Frank Erwich - Tactics Training--Hikaru Nakamura: How to Improve Your Chess with Hikaru Nakamura and Become a Chess Tactics Master

2015 New In Chess
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ISBN: 978-90-5691-694-7

Have you always wanted to play chess like American #1 chess player? This tactics training book gives you the opportunity to make the same wonderful moves as Nakamura did in his games. One hundred puzzles are offered in which the bullet-expert turned the game in his favour. The puzzles start at a moderate level then get steadily more difficult. Can you match the performances of Nakamura?

Nakamura was born 1987. The three-time U.S. Champion has won many tournaments. Among his tournament victories are Tata Steel 2011 and Zurich and Gibraltar in 2015. In 2015 he reached a peak ELO rating of above 2800 and was #2 in the World Rankings.

GMHikaru (Twitter) has never made a secret of his intention to become World Champion. In an interview with New in Chess Magazine (January 2014) he made the well-known statement: 'I do feel at the moment I am the biggest threat of Carlsen'.

No doubt Nakamura is admired for his uncompromising style: 'there is no point of taking draws'. But also his entertaining way of chess makes him a frequently requested participant at any chess tournament: 1.e4 c5 2.Qh5?! was one of his pet openings years ago.

ISBN/EAN: 978-90-5691-669-5

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White to move

Solution 1

Hi Nakamura (2786) - V. Kramnik (2793)

London 2013

66.d8!

Excercise 2

White to move

Solution 2

Hikaru Nakamura (2760) - Alexander Grischuk (2764)

Beijing blitz 2012

49.a8+! b8 50.xb8+ xb8 51.xb8+

and White won.

Excercise 3

White to move

Solution 3

Hikaru Nakamura (2701) - Joshua E Friedel (2516)

Saint Louis 2009

22.c1!

Excercise 4

White to move

Solution 4

Hi Nakamura (2775) - Mi Adams (2745)

London 2014

40.f4!

Excercise 5

White to move

Solution 5

Hikaru Nakamura (2753) - Alexandra Kosteniuk (2469)

Saint Louis 2011

22.a7! xe6

22...d8 23.xd6 cxd6 24.b8+ e7 25.c7+ f8 26.f7#

23.dxe6

and White won.

Excercise 6

White to move

Solution 6

Hikaru Nakamura (2715) - Magnus Carlsen (2801)

Oslo BNbank KO blitz 2009

40.xf8!

40.xf8 xf8 41.xe6+ White wins

Excercise 7

White to move

Solution 7

Hikaru Nakamura (2520) - Emanuel Berg (2527)

Bermuda 2003

37.xc8+! xc8 38.d6#

Excercise 8

White to move

Solution 8

Hikaru Nakamura (2778) - Krishnan Sasikiran (2707)

Istanbul Olympiad 2012

39.e8+!

39.e8+ b7 40.b5+ c8 41.e8#

Excercise 9

White to move

Solution 9