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Re: Tal Memorial, Moscow

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Thu Sep 29, 2016 6:08 pm

MJMcCready wrote:Why do the commentators keep harping on about Tal and comparing the players to him. It seems rather odd given how conservative the competitors are in style. If they wanted sacrifices and exciting chess, why is Kramnik, Gelfand, Anand, Svidler and Tomo playing? I bet Tal is turning in his grave.
The great Mischa drew quite a few games in the latter part of his career, so perhaps not......
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Re: Tal Memorial, Moscow

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:05 pm

Why on earth did Kramnik take on f2 with his B rather than N on move 36??

Even if he was in time trouble, that one is hard to understand :oops:
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Re: Tal Memorial, Moscow

Post by LawrenceCooper » Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:10 pm

Matt Mackenzie wrote:Why on earth did Kramnik take on f2 with his B rather than N on move 36??

Even if he was in time trouble, that one is hard to understand :oops:
He may have missed 38 e3+ and analysed 38 f6 which runs into trouble after Bh4 threatening mate starting with Ne3+. That said the capture you mention looks far more natural gaining a tempo by hitting the bishop.
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Re: Tal Memorial, Moscow

Post by LawrenceCooper » Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:54 pm

1 Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2½/3 2740
2 Giri, Anish 2½/3 2755
3 Anand, Viswanathan 2/3 2776
4 Svidler, Peter 1½/3 2745
5 Li, Chao 1½/3 2746
6 Aronian, Levon 1½/3 2795
7 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1½/3 2761
8 Kramnik, Vladimir 1/3 2808
9 Gelfand, Boris ½/3 2743
10 Tomashevsky, Evgeny ½/3 2731
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Re: Tal Memorial, Moscow

Post by JustinHorton » Fri Sep 30, 2016 1:30 pm

Looking at Kramnik-Anand is a reminder that I'm way out of date on Italian Game theory. When did all thus early h3/delayed a6 stuff start hapoening?
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Re: Tal Memorial, Moscow

Post by IM Jack Rudd » Fri Sep 30, 2016 1:33 pm

Ah, the Italian game. I've had the black side of that a few times recently, and have ended up castling queenside each time. Not sure why.
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Re: Tal Memorial, Moscow

Post by Tim Harding » Sat Oct 01, 2016 12:20 pm

The leaders meet today: Giri (3.5) v Nepomniachtchi (3)
Also:
Aronian (2) v Kramnik (2)
Mamedyarov (2) v Svidler (1.5)
Li Chao (2.5) v Tomashevsky (1)
Anand (2) v Gelfand (0.5)
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Re: Tal Memorial, Moscow

Post by JustinHorton » Sun Oct 02, 2016 3:34 pm

Gelfand has found himself in a horrid ending against Kramnik today much as he found himself in a horrid ending against Anand yesterday. Giri's lead looks in severe danger: he seems to be a pawn dawn for nothing against Aronian.
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Re: Tal Memorial, Moscow

Post by JustinHorton » Sun Oct 02, 2016 3:50 pm

Make that two pawns, and one point to Aronian.
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Re: Tal Memorial, Moscow

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Sun Oct 02, 2016 5:06 pm

Gelfand's tournament is proving to be a tad sub-optimal.
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Re: Tal Memorial, Moscow

Post by JustinHorton » Sun Oct 02, 2016 5:28 pm

Grey day for the black pieces
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Re: Tal Memorial, Moscow

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Tue Oct 04, 2016 6:04 pm

Five draws today :shock:
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Re: Tal Memorial, Moscow

Post by Mick Norris » Tue Oct 04, 2016 9:07 pm

I have just noted that Kramnik's win against Gelfand took him to his highest ever live rating of 2817.8 - impressive at the age of 41

He has fallen back 0.7 today with his draw v Giri, and has white v Tomashevsky tomorrow followed by black v Shak
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Re: Tal Memorial, Moscow

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Wed Oct 05, 2016 10:03 pm

Five draws again, though Kramnik did his best (and might have had real winning chances at one point)
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Re: Tal Memorial, Moscow

Post by Brian Towers » Wed Oct 05, 2016 10:25 pm

Matt Mackenzie wrote:Five draws again, though Kramnik did his best (and might have had real winning chances at one point)
Kramnik must have been deeply disappointed not to get onto the third scoresheet (60 moves per scoresheet).
Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.
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