Here is a quote by American’s Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura after his draw against Russian GM and former World Blitz Champion Alexander Grischuk at the Tal Memorial:
“One of the single most disappointing oversights in my whole career. However, I am going to destroy Grischuk like a baby in the blitz.”
Source: ChessToday.net
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Susan Polgar
November 16, 2010
Chess Improvement, College Chess, Daily News, Major Tournaments
11 Comments
Is he so confident?
Nakamura is an arrogant fool. He should shut up and let his play do the talking. He is extremely good at Blitz, but loves to smugly tell anyone who cares to listen how he is the most talented player and would be world champ at classical time limits too if he worked at it. However, he is too scared it might not be true that he doesn’t do the work. So he can still say what he likes and nobody can prove him wrong. But guess what. That is a loser’s attitude. I like someone who won’t die wondering. People who try to fulfil their potential and see where it takes them. I hope Grischuk hammers him now. Doubt it will happen, but hopefully Grischuk will always be the better classical player.
Good psychology by Naka to psych out his opponent.
Yes… but I don’t believe in psychology, I believe in good moves!
🙂
Ego before manners 🙁
Grischuk is better player as simple as that!
Naka is the most arrogant player in chess! He’s a bad advert for American chess. What a total idiot! His statements are laughable!
He is the very talented player do we want say that or not.
His results tells about.
It was his 2nd elite tournament in the life and he was near to be the co winner with players which are candidates for the crown.
The sentence from his tweet shall not be taken too serious :-). He is young and emotional.
Lets not search for the sensation.
Bogolubov has said that he is winning with Black because he is Bogolubov .
The only one getting beaten like a baby right now is Nakamura with the losses he’s racking up.
It’s wonderful to see such staggering hubris rewarded. What a jackass.
Naka’s comment is revealing of the third (wanting) and fifth chess sins (egoism). Not surprisingly, intimidation is not going to work with the poker player Grishuk and today’s results speak for themselves and in favour of a more respectful approach of the others