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Re: Candidates Tournament 2020

Post by Nick Ivell » Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:46 pm

Poor show by Wang there, no question.

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Post by Nick Ivell » Mon Apr 26, 2021 3:57 pm

I think we can safely say that the endgame is not Wang's strong point. May be true of other Chinese players as well.

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Post by JustinHorton » Mon Apr 26, 2021 4:10 pm

And Nepo it is.
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Re: Candidates Tournament 2020

Post by Nick Ivell » Mon Apr 26, 2021 4:15 pm

I look forward to the match. Magnus will be favourite, but Nepo is not without chances.

At least I don't expect draw, draw, draw...

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Post by JustinHorton » Mon Apr 26, 2021 4:50 pm

Alekseenko has just committed the most horrendous error
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Re: Candidates Tournament 2020

Post by NickFaulks » Mon Apr 26, 2021 4:58 pm

JustinHorton wrote:
Mon Apr 26, 2021 4:50 pm
Alekseenko has just committed the most horrendous error
Be fair, it was a most outrageous swindle. Jon Speelman on twitch has been going through the lines and is highly impressed.
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Re: Candidates Tournament 2020

Post by JustinHorton » Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:06 pm

Also I am far from convinced I could find the win the computer finds after 48 ... Rxb4 49. Qxb4 Qxd3 50. Nf3 Qf1+ 51. Ng1 Bd4 52. Qb8+ Kh7 53. Qf4 Bxf2, which continues to elude Ganguly, Polgar and Sachdev in the Chess24 commentary box
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Re: Candidates Tournament 2020

Post by JustinHorton » Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:09 pm

Wang's play in the passage leading up to move 40 was less than precise again today.
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Re: Candidates Tournament 2020

Post by JustinHorton » Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:11 pm

Nepo has a cat, he tells us
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Re: Candidates Tournament 2020

Post by Mick Norris » Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:14 pm

Clearly the cat has helped his chess; does said cat have a name, do we know?
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Re: Candidates Tournament 2020

Post by JustinHorton » Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:15 pm

He didn't say - he just said it had destroyed his old chair, if I followed him.
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Re: Candidates Tournament 2020

Post by JustinHorton » Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:39 pm

Fantastic!
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Re: Candidates Tournament 2020

Post by Matt Fletcher » Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:08 pm

Peter Shaw wrote:
Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:37 pm
Nepo's cat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DiXIYByMoQ
I love the comment below that Nepo is cheating online using cats - he has 384 cats each representing a piece (RNBQKP) and a square. An associate in the next room releases the correct cat at the opportune moment, to signal a particular move should be played...

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Re: Candidates Tournament 2020

Post by Mick Norris » Mon Apr 26, 2021 6:50 pm

We're assuming the cat is called Ricky then?
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