And the latter has had a bit of a baptism of fire.
Wijk aan Zee 2021
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"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
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Donchenko has presumably had no time to prepare? Grandelius must be happy so far!
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Was hoping to see round 2 and 3 reported after a busy 12 hours at work.
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TWIC rounds 2 and 3
Worth looking at the Caruana - Duda game
Pete Doggers rounds 2 and 3Round 3 standings: 1st-5th Harikrishna, Carlsen, Giri, Caruana, Grandelius 2pts; 6th-10th Vachier-Lagrave, Van Foreest, Esipenko, Firouzja, Wojtaszek 1.5pts 11th-13th Duda, Anton Guijarro, Tari 1pt 14th Donchenko 0.5pts.
Round 4 pairings 19th Jan 1pm GMT: MVL-Anton, Tari-Firouzja, Van Foreest-Carlsen, Donchenko-Wojtaszek, Duda-Giri, Harikrishna-Caruana, Esipenko-Grandelius.
Worth looking at the Caruana - Duda game
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Every game drawn apart from one still unfinished, which right now looks like going the same way.
EDIT: and indeed it did.
EDIT: and indeed it did.
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I'm enjoying Peter Leko's commentary.
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Pete Doggers on round 4
TWIC
Rest day today
Thursday 21st Jan 1pm GMT: Carlsen-Donchenko, Firouzja-Van Foreest, Anton-Tari, Giri-Harikrishna, Caruana-Esipenko, Grandelius-MVL, Wojtaszek-Duda.
TWIC
Rest day today
Thursday 21st Jan 1pm GMT: Carlsen-Donchenko, Firouzja-Van Foreest, Anton-Tari, Giri-Harikrishna, Caruana-Esipenko, Grandelius-MVL, Wojtaszek-Duda.
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Yes, its been good, I also like the commentary by Jon Speelman https://www.twitch.tv/jonspeelman
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Thanks for that tip, I shall now follow nothing else.David Shepherd wrote: ↑Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:13 pmYes, its been good, I also like the commentary by Jon Speelman https://www.twitch.tv/jonspeelman
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Wind stopped play
"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
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"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
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"Wind stopped play"
Was that deliberately ambiguous? I was quite worried until I saw the link...
Was that deliberately ambiguous? I was quite worried until I saw the link...
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Carlsen has a very Carlsenish position
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Nils Grandelius is really playing some amazing chess
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Amazing endgame in Guijarro - Aryan. You need to play through it with assessment bar on