2018 Gashimov Memorial

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LawrenceCooper
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Re: 2018 Gashimov Memorial

Post by LawrenceCooper » Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:45 pm

Giri strikes courtesy of a big Navara miscalculation whilst Ding-Mamedyarov and Karjakin-Carlsen ended in draws.

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Re: 2018 Gashimov Memorial

Post by Paul Dargan » Wed Apr 25, 2018 3:10 pm

OMG today's commentary with Ljubo includes a lengthy section on presence of extra-terrestials on the earth ... it certainly isn;t the Jan and Peter show ...

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Re: 2018 Gashimov Memorial

Post by LawrenceCooper » Wed Apr 25, 2018 4:06 pm

Topalov-Mamedov ended in a draw so Topalov is half clear of Carlsen (who he plays tomorrow) and Giri (who plays Carlsen the day after).

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Re: 2018 Gashimov Memorial

Post by NickFaulks » Wed Apr 25, 2018 4:55 pm

Paul Dargan wrote:
Wed Apr 25, 2018 3:10 pm
OMG today's commentary with Ljubo includes a lengthy section on presence of extra-terrestials on the earth
Maybe he should run as a third party candidate for FIDE President. We could do worse.
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Re: 2018 Gashimov Memorial

Post by Paul Dargan » Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:02 pm

After the inevitable Mamedyerov 1/2-1/2 Radjabov in under an hour and with ~90minutes each on their clock - now we get Ljubo on magic/lucky numbers ...

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Re: 2018 Gashimov Memorial

Post by LawrenceCooper » Thu Apr 26, 2018 2:36 pm

Navara's downward spiral continues giving Ding a comfortable win with black to move to +1.

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Re: 2018 Gashimov Memorial

Post by David Robertson » Thu Apr 26, 2018 4:36 pm

Masterclass in progress

If you have time, check in to Carlsen - Topalov. I'd have presumed this Q v R+B ending drawn, back at #33. It still may be, for all I know, though I think not now (#44). Carlsen has shown no appetite for following Stockfish lines; simply goes his own way. It's so instructive. And impressive

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Re: 2018 Gashimov Memorial

Post by Tim Harding » Thu Apr 26, 2018 4:56 pm

Topalov gets the chop. Magnus takes the lead. Three-way tie now for second.
Yes, impressive finish that he calculated he could win Q v R+P when even without the pawn it can be tricky.

EDIT: I actually wrote the above before he played the flashy Qe6!!
I was thinking of the line 51...Rxf5 when White's last pawn falls but Black gets squeezed after 52 Qe6+ Rf7 53 Kxg4 Kf8 54 Qc8+ Ke7 55 Kg5 Rf6 56 Qg8
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Re: 2018 Gashimov Memorial

Post by Mick Norris » Fri Apr 27, 2018 7:30 am

David Robertson wrote:
Thu Apr 26, 2018 4:36 pm
Masterclass in progress

If you have time, check in to Carlsen - Topalov. I'd have presumed this Q v R+B ending drawn, back at #33. It still may be, for all I know, though I think not now (#44). Carlsen has shown no appetite for following Stockfish lines; simply goes his own way. It's so instructive. And impressive
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Re: 2018 Gashimov Memorial

Post by Chris Rice » Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:05 am

Peter Doggers report

"David Navara is a special chess player. Who else can lose three games in a row, and recite a self-composed chess poem at the press conference?

The Czech grandmaster, who went down vs Ding Liren today, said he wrote it back in 2008:

"I want to play chess above all,
That is my ascent, that's my fall.
Hard is the journey to the top,
The clock is ticking and won't stop."

Today things went wrong very early on, but not like you would expect. He didn't like his position even before trading the dark-squared bishops, and noted that it wasn't his preparation.

“I planned to play a different opening but I was just not concentrated enough and when there were cameras I was thinking [that] I should hide my pen because it was not nice enough, so I hid my pen and made a different move than I prepared.”

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Re: 2018 Gashimov Memorial

Post by LawrenceCooper » Fri Apr 27, 2018 2:15 pm

Radjabov (=7) v Karjakin (=7) had the expected result.

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Re: 2018 Gashimov Memorial

Post by David Robertson » Fri Apr 27, 2018 3:15 pm

Startling botch in Ding Liren - Mamedov where 37...Kf6 [0.08} but as played 37...Kh6 [7.78]

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Re: 2018 Gashimov Memorial

Post by LawrenceCooper » Fri Apr 27, 2018 4:28 pm

Four decisive results today mean that either Carlsen or Ding will finish first depending on the result of their last round game (Carlsen is white).

GM Carlsen, M. (5½) 2843— — GM Ding, Liren (5) 2778
GM Karjakin, S. (4) 2778— — GM Topalov, V. (4) 2749
GM Wojtaszek, R. (4) 2744— — GM Giri, Anish (4) 2777
GM Mamedov, Rauf (3½) 2704— — GM Mamedyarov (4) 2814
GM Navara, David (2) 2745— — GM Radjabov, T. (4) 2748

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Re: 2018 Gashimov Memorial

Post by LawrenceCooper » Fri Apr 27, 2018 4:33 pm


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Re: 2018 Gashimov Memorial

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:16 pm

Finally, the WC has a plus score over Giri.
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