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Nakamura Crushing in Moscow |
June 19, 2013 | |
Hikaru Nakamura is having a spectacular result so far at the Tal Memorial in Moscow. After a first round loss, he has strong together four wins interrupted by a lone draw. 6847 6848 6849 6850 He is in the clear lead, half a point ahead of Gelfand and a full point ahead of Carlsen, who he faces in round 8 on June 22. In anticipation of the World Championship match coming to Chennai, India this fall, all eyes were on yesterday's Carlsen-Anand battle. 6846 Carlsen will make his first appearance in a major US tournament at the Sinquefield Cup from September 9-15. Find the official website of the Tal Memorial here. |