EPTWorld Chess Championship 2013 - Page 5
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sharkie
Austria18629 Posts
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Bacillus
Finland2044 Posts
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Musicus
Germany23576 Posts
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Cel.erity
United States4890 Posts
On November 05 2013 19:27 Bacillus wrote: I haven't been following top level chess that much, but as far as I've understood, Carlsen is weaker on openings and starts to shine as the game develops past the opening phase. Does this make a difference on such carefully prepared match? Can the preparation help his early game against a specific opponent for example? Preparation is a huge part of most matches, but Carlsen can play literally anything, so I feel Anand will be focusing his preparation more on creating problems and traps with the white pieces. This is one funny situation where the older player is looking to bamboozle his opponent with complicated tactical positions, while the younger player wants to grind out a safe advantage with his superior technical skill. We're likely to see a lot of decisive games. | ||
disciple
9071 Posts
On November 05 2013 18:52 sharkie wrote: Do chess players even stand a chance vs chess computers nowadays? No. This should be a really cool match. Probably the most anticipated match for me since Topalov vs Kramnik. | ||
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urboss
Austria1223 Posts
On November 05 2013 18:52 sharkie wrote: Do chess players even stand a chance vs chess computers nowadays? Check out this amazing game by Nakamura as a lesson on how to beat computers: + Show Spoiler + | ||
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YoucriedWolf
Sweden1456 Posts
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Grumbels
Netherlands7031 Posts
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deus.machinarum
Austria658 Posts
I mean, come on 23 yo prodigy against the guy that fought Kasparov and Karpov back in the day | ||
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papaz
Sweden4149 Posts
On November 05 2013 20:03 disciple wrote: No. This should be a really cool match. Probably the most anticipated match for me since Topalov vs Kramnik. I can't watch games where I know humans would lose to computers. <3 Starcraft! | ||
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GolemMadness
Canada11044 Posts
On November 05 2013 20:30 papaz wrote: I can't watch games where I know humans would lose to computers. <3 Starcraft! I'm sure that if the amount of time and money that's been put into chess computers were put into Starcraft AI, the Starcraft AI would be just as unstoppable. | ||
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unkkz
Norway2196 Posts
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pedrlz
Brazil5234 Posts
Isn't the game losing a little of the beautiful? When I was young I used to love to review old matches because I could see the 'big plays', Nowadays the game sees so mechanical and computerized, all this draws and everything bores me. I understand that the skill level just get higher, but what I feel is just because I don't understand the game properly or do you feel like that? Anyways, I will try to catch some games. | ||
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flashimba
225 Posts
undisputed world champion since 2007 Carlsen: ranked 1 since 2011 How do you resolve these two inconsistencies? | ||
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urboss
Austria1223 Posts
On November 05 2013 20:44 flashimba wrote: Anand: undisputed world champion since 2007 Carlsen: ranked 1 since 2011 How do you resolve these two inconsistencies? Being number 1 on the FIDE ranking and being world champion are two different things. Just like being WCS champion and being number 1 on the grandmaster ladder in starcraft are two different things. | ||
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Grumbels
Netherlands7031 Posts
On November 05 2013 20:43 pedrlz wrote: Sorry, but probably I will sound like a whiner, I'm not a good chess player or anything. Isn't the game losing a little of the beautiful? When I was young I used to love to review old matches because I could see the 'big plays', Nowadays the game sees so mechanical and computerized, all this draws and everything bores me. I understand that the skill level just get higher, but what I feel is just because I don't understand the game properly or do you feel like that? Anyways, I will try to catch some games. The only games from the past that you are likely to investigate are selected based on aesthetic qualities. For instance, Karpov & Kasparov played so many games in the past, but most chess players only know about the one game where Kasparov used the "octopus knight" to win. | ||
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Cel.erity
United States4890 Posts
On November 05 2013 20:36 unkkz wrote: The only bad thing about watching chess is that you cannot possibly have any form of remotely similar understanding of the game as the players playing. If i watch soccer i can see that "if he passes the ball to the right thats good since his mate is wide open" in chess... not so much. This isn't entirely true. I'm only about a 1700 player, but I can understand the ideas behind most of their moves, even if I can't see all of the tactical and strategical refutations to what I might have done. I can also observe with a chess engine for some more understanding. And the commentators are there too, to explain the moves and predict what will come next. | ||
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wingpawn
Poland1342 Posts
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Taekwon
United States8155 Posts
I have very high expectations for this - everyone's saying Carlsen but I think Anand's old age won't hinder him as much as the media says. Sure he's been playing off-notch lately but I think he will be be able to pull off spectacular wins. buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut + Show Spoiler + carlsen | ||
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75
Germany4057 Posts
60 minutes for next 20 moves 15 minutes + 30 seconds increment for the rest of the game does this mean a match will last a maximum of 2x195,5 minutes? or does 30s increment mean that for every move i do get +30 seconds? | ||
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