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WORLDBASE Game GM Nakamura vs GM Matlakov

Stockfish
Event Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026
Site chess.com INT
Date 2026.08.18
Round 6
White GM Nakamura, Hikaru
Black GM Matlakov, M
Result 1/2-1/2
WhiteElo 2792
BlackElo 2596
ECO B40
Opening Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
PlyCount 143
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Bd3 d5 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bc2 c4 7.d4 cxd3 8.Bxd3 Nc6 9.Bf4 Be7 10.O-O g5 11.Bg3 h5 12.h3 g4 13.hxg4 hxg4 14.Nh2 Ndxe5 15.Bb5 Bd7 16.Nxg4 Nxg4 17.Qxg4 Qb6 18.a4 O-O-O 19.Nd2 Rdg8 20.Qf3 Rg7 21.Rfe1 Rgh7 22.Kf1 a6 23.Bxc6 Bxc6 24.Qf4 a5 25.Ke2 f6 26.Qe3 Qxe3+ 27.Kxe3 e5 28.Kd3 b6 29.Kc2 Kb7 30.Nf1 Rc8 31.f4 d4 32.fxe5 Bxg2 33.exf6 Bxf6 34.Be5 Bxe5 35.Rxe5 Rh1 36.Ree1 dxc3 37.bxc3 Bxf1 38.Rxf1 Rxf1 39.Rxf1 Rc5 40.Rf7+ Rc7 41.Rf4 Ka6 42.Kb3 Rc5 43.Rf8 b5 44.Rf6+ Kb7 45.axb5 Rxb5+ 46.Kc4 Rh5 47.Kd4 Rh4+ 48.Kc5 Rh5+ 49.Kc4 Rh4+ 50.Kb3 Rg4 51.c4 a4+ 52.Kb4 a3 53.Rf2 Rg3 54.Rh2 Kc7 55.Kb5 Rb3+ 56.Ka4 Rc3 57.Kb4 Rg3 58.Rh7+ Kc6 59.Rh6+ Kc7 60.Ra6 Rh3 61.c5 Kb7 62.Ra5 Kc6 63.Ra6+ Kb7 64.Rxa3 Rxa3 65.Kxa3 Kc6 66.Kb4 Kc7 67.Kb5 Kb7 68.c6+ Kc7 69.Kc5 Kc8 70.Kb6 Kb8 71.c7+ Kc8 72.Kc6 1/2-1/2
Lichess | rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 | PGN
[Event "Titled Tue 18th Aug 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.08.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Matlakov, M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2596"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian defence"] [EventDate "2026.08.18"] [WhiteFideId "2016192"] [BlackFideId "4168003"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1659"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2026.08.24"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 d5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bc2 c4 7. d4 cxd3 8. Bxd3 Nc6 9. Bf4 Be7 10. O-O g5 11. Bg3 h5 12. h3 g4 13. hxg4 hxg4 14. Nh2 Ndxe5 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Nxg4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 Qb6 18. a4 O-O-O 19. Nd2 Rdg8 20. Qf3 Rg7 21. Rfe1 Rgh7 22. Kf1 a6 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 24. Qf4 a5 25. Ke2 f6 26. Qe3 Qxe3+ 27. Kxe3 e5 28. Kd3 b6 29. Kc2 Kb7 30. Nf1 Rc8 31. f4 d4 32. fxe5 Bxg2 33. exf6 Bxf6 34. Be5 Bxe5 35. Rxe5 Rh1 36. Ree1 dxc3 37. bxc3 Bxf1 38. Rxf1 Rxf1 39. Rxf1 Rc5 40. Rf7+ Rc7 41. Rf4 Ka6 42. Kb3 Rc5 43. Rf8 b5 44. Rf6+ Kb7 45. axb5 Rxb5+ 46. Kc4 Rh5 47. Kd4 Rh4+ 48. Kc5 Rh5+ 49. Kc4 Rh4+ 50. Kb3 Rg4 51. c4 a4+ 52. Kb4 a3 53. Rf2 Rg3 54. Rh2 Kc7 55. Kb5 Rb3+ 56. Ka4 Rc3 57. Kb4 Rg3 58. Rh7+ Kc6 59. Rh6+ Kc7 60. Ra6 Rh3 61. c5 Kb7 62. Ra5 Kc6 63. Ra6+ Kb7 64. Rxa3 Rxa3 65. Kxa3 Kc6 66. Kb4 Kc7 67. Kb5 Kb7 68. c6+ Kc7 69. Kc5 Kc8 70. Kb6 Kb8 71. c7+ Kc8 72. Kc6 1/2-1/2
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