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Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
Tata Steel Group A (2012), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 10, Jan-25
Slav Defense: Chameleon Variation (D15)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Jan-25-12  sneaky pete: I'm surprised ...
Jan-25-12  whiteshark: ...that you've never been told before?
Jan-25-12  belgradegambit: Uninspired opening play from Naka, again.
Jan-25-12  solskytz: Draw without a game...
Jan-25-12
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  Penguincw: Seems a little short.
Jan-25-12  wordfunph: Naka after the game..

"Magnus surprised me in the opening and I haven't been feeling well for a few days now so it just seemed like the practical thing to more or less simplify the game. I suppose earlier somewhere maybe I could have tried to go for something a little bit more but I didn't really see the need and onus isn't on me to beat Magnus, he's the one that's supposed to be the better player so a draws not so bad for me I think. You'd have to ask Magnus about it more. As far as the whole game goes."

http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessne...

Jan-25-12  ajile: A draw as White is NOT good.
Jan-26-12
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  Domdaniel: So what happened to the kibitzes posted while this tedious stuff was masquerading as Giri-Aronian?

An unintended, though still unfortunate, insult to the brilliancy of the real Aronian win.

Have they just wiped everything in the hope that the incident will be forgotten?

Hmm. Quite a good plan, actually.

Jan-26-12  King Death: < ajile: A draw as White is NOT good.>

Here's what I had to say about it on Nakamura's page:

< King Death: No big surprise in this one, Nakamura's happy to get on the board against one of his betes noires and Carlsen gets his bearings back after yesterday's unpleasant loss...>

In this context I think it makes a lot more sense than to simply judge the result.

Jan-27-12  mack: <So what happened to the kibitzes posted while this tedious stuff was masquerading as Giri-Aronian?

[...]

Have they just wiped everything in the hope that the incident will be forgotten?>

Evidently so. Poor form.

Jan-27-12  kappertjes: If Naka's remark is anything to go by soon MC will have to focus more on his openings simply because everyone will aiming and playing for a draw. This is especially true because 2700+ GMS aiming for a draw will often get one.
Jan-27-12  King Death: < kappertjes: ...2700+ GMS aiming for a draw will often get one.>

These players have such experience and knowledge that especially when they're White if they just play a solid opening, they'll get that draw like you say. It's tough to imagine even the 2800 players winning many.

Feb-02-12  kiiuglik: these guys should play for a win as they already on top of most chess players.. frankly , we depend on them to watch exciting games and learn from them
Feb-02-12  ajile: It's a sad commentary on the game when players feel great about drawing with White. So he gains a few rating points by drawing against a higher rated opponent. Is this what chess has sunk to?

Yuck.

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