Nakamura, Hi – Carlsen, M.

2802 2024 · Draw

Nakamura (2802) skipped the main roads with 1.b3 against Carlsen (2831) in 2024: the Nimzo-Larsen Attack, where White concedes the centre early and challenges it later. The queens came off on 14...Qxd2+, and the game turned into a long endgame with a bishop and a knight each. The engine flags no turning point at all — nothing ever tips. The accuracy numbers say the same: 92% at-least-good moves for White, 94% for Black. Once the rooks were traded, the kings manoeuvred without conceding anything and repetition ended it. Club takeaway: a sound structure plus clean exchanges is enough to defuse an offbeat opening.