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Matt Mackenzie
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by Matt Mackenzie » Sun Oct 16, 2022 1:08 pm
Geoff Chandler wrote: ↑Sun Oct 16, 2022 12:05 pm
Hi Matt,
Somebody always has to come last in any tournament
A point I have made myself before.
Still, there's coming bottom of a relatively close field - and then there's getting slapped about in almost every game.
I hope it doesn't affect him too much longer term.
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NickFaulks
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by NickFaulks » Sun Oct 16, 2022 2:08 pm
Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Sun Oct 16, 2022 1:08 pm
I hope it doesn't affect him too much longer term.
He is 37 years old, so has presumably learned to deal with setbacks. His participation in this tournament was the prize for a single exceptional tournament result.
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Chris Rice
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by Chris Rice » Sun Oct 16, 2022 2:33 pm
Lovely finish by Niemann against Moridiabadi. Could have been used for coaching as a tactical training problem. For those that haven't seen it ... Black to play.
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JustinHorton
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by JustinHorton » Sun Oct 16, 2022 3:14 pm
"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."
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Matt Mackenzie
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by Matt Mackenzie » Tue Oct 18, 2022 2:07 pm
Niemann wins again, to put him back on 50%.
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by NickFaulks » Tue Oct 18, 2022 2:30 pm
Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 2:07 pm
Niemann wins again, to put him back on 50%.
His best win, too - the others relied rather heavily on his opponent self-destructing. Of course, he has also done that himself twice.
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by JustinHorton » Tue Oct 18, 2022 3:50 pm
Yu has white against Krush this evening.
Alice Lee will not be pleased to have drawn this one
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JustinHorton
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by JustinHorton » Tue Oct 18, 2022 11:10 pm
Absolute tragedy for Yu
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by PeterFarr » Tue Oct 18, 2022 11:29 pm
JustinHorton wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 11:10 pm
Absolute tragedy for Yu
Shocker.
Meanwhile Thalia Cervantes has gone from 3/7 to 8/12 and is no longer tilting at windmills; could even win the tournament if she beats Yu in the last round.
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by Paul Cooksey » Tue Oct 18, 2022 11:35 pm
PeterFarr wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 11:29 pm
Cervantes has gone from 3/7 to 8/12 and is no longer tilting at windmills
nicely done!
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Matt Mackenzie
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by Matt Mackenzie » Wed Oct 19, 2022 12:18 am
Niemann makes it three wins in a row!
Aronian also gets his first full point, no real surprise who against.
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by JustinHorton » Wed Oct 19, 2022 12:29 am
Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Wed Oct 19, 2022 12:18 am
Niemann makes it three wins in a row!
Though not before Sevian got to his
king"Do you play chess?"
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by Kevin Thurlow » Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:33 am
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by LawrenceCooper » Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:26 am
JustinHorton wrote: ↑Wed Oct 19, 2022 12:29 am
Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Wed Oct 19, 2022 12:18 am
Niemann makes it three wins in a row!
Though not before Sevian got to his
king
How long will it be before someone claims that Hans touched his king and didn't then move it?
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by LawrenceCooper » Wed Oct 19, 2022 12:45 pm
