Nakamura’s kingside advance

Boris Gelfand vs Hikaru Nakamura

World Team Championship · 2010 · 0-1

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A King’s Indian attack from the 2010 World Team Championship. Nakamura advances on the kingside while Gelfand counterattacks on the queenside.

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19... g3

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A wedge beside the king. Black’s g-pawn reaches g3, directly beside White’s king shelter. The closed center has allowed this wing attack to gather pace.

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23... Nxg2

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A knight breaks through. The knight captures on g2 and attacks the rook on e1. Gelfand advances his passed pawn instead of recapturing, and Black takes that rook.

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25... g2+

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A pawn check opens a file. The pawn checks from g2. When White’s king captures it, ...Rg7+ brings the rook into the attack along the opened g-file.