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U.S. Championship 2012 / Round 10
Published May 18, 2012 | 
Hikaru Nakamura won with the black pieces today and knocked Gata Kamsky off of his perch. Nakamura now leads the tournament by a half point with one round to go.
Kudos to Hikaru today. Kamsky had the White side of a Sicilian – Najdorf Variation. It began to look as if Gata was controlling all of the ‘correct’ squares, but despite Black’s typically backward ‘d’ Pawn, it was never an issue. Hikaru was ‘all over’ the position with increasing/relentless pressure on all sides. The Diagram says it all. White had nothing to do but hope that a parting with a Pawn or two might relieve some pressure. It was not to be. I don’t believe the result was ever in any doubt and Nakamura is well poised to take this tournament.
For the other decisive game of this round – See Comments.
U.S. Championship 2012 / Round 8
Published May 16, 2012 |
Hikaru Nakamura won today; as did Gata Kamsky. Stripunsky (Nakamura’s opponent) playing White was really getting squeezed and elected to ‘sac the house’ on move 41. The imbalance in material was very difficult to evaluate and play. On move 62 (Diagram) White elected to sacrifice his last piece; a Rook. It is quite possible that Rc5 instead would have held the game. Be that as it may, White’s Pawns were not sufficiently mobilized, connected, or advanced enough to hold off the combination of Nakamura’s Rook and King.
For the remaining decisive games of the U.S. Championship and the U.S. Women’s Championsip – See Comments.
U.S. Championship 2012 / Round 7
Published May 15, 2012 |
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Gata Kamsky and Hikaru Nakamura are now tied for first place and have yet to play each other. Nakamura is the number one rated player but Kamsky is the current champion. It looks like there is a nice match up in store.
Today however Kamsky took on the Caro Kann. The Caro has the reputation of being extremely solid – but passive. Kamsky’s style is ideally suited to slowly but surely strangling an opponent, in this case Stripunski, who is passive. The final position (Diagram) tells it all.
For the remaining decisive games from the U.S. Championship and the U.S. Women’s Championship – See Comments
U.S. Championship 2012 / Round 3
Published May 10, 2012 |
Hikaru Nakamura played the role of ‘Dragon Slayer’ today against Ray Robson. It was a good fight with Robson attempting an exchange sacrifice to stem the tide. There may have been some minor slips around the 40 move time control, but it is doubtful if they really changed the result of the game. Nakamura finished forcefully.
For the remaining decisive games of the U.S. Championship and the U.S. Women’s Championship – See Comments
U.S. Championship 2012 / Round 1
Published May 8, 2012 |
The first round of the U.S. Championships had several decisive results and overall good fighting chess. The number one rated Hikaru Nakamura played the white side of the ancient, and swashbuckling, Evans Gambit against Robert Hess and brought home a well deserved point.
For the remaining decisive games – See Comments.
NM Haynes, Nicolas – GM Nakamura, Hikaru {6th Grand Pacific Open 2012 }
Published April 17, 2012 | A surprise visit by the top player wins this year’s tournament. The Grand Pacific Open was held downtown Victoria BC on April 9. Nakamura’s score 6/6 r1b2rk1/1p2qppp/2n1pn2/p1bp4/2P5/PPN1PN2/4BPPP/R1BQ1RK1 b KQkq – 0 101. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. dxc5 Nc6 4. c4 e6 5. e3 Bxc5 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. a3 a5 9. b3 Qe7 10. Nc3 Rd8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nb5 Bg4 13. Bb2 Rac8 14. Nfd4 Bd7 15. Bf3 Ne5 16. Nc3 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qe5 18. Qg3 Qh5 19. Nde2 Qh6 20. h4 Bg4 21. Nf4 d4 22. Ncd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Be6 24. Nf4 dxe3 25. fxe3 Bxb3 26. Bd4 Rxd4 27. exd4 Bxd4+ 28. Kh2 Bxa1 29. Rxa1 a4 30. Re1 Qd6 31. Qg4 Be6 32. Rd1 Bxg4 33. Rxd6 b5 34. Nd5 Kf8 35. Rb6 Bd7 36. Kg3 f6 37. Kf4 Rc4+ 38. Ke3 Rxh4 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. Rb7 Ke6 41. Nc7+ Kd6 0-1190nob1c3
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. dxc5 Nc6 4. c4 e6 5. e3 Bxc5 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. a3 a5 9. b3 Qe7 10. Nc3 Rd8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nb5 Bg4 13. Bb2 Rac8 14. Nfd4 Bd7 15. Bf3 Ne5 16. Nc3 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qe5 18. Qg3 Qh5 19. Nde2 Qh6 20. h4 Bg4 21. Nf4 d4 22. Ncd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Be6 24. Nf4 dxe3 25. fxe3 Bxb3 26. Bd4 Rxd4 27. exd4 Bxd4+ 28. Kh2 Bxa1 29. Rxa1 a4 30. Re1 Qd6 31. Qg4 Be6 32. Rd1 Bxg4 33. Rxd6 b5 34. Nd5 Kf8 35. Rb6 Bd7 36. Kg3 f6 37. Kf4 Rc4+ 38. Ke3 Rxh4 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. Rb7 Ke6 41. Nc7+ Kd6 0-1
The 7th Mikhail Tal Memorial Tournament 2012
Published March 2, 2012 |
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The Sorcerer From Riga / Mikhail Tal . |
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The 7th Mikhail Tal Memorial will take place in Moscow from June 7 through June 19. . The confirmed participants are below:
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Magnus Carlsen |
Vladimir Kramnik |
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Rd2 GM Aronian, Levon (2805)- GM Nakamura, Hikaru (2759){TATA STEEL A}
Published January 15, 2012 | Tough game for Nakamura ..Nice start for Aronian with back to back wins.. [2-0]r1bq1r1k/pp2p1bp/n1pp1np1/5p2/2PP4/1QN2NP1/PP2PPBP/R1BR2K1 w KQkq – 0 101. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. Qb3 Kh8 9. Rd1 Na6 10. Qa3 Nc7 11. d5 c5 12. b4 cxb4 13. Qxb4 Na6 14. Qb1 Bd7 15. Nb5 Rc8 16. Nd2 Qb6 17. e3 Nc5 18. a4 Qa5 19. Ba3 a6 20. Bb4 Qd8 21. Nd4 Nxa4 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. dxe6 Qe8 24. Bxb7 Rb8 25. Bxa6 Nc3 26. Bxc3 Rxb1 27. Rdxb1 g5 28. Rb7 Ng8 29. Bxg7+ Kxg7 30. Rb5 Qg6 31. c5 dxc5 32. Rxc5 Qxe6 33. Nf3 Qd6 34. Nd4 Kh8 35. Rc6 Qd7 36. Rac1 f4 37. Bc8 Qa7 38. Ne6 Rf6 39. exf4 gxf4 40. Rc7 Qa4 41. Nxf4 Rd6 42. Be6 Rd1+ 43. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 44. Kg2 Nf6 45. Rxe7 Qe1 46. Rf7 Qe4+ 47. f3 Qd4 48. Kh3 Qe5 49. Kh4 Qd4 50. Bg4 Qe5 51. Ne6 h6 52. Rf8+ Ng8 53. f4 Qb2 54. Kh3 Qa1 55. Bh5 Kh7 56. Rf7+ Kh8 57. Bg6 Nf6 58. Rf8+ Ng8 59. Bf7 180nob8a6Opening:Semi-Leningrad Variation, Dutch
Posted in Chess Game Analysis, Hikaru Nakamura, TOURNAMENTS, Wijk aan Zee (TATA) | 
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1 CommentRd9 GM Nakamura (2758) – GM Adams (2734){London Chess Classic}
Published December 12, 2011 | Undefeated Kramnik takes 1st at this years event ..Nakamura finishes 2nd with a nice win playing the King’s Gambit!
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| 1. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2800 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2934 |
| 2. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2758 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2887 |
| 3. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2826 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2879 |
| 4. | McShane, Luke J | g | ENG | 2671 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2852 |
| 5. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2811 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 9 | 2740 |
| 6. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2802 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 9 | 2741 |
| 7. | Short, Nigel D | g | ENG | 2698 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 6 | 2613 |
| 8. | Howell, David W L | g | ENG | 2633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 4 | 2569 |
| 9. | Adams, Michael | g | ENG | 2734 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 3 | 2498 |
London Classic 2011 / Round 5
Published December 8, 2011 | Nakamura appeared to be invigorated by his win yesterday. He crashed through Black’s position with a fine exchange sacrifice and White’s Bishops ruled the board.
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[Event "3rd London Chess Classic 2011"] [Site "London/UK"] [Date "2011.12.08"] [Round "5"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Howell, David W L"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A29"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2633"]
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Bxc3 5. bxc3 Nc6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. d3 e4 9. Nd4 exd3 10. exd3 Nxd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. Be3 h6 13. h3 b6 14. Rc1 Qd7 15. Bf4 Bb7 16. Be5 Nh7 17. c5 Rac8 18. h4 Nf8 19. Kh2 bxc5 20. Bh3 Ne6 21. Rxc5 f6 22. Bf4 Qd8 23. Ra5 c5 24. Rxa7 Qb6 25. Ra4 Nxd4 26. Qh5 Qc6 27. Rb1 Ra8 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Bg2 Ne6 30. Rxb7 Qxb7 31. Bxd5 Qc8 32. Bxh6 Ra6 33. Be3 Rd6 34. Bxc5 Rxd5 35. Qxd5 Kf7 36. Be3 Qa6 37. Qc4 Qa8 38. d4 1-0 |
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