After 4 straight wins in Gibraltar, Nakamura is now tied for 1st with Svidler, Gashimov, Milov and Harikrishna.
GM Socko (2631) – GM Nakamura (2699) [B93]
Gibraltar (9), 04.02.2009
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 Qc7 7.Be2 g6 8.g4 e6 9.Be3 b5 10.g5 Nfd7 11.a3 Bb7 12.0–0 Rg8 13.Qd2 Nb6 14.b3 N8d7 15.Bf3 Rc8 16.Nde2 Bg7 17.Bd4 Bxd4+ 18.Qxd4 Qc5 19.Rad1 Ke7 20.e5 dxe5 21.Qxc5+ Nxc5 22.fxe5 Bxf3 23.Rxf3 Ncd7 24.Re3 Rc5 25.Nd4 Rgc8 26.Ne4 Rxe5 27.Nf3 Rd5 28.Rxd5 Nxd5 29.Re2 Nc5 30.Nf2 Nc3 31.Re3 Nb7 32.Ne5 Nd6 33.Nfd3 Nce4 34.h4 Rxc2 35.Nb4 Rc1+ 36.Kg2 Nc5 37.Nd5+ Kf8 38.Nf6 Nf5 39.Rh3 Rc2+ 40.Kf1 Ke7 41.Ng8+ Kd6 42.Nxf7+ Kd5 43.b4 Rc1+ 44.Kg2 Rc2+ 45.Kf1 Na4 46.Nf6+ Kd4 47.h5 gxh5 48.Nxh7 Nc3 49.g6 Ne4 50.Nhg5 Nxg5 51.Nxg5 Ne3+ 52.Rxe3 Kxe3 53.Nf7 h4 54.g7 h3 Black wins 0–1
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Awesome Naka!!
The ending is kind of cute. I was puzzled for a little bit at why white was resigning when he was about to queen.
me too. It took it me a bit to see the terrible trouble white was in. Nakamura would kick my booty!
I hope he makes it 5 straight wins next round!