EPTThe Chess Thread - Page 84
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FiWiFaKi
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On December 01 2016 05:02 HolydaKing wrote: Well I don't mind if they draw the next 3 and the Blitz matches as well. Wanna see Armageddon! Even now odds of Armageddon are something like a thousand to one. I'm rooting for that too though. | ||
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FiWiFaKi
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On December 01 2016 05:04 oBlade wrote: I'm also in the camp that tiebreakers aren't befitting a WC match. I wish they could just start with 12 or however many games, and then if the score is tied at the end, keep adding 2 classical games until someone comes out ahead. Kasparov vs Karpov is the reason why that's no longer a thing. | ||
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FiWiFaKi
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On December 01 2016 05:05 xM(Z wrote: https://www.twitch.tv/chessnetwork I meant of seeing the players. | ||
Plexa
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On December 01 2016 05:04 oBlade wrote: I'm also in the camp that tiebreakers aren't befitting a WC match. I wish they could just start with 12 or however many games, and then if the score is tied at the end, keep adding 2 classical games until someone comes out ahead. Or just keep the format they used for most of the 20th century; current world champ retains the title in the event of a draw. | ||
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Plexa
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Nope thats behind Agon's paywall. | ||
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ZigguratOfUr
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On December 01 2016 05:08 oBlade wrote: They were playing with threshold of 6 points to win, which is not necessary. Yeah, but you still might end up with an unending series of draws. | ||
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Mafe
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FiWiFaKi
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Though this is a hella tough situation for him, looking great for Magnus. | ||
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FiWiFaKi
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This must be it. | ||
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FiWiFaKi
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On December 01 2016 05:54 TanGeng wrote: Seems very even to me though. Even if it was even, being 9 minutes to 1 minute sucks quite a lot. + Show Spoiler + Computer eval shows +1.5-2.0 though | ||
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