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 2012  January
 January   Kamsky, Nakamura Face Off Friday in Tata Steel
   Kamsky, Nakamura Face Off Friday in Tata Steel  				| Kamsky, Nakamura Face Off Friday in Tata Steel |   |   | 
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| January 26, 2012 | |
|  The two highest rated US players, Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky, face 
off on Friday, January 27,2012 at Tata Steel chess in Wijk aan Zee (January 13-29). GM Levon Aronian leads the event with 7.5/10. Update 1/27/2012 12:45 PM EST: The game was a draw in the 9.0-0-0 line of the Dragon Sicilian. 6111 Nakamura has 5.5/10 after two wins in a row in rounds five and six of the tournament. Meanwhile, Kamsky has rebounded from a tough start to defeat David Navara in round 7 and Sergey Karjakin in round 10. He is now on an even 5/10. 6109 6110 Find the games live on the official website at 7:30 AM EST. Macauley Peterson wrote an earlier CLO report on Tata Steel Chess, focusing on Nakamura and Kamsky. Also look for a wrap-up by GM Ian Rogers. | 


