London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay

Christopher Kreuzer · Post by **Christopher Kreuzer** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 5:22 pm

So next up to the top boards are a bunch of GMs and IMs, including (from England) Adair (vs Nakamura), Bates (vs Kramnik), Speelman (vs Van Wely) and Parker (vs Lenderman). (Oh, and Adams is playing Vakhidov). Spoilt for choice, really, aren't we!

Christopher Kreuzer · Post by **Christopher Kreuzer** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 5:28 pm

Did Naka just fall for an opening trap against Adair? Lost by move 8??

JustinHadi · Post by **JustinHadi** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 5:31 pm

Where are you watching the games? I still get Nakamura - Summerscale on live games..

Christopher Kreuzer · Post by **Christopher Kreuzer** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 5:32 pm

Click round 4 down the bottom or reload:

http://live.londonchessclassic.com/

JustinHadi · Post by **JustinHadi** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 5:33 pm

What a shocker!!

JustinHadi · Post by **JustinHadi** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 5:37 pm

So Nakamura is a piece down for less than nothing against an IM with 17 minutes on the clock. No way he's gonna pull something out here.

Roger de Coverly · Post by **Roger de Coverly** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 5:41 pm

Christopher Kreuzer wrote:Did Naka just fall for an opening trap against Adair? Lost by move 8??

Yes. The idea of an early Ne5 with g4 and h4 to threaten to trap the Bishop is an attempt to blow the Scandinavian out of the water. Some of the more theoretically minded British club players know about it, but then I would imagine facing the Scandinavian is not something Nakamura spends too much time over.

JustinHadi · Post by **JustinHadi** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 5:47 pm

The Ne5 h4 g4 plan is covered in Attacking with 1.e4 by IM Sam Collins and Starting Out: The Scandivanian by IM Jovanka Houska.

Christopher Kreuzer · Post by **Christopher Kreuzer** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 5:49 pm

Hmm. I see Richard Bates didn't last long. Nice game by Kramnik

EDIT: Critical moment for Adair... (move 38).

Nooooo.....

JustinHadi · Post by **JustinHadi** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 5:58 pm

Wow. Looks like a perpetual at best for Adair now.

Christopher Kreuzer · Post by **Christopher Kreuzer** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 5:58 pm

How depressing. But a lesson to never give up.

%£%$!! Now Nakamura is winning!!

JustinHadi · Post by **JustinHadi** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 6:01 pm

On the positive side for English chess, Speelman beat Van Wely!

Christopher Kreuzer · Post by **Christopher Kreuzer** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 6:03 pm

Yes, though Adams doesn't seem to be making progress. Anand drew. Howell and Sadler should win.

Clive Blackburn · Post by **Clive Blackburn** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 6:09 pm

Wow, Nakamura won that one after all!

Christopher Kreuzer · Post by **Christopher Kreuzer** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 6:15 pm

Clive Blackburn wrote:Wow, Nakamura won that one after all!

At the critical point, Adair had to play 38.Nh4 or 38.Ne5 - arguably he shouldn't even have been going for a sharp line like that anyway. He then took the f4 pawn and maybe he thought he was still winning, otherwise he would surely have played safe and retreated the rook to h1. Wonder what Nakamura's reaction was like. I'd love to have seen his reaction to losing the piece and then winning the game.

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