1. e2e4  1... e7e5  2. g1f3  2... b8c6  3. f1b5  3... a7a6  4. b5a4  4... g8f6  5. d2d3 This move order prevents the Open Spanish―when Black captures the pawn on e4. Nakamura played this in two important games during the Candidates Tournament. 5... f8c5  6. e1g1  6... b7b5  7. a4b3  7... d7d6  8. c2c3  8... h7h6  9. c1e3  9... c5e3  10. f2e3  10... e8g8  11. d1e1  11... c8e6  12. b3c2  12... c6e7 A typical maneuver, preparing to bring the knight to g6 and also freeing up the advance of the c-pawn. 13. f3h4  13... c7c5  14. b1d2  14... e7g6  15. h4f5  15... a6a5  16. a2a4  16... b5b4  17. c2b3  17... a8b8  18. b3c4  18... g8h7  19. c3b4  19... b8b4  20. b2b3  20... e6c4  21. d3c4 The d6-pawn will remain a target. White also has weaknesses, but his pawn structure is better. 21... b4b6  22. f5g3 Nakamura starts a plan to bring the knight to the b5-square. 22... d8d7 Blunders are inevitable in blitz chess. 23. g3e2 Nakamura returns the favor. 23... d7e6  24. e2c3  24... g6e7  25. e1b1  25... h7g8  26. b1d3  26... e7c6  27. f1f3  27... c6b4  28. d3e2  28... f6h7  29. a1f1  29... b6b7  30. c3b5 White completes his plan and remains with a large advantage―since Black has no active plan. 30... b7d7  31. f3f2  31... h7g5  32. h2h4  32... g5h7  33. d2b1 The knight may go to d5. 33... h7f6  34. b1c3  34... f6e8  35. h4h5  35... e8c7  36. f2f5  36... c7e8 Black is completely tied up, but in a blitz game, it's never easy to convert an advantage. 37. e2f3  37... e8c7  38. f3g3  38... g8h8  39. g3f2  39... c7a6  40. f1d1  40... h8g8 Black just waits for White to try something. 41. c3e2  41... b4c6  42. e2c3  42... a6b4  43. f2g3  43... c6e7  44. f5f3  44... g8h8  45. d1f1  45... e7g8  46. c3d5 Now, the pawn structure is changed. 46... b4d5  47. e4d5  47... e6e7  48. f3f5 The position is still very good for White with the space advantage. 48... d7b7  49. g3e1 The a5-pawn is a weakness. 49... e7d8  50. f1f3  50... b7d7  51. f3f1  51... d7b7  52. e1g3  52... d8e7  53. f1f3  53... e7d8  54. g3f2  54... d8e7 It's not easy to find a plan to break Black's position. For now, Nakamura embarks on a king ride. 55. g1f1  55... b7d7  56. f1e1  56... e7e8  57. e1d1  57... f7f6  58. f3h3  58... g8e7  59. f5f3  59... f6f5 It's not clear how White wins against passive defense, but the young Indian GM is not interested in just waiting. 60. e3e4  60... f5f4  61. g2g3  61... e7g8 The knight goes to f6, attacking White's pawns. The game becomes sharp. 62. g3f4  62... g8f6  63. f2e3  63... f6g4 