Norway with Carlsen
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Norway with Carlsen
Blitz currently in progress, and not starting according to the script:
Round 1 Anand 0.5 Carlsen
Round 2 Carlsen 0-1 Radjabov
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Round 1 Anand 0.5 Carlsen
Round 2 Carlsen 0-1 Radjabov
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Re: Norway with Carlsen
Five players piling up on 4.5/6 (Radjabov, Anand) and 4/6 (Carlsen, Nakamura, Svidler).
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Re: Norway with Carlsen
After all that, five players tied on 6/9. Carlsen lost to Karjakin in the penultimate round, then beat Svidler in the last round to catch him. Anand and Karjakin drew their respective final round games, and Nakamura won to also reach 6 points.
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Re: Norway with Carlsen
No, actually. Wang - Karjakin was originally reported as a draw, but in fact Karjakin won the game (giving him 6½/9).Christopher Kreuzer wrote:After all that, five players tied on 6/9.
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Thanks. I should have looked at the positions more closely!David Sedgwick wrote:No, actually. Wang - Karjakin was originally reported as a draw, but in fact Karjakin won the game (giving him 6½/9).Christopher Kreuzer wrote:After all that, five players tied on 6/9.
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Norway Chess 2013
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Carlsen-Anand in round 2 in progress. Presumably both players not wanting to give too much away. Will the Sicilian feature in their match?
Carlsen-Anand in round 2 in progress. Presumably both players not wanting to give too much away. Will the Sicilian feature in their match?
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Re: Norway Chess 2013
A small but consistent edge for Carlsen with Anand having to nurse the backward pawn on d6. It's plausible that will be his match strategy.Christopher Kreuzer wrote:http://live.norwaychess.com/
Carlsen-Anand in round 2 in progress. Presumably both players not wanting to give too much away. Will the Sicilian feature in their match?
Depending on who you asked and when you asked them, Black's seventh (e5) could have been considered a serious error. Anand has played it before, in the German League against Tiviakov, so there have been a few games in the last year.
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And drawn. With only knight and king versus king left. It's not unknown for Carlsen and others to go down to bare kings or similar positions, but you wonder who gained a psychological edge there if any was there to be had?Roger de Coverly wrote:A small but consistent edge for Carlsen with Anand having to nurse the backward pawn on d6. It's plausible that will be his match strategy.
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Re: Norway Chess 2013
A quick merge with a similar topicChristopher Kreuzer wrote:http://live.norwaychess.com/
Carlsen-Anand in round 2 in progress. Presumably both players not wanting to give too much away. Will the Sicilian feature in their match?
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Re: Norway with Carlsen
How does Carlsen do it? Karjakin was on 4/4, but has blundered in his game against the Norwegian. The home fans will be happy!
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Re: Norway with Carlsen
Well its the first time he's "done it" in this tournament, given that he drew his first four games
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
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Re: Norway with Carlsen
Radjabov must really hate playing these long games against Carlsen...
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Re: Norway with Carlsen
Carlsen is the King of logic.
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Re: Norway with Carlsen
Does anyone know what is going on in Karjakin-Nakamura in round 7? Currently at move 46. Does Nakamura have a fortress with rook and knight against queen? Surely White is winning that?
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The online Houdini engine seems to think so. Presumably what you have to do is play a4 or c4 and promote the other pawn. In its best line, it doesn't even bother to exchange pawns, instead picking up the b5 pawn.Christopher Kreuzer wrote: Surely White is winning that?