Nakamura (2715) – Ni Hua (2665) [D11]
London Chess Classic (1), 08.12.2009
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Bd2 e6 6.Qc2 Nbd7 7.Nc3 dxc4 8.a4 c5 9.Bxc4 cxd4 10.exd4 Be7 11.0–0 0–0 12.Rac1 Nb6 13.Bd3 h6 14.Qb3 Nbd5 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Bc4 Bd7 17.Bxd5 exd5 18.Ne5 Bf6 19.Ba5 Qe8 20.Bb4 Bxa4 21.Qa3 Bxe5 22.dxe5 Bb5 23.Rfe1 d4 24.Bxf8 Qxf8 25.Qxf8+ Kxf8 26.f4 d3 27.Red1 g5 28.g3 gxf4 29.gxf4 Ke7 30.Rc7+ Ke6 31.Rxb7 Rc8 32.Kf2 Rc2+ 33.Kg3 Re2 34.Rb6+ Kd5 35.Rxb5+ axb5 36.Rxd3+ Ke4 37.Rd7 Rxb2 38.Rxf7 b4 39.Rf8 Rc2 40.Kg4 Rc7 41.e6 b3 42.Rb8 Rg7+ 43.Kh5 Re7 44.Kg4 Rg7+ 45.Kh5 Re7 46.Kg4 ½–½
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Howell (2597) – Adams (2698) [C45]
London Chess Classic (1), 08.12.2009
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4 b6 8.0–0 0–0 9.Qd2 Qg6 10.f3 a5 11.Nb5 Ne5 12.Be2 Bxe3+ 13.Qxe3 c6 14.Nd4 c5 15.Nb5 Bb7 16.Nd2 d5 17.f4 Qh6 18.exd5 Nxd5 19.Qxe5 Rae8 20.Qh5 Nxf4 21.Qxh6 Nxe2+ 22.Kh1 gxh6 23.Nd6 Rd8 24.Rf6 Nf4 25.Nxb7 Rxd2 26.Rxf4 Rb8 27.Nxc5 bxc5 28.b3 Rc2 29.Ra4 Rxc3 30.Rxa5 Rc2 31.h3 Rd8 32.Ra4 Rdd2 33.Rg4+ Kf8 34.a4 Rc3 35.Rc4 Rg3 36.Rg1 Rxb3 37.Rxc5 Rbb2 38.a5 Ra2 39.Rf5 Kg8 40.Kh2 Kg7 41.Rb5 Rd6 42.Rgb1 Rdd2 43.Rg1 Game drawn ½–½
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Naka needs to fix his endgame technique if he has any hopes of competing with the big boys.
His shaving technique is lacking too.
His shaving technique is lacking too.
How did McShane versus Short end?
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