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Question: Who's going to win?


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Carlsen +1 16 (17.6%) Carlsen +2 41 (45.1%) Carlsen +3 7 (7.7%) Carlsen +4 or higher 0 (0.0%) Anand +1 8 (8.8%) Anand +2 5 (5.5%) Anand +3 0 (0.0%) Anand +4 or higher 0 (0.0%) Draw and Carlsen wins tiebreaks 7 (7.7%) Draw and Anand wins tiebreaks 0 (0.0%) Carlsen wins but not sure on score 6 (6.6%) Anand wins but not sure on score 1 (1.1%) Total votes: 91 « Created by: LostTactic on: 11/04/14 at 18:04:29 »

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Carlsen vs Anand Sochi 2014 World Championship (Read 101365 times)

Pale Horse, Pale Rider Senior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 287 Joined: 12/26/12	Re: Carlsen vs Anand Sochi 2014 World Championship Reply #87 - 11/11/14 at 15:44:22	Post Tools	Print Post
	MartinC wrote on 11/11/14 at 15:39:58: Blundering with Ba5 x c7 dropping a piece in quite such a simple looking manner might give Carlsen a few sleepless nights. Well, Carlsen had spend quite some time to keep the position bad but not losing and eventually dropped a piece in time pressure. I think preparation and time management were more important factors than the exact way Magnus finally lost a material in the end.


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MartinC God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 2115 Joined: 07/24/06	Re: Carlsen vs Anand Sochi 2014 World Championship Reply #86 - 11/11/14 at 15:39:58	Post Tools	Print Post
	Not just opening preparation mind. That black position wasn't pleasant but it didn't look hopeless. Blundering with Ba5 x c7 dropping a piece in quite such a simple looking manner might give Carlsen a few sleepless nights.


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chk God Member Offline a pawn is a pawn Posts: 1063 Location: Athens Joined: 10/26/06 Gender:	Re: Carlsen vs Anand Sochi 2014 World Championship Reply #85 - 11/11/14 at 15:36:25	Post Tools	Print Post
	Interesting to observe in the light of our previous conversation in this thread regarding openings: Opening preparation does seem to matter after all..

	"I play honestly and I play to win. If I lose, I take my medicine." - Bobby
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LostTactic Senior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 336 Joined: 02/19/11	Re: Carlsen vs Anand Sochi 2014 World Championship Reply #84 - 11/11/14 at 15:33:06	Post Tools	Print Post
	Lol at all the guys saying this match was over a day ago. What a difference a win makes. Match is back on and king Vishy is taking his crown back!


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tony37 God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 619 Joined: 10/16/10	Re: Carlsen vs Anand Sochi 2014 World Championship Reply #83 - 11/11/14 at 15:28:24	Post Tools	Print Post
	I think this is basically good opening preparation versus... not so good opening preparation, I don't think we'll see more games like this but we've had three very interesting games already, which is pretty rare in a match like this


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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: Carlsen vs Anand Sochi 2014 World Championship Reply #82 - 11/11/14 at 15:26:26	Post Tools	Print Post
	It's funny to watch Vishy on the webcam. You can tell he's wanted to move instantly the last several moves but he's trying so hard to slow himself down. Eval on official site is +6.85. It is over.


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Pale Horse, Pale Rider Senior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 287 Joined: 12/26/12	Re: Carlsen vs Anand Sochi 2014 World Championship Reply #81 - 11/11/14 at 15:19:38	Post Tools	Print Post
	Oblonskij wrote on 11/11/14 at 15:13:49: Carlsen is busted according to my app (after 28. ...Ba5). Go Vishy! Jup, seems like we see Anand winning here. The pin along the c-file seems to be completely winning


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ErictheRed God Member Offline USCF National Master Posts: 2534 Location: USA Joined: 10/02/05	Re: Carlsen vs Anand Sochi 2014 World Championship Reply #80 - 11/11/14 at 15:16:53	Post Tools	Print Post
	I'd buried Anand before the match started, not because of game 2. Just to be clear . But I could certainly be wrong, and this game might show it.


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Oblonskij Junior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 71 Joined: 10/27/10	Re: Carlsen vs Anand Sochi 2014 World Championship Reply #79 - 11/11/14 at 15:13:49	Post Tools	Print Post
	Carlsen is busted according to my app (after 28. ...Ba5). Go Vishy!


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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: Carlsen vs Anand Sochi 2014 World Championship Reply #78 - 11/11/14 at 14:57:11	Post Tools	Print Post
	Pale Horse, Pale Rider wrote on 11/11/14 at 14:51:17: Smyslov_Fan wrote on 11/11/14 at 13:58:01: I would absolutely love to see Anand win this game [...] Me too. I don't root for anyone here. But it would make the WC match so much more interesting ... I kind of want to see Carlsen win the match, but I'm with you...it would be much more interesting to see him work for it.


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MartinC God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 2115 Joined: 07/24/06	Re: Carlsen vs Anand Sochi 2014 World Championship Reply #77 - 11/11/14 at 14:54:28	Post Tools	Print Post
	Definitely


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Pale Horse, Pale Rider Senior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 287 Joined: 12/26/12	Re: Carlsen vs Anand Sochi 2014 World Championship Reply #76 - 11/11/14 at 14:51:17	Post Tools	Print Post
	Smyslov_Fan wrote on 11/11/14 at 13:58:01: I would absolutely love to see Anand win this game [...] Me too. I don't root for anyone here. But it would make the WC match so much more interesting ...


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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: Carlsen vs Anand Sochi 2014 World Championship Reply #75 - 11/11/14 at 14:48:16	Post Tools	Print Post
	15 minutes to make 14 moves. Carlsen is definitely in danger.


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MartinC God Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 2115 Joined: 07/24/06	Re: Carlsen vs Anand Sochi 2014 World Championship Reply #74 - 11/11/14 at 14:21:06	Post Tools	Print Post
	Doesn't look easy though, and the sort of position where Carlsen is properly fearsome. Well rather good anywhere of course! After some of the things Carlsen has done, wouldn't even be totally shocked if he found some way to win this


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LostTactic Senior Member Offline I Love ChessPublishing! Posts: 336 Joined: 02/19/11	Re: Carlsen vs Anand Sochi 2014 World Championship Reply #73 - 11/11/14 at 14:06:35	Post Tools	Print Post
	Seth_Xoma wrote on 11/11/14 at 14:03:09: EVERYONE had buried Anand after game two. I just sat in my chair dumbfounded at that. I know why they said it, but come on! I didn't. Hopefully Anand will convert this advantage and square up the match. The Tiger from Madras is roaring again!


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