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Roberto Lavieri wrote on Wed, Jul 27, 2005 11:31 PM UTC:
If you want to see a very unconventional game of Chess, go to the official
page of the Biel/Bienne 38th. Tournament, and look at the game between
Nakamura(USA) and Gelfand(Israel) in the 10th. round, a few hours ago. It
seems that Nakamura became crazy, making a lot of incredible sacrifices,
but Gelfand found out the correct defensive way. The game is nicely
interesting enough to see, so if you are curious and like rarities, take a
look. I am not a master, but I have the idea that Nakamura could win the
game, although it was not easy, and, in the other hand, Gelfand is
extremely strong, and Nakamura can not play in this way against this class
of players (Gelfand: ELO 2724) unless he is very sure on what is he doing.
Nakamura lost his three last games after being on the top in round 7, and
Gelfand was, finally, in first place tied with Volotikin.

Matthew Montchalin wrote on Thu, Jul 28, 2005 08:06 PM UTC:
Nakamura and Gelfand?  I tried a couple of search engines, but simply
didn't have any luck locating the game in question.  Couldn't you just
post the moves here, and let us scrutinize the moves that way?

mhowe wrote on Fri, Jul 29, 2005 02:23 AM UTC:
You can find the game, with some analysis at:

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2541

And welcome to TCVP, Matthew.  We corresponded years ago when we were
both
in NOST.  I clearly remember discussing Renaissance, and perhaps some
things I was working on at the time.

Roberto Lavieri wrote on Fri, Jul 29, 2005 02:45 AM UTC:
I have read a bit more about the game played, and perhaps it is not a
'madness', only a very risky sequence of moves, and much more risky if
you have in front one of the most solid players in the world, one with an
elite rating. Here is the game:

Nakamura,H (2660) - Gelfand,B (2724) 
GM Biel SUI (10), 27.07.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qf3
Qc7 9.0-0-0 b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.Rhe1 Qb6 (!?).

Here begins the main sequence:

12.Nd5 (?!) (Two pieces are in sacrifice now)...
Qxd4 
13.Bxf6 (?!)(A new sacrifice)... gxf6 14.Bxb5 Qc5 15.Nxf6+ Kd8 16.Nxd7
(?!).  
16...Qxb5 17.Nxf8 Rxf8 18.Qa3 Rc8 19.Qxd6+ Ke8 20.c3 Qc6 21.Qb4 a5 (!).
(It seems that Nakamura has not expected this one)...

22.Qxa5. White now has four pawns for the piece, but Black position is
safe, solid, and Gelfand plays the end with absolute precision...
22...Ra8 23.Qg5 f6(!) 24.Qd5 Qxc3+  25.bxc3 exd5 26.exd5+ Kd7 27.Kb1 Ra4
28.g3 Rfa8 (!) 29.Rd2 R8a5 30.d6 Be4+ 31.Ka1 h5 (!) 32.h3 Bd5 33.g4 Rxa2+
34.Rxa2 Rxa2+ 35.Kb1 Rh2 36.Re3 h4 37.Kc1 Kxd6 38.f5 Rf2 39.Kd1 Rf3 0-1.

Matthew Montchalin wrote on Fri, Jul 29, 2005 04:59 AM UTC:
Thanks for posting that game between Nakamura and Gelfand.

Do you know what the time control was?  Is it 40 in 2 for a primary, and
then 20 in 1 for the secondary time control?

Roberto Lavieri wrote on Fri, Jul 29, 2005 06:43 PM UTC:
Yes, it was 40/2 and next 20/1. Bad luck for Nakamura, we have to see this
strong young talent in his next presentations, and he must be a bit less
impulsive (or more exact) against extremely strong players, in some moment
he is going to face the top elite, and more care may be needed. Imagine
Anand, Topalov, Leko or Kramnik, by example, Nakamura can´t play this way
against these class of players. Could Nakamura win that rare game against
Gelfand?. I don´t know, but it is possible it could win against other
player less rated, and lose against any other top-ten. Other to see in the
future?: The boy Magnus Carlsen...

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