Why all the fuss about Nakamura?

Deranged · 2011-05-17T15:29:00-07:00

Nakamura is rank 8th in the world, but I hear more about him than I hear about Aronian who is rank 3, or Ivanchuk who is rank 5. Why is Nakamura so famous when he's not even in the top 5 chess players in the world, nor has ever been? Is it just because he's from the USA? If Nakamura was an

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chapablanca2000

Jul 31, 2012

#81

Nakamura's tactical ability and his speed of calculation are truly amazing. I've heard stories of GM's getting odds of 5 minutes to 3 minutes against him and still losing every game.

That said, I've never been an admirer of his playing style : tactically justified, but positionally, well, if not unsound, at least...strange. Just like a computer. It's hard for me to see the strategic logic in his games. His use of the Parham is a perfect example.