1. d2d4  1... d7d5  2. c2c4  2... e7e6  3. g1f3  3... c7c5 The Tarrasch Defense, considered somewhat dubious until recently, has experienced a resurgence in the hands and minds of strong grandmasters. 4. c4d5  4... e6d5  5. g2g3  5... b8c6  6. f1g2  6... g8f6  7. e1g1  7... f8e7  8. d4c5 A popular move for the elite nowadays. 8... e7c5  9. a2a3  9... f6e4 [%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The most accurate way of playing. 10. f3d2  10... f7f5 I understand that playing with an isolated pawn and still having to weaken the structure with this move is not to everyone's taste, but the e4-knight somewhat compensates for these weaknesses. Truth be told, the position is not an easy one to play as Black, anyway. 11. b2b4 This is already a new move. 11... c5e7  12. c1b2  12... e7f6  13. b2f6  13... d8f6  14. d2b3  14... e8g8  15. e2e3  15... c8e6 This is not the only path for the bishop. 16. b1d2  16... c6e5  17. d2f3 The position has stabilized and White has a small advantage, although Black has chances with the strong knights. 17... e5c4  18. d1d4  18... f6e7  19. f1c1  19... e6f7  20. h2h4 I don't like this move very much as I don't see a situation in which the pawn on h4 would be better for White. With the pawn on h2, it's possible to expel Black's knight on e4 with the move f3 in some cases. Furthermore, when Black plays g7-g5, the h-file will not be opened if the pawn is on h2. 20... a7a6  21. f3e1  21... a8d8  22. e1d3  22... h7h6  23. a3a4  23... b7b6 Nakamura decides to protect the queenside. 24. a4a5  24... b6b5 If we just look at the pawn structure, it might seem like White has the advantage, but this is not the case. The black knights are very strong and can hardly be exchanged. Black also has a plan (to play g7-g5), while it's not clear what White can do.