Crosstable after 3 rounds
| 1 | Meier, G | 2656 | XX | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0.5/3 | ||
| 2 | Kramnik, V | 2781 | 1 | XX | 1 | ½ | 2,5/3 | ||
| 3 | Giri, A | 2701 | 1 | XX | ½ | 0 | 1,5/3 | ||
| 4 | Nakamura, H | 2770 | ½ | XX | 0 | ½ | 1/3 | ||
| 5 | Ponomariov, R | 2764 | 0 | 1 | 1 | XX | 2/3 | ||
| 6 | Le Quang, L | 2715 | ½ | ½ | ½ | XX | 1,5/3 |
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What’s wrong with Nakamura?
Ponomariov is like Karpov !
Worldclass!
I believe it was a mistake for Nakamura not to play in the US Championship.
Last year, he was in the process of moving and frankly, it was a bit of a stretch to just rely on talent.
Earlier this year, he had won Wik an Zee and he could have had a shot at a nice income in playing the US Championship. I guess what I’m trying to say, his results have not been good since. And one must wonder, what did he exactly achieved by not playing in the US Championship?
Money aside, I realize someone needs to have a life other than chess, but if you read his tweets, you’d see quickly how unprofessional he can be. He talks about racing his new BMW at max speed and lots of other immature comments for a young man approaching his mid twenties.
I don’t want to sound so harsh toward Nakamura as I always root for him. But one just have to appreciate his main and younger nemesis Carlsen. Go to his blog and tweets and all this childish behavior is absent. Someone with kids would not need to monitor them much on Carlsen’s blog. This cannot be said about Nakamura’s blog. You never know what to expect! Only his raw talent can be envied by parents.
Furthermore, Carlsen has defeated him convincingly in their recent meetings. But being in the US,I still root for Nakamura and his determination is just amazing.