It occurred to me that @NakaFacts could well be Magnus Carlsen. I'm so amused by the idea that I'm simply going to believe that it's true. Hey, there's no evidence that it isn't!
(Of course, it's more likely that it's Anish Giri. But Magnus would be much more fun.)
Showing posts with label @NakaFacts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label @NakaFacts. Show all posts
Monday, July 18, 2016
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Hikaru finally wins!
He finally beat Magnus! And with the black pieces! Quite a day.
Here is a link to Chess24's coverage, including video analysis.
And here is a link to Chess.com's coverage, along with some more analysis.
Jaideep Unudurti made the following excellent point on Twitter.
And don't forget that he had a monster score against Judit Polgar, though I believe she finally won a game shortly before he retired. Record Check: Nope, she beat him, but only in one rapid game! Really, Garry's record against Judit practically constituted a hate crime. So make that four top players he blanked in their primes at "Classical Chess".
And finally, a bit of fun from the spoof account NakaFacts: This tweet went out before today's round, but it's still funny.
ADDED: First, IM Daniel Rensch of Chess.com has a nice ten minute long analysis of the game. It's quite good, and I recommend it, as he gives you the ideas of the position in a clear manner.
Second, I can't resist adding one more tweet, this one from Follow Chess:
Here is a link to Chess24's coverage, including video analysis.
And here is a link to Chess.com's coverage, along with some more analysis.
Jaideep Unudurti made the following excellent point on Twitter.
I knew about Kasparov's record against Shirov & Adams, but somehow had missed that he had such a record against Gelfand, too.Naka's win over Carlsen can be seen in the context that Adams, Shirov and Gelfand never beat Kasparov in their entire careers #BilbaoChess— Jaideep Unudurti (@Unudurti) July 13, 2016
And don't forget that he had a monster score against Judit Polgar, though I believe she finally won a game shortly before he retired. Record Check: Nope, she beat him, but only in one rapid game! Really, Garry's record against Judit practically constituted a hate crime. So make that four top players he blanked in their primes at "Classical Chess".
And finally, a bit of fun from the spoof account NakaFacts: This tweet went out before today's round, but it's still funny.
.@MagnusCarlsen is playing @GMHikaru in the first round of @BilbaoChess! Here is a quick comparison. #BilbaoChess pic.twitter.com/YeAhNLzgiM— NakaFacts (@NakaFacts) July 13, 2016
ADDED: First, IM Daniel Rensch of Chess.com has a nice ten minute long analysis of the game. It's quite good, and I recommend it, as he gives you the ideas of the position in a clear manner.
Second, I can't resist adding one more tweet, this one from Follow Chess:
Bonus points if you recognize everyone.How the chess world probably reacted to Nakamura's "shocking" 1st win against Magnus Carlsen with Black #BilbaoChess pic.twitter.com/iILKwsVjxX— Follow Chess (@FollowChessApp) July 14, 2016
Monday, May 30, 2016
Ha ha!
#74: "It's ridiculously unsound. No wonder it's named after a region with no decent players." -Nakamura on the Scandinavian Def. #TeamScandi
— NakaFacts (@NakaFacts) May 30, 2016
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