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NickFaulks
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by NickFaulks » Thu Nov 04, 2021 9:19 am
NickFaulks wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:33 am
The Open tournament contains 107 GMs and a single IM, Madagascar's best ever player. He was presumably happy to open his account with a draw in the third round, but instead of repeating moves he should surely have played on. 32...Bxc3, if nothing else suggests itself.
https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2021-fi ... _Antenaina
The only interest evinced by my earlier post was in a rather odd claim on a slapdash website that the player is 7 years old.
Yesterday's loss suffered by Rakotomaharo, following a lengthy period in the middlegame where his position was assessed as +6 or higher, suggests that his decision may have been a wise one.
https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2021-fi ... s_NormundsIf you want a picture of the future, imagine a QR code stamped on a human face — forever.
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by JustinHorton » Thu Nov 04, 2021 9:25 am
Heh, I knew I should have checked the thread
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by JustinHorton » Thu Nov 04, 2021 5:27 pm
Arkell ending in
Divya-Gunina (which White appears to have resigned prematurely if the moves are correct, which I doubt unless Black really did miss a mate in one).
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by Nick Burrows » Thu Nov 04, 2021 6:03 pm
Superb play from Howell!
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by JustinHorton » Thu Nov 04, 2021 6:05 pm
He joins a very large group in joint second on plus 3. Meanwhile
Grandelius is fighting for a draw that would prevent Caruana reaching that score (and would effectively knock him out of contention.)
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by JustinHorton » Thu Nov 04, 2021 6:10 pm
Though not fighting that hard, as he seems to have resigned to the astonishment of Stuart and Anna in the Chess24 studio.
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by Mick Norris » Thu Nov 04, 2021 6:40 pm
Will it be Caruana (5.5) v Firouzja (6.5) tomorrow?
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PeterFarr
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by PeterFarr » Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:10 pm
Nick Burrows wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 6:03 pm
Superb play from Howell!
Very nice, and 3rd win in a row for him.
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by Nick Burrows » Thu Nov 04, 2021 7:36 pm
Caruana - Firouzja
Howell - Korobov
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by Mick Norris » Thu Nov 04, 2021 8:58 pm
Firouzja has overtaken Nepo on the live ratings to go 4th behind Caruana
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Nick Burrows
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by Nick Burrows » Thu Nov 04, 2021 9:14 pm
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by JustinHorton » Fri Nov 05, 2021 12:28 pm
Shirov knocking off early on a Friday
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by JustinHorton » Fri Nov 05, 2021 2:32 pm
If we believe the Chess24 clocks then
David Howell at move 18 is already down to about eight minutes, about fifty minutes behind his opponent
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by Mick Norris » Fri Nov 05, 2021 2:56 pm
NickFaulks wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 1:50 pm
Meanwhile, Howell has taken over 45 minutes on move 8. I know that is how he plays, but still cannot stop wishing that he wouldn't.
It was "only" 26 minutes today; I wish he could keep playing well, but just not as slowly
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