Chess With Sam Collins

Ray Robson vs Hikaru Nakamura

US Championship, St Louis, 2019

The US Championship is the strongest national championship in chess, with four players rated over 2700 and one rated over 2800. Hikaru Nakamura prevailed in a three-horse race against Leinier Domínguez Pérez and Fabiano Caruana.

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6

Nakamura is one of the few elite players willing to regularly play the Sicilian Dragon, with excellent results.