2017 World Cup 2-27 September, Tbilisi
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OK, well that was a bit random
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Surely there must be better ways than a low-quality blitz to decide such an important match? The fifth playoff game, just finished, was dreadful.
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You'd hope so, but that may depend on who is paying for the Candidates to be in Berlin; I've seen it suggested that Armenia stumped up last time to give Lev the wildcard, and I think Azerbaijan paid for the London event to give Radjabov the wildcardJonathan Rogers wrote:yes, but quite likely the one who misses out would get the wildcard, surely?Mick Norris wrote:Well done Ding, China's first Candidate
Puts Shak quite close to qualifying too, as it takes Ding out of the way for 1 of the 2 spots from the GP; if MVL wins today, Shak is in
Makes the rating race between Caruana, So & Kramnik very interesting now
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Re: 2017 World Cup 2-27 September, Tbilisi
Where is the WC match being held?
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If the next is drawn, we go to armageddonSimon Brown wrote:Surely there must be better ways than a low-quality blitz to decide such an important match? The fifth playoff game, just finished, was dreadful.
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Simon Brown wrote:Surely there must be better ways than a low-quality blitz to decide such an important match? The fifth playoff game, just finished, was dreadful.
Yes. You have s proper length match in the first place.
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Fantastic.
Stupid, but fantastic.
Stupid, but fantastic.
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The first Armageddon of the event now, of all times!
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Aronian white.Jonathan Rogers wrote:The first Armageddon of the event now, of all times!
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Has he got any more novelties available like the Knight sacrifice on g3 in the rapid phase?LawrenceCooper wrote:Aronian white.
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On the whole, surely Aronian has had the better of the play today, indeed he has been quite in charge after the first game.
But he would have wanted Black, surely.
But he would have wanted Black, surely.
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I believe the stats really favoured black when the time was 6 v 5, and moving to the 5 v 4 they are using was intended to level it out. But I'm not sure if it worked
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They think it's all over.......... it is now.Jonathan Rogers wrote:On the whole, surely Aronian has had the better of the play today, indeed he has been quite in charge after the first game.
But he would have wanted Black, surely.
Aronian through.
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K+Q v K +R in the end
JustinHorton wrote:Fantastic.
Stupid, but fantastic.
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Re: 2017 World Cup 2-27 September, Tbilisi
Pleased for Aronian, he deserves another crack at the Candidates
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