I like how more serious his play is but blaming the end on time control? Nakamura should get in line about blundering in zeitnot when you're UNDER PRESSURE. That waiting line for both amateurs and pros wanting to file a complain is quite long

Isn't Naka just about the best player in the world with no reasonable time on the clock? Maybe not, it seems.

... In the classical scores Chucky's supremacy is only more apparent.

So, stop moaning please :P

Ivanchuk is the same age as Anand, so he is not so old. Some wrote him off in 2009 when he had a rough run and dropped to 2702 and 30th in the world, others said he was playing too much and needed to rest. He even threatened to retire after blowing his World Cup match badly to Wesley So. Ivanchuk ignored all the advice and kept a very hectic schedule of serious tournaments even though the modern time controls are much faster than those he came up playing, and has moved straight back up the charts, now at #5 on the live list.

Yes, he had been ahead on the clock until he got into trouble with ...Nc6-e7.

Marvellous swashbuckling, yes. Great game

He's a young guy who had a meteoric rise, and has done well upon entering the world of elite tournaments so far, including winning Corus (but didn't have a plus record against the next five places, storing up points from the bottom of the table), and believes himself a legitimate contender for the title in the near future. The temptation to find an excuse has a noble pedigree in chess - at least 200 years, probably longer.

Nimzowitsch was notoriously picky about conditions, perhaps the most particular until Fischer, and complained about everything. The room was too hot, too cold, there was a draft, there was no fresh air (AC was not yet common in those days), the lights glared or weren't bright enough, etc., etc. One particular organizer was a fan of his, and made every effort to meet all of Nimzowitsch's conditions and preferences down to sets and chairs. He invited the Latvian to inspect the premises before accepting his invitation.

Nimzowitsch reportedly refused, as he would have no way to explain a loss!

Twitter is so named because it tends to make twits of its users.

yep, agree 100%

It's almost as fun to read Mig's bitter tweets after Ivanchuk outplayed Nakamura:

"a great event deserves a classical time control"

"barely worth calling chess at all. Draws and wins passing by every move. A shame"

"Such an elite event needs elite chess!"

"With just seconds each analysis is pretty pointless. Sad. 40/2hr please!"

"Pity about the time control"

Etc etc etc etc

I completely agree with you. Actually I noticed before that Nakamura is that type of person. I just don't know a single word that would characterize this Nakamura type of people, but I can see that type of people here and there in life, disgusting individuals who always find some excuses to please their supreme arrogance.

Yes, he's a great player with great results against top players like Anand and Kramnik the last decade.

At the moment definitely. He plays brilliantly. But things will change and he will be in hole again - losing to opponents he shouldn't have. Thats simply how Ivanchuk is - unpredictable.

Chucky Vs. Anand? Both are geniuses, but I would give the psychological edge to Chucky. But then again, I would not bet against Anand in a World Championship match right now. I have long picked again against ANYONE (yes, even Aronian) till 2012 (inclusive).
So, yes, if they both play to their full strength, it could possibly be one of the most creative tournaments of all time. We can only hope. Also, if Chucky does not deserve a legitimate chance at a proper World Championship match, who else does?!

They played a match in 2001 as well (FIDE World Championship) and then Ivanchuk won +1 -0 =3.

Anand also played a nice Ruy Lopez to beat Chucky in the 1987 World Junior Championship that he won. A game with similar starting moves to the game that he played in this tournament to lose to Chucky, when Chucky played F5 with black.
I am just saying that a World Championship match right now between these two creative genuises would be great for us chess fans and it would be a chess match of the highest quality.

I think Nakamura is hated as an Amercian more than for the tweet that he made. It comes with the territory.
I like Nakamura and his style of chess. It just worked against him against a genius. I do not think he is whining. That a tweet of a young guy who doesn't like to lose. Even againt Chucky ;-)

USA bashing getting out of hand? I see only one post criticizing Nakamura's tweet and connecting it to his being American (Hughbertie's post). You guys are beating a straw man.