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August 15, 2013
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GM Hikaru Nakamura, Photo Cathy Rogers
Hikaru Nakamura scored 1.5-.5 against Eltaj Safarli to advance to round three at the World Cup in Tromso, Norway. Nakamura will face Baskaran Adhiban of India, who upset Evgeny Alekseev in the first round.

Gata Kamsky split his match vs. Aleksandr Shimanov, winning the first game and missing 20...Qxh2 in the second game. They will playoff tomorrow.

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Alexander Onischuk and Ray Robson were both eliminated.

See GM Ian Rogers' first dispatch from Tromso and look for his second after playoffs tomorrow. Follow live games on the official site.
 
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