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Matthew Turner
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by Matthew Turner » Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:41 am
Mick Norris wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:43 am
Angus French wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 11:48 pm
JustinHorton wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:50 pm
Giri would need three and a half, I think?
Ah, OK.
I've gone for Nepo; the leader (or co-leader) at this stage has won the last 4 candidates as pointed out by
Douglas Griffin
If he did draw out, then Giri would indeed need 3.5 as he has an inferior tiebreak; Nepo has white v both Caruana & MVL to come, so on your assumption these games are drawn, Caruana or MVL would need 2.5/3 from their other games, which seems a big ask
I think this is an good way of thinking about it, but I also think it can be a bit misleading. I am not sure that Nepomniachtchi is the type of player who will draw out and I expect him to lose one of the last four and be psychologically strong in dealing with this setback. So my question then is, if Nepomniachtchi scores 2/4 without drawing all his games does he still have a greater than 50% chance of winning?
I went for the field on the basis that a couple of the players seem to have gone all in and might well be on tilt now, so that one the chasers can rack up a big scores in the last four rounds.
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by Kevin Thurlow » Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:50 am
I went for Nepo as he's leading, but my predictions are usually wrong, so I hope I haven't ruined his chances. This has been an interesting event as I'm not really bothered who wins, usually I'm cheering somebody on, which is way too stressful.
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Matt Fletcher
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by Matt Fletcher » Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:28 am
Matthew Turner wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:41 am
So my question then is, if Nepomniachtchi scores 2/4 without drawing all his games does he still have a greater than 50% chance of winning?
I went for the field on the basis that a couple of the players seem to have gone all in and might well be on tilt now, so that one the chasers can rack up a big scores in the last four rounds.
My model suggests:
4 draws - Nepo wins 70% of the time
2 White wins / 2 Black losses - Nepo wins 99%+ of the time
Win vs Ding / loss vs Caruana - Nepo wins 40%
Draw vs Caruana, Ding / win vs MVL / loss vs Wang Hao - Nepo wins 95%
So essentially for someone other than Nepo to have a realistic chance of winning, you either need Caruana to beat him this round, or for him to score less than 2/4 in the remaining games.
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by JustinHorton » Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:39 am
30% isn't a realistic chance of winning?
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Matt Fletcher
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by Matt Fletcher » Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:54 am
JustinHorton wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:39 am
30% isn't a realistic chance of winning?
Fair challenge - yes if Nepo draws all 4 then there’s a decent chance of someone overtaking him.
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Matthew Turner
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by Matthew Turner » Fri Apr 23, 2021 11:02 am
Matt Fletcher wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:28 am
Matthew Turner wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:41 am
So my question then is, if Nepomniachtchi scores 2/4 without drawing all his games does he still have a greater than 50% chance of winning?
I went for the field on the basis that a couple of the players seem to have gone all in and might well be on tilt now, so that one the chasers can rack up a big scores in the last four rounds.
My model suggests:
4 draws - Nepo wins 70% of the time
2 White wins / 2 Black losses - Nepo wins 99%+ of the time
Win vs Ding / loss vs Caruana - Nepo wins 40%
Draw vs Caruana, Ding / win vs MVL / loss vs Wang Hao - Nepo wins 95%
So essentially for someone other than Nepo to have a realistic chance of winning, you either need Caruana to beat him this round, or for him to score less than 2/4 in the remaining games.
I am not sure that this covers all the possibilities. In the extreme case of Nepomniachtchi losing to Caruana and MVL and beating Ding and Wang Hao, I guess he has 25% or less chance of victory.
Basically if Nepomniachtchi loses to Caruana or MVL (even if he does well in the other games) he isn't a firm favourite.
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Matt Fletcher
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by Matt Fletcher » Fri Apr 23, 2021 11:14 am
Matthew Turner wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 11:02 am
Matt Fletcher wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 10:28 am
Matthew Turner wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:41 am
So my question then is, if Nepomniachtchi scores 2/4 without drawing all his games does he still have a greater than 50% chance of winning?
I went for the field on the basis that a couple of the players seem to have gone all in and might well be on tilt now, so that one the chasers can rack up a big scores in the last four rounds.
My model suggests:
4 draws - Nepo wins 70% of the time
2 White wins / 2 Black losses - Nepo wins 99%+ of the time
Win vs Ding / loss vs Caruana - Nepo wins 40%
Draw vs Caruana, Ding / win vs MVL / loss vs Wang Hao - Nepo wins 95%
So essentially for someone other than Nepo to have a realistic chance of winning, you either need Caruana to beat him this round, or for him to score less than 2/4 in the remaining games.
I am not sure that this covers all the possibilities. In the extreme case of Nepomniachtchi losing to Caruana and MVL and beating Ding and Wang Hao, I guess he has 25% or less chance of victory.
Basically if Nepomniachtchi loses to Caruana or MVL (even if he does well in the other games) he isn't a firm favourite.
No it doesn’t cover all the possibilities as there are quite a few still! Just wanted to give an idea.
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Matthew Turner
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by Matthew Turner » Fri Apr 23, 2021 2:15 pm
Can I change my vote? It looks like it is going to plan for Nepomniachtchi at the moment
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Matt Fletcher
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by Matt Fletcher » Fri Apr 23, 2021 8:51 pm
I now have Nepo at 2:1 against the field - 68% chance of winning.
Caruana is still second favourite- Giri’s chances have gone up to 10% with today’s win.
https://twitter.com/wmiltti/status/1385 ... 51813?s=21
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by Matt Mackenzie » Wed Apr 28, 2021 1:05 pm
In the event, Nepo it was - his nerves held up very well (the "dead rubber" final game doesn't really count)
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