2017 World Cup 2-27 September, Tbilisi
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Rapport is through.
"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
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Never mind Giri's choice, what about Sethuraman! Two wrist-slitting disasters, then a total smash-up. He's one impressive dude
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Caruana in terrible trouble. Ding through.
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Aronian has drawn with MAtlakov after an oversight cost him his winning position. They go to more-but-faster rapidplay.
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Worst Move On The Board there?
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Equal worst with Rf1, but lost anyway
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Caruana out; like Vlad, he may be hoping So reaches the final now
One of these 8 will be in the Candidates:
So v Jobava
Fedoseev v Rodshtein
Najer v Rapport
Wang v Ding
One of these 8 will be in the Candidates:
So v Jobava
Fedoseev v Rodshtein
Najer v Rapport
Wang v Ding
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Good point, I stand correctedSimon Brown wrote:Equal worst with Rf1, but lost anyway
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Honourable mention for Nepo also.JustinHorton wrote:Good point, I stand correctedSimon Brown wrote:Equal worst with Rf1, but lost anyway
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That gives us:
Through:
Najer (who saw that coming?)
Ding
Jobava
Rapport
Vachier-Lagrave
Out:
Caruana
Vidit
Nepo
Li
Lenderman
Comeback kid:
Sethuraman
Still here though:
Lucky Anish
Two draws:
Matlakov
Aronian
Navara
Grischuk
Through:
Najer (who saw that coming?)
Ding
Jobava
Rapport
Vachier-Lagrave
Out:
Caruana
Vidit
Nepo
Li
Lenderman
Comeback kid:
Sethuraman
Still here though:
Lucky Anish
Two draws:
Matlakov
Aronian
Navara
Grischuk
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Nowhere near, he has any number of ways of putting his queen en prisePeterFarr wrote:Honourable mention for Nepo also.JustinHorton wrote:Good point, I stand correctedSimon Brown wrote:Equal worst with Rf1, but lost anyway
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Not with any artistic merit.JustinHorton wrote:Nowhere near, he has any number of ways of putting his queen en prisePeterFarr wrote:Honourable mention for Nepo also.JustinHorton wrote:
Good point, I stand corrected
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Nice comment from Olimpiu G Urcan on twitter:
It is as if Caïssa is taking a long nap and left a club-level amateur in charge of the fate of the #FIDEWorldCup.
Re: 2017 World Cup 2-27 September, Tbilisi
Excited? I am
6.3/6.4 predictions? ISIHAC
Meh - Grischuk fails to enter into the spirit of things
6.3/6.4 predictions? ISIHAC
Meh - Grischuk fails to enter into the spirit of things
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Grischuk has a five-minute time advantage
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