Just putting up the obligatory intro post and poll for this, which I'd forgotten was on until Garrett just mentioned it in shoutbox.
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12-01-2013, 10:59 PM #1Monster of the deep
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12-01-2013, 11:00 PM #2CC Grandmaster
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No poll visible yet, Kev.
God exists. Short and to the point.
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12-01-2013, 11:04 PM #3Monster of the deep
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That's because copying the 14 names in something like rating order took me longer than the minute it took you to reply.
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12-01-2013, 11:12 PM #4CC Grandmaster
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Cool. Taking the obvious man this time!
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13-01-2013, 08:20 AM #5CC Grandmaster
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I've taken 'the obvious man' too
Fischer visiting Tal in hospital - Curaçao 1962
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13-01-2013, 09:07 AM #6Account Banned
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i voted for karjakin because of the pink bar.........
i also hope pentala harikrishna does wellLast edited by Sir Cromulent Sparkles; 13-01-2013 at 09:09 AM.
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14-01-2013, 09:14 AM #7CC Candidate Master
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Aronian is 'overdue' for a result.
Caruana would be my other pick to upset Carlsen
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14-01-2013, 09:23 AM #8Monster of the deep
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Harikrishna and Karjakin won in round 1; all draws in round 2 though Sokolov was completely winning against Nakamura and stuffed the endgame. Hou Yifan also missed a win against van Wely and Carlsen certainly had the worst of it against Aronian. Games at http://www.tatasteelchess.com/tournament/livegames and select round number on right.
Last edited by Kevin Bonham; 14-01-2013 at 09:33 AM.
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15-01-2013, 03:43 AM #9CC Grandmaster
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Carlsen, Anand and Karjarkin win.
Karjarkin going well....
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16-01-2013, 02:09 PM #10Monster of the deep
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The world champion might be awake this year! Anand defeats Aronian in 23 moves of brilliance with black:
Aronian,L (2802) - Anand,V (2772) [D47]
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Five games were decisive and the current standings are:
+2 Carlsen, Anand, Karjakin
= Nakamura, Leko, Caruana, Harikrishna, Wang Hao, van Wely
-1 Aronian, Giri, L'Ami, Sokolov
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16-01-2013, 02:29 PM #11Monster of the deep
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In the above 12...c5 is a novelty, 15...Bc5 is still preparation from Anand's match against Gelfand, and Anand found the rest OTB.
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16-01-2013, 08:35 PM #12CC International Master
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Way to go Anand! Beating (long time) world #2 with black in 23 moves - that is brilliant! The WC preparations have not been in vain. Since Anand apparently was a client of Levon losing the most silly games, this is a huge boost to Anand's self confidence. Even Magnus was amazed by the game.
A small sideline: 17.fxe5? Qxd4+ 18.Kh1 Qg1+! 19.Rxg1 Nf2+ smothered mate.
Or 17.dxc5? Qd4+ 18.Kh1 Nf2+ 19.Rxf2 (19.Kg1 Nh3+ 20.Kh1 Qg1+ 21.Rxg1 Nf2 ++) Qxf2 and curtains because of Qe1+ and Bxg2++Chess well played is imagination, calculation, observation, experience and memorization in order of importance.
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18-01-2013, 12:28 PM #13Monster of the deep
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Couple of showy finishes:
Harikrishna - van Wely
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L'Ami - Wang Hao
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+2 Carlsen, Anand, Karjakin
+1 Leko, Nakamura, Harikrishna, Wang Hao
= Aronian
-1 Giri, Caruana, van Wely
-2 Sokolov, L'Ami
-3 Hou Yifan
So far Harikrishna is well and truly justifying his invitation, the Dutch players are down the bottom as usual and Caruana is struggling.Moderation Requests: All requests for, comments about, or questions about moderation of any kind including thread changes must be posted in the Help and Feedback section and not on the thread in question. (Or by private message for routine changes or sensitive matters.)
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19-01-2013, 01:53 PM #14Monster of the deep
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Carlsen has taken the outright lead and Hou Yifan has beaten Giri.
+3 Carlsen
+2 Anand, Karjakin
+1 Aronian, Harikrishna, Nakamura
= Leko, van Wely, Wang Hao
-1 Caruana
-2 Giri, Hou Yifan, L'Ami
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21-01-2013, 05:55 AM #15CC Candidate Master
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Wow.
That was some ending by Carlsen to beat Karjarkin and take the sole lead again. He only has Nakamura and the backmarkers to play. Not only will he win, but he'll be knocking on 2900 in this form!
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