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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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2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll (Read 63207 times)

Schaakhamster God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 650 Joined: 05/13/08	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #11 - 01/15/10 at 05:42:31	Post Tools	Print Post
	OstapBender wrote on 01/15/10 at 00:21:05: trw wrote on 01/14/10 at 23:56:46: Schaakhamster wrote on 01/14/10 at 18:49:56: I would have loved to see Mamedyarov at Wijk. Alas. I hope we never see that scum anywhere. Because of the Aeroflot incident last year, or is this a more generalized dislike? It wasn't Mamedyarov best episode of his chess career but as far as chess shenanigans go not that a big of deal me thinks. Somehow I'm glad Korchnoi wasn't at his prime in this computer era . Honestly, the guy is just playing strong chess lately. And unless someone can point me towards other mischief I'm a fan.


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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 #10 - 01/15/10 at 00:21:05	Post Tools	Print Post
	trw wrote on 01/14/10 at 23:56:46: Schaakhamster wrote on 01/14/10 at 18:49:56: I would have loved to see Mamedyarov at Wijk. Alas. I hope we never see that scum anywhere. Because of the Aeroflot incident last year, or is this a more generalized dislike?

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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 #9 - 01/15/10 at 00:18:32	Post Tools	Print Post
	Smyslov_Fan wrote on 01/14/10 at 23:23:24: I'm a bit surprised at how far below the radar Karjakin seems to be flying. I haven't seen his recent games, but he still is dangerous, isn't he? Your right, Karjakin seemed to have all but disappeared in the second half of 2009. But he won this tournament last year, so I'd put him in the "still dangerous" category.

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trw YaBB Moderator Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 1414 Joined: 05/06/08 Gender:	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #8 - 01/14/10 at 23:56:46	Post Tools	Print Post
	Schaakhamster wrote on 01/14/10 at 18:49:56: I would have loved to see Mamedyarov at Wijk. Alas. I hope we never see that scum anywhere.


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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 #7 - 01/14/10 at 23:23:24	Post Tools	Print Post
	I'm a bit surprised at how far below the radar Karjakin seems to be flying. I haven't seen his recent games, but he still is dangerous, isn't he?


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Schaakhamster God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 650 Joined: 05/13/08	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #6 - 01/14/10 at 18:49:56	Post Tools	Print Post
	I would have loved to see Mamedyarov at Wijk. Alas.


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Holbox Senior Member Offline Saigón Café Posts: 369 Joined: 02/08/05	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #5 - 01/14/10 at 17:48:37	Post Tools	Print Post
	Ivanchuk has to come back, no better place to do it.

	"Ladran, luego cabalgamos", NN
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gewgaw God Member Offline I love ChessPublishing.com! Posts: 687 Location: europe Joined: 09/09/04	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #4 - 01/14/10 at 17:26:51	Post Tools	Print Post
	In this tournament preparation is the keyword, so I expect nakamura hasn`t any, but Ilike his style in the last time. I voted for carlsen, I expect a +6 or +7 victory.

	The older, the better - over 2200 and still rising.
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TalJechin God Member Offline There is no secret ingredient. Posts: 2892 Location: Malmö Joined: 08/12/04 Gender:	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #3 - 01/14/10 at 16:27:33	Post Tools	Print Post
	I'm the one who gave Shirov a vote - just glad to see him back in a top event! : )


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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 #2 - 01/14/10 at 16:13:09	Post Tools	Print Post
	Nakamura is coming off his best result ever. He's going to be the one to watch to see whether he can come close to matching that success. I'm picking Anand even though he's probably using this as a tune-up for the WC. Of course Carlsen is a favorite, but there are about 4 players who could realistically win this one. It should be fun to watch!


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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 #1 - 01/14/10 at 15:19:50	Post Tools	Print Post
	Carlsen is the obvious choice. But, by golly, he must falter at some time. So I am going to go with Kramnik 2.0

	"Breakthrough results come about by a series of good decisions, diligently executed and accumulated one on top of another." Jim Collins --- Good to Great
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OstapBender God Member Offline There is no spoon. Posts: 1491 Location: not in Kansas anymore Joined: 10/16/04	2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll 01/14/10 at 14:58:49	Post Tools	Print Post
	Starting on Saturday! I'm glad to see Nakamura in this and, after his great showing at Bursa, I was tempted to pick him. Instead I made the (now) conservative choice of Carlsen.

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