Chess.com Isle Of Man Tournament 23 Sep to 1 Oct 2017
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Re: Chess.com Isle Of Man Tournament 23 Sep to 1 Oct 2017
Anyway, to the chess... Carlsen taking a few chances!
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Re: Chess.com Isle Of Man Tournament 23 Sep to 1 Oct 2017
Well I'm of the school that believes Swiss systems have the following objectives:
(1) To find a winner
(2) To give all competitors the full complement of games (or almost).
(2) is always achieved
(1) is normally achieved if there are sufficient rounds given the number of players.
Pairing innuendos fall into insignificance unless you are worried about runners up - in which case Swiss pairing is inappropriate.
[Edit Sorry Richard, missed your post when writing this 'cos it was on a new page: I second the call for some more chess]
(1) To find a winner
(2) To give all competitors the full complement of games (or almost).
(2) is always achieved
(1) is normally achieved if there are sufficient rounds given the number of players.
Pairing innuendos fall into insignificance unless you are worried about runners up - in which case Swiss pairing is inappropriate.
[Edit Sorry Richard, missed your post when writing this 'cos it was on a new page: I second the call for some more chess]
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Re: Chess.com Isle Of Man Tournament 23 Sep to 1 Oct 2017
When I try to get the live commentary, I keep getting adverts and live Play Station. is there any way to get rid of these ?
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Re: Chess.com Isle Of Man Tournament 23 Sep to 1 Oct 2017
Tiger Modern v 150 Attack no less !Richard Bates wrote:Anyway, to the chess... Carlsen taking a few chances!
That's from chessbomb, whose stockfish thinks White has an advantage equivalent to just under a pawn. So that's two pawns of compensation for one pawn sacrificed.
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Re: Chess.com Isle Of Man Tournament 23 Sep to 1 Oct 2017
I like this for Black considerably less than the engine does. It is exactly this line with the e6 sac and ...Nf8 that made me think I didn't want to follow T HP's advice against 4 Be3.
Hammer seems to think Magnus is OK, mind
Hammer seems to think Magnus is OK, mind
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Re: Chess.com Isle Of Man Tournament 23 Sep to 1 Oct 2017
I think I'd rather have black in that position, actually. It looks odd, but is may be hard for white to actually find a way through.
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I'm getting a bit worried about Eugene's clock.
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IM Jack Rudd wrote:I think I'd rather have black in that position, actually. It looks odd, but is may be hard for white to actually find a way through.
I don't understand this position at all. Or the progress of the game.
[UPDATE:} that was at the point the queens came off. Now - with Black’s rooks on the h-file - I can finally grasp a little something about what’s going on. Hammer thinks Carlsen’s going to win now.
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Re: Chess.com Isle Of Man Tournament 23 Sep to 1 Oct 2017
A drawn game is not always a dull game.
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A cute tactic to finish this one off:
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Have to ride your luck to overcome this field as Carlsen just proved.
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Re: Chess.com Isle Of Man Tournament 23 Sep to 1 Oct 2017
Are you on chess24? That should work. Or try logging in to Twitch.Barry Sandercock wrote:When I try to get the live commentary, I keep getting adverts and live Play Station. is there any way to get rid of these ?
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Re: Chess.com Isle Of Man Tournament 23 Sep to 1 Oct 2017
Nigel Short, at 52, has become the oldest player ever to enter the 2700 club https://twitter.com/chess24com/status/9 ... 6799505409
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Re: Chess.com Isle Of Man Tournament 23 Sep to 1 Oct 2017
Looking forward to the nailed on Batsiashvili-Hou Yifan pairing tomorrow
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Re: Chess.com Isle Of Man Tournament 23 Sep to 1 Oct 2017
Korchnoi would have done it older than that given today's rating inflation I would have thought?Chris Rice wrote:Nigel Short, at 52, has become the oldest player ever to enter the 2700 club https://twitter.com/chess24com/status/9 ... 6799505409
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