Svidler (2739) – Nakamura (2710) [B12]
Rising Stars vs Experience (5), 24.08.2009
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nd2 e6 5.Nb3 Nd7 6.Nf3 h6 7.Be2 Ne7 8.0–0 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 White wins 1–0
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Svidler can play beautiful chess when he wants to.