Mr. Nakamura is in first Place at the half in Wijk aan Zee.
Hopefully he can stay calm, going into the next few rounds.
He’s got to play three of the top four players in the last half, so he’ll probably slow down.
Black vs Carlsen (round 
White vs Anand (round 9)
White vs Kramnik (round 12)
Carlsen may be the worlds highest rated FIDE player but he will play Star Wars in the morning our time. Get up early.
Huh?
yeah, i dont get it either.
Nakamura’s user name on PlayChess (and possibly elsewhere) is Star Wars.
Regards,
John
Does Star Wars have a second to help him?
Russell Miller Vancouver WA
I am not sure if a second is necessary today with games being played out in one setting. He has his stepfather Sunil Weeramantry for any guidance or support he needs. He plays the whole world as Star Wars or smallville.
Nakamura’s second used to be Kris Littlejohn,as far as I know he still is?
Who is Kris Littlejohn?
Kris Littlejohn is a 2220-rated national master (NM) and graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). He and Nakamura were introduced via the Internet Chess Club by a mutual friend, Jason Doss. They later chatted on AOL instant messenger, and met in person for the first time at the 2005 HB Global tournament in Minneapolis. The pair has been working together formally since 2006, and he’s been the person to prepare Nakamura’s openings since October 2007.
Littlejohn achieved his NM rating in May 2006, ironically at a tournament organized by UTD, dubbed the Nakamura Open, in which Hikaru participated and went 5-0. Having such a low rated second is unheard of for someone of Nakamura’s caliber. Elite grandmasters occasionally opt for a young IM—Vassily Ivanchuk works with Mexican IM Manuel León Hoyos, for instance—but never an untitled player like Littlejohn.
Nakamura says they have developed their own training methods. “I don’t think it really matters what your rating level is,” Hikaru says of his partner. “If you can understand the style and you can prepare openings, that’s all that matters. Just because he’s 2200 as opposed to being 2400—the only real difference in my opinion is that his technical skills aren’t as good as, say, an IM. But if he can prepare me that’s all that matters, since I’m the one playing the game.”