Hikaru Nakamura playing the Sicilian as Black

Player profile: Hikaru Nakamura
Opening: Sicilian (B20-B99)

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 88  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. L Au vs Nakamura 1-0 43 1997 Hawaii op B83 Sicilian 2. B Karen vs Nakamura   0-1 26 1998 Nassau g/30 B23 Sicilian, Closed 3. D Schneider vs Nakamura 0-1 53 1999 Manhattan CC-ch B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. S Kriventsov vs Nakamura   1-0 24 1999 Rated Tournament B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. E Levin vs Nakamura 0-1 96 2000 World Open B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 6. C Balogh vs Nakamura 0-1 115 2000 Elekes mem IM B23 Sicilian, Closed 7. Efimenko vs Nakamura 1-0 40 2000 KasparovChess Cadet GP net B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 8. Ni Hua vs Nakamura 1-0 46 2001 US-China Summit B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. E Epstein vs Nakamura   ½-½ 27 2001 US Open B50 Sicilian 10. J Gombac vs Nakamura 0-1 62 2001 open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. S Megaranto vs Nakamura   ½-½ 29 2001 WYB14 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 12. D Schneider vs Nakamura ½-½ 7 2001 Mayor's Cup B50 Sicilian 13. Sveshnikov vs Nakamura   1-0 46 2001 open B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 14. D Sengupta vs Nakamura 0-1 25 2001 WYB14 B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 15. E Perelshteyn vs Nakamura ½-½ 40 2001 Mayor's Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. A Grilc vs Nakamura 0-1 34 2001 open B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 17. S Zhigalko vs Nakamura   0-1 30 2001 WYB14 B22 Sicilian, Alapin 18. Ni Hua vs Nakamura   1-0 47 2001 US-China Summit B22 Sicilian, Alapin 19. G Shahade vs Nakamura   ½-½ 52 2001 Smartchess.com It B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. Svidler vs Nakamura 1-0 24 2002 Los Inmortales B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 21. M Richardson vs Nakamura 0-1 20 2002 open B20 Sicilian 22. Macieja vs Nakamura   ½-½ 37 2002 GMA B23 Sicilian, Closed 23. B Vuckovic vs Nakamura 0-1 55 2002 GMA B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 24. E Ahmed vs Nakamura   ½-½ 64 2003 X Anibal Open B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 25. D Kedyk vs Nakamura   1-0 82 2003 64th New York Masters Action B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 88    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Nakamura wins | Nakamura loses

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