Carlsen v Nepomniatchi 2021 World Championship
-
- Posts: 3271
- Joined: Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:30 pm
Re: Carlsen v Nepomniatchi 2021 World Championship
I think he's the strong favourite, even commentators are sounding him out. The fact that he's broken 2800 already is another telling factor. I think he just needs more experience first though. He sometimes does things that he shouldn't do. His recent loss to Caruana is a good example of that I would say.
-
- Posts: 5266
- Joined: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:51 pm
- Location: Millom, Cumbria
Re: Carlsen v Nepomniatchi 2021 World Championship
So not a Kings Gambit from Nepo after all, but an English.
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
-
- Posts: 21350
- Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:51 pm
Re: Carlsen v Nepomniatchi 2021 World Championship
Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 1:23 pmSo not a Kings Gambit from Nepo after all, but an English.
Carlsen turned into a Reti where Black plays .. d4 rather than acquiese to the probabiliy of defending a Catalan,
Re: Carlsen v Nepomniatchi 2021 World Championship
You're all missing the turning point of the match: Nepo has de-bunned himself; shorn off his curls.
It's not Carlsen who's the real threat here. It's rather as John Milton put it in Samson Agonistes:
"...by the barber’s razor best subdued"
It's not Carlsen who's the real threat here. It's rather as John Milton put it in Samson Agonistes:
"...by the barber’s razor best subdued"
-
- Posts: 5266
- Joined: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:51 pm
- Location: Millom, Cumbria
Re: Carlsen v Nepomniatchi 2021 World Championship
Hmmm, has Nepo dropped another massive clanger?
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
-
- Posts: 3053
- Joined: Tue May 24, 2011 10:58 am
Re: Carlsen v Nepomniatchi 2021 World Championship
Oh yes, and very unforced too. Maybe David is on to something!
Several games of suffering to go now, sadly. I'd imagine he'd like to withdraw early.
Several games of suffering to go now, sadly. I'd imagine he'd like to withdraw early.
-
- Posts: 10364
- Joined: Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:06 am
- Location: Somewhere you're not
Re: Carlsen v Nepomniatchi 2021 World Championship
Rather nice joke from Giri about the missing bishop being the elephant that is not in the room (because elephant is the Russian word for that piece)
"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
lostontime.blogspot.com
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
lostontime.blogspot.com
-
- Posts: 10364
- Joined: Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:06 am
- Location: Somewhere you're not
Re: Carlsen v Nepomniatchi 2021 World Championship
Meanwhile the Chess24 computer shows us only up to 8-ply, which has been another repeated problem on that site. (It is also showing moves only up to Black's 29th: Chessbomb is showing Black's 38th.)
"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
lostontime.blogspot.com
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
lostontime.blogspot.com
-
- Posts: 10408
- Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:12 am
- Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester
Re: Carlsen v Nepomniatchi 2021 World Championship
Nepo has resigned
Any postings on here represent my personal views
-
- Posts: 3271
- Joined: Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:30 pm
-
- Posts: 5266
- Joined: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:51 pm
- Location: Millom, Cumbria
Re: Carlsen v Nepomniatchi 2021 World Championship
Must be a real chance now that Carlsen will conclude this match with a iifetime plus score against Nepo.
Bet nobody saw even a possibility of that after game 5.
Bet nobody saw even a possibility of that after game 5.
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
-
- Posts: 302
- Joined: Thu Jun 09, 2016 10:54 pm
Re: Carlsen v Nepomniatchi 2021 World Championship
Well I didn’t expect it, but it was always a very real possibility that Nepo would collapse after going one down, whereas I would not have expected Carlsen to do likewise were he to have lost a game. It seems psychological factors have played a big part, rather than just chess ability.Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 4:39 pmMust be a real chance now that Carlsen will conclude this match with a iifetime plus score against Nepo.
Bet nobody saw even a possibility of that after game 5.
-
- Posts: 21350
- Joined: Tue Apr 15, 2008 2:51 pm
Re: Carlsen v Nepomniatchi 2021 World Championship
That seems the key position where Nepo played c5. Did he overlook that Carlsen could just play .. c6 trapping the Bishop or did he miscalculate a long line thinking that .. c6 could be allowed? He did get the passed a pawn as insufficient compensation.
-
- Posts: 1142
- Joined: Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:33 pm
Re: Carlsen v Nepomniatchi 2021 World Championship
This isn't even close. I think Magnus has a big psychological advantage over his contemporaries, much as Gazza had in his prime.
-
- Posts: 10364
- Joined: Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:06 am
- Location: Somewhere you're not
Re: Carlsen v Nepomniatchi 2021 World Championship
I was wondering if we should campaign to bring back shorter matches
"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
lostontime.blogspot.com
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
lostontime.blogspot.com