| Ando Meritee | Wednesday 07th of June 2006 08:54:32 PM |
This game was played in the 2nd round of the WC. Two strongest players showed a great battle! At first, it seemed that Nara had chosen a weak opening, allowing white (Nakamura) to get the initiative by the 12th move. However, Nara continued in very calm manner, not allowing white to dominate all the game. Move 18 seemed like an attempt to grab space for white, but from that moment Nara started a solid defense play - 19, 21, 23, and white space is not as good anymore.
By the 31st move the table had turned - now Nara had the initiative already. Being a wise player, Nara did not gamble in such situation, but kept the control over the game until the 79th move when the game ended with draw. It was a skillful play by both players. |
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