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The Magnus Carlsen Invitational, Major in the Champions Chess Tour, Rapid 15m+30@

  • 14-03-2021 06:05PM
    #1
    Inquitus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,783 ✭✭✭✭


    Starts off with 3 days of Round Robin chess, 5 games per day, where everyone plays everyone once. The top 8 then progress through to the KO rounds.

    Standings after Rd 6

    zNTXb79.png

    Dumbed down commentary

    Peter Leko commentary


Comments

  • #2
    Inquitus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,783 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    Carlsen v Nakamura a game for the ages.......

    [Event "Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2021"]
    [Site "Online"]
    [Date "2021.03.10"]
    [Round "15.3"]
    [White "Carlsen,Magnus"]
    [Black "Nakamura,Hikaru"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [WhiteElo "2881"]
    [BlackElo "2829"]
    [TimeControl "900+10"]
    [PlyCount "12"]

    1. e4
    {[%emt 0:0:0]}
    1... e5
    {[%emt 0:0:0]}
    2. Ke2
    {[%emt 0:0:0]}
    2... Ke7
    {[%emt 0:0:0]
    }
    3. Ke1
    {[%emt 0:0:0]}
    3... Ke8
    {[%emt 0:0:0]}
    4. Ke2
    {[%emt 0:0:0]}
    4... Ke7
    {[%emt 0:0:9]}
    5. Ke1
    {[%emt 0:0:0]}
    5... Ke8
    {[%emt 0:0:1]}
    6. Ke2
    {[%emt 0:0:0]}
    6... Ke7
    {[%emt 0:0:1]} 1/2-1/2


  • #3
    mikhail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,862 ✭✭✭mikhail


    Was that some kind of protest? Or just the prearranged draw to end all prearranged draws?


  • #4
    Inquitus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,783 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    mikhail wrote: »
    Was that some kind of protest? Or just the prearranged draw to end all prearranged draws?

    They could have played out a Berlin or any number of drawn lines, the game meant nothing to the standings, so I guess they decided to have some fun with it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoAtp4eDBss


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbO7PYDY0rU


  • #5
    Inquitus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,783 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    Anish beat Nepo in the Blitz Tiebreaker 2-0. The first mini match was 4 draws and 2-2, the 2nd was also a draw but Nepo did have to win with the black pieces to take it to the Tiebreak, which is managed with aplomb!

    Magnus crucified Wesley in the 3rd / 4th Playoff and walks away with $25k for this troubles.

    Nepo will resume the candidates in 3 weeks with the White pieces against Anish, a key game!


  • #6
    Joedryan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 479 ✭✭Joedryan


    Very impressed with Nepo, he was obviously not much bothered but fears nobody and is a beast at those time limits.

    Means not much for the Candidates but hoping Nepo can do the business there, he is not at all afraid of Carlsen and has some psychological advantage going on against him IMO


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