Nikita Vitiugov vs Hikaru Nakamura (2011)

Nikita Vitiugov vs Hikaru Nakamura
Reggio Emilia (2011) · Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack. Two Knights Defense (D37) · 0-1

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Dec-27-11		Penguincw: Black is going to crash through on d1 now.

Dec-27-11		Gowe: Good shot, Penguin.

Dec-27-11		Penguincw: < Gowe: Good shot, Penguin. > Thanks. :)

Dec-27-11		James Bowman: Lol Nakamura is showing a more mature game, the c pawn was headed for the endzone by plan from the get.

Dec-27-11		fyjx: why is this game different from the one posted on chessdom.com?

Dec-27-11		Bobsterman3000: So, 10..c4 is a true novelty?

Dec-27-11		Kinghunt: It seems Nakamura learned a thing or two from his last loss to Carlsen about how opposite color bishop endings aren't always drawn.

Dec-28-11		Atking: Nakamura just shows why he can play among chess elite. White (2724) didn't make major mistake just estimated black c pawn value wrongly. 31.e4?! but Black is already better. 38.Bxa5? but White is already lost. <Kinghunt> It's always better to be on the good side of an opposite color Bishop ending :(

Dec-28-11		Jambow: With rooks still on the board as opposed to just the opposite colored bishops it's definitely full of play, remove the rooks and it's dead drawn providing it's whites turn.

Dec-28-11		Check It Out: <fyjx> Was that the game that ended in a bishop vs knight endgame draw, but the end score was 0-1? I saw that too and wondered what was up.

Dec-28-11		Shams: One of the smoother Nakamura wins in recent memory. Everything is very workmanlike. Vitiugov must have simply not have appreciated how strong Black's 31...Nf4 was.

Dec-28-11		master of defence: What happens after 35. Bxh6?

Dec-28-11		WannaBe: <master of defence> Probably 35...c2

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