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Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen
Norway Chess (2025), Stavanger NOR, rd 2, May-27
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Anderssen Variation (C77)  ·  1/2-1/2

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May-27-25
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  offramp: Thanks chessgames.com! I have the feeling that Carlsen will play a 100-mover. I said that yesterday, but Gukesh truncated the game with an egregious gaffe. This will be a GG, like yesterday.
May-27-25
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  offramp: Today's opening is C78: Archangel & Moller. I think it's about 160 years old.
May-27-25
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  offramp: In the picture Nakamura <really> looks like a 1950s throwback.
May-27-25
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  OhioChessFan: LIFETIME RECORD:
Classical games: Magnus Carlsen beat Hikaru Nakamura 14 to 1, with 28 draws. Including rapid/exhibition games: Magnus Carlsen beat Hikaru Nakamura 115 to 58, with 146 draws. Only rapid/exhibition games: Magnus Carlsen beat Hikaru Nakamura 101 to 57, with 118 draws. *The figures above are based only on games present in our database which may be incomplete.

Okay, then.

May-27-25
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  Stonehenge: This game looks familiar:

Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2021.

May-27-25
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  offramp: Nakamura was NOT part of the previous generation - he was part of the previous previous generation. He is totally passé.

Giri, So, Caruana, Naka, the Russian soldier guy, Ding Liren, they are all <PASSÉ>.

Gukesh will get stronger.

May-27-25
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  PawnSac: black can gain a little space with ..c5 ..b5 ..c4 etc possibly developing the LSB to b7
May-27-25  stone free or die: 12.exd5 diverges (vs. 12.Qe2)
May-27-25
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  PawnSac: < offramp: In the picture Nakamura <really> looks like a 1950s throwback. >

that pic was taken when Hikaru was still buying a lot of his clothes from Goodwill. <snicker>

May-27-25
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  PawnSac: <17. ? >

I'm liking black's position now. Hikaru is up a bit on clock so needs to have a good think on this one.

May-27-25
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  PawnSac: the longer i look at this, the more it seems like white must play Ne3 before black gets in c4.
May-27-25
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  perfidious: 12.Qe2 had been tried in Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2021.
May-27-25
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  offramp: 17. a4.


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This is a wide-open position, with no d- or e-pawns. The winner will be the one with the best development.

I don't think that Nakamura had time for 17. a4.

May-27-25
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  Check It Out: The f2 square is very soft.
May-27-25
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  offramp: Nakamura played very well to beat Caruana yesterday. He used Zugzwang in a ♞ ending.
May-27-25
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  HeMateMe: I like black's development.
May-27-25
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  HeMateMe: Nak probably won't have many more chances to defeat Carlson in elite classical chess. I wonder if he'll do something goofy here to unbalance the position?
May-27-25
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  PawnSac: <offramp: Nakamura played very well to beat Caruana yesterday.>

yes! an excellent ending. 66...Ne4 forcing Bxe4 was an excellent square clearance tactic. Nf5 was a perfect outpost.

May-27-25
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  offramp: User: PawnSac: This tournament has a lot of heavyweights BUT we have seen some great games and there will be more.
May-27-25
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  offramp: 22. bxc3.


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The black queens bishop has a good square at b7....but perhaps c8 is better.

May-27-25
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  offramp: Black could win with devolving.


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Black could play ...Nf6, ...Bc8, then ...Bb8.

May-27-25  ewan14: The knight on d5 would have been unprotected
May-27-25  ewan14: Bb8 chasing white's queen
May-27-25
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  Check It Out: Black has a nice kingside attack brewing.
May-27-25
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  perfidious: So Carlsen plumped for the exchange of queens; looks as though he retains a slight edge.
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