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May-27-25
 | | 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. |
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May-27-25
 | | offramp: Today's opening is C78: Archangel & Moller. I think it's about 160 years old. |
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May-27-25
 | | offramp: In the picture Nakamura <really> looks like a 1950s throwback. |
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May-27-25
 | | 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. |
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May-27-25
 | | Stonehenge: This game looks familiar:
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2021. |
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May-27-25
 | | 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. |
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May-27-25
 | | PawnSac: black can gain a little space with ..c5 ..b5 ..c4 etc possibly developing the LSB to b7 |
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May-27-25 | | stone free or die: 12.exd5 diverges (vs. 12.Qe2) |
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May-27-25
 | | 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> |
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May-27-25
 | | 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. |
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May-27-25
 | | PawnSac: the longer i look at this, the more it seems like white must play Ne3 before black gets in c4. |
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May-27-25
 | | perfidious: 12.Qe2 had been tried in Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2021. |
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May-27-25
 | | 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. |
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May-27-25
 | | Check It Out: The f2 square is very soft. |
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May-27-25
 | | offramp: Nakamura played very well to beat Caruana yesterday. He used Zugzwang in a ♞ ending. |
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May-27-25
 | | HeMateMe: I like black's development. |
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May-27-25
 | | 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? |
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May-27-25
 | | 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. |
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May-27-25
 | | offramp: User: PawnSac: This tournament has a lot of heavyweights BUT we have seen some great games and there will be more. |
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May-27-25
 | | offramp: 22. bxc3.
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The black queens bishop has a good square at b7....but perhaps c8 is better. |
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May-27-25
 | | offramp: Black could win with devolving.
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Black could play ...Nf6, ...Bc8, then ...Bb8. |
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May-27-25 | | ewan14: The knight on d5 would have been unprotected |
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May-27-25 | | ewan14: Bb8 chasing white's queen |
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May-27-25
 | | Check It Out: Black has a nice kingside attack brewing. |
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May-27-25
 | | perfidious: So Carlsen plumped for the exchange of queens; looks as though he retains a slight edge. |
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