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Hikaru Nakamura plays exciting, slashing chess, and sometimes amusing chess. His aggressive and unpredictable style is refreshing to the chess world.

Nakamura became the youngest-ever Grandmaster in 2003 and U.S. champion in 2004. He was ranked second in the world in 2015.

"Naka" is known for his great tactical skill and willingness to take risks for active play. He has a versatile opening repertoire and sometimes plays surprising offbeat openings considered unsound, but helpful to the evolution of chess theory.

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* That's a legal move. I am not in check. Does his/her last move set a pin? Can it be counter pinned? Where are all the other pins? (Pin: One long range piece Bishop, Rook, or Queen aims at/through two opposing pieces on the same line.) What other units cannot move, or dare not move due to loss of material? Such immobility often makes a good target.

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- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d_to...

* Space Cowboys: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FhXM... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nBG9...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Uug8...

* Speranza: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uhVp... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HfZg...

* Sports Clichés: http://www.sportscliche.com/
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/h_vS...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nMpe...

* Stalin's nemesis: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nd_J... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0jJL...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KKbP...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EgXv...

* Stoic: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tuZ-... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CKt-...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8iYU...

* The Best of... Game Collection: World Champions' Best Games - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l-uR...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EXZS...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L7SM...

* Time in a bottle: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B0ZU... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lHxa...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oOLg...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W0M8...

* Triangle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgm... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1qiO...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91W...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgm...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ql4G...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SDwq...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gRGa...

* Underpromotion to R avoids stalemate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CE3h... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HCbr...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_evT...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UAvu...

* Veliki majstori saha 16 RETI (Slavko Petrovic): Game Collection: Veliki majstori saha 16 RETI (Petrovic)

* Variety pack: Game Collection: KID games - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xUaJ...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NoIJ...

* Wembanyama: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kfbc...

* When Fischer ruled: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sF2Y...

* Wonders and Curiosities: Game Collection: Wonders and Curiosities of Chess (Chernev)

* You don't mess around with Jim: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NdIm... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ctl8...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TIYi...

* Nakamura finished 2018 with a bang!
London Chess Classic GCT Finals (2018)

* FIDE Laws of Chess (2018): https://www.schachschiri.de/fide_18... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d7Sp...

* 2022: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EqR7... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bT7J...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0GYk...

* Younger opponents:
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VUxw...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UwGw...

* 2025 Fischer Random shocker: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IMMZ... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cIuL...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cwQj...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gKyC...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7QBK...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM7...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6iNQ...

* Recent vids:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLw...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3TUD...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cZuh...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N0...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y82K...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjl...

Hacked!

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. REM:
"Chess first of all teaches you to be objective." ― Alexander Alekhine

"Among a great many other things that chess teaches you is to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good. It trains you to think before grabbing and to think just as objectively when you're in trouble." ― Stanley Kubrick

"Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules, take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment." ― Garry Kasparov

"Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game." ― Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

"To avoid losing a piece, many a person has lost the game." ― Savielly Tartakower

"Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter." ― Winston S. Churchill

The Use Of Knowledge

Between two citizens
A controversy grew.
The one was poor, but much he knew:
The other, rich, with little sense,
Claimed that, in point of excellence,
The merely wise should bow the knee
To all such moneyed men as he.
The merely fools, he should have said;
For why should wealth hold up its head,
When merit from its side has fled?
"My friend," said Bloated-purse,
To his reverse,
"You think yourself considerable.
Pray, tell me, do you keep a table?
What comes of this incessant reading,
In point of lodging, clothing, feeding?
It gives one, true, the highest chamber,
One coat for June and for December,
His shadow for his sole attendant,
And hunger always in the ascendant.
What profits he his country, too,
Who scarcely ever spends a sou –
Will, haply, be a public charge?
Who profits more the state at large,
Than he whose luxuries dispense
Among the people wealth immense?
We set the streams of life a-flowing;
We set all sorts of trades a-going.
The spinner, weaver, sewer, vender,
And many a wearer, fair and tender,
All live and flourish on the spender –
As do, indeed, the reverend rooks
Who waste their time in making books."
These words, so full of impudence,
Received their proper recompense.
The man of letters held his peace,
Though much he might have said with ease.
A war avenged him soon and well;
In it their common city fell.
Both fled abroad; the ignorant,
By fortune thus brought down to want,
Was treated everywhere with scorn,
And roamed about, a wretch forlorn;
Whereas the scholar, everywhere,
Was nourished by the public care.

Let fools the studious despise;
There's nothing lost by being wise.

Willful waste makes woeful want. ~ Scottish Proverb

When the heart is full the tongue will speak. ~ Scottish Proverb

Question: Why did pirates wear earrings?
Answer: To improve their eyesight – they believed the precious metal in an earring had healing powers.

Question: In terms of production volume, what is the most popular fruit in the world? Answer: Tomato – yes, tomato is a fruit.

"Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim." ― Nora Ephr

"The Seven Social Sins are:

Wealth without work.
Pleasure without conscience.
Knowledge without character.
Commerce without morality.
Science without humanity.
Worship without sacrifice.
Politics without principle.

From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925." ― Frederick Lewis Donaldson

* Crafty Endgame Trainer: https://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-...

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote"

Old Russian Proverb: "Measure seven times, cut once. (Семь раз отмерь — один отрежь.)" Be careful before you do something that cannot be changed.

"I'm 58 years old and I just went through 8 back surgeries. They started cutting on me in February 2009, and I was basically bed ridden for almost two years. I got a real dose of reality that if you don't have your health, you don't have anything." — Hulk Hogan

* Weird is what you're not used to: https://chessentials.com/weird-ches...

<<limerick, entitled ‘The Solver's Plight' was by ‘A.J.F.' A.J. Fink and was published on page 22 of Chess Potpourri by Alfred C. Klahre (Middletown, 1931):>

There was a man from Vancouver
Who tried to solve a two-mover;
But the boob, he said, ‘"Gee",
I can't find the "Kee",
No matter HOW I manouvre.'>

Results may vary.

Chess Life is an active monthly magazine and is the official publication of the United States Chess Federation. <Chess Life> is advertised as the "most widely read chess magazine in the world," and reaches more than a quarter of a million readers each month.

Chess Life focuses on American chess players and tournaments, instruction, human interest, and US Chess governance matters. The United States Chess Federation also publishes Chess Life Kids, a bimonthly publication covering the same subjects aimed at a younger audience.

Publication of <Chess Life> started in 1946 as a bi-weekly newspaper, usually eight or twelve pages long. In 1961, Frank Brady converted Chess Life to a monthly magazine. In 1969, <Chess Life> merged with Chess Review, the other leading U.S. chess magazine. The magazine was published under the title Chess Life & Review starting with the November 1969 issue until 1980 when it returned to its original title <Chess Life>.

The Night Sky's Serenade

In the night sky, the stars serenade,

Their light piercing the darkness, a blade.

The moon shines, in silver brocade.

Silent and serene, the night's parade,

A celestial spectacle, never to fade.

In the night sky, the stars serenade.

The universe's secrets, in the open laid,

Under the starlight, fears evade.

The moon shines, in silver brocade.

Night's symphony, a tranquil serenade,

In its rhythm, our dreams are made.

In the night sky, the stars serenade.

From dusk till dawn, in darkness wade,

Under the night sky, hopes cascade.

The moon shines, in silver brocade.

So, let us cherish the night's shade,

And in its beauty, let us wade.

In the night sky, the stars serenade,

The moon shines, in silver brocade.

According to Chessmetrics, Lasker was #1 for longer than anyone else in history: 292 different months between June 1890 and December 1926. That's a timespan of 36 1/2 years, in which Lasker was #1 for a total of 24 years and 4 months. Lasker was 55 years old when he won New York 1924.

"Just because you know stuff doesn't mean you are smart... You have to know how to use that information." ― Josh Keller

The sandwich wasn't a marketing creation but one of convenience. The Earl of Sandwich put together the first of its kind as he needed something quick and easy to eat while gambling!

<<<Fundamental Chess Principles> according to CJS Purdy>

On Combinations

One simultaneous double threat is better than a great many successive single threats. That is the main lesson of chess. A double threat is a combination of two threats. (pg. 31)

A combination (threat plus restraint or threat plus obstruction) may be called a "net". It is the most important kind of combination because every mate, without exception, is a "net". (pg. 32)

Watch out for pieces of limited mobility, especially pieces without retreat. Remember that one retreat may not be enough.(pg. 32 / 33)

On Tied Pieces

An important rule for avoiding a trap is this:
Where feasible, avoid using a piece to defend something that is attacked. Either protect the attaced unit with a pawn or move it away. (pg. 34)

A knight is the worst defender because he cannot possibly maintain the defense if forced to move. (pg. 34)

The best protector is a pawn - for three reasons:

There is no possibility of it being attacked by a unit of lesser value; It is a complete defense against any piece bigger than the one attacked; above all, a menial task is suited to it, whereas a piece used for defending one particular thing is wasting its talents. (pg. 35)

If you must use pieces to protect something, perhaps because it cannot move away, try to use one more than necessary! You are then free to moe any one of the protectors; not a single one is absolutely tied to its defensive task. (pg. 35)

On Position Play

Position play is the art of improving your position in small ways when no sound combination is possible. (pg. 40)

One can say that an endgame has arrived when neither side has more pieces than the equivalent of Queen plus pawn (with of course, the Kings, who are always with us). (pg. 41)

Combinations are of primary importance, position play of secondary importance. (pg. 41)

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* Time Controls: https://gamesmadesimple.com/chess-t...

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<<Page 166 of The Personality of Chess by <I.A. Horowitz and P.L. Rothenberg> (New York, 1963) gave ‘a hitherto unpublished limerick-acrostic:>

Caissa, the goddess of Chess,
Has this task, no more and no less;
Every game, match and damn bit,
Sicilian and gambit
She must ever be ready to bless.>

"Chess is the gymnasium of the mind." — Blasie Pascal

"Sometimes in life, and in chess, you must take one step back to take two steps forward." — IM Levy Rozman, GothamChess

So much, much, much better to be an incurable optimist than deceitful and untrustworthy.

In God we trust; all others pay cash. ~ American Proverb

Trusting in wealth is like looking for feathers on turtles. ~ Senegalese Proverb

Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one. ~ Scottish Proverb

"In chess as in life, when defending or attacking, a good chess player understands that one rash, ill-conceived, bad move can worsen the position and lose the game." ― John Bain, chess author

"For a period of ten years--between 1946 and 1956--Reshevsky was probably the best chessplayer in the world. I feel sure that had he played a match with Botvinnik during that time he would have won and been World Champion." ― Bobby Fischer

Oct-04-23 HeMateMe: I play 3/2 blitz occasionally on Lichess. I find it an excellent site, none of the delays/cancellations that ruined chess.com (for me). Oct-04-23 Cassandro: Yes, lichess is by far the best site for online chess. And you never know, apparently you may even get to play against a living legend like the highly esteemed Leonard Barden there!

FTB plays all about but has always been happy with FICS: https://www.freechess.org/

Q: What do you call something that goes up when the rain comes down? A: An umbrella.

Q: What do you call a doctor who fixes websites? A: A URL-ologist.

Q: What do you call a sleeping dinosaur?
A: A dinosnore.

Q: What do you call a Christmas tree that knows karate A: Spruce Lee.

Q: What does a triangle call a circle?
A: Pointless.

Q: What do you call a piece of sad cheese?
A: Blue cheese.

Q: What do you call a cow in an earthquake?
A: A milkshake.

Q: What do you call an M&M that went to college? A: A smarty.

Lichess has all the same basic offerings as Chess.com: a large community, many game types, tutorials, puzzles, and livestreams. The site has a simple appearance, and it seems built to get you where you want to go in as few clicks as possible. You can create an account, but if you're not concerned with tracking your games and finding other players at your level, there's no need to log in. Just fire up a new game, try some puzzles, or watch a chess streamer play three-minute games while listening to techno and chatting with the comments section.

Greer County ~ Lyrics

Tom Hight is my name, an old bachelor I am,
You'll find me out West in the country of fame,
You'll find me out West on an elegant plain,
And starving to death on my government claim.
Hurrah for Greer County!
The land of the free,
The land of the bed-bug,
Grass-hopper and flea;
I'll sing of its praises
And tell of its fame,
While starving to death
On my government claim.
My house is built of natural sod,
Its walls are erected according to hod;
Its roof has no pitch but is level and plain,
I always get wet if it happens to rain.
How happy am I on my government claim,
I've nothing to lose, and nothing to gain;
I've nothing to eat, I've nothing to wear,--
From nothing to nothing is the hardest fare.
How happy am I when I crawl into bed,--
A rattlesnake hisses a tune at my head,
A gay little centipede, all without fear,
Crawls over my pillow and into my ear.
Now all you claim holders, I hope you will stay
And chew your hard tack till you're toothless and gray; But for myself, I'll no longer remain
To starve like a dog on my government claim.
My clothes are all ragged as my language is rough, My bread is corn dodgers, both solid and tough;
But yet I am happy, and live at my ease
On sorghum molasses, bacon, and cheese.
Good-bye to Greer County where blizzards arise,
Where the sun never sinks and a flea never dies, And the wind never ceases but always remains
Till it starves us all out on our government claims. Farewell to Greer County, farewell to the West,
I'll travel back East to the girl I love best,
I'll travel back to Texas and marry me a wife,
And quit corn bread for the rest of my life.
Fredthebear is glad to me married!

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

Feb-09-12
ray keene: nimzos best endgames
v lasker zurich 1934
v spielmann carlsbad 1929
v lundin stockholm 1934
v maroczy bled 1931
v henneberger winterthur 1931
v thomas frankfurt 1930
v sultan khan liege 1930
v marshall berlin 1928
v reti berlin 1928
v alehine ny 1927
v tchigorin carlsbad 1907
and for a joke entry duras v nimzo san sebastian 1912 !!

A quote from the link: https://www.libertarianism.org/what...

"Modern day politicians on the left and right sometimes pay lip service to these ideas, but in practice they reject them. Legislation is all about imposing an order from above, rather than letting one emerge from below. And in creating their schemes, politicians all too often fail to give citizens their due as people, treating them as pawns and running roughshod over their rights to decide and plan for themselves.

"Knight on the rim is dim." ― Siegbert Tarrasch Its chances are slim/grim.

"In a gambit you give up a pawn for the sake of getting a lost game" — Samuel Standidge Boden

Old Russian Proverb: "If you are given something, take it; if you are being beaten, run. (Дают — бери, а бьют — беги.)"

"It's a short trip from the penthouse to the outhouse." ― Paul Dietzel

"Tough times don't last, tough people do, remember?" — Gregory Peck

"If you want it, work for it."

<<Below is the acrostic poem by <Mrs T.B. Rowland>:

Tears now we sadly shed apart,
How keenly has death's sudden dart
E'en pierced a kingdom's loyal heart.

Dark lies the heavy gloomy pall
Upon our royal bower,
Kings, queens, and nations bow their heads,
Each mourn for England's flower.

Oh! God, to her speak peace divine,
For now no voice can soothe but thine.

Ah, why untimely snatched away,
Loved Prince – alas, we sigh –
Before thy sun its zenith reached
Athwart the noonday sky.
Noble in heart, in deed, and will,
Years hence thy name we'll cherish still.>

That poem was published on pages 140-141 of Chess Fruits (Dublin, 1884)>

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

* The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev - https://lichess.org/study/KMMrJvE1

* Legendary: Game Collection: The 12 Legendary Games of the Century

Sep-18-23 stone free or die: Sorry <perf> I screwed up bad copying the data from the <Opening Tree> - mixing the frequency for 6...Qg3 instead of the scoring. Kinda stupid - my apologies.

* Reuben Fine can show you the not-so-easy way. Sign up for free and you can read books for free: https://archive.org/details/chessea...

* The are exceptions: https://academicchess.com/worksheet...

Venus plays chess? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7H...

The second closest planet to the Sun. Venus is on average at a distance of 108 million km / 67 million mi or 0.72 AU away from the Sun. It is the hottest planet of the Solar system since its atmosphere keeps the temperatures almost consistently the same.

The temperatures are around 462 degrees Celsius – about four and a half times the amount of heat needed to evaporate water. Its diameter has been measured to be at 12.104 km / 7.521 mi.

Venus has 90% the Earth's surface area, and it orbits the Sun once every 225 days. One day on Venus is equivalent to 243 Earth days; thus, a day on Venus is longer than a year.

Its atmosphere is very thick, composed mainly out of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and clouds of sulfuric acid. It doesn't have any moons, and the planet, like Uranus, spins backward – retrograde rotation. It is a terrestrial planet, often considered Earth's sister.

<There are distinct situations where a bishop is preferred (over a knight). For example, two bishops are better than two knights or one of each. Steven Mayer, the author of Bishop Versus Knight, contends, "A pair of bishops is usually considered to be worth six points, but common sense suggests that a pair of active bishops (that are very involved in the formation) must be accorded a value of almost nine under some circumstances." This is especially true if the player can plant the bishops in the center of the board, as two bishops working in tandem can span up to 26 squares and have the capacity to touch every square.

Bishops are also preferable to knights when queens have been exchanged because, Grandmaster Sergey Erenburg, who is ranked 11th in the U.S., explains, "Bishops and rooks complement each other, and when well-coordinated, act as a queen." Conversely, a knight is the preferred minor piece when the queen survives until the late-middlegame or the endgame. Mayer explains, "The queen and knight are able to work together smoothly and create a greater number of threats than the queen and bishop."

When forced to say one is better than the other, most anoint the bishop. Mayer concludes, "I think it's true that the bishops are better than the knights in a wider variety of positions than the knights are better than the bishops."

He continues, "Of course, I'm not sure this does us much good, as we only get to play one position at a time."> * Cochrane Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4fzB...

Question: What is considered the first reality TV show? Answer: The Real World

Taking Your Eyes off the Road for 5 Seconds at 55 mph Is Equivalent to Traveling the Length of a Football Field Without Looking Many drivers do not realize how far they can travel even when distracted for a brief period. The reality is, motorists can drive the equivalent of an entire football field blind if they take their eyes off the road for just five seconds when they are traveling at 55 mph. With so much ground covered, it's not a surprise that the risks of a crash are high when motorists lose focus.

Question: Who was Russia's first elected president? Answer: Boris Yeltsin

'Don't let the cat out of the bag'

'Don't shut the stable door after the horse has bolted'

'Don't throw good money after bad'

'Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater'

InkHarted wrote:

Checkmate.
I started off as an equal
I have everything that they do
my life was one and the same as my foe
childish battles of lesser
I won baring cost of a little
but as time outgrew my conscience
I found that the pieces were moving against me
with time my company reduced
they left one by one
all in time forgetting me
my castles collapsed
my religion dissuaded
my protectors in hiding
I could not run anymore
I have been cornered to a wall
as the queen left silently
without saying goodbye
I could not live any longer
she was most precious to me
I could not win without her by my side
so the king knelt down and died.

"Everyone should know how to play chess." — José Raúl Capablanca

Mark 3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

'Finders keepers, losers weepers'
No, turn it over to Lost and Found.

Drive sober or get pulled over.

"For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable." — Assiac

Once I asked Pillsbury whether he used any formula for castling. He said his rule was absolute and vital: castle because you will or because you must; but not because you can.' — W.E. Napier (1881-1952)

The Two Friends

Two friends, in Monomotapa,
Had all their interests combined.
Their friendship, faithful and refined,
Our country can't exceed, do what it may.
One night, when potent Sleep had laid
All still within our planet's shade,
One of the two gets up alarmed,
Runs over to the other's palace,
And hastily the servants rallies.
His startled friend, quick armed,
With purse and sword his comrade meets,
And thus right kindly greets:
"You seldom com'st at such an hour;
I take you for a man of sounder mind
Than to abuse the time for sleep designed.
Have lost your purse, by Fortune's power?
Here's mine. Have suffered insult, or a blow,
I have here my sword – to avenge it let us go." "No," said his friend, "no need I feel
Of either silver, gold, or steel;
I thank you for your friendly zeal.
In sleep I saw you rather sad,
And thought the truth might be as bad.
Unable to endure the fear,
That cursed dream has brought me here."

Which think you, reader, loved the most!
If doubtful this, one truth may be proposed:
There's nothing sweeter than a real friend:
Not only is he prompt to lend –
An angler delicate, he fishes
The very deepest of your wishes,
And spares your modesty the task
His friendly aid to ask.
A dream, a shadow, wakes his fear,
When pointing at the object dear.

"One more dance along the razor's edge finished. Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today." ― Robert Jordan, Lord of Chaos

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." ― Denis Waitley

Psalm 31:24
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!

"The wind cannot defeat a tree with strong roots." — The Revenant

The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1807-1882

The tide rises, the tide falls,
The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;
Along the sea-sands damp and brown
The traveller hastens toward the town,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.

Darkness settles on roofs and walls,
But the sea, the sea in darkness calls;
The little waves, with their soft, white hands,
Efface the footprints in the sands,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.

The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls
Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls;
The day returns, but nevermore
Returns the traveller to the shore,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.

"There are good ships, and there are wood ships, ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships, and may they always be." — Anonymous

"Life is what you make it: If you snooze, you lose; and if you snore, you lose more." — Phyllis George

Galatians 6:7 in the Bible "Be not deceived, God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."

"those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" is often cited as originating in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde written in 1385.

"Friend, you don't have to earn God's love or try harder. You're precious in His sight, covered by the priceless blood of Jesus, and indwelt by His Holy Spirit. Don't hide your heart or fear you're not good enough for Him to care for you. Accept His love, obey Him, and allow Him to keep you in His wonderful freedom." — Charles F. Stanley

from the simpleton poet:

Roses are red.
Violets are blue.

Chess is creative.
And a journey too.

Good in the morning.
Or just before bed.

Play cheater_1, with engine.
Or OTB, all in your head.

"It's not how you start that matters, it's how you finish."

"Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read." — Francis Bacon

The cat's play is the mouse's death. ~ German Proverb

"Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground." ― Theodore Roosevelt

Ah, St. Marher, 1225:
"And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet."

2pry Zeitnot Zshaa-Tichondrius - 601 Disc Priest 226 Ilvl - 27750 RBG zek247 dint undrstnd Ziyatdinov's planto ignore the LSB on deck of the carrier.

"Debt is dumb. Cash is king." — Dave Ramsey

A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events.

During the Middle Ages, jesters are often thought to have worn brightly colored clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern. Their modern counterparts usually mimic this costume. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills: principal among them were song, music, and storytelling, but many also employed acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes (such as puns, stereotypes, and imitation), and performing magic tricks. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style. Many jesters made contemporary jokes in word or song about people or events well known to their audiences.

Silence is the best reply to a fool. ― Joker

Always Remember, the beginning is the hardest part. ― Joker

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King Pawn Game: General (C20) 1/2-1/2 video link
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2021 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 6 moves, 1/2-1/2

Benoni Def: Hromadka System (A57) 1-0 N sac dominoe effect
Nakamura vs G Henriksen, 2003 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0

Grob Opening (A00) 0-1Nakamura drove computer crazy w/6 bishops
Rybka vs Nakamura, 2008 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 255 moves, 0-1

Anti-computer strategy; Horsing around w/6 Kts...won't resign
Crafty vs Nakamura, 2007 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 155 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack Classical Var (A01) 1-0 Kside attack, R EG
Nakamura vs Aronian, 2014 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 78 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Sicilian Bird (A02) 1-0 Hole on 6th, Pin on 7th
Nakamura vs Kryvoruchko, 2014
(A02) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 1-0

KIA Symmetrical (A05) 1-0 A knight to remember...underpromotion
Nakamura vs Kramnik, 2012 
(A05) Reti Opening, 80 moves, 1-0

Nakamura's favorite game
Krasenkow vs Nakamura, 2007 
(A14) English, 28 moves, 0-1

English, Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) Textbook EG
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2014 
(A14) English, 50 moves, 1-0

English, Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A14) 1/2-Q sac counterplay
Ehlvest vs Nakamura, 2009 
(A14) English, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Keres Def (A14) 1-0 22.Bxh6
Nakamura vs B Zisman, 2004 
(A14) English, 23 moves, 1-0

King's English. 4Knights Fianchetto (A29) 1-0 Computer prep
Nakamura vs Anand, 2016 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 26 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto Lines (A29) 1-0 Stockf
Nakamura vs A Esipenko, 2022 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 46 moves, 1-0

Rat Defense: Mania (A41) 1/2-1/2 US Championship 2018
Onischuk vs Nakamura, 2018 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 Pawn grabbing Q gets trapped
Nakamura vs J Hawkins, 2014 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Indian Game Bf4, f3, g4 (A45) 0-1 Another misplayed R ending
Jobava vs Nakamura, 2015 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 80 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Dlugy Var (A57) 1-0Country belt whippin
Nakamura vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2008 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 41 moves, 1-0

Dutch Leningrad. Matulovic Var(A89) 0-1 Tactical finish
S Bercys vs Nakamura, 2007 
(A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 36 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad (A80) 0-1 Better ending
Karpov vs Nakamura, 2008 
(A80) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1

Dutch Leningrad Def (A80) 0-1 h-file attack missed Fredthebear
Morozevich vs Nakamura, 2014 
(A80) Dutch, 55 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Variation (A81) 1/2-1/2
Grischuk vs Nakamura, 2010 
(A81) Dutch, 90 moves, 1/2-1/2

Dutch Def: Nimzo-Dutch Var (A90) 0-1 More John Curdo claims
A David vs Nakamura, 2012 
(A90) Dutch, 51 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5, 7.Ne5 (B01) 0-1 Kside pawns leak
Karjakin vs Nakamura, 2004 
(B01) Scandinavian, 60 moves, 0-1

Pirc, Austrian, Unzicker Attack (B09) 1-0 h-pawn creates pin
Nakamura vs Smirin, 2005 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin Barmen Def vs 4.Na3 (B22) 1-0 See video
Nakamura vs Y Yu, 2015 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 39 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin Barmen Def 6.Be3 (B22)0-1 "Instead of..." notes
T Nabaty vs Nakamura, 2015 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 58 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Closed 3.g4 (B23) 1-0 Odd start, 0-0-0, N fork
Nakamura vs A Zhigalko, 2009 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed / Grand Prix Attack (B23) 1-0 Pawn gifts
Nakamura vs W M Buehl, 2001 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed (B23) 1-0 Simplify to a won ending
Nakamura vs Karjakin, 2004 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 55 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov(B33) 1-0Get the Q in close
Nakamura vs Shirov, 2010 
(B33) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0

Game 7 in Fighting Chess with Hikaru Nakamura
Nakamura vs Epishin, 2007 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Canal Attack (B51) 0-1 Get the Q in close
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2014 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 47 moves, 0-1

Nakamura allows Black to queen with check
Nakamura vs Robson, 2012 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 49 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. Keres Attk (B81) 1-0Skewer removes guard
Nakamura vs Ponomariov, 2009 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. English Attk (B90) 1-0 Powerful king hunt
Nakamura vs A Lesiege, 2002 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B90) 0-1 Black has open lines, the safer King
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2013 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf (B94) The Black Q pays for snatching b-pawn
Nakamura vs Van Wely, 2010 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 17 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B95) 0-1 Deflection, Pin and Fork
Sengupta vs Nakamura, 2001 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf (B96) 1-0 15.Nxd5 thematic sac, exchange sac
Nakamura vs Van Wely, 2010 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1-0

Zugzwang; it's not just a scrabble killer!
A Stripunsky vs Nakamura, 2010 
(C00) French Defense, 45 moves, 0-1

US Champ 2012 French: La Bourdonnais Variation (C00), 1-0
Nakamura vs Seirawan, 2012 
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Exchange (C01) 1-0 He walked into it
Nakamura vs S Williams, 2012 
(C01) French, Exchange, 37 moves, 1-0

French Advance. Paulsen Attack (C02) 1-0 R vs B ending blunder
Nakamura vs I Ibragimov, 2004 
(C02) French, Advance, 66 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 Q raid
Macieja vs Nakamura, 2006 
(C11) French, 40 moves, 0-1

French Def Steinitz Variation (C11) 0-1 Exchange sac breakthru
J Friedel vs Nakamura, 2007 
(C11) French, 51 moves, 0-1

Veresov to French McCutcheon, Wolf Gambit (C12) 0-1R sac, Q sac
G Sagalchik vs Nakamura, 2003 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 37 moves, 0-1

1.e4 e5 2.Qh5? Parham Attack (C20) 0-1 insufficient N sac
Nakamura vs Sasikiran, 2005 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 87 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit. Main Line (C29) 1/2-1/2Tried to give away his B
Nakamura vs Onischuk, 2010 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

King's Gambit: Accepted. Abbazia Defense (C36) 1-0 Busy Rooks!
Nakamura vs Kosteniuk, 2011 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

K's Gambit: Accepted. Abbazia Def (C36) 1-0 See FSR notes
Nakamura vs Adams, 2011 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

A game that takes you back to the Morphy-Anderssen era
Nakamura vs R Hess, 2012 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game 3...g6 Pillsbury Def (C60) 0-1 Reminiscent Larsen
Anand vs Nakamura, 2013 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 45 moves, 0-1

Game 17 in Fighting Chess with Hikaru Nakamura
Nakamura vs Shirov, 2011 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 93 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Breyer Variation (D11) 0-1 Harsh words
Nakamura vs Caruana, 2014 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 67 moves, 0-1

French, Diemer-Duhm Gambit (D30) 1-0 Back rank weakness
C Nakamura vs A Caoili, 1998 
(C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

QGD Harrwitz Attack. Fianchetto Def (D37) 1-0 Capture, Recaptur
Nakamura vs Anand, 2014 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

QGD Harrwitz Attack (D37) 0-1 Black double Rs on 2nd rank
Topalov vs Nakamura, 2016 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 0-1

QGD Lasker Defense (D56) 1-0 Alternative 10...f5 Stonewall Def
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2013 
(D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense (D56) 1/2-1/2Uneventful
Mamedyarov vs Nakamura, 2010 
(D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

This is like being pardoned at the 11th hour
Nakamura vs J Fluvia Poyatos, 2007 
(D80) Grunfeld, 43 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0Central agression pays!
L E Johannessen vs Nakamura, 2002 
(D85) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 1-0

Game 10: Fighting Chess with Hikaru Nakamura
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2009 
(D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange (D85) 1-0 Barrier limits Black King
Nakamura vs Karjakin, 2013 
(D85) Grunfeld, 52 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening (E00) 1-0 Isolani line opener to create R+ fork
Nakamura vs Eljanov, 2010 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Def: Kmoch Var (E20) 0-1 Voted game, video of year
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2014 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 61 moves, 0-1

U.S. Open , Reno NV 1999 (GOTD) Dustin' Hoffman
A Hoffman vs Nakamura, 1999 
(E61) King's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1

KID Fianchetto. Panno Var (E63) 1-0 Chess Network Videos
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2010 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 73 moves, 1-0

KID. Orthodox. Bayonet Attk (E97) 0-1 Chess Network Videos
Kramnik vs Nakamura, 2011 
(E97) King's Indian, 50 moves, 0-1

KID Bayonet Attack (E97) 0-1 Flawed P rollers on opposite wings
Anand vs Nakamura, 2011 
(E97) King's Indian, 49 moves, 0-1

KID Orthodox. Modern System (E97) 0-1 A complete head-spinner
Gelfand vs Nakamura, 2010 
(E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

KID Orthodox. Modern System (E97) 0-1 No sense of danger
A Beliavsky vs Nakamura, 2009 
(E97) King's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation (B40) · 0-1
A Stripunsky vs Nakamura, 1998 
(B40) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1

"First Crush" (game of the day Aug-12-2011)
A Bisguier vs Nakamura, 1998 
(E70) King's Indian, 21 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Najdorf. Adams Attack (B90) 0-1 Fredthebear share
D Schneider vs Nakamura, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 53 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 0-1 A bit of Chicago in Reno
D Moody vs Nakamura, 1999 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 20 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Classical Var (C45) 1-0 26.? Fredthebear sees it
Nakamura vs M Waxman, 1999 
(C45) Scotch Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: 4...Qh4 Modern Def (C45) 1-0 Bg5 pin nabs Black Q
Nakamura vs A De Palma, 2000 
(C45) Scotch Game, 30 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox. Glek Def (E94) 1-0 Connected passers
I Krush vs Nakamura, 2001 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 48 moves, 1-0

Slav Def. Czech. Wiesbaden Sharp line (D17) 0-1 8...Bxe4 sac
I Krush vs Nakamura, 2001 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Scheveningen. English Attack (B80) 1-0 Qs take a fall
H Ni vs Nakamura, 2001 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 46 moves, 1-0

Scandi Declined 2.Nc3/Dunst (B01) 1-0 String of Tactics by Teen
Nakamura vs J W Loyte, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 30 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 1-0 B-Q Spearhead
Nakamura vs J Friedel, 2001 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack (B06) 0-1 brotherly
A Nakamura vs Nakamura, 2001 
(B06) Robatsch, 36 moves, 0-1

Hungarian Opening: Indian Def (A00) 0-1 Remove the guard
B Socko vs Nakamura, 2002 
(B07) Pirc, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Bc4 vs e5 Uncommon but not strange (B30) 1-0 Active K
Nakamura vs I Krush, 2002 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 56 moves, 1-0

NID: Classical. Keres Defense (E32) 1-0 Mato's video link
Nakamura vs Browne, 2002 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 28 moves, 1-0

This game made Nakamura the youngest American GM in history
M Mulyar vs Nakamura, 2003 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Variation (B47) · 1-0
Nakamura vs Pelletier, 2003 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 45 moves, 1-0

Sic Fischer-Sozin Attack. Flank Var (B87) 0-1 Thematic sacs
M Ashley vs Nakamura, 2003 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 25 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def. Meran Var (D48) 1-0
Nakamura vs A J Goldsby, 2003 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 27 moves, 1-0

o-Grünfeld Defense: Classical (D77) 1/2-1/2 Tidy drawing combo
Bologan vs Nakamura, 2003 
(D77) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, 94 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Def: Alapin. General (B22) 0-1 novelty on move 14!!
G Alexopoulos vs Nakamura, 2003 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 31 moves, 0-1

QGD. Harrwitz Attk. Two Knts Def Blockade Line (D37)1-O N snips
Nakamura vs L Bruzon Batista, 2004 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed. Traditional Bb5, Bf1, Bg2 (B25) 0-1
Tiviakov vs Nakamura, 2004 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 69 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit. Advance Var (C45) 1-0 R+ forkLPDO N
Nakamura vs Fressinet, 2004 
(C45) Scotch Game, 35 moves, 1-0

FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004), Tripoli LBA
Nakamura vs A Aleksandrov, 2004 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 102 moves, 1-0

Analysis by Lubomir Kavalek
Nakamura vs A Lastin, 2004 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 52 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Polugaevsky Var (B42) 1-0 R ending
Nakamura vs A Stripunsky, 2004 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 48 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Main Lines 0-0-0 (B01) 0-1 Connected passers
de Firmian vs Nakamura, 2004 
(B01) Scandinavian, 40 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Archangelsk Var (C78) 1-0 28.?
Nakamura vs S Muhammad, 2004 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0

French Def: Advance. 5.Nf3 Bd7 Wade Var (C02) 1-0
Nakamura vs S Volkov, 2004 
(C02) French, Advance, 74 moves, 1-0

182 moves-but nominally drawn for over 100 moves!!
Nakamura vs C Zhu, 2004 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 182 moves, 1/2-1/2

Trompowsky Attk: Classical Def. Big Center (A45) 1-0Pin, Passer
Nakamura vs A Zatonskih, 2004 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 1-0 GM Keene was impressed!
Nakamura vs Karjakin, 2004 
(C45) Scotch Game, 41 moves, 1-0

Exch Sac Removes the Guard
Nakamura vs R Ramesh, 2004
(B56) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation (B23) 0-1 sharp
J Vidarsson vs Nakamura, 2004 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 27 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights Korchnoi Line (A28) 1-0 Pounding
Nakamura vs Bologan, 2005 
(A28) English, 48 moves, 1-0

3...Qa5 Main Lines 7.g4 (B01) 0-1 Black K castles by hand!?
J Hector vs Nakamura, 2005 
(B01) Scandinavian, 71 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 0-1 Threat of Q+ & fork
S B Hansen vs Nakamura, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 0-1

Van Geet (Dunst) Opening: General (A00) 0-1 Pin the attacker
T Hamilton vs Nakamura, 2005 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz. Shabalov Attack (D45) 0-1 Interference!
Nakamura vs A Beliavsky, 2005 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Advance. Main Line (C02) 1-0 Brilliant EG
Nakamura vs T Hillarp Persson, 2005 
(C02) French, Advance, 100 moves, 1-0

French Advance. Main Line 6.a3 c4 (C02) 1-0 closed, wing attack
Nakamura vs Pelletier, 2005 
(C02) French, Advance, 52 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0
Nakamura vs Dreev, 2005 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 54 moves, 1-0

QGD. Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 vibrancy to his play
Nakamura vs Shabalov, 2005 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

"Hennigan, Begin Again" (game of the day Feb-12-2005)
Nakamura vs M Hennigan, 2005 
(E77) King's Indian, 60 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 Knights in the center stir it up!
Nakamura vs J Sarkar, 2006 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

NID: Saemisch. Capablanca Var (E29) 1-0 Revenge
Nakamura vs A Volokitin, 2006 
(E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 72 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 Threat of a N+ fork
Nakamura vs Milov, 2006 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 28 moves, 1-0

"School of Hard Naks" (game of the day Apr-11-2006)
Nakamura vs I Cheparinov, 2006 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 44 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. Delayed Keres Attack (B81) 1-0
Nakamura vs Grischuk, 2006 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 49 moves, 1-0

A US champ beats a former Soviet champ.
Vaganian vs Nakamura, 2007 
(E97) King's Indian, 45 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit. Paulsen Attack (C29) 1-0 Qless middlegame
Nakamura vs Yermolinsky, 2007 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def. Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 hangers hang
Nakamura vs Van Wely, 2007 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Ponziani Opening: Ponziani Countergambit (C44) 0-1 Stillwater
Nakamura vs J Becerra Rivero, 2007 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz. Shabalov Attk 7.g4 (D45) 0-1 Naka's best
H Dronavalli vs Nakamura, 2008 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0
Nakamura vs V Akobian, 2008 
(C10) French, 43 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Exch Sac for Kside Crusher!
Nakamura vs A Postojev, 2008 
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

QID. Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Var (E15) 1-0 Draw offer
Nakamura vs Ivanchuk, 2008 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 51 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack (B09) 1-0 rapid
Nakamura vs A Skripchenko, 2008 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Polugaevsky (B42) 1-0 Not the ending I expected
Nakamura vs A David, 2009 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 76 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Q's Knight Var (A85) 1-0 4.h4 crusher
Nakamura vs M Barron, 2009 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 23 moves, 1-0

Nakamura comments
Nakamura vs Karpov, 2009 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 65 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Zugzwang commentary
A Samsonkin vs Nakamura, 2009 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. English Attack (B80) 1-0 Comfortable EG
Nakamura vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2009 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 44 moves, 1-0

3..Qd6 Gubinsky-Melts Def (B01) 1-0 Bs pair and Rs pair middleg
Nakamura vs F Vallejo Pons, 2009 
(B01) Scandinavian, 39 moves, 1-0

C-K Def: Advance. Short Var (B12) 1/2- Nakamura states his take
Svidler vs Nakamura, 2009 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 31 How to Reassess Your Chess by IM Jeremy Silman, 4th ed
Delchev vs Nakamura, 2009 
(B06) Robatsch, 32 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights (E21) 1-0 Ezzy comments
Nakamura vs R Hess, 2009 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 49 moves, 1-0

Danny Gormally's book "Play Chess Like the Pros"
Nakamura vs V Golod, 2009 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 48 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Polerio Def B+ (C58) 1-0 8.Bd3
Nakamura vs J Friedel, 2009 
(C58) Two Knights, 22 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: General (A00) 0-1
Nakamura vs H Wang, 2010 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

Game 46 in Fighting Chess w/Hikaru Nakamura by Muller & Stolze
Kramnik vs Nakamura, 2010 
(A17) English, 54 moves, 0-1

French Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 0-1 Blitz; see youtube link
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2010 
(C11) French, 34 moves, 0-1

Dutch, Leningrad. Warsaw Var (A88) 1-0 R sac, skewer+ next
Kramnik vs Nakamura, 2010 
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 44 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1/2-Chess Network Videos
Nakamura vs Kramnik, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Q Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack 3...h6 (D00) 1-0 video analysis
Nakamura vs Aronian, 2010 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Dutch Bg2 vs Bg7 & Bb7 (A03) 1-0 Extra piece
Nakamura vs L E Johannessen, 2010
(A03) Bird's Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Korchnoi Attack/London System (A80) 0-1 entombed
B Grachev vs Nakamura, 2010
(A80) Dutch, 52 moves, 0-1

Cnt Cntr 3.Nf3 Bg4, ...QxQe2 (B01) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Nakamura vs Tiviakov, 2010 
(B01) Scandinavian, 79 moves, 1-0

KID. Orthodox. Modern System (E97) 1/2-1/2 Perp escape
Kramnik vs Nakamura, 2010 
(E97) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

tpstar flashback "...Walk through Heaven's door I'm sure..."
Nakamura vs H Ziska, 2010 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: Sicilian Invite (A00) 1-0 prowling Bishops!
Nakamura vs D Flores, 2010 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 61 moves, 1-0

KGA. Muzio Gambit Wild Muzio Gambit (C37) 1-0 blitz
Nakamura vs D Andreikin, 2010 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 44 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def. Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1/2-Good scrap
Nakamura vs Anand, 2011 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Vallejo-Pons put up a good fight but Nakamura brought it home.
Nakamura vs F Vallejo Pons, 2011 
(A25) English, 59 moves, 1-0

Game 34 in Fighting Chess w/Hikaru Nakamura by Muller & Stolze
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2011 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 37 moves, 1-0

Game 16: Fighting Chess with Hikaru Nakamura
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2011 
(A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 40 in Fighting Chess w/Hikaru Nakamura by Muller & Stolze
Nepomniachtchi vs Nakamura, 2011 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 44 moves, 0-1

Van Geet (Dunst) Opening 3.Nxe4 (A00) 1-0 Active White knights
Nakamura vs I Krush, 2011 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Modern System (E97) 0-1 Smoked
Kramnik vs Nakamura, 2011 
(E97) King's Indian, 45 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Var (A01) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Nakamura vs K Perkovich, 2011 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 19 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense: General (B00) 0-1 ICC blitz
R Hovhannisyan vs Nakamura, 2011 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 34 moves, 0-1

The final position is cute
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2011 
(D94) Grunfeld, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

NID. Classical. Vitolinsh-Adorjan Gambit (E32) 0-1
L'Ami vs Nakamura, 2011 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 43 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 blindfold
Ivanchuk vs Nakamura, 2011 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 1-0 N & R on 6th
Nakamura vs Vitiugov, 2012 
(C11) French, 66 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Leningrad. Warsaw (A88) 0-1 Rookery snookery
Gelfand vs Nakamura, 2012 
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 35 moves, 0-1

King's English. Two Ns Reversed Dragon (A22) 1-0Chipmunk Chess?
Nakamura vs Navara, 2012 
(A22) English, 34 moves, 1-0

Sic Najdorf (B90) 0-1Bad decisions make good stories - sometime
Kamsky vs Nakamura, 2012 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 50 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Panov Var (B76) 1-0 risky
Grischuk vs Nakamura, 2012 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 35 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Cozio (Lasker) Attack (C42) 1-0 Exchang sac
Nakamura vs Giri, 2012 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Scheveningen. Keres Attack (B81) 1-0 Careful vs Q
Nakamura vs Y Hou, 2012 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 49 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Berlin Def. Rio Gambit Accptd (C67) 1-0 Giri collapsed
Nakamura vs Giri, 2012 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 64 moves, 1-0

King's English. Two Knights' Variation Keres Var (A23) 0-1
Nakamura vs H Wang, 2012 
(A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 41 moves, 0-1

modern day Tal in a world full of silicon, transitors, & velvet
Kasimdzhanov vs Nakamura, 2012 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 60 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Chameleon. Advance System (D15) 1-0
Nakamura vs McShane, 2012 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 33 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game, Morphy Defense (C78) 0-1 Impending Arabian Mate
J Polgar vs Nakamura, 2012 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 47 moves, 0-1

Game 11 in Fighting Chess w/Hikaru Nakamura by Muller & Stolze
Nakamura vs Grischuk, 2011 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 42 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Makagonov Var (E71) 0-1 Lopsided
Svidler vs Nakamura, 2013 
(E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 29 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Russian. Hungarian Variation (D97) · 1-0
Nakamura vs Gelfand, 2013 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 36 moves, 1-0

G21 in Best Attacking Games of 2012-2015 by Naiditsch & Balogh
Nakamura vs Gelfand, 2013 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Modern Var (A56) 0-1 54...?
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2013 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 61 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation 16.f4 (D31) 0-1
J L Hammer vs Nakamura, 2013 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 0-1

KID: Exchange Variation (E92) 1-0 Exchange sac smack!
Nakamura vs B Adhiban, 2013 
(E92) King's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0

Ponziani Opening: Leonhardt Variation (C44) 1/2-1/2
Nakamura vs Svidler, 2013 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Def: Marshall Gambit. Main Line (D31) 1/2-1/2 Raucous
Nakamura vs Tomashevsky, 2013 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Scandinavian Defense: Main Lines (B01) 0-1 blitz
Karjakin vs Nakamura, 2013 
(B01) Scandinavian, 36 moves, 0-1

P-Q4 Sarratt/Barry Attack (D00) 1-0 Aimless B, Decoy K
Nakamura vs Giri, 2014 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 83 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Var (A07) 1-0 RAPID
Nakamura vs Adams, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Advance. Short Var (B12) 1-0 Extra Ps of no use
Nakamura vs Mamedyarov, 2014 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 Heavy pieces hone in
Anand vs Nakamura, 2014 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 36 moves, 0-1

Chess variants/Sicilian less one pawn (000) 1/2-1/2
Nakamura vs Stockfish, 2014 
(000) Chess variants, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System. Lilienthal (D44) 1-0 blitz
Nakamura vs Giri, 2014 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Closed (C84) 0-1 W took a pawn & Black took control
Nakamura vs Aronian, 2015 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 51 moves, 0-1

KID Normal. Rare Defenses (E90) 0-1 Messy
C Holt vs Nakamura, 2015 
(E90) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1

Nakamura punished for 2.Qh5?!
Nakamura vs A Volokitin, 2005 
(B20) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf. Adams Attack (B90) 0-1 Two hogs on 2nd rank
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2015 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1

French Def. Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Pawns plus
Nakamura vs V Akobian, 2015 
(C10) French, 42 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: General (A45) 1-0 Hit the defender (overworked Q)
Nakamura vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox. Classical System Traditional (E99) 1-0 Dbl R sac!
So vs Nakamura, 2015 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 39 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Blitz
Nakamura vs Nepomniachtchi, 2015
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 72 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack (A80) 0-1 video link
J Rapport vs Nakamura, 2015 
(A80) Dutch, 33 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: General (A02) 0-1 Blitz
Nakamura vs Grischuk, 2015 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 51 moves, 0-1

Apr-07-15 kingscrusher: I video annotated this game.
Naroditsky vs Nakamura, 2015 
(B79) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4, 35 moves, 0-1

London System (D02) 0-1 Snare the Queen in blitz
Bareev vs Nakamura, 2015 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def. Stoltz. Shabalov Attk (D45) 1-0 Black miscalcula
Nakamura vs M Muzychuk, 2016 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 1-0

Dutch Be7 Stonewall 7...Nc6!? (A92) 1-0 Combo cracks author's D
Nakamura vs R Bellin, 2016 
(A92) Dutch, 39 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Adams Attack (B90) 0-1 Neither have castled
P V Vishnu vs Nakamura, 2016 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 0-1

QGD. Harrwitz Attk. 2 Knts Def Blockade Line (D37) 0-1 obstruct
So vs Nakamura, 2016 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Goglidze Attack (D70) · 1-0
Nakamura vs A Gupta, 2016 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Var (A01) 1-0 Blitz N+ fork
Nakamura vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2016
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian 3...Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 battery on e-file
Nakamura vs J Shaw, 2016 
(B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 1-0

Game 26 Most Exciting Games of 2016 by Naiditsch, Balogh & Maze
Shirov vs Nakamura, 2016 
(C02) French, Advance, 38 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit. Hamppe-Muzio Gambit (C25) 1-0 Open kside
Vachier-Lagrave vs Nakamura, 2016 
(C25) Vienna, 12 moves, 1-0

"the sting in the end of the tail" (of a combination)
Karjakin vs Nakamura, 2016 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0

Carlsen - Nakamura Chess.com Blitz Battle (2016) chess.com
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2016 
(C28) Vienna Game, 63 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1-0 blitz
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2016 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 54 moves, 1-0

QGD Harrwitz Attack. Main Line (D37) 1-0 Too much speed chess?
Nepomniachtchi vs Nakamura, 2017 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights (E21) 1-0 Black EG Blooper
Mamedyarov vs Nakamura, 2017 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 92 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn (B97) 1-0 Stockfish
Nakamura vs Nepomniachtchi, 2017 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0

K's English. Four Knights Fianchetto (A29) 0-1 e3 cramps White
Nakamura vs Aronian, 2017 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 54 moves, 0-1

Naka missed the win? -- N screens P from B will promote
Nakamura vs Kasparov, 2017 
(D80) Grunfeld, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2

Anti-Nimzo-Indian/Stonewall (E10) 1-0 Sacs for passers
Le Quang Liem vs Nakamura, 2017 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 75 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Def: Classical (E32) 1-0 OCB EG; White K escort
Kasparov vs Nakamura, 2017 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 44 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack/Dbl Fio Reti (A06) 1-0 Q+ & fork
Nakamura vs Anand, 2017 
(A06) Reti Opening, 52 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Indian Be7, Bb7 (A07) 1-0 Three connected passers
Nakamura vs Bacrot, 2017 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

Reti c4 Double Fianchetto (A07) 1-0
Nakamura vs Bacrot, 2017 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 51 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Yugoslav Var (A07) 1-0 Whte controls open lines
Nakamura vs S Grigoriants, 2017
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

Reti Double Fianchetto (A07) 0-1 Black is up two exchanges
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2017 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 0-1

KIA vs Nf6, Bg7, d5, c5, Nc6, e5 (A07) 1-0 Qside P expansion
Nakamura vs S Grigoriants, 2017
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Ne7 Pachman (A07) 1-0 Qside Zwischenzugs for pawns
Nakamura vs S Grigoriants, 2017 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

QID: Classical. Traditional Var (E17) 1-0 28.?
Nakamura vs Iturrizaga Bonelli, 2017 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical. Flohr Variation (B18) 0-1 18...?
Zherebukh vs Nakamura, 2017 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 21 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid. Spielmann Attk (C26) 1-0 blitz
Nakamura vs Topalov, 2017 
(C26) Vienna, 22 moves, 1-0

Apr-22-19 Penguincw: Video footage of this blitz game
Nakamura vs Kasparov, 2017 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

Reti Opening: Rev Blumenfeld Gambit (A09) 1-0 She's a Knockout!
S Mareco vs Nakamura, 2017 
(A09) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def: Austrian Attk (B09) 1-0 Greco's # or Damiano's # next
Nakamura vs A R Saleh Salem, 2018 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

KID: Santassiere Var (E60) 0-1 Blitz
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2018 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 66 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Dbl Fio (A04) 0-1 Full penetration
Nakamura vs A van der Merwe, 2018 
(A04) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Var (A04) 1-0 Blitz swindle
Nakamura vs D Paravyan, 2018 
(A04) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0

Even the greatest can take their eye off the ball.
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2018 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 16 moves, 1-0

NID: Classical Variation (E32) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
J Baules vs Nakamura, 2018 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 25 moves, 0-1

Naka in his tactical element.
Duda vs Nakamura, 2018 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 39 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Short Var (B12) 0-1dubious exchange sac
Shirov vs Nakamura, 2018 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 32 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. English Attack (B80) 1-0 clever
Nakamura vs N Grandelius, 2018 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B78) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Robson vs Nakamura, 2019 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 55 moves, 0-1

English, Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Var(A18) 1/2-1/2
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2019 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

1.Nf3 d5 English (A06) 1-0 Bishops playground
Nakamura vs Topalov, 2019 
(A06) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 1-0

Rat Defense (A41) 0-1 No admission
V Akobian vs Nakamura, 2019 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 47 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84) · 1-0
Nakamura vs Ding Liren, 2019 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0

QGD: Three Knights. General (D37) 1-0 Back ranker
Nakamura vs Radjabov, 2019 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined (D37) 1-0 QxP?
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2019 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Bayonet Attack (B07) 1-0
Nakamura vs Naroditsky, 2019 
(B07) Pirc, 80 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Wimpy System (A13) 1-0 blitz
Nakamura vs Ding Liren, 2019 
(A13) English, 48 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed Var (C84) 1/2-1/2 Bishop pairs & pawns
Nakamura vs Ding Liren, 2019 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spanish Game: Open. Open Variation (C80) · 1/2-1/2
Nakamura vs Caruana, 2019 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGD: Three Knights. General (D37) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Nisipeanu vs Nakamura, 2019 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 rapid
Nakamura vs Giri, 2019 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Mieses Var (C26) 1-0 Kside assault; it's NOT a KIA
Nakamura vs S Khanin, 2019 
(C26) Vienna, 20 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: 4.Qg4 g6 (C27) 1-0 blitz; notes by Stockfish
Nakamura vs Y Yu, 2019 
(C27) Vienna Game, 55 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Positional Defense (E94) 0-1 internet blitz
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2020 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 80 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer. Modern (B60) 1-0 3 vs 4 passers
Nakamura vs Dubov, 2020 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 58 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def: ML. Leonhardt Gambit (B01) 1-0 video link
Nakamura vs Firouzja, 2020 
(B01) Scandinavian, 14 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 0-1 Internet
Karjakin vs Nakamura, 2020 
(C28) Vienna Game, 32 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Open Variations. Howell Attack (C81) 1-0 Internet
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2020 
(C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

QGD: Harrwitz Attk. Two Knights Def (D37) 0-1 video link
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2020 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 0-1

QGA: Central Variation. Alekhine System (D20) 0-1
Ding Liren vs Nakamura, 2020 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 56 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Morphy Defense (C78) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2020 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen (B80) 0-1 Armageddon; Stockfish notes
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2020 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 0-1

K's English. 4 Knts Fianchetto (A29) 0-1 Stockfish; armageddon
Ding Liren vs Nakamura, 2020 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Variation??
Vachier-Lagrave vs Nakamura, 2020 
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 93 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Italian d3, c3 (C50) 0-1 Internet
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2020 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 41 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) 0-1blitz; Stockfish notes
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2020 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 0-1

QGD: Harrwitz Attk. 2Ns Def Blockade Line (D37) 1-0 Stockfish
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2020 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1-0

Colle Bb2 System (D05) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish; video link
Nakamura vs Firouzja, 2020 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Russian Game / French Defense: Exchange (C01) 1-0 Internet
Nakamura vs Aronian, 2020 
(C01) French, Exchange, 61 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto (A29) 0-1 armageddon
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2020 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 60 moves, 0-1

QID. Fianchetto. Check Variation Intermezzo Line (E15) 1-0blitz
Nakamura vs Martirosyan, 2020
(E15) Queen's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (C65) 0-1 center collapse
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2020 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton Var (C42) 1-0 Internet
Nakamura vs Aronian, 2020 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 0-1
So vs Nakamura, 2020 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 28 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 0-1 video link to "shocking game"
Nakamura vs Dubov, 2020 
(B30) Sicilian, 44 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Alapin. Stoltz Attk (B22) 0-1Learn the variations
Nakamura vs Dubov, 2020 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 57 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: Queen Pawn Fianchetto (A40) 0-1 Internet
Martirosyan vs Nakamura, 2020 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Variation (A01) 1-0 blitz
Nakamura vs Martirosyan, 2020
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Leningrad. Warsaw Variation (A88) 0-1 blitz
Ding Liren vs Nakamura, 2020 
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 50 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Exchange Queens or Die!
Nakamura vs Dubov, 2020 
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 missed 1/2
Grischuk vs Nakamura, 2020 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 0-1

QGD: Vienna Variation (D39) 0-1
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2020 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 45 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 1-0 blitz
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2020 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def (C65) 1-0 Mordimer video link
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2020 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2020 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: KIA (C42) 1/2-1/2
Nakamura vs So, 2020
(C42) Petrov Defense, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

the worst game between GMs that I've seen in a long while
Nakamura vs Xiong, 2020 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0

QGD: Harrwitz Attack. Two Knights Def (D37) 0-1 video link
Martirosyan vs Nakamura, 2020 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Var / Zuke 'em! (A01) 1-0 Pin combo
Nakamura vs Martirosyan, 2020 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

QGD: Harrwitz Attack. Two Knights Def (D37) 0-1
Martirosyan vs Nakamura, 2020 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 114 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) · 1-0
Nakamura vs A Tari, 2021 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 47 moves, 1-0

NID: Classical. Noa Var (E34) 1-0 internet, rapid
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2021 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 49 moves, 1-0

NID: Classical Var (E32) 1/2-1/2 blitz; video link at top
Nakamura vs Grischuk, 2021 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 96 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Najdorf. Zagreb (Fianchetto) Var (B91) 0-1 Stockfish
B Goldenov vs Korchnoi, 1964 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 25 moves, 0-1

Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07) 1/2-1/2 blitz
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2016 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGD. Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 (D36) 1-0
Nakamura vs Rapport, 2022 
(D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 71 moves, 1-0

Ruy Lopez (C88) · 1/2-1/2
Nakamura vs Aronian, 2022 
(C88) Ruy Lopez, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) · 0-1
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2022 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 50 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2016 
(B20) Sicilian, 50 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical. Main lines (B18) 1-0 internet
Nakamura vs Firouzja, 2020 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0

Mar-26-22 PawnSac: Nakamura annotates his game on video
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2022 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 65 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 1/2-1/2 smokin'
Kavalek vs J H Donner, 1969 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

NID: Classical. Noa Var (E36) 1-0 Insane, Outrageous, Fun!
Nakamura vs G Oparin, 2022 
(E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 57 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 1-0 FTB posted video links
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2022 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 50 moves, 1-0

QGA. Classical Defense. Main Lines (D27) 1/2-1/2 video links
Grischuk vs Nakamura, 2022 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

NID. Classical Var (E32) 1/2-1/2 Notes by Stockfish; video link
Firouzja vs Nakamura, 2022 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 1-0 video links
Nakamura vs Radjabov, 2022 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 75 moves, 1-0

Petrov Defense (C42) 1/2-1/2 video link
Nakamura vs Nepomniachtchi, 2022 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1/2-1/2 Video
Nakamura vs Ding Liren, 2022 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

NID. Normal. Bishop Attack (E47) 1/2-1/2 Naka's video recap
Duda vs Nakamura, 2022 
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Jun-26-22 whiteshark: Hikaru's recap
Nakamura vs Caruana, 2022 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 74 moves, 1-0

Jun-27-22 whiteshark: Naka's recap:
Radjabov vs Nakamura, 2022 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def (C65) 1/2-1/2 What's in my wallet?
Rapport vs Nakamura, 2022 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 1-0 Nakamura's Recap
Ding Liren vs Nakamura, 2022 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 58 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 video recap
Nakamura vs Duda, 2022 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 1-0

Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Var (B33) 1/2- video
Nakamura vs Rapport, 2022 
(B33) Sicilian, 96 moves, 1/2-1/2

World Fischer Random (2022) (rapid), Reykjavik ISL, rd 2, Oct-3
Nepomniachtchi vs Nakamura, 2022 
(000) Chess variants, 39 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Var (E20) 1-0 2nd place finish
A Erigaisi vs Nakamura, 2022 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 47 moves, 1-0

QGA. Classical Defense. Main Lines (D27) 0-1 Blitz
P H Nielsen vs Nakamura, 2009 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 35 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Tartakower Attack (C52) 1/2-1/2
Nakamura vs Anand, 2014 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGD: Three Knights. General (D37) 0-1 Radjabov missed the draw.
Radjabov vs Nakamura, 2021 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1/2-1/2 internet rapid
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2023 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 132 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Duras Var (C77) 1-0 weak pawns
Nakamura vs Sevian, 2023 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 52 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 0-1 rapid
V Fedoseev vs Nakamura, 2023 
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 0-1 Internet rapid
Nakamura vs Caruana, 2023 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 28 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation (A01) 1-0 blitz
Nakamura vs Kramnik, 2018 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 70 moves, 1-0

offramp is my 2nd favorite poster during Chess.com blitz cheats
Firouzja vs Nakamura, 2020 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 18 moves, 0-1

E10
Nakamura vs A Sarana, 2023 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 70 moves, 1-0

Pork Chop Blitz Stupidity
Nakamura vs Kramnik, 2023 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Kolisch Def (C39) 0-1 flashback
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2023 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 0-1

Debate 18...?
A Korobov vs Nakamura, 2013 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1-0

Colle c3 vs Uncommon Bb7 extended fianchetto (B00) 0-1 bullet
J Martinez Alcantara vs Nakamura, 2023 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 41 moves, 0-1

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