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Christopher Kreuzer wrote:

Roger de Coverly wrote:

Christopher Kreuzer wrote: a single Armageddon game (5 minutes for White, 4 minutes for Black with draw odds.]

With an increment from move 61 which improves Black's chances for a draw.

Not this time. Jobava goes through.

Round 2 line-up can be seen here.

Dreev could be a tricky opponent for Carlsen.

Thomas Rendle wrote:

Steven DuCharme wrote:

LawrenceCooper wrote:
No. Why?

White was winning but blew it.

I think the point is that it was Black that was winning and blew it.

LawrenceCooper wrote:

Steven DuCharme wrote:

LawrenceCooper wrote:
Although I didn't have the commentary on live it's worth playing it back it to hear the commentators applauding black's play, expecting white to resign and then the reality dawns on them that white is somehow winning.

I think you mean the reverse.

LawrenceCooper wrote:

NickFaulks wrote:Le - Caruana end was amazing. 2800 players are ( very ) human.