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Question: Who will win Amber 2011?


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TN God Member Offline Posts: 3420 Joined: 11/07/08 Gender:	Re: Amber 2011: The End of a Tradition Reply #17 - 03/27/11 at 13:27:35	Post Tools	Print Post
	micawber wrote on 03/27/11 at 11:53:55: Aronian put it a splendid performance, but he owes much to his blindfold ability. Carlsen did very well in the rapid-games. These rapid games perhaps tells us something of the form of the candidates for the next world championship series: Aronian is imo the favourite to be the next contender for the title. Topalov performed above (my) expectation in the rapids, perhaps the fact that this is to a certain degree a friendly affair with not too much at stake suited him. Gelfand and Kramnik's performances in the rapid-section where below what I expected but dont write them off yet, because both can perform well under the pressure of serious tournament conditions. I'll add that I finally got a ChessPub Forum poll prediction correct! Some people on ChessVibes trolled about Carlsen being the true winner due to his domination of the rapid. But Aronian was more consistent overall and fully deserves his victory. Incidentally, Carlsen's rating performance in the rapid was 3087, with Aronian's 2980 performance in the blindfold being almost as impressive.

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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: Amber 2011: The End of a Tradition Reply #16 - 03/27/11 at 11:53:55	Post Tools	Print Post
	Aronian put it a splendid performance, but he owes much to his blindfold ability. Carlsen did very well in the rapid-games. These rapid games perhaps tells us something of the form of the candidates for the next world championship series: Aronian is imo the favourite to be the next contender for the title. Topalov performed above (my) expectation in the rapids, perhaps the fact that this is to a certain degree a friendly affair with not too much at stake suited him. Gelfand and Kramnik's performances in the rapid-section where below what I expected but dont write them off yet, because both can perform well under the pressure of serious tournament conditions.


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TN God Member Offline Posts: 3420 Joined: 11/07/08 Gender:	Re: Amber 2011: The End of a Tradition Reply #15 - 03/21/11 at 06:33:46	Post Tools	Print Post
	The tournament has become a two-horse race between Aronian on 11.5 and Carlsen on 11. Their nearest pursuers, Anand and Ivanchuk, are both on 8.5.

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Uhohspaghettio God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 515 Joined: 02/23/11	Re: Amber 2011: The End of a Tradition Reply #14 - 03/21/11 at 04:27:45	Post Tools	Print Post
	Yesterday he thought his rook was on d7 when it was actually on e7, and he only realized it was on e7 when he tried to move his rook there. And that was in the non-blind event! (jk...) At least he didn't leave his queen en prise like Gelfand did. I think I have an idea why they're giving up these Amber tournaments... If there were a very large prize I doubt you'd see mistakes like that... as it is, I doubt GMs train much for the event.


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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: Amber 2011: The End of a Tradition Reply #13 - 03/21/11 at 03:29:44	Post Tools	Print Post
	Is Kramnik sick or something?


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TN God Member Offline Posts: 3420 Joined: 11/07/08 Gender:	Re: Amber 2011: The End of a Tradition Reply #12 - 03/18/11 at 05:09:32	Post Tools	Print Post
	Tomorrow's match Giri-Kramnik could decide the battle for last place. Which shows just how strong the event is.

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DD-OK YaBB Newbies Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 37 Joined: 03/15/07	Re: Amber 2011: The End of a Tradition Reply #11 - 03/17/11 at 20:22:25	Post Tools	Print Post
	Great job today by Chucky, or time for a hair gel joke re Carlsen? You decide.


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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: Amber 2011: The End of a Tradition Reply #10 - 03/11/11 at 17:56:49	Post Tools	Print Post
	I have always associated Morozevich with the Amber tournament. I just thought it a slight shame he is not playing in its last year. Maybe he was invited and declined - don't know. Just thought it'd be fitting to see him play there one last time.


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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: Amber 2011: The End of a Tradition Reply #9 - 03/11/11 at 14:24:02	Post Tools	Print Post
	Bump.


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Uhohspaghettio God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 515 Joined: 02/23/11	Re: Amber 2011: The End of a Tradition Reply #8 - 03/10/11 at 05:44:26	Post Tools	Print Post
	Smyslov_Fan wrote on 03/09/11 at 06:03:11: Seth, looking at who is playing, I am not sure I agree. Who would you remove from this list to make room for Moro? I love Moro's chess, but this is a really impressive list of players! How about, all of them? According to this: http://www.blindfoldchess.net/blog/2010/06/comparison_of_grandmaster_rankings_in... Morozevich is the best-performing blindfold player based on blindfold tournaments. They'll surely have some other blindfold events to replace this won't they? Also, I would be in favour of GMs being completely blindfolded/blinkered. This is how blindfold is intended, it matches the description. Staring at a board and imagining pieces going around it is easier than playing without any board. You can see the files opening up more clearly. Think of long moves, complicated mating nets involving knights where if you can see the squares it's a lot easier (errr.. not that I can play any blindfold properly).


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VitolinishBoom YaBB Newbies Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 21 Location: New York, NY Joined: 11/07/10 Gender:	Re: Amber 2011: The End of a Tradition Reply #7 - 03/10/11 at 01:23:22	Post Tools	Print Post
	I have to vote for Naka, just because, but Smyslov Fan has a point. I think the field is a wee bit stronger here than Tata/Wijk aan Zee. Ten of the players are in the top 11, with Mamedyarov missing from the top 10, and Gashimov at No. 11. Gelfand now sits at 16 and Giri at 43. Still though, there were a few slagging off Naka as early as two years ago saying he didn't have the umm culture to play with the big boys. Glad that's been put to rest. Of course, if Ivanchuk wins it, I'd be equally happy. He's been in the thick of it for so long, it'd be nice to see.


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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: Amber 2011: The End of a Tradition Reply #6 - 03/09/11 at 06:03:11	Post Tools	Print Post
	Seth, looking at who is playing, I am not sure I agree. Who would you remove from this list to make room for Moro? I love Moro's chess, but this is a really impressive list of players!


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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: Amber 2011: The End of a Tradition Reply #5 - 03/09/11 at 05:42:36	Post Tools	Print Post
	It's too bad Morozevich isn't playing.


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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: Amber 2011: The End of a Tradition Reply #4 - 03/09/11 at 05:35:15	Post Tools	Print Post
	I cast a sentimental vote for Ivanchuk. I know Naka's proven he's top 10 material, but I don't see him winning this.


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TN God Member Offline Posts: 3420 Joined: 11/07/08 Gender:	Re: Amber 2011: The End of a Tradition Reply #3 - 03/09/11 at 04:07:54	Post Tools	Print Post
	MNb wrote on 03/09/11 at 02:47:34: Because Van Oosterom stops organizing and sponsoring it. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. Here's to 20 years of a great festival!

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