GM Ivanchuk (2786) – GM Nakamura (2704) [C81]
Cap d’Agde – Final game 1 – 01.11.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Qe2 Be7 10.Rd1 0–0 11.c4 bxc4 12.Bxc4 Bc5 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.Qxe3 Qb8 15.Bb3 Na5 16.Nbd2 Nxd2 17.Rxd2 Nxb3 18.axb3 Rc8 19.Rc1 Qb4 20.Rc5 Rab8 21.Rd3 Rb5 22.Rc6 Rb6 23.Rxb6 Qxb6 24.Qxb6 cxb6 25.Rc3 Rxc3 26.bxc3 a5 27.Nd4 Bd7 28.Kf1 Kf8 29.f4 Ke7 30.f5 h5 31.Ke2 f6 32.e6 Be8 33.h3 h4 34.Ke3 g6 35.Nf3 gxf5 36.Nxh4 Kxe6 37.g3 Bh5 38.Ng2 Bd1 39.Nf4+ Kd6 40.b4 a4 41.Kd2 a3 42.Kc1 Bb3 Game drawn ½–½
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nakamura just smoked Ivanchuk in the 2nd rapid game…I saw the live video…Ivanchuk threw his hands in the air! Domination! I’ve said it all along…Nakamura is the SUPERIOR best blitz player in the world…to bad Ivanchuk never got a chance to blitz with Naka!
Nakamura just made a big statement. Another great Blitz/Rapid tournament win this year proves that he is one of the best Rapid/Blitz player in the world.
It is harder now for the organizers to keep inviting the usual suspects to those exclusive events.