There isn't a seperate thread for Mike's section so here seems as good a place as any.
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Ah, I see!
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Mike's resultsLawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Thu Jul 26, 2018 5:40 pmThere isn't a seperate thread for Mike's section so here seems as good a place as any.
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Two wins for black in round 6, Mamedyarov leads on 4.5/6, ahead of Carlsen on 4, MVL, Navara & Svidler on 3 and Georgiadis on 0.5.
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Baptism of fire, all right.
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Despite Black playing the Najdorf it's been an interesting tussle in Carlsen v Vachier-Lagrave today, with MVL giving up a couple of pawns for a tasty initiative. Meanwhile Mamedyarov is pressing against Navara.
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That's when you know that something is sadly wrong with modern chess.JustinHorton wrote: ↑Sun Jul 29, 2018 4:03 pmDespite Black playing the Najdorf it's been an interesting tussle
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I don’t get it? (either the original comment, or the response)NickFaulks wrote: ↑Sun Jul 29, 2018 4:09 pmThat's when you know that something is sadly wrong with modern chess.JustinHorton wrote: ↑Sun Jul 29, 2018 4:03 pmDespite Black playing the Najdorf it's been an interesting tussle
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Carlsen duly held, Shak about to win a Rook ending v Navara to go a point clear.
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Fabulously interesting rook ending. I could learn loads from it if I had any idea where to start.
The Chess24 house program seemed to think MVL might have missed a chance to win earlier.
The Chess24 house program seemed to think MVL might have missed a chance to win earlier.
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I retain a naive belief that the choice of a Najdorf suggests that both players are looking for a combative game.Richard Bates wrote: ↑Sun Jul 29, 2018 6:00 pmI don’t get it? (either the original comment, or the response)
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OK, I read your comment as accepting the premise behind the original statement, which i didn't understand at all. Perhaps i haven't been paying close enough attention (perhaps i should as i play it all the time!), but the idea that open Sicilian Najdorfs don't usually lead to interesting battles is news to me!NickFaulks wrote: ↑Sun Jul 29, 2018 9:13 pmI retain a naive belief that the choice of a Najdorf suggests that both players are looking for a combative game.Richard Bates wrote: ↑Sun Jul 29, 2018 6:00 pmI don’t get it? (either the original comment, or the response)
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Ah, I was just trolling Najdorf fans
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And still Georgiadis has drawn solely with the WC. Messed up a decent game against Svidler today.
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Justin, you got us. The trouble is, we do know that the top players' laptops contain loads of razor-sharp variations, all leading to forced draws.
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