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On November 16 2014 00:29 ThePhan2m wrote:Show nested quote +On November 16 2014 00:26 batsnacks wrote:
Journalists pls... just ask him about sports or something like usual... you cant really expect any other questions when in Norway its on national TV and everyone is following it, so the game and questions get dumbed down a bit. which is a good thing, because it reaches a bigger audience
The problem isn't that the questions are dumbed down, it's that 1. they asked the same fucking question about 10 times and 2. they still haven't realised that the players won't answer things like 'was Nxg6 still part of your preparation' while the match is ongoing.
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Yeah it's just sad seeing Anand sitting there frowning and not saying anything. Reminds me of last year when someone asked him how he felt after he lost and he just said "Yeah, it's a bitch, isn't it?"
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Seriously, what the fuck was that??
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26. Kd2?? was played here by Carlsen.
Here, even most of the 10-years old kids would find 26...Nxe5 27. Rxg8 Nxc4+ 28. Kd3 Nb2+ 29. Ke2 Rxg8, winning at least a pawn and gaining massive activity instead of suffering in an awful position.
But Anand, after exactly 60 seconds of thinking goes on autopilot: 26...a4? and Carlsen's King marches to the e2 square unpunished, after which Black's position is even worse than it was before the whole accident.
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United States5262 Posts
Even 2863 rated players play <1000 level moves.
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one of those bad but exciting games, poor vishy
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I feel like that is such a moral defeat that this could actually be the decisive game in the competition. Also how quickly the game yesterday petered out after Vishy had still a lot of time left and a very reasonable advantage I can't help but think that Magnus would not have let these opportunities slip away.
I remember last year when Carlsen actually created some amazing complications in a dead drawn pawn endgame. I think Anand really needs to fight a little bit harder even in bad positions.
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On November 16 2014 02:40 Nyxisto wrote:
I feel like that is such a moral defeat that this could actually be the decisive game in the competition. Also how quickly the game yesterday petered out after Vishy had still a lot of time left and a very reasonable advantage I can't help but think that Magnus would not have let these opportunities slip away.
I remember last year when Carlsen actually created some amazing complications in a dead drawn pawn endgame. I think Anand really needs to fight a little bit harder even in bad positions.
yeah thats carlsen's biggest strength -> not stopping to play till its really really over (win, loss or tie)
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United Kingdom36161 Posts
One of those passages of play that will go down in the annals of chess history.
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
On November 16 2014 08:19 marvellosity wrote:
One of those passages of play that will go down in the annals of chess history.
inb4 its in every tactics trainer until chess dies
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On November 16 2014 09:59 Plexa wrote:Show nested quote +On November 16 2014 08:19 marvellosity wrote:
One of those passages of play that will go down in the annals of chess history. inb4 its in every tactics trainer until chess dies
Until they finally buff black. Game has been broken for so long without a patch wtf!
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On November 16 2014 20:35 Hall0wed wrote:Show nested quote +On November 16 2014 09:59 Plexa wrote:On November 16 2014 08:19 marvellosity wrote:
One of those passages of play that will go down in the annals of chess history. inb4 its in every tactics trainer until chess dies Until they finally buff black. Game has been broken for so long without a patch wtf!
Yeah, we've been bitching about it for a long time!
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The questions in this interview is first grade nonsense.
"How does it feel to be the loser of a match with so many mistakes Vishy?"
The look on his face is literally, "If I could snap your neck I would."
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wow ruy lopez, this is gonna be fun
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United Kingdom36161 Posts
On November 17 2014 21:09 Kabras wrote:
wow ruy lopez, this is gonna be fun
don't think I'd ever describe the berlin as "fun"
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On November 17 2014 21:11 marvellosity wrote:don't think I'd ever describe the berlin as "fun"
well at least the game's more open than previous ones. also black can't castle anymore which might lead up to some action..
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On November 17 2014 21:15 Kabras wrote:Show nested quote +On November 17 2014 21:11 marvellosity wrote:On November 17 2014 21:09 Kabras wrote:
wow ruy lopez, this is gonna be fun don't think I'd ever describe the berlin as "fun" well at least the game's more open than previous ones. also black can't castle anymore which might lead up to some action..
This is one of the most played out lines in modern chess and we're going to remain in theory for a while.
edit: yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn
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Looking at the remaining time, I have a bad feeling for Anand. Another loss here and it's basically over.
edit: you're right ofc. It's not so much the "remaining time", but the difference between them. I just find I hard to imagine Anand can go into an endgame with Carlsen knowing that he has 30 minutes less on the clock without Carlsens reputation of winning "drawn" games creeping into the back of Anands mind.
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United Kingdom36161 Posts
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On November 17 2014 22:37 Mafe wrote:
Looking at the remaining time, I have a bad feeling for Anand. Another loss here and it's basically over.
50min for around 10moves is plenty of time imo
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