Kamsky, Nakamura Face Off Friday in Tata Steel |
By CLO | |
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. |