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Nakamura’s Reaction to Aronian’s Game at Gibraltar
February 7, 2019
Hikaru Nakamura sitting at the board next to Aronian-Howell at Gibraltar and his hilarious reaction to the position
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1iH...ature=youtu.be
Gibraltar Masters 2019
Round 10, Jan. 31
Aronian, Levon – Howell, David
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange variation
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Qc7 6.h3 g6 7.Qc2 f6 8.Ne2 e5 9.O-O Nge7 10.dxe5 fxe5 11.c4 e4 12.Bxe4 dxe4 13.Nbc3 Bg7 14.Nd5 Qd6 15.Bf4 Be5 16.Rad1 Bxf4 17.Ndxf4 Qe5 18.b4 Nxb4 19.Qb3 Nbc6 20.c5 Qxc5 21.Nc3 Qb4 22.Qc2 O-O 23.Ncd5 Nxd5 24.Nxd5 Qa3 25.Rfe1 Bf5 26.Re3 Qa5 27.Qc4 Rf7 28.Nf6+ Kg7 29.Rd5 Be6 0-1
Comments from chessgames.com
It must have been horrible for him to keep playing on. That’s not easy.
13 Qc3 but after
13...dxe2
14 Qxh8 exf1/Q+
15 Kxf1 W is two pieces down
The double threat both Bh6 and dxc6 can be met by 15..Ne5 eg
16 Bh6 Nd7
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1944756
February 7, 2019
Hikaru Nakamura sitting at the board next to Aronian-Howell at Gibraltar and his hilarious reaction to the position
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1iH...ature=youtu.be
Gibraltar Masters 2019
Round 10, Jan. 31
Aronian, Levon – Howell, David
B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange variation
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Qc7 6.h3 g6 7.Qc2 f6 8.Ne2 e5 9.O-O Nge7 10.dxe5 fxe5 11.c4 e4 12.Bxe4 dxe4 13.Nbc3 Bg7 14.Nd5 Qd6 15.Bf4 Be5 16.Rad1 Bxf4 17.Ndxf4 Qe5 18.b4 Nxb4 19.Qb3 Nbc6 20.c5 Qxc5 21.Nc3 Qb4 22.Qc2 O-O 23.Ncd5 Nxd5 24.Nxd5 Qa3 25.Rfe1 Bf5 26.Re3 Qa5 27.Qc4 Rf7 28.Nf6+ Kg7 29.Rd5 Be6 0-1
Comments from chessgames.com
- So this is the game Aronian blundered his Bishop on move 11
- I see he tried a trap on 14.Nd5 to win a knight back (if NXN). Has he tried any other traps here to get back in the game?
It must have been horrible for him to keep playing on. That’s not easy.
- This clip shows Nakamura playing nearby Aronian, having been completely distracted on how Aronian could lose the piece so early. He cannot believe what happened so he stands to look on how Aronian blundered.
- Aronian didn't 'blunder' his Bishop on move 11. It was a deliberate sacrifice (11.c4) but most ill-judged. Howell's 7...f6! was a novelty and an extremely strong one. That undoubtedly unsettled his formidable opponent.
- But I don't get why Aronian played Qc2 on move 7 before playing either Nf3 or Ne2, if for example he intends to follow up with c4. That doesn't make sense because I am struggling to find a motive behind that.
- the point of 7.Qc2 is to prevent 7...Bf5 (Black would like to exchange light-squared Bishops).
- 11..e4 Aronian may have intended
13 Qc3 but after
13...dxe2
14 Qxh8 exf1/Q+
15 Kxf1 W is two pieces down
The double threat both Bh6 and dxc6 can be met by 15..Ne5 eg
16 Bh6 Nd7
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1944756
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