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Chess Life Online 2010 August Nakamura Starts NH Masters with a Win
Chess Life Online 2010 August Nakamura Starts NH Masters with a Win | Nakamura Starts NH Masters with a Win |
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| August 12, 2010 | |
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In round one of the NH Chess tournament (August 12-22) in Amsterdam, GM Hikaru Nakamura of the
Rising Stars team scored a win over GM
Ljubomir Ljubojevic on Team Experience. Last year, with the same colors, Nakamura fell into an Accelerated Dragon opening trap and lost to "Ljubo." This year, Ljubojevic had a good position out of the opening but Nakamura managed to create some problems for Black in time pressure to force resignation after move 40. (The time control is 40/2 followed by 30 minutes. In the second time control only, there is a 30 second increment.) 4742 In another exciting contest, World Cup Champion GM Boris Gelfand of team Experience prevailed over GM David Howell of England on the Rising Stars. Once four queens are on the board, the victory usually goes to the person who gets to check first. This game was no exception: 4743 Follow the rest of the action on the official website, and look for a mid-tournament report from GM Ian Rogers. |