Is this home prep or is it an over the board find? Either case, it’s a must see game.
Gelfand, Boris (2761) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2708) [E97]
World Team Championship (5), 09.01.2010
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 Ne8 10.b4 f5 11.c5 Nf6 12.f3 f4 13.Nc4 g5 14.a4 Ng6 15.Ba3 Rf7 16.b5 dxc5 17.Bxc5 h5 18.a5 g4 19.b6 g3 20.Kh1 Bf8 21.d6 axb6 22.Bg1 Nh4 23.Re1 Nxg2 24.dxc7?? (White MUST play 24.Kxg2 here =+) Nxe1 -+ 25.Qxe1 g2+ 26.Kxg2 Rg7+ 27.Kh1 Bh3 28.Bf1 Qd3 29.Nxe5 Bxf1 30.Qxf1 Qxc3 31.Rc1 Qxe5 32.c8Q Rxc8 33.Rxc8 Qe6 Black wins 0–1
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
OH nice game!
Not a very good game. Just a poor game by white against a player who can calculate extremely well and quickly, but why do you think he’s brilliant, Susan? Just support for an American registered player?
Oh, come on, Anonymous.
First of all, they both followed a previous game for quite a number of moves – a game which black had won, and which Gelfand therefore must have thought he had an improvement upon.
Then Naka pulled a number of surprises, while Gelfand relied upon his advantage.
At which moment Gelfand chose not to retake on g2, which quickly ran on to cost him the game. Even if he’d gone for the safer variation (retreating his King to h1 after the capture), he saw that he’d been outmaneuvered.
Give Naka his dues. After the World Blitz he picks Carlsen’s scalp over four games; and after the World Cup he takes Gelfand’s. If he’d done better in London, we’d be applauding without reserve now.
Go Hikaru! Excellent game!
Michigan Chess Dad
I’m not sure why people around the world think that when a comment is made about a U.S. player that it has to do with their nationality and the game itself.
I believe Susan is strong enough to comment on the game.
anonymous missed the headline. It was “Home prep or over the board brilliance?”
No where did Susan say the game was brilliant.
The game is brilliant, full stop.
It doesn’t necessarily say the player is. If Anand, Carlsen, Kramnik or Topalov win a game within 25 moves there’s almost always homeprep involved. Homeprep which comes true in a way is brilliant itself.
The KID is very much alive!
Good for Nakamura’s mental strength. He always comes back after some minor result.
Anonymous = Frogber??
hehe…
I think it’s an over the board blunder by White…
hehehe
I’m glad to see that reports of the demise of the King’s Indian Defense, especially after White’s b4, have been greatly exaggerated.
Well, Nakamura just got lucky. At least that’s the explanation he often comes up with when talking about his opponents. But perhaps he believes that this never applies to him?