10 Games from 2014

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix Baku"][Site "Baku AZE"][Date "2014.10.03"][EventDate "2014.10.01"][Round "2"][Result "0-1"][White "Dmitry Andreikin"][Black "Hikaru Nakamura"][ECO "A80"][WhiteElo "?"][BlackElo "?"][PlyCount "96"]1.d4 f5 [{ A taste of the "old" Nakamura. The American player has lately chosen to be more solid with Black, but in this game he reverts to the somewhat eccentric Dutch defense to create imbalance from the get go. }] 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c3 [{   It's hard to believe this move can be too dangerous as it looks somewhat passive, but actually Andreikin's idea is not without poison. }] d6 7.Qb3+ e6 8.Bg5 Qe8 9.Nbd2 Nh5 10.Ne1 h6 11.Be3 g5 12.f4!? [(12.Bxb7 Bxb7 13.Qxb7 Nc6){gives Black plenty of compensation with the threat of f4 and of Rb8.}] gxf4 13.Bxf4 Kh8 14.Be3 Nc6 15.Nd3 b6 16.g4?! { Perhaps trying to get some initiative, but I don't fully understand the point of this sacrifice. } Nf6 [(16...fxg4 17.Rxf8+ Bxf8){ And White probably has compensation for the pawn, but not more than that. }] 17.gxf5 exf5 18.Bf2 Be6 19.Qc2 Bd5 20.Nf3 Be4 [{   Black's strong bishop has had enough time to occupy e4. Black has no problems. }] 21.Qd2 Ne7 22.Bh4 Ng6 23.Bxf6 Rxf6 24.Rf2 c5 25.Raf1 Qe6 26.a3 Rg8 [{ Slowly but surely it has become clear that Andreikin is relatively planless while Nakamura is adding more and more pressure on the kingside. Already it is uncomfortable to play with White. }] 27.Kh1 Kh7 28.Qe3 Re8 29.Qd2 Rg8 30.Qe3 c4 31.Nf4 Nxf4 32.Qxf4 Rg6 33.h3 Bf6 34.Kh2 Be7 35.Bh1 R8g7 36.Rg2 Bg5! [{ The queen has no good square. }]37.Qg3 [(37.Nxg5+ hxg5){-+ leaves the g2 rook hanging.}]Bc1 [{ any bishop move down this diagonal won, incidentally, but this looks most natural. }] 38.Rxc1 Rxg3 39.Rxg3 Bxf3 [(39. ... Bc6!){ Keeping the bishop accelerates the win, but trading it off makes things easier. }] 40.Rxg7+ Kxg7 41.Bxf3 Qe3 [{ White has no hopes of creating a fortress. }] 42.Rg1+ Kf6 43.Bh5 Qd2 44.Rg6+ Ke7 45.Rg7+ Kd8 46.Rg8+ Kc7 47.Rg7+ Kb8 48.Rg8+ Kb7 {0-1}0-1