Chess World.net presents Instructive Game: Aronian vs Nakamura, Tata Steel 2012

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[Event "Tata Steel"]
[Site "0:29:33-0:00:33"]
[Date "2012.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Levon Aronian"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A88"]
[Annotator "Tryfon"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 (2. e4) 2... Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3
(7. d5 e5 8. dxe6 c6 (8... Ne4 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. Nb3 Nxe6) 9. Ng5 Na6 10. Nc3 Nc5
11. Nf7 Qc7 12. Qxd6 Qxd6 13. Nxd6 Nxe6) 7... c6 (7... Nbd7 8. d5 (8. Ng5 Nb6
9. Qb3 c5 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Rd1 Bd7 12. Bxb7 Rb8 13. Ne6)) 8. Qb3 (8. Qc2) 8...
Kh8 9. Rd1 Na6 10. Qa3 Nc7 11. d5 c5 (11... cxd5 12. cxd5 Bd7 13. Be3 b5 14.
Qa5 Qb8 15. a3) (11... Bd7 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nf3 cxd5 14. cxd5) 12. b4 cxb4 13.
Qxb4 Na6 14. Qb1 Bd7 (14... Nc5) 15. Nb5 (15. Qxb7 Qa5 16. Qb3 Rab8) 15... Rc8
16. Nd2 Qb6 17. e3 Nc5 18. a4 Qa5 19. Ba3 a6 (19... Nxa4 20. Bb4 Qa6 21. Qb3
Rxc4 (21... Bxb5 22. cxb5 Qxb5 23. Rxa4 a6) 22. Nxc4 Qxb5) 20. Bb4 Qd8 21. Nd4
Nxa4 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. dxe6 Qe8 (23... Nc5 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Qxb7 a5 26. Ra3 Kg8
27. Rb1) 24. Bxb7 Rb8 25. Bxa6 Nc3 26. Bxc3 (26. Qc2 Nxd1) (26. Qb3 Nxd1 27.
Rxd1 Qc6 28. Bb5 Qc8 29. Nf3 Qxe6 30. Nd4 Qf7 31. f3 Rfc8 {black is better by
about a pawn worth}) 26... Rxb1 27. Rdxb1 g5 28. Rb7 Ng8 29. Bxg7+ Kxg7 30. Rb5
Qg6 31. c5 dxc5 (31... Qxe6 32. cxd6 (32. c6 d5 33. Bb7 f4 34. exf4 gxf4 35. c7
fxg3 36. hxg3 Qe2 37. Rxd5 Qxf2+ 38. Kh1 Nf6 39. Rd8 Qb6 40. c8=Q Rxd8 41. Ra6)
) 32. Rxc5 Qxe6 33. Nf3 Qd6 34. Nd4 Kh8 (34... e5 35. Rc6 Qd5 36. Bc4 Qe4 37.
Ne6+ Kh8 38. Rc7 Ra8 39. Rxa8 Qxa8 40. Nxg5) (34... Qxc5 35. Ne6+) 35. Rc6 (35.
Rxf5 Rxf5 36. Nxf5 Qf6 37. Ra5 Qb6 38. Ra1 Qf6) (35. Rxf5 Rxf5 36. Nxf5 Qf6 37.
Nd4 e5) 35... Qd7 36. Rac1 f4 37. Bc8 Qa7 38. Ne6 Rf6 (38... fxe3 39. Nxf8
exf2+ 40. Kf1 (40. Kg2 Qe3 41. R6c3 Qe1 42. Ba6 Nf6 43. Rc6 Qe4+ 44. Kf1 Qh1+
45. Kxf2 Qxh2+ {Black would be better here}) 40... Qe3 41. R6c3 Qe4 42. Ne6 Nf6
) 39. exf4 gxf4 40. Rc7 Qa4 41. Nxf4 Rd6 42. Be6 Rd1+ 43. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 44. Kg2
Nf6 45. Rxe7 Qe1 (45... Ne4 46. Bf5 Nd2 47. Rxh7+ Kg8 48. Kh3 Nf3 49. Rb7 Ng1+
50. Kh4) 46. Rf7 Qe4+ 47. f3 Qd4 48. Kh3 Qe5 49. Kh4 (49. Bb3 Qc3 50. Ba2 Qe5
51. Ra7 Qf5+ 52. Kh4) 49... Qd4 (49... Nh5 50. Nxh5 Qxe6 51. Rf8+) 50. Bg4 Qe5
51. Ne6 h6 (51... Nxg4 52. Rf8#) 52. Rf8+ Ng8 (52... Kh7 53. f4 Qb5 54. Rxf6)
53. f4 Qb2 54. Kh3 Qa1 55. Bh5 Kh7 56. Rf7+ Kh8 57. Bg6 Nf6 58. Rf8+ Ng8 59.
Bf7 Kh7 60. Rxg8 Qa3 61. f5 Qe7 62. Rg7+ Kh8 63. f6 Qxf6 (63... Qd7 64. Kh4
Qa4+ 65. g4 Qa8 66. Bg6 Qf3 67. Rh7+ Kg8 68. f7+ Qxf7) 64. Rg8+ Kh7 65. Nf8#
1-0

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• letsplaychess.com
• chessworld.net
• aronian
• nakamura
• tata
• steel
• 2012

[Callaz3]

Thanks very much for another Tata video KC - very much enjoy your insight - when will you release your first book!?

[kingscrusher]

@Callaz3 Doing chess videos is a terrible addiction - I don't think I would enjoy writing a book as much as doing Youtube videos. Please do consider becoming a full member of chessworld(dot)net if you like these videos - as I should be doing programming there more :)

[mattiassollerman]

"My System" by Tryfon. Chapter 8: Juicy Knights. Chapter 13: The Hack Attack. Chapter 25: Fawn Pawns.

[bibukh]

google thorn pawns and u get the site chessgames (dot)com, where the thorn pawn is explained and also named "fawn" pawn. Kingscrusher is also mentioned:

The noted youtube chess video annotator Tryfon Gavriel- known as Kingscrusher- calls them Thorn Pawns. However, Tryfon has a heavy English accent, so we thought he was saying Fawn Pawns.

[recursiveloop]

@Archerforthelord absolutely agreed. KC is my Guru. My spiritual preceptor for chess Nirvana :)

[recursiveloop]

@recursiveloop KC is awesome. No? I mean KC's vids are my daily dose - mandatory to survive the vagaries of life :) Cheers KC. You the man!

[recursiveloop]

@mattiassollerman its thorn pawns not fawn pawns :)

[Herkull14]

''engine fantasy line'' haha

[chesslunatik]

Wow, Fantastic game, great commentary thanks

[trixapete]

you mean dead equal

[trixapete]

Does anyone know where you can see the players doing their post-mortem? It might just be the game of the day but they actually go through their game on a big board and go through their thought processes.

[Archerforthelord]

You should write a book about your experiences programming for chessworld and making chess videos. Although your ELO may not be as high as superGMs, in America and certainly on the internet few chess players can say they werent influenced by you in some form. I wouldn't be alone in saying that you are a celebrity to me in the chess world.

[KwamiFabu]

Very good game, ably and amply expanded upon by KC. A very instructive game -- Aronian had a clear plan, executed it with great skill, and earned his full point. Naka parried well, but was on his heels after the Queen sac. Thanks KC!