Half Man, Half Zombie,' Nakamura Wins Chessable Masters, Beats Caruana Twice

GM Hikaru Nakamura defeated GM Fabiano Caruana in the Champions Chess Tour Chessable Masters 2023 Grand Final to win Division I on Friday. The "half man, half zombie," as GM Robert Hess called Nakamura on the broadcast, came back from the dead (the Losers Bracket), defeating World Champion Magnus Carlsen

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The Nakamura vs Caruana match was one of the most entertaining games I have ever seen : r/chess

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Hikaru Nakamura wins the Chessable Masters, defeating Fabiano Caruana in Armageddon : r/chess

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Hikaru Nakamura wins the Chessable Masters, defeating Fabiano Caruana in Armageddon : r/chess

Nakamura world no. 2 after Mamedyarov beats Caruana

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Three-way tie at the top as Fabiano Caruana beats Hikaru Nakamura