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Kramnik 21 (38.2%) Anand 16 (29.1%) Leko 0 (0.0%) Aronian 9 (16.4%) Morozevich 1 (1.8%) Grischuk 0 (0.0%) Svidler 1 (1.8%) Gelfand 0 (0.0%) Topalov should have been invited 7 (12.7%) Total votes: 55 « Created by: thibdb13 on: 08/23/07 at 15:39:39 »

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HgMan God Member Offline Demand me nothing: What you know, you know Posts: 2330 Location: Up on Cripple Creek Joined: 11/09/04 Gender:	Re: WCC Mexico City 2007 Reply #87 - 09/20/07 at 21:26:11	Post Tools	Print Post
	We could see some more Sicilians in the second cycle, when some players might decide that they need to go for a win with Black. Nice to see a number of Ruy Lopez efforts. Maybe Black thinks he's solid enough and has better winning chances than with the Petroff. Do you suppose Morozevich (playing the Scotch today) just wakes up and randomly picks an opening the morning of his game, or do you think his decision to play the Scotch against Leko was based on more strategic principles?

	"Luck favours the prepared mind." --Louis Pasteur
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Antillian God Member Offline Brilliance without dazzle! Posts: 1757 Joined: 01/05/03 Gender:	Re: WCC Mexico City 2007 Reply #86 - 09/20/07 at 21:25:18	Post Tools	Print Post
	JEH wrote on 09/20/07 at 20:54:39: LaRocque wrote on 09/20/07 at 19:38:06: [And it seems that after 1.e4, 1...e5 is the only move 1. ...e5, best by test You mean 1...d6 is no longer best ?

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JEH God Member Offline "Football is like Chess, only without the dice." Posts: 1456 Location: Reading Joined: 09/22/05 Gender:	Re: WCC Mexico City 2007 Reply #85 - 09/20/07 at 20:54:39	Post Tools	Print Post
	LaRocque wrote on 09/20/07 at 19:38:06: [And it seems that after 1.e4, 1...e5 is the only move 1. ...e5, best by test

	Those who want to go by my perverse footsteps play such pawn structure with fuzzy atypical still strategic orientations Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, stuck in the middlegame with you
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LaRocque YaBB Newbies Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 19 Joined: 09/19/07	Re: WCC Mexico City 2007 Reply #84 - 09/20/07 at 19:38:06	Post Tools	Print Post
	Quote: Gelfand performs unexpectedly well, and Aronian unexpectedly bad. Also Anand performs better than I thought, I thought 1.e4 makes hit hard for him win games on this high level. Also I expected almost only 1.d4 and 1.c4, but we see quite a lot of 1.e4 ... I'm wondering, and noone seems to fear the petroff ... also the scotch got resurrected it seems. And it seems that after 1.e4, 1...e5 is the only move

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cyronix Ex Member	Re: WCC Mexico City 2007 Reply #83 - 09/20/07 at 19:18:15	Post Tools	Print Post
	Gelfand performs unexpectedly well, and Aronian unexpectedly bad. Also Anand performs better than I thought, I thought 1.e4 makes hit hard for him win games on this high level. Also I expected almost only 1.d4 and 1.c4, but we see quite a lot of 1.e4 ... I'm wondering, and noone seems to fear the petroff ... also the scotch got resurrected it seems.


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Prince-Nez Senior Member Offline Sic Transit Gloria Mundi Posts: 251 Joined: 03/23/05	Re: WCC Mexico City 2007 Reply #82 - 09/20/07 at 18:01:08	Post Tools	Print Post
	Meat wrote on 09/19/07 at 22:34:12: By the way, Grischuk makes a serious claim for this tournaments brilliancy price right now! That was a fantastic game. Grischuk could be on +3 now and leading the tournament if he had pulled this game out and found the right continuation against Aronian in round 3.

	We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art. &&~ Henry James
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thibdb13 God Member Offline Tal was the best Posts: 974 Location: Mechelen Joined: 01/25/07 Gender:	Re: WCC Mexico City 2007 Reply #81 - 09/20/07 at 17:34:50	Post Tools	Print Post
	HgMan wrote on 09/20/07 at 03:52:13: Tomorrow's game--Kramnik-Gelfand--could be crucial. It seems as though Kramnik is going all-out with the White pieces, and he could use a win against his closest rivals (I'm also looking forward to Kramnik-Anand in the second cycle; Kramnik has done well against Vishy with the White pieces recently)... If Gelfand does not lose this evening against Kramnik than he becomes a (very) serious candidate for the title. I thought wouldn't have much problems winning the tournament but it seems that won't be so simple...

	Yusupov once said that “The problem with the Dutch Defence is that later in many positions the best move would be ...f5-f7” but he is surely wrong.
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LaRocque YaBB Newbies Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 19 Joined: 09/19/07	Re: WCC Mexico City 2007 Reply #80 - 09/20/07 at 17:03:07	Post Tools	Print Post
	Ivanchuk, Gelfand on top... good news for the player in their forties and thirties

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HgMan God Member Offline Demand me nothing: What you know, you know Posts: 2330 Location: Up on Cripple Creek Joined: 11/09/04 Gender:	Re: WCC Mexico City 2007 Reply #79 - 09/20/07 at 11:25:16	Post Tools	Print Post
	It's quite remarkable how pedestrian Aronian has been made to look. Not so long ago, it really seemed as though he was poised to join the top ranks of the elite and trade blows (win for win) with Topalov as an uncompromising player who would play to win with both colors. The last few tournaments, he seems to have been left behind by the top of the field...

	"Luck favours the prepared mind." --Louis Pasteur
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parisestmagique Senior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 473 Location: paris Joined: 01/24/06 Gender:	Re: WCC Mexico City 2007 Reply #78 - 09/20/07 at 07:50:04	Post Tools	Print Post
	For me the top 5 are now (not in order) : Topalov, Ivancuk, Kasparov, Anand, Kramnick.


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HgMan God Member Offline Demand me nothing: What you know, you know Posts: 2330 Location: Up on Cripple Creek Joined: 11/09/04 Gender:	Re: WCC Mexico City 2007 Reply #77 - 09/20/07 at 03:52:13	Post Tools	Print Post
	Tomorrow's game--Kramnik-Gelfand--could be crucial. It seems as though Kramnik is going all-out with the White pieces, and he could use a win against his closest rivals (I'm also looking forward to Kramnik-Anand in the second cycle; Kramnik has done well against Vishy with the White pieces recently)...

	"Luck favours the prepared mind." --Louis Pasteur
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Smyslov_Fan God Member Correspondence fan Offline Progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~GBS Posts: 6902 Joined: 06/15/05	Re: WCC Mexico City 2007 Reply #76 - 09/20/07 at 01:50:14	Post Tools	Print Post
	Gelfand made his win today look positively routine. Moro is having a terrible first half to the tournament. The Kramnik-Gelfand match should be the one to watch as the players finish the first lap of the tournament. BTW: Does Armenia (Lev Aronian) win the ugly flag of the tournament award? Guh!


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Meat Full Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 184 Joined: 06/27/06	Re: WCC Mexico City 2007 Reply #75 - 09/19/07 at 22:34:12	Post Tools	Print Post
	No, I mean if you're playing Kramnik avoid the Catalan with BOTH colours! When Aronian is down to 1 hour and Kramnik hasn't used more than 5 minutes then he was not prepared well enough. And while it's not really 1-0 in Kramnik - Anybody the games in the last 1 or 2 years tell me it won't be much fun for "Anybody". By the way, Grischuk makes a serious claim for this tournaments brilliancy price right now!


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MNb God Member Offline Rudolf Spielmann forever Posts: 10777 Location: Moengo Joined: 01/05/04 Gender:	Re: WCC Mexico City 2007 Reply #74 - 09/19/07 at 21:10:18	Post Tools	Print Post
	You mean something like: Kramnik-Anybody 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 1-0 ?

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Meat Full Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 184 Joined: 06/27/06	Re: WCC Mexico City 2007 Reply #73 - 09/19/07 at 20:01:56	Post Tools	Print Post
	I wonder how Aronian arrived at the decision to play the white side of the Catalan against Kramnik. OK, it might be a psychological thing, but I think he should have chosen an opening in which his opponent is not that well prepared.


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