Dortmund 15-23 July 2017
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Dortmund 15-23 July 2017
Dortmund starts in a few days time and here are the Round 1 pairings:
Nisipeanu – Blübaum
Vachier-Lagrave – Wojtaszek
Wang Yue – Andreikin
Kramnik – Fedoseev
The big question is though, can Kramnik, despite his talk of getting too old, gain 10.1 Elo and become the World Number 1?
Nisipeanu – Blübaum
Vachier-Lagrave – Wojtaszek
Wang Yue – Andreikin
Kramnik – Fedoseev
The big question is though, can Kramnik, despite his talk of getting too old, gain 10.1 Elo and become the World Number 1?
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Re: Dortmund 15-23 July 2017
The main battle for Vlad is rating points to help his push for a spot in the Candidates
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Re: Dortmund 15-23 July 2017
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Re: Dortmund 15-23 July 2017
What on Earth was Kramnik thinking of?
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Re: Dortmund 15-23 July 2017
JustinHorton wrote:What on Earth was Kramnik thinking of?
According to the chessbomb engine, this is a critical position.
White to play and over estimate his attacking chances.
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Re: Dortmund 15-23 July 2017
Though it already looks tricky for White - 18 Nd5 possibly?
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
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Re: Dortmund 15-23 July 2017
I was looking at 18 Rc1, which bodes well for my annual foray into competitive chess next month.
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Re: Dortmund 15-23 July 2017
The chessbomb engine would capture a pawn with check by Qxa4.JustinHorton wrote:I was looking at 18 Rc1, which bodes well for my annual foray into competitive chess next month.
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Re: Dortmund 15-23 July 2017
Four draws for the second successive round although one game did make it to move 121
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourn ... 2017/4/1/4
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourn ... 2017/4/1/4
Re: Dortmund 15-23 July 2017
And another ran for 102 moves down to bare Ks. The rest went the distance too. So no lack of effort.LawrenceCooper wrote:Four draws for the second successive round although one game did make it to move 121
https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourn ... 2017/4/1/4
On the other hand, three wins from sixteen games over four rounds is a drab return. And one of the games in Rd 3 I recognised from games with my younger brother when I was 10 - locked pawn chains; no squares; no entries; no play
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Re: Dortmund 15-23 July 2017
The draw percentage goes up to 81.2% but this years Dortmund will never be forgotten for the Rd 4 game, Bluebaum v Andreikin as described in Peter Doggers report. A game that lasted seven hours and 121 moves with Andreikin being a rook for a pawn down for more than half of it. ""At the start I thought it was a simple win," said Bluebaum. All the fans thought so too..."
Also covered in Macauley Peterson's ChessBase report and the Chess24 report. Bluebalm and Wojtaszek lead on 2.5/4.
Also covered in Macauley Peterson's ChessBase report and the Chess24 report. Bluebalm and Wojtaszek lead on 2.5/4.
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Re: Dortmund 15-23 July 2017
Finally a decisive game as Wang Yue defeats Bluebaum. There could easily have been more decisive games as Fedoseev had a huge advantage against Nisipeanu. Wojtaszek is now outright leader on 3/5, Kramnik is last on 2 and the other six are all on 2.5/5.Chris Rice wrote:The draw percentage goes up to 81.2% but this years Dortmund will never be forgotten for the Rd 4 game, Bluebaum v Andreikin as described in Peter Doggers report. A game that lasted seven hours and 121 moves with Andreikin being a rook for a pawn down for more than half of it. ""At the start I thought it was a simple win," said Bluebaum. All the fans thought so too..."
Also covered in Macauley Peterson's ChessBase report and the Chess24 report. Bluebalm and Wojtaszek lead on 2.5/4.
Re: Dortmund 15-23 July 2017
Fedoseev has since retired to his room with a bottle of brandy and a loaded revolverLawrenceCooper wrote:There could easily have been more decisive games as Fedoseev had a huge advantage against Nisipeanu
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Re: Dortmund 15-23 July 2017
ChessBase report on Round 5
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Re: Dortmund 15-23 July 2017
Four draws today but all hard fought.