Hikaru Nakamura vs. Emory Tate

2007 World Open (round 1)

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Sports

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• chess

[bailinnumberguy]

That might be the most boring 1:19 ever recorded. You could've recorded a snail crawling and created more excitement.

[chessdrummer]

@bailinnumberguy Apparently, you're not a chess player. It isn't about action. This was not a blitz tournament. Here we see two legendary players in action. What would you want t happen in this video?

[bailinnumberguy]

@chessdrummer Actually I am a chess player. Obviously it's not about action, because there isn't any. I thought we'd see an interesting position or a blitz game, but they're in the opening doing nothing in particular. I'm not sure I'd characterize either of these players as 'legendary'. They'd both destroy me, but legendary?

[chessdrummer]

@bailinnumberguy Yep... both are legendary players. Of course Nakamura is #8 in the world now. Tate has seen his best chess, but his dashing tactical wins have given him a following worldwide. Just to get these two on video playing each other is interesting. That's really the point.

[chessdrummer]

@bailinnumberguy Also note the other players in the video GM Leonid Yudasin watching their game. Next to him is GM Mark Paragua playing IM Jay Bonin. Paragua won with a beautiful mate in seven! IM Oladapo Adu was also seen briefly. It's more of a documentation video than action. When you are taping you never know when the players will move so to criticize the video is presumptuous.

[Interstate08]

Tate went on to lose this game, but in an interesting sidenote, Tate still remains the father of the universe.

[royplayer]

One tactical genius against another tactical genius. Must have been a hell of a battle.

[bailinnumberguy]

@chessdrummer Fair enough, but it's still not very exciting.

[tactikus]

@xxprincessnat123xx Ive met emory tate at the Kentcuky Open. hes a monster, he won the whole event

[scrumpymanjack]

@xxprincessnat123xx Maybe, but can he spell better than you?

[killingangel707]

Very exciting video ;)