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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts |
The world cup is on in , Tromsø, Norway.
There is fantastic commentary by Susan Polgar and Lawrence Trent. Very entertaining--I managed to waste a couple of hours this morning no problem. http://www.chessworldcup2013.com/live Nice upsets of the day. Bator Sambuev (CAN) beat Alexander Morozovich (RUS) and Roy Robson (USA) beat Andrei Volokitin (UKR). A handful of unknown Chinese teenagers managed draws against much higher rated opponents. If you're into the game at all, I highly recommend the video commentary with Polgar and Trent. John
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts |
The first three knockout rounds are complete, and the tournament has produced some fantastic sporting moments. Here are the pairings for round 4, starting today. The biggest surprises of the tournament bowed out in round 3. 14 year old Wei Yi of China defeated veterans Ian Nepomniachtchi and Alexei Shirov before finally succumbing to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Also impressive, if less surprising, was the work of 17-year-old Daniil Dubov who defeated Sergey Fedorchuk and Ruslan Ponomoriov before losing to Baadur Jobava in round 3.
The biggest upset was the loss in round 3 by top seed Levon Aronian to Evgeny Tomashevsky. Aronian appeared to be fighting a cold the whole way, but this is a big surprise nonetheless. 1 GM Morozevich (0) RUS 2736 GM Tomashevsky (0) RUS 2709 ... 2 GM Caruana, F. (0) ITA 2796 GM Granda Zun. (0) PER 2679 ... 3 GM Ivanchuk, V. (0) UKR 2733 GM Kramnik, V. (0) RUS 2784 ... 4 GM Le, Q. (0) VIE 2712 GM Svidler, P. (0) RUS 2746 ... 5 GM Andreikin (0) RUS 2727 GM Karjakin, S. (0) RUS 2776 ... 6 GM Nakamura, H. (0) USA 2775 GM Korobov, A. (0) UKR 2720 ... 7 GM Vachier-La. (0) FRA 2719 GM Gelfand, B. (0) ISR 2773 ... 8 GM Kamsky, G. (0) USA 2763 GM Mamedyarov (0) AZE 2761 Both Americans Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky have been very strong. Nakamura, by his own admission, has had an easier draw than most, but he has won smoothly and convincingly. He and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (dubbed MVL by Lawrence Trent) have simply overwhelmed their opposition to date. Both are definite threats to win the tournament. Le Quan Liem of Vietnam has been very strong, showing strength and imagination. The most pleasant (moderate) surprise has been Julio Granda Zuniga of Peru. Always a strong player, but never considered a top threat, Granda is a personal favourite of the top players because of his strong character, kindly manner and general pleasantness. Granda gave up chess for farming back in the 90s, but he is back in style, defeating superstars Peter Leko and Anish Giri. Finally, I have enjoyed every minute of Susan Polgar and Lawrence Trent. They are lively and entertaining, and really work well together as commentators. I've heard that they will be replaced in later rounds. Who's going to win? I'd never bet against Vladimir Kramnik. But Peter Svidler is the best interview of the bunch, so I'm pulling for him.
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
I play backgammon.
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
http://www.juggleral.com http://home.comcast.net/~juggleral/ "Footprints on your ceiling are almost gone" |
tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
I used to play chess a lot when I was a kid but most the guys at my joint prefer to play backgammon as it's more a gambling game. I think one must be doing it, playing, to keep a keen interest in it.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
Tommy |
Al Angello Eternal Order Collegeville, Pa. USA 11045 Posts |
Chess is like combat between two armies, and backgammon is like a bare knuckle fist fight where kicking gouging and biting is necessary to win.
Al Angello The Comic Juggler/Magician
http://www.juggleral.com http://home.comcast.net/~juggleral/ "Footprints on your ceiling are almost gone" |
Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts |
An amazing game from round 4. Kamsky smashes Mamedyarov!
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.f4 d6 7.Be3 Nf6 8.Qf3 a6 9.Bd3 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Kh1 Bd7 12.Rae1 b5 13.a3 Rab8 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.Qh3 Rfd8 16.Bd2 d5 17.e5 Ne4 18.f5 Nxd2 19.fxe6 Ne4 20.exf7+ Kh8 21.Nxd5 Bxd5 22.Rxe4 g6 23.Ref4 Kg7 24.e6 Rf8 25.Qe3 Bc5 26.Qe1 Bd6 27.Rh4 Be7 28.Qe3 h5 29.Qd4+ Kh6 30.Rxh5+ 1-0 Get out your board and play this one through!
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
I'll pick Gelfland from here, though I liked Atonian at the outset.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On 2013-08-20 11:59, Magnus Eisengrim wrote: I realize that a) I was never a top-flight chess player (though pretty good in high school), and b) I'm quite rusty, but why at move 28 did Mamedyarov not B×h4. Am I missing something (or maybe messed up a move here or there)? It seems to me that the rook's unguarded, and I don't see the defensive loss of moving the bishop. |
Andrew Zuber Inner circle Los Angeles, CA 3014 Posts |
I have zero comprehension of what's being said in here.
"I'm sorry - if you were right, I would agree with you." -Robin Williams, Awakenings
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts |
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On 2013-08-20 17:21, S2000magician wrote: 28...Bxh4 is as good as anything, but it still loses. e.g. 29. Qd4+ Kh6 (what else?) 30. Qh4+ Kg7 31. Qf6+ Kh6 At this point 32. Rf4 threatens mate, so Black has to pitch the Queen. Then the d5 bishop falls and the advanced pawns can only be stopped by giving up a rook or two. It is a thing of beauty!
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
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On 2013-08-11 15:17, Magnus Eisengrim wrote: All change, don't you know that when you Play at this level, there's no ordinary venue It's Iceland or the Philippines Or Hastings or, or this place
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
Iceland: site of '72 Spassky-Fischer match.
Philippines: site of '78 Karpov-Korchnoi match. Hastings: site of annual strong grandmaster tournaments.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts |
Oh my my! Mamedyorov has Kamsky on the ropes and Kamsky makes an incredible escape to draw the game and win the match! Another wow game from these two.
Mamedyarov-Kamsky 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4 dxc4 6. e4 O-O 7. h5 c5 8. hxg6 hxg6 9. d5 b5 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Rxh6 b4 12. Na4 Kg7 13. Rh4 c3 14. bxc3 bxc3 15. Rc1 Rh8 16. Rxh8 Qxh8 17. Nxc5 Nbd7 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. e5 Ne4 20. Qd4 Bf5 21. Qe3 Qh1 22. Nd4 Rb8 23. d6 Rb2 24. d7 Rxf2 25. Qxf2 Nxf2 26. Nxf5+ gxf5 27. d8=Q Qh4 28. Ke2 Qe4+ 29. Kxf2 Qf4+ 30. Ke2 Qxc1 31. Qd1 Qb2+ 32. Kd3 Qxa2 33. Kxc3 Qa5+ 34. Kb3 ½-½ Here's the rest of today's (Round 4 game 2) results. Tomashevsky-Morozevich 0.5-0.5 Granda Zuniga-Caruana 0-1 Kramnik-Ivanchuk 0.5-0.5 Svidler-Le 0.5-0.5 Karjakin-Andreikin 0.5-0.5 Korobov-Nakamura 1-0 Gelfand-Vachier Lagrave 0.5-0.5 Mamedyarov-Kamsky 0.5-0.5 Going Home Ivanchuk Mamedyarov Granda Zuniga Nakamura Going Through Kramnik Kamsky Caruana Korobov Going to the Tiebreakers tomorrow Tomashevsky-Morozevich Svidler-Le Karjakin-Andreikin Gelfand-Vachier-Lagrave
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
MobilityBundle Regular user Las Vegas/Boston 120 Posts |
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On 2013-08-20 11:59, Magnus Eisengrim wrote: Excellent! I mean this as the highest possible complement, but that could have qualified as a casual blitz game! I admit I don't follow professional chess hardly at all any more. But back when I did, it was rare to see such free-wheeling attacks (as opposed to more cerebral positional maneuvering). |
Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts |
Round 5 brought surprise and excitement. Gata Kamsky, the last American standing was convincingly beaten by the young Ukrainian Evgeny Tomashevsky. Young Russian star Dmitry Andreikin decisively upset Peter Svidler in the tie-break. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won a nice tie-break game against rising Italian star Fabiano Caruana. Finally, former world champ Vladimir Kramnik showed his mettle beating Andon Korobov.
The semi-finals start tomorrow. Tomashevsky vs Andrekin Kramnik vs Vachier-Lagrave One formidable veteran, and the wave of the future. At stake, in addition to prize money, is a seat at the candidates matches to play in the next world championship cycle. This fall, reigning champion Viswanathan Anand puts the title on the line against Magnus Carlsen. The candidates matches will determine who plays the winner.
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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