GRENKE Chess Classic 2017

[Carl Hibbard]

But it wasn't...

No idea what was engine analysis or thoughts after the game?

[Chris Rice]

Round 3 results:
Hou, Yifan (2) 2649 ½ - ½ Carlsen, M. (1) 2838
Aronian, L. (1) 2774 1 - 0 Vachier-Lagr. (1) 2803
Caruana, F. (1) 2817 1 - 0 Meier, Georg (½) 2630
Bluebaum, M. (½) 2632 0 - 1 Naiditsch, A. (1) 2702

Standings:
1 Hou 2½
2-4 Naiditsch, Caruana, Aronian 2
5 Carlsen 1½
6 Vachier-Lagrave 1
7 Bluebaum, Meier ½

[JustinHorton]

But it wasn't...

No idea what was engine analysis or thoughts after the game?

28. Ra1 Rb4 29. Rxa6? Rcxc4! 30. bxc4 Rb1+ and Black is fine

[Carl Hibbard]

But it wasn't...

No idea what was engine analysis or thoughts after the game?

28. Ra1 Rb4 29. Rxa6? Rcxc4! 30. bxc4 Rb1+ and Black is fine

Thanks will look when I have a board.

[Mick Norris]

chess.com has game analysis if you want a look

[LawrenceCooper]

Lev Aronian is the new leader on 3/4 after MVL beat Hou Yifan. Carlsen-Caruana was a fairly uneventful draw.

[Mick Norris]

Carlsen-Caruana was a fairly uneventful draw.

Absolutely fascinating Petroff I think you meant

If Jonathan can champion the Berlin

[Chris Rice]

Carlsen-Caruana was a fairly uneventful draw.

Absolutely fascinating Petroff I think you meant

If Jonathan can champion the Berlin

A candidate for the most boring opening sequence ever created? From the ChessBase report "It started as a Petroff, which sort of told the story, then via a strange move order transposed into a French Exchange when Carlsen played 5.d3 and then 6.d4. The queens were off by move 14"

[LawrenceCooper]

Carlsen-Caruana was a fairly uneventful draw.

Absolutely fascinating Petroff I think you meant

If Jonathan can champion the Berlin

A candidate for the most boring opening sequence ever created? From the ChessBase report "It started as a Petroff, which sort of told the story, then via a strange move order transposed into a French Exchange when Carlsen played 5.d3 and then 6.d4. The queens were off by move 14"

At least they manage to create an imbalance in the pawn structure and a "tactical shot" with Ne6 albeit I suspect that black had already worked out how to liquidate to the ending

[Matt Mackenzie]

Carlsen - the new Giri??

[JustinHorton]

I do not think Arkadij Naiditsch will be particularly impressed with himself tonight.

[LawrenceCooper]

Carlsen - the new Giri??

Your comment obviously spurred him into action. Lev Aronian won again to extend his lead.

Aronian, Levon 4/5
Hou, Yifan, Caruana, Fabiano, Carlsen, Magnus 3/5
Naiditsch, Arkadij & Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2½/5
Bluebaum, Matthias & Meier, Georg 1/5

[Richard Bates]

I do not think Arkadij Naiditsch will be particularly impressed with himself tonight.

Why not? On quick play through just looks like Aronian played a brilliant game?

[JustinHorton]

He played 45...Kd5 in haste and repented at leisure.

[Chris Rice]

He played 45...Kd5 in haste and repented at leisure.

Tiger Hillarp-Persson annotates the game for a ChessBase report and his assessment is that whatever Black would have played on move 45 would have made no difference and he gives an instructive winning plan on White's 45th. It appears Aronian is finally getting back to his best though he could have thrown the win away on move 30.