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More on Nakamura, Bhat and Anand from Mainz |
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By J.Shahade/M.Peterson | |
August 4, 2008 | |
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Nakamura in Mainz Photo courtesy Harry Schaack, www.chesstigers.de
Here is Nakamura's win with Black over World Open Co-champion Evgeny Najer, which he discusses in the interview. ![]()
Starting position, Najer-Nakamura
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 g6 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Rxd8 Qxd8 6. Bd2 Ne6 7.O-O-O f6 8. Ne3 Bd7 9. Nd5 Qe8 10. Be3 b6 11. g3 Kb7 12. Nd2 Rd8 13. f4 Bc6 14. Nc4 Kb8 15. Qb4 ![]()
Position after 15.Qb4
Qf8 16. Qc3 Bb7 17. f5 gxf5 18. exf5 Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Rxd4 Ne7 21. Ncxb6 ![]() Nc6 22. b4 axb6 23. b5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Nb4 25. Qb3 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 ![]() Bg7 27. Bxb7 Kxb7 28. Kb2 Qc5 29. Qd3 Bf8 30. a3 Bd6 31. Ka2 Be5 32. Kb3 Kc8 33. Qc4 Qxc4+ 34. Kxc4 Kd7 35. Kd5 Bd6 36. a4 Ba3 37. Ke4 Kd6 38. h4 h5 39. g4 hxg4 40. Kf4 Bc1+ 41. Kxg4 Ke5 42. c3 Be3 0-1 Samford Scholar Vinay Bhat also played in Mainz, where he finished tied for 9-18th place 16th in the 960 and tied for 12th-24th (19th on tiebreak) in the Rapid. ICC multimedia journalist Macauley Peterson interviewed Vinay for CLO in Mainz: On August 3, Anand defeated Magnus Carlsen in the final of the Mainz Rapid World Championship (August 1-3.) ![]()
Photo courtesy Harry Schaack, www.chesstigers.de
Macauley Peterson wrote: "Earlier this week, at the opening press conference, Anand inevitably faced questions about his upcoming match for the World Championship against Vladimir Kramnik, set for a mid-October start in Bonn, Germany. Anand was coy about his preparations and training. Here's what he had to say." |