Apr-15-24
 | | Korora: Nakamura's the one who's scary good at speed chess, right? Because he's got a lot less time on the clock than Abasov. |
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Apr-15-24
 | | Check It Out: Engines give white a +1 advanatage after move 25. Naka's pieces have better scope and space, and that b8 square is tender as is h7. Time to attack. |
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Apr-15-24
 | | perfidious: Looks as though 27.Bd6, followed by snatching the morsel on a3, is indeed very good for White. Tough for Abasov to get his pieces out of the box. |
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Apr-15-24
 | | Check It Out: 27.g5 looks like a good way to progress the attack. |
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Apr-15-24
 | | perfidious: Time for another tack: combine play against the weakness on a3 with Bc1, while tying Black up as he strikes a blow with g5, with potentially devastating consequences. |
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Apr-15-24
 | | stevemcd87: At move 29, I'm somewhat surprised to see SF prefers for white to exchange rooks rather than Bh7 to get a rook for a bishop.
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Apr-15-24
 | | perfidious: <steve>, likely because in the resultant position, Naka's rook apparently has plenty of freedom, but in reality very little to do, and the Black position looks solid. Easy for <fishie> to say and so much harder for we humans to work out, especially with the clock relentlessly ticking. |
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Apr-15-24 | | EvanTheTerrible: Endgame looks better for black if Nakamura doesn't find a way soon. |
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Apr-15-24 | | EvanTheTerrible: <steve>, the line I saw from David Pruess was Bh7 Kxh7 Rxf8 Ng6 Rb8 Nxf4 Qxf4 Bc7 Qc1 Bxb8 Qb1+ and it's equal, more or less. |
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Apr-15-24
 | | Korora: Two ♙s, including a passer, for the Exchange. |
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Apr-15-24
 | | FSR: Still looks messy to this human, but SF says 46.Ra5 and eating the pawn wins. |
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Apr-15-24 | | AdolfoAugusto: Lots of pawns, strong bishops... looks scary for white, but the module says Naka is +2, and there is plenty of time. I would like Abasov to win or at least hold a draw but, |
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Apr-15-24 | | AdolfoAugusto: Naka has all the options now |
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Apr-16-24 | | RookFile: This was a must win game for Nakamura and he got it. Good for him. |
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Apr-16-24
 | | Breunor: Looks like black had a good game until 36 Qe7. |
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Apr-16-24 | | Saniyat24: Bullet player Hikaru shines- https://youtu.be/AP1hHWiNWos?si=XWG... |
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Apr-16-24 | | cormier: depth=46 | Stockfish 16
+0.56 16... g5 17. Bg3 Ne7 18. Nf1 a4 19. Ng4 Bxg3 20. fxg3 |
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Apr-16-24 | | cormier: depth=42 | Stockfish 16
+1.10 22. Ne3 Kh8 23. N3g4 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Nfg8 25. Qd1 Qa5 26. f4 |
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Apr-17-24
 | | Fusilli: <Saniyat24: Bullet player Hikaru shines> Good video. |
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Apr-18-24
 | | PawnSac: <RookFile: This was a must win game for Nakamura and he got it. Good for him.> yes and he needs another one. Let's see..
who shall it be? |
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Apr-19-24
 | | HeMateMe: Really enjoyed Nak's middle game play here. After black loses the bishop pair he is losing the game. |
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