would be funnier though if he really had beaten him with najdorfs skelleton...
Gelfand beats Nakamura with Najdorf
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But Nakamura has fighting spirit
But Boris is a more experienced and better player which his +8 score against Naka shows. It is Gelfand who has already played a WC match
Nothing wrong with being better prepared. If you play such sharp chess at this high level, you need extra good home preparation, and Naka had not cooked that very well.
Naka tried a suggested improvement over the game Karjakin- Gelfand, Tata Steel 2012 (won by Black), by 16.a3, but Gandalf had worked this very well at home (21...Rfc8! is a great move). Naka blundered immediately (22.Qg3?). He had to play 22.f5, when the game is about equal after 22...Bc4.
dzikus wrote:
Boris is a more experienced and better player which his +8 score against Naka shows. It is Gelfand who has already played a WC match
Gelfand has a lower rating than Nakamura so I don't think it's that obvious that he is the better player of the two at the moment. Nakamura has had trouble against Gelfand for many years but he does have a big plus score against for example Anand and Caruana, and 4-3 in wins against Kramnik.
fabelhaft wrote:
dzikus wrote:
Boris is a more experienced and better player which his +8 score against Naka shows. It is Gelfand who has already played a WC match
Gelfand has a lower rating than Nakamura so I don't think it's that obvious that he is the better player of the two at the moment. Nakamura has had trouble against Gelfand for many years but he does have a big plus score against for example Anand and Caruana, and 4-3 in wins against Kramnik.
Wow a plus against Kramnik and Caruana has just beaten Carlsen , man chess is crazy
Boris Gelfand just beat Nakamura with the black pieces. It appeared like the moves were prepared by software ahead of time as the whole opening was quite sharp (Sicilian Najdorf). There were a few times Nakamura could've broken even but blundered. The reason I think this is important is because I believe this was Nakamura's last attempt to make the candidate's tournament. I'm pretty sure the winner of the tournament gets a ticket to the candidate's tournament. Gelfand deserves a spot I'd say. Caruanna, is the other possibility.