The name is Nakamura. Hikaru Nakamura.

[notyetagm]

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=72726

[Hood]

Hi,

US has next big chess individual after RJF but it seems that he has not USCF support similar to RJF.

Hood

[kingliveson]

Nakamura has been very impressive the last few tournaments...I wonder who's working with him or what kind of regiment he's now undertaking...

[Event "Tata Steel 2011 A"]<br> [Site "?"]<br> [Date "Wed Jan 26 2011"]<br> [Round "10"]<br> [White "Nakamura"]<br> [Black "Vachier-Lagrave"]<br> [Result "1-0"]<br> [PlyCount "65"]<br> <br> 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 e5 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Bh6 Bb7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. d5 f5 17. f3 Rf7 18. exf5 c4 19. Bc2 gxf5 20. Rad1 f4 21. g3 Qd6 22. gxf4 exf4 23. Kh1 Re8 24. Rg1+ Kf8 25. Be4 Bc8 26. Nd4 Qf6 27. Ne6+ Bxe6 28. dxe6 Qxe6 29. Bd5 Qh3 30. Bxf7 Qxf3+ 31. Rg2 Kxf7 32. Qd7+ Kf6 33. Qg7+ 1-0

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Standing after 10 rounds:

#	Name	ELO	Pts	S-B
1	Anand		7	31.5
	Nakamura	7	28.75
3	Aronian		6.5	31.25
	Kramnik		6.5	28
5	Carlsen		5.5	26.75
	Nepomniachtchi	5.5	25.25
	Vachier-Lagrave	5.5	22.25
8	Giri		5	24.5
	Ponomariov	5	22.5
	Wang Hao	5	21
11	Smeets		3.5	15.25
12	l' Ami		3	15.75
13	Grischuk	2.5	14.75
	Shirov		2.5	10.5

[Hood]

He is working with himself

[kingliveson]

Hikaru Nakamura wins 2011 Tata Steel Chess Tournament


Hikaru Nakamura won the 2011 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. In the last round the American grandmaster drew with Black against Wang Hao from China. His main rival Vishy Anand from Indian also drew his game with Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi. In the B group Luke McShane and David Navara drew, and will both be invited for the A group next year. Daniele Vocaturo won the C group after drawing with Ilya Nyzhnyk in the last round.

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