Naka owns Anand? - Chess Forums

diftt_chess

Mar 25, 2016

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#1

Naka most of the times wins against Anand. What is the reason of such a lopsided result?

Martin_Stahl

Mar 25, 2016

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#2

Sometimes players play much better or worse against certain opposition. Could be a matter of style or something more mental. It is kind of like how Nakamura has trouble with Carlsen .

ChessOfPlayer

Mar 25, 2016

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#3

Martin_Stahl wrote:

Sometimes players play much better or worse against certain opposition. Could be a matter of style or something more mental. It is kind of like how Nakamura has trouble with Carlsen .

Agree. All psychological.

BlunderLots

Mar 25, 2016

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#4

Anand seemed to walk right into Naka's opening prep. Great win by Hikaru. Pretty much flawless playing, too.

Anand, to me, seems more comfortable wrestling for advantages in the middle/endgame. Naka tends to unbalance things much earlier. Might be why Anand has trouble with Hikaru.

Cattus-Norweggicus

Mar 25, 2016

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#5

simple, naka just blows him away. he has yet to master the phenomenon of inertia. his thinking goes "I lose to Carlsen but i win against Anand". and for guys, it's very important to be right about what you think.