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The last time a top-flight grandmaster played a simul in Johannesburg, a bit of controversy ensued (you can see GM Garry Kasparov’s complaint here). Nakamura didn’t seem too concerned about overtaxing himself though, as he agreed to play 100 players all at once (the final number crept to 101).
With the top player rated around 1950, organizers guessed that the event might last four hours. However, other masters correctly guessed that it would be closer to seven hours. Even Nakamura’s Fitbit couldn’t keep up—he said it malfunctioned after about 5,000 steps, but surely he paced more than that.
When the giant rectangle of warfare emptied, seven kids escaped with draws with two others notched the full point.
Check out the entire article on chess.com https://www.chess.com/news/view/nakamura-visits-south-african-chess-events
Hikaru Nakamura (2781) vs. Alexander van der Merwe (1460)
Simul vs Nakamura | South Africa, Birchwood Hotel | 7 Jan 2018 | Reti opening: Nimzo-Larsen Variation (A04)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d3 c5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 a6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nbd2 Qc7 10. Re1 e5 11. Nc4 b5 12. Ne3 Rb8 13. Nd2 Na5 14. h3 Bd7 15. c4 Nc6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nd4 18. Rc1 Qb6 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. b4 Rfc8 21. Nb3 Rxc1 22. Nxc1 Bh6 23. Nb3 Rc8 24. Qf3 Rc2 25. Qf6 Qc7 26. f4 Qc3 27. Rf1 Qb2 28. Bf3 Bxh3 29. fxe5 Rg2+ 30. Kh1 Rh2+ 31. Kg1 Be3+
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