Who else agrees that Hikaru Nakamura is the best player right now? - Chess Forums - Page 7

spiderman-inactive

Dec 30, 2015

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#121

+SocialPanda-Thanks for the explanation! I didin't see that 1/2-1/2 sign there!

u0110001101101000

Dec 30, 2015

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#122

chessman1504 wrote:

HoldMeGently wrote:

im going to speak for everyone when i say hikaru nakamura is a decent player and has come a long way since 2007( we all know what a year that was..) but will probably never be the best simply because he is not good enough.

~HoldMeGently

Ouch. I would say he's more than a "decent" player, one of the best in the world.

Haha, you're right.

But. In some circles, 1200 is decent, in others, 1500, 1800, 2000, etc.

For those who aspire to be world champion (I tend to think everyone in the top 10) 2nd best may only be "decent" to them!

P_or

Jan 3, 2016

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#123

Spectator94 wrote:

KingMagikarp wrote:

Spectator94 wrote:

26 new comments on this thread when I woke up this morning and most not exactly ontopic. Why would people care so much what KingMagikarp puts on his/her profile? It's her/his little space on this website. I do agree that some of those threads he/she started are a bit weird, to put it lightly, but this thread reminded me of some sort of FBI interrogation.

Thank you Spectator94...they totally derailed my topic. And yes I am a SHE lol. I know it is odd to see female chess players haha. And no, my name is a bit different to prevent stalkers (my problem).

But yes, back to Nakamura discussion...that queen sac game posted was absolutely stunning. His opponent must have been like O_O

Not that odd to me. I've played a ton of girls and women in OTB chess over the years with rather mediocre results. As for the internet, one can't be sure about someone's true identity but I don't think it even matters. I think what a person says is more important. Anyway, back on topic, I actually had the pleasure to play GM Krasenkow - the victim of Naka's Queen sac - in an OTB tournament last summer. Maybe I shouldn't have gotten myself into a system sometimes even named after him, the KID with 6. h3. I made quite a dubious move shortly thereafter and had pretty much no chance then. Atleast I got a nice picture as a souvenir, lol.

I don't believe you ever played him.

Need proof!

solskytz

Jan 3, 2016

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#124

I agree that Nakamura is the best player right now.

Losing (to Carlsen, 12:0) doesn't mean that you're the worse player. You just play differently - that's all.

The-Qcumber

Jan 3, 2016

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#125

Definitely the best at bullet! (And yet he claims he doesn't use premoves)

SmyslovFan

Jan 3, 2016

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#126

Most bullet masters recognise that premove is only helpful in really obvious positions such as endgames. Naka often plays trashy openings that are designed to foil the premovers. He usually has won the game long before premove becomes useful!

P_or

Jan 3, 2016

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#127

Hikaru castles with 2 hands . Not all the time but sometimes.

He's just brilliant.

The only GM known to do this.

SmyslovFan

Jan 3, 2016

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#128

That's cos it's illegal in FIDE. Naka learned to play using USCF rules. It's a hard habit to break.

Spectator94

Jan 3, 2016

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#129

P-or I can send the aforementioned picture and chessbomb link when I'm back home. Could also add you on Facebook for a minute to confirm my name. Your doubt is not taken as offensive.

KingMagikarp

Jan 3, 2016

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#130

stuzzicadenti wrote:

Nakamura is the best Japanese American grandmaster in the world.

Reminds me of that quote from "The Martian" lol....

"I am the best botanist on this planet."....something like that hahaha

OAlienChessO

Jan 18, 2016

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#131

Yes, he is the best player . Who else? Carlson ? The Carlsians make me laugh s0 much.

SonOfThunder2

Jan 18, 2016

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#132

I'm in that with you.

SocialPanda

Jan 18, 2016

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#133

DogOnTheRoad wrote:

Yup! Naka is the best player ... in USA ... probably.

Not anymore:

Players found in FIDE Rating list

4258

IDcode	Name	T	WT	Oth. T.	Fed	Rtg	Rpd	Blz	B-Year	S	F
2020009	Caruana, Fabiano	GM			USA	2787	2829	2665	1992	M
2016192	Nakamura, Hikaru	GM			USA	2787	2842	2884	1987	M
5202213	So, Wesley	GM			USA	2773	2652	2726	1993	M
2000024	Kamsky, Gata	GM			USA	2665	2737	2706	1974	M
14101025	Onischuk, Alexander	GM			USA	2664	2681	2650	1975	M
2023970	Robson, Ray	GM			USA	2659	2598	2639	1994	M
2004887	Shankland, Samuel L	GM			USA	2638	2620	2639	1991	M
2026961	Naroditsky, Daniel	GM			USA	2634	2642	2539	1995	M
13300580	Akobian, Varuzhan	GM			USA	2628		2661	1983	M
2021285	Lenderman, Aleksandr	GM			USA	2623	2598	2664	1989	M

troll-in-the-park

Jan 18, 2016

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#134

not me

GM vinniethepooh

Jan 19, 2016

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#135

Joke.Has to be a joke.No chance.

SonOfThunder2

Jan 19, 2016

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#136

nimzobogo wrote:

not me

Explain.

SmyslovFan

Jan 19, 2016

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#137

Agreed, Swifty, and with Kamsky on board 4 (if he plays), we should be among the favorites along with China and Russia!

DiogenesDue

Jan 19, 2016

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#138

I'd rather have Shankland, Naroditsky, or Robson over Kamsky. Kamsky has been nursing his rating for years now (I think, anyway), and is not playing at 2600+ anymore. Plus he's as predictable a chess player as they come. Easy to prepare for the London.

Kamsky is good if the team needs draws, I guess. But the top 3 boards are all players that are not rock solid (ala say Carlsen or Giri of late) in results. Sometimes they are stellar, sometimes not. They all run hot and cold. So, you need some wins on board 4 to allow for one of the other 3 to have a mediocre/bad tournament.

The US team will be expected to finish well, but to actually plan for a win they will need better-than-just-solid-play from all boards. Otherwise, some other top team will get on a hot streak and take it away.

Shankland actually has done really well with solid results in big international venues...that tournament where he beat Polgar in her last game was a fantastic result. Naroditsky and Robson also run hot and cold, but both seem capable of beating pretty much anyone on a given day, and I don't see that in Kamsky. He's not going to surprise and upset a top twenty player nearly as often. He would be more consistent overall, though.

troll-in-the-park

Jan 20, 2016

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#139

SonOfThunder2 wrote:

nimzobogo wrote:

not me

Explain.

hmm idk, maybe because he is not no.1 in the world by rating, and the current player who is, is dominating him to 11 or 12 classical games to 0. Oh and also the fact that he is not world champion. He couldn't win against caruana, who is a top player at the st louis showdown. Now, i'm not saying he is a bad player ofc. i mean world top 10 is insane, and i have a lot of respect for his bullet/ blitz skills and one of my fav players to watch, but the question was who thinks he is the best player atm, and i do not. The question did not specify whether this was about bullet or not, if it was the case i would agree. (naka is much better at online bullet than irl) but overall a best player would have to be almost always winning tournaments of all forms. and the general talk in the forum is about classical games. so there you go, have i explained that enough sonofthunder? I am not a fan of carlsen, but he is world champ for classical, and rapid and wasn't bad at blitz, and he is dominating hikaru at classical.

DiogenesDue

Jan 20, 2016

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#140

SwiftyMcBishop wrote:

cosistency is what they need, though. As long as Kamsky can consistently play 2650 or so, he will get a great score. Not many teams that I know have a 2650 on board 4, quite rare (except, russia probably- only one i can think of) and there is only one russian player in the top 10. Ukraine hs god chances too, with 4 players 2700+.

That's my point though :)...I think Kamsky is a very "soft" 2650 at this point.