2024 FIDE Women's Candidates Toronto April 3-23
-
- Posts: 10415
- Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:12 am
- Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester
Re: 2024 FIDE Women's Candidates Toronto April 3-23
It's pretty close between the top 4, crucial matchups tomorrow
Round 8 13th April at 19:30BST: Lagno-Goryachkina, Salimova-Muzychuk, Tan-Lei, Koneru-Vaishali.
Round 8 13th April at 19:30BST: Lagno-Goryachkina, Salimova-Muzychuk, Tan-Lei, Koneru-Vaishali.
Any postings on here represent my personal views
-
- Posts: 4668
- Joined: Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:26 pm
Re: 2024 FIDE Women's Candidates Toronto April 3-23
(Much) closer now. That was quite the Petrosian impression by Lei. Has she now won three games in a row? She would be the only person in either event to do so.
-
- Posts: 7293
- Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:13 am
Re: 2024 FIDE Women's Candidates Toronto April 3-23
Yes, that's right. Vaishali has just lost three in a row.Jonathan Rogers wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:38 am(Much) closer now. That was quite the Petrosian impression by Lei. Has she now won three games in a row? She would be the only person in either event to do so.
-
- Posts: 5273
- Joined: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:51 pm
- Location: Millom, Cumbria
Re: 2024 FIDE Women's Candidates Toronto April 3-23
Make that four in a row now, these events can be pretty brutal if you run into some bad form.
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
-
- Posts: 7293
- Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:13 am
Re: 2024 FIDE Women's Candidates Toronto April 3-23
Yes, a rather sad collapse from a reasonable position.Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 11:00 pmMake that four in a row now, these events can be pretty brutal if you run into some bad form.
-
- Posts: 7293
- Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:13 am
Re: 2024 FIDE Women's Candidates Toronto April 3-23
Heading into the third rest day:
Lei Tingjie & Tan 6.5/10
Goryachkina & Lagno 5.5
Koneru 4.5
Muzychuk & Salimova 4
Vaishali 3.5
Lei Tingjie & Tan 6.5/10
Goryachkina & Lagno 5.5
Koneru 4.5
Muzychuk & Salimova 4
Vaishali 3.5
Last edited by LawrenceCooper on Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
-
- Posts: 10415
- Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:12 am
- Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester
Re: 2024 FIDE Women's Candidates Toronto April 3-23
Vaishali on 3.5 after her win, Salimova on 4
Any postings on here represent my personal views
-
- Posts: 7293
- Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:13 am
Re: 2024 FIDE Women's Candidates Toronto April 3-23
Oh, Vaishali won against Salimova! Having gone to bed as the commentators were predicting Vaishali was about to resign I hadn't realised there had been a point swing!
-
- Posts: 5273
- Joined: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:51 pm
- Location: Millom, Cumbria
Re: 2024 FIDE Women's Candidates Toronto April 3-23
Well she needed that
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
-
- Posts: 10415
- Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:12 am
- Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester
Re: 2024 FIDE Women's Candidates Toronto April 3-23
No preference here, but pleased to see her stop losing
Any postings on here represent my personal views
-
- Posts: 7293
- Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:13 am
-
- Posts: 7293
- Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:13 am
Re: 2024 FIDE Women's Candidates Toronto April 3-23
Tan beats Lagno and could move a point clear with Lei Tingjie in trouble against Muzychuk.
-
- Posts: 10415
- Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:12 am
- Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester
Re: 2024 FIDE Women's Candidates Toronto April 3-23
Lei drew, and is half a point behind, hard to see anyone else coming from 2 points down
Any postings on here represent my personal views
-
- Posts: 4668
- Joined: Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:26 pm
Re: 2024 FIDE Women's Candidates Toronto April 3-23
The Chinese players have fought well in every game; by contrast Muzychuk and Lagno have been getting less than their positions from the middlegame would suggest more or less throughout the event. The resurgent Vaishali seems to have ended Goryachkina's chances.
So Loz was right in calling the Chinese players as favourites from the start. Now he has to pick the winner!
So Loz was right in calling the Chinese players as favourites from the start. Now he has to pick the winner!
-
- Posts: 7293
- Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:13 am
Re: 2024 FIDE Women's Candidates Toronto April 3-23
I'll pick Tan but will be happy to be proven wrong as I found Lei Tingjie's facial expressions in the world championship match very entertaining and wouldn't mind a repeat.Jonathan Rogers wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:15 amThe Chinese players have fought well in every game; by contrast Muzychuk and Lagno have been getting less than their positions from the middlegame would suggest more or less throughout the event. The resurgent Vaishali seems to have ended Goryachkina's chances.
So Loz was right in calling the Chinese players as favourites from the start. Now he has to pick the winner!