GM Alexander Shabalov - GM Hikaru Nakamura;

Chicago Open / USA / 2004. (re-play page)

GM Alexander Shabalov (2624) - GM Hikaru Nakamura; (2580);
[D97]
The Chicago Open
Chicago, IL (USA); (Round # 07), 31,05,2004.

1.d4 Nf6; 2.c4 g6; 3.Nc3 d5; 4.Nf3 Bg7; 5.Qb3 dxc4; 6.Qxc4 0-0; 7.e4 Na6; 8.Be2 c5; 9.d5 e6; 10.0-0 exd5;
11.exd5 Bf5; 12.Be3 Qb6; 13.b3 Rfe8; 14.Rad1 Ng4; 15.Bd2 Rad8; 16.Rfe1 Bd4; 17.Nxd4 cxd4; 18.Na4 Qc7;
19.Bxg4 Qxc4; 20.bxc4 Bxg4; 21.f3 Bd7; 22.Nb2 b5; 23.Ba5 Rxe1+; 24.Bxe1 bxc4; 25.Nxc4 Bb5; 26.Rxd4 Bxc4;
27.Rxc4 Rxd5; 28.Bc3 Rd8; 29.Bf6 Re8; 30.Bd4 Nb8; 31.Bxa7 Nd7; 32.Bd4 Ra8; 33.Rc7 Nf8; 34.Ra7 Rd8;
35.Be3 Kg7; 36.a4 Ne6; 37.a5 Rd3; 38.Kf2 Ra3; 39.Bb6 Rb3; 40.Ke2 Kf8; 41.Kd2 Ke8; 42.Kc2 Rb4; 43.Kc3 Rb1;
44.Be3 Ra1; 45.Kb2 Ra4; 46.a6 Kd8; 47.Ra8+ Kd7; 48.a7 h5; 49.Rb8 Nc7; 50.Kb3 Ra1; 51.h4 Ra6; 52.Bf2 Ra1;
53.Bb6 Kc6; 54.Bxc7 Rxa7; 55.Bf4 Kd7; 56.Rb6 Ra1; 57.Kc3 Rg1; 58.Rb2 f6; 59.Kd3 Rh1; 60.g3 Ke6; 61.Rb6+ Kf5;
62.Bd2 Rd1; 63.Ke2, Black Resigns.

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