2017 World Cup 2-27 September, Tbilisi

[Matthew Turner]

OK, well that was a bit random

[Simon Brown]

Surely there must be better ways than a low-quality blitz to decide such an important match? The fifth playoff game, just finished, was dreadful.

[Mick Norris]

Well done Ding, China's first Candidate

Puts Shak quite close to qualifying too, as it takes Ding out of the way for 1 of the 2 spots from the GP; if MVL wins today, Shak is in

Makes the rating race between Caruana, So & Kramnik very interesting now

yes, but quite likely the one who misses out would get the wildcard, surely?

You'd hope so, but that may depend on who is paying for the Candidates to be in Berlin; I've seen it suggested that Armenia stumped up last time to give Lev the wildcard, and I think Azerbaijan paid for the London event to give Radjabov the wildcard

[Nick Burrows]

Where is the WC match being held?

[Mick Norris]

Surely there must be better ways than a low-quality blitz to decide such an important match? The fifth playoff game, just finished, was dreadful.

If the next is drawn, we go to armageddon

[Jonathan Bryant]

Surely there must be better ways than a low-quality blitz to decide such an important match? The fifth playoff game, just finished, was dreadful.

Yes. You have s proper length match in the first place.

[JustinHorton]

Fantastic.

Stupid, but fantastic.

[Jonathan Rogers]

The first Armageddon of the event now, of all times!

[LawrenceCooper]

The first Armageddon of the event now, of all times!

Aronian white.

[Roger de Coverly]

Aronian white.

Has he got any more novelties available like the Knight sacrifice on g3 in the rapid phase?

[Jonathan Rogers]

On the whole, surely Aronian has had the better of the play today, indeed he has been quite in charge after the first game.

But he would have wanted Black, surely.

[Paul Cooksey]

I believe the stats really favoured black when the time was 6 v 5, and moving to the 5 v 4 they are using was intended to level it out. But I'm not sure if it worked

[LawrenceCooper]

On the whole, surely Aronian has had the better of the play today, indeed he has been quite in charge after the first game.

But he would have wanted Black, surely.

They think it's all over.......... it is now.

Aronian through.

[Paul Cooksey]

K+Q v K +R in the end

Fantastic.

Stupid, but fantastic.

[Matt Mackenzie]

Pleased for Aronian, he deserves another crack at the Candidates