ChessPub Forum - Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012

ChessPub Forum › General › General Chess › Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012

(Moderators: proustiskeen, trw, RoleyPoley)

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

Poll

Question: NEW POLL! Who will win the Candidates?


* This poll has now closed *
Boris Gelfand 6 (17.1%) Gata Kamsky 5 (14.3%) Vladimir Kramnik 21 (60.0%) Alexander Grischuk 3 (8.6%) Total votes: 35 « Created by: Smyslov_Fan on: 05/11/11 at 02:56:26 »

Pages: 1 ... 16 17 [18] 19

Topic Tools

Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012 (Read 102669 times)

Vulpes YaBB Newbies Offline ~ Magic Posts: 43 Joined: 04/05/11	Re: Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012 Reply #28 - 05/05/11 at 16:10:49	Post Tools	Print Post
	Grischuk also has only 13 minutes left for another 13 moves. Is a draw with black against Radjabov a good or a bad result for Kramnik? I'm rather sure Radjabov plays stronger with the black pieces?!

	- Iron Tigran #1
	IP Logged

Fromper Senior Member Offline GrandPatzer Posts: 378 Location: Chicago, IL, USA Joined: 03/12/10 Gender:	Re: Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012 Reply #27 - 05/05/11 at 15:54:01	Post Tools	Print Post
	So according to the web site, the games start at 15:00 local time. I had to google to figure out the time zone offset. They're at GMT +4, and I'm at GMT -4, so that means games start at 7:00 AM here on the east coast of the USA. So far, they've scored 3 draws today, but Aronian has an extra pawn on Grischuk as white in a rook and knight endgame after 44 moves and nearly 5 hours of play.

	GrandPatzer!!! 1777 peak USCF rating - currently 1620 from coming back rusty
	WWW IP Logged

MNb God Member Offline Rudolf Spielmann forever Posts: 10776 Location: Moengo Joined: 01/05/04 Gender:	Re: Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012 Reply #26 - 05/05/11 at 15:06:48	Post Tools	Print Post
	Smyslov_Fan wrote on 05/05/11 at 05:47:58: I voted for Aronian, but seeing all the support he's getting I almost wish I'd voted for Kramnik, who has to be a co-favorite. To compensate I just voted for Kramnik, which is bad news for him, as my predictions never come true.

	The book had the effect good books usually have: it made the stupids more stupid, the intelligent more intelligent and the other thousands of readers remained unchanged. GC Lichtenberg
	IP Logged

JonathanB Senior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 449 Location: London Joined: 11/17/07 Gender:	Re: Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012 Reply #25 - 05/05/11 at 13:43:47	Post Tools	Print Post
	Vulpes wrote on 05/05/11 at 13:30:35: Why the heck is the information on the Candidates so scarce? Well the Candidates' matches aren't as big a deal as they used to be, for sure, but they've been covered at Chessbase and Chess Vibes which are hardly obscure little websites. As for the games themselves, if you don't like the link provided in the post above for any reason you can also try http://chessbomb.com/

	www.streathambrixtonchess.blogspot.com "I don't call you f**k face" - GM Nigel Short.
	IP Logged

AlanG Full Member Offline Posts: 159 Joined: 10/16/08	Re: Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012 Reply #24 - 05/05/11 at 13:41:39	Post Tools	Print Post
	Vulpes wrote on 05/05/11 at 13:30:35: The Wiki article tells me the first games of the Quarters are scheduled to be today -- but there is no information on this anywhere else in the web? FIDE themselves state this information is correct, and also say the games are scheduled to start at 15:00 local time. It is 17:30 MSD atm. Are they broadcasted live somewhere? Will they get uploaded on fide.com as soon as they're finished? Is this even happening, or did I miss something important? Why the heck is the information on the Candidates so scarce? It's not so hard to find. The FIDE link you provided even had a link to the live games. http://kazan2011.fide.com/live-games.html


	IP Logged

Vulpes YaBB Newbies Offline ~ Magic Posts: 43 Joined: 04/05/11	Re: Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012 Reply #23 - 05/05/11 at 13:30:35	Post Tools	Print Post
	The Wiki article tells me the first games of the Quarters are scheduled to be today -- but there is no information on this anywhere else in the web? FIDE themselves state this information is correct, and also say the games are scheduled to start at 15:00 local time. It is 17:30 MSD atm. Are they broadcasted live somewhere? Will they get uploaded on fide.com as soon as they're finished? Is this even happening, or did I miss something important? Why the heck is the information on the Candidates so scarce? E:Okay, I'm kinda blind. Doesn't change Google has barely any results for some reason?.?

	- Iron Tigran #1
	IP Logged

bragesjo God Member Offline CCE at ICCF 2021 and CCM at ICCF 2023 Posts: 1839 Location: Eskilstuna Joined: 06/30/06 Gender:	Re: Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012 Reply #22 - 05/05/11 at 07:44:09	Post Tools	Print Post
	I voted for Aronian, he is realy strong and in good shape. I precit that either he or Kramnik will win the candicate match. However, still unshure if Aronian can beat Anand in a WCH match, I think Kramnik has better chanses agianst Anand.


	WWW IP Logged

Smyslov_Fan God Member Correspondence fan Offline Progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~GBS Posts: 6902 Joined: 06/15/05	Re: Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012 Reply #21 - 05/05/11 at 05:47:58	Post Tools	Print Post
	I voted for Aronian, but seeing all the support he's getting I almost wish I'd voted for Kramnik, who has to be a co-favorite.


	IP Logged

TonyRo God Member Offline I'm gonna crack your skull! Posts: 1840 Location: Cleveland, OH Joined: 11/26/07 Gender:	Re: Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012 Reply #20 - 05/05/11 at 04:12:59	Post Tools	Print Post
	I am predicting Topa - Mamedyarov, and Kramnik vs. Aronian in Round 2, although I'd love to see Radjabov steal it away!


	IP Logged

Seth_Xoma God Member Offline FM with 2 IM Norms - (2381) Posts: 558 Location: Lansing Joined: 11/05/04 Gender:	Re: Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012 Reply #19 - 05/05/11 at 04:00:15	Post Tools	Print Post
	Come on Gata, please take him out!!


	IP Logged

Smyslov_Fan God Member Correspondence fan Offline Progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~GBS Posts: 6902 Joined: 06/15/05	Re: Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012 Reply #18 - 05/05/11 at 03:56:30	Post Tools	Print Post
	Who will win the Candidates' Tournament? The pairings are: 1) Kamsky-Topalov 2)Gelfand-Mamedyarov 3)Kramnik-Radjabov 4.)Aronian-Grischuk The winners 1v2 3v4 will play each other.


	IP Logged

Smyslov_Fan God Member Correspondence fan Offline Progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~GBS Posts: 6902 Joined: 06/15/05	Re: Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012 Reply #17 - 05/05/11 at 03:48:12	Post Tools	Print Post
	Time to renew the thread!


	IP Logged

Smyslov_Fan God Member Correspondence fan Offline Progress depends on the unreasonable man. ~GBS Posts: 6902 Joined: 06/15/05	Re: Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012 Reply #16 - 02/09/11 at 16:13:57	Post Tools	Print Post
	Toppy and Danailov have both acquiesced and agreed to play the match against a Russian on Russian soil if it so happens.


	IP Logged

fanat YaBB Newbies Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 12 Joined: 04/23/09	Re: Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012 Reply #15 - 02/09/11 at 15:02:46	Post Tools	Print Post
	Ametanoitos wrote on 02/09/11 at 10:50:44: A serious question is: What will Topalov do if he is paired against a Russian? (Kramnik for example). Danailov has stated that Topalov is not going to play against a Russian in Russian ground. Has anyone thought about that? What will Topalov do? How about playing chess and stop being a primadonna.


	IP Logged

Ametanoitos God Member Offline The road to success is under construction Posts: 1429 Location: Patras Joined: 01/04/05	Re: Candidate matches 2011 for WC 2012 Reply #14 - 02/09/11 at 10:50:44	Post Tools	Print Post
	A serious question is: What will Topalov do if he is paired against a Russian? (Kramnik for example). Danailov has stated that Topalov is not going to play against a Russian in Russian ground. Has anyone thought about that?


	IP Logged

Pages: 1 ... 16 17 [18] 19

Topic Tools

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

Bookmarks: