Engines tend not to rate the abc pawn structure against the isolated a and c structure as that much of an advantage. It would be amazing if Carlsen could win Black's position and perhaps Wang will head for the sterility of an opposite Bishops ending.Ray Sayers wrote:I predict a draw. Wang seems to be playing for that.....
Tata Steel 2013
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Roger de Coverly
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David Robertson
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Carlsen - Nakamura
"As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods;
They kill us for their sport"
"As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods;
They kill us for their sport"
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Christopher Kreuzer
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Re: Tata Steel 2013
Well, I am going to have to look at that game now!David Robertson wrote:Carlsen - Nakamura
"As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods;
They kill us for their sport"
EDIT: That was a brutal finish.
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John Moore
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For those who like this kind of thing - Naiditsch-Ernst in the B Group has reached Q+RP v Q. Tablebase says draw - Naiditsch needs to win to ensure a tie for first.
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Andrew Bak
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63...Qg3+ apparently draws while 63...Qg4+ loses.John Moore wrote:For those who like this kind of thing - Naiditsch-Ernst in the B Group has reached Q+RP v Q. Tablebase says draw - Naiditsch needs to win to ensure a tie for first.
Don't ask why!
It looked like a tricky ending for Ernst to defend, his king was in no-man's land, it couldn't get either in front of the pawn or to the opposite corner.