Nakamura, H (2715) – McShane, L (2615) [E94]
Chess Classic London (5), 13.12.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0–0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0–0 Na6 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.c5 exd4 11.Nd5 Be6 12.Be7 Bxd5 13.Bxf8 Qxf8 14.exd5 dxc5 15.Qb3 Rb8 16.Rfe1 Qd6 17.h3 Nf6 18.Bxa6 Qxa6 19.Rac1 Bf8 20.Ne5 Qb6 21.Qf3 Qd6 22.g4 Bh6 23.Rc2 Re8 24.Rce2 Rf8 25.Nc4 Qxd5 26.Qxf6 Bg7 27.Qh4 Qxc4 28.Re8 Qd5 29.Rxf8+ Bxf8 30.Re8 Kg7 31.g5 Qd6 32.Kf1 b5 33.Ke1 c4 34.Qe4 c5 35.h4 c3 36.bxc3 dxc3 37.Qe5+ Qxe5+ 38.Rxe5 a5 39.Kd1 a4 40.a3 b4 41.Kc2 h6 42.Rd5 hxg5 43.hxg5 Kh7 44.Rd7 Bg7 45.Rxf7 b3+ 46.Kb1 Kg8 47.Ra7 Bd4 48.Rxa4 Kf7 49.Ra6 Be5 50.Ra4 Ke6 51.Rh4 Kd5 52.a4 c4 53.Rh1 c2+ 54.Kc1 c3 55.Rh4 Bd6 0–1
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An unlucky loss by Nakamura. He’s the best player in the world. He just needs opportunities to prove it.
in bullet he is. in classical he is nowhere near the top.
Against Carlsen he played top , today not so good , indeed .
McShane is a very talented player. I hope he returns to chess full time.
So… to sum up the thoughts of anonymous:
Carlsen is lucky
Nakamura is unlucky
Haha… Nice…
If you’re consistently lucky, it’s called skill…
As for whether he’s near the top, he is, kind of. There are only 34 players in the world above 2700, and Nakamura is one of them. I think that qualifies as being near the top. 🙂
anonymous 1:42:
there’s no luck in chess.
if he’s the best player in the world, how come he’s at the bottom of the standings? he’s got 4 points, while Adams & Howell have 5, McShane has 7, Kramnik has 8, and Carlsen has 11.
“He just needs opportunities” – what a bunch of bs. He had 5 games so far and hasn’t proved shit. 4 draws and one loss.
lol @ Anonymous 1:42:00. How can you say something like that? The best player in the world? Better than Carlsen, Kramnik, Topalov, Anand and all the rest? Give me just ONE indicator of that. Just ONE!
Yes, in bullet he is great, no argue there.
Don’t be hatin’. Nakamura just has a bad day. He’s normally at over 2800 strength.
“He just needs opportunities to prove it.”
Utter BS. THIS is his opportunity. And what does he do with it? Four draws, one loss and not a SINGLE win so far. He needs to improve a lot if he wants to become a world class elite player (2750+). Today he handled the endgame horribly.
Rofl , hes about >3000 strenght ( in Bullet ^^ ) .
And thats his failure , hes playing too fast sometimes , also some missings in endgame technics , room to improve .
Great game by McShane. Horrible endgame by Nakamura. I hope we’ll be seeing a lot more of McShane in the future!
Nakamura needs to improve his game a lot if he ever wants to break into the top 10.
Poor Nakamura.
Poooooor baby 🙁
BuhuhuhaaaaAAaAA!
Anon 1.42 needs to get in the real world – Nakamura may be good and exciting but he’s not proving that he’s the best here.
He lost to Luke who isn’t even playing professional chess full-time.
He’s got more sense, as his degree in Mathematics and Philosophy at Oxford only underlines.
“Give me just ONE indicator of that. Just ONE!”
Well……. one indicator is the size of his EGO.
If you go by that, he is indeed at the top. 😉
Though, he is American, and Americans are usually raised in a tradition where excessive self promotion is hailed as some kind of virtue.
So, maybe a little bit should be subtracted in order to account for that.
And maybe a little bit should be added to Carlsen’s, since Norwegian traditions dictate about the opposite of the American traditions, nameley that you should never brag about yourself and your accomplishments.
Nakamura got beat well. Good game by McShane,,,the final position will go down in history. Nakamura is a great player…(2700 plus) but he’s nowhere near being a Wcc challenger.
@Anon 1:42. Nakamura has every opportunity in the world to prove his skill. He will drop below 2700 at the current pace. He beat Carlsen in BN Blitz, but Magnus came exhausted from becoming the Blitz WC. To think that Nakamura at this point should be considered as the best is at best premature – his main concern should be stayinhg within top 30ish.
Guys, guys, Typical Naka, until he accepts that he cant play hyper aggressive ( unsound )chess against 2600 + players, He will continue to loose to players that he should not loose to. I was real happy to see him playing solid chess, till today. He once again could not help him self. As for him being the best player in the world, ridiculous!. Could he be some day, yes I think so. As of now,he,s still to immature. MIKE R.
Specktator
you make excuses for carlson but not naka?
How about naka is tired after crushing carlson in blitz?
Naka will bounce back he always does
as to the American haters here (the self promotors) stop with your stereotyping and childish hate. Grow up
Can we track all anonymous comments? Be fair guys.
“And maybe a little bit should be added to Carlsen’s, since Norwegian traditions dictate about the opposite of the American traditions, nameley that you should never brag about yourself and your accomplishments.”
That in itself is extreme bragging. So much for Norwegian traditions.
Against a player who trades on the Exchange, the Exchange is not a good trade.
“That in itself is extreme bragging. So much for Norwegian traditions.”
🙂
Agree.
But still, it’s a fact that there’s a greater tradition for self promotion in the US than in almost any other country in the world.
Not all americans are like that. But in general… i think there’s some truth to it.
I think it comes from the general competitive nature of the US society. You’re taught that everyone else will be overplaying their hands, so you should do it as well.
Probably works well inside the community itself.
But… faced with other cultures from other countries, it can sometimes become a bit of a crash.
I don’t know if this is the objective truth. But it’s the way i see it from my point of view.
(Also, i don’t hate America. I’m just pointing out the cultural differences…)