Radoslaw Wojtaszek vs Hikaru Nakamura (2012)

Radoslaw Wojtaszek vs Hikaru Nakamura
Chess Olympiad (2012) · Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central Variation. Alekhine System (D20) · 1-0

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Sep-10-12		Kottabos: Ha! Luckily the team was stronger than its weakest player!

Sep-11-12		zealouspawn: It's interesting that the very pairing after Hikaru blasts his team on twitter (aimed primarily at Onischuk), Naka's team caries him to victory despite his loss on the top board. Of course, this match didn't really matter and the previous one did for metal placement.

Sep-11-12		Marmot PFL: A win in this game would have given Nakamura the board 1 medal. Even a draw might have been enough as Aronian didn't win his last round either.

Sep-11-12		Murky: Systematic exploitation of Nakamura's dark square weaknesses brings a well deserved victory to Wojtaszek. One minor flaw: 43. Nd7!, a very pretty move, would have been stronger.

Sep-11-12		Shams: <Murky> Nice find, a lovely move indeed.

Sep-11-12		Dionysius1: Oh lordy <Murky> 43. Nd7 would have been more than (superficially) pretty: that would have been very special. Thanks for pointing it out.

Sep-11-12		Strongest Force: Maybe Naka was thinking of a Whopper when he made the "whopper" 41..Qd6. :)

Sep-24-12		Dionysius1: To give him his due, Naka seems to have lost about !0kg in the last few months. I hear he's playing less all-night poker too.

Sep-28-12		AnotherNN: Couldn't White have played 42.Nxg6? If 42...Bxg6, then 43.Qxd6. If 42...Qxg6, then 43.Rg3 and of course if 42...Qxf4, 43.Nxf4.

Sep-28-12		Ovy: 42.Nxg6 is much slower than Qc1. It stops the attack. Murky has found beautiful 43.Nd7: <43.Nd7 Qxd7 44.Qe5 Be8 45.Rc7 Qxc7 46.Qxc7 Rf7> (this line is forced) click for larger view Much better than after 42.Nxg6 Qxf4.

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