• Hikaru Nakamura
  • vs.
  • Aryan Tari

Mehmet Ismail

Game Theory Corner

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14:21

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15:41

In the current position, Tari, playing with the white pieces, has 1 hour 40 minutes on his clock, while Nakamura, with the black pieces, has 1 hour 39 minutes remaining.

The game has progressed with the Bishop's Opening, specifically the Berlin Defense with a Spielmann Attack. The moves played are as follows: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bb3 d6 6. h3 O-O 7. Nf3 a5 8. O-O Nbd7.

Interestingly, this exact position hasn't been encountered in the database before, implying that we're in for a fresh battle!

19:22

Hikaru wins a brilliant game, congratulations!