Sunday, May 23, 2010

US Chess Championship 2010 : Nakamura-Shulman Tactics (round 9)

Black to play and win !

Nakamura-Shulman , (9) U.S Championship 2010; a brilliant tactical win for Black, issued from a french defense opening where Naka overpressed.

Shulman will play Kamsky tomorrow in the decisive game for the 2010 U.S Championship !

2 comments:

gaffeur said...

1...Qd4+
2.Kh1 Qe3!
3.Rd1 Rc1
4.Qg4 Qe1 mates

chess_planet said...

Brilliant! Exactly the right sequence, highlighting the weakness of white's back rank.

Hikaru Nakamura resigned after 2..Qe3!

Eventually Kamsky, not Shulman, became the 2010 U.S Chess Champion.