Chess : Prepared to Think - part 2

Chess game by GM Nakamura, with music.
GM Hikaru Nakamura must win against his collegue Levon Aronian .. we see and hear his analysis of a complicated middle-game after a Spanish opening, Berlin variation.

Music: "Conversation Intercom" by Soulwax
Video: "MUST WIN GAME" Mar 26, 2022 - original on Hikaru YT channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veasjcEMIy4&ab_channel=GMHikaru
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[Event "FIDE Grand Chess Prix 3 All Pools 2022"]
[Site " https://www.chess.com/news/view/2022-fide-grand-prix-berlin-leg-3-round-4 "]
[Date "2022.03.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[ECO "C65"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d5 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.Bc4 Qd6 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.b4 Bb6 10.O-O Bf5 11.Qc2 Rad8 12.a4 a5 13.b5 Ne7 14.Qa2 Ng6 15.Ba3 Bc5 16.Bxc5 Qxc5 17.d4 Qd6 18.Rfe1 exd4 19.cxd4 Nd5 20.Bxd5 Qxd5 21.Qxd5 Rxd5 22.Nc4 Bg4 23.Nxa5 b6 24.Nc6 Bxf3 25.gxf3 h6 26.Rac1 Kh7 27.Rc4 Rg5+ 28.Kf1 Rh5 29.Ne7 Rxh2 30.Re4 Rh1+ 31.Kg2 Ra1 32.Nxg6 fxg6 33.Rxc7 Rxa4 34.d5 Raa8 35.Ree7 h5 36.d6 Rf5 37.Rxg7+ Kh6 38.Rh7+ Kg5 39.d7 Rd5 40.f4+ Kh4 41.Rg7 Ra4 42.Rc8 Rad4 43.Rxg6 Rxd7 44.Rc1 Rd1 45.Rxd1 Rxd1 46.Rxb6 Kg4 47.Rb8 Kxf4 48.b6 Rd7 49.Rf8+ Ke4 50.Rf3 1-0