Re: Candidates 2019
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2019 6:10 pm
A point swing in the game between first and second with Goryachkina winning (now 5/6) to go 1.5 ahead of Dzagnidze & Lagno. Everyone else on -1.
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Presuming you mean this Keith, there is no simply explained answer to that, but on move 28 I cannot see any reason why Black can't just play the obvious ...Re8. To easily draw such positions you need to know a number of principles; at which point you've set me up nicely for a self plug I explain those principles in the soon to be released 'Arkell's Endings'Jonathan Rogers wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:16 pmIncidentally Tan's defence of that ending looked pretty bad, and the game can be added to the list of those which could not be mistaken for an elite level game.
Not that it was a trivial defence. Keith, give away your trade secrets for nothing - how should Black plan to defend from move 28 ?
That swing seemed significant, perhaps a bit like the one between Kramnik and Caruana in round 4 of the last candidates.LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 6:10 pmA point swing in the game between first and second with Goryachkina winning (now 5/6) to go 1.5 ahead of Dzagnidze & Lagno. Everyone else on -1.
plug away, who is the publisher and when it is out?Keith Arkell wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 6:25 pmPresuming you mean this Keith, there is no simply explained answer to that, but on move 28 I cannot see any reason why Black can't just play the obvious ...Re8. To easily draw such positions you need to know a number of principles; at which point you've set me up nicely for a self plug I explain those principles in the soon to be released 'Arkell's Endings'Jonathan Rogers wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:16 pmIncidentally Tan's defence of that ending looked pretty bad, and the game can be added to the list of those which could not be mistaken for an elite level game.
Not that it was a trivial defence. Keith, give away your trade secrets for nothing - how should Black plan to defend from move 28 ?
I have in my head that +4 has been enough to win in this format, although I know it is new to the Women's qualification process, and with fewer draws that might not necessarily be the case hereJonathan Rogers wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 8:23 amThat swing seemed significant, perhaps a bit like the one between Kramnik and Caruana in round 4 of the last candidates.LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 6:10 pmA point swing in the game between first and second with Goryachkina winning (now 5/6) to go 1.5 ahead of Dzagnidze & Lagno. Everyone else on -1.
(What am I supposed to call the last candidates? THE candidates (meaning the women's doesn't count?)? The men's candidates (but it is not so restricted)? The open candidates (which makes it sound like anyone could have entered?)
'Ginger GM' and soon after I've completed writing it!Jonathan Rogers wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 8:24 amplug away, who is the publisher and when it is out?Keith Arkell wrote: ↑Thu Jun 06, 2019 6:25 pmPresuming you mean this Keith, there is no simply explained answer to that, but on move 28 I cannot see any reason why Black can't just play the obvious ...Re8. To easily draw such positions you need to know a number of principles; at which point you've set me up nicely for a self plug I explain those principles in the soon to be released 'Arkell's Endings'Jonathan Rogers wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:16 pmIncidentally Tan's defence of that ending looked pretty bad, and the game can be added to the list of those which could not be mistaken for an elite level game.
Not that it was a trivial defence. Keith, give away your trade secrets for nothing - how should Black plan to defend from move 28 ?
It has duly happened. 28 moves and 25 to 30 minutes.Kevin Thurlow wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 2:10 pm"Muzychuk A - Muzychuk M just started
Predictions? "
Draw (and I haven't looked to see if it's happened already...)
I suppose the clock times indicate that both players were familiar with the variation, as otherwise it looked like a competitive game.David Sedgwick wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 2:48 pmIt has duly happened. 28 moves and 25 to 30 minutes.
Probably I'm being dim, but I don't know what you mean.Jonathan Rogers wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 7:55 pmI would expect Goryachkina to go to +6 and similarly retire, if she is permitted to do so.
If she goes even further ahead, her opponents might start offering her short draws to save their energy for the other games, playing for second or third, etc.NickFaulks wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 8:09 pmProbably I'm being dim, but I don't know what you mean.Jonathan Rogers wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 7:55 pmI would expect Goryachkina to go to +6 and similarly retire, if she is permitted to do so.