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This is a blitz chess game between Hikaru Nakamura and Hans Niemann from Round 7 of the Late Titled Tuesday held on July 8th, 2025. The game begins with the Trompowsky Attack and reaches a sharp middlegame after just 12 moves, featuring a minor piece imbalance, structural differences, and an extra pawn for White. By move 18, the position features two knights versus two bishops, with Nakamura maintaining control over several potential pawn breaks. After a couple of inaccuracies by Niemann, Nakamura quickly takes control and builds up an attack against the black king. Nakamura’s win against Niemann, along with his subsequent victory in the event, set a new blitz rating record with an incredible 3416!
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PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. dxc5 e6 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. b4 Be7 9. Nbd2 e5 10. Be2 e4 11. Ng1 f5 12. c3 f4 13. exf4 Rg8 14. g3 Bf6 15. Rc1 Be6 16. Bb5 Qb6 17. Bxc6+ bxc6 18. Nb3 Bg4 19. Qd2 O-O-O 20. Ne2 Rde8 21. Ned4 h5 22. Qe3 Bh3 23. Kd2 Rd8 24. Kc2 Bd7 25. Nc5 Be7 26. Ndb3 Bg4 27. h4 Qb5 28. a4 Qb6 29. Rb1 Rg6 30. Rb2 Kc7 31. Rhb1 Rb8 32. Nd4 Kd8 33. a5 Qc7 34. Na6 Qb7 35. Nxb8 Qxb8 36. b5 Qc7 37. Nxc6+ Rxc6 38. bxc6 Qxc6 39. Rb8+ Bc8 40. Qxa7 Bd6 41. Qb6+ Qxb6