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urboss
Austria1223 Posts
On November 05 2013 02:41 nosliw wrote: well, any recommended games from either player that showcase strange openings or great tactical plays? chessexplained on youtube is currently featuring great games from each of them. Daniel King has released the previous matches between Carlsen and Anand. | ||
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ne0lith
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biology]major
United States2253 Posts
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JustPassingBy
10776 Posts
On November 05 2013 03:14 ne0lith wrote: Magnus isn't that strong since 6.79 but I still think he can win. What does 6.97 mean? | ||
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slowbacontron
United States7722 Posts
i think it's a doter 2 reference | ||
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urboss
Austria1223 Posts
On November 05 2013 01:27 bartus88 wrote: Even though I don't play chess myself, I've been reading up on it recently and plan on following this. Can anyone tell me why they start the event 2 days before the first game is played? On Thursday there are parades, fireworks and lots of pomp. On Friday everybody needs to take a rest. The first game will start on Saturday. | ||
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wingpawn
Poland1342 Posts
Regarding epic games from both players: Aronian - Anand 0-1, Wijk aan Zee 2013 This game blows my mind and 15...Bc5 is simply out of this world. Anand - Bareev 1-0, Dortmund 1992 Anand's wonderful positional win with good Knight vs bad Bishop. I'm not putting anything from Magnus, because I don't like him  Go Vishy! | ||
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nosliw
United States2716 Posts
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erkicman
United States206 Posts
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wingpawn
Poland1342 Posts
A brutal, sacrificial victory in Sicilian, basing on pawn promotion threats. Naiditsch - Carlsen 0-1, Turin 2006 Carlsen plays at least 6-7 move-deep piece sacrifice that leads to won endgame. @erkicman - If it's a match, they start out by flip of a coin and alternate later. If it's tournament, the colours are usually fixed, though the rules are usually arranged in a way that gives all players closest to equal amount of Black and White games. Also, White isn't imbalanced at all. | ||
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Aelfric
Turkey1496 Posts
On November 05 2013 04:08 wingpawn wrote: Carlsen - Grischuk 1-0, Linares 2009 A brutal, sacrificial victory in Sicilian, basing on pawn promotion threats. Naiditsch - Carlsen 0-1, Turin 2006 Carlsen plays at least 6-7 move-deep piece sacrifice that leads to won endgame. @erkicman - If it's a match, they start out by flip of a coin and alternate later. If it's tournament, the colours are usually fixed, though the rules are usually arranged in a way that gives all players closest to equal amount of Black and White games. Also, White isn't imbalanced at all. What is the argument of white being imbalanced based on? | ||
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slowbacontron
United States7722 Posts
I don't want to disagree with wingpawn, so I'll wait for his statement | ||
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O-ops
United States4236 Posts
On November 05 2013 01:42 justiceknight wrote: wtf i have to sit on the chair for 3 hrs 1 game? Time goes by really quick, and by that i mean really fucking quick when you're sitting in that chair. Still remember my first 2 hour game. Was a blitz junkie before that too and time just flew by. | ||
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Warfie
Norway2846 Posts
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goldrush
Canada709 Posts
http://www.chessgames.com/wcc.html Most games favor white on average, but what's true on average isn't necessarily true in any one game. For example, Anand basically won his world championship match against Kramnik due to his deep preparation on the black side of the Meran Semi-Slav. | ||
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goldrush
Canada709 Posts
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calgar
United States1277 Posts
On November 05 2013 04:43 Aelfric wrote: Moving first gives you an advantage.What is the argument of white being imbalanced based on? | ||
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wingpawn
Poland1342 Posts
But, on the other hand, Steinitz, Capablanca and even Bobby Fischer believed that the game is theoretically drawn, which would mean that every dangerous White move can be parried providing Black finds a proper response. IMHO, the statistical imbalance towards the White side purely reflects the strength of the initiative that normally belongs to White. Not all players are able to handle the pressure with Black well enough to even draw, not to mention winning with it. Currently, there's no technical way of "solving" chess with computers, meaning that definite answer whether it's a dead draw is unknown. But the draw percentage in strongest GM events is about 60-70 percent and that means something. | ||
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urboss
Austria1223 Posts
On November 05 2013 04:08 wingpawn wrote: Also, White isn't imbalanced at all. If both white and black show perfect play the game should end in a draw. This tendency is seen in current computer chess. However, since chess is played by humans things are not so straightforward. White doesn't have an advantage but it has the initiative. That means, if white plays perfect moves black always needs to react and find the best defence for those moves. For humans, this can be far more difficult than taking the initiative because white can choose from a variety of moves while black needs to react with the one best counter move. That said, this doesn't matter for most chess players, it only applies to maybe the top 100 of the world. | ||
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