Re: 2021 World Cup
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:06 pm
Grischuk - Duda is interesting. After 24...Qf4 the machine says Black is better, but I would be a bit frightened.
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Re: 2021 World Cup
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:38 pm
Nigel Short is a brilliant commentator.
Re: 2021 World Cup
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:41 pm
I see Duda won the tiebreak and has a quarter final v ViditNickFaulks wrote: ↑Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:06 pmGrischuk - Duda is interesting. After 24...Qf4 the machine says Black is better, but I would be a bit frightened.
We also will have Fedoseev v Tabatabaei
Shankland awaits the winner of MVL v Karjakin; 5 draws now, although the last one was 91 moves
Re: 2021 World Cup
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 5:28 pm
Karjakin wins with black in game 6 to qualify whilst Esipenko equalises against Magnus and on they go to game 7.Mick Norris wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 4:41 pmI see Duda won the tiebreak and has a quarter final v ViditNickFaulks wrote: ↑Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:06 pmGrischuk - Duda is interesting. After 24...Qf4 the machine says Black is better, but I would be a bit frightened.
We also will have Fedoseev v Tabatabaei
Shankland awaits the winner of MVL v Karjakin; 5 draws now, although the last one was 91 moves
Re: 2021 World Cup
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:23 pm
Magnus through after winning games 7 and 8.
Re: 2021 World Cup
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:57 pm
Magnus to play Bacrot then
Re: 2021 World Cup
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2021 1:49 pm
Anish Giri and his wife Sopiko are the commentary team on chess24 today. Good so far. Regrettable I can't stretch my lunch further!
Re: 2021 World Cup
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2021 6:35 pm
Wins for Magnus (black against Bacrot) and Shankland (white against Karjakin).
Re: 2021 World Cup
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:58 am
Is Shankland draws with Karjakin he is one step from the candidates. I really hope he makes it
Re: 2021 World Cup
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 3:46 pm
Their kid joined in the commentary too today and even had control of the mouse at one pointPaul Cooksey wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 1:49 pmAnish Giri and his wife Sopiko are the commentary team on chess24 today. Good so far. Regrettable I can't stretch my lunch further!
Re: 2021 World Cup
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 3:48 pm
Not todayNick Burrows wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:58 amIs Shankland draws with Karjakin he is one step from the candidates. I really hope he makes it
Re: 2021 World Cup
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 4:25 pm
Magnus proceeds
Re: 2021 World Cup
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 4:26 pm
Magnus wins 2-0. Karjakin equalised against Shankland whilst Duda is about to win his match against Vidit.
Re: 2021 World Cup
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:29 pm
Fedoseev also through after Tabatabaei makes a tactical error on move 77
Re: 2021 World Cup
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 7:50 pm
Duda v Carlsen then; if Duda wins, he's in the Candidates, if he loses, he has a 3rd place playoff for a Candidates spot