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Question: Who will win Wijk aan Zee?


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Carlsen 22 (44.9%) Anand 4 (8.2%) Kramnik 9 (18.4%) Ivanchuk 4 (8.2%) Leko 1 (2.0%) Shirov 1 (2.0%) Karjakin 2 (4.1%) Dominguez 0 (0.0%) Nakamura 5 (10.2%) Other 1 (2.0%) Total votes: 49 « Last Modified by: OstapBender on: 01/19/10 at 20:02:31 »

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Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll
Reply #56 - 01/19/10 at 01:42:56

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A pretty game from Group C today:
Vocaturo- Van Kampen
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Bc4 e6 8.Qe2 b5 9.Bb3 Nc5 10.0–0–0 b4 11.Na4 Nxb3+ 12.axb3 Bd7 13.e5 dxe5 14.Qxe5 Rc8 15.Rhe1 Be7

16.Nf5! +–

and after 16...exf5 17.Nb6 Rc7 18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.Qxg7 Rf8 20.Rxd5 f6 21.Bxf6 Rf7 22.Qg8+ Rf8 23.Qg5 Black resigned.

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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: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #55 - 01/18/10 at 23:24:52	Post Tools	Print Post
	With a good result in this tournament, the US will have its first world class player since Kamsky, and its first non-Soviet emigre world class player since the 1970s. (Pace, Seirawan) Nakamura is indeed brash but if he finishes in the top three here after his excellent result in the the World Team championships, he will deserve the respect he craves.


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Antillian God Member Offline Brilliance without dazzle! Posts: 1757 Joined: 01/05/03 Gender:	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #54 - 01/18/10 at 23:00:41	Post Tools	Print Post
	Alias wrote on 01/18/10 at 16:29:08: Two headlines to choose from 1) Fire on board. 2) Black is okay. Not exactly fire on board. Shirov has been nicely balanced so far.

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DD-OK YaBB Newbies Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 37 Joined: 03/15/07	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #53 - 01/18/10 at 22:09:13	Post Tools	Print Post
	OstapBender wrote on 01/18/10 at 21:03:19: He faces Anand tomorrow and Carlsen on Thursday, so we'll know soon enough. True enough. As an American, I kind of want to root for him, but then he says something that seems incredibly arrogant based on actual results and I find my self hoping he goes down in flames. Oh well, Corus games have been pretty interesting so far.


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OstapBender God Member Offline There is no spoon. Posts: 1491 Location: not in Kansas anymore Joined: 10/16/04	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #52 - 01/18/10 at 21:03:19	Post Tools	Print Post
	He faces Anand tomorrow and Carlsen on Thursday, so we'll know soon enough.

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DD-OK YaBB Newbies Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 37 Joined: 03/15/07	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #51 - 01/18/10 at 20:26:27	Post Tools	Print Post
	From the Corus web site: "Hikaru Nakamura defeated Britain’s Nigel Short in 43 moves with black from a Sicilian Rauzer. 'This is my time to shine,” boasted the American after the well-deserved win. “If I continue to play like I did so far, I can beat anyone.'... " After beating two of the lower rated players, this seems like an unreasonable conclusion. The H-bomb may be about to fizzle in his own over confidence (again)?


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OstapBender God Member Offline There is no spoon. Posts: 1491 Location: not in Kansas anymore Joined: 10/16/04	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #50 - 01/18/10 at 18:39:37	Post Tools	Print Post
	8.5-9/13 (+4 to +5) has been good enough to win most years. I'd love to Shirov win it, but it's still so early. If he's still +3 or better at the half way point, I might allow myself to start hoping.
	« Last Edit: 01/19/10 at 00:21:39 by OstapBender »
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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: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #49 - 01/18/10 at 17:35:39	Post Tools	Print Post
	1st place is already on +3. What do you think will be necessary to win?


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OstapBender God Member Offline There is no spoon. Posts: 1491 Location: not in Kansas anymore Joined: 10/16/04	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #48 - 01/18/10 at 17:28:09	Post Tools	Print Post
	A good day for the Sicilian. Shirov is 3/3 and Nakamura is 2.5/3. Who'da thunk it? (partial answer: TalJechin; who chose Naka?)

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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: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #47 - 01/18/10 at 17:24:06	Post Tools	Print Post
	Black was more than ok today, with 4 wins and 3 draws! Everyone wants to talk about Carlsen and Nakamura, but for me, the story so far is the resurgence of that Fire on Board guy! I predict that tomorrow (round 4), Black won't be ok.


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Alias God Member Offline Posts: 1512 Location: East of the river Svartån Joined: 11/19/04	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #46 - 01/18/10 at 16:29:08	Post Tools	Print Post
	Two headlines to choose from 1) Fire on board. 2) Black is okay.

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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: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #45 - 01/18/10 at 14:31:29	Post Tools	Print Post
	ANDREW BRETT wrote on 01/18/10 at 09:42:57: ... Leko/Kramnik was not much from Vlad (presumably due to seconding duties they have to play other ideas) I hadn't heard this. After reading Bareev's comments on the world championship, I got the impression that Kramnik wasn't terribly impressed with Leko's approach (except in the opening, where Leko came up with a surprise in virtually every game). On another note, Anand-Short was really interesting. While Shirov-Caruana was marked by an endgame blunder (in a difficult position), Short deserves special credit for defending a miserable double-rook ending. I know, Short is everyone's favorite whipping boy (especially when Topalov, Cheparinov and Danailov aren't around). But he does sparkle from time to time.


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Girkassa Senior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 433 Joined: 04/07/07	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #44 - 01/18/10 at 10:36:14	Post Tools	Print Post
	ANDREW BRETT wrote on 01/18/10 at 09:42:57: (...)he gave Shirov chances when none existed!! While Caruana's defence probably could be improved, I strongly disagree that there were no winning chances. Defending a slightly worse ending with rooks and opposite-coloured bishops is a nightmare, which I think Shirov showed instructively.


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ANDREW BRETT God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 622 Joined: 07/07/06	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #43 - 01/18/10 at 09:42:57	Post Tools	Print Post
	Thought naka's game was amazing v van wely and Short played very well against Anand. Leko/Kramnik was not much from Vlad (presumably due to seconding duties they have to play other ideas) Caruana needs to improve his endgame as he gave Shirov chances when none existed!!


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Alias God Member Offline Posts: 1512 Location: East of the river Svartån Joined: 11/19/04	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #42 - 01/18/10 at 08:08:00	Post Tools	Print Post
	TalJechin wrote on 01/14/10 at 16:27:33: I'm the one who gave Shirov a vote - just glad to see him back in a top event! : ) Looking good so far, TJ. ------------ I like the Corus tournament. It was very pleasant to visit for a weekend, and I always enjoy watching the live coverage on the web. Not only group A, but also the B and C group games can be very exciting. There has been quite many sicilians so far. Good for the audience. Nakamura's game was nice.

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