US Champion Hikaru Nakamura was eliminated from the World Cup in Baku in round five by Pavel Eljanov.
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Now only six players remain: Eljanov and Anish Giri are through to the semifinals. Meanwhile in tiebreak playoffs tomorrow, Peter Svidler plays Yi Wei and Karjakin faces Mamedyarov.
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Nakamura said on his facebook page, "my opponent Pavel Eljanov played better than I did, especially yesterday when he found a nice sacrificial idea to which I responded very poorly."As always, it was a pleasure being in Baku, and I am looking forward to being back next year for the Chess Olympiad."
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