2017 World Cup 2-27 September, Tbilisi

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Back at the chess, Carlsen is a piece up but Bu Xiangzhi looks to have sufficient compensation.

[Chris Rice]

An awful way to leave the tournament after he sensationally beat Anand but Kovalyev has clearly had enough and checked out of the hotel. https://twitter.com/chess24com?ref_src= ... r%5Eauthor

[Jonathan Rogers]

When in Georgia, dress as the Georgians tell you, apparently. And another one for the Azmai files!

Kovalyov striking a blow for the amateur who really does not need to obey at all costs, perhaps.

Back at the chess, Aronian looks good, Ivanchuk v Kramnik looks like an advantage to White to this human, though not to the engine; and it doesn't seem that Bu quite has full compensation.

[Christopher Kreuzer]

The engines seem to think that Carlsen is worse now against Bu. Carlsen doesn't seem to be quite playing the right moves. I am going to go out on a limb here and say that Carlsen might end up losing this!

[NickFaulks]

Back at the chess, Carlsen is a piece up but Bu Xiangzhi looks to have sufficient compensation.

Not sure about that, but judging by the clocks MC is a bit rattled.

[Jonathan Rogers]

When in Georgia, dress as the Georgians tell you, apparently. And another one for the Azmai files!

Kovalyov striking a blow for the amateur who really does not need to obey at all costs, perhaps.

Back at the chess, Aronian looks good, Ivanchuk v Kramnik looks like an advantage to White to this human, though not to the engine; and it doesn't seem that Bu quite has full compensation.

wrong on all three then, a new record. (maybe just on two of them;Aronian still looking good).

So seems to have recovered from his last event! Though I expect he is particularly effective against the non-elites.

[John Hickman]

Back at the chess, Aronian looks good, Ivanchuk v Kramnik looks like an advantage to White to this human, though not to the engine;

Kramnik just needs to move his Kingside formation one rank back

[Christopher Kreuzer]

It went from slightly better for Carlsen to worse for him. And yes, he is in big time trouble. Practically losing, now, I would say (definitely losing now after 24.Kf2).

[JustinHorton]

Clear win (after 28 Qxf5+) might still be hard to see over the board.

[Kevin Thurlow]

"Apparently Seirawan has been telling a story about Nigel Short wearing shorts at an Interzonal in Switzerland."

If that's Biel 1985, I can confirm it was very hot. Lots of people were wearing shorts or very casual clothing...

[Angus French]

Great Bu's up!

He is!

[NickFaulks]

Back at the chess, Carlsen is a piece up but Bu Xiangzhi looks to have sufficient compensation.

Not sure about that, but judging by the clocks MC is a bit rattled.

Looks as though MC and CK both understood the position better than I did.

[David Robertson]

A big test of Carlsen's temperament tomorrow. He's been known to beat himself up severely after a bad loss. If he reacts badly again, we may have a character flaw to chew over, not to mention a shock

[JustinHorton]

The Nigel Short wearing shorts story has been told on here at least three times, take your pick: 1, 2, 3.

Thanks. As a jeans and Tshirt guy I dislike dress codes on principle but I also think that it's generally wise to follow the arbiters' instructions . (This goes in spades for Nigel of course, who is very big on the rules being followed unless it's him that has to follow them.)

[Chris Rice]

Matthew Sadler calling the Aronian win over Matlakov today "a modern classic"