Tata Steel 2017
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Good spot, we will see
So now has the 7th highest live rating of all time, passing MVL, and only 0.6 behind Vishy in that list
So now has the 7th highest live rating of all time, passing MVL, and only 0.6 behind Vishy in that list
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Gawain has reached the time control and appears to have good winning chances (although queen and pawn endings always seem tricky to me)
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Took a good shoeing todayMick Norris wrote:Good spot, we will see
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He did indeed
So (7.5) v Wei Yi (7) tomorrow might be fun (or might be a quick draw for that matter)
So (7.5) v Wei Yi (7) tomorrow might be fun (or might be a quick draw for that matter)
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Might have been more interesting with the colours reversed.....
Carlsen isn't going to win it this year, that looks fairly clear now.
Carlsen isn't going to win it this year, that looks fairly clear now.
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TWIC round 11 report
Round 11 Standings: 1st Wesley So 7.5pts, 2nd Wei Yi 7pts, 3rd Aronian, Carlsen, Eljanov 6.5pts, 6th Adhiban, Karjakin 6pts, 8th Harikrishna, Giri 5.5pts, 10th Andreikin, Nepomniachtchi, Wojtaszek 4.5pts, 13th Rapport, 4pts, 14th Van Wely 2.5pts.
Round 12 pairings Saturday 28th January 2017 12:30pm UK time. Aronian- Van Wely, L. Harikrishna- Rapport, R. Adhiban- Giri, A. Eljanov- Carlsen, M. Karjakin- Nepomniachtchi, I. So-Wei Yi, Wojtaszek-Andreikin.
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Challengers: Xiong (8) has black v Tari and white v Bok
On 7.5, Ragger has white v Van Foreest and black v L'Ami; Gawain has white v Dobrov and black v Lu
On 7, Smirin has white v Lei and black v Hansen
On 7.5, Ragger has white v Van Foreest and black v L'Ami; Gawain has white v Dobrov and black v Lu
On 7, Smirin has white v Lei and black v Hansen
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Gawain didn't waste any time today destroying Dobrov in 28 moves.
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Yes. A very good game by Gawain.
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A one mover Nd6 easy to miss that one.Barry Sandercock wrote:Yes. A very good game by Gawain.
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Well I really thought Eljanov was holding that.
Makes for a really intriguing last round though.
Makes for a really intriguing last round though.
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Been lost for ages I stopped watching but he was a lot better out of the opening.JustinHorton wrote:Well I really thought Eljanov was holding that.
Makes for a really intriguing last round though.
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Re: Tata Steel 2017
Lu (7.5) - Gawain (8.5)
L'Ami - Ragger (8.5)
Xiong (8) - Bok
Hansen - Smirin (8)
Anyone know what the tiebreak is?
Excellent tournament for Gawain, hope he can finish it off
L'Ami - Ragger (8.5)
Xiong (8) - Bok
Hansen - Smirin (8)
Anyone know what the tiebreak is?
Excellent tournament for Gawain, hope he can finish it off
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tie break rules are here: http://www.tatasteelchess.com/docs/TSCT ... engers.pdf
a. The mutual result
b. The Sonneborn-Berger score
c. The Player with more number of games with black
d. Drawing of lots
So Gawain definitely qualifies for the masters if he wins, but likely to be pipped if he draws.
a. The mutual result
b. The Sonneborn-Berger score
c. The Player with more number of games with black
d. Drawing of lots
So Gawain definitely qualifies for the masters if he wins, but likely to be pipped if he draws.