[lang_nl]Nakamura wint na playoff in Gibraltar[/lang_nl][lang_en]Nakamura wins in Gibraltar after playoff[/lang_en]
[lang_nl]Nakamura heeft de GibTelecom Masters in Gibraltar gewonnen door in de rapidfinale Bu Xiangzhi met 2-0 te verslaan. De Amerikaan die bekendstaat om zijn snelschaakkwaliteiten, pakte daarmee de eerste prijs van 12.000 pond. Video toegevoegd[/lang_nl][lang_en]Nakamura has won the GibTelecom Masters in Gibraltar by beating Bu Xiangzhi in the rapid playoff 2-0. The American, who is known as a superb blitz player, clinched the first prize of 12,000 pounds. Video added[/lang_en]
[lang_en]In Gibraltar it's all done a bit differently. The organizers don't like the sharing of prize money and prefer a good fight, with some bloodshed, sweat and tears. That's why this tournament is decided by a rapid playoff when several players finish shared first. But how do they manage, all this on one day, including the prize giving ceremony, the experienced tournament organiser wonders.
Well, like this. All players who, after the penultimate round, still have a chance for first prize, have to start their games at 10:00 AM instead of 15:00 PM, when the rest of the tournament plays its last round. And so the games Bu Xiangzhi-Ni Hua, Nakamura-Efimenko and Gopal-Bologan were played very early today, in fact during the last round of the second Challengers Tournament. The two Chinese players drew each other in just 22 minutes and Gopal-Bologan saw the same result (where White probably missed a win somewhere). Nakamura beat Efimenko (his fifth victory in a row after his defeat against Australia's newest GM Zong-Yuan Zhao) and so it was Bu and Nakamura who played their rapid playoff (ten minutes plus ten seconds increment) at 15:00 for a first prize of 12 thousand pounds.
Nakamura won the first game convincingly, but got into big trouble in the second. Bu won his opponent's queen but the American managed to create a fortress with his rook, knight and pawns. The Chinese tried to do the impossible and eventually let his king be mated at the middle of the board.
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Here's some footage of the playoff and interviews with both Nakamura and Bu, created by the indefatigable Zeljka Malobabic:
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Related articles:
- "Monkey Men Berg & Hillarp Persson"
- "In Gibraltar!"
- "Gibraltar: four on three"
- "Chinese squad calls at Gibraltar"
External links:
- Tournament website
- Their videos
- Games so far in PGN
[/lang_en][lang_nl]In Gibraltar doen ze het allemaal een beetje anders dan anders. De organisatoren houden niet van het delen van prijzengeld, en prefereren bloed, zweet en tranen. Daarom wordt het toernooi hier beslist met een rapid playoff als er spelers met evenveel punten bovenaan eindigen. Maar hoe krijgen ze dat allemaal voor elkaar, op ?ɬ©?ɬ©n dag, en ook nog de prijsuitreiking, horen we de doorgewinterde toernooiorganisator zich afvragen.
Nou, dat doen ze als volgt. Alle spelers die voor de laatste ronde nog kans maken op de eerste prijs, moeten hun partijen 's ochtends om 10.00 uur spelen, in plaats van om 15.00 uur, wanneer de rest van het toernooi de partijen afwerkt. En zo kwam het dat de partijen Bu Xiangzhi-Ni Hua, Nakamura-Efimenko en Gopal-Bologan in alle vroegte, tijdens de laatste ronde van het tweede Challengers-toernooi, werden gespeeld. De twee Chinezen speelden in 22 minuten remise en Gopal-Bologan kende hetzelfde resultaat, waarin de witspeler waarschijnlijk de winst miste. Nakamura versloeg Efimenko (zijn vijfde overwinning op rij na de nederlaag tegen kersverse GM Zong-Yuan Zhao) en zo waren het Bu en Nakamura die om 15.00 uur een rapidfinale (tien minuten plus tien seconden increment) speelden om de eerste prijs van twaalfduizend pond.
Nakamura won de eerste partij overtuigend maar kwam in de tweede in grote problemen. Bu won zijn tegenstanders dame maar de Amerikaan wist een vesting te bereiken met zijn toren, paard en pionnen. De Chinees probeerde ijzer met handen te breken en liet uiteindelijk zijn eigen koning in het midden van het bord matzetten.
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Hier enkele beelden van de playoff gevolgd door interviews met zowel Nakamura als Bu, gedaan door de onvermoeibare Zeljka Malobabic:
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Relevante artikelen:
- "Monkey Men Berg & Hillarp Persson"
- "In Gibraltar!"
- "Gibraltar: vier op drie"
- "Chinezen favoriet in Gibraltar"
Externe links:
- Toernooiwebsite
- Hun video's
- Partijen tot dusver in PGN
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Comments
Vassily
4 years 1 week ago
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Nakamura is trying to play more mature chess now, but we should wait to see if he can do it in more than one tournament, especially in a closed tournament with no weak participants at all.
BJ and The Bear
4 years 1 week ago
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Naka, kicking ass and taking names. Sometimes he doesn't bother with the names.
Amos Sky
4 years 1 week ago
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Peter-
A photographer too!!! Naka's a superman of sorts, kind of like you. You fly from country to country reporting on the latest chess news. I know you have a cape underneath that suit of yours and when one tournament ends you find the closest phone booth and KABOOM! You transform into a superhero and fly to wherever the next great chess tournament is. That's the only explanation for you being able to cover all these chess tournaments in such a timely fashion. You're a superhero!!! (I just haven't thought of a name for your superhero side yet)
Can't wait for tomorrow's video. Keep up the wonderful work! It's always a treat to watch your latest video.
peter
4 years 1 week ago
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Thanks guys.
@Amos
And he's a photographer too! You'll see more of that in the video of the prize giving, published tomorrow after I get back to Amsterdam.
mrtes
4 years 1 week ago
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This is again great video coverage! :-)
Carl
4 years 1 week ago
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HI everyone, and specialy Peter,
I really like your website, you're always up to date, and its been 3 months that I've been following all of your articles......
Just wanted to say that I really appreciate your nice work and everything........
Good luck buddy........
Amos Sky
4 years 1 week ago
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Naka for President!!! (of FIDE, FIFA, and The United States of America) I heard Naka's got a sublime Bicycle Kick and run's at an excellent pace.
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