Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin (2017)

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Hikaru Nakamura vs Sergey Karjakin
Norway Chess (2017), Stavanger NOR, rd 6, Jun-12
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Noa Variation (E34) · 1/2-1/2

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Jun-12-17		ChessHigherCat: <offramp: What is the opposite of the Midas Touch? Chessgames.com, gawd bless it, always ALWAYS managed to pick the worst POSSIBLE game for its live broadcast.> Coprofactotactophilia. Good to know for spelling bees.

Jun-12-17		Ulhumbrus: White has the bishop pair. This suggests that White enjoys greater freedom to advance his pawns on either wing. This suggests that the question is which way White is advised to choose to advance his pawns.

Jun-12-17		Marmot PFL: The Carlsen-MVL position is much more boring.

Jun-12-17		cormier: white is better, it should win

Jun-12-17		Ariogermano: Come on hikaru , you are the best

Jun-12-17		offramp: Gordon Bennett. The trouble is that until these guys agree a draw we can't switch to an interesting game. And these two might piss-arse around for another bleeding twenty moves. It's like watching an orphanage made of chocolate being rebuilt by women wearing rocket-boots.

Jun-12-17		tamar: We do have a reverse Midas touch with a pisser mentality looking at us for the next hour at least.

Jun-12-17		offramp: I am amazed that the Swordfish Trombone bellows that the position at move 30 is +0.4. It's a dead draw, Swordfish!!

Jun-12-17		offramp: User: Ulhumbrus Does rocket-boots count as one or two?

Jun-12-17		cormier: +0.41 (28 ply) 30.g3 Kd7 31.Bc5 g6 32.Bb5 a6 33.Bd3 a5 34.f4 exf4+ 35.gxf4 Kc7 36.Bf8 b6 37.Bb5 Na7 38.Be2 Kd8 39.Ba3 Nc6 40.Bd6 Kd7 41.Bf8 Kd8 42.Bb5 Nb4 43.Bxb4 axb4 44.Kd4 h6

Jun-12-17		Marmot PFL: Carlsen has skipped all the interviews since losing to Aronian. Should this behavior continue maybe he should not be invited to Norway Chess next year.

Jun-12-17		Marmot PFL: Seems likely that Nakamura will lose sole lead and be tied with Aronian.

Jun-12-17		offramp: He says he has a language problem .

Jun-12-17		tamar: Nice one Marmot:)

Jun-12-17		cormier: +0.62 (31 ply) 33.gxh5 gxh5 34.f4 Bf7 35.Bb5 a6 36.Bxc6+ bxc6 37.f5 c5 38.Bxc5 Be8 39.Ba3 Kd8 40.Bb4 Bc6 41.Bd2 Bd7 42.Bc3 Ke7 43.a4 Kd8 44.Kd3 Bc6 45.Ba5+ Ke7 46.Bd2 Kf7 47.Bc3 Kg8 48.Bb4 Kg7 49.Bc3

Jun-12-17		Marmot PFL: Kramnik still showing for press up right after horrible game.

Jun-12-17		Ulhumbrus: Let us say that White can place Black under pressure by creating more than one threat, while Black may be able to defend more than one. Can one suggest an argument to show that Black either can meet all threats or else will fail to meet at least one threat? Perhaps an endgame expert can tell us.

Jun-12-17		cormier: +0.56 (34 ply) 35.Bb5 a6 36.Bf1 a5 37.Bb5 Kd8 38.fxe5 fxe5 39.Bxc6 bxc6 40.Bd6 c5 41.Bxe5 c4 42.bxc4 Bxc4 43.a3 Ke7 44.Kd4 Bb3 45.Bc7 a4 46.Ke5 Bd1 47.Bd6+ Kf7 48.Bc5 Bf3 49.Bb6 Be2 50.Kd6 Bf3 51.e5 Bg4 52.Be3

Jun-12-17		tamar: Nakamura might have a long term zugzwang in mind now that he has provoked some pawn moves.

Jun-12-17		Gypsy: <Kramnik still showing for press up right after horrible game.> Kramnik is a class act in general - on the board and off the board.

Jun-12-17		cormier: (36 ply) 36.Bf1

Jun-12-17		tamar: Did Magnus just leave, or was he occupied with the Norwegian press?

Jun-12-17		An Englishman: Good Morning: All right, Nakamura has created pawn weaknesses at f6 and h5; next step, can he attack or otherwise exploit them? Frankly, my poor old patzer eyes cannot see a way in at this time. How will the White King invade?

Jun-12-17		JimNorCal: Anand and Giri have pleasant positions to grind. This game still looks dead but Naka can play on without risk

Jun-12-17		Ulhumbrus: 40 Kd2 takes a step towards Kb6 and Kxb7

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