Cinco veces campeón de EE. UU. y una de las figuras más reconocidas del ajedrez moderno, Nakamura se clasificó para el Torneo de Candidatos gracias a su promedio de Elo clásico, el más alto durante el periodo de clasificación.
Si bien cumplió con todas las reglas, su desempeño no estuvo exento de controversia pública, ya que disputó el número mínimo de partidas contra oponentes de menor Elo.
Actualmente número dos del mundo, su fama reciente se debe a su presencia en línea, pero Nakamura ha demostrado una notable resiliencia a lo largo de su carrera, abarcando torneos clásicos de élite, ciclos de Campeonatos Mundiales e innumerables títulos de ajedrez rápido y blitz.
Entre sus logros destacan la medalla de oro en la Olimpiada de Ajedrez de 2016, la victoria en el Tata Steel en 2011 y en el Norway Chess en 2023, además de múltiples eventos del Grand Chess Tour.
Es ampliamente considerado uno de los mejores jugadores de ajedrez rápido y blitz de la historia, ganador del Campeonato Mundial de Ajedrez Rápido de 2022 y con varios podios en el Campeonato Mundial de Blitz. En cuanto a su presencia en línea, es uno de los streamers de ajedrez más seguidos a nivel mundial y un popular embajador del juego en plataformas como Twitch y YouTube.
Con múltiples participaciones en el Torneo de Candidatos, pocos jugadores manejan la presión mejor que Nakamura. Si Hikaru logra un buen comienzo, se convertirá en un serio aspirante al primer puesto.
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2025.10.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bc4 Bg7 4. O-O e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 a6 7. c3 Ne7 8. Bg5 b5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Nd2 f6 11. Be3 d5 12. f4 Nbc6 13. Nxc6 Nxc6 14. exd5 exd5 15. Nb3 Re8 16. Qd2 f5 17. Nd4 Qd6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Bd4 Bxd4+ 20. cxd4 Bd7 21. Rac1 Qf6 22. Be2 Rac8 23. Bf3 Qd6 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Re1 b4 26. h4 h5 27. Rc1 a5 28. Rxc8+ Bxc8 29. Qc1 Ba6 30. Qc5 Qxc5 31. dxc5 d4 32. Kf2 Kf7 33. Bd5+ Ke7 34. a3 Bd3 35. axb4 axb4 36. c6 Be4 37. c7 Kd7 38. Bf7 Kxc7 39. Bxg6 Kd6 40. Bxh5 Ke6 41. Bf3 Bd3 42. Ke1 Kf6 43. Kd2 Ba6 44. g3 Bb5 45. Bd1 Ba6 46. Bc2 Bb5 47. Bd3 Bc6 48. Bc2 Bb5 49. h5 Bc6 50. h6 Be4 51. g4 Kg6 52. gxf5+ 1-0
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2025.10.27"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Qd2 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Ng3 Ne5 13. Be2 c4 14. O-O Bd7 15. a5 b5 16. Na2 h6 17. Be3 h5 18. Nb4 h4 19. Nh1 Nh7 20. f4 Ng4 21. Bxg4 Bxg4 22. Nf2 Nf6 23. Bb6 Qd7 24. Rae1 h3 25. g3 Bf3 26. Bd4 Bg2 27. Qc3 Nh5 28. Bxg7 Nxg7 29. Qf6 Nh5 30. Qg5 Kg7 31. f5 Qe7 32. Qd2 Bxf1 33. Nc6 Qc7 34. Rxf1 Nf6 35. Qf4 Re5 36. fxg6 fxg6 37. Nxh3 Rf8 38. Nxe5 dxe5 39. Qh4 Qc5+ 40. Kg2 Nh7 41. Rxf8 Qxf8 42. Nf2 Nf6 43. Qg5 Qd6 44. Qe3 Qc7 45. Qa3 Ne8 46. Ng4 Nd6 47. Qe3 b4 48. Qh6+ Kg8 49. Nf6+ 1-0
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2025.10.27"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dommaraju Gukesh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Rc1 e5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bb5 Bg4 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qa4 e4 16. Nd2 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Rb8 18. Qc2 Qd5 19. h3 Bc8 20. O-O Ba6 21. Re1 Bd3 22. Qc1 Re6 23. Nf1 h6 24. b4 Rb5 25. Ng3 a5 26. bxa5 c5 27. Qd2 c4 28. Ne2 Ra6 29. Nf4 Qe5 30. Rec1 Rbxa5 31. Qa2 Ra7 32. Ne2 Kh7 33. Nd4 Qc5 34. Ra1 Qb6 35. Qd2 Rb7 36. Rac1 Qa6 37. Ra1 Ra4 38. Qd1 Rb2 39. Qg4 Qf6 40. Qg3 Rb3 41. Rcc1 Rbxa3 42. Rxa3 Rxa3 43. h4 c3 44. Kh2 c2 45. h5 Ra5 46. Qg4 Qxf2 0-1
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2025.10.27"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Dommaraju Gukesh"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nd7 10. e3 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. e4 f5 13. h4 f4 14. g4 g5 15. h5 c5 16. a3 Nc8 17. Rb1 Ncb6 18. b3 Qf6 19. Qe2 Rfc8 20. Bd2 Bf8 21. Rfc1 Be7 22. Qe1 Bd8 23. Be2 Qe7 24. f3 Nf6 25. Qf1 a5 26. Nb5 Nbd7 27. Kg2 Bb6 28. Nc3 Ne8 29. Qf2 Bd8 30. Qf1 Nc7 31. Qf2 Ne8 32. Qf1 Nc7 33. Qf2 Ne8 34. Qf1 1/2-1/2
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2025.10.27"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2839"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 a6 4. e3 h6 5. a3 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. e4 O-O 10. O-O b5 11. e5 Nd7 12. Qd2 f6 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. Bg3 Nde5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Rae1 Nxd3 17. cxd3 Bd7 18. Be5 Qf5 19. d4 Be7 20. Re3 Bg5 21. f4 Be7 22. g4 Qf7 23. Qg2 a5 24. Ne2 b4 25. axb4 axb4 26. Ng3 Bf6 27. g5 hxg5 28. Bxf6 Qxf6 29. Re5 Bb5 30. Rd1 gxf4 31. Nh5 Qh6 32. Qf3 Be8 33. Kh1 Bg6 34. Qg4 0-1
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2025.10.27"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2839"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14. Qd4 Qd6 15. Qe4+ 1/2-1/2
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2025.10.28"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 e6 4. O-O a6 5. Re1 Nf6 6. d3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 b5 10. Bb3 Be7 11. a4 b4 12. Nbd2 Na5 13. Ba2 O-O 14. Bg3 Kh8 15. d4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 e5 17. N2b3 exd4 18. Nxa5 Qxa5 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Rxe7 Bf5 21. a5 Rac8 22. Qd2 Bxc2 23. Qxb4 d3 24. Qd2 Bb3 25. Rc7 Rxc7 26. Bxc7 Re8 27. Kf1 Re2 28. Qb4 Bc4 0-1
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2025.10.28"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Na6 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Qe5+ Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Re8 10. Rd1 h6 11. Qf4 Nc7 12. b3 d5 13. Bb2 Bd6 14. Qd2 Bb4 15. Qc2 Qe7 16. cxd5 Ncxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Nd4 Nf6 19. h3 Ba3 20. Bxa3 Qxa3 21. e3 a5 22. Rab1 Bd7 23. Qb2 Qe7 24. a3 Ne4 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4 Ng5 27. Kh2 Ra4 28. Qc2 Rea8 29. h4 Nh7 30. b5 Ra2 31. Rb2 Rxb2 32. Qxb2 cxb5 33. Nxb5 Bc6 34. Nd4 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 Nf6 36. Qc2 g6 37. Rb1 Rd8 38. Rb5 Rd7 39. Qd1 h5 40. Qf3 Ng4 41. Rb2 Kh7 42. Rc2 Rd6 43. Ne2 Re6 44. Rd2 Rf6 45. Nf4 Rf5 46. Rb2 b5 47. Qc6 Rc5 48. Qa8 Qc7 49. Rd2 Rc2 50. Qd5 Rxd2 51. Qxd2 Qb7+ 52. Qd5 Qxd5+ 53. Nxd5 Kg7 54. Kf3 Nf6 55. Nb4 Kf8 56. Kf4 Ke7 57. e4 Nd7 58. Ke3 Kd6 59. f4 Kc5 60. Nd5 Kc4 61. Kd2 Nc5 62. Nf6 Kd4 63. e5 Ne4+ 64. Nxe4 Kxe4 65. Kc3 Kf3 0-1
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2025.10.28"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Dommaraju Gukesh"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Ne4 9. Bxg7 Nxf2 10. Kxf2 Kxg7 11. Qg4+ Kh8 12. Qf4 d6 13. Nf3 Qe7 14. Bd3 Nd7 15. Rhf1 Nb6 16. e4 f5 17. Kg1 fxe4 18. Qxe4 Qxe4 19. Bxe4 Bf5 20. Ng5 Bxe4 21. Nxe4 Nxd5 22. Nxd6 b6 23. Rae1 Kg8 24. g4 Rad8 25. Nf5 Rfe8 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Rd1 Nf6 28. g5 Ng4 29. h3 Ne5 30. Kg2 Nc4 31. b3 Ne3+ 32. Nxe3 Rxe3 33. Rd8+ Kg7 34. Rd7+ Kg6 35. Rxa7 Kxg5 36. Rxh7 Re2+ 37. Kf3 Rxa2 38. Rb7 Ra3 39. Rxb6 c4 40. Ke3 Rxb3+ 41. Rxb3 cxb3 42. Kd2 Kh4 43. Kc3 Kxh3 44. Kxb3 1/2-1/2
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2025.10.28"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dommaraju Gukesh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nd5 d6 5. d4 Bg4 6. dxe5 Nxe5 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Nxe7 Qxe7 9. Be2 Bxf3 10. gxf3 h6 11. Be3 d5 12. f4 Qb4+ 13. Qd2 Qxe4 14. O-O-O Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. b3 Qa6 17. Bd4 O-O-O 18. Kb1 Rhe8 19. f3 Re2 20. Qc3 Rd6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rd2 b6 23. Rxe2 Qxe2 24. Re1 Qxh2 25. Re7 Rd7 26. Re8+ Kb7 27. Qxf6 Qg1+ 28. Kb2 Qc5 29. Qf5 Qc6 30. Rh8 d4 31. Qe4 Rd6 32. f5 Ka6 33. Qd3+ Qb5 34. Qe4 Qc6 35. Qd3+ Qb5 36. Qe4 d3 37. a4 Qd5 38. cxd3 Qxd3 39. Qxd3+ Rxd3 40. Rxh6 c5 41. Rf6 Ka5 42. Rxf7 Kb4 43. Rxa7 Rxb3+ 44. Kc2 Rc3+ 45. Kb2 Rxf3 46. Rb7 Rf2+ 47. Kb1 Rxf5 48. Rxb6+ Kxa4 49. Kc2 Ka5 50. Rb8 Rf3 51. Rb7 Rg3 52. Rb8 Rf3 53. Rb7 Rg3 54. Rb8 1/2-1/2
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2025.10.28"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2839"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 c6 5. a4 Be7 6. g3 a5 7. Bg2 Na6 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 h5 10. f4 Nb4 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Nb1 exd4 13. Nxd4 Re8 14. c3 Na6 15. Nd2 Bf8 16. Bf2 Nc5 17. Qc2 Bd7 18. b4 axb4 19. cxb4 Na6 20. Rab1 Rac8 21. N4f3 c5 22. bxc5 Nxc5 23. e5 Bxa4 24. Qa2 dxe5 25. Nxe5 Bc6 26. Nxc6 bxc6 27. Qc4 Nb7 28. Rfc1 Nd6 29. Qa4 Re2 30. Bb6 Qd7 31. Nf1 c5 32. Qxd7 Nxd7 33. Ba5 c4 34. Bb4 Nc5 35. Bf3 Ree8 36. Bc3 Nd3 37. Rc2 h4 38. gxh4 Nxf4 39. h5 Nxh3+ 40. Kh1 Ne4 41. Be1 Nhg5 42. Bg4 Rc5 43. Ne3 Nf6 44. Bf2 Nge4 45. Bg1 Nxg4 46. Nxg4 Rxh5+ 47. Nh2 c3 48. Rd1 Ng3+ 49. Kg2 Re2+ 50. Rxe2 Nxe2 51. Be3 c2 52. Ra1 Bd6 53. Nf3 Bf4 54. Ra8+ Kh7 55. Rc8 Bxe3 0-1
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2025.10.28"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B34"]
[WhiteElo "2839"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Ng8 9. Bd4 Qc7 10. f4 Nh6 11. e6 f6 12. exd7+ Bxd7 13. Qf3 Rd8 14. Bc5 Be6 15. Bd3 O-O 16. O-O Rfe8 17. Qe3 Bf7 18. Bxa7 Ng4 19. Qc5 f5 20. Bb6 Qb7 21. Bxd8 Rxd8 22. Ne2 Rd5 23. Qa3 Bxb2 24. Rab1 Rb5 25. Qa4 Bd4+ 26. Qxd4 Rxb1 27. Nc3 Rb4 28. Qc5 Qb8 29. h3 Nf6 30. Qxe7 Nh5 31. Qe5 Qxe5 32. fxe5 Nf4 33. a4 Nxd3 34. cxd3 Rb3 35. Rc1 Ra3 36. Kf2 c5 37. Ke3 Be8 38. Nd5 Kf7 39. Rxc5 g5 40. a5 Bd7 41. g3 h5 42. h4 f4+ 43. gxf4 gxh4 44. Rc7 Ke6 45. Ke4 1-0
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2025.10.29"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Qd8 8. Qd2 d6 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Be2 Ng4 11. Bxg4 Bxg4 12. Nd4 Be6 13. b3 Qa5 14. O-O O-O 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bh6 Rfd8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qe3 f6 20. h3 Bf7 21. Rfd1 Qb6 22. Qe2 Qa5 23. Rd3 g5 24. Rcd1 Qe5 25. Qe3 Rd7 26. Qd4 Qxd4 27. Rxd4 c5 28. R4d3 Be6 29. f3 Rb7 30. Kf2 a5 31. Kg3 Ra8 32. Rc1 Bd7 33. Nd5 Kf7 34. h4 h6 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Rh1 Be6 37. f4 gxf4+ 38. Kxf4 Rg8 39. Rh7+ Rg7 40. Rxg7+ Kxg7 41. g4 Kg6 42. Rg3 Kf7 43. g5 fxg5+ 44. Kxg5 Rb8 45. Kf4 Rh8 46. Nc3 Rh5 47. Ke3 Bd7 48. Rf3+ Ke8 49. Rg3 Kf7 50. Rf3+ Ke8 51. Rg3 Be6 52. Kd3 Rh2 53. Ne2 Kf7 54. Rf3+ Ke8 55. Rg3 Kf7 56. Rf3+ Ke8 57. Rg3 Kd7 58. a4 Bh3 59. Nf4 Be6 60. Rg7 Rf2 61. Nd5 Bxd5 62. exd5 Rf8 63. Kc3 Rh8 64. Rf7 Rg8 65. Rh7 Rf8 66. Rg7 Rh8 67. Rf7 Rg8 68. Rh7 Rf8 1/2-1/2
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2025.10.29"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Na3 Nc6 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. Nb5 Nxe3 10. fxe3 Qd8 11. Nbxd4 Bd7 12. Qe2 g6 13. O-O-O Bg7 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. h4 Qa5 16. Bc4 Rb8 17. Rd3 c5 18. Ng5 Bb5 19. Bxb5+ Qxb5 20. Rhd1 O-O 21. Qc2 Qc4 22. Kb1 Qxh4 23. Nf3 Qe4 24. Ka1 c4 25. R3d2 Qxe3 26. Nd4 Rb6 27. Qa4 Bxd4 28. Rxd4 Rfb8 29. Qxa7 R8b7 30. Qa8+ Kg7 31. R4d2 Rb5 32. Qd8 h5 33. Qh4 Qc5 34. Rf1 Qg5 35. Qd4+ e5 36. Qf2 Qe7 37. Qe2 Qe6 38. Rfd1 Qg4 39. Qe1 Ra5 40. Qe3 Rab5 41. Rf1 Qe6 42. Rfd1 Qe7 43. Qe4 Qc7 44. g4 hxg4 45. Qxg4 Qb6 46. Qe2 Qe6 47. Rh1 Qf5 48. Qxc4 e4 49. Rdh2 Rd7 50. Qc6 Rbd5 51. Rh7+ Kf8 52. Qa4 e3 53. Rh8+ Ke7 54. Re1 Qf3 55. Qb4+ R7d6 56. Rhh1 e2 57. a4 Rd1+ 58. Ka2 Kf6 59. Qh4+ g5 60. Qh6+ Kf5 61. Qh7+ Ke6 62. Qc2 Kd7 63. Qb3 Qd5 64. c4 Qd3 65. Qb5+ Kc7 66. Qc5+ Kb7 67. a5 Qb1+ 68. Ka3 R6d3+ 69. Ka4 Qa2+ 70. Kb5 Rb3+ 0-1
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2025.10.29"]
[Round "15.2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Dommaraju Gukesh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. e3 c5 8. dxc5 Ne4 9. Qc2 a5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nf3 Na6 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. Bd3 Naxc5 14. Bxe4 Nxe4 15. O-O Qb6 16. b3 Rfc8 17. Qb2 Qg6 18. f3 Nc5 19. Qe2 a4 20. bxa4 Rxa4 21. Bd2 Rc4 22. Bb4 Nd3 23. Kh1 Ba4 24. f4 Qe4 25. Qf3 Qxf3 26. gxf3 Bd7 27. f5 Nxb4 28. axb4 Rxb4 29. Rfb1 Rxb1+ 30. Rxb1 Rb8 31. Rb6 Kf8 32. Kg2 Ke7 33. f6+ gxf6 34. Kf2 h5 35. h4 Ra8 36. Rxb7 Ra2+ 37. Kg3 Ra1 38. Kg2 Ra2+ 39. Kg3 Ra1 40. Ne2 Re1 41. Nf4 Kd6 42. Rb6+ Bc6 43. Kf2 Rh1 44. Nxh5 Rxh4 45. Nxf6 d4 46. exd4 Rxd4 47. Ke3 Ra4 48. Ne4+ Kc7 49. Rb3 Bxe4 50. fxe4 Kd6 51. Kf4 Ke7 52. Rb7+ Ke6 53. Rb6+ Ke7 54. Rb7+ Ke6 55. Rb6+ 1/2-1/2
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2025.10.29"]
[Round "16.2"]
[White "Dommaraju Gukesh"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Qd8 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. Nc3 Ng4 10. Bf4 d6 11. h3 Nf6 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 a5 14. Qe3 a4 15. Nd2 Qa5 16. Be2 Qc5 17. Qxc5 dxc5 18. f4 Nd4 19. Kf2 Bd7 20. e5 Nh5 21. Bxh5 gxh5 22. Nde4 b6 23. Nd5 Rb8 24. b3 Bf5 25. Ng3 e6 26. Nxf5 Nxf5 27. Nf6+ Ke7 28. Nxh5 Nd4 29. Nf6 Ra8 30. Rhd1 Rhd8 31. Nxh7 Nc2 32. Rab1 a3 33. Nf6 Nb4 34. h4 Rxd1 35. Rxd1 Nxa2 36. h5 Nc3 37. Rd7+ Kf8 38. h6 a2 39. Nh7+ Kg8 40. Nf6+ Kh8 41. Rxf7 Ne4+ 42. Nxe4 a1=Q 43. Ng5 Ra2+ 44. Kg3 Qe1+ 45. Kg4 Rxg2+ 46. Kh5 Qe2+ 47. Kg6 Qe4+ 48. f5 Rxg5+ 49. Kxg5 Qxe5 50. Rf8+ Kh7 51. Rf7+ Kg8 52. Kg6 Qg3+ 53. Kf6 Qh4+ 54. Kxe6 Qe4+ 0-1
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.10.29"]
[Round "17.2"]
[White "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Black "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2839"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Nxc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O d6 8. e5 Nh6 9. exd6 O-O 10. dxe7 Qxe7 11. Nd5 Qc5 12. Bb3 Be6 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qd8 15. Bg5 Qa5 16. Rc1 Rad8 17. Bxd8 Rxd8 18. Rxc6 bxc6 19. Ne7+ Kf8 20. Nxc6 Rxd1 21. Nxa5 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Bd7 23. Nc4 Bb5 24. Ke1 Bxc4 25. Bxc4 Bxb2 26. Ke2 Ng4 27. h3 Ne5 28. Nxe5 Bxe5 29. Bb3 Bd6 30. Bc4 Be5 31. Bb3 Bd6 32. Bc4 Be5 1/2-1/2
[Event "Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.10.29"]
[Round "18.2"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Magnus Carlsen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2839"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2025.10.27"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nd5 d6 5. d4 Nxe4 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Qe2 Nf6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Rd1 Qc6 15. O-O Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. Rd1+ Ke7 18. Qd3 b6 19. h4 a5 20. Qa3+ Ke6 21. Qb3+ Ke7 22. Qa3+ Ke6 23. Qb3+ Ke7 24. Qa3+ 1/2-1/2
