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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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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 #101 - 01/22/10 at 16:19:29	Post Tools	Print Post
	Minor piece vs. two pawns seems to be a persistent, recurring theme in this tournament. Kramnik just sacced a bishop for two pawns against van Wely to obtain a favorable, possibly winning, minor piece ending. We may soon have a 4-way tie for 2nd place.

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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 #100 - 01/22/10 at 14:57:27	Post Tools	Print Post
	It was on icc chess.fm


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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 #99 - 01/22/10 at 14:48:59	Post Tools	Print Post
	Today Ivanchuk - Nakamura ½-½ Anand - Carlsen ½-½ Shirov - Short on its way to ½-½ YAWN... but Kramnik - van Wely is a King's Indian which could develop into something of a game.

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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 #98 - 01/22/10 at 14:35:46	Post Tools	Print Post
	katar wrote on 01/21/10 at 19:01:14: Antillian wrote on 01/21/10 at 12:36:02: And we have a Pirc from Kramnik today I guess this is Kramnik's quest to win with Black against 1.e4 - for much lower rated players at least. Should be interesting. Kramnik was interviewed on the live broadcast right after his game in which Smeets got Kramnicked to death: K said he never played or studied the Pirc before. K bought "Pirc Alert" in the bookstore at the Corus tournament in between rounds 4 and 5. K wanted to provoke Smeets' time trouble. "I noticed he gets into time trouble, so i wanted to play something complicated." "I learned the opening in one day." Reading Pirc Alert on the rest day, he noticed the authors say that black is better in every line, "They really make you want to play this opening, it looks like white is pressing, but everywhere black is better." Another quote: "I don't remember how much i paid for the book, but turned out to be good investment." (quotes paraphrased by memory. should be close.) Poor poor Smeets. But Naka vs. Carlsen, wow: An epic battle worthy of the competitors. Naka pressing with no fear of Wonderboy, and Carlsen with ferocious defense. Peace out. The Kramnik story is hilarious! Which live broadcast was it on?

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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 #97 - 01/22/10 at 13:38:08	Post Tools	Print Post
	Short is normally given shrift by Shirov - (try saying that a few time) 6 of the best coming up.


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Seth_Xoma God Member Offline FM with 2 IM Norms - (2381) Posts: 558 Location: Lansing Joined: 11/05/04 Gender:	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #96 - 01/21/10 at 23:36:42	Post Tools	Print Post
	...word on the street says Kramnik was seen in the same bookshop later that same day and bought himself a copy of Kosten's Latvian Gambit book. You didn't hear it from me...


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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: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #95 - 01/21/10 at 20:16:06	Post Tools	Print Post
	Keano wrote on 01/21/10 at 19:42:07: Kramnik learns Pirc in one day from Pirc Alert! Is he on a sales commision? If not he should be. Its a nice story, and it worked. Funny story . Chernin is in Wijk aan Zee, so maybe Chernin offered him a beer for the plug

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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 #94 - 01/21/10 at 20:06:50	Post Tools	Print Post
	katar wrote on 01/21/10 at 19:01:14: Antillian wrote on 01/21/10 at 12:36:02: And we have a Pirc from Kramnik today I guess this is Kramnik's quest to win with Black against 1.e4 - for much lower rated players at least. Should be interesting. Kramnik was interviewed on the live broadcast right after his game in which Smeets got Kramnicked to death: K said he never played or studied the Pirc before. K bought "Pirc Alert" in the bookstore at the Corus tournament in between rounds 4 and 5. K wanted to provoke Smeets' time trouble. "I noticed he gets into time trouble, so i wanted to play something complicated." "I learned the opening in one day." Reading Pirc Alert on the rest day, he noticed the authors say that black is better in every line, "They really make you want to play this opening, it looks like white is pressing, but everywhere black is better." Another quote: "I don't remember how much i paid for the book, but turned out to be good investment." (quotes paraphrased by memory. should be close.) Poor poor Smeets. Unbelievable! Not sure I believe it. But he is right on about the book.

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Keano God Member Offline Money doesn't talk, it swears. Posts: 2928 Location: Toulouse Joined: 05/25/05 Gender:	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #93 - 01/21/10 at 19:42:07	Post Tools	Print Post
	Kramnik learns Pirc in one day from Pirc Alert! Is he on a sales commision? If not he should be. Its a nice story, and it worked.


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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 #92 - 01/21/10 at 19:11:12	Post Tools	Print Post
	Shirov is 5/5 followed by Carlsen, Ivanchuk and Nakamura with 3.5/5 and Kramnik with 3/5. A 1.5 pt margin already. Amazing! Tomorrow it's Shirov - Short Ivanchuk - Nakamura Anand - Carlsen Kramnik - van Wely So 6/6 is a distinct possibility. If so, Ivanchuk and/or Nakamura will lose some ground and Carlsen will have his work cut out for him to keep from also falling further back. In rounds 7-9 Shirov faces his three closest rivals pointwise (Nakamura then Carlsen then Ivanchuk). Great tournament so far. GO SHIROV!!

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TonyRo God Member Offline I'm gonna crack your skull! Posts: 1846 Location: Cleveland, OH Joined: 11/26/07 Gender:	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #91 - 01/21/10 at 19:08:42	Post Tools	Print Post
	That's the funniest thing I've read in quite a while. How confused must the cashier have been if he saw Kramnik buy Pirc Alert!? I mean, it's a good book, but cmon!


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katar Senior Member Offline look another year went by Posts: 462 Location: LA Joined: 09/21/05 Gender:	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #90 - 01/21/10 at 19:01:14	Post Tools	Print Post
	Antillian wrote on 01/21/10 at 12:36:02: And we have a Pirc from Kramnik today I guess this is Kramnik's quest to win with Black against 1.e4 - for much lower rated players at least. Should be interesting. Kramnik was interviewed on the live broadcast right after his game in which Smeets got Kramnicked to death: K said he never played or studied the Pirc before. K bought "Pirc Alert" in the bookstore at the Corus tournament in between rounds 4 and 5. K wanted to provoke Smeets' time trouble. "I noticed he gets into time trouble, so i wanted to play something complicated." "I learned the opening in one day." Reading Pirc Alert on the rest day, he noticed the authors say that black is better in every line, "They really make you want to play this opening, it looks like white is pressing, but everywhere black is better." Another quote: "I don't remember how much i paid for the book, but turned out to be good investment." (quotes paraphrased by memory. should be close.) Poor poor Smeets. But Naka vs. Carlsen, wow: An epic battle worthy of the competitors. Naka pressing with no fear of Wonderboy, and Carlsen with ferocious defense. Peace out.

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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 #89 - 01/21/10 at 16:16:50	Post Tools	Print Post
	Nakamura-Carlsen has been interesting. Nakumura was pressing on the kingside. Carlsen sacced a piece for 3 pawns. Now Nakamura has recovered one of the pawns and we have an ending with 2R + 2N + 2P vs. 2R + B + 4P (one black pawn passed and on a4). I think Nakamura's extra piece gives him the better side of this ending but, with so few pawns left, Carlsen might have decent chances of holding the draw.

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GabrielGale Senior Member Offline Who was Thursday? Posts: 471 Location: Sydney Joined: 02/28/08 Gender:	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #88 - 01/21/10 at 13:44:05	Post Tools	Print Post
	Thanks Keano. You got in before I modified. Wow! This Corus is really entertaining! Haven't thbis much fun in ages following chess as an armchair amateur.

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Keano God Member Offline Money doesn't talk, it swears. Posts: 2928 Location: Toulouse Joined: 05/25/05 Gender:	Re: 2010 Wijk aan Zee, Group A Poll Reply #87 - 01/21/10 at 13:34:53	Post Tools	Print Post
	No Carlsen vs Kramnik was normal main-line not 8...g5


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