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Question: Who will win this tournament (including tie breaks)?


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Magnus Carlsen 16 (48.5%) Veselin Topalov 4 (12.1%) Viswanathan Anand 12 (36.4%) Wang Yue 0 (0.0%) Vugar Gashimov 1 (3.0%) Etienne Bacrot 0 (0.0%) Total votes: 33 « Last Modified by: Smyslov_Fan on: 10/20/10 at 13:30:21 »

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Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament (Read 12397 times)

jmi Junior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 58 Joined: 11/21/06	Re: Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament Reply #20 - 11/02/10 at 05:00:23	Post Tools	Print Post
	I still can't believe that this was the same Topalov who nearly became WC early this year. I suspect the Bulgarians have replaced him with a doppleganger since the WCC.

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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: Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament Reply #19 - 11/01/10 at 23:52:32	Post Tools	Print Post
	Just for the record, Anand defeated Bacrot in the final round to take clear second. Topalov continued to get lucky, turning a lost position into a won point. The final standings (from memory) Carlsen Anand Bacrot Gashimov Topalov Wang Yue


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micawber God Member Offline like many sneaks and skunks in history he's a poet Posts: 852 Location: Netherlands Joined: 09/07/05 Gender:	Re: Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament Reply #18 - 10/29/10 at 16:40:52	Post Tools	Print Post
	Topalov's loss against Carlssen was perhaps not so astonishing, but the way it came about was. Topalov was not much worse after black's 29th move, and should have been able to draw the game without to much trouble (I say this without the benefit of compu-analysis) But then he played two horrible moves, giving Black an easy win with a very simple combination that even a candidate master would probably have foreseen in seconds.


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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: Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament Reply #17 - 10/29/10 at 16:05:18	Post Tools	Print Post
	Carlsen wins Nanjing and beats Topalov again. Well done. I didn't think he'd do as poorly as he had done in the Olympiad, but neither did I think he'd win the whole thing! And what about Bacrot! Equal second with World Champion Anand. Is this his best career result ever?


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trw YaBB Moderator Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 1414 Joined: 05/06/08 Gender:	Re: Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament Reply #16 - 10/24/10 at 18:03:18	Post Tools	Print Post
	ericmittens wrote on 10/23/10 at 16:12:29: So Anand lost to Bacrot! I didn't look closely at the game, does anyone know whether Anand played a novelty in that old-school slav piece sac line? Seems like kind of an odd choice otherwise. The novelty was Bacrot's 18. Rhd1 according to my database.


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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: Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament Reply #15 - 10/24/10 at 17:48:36	Post Tools	Print Post
	So much for Carlsen having trouble finding his form against the big boys...4.0/5! Took out Topalov today.


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ericmittens Junior Member Offline Molto bene Posts: 86 Location: Ontario, Canada Joined: 06/06/09 Gender:	Re: Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament Reply #14 - 10/23/10 at 16:12:29	Post Tools	Print Post
	So Anand lost to Bacrot! I didn't look closely at the game, does anyone know whether Anand played a novelty in that old-school slav piece sac line? Seems like kind of an odd choice otherwise.
	« Last Edit: 10/23/10 at 20:55:33 by ericmittens »

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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: Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament Reply #13 - 10/22/10 at 14:17:26	Post Tools	Print Post
	WOW! I haven't seen the games yet. Anand is really impressive. (Which, by extension means that Kramnik's win last week was pretty special too.)


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Harvey Williamson Full Member Offline Posts: 193 Location: Media City, UK Joined: 01/04/03 Gender:	Re: Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament Reply #12 - 10/22/10 at 12:35:09	Post Tools	Print Post
	(2) Topalov,V (2803) - Anand,V (2800) [D57] 3rd Pearl Spring Nanjing CHN (3), 22.10.2010 [Doe,John] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0-0 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.cxd5 Nxc3 10.bxc3 exd5 11.Qb3 Rd8 12.c4 Be6 [12...dxc4 is the normal move.] 13.c5 b6 14.Rc1 bxc5 15.Qa3 Nd7 16.Bb5?! Bg4N [16...Rab8 17.Bxd7 Bxd7 18.0-0 Bb5 19.Rfe1 Bc4 20.Ne5 Qd6 21.Nxc4 dxc4 22.dxc5 Qd2 23.Rf1 a5 24.Qa4 c3 25.g3 Qb2 26.Qxa5 c2 27.Qxc7 Qxa2 28.Rfe1 Rbc8 29.Qb6 Rd5 30.e4 Rdxc5 31.e5 R5c6 32.Qd4 Qa3 33.Kg2 Rc4 34.Qd6 Qa8+ 35.Kg1 Rd8 36.Qb6 Qd5 37.Qb3 Qc6 38.Qe3 Kh8 39.Qa3 Rcd4 40.Qb3 Rd2 41.Rf1 Kg8 42.Qa2 R8d5 43.Qb2 Qc4 44.Qa1 Qd3 45.Qa8+ Kh7 46.Rfe1 Rd1 47.Qc8 Rd8 48.Qc7 Rxc1 49.Rxc1 Qd1+ 50.Kg2 Qxc1 51.Qxd8 Qd1 52.Qc7 c1Q 53.Qxf7 Qc6+ 0-1 Purtseladze,M (2329)-Melia,S (2395)/Yerevan 2006] 17.Bxd7 Rxd7 18.Qxc5 Qe4 19.Rg1 Re8 20.Qb5 Rdd8 21.Qe2 Rb8 22.h3 Bxf3 23.gxf3 Qf5 24.f4 Rb1 25.Rxb1 Qxb1+ 26.Qd1 Rb8 27.Ke2 Qf5 28.Rh1 Rb2+ 29.Kf3 h5 30.a4 Qe4+ 31.Kg3 h4+ 32.Kxh4 Rxf2 33.Qg4 Rg2 0-1 Nice win today. 16.dxc has been played in some engine games that ended in draws. 12...Be6!? The game starts the same as the final game in Sophia.


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jmi Junior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 58 Joined: 11/21/06	Re: Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament Reply #11 - 10/22/10 at 10:14:46	Post Tools	Print Post
	It's official - Topalov really really hates the Lasker Defence.

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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: Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament Reply #10 - 10/21/10 at 03:59:10	Post Tools	Print Post
	I'd like to see Gashimov do well, especially since his national team snubbed him at the Olympiad.


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jmi Junior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 58 Joined: 11/21/06	Re: Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament Reply #9 - 10/21/10 at 00:45:58	Post Tools	Print Post
	I voted for Carlsen because I expect him to drop points and I never seem to pick the correct winner. Casinos love me.

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MNb God Member Offline Rudolf Spielmann forever Posts: 10777 Location: Moengo Joined: 01/05/04 Gender:	Re: Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament Reply #8 - 10/21/10 at 00:06:53	Post Tools	Print Post
	I voted Topalov, because I dislike him and my predictions never come true.

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TalJechin God Member Offline There is no secret ingredient. Posts: 2892 Location: Malmö Joined: 08/12/04 Gender:	Re: Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament Reply #7 - 10/20/10 at 16:24:33	Post Tools	Print Post
	Gashimov, since the others are worn-out or out of form - a long shot of course...


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Antillian God Member Offline Brilliance without dazzle! Posts: 1757 Joined: 01/05/03 Gender:	Re: Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament Reply #6 - 10/20/10 at 15:56:23	Post Tools	Print Post
	I am putting my money on Anand. Kasparov seems to think that Carlsen's problem is that he isn't willing to work hard enough now that he is on his own: http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/kasparov-on-the-fide-elections-carlsen-and-mor...

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