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Question: Who will win the Tal Memorial 2009?


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Vishy Anand 4 (10.8%) Lev Aronian 3 (8.1%) Magnus Carlsen 9 (24.3%) Boris Gelfand 0 (0.0%) Vasily Ivanchuk 1 (2.7%) Vladimir Kramnik 18 (48.6%) Petr Leko 0 (0.0%) Alex Morozevich 1 (2.7%) Ruslan Ponomariov 1 (2.7%) Peter Svidler 0 (0.0%) Total votes: 37 « Last Modified by: Smyslov_Fan on: 11/10/09 at 04:16:33 »

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BPaulsen God Member Offline I Love Light Squares! Posts: 1702 Location: Anaheim, CA, USA Joined: 11/02/08 Gender:	Re: Tal Memorial 2009 Reply #19 - 11/09/09 at 01:19:49	Post Tools	Print Post
	I voted late, but would've voted for Kramnik anyway. I've always been a big fan of his play, so that makes me a homer.

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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: Tal Memorial 2009 Reply #18 - 11/09/09 at 01:18:52	Post Tools	Print Post
	In a field this talented, I would consider -2 (at the end of the tnmt) as mediocre. Less than that will be a real embarrassment. Unfortunately, it looks like Peter Svidler is heading south of that line in a hurry. Carlsen has done well not to engage in any big fights so far (except in the first round, and he survived). I'm still rooting for Kramnik and Anand to win this, and they are looking really good so far.


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TN God Member Offline Posts: 3420 Joined: 11/07/08 Gender:	Re: Tal Memorial 2009 Reply #17 - 11/08/09 at 21:20:20	Post Tools	Print Post
	Current Standings after Round 4: Kramnik 3/4 Anand, Aronian 2.5/4 Carlsen, Ponomariov, Gelfand, Ivanchuk 2/4 Leko, Morozevich 1.5/4 Svidler 1/4 Monday is the rest day for the tournament, so here are Tuesday's pairings: Round 5 Pairings Gelfand-Kramnik Aronian-Morozevich Ivanchuk-Carlsen Anand-Leko Svidler-Ponomariov

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Schaakhamster God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 650 Joined: 05/13/08	Re: Tal Memorial 2009 Reply #16 - 11/08/09 at 20:13:18	Post Tools	Print Post
	Antillian wrote on 11/08/09 at 20:02:24: Kramnik again! And oh, how ordinary Carlsen looks in this tournament so far. apparantly he is a bit sick. And even if he's not: I won't burry him for a mediocre result as I won't declare him the next Fischer after a good one. He has time on his side to say the least.


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Antillian God Member Offline Brilliance without dazzle! Posts: 1757 Joined: 01/05/03 Gender:	Re: Tal Memorial 2009 Reply #15 - 11/08/09 at 20:02:24	Post Tools	Print Post
	Kramnik again! And oh, how ordinary Carlsen looks in this tournament so far.

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ericmittens Junior Member Offline Molto bene Posts: 86 Location: Ontario, Canada Joined: 06/06/09 Gender:	Re: Tal Memorial 2009 Reply #14 - 11/07/09 at 23:57:30	Post Tools	Print Post
	Kramnik seems to be in the best form so far, I'll throw in with him.


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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: Tal Memorial 2009 Reply #13 - 11/07/09 at 17:58:58	Post Tools	Print Post
	I'm going to leave the poll open through the weekend.


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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: Tal Memorial 2009 Reply #12 - 11/07/09 at 14:31:45	Post Tools	Print Post
	Just looking at the first two rounds... It seems that White has been struggling more than Black. Also, and contrary to my last statement, the draws may not favor anyone in particular but they may have hurt Carlsen since he managed to get nothing from his first two games. He will have to show some tremendous fortitude to do well in this tournament where everyone is so much tougher than most of the players in the Chinese tournament. (Carlsen's last round win there was an embarrassment to professional chess.)


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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: Tal Memorial 2009 Reply #11 - 11/06/09 at 19:41:52	Post Tools	Print Post
	Yeah, if the players really wanted to memorialize Tal, perhaps they all should have lost their first round games?


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TN God Member Offline Posts: 3420 Joined: 11/07/08 Gender:	Re: Tal Memorial 2009 Reply #10 - 11/06/09 at 18:50:10	Post Tools	Print Post
	Round 2: Again, all the games ended in draws! Very ironic given the title of the tournament. If the poll feature had a higher maximum number of options, I would have suggested adding an 11th option, 'all players finish on 4.5'.

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trw YaBB Moderator Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 1414 Joined: 05/06/08 Gender:	Re: Tal Memorial 2009 Reply #9 - 11/06/09 at 17:47:08	Post Tools	Print Post
	I wouldn't let anyone step down to let Topalov in - three cheers for no Topalov.


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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: Tal Memorial 2009 Reply #8 - 11/06/09 at 17:33:46	Post Tools	Print Post
	Kramnik was the one who looked good in the first round game against Carlsen, yet Carlsen gets all the publicity? Sometimes, life isn't fair. As much as I'd like to see Kramnik win this, I think Anand is the one to beat. Just as with Kramnik, he looked more dangerous with the Black pieces than his illustrious opponent did with the White pieces. Of course, one round is far too early to tell. So, who's going to finish last in this amazing field? (And who would you have liked to see step down if Topalov had been able to play?)


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Kubi Junior Member Offline Practice makes perfect Posts: 52 Location: Turkiye Joined: 06/11/09 Gender:	Re: Tal Memorial 2009 Reply #7 - 11/06/09 at 17:31:36	Post Tools	Print Post
	I believe Carlsen will be the winner of this tournament too. His play at Spring Festival was simply superb and I expect him to go on with good results at Tal Memorial. Still it is very hard for him to repeat same performance here i.e. high winning percentage.


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Antillian God Member Offline Brilliance without dazzle! Posts: 1757 Joined: 01/05/03 Gender:	Re: Tal Memorial 2009 Reply #6 - 11/06/09 at 17:25:23	Post Tools	Print Post
	I am going to go with Kramnik. I went with Carlsen in the nanjing super tourney, but don't believe he can repeat here.

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trw YaBB Moderator Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 1414 Joined: 05/06/08 Gender:	Re: Tal Memorial 2009 Reply #5 - 11/06/09 at 17:21:20	Post Tools	Print Post
	all draws so far like Unive... but unlike Unive the draws have been interesting!


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