11/13/2020 – Hikaru Nakamura was simply a bit too strong for the Armenian Haik Martirosyan in their Speed Chess Championship match on chess.com. Nakamura won the blitz and bullet match 21-5, and lost only one of the 26 games. Despite the short time controls and the lopsided result the match offered many interesting and instructive games.
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H. Nakamura vs H. Martirosyan
The 2020 Speed Chess Championship Main Event is a knockout tournament, in which 16 of the world's best grandmasters start. Top seed and favourite is Magnus Carlsen. The tournament runs from November 1 to December 13, 2020 on chess.com. Each individual match will feature 90 minutes of 5+1 blitz, 60 minutes of 3+1 blitz, and 30 minutes of 1+1 bullet chess.
In the sixth match of the round of the last 16 Hikaru Nakamura faced the Armenian GM Haik Martirosyan. It was a rather one-sided match.
Right in the first game Nakamura indicated which direction this match would take.
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1.e4
1,173,500
54%
2421
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1.d4
952,126
55%
2434
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1.Nf3
283,503
56%
2440
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1.c4
183,155
56%
2442
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1.g3
19,796
56%
2427
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1.b3
14,442
54%
2427
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1.f4
5,921
48%
2377
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1.Nc3
3,851
50%
2384
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1.b4
1,771
48%
2379
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1.a3
1,234
54%
2405
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1.e3
1,075
49%
2409
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1.d3
961
50%
2378
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1.g4
668
46%
2360
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1.h4
465
54%
2381
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1.c3
436
51%
2426
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1.h3
283
56%
2419
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1.a4
116
60%
2462
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1.f3
99
47%
2428
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1.Nh3
92
67%
2511
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1.Na3
42
62%
2482
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1.Nf3Nf62.e3e63.b3c54.c4Be75.Bb20-06.Nc3d57.cxd5Nxd58.Nxd5exd59.d4Nc610.Be2cxd411.Nxd4Qa5+12.Kf1Nxd413.Bxd4Bf514.Bd3Be415.f3Bxd3+16.Qxd3Rfe817.Kf2Bc518.Bxc5Qxc519.Rac1Qb620.Rhd1a521.Qd4Qh622.h3Material in this major piece ending is equal but White has the better
chances because his pawn structure is much better.Re6Better was22...b623.Rc5Rae8White can easily defend his pawn on e3, but Black has problems
to defend the pawn on d5.24.Rd3Rc625.Rxa525.Rxd5Rc2+26.Rd2Rxd2+27.Qxd2a4is also good for White but less clear.25...Rc2+26.Rd2Rxd2+27.Qxd2Qh4+28.Kf1d429.Qxd4Qe7Now White is two pawns up.30.Rd5h631.Rd7Qa332.Qd2Rf833.Rd8Qa6+34.Kf2Rxd835.Qxd8+Kh736.Qd2g637.a4Qc638.Qd3h539.Qc4Qd740.Ke2Qd6A blunder in a lost position.41.Qxf7+1–0
In the second game Martirosyan had good chances, but...
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1.d4Nf62.Nf3e63.c4d54.Nc3Be75.Bg5h66.Bxf6Bxf67.e3c68.Rc1Nd79.Bd30-010.0-0dxc411.Bxc4e512.d5Nb613.b3cxd514.Bxd5Qe715.Qc2Rd816.Qe4Rb817.Rfd1Kh818.a4g619.g4Be620.Bxe6Qxe621.a5Nd722.Nd5Bg723.g5f524.gxf6Nxf625.Nxf6Bxf626.b4Qf527.Qxf5gxf528.Rxd8+Rxd829.Rc7e430.Nd4Bxd431.exd4Rxd432.Rxb7An interesting rook ending.f433.b5?Now White loses.
Necessary was33.Kf1f334.Ke1Or34.h433...f3Es droht Matt.34.h4Rd1+35.Kh2e336.b636.fxe3f2and the f-pawn queens.36...axb637.a6exf2Best. On the f-file the pawn cannot be stopped.37...e238.a7Ra139.Rb8+Kg740.Re8Rxa741.Re3b5was also possible.38.Rb8+Kh739.Rb7+Kg8Oder39...Kg640.Rxb6+Kf541.Rb5+Kf442.Rb4+Ke543.Rb5+Kd644.Rb6+Kc540.a7Ra141.Rb8+Kf742.Rb7+Ke843.Rb8+Kd70–1
The third game took a similar course. A passed pawn gave Martirosyan counterplay but at a crucial moment the Armenian missed the right move.
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1.Nf3Nf62.d4e63.c4b64.g3Ba65.b3Bb4+6.Bd2Be77.Nc3d58.cxd5exd59.Bg20-010.0-0Re811.Rc1Nbd712.Ne5Bb713.Bg5Nf814.e3Ne615.Bxf6Bxf616.b4c617.Qb3Qd618.Nd3Red819.Rc2a520.a3axb421.axb4Nc722.Rfc1Ba623.Nb2Be724.Nca4Bb525.Nxb6Ra626.N6a4Qxb427.Qxb4Bxb428.Nc3Bxc329.Rxc3Rda830.Bf1Ne831.Bxb5cxb532.Rc5b433.Rxd5Rb834.Nd3b335.Rb1Rab636.Nc5Rb537.Rd7b238.Nd3?!38.Ra7Nd639.Kf1f539...Nc440.Ke2is good for White. The king goes to the pawn.40.Ke2Ne441.Nxe4fxe442.Kd2Rf8=38...Nf6?38...Rb3and White has to give the
knight.39.Rxb239.Nc5Ra339...Rxb240.Nxb2Rxb2With two pawns for
the knight White can still fight for a draw.39.Ra739.Rc7!?Ne439...Rb340.Rxb2Rxb241.Nxb2The back rank!40.Rc2and White wins the
b-pawn.39...h5Here Black could have tried39...Ne440.Rxb2Rxb241.Nxb2Nxf242.Kxf2Rxb2+43.Kf3h540.Ra2Ne441.Raxb2Rxb242.Rxb2
And it's game over.Rc843.Kg2Rc344.Nf4g645.h4Kg746.Nd5Ra347.Nf4Rc348.Nh3Kh649.Rb7Kg750.Ng5Nxg551.hxg5Ra352.d5Ra453.Kf31–0
The match turned into a lesson. From the eight games with a time-control of 5+1 Nakamura won seven, one ended in a draw.
The longest game of the match was played with a time-control of 3+1:
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1.d4Nf62.Nf3e63.c4d54.Nc3Be75.Bf40-06.e3Nbd77.Be2dxc48.0-0a69.a4b610.Bxc4Bd611.Bxd6cxd612.Bd3Bb713.e4e514.Re1Re815.Qd2Rc816.Rad1Qe717.Bb1Qf818.Ba2h619.Nh4d520.exd5Qb421.Nf5exd422.Rxe8+Rxe823.Qxd4Qxb224.Nd6Rb825.Nxb7Rxb726.d6b527.axb5axb528.h3b429.Rb1Qa330.Bc4bxc331.Bxf7+Kxf732.Rxb7Qc1+33.Kh2Qd234.Qc4+Kg635.Rc7Qxd6+36.Kg1Qd1+37.Kh2Qd238.Qxc3Qxf239.Qd3+Qf540.Qxf5+Kxf541.Rc1g542.Rf1+Kg643.Re1Nc544.Re5Nd345.Ra5Nf446.Ra4Ne647.Kg1h548.Ra6Nc549.Rc6Nce450.Rc8h451.Rc1Nd552.Rd1Nf453.Kh2Nh554.Re1Nhg355.Ra1Kf556.Ra8Kf457.Rf8+Ke358.Ra8Nd259.Kg1Ne2+60.Kh2Nf1+61.Kh1Neg3+62.Kg1Nd263.Re8+Nde464.Re7Ne2+65.Kh2Kd466.Re8Nf467.Rd8+Ke568.Re8+Ne669.Kg1Kf570.Ra8Nf671.Kf2Kf472.Ra4+Ne4+73.Kg1N6c574.Ra8Nd375.Rd8Ke376.Re8Nc177.Kh2Na278.Re7Nb479.Re8Nd380.Re7Kf481.Kg1Ne582.Re8Nd783.Re7Ndf684.Ra7Kf585.Ra5+Kg686.Ra6Kg787.Kh2Nd588.Ra5Ndf689.Kg1Kg690.Kh2Nd691.Kg1Nc492.Ra8Ne393.Ra3Nfd594.Ra6+Kf595.Ra8Nf496.Rf8+Kg697.Rg8+Kh698.Rh8+Kg799.Ra8Nexg2100.Ra3?Now the knight escapes.After100.Kf2the Ng2 is trapped.Kg6101.Ra6+Kh5102.Ra7Nxh3+103.Kxg2Nf4+104.Kf3is a draw according to the tablebases.100...Ne1101.Kf2Ned3+101...Nc2!?seems to be more precise.102.Rc3Nb4103.Re3Kg6104.Rb3Nc2and
sooner or later the pawn on h3 will fall.102.Kf3?102.Ke3Nb4103.Ke4offered better chances according to the engines.102...Kf6103.Ke4Nc5+103...Nf2+104.Kf3N2xh3wins the h-pawn and the game.104.Kd4Nce6+105.Ke4Nc5+106.Kd4Nfe6+107.Kd5Nd7108.Ra6Ndf8109.Ke4Ng6110.Kf3Ngf4?110...Ne5+111.Kg2Kf5112.Kh2Nf4113.Ra5Ke4114.Ra4+Ke3115.Ra3+Kd4116.Ra4+Nc4117.Ra1Ke3118.Ra4Nd2119.Ra3+Kf2the h-pawn will
fall.111.Kg4Ng6111...Ke5112.Ra2Nd5113.Re2+Kf6and White now has114.Rxe6+Kxe6115.Kxg5with a draw.112.Kh5?Correct was112.Rb6Ne5+113.Kh5and afterKf5again114.Rxe6Kxe6115.Kxg5112.Kf3Kf5
and Black improves his position.112.Ra4?loses the h-pawn.Ne5+113.Kh5Nf4+114.Kh6Nxh3112...Kf5Now the h-pawn is lost. White still tries
something but this does not work here.113.Rxe6Nf4+114.Kh6Nxe60–1
1.Nf3Nf62.e3e63.b3c54.c4Be75.Bb20-06.Nc3d57.cxd5Nxd58.Nxd5exd59.d4Nc610.Be2cxd411.Nxd4Qa5+12.Kf1Nxd413.Bxd4Bf514.Bd3Be415.f3Bxd3+16.Qxd3Rfe817.Kf2Bc518.Bxc5Qxc519.Rac1Qb620.Rhd1a521.Qd4Qh622.h3Dieses Schwerfigurenendspiel sieht nur auf den ersten Blick gleich aus.
Weiß hat die klar bessere Bauernstruktur.Re6Nötig war22...b623.Rc5Rae8e3 ist leicht zu decken, d5 nicht.24.Rd3Rc625.Rxa525.Rxd5Rc2+26.Rd2Rxd2+27.Qxd2a4ist auch gut, aber weniger klar.25...Rc2+26.Rd2Rxd2+27.Qxd2Qh4+28.Kf1d429.Qxd4Qe7Nun hat Weiß zwei Bauern
Vorsprung.30.Rd5h631.Rd7Qa332.Qd2Rf833.Rd8Qa6+34.Kf2Rxd835.Qxd8+Kh736.Qd2g637.a4Qc638.Qd3h539.Qc4Qd740.Ke2Qd6Ein
Einsteller beendet die technische Gewinnführung vorzeitig.41.Qxf7+1–0
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