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Hikaru Nakamura vs Sam Shankland
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz (2022) (rapid), Saint Louis, MO USA, rd 7, Aug-28
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65)  ·  0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-29-22
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SHANKS TOTALLY DUFFS UP NAKA

Nakamura was playing White, 2768 v that weird unshaven guy Sam Shankland, 2720.

This is blitz, and I really though Naka was THE MAN, for years.

Now, he is a crotchety old geezer....he can hardly get to the the bloody board. He gets WHUPPED and the opponent laughs and leaves the board. Who is this freak?

Shanks won this game like a piece of wee--wee. I reckon he was reading the <St Louis Intelligencer> during the game because he was winning so much.

I can remember when Hikaru Nakamura used to win blitz games to easily.
Things have changed so much.

Black has TOTALLY overrun the white position.


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Shanks, when he wanted it, there was some simplification.


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THIS was the BEST position Nakamura since
1. e4.

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