Nakamura's hard-to-catch King

Submitted by orejano on Mon, 03/24/2008 at 1:16pm.

Here is one amazing game played by Hikaru Nakamura. He managed to move his King in the middlegame all the way to h7 and the black pieces can't catch him!.

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by Am3692 - 46 days ago
Newbury Park, CA United States

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Games like this reminds me why I love chess.

by eternaloptimist - 47 days ago
Orange Beach, AL United States

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If there's one thing that's predictable about Nakamura, it's his unpredictability! That's just one of several reasons why he is a successful chess player. I play "guess the move" from the first move to the last sometimes on grandmaster games, & so far I have had a tougher time trying to predict his moves than any other player (or darn close to it). Another strength of his is his nerves of steel. I noticed this when I saw him play in a tournament in Denver in '03. I don't think he ever looked nervous. This game illustrates an underrated part of his game, his defensive ability. People normally just think of him as being an aggressive attacker, but this proves he is skilled @ fending off attacks as well. This game also shows his courage & confidence. This is one heck of a game!

by Choky - 47 days ago
Osijek Croatia

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This is something that i can't even imagine. He was bold, not lucky.

by friday - 47 days ago
Bucharest Romania

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heroic king!

by fozzwaldusmaximus - 47 days ago
(Chengdu, China) Dublin Ireland

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bizarre

by bateooaaya - 47 days ago
New Delhi India

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great game.

by Buksetrolden - 47 days ago
Amager Denmark

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white bishop is protecting g6

by Manos - 47 days ago
Keratsini, Piraeus Greece

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murometzyx wrote: Bg6# for black!.. 0-1..

why 1-0??.. Lucky Nakamura!!

"Do not let the tongue run before the mind"!

A GM don't expect from us to tell him when is mate in one!

by grolich - 47 days ago
Israel Israel

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MyNameIsLuke - Your suggestion does not lead to a sure draw. white would take the rook with the queen... two bishops and a rook are MUCH more powerful than a queen. Black is in a dire situation if he chooses that line.

by grolich - 47 days ago
Israel Israel

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Wow, interesting. And black is indeed lost in the end. I would never have the guts to go into that in a real game.

by Ridzwan - 47 days ago
Pahang Malaysia

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great game.

by murometzyx - 48 days ago
chisinau Moldova

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Bg6# for black!.. 0-1..

why 1-0??.. Lucky Nakamura!!

by intelligience - 48 days ago
baybay Philippines

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why man?

by rabbitt92 - 48 days ago
United States

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"why he resigned? We have here Bg6#!"

Bxg6

by rujudan - 48 days ago
United States

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damn! great game!

by Absurd - 48 days ago
Toronto Canada

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That was wicked cool, and only on Chess.com can I think, man, he almost managed to hit Lenny_Bongcloud's goal en route to victory!

by pedro823 - 48 days ago
Sao Paulo Brazil

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43... Rg6 44... Qh6#...

by Objectivist - 48 days ago
Alaska United States

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Lol that was funny if anything

by MyNameIsLuke - 48 days ago
Białoskóry Poland

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Ya You right Phobetor i miss that :) But i still like blak more after this, because so many pawns ;)

by Phobetor - 48 days ago
Eindhoven Netherlands

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That's a nice move MyNameIsLuke, but maybe white can afford to play 41... Rg6 22. Qxg6 Bxg6+ 23. Bxg6 when 24. Rf7 and 25. Rxc7 is still very bad for black.

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