[Event "FIDE Grand Prix-III KO 2022"]
[White "So,Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura,Hikaru"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Round "2.1"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2022.04.02"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[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 {E32: Nimzo-Indian: Classical (4 Qc2):
4...0-0.} cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Qh4 11. g3 Qh5 12. O-O g5 {[#]} 13. cxd5 $1 Bxc3 14. bxc3 {} exd5 15. Be3 (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+ {½-½ (27) So,W 
(2770)-Nakamura,H (2736) chess24.com INT 2021} )Nxe5 {Threatens to win
with ...Ng4.} 16. f3 {Prevents Ng4.} ({Of course not} 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qxe4 Re8 $11 )Nc5 17. Bf5 Ne6 $1 { is more profitable than 17...f6 at
the moment.} 18. Rae1 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 {This bishop pair is nice.} Nc6 20. f4 Nxd4 (20... gxf4 {feels hotter.} 21. Rxf4 Nxd4 22. cxd4 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Qg4 )21. cxd4 gxf4 22. Rxf4 {[#] aiming for Re5.} Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Qh6 24. Qc7 Rac8 ({Not} 24... Qd2 25. Qe5 f6 26. Qxd5+ Kh8 27. Re7 $16 )25. Qe5 f6 {Against Rg5+} 26. Qxd5+ Kh8 {[#]} 27. Qxb7 $146 ({Better is} 27. Rf2 $14 )({Predecessor:} 27. Rf2 Rc1 28. Qe6 Rd8 29. d5 Rxd5 30. Kg2 Rxe1 31. Qc8+ Kg7 32. Qxb7+ Kg6 33. Qxd5 {
½-½ (48) Xiong,J (2700)-So,W (2778) Saint Louis 2021} )Rc2 $11 {
 The position is equal.} 28. Rf2 {Active counter play!} Rxf2 29. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 30. Qg2 Qh5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.04 (flawless) /
Black=0.03 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix-III KO 2022"]
[White "Nakamura,Hikaru"]
[Black "So,Wesley"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Round "2.2"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2022.04.03"]
[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 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-III KO 2022"]
[White "Nakamura,Hikaru"]
[Black "So,Wesley"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Round "2.3"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2022.04.04"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "112"]

1. e4 {} e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 (3... Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Qxe5+ Qe7 6. Qxe7+ Bxe7 7. Bb3 Nf5 8. Nd5 Bd8 9. Ne2 c6 10. Ne3 d5 11. Nxf5 Bxf5 12. d3 O-O 13. Be3 Re8 14. O-O Bb6 15. Ng3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 {1-0 (47) Nakamura,H (2745)-So,W (2767) Chess.com
INT 2020} )4. d3 c6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. Nf3 {C27: Vienna Game: 2...Nf6 3 Bc4 Nxe4.} b5 {} 7. Bb3 d6 8. O-O Nbd7 {[#]} 9. Bg5 $146 ({
Predecessor:} 9. Nd1 Bb6 10. Be3 h6 11. a4 b4 12. Bxb6 Qxb6 13. Ne3 Nc5 14. Nd2 {½-½ (14) Gappel,H-Mayer,E (2379) IECC email 2010} )a5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd1 h6 12. Be3 (12. Bh4 $11 )Re8 $36 { White is under pressure.} 13. c3 (13. Bxc5 $1 $15 Nxc5 14. Bc4 )Ba6 {} 14. Qc2 bxc3 15. bxc3 Rb8 16. Re1 d5 17. Ba2 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 {} Nc5 {} 19. Red1 dxe4 20. dxe4 Bd3 $1 21. Qc1 Qb6 (21... Nfxe4 $6 22. Ne1 $11 )22. Nd2 Qa7 $1 ({Stronger than} 22... Nfxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Nc4 $17 )(22... Bxe4 23. Nec4 Qa7 24. Nxe4 Ncxe4 25. Qc2 $17 )23. Ndc4 Nfxe4 24. f3 (24. Nd2 $142 )Nf6 $19 25. Nd6 Rf8 26. Kh1 Be2 $2 (26... Rbd8 $19 27. Nec4 e4 )27. Rd2 $11 Ba6 {} 28. Nef5 { Strongly threatening Nxg7!} Nb3 $2 (28... Nd3 $11 {and Black is okay.} 29. Qf1 e4 )29. Bxb3 $18 Rxb3 30. Qe1 Kh7 {[#]} (30... Rfb8 $2 31. Qg3 Nh5 32. Qg4 )31. Nxg7 $1 {} Kxg7 {[#]} 32. Qxe5 (32. Nf5+ $1 $18 Kh7 33. Rd6 )Qb8 $14 33. h4 $1 {Hoping for Nf5+.
&Bianco is much more active.} ({Reject} 33. Nf5+ Kg6 34. Ne7+ Kg7 35. Nf5+ Kg6 36. Ne7+ Kg7 37. Nf5+ $11 )Rb1+ 34. Rxb1 $1 Qxb1+ 35. Kh2 {} Qg6 36. Nf5+ $1 Kh7 37. Rd6 Rg8 $1 {} 38. g3 {} Re8 $1 39. Qxf6 {Black must
now prevent g4.} Re2+ 40. Kh3 {Threatens to win with g4.} Bc8 41. g4 {Really
sharp!} Bxf5 42. Qxf5 Qxf5 43. gxf5 { Endgame KR-KR} c5 44. Ra6 (44. Rf6 $16 Kg7 45. Ra6 )Re3 $11 {} 45. Kg4 (45. Rxa5 Rxf3+ 46. Kg4 Rxc3 $14 )Rxc3 46. Rxa5 {h5 is the strong threat.} Rc4+ 47. Kg3 Rb4 48. h5 c4 {The position is equal.} 49. Ra7 Kg7 50. Ra6 (50. f4 $5 {} )c3 {( -> ...Rc4)} 51. f6+ Kh7 {aiming for ...Rc4.} 52. Rc6 {
Inhibits Rc4.} Rxa4 53. Rc7 Kg8 54. Rc8+ Kh7 55. Rc7 Kg8 56. Rc8+ Kh7 {
Weighted Error Value: White=0.13 (very precise) /Black=0.15 (very precise)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix-III KO 2022"]
[White "So,Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura,Hikaru"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Round "2.4"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Date "2022.04.04"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[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 {C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0-0 Nxe4.} 10. d5 Bc5 {} 11. Re1 d6 {The position is equal.} 12. Nc3 Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 (13... Qh4 {is more complex.} 14. g3 Qh3 15. Bxf5 Qxf5 16. Ne4 Bb6 )14. Qxd3 Nf6 15. h3 {Inhibits Ng4.} h6 16. Bd2 Qd7 {[#]} 17. Qf3 $146 {} ({Predecessor:} 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 Rae8 19. Rae1 Rxe4 20. Qxe4 c6 21. c4 cxd5 22. cxd5 b5 23. Bc3 {½-½ (67) Miron,L (2490)-Georgescu,T (2508)
Mamaia 2019} )Bd4 18. Rad1 {} Rae8 19. Rxe8 Nxe8 20. Qd3 Bb6 21. Re1 Nf6 {} 22. Ne4 Qf5 {[#] ...Nxe4 is
the strong threat.} 23. g4 Qg6 24. Bc3 $36 { White has good play.} Nd7 25. Ng3 {And now Nf5 would win.} Qxd3 26. cxd3 g6 27. Kg2 Ne5 28. Rd1 Re8 29. Ne4 {[#] Hoping for Nf6+.} Kf8 {} 30. Nf6 {Strongly
threatening a4. Black is now going downhill.} Re7 31. a4 {Black must now
prevent a5. &Bianco is more active.} a5 32. h4 {aiming for Bxe5.} c6 $2 {
} (32... Nd7 $16 {was necessary.} )33. Bxe5 $18 dxe5 {
Endgame KRB-KRN} 34. d6 Re6 35. Nd7+ Kg7 36. Nxb6 Rxd6 {KRN-KR} 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 {White is clearly winning.} Rb3 64. Rf5 Kg6 65. Rf6+ Kg5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.05 (flawless) /Black=0.35} 1-0

