FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 - Isle of Man

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Re: FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 - Isle of Man

Post by David Robertson » Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:35 pm

NickFaulks wrote:
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Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:09 pm
Pfft! Pretty undignified from Howell. I'll be interested to hear his post-match explanation
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Re: FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 - Isle of Man

Post by Christopher Kreuzer » Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:40 pm

Now that Alekseenko has a good chance to win, that does put Howell's decision in a new light.

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Re: FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 - Isle of Man

Post by JustinHorton » Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:47 pm

It does, and I'm thinking it's not something that'll quickly be forgotten
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Re: FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 - Isle of Man

Post by John Moore » Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:08 pm

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It does, and I'm thinking it's not something that'll quickly be forgotten
Do explain, Justin. I can understand that Alekseenko might be a bit fed up with Howell's play if he wins but you seem to be suggesting something deeper.

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Re: FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 - Isle of Man

Post by JustinHorton » Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:15 pm

No, not really. It's the history rather than the controversy I'm thinking of: the day a complete outsider would have qualified for the Candidates, but missed out because of somebody else's bizarre and unnecessary aberration.
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Re: FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 - Isle of Man

Post by David Sedgwick » Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:20 pm

At the end of a long tournament a tired player made a bad blunder.

Nothing sinister and no story, in my opinion.

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Re: FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 - Isle of Man

Post by Paul Cooksey » Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:21 pm

Hmm. Was distracted by work for a couple of hours, and seems my predictions have fallen apart completely. This is why I don't gamble...

I guess, as a young Russian, Alekseenko will have a more than decent chance of a wildcard if he finishes =1 but loses on tiebreak.

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Re: FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 - Isle of Man

Post by JustinHorton » Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:23 pm

Nepo though
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Re: FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 - Isle of Man

Post by John Moore » Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:27 pm

Luke clearly suffering from tiredness - missing tactics in the last two rounds.

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Re: FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 - Isle of Man

Post by John Moore » Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:38 pm

Euro Teams starting in a couple of days. Any predictions for the board order? I would go Adams (not tired), Jones (needs to prove something), Howell (will do well on Board 3), McShane (needs to recover a bit from the IOM). Nick Pert, of course, as reserve.

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Re: FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 - Isle of Man

Post by NickFaulks » Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:39 pm

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No, not really. It's the history rather than the controversy I'm thinking of: the day a complete outsider would have qualified for the Candidates, but missed out because of somebody else's bizarre and unnecessary aberration.
No more bizarre and unnecessary than the shambles at the end of the London Candidates.
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Re: FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 - Isle of Man

Post by John Moore » Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:40 pm

And I'd add, wouldn't it be nice to see these top 4 just once with Sadler available.

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Re: FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 - Isle of Man

Post by JustinHorton » Mon Oct 21, 2019 7:24 pm

Anyway Alekseenko v Vitiugov ends in a draw, so no damage done (except to David's bank balance)
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Re: FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019 - Isle of Man

Post by NickFaulks » Mon Oct 21, 2019 7:31 pm

Meanwhile Gawain bashes on with all 16 pawns still on the board.
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