Baskaran Adhiban vs Hikaru Nakamura (2013)

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Baskaran Adhiban vs Hikaru Nakamura
World Cup (2013), Tromso NOR, rd 3, Aug-17
Spanish Game: Exchange. Keres Variation (C68) · 0-1

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Aug-17-13		Marmot PFL: Don't recall much of Nakamura analysis except that he said the pairing was lucky and that white plays too passively.

Aug-17-13		SirRuthless: Another Spanish. Seems Hikaru is trying to expand his repertoire. Perhaps this is the product of his new coach or some new maturity or both. Good for him.

Aug-17-13		csmath: But of course white played very passively, was he just afraid? It is not very often to play long castling in Exchange Ruy Lopez. That is done for the purpose of quiet drawish game which does not make much sense in this competition. White allowed black equal game without even trying anything. I have no idea what 12. f4!? is for, I am not sure Adhiban knows himself. That was a little bit too late and it will soon create weakness on e4 and e5 after the pawn moves to f5. Again 24. Nd1?! [where exactly is this knight going, g4 maybe ??] 28. ... Ra2?! [28. ...b4 with threat of Bb5 looks stronger but Nakamura wants the pawn] 38. Nd2? [blunder] Rd4! with bishop following to Be5 and white losses material. Game over.

Aug-17-13		csmath: Very easy game for Nakamura, he gets equal game without any effort (simply allowed by white] then gets a pawn without too much work and finally his opponent blunders. Not exactly hanging a piece but almost there. What you see here is a player (Adhiban) afraid of playing active chess against another player. When he decided to do something he started with some strange moves that seem to me completely without any consistent plan. Black opened a-file, gobbled up the weakness on e4, and has striken a mighty blow when offered free material. It looks like the difference of a whole class between these two to me.

Aug-17-13		spysfi: In his press conf. Svidler was "mystified" with the choice of the exchange variation, describing Adhiban as a great tactician who played way below his standards in this game..

Aug-17-13		SirRuthless: He was probably a bit frightened. Why play for a draw with white in an event like this? Does he think he is going to do something if this goes to a tiebreak. Upsets happen but going to a tiebreak against a tricky blitzer like nakamkura is asking for pain. For sure he will come out swinging tomorrow. Adhiban will throw the kitchen sink at Naka.

Aug-17-13		perfidious: <Marmot PFL: Don't recall much of Nakamura analysis except that he said the pairing was lucky and that white plays too passively.> The variation with 5.Nc3 was a favourite of Romanovsky and does not offer much against correct play.

Aug-18-13		harrylime: Like the way how Naka liquidated the potential of the white knights.

Dec-26-14		Chessman1504: This is an interesting game by Nakamura, one that shifted my narrow-minded perspective of him. I realize now that top players are mostly out to play the board, not the man, and Nakamura does some fine maneuvers to punish his opponent's passive play.

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