 b6 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. Rad1 e6 12. Bh6 Ne7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Ne5 a6 15.
Bf3 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Qd6 17. Rfe1 Ned5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Qd3 a5 20. Re2 Rae8 21.
Rde1 Re4 22. Nd2 Rxe2 23. Rxe2 Re8 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "15.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 d6 6. e3 Bb4 7. Qc2 Nf6 8. d3
O-O 9. a3 Ba5 10. Be2 Re8 11. b4 Bc7 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. O-O Nf8 14. Rac1 Ng6 15.
b5 Bf5 16. Qa4 Qd7 17. Rfd1 a6 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Na2 a5 20. d4 e4 21. Ne5 dxe5
22. dxe5 Qe6 23. exf6 Nh4 24. Rd2 Bh3 25. g3 Qf5 26. Qd1 Bg2 27. Bg4 Qc5 28.
gxh4 Bf3 29. Bxf3 exf3 30. Qxf3 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "16.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 Qb6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 g6 6. Rb1 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxd7+
Nbxd7 9. Nge2 Qa5 10. O-O b5 11. a3 b4 12. axb4 cxb4 13. Ra1 Qc7 14. Nb5 Qb7 15.
c4 Nxe4 16. Bh4 Ndc5 17. f3 Nf6 18. Nbd4 O-O 19. Nc6 e6 20. Nf4 Rfe8 21. Kh1 b3
22. Ra3 exd5 23. cxd5 Nfd7 24. Qd2 Ne5 25. Na5 Qb5 26. Rfa1 Rac8 27. h3 Bh6 28.
Qd4 Bg7 29. Qd2 Nc4 30. Nxc4 Qxc4 31. Bg3 Qc2 32. Rd1 Bxb2 33. Rxa7 Be5 34. Kh2
Qxd2 35. Rxd2 b2 36. Rd1 Ra8 37. Rxa8 Rxa8 38. Ne2 Bxg3+ 39. Kxg3 Ra1 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "17.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Qe2 Qc8 11. O-O c5 12. Nb5 Qb7 13. a3 Ne4 14. Rac1 Rac8 15.
Ne5 Nd6 16. Nxd6 Bxd6 17. Qg4 cxd4 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Nxf7 Bxf4 20. Qxe6 Nc5 21.
Nh6+ Kh8 22. Nf7+ Kg8 23. Nh6+ Kh8 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "18.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 b6 3. Bb2 Bb7 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 O-O 7. c4 c5 8. dxc5
bxc5 9. O-O d6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. Rab1 a6 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Rd2 Rfe8
15. e4 Rbd8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Nf6 18. Rbd1 Bc8 19. Bc3 Ne4 20. Qxe4 Bxc3 21.
Re2 Bf5 22. Qf4 e5 23. dxe6 Rxe6 24. Rxe6 Bxe6 25. Ng5 Bd4 26. Qh4 h5 27. Nxe6
fxe6 28. Qg5 Kf7 29. Be4 Rg8 30. Rd3 Qe7 31. Rf3+ Ke8 32. Bxg6+ Kd8 33. Qxe7+
Kxe7 34. Rf7+ Kd8 35. Bxh5 Rg5 36. Be2 Rf5 37. Rxf5 exf5 38. Kg2 Ke7 39. f4 a5
40. Bd3 Kf6 41. h3 Be3 42. Kf3 Bc1 43. g4 fxg4+ 44. hxg4 Bd2 45. g5+ Ke6 46. Be4
Bc1 47. Kg4 Bd2 48. Bd5+ Ke7 49. f5 Bc3 50. f6+ Kf8 51. Kf5 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "19.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8.
Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. d5 Bc5 11. Re1 d6 12. Nc3 f5 13. Na4 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Qh4+
15. Kg1 Qxa4 16. Re7 Qh4 17. Qe2 Nf6 18. Rxc7 Nxd5 19. Qc4 Qxc4 20. Bxc4 Be6 21.
Rxb7 Rac8 22. b3 Rf7 23. Rxf7 Kxf7 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. c4 Be4 26. Be3 a6 27. Rd1
Ke6 28. h4 d5 29. c5 f4 30. Bd4 g5 31. hxg5 Rg8 32. Rf1 Rxg5 33. Rxf4 Rxg2+ 34.
Kf1 Rxa2 35. Rf6+ Ke7 36. Rb6 Bd3+ 37. Ke1 h5 38. Rh6 Re2+ 39. Kd1 Re6 40. Rh8
Kd7 41. Kd2 Bg6 42. Kc3 Kc7 43. Rh6 Kb7 44. Kb4 Kc6 45. Ka5 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "20.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Ba4 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. h3 Bb6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Be3 Bf5 13. Nd2 Nd7 14. Qf3 Bg6
15. Nc4 Qe6 16. a4 a5 17. b3 f6 18. Rad1 Rab8 19. Ne4 Nf8 20. Nc5 Qd5 21. Ne4
Ne6 22. Qg3 Kh8 23. Nc3 Qd7 24. Ne4 Qd5 25. Nc3 Qd7 26. Ne4 Nd4 27. Bxd4 Qxd4
28. Qf3 Qd7 29. Ng3 Bf7 30. Nxb6 cxb6 31. Qe3 Qc7 32. Ne4 Bg6 33. Nd2 Bf7 34.
Nc4 b5 35. Nb2 Rbd8 36. Ra1 h6 37. Qc5 Rd5 38. Qc3 Qb6 39. axb5 Rc5 40. Qxa5
Qxa5 41. Rxa5 Rxc2 42. Nc4 cxb5 43. Nd6 Rf8 44. Rxb5 Rc3 45. Nxf7+ Rxf7 46. d4
exd4 47. Rd5 Rxb3 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[Round "21.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 O-O 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. d4 Nd7 10. a3 c5 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. Re1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc3 14. Bxc3 Bxg2
15. Kxg2 Rxc3 16. Ne4 Rc8 17. a4 Nc5 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Nf3 Qe7 20. Qd3 Rfd8 21.
Qa6 h6 1/2-1/2


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.08"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Keaton Kiewra"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2362"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. b3 a6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O
e6 9. d4 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Be7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Rac1 Qb6 15.
Rfd1 Rfd8 16. a3 Qa7 17. b4 Be7 18. e4 Qb8 19. e5 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Nxe5 21. Qe2
Nxd3 22. Rxd3 Rxd3 23. Qxd3 Ng4 24. Qg3 Qxg3 25. hxg3 Ne5 26. Ne2 Nc4 27. Rc2
Rd8 28. Bc1 h5 29. f3 Rd3 30. Rc3 Rd1+ 31. Kf2 Bf6 32. Rc2 g5 33. a4 Rd3 34.
axb5 axb5 35. Ng1 Be7 36. Ke2 Rd5 37. Nh3 f6 38. Nf2 Bxb4 39. Ra2 Re5+ 40. Kd3
Re1 41. Bb2 Re3+ 42. Kd4 Re2 43. Nd3 Bf8 0-1


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.08"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Craig Hilby"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. e3 b6 6. Be2 Bb7 7. O-O d6 8. c4 Ne4
9. Qc2 Nd7 10. Rd1 c5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Qc7 13. Qb2 e5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Rd2
Rfe8 16. Rad1 Nf8 17. Ne1 Rad8 18. Bf3 Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 f6 21. Rd5
Rd8 22. Qd2 Ne6 23. Qd3 Kf7 24. g4 Ke7 25. h4 Rxd5 26. cxd5 Qd7 27. Nh2 Nc7 28.
e4 b5 29. Bd2 Ne8 30. Be3 Kd6 31. Qc3 Qc7 32. f4 b4 33. Qc4 Qa5 34. Nf3 a6 35.
Nd2 Qb5 36. Qc2 exf4 37. Bxf4+ Kd7 38. Nc4 Kd8 39. Qf2 Qd7 40. Qf3 Nc7 41. g5 f5
42. Bxc7+ Qxc7 43. exf5 gxf5 44. d6 Qd7 45. Kf1 Ke8 46. Qd5 f4 47. Qe4+ Kd8 48.
Qa8+ Qc8 49. Qxc8+ Kxc8 50. Ke2 Kd7 51. Kf3 Bf8 52. h5 Ke6 53. Kxf4 a5 54. h6 a4
55. Ke4 axb3 56. axb3 Kf7 57. Kf5 1-0


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.08"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Michael William Brown"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. a3 Bb7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d5 Bd6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. e4 Re8 8. Be2
exd5 9. exd5 a5 10. O-O h6 11. Nb5 Bf8 12. Bf4 d6 13. h3 Nbd7 14. Bd3 Ne5 15.
Re1 Nfd7 16. Nfd4 Nc5 17. Bf1 a4 18. Qd2 Qd7 19. Rad1 Re7 20. Bg3 Rae8 21. Nc3
Ba6 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Nc6 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Rxe1 25. Qxe1 Bb7 26. Nb4 g6 27. Nd3 Nb3
28. Ne4 Bg7 29. Qb4 Ba6 30. Nc3 Nd2 31. Nxa4 Nxf1 32. Kxf1 Qf5 33. Ne1 Qxd5 34.
b3 Qd4 35. Nf3 Qd1+ 36. Ne1 Qc1 37. Ke2 d5 38. Qd2 Bxc4+ 39. bxc4 Qxc4+ 40. Qd3
Qxa4 41. Qxd5 Bf8 42. Qd8 Qc4+ 43. Nd3 Kg7 44. a4 Qe4+ 45. Kd2 Bd6 46. Qd7 Qxg2
47. Ke3 Qd5 48. Qe8 Qf5 0-1


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.08"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksey Dreev"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. d4 Bf5 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8. O-O
Bb4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Bxd2 12. Nxd2 exd5 13. f3 Nd7 14. e4 dxe4
15. fxe4 Nc5 16. Qc3 Ne6 17. Nb3 Qb6 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Kh1 Rfe8 20. a4 Rd7 21.
a5 Qd8 22. h3 h6 23. Rfe1 Qg5 24. Rd3 Red8 25. d5 cxd5 26. Rg3 Rc7 27. Rxg5 Rxc3
28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. bxc3 dxe4 30. Rxe4 Rc8 31. Rb4 Rc7 32. Nd4 Kf6 33. Nxe6 fxe6
34. Rh4 Kg5 35. Rg4+ Kf5 36. Rh4 Kg5 37. Rg4+ Kf5 38. Rh4 1/2-1/2


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.16"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jiner Zhu"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2424"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Be3
Bg4 9. b3 Nc6 10. Be2 d5 11. c5 Nc8 12. O-O O-O 13. a3 e6 14. b4 a6 15. Qd2 N8e7
16. Rfd1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nf5 18. Ne2 Re8 19. g3 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Qg5 21. Bg2 Rad8 22.
Rf1 e5 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Bxd5 Nf3+ 25. Rxf3 Rxd5 26. Qa2 Bxa1 27. Qxa1 Rxe3 28.
Qf1 Rde5 29. h4 Qe7 30. Rxe3 Rxe3 31. Kf2 Rxa3 32. Qc1 Ra2 33. Qc4 Rb2 34. Kf3
Qf6+ 35. Nf4 h6 36. Qe4 g5 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Qe8+ Kg7 0-1


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.16"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Razvan Preotu"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. c4 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5+ 8. Nbd2
Qxc5 9. Rc1 Nc6 10. a3 Qd6 11. b4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Ng4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. O-O Rd8
15. Qb3 Nge5 16. Rfd1 Nxc4 17. Nxc4 Qf6 18. b5 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 Nb8 20. Nd6 Bd7
21. Nxb7 a6 22. Nc5 Bxb5 23. a4 Bc6 24. Nd4 e5 25. Ndb3 Qe7 26. Na5 Be8 27. Qd5
Ra7 28. Nc4 Rc7 29. Nxe5 Bxa4 30. Qd4 f6 31. Ne6+ 1-0


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.16"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Conrad Holt"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nb4 6. O-O Nxd3 7. Qxd3 d6 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. d5 Ba6 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. Qa4+ Qd7 12. Nb5 c6 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. Nfd4 Nxe4
15. Nxd6+ Nxd6 16. Qxc6 Qxc6 17. Nxc6 Nxc4 18. Rd1 f6 19. b3 Nd6 20. Ba3 Nf5 21.
Bb2 a5 22. g4 Nh4 23. Nd4 Kf7 24. Nb5 Bc5 25. Rd7+ Kg6 26. Rad1 h5 27. g5 e5 28.
Nc7 Rac8 29. Ne6 Rhg8 30. R1d3 e4 31. R3d5 Nf3+ 32. Kg2 fxg5 33. Bxg7 Ba3 34.
Ba1 Rc1 35. Rd1 Rxd1 36. Rxd1 Rc8 37. h3 Rc2 38. Nd4 Rxa2 39. Nxf3 exf3+ 40.
Kxf3 Be7 41. Bd4 Ra3 42. Bxb6 Rxb3+ 43. Be3 a4 44. Rd7 Bf6 45. Ra7 a3 46. Ra6
Kf7 47. Ke4 Be7 48. Bd4 Rxh3 49. Ra7 Rh1 50. Bc5 Re1+ 51. Kf3 a2 52. Bxe7 g4+ 0-1


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.16"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jeffery Xiong"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8.
Nf3 d5 9. d4 O-O 10. Bd3 Ncxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qxd4 Bf6 14.
Qd3+ g6 15. Nc3 c6 16. Bf4 Bf5 17. Qd2 Qb6 18. Bg5 Bg7 19. Na4 Qb5 20. b3 Rfe8
21. Rad1 d4 22. h4 Qd5 23. Nb2 b5 24. Nd3 c5 25. Nf4 Qc6 26. h5 c4 27. hxg6+
fxg6 28. f3 d3 29. cxd3 Bd4+ 30. Kh2 c3 31. Qc2 Kg7 32. b4 Rh8+ 33. Kg3 Bf6 34.
Bxf6+ Qxf6 35. Kf2 Qd4+ 36. Re3 Rae8 37. Qc1 g5 38. Ne2 Qxe3+ 39. Qxe3 Rxe3 40.
Kxe3 Re8+ 41. Kf2 c2 42. Re1 Bxd3 43. Nc1 Rd8 44. Nxd3 Rxd3 45. Ke2 1/2-1/2


[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.22"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vaso Blesic"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. e3 d5 6. h3 Bd6
7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. a4 c4 11. Bxc6 Bxc6
12. Ne5 Rfc8 13. O-O Be8 14. f4 Rab8 15. Qe2 a5 16. e4 Nxe4
17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 f6 19. Nf3 Bc6 20. Qe3 Qd7 21. Rfe1 Bd5
22. Nd2 b5 23. Ne4 Qc6 24. Re2 Re8 25. axb5 Rxb5 26. Nc5 e5
27. fxe5 fxe5 28. Rf1 Rbb8 29. Rfe1 Bf7 30. dxe5 Rb5 31. e6
Bh5 32. g4 Rxc5 33. gxh5 Rxh5 34. e7 Rf5 35. Qe4 Qc5+ 36. Kg2
g6 37. Rf1 Rg5+ 38. Kh1 Kg7 39. Qe6 Qd5+ 40. Qxd5 Rxd5 41. Rf4
Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.23"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "2.52"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Andres Merario Alarcon"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. c4 c5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. O-O Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Na3 Nxd4
12. Qxd4 Bf6 13. Qd2 Bc6 14. Nc4 Ne7 15. Bxf6 Qxd2 16. Nxd2
gxf6 17. Rfc1 Rfd8 18. Bxc6 Nxc6 19. Ne4 Kg7 20. Nc5 Nd4
21. Kf1 b6 22. Na6 Rd7 23. Rc4 f5 24. Rac1 Rad8 25. Nc7 e5
26. R1c3 Ne6 27. Nxe6+ fxe6 28. f3 Kf6 29. Rh4 Kg6 30. Re3 Rd5
31. g4 Rc8 32. gxf5+ exf5 33. f4 exf4 34. Reh3 Kf6 35. Rxh7
Rc2 36. R3h6+ Kg5 37. Re6 f3 38. Rg7+ Kh5 39. Rxa7 Rdd2
40. Rh7+ Kg5 41. Rg7+ Kh5 42. Rh7+ Kg5 43. Rg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.23"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ladia Jirasek"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2376"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. cxd5 Bg7 7. Bb5+ Nbd7 8.
d6 exd6 9. Qe2+ Qe7 10. Bf4 Qxe2+ 11. Bxe2 O-O 12. Bxd6 Rd8 13. Nf3 Nb6 14. Be5
Be6 15. O-O Nfd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. b3 Be4 19. Rac1 Nd5 20. g3 Nb4
21. Rc7 Rac8 22. Rfc1 Rxc7 23. Rxc7 Nd5 24. Rc1 Nb4 25. Rc7 Nd5 26. Rc1 h6 27.
Nd2 Bf5 28. Nf3 Be6 29. Bc4 Kf6 30. Ne5 Ne7 31. Bxe6 Kxe6 32. Nf3 Nc6 33. Rd1
Nb4 34. Rd2 f6 35. Kg2 g5 36. h4 Rc8 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Re2+ Kf7 39. a3 Nd5 40.
Rb2 Rc3 41. Ne1 b5 42. Kf1 Ke6 43. Ke2 Kf5 44. Nc2 Ke4 45. a4 b4 46. Ne1 g4 47.
Ng2 Kxd4 48. Nh4 Ke4 49. Ng6 f5 50. Nf8 f4 51. Ne6 fxg3 52. fxg3 Rxg3 53. Kf2
Rf3+ 54. Kg1 Rc3 55. Kf2 g3+ 56. Kg2 Ne3+ 57. Kh3 g2 58. Kh2 Rc1 59. Ng5+ Kd3
60. Nh3 Rh1+ 61. Kg3 Rxh3+ 0-1


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.23"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Andrew Hong"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. d4 g6 6. dxc5 Bg7 7. a3 O-O 8. b4 a5
9. c3 Ne4 10. Qc1 b6 11. b5 Na7 12. c6 a4 13. c4 Bg4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nbd2 Nc5
16. Be2 dxc4 17. Qxc4 Bf5 18. Qc3+ Kg8 19. Nd4 Qd5 20. O-O Rac8 21. Nc4 Qd8 22.
Rad1 Qc7 23. Nxf5 gxf5 24. Ne5 Rfd8 25. Bc4 e6 26. Nf3 Qe7 27. Qb4 Rd6 28. Rd4
Rcd8 29. Rfd1 e5 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Qxd6 32. g3 Kg7 33. Qb2 f6 34. Nh4 Qd1+
35. Kg2 Qg4 36. Qc2 Qe4+ 37. Qxe4 fxe4 38. Nf5+ Kf8 39. g4 Ke8 40. h4 Kd8 41. h5
Ke8 42. h6 Kf8 43. c7 Nc8 44. Kf1 Ke8 45. Bg8 Kf8 46. Bxh7 Kf7 47. Ng3 Ne6 48.
Bf5 Nxc7 49. Bxc8 Nxb5 50. Bd7 Nc3 51. Bf5 b5 52. Nh5 Kg8 53. Nxf6+ Kf7 54. g5
b4 55. h7 b3 56. h8=Q b2 57. Qe8+ 1-0


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.23"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniel Naroditsky"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "160"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. h4 Nf6 5. Be2 h5 6. Nh3 Nc6 7. Ng5 e5 8. dxe5
Nxe5 9. f3 a6 10. Bf4 Qe7 11. Qd2 b5 12. O-O O-O 13. a4 b4 14. Nd1 d5 15. exd5
Rd8 16. Ne3 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Qc5+ 18. Be3 Rxd5 19. Bxc5 Rxd2 20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1
Bf5 22. Bxb4 Bxc2 23. Rc1 Bd3 24. Bd1 Nc4 25. Bc3 Bf8 26. Bb3 Rb8 27. Bxc4 Bxc4
28. Ne4 Be7 29. Nf6+ Bxf6 30. Bxf6 Rb4 31. Rd1 Rb8 32. Rd7 Rc8 33. b4 Bb3 34. a5
Ba4 35. Rd5 Bb5 36. Kf2 Re8 37. g4 hxg4 38. fxg4 Re6 39. g5 Re2+ 40. Kg3 Rg2+
41. Kf4 Rf2+ 42. Kg3 Rg2+ 43. Kh3 Re2 44. Rd8+ Re8 45. Rd4 Bc6 46. Rc4 Re3+ 47.
Kh2 Re6 48. Kg3 Kf8 49. Kf4 Ke8 50. Be5 Kd7 51. Rc1 Kc8 52. Rd1 Re7 53. Rc1 Re6
54. Rc2 Kd7 55. Rd2+ Kc8 56. Rh2 Bd5 57. Rd2 c6 58. Rh2 Kd7 59. h5 gxh5 60. Rxh5
Re8 61. Rh6 Be6 62. Rh7 Rg8 63. Rh2 Bd5 64. Rh7 Be6 65. Rh6 Bd5 66. Rd6+ Ke7 67.
Rh6 Be6 68. Bd4 Kd7 69. Bc5 Bd5 70. b5 axb5 71. a6 b4 72. Bxb4 Ra8 73. g6 fxg6
74. Rh7+ Ke6 75. a7 Kf6 76. Be7+ Ke6 77. Bc5 Kf6 78. Rb7 g5+ 79. Kg3 Be6 80. Rb8 1-0


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.23"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hao Wang"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nd4 5. Bc4 c6 6. Nxe5 d5 7. exd5 cxd5 8.
Bb5+ Nxb5 9. Nxb5 a6 10. Nd4 Bd6 11. Ndf3 d4 12. O-O O-O 13. d3 Re8 14. Nc4 Bc7
15. Bg5 b5 16. Ncd2 Bb7 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. dxe4 h6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Re1 d3 21.
cxd3 Qxb2 22. Rc1 Rac8 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. axb3 Bf4 25. Ra1 Rc3 26. d4 Rxb3 27.
Rxa6 Rb8 28. e5 b4 29. Rea1 Kh7 30. Ra7 Rc3 31. g3 b3 32. Kg2 Rc1 33. Rxc1 Bxc1
34. Ra1 b2 35. Rb1 Ra8 36. d5 Ra1 37. Nd2 Bxd2 38. Rxb2 Bc3 39. Rb7 Bxe5 40.
Rxf7 Rd1 41. Rf5 Rxd5 42. h4 Rc5 43. Rf3 Bf6 44. Rf4 Ra5 45. Rf3 Kg6 46. Rf4 Rf5
47. Re4 Ra5 48. Rf4 Ra2 49. Re4 Rd2 50. Rf4 Kf7 51. Rf3 Ke6 52. Re3+ Be5 53. Kf3
Kf5 54. Kg2 g5 55. hxg5 hxg5 56. Rf3+ Ke4 57. Rf8 Bd4 58. Rf7 Ra2 59. Rf8 Bc5
60. Rf7 Rc2 61. Rf6 Ke5 62. Rf7 g4 0-1


[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.24"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "3.44"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Tarvo Seeman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2386"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 b6 6. e4 dxe4
7. dxe4 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bb7 9. e5 Nfd7 10. Nc3 a6 11. Bf4 h6
12. h4 Nf8 13. h5 Nbd7 14. Nd4 O-O-O 15. g4 Nb8 16. Bxb7+ Kxb7
17. Ne4 Nfd7 18. Kg2 b5 19. a4 Nc5 20. Nxc5+ Bxc5 21. Nb3 Bb6
22. axb5 axb5 23. Kf3 Nc6 24. c3 Rdf8 25. Bg3 f6 26. exf6 gxf6
27. Re1 e5 28. Nd2 Rhg8 29. Ne4 Ne7 30. Rad1 f5 31. gxf5 Nxf5
32. Kg2 Bxf2 33. Kxf2 Nxg3+ 34. Ke3 Nxe4 35. Kxe4 Rg5 36. Rd7
Rxh5 37. Rh7 Rf2 38. b4 Rf4+ 39. Kd5 Rc4 40. Rxe5 Rxe5+
41. Kxe5 Rxc3 42. Rxh6 Rc4 43. Kd5 c6+ 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.25"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "4.24"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "David Gavrilescu"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O
7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. O-O e5 10. h3 a6 11. a3 h6 12. Rd1
exd4 13. exd4 Ne7 14. Ne5 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Bf4 Qe8
17. Re1 Nfd5 18. Bh2 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Qf7 20. Ne4 Nc6 21. Nc5 b6
22. Nd3 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Qf5 24. Rac1 Rad8 25. h4 Nf4 26. Qxf5
exf5 27. Rxc7 Rfe8 28. Rc6 Rxd4 29. Rxb6 Rd5 30. g3 Rdxe5
31. Rxe5 Rxe5 32. gxf4 Ra5 33. h5 Ra4 34. Kg2 Kf7 35. Kf3 Ke7
36. Rb7+ Kf6 37. Rb6+ Ke7 38. Kg3 Kf7 39. f3 Ke7 40. Rg6 Kf7
41. Kf2 Ra5 42. Rb6 Ra4 43. Ke3 Ke7 44. Rb7+ Kf6 45. Rc7 Ra5
46. Rc4 Ke6 47. a4 Ke7 48. b3 Kd6 49. Rc8 Rd5 50. Rd8+ Kc6
51. Rxd5 Kxd5 52. Kd3 a5 53. Kc3 g6 54. hxg6 Ke6 55. b4 axb4+
56. Kxb4 h5 57. g7 Kf7 58. a5 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.26"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "5.10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Murali Karthikeyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 g6
7. f3 Qb6 8. Nb3 Bg7 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. g4 Be6
12. O-O-O b5 13. g5 Nh5 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Na5 16. Kb1 Nxb3
17. cxb3 O-O 18. f4 e6 19. Be4 Rae8 20. Qd3 f5 21. Bf3 Nxf4
22. Bxf4 e5 23. Rde1 exf4 24. Re6 Qc5 25. h4 Qf2 26. Qe2 Qxe2
27. Bxe2 Kf7 28. Re1 Bd4 29. Bf3 Bf2 30. R1e2 Bxh4 31. Rh2
Bxg5 32. Rxh7+ Kg8 33. Rd7 Bf6 34. Rdxd6 Kg7 35. Rxa6 g5
36. Be2 g4 37. Bxb5 Rxe6 38. dxe6 Be7 39. Kc2 f3 40. Bc6 f2
41. Bg2 f4 42. Ra4 Kh6 43. Bf1 g3 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.27"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Eduardo Patricio Iturrizaga Bonelli"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 Qc8 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Bf4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be4 11. Bf1 Bd6
12. Bc1 c5 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 Re8 15. c4 Qa6 16. Nd2 Be5
17. Nxe4 Bxa1 18. Nd6 Rf8 19. e4 Be5 20. Bf4 Bxd6 21. Bxd6 Re8
22. e5 Qxa2 23. Re4 Na6 24. Rg4 Qb2 25. Qf3 Nb4 26. Qf6 g6
27. h4 h5 28. Rf4 Rf8 29. g4 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.28"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5
7. Bb2 Nc6 8. e3 b6 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Bb7 11. Qe2 Rc8
12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Ne1 Ne8 14. f4 Nd6 15. Nf3 a6 16. a4 f5
17. d3 Bf6 18. h3 Nb4 19. g4 g6 20. e4 fxe4 21. dxe4 Nxe4
22. Nxe4 Bxb2 23. Neg5 Bxf3 24. Rxf3 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 Rce8
26. Nxe6 Qc6 27. f5 Qxa4 28. fxg6 Rxf3 29. gxh7+ Kh8 30. Bxf3
Nc6 31. Nxc5 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.29"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "8.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Rasmus Svane"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qa5+
7. Nd2 e6 8. Ne2 Qa6 9. c4 c5 10. dxc5 Nc6 11. Qc3 dxc4 12. b4
cxb3 13. axb3 Qb5 14. Ba3 Nge7 15. Nc4 Nd5 16. Qg3 g6 17. Nc3
Nxc3 18. Qxc3 O-O-O 19. O-O Kb8 20. Nd6 Bxd6 21. exd6 Rhe8
22. Bc1 Rd7 23. Be3 e5 24. f4 exf4 25. Bxf4 Nb4 26. Bg3 Rc8
27. Rxf7 1-0

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.29"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "AR Saleh Salem"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Be2 d5 8. O-O
Re8 9. c4 e5 10. Nc2 Nc6 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Bxc4 Bf5 14. Na3 a6 15.
Be2 b5 16. Nab1 Nb4 17. a3 Nd3 18. Bxd3 Rxd3 19. b4 Rb8 20. a4 bxa4 21. Nxa4 Nd7
22. Bc3 Rc8 23. Ra3 Bf8 24. Nb2 Rd5 25. f3 Bxb1 26. Rxb1 a5 27. Rb3 axb4 28.
Bxb4 Bxb4 29. Rxb4 Rc2 30. Nc4 Nc5 31. h4 Kg7 32. Kh2 Nd3 33. Ra4 Nc5 34. Rab4
Nd3 35. Ra4 Nc5 36. Rab4 1/2-1/2


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.29"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Samuel Shankland"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Qxc3 Nxc5 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Qxf6 gxf6 11. Rd1 b6 12. e3 Rd8 13. Ne2 Bb7 14. Nf4
Kf8 15. f3 a5 16. e4 a4 17. Kf2 Ke7 18. Be2 Rac8 19. Rc1 Ba6 20. Rc3 Rc7 21. Nd3
Nb3 22. Nb4 Bb7 23. Bd1 Nc5 24. Bc2 Ra8 25. g4 h5 26. h3 Rh8 27. Kg2 Rcc8 28.
Rd1 hxg4 29. hxg4 Rh6 30. Rh1 Rxh1 31. Kxh1 Kd6 32. Kg2 Ke5 33. Kf2 Kf4 34. Nd3+
Nxd3+ 35. Bxd3 Rh8 36. Bf1 Rc8 37. Be2 Bc6 38. Rc1 Rh8 39. Bf1 Rh2+ 40. Bg2 f5
41. gxf5 exf5 42. Rf1 Rh8 43. Rd1 fxe4 44. fxe4 f5 45. exf5 Rh2 46. Rg1 Kxf5 47.
Kf1 Rxg2 48. Rxg2 Bxg2+ 49. Kxg2 Ke4 0-1


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.29"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Corrales Jimenez, Fidel"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Bb2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. c4 c5 7. dxc5 Na6 8. c6
bxc6 9. Be2 Nc5 10. O-O Nce4 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 e6
15. Rc1 Qb6 16. Qc2 Nd7 17. Bd2 Rfd8 18. Be2 a5 19. Rfd1 d4 20. c5 Qa7 21. exd4
Bxd4 22. Bg5 Bxc5 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Bf3 Ba3 25. Rb1 Be7 26. Qxc6 Kg7 27. Qc3+
Bf6 28. Qe3 Qb8 29. a3 Ne5 30. Rxd8 Qxd8 31. Be2 h5 32. b4 axb4 33. axb4 Qd5 34.
b5 Qa2 35. Rd1 Qb2 36. f4 h4 37. fxe5 Bxe5 38. b6 Kh7 39. b7 Bb8 40. Bf3 Qa2 41.
Qe4 Qa7+ 42. Qd4 1-0


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.29"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2828"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8.
b3 O-O 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. a4 Bxc4 11. bxc4 a5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Be3 b6 14. h3 Bd6 15.
g3 Be7 16. h4 Re8 17. h5 h6 18. Kg2 Rf8 19. Nh2 Bc5 20. Ng4 Qe7 21. Bd2 Qe6 22.
Qe2 f5 23. exf5 Rxf5 24. f4 Raf8 25. Rae1 Rxh5 26. fxe5 Rhf5 27. Rxf5 Rxf5 28.
Bc3 h5 29. Ne3 Bxe3 30. Qxe3 c5 31. Qe4 Nf8 32. Qd5 Rf7 33. Bd2 Rd7 34. Qf3 Qg6
35. Qa8 Re7 36. Bf4 Re8 37. Qe4 Qxe4+ 38. Rxe4 Ne6 39. Be3 g5 40. c3 Rd8 41. d4
c6 42. Bf2 Kf7 43. Re1 cxd4 44. cxd4 Nxd4 45. Rb1 Ne6 46. Rxb6 c5 47. Rb5 Rd2
48. Rxa5 Rc2 49. Ra7+ Kg6 50. a5 Rxc4 51. a6 Ra4 52. Ra8 Nc7 1/2-1/2


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.29"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c5 8. d5
exd5 9. Nh4 Ne4 10. cxd5 Bxh4 11. Bxe4 Bf6 12. Nc3 d6 13. Bg2 Re8 14. Bf4 Na6
15. Ne4 Be7 16. g4 Nc7 17. Ng3 Bg5 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. e4 Bc8 20. h3 Nb5 21. Qc1
Qxc1 22. Raxc1 Nd4 23. f4 f6 24. Kf2 a5 25. Bf1 Bd7 26. Bd3 g6 27. Re3 Re7 28.
Ne2 Nxe2 29. Bxe2 Rae8 30. Bf3 g5 31. Kg3 gxf4+ 32. Kxf4 Re5 33. h4 Kg7 34. b3
Rb8 35. a3 Be8 36. b4 Re7 37. Rb3 cxb4 38. axb4 a4 39. Rbc3 Ra8 40. Ra3 Bb5 41.
Bd1 Rae8 42. Re3 Ra8 43. Rcc3 Raa7 44. Be2 a3 45. Bxb5 a2 46. Re1 Rxe4+ 47. Kxe4
Re7+ 48. Kf5 Rxe1 49. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.30"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergei Movsesian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bg4 3. Bb2 Nd7 4. d4 e6 5. Nbd2 Ngf6 6. h3 Bh5 7. e3 Be7 8. c4
c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Re1 Rc8 12. c5 Qc7 13. Qc2 Bg6 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. b4
Rfe8 16. a4 b6 17. a5 bxc5 18. bxc5 Rb8 19. Bc3 Rb5 20. Reb1 Reb8 21. Ne1 Bd8
22. Nd3 Rxb1+ 23. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 24. Qxb1 Qb8 25. Qxb8 Nxb8 26. f3 Ne8 27. Nb2 Nc7
28. Nb3 Nb5 29. Be1 Bc7 30. Nd3 g5 31. g4 f6 32. Kg2 Kf7 33. f4 gxf4 34. exf4
Na3 35. h4 Nc4 36. h5 Nd7 37. Bc3 g6 38. h6 g5 39. fxg5 fxg5 40. Nd2 Kg6 41. Kf3
Nxd2+ 42. Bxd2 Kxh6 43. Bc3 Kg6 44. Nb4 Bxa5 45. Nxd5 Bxc3 46. Nxc3 e5 47. d5
cxd5 48. c6 Nb6 49. c7 d4 50. Nd5 Nc8 51. Ke4 Kf7 52. Kxe5 d3 53. Nc3 Ke7 54.
Ne4 Kd7 55. Kd4 Kxc7 56. Kxd3 1/2-1/2


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.01.30"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jeffery Xiong"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. c4 a6 5. Bxd7+ Nxd7 6. Nc3 Ne5 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nxe5 dxe5 9. d3 e6 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Qd7 12. e5 Ng8 13. Ne4 O-O-O 14. Bg5
Qd4+ 15. Kh1 Rd7 16. Qa4 Nh6 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Rxf7 Be7 19. Nd6+ Kc7 20. Raf1
Qxb2 21. Qa5+ Kb8 22. Qxc5 Bxd6 23. exd6 Rxf7 24. Rxf7 Qb1+ 25. Qg1 Qxd3 26. c5
Rc8 27. h3 Qd5 28. Qb1 Rxc5 29. d7 Kc7 30. Qxb7+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.30"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "David Howell"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. d4 Bb4 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 O-O 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O c5
12. Nd2 Nc6 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. f3 Bg6 15. f4 Be4 16. Bf3 cxd4
17. Bxd4 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Rc8 20. Qd2 Qe7 21. Rd3
Qc5+ 22. Kh1 Rfd8 23. Rd1 Qc2 24. g3 Qxd2 25. R1xd2 Kf8
26. Kg2 Ke7 27. f5 g6 28. g4 d4 29. Kf3 gxf5 30. gxf5 Rc5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "La Caleta GIB"]
[Date "2019.01.31"]
[EventDate "2019.01.22"]
[Round "10.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nils Grandelius"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Qd2 d5 12. exd5
Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 Bxd5 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Bd3 Kc7
17. a3 Be7 18. Rhe1 h6 19. Bf2 Bxb3 20. cxb3 Rd7 21. h4 Rhd8
22. Bc4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 24. Kxd1 f5 25. b4 Nd4 26. Bd5
Bf6 27. Kd2 Nc6 28. b3 Kd6 29. Bc4 Nd4 30. h5 Bg5+ 31. Kd1 Kc6
32. Bf7 Kd6 33. a4 Kc6 34. Bg6 Kd5 35. Bf7+ Kc6 36. Be1 Kd6
37. Bc3 Kc6 38. Ke1 Be3 39. Bg6 Kd5 40. g4 Nxf3+ 41. Ke2 Bd4
42. Kxf3 fxg4+ 43. Kxg4 Bxc3 44. Kf3 Bxb4 45. Be4+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "214"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 h6 8. Nbd2 a5 9. a4 Ne7 10. Nf1 Ng6 11. Ng3 c6 12. Bb3
Re8 13. h3 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. d4 exd4 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8
17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Nxd4 Bd7 19. Be3 Bf8 20. Ndf5 Be6 21. Bd4 f6
22. Qf3 Qf7 23. Re1 Ra6 24. Nh5 Kh7 25. Qd3 Bd7 26. Nh4 f5
27. Nxg6 Rxg6 28. Nf4 Ra6 29. b3 g5 30. Ne2 Re6 31. Be3 Re8
32. Bb6 Kg8 33. Rd1 Qe6 34. Qxd5 Qxd5 35. Rxd5 Rxe2 36. Rxd7
Re1+ 37. Kh2 Rb1 38. Rd5 Rxb3 39. Bd4 b6 40. Rxf5 Bg7 41. Rd5
Bxd4 42. cxd4 Rb4 43. Rd6 Kg7 44. d5 Rxa4 45. Rxb6 Rd4 46. d6
a4 47. Ra6 a3 48. Kg3 a2 49. d7 Rxd7 50. Rxa2 Rd4 51. Ra7+ Kg6
52. Ra6+ Kg7 53. Re6 Ra4 54. Kf3 Rf4+ 55. Ke3 Ra4 56. g3 Rb4
57. Kf3 Ra4 58. Re4 Ra2 59. h4 gxh4 60. Rxh4 Kg6 61. Re4 h5
62. Ke3 Rb2 63. Ra4 Rb6 64. Kf3 Rb2 65. Kg2 Rc2 66. Rf4 Ra2
67. Kh3 Rb2 68. Rf8 Kg7 69. Rf4 Kg6 70. Kg2 Ra2 71. Rb4 Rc2
72. Kf3 Ra2 73. Ke3 Ra6 74. Rb5 Re6+ 75. Kf3 Ra6 76. Re5 Rb6
77. Kf4 Rf6+ 78. Ke3 Ra6 79. f4 Ra3+ 80. Kf2 Ra2+ 81. Kf3 Ra3+
82. Kg2 Ra1 83. Rg5+ Kh6 84. Rg8 Kh7 85. Rb8 Kg6 86. Rb6+ Kg7
87. Re6 Kh7 88. Kf3 Rf1+ 89. Ke2 Rg1 90. Kf2 Ra1 91. Re1 Ra2+
92. Kf3 Kg6 93. Re6+ Kg7 94. f5 Ra4 95. Rg6+ Kh7 96. Rg5 Kh6
97. Rg6+ Kh7 98. Re6 Kg7 99. Re4 Ra6 100. Rh4 Ra3+ 101. Kf4
Kh6 102. g4 Ra4+ 103. Ke5 Rxg4 104. Rxg4 hxg4 105. Kf4 g3
106. Kxg3 Kg5 107. f6 Kxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. dxc6 Qd4+
12. Kh1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc3 14. Rb1 Bg6 15. Rb3 Qxc6 16. Bb2
Rad8 17. Qa1 Bxd3 18. cxd3 Rfe8 19. Rc1 Qe6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6
21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. h3 Rd7 23. Rc2 Re5 24. Kg1 Red5 25. Rcc3 Kg7
26. Kf2 c5 27. Ra3 f5 28. Ra4 Rxd3 29. Rxc5 Rd2+ 30. Kg3 f4+
31. Rxf4 Rxa2 32. Rg4+ Kf8 33. Rc8+ Ke7 34. Rh8 a5 35. Rxh7
Ra7 36. Rf4 Kf8 37. h4 a4 38. h5 Kg8 39. Rh6 a3 40. Rg4+ Kf8
41. Rh8+ Ke7 42. h6 Ra1 43. h7 Rh1 44. Rh4 Rxh4 45. Kxh4 Ra4+
46. g4 a2 47. Re8+ Kxe8 48. h8=Q+ Kd7 49. Qa1 Ra3 50. Qd4+ Ke8
51. Qe5+ Kd7 52. Qd5+ 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "155"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 a6 9. a4 Ba7 10. Nbd2 g5 11. Bg3 g4 12. Bh4
Kg7 13. Re1 Ne7 14. Bxf6+ Kxf6 15. Nh4 Kg7 16. Nf1 Ng8 17. g3
Qf6 18. Ne3 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Ne7 20. d4 Ng6 21. Ng2 Qg5 22. Qb3
b6 23. Bd5 Rb8 24. Rf1 Ne7 25. Bc4 Bb7 26. Nh4 b5 27. axb5
axb5 28. Bd3 Bc8 29. dxe5 Qxe5 30. Nf5+ Nxf5 31. exf5 Qf6
32. Qd1 Bxf5 33. Bxf5 Qxf5 34. Qd4+ Kh7 35. f3 gxf3 36. Rexf3
Qg6 37. Rf6 Qg7 38. R1f4 c5 39. Qd5 Qg5 40. Rxf7+ Rxf7
41. Rxf7+ Kh8 42. Qxd6 Re8 43. Rf8+ Rxf8 44. Qxf8+ Kh7
45. Qf7+ Kh8 46. Qf8+ Kh7 47. Qf7+ Kh8 48. Qe8+ Kg7 49. Qd7+
Kh8 50. Qxb5 Qe3+ 51. Kg2 Qe4+ 52. Kf2 Qf5+ 53. Ke3 Qe5+
54. Kd2 Qg5+ 55. Kc2 Qf5+ 56. Kb3 Qd5+ 57. Qc4 Qh5 58. h4 Qe5
59. Qf4 Qe6+ 60. c4 Qb6+ 61. Kc2 Qg6+ 62. Kc1 Qc6 63. b3 Kg7
64. Qe5+ Kh7 65. Qf5+ Kg7 66. Qe5+ Kh7 67. Kd2 Qg2+ 68. Qe2
Qg1 69. Qd3+ Kg7 70. Qe3 Qg2+ 71. Kc3 Qc6 72. Qe5+ Kh7
73. Qf5+ Kg7 74. h5 Kh8 75. g4 Qd6 76. Qe4 Qf6+ 77. Kc2 Qd6
78. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "C27"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 6. Qxe5
O-O 7. Qf4 Ne8 8. d4 Nc6 9. a3 Nf6 10. d5 Bd6 11. Qa4 Re8+
12. Nge2 Ne5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. O-O Qg6 16. Ng3 c6
17. Rfe1 b5 18. Qe4 Bb7 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bd5 Qxe4 21. Ngxe4
Bc7 22. b3 a6 23. Rad1 Rad8 24. h3 Ng6 25. g3 Kf8 26. Kg2 Ne7
27. Bxc6 dxc6 28. Nc5 a5 29. N3e4 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Nd5 31. c4
bxc4 32. bxc4 Nb6 33. Rc1 f5 34. Nd2 Bd6 35. Nd3 Bxa3 36. Ra1
Bb4 37. Nxb4 axb4 38. Ra6 Rb8 39. Nb3 Nxc4 40. Rxc6 Na3 41. h4
Rb5 42. Rc8+ Kf7 43. Rc7+ Kf6 44. h5 Rd5 45. Rb7 Nc2 46. Kf1
Re5 47. Rc7 Re1+ 48. Kg2 Na1 49. Nc5 b3 50. Rb7 Rb1 51. f4
Rb2+ 52. Kh3 Rb1 53. Kg2 b2 54. Nd3 Nc2 55. Rxb2 Ne3+ 56. Kf3
Rxb2 57. Nxb2 Ng4 58. Nd3 Ke6 59. Nc5+ Kd6 60. Nb3 Kd5 61. Nd2
Nf6 62. Nf1 Ke6 63. Ne3 Nxh5 64. g4 fxg4+ 65. Kxg4 Nf6+
66. Kf3 Nd5 67. Nc2 Ne7 68. Nd4+ Kd5 69. Ne2 Nf5 70. Nc3+ Kd4
71. Nb5+ Kd3 72. Nc7 h5 73. Ne8 Kd4 74. Nc7 Kd3 75. Ne8 g6
76. Nf6 Kd4 77. Nd7 Nh4+ 78. Kg3 Nf5+ 79. Kf3 Ne7 80. Nf6 Nc6
81. Nxh5 gxh5 82. Kg3 Ke4 83. Kh4 Kxf4 84. Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Quang Liem Le"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nc3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4
Nc6 9. Be2 Ne4 10. O-O Bf6 11. Rc1 cxd4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4
Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. exd4 Be6 17. Rc7 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Kf8 19. f3 Rxc7 20. Rxc7
Rd8 21. Rxb7 Rxd4 22. Rxa7 e3 23. Kf1 Rd2 24. Ra4 Rb2 25. g4 Rb1+ 26. Kg2 Rb2
27. Kf1 1/2-1/2


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Liren Ding"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. Nf3 h6 2. e4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O g5
9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bb5 Nd7 11. Re1 Bg7 12. c4 a6 13. Ba4 O-O 14. cxd5 exd5 15.
Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nb3 Re8 17. Nbd4 Nc5 18. Be3 Ne4 19. Nxc6 Qd7 20. Rc1 Bb7 21. Na5
Qb5 22. Nxb7 Qxb7 23. Bd4 Rac8 24. h3 Bf8 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. h4 g4 27. Nh2 h5 28.
Nf1 Be7 29. g3 Nc5 30. Ne3 Ne6 31. Nf5 Qd7 32. Qd3 Bf8 33. Rd1 Rc6 34. Bc3 Nc7
35. Ne3 Rc5 36. Bb4 Rb5 37. Bxf8 Kxf8 38. Qh7 Qe6 39. Qxh5 Rxb2 40. Rc1 d4 1-0


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anton Smirnov"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Qc2 Re8
9. e4 b5 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. e5 Nd7 13. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Qb6 15. Be3
e6 16. Nd2 b4 17. Rfc1 Rec8 18. Nb3 a5 19. Qf2 Qb7 20. g4 a4 21. Nc5 Nxc5 22.
dxc5 f6 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Bd4 Qg7 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Re1 Rf8 27. g5 Qf5 28. Qd2
Rae8 29. Rf1 b3 30. axb3 axb3 31. Rae1 Bb5 32. Rf2 Bc4 33. Qd4 Re7 34. Rf3 Qg4
35. h3 Qf5 36. Kh2 Qf7 37. h4 Rfe8 38. Re5 Qg7 39. Bh3 h6 40. gxh6 Qxh6 41. h5
gxh5 42. Rg3+ Rg7 43. Rxg7+ Kxg7 44. Rxe6+ 1-0


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniel Naroditsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. Nf3 h6 2. e4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. e5 Nfd7 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O g5
9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bc2 Bg7 11. Re1 Nd7 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. Nbd4 Ndxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5
15. Nb5 Qb8 16. f4 gxf4 17. Qh5 Bd7 18. Rxe5 Qxe5 19. Qxe5 Nxe5 20. Nc7+ Ke7 21.
Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Bxf4 f6 23. Bxh6 Rg8 24. Bf4 Bc6 25. Bg3 Nc4 26. b3 Na3 27. Bd1
Nb5 28. Rc1 e5 29. Bf3 d4 30. Bxc6 bxc6 31. cxd4 Nxd4 32. Kf1 Kd6 33. Bf2 c5 34.
Rc4 f5 35. b4 cxb4 36. Rxb4 Nc6 37. Rb3 f4 38. g3 fxg3 39. Rxg3 Rxg3 1/2-1/2


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2828"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nd3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. Nf4 Nc6 7. Nd5 Nd4 8.
Nxe7 Nxe2 9. Bxe2 Bxe7 10. d3 Nf6 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bf3 c6 14. Nd2 d5
15. Nb3 Bd6 16. Bd2 Bd7 17. Bc3 b6 18. a4 a5 19. Bd4 Rab8 20. Nd2 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1
Ng4 22. h3 Nh6 23. b3 Nf5 24. Bc3 Bc5 25. Bg4 f6 26. Nf3 Rd8 27. Bxf5 Bxf5 28.
Bd4 Kf7 29. Bxc5 bxc5 30. g4 Bd7 31. Kg2 Rb8 32. Nd2 Rb4 33. c4 Be6 34. f4 g6
35. Kg3 Rb8 36. Rc1 Rc8 37. Rc3 Ke7 38. Rc1 Kd6 39. Rd1 Bf7 40. Re1 Rb8 41. Re3
Rb7 42. Re1 Rb8 43. Kf2 Be6 44. Kg3 Bf7 45. Re3 Rb7 46. Kf2 Rb8 47. Kg3 1/2-1/2


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Baskaran Adhiban"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. Nf3 h6 2. e4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bb4 6. exd5 exd5 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne2
Bd6 9. Ng3 Re8 10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Rxe5 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Qd2 Nbd7 14. Bxh6 gxh6
15. Qxh6 Nf8 16. h3 Qd6 17. Qg5+ Kh8 18. Rae1 Bd7 19. Qh4+ N6h7 20. Nh5 c5 21.
Bxh7 Nxh7 22. f4 Bf5 23. g4 Bg6 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Ng3 Bxc2 26. g5 d4 27. Nh5
Re2 28. f5 Qh2# 0-1


[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.20"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ahmed Adly"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "180"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 Nxc3 5. dxc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bf4 Qc7 8.
Qd2 h6 9. h4 b6 10. O-O-O Rb8 11. Bd3 b5 12. Be4 Na5 13. g3 b4 14. cxb4 cxb4 15.
b3 Bb7 16. Rhe1 Bc5 17. Kb1 Nc6 18. Qe2 Ne7 19. Nd2 Nd5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Ne4
Qc6 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Be3 Qc6 24. Qg4 Be4 25. Rd2 Rc8 26. Rc1 Rh7 27. f3 Bxf3
28. Qxb4 a6 29. Kb2 f5 30. Rd6 Qe4 31. Qxe4 Bxe4 32. c4 g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34.
Bxg5 Rh2+ 35. Rd2 Rxd2+ 36. Bxd2 Kf7 37. Bf4 Rh8 38. b4 Rh2+ 39. Kb3 Ke8 40. a4
Kd8 41. a5 Kc8 42. b5 Rh1 43. Rc3 Rb1+ 44. Ka4 Kb7 45. Bc1 Kb8 46. Ba3 Kb7 47.
Bc5 Ra1+ 48. Ba3 Rd1 49. Kb4 Rd3 50. Rc1 Rxg3 51. Bb2 Rd3 52. Rg1 f4 53. Rg4 Rf3
54. Bc1 Bc2 55. Rg7 Kc7 56. Rf7 Bf5 57. bxa6 Rf1 58. a7 Be4 59. Bxf4 Rb1+ 60.
Kc5 Ra1 61. Bd2 Rd1 62. Bb4 Kb7 63. Bc3 Kxa7 64. Rf2 Ka6 65. Rb2 Rb1 66. Rd2 Bc6
67. Rd6 Rb8 68. Rd2 Rb3 69. Kd4 Rb8 70. Rh2 Rg8 71. Rb2 Rg3 72. Bb4 Ba4 73. Bc3
Rh3 74. Rb6+ Ka7 75. Bb4 Rh4+ 76. Kc3 Rh3+ 77. Kd4 Rh4+ 78. Kc5 Bb3 79. Kd6 Rd4+
80. Kc7 Rxc4+ 81. Kxd7 Re4 82. Bd6 Bd5 83. Bc5 Rc4 84. Kd6 Ka8 85. Rb5 Rc2 86.
Kc7 Bb7 87. a6 Rxc5+ 88. Rxc5 Bxa6 89. Ra5 Ka7 90. Ra3 1-0


[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.21"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 a6 9. a4 g5 10. Bg3 Ba7 11. Nbd2 Kg7 12. Re1
Nh7 13. d4 h5 14. h3 g4 15. Bh4 f6 16. hxg4 hxg4 17. Nh2 Ng5
18. Be2 Rh8 19. Bxg5 fxg5 20. Bxg4 exd4 21. Ndf3 dxc3 22. bxc3
Qf6 23. Qd2 Rxh2 24. Nxh2 Ne5 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26. Rab1 Rh8
27. Rxb7 Rxh2 28. Rxc7+ Kg6 29. Rxa7 Rxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Qf3+
31. Kf1 Qh3+ 32. Ke2 Qf3+ 33. Kf1 Qh3+ 34. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.21"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4
Nxe4 7. O-O Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bd6 9. Re1 O-O 10. Ne5 Nd7 11. Qg4
Nf6 12. Qg3 Nh5 13. Qh3 g6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. g4 Ng7 16. Re3 f6
17. Nf3 Bd7 18. Rae1 Qe7 19. Nh4 Qf7 20. f4 b5 21. Bb3 c5
22. f5 c4 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Bc2 f5 25. Nf3 fxg4 26. Qxg4 Nf5
27. Bxf5 Qxf5 28. Qxf5 gxf5 29. Ne5 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 Kf7 31. Bg5
a5 32. a3 Reb8 33. d5 Ra6 34. Bf4 b4 35. dxe6+ Bxe6 36. Rc5
Rg8+ 37. Kf2 Rg4 38. Rc7+ Kg6 39. Be5 Bd5 40. Rg7+ Kh5
41. Rxg4 Kxg4 42. Rg1+ Kh5 43. cxb4 axb4 44. axb4 Ra3 45. Rg3
Ra2+ 46. Ke3 Rxh2 47. Rg5+ Kxg5 48. Bxh2 Bc6 49. Bd6 Kg4
50. Bc7 Bb5 51. Be5 Ba4 52. Kd4 Bb5 53. Ke3 Ba6 54. Bd6 Kh5
55. Bf4 Bb5 56. Bd6 Kg5 57. Bf4+ Kg4 58. Be5 Bd7 59. Kd4 Bb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.21"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 a6 9. a4 g5 10. Bg3 Ba7 11. Nbd2 Kg7 12. Re1
Nh7 13. h3 h5 14. b4 h4 15. Bh2 g4 16. hxg4 Nf6 17. g5 Ng4
18. Re2 f6 19. b5 Ne7 20. gxf6+ Rxf6 21. d4 Ng6 22. Nf1 Nxh2
23. Kxh2 h3 24. dxe5 Rf8 25. Ng3 hxg2 26. Nf5+ Bxf5 27. exf5
Rxf5 28. Kxg2 Rxf3 29. Kxf3 Qh4 30. Bf7 Nxe5+ 31. Rxe5 Qxf2+
32. Kg4 dxe5 33. Bh5 Rf8 34. Qd7+ Kh6 35. Kh3 Qe3+ 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.21"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 O-O
7. Bd3 c5 8. Ne2 Bg4 9. O-O cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. f3 Bh5
12. a3 Be7 13. Rc1 Bg6 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Na4 Rc8 16. b4 Nh5
17. Be3 Bg5 18. f4 Bh4 19. f5 Ne7 20. fxg6 Nxg6 21. Rxc8 Qxc8
22. Qd3 Re8 23. Nac3 Qe6 24. Bd2 Bd8 25. Qf5 Nf6 26. Bg5 Qxf5
27. Rxf5 Ne7 28. Rf2 Ne4 29. Bxe7 Bxe7 30. Rf5 Nxc3 31. Nxc3
Bf6 32. Nxd5 Bxd4+ 33. Kf1 f6 34. Rf3 Rd8 35. Ne3 Kf7 36. Ke2
b5 37. h4 Bb2 38. Nd1 Bd4 39. Rd3 Ke6 40. Nc3 a6 41. a4 bxa4
42. Nxa4 Kd5 43. Nb6+ Kc6 44. Nc4 Kb5 45. Ne3 Kxb4 46. Nf5 Kc4
47. Ra3 g6 48. Nxd4 Rxd4 49. Rxa6 Kd5 50. Rxf6 Ke5 51. Rxg6
Rxh4 52. Kf3 Rf4+ 53. Kg3 Ra4 54. Rg4 Ra8 55. Rf4 Rg8+ 56. Rg4
Ra8 57. Rf4 Rg8+ 58. Kf3 Rxg2 59. Re4+ Kd5 60. Kxg2 Kxe4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5
7. Bc4 Qd6 8. O-O Bb6 9. b3 Bg4 10. Ba3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 O-O-O
12. Qc2 Rhe8 13. Rae1 Nh5 14. Ng5 Nf4 15. Nxf7 Bh5 16. Nxd8
Qg4 17. Bd5 Rxd8 18. Bf3 Qg6 19. Be4 Qg4 20. Nc4 Bg6 21. Nxb6+
axb6 22. f3 Qg5 23. Bc1 Qh5 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. d4 Ne7 26. Qc1
Qg5 27. Qa3 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Nf5 29. Qa8+ Kd7 30. Qa4+ Kc8
31. Re8 Kb8 32. Qd7 Rxe8 33. Qxe8+ Ka7 34. Qa4+ Kb8 35. Qe8+
Ka7 36. Qe5 g6 37. a4 Kb8 38. Ra1 Qd8 39. a5 b5 40. Qxb5 Qe7
41. a6 Qe3+ 42. Kh1 Nd6 43. Qe5 Qxc3 44. a7+ 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. dxe5
d5 7. exd6 Nxd6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Nd5 Bf5 11. Bf4 Bg6
12. c4 b6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Qa4 Bf6 16. Qc6 Bxb2
17. Rad1 Ba3 18. Ne7+ Kf8 19. Bg5 f6 20. Nxg6+ Kg8 21. Be3 Bb4
22. Rf1 Qc8 23. Nf4 Nf7 24. c5 Bxc5 25. Bxc5 bxc5 26. Nd5 Re5
27. Qxc5 Qg4 28. Qxc7 Ng5 29. Rd3 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Nh3+ 31. Kh1
Nf4 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Qc2+ 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]
[Round "11.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. b3 d4 5. Bg2 c5 6. e3 Nc6
7. exd4 cxd4 8. O-O Be7 9. d3 Nd7 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nc2 e5
12. Rb1 a5 13. a3 Nc5 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Na4 16. Bd2 f6
17. Nh4 g5 18. Nf3 Bf5 19. b5 Nb8 20. Nfxd4 exd4 21. Bxb7 Ra7
22. Bd5+ Kh8 23. Nxd4 Bh3 24. Qh5 Bxf1 25. Kxf1 Qe8 26. Qf3
Nb6 27. Be4 Bc5 28. Nb3 Ra2 29. Qf5 Qe7 30. Be1 Ba3 31. c5 Na4
32. c6 Nc5 33. Bc3 Nxb3 34. Rxb3 Bc5 35. d4 Bd6 36. b6 Nxc6
37. Bxc6 Qe2+ 38. Kg2 Bf4 39. Bb2 Rxb2 40. Rxb2 Qxb2 41. Be4
Rf7 42. Qe6 Qxd4 43. gxf4 Qb4 44. b7 Rf8 45. b8=Q Qxb8 46. Qe7
f5 47. Bd5 Qd8 48. Qe5+ Qf6 49. Qxf6+ Rxf6 50. fxg5 Rd6
51. Bf3 h6 52. gxh6 Kh7 53. Kg3 Rd4 54. h4 Kxh6 55. Be2 Kg6
56. f4 Rb4 57. h5+ Kf6 58. Bd1 Rb1 59. Bf3 Rb3 60. Kf2 Rb8
61. Kg3 Rg8+ 62. Kf2 Ke7 63. Bd1 Rg7 64. Be2 Kf6 65. Bf3 Ra7
66. Bd5 Ra3 67. Bf3 Ke7 68. Kg3 Kd7 69. h6 Ra6 70. Kh4 Rxh6+
71. Kg5 Rh3 72. Bd5 Rd3 73. Bf7 Rd4 74. Kxf5 Rxf4+ 75. Kxf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]
[Round "12.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8. d4 Bb7 9. Bd3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qxf3 11. gxf3
Nc6 12. Be3 Na5 13. Rb1 Be7 14. Ke2 f5 15. c5 g5 16. f4 g4
17. h3 gxh3 18. Rxh3 h5 19. d5 exd5 20. Bxf5 h4 21. Be6 c6
22. Bd4 Rf8 23. f5 Nb7 24. cxb6 axb6 25. Rxb6 Rxa2+ 26. Kf1
Nd8 27. Re3 h3 28. Rxh3 c5 29. Be3 Nxe6 30. Rxe6 d4 31. Bg5
Rxf5 32. Rxe7+ Kf8 33. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.23"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5
7. Bb2 Nc6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Na3 b6 10. Nc4 Ba6 11. Rc1 Rc8
12. a3 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. d3 Rfd8 15. Qd2 Qe7 16. Qb2 Qf6
17. Nce5 Nde7 18. Rc2 Nd4 19. Nxd4 Qxe5 20. Nf3 Qxb2 21. Rxb2
Bb7 22. Rc1 Bd5 23. Kf1 f6 24. Bh3 Kf7 25. Nd2 Bb7 26. Rbc2 h5
27. b4 cxb4 28. axb4 b5 29. Nb3 Rxc2 30. Rxc2 Bd5 31. Nc5 f5
32. f3 g5 33. e4 Bc6 34. Ra2 g4 35. Bg2 Rd4 36. Rxa7 Rxb4
37. Ra2 Rb1+ 38. Kf2 b4 39. exf5 exf5 40. fxg4 hxg4 41. Ke3 b3
42. Rf2 Bxg2 43. Rxg2 Nc6 44. Kf4 b2 45. Kg5 Nd4 46. Na4 Ne6+
47. Kh5 Ra1 48. Rxb2 Rxa4 49. Rb7+ Kf6 50. Rh7 Ra2 51. Rh6+
Kf7 52. Rh7+ Kf6 53. Rh6+ Ke5 54. Kg6 Nd4 55. Rh8 Ra6+ 56. Kf7
Nf3 57. h4 gxh3 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.23"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6
7. e4 e5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. exd5 O-O 10. O-O exd4 11. Ne4 Nxe4
12. Bxe4 Nf6 13. Qxd4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Re8 15. Qd4 Bf5 16. Bg5
Qa5 17. Bd2 Qb6 18. Bc3 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Bd7 20. Rfe1 f6 21. Ne6
Kf7 22. Nd4 Rac8 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25. Bxe1 Be5
26. Bc3 Bxd4 27. Bxd4 a5 28. a3 a4 29. f3 Bb5 30. Kf2 Bc4
31. d6 Ke6 32. Bc5 b6 33. Bb4 Bb5 34. h4 f5 35. Ke3 h5 36. Kf4
g6 37. Kg5 Kf7 38. Bc3 Bc6 39. Bd4 b5 40. Bc5 Bd7 41. Bb4 Bc6
42. Kf4 Ke6 43. Ke3 Kd5 44. Kf4 Ke6 45. Ke3 Kd5 46. Kf4 Ke6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.23"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3
Qxf6 7. f4 c5 8. g3 Bd7 9. Bg2 Bc6 10. Nf3 Be7 11. O-O O-O
12. d4 Rd8 13. f5 exf5 14. Bg5 Qd6 15. Bf4 Qf6 16. Bc7 Rc8
17. Be5 Qg6 18. d5 Be8 19. Rb1 Nd7 20. Rxb7 Qa6 21. Qb3 Bd8
22. Rb5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Bxb5 24. cxb5 c4 25. Nxc4 Qf6 26. d6
Rab8 27. Bd5 Rc5 28. Ne3 Rxc3 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 30. Qd5 Bb6
31. Rxf5 Qh6 32. Kg2 Qxe3 33. d7 Rc5 34. Be8 Rxe8 35. Qf7 Rg8
36. Rf4 Qe2+ 37. Rf2 Qe4+ 38. Rf3 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.23"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6
7. e4 e5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. exd5 O-O 10. O-O exd4 11. Nxd4 Nb6
12. Nf5 Bf4 13. d6 Bxf5 14. Bxf5 Qxd6 15. g3 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 Qc5
17. Qc2 Rac8 18. Qb1 Rc6 19. Be3 Qb5 20. Qd3 Qxd3 21. Bxd3
Nbd5 22. Bd2 Rd8 23. Rfd1 Rcd6 24. Bc2 Nb6 25. Bf4 Rxd1+
26. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Nfd5 28. Be5 Nc8 29. Bf3 Nce7 30. Bd6
b6 31. Kf1 f6 32. Be2 Kf7 33. Bc4 Ke8 34. Ke2 Kd7 35. Ba3 Kc6
36. Bd3 g6 37. Kd2 a5 38. Be4 f5 39. Bf3 Kd7 40. Kd3 Nc7
41. b3 Nc6 42. Be2 Nb5 43. Bb2 Nd6 44. a3 Ne4 45. Ke3 Ne7
46. f3 Nd6 47. Kd4 Nc6+ 48. Kd5 Nd8 49. a4 Ne6 50. Ke5 Nd8
51. Ba3 Nc6+ 52. Kd5 Ne7+ 53. Kd4 Nc6+ 54. Kd5 Ne7+ 55. Kd4
Nc6+ 56. Ke3 Nb4 57. Bxb4 axb4 58. Kd4 Ke6 59. f4 h6 60. Bf3
g5 61. fxg5 hxg5 62. Bd5+ Kf6 63. h4 f4 64. hxg5+ Kxg5 65. Ke5
Nc4+ 66. Bxc4 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.23"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. d3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. d4 c4 10. a4 Nc6 11. Be2 Be7 12. Ba3
Bxa3 13. Rxa3 f6 14. Ra2 O-O 15. O-O Qa5 16. Qd2 Rae8 17. exf6
Rxf6 18. Bd1 Rfe6 19. Rb2 Qc7 20. Ng5 Rf6 21. Bh5 Rd8 22. Re1
h6 23. Nf3 g6 24. Qxh6 Rdf8 25. Qg5 Be4 26. Nd2 Bf5 27. Bf3
Qf7 28. Rb5 Rd6 29. g4 Be4 30. Re3 a6 31. Rb6 Qc7 32. Bxe4
dxe4 33. Nxe4 Qxb6 34. Nxd6 Qb1+ 35. Kg2 Qc2 36. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.23"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "169"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 f5
7. d4 Nf6 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. e4 c6 11. exf5 Bxf5
12. h3 Ne6 13. Be3 Bd3 14. b3 O-O-O 15. Rd1 Bf8 16. Nc1 Bb4
17. Rxd3 Rxd3 18. Nxd3 Bxc3+ 19. Ke2 Nd4+ 20. Bxd4 Bxd4
21. Rd1 Kc7 22. Ne1 a5 23. Nc2 Bc5 24. a3 Ra8 25. h4 Ng4
26. Bh3 Nxf2 27. Rd7+ Kb6 28. Bg2 Ng4 29. b4 axb4 30. axb4 Bd4
31. c5+ Ka6 32. Be4 Rf8 33. Bd3+ Ka7 34. Nxd4 exd4 35. b5 cxb5
36. Be4 Re8 37. Rxb7+ Ka6 38. Rb6+ Ka5 39. Kf3 Ne5+ 40. Kf4
Nc4 41. Rb7 Rf8+ 42. Kg5 Kb4 43. Rc7 Rd8 44. c6 Ne5 45. Re7
Nxc6 46. Bxc6 d3 47. Bf3 d2 48. Rxh7 Rd3 49. Be2 Rxg3+ 50. Kf4
Rd3 51. Bd1 Ka3 52. Ke4 Rd6 53. Ke3 b4 54. Rb7 Rd5 55. Ke2 Rd4
56. Bc2 Rxh4 57. Kxd2 Kb2 58. Bxg6 Rh2+ 59. Ke3 b3 60. Bf7
Rh3+ 61. Kd4 Kc2 62. Bg6+ Kc1 63. Rf7 Kb2 64. Be4 Ka3 65. Ra7+
Kb2 66. Bd3 Rh4+ 67. Ke3 Rh2 68. Rf7 Kc3 69. Rc7+ Kb2 70. Bc4
Rc2 71. Kd4 Kc1 72. Rh7 Kb2 73. Rh3 Rd2+ 74. Kc5 Rg2 75. Kb4
Kc1 76. Kc3 Rc2+ 77. Kxb3 Rb2+ 78. Kc3 Rc2+ 79. Kd4 Rd2+
80. Bd3 Kb2 81. Rh8 Rf2 82. Rb8+ Kc1 83. Ke3 Rb2 84. Rc8+ Kd1
85. Rg8 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.23"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "158"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. d3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. d4 c4 10. a4 Nc6 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O
O-O 13. Ne1 Qa5 14. Bd2 f6 15. exf6 Rxf6 16. Nc2 Be6 17. Ne3
Bd6 18. g3 Ne7 19. Rb1 Qc7 20. Bf3 a6 21. Bg2 Rb8 22. f4 b5
23. f5 Bf7 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qc2 h5 26. Kh1 Qd7 27. Rf2 Ra8
28. Rbf1 b4 29. Nxc4 b3 30. Qb1 dxc4 31. Bxa8 Nd5 32. Qe4 Bf8
33. Kg1 Ra6 34. Bxd5 Bxd5 35. Qe2 Bf7 36. f6 g6 37. Qe4 Re6
38. Qf3 Rb6 39. Bc1 Ra6 40. Re2 Ra1 41. Qf4 Qb7 42. Bb2 Ra2
43. Rfe1 Qd5 44. Bc1 Qa5 45. Rxa2 Qxa2 46. Qd2 Qa6 47. Qf2 Qa5
48. Bb2 Bh6 49. h3 Qd5 50. Kh2 Bf8 51. Re5 Qa8 52. Bc1 h4
53. Bf4 Qa1 54. Re1 b2 55. gxh4 b1=Q 56. Rxb1 Qxb1 57. Qg3
Qc2+ 58. Kg1 Kh7 59. Qf3 Qf5 60. Qg3 Qb1+ 61. Kf2 Qc2+ 62. Ke1
Qf5 63. Bg5 Qe6+ 64. Kd2 Bd6 65. Qg4 Qxg4 66. hxg4 Be6 67. Ke3
Bxg4 68. Ke4 Be6 69. d5 Bh3 70. Kd4 Bf1 71. Bc1 Kg8 72. Bh6
Kf7 73. Bg5 Bd3 74. Ke3 Be5 75. d6 Bxd6 76. Kd4 Bc7 77. Kd5
Bg3 78. Kd4 Ke6 79. Kc5 Be5 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.23"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6
7. e4 e5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. exd5 O-O 10. O-O exd4 11. Nxd4 Nb6
12. Nf5 Nbxd5 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. h3 Rd8 16. Qf3 b6
17. Bg5 Bb7 18. Be2 h6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Qa3 Re8 21. Ne3 Qf4
22. Rfe1 Re5 23. Ng4 Re6 24. Nxf6+ Rxf6 25. Qe3 Qxe3 26. fxe3
Re8 27. Bf1 a5 28. Rad1 g5 29. a3 Kg7 30. Rd4 Re5 31. b4 h5
32. Bd3 h4 33. Bc4 Be4 34. Bf1 Rc6 35. bxa5 bxa5 36. Bc4 Bg6
37. Bd5 Rc3 38. e4 Rxa3 39. Rf1 Rc3 40. Ra1 Rc5 41. Rda4 f5
42. Rxa5 Rxa5 43. Rxa5 fxe4 44. Ra7+ Kf8 45. Bc4 Bh5 46. Rh7
Bg6 47. Rc7 e3 48. Be2 Be4 49. Rc3 Bd5 50. Kf1 Rf5+ 51. Kg1
Re5 52. Kf1 Ke7 53. Bf3 Bxf3 54. gxf3 e2+ 55. Ke1 Kf6 56. Rc8
Re3 57. Rf8+ Kg7 58. Rf5 Kg6 59. Rf8 Re7 60. f4 g4 61. Rg8+
Rg7 62. Rh8 Rh7 63. Rg8+ Rg7 64. Rh8 gxh3 65. Rxh4 Rf7
66. Rxh3 Rxf4 67. Kxe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.23"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. d3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. d4 c4 10. a4 Nc6 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O
Na5 13. Nd2 O-O 14. f4 f6 15. g4 Bd7 16. f5 fxe5 17. dxe5 Bc5+
18. Kg2 d4 19. Bf3 Bc6 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 dxc3 22. Bf4 Bd4
23. Qf3 Nb3 24. Rad1 Qa5 25. f6 gxf6 26. exf6 Rxf6 27. Bd5+
Kg7 28. Bxc4 Raf8 29. Qxb7+ Kh8 30. Bxb3 c2 31. Rxd4 Qc3 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.23"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O
7. Qc2 Re8 8. a3 Bf8 9. Bd2 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. cxd5 Nxd5
12. O-O-O Nxf3 13. gxf3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Qh4 15. Rg1 Be6 16. f4
Rad8 17. Bd3 Bg4 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Be4 b5 21. f3
Bh3 22. Rg3 Kg8 23. Qf2 Qh6 24. f5 c5 25. f4 b4 26. axb4 cxb4
27. Bd4 Re8 28. Bd3 Rc8+ 29. Kd2 b3 30. Qf3 Bf1 31. Qxf1 Bb4+
32. Ke2 Qxh2+ 33. Qg2 Qh5+ 34. Qf3 Qh2+ 35. Rg2 Qh4 36. Rxg7+
Kf8 37. Rxf7+ Kxf7 38. Qb7+ Be7 39. Qxc8 Qh2+ 40. Kd1 Qg1+
41. Kd2 Qg2+ 42. Kc3 a5 43. Bc4+ 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.23"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "11.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5
7. d3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. d4 c4 10. a4 Nc6 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O
O-O 13. Ba3 Na5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nd2 f6 16. f4 fxe5 17. fxe5
Qg5 18. Rf3 Be6 19. Rg3 Qf4 20. Rb1 b6 21. Kh1 Rad8 22. Bf3
Bf5 23. Rb5 Be6 24. Qe1 Kh8 25. Nf1 Nc6 26. Ne3 Ne7 27. a5 Rb8
28. a6 Rbd8 29. h3 Qh4 30. Rb1 Nf5 31. Nxf5 Bxf5 32. Rd1 b5
33. Kh2 Qh6 34. Qe2 Qxa6 35. Rg5 Qh6 36. Qd2 Bxh3 37. Rg3 Qxd2
38. Rxd2 Bc8 39. Ra2 a6 40. e6 Rfe8 41. Bg4 Rd6 42. Re3 g6
43. Re5 h5 44. Bh3 Kg7 45. Rf2 Re7 46. Rfe2 a5 47. Rb2 b4
48. cxb4 c3 49. Rb3 Rc6 50. Re1 axb4 51. Rxb4 Bxe6 52. Rb5 c2
53. Bxe6 Rexe6 54. Rc1 Red6 55. Rc5 Rxc5 56. dxc5 Rc6 57. Rxc2
Kf6 58. Kg3 Ke5 59. Rc1 d4 60. Kh4 Kd5 61. Kg5 Rxc5 62. Rd1
Rc6 63. g4 hxg4 64. Kxg4 Rf6 65. Kg5 Rf8 66. Kxg6 Kc4 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.23"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "12.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 Nf6 3. e4 fxe4 4. dxe4 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Ng5
d6 7. Bxh7 Nxh7 8. Qh5+ Kd7 9. Qg4+ Ke8 10. Qh5+ Kd7 11. Nf7
Qe8 12. Qh3+ Kc6 13. Qf3+ Kd7 14. Nxh8 Nf6 15. Bg5 Nc6 16. Nc3
Ne5 17. Qe2 c6 18. f4 Nf7 19. Ng6 Kc7 20. Nxf8 Qxf8 21. O-O
Bg4 22. Qe3 Bf5 23. Rae1 e6 24. Qe2 d5 25. h3 Qc5+ 26. Kh2 Nd6
27. Qe5 Rf8 28. Ne2 Ng4+ 29. hxg4 Rh8+ 30. Kg3 Kc8 31. Nd4 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "13.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5
7. Bb2 d4 8. e3 Nc6 9. exd4 cxd4 10. Re1 Ne8 11. Na3 f6 12. d3
e5 13. Nc2 Nc7 14. a3 a5 15. Rb1 Be6 16. Bc1 Qd7 17. Qe2 b5
18. Nd2 a4 19. b4 bxc4 20. Nxc4 Rab8 21. Bb2 Nb5 22. f4 Kh8
23. fxe5 f5 24. Nd6 Nc3 25. Bxc3 dxc3 26. d4 Bb3 27. b5 Na7
28. Nb4 Bxd6 29. Bc6 Qd8 30. exd6 Qxd6 31. Qe5 Qxe5 32. Rxe5
Rfd8 33. Rc1 Bc4 34. Rxc3 Bxb5 35. d5 g6 36. Re7 Nc8 37. Rc7
Nd6 38. Re3 Ne4 39. g4 Rd6 40. Rh3 Ng5 41. Re3 Ne4 42. Bxb5
Rxb5 43. gxf5 gxf5 44. Rh3 h6 45. Rh5 Rf6 46. Kg2 Rb8 47. Kf3
Rg8 48. Kf4 Rg4+ 49. Ke5 Rg5 50. Rxg5 hxg5 51. Nc6 Rh6 52. Ne7
Nd6 53. Nxf5 Nxf5 54. Kxf5 Kg8 55. Rc2 Kf7 56. Kxg5 Rh3
57. Rc7+ Ke8 58. d6 Rxa3 59. h4 Rg3+ 60. Kh6 Rd3 61. Ra7 Rxd6+
62. Kg5 Rd5+ 63. Kf6 Rd6+ 64. Ke5 Rb6 65. h5 Kf8 66. Rxa4 Kg7
67. Rg4+ Kh6 68. Rg6+ Rxg6 69. hxg6 Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "14.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "233"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Be2 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qe7 11. Nd2 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 Bf5 13. Nb1 Ne4 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Be5 16. Bxe5
Qxe5 17. Qd2 Rac8 18. Rac1 b6 19. Ba6 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rd8 21. f3
Be6 22. Qc3 Qxc3 23. Rxc3 Kf8 24. Rc7 d4 25. exd4 Rd7 26. Rxd7
Bxd7 27. Bd3 h6 28. Kf2 g5 29. Ke3 Ke7 30. Bc4 f6 31. b4 Bf5
32. Bd3 Be6 33. a3 Bf7 34. Bh7 Bd5 35. g3 Kd6 36. Bc2 Bc6
37. Bb3 Bb7 38. h4 Bc6 39. Bc2 Bd5 40. Be4 Be6 41. Kd3 Bf7
42. Kc3 Be6 43. Kd2 Bf7 44. Ke3 Be6 45. Bh7 Bd5 46. Bc2 Bc6
47. f4 Bd5 48. Be4 Bf7 49. Bf3 Bg6 50. Bg4 Bc2 51. Be2 Bg6
52. Bd3 Bf7 53. Be4 Bh5 54. Kd3 Bf7 55. Bf5 Bd5 56. Be4 Bf7
57. Ke3 Bh5 58. Bc2 Bf7 59. Bd1 Bg6 60. Bf3 Bf7 61. Be4 Bh5
62. fxg5 fxg5 63. Bf5 Bd1 64. Bg6 Kd5 65. Bf7+ Kd6 66. Bc4 Bh5
67. Kd2 Bg4 68. Kc3 Bf5 69. Be2 Be4 70. Kc4 Bc6 71. Bg4 Be8
72. Bf5 Bc6 73. Kd3 Bf3 74. Ke3 Bd5 75. Be4 Bf7 76. Kd2 Be6
77. Kc3 Bf7 78. Kd3 Be6 79. Bf3 Bf5+ 80. Kc4 Bd7 81. Bd1 Bc6
82. a4 a5 83. bxa5 bxa5 84. Kd3 Bd5 85. Ke3 Bc6 86. Bb3 Bb7
87. Kd2 Bc6 88. Kd3 Bb7 89. Bc4 Bc6 90. Bb5 Bd5 91. Ke3 Ke7
92. Kd2 Kd6 93. Ke2 Ke7 94. Kd3 Kd6 95. Bc4 Bc6 96. Bb3 Bb7
97. Bd1 Bd5 98. Bc2 Ke7 99. Ke3 Kd6 100. Bd3 Bc6 101. Bb5 Bd5
102. Kd2 Be4 103. Kc3 Bd5 104. Kd3 Ke7 105. Bc4 Bc6 106. Bb3
Kd6 107. Ke3 Bb7 108. hxg5 hxg5 109. d5 Ke5 110. Kf3 Bc8
111. Ke3 Bf5 112. d6 Kxd6 113. Kd4 Bd7 114. Bd1 Be6 115. Bc2
Bd7 116. Bd1 Be6 117. Bc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "15.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. cxd5
exd5 7. b3 c5 8. d4 b6 9. Bb2 a5 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Rc1 Na6
12. e3 Re8 13. Qd3 Nb4 14. Qb1 c4 15. Ne5 cxb3 16. axb3 Ba6
17. Rfd1 Bd6 18. h3 Rc8 19. f4 Bb7 20. g4 Ne4 21. Nxe4 Rxc1
22. Bxc1 dxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Bxe5 25. fxe5 f6 26. Ba3
Rxe5 27. Qf3 Re7 28. Bxb4 axb4 29. Ra1 Re8 30. Kg2 Qc7 31. Ra8
Qc2+ 32. Kg3 Qc7+ 33. Kg2 Qc2+ 34. Kf1 Rxa8 35. Qxa8+ Kf7
36. Qd5+ Kf8 37. Qd6+ Kf7 38. Qxb4 Qc1+ 39. Kf2 Qc2+ 40. Kf3
Qd1+ 41. Kf2 Qc2+ 42. Kg3 Qc7+ 43. Kf3 Qh2 44. Qxb6 Qxh3+
45. Kf2 Qh2+ 46. Kf3 Qh3+ 47. Kf2 Qh2+ 48. Ke1 Qg1+ 49. Kd2
Qxg4 50. Qc7+ Kg6 51. b4 h5 52. b5 Qg2+ 53. Kc3 h4 54. b6 h3
55. b7 h2 56. b8=Q h1=Q 57. Kb4 Qb2+ 58. Kc5 Qa3+ 59. Kc4 Qf1+
60. Kd5 Qf3+ 61. Ke6 Qf5# 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "16.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "164"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 c6 6. Bg2 d5
7. O-O Be7 8. Ne5 Nfd7 9. Nf3 dxc4 10. Qc2 cxb3 11. axb3 Bb7
12. Rd1 O-O 13. Nc3 Na6 14. e4 Nb4 15. Qb1 a5 16. Bf4 Re8
17. h4 h6 18. Nd2 c5 19. Nc4 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Bc5 21. Rd2 Re7
22. Nb5 Qf8 23. Qd1 Nf6 24. Bd6 Nxe4 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. Bxe4
Bxe4 27. Nc3 Bc6 28. Ne5 Qf6 29. Qe1 Rf8 30. Kh2 Ba8 31. f4
Qf5 32. Nd7 Rc8 33. Nxc5 Qxc5 34. Rc1 Qf5 35. Rcd1 Nd5
36. Nxd5 Bxd5 37. Qe3 b5 38. Ra1 b4 39. Rxa5 Qb1 40. Raxd5
exd5 41. Qd3 Qxd3 42. Rxd3 Rc3 43. Rxd5 Rxb3 44. Rd8+ Kh7
45. h5 Rc3 46. Rb8 b3 47. Rb7 Rc2+ 48. Kh3 b2 49. Kg4 Rf2
50. Kf5 Re2 51. Kg4 Kg8 52. Rb8+ Kh7 53. Rb7 Rh2 54. Kf3 f5
55. Rb8 Rc2 56. Ke3 Rc3+ 57. Kf2 Rc2+ 58. Ke3 Rh2 59. Kf3 g5
60. hxg6+ Kxg6 61. Rb6+ Kh5 62. Rb5 Kg6 63. Rb6+ Kf7 64. Ke3
Rg2 65. Kd4 Re2 66. Kd5 Kg7 67. Kd4 h5 68. Kd3 Rg2 69. Kd4 Re2
70. Kd3 Rg2 71. Kd4 Rxg3 72. Rxb2 h4 73. Ke5 Kg6 74. Rb6+ Kh5
75. Kxf5 Rg8 76. Rb7 Rf8+ 77. Ke4 Kg6 78. Rb6+ Rf6 79. Rxf6+
Kxf6 80. Kf3 Kf5 81. Kg2 h3+ 82. Kxh3 Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "17.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. cxd5
exd5 7. b3 Bd6 8. Bb2 Re8 9. d3 c5 10. d4 Nc6 11. Nc3 Bg4
12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Ne4 15. Kg2 Bd4 16. Rc1 Qa5
17. Qe1 Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Qxa2 19. b4 a6 20. Rd1 Rad8 21. e3 Ng5
22. Qe2 Qxe2 23. Bxe2 d4 24. Bd2 d3 25. Bg4 Ne5 26. Bc3 Nc6
27. Bf5 Ne4 28. Bxe4 Rxe4 29. Rb1 Rc4 30. Rb3 d2 31. Rd1 Rd3
32. Rxd2 Rdxc3 33. Rxc3 Rxc3 34. Rd7 b5 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "18.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6
7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bb3 O-O 10. e4 b4 11. e5 bxc3
12. exd6 Ba6 13. Re1 Qb8 14. bxc3 Qxd6 15. a4 c5 16. Ba3 Rac8
17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. d5 exd5 20. Qxd5 Nf6 21. Qf5
Rfd8 22. Re3 Rb8 23. Bc2 Rd5 24. Qf3 Bb7 25. Qe2 Rbd8 26. Re1
Qc6 27. Qb5 h6 28. Re7 R5d7 29. f3 Rxe7 30. Rxe7 Ba8 31. Qxc6
Bxc6 32. Rc7 Bd7 33. Bxc5 Be6 34. Bd4 a6 35. Rc6 a5 36. Ra6
Nd5 37. Rxa5 Rc8 38. Be4 Nf4 39. Ra8 Rxa8 40. Bxa8 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "19.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 O-O
7. O-O a5 8. h3 h6 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nf1 Ne7 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4
Bb4 13. Re2 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Bd3 Nc6 16. a3 Bf8 17. Bxe4 dxe4
18. Rxe4 f6 19. Bf4 fxe5 20. Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Be6 22. Ne3 c6
23. Qh5 Bd6 24. Re1 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Bf7 26. Qg4 Qf6 27. Nf5 Rad8
28. R1e3 h5 29. Qf4 Kh7 30. Rxe8 Bxe8 31. Re7 Bf7 32. Qe5 Kg6
33. Rxb7 Qxf5 34. Qxf5+ Kxf5 35. Rxf7+ Kg6 36. Ra7 Rxd4
37. Rxa5 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Rd2 39. Rc5 Rxb2 40. Rxc6+ Kh7 41. f3
Ra2 42. Ra6 h4 43. f4 Rf2 44. Ra4 Kg6 45. Kg1 Ra2 46. Ra5 Kh6
47. Rg5 g6 48. Rg4 Kh5 49. Rg5+ Kh6 50. Ra5 Rc2 51. f5 g5
52. f6 Kg6 53. f7 Rc8 54. Ra7 Kg7 55. Kf2 Rc4 56. a4 Rc2+
57. Kf3 Rc3+ 58. Kf2 Rc2+ 59. Kg1 Rc1+ 60. Kh2 Ra1 61. a5 Kf8
62. a6 Kg7 63. g4 Ra3 64. Kg2 Kf8 65. Kf2 Kg7 66. Ke2 Kf8
67. Kd2 Kg7 68. Kc2 Rxh3 69. Rd7 Rh2+ 70. Rd2 Rh3 71. a7 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "20.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6
7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5
12. Nxc5 Bxc5 13. Qc2 Qb6 14. Ba4+ Bd7 15. Ne5 Bb5 16. Nc4 Qa6
17. Bxb5+ Qxb5 18. b3 O-O 19. Bb2 Be7 20. Rad1 Rfd8 21. Rxd8+
Rxd8 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Qd5 24. Qc2 Ne4 25. f3 Nc5 26. Kf1
h6 27. Bd4 a6 28. Qd2 Qf5 29. Qd1 h5 30. Ke2 Qg5 31. g3 Qf5
32. e4 Qh3 33. Qg1 Nd7 34. Nb2 e5 35. Nd3 Qe6 36. Bb2 a5
37. Qa7 Qc6 38. Qe3 a4 39. Qc1 Qe6 40. Qc8+ Kh7 41. Nxe5 axb3
42. Qxd7 Qa6+ 43. Nd3 bxa2 44. Qxe7 a1=Q 45. Bxa1 Qxa1
46. Qxb4 Qg1 47. Qe1 Qxh2+ 48. Ke3 g5 49. e5 h4 50. gxh4 gxh4
51. Nf4 Kh6 52. Qd1 Qg3 53. Qd6+ Kh7 54. Qf6 Qg1+ 55. Ke4 Qe1+
56. Kf5 Qb1+ 57. Kg5 Qg1+ 58. Kh5 h3 59. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "21.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O
7. Nbd2 a5 8. h3 Be6 9. Re1 Bxc4 10. Nxc4 h6 11. Be3 Bxe3
12. Nxe3 Re8 13. Qb3 Qd7 14. Rad1 a4 15. Qc2 b5 16. Nh2 b4
17. Nhg4 Nxg4 18. hxg4 a3 19. b3 bxc3 20. Qxc3 Nd4 21. Nf5 c5
22. Re3 h5 23. gxh5 Nxf5 24. exf5 Qxf5 25. Rh3 Rab8 26. Qc1
Rb4 27. Qxa3 Rg4 28. Re1 Rg5 29. Ree3 Rxh5 30. Ref3 Qg6
31. Qa7 Rxh3 32. Rxh3 f5 33. a4 e4 34. dxe4 Rxe4 35. Qa8+ Kf7
36. Qb7+ Re7 37. Qd5+ Qe6 38. Qf3 Qe1+ 39. Kh2 Qe5+ 40. g3 Qe4
41. Qh5+ Kg8 42. Rh4 Qc2 43. Qh7+ Kf7 44. Rf4 Re5 45. a5 Qd3
46. Qh5+ Kg8 47. Qg6 Qa6 48. b4 c4 49. Rxf5 Rxf5 50. Qxf5 c3
51. Qe6+ Kh8 52. Qe8+ Kh7 53. Qh5+ Kg8 54. Qd5+ Kh8 55. Qh5+
Kg8 56. Qe8+ Kh7 57. Qe3 Qc4 58. a6 c2 59. a7 c1=Q 60. Qxc1
Qxc1 61. a8=Q Qc2 62. Qf3 Qc4 63. Qh5+ Kg8 64. Qe8+ Kh7 65. b5
Qc5 66. Kg1 d5 67. Qc6 Qd4 68. b6 Qd1+ 69. Kg2 Qb1 70. Qe6 d4
71. Qh3+ Kg8 72. Qc8+ Kh7 73. b7 Qe4+ 74. Kh2 Qf3 75. Qh3+ 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "22.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6
7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5
12. Nxc5 Bxc5 13. Ba4+ Ke7 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. a3 Qd5 16. Qxd5
Nxd5 17. Nd3 Bd6 18. e4 Nb6 19. e5 Nxa4 20. exd6+ Kxd6
21. axb4 Nb6 22. Be3 f6 23. Bc5+ Kd7 24. Ra5 Nc4 25. Raa1 a6
26. b3 Nd6 27. Rfd1 Bd5 28. Nf4 Kc6 29. Nxe6 Nb5 30. Nxg7 Rhg8
31. Rac1 Bxg2 32. Be3+ Kb7 33. Rd7+ 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "23.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. d5 Qb6 5. Qc1 f5 6. c4 Bg7
7. Nc3 d6 8. e3 Nd7 9. Nf3 e5 10. Nh4 Nf8 11. g3 Ng6 12. Ng2
e4 13. Be2 Qa5 14. O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 Ne5 16. a4 Bd7 17. Nf4
O-O-O 18. Nh5 Kb8 19. Qc2 Bc8 20. Rfb1 Qc7 21. a5 Qe7 22. h3
Rhg8 23. Kh2 Rg6 24. Ra2 Rh6 25. Nf4 Rg8 26. Qd1 Ng6 27. Nh5
f4 28. exf4 Nh4 29. Rab2 e3 30. Rxb7+ Bxb7 31. a6 Ka8 32. Rxb7
Qe4 33. f3 Qe8 34. Qb1 Qc8 35. g4 Rxh5 36. Bd1 e2 37. Bxe2 Rf5
38. Kg3 Rf6 39. Bd1 Nf5+ 40. Kf2 Ne7 41. Ba4 Re8 42. Bxe8 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[Round "24.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 c6 6. Bg2 d5
7. Qc2 Be7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Rd1 Rc8 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Nc3 dxc4
12. e4 b5 13. bxc4 bxc4 14. d5 cxd5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5
exd5 17. Rxd5 Bb7 18. Rdd1 Bf6 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. Bxb7 Bxf4
21. Bxc8 Qxc8 22. gxf4 Nc5 23. Qe2 Nd3 24. Qf3 Qf5 25. Rab1 g6
26. Rb7 Rc8 27. Kg2 Nxf4+ 28. Kh1 c3 29. Rb3 c2 30. Rc1 Rc4
31. Re3 Kg7 32. Rc3 Rb4 33. Rb3 Rd4 34. Rc3 Rd2 35. Re3 Nd3
36. Qxf5 gxf5 37. Rxd3 Rxd3 38. Rxc2 Ra3 39. Kg2 Kg6 40. Rc6+
f6 41. Rc2 f4 42. f3 Kg5 43. Rc5+ Kg6 44. Rc2 a5 45. Rb2 a4
46. Rc2 Kg5 47. Rc5+ f5 48. Rc2 Rd3 49. Rc7 Rd2+ 50. Kh3 h6
51. Rc4 Rxa2 52. Rb4 a3 53. Ra4 Kf6 54. Ra5 Ke6 55. Ra6+ Ke5
56. Ra4 Ke6 57. Ra5 Kf6 58. Ra7 Ke5 59. Ra4 Kd5 60. Rxf4 Rc2
61. Rxf5+ Kc4 62. Ra5 a2 63. f4 Kb4 64. Ra8 Rc3+ 65. Kg4 Ra3
66. Rb8+ Ka4 67. Ra8+ Kb3 68. Rb8+ Kc2 69. Rc8+ Kd2 70. Rd8+
Ke2 71. Re8+ Kf2 0-1

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.03.13"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Michael William Brown"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Nh4 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5
7. g4 Bg6 8. d3 c5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Bg2 Nd7 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Nd2
Qc7 13. c4 d4 14. Qe2 O-O-O 15. O-O-O dxe3 16. fxe3 Nde5
17. Ne4 f5 18. Nc3 a6 19. Kb1 Be7 20. Na4 fxg4 21. hxg4 Rxh1
22. Bxh1 Rh8 23. Be4 Rh4 24. d4 Nxg4 25. dxc5 Nf6 26. Bxg6 Ne5
27. Bc2 Bxc5 28. Nxc5 Qxc5 29. Qd2 Nc6 30. Qg2 Rg4 31. Qh2
Qxe3 32. Bc1 Qe5 33. Qh8+ Kc7 34. Bb2 Qe3 35. Bc1 Qe5 36. Qf8
Ne4 37. Qf7+ Kb8 38. Qf8+ Kc7 39. Qf7+ Kb8 40. Qe8+ Kc7
41. Bb2 Nc3+ 42. Ka1 Qa5 43. Qf7+ Kb8 44. Qf8+ Ka7 45. Qf2+
Kb8 46. Qf8+ Ka7 47. Qf2+ Kb8 48. Qf8+ Ka7 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.03.13"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexey Sarana"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. h3 h5 4. g5 e5 5. d3 Bd6 6. c4 Ne7
7. Nc3 Bc7 8. Qb3 d4 9. Ne4 Ba5+ 10. Kf1 O-O 11. h4 Qc7
12. Qa3 Na6 13. Qd6 Bf5 14. Qxc7 Bxc7 15. Ng3 Bg4 16. Bf3 Bxf3
17. Nxf3 g6 18. Bd2 Kg7 19. b4 Nb8 20. Kg2 Nd7 21. Rhb1 a6
22. a4 Nf5 23. Ne4 Nd6 24. Nc5 Rfd8 25. Nxd7 Rxd7 26. Nxe5 Re7
27. Nf3 Rxe2 28. Kf1 Re7 29. Nxd4 Rd8 30. Bc3 Kg8 31. Re1 Red7
32. Nb3 b6 33. Nd4 c5 34. Nc6 Re8 35. b5 Ra8 36. Ne7+ Kf8
37. Nd5 Nf5 38. a5 bxa5 39. Nxc7 Rxc7 40. Rxa5 Nxh4 41. Rea1
Nf3 42. Bf6 Nd2+ 43. Kg2 Ke8 44. R5a3 Rd7 45. Re1+ Kf8 46. Re2
Nb1 47. Ra1 Rxd3 48. Rxb1 axb5 49. cxb5 Rb8 50. b6 Rd6
51. Be7+ 1-0

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.03.13"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wang Yue"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "211"]

1. d4 Na6 2. e4 c6 3. Nc3 Nc7 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bd3 dxe4 6. Nxe4
Nf6 7. Nxf6+ exf6 8. O-O Bd6 9. Re1+ Be6 10. c4 O-O 11. Qc2 g6
12. Bh6 Re8 13. h3 Bf8 14. Bxf8 Kxf8 15. b4 Kg7 16. a4 b5
17. axb5 cxb5 18. cxb5 Nd5 19. Qd2 Qd6 20. Be4 Rab8 21. Bxd5
Bxd5 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Rxa7 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Qd5 25. Kg2 Qxb5
26. Ra5 Qd7 27. d5 Qd6 28. Rc5 Re5 29. h4 Rf5 30. Qc3 Rf4
31. Rc4 Rf5 32. Rd4 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 Qxd5 34. Qb2 Qb5 35. Qd4 h5
36. f4 Qc6+ 37. Kg3 Qh1 38. f3 Qe1+ 39. Kh3 Qe2 40. Kg3 Qf1
41. Qd2 Qb5 42. Qb2 Kg8 43. Kg2 Kg7 44. Kg3 Kg8 45. Kg2 Qb8
46. b5 Qb6 47. Qb4 Kg7 48. Qc4 Qe3 49. Qb4 Qb6 50. Qb2 Kf8
51. Qb4+ Ke8 52. Qe4+ Kf8 53. Qb4+ Kg8 54. Qc4 Kg7 55. Qc6 Qe3
56. b6 Qd2+ 57. Kf1 Qd1+ 58. Kf2 Qd2+ 59. Kf1 Qd3+ 60. Kf2
Qd4+ 61. Ke2 Qb2+ 62. Ke3 Qa3+ 63. Kd4 Qa6 64. Kc5 Qa3+
65. Kb5 Qb3+ 66. Ka5 Qa3+ 67. Kb5 Qd3+ 68. Ka5 Qa3+ 69. Kb5
Qd3+ 70. Kb4 Qd2+ 71. Ka4 Qxf4+ 72. Ka5 Qe5+ 73. Qb5 Qa1+
74. Qa4 Qc3+ 75. Qb4 Qe5+ 76. Ka6 Qa1+ 77. Kb5 Qf1+ 78. Ka5
Qa1+ 79. Qa4 Qc3+ 80. Ka6 Qd3+ 81. Ka7 Qe3 82. Ka6 Qd3+
83. Qb5 Qa3+ 84. Qa5 Qd3+ 85. Ka7 Qe3 86. Ka8 Qe8+ 87. Ka7 Qe3
88. Qb5 g5 89. hxg5 fxg5 90. Qb2+ Kg8 91. Ka6 Qe6 92. Ka5 Qd5+
93. Qb5 Qa2+ 94. Qa4 Qd5+ 95. Qb5 Qa2+ 96. Qa4 Qd2+ 97. Ka6
Qd6 98. Ka7 Qc5 99. Ka6 Qd6 100. Qa5 f6 101. Ka7 Qd4 102. Ka6
Qd3+ 103. Ka7 Qd4 104. Ka6 Qd3+ 105. Ka7 Qd4 106. Ka6 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.03.13"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fidel Corrales Jimenez"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 Nc6 3. Bb2 d5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bb5 g6 6. c4 dxc4
7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. bxc4 Bg7 11. Qc2 O-O
12. O-O Qd6 13. Nc3 Rfd8 14. Rad1 Ng4 15. f4 Qd3 16. Qc1 Rab8
17. h3 Nf6 18. Ba3 Qxc4 19. d4 cxd4 20. Bxe7 Nd5 21. Nxd5 Qxc1
22. Rxc1 Rxd5 23. exd4 Bxd4+ 24. Kh2 c5 25. Rc2 f6 26. Rfc1
Rc8 27. Re2 Kf7 28. Rce1 Rd7 29. f5 Re8 30. Bxc5 Rxe2
31. fxg6+ hxg6 32. Rxe2 Bxc5 33. Kg3 Rd3+ 34. Kf4 Rd4+ 35. Kf3
Ra4 36. Rc2 Bb6 37. g3 f5 38. h4 Kg7 39. Rd2 Kh6 40. Kg2 Ra3
41. Rc2 Kh5 42. Rc4 Rd3 43. a4 Bd4 44. Rc7 0-1

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.03.13"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jeffery Xiong"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b5 3. e4 Nxe4 4. Bxb5 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1
Nf6 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3 Bb7 9. h3 d6 10. Bg5 c6 11. Ba4 Nbd7
12. Qd2 c5 13. d5 Nb6 14. b3 Nxa4 15. Nxa4 Re8 16. Nc3 Qa5
17. Rac1 Rad8 18. Bh6 Bh8 19. Ng5 Bc8 20. Qf4 Qc7 21. Nce4 Bf5
22. Ng3 Bc8 23. Re3 e6 24. dxe6 fxe6 25. N5e4 Nxe4 26. Nxe4
Bb7 27. Nf6+ Bxf6 28. Qxf6 e5 29. Rd1 Rd7 30. Red3 Qd8
31. Qxd8 Rexd8 32. Bg5 Rf8 33. Rxd6 Be4 34. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.03.13"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. g4 d5 2. Bg2 Bxg4 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 Qd7 5. cxd5 Nf6 6. Nc3
cxd5 7. Nxd5 Nc6 8. d3 Nxd5 9. Qxd5 e5 10. Qxd7+ Kxd7 11. Nf3
Bxf3 12. exf3 Bd6 13. Be3 Nb4 14. Kd2 f5 15. f4 exf4 16. Bd4
Nc6 17. Bc3 Rhe8 18. h4 g6 19. Rag1 Bc5 20. Rh2 Kc7 21. Bxc6
Kxc6 22. h5 Re6 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Rh6 Bxf2 25. Rgxg6 Rxg6
26. Rxg6+ Kd5 27. Rf6 Be3+ 28. Ke2 Rg8 29. Rxf5+ Ke6 30. Rf6+
Kd5 31. Rf5+ Ke6 32. Re5+ Kd6 33. Kf3 Bd2 34. Bd4 Be3 35. Bc3
Bd2 36. Ra5 Rg3+ 37. Ke4 Re3+ 38. Kd4 Re2 39. Bxd2 Rxd2
40. Kc3 Rd1 41. Rf5 Rf1 42. Kd4 Rf2 43. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.03.13"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Daniel Naroditsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 b6 6. Nbd2 Bb7
7. e4 c5 8. Re1 Nc6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Nf1 d4 11. e5 Nd7 12. Bf4
h6 13. h4 O-O-O 14. N1d2 Nb4 15. Nc4 Nd5 16. Bd2 Nb8 17. a4
Ba6 18. c3 dxc3 19. bxc3 Nc6 20. a5 b5 21. Nd6+ Bxd6 22. exd6
Qxd6 23. c4 Nc7 24. cxb5 Nxb5 25. Rac1 g5 26. hxg5 hxg5
27. Bxg5 Nbd4 28. Nxd4 Nxd4 29. Qe4 Kd7 30. Bf4 Qd5 31. Qxd5+
exd5 32. Rxc5 Ne6 33. Rxd5+ Ke7 34. Bg5+ f6 35. Rxd8 Rxd8
36. Be3 Bxd3 37. Bxa7 Kf7 38. Bb6 Rd6 39. Rd1 Ke7 40. Bf1 Be4
41. Rxd6 Kxd6 42. a6 Ng5 43. f4 Nf3+ 44. Kf2 Nh2 45. Be2 f5
46. a7 Ng4+ 47. Ke1 Ba8 48. Bd3 Ke6 49. Kd2 Nf6 50. Bf2 Ne4+
51. Ke3 Kd6 52. Bxe4 Bxe4 53. g4 Bc6 54. gxf5 Ke7 55. Bh4+ Kd6
56. Kd4 Bf3 57. f6 Ke6 58. Kc5 Bd5 59. f7 Kd7 60. Kxd5 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.03.20"]
[EventDate "2019.03.18"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 e5
12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Re1 Be6 14. Nc3 Ne4 15. Qc2 Nxc3 16. Qxc3
Qxc3 17. bxc3 Rab8 18. f3 Rfd8 19. Bf4 Rb2 20. Rad1 Rxd1
21. Rxd1 h5 22. Rd8+ Kh7 23. Rd2 Rxd2 24. Bxd2 Kg6 25. Kf2 Bh3
26. Bf4 c6 27. a4 Kf5 28. a5 a6 29. Ke3 Bf1 30. Kf2 Bh3
31. Ke3 Bf1 32. Kf2 Bh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.03.21"]
[EventDate "2019.03.20"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Aleksandr Lenderman"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6
7. b3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Nd2 b5 11. Be2 Bb7
12. Bf3 Ra7 13. Rc1 Qd7 14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. N2f3 Rc7 16. Rxc7
Qxc7 17. Qb1 Qb7 18. Rc1 Rc8 19. Ne5 Nfd7 20. Ndf3 Nxe5
21. Nxe5 Nd7 22. Nxd7 Rxc1+ 23. Qxc1 Qxd7 24. Qc2 f6 25. g3 e5
26. e4 Kf7 27. Bc1 Bd6 28. Be3 Qc7 29. Qxc7+ Bxc7 30. Kf1 Ke6
1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.03.22"]
[EventDate "2019.03.20"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Samuel Sevian"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 Bb4 5. d3 d6 6. a3 Bc5
7. b4 Bb6 8. Na4 Bg4 9. Be2 Nd7 10. Nxb6 axb6 11. Bb2 O-O
12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd4 14. O-O Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Qg5 16. Rae1
Nb8 17. d4 Nc6 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Rd1 Rfd8 20. Rd5 Rxd5
21. cxd5 Nd4 22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Qd3 c5 24. dxc6 bxc6 25. Qxd4
c5 26. Qd6 cxb4 27. axb4 Qb5 28. Rc1 h6 29. Qc6 Qa6 30. b5 Qa5
31. Rd1 Rb8 32. Kh2 Qa2 33. Qc7 Qa8 34. Rd7 Rf8 35. Qxb6 Qxe4
36. Qd6 Qe6 37. Qxe6 fxe6 38. b6 Kh7 39. b7 Kg6 40. Rc7 Rb8
41. Kg3 Kf5 42. Rxg7 Rd8 43. f3 e5 44. Rc7 Rb8 45. Kf2 e4
46. fxe4+ Kxe4 47. Kg3 Kf5 48. Kh4 Kg6 49. Rc6+ 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.03.23"]
[EventDate "2019.03.20"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Awonder Liang"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5
7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5
12. Qc2 Bg6 13. Qb3 Ne7 14. O-O c6 15. Bd3 Nd2 16. Nxd2 Bxd3
17. Rfe1 Bg6 18. Nf3 Nf5 19. Na4 f6 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Qc3 Rae8
22. Bf4 fxe5 23. Bxe5 Qd8 24. Re2 Rf7 25. Rae1 Rfe7 26. Qd2
Nh6 27. Bf4 Nf7 28. Rxe7 Rxe7 29. Ne5 Nxe5 30. Bxe5 Qd7
31. Re3 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.03.24"]
[EventDate "2019.03.20"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2828"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4
12. Nc2 a5 13. Qf3 Be6 14. Rd1 Bxd5 15. cxd5 Na7 16. g3 Rc8
17. Ne3 O-O 18. h4 Rc5 19. Bd3 Nc8 20. O-O Qc7 21. Qe2 Nb6
22. Bb5 g6 23. a3 Bg7 24. axb4 axb4 25. Bd3 Nd7 26. Nc4 Rc8
27. Nd2 Ra5 28. Nb3 Raa8 29. Rc1 Qb6 30. Rxc8+ Rxc8 31. Ra1
1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.03.25"]
[EventDate "2019.03.20"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Timur Gareyev"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. c3 d5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Ne5 Qb6
7. dxc5 Qxc5 8. Nd3 Qc7 9. Qa4 Bg7 10. Bf4 Qd8 11. O-O O-O
12. Nd2 Nb6 13. Qb3 Bg4 14. Rfe1 Qc8 15. Qb4 Re8 16. a4 Nbd7
17. Ne5 a5 18. Qb5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bd7 20. Qd3 Bc6 21. Qd4 Qf5
22. Nf1 Rad8 23. b4 Qc8 24. Ne3 b6 25. Red1 Ba8 26. b5 h5
27. Rac1 Bf8 28. Bxf6 exf6 29. Qxb6 Re6 30. Qxa5 Bc5 31. Nxd5
Rde8 32. e3 Kg7 33. Qc7 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.03.27"]
[EventDate "2019.3.20"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d5 Ne5 6.Nxe5 Bxe5 7.e4
Nf6 8.Bd3 O-O 9.O-O e6 10.h3 exd5 11.cxd5 Nh5 12.f4 Bd4+
13.Kh2 Qh4 14.Qe1 Qxe1 15.Rxe1 Bf2 16.Rf1 Bg3+ 17.Kg1 f5
18.Rf3 Bxf4 19.Bxf4 fxe4 20.Bxe4 Nxf4 21.Raf1 g5 22.h4 Bg4
23.Rg3 h5 24.hxg5 Rae8 25.Bf3 Re5 26.Bxg4 hxg4 27.Rxg4 Nxd5
28.Nxd5 Rxf1+ 29.Kxf1 Rxd5 30.Ke2 Kg7 31.Rc4 c6 32.Re4 Kg6
33.Re7 Rb5 34.b3 Kxg5 35.Rd7 d5 36.Kd3 Kf6 37.Kc3 a5 38.Rc7
Ke6 39.a3 d4+ 40.Kc4 d3 41.Kc3 d2 42.Kxd2 Rxb3 43.g4 a4 44.g5
Kd6 45.Rf7 b5 46.g6 Rxa3 47.g7 Rg3 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.03.28"]
[EventDate "2019.3.20"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Samuel Shankland"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 e6 6.e3 c5 7.Bxc4
cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.d5 exd5 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd5 Nd7
13.h3 Nf6 14.Bc4 b6 15.Qb3 Bb7 16.Bf4 Bd5 17.Rfe1 Re8 18.Re5
Bxc4 19.Qxc4 Qd7 20.Be3 Bd6 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.Qb5 Bb8 23.Qxd7
Nxd7 24.a5 bxa5 25.Rxa5 Ne5 26.Nxe5 Rxe5 27.Ra1 h5 28.Kf1 Rb5
29.Bxa7 Bxa7 30.Rxa7 Rxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.03.29"]
[EventDate "2019.03.20"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ray Robson"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rb8 11. Bb3 Na5
12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 b5 14. Nd5 Nxb3+ 15. Nxb3 e5 16. Nxf6+
Qxf6 17. h4 Rb6 18. h5 Qe7 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Qe3 Be6 21. Rhf1
Rc6 22. f4 Qc7 23. Rd2 a5 24. Kb1 a4 25. Nc1 b4 26. Rdf2 exf4
27. Rxf4 Rc8 28. Rf6 Rxc2 29. Rxe6 Qc4 30. Ref6 a3 31. bxa3
bxa3 32. Qxa3 Rxc1+ 33. Rxc1 Qxe4+ 34. Kb2 Qe5+ 35. Rc3 Rb8+
36. Kc2 Qxf6 37. Rf3 Qd4 38. Rb3 Qe4+ 39. Kc1 Qe1+ 40. Kc2
Qe2+ 41. Kb1 Qd1+ 42. Qc1 Rxb3+ 43. axb3 Qxb3+ 44. Ka1 Qa4+
45. Kb2 Qb5+ 46. Ka1 Qc5 47. Qd2 h5 48. Kb1 Kg7 49. Qb2+ Qe5
50. Qb7+ Kh6 51. Kc1 d5 52. Kd1 Qe4 53. Qb2 Kg5 54. Qd2+ Kg4
55. Qh6 g5 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.03.30"]
[EventDate "2019.3.20"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3
7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Rc1 b6
12.Bd3 Bb7 13.Qe3 Nc6 14.O-O Rc8 15.Bb1 Qe7 16.Rfd1 Na5 17.h4
Rxc1 18.Rxc1 Rc8 19.Rxc8+ Bxc8 20.Qf4 h6 21.Bd3 Qd8 22.h5 Nc6
23.Qc1 Bb7 24.Qc3 Qd6 25.a3 Ne7 26.Ne5 Nc6 27.Nf3 Ne7 28.Ne5
Nc6 29.Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.03.31"]
[EventDate "2019.03.20"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jeffery Xiong"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A89"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. b3 c5 10. Bb2 a6 11. Ng5 Rb8 12. Qd3
Qe8 13. Nd1 b5 14. Qd2 Nb7 15. Ne3 Nd8 16. Nh3 Bd7 17. Rad1 b4
18. Qc2 a5 19. Nf4 a4 20. h4 Ra8 21. Qb1 Ra6 22. Bf3 Qf7
23. Neg2 Ng4 24. Bxg4 fxg4 25. e4 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 Qg7 27. Qxg7+
Kxg7 28. e5 Bf5 29. exd6 exd6 30. Rfe1 Nf7 31. Re7 Kf6 32. Rb7
axb3 33. axb3 Rfa8 34. Ne3 Ra1 35. Kf1 Ne5 36. Rxa1 Rxa1+
37. Ke2 Nf3 38. Nxf5 Kxf5 39. Ke3 Re1+ 40. Kd3 Ne5+ 41. Kd2
Ra1 42. Ne6 h6 43. Rb6 Ra3 44. Kc2 Ra2+ 45. Kd1 Nd3 46. Rxd6
Nxf2+ 47. Ke1 Nd3+ 48. Kd1 Ke4 49. Nc7 Nf2+ 50. Ke1 Kd3
51. Rxg6 Ne4 52. Kf1 Nxg3+ 53. Kg1 Ne2+ 54. Kh1 Ke3 55. Rf6
Ra1+ 56. Kg2 Rg1+ 57. Kh2 g3+ 58. Kh3 Rh1+ 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.08"]
[EventDate "2019.05.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd2 Nf6 6. b3 e6
7. Bb2 d5 8. exd5 exd5 9. O-O-O Be6 10. Kb1 Qa5 11. Nb5 Qxd2
12. Rxd2 Ne4 13. Re2 O-O-O 14. f3 a6 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bc5
17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Rd2 Rhe8 19. Ne2 Bf5 20. Kb2 Ne6 21. g4 Bg6
22. h4 h6 23. Bg2 d4 24. Rhd1 d3 25. cxd3 Nd4 26. Nxd4 Rxd4
27. Kc3 Red8 28. h5 Bh7 29. Bf1 Rf4 30. Be2 f5 31. Rg1 Rd7
32. g5 Rh4 33. gxh6 gxh6 34. d4 Rxh5 35. Bc4 Kc7 36. Rdg2 f4
37. Be6 Re7 38. Rg7 Kd6 39. Rxe7 Kxe7 40. Bc8 Bf5 41. Bxf5
Rxf5 42. Rg7+ Kf6 43. Rxb7 h5 44. Kc4 Kg6 45. d5 h4 46. d6 h3
47. Re7 Rf8 48. Kd5 Rh8 49. Re1 Kg5 50. d7 Rd8 51. Kc6 Kh4
52. Re8 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.08"]
[EventDate "2019.05.08"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "205"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Be3
Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 Bxe3 8. Qxe3 c6 9. Bc4 O-O 10. Bb3 d6 11. Nd2 a5
12. a4 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. c3 Nd7 16. g3 h6
17. Kg2 Rf7 18. d4 exd4 19. cxd4 d5 20. Ra3 Qb6 21. Qd3 Rd8
22. Rb3 Qc7 23. Qe2 Nb6 24. Ra1 Nd7 25. Rf3 Rdf8 26. Raa3 Qb6
27. exd5 exd5 28. Rxf7 Rxf7 29. Rb3 Qc7 30. Qe8+ Rf8 31. Qe6+
Rf7 32. Nf3 Nf8 33. Qe8 Kh7 34. Ne5 Rf6 35. h4 b6 36. Rf3 Rxf3
37. Kxf3 Qd6 38. Qxc6 Qb4 39. Qe8 Qxd4 40. Kg2 Qe4+ 41. f3
Qe2+ 42. Kh3 d4 43. Qb5 Qxb5 44. axb5 Ne6 45. Kg2 Nc7 46. Nc4
Nxb5 47. Kf2 a4 48. Ke2 Kg6 49. Kd3 Kf7 50. Nxb6 a3 51. bxa3
Nxa3 52. Kxd4 Nb5+ 53. Ke5 Nc3 54. Nc4 Kg6 55. g4 Kh7 56. Nd2
Kg6 57. Ne4 Ne2 58. f4 Ng1 59. h5+ Kh7 60. Nd2 Ne2 61. Nf3 Kg8
62. Nd4 Nc3 63. Nc6 Ne2 64. Ne7+ Kf7 65. Nf5 Kg8 66. Nd6 Kh7
67. Ne8 Kg8 68. Nc7 Kf7 69. Nb5 Kg8 70. Ke4 Kf8 71. Ke3 Nc1
72. Nd4 Na2 73. Kd3 Nb4+ 74. Kc4 Na6 75. Nb5 Ke7 76. Nc3 Kf7
77. Nd5 Nb8 78. Kc5 Nd7+ 79. Kd6 Nf8 80. Nc7 Nh7 81. Nd5 Nf8
82. Ne3 Ne6 83. Ke5 Nf8 84. Nc4 Nd7+ 85. Kf5 Nc5 86. Nd6+ Kg8
87. Ne4 Nd7 88. g5 hxg5 89. fxg5 Kh7 90. Ke6 Nb6 91. Kf7 Nc4
92. Ke6 Ne3 93. Ng3 Nc4 94. Ne2 Kg8 95. Nd4 Ne3 96. Nf5 Ng2
97. Ne7+ Kh7 98. Nd5 Kg8 99. g6 Kf8 100. h6 Nh4 101. Ne7 gxh6
102. Nf5 Nxg6 103. Nxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.08"]
[EventDate "2019.05.08"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2861"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. fxg7
cxd2+ 7. Bxd2 Bxg7 8. Qb3 Nc6 9. Nf3 Qe7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O-O
a5 12. a3 e5 13. Bc3 f5 14. c5+ Kh8 15. Bb5 Be6 16. Qc2 Qxc5
17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Nxe5 Qe4 19. Qd2 Ba2 20. Nd3 Qc4 21. Rhe1
Rae8 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 Qc6 25. Nf3 Bxc3
26. bxc3 Bd5 27. Qd4+ Kg8 28. Nh4 Qe6 29. Kd2 b6 30. f3 Bc4
31. Nxf5 Qe2+ 32. Kc1 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.09"]
[EventDate "2019.05.08"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 e5 6. cxd5
Nxd5 7. a3 Bd6 8. d4 O-O 9. Bd3 h6 10. O-O exd4 11. Nxd5 cxd5
12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Be2 Re8 14. Bd2 Bd7 15. Bf3 Ne4 16. Bb4 Be5
17. Rad1 Qb6 18. Qb3 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 a5 20. Qxd5 Bb5 21. Bxe4
Bxf1 22. Bc5 Qa6 23. Qf5 Rxe4 24. Qxe4 Rc8 25. h4 b6 26. Rd6
Qb5 27. Bd4 Bd3 28. Qg4 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 Bg6 30. Rxb6 Qd5 31. h5
Qxh5+ 32. Qxh5 Bxh5 33. Rb5 Bg6 34. Rxa5 Rc2 35. Kg3 h5
36. Rg5 Kh7 37. f3 Rd2 38. a4 f6 39. Rxg6 Kxg6 40. a5 Rd1
41. a6 Ra1 42. a7 Kf7 43. b4 Ra2 44. b5 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.09"]
[EventDate "2019.05.08"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Bassem Amin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "169"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O d6
7. c3 Nf6 8. Re1 O-O 9. d4 e5 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8
12. Na3 Ne8 13. Bf1 f6 14. Bc4+ Kf8 15. Be3 b6 16. Bd5 Bd7
17. Nb5 Rab8 18. a4 a6 19. Na3 Ne7 20. Bb3 Nc6 21. Nd2 Nc7
22. f4 Bh6 23. Kg2 Na5 24. Bc2 Bc6 25. b4 Nb7 26. Ndc4 exf4
27. gxf4 b5 28. axb5 axb5 29. Nb6 cxb4 30. cxb4 Nd6 31. Kg3
Bxe4 32. Bc5 Bxc2 33. Nxc2 Kg8 34. Nd4 Nc4 35. Nxc4 bxc4
36. Nc6 Rd3+ 37. Kf2 Rb7 38. f5 c3 39. Re2 Bf8 40. Bxf8 Kxf8
41. fxg6 hxg6 42. Ra5 Rb6 43. Rc5 Ne8 44. Ne7 Kf7 45. Nd5 Rb7
46. b5 Nd6 47. Nxc3 g5 48. Kg2 Kg6 49. Rb2 Nf5 50. Ne4 Ne3+
51. Kg1 Re7 52. Nf2 Ra3 53. Rc1 Rb7 54. h3 Ra5 55. Rc5 Nf5
56. Ne4 Nd4 57. Nd6 Rd7 58. Nc4 Ra1+ 59. Kf2 Rh7 60. b6 Ra8
61. b7 Rb8 62. Nd6 Rxh3 63. Rb4 Rh2+ 64. Kf1 Rh1+ 65. Kg2 Rd1
66. Rc8 Rd2+ 67. Kf1 Nf3 68. Rb3 Rxb7 69. Nxb7 g4 70. Nc5 Rc2
71. Rd3 Kf5 72. Nb7 Rb2 73. Nd6+ Ke6 74. Re8+ Kd7 75. Re2 Rb1+
76. Kf2 Ne5 77. Rdd2 Kc6 78. Ne4 Rb3 79. Rd6+ Kb5 80. Rxf6
Nd3+ 81. Kg2 Ra3 82. Rf5+ Kc4 83. Nf2 Nb4 84. Re4+ Kc3
85. Re3+ 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.09"]
[EventDate "2019.05.08"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nbd2 Nfd7
12. Nd4 Nc5 13. Bd5 Rb8 14. Nc4 Bg4 15. Qd2 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Bd7
17. b3 Bf6 18. Bb2 c6 19. Rad1 Qb6 20. Ba1 a5 21. Nf3 Bxa1
22. Rxa1 Rbd8 23. Rad1 Be6 24. Bf1 d5 25. exd5 Bxd5 26. Qe3
Nd7 27. Nd4 Nf6 28. Qf4 Be4 29. Rxe4 Nxe4 30. Qxe4 Rfe8
31. Nxc6 Rxe4 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Nxd8 Re1 34. Nc6 Rc1 35. Nxa5
Rxc2 36. g3 Kf8 37. Bc4 Ke8 38. Nb7 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.10"]
[EventDate "2019.05.08"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wei Yi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. b3 dxc4 6. bxc4 c5
7. g3 b6 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Qe2 Qd7
12. Rad1 Rad8 13. d4 cxd4 14. exd4 Na5 15. d5 Qc8 16. Ne5 exd5
17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Bf6 20. f4 Rfe8 21. Qh5
Qb7 22. d6 Re6 23. Rfe1 g6 24. Qh3 Rexd6 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26. Ng4
Be7 27. Qh6 f6 28. Bxf6 Bf8 29. Re8 Rd1+ 30. Kf2 Rd2+ 31. Ke1
Rd1+ 32. Ke2 Rd2+ 33. Ke1 Rd1+ 34. Kxd1 Qd7+ 35. Bd4 Qxd4+
36. Ke1 Qc3+ 37. Kf2 Qc2+ 38. Kf1 Qc1+ 39. Kf2 Qc2+ 40. Kf1
Qc1+ 41. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.10"]
[EventDate "2019.05.08"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Be3
Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 Bxe3 8. Qxe3 O-O 9. d4 d6 10. Be2 c6 11. dxe5
dxe5 12. Nd2 Be6 13. a4 Qb6 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. b3
Kf8 17. Rac1 Ke7 18. f3 Ne8 19. Kf2 Nc7 20. Nf1 g6 21. Ne3
Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Ne8 23. g3 Nd6 24. Bd3 Rf8 25. Re1 f5 26. exf5
gxf5 27. f4 exf4 28. gxf4 Kf6 29. Rg1 Bf7 30. Nf1 Re8 31. Ng3
c5 32. Rd1 h6 33. Be2 Rd8 34. Bf3 Be8 35. Rd5 Bf7 36. Rd1 Be8
37. h4 Bc6 38. Bxc6 bxc6 39. Kf3 Nb7 40. Rxd8 Nxd8 41. Nf1 Nb7
42. Ne3 Na5 43. h5 Ke6 44. Ke2 b5 45. Kd3 Nb7 46. Kc3 Kf6
47. Kb2 Ke6 48. Ka3 Kf6 49. Ka2 Ke6 50. Kb2 Kf6 51. Kc1 Ke6
52. Kd2 Kf6 53. Nd1 Ke6 54. Nc3 Nd6 55. Kd3 Kd7 56. Ke3 Kc7
57. Kd3 Kd7 58. Ke3 Kc7 59. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.10"]
[EventDate "2019.05.08"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. d3 Be6 10. b4 a5 11. b5 Nd4
12. Nd2 Qc8 13. e3 Nf5 14. a4 Rd8 15. Qc2 c6 16. bxc6 bxc6
17. Ba3 Qd7 18. Rfb1 Qxd3 19. Qxd3 Rxd3 20. Rxb6 Rxc3 21. Bxe7
Nxe7 22. Rab1 h6 23. Rb8+ Rxb8 24. Rxb8+ Kh7 25. Ra8 Rc1+
26. Nf1 Rc5 27. Nd2 Nd5 28. Ra7 Rc1+ 29. Nf1 Nc3 30. Rxa5 e4
31. f4 Bc4 32. g4 Bd3 33. Kf2 Rc2+ 34. Kg3 c5 35. Ra7 c4
36. Rxf7 Ne2+ 37. Kh3 c3 38. Rc7 Ra2 39. f5 c2 40. f6 c1=Q 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.11"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wei Yi"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bf5
7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. c4 Nc6 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3
12. bxc3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Rae8 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. c4 Qh5 16. Bxd6
cxd6 17. Qa3 Qa5 18. Qxd6 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Rd8 20. Re2 Qa4
21. Qc7 Rf8 22. Rd2 Qxc4 23. h3 b5 24. d5 Nd4 25. d6 Qxc7
26. dxc7 Ne6 27. Nd4 Nxc7 28. Rc2 Nd5 29. Rc5 Nb4 30. a3 Nd3
31. Rxb5 g6 32. Ra5 Re8 33. f3 Re7 34. Nc6 Rc7 35. Nxa7 Rc1+
36. Kh2 Rc2 37. Rg5 h6 38. Rg4 h5 39. Re4 f5 40. Re6 Nf4
41. Rb6 Rxg2+ 42. Kh1 Rg3 43. a4 Rxf3 44. Nb5 h4 45. a5 Rf1+
46. Kh2 Rf2+ 47. Kh1 Rf1+ 48. Kh2 Rf2+ 49. Kg1 Nxh3+ 50. Kh1
g5 51. a6 g4 52. a7 Rf1+ 53. Kh2 Rf2+ 54. Kh1 Rf1+ 55. Kh2
Rf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.11"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Bassem Amin"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7
7. O-O Re8 8. a4 a5 9. Re1 c6 10. Bf1 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Na3
e4 13. Nd2 Nd5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ndc4 Qf6 16. Qd4 Qxd4
17. exd4 N7f6 18. Ne5 Bf5 19. Nac4 Re6 20. Ne3 Nxe3 21. fxe3
h5 22. Bc4 Re7 23. Rf1 Rd8 24. h3 h4 25. c3 Nd5 26. Bxd5 cxd5
27. c4 f6 28. Ng4 Bxg4 29. hxg4 Rc7 30. cxd5 Rc3 31. Rac1 Rxe3
32. g5 fxg5 33. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 34. Rxe1 Rxd5 35. Rxe4 Kf6 36. Kf2
Kf5 37. Kf3 b6 38. Ke3 g4 39. Re8 h3 40. g3 Kf6 41. Rc8 Rf5
42. Ke4 Rf3 43. d5 Rxg3 44. Kf4 Rg1 45. Rh8 g5+ 46. Ke4 Re1+
47. Kd4 g3 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.11"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "196"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3
h4 17. Ne4 Rg6 18. g4 hxg3 19. fxg3 Ne7 20. h4 Nd5 21. Bg5 Bf5
22. h5 Nxc3 23. hxg6 Nxd1 24. Kg2 Bxg6 25. Nc5 b6 26. Na6 Rc8
27. Rxd1 Bxc2 28. Nxc7+ Kf8 29. Rd8+ Rxd8 30. Bxd8 Bd3 31. Kf3
Bc4 32. g4 Bf1 33. g5 Bd3 34. Ke3 Bf1 35. g6 Bh3 36. gxf7 Kxf7
37. Bg5 Bc8 38. Kd4 Bd7 39. Ke4 Bc8 40. Kf4 Bd7 41. Na6 Ke6
42. Ke4 Bc8 43. Nb4 c5 44. Na2 Bb7+ 45. Kf4 b5 46. Nc1 Kd5
47. Be7 a5 48. Nb3 c4 49. Nxa5 Bc8 50. Bb4 g5+ 51. Kxg5 Kxe5
52. Nc6+ Ke4 53. Kf6 Kd3 54. Ne5+ Kd4 55. Nc6+ Kd3 56. Ke5 c3
57. Nd4 c2 58. Nb3 Kc4 59. Nc1 Bg4 60. Kf4 Bh5 61. Ke3 Bg6
62. Kd2 Bf5 63. Ne2 Bg6 64. Kc1 Bd3 65. Nf4 Bf5 66. Ng2 Bg6
67. Ne3+ Kd4 68. Ng4 Bf5 69. Nf6 Ke5 70. Ne8 Kd5 71. Kb2 Kc6
72. Ng7 Be4 73. Bd2 Kd6 74. Kc3 Bg6 75. Kd4 Ke7 76. Ke5 Bh7
77. Ne6 Kd7 78. Nd4 Bd3 79. Kd5 Bc4+ 80. Kc5 Bd3 81. Kb4 Kd6
82. Kc3 Bg6 83. Nxb5+ Kc5 84. a4 Kb6 85. Kb4 Ka6 86. a5 Be4
87. Nc7+ Kb7 88. Ne6 Bf5 89. Nc5+ Kc6 90. Be3 Bh7 91. Nb3 Kb7
92. Bf4 Ka6 93. Nc5+ Ka7 94. Kb5 Bf5 95. a6 Bh3 96. Ka5 Bf1
97. Be3 Be2 98. Ne6+ Kb8 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.11"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Be2 d4 8. Bb5 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. h3 Rb8
12. Na3 dxe3 13. dxe3 Ba6 14. Re1 Nd5 15. Nd2 Nb4 16. Ndc4 Be7
17. Qg4 f6 18. Red1 Qe8 19. Bc3 Bc8 20. Qe4 Nd5 21. Bb2 Qh5
22. Na5 Rb4 23. N3c4 Bf5 24. Rxd5 cxd5 25. Qxd5+ Kh8 26. Nc6
Rb7 27. Nxe7 Rxe7 28. Qxc5 Ree8 29. Nd6 Bg6 30. Qxh5 Bxh5
31. Nxe8 Rxe8 32. Rc1 a6 33. Bd4 Kg8 34. f3 Bf7 35. g4 a5
36. Rc5 Ra8 37. Rb5 h6 38. a4 Rc8 39. Kf2 Rc1 40. Rxa5 Bxb3
41. Ra8+ Kh7 42. a5 Rc2+ 43. Kg3 Bd5 44. Ra7 Kg8 45. a6 Ra2
46. Rd7 Bc6 47. Rd8+ Kf7 48. a7 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.11"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. c4 e5 2. d3 Nc6 3. a3 Nf6 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nf6
7. Be2 a5 8. O-O Bc5 9. Be3 Bb6 10. Nbd2 Bxe3 11. fxe3 Ng4
12. Nc4 b5 13. h3 bxc4 14. hxg4 Bxg4 15. Qa4 Bd7 16. Qxc4 O-O
17. Qc5 Re8 18. Rac1 a4 19. Bd1 Re6 20. Rf2 h6 21. b4 Qe8
22. Nh4 Rd6 23. Qc3 Na7 24. Be2 Nb5 25. Qb2 g6 26. Rc5 Qe7
27. Nf3 f6 28. d4 exd4 29. Bxb5 Bxb5 30. Rxb5 dxe3 31. Re2
Qxe4 32. Qc1 Qd3 33. Rb7 Qd1+ 34. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kh2 Rd3
36. Rxc7 Rxa3 37. b5 Rb8 38. Nd4 Rd3 39. Rc4 a3 40. Ra4 Rd8
41. Ne6 R8d6 42. Nc5 R3d5 43. Ne4 Re6 44. Nc3 Rc5 45. Rxa3 f5
46. Rb3 f4 47. b6 Re8 48. b7 Rb8 49. Ne4 Rc7 50. Nd6 Rc6
51. Rd3 Kf8 52. g3 g5 53. gxf4 gxf4 54. Kg2 Ke7 55. Ne4 Rxb7
56. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.11"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "185"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Be3
Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 Bxe3 8. Qxe3 O-O 9. d4 d6 10. Be2 c6 11. dxe5
dxe5 12. Nd2 Be6 13. a4 Qb6 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. b3 Rfd8 16. Rfd1
Kf8 17. Rac1 Ke7 18. f3 Ne8 19. Kf2 Nd6 20. Nf1 Rd7 21. Ne3
Rad8 22. Re1 f6 23. g3 Ne8 24. h4 Nc7 25. Ra1 Na6 26. Red1 Nc5
27. Rxd7+ Rxd7 28. Ke1 g6 29. b4 Na6 30. c3 Nc7 31. b5 Bb3
32. bxc6 bxc6 33. Rb1 Bxa4 34. Rxb6 h5 35. Nc4 Ne6 36. Na5 Rc7
37. Bc4 Nc5 38. Be2 Nd7 39. Rb4 Nc5 40. Rb6 Nd7 41. Ra6 Nc5
42. Ra8 Bb5 43. Rh8 Ke6 44. Rb8 Nd7 45. Re8+ Kf7 46. Ra8 Nc5
47. Bc4+ Bxc4 48. Nxc4 Rd7 49. Ke2 Nb3 50. Rc8 c5 51. Rc6 Kg7
52. Nd6 Rd8 53. Rc7+ Kg8 54. Nc4 Nc1+ 55. Kf2 Rd3 56. Nb6 Rxc3
57. Nd5 Rc2+ 58. Ke1 Nd3+ 59. Kd1 Rf2 60. Nxf6+ Kf8 61. Nh7+
Ke8 62. Nf6+ Kf8 63. Nh7+ Ke8 64. Ng5 c4 65. Ne6 Rxf3 66. Rxc4
Rxg3 67. Rc7 Nf4 68. Ng5 Rg4 69. Rc5 Rxh4 70. Rxe5+ Kd7
71. Ra5 Rg4 72. Nf3 Kc7 73. Kd2 h4 74. Ke3 h3 75. Nh2 Rh4
76. Kf3 Ne6 77. Kg3 Rxe4 78. Kxh3 Kd6 79. Nf3 Rb4 80. Kg3 Ke7
81. Ng5 Nd4 82. Ra6 Nf5+ 83. Kf2 Rf4+ 84. Ke2 Nd6 85. Ke3 Rf5
86. Nf3 Rf6 87. Ra7+ Kf8 88. Ng5 Rf5 89. Ne6+ Kg8 90. Rg7+ Kh8
91. Rxg6 Kh7 92. Rg7+ Kh6 93. Rg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.11"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 d4
12. e4 Na6 13. O-O Nc5 14. Nb3 Be6 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Rc1 Rc8
17. a3 a5 18. h3 Qb6 19. Qe2 Be7 20. Be5 Rfe8 21. Qd2 Bf8
22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Bg3 Bd7 24. e5 g6 25. f4 Bb5 26. f5 gxf5
27. Rxf5 Bxd3 28. Qxd3 Bg7 29. Rg5 Qxb2 30. Kh2 Re6 31. Qc4
Qc3 32. Qd5 Qxa3 33. Qxd4 Qe7 34. Rf5 Qe8 35. Qa7 b6 36. Rg5
h6 37. Rg4 Kh7 38. Qb7 Qe7 39. Qe4+ Rg6 40. Rxg6 fxg6 41. Qd5
a4 42. e6 Bf8 43. Qd7 a3 44. Qd5 b5 45. Be5 b4 46. Kh1 Bg7
47. Bd6 Qa7 48. Bc5 a2 49. Bxa7 a1=Q+ 50. Bg1 Qe1 51. Qd7 b3
52. e7 b2 53. e8=Q Qxe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.11"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nc3 c5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. d4 Nc6 10. Be2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qa5+
12. Kf1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bf5 14. Bd3 Be4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qg4
Bf6 17. Qxe4 Qa6+ 18. Kg1 Rfe8 19. Qf4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Rad8
21. Qb2 Rd5 22. h4 Red8 23. Rh3 Rd2 24. Qe5 R2d5 25. Qf4 h5
26. Rf3 Qe6 27. Rc1 Rd1+ 28. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Kh2 Rd2 30. Qb8+
Kh7 31. Qxb7 f6 32. Qxa7 Qe5+ 33. Rg3 f5 34. f4 Qa1 35. Qf7
Rd1 36. Qxf5+ Kg8 37. Qe6+ Kh7 38. Qg6+ Kg8 39. Qe8+ Kh7
40. Qxh5+ Kg8 41. Rf3 Rh1+ 42. Kg3 Qe1+ 43. Kg4 Qe2 44. g3 Rf1
45. Qd5+ Kh7 46. b4 Rg1 47. b5 Qg2 48. b6 Rh1 49. b7 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.11"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2861"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 Bg4 10. Be2 Bxe2 11. Nxe2
cxd5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Nd4 Qd7 14. Qd3 Rfe8 15. Rad1 Ne4
16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. c4 Rae8 18. cxd5 Qxd5 19. Qb5 Qxb5 20. Nxb5
a6 21. Nd4 g6 22. f3 Nd6 23. Rf2 Nb5 24. Nc2 h5 25. Rfd2 Kg7
26. Nb4 Re6 27. a4 Na7 28. Nd5 Rc6 29. Kf2 Rb8 30. Re1 Rd6
31. Red1 Rbd8 32. Ke1 Re8+ 33. Re2 Red8 34. Ne3 Nc6 35. Rxd6
Rxd6 36. Rd2 Re6 37. Kf2 Ne5 38. b3 Rb6 39. f4 Nc6 40. Rd3 Na5
41. Nd5 Rxb3 42. Rxb3 Nxb3 43. Nxc7 Nc5 44. a5 Nb7 45. Nxa6
Nxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.12"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wei Yi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "166"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Nh3 c6 8. O-O a5 9. Nf4 Na6 10. f3 c5 11. Be3 c4 12. Kh1
Re8 13. Bf2 Bb4 14. g4 h6 15. h4 Nc7 16. a4 Ra6 17. Qc2 Ne6
18. Nh3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Nf8 20. Rae1 Rae6 21. h5 Qc7 22. e3 Bd7
23. Nf4 Rb6 24. Rb1 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Bc6 26. Kg1 Qd7 27. Qb2 N8h7
28. Qb6 Ra8 29. Nh3 Bxa4 30. Bg3 Bb3 31. Qc5 a4 32. Qa3 Qe6
33. Kf2 Re8 34. Re1 Ng5 35. Nxg5 hxg5 36. Bd6 Qd7 37. Bc5 Re6
38. Re2 Ne8 39. Re1 Nc7 40. e4 b6 41. Bb4 Na6 42. e5 Nxb4
43. Qxb4 f6 44. exf6 gxf6 45. Rxe6 Qxe6 46. Qb5 Kg7 47. f4
Qxg4 48. Qe8 gxf4 49. Qe7+ Kh8 50. Qxf6+ Qg7 51. Qd8+ Kh7
52. Bxd5 Qg3+ 53. Ke2 Qd3+ 54. Kf2 Qg3+ 55. Ke2 Qd3+ 56. Kf2
Qd2+ 57. Kf1 Qc1+ 58. Kf2 Qd2+ 59. Kf1 Qd3+ 60. Kf2 Qe3+
61. Kg2 Bc2 62. Qg8+ Kh6 63. Bf3 Qe7 64. Qxc4 a3 65. Qc6+ Kg7
66. Qa8 Bb3 67. h6+ Kxh6 68. Qh8+ Kg6 69. Bh5+ Kf5 70. Bf3 a2
71. Qh5+ Ke6 72. Qe5+ Kd7 73. Bg4+ Ke8 74. Bh5+ Bf7 75. Qb8+
Kd7 76. Qb7+ Ke6 77. Qxb6+ Kf5 78. Qa5+ Ke4 79. Bf3+ Kd3
80. Qa6+ Kd2 81. Kf2 Qe3+ 82. Kg2 Qe1 83. Be4 Qxe4+ 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.12"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "11.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Bassem Amin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bc4
Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. Bf1 e6 11. dxe6 Bxe6
12. Qxd8 Rfxd8 13. Bf4 Nd5 14. Nxd5 Rxd5 15. c3 c5 16. Ng5 Bf5
17. Rad1 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 h6 19. Nf3 Be6 20. Be5 Bg4 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Be2 Re8 23. Kf1 b6 24. h3 Be6 25. b3 Nc6 26. Bb5 Rc8
27. Rd2 Rc7 28. Rd6 Ne7 29. Ne5 Nd5 30. Bc4 Nxc3 31. Bxe6 fxe6
32. Rxe6 Nxa2 33. Rxg6+ Kh7 34. f4 Nc1 35. Rg3 a5 36. f5 Re7
37. Nc4 Re4 38. Rf3 Nxb3 39. Rxb3 Rxc4 40. Rxb6 Rf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.12"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "12.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. h3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7
7. g3 Nc6 8. Be3 O-O 9. Bg2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. O-O a6
12. Re1 Rc8 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. c3 Re8
17. Qd4+ Kg8 18. Re2 Qb6 19. Qh4 Ne5 20. Kh2 Kg7 21. Rd1 Rc4
22. Qg5 h6 23. Qd2 Rc7 24. Rde1 Qb5 25. f4 Nc4 26. Qd4+ Kg8
27. b3 Nb6 28. c4 Qa5 29. f5 g5 30. f6 Nd7 31. fxe7 Ne5 32. c5
Ng6 33. cxd6 Rd7 34. Qf6 Qb6 35. Rf1 Nh8 36. Re6 fxe6 37. Qf8+
Rxf8 38. exf8=Q+ Kh7 39. Be4+ Ng6 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.12"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "13.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 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. Nc4 Ba6
17. Nfe5 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 Ra7 19. Rac1 Qc5 20. Qe4 Rc7 21. Ne5
Qa7 22. Nxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.12"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "14.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. d4 Bf5 6. Nh4 Be6
7. c5 g6 8. Bd3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. b4 Bc8 11. f4 Ne8 12. Qe1
a5 13. Na4 axb4 14. Nb6 Ra7 15. Qxb4 Na6 16. Qc3 Nf6 17. Nxc8
Qxc8 18. Rb1 Nc7 19. Qc2 Ne4 20. Nf3 Qd7 21. a3 Rfa8 22. Rb3
f5 23. Bb2 Ne6 24. Rb1 Nd8 25. Bc1 Bf6 26. g3 Kg7 27. Qg2 Ra4
28. h3 h5 29. g4 fxg4 30. hxg4 Qxg4 31. Qxg4 hxg4 32. Bxe4
gxf3 33. Bxf3 g5 34. f5 Kf8 35. Kf2 Ke8 36. Ke2 Kd7 37. Kd3
Kc7 38. Bh5 R4a7 39. Bb2 Ra6 40. Kc2 b6 41. cxb6+ Rxb6
42. Rxb6 Kxb6 43. Bc3+ Kc7 44. Ra1 Nb7 45. a4 Nd6 46. Bg4 Nc4
47. Kd3 c5 48. Bf3 cxd4 49. Bxd4 Ne5+ 50. Bxe5+ Bxe5 51. Ra2
Kd6 52. a5 Ra7 53. a6 Kc5 54. e4 d4 55. Ra5+ 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.12"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "15.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O a5 8. d3 d6 9. Rb1 h6 10. b4 axb4 11. axb4 Be6 12. b5
Ne7 13. Bb2 Qd7 14. Qc2 Bh3 15. Ra1 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qe6 17. Rxa8
Rxa8 18. Ra1 Rxa1 19. Bxa1 c6 20. e4 Nd7 21. Bb2 f5 22. Ba3
Bf8 23. Ne2 g5 24. exf5 Nxf5 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. h3 Nf6 27. Nc3
Ne7 28. Qa4 c5 29. Qa6 Kf7 30. Nb5 Ng6 31. Nd2 Qd7 32. Qa8 d5
33. Nb3 dxc4 34. dxc4 Qd3 35. Nxc5 Qxc4 36. Qb7+ Kg8 37. Qc6
Qd5+ 38. Qxd5+ Nxd5 39. Ne4 Bxa3 40. Nxa3 Kf7 41. Kf3 Nge7
42. Nc4 Nc6 43. Nc5 Nf6 44. Ke3 h5 45. Ne4 Nd5+ 46. Kf3 Kg6
47. Ned6 Nf6 48. Ke3 h4 49. gxh4 gxh4 50. Ne4 Nd5+ 51. Kf3 Kh5
52. Nc5 Nf6 53. Ke3 Kg5 54. Ne4+ Kf5 55. Nxf6 Kxf6 56. Ke4 Ke6
57. Kf3 Kd5 58. Ne3+ Kd4 59. Kg4 Ke4 60. Ng2 Kd3 61. Kxh4 Nd4
62. Ne3 Ke4 63. Kg4 Nf3 64. Nf1 Ne1 65. h4 Nd3 66. f3+ Kd5
67. Kf5 Kd6 68. h5 Ke7 69. Ne3 Ne1 70. Ke4 Kf6 71. Nf5 Nxf3
72. Kxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.12"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "16.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "171"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 Bg7 6. d4 exd4
7. cxd4 b5 8. Bb3 Nge7 9. O-O d6 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nc3
O-O 13. h3 h6 14. Re1 g5 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 b4 17. Na4 Qxd5
18. Qxd5 Nxd5 19. Be4 Be6 20. Nxc5 Bxe5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxe5
Rfd8 23. Re1 b3 24. Bd2 Nc4 25. Bc3 bxa2 26. Rxa2 Rac8
27. Rxa6 Rxc5 28. Rxh6 f6 29. Bxf6 Rd7 30. Rh8+ Kf7 31. Rh7+
Kxf6 32. Rxd7 Be6 33. Rb7 Ne5 34. Rb6 Kf5 35. b4 Rd5 36. Rb8
Nd7 37. Rd8 Rb5 38. Re8 Rb6 39. Re7 Ne5 40. Rb1 Nc6 41. Re8
Rxb4 42. Ra1 Nd4 43. Rf8+ Kg6 44. Re1 Kg7 45. Ra8 Kf6 46. Ra6
Kf5 47. Kh2 Rb2 48. Ra5+ Kf6 49. Re4 Nc6 50. Rc5 Rb6 51. h4
gxh4 52. Rxh4 Ne7 53. Rf4+ Kg7 54. Re4 Kf6 55. Re3 Nf5 56. Re2
Ne7 57. f3 Ng6 58. Rd2 Ne5 59. Kg3 Nf7 60. Ra5 Rc6 61. Rd4 Rb6
62. Kh4 Nh6 63. g4 Nf7 64. Rf4+ Kg7 65. Kg3 Rb1 66. Re4 Rb6
67. f4 Bb3 68. Re7 Kf8 69. Rc7 Bd1 70. Rf5 Bb3 71. g5 Kg7
72. Ra5 Rd6 73. f5 Rd3+ 74. Kf4 Rd4+ 75. Ke3 Rc4 76. Rb7 Rc3+
77. Kd4 Rg3 78. g6 Rg4+ 79. Ke3 Rg1 80. Raa7 Bd5 81. Rxf7+
Bxf7 82. Rxf7+ Kg8 83. Kf4 Rf1+ 84. Kg5 Rg1+ 85. Kf6 Ra1
86. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.12"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "17.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 d6 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 Be7
7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 Re8 10. Bb2 Bf8 11. dxe5 dxe5
12. Nd5 Bg6 13. a3 Bd6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. b4 a6 16. Qb3 Qe6
17. Qc3 h6 18. Rad1 Kh8 19. c5 Bf8 20. Bc4 Qe7 21. Bd5 f6
22. Qc4 Bh7 23. e4 Nd8 24. Qe2 c6 25. Bc4 Ne6 26. Qe3 Rad8
27. Nh4 Nd4 28. Nf3 Nxf3+ 29. Qxf3 a5 30. h4 axb4 31. axb4 b6
32. Rc1 bxc5 33. bxc5 Qa7 34. Ba3 Rd4 35. Rfe1 Rb8 36. h5 Qa4
37. Bf7 Bxe4 38. Qg3 Bxg2 39. Rb1 Rxb1 40. Rxb1 Be4 41. Re1
Bd5 42. Bxd5 Rg4 43. Qxg4 Qxg4+ 44. Bg2 Qc4 45. Bxc6 Bxc5
46. Bxc5 Qxc5 47. Be4 Qb4 48. Re3 Kg8 49. Bg6 Kf8 50. Re4 Qb5
51. Re1 Ke7 52. Rc1 Qb7 53. Rb1 Qd7 54. Be4 Qg4+ 0-1

[Event "Grand Chess Tour Cote d’Ivoire (Rapid & Blitz)"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.12"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[Round "18.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2861"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7 Qxe7 6. e3 Nf6
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1 Rd8 9. Qc2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Qxc5
12. Bd3 Nc6 13. a3 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Ne4 Bd7 16. Nxf6+
Qxf6 17. O-O Rac8 18. Qb1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 g6 20. Be4 Bb5 21. Qc2
b6 22. g3 Qe5 23. Bf3 a5 24. h4 h6 25. Qc7 Qxc7 26. Rxc7 Rd6
27. Rb7 Kg7 28. Kg2 Kf6 29. g4 g5 30. hxg5+ hxg5 31. Kg3 a4
32. Bg2 Bc4 33. Be4 b5 34. f4 e5 35. Rc7 exf4+ 36. exf4 Rd2
37. Rc6+ Kg7 38. fxg5 Rxb2 39. g6 Rb3+ 40. Kf4 Rxa3 41. gxf7
Ra1 42. Rc8 Bxf7 43. Rc7 a3 44. Kg5 Rd1 45. Bc2 Rc1 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.05.17"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "23"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4
7. Qc2 b5 8. a4 b4 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Nxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Be4
12. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.05.18"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "27"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4
7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. O-O Nd5 11. Ne3 Nc6
12. N3xc4 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bd4 14. Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.05.19"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4
7. e3 c5 8. Bxc4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qe2 Nc6
12. Rfd1 Qb6 13. Nf3 Rfd8 14. e4 Be8 15. e5 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Nxe7
17. Rd6 Qa5 18. Rad1 Nf5 19. R6d2 Nf8 20. Bd3 Bc6 21. Be4 Rxd2
22. Rxd2 Rc8 23. h4 a6 24. h5 b5 25. a3 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Qb6
27. Kh2 Qa7 28. Qd3 Rc7 29. Ne4 Rd7 30. Nd6 Qb6 31. g4 Nxd6
32. exd6 f6 33. Nh4 Kf7 34. f4 Ke8 35. f5 e5 36. Qd5 Qe3
37. Ng6 Nxg6 38. hxg6 Qf4+ 39. Kh3 Qf1+ 40. Kh4 Qe1+ 41. Kh5
1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.05.19"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 d4
12. Qc2 Nc6 13. O-O dxe3 14. Bxe3 h6 15. Nf3 Bg4 16. Bh7+ Kh8
17. Be4 Rc8 18. Bf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Qa5 20. Qd7 Rc7 21. Qh3 Re8
22. Rad1 Bf8 23. Bf4 Rce7 24. a3 Qb5 25. b4 a5 26. Bd6 Re6
27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. bxa5 Qxa5 29. Rd7 Rf6 30. Rxb7 Qxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.05.20"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "D33"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6
7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. O-O d4 11. Na4 O-O
12. Bg5 Re8 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. e3 d3 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. a3 Be6
17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Rc3 Ne5 19. Nd4 Rxc3 20. bxc3 Qc7 21. Qd2 Bd7
22. Re1 Rc8 23. Rc1 Qc5 24. f4 Nc4 25. Qxd3 Qxa3 26. Rb1 Nd6
27. Ne2 Bf5 28. e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.05.21"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 b5 8. a4 b4 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Nxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Be4
12. Qd2 Nbd7 13. Nfe5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Bxc5 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. b3
Nb6 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Nxb6 Bxb6 19. a5 Bd4 20. Ra4 a6
21. Rxb4 Bc3 22. Rc4 Bxa5 23. b4 Bb6 24. Bf4 h6 25. Rc6 Bd4
26. Bc7 Rd5 27. Rd1 Rc8 28. Rdc1 Bf6 29. Bd6 Rd8 30. Bc7 Rc8
31. Bd6 Rd8 32. Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.05.22"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "158"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Re8 10. Rc1 Bf8 11. d3 Nd4
12. e3 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 c6 14. Rfd1 Qg5 15. h4 Qg4 16. Ne4 Qxf3
17. Bxf3 a5 18. Nc5 a4 19. d4 axb3 20. axb3 Ra2 21. Bc3 Nd5
22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Nd3 Bg4 24. Rd2 Rxd2 25. Bxd2 exd4 26. exd4
Bf5 27. Nc5 Re2 28. Be3 Rb2 29. Nxb7 Rxb3 30. Nc5 Rb4 31. Ra1
f6 32. Ra8 Kf7 33. Rd8 Be7 34. Rxd5 Bc8 35. Kf1 Rb5 36. Ke2
Be6 37. Nxe6 Rxd5 38. Nc5 f5 39. Nd3 Bd6 40. Kf3 Bc7 41. Nf4
Ra5 42. Ne2 Ra3 43. Nf4 Rb3 44. Nd5 Bb8 45. Nf4 Ba7 46. Ke2
Ra3 47. Nd3 Ke6 48. Nf4+ Kd6 49. Nh5 g6 50. Nf4 Bb6 51. Kd2
Kc6 52. Ke2 Kd6 53. Kd2 Bd8 54. Ke2 Bf6 55. Kd2 Kc6 56. Ke2
Kb5 57. h5 g5 58. Nd5 Bd8 59. Bd2 Ra7 60. Kd3 Rd7 61. Ne3 Rf7
62. Nc4 Rf8 63. Ne5 Be7 64. f3 Ra8 65. Nf7 Ra3+ 66. Ke2 Kc4
67. Bxg5 Bb4 68. Ne5+ Kd5 69. Nd3 Ra2+ 70. Kf1 Bd2 71. Bf6 Kc4
72. Ne5+ Kxd4 73. g4 Bf4 74. Ng6+ Ke3 75. Nh4 fxg4 76. fxg4 h6
77. Kg1 Bh2+ 78. Kf1 Rf2+ 79. Ke1 Rxf6 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.05.22"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bxc3 6. bxc3
O-O 7. O-O e4 8. Nd4 Ne5 9. d3 c5 10. Nc2 exd3 11. exd3 d5
12. Bf4 Ng6 13. Be3 Bg4 14. f3 Bf5 15. Bxc5 dxc4 16. Bxf8 Nxf8
17. Rf2 Bxd3 18. Bf1 Ne6 19. Bxd3 cxd3 20. Ne1 Nc5 21. Rd2 Nd5
22. Nxd3 Nxc3 23. Qe1 Nxd3 24. Qe3 Qf6 25. Qxd3 b5 26. Re1 h5
27. a3 a5 28. Qd4 Qxd4+ 29. Rxd4 Rb8 30. Re7 b4 31. axb4 axb4
32. Rdd7 Rf8 33. Rb7 Nd5 34. Red7 Nf6 35. Rd2 Rc8 36. Rxb4 Rc3
37. Kg2 g6 38. h3 Kg7 39. Rb7 Ra3 40. h4 Ra4 41. Kf2 Rc4
42. Ra2 Ng8 43. Rba7 Nh6 44. R7a4 Rc3 45. R4a3 Rc4 46. Ra4 Rc3
47. R4a3 Rc4 48. Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.05.23"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6
7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. a5
b5 13. axb6 cxb6 14. Bd5 Qc7 15. Qc4 Bb7 16. Bxc6 Bxc6
17. Rxa6 Qb7 18. Ra3 b5 19. Qb3 Rac8 20. Qa2 Bb6 21. b4 d5
22. Qc2 Re6 23. Nh4 Nh5 24. Nb3 dxe4 25. dxe4 Nf6 26. Nd2 Rd8
27. Nhf3 Rc8 28. Bb2 Qe7 29. c4 bxc4 30. Qxc4 Nh5 31. Nf1 Nf4
32. Ng3 Qe8 33. Rc1 Rd8 34. Qc2 Bb5 35. Rd1 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.05.24"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 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 26. Bd3 Bb7
27. Nc4 c5+ 28. Be4 Ba6 29. Nbxa5 Qf8 30. Bf3 Rd8 31. h5 Bf6
32. Rxd8 Qxd8 33. Rd1 Rd7 34. Rxd7 Nxd7 35. h6 Nb6 36. Ne5
Bxe5 37. Nc6 Nc4 38. Nxd8 Ne3+ 39. Kf2 Nxc2 40. Nxf7+ Kg8
41. Nxe5 c4 42. Bg4 Nd4 43. Ke1 Kf8 44. Kd1 Ke7 45. e3 Nb3
46. Nc6+ Kf6 47. Nxb4 Bb7 48. Be2 Na5 49. Kd2 Nb3+ 50. Kc3 Nc5
51. a5 Ne4+ 52. Kxc4 Nxg3 53. Bd3 g5 54. fxg5+ 1-0

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.06.26"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 Re8 11. Nd2 e5
12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qb1 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Ne4 16. Nxd5
Nxg5 17. b4 Qd8 18. bxc5 Nde6 19. Qf5 Nxc5 20. h4 Nge6 21. Nf3
Qa5+ 22. Ke2 f6 23. h5 e4 24. Nd2 Qxa3 25. Rh4 Rad8 26. Nxe4
Qa2+ 27. Ke1 Qa5+ 28. Kf1 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Qa4 30. Rb1 Ng5
31. Rd4 Nf7 32. Rxb7 Qa6 33. Qb1 Rf8 34. Kg1 Kh8 35. c5 Rc8
36. Nf4 Ne5 37. h6 g6 38. Rd6 Qc4 39. Re6 Rxc5 40. Ree7 1-0

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.06.27"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 O-O 9. Nf3 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Bg4
12. Rb1 Nc6 13. d5 Na5 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 a6 16. Bf4 b5
17. Bc2 Rc8 18. Qe2 Nc4 19. Rbd1 Qb6 20. h4 Rfd8 21. h5 Be5
22. Bc1 Bb2 23. Bf4 Be5 24. Bc1 Bb2 25. Bf4 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.06.28"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "3.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "154"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Re8 11. Nd2 e5
12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qb1 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Ne4 16. Ndxe4
dxe4 17. Qd2 Ne6 18. Nxe4 Qxd2+ 19. Rxd2 f5 20. Nxc5 Nxc5
21. f3 Rac8 22. O-O e4 23. Rd5 Ne6 24. Rxf5 exf3 25. R1xf3
Nxg5 26. Rxg5 Rxc4 27. h3 Rc1+ 28. Kh2 Rc2 29. Rb5 b6 30. a4
h6 31. a5 bxa5 32. Rb7 Rf8 33. Kg3 a6 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Rb6
Kf7 36. Rxa6 Rxb2 37. Rxa5 g5 38. Kf3 Kg6 39. Ra6+ Kg7 40. h4
gxh4 41. Ra4 h3 42. gxh3 Kf6 43. Rf4+ Ke7 44. Rh4 Rb6 45. e4
Kf7 46. Kf4 Rf6+ 47. Ke5 Ra6 48. Rf4+ Ke7 49. Rf5 Ra3 50. h4
Ra1 51. Kf4 Rf1+ 52. Ke3 Re1+ 53. Kd3 Rd1+ 54. Ke2 Ra1 55. Rh5
Kf6 56. Kd3 Rd1+ 57. Ke3 Re1+ 58. Kd4 Rd1+ 59. Kc5 Ke6 60. Kc4
Kf6 61. Rd5 Rh1 62. h5 Ke6 63. Rb5 Rd1 64. Ra5 Rc1+ 65. Kd4
Rd1+ 66. Ke3 Re1+ 67. Kf3 Rf1+ 68. Ke2 Rb1 69. Ra6+ Ke5
70. Rxh6 Kxe4 71. Rh8 Kf5 72. h6 Kg6 73. Kf3 Rb3+ 74. Ke2 Rb2+
75. Kd3 Rb7 76. h7 Rxh7 77. Rxh7 Kxh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.06.29"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "4.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5
7. b3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Nd2 b5 11. Be2 Bb7
12. Bf3 Ra7 13. Rc1 Qd7 14. Qe2 Bxf3 15. N2xf3 Rc8 16. Ne5 Qe8
17. Rxc8 Qxc8 18. Rc1 Rc7 19. Rxc7 Qxc7 20. Nd3 Qa5 21. Ba1
Qc7 22. Qc2 Qxc2 23. Nxc2 Nfd7 24. Kf1 Nc6 25. Nd4 Nxd4
26. Bxd4 f5 27. Ke2 Bd6 28. f4 Kf7 29. h3 g6 30. Kd2 Ke7
31. Kc3 Kd8 32. Be5 Be7 33. Kd4 Kc8 34. e4 fxe4 35. Kxe4 Nc5+
36. Nxc5 Bxc5 37. g4 Kd7 38. f5 gxf5+ 39. gxf5 Ke7 40. a4 bxa4
41. bxa4 Ba3 42. Bd4 Bb4 43. Be5 Ba3 44. Bd4 Bb4 45. Be5
1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.06.30"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "5.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Na4 Bf5 6.f3 Nb6 7.e4
Nxa4 8.Qxa4+ Bd7 9.Qb3 Bg7 10.Be3 O-O 11.d5 b6 12.Rd1 Qe8
13.Rd2 c6 14.Ne2 e6 15.dxc6 Nxc6 16.Qa3 Ne5 17.Nc3 b5 18.Qa6
b4 19.Nd1 Qe7 20.Be2 Rfd8 21.O-O Bc8 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8 23.Qa4 a5
24.Nf2 Bd7 25.Qd1 Nc6 26.b3 Be8 27.Qxd8 Rxd8 28.Rd1 Bd4
29.Bxd4 Nxd4 30.Kf1 Kf8 31.e5 Bc6 32.Ng4 Ke7 33.Nf6 h5 34.Rc1
Kf8 35.Kf2 a4 36.bxa4 Bxa4 37.Rc7 b3 38.axb3 Bxb3 39.Ke3 Ba4
40.Bd3 Nc6 41.Nd7+ Ke8 42.Nf6+ Kf8 43.Bc2 Bb5 44.Kf4 Ne7
45.Nh7+ Ke8 46.Nf6+ Kf8 47.Be4 Rc8 48.Ra7 Bc6 49.Kg5 Bxe4
50.Nxe4 Nc6 51.Rb7 Kg7 52.Nd6 Rf8 53.f4 Nd4 54.Rd7 Nf5
55.Nxf5+ gxf5 56.Rd3 Ra8 57.Rg3 f6+ 58.Kxh5+ Kf7 59.Rg6 fxe5
60.fxe5 Ra5 61.Kh6 Rxe5 62.Rg7+ Kf6 63.Rg6+ Kf7 64.Rg7+ Kf6
65.Rg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.07.01"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2875"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Rd1 Qa5
12. Bd3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 h6 14. Bf4 Bd7 15. O-O Rac8 16. e4 e5
17. Be3 Nd4 18. Bxd4 Rxc4 19. Bxe5 Ba4 20. b3 Nxe4 21. Rd3
Rec8 22. Qb2 Nc5 23. Re3 Bxb3 24. Bxg7 Rg4 25. Bxh6 Bf6
26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. Rxe5 Qb6 28. Qd2 Rg6 29. Be3 Qc6 30. Nd5 Bxd5
31. Qxd5 b6 32. g3 Nd7 33. Qxc6 Rgxc6 34. Rd5 Nf8 35. Rfd1 Ne6
36. a4 Rc4 37. a5 Rb4 38. Rd7 bxa5 39. Rxa7 a4 40. Rdd7 Nd8
41. Rd5 Ne6 42. Rda5 Rcc4 43. Kg2 1-0

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.07.03"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 Nd4 6. Nxd4
Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. d4 c6 9. dxe5 cxb5 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. O-O O-O
12. Nf3 d6 13. Re1 Bg4 14. Be3 b4 15. Bxb6 axb6 16. Qd4 Bxf3
17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. gxf3 bxc3 19. bxc3 Rfc8 20. Reb1 Rxc3
21. Rxb6 Rxf3 22. Rxb7 f5 23. exf5 Ra4 24. Rb5 Kg7 25. Rd5
Rfa3 26. Rxd6 Rxa2 27. Rxa2 Rxa2 28. Rd3 h5 29. Rb3 Ra5
30. Rc3 Rxf5 31. Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.07.04"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 d5 9. d4 O-O 10. Nc3 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4
12. Bb5 Ne7 13. Bd3 Bf6 14. Qh5 g6 15. Qf3 Bg7 16. Bg5 f6
17. Bd2 c6 18. Ne2 Nf5 19. g3 Nh6 20. c4 Bg4 21. Qg2 dxc4
22. Bxc4+ Kh8 23. d5 Nf7 24. Nf4 Ne5 25. Be2 Bd7 26. Rad1 cxd5
27. Bc3 Bc6 28. Nxd5 f5 29. f4 Nd7 30. Bxg7+ Kxg7 31. Bf3 Nf6
32. Nxf6 Qxf6 33. Bxc6 bxc6 34. Rd7+ Rf7 35. Qd2 Rxd7
36. Qxd7+ Kf8 37. Re5 Rd8 38. Qxh7 Re8 39. Qh6+ Kf7 40. Qh7+
Kf8 41. Qc7 Rxe5 42. Qxe5 Qxe5 43. fxe5 Kf7 44. h4 Ke6 45. Kf2
Kxe5 46. Kf3 c5 47. b3 Ke6 48. Kf4 Kf6 49. a3 a6 50. b4 c4
51. a4 Ke6 52. Ke3 Kd5 53. Kd2 Kd4 54. Kc2 c3 55. b5 1-0

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.07.05"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "9.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O a6 6. c4 g6
7. Nc3 Bg7 8. d3 O-O 9. h3 Ne8 10. d4 Nc7 11. Bxd7 cxd4
12. Bxc8 dxc3 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. bxc3 Rxb7 15. Be3 Bxc3 16. Rc1
Bb2 17. Rb1 Ne6 18. e5 Qc7 19. exd6 exd6 20. Qd5 Rbb8 21. Rfd1
Bf6 22. Rbc1 Rfd8 23. Nd2 Nc5 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Rb2
26. Qf3 Be5 27. Qd5 Re8 28. c5 dxc5 29. Rxc5 Qb8 30. Qc4 Rb1
31. Rd5 Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1 Rd8 33. Rxd8+ Qxd8 34. f4 Qc7 35. Qxa6
Bxf4 36. Bxf4 Qxf4 37. a4 Qd4+ 38. Kh1 Qa1+ 39. Kh2 Qe5+
40. Kh1 Qe1+ 41. Kh2 Qe5+ 42. Kh1 Qe1+ 43. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.07.06"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "10.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3
h4 17. g4 hxg3 18. fxg3 Kf8 19. Kf2 Ne7 20. g4 Nd5 21. Bd2 Nb6
22. Kg3 Nc4 23. Bc1 Bd5 24. Re2 Re8 25. Rde1 Kg8 26. Ne4 Rhe6
27. Nc5 Rxe5 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Nxe5 30. Nxb7 Nc4 31. Nc5
Nd6 32. Bf4 Ne4+ 33. Nxe4 Bxe4 34. Bxc7 f6 35. Bd6 Bxc2
36. Bc7 Bd3 37. Bd6 Bc2 38. Bc7 Bd3 39. Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Croatia"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.07.07"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[Round "11.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5
O-O 7. e3 Re8 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Qa4 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 c6
12. Ne2 Bf5 13. Bxf5 Qxf5 14. c4 Nd7 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. O-O c5
17. Rfd1 Red8 18. Rac1 b6 19. Qa3 Qb7 20. h3 cxd4 21. Rxd4 Nc5
22. Rg4 Ne6 23. Ng3 Rd5 24. e4 Rg5 25. Rd1 Rxg4 26. hxg4 Qc7
27. Nf5 Rd8 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Qxa7 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Qxg4 31. Qxb6
Qxe4 32. Ne3 Qe5+ 33. g3 h5 34. Qc6 h4 35. Qe8+ Kh7 36. Qxf7
hxg3+ 37. Kg2 gxf2 38. Qf5+ Qxf5 39. Nxf5 Nc5 40. a4 Nxa4
41. Nxg7 f1=Q+ 42. Kxf1 Kxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Prix Riga"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "2019.07.12"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. c3 Nc5 12. axb5
axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Bc2 b4 15. d4 bxc3 16. bxc3 Nd7 17. Nf1
Bf6 18. d5 Ncb8 19. h4 Qa1 20. Re3 Nc5 21. c4 Qa6 22. N1d2 Qb6
23. Ra3 Bc8 24. Nb3 Nba6 25. Nxc5 Nxc5 26. Qe1 Bg4 27. Nh2 Bd7
28. g3 Rb8 29. Nf3 h6 30. Be3 Qb2 31. Qc3 Qxc3 32. Rxc3 Ra8
33. Bxc5 dxc5 34. Rb3 Bg4 35. Kg2 Bxf3+ 36. Kxf3 Be7 37. h5
Bd6 38. Bd1 g6 39. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Prix Riga"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "2019.07.13"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Ne4 Be7 9. O-O Nb6 10. Bb3 Bf5 11. a4 a5
12. Re1 Qd7 13. Be3 Rad8 14. Bxb6 cxb6 15. Bc4 Bg6 16. Qb3 Qc7
17. Re3 h6 18. Rae1 Kh8 19. Bd5 f6 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. d4 Bf7
22. Qc2 exd4 23. Nxd4 Rfe8 24. Ng3 Bd6 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Prix Riga"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "2019.07.14"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. c4 b6 6. Be2 c5
7. a3 Bb7 8. O-O d6 9. d3 Nbd7 10. Nc3 e6 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. d4
Rab8 13. a4 d5 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Ba3 Rfc8 16. cxd5 Nxd5
17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qd1 Qd8 19. Ba6 Rc7 20. Bb5 cxd4 21. Nxd4
Nb6 22. Rc1 Rxc1 23. Bxc1 Rc8 24. Ba6 Rb8 25. Re1 Nd7 26. Bb5
Nc5 27. Ba3 Bf8 28. Qc2 Rc8 29. Rc1 Bb7 30. Qb1 Be4 31. Qa2
Bd5 32. Qc2 Qg5 33. Bf1 Qd8 34. Qd1 h5 35. Nb5 a6 36. Nd4 Bb7
37. Rb1 Be4 38. Rc1 e5 39. Nf3 Qxd1 40. Rxd1 Bxf3 41. gxf3
Nxa4 42. Bxa6 Ra8 43. Bb7 Rb8 44. Bxf8 Kxf8 45. Bc6 Nb6
46. Ra1 Rc8 47. Be4 Nd7 48. Ra7 Nf6 49. Ra5 Nxe4 50. fxe4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Prix Riga"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "2019.07.14"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 Be7 8. O-O d6 9. Bg3 a6 10. Ba4 b5 11. Bc2 Re8 12. Nbd2
Bf8 13. Re1 Nh5 14. Nf1 Nxg3 15. hxg3 g6 16. Ne3 Bg7 17. a4
Rb8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bb3 Rf8 20. d4 b4 21. Bd5 Bd7 22. Ra6
Ne7 23. dxe5 dxe5 24. Bc4 bxc3 25. bxc3 Bc6 26. Qc2 Ra8
27. Rea1 Rxa6 28. Rxa6 Kh7 29. Ra5 f6 30. Nd2 Qd7 31. Nb3 Ra8
32. Nc5 Qd6 33. Rxa8 Bxa8 34. Ne6 h5 35. Qb1 Qb6 36. Qxb6 cxb6
37. Bd5 Bc6 38. Bxc6 Nxc6 39. Nd5 b5 40. Kf1 f5 41. Ke2 Bh6
42. Nec7 Na7 43. exf5 gxf5 44. Ne7 f4 45. gxf4 exf4 46. Kf3
Nc6 47. Nxc6 1-0

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.27"]
[EventDate "2019.07.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "E47"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Ne2 d5
7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O c4 9. Bc2 Nc6 10. a3 Ba5 11. f3 Re8 12. b3
cxb3 13. Bxb3 Bf5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Bd2 Rc8 16. Rc1 Bc7 17. g5
Nh5 18. f4 Ne7 19. Ba4 Rf8 20. Ng3 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Ba5 22. g4
Bd3 23. Rf2 Qd6 24. Be1 Qa6 25. Bb3 Bxc3 26. Bxc3 Be4 27. Bb4
Rxc1 28. Qxc1 Rc8 29. Qf1 Qb6 30. Qd1 Qc7 31. Rf1 a5 32. Bd2
Qd6 33. a4 h6 34. g6 Nxg6 35. Bxa5 Qa3 36. Bd2 Nh4 37. g5 Nf3+
0-1

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.27"]
[EventDate "2019.07.27"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 b6 8. Bg5 Nd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nbd2 b5 11. b3 cxb3
12. Nxb3 a5 13. Ne5 a4 14. Nc5 c6 15. a3 Ra7 16. Rac1 Rc7
17. Qb2 Nb6 18. Qc3 f6 19. Qa5 Nd5 20. Ned3 Ra7 21. Qd2 Nd7
22. Qa2 Nxc5 23. Rxc5 Bd7 24. Rfc1 Kh8 25. h4 Qf7 26. e3 Rd8
27. Qb2 Be8 28. Nb4 Nxb4 29. Qxb4 Qe7 30. Qb2 Ra6 31. Bxc6
Bxc6 32. Rxc6 Rxc6 33. Rxc6 e5 34. dxe5 Qxe5 35. Qxe5 fxe5
36. Rb6 Kg8 37. Rxb5 Rd3 38. Rxe5 Rxa3 39. Re7 Ra1+ 40. Kg2 a3
41. h5 Rb1 42. Ra7 Rb3 43. g4 h6 44. Kf3 Kf8 45. Kf4 Rb2
46. f3 a2 47. e4 Rf2 48. e5 Ke8 49. Ke3 Rg2 50. Ke4 Rf2
51. Kf5 Kf8 52. Ke6 Kg8 53. Ke7 Rxf3 54. Rxa2 Rf4 55. e6 g6
56. Kd6 1-0

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.27"]
[EventDate "2019.07.27"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. d4 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7
7. Nbd2 c5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. O-O Qc7 10. Re1 Nc6 11. e4 e5
12. Nf1 d6 13. Ne3 Nb4 14. Nd2 a5 15. a3 Nxd3 16. cxd3 a4
17. b4 cxb4 18. axb4 d5 19. Rxa4 dxe4 20. Ndc4 exd3 21. Bxe5
Qd8 22. Rxa8 Bxa8 23. Bd6 Re8 24. Qxd3 Ne4 25. Rd1 h5 26. f3
Nc3 27. Rd2 Qg5 28. f4 Qh4 29. g3 Qf6 30. Be5 Qc6 31. Qxc3
Qh1+ 32. Kf2 Qxh2+ 33. Ke1 Qxg3+ 34. Kd1 Be4 35. Kc1 Bxe5
36. fxe5 Qe1+ 37. Kb2 Kh7 38. Rd7 Qf2+ 39. Qd2 Qxd2+ 40. Rxd2
g5 41. b5 g4 42. b6 g3 43. Kc3 Ba8 44. Ng2 Re7 45. Nh4 Re8
46. Ng2 Re7 47. Kd4 Kh6 48. Nd6 Kg5 49. Ne4+ Kg4 50. Ne3+ Kf4
51. Nf6 Kf3 52. Nf5 g2 53. Rxg2 Kxg2 54. Nxe7 h4 55. Ned5 Kf3
56. Ne4 h3 57. Ng5+ Kg4 58. Nxh3 Kxh3 59. Nf6 Kg3 60. Ne8 1-0

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.28"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 Nxc3 5. dxc3 Nc6 6. Bf4
e6 7. h4 h6 8. g3 b6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. Qd3 Qc7 11. O-O-O Ne7
12. h5 c4 13. Qe2 b5 14. Rh4 Rb8 15. Bd2 Qa5 16. Kb1 Bd5
17. Ne1 Rb6 18. Bc1 Ra6 19. a3 Bc6 20. Rhd4 Nd5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5
22. Rxd5 exd5 23. Rxd5 Qb6 24. Nf3 Qb7 25. Qe4 Rc6 26. Be3 a5
27. Rd6 b4 28. cxb4 axb4 29. axb4 Bxd6 30. exd6+ Kd8 31. Ne5
Kc8 32. Nxc6 Qxc6 33. Qd4 Re8 34. Qxg7 Qh1+ 35. Bc1 Qxh5
36. Qc3 Qd5 37. b3 h5 38. Kb2 Re4 39. Be3 Kb7 40. Kb1 f5
41. Kc1 Qxd6 42. bxc4 Qc6 43. Bd4 f4 44. Qd3 Re1+ 45. Kd2 Qh1
46. Qf5 Qe4 47. Qxd7+ Kb8 48. Qd8+ Kb7 49. Qd7+ Kb8 50. Kc3
Rc1 51. Qb5+ Kc8 52. Qc5+ Kd7 53. Qb5+ Kc8 54. Qa6+ Kd8
55. Qf6+ Kc8 56. Qf8+ Kd7 57. Qf7+ Kc8 58. Qg8+ Kd7 59. Qg7+
Kc8 60. Qg8+ Kd7 61. Qf7+ Kc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.28"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O
Nd7 7. c3 O-O 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Be7 10. Nc3 b5 11. Bf4 Bb7
12. Qc2 a6 13. Rad1 Qc8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Re8 16. Bf4 c5
17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.28"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "D33"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6
7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Na4 Bb6
12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Qc2 c5 14. Bg5 Be6 15. e4 d4 16. e5 h6
17. exf6 hxg5 18. fxg7 Re8 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. f4 Qd5 21. Qe2 g4
22. Rfe1 d3 23. Qe5 Rd8 24. Rad1 c4 25. Qxd5 Bxd5 26. Rd2 b5
27. a3 Kxg7 28. Kf2 Kg6 29. Re5 f6 30. Re7 Rb8 31. Ke3 b4
32. axb4 Rxb4 33. Kd4 Bg8 34. f5+ Kh6 35. h3 gxh3 36. Rh2 Rb8
37. Ke4 Bd5+ 38. Kxd5 d2 39. Rxh3+ Kg5 40. Rg7+ Kxf5 41. Rh5+
1-0

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.29"]
[EventDate "2019.07.27"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3
h4 17. Ne4 Rg6 18. g4 hxg3 19. fxg3 Kf8 20. Kf2 Ne7 21. h4 Nd5
22. Bg5 Bf5 23. h5 Nxc3 24. hxg6 Nxe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.29"]
[EventDate "2019.07.27"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "186"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Qd2 Qa5 9. Rc1 Nd7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Bd3 e5
12. d5 f5 13. Qc2 f4 14. Bd2 b5 15. c4 b4 16. O-O Qc7 17. a3
a5 18. axb4 axb4 19. Ra1 Ra7 20. Rxa7 Qxa7 21. Bc1 Nb6 22. Bb2
Qe7 23. Ra1 g5 24. Ne1 g4 25. Bf1 Bd7 26. Nd3 Ra8 27. Rxa8+
Nxa8 28. Qc1 Nb6 29. Qa1 Nxc4 30. Nxb4 cxb4 31. Bxc4 Qc5
32. Bb3 g3 33. Qe1 Bf6 34. hxg3 fxg3 35. Qe2 Bh4 36. Bc4 Qxf2+
37. Qxf2 gxf2+ 38. Kh2 Ba4 39. g3 Bb3 40. Bf1 Bd8 41. Kg2 Bc2
42. Kf3 Bc7 43. Kxf2 Bxe4 44. Bc4 Kg7 45. Bb3 Kf6 46. Bc1 Bb6+
47. Ke2 Bc5 48. g4 Bb1 49. Bd2 Bg6 50. Bh6 Be8 51. Kf3 Kg6
52. Bd2 Bd6 53. Bc1 Bb5 54. Bc2+ Kg7 55. Ke4 Be8 56. Kf3 Bg6
57. Bb3 Kf6 58. Be3 Bd3 59. Bb6 Kg5 60. Bd8+ Kg6 61. Ke3 Bb1
62. Kf3 e4+ 63. Ke3 Bc5+ 64. Kf4 e3 65. Bh4 e2 66. d6 Bxd6+
67. Ke3 Be7 68. Be1 Kg5 69. Be6 Bc2 70. Bd2 Bd1 71. Kf2+ Kf6
72. Bc4 b3 73. Bxe2 Bc5+ 74. Ke1 Bxe2 75. Kxe2 Bd4 76. Kd3 b2
77. Kc2 Ke5 78. Bg5 Ke4 79. Bd8 Kf3 80. g5 Kg4 81. Bf6 Be3
82. Bxb2 Bxg5 83. Kd3 Kf3 84. Bc3 h5 85. Be1 Bf6 86. Kd2 Bg5+
87. Kd3 Bd8 88. Kd4 Bb6+ 89. Ke5 Bc7+ 90. Kf5 Bg3 91. Bc3 h4
92. Bd4 h3 93. Bg1 Bf2 0-1

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.29"]
[EventDate "2019.07.27"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. c4 Bf6 11. Re1 d5
12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. Be3 Be6 14. Nc3 Qd8 15. d5 Bf5 16. Bd4 Nd6
17. h3 a6 18. a4 Re8 19. Rxe8+ Nxe8 20. a5 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qe7
22. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "161"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb2 Nc6
7. Be2 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Nd2 Bc7
12. Rc1 Qd6 13. N2f3 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Bg4 15. Qc5 Qxc5 16. Rxc5
Bb6 17. Rc2 Rac8 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Bd3 Ne4 20. Nd4 Nc5 21. Bf5
Bxf5 22. Nxf5 Rc7 23. Be5 Rd7 24. Bxg7 Ne6 25. Bf6 h5 26. Rd1
Kh7 27. Bb2 Rc7 28. Rc1 Rxc1+ 29. Bxc1 Bc5 30. Bb2 Kg6
31. Nh4+ Kh7 32. Nf3 Kg6 33. Kf1 a6 34. Ne5+ Kf6 35. Ke2 Ke7
36. Nf3 f6 37. g3 Kf7 38. Kd3 Kg6 39. Nh4+ Kf7 40. Bc3 Ng5
41. Ng2 Ne6 42. Ne1 Ng5 43. Ke2 Ne6 44. Nf3 Kg6 45. h3 Kf7
46. g4 hxg4 47. hxg4 Kg6 48. Kd3 Kf7 49. Nh4 Ng5 50. Nf5 Ne4
51. f3 Ng5 52. Ke2 Ne6 53. f4 Bf8 54. Ng3 Bc5 55. Bd2 Bd6
56. Nf5 Bf8 57. Bc3 Bc5 58. Kd3 Bf8 59. Bd4 Kg6 60. Ng3 Kf7
61. Nh5 Be7 62. Ng3 Bf8 63. Ne2 Bb4 64. Bb6 Ke7 65. f5 Ng5
66. Nf4 Kd6 67. Bd8 Ne4 68. Ke2 Bc3 69. Bb6 Be5 70. Ba5 Bc3
71. Bd8 Kd7 72. Bb6 Kc6 73. Bd4 Kd6 74. Kd3 Be1 75. Nh5 Bh4
76. Ke2 b5 77. Nf4 Bg3 78. Nd3 a5 79. a4 b4 80. Bb6 Kd7
81. Bxa5 1-0

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Nb5
Qd8 7. c4 c6 8. Nc3 Bg4 9. Be2 Bg7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nbd7
12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bf4 e6 15. Qc2 Nb6 16. Qd3 Nfd7
17. Rad1 e5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 Qxd3
21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Rxd3 Nxc4 23. Ne4 Re7 24. b3 Ne5 25. Rd8+
Kg7 26. Kf1 b6 27. Nd6 Nxf3 28. gxf3 Kf6 29. Nc4 c5 30. a4 Kg5
31. Kg2 f5 32. Kg3 Re1 33. f4+ Kh6 34. Ne5 Rb1 35. Rg8 Kh5
36. Rg7 Rxb3+ 37. f3 Kh6 38. Rxa7 Rb4 39. Nf7+ Kh5 40. Ng5 h6
41. Rh7 1-0

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 a5 9. Nf3 b5 10. Bb3 a4 11. Bc2 O-O
12. O-O c5 13. Rb1 Nc6 14. Be3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Bg4 16. Rxb5 Bxf3
17. gxf3 Bxd4 18. Rd5 Bxe3 19. Rxd8 Rfxd8 20. Qe2 Bf4 21. Bxa4
Nd4 22. Qd1 Ra5 23. h4 Rh5 24. Kg2 Ne6 25. Qc2 Be5 26. Rd1 Rb8
27. Bb3 Nf4+ 28. Kg1 Rxh4 29. Qc5 Ne2+ 30. Kf1 Nf4 31. Kg1
Ne2+ 32. Kf1 Nf4 33. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 g6
7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bc4 Bg7 9. e5 Nd7 10. exd6 Ne5 11. Bb3 Ba6
12. Bg5 Qxd6 13. Qxd6 exd6 14. O-O-O h6 15. Be3 d5 16. Bc5
O-O-O 17. Bxa7 Rhe8 18. Bb6 Rd6 19. Ne4 Nd3+ 20. cxd3 dxe4
21. dxe4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rxe4 23. Rd8+ Kb7 24. Be3 Re7 25. Bc5
Re1+ 26. Rd1 Re2 27. Rd2 Rxd2 28. Kxd2 Bf1 29. g3 f5 30. h4
Bxb2 31. Be3 g5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Bxg5 c5 34. Bc2 Bh3 35. Be3
Kb6 36. Bd3 Ba3 37. Kc2 Bb4 38. Kb3 Kc6 39. a3 Ba5 40. Kc4 Bg2
41. Bxf5 Bd5+ 42. Kd3 c4+ 43. Kc2 Kd6 44. g4 Bc6 45. Bd4 Ba4+
46. Kb2 Bd2 47. Bf6 Kd5 48. g5 c3+ 49. Kb1 Bb3 50. g6 Kc5
51. g7 Kb5 52. Bh7 Ka5 53. Be5 Kb5 54. Bd3+ Ka5 55. f4 Bg8
56. Bc2 Kb5 57. f5 Kc6 58. Be4+ Kd7 59. Kc2 1-0

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Be2 g6
7. O-O Bg7 8. h3 O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 e6 11. Rad1 Ne7
12. Bf4 Qd8 13. Bh6 b6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. Bf3 Bxf3
17. Nxf3 Qd6 18. Rfe1 Rad8 19. Qe2 Qb4 20. Rb1 b5 21. Ne4 Ned5
22. Nc5 Qc4 23. Qxc4 bxc4 24. c3 a5 25. Ne5 Nb6 26. b3 cxb3
27. axb3 Nfd5 28. Rec1 Ra8 29. Ra1 Ne7 30. Ra3 Nbd5 31. Nb7
Rfc8 32. Rxa5 Rxa5 33. Nxa5 c5 34. dxc5 Rxc5 35. Nac4 f6
36. Nd3 Rc7 37. f3 g5 38. Kf2 Ng6 39. Rc2 h5 40. Ke1 h4
41. Kd2 Ngf4 42. Nxf4 gxf4 43. Kd3 Rd7 44. Ke2 Rc7 45. Kd3 Rd7
46. Ke2 Rc7 47. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 exd5
7. Be2 c4 8. O-O Bb4 9. a3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Ne4 11. Bb2 O-O
12. a4 Re8 13. Nd2 Bf5 14. Re1 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Na5 16. Bd1 Nb3
17. Bxb3 cxb3 18. a5 Qd7 19. Ba3 Re6 20. f3 Bc2 21. c4 dxc4
22. Qc3 Bd3 23. e4 f5 24. exf5 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. g4 h5
27. Bb2 hxg4 28. fxg4 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Qd5 30. Qe8+ Kh7 31. Qh5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c3 d5 6. Bd3 c5
7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 dxe4 9. Bxe4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. O-O Nc6
12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Qf5 14. Re1 Rd8 15. Re5 Qg6 16. Qe2 Bf6
17. Re4 Bb7 18. Rf4 c5 19. dxc5 Rac8 20. Na4 e5 21. Rb4 Bc6
22. Nc3 a5 23. Rc4 e4 24. Nxe4 Bb5 25. g3 Re8 26. b3 Rxc5
27. Nxf6+ Qxf6 28. Qxe8+ Bxe8 29. Rxc5 Qxf3 30. Rc8 Qe2
31. R1c3 Kh7 32. Re3 Qd1+ 33. Kg2 Qd5+ 34. Kg1 0-1

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 O-O 9. Nf3 c5 10. O-O Qa5 11. Rb1 a6
12. Bb3 Bg4 13. Bd5 cxd4 14. Bxb7 Ra7 15. cxd4 Nd7 16. Be3 Nb6
17. Bd2 Bxf3 18. Bxa5 Bxd1 19. Rfxd1 Nc4 20. Be1 Na3 21. Rb3
Nb5 22. Bd5 Nxd4 23. Rb7 Rxb7 24. Bxb7 Rd8 25. Kf1 Rd6 26. Rc1
Be5 27. Ba5 Ne6 28. g3 g5 29. Bd5 Rd7 30. Rc6 Nd4 31. Rxa6 e6
32. Bc4 Nf3 33. Be2 Nd2+ 34. Kg2 Nxe4 35. Bf3 Nf6 36. a4 g4
37. Bc6 Rd1 38. Bb6 Bd4 39. Ra8+ Kg7 40. Rd8 e5 41. a5 Ra1
42. Bb7 Bxb6 43. axb6 Rb1 44. Rd6 e4 45. Ba6 e3 46. fxe3 Ne4
47. Rc6 Rb2+ 48. Kf1 Nd2+ 49. Ke1 Nf3+ 50. Kd1 Nxh2 51. Kc1
Rb4 52. b7 Nf1 53. Rc4 Rb6 54. Rxg4+ Kf8 55. Bxf1 1-0

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. O-O c5 9. cxd5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 11. e3 Qxb2
12. Nd2 exd5 13. Rb1 Qxa2 14. Ra1 Qb2 15. Rb1 Qa3 16. Bxd5
Bxd4 17. Nc4 Qc5 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. exd4 Nc6 20. Nd6 Rd8
21. Bxf7+ Kf8 22. Nxc8 Kxf7 23. Rxb7+ Kf8 24. d5 Na5 25. Rxa7
Rdxc8 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Ra1 Ke7 28. Kg2 Kd6 29. Kf3 Kxd5
30. Kg4 Ke6 31. Kh5 Kf6 32. f4 g6+ 33. Kg4 Ra7 34. Rc1 Ra6
35. Ra1 Ra7 36. Rc1 Re7 37. Rc5 h5+ 38. Kh4 Nb3 39. Rd5 Re2
40. h3 Nd2 41. Rd6+ Kf5 42. Rd5+ Ke6 43. Rd3 Ne4 44. Ra3 Rf2
45. Ra5 Kf6 46. Ra6+ Kg7 47. Ra4 Nd6 48. g4 hxg4 49. hxg4 Nf7
50. Rb4 Rf3 51. Ra4 Rb3 52. Rc4 Rb8 53. Kg3 Rb1 54. Rc7 Rb4
55. Ra7 Rb6 56. Rc7 Kf6 57. Kh4 Nd6 58. Rc3 Ne4 59. Re3 Rb4
60. Ra3 Nc5 61. Ra5 Ne6 62. f5 g5+ 63. Kh5 Rb8 64. fxe6 Rh8+
0-1

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "161"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qc2 Ne4 9. Bf4 c6 10. Nc3 g5 11. Be3 Nd6 12. b3
Nf5 13. Bd2 g4 14. Ne1 Nxd4 15. Qd1 Bf6 16. e3 Nf3+ 17. Nxf3
gxf3 18. Qxf3 Bg7 19. Qe2 b6 20. e4 Ba6 21. exd5 cxd5 22. Rac1
Rc8 23. Rfd1 Qf6 24. Qh5 Nc5 25. cxd5 Bd3 26. Bg5 Qe5 27. Qh4
Bg6 28. Bf4 Qh5 29. Nb5 Qxh4 30. gxh4 Nd3 31. Rxc8 Rxc8
32. Be3 Nb2 33. Nxa7 Re8 34. Rc1 exd5 35. Bxd5 Nd3 36. Rc8
Rxc8 37. Nxc8 Nb4 38. Ne7+ Kf8 39. Nxg6+ hxg6 40. Bc4 Nxa2
41. Bxb6 Bf6 42. h5 gxh5 43. Kg2 Be7 44. Kf3 Bd6 45. h3 Ke7
46. Bd4 f5 47. Ke2 Nb4 48. Kd2 Nc6 49. Bc3 Bc5 50. Ke2 h4
51. Kf3 Bd6 52. Bd5 Ne5+ 53. Kf4 Kf6 54. b4 Bc7 55. b5 Bd6
56. b6 Bb8 57. b7 Bd6 58. Bd4 Bb8 59. Ba1 Bd6 60. Bc3 Bc7
61. Ke3 Ke7 62. Bb4+ Kd7 63. Bc5 Bb8 64. Kd4 Ng6 65. Bc4 Nf4
66. Bf1 Ne6+ 67. Kd5 Nf4+ 68. Kc4 Kc6 69. Be7 Ng6 70. Bg2+ Kd7
71. Bg5 Kd6 72. Kb5 Ba7 73. Ka6 Bb8 74. Kb6 Kd7 75. Bf1 Kd6
76. Bd3 Ke5 77. Kc6 Nf8 78. f4+ Kd4 79. Bxf5 Ke3 80. Bg4 Ne6
81. Bxe6 1-0

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. a5 d6 10. h3 Be6 11. Nbd2 Rb8 12. Nc4
Ne7 13. Ng5 Bd7 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Ng6 16. Bc4 Bb5 17. Nf3
Bxc4 18. Nxc4 Re8 19. Re1 d5 20. Ncd2 c6 21. g3 Rb5 22. Nb3 h6
23. Qe2 Nd7 24. d4 Qf6 25. exd5 Rxd5 26. Nfd2 Rb5 27. Rad1 Re6
28. Ne4 Qe7 29. Nec5 Nxc5 30. dxc5 Kh7 31. Qe4 Rb8 32. Rd3 Rf8
33. Rf3 Kg8 34. Rd1 Qc7 35. Rfd3 Ne7 36. Rd6 Nd5 37. Rxe6 fxe6
38. Nc1 Qxa5 39. Nd3 Rf5 40. g4 Rf6 41. Qxe5 Qb5 42. b3 Qb7
43. f4 Qf7 44. Rf1 Qg6 45. Kh2 a5 46. Ra1 Qf7 47. Kg3 Qa7
48. g5 hxg5 49. fxg5 Rf5 50. Qxe6+ Qf7 51. Qxf7+ Kxf7 52. h4
Ne3 53. Rxa5 Nf1+ 54. Kh3 Ne3 55. Ra7+ Kg6 56. Re7 Rf3+
57. Kh2 Kh5 58. Ne5 Rf2+ 59. Kg3 Rxc2 60. Rf7 Rxc5 61. Nd3
Nf5+ 62. Kf4 Rc3 63. Ne5 Nxh4 64. Rxg7 Ng2+ 65. Kf5 Ne3+
66. Ke6 Nd5 67. g6 Nf4+ 68. Kf5 Kh6 69. Rh7+ 1-0

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Be6 9. Nbd2 f6 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. a4 a6
12. a5 Ba7 13. d4 Kh8 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. Nxe5
fxe5 17. Be3 Bxb3 18. Bxa7 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 Bxc2 20. Rd2 Ba4
21. Bc5 Rfe8 22. Rde2 Bc6 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Re8 25. Rf5
Kg8 26. Bd4 Rd8 27. Rf4 Rd5 28. Rg4 g6 29. Bc3 Kf7 30. f3 h5
31. Rc4 Ke6 32. Kf2 Kf7 33. g4 hxg4 34. hxg4 g5 35. Ke3 Rd7
36. Rc5 Rd5 37. Rc4 Rd7 38. f4 Bd5 39. Rb4 c5 40. Ra4 Re7+
41. Kf2 Bb3 42. Ra3 Bd1 43. fxg5 Bxg4 44. Ra4 Be6 45. Rh4 Kg6
46. Bd2 Rh7 47. Rxh7 Kxh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bd3 e5 5. c3 Nc6 6. O-O Nf6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. cxd4 c5 11. dxc5 dxc5
12. Nf3 Be6 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. b3 h6
17. Rc1 b6 18. h3 Qe7 19. Bf4 Kh7 20. Qe3 Red8 21. Ba6 Ra8
22. Ne5 Nh5 23. Nc6 Qh4 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 25. Bh2 Bd4 26. Qf3 g5
27. Bc4 g4 28. hxg4 Bxg4 29. Qxf7+ Bg7 30. e5 Rf8 31. Bd3+ Kh8
32. Qg6 Qxf2+ 33. Kh1 Bf5 34. Qxh5 Bxd3 35. e6 Bb5 36. e7 Re8
37. Re6 Kg8 38. Rd1 Qf7 39. Qd5 Kh7 40. Rxh6+ Kg8 41. Re6 Ba6
42. Qc6 Rxe7 43. Qa8+ Bf8 44. Rxe7 Qxe7 45. Bd6 Qf7 46. Qxf8+
1-0

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5
7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bc4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Nd7 11. Rd1 Nb6
12. Bb3 a5 13. Be3 Ba6 14. Qg4 Kh8 15. f4 a4 16. fxe5 Bc8
17. Qf3 axb3 18. cxb3 d5 19. Qf2 Rb8 20. Bxb6 Qxb6 21. Qxb6
Rxb6 22. exd5 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Re6 24. Nxe7 Rxe7 25. Rd5 Be6
26. Rb5 Rd8 27. a4 g5 28. a5 Rd2 29. a6 Ra7 30. Rb7 Rd7
31. Rb8+ Kg7 32. b4 Bc4 33. b5 Rd2 34. b3 Be2 35. e6 Rb2
36. Rb7 Ra8 37. Rxf7+ Kg6 38. Rf2 1-0

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 a6 5. h3 b5 6. Nf3 Bb7
7. Bd3 Nd7 8. a4 b4 9. Ne2 Ngf6 10. Ng3 O-O 11. O-O c5 12. c3
bxc3 13. bxc3 Qa5 14. Bd2 c4 15. Bxc4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4
17. Re1 Nf6 18. Ng5 d5 19. Bf1 h6 20. c4 Qd8 21. Nxe4 Nxe4
22. Be3 dxc4 23. Bxc4 Nd6 24. Bd3 e6 25. Rc1 Qd7 26. Rc5 Rfd8
27. Qc2 a5 28. d5 exd5 29. Rxd5 Qb7 30. Rc5 Qd7 31. Rc7 Qe6
32. Bd2 Qd5 33. Rc5 Qd4 34. Be3 Qh4 35. Rd1 Ne8 36. Bc4 Rxd1+
37. Qxd1 Qe7 38. Rd5 Nf6 39. Rb5 Rd8 40. Qb3 Ne4 41. Rb7 Rd7
42. Rxd7 Qxd7 43. Qd3 Qxd3 44. Bxd3 Nc3 45. Bc2 Nd5 46. Bc5
Bc3 47. Bb3 Bb4 48. Bd4 Nc3 49. Kf1 h5 50. h4 Kf8 51. g3 Ke7
52. Kg2 Ne4 53. Bc2 Nc5 54. Kf3 Ne6 55. Be3 Bc5 56. Bxc5+ Nxc5
57. Ke3 Kd6 58. Kd4 Ne6+ 59. Kc4 g5 60. hxg5 Nxg5 61. Bd1 Ne4
62. Bxh5 f6 63. Kb5 Nxf2 64. Kxa5 Ne4 65. Kb6 Nxg3 66. Bf3 Nf5
67. a5 Ne3 68. a6 Nc4+ 69. Kb5 Na3+ 70. Kb4 Nc2+ 71. Ka4 Nd4
72. a7 Nxf3 73. a8=Q Nd4 74. Kb4 Ne6 75. Kc4 Ng5 76. Qe8 Ne6
77. Kd3 Ke5 78. Ke3 Kd6 79. Qf7 Ke5 80. Qh5+ f5 81. Qh8+ Kd5
82. Qf6 f4+ 83. Kf3 Nc5 84. Qxf4 1-0

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 Nxc3 5. dxc3 e6 6. Nd2 d5
7. exd6 Qxd6 8. g3 Bd7 9. Qe2 Bc6 10. Nc4 Qd5 11. Rg1 Qf3
12. Qxf3 Bxf3 13. Ne5 Bd5 14. Bb5+ Bc6 15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. Bxc6+
bxc6 17. Ke2 O-O-O 18. a4 Kb7 19. a5 Ka6 20. Ra4 Be7 21. Be3
Rd5 22. b3 Rhd8 23. Rc4 h5 24. h4 R8d7 25. Ra1 Rb7 26. Raa4 f5
27. Ra1 g6 28. Re1 e5 29. f3 Rb5 30. Ra4 Rxa5 31. Rxa5+ Kxa5
32. Ra1+ Kb6 33. c4 Rd7 34. b4 f4 35. gxf4 exf4 36. bxc5+ Kb7
37. Rb1+ Ka6 38. Bf2 Bf6 39. Rg1 Rg7 40. Kd3 Kb7 41. c3 Rg8
42. Rh1 a5 43. Bd4 Be7 44. Rb1+ Ka7 45. Bf2 Rd8+ 46. Kc2 Rg8
47. Rd1 Bd8 48. Rd7+ Kb8 49. Kb3 Kc8 50. Rf7 Bc7 51. Bd4 g5
52. hxg5 Rxg5 53. Rh7 Rg3 54. Rxh5 Rxf3 55. Rh8+ Kb7 56. Rh7
Kc8 57. Rh8+ Kb7 58. Rh7 Kc8 59. Rh6 Kb7 60. Rf6 Rf1 61. Kc2
Re1 62. Kb3 Re2 63. Ka4 Ra2+ 64. Kb3 Re2 65. Ka4 Re1 66. Kb3
Re8 67. Ka4 Re7 68. Kb3 Re4 69. Ka4 Re8 70. Kb3 Ra8 71. Rf7
Re8 72. Ka4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Bb6
12. Bb5 Qf6 13. b4 a6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. O-O Bg4 16. h3 Bxf3
17. Qxf3 Rfc8 18. Rc2 a5 19. Rfc1 axb4 20. axb4 Qe6 21. Qg4 f5
22. Qe2 h6 23. h4 d4 24. exd4 Qxe2 25. Rxe2 Bxd4 26. Rec2 Re8
27. Kf1 Re4 28. g3 Bf6 29. Rc4 Rxc4 30. Rxc4 Be7 31. Bd2 Ra4
32. Rf4 g6 33. Ke2 h5 34. Kd3 Kf7 35. Rc4 Ra6 36. Kc3 Ke6
37. Kb3 Kd5 38. Rc1 c5 39. Rd1 c4+ 40. Kb2 Kc6 41. Re1 Bf6+
42. Bc3 Bxc3+ 43. Kxc3 Ra2 44. Kxc4 Rc2+ 45. Kd4 Rxf2 46. Re6+
Kb5 47. Ke3 Rf1 48. Rxg6 Kxb4 49. Rg5 f4+ 50. gxf4 Kc4
51. Rxh5 Re1+ 52. Kf3 Kd4 53. Rh8 Rf1+ 54. Kg4 Kd5 55. Re8
Rg1+ 56. Kh5 Kd6 57. Re5 Rg2 58. Re8 Kd7 59. Re4 Kd6 60. f5
Kd5 61. Re1 Kd6 62. f6 Kd7 63. Kh6 1-0

[Event "GCT Paris Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[Round "18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 c5
7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nge2 c4 9. Bc2 O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Be7
12. O-O Nd7 13. Bg3 Nf6 14. f3 Re8 15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4 Bg4
17. d5 Bc5+ 18. Kh1 Nd4 19. Qd2 Nxe2 20. Nxe2 Nxe4 21. Bxe4
Rxe4 22. Nc3 Rd4 23. Qf2 Qd7 24. Be5 Rxd5 25. Qf4 Rd3 26. Ne4
Bd4 27. Rae1 Re8 28. Bxd4 Rxd4 29. Nf6+ gxf6 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8
31. Qxd4 Qe2 32. Qxf6 Be6 33. h3 Bd5 34. Rf2 Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Qe3
36. Rf4 Qe6 37. Rg4+ Kf8 38. Qd8+ 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.17"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2818"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 Be7
7. Re1 b5 8. Rxe4 d5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Rxe5 bxa4 11. b3 Be6
12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 O-O 14. Nb1 Qd6 15. Nc3 axb3 16. axb3 c5
17. Ne2 f6 18. Re3 c4 19. Ng3 cxb3 20. cxb3 g6 21. Qf3 Bf7
22. h3 Rfe8 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qd3 Re6 25. Nf1 Qb6 26. Ne3 Rc6
27. h4 Kg7 28. h5 Qb4 29. Ng4 Be6 30. h6+ Kf7 31. Ne3 a5
32. Qd1 Rc3 33. Ra4 Qxb3 34. Qxb3 Rxb3 35. Rxa5 g5 36. Ra7+
Kg6 37. Ra6 Kf7 38. g4 Rb4 39. Ra7+ Kg6 40. Ra6 Kf7 41. Ra7+
Kg6 42. Ra6 Kf7 43. Ra7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.18"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Rg1 a6
12. g4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 b5 14. g5 Nh5 15. Bd3 b4 16. Bxh7+ Kh8
17. Be4 bxc3 18. Bxc6 cxb2+ 19. Kb1 Qxa3 20. Qxb2 Qxb2+
21. Kxb2 Ra7 22. Bd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Bb7 24. Ne5 Bxc6 25. Rxc6
Rb8+ 26. Kc2 a5 27. Rb1 Rd8 28. Rbb6 Kh7 29. f4 Rda8 30. Kb3
a4+ 31. Ka3 f6 32. Nf3 Rd7 33. Rd6 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Rc8 35. gxf6
gxf6 36. Rxe6 Nxf4 37. exf4 Rc3+ 38. Kxa4 Rxf3 39. Rxf6 Kg7
40. Rb6 Rxf4+ 41. Rb4 Rxb4+ 42. Kxb4 Kg6 43. h3 Kh5 44. h4
Kxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.19"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "208"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Nbd7 8. a4 a5 9. Qc2 c6 10. Na3 Ne4 11. Bf4 g5 12. Be3
f5 13. Rad1 Qe8 14. Qc1 h6 15. Ne5 Kh7 16. f3 Nef6 17. b3 Bd6
18. f4 g4 19. Nc2 h5 20. Ne1 Rh8 21. N1d3 Kg7 22. Bf2 Rh6
23. Qe3 Nf8 24. Rb1 Ng6 25. Nxg6 Qxg6 26. c5 Bc7 27. b4 axb4
28. Rxb4 Rh7 29. Ne5 Qe8 30. Ra1 Ba5 31. Rb3 Qd8 32. Qc1 Ra7
33. Be1 Rh8 34. Bxa5 Qxa5 35. Qc3 Qxc3 36. Rxc3 Ra5 37. Rb3
Rh7 38. Rb4 Kf8 39. h4 Ke8 40. e3 Kd8 41. Nd3 Kc7 42. Nc1 Rh8
43. Nb3 Ra7 44. Kf1 Bd7 45. Ke1 Rha8 46. Kd2 Be8 47. Kc3 Bd7
48. a5 Be8 49. Rb6 Bd7 50. Kb4 Be8 51. Rg1 Nd7 52. Bf1 Bf7
53. Bd3 Be8 54. Ra1 Bf7 55. Kc3 Be8 56. Rb4 Nb8 57. Rba4 Bd7
58. Nc1 Be8 59. Bc2 Bd7 60. R4a3 Be8 61. Bd3 Bd7 62. Ne2 Be8
63. Kb4 Na6+ 64. Kb3 Nb8 65. Nc3 Bd7 66. Kb2 Kd8 67. Nd1 Kc7
68. Nf2 Be8 69. Bc2 Bd7 70. Nd3 Be8 71. Bd1 Kc8 72. Be2 Kc7
73. Nb4 Bd7 74. Kc2 Be8 75. Nd3 Bd7 76. Nc1 Be8 77. Nb3 Bd7
78. Ra4 Be8 79. Rb4 Bf7 80. Rb6 Nd7 81. Bd3 Be8 82. Kc3 Bf7
83. Rb1 Rb8 84. Rb4 Be8 85. Kd2 Bf7 86. Ke1 Be8 87. Kf1 Bf7
88. Kf2 Be8 89. Kg2 Bf7 90. a6 bxa6 91. Rxb8 Nxb8 92. Na5 Be8
93. Rb6 Bd7 94. Bc2 Be8 95. Ba4 Bd7 96. Kf2 Be8 97. Ke1 Bd7
98. Kd2 Be8 99. Kc3 Bd7 100. Kb4 Be8 101. Bc2 Bd7 102. Ba4 Be8
103. Bc2 Bd7 104. Ba4 Be8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.20"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Rfe8 12. Nd5
Nxd5 13. exd5 Na7 14. d4 exd4 15. Qxd4 c5 16. dxc6 Nxc6
17. Qd3 Bf6 18. Bd2 Ne5 19. Rxe5 Rxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. c3 Qc6
22. f3 d5 23. Re1 Bc7 24. Bc2 g6 25. Bh6 Re8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8
27. Qe3 Qxe3+ 28. Bxe3 f5 29. f4 Kf7 30. g3 Ke6 31. Kf2 h5
32. h4 Bc6 33. Ba7 Bd8 34. Ke3 Bf6 35. Bb6 Kd6 36. Kd2 Bd7
37. Kd3 Bc6 38. Bd1 Bd7 39. Bf3 Bc6 40. Kc2 d4 41. Bxc6 Kxc6
42. Bxd4 Be7 43. Kd3 Kd5 44. Be3 Bd6 45. Bd4 Be7 46. Be3 Bd6
47. Bd4 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.21"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2
Nc6 12. O-O Be7 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. Qc2 Nb4 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Qc7
Qxc7 17. Rxc7 Bd8 18. Bd6 Bxc7 19. Bxf8 a5 20. Bb1 Be5 21. b3
Bg4 22. Bc5 Rc8 23. Bb6 Nxa2 24. Bxa2 Rc2 25. Nf3 Bxf3
26. gxf3 Rxa2 27. Rd1 Ra1 28. Rxa1 Bxa1 29. Bxa5 f5 30. Kf1
Kg8 31. Ke2 Kf7 32. Kd3 Be5 33. Bc3 Bd6 34. e4 dxe4+ 35. fxe4
Ke6 36. Bxg7 Bxh2 37. Bd4 b5 38. Bb6 Be5 39. Ke3 Bb2 40. Bd4
Bc1+ 41. Kd3 Ba3 42. Bb6 Bb2 43. Bc7 Bf6 44. Ba5 Be5 45. Bb4
Bf6 46. Bc5 Be5 47. Ba7 Bf6 48. Bd4 Be7 49. Ke3 Bg5+ 50. f4
Be7 51. Bb6 Ba3 52. Kd3 Bc1 53. Bc7 Bb2 54. Bb8 Bf6 55. Ke3
Bb2 56. Be5 Bc1+ 57. Kd3 b4 58. Bb8 Kf6 59. Bd6 Ke6 60. Be5
Ba3 61. Bd4 Bc1 62. Be3 Bb2 63. Bd2 fxe4+ 64. Kxe4 Ba3 65. Kd4
Kf5 66. Kd5 Kf6 67. Kc5 Kf5 68. Kb5 Ke4 69. Bxb4 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.23"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2882"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. d3 Qc7 8. Be3 b6 9. a3 a5 10. Nbd2 Nf6 11. b4 Ng4
12. bxc5 Nxe3 13. fxe3 bxc5 14. Nc4 Be6 15. Nfd2 O-O 16. Rf1
Rab8 17. Qe2 a4 18. Rf2 Rb7 19. Raf1 Qd8 20. Qe1 h5 21. Qa1 f6
22. h3 Bh6 23. Qd1 Kh7 24. Qe2 Rb8 25. Rd1 Qc7 26. Rff1 Kg7
27. Rb1 Rb5 28. Rbd1 Rbb8 29. Rb1 Rb5 30. Rbd1 Rbb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.24"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 g6
7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Bf1 Nc6 10. Nb3 b5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4
g5 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. f3 Be6 15. Bf2 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5
Qxd5 18. c3 b4 19. Nc5 Qxd1 20. Rexd1 bxc3 21. bxc3 Bf5
22. Bxa6 Bxc3 23. Bb7 Nb4 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 25. a4 Bxa1 26. Rxa1
f6 27. a5 Bc8 28. h3 Kf7 29. Rb1 Na6 30. Ne4 Rb8 31. Rc1 Bd7
32. Bd4 h5 33. Bb6 Rc8 34. Rxc8 Bxc8 35. Nc5 Nxc5 36. Bxc5 h4
37. Bb4 Ba6 38. Bc5 Bc8 39. Bb4 Ba6 40. Bc5 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.25"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6
7. Rc1 Bb7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. a3 c5 11. Bc4 Qd8
12. O-O Bf6 13. dxc5 Bxb2 14. Rb1 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Bxa3 16. Bd6
Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rc8 18. cxb6 axb6 19. Bxa3 Rxa3 20. Rxb6 Rc3
21. Rbd6 Kf8 22. Rd8+ Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Ke7 24. Rxb8 Rxc4 25. f4
Rc7 26. Ra8 Rd7 27. Rb8 Rc7 28. Ra8 Rd7 29. Rb8 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.26"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "9.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Ne2 Qb6 6. d4 e6
7. Ng3 c5 8. Bd3 Nxg3 9. fxg3 cxd4 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qe2 h6
12. a3 Bd7 13. g4 Be7 14. b4 a6 15. Rb1 Na7 16. Bb2 Nb5
17. Qf2 Qc7 18. Nxd4 O-O 19. Ne2 f6 20. Qe3 fxe5 21. Bxe5 Bd6
22. Bxd6 Nxd6 23. g5 Nf5 24. Bxf5 exf5 25. gxh6 Rae8 26. Qd2
Qb6+ 27. Nd4 Qxh6 28. Qxh6 gxh6 29. Rf3 Re4 30. c3 Kg7 31. h3
h5 32. Rbf1 Kg6 33. g3 Rc8 34. Kh2 b6 35. h4 f4 36. gxf4 Bg4
37. Rd3 Kf6 38. Rf2 Re7 39. Nf3 Bf5 40. Rxd5 Rxc3 41. Ng5 Rc6
42. a4 Rec7 43. b5 axb5 44. axb5 Rc2 45. Kg2 Rxf2+ 46. Kxf2
Rc2+ 47. Ke3 Rc3+ 48. Kd2 Rc2+ 49. Kd1 Rc4 50. Rd6+ Ke7
51. Rxb6 Rxf4 52. Rb7+ Bd7 53. Kd2 Rxh4 54. Ke3 Rb4 55. Ne4
Rxb5 56. Rxb5 Bxb5 57. Ng3 h4 58. Nf5+ Kf6 59. Nxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.27"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "10.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. e3 b6
7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Rc1 c5 11. Ne5 Nc6
12. Ng4 Nxg4 13. Qxg4 c4 14. Bb1 Ne7 15. Nb5 f5 16. Qe2 a6
17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. f3 b5 19. Be1 Ng6 20. Ba5 Ne7 21. Be1 Ng6
22. Ba5 Ne7 23. Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "St Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2019.08.28"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[Round "11.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bg5
Be6 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Rd2 Rd8 14. Rxd8+ Kxd8 15. Rd1+ Ke8
16. b3 h4 17. Ne2 Bd5 18. Bf4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 g6 20. Bc1 Ng7
21. Kg2 Ne6 22. Nd4 Kd7 23. Nf5+ Ke8 24. Nd4 Kd7 25. Nf5+ Ke8
26. Nd4 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.10"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Bilel Bellahcene"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6
7. e3 Rb8 8. Qe2 b5 9. b3 cxb3 10. axb3 Bd6 11. Bb2 O-O
12. Rd1 Nb4 13. e4 Be7 14. Nc3 Bb7 15. Rac1 Qe8 16. e5 Nd7
17. Ne4 Qd8 18. h4 Bd5 19. Rc3 a5 20. Nfg5 h6 21. Nh3 a4
22. bxa4 bxa4 23. Nf4 Bb3 24. Ra1 Nd5 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. Nd2
Bb4 27. Rf3 Bc2 28. Nf1 Be4 29. Rf4 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Re8 31. Rxa4
Nf8 32. Rf3 Ne6 33. Ne3 Qd7 34. Ra1 Bf8 35. Qd2 Red8 36. Bc3
Ra8 37. Rd1 Ra4 38. Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.11"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Bilel Bellahcene"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "32"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3
Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 Re8+ 9. Ne2 h5 10. Be3 Nd7 11. O-O h4
12. h3 Nf8 13. Qd2 Ng6 14. Qc2 Nf8 15. Qd2 Ng6 16. Qc2 Nf8
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.12"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Bilel Bellahcene"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "174"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. d5 d6 11. Re1 Bf5
12. c4 Nf6 13. Nc3 Re8 14. h3 h6 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nd7
17. Be3 Bf6 18. Rac1 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 b6 20. Qd2 a5 21. b3 Qf6
22. Bd4 Qg5 23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. Kf1 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Kf8 26. Ke2
f6 27. Kd2 Kf7 28. a3 Nf8 29. Ke2 Ng6 30. Kf1 Ne7 31. a4 Rh8
32. f3 Ng6 33. Bf2 Ne5 34. Bg3 Nd3 35. Re3 Nc5 36. Bf2 Nd7
37. Re4 Ne5 38. Bd4 Nd3 39. Re3 Nb4 40. Bc3 Na6 41. Bb2 Rh4
42. Ke2 Nc5 43. Kd2 Nd7 44. Kc2 Rh8 45. Bc3 Rc8 46. Bd4 Nf8
47. Kd2 Ng6 48. Ke2 Nh4 49. Kf2 Nf5 50. Re4 Rh8 51. Bc3 Ne7
52. Bd4 Ng6 53. Bc3 Nf4 54. Bd2 Nd3+ 55. Kf1 Nc5 56. Re3 Re8
57. Rc3 Kg6 58. Be3 Na6 59. Kf2 f5 60. Bc1 f4 61. Ba3 Nb8
62. Rd3 Nd7 63. Rc3 Nf6 64. Bc1 Nh5 65. Rc2 Ng3 66. Rb2 Kh5
67. Rc2 Kh4 68. Rb2 Kh5 69. Rc2 Kh6 70. Rb2 Kg6 71. Rc2 Nf5
72. Rc3 Kf7 73. Rd3 Ng3 74. Bd2 Re2+ 75. Kg1 Kg6 76. h4 Re8
77. hxg5 Kxg5 78. Kf2 Re2+ 79. Kg1 Kf5 80. Rd4 g5 81. Rd3 Re7
82. Kf2 Rh7 83. Rc3 Re7 84. Rd3 Re2+ 85. Kg1 Kg6 86. Rd4 Nf5
87. Rd3 Nh4 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.12"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Bilel Bellahcene"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. e3 d5
7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nf3 Be6 11. b3 O-O
12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Be2 a6 14. Rc1 Re8 15. Nd4 Bb8 16. Nxc6 Rxc6
17. Bf3 Qa5 18. Ne2 Qxa2 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rxc6 bxc6 21. Nd4
c5 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. e4 d4 24. Bh5 Rf8 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Qxe6
Qd2 27. g3 Qh6 28. Be2 Rd8 29. Qxa6 Qf8 30. Bd3 Qd6 31. Ra1
Kg7 32. Qxd6 Bxd6 33. Ra7+ Kg8 34. f4 Bb8 35. Ra8 Bc7
36. Rxd8+ Bxd8 37. Kg2 Bc7 38. Kh3 Kg7 39. Kg4 Bd8 40. Kf5 Kf7
41. e5 fxe5 42. Kxe5 h6 43. Kf5 Kg7 44. g4 Bh4 45. g5 Be1
46. Kg4 hxg5 47. fxg5 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.13"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4
7. Ne5 Qd6 8. O-O Qa6 9. a4 Nc6 10. Nb5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Rd8
12. exf6 Rxd1 13. Rxd1 Bd6 14. Bf4 e5 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. Bxe5
Qa5 17. Rxd6 Bg4 18. Bc3 Qc7 19. Rad1 g6 20. Bxb7 Rf8 21. Bf3
Bxf3 22. exf3 h5 23. Kg2 Re8 24. h4 Qc8 25. a5 a6 26. Rd7 Qa8
27. R1d6 Rc8 28. Bd4 c3 29. bxc3 Re8 30. Bb6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.14"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 c5 9. O-O-O Be6 10. a3 d5 11. h4 f6
12. h5 Nc6 13. Nh4 Qd7 14. f3 Rad8 15. g4 d4 16. Bf4 Ne5
17. Qe1 Qd5 18. b3 c4 19. Rxd4 Qa5 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. bxc4
Bxa3+ 22. Kd1 Bb4 23. Rxd8 Rxd8+ 24. Ke2 Bxc3 25. Qb1 Bd2
26. Bg3 Bg5 27. Be1 Qc5 28. Qb3 Bxh4 29. Bxh4 Nxc4 30. Re1
Re8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.10"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Mircea-Emilian Parligras"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O c5
7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 b6 11. Nc4 Bb7
12. Nd4 Bd5 13. Nb3 Be7 14. Bd2 O-O 15. f3 Rac8 16. Rdc1 a5
17. e4 Bxc4 18. Rxc4 Rxc4 19. Bxc4 a4 20. Nd4 Bc5 21. Be3 Ne5
22. Be2 a3 23. bxa3 Ra8 24. Bf2 Rxa3 25. Nb5 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2
Ra8 27. Rc1 g5 28. a3 Nfd7 29. Rc7 Nc5 30. Ke3 Kg7 31. Na7 h5
32. Bb5 h4 33. a4 Kf6 34. g3 h3 35. Be2 Nxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.22"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Axel Bachmann Schiavo"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5
7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Be2 b6 10. Nfd2 Bb7 11. Nb3 Be7
12. f3 Nbd7 13. e4 Nc5 14. Nd4 O-O 15. Be3 Na4 16. b3 Nc5
17. Nd2 Rac8 18. Nc4 b5 19. Nb6 Rcd8 20. Rac1 Rfe8 21. Nxb5
Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Nd3 23. Rc7 Bxe4 24. fxe4 axb5 25. Be2 Bd8
26. Rc8 Bxb6 27. Rxe8+ Nxe8 28. Bxb6 Nc1 29. Bxb5 Nd6 30. Bc6
Nxa2 31. Bc5 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.13"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anton Demchenko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. dxc5
Bxc5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. c4 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Rc1 Rd8
12. a3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Bd7 14. Qe2 Rac8 15. Rfd1 Ne5 16. Nxe5
Qxe5 17. Nf3 Qc7 18. Qe1 Qb6 19. Qe2 Qc7 20. Qe1 Qb6 21. Qe2
Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.13"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[Round "4.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Rauf Mamedov"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. d3 h6 8. Nc3 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nd7 11. Qg3 e5
12. Be3 Qe7 13. a3 Nf8 14. b4 Ne6 15. bxc5 Nxc5 16. a4 Ne6
17. a5 O-O 18. Ne2 Kh7 19. Rab1 Qc7 20. f4 exf4 21. Nxf4 b5
22. axb6 axb6 23. Qf2 b5 24. Rf1 Nxf4 25. Bxf4 Qd7 26. Be3 f5
27. exf5 Rxf5 28. Qd2 Raf8 29. Rxf5 Qxf5 30. Re1 Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.14"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5.15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ioannis Papaioannou"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "34"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6
7. Qc2 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Nd2 c3 10. bxc3 Qc5 11. Rb1 Bd6
12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Qh5 14. Bf3 Qg6 15. Be4 Qh5 16. Bf3 Qg6
17. Be4 Qh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.16"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6.17"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Riazantsev"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6
7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6
12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Ne4 O-O-O 14. g3 Be7 15. Nxf6 Nxf6 16. Qe2
Rhe8 17. Kb1 Nd7 18. Rhe1 Kb8 19. c4 Ka8 20. c5 Qc8 21. Qc4
Nf6 22. Ne5 Rf8 23. Qa4 Rd5 24. Nc4 Bd8 25. Bf4 Rxh5 26. Re3
a6 27. Nd6 Qc7 28. Nxb7 Qxb7 29. Rb3 Nd5 30. Rxb7 Kxb7
31. Qb3+ Kc8 32. Qb8+ 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.17"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[Round "7.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Baskaran Adhiban"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5
7. b3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Be2 Bd7 11. Nd2 Nc6
12. Bf3 Rc8 13. Nc4 b5 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qxd8 Bxd8 16. Bxc6
bxc4 17. Bb7 Rb8 18. Bxa6 cxb3 19. Be5 Rb6 20. axb3 Rxb3
21. Rfb1 Rxb1+ 22. Rxb1 Be7 23. Bd4 Rd8 24. Bb7 Nd7 25. Bc6
Bf6 26. Bxd7 Rxd7 27. Rb8+ Rd8 28. Rxd8+ Bxd8 29. e4 f5
30. exf5 exf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.18"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[Round "8.10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Hrant Melkumyan"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. a5 d6 10. c3 Rb8 11. d3 bxc3 12. bxc3
Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nbd2 Rb5 15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 Nxa5
17. Qc2 Qd7 18. Ra4 Rfb8 19. Ba3 Ne8 20. Qa2 Nb3 21. Rxa6 Nxd2
22. Nxd2 R5b6 23. Ra7 R6b7 24. Rxb7 Rxb7 25. e5 Ra7 26. Qb3
dxe5 27. Bxe7 Qxe7 28. dxe5 Ra5 29. Nf3 Rd5 30. Ra1 Qd7 31. h4
h6 32. Ra8 Qc6 33. Rb8 Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qf4+ 35. g3 Qf7 36. Kg2
Qd7 37. h5 Qc6 38. Kh2 Qd7 39. Qb4 Kf7 40. Qf4+ Kg8 41. Nh4 g5
42. hxg6 Kg7 43. Rd8 1-0

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.19"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladislav Kovalev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1
Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8. h3 f5 9. e5 Nf7 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bb7
12. Nc3 c5 13. dxc5 e6 14. Be3 g5 15. Nh2 Bxe5 16. Bd4 Bxh2+
17. Kxh2 Qc7+ 18. Kg1 e5 19. Be3 f4 20. Bc1 Qxc5 21. Qxd7 Rab8
22. Qg4 Rfd8 23. h4 Rd3 24. Ne4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Rbd8 26. Re1 Qd4
27. a4 Rd1 28. Qe2 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Qd1 30. Kf1 Qc2 31. Bxf4
gxf4 0-1

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.20"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d5 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.Bc4
Qd6 8.b4 Bb6 9.a4 O-O 10.Nbd2 Bf5 11.Ba3 e4 12.dxe4 Nxe4
13.Nxe4 Bxe4 14.Qxd6 cxd6 15.O-O-O Rac8 16.Bb3 Rfd8 17.Bxf7+
Kxf7 18.Ng5+ Kg6 19.Nxe4 d5 20.Nc5 Bxc5 21.bxc5 Na5 22.Kc2 Nc4
23.Kb3 Nxa3 24.Kxa3 Rxc5 25.Rd3 b5 26.a5 Rb8 27.Rb1 Rbc8
28.Kb3 Rb8 29.Ka3 Rbc8 30.Kb3 Rb8 31.Ka3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Man Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas IMN"]
[Date "2019.10.21"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d3 Nf6 6.d4 d5 7.h3
Nc6 8.Bd3 Nb4 9.Bb5+ c6 10.Ba4 Bd6 11.O-O O-O 12.c3 Na6 13.Bc2
Nc7 14.Bg5 Ne6 15.Bh4 Nf4 16.Ne5 Ng6 17.Bg3 Bxe5 18.dxe5 Ne4
19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.Nd2 Qd5 21.Re1 Bf5 22.Nb3 Rfe8 23.Qxd5 cxd5
24.Rad1 Rad8 25.Nd4 Bd7 26.f3 Nxe5 27.fxe4 dxe4 28.Rxe4 Nc6
29.Rxe8+ Bxe8 30.Bf2 Nxd4 31.Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Prix Hamburg"]
[Site "Hamburg GER"]
[Date "2019.11.05"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3
Nd7 7. Bg5 f6 8. Be3 Bxe3 9. fxe3 Qe7 10. Nc3 b6 11. O-O Bb7
12. Nh4 g6 13. Qe1 O-O-O 14. a3 Kb8 15. b4 c5 16. Na4 Bc6
17. Nb2 Rhg8 18. Rd1 Rdf8 19. c4 f5 20. b5 Bb7 21. exf5 gxf5
22. Rd2 Qg5 23. e4 fxe4 24. Rxf8+ Nxf8 25. dxe4 Ne6 26. Nf3
Qh5 27. Kh2 Nd4 28. Qe3 Bc8 29. Ne1 Qg6 30. Ned3 Re8 31. Nd1
Qg8 32. N3b2 Be6 33. Qd3 Rd8 34. Qc3 h5 35. Rf2 h4 36. a4 Qg6
37. Qe3 Rg8 38. Kh1 Qh5 39. a5 Kc8 40. Qe1 Rg3 41. Qf1 Kd7
42. Nd3 Ke7 43. N1b2 Rg8 44. a6 Qg5 45. Qg1 c6 46. bxc6 Nxc6
47. Rf1 Qg3 48. Qf2 Qxf2 49. Nxf2 Rd8 50. Nfd1 Rd2 51. Rf2
Rxf2 52. Nxf2 Na5 53. Kh2 Nxc4 54. Na4 Kd6 55. Nc3 Kc6 56. g3
hxg3+ 57. Kxg3 b5 58. Nd3 b4 59. Na4 b3 60. h4 Bf7 61. Kg4 Bg6
62. Nc3 b2 63. Kf3 Kd6 64. Nb5+ Kd7 65. Nxb2 Nxb2 66. Nxa7
Bh5+ 0-1

[Event "Grand Prix Hamburg"]
[Site "Hamburg GER"]
[Date "2019.11.06"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O c5
7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. e4 cxd4 9. e5 Ng4 10. Re1 Nc5 11. h3 Nh6
12. Nxd4 Nxb3 13. axb3 Nf5 14. Be3 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bd7 16. Nc3
Bc6 17. Re3 Qh4 18. Bb6 Be7 19. Rg3 Bd8 20. Bc5 Bc7 21. Rg4
Qh5 22. Bd6 Rd8 23. Rxg7 Qxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bxd6 25. exd6 Rd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.22"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5
7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 O-O 11. h3 Bh5
12. Qc2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Be2 Bg6 16. Bd3
Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Rae8 18. O-O Qf5 19. Qe2 Qh5 20. Rae1 Na5
21. Qc2 Nc4 22. Nd2 Qf5 23. Qxf5 Rxf5 24. g4 Nxd2 25. Bxd2
Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Rf3 27. Re3 Rxe3 28. Bxe3 Ba5 29. Bd2 Kf7
30. Kf1 c6 31. Ke2 Bc7 32. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.22"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vidit Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6
7. Nbd2 b5 8. b3 Rb8 9. Bb2 cxb3 10. Nxb3 Be7 11. Rc1 Bb7
12. Ne1 Na7 13. Bxb7 Rxb7 14. Nd3 O-O 15. Qc2 Qa8 16. Na5 Rb6
17. Qxc7 Nd5 18. Qc2 Bg5 19. Rcd1 Rc8 20. Nc5 Nc6 21. Nab3 a5
22. e4 Ndb4 23. Qb1 a4 24. Nc1 Na6 25. Nxa6 Rxa6 26. d5 Na5
27. Ba1 Nc4 28. dxe6 Rxe6 29. Rd5 Be7 30. Ne2 Rd6 31. Nf4 Rxd5
32. Nxd5 Bf8 33. Qxb5 Nd2 34. Rd1 Nxe4 35. Qe2 Nc5 36. Qg4 Rd8
37. Nf6+ Kh8 38. Rxd8 Qxd8 39. Nh5 Ne6 40. Qxa4 Qd5 41. Qg4
Qxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.22"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. Ba4 Ngf6 5. O-O e6 6. Re1 a6
7. c3 b5 8. Bc2 c4 9. a4 Bb7 10. d4 cxd3 11. Qxd3 Nc5 12. Qe2
bxa4 13. Be3 Bxe4 14. Bxc5 Bxc2 15. Qxc2 dxc5 16. Qxa4+ Qd7
17. Ne5 Qxa4 18. Rxa4 Bd6 19. Nc4 Bc7 20. Nbd2 Ke7 21. Rea1 a5
22. Nb3 Nd7 23. Nbxa5 Bxa5 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Rxa5 e5 26. Kf1
h5 27. h4 Rb8 28. Ke2 Rb7 29. Kd3 f6 30. Ke4 Rc7 31. Kd5 f5
32. Ra6 e4 33. Ne3 Nf6+ 34. Ke5 Rd7 35. Nxf5+ Kf7 36. Nd6+ Ke7
37. Nxe4 Nxe4 38. Kxe4 Rd2 39. Ke3 Rxb2 40. Rg6 Kf7 41. Rg5 c4
42. Rc5 1-0

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.23"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2870"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nf4
7. Bxf4 exf4 8. d4 Bd6 9. h3 O-O 10. a3 a6 11. Bc4 Kh8 12. e5
Be7 13. d5 Na5 14. Ba2 b5 15. O-O f6 16. b4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4
18. e6 Bb7 19. Qd4 c6 20. Qxc4 cxd5 21. Qxf4 Rc8 22. Ne2 Bd6
23. Qe3 a5 24. Ned4 Re8 25. Nf5 Bb8 26. Rac1 Rc4 27. N5d4 axb4
28. axb4 Ba7 29. b5 Bc5 30. Qd3 Qb6 31. Rxc4 dxc4 32. Qxc4
Bxf3 33. Nxf3 Rxe6 34. g3 Re8 35. Kg2 Rb8 36. Rc1 Bf8 37. Nd4
h5 38. Ne6 Ba3 39. Rc3 Bb4 40. Qxb4 Qxe6 41. Rc5 Qf7 42. Qf4
Rd8 43. Qf3 g6 44. b6 Rd7 45. Rc8+ Kg7 46. Qc6 Kh6 47. h4 f5
48. Rc7 Qd5+ 49. Qxd5 Rxd5 50. b7 Rb5 51. f4 1-0

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.23"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Be3
Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 Qe7 8. c3 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 c6 10. Ba4 O-O 11. Nd2 d5
12. Rfe1 d4 13. cxd4 Qb4 14. Bb3 exd4 15. Qe2 Nd7 16. f4 Nc5
17. f5 Nxb3 18. axb3 c5 19. Rf1 f6 20. g4 Bd7 21. Qg2 a5
22. g5 Kh8 23. Rf3 fxg5 24. Qxg5 Qb6 25. Kh1 Qf6 26. Qg2 g6
27. fxg6 Qxg6 28. Rg3 Qe6 29. Nf3 Rg8 30. Rg1 Rxg3 31. Qxg3
Rg8 32. Ng5 Qe7 33. Qe5+ Rg7 34. Ne6 Bxe6 35. Rxg7 Qxg7
36. Qxe6 Qg5 37. Qc8+ Kg7 38. Qxb7+ Kg6 39. Qc6+ Kh5 40. Qe8+
Kh4 41. Qf7 Qc1+ 42. Kg2 Qg5+ 43. Kh1 Qc1+ 44. Kg2 Qg5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.23"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. Ne5 Bb4+
7. Nc3 Nd5 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne4 b5 10. b3 cxb3 11. axb3 Bb7
12. Nd3 Be7 13. Nec5 Bc6 14. Bb2 Nf6 15. e4 Bxc5 16. Nxc5 Nbd7
17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Bc3 Bb7 19. Ba5 Qe7 20. Rc1 Rfc8 21. Qd2 c5
22. Rfd1 cxd4 23. Qxd4 Nf8 24. h4 e5 25. Qb6 Ne6 26. Rxc8+
Rxc8 27. Rd6 h6 28. Bb4 Qc7 29. Kh2 Nd4 30. f4 f6 31. fxe5
fxe5 32. Rg6 Qf7 33. h5 Rc2 34. Qd8+ Kh7 35. Bf8 Rxg2+ 36. Kh3
Rh2+ 37. Kxh2 Qf2+ 38. Kh3 Qf1+ 0-1

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.24"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bd7 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4
exd4 13. Nxd4 O-O 14. Nc3 b4 15. Nce2 Re8 16. Ng3 g6 17. Re1
Bf8 18. Nf3 Bg7 19. Be3 Bg4 20. h3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Nd7 22. Rab1
Rc8 23. Qd1 Nc4 24. Bb3 Nxe3 25. Rxe3 Nc5 26. Bd5 Qb6 27. b3
Ne6 28. Ne2 Nc7 29. Rf3 Nxd5 30. Qxd5 Rc7 31. Nf4 Qc6 32. Re1
Bc3 33. Rc1 Rxe4 34. Qxc6 Rxc6 35. Nd5 Kg7 36. Nxc3 bxc3
37. Rfxc3 Rxc3 38. Rxc3 Rb4 39. Kf1 d5 40. Rc6 Rxb3 41. Rxa6
Rb2 42. Rd6 Ra2 43. Rxd5 Rxa4 44. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.24"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O Bd7 6. Nxd4 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Rad1 d4
12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Ne4 Qc7 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. c3 dxc3 16. Qxc3
Qxc3 17. bxc3 Rac8 18. Bxb7 Rxc3 19. Bd5 Bh3 20. Bg2 Be6
21. Bd5 Bg4 22. Rc1 Rfc8 23. Rxc3 Rxc3 24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Nxc1
Be7 26. Nd3 Bd6 27. f3 Bd7 28. Kf2 Kf8 29. f4 exf4 30. gxf4 f6
31. e4 Bb5 32. Ke3 Bc7 33. h4 Bb6+ 34. Kd2 g6 35. e5 Ba5+
36. Ke3 Bb6+ 37. Kd2 fxe5 38. Nxe5 Bf2 39. Bc6 Bf1 40. Be4 Kg7
41. Nf3 Bc4 42. a4 Kf6 43. Ne5 Be6 44. h5 gxh5 45. Bxh7 Bd5
46. Kd3 Be1 47. Be4 Bb3 48. Nd7+ Ke7 49. Ne5 Kf6 50. Nd7+ Kg7
51. f5 Bb4 52. Bc6 h4 53. Ke4 h3 54. Kf3 Bd6 55. a5 Bc4
56. Kf2 Kf7 57. Kf3 Ke7 58. f6+ Ke6 59. Kf2 Ba6 60. Ke3 Bc8
61. Nb6 0-1

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.24"]
[EventDate "2019.11.22"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O e6 6. Re1 a6
7. c3 b5 8. Bc2 c4 9. a4 Bb7 10. d4 cxd3 11. Qxd3 Nc5 12. Qe2
bxa4 13. Be3 Nfd7 14. Bd4 e5 15. Bxc5 Nxc5 16. Rxa4 Be7
17. Ra2 O-O 18. Nbd2 a5 19. Nb3 Ba6 20. Qd1 Bc4 21. Nfd2 Be6
22. Ra1 Nd7 23. Nc1 Qb6 24. Bb3 Nc5 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Nc4 Qb5
27. Qe2 a4 28. Na2 Rfc8 29. Na3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4
12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. O-O e5 14. Bb3 e4 15. Nd2 Nf6 16. Rc5 Nd7
17. Rc3 Nf6 18. Rc5 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 g6
7. d4 Bg7 8. Re1 Nf6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nf1 b5 11. Bb3 Re8
12. Ng3 Na5 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nd7
17. Qd1 c5 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. Rb1 Nc6 20. Be3 Qe7 21. f4 Rad8
22. Qe2 Nd4 23. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 24. Kh2 Qh4 25. Qf3 g5 26. e5 Qxf4
27. Qh5 Qh4 28. Bxh7+ Kh8 29. Bg6+ Qxh5 30. Bxh5 Bxe5 31. Bxf7
Rf8 32. Be6 Bf4 33. Rbd1 Nf6 34. Bg4 Rxd1 35. Bxd1 Re8
36. Rxe8+ Nxe8 37. Bf3 Nd6 38. b3 Nf5 0-1

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2870"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7
7. O-O Nbd7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Bd6 11. Qe2 Qc7
12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 O-O 14. Rad1 Rfe8 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. fxg3
Rad8 17. c5 bxc5 18. g4 cxd4 19. g5 c5 20. gxh6 gxh6 21. Nd2
f5 22. Qh5 Nf8 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Rf3 Kh7 25. Ne4 Re7 26. Ng5+
Kg7 27. Rg3 hxg5 28. Qxg5+ Kf7 29. Qh5+ Kf6 30. Qh8+ Kf7
31. Qh5+ Kf6 32. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3
Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. b5 Nd4 11. Rb1 f6
12. e3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Qc8 14. a4 a5 15. bxa6 Rxa6 16. d4 Rd8
17. Qc2 Bf5 18. Qb3+ Be6 19. d5 Bf7 20. Rd1 Bd6 21. Ba3 Bxa3
22. Qxa3 Nc4 23. Qc5 Nd6 24. Nb5 Rxa4 25. Qxc7 Qxc7 26. Nxc7
h5 27. Ne6 Rc8 28. Rb6 Ra6 29. Rdb1 Rc1+ 30. Rxc1 Rxb6 31. Rc7
g5 32. h4 gxh4 33. gxh4 e4 34. Be2 Nf5 35. Rc8+ Kh7 36. Rc7
Kg8 37. Nf4 Nxh4 38. Bxh5 Bxh5 39. Nxh5 Nf5 40. Nf4 Kf8
41. Kg2 Rb2 42. Ne6+ Ke8 43. Ng7+ Nxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c3 b6 6. g3 Bb7
7. Bg2 Qe7 8. Nd2 g6 9. Ngf3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 d6 12. e5
Nd7 13. exd6 cxd6 14. a4 a6 15. Nh4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Rab8 17. Bxb7
Qxb7 18. Ng2 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ne3 b4 21. c4 Ne4 22. Nf3 f5
23. Ra5 Kh7 24. Rea1 Ra8 25. Nf1 Rxa5 26. Rxa5 Ra8 27. Rxa8
Qxa8 28. b3 Qa1 29. Qe3 g5 30. h3 Qc3 31. Kg2 Kg6 32. g4 h5
33. gxh5+ Kh6 34. d5 exd5 35. cxd5 Kxh5 36. Ng3+ Kg6 37. Nxe4
Qxe3 38. fxe3 fxe4 39. Nd2 Kf5 40. Nc4 Be5 41. Na5 Bc3 42. Nc4
Be5 43. Kf2 Kf6 44. Na5 Kf5 45. Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O
7. Re1 h6 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 Ne7 10. Ng3 Ng6 11. Bb3 c6 12. d4
Bb6 13. h3 Re8 14. Be3 exd4 15. Bxd4 Bc7 16. Qd2 a4 17. Bc2
Ne5 18. Nh2 c5 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Qe2 Be6 21. Bd3 a3 22. b3 Ba5
23. Rac1 g6 24. Bc4 Kg7 25. Nf3 Bd7 26. Bb5 Qc7 27. Nf1 Bc6
28. N1d2 Qd7 29. Bxc6 Qxc6 30. b4 Bc7 31. b5 Qe6 32. Qc4 Qxc4
33. Nxc4 Ra4 34. Nfd2 Nd7 35. Kf1 Nb6 36. Ne3 Bd8 37. c4 Bg5
38. Ke2 Bxe3 39. fxe3 Rb4 40. Rc2 Rd8 41. Rec1 Rb2 42. g4 Na4
43. Nb1 Ra8 44. Kd3 Rb4 45. Ke2 Nb6 46. Nd2 Rb2 47. Kd3 Rd8+
48. Ke2 Kf6 49. Rxb2 axb2 50. Rb1 Na4 51. Rf1+ Ke6 52. Nb1 Nb6
53. Nd2 Ra8 54. Rb1 Rxa2 55. Kd3 Ra3+ 56. Kc2 Rxe3 57. Rxb2
Rxh3 58. Rb1 Nc8 59. Nb3 b6 60. Ra1 Rh4 61. Ra6 Kd7 62. Kd3
Rxg4 63. Ra1 Rg3+ 64. Kc2 h5 65. Rf1 Ke6 0-1

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Be3
Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 Bxe3 8. Qxe3 O-O 9. d4 d6 10. Be2 Re8 11. Nc3 c6
12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Rad1 Qb6 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. a4 Be6 16. b3 Kf8
17. f3 Ke7 18. Kf2 Red8 19. Ke3 Nd7 20. Nb1 Nc5 21. Rxd8 Kxd8
22. Nd2 Kc7 23. g3 f6 24. f4 Nd7 25. h4 h6 26. h5 Bf7 27. Bg4
Re8 28. Bxd7 Kxd7 29. g4 exf4+ 30. Kxf4 Ke7 31. Nf3 Rd8
32. Re1 Be6 33. Rg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf5
12. Be2 Bf6 13. O-O Be4 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nd4 Ne6 16. Rc1 Nxd4
17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. exd4 Rac8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.25"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vidit Santosh Gujrathi"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. Qd3 Nbd7 5. e4 dxe4 6. Nxe4
Nxe4 7. Qxe4 h6 8. Be3 Nf6 9. Qd3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qf5 11. Qb3 Ne4
12. Be3 Qa5+ 13. c3 e6 14. Bd3 Nf6 15. Nf3 Bd6 16. O-O O-O
17. Rae1 Qc7 18. Ne5 c5 19. f4 b6 20. Qc2 Bb7 21. Qe2 Rad8
22. Bc2 cxd4 23. Bxd4 Bc5 24. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 25. Rf2 Rd6 26. Qc4
Rc8 27. Qxc5 Rxc5 28. h3 b5 29. Bb3 a5 30. a3 Ne4 31. Rfe2 Ng3
32. Re3 Nf5 33. R3e2 Ng3 34. Re3 Nf5 35. R3e2 Ng3 36. Re3
1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "10.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4
7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Be7 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. g3 dxc4
12. Bxc4 O-O 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. O-O e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Be2
Rad8 17. Rcd1 b5 18. Kg2 a6 19. Qc2 c5 20. e4 b4 21. Na4 Nc6
22. Be3 Qe5 23. Nxc5 Nd4 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 25. Rxd4 Qxd4 26. Nb3
Qe5 27. Bc4 g5 28. Re1 Rd8 29. Nd2 a5 30. Bb3 Qd4 31. Nc4 Rc8
32. e5 Nd5 33. Re4 Qc5 34. Qe2 Rd8 35. e6 f6 36. Nd2 Nb6
37. Nf1 a4 38. Bc2 Qd5 39. Ne3 Qxa2 40. Nf5 Kf8 41. Rxb4 Nd5
42. Rb7 a3 43. Bb3 Qxb2 44. Qxb2 axb2 45. Bxd5 Rxd5 46. Nxe7
b1=Q 47. Rxb1 Kxe7 48. Rb6 Rd6 49. Rb7+ Kxe6 50. Rxg7 Rd2+
51. Kg1 Rd1+ 52. Kg2 Rd2+ 53. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "11.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. Rb1 Rb8 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Bg4
12. h3 Bh5 13. Rb5 Bg6 14. Nh4 Qd7 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. c4 b6
17. Be3 Rfe8 18. Qd3 Rbd8 19. Rd1 Ne7 20. g4 c6 21. Rb3 Qc7
22. Qd2 c5 23. Rd3 cxd4 24. Rxd4 Bh2+ 25. Kh1 Rxd4 26. Qxd4
Be5 27. Qd7 Qxd7 28. Rxd7 Nc8 29. Bd5 Ne7 30. Rxa7 Nxd5
31. cxd5 Rd8 32. Bxb6 Rxd5 33. a4 Bd4 34. Ra8+ Kh7 35. Rd8
Rxd8 36. Bxd8 1-0

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "12.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2870"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. Re1 d5 11. Bf4 Bd6
12. Be5 c6 13. c3 Bxe5 14. Rxe5 Nd6 15. Bd3 g6 16. Nd2 f6
17. Re3 Bf5 18. Nb3 b6 19. Bxf5 Nxf5 20. Re2 Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "13.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "162"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. e4 Nf6 11. e5 Nd5
12. Nf3 c5 13. Bd3 h6 14. O-O cxd4 15. Qe2 Ne7 16. Rd1 Qd5
17. Bc4 Qe4 18. Qxe4 Bxe4 19. Nxd4 Nbc6 20. Re1 Nxd4 21. Rxe4
Rfd8 22. Bf4 Rac8 23. Bf1 Nb3 24. Rae1 Nd2 25. R4e2 Nxf1
26. Kxf1 Nf5 27. Rd2 g5 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Bc1 Kg7 30. h3 Kg6
31. f3 h5 32. g4 Nh4 33. Kf2 Rd3 34. Be3 Rd5 35. Bc1 Rc5
36. Be3 Rxe5 37. Rc1 Rb5 38. b4 a5 39. Rc4 hxg4 40. hxg4 axb4
41. axb4 f5 42. Rc6 f4 43. Bd2 Kf7 44. Bc3 Rd5 45. Ke2 b5
46. Rc7+ Kg6 47. Rg7+ Kh6 48. Re7 Rd6 49. Bg7+ Kg6 50. Be5 Ra6
51. Rg7+ Kh6 52. Re7 Ra2+ 53. Kd3 Ra3+ 54. Kc2 Nxf3 55. Rxe6+
Kh7 56. Bf6 Ra2+ 57. Kd3 Rd2+ 58. Kc3 Rd5 59. Re2 Kg6 60. Be7
Ne5 61. Rg2 Rd3+ 62. Kc2 Rg3 63. Rd2 Nxg4 64. Bc5 Ne3+ 65. Kb1
Nc4 66. Rd8 g4 67. Rg8+ Kf5 68. Rb8 Rb3+ 69. Kc2 Rb2+ 70. Kc3
Re2 71. Rxb5 Ne5 72. Rb8 g3 73. Rg8 g2 74. b5 f3 75. b6 f2
76. Bxf2 Rxf2 77. b7 Nd7 78. Rg7 Rf1 79. Rxg2 Rb1 80. Rb2 Rxb2
81. Kxb2 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "14.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 d6
7. h3 h6 8. Re1 a5 9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. Nf1 Ng6 11. Ng3 c6 12. d4
exd4 13. cxd4 Bb4 14. Bd2 d5 15. Bxb4 axb4 16. Bb3 dxe4
17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 Bf5 19. Re3 Qd6 20. Qe1 Nf4 21. Ne5 Be6
22. Nc4 Qxd4 23. Rd1 Qf6 24. Nb6 Rae8 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Qxb4
Qg5 27. g4 Rxe3 28. fxe3 Nxh3+ 29. Kh2 Nf2 30. Rd4 c5 0-1

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "15.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. Nf3 Na6
7. g3 Nxc5 8. Bg2 Nce4 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. e4 d6
12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Qc7 14. Re1 Bd6 15. Qe2 Nd7 16. Bf4 Bxe5
17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxe5 Rb8 20. Ra5 Bd7 21. Rxa7
Bc6 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Ra6 Rfd8 24. Rxc6 g6 25. c5 Rb5 26. a4
Ra5 27. Rb6 Rxc5 28. a5 Rxc3 29. a6 Ra8 30. a7 Rcc8 31. Rb7
Kg7 32. Rd1 h5 33. Rdd7 Rf8 34. h4 Kf6 35. Rdc7 e5 36. Kf1 Ke6
37. Re7+ Kf6 38. Rec7 Ke6 39. Re7+ Kf6 40. Kg2 Rac8 41. Red7
Ke6 42. Rd3 f6 43. Rb6+ Ke7 44. Ra3 Ra8 45. Raa6 Rfd8 46. Re6+
1-0

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "16.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O
7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 a6 9. a4 Ba7 10. Nbd2 g5 11. Bg3 Kg7 12. Re1
Nh7 13. b4 h5 14. h3 h4 15. Bh2 g4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. b5 Ne7
18. d4 Ng6 19. Be2 Qf6 20. bxa6 bxa6 21. Kh1 Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "17.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. e4 Nf6 11. e5 Nd5
12. Nf3 h6 13. Qe4 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Nxa6 15. Qg4 Kh8 16. Qh3 Kg8
17. Qg4 Kh8 18. O-O Qe7 19. Qh3 Kg8 20. Re1 c5 21. Re4 f5
22. exf6 Rxf6 23. Be3 Raf8 24. Re1 Nxe3 25. R4xe3 Nc7 26. dxc5
Qxc5 27. Ne5 Qb5 28. R3e2 Nd5 29. g3 Rf5 30. Ng6 R8f6 31. Nh4
Rg5 32. Rxe6 Kh7 33. Rxf6 Nxf6 34. Qf1 Qxb2 35. Qd3+ Kg8
36. Ng6 Kh7 37. Ne5+ Kg8 38. Ng6 Kh7 39. Nf8+ Kg8 40. Qd8 Rf5
41. Ng6+ Kh7 42. Nf8+ Kg8 43. f4 Qc3 44. Ng6+ Kh7 45. Nf8+ Kg8
46. Nd7+ Kh7 47. Nxf6+ Rxf6 48. Re8 Qc5+ 49. Kg2 Qc6+ 50. Kh3
Rd6 51. Qe7 Qd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2019.11.26"]
[EventDate "2019.11.25"]
[Round "18.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vidit Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7
7. e3 h6 8. Bh4 c6 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Nh5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7
12. O-O Nhf6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 O-O 15. Rfe1 Qd8 16. Nc5 Nd5
17. a3 a5 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. Ne5 Be6 20. Rad1 Qf6 21. Bh7+ Kh8
22. Be4 Rfd8 23. Qc5 Kg8 24. g3 a4 25. Bg2 Bf5 26. Rd2 Qd6
27. Nc4 Qc7 28. Ne3 Nxe3 29. Rxe3 Be6 30. Qc3 Ra5 31. h4 Rb5
32. Qc2 Qb6 33. Bf1 Rb3 34. Rxb3 Qxb3 35. Qc3 Bd5 36. Be2 Re8
37. Qxb3 Bxb3 38. f3 Kf8 39. Kf2 Ke7 40. Rd3 Kf6 41. Rc3 Ke7
42. Bc4 Bxc4 43. Rxc4 Ra8 44. Rb4 Ra7 45. Ke3 Kd6 46. Rc4 Ra5
47. Kd3 Rb5 48. Kc2 Rb3 49. Rc3 Rb5 50. Rc4 g5 51. Rxa4 Rf5
52. hxg5 hxg5 53. f4 gxf4 54. gxf4 Rxf4 55. Rb4 Kc7 56. Kd3 f5
57. Rc4 Rf2 58. Kc3 Kd6 59. Rc5 Ke6 60. b4 Rf3+ 61. Kb2 Re3
62. b5 cxb5 63. Rxb5 f4 64. Kc2 f3 65. Kd2 f2 66. Rb1 Rb3
67. Rf1 Kd5 68. Rxf2 Rb2+ 69. Ke3 Rxf2 70. Kxf2 Kxd4 71. Kf3
b5 72. Ke2 Kc3 73. Kd1 Kb2 74. Kd2 Kxa3 75. Kc1 Ka2 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Klementy Sychev"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. O-O d6 7. d3 Nf6 8. Nbd2
Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nf1 Nxb3 11. axb3 c5 12. Ng3 h6 13. h3 Be6 14. c3 Qc7 15. Nh4
Rfe8 16. Nhf5 Bf8 17. c4 Kh8 18. f4 Nh7 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Ne3 b4 21. Rf1 Qd8 22.
Nd5 a5 23. Be3 Ra6 24. Qd2 Qd7 25. Nf5 f6 26. Qf2 Rc8 27. Qg3 Bf7 28. Kh2 Be8
29. Qf2 Bf7 30. g4 Kg8 31. h4 Rcc6 32. Rg1 Qd8 33. Rg3 Be8 34. Rag1 Bf7 35. Qf3
Be8 36. R1g2 Bf7 37. Kg1 Be8 38. Rf2 Bg6 39. Kh2 Re6 40. Rfg2 Be8 41. Kg1 Rec6
42. g5 fxg5 43. hxg5 Nxg5 44. Rxg5 hxg5 45. Bxg5 Qd7 46. Nfe7+ Bxe7 47. Nxe7+
Kh7 48. Qf8 1-0


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Nikita Vitiugov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8.
Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. d5 d6 11. Re1 Bf5 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Bg5 14. Nd2 Nf6 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "3.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Zaven Andriasian"]
[ECO "C71"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c4 Bd7 6. O-O g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Bxc6
Bxc6 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nd5 O-O 12. Bd2 Bxd5 13. cxd5 c6 14. dxc6 Nxc6
15. Be3 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 Rfd8 17. Bb6 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rc8 19. Kf1 Nb8 20. g4 f6 21.
g5 Kf7 22. Ba7 Ke6 23. Bxb8 Rxb8 24. Rc1 Kd6 25. Ke2 Rf8 26. h4 Rf7 27. Rh1 Rc7
28. Kd3 Ke6 29. h5 Rd7+ 30. Ke2 Rc7 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. Rh7 Kf7 33. gxf6 Kxf6 34.
Ne1 Rc4 35. Kd3 Rd4+ 36. Ke3 g5 37. Nf3 Rd7 38. Rh5 Rc7 39. Kd3 Rd7+ 40. Kc2
Rc7+ 41. Kd1 Rd7+ 42. Ke1 Rc7 43. Rxg5 Rc2 44. Rxe5 Rxb2 45. Ra5 Ke7 46. Kf1 Rb4
47. e5 Bh6 48. Rd5 Bf4 49. Nd4 Rb2 50. e6 Rd2 51. Rd7+ Ke8 52. Ne2 Bh6 53. Rh7
Rd1+ 54. Kg2 Rd2 55. Ng3 Bf8 56. Rxb7 Rxa2 57. Nf5 Rd2 58. e7 1-0


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexei Shirov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. Nxe5 O-O 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. d4
Bb6 9. O-O Nxe4 10. f3 Nf6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Bf2 c5 13. Nxf7 Kxf7 14. dxc5 Ba5 15.
b4 c6 16. bxa5 Ba6 17. Re1 Qxa5 18. Nd2 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Qxc3 20. Nb3 Qxe1+ 21.
Rxe1 Re8 22. Nd4 Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 Bb7 24. Bg3 g5 25. Kf2 h5 26. Ke3 Ng8 27. h4 Kg6
28. hxg5 Kxg5 29. Bc7 Kg6 30. Bd8 Nh6 31. Kf4 Nf7 32. Be7 Nh6 33. a4 Nf7 34. a5
Nh6 35. Bd6 Nf7 36. Bb8 a6 37. Be5 Nd8 38. Bc7 Nf7 39. Nf5 Kf6 40. g4 hxg4 41.
fxg4 Kg6 42. Bd6 Nd8 43. Be7 Ne6+ 44. Ke5 Bc8 45. Bh4 Kh7 46. Ne7 Bd7 47. Kd6
Nf8 48. g5 d4 49. g6+ Kg7 50. Bf2 Ne6 51. Kxd7 Nxc5+ 52. Kxc6 Nb3 53. Be1 Kh6
54. Kb6 d3 55. Kxa6 d2 56. Bxd2+ Nxd2 57. Kb5 Ne4 58. a6 1-0


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "5.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Semen Khanin"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nge2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. f4 d6 8. d3
Nd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. f5 gxf5 12. exf5 Re8 13. Nf4 Be5 14. Nh3 Qe7
15. Qh5 Nf6 16. Qh4 Kh8 17. Bg5 Rg8 18. Rae1 Rxg5 19. Nxg5 Qf8 20. Bd5 1-0


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "6.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dmitry Bocharov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Nbd7 7. e3 O-O 8. Qc2
a6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. Rac1 Nh5 14. Bxe7 Rxe7
15. b4 Nhf6 16. a4 Ne4 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Ndf6 19. Ne5 Qd6 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21.
Bc4 Bd5 22. h3 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Nd5 24. Ra1 Ree8 25. Rdc1 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 f6 27. Nc6
Kh7 28. Ra4 f5 29. Nb4 Nxb4 30. Qxb4 Qd7 31. Qc4 Rf8 32. Ra7 Rf7 33. g3 g5 34.
d5 Qd6 35. Qc6 Kg7 36. Rb7 Rd7 37. Qxd6 Rxd6 38. Rxc7+ Kf6 39. g4 fxg4 40. hxg4
Ke5 41. Kg2 Rxd5 42. Re7+ Kf6 43. Rxe4 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "7.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sanan Sjugirov"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Re1
O-O 9. c3 a5 10. a4 b6 11. exd5 exd5 12. Nb3 Re8 13. Bf4 Ra7 14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 15.
d4 c4 16. Nbd2 Bf5 17. b3 cxb3 18. Qxb3 Qd8 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Ng4 21. Nf3
Be4 22. Re1 Qc7 23. Nd4 Qc5 24. f3 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. fxe4 b5 27. Qxd5 Qxc3
28. Rd1 Qe3+ 29. Kf1 Bc7 30. Qxb5 1-0


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "9.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bc5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Re1 Bb6 10. d3 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Re8 13. Rb1 Qd6 14. Rb5 Re6
15. Be3 Rae8 16. Qd5 Qe7 17. a4 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Nd8 19. Rb1 c6 20. Qc4 Kh8 21.
Rbe1 f5 22. d4 e4 23. Qb3 Qd6 24. a5 R6e7 25. Qb4 Qxb4 26. cxb4 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "10.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergei Zhigalko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Bg5 f6
9. Be3 Nh6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nbd2 Nf7 12. Bb3 Qe7 13. Bd5 Ncd8 14. b4 Be6 15.
Qb3 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Qe6 17. Qb3 O-O 18. Rfd1 f5 19. Ne1 f4 20. Bc5 Re8 21. f3 g5
22. Qxe6 Nxe6 23. Bf2 Nd6 24. a4 a5 25. b5 Rac8 26. c4 c5 27. Rac1 b6 28. Kf1 h5
29. Nd3 Kf7 30. Nb1 Red8 31. Nb2 Nd4 32. Rd3 Bf6 33. Nc3 Rg8 34. Nd5 Bd8 35.
Bxd4 cxd4 36. Rd2 Ke6 37. Rdc2 Nb7 38. Nd3 Kd6 39. Ke2 g4 40. Kf1 Nc5 41. Nxc5
Kxc5 42. Ke2 Rb8 43. Kd3 Rb7 44. Rf1 Rbg7 45. Re2 h4 46. fxg4 Rxg4 47. Rff2 h3
48. gxh3 Rg1 49. Nxf4 exf4 50. Rxf4 Rd1+ 51. Kc2 Rgg1 0-1


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "8.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "11.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "B34"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Nde2 b6 7. g3 Ba6 8. Bg2
Rc8 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nf6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nd4 e5 13. Nb3 Kg7 14. Qd2 Ng8 15.
Ba3 Re8 16. Rad1 Nb8 17. f4 f6 18. Bd6 Nh6 19. fxe5 fxe5 20. Bxb8 Rxb8 21. Qxd7+
Qe7 22. Bf1 Bc8 23. Qa4 Rf8 24. Qb4 Qf6 25. Bg2 Qf2+ 26. Kh1 Bg4 27. Rf1 Qxc2
28. Rc1 Qxa2 29. h3 Be2 30. Ra1 Rxf1+ 31. Bxf1 Qxa1 32. Nxa1 Bxf1 33. Qd6 Rf8
34. Qxe5+ Kg8 35. Qe6+ Nf7 36. Nc2 Bb5 37. Nd4 Re8 38. Qd5 Re5 39. Qa8+ Re8 40.
Qxa7 Bd3 41. Qxb6 Bxe4+ 42. Kg1 Ra8 43. Qe6 Bb7 44. c4 Ra1+ 45. Kf2 Ra2+ 46. Ke1
Ra6 47. Qe7 Nd6 48. Ne6 Ra1+ 49. Kd2 Nxc4+ 50. Kc3 Rc1+ 51. Kb4 1-0


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "12.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
Be6 9. Bb3 O-O 10. O-O Rc8 11. Bg5 Ne8 12. Be3 Nf6 13. Re1 Qa5 14. Bg5 Rfd8 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 h6 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. dxc6 Rxc6 21.
c3 Qb5 22. a4 Qxb2 23. Rb1 Qxc3 24. Qd5+ Kf8 25. Re3 Qc4 26. Qxc4 Rxc4 27. Rxb7
Rdc8 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "13.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3 a5
9. Nbd2 Bb6 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Bc2 Nd7 12. Nc4 Ba7 13. Ne3 Nf6 14. d4 Bd7 15. Nf1
Re8 16. Ng3 b5 17. Be3 Qe7 18. d5 Nb8 19. Bxa7 Rxa7 20. a4 b4 21. cxb4 axb4 22.
Bd3 c6 23. dxc6 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "14.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ilia Smirin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C71"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. d4 Be7 8. O-O
Nxd4 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 Bf6 12. Qe3 O-O 13. Nd5 Re8 14. f3 Be5
15. Qe2 c6 16. Ne3 b5 17. Rb1 Nb6 18. b3 d5 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Rd1 Qc7 21. Nxd5
Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Rad8 23. Rxd8 Bxh2+ 24. Kf1 Qxd8 25. g4 Be5 26. Be3 Qh4 27. Rd1 h5
28. gxh5 f5 29. Bg1 Qxh5 30. exf5 Bf6 31. Qg2 Qxf5 32. Qg4 Qc2 33. f4 Qe4 34.
Bf2 Qh1+ 35. Bg1 Qc6 36. Bf2 Re6 37. Qh3 Re4 38. Qf5 a5 39. Kg1 a4 40. bxa4 bxa4
41. Re1 Rxe1+ 42. Bxe1 Qc4 43. a3 Be7 44. Bb4 Bxb4 45. axb4 a3 46. Qe5 Qc1+ 0-1


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2886"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Qc7
8. Be3 b6 9. a3 a5 10. Nbd2 Nf6 11. b4 Ng4 12. bxc5 Nxe3 13. fxe3 bxc5 14.
Nc4 Be6 15. Nfd2 O-O 16. Rb1 Rfb8 17. Rxb8+ Rxb8 18. Qa1 a4 19. Qc3 Rb5 20.
Rf1 f6 21. h3 h5 22. Qa1 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Marin Bosiocic"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 g6 4. c4 c6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. d4 Ne4 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Bg4
9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 f5 11. Qe2 e6 12. Nd2 Nd7 13. Nf3 a5 14. a3 Qe7 15. Rac1 h5
16. h4 Bf6 17. g3 Qg7 18. Kg2 Rf7 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Kh7 21. Rh1 Rff8 22. b5
Nd6 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. cxd5 cxd5 25. Rc6 Qe7 26. Rhc1 Rfc8 27. Ne5 Rxc6 28. Rxc6
Ne8 29. Bb5 Nxe5 30. dxe5 Bg7 31. Bd4 Nc7 32. Bd3 Qd7 33. Qc2 Ne8 34. Bb5 Qe7
35. Rb6 Ra7 36. Rb8 Rc7 37. Qa4 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Milos Perunovic"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. f4 d6 7. Nf3 f5 8. O-O
fxe4 9. Nxe4 Nh6 10. Re1 O-O 11. c3 Rb8 12. h3 e6 13. Qc2 Nf5 14. Bd2 h6 15. Kh2
Qc7 16. Re2 Ba6 17. Rae1 c4 18. d4 c5 19. dxc5 dxc5 20. Nf2 Bb7 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22.
Rxe5 Bd5 23. Ng4 Rb6 24. Ne3 Nxe3 25. Qxg6+ Qg7 26. Qxg7+ Kxg7 27. R1xe3 Rxb2
28. Rg3+ Kf7 29. Be3 Rg8 30. Bxc5 Rxg2+ 31. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 32. Kh1 Rxa2+ 33. Kg1
Rg2+ 34. Kf1 Rg3 35. Bd4 Rxh3 36. Ke2 Rh2+ 37. Ke3 h5 38. f5 h4 39. fxe6+ Bxe6
40. Ra5 h3 41. Rxa7+ Kg6 42. Rg7+ Kf5 43. Rh7 Rh1 44. Kf2 Kg6 45. Rh8 Ra1 46.
Kg3 Ra2 47. Rh4 Rg2+ 48. Kf4 h2 49. Rh8 Bd5 50. Ke5 Rg5+ 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 h6 11. Re1 Na5 12. Be3 a6 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Rad1 Nxb3 15.
cxb3 b5 16. b4 Qb7 17. Nd2 Rac8 18. a3 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Qf3 Qc6 21. Nxd5
Bxd5 22. Qg3 f5 23. Qxe5 Bd6 24. Qc3 Bxg2 25. Qxc6 Bxc6 26. Bc5 Rf6 27. Kf1 Bf4
28. Be3 Bh2 29. Rc1 Rg6 30. Ke2 Rd8 31. Nf3 Bb8 32. Rg1 Rxg1 33. Rxg1 Kf7 34.
Nd4 Bd7 35. f4 Re8 36. Kf2 Re4 37. Ne2 Be6 38. Rd1 g5 39. Kf3 gxf4 40. Nxf4 Bxf4
41. Bxf4 h5 42. Rd6 Rc4 43. h4 Rc2 44. Be5 Rc4 45. Rxa6 Rxh4 46. Ra7+ Ke8 47.
Bf6 Bd5+ 48. Ke2 Re4+ 49. Kd3 Bc4+ 50. Kc3 f4 51. b3 f3 52. Bg7 f2 53. Ra8+ Kd7 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "4.15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Timur Gareyev"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "174"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nge2 a6 6. O-O d6 7. d3 Be6 8. Nd5
Bxd5 9. exd5 Ne7 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. c4 Ng6 13. b3 Qd7 14. Bg5 Ng4 15.
h3 h6 16. Bc1 Nf6 17. Bb2 Rae8 18. Kh2 Re5 19. b4 Bxb4 20. Nb3 Rf5 21. a3 Bc5
22. Nxc5 dxc5 23. f4 h5 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 25. Qxh5 Ne7 26. Rae1 Nf5 27. Re5 Nd4 28.
Rfe1 Rh6 29. Qd1 b5 30. cxb5 axb5 31. h4 Ra6 32. Qd3 g6 33. h5 Kg7 34. Bh3 Qd8
35. Qc3 Qf6 36. R1e3 b4 37. axb4 Ra2+ 38. Bg2 Rh8 39. Qc4 Rc2 40. Qd3 Rb2 41.
bxc5 Nf5 42. Re2 Rxh5+ 43. Kg1 Rxe2 44. Qxe2 Nxg3 45. Qe3 Nf5 46. Qc3 Nh4 47.
Qg3 Nxg2 48. Kxg2 Rh4 49. Kf3 Rh1 50. Kg2 Rc1 51. Qe3 Rc4 52. Kg3 Rb4 53. Re4
Rxe4 54. Qxe4 Qc3+ 55. Kg2 Qxc5 56. Qe5+ Kf8 57. Kg3 Qd6 58. Qg5 Ke8 59. Kg2 Kd7
60. Kg3 Kc8 61. Kf3 f5 62. Kg3 Kb7 63. Kh4 Kb6 64. Qg1+ Kb5 65. Kg5 Kc4 66. Qd1
Kc5 67. Qd3 Qb6 68. Qd2 Kc4 69. Qd1 Kc3 70. Qa4 Kd3 71. Qc6 Qxc6 72. dxc6 Ke4
73. Kxg6 Kxf4 74. Kf6 Ke4 75. Ke6 f4 76. Kd7 f3 77. Kxc7 f2 78. Kb8 f1=Q 79. c7
Qb5+ 80. Ka7 Qc6 81. Kb8 Qb5+ 82. Ka7 Qd7 83. Kb8 Qd6 84. Kb7 Qe7 85. Kb8 Qd6
86. Kb7 Qd7 87. Kb8 Qxc7+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "5.23"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Krishnan Sasikiran"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. O-O g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Re1 Nf6
9. Bc2 O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. h3 b5 12. Nf1 Na5 13. b3 c5 14. d5 Nh5 15. Ng3 Nf4
16. Ne2 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 f5 18. exf5 e4 19. Ng5 Bxf5 20. g4 e3 21. Bxe3 Bxc2 22.
Ne6 Qh4 23. Qxc2 Qxh3 24. Qe4 Bxc3 25. Bg5 Be5 26. Re3 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "6.11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Riazantsev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "152"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. g3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nf6 7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O
Qc8 9. Re1 O-O 10. Qc2 Be4 11. Qa4 c5 12. Bf1 Nc6 13. Bb2 Na5 14. Nd2 Qc6 15.
Qxc6 Bxc6 16. e4 e5 17. f3 Ba4 18. Bd3 Rac8 19. Rac1 Rfd8 20. d5 Rb8 21. Rb1 Ne8
22. Nf1 b5 23. cxb5 Bxb5 24. Bc2 Bc4 25. Bc1 Rxb1 26. Bxb1 Rb8 27. Nd2 Ba6 28.
Bc2 Nc7 29. Ba3 Nc4 30. Nxc4 Bxc4 31. Rb1 Nb5 32. Ba4 a6 33. Bc1 Bxa2 34. Rb2
Bc4 35. Bd2 Ra8 36. Kf2 f6 37. Ke3 Na3 38. Rb7 Bb5 39. Bb3 a5 40. Bc1 Nc4+ 41.
Bxc4 Bxc4 42. Rb6 Rd8 43. f4 exf4+ 44. Kxf4 Kf7 45. g4 Rd7 46. h4 h6 47. h5 Ke7
48. Rb8 Ra7 49. Ba3 a4 50. Kf5 Kf7 51. Rb6 Rd7 52. Kf4 Bd3 53. Rb8 Re7 54. Rb6
Rxe4+ 55. Kf3 Rc4 56. Rxd6 Rxc3 57. Bb2 Rb3 58. Ba1 a3 59. Rd7+ Kg8 60. Ra7 Bc4+
61. Ke4 Rb4 62. d6 Be6+ 63. Ke3 Rb1 64. Bc3 Rd1 65. Ra8+ Kh7 66. Rxa3 Bxg4 67.
Ra6 Bxh5 68. Ba5 Bg4 69. Bc7 c4 70. Rc6 Be6 71. Rc5 Rd3+ 72. Ke4 g5 73. Bd8 Kg6
74. Be7 h5 75. Ra5 h4 76. Ra6 Bd5# 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "7.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexey Sarana"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 a6 7. g4 Nfd7 8. g5
Nc6 9. Bg2 Be7 10. h4 Qc7 11. Be3 Nde5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. b3 d5 14. Na4 O-O 15.
f4 Nd7 16. O-O Bb7 17. c4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 c5 19. Qf3 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Rad8 21. Rad1
Nb6 22. Nb2 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Kf2 h6 26. Ke2 hxg5 27. hxg5 a5
28. Bd2 Nd7 29. Nd3 g6 30. Bc3 Bf8 31. Ne5 Bg7 32. Qd3 Bxe5 33. Bxe5 Qc8 34. Bc3
Qc7 35. Qh3 Kf8 36. Qf3 Ke7 37. Kd3 Qd6+ 38. Kc2 Qa6 39. a4 Nb8 40. Bf6+ Ke8 41.
Qh1 Nc6 42. Qh8+ Kd7 43. Qf8 Nb4+ 44. Kb2 Qc6 45. Qd8# 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Pavel Ponkratov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Na5 5. Qf3 Nxc4 6. dxc4 d6 7. h3 Be6 8. b3
Nd7 9. Nge2 Be7 10. Ng3 Bg5 11. Nh5 Rg8 12. Qg3 Bxc1 13. Rxc1 g6 14. f4 f6 15.
Qf3 gxh5 16. Qxh5+ Bf7 17. Qxh7 Rxg2 18. Kf1 Rg8 19. Rg1 Rxg1+ 20. Kxg1 Qe7 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. Nxf6+ gxf6 8.
d3 Nd7 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nh4 h5 11. Bg2 Qc7 12. Bd2 O-O-O 13. O-O-O e5 14. Nxg6 fxg6
15. Be4 hxg4 16. hxg4 Rg8 17. Rh7 Qd6 18. Kb1 Qe6 19. Be3 f5 20. Bg2 Nf6 21.
Rhh1 Kb8 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Bh3 Bd6 24. Qf3 Ng4 25. Bxg4 Rxg4 26. Rh5 Rf8 27.
Rdh1 e4 28. Qe2 exd3 29. Bxa7+ Kxa7 30. Qxe6 dxc2+ 31. Kxc2 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Santosh Gujrathi Vidit"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Qc2 Nxc3 7. dxc3 a5 8.
e4 Bc5 9. h3 O-O 10. Bb5 Qf6 11. Bg5 Qg6 12. g4 Be6 13. O-O-O f6 14. Be3 Bxe3+
15. fxe3 Qf7 16. Qe2 a4 17. Rhf1 Qe7 18. Kb1 Na5 19. Nd2 Qc5 20. Rfe1 Nb3 21.
Nxb3 axb3 22. h4 c6 23. Bd3 Rad8 24. Kc1 b5 25. Rd2 Rd7 26. Red1 Rfd8 27. g5
fxg5 28. hxg5 g6 29. Qf2 Rf8 30. Qg3 Rdf7 31. Be2 Rf2 32. Bc4 Qxc4 33. Rxf2 Qxe4
34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Qf2+ Bf5 36. Kd2 Ke7 37. Ke1 Qg4 38. Qh2 Ke6 39. Qf2 Qxg5 40.
Qf3 Qg1+ 41. Kd2 Qh2+ 42. Ke1 e4 43. Qf4 Qg1+ 44. Kd2 Qg2+ 45. Ke1 Qh1+ 46. Kd2
Qf3 47. Ke1 Qxf4 48. exf4 h5 49. Kf2 h4 50. Rd8 h3 51. Rh8 Kd5 52. Ke3 Kc4 53.
Rh6 Kd5 54. Rh4 Kd6 55. Rh6 Kc5 56. Rh4 Kd5 57. Rh6 Ke6 58. Rh4 Kf6 59. Kf2 Kg7
60. Kg3 Kg8 61. Kf2 Kg7 62. Kg3 c5 63. Kf2 c4 64. Kg3 Bd7 65. Kf2 Be6 66. Ke3
Bf5 67. Kf2 Kg8 68. Kg3 Kg7 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "11.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 Ba7 8. Re1
b5 9. Bc2 d6 10. h3 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. dxe5 Bxe3 14. exf6 Bxd2 15.
Qxd2 Qxf6 16. a4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. f4 Qe7 19. e5 dxe5 20. Rxe5 Qf6 21. axb5
Rxe5 22. fxe5 Qb6+ 23. Qd4 Qxd4+ 24. cxd4 axb5 25. Rxa8+ Bxa8 26. b4 Bd5 27. g3 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "12.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 b5 12. b3 Rc8 13. bxc4 bxc4 14. Qxc4 Bd5
15. Qxa6 c5 16. Qd3 cxd4 17. Qxd4 h6 18. Be3 Qa5 19. Qa7 Bb4 20. Qxa5 Bxa5 21.
h3 Ra8 22. Bd4 Rfd8 23. Nf1 Rdc8 24. Ne3 Be4 25. Ne5 Nxe5 26. Bxe5 Bxg2 27. Kxg2
Ne4 28. Rdc1 f6 29. Rxc8+ Rxc8 30. Bb2 Bb6 31. Rc1 Rb8 32. Ba3 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "13.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yangyi Yu"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 g6 5. Qf3 Nf6 6. Nge2 d6 7. d3 Bg4 8. Qg3
Be6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Qh4 hxg5 11. Qxh8+ Ke7 12. Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. Bxe6 Kxe6 14. Na4
Bb4+ 15. c3 Ba5 16. b4 Bb6 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. f3 d5 19. O-O-O b5 20. Rhe1 d4 21.
cxd4 Nxd4 22. Nxd4+ Rxd4 23. a3 Nd7 24. Kd2 Nb6 25. Ke2 c6 26. Rh1 Na4 27. Rc1
Nb2 28. Rc3 Na4 29. Rc2 Rd8 30. h4 Rh8 31. g3 Nb6 32. Ke3 gxh4 33. Rxh4 Ra8 34.
Ra2 Nd7 35. f4 Nb6 36. Rh6 Kf6 37. Rh7 Nd7 38. d4 exd4+ 39. Kxd4 Nb6 40. Kc3 Ke6
41. g4 Nc4 42. f5+ Kf6 43. g5+ Kxg5 44. Rxf7 Nd6 45. Rg2+ Kf4 46. fxg6+ Nxf7 47.
gxf7 Rf8 48. Kd4 Rd8+ 49. Kc5 Rf8 50. Kd6 Kf3 51. Rg7 Kxe4 52. Ke7 Rxf7+ 53.
Rxf7 Kd5 54. Kd8 b6 55. Kc7 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "14.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 d4 6. Bd3 Nh6 7. Be4 Bd7 8. d3 Be7
9. O-O Qc7 10. cxd4 cxd4 11. Na3 Nf5 12. Qe2 h5 13. Bd2 Rc8 14. Rac1 a6 15. Nc4
O-O 16. Bxf5 exf5 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. fxg5 g6 19. Nd6 Rcd8 20. a4 Qb6 21. b4 Be6
22. b5 axb5 23. axb5 Nxe5 24. Qxe5 Rxd6 25. Ba5 Qxa5 26. Qxd6 Qxb5 27. Qxd4 Qa5
28. h4 b5 29. Ra1 Qc7 30. Ra7 Qg3 31. Rf3 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Rc8 33. Rb7 Kh7 34. Rxb5
Rc1 35. Rb8 Bc8 36. Qf2 Qh1+ 37. Kg3 Qd1 38. Qe3 Rc2 39. Kh2 Re2 40. Qd4 Qd2 41.
Qg1 Be6 42. Rb5 Bd7 43. Rc5 Be6 44. Kh1 Qb4 45. Rc1 Qxh4+ 46. Qh2 Qxg5 47. Rg1
Bd5 48. Rg3 Qf4 49. Rh3 Bxg2+ 50. Rxg2 Re1+ 51. Rg1 Qc1 52. Rxh5+ Kg7 53. Rh7+
Kg8 54. Rh8+ Kg7 55. Qh7+ Kf6 56. Qh4+ 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "15.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxim Matlakov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 c5 12. Qe2 a6 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Bxc3 15.
Rxc3 Ne4 16. Rc2 b5 17. Bd3 Bb7 18. Rfc1 Nf6 19. e4 Qb6 20. Rc3 a5 21. bxa5 Rxa5
22. Rb3 Qa7 23. Rc2 Ra4 24. Rxb5 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Qd3 Ra4 27. Qb3 Nd5 28.
h3 Ra3 29. Qc4 Ra8 30. Rbb2 Qa4 31. Qc5 Qf4 32. Rc4 Qf6 33. Rcc2 Nf4 34. Ne1
R3a5 35. Qb4 Re5 36. Nf3 Nxh3+ 37. Kf1 Rf5 38. Qe4 Rf8 39. Rb3 Ng5 40. Nxg5 Qxg5
41. g3 Re5 42. Qf3 Rf5 43. Qe4 Qg6 44. Qe3 Rh5 45. Qd3 Qg4 46. Kg1 Qh3 47. Qf3
Rd8 48. Rc1 Qh2+ 49. Kf1 Qh1+ 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "16.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bc5 8.
Be2 Qe7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Kh1 Rfd8 13. Ne1 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 b5
15. Be3 b4 16. cxb4 Nxb4 17. Rc1 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Rd6 19. Rc4 Rc6 20. d4 exd4 21.
exd4 Re6 22. Qd2 Rb8 23. a3 Na6 24. Nf3 Rxe4 25. Ne5 Qxa3 26. Qc2 Qe3 27. Ra4
Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Qxd4 29. Nc6 Qb2 30. Qc4 Qb3 31. Qxa6 Re8 32. Ne7+ Kf8 33. Nf5 Qe6
34. Qxa7 Qe5 35. Qf2 f6 36. Qc2 g6 37. Nh4 Re7 38. Nf3 Qe4 39. Qc5 Qe3 40. Qc4
Qe2 41. Qc1 Qe3 42. Qa1 Kg7 43. Re1 Qc5 44. Rxe7+ Qxe7 45. Qc3 c5 46. Qc4 Qd6
47. Qe2 h5 48. Nd2 h4 49. Nc4 Qd4 50. Qe7+ Kh6 51. Qe2 Kg5 52. Nd2 Kh6 53. Nf3
Qf4 54. Qc2 c4 55. Nd2 Qf2 56. Qc3 Qe1+ 57. Kh2 Kg7 58. Qd4 Qg3+ 59. Kg1 Qe1+
60. Kh2 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "17.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bc5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Re1 h6 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. d3 Re8 12. d4 Bg4 13. dxc5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 e4
15. Bf4 exf3 16. Bf1 Re7 17. Re1 Rd7 18. Red1 Re7 19. Re1 Rd7 20. Bb5 Rc8 21.
Ba4 Rd5 22. Rxb7 Rxc5 23. Bb3 Na5 24. Rxa7 Nxb3 25. cxb3 Rxc3 26. h4 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "18.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "162"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. g4 Rc8 11. f4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Bg2 Qa5 14. Kb1 e5 15.
Be3 exf4 16. Bxf4 Rfe8 17. Rhe1 Nd7 18. Nd5 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 Ne5 20. b3 h6 21. Red1
Kh7 22. g5 hxg5 23. Bxg5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Bf8 25. h4 Rc3 26. Bf4 Ng4 27. R1d3 Rc6
28. c4 Ne5 29. Rd1 b6 30. Bh3 Rc7 31. Rh1 Rc5 32. h5 Rxd5 33. cxd5 gxh5 34. Bf5+
Kg8 35. Rxh5 Nd3 36. Bg3 Nc5 37. Rh4 Be7 38. Rg4+ Kh8 39. e5 dxe5 40. Bxe5+ f6
41. Bc7 Nb7 42. Rh4+ Kg7 43. Rg4+ Kf8 44. Bf4 Bc5 45. Bh6+ Ke7 46. Rg7+ Kd6 47.
Rxb7 Kxd5 48. Rd7+ Ke5 49. Bh7 a5 50. Kc2 Ke6 51. Rb7 Rd8 52. Bd3 f5 53. Bc4+
Kf6 54. Bd2 Rf8 55. Bc3+ Kg6 56. Rg7+ Kh5 57. Be2+ Kh6 58. Rg3 Rf7 59. Bf3 f4
60. Rh3+ Kg5 61. Rh5+ Kg6 62. Rd5 Re7 63. Bd2 Be3 64. Bxe3 Rxe3 65. Rd3 Re6 66.
Kd2 Kg5 67. Rd8 Re3 68. Ba8 Rh3 69. Rg8+ Kf5 70. Bg2 Rh6 71. Kc3 Rd6 72. a4 Ke5
73. Re8+ Kf5 74. Kc4 Kg4 75. Rg8+ Kf5 76. Bd5 Ke5 77. Re8+ Kf6 78. Kd4 Kf5 79.
Rf8+ Kg4 80. Ke5 Rg6 81. Rg8 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "19.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O
a6 9. a4 b6 10. Bxc4 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nh5 12. Bg3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Bb4 14. Rfd1 Nf6 15.
Na2 Bd6 16. Nc3 Bb4 17. Na2 Bd6 18. Nc3 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "20.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Zubov"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. a3 O-O 10. b4 Bb6 11. Bb2 Ne4 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Na4 Bc7 14. Nd4 Re8 15. c4
Ne5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Nc3 Nc4 19. Bxe4 Nxb2 20. Qxd5+ Qxd5 21.
Bxd5+ Kf8 22. Rab1 Be5 23. Rxb2 Bxc3 24. Rc2 Bd4 25. Bxb7 Rad8 26. Kg2 g5 27.
Bf3 Rd6 28. Rd1 Red8 29. a4 Ke7 30. a5 Kf6 31. b5 h6 32. Rc7 Ke5 33. Re1+ Kf6
34. Ree7 Re6 35. Rf7+ Ke5 36. Bg4 Rf6 37. Rxf6 Kxf6 38. b6 axb6 39. axb6 Rd6 40.
b7 Rb6 41. Rc6+ 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[Round "21.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rauf Mamedov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Bg5 f6 10. Be3 Nh6 11. Bb3 Qe7 12. h3 Nd8 13. Qe2 Nhf7 14. Nbd2 O-O 15.
Rad1 Kh8 16. Ne1 Ne6 17. Nd3 Rfe8 18. Nb4 f5 19. Nd5 Qf8 20. f3 Rad8 21. Rfe1
Nd6 22. Bf2 Bb5 23. c4 Bc6 24. a4 Bxd5 25. exd5 Nd4 26. Qd3 b6 27. Ba2 Nb7 28.
Nb3 Nxb3 29. Qxb3 a5 30. Qb5 e4 31. fxe4 Nd6 32. Qc6 Nxe4 33. Qxc7 Rc8 34. Qxb6
Rb8 35. Qa7 Rxb2 36. Bd4 Rxa2 37. Bxg7+ Qxg7 38. Qxg7+ Kxg7 39. c5 Rxa4 40. d6
Rc4 41. Rd5 Nxd6 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship (Tiebreaks)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.30"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3 a6 8. Ba4 b5
9. Bc2 h6 10. Re1 Re8 11. b4 Bb6 12. a4 Bd7 13. Nbd2 Ne7 14. Nf1 a5 15. bxa5
Rxa5 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Ng6 18. axb5 Rxb5 19. Ba4 Rb8 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Qc2
Nf4 22. Kh2 Qb5 23. Red1 Qb2 24. Ra2 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 Rb3 26. g3 Ne6 27. Nd2 Rb7
28. Ndc4 Ra8 29. Kg2 Ra4 30. f3 Nd7 31. d4 f6 32. h4 h5 33. Kf2 Kf8 34. Rdd2 Rb1
35. d5 Nec5 36. Ra2 Rc1 37. Rdc2 Kf7 38. Ke2 Rxc2+ 39. Rxc2 g6 40. Rb2 f5 41.
exf5 gxf5 42. f4 exf4 43. gxf4 Nf6 44. Rb8 Nxd5 45. Nxd6+ cxd6 46. Nxd5 Ke6 47.
Nb4 Ne4 48. Kd3 Ra3 49. Rc8 Kd7 50. Rh8 Nxc3 51. Rh7+ Ke6 52. Rh6+ Kf7 53. Kc4
Ne2 54. Nd5 Nxf4 55. Nxf4 Ra4+ 56. Kd5 Rxf4 57. Rxh5 Kg6 58. Rh8 Re4 59. h5+ Kg5
60. h6 Rh4 61. h7 Kg6 62. Kxd6 Rxh7 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship (Tiebreaks)"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[EventDate "2019.12.30"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. dxc5 Qxc5 8.
c4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rfd1 Nbd7 14. Ba6 Nc5
15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Ne5 Ncd7 17. Qf3 Qa6 18. Nc6 Kh8 19. Nc4 Qxa2 20. g4 Nc5 21.
Nd6 Nb3 22. Rc2 Qa4 23. Rc4 Qa6 24. g5 Nd7 25. Rh4 Nbc5 26. Nxf7+ Rxf7 27. Qxf7
Qe2 28. Rxd7 Nxd7 29. Qxd7 Rf8 30. Rf4 1-0


[Event "Online 3 0 blitz"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2020.??.??"]
[EventDate "2020.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dmitrij Kollars"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Source "https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2020/08/jerome-gambit-gm-vs-gm"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 7.Qf5+ Kd6 8.f4 Qh4+ 9.g3 Qf6 10.fxe5+ Qxe5 11.Qxe5+ Kxe5 12.b4 Bd4 13.c3 Bb6 14.d4+ Ke6 15.Bb2 a5 16.d5+ Kf7 17.Rf1+ Kg6 18.Nd2 Nf6 19.Nf3 Re8 20.e5 h6 21.O-O-O Ng4 22.Rde1 axb4 23.cxb4 Ne3 24.Nh4+ Kh7 25.Rf7 Kg8 26.e6 dxe6 27.Rxg7+ Kf8 28.Ng6# 1-0


[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.18"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Qc8
13. Re1 Ba6 14. Bc2 Re8 15. Rc1 axb4 16. axb4 bxc5 17. bxc5
Bd8 18. Ra1 Bc7 19. Qd2 e5 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5
22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Qd4 Re8 24. e4 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4
Rd8 27. Qc3 Rd5 28. Rea4 Bb7 29. Rxa8 Bxa8 30. Qa5 Bb7 31. Qb6
g6 32. Be4 Rd7 33. Bf3 h5 34. Re1 Qd8 35. Qxd8+ Rxd8 36. Re7
Ba6 37. Bxc6 Rc8 38. Re8+ Rxe8 39. Bxe8 Kf8 40. Bc6 h4 41. f4
Ke7 42. Kf2 f6 43. Ke3 Ke6 44. Be4 g5 45. Kd4 gxf4 46. Bd5+
Ke7 47. Ke4 Bc8 48. Kxf4 Bd7 49. g3 hxg3 50. Kxg3 Kf8 51. h4
Kg7 52. Kf4 Kh6 53. Bf3 Kg7 54. Ke4 Bc6+ 55. Ke3 Bb5 56. Kd4
Kf7 57. Kd5 Ke7 58. Bg4 Bd3 59. c6 f5 60. Bf3 Bb5 61. c7 Kd7
62. Ke5 f4 63. h5 Bc4 64. h6 Bg8 65. Bd5 Bh7 66. Be4 Bg8
67. Kxf4 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.18"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. a4 Rb8 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. d4 Bxd4 10. Qxd4 d6 11. f4 Nc6
12. Qc3 Ne7 13. axb5 axb5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Qf3 Nc5 16. Ba2 O-O
17. Be3 Bb7 18. Qh3 Ne4 19. Nc3 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Bd5 21. f5 Bxa2
22. Rxa2 dxe5 23. f6 gxf6 24. Bh6 Re8 25. Ra6 Rb6 26. Rxb6
cxb6 27. Qg3+ Ng6 28. h4 f5 29. h5 f4 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Qg4
Qc8 32. Qh4 Qc5+ 33. Kh2 Qd6 34. Bg5 f5 35. Rf3 e4 36. Rh3 f3+
37. Bf4 Qd7 38. Qh8+ Kf7 39. Rh7+ Ke6 40. Qe5# 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.18"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O Qc8
13. Qc2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Qb7 15. Qc2 Rfc8 16. Rfb1 axb4 17. axb4
Bd8 18. Qc1 Bc7 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Ra1 Qb7
22. Ra3 Ne8 23. Ne2 Rxa3 24. Qxa3 Nc7 25. Nf4 Qa6 26. Qxa6
Nxa6 27. Nd3 f6 28. Nd2 Kf7 29. f4 Nc7 30. Kf2 Nb5 31. Kf3 Nc3
32. g4 g5 33. f5 e5 34. Nc1 e4+ 35. Kf2 Ke7 36. Nf1 Na4
37. Ke2 Nb2 38. Kd2 Nc4+ 39. Kc3 Nb8 40. Nb3 Na6 41. cxb6 Nxb6
42. Na5 Kd7 43. Ng3 Kc7 44. Nh5 Nd7 45. Nb3 Kd8 46. Nc5 Nab8
47. b5 cxb5 48. Kb4 Nc6+ 49. Kxb5 Na7+ 50. Ka6 Nxc5+ 51. Kxa7
Nb3 52. Kb6 Kd7 53. Nxf6+ Kd6 54. Ne8+ Kd7 55. Nc7 Nxd4
56. exd4 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.18"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Be7
7. f4 Nc6 8. Qf3 e5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bc4 Ng4 11. Bd2 exf4
12. Bxf4 O-O 13. O-O Bf6 14. Bb3 Re8 15. Rad1 Ne5 16. Qg3 Ba6
17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Bxe8 Qb6+ 20. Qf2 Rxe8
21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Rf7 h6 23. Rc7 c5 24. Rc6 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 Bxc3
26. bxc3 Rxe4 27. Rxb6 Bc4 28. a4 Re2 29. Rbxd6 Rxc2 30. Ra1
Rxc3 31. a5 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.18"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Be7
7. Be2 Nc6 8. f4 O-O 9. Nb3 a6 10. a4 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Bf3
Nd7 13. g4 Na5 14. g5 Nc4 15. Bc1 e5 16. Be2 Rc8 17. h4 exf4
18. Rxf4 Nde5 19. Nd5 Ng6 20. Rf2 Bxd5 21. exd5 Nxh4 22. Qd4
Bxg5 23. Bxc4 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 Qg5+ 25. Kf1 Nf5 26. Rxf5 Qxf5+
27. Kg2 Qg5+ 28. Kf3 Qf5+ 29. Kg2 Qg5+ 30. Kf3 Qf5+ 31. Ke2
Rfe8+ 32. Kd2 Re4 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.20"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. d5 d6
7. O-O e6 8. Nc3 exd5 9. cxd5 Bg4 10. Nd2 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Na6
12. Rd1 Re8 13. Nc4 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Rxe4 15. a4 Nc7 16. Bd2 Qd7
17. Qd3 f5 18. Bc3 Rd8 19. f3 Ree8 20. Be1 Qe7 21. Bg3 Bf6
22. Rac1 b6 23. Be1 Bg5 24. Bd2 Bf6 25. b4 Qd7 26. b5 Qf7
27. Be1 Qe7 28. Rb1 f4 29. e4 Bd4+ 30. Kh1 Rb8 31. Bc3 Bxc3
32. Qxc3 Qf8 33. a5 bxa5 34. Qxa5 Rb7 35. e5 dxe5 36. d6 Na8
37. Nxe5 Nb6 38. d7 Rd8 39. Rd2 Qf5 40. Re1 Kg7 41. Qc3 Qxd7
42. Nxd7+ 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.20"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bxc4 a6 11. Ne5 Ncd7
12. Be2 Bb4 13. Bf3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Qxd5
Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Be6 18. Rfd1 Qc8 19. e4 Qc4 20. Qd4 Rac8 21. Rd3
f5 22. exf5 Rxf5 23. Be5 Qxd4 24. Bxd4 Re8 25. Re3 Bd7
26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. Re1 Bc6 28. f3 Kf7 29. Be5 Kg8 30. Kf2 Rf7
31. Bd4 Rf5 32. Re7 Rf7 33. Re5 Rf8 34. Rg5 g6 35. Kg3 Rf5
36. Rxf5 gxf5 37. Kf4 Bd7 38. Kg5 Kf7 39. c4 Be6 40. a4 Bd7
41. a5 Bc8 42. c5 Bd7 43. Bc3 Bc8 44. Bb2 Bd7 45. h3 Bb5
46. Kxf5 Bf1 47. g4 Bxh3 48. Kg5 Bf1 49. f4 Be2 50. f5 Bd1
51. Bd4 Be2 52. Kf4 Bd1 53. Be5 Be2 54. Bc7 Bd1 55. Bd8 Be2
56. g5 Bd3 57. Ke5 Bc2 58. Bc7 Bd3 59. Kf4 Bc2 60. Be5 Bd3
61. Bd4 Bc2 62. Bf2 Bd3 63. Bh4 Bc2 64. Ke5 Bb1 65. Bf2 Bc2
66. Be3 Bb1 67. f6 Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.20"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bf5
7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. Bd3 Bb4 11. Ne2 O-O
12. O-O Rc8 13. Rac1 h6 14. h3 b5 15. Qb1 Nc4 16. Rfd1 Qa5
17. Be5 Be7 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nf4 Rfc8 21. Nd3
b4 22. Ne2 Rxc1 23. Nexc1 Ba4 24. Nb3 Bxb3 25. axb3 Qb5
26. Rd2 Rc6 27. Qd1 Be7 28. Rc2 Bd6 29. Qc1 Rxc2 30. Qxc2 g6
31. g4 Kg7 32. Kg2 Qb7 33. f4 a5 34. h4 Qc7 35. Qf2 f5 36. g5
h5 37. Qe2 Kf7 38. Qd2 Ke7 39. Ne1 Qc6 40. Qd1 Kd7 41. Nd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.20"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 Ne7 10. Bb3 Ng6 11. Ng3 Re8
12. h3 Be6 13. Ba4 c6 14. d4 Bb6 15. Bc2 Bc7 16. Bd2 Qe7
17. a4 Rad8 18. Bd3 Qf8 19. Qc2 Nf4 20. Bf1 Ng6 21. c4 c5
22. d5 Bd7 23. Qc1 Kh8 24. Ra3 Ra8 25. Bd3 Bd8 26. Bc2 Nh7
27. Nf5 Ra6 28. g3 Ne7 29. g4 Ng6 30. Kh2 Bf6 31. Rg1 Nf4
32. Bxf4 exf4 33. Qxf4 Ng5 34. Ra2 g6 35. Ng3 Qe7 36. b3 Kg7
37. Kg2 h5 38. Rh1 Nxf3 39. Qxf3 hxg4 40. hxg4 Qe5 41. Bd1
Raa8 42. Re2 Rh8 43. Ree1 Qg5 44. Be2 Be5 45. Reg1 Rae8
46. Rxh8 Rxh8 47. Rh1 Rxh1 48. Nxh1 f5 49. exf5 gxf5 50. Ng3
fxg4 51. Qe4 Qg6 52. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.22"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O Qc8
13. Na4 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 b5 15. Nc3 Qb7 16. Nd2 Bd8 17. Nb3 a4
18. Nd2 Bc7 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. f4 Kh8 21. Rae1 Rad8 22. g4 Ng8
23. Nf3 Ne7 24. Re2 f6 25. e4 Ng6 26. exd5 Nxf4 27. d6 Qxd6
28. cxd6 Nxd3 29. Nh4 Rfe8 30. Rd2 g5 31. Ng2 Nf4 32. Nxf4
gxf4 33. Rxf4 e5 34. dxe5 Rxe5 35. Ne4 Kg7 36. Ng3 c5 37. Nf5+
Kh7 38. bxc5 Rxc5 39. Kg2 Ne5 40. Rfd4 Rc3 41. Rd5 Rxa3
42. Rxb5 Rd7 43. Rc2 Rb3 44. Ra5 a3 45. Rc7 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.22"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. d4 Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. Qc2 c5
7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 e5 9. Nf5 d4 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. b3 Nc6
12. a3 e4 13. Bg5 Bf5 14. Nd2 Rfe8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. e3 Bg6
17. b4 d3 18. Qc3 f5 19. c5 Ne5 20. f3 exf3 21. Bxf3 Nxf3+
22. Rxf3 Bh5 23. Rf2 Qe5 24. Qxe5 Rxe5 25. Nc4 Re4 26. Nd6
Rxe3 27. Nxf5 Re5 28. g4 Bg6 29. Rd1 h5 30. h3 hxg4 31. hxg4
Re4 32. Rxd3 Rxg4+ 33. Kf1 Kf8 34. Rd7 a5 35. Nh6 Rg3 36. Nxf7
Ke8 37. Rxb7 Bxf7 38. Rbxf7 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.22"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "186"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O Qc8
13. Re1 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Qb7 15. Reb1 axb4 16. axb4 Rfc8 17. Nd2
Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Ra8 19. Qb1 Bd8 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Qa2 Qb7
22. Qa4 b5 23. Qa3 Ne8 24. e4 dxe4 25. Ncxe4 Ndf6 26. Nd6 Nxd6
27. cxd6 Nd5 28. Bg3 Bb6 29. Nb3 f6 30. Nc5 Bxc5 31. dxc5 e5
32. f3 Kf7 33. Be1 Nf4 34. Qa2+ Ne6 35. Bd2 Qd7 36. h4 h5
37. Be3 Kg8 38. Qc2 Nf8 39. Qe4 Qc8 40. g4 hxg4 41. fxg4 Qa6
42. g5 Kf7 43. gxf6 gxf6 44. Bf2 Qb7 45. h5 Qd7 46. Kh2 Kg7
47. Be3 Qc8 48. h6+ Kh8 49. Kg3 Qd7 50. Kg2 Qc8 51. Kh2 Qd7
52. Kg3 Qc8 53. Qg4 Qb7 54. Qf5 Qf7 55. Bf2 Nd7 56. Qe4 f5
57. Qh4 Nf6 58. Kh3 Kh7 59. Bg3 f4 60. Bf2 Qe6+ 61. Kg2 Qf5
62. Kh2 Kg6 63. Qh3 Qxh3+ 64. Kxh3 Kxh6 65. Bh4 Nd7 66. Kg4
Kg6 67. Bg5 f3 68. Bh4 Kf7 69. Kxf3 Ke6 70. Ke4 Nb8 71. Be7
Na6 72. Bg5 Nxb4 73. Be3 Nd5 74. Bd2 Nf6+ 75. Kd3 Kd5 76. Be3
Ke6 77. Bd2 Nd7 78. Be3 Kd5 79. Bf2 b4 80. Bg1 e4+ 81. Kc2 Kc4
82. Kb2 Ne5 83. Bf2 Nd7 84. Bg1 b3 85. Bf2 Kd3 86. Kxb3 e3
87. Be1 Nxc5+ 88. Kb4 Nd7 89. Ka5 Kc4 90. Bg3 Kb3 91. Ka6 c5
92. Kb5 c4 93. Kc6 Nf8 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.22"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "27"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. b4 Qxb4 5. Rb1 Qd6 6. d4
Qd8 7. Bc4 Nf6 8. Nf3 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Re1 c5
12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Be6 14. Nxf7 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.25"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7
7. Qg4 cxd4 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7 10. Qd3 dxc3 11. Nf3 b6
12. h4 Ba6 13. Qd4 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 Nd7 15. h5 Rc8 16. h6 Qc4+
17. Qxc4 Rxc4 18. Bg5 Rh8 19. g3 Rh7 20. Kg2 Nc6 21. Rae1 b5
22. Bf6 Nxf6 23. exf6 Rg4 24. Rh5 Rg6 25. Rxd5 Rxf6 26. Rc5
Ne7 27. Rxb5 Rfxh6 28. Rb8+ Kd7 29. Ne5+ Kc7 30. Reb1 Nc6
31. R8b7+ Kd6 32. Nxf7+ Rxf7 33. Rxf7 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.25"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Bd3 Qc8
13. O-O Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qc2 Qb7 16. Rab1 axb4 17. axb4
Rfa8 18. Rfc1 b5 19. Qb2 Ne4 20. Ra1 Qa7 21. Rxa6 Qxa6
22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Nd2 f5 24. Nb3 Nf6 25. Bd6 Bd8 26. Ra1 Qb7
27. Ra3 Ra4 28. Qa2 Qa7 29. Rxa4 Qxa4 30. Qxa4 bxa4 31. Nc1
Nd5 32. Na2 g5 33. g3 Kf7 34. Kf1 Bc7 35. Bxc7 Nxc7 36. Ke2
Nd5 37. Kd2 h5 38. Nc3 a3 39. Kc2 Nxb4+ 40. Kb3 Nd3 41. Nd1 h4
42. gxh4 gxh4 43. Kxa3 Ke7 44. Kb3 Ne1 45. Nc3 Nd3 46. Nd1 f4
47. exf4 Nxf4 48. Nc3 Nxh3 49. Nxe4 Nf4 50. Kc2 h3 51. Ng3 Kf6
52. Kd2 Kg5 53. Ke3 Kg4 54. Nf1 Nd5+ 55. Ke4 Nc3+ 56. Ke3 Nd1+
57. Ke2 Nb2 58. Ke3 Nc4+ 59. Kd3 Kf3 60. Kxc4 Kxf2 61. Nh2 Kg2
62. Ng4 Kg3 63. Ne3 Kf3 64. Nf1 Kf2 65. Nh2 Kg2 66. Ng4 Kg3
67. Ne3 Kf3 68. Nf1 Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.25"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O a6 6. c4 e5
7. d3 g6 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. a3 O-O 10. b4 h6 11. Rb1 Qc7 12. Bd2 b6
13. Ne1 Nb8 14. Nc2 Nc6 15. bxc5 bxc5 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Ne3
Ra7 18. Ncd5 Nh5 19. Rb6 Qd7 20. Rb8 Rb7 21. Nb6 Qe6 22. Rxc8
Rxc8 23. Nxc8 Qxc8 24. Nd5 Kh7 25. Qa4 Rb2 26. Bc3 Rb8 27. Bd2
Nf6 28. Nc3 Nd7 29. Qc2 h5 30. Rb1 Bh6 31. Be1 Nf8 32. Nd5 Ne6
33. Bc3 Nf4 34. Nxf4 Bxf4 35. Rxb8 Qxb8 36. Qb2 Qxb2 37. Bxb2
Kg7 38. h3 Kf6 39. Bc3 Bc1 40. a4 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.25"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf6
12. Be2 Bf5 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qd4 Qd6 15. Rd1 Rfd8 16. Qd2 Nb3
17. Qc3 Qb6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Rac8 21. g4
Rc1+ 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Be6 24. f4 f5 25. gxf5 Bxf5
26. Bb3 Kf8 27. O-O d4 28. Rd1 d3 29. Kf2 Rd6 30. Kf3 Rb6
31. Bd5 Rxb2 32. e4 Bd7 33. Rxd3 Rxh2 34. Rd4 Rh3+ 35. Kf2
Rxa3 36. Bxb7 Ra2+ 37. Ke3 Ra3+ 38. Kd2 Ra2+ 39. Kc3 Ke7
40. Bd5 Ra3+ 41. Kd2 Ra4 42. Rd3 Be6 43. Ba8 Ra2+ 44. Ke3 Rb2
45. f5 Bf7 46. Kf4 g6 47. Ra3 gxf5 48. Rxa7+ Kf8 49. exf5 Rb4+
50. Kg5 Rb6 51. Be4 h6+ 52. Kg4 Rb4 53. Kf3 h5 54. Ke3 Bb3
55. Rh7 Ba2 56. Rxh5 Bb1 57. Bd5 Kg7 58. Be6 Kf6 59. Bd7 Ke5
60. Bc8 Rb3+ 61. Kf2 Rb8 62. Bd7 Rd8 63. Be6 Bxf5 64. Bxf5 Rf8
65. Ke3 Rxf5 66. Rxf5+ Kxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.27"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h4 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ne5
Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Qd5 14. Be2 Ba6 15. O-O Bxe2 16. Qxe2 axb4
17. axb4 bxc5 18. bxc5 Bxc5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. dxc5 Qe5
21. Rad1 Ra5 22. Rd4 Kh8 23. g3 Rxc5 24. Rb1 Rd5 25. Rc4 c5
26. Qc2 f5 27. Ra4 Rfd8 28. Rb7 R5d7 29. Ra8 Rxb7 30. Rxd8+
Kg7 31. Kg2 Rc7 32. Qa4 Qf6 33. Qe8 Kh6 34. Rd6 Kg7 35. Qb8
Rf7 36. Rc6 Rd7 37. Rc8 Kh6 38. Rxc5 Rg7 39. Rc6 Re7 40. Rc8
Rf7 41. Re8 Re7 42. Qd8 Rf7 43. Qd6 Kh5 44. Rxe6 Qg7 45. Qf4
Rf6 46. g4+ Kxh4 47. g5+ 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.27"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6
7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Nc4 Qa6
12. Bf4 Nb6 13. Bd6 Rfe8 14. Nfd2 Rad8 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. e3
Nxc4 17. Nxc4 Be4 18. Rfc1 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 c5 20. dxc5 Qc6+
21. Kg1 Qxc5 22. Qa3 Rc7 23. Qxc5 Rxc5 24. Nd6 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1
g5 26. Rc8 Rxc8 27. Nxc8 a6 28. Nd6 b5 29. Nb7 Kf8 30. Nc5 a5
31. Nb3 a4 32. Nd4 b4 33. Nc6 a3 34. b3 Nd5 35. f3 Nxe3
36. Nxb4 Nd1 37. Kf1 Nc3 38. Ke1 Ke7 39. Kd2 Nb5 40. Kd3 e5
41. Nc2 Ke6 42. Kc4 Nd6+ 43. Kc5 h5 44. Nxa3 g4 45. fxg4 hxg4
46. Nc2 f5 47. Ne3 Ne4+ 48. Kc6 Nf6 49. a4 f4 50. Nf1 f3
51. a5 Nd5 52. Kc5 e4 53. Kd4 Kd6 54. Kxe4 Kc5 55. a6 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.27"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h4 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ne5
Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Qd5 14. Be2 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. O-O Rfa8
17. cxb6 Rxb6 18. Bc7 Rba6 19. Bxa5 Bxh4 20. Rc1 Be7 21. Rc3
Bd6 22. Qc2 h5 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Qe2 Rca8 25. Rc5 Bxc5 26. Rxc5
Qb3 27. Qxh5 f5 28. g3 Qxa3 29. Kg2 Rf8 30. Qe2 Qd3 31. Qxd3
exd3 32. Rc3 d2 33. Rd3 Kf7 34. Rxd2 Rh8 35. Rc2 g5 36. g4 Kg6
37. gxf5+ exf5 38. Rc5 Re8 39. Bc7 Rc8 40. Ba5 Re8 41. Bc7 Rc8
42. Ba5 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.27"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6
7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Nbd2 Rd8 11. Nc4 Qa6
12. Bd2 Nbd7 13. Rfc1 Be4 14. Bb4 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qa3
Qxa3 17. Bxa3 Rac8 18. Ne1 Kf8 19. Bxe4 Nfxe4 20. f3 Nf6
21. Kf2 Nd5 22. Ne3 Nxe3 23. Kxe3 a5 24. f4 Nd7 25. Bxe7+ Kxe7
26. Nd3 Nb6 27. Kf3 Nc4 28. a4 Rc6 29. b4 axb4 30. Nxb4 Rc7
31. a5 Rdc8 32. Kf2 Nd6 33. Rxc7+ Rxc7 34. a6 bxa6 35. Rxa6
Ne4+ 36. Ke3 Nc5 37. Rc6 Rxc6 38. Nxc6+ Kd6 39. Ne5 f6 40. Nf3
Nd7 41. Nd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.27"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O c4 11. Bc2 b5
12. b3 a5 13. bxc4 bxc4 14. Rb1 Bb4 15. h3 Ra6 16. Qe2 Nf6
17. Ne5 Be6 18. f3 Nd7 19. Ng4 Re8 20. Rfd1 Bxg4 21. hxg4 Bd6
22. Bxd6 Rxd6 23. Rb7 Nf8 24. Qf2 Rf6 25. Rdb1 Qd6 26. g5 Rfe6
27. e4 Qa3 28. e5 R6e7 29. R7b5 Qc3 30. Rxd5 Ne6 31. Ba4 Rf8
32. f4 g6 33. Rd6 Ng7 34. Bc2 Ne8 35. Rc6 Rd7 36. Rd1 Nc7
37. Be4 Rfd8 38. Qf3 Qxf3 39. Bxf3 Ne6 40. d5 Nxf4 41. d6 Nd3
42. Bg4 Ra7 43. d7 Kf8 44. Rxc4 Nb4 45. e6 fxe6 46. Bxe6 Ra6
47. Rc8 Ke7 48. Bg4 Ra8 49. Re1+ Kf7 50. Re8 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.29"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Nd7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc4 Re8 9. a4 a5 10. h4 b6 11. Be3 Bf8
12. g3 f6 13. Bd2 Nc5 14. Ne3 Ne6 15. h5 c5 16. Nh4 Nd4
17. Bc3 Bh3 18. Re1 Be6 19. Kg2 Qd7 20. b3 Rad8 21. Bxd4 cxd4
22. Nef5 Qc6 23. Rh1 Rd7 24. Kh2 Kf7 25. Qe2 Bd6 26. Raf1 Rg8
27. f4 Ke8 28. fxe5 Bxe5 29. Nf3 Kd8 30. Nxe5 fxe5 31. Rf2 Kc8
32. Rhf1 Kb7 33. Nh4 Qc5 34. Qd2 Rd6 35. Qg5 h6 36. Qe7 Rc6
37. Ng6 Bg4 38. Qxe5 Bxh5 39. Qxc5 Rxc5 40. Nf4 Bg4 41. Kg2
Rd8 42. Ng6 Rd6 43. Ne7 Re6 44. Nd5 Rec6 45. c4 dxc3 46. d4
Rxd5 47. exd5 Rd6 48. Rc1 Rxd5 49. Rf4 Bf5 50. g4 Bd7 51. Rxc3
g5 52. Re4 Rd6 53. Kf2 Bc6 54. Re7 Rxd4 55. Re6 Bd5 56. Rxh6
Rxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.29"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Qc1 Nbd7
12. Re1 Qe7 13. Nc3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bxf4 15. Qxf4 c6 16. a5 e5
17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Bg2 Rfe8 19. Red1 Rad8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Ra4
Qd6 22. h3 h6 23. Kh2 Qc5 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Re8 26. b4 Qd6
27. h4 h5 28. Bh3 g6 29. Rd4 Qe7 30. Qc1 Qf6 31. Rf4 Qd6
32. Qc3 Qd1 33. Qb2 Qe1 34. Kg2 Kh7 35. Bc8 Qd1 36. Rd4 Qa4
37. Re4 Qb5 38. Qd4 f6 39. f4 c5 40. Qd5 Rxc8 41. fxe5 f5
42. Rc4 Re8 43. e6 Qc6 44. Rxc5 Qxd5+ 45. Rxd5 Rxe6 46. Rd7+
Kh6 47. Rxb7 Rxe2+ 48. Kf3 Re4 49. Rb6 Kg7 50. Rxa6 Rxb4
51. Rb6 Ra4 52. a6 Rg4 53. a7 Ra4 54. Rb7+ Kf6 55. Ke3 g5
56. hxg5+ Kxg5 57. Kd3 Ra1 58. Kc4 f4 59. gxf4+ Kxf4 60. Rh7
Kg4 61. Kb5 h4 62. Kb6 h3 63. Kb7 Rxa7+ 64. Kxa7 Kg3 65. Rxh3+
Kxh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.29"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O
Nd7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Nc4 Re8 9. a4 a5 10. Be3 Bb4 11. Nfd2 b5
12. Na3 Ba6 13. f4 exf4 14. Rxf4 Bd6 15. Rf2 Qh4 16. h3 Nb6
17. axb5 cxb5 18. Qf3 f6 19. Nab1 a4 20. Nc3 Nd7 21. Qf5 Ne5
22. Nf3 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 Qg3 24. Qxg3 Bxg3 25. Rf3 Be5 26. Bf4
Bd4+ 27. Be3 Be5 28. Bf4 Bd4+ 29. Be3 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.29"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Qc1 Nbd7
12. Re1 Qe7 13. Nc3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bxf4 15. Qxf4 c6 16. a5 e5
17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Bg2 Rad8 19. Red1 h6 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Ra4
Ng6 22. Qb4 Qc7 23. Ra1 Ne7 24. Na4 Ned5 25. Qe1 Qe7 26. Rc1
Nc7 27. Nc5 Ne6 28. Nd3 Nd4 29. e3 Nf3+ 30. Bxf3 Rxd3 31. Be2
Rd6 32. Rd1 g6 33. Rxd6 Qxd6 34. Qc3 Ne4 35. Qc4 Nd2 36. Qc3
Ne4 37. Qc4 Nd2 38. Qc3 Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.29"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. d3 Be6 10. Be3 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5
12. Qa4 Re8 13. Rac1 a6 14. Rc3 Bf6 15. Rd1 Nd4 16. Rd2 Nxf3+
17. Bxf3 Bxf3 18. exf3 c6 19. Kg2 g6 20. Qe4 Bg7 21. b4 f5
22. Qc4+ Kh8 23. d4 e4 24. d5 exf3+ 25. Kxf3 Qe7 26. Rcc2 cxd5
27. Rxd5 Rad8 28. Kg2 b5 29. Qd3 Qb7 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.30"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 g6 6. e4 Bg7
7. Nf3 h6 8. Bf4 Bg4 9. Be2 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O
12. Qd2 Kh7 13. Be2 Qa5 14. Rfe1 Qb4 15. Ra2 b5 16. f3 Nb6
17. a5 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. b3 Qb4 20. Nd1 Qxd2 21. Bxd2 e6
22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Nf2 Nd7 24. c3 c4 25. b4 Rfe8 26. Rd1 d5
27. Rc2 Ne5 28. Be3 Nc6 29. Bb6 d4 30. cxd4 Nxb4 31. Rcc1 Na2
32. Rc2 Nb4 33. Rcc1 Rac8 34. g3 h5 35. f4 Bf6 36. e5 Be7
37. Ne4 Nd5 38. Bc5 Bxc5 39. dxc5 Kg7 40. Kf2 Re7 41. Kf3 Nb4
42. Ke3 Nd3 43. Rxd3 cxd3 44. Kxd3 Rc6 45. Kd4 Kf8 46. h3 Rd7+
47. Nd6 Rh7 48. Ne4 Ke7 49. Rd1 Rh8 50. Kc3 Rd8 51. Rd6 Rdxd6
52. exd6+ Kd7 53. Nf6+ Kd8 54. Kb4 Rc8 55. h4 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.30"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. Bxe4
Bxf4 7. exf4 dxe4 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Nb4 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Nxe4
exd5 12. Qxb4 dxe4 13. Ne2 Re8 14. O-O e3 15. fxe3 Rxe3
16. Rad1 Qe8 17. Ng3 b6 18. Rfe1 Bg4 19. Rc1 Rd8 20. Nf1 Rxe1
21. Rxe1 Qc6 22. Ne3 Bc8 23. Qe7 Re8 24. Nd5 Be6 25. f5 Kh8
26. Nb4 Qa8 27. Qxc7 Bxf5 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Kf2 h5 30. Nd5
Qe4 31. Ne3 Be6 32. b3 h4 33. Qxa7 Qf4+ 34. Ke2 Bg4+ 35. Nxg4
Qxg4+ 36. Kd3 Qxg2 37. Qb8+ Kh7 38. Qf4 Qd5+ 39. Kc3 Qc5+
40. Kb2 Qe7 41. a4 g5 42. Qd4 f5 43. Qxb6 Qe5+ 44. Ka2 Qxh2
45. Qc5 Qg2 46. Qxf5+ Kg7 47. Qd7+ Kh6 48. Qe6+ Kg7 49. Qe7+
Kh6 50. Qf6+ Kh7 51. Qf7+ Kh6 52. Qf8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.30"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "186"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O e6 5. b3 Be7 6. Bb2 O-O
7. d3 Nc6 8. Nbd2 b6 9. e3 Bb7 10. c4 Qd7 11. Qe2 d4 12. exd4
cxd4 13. a3 a5 14. Rae1 Rad8 15. Nh4 Ne8 16. Nhf3 Qc8 17. Qd1
f6 18. Bh3 f5 19. Bg2 Bf6 20. c5 bxc5 21. Qc2 Be7 22. Nc4 Nc7
23. Bc1 Nb5 24. Bf4 Rde8 25. Nb6 Nxa3 26. Qe2 Qd8 27. Qxe6+
Kh8 28. Nd7 Bc8 29. Qxc6 Bxd7 30. Qd5 Nc2 31. Rxe7 Qxe7
32. Bd6 Qe6 33. Ng5 Qxd5 34. Bxd5 h6 35. Nf7+ Kh7 36. Bxc5 Rg8
37. Rc1 Ne1 38. Bxd4 Be6 39. Bxe6 Rxe6 40. Bc3 Nxd3 41. Rd1
Nc5 42. Bxa5 f4 43. b4 Nb3 44. Nd8 Re2 45. gxf4 Nxa5 46. bxa5
Rf8 47. a6 Ra2 48. Ne6 Rf6 49. Rd6 h5 50. Kg2 Ra3 51. h4 Kg6
52. Rd5 Kh6 53. f5 Rxa6 54. Ng5 Ra4 55. f3 Rf4 56. Kg3 R4xf5
57. Rd8 Kg6 58. Ra8 Rb5 59. Rc8 Ra6 60. Rc7 Rb1 61. Rd7 Rg1+
62. Kf2 Rb1 63. Kg3 Re1 64. Rb7 Ra2 65. Rb6+ Kf5 66. Rb5+ Re5
67. Rb7 Ree2 68. Rb5+ Kf6 69. Rb6+ Ke5 70. Rb5+ Kd4 71. Ne4
Rg2+ 72. Kf4 g6 73. Rb6 Ra5 74. Rf6 Kd3 75. Rd6+ Kc2 76. Ng5
Ra4+ 77. Ne4 Rb4 78. Rd5 Rb8 79. Ra5 Kd3 80. Ra3+ Kc4 81. Ra4+
Kb5 82. Nc3+ Kc6 83. Ra6+ Rb6 84. Ra8 Rb4+ 85. Ne4 Rb1 86. Ng3
g5+ 87. hxg5 h4 88. Ne4 h3 89. Rh8 h2 90. Rh6+ Kd7 91. Rh7+
Kd8 92. Rh8+ Ke7 93. Rh7+ Kf8 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.30"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "164"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Ne2 O-O 6. h4 h5
7. Nf4 d5 8. c4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Kh8 10. Nc3 c6 11. d5 f5 12. dxc6
Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 bxc6 14. Rc1 Nd7 15. O-O Ne5 16. Be2 Bf6 17. g3
Bb7 18. Na4 Rad8 19. Nc5 Bc8 20. Rc2 Rd6 21. Rfc1 Rfd8 22. b3
Rd2 23. Kg2 Be7 24. Kf1 Kg7 25. Ke1 Rxe2+ 26. Rxe2 Bxc5
27. Rxc5 Nf3+ 28. Kf1 Ba6 29. Kg2 Bxe2 30. Nxe2 Ne1+ 31. Kf1
Nf3 32. Ng1 Nxg1 33. Kxg1 Rd6 34. Ra5 Rd7 35. Kf1 Kf6 36. Ke2
Ke6 37. b4 Kd6 38. a3 Rc7 39. Kd3 Re7 40. Ra6 Kd5 41. Ra4 Rd7
42. Ra5+ Ke6+ 43. Kc2 f6 44. Ra6 Kd5 45. Kd3 Ke5+ 46. Ke2 Kd5
47. f3 Rc7 48. Kd3 Rd7 49. Ra5+ Kd6 50. Kc3 Re7 51. Kd4 Rd7
52. Kc4 Re7 53. Kd3 Rd7 54. Ke2 Re7 55. Kf2 Rb7 56. e4 fxe4
57. fxe4 Rc7 58. Ra6 Ke5 59. Ke3 c5 60. Ra5 Kd6 61. bxc5+ Rxc5
62. Rxa7 Rc3+ 63. Kf4 g5+ 64. Kf5 Rf3+ 65. Kg6 Rxg3 66. Kxf6
gxh4 67. e5+ Kc6 68. a4 Rf3+ 69. Ke6 Ra3 70. Rh7 Rxa4 71. Rxh5
Re4 72. Ke7 h3 73. e6 Re3 74. Rh6 Kc7 75. Kf7 Kd6 76. e7+ Kd7
77. Rxh3 Rxe7+ 78. Kf6 Re6+ 79. Kf5 Rd6 80. Re3 Rd5+ 81. Re5
Kd6 82. Rxd5+ Kxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.30"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nf3 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. O-O h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. h3 a5 9. Nbd2 Bb6 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Nc4 Ba7
12. Ne3 Ne7 13. Bc2 c5 14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Ng6 16. Nf5 Re8
17. Be3 d5 18. dxe5 Nxe4 19. Bxa7 Bxf5 20. Bd4 Nf4 21. Be3 Ne6
22. Bb3 N4c5 23. Qxd5 Nxb3 24. Qxb3 Be4 25. Nd2 Bd5 26. Qd3
Bc6 27. Qxd8 Rexd8 28. Nc4 a4 29. Rad1 Rd5 30. f4 Rad8 31. Nd6
f6 32. Rxd5 Bxd5 33. Bb6 Rd7 34. Be3 fxe5 35. fxe5 Bxa2
36. Kf2 Rc7 37. Kg3 Rc2 38. Rd1 Rxb2 39. Nf5 Bb1 40. Rd8+ Kh7
41. Nd6 Nxd8 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.01"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. h3 a5 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 d5
12. exd5 Ne7 13. Nc3 Nexd5 14. Qd2 Nxe3 15. Rxe3 c6 16. Rd1
Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Bb3 Bf5 19. Ne5 a4 20. Bc2 Bxc2 21. Qxc2
Bc7 22. Rde1 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Qd6 24. a3 Qc6 25. Qd1 Rae8
26. R1e3 Rxe5 27. dxe5 Re8 28. Qd2 Rc8 29. Kh2 Qe6 30. Qd3 Rc4
31. Re2 b5 32. b3 Re4 33. Rxe4 dxe4 34. Qxb5 Qxb3 35. Qe8+ Kh7
36. Qd7 e3 37. fxe3 Qxe3 38. Qf5+ Kg8 39. Qc8+ Kh7 40. Qf5+
Kg8 41. Qc8+ Kh7 42. Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.01"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. h3 a5 9. Nbd2 Bb6 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Ba4 Nd7
12. Nf1 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. d4 exd4 15. cxd4 Nf6 16. Ng3 Bh7
17. Bb3+ Kh8 18. a3 Ne7 19. Be6 c6 20. Bd2 Nfd5 21. a4 Nb4
22. Bxb4 axb4 23. Qb3 Ba5 24. Re3 Ng6 25. Bf5 Bg8 26. Qc2 Nh4
27. Nxh4 Qxh4 28. Qd3 Bb6 29. Re4 Qf6 30. Rg4 Ra5 31. Bg6 Be6
32. Ne4 Qxd4 33. Qxd4 Bxd4 34. Rd1 Bxb2 35. Rg3 Be5 36. Re3
Bd5 37. g3 Rxa4 38. f4 Ra1 39. Rd3 Rxd1+ 40. Rxd1 Bc3 41. Nxd6
Rf6 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.01"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. Bd3 Rc8 11. Nf3 Bb4
12. O-O Nh5 13. Be5 f6 14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Nc4 16. a3 Bxc3
17. bxc3 Nd6 18. a4 g6 19. Nd2 O-O 20. Rfc1 Qe7 21. Qb3 Rc7
22. Qa3 Rfc8 23. c4 dxc4 24. Rxc4 Bc6 25. Rc5 b6 26. Rc3 Bb7
27. Rxc7 Qxc7 28. Bf1 Qd7 29. a5 Bd5 30. axb6 axb6 31. Qb4 b5
32. Ra6 Rd8 33. Qa5 Rb8 34. Qb4 Rd8 35. Nb3 Bxb3 36. Qxb3 Rc8
37. Qb4 Nc4 38. Be2 Kg7 39. Bg4 f5 40. Be2 h5 41. Ra1 Nd6
42. Rb1 Qc7 43. Ra1 Qb6 44. Bd3 Kf7 45. Rb1 Rc7 46. Kh2 Rc8
47. Ra1 Kf6 48. f3 Kf7 49. Rb1 Qc7 50. e4 Nc4 51. Qxb5 Na3
52. Qb3 Nxb1 53. exf5 gxf5 54. Bxf5 Qd6 55. Bxb1 h4 56. f4 Rg8
57. Qb7+ Kf6 58. Qh7 hxg3+ 59. Kh3 Qf8 60. Qh4+ Kf7 61. Qh5+
Ke7 62. Qc5+ Ke8 63. Qb5+ Kf7 64. Qh5+ Ke7 65. Qc5+ Kf7
66. Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.01"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Nh4 Bd7 6. e4 e5
7. Nf3 Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Be2 Bg7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nd2 c6 12. O-O
Ne8 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. b4 Be6 15. Nb3 f5 16. f3 Nf6 17. Na5 Qd7
18. Rc1 Rac8 19. Qd2 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Bf7 21. Bf2 h6 22. b5 c5
23. Bd3 f4 24. Nd5 Nexd5 25. cxd5 g5 26. Nc6 Re8 27. Kh1 g4
28. Bh4 Kh8 29. Be2 Bg6 30. Qe1 Nh7 31. a4 Ng5 32. Qf1 Bf6
33. a5 Nxe4 34. Bd3 Bxh4 35. Bxe4 Bxe4 36. fxe4 Rf8 37. b6
axb6 38. axb6 Qb7 39. Ra1 Ra8 40. Rxa8 Rxa8 41. Qb5 f3 42. g3
Bg5 43. Na5 Qf7 44. b7 Rb8 45. Rf1 Kg7 46. Qa6 Qg6 47. Qd3 h5
48. h4 Bxh4 49. gxh4 Qf6 50. Kg1 Qxh4 51. Qd2 Kg6 52. Nc4 Qf6
53. Na5 Qh4 54. Nc4 Qf6 55. Ne3 Qf4 56. Qf2 Qxe4 57. Re1 Rxb7
58. Ng2 Qd4 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.01"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "8.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "137"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7
7. O-O b6 8. c4 Bb7 9. Qc2 e6 10. Nc3 Qe7 11. e4 e5 12. dxe5
dxe5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Rac8 15. Bb5 Nb8 16. Bc6 Nxc6
17. dxc6 Ba6 18. Rfd1 Rcd8 19. a4 Rfe8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rd1
Rd6 22. Rd2 f6 23. h4 Bh6 24. Rd5 Rxd5 25. exd5 Qd6 26. Qe4
Bc8 27. h5 Bf5 28. Qc4 Bf8 29. Nh4 Qc5 30. Nxf5 gxf5 31. Kf1
Kg7 32. Bc1 Qxc4+ 33. bxc4 f4 34. g3 Kh6 35. gxf4 Kxh5 36. Kg2
Kg4 37. fxe5 fxe5 38. f3+ Kf5 39. Bd2 a5 40. Be3 Bd6 41. Kh3
e4 42. f4 Kg6 43. Kg4 h5+ 44. Kg3 Kf5 45. Kh3 Kf6 46. Kg3 Kg6
47. Kh4 Be7+ 48. Kh3 Bd6 49. Kg3 Kf5 50. Kh3 h4 51. Kxh4 Bxf4
52. Bxf4 Kxf4 53. d6 e3 54. dxc7 e2 55. c8=Q e1=Q+ 56. Kh5
Qe5+ 57. Kg6 Qe4+ 58. Kg7 Qd4+ 59. Kg6 Qd3+ 60. Kg7 Qc3+
61. Kg6 Qxc4 62. Qf5+ Ke3 63. Qe5+ Kd2 64. c7 Qc6+ 65. Kf7
Qc4+ 66. Ke7 Qh4+ 67. Kd7 Qg4+ 68. Qe6 Qg7+ 69. Kc6 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.01"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. h3 a5 9. Nbd2 Bb6 10. Nf1 Ne7 11. Ng3 Be6
12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 Ng6 15. Be3 a4 16. Qc2 Qe8
17. a3 d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. Nd2 Ba5 20. Rec1 c5 21. dxc5 Ngxe5
22. Rf1 Nc6 23. b4 axb3 24. Nxb3 Bc7 25. Nd4 Be5 26. Nge2 Ra5
27. Nxc6 bxc6 28. Ra2 Qe7 29. Rc1 Rfa8 30. a4 Bf6 31. Ra3 e5
32. Ng3 Qe6 33. Qg6 d4 34. Bd2 Rxa4 35. Rxa4 Rxa4 36. Ne4 Nf8
37. Qg3 Kh7 38. Rb1 Ra7 39. Qd3 Kg8 40. Rb8 Be7 41. Qf3 Qf7
42. Qg3 Qe6 43. Re8 Kh7 44. Rb8 Nd7 45. Qd3 Qg6 46. Rc8 Nf8
47. Rxc6 Qxc6 48. Ng5+ Kh8 49. Nf7+ Kg8 50. Nxe5 Qd5 51. Bf4
Bxc5 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.03"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "167"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Rc1 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5
12. a3 Re8 13. Qc2 Bf6 14. Nd2 Nd4 15. Bxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 exd4
17. Qxc7 Rxe2 18. Qxd8+ Rxd8 19. Nc4 Rde8 20. Kf3 Bg5 21. Rb1
R2e6 22. a4 h5 23. b4 g6 24. b5 Kg7 25. Rb2 Be7 26. Rc1 g5
27. Kg2 g4 28. Rcc2 Bg5 29. b6 axb6 30. Rb5 Kg6 31. f4 gxf3+
32. Kxf3 Bd8 33. Rd5 Bf6 34. Rb2 Ra8 35. Rxb6 Rxa4 36. Rxe6
fxe6 37. Rb5 Ra1 38. Rxb7 Rf1+ 39. Ke2 Rh1 40. h4 Rg1 41. Kf2
Rd1 42. Rb3 Ra1 43. Nd6 Be5 44. Ne4 Ra5 45. Kf3 Kf5 46. Nd2
Bf6 47. Nc4 Ra1 48. Nd6+ Kg6 49. Ne4 Re1 50. Kf2 Re3 51. Nd2
Re5 52. Ne4 Rf5+ 53. Ke2 Ra5 54. Rb6 Kf5 55. Kf3 Be5 56. Rb3
Ra1 57. Rb5 Re1 58. Nd6+ Kg6 59. Nc4 Bf6 60. Rb6 Kf5 61. Kf2
Rd1 62. Nd6+ Kg4 63. Ne4 Be5 64. Rxe6 Kf5 65. Ke2 Rg1 66. Rh6
Bxg3 67. Rxh5+ Kf4 68. Rh8 Re1+ 69. Kd2 Re3 70. h5 Be1+
71. Kc2 Rh3 72. h6 Kf5 73. h7 Kg6 74. Rg8+ Kxh7 75. Nf6+ Kh6
76. Rh8+ Kg6 77. Rxh3 Kxf6 78. Kb3 Ke5 79. Kc4 Bf2 80. Rf3 Be3
81. Rf8 Ke6 82. Kc5 Bg1 83. Kc6 Be3 84. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.03"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Ba6 13. Qe2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 g6 15. Rfc1 Qc7 16. g3 axb4 17. axb4
Qb7 18. Rab1 Ra3 19. Qc2 Rfa8 20. Kg2 Bf6 21. Ne2 Ra2 22. Qd1
bxc5 23. bxc5 Qa6 24. Rc2 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Rb8 26. Rxb8+ Nxb8
27. Nc1 Nd7 28. Nd3 Qb5 29. Qc3 h5 30. Qa3 Kg7 31. Nde5 Bxe5
32. fxe5 Qe2 33. Ng5 Qg4 34. h4 Nf8 35. Qd3 Qf5 36. Qxf5 exf5
37. Kf3 f6 38. exf6+ Kxf6 39. Ke3 Nd7 40. Nf3 Ke6 41. Ne1 Nb8
42. Nd3 Kf6 43. f4 Nd7 44. Ne5 Nf8 45. Nxc6 Ke6 46. Ne5 Ke7
47. Kd3 Kd8 48. Kc3 Kc7 49. Nd3 Nd7 50. Nb4 Nf6 51. Kb3 Kb7
52. Ka4 Ne4 53. Nxd5 Nxg3 54. Kb5 Ne4 55. c6+ Kc8 56. Kb6 Nd6
57. Ne7+ 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.03"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bxc4 a6 11. Ng5 b5
12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Nxe6 Qe7 14. Nxf8 Qxf8 15. Ne4 Bb7 16. Nxc5
Qxc5 17. Rc1 Qd5 18. f3 Qxa2 19. e4 Nf8 20. Rf2 Rc8 21. Rxc8
Bxc8 22. Qd8 Qe6 23. Bd6 Qe8 24. Qxe8 Nxe8 25. Bb4 Ne6 26. Rd2
Kf7 27. Kf2 Nf6 28. Ke3 g5 29. Rd6 Nd7 30. g3 Ne5 31. b3 h5
32. h4 gxh4 33. gxh4 Ng6 34. Be1 a5 35. Rd5 a4 36. Rxh5 Nef4
37. Rg5 axb3 38. h5 Nf8 39. Bc3 b4 40. Bb2 N8e6 41. Rf5+ Kg8
42. Rxf4 Nxf4 43. Kxf4 Ba6 44. Kg5 Bd3 45. Kg6 Bb5 46. f4 Be8+
47. Kg5 Bc6 48. e5 Bd5 49. f5 Kh7 50. e6 Bc4 51. Kf6 Be2
52. Ke7 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.03"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5
7. Nd2 dxc4 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Nxc4 Qc7 10. Be2 Be7 11. a3 O-O
12. b4 Rd8 13. O-O b6 14. Bf3 Ba6 15. Qb3 Rac8 16. Rac1 c5
17. dxc5 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 bxc5 19. Na4 Nd7 20. Qb5 Qb8 21. Qxb8
Rxb8 22. bxc5 Rdc8 23. c6 Ne5 24. Rc3 Nxf3+ 25. gxf3 Kf8
26. Rd1 Ke8 27. Rd7 Bf6 28. Rc5 Rxc6 29. Rxa7 Rxc5 30. Nxc5
Be7 31. Ne4 f5 32. Ng3 g6 33. a4 Kf7 34. Ne2 Kf6 35. Ra6 Rb2
36. Nf4 Kf7 37. Nd3 Ra2 38. Ra7 Kf6 39. f4 Bd6 40. Ra6 Ke7
41. Ne5 Bxe5 42. fxe5 Kd7 43. Kg2 g5 44. Rd6+ Ke7 45. Ra6 Kd7
46. a5 h5 47. Rd6+ Ke7 48. a6 h4 49. Rb6 Kd7 50. Rd6+ Ke7
51. h3 Ra5 52. f4 g4 53. Rb6 Ra2+ 54. Kh1 Ra1+ 55. Kg2 Ra2+
56. Kf1 Ra1+ 57. Kg2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf5
12. Rc1 Ne6 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Bf6 15. O-O Bxe5 16. Nxe5 d4
17. Rfd1 Re8 18. exd4 Qxd4 19. Qxd4 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Rxe5 21. Rd7
Rb5 22. Rc2 a5 23. g3 g6 24. Rcc7 Rf5 25. Rxb7 h5 26. h4 Rc8
27. Rd2 Kg7 28. Kg2 Rc1 29. a4 Rc4 30. b3 Rc3 31. Re2 Rcf3
32. Ra2 Rc3 33. b4 axb4 34. Rxb4 Ra5 35. Rd2 Ra3 36. Rdd4 Ra7
37. Rf4 Kg8 38. Kf1 Ra2 39. Kg2 Ra3 40. Kf1 Ra2 41. Kg2 Ra3
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "276"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Bd3 Qc8
13. O-O Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qb2 Qb7 16. Rfb1 axb4 17. axb4
Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Ra8 19. Qb2 Nh5 20. Bh2 Bd8 21. Ra1 Nhf6 22. g4
Ne8 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Qa2 Qb7 25. Qa4 b5 26. Qa1 Bc7 27. Bxc7
Nxc7 28. Qa5 f6 29. Ne2 Kf7 30. Nc1 g5 31. Nd3 Ke7 32. Nd2 Kd8
33. Nb3 Qa6 34. f4 Qxa5 35. Nxa5 Nb8 36. Kf2 Ne8 37. Kg3 Kc7
38. h4 Nd7 39. Nb3 gxh4+ 40. Kxh4 Ng7 41. Nd2 Nf8 42. Nf3 Ng6+
43. Kg3 Kd8 44. Nh4 Ne7 45. Kf3 Ke8 46. Nc1 Kf7 47. Nb3 h5
48. Na5 hxg4+ 49. Kxg4 Ne8 50. f5 Nc7 51. fxe6+ Kxe6 52. Ng2
Ne8 53. Nf4+ Kd7 54. Nh5 Kc7 55. Nb3 Kd7 56. Nc1 Ke6 57. Nf4+
Kf7 58. Nb3 Ng7 59. Na5 Ngf5 60. Kf3 Nh4+ 61. Kg3 Nhf5+
62. Kf2 Ng7 63. Nb7 Ke8 64. Kf3 Kd7 65. Na5 Nef5 66. Kf2 Ne7
67. Kf3 Nef5 68. Nb3 Nh4+ 69. Kf2 Nhf5 70. Nd2 Ke7 71. Nf3 Kf7
72. Nh2 Ke7 73. Ng4 Kf7 74. Kf3 Nh4+ 75. Ke2 Nhf5 76. Nf2 Ng3+
77. Kf3 N3f5 78. Nd1 Nh4+ 79. Kf2 Nhf5 80. Nc3 Ne8 81. Kf3 Nc7
82. Nce2 Na6 83. Nd3 Nc7 84. Nec1 Ne6 85. Nb3 Ke8 86. Nf2 Kf7
87. Na5 Nd8 88. Ng4 Kg6 89. Nf2 Kf7 90. Nd3 Kg6 91. Nf4+ Kf7
92. Ng2 Kg6 93. Kf4 Ne6+ 94. Kg4 Nh6+ 95. Kf3 Nd8 96. Nf4+ Kf5
97. Nh5 Kg6 98. Ng3 Nhf7 99. e4 Ng5+ 100. Ke3 dxe4 101. Nxe4
Nge6 102. Nc3 Nc7 103. Kf4 Na6 104. Na2 Nc7 105. Ke4 f5+
106. Ke5 Nf7+ 107. Kf4 Nd5+ 108. Kf3 Nd8 109. Kg3 Kh5 110. Kf3
Kg5 111. Kg3 f4+ 112. Kf3 Kf5 113. Nc1 Nxb4 114. Ne2 Nd5
115. Nc1 Nc7 116. Nd3 Nce6 117. Nb3 Ng5+ 118. Kf2 Ke4 119. Nb4
Nge6 120. d5 cxd5 121. c6 Ke5 122. Na5 Nc7 123. Kf3 Nde6
124. Nd3+ Kd4 125. Nxf4 Nxf4 126. Kxf4 Kc3 127. Nb7 b4
128. Nc5 Kc4 129. Na4 Kb5 130. Nb2 Kxc6 131. Ke5 Kc5 132. Na4+
Kc4 133. Kd6 d4 134. Kxc7 d3 135. Kb6 d2 136. Nb2+ Kb3
137. Nd1 Kc2 138. Ne3+ Kc1 0-1

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.06"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Be2 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Ba6 13. Qc2 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 Ra7 15. Rab1 axb4 16. axb4 Qa8
17. Nc1 Rb8 18. Nd3 Ra2 19. Qd1 bxc5 20. bxc5 Rxb1 21. Qxb1
Bf6 22. h4 h6 23. h5 Ra4 24. Qb2 Ra2 25. Qb1 Ra4 26. Nde5 Nxe5
27. fxe5 Bd8 28. g3 Ra3 29. Kg2 Bc7 30. Rc1 Qa6 31. Qc2 Ra2
32. Qd1 Qa3 33. Rb1 Qe3 34. Qf1 Qc3 35. Rb7 Ra1 36. Qe2 Qc4
37. Rb2 Ba5 38. g4 Qxe2 39. Rxe2 Bc3 40. Re3 Rc1 41. Rd3 f6
42. Kg3 Rc2 43. Rd1 Kf7 44. Rb1 Bb2 45. Rd1 Bc3 46. Rb1 Bb2
47. Rd1 Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.06"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bxc4 a6 11. Ng5 h6
12. Nge4 Be7 13. a4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Nf6 15. Qf3 Bd7 16. Nxf6+
Bxf6 17. Qxb7 Qc8 18. Qb3 Ra7 19. Qa2 Bxb2 20. Rab1 Bf6
21. Rfc1 Qa8 22. a5 Rc8 23. Bf1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Bb5 25. Rb1 Bd8
26. Bxb5 axb5 27. Rxb5 Rxa5 28. Qxa5 Qxa5 29. Rxa5 Bxa5 30. g4
Bd8 31. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.07"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6
7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 e6
12. O-O Be7 13. Qg4 O-O 14. Bh6 Qxd4 15. Qg3 Bd6 16. Bxg7 Bxg3
17. Bxd4 Bxh2+ 18. Kxh2 Nxd4 19. Bd3 f5 20. Rae1 Rf6 21. Re3
Rh6+ 22. Kg1 Kf7 23. Ne2 Rd8 24. Rc1 Nxe2+ 25. Bxe2 Rd2
26. Bf3 Rxb2 27. Ra3 a6 28. Bxb7 Nc4 29. Ra4 Nd2 30. Ba8 Ne4
31. Bxe4 fxe4 32. Rxa6 Rf6 33. Rf1 h5 34. Ra3 Rf5 35. Re3 Rxa2
36. Rxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.07"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Nh4 Be7
12. Be2 f5 13. Nf3 Nb6 14. O-O a5 15. Bd3 Bd6 16. g3 Ke7
17. Ne2 Kf6 18. Nf4 a4 19. Rac1 Nd7 20. Rc2 Nf8 21. Ng2 Ne6
22. Nfh4 f4 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. gxf4 Rag8 25. Kh1 g5 26. fxg5+
Nxg5 27. f3 Ke6 28. Re2 Kd7 29. e4 Rh5 30. e5 Bc7 31. f4 Ne4
32. f5 Rg4 33. Rf3 Rgxh4 34. Nxh4 Rxh4 35. Rg2 Rh7 36. b3 c5
37. e6+ Ke7 38. dxc5 fxe6 39. fxe6 Kxe6 40. Rg6+ Ke5 41. c6
bxc6 42. Rxc6 Bd6 43. bxa4 Ra7 44. Rc2 Rxa4 45. h4 Rc4 46. Re2
d4 47. Kg2 Rc7 48. h5 Rh7 49. Rh3 Kd5 50. h6 Nf6 51. a4 Ng4
52. a5 Nxh6 53. Rh5+ Kc4 54. Rc2+ Kd3 55. Rc6 Bf4 56. Rf6 Be3
57. Kf3 Ra7 58. a6 Nf7 59. Rb5 Ng5+ 60. Kg4 Ne4 61. Rg6 Ra8
62. Ra5 Ke2 63. Ra2+ Nd2 64. a7 d3 65. Re6 Kf2 66. Rd6 Rxa7
67. Rxa7 Bxa7 68. Rxd3 Be3 69. Rxe3 Kxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4 e5 6. dxe5
Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Qe7 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. a3 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Nb6 11. Nxb6
axb6 12. Qf4 O-O 13. e3 Ra5 14. Be2 Nxe5 15. O-O Bg4 16. Rfd1
Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 c6 19. Rd4 Rd8 20. Rad1 Rxd4
21. Rxd4 Rb5 22. b4 Rf5 23. Qd1 c5 24. Rd7 Qf6 25. f4 cxb4
26. axb4 Qc3 27. Kf2 Rf6 28. Qe1 Qb2+ 29. Rd2 Qe5 30. Rd8+ Kg7
31. Qd2 Qa1 32. h4 Rc6 33. Kg3 Qc3 34. Qd4+ Qxd4 35. Rxd4 h5
36. Kf3 Rc1 37. Rd6 Rc6 38. Rd5 Rc4 39. Rb5 Rc6 40. f5 f6
41. fxg6 Kxg6 42. e4 Re6 43. g3 Rc6 44. Ke3 Rc3+ 45. Kf4 Rc6
46. g4 hxg4 47. Kxg4 Re6 48. Kf3 Rc6 49. Kf4 Re6 50. h5+ Kh6
51. Rd5 Rc6 52. Kf5 Rc4 53. b5 Rb4 54. Kxf6 Rxe4 55. Re5 Rc4
56. Ke7 Kh7 57. Re6 Rc5 58. Rxb6 Rxh5 59. Rxb7 Kg6 60. Rb8 Kf5
61. Kd6 Ke4 62. b6 Kd4 63. Rd8 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 c6 10. O-O b6 11. b4 a5 12. a3
Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qe2 Ra7 16. f5 axb4 17. axb4
Rxa1 18. Rxa1 bxc5 19. bxc5 e5 20. dxe5 Bxc5 21. Na4 Re8
22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. Qe3 Ne4 24. Ra7 Qb8 25. Qa3 h6 26. Kg2 c5
27. Rd7 Rd8 28. e6 fxe6 29. fxe6 Re8 30. Rxd5 Rxe6 31. Qd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.09"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5
7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 e6 10. Bd3 Bb4 11. Nf3 Nh5
12. Be5 f6 13. Bg3 f5 14. a3 Be7 15. O-O Rc8 16. Qe2 O-O
17. Rac1 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Bd6 19. Bb5 Nc6 20. Rc2 g5 21. Bxc6
Rxc6 22. Rfc1 g4 23. Ne1 h5 24. Nd3 h4 25. Nf4 Rf7 26. Na2
Rxc2 27. Rxc2 Qf6 28. Rd2 Rh7 29. Nc3 a6 30. Rd1 Kf7 31. Qc2
Qh6 32. a4 Rh8 33. Nce2 Qf6 34. b3 Rh6 35. Rc1 Qh8 36. Qd2 Rh7
37. Qc2 Rh6 38. Qd2 Rh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.09"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. c3 d6 6. O-O h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Bb6 11. Ng3 Ne7
12. h3 Nd7 13. d4 f5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nd4 Bc8 16. exf5 Nxf5
17. Ngxf5 Bxf5 18. Be3 Bd7 19. f4 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxb5 21. fxe5
Bc6 22. Qg4 dxe5 23. Rxe5 Qd7 24. Qg3 Rae8 25. Rae1 Rxe5
26. Rxe5 a4 27. Re6 Kh7 28. Qd3+ Kg8 29. Rxh6 Qf5 30. Qg3 Qf1+
31. Kh2 Qf4 32. Rg6 Qxg3+ 33. Kxg3 Rf7 34. Rg5 Kh7 35. b4 a3
36. Ra5 Re7 37. Kf2 Rf7+ 38. Kg3 Re7 39. Rxa3 Re2 40. Ra5
Rxg2+ 41. Kf4 Re2 42. Rh5+ Kg8 43. b5 Re4+ 44. Kf5 g6+
45. Kxg6 Be8+ 46. Kf5 Bxh5 47. Kxe4 Be2 48. a4 Bd1 49. a5 Be2
50. Be5 Bxb5 51. Bxc7 Kf7 52. Kd5 Ke7 53. Kc5 Be2 54. Kb6 Bf3
55. c4 Kd7 56. c5 Kc8 57. h4 Be2 58. Bf4 Bf3 59. a6 bxa6
60. Kxa6 Kd7 61. Kb6 Kc8 62. c6 Bh5 63. Kc5 Bg4 64. Kd6 Kd8
65. c7+ Ke8 66. h5 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.10"]
[EventDate "2020.05.10"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 a4 10. h3 Ra5 11. d4 Bb6 12. b4
axb3 13. Bxb3 Ra8 14. Ng3 Re8 15. Bb2 Bd7 16. Qc2 Nh7 17. Rad1
Ng5 18. Nxg5 Qxg5 19. Kh2 Na5 20. Bc1 Qg6 21. dxe5 Nxb3
22. axb3 Rxe5 23. f4 Rea5 24. f5 Qf6 25. Bb2 Ra2 26. Re2 Qe7
27. c4 f6 28. Nh5 Be8 29. Nf4 c6 30. Qb1 R2a6 31. Rd3 Bf7
32. Rg3 Bc7 33. Ng6 Bxg6 34. Rxg6 d5+ 35. e5 Ra2 36. cxd5 cxd5
37. Re3 Rxb2 38. Qxb2 Bxe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 Bb4 5. d3 d6 6. a3 Bc5
7. b4 Bb6 8. Na4 Bg4 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. Bb2 Nd7 11. Be2 h5
12. O-O Qf6 13. Ne1 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nd4 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. f4 c5
17. Nf3 Qxf4 18. Nxd4 Qe5 19. Nb5 O-O 20. Rae1 g6 21. Qf2 Kg7
22. Re3 Ra4 23. Qd2 Qe7 24. d4 Kh7 25. Ref3 Kg8 26. Nc3 Raa8
27. Nd5 Qh4 28. Rf4 Qd8 29. Qf2 f6 30. Qg3 Kh7 31. e5 dxe5
32. dxe5 Nxe5 33. Rxf6 Re8 34. Rf7+ 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 dxc4
7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. Ne3 c3 11. bxc3 Nbd7
12. Nd3 Be7 13. a4 Rb8 14. a5 Nc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Ba3 Bxa3
17. Rxa3 Bd7 18. O-O Rfc8 19. Rb1 Bc6 20. Rab3 Bxg2 21. Kxg2
Rc7 22. f3 h6 23. Kf2 g6 24. Rb4 b6 25. axb6 axb6 26. Rxb6
Rxb6 27. Rxb6 Rxc3 28. g4 Kg7 29. Rb7 Rc5 30. h4 Nd5 31. Nxd5
Rxd5 32. Ra7 h5 33. g5 Rb5 34. Rc7 Ra5 35. Rd7 Rc5 36. Ra7 Rb5
37. Rd7 Rc5 38. Ra7 Rb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Bd3 b6
7. O-O Bb7 8. Nbd2 c5 9. a3 Nc6 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. c4 a5
12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qc2 a4 14. Rad1 axb3 15. Nxb3 Qb6 16. Bxf6
gxf6 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Nh4 Ne5 19. Nf5 Rxa3 20. Qe2 Ra4
21. Qh5 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6
7. Qc2 g6 8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. h4 Nb6
12. Ne5 Qc8 13. O-O-O Qe6 14. Kb1 Ne4 15. Qc2 Bb4 16. Nxe4
dxe4 17. h5 g5 18. Bxg5 f6 19. Rh4 fxg5 20. Rxe4 O-O 21. Ng6
Qf7 22. Nxf8 Rxf8 23. Re5 h6 24. g4 Bd6 25. Rf5 Qe6 26. e4 Re8
27. f3 Bf4 28. Rd3 Nc4 29. Qc3 Nd6 30. d5 Qe7 31. Rf6 Be5
32. Rg6+ Kh7 33. Qc2 c5 34. Re6 Qc7 35. Rxe8 Nxe8 36. d6 Nxd6
37. Rd5 Nf7 38. Rxc5 Qb6 39. a4 a6 40. a5 Qe6 41. Rd5 Kg7
42. Qc5 Qf6 43. Rd7 Bxb2 44. Rxb7 Bc3 45. Kc2 Be1 46. Qd5 Qxf3
47. Qe5+ Kg8 48. Qe8+ Kg7 49. Qe5+ Kg8 50. Qe8+ Kg7 51. Qe5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.20"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. d4 d5
7. h3 Bd6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nc3 c6 11. Bg5 Nbd7
12. Re1 Rxe1+ 13. Qxe1 Nf8 14. Ne2 h6 15. Bf4 Bxf4 16. Nxf4
Qb6 17. b3 Bd7 18. Qd2 Re8 19. Ne5 Bc8 20. Re1 Qc7 21. c4 dxc4
22. Bxc4 Re7 23. Nfg6 Nxg6 24. Nxg6 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Nxe8 26. Qe3
Nd6 27. Qe5 Qd7 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Nxc8 Nxc8 30. Qb8 g6 31. Qf4
Kg7 32. Qe5+ f6 33. Qb8 b5 34. Bd3 Ne7 35. Qf4 c5 36. Qe4 cxd4
37. Bxb5 Qd6 38. Qb7 Qb4 39. Qxa7 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Qe5+ 41. g3 h5
42. h4 g5 43. hxg5 fxg5 44. Kg1 h4 45. gxh4 gxh4 46. Qd7 Kf6
47. Bd3 Qg5+ 48. Kf1 Qc1+ 49. Ke2 Qb2+ 50. Kf3 Qc3 51. Qd6+
Kf7 52. Qf4+ Ke6 53. Qe4+ Kd6 54. Kg4 Qc8+ 55. Kxh4 Qh8+
56. Kg3 Nd5 57. a3 Nc3 58. Qg6+ Kc7 59. Qh7+ Qxh7 60. Bxh7 Kd6
61. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.20"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "6.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6
12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. a5 Bd6 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 b5
17. Qc6 e5 18. Nde4 exd4 19. Rxd4 Be5 20. Rd3 Qe8 21. Nxf6+
Bxf6 22. Qf3 c5 23. Rad1 Bxc3 24. bxc3 b4 25. cxb4 cxb4
26. Rd6 Qa4 27. Qg4 Qxa5 28. Rxh6 Rad8 29. Rb1 Qd5+ 30. e4 Qd7
31. Qxd7 Rxd7 32. Rxa6 Rd4 33. e5 Rb8 34. Rb3 g5 35. Ra7 Re4
36. Rf3 Rxe5 37. Rfxf7 Reb5 38. Rg7+ Kh8 39. Rh7+ Kg8
40. Rag7+ Kf8 41. Rc7 Kg8 42. Rcg7+ Kf8 43. Rf7+ Kg8 44. Rfg7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.20"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E03"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4
a6 7. Qc2 c5 8. Nf3 b6 9. Ne5 Nd5 10. Nc6 Qc7 11. e4 Qxc6
12. exd5 exd5 13. Nc3 Nf6 14. Bg5 cxd4 15. Bxf6 dxc3 16. Bxc3
Be6 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. O-O Bb4 19. Qe2 Bxc3 20. Rxc3 Qd7 21. Qxa6
Rxc3 22. bxc3 O-O 23. Qxb6 Qa4 24. Qb3 Ra8 25. Rb1 Qxb3
26. axb3 Ra3 27. b4 Rxc3 28. b5 Kf8 29. b6 Rc8 30. b7 Rb8
31. Bf1 Ke7 32. Ba6 d4 33. Kf1 Bd5 34. Ke2 Kd6 35. Kd3 Kc7
36. Rc1+ Kb6 37. Rc8 Ka7 38. Kxd4 Bxb7 39. Bxb7 Kxb7 40. Rc3
Rc8 41. Rf3 Rc7 42. Re3 Kc6 43. Re8 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.20"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "8.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. d4 g6
7. Bd3 Bg7 8. h3 Qe7+ 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Bd3 b6
12. Re1 Qf8 13. Rxe8 Qxe8 14. c4 Bb7 15. Nc3 Nbd7 16. d5 Nc5
17. Bc2 Ba6 18. Qf1 Nfe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Rb1 c6 21. Ba4 b5
22. cxb5 cxb5 23. Bc2 Bb7 24. Qd3 Nf6 25. Bg5 h6 26. Re1 Qd7
27. Bxf6 Bxf6 28. Nd4 Re8 29. Rd1 a6 30. b4 Bxd5 31. Nxb5 Qc6
32. Nxd6 Qxd6 33. Bb3 Qxb4 34. Bxd5 Re1+ 35. Rxe1 Qxe1+
36. Qf1 Qxf1+ 37. Kxf1 a5 38. a4 Bc3 39. Bc4 Kg7 40. Bb5 f5
41. Bc4 Kf6 42. Bb5 Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.21"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wei Yi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3
h4 17. g4 hxg3 18. fxg3 Ne7 19. h4 Nd5 20. Bc1 Nxc3 21. Rd3
Na4 22. Rf3 Bd5 23. Rf4 Nb6 24. Ref1 Bc4 25. Nxf7 Rg6 26. R1f3
Bxf7 27. h5 Rg4 28. Rxf7 Rxg3+ 29. Rxg3 Kxf7 30. e6+ Kxe6
31. Rxg7 Rh8 32. h6 Nd5 33. Kg2 Ne7 34. h7 Nf5 35. Rxc7 Ne7
36. Rxb7 a6 37. Ra7 Rxh7 38. Rxa6 Rh4 39. Bd2 Rc4 40. c3 Nd5
41. Kf3 Nxc3 42. Bxc3 Rxc3+ 43. Ke4 Kd6 44. Kd4 Rc1 45. Ra8
Kc7 46. Rh8 c5+ 47. Kd3 Kb6 48. Rb8+ Ka5 49. Rb3 c4+ 50. Kd2
Rh1 51. Rb4 Rh3 52. Rxc4 Rxa3 53. Rc3 Rxc3 54. Kxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.21"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "10.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O a6 6. c4 g6
7. Nc3 Bg7 8. h3 O-O 9. d3 Rb8 10. Rb1 Qa5 11. Bd2 Qc7 12. a3
e6 13. b4 b6 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Qc2 Nb6 16. Bb3 Nfd7 17. Na4
Na8 18. Bc3 Bxc3 19. Nxc3 Nab6 20. Qd2 Bb7 21. Qh6 Rfd8
22. Ng5 Nf8 23. f4 f6 24. Nf3 Bc6 25. Qh4 Qg7 26. Rfe1 Rd7
27. Qf2 Rdb7 28. Ba2 f5 29. d4 fxe4 30. Nxe4 Na4 31. Rxb7 Rxb7
32. d5 Rb2 33. Qh4 exd5 34. Nf6+ Kh8 35. cxd5 Bb5 36. Bc4 Bxc4
37. Re8 h5 38. Nd7 Bxd5 39. Rxf8+ Bg8 40. Qd8 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.21"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "11.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 e5
12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Nc3 Ne4 14. Qxc4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Be6 16. Bf4
Bxc4 17. Bxe5 Rfe8 18. Bxc7 Rxe2 19. a4 Rc8 20. Bf4 f6
21. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Bb3 23. a5 Kf7 24. h4 Rxc3 25. Rc1
Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 a6 27. Be3 h5 28. Bb6 g6 29. Be3 f5 30. f4 Bc4
31. Bb6 Bb5 32. Kf2 Ba4 33. Ke3 Bb5 34. Kf2 Ba4 35. Ke3 Bb5
36. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.23"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "235"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. O-O Qc8
13. Na4 Qb7 14. Qc2 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Ne4 16. Rfb1 axb4 17. axb4
b5 18. Nc3 f5 19. Ne2 Bf6 20. Ne5 Ng5 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Nc1
Nf7 23. Qc3 Rfe8 24. Nd3 Qb7 25. Rb3 Ra4 26. Rxa4 bxa4 27. Ra3
Qb5 28. Qc2 Ra8 29. Bc7 Bd8 30. Ba5 Bf6 31. f4 g5 32. g3 h5
33. Qxa4 Qxa4 34. Rxa4 h4 35. gxh4 gxf4 36. Nxf4 e5 37. Ng6
exd4 38. exd4 Bxd4+ 39. Kf1 Bf6 40. Ra2 Kh7 41. h5 Ng5 42. Nf4
Ne4 43. Nd3 Bd4 44. Rg2 f4 45. Nxf4 Rf8 46. Bc7 Rf7 47. Ke2
Bc3 48. Ne6 Bxb4 49. Bd6 Bc3 50. Ng5+ Nxg5 51. Rxg5 Bb4
52. Rg4 Rb7 53. Kd3 Rb5 54. Kd4 Ba3 55. Rg6 Rb3 56. Ke5 Rxh3
57. Ke6 Rxh5 58. Rg3 Bb4 59. Kd7 d4 60. Kxc6 Rf5 61. Rd3 Bc3
62. Kd7 Bb4 63. Kc6 Bc3 64. Rg3 Bb4 65. Kb5 Be1 66. Rh3+ Kg6
67. Kc4 Ba5 68. Kxd4 Kf7 69. Rh7+ Kf6 70. Ke4 Rf1 71. Kd5 Rd1+
72. Kc6 Bb4 73. Rh4 Ba3 74. Rh3 Bb4 75. Rb3 Rd4 76. Kb5 Bxc5
77. Kxc5 Rd1 78. Re3 Rc1+ 79. Kd5 Rd1+ 80. Kc6 Kf5 81. Rf3+
Ke4 82. Rf4+ Ke3 83. Rh4 Kf3 84. Kc5 Ke3 85. Be5 Rd8 86. Bd6
Ra8 87. Kd5 Ra5+ 88. Bc5+ Kf3 89. Rc4 Rb5 90. Ke5 Rb8 91. Rc2
Re8+ 92. Kf5 Rc8 93. Rc3+ Ke2 94. Ke4 Re8+ 95. Kf4 Rd8 96. Rh3
Re8 97. Bd4 Kd2 98. Be5 Kc2 99. Ke4 Rd8 100. Rc3+ Kd2 101. Rb3
Rc8 102. Rh3 Kc2 103. Rh2+ Kb3 104. Rb2+ Ka3 105. Rb7 Re8
106. Kd5 Rc8 107. Bc7 Rh8 108. Bd6+ Ka2 109. Kc4 Rc8+ 110. Bc7
Rf8 111. Be5 Rc8+ 112. Kd3 Rc1 113. Rb2+ Ka1 114. Rf2+ Kb1
115. Bd4 Rd1+ 116. Kc3 Re1 117. Kb3 Kc1 118. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.23"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O c6 10. h4 d5 11. Bd3 Nc5
12. Ng5 h6 13. Rde1 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 f5 15. f4 Bd6 16. Nf3 Re8
17. g3 Re4 18. Nd2 Be6 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20. Qd2 Qa5 21. Kb1 h5
22. f5 Bxf5 23. Bf4 Bf8 24. Rhf1 Bg4 25. Be5 Bf3 26. Qf4 Qd8
27. Bd4 c5 28. Be5 Qd7 29. Rxf3 exf3 30. Qxf3 Re8 31. Rf1 Qe6
32. Bf4 g6 33. a3 Qe4 34. Qd1 Bg7 35. Bc1 b6 36. g4 Qxg4
37. Qxd5+ Qe6 38. Qg2 Qe4 39. Qg3 Be5 40. Qg5 Qg4 41. Qd2 Bg7
42. Qd3 Qe4 43. Qd7 Re7 44. Qd6 Kh7 45. Bg5 Qc4 46. Rg1 Rf7
47. Qd1 Qb5 48. Qd5 Rf1+ 49. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 50. Ka2 Qf5 51. Qb7
Qe6+ 52. Kb1 Qe1+ 53. Ka2 Qe6+ 54. Kb1 Qe1+ 55. Ka2 Qe6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.23"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Qb1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4
13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Qd5 15. Qb2 b5 16. Be2 a4 17. O-O Bd7
18. f3 f5 19. Qd2 Be8 20. fxe4 fxe4 21. Rxf8+ Bxf8 22. Bd1 Bg6
23. Bc2 Be7 24. Bb1 Rf8 25. Ba2 Qd7 26. Qe1 Kh7 27. Qg3 Bd8
28. Rf1 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Qf7+ 30. Ke1 Qf5 31. Qf4 Qf7 32. Bb1
Kg8 33. Qxf7+ Kxf7 34. Kf2 Bf5 35. g4 Bh7 36. Kg3 g5 37. Bc2
Bg6 38. Bd1 Kg8 39. Be2 Be8 40. Bf1 Kf8 41. Bg2 Bg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.23"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3
Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O c6 10. h4 Re8 11. Bd3 Nf6
12. h5 Bg4 13. Rde1 Qd7 14. h6 g6 15. Nd4 a6 16. f3 Be6
17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Kb1 b5 19. g4 e5 20. c4 Qe6 21. Qe2 Rab8
22. g5 Nd7 23. Ka1 bxc4 24. Bxc4 d5 25. Bb3 Nc5 26. Bxc5 Bxc5
27. Qxa6 Bf2 28. Re2 Bg3 29. c4 d4 30. c5 Rxb3 31. axb3 Qxb3
32. Qxc6 Rb8 33. Kb1 Qf7 34. Qf6 Qxf6 35. gxf6 Kf7 36. c6 Kxf6
37. c7 Rc8 38. Rc1 Ke7 39. Rc4 Kd7 40. Rec2 g5 41. b4 g4
42. fxg4 Be1 43. Re2 Bg3 44. b5 Rxc7 45. Rxc7+ Kxc7 46. g5 d3
47. Re4 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.23"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.15"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd2 Nd5 11. Rfc1 f6
12. Na4 Re8 13. Bc5 Bd6 14. a3 Nb6 15. Qd1 Bd5 16. Be3 Bf8
17. b4 Nd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Nc5 Rb8 20. Nb3 Bxf3 21. exf3 c6
22. f4 Na4 23. Nd2 Nc3 24. Qb3+ Kh8 25. Re1 Qd7 26. Ne4 Nxe4
27. dxe4 c5 28. bxc5 Bxc5 29. Bf1 g6 30. Bb5 Qe6 31. Bc4 Qd6
32. Kg2 Re7 33. Qf3 Rbe8 34. h4 a6 35. a4 Bb4 36. Re2 Qc6
37. Bd5 Qc3 38. Rd1 Qxf3+ 39. Kxf3 Bc3 40. Rb1 Rd8 41. Bc4 d3
42. Re3 d2 43. Bd5 Ba5 44. Ke2 Rc7 45. Rd1 b5 46. axb5 axb5
47. g4 Bc3 48. Bb3 b4 49. g5 fxg5 50. hxg5 Rf8 51. Rf3 Re7
52. e5 Kg7 53. e6 h6 54. gxh6+ Kxh6 55. Rg1 Rf6 56. Rfg3
Rexe6+ 57. Bxe6 Rxe6+ 58. Re3 Rf6 59. Re4 Kg7 60. Rc4 Re6+ 0-1

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.25"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6
7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bf5
12. Bg5 Qa5 13. Re1 Nd7 14. Nh4 Nb6 15. Bb3 Rae8 16. Nxf5
Rxe1+ 17. Qxe1 Qxf5 18. Bd2 Nd5 19. Qe2 Nf6 20. Re1 h6 21. f3
Re8 22. Qd1 Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 Nd5 24. g3 b5 25. Qe2 Qd7 26. a4 a6
27. c4 Nc7 28. Kg2 Ne6 29. Bf2 Qe7 30. Qe4 bxa4 31. Bc2 Qg5
32. c5 Bc7 33. Bxa4 h5 34. h4 Qd2 35. Bb3 Nd8 36. Qe8+ Kh7
37. Bxf7 Nxf7 38. Qxf7 Ba5 39. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.25"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Be2 Qc8
13. O-O Ba6 14. Re1 Qb7 15. Rb1 axb4 16. axb4 Bxe2 17. Rxe2
Ra7 18. Rc2 b5 19. Nd2 Rfa8 20. g4 Bd8 21. Bg3 Bc7 22. f4 Ra3
23. Kg2 R8a7 24. Nb3 Qa8 25. Na5 Rxc3 26. Rxc3 Bxa5 27. bxa5
Rxa5 28. Be1 Ne4 29. Rcb3 Ra2+ 30. R1b2 Ra1 31. Rb1 Ra2+
32. R1b2 Ra1 33. Rb1 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.25"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6
7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bf5
12. Bg5 Qa5 13. Re1 Nd7 14. Nh4 Rae8 15. Nxf5 Qxf5 16. Be3 Nf6
17. Bd3 Qd7 18. Qf3 Qg4 19. Qxg4 Nxg4 20. g3 Nxe3 21. Rxe3 c5
22. Be4 cxd4 23. cxd4 Re7 24. Rae1 g6 25. Bd5 Rd7 26. Bb3 Bb4
27. Rd1 Kg7 28. d5 Bc5 29. Rc3 b6 30. Ba4 Rd6 31. Kg2 Rc8
32. Bc6 Rc7 33. Rc2 Re7 34. Rdd2 Rd8 35. Re2 Kf8 36. a4 Rc8
37. Rxe7 Kxe7 38. a5 Kd6 39. axb6 Bxb6 40. f4 Rc7 41. Kf3 Re7
42. Re2 Rxe2 43. Kxe2 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.25"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "1.24"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O
Bd6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Bg4 9. Nbd2 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Nc4 Nxg3
12. fxg3 Qe7 13. c3 O-O-O 14. b4 Kb8 15. a3 h5 16. Ne3 Bc8
17. c4 f5 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 e4 20. Re1 e3 21. Qc1 g4
22. Nh4 Rhe8 23. c5 Be5 24. Qxe3 Qd7 25. Qc1 Bd4+ 26. Kh1
Rxe1+ 27. Qxe1 Bxa1 28. Qxa1 Qxd3 0-1

[Event "Clutch Champions Showdown"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Be2 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Qc7 13. g3 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 f6 16. Re1 bxc5
17. bxc5 e5 18. Bf1 e4 19. Nd2 f5 20. Nb3 Bf6 21. Rb1 Re8
22. Nd1 g5 23. fxg5 Bxg5 24. Qa5 Bd8 25. Qxc7 Bxc7 26. Ra1 Nf8
27. Bh3 f4 28. Ra8 Bd7 29. Bxd7 Rxa8 30. Bxc6 Rb8 31. Nc3 Kg7
32. Bxd5 e3 33. fxe3 fxe3 34. Kf1 h5 35. Nd1 Re8 36. Ke2 Ng6
37. Bf3 h4 38. Nxe3 hxg3 39. hxg3 Bxg3 40. Na5 Nf4+ 41. Kd2
Be1+ 42. Kxe1 Rxe3+ 43. Kf2 Rd3 44. c6 Nh3+ 45. Ke2 Nf4+
46. Kf2 Nh3+ 47. Ke2 Nf4+ 48. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch Champions Showdown"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Bg5 Bc6 10. Qxc4 Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6
12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Bd2 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Ne4 15. Qd3 Nxd2 16. Qxd2
Bxf3 17. Bxf3 c6 18. a5 Rad8 19. Qc2 Nf6 20. Red1 Rfe8 21. Qb3
e5 22. d5 e4 23. Bg2 cxd5 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 e3 26. Qxe3
Qxe3 27. fxe3 Be5 28. Rb1 Rxd5 29. Bxd5 Rb8 30. Rf1 Bf6 31. e4
b6 32. e5 Bxe5 33. Rxf7 Kh7 34. Be4+ Kg8 35. Bd5 Kh7 36. axb6
Rxb6 37. b3 Kg6 38. Re7 Bf6 39. Rd7 Kf5 40. Bc4 Ke4 41. Kf2
Bd4+ 42. Ke1 Bc3+ 43. Kd1 Bf6 44. Ra7 Ke3 45. Rxa6 Rxa6
46. Bxa6 Bc3 47. Kc2 Be1 48. Kb2 Bb4 49. Bb5 Kd4 50. Be8 Ke3
51. Bh5 Kd4 52. Kc2 Ke3 53. Bf3 Be1 54. Kb2 Bb4 55. h4 g6
56. g4 Kd4 57. e4 g5 58. hxg5 hxg5 59. Kc2 Ba3 60. Bh1 Be7
61. Bg2 Bf8 62. Kd2 Bb4+ 63. Ke2 Bd6 64. Kf3 Kc3 65. Ke3 Be5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch Champions Showdown"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2829"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7
7. a3 Nxe4 8. Nxe4 Qe5 9. Bd3 Qxd4 10. Qe2 Qe5 11. f4 Qc7
12. O-O f5 13. Ng5 Be7 14. b4 Bf6 15. Ra2 O-O 16. Be3 d6
17. c5 d5 18. g4 Nc6 19. gxf5 exf5 20. Qf3 h6 21. Qxd5+ Kh8
22. Re2 hxg5 23. fxg5 Qd8 24. Qf3 Qxd3 25. gxf6 Rxf6 26. Qh5+
Kg8 27. Bg5 Qd4+ 28. Kh1 Be6 0-1

[Event "Clutch Champions Showdown"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6
7. a3 Bb7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O cxd4
12. Nxd4 Nd7 13. Bb5 Rc8 14. Nf5 Nf6 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Qe2 e5
17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Bg3 Ne4 20. Rfd1 Qe6 21. Ba6 Rc5
22. f3 Nxg3 23. hxg3 Bc4 24. Bxc4 Qxc4 25. Qf2 Rfc8 26. Rd2
Qb3 27. Re1 Rc2 28. Ree2 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 Qa2 30. Rc2 Qb1
31. Rxc8+ Rxc8 32. Re1 Rc2 33. Rxb1 Rxf2 34. e4 Kg7 35. g4 Rc2
36. a4 Kf6 37. Kg3 Ke7 38. b3 Rc3 39. a5 bxa5 40. Ra1 Rc5
41. Rh1 Rc6 42. Ra1 Rc5 43. Rh1 Rb5 44. Rxh6 Rb6 45. Rh5 Rxb3
46. Rxg5 Rb5 47. Rh5 a4 48. Rh1 a3 49. Ra1 Ra5 50. Kf2 Kd6
51. Ke2 Kc5 52. Kd3 Kb4 53. Rb1+ Kc5 54. Rc1+ Kb5 55. Rb1+ Kc5
56. Rc1+ Kd6 57. Ra1 Kc5 58. Rc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch Champions Showdown"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Bg5 Bc6 10. e3 b5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nc3
Qe8 13. Rfd1 g6 14. d5 exd5 15. Nd4 Bxd4 16. Rxd4 Nd7 17. Nxd5
Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Nc5 19. Bxa8 Nb3 20. Rdd1 Nxa1 21. Rxa1 Qxa8
22. axb5 a5 23. Qxc4 Rb8 24. h4 h5 25. e4 Re8 26. Qxc7 Qxe4
27. b6 Re7 28. Qc5 Kh7 29. Qxa5 Qc6 30. Qb4 Rd7 31. Qa4 Qb7
32. Qb3 Re7 33. Qb4 Rd7 34. Qc5 Rd2 35. b4 Qe4 36. Qc7 Qf3
37. Rf1 g5 38. b7 1-0

[Event "Clutch Champions Showdown"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "183"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6
7. a3 c5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Be6
12. O-O Nc6 13. Qc2 a5 14. Rfd1 Qb6 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 d4
17. Rdc1 dxe3 18. fxe3 Rac8 19. Qc3 h6 20. Bh4 Rfe8 21. Rd1
Ne7 22. Bf3 Nf5 23. Bf2 Nd6 24. Bg3 Nb5 25. Qc2 c4 26. a4 Na7
27. Rd6 Nc6 28. Qc3 Qc5 29. Rad1 Nb4 30. Qd4 Nd3 31. Qxc5 Rxc5
32. Rb6 Bd7 33. Bd6 Rcc8 34. Bd5 Rxe3 35. Rf1 Be6 36. Bf3 Nc5
37. Rb5 Nxa4 38. Ra1 Bd7 39. Rb7 Be8 40. Bg4 Ra8 41. Kf2 Rd3
42. Be5 Rd2+ 43. Ke3 Rd3+ 44. Kf2 Rd2+ 45. Ke3 Rad8 46. Be2
R2d5 47. Bg3 Bc6 48. Rc7 Re8+ 49. Kf2 Rd2 50. Rxc6 Nxb2
51. Rxa5 Rdxe2+ 52. Kg1 Rc2 53. Rf5 Nd3 54. Rc7 f6 55. Rf1
Ree2 56. Kh1 Rxg2 57. Rb1 Rge2 58. Rg1 Kh8 59. Rc8+ Kh7
60. Rc7 Kh8 61. Rc8+ Kh7 62. Rc7 Rc1 63. Be1 Kh8 64. Rc8+ Kh7
65. Rc7 Kg8 66. Rcxg7+ Kf8 67. Bb4+ Ke8 68. Rxc1 Nxc1 69. Rc7
Rc2 70. Re7+ Kd8 71. Rh7 Nd3 72. Be7+ Ke8 73. Bxf6 Nf2+
74. Kg1 Nh3+ 75. Kh1 Nf2+ 76. Kg1 Ng4 77. Bh8 c3 78. Rc7 Rc1+
79. Kg2 c2 80. Kh3 Ne3 81. Bd4 Nd5 82. Rc4 Rd1 83. Bb2 Rd3+
84. Kh4 Ne3 85. Rc5 Ng2+ 86. Kh5 Rh3+ 87. Kg4 Rb3 88. Bc1 Ne3+
89. Kf4 Ng2+ 90. Kg4 Ne3+ 91. Kf4 Ng2+ 92. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch Champions Showdown"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.27"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[Round "1.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2829"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bf4 O-O
7. e3 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. a3 Nc6 10. Qc2 Qa5 11. O-O-O Be7
12. g4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Rd8 14. Rxd8+ Qxd8 15. g5 Nh5 16. Rd1 Bd7
17. gxh6 Nxf4 18. exf4 Qc7 19. Qe4 Na5 20. Ne5 Be8 21. Rd7 Qc5
22. b4 Qxf2 23. Rxe7 Qg1+ 24. Nd1 Qxh2 1-0

[Event "Clutch Champions Showdown"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.27"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[Round "1.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2829"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3
Qe7 7. d3 d5 8. Be2 O-O 9. h3 e4 10. dxe4 Nxe4 11. Qa3 Qxa3
12. bxa3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Rd8 14. Bb2 Na5 15. Be2 c5 16. Ne5 Be6
17. Bf3 Nxf2 18. Bc3 Nxh1 19. Bxa5 b6 20. Bc3 Bd5 21. e4 Bb7
22. Ke2 Ng3+ 23. Ke3 f5 0-1

[Event "Clutch Champions Showdown"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.27"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2829"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bd3 c6
7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Ne5 Bd6 10. f4 c5 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. Be1
cxd4 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Bxh7+ Nxh7 15. Qxd4 Nf6 16. Bh4 Qb6
17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Nb5 Bb8 19. Bf2 Nh5 20. g3 g5 21. Bxb6 gxf4
22. Nc7 Bxc7 23. Bxc7 fxg3 24. hxg3 Nxg3 25. Rf2 Nf5 26. Kh2
f6 27. Nd3 Kf7 28. Bf4 Rh8+ 29. Kg1 Rg8+ 30. Rg2 Bd7 31. a3
Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Bb5 33. Nb4 Re8 34. Rd1 Re2+ 35. Kf3 Rxb2
36. Rxd5 Rxb4 37. Rxf5 Rb3+ 38. Kf2 Bc6 39. Bc1 Rc3 40. Rxf6+
Kxf6 41. Bb2 Ke6 42. Bxc3 Kd5 43. Bb4 Kc4 44. Kg3 Ba4 45. Kh2
b5 46. Kg3 Kb3 47. Kh2 Kc4 48. Kg3 Kb3 49. Kh2 Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch Champions Showdown"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Re8 11. Bd3 Bd6
12. Nbd2 Rxe1+ 13. Nxe1 g6 14. g3 Ng7 15. Ndf3 Ne7 16. Ng2 c6
17. Bg5 Qf8 18. Qb3 f6 19. Bf4 Nef5 20. h4 Qf7 21. Re1 Bf8
22. Nh2 Nd6 23. Ne3 Nh5 24. Bxd6 Bxd6 25. c4 Be6 26. cxd5 cxd5
27. Be2 Ng7 28. Bf3 Rd8 29. Nhg4 Kf8 30. Bxd5 h5 31. Bxe6 Nxe6
32. Nh6 Qd7 33. Neg4 hxg4 34. Rxe6 Kg7 35. Rxd6 Qxd6 36. Nf7
Qxd4 37. Nxd8 Qxd8 38. Qxb7+ Kg8 39. Qxa7 Qd1+ 40. Kh2 Qd2 1-0

[Event "Clutch Champions Showdown"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 a5 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O c5
12. a4 b4 13. cxb4 cxd4 14. b5 Bb7 15. e5 e6 16. Bg5 Qb6
17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxe5 19. Rad1 Re8 20. Rfe1 Bg7 21. Nxe6
1-0

[Event "Clutch Champions Showdown"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Rc1 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5
12. Qa4 Re8 13. Nd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Nd4 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Qb3
Rb8 17. e4 dxe3 18. fxe3 Rf8 19. Rf3 c6 20. d4 g6 21. Rcf1 Qd5
22. e4 Qxb3 23. Rxb3 Rfd8 24. Rd3 c5 25. d5 b5 26. b3 Bd6
27. Nf3 f6 28. Re3 Re8 29. Rfe1 Rbd8 30. e5 fxe5 31. Nxe5 Bf8
32. Rd1 Bh6 33. Ree1 Bf8 34. Kf3 Kg7 35. a4 a6 36. Re4 Bd6
37. Nc6 Rf8+ 38. Kg2 Rd7 39. Re6 Rf5 40. axb5 axb5 41. Rd2 c4
42. bxc4 bxc4 43. Ree2 c3 44. Rd3 Bf8 45. Rxc3 Rfxd5 46. Ne5
Rd2 47. Rc2 Rxe2+ 48. Rxe2 Re7 49. Kf3 Re6 50. Nd3 Rxe2
51. Kxe2 Bd6 52. Kf3 Kf6 53. h3 h5 54. g4 hxg4+ 55. Kxg4 Ba3
56. h4 Bd6 57. h5 gxh5+ 58. Kxh5 Bf4 59. Nxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.28"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "2.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3
dxc6 7. Nc3 Be6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. O-O-O Qxf3 10. gxf3 Ne7 11. h4
Bxc3 12. bxc3 Rd8 13. Rxd8+ Kxd8 14. h5 f5 15. c4 Rf8 16. Rg1
Rf7 17. a4 a6 18. a5 g6 19. Rg5 Rf6 20. hxg6 Rxg6 21. c5 Ke8
22. Bd3 Rxg5 23. Bxg5 h5 24. Kd2 Kf8 25. Ke3 Kf7 26. Bxe7 Kxe7
27. e5 h4 28. f4 Kd7 29. f3 b6 30. axb6 cxb6 31. Bxa6 b5
32. Kf2 Kc7 33. Kg2 Kb8 34. Kh3 Ka7 35. Kxh4 Kxa6 36. Kg5 Kb7
37. Kf6 Bd5 38. c3 Kc7 39. Kxf5 Kd7 40. Kf6 Bxf3 41. e6+ Ke8
42. Ke5 Bg4 43. f5 Bh3 44. f6 Bg4 45. Kd6 Bh3 46. e7 Kf7
47. Kxc6 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.28"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "2.12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. a3 Nd7 9. g4 Bg6 10. b4 Bd6 11. Nc4 f6
12. Na5 Qc8 13. Nh4 Nf8 14. Nf5 Ne6 15. Be3 Kf7 16. c3 Re8
17. h4 Kg8 18. h5 Bf7 19. Qf3 b6 20. Nc4 Bf8 21. O-O a5
22. Qg3 axb4 23. cxb4 h6 24. Rfd1 b5 25. Nd2 c5 26. bxc5 Bxc5
27. Bxc5 Nxc5 28. Nf3 Qd7 29. Kh2 Be6 30. Rac1 Nb3 31. Rc3
Rxa3 32. d4 b4 33. Rcd3 Nxd4 34. N3xd4 exd4 35. Rxa3 bxa3
36. Rxd4 Qb5 37. Qxc7 Bxf5 38. exf5 Qb2 39. Qc4+ Kh8 40. Kg3
a2 41. Qa4 Qb8+ 0-1

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.28"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "2.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Be2 e6 5. O-O h6 6. c4 g5
7. Nc3 Ne7 8. h4 g4 9. Ne1 h5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Be3 O-O 12. d5 f5
13. Bg5 Qe8 14. c5 fxe4 15. cxd6 cxd6 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Nxe4
Nf5 18. Nd3 Nc6 19. Nf4 Ncd4 20. Bd3 Be5 21. Re1 Qf7 22. Nxd6
Bxd6 23. Bxf5 Nxf5 24. Nxe6 Rfe8 25. Qb3 g3 26. fxg3 Nxg3
27. Re3 Rac8 28. Rae1 Rc6 29. Rf3 Qg6 30. Nc7+ 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.29"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "2.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O
Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4 Nxg4 9. hxg4 Bxg4 10. Be3 Be7 11. Kh1 f5
12. Rg1 h5 13. Nc3 f4 14. Bd2 g5 15. Nb1 Bc5 16. Bc3 Bxf2
17. Nbd2 Qe7 18. Qf1 Bxg1 19. Qxg1 Bxf3+ 20. Nxf3 g4 21. Nxe5
Rg8 22. Rf1 Qg5 23. Qd4 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Qg3+ 25. Kh1 Qh3+ 26. Kg1
g3 27. Nf3 g2 28. Re1 Qxf3 29. Qe5+ Kd8 30. Qf6+ Ke8 31. Bb4
c5 32. Bxc5 Kd7 33. Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.29"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "2.22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3
Nf6 7. Bg5 O-O 8. Qe2 Nd4 9. Qd2 Nxb3 10. axb3 Re8 11. O-O-O
h6 12. h4 c6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. f3 d5 15. Kb1 Be6 16. exd5 Bxd5
17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Bb5 Red8 19. g4 Qxf3 20. g5 Qf2 21. Qb4 Qc5
22. Qa4 h5 23. g6 fxg6 24. Bd3 Rd6 25. Rde1 Qc6 26. Qf4 Rf8
27. Qe5 Rdf6 28. Qg5 Bf2 29. Re5 d4 30. Be4 Qd6 31. Rd5 Qe6
32. Rxd4 Kh8 33. Rc4 Bb6 34. Bd3 Qe3 35. Qg2 Bd4 36. Qxb7 Qe5
37. c3 Bb6 38. Qg2 Qd6 39. Bc2 Qe6 40. Rd1 Bf2 41. Re4 Qf7
42. Qg5 Rf5 43. Qd2 Bb6 44. Re2 Rf4 45. Qd6 Rf6 46. Qg3 Qc7
47. Qg5 Qf4 48. Qxf4 Rxf4 49. Bxg6 Rxh4 50. Rdd2 Rh1+ 51. Ka2
Rg1 52. Bxh5 g6 53. Bxg6 Rxg6 54. Rh2+ Kg7 55. Rhg2 Rd8
56. Rxg6+ Kxg6 57. Re2 Rf8 58. b4 Rf2 59. Rxf2 Bxf2 60. Kb3
Kf5 61. Kc4 Ke6 62. Kb5 Kd7 63. Ka6 Kc7 64. b5 Be3 65. b4 Bd2
66. Kxa7 Bxc3 67. b6+ Kc6 68. b7 Be5 69. b8=Q Bxb8+ 70. Kxb8
Kb5 71. Kb7 Kxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.29"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "2.23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. Re1+ Be7 11. Nxc6
Qxd1 12. Rxd1 bxc6 13. Bf4 Bf5 14. Na3 Rd8 15. Bxc7 Rd7
16. Bf4 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Bxa3 18. bxa3 Bxc2 19. Rd4 O-O 20. Rc4
Re8 21. f3 Bd3 22. Rxc6 f6 23. Rc3 Rd8 24. Rb3 a6 25. Rb8 Rxb8
26. Bxb8 Bc2 27. a5 Bd3 28. Bc7 Bc4 29. Bb6 Bd3 30. Ba7 Bc4
31. Bb6 Bd3 32. Ba7 Bc4 33. Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.29"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "2.24"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 exd4
12. cxd4 Bb6 13. Ng3 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Be3 Nf5 16. Nxf5 Bxf5
17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 a4 19. b4 axb3 20. axb3 c6 21. Be2 Qe7
22. h3 Ra3 23. b4 Rfa8 24. Rxa3 Rxa3 25. Rc1 Rb3 26. b5 Qb4
27. Qd1 Rb1 28. Rxb1 Qxb1 29. Qxb1 Bxb1 30. bxc6 bxc6 31. Bd1
Bd3 32. f4 f6 33. Kf2 Kf7 34. Ba4 fxe5 35. fxe5 Bb5 36. Bc2
Ba5 37. g4 Bc3 38. Bf5 c5 39. e6+ Kf6 40. dxc5 g6 41. Bc2 g5
42. Bf5 d4 43. Bc1 Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.30"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "2.31"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. dxc6 Qd4+
12. Kh1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc3 14. Bf4 Qxc6 15. h3 Bg6 16. Re1
Rad8 17. Qe2 Nd5 18. Bg3 Nb4 19. Be4 Qc3 20. Rad1 Rde8 21. Qd2
Qxd2 22. Rxd2 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Nxa2 24. Re3 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8
26. Ra3 Nb4 27. c3 Nc6 28. Ra6 Rd3 29. Rxc6 Rxg3 30. Rxc7 h5
31. Kh2 Re3 32. Rxa7 Rxc3 33. Ra5 g6 34. Ra8+ Kg7 35. h4 Re3
36. Ra4 Kf6 37. g3 Ke5 38. Ra7 Kf6 39. Ra6+ Ke5 40. Ra7 Kf6
41. Ra6+ Ke5 42. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.30"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "2.32"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C81"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. c4 bxc4
12. Bxc4 Bc5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Qb8 15. Bb3 Na5 16. Nd4 c5
17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. f3 c4 19. fxe4 cxb3 20. exd5 bxa2 21. Rxa2
Nc4 22. Qd4 Qb3 23. Nc3 Nxb2 24. Rb1 Qc4 25. Qxc4 Nxc4
26. dxe6 Rf5 27. Nd5 Rxe5 28. Rxa6 Re8 29. Nc7 Rd8 30. Rc6 Ne3
31. Rd6 Rc8 32. Rd7 h6 33. e7 Kh7 34. Re1 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.30"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "2.33"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O Nb6 9. Qc2 Nfd5 10. Bg3 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5
12. Rfd1 Bd7 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Rac1 Nb4 15. Qe4 N4d5 16. Qf3 Ba4
17. Nxa4 Nxa4 18. e4 Nxb2 19. exd5 Nxd1 20. Rxd1 exd5 21. Bxc4
Qe7 22. Bxd5 Bd6 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Qh5 Bxe5 25. Bg6 h6
26. Bxe5 Qg5 27. Qxg5 hxg5 28. h4 Rc5 29. Bb2 Rb5 30. Ba3 Rc8
31. h5 Ra5 32. Bb2 Rxa2 33. Rd2 Kg8 34. Bb1 Ra5 35. Rd7 Rb5
36. Ba2+ Kh7 37. Bxg7 g4 38. Be5+ Kh6 39. Bf4+ Kxh5 40. Bf7+
Kh4 41. Kh2 g3+ 42. fxg3+ Kg4 43. Be6+ Kh5 44. Rh7+ Kg6
45. Rh6+ Kg7 46. Bxc8 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.30"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "2.34"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Nb8 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Nf1
Re8 13. Ng5 d5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Qh5 Bxg5
17. Bxg5 f6 18. Bd2 Qe7 19. Ng3 Qf7 20. Qf3 Nf8 21. Nf5 Ne7
22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. a4 Rab8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra6 Qd7 26. Rea1
Ne6 27. Be3 Rbd8 28. Qc6 Qxc6 29. Rxc6 Kf7 30. Ra5 Rb8
31. Raa6 Rb7 32. g3 Nd8 33. Rc5 Ne6 34. Rcc6 Nd8 35. Rc5 Ne6
36. Rcc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.30"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "2.35"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O a6 9. a4 Nd5 10. Bg3 c5 11. Bxc4 cxd4
12. exd4 N7b6 13. Bb3 a5 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Ne4 Bc6 16. Nxc6 bxc6
17. Rc1 Nb4 18. Qe2 N6d5 19. Rfd1 Re8 20. Qf3 Ra7 21. Be5 Bf8
22. Qg3 f6 23. Bd6 Bxd6 24. Nxd6 Rf8 25. Ne4 Qb8 26. Qf3 Re8
27. g3 Kh8 28. Nc5 Rae7 29. Bc4 e5 30. dxe5 Qxe5 31. Rd2 Qg5
32. Nb3 Nb6 33. h4 Qe5 34. Re2 Qc7 35. Rxe7 Qxe7 36. Nxa5 Qe5
37. Nb3 Nxa4 38. Bf7 Rf8 39. Rc4 Rxf7 40. Rxb4 Qe1+ 41. Kh2
Qxb4 42. Qxc6 Rf8 0-1

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.01"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "3.11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 dxc4 9. e3 Na6 10. Bxc4 Nxc5 11. O-O a6
12. Rfd1 Qe8 13. Be2 b6 14. b4 Ncd7 15. Nd4 Bb7 16. Qb2 Rc8
17. b5 a5 18. Na4 Nd5 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Bf3 Nc5 21. Nxc5 Rxc5
22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. bxc6 Qc7 24. Rac1 Qxc6 25. Rxc5 Qxc5 26. Bxd5
exd5 27. Rc1 Qd6 28. g3 Rd8 29. Qb5 d4 30. exd4 Qxd4 31. Rc6
Qe4 32. Rc1 Qf3 33. Qb1 g6 34. h4 Rd6 35. Qa1 Kh7 36. Qb1 h5
37. Re1 a4 38. Qb4 Rd1 39. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 40. Kh2 Qc2 41. Qxb6
Qxa2 42. Qf6 Qe6 43. Qc3 Qb3 44. Qf6 a3 45. g4 Qe6 46. Qf3 a2
0-1

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.01"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "3.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bc4
O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Re1 a5 9. a4 Na6 10. Bf4 Nc5 11. Nb3 Ne6
12. Bg3 g6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Qxd1 15. Raxd1 Rd8 16. Nd4 Ne8
17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Ne2 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Rxd1 21. Rxd1
Nxf6 22. f3 Kf7 23. Nf4 e5 24. Nd3 Re8 25. Re1 e4 26. Nc5 b5
27. Nxe4 Nxe4 28. Rxe4 Rd8 29. axb5 cxb5 30. Kf2 Rd2+ 31. Re2
Rd1 32. Ke3 Ke6 33. c3 Rh1 34. g3 Kd5 35. f4 h5 36. Kd3 a4
37. Rf2 Rd1+ 38. Kc2 Rg1 39. f5 gxf5 40. Rxf5+ Kc4 41. Rf4+
Kc5 42. Rh4 Kd5 43. Rxh5+ Kc4 44. Rh4+ Kc5 45. Rd4 Rg2+
46. Rd2 Rg1 47. h4 Rxg3 48. Rh2 b4 49. cxb4+ Kxb4 50. h5 a3
51. Rh4+ Kc5 52. b4+ Kb5 53. h6 Rg2+ 54. Kb1 Ka4 55. h7 Rg1+
56. Kc2 Rg2+ 57. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.01"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "3.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. b5 Nd4
12. e3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Rb8 14. d4 exd4 15. exd4 Qd7 16. Re1
Rfe8 17. a4 Bf7 18. a5 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Bf4 Rbc8 21. Bg4
f5 22. Bh5 Red8 23. Bf3 Bf8 24. Be5 b6 25. axb6 cxb6 26. Bxd5+
Qxd5 27. Qa4 Rd7 28. Rbc1 Rcd8 29. Rc6 f4 30. gxf4 Bd6 31. Qc4
Qxc4 32. Rxc4 Bxe5 33. dxe5 Rd4 34. Rec1 h5 35. Kg2 Kh7
36. Rxd4 Rxd4 37. Kf3 Rd5 38. e6 Kg6 39. Re1 Rd8 40. e7 Re8
41. Re5 Kf6 42. Ke4 Rxe7 43. Rxe7 Kxe7 44. Kf5 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.01"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "3.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6
6. Re1 e6 7. c3 Be7 8. d4 O-O 9. e5 Ne8 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. Nbd2
Nef6 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Nc4 Be7 14. Bg5 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Rac8
16. Ne3 Rfe8 17. Rad1 a6 18. Bh4 b5 19. a3 Qb7 20. Nf3 h6
21. Bg3 Ne4 22. Nf1 Nxg3 23. Nxg3 Nb6 24. Ne5 Red8 25. Nh5
Rxd1 26. Qxd1 Nd5 27. Qg4 Bg5 28. h4 Bf6 29. Nd3 Qe7 30. Nb4
Nxb4 31. axb4 g6 32. Nxf6+ Qxf6 33. g3 Kg7 34. Rd1 Rc4 35. Qe2
g5 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. Kg2 g4 38. Qe3 Qf5 39. Rh1 Qe4+ 40. Qxe4
Rxe4 41. Ra1 Re2 42. Rxa6 Rxb2 43. Rb6 Rc2 44. Rxb5 Rxc3
45. Rg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "3.21"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4
7. Bc2 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Bg4 10. Qe2 O-O-O 11. Na3 Qe6
12. Qxe6+ Bxe6 13. b3 Bd5 14. bxc4 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 Bxc4 16. Re1
Bd3 17. Bxd3 Rxd3 18. Re3 Rd7 19. Ba3 e5 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. h4
f6 22. h5 Rfd8 23. Kf1 b6 24. g3 Kb7 25. Kg2 Ne7 26. Re4 Rd3
27. a4 Nc6 28. Re2 Na5 29. Ra2 Nc4 30. g4 R8d5 31. Nh4 Rxd2
32. Nf5 Rxa2 33. Rxa2 g6 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Ne7 Rd7 36. Ng8 f5
37. gxf5 gxf5 38. Nh6 Rg7+ 39. Kf3 Rg5 40. Nf7 Rh5 41. Kg3 Rh7
42. Ng5 Rd7 43. Kh4 Rd3 44. Kh5 Rxc3 45. Kh6 Kc6 46. Kg6 f4
47. Ne4 Ra3 48. Rc2 Rxa4 49. Kf5 b5 50. Rc1 Ra3 51. Rd1 b4
52. Rd8 Nb6 53. Kxe5 b3 54. Rd6+ Kb5 55. Rd1 Kb4 56. Kd4 Ra5
57. Nc3 0-1

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "3.22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. b5 Nd4
12. e3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Qc8 14. a4 a5 15. bxa6 Rxa6 16. d4 Rd8
17. Qc2 Bf5 18. Qb3+ Be6 19. Qc2 Bf5 20. Be4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4
exd4 22. exd4 Bf8 23. Bf4 c6 24. Qc2 Nd5 25. Nxd5 Rxd5 26. Qb3
Qa8 27. Rfc1 Rxa4 28. Qxb7 Qxb7 29. Rxb7 Raxd4 30. Rxc6 Rd7
31. Rxd7 Rxd7 32. Kg2 Kf7 33. h4 h5 34. Ra6 Be7 35. Rc6 Bf8
36. Ra6 Be7 37. Rc6 Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "3.23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3
Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 Re8 9. h3 d6 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. O-O Na5
12. Bh6 Rc8 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Rad1 Qb6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5
Qc5 17. Rfe1 Nxb3 18. Nxb3 Qxc2 19. Qd4+ Kg8 20. Qxa7 Qxb2
21. Qxb7 Qxa2 22. Ra1 Qc2 23. Qxd7 Qxb3 24. Rxe7 Red8 25. Qb7
Qxb7 26. Rxb7 Rc5 27. Raa7 Rf8 28. Rd7 Rxd5 29. Ra6 h5
30. Raxd6 Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Kg7 32. h4 Re8 33. g3 Re1+ 34. Kg2 Re8
35. Rd1 Re7 36. Rd8 Re6 37. Rd1 Re8 38. Rd7 Re6 39. Rd8 Re7
40. Rd1 Re6 41. Rf1 Rc6 42. Rg1 Rc4 43. Rf1 Rc6 44. Rg1 Rc4
45. Rf1 Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[Round "3.24"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nd2 Nc6 5. Ngf3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. Re1 d5 8. c4 e6 9. b3 Ne4 10. Bb2 g5 11. Rc1 g4 12. Ne5
Nxe5 13. dxe5 c6 14. f3 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 h5 16. f4 h4 17. c5 Kf7
18. Bd4 Rh8 19. Kf2 Bd7 20. Rc3 Bf8 21. Rg1 Be7 22. Ke1 Qc7
23. Kd1 b6 24. Qe3 Qb7 25. Rc2 Rab8 26. Ke1 Qa6 27. Kf2 h3
28. Bf1 bxc5 29. Bxc5 Rb5 30. Bxe7 Kxe7 31. Qd2 Qa3 32. e3 Ra5
33. Bd3 c5 34. Rgc1 Rb8 35. Be2 Rb6 36. Bf1 Bc8 37. e4 d4
38. Bd3 Bd7 39. Re1 Qb4 40. Qxb4 cxb4 41. exf5 exf5 42. Ree2
Be6 43. Red2 Rb7 44. Bc4 Rc7 45. Bxe6 Rxc2 46. Rxc2 Kxe6
47. Ke2 Kd5 48. Kd3 Ra6 49. Re2 Re6 50. Rc2 Ra6 51. Re2 Ke6
52. Kxd4 Rc6 53. Ke3 Rc3+ 54. Kd2 Rf3 55. Re3 Rf1 56. Re1 Rf2+
57. Re2 Rg2 58. Kd1 Ke7 59. Kd2 Kd7 60. Kd1 Ke6 61. Kd2 Kd5
62. e6 Rxe2+ 63. Kxe2 Kxe6 64. Kd3 Kd5 65. Ke3 a6 66. Kd3 Kc5
67. Ke3 Kd5 68. Kd3 a5 69. Ke3 Kc5 70. Kd3 Kd5 71. Ke3 Kc5
72. Kd3 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.03"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "3.31"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. b5 Nd4
12. e3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 c6 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. Bxc6 Rc8 16. Bb7
Rc7 17. Ba6 Bf5 18. Ra1 Qd7 19. Re1 Rd8 20. Qe2 Bg4 21. f3 Be6
22. Bb5 Qc8 23. Ba6 Qd7 24. Bb5 Qc8 25. Ba6 Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.03"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "3.32"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3
Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 Re8 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. h3 Qc7 11. f4 b5
12. e5 b4 13. Na4 Nd5 14. Qf3 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 a5 16. O-O-O Qa7
17. Qe4 Bf5 18. Qc4 Qe3+ 19. Kb1 Be6 20. Qd4 Qxd4 21. Rxd4
Rad8 22. Rhd1 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Bc8 24. Nb6 c5 25. Rd2 g5 26. Rd5
gxf4 27. Rxc5 f3 28. gxf3 Bxh3 29. Rxa5 Rd8 30. a4 bxa3
31. bxa3 e6 32. Ka2 h5 33. Ra4 Bxe5 34. Re4 Bf6 35. Re1 h4
36. Rg1+ Kf8 37. Nc4 Bf5 38. Rh1 Rd4 39. Ne3 Bg6 40. a4 Bh5
41. a5 Bxf3 42. Rf1 Rf4 43. a6 Bd4 44. Re1 Re4 0-1

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.03"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "3.33"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A27"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 4. d4 e4 5. Ng5 Bb4 6. d5 Ne5
7. Qb3 Bc5 8. Nh3 Nf6 9. Na4 Be7 10. Bf4 Ng6 11. d6 cxd6
12. Nc3 d5 13. e3 O-O 14. Rd1 d6 15. Be2 h6 16. O-O Be6
17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Qb6 19. Rc1 Qxb3 20. axb3 Rfc8 21. Rc4
Nd7 22. Rfc1 Nb6 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Nxc8 25. g4 fxg4
26. Bxg4 Nb6 27. Bg3 Nh4 28. Nf4 Nf3+ 29. Kg2 Nd2 30. Bf5 Nxb3
31. Bxe4 Nc4 32. Nd3 a5 33. Bf3 b5 34. Bd1 Nbd2 35. b3 Nb6
36. Nf4 a4 37. bxa4 bxa4 38. Nd3 a3 39. Nb4 Nxd5 40. Na2 Kf8
41. Ba4 Ne4 42. Bb3 Ndc3 43. Nb4 Nd2 44. Be6 d5 45. Nc2 Nc4
46. e4 a2 47. exd5 Bd6 48. Kf3 Ke7 49. Bf5 Nb5 50. Bd3 Nd4+
51. Nxd4 a1=Q 52. Nf5+ Kf6 53. Bxc4 Bxg3 0-1

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.03"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "3.34"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3
Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 Re8 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. h3 Qc7 11. f4 Rd8
12. Qf3 c5 13. e5 c4 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Ba4 Qa5 16. O-O Bxc3
17. bxc3 Qxa4 18. Bd4 Qc6 19. Qe3 Bf5 20. Qe5 Qf6 21. Qxf6
exf6 22. Bxf6 Rd6 23. Be5 Re6 24. Rf2 f6 25. Bd4 h5 26. a4
Rae8 27. Bxa7 Re1+ 28. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Rf1 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Bxc2
31. a5 Kf7 32. h4 f5 33. g3 Ke6 34. Kf2 Kd5 35. Ke3 Be4
36. Bb6 Bb1 37. Ba7 Be4 38. Bd4 Bb1 39. Ba7 Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.03"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[Round "3.35"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "1538"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Nge2 d6 6. d3 a6
7. O-O Be6 8. h3 h6 9. Kh2 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. f4 exf4
12. Bxd5 Bxd5 13. Nxf4 Ne7 14. Qh5 c6 15. Ncxd5 cxd5 16. Ne6
Qd6 17. Nxg7+ Kd7 18. Rxf7 Raf8 19. Bf4 Rxf7 20. Bxd6 Rf2+
21. Kh1 Bxd6 22. Re1 Rhf8 23. Qg4+ Kc6 24. Ne6 R8f6 25. Nd4+
Kb6 26. Re2 Rf1+ 27. Kg2 Nc6 28. Nxc6 bxc6 29. c3 R1f5 30. b4
Kb7 31. Qg7+ Rf7 32. Qxh6 Bc7 33. Qe3 Bb6 34. d4 Bc7 35. h4 a5
36. a3 a4 37. Qd3 Rf1 38. b5 R1f6 39. bxc6+ Kxc6 40. Qa6+ Bb6
41. Qxa4+ Kb7 42. Qe8 Rf8 43. Re7+ Bc7 44. Qb5+ Rb6 45. Rxc7+
1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 e5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 exd4 6. Nxd4
Nf6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 11. h3 Be5
12. Qc2 h6 13. Bd2 d5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. Rfe1 Bd7 16. Rad1 Rc8
17. Qb1 Qb6 18. Re2 Bd4 19. Rde1 Re6 20. Bf5 Rxe2 21. Rxe2
Bxf5 22. Qxf5 Qa6 23. Re7 Rd8 24. a3 Qb6 25. b4 Qd6 26. Re1
Qa6 27. a4 Qc4 28. Nb5 Ne4 29. Nxd4 Qxd4 30. Be3 Qxb4 31. Rc1
Nc3 32. Qf3 d4 33. Bxd4 Qxd4 34. Rxc3 Qxa4 35. Kh2 Qd7 36. Ra3
a5 37. g3 Qd5 38. Qc3 Ra8 39. h4 a4 40. Qb4 Qc6 41. Qd4 h5
42. Qb4 g6 43. Qd4 Kh7 44. Qf4 Qd7 45. Qb4 Ra6 46. Qf4 Ra5
47. Qb4 Rf5 48. Qb2 Qa7 49. Re3 Qc5 50. Kg1 Qc6 51. Qa2 Kg7
52. Kh2 Kh7 53. Ra3 Qc5 54. Kg2 Qc6+ 55. Kh2 Qc5 56. Kg2 Rxf2+
57. Qxf2 Qxa3 58. Qxf7+ Kh6 59. Qg8 Qb2+ 60. Kh3 Qg7 61. Qe8
Qd4 62. Qe7 Qd5 63. Kh2 Qa2+ 64. Kh3 Qd5 65. Kh2 Qd4 66. Kh3
Qa1 67. Kh2 Qa2+ 68. Kh3 Qc4 69. Kh2 Qc2+ 70. Kh3 Qf5+ 71. Kh2
Qc8 72. Qe3+ Kh7 73. Qa7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. d5 d6 11. Re1 Bf5
12. Nc3 Nf6 13. Qf3 Bg6 14. Bd3 a6 15. Be3 Qd7 16. Bd4 Rae8
17. h3 Bd8 18. a3 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Re8 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Kf1
Bxd3+ 22. Qxd3 Nd7 23. Qe2 Qxe2+ 24. Kxe2 Bf6 25. Ke3 Kf8
26. Ne4 Bxd4+ 27. Kxd4 Ke7 28. c4 a5 29. b4 axb4 30. axb4 b6
31. g4 h6 32. f4 g6 33. Nc3 Nb8 34. Ne4 Nd7 35. Nc3 Nb8
36. Ne4 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "29"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 a6
7. Be2 Bf5 8. Nf3 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Na4 Nh5
12. Be5 Nf6 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Be5 Nf6 15. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Be7
7. Re1 O-O 8. c3 Bd7 9. Nbd2 Qc7 10. a3 Ne5 11. Nxe5 dxe5
12. a4 Bc6 13. Nc4 Rad8 14. f4 Nd7 15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. Bf4 f6
17. Bh3 Bd6 18. Bxe6+ Kh8 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Qe2 Qe7 21. Bh3
Bc7 22. b3 g6 23. Rad1 f5 24. Bg2 f4 25. Rf1 fxg3 26. e5 gxh2+
27. Kh1 Bxg2+ 28. Qxg2 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Rxd3 30. Qxb7 Rg3
31. Qxa7 Rg1+ 32. Rxg1 hxg1=Q+ 33. Kxg1 Qg5+ 34. Kf1 Qf4+
35. Ke2 Bxe5 36. Qa8+ Kg7 37. a5 Bxc3 38. Qb7+ Kh6 39. Qh1+
Kg7 40. a6 Qg4+ 41. Qf3 Qe6+ 42. Qe3 Qg4+ 43. Kd3 Bf6 44. Qxc5
Qd1+ 45. Nd2 Qa1 46. a7 h5 47. Qb6 Qc3+ 48. Ke2 Qe5+ 49. Kf1
Qf4+ 50. Qf2 Qxf2+ 51. Kxf2 Bd4+ 52. Kf3 Bxa7 53. Ne4 Kf7
54. Ng3 Kf6 55. Nxh5+ gxh5 56. b4 Kg5 57. b5 Kh4 58. b6 Bxb6
59. Kg2 Kg4 60. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 dxc4
7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. Ne3 c3 11. bxc3 Nbd7
12. Nd3 Rb8 13. Nc4 b6 14. Bf4 Bb7 15. Bxb7 Rxb7 16. Rb1 Nd5
17. Na5 Nxf4 18. Nxb7 Nxd3+ 19. exd3 Be7 20. c4 Rb8 21. c5
Rxb7 22. c6 Rc7 23. cxd7 Rxd7 24. Ke2 g6 25. Rhc1 Bc5 26. a4
Kg7 27. Rc4 a5 28. f4 h5 29. d4 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Bxd4 31. Rd1 e5
32. fxe5 Bxe5 33. Kd3 Bd6 34. Ke4 Bc5 35. Ke5 Bf2 36. Rd3 Bc5
37. h3 Bf2 38. g4 hxg4 39. hxg4 Bc5 40. Rd7 Bg1 41. Rb7 Bc5
42. Rd7 Bg1 43. Rb7 Bc5 44. Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.22"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 Nbd7
7. Nb5 Ne8 8. e3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. dxc5 a6 11. Nbd4 Bxc5
12. O-O Qe7 13. Rc1 Bd6 14. Ba2 Ndf6 15. Ne5 Nd7 16. Ndc6 Qh4
17. Bg3 Qg5 18. h4 Qf6 19. Ng4 Qxb2 20. Bxd6 bxc6 21. Rc2 Qb5
22. Bxf8 Nxf8 23. h5 h6 24. Qf3 Qxh5 25. Qxc6 Nc7 26. Qf3 Nd5
27. e4 e5 28. Nxh6+ 1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.22"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O
7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2 a6 9. a3 Bd6 10. h3 h6 11. Rd1 Bd7 12. Be2
dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. O-O e4 15. Nh2 b5 16. Ba2 b4 17. Nd5 bxa3
18. bxa3 Be6 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. d5 Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Bxd5 22. Bc3
Qd6+ 23. Kg1 Ne7 24. Rd2 Qe6 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. Ba5 Qf5 27. Qc4
Re5 28. Bc3 Nxc3 29. Qxc3 Rc5 30. Qd4 Re8 31. Rb1 Rc6 32. Qd7
Qxd7 33. Rxd7 g6 34. Rb7 Re5 35. Rdxc7 Rxc7 36. Rxc7 Ra5
37. Rc3 Kg7 38. Rc4 Rxa3 39. Rxe4 h5 40. h4 a5 41. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.22"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bb2 Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Na3 Bf6
12. Qd2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. Rfd1 Ne7 15. Bxf6 Qxd2 16. Rxd2
gxf6 17. Bxc6 Nxc6 18. Rd7 Rab8 19. Nc4 Rfd8 20. Rad1 f5
21. f4 b5 22. Ne5 Rxd7 23. Nxd7 Rb7 24. Nc5 Rb8 25. Rd7 a5
26. Nd3 Rd8 27. Rc7 Rd6 28. Kf2 h5 29. a3 f6 30. Rb7 Nd4
31. b4 axb4 32. Nxb4 Rd8 33. Rb6 Kf7 34. h3 Ra8 35. e3 Nb3
36. Rxb5 Rxa3 37. Nc2 Ra2 38. Rxb3 Rxc2+ 39. Kf3 Rc6 40. Rb7+
Kg6 41. Re7 Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.22"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 Nc6 3. e4 e5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. exf5 d5 6. d4 exd4
7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nxd4 10. cxd4 Bxf5 11. f3 O-O
12. Be2 Qd7 13. a4 Qc6 14. Ra2 Rae8 15. O-O a6 16. Bd2 Re6
17. Rf2 Rfe8 18. Bf1 Nd7 19. a5 h6 20. Qb1 Rb8 21. Qb3 b5
22. Qb4 Rbe8 23. Ra3 Nb8 24. Rc3 Qd7 25. Rc5 Rc6 26. Bf4 Ree6
27. Re2 Rxe2 28. Bxe2 Qe7 29. Rxb5 Qxe2 30. Rxb8+ Kh7 31. Qd2
Qe7 32. c3 Qa3 33. h4 Qxa5 34. g4 Qa1+ 35. Kf2 Bb1 36. Qc1 Rb6
37. Bxc7 Rxb8 38. Bxb8 Qa2+ 39. Kg3 Bd3 40. Qe3 Qc2 41. h5
Qxc3 42. Be5 a5 43. Bxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.22"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3
Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 Re8 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 Bd7 11. O-O Ng4
12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bd2 d5 14. f5 Ne5 15. Qf2 e6 16. f6 Ng4
17. Qf3 Qxf6 18. Qxg4 Qd4+ 19. Rf2 f5 20. Qf3 fxe4 21. Qf7+
Kh8 22. Qxd7 Rad8 23. Qxc6 Rf8 24. Be1 Qe3 25. Qxe6 Bd4
26. Nxd5 Qe2 27. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.26"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "188"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O
Be7 7. Nc3 Nb6 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Re8 10. Rc1 Bf8 11. Ne4 f6
12. d3 a5 13. a3 Be6 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. Rxc5 e4 16. Ne1 Qd6
17. Qc2 a4 18. b4 Bb3 19. Qc1 exd3 20. Nxd3 Rxe2 21. Nf4 Re7
22. h4 Rae8 23. h5 h6 24. Ng6 Rd7 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Rxc6 Qd5
27. Rc5 Qf7 28. Bc3 Nd5 29. Bd2 Red8 30. Bf4 Ne7 31. Rxc7 Nf5
32. Rc8 Nd4 33. Qc7 Qe8 34. Rxd8 Rxd8 35. Be3 Nf3+ 36. Kg2 Ne5
37. Nxe5 fxe5 38. g4 Be6 39. f3 e4 40. fxe4 Bxg4 41. Rf4 Bxh5
42. Kf2 Rc8 43. Qd6 Rc2+ 44. Kg1 Kh7 45. Bd4 Rd2 46. Rf2 Rd1+
47. Rf1 Rxf1+ 48. Kxf1 Qxe4 49. Qe5 Qxe5 50. Bxe5 Be8 51. Kf2
g5 52. Ke3 Kg6 53. Bd6 Kf5 54. Bf8 h5 55. Be7 Bc6 56. Bd8 h4
57. Be7 Kg4 58. b5 Bxb5 59. Bd8 Bc6 60. Be7 Kf5 61. Bd8 Bb7
62. Be7 Kg4 63. Bd8 Kh5 64. Bc7 Kg4 65. Bd8 Ba6 66. Be7 Bb5
67. Bd8 Be8 68. Be7 Kf5 69. Bd8 Bf7 70. Be7 Bg8 71. Bd8 Bh7
72. Be7 Bg6 73. Bd8 Bh5 74. Be7 Bd1 75. Bd8 Kg4 76. Be7 Bc2
77. Bd8 Kf5 78. Be7 Bb1 79. Bd8 Ba2 80. Be7 Bf7 81. Bd8 Be6
82. Be7 Bc8 83. Bd8 Ba6 84. Be7 Bc4 85. Bd8 Bd5 86. Be7 Bg2
87. Bd8 Ba8 88. Be7 Bb7 89. Bd8 Bc8 90. Be7 Kg6 91. Bd8 Kh5
92. Bc7 Ba6 93. Bd6 Kg4 94. Be7 Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.26"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "160"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O
Nd7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Nc4 Re8 9. a4 a5 10. h4 Nb6 11. Ne3 Bxe3
12. fxe3 Nd7 13. Bd2 Nf6 14. Nh2 h5 15. Qf3 Qe7 16. Bc3 c5
17. b3 Ng4 18. Be1 Ra6 19. Bg3 Rg6 20. Nxg4 Bxg4 21. Qf2 Rd8
22. Kh2 b6 23. Qd2 f6 24. Qc3 Rd6 25. Rf2 Kh7 26. Raf1 Be6
27. Rf3 Rg4 28. Qe1 Qe8 29. Kh1 Qg6 30. Qf2 Qe8 31. Ra1 Kg8
32. Bh2 Rg6 33. Qf1 Qd7 34. Rb1 Rg4 35. Rg3 Rxg3 36. Bxg3 Bg4
37. Ra1 Qe6 38. Qf2 Kf7 39. Rf1 Ke8 40. Qe1 Kd7 41. Qc3 Kc8
42. Kg1 Kb7 43. Rf2 Qe8 44. Rf1 Qg6 45. Kh2 Be6 46. Qe1 Qg4
47. Qc3 Bd7 48. Qe1 Bc6 49. Qf2 Rd8 50. Ra1 Rh8 51. Qf3 Qe6
52. Rf1 Rh6 53. Qe2 Qe8 54. Qd1 Rh8 55. Be1 Bd7 56. Kh1 Qg6
57. Kh2 Rd8 58. Bg3 Qg4 59. Qxg4 Bxg4 60. Kg1 c6 61. Ra1 Ra8
62. Be1 b5 63. Kf1 Kb6 64. Bc3 b4 65. Bb2 Rd8 66. Ke1 Kc7
67. Kd2 Kd6 68. Rf1 Ke6 69. Ke1 Rg8 70. Kf2 g5 71. hxg5 fxg5
72. Kg3 Rd8 73. Rf2 c4 74. bxc4 c5 75. Rd2 Rc8 76. Ba1 Rf8
77. c3 Rf1 78. Bb2 Bd1 79. d4 h4+ 80. Kh2 g4 0-1

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.26"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[Round "1.13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6
7. Nc3 c6 8. d5 e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. b3 Re8 11. Bb2 Na6 12. Ng5
Bc8 13. e3 Qe7 14. Qc2 h6 15. Nf3 Be6 16. Rad1 Bf7 17. Ne2 Nc5
18. Nf4 Ng4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qb2+ Kh7 21. Nd4 a5 22. h3 Ne5
23. h4 Qf6 24. Qc2 Kg8 25. Nfe2 Rad8 26. Nc3 a4 27. Rd2 axb3
28. axb3 g5 29. Qxf5 Qxf5 30. Nxf5 Nxb3 31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. Nxd6
Rd8 33. Nxf7 Kxf7 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Rb1 Na5 36. c5 g4 37. Ne4
Ke6 38. Bf1 Nf3+ 39. Kg2 Rh8 40. Bd3 Ke5 41. Kf1 Rh1+ 42. Ke2
Rxb1 43. Bxb1 Nb3 44. Kd3 Nc1+ 45. Kc4 Ne2 46. Kb4 Nc1 47. Ka5
Ne1 48. Kb6 Ned3 49. Nc3 Nxf2 50. Kxb7 Nh1 51. Ne4 Ne2
52. Kxc6 Nexg3 53. Nxg3 Nxg3 54. Kb6 Ne4 55. Bxe4 Kxe4 56. c6
g3 57. c7 g2 58. c8=Q g1=Q 59. Qe6+ Kf3 60. Qf5+ Ke2 61. Qc2+
Kf3 62. Qf5+ Ke2 63. Qc2+ Kf3 64. Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.26"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[Round "1.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O
Nd7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Nc4 Re8 9. a4 f6 10. Be3 Bf8 11. Nfd2 Nc5
12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Be6 14. Ne3 Qd7 15. Kh1 Rad8 16. Nf3 Bf7
17. Qe1 Ne6 18. Bg3 c5 19. b3 Nd4 20. Qf2 b6 21. a5 b5
22. Nxd4 cxd4 23. Nf5 a6 24. Bf4 c5 25. g4 Be6 26. h4 h5
27. Bd2 hxg4 28. Qg3 g6 29. Nh6+ Kh7 30. h5 g5 31. Nf5 c4
32. bxc4 bxc4 33. Rab1 c3 34. Be1 Qa4 35. Qf2 Qd7 36. Ng3 Be7
37. Rb6 Rb8 38. Rxa6 Ra8 39. Rxa8 Rxa8 40. Ne2 Rxa5 41. Qxd4
Ra2 42. Qxd7 Bxd7 43. Nd4 Kh6 44. Bxc3 Kxh5 45. Rb1 Bc5
46. Rb7 Bxd4 47. Bxd4 Bc6 48. Rh7+ Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.28"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O
Nd7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Nc4 Re8 9. a4 a5 10. Be3 Bb4 11. Nfd2 b6
12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Nf8 14. c3 Bd6 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. Nc4 Re6
17. Qh5 Ra7 18. Ne3 Ng6 19. Bg3 d5 20. Nf5 dxe4 21. dxe4 Rxe4
22. Rad1 Rd7 23. Qf3 Re6 24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Rd1 Nf8 26. Nd4 Re8
27. Nxc6 Qg5 28. Rf1 f6 29. Bf2 Ng6 30. Nd4 Bxa4 31. h4 Nxh4
32. Bxh4 Qxh4 33. b3 Bxb3 34. Nxb3 Qe4 35. Nd4 Qxf3 36. gxf3
Rc8 37. Rc1 g5 38. Kf2 Kf7 39. f4 gxf4 40. Ke2 h5 41. Kd3 h4
42. Rh1 Rh8 43. Nf3 h3 44. Rh2 b5 45. Ra2 b4 46. cxb4 axb4
47. Ke4 b3 48. Rb2 Ke6 49. Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.28"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[Round "1.22"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6
7. Be3 Nb4 8. Be4 f5 9. a3 N4d5 10. Bxd5 Nxd5 11. Nc3 Nxe3
12. fxe3 e6 13. Nge2 g6 14. Nf4 Bh6 15. Nce2 c6 16. h4 a5
17. Kf2 O-O 18. Qb3 Re8 19. Rac1 Ra6 20. g3 Bf8 21. Rhd1 Kh8
22. Rc3 Rb6 23. Qc2 Bd7 24. Nd3 Re7 25. Nc5 Be8 26. Nf4 Bf7
27. Rc4 Re8 28. Rd2 Qe7 29. Qc3 Ra8 30. Ra4 Rb5 31. Rc4 Rb6
32. Qc2 Kg8 33. Rd3 h6 34. Rb3 Rxb3 35. Qxb3 g5 36. hxg5 hxg5
37. Nfd3 b5 38. Rc1 a4 39. Qa2 Qe8 40. Nb4 Rc8 41. Ke1 Bxc5
42. Rxc5 Bh5 43. Kd2 Bf3 44. Kc3 Kg7 45. Qb1 Be4 46. Qe1 Qh8
47. b3 Qh2 48. bxa4 bxa4 49. Ra5 Kg6 50. Ra6 c5 51. Rxe6+ Kf7
52. Rf6+ Kg7 53. dxc5 Rxc5+ 54. Kd4 Rc8 55. Nd5 Qb2+ 56. Nc3
Qb3 0-1

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.28"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[Round "1.23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6
6. Re1 e6 7. c3 Be7 8. d4 O-O 9. e5 Ne8 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. cxd4
Nb6 12. Qe4 Qd7 13. Bg5 Nd5 14. Nbd2 Rc8 15. Nf1 h6 16. Bxe7
Nxe7 17. Ng3 Rc6 18. Qg4 f5 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Nh4 Nc7 21. Re2
Ned5 22. Nh5 Rf7 23. Rae1 Qe7 24. h3 Nf6 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. d5
Nxd5 27. Rxe6 Qxf2+ 28. Kh1 Nf4 29. Re8+ Kh7 30. Kh2 Rc5
31. R1e2 Qf1 32. Re1 Qf2 33. R1e2 Qf1 34. Re1 Qf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.28"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[Round "1.24"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "123"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. h4 Ba6 10. Qc2 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5
12. Rh3 Nc6 13. Bg5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. Rd1 e5 16. Rf3 Bb7
17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rg3+ Kh8 19. e3 Qe7 20. exd4 exd4+ 21. Be2
Be4 22. Qd2 d3 23. Bxd3 Bxd3+ 24. Re3 Qb7 25. Qxd3 Qxg2
26. Qd4 Qg1+ 27. Ke2 Qg6 28. Rf3 Rae8+ 29. Kf1 Re6 30. Rg3 Qf5
31. Qg4 Qxg4 32. Rxg4 a5 33. b4 axb4 34. axb4 Rb8 35. Rb1 Re5
36. Kg2 h5 37. Rc4 Kg7 38. Kf3 f5 39. Kf4 Kf6 40. Rd1 Rb6
41. f3 Reb5 42. Rdd4 Rb8 43. Ke3 R5b6 44. Kd3 Ke6 45. Kc3 Ra6
46. Kb3 Rba8 47. b5 Ra1 48. Rc2 R1a3+ 49. Kb4 R3a4+ 50. Kc5
Rc8+ 51. Kb6 Rxd4 52. Rxc8 Rxh4 53. Ka5 Kd7 54. Rc5 Rh1 55. b6
h4 56. b7 Ra1+ 57. Kb6 Rb1+ 58. Ka7 Ra1+ 59. Kb8 h3 60. Rc2
Rh1 61. Ra2 Rb1 62. Ka7 1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.28"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[Round "1.25"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. g3 e6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. Bg2 Be7
7. O-O O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. a3 Bh7 10. Re1 c6 11. e4 Nbd7 12. Qe2
Qb6 13. Rab1 Rfd8 14. h3 Qa6 15. e5 Ne8 16. Bf1 Nc7 17. Qe3 b5
18. Qf4 c5 19. a4 b4 20. Rbc1 Nb8 21. h4 Nc6 22. Nh2 Qa7
23. Ng4 Bf8 24. Nf3 Rd7 25. h5 Rad8 26. Ne3 c4 27. bxc4 dxc4
28. Qxc4 Ne7 29. d4 Ncd5 30. Qb3 Nxe3 31. fxe3 Bf5 32. Nd2 Rc7
33. Nc4 Bg4 34. Nd6 Qb8 35. Nb5 Rc6 36. Bg2 Nd5 37. Bxd5 exd5
38. c4 dxc4 39. Qc2 c3 40. Qe4 Bd7 41. Ba1 Rc4 42. Rf1 Bxb5
43. axb5 Qxb5 44. e6 fxe6 45. Qxe6+ Kh8 46. Rf7 Rcc8 47. d5 a4
48. Rcf1 a3 49. g4 Qd3 50. g5 Re8 51. g6 Bc5 52. d6 Bxd6
53. Qd7 Qxe3+ 54. Kh1 Qe4+ 55. Kg1 Bc5+ 56. Kh2 Qh4+ 57. Kg2
Qg5+ 58. Kh3 Qxh5+ 59. Kg3 0-1

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.28"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[Round "1.26"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. c4 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. Nc3 c6 8. d5 e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. b3 Re8 11. Ng5 Bc8 12. Bb2
Na6 13. Qc2 Ng4 14. Nh3 Be6 15. Nf4 Bf7 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. h3
Nf6 18. e4 fxe4 19. Rfe1 Nc5 20. b4 Nd3 21. Nxd3 exd3 22. Qd2
Qf8 23. Qxd3 Nd7 24. Na4 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Ne5 26. Bxe5 dxe5
27. Nc5 b6 28. Ne4 Qxb4 29. Rc1 Qb2 30. Rd1 Qxa2 31. Qd7 Rf8
32. Nd6 Qxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Be6+ 34. Nf5 Rxf5+ 35. Ke2 Bxd7
36. Rxd7 Rf7 37. Rd8+ Bf8 38. Bxc6 Kg7 39. Bd5 Rc7 40. Re8 a5
41. Rxe5 a4 42. Kd3 a3 43. Re2 Ra7 44. Ra2 Bd6 45. g4 Be5
46. Kc2 Bb2 47. Kb3 Rd7 48. Kb4 Kf6 49. Kb5 Ke5 50. Bc6 Rd2
0-1

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.28"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[Round "1.27"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 c5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O
7. Nc2 Nc6 8. Be2 e6 9. e4 d5 10. exd5 exd5 11. cxd5 Ne7
12. Ne3 a6 13. a4 b6 14. Bf3 Bb7 15. d6 Nc6 16. O-O Na5
17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Nc4 Rc8 19. Qb3 Nxd6 20. Nxb6 Rb8 21. a5 Nd7
22. Ncd5 Nxb6 23. axb6 Nf5 24. Bf4 Nd4 25. Qc4 Rb7 26. Rad1
Rd7 27. Bc7 Qa8 28. Nc3 Rc8 29. Qa4 1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.29"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[Round "1.31"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Qb3 c5
7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. dxc5 Qxb3 9. axb3 Nc6 10. Nc3 Bxc5 11. O-O e5
12. Na4 Bb4 13. Nb6 Rb8 14. Nxc8 Rbxc8 15. Be3 e4 16. Nd4 Bc5
17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. Bxc5 Rxc5 19. Rxa7 Rb5 20. Ra3 Rd8 21. Rfa1
g6 22. Ra8 Rxa8 23. Rxa8+ Kg7 24. Ra3 Rc5 25. Ra7 Rb5 26. Ra3
Rc5 27. Ra7 Rb5 28. Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.29"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[Round "1.32"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O
Nd7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Nc4 Re8 9. a4 a5 10. Be3 Bb4 11. Nfd2 f6
12. c3 Bf8 13. Qc2 b6 14. d4 exd4 15. cxd4 Nb8 16. Rac1 Na6
17. Rfd1 Nb4 18. Qb1 Be6 19. b3 Qd7 20. f3 Qf7 21. Bf2 Red8
22. Rc3 b5 23. Nb2 Rab8 24. axb5 Rxb5 25. Nbc4 a4 26. Rdc1 Ra8
27. bxa4 Rxa4 28. Ra3 Na2 29. Rxa4 Rxb1 30. Rxb1 Nc3 31. Rba1
Nxa4 32. Rxa4 Qe8 33. Ra6 Qc8 34. Rxc6 Bd7 35. Nb6 Qb7
36. Nxd7 Qxc6 37. Nxf8 Qc1+ 38. Nf1 Kxf8 39. g4 g6 40. Kg2 f5
41. gxf5 gxf5 42. Ng3 fxe4 43. Nxe4 Kf7 44. h4 h6 45. Ng3 Ke6
46. Ne4 Kd5 47. Ng3 Kc4 48. h5 Qg5 49. Bg1 Kd5 50. Bf2 Ke6
51. Bg1 Qd2+ 52. Bf2 Qd3 53. Nf1 Kf5 54. Ne3+ Kg5 55. Ng4 Kxh5
56. Be3 Qc3 57. Kf2 Kh4 58. Bxh6 Qxd4+ 59. Ke2 Kg3 60. Bd2
Qc4+ 61. Ke3 Qb3+ 62. Kd4 c5+ 63. Ke4 Qxf3+ 0-1

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.29"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[Round "1.33"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 10. a4 f5 11. a5 Nf6 12. Re1 h6
13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Ra2 g5 15. h3 Qe8 16. Nh2 a6 17. Ng4 Bg6
18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bd3 Nf5 20. Ne4 Bg7 21. f3 Qf7 22. Rf2 Rad8
23. Bb1 Kh8 24. Bb2 Nh4 25. b5 Bf5 26. b6 Ng6 27. g3 cxb6
28. axb6 Ne7 29. Ba3 Nc8 30. Qb3 Bh7 31. Rd1 Bg8 32. Kg2 Bh7
33. c5 dxc5 34. Nxc5 Bxb1 35. Rxb1 Rfe8 36. Ne6 Rd7 37. Rc1
Ne7 38. Bxe7 Qxe7 39. Rc7 Qd6 40. Rfc2 Bf6 41. Qa4 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.09"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. Rc1 h6
7. Bh4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. cxd5 g5 10. Bg3 Nxd5 11. e3 Qa5
12. Bd3 Rd8 13. O-O Nxc3 14. Qh5 Bf8 15. Rxc3 e5 16. Bc4 Qc7
17. Bxe5 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.09"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5
Bd7 7. f3 a6 8. Qd2 e6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Qxd4 h6 11. Bh4 Be7
12. Bc4 b5 13. Bb3 a5 14. a4 b4 15. Ne2 O-O 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. Qxd6 Ra7 18. Ng3 Qe8 19. Nh5 Bxa4 20. Bc4 Qb8 21. Nxf6+
gxf6 22. Qg3+ Kh7 23. Rd4 e5 24. Rd2 Rc7 25. b3 Bb5 26. Bd5 a4
27. Qh3 Rfc8 28. Kb1 axb3 29. Bxb3 Ra7 30. Qf5+ Kg7 31. Qg4+
Kf8 32. Rhd1 Ke7 33. Qg7 Be8 34. Rd6 Qc7 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.09"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "1.13"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. d5 d6
7. e3 exd5 8. cxd5 Nbd7 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bh4 Qa5 11. O-O Bxc3
12. bxc3 Qxc3 13. e4 Re8 14. Re1 b5 15. Rc1 Qa3 16. Bb1 Ng4
17. Nd2 Nb6 18. h3 Ne5 19. Qh5 Nbc4 20. Nb3 a5 21. Rc3 Qb4
22. Rec1 Ng6 23. Bf6 a4 24. Rg3 Re5 25. Bxe5 Ncxe5 26. Nxc5
dxc5 27. Rf1 Qd4 28. Kh2 Ra6 29. f4 Rf6 30. f5 Nc4 31. Rd1 Qe5
32. Qf3 Qd6 33. Qc3 Nge5 34. Kh1 b4 35. Qe1 a3 36. Bc2 Nb2
37. Rc1 c4 38. Qe3 Bd7 39. Qd4 Bb5 40. Re3 Qb6 41. Qxe5 Qxe3
42. Rg1 b3 43. Bb1 Qb6 44. Qg3 bxa2 45. Bxa2 Nd3 46. Rb1 Nf2+
47. Kh2 Nxe4 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.09"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "1.14"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 g6
7. Bg2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd1 Bg4 11. Qd2 Rc8
12. h3 Be6 13. Nd5 Qd7 14. Kh2 Rc4 15. Qe2 Rfc8 16. c3 b5
17. a3 h5 18. Bg5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qf5 20. h4 Ng4+ 21. Kg1 Bf6
22. Rae1 Bxg5 23. hxg5 Qxg5 24. Qxe7 Qxe7 25. Rxe7 R4c7
26. Re4 Ne5 27. f4 Ng4 28. Rfe1 Nf6 29. Rd4 Rb8 30. Bf1 Kf8
31. Red1 Re7 32. Rb4 Re3 33. Kg2 a6 34. a4 Ne4 35. axb5 axb5
36. Bd3 Nxg3 37. c4 h4 38. cxb5 Nh5 39. Kf2 Rh3 40. b6 Nf6
41. Be2 Rh2+ 42. Kf3 Nd7 43. b7 Nc5 44. Ra1 Rxb7 45. Ra8+ Kg7
46. Rxb7 Nxb7 47. b4 Rh3+ 48. Kg2 Rg3+ 49. Kh2 Rb3 50. Ba6
Rxb4 51. Rb8 Rb6 52. Bxb7 Rb3 53. Kg2 Kf6 54. Kh2 h3 55. Rd8
Rxb7 56. Kxh3 Kf5 57. Rxd6 Kxf4 58. Rd8 Rb3+ 59. Kg2 Ke5
60. Rd7 f5 61. Rd8 Rb6 62. Kg3 Rd6 63. Rg8 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.09"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "1.15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Nxf6
12. Nbd2 Rc8 13. Nb3 Be4 14. Qc1 Qd5 15. Nbd2 c5 16. Nxe4 Qxe4
17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Qb7 19. Qa5 Qa7 20. Ne5 Rd6 21. dxc5
Qxc5 22. Nd3 Qc7 23. Qxc7 Rxc7 24. Rac1 Rdd7 25. Bc6 Rd8
26. Bf3 Rdc8 27. Bb7 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 29. Nxc1 a5 30. Bc6
b4 31. Nb3 Bd8 32. Nc5 Bb6 33. Nd7 Nxd7 34. Bxd7 Bd4 35. b3
Bb6 36. e3 Kf8 37. Ba4 Ke7 38. Kf1 Ba7 39. Ke2 Kd6 40. Bb5 Bb6
41. Ba4 Ba7 42. Bb5 Bb6 43. Ba4 Ba7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.09"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "1.16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5
Bd7 7. f3 a6 8. Qd2 e6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Qxd4 h6 11. Bd2 Bc6
12. Bd3 Be7 13. Kb1 b5 14. g4 Nd7 15. h4 Qb6 16. Ne2 Qxd4
17. Nxd4 Bb7 18. Nb3 Rb8 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Be2 f6 21. h5 Kf7
22. Rhe1 Rhd8 23. Bg3 Rbc8 24. Bf2 d5 25. f4 Nc4 26. exd5 Bxd5
27. Bd3 Bf3 28. Bg6+ Kg8 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Nd4 Bxg4 31. Nc6
Rd7 32. Nxe7+ Rxe7 33. b3 Nd2+ 34. Kc1 Rd7 35. Re3 b4 36. Be1
Nf3 37. Bxb4 Nh4 38. Bd3 Rd4 39. Bc5 Rxf4 40. Bxa6 e5 41. a4
Bxh5 42. Bb7 Nf5 43. Re1 Bf3 44. Bxf3 Rxf3 45. a5 Rc3 46. b4
Nd4 47. Bxd4 exd4 48. Kb2 Rc4 49. Kb3 Rc3+ 50. Kb2 Rc4
51. Re8+ Kf7 52. Rb8 Ke6 53. a6 Rc7 54. b5 Kd7 55. b6 Rc5
56. a7 Rb5+ 57. Kc1 h5 58. a8=Q 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.10"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "182"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8
12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 Nxb4 15. cxb4 Bd7 16. Bxa6
O-O 17. Bc4 Kh8 18. b3 axb3 19. Qxb3 Qe8 20. O-O Bd8 21. b5 f5
22. exf5 Bxb5 23. Rfd1 Bh4 24. Bxb5 Rxb5 25. Qa4 Bd8 26. Nc3
Ra5 27. Qxe8 Rxe8 28. Rxa5 Bxa5 29. Ne4 Bb4 30. Nxd6 Rf8
31. Nc4 Rxf5 32. Nxe5 h5 33. Nf3 Bc5 34. h4 Be7 35. Rd3 Bf6
36. g3 Kh7 37. Kg2 Rb5 38. Rd6 Rf5 39. Ra6 Rd5 40. Ra4 Kg6
41. Ng1 Kf5 42. Rf4+ Ke6 43. Nh3 g6 44. Ra4 Rd7 45. Ra6+ Kf7
46. Nf4 Rb7 47. Ra3 Rd7 48. Rf3 Rd6 49. Rb3 Rd7 50. Ra3 Rb7
51. Nd5 Rd7 52. Rd3 Be5 53. Kf3 Ra7 54. Rb3 Ke6 55. Ne3 Rf7+
56. Ke4 Bc7 57. f4 Re7 58. Rb5 Kf7+ 59. Kf3 Kg7 60. Nc4 Rf7
61. Rc5 Re7 62. Rc6 Kf7 63. Kf2 Rd7 64. Kg2 Kg7 65. Kf3 Re7
66. Ne3 Rf7 67. Re6 Bd8 68. Nd5 Ra7 69. Rd6 Be7 70. Rc6 Kf7
71. Ke4 Bd8 72. Rc8 Bf6 73. Rc4 Bd8 74. Ke5 Ra3 75. Rc8 Ba5
76. f5 gxf5 77. Kxf5 Rf3+ 78. Ke5 Rxg3 79. Ra8 Be1 80. Ra7+
Ke8 81. Ke6 Rg6+ 82. Kf5 Rg1 83. Ke6 Rg6+ 84. Kf5 Rg1 85. Ra1
Kf7 86. Nf4 Bf2 87. Rxg1 Bxg1 88. Nxh5 Bf2 89. Nf4 Bxh4
90. Ng6 Bf6 91. Ne7 Bxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.10"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "1.22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. b5 Nd4
12. e3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Qc8 14. a4 a5 15. bxa6 Rxa6 16. d4 Rd8
17. Be4 f5 18. Bd3 Ra5 19. Qc2 e4 20. Be2 Nd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5
22. Bd2 Ra7 23. a5 c6 24. Bc4 Qe6 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Rfc1 Ba3
27. Re1 Be7 28. Rb3 Bd8 29. Reb1 Bxa5 30. Bxa5 Rdxa5 31. Rxb7
h6 32. Rxa7 Rxa7 33. Rc1 Ra6 34. Kg2 Kh7 35. h4 Qf7 36. Qe2
Rb6 37. Rc5 h5 38. Qc2 Qg6 39. Kh2 Qg4 40. Ra5 Qf3 41. Ra8 Rb3
42. Ra1 Rb6 43. Kg1 Qg4 44. Rb1 Rxb1+ 45. Qxb1 Qe2 46. Qc1 Qb5
47. Qd1 g6 48. Kg2 Kg7 49. Qc2 Qd5 50. Qa4 Qd7 51. Qb4 Kf7
52. Kf1 Qd5 53. Qa4 Qd7 54. Qc4+ Ke7 55. Ke2 Qb7 56. Qc5+ Kd7
57. Qe5 Qa6+ 58. Ke1 Qa1+ 59. Ke2 Qa6+ 60. Ke1 Qa1+ 61. Ke2
Qa6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.10"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "1.23"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5
d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8
12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 Nxb4 15. cxb4 Bd7 16. Bxa6
O-O 17. b3 axb3 18. Qxb3 Kh8 19. O-O Qe8 20. Be2 f5 21. exf5
Bxf5 22. b5 Be6 23. Ra6 Qf7 24. Bc4 Rfd8 25. Rd1 e4 26. b6 Rf8
27. Ra2 Bd8 28. Rb2 Qh5 29. Qc2 Bf5 30. Qd2 Be6 31. Ne3 Bxc4
32. Nxc4 Bf6 33. Rbb1 Rfd8 34. b7 d5 35. Na5 Be5 36. g3 Qg6
37. Qc2 Rd6 38. Rdc1 Bf4 39. Qc8+ Rd8 40. Qxd8+ Rxd8 41. Rc8
Qe8 42. Rxd8 Qxd8 43. gxf4 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.10"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "1.24"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd3 Bc5 6. Bf4
d6 7. O-O-O Bxf2 8. Nf3 Bb6 9. Be2 h6 10. h3 Be6 11. Rhe1 Qd7
12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Qb3 a6 15. g4 O-O-O 16. Bc4 Ng6
17. Bd2 Rde8 18. Bd3 Kb8 19. a4 Ka8 20. a5 Bf2 21. Rf1 Be3
22. Bxg6 Bxd2+ 23. Rxd2 fxg6 24. Nd4 h5 25. g5 Ne4 26. Ne6
Nxd2 27. Kxd2 Re7 28. Rf3 c6 29. Nf8 Qe8 30. Ne6 cxd5 31. Nd4
Re4 32. Qb6 Rf8 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "1.31"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Re8 10. Rc1 Bf8 11. Ne4 f6
12. d3 a5 13. Nc5 a4 14. Nxa4 Nxa4 15. bxa4 Be6 16. Nd2 Bxa2
17. Nb3 Rxa4 18. Ra1 Ra6 19. Na5 Rxa5 20. Rxa2 Rb5 21. Bc3 Nd4
22. Rb2 Rxb2 23. Bxb2 Kh8 24. Bxb7 Qb8 25. Bxd4 Qxb7 26. Be3
Bd6 27. Qc2 Rb8 28. Rc1 Qb2 29. Kg2 Qxc2 30. Rxc2 Rb5 31. f4
Kg8 32. Kf3 Kf7 33. f5 g6 34. g4 Rb1 35. Rc1 Rb4 36. Rc4 Rb1
37. Bc1 Ra1 38. h3 Rb1 39. Be3 Rf1+ 40. Kg2 Re1 41. Kf2 Rh1
42. Kg2 Re1 43. Rc2 Ke7 44. Bf2 Ra1 45. Rc4 Kd7 46. fxg6 hxg6
47. h4 Ra8 48. h5 Rh8 49. hxg6 Rg8 50. Kf3 Rxg6 51. Rc1 Rh6
52. Kg2 Rg6 53. Kf3 Rh6 54. Rg1 Rh3+ 55. Kg2 Rh7 56. Rh1 Rxh1
57. Kxh1 e4 58. Kg2 exd3 59. exd3 Ke6 60. Kf3 f5 61. gxf5+
Kxf5 62. Bg3 Bxg3 63. Kxg3 Ke5 64. Kf3 Kd4 65. Ke2 c5 66. Kd2
c4 67. dxc4 Kxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "1.32"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5
Bd7 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O e6 9. Kb1 Be7 10. f3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qc7
12. h4 b5 13. Qd2 b4 14. Ne2 a5 15. Nd4 Rb8 16. g4 h5 17. Bxf6
Bxf6 18. g5 Be7 19. b3 g6 20. Bc4 e5 21. Ne2 Be6 22. Bxe6 fxe6
23. f4 O-O 24. Rhf1 Qc6 25. Qd3 Rbc8 26. Rd2 d5 27. exd5 exd5
28. Qxd5+ Qxd5 29. Rxd5 exf4 30. Rxf4 Rfd8 31. Rxd8+ Rxd8
32. Kc1 Bc5 33. Re4 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "1.33"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Re8 10. Rc1 Bf5 11. d3 Qd7
12. Qc2 Nd4 13. Qd1 Nc6 14. Ne4 f6 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Bh3
17. Bxh3 Qxh3 18. b4 a6 19. a3 Qe6 20. Nd2 Rad8 21. Ne4 Nd5
22. Rc1 b6 23. Qc2 Nd4 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Qc4 Qe5 26. Rfe1 Kh8
27. Qxa6 Ra8 28. Qc4 Rxa3 29. f4 Qe6 30. Qxd4 h6 31. b5 Rb3
32. Rc6 Qf7 33. Nc3 Nb4 34. Qc4 Qxc4 35. Rxc4 Nxd3 36. Rd1 Nb2
37. Re4 Rxe4 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Nxe4 f5 40. Nd2 Rxb5 41. Rd7 Rc5
42. e4 fxe4 43. Nxe4 Rc6 44. f5 Kg8 45. Kf2 Na4 46. Kf3 Nc5
47. Rd8+ Kf7 48. Nf2 h5 49. g4 Ke7 50. Rg8 Kf7 51. Rc8 hxg4+
52. Nxg4 Nd7 53. Rd8 Ke7 54. Rg8 Rc3+ 55. Kf2 Kf7 56. Rd8 Nf6
57. Ne5+ Ke7 58. Ra8 Ne4+ 59. Ke2 Kf6 60. Ng4+ Kxf5 61. Ne3+
Kg6 62. Nd5 Rc5 63. Nf4+ Kf5 64. Nd3 Rc2+ 65. Ke3 Nf6 66. h3
Rc4 67. Rc8 Nd5+ 68. Kd2 Rd4 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "1.34"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5
Bd7 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O e6 9. Kb1 Be7 10. f3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qc7
12. h4 b5 13. Qd2 b4 14. Ne2 a5 15. c4 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. Qxd6 Qa7 18. e5 Be7 19. Qd4 Qc7 20. Qf4 O-O 21. Nd4 a4
22. Qe4 f5 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Bd3 Rfe8 25. g4 Qc5 26. Be2 Rad8
27. g5 hxg5 28. hxg5 Qxg5 29. f4 Qg3 30. Rd3 Qf2 31. Rf1 Qh2
32. Rh1 Qf2 33. Rf1 Qh2 34. Rh1 Qf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.14"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 h5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5
12. Be2 Bh4+ 13. g3 Be7 14. c4 a5 15. Bd3 Bh3 16. O-O-O Nd7
17. Kb1 a4 18. Nc1 Qa5 19. Qxa5 Rxa5 20. Rhg1 f5 21. Ne2 O-O
22. Nc3 e4 23. fxe4 Ne5 24. Bb6 Ra6 25. Bd4 Nf3 26. c5 dxc5
27. Be3 Raf6 28. Rh1 Bg2 29. exf5 Bxh1 30. Rxh1 a3 31. b3 Nd4
32. Rf1 Nxf5 33. Bg5 Nd6 34. Bxf6 Rxf6 35. Rxf6 Bxf6 36. Ne4
Nxe4 37. Bxe4 Be5 38. Bg6 h4 39. gxh4 Bxh2 40. Kc2 Kf8 41. Kd3
b5 42. Kc2 Ke7 43. Bd3 b4 44. h5 Kd6 45. Bg6 Be5 46. Kb1 Bf6
47. Kc2 Be5 48. Kb1 Bf6 49. Kc2 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.14"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5
7. Nxb5 Nb6 8. a3 Nc6 9. Be3 Na5 10. Qc2 a6 11. Nc3 Be7
12. Rd1 Bb7 13. Be2 Qd7 14. h4 Bc6 15. Rh3 Rb8 16. Rg3 Ba4
17. Nxa4 Qxa4 18. Rc1 Nb3 19. Rxg7 Nxc1 20. Qxc1 c3 21. Qxc3
Nd5 22. Qc1 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Kf8 24. Rg4 Qb3 25. Qxc7 Qxb2
26. Kf2 Qb7 27. Qa5 Rg8 28. Rf4 Qc6 29. Qd2 h6 30. Qd3 Rg7
31. Qxa6 Qxa6 32. Bxa6 Rb2+ 33. Be2 Bxa3 34. g4 Be7 35. Re4
Rg8 36. Rf4 Kg7 37. g5 hxg5 38. Nxg5 Bxg5 39. hxg5 Rh8 40. Kf3
Rh3+ 41. Kg4 Rxe3 42. Bf3 Rd2 43. Kh4 Red3 44. d5 exd5 45. Rf6
Re3 46. Rf5 Rd4+ 47. Kh5 Rb4 48. e6 fxe6 49. Rf6 Re5 50. Rg6+
Kf7 51. Rf6+ Ke7 52. Kh6 Rb8 53. Rf4 Rf8 54. Rxf8 Kxf8 55. g6
Kg8 56. g7 Re1 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.14"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5
7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qd2 h5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5
12. Be2 Bh4+ 13. g3 Be7 14. Na5 Nd7 15. a4 O-O 16. Nxb7 Qb8
17. Na5 Qxb2 18. Rc1 Rfc8 19. Nc6 Bf6 20. c4 Qb7 21. O-O Re8
22. g4 Bg6 23. g5 Bd8 24. a5 Rc8 25. Bd3 Nf8 26. Be4 Qd7
27. Kh1 h4 28. Qd3 Qh3 29. Rb1 Bh5 30. Bb6 Bxg5 31. Bf5 Bg6
32. Bxh3 Bxd3 33. Bxc8 Rxc8 34. Be3 Bf6 35. Rfc1 e4 36. Rb3
Ng6 37. fxe4 Bxe4+ 38. Kg1 Ne5 39. Rb8 Rxb8 40. Nxb8 Nf3+
41. Kf2 Nxh2 42. Bf4 Ng4+ 43. Ke2 Be5 44. Bxe5 Nxe5 45. Ke3 f5
46. c5 dxc5 47. d6 h3 48. d7 Nf7 49. Nxa6 h2 50. Nxc5 h1=Q
51. Rxh1 Bxh1 52. Ne6 Bd5 53. d8=Q+ Nxd8 54. Nxd8 Kf8 55. a6
Ke7 56. Nb7 g5 57. Kd4 Ke6 58. Nd8+ Kd6 59. a7 Ba8 60. Nf7+
Kc7 61. Nxg5 Kb6 62. Ke5 Kxa7 63. Kxf5 Be4+ 64. Nxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.14"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bb5
Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8. d4 Qf6 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. O-O
Re8 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. f3 f5 15. Re1 Rb8 16. Bd2
Be6 17. e4 fxe4 18. Rxe4 Bf5 19. Qb3+ Qd5 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8
21. Bf4 Be6 22. Qa3 a6 23. Re1 Bf7 24. Rxe8+ Bxe8 25. h3 a5
26. Bxc7 Bf7 27. Qe7 a4 28. a3 Qe6 29. Qd8+ Qe8 30. Qd4 Bb3
31. Kh2 h6 32. Be5 Qe7 33. g4 Bd5 34. Kg3 Qf8 35. f4 Qxa3
36. Bxg7 Qc1 37. Be5 a3 38. c4 Qe1+ 39. Qf2 Qxf2+ 40. Kxf2
Bxc4 41. f5 a2 42. Kg3 Kh7 43. Kf4 Bb3 44. h4 Bc2 45. Bc3 Bd3
46. Ke5 Kg8 47. Kf6 Be2 48. g5 hxg5 49. hxg5 Bd3 50. g6 Bc2
51. Kg5 Bd3 52. f6 Bc4 53. Kf4 c5 54. Bb2 Bb3 55. Be5 Bd5
56. Ke3 Bc4 57. Kd2 Kf8 58. Kc2 Bd5 59. Kb2 Kg8 60. Bd6 Be6
61. Bxc5 Bd5 62. Bd6 Be6 63. Be5 Bd5 64. Ka3 Be6 65. Kb4 Kf8
66. Kc5 a1=Q 67. Bxa1 Bf5 68. g7+ Kg8 69. f7+ Kxf7 70. g8=Q+
Kxg8 71. Bh8 Kxh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.15"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.21"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5
7. Nxb5 Nb6 8. a4 Qd7 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Na5 11. Ng5 h6
12. Ne4 Bb7 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. dxc5 Nd5 15. Ra3 a6 16. Nd4 Ne7
17. Qd2 Qd5 18. Rg3 Qxc5 19. b4 cxb3 20. Ba3 Qxa3 21. Qxa5 Bd5
22. Rxg7 c5 23. Bh5 cxd4 24. Rxf7 Kd7 25. Bg4 Kc6 26. Bxe6
Bxe6 27. Rf6 Kd7 28. Qb6 Bd5 29. Rd6+ Ke8 30. Rxd5 Nxd5
31. Qc6+ Ke7 32. Qb7+ Ke6 33. Qc6+ Ke7 34. Qb7+ Ke6 35. Qc6+
Kf5 36. Qxd5 Qe7 37. e6+ Kg6 38. Qe4+ Kg7 39. Qxd4+ Kg8
40. Qg4+ Qg7 41. Qc4 b2 42. f4 Rb8 43. Qe4 Rh7 44. Rb1 Qb7
45. Qe2 Rc7 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.15"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qe4+
Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.15"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.23"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O
Nb6 7. b3 Be6 8. Qc2 Qd7 9. Rd1 O-O-O 10. Nc3 f6 11. d4 exd4
12. Bb2 Bf5 13. Qc1 d3 14. exd3 Bh3 15. Bh1 Bg4 16. d4 Bb4
17. d5 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Nxd5 19. Qc4 Be6 20. Nd4 Bf7 21. Nxc6
Qxc6 22. Qg4+ Qe6 23. Qxg7 Rhg8 24. Qh6 Qf5 25. Bg2 Kb8
26. Rd4 Rde8 27. Qd2 c6 28. b4 Qh5 29. Re1 Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Re8
31. Re4 Rxe4 32. Bxe4 Bg6 33. Bg2 Qf5 34. a3 Qd3 35. h4 Kc7
36. Kh2 Qb1 37. Qd2 Be4 38. Bxf6 Bxg2 39. Kxg2 Kb6 40. Bd4+
Kb5 41. Bxa7 Ka4 42. Bc5 b5 43. Qe2 Kxa3 44. Qe6 Qd3 45. Qxc6
Kb3 46. Qe6 Qc4 47. Qf5 Nxb4 48. Bxb4 Kxb4 49. Qxh7 Qd5+
50. Kh2 Ka3 51. Qa7+ Kb2 52. Qg7+ Ka2 53. Qg5 Qd3 54. Qc5 Qe2
55. h5 Qb2 56. h6 b4 57. h7 Qf6 58. Kg2 b3 59. Qa7+ 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.15"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.25"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "149"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. e4 c5 6. Bxc4 cxd4
7. O-O Be7 8. e5 Nd5 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Re1 b6
12. Ne4 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Nd6 Qd7 15. Qxd4 Rad8 16. Rad1
Nc7 17. Qe4 h6 18. Nd4 Ncd5 19. f4 Nc8 20. Nxc8 Qxc8 21. f5
Qc5 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Rc1 Nf6 24. exf6 Qxd4+ 25. Qxd4 Rxd4
26. fxg7 Rf6 27. Rc7 Rd2 28. g3 Rxb2 29. Rxa7 Rf7 30. Rxf7
Kxf7 31. Rxe6 Kxg7 32. Re7+ Kg6 33. Ra7 b5 34. Ra6+ Kg7 35. h4
b4 36. Rb6 Rxa2 37. Rxb4 h5 38. Rf4 Kg6 39. Rf2 Ra3 40. Kg2
Ra4 41. Rb2 Ra3 42. Rb6+ Kg7 43. Rb5 Kg6 44. Rg5+ Kh6 45. Re5
Kg6 46. Re6+ Kg7 47. Kf2 Rb3 48. Re3 Rb5 49. Kf3 Kf6 50. Ra3
Rf5+ 51. Kg2 Rb5 52. Ra6+ Kg7 53. Re6 Rb3 54. Kf2 Ra3 55. Re3
Ra5 56. Kf3 Kf6 57. Re4 Kf5 58. Rf4+ Kg6 59. Rb4 Kf5 60. Rb6
Ra3+ 61. Kg2 Ra5 62. Rh6 Ke4 63. Rf6 Rf5 64. Ra6 Rc5 65. Re6+
Re5 66. Rxe5+ Kxe5 67. Kf3 Kf5 68. g4+ hxg4+ 69. Kg3 Kg6
70. Kxg4 Kh6 71. h5 Kh7 72. Kg5 Kh8 73. h6 Kg8 74. Kg6 Kh8
75. h7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.15"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.26"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bd6 6. Nbd2
Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. Nc4 Nd7 9. Ne3 Nf8 10. Nf5 Ne6 11. g4 Bg6
12. Be3 c5 13. c3 Qd7 14. Qc2 O-O-O 15. O-O-O f6 16. Kb1 Kb8
17. d4 cxd4 18. cxd4 exd4 19. N3xd4 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Bxf5
21. exf5 h5 22. Rhd1 hxg4 23. hxg4 Qe7 24. Qa4 b6 25. Qc6 Be5
26. Rd7 Rxd7 27. Rxd7 Qb4 28. Bd4 Bd6 29. Qe4 Qa4 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.16"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.31"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
O-O 7. Nc4 Nd7 8. O-O f6 9. a4 a5 10. Be3 b6 11. h4 Qe8 12. g3
Be7 13. Ne1 Nc5 14. Ng2 Be6 15. b3 Qd7 16. Qe2 Rae8 17. f3
Bxc4 18. dxc4 Qh3 19. Kf2 Qe6 20. Kg1 f5 21. exf5 Qxf5
22. Rad1 Qh3 23. Bf2 Bd6 24. Rfe1 Re7 25. Qe3 Ref7 26. f4 exf4
27. gxf4 Qg4 28. Qe2 Rxf4 29. Qxg4 Rxg4 30. Rd4 Rg6 31. h5 Rh6
32. Rh4 Rf5 33. Be3 Rhxh5 34. Rxh5 Rxh5 35. Bf4 Bxf4 36. Nxf4
Rf5 37. Ne6 Nxe6 38. Rxe6 c5 39. Re7 h5 40. Rxc7 Kh7 41. Kg2
Kh6 42. c3 Rf6 43. Rc8 Kg5 44. Rd8 Kg4 45. b4 h4 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.16"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.32"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. c3 Nxe5 9. Rxe5 d6 10. Re1 d5 11. d4 O-O
12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Qf3 Nh4 14. Qg3 Nf5 15. Qf3 Nh4 16. Qg3 Nf5
17. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.16"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.33"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
O-O 7. Qe2 Re8 8. Nc4 Nd7 9. h4 a5 10. h5 b5 11. Ne3 Nf8
12. Bd2 Ne6 13. a4 b4 14. b3 Ba6 15. g3 Bxe3 16. Bxe3 f5
17. Rh4 f4 18. Bd2 Nd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Rc1 fxg3 21. fxg3
Qg1+ 22. Qf1 Qxg3+ 23. Qf2 Qxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Re6 25. Rg1 Rf8+
26. Ke1 Bc8 27. h6 g6 28. Bg5 Ree8 29. Rh2 Rf3 30. Rf2 Rxf2
31. Kxf2 Rf8+ 32. Ke3 Kf7 33. Rf1+ Ke8 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Bd8
c5 36. Bxc7 Ke7 37. Bxe5 Kd7 38. Bf6 Bb7 39. Kf4 Bc6 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.16"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.34"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nc3 Bd7 6. Rb1 e6
7. a3 Nc6 8. Be2 Nh5 9. Be5 cxd4 10. Bxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qxd4
12. exd4 Nf4 13. Bf1 Bd6 14. h4 h5 15. g3 Ng6 16. Bb5 Rc8
17. Kd2 a6 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. Nd1 f6 20. Ne3 Ne7 21. c3 Rc6
22. Ne1 Nc8 23. Nd3 Nb6 24. b4 Rb8 25. Nc5+ Ke7 26. a4 Bxc5
27. bxc5 Nxa4 28. Rb3 b5 29. Ra1 Rd8 30. Nc2 e5 31. f4 Kf7
32. Rf1 exf4 33. gxf4 f5 34. Nb4 Rg6 35. Rf2 Ra8 36. Rb1 Rg3
37. Nd3 Re8 38. Ne5+ Kg8 39. Rc1 a5 40. Re2 b4 41. cxb4 axb4
42. Re3 Rg2+ 43. Re2 Rg3 44. Re3 Rg2+ 45. Re2 Rg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.16"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.35"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
O-O 7. Qe2 Re8 8. Nc4 Nd7 9. Bd2 b5 10. Ne3 Nf8 11. h4 Ne6
12. Nxe5 a5 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qf3 f6 15. Nxc6 Qd7 16. Qxf6 Qxc6
17. Bc3 Rf8 18. Qh8+ Kf7 19. Qxh7+ Ke8 20. Qxg6+ Kd7 21. d4 b4
22. dxc5 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.16"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.36"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "146"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O
Nb6 7. b3 Be6 8. Nc3 Qd7 9. d4 exd4 10. Nb5 d3 11. Bb2 f6
12. Nbd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Bd5 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Qxd3 c5 16. Qb5+
Qd7 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. Nf5 Ke6 19. e4 Rc8 20. Rac1 c4 21. Rfd1
g6 22. Nd4+ Kf7 23. Nb5 Be7 24. Nxa7 Ra8 25. Nb5 Rxa2 26. Bd4
Nc8 27. Rxc4 Rd8 28. Rc7 b6 29. Nc3 Rc2 30. Kg2 Ke8 31. Nd5
Rxc7 32. Nxc7+ Kf7 33. Nd5 f5 34. f3 Bc5 35. Bxc5 bxc5 36. Rc1
fxe4 37. fxe4 Nd6 38. Rxc5 Nxe4 39. Rc7+ Ke6 40. Nf4+ Kf6
41. Kf3 Nd2+ 42. Kg4 Nxb3 43. Rxh7 Nd4 44. Ra7 Rd6 45. Ra8 Nf5
46. Rf8+ Kg7 47. Ra8 Kf6 48. Ra2 Nh6+ 49. Kf3 g5 50. Ng2 Nf5
51. Ne1 Kg6 52. Kf2 Rf6 53. Ra4 Rb6 54. Nf3 Rb2+ 55. Kg1 Ne3
56. Re4 Rb1+ 57. Kf2 Nd1+ 58. Kg2 Rb2+ 59. Kg1 Rb3 60. Re6+
Kh5 61. Ne5 Ne3 62. h3 Rb2 63. Re8 Kh6 64. g4 Rg2+ 65. Kh1 Rg3
66. Rh8+ Kg7 67. Rh5 Kf6 68. Nd3 Nxg4 69. Nc5 Nf2+ 70. Kh2
Rxh3+ 71. Rxh3 Nxh3 72. Ne4+ Ke7 73. Nxg5 Nxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.17"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.41"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O
Nb6 7. b3 Be6 8. Bb2 f6 9. Nc3 Qd7 10. Qc1 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4
12. Ne4 O-O-O 13. a4 d3 14. a5 Nd5 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Qxc5 Kb8
17. Bd4 b6 18. axb6 cxb6 19. Qa3 dxe2 20. Rfe1 Rc8 21. Rxe2
Rc7 22. Rae1 Bh3 23. Bxb6 Nxb6 24. Re7 Qxd2 25. Bxh3 Rd8
26. Qa6 Rxe7 27. Rxe7 Qd1+ 28. Bf1 Rd7 29. Re8+ Rd8 30. Re3 h5
31. h4 g5 32. hxg5 fxg5 33. Re7 Rd7 34. Re5 Rd5 35. Re8+ Rd8
36. Qb5 h4 37. Qe5+ Kc8 38. Re6 hxg3 39. Rc6+ Kb7 40. Qc7+ Ka8
41. Qxg3 Nd5 42. Qxg5 Nf4 43. Qxf4 Rg8+ 44. Kh2 Qxf1 45. Qf3
Kb8 46. Qf4+ Ka8 47. Qf3 Kb8 48. Rh6 Qg1+ 49. Kh3 Qf1+ 50. Kh4
Qg1 51. Qf4+ Ka8 52. Qe4+ Kb8 53. Qe5+ Ka8 54. Qd5+ Kb8
55. Qb5+ Ka8 56. Qc6+ Kb8 57. Qd6+ Ka8 58. Qd5+ Kb8 59. Qe5+
Ka8 60. Qe4+ Kb8 61. Qf4+ Ka8 62. Qf3+ Kb8 63. Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.17"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.42"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 g6 6. d4 Bd7
7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Nxe5 dxe5 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Qxd7+ Nxd7 11. Be3
Bc5 12. Ke2 Bxe3 13. Kxe3 Ke7 14. Rd1 Rhd8 15. Na3 Nc5 16. Nc4
Ke6 17. b3 b6 18. Nb2 a5 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rxd1 21. Nxd1
f5 22. f3 f4+ 23. Ke2 g5 24. Nf2 h5 25. Nd3 Kd6 26. Nxc5 Kxc5
27. Kd3 Kb5 28. a3 c6 29. c4+ Kc5 30. Kc3 b5 31. b4+ axb4+
32. axb4+ Kd6 33. cxb5 cxb5 34. h3 h4 35. Kc2 Ke6 36. Kc3 Kd6
37. Kc2 Ke6 38. Kc3 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.17"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.43"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 exd4
12. cxd4 Bb6 13. Ng3 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Bd3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 a4
17. Bc2 a3 18. bxa3 Bg4 19. a4 Qd7 20. Ba3 Rfe8 21. Bxe7 Qxe7
22. Qd3 g6 23. Nh4 Qb4 24. Nxg6 Qxd4 25. Ne7+ Kf8 26. Nxd5
Qxf2+ 27. Kh2 Rad8 28. Rf1 Rxe5 29. Rxf2 Rdxd5 30. Rxf7+ Ke8
31. Qxd5 Rxd5 32. Bg6 Kd8 33. Re1 c6 34. Rxb7 Bc7 35. Re8+ Kd7
36. Rh8 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.17"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.44"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 g6 6. d4 Bg7
7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 exd4 9. cxd4 Bg4 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nbd2 Re8
12. Qc2 c5 13. dxc5 d5 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 dxe4 16. Nh2 Qd3
17. Qa4 a6 18. Rd1 Qb5 19. Qc2 Rad8 20. Be3 Nd5 21. Bg5 f6
22. a4 Qc6 23. Bd2 f5 24. Rab1 f4 25. Qc4 Kh8 26. Be1 e3
27. b4 exf2+ 28. Bxf2 Ne3 29. Bxe3 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 fxe3 31. b5
axb5 32. axb5 e2 33. Qxe2 Qxc5+ 34. Qf2 Re1+ 35. Rxe1 Bd4
36. Re8+ Kg7 37. Re7+ Kg8 38. Re8+ Kg7 39. Re7+ Kg8 40. Re8+
Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.51"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. a3 Bxc3
12. bxc3 Nd6 13. h3 Bf5 14. Bf4 Re8 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Nh4 Be4
17. f3 Bg6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bd3 Na5 20. Bxd6 cxd6 21. Qd2 Nc4
22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Re1 Qa4 24. Qc1 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Kf2
Qa4 27. Qb2 b6 28. h4 Kf8 29. Qb4 Qc6 30. g4 Ke7 31. Kg3 Qd5
32. Qb1 Qe6 33. Qc1 Kd7 34. Kf2 Kc6 35. Qg5 Kb7 36. Qd8 f5
37. Qf8 fxg4 38. fxg4 Ka6 39. Kf3 d5 40. Kf4 g5+ 41. hxg5 Qe4+
42. Kg3 Qe1+ 43. Qf2 Qxc3+ 44. Kf4 Qxa3 45. Ke5 Qe7+ 46. Kxd5
Kb5 47. Qf5 a5 48. c3 a4 49. Qb1+ Ka5 50. Kc6 Qe6+ 51. Kc7
Qe7+ 52. Kc6 Qe8+ 53. Kc7 Qe7+ 54. Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.52"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 exd4
12. cxd4 Bb6 13. Ng3 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Bd3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bg4
17. Bc2 c5 18. Be3 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Rc8 20. Rc1 Rc4 21. Bxb6 Qxb6
22. b3 Rc7 23. Bb1 Rfc8 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Qd4 Be6 26. Qd3 Bf5
27. Qe3 Qc3 28. Qf4 Bxb1 29. Rxb1 Ng6 30. Qf5 Qc2 31. Nd4 Qxf5
32. Nxf5 Kf8 33. f4 Ne7 34. Nd6 Rc2 35. a4 d4 36. Rd1 Nc6
37. Nb5 Rb2 38. Rd3 Ke7 39. Kh2 Ke6 40. Nxd4+ Nxd4 41. Rxd4
Rxb3 42. Rd6+ Ke7 43. Rd5 b6 44. Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.53"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. Bg5 f6
12. Bc1 Nce7 13. a3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nd6 15. Nd2 Bf5 16. c4 c6
17. a4 Re8 18. c5 Nf7 19. Nb3 Qd7 20. Bf4 Ng6 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8
22. Bg3 h5 23. h4 Bg4 24. f3 Bf5 25. a5 a6 26. Qd2 Nh6 27. Re1
Rxe1 28. Bxe1 Be6 29. Bd3 Bf5 30. Bf1 Be6 31. Bd3 Bf5 32. Bf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.54"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. c4 cxd4 6. Qxd4
Nbd7 7. Nc3 Qxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Bb3 e6 11. Ke2
Bb4 12. Rac1 O-O 13. Ne5 Rd8 14. Rhd1 Bd7 15. Nxd7 Rxd7 16. a3
Be7 17. Be5 Ng4 18. Bg3 Nf6 19. Na4 Nxa4 20. Bxa4 b5 21. Bxb5
Rb7 22. a4 a6 23. Bc6 Rxb2+ 24. Rd2 Rxd2+ 25. Kxd2 Rd8 26. Kd3
Rc8 27. Rc4 Nh5 28. Be5 f6 29. Bg3 Nxg3 30. hxg3 a5 31. Bd7
Rxc4 32. Bxe6+ Kf8 33. Kxc4 Bb4 34. g4 Ke7 35. Bg8 h6 36. Kd5
Be1 37. f3 Bc3 38. Ke4 Bb2 39. Bc4 Bc3 40. d5 Bb4 41. Kf5 Bc5
42. Kg6 Kf8 43. f4 Bd6 44. g5 hxg5 45. fxg5 fxg5 46. Kxg5 Bb4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.55"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Bf5
7. Nc3 e6 8. Nf3 Bb4 9. Be2 c5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Nc6
12. O-O O-O 13. Be3 Na5 14. Nd2 Bg6 15. Qe1 Na4 16. Nf3 Nb2
17. Bg5 Qd7 18. Qh4 cxd4 19. cxd4 Nbxc4 20. Qg4 Qd5 21. Rae1
Rac8 22. h4 h5 23. Qg3 Nxa3 24. Bf6 Nc2 25. Bd3 Nxe1 26. Rxe1
Qd7 27. d5 Rc3 28. Re3 Rxd3 29. Rxd3 exd5 30. e6 Qxe6 31. Bd4
Nc6 32. Rd2 Qg4 33. Qf2 Be4 34. Ne5 Nxe5 35. Bxe5 Rc8 36. Kh2
f6 37. Bd4 b6 38. Ra2 Rc2 39. Rxc2 Bxc2 40. Bxf6 gxf6 41. Qxc2
Qxh4+ 42. Kg1 Qe1+ 43. Kh2 Qe5+ 44. Kh1 Kg7 45. Qc6 d4
46. Qb7+ Kh6 47. Qxa7 d3 48. Qd7 Qe1+ 49. Kh2 d2 50. Qd8 Qh4+
51. Kg1 Qf4 52. Qh8+ Kg5 53. Qg8+ Kh4 54. Qd5 Qe3+ 55. Kh2
Qe5+ 56. g3+ Qxg3+ 57. Kh1 Qe1+ 58. Kg2 Qe2+ 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.56"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "160"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7
7. O-O e5 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 h5 11. h3 Nh6 12. Bg3
Kh7 13. Qc2 c6 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. c5 dxc5 16. d5 Nb6 17. dxc6
bxc6 18. Na4 Nxa4 19. Qxa4 Rb8 20. b3 Rb4 21. Qxc6 Bb7 22. Qd7
Rf7 23. Qxe7 Rxe7 24. Nd2 Bxe4 25. Nxe4 Rxe4 26. Bc4 Rd4
27. f3 Red7 28. Ra1 Nf5 29. Bf2 Bh6 30. Rfe1 Bd2 31. Bxd4 cxd4
32. Red1 Be3+ 33. Kh2 h4 34. b4 Bf4+ 35. Kg1 Ne3 36. Rdc1 d3
37. Bb5 Rd4 38. Rc7+ Kh6 39. Rd7 Rxb4 40. Bxd3 Rb2 41. Bf1 Nf5
42. a4 Be3+ 43. Kh2 Bd4 44. Rc1 Ne3 45. a5 Rf2 46. Kg1 Ra2
47. a6 Nxf1+ 48. Kxf1 Rf2+ 49. Ke1 Rxg2 50. f4 Rg1+ 51. Kd2
Be3+ 52. Kxe3 Rxc1 53. fxe5 Re1+ 54. Kf3 Rxe5 55. Rxa7 Ra5
56. Ra8 Ra3+ 57. Kg4 Ra4+ 58. Kf3 Kg5 59. a7 Ra1 60. Ke3 Ra3+
61. Ke4 Ra2 62. Kf3 Ra6 63. Ke4 Ra3 64. Kd5 Kf4 65. Rh8 Rxa7
66. Rxh4+ Kf5 67. Rh8 Rd7+ 68. Kc5 g5 69. Rh6 Ke5 70. h4 gxh4
71. Rxh4 Rc7+ 72. Kb6 Rc2 73. Rh1 f5 74. Re1+ Kf4 75. Rf1+ Ke4
76. Re1+ Kf3 77. Rf1+ Rf2 78. Rd1 f4 79. Kc5 Kg2 80. Kd4 f3
0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.57"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E29"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 Nc6
7. Bd3 O-O 8. Ne2 b6 9. e4 Ne8 10. O-O Ba6 11. f4 f5 12. exf5
exf5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Be3 d6 15. Ng3 g6 16. Re1 Nf6 17. Bf2
Qd7 18. Nf1 Na5 19. Bh4 Rae8 20. Rxe8 Qxe8 21. Bxf6 Rxf6
22. Qf3 Re6 23. Rb1 Bxc4 24. Bxc4 Nxc4 25. a4 Kg7 26. Qb7+ Qf7
27. Qa6 Re7 28. Rb8 Kh6 29. h3 Qe6 30. Ra8 Nd2 31. Rd8 Nxf1
32. Qxf1 Qe3+ 33. Kh2 Re4 34. Rxd6 Qxf4+ 35. Qxf4+ Rxf4 36. a5
Rc4 37. Ra6 Rxc3 38. Rxa7 Ra3 39. Kg1 c4 40. Kf2 Ra2+ 41. Ke3
Rxg2 42. Kd4 Rh2 43. a6 Rxh3 44. Kxc4 Rh1 45. Rd7 Ra1 46. Kb5
Kg5 47. Rd4 f4 48. Ra4 Rxa4 49. Kxa4 f3 50. a7 f2 51. a8=Q
f1=Q 52. Qd5+ Qf5 53. Qd2+ Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.19"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.61"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E47"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Ne2 d5
7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qc7 10. Ba2 b6 11. O-O Ba6
12. Bb2 Nc6 13. Rc1 Rac8 14. c4 cxd4 15. exd4 Qe7 16. d5 exd5
17. Re1 Bxc4 18. Ng3 Qd8 19. Bb1 b5 20. Nf5 d4 21. Qd2 Be6
22. Rc5 a6 23. Nxg7 Kxg7 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Qh4 Rg8 26. Rxc6
Rxc6 27. Bxd4 Kg7 28. Qxh7+ Kf8 29. Qh6+ Ke8 30. Bxf6 Qa5
31. Qe3 Qb6 32. Rd1 Rd6 33. Bd4 Qc6 34. Be4 Qc4 35. h3 Kd7
36. Rd2 Re8 37. Kh2 Bd5 38. Bf5+ Be6 39. Bd3 Qa4 40. Be5 Rd5
41. Qa7+ 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.19"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.62"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. c3 a6
7. Ba4 O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. Nbd2 Bf8 10. Nf1 h6 11. Ng3 b5
12. Bc2 d5 13. a4 Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 15. h3 dxe4 16. dxe4 Qxd1
17. Rxd1 b4 18. Ba4 Bb7 19. cxb4 Bxb4 20. Be3 Ra8 21. b3 Red8
22. Rac1 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bd6 24. Nd2 Nb4 25. Rc1 Nd3 26. Rc2
Nb4 27. Rc4 Ba6 28. Rc1 Bd3 29. Rc3 Rd8 30. Nc4 Bxc4 31. Rxc4
Nd3 32. Rc2 Nf4 33. f3 g6 34. Nf1 Nd7 35. Nd2 Bc5 36. Nf1 Ne6
37. Bxd7 Bxe3+ 38. Nxe3 Rxd7 39. Ng4 Re7 40. Nxh6+ Kg7 41. Ng4
Nd4 42. Rc5 f6 43. b4 c6 44. Kh2 Rb7 45. Rc4 g5 46. Ne3 Kg6
47. Kg3 Ra7 48. Nc2 Nxc2 49. Rxc2 Ra4 50. Rb2 Ra3 51. Kf2 Kh5
52. Rc2 Ra6 53. Ke2 Kh4 54. Kd3 Kg3 55. Kc4 Ra1 56. Kc5 Rb1
57. Re2 Rc1+ 58. Kd6 Rb1 59. Ke6 Rxb4 60. Kxf6 Kf4 61. Rc2 c5
62. Rc3 Rb6+ 63. Ke7 Rb2 64. Ke6 Rxg2 65. Rxc5 Rg3 66. Rxe5
Rxf3 67. Rf5+ Kxe4 68. Rxf3 Kxf3 69. Kf5 Kg3 70. Kxg5 Kxh3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.19"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.64"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 g6 6. O-O Bg7
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 Re8 9. Nf1 a6 10. Ba4 h6 11. Ng3 d5 12. h3
b5 13. Bc2 Be6 14. Bd2 Qd7 15. a4 Rad8 16. axb5 axb5 17. b4 d4
18. Qc1 dxc3 19. Bxc3 Nh7 20. Qb2 Qd6 21. Ne2 Ng5 22. Nd2 Bc8
23. Ra8 Bf8 24. Rb1 Bd7 25. Ra6 Ra8 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. h4 Ne6
28. Nf3 Bg7 29. Bb3 Ncd4 30. Nfxd4 Nxd4 31. Bxd4 exd4 32. f4
Bg4 33. e5 Qe7 34. Nxd4 Qxh4 35. Rc1 Rd8 36. Qc3 Qg3 37. Qxc7
Rd7 38. Qc8+ Kh7 39. Ra1 Rxd4 40. e6 Rxf4 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.20"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.71"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
O-O 7. h3 Nd7 8. Nc4 a5 9. Be3 f6 10. O-O b5 11. Ncd2 Bxe3
12. fxe3 a4 13. Nh4 c5 14. Nf5 Nb6 15. Qe2 Be6 16. Nf3 Qd7
17. N3h4 Rad8 18. Rfd1 Kh8 19. d4 cxd4 20. exd4 exd4 21. Rxd4
Qc6 22. Rad1 Qc5 23. Qf2 Rxd4 24. Nxd4 Bxa2 25. b3 Rd8
26. Nhf5 axb3 27. cxb3 Bxb3 28. Nxg7 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Kxg7
30. Qg3+ Kf8 31. Qe3 Nd7 32. Kh1 Ke8 33. Qd2 Be6 34. e5 Qxe5
35. Rh4 Nf8 36. Qb4 Kf7 37. Re4 c5 38. Qb1 Qd5 39. Rf4 b4
40. Qa1 Nd7 41. Qb1 Kg7 42. Qe1 b3 43. Qg3+ Qg5 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.20"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.72"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O
7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Ba4 Na5
12. Bxd7 Qxd7 13. Nfd2 Nxd2 14. Nxd2 Nc4 15. Nxc4 dxc4 16. a4
Qd5 17. Qf3 Qxf3 18. gxf3 e6 19. Rec1 Rfc8 20. Rc3 Rc6 21. b3
Rac8 22. bxc4 Rxc4 23. Rb3 R4c7 24. Rab1 b6 25. a5 bxa5
26. Ra3 f6 27. Rxa5 g5 28. Kg2 h6 29. h4 Rd7 30. Ra6 Re8
31. Rb5 Kf7 32. h5 Ree7 33. Kg3 fxe5 34. dxe5 Rd5 35. Rxd5
exd5 36. Kg4 Rxe5 37. Rxa7+ Re7 38. Rxe7+ Kxe7 39. Kf5 Kf7
40. f4 gxf4 41. Bxf4 d4 42. Bd2 d3 43. Ke4 Ke6 44. Kxd3 Kf5
45. f3 Bf8 46. Kc4 Ke5 47. Be3 Bg7 48. Kc5 Ke6 49. Kc6 Kf7
50. Kd5 Bf8 51. Bd4 Ba3 52. Bc5 Bc1 53. Ke4 Bb2 54. Be3 Bg7
55. f4 Ke6 56. f5+ Kf7 57. Bc5 Bb2 58. Bd4 Ba3 59. Ke5 Be7
60. Be3 Bf6+ 61. Kd5 Bg7 62. Bd4 Bf8 63. f6 Ba3 64. Ke5 Bc1
65. Kf5 Bg5 66. Be5 Bh4 67. Bf4 Bxf6 68. Bxh6 Bg7 69. Bxg7
Kxg7 70. Kg5 Kh7 71. h6 Kh8 72. Kg6 Kg8 73. h7+ Kh8 74. Kh6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.20"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.73"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
O-O 7. h3 Nd7 8. Nc4 a5 9. g4 Re8 10. Rg1 a4 11. Ne3 Bxe3
12. Bxe3 Nf8 13. h4 Qd6 14. Qd2 c5 15. h5 b5 16. Nh4 Qc6
17. Nf5 c4 18. Qb4 a3 19. b3 cxd3 20. cxd3 Qc2 21. h6 g6
22. Rc1 Qxd3 23. Rd1 Qc2 24. Ng7 Bb7 25. Nxe8 Rxe8 26. f3 Qxa2
27. Rd2 Qb1+ 28. Kf2 a2 29. Qc3 Ra8 30. Rxb1 axb1=Q 31. Qxe5
1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.20"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.74"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3
Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Rc1 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5
12. Qc2 Re8 13. a3 Qd7 14. Nd2 Rad8 15. Bxd5 Qxd5 16. Qc4 a5
17. Rc2 f5 18. Rfc1 Qxc4 19. Rxc4 Rd5 20. R1c2 Bd6 21. Kg2 f4
22. Bc5 b5 23. R4c3 Nd4 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Rc6 fxg3 26. hxg3
Rxe2 27. Kf3 Re6 28. Ne4 a4 29. Ra6 Re8 30. Ra7 h5 31. Kg2 Rf8
32. Rb7 Kh7 33. f4 h4 34. Nxd6 Rxd6 35. Rxb5 hxg3 36. Kxg3
Rdf6 37. Rh2+ Kg8 38. Rbh5 Re6 39. Kg4 Re3 40. R2h3 Rxh3
41. Rxh3 Re8 42. Rh5 Re3 43. Rc5 Rxd3 44. Rxc7 Rd1 45. Rd7 Rd2
46. Rb7 d3 47. Kf3 Rh2 48. Ke3 d2 49. Rd7 d1=N+ 50. Rxd1 Rxb2
51. Ke4 Rb3 52. Rd3 Rxd3 53. Kxd3 Kf7 54. Ke4 Kf6 55. f5 g6
56. fxg6 Kxg6 57. Kd5 Kf6 58. Kc6 Ke6 59. Kb5 Kd6 60. Kxa4 Kc7
61. Kb5 Kb8 62. Ka6 Ka8 63. Kb6 Kb8 64. a4 Ka8 65. a5 Kb8
66. a6 Ka8 67. a7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.20"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.75"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6+
bxc6 7. d4 exd4 8. Qxd4 Be7 9. e5 c5 10. Qf4 dxe5 11. Nxe5 O-O
12. Nc6 Qd6 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Nc3 Bb7 15. Be3 Rfe8 16. Qg5
Qe6 17. h3 Qc6 18. f3 h6 19. Qxc5 Nd5 20. Nxd5 Qxd5 21. Qxd5
Bxd5 22. Kf2 Be6 23. Bf4 c5 24. Rfd1 a5 25. Rd2 a4 26. a3 Ra6
27. Re1 Rb6 28. Be5 Bf5 29. Bc3 Rxe1 30. Kxe1 f6 31. g4 Bg6
32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Kd2 Rb7 34. Rc8 Rd7+ 35. Kc1 Re7 36. Rxc5 Re3
37. b4 axb3 38. cxb3 Rxf3 39. a4 Rxh3 40. a5 Rh2 41. a6 Ra2
42. Ba5 Be4 43. a7 g5 44. b4 Kg6 45. Rc8 f5 46. Re8 Bf3
47. gxf5+ Kf7 48. a8=Q Bxa8 49. Rxa8 g4 50. Ra7+ Kf8 51. Bb6
1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.20"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.76"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Qc2
Ndb4 7. Qb1 f5 8. a3 Nd5 9. d3 Be6 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O
12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. b4 a6 14. Bb2 Bd6 15. e4 Be6 16. Bc3 fxe4
17. dxe4 Bg4 18. Qa2+ Kh8 19. Ne1 Bd7 20. Rd1 Qf6 21. Nd3 Qh4
22. f3 Rae8 23. g3 Qe7 24. Rf2 Be6 25. Qd2 Bb3 26. Rc1 Rd8
27. Qe3 a5 28. Nc5 axb4 29. axb4 Bxc5 30. Qxc5 Qxc5 31. bxc5
Nd4 32. Kg2 Nxe2 33. Rxe2 Rd3 34. Bxe5 Rdxf3 35. Rb2 Ba4
36. Rxb7 R3f7 37. c6 h5 38. Bxc7 Kh7 39. Bd6 Rf2+ 40. Kg1 R8f6
41. c7 Bd7 42. Bf4 Bc8 43. Rb8 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.20"]
[EventDate "2020.08.09"]
[Round "2.77"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. h3 Nd7 8. Nf1 f6 9. g4 Qe7 10. Ng3 O-O-O 11. Qe2 Kb8
12. a3 Bb6 13. Be3 Nf8 14. O-O-O Ng6 15. Nh5 Bxe3+ 16. Qxe3 c5
17. Nd2 b6 18. Nb1 Nh4 19. Rhg1 g5 20. Nc3 Ng6 21. Kb1 Nf4
22. Nxf4 gxf4 23. Qe2 h5 24. f3 hxg4 25. hxg4 Rh3 26. Rg2 Rdh8
27. Rdg1 Rh1 28. b3 c4 29. dxc4 Qxa3 30. g5 fxg5 31. Rxg5 a5
32. Qd3 Kb7 33. Rg7 Rxg1+ 34. Rxg1 Rh7 35. Na4 Qd6 36. Qc3 Bd7
37. Nb2 Rh3 38. Rd1 Qe7 39. Nd3 Rxf3 40. Qxe5 Rxd3 41. Qxe7
Rxd1+ 42. Kb2 Bc6 43. e5 f3 44. Qf6 Rd2 45. e6 f2 46. e7 Re2
47. Qf7 Rxe7 48. Qxf2 Rg7 49. Qf4 Rg2 50. Qe5 Rg6 51. c3 Rg2+
52. Kc1 Rg4 53. Qe6 Re4 54. Qf7 Re1+ 55. Kd2 Re4 56. b4 axb4
57. cxb4 b5 58. cxb5 Bxb5 59. Qd5+ Bc6 60. Qc5 Re6 61. Kc3 Rd6
62. b5 Bd7 63. Qe5 Bc8 64. Kc4 Rb6 65. Kc5 Kb8 66. Qe8 Rd6
67. Qf8 Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2020.08.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Tanitoluwa Adewumi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2135"]
[BlackElo "3198"]
[Source "https://www.chess.com/game/live/5370226151"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 d5 5. h3 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Nbd2
e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nb3 O-O 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. Nxc5 Re8 13. Nd3 Qg5 14. Qf3 Bf5
15. Qf4 h6 16. h4 Qg6 17. Ne5 Qh7 18. g4 Nxg4 19. Nxg4 Re4 20. Nxh6+ gxh6 21.
Rg1+ Kh8 22. Qd6 Re6 23. Qxd5 f6 24. O-O-O Ree8 25. Qd6 Rf8 26. Bc4 Bb1 27. Bd3
Bxd3 28. Rxd3 Qf7 29. Qf4 h5 30. Rd6 Rae8 31. Qh6+ Qh7 32. Rxf6 Rg8 33. Rg5 Rxg5
34. Qxg5 Rg8 35. Qe5 Rg1+ 36. Kd2 Qg7 37. Qxh5+ Kg8 38. Qe8+ 1-0


[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.11"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "nnbrkqrb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NNBRKQRB w GDgd - 0 1"]

1. d4 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Bf4 Na6 5. e4 e5 6. Be3 exd4
7. Bxd4 Bxd4 8. Rxd4 Qg7 9. Nb3 O-O 10. exd5 Rfe8+ 11. Kd1 Nc5
12. Rd2 Nxb3 13. axb3 cxd5 14. Bxd5 Nb6 15. Kc1 Nxd5 16. Nxd5
Be6 17. Ne3 Rxd2 18. Kxd2 Bxb3 19. Kc1 Ba4 20. Qc4 Bc6 21. Rd1
Qf6 22. Rd2 h5 23. Qd4 Qf3 24. h4 Qh1+ 25. Rd1 Qf3 26. Rd2 a5
27. b3 Ra8 28. Nc4 Qf5 29. Kb2 Kh7 30. Qe5 Qf3 31. Rd4 Re8
32. Qf4 Re2 33. Qxf3 Bxf3 34. Rd2 Rxd2 35. Nxd2 Be2 36. Kc3 b5
37. Ne4 Kg7 38. Kd4 Bd1 39. Kc3 a4 40. Nd6 Be2 41. bxa4 bxa4
42. Kb4 Kf6 43. Kxa4 Ke6 44. Nb5 Ke5 45. f4+ Kf6 46. Nd4 Bf1
47. Kb4 Ke7 48. Kc5 f6 49. c4 Kd7 50. Nc2 Bd3 51. Ne3 Be2
52. Kb6 Bf3 53. c5 Be4 54. Nc4 Bg2 55. Na5 g5 56. c6+ Bxc6
57. Nxc6 gxf4 58. gxf4 Ke6 59. Nd4+ Kd5 60. Ne2 Ke4 61. Kc5
Kf3 62. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.11"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnkqbbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNKQBBNR w HAha - 0 1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Bc3 Nf6 6. Nd2 d5
7. g3 dxe4 8. Bh3+ e6 9. N4b3 Bb4 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nxe4 Qe5
12. Bg2 O-O-O 13. Qe2 g5 14. c3 Be7 15. Re1 Qc7 16. O-O-O
Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Ne5 18. Qe3 b6 19. Nd4 Ba4 20. b3 Bd7 21. Kb2
g4 22. Nd2 Rd8 23. Qe4 f5 24. Qe2 Bf6 25. Nb1 b5 26. Nxb5 Bxb5
27. Rxd8+ Kxd8 28. Qxb5 a5 29. Kc2 Be7 30. Qe2 Bc5 31. f4 gxf3
32. Bxf3 Ke7 33. a4 Kf6 34. Bh5 Qc6 35. Kb2 Bf8 36. Nd2 Bh6
37. Nf3 Nxf3 38. Bxf3 Qc5 39. g4 Bf4 40. gxf5 exf5 41. h3 Qg1
42. b4 axb4 43. cxb4 Be5+ 44. Kc2 Qa1 45. Qc4 Qxa4+ 46. Kd2
Qd7+ 47. Ke2 Qd4 48. Qc6+ Kg5 49. Qd5 Qb2+ 50. Qd2+ Qxd2+
51. Kxd2 Kh4 52. Ke2 Kxh3 53. b5 Bd4 54. Bc6 Kg3 55. Bd7 f4
56. Bc6 h5 57. Bf3 h4 58. Bc6 Bb6 59. Bd5 Bc5 60. Bc6 Bb6
61. Bd5 Bc5 62. Bc6 Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.11"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qnrkbrnb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QNRKBRNB w FCfc - 0 1"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. d3 d5 3. Nf3 c5 4. c4 g6 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 Bc6
7. Bd2 O-O 8. g3 Nd7 9. O-O b6 10. Qb1 Rfd8 11. Nxd5 Bxd5
12. b4 Ne5 13. e4 Bxe4 14. dxe4 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Rxd2 16. bxc5
bxc5 17. Rc2 Rxc2 18. Qxc2 c4 19. Kg2 Qc6 20. Rd1 c3 21. Rd5
e6 22. Ra5 Rd8 23. Rxa7 Rd2 24. Qb3 Be5 25. Qa3 Bd6 26. Ra8+
Kg7 27. Qc1 Qc5 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.12"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "bbrqnknr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BBRQNKNR w HChc - 0 1"]

1. c4 c5 2. b3 b6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 d5 5. Rd1 Ngf6 6. Ngf3
Qc7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4 Nf4 9. Qe3 Qc5 10. Qxc5 bxc5 11. Ne5
Bxe5 12. Bxe5 Ne6 13. f3 f6 14. Bg3 c4 15. O-O cxb3 16. axb3
Bc6 17. Rf2 Bb5 18. Nc2 N8c7 19. Na3 Kf7 20. Ba2 Rhd8 21. Rfd2
Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Ba6 23. Rc2 Rd8 24. b4 Rd1+ 25. Kf2 Bd3 26. Rb2
Nb5 27. Bb3 Ra1 28. Nxb5 Bxb5 29. Bb8 Bd7 30. Ra2 Rb1 31. Bd5
Rxb4 32. Bxa7 Ke8 33. Rd2 Nf4 34. Bg8 h6 35. g3 Nh3+ 36. Kg2
Ng5 37. h4 Be6 38. hxg5 Bxg8 39. gxh6 gxh6 40. Be3 h5 41. Rc2
Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.12"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "nnrkrqbb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NNRKRQBB w ECec - 0 1"]

1. Nc3 Nc6 2. g4 e5 3. f4 f6 4. Nb3 Nb6 5. O-O-O O-O-O 6. f5
d5 7. Bc5 Qf7 8. e3 g6 9. Qb5 Bg7 10. Rf1 Kb8 11. Bxb6 cxb6
12. fxg6 hxg6 13. Kb1 d4 14. Ne4 Qe7 15. Ng3 Qc7 16. Bxc6 bxc6
17. Qd3 e4 18. Qa6 c5 19. exd4 cxd4 20. d3 Rc8 21. Rc1 Bh6
22. Nxe4 Bxc1 23. Rxc1 f5 24. gxf5 gxf5 25. Ng3 Bxb3 26. axb3
Re5 27. Qa4 Qd6 28. b4 Qd5 29. b5 Rd8 30. Qb4 f4 31. Ne4 Qxb5
32. Qd2 Rf5 33. Rf1 f3 34. Qh6 Qe5 35. h4 Rdf8 36. Qc6 Qe7
37. Rf2 Rg8 38. Rf1 Rgf8 39. Rf2 Rh5 40. Qg6 Qe5 41. Qg4 Rhf5
42. Qg6 R5f7 43. Qc6 Rg7 44. Rf1 f2 45. Ka2 Rc7 46. Qh6 Qa5+
47. Kb3 Qb5+ 48. Ka3 Rfc8 49. Qd6 Qa5+ 50. Kb3 Qb5+ 51. Ka3
Qc6 52. Qxc6 Rxc6 53. Rxf2 Rxc2 54. Rf7 R2c7 55. Rf4 Rd8
56. Kb3 Rd5 57. Rf8+ Kb7 58. Rh8 Ka6 59. Nd2 Rf5 60. Rd8 Rf4
61. h5 Rh7 62. Rd5 Rh4 63. Ne4 R4xh5 64. Rxd4 Rb5+ 65. Ka3
Ra5+ 66. Kb3 Rh2 67. Nd6 Rhh5 68. Ne8 Rh7 69. Rc4 Rd7 70. Kc2
Kb7 71. Nf6 Rd8 72. Ne4 Rad5 73. Rc3 Rh8 74. b4 Rhd8 75. Rb3
a6 76. Kd2 Rh5 77. Rc3 Rh2+ 78. Ke3 Rb2 79. Rc4 Rb3 80. Nf2
Rh8 81. Rg4 Re8+ 82. Kf3 Kc6 83. Rd4 Kb5 84. Ne4 Rf8+ 85. Ke3
Rxb4 86. Nd6+ Ka4 87. Nc4 b5 88. Nb6+ Kb3 89. Rd6 Rh4 90. Nd7
Re8+ 91. Kf3 a5 92. Nc5+ Ka3 93. Rb6 Rb4 94. Ne4 a4 95. Nd6
Rd8 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.12"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Garry Kasparov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnkbbrnq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNKBBRNQ w FAfa - 0 1"]

1. f4 d5 2. g4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qg1 Be7 5. d3 Bd6 6. Bd2 Nc6
7. Nc3 a6 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 Bb4 10. e5 Nd7 11. a3 Be7 12. Be2
f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Ne4 Bg6 15. Nxf6 gxf6 16. O-O-O O-O-O
17. Bc4 Qg8 18. Qe3 Bf7 19. Qc3 Nc5 20. Qxf6 Ne4 21. Qh4 e5
22. Bd3 Bg6 23. Kb1 Nxd2+ 24. Rxd2 e4 25. f5 exd3 26. fxg6
dxc2+ 27. Rxc2 Qxg6 28. Qe1 Qxg4 29. Rcf2 Rf4 30. Ka1 Re4
31. Qc3 Rde8 32. Rc1 Kb8 33. Qf6 Rc4 34. Rd1 Rf4 35. Qc3 Ref8
36. Rd3 Qh5 37. Re3 Nd4 38. Re7 Nc6 39. Re3 a5 40. Rd3 a4
41. Re3 Na5 42. Ne5 Qd1+ 0-1

[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.12"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "9.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rkbqrbnn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RKBQRBNN w EAea - 0 1"]

1. e4 d5 2. e5 Bf5 3. Ng3 Bg6 4. h4 h6 5. h5 Bh7 6. d4 e6
7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 f5 9. exf6 Qxf6 10. Nf3 Nf7 11. Nh2 O-O-O
12. Ng4 Qh4 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ne7 15. Bd2 Nc6 16. f4 Bc5
17. Rf1 Qh2 18. a3 Qxg2 19. Ka2 Bf2 20. Nh1 Bb6 21. Rf3 Nd4
22. Rg3 Qe4 23. Nf2 Qxd3 24. Nxd3 Nf5 25. Rg6 c5 26. Nf2 c4
27. Nh1 Rd7 28. Rf1 Rf7 29. Ng3 Nxg3 30. Rxg3 Kd7 31. Bb4 a5
32. Bd2 d4 33. c3 Kc6 34. cxd4 Bxd4 35. Rc1 b5 36. a4 Rb8
37. axb5+ Rxb5 38. Rxc4+ Kd5 39. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.13"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbnqkrb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBNQKRB w GAga - 0 1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Ndc3 Nbc6 3. Nxd5 Qd7 4. g3 Nxd4 5. Qd1 e5 6. O-O
O-O 7. c3 N4e6 8. b3 f5 9. Bb2 g6 10. c4 Nf7 11. Ndc3 e4
12. Na3 Rd8 13. Qc1 Qd2 14. Rd1 Qxc1 15. Raxc1 Bd7 16. Ba1 Be8
17. Nd5 Bxa1 18. Rxa1 Kg7 19. Nc2 c6 20. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Chess 9LX"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.13"]
[EventDate "2020.09.11"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "000"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "bnrknbrq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BNRKNBRQ w GCgc - 0 1"]

1. b3 b6 2. Nf3 f6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc7 5. c4 e6 6. O-O Be7
7. d4 O-O 8. d5 exd5 9. Nh4 f5 10. Nc3 Bxh4 11. gxh4 h5
12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5+ Bxd5 14. Qxd5+ Kh7 15. Qf3 Rc6 16. Kh1
Qg8 17. Rg1 g6 18. Rg5 Qf7 19. Rcg1 Re6 20. Qf4 Nc6 21. Bc3
Rg8 22. Bd2 Nd4 23. R5g2 Qg7 24. Rg5 Qf7 25. R5g2 Qf8 26. Qc7
Nxe2 27. Re1 Rg7 28. Qxa7 Qd6 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.15"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6
7. Bg5 Qa5+ 8. Nd2 Qa6 9. c4 Ne7 10. Ngf3 Nf5 11. O-O Nd7
12. b3 Bb4 13. Rfd1 Nb6 14. Rac1 O-O 15. Nf1 c5 16. dxc5 dxc4
17. Qb1 Bxc5 18. b4 Be7 19. Ng3 Nxg3 20. fxg3 Rae8 21. Bxe7
Rxe7 22. Ng5 g6 23. Qe4 Nd5 24. Kh1 c3 25. Rc2 Rc8 26. Qf3 Qa4
27. Rf2 c2 28. Rc1 Rc3 29. Qe2 Qxb4 30. Kh2 Rxg3 31. Kxg3 Qa3+
32. Kh2 Qxc1 33. Qc4 Rc7 34. Qb5 Qxg5 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.15"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bc5
7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bb6 11. Be3 Ba5
12. Bd2 Bb6 13. Rb1 Bf5 14. Be3 Qd7 15. Nd2 Rad8 16. Rb5 Bh3
17. Bh1 f6 18. a4 Be6 19. Qa1 Bxe3 20. fxe3 b6 21. Rf1 Ne7
1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.15"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Ne2 b6
12. Bg5 c5 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. Rad1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 c6 16. f4 Be7
17. Ne4 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Rd1 Bxg5 20. fxg5 Ke7 21. Nd6
Nd4 22. c3 Nf3+ 23. Kg2 Nxg5 24. f4 Ne6 25. f5 Nf4+ 26. Kg3
Nd5 27. c4 Ne3 28. Rg1 Nc2 29. Kf4 Kf8 30. Ke4 Rg8 31. Rg2 Nd4
32. b4 g6 33. f6 Ne6 34. a3 g5 35. Nf5 g4 36. h4 g3 37. Rxg3
Rxg3 38. Nxg3 cxb4 39. axb4 a5 40. c5 axb4 41. cxb6 Ke8
42. Kd3 Nc5+ 43. Kc2 Kd7 44. Nxh5 b3+ 45. Kc3 Ke6 46. Nf4+ Kf5
47. Nd3 Na4+ 48. Kxb3 Nxb6 49. Kc3 c5 50. h5 c4 51. Nf4 Kxe5
52. h6 Kxf6 53. Kd4 c3 54. Kxc3 Nd5+ 55. Nxd5+ Kg6 56. Kd4
Kxh6 57. Ke5 f6+ 58. Nxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.16"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qa5+
7. Bd2 Qa6 8. e6 Qxd3 9. exf7+ Kxf7 10. cxd3 Nh6 11. Nf3 Nf5
12. O-O Rg8 13. Re1 Ke8 14. Bg5 Na6 15. a3 g6 16. Nc3 Bg7
17. Ne2 Nc7 18. Ng3 Bf8 19. Nxf5 gxf5 20. Bf4 Kd7 21. Bxc7
Kxc7 22. Re5 Rg4 23. Rxf5 Bg7 24. Re1 Bxd4 25. Rxe7+ Kb6
26. Nxd4 Rxd4 27. Rxh5 Rxd3 28. Rhh7 Rd1+ 29. Kh2 Rd2
30. Rxb7+ Kc5 31. Rhf7 d4 32. b3 Rh8 33. Kh3 Rd1 34. g3 d3
35. Rbd7 Rh5 36. Rf4 Rd5 37. b4+ Kb5 38. Rxd5+ cxd5 39. Rd4
Ka4 40. Kg2 Kb3 41. h5 Kc2 42. Rxd5 Re1 43. g4 d2 44. h6 Re6
45. Rxd2+ Kxd2 46. g5 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.16"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 c6 8. b4 b6 9. Bd3 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. O-O Qc8 12. Rb1
Bxd3 13. Qxd3 axb4 14. axb4 Qb7 15. Rfc1 Ra3 16. b5 Rc8
17. bxc6 Rxc6 18. Qb5 Qa8 19. cxb6 Rxb6 20. Qf1 Rxb1 21. Nxb1
Ra1 22. Bg5 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.16"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 a6 5. a4 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Nb3 g6 9. a5 Bg7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Be2 Be6
12. Bb6 Qc8 13. O-O Nd7 14. Na4 Rb8 15. c4 Nxb6 16. Nxb6 Qd8
17. Qd2 Ne5 18. f4 Nd7 19. f5 Bxf5 20. exf5 Nxb6 21. c5 Nc8
22. Rad1 Qe8 23. Qf4 Be5 24. Qe4 Qc6 25. Qe3 Bxb2 26. Bc4 dxc5
27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Qh6 Nd6 29. Nd4 Qe4 30. Rf4 Qxf4 31. Qxf4
Bxd4+ 32. Rxd4 cxd4 33. Bd3 Rbc8 34. Qxd4 Rfd8 35. Qe5 e6
36. h4 Nf5 37. Bxf5 exf5 38. h5 Re8 39. Qd5 gxh5 40. Qxb7 Rc1+
41. Kh2 h4 42. Qd5 Re6 43. Qd8+ Kh7 44. Qd7 Rf6 45. Qe7 Rcc6
46. Kh3 Kg7 47. Kxh4 Rce6 48. Qc5 Re2 49. Kg3 Rg6+ 50. Kf3
Rexg2 51. Qe5+ Kh7 52. Qxf5 R2g3+ 53. Kf2 Kg8 54. Qd5 R3g5
55. Qd8+ Kg7 56. Qc7 Re6 57. Qc3+ Kh7 58. Qd3+ Kh6 59. Qc3
Rf5+ 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2020"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.17"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jeffery Xiong"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Nc6 11. Qc3 Re8 12. Rd1 e5 13. d5 Nb8 14. e3 Bg4 15. Be2 Nd7 16. e4 Qd6 17. O-O Nf6 18. Qc4 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rec8 20. Qc3 Rab8 21. Rd2 Rd8 22. Rfd1 Rbc8 23. h3 Qe7 24. Qa5 a6 25. Qc3 c6 26. d6 Qe6 27. d7 Rc7 28. Qa5 Rdxd7 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Rxd7 1/2-1/2


[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qh5 Nc6 6. Bb5
Nb4 7. Qxe5+ Be6 8. Qe4 a6 9. Be2 Be7 10. a3 Nd5 11. Nf3 O-O
12. O-O Na5 13. Nd4 Nxc3 14. dxc3 Bd5 15. Qg4 Nb3 16. Nxb3
Bxb3 17. e4 Bc5 18. Bg5 Qd6 19. Bf4 Qe7 20. Qg3 Rad8 21. e5
Qe6 22. h4 Kh8 23. h5 h6 24. Bg4 Qc6 25. Bf3 Bd5 26. Rad1 Bxf3
27. Qxf3 Qxf3 28. gxf3 c6 29. Kg2 Rfe8 30. Bg3 Kg8 31. f4 Be7
32. f5 Bc5 33. Kf3 a5 34. Ke4 a4 35. f4 Be7 36. Bf2 b5 37. Rg1
Kf8 38. Bb6 Rb8 39. Bc7 Rb7 40. Bd6 c5 41. Bxe7+ Rbxe7
42. Rxg7 Kxg7 43. f6+ Kf8 44. fxe7+ Kxe7 45. Rd5 Rc8 46. f5
Rc6 47. f6+ Ke8 48. Rd6 Rc8 49. Rb6 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nb3 Bb6 9. Ng5 Bxb3 10. axb3 Qe7 11. Nf3 a6
12. Nd2 Ba7 13. Nc4 O-O-O 14. Qe1 Kb8 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 f6
17. f4 exf4 18. Qxf4 Ne5 19. Kh1 Rhe8 20. Na5 c5 21. Qg3 Rd7
22. Nc4 Qe6 23. Rf5 Ka7 24. Nxe5 fxe5 25. Raf1 b6 26. Qf3 Kb7
27. h4 a5 28. Qg3 Rde7 29. R1f2 Qd7 30. Qe3 Re6 31. Kh2 R6e7
32. R2f3 Re6 33. Qf2 R6e7 34. Rg3 Qe6 35. h5 Qh6 36. Qe3 Qd6
37. Rgf3 Qe6 38. Qg5 Qg8 39. Rf8 Qe6 40. Rxe8 Rxe8 41. Qxg7
Rg8 42. Rf6 Qxb3 43. Qxh7 Qa2 44. Qf7 Qxf7 45. Rxf7 a4 46. Kh3
b5 47. g4 b4 48. Kh4 Kc6 49. h6 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jeffery Xiong"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3
d6 7. Qe2 Qe7 8. Be3 Bb6 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. O-O-O O-O 11. h3 Rb8
12. Rhe1 Nd7 13. Na4 Re8 14. f4 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Nb6 16. Nc3 c5
17. Qf2 f6 18. g4 Be6 19. Rg1 Rf8 20. h4 Bc4 21. Qf3 c6 22. g5
Rbd8 23. Bxc4+ Nxc4 24. Qd3 Nb6 25. Rg4 d5 26. gxf6 Rxf6
27. Rdg1 Rf7 28. e5 Kh8 29. h5 Rdf8 30. Qg3 Rg8 31. Nd1 d4
32. Nf2 Qe6 33. b3 Qf5 34. Qd3 Nd5 35. Qxf5 Rxf5 36. Nd3 Rxh5
37. Nxc5 Ne3 38. Rg5 Rh2 39. Ne4 g6 40. Nd2 Rf8 41. e6 Nf5
42. Re1 Re8 43. Nf3 Rf2 44. Ne5 Kg7 45. Reg1 Rxf4 46. Nd3 Rf3
47. Ne5 Rf2 48. Nd3 Rf3 49. Ne5 Rf4 50. Nd3 Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. Ba4 a6 5. c3 b5 6. Bc2 Bb7
7. O-O Ngf6 8. Re1 g6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bg7 11. Nbd2 O-O
12. Nf1 Rc8 13. Ng3 Qc7 14. Bd3 Qb8 15. Bd2 e5 16. d5 Nc5
17. Bc2 Ba8 18. h3 Kh8 19. b4 Ncd7 20. a4 Nb6 21. axb5 axb5
22. Bd3 Nc4 23. Qe2 Nxd2 24. Qxd2 Ng8 25. Ra5 Bh6 26. Qb2 Qc7
27. Rxb5 Bc1 28. Qa1 Bf4 29. Ra5 Qb6 30. Ra6 Qxb4 31. Ne2 Bh6
32. Rb1 Qc5 33. Ra7 Be3 34. fxe3 Qxe3+ 35. Kh1 Qxd3 36. Ng3
Nf6 37. Re1 Kg8 38. Kh2 h5 39. Ra3 Qc2 40. Ra6 Rfd8 41. Nxe5
h4 42. Nf1 Nxe4 43. Ng4 Nc3 44. Ra3 Bxd5 45. Nfe3 Qd2 46. Nf6+
Kf8 47. Nfxd5 Nxd5 48. Qh8+ Ke7 49. Nxd5+ Kd7 50. Nf6+ Kc6
51. Qxh4 d5 52. Rea1 g5 53. Ra6+ Kb5 54. Qa4+ Kc5 55. Ra5+ Kd6
56. Rxd5+ 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. Nc3 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4
12. Bf4 Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Bf6 15. Ne2 Ne7 16. Ng3 Ng6
17. Bd2 c6 18. Bb4 Re8 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Re1 Qd7 21. Qf5 Qxf5
22. Nxf5 Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5
7. a4 Rb8 8. O-O d6 9. axb5 axb5 10. h3 h6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Ne2
Re8 13. c3 Bb6 14. Ng3 Be6 15. Re1 d5 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3
dxe4 18. dxe4 Qxd1+ 19. Bxd1 Ra8 20. Rc1 Ra2 21. b4 Bc4
22. Be2 Bxe2 23. Nxe2 Rb2 24. Ng3 Na7 25. Ne1 Nc8 26. Nd3 Ra2
27. c4 bxc4 28. Rxc4 Ra7 29. Re1 Nd6 30. Rc6 g6 31. f3 Kg7
32. Rec1 Re7 33. R6c5 Ra3 34. Nxe5 Nd7 35. Rxc7 Rxe5 36. Rxd7
Nb5 37. Ne2 Ra2 38. Nf4 g5 39. Nh5+ Kg6 40. g4 Re6 41. f4 Rd6
42. f5+ Kh7 43. Rxf7+ 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Nc3 Bxf4
12. gxf4 a5 13. Kh1 Na6 14. e3 Nb4 15. Qe2 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 c6
17. Rg1 Qe7 18. Rg5 Kh8 19. Rag1 g6 20. Qc2 Nxc2 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d4 Nd7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. f4
Bd4+ 12. Kh1 f5 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Nf3 Bf6 16. e5 Be7
17. Be3 c5 18. c4 Qe8 19. Bf2 Rd8 20. b3 Qc6 21. Qe1 Qe4
22. Bh4 Qxe1 23. Rfxe1 Bxh4 24. Nxh4 Rd4 25. g3 Bd7 26. Kg1
Bc6 27. Kf2 Rfd8 28. Re2 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 c5 3. Nf3 f6 4. e3 e5 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 e4
7. Nfd2 f5 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nc3 Be6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bb5+ Nc6
12. O-O Be7 13. Nc4 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Ne5 Nxc3 16. Bxc3
Bd5 17. f4 exf3 18. Nxf3 Bd6 19. Qd2 Rf6 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. dxe5
Rg6 22. Rf2 Qh4 23. Re1 Re8 24. e6 Be4 25. Qd7 Rexe6 26. Qc8+
Kf7 27. Rd1 Re8 28. Rd7+ Re7 29. Rd8 Rge6 30. Rg8 Rg6 31. Rf8#
1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7
7. Qe2 Nc6 8. Be3 d6 9. O-O Nf6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Rad1 b5 12. f4
e5 13. Bxa7 Rxa7 14. f5 Rd7 15. Nd5 Bb7 16. c4 bxc4 17. Bxc4
Ne7 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Kh1 Kh8 20. Rd3 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 d5
22. Qh4 Ng8 23. Rg3 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "12.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C75"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 Nf6
7. O-O g6 8. Re1 Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. Bc2 Re8 11. Nbd2 b5 12. Nf1
Na5 13. Ng3 c5 14. d5 h6 15. b3 Nb7 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Qd2 Kh7
18. Rf1 a5 19. Nh2 a4 20. b4 Rac8 21. Bd3 cxb4 22. cxb4 Qc3
23. Rac1 Qxd2 24. Bxd2 h5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rc1 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1
Ne8 28. Ne2 Nc7 29. Nc3 f5 30. Nf3 Bf6 31. Be3 fxe4 32. Bxe4
Bf5 33. Nd2 Kg7 34. f3 h4 35. Ndb1 Na6 36. a3 Nc7 37. Bb6 Na8
38. Ba7 Nc7 39. Bb6 Na8 40. Be3 Nc7 41. Kf2 Kf7 42. Bb6 Na8
43. Ba7 Nc7 44. Bb6 Na8 45. Be3 Nc7 46. Ke2 Ke7 47. Bb6 Na8
48. Ba7 Nc7 49. Bb6 Na8 50. Be3 Nc7 51. Bd3 Kf7 52. Nd2 e4
53. Ndxe4 Bxe4 54. Nxe4 Bb2 55. Bb6 Nxd5 56. Be3 Nxe3 57. Kxe3
d5 58. Ng5+ Kf6 59. f4 Bxa3 60. Bxb5 Bc1+ 61. Kd3 a3 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "13.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O
Bd6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Qe7 9. Nbd2 Bg4 10. Nc4 O-O-O 11. h3 Bh5
12. Qe2 g5 13. Bg3 g4 14. hxg4 Bxg4 15. Bh4 Rdg8 16. d4 exd4
17. e5 Rg6 18. Rae1 Rhg8 19. Bg3 Nh5 20. exd6 Qxe2 21. Rxe2
Bxf3 22. gxf3 cxd6 23. Kh2 Nxg3 24. fxg3 b5 25. Na5 Kc7
26. Rg1 Kb6 27. Nb3 c5 28. Re7 Rf6 29. Nd2 h5 30. Kg2 d5
31. Rh1 Rg5 32. Kf2 Rfg6 33. Nf1 Rf5 34. Re8 Re6 35. Rxe6+
fxe6 36. Rh4 e5 37. Ke2 c4 38. b4 a5 39. a3 axb4 40. axb4 Kc6
41. Nd2 Kd6 42. Rh1 Rf8 43. Rxh5 Ra8 44. Rh6+ Ke7 45. Rh5 Kd6
46. Rh6+ Ke7 47. Rh5 Ra2 48. Kd1 Ra1+ 49. Ke2 Rc1 50. Rxe5+
Kd6 51. Rh5 Rxc2 52. Kd1 Ra2 53. Rh6+ Kc7 54. Rh7+ Kd6
55. Rh6+ Ke7 56. Rh7+ Ke6 57. Rh6+ Kf7 58. Rh7+ Kg6 59. Rd7 d3
60. Ke1 c3 61. Nb3 Rb2 62. Rxd5 Rxb3 63. Rxd3 Rb1+ 0-1

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "14.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5
7. cxd5 cxd4 8. exd4 Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bc2 Be7 11. Qd3 g6
12. a3 Bf6 13. Bh6 Bg7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Bb3 Nce7 16. Nxd5
Nxd5 17. Qe4 Nf6 18. Qe5 Bd7 19. d5 exd5 20. Bxd5 Qb6 21. b4
Bb5 22. Rfe1 Rad8 23. Bb3 Bc6 24. Qc3 Rc8 25. h3 Bd5 26. Qd3
Rfd8 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Qb3 Qd6 29. Rad1 Rd8 30. Rxd5 Qxd5
31. Qb2 Qd6 32. Re2 Qf4 33. Rd2 Rxd2 34. Nxd2 Kg8 35. Qc3 Ne4
36. Nxe4 Qxe4 37. g3 h5 38. h4 a6 39. a4 Qd5 40. a5 Qe4
41. Qc8+ Kg7 42. Qc3+ Kg8 43. Qc8+ Kg7 44. Qc3+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "15.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 a6 5. a4 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4
7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Nb3 g6 9. a5 Bg7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Be2 Be6
12. Bb6 Qc8 13. O-O Nd7 14. Na4 Bxb3 15. cxb3 Qe8 16. Qd2 Nxb6
17. Nxb6 Rd8 18. b4 Nd4 19. Bc4 e6 20. Rfe1 Qe7 21. Rad1 Rfe8
22. Re3 Qg5 23. Rd3 Qxd2 24. R3xd2 Nc6 25. Rxd6 Bxb2 26. Rxd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "16.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d6 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qe4+
Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "17.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. g3 Nf6
7. Bg2 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 Qd5 10. O-O Qxe4 11. Bxe4 a5
12. d4 Nd7 13. c4 Nf6 14. Bf3 Bd6 15. Rd1 O-O 16. Be3 Rfd8
17. Rac1 Be7 18. d5 exd5 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Rc7
Bf6 22. Rxb7 d4 23. Bd2 a4 24. Kf1 h6 25. h4 h5 26. Bf4 d3
27. a3 Rac8 28. Rb4 Rc2 29. Rxa4 Bxb2 30. Be3 Rc3 31. Rd4 Ra8
32. Rd5 Rcxa3 33. R1xd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "18.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jeffery Xiong"]
[ECO "C20"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 e5 2. Ke2 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. Nd2 Nc6 5. c3 b6 6. Qc2 Bb7
7. Ngf3 Qd7 8. b4 O-O-O 9. a3 Kb8 10. Bb2 g6 11. Ke1 Bh6
12. Rd1 Rhe8 13. Be2 Nh5 14. b5 Na5 15. c4 Nf4 16. Bf1 dxc4
17. dxc4 f5 18. c5 fxe4 19. c6 Nxc6 20. bxc6 Bxc6 21. Nxe5
Nd3+ 22. Bxd3 exd3 23. Qc4 Bxg2 24. Rg1 Bb7 25. Qh4 Qf5
26. Qxh6 Rxe5+ 27. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 28. Qe3 Qxh2 29. Kf1 Qh5 30. f3
Bc6 31. Qg5 Qh3+ 32. Kf2 Qh2+ 33. Rg2 Qd6 34. Re1 Rf8 35. Kg1
Rf5 36. Qe7 Qf4 37. Qd8+ Kb7 38. Qxd3 Rd5 39. Qe3 Qh4 40. Qf2
Qa4 41. Re3 Qd1+ 42. Qe1 Qa4 43. Rc3 Rh5 44. Rg4 Qa5 45. Qc1
Qe5 46. Nf1 Qe6 47. Rgc4 Bb5 48. Rxc7+ Ka6 49. a4 Be2 50. Re3
Rg5+ 51. Kf2 Qh3 52. Kxe2 1-0

[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[Round "11.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+
Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.10.26"]
[EventDate "2020.10.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. a4
Bg4 12. a5 Ng6 13. Ra4 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Be7 15. f4 f5 16. exf6
Bxf6 17. Ne4 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Be3 b6 20. axb6 axb6
21. f5 Ne7 22. Ra8+ Nc8 23. Kg2 Bxb2 24. c3 Re8 25. Kf3 Kd7
26. f6 Nd6 27. Rxe8 Kxe8 28. fxg7 Kf7 29. Bd4 Nxe4 30. Kxe4 c5
31. Be5 b5 32. Kd3 b4 33. f4 Bxc3 34. Bxc3 bxc3 35. Kxc3 Kxg7
36. Kc4 Kf6 37. Kxc5 Kf5 38. Kc6 Kxf4 39. Kxc7 h5 40. Kd6 Kf3
41. h4 Kg4 42. Ke5 Kxh4 43. Kf4 Kh3 44. Kf3 h4 45. Kf2 Kh2
46. Kf1 h3 47. Kf2 Kh1 48. Kf1 h2 49. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.10.26"]
[EventDate "2020.10.26"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksandr Lenderman"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "288"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4
Be6 7. b3 Nd7 8. Bb2 Nf6 9. Qe3 Bf5 10. Nd4 Bg6 11. f4 Qa5
12. Bc4 e6 13. f5 Bxf5 14. O-O O-O-O 15. Nxf5 exf5 16. Bxf7
Rxd2 17. Kh1 Ng4 18. Qe6+ Kb8 19. h3 Rd6 20. Qxf5 Qxf5
21. Rxf5 Nh6 22. Rf2 Nxf7 23. Rxf7 Rd2 24. Bxg7 Bxg7 25. Rxg7
Rxc2 26. Rf1 Rxa2 27. Rff7 b5 28. Rb7+ Ka8 29. Rbc7 h5
30. Rxc6 h4 31. b4 Ra4 32. Rcc7 Rxb4 33. Rxa7+ Kb8 34. Ra5 Rh5
35. Ra6 Rc4 36. Rb6+ Kc8 37. Kh2 Rcc5 38. Rg4 Rhg5 39. Rxh4
Rc2 40. Rg4 Rxg4 41. hxg4 Rc5 42. Kh3 Kc7 43. Rf6 b4 44. Rf4
Rb5 45. g5 b3 46. g6 b2 47. g7 Rg5 48. Rb4 Rxg7 49. Rxb2 Kd6
50. Re2 Rh7+ 51. Kg4 Rg7+ 52. Kf5 Rg3 53. Kf4 Rg8 54. g4 Rf8+
55. Kg3 Rg8 56. Re1 Kd5 57. Re7 Kd6 58. Re2 Kd5 59. Re3 Kd6
60. Re2 Kd5 61. Re7 Kd6 62. Re4 Kd5 63. Kf3 Rf8+ 64. Rf4 Rg8
65. Rf5+ Ke6 66. Kf4 Ra8 67. Kg3 Rg8 68. Kh4 Rh8+ 69. Rh5 Rg8
70. Ra5 Kf6 71. Rf5+ Ke6 72. Rf4 Ke5 73. Kg3 Ke6 74. Rf5 Ra8
75. Kf4 Rb8 76. Kg5 Rg8+ 77. Kh4 Rh8+ 78. Rh5 Rg8 79. Rh7 Kf6
80. Rh6+ Kg7 81. Ra6 Rc8 82. Kh5 Rc5+ 83. g5 Rc7 84. Rb6 Ra7
85. Rg6+ Kh7 86. Rb6 Kg7 87. Rb5 Kh7 88. Rd5 Kg7 89. Rd4 Kh7
90. Re4 Kg7 91. Re3 Kh7 92. Rf3 Kg7 93. Rf2 Kh7 94. Rg2 Kg7
95. Rg1 Kh7 96. Rh1 Kg7 97. Rh4 Rb7 98. Rf4 Ra7 99. Rb4 Kh7
100. Rb3 Kg7 101. Rb2 Kh7 102. Rb1 Kg7 103. Rc1 Kh7 104. Rd1
Kg7 105. Rd2 Kh7 106. Re2 Kg7 107. Re3 Kh7 108. Rd3 Kg7
109. Rd4 Kh7 110. Rc4 Kg7 111. Rc5 Kh7 112. Rb5 Kg7 113. Rb6
Kh7 114. Rb8 Kg7 115. Rc8 Kh7 116. Rd8 Kg7 117. Re8 Kh7
118. Rf8 Kg7 119. Rf4 Kh7 120. Rf3 Kg7 121. Rg3 Kh7 122. Rg4
Kg7 123. Rh4 Rb7 124. Rh3 Ra7 125. Rf3 Kh7 126. Re3 Kg7
127. Rd3 Kh7 128. Rc3 Kg7 129. Rb3 Kh7 130. Rb4 Kg7 131. Rb5
Kh7 132. g6+ Kg7 133. Kg5 Rc7 134. Ra5 Rb7 135. Rd5 Ra7
136. Re5 Rb7 137. Kf5 Ra7 138. Rb5 Rc7 139. Ra5 Rb7 140. Re5
Ra7 141. Kg5 Rb7 142. Rf5 Ra7 143. Rf7+ Rxf7 144. gxf7 Kxf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.10.26"]
[EventDate "2020.10.26"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Samuel Sevian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ne4 Rd8 14. b3 Rxd1 15. Rxd1 Bd5 16. Re1
h4 17. Nf6+ gxf6 18. exf6 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rg8+ 20. Kf1 Rg6
21. fxe7 Nd4 22. Re4 Nxf3 23. Be3 Rf6 24. Ke2 Ng1+ 25. Kf1 Nf3
26. c3 a6 27. Ke2 Ng1+ 28. Kf1 Nf3 29. Ke2 Ng1+ 30. Kf1 Nf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.10.27"]
[EventDate "2020.10.26"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alejandro Ramirez Alvarez"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Qf3 d5 8. Qg3 Nf6 9. Be2 d4 10. e5 dxc3 11. exf6 gxf6
12. O-O Bd6 13. Qxc3 Bb7 14. Bf3 Qc7 15. g3 Be5 16. Qc5 Bd6
17. Qc4 c5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Be3 Qb5 20. Qe4 Rc8 21. Rad1 Qc6
22. Qh4 Ke7 23. Rd2 Be5 24. c3 Rcd8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Qxh7 c4
27. Qh5 Rd3 28. Re1 Qb5 29. Qe2 Qd5 30. h4 f5 31. h5 f4
32. gxf4 Bf6 33. Qg4 Qb5 34. f5 e5 35. h6 Rd8 36. Bg5 Qd5
37. Bxf6+ Kxf6 38. Qg7+ Kxf5 39. h7 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.10.27"]
[EventDate "2020.10.26"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Elshan Moradiabadi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Bf4 Bb7 5. e3 Bb4+ 6. Nfd2 O-O
7. a3 Be7 8. Nc3 c5 9. d5 d6 10. e4 exd5 11. cxd5 Ba6 12. Bc4
Ne8 13. O-O Bf6 14. Re1 Bb7 15. Nf3 Nd7 16. Bb5 a6 17. Bxd7
Qxd7 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Nd6 21. Qh5 Rae8
22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Qf6+ Kg8 25. Qg5+ Kh8 26. Qf6+
Kg8 27. Qg5+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.10.27"]
[EventDate "2020.10.26"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Awonder Liang"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6
7. Nf3 e6 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Nf6 10. Bf4 Qa5+ 11. c3 Be7
12. Nf1 c5 13. N1d2 Qa6 14. Nc4 O-O 15. g4 Nd5 16. Be5 Nc6
17. g5 h5 18. g6 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Rac8 21. Ne3 Bc5
22. Qe4 Bxe3 23. fxe3 fxg6 24. Bd4 Rf5 25. a3 Rcf8 26. O-O-O
Kh7 27. Rhg1 Nf6 28. Qc2 Ng4 29. e4 Rf1 30. c4 R1f3 31. e5 Rc8
32. c5 Rcf8 33. Kb1 Rf1 34. Ka2 Rxd1 35. Rxd1 Rd8 36. Rd2 Qc6
37. b4 Rd5 38. Bc3 Ne3 39. Qc1 Nf5 40. Qe1 Rxd2+ 41. Bxd2 Qd5+
42. Kb2 Qd3 43. Bg5 Nd4 44. Qc3 Qe2+ 45. Kb1 Qxe5 46. a4 a6
47. Kb2 Qe2+ 48. Qd2 Qe4 49. Qc3 e5 50. Qc4 Qg2+ 51. Kb1 Qc6
52. a5 Nb5 53. Kc1 Qh1+ 54. Kd2 Nd4 55. Qd3 Qg2+ 56. Kc3 Qa2
57. Qd1 0-1

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.10.28"]
[EventDate "2020.10.26"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jeffery Xiong"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be3 c6 6. Qd2 b5
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. h3 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 a5 12. c3
c5 13. O-O O-O 14. Ng3 Bb7 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Rac1 Rfc8 17. cxb4
cxb4 18. Bc4 Nf8 19. Qd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Rc7 21. Rb6 Re8 22. Ng5
Ba8 23. Ra6 Bb7 24. Rxa5 Ba8 25. Bb3 Rd7 26. Ra6 h6 27. Nxf7
Rxf7 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. Rc7+ Kg8 30. Rca7 Bxe4 31. Rxf6 Bxf6
32. Nxe4 Bd8 33. Ra8 Ne6 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.10.28"]
[EventDate "2020.10.26"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Samuel Shankland"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Nc3 c6 6. e4 O-O
7. O-O h6 8. Nh4 Be6 9. Nf5 Bc7 10. Qf3 Re8 11. g4 dxe4
12. dxe4 Nh7 13. Rd1 Nd7 14. h4 Qf6 15. Qg3 g5 16. hxg5 hxg5
17. Rd3 Rad8 18. Rf3 Qg6 19. Be3 Ndf6 20. Bf1 Bb6 21. Bd3 Bxe3
22. fxe3 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Nd7 24. Bc4 Re7 25. Raf1 Rf8 26. a4 Kg7
27. Ne2 Nhf6 28. Qg2 Ne8 29. Ng3 f6 30. Rd1 Rh8 31. Nh5+ Rxh5
32. gxh5 Qxh5 33. Be2 Qh4 34. Bg4 Nc5 35. Rf3 Qh7 36. Bf5 Qh5
37. Rd2 Qh4 38. Rh3 Qe1+ 39. Kh2 Kf7 40. b4 Ne6 41. Bxe6+ Kxe6
42. Rd8 Ng7 43. Qf3 Re8 44. Rd1 Qxb4 45. Rh6 Qf8 46. Qh3+ Kf7
47. Rd7+ Re7 48. Rh8 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.10.28"]
[EventDate "2020.10.26"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ray Robson"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7
7. Qe2 d6 8. c4 Nbd7 9. Nc3 Ne5 10. f4 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Be7
12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 b6 14. Rae1 Bb7 15. Kh1 Nd7 16. f5 Nc5
17. Qg3 Bf6 18. Ndb5 axb5 19. Nd5 exd5 20. Bxf6 g6 21. Qh4 Nd7
22. Be7 f6 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. exd5 Ne5 26. Rxf6
Qe7 27. Rxf8+ Qxf8 28. Kg1 bxc4 29. bxc4 Ba6 30. Re4 Qf5
31. Qd8+ Qf8 32. Qc7 g5 33. h3 Qf5 34. Re1 Bxc4 35. Qxd6 Nf7
36. Qxb6 g4 37. hxg4 Qxd5 38. a4 Qd7 39. Qg6+ Kf8 40. Qf6 Qxa4
41. g5 Qa7+ 42. Kh1 Qa6 43. Qd4 Bd3 44. Ra1 Qg6 45. Ra8+ Ke7
46. Ra7+ Kf8 47. Ra8+ Ke7 48. Qc5+ Qd6 49. Ra7+ Ke6 50. Qc8+
Ke5 51. Qe8+ Kf4 52. Qxf7+ Kg4 53. Qd7+ Qxd7 54. Rxd7 Bf5
55. Rg7 Bb1 56. Kg1 Bf5 57. Kf2 Bb1 58. Ke3 Bc2 59. Rc7 Bf5
60. g6 Bxg6 61. Rg7 Kf5 62. Rxg6 Kxg6 63. Kf4 1-0

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.10.29"]
[EventDate "2020.10.26"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dariusz Swiercz"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "139"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. c4 Nc6
7. Bb2 Re8 8. a3 Bd6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Be2 Qd7 11. Qc2 Qf5
12. Qxf5 Bxf5 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Ne5 15. Nh4 Be4 16. d4 Ng6
17. Nxg6 Bxg6 18. Bf3 Rab8 19. Bb4 Rec8 20. Rc1 a5 21. Bxd6
cxd6 22. Kd2 b5 23. Bb7 Rc4 24. Bd5 Ra4 25. Ra1 b4 26. axb4
Raxb4 27. Rhc1 a4 28. Ke1 h5 29. Bc6 Rc8 30. d5 Rc7 31. Rc3
Be4 32. Rca3 Ra7 33. f3 Bc2 34. Kd2 Bb3 35. e4 g5 36. Rc1 Kg7
37. Ke3 Re7 38. Rb1 Rc4 39. Kd3 Rc2 40. Bxa4 Bxa4 41. Rxa4
Rxg2 42. Rb6 Rd7 43. Raa6 Rxh2 44. Rxd6 Rxd6 45. Rxd6 h4
46. Rc6 h3 47. d6 Rh1 48. Rc2 Rd1+ 49. Ke3 Rxd6 50. Kf2 h2
51. Kg2 Rh6 52. Kh1 Rh3 53. Rc5 Kg6 54. Rc6+ Kg7 55. Rc5 f6
56. e5 f5 57. e6 Rxf3 58. Re5 Kf8 59. e7+ Ke8 60. Kxh2 g4
61. Kg2 Rf4 62. Kg3 Re4 63. Rxf5 Kxe7 64. Ra5 Rb4 65. Rh5 Kf6
66. Ra5 Kg6 67. Rd5 Kf6 68. Ra5 Kg6 69. Rd5 Kf6 70. Ra5
1/2-1/2

[Event "US Championship"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.10.29"]
[EventDate "2020.10.26"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4
7. Bd3 c5 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Qh4 11. g3 Qh5
12. O-O g5 13. cxd5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 exd5 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. e6
gxf4 17. exd7 Bxd7 18. Qxe4 fxg3 19. fxg3 b6 20. Nf5 Rae8
21. Qd5 Bxf5 22. Rxf5 Qe2 23. Raf1 Qe3+ 24. R1f2 Qe1+ 25. Kg2
Qe4+ 26. Qxe4 Rxe4 27. Rg5+ Kh8 28. Rgf5 Kg8 29. Rg5+ Kh8
30. Rgf5 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2020.11.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C23"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 Qf6 5. Nd5 Qxf2+ 6. Kd1
Kf8 7. Nh3 Qd4 8. d3 d6 9. Qf3 h5 10. Ne3 Nf6 11. Ng5 Bg4
12. Nxg4 hxg4 13. Qe2 g3 14. Nxf7 Rxh2 15. Rf1 Qf2 16. Rxf2
gxf2 17. Qf1 Nh5 18. d4 Bxd4 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 e6 3. b3 c5 4. c4 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nc3 d5
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. d4 Nc6 10. Be2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qa5+
12. Kf1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bf5 14. Bd3 Be4 15. f3 Bxd3+ 16. Qxd3
Rfe8 17. Kf2 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Rac1 Qb6 20. Rhd1 a5
21. Qd4 Qh6 22. h3 Re6 23. Rc5 Rae8 24. Rd3 Rc6 25. Rxa5 Rc2+
26. Rd2 Rxd2+ 27. Qxd2 Qh4+ 28. Kf1 d4 29. Qxd4 Qe7 30. Rd5 h6
31. Rd7 Qa3 32. Qd2 Rf8 33. Rd8 Qa6+ 34. Kf2 Rxd8 35. Qxd8+
Kh7 36. Qd2 g6 37. a4 Qc6 38. Qd3 h5 39. Qc4 Qd7 40. Ke2 Qd6
41. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6
7. e3 c6 8. Rc1 Nd7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. d5
Nb6 13. b3 cxd5 14. Bxd5 Qe7 15. Qc2 Rd8 16. Qe4 Rb8 17. Rfd1
Kh8 18. a4 g6 19. g4 Be6 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. a5 Nd7 22. Nd5 Bg7
23. g5 f5 24. gxf6 Nxf6 25. Nxf6 Bxf6 26. b4 Qf5 27. Qxf5 gxf5
28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Rc7 e4 30. Nd4 Bxd4 31. exd4 Rxd4 32. Rxb7
f4 33. b5 f3 34. h4 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 e3 36. b6 axb6 37. a6 exf2
38. Rb8+ Kh7 39. Rb7+ Kg8 40. a7 Ra1 41. Rb8+ Kf7 42. Rb7+ Ke8
43. Rb8+ Kd7 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Rc1 Nbd7
12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Bg5 Nf8 14. e3 Ne6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. b4 c6
17. Qb3 Qd6 18. Nd3 Red8 19. Rc2 a5 20. a3 axb4 21. axb4 Nc7
22. Rfc1 Ba6 23. Nb2 Be7 24. Nca4 Bb5 25. Nxb6 Ra6 26. N6a4
Qxb4 27. Qxb4 Bxb4 28. Nc3 Bxc3 29. Rxc3 Rda8 30. Bf1 Ne8
31. Bxb5 cxb5 32. Rc5 b4 33. Rxd5 Rb8 34. Nd3 b3 35. Rb1 Rab6
36. Nc5 Rb5 37. Rd7 b2 38. Nd3 Nf6 39. Ra7 h5 40. Ra2 Ne4
41. Raxb2 Rxb2 42. Rxb2 Rc8 43. Kg2 Rc3 44. Nf4 g6 45. h4 Kg7
46. Nd5 Ra3 47. Nf4 Rc3 48. Nh3 Kh6 49. Rb7 Kg7 50. Ng5 Nxg5
51. hxg5 Ra3 52. d5 Ra4 53. Kf3 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6
7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd7 11. O-O e5 12. d5
Nb6 13. b3 cxd5 14. Bxd5 Qe7 15. Qc2 Rd8 16. Qe4 Kh8 17. Rfd1
g6 18. Qd3 Bf5 19. e4 Bg4 20. h3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Bg5 22. Rb1
Rac8 23. Rd3 Kg7 24. Rbd1 Rd7 25. g3 h5 26. h4 Bh6 27. a4 Rcd8
28. a5 Nc8 29. Bc4 Rxd3 30. Rxd3 Rxd3 31. Qxd3 Qd6 32. Nd5 Ne7
33. Nxe7 Qxe7 34. Qd5 a6 35. Kg2 Bc1 36. b4 Bb2 37. b5 Bd4
38. b6 Bc3 39. Kf1 Bb4 40. Ke2 Qe6 41. Qxe6 fxe6 42. Bxe6 Bxa5
43. Bc8 Bxb6 44. Bxb7 a5 45. Bc6 Kf6 46. f3 Bc5 47. Be8 Be7
48. Kd3 Kg7 49. Ke2 Bc5 50. Kf1 Be7 51. Ke2 Kh6 52. Kf2 g5
53. hxg5+ Kxg5 54. Ke2 Bc5 55. Bb5 Bb6 56. Ba4 h4 57. gxh4+
Kxh4 58. Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Rc1 Nbd7
12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Bg5 Nf8 14. e3 Ne6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. b4 c6
17. Qb3 Qd6 18. f4 Nc7 19. Rc2 Be7 20. a3 a5 21. bxa5 b5
22. a4 Rxa5 23. Rfc1 Qa3 24. Qb1 Qd6 25. axb5 cxb5 26. Ne4
dxe4 27. Rxc7 Ba8 28. Bxe4 Bxe4 29. Qxe4 Ra1 30. Rxa1 Qxc7
31. Qc6 Qb8 32. Qd5 Rf8 33. Nxf7 b4 34. Nh6+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.16"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O a6 9. a4 b6 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11. Bxd6 cxd6
12. d5 e5 13. Nd2 a5 14. Bb5 Nc5 15. Nc4 Bf5 16. f3 Bd3
17. Rf2 e4 18. f4 Rc8 19. b3 h5 20. h3 h4 21. Bc6 Bxc4
22. bxc4 Nd3 23. Rd2 Nb4 24. Bb5 g6 25. Qe1 Nh5 26. Nxe4 Qe7
27. Ng5 Ng3 28. Qf2 Qf6 29. Re1 Qc3 30. e4 Rc7 31. e5 Re7
32. e6 fxe6 33. dxe6 Rf5 34. Rxd6 Rxf4 35. Qd2 Qf6 36. Nf3 Ne4
37. Rd8+ Kg7 38. Qd4 Nc5 39. Qxf6+ Rxf6 40. Nxh4 Rfxe6
41. Rxe6 Rxe6 42. Nf3 Nbd3 43. Rb8 Nb2 44. Nd4 Rd6 45. Nc6
Nbxa4 46. h4 Nc3 47. Rxb6 a4 48. Rb8 a3 49. Ra8 Rd1+ 50. Kh2
a2 51. Ra7+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.17"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6
7. O-O Bd7 8. b4 Bb6 9. Ba4 Ne7 10. Bb3 a6 11. Nc4 Ba7 12. Be3
Ng6 13. Bxa7 Rxa7 14. Ne3 Re8 15. Re1 h6 16. a4 Be6 17. a5 Ra8
18. Bc2 d5 19. c4 d4 20. Nd5 Nd7 21. c5 c6 22. Nb6 Rb8 23. Bb3
Nxb6 24. axb6 Bg4 25. h3 Bxf3 26. Qxf3 Nf4 27. Kh2 Qh4 28. Bc4
g6 29. Rh1 Kg7 30. g3 Qh5 31. Qxh5 Nxh5 32. Bxa6 bxa6 33. Rxa6
Re7 34. Rha1 Nf6 35. Ra7 Reb7 36. Rxb7 Rxb7 37. Ra7 Rb8
38. Rc7 Kf8 39. f4 Ne8 40. Rxc6 exf4 41. gxf4 Ke7 42. b5 Ra8
43. b7 Rb8 44. Rb6 Kd8 45. c6 Kc7 46. Ra6 Nd6 47. Ra5 g5
48. fxg5 hxg5 49. e5 Nf5 50. Ra8 Rxb7 51. cxb7 Kxb7 52. Rf8
1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.18"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O a6 9. a4 b6 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4
Bb7 13. d5 exd5 14. Bxd5 Qc8 15. e4 Re8 16. Re1 Bxd5 17. Nxd5
Nxe4 18. Qc2 Qb7 19. Rad1 Nec5 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. b4 Ne6
22. Bg3 Bxg3 23. hxg3 c5 24. b5 axb5 25. axb5 Nd4 26. Nxd4
Qxd5 27. Nf5 Qe6 28. Nd6 Ra8 29. Nc4 Nf6 30. f3 g6 31. Kh2 Nd5
32. Qd2 Ne7 33. Qf4 Ra4 34. Qb8+ Kg7 35. Nxb6 Ra2 36. Nd7 Ng8
37. Qf8+ Kh7 38. Qd8 Qe2 39. Rg1 Qxf3 40. Qh4 Qd5 41. Nb6 Qb3
42. Qf4 Qe6 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "159"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Ne5 Bb7
12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. e3 h6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Rc1 c6 16. Qc2 Nd7
17. Nd3 a5 18. Qb2 Ba6 19. Rfd1 Rc8 20. Nf4 Bd6 21. Rc2 Qe7
22. Bh3 Rb8 23. Qc1 Nf6 24. Na4 Bb5 25. Bf1 Bxf4 26. exf4 Ne4
27. Bxb5 cxb5 28. Nc3 Nxc3 29. Rxc3 Qe2 30. Rd2 Qg4 31. Rc7
Re6 32. Rc8+ Rxc8 33. Qxc8+ Kh7 34. Qc2+ g6 35. Kg2 Re1
36. Qd3 b4 37. Rc2 Qd1 38. Qxd1 Rxd1 39. Rc6 Rxd4 40. Rxb6 Rd2
41. Rb5 Rxa2 42. Rxd5 Ra3 43. h4 h5 44. f5 Rxb3 45. Rxa5 Rc3
46. Rb5 b3 47. Rb7 gxf5 48. Kf1 Kg6 49. Ke2 Rc2+ 50. Ke3 b2
51. Rb6+ f6 52. Rb7 f4+ 53. gxf4 Kf5 54. f3 Ke6 55. Kd3 Rh2
56. Rb5 Kd6 57. Kc3 Ke6 58. Kd3 Rxh4 59. f5+ Kf7 60. Rxb2 Rf4
61. Rb7+ Kg8 62. Ke3 Rxf5 63. f4 Ra5 64. Kf3 h4 65. Kg4 h3
66. Kxh3 Kf8 67. Kg4 Kg8 68. f5 Kf8 69. Rc7 Kg8 70. Kh5 Rxf5+
71. Kg6 Rg5+ 72. Kxf6 Rg1 73. Rc8+ Kh7 74. Rc7+ Kh6 75. Rc8
Rf1+ 76. Ke7 Re1+ 77. Kf7 Rf1+ 78. Ke7 Re1+ 79. Kf7 Rf1+
80. Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "158"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O a6 9. a4 b6 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11. Bxd6 cxd6
12. Bd3 Bb7 13. e4 e5 14. Re1 Re8 15. Qd2 exd4 16. Nxd4 d5
17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Re1 Qf8 20. Nf5 Nxc3 21. Qxc3
Nf6 22. Qc7 Bd5 23. Qxb6 Rb8 24. Qxa6 Qb4 25. Re2 Be6 26. Ne3
Qd4 27. h3 g6 28. Bc4 Rb6 29. Qa8+ Kg7 30. Bxe6 Rxe6 31. Qa5
Ne4 32. Qe1 Qxa4 33. Nd5 Qd4 34. Nc3 Nc5 35. Rxe6 Nxe6 36. Qe3
Qxe3 37. fxe3 Kf6 38. Kf2 Nc5 39. Kf3 Ke5 40. b4 Nd7 41. h4 h5
42. Ne2 Nb6 43. Nd4 Nc4 44. b5 Nb6 45. g3 Nc4 46. Nc6+ Kd5
47. Kf4 f6 48. Ne7+ Ke6 49. Nxg6 Kf7 50. Nh8+ Kg7 51. Kf5 Nd6+
52. Ke6 Nxb5 53. Nf7 Nc7+ 54. Kd6 Nb5+ 55. Ke7 Nc3 56. Nd6
Nd5+ 57. Ke6 Nxe3 58. Ne4 f5 59. Nd6 Kg6 60. Ke5 Ng4+ 61. Kf4
Nh6 62. Nc4 Kf6 63. Ne3 Kg6 64. Kf3 Nf7 65. Kf4 Nh6 66. Nd5
Ng8 67. Ke3 Kf7 68. Nf4 Nf6 69. Kd4 Ne4 70. Nxh5 Kg6 71. Nf4+
Kf6 72. Nd5+ Kg7 73. g4 Nd2 74. Ke3 Nc4+ 75. Kd4 Nd2 76. gxf5
Nf3+ 77. Ke4 Nxh4 78. f6+ Kf7 79. Ne3 Kxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.23"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7
7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Ne5 Bb7
12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. e3 Bd6 16. f4 c5
17. Qd2 cxd4 18. exd4 Rc8 19. Qd3 Bb4 20. Bh3 Rxc3 21. Rxc3
Ba6 22. Qxa6 Bxc3 23. Qd3 Bb4 24. Rc1 Ba3 25. Rc2 Qd6 26. Qb5
Rf8 27. Bg2 h5 28. Bf3 g6 29. Rc6 Qd8 30. Kg2 Kg7 31. Qa4 Bb2
32. Rc2 Ba1 33. Qxa7 Qa8 34. Qxb6 Rb8 35. Qc5 Rd8 36. a4 Ne4
37. Qe7 Nd6 38. Nc6 Nf5 39. Qe5+ Kh6 40. Nxd8 Qxd8 41. Rd2 Bc3
42. Rd3 Bb4 43. Qxd5 Qe7 44. Qe5 Qc7 45. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.24"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "228"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O a6 9. a4 b6 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11. Bxd6 cxd6
12. Bd3 Bb7 13. e4 e5 14. Re1 Re8 15. Qd2 Rc8 16. Rad1 Qe7
17. Bb1 Qf8 18. Ba2 h6 19. Nh4 d5 20. exd5 Qb4 21. Nf5 exd4
22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Qxd4 Qxb2 24. Nd6 Rb8 25. Nxb7 Rxb7 26. d6
b5 27. axb5 axb5 28. h3 b4 29. Rb1 Qa3 30. Bc4 bxc3 31. Bxf7+
Kxf7 32. Rxb7 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qd2 34. Qc4+ Kg6 35. Rc7 Qxd6+
36. Kg1 Qd1+ 37. Kh2 Qd2 38. Qxc3 Qxf2 39. Qd3+ Qf5 40. Qxf5+
Kxf5 41. Rc1 g5 42. Rf1+ Kg6 43. Re1 Nc5 44. Re5 Nd3 45. Ra5
Nf4 46. Ra4 Ne6 47. Kg1 h5 48. Ra6 Nc5 49. Rc6 Ne4 50. Rc8 h4
51. Rc1 Nd5 52. Rd1 Nf4 53. Kh2 Nh5 54. Re1 Nhg3 55. Ra1 Kf5
56. Ra8 Kf4 57. Rf8+ Ke3 58. Ra8 Nd2 59. Kg1 Ne2+ 60. Kh2 Nf1+
61. Kh1 Neg3+ 62. Kg1 Nd2 63. Re8+ Nde4 64. Re7 Ne2+ 65. Kh2
Kd4 66. Re8 Nf4 67. Rd8+ Ke5 68. Re8+ Ne6 69. Kg1 Kf5 70. Ra8
Nf6 71. Kf2 Kf4 72. Ra4+ Ne4+ 73. Kg1 Nc5 74. Ra8 Nd3 75. Rd8
Ke3 76. Re8 Nc1 77. Kh2 Na2 78. Re7 Nb4 79. Re8 Nd3 80. Re7
Kf4 81. Kg1 Ne5 82. Re8 Nd7 83. Re7 Ndf6 84. Ra7 Kf5 85. Ra5+
Kg6 86. Ra6 Kg7 87. Kh2 Nd5 88. Ra5 Ndf6 89. Kg1 Kg6 90. Kh2
Nd6 91. Kg1 Nc4 92. Ra8 Ne3 93. Ra3 Nfd5 94. Ra6+ Kf5 95. Ra8
Nf4 96. Rf8+ Kg6 97. Rg8+ Kh6 98. Rh8+ Kg7 99. Ra8 Nexg2
100. Ra3 Ne1 101. Kf2 Ned3+ 102. Kf3 Kf6 103. Ke4 Nc5+
104. Kd4 Nce6+ 105. Ke4 Nc5+ 106. Kd4 Nfe6+ 107. Kd5 Nd7
108. Ra6 Nf8 109. Ke4 Ng6 110. Kf3 Nf4 111. Kg4 Ng6 112. Kh5
Kf5 113. Rxe6 Nf4+ 114. Kh6 Nxe6 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.25"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O a6 9. a4 c5 10. Bxc4 cxd4 11. exd4 Nb6
12. Bd3 Nbd5 13. Bg5 b6 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Be4
Bb7 17. Qb3 a5 18. Ne5 Rac8 19. Rac1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Nf4 21. Qe3
Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Nd5 23. Rc4 g6 24. g3 Qb7 25. Ng4 Qd7 26. Ne5
Qb7 27. Ng4 Qd7 28. Qe5 f6 29. Qe2 Rd8 30. b3 Kg7 31. h4 h5
32. Ne3 Ne7 33. Ng2 Nf5 34. Nf4 Kf7 35. Qe4 Ne7 36. Rc1 Rc8
37. Re1 Rc6 38. Re3 Rd6 39. Re1 Nf5 40. Qc2 Qc6 41. Qd3 Rxd4
42. Qa6 e5 43. Ng2 Rd7 44. Qc4+ Qxc4 45. bxc4 Nd4 46. Rb1 Rd6
47. Ne3 Ne6 48. Nd5 Nc5 49. Nxb6 Rd2 50. Nd5 f5 51. Rb5 Nd3
52. Rxa5 Rxf2 53. Ra7+ Kf8 54. Nf6 Ra2 55. Rd7 e4 56. Nh7+ Ke8
57. Nf6+ Kf8 58. Nh7+ Ke8 59. Nf6+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.26"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "156"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O a6 9. a4 c5 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5
12. Qxd5 c3 13. bxc3 Nf6 14. Qb3 Be6 15. c4 Qc8 16. Rab1 b5
17. axb5 axb5 18. Qxb5 Ne4 19. Qb3 Bf6 20. Bd3 Nc3 21. Rb2 Rd8
22. Qc2 Qa6 23. Be5 Bxc4 24. Bxc4 Qxc4 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. h3
Ra3 27. Rfb1 Qe4 28. Qxe4 Nxe4 29. Rc1 Rc8 30. Rbc2 Rca8
31. Nh4 R3a5 32. f3 Nd6 33. Rxc5 Rxc5 34. Rxc5 Ra6 35. e4 Rb6
36. Rd5 Ra6 37. Kh2 Rb6 38. g4 Ra6 39. Kg3 h6 40. Ng2 Rb6
41. Kf4 Nc4 42. Nh4 Ne5 43. Rd8+ Kh7 44. Kg3 Rb3 45. Rd2 Ra3
46. Rf2 Nd3 47. Rf1 Ne5 48. Ng2 h5 49. gxh5 Kh6 50. Nf4 Rb3
51. h4 Ra3 52. Nd5 f5 53. exf5 Kxh5 54. Kf4 Nd3+ 55. Ke4 Kh6
56. Kd4 Nb2 57. Rb1 Ra4+ 58. Kc3 Nc4 59. Rb7 Ne5 60. f4 Ng4
61. Rxf7 Nf2 62. f6 Ne4+ 63. Kb3 Nc5+ 64. Kc3 Ne4+ 65. Kc2 Kg6
66. Rf8 Ra5 67. Ne7+ Kh7 68. f7 Kg7 69. Ng6 Kxg6 70. Re8 Rc5+
71. Kd3 Nf2+ 72. Kd4 Kxf7 73. Kxc5 Kxe8 74. f5 Kf7 75. h5 Ng4
76. h6 Nxh6 77. f6 Nf5 78. Kd5 Kxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.27"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "105"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O a6 9. a4 c5 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5
12. Qxd5 Nf6 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Bxc4 Nd5 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Bg3
Bf6 17. Be5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Kf8 19. a5 Ke7 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. h4
f6 22. Nd3 Rc7 23. Kf1 Rdc8 24. Ke2 Nb4 25. Nf4 Bxc4+ 26. Rxc4
f5 27. g4 fxg4 28. Rg1 Kf7 29. Rxg4 h6 30. Nh5 Kg8 31. Nf6+
Kh8 32. Ne4 Nd5 33. Rg6 Re7 34. Ng3 Kh7 35. Rd6 Nf6 36. Rb6
Nd5 37. Rd6 Nf6 38. b3 Rf7 39. h5 Rfc7 40. Re6 Rc6 41. Rxc6
Rxc6 42. e4 b5 43. axb6 Rxb6 44. Rxc5 Rxb3 45. Rc7 Rb5 46. Ra7
Nxh5 47. Nf5 Kh8 48. Rxa6 Re5 49. Ke3 Re8 50. Nxh6 Nf6
51. Nf7+ Kh7 52. Nd6 Kg6 53. Nxe8 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.28"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "135"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O a6 9. a4 c5 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5
12. Qxd5 Nf6 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Bc7 Re8 15. Bxc4 Be6 16. Bxe6
fxe6 17. a5 Nd5 18. Be5 c4 19. Rfc1 Rac8 20. Nd2 Nb4 21. Rxc4
Nd3 22. Bc3 Bf6 23. Rb1 Rxc4 24. Nxc4 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Rc8
26. Nd6 Rxc3 27. g4 Rc2 28. Rxb7 Rxf2 29. Rb3 Nc5 30. Rb6 Nd3
31. Rxa6 h6 32. Rc6 Ra2 33. Nc4 Ne1 34. h3 Nf3+ 35. Kf1 e5
36. e4 Kh7 37. a6 Kg8 38. Nd6 Rd2 39. Rc3 Rxd6 40. a7 Ra6
41. Rc8+ Kf7 42. a8=Q Nd2+ 43. Ke2 Rxa8 44. Rxa8 Nxe4 45. Ke3
Nf6 46. Ra5 Ke6 47. Ra7 g5 48. Ra6+ Kf7 49. Kf3 Ke7 50. Ra7+
Ke6 51. Rg7 e4+ 52. Ke3 Ke5 53. Re7+ Kd6 54. Ra7 Ke5 55. Re7+
Kd6 56. Rf7 Ke5 57. Rxf6 Kxf6 58. Kxe4 h5 59. gxh5 Kg7 60. Kf5
Kh7 61. Kxg5 Kg7 62. h6+ Kh7 63. Kh5 Kh8 64. Kg5 Kh7 65. h4
Kh8 66. Kg6 Kg8 67. h7+ Kh8 68. Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.31"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Nd7 7. Nc4 Bd6 8. d4 Qe7 9. O-O O-O 10. c3 f6 11. Re1 Nb6
12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. h3 Be6 14. b3 Bf7 15. Qd3 Bg6 16. Nh4 Qf7
17. Ba3 Rfd8 18. Rad1 d5 19. Nxg6 Qxg6 20. dxe5 fxe5 21. exd5
Nxd5 22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. Rxe5 Nxc3 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Re7 Nb5
26. Bb2 Rd2 27. Bxg7 Rxa2 28. Be5 b6 29. Rg7+ Kf8 30. Rxg6 c5
31. h4 Re2 32. f4 Nd4 33. h5 Nf5 34. Rf6+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.32"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O a6 9. a4 b6 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11. Bxd6 cxd6
12. Bd3 Bb7 13. e4 e5 14. Re1 Re8 15. Qd2 Qe7 16. Rad1 Rad8
17. Bb1 g6 18. Ba2 Kg7 19. h3 h6 20. Re3 Nb8 21. Rde1 Qf8
22. b4 Nc6 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Na5 25. Rd3 Ra8 26. dxe5 dxe5
27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Rac8 29. g4 Qe7 30. Kg2 Rc5 31. Qb2 Nc4
32. Bxc4 Rxc4 33. Nd2 Rb4 34. Rb3 Rd4 35. Nf3 Rc4 36. Rc3 Rxe4
37. Rxe4 Nxe4 38. Rc6 Nf6 39. Rxb6 Nd5 40. Rc6 Nf4+ 41. Kg3 g5
42. b6 Qd7 43. Rc7 Qd6 44. Rc2 Kh7 45. Rd2 Nd3 46. Nxe5 Rxe5
47. Kg2 Qc6+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.33"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Be6 7. Nb3 Bd6 8. Na5 Rb8 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 c5 11. h3 Qd7
12. Nd2 b6 13. Nac4 Qe7 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Bxf4 16. Rxf4 Nd7
17. Qh5 f6 18. Raf1 b5 19. Ne3 Ne5 20. Rh4 g5 21. Rg4 Bf7
22. Qh6 Bg6 23. Rg3 Nf7 24. Nd5 Qd6 25. Rxf6 Nxh6 26. Rxd6
cxd6 27. Rxg5 Nf7 28. Rg3 b4 29. Nc4 Kh8 30. Nf4 Ne5 31. Nxg6+
hxg6 32. Nxd6 Rfd8 33. Rg5 Rxd6 34. Rxe5 c4 35. dxc4 Rd2
36. b3 Rxc2 37. Rg5 Kh7 38. h4 Rd8 39. e5 Rxa2 40. e6 Re2
41. Ra5 Rdd2 42. Rg5 Rxe6 43. c5 a5 44. Rg4 a4 45. bxa4 b3
46. a5 b2 47. Rb4 Re1+ 48. Kh2 b1=Q 49. Rxb1 Rxb1 50. a6 Ra1
51. c6 Rc2 52. c7 Rxc7 53. a7 Raxa7 54. h5 gxh5 55. Kh3 Rc4
56. g3 Ra3 57. Kh2 Rcc3 58. Kh3 Rxg3+ 59. Kh4 Rg1 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.34"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Bd7 5. O-O Qc8 6. e4 Nc6
7. d5 Ne5 8. Nxe5 Bxe5 9. Nd2 Bh3 10. Nf3 h5 11. Bxh3 Qxh3
12. Ng5 Qd7 13. h4 Nh6 14. Kg2 Bf6 15. Nf3 Ng4 16. c4 c6
17. Qb3 cxd5 18. cxd5 O-O 19. Bd2 a5 20. a4 Rfb8 21. Bc3 b5
22. axb5 Qxb5 23. Qxb5 Rxb5 24. Nd4 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 a4 26. Ra3
Rb4 27. Rd1 Rc8 28. Rd2 Rc1 29. f3 Ne5 30. Bc3 Rc4 31. Kf2 Rh1
32. Kg2 Rb1 33. Kf2 Rc1 34. Kg2 f6 35. Kf2 Kf7 36. Kg2 Rb1
37. Kf2 Rh1 38. Kg2 Rc1 39. Kf2 Nd7 40. Ke2 Rg1 41. Kf2 Rh1
42. Kg2 Rb1 43. Rd4 Rxd4 44. Bxd4 Rc1 45. Rxa4 Rc2+ 46. Kf1
Ne5 47. Bxe5 dxe5 48. Rb4 f5 49. Rb7 fxe4 50. fxe4 Kf6
51. Rb6+ Kf7 52. b3 Rd2 53. Re6 Rd3 54. Kf2 Rxb3 55. Rxe5 Rb2+
56. Kf3 Rb3+ 57. Kf4 Rb6 58. Rg5 Rf6+ 59. Ke3 Rf1 60. Ke2 Rh1
61. Re5 Ra1 62. Re6 Ra3 63. Kf2 Rb3 64. Rc6 Rd3 65. Ke2 Rxg3
66. e5 Rg4 67. Ke3 Rxh4 68. Rc7 Kf8 69. Rc8+ Kf7 70. Rc7 Kf8
71. Rc8+ Kf7 72. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.35"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. g3 Bb4 6. Bg2 O-O
7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Re1 Be4 10. Bh3 d5 11. Nd2 Bg6
12. f3 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. c4 d4 16. Nb3 Nbd7
17. Ba3 Qc7 18. e3 d3 19. e4 Ne5 20. Nd2 Bh5 21. g4 Qd7
22. Bb2 Ng6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Bf1 Nf4 25. gxh5 Kh8 26. Nb3
Rg8+ 27. Kh1 Rg5 28. Qd2 Rag8 29. Qf2 Rxh5 30. Rad1 Qe7
31. Nc1 Qc7 32. e5 fxe5 33. Nxd3 Ne6 34. Re4 f5 35. Rxe5 Nd4
36. Rde1 Qg7 37. Re7 Qg5 38. Ne5 Qxe7 39. Ng6+ Rxg6 40. Rxe7
Rhg5 41. Qe3 Nxf3 42. Re8+ Kh7 43. Re7+ Kh8 44. Re8+ Kh7
45. Re7+ Kg8 46. Re8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.36"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Bd7 5. O-O Qc8 6. e3 Nc6
7. c4 Bh3 8. Bxh3 Qxh3 9. Ng5 Qd7 10. h4 h6 11. Nf3 Qh3
12. Qe2 Nf6 13. Rd1 g5 14. Qf1 Qg4 15. Nbd2 e5 16. d5 Ne7
17. b3 Ng6 18. Nh2 Qd7 19. h5 Nxh5 20. Ba3 Nf6 21. e4 h5
22. c5 h4 23. Qg2 hxg3 24. fxg3 Ng4 25. Nxg4 Qxg4 26. cxd6
cxd6 27. Nc4 Bf8 28. Bxd6 Rh3 29. Rd3 Nf4 30. Qf3 Rxg3+
31. Qxg3 Ne2+ 32. Kf2 Nxg3 33. Rxg3 Qf4+ 34. Rf3 Qh2+ 35. Ke3
g4 36. Bxe5 Qh6+ 37. Rf4 b5 38. Nb2 f6 39. Bc7 Rc8 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.37"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. Be2 b6
7. O-O Bb7 8. Nbd2 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. c4 e6 11. cxd5 exd5
12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Bg4
Qe7 17. Bxc8 Rxc8 18. Nf3 Kg7 19. Re1 Qd6 20. e4 Re8 21. e5
Bxe5 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 24. Rxc5 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.38"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Bd7 5. O-O Qc8 6. e4 Nc6
7. d5 Ne5 8. Nxe5 Bxe5 9. Nd2 Bh3 10. Nf3 h5 11. Bxh3 Qxh3
12. Ng5 Qd7 13. h4 Nh6 14. Kg2 c6 15. c4 Rc8 16. Qb3 O-O
17. Bd2 Bg7 18. Rac1 Ng4 19. Bc3 Bf6 20. Nf3 cxd5 21. exd5 Qf5
22. Rfe1 Rc7 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Qc3 Rfc8 25. Re4 b5 26. b3 Qf5
27. Qe1 bxc4 28. Rcxc4 Rxc4 29. bxc4 Nf6 30. Rxe7 Rxc4
31. Rxa7 Qxd5 32. Qe7 Kg7 33. Ra3 Rc2 34. Kg1 Rc1+ 35. Kg2 Rc2
36. Kg1 Ng4 37. Qe1 Qc5 38. Ra5 Qxf2+ 39. Qxf2 Rxf2 40. Ng5
Rf6 41. Ra7 Ne3 42. a4 d5 43. a5 d4 44. Rd7 Nf5 45. Kg2 Kg8
46. a6 Rxa6 47. Nxf7 Ra3 48. Ne5 Rxg3+ 49. Kf2 g5 50. hxg5 h4
51. Nf3 h3 52. Rd5 Rg2+ 53. Ke1 Ne3 54. Rd8+ Kf7 55. Rd6 h2
56. Rh6 Rg1+ 57. Kf2 h1=Q 58. Ne5+ Kg7 59. Rxh1 Rxh1 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.39"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 h6 6. Bd3 Bxd3
7. Qxd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4
12. Qxe4 c6 13. c4 a5 14. a3 Bd6 15. Rfe1 Re8 16. Rad1 Qe7
17. d5 cxd5 18. cxd5 e5 19. Nh4 Qf6 20. Nf5 Nc5 21. Qg4 h5
22. Qf3 Qg6 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Qxh5 f6 25. Re3 e4 26. Rg3 Nd3
27. Qg6 Re7 28. Bxf6 Nf4 29. Bxe7 Qxg6 30. Rxg6 Nxg6 31. Bg5
Ne5 32. d6 Rc8 33. d7 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed Chess"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.12"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[Round "1.310"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O
7. d5 Nb8 8. O-O e5 9. e4 Nh5 10. Ne1 Nf4 11. Nd3 Nxe2+
12. Qxe2 f5 13. f3 f4 14. c5 g5 15. h3 h5 16. cxd6 cxd6
17. Nf2 Nd7 18. b3 Rf6 19. Ba3 Rg6 20. Rac1 a6 21. Rfd1 Nf6
22. Rd3 g4 23. hxg4 hxg4 24. fxg4 Nxg4 25. Nxg4 Bxg4 26. Qf2
Bf6 27. Na4 Bh4 28. Qb6 Qg5 29. Qxb7 Rf8 30. Rc2 Bg3 0-1

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.22"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. O-O
Nxe5 7. dxe5 Nc5 8. f4 g6 9. Be3 Nxd3 10. Qxd3 c6 11. Nd2 Be7
12. Qc3 O-O 13. Nb3 Bf5 14. Rad1 Rc8 15. Bc5 b6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7
17. Rfe1 Rfd8 18. Nd4 Qd7 19. Nxf5 Qxf5 20. Rf1 c5 21. Qd3
Qxd3 22. Rxd3 d4 23. Rfd1 f6 24. exf6 Rf8 25. c3 Rxf6 26. cxd4
Rxf4 27. dxc5 Rxc5 28. Rd7 Rf7 29. Rxf7 Kxf7 30. Rd7+ Kg8
31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Rd7+ Kg8 33. Rd8+ Kg7 34. Rd7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.22"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 exd4
12. cxd4 Bb6 13. Ng3 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Bd3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bg4
17. Be3 a4 18. Rc1 Qd7 19. a3 Rfe8 20. Kh2 Nf5 21. Bb1 Nxe3
22. Rxe3 Bf5 23. Ba2 c6 24. Nh4 Bh7 25. f4 Ra5 26. Bb1 Bxb1
27. Rxb1 Bd8 28. Nf3 Qg4 29. Ne1 Qxd1 30. Rxd1 Rb5 31. Re2 Bb6
32. g4 Rb3 33. Nd3 Rb5 34. Nb4 Ba5 35. Nd3 Bb6 36. Nb4 Ba5
37. Nd3 Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.22"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5
7. Nb3 Nc6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Kh1 Re8 11. f5 b5 12. Bg5
Bb7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 Nd4 15. c4 Rc8 16. Nxd4 exd4
17. cxb5 axb5 18. Bd3 Bxd5 19. exd5 b4 20. Qd2 Re3 21. Rae1
Qb6 22. Rc1 Rce8 23. Bc4 h5 24. Rcd1 h4 25. Rfe1 h3 26. gxh3
Qc5 27. b3 d3 28. Rxe3 Rxe3 29. Bxd3 Rxh3 30. Bf1 Rc3 31. Bc4
Be5 32. Re1 Rh3 33. Re2 Rh5 34. Qd3 Qc8 35. Rf2 Qd8 36. f6
Bxf6 37. Qf3 Rh4 38. Bd3 Qe8 39. Qf5 Be5 40. Qg5 Rh6 41. Rg2
Bd4 42. Re2 Be5 43. Rg2 Bd4 44. Re2 Be5 45. Rg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.22"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sergey Karjakin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Bxc3
7. bxc3 Be6 8. Bb3 h6 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Ne7 11. Nh4 c5 12. Qf3
Kh7 13. g4 Nfg8 14. g5 c4 15. dxc4 Rc8 16. Nf5 Qd7 17. c5 dxc5
18. Rd1 Qc6 19. Nxe7 Nxe7 20. gxh6 c4 21. hxg7 Kxg7 22. Ba3
Ng6 23. Bxf8+ Rxf8 24. h4 Nxh4 25. Qg3+ Ng6 26. f3 cxb3
27. axb3 Rh8 28. c4 Qc5+ 29. Kf1 Kf6 30. Qg1 Bh3+ 31. Ke2 Nf4+
32. Kd2 Rd8+ 0-1

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.22"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B68"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6
7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3 b5 11. e5 b4 12. exf6
bxc3 13. Qxc3 gxf6 14. Bh4 Rg8 15. Kb1 Rb8 16. h3 Qa5 17. Qxa5
Nxa5 18. Bxa6 Rxg2 19. Rhg1 Rg6 20. f5 exf5 21. Bg3 Nc6
22. Bxd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Rxg1+ 24. Nxg1 Ke7 25. Rd1 f4 26. Rf1
Rg8 27. Ne2 Bxh3 28. Re1 f3 29. Ng1+ Be6 30. Nxf3 Nb4 31. Bb5
Nxa2 32. c3 Rg3 33. Nd4 Nxc3+ 34. Kc2 Nxb5 35. Nf5+ Kd7
36. Nxg3 f5 37. Rf1 Kd6 38. Kd3 Ke5 39. Nh5 Bd5 40. Rc1 Nd4
41. Rc5 Nb3 42. Rb5 Nd4 43. Rb8 Ne6 44. Rb5 Nd4 45. Rc5 Nb3
46. Rb5 Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.23"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2
Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Re8 10. d3 Bf8 11. Re1 a5
12. b5 Nd4 13. Nd2 a4 14. Rb1 Ra7 15. e3 Ne6 16. Nf3 Ng5
17. Nxg5 Qxg5 18. Bb2 Be6 19. Ne4 Qd8 20. f4 f5 21. Ng5 Ba2
22. Ra1 Bb3 23. Qh5 h6 24. Nf3 exf4 25. gxf4 Ra5 26. Nd4 Bf7
27. Qh3 Nd5 28. Qg3 Qf6 29. Rac1 Rxb5 30. Nxb5 Qxb2 31. Bxd5
Bxd5 32. Nxc7 Rxe3 33. Nxd5 Rxg3+ 34. hxg3 Qd4+ 35. Ne3 Bxa3
36. Rc4 Qd7 37. Kf2 b5 38. Rc2 b4 39. Ra1 b3 40. Rxa3 bxc2
41. Nxc2 Qb5 42. Ke2 Qc5 43. Ra2 Qd5 44. Rxa4 Qg2+ 45. Kd1
Qxg3 46. Kd2 h5 0-1

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.23"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vidit Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "270"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O Nb6 9. a4 a5 10. Ne5 Nfd5 11. Bg3 c5
12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 cxd4 14. exd4 Bb4 15. Rc1 Nb6 16. Bb3
Bd7 17. d5 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Qxd5 Bc6
21. Qxd8 Rfxd8 22. b3 Rd5 23. h3 h5 24. Rfc1 Rad8 25. h4 f6
26. Bc7 R8d7 27. Bb6 Re5 28. Re3 Rxe3 29. Bxe3 Rd3 30. Rc5 g6
31. Rxa5 Rxb3 32. Ra8+ Kf7 33. a5 Ra3 34. Bf4 Ra4 35. Bg3 g5
36. hxg5 fxg5 37. f3 Ra1+ 38. Kh2 Ra2 39. Kg1 g4 40. Bf2 gxf3
41. gxf3 Bxf3 42. Bc5 Bc6 43. Bb6 Kg7 44. Bd4+ Kg6 45. Rg8+
Kf5 46. Rf8+ Kg4 47. Bb6 Rg2+ 48. Kf1 Rc2 49. Kg1 Bd5 50. Rf2
Rc6 51. Rd2 Be4 52. Kf2 h4 53. Ke3 Re6 54. Rd4 h3 55. Bc7 Kf5
56. Bh2 Bc6+ 57. Kf2 Rg6 58. Ke3 Rg2 59. Rd2 Rg8 60. Rf2+ Ke6
61. Ra2 Bd5 62. Rb2 Ra8 63. Rb6+ Kf7 64. Rb5 Bg2 65. Kf2 Ke6
66. Rh5 Rf8+ 67. Ke3 Rf3+ 68. Kd4 Ra3 69. Kc4 Kf6 70. Kb4 Ra2
71. Bb8 Kg6 72. Rh8 Kf5 73. Kb3 Ra1 74. Kb2 Rd1 75. Kc3 Ke4
76. Rh6 Ke3 77. a6 bxa6 78. Rxa6 Rc1+ 79. Kb2 Rc8 80. Bh2 Be4
81. Ra3+ Bd3 82. Kb3 Rc1 83. Ra8 Rh1 84. Bd6 h2 85. Bxh2 Rxh2
86. Rd8 Rh5 87. Rb8 Rh1 88. Kb4 Rc1 89. Rb6 Bc4 90. Kc5 Bd3+
91. Kd6 Kd4 92. Rb4+ Bc4 93. Rb7 Rh1 94. Re7 Rh6+ 95. Kc7 Kc5
96. Re5+ Bd5 97. Re7 Ra6 98. Kd8 Bc6 99. Rg7 Ra1 100. Ke7 Re1+
101. Kf6 Kd6 102. Rg5 Be4 103. Rg3 Rf1+ 104. Kg5 Rf8 105. Kh4
Ke5 106. Kg5 Rh8 107. Kg4 Rf8 108. Kg5 Bf3 109. Kh4 Kf4
110. Rg4+ Ke3 111. Rg7 Kf4 112. Rg4+ Kf5 113. Rg5+ Kf6
114. Rg1 Rh8+ 115. Kg3 Be4 116. Kf4 Bf5 117. Rg2 Rh4+ 118. Ke3
Ke5 119. Rb2 Rh3+ 120. Kd2 Bd3 121. Kc3 Bf1+ 122. Kd2 Kd4
123. Ke1 Rh1 124. Kd2 Rh3 125. Ke1 Bc4 126. Kd2 Bb3 127. Kc1
Kc4 128. Rf2 Kc3 129. Rc2+ Kb4 130. Rf2 Rd3 131. Kb2 Bd5
132. Kc1 Ra3 133. Kd2 Kc5 134. Kc1 Kd4 135. Rd2+ Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.23"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6
12. Ne3 Be7 13. c4 Nc7 14. d4 d5 15. cxd5 Bb4 16. Bd2 Bxd2
17. Qxd2 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Re5 Qd6 20. Bc4 b5 21. Bb3 a5
22. a3 a4 23. Ba2 Bd7 24. Rae1 Rae8 25. Qc3 Rxe5 26. dxe5 Qe7
27. Rd1 Bf5 28. Rd6 Rd8 29. Qd2 Rxd6 30. exd6 Qf6 31. h3 g6
32. f4 Bd7 33. Bb1 c5 34. Be4 b4 35. Bd5 Kf8 36. Bc4 h5
37. Kh2 h4 38. g3 hxg3+ 39. Kxg3 Qf5 40. Bf1 g5 41. Qe3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.23"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. h3 a5 9. Nbd2 Bb6 10. b3 Ne7 11. d4 Ng6 12. Bf1
c6 13. Nc4 Bc7 14. Ba3 Re8 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nd6 Bxd6 17. Qxd6
Be6 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 Bc4 20. Qxe8+ Qxe8 21. Bxc4 a4
22. Bd6 b5 23. Bd3 Qe6 24. e5 Nd5 25. c4 Nf4 26. Bf1 g5
27. cxb5 cxb5 28. Rad1 axb3 29. axb3 Qxb3 30. Rb1 Qc2 31. Rxb5
Ne6 32. Rb8+ Rxb8 33. Bxb8 Qd2 34. Rb1 Qc2 35. Re1 h5 36. Ba7
Qc3 37. Re4 Qa1 38. Be3 h4 39. Bxg5 Nxg5 40. Rg4 Qxe5 41. f4
Qe3+ 42. Kh2 f6 43. fxg5 f5 44. Rxh4 Qf2 45. Rc4 Qxf1 46. Rc3
Qf4+ 47. Kh1 Kg7 48. Rf3 Qc1+ 49. Kh2 Kg6 50. Rb3 Qd1 51. Rf3
Qd4 52. Kh1 Qa1+ 53. Kh2 Qd1 54. Rf2 Qd6+ 55. Kh1 Qc7 56. Rf3
Qe5 57. Kg1 Kxg5 58. Kh1 Kf6 59. Kg1 Ke6 60. Kh1 Kd5 61. Kg1
Ke4 62. Kh1 Qa1+ 63. Kh2 Qd1 64. Rc3 Qd6+ 65. Kh1 f4 66. Rf3
Qd1+ 67. Kh2 Qxf3 68. gxf3+ Kxf3 69. h4 Kg4 70. Kg2 Kxh4
71. Kf3 Kg5 72. Kf2 f3 73. Kxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.23"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "10.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 e5
7. Nde2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ng3 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 g6
12. c4 Nbd7 13. a3 Nc5 14. Bc2 b5 15. b4 Nb7 16. cxb5 axb5
17. Bh6 Re8 18. Bd3 Nxd5 19. Qf3 Nc3 20. Qxb7 d5 21. Bd2 Rb8
22. Qa7 Ne4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Rfd1 f5 25. Bc3 Bd6 26. Qe3 Qf6
27. Bb2 Bc7 28. Qb3+ Kh8 29. Rd7 Bb6 30. Rad1 Re6 31. Bc1 Rbe8
32. Be3 Bxe3 33. fxe3 h5 34. Rc7 h4 35. Ne2 f4 36. exf4 exf4
37. Nxf4 Rf8 38. Qxe6 Qxf4 39. Qb6 h3 40. Qd4+ Rf6 41. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.24"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "11.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 Qc7 8. O-O dxe4 9. Ng5 O-O 10. Ndxe4 Nd5 11. d4
h6 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qxe5 16. Rfe1
Rae8 17. c3 N5f6 18. Rad1 Nxe4 19. Rxd7 Ng5 20. Qe3 Nf3+
21. gxf3 Qg5+ 22. Qxg5 Rxe1+ 23. Kg2 hxg5 24. Rxb7 a5 25. a4
g6 26. Bc4 Kg7 27. Rc7 Re5 28. Rxc6 Rb8 29. Rc7 Rxb2 30. Bxf7
Re1 31. Bc4+ Kh8 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Rc7+ Kh8 34. Rc8+ Kg7
35. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.24"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "12.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O
Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Re1 Bf6 15. Ne5 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Bxe5 17. fxe5
Ra7 18. Ne2 Rfa8 19. Rab1 axb4 20. axb4 Ra3 21. Rb3 Rxb3
22. Qxb3 Qa7 23. Rb1 bxc5 24. bxc5 Rb8 25. Qd1 Rxb1 26. Qxb1
Nf8 27. h4 Qa6 28. Qb2 Qd3 29. Nf4 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Ng6 31. Qb8+
Nf8 32. Qb2 Ng6 33. Qb8+ Nf8 34. Qb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.24"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "13.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "David Anton Guijarro"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 c5 6. a3 Bxc3
7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Ne2 b6 9. d5 Bb7 10. f3 Nxc3 11. Nxc3 exd5
12. cxd5 d6 13. e4 a6 14. Bd3 b5 15. Qd2 Nd7 16. O-O Qf6
17. Kh1 Ne5 18. Be2 g5 19. Nd1 Ng6 20. Ne3 Bc8 21. g3 Bh3
22. Rf2 Rac8 23. Bf1 Bd7 24. Bg2 c4 25. Rc1 Ne5 26. Qd4 Qg7
27. Bf1 f5 28. exf5 Bxf5 29. Nxf5 Rxf5 30. Be2 Nd7 31. Qd2 Nf6
32. Qc2 Rxd5 33. f4 g4 34. Bf1 Qg6 35. f5 Qg5 36. Re1 Re5
37. Rxe5 dxe5 38. Qd1 Qe3 39. Qd6 Rf8 40. Re2 Qf3+ 41. Kg1
Qxf5 42. Rxe5 Qd7 43. Rg5+ Kf7 44. Qxd7+ Nxd7 45. Rxg4 Nc5
46. Bxc4+ bxc4 47. Rxc4 Ne6 48. Ra4 Rb8 49. Rxa6 Rxb2 50. a4
Nd4 51. h4 Kg7 52. a5 Nf5 53. Ra8 Nxg3 54. a6 Ra2 55. Ra7+ Kh6
56. Ra8 Kh5 57. a7 Kxh4 58. Rb8 Rxa7 59. Kg2 Nf5 60. Kf3 Kg5
0-1

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.24"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "14.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6
7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+
12. Bd2 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Qb6 15. Bc3 Ngf6 16. Ne5 Rd8
17. Qe2 Bb4 18. O-O Bxc3 19. bxc3 O-O 20. Rab1 Qc7 21. f4 c5
22. Qf3 Nb6 23. Rfd1 Nfd7 24. Ne4 cxd4 25. cxd4 f5 26. Nc5
Nxc5 27. dxc5 Qxc5+ 28. Kh2 Qc7 29. a4 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rd8
31. Qxb7 Qxb7 32. Rxd8+ Kh7 33. Ng6 Qc8 34. Rxc8 Nxc8 35. c5
Kg8 36. Kg3 Kf7 37. Kf3 Ke8 38. Ke3 Kd7 39. Kd4 a6 40. Ke5 Kc6
41. Kxe6 Kxc5 42. Kf7 Kb4 43. Kxg7 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.24"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[Round "15.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. Re1 d5 11. Bf4 Bd6
12. Bxd6 Nxd6 13. Bd3 Bf5 14. Bxf5 Nxf5 15. c3 Re8 16. Nd2 c6
17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Nf3 f6 19. Qc2 Qd7 20. Re1 Nd6 21. Nd2 Re8
22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Kf1 Qe6 24. h3 Qf5 25. Qxf5 Nxf5 26. Ke2
Nd6 27. Nb3 b6 28. Nc1 Kf7 29. Nd3 Ke7 30. Nf4 Nc4 31. Nd3 Nd6
32. Nf4 Nc4 33. Nd3 Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.25"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3
h4 17. g4 hxg3 18. fxg3 Ne7 19. h4 Nd5 20. Bc1 Nxc3 21. Rd3
Na4 22. Rf3 Bd5 23. Rf4 Nb6 24. Ref1 Rg6 25. Rf5 Bc4 26. Re1
Be6 27. Rf2 Rd8 28. h5 Rh6 29. Nxf7 Bxf7 30. Bxh6 gxh6 31. e6
Bxh5 32. g4 Bxg4 33. e7 Nd7 34. exd8=Q+ Kxd8 35. Rf7 h5
36. Rg7 Nc5 37. Re5 b6 38. Kf2 a5 39. Rxc5 bxc5 40. Rg5 Kc8
41. Rxc5 Kb7 42. Rxa5 Kb6 43. Rg5 Bd1 44. c3 c5 45. Ke1 Bf3
46. Kd2 Kb5 47. Rg7 c6 48. Kc1 c4 49. Rg5+ c5 50. Kd2 h4
51. Ke3 Bd1 52. Rg1 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.25"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 O-O
7. Rc1 Nbd7 8. Nf3 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nb5 Nh5 11. Bc7 Qe8
12. exd4 Bh6 13. Re1 Bxc1 14. Nd6 exd6 15. Rxe8 Rxe8 16. Qxc1
Nb6 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Ng5 Re7 19. h3 Be6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Qg5
Kf7 22. g4 d5 23. Bd3 Nf6 24. Qf4 Kg7 25. Qe5 Kf7 26. a3 Rc8
27. Kg2 Rd8 28. a4 Ne4 29. f3 Nd6 30. h4 Ke8 31. Qe1 Kd7
32. Qb4 Kc7 33. a5 bxa5 34. Qxa5+ Kc8 35. Kg3 Rf7 36. Be2 h5
37. Bd3 Rdf8 38. Qc3+ Kd7 39. Bxg6 Rxf3+ 40. Qxf3 Rxf3+
41. Kxf3 hxg4+ 42. Kxg4 Nb5 43. h5 Ke7 44. Kg5 Nxd4 45. h6
Nf3+ 46. Kf4 Nh4 47. Bd3 Kf6 48. h7 Kg7 49. Ke5 Nf3+ 50. Kxe6
Ne1 51. Bf5 d4 52. Kd6 d3 53. Bxd3 Nxd3 54. Kc7 b5 55. b4 Nxb4
56. Kb6 Kxh7 57. Kxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.25"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 g6 6. d4 Bd7
7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 b5 9. Bb3 Nf6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nf1 exd4
12. cxd4 Bg4 13. Be3 Na5 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nd7 16. Rad1 Qe7
17. Bd5 c6 18. Bd2 cxd5 19. Bxa5 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Qf6 21. Qb3
Rae8 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Qc2 Bh6 24. Ng3 d5 25. Qb3 Qc6 26. Qd3
Rc8 27. Bd2 Bxd2 28. Qxd2 Qc2 29. Ne2 b4 30. b3 a5 31. Nf4 Nf6
32. f3 g5 33. Nd3 Qxd2 34. Rxd2 Ne8 35. Nc5 Nd6 36. Kf2 f6
37. Nd7 Kf7 38. Nb6 Rc1 39. Nxd5 f5 40. g3 Rh1 41. Kg2 Rc1
42. Nb6 Rc6 43. Nd7 Rc7 44. Nc5 Nb5 45. Nd3 Ke6 46. h4 h6
47. hxg5 hxg5 48. d5+ Kd6 49. f4 gxf4 50. Nxf4 Nc3 51. Kf3 Ne4
52. Re2 Rc3+ 53. Re3 Rc1 54. Re2 Rc3+ 55. Re3 Rc2 56. Re2 Rxe2
57. Nxe2 Kxd5 58. Ke3 Ke5 59. Nd4 Nxg3 60. Nc6+ Kd5 61. Nxa5
Ne4 62. Nc4 Nc3 63. a3 bxa3 64. Nxa3 Kc5 65. Kf4 Kb4 66. Kxf5
Ne4 67. Kxe4 Kxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.25"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qd2 Nc6
7. dxc5 Qxc5 8. Ne2 e5 9. Ng3 Be6 10. Be2 O-O-O 11. O-O Kb8
12. b4 Qd6 13. Na3 d4 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. b5 Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Na5
17. Bd3 Qxc3 18. Qe2 dxe3 19. Rad1 exf2+ 20. Kh1 Bc5 21. Ne4
Qa3 22. Nxf6 Bd4 23. Ng4 Qc5 24. Rc1 Qd5 25. Be4 Qe6 26. Ne3
Bxe3 27. Qxe3 f5 28. Bc2 Nc4 29. Qxf2 Rd2 30. Bxf5 Rxf2
31. Bxe6 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Na3 33. Rf7 Nxb5 34. Bd5 Nc7 35. Be4
h6 36. g4 b5 37. Kg2 a5 38. h4 b4 39. Rf6 Kc8 40. Rd6 Nb5
41. Rd5 Nc3 42. Rxa5 Kc7 43. Bg6 Kd6 44. Ra6+ Kc5 45. Bf7 e4
46. g5 hxg5 47. hxg5 e3 48. g6 e2 49. Re6 Rh5 50. Kf2 Rf5+
51. Ke1 Rf1+ 52. Kd2 Rd1+ 53. Kc2 e1=Q 54. Rxe1 Rxe1 55. g7
Rg1 56. g8=Q Rxg8 57. Bxg8 Nxa2 58. Bxa2 b3+ 59. Bxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.26"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 e5
7. Nde2 Nc6 8. O-O Be6 9. Ng3 d5 10. Bg5 dxe4 11. Ncxe4 Be7
12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qh5 Qc7 14. Qh6 O-O-O 15. Nxf6 Nd4 16. Rad1
Bxa2 17. Nf5 Be6 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Rfe1 Nc6 20. Bxh7 Qb4
21. b3 Kb8 22. Qg5 Rd4 23. Be4 Rhd8 24. Rc1 Qc3 25. h4 Ka8
26. h5 Rd2 27. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.26"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 exd4
12. cxd4 Bb6 13. Ng3 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Bd3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bg4
17. Bc2 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Be3 Rc8 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Qd2 Qb6
22. Bd3 Bf5 23. Bxf5 Nxf5 24. g4 Ne7 25. g5 Qb4 26. Qxb4 axb4
27. gxh6 gxh6 28. a3 Rc2 29. axb4 Rxb2 30. e6 Rxb4 31. exf7+
Kxf7 32. Ne5+ Kg7 33. Nd3 Re4 34. Nc5 Rxe1+ 35. Rxe1 Kf7
36. Nxb7 Rb8 37. Nc5 Ng6 38. Rd1 Rd8 39. Nb3 Nf4 40. Nd4 Ne6
41. Nc6 Rd6 42. Ne5+ Kf6 43. Nd3 d4 44. g3 Rb6 45. Kf1 Ra6
46. Rd2 h5 47. Rb2 Ra1+ 48. Ke2 h4 49. gxh4 Rh1 50. Rb6 Kf5
51. Rb5+ Kf6 52. h5 Rh4 53. Kf3 Rh3+ 54. Ke4 Ng5+ 55. Kxd4
Rxh5 56. Rb8 Ne6+ 57. Ke3 Ra5 58. Rb6 Kf5 59. f4 Ra3 60. Rb5+
Kf6 61. Rd5 Ra4 62. Rd6 Rc4 63. Rb6 Kf5 64. Rb5+ Kf6 65. Ra5
Rc3 66. Rd5 Rc4 67. Ra5 Rc3 68. f5 Nc5 69. Rxc5 Rxc5 70. Nxc5
Kxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.26"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.23"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 e5
7. Nde2 Nc6 8. O-O Be6 9. Ng3 g6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bh6 Ng4
12. Bd2 h5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb8 15. h3 Nf6 16. c4 Nbd7
17. b4 O-O 18. Rc1 a5 19. a3 b6 20. Bc2 h4 21. Ne2 axb4
22. axb4 b5 23. cxb5 Qb8 24. Bd3 Nb6 25. Qb3 Nbxd5 26. Bh6 Rc8
27. Bc4 Rxc4 28. Qxc4 Ra4 29. Bd2 Kg7 30. Ra1 Rxa1 31. Rxa1
Nc7 32. Qxh4 Qxb5 33. Bh6+ Kg8 34. Bg5 Kg7 35. Rc1 Qb7 36. Ng3
Ncd5 37. b5 Ng8 38. Bxe7 Ngxe7 39. Ne4 Nf4 40. Qf6+ Kg8
41. Re1 Nf5 42. Qd8+ Kg7 43. b6 Ne6 44. Qf6+ Kg8 45. Rc1 d5
46. Rc7 Nxc7 47. Qd8+ Kg7 48. bxc7 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.26"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.31"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 exd4
12. cxd4 Bb6 13. Ng3 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Bd3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bg4
17. Bc2 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Be3 Rc8 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Qd2 Qc7
22. Bd3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Nc6 24. f4 Nb4 25. Rad1 Nxd3 26. Qxd3
Qb6 27. Qe3 Qc6 28. f5 Rc2 29. f6 Rxb2 30. Qf3 Re8 31. fxg7
Rxa2 32. Rd4 Rc2 33. Re3 Rc4 34. Rxd5 a4 35. Kh2 b5 36. Qf6
Rc1 37. Rf3 Rh1+ 38. Kxh1 Qxd5 39. Qxh6 Qxf3+ 40. Kg1 f6
41. Qh8+ Kf7 42. e6+ Ke7 43. Qxe8+ Kxe8 44. g8=Q+ Ke7 45. Qf7+
Kd6 46. Qd7+ Kc5 47. e7 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.26"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.32"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qc1 Bf5 6. Nd2 Nbd7
7. Ngf3 e6 8. Nh4 Be4 9. a4 a6 10. Be2 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6
12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. g3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Qc2 Rac8 16. Rfd1
Rfd8 17. Rac1 cxd4 18. exd4 Nd5 19. Ng2 f5 20. Qb1 Bg5 21. Rc2
Qb3 22. a5 Nb4 23. Rcc1 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 Nd5 25. f3 exf3 26. Bxf3
Qb5 27. Re1 Re8 28. Qa2 Kh8 29. Bh5 Re7 30. Nh4 Kh7 31. Ng6
Rec7 32. Ne5 Kg8 33. Ng6 Kh7 34. Rxe6 Nf6 35. Be2 Qd5 36. Qxd5
Nxd5 37. Bd3 Rf7 38. Ne5 Rff8 39. Rd6 Ne3 40. Rd7 Rb8 41. Rd6
Rbc8 42. Rb6 Rc7 43. Kf2 Nd5 44. Rd6 Ne7 45. Nd7 Rf7 46. Nc5
Nc6 47. b4 g6 48. h4 Ne7 49. Bc4 Rg7 50. Bb3 Rc6 51. Rd7 Nc8
52. Rxg7+ Kxg7 53. Bd5 Rc7 54. Ne6+ 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.26"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "1.33"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "151"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 exd4
12. cxd4 Bb6 13. Ng3 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Bd3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bg4
17. Bc2 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Be3 Rc8 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Qd2 Qc7
22. Bd3 Nc6 23. Qe3 Nb4 24. Nd4 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Qb6 26. b3 Rfc8
27. Kh2 Qb4 28. Qe3 Rc3 29. Qf4 Bd7 30. Red1 a4 31. Ne2 Qxf4
32. Nxf4 Be6 33. bxa4 Rc2 34. Kg1 Ra8 35. Rd4 Rc4 36. Rd2
Rcxa4 37. Ne2 d4 38. Nxd4 Bxa2 39. f4 Bc4 40. Rb1 Ra1 41. Rb2
Bd5 42. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 43. Kf2 Ra2 44. Rxa2 Bxa2 45. g4 Bc4
46. Ke3 b5 47. Nc6 Kf8 48. g3 Bd5 49. Nb4 Bb3 50. f5 Bd1
51. Kf4 g5+ 52. fxg6 fxg6 53. g5 hxg5+ 54. Kxg5 Kf7 55. Kf4
Ke6 56. Ke4 Bb3 57. Na6 Ke7 58. Kd4 Bd1 59. Nc7 Be2 60. Nd5+
Kf7 61. e6+ Kxe6 62. Nf4+ Kf5 63. Nxe2 Kg4 64. Ke3 b4 65. Kf2
b3 66. Kg2 b2 67. Nc3 Kf5 68. Kf3 Ke5 69. Ke3 Kf5 70. Kf3 Ke5
71. Nb1 Kd4 72. Ke2 Ke4 73. Nc3+ Kf5 74. Ke3 Kg4 75. Kf2 Kf5
76. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.27"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "2.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nf3 d6 6. h3 Na5
7. Bb3 O-O 8. O-O c6 9. Ne2 Nxb3 10. axb3 Ba5 11. Ng3 h6
12. Nh4 Bc7 13. Nhf5 d5 14. Qf3 Kh7 15. Nh5 g6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6
17. Nd4 Qd6 18. Ne2 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Ng3 e4 21. dxe4 Bxe4
22. Qe3 h5 23. c4 Kg8 24. c5 Qe5 25. f4 Qe7 26. Nxe4 dxe4
27. Ra4 Rf5 28. Rxe4 Qxc5 29. Qxc5 Rxc5 30. Re7 Bb6 31. Be3
Rb5 32. Bxb6 Rxb6 33. f5 Rf8 34. f6 Rf7 35. Re8+ Rf8 36. Re7
Rf7 37. Re8+ Rf8 38. Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.27"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "2.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Bb6 11. Ng3 Nh7
12. h3 Ng5 13. Nxg5 hxg5 14. d4 exd4 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. cxd4 c5
17. d5 Bd7 18. a4 Re8 19. Bd2 c4 20. Qf3 Rb8 21. Bc3 Bc5
22. Re2 f6 23. Nf5 Bb4 24. Bd4 Bc5 25. Bc3 Bb4 26. Ne3 Bc8
27. Bd4 Ba6 28. Nf5 Bc8 29. Ne3 Ba6 30. Nf5 Bc8 31. Rc1 Qd7
32. Rec2 Ba6 33. h4 gxh4 34. Qg4 Kf8 35. Bxf6 gxf6 36. Qxh4
Kg8 37. Re2 Re5 38. Re3 Rxf5 39. Rh3 Rg5 40. Qh8+ Kf7 41. Rh7+
1-0

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.27"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "2.13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qa4+
Bd7 7. Qxd4 exd5 8. e3 Nc6 9. Qd1 Bb4 10. Be2 Ne4 11. Bd2 Bxc3
12. Bxc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Be6 14. Rb1 Qc7 15. O-O O-O 16. Ng5
Rad8 17. Qc2 g6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. c4 Ne5 20. c5 b6 21. Rbc1
bxc5 22. Qxc5 Qxc5 23. Rxc5 Rc8 24. Ra5 Rc2 25. Bd1 Rc7
26. Ra6 Kf7 27. Bb3 Nd3 28. h4 Nc5 29. Ra5 Nxb3 30. axb3 Rb8
31. Rfa1 Rxb3 32. Rxa7 Rc3 33. Kh2 h5 34. Ra8 Rc1 35. R1a4
R1c4 36. g3 Rxa4 37. Rxa4 Rc4 38. Ra7+ Kf6 39. Ra8 d4 40. exd4
Rxd4 41. Rf8+ Kg7 42. Ra8 Kf6 43. Rf8+ Kg7 44. Ra8 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.27"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "2.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A81"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 Nc6
7. Bb2 Ne4 8. Nbd2 e6 9. c4 g5 10. Nxe4 fxe4 11. Ne5 d5
12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qc2 Ba6 14. Rac1 g4 15. e3 Rf6 16. Ba3 h5
17. Rfd1 Bh6 18. Qd2 Bc8 19. Qb4 Bf8 20. Qa5 Bxa3 21. Qxa3 Bd7
22. Rc2 h4 23. Rdc1 Rh6 24. Qa5 Kg7 25. b4 a6 26. a4 Rb8
27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 Ra8 29. Qb4 hxg3 30. hxg3 Rb8 31. Qa5 Ra8
32. Qb4 Be8 33. bxc6 Rb8 34. Qa5 Bf7 35. cxd5 exd5 36. Rc5 Ra8
37. Qb4 Ra6 38. Ra5 Raxc6 39. Rac5 Rb6 40. Rb5 Rxb5 41. Qxb5
Rb6 42. Qc5 c6 43. Bf1 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.28"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "2.21"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7
7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Re1+ Be6
12. Bg5 Qd7 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Nb3 Bg4 15. h3 Be6 16. Nc5 Qd6
17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Re4 Rae8 19. h4 Nf6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. h5
gxh5 22. Qd3 Rf7 23. a3 Kh8 24. Qe3 Qf8 25. d5 Nd8 26. dxe6
Rfe7 27. Bb3 Bxb2 28. Rd1 Nb7 29. Ng5 Nd6 30. Rxd6 cxd6
31. Nf7+ Rxf7 32. exf7 Rxe4 33. Qxe4 Bf6 34. Qf5 Kg7 35. Qxh5
Qc8 36. g3 h6 37. Qd5 Qd8 38. Qb7 Be7 39. Bd5 a5 40. Qxb5 Bf8
41. a4 Qc7 42. Qb2+ Kg6 43. Qb1+ Kg7 44. Qb2+ Kg6 45. Qh8 Qe7
46. Qc3 Qd8 47. Kg2 h5 48. Qd3+ Kh6 49. Qd2+ Kg6 50. Qe2 Qg5
51. Qb5 Kh6 52. Qxa5 h4 53. Qa8 Kg7 54. Qc6 Qe5 55. gxh4 Be7
56. Qc4 Bxh4 57. Qg4+ Bg5 58. Qf3 Bf4 59. a5 Qf5 60. Qe4 Qg4+
61. Kf1 Qd1+ 62. Kg2 Qg4+ 63. Kf1 Qd1+ 64. Kg2 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.28"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "2.22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "141"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Na5 5. Nge2 c6 6. Bb3 d6
7. O-O Be7 8. f4 O-O 9. h3 exf4 10. Nxf4 d5 11. exd5 Nxb3
12. axb3 cxd5 13. Qf3 Be6 14. Nce2 Qc7 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Nfe2 a5
17. c3 Rfe8 18. Kh1 Ra6 19. Bf4 Bd6 20. Rf2 b5 21. g4 Bxf4
22. Nxf4 Re5 23. Rg1 h6 24. h4 Qc8 25. Rfg2 g5 26. hxg5 Rxg5
27. Nh5 Nxg4 28. Nf4 Rf6 29. Rf1 b4 30. cxb4 axb4 31. Qg3 Qc7
32. Nde2 Qe5 33. d4 Qe4 34. Rf3 Kh7 35. Kg1 Bb5 36. Kh1 Bd7
37. Kg1 Bb5 38. Kh1 Bxe2 39. Rxe2 Qb1+ 40. Re1 Qxb2 41. Nh3
Rgg6 42. Nf4 Ne5 43. Nxg6 Nxf3 44. Nf8+ Kh8 45. Nd7 Re6
46. Rxe6 fxe6 47. Qxf3 Qxd4 48. Qf8+ Kh7 49. Qf7+ Kh8 50. Qe8+
Kg7 51. Qe7+ Kh8 52. Qxe6 Qd1+ 53. Kg2 Qxb3 54. Qf6+ Kh7
55. Qe7+ Kg6 56. Qe6+ Kg5 57. Qe5+ Kg6 58. Qf6+ Kh5 59. Qf5+
Kh4 60. Qf2+ Kh5 61. Qe2+ Kh4 62. Qe7+ Kh5 63. Qe5+ Kg6
64. Qe2 Qc3 65. Qe6+ Kg7 66. Qe7+ Kg6 67. Qe6+ Kg7 68. Qe7+
Kg6 69. Nf8+ Kf5 70. Qe6+ Kf4 71. Qxh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.28"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "2.23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4
7. Bd3 c5 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Qh4 11. g3 Qh5
12. O-O g5 13. cxd5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 exd5 15. e6 gxf4 16. exd7
Bxd7 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 fxg3 19. fxg3 b6 20. Nf5 Rae8
21. Qd5 Bxf5 22. Rxf5 Qe2 23. Raf1 Qe3+ 24. R1f2 Qe1+ 25. Rf1
Qe3+ 26. R1f2 Qe1+ 27. Rf1 Qe3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Skilling Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.28"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[Round "2.24"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. c4 dxc4
7. dxc4 O-O 8. Nc3 Nbc6 9. Rb1 Nd4 10. b3 Bg4 11. Nd2 c6
12. h3 Bf5 13. Nde4 Qc7 14. e3 Ne6 15. b4 a5 16. a3 Rad8
17. Qb3 axb4 18. axb4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 f5 20. c5 Qc8 21. Na4 Nd5
22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Nb6 Qc6 24. Rd1 Ng5 25. h4 Ne4 26. b5 Qe6
27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Qxd5 Qxd5 29. Nxd5 Rd8 30. c6 Rxd5 31. cxb7
Rd8 32. Ra1 Nc5 33. Ra7 Nxb7 34. Rxb7 Rd1+ 35. Kg2 Rxc1
36. Rb8+ Kf7 37. Rb7+ Kg8 38. Rb8+ Kf7 39. Rb7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 exd4
12. cxd4 Bb6 13. Ng3 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Bd3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bg4
17. Be3 a4 18. Rc1 Qd7 19. Kh2 Bh5 20. e6 fxe6 21. Ne5 Qe8
22. g4 Bg6 23. Nxg6 Nxg6 24. g5 Nf4 25. gxh6 Nxd3 26. Qxd3
Qh5+ 27. Kg1 c6 28. hxg7 Rf6 29. f3 Bc7 30. Bf2 Kxg7 31. Kf1
Rg6 32. g4 Qh2 33. Ke2 Bg3 34. Rf1 e5 35. dxe5 Re8 36. Kd1
Bxf2 37. Rc2 Qxe5 38. Rcxf2 Qe3 39. Qxe3 Rxe3 40. Re2 Rge6
41. Rfe1 Rd3+ 42. Kc2 Rxe2+ 43. Rxe2 Rxf3 44. Re7+ Rf7 45. Re6
Rf2+ 46. Kc3 Kf7 47. Rh6 Ke7 48. g5 a3 49. b4 Rxa2 50. Kb3 Rg2
51. Kxa3 Rg3+ 52. Ka4 Rxg5 53. Rh7+ Kd6 54. Rxb7 Rg3 55. Rb8
d4 56. Rd8+ Ke5 57. Re8+ Kf4 58. Rf8+ Ke3 59. Rf6 d3 60. Kb3
Ke2 61. Rd6 Ke1 62. Re6+ Kd1 63. Rxc6 d2+ 64. Kc4 Kc2 0-1

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 exd4
12. cxd4 Bb6 13. Ng3 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Bd3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bg4
17. Bc2 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Be3 Rc8 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Qd2 Qc7
22. Bd3 Nc6 23. Qe3 Nb4 24. Nd4 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Qb6 26. f3 Bd7
27. Qd2 a4 28. Kh2 Rfc8 29. Rad1 Rc4 30. g4 Re8 31. b3 axb3
32. axb3 Rc5 33. Qf4 Qc7 34. Rd3 Rc3 35. Rxc3 Qxc3 36. Rc1 Qa5
37. g5 hxg5 38. Qxg5 Qb6 39. Rd1 Qc7 40. f4 Ra8 41. Rd3 Ra6
42. e6 Bxe6 43. Rg3 g6 44. Qh4 Bd7 45. Nf3 Bf5 46. Nd4 Bd7
47. Nf3 Bf5 48. Nd4 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "3.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c4 e5 5. O-O g6 6. b4 b6
7. bxc5 bxc5 8. d3 Bg7 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Nd5 O-O 11. Rb1 Nb6
12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. a4 Rb8 14. a5 Na8 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bd2 Nc7
17. Bc6 Bd7 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Qc2 Qc6 20. Rxb8 Rxb8 21. Rb1
Rb7 22. Bc3 Bh6 23. Qa2 Kf8 24. Rb3 Na6 25. Qb1 Rxb3 26. Qxb3
Nb4 27. Ne1 f5 28. exf5 gxf5 29. d4 exd4 30. Bxb4 Qe4 31. Kf1
cxb4 32. Qxb4 Bf4 33. Qb8+ Kg7 34. Qxa7+ Kg6 35. Qb8 d3
36. Qg8+ Kh6 37. Qf8+ Kg6 38. Qg8+ Kh6 39. Qf8+ Kg6 40. Qg8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.26"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. d4 b5
7. Bc2 exd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. exd5 Nce7 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Bg5 O-O
12. O-O Nexd5 13. a4 Bb7 14. axb5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 axb5 16. Rb1
Ra3 17. Rb3 Qa8 18. Re1 Bd5 19. Rxa3 Qxa3 20. Qd2 Bxf3
21. gxf3 Nd5 22. Rb1 Qxc3 23. Be4 c6 24. Bxd5 Qxd2 25. Bxd2
cxd5 26. Rxb5 Bxd4 27. Rxd5 Bf6 28. Bg5 Bxg5 29. Rxg5 Ra8
30. Rd5 Rf8 31. Kg2 Ra8 32. Rd4 Rf8 33. Rd5 Ra8 34. Rd4 Rf8
35. Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+
Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf5
12. Be2 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qd4 Qd6 15. Rd1 Rfd8 16. Qd2 Qf6
17. Qd4 Qd6 18. Qd2 Qf6 19. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 Nf6
7. Be2 dxe4 8. Qe3 Nbd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Nf6
12. Qf3 Bc7 13. Rd1 O-O 14. c3 Qd5 15. g3 Rad8 16. Be3 Rd7
17. Qg2 Qxg2+ 18. Kxg2 Rfd8 19. Bf3 h6 20. a4 Nd5 21. Bd2 a5
22. h4 Nb6 23. Be1 Nd5 24. Rd2 g6 25. Re2 h5 26. Bd2 Bd6
27. Be4 Be7 28. Bc2 Kg7 29. Bb3 Bf6 30. Bg5 Ra8 31. Bc4 Nb6
32. Bb3 Nd5 33. Rd1 Bxg5 34. hxg5 b5 35. Re5 Rb8 36. Ra1 Rdb7
37. Re2 bxa4 38. Bxd5 cxd5 39. Rxa4 Rxb2 40. Rxb2 Rxb2
41. Rxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 dxc4
7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. Ne3 c3 11. bxc3 Nbd7
12. Nd3 Rb8 13. Nc4 b6 14. Bf4 Bb7 15. Bxb8 Bxg2 16. Bd6 Bxh1
17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. f3 Bg2 19. Nf4 Bh1 20. Nd3 Bg2 21. Nf4 Bh1
22. Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "David Anton Guijarro"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c6 6. a4 Bb4+
7. Bd2 a5 8. Qc1 O-O 9. Qxc4 Bxd2+ 10. Nbxd2 b6 11. Qb3 Ba6
12. Nc4 Nbd7 13. Nfe5 Rc8 14. Nd6 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Rb8 16. Bxc6
Nd7 17. Qe3 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 Qc7 19. Bf3 Rbd8 20. Rd1 Rd7 21. O-O
Rfd8 22. Nxf7 Qxe5 23. Rxd7 Qxb2 24. Nxd8 Bxe2 25. Bxe2 Qxe2
26. Rd6 h5 27. Nxe6 h4 28. Ng5 g6 29. Rxb6 Kg7 30. Ne6+ Kf7
31. Nf4 Qf3 32. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "10.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. Re1 d5 11. Bf4 Bd6
12. Qf3 Bxf4 13. Qxf4 Qd6 14. Qf3 Nf6 15. Nd2 Bg4 16. Qg3 Qxg3
17. hxg3 Rfe8 18. f3 Bd7 19. g4 h6 20. Kf2 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Re8
22. Rc1 c6 23. a4 Re7 24. a5 Ne8 25. Nb3 Nd6 26. Nc5 Bc8
27. b3 g6 28. c4 dxc4 29. bxc4 Kg7 30. Bd3 f5 31. gxf5 Bxf5
32. Be2 h5 33. Nd3 Bc8 34. Nb4 Nf5 35. d5 c5 36. Nd3 Rc7
37. Nf4 h4 38. Bd3 g5 39. Ne2 Nd6 40. Nc3 Kf6 41. Re1 Bd7
42. Ne4+ Nxe4+ 43. Bxe4 b5 44. d6 Rc8 45. cxb5 Bxb5 46. Rb1
Bc4 47. Rb7 Rd8 48. Rxa7 Rxd6 49. Rc7 Rd2+ 50. Kg1 Bd5 51. Rd7
Ke6 52. Rd8 c4 53. a6 c3 54. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.28"]
[EventDate "2020.12.26"]
[Round "11.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 Be7
7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 h6 9. c3 b5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. a4 b4 12. c4
Nc7 13. Nb3 Bb7 14. Be3 Na6 15. d4 cxd4 16. Nfxd4 Qc8 17. Qe2
Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rd8 20. Qf3 Qxc4 21. Rac1 Qd5
22. Qxd5 Rxd5 23. Rc6 Nb8 24. Rc8+ Rd8 25. Rec1 Nd7 26. Rxa8
Rxa8 27. Rc7 Rd8 28. Rxa7 Bf6 29. a5 Bxd4 30. Nxd4 Ne5 31. a6
Rxd4 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33. a7 Nc6 34. Rh8+ Kxh8 35. a8=Q+ Nd8
36. Qa7 Rd5 37. Qb6 Kg8 38. Qxb4 Nc6 39. Qb7 Nd4 40. Qb8+ Kh7
41. Qf8 Kg6 42. g4 h5 43. h3 hxg4 44. hxg4 e5 45. Qa8 Ne6
46. b4 Rd4 47. b5 Rxg4+ 48. Kf1 Rb4 49. Qc6 Kg5 50. b6 Nf4
51. Kg1 Rb1+ 52. Kh2 Ne6 53. Qe4 Rb5 54. b7 Nd8 55. b8=R 1-0

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4
O-O 7. Qb3 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. e3 Ne4 10. Be2 Nxc5 11. Qc2 d4
12. exd4 Ne6 13. Be3 Nexd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Qxd4 16. O-O
Be6 17. Bf3 Rac8 18. Bxb7 Rc7 19. Rfd1 Qe5 20. Bf3 Bxc3
21. bxc3 Rxc3 22. Qa4 Qc5 23. Qd4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Ra3 25. Bd5
Rd8 26. Rad1 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Kf8 29. Rd2 Ke7
30. h4 h5 31. g3 g6 32. Kg2 Ke6 33. Re2+ Kd6 34. Rd2+ Ke6
35. Re2+ Kd6 36. Rd2+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. c3 O-O
7. Nbd2 Qe7 8. Ne5 Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Qc2 f5 11. Bxd7 Bxd7
12. h4 Bb5 13. a4 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Bd3 15. Qb3 b6 16. f4 h5
17. Kf2 Kh7 18. Rh3 g6 19. Rg3 c5 20. Rg5 Kh6 21. dxc5 bxc5
22. c4 Rf7 23. Qc3 Qb7 24. a5 Rc8 25. b3 Qc6 26. Rh1 Rb7
27. Rh3 Rg8 28. Rhg3 Kh7 29. Qc1 Qe8 30. Qd1 Rd7 31. Rxg6 Qxg6
32. Rxg6 Kxg6 33. Kg1 a6 34. Kh2 Rb7 35. Qa1 Rxb3 36. Qa4 Rb1
37. Qd7 Bxc4 38. Qe7 Rbb8 1-0

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "1.13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4
O-O 7. e3 Bf5 8. Qb3 Nc6 9. Nh4 Be6 10. Bd3 Ne4 11. Nf3 Bf5
12. Qc2 Re8 13. O-O Bg6 14. Ne2 Bd6 15. a3 a5 16. Rfc1 Bh5
17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Bg6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Rab1 Ne7 21. Nc3
c6 22. b4 Nf5 23. Ne2 Be7 24. Ne5 Nd6 25. Nf4 g5 26. Nfd3 f6
27. Ng6 Nc4 28. Qe2 Nxa3 29. Qh5 Bxb4 30. Qh8+ Kf7 31. Qh5
Nxb1 32. Nge5+ Kg8 33. Qf7+ Kh7 34. Qh5+ Kg8 35. Qf7+ Kh7
36. Qh5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.29"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "1.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6
7. d5 Nb8 8. a4 a5 9. Re1 c6 10. Be3 cxd5 11. exd5 Nbd7
12. Bb5 Nc5 13. Qe2 Bg4 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Qxe7 Nxd5 16. Qxd8
Raxd8 17. Nxd5 Rxd5 18. c3 Rfd8 19. Bc4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rg5+
21. Kf1 Rf5 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rxf3 24. Rd8+ Bf8 25. Rb8
Kg7 26. Rxb7 Bd6 27. Rd7 Bb8 28. Rb7 Be5 29. Rb5 Bxh2 30. Kg2
Rf4 31. Rxc5 Rh4 32. Bd5 Bd6 33. Rxa5 f5 34. Ra6 Be5 35. Re6
Bb8 36. a5 Rg4+ 37. Kf1 Ra4 38. a6 Kh6 39. b4 Ba7 40. b5 Ra1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. Bb5+ Nc6
7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Nb3 cxd4 10. exd4 Nd7 11. Qd2
O-O 12. Qc3 f6 13. O-O-O Ba6 14. Rhe1 Rfe8 15. Re3 Rac8
16. Rde1 Kf7 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Qxc5 Qxc5 19. dxc5 Ra8 20. Nd4
e5 21. Nf5 Red8 22. f4 Bc8 23. Nd6+ Rxd6 24. cxd6 e4 25. c4
Ke6 26. c5 Ba6 27. Ra3 Bb5 28. b4 Kf5 29. Ra5 Bc4 30. a4 a6
31. g4+ Kxf4 32. b5 cxb5 33. c6 Ke5 34. c7 Ke6 35. Rxa6 1-0

[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[EventDate "2020.12.29"]
[Round "1.22"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. d3 Bg7 5. Bd2 Nc6 6. Qc1 e5
7. Bh6 Bxh6 8. Qxh6 Ng4 9. Qd2 e4 10. dxe4 dxe4 11. Qxd8+ Nxd8
12. Nd4 f5 13. Nc3 Ne6 14. Nb3 Bd7 15. Bh3 Nf6 16. f3 exf3
17. exf3 O-O-O 18. Kf2 b6 19. Bf1 Bc6 20. Re1 Nd4 21. Ba6+ Bb7
22. Nxd4 Bxa6 23. Rd1 Rhe8 24. a4 Bb7 25. a5 Ng4+ 26. fxg4
Bxh1 27. axb6 axb6 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. Nxf5 Rxd1 30. Nxd1 Be4
31. Nde3 Kd7 32. g4 Ra8 33. Ng3 Bg6 34. Ngf5 Bxf5 35. gxf5 Kd6
36. Kf3 Ke5 37. Kg4 0-1

[Event "Opera Euro Rapid"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.06"]
[EventDate "2021.02.06"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Leinier Dominguez Perez"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 exd4
7. Nxd4 Na5 8. a4 b4 9. Bd5 c6 10. Ba2 Bg7 11. O-O Ne7 12. c3
c5 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. Qxb3 O-O 15. cxb4 Rb8 16. b5 Nc6 17. Bf4
Rb6 18. Nc3 Nd4 19. Qd1 axb5 20. axb5 Nxb5 21. Nxb5 Rxb5
22. Bd6 Re8 23. Bc4 Rxb2 24. Ra8 Rb6 25. Qd5 Qf6 26. e5 Qf5
27. f4 Bf8 28. Bxf8 Rxf8 29. Qxc5 Rc6 30. Qd4 Qc2 31. Bd5 Rc3
32. Rd1 Rc7 33. Ra2 Qc5 34. Qxc5 Rxc5 35. g3 Kg7 36. Ra7 Re8
37. Rd2 h5 38. h4 Kf8 39. Kf2 Ke7 40. Bg2 f6 41. Bh3 fxe5
42. Bxd7 Bxd7 43. Raxd7+ Ke6 44. R7d6+ Kf7 45. Rd7+ Kf6
46. R7d6+ Kf7 47. Rd7+ Kf6 48. R7d6+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Opera Euro Rapid"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.06"]
[EventDate "2021.02.06"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6
7. Bb5 Be7 8. Ne5 Bd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 a6
12. Be2 Bf6 13. Bf3 Nce7 14. Ne4 O-O 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Bg5
Nfd5 17. Qb3 Nf5 18. Be3 Rac8 19. Rac1 Nfe7 20. Bg5 Rxc1
21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. g3 f6 24. Bd2 Qd7 25. Be4 g6
26. Bb4 Kf7 27. Bxe7 Kxe7 28. Kf1 Qc6 29. Bxd5 Qxd5 30. Qxd5
exd5 31. Ke2 Ke6 32. Ke3 g5 33. g4 a5 34. a4 Kd6 35. Kd3 Ke6
36. Ke3 Kd6 37. Kd3 Ke6 38. Ke3 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Opera Euro Rapid"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.06"]
[EventDate "2021.02.06"]
[Round "3.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 exd4
7. a4 b4 8. Nxd4 Na5 9. Bd5 c6 10. Ba2 Bg7 11. c3 c5 12. cxb4
cxb4 13. O-O Ne7 14. Nd2 O-O 15. N2f3 d6 16. h3 Bb7 17. Re1
Nec6 18. Bg5 Qd7 19. Qd2 Rab8 20. Bh6 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Bxh6
22. Qxh6 b3 23. Nxb3 Nxb3 24. Bxb3 Bc6 25. Re3 Rb4 26. Rae1
Bxa4 27. Bd5 Bc6 28. b3 Bxd5 29. exd5 Rd4 30. Re7 Qb5 31. R7e4
Rxd5 32. Rh4 Rh5 33. Rxh5 Qxh5 34. Qxh5 gxh5 35. Ra1 Rb8
36. Rd1 Rb6 37. Rd5 h4 38. Rd4 Rxb3 39. Rxd6 a5 40. Ra6 Rb1+
41. Kh2 Ra1 42. g3 hxg3+ 43. Kxg3 a4 44. h4 a3 45. Kf4 Kg7
46. h5 f6 47. Kf5 a2 48. f4 Rh1 49. Ra7+ Kf8 50. Rxa2 Rxh5+
51. Kxf6 Rh6+ 52. Ke5 Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Opera Euro Rapid"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.06"]
[EventDate "2021.02.06"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6
12. Ne3 Be7 13. c4 Nc7 14. d4 d5 15. cxd5 Bb4 16. Bd2 Bxd2
17. Qxd2 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Re5 Qd6 20. Bc4 Bd7 21. Rae1
b5 22. Bb3 a5 23. a3 a4 24. Ba2 Rae8 25. Qc3 Rxe5 26. dxe5 Qe7
27. Rd1 Be6 28. Bxe6 Qxe6 29. Rd6 Qf5 30. Rxc6 Rd8 31. h3 h6
32. Qe1 Rd5 33. e6 fxe6 34. Rxe6 Rd4 35. Re2 Kh7 36. Re7 Rc4
37. Re5 Qf4 38. Qb1+ Kg8 39. Re1 Rc8 40. Qd1 Kh8 41. g3 Qf5
42. Kg2 Rc2 43. Qd4 Kh7 44. Re7 Qg6 45. h4 Qc6+ 46. Kh2 Qg6
47. Re5 Qf6 48. Qd3+ Qg6 49. Qd4 Qf6 50. Kg1 Rc1+ 51. Kg2 Qc6+
52. Qd5 Qxd5+ 53. Rxd5 b4 54. axb4 Rc4 55. Rb5 Rd4 56. h5 Kg8
57. Rb7 Kh7 58. Rb8 Rd5 59. Ra8 Rxh5 60. Ra5 1-0

[Event "Opera Euro Rapid"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.06"]
[EventDate "2021.02.06"]
[Round "5.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Bf4
Be6 12. Ng5 Bc4 13. Rfd1 Bb4 14. Nce4 Be2 15. Rdc1 Bc4 16. b3
Bd5 17. Rd1 Be7 18. c4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4 c5 20. Rd3 Rd8 21. Rad1
b6 22. e6 fxe6 23. Bxc7 Rxd3 24. Rxd3 Kf7 25. Be5 Rd8 26. Rxd8
Bxd8 27. Kf1 g6 28. Ke2 Ke8 29. Kf3 Ne7 30. Nd6+ Kf8 31. Nb7
Nc6 32. Nxd8 Nxd8 33. Kf4 Nc6 34. Bc3 Kf7 35. f3 a6 36. a4 a5
37. h4 Ke7 38. g4 Kf7 39. Ke4 Ke7 40. Bb2 Nd8 41. Be5 Kd7
42. gxh5 gxh5 43. f4 Nf7 44. f5 Nh6 45. fxe6+ Kxe6 46. Bc7 Nf5
47. Bxb6 Nxh4 48. Bxc5 Nf5 49. Bb6 Nd6+ 50. Kf4 Nb7 51. Kg5
Ke5 52. Kxh5 Ke4 53. Kg6 Kd3 54. c5 Nxc5 55. Bxc5 Kc3 56. b4
Kc4 57. b5 Kxc5 58. Kf7 Kb6 59. Ke8 Ka7 60. Ke7 Kb7 61. Kd7
Kb6 62. Kc8 Ka7 63. Kc7 Ka8 64. Kb6 1-0

[Event "Opera Euro Rapid"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.07"]
[EventDate "2021.02.06"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6
12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Rfd1 Bd6 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qe7 16. Nf3
Bb4 17. Na2 Bd6 18. Rac1 a5 19. Re1 c6 20. Nc3 Bb4 21. e4 Rfd8
22. Qe2 c5 23. dxc5 Rac8 24. e5 Bxc3 25. Rxc3 Nd5 26. Rc4 Rxc5
27. Rec1 Rdc8 28. b3 Nb6 29. Rxc5 Rxc5 30. Rxc5 Qxc5 31. Qe4
Nd5 32. Nd2 Qc3 33. Nc4 Qxb3 34. Nxa5 Qb6 35. Nc4 Qc7 36. Nd6
Nc3 37. Qxb7 Qxb7+ 38. Nxb7 Nxa4 39. Kf3 Kf8 40. Ke4 Nc3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Opera Euro Rapid"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.07"]
[EventDate "2021.02.06"]
[Round "7.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vidit Santosh Gujrathi"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "311"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 e4 5. Ne2 a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6
7. Ng3 h5 8. Nc3 Bg4 9. f3 exf3 10. gxf3 Be6 11. Qe2 Qd7
12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Rhg1 h4 14. Nge4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 f6 16. Kb1
Kb8 17. d4 Qf7 18. Qf2 Be7 19. Nc5 Bc8 20. e4 g5 21. Nd3 Qh7
22. Qe2 Rhe8 23. a4 Qf7 24. Rdf1 Bd6 25. Qf2 Qh7 26. Re1 Qf7
27. f4 gxf4 28. Nxf4 h3 29. d5 cxd5 30. Nxd5 f5 31. Rgf1 Rg8
32. Ne3 f4 33. Nc4 Bb4 34. Rc1 Rg2 35. Qf3 Rxh2 36. Be5 Rg2
37. Bxf4 Qh7 38. Ne3 Rgg8 39. Nd5 Rxd5 40. exd5 Ba3 41. Rce1
Bb4 42. Qe4 Qxe4 43. Rxe4 Bc5 44. d6 Bxd6 45. Bxd6 cxd6
46. Rh4 Kc7 47. Rf6 Rg7 48. Rhh6 Bd7 49. Rxd6 h2 50. Rd1 Rg1
51. Rc1 Rg2 52. Kb2 Bf5 53. Rh1 Rxc2+ 54. Ka3 Be4 55. R1xh2
Rxh2 56. Rxh2 a5 57. Kb2 b6 58. Rh4 Bd5 59. Rh7+ Kc6 60. Kc3
Kc5 61. Rh3 Be6 62. Rh6 Bd5 63. Rh8 Be6 64. Re8 Bd5 65. Re7
Kd6 66. Rg7 Kc5 67. Rg4 Be6 68. Rf4 Bd5 69. Rf6 Be4 70. Rf8
Bd5 71. Rc8+ Kd6 72. Kb2 Kd7 73. Rc3 Kd6 74. Rc1 Be6 75. Rc2
Bd5 76. Ka3 Bc6 77. Rh2 Kc5 78. Rh5+ Bd5 79. Rg5 Kd6 80. Rg1
Kc5 81. Rd1 Bc6 82. Rd8 Bd5 83. Kb2 Bc6 84. Kc2 Bd5 85. Kc3
Kc6 86. Re8 Kc5 87. Rc8+ Kd6 88. b4 axb4+ 89. Kxb4 Bc6 90. Rg8
Bd7 91. Rh8 Kc7 92. Rh7 Kd6 93. Rg7 Bc6 94. Ra7 Bd7 95. Rb7
Kc6 96. Rb8 Kc7 97. Rh8 Kd6 98. Ra8 Bc6 99. Ra7 Bd7 100. Kc4
Bc6 101. Ra6 Kc7 102. a5 bxa5 103. Kc5 Bg2 104. Ra7+ Kd8
105. Kd6 Ke8 106. Rg7 Bf1 107. Re7+ Kf8 108. Ke6 Kg8 109. Kf6
Bd3 110. Rg7+ Kh8 111. Kf7 a4 112. Rg4 a3 113. Rh4+ Bh7
114. Ra4 Bg8+ 115. Kf8 a2 116. Rh4+ Bh7 117. Rh1 a1=Q
118. Rxa1 Bg8 119. Rg1 Bh7 120. Kf7 Be4 121. Rg8+ Kh7 122. Rg4
Bd5+ 123. Kf6 Kh8 124. Rh4+ Kg8 125. Rd4 Ba2 126. Rd2 Bb1
127. Rb2 Bd3 128. Rb3 Bc2 129. Rb8+ Kh7 130. Rb2 Bd3 131. Rg2
Kh8 132. Kf7 Bh7 133. Rg7 Bd3 134. Kf8 Bh7 135. Rc7 Bg8
136. Rc8 Kh7 137. Rc3 Kh8 138. Rc2 Bh7 139. Rg2 Be4 140. Rg8+
Kh7 141. Rg4 Bf5 142. Rf4 Bc2 143. Rf2 Bd3 144. Rd2 Be4
145. Kf7 Kh8 146. Rd8+ Kh7 147. Rd4 Bg6+ 148. Kf6 Bc2 149. Rc4
Bb1 150. Rc1 Bd3 151. Rd1 Bc2 152. Rg1 Kh8 153. Ra1 Bh7
154. Re1 Bg8 155. Rh1+ Bh7 156. Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Opera Euro Rapid"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.07"]
[EventDate "2021.02.06"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "34"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be2 Bf6
12. Be5 Bf5 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qd4 Qd6 15. Qd1 Qf6 16. Qd4 Qd6
17. Qd1 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Opera Euro Rapid"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.07"]
[EventDate "2021.02.06"]
[Round "9.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 e4 5. Ne2 a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6
7. Ng3 h5 8. Nc3 Qe7 9. h4 Rh6 10. Qe2 Bg4 11. f3 exf3
12. gxf3 Bd7 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Qf2 Kb8 15. e4 Bc8 16. Kb1 c5
17. d3 Qe8 18. Rhe1 Nd7 19. Nf5 Rc6 20. Nd5 Ne5 21. Qg3 f6
22. Nfe3 b5 23. Rg1 Kb7 24. Qf2 a5 25. Qe2 Ra6 26. Rg2 a4
27. Rdg1 axb3 28. axb3 Be6 29. Rxg7 Bxg7 30. Rxg7 Bxd5
31. Nxd5 Rd7 32. Rg3 Rf7 33. Qg2 Ra8 34. Rg7 Qf8 35. Rxf7 Qxf7
36. Qf2 Nd7 37. Qg3 Rc8 38. Qf4 Qg6 39. Bc1 Qf7 40. Qf5 c6
41. Ne3 Rg8 42. f4 Kc7 43. Bd2 Ra8 44. Qh3 Kb6 45. Bc1 Nf8
46. Nf5 Ne6 47. Qe3 Qa7 48. Bb2 Rf8 49. Ng3 Qh7 50. f5 Nd4
51. b4 Kb7 52. bxc5 1-0

[Event "Opera Euro Rapid"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.07"]
[EventDate "2021.02.06"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Be7 9. e3 a5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5
12. b5 Nd7 13. Be2 Nc5 14. O-O a4 15. Be5 Nb3 16. Ra2 Be6
17. Nd4 Bd6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bb2 Rc8 20. g3 Qd7 21. Bd3 Qf7
22. e4 Bc5 23. exd5 exd5 24. Be5 Rce8 25. Bf4 h6 26. Qg4 Re6
27. h4 h5 28. Qd1 Rf6 29. Kg2 g6 30. Bh6 Re8 31. Bg5 Rfe6
32. Bc2 Re1 33. Bxg6 1-0

[Event "Opera Euro Rapid"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.08"]
[EventDate "2021.02.06"]
[Round "11.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "231"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a3 e5
7. Nf5 d5 8. Bg5 d4 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nb1 Bxf5 11. exf5 Qd5
12. Qg4 h5 13. Qh4 Nd7 14. Nd2 Rg8 15. Qe4 Qxe4+ 16. Nxe4 Rc8
17. O-O-O h4 18. g3 Bh6+ 19. Kb1 Ke7 20. Bg2 b6 21. c3 Nc5
22. cxd4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 a5 24. Rhe1 Rgd8 25. Bc2 Rc4 26. dxe5
Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 fxe5 28. f6+ Kxf6 29. Rd6+ Kg7 30. Rxb6 Bd2
31. Rb5 hxg3 32. hxg3 e4 33. Rb7 e3 34. fxe3 Rg4 35. e4 Rxg3
36. Bb3 Rf3 37. e5 Kf8 38. Kc2 Be3 39. Bd5 Rf2+ 40. Kc3 Bd2+
41. Kc4 Bc1 42. b4 axb4 43. axb4 Bb2 44. e6 fxe6 45. Bxe6 Re2
46. Kd5 Rd2+ 47. Kc6 Be5 48. Bd5 Ke8 49. Be4 Rd6+ 50. Kc5 Kd8
51. Rh7 Rd7 52. Rh5 Bd4+ 53. Kc4 Be3 54. Bd5 Kc7 55. Re5 Bb6
56. Kb5 Bd4 57. Rg5 Rd6 58. Rh5 Be3 59. Kc4 Rh6 60. Re5 Rh4+
61. Kb5 Bd2 62. Bc4 Bc3 63. Rc5+ Kd6 64. Rc6+ Ke5 65. Ka4 Bd2
66. b5 Rh6 67. Rc5+ Kf4 68. Bd5 Be3 69. Rc4+ Kf5 70. Ka5 Bd2+
71. Ka4 Be3 72. Re4 Bb6 73. Re8 Rd6 74. Bc6 Rd4+ 75. Kb3 Rd8
76. Re7 Rd3+ 77. Kc2 Rd6 78. Rb7 Bg1 79. Kc3 Ke5 80. Kb4 Rd2
81. Re7+ Kf6 82. Re8 Rb2+ 83. Kc3 Rb1 84. Re2 Bb6 85. Bd7 Re1
86. Rh2 Ke7 87. Bf5 Re5 88. Bd3 Kd6 89. Kc4 Rc5+ 90. Kb4 Re5
91. Rh6+ Re6 92. Rh8 Rf6 93. Be4 Ke5 94. Bc6 Rf4+ 95. Kb3 Kd6
96. Rh6+ Ke5 97. Bg2 Rf6 98. Rh1 Rg6 99. Re1+ Kd6 100. Rd1+
Ke5 101. Ba8 Rg3+ 102. Kc2 Rg8 103. Bf3 Rd8 104. Rh1 Rf8
105. Rh3 Rf6 106. Kb3 Kd6 107. Be4 Ke5 108. Bd3 Kd4 109. Bc4
Ke5 110. Kb4 Rf5 111. Rd3 Rf6 112. Rd5+ Ke4 113. Rh5 Rd6
114. Rh8 Kd4 115. Rc8 Ke5 116. Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Opera Euro Rapid"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.08"]
[EventDate "2021.02.06"]
[Round "12.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4
7. Bd3 c5 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Qh4 11. g3 Qh5
12. O-O g5 13. cxd5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 exd5 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. e6
gxf4 17. exd7 Bxd7 18. Qxe4 fxg3 19. fxg3 b6 20. Nf5 Rae8
21. Qd5 Bxf5 22. Rxf5 Qe2 23. Raf1 Qe3+ 24. R1f2 Qe1+ 25. Rf1
Qe3+ 26. R1f2 Qe1+ 27. Rf1 Qe3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Opera Euro Rapid"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.08"]
[EventDate "2021.02.06"]
[Round "13.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Na5 5. Nf3 Nxc4 6. dxc4
Bb4 7. Qd3 d6 8. Bd2 Bg4 9. Ng1 O-O 10. f3 Be6 11. a3 Bxc3
12. Qxc3 Nd7 13. Ne2 Qh4+ 14. Ng3 f5 15. exf5 Rxf5 16. O-O-O
Rf7 17. b3 a5 18. a4 b6 19. Be3 Raf8 20. Ne4 h6 21. Qd2 Nf6
22. Nc3 Rd7 23. Qe2 Rfd8 24. Kb2 d5 25. Bf2 Qh5 26. g4 Nxg4
27. fxg4 Bxg4 28. Qe1 Bxd1 29. Qxd1 Qxd1 30. Rxd1 dxc4 31. Re1
cxb3 32. Kxb3 Re8 33. Bg3 e4 34. Rxe4 Rxe4 35. Nxe4 Rd4
36. Nf2 Rb4+ 37. Ka3 Rc4 38. Kb3 Rb4+ 39. Ka3 Rc4 40. Kb3 Rb4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Opera Euro Rapid"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.08"]
[EventDate "2021.02.06"]
[Round "14.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Matthias Bluebaum"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "172"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nbd2 Nc6 5. c3 cxd4 6. exd4
Bf5 7. Nh4 Bg4 8. Ndf3 e6 9. h3 Bh5 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. Qe2 Bg6
12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. g3 O-O-O 15. O-O-O Kb8 16. Kb1
Rc8 17. h4 Na5 18. Ne5 Ka8 19. Bf4 Rhd8 20. Rc1 Nc6 21. Rhe1
Bxe5 22. dxe5 Nd7 23. h5 gxh5 24. Qxh5 g6 25. Qe2 Rh8 26. c4
d4 27. c5 Nb4 28. a3 Nd5 29. Rc4 Nb8 30. Rxd4 Qxc5 31. Rc4 Qb6
32. Bd2 Nc6 33. Rec1 Rh2 34. Be1 Rd8 35. Be4 a6 36. Rd1 Nxe5
37. Rcc1 Nc6 38. Qf3 Ne5 39. Qe2 f6 40. Ka1 g5 41. Qd2 Nc6
42. Qd3 Rhh8 43. Kb1 Ne5 44. Qe2 g4 45. Bg2 Rhe8 46. Qe4 Qb3
47. Qc2 Qxc2+ 48. Kxc2 f5 49. Kb1 Nc6 50. Bd2 Rg8 51. Rh1 Nd4
52. Ba5 Rd7 53. Ka2 Ka7 54. Rh6 Re8 55. Rd1 Nc6 56. Bd2 Nb6
57. Bxc6 bxc6 58. Kb1 Red8 59. Kc1 Rd6 60. b3 R8d7 61. a4 Kb7
62. Kc2 c5 63. Rhh1 Kc6 64. Rhe1 Nd5 65. Re2 Nb4+ 66. Kc1 e5
67. Rh1 Nd3+ 68. Kc2 f4 69. gxf4 exf4 70. Bc3 Nb4+ 71. Bxb4
cxb4 72. Rg1 f3 73. Re4 Rd2+ 74. Kc1 R7d4 75. Rexg4 Rxg4
76. Rxg4 Rxf2 77. Rxb4 Ra2 78. Rf4 f2 79. Kd1 a5 80. Rf5 Kd6
81. Rf3 Kd5 82. Rf4 Ke5 83. Rf8 Kd4 84. Rf3 Ke4 85. Rf8 Ke3
86. Re8+ Kd3 0-1

[Event "Opera Euro Rapid"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.08"]
[EventDate "2021.02.06"]
[Round "15.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Samuel Shankland"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6
7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be7 11. h4 Qc7
12. Qd2 b5 13. Kb1 b4 14. Ne2 a5 15. c4 bxc3 16. Nxc3 Rb8
17. a4 h6 18. Be3 O-O 19. Nb5 Qb7 20. Bd3 Rfc8 21. Rc1 d5
22. e5 Bb4 23. Qf2 Ne8 24. Ba7 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Rc8 26. Rxc8
Qxc8 27. h5 Kf8 28. g4 Qc6 29. Bb6 Bc8 30. Na7 Qxa4 31. Qe2
Qd7 32. Qc2 Bb7 33. Bb5 Qe7 34. Qh7 f6 35. Qh8+ Kf7 36. Bd3
Qf8 37. Qh7 fxe5 38. Bd8 e4 39. fxe4 Qd6 40. Bh4 dxe4 41. Bc2
Qa6 42. g5 hxg5 43. Bxg5 Qxa7 44. Qg6+ Kf8 45. h6 Qg1+ 46. Ka2
Bd5+ 47. b3 Qf2 48. Kb1 Bc3 49. Bc1 gxh6 50. Qxh6+ Kg8
51. Qg5+ Ng7 52. Qd8+ Qf8 53. Qc7 Bf6 54. Qxa5 Nf5 55. Ba3 Qc8
56. Bc5 Nd4 57. Bd1 Nxb3 58. Bxb3 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.13"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "David Anton Guijarro"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 f5
12. Nb3 Qd7 13. Nfd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. f3 Ng5
17. Qe2 Rad8 18. Qf2 Qc6 19. Bxg5 Bxg5 20. f4 Be7 21. Rfd1 c4
22. Kh1 Bc5 23. Qf3 Qe6 24. Rd2 Rd7 25. Rad1 Rfd8 26. h3 g6
27. g4 fxg4 28. hxg4 d4 29. cxd4 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Qa8+
Kg7 32. Rxd4 Bxd4 33. Qb7+ Kh8 34. Qa8+ Kg7 35. Qb7+ Kh8
36. Qb8+ Kg7 37. Qb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.13"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nils Grandelius"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. d5 Bc5 11. Re1 h6
12. Nc3 Nf6 13. h3 Re8 14. Rxe8+ Nxe8 15. Ne4 Bf8 16. Qf3 d6
17. Bd2 g6 18. Re1 Bg7 19. c4 Bf5 20. b3 a5 21. Ng3 Bd7
22. Bd3 b6 23. Qd1 Nf6 24. Qc1 Qf8 25. Ne4 Nxe4 26. Bxe4 Re8
27. Bd3 h5 28. Rxe8 Qxe8 29. Qe1 Qd8 30. Be3 Qf6 31. Qc1 Qe7
32. Bg5 Bf6 33. Bf4 Bd4 34. Qd2 Qf6 35. Kf1 Bc5 36. Kg1 Bf5
37. Bxf5 Qxf5 38. h4 a4 39. bxa4 Qe4 40. Qc1 Qe2 41. Bg3 Qxa2
42. Qc3 Qxa4 43. Kh2 b5 44. cxb5 Qxb5 45. Qf3 Qb2 46. Kh3 Qd4
47. Kh2 Kg7 48. Qb3 Qd2 49. Qf3 Bb6 50. Kh3 Bd4 51. Kh2 Qe1
52. Qf4 Be5 53. Qf3 Qd2 54. Bxe5+ dxe5 55. g3 e4 56. Qxe4
Qxf2+ 57. Kh1 Qxg3 58. Qd4+ Kg8 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.13"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7
7. Qd2 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bc4 O-O 10. O-O-O Be6 11. Bb3 Rb8
12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Rhe1 dxe5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Rxe5
c6 17. f4 a5 18. Qe3 Re8 19. h3 Qb6 20. Qxb6 Rxb6 21. c4 a4
22. Bxa4 dxc4 23. Rc5 Ra8 24. Rxc6 Rb4 25. b3 cxb3 26. Bxb3
Bxb3 27. axb3 Ra1+ 28. Kc2 Ra2+ 29. Kc3 Rxf4 30. Rc4 Rff2
31. g4 Rf3+ 32. Rd3 Rxd3+ 33. Kxd3 Rh2 34. b4 Rxh3+ 35. Kd4 h5
36. gxh5 Rxh5 37. Rc5 Rh1 38. b5 Kg7 39. Kd5 f5 40. b6 Rb1
41. Kc6 f4 42. b7 f3 43. Rc3 f2 44. Rf3 Rc1+ 45. Kd6 Rb1
46. Kc6 Rc1+ 47. Kd6 Rb1 48. Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.13"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 Be6 11. g4
Ne7 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. Re1 h5 14. e6 fxe6 15. Nxe6 Bxe6 16. Rxe6
hxg4 17. hxg4 Kd7 18. Re4 Nd5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Re5 Rh4
21. Rg5 Re8 22. Be3 Re4 23. Rxd5+ Ke6 24. Rad1 Rexg4+ 25. Kf1
Rh1+ 26. Ke2 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Bd6 28. b3 a5 29. a4 b6 30. Rh1 Rg6
31. Kd3 Rg4 32. Bd4 Be5 33. Be3 Bd6 34. Ke2 Rg6 35. Kf3 Kd5
36. Rh5+ Ke6 37. Ke4 Rg4+ 38. Kd3 Rg1 39. Rh8 Rg4 40. Re8+ Kd5
41. Rd8 Ke6 42. Rh8 Kd5 43. Rh5+ Ke6 44. c3 Be7 45. Rh1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.13"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergey Karjakin"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qe4+
Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.14"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "6.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf5
12. Be2 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qd4 Qd6 15. Rd1 Rfd8 16. Qd2 Qf6
17. Qd4 Qd6 18. Qd2 Qf6 19. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.14"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alan Pichot"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6
7. Qf3 Ne5 8. Qg3 b5 9. O-O-O Nf6 10. f4 Neg4 11. Bg1 h5
12. e5 b4 13. Na4 Nd5 14. h3 Nh6 15. f5 Bb7 16. Bd3 Be7
17. Kb1 h4 18. Qe1 Nf4 19. Bh2 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 Qa5 21. fxe6 fxe6
22. b3 O-O 23. Rg1 Rac8 24. g3 Qc7 25. gxh4 Nf5 26. Qe2 Rf7
27. Bg3 a5 28. Nxf5 Rxf5 29. Rd4 Rcf8 30. h5 Bc6 31. h6 Qa7
32. Bf2 Rxf2 33. Rxg7+ Kh8 34. Qd3 R8f5 35. Rxe7 R2f3 36. Qc4
Rf1+ 37. Kb2 Qb8 38. Nc5 Qxe5 39. Nxe6 dxe6 40. Rxe6 Qc7
41. Qxc6 Qxc6 42. Rxc6 Rh1 43. Rd8+ Kh7 44. Rd7+ 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.14"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "8.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+
Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.14"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. c4 c6
7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3 Rd8 9. h3 Bf5 10. Bf4 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Nd5
12. Ng5 Qxd4 13. Qb3 Qb6 14. Nxd5 Qxb3 15. Nxe7+ Kf8 16. axb3
Kxe7 17. e4 Be6 18. Nxe6 Kxe6 19. Rfd1 Nd7 20. h4 Nc5 21. Rxd8
Rxd8 22. Bh3+ Ke7 23. Rxa7 Bxb2 24. b4 Nxe4 25. Rxb7+ Kf8
26. Bf1 Rd1 27. Kg2 Nf6 28. b5 Rxf1 29. bxc6 Re1 30. c7 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.14"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "10.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 dxc4
7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. Ne3 c3 11. bxc3 Nbd7
12. Nd3 Rb8 13. Nc4 b6 14. Bf4 Bb7 15. Bxb8 Bxg2 16. Bd6 Bxh1
17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. f3 Bg2 19. Nf4 Bh1 20. Nd3 Bg2 21. Nf4 Bh1
22. Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.15"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "12.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jorden van Foreest"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2
Nd7 7. Nc4 f6 8. O-O Nf8 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 Ng6 11. a4 Be6
12. b3 O-O 13. Qe1 Qe7 14. h3 b6 15. Kh2 a5 16. g4 Qc5 17. d4
Qe7 18. Ncd2 Rad8 19. c3 Bc8 20. Qg3 Ba6 21. Rf2 Qd6 22. h4
exd4 23. exd4 Nf4 24. Ng1 Nd3 25. Rg2 Nf4 26. Rf2 Nd3 27. Rg2
Nf4 28. Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.15"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "15.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C20"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "12"]

1. e4 e5 2. Ke2 Ke7 3. Ke1 Ke8 4. Ke2 Ke7 5. Ke1 Ke8 6. Ke2
Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.15"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qe4+
Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.15"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "13.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qe4+
Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.15"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "14.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qe4+
Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4
7. Bc1 Nf6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg7 12. Qd2
Nc6 13. Nb3 b5 14. h4 gxh4 15. Bxh4 Be6 16. O-O-O Rc8 17. f4
Bxb3 18. cxb3 Qb6 19. Rh3 O-O 20. Kb1 e6 21. f5 exf5 22. exf5
Qd4 23. Qxd4 Bxd4 24. Be2 Ne3 25. Rg3+ Kh7 26. Rxd4 Nxf5
27. Bd3 Nxd4 28. Bf6 Rg8 29. Bxd4 Rxg3 30. Bxf5+ Kg8 31. Bxc8
Rxg2 32. Bxa6 b4 33. Nd5 Rd2 34. Ne7+ Kf8 35. Nf5 h5 36. Bf6
Rf2 37. Bc8 Rf1+ 38. Kc2 Ra1 39. Be7+ Kg8 40. Bxd6 Rxa2
41. Bxb4 Ra8 42. Nd6 Ra1 43. Bc5 h4 44. b4 Rh1 45. Ne4 Re1
46. Nf2 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 Be6 11. g4
Ne7 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. f4 h5 14. f5 hxg4 15. e6 fxe6 16. fxe6 Bc8
17. Bg5 gxh3 18. Kh2 Ng6 19. Ne4 Rh5 20. Rg1 a6 21. Rad1 Ne7
22. Rdf1 c5 23. Rxf8+ 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "1.13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6
bxc6 7. Qf3 d5 8. Qg3 f5 9. exf5 exf5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7
Qxe7+ 12. Qe3 Qxe3+ 13. fxe3 Nf6 14. Na4 a5 15. Bd3 Rb8 16. a3
Ke7 17. Rb1 Kd6 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Re8 20. Kd2 Ng4 21. Rhe1
Nxh2 22. Rh1 Ng4 23. Rxh7 Rb7 24. Rh5 g6 25. Rh3 Rbe7 26. Nb6
Bb7 27. c4 Kc7 28. c5 Nxe3 29. Rg3 Ng4 30. Ra1 Ne5 31. Bf1 f4
32. Rga3 Rd8 33. Ra7 Nc4+ 34. Nxc4 dxc4+ 35. Kc3 Re3+ 36. Kxc4
Kb8 37. R7a3 Rxa3 38. Rxa3 Rd2 39. Rf3 g5 40. g3 fxg3 41. Rxg3
Rd7 42. Bg2 Rg7 43. Kd4 Kc7 44. Ke5 g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "1.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Bf4
Be7 12. Rad1 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14. Ne2 Be7 15. Nd4 g5 16. Bh2
Rh6 17. Rfe1 Bd8 18. f4 gxf4 19. Bxf4 Rg6 20. e6 Bxe6 21. Nxe6
Rxe6 22. Rxe6+ fxe6 23. Kf2 Bf6 24. b3 Rc8 25. g4 hxg4
26. hxg4 Ke7 27. Rh1 Rh8 28. Rxh8 Bxh8 29. Bxc7 Bf6 30. Kf3
Kf7 31. Ke4 a6 32. Be5 Be7 33. Kd4 Kg6 34. Bc7 Kf6 35. Bg3 Ba3
36. Bh4+ Kf7 37. Ke5 Bb4 38. c4 a5 39. g5 Bc3+ 40. Kd6 e5
41. Kc7 e4 42. Kxb7 e3 43. Kxc6 Kg6 44. Kd5 Kh5 45. Bg3 Kxg5
46. Ke4 e2 47. c5 Kf6 48. Kd5 Ke7 49. Kc6 Bb4 50. Bh4+ Ke8
51. Kd6 Ba3 52. Kc6 Bb4 53. Kd6 Ba3 54. Kc6 Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.17"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6
7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 exd4
12. cxd4 Bb6 13. Ng3 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Bd3 Nf5 16. Nxe4 dxe4
17. Rxe4 c5 18. Qe2 cxd4 19. Rf4 Qd7 20. Nh4 Nxh4 21. Rxh4 Bd8
22. Rh5 g6 23. Rxh6 Kg7 24. h4 Bf5 25. h5 Rc8 26. Bd2 Bxd3
27. Qxd3 Qf5 28. Qxf5 gxf5 29. Rd6 Re8 30. Re1 Rc2 31. Rxd4
Rxb2 32. Rd7 Kg8 33. h6 Rc2 34. Re3 f4 35. Red3 Bg5 36. Rh3
Rxa2 37. e6 fxe6 38. Bc3 e5 39. Rg7+ 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.17"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "1.22"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. f4 a6
7. Nb3 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O d6 10. Bd2 Nf6 11. Qf3 Be7
12. Rae1 b4 13. Nd1 a5 14. Nf2 a4 15. Nc1 Nd4 16. Qd1 d5
17. e5 Ne4 18. Ne2 Nf5 19. Kh1 Qb6 20. Nh3 Bh4 21. Bc1 Bxe1
22. Qxe1 O-O 23. Ng3 b3 24. axb3 axb3 25. Ng5 Nfxg3+ 26. hxg3
bxc2 27. f5 exf5 28. Rxf5 0-1

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.17"]
[EventDate "2021.03.13"]
[Round "1.23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "160"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. d4 exd4 6. Bg5 f6
7. Bh4 Bg7 8. Nxd4 Nge7 9. Nc3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Qd2 d6
12. O-O g5 13. Bg3 Ng6 14. Nd5 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. c3 b5
17. Bc2 Bxc2 18. Qxc2 c6 19. Ne3 Qf6 20. a4 Rae8 21. axb5 axb5
22. Rfe1 h5 23. h3 d5 24. Nf1 Re6 25. Rxe6 Qxe6 26. Qd1 h4
27. Bh2 d4 28. cxd4 Qe4 29. Qb3+ Kh8 30. Be5 Nxe5 31. dxe5
Qxe5 32. Ra2 Qc5 33. Ne3 Qc1+ 34. Qd1 Bxb2 35. Rxb2 Qxb2
36. Qh5+ Kg8 37. Qxg5+ Qg7 38. Qxh4 Qa1+ 39. Kh2 Qf6 40. Qg4+
Kh7 41. Qd7+ Rf7 42. Qd3+ Qg6 43. Qd2 Qe4 44. g3 c5 45. Ng4
Qd4 46. Qh6+ Kg8 47. Qe6 Kf8 48. Qh6+ Ke7 49. Qg5+ Ke8
50. Qg8+ Ke7 51. Qg5+ Kd7 52. Ne5+ Ke6 53. Nxf7 Qxf2+ 54. Kh1
Qf1+ 55. Kh2 Qf2+ 56. Kh1 Kxf7 57. Qd5+ Ke7 58. Qb7+ Kd6
59. Qxb5 Ke5 60. h4 Kd4 61. Qa4+ Ke3 62. Qb3+ Kd4 63. Qa4+ Ke3
64. Qb3+ Ke2 65. h5 Qf5 66. Kg2 Qf1+ 67. Kh2 Qf5 68. Kg2 Qe4+
69. Kh2 c4 70. Qb2+ Kd1 71. h6 Qd3 72. Qa1+ Kc2 73. Qa2+ Kc1
74. Qa1+ Kd2 75. Qb2+ Kd1 76. Qa1+ Ke2 77. Qe5+ Kf1 78. Qf4+
Ke1 79. Qe5+ Kd2 80. Qb2+ Kd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.24"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Bxe6 Nxe6
12. cxd4 Ncxd4 13. a4 Bb4 14. axb5 Nxb5 15. Qa4 Bxd2 16. Bxd2
O-O 17. Rfd1 c5 18. Be3 Qb6 19. Rac1 a5 20. Qc4 Rac8 21. Ng5
Nxg5 22. Bxg5 Qb7 23. Be3 Rfe8 24. Qd5 Qb8 25. Rxc5 Rcd8
26. Qf3 h6 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. h3 Nd4 29. Bxd4 Rxd4 30. Rxa5 Rd8
31. b3 Qb4 32. Ra8 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 Qxe5+ 34. g3 Rxa8 35. Qxa8+
Kh7 36. Qf3 f5 37. b4 Qb5 38. Qc3 Qe2 39. Qc5 Qe4 40. b5 f4
41. g4 Qf3 42. b6 g6 43. Qc2 Kg8 44. Qxg6+ 1-0

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.24"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "185"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bd6
7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. Be2 Nb4 11. Qb3 c5
12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Nf3 Be6 15. Nd4 Nc6 16. Rd1
Nxd4 17. Rxd4 Ne4 18. Bf3 Rac8 19. O-O Nxc3 20. bxc3 b5
21. Rc1 Red8 22. Qd1 Rd7 23. h4 Qa3 24. Qd2 Rc4 25. Be2 Rc5
26. Bd1 h6 27. Kh2 a5 28. Rb1 a4 29. c4 Rxc4 30. Rxb5 Qd6+
31. g3 Rdc7 32. Bxa4 Rxd4 33. exd4 Bf5 34. Bb3 Be4 35. Qf4
Qxf4 36. gxf4 Rc1 37. f5 Ra1 38. Kg3 Kh7 39. f6 gxf6 40. f3
Bf5 41. Bxd5 Be6 42. Be4+ Kg7 43. d5 Bd7 44. Rb7 f5 45. Bd3
Rd1 46. Bc4 Rd4 47. Bb3 f4+ 48. Kf2 Ba4 49. Bxa4 Rxa4 50. Rb2
Rd4 51. Ke2 Rxd5 52. Rb4 Re5+ 53. Kf2 Re3 54. a4 Ra3 55. Rxf4
f5 56. Rb4 Kg6 57. Kg3 Kh5 58. Rc4 Kg6 59. Rf4 Ra2 60. Rb4 Kh5
61. Kf4 Ra3 62. Kg3 Ra2 63. Rd4 Ra3 64. Rf4 Kg6 65. Kf2 Kf6
66. Rc4 Kg6 67. Ke2 Kh5 68. Rf4 Kg6 69. Kd2 Kf6 70. Kc2 Ke5
71. Kb2 Rd3 72. Rb4 Rxf3 73. a5 Rf2+ 74. Kb3 Rf3+ 75. Ka2 Rf2+
76. Rb2 Rf4 77. Ka3 Rg4 78. Rb5+ Kd6 79. a6 Kc7 80. Rb7+ Kc8
81. Rb6 Kc7 82. a7 Rg8 83. Rxh6 Kb7 84. Rh7+ Ka8 85. h5 f4
86. h6 f3 87. Rg7 Rf8 88. h7 f2 89. Rf7 Rh8 90. Rxf2 Rxh7
91. Rf4 Rxa7+ 92. Ra4 Rxa4+ 93. Kxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.24"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vidit Santosh Gujrathi"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. c4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Nc3 Be6 8. d3 Be7 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Nc4 Qd7 11. Ne3 Nc7 12. f4
exf4 13. gxf4 f5 14. Bd2 b5 15. Rc1 Rad8 16. b3 a6 17. Be1
Rfe8 18. Bf2 Bf7 19. Nxf5 Qxf5 20. Bxc6 Qg6+ 21. Bg2 c4
22. bxc4 bxc4 23. d4 Nd5 24. f5 Qxf5 25. e4 Nxc3 26. Rxc3 Qa5
27. Qc2 Bb4 28. Rg3 c3 29. d5 Bg6 30. Qb3 Kh8 31. a3 Bc5
32. Qxc3 Bxf2+ 33. Rxf2 Qxc3 34. Rxc3 Bxe4 35. Re2 Bxg2
36. Rxe8+ Rxe8 37. Kxg2 Kg8 38. Rc6 Rd8 39. d6 a5 40. Ra6 Kf7
41. a4 Ke6 42. d7+ Kxd7 43. Rxa5 Kc6 44. Ra7 Rd2+ 45. Kg3 Rd3+
46. Kf4 Rh3 47. Rxg7 Rxh2 48. a5 Kb5 49. Kg3 Rh6 50. Rg5+ Ka6
51. Kg4 Rg6 52. Rxg6+ hxg6 53. Kg5 Kxa5 54. Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.25"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aryan Tari"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "93"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6
7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Bb2 Bd7
12. c4 Rfd8 13. Nb3 Be7 14. Nfd4 Rac8 15. Nb5 Be8 16. c5 a5
17. Bxc6 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Bxc6 19. Na7 Ra8 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. a4
Ne4 22. Bd4 Rd8 23. Rc1 Nd2 24. Nxa5 Rxd4 25. Nxc6 Rd7
26. Nxe7+ Rxe7 27. Rd1 Rd7 28. Kg2 Rd5 29. a5 Kf8 30. a6 Rxc5
31. Rxd2 Ra5 32. Rd6 Ke7 33. Rb6 g5 34. Rb7+ Kf6 35. a7 g4
36. f3 h5 37. f4 Kg6 38. e4 Ra2+ 39. Kf1 h4 40. Ke1 f5 41. e5
h3 42. Kd1 Kh5 43. Kc1 Ra6 44. Kb2 Ra5 45. Kb3 Ra1 46. Kc4
Rc1+ 47. Kb5 1-0

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.25"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "8.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bb4
7. a3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 Be4 10. e3 O-O 11. Be2 Bd5
12. Qc2 Be4 13. Qc1 Re8 14. O-O e5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Rxe5
17. Bc3 Rd5 18. f3 Bd3 19. Qe1 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Qe7 21. e4 Rad8
22. Qf2 Rd3 23. Qxa7 b6 24. Qa4 Nd7 25. Qc2 Ne5 26. Kh1 h5
27. Rad1 Qc5 28. h3 Qc4 29. Qc1 Ng6 30. Rxd3 Rxd3 31. Rd1 f6
32. Rxd3 Qxd3 33. Kg1 Kf7 34. Qd2 Qb5 35. Kf2 h4 36. f4 Ne7
37. Qd4 Qb3 38. Qd3 Qe6 39. f5 Qb3 40. Kf3 c5 41. Kg4 b5
42. Qd7 Qc2 43. Kf3 Qb3 44. Ke3 Qc2 45. Qd2 Qb3 46. Qd3 Ke8
47. Kd2 Qa4 48. Ke3 Qb3 49. Qd6 Qc4 50. Qd1 Kf7 51. Qe2 Qb3
52. Qh5+ Kf8 53. Qh8+ Kf7 54. Qh5+ Kf8 55. Qh8+ Kf7 56. Qh5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.25"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Johan-Sebastian Christiansen"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Na3 Nh6
7. Nc2 Bd7 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O d4 10. Kh1 f6 11. cxd4 cxd4
12. b3 a5 13. Bb2 Bc5 14. Bd3 Nf7 15. Qe2 O-O-O 16. a3 fxe5
17. fxe5 Qc7 18. Rac1 Kb8 19. b4 Ba7 20. b5 Ne7 21. Nfxd4 Rhf8
22. Ne3 Qxe5 23. Nc6+ Nxc6 24. Bxe5+ Ncxe5 25. Bb1 Bb6 26. a4
Ka7 27. Rcd1 Bc8 28. d4 Bxd4 29. Nc4 Nxc4 30. Qxc4 Bf6
31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Qc5+ Kb8 33. b6 Ne5 34. Be4 Nc6 35. Bxc6
bxc6 36. h3 Bb7 37. Qxa5 Kc8 38. Qc5 Kb8 39. Rxf6 gxf6 40. Qe7
Rc8 41. a5 1-0

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.25"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "10.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. b4 Be7
7. Nbd2 d5 8. Bb3 a6 9. Qc2 h6 10. O-O Be6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Bb2
Bf8 13. a4 b5 14. h3 dxe4 15. dxe4 Qd7 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. axb5
axb5 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Qd3 Rb8 20. Ra1 Ne7 21. Ra5 c6 22. Bc1
Nc8 23. Nf1 Nd6 24. Ng3 Qc4 25. Qxc4 Nxc4 26. Ra1 c5 27. bxc5
Bxc5 28. Kf1 Nd6 29. Nd2 h5 30. f3 h4 31. Nf5 Nxf5 32. exf5
Nd5 33. Ne4 Be3 34. Ba3 Ra8 35. Bb2 Rxa1+ 36. Bxa1 Bc1 37. Ke2
Nf4+ 38. Kf1 Nd5 39. Ke2 Nf4+ 40. Kf1 f6 41. Nd6 Nd5 42. Ke2
Nf4+ 43. Kf1 Nd5 44. Ke2 Nc7 45. c4 bxc4 46. Nxc4 Nd5 47. Nd6
Ba3 48. Ne4 Ne7 49. f4 exf4 50. Kf3 Bc1 51. Kg4 Nd5 52. Bd4
Be3 53. Nc3 Ne7 54. Ne2 Nd5 55. Nc3 Ne7 56. Ne2 Nd5 57. Nc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.26"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Gawain Jones"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6
12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Na4 Qc7 15. c4 Nf4 16. g3 e5
17. Qd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Ne6 19. Bd3 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Nxd8 21. Re1
f6 22. f4 Nf7 23. Be4 Bd7 24. Nc5 Be8 25. Bg2 Rd8 26. Kc2 Rd6
27. Bh3 Kg7 28. Kc3 h5 29. Nd3 g5 30. fxe5 fxe5 31. Nxe5 g4
32. Nxf7 Bxf7 33. Bg2 Bg6 34. Re2 a5 35. Rd2 Rxd2 36. Kxd2 c5
37. Kc3 Kf6 38. a3 Ke5 39. b4 axb4+ 40. axb4 cxb4+ 41. Kxb4
Kd4 42. c5 Be8 43. c6 Bxc6 44. Bxc6 Ke3 45. Kc3 Kf2 46. Kd4
Kg1 47. Ke3 Kxh2 48. Kf4 Kh3 49. Bd7 1-0

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.26"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "13.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D57"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O
7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Rd8
12. a4 c5 13. Qa3 Qc7 14. a5 Be6 15. Qxc5 Qxc5 16. dxc5 Nd7
17. Nd4 Nxc5 18. f3 Rac8 19. Kd2 Bd7 20. Be2 Rc7 21. Rhb1 Rdc8
22. Ra3 h5 23. Rb4 g6 24. Bd1 Kf8 25. Ne2 Bc6 26. Bb3 Ke7
27. Ba2 Ne6 28. Nf4 Rd8 29. Nxe6 Kxe6 30. Rd4 Bb5 31. Bb3 Rd6
32. h4 Bc4 33. Bxc4 dxc4 34. e4 Rc5 35. Ra4 Ra6 36. Rb4 b5
37. axb6 axb6 38. Ke3 b5 39. Rd5 Rxd5 40. exd5+ Kxd5 41. Rxb5+
Ke6 42. Rc5 Ra2 43. g3 Rg2 44. Kf4 f6 45. Rc6+ Kf7 46. Rc7+
Kg8 47. Rxc4 g5+ 48. hxg5 fxg5+ 49. Kxg5 Rxg3+ 50. Kf4 Rg2
51. Kf5 Rg3 52. Rf4 h4 53. Ke4 Rh3 54. c4 Rh1 55. Kd5 h3
56. Rd4 Rf1 57. Rh4 Rxf3 58. c5 Kf7 59. Kd6 Rd3+ 60. Ke5 Ke7
61. c6 Kd8 62. Rh7 Kc8 63. c7 h2 64. Rxh2 Rd7 65. Rc2 Rxc7
66. Rxc7+ Kxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.26"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "14.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O e6 6. c4 dxc4
7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Bb2 Bd7
12. c4 Be7 13. Nb3 Rfc8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rxd7 Bxa1 16. Nxa1
Rd8 17. Rd2 Ne5 18. Nb3 Nxc4 19. Rc2 Rd1+ 20. Bf1 Rc8 21. Nbd2
b5 22. a4 Nb6 23. Rxc8+ Nxc8 24. axb5 Nd6 25. e3 Nxb5 26. Kg2
Nc3 27. Nc4 Ra1 28. Nd4 Ra2 29. Bd3 a5 30. Nc2 a4 31. Kf1 e5
32. f3 Nd5 33. Ke1 a3 34. Kd1 Rxc2 35. Bxh7+ Kxh7 36. Kxc2 e4
37. fxe4 a2 38. Kb2 Nc3 39. Nd2 Kg6 40. Nf3 Kf6 41. Ka1 g5
42. g4 Nxe4 43. Kxa2 Nf2 44. Kb3 Nxg4 45. h4 gxh4 46. Nxh4
Nxe3 47. Kc3 Kg5 48. Nf3+ Kf4 49. Nd4 Ke4 50. Nb5 Nf5 51. Kd2
Kf3 52. Kd3 Ng3 53. Nd6 f6 54. Ne8 f5 55. Ng7 Kf4 56. Nxf5
Kxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.27"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Ne5 Bd6
12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Na4 c5 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rc1 Rfc8 16. Qd2
Rab8 17. b3 Rc6 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. h3 h6 20. Bf3 a5 21. Nc3 Rd8
22. e4 d4 23. e5 Nd5 24. Nb5 Qb6 25. Nd6 a4 26. b4 Rb8
27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28. bxc5 Rxc5 29. Rxc5 Qxc5 30. Qxd4 Qxd4
31. Rxd4 Bxa2 32. Rxa4 Be6 33. f4 Rb2 34. Rd4 f5 35. Ra4 Kh7
36. Ra7 Kg6 37. h4 Rb4 38. Re7 Bd5 39. h5+ Kxh5 40. Rxg7 Rxf4
41. Ne8 Bxg2 42. Nf6+ Kh4 43. Kxg2 Ra4 44. e6 Ra2+ 45. Kf3
Ra3+ 46. Kf4 Ra4+ 47. Kxf5 Ra5+ 48. Kg6 1-0

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.27"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4
7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Bxc6 bxc6
12. Be3 Bb6 13. Bxb6 axb6 14. Nc3 Nd5 15. a4 f6 16. Nxc4 Rb8
17. Rfc1 Ba6 18. Ne4 Rfc8 19. Kf1 c5 20. b3 Rc6 21. Ke1 Bxc4
22. Rxc4 Ra8 23. Rcc1 Kf7 24. a5 f5 25. Nd2 bxa5 26. Nc4 Rca6
27. Ne5+ Ke7 28. Nd3 Rb6 29. Ra3 Nb4 30. Rxc5 Nxd3+ 31. exd3
Rab8 32. Rcxa5 Rxb3 33. Ra7+ Kf6 34. Rxb3 Rxb3 35. Ke2 Rb2+
36. Kf3 Rb3 37. Ke3 Rb1 38. h4 Rb3 39. Rc7 e5 40. Rc6+ Kf7
41. Rc7+ Kf6 42. Rc6+ Kf7 43. Rc7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.27"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "1.13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5
7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. bxc3 O-O 9. Nf3 b6 10. c4 Qh5 11. Be2 Bb7
12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rfe1 Rfd8 14. a4 Rac8 15. a5 cxd4 16. exd4
Qg6 17. Qxg6 hxg6 18. Ng5 Nb8 19. axb6 axb6 20. Reb1 Nc6
21. Nf3 Ne7 22. Ne5 Nf5 23. Rxb6 Nxd4 24. Bf1 Nd7 25. Nxd7
Rxd7 26. Bc3 e5 27. Ra7 Rcc7 28. f4 Be4 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Rb8+
Kh7 31. Re8 Ne6 32. Bxe5 Ra7 33. g3 Ra2 34. Re7 Kg8 35. Bh3
Bf5 36. Bg2 f6 37. Bd6 Ra1+ 38. Kf2 Ra2+ 39. Kg1 Ra1+ 40. Kf2
Ra2+ 41. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.27"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "1.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 Nbd7
7. Nb5 Ne8 8. e3 a6 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Ba2 Bb7
12. O-O Bd6 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. b4 a5 16. Rb1 Nd6
17. Qe2 axb4 18. axb4 Ne4 19. Rfc1 Nxc3 20. Rxc3 Be4 21. Rb2
Nb6 22. Nd2 Bd5 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rc1 Nc4 25. Nxc4 bxc4 26. h3
Rfb8 27. b5 h6 28. e4 Ra5 29. exd5 Qxe2 30. Rxe2 Raxb5
31. Rxc4 Rxd5 32. Re7 c6 33. Kf1 Rbd8 34. Re4 f5 35. Re6 Rxd4
36. Rxd4 Rxd4 37. Rxc6 Kf7 38. g3 h5 39. h4 f4 40. Ke2 fxg3
41. fxg3 g6 42. Ke3 Rg4 43. Kf3 Ra4 44. Rb6 Ra3+ 45. Kf4 Ra4+
46. Kf3 Ra3+ 47. Kf4 Ra4+ 48. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.28"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6
7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. h4 g6 10. h5 g5 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. Bb1 Bg7
13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Qd3 Re8 15. Nb5 Re7 16. Nxg5 hxg5 17. h6 Bf6
18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Rh5 Qa5+ 20. Rc3 Qxb5 21. Rxg5 Re8 22. Bg6
Ke7 23. Qxf7+ Kd6 24. e4 Bxd4 25. e5+ Bxe5 26. Rxe5 Qxb2
27. Ree3 Re7 28. h7 Qa1+ 29. Ke2 Qb2+ 30. Kf1 Qa1+ 31. Re1
Qxc3 32. Qf4+ e5 33. Qh6 Rxh7 34. Bxh7+ Ke7 35. Qg7+ Kd8
36. Qg5+ Ke8 37. Rc1 Qb4 38. Bg6+ Kf8 39. Qd8+ Kg7 40. Bf5 Qf8
41. Qg5+ Kf7 42. Rc3 e4 43. Qg6+ Ke7 44. Qe6+ Kd8 45. Qxd5 Qg7
46. Qc4 Nb6 47. Qc5 Bxf5 48. Qd6+ Nd7 49. Rg3 Qa1+ 50. Ke2
Qxa2+ 51. Ke3 Rc8 0-1

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.28"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "1.22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5
7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bc3 O-O 11. Nf3 Rd8
12. Be2 Qe4 13. Rc1 Qxc2 14. Rxc2 Ne4 15. Ne5 Bd7 16. Nxc6
Bxc6 17. Bb4 f5 18. f3 Nf6 19. Kf2 Kf7 20. Rhc1 g5 21. Bc5 g4
22. Bd4 gxf3 23. Bxf3 Ne4+ 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. Kg1 Rd5 26. Rf2+
Rf5 27. Rcf1 Kg6 28. Rf4 h5 29. g4 Rxf4 30. Rxf4 Bd5 31. a3 a6
32. h3 hxg4 33. hxg4 Re8 34. Be5 Re7 35. Rf8 Rf7 36. Rg8+ Kh7
37. Rh8+ Kg6 38. Bf4 Rh7 39. Rf8 Rh4 40. Rg8+ Kf7 41. Rg5 Rh8
42. Rh5 Rxh5 43. gxh5 a5 44. h6 Kg6 45. b4 axb4 46. axb4 b5
47. Kf2 e5 48. Bxe5 Kxh6 49. Bd6 Kg5 50. Bc5 Kf5 51. Ke2 Bc4+
52. Kd2 Bd3 53. Bd4 Bc4 54. Ke1 Bd3 55. Kf2 Bc4 56. Bc5 Bd3
57. Bd4 Bc4 58. Bc5 Bd3 59. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.28"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "1.23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "180"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 h6 9. Bh4 b6 10. Rd1 Ba6 11. Qa4 Qd7
12. Qc2 Qc6 13. Qxc6 Nxc6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nf3 Rfd8 16. e3
Bb7 17. Bd3 Ne7 18. Ke2 c5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Rd2 Rab8 21. Rc1
Rdc8 22. Rdc2 Bc6 23. Nd2 Kf8 24. b3 Bd5 25. Rc3 f5 26. f3 Ng6
27. b4 a5 28. bxa5 Ne5 29. Rxc5 Rd8 30. Bb5 Nd7 31. Bxd7 Rxd7
32. Nc4 Bxc4+ 33. R1xc4 Rb2+ 34. Rc2 Rb3 35. Ra2 Ra7 36. a4
Rb1 37. Rb5 Rh1 38. h3 Rg1 39. Kf2 Rc1 40. g4 fxg4 41. hxg4
Rh1 42. Kg3 Kg7 43. Rc2 Ra1 44. Rc4 Ra3 45. Kf4 Kf6 46. Ke4
Ra1 47. f4 Rd1 48. Rh5 Kg7 49. Rd4 Rg1 50. Kf3 Rf1+ 51. Kg2
Ra1 52. Rc4 Re1 53. Kf2 Ra1 54. f5 Ra6 55. Re4 exf5 56. Rxf5
Rc6 57. Ref4 Rc7 58. a6 Ra7 59. Rf6 Ra3 60. Rb6 Ra8 61. Re4
Ra7 62. Kf3 Ra8 63. Kf4 Ra1 64. Rd4 Ra3 65. e4 Ra1 66. Ke5 Rc1
67. Kd5 Rd8+ 68. Rd6 Rdc8 69. e5 R8c5+ 70. Ke4 Re1+ 71. Kf4
Rcxe5 72. R6d5 R1e4+ 73. Rxe4 Rxd5 74. Rb4 Ra5 75. Ke4 Rxa6
76. Kd5 Kg6 77. Kc5 f5 78. Kb5 Ra8 79. a5 fxg4 80. Rxg4+ Kf5
81. Rg7 h5 82. a6 h4 83. a7 h3 84. Kb6 Kf4 85. Kb7 Rxa7+
86. Kxa7 h2 87. Rh7 Kg3 88. Kb6 Kg2 89. Kc5 h1=R 90. Rxh1 Kxh1
1/2-1/2

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.29"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "2.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. g3 Nf6
7. Bg2 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Nd1 O-O 11. d4 Bd6
12. Qd3 Qc7 13. Ne3 Rfc8 14. b3 b5 15. Qxb5 Qc3 16. Rb1 Qxd4
17. c4 Rab8 18. Qa6 Qb6 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20. cxd5 Nfxd5 21. Nxd5
exd5 22. Be3 Bc5 23. Bf4 Ra8 24. Rfd1 Rd8 25. Rbc1 Bd6 26. Be3
Rab8 27. Rc6 Be5 28. Rc5 Rd7 29. Rb5 Rbd8 30. a4 d4 31. Rxe5
dxe3 32. Rxd7 exf2+ 33. Kxf2 Nxd7 34. Ra5 g6 35. b4 Nb6
36. Rxa7 Rd2+ 37. Kg1 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Rd2 39. Kg1 Rd1+ 40. Bf1
Nd5 41. Rd7 Kf8 42. Kf2 Rd2+ 43. Ke1 Rd4 44. Kf2 Rxb4 45. Rxd5
Rxa4 46. Rd7 Kg7 47. Rc7 Ra5 48. Bc4 Rf5+ 49. Ke3 Re5+ 50. Kd4
Rf5 51. g4 Rf6 52. Bd5 h6 53. Ke5 Rf1 54. Rd7 Re1+ 55. Kd6 Rf1
56. Ke7 Rd1 57. Ke8 Kf6 58. Rxf7+ Kg5 59. Bg2 Kh4 60. Rg7 Rd6
61. Kf7 Kg5 62. Be4 Rd7+ 63. Kg8 Rxg7+ 64. Kxg7 h5 65. Bf3 Kh4
66. Kxg6 hxg4 67. Bxg4 1-0

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.29"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "2.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. Rc1 cxd4
7. Nxd4 h6 8. Bh4 d5 9. cxd5 g5 10. Bg3 Qxd5 11. e3 Qxa2
12. Bd3 Qxb2 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Rc2 Qb4 15. Nb5 e5 16. Rxc3 Nc6
17. f4 Bg4 18. Qc2 Qe7 19. fxe5 Nh5 20. Be1 a6 21. Nd4 Nxe5
22. Rc7 Qd6 23. Bh7+ Kh8 24. Bf5 Ng7 25. Bg3 Bh5 26. Qc3 Rae8
27. Ne6 Rxe6 28. Bxe6 f6 29. Bxe5 fxe5 30. Rxf8+ Qxf8 31. Qxe5
Kh7 32. Bf5+ Bg6 33. g4 a5 1-0

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.29"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "2.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. g3 Nf6
7. Bg2 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Nd1 Re8 11. d4 Nc6
12. c3 Bf8 13. Qd3 Rc8 14. Ne3 h5 15. Bd2 g6 16. Rad1 Qa5
17. Qb1 Qc7 18. Rfe1 b5 19. Qd3 a6 20. b4 Qb6 21. Nc2 Nd8
22. a4 Nb7 23. axb5 axb5 24. Na1 Nd6 25. Nb3 Nfe4 26. Nc5 Nxd2
27. Qxd2 Ra8 28. Ra1 Nf5 29. Nd7 Qc6 30. Nf6+ Kg7 31. Nxe8+
Rxe8 32. Ra7 Rc8 33. g4 hxg4 34. hxg4 Ne7 35. Re3 Qb6 36. Qa2
Nc6 37. Qa6 Qd8 38. Rb7 Kg8 39. Qxb5 Qh4 40. Qd3 Bd6 41. Rxe6
Bh2+ 42. Kf1 Qxg4 43. Re1 Bc7 1-0

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.29"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "2.14"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. Rc1 h6
7. Bh4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. cxd5 g5 10. Bg3 Qxd5 11. e3 Qxa2
12. Bd3 Qxb2 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Rc2 Qb4 15. Nb5 e5 16. Rxc3 Nc6
17. f4 Bg4 18. Qc2 exf4 19. exf4 Nd5 20. fxg5 Nxc3 21. Nxc3
Rad8 22. Kh1 Qd4 23. Bh7+ Kh8 24. h3 Bh5 25. Rf6 Qe3 26. Bf2
Qxg5 27. Ne4 Qg7 28. Bf5 Nd4 29. Bxd4 Rxd4 30. Qf2 Rdd8
31. Qh4 Bg6 32. Nf2 Rd5 33. Ng4 Rxf5 0-1

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.30"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "2.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "121"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. Rc1 h6
7. Bh4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. cxd5 g5 10. Bg3 Qxd5 11. e3 Qxa2
12. Bd3 Qxb2 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Rc2 Qb4 15. Nb5 e5 16. Nxc3 Nc6
17. Qc1 Rd8 18. Rb2 Qc5 19. Bb1 Be6 20. Rb5 Qc4 21. Ba2 Qd3
22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Rxb7 Rac8 24. Qa1 Rd7 25. Rbb1 Qg6 26. Rfc1
Qe8 27. h3 Rdd8 28. Qa4 Qg6 29. Nb5 Ne4 30. Nxa7 Nxa7 31. Qxa7
Nc3 32. Rb7 Ne2+ 33. Kh2 Nxg3 34. Rxc8 Nf1+ 35. Kg1 Rxc8
36. Rb8 Qe8 37. Rxc8 Qxc8 38. Kxf1 Qc1+ 39. Ke2 Qc6 40. Qb8+
Kf7 41. Qh8 e4 42. Qh7+ Ke8 43. Qg8+ Ke7 44. Qg7+ Ke8 45. Qb2
Qa6+ 46. Ke1 Kf7 47. g4 Qd3 48. Qd2 Qb5 49. Qc2 Qe5 50. Kf1
Qd5 51. Kg2 Qa8 52. Qc7+ Kg6 53. Qd7 Qd5 54. Qe8+ Kg7 55. Qe7+
Kg6 56. Qf8 Qb7 57. Qg8+ Kf6 58. Qe8 Qf7 59. Qa8 Qg6 60. Qf8+
Ke5 61. Qd8 1-0

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.30"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "2.22"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Be6 10. Be3 Be7 11. c3 O-O
12. f3 Nc5 13. Bc2 Nd7 14. f4 f5 15. Nd2 c5 16. Nf3 Nb6
17. Qe2 Qc7 18. Bf2 Rac8 19. Rac1 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 g6 21. Qe1 h6
22. Bh4 Kf7 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. h4 d4 25. h5 Nd5 26. hxg6+ Kg7
27. cxd4 Nxf4 28. Qe3 Nd5 29. Qf2 c4 30. Nh4 Rf8 31. Rd2 c3
32. bxc3 Rxc3 33. Re1 Qg5 34. Bd1 Nf4 35. Nf3 Nh3+ 36. Kh2
Rxf3 37. Qxf3 Qxd2 38. Qb7+ Kxg6 39. Rf1 Ng5 40. Qb6 f4
41. Bf3 Kg7 42. Qd6 0-1

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.30"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "2.23"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nf3 a6 6. a4 Bg4
7. Be2 Bxf3 8. Bxf3 Nd7 9. O-O Ngf6 10. Re1 O-O 11. h3 Ne8
12. a5 Nc7 13. Be2 Rb8 14. Bd2 Qc8 15. Na4 Nb5 16. c3 Qd8
17. Bf1 Re8 18. Rb1 e6 19. c4 Nd4 20. b4 Qc7 21. Bc3 exd5
22. cxd5 Rbd8 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Ba1 Qd8 25. bxc5 dxc5 26. Nxc5
Rxc5 27. Rxc5 Nxc5 28. Bxd4 Bxd4 29. Qxd4 Qxa5 30. Re3 Nd7
31. e5 Qc5 32. Qxc5 Nxc5 33. f4 a5 34. Bb5 Ra8 35. e6 1-0

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.30"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "2.31"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Ba4 e4
7. Ne5 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Re1 Nf5 10. Rxe4 Nfxd4 11. Nxc6 Nxc6
12. Nd5 Bf6 13. Bd2 d6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Bc3 Ne5 16. Qe2 Qg6
17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Rxe5 Be6 19. c3 Rad8 20. Bc2 Qf6 21. Re1 g6
22. h3 Rd6 23. Bb3 Bxb3 24. axb3 Rfd8 25. Re8+ Rxe8 26. Qxe8+
Kg7 27. Qe2 a5 28. Rd1 Qe6 29. Qc2 Qf5 30. Qe2 Qe6 31. Qc2 b5
32. Rxd6 Qxd6 33. c4 b4 34. Qe2 Qd4 35. g3 c5 36. h4 h5
37. Kg2 Qf6 38. Kg1 Qd6 39. Qe3 Kg8 40. Kg2 Kg7 41. Kg1 Kg8
42. Kg2 Kg7 43. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.30"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "2.32"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 c6 10. Nd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Be7
12. Qf4 O-O 13. a4 Be6 14. c3 f6 15. Be3 Qc7 16. exf6 Qxf4
17. Bxf4 Bxf6 18. Be3 Kf7 19. Bc2 g6 20. axb5 axb5 21. f3 Rfe8
22. Kf2 Red8 23. Rfd1 b4 24. Bd4 bxc3 25. bxc3 Bxd4+ 26. cxd4
Ke7 27. Ke3 Kd6 28. h4 Rdb8 29. g4 c5 30. Rdb1 cxd4+ 31. Kxd4
Rxb1 32. Rxb1 Bd7 33. h5 gxh5 34. gxh5 Rf8 35. Bxh7 Rxf3
36. Rh1 Rh3 37. Rxh3 Bxh3 38. h6 Ke6 39. Be4 Kf6 40. Bxd5 Kg6
41. h7 Kxh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.30"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "2.33"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6
7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 e5 9. c3 Be6 10. Qe2 a5 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. Nc4
Bg4 13. Ne3 Bc5 14. Nd5 Ne8 15. Be3 Bd6 16. Qc4 Kh8 17. Rd2 f6
18. Nh4 Ne7 19. Nxe7 Bxe7 20. Qf1 Nd6 21. h3 Be6 22. b3 a4
23. Rb1 axb3 24. axb3 g5 25. Nf3 Nxe4 26. Rc2 Nd6 27. Rcc1 Nf5
28. Bd2 Rd8 29. Re1 Bc5 30. Kh2 Ra2 31. Re2 Ra6 32. Nxg5 fxg5
33. Bxg5 Be7 34. Bxe7 Nxe7 35. Rxe5 Ng6 36. Rb5 Rb6 37. Rh5
Bg8 38. c4 Qe6 39. Re1 Qf6 40. Re3 Rbd6 41. Be4 Re6 42. Qe2
Red6 43. Rf5 Qg7 44. Qf3 c6 45. h4 Ne5 46. Rxe5 Qxe5 47. Bxh7
Qf6 48. Bf5 Bf7 49. Re4 Rd4 50. Re3 Rf8 51. h5 Bxc4 52. g4 Be6
53. Qg3 Bxf5 54. gxf5 Qh4+ 0-1

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.01"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "3.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3
d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7
12. Nf3 Rd8 13. e3 Bxf1 14. Rxf1 c5 15. dxc5 Rxd1+ 16. Kxd1 g5
17. Bg3 Qxc5 18. Kd2 Nbd7 19. Rc1 Qd5+ 20. Ke2 Nc5 21. Qc4 Rd8
22. Qxd5 Nxd5 23. Nd4 a5 24. Rc4 Rd7 25. f3 a4 26. Nb5 f6
27. e4 Ne7 28. Bc7 Ng6 29. g3 Ne5 30. Bxe5 fxe5 31. Nc3 Nb3
32. Nxa4 b5 33. Rc8+ Kf7 34. Nc5 Rd2+ 35. Ke3 Rxb2 36. Rc7+
Ke8 37. Nxe6 Rxh2 38. Rb7 Nc1 39. f4 gxf4+ 40. gxf4 Rh3+
41. Kd2 Nb3+ 42. Kc2 Na5 43. Rxb5 Nc4 44. Rb4 Ne3+ 45. Kd2
exf4 46. a4 Ng2 47. e5 f3 48. Ng7+ Kf8 49. Nf5 f2 50. e6 Rd3+
51. Ke2 f1=Q+ 52. Kxf1 Rf3+ 53. Kxg2 Rxf5 54. Rb5 Rf4 55. Ra5
Ke7 56. Ra6 h5 57. a5 Ra4 58. Kh3 h4 59. Ra8 Kxe6 60. a6 Kd7
61. a7 Kc7 62. Rh8 Rxa7 63. Rh7+ Kb8 64. Rxa7 Kxa7 65. Kxh4
1/2-1/2

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.01"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "3.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2847"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. h3 a6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Re1 Bb6 11. Nf1 Nd7
12. Ng3 Nf8 13. d4 Ng6 14. Be3 a5 15. Qc2 a4 16. Rad1 Be6
17. c4 f6 18. b4 axb3 19. axb3 Ba5 20. Rf1 Bb4 21. Ra1 Qd7
22. Rfd1 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 d5 24. cxd5 cxd5 25. dxe5 Nxe5 26. Nxe5
fxe5 27. exd5 Bxd5 28. Ra7 Rc8 29. Bb6 cxb6 30. Rxd7 Rxc2
31. Rxd5 Bc5 32. Ne4 Bd4 33. Kf1 Rb2 34. f4 Rb1+ 35. Ke2 Rb2+
36. Kf1 Rb1+ 37. Ke2 Rb2+ 38. Kf1 Rb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.01"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "3.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "180"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a4 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. a5 Nf6 11. b4 Bd6
12. Nbd2 a6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. dxe4 Kh8 15. Qd3 Qe7 16. Re1 Nd8
17. g3 Ne6 18. Nh4 Rad8 19. Nf5 Qf6 20. g4 Bg6 21. Qf3 h6
22. Kg2 Nf4+ 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Nxd6 cxd6 25. Bd5 Rd7 26. Rad1
Re8 27. Bxb7 Rxb7 28. e5 Qe7 29. exd6 Qd7 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8
31. Rd4 Rd7 32. Qxf4 Qb8 33. Kg3 f6 34. h4 Kg8 35. Kg2 Bf7
36. Kg3 Be6 37. g5 hxg5 38. hxg5 fxg5 39. Qe5 Bf7 40. f3 Kf8
41. Kf2 Kg8 42. Kg3 Kf8 43. Qxg5 Rxd6 44. Qc5 Ke7 45. Qe5+ Kd7
46. Kf2 Qf8 47. Qf5+ Kc6 48. Qc5+ Kd7 49. Qf5+ Kc6 50. Rxd6+
Qxd6 51. Qxf7 Qd2+ 52. Kg3 Qxc3 53. Qe8+ Kc7 54. Qe4 Kd6
55. Kg4 Qa1 56. Qd3+ Ke7 57. Qe3+ Kf7 58. Qc5 Kg8 59. Kf4 Qd1
60. Ke5 Kh7 61. Qd5 Qa4 62. Qe4+ Kh8 63. Kd6 Qb5 64. Kc7 Kg8
65. Qe6+ Kh7 66. Qd6 Qe2 67. f4 Qb5 68. Qc5 Qf1 69. Qh5+ Kg8
70. Qd5+ Kh7 71. Qe4+ Kh8 72. Kb6 Qb5+ 73. Ka7 Qf1 74. Qe8+
Kh7 75. Qh5+ Kg8 76. Qd5+ Kh7 77. f5 Qb1 78. Qd6 Qxf5 79. Kxa6
g5 80. b5 Qf1 81. Kb6 Qf2+ 82. Qc5 Qf6+ 83. Ka7 Qf7+ 84. Ka6
g4 85. b6 g3 86. b7 Qf1+ 87. Ka7 Qf2 88. Qb6 Qf7 89. Qb1+ Kh6
90. Qe4 Qg7 1-0

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.01"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "3.14"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2847"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6
7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Re8 11. Qe2 Qe7
12. Bd2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. g3 b5 16. Bb3 a5
17. Bc2 Qe6 18. Kg2 a4 19. a3 Ne5 20. Bb1 Qe7 21. Be1 Rad8
22. Ba2 Ned7 23. Qc2 Be5 24. Rac1 Nc5 25. Ne2 Rxd1 26. Rxd1
Qa7 27. Rc1 Ne6 28. f3 Nd5 29. Qxc6 Nxe3+ 30. Kh1 Qb8 31. Bf2
Bxb2 32. Bxe3 Bxc1 33. Bxc1 Rc8 34. Qe4 Qd6 35. Be3 Qd1+
36. Ng1 Qc2 37. Qd5 Rd8 0-1

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.02"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "3.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2847"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6
7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5 Be6 9. e3 O-O 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. Nd4 Bxc5
12. Bd3 Bxd4 13. exd4 Qb6 14. Qd2 Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. d5 Bf5
17. O-O Qg6 18. d6 Ne5 19. Bg3 Rfe8 20. Nb5 Rad8 21. Qc3 Nc6
22. Nc7 Rf8 23. Rad1 h5 24. Qc5 Rd7 25. b4 a6 26. a4 e3
27. fxe3 Be4 28. Rd2 Kh7 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 Nd8 31. Nd5 Ne6
32. Qc4 h4 33. Ne7 Qg4 34. Be5 Ng5 35. Bf4 Nh3+ 36. Kh1 f5
37. Qe6 Nxf4 38. Rxf4 Ra8 39. Kg1 Ra1+ 40. Rf1 Rxf1+ 41. Kxf1
Rd8 42. h3 Qg5 43. d7 Qxe3 44. Qg6+ Kh8 45. Qh5+ Qh6 46. Qe8+
Kh7 47. Qxd8 Bxg2+ 48. Ke2 Bf1+ 49. Kd1 1-0

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.02"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "3.22"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. b4 Be7 11. b5 Na5
12. Rxe5 Nf6 13. Nbd2 Bd6 14. Re1 Re8 15. Bb3 Qd7 16. Rxe8+
Rxe8 17. Bc2 Nd5 18. Ne4 Nxc3 19. Nxc3 Bxf3 20. Qd2 Qe6
21. Qe3 Qd7 22. Qd2 Qe6 23. Qe3 Qd7 24. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.02"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "3.23"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2847"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bd6
7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nge2 Bxe2
12. Nxe2 O-O 13. Rc1 Nd8 14. Qa3 Qd7 15. O-O g6 16. Nf4 Re8
17. Bc2 c6 18. Nd3 Ne6 19. f4 Ng7 20. f5 g5 21. Ne5 Qc7 22. h4
g4 23. Qc3 Ngh5 24. Qe1 Rxe5 25. dxe5 Qxe5 26. Qc3 Qg3 27. Qe1
Qd6 28. Qf2 Re8 29. Rcd1 Qe5 30. Rd4 c5 31. Rd2 Ng3 32. Rfd1
Kf8 33. Rd3 Nfe4 34. Qe1 Qf6 35. Rxd5 Qxh4 36. Bxe4 Qh1+
37. Kf2 Nxe4+ 38. Ke2 Qxg2+ 39. Kd3 0-1

[Event "New In Chess Classic"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.02"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[Round "3.24"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5 Bg7 6. Nf3 Nh6
7. Bb5+ Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 f6 10. exf6 exf6 11. Nc3 g5
12. Re1 Qd6 13. Ba4 Kh8 14. Bb3 Ne7 15. Qe2 Nhg8 16. Qb5 Rd8
17. Bd2 b6 18. Ne2 a5 19. Bc2 Ba6 20. Qb3 Rdc8 21. Rac1 Rc6
22. Bb1 Rac8 23. Rxc6 Rxc6 24. Nc3 Bc8 25. Bd3 Qd8 26. Qc2 h6
27. Qd1 Be6 28. Qe2 Bf7 29. Nb5 Ng6 30. Qd1 N8e7 31. Qb1 Qd7
32. b4 axb4 33. Bxb4 h5 34. Nc3 Rc7 35. Ne2 h4 36. Bxe7 Nxe7
37. Qxb6 Bh5 38. Nh2 f5 39. Bb5 Qc8 40. Qd6 Ng8 41. Nf3 Bxf3
42. gxf3 Nf6 43. a4 Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.23"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5
Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re2 c6
12. Ne3 Bc7 13. Nf5 d5 14. Ne7+ Kh8 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. g3 Qd7
17. d3 Nd6 18. Be3 Rce8 19. Qd2 Bb6 20. Bf4 Rxe2 21. Qxe2 Re8
22. Qf3 Qf5 23. Bg2 Re6 24. h4 Ne8 25. Kh2 Qf6 26. c3 Bc7
27. Bg5 Qxf3 28. Bxf3 h6 29. Bd2 Nf6 30. h5 Kg8 31. Kg2 a5
32. c4 dxc4 33. dxc4 Ne4 34. Be1 Kf8 35. Rd1 Ke7 36. Bg4 Rd6
37. Rxd6 Bxd6 38. Bxa5 Be5 39. Bf3 f5 40. Bxe4 fxe4 41. b3 Kf6
42. Bd2 g6 43. hxg6 Kxg6 44. a4 h5 45. b4 Kf5 46. Kh3 Bf6 1-0

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.23"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Ba4
exd4 7. c3 b5 8. Bc2 Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. a3 Bb7 11. cxd4 Bf6
12. Nc3 Re8 13. Rxe8+ Qxe8 14. Nd5 Bd8 15. Qd3 f5 16. Bf4 Ne7
17. Nc3 a6 18. Re1 Qg6 19. d5 Nc4 20. Nd4 Qf7 21. Nxf5 Nxf5
22. Qxf5 Qxf5 23. Bxf5 Nb6 24. Re8+ Kf7 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Bxc7
Re8 27. Ne4 Nc4 28. f3 Bxd5 29. Ng5+ Kf6 30. Bxd7 Re1+ 31. Kf2
Rb1 32. Bd8+ Ke5 33. b4 Kd6 34. Bc8 Rb2+ 35. Kg3 Ne3 36. Bxa6
h6 37. Ne4+ Bxe4 38. fxe4 Kc6 39. e5 Rd2 40. Ba5 Ra2 41. e6
Nd5 42. Bc8 Rxa3+ 43. Kg4 Kd6 44. Ba6 Ra2 45. g3 Rxh2 46. Bxb5
Kxe6 47. Bc4 Ke5 48. Bxd5 Kxd5 49. Kf5 Rh5+ 50. Kf4 Ke6
51. Bb6 Rf5+ 52. Ke4 h5 53. Bd8 Rb5 54. Ba5 Rg5 55. Kf3 Rf5+
56. Kg2 Rb5 57. Kh3 Kf5 58. Kh4 g6 59. g4+ hxg4 60. Kg3 Rd5
61. Bb6 Rd3+ 62. Kg2 Rb3 63. Bc5 g3 64. Kh3 Kf4 65. Bd6+ Kf3
66. Bxg3 Rxb4 67. Bd6 Rd4 68. Ba3 g5 69. Kh2 g4 0-1

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.23"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf5
12. Be2 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qd4 Qd6 15. Rd1 Rfd8 16. Qd2 Qf6
17. Qd4 Qd6 18. Qd2 Qf6 19. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.23"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+
Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.23"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Maxime Vachier-Lagrave"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+
Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.24"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alan Pichot"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. O-O Bg7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. Ba4 Ne5 10. Qe2 Bd7 11. Bxd7 Qxd7
12. Rd1 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. Bb2 Rab8 15. h3 Nc6 16. Nf3 Qe8
17. Nd5 Nd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qb2+ Kg8 20. Rac1 Nde5 21. Ne1
Qf8 22. Qe2 Nd7 23. Qe3 Qg7 24. Rc2 Kf8 25. f4 a5 26. Nf3 Rd8
27. Nc3 Nc5 28. Rcd2 b6 29. Nd5 b5 30. cxb5 Rxb5 31. Nc3 Rbb8
32. e5 Nb7 33. Na4 dxe5 34. Nxe5 Nxe5 35. fxe5 Kg8 36. Nb6
Rxd2 37. Rxd2 Nd8 38. Nc4 Nc6 39. Qc5 Rc8 40. Rd7 Qh6 41. Nb6
Rd8 42. Qxc6 Qe3+ 43. Kh1 Qe1+ 44. Kh2 Qxe5+ 45. g3 Rf8
46. Nc4 Qe1 47. Qf3 a4 48. Qe3 Qb1 49. Rd2 axb3 50. Qxb3 Qe1
51. Qd1 Qe6 52. Qe2 Qa6 53. Ne5 Qb7 54. Nd7 1-0

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.24"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "7.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Bc5 6. Be3
Bb6 7. Nf5 Bxe3 8. Nxe3 Nge7 9. c4 d6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Be2 f5
12. exf5 Nxf5 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 14. O-O Be6 15. Qd2 Qf6 16. Rad1
Qf4 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Ne5 19. Qxf4 Rxf4 20. Rc1 Re4
21. Rc2 Re8 22. f3 Rb4 23. b3 Nd7 24. Bc4 Ne5 25. a3 Rb6
26. b4 Nxc4 27. Rxc4 Ra6 28. Rc3 Re2 29. Rf2 Re1+ 30. Rf1 Re2
31. Rf2 Re1+ 32. Rf1 Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.24"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5
exd5 7. Bf4 c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. e3 Bf5 10. Bd3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3
Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Qxc5 13. Rb1 b6 14. Be5 Nbd7 15. Bd4 Qa3 16. Qc2
Rfc8 17. O-O Ne4 18. Rfc1 Ndc5 19. Nd2 Nd6 20. Rd1 Qa4 21. Nb3
Ne6 22. Qe2 Nb5 23. Be5 f6 24. Na1 Nxc3 25. Bxc3 Rxc3 26. Rxd5
Qe4 27. Rdd1 Rac8 28. Rb2 Qc4 29. Kf1 Rc1 30. Rd2 Rxd1+
31. Rxd1 Kf8 32. Nb3 Qxe2+ 33. Kxe2 Rc2+ 34. Rd2 Rxd2+
35. Kxd2 Ke7 36. e4 Kd6 37. Ke3 g5 38. f3 Ke5 39. g3 h5 40. h4
gxh4 41. f4+ Kd6 42. gxh4 a6 43. Nd2 b5 44. Nf1 a5 45. Ng3 Ng7
46. Kd4 Ne6+ 47. Ke3 Ng7 48. Kd4 Ne6+ 49. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.24"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "9.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Grischuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 h6 11. b3 b6
12. Bb2 Kc8 13. Rad1 a5 14. Rd3 Be7 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. g4 Nh4
17. Nxh4 Bxh4 18. f4 g6 19. a4 Kb7 20. Ne2 c5 21. c4 h5 22. g5
Bf5 23. Re3 Rhd8 24. Rd5 Be1 25. Bc3 Bxc3 26. Nxc3 c6 27. Rxd8
Rxd8 28. Ne4 Rd1+ 29. Kg2 Kc7 30. Nd6 Be6 31. h4 Rd2+ 32. Kg3
Rd1 33. Kg2 Rd2+ 34. Kg3 Rd1 35. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.24"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O
7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qb3 Be6 10. Qd1 c5 11. Nc3 Nc6
12. dxc5 b4 13. Nb5 Bd5 14. Nbd4 Qa5 15. a3 Qxc5 16. Nxc6 Bxc6
17. Bd2 bxa3 18. Rxa3 Rad8 19. Qc1 Qxc1 20. Bxc1 Rd7 21. Ne5
Bxg2 22. Nxd7 Bxf1 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Kxf1 Rc8 25. Be3 Bxb2
26. Rxa7 Bf6 27. Rb7 h5 28. Bf4 Ra8 29. Rb8+ Rxb8 30. Bxb8 Kg7
31. h3 Kg8 32. f3 e6 33. g4 hxg4 34. hxg4 Be7 35. e4 f5
36. gxf5 gxf5 37. exf5 exf5 38. Ke2 Kf7 39. Bf4 Ke6 40. Bd2
Kd5 41. Bc1 Bd6 42. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "11.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Ne4 Be7 9. O-O Nb6 10. Bb3 Bf5 11. a4 a5
12. Be3 Kh8 13. Re1 Bg6 14. Ng3 Nd7 15. d4 f5 16. d5 Ncb8
17. Bc1 f4 18. Ne4 Na6 19. Bc2 Re8 20. b3 Bf6 21. Ba3 Nb6
22. d6 c6 23. Qe2 Nd7 24. Rad1 Bh5 25. b4 axb4 26. cxb4 Qb6
27. b5 cxb5 28. axb5 Nab8 29. Bb4 Nf8 30. Nc3 Qd8 31. Nd5 Ra2
32. Qc4 Rxc2 33. Qxc2 Bxf3 34. gxf3 Qd7 35. Nc7 Rd8 36. Qc4
Qh3 37. Rd3 Nbd7 38. Qf7 Bh4 39. Re2 Nf6 40. Bc3 Qf5 41. Rd1
Qh3 42. Rd3 Qf5 43. Red2 e4 44. Bxf6 Bxf6 45. Rd5 Qc8 46. b6
e3 47. d7 Nxd7 48. Rd1 e2 49. Re1 Ne5 50. Rxe5 Bxe5 51. Kg2
Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "12.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Be7
7. e3 O-O 8. c5 Rb8 9. Bb5 Ne4 10. Qa4 Nxd2 11. Kxd2 f6
12. Rhc1 Qd7 13. b3 Rfc8 14. h3 g5 15. Bh2 a6 16. Bxc6 Qxc6
17. Qxc6 bxc6 18. g4 Bg6 19. h4 h6 20. Bg3 Kf7 21. Kc3 Ke8
22. Nd2 Kd7 23. Rh1 Rh8 24. Rh2 Rh7 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Rxh7
Bxh7 27. Rh1 Bg6 28. f3 Rg8 29. e4 dxe4 30. Nxe4 Kc8 31. Rh6
Kb7 32. Nd2 Kc8 33. Nc4 Bf8 34. Rh2 Bg7 35. f4 gxf4 36. Bxf4
Rh8 37. Rxh8+ Bxh8 38. g5 Bg7 39. gxf6 Bxf6 40. Nd2 Bf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "13.8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7
7. g3 O-O 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Bd2 d6 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. O-O Nb6
12. Qc2 Qxa6 13. e4 Nc4 14. b3 Nxd2 15. Nxd2 Ng4 16. a4 Qa5
17. Rac1 Ba6 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. axb5 Qxb5 20. h3 Ne5 21. Rfd1
Ra3 22. Bf1 Qb4 23. Qc3 Qb7 24. Qe3 Ra2 25. Be2 Rb8 26. Kf1
Nd7 27. Nf3 Qb4 28. Bc4 Rba8 29. Qd3 Rb2 30. Rc2 Raa2 31. Rxb2
Rxb2 32. Re1 Ra2 33. Bb5 Ne5 34. Nxe5 Bxe5 35. Re2 Ra1+
36. Kg2 Qa3 37. Qc2 Rc1 38. Qa2 Qb4 39. Bc4 Qc3 40. Re3 Qd4
41. Bf1 Kg7 42. Qe2 Qa1 43. Qa6 Qb2 44. Qe2 Rc2 45. Qf3 Qa1
46. Bd3 Rc1 47. Re2 Rh1 48. Qe3 Qf1+ 49. Kf3 Qxh3 50. Qg5 Rd1
51. Re3 0-1

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "14.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a4 Nb6 9. Bb3 a5 10. Re1 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5
12. Qe2 Bg6 13. Bc2 Qd7 14. Nh4 Rad8 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Nd2 Nd5
17. Ne4 Be7 18. Bb3 Qf5 19. Bc4 Nb6 20. Bb5 Na7 21. Be3 Nxb5
22. axb5 Qd7 23. Bc5 a4 24. d4 exd4 25. Bxd4 Nd5 26. Red1 Rfe8
27. c4 Nf4 28. Qf3 Qf5 29. Ng3 Nxh3+ 30. Kf1 Qxf3 31. gxf3 Ng5
32. Be5 Rxd1+ 33. Rxd1 c6 34. Rd7 Nxf3 35. Bc3 cxb5 36. cxb5
b6 37. Ne4 a3 38. bxa3 Bxa3 39. Nd6 Bxd6 40. Rxd6 Re6 41. Rxe6
fxe6 42. Ke2 Ng5 43. Bd4 Ne4 44. Kf3 Nd6 45. Bxb6 Nxb5 46. Kg4
Kf7 47. f4 Nd6 48. Bd4 Nf5 49. Bb2 Kg8 50. Kg5 Kh7 51. Bc3 Nd6
52. Bb2 Nf7+ 53. Kg4 Kh6 54. Bc3 Nd6 55. Be5 Nc4 56. Bd4 Nd6
57. Be5 Nf5 58. Bc3 Ne3+ 59. Kf3 Nd5 60. Be5 Nf6 0-1

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.25"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "15.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2820"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5
Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qe4+
Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.26"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2847"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5
7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4
12. Nb3 dxc3 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Be4 Qd7 15. bxc3 Rd8 16. Qc2
Ne7 17. Bg5 h6 18. Rfd1 Qc8 19. Bxe7 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Kxe7
21. Nd4 Re8 22. Bf3 g6 23. Qd2 Bxd4 24. cxd4 Bg4 25. d5 Bxf3
26. d6+ Kd7 27. gxf3 Re6 28. Rc1 c5 29. Qe3 c4 30. Qa7+ Ke8
31. Rd1 Qd7 32. Qa8+ Qd8 33. Qxa6 Kf8 34. Qxb5 Qg5+ 35. Kf1
Rxe5 36. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.26"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 h6
7. c3 d6 8. Re1 a5 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. exd5
Ne7 13. Nc3 Nexd5 14. Qd2 c6 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Qxh6 Bf5
17. Re5 Bg6 18. Rg5 Nh7 19. Rg4 Re8 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Bd3 Nf8
22. Ne5 Re6 23. Bf5 Rd6 24. Nxg6 fxg6 25. Bxg6 Rxg6 26. Rxg6+
Nxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kh8 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Qg4+ Kh7 30. Re1 Rc8
31. Re6 1-0

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.26"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "1.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2847"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Bd7
7. Na4 Bb6 8. Nxb6 axb6 9. Re1 h6 10. c3 Ne7 11. Bc4 b5
12. Bb3 Ng6 13. d4 O-O 14. h3 Re8 15. Bc2 Bc6 16. Nd2 d5
17. dxe5 Nxe4 18. f4 Nh4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qxd8 Raxd8 21. Be3
Nf5 22. Kf2 g5 23. Rad1 Nxe3 24. Kxe3 gxf4+ 25. Kxf4 e3
26. Rd4 b4 27. g4 bxc3 28. bxc3 Rxd4+ 29. cxd4 Bd5 30. Bb3 Rd8
31. Kxe3 Bxb3 32. axb3 c6 33. h4 Rd5 34. b4 Rb5 35. Rb1 Kg7
36. Ke4 Kg6 37. h5+ Kg7 38. Kf5 Rd5 39. Ke4 Rb5 40. Rb2 Kf8
41. Kd3 Ke7 42. Kc4 f6 43. Re2 Rd5 44. exf6+ Kxf6 45. Re5 b5+
46. Kd3 Rd8 47. Rc5 Rd6 48. Ke4 Re6+ 49. Re5 Rd6 50. d5 cxd5+
51. Rxd5 Rb6 52. Kd4 Rb8 53. Rd6+ Kg5 54. Rg6+ Kh4 55. Kc5 Kg3
56. Rxh6 Kxg4 57. Rb6 Rc8+ 58. Kxb5 1-0

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.26"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "1.14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d5
7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a4 Be6 9. Ng5 Bf5 10. Qf3 Nde7 11. c3 h6
12. Ne4 Bd6 13. b4 a6 14. Nbd2 Kh8 15. Ba3 Bg6 16. Nxd6 cxd6
17. b5 Na5 18. Bb4 axb5 19. axb5 b6 20. Bd5 Rc8 21. c4 f5
22. Be6 Rb8 23. Bxa5 bxa5 24. d4 Rf6 25. d5 Bf7 26. Bxf7 Rxf7
27. Nb3 Ra8 28. c5 a4 29. c6 Qb6 30. Qd3 Rb8 31. Rxa4 Ng6
32. Rb4 Nf4 33. Rxf4 exf4 34. Nd4 f3 35. Rc1 Ra7 36. Ne6 Ra2
37. Qd4 1-0

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.27"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Re1 Ng4
7. Re2 Kh8 8. h3 f5 9. Bg5 Nf6 10. Nc3 d6 11. Nd5 fxe4
12. dxe4 Be6 13. Nxf6 gxf6 14. Bxe6 fxg5 15. c3 Qf6 16. Bg4
Ne7 17. Qd2 Rg8 18. b4 Bb6 19. a4 a5 20. Qa2 Qg6 21. Qe6 Qg7
22. bxa5 Bxa5 23. Rb1 Ra7 24. Qc4 Qg6 25. Rb5 c6 26. Nxe5 dxe5
27. Rxe5 Rd8 28. Re6 Qg7 29. g3 Raa8 30. Kg2 Ng6 31. e5 Bc7
32. Bf5 Nxe5 33. Qb4 Rf8 34. Re7 Rf7 35. Qxb7 Raf8 36. Rxf7
Qxf7 37. Be4 h5 38. Bxc6 Qc4 39. Bb5 Qxc3 40. Qe4 Qc5 41. Rc2
Qd6 42. Be2 h4 43. gxh4 Ng6 44. Kf1 Bb6 45. Bf3 Ne5 46. Rd2
Qc5 47. Rc2 Nxf3 48. Rxc5 Nd2+ 49. Ke2 Nxe4 50. Rc6 Bxf2
51. hxg5 Nxg5 52. a5 Ne4 53. Kd3 Nc5+ 54. Kc4 Nb7 55. Rh6+ Kg7
56. Rh5 Ra8 57. Rf5 Nd6+ 0-1

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.27"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "1.22"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2847"]
[PlyCount "97"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O a6 6. c4 e6
7. Nc3 Be7 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Bb3 b6
12. Be3 Bb7 13. f3 Rac8 14. Rac1 Rfe8 15. Rfd1 Qb8 16. Ba4 Rc7
17. b4 Rec8 18. Bb3 b5 19. Ncxb5 axb5 20. Nxb5 h5 21. a4 h4
22. a5 h3 23. Ra1 hxg2 24. Nxc7 Qxc7 25. b5 Ba8 26. Rdb1 d5
27. b6 Qe5 28. f4 Qc3 29. Qe1 Qd3 30. Ba4 Nc5 31. a6 Nxa6
32. b7 Bxb7 33. Rxb7 Bc5 34. Rb3 Qxc4 35. Bxc5 Nxc5 36. Rb4
Qf1+ 37. Qxf1 gxf1=Q+ 38. Kxf1 Nd3 39. Rd4 dxe4 40. f5 exf5
41. Bd7 Nxd7 42. Rxd7 Rc2 43. Ra8+ Kh7 44. Re8 Kg6 45. Ree7
Kg5 46. Rxf7 g6 47. Rd6 Rxh2 48. Rg7 Nf4 49. Re7 0-1

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.27"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "1.23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c3 Be7 5. e3 c5 6. Bxf6
Bxf6 7. g3 b6 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. d4 Ba6 10. Ne2 O-O 11. O-O Re8
12. Re1 Rc8 13. a3 Bxe2 14. Rxe2 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. exd4
Rxe2 17. Qxe2 Bxd4 18. Ra2 Rc1+ 19. Bf1 Rxb1 20. Qd3 Rb2
21. Rxb2 Bxb2 22. Qd6 g6 23. a4 Qe8 24. Qd2 Ba3 25. Bb5 Bc5
26. Bxd7 Qe4 27. Bb5 h5 28. Qe2 Qf5 29. Kg2 h4 30. gxh4 Qf4
31. h5 gxh5 32. Qf3 Qxf3+ 33. Kxf3 a5 34. Kg2 h4 35. h3 f6
36. f3 Kg7 37. Bc6 Kg6 38. Bb5 f5 39. Bc6 f4 40. Bb5 Kf6
41. Bc6 Ke5 42. Bb5 Kd4 43. Bc6 Ke3 44. Bb5 Bb4 45. Bc6 Bc5
46. Bb5 Bb4 47. Bc6 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.27"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "1.24"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2847"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Be3
Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 Bxe3 8. Qxe3 c6 9. Bc4 O-O 10. Bb3 d6 11. Nd2
Qe7 12. f4 Be6 13. Rae1 exf4 14. Rxf4 Bxb3 15. Nxb3 Rae8
16. Qf2 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. d4 Qe6 19. Nc1 f6 20. Nd3 fxe5
21. Nxe5 Rxf4 22. Qxf4 Nxe5 23. Rxe5 Qg6 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8
25. Kf2 h6 26. c3 Qg6 27. Qb8+ Kh7 28. Qe5 Qc2+ 29. Qe2 Qf5+
30. Qf3 Qb1 31. Kg3 Qxb2 32. Qf5+ Kg8 33. Qc8+ Kh7 34. Qf5+
Kg8 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.27"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "1.31"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O Nb6 9. a4 a5 10. e4 c5 11. Nb5 Ne8 12. dxc5
Nd7 13. Bxc4 Bxc5 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. e5 h6 16. Rad1 Nb6 17. Ba2
Nd5 18. Bb1 f5 19. exf6 Nexf6 20. Be5 Bd7 21. Bxf6 gxf6
22. Rfe1 Qg7 23. Qxc5 1-0

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.27"]
[EventDate "2021.05.23"]
[Round "1.32"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2847"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6
7. Re1 a6 8. Ba4 Ba7 9. h3 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. Nf1 d5 12. Qe2
c6 13. Bd2 Re8 14. Rad1 h6 15. Ng3 Be6 16. Qf1 b5 17. Bb3 Qc7
18. exd5 cxd5 19. d4 e4 20. Nh2 Bb8 21. Qe2 Nf4 22. Bxf4 Qxf4
23. Nhf1 Qg5 24. Kh1 Bd6 25. Qd2 Bf4 26. Qc2 Rac8 27. Ne2 Bb8
28. Qd2 Qh4 29. Kg1 Nh5 30. a4 f5 31. axb5 axb5 32. Ra1 f4
33. Ra6 Rcd8 34. f3 e3 35. Qd1 Bxh3 36. Rg6 Bf5 37. Bc2 Bxc2
0-1

[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.07.31"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Nbd7
8. d4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Be7 11. Rd1 O-O 12. c3 Bg5 13. f4 Bh6 14.
g3 g6 15. Be3 Re8 16. Bf3 Qa5 17. Bf2 Rad8 18. Re1 Bg7 19. Qc2 Qc7 20. Re2
h5 21. Kg2 Nf6 22. Rae1 h4 23. g4 Qxf4 24. Bxh4 Qh6 25. Bg3 Nd5 26. Bxd5
Rxd5 27. Rf1 g5 28. Ref2 Rf8 29. a4 e5 30. dxe5 Rfd8 31. Qf5 R8d7 32. Re1
b5 33. a5 c5 34. a6 c4 35. Rfe2 Qc6 36. Kh2 Bh6 37. Qf3 Qe6 38. Bf2 Bf8 39.
Qf5 Qxf5 40. gxf5 Bc5 41. e6 Bd6+ 42. Kg2 fxe6 43. fxe6 Re7 44. Bd4 Bf4 45.
Bxa7 Kf8 46. Bd4 Bb8 47. Rf1+ 1-0


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.07.31"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "David Anton Guijarro"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Nbd7 8.
Rc1 c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. Be2 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. a3 a6 14. dxc5
Nxc5 15. b4 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Ne5 Bd5 18. Qd3 f6 19. Nc4 b5 20. Na5 Rc8
21. e4 Ba8 22. Qe3 Qd6 23. Nb3 f5 24. Nc5 Bxe4 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. Qxe4 Qd5
27. Qg4 Nf5 28. Bf3 Qb3 29. Rce1 Rf6 30. Qe4 Qxa3 31. Ra1 Qc3 32. Rxa6 Nd4
33. Bg4 Rcf8 34. Ra8 Qxb4 35. Rxf8+ Rxf8 36. Bxe6+ Kh8 37. Ba2 Rf4 38. Qd3
Qc3 39. Qg6 Qc6 40. Qd3 Qc3 41. Qg6 Qc6 42. Qd3 Qc3 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.07.31"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Abhimanyu Mishra"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. h4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. h5 c5
8. e4 Nc6 9. h6 Bf6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. e5 Bh8 13. O-O Bg4 14.
Re1 Qd5 15. Ba3 f6 16. e6 f5 17. d4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Bf6 19. Qb3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3
Qxf3 21. gxf3 Rfd8 22. Rac1 Rac8 23. Rc4 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Bxd4 25. Bxe7 Re8
26. Bg5 c5 27. Kf1 c4 28. Rd1 Bc5 29. Rd7 Rxe6 30. Rg7+ Kh8 31. Rc7 Bf8 32.
Rxa7 Kg8 33. Bd2 g5 34. a4 Bxh6 35. Bc3 g4 36. fxg4 fxg4 37. a5 Bf8 38. a6
Bc5 39. Rc7 Bxf2 40. Kxf2 Rxa6 41. Kg3 Rg6 42. Bd2 h5 43. Bf4 Ra6 44. Kh4
Kf8 45. Bg5 Re6 46. Rxc4 Ke8 47. Rd4 Kf7 48. Kxh5 g3 49. Rd7+ Ke8 50. Rd2
Kf7 51. Bf4 Re4 52. Kg5 Ke6 53. Rd6+ Ke7 54. Bxg3 Re6 55. Rd2 Rc6 56. Kf5
Rf6+ 57. Ke4 Re6+ 58. Be5 Rh6 59. Ra2 Rh1 60. Kd5 Rd1+ 61. Bd4 Kf7 62. Rg2
Ke7 63. Rg7+ Kd8 64. Ke4 Kc8 65. Rh7 Kd8 66. Be5 Rc1 67. Kd5 Kc8 68. Bd6
Kd8 69. Bc5 Re1 70. Kd6 Ke8 71. Bd4 Ra1 72. Bxa1 1-0


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.07.31"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Humpy Koneru"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. d4 d5 5. e3 Bf5 6. c4 c6 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8.
Qxd3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O e6 11. b4 a5 12. a3 b6 13. Rfc1 Qe7 14. cxd5
cxd5 15. b5 Rac8 16. a4 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Ra8 18. Ba3 Qd8 19. Rc6 Bf8 20. Bxf8
Kxf8 21. Qc2 Kg7 22. h3 Qe7 23. g3 Qd8 24. Kg2 Rb8 25. Qc3 Ra8 26. Ne1 Ng8
27. Qa3 Ne7 28. Rc3 Rc8 29. Rxc8 Nxc8 30. Nd3 Qc7 31. Nf3 Nd6 32. Nde5 Nxe5
33. Nxe5 Ne4 34. Nc6 Qd6 35. Qb2 h5 36. Qc1 Qc7 37. Qe1 Nd6 38. Qe2 Ne4 39.
Qb2 Qd6 40. Qc1 Qc7 41. Qe1 Nd6 42. g4 hxg4 43. hxg4 Nc4 44. g5 Qc8 45. e4
Qh8 46. exd5 Qh4 47. dxe6 Qg4+ 48. Kf1 Qh3+ 49. Kg1 Qg4+ 50. Kf1 Qh3+ 51.
Kg1 Qg4+ 52. Kf1 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.07.31"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. e4 Rfc8 14.
e5 Nfd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Rad1 Bc5 18. Be3 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 a6
20. Bc3 Be6 21. h3 h5 22. Rd4 Rc5 23. g4 hxg4 24. hxg4 Rc4 25. f3 Rxd4 26.
Bxd4 Rc8 27. Bc3 d4 28. Bxd4 Rc2 29. Rf2 Rxf2 30. Kxf2 Kf8 31. Kg3 g6 32.
Kh4 Bd5 33. f4 Ke8 34. Kg5 Bf3 35. f5 gxf5 36. gxf5 Be4 37. Kf6 Bc2 38. e6
fxe6 39. Kxe6 Bb3+ 40. Kd6 Bd1 41. f6 Kf7 42. Kc7 Bf3 43. a4 Bc6 44. a5 Bb5
45. Kxb7 Bf1 46. Kb6 Bb5 47. b4 Bf1 48. Be5 Bb5 49. Bd4 Bf1 50. Bc3 Bb5 51.
Bb2 Bf1 52. Ba1 Bb5 53. Bb2 Ke6 54. Bc3 Kf7 55. Bd4 Ke6 56. Be5 Kf7 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.01"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "156"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 d5 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8.
Nbd2 Nd7 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 Ndxe5 11. Be2 Nxf3+ 12. Nxf3 d4 13. exd4 cxd4
14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Qxd4 16. Qxd4 Bxd4 17. Bf3 Bxb2 18. Rab1 Bd4 19.
Bxb7 Bxb7 20. Rxb7 Rac8 21. Bh6 Rfd8 22. Be3 a6 23. Rb3 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Rc2
25. Ra3 Rd6 26. h4 h5 27. g3 Kf8 28. Kg2 Rf6 29. Kg1 Ke7 30. Kg2 Kd7 31.
Kg1 Kc7 32. Kg2 Rb2 33. Kh3 Kb6 34. f3 Rd6 35. g4 Rdd2 36. Rc1 Rxa2 37.
Rb3+ Ka5 38. Rc5+ Ka4 39. Rb6 hxg4+ 40. Kxg4 Rd4+ 41. Kg3 Rd7 42. Rxa6+ Kb4
43. Rac6 Ra6 44. Rc4+ Kb5 45. R4c5+ Kb4 46. Rc8 Ra8 47. Rc4+ Kb5 48. R8c5+
Kb6 49. Rc6+ Kb7 50. Rf6 Ra6 51. Rb4+ Ka7 52. Rxa6+ Kxa6 53. Kg4 Ka5 54.
Rb8 Rd4+ 55. f4 Rd1 56. Rh8 Rg1+ 57. Kf3 Kb6 58. Rf8 f5 59. h5 gxh5 60.
Rxf5 Kc6 61. Rxh5 Kd7 62. Re5 Kd6 63. Re8 Kd7 64. Re4 Rg7 65. Re2 Re7 66.
Ra2 Ke6 67. Ra6+ Kf5 68. Ra5+ Kf6 69. Kg4 Rg7+ 70. Rg5 Rxg5+ 71. fxg5+ Kg6
72. Kf4 Kg7 73. Kf5 Kf7 74. g6+ Kg7 75. Kg5 Kg8 76. Kh6 Kh8 77. g7+ Kg8 78.
Kg6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.01"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Baskaran Adhiban"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. Bg3 d6 8.
a4 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. O-O Bf8 11. c3 Be6 12. Nbd2 Qd7 13. Re1 Rad8 14. b4
Bxc4 15. Nxc4 Qe6 16. b5 Ne7 17. Ne3 Ng6 18. Nh4 Nd7 19. Nhf5 c6 20. Qf3
Nc5 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. d4 exd4 23. Nxd4 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Rxe4 25. Nxc6 Rde8 26.
Nxa7 f5 27. Nc2 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Ra8 29. Nb5 f4 30. Bh2 Rxa4 31. Ncd4 Nd3 32.
Rf1 Nge5 33. g3 g5 34. gxf4 gxf4 35. Ne6 Kf7 36. Nxf8 Kxf8 37. Nxd6 Kg7 38.
Kg2 Ra2 39. c4 Rc2 40. Nf5+ Kg6 41. Nd4 Rxc4 42. Nf3 Kf5 43. Nxe5 Nxe5 44.
Ra1 h5 45. Rd1 h4 46. Kf1 Nf3 47. Kg2 Nd4 48. Rd3 Ke4 49. Rd1 Nf3 50. Ra1
Ng5 51. Re1+ Kf5 52. Bg1 Rc3 53. Ra1 Nxh3 54. f3 Ng5 55. Ra5+ Kg6 56. Ra6+
Kh5 57. Ra5 h3+ 58. Kh1 Rxf3 59. Bb6 Kg4 0-1


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.01"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jorden van Foreest"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qd3 Qc8 12. Ne2 c5 13. b3 cxd4 14.
exd4 Nc7 15. O-O Re8 16. f3 Ne6 17. Bd2 Qd7 18. Rfe1 Rac8 19. a4 g6 20. Nc3
h5 21. Re5 Kg7 22. Rae1 Qd6 23. Nb5 Qd7 24. h4 a6 25. Nc3 Qd6 26. Bg5 Nd7
27. R5e2 Nxg5 28. Rxe8 Nh3+ 29. Kf1 Qh2 30. gxh3 Qh1+ 31. Kf2 Qh2+ 32. Kf1
Qh1+ 33. Kf2 Qh2+ 34. Kf1 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.01"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1
Nf5 8. Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Re8 11. a4 Bd6 12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. a5 Nce7
14. Nbd2 c6 15. Nb3 f6 16. Bd2 Qf7 17. Ne1 g6 18. Nd3 Ng7 19. Bf4 Bxf4 20.
Nxf4 Nef5 21. Nc5 Nd6 22. Qb3 Bf5 23. Re1 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Ngxe8 25. Qb4 Qe7
26. b3 g5 27. Nfd3 Bg6 28. c4 dxc4 29. bxc4 Bf7 30. Nb2 Nf5 31. Qxb7 Qxb7
32. Nxb7 Nxd4 33. f3 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.02"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aryan Tari"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6
8. Ba4 O-O 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. O-O c5 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rc1 Qa5 14.
Qc2 Bxf3 15. gxf3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qh5 17. Kg2 Rad8 18. Rfd1 f5 19. Qxc6 f4
20. Qe6+ Kh8 21. Bd2 Rxd4 22. Be1 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Qh5 24. Qb3 Qh3 25. Kg1 Rxe4
26. Bc3 h5 27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. Rc5 Re2 29. Qd3 Rxa2 30. Re1 Qh4 31. Qd4+ Kh6
32. Rd5 Rc8 33. Rd7 e5 34. Rxe5 Rc1+ 35. Kg2 Rcc2 36. Rxh5+ Qxh5 37. Qh8+
Kg5 38. Rd5+ Kh4 39. Rxh5+ gxh5 40. Qf6+ 1-0


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.02"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Nb6 7. b3 Be6
8. Bb2 f6 9. Nc3 Qd7 10. Qc1 Bb4 11. Rd1 O-O-O 12. Ne4 Bd5 13. d3 h5 14. h4
Kb8 15. Qc2 Rhe8 16. Rac1 Qe7 17. Nc5 Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Ne4 f5 20. Ng5
Bxg2 21. Kxg2 f4 22. Ne4 Qd7 23. a3 Be7 24. Qd2 Rf8 25. Rh1 Qg4 26. Rcf1 c5
27. Bc1 Nd5 28. Qc2 Rf5 29. Bd2 Qxe2 0-1


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.02"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ju Wenjun"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "182"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. c4 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5+ 8.
Nbd2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qxc5 10. Rc1 Qd6 11. O-O Nc6 12. Qe2 a6 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14.
b4 Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Bd5 Nb6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nb3 e5 19. Na5 Bd7 20.
Nd2 Nd5 21. a3 Rfc8 22. Ndb3 Qb6 23. Qb2 Qb8 24. Rc5 f6 25. Rdc1 Qd6 26.
Qd2 Qe6 27. R5c2 Be8 28. Nc5 Qe7 29. Qe2 Qa7 30. g3 h5 31. Rd1 Qe7 32. Nxa6
e4 33. Nc5 h4 34. Qc4 f5 35. Na4 g5 36. Qd4+ Kh7 37. Nb6 Nxb6 38. Qxb6 Bh5
39. Rd4 c5 40. Rdd2 cxb4 41. axb4 Rab8 42. Qa6 Rxc2 43. Rxc2 Rxb4 44. Rc1
Rb2 45. Qc8 Rb5 46. Nc6 Qb7 47. Qxb7+ Rxb7 48. Nd4 Bg4 49. Ne6 Kh6 50. gxh4
gxh4 51. Rc6 Kh7 52. Rc1 Kh6 53. Nf4 h3 54. Kf1 Rb2 55. Ke1 Ra2 56. Kf1 Kg7
57. Ke1 Kf6 58. Rb1 Ke7 59. Rc1 Kd6 60. Kf1 Ke7 61. Rb1 Kd6 62. Ke1 Ke7 63.
Nd5+ Kd6 64. Nc3 Rc2 65. Nb5+ Ke5 66. Nd4 Ra2 67. Rc1 Rb2 68. Nc2 f4 69.
Kd2 Be6 70. Ke1 Bb3 71. Nd4 fxe3 72. fxe3 Bd5 73. Rc2 Rb1+ 74. Kf2 Rh1 75.
Kg3 Re1 76. Re2 Rg1+ 77. Kxh3 Bc4 78. Rc2 Bd3 79. Rc5+ Kf6 80. Rc6+ Ke5 81.
Rc5+ Kf6 82. Kh4 Re1 83. Nf5 Rf1 84. Nh6 Be2 85. h3 Rf3 86. Ng4+ Kg7 87.
Rc7+ Kf8 88. Rc2 Bd1 89. Rf2 Kg7 90. Rxf3 Bxf3 91. Kg5 1-0


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.02"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 c5 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8.
Ne2 d6 9. Qd3 Nxc3 10. Nxc3 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nc6 12. Qd2 Qe7 13. Be2 b6 14.
O-O Bb7 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. b3 Rac8 17. Bf3 d5 18. cxd5 Ne5 19. Be4 Qh4 20.
f4 Ng4 21. h3 Nf6 22. Bf3 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Rac1 Rcd8
26. Qe2 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 h6 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Qc2 a5 30. a4 h5 31. Kf2 g6
32. Qc3 Qd5 33. Qc8+ Kg7 34. Qc3+ Kg8 35. Qc8+ Kg7 36. Qc3+ Kg8 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.03"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "1.11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "136"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Ng5 Rf8 11. Nf3 Re8 12. d4 Bb7 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a3 h6 15. Bc2
Nb8 16. b4 Nbd7 17. Bb2 Nb6 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. c4 Nxc4 20. Nxc4 bxc4 21. Qe2 Bd6
22. Qxc4 Qe7 23. Nh4 Bc8 24. Ba4 Be6 25. Qc3 Red8 26. Nf3 Bd7 27. Bb3 Re8 28.
Nh4 Kh7 29. Rad1 Be6 30. Ba4 Red8 31. Nf3 c5 32. bxc5 Bxc5 33. Nxe5 Rxd1 34.
Bxd1 Rc8 35. Qf3 Qd8 36. Be2 Qb6 37. Nd3 Bd4 38. e5 Bxb2 39. Rb1 Nd5 40. Qe4+
Kg8 41. Rxb2 Qa5 42. Bg4 Nc3 43. Qf3 Bxg4 44. Qxg4 Rd8 45. Qc4 Qxa3 46. Rb7 Nd5
47. Kh2 Qc3 48. Qe4 Nf6 49. exf6 Qxd3 50. Qxd3 Rxd3 51. fxg7 Kxg7 52. Rb6 a5 53.
Ra6 Rd5 54. g4 h5 55. Kg3 hxg4 56. hxg4 Rd3+ 57. f3 Ra3 58. g5 a4 59. Kg4 Ra1
60. Kf5 Rb1 61. Ra5 Rb4 62. f4 Rc4 63. Ra7 Rc5+ 64. Kg4 Rc4 65. Ra5 Rb4 66. Kf5
Rc4 67. Rb5 Rc6 68. Ra5 Rc4 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.03"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "1.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5
dxc4 9. e3 Na6 10. Bxc4 Nxc5 11. O-O a6 12. Rfd1 Qe8 13. b4 Ncd7 14. b5 Nc5 15.
Rab1 b6 16. Ne5 Bb7 17. bxa6 Bxa6 18. Rxb6 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 Na4 20. Nxa4 Qxa4 21.
Rb2 g5 22. Bg3 Nd5 23. Qxa4 Rxa4 24. Nb6 Nxb6 25. Rxb6 Rxa2 26. h3 Bf6 27. Rd7
Raa8 28. Rbb7 Rad8 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Rb8 Rxb8 31. Bxb8 Kg7 32. g4 Kg6 33. Kg2
Bg7 34. Bc7 h5 35. Bb8 f5 36. f3 Bc3 37. Bc7 Bb4 38. Kf2 hxg4 39. hxg4 Ba3 40.
Ke2 Bc5 41. Kd3 Ba3 42. e4 fxg4 43. fxg4 Bc1 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.03"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "1.13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Ng5 Rf8 11. Nf3 Re8 12. d4 Bb7 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a3 h6 15. Bc2
Nb8 16. b3 Nbd7 17. Bb2 Rb8 18. a4 c5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. axb5 axb5
22. c4 Bc6 23. cxb5 Bxb5 24. Bc3 Qc7 25. Qf3 c4 26. b4 Rb6 27. Reb1 Bd7 28. Qe3
Be6 29. Nf3 Nd7 30. Nxe5 Reb8 31. Nxd7 Bxd7 32. e5 Be6 33. f4 g6 34. g4 Qc8 35.
Qf3 Bxb4 36. Rxb4 Rxb4 37. Bxb4 Rxb4 38. Ra8 Rb8 39. Rxb8 Qxb8 40. f5 gxf5 41.
gxf5 Qa7+ 42. Kh2 Bc8 43. f6 Kf8 44. Be4 Qa2+ 45. Kg3 Qa1 46. Qf4 Qe1+ 47. Kh2
Qe2+ 48. Kg3 Qe1+ 49. Kh2 Qe2+ 50. Kg3 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.03"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "1.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. d4 Nc6 8. Be2
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Ne5 Bd7 12. Bf3 Rc8 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. Nxd7 Qxd7
15. Rfd1 Ne7 16. g3 Ned5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Rac1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8
21. Rxc8+ Qxc8 22. Qf3 Qe6 23. Bf4 Be7 24. Qe3 Qxe3 25. Bxe3 f5 26. f3 Kf7 27.
Kf2 Ke6 28. Ke2 h5 29. h3 g6 30. Kd3 Bd6 31. g4 fxg4 32. fxg4 hxg4 33. hxg4 Kd7
34. b3 b5 35. Ke2 Ke6 36. Kf3 Bc7 37. Ke2 Bd6 38. Kf3 Bc7 39. Ke2 Bd6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.04"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "1.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 b6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bb2 dxc4 7. bxc4 Be7 8. Be2
O-O 9. Qc2 c5 10. Rg1 Nc6 11. a3 Nd7 12. g4 Nce5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. O-O-O a6 15.
f4 Ng6 16. f5 Nh4 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Bf6 19. fxe6 Bxb2+ 20. Kxb2 Qf6+ 21. Kc2
Qxe6 22. Bd3 Qxe4 23. Bxe4 Rad8 24. Rb1 Rd6 25. Rb3 Ng6 26. Rgb1 Rb8 27. Rd3
Rxd3 28. Bxd3 Ne5 29. Be2 Kf8 30. d4 Nd7 31. Bf3 cxd4 32. exd4 Rc8 33. Kd3 h6
34. a4 a5 35. h4 g5 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. Rb5 Rd8 38. Kc3 Ke7 39. Rxg5 Rh8 40. Rh5
Rc8 41. Rh6 Rg8 42. Rh5 Nf6 43. Rb5 Rh8 44. Re5+ Kd8 45. Rf5 Ke7 46. g5 Ne8 47.
Re5+ Kd8 48. Bg4 Nd6 49. c5 bxc5 50. dxc5 Rh4 51. Bf3 Rxa4 52. Bc6 Rc4+ 53. Kd3
Rc1 54. Rd5 Rd1+ 55. Kc2 Rxd5 56. Bxd5 Nf5 57. Bxf7 Kc7 58. Be8 Kd8 59. Ba4 Nd4+
60. Kc3 Ne6 61. g6 Nxc5 62. g7 Ne4+ 63. Kd4 Nf6 64. Ke5 Ke7 65. Bb3 a4 66. Ba2 1-0


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.04"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "1.22"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Be7 8. c4
O-O 9. Nc3 bxc4 10. Bxc4 d6 11. a3 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Re8
15. Qg4 Bf6 16. Bd2 Rb8 17. b4 Bc8 18. Qd1 Qd7 19. Qf3 Qa4 20. Rfb1 Re5 21. Bf4
Re7 22. h3 Qd7 23. Bd2 Re5 24. a4 Rf5 25. Qd1 h5 26. b5 axb5 27. Bxb5 Qd8 28. a5
Bb7 29. Bc4 Bxd5 30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31. a6 Ra8 32. a7 c6 33. Rb7 Rb5 34. Rb1 Qc8 35.
R1xb5 cxb5 36. Qf3 Qe8 37. Qd5 h4 38. Rxf7 Qxf7 39. Qxa8+ 1-0


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.04"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "1.23"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Na3 Nc6 5. Nxc4 Bg7 6. d3 e5 7. Bd2 a5 8. h4 h6
9. Bc3 f6 10. e4 b5 11. Ne3 Nge7 12. h5 g5 13. b3 Nd4 14. Bg2 O-O 15. O-O c5 16.
Rc1 Be6 17. Nd2 a4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Nf5 axb3 20. Nxb3 Bf7 21. Nc5 Ra7 22. Qd2
Rxa2 23. Qb4 Nxf5 24. exf5 Qa5 25. Qxa5 Rxa5 26. Ne6 Rb8 27. Rc7 b4 28. Rfc1
Rab5 29. Bc6 Ra5 30. Be4 Rab5 31. Bc6 Ra5 32. Be4 Rab5 33. Bc6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.04"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "1.24"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "164"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bf5 6. d3 e6 7. g3 Nbd7 8. Bg2
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 a5 11. a3 Bg4 12. Bb2 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bf6 15.
d4 Qb6 16. Rad1 g6 17. Rd3 a4 18. b4 Qb5 19. Be2 Qd5 20. Qe3 Nb6 21. Rd2 Nc4 22.
Bxc4 Qxc4 23. Qd3 Qxd3 24. Rxd3 Rfd8 25. c4 Rd7 26. Rfd1 b5 27. cxb5 cxb5 28.
Kf1 Rc8 29. Ke2 Kf8 30. Rc3 Rxc3 31. Bxc3 Ke7 32. Kd3 Kd6 33. Bd2 Kd5 34. Rc1
Bxd4 35. Be3 Bxe3 36. Kxe3 Kd6 37. Rc5 Rc7 38. Rxb5 Rc3+ 39. Ke4 Rxa3 40. Rb6+
Ke7 41. Rb7+ Kf6 42. Ra7 Ra2 43. Ke3 g5 44. b5 a3 45. b6 Rb2 46. Rxa3 Rxb6 47.
h3 Rb4 48. Kf3 h5 49. Ra5 Kg6 50. Ra6 Rb1 51. Kg2 Re1 52. Ra8 Kg7 53. Ra5 Kg6
54. Ra8 Re4 55. Rg8+ Kf6 56. Rh8 h4 57. g4 Ke5 58. Rg8 Kf4 59. Rf8 f5 60. gxf5
exf5 61. Rf6 Re7 62. Rf8 Rg7 63. Rh8 Re7 64. Rf8 Rh7 65. Rf6 g4 66. Ra6 gxh3+
67. Kxh3 Kf3 68. Ra2 Rh8 69. Rb2 f4 70. Ra2 Rg8 71. Kxh4 Kg2 72. Rb2 f3 73. Ra2
Kf1 74. Kh3 Kg1 75. Rb2 Kf1 76. Ra2 Rg2 77. Ra1+ Kxf2 78. Ra2+ Kf1 79. Ra1+ Kf2
80. Ra2+ Ke3 81. Rxg2 fxg2 82. Kxg2 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.04"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "1.31"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. e4 O-O 7. b4 dxe4 8. dxe4
Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Be6 10. Be3 f6 11. Nc3 Nbc6 12. a3 Kf7 13. Nd5 Rfc8 14. c4 Nb8 15.
Bf1 c6 16. Nc3 Nd7 17. c5 b5 18. cxb6 axb6 19. Nd2 b5 20. a4 bxa4 21. Nxa4 Rcb8
22. Nc5 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Rxb4 24. Ra7 Nf8 25. Nxe6 Nxe6 26. Bc4 Bf8 27. Ra8 Bg7 28.
Ra7 Bf8 29. Rd7 c5 30. Rd6 Rxc4 31. Nxc4 Nd4 32. Rd7 Kg8 33. Rc7 Nec6 34. Kg2
Nb4 35. Nb6 f5 36. Nd7 Be7 37. Nxe5 Bd6 38. Rc8+ Kg7 39. Nc4 Be7 40. Rc7 Kf8 41.
exf5 gxf5 42. Ne5 Bd6 43. Rc8+ Ke7 44. Nc4 Kd7 45. Rh8 Be7 46. Rxh7 Ke6 47. h4
Nd5 48. Rh6+ Kf7 49. Ne5+ Kg7 50. Rg6+ Kh7 51. Ra6 Nc2 52. Bg5 Bf8 53. h5 Nd4
54. Ra7+ Kg8 55. h6 1-0


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.04"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "1.32"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bf5 6. Nxf6+ gxf6 7. d3 Nd7 8.
g3 Ne5 9. Nxe5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxe5 11. Qxe5 fxe5 12. Bg2 h5 13. a4 Be6 14. O-O Bd5
15. Rfe1 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 f6 17. a5 Kf7 18. Ra3 Rd8 19. Be3 a6 20. Rb3 Rd7 21. Bc5
e6 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Re4 Re8 24. Reb4 Ree7 25. Kf3 f5 26. Ke3 Kf6 27. f3 Rg7 28.
Kf2 Rh7 29. Kg2 Rd5 30. Rxb7 Rxb7 31. Rxb7 Rxa5 32. Rb6 Rc5 33. c4 a5 34. b3 Ke7
35. Rb7+ Kd6 36. Ra7 f4 37. h4 fxg3 38. Kxg3 e4 39. fxe4 Ke5 40. Rd7 Kf6 41. d4 1-0


[Event "Chessable Masters"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.04"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[Round "1.33"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bd3 Bg6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb5+ Nbd7 8. c4
dxc4 9. Nc3 Bd3 10. Ne5 a6 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. Nxd3 cxd3 13. Qxd3 Nf6 14. Rad1
cxd4 15. exd4 Be7 16. d5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Qb3 O-O 19. Rxd5 Qc8 20. Rc1 Qg4
21. g3 b5 22. Rc7 Bf6 23. Rdd7 Qe6 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. b3 Rfc8 26. Rxc8+ Rxc8 27.
Rd6 e5 28. Be3 Ra8 29. Kg2 a5 30. Rb6 b4 31. Kf3 Be7 32. Rb7 Bd8 33. Ke4 a4 34.
Ra7 Rxa7 35. Bxa7 axb3 36. axb3 Kf7 37. Kxe5 Bf6+ 38. Kd5 Bc3 39. Bc5 Be1 40. f3
h5 41. Kc4 h4 42. gxh4 Bxh4 43. Bxb4 Ke6 44. Bc3 g6 45. b4 Bd8 46. Be1 Bb6 47.
Bg3 Bg1 48. Kb5 1-0


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. Nf3 Rd8 13. g4 Bb7 14. Bg2 Nbd7
15. Rg1 c5 16. g5 hxg5 17. Nxg5 Bxg2 18. Rxg2 Nf8 19. Ne4 Ng6 20. Bg5 Qb7 21.
Bxf6 Qxe4 22. f3 Qf4 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Qxa7 Qh4+ 25. Kf1 Nf4 26. Qc7 Nxg2 27.
Kxg2 Rd5 28. Kh1 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Qxd4 30. Qxb6 Qd1+ 31. Kg2 Qxe2+ 32. Kg3 Qe5+ 33.
Kg2 Qe2+ 34. Kg3 Qe5+ 35. Kg2 Qe2+ 36. Kg3 Qe5+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Richard Rapport"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. Nf3 Rd8 13. e3 Bxf1 14. Rxf1 c5
15. dxc5 Rxd1+ 16. Qxd1 g5 17. Bg3 Qxc5 18. Qd8+ Kg7 19. Be5 Qc1+ 20. Ke2 Qc4+
21. Ke1 Qc1+ 22. Ke2 Qc4+ 23. Ke1 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. Qb3 a5 7. cxd5 a4 8. Qd1
cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. e3 Qa6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Bf1 Qa7 15.
h3 h5 16. Nh4 Bd7 17. Nf3 Bf5 18. a3 Rfd8 19. Bg2 Qa6 20. Bf1 Qa7 21. Rc1 Ne4
22. Nh4 Nxd2 23. Qxd2 Bc8 24. f4 Qa5 25. Qg2 e6 26. Bd3 Ne7 27. g4 hxg4 28. hxg4
Bd7 29. Rf1 Qb6 30. Nf3 Rdc8 31. Rc2 Qd8 32. Qh3 f6 33. Nh4 Be8 34. Rh2 Bf7 35.
Nf3 Qd6 36. g5 f5 37. Ne5 Rxc3 38. bxc3 Qxa3 39. Qh7+ Kf8 40. Nd7+ Ke8 1-0


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Quang Liem Le"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. Nf3 Rd8 13. e4 Bxf1 14. Rxf1 g5
15. Nxg5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 e5 17. Rd3 Rxd4 18. Bxf6 Rxa4 19. Bxe7 Rxe4+ 20. Kd2 Nc6
21. Bf6 Rf4 22. Bg5 Rg4 23. Rg3 Rd4+ 24. Ke2 Kh7 25. Rh3+ Kg7 26. Bh6+ Kg8 27.
Rc1 Rd6 28. Be3 Rad8 29. Rh4 b5 30. g3 R8d7 31. Rc5 a6 32. a4 bxa4 33. Rxa4 Nd4+
34. Bxd4 exd4 35. Kd3 Rf6 36. f4 Rb6 37. b4 Re6 38. Re5 Rc6 39. Ra3 Rc1 40. Rxa6
Rd1+ 41. Kc2 Rg1 42. Rg5+ Kh7 43. Rh5+ Kg7 44. Rg5+ Kf8 45. Ra8+ Ke7 46. Re5+
Kf6 47. Ra6+ Kg7 48. Rg5+ Kf8 49. Ra8+ Ke7 50. Re5+ Kf6 51. Ra6+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jeffery Xiong"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bf4 Bf5 6. e3 Nd7 7. Nf3 Ngf6 8. h3
Be7 9. a3 a5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Nd2 Nf8 15.
Bg3 Bd6 16. f4 b5 17. Rac1 Qb6 18. Bf2 Ne6 19. Bh4 Nd7 20. f5 Nc7 21. Bf2 c5 22.
e4 Bf4 23. Rcd1 Qh6 24. Ncb1 cxd4 25. Bxd4 Ne5 26. Bxe5 Bxe5 27. Nc3 Rad8 28.
Nxd5 Nxd5 29. exd5 Bxb2 30. Rf3 Re5 31. Nf1 Qb6+ 32. Kg2 Qd6 33. Qxb5 Bxa3 34.
Qxa5 Bc5 35. Re1 Rxd5 36. Qa4 Re5 37. Rxe5 Qxe5 38. Qc2 Rb8 39. Rc3 Qd5+ 40. Kh2
Bd6+ 41. Kg1 h5 42. gxh5 Be5 43. Rc8+ Rxc8 44. Qxc8+ Kh7 45. Qc2 Kh6 46. Qd2+
Qxd2 47. Nxd2 Kg5 48. Nf3+ Kxf5 49. h6 gxh6 50. Kg2 Ke4 51. Nd2+ Kf4 52. Nf3 f5
53. Nh4 Bf6 54. Nxf5 Kxf5 55. h4 Bxh4 56. Kh1 h5 57. Kg2 Kg4 58. Kh2 Bg3+ 59.
Kg2 h4 60. Kg1 h3 61. Kh1 Kf3 62. Kg1 h2+ 63. Kh1 Bf4 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sam Shankland"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Nc6 11. Qc3 Re8 12. Rd1 e5 13. d5 Nb8 14. e3 Bg4 15.
Be2 Nd7 16. O-O Bxf3 17. Bxf3 e4 18. Qxc7 exf3 19. Qxd7 fxg2 20. Rfe1 Qxb2 21.
Rb1 Qxa3 22. Rxb7 Rf8 23. e4 a5 24. Re3 Qc1+ 25. Kxg2 a4 26. Ra7 Rab8 27. Qc6
Qxc6 28. dxc6 Ra8 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Ra3 Rc8 31. Rxa4 Rxc6 32. Ra5 Rc3 33. Rb5
Ra3 34. Rd5 Rc3 35. Rb5 Ra3 36. Rd5 Rc3 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Qe2
b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. d5 Nxd5 11. Rd1 Qb8 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Bd6 14. Nb6 Ra7 15.
Qd3 Be7 16. Qd7+ Kf8 17. Qf5 Kg8 18. b3 h5 19. Bb2 Rh6 20. Rac1 Qe8 21. Nd5 Bf8
22. Qg5 Qe6 23. Nf4 Qg4 24. h3 Qxg5 25. Nxg5 Ba8 26. Ba3 b4 27. Bb2 a5 28. Ne4
a4 29. Nxc5 axb3 30. axb3 h4 31. Nd7 Be7 32. Nb6 Bb7 33. Rd7 Rd6 34. Rxd6 Bxd6
35. Nc8 Bxc8 36. Rxc6 Bc7 37. Nd5 1-0


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. dxc5
Nbd7 9. Bd2 Nxc5 10. Be2 Ne6 11. Qb3 Be7 12. O-O Nc5 13. Qc2 Nce4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4
15. Rfd1 Qb6 16. Be1 Rd8 17. a4 Bg4 18. a5 Qf6 19. Qb3 Nc5 20. Qb4 Bh5 21. Bc3
Qd6 22. Rac1 Rac8 23. Bd4 b6 24. axb6 axb6 25. Qc3 Qb8 26. Be5 Qb7 27. b4 Nd7
28. Bc7 Bxb4 29. Qxb4 Rxc7 30. Qe7 Rdc8 31. Rxc7 Rxc7 32. Ba6 Qc6 33. Ne5 Qc2
34. Rf1 Nf8 35. Qg5 Be2 36. Bxe2 Qxe2 37. Qd8 Qc2 38. h4 Qc5 39. Rd1 Qe7 40.
Qxe7 Rxe7 41. Rxd5 f6 42. Nc4 Re4 43. Nxb6 Rxh4 44. f4 Rh6 45. Rd8 Kf7 46. Ra8
Rh5 47. Ra7+ Kg8 48. e4 Rb5 49. Nd5 Rb8 50. Ne7+ Kh8 51. g3 Ne6 52. Kf2 h5 53.
Nf5 Rb2+ 54. Kf3 Rb3+ 55. Kg2 Rb2+ 56. Kf3 Rb3+ 57. Kf2 Rb2+ 58. Kf3 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2806"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. d4
dxe4 9. dxe5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 exf3 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Be4 Bd7 13. Nd2 fxg2 14. Nb3
Bb6 15. Nd4 Bxd4 16. cxd4 O-O-O 17. Bf4 Rhe8 18. Bxg2 Ne7 19. Rac1 c6 20. d5 Kb7
21. Rc5 cxd5 22. Bxd5+ Bc6 23. Bxc6+ Nxc6 24. Rxd8 Nxd8 25. Rc7+ Kb6 26. Rd7 b4
27. Kf1 Kb5 28. Be3 Kc6 29. Ra7 Kd5 30. Ra8 Rf8 31. Bh6 Re8 32. Bd2 Kc5 33. Be3+
Kb5 34. Rb8+ Kc6 35. Rxb4 Ne6 36. Rb6+ Kd5 37. Rxa6 f5 38. Ra5+ Ke4 39. Ke2 Nf4+
40. Bxf4 Kxf4+ 41. Kf1 Rc8 42. Ra4+ Ke5 43. Rb4 1-0


[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.14"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Richard Rapport"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. Nf3 Rd8 13. e3 Bxf1 14. Rxf1 c5
15. dxc5 Rxd1+ 16. Qxd1 g5 17. Bg3 Qxc5 18. Qd8+ Kg7 19. Be5 Qc1+ 20. Ke2 Qc4+
21. Ke1 Qc1+ 22. Ke2 Qc4+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.14"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E47"]
[WhiteElo "2806"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Ne2 d5 7. cxd5 cxd4 8. exd4
Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. a3 Bd6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Bc2 Qh4 13. g3 Qh5 14. Ne4 Bf8 15.
N2c3 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Rd8 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Nc3 Be6 21.
f3 Rac8 22. Rac1 g6 23. Kf2 Kg7 24. Bb3 h5 25. h4 Rc6 26. Ne2 Rb6 27. Rc3 Nc6
28. Rd2 Rd6 29. Nf4 Ne7 30. Ba4 Ra6 31. Rc7 Kf6 32. Be8 Rd8 33. Bb5 Rb6 34. Ba4
Ra6 35. Bb3 Rb6 36. Ba2 Rdd6 37. Rc5 Rbc6 38. Rdc2 b6 39. R5c3 Rxc3 40. Rxc3 Rd7
41. Bb3 Nf5 42. Ne2 Ne7 43. Ba4 Rb7 44. Bb5 a5 45. Bd3 Rb8 46. Nf4 Rc8 47. Rxc8
Bxc8 48. Bb5 Bb7 49. Bd7 Ng8 50. Ba4 Ne7 51. g4 hxg4 52. fxg4 g5 53. hxg5+ Kxg5
54. Kg3 Bc8 55. Bd1 f5 56. Nh3+ Kg6 57. Nf4+ Kf6 58. Bf3 fxg4 59. Bxg4 Bxg4 60.
Kxg4 a4 61. Kf3 Kf5 62. Ke3 b5 63. Ne2 Nc8 64. Nc3 Nd6 65. Nxd5 Nc4+ 66. Kd3
Nxb2+ 67. Kc3 Nc4 68. Kb4 Ke4 69. Nc3+ Kxd4 70. Nxb5+ Kd3 71. Kxa4 Nxa3 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.14"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jeffery Xiong"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd1 exd5 7. e3 Nf6 8.
Nf3 Bb4 9. Be2 Ne4 10. Bd2 Bg4 11. O-O O-O 12. Be1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Rc8 14. Nd4
Bxe2 15. Nxe2 b6 16. f3 Nf6 17. Bh4 Re8 18. Nf4 Rxe3 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nxd5 Re5
21. c4 Na5 22. f4 Re6 23. Qh5 Nxc4 24. Rf3 Ne5 25. Rg3+ Ng6 26. Rh3 h6 27. Rd3
Rd6 28. Rad1 Rc5 29. Qf3 Kf8 30. h4 Ne7 31. Nxe7 Rxd3 32. Rxd3 1-0


[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.14"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Sam Shankland"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. h3 c6 7. Bf4 Bd6 8. e3
Bf5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. g4 Be6 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nc4 Qb4+ 14. Qxb4 Bxb4+
15. Kd1 Nd7 16. a3 Be7 17. Na5 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Bb5+ Bd7 20. Bxd7+ Kxd7 21.
Ke2 Rac8 22. Rad1+ Ke6 23. Rd4 Bf6 24. Rd6+ Ke7 25. Rhd1 Nd3 26. Rd5 Rc2+ 27.
Rd2 Rhc8 28. Nxb7 Rc1 29. R5xd3 exd3+ 30. Rxd3 R8c2+ 31. Kf3 Bh4 32. Bd6+ Ke8
33. Bg3 Bxg3 34. Kxg3 Rg1+ 35. Kf3 Ke7 36. Nd6 g6 37. Ne4 Rxb2 38. Rc3 Rb7 39.
Rc5 h6 40. h4 Rh1 41. h5 gxh5 42. gxh5 Rhb1 43. Ng3 R1b5 44. Rc6 R5b6 45. Nf5+
Kd7 46. Rc4 Rf6 47. Kg4 Rb1 48. e4 Rg1+ 49. Kf4 Rg5 50. Ra4 a6 51. Rb4 Rxh5 52.
Rb7+ Kc6 53. Ra7 Kb5 54. Rd7 Ka4 55. Rd3 Rh1 56. Ke5 Re6+ 57. Kd5 Rb1 58. Nd4
Re8 59. e5 Rd8+ 60. Ke4 Re1+ 61. Kf5 h5 62. f4 h4 63. Kf6 h3 64. Rxh3 Rxd4 65.
f5 Rde4 0-1


[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.14"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Peter Svidler"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. a4 d6 7. O-O Ba7 8. a5 O-O
9. Be3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Bxa7 Rxa7 12. Re1 Be6 13. Bxe6 Rxe6 14. d4 Re8 15. d5
Ne7 16. c4 Nd7 17. b4 c5 18. bxc5 Nxc5 19. Nb3 Nd7 20. Qd2 Ra8 21. Rec1 Rc8 22.
Qb4 Qc7 23. Rab1 Ng6 24. g3 Ne7 25. Qd2 f5 26. exf5 Nxf5 27. Qc2 e4 28. Nfd2 Nf6
29. Re1 e3 30. Qxf5 exd2 31. Nxd2 Qxa5 32. Ne4 Nxe4 33. Rxe4 Qc7 34. Re6 Rf8 35.
Qg6 Qc5 36. Rf1 Rc7 37. Re8 Rf7 38. Qe6 Rxe8 39. Qxe8+ Rf8 40. Qe6+ Kh8 41. Qe7
Kg8 42. Qe6+ Rf7 43. Qe8+ Rf8 44. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.14"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Be3 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 Bxe3 8.
Qxe3 O-O 9. d4 d6 10. Nc3 c6 11. Bc4 b5 12. Be2 Re8 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Rfd1 Qb6
15. Qxb6 axb6 16. a3 Be6 17. f3 Kf8 18. Kf2 Ke7 19. g4 h5 20. h3 hxg4 21. hxg4
Rh8 22. Rh1 Rxh1 23. Rxh1 Nd7 24. Rh7 g6 25. Ke3 Nc5 26. Rh1 Rd8 27. Nd1 Ra8 28.
Nc3 Rd8 29. Nd1 Ra8 30. Nf2 Bc4 31. Bd1 Be6 32. g5 Rd8 33. Be2 Ra8 34. Nd3 Nxd3
35. Bxd3 Kd6 36. c3 Ke7 37. Bc2 Rd8 38. Rh2 Bc4 39. f4 exf4+ 40. Kxf4 Bd3 41.
Bb3 Bc4 42. Bc2 Bd3 43. Ke5 Bxc2 44. Rxc2 Rd1 45. c4 Rg1 46. Kf4 Rf1+ 47. Ke3
bxc4 48. Rxc4 c5 49. b4 Ra1 50. bxc5 Rxa3+ 51. Kf4 bxc5 52. Rxc5 Ra7 53. Rc8 Ra5
54. Rb8 Rc5 55. Ra8 Rb5 56. Rc8 Ra5 57. Rb8 Rc5 58. Ra8 Rb5 59. Rc8 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.14"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 Nbd7 7. Nb5 Ne8 8. e3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Nc3 b5 11. Be2 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Qxd8 Bxd8 14. b4 Bf6 15.
Ne5 Nd7 16. Bf3 Nc7 17. Nxd7 Bxc3+ 18. Ke2 Bxd7 19. Rac1 Nd5 20. Bxd5 exd5 21.
Rxc3 Rac8 22. Rc5 Rxc5 23. bxc5 Bc6 24. f3 a5 25. Rb1 f6 26. Bc7 Ra8 27. Kd3 h5
28. h4 Kf7 29. Kc3 Ke6 30. Bg3 Ra7 31. Be1 Ke5 32. Kd3 Kf5 33. Kd4 Ra8 34. Bd2
Ra7 35. Rg1 Ke6 36. g4 hxg4 37. Rxg4 Kf7 38. Rg1 Ra8 39. Rg4 Bd7 40. Rg1 Bc6 41.
Rg4 g6 42. Rg1 Rh8 43. Rh1 Ra8 44. Rh2 Kg7 45. Rh1 Kh7 46. Rh2 Kg7 47. Rh1 Kf7
48. Rh2 a4 49. Rh1 Rh8 50. Be1 g5 51. Rh2 Ke6 52. Bg3 gxh4 53. Rxh4 Rg8 54. Bd6
b4 55. axb4 a3 56. Rh2 Ra8 57. Ra2 Bb5 58. e4 dxe4 59. fxe4 Bc6 60. Ra1 a2 61.
Kc3 Bxe4 62. Kb2 Bd5 63. b5 Ra5 64. Re1+ Kf7 65. b6 Rb5+ 66. Ka1 f5 67. Rd1 Ke6
68. Re1+ Kf7 69. Rd1 Ke6 70. Re1+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.14"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Quang Liem Le"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Nc6 8. e3
g5 9. Bg3 h5 10. f3 Qe7 11. Kd2 h4 12. Bf2 a6 13. h3 Be6 14. Bd3 Bd6 15. a3 Nh5
16. Nge2 O-O 17. Rae1 f5 18. Kc1 Rae8 19. Rhf1 Qg7 20. Kb1 Ne7 21. e4 fxe4 22.
fxe4 dxe4 23. Nxe4 Nd5 24. N4c3 Nxc3+ 25. Nxc3 Nf4 26. d5 Nxd3 27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28.
dxe6 Qh7 29. Ka1 Qf5 30. Qb3 Re8 31. e7+ Kh7 32. Ne4 Rxe7 33. Nxg5+ Kh6 34. Nf3
Re2 35. Bd4 Rxg2 36. Nd2 Bf4 37. Nb1 Qe4 38. Bc3 Nc5 39. Qf7 Be5 40. Qf8+ Rg7
41. Qxc5 Bxc3 42. Qxc3 1-0


[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.14"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4
Qd6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.15"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Richard Rapport"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "52"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Nbd7 8.
g3 b6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O Re8 11. b3 h6 12. Bb2 Be4 13. Bh3 c6 14. Rfe1 Bh7 15.
Nd2 d5 16. Rad1 a5 17. Bg2 a4 18. b4 b5 19. c5 Qc7 20. Qc1 e5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22.
Nf3 Nfd7 23. Nd4 Nf6 24. Nf3 Nfd7 25. Nd4 Nf6 26. Nf3 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.15"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "11.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2806"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Nd7 7. d4 Nf6 8.
Qf4 Nd5 9. Qd2 Bf5 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 e6 12. O-O Bd6 13. c4 Ne7 14. b3 O-O
15. Bb2 Qa5 16. a3 Rfd8 17. Qe2 Qh5 18. Rfe1 Nf5 19. Rad1 Re8 20. d5 cxd5 21.
cxd5 e5 22. Qe4 Nh6 23. h3 f6 24. Qa4 Qf7 25. Nd2 a6 26. Ne4 Rad8 27. Qc4 Nf5
28. Rd2 Bf8 29. Qd3 Rd7 30. Qf3 Nh4 31. Qg3 Ng6 32. Red1 Red8 33. d6 f5 34. Ng5
Qf6 35. b4 Re8 36. Qb3+ Kh8 37. Nf3 Rxd6 38. Rxd6 Bxd6 39. Qd5 Bf8 40. Qxb7 h6
41. Re1 Kh7 42. g3 Qd6 43. Qf7 Qe6 44. Qxe6 Rxe6 45. Nxe5 a5 46. b5 a4 47. Kf1
Rb6 48. Nxg6 Kxg6 49. Re5 Rb7 50. Rd5 Be7 51. h4 h5 52. Ke2 Rb8 53. Kd3 Rc8 54.
b6 Rb8 55. Rb5 Kf7 56. b7 Ke6 57. Be5 Bd6 58. Bxd6 Kxd6 59. Kc4 Kc6 60. Kb4 1-0


[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.15"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "12.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jeffery Xiong"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8.
Nf3 d5 9. d4 O-O 10. c3 Re8 11. Qb3 a6 12. Bd3 g6 13. Bf4 Ng7 14. Nbd2 Na5 15.
Qa4 Nc6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 c6 18. Rae1 Bd7 19. Qb3 Bd6 20. Rxe8+ Nxe8 21. Bg3
Bxg3 22. hxg3 Nd6 23. Nf3 Qc7 24. Qd1 Bg4 25. Qd2 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Re8 27. Rxe8+
Nxe8 28. Qe3 Nd6 29. Qe5 Qd8 30. f4 f6 31. Qe6+ Kf8 32. Kg2 Qe7 33. Qxe7+ Kxe7
34. Kf3 a5 35. Ke3 Kf7 36. Kf3 h5 37. Kg2 a4 38. Kh3 Kg7 39. f3 g5 40. b3 gxf4
41. gxf4 a3 42. Kh4 Kh6 43. Kg3 b6 44. b4 Nc4 45. Bxc4 dxc4 46. Kh4 Kg6 47. f5+
Kxf5 48. Kxh5 b5 49. Kh6 Kf4 50. Kg6 Kxf3 51. Kxf6 Ke4 52. Ke6 Kd3 53. Kd6 Kxc3 0-1


[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.15"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "13.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sam Shankland"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. d3 e6 7. Ng5 h6 8.
Nh3 Be7 9. f4 c4 10. Kh1 cxd3 11. cxd3 Rc8 12. Nc3 e5 13. Be3 a6 14. a4 O-O 15.
a5 d5 16. exd5 Re8 17. Qb3 Bc5 18. fxe5 Rxe5 19. Bf4 Re7 20. Qxb7 Ne5 21. Qxa6
Neg4 22. Rae1 Ra7 23. Qb5 Rxa5 24. Qb3 Bd4 25. d6 Be5 26. Qb7 Rac5 27. d4 Bxd4
28. Ne4 Nxe4 29. Qxe4 Bxb2 30. Qa4 Nf6 31. Nf2 Rc4 32. Qb5 Rxf4 33. Qxb2 Qxd6
34. Qe2 Re8 35. Qc2 Rxe1 36. Rxe1 g6 37. Qe2 Kg7 38. Qb2 Kh7 39. Qa2 Qd7 40. Nh3
Re4 41. Rf1 Kg7 42. Qb2 Qd4 43. Qb7 Qd3 44. Qb1 Qxb1 45. Rxb1 g5 46. Nf2 Rd4 47.
Kg1 Nd5 48. Re1 f5 49. g3 Kf6 50. Ra1 g4 51. Ra6+ Kg5 52. h3 Ne3 53. Re6 Nc4 54.
Re8 Nd2 55. Rg8+ Kh5 56. Kg2 Rc4 57. Rd8 Ne4 58. hxg4+ fxg4 59. Rd5+ Ng5 60. Nd3
Rc2+ 61. Kf1 Kg6 62. Nf4+ Kf6 63. Rd6+ Ke5 64. Rxh6 Ne4 65. Ne2 Ra2 66. Rh5+ Kd6
67. Rh4 Ra1+ 68. Kg2 Ra2 69. Kf1 Ra1+ 70. Kg2 Ra2 71. Kf1 Ra1+ 72. Kg2 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.15"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "15.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "168"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. f3 Bc5+ 14. Kh1 Qe7 15.
Qe2 Rfd8 16. a5 Nh5 17. g3 Rd6 18. Nf1 Rad8 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Rd4 21. Qe2 g6
22. Red1 Qc5 23. Rxd4 Rxd4 24. Ne3 Nf6 25. Ng2 Kg7 26. Qe3 Qd6 27. Kg1 c5 28.
Rf1 c4 29. Ba2 Qc7 30. c3 Rd3 31. Qb6 Qxb6+ 32. axb6 bxc3 33. Bxc4 Rd4 34. b3
Nd7 35. Rc1 Nxb6 36. Bf1 Bc6 37. Bxa6 Bd7 38. Ne3 Be6 39. Rxc3 Rb4 40. Bc4 Nxc4
41. bxc4 Kf8 42. Rc2 Rb3 43. Kf2 f5 44. exf5 gxf5 45. f4 e4 46. c5 Ke7 47. c6
Kd6 48. c7 Bc8 49. Nc4+ Kd7 50. Ne3 Kd6 51. h3 h5 52. h4 Rb5 53. Nc4+ Kd7 54.
Ne5+ Ke7 55. Nc6+ Kd7 56. Na7 Rb3 57. Nxc8 Kxc8 58. Rc5 Rb2+ 59. Ke3 Rb3+ 60.
Kd4 Rd3+ 61. Kc4 Rxg3 62. Rxf5 Rg4 63. Rf7 Rxh4 64. Kd4 Rh1 65. f5 h4 66. Kxe4
h3 67. Kf3 Rg1 68. Rh7 Rf1+ 69. Kg4 Rg1+ 70. Kf4 Rh1 71. Kg3 Rg1+ 72. Kh2 Rf1
73. Rf7 Rf3 74. f6 Kb7 75. Kh1 Kc8 76. Kg1 Kb7 77. Kh2 Kc8 78. Rf8+ Kxc7 79. f7
Kb7 80. Rh8 Rxf7 81. Rxh3 Rf6 82. Kg2 Rg6+ 83. Rg3 Rxg3+ 84. Kxg3 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.15"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "16.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bg7 8. h3
Ne7 9. Nc3 h6 10. Bf4 O-O 11. O-O g5 12. Be5 f6 13. Bg3 Ng6 14. Re1 Kh7 15. Qb3
b6 16. Rad1 g4 17. hxg4 Bxg4 18. d5 c5 19. d6 c6 20. Na4 Rb8 21. d7 Ne5 22. Nxe5
Bxd1 23. Rxd1 fxe5 24. Rd6 Qe7 25. Qe6 Qxe6 26. Rxe6 Rfd8 27. Rxc6 Rxd7 28. Nxb6
Rd4 29. b3 Rxe4 30. Nc4 h5 31. Rxc5 Rd8 32. Bxe5 Bf8 33. Rc7+ Kg8 34. Rc6 Rd1+
35. Kh2 Rh4+ 36. Kg3 Rg4+ 37. Kf3 Rd3+ 38. Ne3 Rb4 39. Rxa6 Rb5 40. Bf4 Rd7 41.
g3 Rf7 42. Ra4 Be7 43. Re4 h4 44. gxh4 Bxh4 45. Ke2 Ra5 46. a4 Ra6 47. Nc4 Rb7
48. Re3 Ra8 49. a5 Rb5 50. Be5 Bd8 51. Rg3+ Kf8 52. Rf3+ Kg8 53. Rg3+ Kh7 54.
Rh3+ Kg6 55. Rg3+ Kh6 56. Rh3+ Kg6 57. Rg3+ Kh7 58. Rh3+ Kg6 59. Rg3+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.15"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "17.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. Nd2 e5 8.
a4 Be6 9. Qe2 a5 10. Bc4 Qc8 11. O-O Bd6 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Bc7 14. Nf3 Re8 15.
Ng5 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Re7 17. Rfe1 Nh5 18. Ba3 Rd7 19. g3 Qe8 20. Qe2 Nf6 21. Bb2
Rad8 22. Nf3 h6 23. Bc3 Qe6 24. Kg2 Nh7 25. h4 Nf6 26. Nd2 h5 27. Nc4 b6 28. f3
Ne8 29. Rad1 f6 30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. Qf2 c5 32. Ne3 Bd8 33. Qe2 Nc7 34. Bb2 g6 35.
Rd1 Kf7 36. Rxd7+ Qxd7 37. Nc4 Qe6 38. Qd3 Be7 39. Bc1 Qc6 40. Bb2 Qe6 41. Ne3
Qc6 42. Qc4+ Qe6 43. Qd3 Ke8 44. Nc4 Qc6 45. Qd2 Qe6 46. Qh6 1-0


[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2021"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.15"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "18.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Quang Liem Le"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. d4 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. O-O exd4
9. Nxd4 Nge7 10. Bg5 Qd7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Nf3 Rfe8 15.
Qd2 Na5 16. Rad1 Nc4 17. Qc1 Re6 18. Nd4 Ree8 19. h3 c5 20. Nf3 Qc7 21. Bh6 Bxh6
22. Qxh6 Nxb2 23. Rd2 Nc4 24. Rde2 f6 25. Bb3 Re6 26. Nd2 d5 27. exd5 Rxe2 28.
Rxe2 Bxd5 29. Nxc4 bxc4 30. Bc2 Bf7 31. Be4 Rd8 32. g3 Qd6 33. Bf3 Qd3 34. Re3
Qb1+ 35. Kg2 Qxa2 36. Qf4 Qd2 37. Qxf6 Qd6 38. Qxd6 Rxd6 39. Re5 Rd3 40. Rxc5
Rxc3 41. Ra5 Be6 42. Bg4 Bf7 43. Bf3 Be6 44. g4 Rd3 45. Rxa6 Bd5 46. Bxd5+ Rxd5
47. Rc6 Rd4 48. f3 g5 49. Kg3 Kg7 50. h4 h6 51. h5 Kh7 52. Kf2 Kg7 53. Ke3 Rf4
54. Rc7+ Kg8 55. Rc6 Kg7 56. Rg6+ Kh7 57. Re6 Kg7 58. Rg6+ Kh7 59. Re6 Rf7 60.
Rc6 Rf4 61. Rc7+ Kg8 62. Rc6 Kg7 63. Rc7+ Kg8 64. Rc6 Kg7 1/2-1/2


[Event "St. Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2021.08.15"]
[EventDate "2021.08.11"]
[Round "14.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8.
Nxd4 d5 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4
Qd6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.25"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5
8. Re1 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nb6 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bb3 Qxd3 12. Nxe5 Qf5 13. Nef3 Bg6
14. Qe2 Be7 15. Nf1 Rae8 16. Ng3 Qc8 17. Bf4 Na5 18. Ne5 Nxb3 19. axb3 Bd6
20. Qf3 Re6 21. Re2 a6 22. Rd1 Rf6 23. Qe3 Re8 24. Qc1 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Rfe6
26. Rxe6 Qxe6 27. c4 Qc6 28. Re1 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 h6 30. Kh2 Nd7 31. Ne2 Nc5
32. Nd4 Qd7 33. Qe3 Nd3 34. Nf3 f6 35. Qd2 Qe7 36. Bg3 c5 37. Ng1 Qe1 38.
Qxe1 Nxe1 39. Bd6 Bc2 40. Bxc5 Bxb3 41. Nf3 Nd3 42. Bd4 Bxc4 43. Nd2 Bd5
44. f3 h5 45. h4 Kf7 46. Nf1 b5 47. Ng3 g6 48. Ne2 g5 49. hxg5 fxg5 50. Nc3
Bc6 51. Nd1 Kg6 52. Nf2 Nf4 53. b4 Kf5 54. Be3 g4 55. fxg4+ hxg4 56. Kg3
Nh5+ 57. Kh4 Nf6 58. Bd4 Bxg2 59. Bxf6 Kxf6 60. Nxg4+ Ke6 61. Kg3 Bb7 62.
Kf4 Kd5 63. Ne5 Kd4 64. Nf7 Kc3 65. Nd6 Bc6 66. Ke3 Kxb4 67. Kd2 Ka3 68.
Kc1 Ka2 69. Nf5 b4 70. Nd4 Be4 71. Ne2 a5 72. Kd2 Kb2 0-1


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.25"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5
8. Be3 O-O 9. Rc1 Bg4 10. d5 Nd7 11. Be2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 c4 13. O-O Qc7 14.
Be2 b5 15. f4 Rad8 16. Bf3 Nc5 17. e5 Nd3 18. Rb1 a6 19. a4 Qa5 20. Qd2 Rd7
21. Be4 Rc8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Bd4 Nc5 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Qe3 Rc8 26. h4 Rb8
27. Ra1 Qd8 28. Rfb1 f6 29. e6 Rd6 30. f5 gxf5 31. Bf3 Qb6 32. Qxb6 Rdxb6
33. Ra7 Kf8 34. d6 Rxd6 35. Rxb5 Rbd8 36. Ra8 Bh6 37. Rxd8+ Rxd8 38. Bd5
Bd2 39. Bxc4 Bxc3 40. Rxf5 Rd4 41. Be2 Rxh4 42. g4 Rh3 43. Rf3 Rxf3 44.
Bxf3 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.25"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5
8. Re1 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nb6 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bb3 Qxd3 12. Nxe5 Qf5 13. Nef3 Bg6
14. Ne4 Rad8 15. Bd2 Be7 16. Ng3 Qc8 17. Qc1 a5 18. h4 a4 19. Bc2 Nc4 20.
Bf4 a3 21. b4 Nb2 22. b5 Bc5 23. bxc6 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Bxc2 25. Qxc2 Nd3+ 26.
Kg1 Nxf4 27. Nf5 Kh8 28. Qe4 Nd5 29. Ng5 g6 1-0


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.25"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "29"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Nd2 O-O 10.Nb3 Qxc3+ 11.Bd2 Qb2 12.Bc1 Qc3+ 13.Bd2 Qb2 14.Bc1 Qc3+ 15.Bd2 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.25"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "1.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. b3 a5 7. Bb2 a4 8. b4
c6 9. a3 Ne4 10. Nbd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Bg4 12. O-O d5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. h3
Bxf3 15. Bxf3 e6 16. Rac1 Nd7 17. Be2 Nf6 18. Bd3 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Rc5
Qd7 21. Qc2 b6 22. Rc3 Qd5 23. Rc6 f5 24. Rd1 f4 25. exf4 Rxf4 26. Bc1 Rff8
27. Be3 Qb3 28. Qc1 b5 29. Rc3 Qd5 30. Rc5 Qb7 31. Rc7 Qd5 32. Rc5 Qb7 33.
d5 exd5 34. Rc7 Qa6 35. Rxd5 Rac8 36. Rdd7 Rxc7 37. Qxc7 Qf6 38. Bd4 Qxd4
39. Rxd4 Bxd4 40. Qc6 Bxf2+ 41. Kf1 Bg3+ 42. Ke2 Rf5 43. Qd7 h5 44. Qc8+
Kh7 45. Qd7+ Kh6 46. Qd2+ Kh7 47. Qd7+ Kh6 48. Qd8 h4 49. Qh8+ Kg5 50. Ke3
Re5 51. Qd8+ Kh6 52. Qf6 Kh7 53. Qf7+ Kh6 54. Qg8 Kg5 55. Qh8 Bf4+ 56. Ke2
Bg3 57. Qd8+ Kh6 58. Ke3 Kg7 59. Qd7+ Kh6 60. Qf7 Kg5 61. Qf8 Kh5 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.25"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "1.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 h6 7. c3 d6 8.
Re1 a6 9. a4 Ba7 10. Nbd2 Ne7 11. d4 Ng6 12. Bd3 Re8 13. Nf1 Bd7 14. Ng3 c5
15. dxe5 dxe5 16. a5 Be6 17. Ra4 Qc7 18. Nd2 Rad8 19. Qc2 Nf4 20. Bf1 Qc6
21. Nc4 Bb8 22. b3 Bc7 23. Ra1 Rd7 24. Be3 Red8 25. f3 Nd3 26. Red1 Bxc4
27. bxc4 Nf4 28. Nf5 h5 29. Bf2 g6 30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. Ne3 Bd8 32. h4 Ne6 33.
g3 Rd6 34. Nd5 Qe8 35. Bh3 Nh7 36. Qa4 Qxa4 37. Rxa4 Nhf8 38. f4 exf4 39.
gxf4 Rc6 40. Ra2 Nd7 41. Kg2 Nf6 42. Kf3 Ne8 43. e5 Rc8 44. Ke4 N8g7 45.
Rb2 Bxa5 46. Ne7+ 1-0


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.26"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "44"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8.
Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd7 10. O-O c5 11. Ne4 cxd4 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. Nxd4 Qb6
14. Qb3 Qxb3 15. Bxb3 Bd7 16. Rc7 Rab8 17. Rfc1 Rfd8 18. f4 Ne8 19. R7c2
Nd6 20. Rc7 Ne8 21. R7c2 Nd6 22. Rc7 Ne8 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.26"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.dxe5 Nxb5 7.a4 Nbd4 8.Nxd4 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 d5 10.exd6 Qxd6 11.Qe4+ Qe6 12.Qd4 Qd6 13.Qe4+ Qe6 14.Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.26"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf5 12. Be2 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6
14. Qd4 Qd6 15. Rd1 Rad8 16. Qd2 Qf6 17. Qd4 Qd6 18. Qd2 Qf6 19. Qd4 Qd6
1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.09.26"]
[EventDate "2021.09.25"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd7 10. Ne4 c5 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. O-O Rd8 13. Bb5 cxd4 14. Qxd4
Qxd4 15. Nxd4 e5 16. Nb3 Nf6 17. Rfd1 Be6 18. Kf1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rc8 20. Rc1
Rxc1+ 21. Nxc1 Kf8 22. a3 Ke7 23. Ne2 Ne4 24. Bd3 Nc5 25. Bc2 Bc4 26. Ke1 Bxe2
27. Kxe2 b6 28. b4 Nb7 29. Kd3 Nd6 30. Kc3 f5 31. f4 Kf6 32. g3 g5 33. Bd3 Ke6
34. Bc4+ Kf6 35. Bd3 h5 36. h4 g4 37. Kb3 b5 38. Kc3 Ke6 39. Bb1 Kf6 40. Bd3 a6
41. Kb3 Ke6 42. a4 Kd5 43. axb5 axb5 44. Kc2 Nc4 45. Bxc4+ Kxc4 46. fxe5 Kd5 47.
e6 Kxe6 48. Kd2 Ke5 49. Kd3 Kd5 0-1


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.09.26"]
[EventDate "2021.09.25"]
[Round "2.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Teimour Radjabov"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Be3
h6 9. Re1 Ng4 10. Bc1 c6 11. h3 Ngf6 12. Be3 Re8 13. Qc2 exd4 14. Bxd4 Nc5 15.
e5 Bf5 16. Qd1 Nfe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Nd2 Bf5 19. Nf3 Be4 20. Nd2 Bd3 21. Nf3
Bxe2 22. Rxe2 Re6 23. Qc2 b6 24. exd6 Rxd6 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Ne5 Ne6 27. Re3 Rd2
28. Qc3 Qd4 29. Qxd4 Nxd4 30. Rd3 Rxd3 31. Nxd3 Rd8 32. Kf1 Kf6 33. Rd1 a5 34.
Nf4 g5 35. Nh5+ Kf5 36. g4+ Ke5 37. Re1+ Kd6 38. Ng3 Kc5 39. Rd1 Kxc4 40. Nf5 c5
41. Nxh6 f6 42. Nf5 Rh8 43. Ne3+ Kb5 44. Kg2 Kc6 45. a4 Ne6 46. Nd5 Rf8 47. Ne7+
Kc7 48. Kg3 Nd4 49. Nd5+ Kc6 50. Ne3 Re8 51. h4 Ne2+ 52. Kf3 Nd4+ 53. Kg3 gxh4+
54. Kxh4 b5 55. axb5+ Kxb5 56. Kh5 Rg8 57. f4 a4 58. Nd5 f5 59. gxf5 Nxf5 60.
Nc3+ Kb4 61. Ra1 Ra8 62. Kg6 Nd6 63. f5 a3 64. Nd5+ Kb3 65. Rxa3+ Rxa3 66. bxa3
Kxa3 67. f6 c4 68. f7 Nxf7 69. Kxf7 c3 70. Nxc3 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.09.26"]
[EventDate "2021.09.25"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Teimour Radjabov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "38"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf5 12. Be2 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qd4
Qd6 15. Rd1 Rfd8 16. Qd2 Qf6 17. Qd4 Qd6 18. Qd2 Qf6 19. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.27"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5
8. Re1 Be6 9. c3 h6 10. b4 Bb6 11. b5 Na5 12. Bxd5 Bxd5 13. Nxe5 Re8 14.
Nd2 Bxf2+ 15. Kxf2 Rxe5 16. Kg1 Qe7 17. Rf1 Qc5+ 18. d4 Qxc3 19. dxe5 Qxa1
20. Nb3 Qxa2 21. Qxd5 Qxb3 22. Qd7 Qe6 23. Qxc7 b6 24. Bf4 Nb3 25. Qb7 Qc8
26. Qf3 Nd4 27. Qd5 Qd8 28. Qb7 Qc8 29. Qd5 Ne6 30. Be3 Rb8 31. Qf3 Qd7 32.
Qg3 Qd3 33. Rf3 Qg6 34. Qe1 Rd8 35. Kh2 Qe4 36. Qa1 Rd3 37. Qxa7 Qxe5+ 38.
Kg1 Rxe3 39. Qxf7+ Kh7 0-1


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.27"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O Re8 8.
Re1 a6 9. h3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Be3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Be6 13. Bf1 Rc8 14.
Nd5 Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd2 f6 17. Rac1 Bf7 18. b3 Rc6 19. Re3 Qb8 20. a4
Qd8 21. a5 e6 22. Nf4 b6 23. axb6 Qxb6 24. b4 Ne5 25. Ra3 g5 26. c5 dxc5
27. Rxa6 Qxb4 28. Qxb4 cxb4 29. Raxc6 Nxc6 30. Rxc6 gxf4 31. Rb6 e5 32.
Rxb4 Ra8 33. Bc4 Ra1+ 34. Kh2 Bxc4 35. Rxc4 Rf1 36. f3 Ra1 37. Rc7+ Kg6 38.
Rc6 h5 39. Rc8 Kg7 40. Rc7+ Kg6 41. Rc8 Kg7 42. Rc7+ Kg6 43. Rc8 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.27"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5
8. Re1 Be6 9. c3 h6 10. Nbd2 Nf4 11. Ne4 Bxc4 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. dxc4 Qxd1
14. Raxd1 Be7 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Rfe8 17. Nc3 c6 18. Kf1 Bb4 19. Re2 Kf8
20. Rde1 Rxe2 21. Kxe2 Re8+ 22. Kd2 Rxe1 23. Kxe1 Bxc3+ 24. bxc3 b6 25. Ke2
f5 26. d5 Ke7 27. Kd3 Kd6 28. Kd4 a5 29. dxc6 Kxc6 30. h4 a4 31. h5 a3 32.
c5 f3 33. gxf3 bxc5+ 34. Kc4 Kd6 35. f4 Ke6 36. Kxc5 g6 37. hxg6 h5 38. Kd4
Kf6 39. Ke3 Kxg6 40. Kf3 Kf6 41. Kg3 Ke6 42. Kh4 Kd5 43. Kg5 h4 44. Kxh4
Kc4 45. Kg5 Kxc3 46. Kxf5 Kb2 47. Kg6 Kxa2 48. f5 Kb3 49. f6 a2 50. f7 a1=Q
51. f8=Q Qg1+ 52. Kh7 Qh2+ 53. Kg8 Qg2+ 54. Qg7 Qxf2 55. Qf7+ Qxf7+ 56.
Kxf7 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.27"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "154"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8.
Qc2 c5 9. d5 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Be3 a6 12. Rad1 b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5
Ba6 15. a4 Nhf6 16. Rfe1 Ng4 17. Bf4 Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qa5 19. b3 Rfc8 20. Na3
Qc3 21. Qxc3 Bxc3 22. Re2 Rcb8 23. Nb5 Bf6 24. Rc1 Kg7 25. h3 Nge5 26. Nxe5
Bxe5 27. Bg5 Ra6 28. g3 Kf8 29. Kg2 Bg7 30. Bf4 Rb7 31. Rec2 f5 32. f3 Kf7
33. Re2 fxe4 34. fxe4 Ne5 35. Bxe5 Bxe5 36. Rf2+ Ke8 37. Rf3 Ra8 38. Rc2 h5
39. Rcf2 Kd7 40. Rf8 Rbb8 41. Rxb8 Rxb8 42. Rf3 g5 43. g4 Rh8 44. gxh5 Rxh5
45. a5 g4 46. Rd3 Kc8 47. Na7+ Kb7 48. Nc6 Bf6 49. hxg4 Rh4 50. Rg3 Bg5 51.
Rh3 Rxh3 52. Kxh3 e5 53. Kg2 Ka6 54. Kf3 Kb5 55. Ke2 Bf6 56. Kd3 Bh4 57. a6
Kxa6 58. Kc4 Kb6 59. b4 cxb4 60. Nxb4 Bg5 61. Nc2 Bh4 62. Ne3 Bg5 63. Nf5
Kc7 64. Ng7 Kd7 65. Ne6 Bc1 66. g5 Ke7 67. g6 Kf6 68. g7 Kf7 69. Kb5 Ba3
70. Kc6 Bb4 71. Kd7 Ba3 72. Ng5+ Kxg7 73. Ke6 Kg6 74. Nf7 Bb4 75. Nxd6 Kg5
76. Nb7 Kf4 77. d6 1-0


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.28"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Ne5 c5 8.
dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc4 Bd7 12. Rc1 Rac8 13. O-O Nd4
14. Re1 Bc6 15. Bxc6 Nxc6 16. Nc3 Rfd8 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Kf8 19. f3 Ke7
20. Kf2 g5 21. Red1 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 h5 23. h3 a6 24. g4 hxg4 25. hxg4 Ne5 26.
Rc1 Rc6 27. Rc2 Nc4 28. Nxc4 Rxc4 29. Rc1 b5 30. a3 b4 31. axb4 Rxb4 32.
Ra1 Rxb2 33. Rxa6 Rb3 34. Rc6 Kd7 35. Rc5 Kd6 36. Rc8 Kd7 37. Rc5 Kd6 38.
Rc8 Kd7 39. Rc5 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.28"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.dxe5 Nxb5 7.a4 Nbd4 8.Nxd4 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 d5 10.exd6 Qxd6 11.Qe4+ Qe6 12.Qd4 Qd6 13.Qe4+ Qe6 14.Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.28"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.dxe5 Nxb5 7.a4 Nbd4 8.Nxd4 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 d5 10.exd6 Qxd6 11.Qe4+ Qe6 12.Qd4 Qd6 13.Qe4+ Qe6 14.Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.28"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "27"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.Nbxd2 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Qb3 Na5 11.Qa4+ Nc6 12.Qb3 Na5 13.Qa4+ Nc6 14.Qb3 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.28"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. e3 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bg2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Bd2 Be7 13. Rb1 Qa6 14.
Re1 Na5 15. c4 b6 16. Bf1 Nxc4 17. Bb4 b5 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Qh5 g6 20. Qh4+
f6 21. a4 Qxa4 22. Qh6 Kf7 23. Red1 Rc7 24. Bd3 Ne5 25. Bxb5 Qa2 26. Be2
Qa3 27. Ra1 Qf8 28. Qf4 g5 29. Qe4 Qa8 30. Qb1 h5 31. f4 gxf4 32. exf4 Ng4
33. Bf3 Qb8 34. Qxb8 Rxb8 35. h3 Ne3 36. Rd3 Nc4 37. Bxh5+ Ke7 38. Bg4 Rb6
39. Re1 a5 40. Rc3 a4 41. Be2 Rb4 42. Rec1 a3 43. Nc2 Rb2 44. Bxc4 a2 45.
Na3 e5 46. fxe5 fxe5 47. g4 Be6 48. Bxa2 Rxc3 49. Rxc3 Rxa2 50. Nc2 Kf6 51.
Kf2 Bf7 52. Kg3 Bd5 53. Ne3 Be4 54. h4 Ra1 55. Rc4 Bb7 56. Rb4 Ba8 57. Rb6+
Kf7 58. h5 Ra3 59. Kf2 Ra2+ 60. Kf1 Ra1+ 61. Ke2 Ra2+ 62. Kd3 Ra3+ 63. Kd2
Ra2+ 64. Kc1 Bf3 65. h6 Re2 66. g5 Be4 67. Ng4 Rg2 68. Nxe5+ Ke7 69. g6 1-0


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.28"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "4.6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2
Nd5 8. h4 a5 9. c4 Nb6 10. Nd2 g6 11. h5 Bg7 12. Nf3 Qb4+ 13. Kd1 Ba6 14.
b3 O-O-O 15. h6 Bf8 16. Ng5 Qe7 17. Rh3 d5 18. exd6 Qd7 19. Kc2 Bxd6 20.
Rd3 Rhe8 21. Qf3 f5 22. Be3 c5 23. Be2 Qe7 24. Qh3 Kb8 25. g3 Bc8 26. Qh1
f4 27. gxf4 Bxf4 0-1


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.29"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2
Be6 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. d4 f6 11. dxe5 fxe5 12. Qe2 Qe7 13. a4 Rf7 14.
h3 Raf8 15. Rad1 h6 16. Nh2 c5 17. Nc4 Rf6 18. Qd3 Qf7 19. f3 h5 20. Nxd6
cxd6 21. Qe3 Qe7 22. Qg5 Re8 23. Rf2 Bf7 24. Nf1 Nf8 25. Qd2 Ng6 26. Ne3
Nh4 27. Kh2 Kh7 28. Rdf1 Ng6 29. Nf5 Qf8 30. f4 Nxf4 31. Rxf4 exf4 32. Bxf6
gxf6 33. Qxd6 Qxd6 34. Nxd6 Re7 35. Rxf4 Kg6 36. Kg3 Be6 37. Rf3 b6 38. Kf4
h4 39. g4 hxg3 40. Rxg3+ Kh7 41. h4 Rd7 42. e5 fxe5+ 43. Kxe5 Bg8 44. Nf5
Kh8 45. c4 Rd1 46. Ne7 Bh7 47. Nd5 Rh1 48. Nf6 Rxh4 49. Nxh7 Kxh7 50. Kd6
Rh6+ 51. Kc7 Rf6 52. Kb7 Rf7+ 53. Ka6 Rc7 54. Rd3 Kg6 55. Rd8 Re7 56. Rb8
Kf5 57. Rb7 Re3 58. Kxa7 Rxb3 59. a5 Rb4 60. a6 Ke5 61. Rxb6 Rxc4 62. Kb7
Ra4 63. a7 Rxa7+ 64. Kxa7 c4 65. Rc6 1-0


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.29"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. a3 Bxd2+
8. Bxd2 Bd7 9. Rc1 Bc6 10. Rxc4 Bd5 11. Rc1 h6 12. O-O Nc6 13. e3 a5 14.
Qe2 a4 15. Rfd1 Bb3 16. Re1 Bd5 17. Bc3 Ne4 18. Qc2 f5 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20.
Qxd2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rf7 22. Qe2 Ne7 23. f3 Qd7 24. Rcd1 Nd5 25. e4 fxe4 26.
fxe4 Nxc3 27. bxc3 Qd6 28. Qb2 Raf8 29. Rd2 Rf3 30. d5 e5 31. Ree2 b6 32.
Rf2 Rxf2+ 33. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Qc5+ 35. Kg2 Qc4 36. Qb4 Qe2+ 37. Kg1 b5
38. h4 Kh7 39. Qc5 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Qxe4 41. Qxb5 Qc2+ 42. Kh3 Qf5+ 43. Kg2 e4
44. Qxa4 Qf3+ 45. Kh2 e3 46. Qc2+ Kh8 47. Qg2 Qg4 48. Qf1 Qe4 49. Qe2 Qxd5
50. Qxe3 Qa2+ 51. Kh3 Qxa3 52. Qe8+ Kh7 53. Qe4+ Kh8 54. Qe8+ Kh7 55. Qe4+
Kh8 56. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.09.29"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Bg5 h6
8. Bh4 Qe7 9. Nbd2 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. d4 O-O-O 12. Re1 Qe6 13. c4 Bxf3 14.
Nxf3 Qxc4 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Qb5 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Qb3 Rd7 19. Rac1 Qe6
20. Qxe6 fxe6 21. Bg3 b6 22. Rc6 Re8 23. Be5 Kb7 24. Rec1 Ree7 25. f3 Ne8
26. h4 h5 27. Kh2 g6 28. Kg3 Rd2 29. R6c2 Rxc2 30. Rxc2 Rf7 31. b4 a6 32.
a4 Rf8 33. b5 axb5 34. axb5 Kc8 35. Ra2 Kd7 36. Ra8 Rf7 37. Ra1 Rf8 38. Kf2
Nd6 39. Bxd6 Kxd6 40. Rd1+ Ke7 41. Ke3 Ra8 42. Rc1 Kd7 43. Kf4 Ra2 44. g4
Ra3 45. Rf1 Ke7 46. Kg5 Kf7 47. Kh6 Rc3 48. g5 Rd3 49. Rc1 Rd7 50. Rc6 Re7
51. f4 Rd7 52. f5 gxf5 53. exf5 exf5 54. Rf6+ Kg8 55. Rxf5 Rd6+ 56. Kxh5 c6
57. bxc6 Rxc6 58. g6 Rc8 59. Kg5 Rb8 60. h5 b5 1-0


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.10.01"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 d5 7. g3 a6 8.
bxa6 Be7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nc3 Bxa6 12. Re1 h6 13. b3 Qe8 14. Bh3
Nd8 15. e3 Bb7 16. Bg2 Nc6 17. Bb2 Qf7 18. a3 Rad8 19. Qe2 e5 20. Na4 e4
21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 d4 23. h3 d3 24. Qd2 Rd5 25. Bb2 Rh5 26. Rac1 Nd7 27.
b4 c4 28. Bd4 Ne5 29. Bxe5 Rxe5 30. Nb6 Ba6 31. Rf1 Qe6 32. Na4 Rh5 33. Qa2
Kh8 34. Nc3 Bb7 35. Nb1 Bd5 36. Nc3 Bb7 37. Nb1 Rc8 38. Qd2 Rxh3 39. Qd1
Rf8 40. Rxc4 Rxg3 41. fxg3 Rxf1+ 42. Qxf1 Qxc4 43. Nd2 Qe6 44. Qf4 Bd6 45.
Qh4 g5 46. Qh1 Kg7 47. Bxe4 Bxg3 48. Qf3 Be1 49. Bxb7 Bxd2 50. Be4 Qc4 51.
Kg2 Qc2 52. Qf5 Bxe3+ 53. Kh3 Qf2 54. Qg6+ Kf8 55. Qd6+ Kg7 56. Qg6+ Kf8
57. Qd6+ Kg7 58. Qg6+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.10.01"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "172"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Qxc4 Qd5
8. Qa4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxb1 10. Bxb4 Be4 11. O-O a5 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Bf4 Rac8
14. Rfc1 Rfd8 15. Rc5 Qd7 16. Rac1 Nd5 17. Be3 Qe8 18. Qb5 Rb8 19. a3 h6
20. Ne1 Bxg2 21. Nxg2 Qe7 22. Qc4 Rd7 23. Ne1 Nb6 24. Qc2 Rbd8 25. Nf3 Rd5
26. Bd2 Rxc5 27. dxc5 Nd5 28. e4 Nf6 29. b4 axb4 30. axb4 Nd4 31. Nxd4 Rxd4
32. Bc3 Rd7 33. f3 c6 34. Rd1 Ne8 35. Kf2 Nc7 36. Ke2 Nb5 37. Bb2 Qd8 38.
Rxd7 Qxd7 39. Qd3 Qe8 40. f4 Qa8 41. Qb3 Qa6 42. Kf2 Qa8 43. h4 Qd8 44. Ke3
h5 45. Qd3 Qxd3+ 46. Kxd3 f6 47. Ke3 Kf7 48. Kf3 Kg6 49. Ke3 Nc7 50. Bc3
Kf7 51. Bb2 Kg6 52. Bc3 Kh7 53. Bb2 Kg8 54. Bc3 Kf7 55. Bb2 f5 56. Be5 Na6
57. Bc3 fxe4 58. Kxe4 g6 59. Ke5 Nc7 60. Bd2 Ke7 61. Be1 Ne8 62. Bd2 Ng7
63. Be1 Nf5 64. Ke4 Nh6 65. Ke5 Nf7+ 66. Ke4 Kd7 67. Bc3 Kd8 68. Kf3 Kc7
69. Bd4 Kc8 70. Bg7 Kd8 71. g4 Ke7 72. gxh5 gxh5 73. Ke4 Nd8 74. f5 Nf7 75.
Kf4 Kd7 76. Bf6 Nh6 77. Kg5 Ng4 78. Bd4 e5 79. Bc3 e4 80. Kxh5 Ne3 81. Kg6
Nd5 82. f6 Ke6 83. h5 Nf4+ 84. Kg5 Nh3+ 85. Kg4 Nf2+ 86. Kf4 1-0


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.10.01"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 dxc4 6. e3 b5 7. a4 c6 8. Be2
Nbd7 9. O-O Bb7 10. axb5 cxb5 11. b3 Be7 12. bxc4 bxc4 13. Bxc4 O-O 14.
Nbd2 Ne4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nb3 Nb6 17. Bd3 Nc3 18. Qd2 Bxf3 19. Qxc3 Qg5
20. g3 Rfc8 21. Qa5 Bd5 22. Nd2 e5 23. e4 Be6 24. dxe5 Bh3 25. Rfe1 Rd8 26.
f4 Qe7 27. Ba6 Rd7 28. Nf3 Rad8 29. Qa3 Qxa3 30. Rxa3 Rc7 31. Rea1 Rc2 32.
Ne1 Rb2 33. Bd3 Nd7 34. Rxa7 Nc5 35. Ra8 Rxa8 36. Rxa8+ Kh7 37. Bc2 g5 38.
f5 Nxe4 39. e6 fxe6 40. fxe6 Rxc2 41. Nxc2 Bxe6 42. Ra7+ Kh8 43. Ra6 1-0


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.10.01"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 Nb6
8. Nxc4 Nxc4 9. Qa4+ c6 10. Qxc4 Be6 11. Qa4 Bd5 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Ne5 Bxg2
14. Kxg2 Qd5+ 15. f3 Rfd8 16. Be3 c5 17. Rac1 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Ng4 19. Qxg4
Qxe5 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rc8 Rf8 22. Kf2 Qxb2 23. Rxf8+ Bxf8 24. Qc8 Qa3 25.
Qxb7 Qxa2 26. Qxa7 Qxa7 27. Bxa7 e6 28. e4 h5 29. Kg2 f5 30. exf5 exf5 31.
h3 Kf7 32. g4 fxg4 33. hxg4 hxg4 34. fxg4 Ke6 35. Kf3 Be7 36. Kg2 Bf6 37.
Kf3 Be7 38. Kg2 Bf6 39. Kf3 Be7 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.10.01"]
[EventDate "2021.09.25"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Nbd2 Nb6 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. e4 c6 10. Re1 e5 11. Nxe5 Qxd4 12. Ndf3 Qd8 13. a4 Be6 14. a5 Nbd7
15. a6 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qe7 17. Be3 Rfd8 18. h3 Ne8 19. Nxc4 b6 20. e5 Bd5 21. Bxd5
cxd5 22. Na3 Rdc8 23. Qd3 Qxe5 24. Nb5 Qxb2 25. Qxd5 Rd8 26. Qc4 Nd6 27. Nxd6
Rxd6 28. Rad1 Qf6 29. Qc7 Bf8 30. Qb7 Rad8 31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. Qxa7 Qc3 33. Rc1
Qa3 34. Qb8 Rd3 35. Bh6 g5 36. Qxf8+ Qxf8 37. Bxf8 1-0


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.10.01"]
[EventDate "2021.09.25"]
[Round "6.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 dxc4 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Rad1 Nbd7 13. Rfe1 Rc8 14. d5 exd5 15.
Qxe7 Qxe7 16. Rxe7 dxc4 17. Bxf6 Bxf3 18. Rdxd7 Bc6 19. Bh4 Bxd7 20. Rxd7 g5 21.
Bg3 Rfd8 22. Rxa7 Rd2 23. h4 Rxb2 24. h5 Rd2 25. f3 Rd3 26. Be5 Re8 27. Bf6 Kf8
28. Ne4 c3 29. Rc7 g4 30. Kf2 gxf3 31. gxf3 Ra8 32. Nxc3 Rd6 33. Be7+ 1-0


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.10.01"]
[EventDate "2021.09.25"]
[Round "6.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. d4 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qe2 b6 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Rd1 Be6 13. b3 Bf6 14. Bb2 Nb4 15.
Ne1 Qe7 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Bb1 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 g6 19. a3 Nc6 20. Nd3 c4 21. Nf4
cxb3 22. Qxb3 Na5 23. Qb4 Qxb4 24. axb4 Nc6 25. b5 Nb4 26. Ne2 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Rc8
28. Rxc8+ Bxc8 29. Nc3 Kf8 30. Kf1 Ke7 31. Ke1 Kd6 32. Kd2 Kc5 33. h4 h5 34. f3
Bd7 35. Ne2 Bxb5 36. Nf4 Bd7 37. Kc3 a5 38. Ne2 Bb5 39. Nd4 Bc4 40. g4 a4 41.
gxh5 gxh5 42. Bh7 a3 43. Bg8 a2 44. Kb2 Nd3+ 45. Ka1 Ne1 46. Bxf7 Kb4 47. Bxh5
Kc3 48. Bg6 Kd2 49. h5 Bd3 50. e4 Kc3 51. h6 Kxd4 52. h7 1-0


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.10.02"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5
Nf5 8. Qe2 Nd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. h3 Be6 11. Rd1 Qc4 12. Rd3 Be7 13. b3 Qh4
14. Nd2 O-O 15. Rg3 Rfe8 16. Nf3 Qh5 17. Bg5 Bd5 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Re1 Rae8
20. Qd2 h6 21. Qa5 a6 22. Re3 Qf5 23. Nd4 Qh5 24. Qc3 c5 25. Ne2 Qf5 26.
Rg4 Be6 27. Qxc5 Bc8 28. Ng3 Qh7 29. Rd4 Qg6 30. Kh2 b6 31. Qc3 Kh7 32. f4
f6 33. Rde4 h5 34. exf6 Rxe4 35. Nxe4 Rxe4 36. Rxe4 Qxe4 37. Qxc7 Bd7 38.
f7 Bc6 39. Qxc6 Qxc6 40. f8=Q Qxc2 41. Qe8 Qf5 42. Qe5 Qg6 43. Qg5 Qe8 44.
Qf5+ Kh6 45. Qd3 Qf8 46. Kg3 Qe7 47. Kf3 Qb7+ 48. Kf2 Qc7 49. Kf3 Qc6+ 50.
Kg3 a5 51. a4 Qe6 52. Kf2 Qf6 53. Qe3 Kh7 54. Kf3 Qd6 55. g4 hxg4+ 56. hxg4
Kg8 57. Qe8+ Kh7 58. Qe4+ Kh8 59. Kg3 Qd7 60. g5 Qd1 61. g6 Qxb3+ 62. Kh4
Qg8 63. Qh1 Qe8 64. Kg5+ 1-0


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.10.02"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. Nc3 e6 8.
b4 d6 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 c5 11. Ba3 Qe7 12. Rab1 Rfd8 13. bxc5 dxc5 14.
Nd2 Rac8 15. Nb3 Ba8 16. Nb5 a6 17. Nc3 Ne8 18. d5 Nd6 19. Bb2 b5 20. cxb5
axb5 21. Nxb5 Nxb5 22. Bxb5 exd5 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rbc1 d4 25. Bxd7 Qxd7
26. Nxc5 Qd5 27. f3 Qg5 28. f4 Qg4 29. h3 Qg3 30. exd4 Qxf4 31. Qf2 Qg5 32.
a4 Bd5 33. Re1 Rc6 34. Rc3 Rf6 35. Qg3 Qd2 36. Rd3 Qb2 37. Red1 Rf5 38.
R3d2 Qb4 39. Rf2 Rxf2 40. Qxf2 Re8 41. Qd2 Qc4 42. Qd3 Qa2 43. Qd2 Re2 44.
Qxa2 Rxa2 45. g4 Rg2+ 46. Kf1 Rg3 47. Ra1 Rxh3 48. Kf2 Rf3+ 49. Ke2 Rf4 50.
Ke3 Rxg4 51. a5 h5 52. Nd7 h4 53. Nb6 Rg3+ 54. Kf2 Rg2+ 55. Ke3 Rg3+ 56.
Kf2 Rg2+ 57. Ke3 Rg3+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.10.02"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "7.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. e3 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. b3 b6 5. Bb2 Bb7 6. Be2 dxc4 7. bxc4 c5 8.
O-O Be7 9. d3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. Bc3 Ne8 12. Qb3 Bf6 13. Ne4 Bxc3 14.
Nxc3 Rc8 15. Rfd1 Nd6 16. Nb5 Qe7 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. a4 Qc7 19. Qc3 Rfd8 20.
Nd2 Rd7 21. Nb3 a5 22. d4 cxd4 23. Nxd4 Rcd8 24. Nb5 Qe5 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26.
Rc1 Qc5 27. Bf3 h6 28. h4 Nb4 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Be4 31. Qd4 Qxd4 32.
exd4 Kf8 33. f3 Bd3 34. Na3 g5 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Kf2 Ke7 37. Ke3 f6 38. g3
e5 39. f4 exf4+ 40. gxf4 Bf5 41. fxg5 fxg5 42. Nb5 Be6 43. c5 Nd5+ 44. Ke4
Nf6+ 45. Ke3 Bd7 46. Nc3 bxc5 47. dxc5 Bc6 48. Bb3 g4 49. Kf4 Bf3 50. Nb5
Nd7 51. c6 Bxc6 52. Kxg4 Nc5 53. Nd4 Bd7+ 54. Kf4 Kd6 55. Ke3 Nxb3 56. Nxb3
Bxa4 57. Nxa5 Bb3 58. Nxb3 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.10.02"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O e5 7. Nc3 Qe7 8.
b4 Rd8 9. Bb2 Bf5 10. Re1 c6 11. a4 e4 12. Nd2 d5 13. Ba3 Bf8 14. b5 Qe8
15. Bxf8 Qxf8 16. Nb3 a5 17. c5 Nbd7 18. Qd2 Rdb8 19. b6 Qd8 20. Na2 h5 21.
Reb1 h4 22. Nxa5 h3 23. Nb4 Rxa5 24. Nxc6 bxc6 25. Qxa5 hxg2 26. Qe1 Ng4
27. Bxg4 Bxg4 28. f4 exf3 29. Rb2 Nf6 30. Qg3 Bh5 31. Qd6 Qe8 32. Qe5 Qd8
33. a5 Ne4 34. a6 Ng5 35. Qg3 Qe7 36. Re1 Kh7 37. a7 Ra8 38. b7 Rxa7 39.
b8=Q Ra4 40. h4 Nh3+ 41. Qxh3 Rxd4 42. Qbg3 Re4 43. Qf2 d4 44. Rb3 f5 45.
Qhg3 Qf7 46. Reb1 Re7 47. exd4 f4 48. Qg5 1-0


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.10.02"]
[EventDate "2021.09.25"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Re1 Ng4 7. Re2 Kh8 8. h3
f5 9. Bg5 Nf6 10. exf5 d6 11. c3 Bb6 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Bxf5 14. Nc3 h6 15.
Be3 Ne7 16. d5 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Bd7 18. Nd4 Nf5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Nb5 Nd7 21. Bd3
Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Ne5 23. Qc3 Qh4 24. Rf1 Rf7 25. Nd4 Ng6 26. Ne6 Nf4 27. Nxf4 Rxf4
28. Qxc7 Raf8 29. Qxd6 R4f6 30. Qc5 b6 31. Qe7 Qd4 32. Qe5 Qc5 33. Re2 Rf5 34.
Qe7 Qxd5 35. Qxa7 Rg5 36. f4 Qd4+ 37. Kh2 Ra5 38. Qc7 Rxa2 39. Rff2 Raa8 40. f5
Rac8 41. Qg3 Rc5 42. Qg6 Qf6 43. Re6 Qf7 44. Qxf7 Rxf7 45. f6 Rb5 46. fxg7+ Kxg7
47. Rxf7+ Kxf7 48. Rxh6 Rxb2 49. h4 b5 50. Rb6 b4 51. Kh3 Rb1 52. Kg4 b3 53. Kg5
b2 54. h5 1-0


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.10.02"]
[EventDate "2021.09.25"]
[Round "7.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Rb1
Nbd7 9. c5 e5 10. b4 Be7 11. b5 Qc7 12. h3 exd4 13. exd4 Nf8 14. Qa4 Ne6 15.
bxc6 bxc6 16. Ba6 Nd8 17. Ne2 O-O 18. Bf4 Qd7 19. O-O Ne8 20. Qa5 Ne6 21. Bb7
Nf6 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. Be5 Ne4 24. Rb2 Kh7 25. f3 Nf6 26. Qa6 Nd8 27. Rb8 Rxb8
28. Bxb8 1-0


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.10.02"]
[EventDate "2021.09.25"]
[Round "7.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. Nc3 e6 8. Qc2 d5
9. b3 Nbd7 10. Ba3 c5 11. Rfd1 Qe7 12. Na4 Rac8 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15.
Qb1 Nb6 16. Nxc5 Rxc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. cxd5 Qe7 19. dxe6 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qxe6
21. Nd4 Qe7 22. Bf3 Ne4 23. Qc2 h5 24. Nb5 Be5 25. Nd4 Kg7 26. h3 h4 27. a4 Nc8
28. Bxe4 Bxe4 29. Qxc8 Bd6 30. Nb5 Be5 31. Qd8 Qc5 32. Nd6 Qc2 33. Nxe4 1-0


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.10.03"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. O-O O-O 7. Qb3 a5 8.
cxd5 a4 9. Qd1 cxd5 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. a3 Qa6 13. Re1 Bg4 14. Ne5
Be6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Na2 Qb6 17. Bb4 Nd7 18. Bc3 Bf5 19. Nb4 e5 20. e3
exd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. exd4 Nf6 23. Rc1 Bd7 24. Qf3 Qxd4 25. Rcd1 Qxb2 26.
Re2 Qb3 27. Re3 Qb2 28. Nd3 Qc3 29. Nb4 Qb2 30. Re2 Qb3 31. Re3 Qb2 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.10.03"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "8.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Na3 Bg7 5. Nxc4 Nc6 6. d3 e5 7. Bd2 Be6 8.
Bg2 Nge7 9. O-O a5 10. Qc1 O-O 11. Bh6 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Nf5 13. Qc1 Ncd4 14.
Re1 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 c6 17. Qc3 Re8 18. e3 Qb6 19. Rab1 Nd6 20.
Red1 Rad8 21. Bg2 Nb5 22. Qc2 Rd7 23. Rd2 Red8 24. Rbd1 Rd6 25. h4 h5 26.
Qc4 Nc7 27. Qc3 Re8 28. d4 e4 29. a3 Nd5 30. Qc5 Qd8 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4
g5 33. hxg5 Rg6 34. b5 Qxg5 35. bxc6 bxc6 36. Qa7 h4 37. Qd7 Rd8 38. Qh3
hxg3 39. Re1 f5 40. Qxg3 Qh5 41. Qh2 Qxh2+ 42. Kxh2 Kf7 43. Rh1 Rh8+ 44.
Kg1 Rhg8 45. Rh7+ Kf8 46. Rb2 Rxg2+ 47. Kf1 R2g7 48. Rh5 Nxe3+ 49. Ke2 Nd5
50. Rxf5+ Ke7 51. Re5+ Kd6 52. Rc2 Re7 53. Rf5 e3 0-1


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.10.03"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "8.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "166"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. h3 Bh5 5. d3 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc4 c6 8.
O-O Ngf6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Nd2 a5 12. Na4 Nb6 13. Re1 Nfd7 14.
Nxb6 Qxb6 15. Qc2 Bc5 16. Ne4 Bg6 17. Rf1 e5 18. Bd2 Be7 19. Rad1 Qc7 20.
Qc1 f5 21. Nc3 Nc5 22. Be3 a4 23. f4 exf4 24. Bxf4 Qb6 25. Kh2 Kh8 26. Be5
Rae8 27. Qf4 Ne6 28. Qf3 Qc5 29. Bf4 Qxc4 30. Rd7 Nc5 31. Rxe7 Rxe7 32. Bd6
Ree8 33. Bxf8 Rxf8 34. Qe3 Re8 35. Qd2 Qe6 36. Qd4 Qe5 37. Rd1 Qxd4 38.
Rxd4 Kg8 39. Rc4 Re5 40. Bf3 b5 41. Rd4 Be8 42. Rd8 b4 43. Nb1 Kf7 44. Rb8
b3 45. axb3 Nxb3 46. Nc3 Nd4 47. Kg1 Ra5 48. Kf2 a3 49. bxa3 Rxa3 50. Nd1
Nxf3 51. exf3 Bd7 52. f4 Ra2+ 53. Ke3 c5 54. Rb6 Ra3+ 55. Kf2 Ra2+ 56. Ke3
Be6 57. Rb7+ Kf6 58. Rb6 Ra3+ 59. Kf2 g6 60. Ne3 Ra2+ 61. Kf3 Ke7 62. Rc6
c4 63. g4 Kd7 64. Rb6 c3 65. Rb1 Kd6 66. Rc1 Ra3 67. Ke2 Kc5 68. Kd3 c2+
69. Kd2 fxg4 70. hxg4 Bb3 71. Nxc2 Ra2 72. Kd3 Bxc2+ 73. Rxc2+ Rxc2 74.
Kxc2 Kd4 75. f5 Ke5 76. Kd2 gxf5 77. gxf5 Kxf5 78. Ke2 h5 79. Kf2 h4 80.
Kg1 Kg4 81. Kh1 h3 82. Kg1 Kg3 83. Kh1 h2 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.10.03"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qc2 Ndb4 7. Qb1 f5
8. a3 Nd5 9. d3 Be6 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. b4 a6 14. Bb2
Bd6 15. Bc3 Qe7 16. b5 axb5 17. Qxb5 Bf7 18. Qxb7 Na5 19. Qb2 Rfb8 20. Qc2
Nb3 21. Rab1 Rxa3 22. d4 e4 23. Nd2 Rb6 24. Nc4 Bxh2+ 25. Kxh2 Qh4+ 26. Kg1
Rg6 27. Ne5 Rh6 28. f3 Qg3 29. Nxf7 Rh2 30. Bc4 Qh4 31. Ng5+ 1-0


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.10.03"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. e4 dxe4 8.
dxe4 O-O 9. Be3 Bg4 10. h3 Qxd1 11. Raxd1 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nd4 13. Bg2 Rfd8
14. Rd2 Rd6 15. Nb1 Nc8 16. c3 Ne6 17. Rfd1 Bf8 18. Kf1 Nb6 19. Rxd6 Bxd6
20. h4 Kf8 21. Bh3 Ke7 22. b3 Nd7 23. Ke2 a5 24. Nd2 b5 25. a4 c6 26. Ra1
Bc5 27. axb5 cxb5 28. b4 Bxe3 29. Kxe3 a4 30. Bf1 Nc7 31. Nb1 Nf6 32. Na3
Rb8 33. Be2 Nfe8 34. f4 f6 35. h5 g5 36. fxg5 fxg5 37. h6 Nd6 38. Rf1 Nce8
0-1


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "Chess24 INT"]
[Date "2021.10.03"]
[EventDate "2021.09.23"]
[Round "8.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "180"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bc4 e6 5. Qe2 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Bd3 Nd7 8.
O-O a6 9. a4 Ne7 10. Rd1 h6 11. Nbd2 g5 12. Nf1 Ng6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5
Ngxe5 15. dxe5 Qe7 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 O-O 18. f4 Rad8 19. Qe2 gxf4 20.
Bxf4 Qc5+ 21. Be3 Qxe5 22. Qxa6 Nf6 23. Bd4 Qh5 24. Ng3 Qg4 25. Qe2 Qxe2
26. Nxe2 Ne4 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Nd4 Rd5 29. Nb5 c6 30. Rxd5 cxd5 31. b4 Rb8
32. Kf1 Kf6 33. Ke2 Ke7 34. Kd3 Kd7 35. c4 Nf6 36. Rf1 Ke7 37. Na7 Ra8 38.
Nc6+ Kd6 39. Rxf6 Kxc6 40. cxd5+ Kxd5 41. Rxf7 Rxa4 42. Rd7+ Kc6 43. Rh7
Rxb4 44. Rxh6 Kd5 45. Rh8 Rb3+ 46. Kc2 Ra3 47. Rg8 e5 48. h4 e4 49. h5 Ra2+
50. Kb3 Ra1 51. Kc3 Rh1 52. Rg5+ Ke6 53. Kd4 Kf6 54. Rb5 Rg1 55. Rxb6+ Kg5
56. Kxe4 Kxh5 57. Kf3 Rf1+ 58. Kg3 Kg5 59. Rb5+ Kg6 60. Kg4 Rf6 61. Re5 Ra6
62. Re4 Rb6 63. Ra4 Rc6 64. Kh4 Rb6 65. Rg4+ Kh6 66. Ra4 Rc6 67. g4 Rb6 68.
Ra8 Kg7 69. Kh5 Rb5+ 70. g5 Rb6 71. Ra7+ Kg8 72. Rd7 Ra6 73. Rd4 Kg7 74.
Rf4 Rb6 75. Ra4 Rc6 76. Ra7+ Kg8 77. Kg4 Rc4+ 78. Kh5 Rc6 79. Rd7 Rb6 80.
Re7 Rc6 81. Kg4 Rb6 82. Kf5 Rc6 83. Re6 Rxe6 84. Kxe6 Kg7 85. Kf5 Kf7 86.
g6+ Kg7 87. Kg5 Kg8 88. Kf6 Kf8 89. g7+ Kg8 90. Kg6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.10.04"]
[EventDate "2021.09.25"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O
Nb6 9. a4 a5 10. Ne5 Nfd5 11. Bg3 c5 12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Nxc3
15. Qxc3 Bb4 16. Qe5 Bd7 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. Rd4 Bc6 19. Rg4 g6 20. h4 Rfe8 21. h5
f6 22. Qf5 Kh8 23. Qc2 g5 24. Rxg5 fxg5 25. Be5+ Kg8 26. Qf5 Bd5 27. Bxd5 exd5
28. Bf6 Qe4 29. Qxg5+ Kf7 30. Qg7+ Ke6 31. Qh6 Rg8 32. Bg7+ Kd7 33. Rd1 Ra6 34.
Qg5 Be7 35. Qg3 Bd6 36. Qg5 h6 0-1


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.10.04"]
[EventDate "2021.09.25"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. b4 e5 8. Bb2 e4
9. Nfd2 Re8 10. Nc3 Nf8 11. d5 h5 12. Qc2 Bf5 13. Rfe1 N8h7 14. Nb3 Ng4 15. Nb5
a6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. N5d4 Qh4 18. Nxf5+ gxf5 19. Bxg4 hxg4 20. Nd4 Kf6 21. Qb2
Re5 22. Kf1 Qxh2 23. Ke2 f4 24. Rh1 f3+ 25. gxf3 gxf3+ 26. Nxf3 exf3+ 27. Kd3
Qg2 28. Rag1 Ng5 29. Rxg2 fxg2 30. Rg1 Nf3 31. Rxg2 Ne1+ 32. Kd2 Nxg2 33. f4 Re8
34. fxe5+ Rxe5 35. e4 Kg6 36. Qa3 Nh4 37. Qg3+ Kh5 38. Kd3 b5 39. Qg8 bxc4+ 40.
Kc3 f5 41. exf5 Nxf5 42. Qh7+ Kg4 43. Qxc7 Ne3 44. Qa7 Kf4 45. a4 Rxd5 46. Qf7+
Ke4 47. Qe8+ Kf3 48. b5 axb5 49. axb5 Rd3+ 50. Kb4 Rb3+ 51. Ka4 d5 52. Qc6 Ke2
53. Qh6 d4 54. Qh2+ Kd3 55. Qg1 Rb2 56. Qg6+ Kd2 57. Qg7 Kc3 58. Ka5 Ra2+ 59.
Kb6 Rf2 60. Kc6 Kd3 61. Qh7+ Rf5 62. b6 c3 63. b7 c2 64. b8=Q c1=Q+ 65. Kd7 Qa3
66. Qb5+ Kd2 67. Qb6 Qa4+ 68. Ke6 Qe8+ 69. Qe7 Qxe7+ 0-1


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.10.04"]
[EventDate "2021.09.25"]
[Round "9.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Qc2 g6 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8.
Qe4 Bg7 9. Qxd5 Qe7 10. Qe4 f5 11. Qc2 O-O 12. f4 Nc6 13. e3 Nd4 14. Bc4+ Be6
15. Qa4 a6 16. O-O b5 17. Bxe6+ Qxe6 18. Qd1 Nb3 19. Rb1 c5 20. d3 Rad8 21. Qe2
Rfe8 22. e4 b4 23. axb4 cxb4 24. e5 bxc3 25. bxc3 a5 26. Rd1 a4 27. d4 Qd5 28.
Bb2 Rc8 29. Qa6 Rc4 30. Rd3 Bf8 31. h4 Be7 32. Rg3 Ra8 33. Rxg6+ Kf7 34. Rf6+
Kg7 35. Qe6 Qxe6 36. Rxe6 Rc7 37. c4 Nd2 38. Rd1 Nxc4 39. Rc1 Kf7 40. Rh6 Rac8
41. Ba1 Ne3 42. Rxc7 Rxc7 43. d5 Rc1+ 44. Kf2 Ng4+ 0-1


[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.10.04"]
[EventDate "2021.09.25"]
[Round "9.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e6 2. Qh5 d5 3. d3 c5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. e5 Nd4 7. Qd1 Nd7 8. c3 Nc6
9. f4 g5 10. Nf3 g4 11. Nh4 h5 12. h3 Rg8 13. hxg4 hxg4 14. Be2 f5 15. Na3 a6
16. d4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bb4+ 18. Kf1 Bxa3 19. bxa3 Qb6 20. Be3 Qa5 21. Qb3 Nb6 22.
Kf2 Nc4 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Qxc4 Qxa3 25. Bc1 Qf8 26. Rb1 Rg7 27. Qc3 a5 28. Rb6
Nb4 29. Ba3 Qf7 30. Bxb4 axb4 31. Qb2 Qc7 32. Rxb4 Ra6 33. Rc1 Rxa2 34. Qxa2 1-0


[Event "World Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2021.12.26"]
[EventDate "2021.12.26"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Donchenko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2836"]
[PlyCount "166"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Nb6 7. b3 Be6
8. Bb2 f6 9. Nc3 Qd7 10. Qc1 Nd5 11. Ne4 O-O-O 12. d4 Bf5 13. Nh4 exd4 14.
Rd1 Bh3 15. Bh1 Bb4 16. a3 Ba5 17. Nf3 Bb6 18. Qc2 Nde7 19. b4 Nf5 20. Nc5
Bxc5 21. Qxc5 Qd6 22. Qc2 Qe6 23. Rd3 Rhe8 24. b5 Ne5 25. Nxd4 Qc4 26. Rc3
Nxd4 27. Rxc4 Nxc2 28. Rxc2 Kb8 29. Rac1 Rd7 30. Be4 h5 31. a4 Red8 32. f3
Nf7 33. Kf2 Be6 34. a5 Nd6 35. Bd3 Bf5 36. e4 Be6 37. Be2 b6 38. axb6 axb6
39. e5 fxe5 40. Bxe5 g6 41. Bf1 Rf7 42. f4 Bd5 43. Kg1 Rdd7 44. Rd2 Be4 45.
Bh3 Nf5 46. Re2 Bf3 47. Rec2 Be4 48. Rc3 Kb7 49. Re1 Bd5 50. Rd1 Be4 51.
Re1 Bd5 52. Ra1 Kc8 53. Rd1 Be4 54. Rdc1 Kb8 55. Ra3 Rd2 56. Rac3 Nd4 57.
Bxd4 Rxd4 58. Bg2 Bxg2 59. Kxg2 Rb4 60. Rc6 Rg7 61. Kh3 Rxb5 62. Kh4 Rd5
63. h3 Kb7 64. Re6 b5 65. Re5 Rxe5 66. fxe5 Re7 67. Re1 Kc6 68. Kg5 Kd5 69.
Kxg6 Rxe5 70. Rd1+ Ke6 71. g4 hxg4 72. hxg4 c5 73. g5 Re2 74. Rb1 b4 75.
Kh6 Rh2+ 76. Kg7 Rh3 77. g6 b3 78. Rc1 Kd5 79. Rg1 b2 80. Rb1 Rh2 81. Kf7
Rf2+ 82. Ke8 Rg2 83. g7 Rxg7 0-1


[Event "World Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2021.12.26"]
[EventDate "2021.12.26"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2836"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "146"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qc2 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. e4 Nf6 12. Nf3 c5 13. e5 Nd5 14. Qd3
Nac7 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Ng5 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Bf4 Nb5 20.
O-O Nd4 21. Rae1 Nd5 22. Be5 Rd7 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. Nxe6 Rb8 25. Nc5 Rdd8
26. Rd1 Nf4 27. Rd2 Rdc8 28. Ne4 Rb3 29. g3 Nd3 30. Kg2 Re8 31. Re2 Kf8 32.
Rd1 a5 33. Kf1 a4 34. h4 h6 35. Nd2 Rxb2 36. Rxe8+ Kxe8 37. Nc4 Rxf2+ 38.
Kg1 Rc2 39. Nd6+ Kd7 40. Rxd3 Kxd6 41. Rxd4+ Ke5 42. Rxa4 Ra2 43. h5 Kf5
44. Kf1 Kg5 45. g4 Kf6 46. Ke1 Ke5 47. Kd1 Rg2 48. Kc1 Kd5 49. Rf4 Ke5 50.
Rb4 Kd5 51. a4 Kc5 52. Rf4 Re2 53. a5 Kb5 54. Rf7 Kxa5 55. Rxg7 Kb4 56. Rg6
Re4 57. Kd2 Kc4 58. g5 hxg5 59. Rxg5 Kd4 60. Ra5 Re8 61. h6 Rh8 62. Rh5 Ke4
63. Kc3 Kf4 64. Kd4 Kg4 65. Rh1 Kf5 66. Kd5 Kg6 67. Ke6 Rxh6 68. Rg1+ Kh7+
69. Kf7 Rh2 70. Rg7+ Kh6 71. Rg6+ Kh7 72. Rg7+ Kh6 73. Rg6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2021.12.26"]
[EventDate "2021.12.26"]
[Round "3.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Stelios Halkias"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2836"]
[PlyCount "34"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 e5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Qxc4 Be6
14. Qc2 Bf5 15. Qc4 Be6 16. Qc2 Bf5 17. Qc4 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.26"]
[EventDate "2021.12.26"]
[Round "4.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Parham Maghsoodloo"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Ne7 7. Bd3 Bf5 8. Ne2
O-O 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. b4 a6 12. Na4 Nd7 13. Nc5 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 b5 15.
a4 Nb6 16. Ra2 Rfb8 17. Nc3 Nc4 18. Rb1 Nc8 19. Qf5 N8b6 20. Rba1 Qd8 21. Qf4 h6
22. h4 Nd6 23. a5 Nbc4 24. Re2 Nb7 25. Nd3 Qd7 26. Rae1 Re8 27. f3 Re6 28. g4
Rae8 29. Nd1 Qe7 30. Qg3 g5 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Qh3 Qf6 33. Rh2 Qg7 34. Kf2 Kf8
35. Qh8+ Qxh8 36. Rxh8+ Kg7 37. Rh5 Kf6 38. Reh1 Rg8 39. Rh8 Rxh8 40. Rxh8 Kg7
41. Ra8 Rh6 42. Kg2 Re6 43. Rxa6 Nxe3+ 44. Nxe3 Rxe3 45. Ne5 Nd8 46. Rb6 Ra3 47.
a6 Ra4 48. Kf1 f6 49. Nd7 Ne6 50. Rb7 Ra1+ 51. Kf2 Kg6 52. a7 Ra2+ 53. Ke1 Nxd4
54. Nf8+ 1-0


[Event "World Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.26"]
[EventDate "2021.12.26"]
[Round "5.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Andrei Volokitin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2836"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5
Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Be7 11. g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Nd2
Be7 14. Nf3 Ke8 15. Nd4 h5 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. Bg5 hxg4 18. hxg4 Bxf5 19. gxf5
Be7 20. Bxe7 Kxe7 21. Rd3 Rh5 22. Rad1 Rg5+ 23. Kf1 Rxf5 24. Rd7+ Ke6 25.
Rxc7 Rh8 26. Rd6+ Kxe5 27. Rd2 b6 28. Rxa7 Rh1+ 29. Kg2 Rb1 30. b3 Ke6 31.
Rc7 Rg5+ 32. Kf3 Rf5+ 33. Ke4 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.27"]
[EventDate "2021.12.26"]
[Round "6.9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexandr Predke"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 O-O 12. d4 Bf6 13. Rf5 Qd7 14. Bc2 g6 15.
Rf3 Bg7 16. Nd2 Rae8 17. Nb3 Nb6 18. Rg3 Bd5 19. Bf4 Na4 20. Rb1 Re7 21. Qd2
Rfe8 22. Bd3 Be4 23. h3 Qf5 24. Nc1 Nb6 25. Rg5 Qd7 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. Nd3 Qe6
28. Qd1 Qxa2 29. Ra1 Qc4 30. Bg3 Nd5 31. Ne5 Bxe5 32. Rxe5 R8xe5 33. Bxe5 f6 34.
Bg3 b4 35. Qa4 Qb5 36. Qa2 bxc3 37. bxc3 Re2 38. Qxa6 Qxa6 39. Rxa6 Nxc3 40.
Bxc7 Nd5 41. Bd6 Re1+ 42. Kh2 Kf7 43. Bc5 h5 44. g3 Re2 45. Kg2 Rc2 46. Kf3 f5
47. Ra7+ Ke6 48. Rg7 Kf6 49. Rd7 Nc3 50. d5 Ke5 51. d6 Ne4 52. Be3 Ke6 53. Rg7
Kxd6 54. Rxg6+ Ke5 55. Rh6 Rc3 56. Rxh5 Nf6 57. Rh8 Nd5 58. Rd8 Ke6 59. h4 Nf6
60. Ra8 Nh5 61. Ra5 Rb3 62. Kg2 Nf6 63. Bd4 Ne4 64. Re5+ 1-0


[Event "World Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.27"]
[EventDate "2021.12.26"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c5 6. e3 c4 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. a3
Ba5 9. b4 cxb3 10. Qxb3 Be6 11. f3 Nf6 12. Kf2 O-O 13. Na4 Nh5 14. h4 b6 15. g4
Nxf4 16. Nxf4 Qd6 17. Qb2 Rac8 18. Ba6 Rc7 19. Rac1 Ne7 20. Rxc7 Qxc7 21. Rc1
Qd6 22. Bd3 f5 23. g5 Ng6 24. Nxg6 Qh2+ 25. Kf1 Qh1+ 26. Kf2 Qh2+ 27. Kf1 Qh1+
28. Kf2 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.27"]
[EventDate "2021.12.26"]
[Round "8.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Kirill Alekseenko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2836"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c4 g6 7. d4 exd4 8.
Nxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 Nge7 10. Nc3 Ne5 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. b3 O-O 13. Rc1 Rae8 14.
h3 f5 15. exf5 Nxf5 16. Nxf5 Qxf5 17. Qd5+ Rf7 18. Rfd1 c6 19. Qe4 Qh5 20.
Kf1 Rff8 21. Ne2 Nd7 22. Qd3 Nc5 23. Bxc5 dxc5 24. Ng1 g5 25. Re1 Rd8 26.
Qe2 Qf7 27. Nf3 h6 28. Rcd1 Bd4 29. Qe6 Kg7 30. Qxf7+ Rxf7 31. Re4 Rfd7 32.
Ke2 Kf6 33. Rd3 Bb2 34. Rxd7 Rxd7 35. Re3 Bd4 36. Re4 Bc3 37. g3 Rd8 38.
Re3 Bd4 39. Rd3 a5 40. Nd2 Re8+ 41. Kf1 a4 42. Nf3 axb3 43. axb3 Re4 44.
Nd2 Re8 45. Nf3 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.27"]
[EventDate "2021.12.26"]
[Round "9.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir3 Fedoseev"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5
Nc6 9. e3 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Bd3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bxc5 13. Nf3 g4 14. Nh4 d4 15.
exd4 Nxd4 16. Qd2 Qe7+ 17. Kf1 Be6 18. Ne4 Bb6 19. Rc1 Bc7 20. Nf6+ Qxf6 21.
Rxc7 O-O 22. Kg1 Rfc8 23. Rxb7 Bxa2 24. Kh2 Rab8 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. b4 Be6 27.
Re1 Nb3 28. Rxe6 fxe6 29. Qc2 Rxb4 30. Qc8+ Kg7 31. Qc7+ Qf7 32. Qc3+ Rd4 33.
Qxb3 Qxf2 34. Qxe6 Rxd3 35. Qg6+ Kf8 36. Qxh6+ Ke7 37. Qh7+ Kd6 38. Qxd3+ Kc5
39. Nf5 a5 40. Qa3+ Kb5 41. Nd6+ Kc6 42. Ne4 Qf5 43. Qc3+ Kb6 44. Qd4+ Kc6 45.
Kg1 Qf8 46. Nf2 Qc5 47. Qxg4 Kb5 48. Qe2+ Kb4 49. Kf1 Kb3 50. Qd3+ Kb2 51. Nd1+
Kc1 52. Qc3+ 1-0


[Event "World Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.28"]
[EventDate "2021.12.26"]
[Round "10.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2836"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5
8. Re1 Bg4 9. a4 Nb6 10. Bb3 a5 11. h3 Bh5 12. Nbd2 Kh8 13. Ne4 Nd7 14. Bd5
Ba7 15. Ng3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 f5 17. d4 f4 18. Nh5 Qg5 19. Bd2 Rad8 20. Rad1
Ndb8 21. Ba2 g6 22. Ng3 exd4 23. Ne2 Qf6 24. cxd4 Nxd4 25. Nxd4 Bxd4 26.
Re6 Qg7 27. Qxb7 Bf6 28. Ree1 c5 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 30. Bxa5 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Bxb2
32. Bb6 Bd4 33. Bd5 Nd7 34. Bc7 Be5 35. Bxe5+ Nxe5 36. a5 Rd8 37. a6 Nc6
38. Kf1 Kf6 39. Ke2 Na7 40. Rd3 Ke5 41. Bf3 Rd4 42. Rc3 Ra4 43. Rxc5+ Kd6
44. Rd5+ Ke6 45. Rd8 Rxa6 46. Bd5+ Ke5 47. Bg8 Nc6 48. Rd5+ Kf6 49. Rd6+
Ke7 50. Rd2 1/2-1/2


[Event "Open"]
[Site "Warsaw, Poland"]
[Date "2021.12.28"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteClock "00:01:45"]
[BlackClock "00:02:07"]
[WhiteElo "2836"]
[BlackElo "2842"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4
O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Rd1 Qb6 10.
Be2 d4
11. exd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. O-O Bd7 14. Bf3 Rad8 15. b4
Bc6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Ne2 e5 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Bg5 Qxb4 20.
Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qf5 Rfe8 22. Qxf6 Qd6 23. Qg5+ Qg6 24. f4
Qxg5 25. fxg5 Re5 26. Rf4 d3 27. Rd2
Rxg5 28. Rf3 Rd4 29. Rdxd3 Rxc4 30. Rg3 Rcc5 31. Rxg5+ Rxg5 
32.
Ra3 a5 33. Rc3 Rb5 34. Rxc6 Rb2 35.
a4 Rb4
36. Kf2 Rxa4 37. Ra6 h5 38.
h4 Rf4+
39. Ke3 Rf5 40. g3 Kg7 41. Ke4 Rb5 42. Kf4 f6 43. Ra7+ Kg6 44. 
Ke4 Rb4+ 45. Kf3 Rb3+ 46. Kf4 Ra3 47.
Rc7 a4
48. Ra7 Ra2 49. Ra5 a3 50. Kf3 Ra1 51. Kf2 f5 52. Ra6+ Kf7 53. 
Kg2
Ke7 54. Ra5 Ke6 55. Kh2 Ra2+ 56. Kh3 Kf6 57. Ra8 Ke5 58.
Ra4 Kd5
59. Rf4 Ke6 60. Rf3 Ke5 61. Re3+ Kd4 62. Rf3 Ke4 63.
Rf4+ Ke3 64. Rxf5 Ra1 65. Kg2 Ra2+ 66.
Kh3 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.28"]
[EventDate "2021.12.26"]
[Round "11.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Robert Hovhannisyan"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 dxc4 6. O-O O-O 7. Na3 c5 8. Nxc4
Be6 9. Nce5 Nbd7 10. Ng5 cxd4 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Nf3 e5 13. Qb3+ Kh8 14. Ng5 Qb6
15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Ne6 Rfb8 17. Bd2 Nc5 18. Nc7 Ra7 19. Rfc1 Nfe4 20. Be1 Nd6 21.
Nd5 e4 22. Nxb6 Na4 23. Nxa4 Rxa4 24. b3 Ra6 25. a4 b5 26. Ra2 bxa4 27. bxa4 Bf6
28. a5 Kg7 29. Bf1 Rb3 30. Rd1 Nb5 31. Bg2 Nc3 32. Bxc3 dxc3 33. Bxe4 Rb2 34.
Rxb2 cxb2 35. Rd7 Rxa5 36. Rb7 Kf7 37. e3 h5 38. h4 Ra4 39. Bd3 Bc3 40. Rb6 e6
41. Kg2 Rb4 42. Rc6 Be5 43. Bb1 Rb7 44. f4 Bf6 45. Kf3 Bg7 46. Ke2 Bf6 47. Ra6
Bg7 48. Ra3 Bf6 49. Rd3 Bg7 50. Rd8 Bf6 51. Rc8 Bg7 52. Kd2 Bf6 53. Kc2 Ra7 54.
Rb8 Rc7+ 55. Kd2 Rc1 56. Rb7+ Kg8 57. Bxg6 Rg1 58. Ke2 Bxh4 59. Bh7+ Kh8 60.
gxh4 Rh1 61. Bc2 Rxh4 62. Rxb2 Rh2+ 63. Kf3 h4 64. Rb8+ Kg7 65. Be4 Rh3+ 66. Ke2
Rh2+ 67. Kd3 h3 68. Rb7+ Kf6 69. Rh7 e5 70. fxe5+ Kxe5 71. Bc6 Kf6 72. Bd7 Rh1
73. Bxh3 Kg5 74. Bf5 1-0


[Event "World Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.28"]
[EventDate "2021.12.26"]
[Round "12.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8.
Nf3 d5 9. d4 O-O 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. h3 Nd6 12. a3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Re8 14. Rxe8+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.29"]
[EventDate "2021.12.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Maximilian Berchtenbreiter"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 a6 3. Nc3 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. e4 Nc6 6. Be3 Qa5 7. Qa4 Qxa4 8. Nxa4
Nxe4 9. f3 Nf6 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Ne2 O-O 12. Bf4 e5 13. Bg5 Rd8 14. Bxf6 gxf6
15. Nec3 d6 16. Nd5 Kf8 17. cxd6 Rxd6 18. Bd3 Nd4 19. Nab6 Rb8 20. Bxh7 Be6 21.
Bd3 Bd8 22. Na4 b5 23. Nac3 Rc8 24. Ne3 f5 25. Kb1 bxc4 26. Bc2 Bg5 27. Rhe1 Rb8
28. Rd2 Ke7 29. Rf2 Kf6 30. g3 Nb5 31. Nxb5 axb5 32. f4 exf4 33. h4 fxe3 34.
hxg5+ Kxg5 35. Rxe3 Rd5 36. b4 cxb3 37. axb3 Rh8 38. Kb2 Rhd8 39. Kc3 Rc8+ 40.
Kb4 Rd4+ 41. Ka3 b4+ 42. Kb2 Rc5 43. Ref3 Rcd5 44. Kc1 Rc5 45. Kb2 Rcd5 46. Kc1
Rc5 47. Re3 Kg6 48. Kb2 Kg5 49. Rh2 Kf6 50. Rf3 Kg5 51. Rhf2 Rdd5 52. Rf4 Rb5
53. Rh2 Re5 54. Rg2 Re3 55. Rd4 Kf6 56. Rh4 Kg5 57. Rf4 Rxg3 58. Rxb4 Rxg2 59.
Rxb5 Kf6 60. Kc3 f4 61. Rb4 Ke5 62. Rb5+ Kf6 63. Bd3 f3 64. Ra5 f2 65. Ra4 Ke5
66. Re4+ Kd5 67. Rf4 Ke5 68. Re4+ Kd5 69. Re3 Kd6 70. Rf3 Bd5 71. Rf5 Rg3 72.
Rxf2 Be4 73. Rd2 Rxd3+ 74. Rxd3+ Ke5 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.29"]
[EventDate "2021.12.29"]
[Round "2.35"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Pawel Czarnota"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 a6 4. a4 d6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. O-O
Nd7 9. d5 Nb4 10. Bd4 Nf6 11. a5 c5 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Bb6 Qd7 14. h3 Bxf3 15.
Bxf3 O-O 16. Nd5 Rac8 17. c3 Ne5 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Qe2 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Qb5 21.
Rab1 Rc6 22. Rfd1 Rfc8 23. Qd3 Rc4 24. Qd5 Qc6 25. Qxc6 R8xc6 26. f3 Kf8 27. Kf2
Ke8 28. Ke3 Kd7 29. Bd4 Bg5+ 30. Ke2 Rc8 31. b3 R4c6 32. c4 f5 33. exf5 gxf5 34.
g4 e5 35. Bf2 Ke6 36. Rd5 Rf8 37. Rbd1 Be7 38. Be3 h5 39. Rg1 hxg4 40. hxg4 f4
41. Bf2 Rh8 42. Rdd1 Bd8 43. Rd5 Rh2 44. Kf1 Be7 45. Rg2 Rh3 46. Ke2 e4 47. Rg1
exf3+ 48. Kd3 Rh2 49. Rf1 Rc8 50. Ke4 Rf8 51. Bd4 Rh4 52. g5 Rg4 53. Rxf3 Bxg5
54. c5 Be7 55. b4 Rg2 56. cxd6 Re2+ 57. Kd3 0-1


[Event "World Blitz 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.29"]
[EventDate "2021.12.29"]
[Round "3.14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vasif Durarbayli"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. c4
O-O 9. Qe2 d6 10. b3 Qc7 11. Bb2 Rd8 12. Nc3 a6 13. Rfd1 Nbd7 14. Qc2 Bc6 15. e4
Qb7 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 e5 18. Bc3 Bf8 19. Re1 Re8 20. Re2 g6 21. Rae1 Bg7 22.
Nd2 a5 23. a4 Qc7 24. Nb1 Nb8 25. Qd2 Qb6 26. Na3 Qxb3 27. Nb5 Ra6 28. Nc7 Qxc4
29. Nxe8 Nxe8 30. Rb1 Nd7 31. Re4 Rb6 32. Rxb6 1-0


[Event "World Blitz 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.29"]
[EventDate "2021.12.29"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Abhimanyu Puranik"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. d4 d6 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 Nbd7 7. Be2 e5 8. dxe5
Ng4 9. Nc3 Ngxe5 10. O-O Re8 11. Qd2 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Ne5 13. Be2 Be6 14. Rfd1 h5
15. Nd5 h4 16. h3 a5 17. Rac1 a4 18. b4 a3 19. Ba1 Bxd5 20. cxd5 Nd7 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Bb5 Re7 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Rc4 Qf6 25. Rdc1 Re7 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Rxc7
Qb2 28. Rc2 Qa1+ 29. Qc1 Qe5 30. Rd2 Ra4 31. Rd4 Ra8 32. Qc3 g5 33. Kf1 Kh6 34.
Rd3 Qf5 35. e4 Qxe4 36. Kg1 Re8 37. Rd1 Qe5 38. Qxa3 Qe2 39. Qb3 Re5 40. Rf1 Qd2
41. Qf3 Qxd5 42. Qf6+ Kh7 43. a4 Rf5 44. Qe7 b6 45. Qc7 Qd4 46. a5 bxa5 47. bxa5
g4 48. hxg4 Qxg4 49. Qc3 Rg5 50. Qd3+ Rg6 51. g3 hxg3 52. fxg3 Qxg3+ 53. Qxg3
Rxg3+ 54. Kh2 Ra3 55. Rxf7+ Kg6 56. Rd7 Rxa5 57. Rxd6+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.29"]
[EventDate "2021.12.29"]
[Round "5.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Klementy Sychev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bf4 O-O 5. Qb3 a5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 a4 8. f3
d5 9. c5 b6 10. e3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. cxb6 cxb6 13. Ne2 b5 14. Qd3 Rb6 15.
Nc3 Qd7 16. O-O Nc6 17. Nxb5 Na5 18. Nc3 Nc4 19. Rab1 Rb3 20. Qe2 h6 21. h3 Rc8
22. Kh1 Qc6 23. Rfc1 Qa6 24. Kh2 Rc6 25. e4 Nh5 26. Bg3 Nxg3 27. Kxg3 Rc8 28.
exd5 Qd6+ 29. f4 exd5 30. Qg4 Rc7 31. Kh2 Nxb2 32. Ne2 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Nc4 34.
Qc8+ Kh7 35. Qf5+ Qg6 36. Qxd5 Ne3 37. Qc6 Qxc6 38. Rxc6 Rb2 39. Nc3 Rxg2+ 40.
Kh1 Rd2 41. d5 Nxd5 42. Rd6 Rd3 43. Nxd5 Rxh3+ 44. Kg2 Rxa3 45. Ra6 Ra1 46. f5
a3 47. Ra7 a2 48. Nb4 Rb1 49. Nxa2 Rb5 50. f6 g5 51. Rxf7+ Kg6 52. Ra7 Kxf6 53.
Nc3 Rb2+ 54. Kf3 Rb3 55. Rc7 Ke5 56. Kg4 Rb4+ 57. Kg3 h5 58. Rc5+ Kd4 59. Rxg5 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.29"]
[EventDate "2021.12.29"]
[Round "6.8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 Nf6
9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 b5 11. Bb3 O-O 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. a4 Qe7 15. axb5
axb5 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. Nd2 Kh7 18. Nf1 Rd8 19. Qe2 c6 20. Rd1 Ra8 21. Ne3 Be6
22. Qc2 Kg8 23. h3 Bxb3 24. Qxb3 g5 25. Nf5 Qe8 26. Nd6 Qe6 27. Qxe6 fxe6 28.
Bg3 Rd8 29. Rd2 Rd7 30. Bxe5 Ne8 31. Bxg7 Rxd6 32. Bd4 e5 33. Be3 Rxd2 34. Bxd2
Kf7 35. f3 c5 36. Be3 c4 37. h4 Kg6 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Kh2 g4 40. Kg3 Nf6 41. Kh4
gxf3 42. gxf3 Nd7 43. Kg4 Nf6+ 44. Kg3 Nh5+ 45. Kg4 Nf6+ 46. Kh4 Nd7 47. Kg3 Nf6
48. Bd2 Nh5+ 49. Kh4 Nf6 50. Be3 Nd7 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.29"]
[EventDate "2021.12.29"]
[Round "7.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shamsiddin Vokhidov"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. b3 a6 4. Bb2 Nc6 5. d4 Nf6 6. a3 cxd4 7. exd4 Bf5 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 e6 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 Rc8 13. Re2 Qa5 14. g3 Rfd8
15. Kg2 Qb5 16. Qxb5 axb5 17. Ne1 Ra8 18. Nd3 Ra7 19. c3 Rda8 20. Nb1 Na5 21.
Nc1 Nd7 22. a4 Nc6 23. axb5 Rxa1 24. Bxa1 Rxa1 25. bxc6 Rxb1 26. cxd7 Rxc1 27.
Ra2 g6 28. Ra8+ Kg7 29. c4 dxc4 30. bxc4 Rxc4 31. d8=Q Bxd8 32. Rxd8 b5 33. Rd7
b4 34. Kf3 Rc3+ 35. Ke4 Rc2 36. Ke3 b3 37. Rb7 b2 38. h4 h5 39. f3 Kf6 40. Kf4
Rd2 41. Ke3 Rh2 42. Ke4 Kg7 43. Kf4 Rg2 44. g4 hxg4 45. fxg4 Rd2 46. Ke3 Rh2 47.
Kf3 Rxh4 48. Rxb2 Kh6 49. Rb5 f5 50. gxf5 exf5 51. d5 Kg5 52. Ke3 Rh3+ 53. Kd4
Kf4 54. d6 Rh1 55. Rb3 Rh8 56. Kd5 g5 57. Ke6 Rh6+ 58. Kd5 g4 59. Rb8 Rh1 60. d7
Rd1+ 61. Ke6 g3 62. d8=Q Rxd8 63. Rxd8 g2 64. Rg8 Kf3 65. Kxf5 Kf2 66. Rxg2+
Kxg2 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.29"]
[EventDate "2021.12.29"]
[Round "8.14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Denis Kadric"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a4
a5 9. Re1 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nbd2 Nb6 12. Bb3 Kh8 13. Ne4 Nd7 14. Ng3 Bg6 15.
Bd5 Bd6 16. d4 exd4 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nxd4 Nc5 19. Nxc6 Qh4 20. Qd4 Qxd4 21.
Nxd4 Nd3 22. Rd1 Bxg3 23. fxg3 c5 24. Ne2 c4 25. Nf4 Rab8 26. Nxd3 cxd3 27. b4
Rfc8 28. Bd2 axb4 29. cxb4 Rc2 30. a5 Be4 31. a6 Ba8 32. Rac1 Ra2 33. b5 h6 34.
Bf4 Re8 35. Rd2 Ra5 36. Rb1 g5 37. Bc7 Ra3 38. b6 Rxa6 39. b7 Bxb7 40. Rxb7 Ra3
41. Bd6 Ra1+ 42. Kh2 h5 43. Re7 Rxe7 44. Bxe7 Kh7 45. Bxg5 Ra3 46. Bf4 Kg6 47.
Kg1 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.29"]
[EventDate "2021.12.29"]
[Round "9.17"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Michalik"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. c4 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5+ 8. Nbd2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qxc5 10. Rc1 Qb6 11. a3 Nc6 12. b4 Bf5 13. O-O a6 14. Qe2 Rad8 15.
e4 Bg4 16. Nb3 Nd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qb2+ e5 19. Nfd2 Nf6 20. Bd5 Nxd5 21. Nc4
Qb5 22. exd5 Qxd5 23. Ne3 Qe6 24. Nc5 Qc8 25. Nxg4 Qxg4 26. Nxb7 Nd4 27. f3 Qg5
28. Nxd8 Rxd8 29. Rce1 h5 30. Qf2 Ne6 31. Qe3 Nf4 32. Qxe5+ Qxe5 33. Rxe5 Rd2
34. Re4 1-0


[Event "World Blitz 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.29"]
[EventDate "2021.12.29"]
[Round "10.10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Volodymyr Onyshchuk"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
O-O Nb6 9. Bb5 Bd6 10. Ne4 f5 11. Nxd6 cxd6 12. d4 e4 13. Ng5 d5 14. f3 f4 15.
Nxe4 dxe4 16. fxe4 Qe7 17. Bd3 g5 18. Qh5 Qg7 19. Kh1 Be6 20. b3 Rf6 21. Qe2 Re8
22. Bb2 Rh6 23. Qf2 Nd7 24. e5 Ne7 25. c4 Bf5 26. Be2 Be4 27. Bg4 Bf5 28. Be2
Ng6 29. Rae1 g4 30. Kg1 Rxh2 31. Bxg4 Qh6 32. Bh3 Rxh3 33. gxh3 Bxh3 34. e6 Nf6
35. Qh2 Ng4 36. Qh1 Qh4 37. Qf3 Bxf1 0-1


[Event "World Blitz 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.29"]
[EventDate "2021.12.29"]
[Round "11.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Javokhir Sindarov"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 a6 8. a4 e6 9.
O-O exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 11. Re1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Rxe4 13. Qc2 Re8 14. Bf4 Bg4 15. Nd2
g5 16. Be3 Rxe3 17. fxe3 Nd7 18. Be4 Nf6 19. Bf5 Qe7 20. Ra3 Re8 21. a5 Bh5 22.
e4 Bg6 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Kg2 Ng4 25. Nc4 Ne5 26. Rb3 Nxc4 27. Qxc4 Bd4 28. Qc2
g4 29. e3 Be5 30. Qe2 Qd7 31. Rb6 Kg7 32. Rf1 Rh8 33. b4 c4 34. Qxc4 Qe7 35. Qe2
Qd7 36. b5 axb5 37. Rxb5 Rh5 38. Rf2 Qc8 39. Qf1 f6 40. Qb1 Kh6 41. Rxb7 Qc3 42.
Rb8 Qxe3 43. Rh8+ Kg5 44. Rxh5+ gxh5 45. Qc2 Kg6 46. a6 h4 47. a7 h3+ 48. Kf1
Qxa7 49. Qd1 Qa6+ 50. Kg1 Kf7 51. Qe2 Qa1+ 52. Rf1 Qd4+ 53. Kh1 Ke7 54. Qxg4 Qd3
55. Qxh3 Qxe4+ 56. Qg2 Qd3 57. Qf3 Qd2 58. Rb1 1-0


[Event "World Blitz 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw POL"]
[Date "2021.12.29"]
[EventDate "2021.12.29"]
[Round "12.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "192"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qc6 Qd7 12. Qxd7 Nxd7 13. Ne2 c5 14. Bd2 Rac8
15. Rc1 Nc7 16. O-O Ne6 17. Bc3 c4 18. a4 Rfe8 19. f3 f5 20. Kf2 Nf6 21. Bb4 Rc6
22. h3 h5 23. h4 Kf7 24. g3 Rec8 25. Nc3 a6 26. Ke2 Ke8 27. Kd2 Kd7 28. Ne2 Re8
29. Kc2 g6 30. Bd2 Rec8 31. Ra1 Re8 32. Ra3 Rec8 33. Raa1 Re8 34. Nc1 Rec8 35.
Na2 R6c7 36. Rae1 Ra8 37. Nc3 Re8 38. Rg1 Kc6 39. Ra1 Rec8 40. Ne2 Kd7 41. Rg2
Ke8 42. Bb4 Rc6 43. Re1 Kf7 44. Reg1 Re8 45. Bd2 Rec8 46. Rf2 Re8 47. Nc3 Ke7
48. Kb1 Rd8 49. Bc1 Ke8 50. Re2 Kf7 51. Rf2 Ke8 52. Re1 Kf7 53. Rff1 Kg7 54. Bd2
Kf7 55. Na2 Rc7 56. Nb4 Ra8 57. g4 a5 58. gxf5 gxf5 59. Na2 f4 60. Nc3 Rd7 61.
Nb5 fxe3 62. Rxe3 Nc7 63. Nxc7 Rxc7 64. Re5 Re7 65. Bf4 Rxe5 66. Bxe5 Rg8 67.
Re1 Nd7 68. Bd6 Re8 69. Rxe8 Kxe8 70. Kc2 Kf7 71. Bc7 Ke6 72. Kd2 Kf6 73. Ke2
Ke6 74. Ke3 Kf5 75. Bd8 Nb8 76. Bxb6 Nc6 77. Bc7 Ke6 78. Bg3 Nb4 79. Bc7 Nc2+
80. Kf4 Nxd4 81. Bxa5 Nb3 82. Bb4 d4 83. Ke4 d3 84. Ke3 Kd5 85. a5 Nd4 86. Bc3
Nf5+ 87. Kf4 Nxh4 88. a6 Kc6 89. Ke4 Kb6 90. f4 Kxa6 91. f5 Kb5 92. f6 Ng6 93.
Kf5 Nf8 94. Ke4 Ng6 95. b3 cxb3 96. Kxd3 1/2-1/2


[Event "All Pools | Berlin FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2022.02.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White " Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black " Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4   e5   2. Nf3   Nc6   3. Bb5   Nf6   4. O-O
Nxe4   5. Re1   Nd6   6. Nxe5   Be7   7. Bf1   Nf5   8.
Nf3   d5   9. d4   O-O   10. Nc3   Nh4   11. Nxh4
Bxh4   12. Ne2   Bf5   13. Nf4
  Qd7   14. c3   Rae8   15. Be3   Nd8   16. Nd3
Be7   17. Qb3   c6   18. Bf4   Ne6   19. Bg3   Qc8   20.
Ne5   Bd8   21. Bd3   Bxd3   22. Nxd3   Bc7   23. Bxc7   Nxc7   24. a4   Rxe1+
25. Rxe1   Re8   26. Qd1   Rxe1+
  27. Qxe1   Qf5   28. Qe3   a5   29. h3   h5   30. h4
  Ne6   1/2-1/2


[Event "All Pools | Berlin FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2022.02.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White " Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black " Esipenko, Andrey"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. c4   e5   2. Nc3   Nf6   3. Nf3   Nc6   4. g3   d5
  5. cxd5   Nxd5   6. Bg2   Bc5   7. O-O   O-O   8.
Qc2   Nf6   9. a3   Nd4   10. Nxd4   exd4   11. b4
Bb6   12. Na4   Re8   13. Nxb6
  axb6   14. e3   d3   15. Qc3   Ne4   16. Qc4
Bf5   17. Bb2   Qd7   18. Bxe4
  Bxe4   19. f3   Bc6   20. Rac1   Re7   21. Qf4
f6   22. Rc4   Rd8   23. Rfc1   Qe6   24. b5   Bxb5   25.
Re4   Qf7   26. Rxe7   Qxe7   27. Rxc7   Rd7   28. Rc8+   Rd8   29. Bxf6   gxf6
30. Qg4+   Kf8   31. Rxd8+   Qxd8
  32. Qb4+   Qe7   33. Qxb5   Qxa3   34. Kf2   Qc5   35.
Qxd3   b5   36. Qc3   Qe7   37. Ke2   Kg7   38. Qd4
Qf7   39. Qg4+   Kh8   40. Qb4
  Qe8   41. Qd6   Qf7   42. Qc5   Qe8   43. g4
Kg7   44. h4   Qd7   45. h5   Kg8   46. h6   1-0


[Event "All Pools | Berlin FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2022.02.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White " Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black " Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4   d5   2. Nf3   Nf6   3. c4   dxc4   4. e3   e6
  5. Bxc4   c5   6. O-O   a6   7. Re1   Nc6   8. Nc3
  Be7   9. dxc5   Qxd1   10. Rxd1   Bxc5   11. Bd2   Bd7   12. Rac1   O-O   13.
Be2   Ba7   14. Ng5   Ne7   15. Nce4   Nxe4   16. Nxe4   Bc6   17. Nd6   Rfd8   18.
Nxb7   Bxb7   19. Rc7   Bc6   20. Rxe7   Bb6   21. Kf1
a5   22. Rc1   Be4   23. Rc4   Kf8   24. Rxe4   Kxe7
25. Bc3   g5   26. g4   Rac8   27. Ra4   Rd5   28. Kg2
h6   29. h3   Rdc5   30. Kf3   Rxc3   31. bxc3   Rxc3
1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Grand Prix 1 Pool A"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2022.02.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nakamura,Hi"]
[Black "Bacrot,E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[EventDate "2022.02.04"]
[ECO "C11"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. 
a3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Qd2 g5 11. Nf3 d4 12. Bxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 gxf4 
14. Qxf4
Nxe5 15. Nb3 Ng6 16. Qf3 Ba7 17. Bxa6 O-O 18. Bd3 Qh4+ 19. Qg3 Qh6 
20. h4
f5 21. Nd2 Bb8 22. Qf2 Ba7 23. Qg3 Bb8 24. Qf2 Ba7 25. Qg3 Bb8 1/2-
1/2

[Event "FIDE Worldchess Grand Prix Berlin 2022"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2022.02.09"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[UTCDate "2022.02.07"]
[UTCTime "14:07:05"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "E73"]
[Opening "King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/broadcaster"]

1. d4  Nf6 2. c4  g6 3. Nc3  Bg7 4. e4  d6 5. Be2?! (5. h3 e5 6. d5 
a5 7. Bg5 Na6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Bd7)  O-O 6. Be3  e5 7. d5  
Na6 8. h4  Nc5 9. Qc2  c6 10. h5  cxd5 11. cxd5  Qa5 12. h6  
Bh8 13. f3  Bd7 14. Rb1  Na4 15. Qd2  Nxc3 16. bxc3  Qc7 17. 
g4  Bc8 18. Nh3  Nd7 19. Nf2  Bf6 20. O-O  Be7 21. Kh2  Nc5 
22. Nd3  b6 23. Nxc5  bxc5 24. f4  exf4 25. Bxf4  Bd7 26. c4  
Rab8 27. Qc3  f6 28. Rb3  Rb6?! ( Qd8 29. Kg2 Rb6 30. Rfb1 Qc7 
31. Kf2 Re8 32. Bf3 Rxb3 33. Qxb3 Qc8 34. Qb7 Bxg4 35. Qxc8) 
29. g5  Rf7 30. Bc1  Qd8 31. Bb2  Qf8 32. Kg2  Bd8 33. Qf3?! 
(33. Rxb6 axb6)  Bc8 34. Qe3  Rxb3 35. axb3  fxg5 36. Qc3  Rxf1 
37. Qh8+  Kf7 38. Qxh7+  Ke8 39. Qxg6+  Ke7 40. Qxg5+  Rf6?? 
( Kd7 41. Qg7+ Rf7 42. Qxf8 Rxf8 43. Bg4+ Kc7 44. Bxc8 Kxc8 
45. h7 Kd7 46. h8=Q Rxh8 47. Bxh8) 41. h7  Kd7 42. Qg8 1-0


[Event "FIDE Worldchess Grand Prix Berlin 2022"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2022.02.10"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Esipenko, Andrey"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[UTCDate "2022.02.07"]
[UTCTime "14:07:09"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/broadcaster"]

1. e4  e5 2. Nf3  Nc6 3. Bc4  Bc5 4. d3  Nf6 5. a4  a6 6. O-O  d6 
7. a5  Ba7 8. c3  O-O 9. h3  h6 10. Be3  Re8 11. Qb3  Qe7 12. 
Nbd2  Rb8 13. Bxa7  Nxa7 14. d4  Nc6? ( exd4 15. cxd4) 15. 
Rfe1? (15. d5 Na7 16. Bxa6 Bxh3 17. Bxb7 Bg4 18. Nh2 Be2 19. 
a6 Nd7 20. Ra5 Nc5 21. Qa2 Bxf1)  Bd7?! ( b5 16. axb6) 16. d5  
Na7 17. Bf1  Nh7 18. c4  Ng5 19. Qe3  Nxf3+ 20. Nxf3  Nc8 21. 
b4  f5 22. Bd3?! (22. b5 fxe4)  Qf6 23. exf5  Bxf5 24. Bxf5  Qxf5 
25. Nd4  Qf7 26. f4  c6? ( Nb6 27. Ne6 exf4 28. Qd4 Nd7 29. 
Re4 Qf6 30. Rxf4 Qxd4+ 31. Rxd4 Rbc8 32. Rf1 Nf8 33. Nxf8) 27. 
fxe5  cxd5? ( dxe5 28. Ne6 Nd6 29. Rac1 Nxc4 30. Rxc4 cxd5 31. 
Nxg7 dxc4 32. Nxe8 Rxe8 33. Qxh6 e4 34. Rf1) 28. e6? (28. Qg3 
dxe5 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. Qxe5 Qf6 31. Qxd5+ Qf7 32. Qe5 Qf6 
33. Qxf6 gxf6 34. Nf5 Kf7)  Qg6 29. Rf1? (29. cxd5 Ne7)  Ne7 30. 
Rf7?! (30. cxd5 Rf8)  dxc4 31. Raf1  Kh8 32. R1f3  Nc6?? ( Nd5 
33. Qf2) 33. Nxc6  bxc6 34. e7  Kh7 35. Qf4  Rg8 36. Rg3?? (36. 
Qxc4 d5 37. Qf4 Qe6 38. Re3 Qg6 39. Rf8 Re8 40. Re1 Kh8 41. 
h4 d4 42. Rxe8 Rxe8)  Qe6 37. Re3  Qg6?! ( Qd5) 38. Rf8?! (38. 
Qxc4 Rge8)  Re8 39. Rxg8?! (39. Rxe8)  Kxg8 40. Qxc4+  Qf7 41. 
Qxa6  Rxe7 42. Rxe7  Qxe7 43. Qxc6?! (43. Qc8+ Kf7)  Qe1+ 44. 
Kh2  Qxb4 45. Qd5+  Kh8 46. Qa2  Qf4+ 47. g3  Qd4 48. a6  
Qa7 49. h4  d5 50. Qe2  Qd4 51. Qa2  Qa7 52. Kg2  d4 53. Qe2  
Qd7 54. Qe4?! (54. Qd3 Qd5+ 55. Kf1 Qh1+ 56. Kf2 Qh2+ 57. 
Kf3 Qh1+ 58. Kf4 Qd5 59. g4 Qd6+ 60. Kf3 Qf6+)  d3 55. Qb7  
Qd8 56. a7  d2 57. a8=Q  d1=Q 58. Qxd8+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Worldchess Grand Prix Berlin 2022"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2022.02.12"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "D36"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, 
Reshevsky Variation"]

1. d4  Nf6 2. c4  e6 3. Nc3  d5 4. cxd5  exd5 5. Bg5  c6 6. Qc2  
Be7 7. e3  Nbd7 8. Bd3  Nh5 9. Bxe7  Qxe7 10. O-O-O  Nb6 11. 
h3  g6 12. Nf3  Ng7 13. g4  Be6 14. Ne2  O-O-O 15. Kb1  Kb8 
16. Rc1  Ne8 17. Nf4  Nd6 18. a4  Ndc4 19. a5  Qb4 20. Qc3  
Qxa5 21. Qxa5  Nxa5 22. Ng5  Rdf8 23. Bxg6  Nb3 24. Nfxe6  
fxe6 25. Nxh7  Rfg8 26. Bd3  Nxc1 27. Kxc1  Rg7 28. Nf6  Rf7 
29. g5  Rxf6 30. gxf6  Rf8 31. h4  Rxf6 32. h5  Rh6 33. Kd2  Kc7 
34. Ke2  Kd6 35. Kf3  Ke7 36. Kg4  Kf6 37. Rh3  Nc8 38. Rf3+  
Kg7 39. Bg6  Nd6 40. Kg5  a5 41. Rf4  Ne4+ 42. Bxe4  dxe4 43. 
Rxe4  Rf6 44. f4  Rf5+ 45. Kg4  Rb5 46. Rxe6  a4 47. Re7+  Kh6 
48. Re8  Rxb2 49. Rh8+  Kg7 50. Ra8  b5 51. e4  Ra2 52. Ra7+  
Kh6 53. Ra6  Kh7 54. Ra7+  Kh6 55. Ra6  Kh7 56. e5  b4 57. e6  
b3 58. Kf5  Ra1 59. Rb6  Re1 60. Kf6  Re4 61. e7  Rxf4+ 62. Ke5  
Rf1 63. Kd6  Re1 64. Kd7  c5 65. dxc5  Rd1+ 66. Kc7  Re1 67. 
Kd6  Rd1+ 68. Kc6  Re1 69. Rb4  b2 70. Rxb2  Rxe7 71. Ra2 1-0


[Event "FIDE Worldchess Grand Prix Berlin 2022"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2022.02.13"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[ECO "A05"]
[Opening "King's Indian Attack"]

1. Nf3  d5 2. g3  Nf6 3. Bg2  e6 4. O-O  Be7 5. d3  O-O 6. Nbd2  
Nc6 7. d4  Ne4 8. c3  f5 9. Ne1  e5 10. Ndf3  Bf6 11. e3  b6 12. 
Nd3  Re8 13. Re1  Ba6 14. Bh3  Bxd3 15. Qxd3  Qd7 16. Rd1  
Rad8 17. b4  Qe6 18. b5  Na5 19. dxe5  Bxe5 20. Nd4  Qh6 21. 
Bg2  Qf6 22. a4  Bxd4 23. cxd4  c5 24. bxc6  Qxc6 25. Bd2  Nc4 
26. Rdc1  Rc8 27. Be1  Qe6 28. Rcb1  a6 29. Rb3?! (29. Qd1)  
Rc6 30. Rab1  g5 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Worldchess Grand Prix Berlin 2022"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2022.02.15"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[UTCDate "2022.02.14"]
[UTCTime "05:39:00"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "C88"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Closed"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/loepare"]

1. e4  e5 2. Nf3  Nc6 3. Bb5  a6 4. Ba4  Nf6 5. O-O  Be7 6. Re1  
b5 7. Bb3  O-O 8. h3  Bb7 9. d3  d6 10. a3  Qd7 11. Nc3  Nd8 
12. Nh2   Ne6 13. Ng4  Kh8 
14. Nxf6  Bxf6 15. Qg4  Rae8 16. a4  b4 17. Ne2   
Qd8 18. c3  bxc3 19. bxc3  g6 20. Bd5  Bxd5 21. exd5  Nc5 22. 
Bh6   Nxd3 23. Bxf8  Nxe1 
24. Rxe1   Rxf8 25. Qc4  Qa8 26. 
Rb1  Rb8 27. Rb4  Kg7 28. Ng3  h5 29. Ne4  Bd8 30. a5  Qa7 31. 
g3  f5 32. Nd2  Rxb4 33. cxb4  e4 34. Nb3  Bf6 35. Kg2  h4 36. 
gxh4  Kf7 37. h5  gxh5 38. b5  e3 39. f4  Qb8 40. Kf1  axb5 41. 
Qc6  e2+ 42. Kxe2  Qa7 43. a6  Qg1 44. Qxc7+  Kg6 45. Nd2  
Qh2+ 46. Kd1  Qxf4 47. a7  Bg5 48. Qa5  b4 49. Qa2  b3 50. 
Qa5  Qe3 51. a8=Q  Qg1+ 52. Ke2  Qe3+ 53. Kd1  Qg1+ 54. 
Ke2  Qe3+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Worldchess Grand Prix Berlin 2022"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2022.02.16"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[ECO "C50"]

1. e4  e5 2. Nf3  Nc6 3. Bc4  Bc5 4. d3  Nf6 5. O-O  d6 6. c3  a6 
7. a4  Ba7 8. Na3  Ne7 9. Nc2  Ng6 10. Be3  Bxe3 11. Nxe3  O-O 
12. a5  c6 13. Bb3  h6 14. Bc2  Re8 15. Re1  Qc7 16. d4  exd4 17. 
Qxd4  c5 18. Qd2  Bg4 19. Nxg4  Nxg4 20. Qd1  b5 21. axb6  
Qxb6 22. Nd2  Qxb2 23. Nc4  Qxc3 24. Nb6  Rab8 25. Nd5  Qb2 
26. Rb1  Qa2 27. Ra1  Qb2 28. Rb1  Qa2 29. Ra1  Qb2 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE World Chess Grand Prix Berlin 2022"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2022.02.17"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[UTCDate "2022.02.17"]
[UTCTime "13:38:00"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "C88"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Closed"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 
b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. a4 Nd4 
12. Nbd2 Nxb3 13. Nxb3 Nb4 14. Nxe5 Qd5 15. f3 Bd6 16. d4 
Rae8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. Bf4 Kh8 20. Bh2 Nxe5 21. 
dxe5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 24. Qd4 Qg5 25. Qc5 
Qxc5+ 26. Nxc5 Bd5 27. Ra7 c6 28. Nd3 g6 29. Rc7 Ra8 30. 
Nb4 Kg7 31. Nxc6 Bxc6 32. Rxc6 Rd8 33. g4 Rd2 34. h4 h5 
35. gxh5 gxh5 36. b4 Rd4 37. c3 Rxh4 38. Kg2 Rf4 39. Kg3 
Rf5 40. f4 h4+ 41. Kxh4 Rxf4+ 42. Kg5 Rf3 43. Kg4 Rd3 44. 
Rc5 Kf6 45. Kf4 Ke6 46. Ke4 Rd8 47. Rxb5 Rd1 48. 
Rb6+ Kd7 49. Rf6 Ke7 50. Rf3 Ke6 51. Rd3 f5+ 52. 
Kd4 Rb1 53. Re3+ Kf6 54. Re8 f4 55. 
Rb8 Kf5 56. b5 f3 57. Ke3 Rb3 58. Kd3 Kg4 59. Kc2 f2 60. Rf8 Rxb5 
61. Rxf2 Rc5 1-0


[Event "FIDE World Chess Grand Prix Berlin 2022"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "2022.02.17"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Giuoco Piano"]

1. e4  e5 2. Nf3  Nc6 3. Bc4  Bc5 4. O-O  Nf6 5. Re1  d6 6. c3  a6 
7. d4  Ba7 8. h3  O-O 9. Be3  h6 10. Bb3  Re8 11. Nbd2  Bd7 12. 
Qb1  Qe7 13. a3  Qf8 14. Qd3  b5 15. Rac1  Na5 16. Ba2  c5 17. 
b3  Nc6 18. d5  Ne7 19. c4  Ng6 20. b4  cxb4 21. axb4  bxc4 22. 
Bxc4  Bxe3 23. Rxe3  Reb8 24. Qa3  Qd8 25. Bf1  Bb5 26. Qa5  
Bxf1 27. Qxd8+  Rxd8 28. Kxf1  Rdb8 29. Rb3  Rb5 30. Ne1  Ne8 
31. Nd3  f5 32. f3  fxe4 33. fxe4  Nf4 34. Nxf4  exf4 35. Ke2  
Rab8 36. Rcb1  Nf6 37. Kf3  g5 38. Nc4  Ne8 39. h4  Rc8 40. Na5  
Nf6 41. hxg5  hxg5 42. Nc6  Re8 43. Nd4  g4+ 44. Kxf4  Rxe4+ 
45. Kf5  Rxd4 46. Kxf6  Rdxd5 47. Rf1  Rh5 48. Rf4  Rh6+ 49. 
Ke7  Rb7+ 50. Kd8  Rh8 0-1


[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Leg 3"]
[Site "Berlin, Germany"]
[Date "2022.03.22"]
[EventDate "2022.03.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Source "Lichess"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 b5 4. a4 c6 5. axb5 cxb5 6. Nc3 Qb6 7. Nd5 Qb7 8. Bf4 e5 9. Bxe5 Nd7 10. Bf4 Ngf6 11. Nc7+ Kd8 12. Nxa8 Qxe4+ 13. Ne2 Qxa8 14. Qd2 Nd5 15. Nc3 Bb4 16. Be2 Re8 17. Bg3 N7f6 18. O-O Ne4 19. Qc2 Bf5 20. Bh4+ f6 21. Bf3 Bxc3 22. bxc3 g5 23. Rfe1 Nf4 24. Qa2 Qb7 25. Qxa7 Qxa7 26. Rxa7 Re6 27. Bxe4 Rxe4 28. f3 Re2 29. Bf2 b4 30. cxb4 c3 31. Rxe2 Nxe2+ 32. Kh1 c2 33. Be3 c1=R+ 34. Bxc1 Nxc1 35. b5 Kc8 36. b6 Kb8 37. d5 Nd3 38. g4 Bc8 39. Rf7 Ba6 40. Rxf6 Kb7 41. Kg1 Bb5 42. Rf5 Nf4 43. h4 Bd3 44. Rf6 Bb1 45. hxg5 Nxd5 46. Rf8 Nxb6 47. f4 Kc6 48. Kf2 Nd7 49. Rf7 Nc5 50. Kg3 Bg6 51. Rf8 Ne6 52. Rg8 Kd6 53. Ra8 Bb1 54. Ra1 Be4 55. Rd1+ Bd5 56. Rd2 Nc7 57. Kh4 Ne6 58. f5 Nc5 59. Kh5 Ke5 60. Kh6 Ne4 61. Rb2 Bc4 62. Rb4 Bd3 63. Rxe4+ Bxe4 64. Kxh7 Kf4 65. Kh6 1-0


[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Leg 3"]
[Site "Berlin, Germany"]
[Date "2022.03.23"]
[EventDate "2022.03.22"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Andrey Esipenko"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Source "Lichess"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Re8 9. O-O Bb7 10. Ne5 Bf8 11. f4 c5 12. Be1 cxd4 13. exd4 Nc6 14. Bf2 a6 15. a3 b5 16. Rc1 Qd6 17. Qf3 Rac8 18. Rfe1 Na5 19. b4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Na4 Ne4 22. Nc5 Ba8 23. Qe2 a5 24. Qa2 axb4 25. axb4 Rb8 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. Nxc4 Qe6 28. Qe2 Rxb4 29. Be3 Bd5 30. Nd2 Rb2 31. Rb1 Reb8 32. Rxb2 Rxb2 33. Rb1 Qb6 34. Qf1 Qb4 35. Rxb2 Qxb2 36. Qb1 Qa3 37. Kf2 h6 38. Qb5 Qa8 39. f5 Be7 40. g3 Bf6 41. h4 Qa2 42. Qb8+ Kh7 43. Qb1 Qa8 44. Qb5 Kg8 45. Kg1 Kh8 46. Kg2 Qa2 47. Qc5 Kh7 48. Kf2 Bd8 49. Qf8 Bf6 50. Qc5 h5 51. Kg1 Bd8 52. Qf8 Bf6 53. Qc5 Qa8 54. Qb5 Kg8 55. Kf2 Bc6 56. Qc5 Bd5 57. Bg5 Qa2 58. Qc3 Qa4 59. Bxf6 gxf6 60. Qe3 Qc2 61. Qe2 Qc3 62. Qe3 Qc2 63. Qe2 Qc3 64. Qe3 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Leg 3"]
[Site "Berlin, Germany"]
[Date "2022.03.24"]
[EventDate "2022.03.22"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Grigoriy Oparin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Source "Lichess"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. h4 c5 7. d5 e6 8. h5 exd5 9. exd5 Re8 10. h6 Bh8 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. b3 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Rxe4 14. Kf1 Na6 15. Bd3 Bg4 16. f3 Rd4 17. Qe2 Bd7 18. Re1 Nb4 19. Bxg6 Nxd5 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qc2+ f5 22. cxd5 Be5 23. Ne2 Qa6 24. Kf2 Qd3 25. Qxd3 Rxd3 26. Rd1 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 a5 28. Rd3 a4 29. Re3 axb3 30. axb3 Ra2 31. Kg1 Ra1+ 32. Kf2 Ra2 33. Kg1 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Leg 3"]
[Site "Berlin, Germany"]
[Date "2022.03.25"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Levon Aronian"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Source "Lichess"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Bc4 Qd6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. b4 Bb6 10. O-O Bf5 11. Qc2 Rad8 12. a4 a5 13. b5 Ne7 14. Qa2 Ng6 15. Ba3 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. d4 Qd6 18. Rfe1 exd4 19. cxd4 Nd5 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Qxd5 Rxd5 22. Nc4 Bg4 23. Nxa5 b6 24. Nc6 Bxf3 25. gxf3 h6 26. Rac1 Kh7 27. Rc4 Rg5+ 28. Kf1 Rh5 29. Ne7 Rxh2 30. Re4 Rh1+ 31. Kg2 Ra1 32. Nxg6 fxg6 33. Rxc7 Rxa4 34. d5 Raa8 35. Ree7 h5 36. d6 Rf5 37. Rxg7+ Kh6 38. Rh7+ Kg5 39. d7 Rd5 40. f4+ Kh4 41. Rg7 Ra4 42. Rc8 Rad4 43. Rxg6 Rxd7 44. Rc1 Rd1 45. Rxd1 Rxd1 46. Rxb6 Kg4 47. Rb8 Kxf4 48. b6 Rd7 49. Rf8+ Ke4 50. Rf3 1-0


[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Leg 3"]
[Site "Berlin, Germany"]
[Date "2022.03.27"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Grigoriy Oparin"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Source "Lichess"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. h4 Ba6 10. Qc2 c5 11. dxc5 Nbd7 12. c6 Rc8 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Nd4 Ne5 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Rh3 Nxc6 17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. Qa4 h6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qxa7 Ba8 21. Rb3 Rd8 22. Rbd3 Rdc8 23. Rd4 e5 24. R4d2 Qxh4 25. g3 Qh1 26. Qe7 Rf6 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28. Qxd8+ Kh7 29. f3 Be4 30. Rd6 Rxd6 31. Qxd6 Qg1 32. Qxe5 Bg6 33. g4 f6 34. Qf4 Qc5 35. Qd2 f5 36. gxf5 Bxf5 37. e3 Qe5 38. f4 Qe7 39. Bg2 h5 40. Qd4 Qh4+ 41. Kf1 Qg4 42. Qd2 h4 43. Qe2 g5 44. Qxg4 Bxg4 45. Bc6 Kg6 46. b4 gxf4 47. exf4 Kf6 48. a4 Ke7 49. Be4 Kd6 50. f5 Bd1 51. a5 bxa5 52. bxa5 Kc5 53. f6 Bb3 54. Bd3 Kd6 55. a6 Bd5 56. a7 Kc7 57. a8=R 1-0


[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Leg 3"]
[Site "Berlin, Germany"]
[Date "2022.03.28"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Andrey Esipenko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Source "Lichess"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Na5 5. Qf3 Nxc4 6. dxc4 d6 7. Nge2 Be6 8. b3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 Nd7 11. a5 a6 12. Ng3 Bg5 13. Nf5 Bxc1 14. Raxc1 g6 15. Ne3 c6 16. Ra1 Qe7 17. Qd1 Rad8 18. Qd2 Nf6 19. f4 exf4 20. Rxf4 Nh5 21. Rf3 Qg5 22. Raf1 Qxa5 23. g4 Ng7 24. Nf5 Qe5 25. Nh6+ Kh8 26. Nd5 g5 27. Qf2 f5 28. gxf5 Bxd5 29. exd5 Nh5 30. Re1 Qg7 31. Ng4 Nf4 32. f6 Qd7 33. Rxf4 gxf4 34. Qxf4 Rde8 35. Rf1 Qf7 36. Kh1 Qg6 37. Rg1 h5 38. Ne3 Rxf6 0-1


[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Leg 3"]
[Site "Berlin, Germany"]
[Date "2022.03.30"]
[EventDate "2022.03.22"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Source "Lichess"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Be7 9. O-O h6 10. Bd2 c5 11. c4 Nc6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Rfe1 Be6 14. Bd1 d5 15. Ba4 Rfd8 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Rxd5 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Ne5 Bf6 20. Bc3 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Rxe5 22. Bxe5 Rd8 23. f3 Rxd3 24. Bc3 f6 25. a3 Kf7 26. h4 g5 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Kf2 a6 29. Rh1 Kg7 30. Re1 Kf7 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Leg 3"]
[Site "Berlin, Germany"]
[Date "2022.03.31"]
[EventDate "2022.03.22"]
[Round "12.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Source "Lichess"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. b4 b6 9. h4 a5 10. a3 Ng4 11. Be2 h5 12. b5 Bb7 13. cxb6 Qxb6 14. O-O Rfc8 15. bxc6 Bxc6 16. Ng5 Nf8 17. Bd3 Be8 18. Rb1 Qd8 19. Na4 Ra7 20. Qb3 Bd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Nf3 Rac7 23. Nc5 Nd7 24. Nxd7 Bxd7 25. a4 Rc3 26. Qd1 Bxa4 27. Qxa4 Rxd3 28. Qxa5 Rdc3 29. Qa7 R3c6 30. Rb2 Rc1 31. Rb1 R1c6 32. Rb2 Ra6 33. Qb7 Raa8 34. Rfb1 Qc7 35. Qxc7 Rxc7 36. Nh2 Nh6 37. Nf3 f6 38. Ne1 Ra3 39. g3 Rac3 40. Rb3 Rxb3 41. Rxb3 Rc1 42. Kf1 g5 43. Rb8+ Kg7 44. Rb7+ Kg6 45. hxg5 fxg5 46. Ke2 Ra1 47. Nd3 Ra2+ 48. Rb2 Rxb2+ 49. Nxb2 h4 50. gxh4 gxh4 51. Kf3 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Leg 3"]
[Site "Berlin, Germany"]
[Date "2022.04.01"]
[EventDate "2022.03.22"]
[Round "13.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Source "Lichess"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. Nbd2 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Rc8 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bd3 Bd6 13. Re1 Re8 14. g4 Bg6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Ne5 g5 17. c4 Nd7 18. Nd3 Nf8 19. c5 Bb8 20. b4 Ng6 21. Nf3 f6 22. Qc2 Kf7 23. Re2 Qc7 24. Re3 Rh8 25. Rae1 Kf8 26. Qe2 Rxh3 27. Rxe6 Kg8 28. Re8+ Kh7 29. Re3 Kg8 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. Re3 Rh6 32. b5 Na5 33. Re6 Rh3 34. Re3 Rh4 35. Qc2 Rxg4+ 36. Kf1 Nc4 37. Re6 Qd7 38. c6 bxc6 39. Nc5 Qc7 40. Bc1 Kh6 41. Qf5 1-0


[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Leg 3"]
[Site "Berlin, Germany"]
[Date "2022.04.01"]
[EventDate "2022.03.22"]
[Round "14.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Source "Lichess"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e5 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Na6 6. Nc3 Bc5 7. Qd1 O-O 8. Nf3 d6 9. O-O Be6 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Bb2 Nf6 14. Neg5 Qxd1 15. Raxd1 Bc8 16. Nd4 Re8 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Bxc6 Bf5 19. e4 Bg6 20. f3 Ng4 21. Bc1 Bc5+ 22. Kg2 Ne3+ 23. Bxe3 Bxe3 24. Nh3 Nb4 25. Bxe8 Rxe8 26. Nf4 Nxa2 27. Nd5 Bc5 28. Ra1 Nb4 29. Nxb4 Bxb4 30. Rxa7 f5 31. exf5 Re2+ 32. Kh1 Bxf5 33. Rb7 Bh3 34. Rc1 Bc5 0-1


[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Leg 3"]
[Site "Berlin, Germany"]
[Date "2022.04.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "15.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Source "Lichess"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Qh4 11. g3 Qh5 12. O-O g5 13. cxd5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 exd5 15. Be3 Nxe5 16. f3 Nc5 17. Bf5 Ne6 18. Rae1 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Nc6 20. f4 Nxd4 21. cxd4 gxf4 22. Rxf4 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Qh6 24. Qc7 Rac8 25. Qe5 f6 26. Qxd5+ Kh8 27. Qxb7 Rc2 28. Rf2 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 30. Qg2 Qh5 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Leg 3"]
[Site "Berlin, Germany"]
[Date "2022.04.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "16.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[Source "Lichess"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Leg 3"]
[Site "Berlin, Germany"]
[Date "2022.04.04"]
[EventDate "2022.03.22"]
[Round "18.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Source "Lichess"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. d5 Bc5 11. Re1 d6 12. Nc3 Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nf6 15. h3 h6 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. Qf3 Bd4 18. Rad1 Rae8 19. Rxe8 Nxe8 20. Qd3 Bb6 21. Re1 Nf6 22. Ne4 Qf5 23. g4 Qg6 24. Bc3 Nd7 25. Ng3 Qxd3 26. cxd3 g6 27. Kg2 Ne5 28. Rd1 Re8 29. Ne4 Kf8 30. Nf6 Re7 31. a4 a5 32. h4 c6 33. Bxe5 dxe5 34. d6 Re6 35. Nd7+ Kg7 36. Nxb6 Rxd6 37. Nc4 Rd4 38. f3 Kf6 39. b3 b5 40. axb5 cxb5 41. Nxa5 h5 42. gxh5 gxh5 43. Kg3 Rd6 44. b4 Kf5 45. Nb3 Rg6+ 46. Kf2 Ra6 47. Na5 Rd6 48. Ke3 Rd4 49. Nc6 Rxh4 50. d4 exd4+ 51. Rxd4 Rh1 52. Rd5+ Kg6 53. Rxb5 h4 54. Ne5+ Kg7 55. Kf4 Rg1 56. Ng4 h3 57. Rg5+ Kf8 58. Rh5 Kg7 59. b5 Rb1 60. Rg5+ Kh7 61. Nf6+ Kh6 62. Ng4+ Kh7 63. Kg3 Rb3 64. Rf5 Kg6 65. Rf6+ Kg5 1-0


[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Leg 3"]
[Site "Berlin, Germany"]
[Date "2022.04.04"]
[EventDate "2022.03.22"]
[Round "17.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[Source "Lichess"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 c6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. Nf3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Bg5 a5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd1 h6 12. Be3 Re8 13. c3 Ba6 14. Qc2 bxc3 15. bxc3 Rb8 16. Re1 d5 17. Ba2 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Nc5 19. Red1 dxe4 20. dxe4 Bd3 21. Qc1 Qb6 22. Nd2 Qa7 23. Ndc4 Nfxe4 24. f3 Nf6 25. Nd6 Rf8 26. Kh1 Be2 27. Rd2 Ba6 28. Nef5 Nb3 29. Bxb3 Rxb3 30. Qe1 Kh7 31. Nxg7 Kxg7 32. Qxe5 Qb8 33. h4 Rb1+ 34. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 35. Kh2 Qg6 36. Nf5+ Kh7 37. Rd6 Rg8 38. g3 Re8 39. Qxf6 Re2+ 40. Kh3 Bc8 41. g4 Bxf5 42. Qxf5 Qxf5 43. gxf5 c5 44. Ra6 Re3 45. Kg4 Rxc3 46. Rxa5 Rc4+ 47. Kg3 Rb4 48. h5 c4 49. Ra7 Kg7 50. Ra6 c3 51. f6+ Kh7 52. Rc6 Rxa4 53. Rc7 Kg8 54. Rc8+ Kh7 55. Rc7 Kg8 56. Rc8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "Madrid ESP"]
[Date "2022.06.17"]
[EventDate "2022.06.17"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Source "Lichess"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nb3 Qe7 9. Na5 Rb8 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Nd7 13. d4 f6 14. Qd3 h5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 fxe5 17. Nc4 Rd8 18. Nxd6+ cxd6 19. Qe3 g4 20. Nd2 a6 21. b3 O-O 22. f3 Qg7 23. fxg4 hxg4 24. Rad1 d5 25. exd5 cxd5 26. Rde1 e4 27. Rxf8+ Rxf8 28. c4 Re8 29. cxd5 Bxd5 30. Nf1 Qe5 31. Qh6 Qg7 32. Qd6 Bc6 33. Ne3 g3 34. hxg3 Qe5 35. Qg6+ Qg7 36. Qd6 Qe5 37. Qh6 Qxg3 38. Rf1 Qg7 39. Qh4 Qh7 40. Qg3+ Qg7 41. Qh4 Bd7 42. Rd1 Be6 43. Nd5 Rf8 44. Qxe4 Qh6 45. Re1 Rd8 46. Ne7+ Kf7 47. Nf5 Qf6 48. Rf1 Bd5 49. Nh6+ Kg7 50. Qg4+ 1-0


[Event "FIDE Candidates 2022"]
[Site "Madrid ESP"]
[Date "2022.06.18"]
[EventDate "2022.06.16"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "T Radjabov"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6
8. d4 c6 9. dxe5 cxb5 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qh5 Qc6 13. Re1 Re8 14.
Nf3 d5 15. exd5 Rxe1+ 16. Nxe1 Qc4 17. h3 Bd7 18. Qf3 Re8 19. Be3 Bxe3 20.
fxe3 Re5 21. d6 Qd5 22. Rd1 Qxf3 23. Nxf3 Rxe3 24. Rd5 f6 25. Rc5 Re6 26.
Rc7 Rxd6 27. Rxb7 a6 28. Nd4 h5 29. h4 g5 30. g3 Kf7 31. Kf2 Kg6 32. Ke3
Rd5 33. Ra7 Rd6 34. b3 Be6 35. Rc7 Rd5 36. Rc6 Re5+ 37. Kf2 Bd7 38. Rxa6
gxh4 39. gxh4 Re4 40. Rd6 Bc8 41. Rd8 Bg4 42. Rd5 Bc8 43. Rc5 Bd7 44. Rc7
Be8 45. Nf3 Re6 46. Ra7 Re4 47. Ra8 Kf7 48. Rd8 Re7 49. Rd2 Re4 50. Rd5 Kg6
51. a3 Re7 52. Nd4 Re4 53. Nxb5 Rxh4 54. Nd4 Rh2+ 55. Kg3 Rd2 56. c4 Rd3+
57. Kh4 Bf7 58. Rd8 Rd1 59. a4 Rh1+ 60. Kg3 h4+ 61. Kg2 Rc1 62. a5 Kh5 63.
Kf2 Kg4 64. Rf8 h3 65. Rxf7 h2 66. Rg7+ Kf4 67. Ne2+ Ke5 68. Ng3 Rc2+ 69.
Kf3 Rc3+ 70. Kg2 Rxb3 71. a6 Ra3 72. a7 Kd4 73. Nf5+ Kxc4 74. Rb7 Kc5 75.
Ne7 1-0


[Event "FIDE Candidates 2022"]
[Site "Madrid ESP"]
[Date "2022.06.19"]
[EventDate "2022.06.16"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4
8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. Nf3 Rd8 13. Qc2 c5 14. e4
Bxf1 15. Rxf1 g5 16. Nxg5 hxg5 17. Bxg5 Nc6 18. Qc1 Rxd4 19. Rxd4 Nxd4 20.
Qf4 Nc2+ 21. Kd1 Qd7+ 22. Kxc2 Qa4+ 23. Kb1 Qxe4+ 24. Qxe4 Nxe4 25. Bf4 Nf6
26. h4 Nd5 27. Bd2 f5 28. g3 Kf7 29. f3 Rh8 30. Bg5 c4 31. g4 b5 32. Rd1
fxg4 33. fxg4 a5 34. h5 Rg8 35. Rf1+ Ke8 36. h6 Rf8 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. Bd8
a4 39. g5 Kf7 40. h7 Kg7 41. g6 c3 42. bxc3 Nxc3+ 43. Kc2 Nd5 44. Bg5 e5
45. Kd2 Kh8 46. Ke1 b4 47. axb4 a3 48. Bc1 Nxb4 49. Kd2 Nd5 50. Bxa3 Nf4
51. Bb2 Nxg6 52. Bxe5+ Nxe5 53. Kc3 Kxh7 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Candidates 2022"]
[Site "Madrid ESP"]
[Date "2022.06.21"]
[EventDate "2022.06.16"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "R Rapport"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Bg5 h6
8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Be6 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. d4 f6 12. Qc3 exd4 13. Nxd4 Qe7 14.
Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Qb3 Nc5 17. Qxe6+ Nxe6 18. Rd1 Ke7 19. Nd2 h5
20. Nc4 g4 21. Rd2 Rad8 22. Rad1 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Ng5 24. Na5 h4 25. Rd3 c5
26. h3 gxh3 27. gxh3 b6 28. Nc6+ Ke6 29. Nxa7 Ra8 30. Nb5 Rxa2 31. Nxc7+
Ke5 32. Nd5 Ra1+ 33. Kg2 Ne6 34. c4 Re1 35. Re3 Rxe3 36. fxe3 Kxe4 37.
Nxf6+ Kxe3 38. Nd5+ Kd3 39. Kf3 Kxc4 40. Nxb6+ Kb3 41. Nd7 Ng5+ 42. Kg4
Nxh3 43. Nxc5+ Kxb2 44. Kxh4 Nf4 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Candidates 2022"]
[Site "Madrid ESP"]
[Date "2022.06.22"]
[EventDate "2022.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "I Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7
8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14.
Ra2 Bf8 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. c4 Qe4 17. Bf1 Qg4 18. h3 Rxe1 19. Qxe1 Qe4 20.
Re2 Qd3 21. Rb2 Qe4 22. Re2 Qd3 23. Re3 Qb1 24. d5 Ne7 25. Nd2 Qa1 26. Nb3
Qf6 27. Bd2 Ng6 28. Na5 b6 29. Nc6 Bd7 30. Bc3 Qd6 31. Bb4 Qf6 32. Bc3 Qd6
33. Bb4 Qf6 34. Bc3 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Candidates 2022"]
[Site "Madrid ESP"]
[Date "2022.06.23"]
[EventDate "2022.06.16"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "Ding Liren"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2806"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 a5 8.
h3 h6 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Bb5 Qb8 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Bb6 14. a4
Re8 15. Ra3 Qa7 16. Nf1 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. N1d2 Bf5 19. Re2 Rad8 20. Nb3 c5
21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Nd4 Bd7 24. Bf4 Qe7 25. Nb5 Bxb5 26. axb5
Ng5 27. Rxa5 Ne6 28. Bd2 d4 29. Ra3 Qc5 30. Rg3 d3 31. Re1 Qxb5 32. Qh5
Qxb2 33. Bxh6 d2 34. Rd1 Rd5 35. Bxg7 Nxg7 36. Rxg7+ Kxg7 37. Qg5+ Kf8 38.
Qh6+ Kg8 39. Qg5+ Kf8 40. Qh6+ Ke7 41. Qf6+ Kf8 42. Qh6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Candidates 2022"]
[Site "Madrid ESP"]
[Date "2022.06.25"]
[EventDate "2022.06.16"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "J Duda"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "E47"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nge2 d5 7. cxd5 cxd4
8. exd4 Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. a3 Bd6 11. Re1 Nce7 12. Bc2 Bd7 13. Qd3 f5 14.
Bb3 Qb6 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Bf4 Rae8 18. g3 Bxf4 19. Nxf4 Re4
20. Red1 Bc6 21. h4 Rfe8 22. Qc3 g6 23. b4 Ba4 24. Rd2 Qc6 25. Qc5 Re1+ 26.
Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kg2 Qxc5 28. bxc5 Bc6 29. Re2 Rd1 30. Ne6 Bd7 31. Nd8 Rxd4
32. Re7 Bc6 33. Nxc6 bxc6 34. Rc7 Ra4 35. Rxc6 Rxa3 36. Rd6 Rc3 37. Rxd5 a5
38. c6 a4 39. Ra5 a3 40. c7 Rxc7 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Candidates 2022"]
[Site "Madrid ESP"]
[Date "2022.06.26"]
[EventDate "2022.06.16"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "F Caruana"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "147"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8.
dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Nxf2 12. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 13. Kxf2 f6 14.
Nf1 fxe5 15. Kg1 Qd6 16. Be3 Bf5 17. Bb3 Rad8 18. Qe1 Na5 19. Qf2 Nb7 20.
Re1 c5 21. Ng3 Bd3 22. Qd2 c4 23. Bd1 Rd7 24. Bf2 Rdf7 25. Nh1 e4 26. Nd4
Qg6 27. h4 Nc5 28. h5 Qd6 29. Bg4 h6 30. Qe3 Qf4 31. Qxf4 Rxf4 32. Ne6
Nxe6 33. Bxe6+ Kh7 34. Bxd5 R8f5 35. Bc6 Rxh5 36. Bd4 Rhf5 37. Nf2 Rf7
38. b4 h5 39. a4 bxa4 40. Bxa4 h4 41. Be3 R4f5 42. Ra1 h3 43. Ra2 hxg2
44. Bd1 R7f6 45. Bg4 Rd5 46. Kxg2 Rg6 47. Kg3 Bf1 48. Bd4 Bd3 49. Kf4 
Kg8 50. Bf5 Rh6 51. Ng4 Rhd6 52. Ne3 Rb5 53. Bc5 Rf6 54. Ke5 Kf7 55. Nd5
Rxf5+ 56. Kxf5 e3+ 57. Ke5 e2 58. Bf2 Rb8 59. Be1 Re8+ 60. Kf4 g5+ 61. Kg3
Re6 62. Kf2 Rh6 63. Ke3 Re6+ 64. Kf2 Rh6 65. Ne3 Rf6+ 66. Kg3 Rf1 67. Ng2
Rf6 68. Bf2 Kg6 69. Ra5 Re6 70. Ne1 Bf5 71. Nf3 Rd6 72. Nd4 Bd3 73. Re5 Kf6
74. Nf3 1-0


[Event "FIDE Candidates 2022"]
[Site "Madrid ESP"]
[Date "2022.06.27"]
[EventDate "2022.06.16"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "T Radjabov"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nbd2 dxe4
8. dxe4 a5 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. a4 Na7 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Nb3 Ba7 13. Bb5 Bg4 14.
Bxc6 Bxf3 15. gxf3 bxc6 16. Nxa5 Qe6 17. Qe2 Nh5 18. b4 Kh8 19. Kh1 h6 20.
Rg1 f5 21. Rg2 fxe4 22. Qxe4 Rf6 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. fxe3 Qd5 25. Qg4 Qxf3 26.
Qxf3 Rxf3 27. Re2 c5 28. Nc6 cxb4 29. cxb4 Rf6 30. b5 Rd6 31. a5 Nf6 32. a6
Nd7 33. a7 Kg8 34. Rc2 Kf7 35. Nb4 c5 36. bxc6 Nb6 37. e4 Nc8 38. Rca2 Ke6
39. Ra6 Rd4 40. Nd5 Kd6 41. Nb6 1-0


[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "Madrid ESP"]
[Date "2022.06.29"]
[EventDate "2022.06.17"]
[Round "10.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Bc4
Be6 9. Nd5 Rc8 10. Nxf6+ gxf6 11. Bb3 Ne7 12. O-O Bxb3 13. axb3 d5 14. exd5 Qxd5
15. Qe2 Nf5 16. Rfd1 Qc6 17. c4 Bg7 18. Rd5 O-O 19. Rad1 Rfe8 20. h3 b5 21. c5
Bf8 22. b4 Nd4 23. Nxd4 Qxd5 24. Nf5 Qe4 25. Qh5 Red8 26. Ra1 Rc6 27. Bh6 Kh8
28. Ra3 Qxb4 29. Bxf8 Rxf8 30. Qh6 Rg8 31. Rg3 Rxg3 32. fxg3 1-0


[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "Madrid ESP"]
[Date "2022.06.30"]
[EventDate "2022.06.17"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Richard Rapport"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "192"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3
b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. g3 O-O 14. Bg2 a5 15. O-O
Ne7 16. Nce3 Be6 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nf5 Qd8 19. Qxd6 g6 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. h4
Bf6 22. Ne3 Rd2 23. b3 a4 24. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 axb3 26. axb3 Bxb3 27. Rb1 Ba2
28. Rb2 Be6 29. Bf3 Be7 30. Bg4 Bxg4 31. Nxg4 b4 32. cxb4 Rb5 33. h5 Rxb4 34.
Rxb4 Bxb4 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Nxe5 Bc3 37. Nd3 f5 38. f3 Kf7 39. Kg2 Kf6 40. g4
Bd4 41. Kg3 Be3 42. Nb2 Kg5 43. Nd3 Kf6 44. Nb4 Ke5 45. Nc6+ Ke6 46. Na5 Kf6 47.
Nc4 Bc1 48. Nb6 Ke6 49. Nc4 Kf6 50. Na5 Kg5 51. Nc6 Bf4+ 52. Kh3 Kf6 53. Kg2 Be3
54. Kf1 Bb6 55. Ke2 Ke6 56. Nb4 Bc7 57. Nd5 Bd6 58. Ne3 fxe4 59. fxe4 Ke5 60.
Kf3 Kf6 61. Nd1 Bc7 62. Nf2 Bd6 63. Nh3 Ke5 64. Nf4 Kf6 65. Nd3 Bc7 66. Kg2 Kg5
67. Kf3 Kf6 68. Ne1 Bd6 69. Nc2 Ke5 70. Ne3 Kf6 71. Nd5+ Kg5 72. Ne3 Kf6 73. Nc4
Bc7 74. Nd2 Bd6 75. Nb3 Bc7 76. Nc1 Bd6 77. Ne2 Bc7 78. Ng1 Bd6 79. Nh3 Ke5 80.
Nf4 Kf6 81. Nd3 Bc7 82. Kg2 Kg5 83. Kh3 Bd6 84. e5 Bc7 85. Kg3 Bb8 86. Kf3 Bc7
87. Ke4 Kxg4 88. e6 Bd8 89. Nb4 Kg5 90. Nd5 Bf6 91. e7 Bxe7 92. Nxe7 Kh5 93. Nd5
g5 94. Kf5 g4 95. Nf6+ Kh4 96. Nxg4 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "Madrid ESP"]
[Date "2022.07.01"]
[EventDate "2022.06.16"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "I Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4
Nbd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13.
Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2


[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "Madrid ESP"]
[Date "2022.07.03"]
[EventDate "2022.06.16"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Source "Lichess"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. h3 h6 9. Bc4 Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Nh4 Na5 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ng6 Rg8 14. O-O Nc4 15. Bc1 Rc8 16. h4 Rc6 17. Qf3 Kf7 18. h5 Qc7 19. Nd1 Nb6 20. Ne3 Nd7 21. c4 Nf8 22. Nh4 Nh7 23. b3 Ng5 24. Qe2 Ngxe4 25. Bb2 Re8 26. Ng6 Kg8 27. Rad1 a5 28. Ng4 Bd8 29. Nxf6+ Nxf6 30. Rd2 Nd7 31. Rfd1 Bg5 32. Rd3 b5 33. Ba3 d5 34. cxd5 Rc2 35. Bd6 Rxe2 36. Bxc7 Nc5 37. d6 Nd7 38. Bxa5 Rxa2 39. Bb4 Bd8 40. Rc3 Bb6 41. Kh2 Kh7 42. f3 Ra7 43. Rc6 Be3 44. Bd2 Bd4 45. Bc3 Be3 46. Rc7 Rea8 47. Kh3 b4 48. Bxb4 Rb8 49. Bc3 Rxb3 50. Rc8 Rb8 51. Rxb8 Nxb8 52. d7 1-0


[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "Madrid ESP"]
[Date "2022.07.04"]
[EventDate "2022.06.16"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Liren Ding"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Source "Lichess"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 a6 8. Bd3 b5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b4 Be7 11. O-O Bb7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 f5 15. Bb1 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Rfd8 17. Ba2 Kf7 18. h4 h6 19. Rdc1 Bd6 20. Rc2 Ne7 21. Nd4 Bd5 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Rac1 Rd7 24. Nb3 Be7 25. h5 Bf6 26. Bd4 e5 27. Bc5 Bd8 28. Rd2 Nf6 29. Rxd7+ Nxd7 30. Rd1 Nf6 31. Bd6 Ng4 32. Bc5 Bh4 33. Rd7+ Kg8 34. g3 Bg5 35. Kf1 Bd8 36. Rb7 f4 37. gxf4 exf4 38. e4 Bf6 39. Nd4 Re8 40. Kg2 Ne5 41. Nf5 f3+ 42. Kg3 Nc4 43. Be7 Bb2 44. Kxf3 Bxa3 45. Kg3 Ne5 46. Bc5 Nf7 47. f3 Bc1 48. Ra7 Bd2 49. Rxa6 Be1+ 50. Kg2 Bc3 51. Ra7 Ng5 52. Ne7+ Kh8 53. Ng6+ Kg8 54. Ne7+ Kh8 55. Nd5 Bb2 56. Ra2 Bc1 57. Rc2 Ba3 58. Be3 1-0


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.26"]
[EventDate "2022.08.26"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "132"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O a6 6. c3 d6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 O-O
9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. b4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Bb2 Ne7 14. Nf1 Ng6 15. c4 c6
16. Ng3 d5 17. Bc3 d4 18. Bd2 a5 19. b5 Bc5 20. Rb1 Nd7 21. Nf5 Bf8 22. g3 Nc5
23. Bc1 cxb5 24. Rxb5 Rb6 25. h4 Rxb5 26. cxb5 Ne7 27. Nxe5 Nxf5 28. exf5 Qf6
29. Ba3 Qxf5 30. Bxc5 Bxc5 31. Nc4 f6 32. Re4 h5 33. Qe2 b6 34. Rf4 Qd5 35. Re4
Qf5 36. Re6 Kf7 37. Nd6+ Bxd6 38. Rxd6 Re8 39. Qd1 Qe5 40. Qb3+ Kg6 41. Qd5 Qe1+
42. Kg2 Qd1 43. Rd7 Rf8 44. Qe4+ Kh6 45. Qe7 Rg8 46. Rxd4 Rc8 47. Qe3+ Kh7 48.
Qe4+ Kh6 49. Qe3+ Kh7 50. Qf3 Rc1 51. Qxd1 Rxd1 52. Kf3 Rd2 53. Rd6 Kg6 54. Ke4
Ra2 55. Rxb6 Rxa4+ 56. d4 Ra1 57. Ra6 a4 58. b6 a3 59. Kd5 a2 60. b7 Rb1 61.
Rxa2 Rxb7 62. Kc6 Rb4 63. d5 Kf5 64. Re2 g5 65. d6 Rc4+ 66. Kd5 1-0


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.26"]
[EventDate "2022.08.26"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. g3 b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O c5
9. Qe2 Qc8 10. Nc3 Rd8 11. Rac1 Nc6 12. d3 d4 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15.
Kxg2 cxd4 16. Nb1 Qb7+ 17. Kg1 h5 18. Nd2 h4 19. gxh4 Rac8 20. Qf3 Qa6 21. Kh1
Rc5 22. Rg1 Rf5 23. Qg2 Nh5 24. a3 Bxh4 25. Rcf1 g6 26. Ne4 Be7 27. Ng3 Nxg3+
28. fxg3 b5 29. g4 Rxf1 30. Rxf1 bxc4 31. bxc4 e5 32. Bc1 Rb8 33. Qf3 Qb7 34.
Kg2 Qxf3+ 35. Kxf3 Rb1 36. Ke2 f5 37. gxf5 gxf5 38. Kd2 Bxa3 39. c5 Bxc5 40.
Rxf5 Bd6 41. Kc2 Rb7 42. h4 Rc7+ 43. Kd1 Rc3 44. Rf6 Ba3 45. Bg5 Rxd3+ 46. Ke2
Rh3 47. Rg6+ Kf7 48. Rf6+ Kg7 49. Kf2 Be7 0-1


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.26"]
[EventDate "2022.08.26"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 Bb4 5. d3 d6 6. Be2 a5 7. O-O Bc5 8. Nd2
Nd4 9. Nb3 Nxb3 10. axb3 Nd7 11. Kh1 Nf8 12. Na4 Ba7 13. Qe1 Bd7 14. Bd2 Ne6 15.
Bxa5 Nd4 16. Bd1 O-O 17. Bd2 f5 18. b4 fxe4 19. dxe4 b5 20. cxb5 Bxb5 21. Rg1
Ne6 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Qd7 24. b3 Bd3 25. Bf3 Ng5 26. Qd2 Nxe4 27. Bxe4 Bxe4
28. Nc5 Qf5 29. Nxe4 Rxa1 0-1


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.27"]
[EventDate "2022.08.26"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 Nc6 6. Nc3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O-O h5 11. Nd5 Rc8 12. Kb1 Bxd5 13. exd5 Na5 14. Qb5 Qc7
15. Bd3 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 Nd7 17. Bf5 g6 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Bxa7 b6 20. Bxb6 Rb8 21.
a4 Bd8 22. a5 Bxb6 23. axb6 Rb7 24. Rhe1 Rfb8 25. Qd3 Rxb6 26. b3 Rb5 27. Kb2
Qb7 28. f4 exf4 29. Re4 Ra5 30. Rde1 Qa8 31. Qc3 Rxd5 32. Rxf4 Rc8 33. Ra4 Qb7
34. Rc4 Rdc5 35. Rxc5 dxc5 36. Qf3 Qc7 37. Qg3 Qc6 38. Qf3 Qc7 39. g3 c4 40. Qc3
Qb7 41. b4 Rb8 42. Qxc4 Qxb4+ 43. Qxb4 Rxb4+ 44. Ka3 Rg4 45. Kb3 h4 46. Re3 hxg3
47. hxg3 f5 48. c4 f4 49. gxf4 Rxf4 50. c5 Kg7 51. c6 g5 52. Re8 Rf7 53. Kc4 Kf6
54. Kd5 g4 55. Re5 g3 56. Kd6 g2 57. Re1 Re7 58. Rc1 Re6+ 59. Kd7 Re7+ 60. Kd6
Re6+ 61. Kd5 Re5+ 62. Kd4 Re6 63. c7 g1=Q+ 64. Rxg1 Rc6 65. Rf1+ Ke7 66. Rh1
Rxc7 67. Rh7+ Kd6 68. Rh6+ Kd7 69. Rh7+ Kd6 70. Rxc7 Kxc7 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.27"]
[EventDate "2022.08.26"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. e4 dxe4 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Ng5 Be6 10. Nxe6+ fxe6 11. Bg5 Ke8 12. Bb5+ Kf7 13. O-O-O a6 14.
Ba4 Bb4 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nxe4 f5 17. a3 Be7 18. Nd6+ Kf6 19. Rhe1 Nc6 20. Nxb7
Rhc8 21. Kb1 Rab8 22. Nd6 Rd8 23. Nc4 Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1 Nd4 25. Ka2 Rc8 26. Bb3 Bc5
27. f4 h5 28. g3 h4 29. Ne5 Bd6 30. Bc4 a5 31. b3 hxg3 32. hxg3 Rd8 33. Re3 Bc5
34. Rd3 Rd6 35. Rd1 Nc2 36. Be2 Kg7 37. Rxd6 Bxd6 38. Nc4 Bc7 39. Kb2 Nd4 40.
Bd3 Kf6 41. Ne3 Bb6 42. Nc4 Bc7 43. Kc3 Nb5+ 44. Kd2 Nd6 45. Ne5 Nf7 46. Nc6 e5
47. Ke3 Bb6+ 48. Ke2 Bc7 49. Bc4 exf4 50. Bxf7 Kxf7 51. gxf4 Ke6 52. Ke3 Kd5 53.
Ne7+ Ke6 54. Ng6 Bd6 55. a4 Kd5 56. Nh4 Bc5+ 57. Kd3 Bd6 58. Ke3 Bc5+ 59. Kf3
Kd4 60. Nxf5+ Kc3 61. Ke4 Kxb3 62. Kd5 Bf8 63. Nd4+ Kxa4 64. Kc4 Ka3 65. f5 Kb2
66. Kb5 Kc3 67. Ne6 Bh6 68. f6 a4 69. Kxa4 Kc4 70. f7 Kd5 71. f8=N Bxf8 72. Nxf8 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.27"]
[EventDate "2022.08.26"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. a4
Bb7 9. axb5 a6 10. Nc3 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Nxb5 Bd5 13. Rd1 Nc6 14. Qa4 Nd7
15. h4 Nb6 16. Qa1 Qd7 17. Nc3 f5 18. Bf4 Bd6 19. Ne5 Qe8 20. e4 fxe4 21. Nxe4
Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Nd7 24. f4 h6 25. Qb1 Qe7 26. Kh2 Rb8 27. Qc2 Nc5
28. Nxc5 Qxc5 29. Rd2 c6 30. Re2 Qd4 31. Bxd5 cxd5 32. Qg6 Rxb2 33. Qxe6+ Kh8
34. Qc8+ Kh7 35. Qf5+ Kh8 36. Qf8+ Kh7 37. Qf5+ Kh8 38. Qf8+ Kh7 39. Qf5+ Kh8 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.28"]
[EventDate "2022.08.26"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "S Shankland"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "146"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Bg5 h6
8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nbd2 Nd7 12. c3 Qf6 13. b4 O-O-O 14.
Qe2 Kb8 15. Qe3 Nf8 16. Nh2 Ne6 17. f3 Nf4 18. Bf2 b6 19. Rfd1 c5 20. Rab1
cxb4 21. cxb4 Be7 22. Rb3 Rd4 23. a3 Rhd8 24. Ndf1 Qe6 25. Rc3 Bg6 26. Ng3
f5 27. Nhf1 fxe4 28. fxe4 h5 29. Rd2 g4 30. hxg4 hxg4 31. Rdc2 Rxd3 32.
Rxd3 Nxd3 33. Rc3 Qd7 34. Rc2 c5 35. Qh6 Qe6 36. Be3 cxb4 37. axb4 Nxb4 38.
Rb2 Nd3 39. Rb1 Nf4 40. Rb2 Qf6 41. Nf5 Rh8 42. Qg7 Qxg7 43. Nxg7 Bxe4 44.
Ng3 Bg6 45. N7f5 Bd8 46. Bf2 Nd3 47. Re2 Nxf2 48. Rxf2 Rf8 49. Ne3 Rf4 50.
Rd2 Bg5 51. Rd6 Rd4 52. Rxg6 Bxe3+ 53. Kf1 a5 54. Rxb6+ Kc7 55. Rb5 a4 56.
Nf5 Rf4+ 57. Ke2 Bd4 58. Nxd4 Re4+ 59. Kf2 Rxd4 60. Rxe5 Kb6 61. Ke3 Rb4
62. Re8 Kb5 63. Kd3 a3 64. Re5+ Ka4 65. Kc2 Rb2+ 66. Kc1 Rxg2 67. Kb1 g3
68. Re3 Kb4 69. Rf3 Rg1+ 70. Ka2 Kc4 71. Rxa3 Kd4 72. Kb2 Ke4 73. Kc2 g2
0-1


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.28"]
[EventDate "2022.08.26"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jeffery Xiong"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Na6 8.
Nf3 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 h5 11. Nd2 Nh6 12. f3 Nf7 13. a3 Bh6 14. Qc2 c5
15. Bf2 Nc7 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. b4 b6 18. Rb1 f5 19. bxc5 dxc5 20. exf5 gxf5
21. O-O Qf6 22. Rbe1 Ne8 23. a4 Kh8 24. Re2 Rg8 25. a5 h4 26. Rb1 Ng7 27.
axb6 axb6 28. d6 Be6 29. Rxb6 Nh5 30. Nb3 Nf4 31. Bxc5 Nxe2+ 32. Qxe2 Rab8
33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34. Nb5 h3 35. g3 Rxb5 36. cxb5 Bxb3 37. Bc4 Bxc4 38. Qxc4
Nxd6 39. Qd5 Bf8 40. f4 Ne4 41. Bxf8 exf4 0-1


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.28"]
[EventDate "2022.08.26"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "F Caruana"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "154"]

1. c4 e5 2. a3 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bg5 Bc7 6. Nc3 h6 7. Bh4 d6 8. e3
O-O 9. Be2 Bf5 10. d4 Nbd7 11. O-O Re8 12. Qb3 Rb8 13. Rad1 e4 14. Nd2 g5
15. Bg3 Bg6 16. Rde1 h5 17. f3 exf3 18. Bxf3 h4 19. Bf2 Nf8 20. e4 Ne6 21.
Qd1 c5 22. d5 Nd4 23. Be3 Re5 24. Be2 Qe7 25. Nf3 Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 Nh5 27.
Bd3 Ba5 28. Qc1 Qf6 29. Re2 Nf4 30. Rd2 h3 31. Bf2 a6 32. a4 Ree8 33. Bb1
b5 34. cxb5 axb5 35. axb5 Bxc3 36. Qxc3 Qxc3 37. bxc3 Rxb5 38. Be3 Ra8 39.
Ba2 Ra3 40. Bc4 Rb8 41. Rc1 Kg7 42. Kf2 Kf6 43. Rdc2 Ke5 44. Rg1 Kf6 45.
Kg3 Ra4 46. Bf1 Nxd5 47. Bc1 Nf4 48. Bxh3 d5 49. Bg4 dxe4 50. fxe4 Rxe4 51.
Rf2 Rb3 52. Bd2 Ke5 53. Bf3 Rc4 54. Re1+ Kd6 55. Rff1 Rb2 56. Rd1 Ke7 57.
Rfe1+ Kf6 58. Re8 Bh5 59. Bxh5 Nxh5+ 60. Kf3 Rh4 61. Rc8 Rh3+ 62. Kg4 Rh4+
63. Kf3 Rxh2 64. Rc6+ Kg7 65. Bxg5 Rbf2+ 66. Ke4 Ng3+ 67. Kd3 Rh5 68. Rxc5
Rf3+ 69. Kd4 Nf5+ 70. Rxf5 Rxf5 71. Bd2 Rd5+ 72. Ke4 Kh7 73. c4 Rd7 74. Ke3
Rh3+ 75. Ke2 Rh2+ 76. Ke3 f5 77. c5 f4+ 0-1


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.29"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "F Caruana"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. c4 e5 2. a3 Nc6 3. Nc3 f5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 a5 6. e3 d6 7. d4 Be7 8. Nge2
O-O 9. O-O Kh8 10. Rb1 Qe8 11. b4 axb4 12. axb4 e4 13. f3 exf3 14. Bxf3 Nd8
15. Nf4 c6 16. b5 Ne6 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. d5 Nxf4 19. exf4 c5 20. Re1 Qf7 21.
Bb2 Bd7 22. Qd3 Rab8 23. Nb5 Ne4 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. Qxe4 Rfe8 26. Qf3 Bf8
27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Bc3 Qg6 29. Re1 Rxe1+ 30. Bxe1 Qc2 31. Nc3 Be7 32. Qd1
Qxd1 33. Nxd1 Kg8 34. Bc3 h5 35. Ne3 Kf7 36. Kg2 g5 37. Kf3 Bc8 38. Ke4 Bh3
39. Kf3 Bd8 40. Bd2 Bd7 41. Bc3 Bh3 42. f5 Bf6 43. Bxf6 Kxf6 44. g4 hxg4+
45. Kg3 Ke5 46. Nxg4+ 1-0


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.29"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "L Aronian"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. b3 Nc6 4. Bb5 f6 5. c4 d4 6. b4 e5 7. bxc5 Bxc5 8.
exd4 Bxd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. O-O Nh6 11. Ba3 Qxa1 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qh5+ Kd8
14. Nc3 Qxf1+ 15. Kxf1 Bg4 16. Qh4 Bf5 17. Kg1 Bg6 18. f4 Nf5 19. Qf2 Nd4
20. fxe5 fxe5 21. Qh4+ Kc8 22. Qe7 Re8 23. Qxg7 Nf5 24. Qf6 Kb7 25. Ne4
Rad8 26. g4 Nd4 27. Qg7+ Kc8 28. Nd6+ Rxd6 29. Bxd6 Ne6 30. Qxa7 Rd8 31. c5
Be4 32. a4 Bd5 33. a5 1-0


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.29"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1
Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Nf5 13. Bf4 d6
14. Nd2 Bd7 15. Bd3 Bg5 16. Qe4 d5 17. Qe5 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Nd6 19. Re1 f6 20.
Qf3 c6 21. Qh5 g6 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Qxg6+ Kf8 24. Qh6+ Kf7 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26.
Qh8+ Kf7 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Qh8+ Kf7 29. Qh7+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.29"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "S Shankland"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 c5 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 d5 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Ne5 Nxe5 9. Bxe5 Be6 10. d3 Qd7 11. Re1 Bh3 12. Bh1 h5 13. Nd2 Rad8 14. Qe2
Rfe8 15. Rad1 h4 16. e4 hxg3 17. hxg3 Bg4 18. f3 Be6 19. Bg2 Bh6 20. Nf1
Nh5 21. Bb2 dxe4 22. dxe4 Qc7 23. f4 c4 24. Bd4 b5 25. Bf3 Nf6 26. b4 c3
27. a3 Bg7 28. Qxb5 Bg4 29. Nh2 Bxf3 30. Nxf3 Qc8 31. Qe2 Qg4 32. Qg2 Nh5
33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. Kf2 Rd6 35. e5 Rxd1 36. Rxd1 Rh8 37. Rd3 Qf5 38. Nd4 Qg4
39. Ne2 f6 40. Re3 Kf7 41. Qd5+ Kg7 42. exf6+ Nxf6 43. Rxe7+ Kh6 44. Qh1+
Nh5 45. Qf3 Qh3 46. Qg2 Qg4 47. Qb7 Nf6 48. Rf7 Re8 49. Qh1+ Nh5 50. Qf3
Qh3 51. Nd4 Rd8 52. Qe3 Qh2+ 53. Ke1 Nxg3 54. f5+ g5 55. Qe6+ Kh5 56. Rh7+
1-0


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.29"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "S Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be2 Bf6 12. Be5 Bf5 13. O-O Be4
14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Rc1 Ne6 16. Nd4 Rac8 17. Qd2 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. exd4
Rfd8 20. f3 Bc2 21. Kf2 Kf8 22. Ke3 Ke7 23. Kd2 Bf5 24. Bd3 Bxd3 25. Kxd3
Kd6 26. Rfe1 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Re8 28. a4 a5 29. Kd2 b6 30. Re1 Rxe1 31. Kxe1
Ke6 32. g4 g5 33. Kf2 f6 34. Ke3 h6 35. Kf2 Ke7 36. Ke3 Ke6 37. Kf2 Ke7 38.
Ke3 Ke6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.29"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 Nc6 6. Nc3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8.
Be3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Qxd5 Bxd5 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Bd3 Kc7
14. c3 Be7 15. Rhe1 h5 16. Kc2 h4 17. Nd2 Be6 18. Ne4 b6 19. b3 f6 20. Nf2
g5 21. Be4 Rxd1 22. Nxd1 Nb8 23. Bc1 f5 24. Bd3 Nd7 25. h3 Rf8 26. Ne3 Nc5
27. Bc4 Bxc4 28. Nxc4 e4 29. fxe4 Nxe4 30. Nd2 Kd7 31. Nxe4 fxe4 32. Re2
Rf1 33. a4 Bf6 34. Bd2 Rg1 35. Be3 Ra1 36. Bc1 Bxc3 37. Rxe4 Bf6 38. Rg4
Kc6 39. Bxg5 Ra2+ 40. Kd3 Bxg5 41. Rxg5 a5 42. Rg4 Kc5 43. Rg5+ Kc6 44. Rg4
Kc5 45. g3 hxg3 46. Rxg3 b5 47. Rg5+ Kc6 48. Rxb5 1-0


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.29"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez,L"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "74"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nbd2 dxe4
8. dxe4 a5 9. a4 Qe7 10. h3 Nb8 11. Re1 c6 12. Bf1 Bd6 13. Nc4 Bc7 14. b4
Rd8 15. Bd2 axb4 16. cxb4 Ne8 17. Qc2 f6 18. Reb1 Nd6 19. Be3 Nxc4 20.
Bxc4+ Be6 21. Nd2 Nd7 22. b5 Rdc8 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Rb7 Qe8 25. Qb3 Nf8 26.
Bxe6+ Qxe6 27. Qxe6+ Nxe6 28. Nc4 Ra6 29. a5 c5 30. g3 Kf8 31. Nb6 Bxb6 32.
Rxb6 Rxb6 33. axb6 Ke7 34. f4 Kd6 35. Kf2 Rb8 36. f5 Nf8 37. Ra7 0-1


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.29"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "I Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. c4 e5 2. a3 c6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e4 Nf6
8. f3 Bc5 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Nc2 Qe7 12. Bxc5 Qxc5 13. Qd4 Qg5 14.
Qe3 Qg6 15. O-O-O Nbd7 16. g4 Nb6 17. Bd3 Be6 18. h4 Nfd7 19. e5 f5 20. Nd4
Nc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 22. gxf5 Qh5 23. e6 Nf6 24. Ne4 c5 25. Nxc5 Rac8 26. Ne4
Bxe6+ 27. Kd2 Bxf5 28. Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Qf4 Bg6 30. Rc1 Rcd8 31. Rc4 Qd5 32.
Kc3 b5 33. Rc7 a5 34. b4 axb4+ 35. axb4 Ra8 36. Qxf6 Ra3+ 37. Kd2 Ra2+ 38.
Kd1 Ra1+ 39. Kd2 Ra2+ 40. Kd1 Ra1+ 41. Kd2 Qa2+ 42. Nc2 Qd5+ 43. Nd4 Ra2+
1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.29"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Jeffery Xiong"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 e5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qc7 5. d4 Bb4 6. dxe5 Nxe4 7. Qd4 Nc5
8. Be3 Ne6 9. Qh4 d6 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Qg3 O-O 13. Bd3 f5 14.
Qh4 Qxh4 15. Nxh4 Nc5 16. O-O Nxd3 17. Rxd3 Be6 18. b3 Nd7 19. Ne2 Ne5 20.
Rdd1 Nxc4 21. bxc4 Bxc4 22. Rd4 Bxe2 23. Rxb4 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 b6 25. Rd4 c5
26. Rd7 f4 27. Bc1 Rad8 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Bxf4 Rd1+ 30. Ke2 Ra1 31. Be5
Rxa2+ 32. Ke3 Ra3+ 33. Ke2 a5 34. Nf5 g6 35. Nd6 Rb3 36. f4 a4 37. Kd2 b5
38. Kc2 c4 39. g4 a3 40. f5 gxf5 41. gxf5 a2 42. f6 c3 43. f7+ Kf8 44. Bf4
Rb2+ 45. Kxc3 Rxh2 46. Bxh2 a1=Q+ 0-1


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.30"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "F Caruana"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bc5
8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Bb6 10. Bg5 Qd6 11. Nd2 Qg6 12. Be3 Be6 13. a4 Bxe3 14.
fxe3 Qh6 15. e4 Na5 16. Rb1 b6 17. Nf3 f6 18. Nh4 Rad8 19. Qc2 Qe3+ 20. Kh1
Qc5 21. Nf5 g6 22. Nh4 Qe7 23. Nf3 c5 24. Rf2 Kg7 25. c4 Nc6 26. Nd2 Nb4
27. Qb3 Bd7 28. Nf1 f5 29. exf5 Rxf5 30. Rxf5 Bxf5 31. Qc3 Bd7 32. Ra1 Qd6
33. a5 Qd4 34. Qxd4 exd4 35. axb6 axb6 36. Ra7 Kg8 37. Nd2 Bg4 38. Re7 Kf8
39. Re4 Bf5 40. Rf4 Kg7 41. g4 Bd7 42. Ne4 h6 43. h4 Rf8 44. Rxf8 Kxf8 45.
Nf6 Ba4 46. Kg1 Kf7 47. g5 hxg5 48. hxg5 Na2 49. Bd5+ Kg7 50. Kf2 Nc3 51.
Bf3 Kf7 52. Ke1 Ke6 53. Kf2 Kf5 54. Nh7 Nd1+ 55. Kg3 Nc3 56. Bg4+ Ke5 57.
Nf8 Be8 58. Nh7 b5 59. cxb5 Bxb5 60. Nf6 c4 61. dxc4 Bxc4 62. Kf2 Kf4 63.
Bf3 Kxg5 64. Ne4+ Kf4 65. Nd2 Nd1+ 66. Ke1 Ne3 67. Bb7 Bd5 68. Bxd5 Nxd5
69. Kf2 Nc3 70. Nf3 Ne4+ 71. Ke1 d3 72. Nd4 d2+ 73. Kd1 g5 74. Nf3 0-1


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.30"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "L Aronian"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "178"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5
Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. b3 h6 11. Bb2 Kc8 12. Rad1 b6 13. Rd3 c5
14. Rfd1 Be6 15. Rd8+ Kb7 16. Rxa8 Kxa8 17. Nd5 Kb7 18. Nf4 Bc8 19. Rd8 Ne7
20. e6 Bxe6 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Re8 Ng6 23. Rxe6 Ne7 24. Bxg7 Bxg7 25. Rxe7
Bc3 26. Kf1 a5 27. g4 a4 28. bxa4 Rf8 29. Re3 Ba1 30. Nd2 Bd4 31. Rf3 Ra8
32. Rf4 Rxa4 33. c3 Rxa2 34. cxd4 Rxd2 35. dxc5 b5 36. h4 Rd5 37. Re4 Rxc5
38. f4 Rc1+ 39. Kf2 Rc2+ 40. Ke3 c5 41. f5 Rc1 42. f6 Re1+ 43. Kf4 Rf1+ 44.
Ke5 b4 45. Rf4 Rxf4 46. Kxf4 b3 47. f7 b2 48. f8=Q b1=Q 49. Qxc5 Qf1+ 50.
Ke5 Qe1+ 51. Kf5 Qxh4 52. Qe3 Ka6 53. Qe6+ Ka5 54. Qe5+ Ka4 55. Qf4+ Kb5
56. Kg6 Qh3 57. Qf5+ Kc6 58. Qh5 Qc3 59. Qxh6 Qd3+ 60. Kf7+ Kb7 61. Qf6
Qh7+ 62. Kf8 Qc2 63. g5 Qc8+ 64. Kg7 Qg4 65. g6 Ka7 66. Qe7+ Ka6 67. Kf7
Qh5 68. Qf6+ Ka7 69. Kf8 Ka8 70. g7 Qc5+ 71. Kf7 Qd5+ 72. Qe6 Qh5+ 73. Kf8
Qc5+ 74. Ke8 Qb5+ 75. Kf7 Qh5+ 76. Kg8 Qh2 77. Qd5+ Ka7 78. Kf7 Qf2+ 79.
Kg6 Qc2+ 80. Qf5 Qg2+ 81. Kf6 Qb2+ 82. Qe5 Qf2+ 83. Ke7 Qg2 84. Qc5+ Kb7
85. Qb4+ Ka7 86. Qa3+ Kb6 87. Qb3+ Kc7 88. g8=Q Qe4+ 89. Kf8 1-0


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.30"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "Alireza Firouzja"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb5 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bc7 11. Nd2 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Qd6 13. g3 Ba5 14. a3
Bh3 15. Re1 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 Ne4 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. Bd3 Bf5 19. b4 Qg6 20. Red1
Ng5 21. f4 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Nf3+ 23. Kg2 Rc2+ 24. Qxc2 Qxc2+ 25. Kxf3 Rc8 26.
Re1 Qxh2 27. Rac1 Rc2 28. Rxc2 Qxc2 29. Bxa7 f6 30. Bd4 Kf7 31. Re2 Qe4+
32. Kf2 b5 33. Rd2 g5 34. fxg5 fxg5 35. Kg1 Kg6 36. Bc5 Qf3 37. Kh2 Qe4 38.
Bd4 h5 39. Rf2 h4 40. gxh4 Qxh4+ 41. Kg2 Qe4+ 42. Kg1 Qb1+ 43. Kh2 Qd3 44.
Kg3 Qe4 45. Kh2 Kh5 46. Kg3 Qg4+ 47. Kh2 Qd1 48. Rg2 Kg6 49. Bc5 Qh5+ 50.
Kg1 Qd1+ 51. Kh2 Qh5+ 52. Kg1 Qf3 53. Bd4 Qd1+ 54. Kh2 Qd3 55. Bc5 Qxa3 56.
Rd2 Qb3 57. Kg3 Qc4 58. Rd4 Qf1 59. Rd2 Qe1+ 60. Rf2 Kh5 61. Kg2 Kg4 62.
Ra2 Qg3+ 63. Kh1 Kh3 0-1


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.30"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "S Shankland"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 a6 4. Be3 d6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 Nd7 7. h4 Ngf6 8.
O-O-O Nb6 9. Bh6 Bf8 10. Bxf8 Rxf8 11. Nh3 Bxh3 12. Rxh3 h5 13. Bd3 e6 14.
e5 Nfd7 15. f4 d5 16. Ne2 Qe7 17. Kb1 c5 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. c3 O-O-O 20. Nd4
Kb7 21. b3 Rc8 22. Rc1 Rc7 23. Rhh1 Rfc8 24. Rc2 Qe7 25. g3 Nc5 26. Rhc1
Ka8 27. Ka1 Rb7 28. Qe3 Qd8 29. Bf1 Rbc7 30. Bg2 Ncd7 31. Qe2 Ka7 32. Qe3
Kb8 33. Kb2 Qe7 34. Bf1 Nc5 35. Ka1 Ncd7 36. Kb2 Qc5 37. Kb1 Rb7 38. Qd2
Ka8 39. Ka1 Nb8 40. Bd3 Nc6 41. Nf3 Qa3 42. Rg1 Na5 43. Nd4 Nc6 44. Nf3
Rbc7 45. Kb1 Nd7 46. Qc1 Qa5 47. Qe3 Ncb8 48. Rgc1 Rxc3 49. Qd2 b4 50. Nd4
R8c7 51. a4 Qc5 52. Ne2 Rxb3+ 53. Ka2 Ra3+ 54. Kb1 Qa5 55. Rxc7 Qxa4 56.
Qb2 Rb3 57. Nd4 Rxb2+ 58. Kxb2 Qa3+ 59. Kc2 Nb6 60. Nb3 Qa2+ 0-1


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.30"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "S Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "186"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O Bf5 7. b3 e5 8.
Bb2 Nc6 9. Nbd2 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 c6 12. Qc1 Nd7 13. Nf3 Ne5 14.
Rd1 Qe7 15. Ne1 Rfd8 16. Qb2 d5 17. c5 Re8 18. b4 a6 19. a4 Qf8 20. Rac1
Nd7 21. Nf3 Bg4 22. Bxg7 Qxg7 23. Nd4 Bxe2 24. Qxe2 h5 25. b5 axb5 26. axb5
Ne5 27. h3 Qf6 28. Ra1 Nc4 29. bxc6 bxc6 30. Qc2 Rxa1 31. Rxa1 Qe7 32. Nxc6
Qxc5 33. Nd4 Rb8 34. Nf3 Qd6 35. Qc3 Qb4 36. Qd3 Qb2 37. Qd1 Nd6 38. Ne1
Ne4 39. Nd3 Qf6 40. Rc1 d4 41. Rc4 Nc3 42. Qc2 Re8 43. h4 Qa6 44. Rxd4 Qa1+
45. Kh2 Ne2 46. Qxe2 Qxd4 47. g3 Qe4 48. Nf4 Rb8 49. Qd3 Qf3 50. Qc2 Rd8
51. Nh3 Rd1 52. Ng1 Qd5 53. e4 Qd2 54. Qxd2 Rxd2 55. Kg2 Kg7 56. Kf3 Kf6
57. Ke3 Ra2 58. Nf3 Ra3+ 59. Ke2 Ke7 60. Ne5 Ke6 61. Nd3 Kd6 62. Ke3 f6 63.
Ke2 Ra2+ 64. Ke3 Ra3 65. Ke2 Ke6 66. Nf4+ Kf7 67. f3 Ra2+ 68. Ke3 Ra3+ 69.
Ke2 Ra2+ 70. Ke3 Rb2 71. Nd3 Rg2 72. Kf4 Rd2 73. Nb4 Rb2 74. Nd3 Rb3 75.
Nc1 Ra3 76. Ne2 Ra5 77. Nd4 g5+ 78. Ke3 Ra3+ 79. Kf2 g4 80. fxg4 hxg4 81.
Nf5 Rf3+ 82. Kg2 Kg6 83. Ne7+ Kh5 84. Nd5 Kg6 85. Ne7+ Kh6 86. Nd5 Kg7 87.
Ne7 Ra3 88. Nf5+ Kg6 89. Kf2 Rb3 90. Ne7+ Kf7 91. Nf5 Rf3+ 92. Kg2 Kg6 93.
Ne7+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.30"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave,M"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. h3 c5 5. dxc5 Qa5+ 6. Bd2 Qxc5 7. Nc3 Nf6
8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Re1 e5 11. Be3 Qc7 12. a4 Nc6 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Bb3
h6 15. Qd2 Kh7 16. Red1 Rad8 17. Qe2 Rd7 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5
Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Ne7 22. Rd3 Qc4 23. Nd2 Qxa4 24. b3 Qb5 25. Nc4 d5 26. exd5
Rxd5 27. Rcd1 Rcd8 28. Bb6 Rxd3 29. Rxd3 Rxd3 30. Qxd3 Nd5 31. Ba7 Nf4 32.
Qf3 Qd7 33. Bb8 f6 34. Nd6 b5 35. Qa8 a5 36. Kh2 a4 37. bxa4 bxa4 38. c4
Nd3 39. Qd5 Nb4 40. Qb5 Nc6 41. Ne4 a3 42. Bd6 a2 43. Qb2 f5 44. Qxa2 fxe4
45. c5 Qf5 46. Kg1 Nd4 47. Qc4 Qf4 48. c6 e3 49. fxe3 Nf3+ 0-1


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.30"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez,L"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 c5 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8.
d3 d5 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. c4 Rfd8 12. a3 e5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Rac1
Qe7 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Bh3 Rc7 17. e4 Nf6 18. Nc4 Nd7 19. Ne3 Nd4 20. Nxd4
exd4 21. Nc4 f5 22. Bg2 fxe4 23. dxe4 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Qc4+ Kh8 26. f4
Bg7 27. e5 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 g5 29. Rxd4 gxf4 30. gxf4 Rg8 31. Kh1 cxd4 32.
Qxc7 Qh4 33. e6 Qf2 34. Qc2 Qxf4 35. Re1 Qf3+ 36. Qg2 Qxg2+ 37. Kxg2 d3 38.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 39. Kf3 Kf6 40. e7 Re8 41. Re3 d2 42. Rd3 Rxe7 43. Rxd2 Rc7 44.
Rd6+ Ke5 45. Rd3 b5 46. Kg4 a5 47. Rh3 Kd4 48. Rh5 Rb7 49. a4 bxa4 50. bxa4
Ra7 51. Rb5 Rg7+ 52. Kh5 Ra7 53. Kh6 Kc4 54. h4 Kd4 55. h5 Kc4 56. Rb1 Rd7
57. Rb5 Ra7 58. Kg5 Kd4 59. Kf6 Ra6+ 60. Ke7 Kc4 61. Kd7 Rf6 62. Ke7 Rf1
63. Rxa5 Kb4 64. Ra6 Rf5 65. h6 Rf2 66. Rf6 Rh2 67. Kf8 Kxa4 68. Kg7 Kb5
69. Kxh7 Kc5 70. Kg7 1-0


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.30"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "I Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "C36"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. O-O Be7 7. Be2
O-O 8. c4 c6 9. dxc6 bxc6 10. d4 Bd6 11. Nc3 Re8 12. c5 Bc7 13. Bc4 Ng4 14.
Qb3 Re7 15. h3 Rb8 16. Qa4 Ne3 17. Bxe3 fxe3 18. Qxc6 Bb7 19. Qa4 Bg3 20.
Qc2 Nf6 21. d5 Nxd5 22. Ng5 Bf2+ 23. Rxf2 exf2+ 24. Qxf2 h6 25. Nxd5 Bxd5
26. Rd1 hxg5 27. Rxd5 Rd7 28. Rd6 Qe7 29. Rxd7 Qxd7 30. c6 Qc7 31. Bd5 Rd8
32. Qf5 Qe7 33. Bf3 g6 34. Qc2 Qe5 35. b4 Kg7 36. a3 Re8 37. Qd2 Qa1+ 38.
Kh2 Qe5+ 39. Kg1 Qf6 40. Kh2 Rd8 41. Qe3 a6 42. a4 Qd6+ 43. Kh1 Qxb4 44.
Qe5+ Kg8 45. Qxg5 Qb1+ 46. Kh2 Qb8+ 47. Kh1 Re8 48. Qd2 Qg3 49. Be2 Rb8 50.
Qc2 Qf2 51. c7 Rc8 52. Qc4 Qb6 53. Qxa6 Qxc7 54. Qd3 Qf4 55. Bf1 Rc1 56.
Kg1 Qxa4 57. Qe3 Qc6 58. Qf4 Qc5+ 59. Kh1 Qc7 60. Qf3 Qc6 61. Qf4 Qc7 62.
Qf3 Qc4 63. Kg1 Qd4+ 64. Kh1 Kg7 65. Kh2 Rc3 66. Qe2 Qf4+ 67. Kh1 Qe3 68.
Qb5 Rc1 69. Qb2+ f6 70. Qb7+ Kh6 71. Qa6 Qf2 0-1


[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.08.30"]
[EventDate "2022.08.25"]
[Round "18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "Jeffery Xiong"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. c4 e5 2. a3 Nf6 3. d3 g6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. b4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bb2 Bg7 8.
e3 Qe7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. Qc2 a5 12. b5 Na7 13. e4 Nf4 14. a4 Bg4
15. g3 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Ne6 17. Bh3 c6 18. b6 Nc8 19. O-O Nxb6 20. Qb3 Ra6 21.
Ba3 Qf6 22. Bg2 Bf8 23. Bb2 Nc5 24. Rxc5 Bxc5 25. Bxe5 Qe7 26. Ba1 Nd7 27.
Bh3 Rb6 28. Qc3 Qf6 29. Qxf6 Nxf6 30. Bxf6 Rxd3 31. Ne5 Bd4 32. Nxd3 Bxf6
33. e5 Be7 34. Rd1 Rb3 35. e6 f5 36. Bf1 Kg7 37. h4 Kf6 38. Nf4 Rb4 39. Rd7
Rb2 40. Bg2 Rb4 41. Bf3 Rb2 42. Kg2 Rb4 43. Bd1 Rb2 44. Kh3 Rb4 45. f3 Rb1
46. g4 fxg4+ 47. fxg4 h6 48. Nxg6 Kxe6 49. Rxe7+ Kf6 50. Rd7 1-0


[Event "Champions Showdown 9LX"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.09.14"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rbkrbqnn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBKRBQNN w DAda - 0 1"]

1. g4 e5 2. c3 Ng6 3. h4 Nxh4 4. f4 Ng6 5. Bxg6 hxg6 6. fxe5 c6 7. Bg3 d6
8. exd6 Bxd6 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Bh4 Bd7 11. g5 Nh5 12. e4 Qe7 13. Re1 O-O 14.
Nf2 a5 15. O-O-O b5 16. e5 Bc7 17. Ne4 Rfd8 18. Kb1 b4 19. Ka1 Bg4 20. Qg2
Qe6 21. Nf2 Bf5 22. Nd4 Rxd4 23. cxd4 a4 24. Ne4 Qd5 25. Bf2 Kf8 26. Qh1
Be6 27. b3 axb3 28. Nc5 b2+ 0-1


[Event "Champions Showdown 9LX"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.09.14"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Garry Kasparov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rbbnknrq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBBNKNRQ w GAga - 0 1"]

1. g4 c6 2. c4 g5 3. h4 gxh4 4. Qxh4 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 e6 7. e3 Ng6 8.
Qh5 Nc6 9. g5 Bd7 10. d4 a6 11. Nh2 Bd6 12. Ng4 Be7 13. Bd2 O-O-O 14. Rh1
Rg7 15. a3 Kb8 16. Bc2 e5 17. Nf6 Be6 18. Ne2 Rc8 19. Bc3 e4 20. f3 exf3
21. Qxf3 Qd8 22. Ng3 Bxf6 23. Qxf6 Qc7 24. Kf2 Rgg8 25. Rxh7 Nf8 26. Rh6
Ka8 27. Rg1 Na5 28. Ne2 Nc4 29. Bd3 Qd7 30. Rgh1 Ng6 31. Nf4 Nxf4 32. exf4
Nd6 33. Rh8 Ne4+ 34. Bxe4 dxe4 35. Rxg8 Rxg8 36. Rh8 Rxh8 37. Qxh8+ Ka7 38.
Qe5 Bd5 39. f5 b6 40. a4 a5 41. Ke3 Bb7 42. b3 Qd8 43. f6 Qc8 44. d5 Qg4
45. Bd4 Qf3+ 46. Kd2 Qd3+ 47. Ke1 Qb1+ 48. Kf2 Qxb3 49. d6 Qc2+ 50. Kg3 e3
51. Qxe3 Qg2+ 52. Kf4 Qh2+ 53. Qg3 Qd2+ 54. Ke5 Qa2 55. Kf4 Qd5 56. Ke3
Qe4+ 57. Kf2 Qxd4+ 58. Kf1 Be4 0-1


[Event "Champions Showdown 9LX"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.09.14"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rkbbnqnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RKBBNQNR w HAha - 0 1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qxf4 Ne7 4. Ne2 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Qf3 Nef6 7. h3
Qd6 8. d4 Re8 9. Nd3 Ne4 10. Ne5 Rxe5 11. dxe5 Qxe5 12. Rf1 a5 13. Qd3 Ra6
14. c4 Nb4 15. Qxd8 Rd6 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. b3 Nd2+ 18. Bxd2 Qxd2 19. a3 Bf5+
0-1


[Event "Champions Showdown 9LX"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.09.16"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qnbbrnkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QNBBRNKR w HEhe - 0 1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 Ng6 4. d4 e4 5. d5 Ne5 6. Ng3 f5 7. O-O h5 8. f4
Ng4 9. e3 h4 10. Nh1 Nf6 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. Nf2 c6 13. Be2 Bb6 14. Qc1 cxd5
15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Nf6 17. Qd2 a6 18. Bd4 Qa7 19. Rd1 Bxd4 20. Qxd4
Qxd4 21. Rxd4 Bd7 22. Rc1 Kf7 23. Nd1 Rc8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rc4 Rb8 26. Nc3
Ke7 27. a4 b5 28. axb5 axb5 29. Rd4 Rc8 30. Nxb5 Rc1+ 31. Kf2 Bxb5 32. Bxb5
Ng4+ 33. Ke2 Rg1 34. Ra4 Rxg2+ 35. Ke1 Rxh2 36. Ra7+ Kf8 37. Ra8+ Kf7 38.
Ra7+ Kg8 39. Be8 Kh7 40. Ra6 Nf6 41. Bf7 h3 42. Kf1 Rb2 0-1


[Event "Champions Showdown 9LX"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.09.16"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Peter Svidler"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rbqkbrnn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBQKBRNN w FAfa - 0 1"]

1. Ng3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. f4 Ng6 4. e3 e6 5. Ne4 Nxe4 6. Bxe4 f5 7. Bf3 d6 8.
Qc3 e5 9. h4 Bc6 10. h5 Ne7 11. Bh4 Qe6 12. d4 cxd4 13. exd4 Bxf3+ 14. Nxf3
O-O 15. d5 Qf7 16. O-O-O Rc8 17. Kb1 e4 18. Ng5 Qxh5 19. Ne6 Qf7 20. Bxe7
Qxe7 21. Rh1 Bc7 22. Rh5 Rf8 23. Rdh1 h6 24. Rxh6 1-0


[Event "Champions Showdown 9LX"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.09.16"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "6.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qrnkrbbn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QRNKRBBN w EBeb - 0 1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f3 f6 3. Ne2 c5 4. Nc3 b6 5. Nf2 Ne7 6. Ng4 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
Bb5 Re7 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. Ne3 Bc6 11. a4 Ng6 12. Qa2 Nf4 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14.
Bf2 a6 15. Bf1 Kc7 16. Bg3 Red7 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Nc4 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20.
Qa5+ Qxa5 21. Nxa5 Ra8 22. b4 cxb4 23. Nxc6 Kxc6 24. Bd3 Rxd3 25. cxd3 Bc5
26. Kc2 Ra2+ 27. Kb1 b3 28. Rc1 Kd6 29. Re8 Rxd2 30. Rc3 Rd1+ 31. Rc1 Rd2
32. Rc3 Rxg2 33. Rxb3 b4 34. d4 Kd7 35. Rh8 Bd6 36. Rxh7 Kc6 37. Rb2 Rg1+
38. Kc2 Kd5 39. Kd3 Re1 40. Rxg7 Re3+ 41. Kd2 Rxf3 42. Ke2 Rh3 43. Kf1 b3
44. Rb7 Kc4 45. Rb6 Ba3 46. Rb1 b2 47. R1xb2 Bxb2 48. Rxb2 Kxd4 49. Rb4+
Ke5 50. Rb5+ Ke4 51. Rb4+ Kf5 52. Kg2 Ra3 53. Rb8 Ra2+ 54. Kf3 Ra3+ 55. Kg2
Rc3 56. Kf2 Re3 57. Ra8 Rb3 58. Rc8 Rb5 59. Kf3 Re5 60. Ra8 Re3+ 61. Kf2
Rc3 62. Rb8 Rh3 63. Kg2 Rh7 64. Kf3 Rxh2 65. Rb5+ Kg6 66. Kxf4 Rh4+ 67. Kg3
Ra4 68. Kf3 Rc4 69. Kg3 Kf7 70. Kf3 Ke6 71. Rb6+ Kf5 72. Rb5+ Kg6 73. Kg3
f5 74. Rb8 f4+ 75. Kg4 Ra4 76. Rf8 Rb4 77. Rxf4 Rxf4+ 78. Kxf4 1/2-1/2


[Event "Champions Showdown 9LX"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.09.17"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "7.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "bqnbrkrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BQNBRKRN w GEge - 0 1"]

1. c4 Ng6 2. b4 e5 3. Ng3 b5 4. c5 d5 5. d3 O-O 6. e4 Bg5 7. O-O Nce7 8.
Bg4 d4 9. Nce2 a5 10. a3 Rd8 11. Nf5 Nxf5 12. Bxf5 Ne7 13. Bg4 Nc6 14. f4
Bh6 15. bxa5 Qb7 16. Bb2 Qa7 17. Qc2 Qxa5 18. g3 Bb7 19. Rb1 Ba6 20. Bc1
Qa4 21. Qd2 Bc8 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Qd1 Rb8 24. fxe5 Qxd1 25. Rxd1 Bxc1 26.
Rdxc1 Rfd8 27. Rb3 Nxe5 28. c6 Rd6 29. Rc5 f6 30. Rcxb5 Rxb5 31. Rxb5 Nxd3
32. Rb8+ Kf7 33. Rb7 Rxc6 34. Nxd4 Rc1+ 35. Kg2 Ke7 36. a4 Kd7 37. a5 Ra1
38. Rb5 Ra2+ 39. Kf1 Ne5 40. Rd5+ Ke7 41. Rc5 c6 42. Rc2 Rxc2 43. Nxc2 Kd6
44. Nd4 g6 45. Ke2 Kc5 46. Ke3 h6 47. h3 Nc4+ 48. Kd3 Nxa5 49. Ne6+ Kd6 50.
Nf4 g5 51. Nh5 Ke5 52. Ng7 Nb7 53. Nf5 Nc5+ 54. Ke3 Nxe4 55. g4 Nd6 56. Ne7
c5 57. Ng8 Ke6 58. Nxh6 Ke7 59. Kd3 Kf8 60. Kc3 Kg7 61. Nf5+ Nxf5 62. gxf5
Kh6 63. Kc4 0-1


[Event "Champions Showdown 9LX"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.09.17"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "8.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "bnrbkrqn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BNRBKRQN w FCfc - 0 1"]

1. f4 b6 2. f5 f6 3. b3 g6 4. g4 gxf5 5. gxf5 c5 6. e3 Bc7 7. Bh5+ Nf7 8.
O-O-O Nc6 9. Nc3 Qxg1 10. Rxg1 O-O-O 11. Nd5 Nh6 12. Nxc7 Kxc7 13. Ng3 Rg8
14. Rdf1 Rg5 15. Rf4 Rdg8 16. Re1 Ng4 17. Bf7 Rf8 18. Ne4 Rg7 19. Bh5 Nh6
20. d4 Rg2 21. dxc5 Rxh2 22. cxb6+ axb6 23. Bd1 Ne5 24. Nc3 Bc6 25. a4 Nhf7
26. Nb5+ Bxb5 27. axb5 Ra8 28. Bc3 h5 29. Rg1 Nd6 30. Kb1 Nxb5 31. Bxe5+
fxe5 32. Rc4+ Kd6 33. Rb4 Nc3+ 34. Kb2 Nd5 35. Re4 Ra2+ 36. Kxa2 Nc3+ 37.
Kb2 Nxe4 38. Rg8 Nf6 39. Rh8 h4 40. b4 h3 41. Kb3 e4 42. c4 Rd2 43. Bc2 h2
44. Rh6 Re2 45. Kc3 Ke5 46. c5 bxc5 47. b5 Nd5+ 48. Kb2 Nxe3 49. b6 Rxc2+
50. Ka3 0-1


[Event "Champions Showdown 9LX"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2022.09.17"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alireza Firouzja"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnkqnrbb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNKQNRBB w FAfa - 0 1"]

1. e4 g5 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 Rxf5 4. g4 Ra5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nd6 7. h3 e5 8.
dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nd4 Nec4 10. b3 Qf8 11. f4 gxf4 12. Qf3 Ne5 13. Qxf4 Qxf4+ 14.
Rxf4 Ng6 15. Rf1 h5 16. O-O-O hxg4 17. hxg4 O-O-O 18. Bf3 Ne5 19. Be2 Bh7
20. a4 Rc5 21. Ncb5 Nxb5 22. axb5 Rd5 23. Nf5 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bf6 25. Bd4
Rf8 26. Rh1 Bxf5 27. gxf5 Nd3+ 28. Bxd3 Bxd4 29. Kd2 Kd8 30. Be4 c6 31. Kd3
Bf6 32. bxc6 bxc6 33. Ke2 Kc7 34. Kf3 a5 35. Bd3 Kb6 36. Rh7 d5 37. Rd7 Bc3
38. Kf4 Bf6 39. Kf3 Kc5 40. Ra7 Bc3 41. Rd7 Rh8 42. Kf4 Rg8 43. Re7 Kd6 44.
Re6+ Kd7 45. Rg6 Bd2+ 46. Kf3 Rf8 47. Kg4 Bc3 48. Kg5 Bd2+ 49. Kg4 Rf7 50.
Re6 Rg7+ 51. Rg6 Rxg6+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.09.19"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "Vasquez Schroeder,R"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 Bf5 4. g3 h6 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Bb2 Be7 8. d3
O-O 9. Qe2 c6 10. Nbd2 a5 11. a3 Bh7 12. e4 b5 13. Rfe1 Qb6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15.
Bxe5 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Rfd8 18. Bg2 Rac8 19. a4 b4 20. h4 Nd7 21. Bf4
Bf6 22. Rad1 Bc3 23. Be3 c5 24. Bd2 Bxd2 25. Qxd2 Nf6 26. Re5 Rd4 27. Bf3 Qd6
28. Qe2 Nd7 29. Re3 Rd8 30. Re1 Nf6 31. Bg2 h5 32. Bh3 Re8 33. Re5 g6 34. Qf3
Kg7 35. Qb7 Nd7 36. R5e3 Qb6 37. Qf3 Qd6 38. Bg2 Rb8 39. Bh3 Re8 40. Re4 Nf6 41.
R4e2 Nd5 42. Bg2 Re7 43. Re5 Nf6 44. Qc6 Qxc6 45. Bxc6 Rc7 46. Bb5 Nd5 47. Bc4
Nb6 48. Bb5 Rd5 49. f4 Rxe5 50. Rxe5 Kf6 51. Kf2 Ke7 52. Kf3 Kd6 53. Re1 Nd5 54.
Bc4 Ne7 55. c3 bxc3 56. Rc1 Rb7 57. Rxc3 Nf5 58. Kf2 Nd4 59. Rc1 Rb4 60. Rb1 Nf5
61. Kf3 Nd4+ 62. Kf2 Nf5 63. Kf3 Nd4+ 64. Kf2 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.09.19"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vasquez Schroeder,R"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "150"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 b6 5. O-O Bb7 6. c4 Be7 7. Nc3 cxd4 8. exd4
d6 9. d5 e5 10. Ng5 Nbd7 11. f4 h6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Qe2 exf4 14. Bxf4 Re8 15. Qd2
Bf8 16. Rae1 Rxe1 17. Rxe1 a6 18. a4 Qc7 19. h3 Re8 20. Rxe8 Nxe8 21. b3 Ne5 22.
Be2 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Nf6 24. Bd1 Bc8 25. Bc2 Bd7 26. Be3 Be7 27. Bd4 Kf8 28. Qe3
Bd8 29. Ne4 Nxd5 30. cxd5 Qxc2 31. Nxd6 Bc7 32. Qf4 Qg6 33. Be5 f6 34. Nc4 Bxh3
35. Bd6+ Kg8 36. Ne3 Bd8 37. Bc7 Be7 38. d6 Bf8 39. Bxb6 Be6 40. b4 Qb1+ 41. Kh2
Qa2 42. a5 Qd2 43. Bc5 Kf7 44. Kg1 Qc1+ 45. Kh2 Qd2 46. Kg1 Qc1+ 47. Kh2 Qc3 48.
Qe4 Bd7 49. Qd5+ Kg6 50. Nc4 Qe1 51. Qd3+ Kf7 52. Qd4 Qe2 53. Qd5+ Be6 54. Qb7+
Kg6 55. Ne3 Bxd6+ 56. Bxd6 Qxe3 57. Qxa6 Qd4 58. Bc5 Qh4+ 59. Kg1 Qe1+ 60. Qf1
Qxf1+ 61. Kxf1 Bc4+ 62. Kf2 h5 63. g3 Kf5 64. Bd6 Ke6 65. Bf8 g5 66. Ke3 Kd5 67.
Be7 h4 68. gxh4 gxh4 69. Bxf6 h3 70. Kf3 Kc6 71. Kg3 Kb7 72. Kxh3 Bf1+ 73. Kg3
Bb5 74. Be7 Bf1 75. Bc5 Bb5 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.09.19"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "Vasquez Schroeder,R"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4
Nbd7 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Nbd2 a5 12. e4 a4 13. h3 Qa6 14. b4 axb3 15.
Nxb3 Qa4 16. Be3 b6 17. Rdc1 Bb7 18. Nfd2 Rec8 19. Nc4 Ba6 20. Nb2 Qa3 21. Nd2
e6 22. Nbc4 Qe7 23. a4 Nd5 24. exd5 cxd5 25. Qd1 dxc4 26. Bxa8 Rxa8 27. Nxc4 Qd8
28. Rab1 Bb7 29. a5 Be4 30. Nxb6 Bxb1 31. Nxa8 Qxa8 32. Rxb1 Qxa5 33. Qf3 h6 34.
Rb7 Nf6 35. Bxh6 Qa1+ 36. Kg2 Qxd4 37. Bg5 Qe5 38. h4 Qd4 39. Rb8+ Kh7 40. Qb7
Qe5 41. Ra8 Qf5 42. Ra7 1-0


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.09.19"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vasquez Schroeder,R"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 d5 4. Bd3 Nbd7 5. Nbd2 c5 6. b3 cxd4 7. exd4 Bb4 8.
Bb2 Ne4 9. O-O Nxd2 10. Nxd2 O-O 11. Nf3 b6 12. Qe2 a5 13. a4 Bb7 14. Qe3 Rc8
15. c3 Bd6 16. Rae1 Re8 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Nc5 19. Qd2 d4 20. cxd4 Nxd3 21.
Qxd3 Ra8 22. Rc1 Ba6 23. Rc4 Rc8 24. Rfc1 Qd7 25. Qc2 Bxc4 26. bxc4 Rc6 27. Qd3
Rec8 28. Ba3 Qc7 29. c5 Qd7 30. Qc4 bxc5 31. Bxc5 Rb8 32. Qf1 Rc7 33. Ra1 Rcb7
34. Bd6 Rc8 35. Bc5 Rcb8 36. h3 Qc6 37. Bd6 Rc8 38. Bc5 Qe4 39. Re1 Qc6 40. Ra1
Qe4 41. Re1 Qc6 42. Ra1 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.09.24"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "D Navara"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 c5 6. Nf3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. a3
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Ne4 10. Bxe4 Bxe4 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Qd6 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Qb6 14. Qe7
f6 15. Rg1 Rf7 16. Qe8+ Rf8 17. Qh5 e5 18. f4 d6 19. O-O-O Nd7 20. Qg4 Rf7 21.
Qe6 Nf8 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 exf4 24. exf4 Ng6 25. f5 Nf4 26. Re1 h5 27. Bd2
Nh3 28. f4 Nf2 29. h3 Rb8 30. Re2 Nh1 31. Rd3 h4 32. Be1 Ng3 33. Bxg3 hxg3 34.
Rxg3 Rd7 35. b3 Kf7 36. Kc2 Rh8 37. Rd3 Rxd3 38. Kxd3 Rxh3+ 39. Re3 Rh8 40. b4
Rd8+ 41. Kc3 Rd4 42. bxc5 Rxf4 43. c6 Rxf5 44. Kd4 Rh5 45. c7 Rh8 46. Kd5 f5 47.
Kd6 f4 48. Rb3 Rc8 49. Kd7 Rxc7+ 50. Kxc7 g5 51. Kd6 g4 52. Ke5 f3 53. Kf4 1-0


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.09.24"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "D Navara"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 O-O
9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. b4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Qc2 Qd7 14. Rb1 Ne7 15. b5
Ng6 16. Nc4 axb5 17. axb5 d5 18. exd5 Qxd5 19. Ne3 Qd7 20. Nc4 Qd5 21. Be3 e4
22. dxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxa7 Qxc4 24. Nd4 Qxc3 25. Qxc3 Nxc3 26. Nxe6 Nxb1 27. Nxc7
Rxa7 28. Rxb1 Nf4 29. b6 Ra2 30. Nb5 Rd2 31. Nc3 Ne6 32. Ra1 Rb2 33. Nd5 Rb5 34.
Ne7+ Kf8 35. Nc8 Rd5 36. g3 Ke8 37. Ra7 Rd8 38. Rxb7 Rxc8 39. Kg2 Nd8 40. Ra7
Rb8 41. Ra6 Ne6 42. Kf3 Nc5 43. Ra7 Rxb6 0-1


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.09.24"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "D Navara"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Bf5 8.
Bf4 O-O 9. f3 h5 10. e3 Qe7 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nbd7 14. Ne2 c5
15. O-O c4 16. Qd2 b5 17. Bg5 Qe6 18. Ng3 a5 19. Rfe1 Qb6 20. e4 dxe4 21. fxe4
b4 22. Nf5 Re8 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. e5 Ng4 25. Qg5 g6 26. h3 Nxe5 27. Rxe5 Rxe5 28.
Nh6+ Kh7 29. Qxe5 Kxh6 30. Rxc4 bxa3 31. bxa3 Rd8 32. Kh2 Qd6 33. Qxd6 Rxd6 34.
Rc5 Rxd4 35. Rxa5 h4 36. a4 f5 37. Ra8 Kg5 38. Ra6 Rc4 39. a5 Ra4 40. Ra8 Kf4
41. a6 g5 42. Ra7 Ra1 43. Ra8 Ra5 44. Ra7 Ra2 45. Ra8 Ra1 46. Ra7 g4 47. hxg4
fxg4 48. g3+ hxg3+ 49. Kg2 Ra2+ 50. Kg1 g2 51. Rb7 Kg3 52. Rb3+ Kh4 53. a7 g3
54. a8=Q Rxa8 55. Rxg3 Ra1+ 56. Kh2 Rh1+ 57. Kxg2 Rg1+ 58. Kxg1 Kxg3 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.10.03"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez,L"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. d5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 b5 10. Bb3 c4 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. e4 Bb7 13. Re1 Bb4 14. Bg5 f6 15.
Bd2 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 Rc8 17. Ne3 Qxd2 18. Nxd2 Ne5 19. Rec1 Ke7 20. f3 c3 21. Rxc3
Rxc3 22. bxc3 Rd8 23. Nb3 Rd3 24. Nd1 Bc6 25. Kf1 g5 26. Rc1 Ba4 27. Ke1 g4 28.
f4 Nc4 29. Ke2 Rd8 30. Ne3 Bxb3 31. axb3 Nd2 32. Nxg4 Nxb3 33. Rd1 Rxd1 34. Kxd1
Nc5 35. e5 fxe5 36. Nxe5 h5 37. Ke2 Kf6 38. Nd3 Ne4 39. c4 a5 40. Ke3 Nd6 41. c5
Nf5+ 42. Kd2 Nh4 43. Ne5 Nxg2 44. c6 1-0


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.10.03"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez,L"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8.
Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bf4 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Nc3 Bxd4 14. Nd5 d6
15. Bg5 f6 16. Bc4 Kh8 17. Be3 Be5 18. f4 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Ba3 20. Qa5 Bc5 21. Bxc5
dxc5 22. Qxc5 Nd6 23. Re1 Bf5 24. Bb3 c6 25. Ne3 Ne4 26. Qb4 a5 27. Qxb7 Rb8 28.
Qa7 Ra8 29. Qb7 Rb8 30. Qa7 Ra8 31. Qb7 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.10.03"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez,L"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Nd2
c5 9. a3 Ba5 10. dxc5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Na6 12. Nb3 g5 13. Bg3 Ne4 14. Qd4 Qe7 15.
h4 Nxg3 16. fxg3 Re8 17. Kf2 Bf5 18. e3 Nc7 19. hxg5 Qxg5 20. Qf4 Ne6 21. Qxg5+
hxg5 22. Bb5 Re7 23. Nd4 Bg6 24. c6 Nxd4 25. exd4 Rc8 26. Rae1 Rec7 27. Re5 bxc6
28. Be2 Rb8 29. Rxg5 Rb2 30. Re5 Ra2 31. g4 Rxa3 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. g5 f6 34.
gxf6+ Kxf6 35. Re3 Re7 36. Rxe7 Kxe7 37. Rh6 Kf7 38. Bh5 Bxh5 39. Rxh5 Rxc3 40.
Rh7+ Ke6 41. Rxa7 Rd3 42. Ra6 Rc3 43. Ke2 Kd6 44. Kd2 Rg3 45. Ra8 Rxg2+ 46. Kd3
Rg3+ 47. Kd2 Kc7 48. Rh8 Kb7 49. Kc2 Rg7 50. Kc3 Kb6 51. Rb8+ Rb7 52. Rg8 Kb5
53. Kb3 Ka5+ 54. Kc3 Ka4 55. Ra8+ Kb5 56. Kb3 Kb6 57. Rg8 Rf7 58. Rb8+ Kc7 59.
Rg8 Rf3+ 60. Kc2 Re3 61. Rh8 Kd6 62. Rd8+ Ke7 63. Rc8 Kd7 64. Rh8 Rg3 65. Kd2
Kc7 66. Kc2 Rg4 67. Kc3 Rg3+ 68. Kc2 Rg4 69. Kc3 Rg3+ 70. Kc2 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.10.03"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez,L"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "146"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 O-O
9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. b4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Bb2 Ne7 14. Nf1 Ng6 15. c4 c6
16. Ng3 d5 17. Bc3 d4 18. Bd2 a5 19. bxa5 Nd7 20. h4 Nxh4 21. Nxh4 Qxh4 22. Nf5
Qd8 23. Rb1 Rb8 24. g3 Bc5 25. Kg2 Bf8 26. Rh1 Rg6 27. f4 exf4 28. Bxf4 Ra8 29.
Rxb7 Nc5 30. Rb6 Nd7 31. Rb7 Nc5 32. a6 Nxa6 33. Qh5 Qe8 34. Rhb1 Rd8 35. Qf3 c5
36. R1b5 Nb4 37. Rb8 Nc6 38. Rxd8 Qxd8 39. Rb7 Qa8 40. Rc7 Qxa4 41. e5 Nd8 42.
Nd6 Ne6 43. Rb7 Bxd6 44. exd6 Nxf4+ 45. Qxf4 Qc6+ 46. Qf3 Qxf3+ 47. Kxf3 Rxd6
48. Rc7 Re6 49. Rxc5 Re3+ 50. Kf4 Rxd3 51. Rd5 Kf8 52. g4 Rd1 53. Ke4 d3 54. c5
Ke7 55. Kd4 g6 56. Kc4 Ke6 57. Rd6+ Ke5 58. Rd7 Rc1+ 59. Kb5 Ke4 60. c6 h5 61.
gxh5 gxh5 62. Re7+ Kd4 63. Rd7+ Ke4 64. c7 d2 65. Kb6 Rb1+ 66. Ka6 Ra1+ 67. Kb7
Rb1+ 68. Ka7 Ra1+ 69. Kb7 Rb1+ 70. Ka6 Ra1+ 71. Kb6 Rb1+ 72. Ka7 Ra1+ 73. Kb6
Rb1+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.25"]
[EventDate "2022.10.25"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Matthias Bluebaum"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbbkqrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBBKQRN w GAga - 0 1"]

1. e4 f5 2. exf5 Qxf5 3. Ng3 Qf7 4. d4 O-O 5. Be3 Ng6 6. Nd2 Nc6 7. c3 d5
8. Bb3 e5 9. Qb5 Nce7 10. Nf3 c6 11. Qe2 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nf4 13. Qd2 Neg6 14.
Nge2 Nxe2 15. Nxe2 Ne5 16. Bd4 Bc7 17. Bc2 Qh5 18. Ng3 Qh4 19. O-O-O Nc4
20. Qd3 Bd7 21. Kb1 b6 22. Rde1 Rf7 23. f3 Rd8 24. Bf2 Qh6 25. Re2 g6 26.
Rge1 Qxh2 27. Nf1 Qh6 28. Ne3 Nxe3 29. Bxe3 Qf8 30. Bg5 Re8 31. Rxe8 Bxe8
32. c4 Rd7 33. cxd5 Bf7 34. Qe3 Rxd5 35. Bf6 Bg3 36. Rh1 Qd6 37. Bc3 Bf4
38. Qe4 Be5 39. Qh4 h5 40. Bb3 Bxc3 41. Bxd5 Qxd5 42. bxc3 Qd3+ 43. Kc1
Qxc3+ 44. Kd1 Qa1+ 45. Ke2 Qxa2+ 46. Kf1 Qd2 47. Kg1 c5 48. Qe7 c4 49. Qxa7
c3 50. Qb8+ Kh7 51. Qc7 Kg7 52. Qe5+ Kf8 53. Rh4 Qd1+ 54. Kh2 Kg8 55. Rd4
c2 56. Qb8+ Kg7 57. Qe5+ Kh7 58. Rf4 Qd7 59. Qc3 Qd6 60. g3 Bb3 61. Re4 Qc5
62. Qxb3 c1=Q 63. Qf7+ Kh6 0-1


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.25"]
[EventDate "2022.10.25"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Matthias Bluebaum"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbbkqrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBBKQRN w GAga - 0 1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g4 d6 3. Nc3 f5 4. gxf5 Bxf5 5. Ng3 Be6 6. e3 Nc6 7. b3 Ng6 8.
Bh5 Nb4 9. Kd1 Be7 10. a3 Nc6 11. Qe2 O-O-O 12. Bg4 Qf7 13. Bb2 Kb8 14.
Nge4 Nh4 15. Bxe6 Qxe6 16. Nd5 Rdf8 17. Rg3 Bd8 18. Kc2 Qf5 19. Qg4 Qf7 20.
f4 h5 21. Qe2 exf4 22. Nxf4 g5 23. Nd5 Nf3 24. Nef6 Bxf6 25. Nxf6 Ncd4+ 26.
Bxd4 Nxd4+ 27. exd4 Qxf6 28. Qxh5 Qxd4 29. Re1 Rh8 30. Qxg5 Rxh2 31. Qe3
Qxe3 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.25"]
[EventDate "2022.10.25"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2856"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qnbrkrnb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QNBRKRNB w FDfd - 0 1"]

1. b3 g5 2. Bb2 Bxb2 3. Qxb2 b6 4. f4 g4 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. e4 Bxe4 7. Nxe4
Qxe4+ 8. Ne2 g3 9. hxg3 Nf6 10. g4 Nxg4 11. g3 Qe6 12. O-O-O Qf6 13. Nc3
Nc6 14. Rde1 O-O-O 15. Qa3 a5 16. Bxc6 dxc6 17. Qxe7 Qd4 18. Re2 h5 19. Qg5
Nf6 20. Rf3 Rg8 21. Qf5+ Kb7 22. Kb2 Rd5 23. Re5 Rxe5 24. Qxe5 Qd6 25. Qf5
Qe6 26. Qxe6 fxe6 27. Ne2 Ng4 28. Nd4 Rg6 29. f5 exf5 30. Rxf5 Nf6 31. Ne2
Ne4 32. d3 Nxg3 33. Nxg3 Rxg3 34. Rxh5 Rg4 35. a4 c5 36. Rh3 Rf4 37. Rh5
Rg4 38. Rh3 Rf4 39. Rh5 Rg4 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.25"]
[EventDate "2022.10.25"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2856"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qnbrkrnb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QNBRKRNB w FDfd - 0 1"]

1. b4 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. a4 g6 5. Nf3 Na6 6. Ba3 Ne4 7. Qa2 Nd6 8.
d3 O-O 9. O-O b5 10. Qb3 bxa4 11. Qxa4 Qb7 12. c3 Bd7 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. d4
Nc7 15. Nbd2 Ncb5 16. Bb2 Bf5 17. Qb3 a5 18. bxa5 Qc7 19. Qa4 Ra8 20. Ra1
Rfb8 21. Rfc1 Ne4 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. Nd2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 c5 25. Rc2 c4 26. Nf3
Na7 27. Ba3 e5 28. dxe5 Bxe5 29. Nxe5 Qxe5 30. Bc5 Rb3 31. a6 Qe4+ 32. Kg1
Qxc2 33. Qd7 Rb1+ 34. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 35. Kg2 Qb5 36. Qb7 Qxb7 37. axb7 Rb8 38.
Bxa7 Rxb7 39. Bd4 Kf8 40. g4 Ke7 41. g5 Ke6 42. f3 Rb1 43. e3 Kd6 44. Kg3
Kc6 45. Kf4 Rf1 46. h4 Kb5 0-1


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.26"]
[EventDate "2022.10.25"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Fedoseev"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "nrkrbbqn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRKRBBQN w DBdb - 0 1"]

1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nb6 3. Bb4 f6 4. Nb3 e5 5. Bxf8 Qxf8 6. Nc5 Qe7 7. Ng3 g6 8.
f4 Nf7 9. Qf2 Na4 10. Nxa4 Bxa4 11. Rd2 exf4 12. exf4 f5 13. Re2 Qd7 14.
Qf3 Bb5 15. Re3 Bxf1 16. Nxf1 Re8 17. O-O-O O-O-O 18. Rde1 Rxe3 19. Rxe3
Re8 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.26"]
[EventDate "2022.10.25"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Fedoseev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "nrkrbbqn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRKRBBQN w DBdb - 0 1"]

1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. Ng3 Nb6 4. Nb3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 f5 6. Nc3 g5 7. fxg5 Bh5
8. Be2 Bxe2 9. Nxe2 Qxg5 10. Bg3 Ng6 11. Ned4 Re8 12. Nb5 f4 13. Nxa7+ Kd8
14. Bf2 Nd7 15. Re1 Ra8 16. Re4 c5 17. Ra4 Nb6 18. Ra5 Nc4 19. Rb5 Rxa7 20.
Bxc5 Kc8 21. Rb4 Nxd2 22. Kxd2 f3+ 23. Qe3 Rd8+ 24. Rd4 Qxe3+ 25. Kxe3 Bxc5
26. Nxc5 Rxd4 27. Kxd4 fxg2 28. Ke3 Rxa2 29. Kf2 Nf4 30. Nd3 Nxd3+ 31. cxd3
Ra5 32. Kxg2 Rb5 33. Kf3 Kd7 34. Rg1 h5 35. Rg2 Kd6 36. Kf4 Rb4+ 37. Kg5 h4
38. Rg4 Rxb2 39. Rxh4 b5 40. Rh8 Ke5 41. h4 Rg2+ 42. Kh6 Rg4 43. h5 b4 44.
Rb8 Kf6 45. Kh7 Rd4 46. h6 Rd7+ 47. Kg8 Kg6 48. Kf8 Kf6 49. Kg8 Kg6 50. Kf8
Kxh6 51. Rxb4 Kg5 52. d4 Kf6 53. Ke8 Ra7 54. Rb6 Kf5 55. Rb5+ Kf6 56. Rb6
Kf5 57. Rd6 Rh7 58. Rd7 Rxd7 59. Kxd7 e5 60. dxe5 Kxe5 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.26"]
[EventDate "2022.10.25"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vladimir Fedoseev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "bqnbnrkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BQNBNRKR w HFhf - 0 1"]

1. a4 d5 2. b4 b6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Ncd6 5. Be2 Qc8 6. b5 c5 7. bxc6 Bxc6 8.
Qa2 Bb7 9. Nb3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Qxa6 11. Ne5 Qc8 12. Rc1 f6 13. Nf3 Rf7 14. d3
O-O 15. O-O e5 16. Bb2 Qe6 17. a5 Rc7 18. axb6 axb6 19. Nbd2 Qf7 20. Qb3
Nc8 21. Ba3 Be7 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. c4 dxc4 24. Nxc4 Ned6 25. Qb4 Nxc4 26.
Rxc4 Re6 27. d4 e4 28. d5 Rd6 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Qxd6 exf3 31. gxf3 Qg6+ 32.
Qg3 Qd3 33. e4 f5 34. Re1 Rf8 35. Kg2 Qd4 36. h4 Qb4 37. Kf1 Qc4+ 38. Kg1
Qb4 39. Kf1 Qc4+ 40. Kg2 Qb4 41. Kf1 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.26"]
[EventDate "2022.10.25"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir Fedoseev"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "bqnbnrkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BQNBNRKR w HFhf - 0 1"]

1. f4 c5 2. b3 Ba5 3. c3 b5 4. b4 Bb6 5. bxc5 Bxc5+ 6. e3 Ncd6 7. Nb3 Bb6
8. Nf3 Nc4 9. Nfd4 Ned6 10. Bf3 a5 11. Qe1 a4 12. Nc1 e5 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14.
Bxa8 Qxa8 15. c4 bxc4 16. Nf5 Nxf5 17. Rxf5 d6 18. O-O f6 19. Qg3 Qd5 20.
Bc3 h5 21. Ne2 Rh6 22. Nf4 Qf7 23. h4 Bc7 24. e4 Bd8 25. Kh1 Qe8 26. Bxe5
dxe5 27. Nd5 Rg6 28. Qe3 Rg4 29. g3 Qe6 30. Rxh5 g6 31. Rh6 f5 32. Qa7 Rf7
33. Qa8 Rd7 34. Rxf5 c3 35. dxc3 Rxd5 36. exd5 Qb6 37. Rg5 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.27"]
[EventDate "2022.10.25"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Matthias Bluebaum"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "nrkrbbnq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRKRBBNQ w DBdb - 0 1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. g3 g5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nb6 6. c3 Bd7 7. Nc2 Bd6 8.
Bd2 h6 9. h4 Qg7 10. Ne3 Ne7 11. Re1 f5 12. Nf3 f4 13. gxf4 gxf4 14. Ng2
Rf8 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 Nc6 17. Re1 Qg4 18. O-O-O O-O-O 19. Qh2 Bf5 20.
Qxf4 Qxf4 21. Nxf4 Bxd3 22. Nxd3 Rd6 23. b3 Rf3 24. Bf4 Rf6 25. Bg3 Nd7 26.
Re8+ Nd8 27. Rh8 b6 28. Kc2 Nf8 29. Re1 Kb7 30. Ne5 R3f5 31. Ng4 Rc6 32.
Ne3 Rf3 33. Nxd5 Nde6 34. Kd2 Ng7 35. Re3 Rf7 36. Re7 Rxe7 37. Nxe7 Rf6 38.
Nd5 Rf5 39. Ne3 Rf6 40. Ng4 Rf3 41. Ke2 Rf7 42. Rxh6 Nf5 43. Rf6 1-0


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.27"]
[EventDate "2022.10.25"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Matthias Bluebaum"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "nrkrbbnq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRKRBBNQ w DBdb - 0 1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 f5 3. exf5 exf5 4. g3 Bh5 5. f3 Bf7 6. Nb3 Nb6 7. Bd3 g6 8.
Nh3 Bh6+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Rxd2 Nf6 11. O-O-O Re8 12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. Qg1 Nfd5
14. Rc1 Nb4 15. Bf1 Qg8 16. Nf4 Bc4 17. d5 Bxf1 18. Rxf1 g5 19. a3 Nxc2 20.
Ng2 Nxa3+ 21. bxa3 Kb8 22. Qd4 d6 23. Ne3 Re5 24. Rc1 f4 25. gxf4 gxf4 26.
Qxf4 Rf8 27. Rg2 Qh8 28. Qd4 Rxf3 29. Rcg1 Qe8 30. Rg8 Rf8 31. Rxf8 Qxf8
32. Nd2 Qe8 33. Rg3 a6 34. Ka2 Qh5 35. Ndc4 Nxc4 36. Rg8+ Re8 37. Rxe8+
Qxe8 38. Nxc4 Qe2+ 39. Kb3 Qxh2 40. Qh8+ Ka7 41. Qg7 Qh3+ 42. Kb4 Kb8 43.
Qg8+ Ka7 44. Qd8 Qh1 45. Qxc7 Qxd5 46. Qb6+ Kb8 47. Qd8+ Ka7 48. Qb6+ Kb8
49. Nxd6 Qd2+ 50. Kc4 Qa2+ 51. Kd3 Qxa3+ 52. Ke4 Qa4+ 53. Ke5 Qd7 54. Qg1
Qe7+ 55. Kd5 Qd7 56. Ke5 Qe7+ 57. Kd5 Qd7 58. Ke5 Qe7+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.27"]
[EventDate "2022.10.25"]
[Round "6.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2856"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "bqrbnnkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BQRBNNKR w HChc - 0 1"]

1. h4 h5 2. d4 b5 3. c4 c5 4. cxb5 cxd4 5. Rxc8 Qxc8 6. b3 Bb6 7. Nf3 Qb7
8. a4 e5 9. e3 dxe3 10. Nxe3 f6 11. b4 Ne6 12. Bb3 Nc7 13. Nf5 Ne8 14. Ne7+
Kf7 15. Ng6 Rh6 16. Qf5 Nd6 17. Ngxe5+ Ke8 18. Qd3 Ne4 19. O-O fxe5 20.
Bxe5 Rg6 21. a5 Bc7 22. a6 Qb6 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Nf6 25. Qa8+ Ke7 26.
Re1 Rg4 27. Bxc7 Qxc7 28. Ne5 Qc3 29. Kf1 Qxb4 30. Nxg4 Nxg4 31. Qxa7 Nh2+
32. Kg1 Qxe1+ 33. Kxh2 Qe5+ 34. g3 Qxb5 35. Qb7 Qc5 36. Kg1 Qc1+ 37. Kh2
Qc7 38. Qb4+ Ke8 39. Qb5 g6 40. Qd3 Qb6 41. Qxg6+ Kd8 42. Kg1 Qxa6 43. Qxh5
Qa1+ 44. Kg2 Qd4 45. Qf5 Ke7 46. h5 Qg7 47. f4 d5 48. Kh3 d4 49. Qd5 Qf6
50. Kg4 Kf8 51. Kf3 Kg7 52. Ke4 Kh6 53. Kd3 Qe7 54. Qe5 Qa3+ 55. Ke2 Qb2+
56. Kf3 Qb7+ 57. Kg4 Qc8 58. Kf3 Qc6+ 59. Kg4 Kh7 60. Qf5+ Kh8 61. Qf6+ Kg8
62. Qg6+ Kh8 63. Qf6+ Kg8 64. Qg6+ Kh8 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.27"]
[EventDate "2022.10.25"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2856"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "bqrbnnkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BQRBNNKR w HChc - 0 1"]

1. b4 b6 2. f4 c5 3. bxc5 Qxf4 4. e3 Qf5 5. cxb6 Bxb6 6. Bf3 h5 7. Bxa8
Rxa8 8. Ng3 Qg4 9. O-O e6 10. Nf3 f6 11. c4 h4 12. Qe4 Qxe4 13. Nxe4 Ng6
14. c5 Bc7 15. c6 dxc6 16. Nd4 e5 17. Nf5 Bd8 18. d4 exd4 19. Bxd4 Ne7 20.
Nxg7 Kxg7 21. Nxf6 Kg6 22. Nd7 Rg8 23. Ne5+ Kh7 24. Nxc6 Nxc6 25. Rxc6 Rg6
26. Rf7+ Kg8 27. Rxa7 Rxc6 28. Rxa8 Rd6 29. a4 Nc7 30. Rb8 Na6 31. Rb7 Rc6
32. Kf2 Bc7 33. Kf3 Bxh2 34. Rb6 Rxb6 35. Bxb6 Kf7 36. Bd8 Bg3 37. Kg4 Nc5
38. a5 Bf2 39. e4 Nxe4 40. Kf3 Ke8 41. Bc7 Kd7 42. Bf4 Be1 43. a6 Kc6 44.
Kxe4 Kb6 45. Kf3 Kxa6 46. Be3 h3 47. g4 Bh4 48. g5 h2 49. Kg2 Bxg5 50. Bxg5
h1=N 51. Kxh1 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.29"]
[EventDate "2022.10.29"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Nodirbek Abdusattorov"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "nrnkbrqb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRNKBRQB w FBfb - 0 1"]

1. f4 g5 2. g4 gxf4 3. Rxf4 h5 4. Bf2 e5 5. Rb4 Nab6 6. Ncb3 f5 7. h3 Ne7 8. Nc5
Qxa2 9. Kc1 Ned5 10. Nab3 Nxb4 11. Ra1 Qxa1+ 12. Nxa1 e4 13. Bh4+ Bf6 14. Bxf6+
Rxf6 15. Qd4 N4d5 16. c4 fxg4 17. Bg2 O-O-O 18. cxd5 Rf5 19. hxg4 Rxd5 20. Qc3
Bg6 21. Nc2 hxg4 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Rg5 24. Bg2 g3 25. b4 c6 26. b5 Rxb5 27.
Qxg3 Rf8 28. Ne3 Rc5+ 29. Kd1 Nc4 30. Nxc4 Rxc4 31. Bh3 Rcf4 32. Qd3 R8f7 33.
Qd6 Rh4 34. Qg3 Rhh7 35. d4 Rhg7 36. Qe5 Re7 37. Qd6 Ref7 38. Kd2 Rh7 39. Bg4
Rhg7 40. Bh5 Rf5 41. Bg6 Rf1 42. e4 a5 43. Bf5 Rf7 44. Qe5 Kd8 45. Qxa5+ Ke7 46.
Qe5+ Kd8 47. Qa5+ Ke7 48. Ke2 Rg1 49. Qe5+ Kd8 50. Qb8+ Ke7 51. Qxb7 Kf8 52.
Qb8+ Kg7 53. Qe5+ Kf8 54. Qd6+ Kg7 55. Bxd7 Rff1 56. Qe7+ Kh6 57. Bf5 Re1+ 58.
Kd2 Rd1+ 59. Ke3 1-0


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.29"]
[EventDate "2022.10.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nodirbek Abdusattorov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "nrnkbrqb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRNKBRQB w FBfb - 0 1"]

1. f4 f5 2. g4 g6 3. Nab3 Nab6 4. Nd3 d6 5. gxf5 gxf5 6. Bh4 c5 7. Qxg8 Rxg8 8.
Na5 Kc7 9. b4 c4 10. Ne1 Bf7 11. Nf3 c3 12. a3 h6 13. e3 Nd5 14. Nd4 Bxd4 15.
Bxd5 Bxd5 16. exd4 Rg2 17. dxc3 Rxh2 18. Bg3 Rh3 19. Be1 Nb6 20. Rg1 Rg8 21.
Rxg8 Bxg8 22. O-O-O h5 23. Bf2 h4 24. c4 Bxc4 25. d5 Bxd5 26. c4 Bxc4 27. Re1
Kd7 0-1


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.29"]
[EventDate "2022.10.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nodirbek Abdusattorov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "nqrbkrbn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NQRBKRBN w FCfc - 0 1"]

1. Ng3 g6 2. b4 f5 3. c4 e5 4. e4 f4 5. Ne2 f3 6. gxf3 Be6 7. f4 Bh3 8. fxe5 c5
9. bxc5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 b6 11. cxb6 Nxb6 12. e6 dxe6 13. Qb5+ Nd7 14. Qxb8 Nxb8
15. d4 Nf7 16. Ba4+ Ke7 17. c5 Ng5 18. d5 e5 19. Rc4 Nd7 20. Bxd7 Kxd7 21. Nb3
Nf3 22. Ra4 a5 23. Nc3 Rb8 24. h3 h5 25. Rc4 Bh4 26. c6+ Kc7 27. Nd1 Be7 28. Kg2
Rb4 29. Ne3 Rxc4 30. Nxc4 Rf4 31. Nbd2 Nxd2 32. Nxd2 Bb4 33. Nf3 Rxe4 34. Bh2
Bd6 35. Bg3 Ra4 36. Nxe5 Rd4 37. Nxg6 Rxd5 38. Bxd6+ Rxd6 39. Ne5 Rd2 40. a3 Ra2
41. Nc4 a4 42. Kg3 Rc2 43. Ne5 Rc3+ 44. Kh4 Rxa3 45. f4 Ra1 0-1


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.30"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qrbnkbrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QRBNKBRN w GBgb - 0 1"]

1. b4 b5 2. a4 bxa4 3. Qxa4 e6 4. Nc3 Ng6 5. Ng3 f5 6. e3 Be7 7. b5 O-O 8. Ra1
f4 9. Nge2 fxe3 10. dxe3 c6 11. Nd4 c5 12. Nf3 Bf6 13. Ra3 d5 14. Be2 Rb7 15.
O-O Qb8 16. e4 d4 17. Nd1 Bd7 18. c4 dxc3 19. Nxc3 a6 20. e5 axb5 21. Bxb5 Bxb5
22. Nxb5 Nxe5 23. Nc3 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Rb4 25. Qa6 Be5 26. Ne4 Bxh2+ 27. Kg2 Bf4
28. Rd3 Qe5 29. Rfd1 Rxe4 30. fxe4 Bxc1 31. Rxd8 Qg5+ 32. Kf1 Rxd8 33. Qxe6+ Kh8
34. Rd5 Qh4 35. Kg2 h6 36. Rxc5 Be3 37. Rc2 Bd4 38. Qf5 Qe7 39. f4 g6 0-1


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.30"]
[EventDate "2022.10.29"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qrbnkbrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QRBNKBRN w GBgb - 0 1"]

1. b4 b5 2. e3 Ng6 3. Ng3 e6 4. a3 a6 5. Bb2 f6 6. f3 Nf7 7. Nf2 Nge5 8. Be2 Bb7
9. O-O Be7 10. Nfe4 d6 11. d3 f5 12. Nd2 g5 13. Nh5 g4 14. f4 Nf3+ 15. Bxf3 gxf3
16. g3 Rg6 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6 Kd7 19. Rbe1 Rbg8 20. e4 e5 21. fxe5 Qa7+ 22.
Kh1 fxe4 23. Nxe4 Re8 24. Rxf3 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Rf7+ Kd8 27. Qc3 Bd5 28.
Rxh7 Rf6 29. Rh8+ Kd7 30. Rh7+ Kc8 31. Re7 Ref5 32. d4 Rf3 33. Qd2 Rf2 34. Qd3
R6f3 35. Re3 Rxe3 36. Qxe3 Rxc2 37. Kg1 Qb6 38. Nf6 Qc6 39. Nxd5 Rc1+ 40. Kf2
Rc2+ 41. Kg1 Rc1+ 42. Kf2 Rc2+ 43. Kg1 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.30"]
[EventDate "2022.10.29"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "nrkqbrnb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRKQBRNB w FBfb - 0 1"]

1. e4 d5 2. g3 dxe4 3. Bxe4 g6 4. f4 Qd6 5. Qe2 Nf6 6. Bg2 Bc6 7. Nf3 Nb6 8. Nb3
O-O 9. Bf2 Nbd7 10. Nbd4 Bd5 11. c4 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 c6 13. Nb3 e5 14. Be3 a5 15.
d4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Rfe8 17. Nc2 b5 18. O-O-O Qc7 19. Qd3 bxc4 20. Qxc4 Rxe3 21.
Nxe3 Qb6 22. Qb3 Qa7 23. Qa3 Nd5 24. Nc4 Rb4 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Ne5 Nxe5 27. fxe5
Bxe5 28. Rd2 Qc5+ 29. Kd1 Bxb2 30. Qf3 Qe7 31. Re1 Be5 32. Re3 d4 33. Rb3 Rc4
34. Rb7 Qe6 35. Rf2 Bc7 36. Re2 Qd6 37. Rd2 Qc5 38. Ke2 Rc3 39. Rd3 Qc4 40. Rb2
Bd8 41. h4 Be7 42. Qe4 Bf6 43. Rd2 Ra3 44. h5 Kg7 45. Qf4 gxh5 46. Qf5 h6 47.
Kf2 Rxa2 48. Kg2 a4 49. Qxh5 Bg5 50. Qg4 Qd5+ 51. Kg1 f5 52. Qe2 Rxd2 53. Rxd2
Bxd2 0-1


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.30"]
[EventDate "2022.10.29"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "nrkqbrnb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/NRKQBRNB w FBfb - 0 1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nb3 g6 3. d4 Nb6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc5 Nbd7 6. Bb4 Nxc5 7. Bxc5 Ne4 8.
Ba3 Bb5 9. c3 Bg7 10. Nd2 Bh6 11. f4 f5 12. Nf3 g5 13. Ne5 Qe8 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15.
Qd2 gxf4 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Fischer Random"]
[Site "Reykjavik ISL"]
[Date "2022.10.30"]
[EventDate "2022.10.29"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Ian Nepomniachtchi"]
[ECO "?"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "brkrqnnb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BRKRQNNB w DBdb - 0 1"]

1. b3 b6 2. e4 e5 3. g3 g6 4. f4 f5 5. fxe5 Bxe5 6. exf5 Bxh1 7. Bxe5 gxf5 8.
Bc3 Bc6 9. Ne3 Qh5 10. Qf2 Nh6 11. Ne2 Ne6 12. Rf1 Kb7 13. d4 Ng4 14. Qxf5 Qxf5
15. Nxf5 Nxh2 16. Re1 Rf8 17. Ne3 Be4 18. d5 Ng5 19. Nf4 Rbe8 20. Kb2 Bf3 21. d6
c6 22. Nc4 Ne4 23. Ne5 Nxc3 24. Kxc3 Bg4 25. Re3 h5 26. Rbe1 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 Nf3
28. Re8 Rf6 29. Rh1 Rxd6 30. Rg8 Rd2 31. Nxh5 Bf5 32. Rc1 Rh2 33. Ng7 Be4 34.
Ne8 Rh6 35. Rf8 d5 36. Rf6 Rh3 37. Nd6+ Kc7 38. Nxe4 dxe4 39. Rg6 Rh2 40. Re6
Re2 41. Rh1 b5 42. a3 Re3+ 43. Kb2 Nd4 44. Rh7+ Kb6 45. Ree7 Kc5 46. Rd7 Nf3 47.
b4+ Kc4 48. Rh5 1-0


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.11.02"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "J Duda"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Bc4 Qd6 8.
Nbd2 Bf5 9. b4 Bb6 10. Ng5 O-O 11. Nde4 Nxe4 12. dxe4 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 Bg4+ 14.
Kc2 h6 15. Nf3 Bxf2 16. Rf1 Bb6 17. a4 a6 18. Nh4 Nd8 19. a5 Ba7 20. Nf5 Ne6 21.
Bxh6 Bxf5 22. exf5 gxh6 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Bxe6+ Kg7 25. Rad1 Rxf1 26. Rxf1 Rf8
27. Rxf8 Kxf8 28. Bc8 b6 29. Bxa6 c5 30. Bb5 cxb4 31. a6 bxc3 32. g4 1-0


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.11.02"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "J Duda"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. e3 e5 2. Ke2 d5 3. d4 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. f3 Bd6 6. Kf2 O-O 7. Nge2 Qe7 8. Nb5
Bb4 9. c3 Ba5 10. a4 Bb6 11. h3 a6 12. Na3 Ne8 13. b4 Nd6 14. g3 Re8 15. Ra2 Qf6
16. Kg2 Bf5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Ng3 h5 19. Rg1 h4 20. Ne2 Rad8 21. Bd2 Nc4 22. Nxc4
dxc4 23. a5 Ba7 24. Qe1 Bd3 25. Qf2 Ne7 26. Nc1 Bxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Nd5 28. Ne2 Qe7
29. Re1 c6 30. Rb2 exd4 31. Nxd4 Qf6 32. Rbb1 g6 33. Kh1 Rd7 34. Re2 Bxd4 35.
exd4 Rxe2 36. Qxe2 Re7 37. Qf2 Nf4 38. Bxf4 Qxf4 39. Rf1 Re3 40. Qxh4 Rxc3 41.
Qd8+ Kg7 42. Kg2 Rc2+ 43. Rf2 Rxf2+ 44. Kxf2 c3 0-1


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.11.03"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "4.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "J Duda"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. Be2 Bd6 10. c4 Be4 11. Ng5 Bg6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Bd3 h6 14. Nf3 Bh5
15. Be4 c6 16. Qb3 Rab8 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. Bd2 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Rab1 Bxf3 21.
Bxf3 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Qh4 23. g3 Qxc4 24. a3 Be5 25. Be3 a6 26. Qf5 g6 27. Qd7 Qb3
28. Bxh6 Rbd8 29. Qg4 c5 30. Bg5 Rd4 31. Qh3 Re6 32. Be3 Rd5 33. Qg4 c4 34. Red1
Rd3 35. Rxd3 cxd3 36. Rc1 Rc6 37. Rb1 Qc2 38. Rf1 Bxb2 39. Qd7 b5 40. h4 Bxa3
41. h5 gxh5 42. Qd8+ Bf8 43. Qg5+ Rg6 44. Qxh5 Qe2 45. Qd5 Rd6 46. Qg5+ Bg7 47.
Qe7 Re6 48. Qd8+ Kh7 49. Kg2 Rxe3 50. Rh1+ Kg6 51. Qd5 Re5 0-1


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.11.03"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "4.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "J Duda"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "230"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. a4
Bb7 9. axb5 a6 10. bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qxc4 Bd5 12. Qd3 Nb4 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Qd1 Na2
15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 c5 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. e3 Qa5 20. Qa1 Qxa1 21.
Rxa1 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 cxd4 23. cxd4 e5 24. dxe5 Bxe5 25. Ra5 Re8 26. h4 g5 27. h5
Re7 28. Kg2 Kg7 29. Kh3 Bc3 30. Rc5 Be1 31. Kg2 Bb4 32. Rb5 Bd6 33. Rb6 Bc5 34.
Rc6 Bb4 35. Bg4 Re5 36. Rc7 Kf8 37. Rb7 Be7 38. Kf1 Ra5 39. Ke2 Ra2+ 40. Kf3 Bf6
41. Bf5 Bc3 42. Rb1 Kg7 43. Rc1 Bd2 44. Rc7 Be1 45. Bc2 Rb2 46. Rc6 Ra2 47. Ke2
Bb4 48. Rc4 Ba5 49. Rc6 Bb4 50. Kf1 Ra1+ 51. Kg2 Ra2 52. Rc7 Ba5 53. Rc4 Rb2 54.
Kf1 Ra2 55. Be4 Ra1+ 56. Kg2 Ra2 57. Bd5 Rd2 58. Be4 Ra2 59. Bb1 Rb2 60. Bc2 Ra2
61. Rc5 Bb6 62. Rc6 Ba5 63. Bb3 Rb2 64. Bc2 Ra2 65. Kf3 Rb2 66. Kg4 Ra2 67. f4
gxf4 68. gxf4 Ra3 69. e4 Be1 70. Bd1 Bd2 71. Rd6 Bc1 72. Rd7 Kf8 73. Kf5 Rc3 74.
Rd8+ Ke7 75. Rd4 Rc5+ 76. Kg4 Be3 77. Rb4 Rc7 78. Bb3 Kf6 79. Bd5 Kg7 80. Kf5
Bd2 81. Rb2 Bc1 82. Rg2+ Kf8 83. Ra2 Kg7 84. e5 Rd7 85. Ra5 Bd2 86. Rb5 Ra7 87.
Rb2 Be3 88. Rg2+ Kf8 89. Re2 Bc1 90. Rc2 Be3 91. Ke4 Bg1 92. Rc6 Bh2 93. Rf6 Kg7
94. Kf3 Bg1 95. Rc6 Bd4 96. Ke4 Bb2 97. f5 f6 98. e6 Ba3 99. Bc4 Be7 100. Rc8
Bd6 101. Bb5 Ba3 102. Kd5 Be7 103. Kc6 Ra1 104. Kd7 Ra7+ 105. Ke8 Bd6 106. Bd7
Ba3 107. e7 Bb4 108. Rb8 Ba5 109. Be6 Bc7 110. Rd8 Ba5 111. Rd4 Ra8+ 112. Kd7
Ra7+ 113. Kd6 Ra6+ 114. Kd5 Ra8 115. Rg4+ 1-0


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.11.03"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "4.7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "J Duda"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
e6 9. Bg5 Qc7 10. O-O Bd7 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Nc3 a6 13. Bd3 h6 14. Be3 f5 15. d5
Nxd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bc2 O-O-O 18. Rc1 g5 19. Ba4 g4 20. Nd4 Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 Be5
22. Bxc6 Bxc6 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Qa4 Rd6 25. Qxa6+ Qb7 26. Qd3 Qf7 27. Qa6+ Kd7
28. Kg1 Rc8 29. Bb6 Re6 30. Rfd1 Rb8 31. Re1 Ke8 32. Bd4 Bxd4 33. Qxc6+ Ke7 34.
Qc7+ Kf6 35. Qxb8 Kg6 36. g3 Rb6 37. Qf4 Qf6 38. Rcd1 Bc5 39. Rxd5 Rb4 40. Qe5
Bxf2+ 41. Kxf2 Rxb2+ 42. Kg1 Qb6+ 43. Qe3 1-0


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.11.04"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "5.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "W So"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nbd2 a5 8. h3
dxe4 9. dxe4 Qe7 10. a4 Rd8 11. Qc2 Nb8 12. Re1 h6 13. Bf1 Nbd7 14. Nc4 b6 15.
Be3 Bb7 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Rab1 Qe7 18. b4 Bc6 19. b5 Bb7 20. Rbd1 Re8 21. Nfd2
Nc5 22. f3 Rad8 23. Nb3 Nxb3 24. Qxb3 Nd7 25. Ne3 Nc5 26. Qc2 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rd8
28. Bc4 h5 29. Bd5 Bc8 30. Rd2 Qg5 31. Kf2 Rd6 32. Qd1 h4 33. Ke2 Kf8 34. Qc2
Ke7 35. Rd1 Bd7 36. Bb3 Be6 37. Bxe6 fxe6 38. Rxd6 cxd6 39. Qd1 Qg3 40. Qc2 Kd7
41. Qd1 Kc7 42. Qc2 Qg5 43. Qd1 Qg6 44. Kf1 Qf6 45. Ke2 Qg5 46. Qc2 Qf4 47. Qd1
Qg3 48. Qc2 Qg5 49. Qd1 Qg6 50. Kf1 Qf6 51. Ke2 Qg6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.11.04"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "W So"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nbd2 dxe4 8.
dxe4 a5 9. a4 Qe7 10. Qc2 Nb8 11. Re1 Rd8 12. Nf1 c6 13. Bc4 h6 14. Ng3 Ng4 15.
Rf1 Be6 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. h3 Nf6 18. Rb1 Nbd7 19. b4 Bf8 20. Be3 b5 21. axb5
cxb5 22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. Qb3 Qc6 24. Rfd1 Re8 25. Qc2 Nc5 26. Nd2 Ra4 27. Bxc5
Bxc5 28. Qd3 Rb8 29. Nf3 Ra2 30. Rd2 Rxd2 31. Qxd2 Nxe4 32. Nxe4 Qxe4 33. Re1
Qb7 34. Rxe5 Qc7 35. Qe2 Bf8 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.11.04"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "5.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "W So"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "268"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8. Bc4
Qd8 9. Nbd2 a5 10. h3 h6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Qe2 a4 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. dxe4 Be6 15.
Rb1 Qf6 16. b4 axb3 17. axb3 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Bb6 19. b4 Ne7 20. Be3 Ng6 21. Bxb6
Qxb6 22. g3 Qe6 23. Qxe6 Rxe6 24. h4 Ra3 25. Re3 h5 26. Rd3 f6 27. Nd2 Rc6 28.
Rc1 Nf8 29. Kf1 Kf7 30. Ke2 Ke7 31. Nf1 Ra2+ 32. Ke1 Rd6 33. Rxd6 Kxd6 34. Rd1+
Ke7 35. Ne3 Ne6 36. Rd2 Ra3 37. Kd1 c6 38. Kc2 Ra2+ 39. Kc1 Rxd2 40. Kxd2 b5 41.
Kd3 g6 42. Nc2 g5 43. Ne3 gxh4 44. Nf5+ Kd7 45. Nxh4 Ng7 46. Nf3 Ne8 47. Nd2 Nd6
48. Nb3 Ke6 49. Na5 Kd7 50. Ke3 Kc7 51. Nb3 Kd7 52. f3 Ke7 53. Kf2 Nc4 54. Nc1
Kf7 55. Ke2 Ke7 56. Nd3 Kd6 57. Ne1 Na3 58. Ng2 Nc4 59. Nh4 Ke6 60. Nf5 Kf7 61.
Ke1 Kf8 62. Kd1 Kf7 63. Ke2 Kf8 64. f4 Kf7 65. Nh4 Nd6 66. Kd3 Ke6 67. Nf3 Nc4
68. Nh4 Nd6 69. f5+ Kf7 70. Nf3 Kg7 71. Nd2 Kf7 72. Nb3 Ke7 73. Nc5 Ne8 74. Ne6
Kd7 75. Ke3 Ke7 76. Kf3 Kd7 77. Ke2 Ke7 78. Kd3 Kd7 79. c4 bxc4+ 80. Kxc4 Nd6+
81. Kd3 Ne8 82. Ke3 Ke7 83. Kf3 Kd7 84. Kg2 Nd6 85. Nc5+ Ke7 86. Kh3 Ne8 87. Kh4
Ng7 88. Nb3 Kd6 89. Nd2 Ke7 90. Nc4 Kd7 91. Na5 Kd6 92. Kh3 Ne8 93. Kg2 Kd7 94.
Nb7 Ke7 95. Kf3 Kd7 96. Ke3 Kc7 97. Nc5 Kd6 98. Kd3 Ke7 99. Ne6 Kd7 100. Kc3 Nd6
101. Nc5+ Kc7 102. Kb3 Nb5 103. Ne6+ Kd7 104. Nc5+ Kc7 105. Kc4 Nd6+ 106. Kd3
Kd8 107. Ne6+ Ke7 108. Ng7 Nb5 109. Nxh5 Kf7 110. g4 Nd6 111. Ng3 Kg7 112. Nh5+
Kf7 113. Ke3 Nb5 114. Ng3 Kg7 115. Ne2 Kh6 116. Kf3 Kg5 117. Kg3 Nd6 118. Nc3
Nc4 119. b5 cxb5 120. Nxb5 Ne3 121. Nd6 Nxg4 122. Nf7+ Kh5 123. Nd6 Kg5 124. Nc4
Kh5 125. Nb6 Kg5 126. Nd7 Kh5 127. Nf8 Kg5 128. Nh7+ Kh6 129. Nf8 Kg5 130. Ne6+
Kh5 131. Ng7+ Kg5 132. Ne6+ Kh5 133. Ng7+ Kg5 134. Ne6+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.11.04"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "5.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "W So"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "98"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6 7. Re1 O-O 8. a4 Ba7
9. b4 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Ne7 15.
Qc2 Ng6 16. c4 c6 17. a5 d5 18. c5 Ne8 19. g3 Nc7 20. Rad1 Nb5 21. Qb2 d4 22.
Nf5 Ne7 23. N3h4 Nxf5 24. Nxf5 h5 25. Rf1 g6 26. Nh4 Nc3 27. Rde1 Qe7 28. f4
exf4 29. Nf3 fxg3 30. Nxd4 Nb5 31. Nxe6 Qxe6 32. hxg3 Rd8 33. Rd1 Nd4 34. Kg2
Kg7 35. Rf2 Rd7 36. Rdf1 Qe5 37. Rf4 Nf3 38. Qe2 Ng5 39. Rd1 Rd4 40. Qe1 Ne6 41.
Rf3 Ng5 42. Rf4 Qe6 43. Rf1 Qh3+ 44. Kg1 Rxb4 45. Qxb4 Qxg3+ 46. Kh1 Qh3+ 47.
Kg1 Qg3+ 48. Kh1 Qh3+ 49. Kg1 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.11.05"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "W So"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "232"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nd2 d5 7. exd5 cxd5
8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. O-O Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 a5 13. Re1 a4 14. Qf3
Rfe8 15. Re2 axb3 16. cxb3 Ra6 17. Qd3 Rea8 18. a4 c5 19. Rd1 Qb7 20. Nf1 c4 21.
bxc4 dxc4 22. Qc2 Bf8 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Qxc4 Rc6 25. Qa2 Qb4 26. Rb2 Qxa4 27.
Qxa4 Rxa4 28. Rb8 f5 29. Rdd8 Rf6 30. g3 g6 31. Ne3 Kg7 32. Nd5 Rf7 33. Nf4 Ra6
34. Rbc8 Bd6 35. Ne6+ Kf6 36. Nd4 Rc7 37. Rxd6+ Rxd6 38. Rxc7 Rxd4 39. Rxh7 g5
40. h3 Rd1+ 41. Kg2 Rd4 42. Rh6+ Kg7 43. Re6 Rc4 44. Rd6 Rb4 45. Re6 Ra4 46. Kf3
Kf7 47. Rh6 Ra3+ 48. Kg2 Ra4 49. h4 gxh4 50. Rxh4 Ra3 51. Rh6 Kg7 52. Rc6 Ra2
53. Kf3 Ra4 54. Rd6 Kf7 55. Rh6 Kg7 56. Rc6 Kf7 57. Ke3 Re4+ 58. Kd3 Ra4 59. Rh6
Ra3+ 60. Ke2 Ra2+ 61. Ke3 Kg7 62. Rd6 Ra4 63. Rd4 Ra2 64. f3 Ra6 65. Rd2 Kf6 66.
Kf2 Ra3 67. Kg2 Rb3 68. Rd6+ Kf7 69. Ra6 Kg7 70. Rc6 Kf7 71. Rc1 Kg7 72. Rd1 Ra3
73. Re1 Kf7 74. Kf2 Ra2+ 75. Re2 Ra3 76. Rb2 Kf6 77. Kg2 Kg6 78. Rb6+ Kf7 79. f4
Ra1 80. Rc6 Rb1 81. Rd6 Ra1 82. Rd2 Ra8 83. Rc2 Rb8 84. Rc7+ Kg6 85. Rc6+ Kf7
86. Rh6 Kg7 87. Rh1 Kg6 88. Re1 Kf6 89. Ra1 Kf7 90. Ra5 Kg6 91. Ra6+ Kf7 92. Ra3
Rb1 93. Kf3 Rb8 94. Ke3 Rb4 95. Rc3 Kf6 96. Kd3 Ra4 97. Rc4 Ra3+ 98. Rc3 Ra4 99.
Ke2 Ra2+ 100. Kf3 Ra4 101. Rc6+ Kf7 102. Ke3 Ra3+ 103. Kd4 Rxg3 104. Ke5 Ra3
105. Rf6+ Kg7 106. Rxf5 Ra5+ 107. Ke4 Rxf5 108. Kxf5 Kf7 109. Ke5 Ke7 110. f5
Kf7 111. f6 Kf8 112. Kf5 Kf7 113. Ke5 Kf8 114. Ke6 Ke8 115. f7+ Kf8 116. Kf6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.11.05"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "5.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "W So"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 O-O
9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. b4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Rb1 b5 14. Ra1 Rb8 15. Nf1
Bb6 16. Ng3 d5 17. Qc2 dxe4 18. dxe4 Ne8 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 Nd6 21. Rd3 Qe8
22. Nd2 Nd8 23. Nf5 Qf8 24. Nb3 N8b7 25. Nxd6 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Rd1 Qe6 28.
a5 Rc8 29. Rd5 c6 30. Nc5 Nxc5 31. Rxc5 1/2-1/2


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.11.05"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "5.7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "W So"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. Nf3 d5 8.
Nxd5 Qxe4+ 9. Ne3 Bg4 10. Be2 Nxe2 11. Qxe2 O-O-O 12. d3 Qe7 13. Bd2 Rhe8 14.
O-O-O Nd5 15. Rhe1 Qd7 16. Qf1 Bh5 17. Kb1 f6 18. h3 b6 19. g4 Bf7 20. Nf5 Nb4
21. Bxb4 Bxb4 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. a3 Bf8 24. Nd2 h5 25. Re1 Rd8 26. Ne4 Kb8 27.
Nc3 Be6 28. Nd4 Bf7 29. Re4 Bg6 30. Rf4 hxg4 31. Qg2 Be8 32. hxg4 Bd6 33. Re4
Be5 34. Nce2 g5 35. Nf3 Bd6 36. Ned4 Bf7 37. Nf5 Bc5 38. Ne3 Bg6 39. Rc4 Bf7 40.
Rxc5 bxc5 41. Nd2 Bd5 42. Qh3 Be6 43. Qf3 Qd4 44. b3 Bc8 45. Ndc4 Bb7 46. Qh3
Qf4 47. Na5 Qf3 48. Qh7 Qh1+ 49. Qxh1 Bxh1 50. Kc1 Bf3 51. Nac4 Rd4 52. Nd2 Rf4
53. b4 cxb4 54. axb4 Bxg4 55. Ne4 f5 56. Nxg5 Rxf2 57. Nd5 f4 58. Ne4 Rf1+ 59.
Kd2 c6 60. Ndf6 Rg1 61. c4 Rg2+ 62. Kc3 Bf5 63. Kd4 Re2 64. Ng5 Kc7 65. Nh5 Rg2
66. Nf3 Bg4 67. Nxf4 Rf2 68. Ne5 Rxf4+ 69. Ke3 Rf1 70. Nxg4 Rb1 71. Kd4 Rxb4 72.
Kc3 Rb1 73. Kc2 Rb8 74. Nf2 a5 0-1


[Event "Chess.com Global Championship"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2022.11.05"]
[EventDate "2022.09.14"]
[Round "5.8"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "W So"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "182"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. e4 Ngf6 6. e5 Ng4 7. h3 Nh6 8. g4 Ng8
9. Qe2 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. O-O-O dxe5 12. dxe5 e6 13. Bg2 Ne7 14. Rd2 Qc8 15.
Rhd1 Bc6 16. b4 a6 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. b5 axb5 20. cxb5 Bd5 21. Nxd5+
exd5 22. Rxd5 Nc5 23. Nd4 Re8 24. Rd8 Qxd8 25. Nc6+ Kf8 26. Rxd8 Raxd8 27. Nxd8
Rxd8 28. Bf1 g5 29. Qe3 Rd5 30. Bc4 Bxe5 31. Qf3 Bf4+ 32. Kb1 Rd4 33. Bb3 Ne4
34. Kc2 Nc5 35. Qc3 Be5 36. Qe3 Re4 37. Qd2 Rf4 38. Qe2 Re4 39. Qd2 Rd4 40. Qe3
Bf6 41. f3 Rd7 42. Bc4 Re7 43. Qd2 Kg7 44. Bb3 Re5 45. f4 gxf4 46. Qxf4 Nb7 47.
Bc4 Rc5 48. Kd1 Nd6 49. Bd3 Rd5 50. Ke2 Rd4 51. Qc1 Ne8 52. Qc6 Kf8 53. Bf5 Bg5
54. h4 Rd6 55. Qh1 Bf4 56. Qa8 Bg3 57. g5 hxg5 58. hxg5 Bf4 59. Qh1 Bxg5 60.
Qh8+ Ke7 61. Qe5+ Kd8 62. Be4 Bf6 63. Qg3 Re6 64. Kd3 Be5 65. Qf3 Nf6 66. Bf5
Rd6+ 67. Kc2 Rd5 68. Bd3 Rc5+ 69. Kd1 Ke7 70. a4 Nd5 71. Qh3 Bf6 72. Qf3 Nc3+
73. Ke1 Re5+ 74. Kd2 Nxa4 75. Bc4 Bg5+ 76. Kc2 Bf6 77. Qa8 Nc5 78. Qc6 Nd7 79.
Kb3 Re3+ 80. Ka2 Be5 81. Qd5 Bd6 82. Qxf7+ Kd8 83. Be6 Re2+ 84. Kb1 Re1+ 85. Kc2
Nf8 86. Qf6+ Be7 87. Qd4+ Ke8 88. Bd5 Rf1 89. Bc6+ Kf7 90. Qc4+ Kg7 91. Qxf1 1-0


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.11.29"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Sarin Nihal"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. g3 Nd4 7. Bg2 Re8 8. Nxd4
exd4 9. Nb5 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 d5 11. cxd5 Bh3 12. Bxh3 Qxd5 13. O-O Qxb5 14. Bg2 c6
15. a4 Qf5 16. b4 a6 17. Qb2 Rad8 18. b5 axb5 19. axb5 Qxb5 20. Qxb5 cxb5 21.
Ra2 Nd5 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. Rb1 h5 24. Rab2 h4 25. Kg2 hxg3 26. hxg3 Rde5 27. Rxb5
Rxb5 28. Rxb5 Rxe2 1/2-1/2


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.11.29"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "180"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3
Bf5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Nd2 c6 11. Bg3 Qe7 12. Qb3 Nb6 13. O-O Rfe8 14. a3 Bd6 15.
Bxd6 Qxd6 16. a4 Rab8 17. a5 Nbd7 18. Qa3 Qe6 19. Rfe1 Ne4 20. Ncxe4 Bxe4 21. a6
b6 22. Rac1 Bf5 23. b4 Qg6 24. Rc3 Re6 25. Rec1 Rbe8 26. Bf1 b5 27. Qa5 Nb6 28.
Nf3 Nc4 29. Qc7 R6e7 30. Qg3 Qxg3 31. hxg3 Rb8 32. Ra1 Rb6 33. Ne1 Bc8 34. Rc2
Rxa6 35. Rxa6 Bxa6 36. Nd3 Bc8 37. Ra2 Kf8 38. Nc5 Nd6 39. Bd3 Ke8 40. Kf1 Kd8
41. Ke2 a6 42. f3 f5 43. Kd2 Ra7 44. Kc3 Kc7 45. Ra1 Kb6 46. Nb3 Re7 47. Re1 Nb7
48. Bc2 a5 49. Bd3 a4 50. Nc5 Nxc5 51. dxc5+ Kc7 52. Kd4 Kd8 53. Bb1 Ke8 54. Rh1
Kf7 55. Rh5 Kg6 56. Rh1 Kg5 57. Bc2 Bd7 58. Rh4 h5 59. Rh1 Be8 60. Bd3 Bf7 61.
Bb1 Kf6 62. Rh2 Re8 63. Rh1 Rh8 64. Bc2 Be6 65. Bd3 Rh6 66. f4 Bf7 67. Be2 Rh8
68. Bd3 g5 69. Bc2 Rg8 70. Rh2 a3 71. Bb3 Re8 72. Bc2 a2 73. Rh1 Ra8 74. Ra1 Ra3
75. Bd1 Bg6 76. Be2 gxf4 77. gxf4 h4 78. Bf3 Bf7 79. Bd1 Be8 80. Be2 Bd7 81. Bd1
Be6 82. Bc2 Bg8 83. Bd1 Bf7 84. Bf3 Ra4 85. Kc3 h3 86. gxh3 d4+ 87. Kc2 dxe3 88.
Kc3 Ra3+ 89. Kd4 Rb3 90. Rxa2 Rxb4+ 0-1


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.11.29"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Nodirbek Abdusattorov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "168"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8. Bc4
Qd8 9. b4 Be7 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11. Qc2 a6 12. a4 Nd5 13. a5 b5 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Rd1
Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Bf6 17. Ne3 Be6 18. Nd2 Be7 19. Re1 Qd7 20. Qa4 Rad8 21. Nf3 f6
22. Bb2 Bf7 23. Qxa6 Nb8 24. Qb7 Qxd3 25. Rad1 Qa6 26. Qxc7 Bd6 27. Qa5 Qxa5 28.
bxa5 Bc7 29. Ra1 Nc6 30. a6 Ra8 31. Nd2 Na5 32. Ba3 Rfb8 33. Bb4 Nc6 34. Bc5 Rb5
35. Ne4 Bg6 36. Nd5 Bd8 37. c4 Ra5 38. Rxa5 Bxa5 39. Re2 Rxa6 40. g4 Bd8 41. h4
Nb8 42. Nd6 Nd7 43. Bb4 h5 44. Nb7 Bb6 45. c5 Bf7 46. Rd2 Nxc5 47. Nxc5 Bxc5 48.
Bxc5 hxg4 49. Ne3 Be6 50. Rd8+ Kh7 51. Kg2 Rc6 52. Rd6 Rxd6 53. Bxd6 Kg6 54. Kg3
Kh5 55. Ng2 Bd5 56. Ne3 Be6 57. Bc7 Bd7 58. Nc4 Be6 59. Nd2 Bd5 60. Nb1 Bb7 61.
Bd6 Be4 62. Nc3 Bc6 63. Bc7 Bd7 64. Ne4 Bc6 65. Nc5 Bd5 66. Bd6 Bc6 67. Be7 Bd5
68. Bd8 Bc4 69. Ne4 Bd5 70. Nd6 Be6 71. Ne4 Bd5 72. Nc5 Bc4 73. Be7 Bd5 74. Bf8
f5 75. Be7 f4+ 76. Kh2 e4 77. Bg5 Bc6 78. Bxf4 Kxh4 79. Bg3+ Kg5 80. Ne6+ Kf6
81. Nd4 Bd7 82. Bd6 Bc8 83. Kg3 Kg5 84. Be7+ 1-0


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.11.30"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 c5 5. c4 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. Rd1 d5 10. cxd5 Nb4 11. Qc1 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Qf5 13. d4 Rac8 14. dxc5 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 Nd3 16. e4 Qxf3 17. gxf3 Nxc1 18. Raxc1 Rxc5 19. Ba3 Rg5+ 20. Kf1 Re8
21. Rc2 Rh5 22. Kg1 Bf8 23. Ne2 Ra5 24. Bb4 Rb5 25. Bd2 Rc5 26. Rxc5 bxc5 27.
Bc3 Rc8 28. e5 Ne8 29. Rd7 a6 30. Ra7 Rc6 31. Ra8 Ng7 32. Nf4 e6 33. Ng2 Nf5 34.
Ne3 Nxe3 35. fxe3 Kg7 36. Kf2 c4 37. b4 Be7 38. Ke2 h5 39. Rb8 g5 40. h3 Kg6 41.
a4 Rc7 42. Rb6 Rd7 43. Rc6 Kf5 44. Rxc4 Rb7 45. Kd3 Bf8 46. a5 Be7 47. Kc2 1-0


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.11.30"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Santosh Gujrathi Vidit"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 O-O
9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. b4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Rb1 Qd7 14. Qc2 b5 15. Ra1
Rae8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nf1 d5 18. Ng3 Bb6 19. Nf5 Ne7 20. Nxe7+ R6xe7 21. Be3
Bxe3 22. Rxe3 Qc6 23. Re2 dxe4 24. dxe4 Nd7 25. Nd2 Nb6 26. Nb3 Nc4 27. Na5 1/2-1/2


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.11.30"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "6.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Parham Maghsoodloo"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 c5 6. Nf3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. a3
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxd4 10. exd4 d5 11. b3 a5 12. a4 Nbd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Bb2 Qc7 15.
Re1 Rfd8 16. Rc1 dxc4 17. bxc4 Qf4 18. Rb1 h6 19. Bc1 Qc7 20. h3 Nb8 21. Bb2
Nbd7 22. Nd2 Qf4 23. Nf1 Qg5 24. Ng3 Ba6 25. Qe2 Qf4 26. Nf1 Nb8 27. Ne3 Nc6 28.
Nc2 Qd6 29. Bc3 Nb4 30. Bxb4 axb4 31. Red1 Bb7 32. Rxb4 Ra8 33. Rdb1 Nd7 34. c5
Qc6 35. f3 Qc8 36. cxb6 Nf6 37. Ne3 Qb8 38. Qf2 Qf4 39. Bf1 Qg5 40. Rb5 Qf4 41.
R5b4 Qg5 42. h4 Qg6 43. Rc1 Ne8 44. Rc5 Qf6 45. a5 Qe7 46. Nc4 Rd5 47. Rb1 Qd8
48. Ra1 Rxd4 49. Ne5 Rd1 50. Nc6 Qd6 51. Rxd1 Qxd1 52. Nb4 Qa1 53. a6 Bxa6 54.
Nxa6 Rxa6 55. Rc8 Qb1 56. Rxe8+ Kh7 57. Rb8 Ra1 58. h5 Qb5 59. Rc8 Rb1 60. Qc2+
f5 61. Qf2 Ra1 62. Rc2 Rb1 63. Re2 e5 64. b7 Qxb7 65. Rxe5 Qf7 66. Qc2 Qa7+ 67.
Kh2 Qb8 68. Qxf5+ Kg8 69. Bc4+ 1-0


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.01"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "D Gukesh"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O
Bd6 8. Nb3 O-O 9. Na5 Qc8 10. Ng5 Bg4 11. Nf3 Nd7 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nc4 Re8
14. Ne3 f6 15. Kh1 Nc5 16. Nf5 Ne6 17. g4 Bg6 18. Rg1 h6 19. Be3 Qd7 20.
Qf1 c5 21. h4 Kf7 22. c3 Qc6 23. b3 Rad8 24. Qe2 Rh8 25. h5 Bh7 26. Rgd1
Rd7 27. Kg1 Rhd8 28. a4 Bf8 29. Rd2 b6 30. Ne1 Bg8 31. Ng2 Bd6 32. Rf1 Kf8
33. c4 Bh7 34. Qd1 1/2-1/2


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.01"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "Arjun Erigaisi"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bd6 5. d4 b6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
Bd2 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O Nc6 11. h3 h6 12. Rc1 Be6 13. Ne2 Ne4 14. a3
Qb6 15. Nc3 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 c4 17. Bb1 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Rab8 19. Na4 Qb7 20. Bc2
Qe7 21. Rb1 Qf6 22. Qe2 g6 23. Rd2 Kg7 24. Qd1 Bc7 25. Nc5 Bc8 26. b4 Ne5
27. Ne1 Qd6 28. Na4 a5 29. b5 Be6 30. f4 Nd7 31. Nf3 Qxa3 32. Qe1 Nb6 33.
Ra1 Qe7 34. Nc3 Ra8 35. f5 gxf5 36. Ne2 Bd7 37. Ned4 f4 38. e4 Re8 39. Re2
dxe4 40. Bxe4 Rad8 41. Rxa5 Qf6 42. Ra6 Bc8 43. Qa1 Kg8 44. Nc6 Qxa1+ 45.
Rxa1 Rd6 46. Ra7 Rd1+ 47. Kh2 Bd6 48. Nce5 Bxe5 49. Bc6 Re6 50. Nxe5 c3 51.
Bf3 Rd2 52. Re4 Nd5 53. Nxf7 Rxe4 54. Bxe4 c2 55. Nd6 c1=Q 56. Bh7+ Kh8 0-1


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.01"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "S Sethuraman"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. h3 O-O 7. d5 Nb8 8. c4
e5 9. Nc3 a5 10. Bg5 Qe8 11. Qd2 Nfd7 12. g4 Nc5 13. Bc2 Nba6 14. a3 Bd7
15. Qe2 Na4 16. Nxa4 Bxa4 17. b3 Bd7 18. Nd2 c6 19. h4 cxd5 20. exd5 e4 21.
Rd1 f5 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Rg1 Kh8 24. Bf4 Qe7 25. Qe3 Be5 26. Bxe5+ Qxe5 27.
f4 Qf6 28. Rg5 h6 29. Rg3 Rg8 30. Nf1 Rxg3 31. Nxg3 Rg8 32. Kd2 Rg4 33. Rg1
Rxh4 34. Ne2 Be8 35. Qd4 Qxd4+ 36. Nxd4 Rg4 37. Rh1 Rg2+ 38. Kc3 Rg3+ 39.
Kd2 Bg6 40. Rxh6+ Kg7 41. Rh2 Nc5 42. Re2 Kf6 43. Re3 Rg4 44. Ne2 Rh4 45.
b4 Na6 46. Kc3 axb4+ 47. axb4 Be8 48. Bb3 Bh5 49. Ng3 Bf3 50. Ba4 Rxf4 51.
Bd7 Bg4 52. Bc8 Rf2 53. Nxe4+ fxe4 54. Bxg4 Ke5 55. Bc8 Kf4 56. Re1 Rf3+
57. Kd2 Nxb4 58. Bxb7 Rd3+ 59. Ke2 Re3+ 60. Kd2 Rxe1 61. Kxe1 Ke3 62. Bc8
Nd3+ 63. Kf1 Kd4 64. Ke2 Nc5 65. Be6 Nd3 66. Bf5 Nf4+ 67. Kf2 e3+ 68. Kf3
e2 69. Kf2 Kxc4 70. Ke1 Kc3 71. Bh7 Kd4 72. Kd2 Ke5 73. Bc2 Kf6 74. Bb3 Nd3
0-1


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.03"]
[EventDate "2022.12.03"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nodirbek Abdusattorov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 a6 6. O-O d6 7. a4 O-O 8. Be3
Bxe3 9. fxe3 Be6 10. Nd2 Nb4 11. a5 d5 12. exd5 Nfxd5 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5
Bxd5 15. e4 Be6 16. Kh1 f6 17. b3 Qe7 18. Qe2 Qc5 19. Nc4 Rad8 20. Ne3 Rd7 21.
Qd2 Qd4 22. Ra4 Qc5 23. Rf3 Rfd8 24. Ra1 Rd4 25. Qe1 R4d7 26. Rd1 b5 27. Qh4 Qe7
28. Rdf1 c5 29. c4 bxc4 30. bxc4 Rd4 31. Qg3 Kh8 32. Nd5 Bxd5 33. exd5 Rb8 34.
Re3 Rb3 35. h3 h6 36. Qg6 Rb7 37. Rg3 Rf4 38. Rxf4 exf4 39. Rf3 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Rb1
41. Rxf4 Qh1+ 42. Kg3 Qe1+ 43. Kh2 Qh1+ 44. Kg3 Qe1+ 45. Kg4 Rb2 46. Qe4 Re2 47.
Qf3 Re3 48. Qf2 Qd1+ 49. Rf3 Rxd3 50. Qxc5 h5+ 51. Kf5 Rxf3+ 52. gxf3 Qxf3+ 53.
Ke6 Qxh3+ 54. Kf7 Kh7 55. Qe7 Qc8 56. Qe4+ f5 57. Qe6 Qg8+ 58. Ke7 Qxe6+ 59.
dxe6 f4 60. c5 f3 61. c6 f2 62. c7 f1=Q 63. c8=Q h4 64. Qc2+ Kg8 65. Qc3 h3 66.
Qg3 Qg2 67. Qb8+ 0-1


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.03"]
[EventDate "2022.12.03"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Shakhriyar Mamedyarov"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. b4 e6 4. a3 a5 5. b5 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. c4 d5 8. cxd5 exd5
9. Be2 c5 10. bxc6 bxc6 11. O-O c5 12. d3 Ba6 13. Nc3 d4 14. Na4 dxe3 15. fxe3
Nbd7 16. e4 c4 17. Re1 Rb8 18. Bd4 cxd3 19. Bxd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Ng4 21. Rad1 Nde5
22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. h3 Bxd4+ 24. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 25. Rxd4 Ne5 26. Rd5 Nc4 27. Nc5 Nb6
28. Rd6 Rfc8 1/2-1/2


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.03"]
[EventDate "2022.12.03"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Santosh Gujrathi Vidit"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "144"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. a4
Bb7 9. axb5 a6 10. bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qxc4 Bd5 12. Qc3 c5 13. Be3 Ne4 14. Qe1 Nb4 15.
Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nc2 18. Qd2 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 cxd4 20. cxd4 Bf6 21.
Qf4 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Qb8 23. Qe4 Qd6 24. e3 Rc8 25. h4 g6 26. Rb1 h5 27. Kg2 Kg7
28. Qb7 Qc7 29. Be4 Qxb7 30. Rxb7 Rd8 31. Bc2 Rd6 32. Bb3 Kf8 33. Kf3 Bd8 34.
Ba4 Ra6 35. Bc2 Rd6 36. Ke2 Bf6 37. Ra7 Rd8 38. Kd3 Rd6 39. Bb3 Rd8 40. Rb7 Rd6
41. Ke4 Bd8 42. d5 exd5+ 43. Bxd5 Be7 44. Rb8+ Rd8 45. Rb7 Ke8 46. Kd4 Kf8 47.
e4 Ra8 48. Rc7 Ra4+ 49. Ke3 Ra3+ 50. Ke2 Ra5 51. Kf1 Rc5 52. Rb7 Rc2 53. Kg2 Rc3
54. Ra7 Rc2 55. Rd7 Ke8 56. Rb7 Kf8 57. Rb3 Rc7 58. Rf3 Bc5 59. Rb3 Kg7 60. f4
Bd4 61. e5 Rc2+ 62. Kf3 Rc3+ 63. Rxc3 Bxc3 64. e6 fxe6 65. Bxe6 Be1 66. Bc4 Kh6
67. Bd3 Ba5 68. f5 gxf5 69. Bxf5 Be1 70. Kg2 Ba5 71. g4 hxg4 72. Bxg4 1/2-1/2


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.03"]
[EventDate "2022.12.03"]
[Round "6.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Parham Maghsoodloo"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. O-O e6 8. c3
Bd6 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Nb3 h6 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Bf4 a5 14. a4 b4 15. Rc1
Qb7 16. c4 Rfc8 17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. c5 Rdd8 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. Qb5 Rdb8
22. Qe2 Qc6 23. Ra1 Be4 24. Bf1 Nd7 25. f3 Bg6 26. Qd2 Rb7 27. Rec1 Nb8 28. Bb5
Rxb5 29. axb5 Qxb5 30. c6 Nxc6 31. Rc5 Qb6 32. Rac1 Ne7 33. Qe2 a4 34. Rb5 Qa7
35. Nc5 Nc6 36. Rb7 Qa5 37. Nxe6 a3 38. bxa3 bxa3 39. Rb5 Qa7 40. Rbc5 a2 41.
Ra1 Nxd4 42. Qxa2 Qxa2 43. Rxa2 Nxf3+ 44. Kh1 Rb8 45. Rb2 Re8 46. Nf4 Be4 47.
Kg2 g5 48. Nxd5 Kg7 49. Nc7 Rd8 50. Kf2 Nxh2 51. Ke3 Nf1+ 52. Kxe4 Nxg3+ 53. Kf3
Rd3+ 54. Kg2 Ne4 55. Ne8+ Kg6 56. Rb6+ f6 57. Rcc6 Rg3+ 58. Kf1 h5 59. Ke2 Nc3+
60. Kf2 Ne4+ 61. Ke2 Nc3+ 62. Kf1 Ne4 63. Re6 Rf3+ 64. Ke2 Rf4 65. Ke3 h4 66.
Rxe4 Rf1 67. Rxf6+ 1-0


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.03"]
[EventDate "2022.12.03"]
[Round "7.5"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "D Gukesh"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "102"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Bd3
c5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Rc1 a6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Qf3 Re8 13. Rfd1 Ra7 14. g4 c4 15. Bf5
Nf8 16. Bb1 Qa8 17. g5 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qh5 g6 20. Qh4 b5 21. Ng4 h5 22.
Nh6+ Kh7 23. Nxf7 Bd5 24. Ne5 Nd7 25. f3 Nb6 26. Bg3 Qd8 27. Bf4 Qa8 28. Rf1 Bb4
29. Rf2 Kg7 30. Rcf1 Rf8 31. Bg3 exf3 32. Bxg6 Re7 33. e4 Bb7 34. Bf5 Rh8 35.
Ng6 Rxe4 36. Bxe4 Bxe4 37. Nxh8 Nd7 38. g6 Qd5 39. Nf7 Qxd4 40. Qxh5 Bc5 41.
Qh7+ Kf8 42. g7+ Qxg7 43. Qxg7+ Kxg7 44. Ng5 Bd5 45. Kh1 b4 46. Rd2 Ba8 47.
Rxd7+ Kg6 48. Nxf3 c3 49. bxc3 bxc3 50. Rc7 Bb4 51. Be5 1-0


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.03"]
[EventDate "2022.12.03"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Arjun Erigaisi"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 a6 5. c4 e6 6. a3 Bd6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4 b6
9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Bb7 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Re1 Nbd7 14. Rc1 Qe7 15.
Bf1 Rad8 16. g3 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bg2 h5 19. Qc2 d4 20. exd4 cxd4 21. Rxe5
Qxe5 22. Bxb7 dxc3 23. Bxc3 Qe6 24. Qb2 Rd6 25. b4 Qd7 26. Bf3 Qf5 27. Bg2 h4
28. a4 h3 29. Bxf6 hxg2 30. Bd4 Qf3 31. Qc3 Qxc3 32. Bxc3 Rc8 33. b5 axb5 34.
axb5 Rd3 35. Kxg2 Rdxc3 36. Rb1 Rb8 37. Rb2 Rc5 38. b6 Rc6 39. h4 Rcxb6 40. Ra2
Rb2 41. Ra1 g6 42. g4 R8b4 43. Kg3 Kg7 44. f3 R2b3 45. Ra2 Rc4 46. Rf2 Rcc3 47.
Rf1 f5 48. g5 Kf7 49. Rf2 Ke6 50. Rf1 Re3 51. Rf2 Ke5 52. Rf1 f4+ 53. Kg4 Rb2
54. h5 Rg2+ 0-1


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.03"]
[EventDate "2022.12.03"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "R Praggnanandhaa"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Nc6 6. e4 Nge7 7. Nc3 dxe4 8. dxe4
Be6 9. Qe2 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Nd5 O-O 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Rad1 c5 15.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. c3 Qf7 17. b3 dxc3 18. Qc2 g5 19. Bd6 Rfd8 20. Qxc3 Rd7 21. e5
Rcd8 22. Rde1 c4 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Be5 Rd3 25. Qa1 c3 26. Be4 Bxe5 27. Bxd3 Rxd3
28. Rxe5 Bh3 29. Rxg5+ Kf8 30. Qc1 Qf3 31. Qa3+ Kf7 32. Rg7+ Kxg7 33. Qe7+ Kg6
34. Qe8+ Qf7 35. Qe4+ Bf5 36. Qe2 Qd7 37. h4 Rd2 38. h5+ Kf6 39. Qf3 c2 40. Qc3+
Qd4 41. Qc7 Rd1 0-1


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.03"]
[EventDate "2022.12.03"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Sarin Nihal"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "174"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c3 a5 4. Bf4 Bf5 5. e3 e6 6. a3 c6 7. c4 Nbd7 8. Nc3 Be7
9. h3 h6 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. O-O Nd5 13. Bh2 b5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3
Qb6 16. Rfc1 Rac8 17. Qe2 Qb7 18. Ne4 Rfd8 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. Bxd6 a4 21. Nd2 N7b6
22. Bc5 Nf6 23. Rc2 Nbd7 24. Be7 Re8 25. Bxf6 Nxf6 26. Rac1 e5 27. Nf3 Nd7 28.
dxe5 Nxe5 29. Nxe5 Rxe5 30. Qf3 Re6 31. Rd2 Qc7 32. Rcd1 Re7 33. Rd6 c5 34. Qd5
b4 35. Qc4 Rb8 36. Qa6 bxa3 37. bxa3 Qc8 38. Qxa4 c4 39. Rd8+ Qxd8 40. Rxd8+
Rxd8 41. Qxc4 Ra8 42. a4 Rea7 43. g4 h5 44. Kg2 Rxa4 45. Qd5 hxg4 46. h4 R4a6
47. Qe4 Rd8 48. h5 Rh6 49. Qxg4 Rf6 50. Qb4 Rd5 51. Qb8+ Kh7 52. Qb1+ Kh6 53. f4
Rxh5 54. Qb8 Kh7 55. Qb1+ Rg6+ 56. Kf3 f5 57. Qb4 Rh3+ 58. Ke2 Re6 59. Qc5
Rhxe3+ 60. Kf2 Re2+ 61. Kf1 Kg6 62. Qg1+ Kf7 63. Qa7+ Re7 64. Qc5 g6 65. Qd5+
Kg7 66. Qd4+ Kh7 67. Qf6 R2e4 68. Kg2 Rd7 69. Qc6 Rd2+ 70. Kg3 Rd3+ 71. Kh4 Rd1
72. Kg5 Rde1 73. Qxg6+ Kh8 74. Qf6+ Kg8 75. Qg6+ Kf8 76. Qxf5+ Kg8 77. Qg6+ Kf8
78. Qf6+ Kg8 79. Qg6+ Kf8 80. Qd6+ Kf7 81. Qd5+ Kg7 82. Qd7+ Re7 83. Qd4+ Kf7
84. f5 Re8 85. Qd5+ Kf8 86. Kf6 R1e7 87. Qc5 1-0


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.03"]
[EventDate "2022.12.03"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e3 Nf6 3. d4 d5 4. c4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8.
Bd2 Ne4 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 f6 12. Bc4 Bb4 13. Bxb4 Nxb4 14. a3
Nc6 15. Rc1 Ke7 16. Bd5 Bd7 17. b4 Rhc8 18. Ke2 a5 19. b5 Nd8 20. a4 Be6 21.
Bxe6 Nxe6 22. Nd2 Nc5 23. Rc4 Nd7 24. Rhc1 Rxc4 25. Rxc4 Kd8 26. Rg4 g5 27. Nb3
h5 28. Re4 Nb6 29. g4 Ke7 30. h4 gxh4 31. gxh5 h3 32. Rh4 Kf7 33. Nc5 Rb8 34. h6
Kg8 35. Rxh3 Kh7 36. Kf3 Nd5 37. Ke4 Nc3+ 38. Kf5 b6 39. Nd7 Rb7 40. Nxf6+ 1-0


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.04"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "Sarin Nihal"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. a3 c6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. e3 Be6 7. cxd5 Nxd5
8. e4 Qb6 9. Nf3 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 Nd7 11. Nd4 Nc5 12. Nxe6 Nxe6 13. Bc4 Bc5
14. O-O Bd4 15. Qc2 O-O 16. Rb1 Rad8 17. b4 Qc7 18. g3 Bb6 19. Kg2 Nd4 20.
Qd3 Qe7 21. Bb2 Rd7 22. Rfe1 Rfd8 23. Qc3 Ne6 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Re2 Bd4 26.
Qc2 e5 27. Bc1 Qf7 28. Rb3 Rf8 29. f3 Rd6 30. Rd3 Rf6 31. Qb3 Qxb3 32. Rxb3
Rd6 33. Rd3 Rfd8 34. Bg5 R8d7 35. Red2 b6 36. Rd1 Kf7 37. Kf1 h6 38. Bc1 c5
39. Ke2 c4 40. R3d2 b5 41. f4 Ke6 42. h4 Bc3 43. f5+ Ke7 44. Rxd6 Rxd6 45.
Rxd6 Kxd6 46. g4 a5 47. bxa5 Bxa5 48. f6 gxf6 49. Bxh6 b4 50. axb4 Bb6 51.
Be3 Bd8 52. h5 Ke6 53. b5 1-0


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.04"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "W So"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6 7. Re1 O-O 8.
Bb3 Ba7 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Bc2 d5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Ng3
Qd6 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 g6 17. Qd2 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 e4 19. Re3 exd3 20. Rxd3
Qf8 21. Qf4 Kg7 22. Qxc7 Ne5 23. Rd4 b5 24. Bb3 a5 25. Ne4 Rac8 26. Qb6
Ned7 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Qd4+ Ne5 29. Nd6 Rcd8 30. Nxe8+ Qxe8 31. Bd5 g5 32.
Rd1 Qe7 33. f4 gxf4 34. Qxf4 Qc5+ 35. Qd4 Rxd5 0-1


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.04"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "Nodirbek Abdusattorov"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e4 e5
8. Qd3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. b4 Be6 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Be3 Rfd8 14.
Rac1 Qb7 15. a3 Rac8 16. f3 h6 17. Bf2 Rc7 18. Bf1 Rcd7 19. Qc2 Rc8 20. Qa4
Rb8 21. Rb1 Rdd8 22. b5 c5 23. Qc2 Rd7 24. a4 Bd8 25. Be1 Ba5 26. Nd5 Bxe1
27. Nxf6+ gxf6 28. Rxe1 Qc7 29. Qd2 Kh7 30. a5 Qd8 31. Bd3 Qg8 32. g3 Qg7
33. Kh1 Kh8 34. Rb2 Qg6 35. Reb1 Qg7 36. b6 axb6 37. Rxb6 Ra8 38. Rb8+ Rd8
39. Rxd8+ Rxd8 40. a6 Ra8 41. Rb6 Bc8 42. Qa5 Qg5 43. Bf1 Qe3 44. Kg2 Kg7
45. Rxd6 f5 46. Qd8 Rxa6 47. Qf6+ 1-0


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.04"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "13"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "S Mamedyarov"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Re1 Rb8 9. a3 Be7 10. Qa4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Rd1 Qb6 13. Qxc4 Bd7 14.
b4 c6 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Bxa7 Rbc8 17. Bc5 b5 18. Qd4 e5 19. Qe3 Ng4 20. Qf3
Bxc5 21. bxc5 Be6 22. Ne4 Qa7 23. Ng5 Bd7 24. Nxh7 Kxh7 25. Qd3+ f5 26.
Qxd7 Qxc5 27. e3 e4 28. Bh3 Ne5 29. Bxf5+ Kh8 30. Qxc8 Rxc8 31. Bxc8 Nd3
32. Ra2 Qf8 33. Bh3 c5 34. Bg2 Qf5 35. Rc2 c4 36. Rb1 g5 37. h3 Kg7 38. Rf1
Qe5 39. Rb1 Qf5 40. Rf1 Kf6 41. Rb1 Ke7 42. Kh2 Kd6 43. a4 bxa4 44. Rxc4
Qxf2 45. Rxe4 Ne1 46. Rd4+ Ke6 47. Rb6+ Ke7 48. Rb7+ Ke6 49. Rb6+ Ke7 50.
Rb7+ Ke6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.04"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "S Vidit"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. c4 e5 2. d3 Nf6 3. a3 Nc6 4. b4 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. e4 Nde7 8.
Bb2 a6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nc4 Ng6 11. g3 b5 12. Ne3 a5 13. bxa5 Nxa5 14. Bg2
c5 15. h4 Re8 16. h5 Nf8 17. h6 g6 18. O-O f6 19. Nd5 Ne6 20. Nh2 Rf8 21.
Rb1 Nc6 22. Nf3 Kh8 23. Bh3 Rb8 24. Kh2 Rf7 25. Bc1 Nc7 26. Bxc8 Qxc8 27.
Qb3 c4 28. dxc4 bxc4 29. Qxc4 Rxb1 30. Qxc6 Qd7 31. Qc2 Rb8 32. Rd1 Nxd5
33. Rxd5 Qg4 34. Kg2 Bf8 35. a4 Rb4 36. Rd8 Kg8 37. Ba3 Qxe4 38. Qc8 g5 39.
Bxb4 Qxb4 40. Qc6 g4 41. Nh4 f5 42. Qd5 Qxa4 43. Nxf5 e4 44. Nd6 Qa3 45.
Qxf7+ 1-0


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.04"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Parham Maghsoodloo"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Bf5 8.
Nh4 Bg4 9. Qc2 Nh5 10. h3 Bc8 11. Nf3 Nxf4 12. exf4 Bd6 13. g3 Na6 14. a3
O-O 15. Bd3 Re8+ 16. Kf1 g6 17. Kg2 Nc7 18. h4 Bg4 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5
Ne6 21. Ne2 c5 22. f3 Bxf3+ 23. Kxf3 c4 24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Rad1 Qb6 26. h5
d4 27. hxg6 d3 28. gxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qxc4 dxe2 30. Rd7+ Kg8 31. Rd6 Qc7 32.
Qxc7 Nxc7 33. Kxe2 Re7 34. Rhd1 Rae8 35. Rd7 Ne6 36. Kf3 Nc5 37. Rxe7 Rxe7
38. Rd4 a6 39. g4 b5 40. g5 Ne6 41. Rd6 Nxg5+ 42. fxg5 Rxe5 43. Rxa6 Rxg5
44. Kf4 Rg2 45. b4 Rh2 46. Ra5 Rh3 47. Ke5 Kf7 48. Kd6 Rc3 49. Rxb5 Rxa3
50. Re5 Kf6 51. b5 Ra5 52. Rc5 Kf7 53. b6 1-0


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.04"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "D Gukesh"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8.
Bg3 Ne4 9. Rc1 Nc6 10. Bd3 h5 11. f3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qe7 13. Kf2 Be6 14. Nge2
h4 15. g4 O-O-O 16. a3 Bd6 17. Nb5 a6 18. Nxd6+ Rxd6 19. Qd2 Rf8 20. Bf5
Bxf5 21. gxf5 Qd7 22. Qd3 Ne7 23. g4 hxg3+ 24. Nxg3 Rf6 25. e4 dxe4 26.
fxe4 Rd6 27. d5 Nxd5 28. exd5 Rxd5 29. Qc4 Rd2+ 30. Kg1 Re8 31. Rh2 Rd4 32.
Qc2 Rg4 33. Rg2 Re3 34. Nf1 Ree4 35. Qc5 b5 36. Qa7 Rxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Rc4 38.
Qa8+ 1-0


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.04"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Arjun Erigaisi"]
[Black "Hi Nakamura"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 O-O 6. e4 b5 7. e5 Ne8 8. f4
exd5 9. cxd5 d6 10. Nf3 c4 11. a4 Nd7 12. axb5 dxe5 13. Bxc4 Nd6 14. Be2
exf4 15. O-O Bb7 16. Bxf4 Nf6 17. Bd3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nxd5 19. Bd2 Rc8 20.
Qc2 h6 21. c4 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Ne3 23. Bxe3 Qxe3 24. Rae1 Qc5 25. Ne5 Rfe8 26.
Qb2 Rc7 27. Ng4 Rce7 28. Rxe7 Rxe7 29. h3 h5 30. Qf2 Qg5 31. Nh2 Re3 32. h4
Qe5 33. Rd1 Ne4 34. Bxe4 Qxe4 35. Nf3 f6 36. Qg3 Qe7 37. Rf1 Re4 38. c5 Bd5
39. c6 Rc4 40. Re1 Qd8 41. Rd1 Rc5 42. Qf2 Rxb5 43. Nd4 Bxc6 44. Rc1 Be8
45. Nxb5 Bxb5 46. Qxa7 Be2 47. Qa2+ 1-0


[Event "Tata Steel India"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2022.12.04"]
[EventDate "2022.11.29"]
[Round "18"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hi Nakamura"]
[Black "R Praggnanandhaa"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. c4 e5 2. a3 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Bc7 7. Nc3 d6 8. e3
Nbd7 9. d4 Qe7 10. Be2 Nf8 11. Qc2 Ng6 12. Bg3 O-O 13. Bd3 Nf4 14. Bf1 Bg4
15. O-O-O exd4 16. Rxd4 Ne6 17. Rd1 Nc5 18. Be2 Bh5 19. Nh4 Bxe2 20. Nxe2
Nfe4 21. Kb1 a5 22. Nf5 Qf6 23. Ned4 a4 24. f3 Nxg3 25. hxg3 Rad8 26. Nxh6+
gxh6 27. Nf5 d5 28. Nxh6+ 1-0


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.26"]
[EventDate "2022.12.26"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "M Amin Tabatabaei"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E47"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Ne2 d5 7. cxd5 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. a3 Bd6 11. Re1 Qh4 12. g3 Qh5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14.
Bf4 Be7 15. Qb3 h6 16. Be5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Nf4 Qd6 19. Rad1 Be6 20.
Bb1 g6 21. Bxg6 Bg5 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. h4 Be7 24. Qe3 Kg7 25. Qxe6 Qxe6 26.
Rxe6 Bf6 27. h5 Rfd8 28. Rd3 Rac8 29. Rf3 Rf8 30. Rd6 Bxb2 31. Rd7+ Kh8 32.
Rxf8+ Rxf8 33. Rxb7 Bxa3 34. Rxa7 Bc5 35. Ra2 Kg7 36. Kg2 Bb6 37. f4 Rc8
38. Kf3 Rc3+ 39. Kg4 Bg1 40. Rg2 Be3 41. Kf5 d4 42. Ke4 Kf6 43. Ra2 Bc1 44.
Ra6+ Kg7 45. Ra7+ Kg8 46. g4 d3 47. Rd7 d2 48. g5 Rc4+ 49. Ke5 Bb2+ 50. Ke6
Rd4 51. Rxd4 Bxd4 52. Bc2 Kg7 53. Kf5 Bb6 54. Ke4 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.26"]
[EventDate "2022.12.26"]
[Round "2.34"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladislav Kovalev"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8.
a3 O-O 9. d3 Nb8 10. c4 c5 11. Nc3 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Nc6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. Nd5 Rb8 16. Qa4 Na5 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Bd5 Rxb2 19. Qd1 Kh7 20.
Nh4 f5 21. Qc1 Rb8 22. Nxf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Nb3 24. Bxb3 Rxb3 25. Qc4 Rb5 26.
a4 Rb4 27. Qxa6 Qd7 28. Reb1 Rfb8 29. Rxb4 cxb4 30. Qc4 Qxf5 31. a5 b3 32.
Rb1 b2 33. Qc2 Qc8 34. Qd2 Qb7 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.26"]
[EventDate "2022.12.26"]
[Round "3.31"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nikita Petrov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E49"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4
8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. O-O e5 12. Ng3 Be6 13. f4 exd4 14.
cxd4 Rad8 15. h3 Rfe8 16. Rb1 Bd5 17. Nh5 Nxh5 18. Qxh5 g6 19. Qg5 Qe7 20.
Qxe7 Rxe7 21. f5 Rdd7 22. Rf4 g5 23. Rg4 f6 24. Rb5 h5 25. Rg3 b6 26. h4 g4
27. dxc5 Ne5 28. e4 Bc6 29. Rb3 bxc5 30. Bc2 Kg7 31. Rbc3 c4 32. Bf4 Rd4
33. Be3 Rd8 34. Bf4 Bb5 35. Kf2 Nd3+ 36. Bxd3 cxd3 37. Bd2 Rxe4 38. Rc7+
Kg8 39. Re3 Rxe3 40. Kxe3 Re8+ 41. Kf4 Re2 42. Bb4 Rxg2 43. Rxa7 Rf2+ 44.
Ke4 d2 45. Ra8+ Kf7 46. Rf8+ Kg7 47. Rd8 g3 48. Bc5 Bc6+ 49. Ke3 Rxf5 50.
Bb6 g2 51. Kxd2 Rb5 52. Be3 Rb2+ 53. Kc3 Rb1 54. Rc8 g1=Q 55. Kd4 0-1


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.26"]
[EventDate "2022.12.26"]
[Round "4.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Bassem Amin"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. h3
Nh5 9. g3 Na6 10. Be3 Qe8 11. Nh4 Nc5 12. Bc2 Bd7 13. Qe2 f5 14. O-O-O f4
15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. g4 f3 17. Nxf3 Nf4 18. Qf1 h5 19. Rg1 a4 20. a3 Qc8 21.
Nh2 Ra6 22. Kb1 Qd8 23. Rg3 hxg4 24. hxg4 Kf7 25. Nf3 Rh8 26. Qe1 g5 27.
Qe3 Qe7 28. Nd2 Bf8 29. Nf1 Rh4 30. f3 Qf6 31. Qc1 Bd6 32. Ne3 Ra8 33. Rgg1
Rh3 34. Rdf1 Qh8 35. Rh1 Qh7 36. Qd1 Rh4 37. Nf5 Rh8 38. Nxh4 gxh4 39. Bxa4
Bc8 40. Rh2 Qh6 41. Rfh1 Qf6 42. Qf1 Be7 43. Nd1 Qa6 44. Bc2 Bg5 45. Qf2
Qxc4 46. Rxh4 Bxh4 47. Rxh4 Rxh4 48. Qxh4 Ne2 49. Qh5+ Ke7 50. Qxe5+ Kd8
51. Qh8+ Kd7 52. e5 Qxd5 53. Bf5+ Ke7 54. Qg7+ Ke8 55. Bg6+ 1-0


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.26"]
[EventDate "2022.12.26"]
[Round "5.6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Alexander Donchenko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 Bb4 5. d3 d6 6. a3 Bc5 7. b4 Bb6 8. Na4 Bd4
9. Rb1 Bg4 10. Be2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 a6 12. Qd2 Ba7 13. O-O Nd4 14. Bd1 b5 15. Nc3
O-O 16. Kh1 c5 17. Qe1 cxb4 18. axb4 Nd7 19. cxb5 axb5 20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4 Ne5
22. Qg3 f5 23. Bh5 Kh8 24. Nd5 fxe4 25. dxe4 Ndc6 26. Be2 Nd4 27. Bh5 Ndc6 28.
Qh3 Qc8 29. Bxe5 Nxe5 30. Qxc8 Rfxc8 31. Be2 Rab8 32. Rbc1 h5 33. Bxh5 Nd3 34.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 35. h3 Nf2+ 36. Kh2 g5 37. Bf3 Bd4 38. Ne7 Rc4 39. Be2 Rc7 40. Nf5
Be5+ 41. Kg1 Nxe4 42. Bxb5 Rb7 43. Bc6 Rxb4 44. Bxe4 Rxe4 45. Rd1 g4 46. hxg4
Rxg4 47. Nxd6 Bxd6 48. Rxd6 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.27"]
[EventDate "2022.12.26"]
[Round "7.10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Boris Savchenko"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Nb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
e6 9. a4 O-O 10. a5 Nd7 11. e4 d4 12. Nb5 e5 13. c3 a6 14. Nd6 Qe7 15. Nxc8
Raxc8 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. f4 Qb4 19. Qa4 Qxa4 20. Rxa4 Rc2 21. e5
Rfc8 22. Rxd4 Nxe5 23. fxe5 Rxc1 24. Bxb7 Bxe5 25. Rd2 R8c2 26. Rxc2 Rxc2 27. b4
Rb2 28. Bd5 Rxb4 29. Rxf7 Kh8 30. Bb7 Rb1+ 31. Kg2 Rb2+ 32. Kh1 Rb5 33. Bxa6
Rxa5 34. Ra7 Ra1+ 35. Kg2 Ra2+ 36. Kh3 h5 37. Ra8+ Kg7 38. Rg8+ Kh7 39. Re8 Bd4
40. Bc4 Rc2 41. Bd3 Rd2 42. Be2 Kg7 43. Rd8 Kf6 44. Bf3 Be3 45. Rxd2 Bxd2 46.
Bxh5 gxh5 47. g4 hxg4+ 48. Kxg4 Be1 49. h4 Bxh4 50. Kxh4 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.27"]
[EventDate "2022.12.26"]
[Round "9.15"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Shant Sargsyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg5 c6 8. Bg2
Nbd7 9. O-O h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Nd2 b6 12. e4 Be7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. exd5 exd5
15. Re1 Be6 16. Nf1 Rc8 17. Qd3 Bb4 18. Rec1 Qd7 19. Ne3 Bxc3 20. Rxc3 Rxc3 21.
Qxc3 Rc8 22. Qb3 h5 23. h4 g6 24. Re1 Kg7 25. Bf3 b5 26. Qb4 Qc6 27. Qa5 a6 28.
Re2 Qc1+ 29. Qe1 Bg4 30. Bxg4 Nxg4 31. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 32. Kg2 Nxe3+ 33. Rxe3 a5 34.
Re5 Rc2 35. b4 axb4 36. Rxd5 Rxa2 37. Rxb5 Rb2 38. Rb6 b3 39. d5 Kf8 40. Rb7 Ke8
41. d6 Rb1 42. Re7+ Kf8 43. Rb7 Ke8 44. Re7+ Kf8 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.27"]
[EventDate "2022.12.26"]
[Round "8.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Volodar Murzin"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[PlyCount "118"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. d3 e6 7. Be2 Bd6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. d4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Nf6 12. Qf3 O-O 13. c3 a5 14. a4 Nd5 15.
g3 Qf6 16. Re1 Rfe8 17. Qxf6 Nxf6 18. Bc4 Kf8 19. Kg2 Re7 20. Be3 Nd5 21. Bg5
Rd7 22. Rad1 Be7 23. Bc1 Rad8 24. Bb3 Bf6 25. Bc2 h6 26. f4 g6 27. Kf3 b5 28. f5
gxf5 29. Bxh6+ Kg8 30. Rg1 b4 31. Rd3 bxc3 32. bxc3 Rb8 33. g4 f4 34. Bxf4 Nxf4
35. Kxf4 Kg7 36. g5 Be7 37. Rgd1 Rb2 38. R1d2 c5 39. h4 cxd4 40. Rxd4 Rc7 41.
Be4 Rxd2 42. Rxd2 f6 43. c4 Rxc4 44. Rd7 Kf8 45. gxf6 Bxf6 46. h5 Rc5 47. Bg6
Bg5+ 48. Ke4 Rc4+ 49. Ke5 Rxa4 50. Kxe6 Rf4 51. Bf5 a4 52. Ra7 Rh4 53. Bh7 Rxh5
54. Rf7+ Ke8 55. Bg6 Rh6 56. Kf5 Be3 57. Rh7+ Kd8 58. Rxh6 Bxh6 59. Bf7 a3 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.27"]
[EventDate "2022.12.26"]
[Round "6.9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexandr Predke"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Be7 9. O-O e5 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Nd1 Be6 12. Ne3 a6 13. b3 b5 14. Bb2 Qc7 15.
h3 Rfd8 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. f4 h6 18. Qe2 Qc5 19. Kh2 Re8 20. Rd3 b4 21. Rfd1 a5
22. c4 bxc3 23. Rxc3 Qb4 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. fxe5 dxe5 26. Bxe5 a4 27. Nd5 Bxd5
28. exd5 axb3 29. d6 Rc2 30. Qf3 Qa5 31. Qxb3 Re2 32. Bxf6 Bxf6 33. d7 Qa8 34.
Qd5 Qxd5 35. Rxd5 Bd8 36. a4 Kf8 37. Kg1 Bb6+ 38. Kh2 Ke7 39. h4 Ra2 40. Rb5 Bc7
41. Rb4 Kxd7 42. h5 Ra3 43. Rg4 Be5 44. Bh3 Kd6 45. Kg2 Ra2+ 46. Kh1 Ra1+ 47.
Kg2 Ra2+ 48. Kh1 Ra1+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.28"]
[EventDate "2022.12.26"]
[Round "13.19"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vasif Durarbayli"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 Nxd4 8. Nxd4
exd4 9. c3 dxc3 10. Qd5 Be6 11. Qc6+ Bd7 12. Qd5 Be6 13. Qc6+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.28"]
[EventDate "2022.12.26"]
[Round "11.17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Aydin Suleymanli"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nf6 5. h3 c6 6. Nf3 a6 7. a4 a5 8. Be3 Na6 9.
Be2 O-O 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. O-O e5 12. d5 Ndc5 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. Qxb3 c5 15. Nb5 f5
16. exf5 gxf5 17. f4 e4 18. Bd2 Rf6 19. Kh2 Bd7 20. Ra3 Rg6 21. Bc3 Bxb5 22.
axb5 Nb4 23. Bh5 Rh6 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qg3+ Kh8 26. Bf7 Nc2 27. Qg5 Rf6 28. Rc3
Nd4 29. Bh5 b6 30. Re1 Ra7 31. Rg3 a4 32. Ra1 Rf8 33. Qxd8 Rxd8 34. Bd1 Rda8 35.
Rga3 Kg7 36. Kg1 Kf6 37. Kf2 Re7 38. Re3 Rea7 39. Rea3 Rg8 40. Re3 h5 41. h4
Rga8 42. Rea3 Re7 43. Re3 Rea7 44. Rea3 Re7 45. Re3 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.28"]
[EventDate "2022.12.26"]
[Round "10.16"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksandar Indjic"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "228"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 b6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. Bd3 d6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Nd2 Bd3 13. Re1 d5 14. b3 a5 15.
Rc1 c6 16. Bb2 Rc8 17. e4 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Rxe4 Nf6 20. Re3 b5 21. a4 bxc4
22. bxc4 Rb8 23. Bc3 Ra8 24. Qc2 Qd6 25. h3 Rfd8 26. Re5 Qc7 27. Rce1 h6 28. Qd2
Qb6 29. R1e3 Qb1+ 30. Kh2 Kh7 31. Qe2 Rdb8 32. Rc5 Rc8 33. Qf3 Qb8+ 34. g3 Qb6
35. Re1 Kg8 36. Kg2 Nd7 37. Rh5 Qb3 38. Qd3 Nb6 39. Rb1 Qxc4 40. Qxc4 Nxc4 41.
Rc5 Nd6 42. Kf3 Nf5 43. Ke4 Ne7 44. Ra1 Nd5 45. Bd2 Rab8 46. Kf3 Rb3+ 47. Kg2
Rd3 48. Bxa5 Rxd4 49. Be1 Ra8 50. a5 Ra6 51. Rac1 Ne7 52. Rb1 Rd7 53. Rb8+ Kh7
54. h4 f6 55. Rc1 h5 56. Rcb1 Nd5 57. Rc1 Kg6 58. Kf3 Kf5 59. Ke2 e5 60. f3 e4
61. fxe4+ Kxe4 62. Rc4+ Kf5 63. Kf3 Kg6 64. Rb1 Ne7 65. Rb6 Ra8 66. Rb1 Rd3+ 67.
Kg2 Ra7 68. Ra1 Ra6 69. Rac1 Rb3 70. Rc5 Ra7 71. R5c2 Ra6 72. Kh2 Rb5 73. Rc4
Kf7 74. R1c2 Ra7 75. Rd4 Kg6 76. Re4 Kf7 77. Rec4 Rb1 78. Bd2 Kg6 79. Ra2 Ra6
80. Rac2 Nf5 81. Ra2 Rb3 82. Rc3 Rxc3 83. Bxc3 Ne3 84. Rb2 Nd5 85. Be1 Kf5 86.
Kg2 Ke4 87. Kf2 Ra7 88. Rc2 Ra6 89. Ke2 Ne7 90. Rb2 Nf5 91. Rb7 c5 92. Kd1 g5
93. Rh7 Kd3 94. hxg5 fxg5 95. Rxh5 Ne3+ 96. Kc1 Nc2 97. Bf2 Rf6 98. Bxc5 Kc3 99.
Rh1 Rf5 100. Bb6 Rb5 101. g4 Nb4 102. Kd1 Nc6 103. Rh3+ Kb4 104. Ke2 Nxa5 105.
Bd8 Re5+ 106. Kf3 Nc4 107. Rh5 Nd2+ 108. Kf2 Kc4 109. Bxg5 Rxg5 110. Rxg5 Ne4+
111. Ke3 Nxg5 112. Kf4 Nf7 113. g5 Nxg5 114. Kxg5 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Rapid Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.28"]
[EventDate "2022.12.26"]
[Round "12.16"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Giga Quparadze"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 Nbd7 4. c4 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nc3 c6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Nf3
Nf8 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 Be6 11. Rb1 a5 12. a3 N8d7 13. O-O O-O 14. Na4 Nh5 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 a4 18. Qc3 Nf6 19. Nd4 Ng4 20. Be2 Nf6 21. f3
Rfe8 22. Rfe1 Nd7 23. Rbc1 Qd8 24. Qb4 Ra7 25. Rc3 Qa5 26. Bf1 Nf6 27. Bd3 Bc8
28. Bc2 Ra8 29. Re2 Bd7 30. g4 Reb8 31. h4 Qxb4 32. axb4 b6 33. g5 bxc5 34. Rxc5
hxg5 35. hxg5 Nh7 36. f4 Rxb4 37. Bf5 Be8 38. Nxc6 Bxc6 39. Rxc6 Nf8 40. Rd6 g6
41. Bh3 Rab8 42. Rxd5 Rxb2 43. Rxb2 Rxb2 44. Ra5 Re2 45. Rxa4 Rxe3 46. Bc8 Rc3
47. Bb7 Rc7 48. Bd5 Kg7 49. Kf2 Rd7 50. Ra5 Nh7 51. Be4 Nf8 52. Bd5 Nh7 53. Kf3
f6 54. Be4 fxg5 55. fxg5 Rf7+ 56. Kg4 Re7 57. Bc2 Rc7 58. Be4 Re7 59. Bc2 Rc7
60. Be4 Re7 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.29"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "6.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. c4 e5 2. a3 c6 3. d4 e4 4. d5 f5 5. Nc3 d6 6. dxc6 bxc6 7. Bf4 Nf6 8. e3 Be7
9. h3 O-O 10. Nge2 a5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. c5 d5 13. b4 Na6 14. Rb1 axb4 15. axb4 Nc7
16. Be2 Ne6 17. Be5 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Be6 19. O-O Nd7 20. f4 exf3 21. Bxf3 Qc7 22.
Ne2 Ne5 23. Nf4 Bf7 24. b5 Ra5 25. b6 Qb8 26. Qc2 Nc4 27. Nd3 f4 28. Qc3 Ra3 29.
Rb3 Rxb3 30. Qxb3 fxe3 31. Nb4 Be8 32. Nxd5 cxd5 33. Bxd5+ Kh8 34. Rxf8+ Bxf8
35. Bxc4 e2 36. Bxe2 Qd8 37. Qe3 Bf7 38. c6 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.29"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Yangyi Yu"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "108"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 a6 4. Nf3 d6 5. a4 Bg4 6. Be2 Nc6 7. d5 Bxf3 8. Bxf3
Nd4 9. Be3 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 Nf6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfd1 Nd7 13. Bd4 e5 14. dxe6 fxe6
15. Qh3 Qe7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Ne2 Qf6 18. Qe3 Ne5 19. f3 g5 20. b3 a5 21. Rf1
Ng6 22. Rad1 Kh8 23. Rf2 Rf7 24. Rdf1 Raf8 25. g3 e5 26. Nc3 Ne7 27. Qd2 Qg7 28.
Nd5 Nxd5 29. Qxd5 b6 30. Kg2 h5 31. Qd2 Qg6 32. Qe3 Rf6 33. Kh1 R8f7 34. Kg2 Kg7
35. Kg1 Qh6 36. Kg2 h4 37. g4 h3+ 38. Kg1 Rf4 39. c4 Qe6 40. Kh1 R7f6 41. Rg1
Qf7 42. Rgf1 Kf8 43. Kg1 Ke7 44. Qd3 Kd8 45. Qe3 Qe6 46. Qd3 Ke7 47. Qe3 Qd7 48.
Qd3 Qc8 49. Qe3 Qe8 50. Qd3 Qc6 51. Qe3 Rf8 52. Qd3 Qc5 53. Qd5 Qe3 54. Qc6 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.29"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "8.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2859"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. e4 dxe4 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Ng5 Be6 10. Nxe6+ fxe6 11. Bg5 Nc6 12. Nxe4 Bb4+ 13. Nd2 h6 14.
Bxf6+ gxf6 15. O-O-O Ke7 16. Nb3 Rhd8 17. Be2 Na5 18. Nxa5 Bxa5 19. Rxd8 Rxd8
20. Rd1 Rxd1+ 21. Kxd1 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.29"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "9.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "24"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
O-O d5 9. exd5 Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. dxc6 Qd4+ 12. Kh1 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.29"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "10.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jan-Krzysztof Duda"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Nd7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Nc4 f6 9. Kh1 Nb6 10. Ne3 Be6 11. Rg1 Kh8 12. g4 a5 13. Qe2 a4 14. Nf5 Bd6 15.
Rg3 g6 16. Bh6 Rf7 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. d4 Nd7 19. c4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Qe7 21. Bd2 Ne5
22. Rc1 Bxc4 23. Rxc4 Nxc4 24. Qxc4 Qxe4+ 25. f3 Qe7 26. Rg1 d5 27. Qd3 Re8 28.
Re1 Qd7 29. Qc3 Kg8 30. b4 axb3 31. axb3 Rfe7 32. Rxe7 Qxe7 33. b4 Qe5 34. Kg2
Rc8 35. Qc5 Kf7 36. h4 Ra8 37. Qc3 Ra2 38. Qd3 Qd6 39. Ne2 b6 40. h5 c5 41.
hxg6+ hxg6 42. bxc5 bxc5 43. Nc3 Ra3 44. Qb1 Qc6 45. Qh1 g5 46. Qh7+ Ke8 47.
Qg8+ Kd7 48. Nxd5 Qe6 49. Qh7+ Kc6 50. Nc3 Rb3 51. Qd3 c4 52. Qc2 Qe5 53. Ne4
Qd4 54. Qa2 Rb2 55. Qa6+ Kc7 56. Qa5+ Kb7 57. Kh3 Rb1 58. Ng3 Rb3 59. Bb4 Rxf3
60. Qb5+ Qb6 61. Qd7+ Qc7 62. Qb5+ Qb6 63. Qd7+ Qc7 64. Qb5+ Qb6 65. Qxc4 Qc6
66. Qxc6+ Kxc6 67. Bf8 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.29"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "11.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Haik M Martirosyan"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 d5 8. Bb2 b6
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. e3 Ne7 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. Nd3 c5 14. dxc5 Bxb2 15. Nxb2
Nxc5 16. b4 Nd7 17. Nb3 Rc7 18. a3 Ba6 19. b5 Bb7 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21. Qd2 N5f6 22.
Bxb7 Rxb7 23. Nc4 Rc7 24. f3 Nc5 25. Qxd8 Rxd8 26. Ne5 Rd5 27. f4 Nfe4 28. Nd4
f6 29. Nec6 Kf7 30. Rc2 a5 31. Rfc1 Rcd7 32. Kg2 Nd3 33. Rd1 Ndc5 34. Rdc1 e5
35. fxe5 fxe5 36. Nf3 Nd3 37. Rf1 Kg7 38. Rc4 Nd6 39. Rc2 Nf5 40. Re2 Rxb5 41.
e4 Ne7 42. Nxe7 Rxe7 43. Rd2 Rb3 44. Rfd1 Nc5 45. Rd5 Nxe4 46. Nxe5 Rb2+ 47. Kg1
Nf6 48. Nc4 Rc2 49. R5d4 Ree2 50. Nxb6 Rg2+ 51. Kf1 Rxh2 52. Kg1 Rcg2+ 53. Kf1
Nh5 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.29"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "12.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladimir3 Fedoseev"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bb3 d6 6. h3 Qe7 7. Nge2 a5 8. Ng3 h6
9. a3 b5 10. Qf3 Na6 11. O-O Bb6 12. Be3 Bd8 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. Qxf5 Qd7 15. Qf3
O-O 16. d4 exd4 17. Bxd4 Re8 18. Rfe1 Qc7 19. Nxb5 cxb5 20. e5 dxe5 21. Qxa8 Nc5
22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 24. Qxd8+ Kh7 25. Qxa5 Nfe4 26. Qe1 Qxb2 27. a4 bxa4
28. Rxa4 Nf6 29. Rb4 Nxb3 30. cxb3 Qc2 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.29"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "5.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Anish Giri"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf5 12. Be2 Bf6 13. O-O Be4 14. Bxf6
Qxf6 15. Nd4 Ne6 16. f3 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. exd4 Bc2 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.29"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sarin Nihal"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "124"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. Na4 Bb6 6. Nxb6 axb6 7. Ne2 O-O 8.
Nc3 Be6 9. O-O h6 10. h3 Nc6 11. Be3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. f4 exf4
15. Bxf4 Be6 16. Qd2 Nd4 17. Rae1 c6 18. a3 Kh7 19. Qf2 Nf5 20. Kh2 Qd4 21. Qf3
Qd7 22. a4 Rfe8 23. b3 Rad8 24. Re4 c5 25. Qf2 Nd4 26. Be5 Nc6 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28.
Qf6+ Kh7 29. Rh4 Qd6+ 30. Kh1 Qf8 31. Ne4 Qg7 32. Qf4 Qg6 33. Nf6+ Kg7 34. Rf3
Rd4 35. Nxe8+ Kf8 36. Qxh6+ Qxh6 37. Rxh6 Kxe8 38. Rh8+ Ke7 39. Re3 Rf4 40. Kg1
Kf6 41. Re2 Nd4 42. Rd2 Bd5 43. Rh6+ Kg7 44. Rxb6 Bc6 45. a5 Rf6 46. c3 Nb5 47.
Rf2 Rd6 48. Rf5 Nxc3 49. Rxc5 Ne2+ 50. Kh2 Rg6 51. Rcxc6 bxc6 52. a6 Rg5 53. b4
Nf4 54. g4 Re5 55. a7 Nd5 56. a8=Q Nxb6 57. Qxc6 Re6 58. Qc5 Nd7 59. Qd4+ Ne5
60. Kg3 f6 61. b5 Kf7 62. b6 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.29"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Zaven Andriasian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 d6 6. c3 a6 7. Bb3 Ba7 8. h3
O-O 9. O-O h6 10. Re1 Be6 11. Bc2 Re8 12. Nf1 d5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Ng3 Qd6 15.
Nh4 Qd7 16. Qe2 Rad8 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. dxe4 Be6 19. Nf5 f6 20. Qg4 Kh7 21. Qh4
Qf7 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Rxe3 Rd2 24. Bb3 Bxb3 25. axb3 Ne7 26. c4 Nxf5 27. exf5
Red8 28. Rb1 R8d4 29. Qg3 Qh5 30. Rf3 c5 31. Kh2 a5 32. Ra1 b6 33. b4 axb4 34.
Ra7 Qg5 35. b3 Rd7 36. Ra6 R2d6 37. h4 Qxg3+ 38. Rxg3 h5 39. Rg6 Rb7 40. Rg3 Rd4
41. Rh3 Rf4 42. Rd3 Rxf2 43. Rd6 Rb2 44. Ra8 Rf2 45. Kh3 Rxf5 46. Kg3 Rf1 47.
Rdd8 Kg6 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.29"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Sergei Yudin"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 c6 8. Re1
exd4 9. Nxd4 Ne5 10. Ba2 Re8 11. h3 Ng6 12. Qf3 Bd7 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. Qxf5 Qd7
15. Qf3 Ne5 16. Qd1 h6 17. Be3 Bf8 18. f4 Ng6 19. Qf3 Qc7 20. Bd4 Rad8 21. Rad1
a6 22. Kh1 b5 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Ne2 Kh8 25. axb5 axb5 26. c3 Rd7 27. Rf1 Rde7
28. Ng3 Qa5 29. Bb1 b4 30. Rxd6 bxc3 31. bxc3 Rb7 32. Rxc6 Rb2 33. e5 Nh4 34.
Qd3 f5 35. Nxf5 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.29"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Nodirbek Yakubboev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. h4 d6 5. h5 Nxh5 6. Rxh5 gxh5 7. e4 Bg7 8. Qxh5+
Kf8 9. Nf3 Qe8 10. Qh4 Nc6 11. Be3 Qg6 12. e5 dxe5 13. dxe5 Be6 14. O-O-O Nxe5
15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Bf6 18. Qf4 Qg4 19. Qxc7 Kf7 20. Rd2 b5 21.
Be2 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.30"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "17.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Dmitry Andreikin"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 Ne7 8. Nc3 d6
9. e4 exd5 10. cxd5 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nd7 13. Qe2 f5 14. Bg5 Bf6 15. Bxf6
Rxf6 16. f4 Rf8 17. e5 Nc8 18. Rae1 Re8 19. e6 Nf6 20. g4 Ne7 21. g5 Nh5 22. Kh2
c5 23. Qd2 a6 24. Bf3 Ng7 25. h4 Qa5 26. a3 b5 27. Rh1 b4 28. Ne2 Rab8 29. Kg3
c4 30. h5 gxh5 31. Qd4 Ng6 32. Bxh5 Nxh5+ 33. Rxh5 bxa3 34. Reh1 Rb7 35. Qf6 Nf8
36. Nd4 Qd2 37. Nxf5 Rb3+ 38. Ne3 Qxe3+ 39. Kg4 Qf3+ 40. Kf5 Qxd5+ 41. Kg4 Qf3+
42. Kf5 Rb5+ 43. Qe5 Rxe5+ 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.30"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "21.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Pentala Harikrishna"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "358"]

1. c4 e5 2. a3 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be2 Be7 8. Be3
O-O 9. O-O Kh8 10. b4 a6 11. Nbd2 f5 12. Rc1 Be6 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. Nb3 f4 15. Bc5
Nd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. h3 Rfd8 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. Qxc5 Qf6 20. b5 axb5 21. Qxb5 Rb8
22. Rc5 Bd7 23. Qb2 b6 24. Rc2 Be8 25. Rfc1 Rd6 26. Bf1 h6 27. Rc3 Bh5 28. Nd2
f3 29. g3 Nd4 30. Nc4 Rc6 31. Ne3 Rxc3 32. Qxc3 c5 33. Rb1 Bf7 34. Qd2 Be6 35.
a4 Qd8 36. Qb2 Ra8 37. Ra1 Qd7 38. Qxb6 Bxh3 39. Kh2 Bxf1 40. Rxf1 Qf7 41. g4
Qf4+ 42. Kh3 Rxa4 43. Qd8+ Kh7 44. Nd5 Qf7 45. Qd6 Ne6 46. Qxe5 Rd4 47. Kg3 Rxd3
48. Ne3 Ng5 49. Nf5 Rd7 50. Rc1 Qe6 51. Qxe6 Nxe6 52. Kxf3 Rd3+ 53. Kg2 Ng5 54.
Rxc5 Nxe4 55. Rc7 Rd2 56. Kf3 Nxf2 57. Rxg7+ Kh8 58. Ra7 Nxg4 59. Kxg4 Kg8 60.
Kh5 Rg2 61. Kh4 Kf8 62. Ne3 Rg5 63. Ng4 Rg7 64. Ra8+ Ke7 65. Ne3 Rg5 66. Ra6 Re5
67. Ng4 Rb5 68. Nf6 Rg5 69. Ne4 Re5 70. Ra7+ Ke6 71. Nc3 Rc5 72. Ne2 Re5 73.
Nf4+ Kf5 74. Nd3 Re4+ 75. Kh5 Rd4 76. Ra3 Ke4 77. Nf2+ Kf5 78. Ng4 Kf4 79. Ra5
Ke4 80. Ra8 Rd5+ 81. Kh4 Rd4 82. Rf8 Kd3 83. Kg3 Kc4 84. Kf3 Kb5 85. Ne5 h5 86.
Ke3 Rd1 87. Ke4 h4 88. Rb8+ Ka6 89. Nd3 h3 90. Rh8 Kb7 91. Rh6 Kc8 92. Nc5 Kd8
93. Rh7 Ke8 94. Ke5 Re1+ 95. Kd6 Rd1+ 96. Kc6 h2 97. Rxh2 Ke7 98. Re2+ Kf6 99.
Ne4+ Kf5 100. Nd2 Ra1 101. Kd5 Ra5+ 102. Kd4 Ra4+ 103. Nc4 Kg4 104. Rf2 Kh4 105.
Rg2 Kh3 106. Rg8 Kh4 107. Kd5 Kh3 108. Ne3 Kh4 109. Ke5 Ra5+ 110. Kf4 Ra4+ 111.
Kf3 Kh5 112. Ng4 Ra3+ 113. Kf4 Ra4+ 114. Kf5 Ra5+ 115. Ne5 Kh4 116. Rg7 Kh3 117.
Rg1 Kh4 118. Rc1 Kh3 119. Rc3+ Kh4 120. Rb3 Rd5 121. Ke6 Ra5 122. Kf6 Ra8 123.
Kf5 Rf8+ 124. Ke4 Ra8 125. Rb4 Kg5 126. Nf3+ Kg4 127. Rb5 Ra4+ 128. Nd4 Ra8 129.
Re5 Ra1 130. Rc5 Re1+ 131. Kd3 Re8 132. Rc1 Ra8 133. Rf1 Rb8 134. Nc6 Ra8 135.
Ne5+ Kg5 136. Kd4 Ra4+ 137. Kd5 Ra5+ 138. Ke6 Ra6+ 139. Ke7 Ra7+ 140. Kf8 Ra8+
141. Kg7 Ra7+ 142. Nf7+ Kg4 143. Rf6 Ra8 144. Ne5+ Kg5 145. Rf7 Ra5 146. Nf3+
Kg4 147. Nd4 Ra6 148. Nf5 Rb6 149. Ne3+ Kg3 150. Rf5 Ra6 151. Nd5 Kg4 152. Re5
Rc6 153. Re4+ Kf3 154. Rf4+ Kg3 155. Rf7 Ra6 156. Nc3 Kg4 157. Ne4 Rb6 158. Nf6+
Kg3 159. Kg6 Rb5 160. Nh5+ Kg2 161. Rf4 Ra5 162. Nf6 Rb5 163. Ne4 Ra5 164. Rf2+
Kg1 165. Rb2 Kf1 166. Nd2+ Ke1 167. Kf6 Ra8 168. Ke5 Ke2 169. Ne4+ Ke3 170. Rb3+
Ke2 171. Nc5 Re8+ 172. Ne6 Ke1 173. Rb2 Kd1 174. Kd5 Ke1 175. Nf4 Rd8+ 176. Kc4
Rd2 177. Rb3 Rd8 178. Rf3 Rc8+ 179. Kd4 Rd8+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.30"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "20.3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Vincent Keymer"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 e6 4. a3 g6 5. Nc3 d6 6. e4 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O e5
9. d5 Ne7 10. b4 Nd7 11. a4 f5 12. Ng5 Nf6 13. Qc2 fxe4 14. Ncxe4 Nf5 15. Bb2
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bd7 17. Ra3 Qe7 18. a5 Rac8 19. Qd1 h6 20. c5 Be8 21. Rf3 Rd8 22.
a6 b6 23. cxb6 cxb6 24. Bd3 Bf7 25. Ng3 Nh4 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Ne4 Nf5 28. Qg4
Kh7 29. Rc1 Qf8 30. Rc6 Ne7 31. b5 Rf4 32. Qe6 Nf5 33. g3 Rf3 34. Be2 Rb3 35.
Bc3 Rxc3 36. Rxc3 Nd4 37. Qg4 h5 38. Ng5+ Kh6 39. Qe4 Kxg5 40. Bd3 Nf5 41. Rc7
Kh6 42. Rxa7 Rc8 43. Kg2 h4 44. Rb7 Qf6 45. Qg4 Rf8 46. Qe2 Qg5 47. Be4 Nd4 48.
Qe3 Qxe3 49. fxe3 Nxb5 50. Rxb6 Nc3 51. Bf3 e4 52. Be2 Nxe2 53. Rxd6 hxg3 54.
hxg3 Nc3 55. Rd7 Ra8 56. a7 Nxd5 57. Rxd5 Rxa7 58. g4 Rf7 59. Kg3 Rf3+ 60. Kh4
Kh7 61. Rd7 Rxe3 62. Kg5 Re1 63. Kf4 e3 64. Re7 Kg8 0-1


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.30"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "19.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aleksandr Shimanov"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qe5+ 4. Nge2 Nf6 5. d4 Qa5 6. g3 c6 7. Bg2 Bf5 8.
a3 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. h3 h6 11. Rb1 O-O 12. b4 Qc7 13. b5 Nbd7 14. a4 Rac8 15.
bxc6 bxc6 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. a5 Rb8 20. Na4 c5 21. Rfd1
Rxb1 22. Rxb1 cxd4 23. Qxd4 Ne5 24. Qxd6 Rxd6 25. Nc5 Rd2 26. Bf1 Ne4 27. Nb3
Rxc2 28. Nbd4 Rc7 29. Nxf5 exf5 30. Nd4 g6 31. a6 Rd7 32. Nb5 Rd2 33. Bg2 Ra2
34. Bxe4 fxe4 35. Nc3 Rxa6 36. Rb8+ Kg7 37. Nxe4 Ra1+ 38. Kg2 Rd1 39. Rb5 Nc4
40. Rb7 a5 41. Rc7 Rd4 42. Nc5 Kg8 43. Rc8+ Kg7 44. Rc7 Kg8 45. Rc8+ Kg7 46. Rc7 1/2-1/2


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.30"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "18.2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexey Sarana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "170"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 d5 8. Nbd2 b6
9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Rc8 11. Rac1 Ne7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ne5 c5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15.
Rfd1 Qa5 16. e3 Rfd8 17. a3 Ne8 18. Nd3 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Qb6 20. b4 c4 21. Nf4 Nf6
22. Nxc4 Rxc4 23. Rxc4 dxc4 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Bxb7 Nf5 26. Bf3 g5 27. Nh5 Nxh5
28. Bxh5 Qd5 29. Be2 Nd6 30. Qc3 h5 31. Bxh5 Ne4 32. Qc2 Nd2 33. Be2 f5 34. a4
g4 35. b5 Nf3+ 36. Bxf3 gxf3 37. Kf1 c3 38. Qxc3 Qd1+ 39. Qe1 Qxa4 40. Qb1 Kg7
41. h3 Kg6 42. g4 Kh6 43. gxf5 Kg5 44. Kg1 Qh4 45. Qd1 Qe4 46. Qd8+ Kxf5 47.
Qf8+ Kg6 48. Qd6+ Kh7 49. Kh2 Qf5 50. Qc7+ Kh8 51. Qb8+ Kh7 52. Qxa7+ Kh6 53.
Qb6+ Kh5 54. Qd6 Qxb5 55. Qf4 Qc6 56. Kg3 Qc1 57. Qxf3+ Kg5 58. Qf4+ Kh5 59. Kg2
Qa1 60. Qg4+ Kh6 61. h4 Kh7 62. Qf5+ Kh8 63. h5 Qa8+ 64. Kg3 Qb8+ 65. Kg4 Qb4+
66. e4 Qe1 67. Qe5+ Kh7 68. Qf5+ Kh8 69. Qf6+ Kh7 70. Qe7+ Kh8 71. Qe5+ Kh7 72.
f3 Qg1+ 73. Qg3 Qa7 74. Qd6 Qg1+ 75. Kf5 Qf1 76. Qg6+ Kh8 77. Qh6+ Kg8 78. Qe6+
Kh7 79. f4 Qh3+ 80. Kf6 Qc3+ 81. Qe5 Qc6+ 82. Kg5 Qc1 83. Qe7+ Kh8 84. e5 Qg1+
85. Kh6 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.30"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "16.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Alexander Grischuk"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. dxc5 Nf6 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Ngf3 Qxc5 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
a4 O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. c3 b6 11. a5 bxa5 12. Nb3 Nc6 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. Nc5 Rfd8 16. Nxb7 Qxb7 17. Qc2 g6 18. Be4 Qb6 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Rxa5 Rd7 21.
Rfa1 Rb7 22. h3 Bd8 23. Ra6 Bb6 24. c4 Rc8 25. b3 Qc5 26. Rd1 Rbb8 27. Raa1 Rd8
28. g3 a5 29. Kg2 Ba7 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Re1 Bb6 32. h4 h5 33. Ne5 Kg7 34. Re2
Bc7 35. Nf3 Qe7 36. Ng5 Qf6 37. Re3 Qd4 38. Rf3 Rd7 39. Rxf7+ 1-0


[Event "World Blitz Championship"]
[Site "Almaty KAZ"]
[Date "2022.12.30"]
[EventDate "2022.12.29"]
[Round "15.2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vladislav Artemiev"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bb3 O-O 6. Qf3 d6 7. Nge2 Be6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. h3 Bb6 10. Ng3 h6 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. Qxf5 Nc5 13. Kh1 Nxb3 14. axb3 Qd7
15. Qf3 Qe6 16. Ne2 d5 17. Ng3 Kh7 18. Bd2 Rad8 19. Rae1 Rfe8 20. Re2 dxe4 21.
dxe4 Rd7 22. Bc3 g6 23. Ree1 Red8 24. Qe2 Bd4 25. f4 exf4 26. Rxf4 Bxc3 27. bxc3
Ng8 28. Ref1 Kg7 29. Qf2 b6 30. Ne2 Rf8 31. Nd4 Qd6 32. Qe3 Re7 33. Qg3 Kh8 34.
Qf2 Kg7 35. Qg3 Kh8 36. Qg4 c5 37. Nf3 Qe6 38. Qh4 Kg7 39. Qg3 Nf6 40. Ng5 hxg5
41. Rxf6 Qe5 42. Qf2 Qxe4 43. Rd6 Qe5 44. Qd2 g4 45. hxg4 Rh8+ 46. Kg1 Qh2+ 47.
Kf2 Re4 48. Rd3 Rxg4 49. Ke1 Re8+ 50. Re3 Qg3+ 51. Ke2 Rxe3+ 52. Qxe3 Qxg2+ 53.
Rf2 Qe4 0-1


[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.03"]
[EventDate "2023.02.03"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rinat Jumabayev"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "164"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O g6 5. c4 d4 6. b4 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. d3 Nc6
9. b5 Na5 10. e3 dxe3 11. fxe3 Bf5 12. e4 Bg4 13. e5 Nd7 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. Nbd2 a6
16. a4 Rad8 17. Rfe1 e6 18. Bc3 b6 19. Qe3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 axb5 21. axb5 Rfe8 22.
Rab1 f5 23. Bg2 h6 24. h4 Re7 25. Nf3 Nb7 26. Ra1 Na5 27. Ra3 Nf8 28. Rb1 Nd7
29. Re1 Ree8 30. Qe2 Ra8 31. Kh2 Ra7 32. Rea1 Rd8 33. R1a2 Kh7 34. Ra4 Qb8 35.
R2a3 Rf8 36. Kh1 Qc7 37. Kg1 Rfa8 38. Kh1 Nc6 39. Rxa7 Rxa7 40. Rxa7 Nxa7 41.
Bh3 Nc8 42. g4 Ne7 43. h5 Nf8 44. Nh4 f4 45. Qe4 Qa7 46. Qxf4 Qa3 47. Qd2 g5 48.
Nf3 Nd7 49. Bg2 Qb3 50. Kh2 Qb1 51. Kh3 Kh8 52. d4 cxd4 53. Bxd4 Qb3 54. Qc3 Qa2
55. Qe3 Qxc4 56. Qe4 Nd5 57. Kh2 Qxb5 58. Qg6 Nf8 59. Qf7 Nf4 60. Bh1 Qe2+ 61.
Kg3 Qf1 62. Kh2 Qh3+ 63. Kg1 Qxg4+ 64. Kf2 b5 65. Qe7 b4 66. Qe8 Qxh5 67. Qxh5
Nxh5 68. Ke3 Nf4 69. Nd2 Nd7 70. Nc4 b3 71. Bc6 Nd5+ 72. Ke4 N7b6 73. Nb2 g4 74.
Bb5 h5 75. Be2 Kh7 76. Bd1 Kg6 77. Bxb3 h4 78. Bd1 Kg5 79. Nd3 Nd7 80. Bb2 h3
81. Bc1+ Kh4 82. Nf2 Nc3+ 0-1


[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.03"]
[EventDate "2023.02.03"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "130"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 Be7 7. f4 O-O 8. Be3
e5 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. f5 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 b5 12. Bd3 a5 13. Nb1 c5 14. Bxb5 Rb8 15.
a4 Nxe4 16. O-O g6 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Rfe1 Bg4 19. Rd3 Bf5 20. Na3 Nf6 21. Rdd1
Ng4 22. Bd2 c4 23. h3 Bc5+ 24. Kf1 Nf2 25. Rc1 Ne4 26. Be3 c3 27. Bxc5 cxb2 28.
Bxf8 bxc1=Q 29. Rxc1 Kxf8 30. Re1 g5 31. Re3 f6 32. Nc4 Rc8 33. Ke1 Ke7 34. g4
Bg6 35. Nxa5 Rxc2 36. Bd3 Rc5 37. Nc4 Nc3 38. Nb6 Bxd3 39. Rxd3 Ke6 40. a5 Na2
41. Ra3 Nb4 42. Ra4 Na6 43. Nc4 Kd5 44. Ne3+ Kc6 45. Ke2 Kb5 46. Ra1 Nb4 47. a6
Nxa6 48. Rf1 Rc6 49. Nd5 Rc2+ 50. Kf3 Nc5 51. Nxf6 Rc3+ 52. Kg2 Kc4 53. Rf5 Kd4
54. Rxg5 e4 55. Rd5+ Kc4 56. g5 Rc2+ 57. Kg3 Rc3+ 58. Kg4 Rc1 59. g6 Rg1+ 60.
Kh5 e3 61. Re5 Kd4 62. Rxe3 Kxe3 63. Ng4+ Rxg4 64. Kxg4 Nd7 65. Kf5 1-0


[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.03"]
[EventDate "2023.02.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Daniil Dubov"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5
a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c4 b4 13. Nc2 O-O 14. g3 1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.03"]
[EventDate "2023.02.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Daniil Dubov"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 d5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. b3
dxc4 9. Nxc4 c5 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Bc5 14. Rfd1
Nbd7 15. Rac1 Rfc8 16. Nb5 a6 17. Nbd6 Rc7 18. a3 b5 19. Na5 Bb6 20. Rxc7 Bxc7
21. Nc6 Nc5 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. b4 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Na4 25. Rd7 Nb6 26. Rd3 Nc4 27.
Na5 Nxa5 28. bxa5 Rc8 29. Rd6 Rc3 30. Rxa6 Rxa3 31. Ra8+ Kg7 32. a6 b4 1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.03"]
[EventDate "2023.02.03"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Quang Liem Le"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bf4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
e3 a6 9. a4 O-O 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Nc3 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Rfc8 14. Qb3 h6 15.
Bg3 Qe8 16. Nd2 Be7 17. Nc4 Ne4 18. Rxd7 Qxd7 19. Nxb6 Nd2 20. Qd1 Qc6 21. Ncd5
Bb4 22. Qxd2 Bxd2 23. Ne7+ Kf8 24. Nxc6 Rxc6 25. Nxa8 Bxa8 26. Rd1 Rc2 27. Be5
Be4 28. Bxa6 f6 29. Bd6+ Kf7 30. b4 Rb2 31. Bf1 Bxb4 32. Bxb4 Rxb4 33. Rd4 Rxd4
34. exd4 Ke7 35. f3 Bc6 36. a5 Kd6 37. Kf2 g5 38. Ke3 e5 39. dxe5+ Kxe5 40. g3
Kd5 41. Bd3 Kc5 42. f4 Bd5 43. fxg5 fxg5 44. a6 Kb6 45. Kd4 Bf3 46. Ke5 h5 47.
Kf6 h4 48. Kxg5 hxg3 49. hxg3 Bd1 50. Kf4 Ka7 51. Ke3 Bg4 52. Be2 Bc8 53. Kf4
Kb6 54. g4 Bxg4 55. Kxg4 1-0


[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.03"]
[EventDate "2023.02.03"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Raunak Sadhwani"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C71"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. d5 Nce7 7. c4 g6 8. Nc3 Bg7
9. O-O h6 10. Ne1 f5 11. f3 Nf6 12. Nd3 c5 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. a3 b5 15. b3 O-O
16. Qe2 Rab8 17. Bd2 g5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. b4 cxb4 20. Nxb4 Rfc8 21. exf5 Nxf5
22. Ne4 Ne7 23. Qd3 Rc4 24. Rfc1 Rbc8 25. Rxc4 bxc4 26. Nxf6+ Bxf6 27. Qe4 c3
28. Be3 Qb5 29. a4 Qc4 30. Nc6 Qxe4 31. Nxe7+ Bxe7 32. fxe4 Bd8 33. a5 c2 34.
Kf2 Rb8 35. Ra2 Rc8 36. Bc1 g4 37. a6 Bg5 38. Ra1 Ra8 39. Bxg5 hxg5 40. Rc1 Rxa6
41. Rxc2 Ra4 42. Re2 Ra3 43. Re3 Ra2+ 44. Re2 Ra3 45. Re3 Ra2+ 46. Re2 Ra3 1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.03"]
[EventDate "2023.02.03"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Vasif Durarbayli"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "128"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. c5 Qxb3 7. axb3 e5 8. e3
exd4 9. exd4 g5 10. Bg3 Bg7 11. Nf3 Be4 12. Nbd2 Nd7 13. Ra4 Ne7 14. h4 Bxf3 15.
Nxf3 g4 16. Ne5 Nf5 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Bd3 Rhe8+ 19. Kd1 Nxg3 20. fxg3 Re3 21.
Bf5+ Kc7 22. Bxg4 Rae8 23. Rf1 R8e7 24. Kc2 R3e4 25. Bh5 Rxd4 26. Rxa7 Rb4 27.
Ra4 Rxa4 28. bxa4 Be5 29. Rf3 f6 30. b4 Rg7 31. g4 Rg8 32. Rf5 Rg7 33. Kb3 Rg8
34. b5 b6 35. cxb6+ Kxb6 36. bxc6 Kxc6 37. Kc2 Kc5 38. Kd3 Rg7 39. Rf1 Kb4 40.
Rb1+ Kxa4 41. Ke3 Ka5 42. Kf3 Rc7 43. Rd1 Rc3+ 44. Ke2 d4 45. Bg6 Rg3 46. Bf5
Rxg2+ 47. Kd3 Rh2 48. Kc4 Kb6 49. Rb1+ Kc7 50. h5 Ra2 51. Kd5 Ra6 52. Bd3 Rd6+
53. Ke4 Rb6 54. Ra1 Kd6 55. Ra8 Rb2 56. Kf5 Rf2+ 57. Kg6 Rf3 58. Bf5 Bf4 59.
Rd8+ Kc5 60. Rc8+ Kb4 61. Rd8 Kc3 62. Rc8+ Kb4 63. Rd8 Kc3 64. Rc8+ Kb4 1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.03"]
[EventDate "2023.02.03"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Nikolas Theodorou"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. e3 b6 7. Nbd2 a5 8. Bd3
d6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qb1 Qe7 11. a3 Na6 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 O-O 15.
Rfc1 Rac8 16. h4 h6 17. h5 Rfe8 18. Rc2 b3 19. Rc3 a4 20. Rac1 Rc7 21. Qd3 Nb8
22. c5 bxc5 23. dxc5 dxc5 24. Rc4 Rd8 25. Qc3 Rdc8 26. Rg4 f6 27. Qc4 Qf7 28.
Qxa4 Qxh5 29. Rgc4 Rb7 30. Nd4 Nd7 31. Qa6 Rcb8 32. Nxe6 Rb6 33. Qa7 Rd6 34. Nf4
Rd1+ 35. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 36. Kh2 Qd6 37. Kg1 Qd1+ 38. Kh2 Qd6 39. Kg1 Qc6 40. Qa5 Rc8
41. Nd3 Kh8 42. Qc3 Qd6 43. Qxb3 Nb6 44. Rc1 c4 45. Qb4 Qxd3 46. Qxb6 Qd2 47.
Rc3 Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qh5+ 49. Kg1 Rc5 50. Rc1 Rd5 51. Qe6 Rd1+ 52. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 53.
Kh2 Qh5+ 54. Kg1 Qd1+ 55. Kh2 Qh5+ 56. Kg1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.03"]
[EventDate "2023.02.03"]
[Round "4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Aydin Suleymanli"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nd2 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 g6 8. Bxf6
exf6 9. e4 Na5 10. Be2 Bh6 11. Bf3 O-O 12. Ne2 Re8 13. Rd1 Bxd2+ 14. Rxd2 dxe4
15. Bxe4 f5 16. Bf3 f4 17. O-O Bf5 18. Qa4 g5 19. b4 Nc6 20. Nc1 a6 21. Qd1 a5
22. b5 Qxb5 23. a4 Qb6 24. Bd5 Ne7 25. Bxc4 Rec8 26. Qe2 Ng6 27. Bd3 Qf6 28. Rc2
Re8 29. Qd1 Re7 30. Bxf5 Qxf5 31. Rb2 Rae8 32. Rb5 Qf6 33. Nd3 Rc7 34. Re1 Rxe1+
35. Qxe1 b6 36. Ne5 Nxe5 37. Rxe5 h6 38. h3 Kg7 39. Rb5 Qc6 40. Rb3 f6 41. h4 f3
42. h5 fxg2 43. Qb1 f5 44. Qxf5 Re7 45. Rb1 Rf7 46. Qe5+ Kh7 47. d5 Qc5 48. Rb2
Qc4 49. Re2 Qh4 50. Qe4+ Qxe4 51. Rxe4 Rf3 52. d6 Kg7 53. d7 1-0


[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.03"]
[EventDate "2023.02.03"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Xiangyu Xu"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nd2 Nc6 5. c3 e6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. Ngf3 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. Re1 Bb7 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. e4 h6 12. Bh4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Bxh4
15. Nxh4 f5 16. Ra4 Ne5 17. Bf1 Qf6 18. f4 Qxh4 19. fxe5 Qg5 20. Qe1 f4 21. Qf2
Rad8 22. Rxa7 Rf7 23. h4 Qxe5 24. Re1 Qb8 25. Rxb7 Rxb7 26. b3 Rbd7 27. Rxe6 Rd2
28. Re2 Rxe2 29. Bxe2 Qe5 30. a4 g5 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Qf3 Kg7 33. a5 Rd2 34. Kf2
Ra2 35. a6 Qe6 36. Kf1 Ra1+ 37. Kf2 Ra2 38. Kf1 c4 39. bxc4 Ra1+ 40. Kf2 Qb6+ 0-1


[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.03"]
[EventDate "2023.02.03"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Evgeny Tomashevsky"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "76"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. e3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. Bxb4 cxb4 8. a3
Nc6 9. O-O bxa3 10. Nxa3 Nb4 11. Be2 a5 12. Nc2 Na6 13. Ne5 d6 14. Nd3 O-O 15.
Bf3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Rc8 17. Na3 Nb4 18. Qe2 d5 19. Rfc1 Qe7 20. g3 Ne4 21. cxd5
exd5 22. Nxb4 Qxb4 23. Rc2 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 h5 25. h4 Nd6 26. Qe2 Rc8 27. Rb1 g6
28. Kg2 Qb3 29. Rd1 b5 30. Rd3 Qa4 31. Nb1 Qc2 32. Qxc2 Rxc2 33. Nc3 Rxb2 34.
Nxd5 a4 35. Kf3 b4 36. e4 a3 37. e5 Nb5 38. Nf6+ Kg7 0-1


[Event "Airthings Masters"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.03"]
[EventDate "2023.02.03"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Matthias Bluebaum"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c5 6. dxc5 Nf6 7. Rc1 O-O 8. e3
Bxc5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. a3 a6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Be2 h6 13. Bh4 Be6 14. O-O Qb6 15. Na4
Qa7 16. b4 Rfd8 17. Nc5 Bg4 18. Nb3 Rac8 19. Nfd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Rxc1 21. Qxc1
Bxe2 22. Nxe2 a5 23. Nd4 axb4 24. Nf5 b5 25. axb4 Qd7 26. Qc2 Qe6 27. Nd4 Qg4
28. Nc6 Qxh4 29. Nxe7+ Kh8 30. Qc7 Rd7 31. Qb8+ Kh7 32. Nc6 Qe4 33. Qxb5 Rc7 34.
Qb6 Rc8 35. Qb7 Qe8 36. b5 Ne4 37. Nd4 Nc3 38. h3 Rc5 39. b6 Rc4 40. Qa6 Qb8 41.
Rc1 g6 42. g3 Ra4 43. Qd3 Ne4 44. Qb3 Ra6 45. Qxd5 Ng5 46. h4 Qe5 47. Qxe5 Nf3+
48. Nxf3 1-0


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2023.02.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "D Gukesh"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E29"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. d4  Nf6  2. c4  e6  3. Nc3  Bb4  4. e3  O-O
 5. a3  Bxc3+  6. bxc3  c5  7. Bd3  Nc6  8. Ne2
 b6  9. e4  Ne8
10. h4  e5  11. h5  d6  12. h6  g6  13. Be3
Na5  14. Ng3  Ba6  15. Qe2  cxd4  16. cxd4  Nb3
17. Rb1  Nxd4  18. Bxd4  exd4
 19. Qb2  Rc8  20. Qxd4  Qf6  21. Ne2  Qxd4  22.
Nxd4  Nf6  23. Kd2  Bxc4  24. f3  d5  25. e5
Bxd3  26. Kxd3  Nd7  27. f4
 Rc4  28. Rhc1  Rfc8  29. Ne2  f6  30. exf6
Kf7  31. Rxc4  Rxc4  32. Ke3
 Nc5  33. Rd1  Ra4  34. Rxd5  Rxa3+  35. Kd4  Rd3+  36. Kc4  Rxd5
37. Kxd5  Kxf6  38. g4  a5  39. Nd4  a4  40. g5+
Kf7  41. Nb5  Ne6  42. Ke5  Nc7  43. Nc3  a3  44.
f5  gxf5  45. Kxf5  b5  46. Na2  Na6  47. Nc1
b4  48. Ke5  Nc5  0-1


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2023.02.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "D Gukesh"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. Nf3  d5  2. g3  c6  3. Bg2  Bg4  4. h3  Bh5
 5. d3  Nf6  6. Nbd2  Nbd7  7. g4  Bg6  8.
Nh4  e5  9. e3  Bd6  10. b3  a5  11. a3  Nf8
 12. Bb2  Ne6  13. Qe2  Qc7  14. c4  O-O  15.
Nxg6  hxg6  16. h4  Rfe8  17. g5  Nf4  18. Qf1
Nxg2+  19. Qxg2  Nh5  20. cxd5
 cxd5  21. Rc1  Qe7  22. Qxd5  Bxa3  23. Bxa3  Qxa3  24. Qc5  Qxc5
25. Rxc5  a4  26. Ke2  axb3
 27. Rb1  Ra4  28. Rxb3  Rxh4  29. Rxb7  Rg4
30. Ne4  f5  31. gxf6  gxf6
 32. Rcc7  Rg1  33. Nd6  Ra8  34. Nf7  Ng7  35.
Rc6  Nf5  36. Rxf6  Rf8  37. Kf3  Kg7  38. Ng5+
Kxf6  39. Nh7+  Ke6  40. Nxf8+
 Kf6  41. Rb6+  Kg7  42. Nd7  Nh4+  43. Ke4
Rg4+  44. Kxe5  Nf3+  45. Ke6
 Rg2  46. Rb2  Ng5+  47. Ke5  Nh3  48. Nf6
Rxf2  49. Rb7+  Kf8  50. e4
 Nf4  51. d4  Nd3+  52. Ke6  Nf4+  53. Kd6
Ne2  54. Nd7+  Kg7  55. d5  Nc3  56. Nc5+  Kh6  57.
Ke5  g5  58. d6  Rd2  59. d7  g4  60. Rb6+
1-0


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2023.02.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "D Gukesh"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "92"]

1. d4  Nf6  2. Nf3  e6  3. Bf4  c5  4. e3  d5
 5. Nbd2  Qb6  6. Rb1  Bd7  7. c3  Bb5  8. c4
 dxc4  9. Nxc4  Bxc4  10. Bxc4  Qb4+  11. Nd2  cxd4  12. exd4  Nc6
13. O-O  Rd8  14. a3  Qb6  15. Be3  Qc7  16. Qe2
Bd6  17. g3  O-O  18. Rbc1  Qb8  19. Rfd1  Be7  20.
Nf3  Nd5  21. b4  Bf6  22. Bd3  Nxe3  23. fxe3  g6  24. Be4  Ne7  25.
g4  Rc8  26. g5  Bg7  27. Qb5  b6  28. Qd7
Nf5  29. Bxf5  exf5  30. d5
 Bb2  31. Rxc8  Qxc8  32. Qxa7  Qc2  33. Rd2
Qe4  34. Kf2  Bc1  35. Re2  Re8  36. Qxb6  f4  37.
Qb5  fxe3+  38. Kg3  Bxa3  39. d6  Bxb4  40. Qb6
Rf8  41. d7  Qe7  42. Rxe3  Bd6+  43. Kg2  Qxd7
44. Qd4  Qc6  45. Qe4  Qxe4
 46. Rxe4  Ra8  1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2023.02.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. e4  e5  2. Nf3  Nc6  3. Bb5  Nf6  4. d3  Bc5
 5. Bxc6  dxc6  6. O-O  Qd6  7. Nbd2  Be6  8.
b3  a5  9. a4  Nd7  10. Ng5  f6  11. Nxe6
Qxe6  12. Qh5+  Qf7  13. Qg4
 Nf8  14. Nc4  Ne6  15. Kh1  h5  16. Qd1
g5  17. Be3  b6  18. c3  Rd8  19. Qc2  h4  20.
Rad1  O-O  21. Bxc5  Nxc5  22. d4  exd4  23. cxd4
Ne6  24. Qc3  c5  25. dxc5  Nxc5  26. f3  h3  27.
g3  Qe6  28. Kg1  f5  29. exf5  Qe2  30. Ne3
Rde8  31. Qc4+  Qxc4  32. Nxc4
 Rxf5  33. g4  Rf7  34. Rd5  Rg7  35. Nxa5
Re2  36. Nc6  Nxb3  37. a5  bxa5  38. Rf2  Re1+
39. Rf1  Re2  40. Rf2  Re1+
 41. Rf1  Re2  1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2023.02.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "8"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. e4  e5  2. Nf3  Nc6  3. Bc4  Nf6  4. d3  Bc5
 5. O-O  d6  6. c3  a6  7. Re1  O-O  8. a4
 Ba7  9. h3  h6
10. Nbd2  Re8  11. b4  Be6  12. Bxe6  Rxe6  13. Qc2  Qd7  14. Rb1  b5  15.
Ra1  Rae8  16. Nb3  Bb6  17. Bd2  d5  18. a5
Ba7  19. Be3  dxe4  20. dxe4
 Bxe3  21. Rxe3  Rd6  22. Nc5  Qc8  23. Rd1
Nd7  24. Nb3  Nf6  25. Nc5  Nd7  26. Nb3  Nf6  27.
Nc5  1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2023.02.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. Nf3  d5  2. g3  Nf6  3. Bg2  e6  4. O-O  Be7
 5. c4  O-O  6. b3  c5  7. cxd5  Nxd5  8.
Bb2  Nc6  9. d4  cxd4  10. Nxd4  Nxd4  11. Qxd4  Bf6  12. Qd2  Nf4  13.
gxf4  Qxd2  14. Nxd2  Bxb2  15. Rad1  Rb8  16. Nc4
Bf6  17. Nd6  b6  18. Be4  Rd8  19. Nxc8  Rbxc8
20. Rxd8+  Bxd8  21. Rd1  Bf6
 22. Rd7  a5  23. e3  g6  24. Rb7  Bd8  25.
Bd3  Kf8  26. Bc4  a4  27. Kg2  axb3  28. axb3  1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2023.02.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. e4  e5  2. Nf3  Nc6  3. Bc4  Nf6  4. d3  Bc5
 5. O-O  O-O  6. c3  d6  7. Re1  a6  8. a4
 Ba7  9. h3  h6
10. Nbd2  Re8  11. b4  Be6  12. Bxe6  Rxe6  13. Rb1  b5  14. Ra1  Rb8  15.
Nf1  Bb6  16. Ng3  Qd7  17. Qc2  bxa4  18. Qxa4  a5  19. b5  Na7  20. c4
 c6  21. bxc6  Nxc6  22. Bd2  Qc7  23. Reb1
Nd7  24. Nf5  Ree8  25. Qd1
 Re6  26. Rb5  Nb4  27. Ne1  Kh7  28. Qg4
Rg6  29. Qe2  Nf8  30. Rb1  Nc6  31. Nc2  Ne6  32.
Kh2  Bc5  33. Rxb8  Nxb8  34. h4  Nc6  35. g3
Rf6  36. Kg2  Ned4  37. Ncxd4
 Nxd4  38. Nxd4  Bxd4  39. Be3  Bxe3  40. Qxe3  a4  41. Ra1  Qd7  42.
Qe2  Qa7  43. Qe3  Qd7  44. Qe2  Qa7  45. Ra3
g6  46. Qc2  Kg7  47. Kf1  h5  48. Kg2  Kg8  49.
Ra2  a3  50. Qc3  Kg7  51. Qb3  Kg8  52. Qc2
Kg7  53. Qc1  Qc5  54. f3  Re6  55. Qxa3  Qd4  56.
Qb3  Re8  57. Ra3  Qe3  58. Qb2  Rb8  59. Qxb8
Qe2+  60. Kg1  Qe1+  61. Kg2
 Qe2+  62. Kg1  Qe1+  63. Kg2  Qe2+  1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2023.02.08"]
[EventDate "2023.02.06"]
[Round "3.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2852"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "146"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 c5 8. Nxc4
Be6 9. Nfe5 Bd5 10. dxc5 Bxg2 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Kxg2 Ne4 13. Be3 Na6 14. b4 Nxb4
15. Rab1 a5 16. a3 Nc6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Rb6 Bd4 19. Rxc6 Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Rac8 21.
Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rc1 Rxc5 23. Rxc5 Nxc5 24. Nc4 a4 25. Kf3 f6 26. Ke3 e5 27. Nd6 f5
28. Nc4 Nd7 29. Kd2 Kf7 30. Kc3 Ke6 31. Kb4 Kd5 32. Ne3+ Kd4 33. Nc2+ Kd5 34.
Kb5 Nc5 35. Nb4+ Kd6 36. f3 h5 37. Kc4 g5 38. Nd5 Nb3 39. Nc3 Nd2+ 40. Kd3 Nf1
41. Nxa4 Nxh2 42. Ke3 g4 43. Kf2 gxf3 44. exf3 e4 45. fxe4 fxe4 46. Nc3 Ng4+ 47.
Ke2 Ke5 48. a4 Nh6 49. a5 Kd6 50. Nxe4+ Kc6 51. Nd2 Kb5 52. Nb3 Nf5 53. Kf3 Ne7
54. Kf4 Nc6 55. Kg5 Kb4 56. Nd2 Kxa5 57. Kxh5 Ne5 58. Kg5 Kb5 59. Kf5 Nf7 60.
Nf3 Kc5 61. Ne5 Nd6+ 62. Ke6 Ne4 63. g4 Kd4 64. Nf7 Ke3 65. Kf5 Ng3+ 66. Ke5 Ne4
67. Kf5 Ng3+ 68. Ke6 Ne4 69. Ke5 Nd2 70. Ng5 Nc4+ 71. Kf5 Kd3 72. Kf4 Ne3 73.
Ne4 Nxg4 1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2023.02.08"]
[EventDate "2023.02.06"]
[Round "3.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2852"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. c4 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 e6 8. Bf4 d6
9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Nb3 Re8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. e3 a5 14. Nfd2 e5 15. dxe5
dxe5 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Nc3 e4 18. Nd5 Qe5 19. Re2 Nb4 20. Nxb4 axb4 21. Rd2 c5 22.
Bh3 Bf6 23. a3 bxa3 24. bxa3 Red8 25. Bd7 Kg7 26. a4 h5 27. h4 Rh8 28. a5 Rhd8
29. Rb1 Qe7 30. Bh3 Rxd2 31. Qxd2 bxa5 32. Nxa5 Rd8 33. Qc2 Ba8 34. Qa4 Qc7 35.
Qb5 Be5 36. Bg2 Rb8 37. Qxb8 Qxb8 38. Rxb8 Bxb8 39. Bh3 Bc7 40. Nb3 Bd6 41. Bd7
Bb7 42. Na5 Ba6 43. Bc6 f5 44. Bb7 Bc7 1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2023.02.08"]
[EventDate "2023.02.06"]
[Round "3.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2852"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "50"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. a3 bxa3 7. Rxa3 O-O 8.
e3 b6 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Nb4 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. Ne5 a5 13. Na2 d6 14. Nxb4 axb4 15.
Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nf3 Qa2 17. Qb1 Ra8 18. Nd2 Ne4 19. Qc2 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Qb3 21. Bd1
Qxc4 22. Be2 Qb3 23. Bd1 Qc4 24. Be2 Qb3 25. Bd1 Qc4 1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2023.02.08"]
[EventDate "2023.02.06"]
[Round "3.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2852"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Nf6 16. Rh4 Qf5 17. d4 Re8 18. Bc2 Qd5 19. Bb3 Qf5 20. Bc2 Qd5 21. Bb3 Qf5 1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2023.02.08"]
[EventDate "2023.02.06"]
[Round "3.5"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2852"]
[PlyCount "120"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O d5 5. d3 e5 6. e4 d4 7. a4 Be7 8. Na3 Be6
9. Ng5 Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. Nc4 Nd7 12. Nh3 f6 13. Nf2 O-O 14. h4 Bf7 15. Bh3 Nb6
16. b3 Nxc4 17. bxc4 Bd6 18. f4 exf4 19. gxf4 Qc7 20. Nh1 Kh8 21. Ng3 g6 22. Qf3
Rae8 23. Kh1 Be6 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. Bd2 f5 26. e5 Be7 27. h5 gxh5 28. Rg1 Rg6 29.
Qxh5 Nb4 30. Qf3 Nxc2 31. Rab1 Nb4 32. Rg2 Qc6 33. Qxc6 bxc6 34. Ne2 Nxd3 35.
Rb7 Re8 36. Nc1 Nxc1 37. Bxc1 a6 38. Rb6 a5 39. Bd2 d3 40. Rxg6 hxg6 41. Kg2 Kg7
42. Rxc6 Rd8 43. Kf3 Rd4 44. Ra6 Rxc4 45. Rxa5 Rc2 46. Be3 c4 47. Ra7 Kf8 48. a5
Ra2 49. a6 c3 50. Rd7 Rxa6 51. Rxd3 Rc6 52. Bc1 Kf7 53. Rd7 c2 54. Rb7 Ke6 55.
Ke2 g5 56. fxg5 Bxg5 57. Bxg5 c1=Q 58. Re7+ Kd5 59. Bxc1 Rxc1 60. Kf3 Rc4 1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4  e5  2. Nf3  Nc6  3. Bc4  Nf6  4. d3  Bc5
 5. O-O  d6  6. c3  a6  7. a4  Ba7  8. Re1
 O-O  9. b4  Ng4
10. Ra2  Kh8  11. h3  Nf6  12. Nbd2  h6  13. Nf1
Ne7  14. Ng3  Ng6  15. Qb3  Qe8  16. b5  axb5  17.
axb5  Be6  18. d4  Bxc4  19. Qxc4  Bb6  20. Rxa8  Qxa8  21. Be3  Qe8  22.
Qb4  Nd7  23. Nd2  Nh4  24. Nc4  exd4  25. cxd4  f5  26. exf5  Qf7  27.
Nxb6  Nxb6  28. d5  Nxf5  29. Bxb6  cxb6  30. Nxf5  Qxf5  31. Qd4  Kh7  32.
Re7  Rf7  33. Rxf7  Qxf7  34. Qe4+  Kh8  35. g4
g5  36. Kg2  Kg7  37. Qd4+  Kg6  38. Qe4+  Kg7  39.
Kg3  Qf6  40. Qe3  Qf7  41. Qc3+  Kg6  42. Qf3
Qe8  43. Qd3+  Kf6  44. Qf3+
 Kg6  45. Qf5+  Kg7  46. Qe6  Qf8  47. Qd7+
Kg6  48. Qe6+  Kg7  49. Kg2
 Qf4  50. Qe7+  Kg6  51. Qe6+  Kg7  52. Qe2
Kf7  53. Qe6+  Kg7  1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Wesley So"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "140"]

1. e4  e5  2. Nf3  Nc6  3. d4  exd4  4. Nxd4
Nf6  5. Nxc6  bxc6  6. e5  Nd5  7. Bd3  d6  8.
exd6  cxd6  9. Be4  Ba6  10. Bxd5  cxd5  11. Qxd5  Rc8  12. Nc3  Be7  13.
Be3  Bc4  14. Qd2  Qa5  15. a3  d5  16. Nd1
Qc7  17. Bd4  O-O  18. Ne3  Bg5  19. O-O-O  Rfe8
20. Kb1  a5  21. h4  Bxe3  22. Bxe3  h5  23. Rhe1
a4  24. Bd4  f6  25. Rxe8+  Rxe8  26. Re1  Qd7  27.
Re3  Rxe3  28. Bxe3  Qg4  29. g3  Qh3  30. Qd1
Qf5  31. Kc1  Qe5  32. Bd4  Qe4  33. Be3  Qe5  34.
Qd4  Qf5  35. Kd2  Qd7  36. Kc3  Kh7  37. b3
Bb5  38. Qc5  Kh8  39. Kb4  Be2  40. Kc3  Bb5  41.
Kb2  Kh7  42. Bd4  Kh8  43. Bc3  Bc6  44. Qd4
Kg8  45. Qf4  Kf7  46. Bd4  Qe7  47. Qe3  Qd7  48.
Bc5  Kg8  49. Qe7  Qc8  50. Qd6  Kh7  51. Bd4
Qe8  52. f3  axb3  53. Kxb3
 Ba4+  54. Kb2  Qe2  55. Qc7  Qb5+  56. Kc3
Kg6  57. Kd2  Qf1  58. Qc3  Qg2+  59. Kc1  Qxg3
60. Qd3+  Kf7  61. Qf5  Qxh4
 62. Qxd5+  Kg6  63. Kb2  Qf4  64. Qc4  Qb8+  65.
Kc3  Qb5  66. Qxb5  Bxb5  67. Kb4  Be2  68. a4
Bxf3  69. c4  Kf5  70. Kc5  Ke6  0-1


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "30"]

1. e4  e5  2. Nf3  Nc6  3. Bb5  Nf6  4. O-O
Nxe4  5. d4  Nd6  6. dxe5  Nxb5  7. a4  Nbd4  8.
Nxd4  d5  9. exd6  Nxd4  10. Qxd4  Qxd6  11. Qe4+  Qe6  12. Qd4  Qd6  13.
Qe4+  Qe6  14. Qd4  Qd6  1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.10"]
[EventDate "2023.02.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2852"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nxb5 Nb6 8. a3
Nc6 9. Be3 Qd7 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Qc2 Na5 12. Rd1 Rb8 13. Be2 Be7 14. h4 Bc6 15. h5
Ba4 16. Nxa4 Qxa4 17. Rc1 Nb3 18. Rb1 Qa5+ 19. Kf1 c5 20. h6 g6 21. dxc5 Bxc5
22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Rh4 O-O 24. Bxc4 Rfc8 25. Bxb3 Qb5+ 26. Qe2 Qxb3 27. Rb4 Qa2
28. Rd1 a5 29. Rb5 a4 30. Qe4 Qc4+ 31. Qxc4 Nxc4 32. Rxb8 Rxb8 33. Rd4 Rc8 34.
Rd7 Nxb2 35. Ng5 Rf8 36. Rd4 Rc8 37. Rf4 Rc1+ 38. Ke2 Rc2+ 39. Ke3 Rc3+ 40. Kd2
Rc7 41. Rb4 Nc4+ 42. Ke2 Rc8 43. Rxa4 Nxe5 44. Ra7 Ng4 45. Nxf7 Rb8 46. f3 Rb2+
47. Kd3 Nf2+ 48. Kd4 Rd2+ 49. Ke3 Ra2 50. Ng5 Nd1+ 1-0


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.10"]
[EventDate "2023.02.06"]
[Round "4.2"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2852"]
[PlyCount "90"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Nc6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc4 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 e4 9. Ne1 f5 10. Na3 a6 11. Rb1 Be6 12. f3 Nf6 13. b3 Kf7 14. Bb2 Rad8 15.
Nac2 exf3 16. Nxf3 h6 17. Ncd4 Nxd4 18. Ne5+ Ke8 19. Bxd4 Ng4 20. Nc6 Bxd4+ 21.
Nxd4 Bc8 22. h3 Ne3 23. Rd3 Nxg2 24. Kxg2 c5 25. Nf3 Rxd3 26. exd3 Ke7 27. Kf2
Rd8 28. Ke2 f4 29. gxf4 Rxd3 30. b4 Ra3 31. bxc5 Rxa2+ 32. Ke3 Ra3+ 33. Kf2 Ra2+
34. Ke3 Ra3+ 35. Kf2 Kf6 36. Nd4 Rxh3 37. Rb6+ Kf7 38. c6 bxc6 39. Rxc6 Bg4 40.
Rxa6 Rc3 41. Ra7+ Kf6 42. Ra6+ Kg7 43. Ra7+ Kf6 44. Ra6+ Kg7 45. Ra7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.10"]
[EventDate "2023.02.06"]
[Round "4.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2852"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "264"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. h3 a6 7. Bf1 g5 8. d4 g4
9. d5 gxf3 10. dxc6 Bxc6 11. Qxf3 Rg8 12. Nc3 Rg6 13. Nd5 e5 14. b4 cxb4 15.
Nxb4 Bd7 16. c4 Qc8 17. Kh2 Bh6 18. Rb1 Kf8 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Bxh6+ Rxh6 21. exd5
b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Bxb5 Bxb5 24. Rxb5 Rxa2 25. Reb1 Kg7 26. Rb8 Qc2 27. R1b7
Qg6 28. Rb4 Qh5 29. Qxh5 Rxh5 30. Rg4+ Kf6 31. Rb6 Rxf2 32. Rxd6+ Ke7 33. Ra6
Rd2 34. Ra7+ Kf6 35. Ra6+ Kf5 36. Rg7 f6 37. d6 Rg5 38. Rxg5+ Kxg5 39. Kg3 h5
40. Kf3 h4 41. Ke3 Rd4 42. Ra8 Rxd6 43. Rg8+ Kf5 44. Rg4 Rd4 45. Rg8 Ra4 46. Rh8
Kg6 47. Rg8+ Kf7 48. Rh8 Ke7 49. Rh7+ Ke6 50. Rh6 Rb4 51. Kf3 Rc4 52. Ke3 Rf4
53. Rh8 Rc4 54. Rh6 Rb4 55. Kf3 Kf5 56. Rh5+ Kg6 57. Rh8 f5 58. Ke3 Kg5 59. Rg8+
Kf6 60. Rf8+ Ke6 61. Re8+ Kd6 62. Rd8+ Ke7 63. Rh8 Re4+ 64. Kf3 Rc4 65. Rh6 Kf7
66. Ke3 Kg7 67. Re6 Rc3+ 68. Kd2 Rc5 69. Ke3 Ra5 70. Kf3 Ra3+ 71. Kf2 e4 72. Rb6
Ra2+ 73. Kf1 e3 74. Re6 Rf2+ 75. Kg1 f4 76. Ra6 Kf7 77. Rb6 Ra2 78. Rb1 Kf6 79.
Kf1 Rf2+ 80. Kg1 Rc2 81. Kf1 Ke5 82. Rb8 Rf2+ 83. Kg1 f3 84. gxf3 Rxf3 85. Kg2
Rf2+ 86. Kg1 Rf7 87. Rb2 Ke4 88. Kg2 Kd3 89. Rb3+ Kd2 90. Rb2+ Kc3 91. Ra2 Rg7+
92. Kf1 Rg3 93. Ra4 Kd3 94. Ra3+ Ke4 95. Ra8 Rxh3 96. Re8+ Kf4 97. Rf8+ Kg5 98.
Rg8+ Kf5 99. Rf8+ Ke5 100. Re8+ Kd4 101. Rd8+ Kc4 102. Ke2 Rg3 103. Rh8 h3 104.
Rh4+ Kd5 105. Rh8 Ke5 106. Rh7 Kf5 107. Rh8 Kf6 108. Rh6+ Ke5 109. Rh8 Kd6 110.
Rh6+ Ke7 111. Rh8 Kf7 112. Rh7+ Kg8 113. Rh6 Kg7 114. Rh4 Kf7 115. Rh7+ Ke6 116.
Rh8 Kf5 117. Rf8+ Ke4 118. Re8+ Kd4 119. Rd8+ Kc3 120. Rc8+ Kb4 121. Rh8 Kb5
122. Rh4 Kc6 123. Rh8 Kc5 124. Rc8+ Kd5 125. Rd8+ Kc6 126. Rc8+ Kd7 127. Rh8 Ke7
128. Rh7+ Ke8 129. Rh8+ Ke7 130. Rh7+ Ke8 131. Rh8+ Kf7 132. Rh7+ 1/2-1/2


[Event "Airthings Masters Div 1"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.02.10"]
[EventDate "2023.02.06"]
[Round "4.4"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2852"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Nc6 6. e4 dxe4 7. dxe4 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Nf6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 a6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 h5 13. Bg5 Nd4 14. Kg2 c6
15. Rac1 Nd7 16. Be3 Bh6 17. Bxh6 Rxh6 18. Nb1 Ke7 19. c3 Nxf3 20. Kxf3 h4 21.
g4 Nc5 22. Nd2 Ne6 23. Nc4 f6 24. Na5 Rb8 25. Rd2 Rhh8 26. Rcd1 Rhd8 27. Rxd8
Nxd8 28. g5 fxg5 29. Nc4 Nf7 30. b4 Rc8 31. Ke2 b5 32. Ne3 a5 33. bxa5 Ra8 34.
Nc2 Rxa5 35. Nb4 Ke6 36. Nxc6 Rxa2+ 37. Kf3 g4+ 38. hxg4 Rc2 39. Rd3 1/2-1/2


