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Agree with you Mr Daniel about Nakamura’s decision to jettison the d pawn . After d5 2. f3 Black could even play Qf5 and trade queens immediately. Tough to see what he was afraid of .
Typical carlsen,maybe a bit weak from Naka, but Carlsen does put opponents under great pressure. The win for Ding was also very exciting. thanks Daniel.
Magnus showing his superior strategical/endgame knowledge. I didn't understand his willingness to trade queens when I watched it live, but it soon became apparent. :) Sometimes I wonder if this format(Norway) leads to more draws in classical than would otherwise occur. I think the format is designed to do the opposite, but there have been some quick draws accepted and it seems like the players are just happy to go to Armageddon to decide the "mini-match". Who knows? So far I understand, there has been ONE win in classical between BOTH the men and women's divisions. Thanks for the coverage!
I think that is the danger of this format - it can lead to more draws in the classical games. However, there could be a situation near the end where one of the players desperately needs the points and goes for the win in classical - 3 full points might spin the standings round. Then it gets interesting.
I think this was exemplified in the round 1 game between Ding and Carlsen. Carlsen probably thought "I don't actually know what Ding's form is like yet, but if we go to the rapid armageddon then I'm very happy with my chances to at least draw", and Ding probably thought "if I sit and play a long game against Carlsen, what are the chances the game _isn't_ a draw? And if it isn't, what are the chances I win?". Neither player had any incentive to play a classical game that was likely to end in a draw anyway, so rather than waste their own time, they made the draw quickly and played rapid. Quite sad, really.
Thanks a lot, yet again, DK for the technical clarity and psychological empathy. Personally I always enjoy watching a convincing King March late in a game and this was no exception.
Yes, I saw the Kalashnikov. Pia played in the old-fashioned way against the Maroczy, very positional, and she got a decent position before overlooking a tactic.
Just a random contribution: In Germany, there are bad memories with the term "playing like an ape". In the candidates match between Hübner and Korchnoj, Hübner lost a rook in one game. The German news paper Der Spiegel reported this and printed a drawing of an ape sitting behind Hübners position titled "how does an ape play". Very bad behaviour... You must be old to know this😄
It is amazing to see how Carlsen is able to explore the opponent’s tendencies during Armageddon to outbid if he think he has greater chance of success drawing as black (against Ding) and to underbid if he has greater chance of winning as white due to the time advantage (against Nakamura).
2 runner-up placements at the world blitz hardly qualifies one as pre-eminent, surely. (& this will sound ungenerous to a great talent.) 7 time world blitz champion Carlsen stands apart. Why Nakamura's real speciality (online speed chess) never carried over to OTB I do not know.
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This one had me on the edge of my seat. Thanks for the great coverage!
Agree with you Mr Daniel about Nakamura’s decision to jettison the d pawn . After d5 2. f3 Black could even play Qf5 and trade queens immediately. Tough to see what he was afraid of .
Carlsen is so good!
Typical carlsen,maybe a bit weak from Naka, but Carlsen does put opponents under great pressure. The win for Ding was also very exciting. thanks Daniel.
Maybe it's just me but I feel like every player besides the 17-18 yo youngsters in the top 50 has gotten a bit worse over the past 5 years or so.
@@sharpness7239 Including you and me.😊
@@joseraulcapablanca8564 I meant those on the 2700 list haha
@@sharpness7239 I realized that, but since I am now in my sixties, my chess is clearly in decline,slowly but sadly surely.
Magnus showing his superior strategical/endgame knowledge. I didn't understand his willingness to trade queens when I watched it live, but it soon became apparent. :)
Sometimes I wonder if this format(Norway) leads to more draws in classical than would otherwise occur. I think the format is designed to do the opposite, but there have been some quick draws accepted and it seems like the players are just happy to go to Armageddon to decide the "mini-match". Who knows? So far I understand, there has been ONE win in classical between BOTH the men and women's divisions.
Thanks for the coverage!
I think that is the danger of this format - it can lead to more draws in the classical games. However, there could be a situation near the end where one of the players desperately needs the points and goes for the win in classical - 3 full points might spin the standings round. Then it gets interesting.
I think this was exemplified in the round 1 game between Ding and Carlsen. Carlsen probably thought "I don't actually know what Ding's form is like yet, but if we go to the rapid armageddon then I'm very happy with my chances to at least draw", and Ding probably thought "if I sit and play a long game against Carlsen, what are the chances the game _isn't_ a draw? And if it isn't, what are the chances I win?". Neither player had any incentive to play a classical game that was likely to end in a draw anyway, so rather than waste their own time, they made the draw quickly and played rapid. Quite sad, really.
Thanks a lot, yet again, DK for the technical clarity and psychological empathy. Personally I always enjoy watching a convincing King March late in a game and this was no exception.
Thanks Tim. Yes, a fine king march!
Danny, did you see the Kalashnikov? Unfortunately it didn't work out well, but it was interesting.
Yes, I saw the Kalashnikov. Pia played in the old-fashioned way against the Maroczy, very positional, and she got a decent position before overlooking a tactic.
Just a random contribution: In Germany, there are bad memories with the term "playing like an ape". In the candidates match between Hübner and Korchnoj, Hübner lost a rook in one game. The German news paper Der Spiegel reported this and printed a drawing of an ape sitting behind Hübners position titled "how does an ape play". Very bad behaviour... You must be old to know this😄
MC still shows who's the boss
It is amazing to see how Carlsen is able to explore the opponent’s tendencies during Armageddon to outbid if he think he has greater chance of success drawing as black (against Ding) and to underbid if he has greater chance of winning as white due to the time advantage (against Nakamura).
Except here is no bidding at play. But good try.
@@schmitz9agreat snide comment. Happy for you.
2 runner-up placements at the world blitz hardly qualifies one as pre-eminent, surely. (& this will sound ungenerous to a great talent.) 7 time world blitz champion Carlsen stands apart. Why Nakamura's real speciality (online speed chess) never carried over to OTB I do not know.
You dont want these end games against Carlsen..