Kramnik-Nakamura

[@simon.jacobs.0709]

This cameraman knows where the camera needs to be positioned in order to see and understand what is happening on the board. This would be considered to be about a 35 or 40 yard line angled shot. Unfortunately lots of these videos are filmed from what would be the 50 yard line (with the camera too low) and we the viewers, cannot interpret the board clearly.

[@JBades6310]

wonderful game from Nakamura, he played so precisely

[@Gamer2O12]

Very nice combination at the end by Naka! Love to see such combinations in the blitz games:)

[@spurriousgod]

this is the perfect camera angle to shoot blitz, and you can read the clock clearly. nice work.

[@RealVampire2008]

Well Done Mr Nakamura! im ur numba 1 fan from New Zealand!

[@TSMC123]

He's come a long way n9w

[@mwangikimani3970]

@ 3:13 naka exchanges the queens because he senses the backward pawn (Qxc3, pxc3) will be the undoing of Kramnik. Great positional awareness, and this foresight pays off in the end. Nakamura has to be one of the more exciting GMs out there.

[@chesss1985]

Great to watch these games, those are so good

[@nhuthientran1525]

interesting!

[@barodinarashbiswas]

Interesting game ever seen before

[@GunzGot5]

This was a very good match to watch and a great video. Thumbs up.

[@lukasdiaz4198]

6:46 the best movie is f5 for f6...

[@maelstrom57]

lukas diaz f5?? Bxf7

[@Woosterfan1954]

great game, thanks for posting

[@firestormiv]

@rocco7050 Because after black captures the d5 pawn, white can't capture anything to compensate (g7 in the video), so white would be 2 pawns down and thus pretty much screwed.

[@duijvelduijvel]

when you broadcast this please give a diagram with simultaneous moves...

[@armaanmcleod2098]

First time I've seen Kramnik actually show signs that he's not happy with his position hahaha

[@waynemiller6070]

a little hard for me to see the board. Some annotation would be nice but I prefer this to all the "what ifs" and "maybes" from the overexcited commentators.

[@LiquidSasha]

Exactly! they need to put a 2d micro board at the bottom of the screen so we can f*king see.

[@SoloUlemsee123]

Nakamura is a machine

[@mwangikimani3970]

@ 4:10 Naka gives up his d6 pawn, plays Rxa4 instead, which allows him to solidify the center through b5 later! Meanwhile Kramnik has doubled up pawns on the d-file which are vulnerable to attack.

[@zooMZooMlikeATyphOOn]

1 pawn victory on 1 move ahead. this is like a 4th quarter buzzer beater.

[@ltsjack]

Kramnik should've just resigned at 8:52 When he saw nakamura calculating the remainder of the game.

[@MorPhyscher]

@Ziggy2016 same... i think its something about the old regime stoicism vs the young gun brawling agression

[@luckystrke]

Amazing!!

[@Inkachess]

Fabuloso.

[@arianneirish]

Bravo

[@0123z]

Nakamura is talent player

[@sarasue7272]

@ex0duzz at 6:11 nakamura took his bishop out of play kramnik should have brought his rooks in alignment to attack the right most pawn, this would allow his bishop to advance and nullify nakamura's rook and removing those annoying pawns.

[@sergioneto6396]

Muito massa, talvez eu ñ aprenda nada com esse video mas eh muito legal ver e "analisar" as jogadas.

[@ramachanda6731]

@GMHikaru u should make an reaction vdo on it .

[@robertleeluben]

I miss the old chessvibes :/

[@charlesdarwin180]

At the 7:51 marker, I thought Kramnik should've played RXa7. Black would've had to recapture the rook on a7 with his rook on a4. Then Kramnik would simply take the rook on d5. This would make the ending rook&2 pawns vs. rook&2 pawns with good drawing chances for Kramnik.

[@ranjanjagannathan8998]

At 6:20, instead of Rxf7 Kramnik could have played Be4+. If Black plays a) Kh6 then Rh8# b) g6 Rxf7+ Kh6 forced, Rh8# c) Rg6, Bxg6 exchange up

[@johnpantalone1753]

Awesome, match.

[@aqwertgbvcxz]

Fantastic game

[@ayushrathi1847]

i believe @9:10 instead of Kb2 kramnik must play Kc2 for a draw ...can anyone tell me what mistake i am making??

[@pavankumarvuyyuru]

King is blocked there and c4 promoted at the end

[@ayushrathi1847]

nooo...

[@metallord9993]

@@ayushrathi1847 yea

[@themelc]

is there a rule that says you can't use both your hands? I'm asking this because I haven't seen anyone do it. When I play w/ the clock on the left side, I always move the pieces w/ my right hand and tap the clock with my left hand. (all amateur games, of course) Is this against the rules?

[@sonleoeleoson]

6:38 Re6?!

[@RealVampire2008]

yeah it wud be better if they put the board on the top of screen.

[@jeffwads]

Nothing like blitz to get the blood boiling.

[@beze7306]

9:07 Illegal move. When Naka took the rook he had to make pawn development before pressing the clock

[@adriankossakowski251]

9:04 its really funny how Naka protomes a pawn to a pawn 😁😁

[@saru7292]

Kramnik resigned. The resulting endgame would be an easy win for Nakamura because after white's King goes down to capture the back pawn, Black can capture the pawn AND stay in front, allowing unavoidable queening.

[@1Ryden]

On 09:06 Kramnik should not take that pawn on B1 because Nakamura didnt promote to queen, and should play B3 instead and he has at least draw maybe win.

[@1Ryden]

I mean B2 and he has win.

[@TheXzay]

Fanciful game.

[@Bulbapuck]

He gave up, yes. It's a dead lost pawn ending. There really is nothing as black can forcefully get the c3-pawn. If white goes in for the b5-pawn then he can't stop the c4-pawn from queening.

[@SatanPanda]

very nice game by nakamura

[@Shadowboost]

To the poster who mentioned Be4 instead of Rxf7, it loses to f5.

[@FillyChee]

oh, I see now. Thanks!

[@1HardToTheCore1]

You're forgetting about Be4+ f5....

[@davidspedding8349]

camera ????

[@Zakdayak]

I disagree with the idea that Kramnik was winning -- he should not have abandoned his a pawn to move the Rook to the center. He should have jettisoned it. At 3:48 Rd1 is a mistake. Maybe a5 followed by doubling...and if Rxa5, then Ra1to swing the other Rook around.

[@sumant93]

Zakdayak if a5, f5 and black is simply better...black should win that game anyhow. White has this weak a pawn...

[@Zakdayak]

No, being worse or better isn't really the issue is was he winning after the pawn sac -- he wasn't and had to play "hold on chess" to try to weather the storm. I don't think f5 (whether or not the move is good) is any worse than a losing endgame. This is why he played moves like g4 etc, to try to gain play because he was lost at that point on the Queenside.

[@sumant93]

If you're a chess player you will know that being crushed without a counterplay but with equal material is worse than giving a few pawns in a losing endgame but with some initiative

[@Zakdayak]

Sumant S I think you're being argumentative. First of all, that's subjective. Seconf, in a blitz game between strong players, losing a Queenside pawn with no attack on the King is probably fatal when there are no Queens on the board. This is why he played the way he did (like g4, hoping to break down f7 or gain play by deflecting the Black Bishop. Nobody said anything about being "crushed" without COUNTERplay - which in fact Kramnik never got here. However, he could try to STOP Naka's play totally. In this situation he HAS to find counter play or the pawn will tell. In what I am suggesting, he has hopes to hold on.

[@sumant93]

I don't understand what you're saying. Give chess moves instead of a lecture...Rad1 proved to be a mistake because the a pawn falls as was shown in the game. And you suggested the move a5 which is obviously bad and so I pointed that out! In that position, after f5 its simply hopeless for white. So instead, if he had gone g4 g6 f5, black would easily attack the dark squares and white wouldn't have any counterplay. Same as g4 g6 Bh3 where g5 does more or less the same thing. White's best move (albeit losing) was Rad1 and Kramnik played it.

[@echapism]

beautifully calculated by naka!

[@FillyChee]

so Kramnik just gave up at 9:20?

[@radiotv624]

Trébuchet!!

[@ashwinthakur4698]

I LOVEDDD 9:22 !!!!!

[@lovetownsend]

the one pawn clutch win :p

[@JustWDoWit74]

White has a nice trick after Rc7 Bf5 of black: 1. Be4! Then after 1. .... Bxe4 2. d7 with Rc8 coming. 2. ... Kf8 doesn't work as the double d pawn does a great job: 3. d6! (not 3. Re1 f5!) So black has to move his bishop. E.g. 1. .... Bg4 2. Re1 now black cannot take the d6 pawn (Rc8 and mate). 2.... f5 doesn't work either: 3. d7! 2. .... g6 seems an idea but 3. f5 Rxd6 and now 4. fxg6. Black can't recapture cause of 5. Bc2 and Re8 mate.

[@MrRazorblade999]

Why don't they use both hands?

[@Guacamully]

is this the game where they drug tested hikaru right after? i see the official there

[@FFassassin71]

Hahaha, nicely done by Nakamura... A trebuchet at the end!

[@johnrainmcmanus6319]

6:46 Re6!?

[@Pinzote]

great move indeed

[@johnrainmcmanus6319]

Pinzote I don't remember what I calculated when I posted this comment, but I don't think this is such a hot move after all. RxR, then e6 x R, BxB, e7... but then the bishop slides back to c6 and covers the queening square. I'm kind of tired and maybe not seeing whatever I saw when I posted this idea, but I don't see the win now.

[@Rodinho37]

John Rain McManus mee too kkk

[@Pinzote]

Rodney Hardgameplay You could also play f5 after Bishop takes bishop, threatening f6. So ...Ra1+ ; Kf2 Ra2+ ; Ke3 Bc6 ; f6 Rg2 ; Rxa7 threatening f7 (something like that i guess)

[@adam9386]

he could have done a rook sac at the end for checkmate

[@alextimon7274]

I think Kramnik defeated if, instead of R:f7 go Be4+ at the end of game

[@bjapan96]

Draw?

[@christiandanielmataalfaro7325]

6:49

[@tiagotato9716]

One mistake one pawn.

[@snookslayer4559]

Kramnik would've won... if he'd been allowed to visit the bathroom 10 times during the game.

[@Mattslayerable]

Tre Buchet!!

[@dylank3484]

This is a draw game yes? Or did Kramnik resign?

[@MultiSuperman82]

Dylan Khoo Kramnik resign

[@naufalrafdi1318]

+MultiSuperman82 I think kramnik offer a draw

[@dylank3484]

+Naufal Xander thanks naufal

[@TheSLK66]

+Dylan Khoo Kramnik resigned, if he moves Kb4 to attack both pawns then Naka moves protecting his c pawn and attacking white's c pawn. Ultimately black's c pawn turns into a Queen.

[@alocrazy458]

wow

[@TheMathEnthusiast]

I still consider Kramnik the greatest...

[@Chaternal]

Oh, the sissy handshake! Give me punch in the face, but not the sissy handshake, please!!!

[@Thekikomanns]

I bet you haven't seen Anand Legendary Sissy lv9000 handshake !!

[@BlackSN8K]

I want to get that lint off from nakamura's sweater!!!

[@ehp5415]

👏

[@Thekikomanns]

Nakamura 1 - 0 Kramnik

[@majawalin5882]

Naka did a illegal move in the end Kramnik could have stopped the clock and claimed a victory

[@mclovin8526]

no naka played correct because kramnik take the pawn BEFORE naka pressed the clock

[@arandomvieweronyt1222]

kramnik vs hikaru now💀

[@gabrielgg3232]

its draw?

[@Thepokeshasseur]

No Nakamura wins by resignation

[@kinggambitabc]

please don't tell the end of the story next time ;)

[@TheCAMOCBAJl]

Владимир Борисович уже не торт...(

[@1HardToTheCore1]

Be4+? f5! wins for Black

[@bastianriveros1662]

who is the cheater? Kramnik ridiculous

[@GoldenBoyXCM]

Thats what he get for playing the Reti

[@johncasse]

No the bishop takes Re7

[@sgsan6038]

@Gmhikaru

[@bryancastaneda4245]

6:31 blunder lol

[@christiandanielmataalfaro7325]

525

[@arkadiuszkozio408]

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