EPTWorld Chess Championship 2013 - Page 43
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marvellosity
United Kingdom36161 Posts
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NB
Netherlands12045 Posts
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Bunn
Estonia934 Posts
On the player's wikipedia pages there are results against other grandmasters. For example Player A vs Bobby Fischer: +3 −4 =3 How should I read that? | ||
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Grumbels
Netherlands7032 Posts
On November 14 2013 05:18 Bunn wrote: So it looks like there are many chess people here right now, so I thought I'd ask a question. On the player's wikipedia pages there are results against other grandmasters. For example Player A vs Bobby Fischer: +3 −4 =3 How should I read that? win 3 lose 4 draw 3 | ||
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ThomasjServo
15244 Posts
Polgar also tweeted that she thinks Kasparov's appearance would affect Magnus which is an interesting consideration. For those who don't know Kasparov used to mentor Carlsen before Carlsen decided to end the partnership. | ||
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Bunn
Estonia934 Posts
Thank you | ||
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Arevall
Sweden1133 Posts
On November 14 2013 05:27 ThomasjServo wrote: The more I watch of these games, and I have watched the last two a couple times now and gone over them in the app for FIDE 2013, the more I agree with Nakamura that Carlsen is having trouble with the spotlight and pressure. Polgar also tweeted that she thinks Kasparov's appearance would affect Magnus which is an interesting consideration. For those who don't know Kasparov used to mentor Carlsen before Carlsen decided to end the partnership. I read Nakamura's twitter and in my opinion he is being silly. Carlsen is handling the pressure well, it's a huge amount of pressure to deal with while trying to play great chess. | ||
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Gorsameth
Netherlands22519 Posts
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ThomasjServo
15244 Posts
On November 14 2013 05:38 Arevall wrote: I read Nakamura's twitter and in my opinion he is being silly. Carlsen is handling the pressure well, it's a huge amount of pressure to deal with while trying to play great chess. I wouldn't imagine it is the most unbiased bit of commentary, there is a bit of a rivalry there isn't there? | ||
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urboss
Austria1223 Posts
And there were not even queens on the board. | ||
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TLisNot4politics
4 Posts
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Z-BosoN
Brazil2590 Posts
On November 14 2013 05:59 urboss wrote: It's amazing how many variations had to be calculated in this game alone. And there were not even queens on the board. I don't think there is such a relation that having queens means necessarily more variations. I'm speculating, but to me it seems that with queens on the boards, there are more lines, of course, but there are less plausible variations, due to the high hostility provided by having both queens on the board. What I mean is, moving my knight with an enemy queen on the board is tougher than if she wasn't there. | ||
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Z-BosoN
Brazil2590 Posts
On November 14 2013 06:06 TLisNot4politics wrote: As much as I hate seeing Carlsen throw away an advantage, this was an excellent game, definitely worth the 6 hours I spent watching it. I suspect the time and pressure took a big toll on Anand today, and he's going to get worn down eventually. Carlson "throwing away an advantage" is kinda harsh | ||
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hypercube
Hungary2735 Posts
On November 14 2013 05:51 ThomasjServo wrote: I wouldn't imagine it is the most unbiased bit of commentary, there is a bit of a rivalry there isn't there? You can only have rivalry between equals. Jealousy might be more accurate. | ||
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sharkie
Austria18727 Posts
On November 14 2013 06:37 hypercube wrote: You can only have rivalry between equals. Jealousy might be more accurate. This. It's like saying Targa and Jaedong are rivals, haha | ||
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Nyxisto
Germany6287 Posts
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Grumbels
Netherlands7032 Posts
On November 14 2013 06:43 Nyxisto wrote: Don't make Nakamura worse than he is. At the Sinquefield Cup this year he displayed some amazing play, and stayed head to head with Carlsen. Carlsen still won the tournament though. | ||
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nosliw
United States2716 Posts
On November 14 2013 06:11 Z-BosoN wrote: Carlson "throwing away an advantage" is kinda harsh Were there misplays afte Bxa2? It's hard to see those !! or ?? annotations in the chess games anymore. | ||
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wingpawn
Poland1342 Posts
Anyway, that stuff with 18...Bxa2 simply blows my mind. If this was a part of Anand's home preparation, he did tremendous job at figuring out the positional benefits he can get from that and ways to actually maintain his pressure without letting Black pieces out and use their extra material. Magnus reacted as many would react: if the pawn ain't poisoned, why not just take it? However, snatching it was by no means forced and it really shows how much suffering the Norwegian is willing to go through to get the slightest of long-term advantages. I guess this trend will continue, since Carlsen so far managed to avoid blunders everytime he was forced into prolonged defense. The question is whether Vishy can finally translate the activity into a win? | ||
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Nyxisto
Germany6287 Posts
Carlsen still won the tournament though. Sure, but he suffered quite a bit in the games against Hikaru. To say that he's jealous of Carlsen is quite the exaggeration when it comes to comparing their playing strength. | ||
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