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Re: Kramnik on the downfall
Reply #33 - 12/04/14 at 09:27:12
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Definitely Wink

There's an interview with Kramnik from the early rounds where he points out it isn't all that different from early rounds at the Olympiad and his early opponents actually didn't play at all badly. No rule that a motivated 2500 has to roll over and die vs anyone.

Nice to see him really picking up form though.
  
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Reply #32 - 12/04/14 at 01:38:25
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This loss was a huge hit to GM Giri's career. One which he may never recover from. 

It's really sad to see him lose to someone like Kramnik who just doesn't have it anymore.

  
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Re: Kramnik on the downfall
Reply #31 - 12/04/14 at 00:15:04
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LostTactic wrote on 11/28/14 at 10:43:45:
Kramnik's style is not very suited to "Open" tournaments. I imagine he's getting a decent appearance fee to play there and the conditions are excellent according to Williams and King. 

I am a bit concerned about how Kramnik plans to qualify for the next Candidates tournaments because it's unlikely he will on rating and as far as I'm aware he doesn't seem to have plans to participate in the Grand Prix cycle. Therefore I assume he'll either try to get in via the World Cup or perhaps get the Russian nomination if the Candidates is backed by Russian $$$.


Hmm....
  
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Reply #30 - 12/03/14 at 20:45:34
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Apollo wrote on 12/03/14 at 20:30:19:
Brilliant technical play today by Kramnik. Shades of Cohn-Rubinstein 1909 appreciated by all of those with classical chess education  Tongue


The opening reminded me of Capablanca-Molina, but that had no ...h6 and Bd3 followed by a (as far as I know) faulty Bxh7+.
  
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Brilliant technical play today by Kramnik. Shades of Cohn-Rubinstein 1909 appreciated by all of those with classical chess education  Tongue
  
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Reply #28 - 12/03/14 at 20:10:34
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Lol!
  
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Reply #27 - 12/03/14 at 18:11:19
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Cheesy
  
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Re: Kramnik on the downfall
Reply #26 - 12/03/14 at 17:47:58
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MartinC wrote on 12/03/14 at 11:30:14:
Or just take a half point bye Smiley That's super tempting for weekend events in England when that's Friday evening which really isn't a good time to be playing a long game of chess!



And then what happens is one gets paired against another Swiss Gambiteer.

Cool

  
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Re: Kramnik on the downfall
Reply #25 - 12/03/14 at 17:10:28
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So, today he won with this weapon:  1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8.
Rc1 c5 (9. cd Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Nxe7) ...
  
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Or just take a half point bye Smiley That's super tempting for weekend events in England when that's Friday evening which really isn't a good time to be playing a long game of chess!
  
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Re: Kramnik on the downfall
Reply #23 - 12/03/14 at 10:47:53
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As in this tournament, I hope the demise of Kramnik's world title ambitions has been greatly exaggerated. He does play some exquisite chess at his best. Some of his play in the Open harks back to the tactical mahem he used to indulge in on the black side of the Botvinnik for example but that win over Giri was great.

I know a very experienced player in my area who very regularly draws the first game in a weekend Swiss, trying to get the Tal effect.
  
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Reply #22 - 12/02/14 at 21:13:30
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that game has a really nice ending! Nice discovery!

ReneDescartes wrote on 12/02/14 at 17:36:30:
Another interesting tidbit from Qatar: check out the hilarious conclusion to this game, where Jussupow destroys Black's move 32 in the style of a geometrical proof. It would make a great example for one of his books (not that Black wouldn't lose eventually after guarding his back rank, but to lose like this...)!

  
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Reply #21 - 12/02/14 at 21:12:03
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I have to admit, kramnik turned things around and plays really beautiful chess!!! (now that I said that he prolly gonna lose tomorrow Wink)

Keano wrote on 12/02/14 at 19:40:05:
ery nice game by Kramnik today - thread title needs changing
  
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Re: Kramnik on the downfall
Reply #20 - 12/02/14 at 19:40:05
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Very nice game by Kramnik today - thread title needs changing.
  
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Re: Kramnik on the downfall
Reply #19 - 12/02/14 at 17:36:30
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Another interesting tidbit from Qatar: check out the hilarious conclusion to this game, where Jussupow destroys Black's move 32 in the style of a geometrical proof. It would make a great example for one of his books (not that Black wouldn't lose eventually after guarding his back rank, but to lose like this...)!
  
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