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Crafty (Computer) vs Hikaru Nakamura
"Horsing Around" (game of the day Dec-23-2007)
ICC blitz (2007) (blitz)
Van Geet (Dunst) Opening: General (A00)  ·  0-1

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Mar-04-13  Garech: Very aesthetic how the knights move together as a phalanx!

-Garech

Apr-12-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  kingscrusher: I have video annotated this game here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd46...

Aug-09-13  GumboGambit: Looks like Nakamura is the crafty one.
Nov-02-13  chesswar1000: Funny thing is that Nakamura mated Rybka with 5 BLACK BISHOPS also...
Nov-17-13  Chessman1504: Easily the funniest game I've ever seen.
May-30-14  kevin86: Or should I be saying: She'll be riding six BLACK horses?
Sep-19-14  Garech: This has to get GOTD someday!

-Garech

Feb-18-15  DanielHoseano: Knightmare!
Feb-18-15  morfishine: Wow, all those horses threw me
Feb-18-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: I have no doubt I'd have stalemated White.
Feb-18-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: Thought process:

"1. Nc6? You want to start a game with a Knight? I'll show you a Knight!"

May-02-15  DanielHoseano: You meant Nc3 bro?
Apr-11-17  SuperPatzer77: Six headless horsemen --- Yiiiikes!!! They keep chasing the British investigator Ichabod in Sleepy Hollow, England. LOL LOL
Mar-16-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  Korora: Watch out Crafty, here come the Elements of Harmony!
Dec-09-18  jith1207: <SuperPatzer:Six headless horsemen>

Aren't they Six bodyless horse heads? 🐴 🐴 🐴 🐴 🐴 🐴

Feb-16-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  fredthebear: Here's the Opening of the Day in a blitz game. White transposes to a classical approach, while Black takes up a hypermodern Hippopotamus of sorts.

10.d5 starts a chain of events that eventually results in White having a bad bishop, but computer evaluations will prefer White at that early point due to more developed pieces. The Black knights -- and then some -- dominate this closed structure (closed structures used to confuse computers) turned amusement park.

Nakamura has conducted many superb kingside steam rollers out of the related King's Indian Defense, so this result should come as no surprise. Say what you will about the frivolous finish, which I blame on the computer for failing to resign in a ridiculous empty-handed position. No harm in some blitz fun as far as I'm concerned.

Jun-18-20  ILoveHammerschlag: I once mate a person with 4 Rooks and 1 queen and 2 knights....
Jun-18-20
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  moronovich: It is the most mated king,I have ever seen :)
Jun-18-20  ndg2: A sight to behold, no doubt
Jul-04-20
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  stormsoflife2001: pure art... like painting a picture on the chess boards with knights....
Jan-12-21
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  Korora: <A sight to behold, no doubt>

Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Twilight Sparkle all chip in.

Aug-21-21
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  louispaulsen88888888: I usually get a bunch of queens when my opponent won?t resign. I?ll have to try this. But be careful. I have accidentally had a couple of stalemates!
Aug-21-21
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  louispaulsen88888888: Are other people seeing a question mark instead of an apostrophe?
Aug-21-21  Z4all: <louispaulsen88888888> It's a known issue that <CG> has been working on for awhile now.
Aug-21-21
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  MissScarlett: Working on as in took a three week holiday.
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