1. Donationketchuplover
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    31 Jan '11 15:43
    McShane and Navara have both been invited to group A next year. Adjust your plans accordingly.
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    31 Jan '11 18:53
    Giri did well.A promising young man.
    But not a good tourney for The Hammer 😞

    Enjoyed the show!

    toet.
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    01 Feb '11 12:06
    Maybe folks will give Nakamura a little more respect now?

    Frankly, Nakamura looks to me as though he has a good chance to be like Morozevich. He can beat up the weaker players, but just can't quite hold his own against the very best. This was on display in Wijk aan Zee, where Naka didn't make a dent in Anand, Carlson, etc. but beat up the lower end of the field. I suspect we'll see more of this.
  4. Donationketchuplover
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    01 Feb '11 12:21
    Originally posted by Erekose
    Maybe folks will give Nakamura a little more respect now?

    Frankly, Nakamura looks to me as though he has a good chance to be like Morozevich. He can beat up the weaker players, but just can't quite hold his own against the very best. This was on display in Wijk aan Zee, where Naka didn't make a dent in Anand, Carlson, etc. but beat up the lower end of the field. I suspect we'll see more of this.
    Good point. He has to beat those rated higher than himself. But not losing to "weakies" is vital too.
  5. Standard membernimzo5
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    01 Feb '11 13:46
    Originally posted by Erekose
    Maybe folks will give Nakamura a little more respect now?

    Frankly, Nakamura looks to me as though he has a good chance to be like Morozevich. He can beat up the weaker players, but just can't quite hold his own against the very best. This was on display in Wijk aan Zee, where Naka didn't make a dent in Anand, Carlson, etc. but beat up the lower end of the field. I suspect we'll see more of this.
    I am no Naka apologist, but I think it is a pretty standard strategy to draw vs the top and beat up on the tail enders in any tournament. Carlsen, Topalov and Shirov (if he still counts in the top) are the only exceptions to this.

    Naka hasn't had all that many chances to play the elite guys, I think he is still learning. I would expect his practical results to surpass Morozevich, without showing the creativity that Moro has brought to the game.
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    01 Feb '11 14:12
    It wasn't strategy to draw with the best though. Vs Carlsen he played for a win with 1...c5 and came unstuck.

    One to watch is the runner up in group C - a 14 year old called Nhyznikh, forgive my spelling.
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    04 Feb '11 22:12
    Originally posted by Erekose
    Maybe folks will give Nakamura a little more respect now?
    From what I've read, including his own comments, the most important thing is that Nakamura has been giving himself a little more respect. And good on him, too.

    Richard
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