Event: Round 1: Nakamura, Hikaru - Darr, Benjamin
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/70th-iowa-open-championship/round-1/MU4kLUKO/whFpnN49
Date: 2025-09-07
White: Nakamura, Hikaru
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2807
Black: Darr, Benjamin
BlackElo: 1915
Result: 1-0
ECO: D00
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Bg5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:21] } 4. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4... exf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:00] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:52] } 5... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:59] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:49] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:45] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:17] } 7... c4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:24:59] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:57] } 8... a6?! { [%eval 1.09] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:08] } 9. g3?! { [%eval 0.36] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:19] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:23:05] } 10. Bg2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:37] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:22:14] } 11. e4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:30:51] } 11... Bc7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:21:26] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:55] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:20:38] } 13. exd5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:24] } 13... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:20:29] } 14. Ne4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:52] } 14... Ba5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:11:06] } 15. c3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:30:05] } 15... f5?! { [%eval 1.03] } { Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:14] } 16. Nc5 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:29:50] } 16... b6?? { [%eval 2.98] } { Blunder. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:57] } 17. Nxe6 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 1:29:26] } 17... fxe6 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 1:05:17] } 18. Rfe1 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 1:29:29] } 18... Ra7?! { [%eval 3.54] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:02] } 19. Bxd5 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 1:29:34] } 19... exd5 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 1:02:17] } 20. Nf4 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 1:29:58] } 20... Rf6?! { [%eval 4.76] } { Inaccuracy. Qa8 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:03] } 21. Re5 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 1:30:18] } 21... Rd7?! { [%eval 6.52] } { Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:16] } 22. Rae1 { [%eval 6.25] [%clk 1:30:41] } 22... Kf7 { [%eval 7.15] [%clk 0:54:27] } 23. Qe2 { [%eval 7.14] [%clk 1:31:04] } 23... g6 { [%eval 7.69] [%clk 0:51:15] } 24. Re8 { [%eval 7.57] [%clk 1:31:12] } 24... Qc7 { [%eval 7.31] [%clk 0:51:22] } 25. Nxd5 { [%eval 6.88] [%clk 1:31:34] } 1-0