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LONDON, ENGLAND …  US Chess Monster H. Nakamura wins London World Top 16 Rapid Mega Cash Event … THIS JUST  IN … from our friends at CHESSBOMB.COM …    American H.NAKAMURA is hauling mucho gold to ye olde bank! The World #3 Rated Super Chess Grandmaster Nakamura DEFEATED former World Chess Champion V. Kramnik today to win the London Super 16 Player World Rated Knockout “Rapid” FIDE International. Anand, Kramnik, Short, Adams … followed. It certainly was not easy …  all but in the cemetery … Mr.Nakamura had to fight  and claw to survive a scary material down chess endgame–a last minute marathon victory reprieve stolen twice from world #2 elo ranked endgame wizard Kramnik … via a surprise last moment ”pin and win”  early Christmas gift.

— Jude Acers