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Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov
Sinquefield Cup (2014), Saint Louis, MO USA, rd 8, Sep-04
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. l'Hermet Variation Berlin Wall Defense (C67)  ·  0-1

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Sep-04-14  Marmot PFL: Once the white knights have to guard each other and black gets 30...Nd3 in white's game just suddenly falls apart. Another unlucky loss for Nakamura.
Sep-04-14  SirRuthless: No luck involved. He is playing like crap and unwilling to play reasonable moves. g4 was crap, Rh1 was crap. Topalov was machine perfect after Rh1.Just a waste of time. I am sure <csmath> will be in with some detailed analysis and the conclusion will be...crap.
Sep-04-14  Mating Net: <Once the white knights have to guard each other> spot on <Marmot PFL> it's less than good when that happens.
Sep-04-14
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  perfidious: <Marmot PFL: Once the white knights have to guard each other....>

In open or semi-open positions, when the knights lack secure posts and face a ravaging pair of bishops, this is a bad business indeed.

<....Another unlucky loss for Nakamura.>

Good fortune does not typically smile on the player in poor form. One makes one's own luck.

Sep-04-14  Sokrates: <SirRuthless> LOL and spot on! After viewing the game I get the impression of of a clueless Nakamura and a determined Topalov.
Sep-05-14  Bobsterman3000: g4 seems suicidal, even to my patzer eyes.
Sep-06-14  patzer2: In the final position, Black wins by pushing the two passed pawns and maneuvering his Rook into position to win the White pawn on f2.

The Black d-pawn is disposable, and can be sacrificed to achieve this end (i.e. winning the White f2 pawn with decisive advantage).

Play in the final position could go 58. Rd2 d4 59. Kc2 f3 60. Kd3 (60. Kd1 d3 ) 60... Re1! (position below)


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61. Kxd4 (61. Rb7 Rf1 ) 61...Re2 .

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