Ruy LopezC78

Nakamura H. (2620)
Muhammad S. (2387)

2005 US Chessmaster Championship (1)
San Diego, 2004


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










 

Trompovsky AttackA45

Lakdawala C. (2422)
Nakamura H. (2620)

2005 US Chessmaster Championship (2)
San Diego, 2004


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










 

SicilianB42

Nakamura H. (2620)
Stripunsky A. (2533)

2005 US Chessmaster Championship (3)
San Diego, 2004


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










 

ScandinavianB01

DeFirmian N. (2550)
Nakamura H. (2620)

2005 US Chessmaster Championship (4)
San Diego, 2004


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










 

Gruenfeld with Bf4 e3 (...c5 dxc5)D93

Nakamura H. (2620)
Kudrin S. (2528)

2005 US Chessmaster Championship (5)
San Diego, 2004


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










 

QGDD12

Serper G. (2542)
Nakamura H. (2620)

2005 US Chessmaster Championship (6)
San Diego, 2004


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










 

GruenfeldD88

Kaidanov G. (2611)
Nakamura H. (2620)

2005 US Chessmaster Championship (7)
San Diego, 2004


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










 

Sicilian DefenseB56

Nakamura H. (2620)
Goldin A. (2620)

2005 US Chessmaster Championship (8)
San Diego, 2004


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










 

FrenchC02

Nakamura H. (2620)
Ibragimov I. (2585)

2005 US Chessmaster Championship (9)
San Diego, 2004


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 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










 

SicilianB25

Stripunsky A. (2533)
Nakamura H. (2620)

2005 US Championship Playoff (1)
San Diego, 2004


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










 

SicilianB42

Nakamura H. (2620)
Stripunsky A. (2533)

2005 US Championship Playoff (2)
San Diego, 2004


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

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