2021 World Cup
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Official report has an interview with Ana in Spanish if anyone wants a look
I see Firouzja is out, as is Dominguez & Maghsoodloo
I see Firouzja is out, as is Dominguez & Maghsoodloo
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They should play with one of these sets. It would solve that problem and add to the farcical nature of the whole procedure.Kevin Thurlow wrote: ↑Sun Jul 18, 2021 7:06 amAnd what makes it even worse is that the pieces are too light, they should not fall over so easily.
More seriously, you could make an argument for playing Armageddon games on a computer. It wouldn't detract from the "whoever can move fastest wins" nature of the game, but it would ensure that players only moved after their opponent had made their move, pieces were properly put on squares and there were no illegal moves completed.
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Only the same case you can make for all blitz games being played on a computer. The reason that Armageddon games have no increment from move 1 is the hope that they will live up to their sensational name by ending in chaos.Ian Thompson wrote: ↑Sun Jul 18, 2021 12:19 pmMore seriously, you could make an argument for playing Armageddon games on a computer.
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As a means of settling ties in an event which is a qualifier for the world championships, the case is moderately high. Rules for hybrid events could apply notwithstanding the point that the players are likely to be in the same room.NickFaulks wrote: ↑Sun Jul 18, 2021 1:34 pmOnly the same case you can make for all blitz games being played on a computer.
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But you do run the risk of a mouse slip ruining the game.
Swings and roundabouts?
Swings and roundabouts?
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Caruana is out; I wonder how much he was disturbed by what happened in the previous round
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It can't have helped. But arguably he had Topalov syndrome, taking excessive risks to avoid the rapid tiebreak
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More of the top seeds have fallen, Giri and Mamedayrov also. Giri's loss seemed a bit unusual. For someone of his strength he should surely have known the ending was completely lost.
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"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
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"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
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You can see why he might have thought that the clever Nxb6 would be crushing, but it wasn't.
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Which game/ending?MJMcCready wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 4:05 pmMore of the top seeds have fallen, Giri and Mamedayrov also. Giri's loss seemed a bit unusual. For someone of his strength he should surely have known the ending was completely lost.
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The game that Giri lost which got him knocked out.
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I can't work it out either.
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The last game of their match. He went into a rook versus knight and bishop ending but then targeted the isolated h-pawn with his rook and must have surely known he would lose his own e-pawn in doing that and give his opponent a passed pawn. As soon as that happened there was no way he could stop it from queening, it seemed like the sort of mistake a player of his strength wouldn't make to me.
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Sure, but he needed to win to stay in the match, and that was the only thing left to try that might have given him any winning chances.