Magnus Carlsen Vs. Hikaru Nakamura - Blitz 2010 World Championship

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GM Magnus Carlsen (Norway, FIDE 2802) Vs GM Hikaru Nakamura (USA, FIDE 2741): 2010 World Blitz Championship -- Moscow, Russia. Carlsen opens with e4, and Nakamura answers with the French Defense. Nakamura employed the extremely complicated Steinitz-Boleslavsky Variation, following a previous Blindfold game between Anand and Morozevich at the 2005 Amber Blindfold Tournament by playing the psychotic 9. ...g5!!? Carlsen responded accurately, however he could have played the computer-like 15. g6! intending to follow 15. ...hxg6 with the precise piece sacrifice 16. Nxe6! to destroy the pawn cover around black's king. Luckily for Nakamura, Carlsen chose the quieter 15. Kh1. Carlsen went on to sacrifice a knight with 20. Ngf5!? to attempt to exploit his lead of development and black's king position in the center, however Nakamura was able to skillfully defend and deflect the majority of white's attack. Nakamura pragmatically sacrificed an exchange with 25. ...Rxh6! and completed the game with accuracy to score a full point.

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[AlanWattParrot]

Nakamura won the ICC Open (blitz) quite recently .. around 600 strong entrants including KingsCrusher who came a very creditable 22nd .. worth checking out what a phenomenal blitz player Nakamura is via kc's channel

[OnlineChessLessons]

@AlanWattParrot I actually covered 2 of Naka's games from the ICC Blitz championship, including one of his few losses.

Check them out:

/watch?v=2I3_1JfV1us

/watch?v=J8o3cOitGZo

I'm friends with Tryfon and I asked him to send me a PGN to cover one of his games from the championship, but we never got around to it, perhaps I'll get around to it one of these days.

[AlltimeTrance]

I love the G6 pawn move, maybe Magnus would have seen that with more time.

[OnlineChessLessons]

@AlltimeTrance thats a tough move to find, but magnus does play like a computer so theres a good chance he would have seen it

[moviecritic6]

The time control was actually 3min+ 2 seconds per move. Not like it matters because the games end up being the same length anyway, but just though I would tell you.

[OnlineChessLessons]

@moviecritic6 thanks i dont know how i missed that

[nopackdrill]

v nice apprehended tactics

[Odhinn222]

rosenborg7 I don't know who said he should castle, but it wouldn't be the first time Nakamura illegally castled, lol.

[Pshoeshus]

sooooooooooooooooo

[rosenborg7]

You keep mention that Nakamura should casle, but how is that possible when he already have moved his king?

[xactxx]

At 12:05, it says Nakamura loses on time. Actually, it's Carlsen who lost on time!

[damthatriver09]

Seriously how did Naka let carlsen fork him in the end? lol

[SuperShakespeare]

nice vid - in the game Hikaru was clearly better but let Carlsen off the hook with 25 Rxh6 with an equal position left - and Carlsen missed a killer tactic on move 33. g5!! instead of exchanging the rooks turns the table completely

33. Rxh5 34. Bxh5+ with a rook invasion via the e file - complete disaster

33. ....Rg6 34. Rh7 with a likewise disaster

[serichejr]

what does blitz game mean?

[NimacTry2]

good comments man... cheers

[AlanWattParrot]

@OnlineChessLessons i'd better keep my big mouth shut til i check out all your vids Will xD