Shankland, Sam vs Nakamura, Hikaru
Saint Louis Blitz 2021 · Round 4.1 · 2021.08.14 · 0-1 · D35 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation
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[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2021"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2021.08.14"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Shankland, Sam"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "130"] [WhiteElo "2709"] [WhiteFideId "2004887"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2736"] [BlackFideId "2016192"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "D35g"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. h3 c6 7. Bf4 Bd6 8. e3 Bf5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. g4 Be6 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nc4 Qb4+ 14. Qxb4 Bxb4+ 15. Kd1 Nd7 16. a3 Be7 17. Na5 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Bb5+ Bd7 20. Bxd7+ Kxd7 21. Ke2 Rac8 22. Rad1+ Ke6 23. Rd4 Bf6 24. Rd6+ Ke7 25. Rhd1 Nd3 26. Rd5 Rc2+ 27. Rd2 Rhc8 28. Nxb7 Rc1 29. R5xd3 exd3+ 30. Rxd3 R8c2+ 31. Kf3 Bh4 32. Bd6+ Ke8 33. Bg3 Bxg3 34. Kxg3 Rg1+ 35. Kf3 Ke7 36. Nd6 g6 37. Ne4 Rxb2 38. Rc3 Rb7 39. Rc5 h6 40. h4 Rh1 41. h5 gxh5 42. gxh5 Rhb1 43. Ng3 R1b5 44. Rc6 R5b6 45. Nf5+ Kd7 46. Rc4 Rf6 47. Kg4 Rb1 48. e4 Rg1+ 49. Kf4 Rg5 50. Ra4 a6 51. Rb4 Rxh5 52. Rb7+ Kc6 53. Ra7 Kb5 54. Rd7 Ka4 55. Rd3 Rh1 56. Ke5 Re6+ 57. Kd5 Rb1 58. Nd4 Re8 59. e5 Rd8+ 60. Ke4 Re1+ 61. Kf5 h5 62. f4 h4 63. Kf6 h3 64. Rxh3 Rxd4 65. f5 Rde4 0-1