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Hikaru Nakamura vs Nils Grandelius
"Come into my parlour" (game of the day May-19-2023)
Gibraltar Masters (2018), La Caleta GIB, rd 4, Jan-26
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation. English Attack (B80)  ·  1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-26-18
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  ajk68: Trying to play a tactical game against Nakamura makes me think, "Never fight a land war in Asia."
Jan-26-18  schweigzwang: Especially, um, when a Sicilian is involved?
Jan-26-18  ajile: The final position is rather amusing. Black manages to trap both his rooks on White's first rank. lol!
Jan-26-18  JPi: Bf2-Bg3 and c4 looks a home cook however a great one. Black never get enough for conceding the center. Impressive!
Jan-26-18
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  perfidious: Mousetrap!

The rollicking rooks run into retribution aplenty.

Jan-28-18  Jambow: Another instructive game with Nakamura understanding the middle game position and tactics better than his opponent, inviting the rooks into his own camp Vintage Nak...
Jan-31-18
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  tpstar: 26 ... Nxd1 27. Nxb4 and the Nd1 will never make it out alive.

21. Qa1 and 31. Ne1 were clever retreats.

Jul-07-22  Saniyat24: Naka's guidebook on how to trap two rooks of the opponent on the c and d file...!
May-19-23  Brenin: 2B > 2R.
May-19-23
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  PawnSac: brenin:

and with a R on home base. beating him with one hand tied behind his back!

May-19-23
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  offramp: Confucius say: "Name go in book."

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