Huffington Post, May 26,
1.e4
e6
2.d4
d5
3.Nc3
Bb4
4.e5
c5
5.a3
Bxc3+
6.bxc3
Qa5
7.Bd2
Qa4
The Queen sortie was Bill Hook's specialty. Black wants to assume control of the light squares, playing b7-b6 and exchanging the bishops with Bc8-a6.
8.Nf3
[Nakamura has in mind a pawn sacrifice invented by Garry Kasparov. Fischer tried 8.Qg4
Kf8
9.Qd1
but after 9...b6
10.h4
Ne7
11.h5
h6
12.Rh4
Ba6
13.Bxa6
Nxa6
14.Rf4
Qd7
Hook had a playable game. However, he spoiled it later and allowed Fischer to win in 28 moves. Here is the rest: 15.Qf3
Nc6
16.Nh3
Rc8
17.g4
Qe8
18.g5
Ne7
19.gxh6
gxh6
20.Rf6
Nf5
21.Nf4
Ke7
22.Nxd5+
Kd8
23.Ne3
Nxe3
24.Bxe3
Rc7
25.dxc5
Nxc5
26.Rd1+
Ke7
27.Bxc5+
bxc5
28.Rxe6+
1-0 Fischer,R-Hook,W/Siegen]
8...Nc6
9.h4
cxd4
10.cxd4
Nge7
11.h5!?
Nxd4
12.Bd3
h6!
[White's advance has to be stopped. In the game Kasparov-Anand, Linares 1992, Black's kingside was shattered after 12...Nec6
13.Kf1
Nxf3
14.Qxf3
b6
15.h6
Ba6
16.hxg7
Rg8
17.Bxa6
Qxa6+
18.Kg1
Rxg7
19.Qf6
Rg8
20.Rxh7
Qb7
and now instead of 15.Bg5, White could have played 21.c4!
with the idea 21...dxc4
22.Bg5
Qe7
23.Qf3
Qc7
24.Rd1
with a decisive pressure.]
13.Kf1
Nxf3
14.Qxf3
b6!
15.Qg3
Shulman has a surprise up his sleeve.
15...Ba6!
[It seems that White has a powerful initiative, since the passive defense 15...Rg8
is met by 16.Rh4
d4
17.Rg4!
and after 17...Kf8?
18.Rxg7!
Rxg7
19.Bxh6
wins. By sacrificing two pawns, Shulman gets rid of the light Bishops and begins to dictate the play.]
16.Qxg7
Bxd3+
17.cxd3
Rg8
18.Qxh6
[After 18.Qh7
Qg4
19.g3
Rc8
all Black pieces are in harmony.]
18...Qd4
19.Re1?!N
A new move, but playing the rook to the open c-file, as it was done previously, makes more sense. It is hard to believe that Hikaru prepared the variation up to this point. If he did, he misjudged it because Black has all the trumps.
19...Qxd3+
20.Kg1
Rc8
21.Bg5?!
White's best chance was to offer the Queen exchange 21.Qe3.
21...Qf5
22.f4?
[Fatally locking his Queen out of play. Nakamura had to try 22.Bxe7
Kxe7
23.Qe3
hoping to consolidate.]
22...Rc2
23.Rh2?
[Loses. White becomes vulnerable on the first rank. 23.Qf6
Qxf6
24.exf6
Nf5
25.Rh3
was the last hope.]
23...Qd3!
24.Qf6
Diagram # [Too late. Also after 24.Bxe7
Qd2!
Black mates.]
24...Rxg5!
Eliminating the last menacing threat.
25.Qxg5
[After 25.fxg5
Nf5
threatening 26...Qd4+ 27.Kh1 Ng3 mate, Black wins.]
25...Qd4+
26.Kh1
Qe3!
[A final blow. The Queen is tabu since 26...Qe3
27.Rxe3
(27.Qh4
Rc1!
wins) 27...Rc1+
Black mates.] 0-1