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  • 12 months ago · Quote · #301

    trysts

    Michael-G wrote:

    Anand is very well prepared in Slav.Gelfand should change his strategy or unleash a well -prepared novelty if he wants to have some chance for a win with white.

    Gelfand has definitely shown that he is Anand's equal thus far. I tend to think that will put pressure on Anand to play riskier.

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #302

    keju

    backrankblues wrote:

    How we 16oo's play!!!! No draws with us.  Bang, bang bang, win!  Bang, bang, bang, lose! 

    Yes they say it's not chess Sealed

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #303

    Scottrf

    Does he want to move the knight back and forth? Don't see what it does apart from not weakening your position.

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #304

    keju

    Dunno, but he sure calculated for a looong while before putting the knight there.

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #305

    SandyJames

    lol keju! , btw NIIT = National Institute of Information Technology - they were the pioneers in IT education / training. 

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #306

    keju

    According to GM Naiditsch, Anand is trying to maneouvre the knight to c5 square.

    NIIT - Oh thanks backrank !

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #307

    Scottrf

    Wouldn't he have played Nd7 to get to c5? Looks more like he's heading to b4, and I definitely feel comfortable challenging someone 1000 points above me.

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #308

    keju

    keju wrote:

    According to GM Naiditsch, Anand is trying to maneouvre the knight to c5 square.

    Which doesn't make any sense at all, because if you wanted to go from f6 to c5, you'd go to d7 first. But that's what Naiditsch said.

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #309

    keju

    His exact words (just before Anand played Nd5) were:

    "what to do now for Black, to play 32...Kf8 or maybe to try a bit more active 32...Nd5 with the idea Nf4-Ne6-Nc5 ..."

    Trysts might know what this means though. I'm baffled by these GMs.

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #310

    keju

    Scottrf wrote:

    I definitely feel comfortable challenging someone 1000 points above me.

    Man, when I play people just 200 points above me here on chess.com I get wiped out within 10 moves Frown

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #311

    Scottrf

    Well, that seems to be the move g3 was preventing, perhaps Nd7 lost somehow or he wanted to move there with a check along the way.

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #312

    keju

    Scottrf wrote:

    Well, that seems to be the move g3 was preventing, perhaps Nd7 lost somehow or he wanted to move there with a check along the way.

    Ya exactly, these subtleties are all lost upon me! I'd give quite a few hundred dollars to peer inside a GM's mind Smile

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #313

    trysts

    keju wrote:

    His exact words (just before Anand played Nd5) were:

    "what to do now for Black, to play 32...Kf8 or maybe to try a bit more active 32...Nd5 with the idea Nf4-Ne6-Nc5 ..."

    Trysts might know what this means though. I'm baffled by these GMs.

    If I was playing, it does look like a draw to me, just because I don't really see anything to do except get the kings to the center to assure a draw. I can't imagine that these gentlemen will make the type of huge mistake or two which would make the game decisive. But then again, I'm not very good.

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #314

    keju

    I really do think endgame mastery is the secret to being a strong player. Cos you then know what to be aiming for when you simplify a position down from the middlegame.

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #315

    Michael-G

    trysts wrote:
    Michael-G wrote:

    Anand is very well prepared in Slav.Gelfand should change his strategy or unleash a well -prepared novelty if he wants to have some chance for a win with white.

    Gelfand has definitely shown that he is Anand's equal thus far. I tend to think that will put pressure on Anand to play riskier.

    Certainly they are equal or about equal.But I don't understand what you mean when you say 

    "I tend to think that will put pressure on Anand to play riskier."

    Gelfand can't force Anand to play riskier if he doesn't play riskier.

    p.s. It is possible that both believe that can take the title at rapid games so they won't risk.Maybe we will have the first World Chamionship match  in history won in rapid games.

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #316

    keju

    Ooh that's it then. Draw agreed.

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #317

    trysts

    keju wrote:

    I really do think endgame mastery is the secret to being a strong player. Cos you then know what to be aiming for when you simplify a position down from the middlegame.

    I totally agree.

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #318

    trysts

    Yes, It's a DRAW. Now the match is tied 2-2. Anand has the white pieces on Thursday's game five. It seemed like the easiest game they have played. 

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #319

    keju

    I'll try to study the Gruenfeld before Thursday! Innocent

  • 12 months ago · Quote · #320

    trysts

    Michael-G wrote:
    trysts wrote:
    Michael-G wrote:

    Anand is very well prepared in Slav.Gelfand should change his strategy or unleash a well -prepared novelty if he wants to have some chance for a win with white.

    Gelfand has definitely shown that he is Anand's equal thus far. I tend to think that will put pressure on Anand to play riskier.

    Certainly they are equal or about equal.But I don't understand what you mean when you say 

    "I tend to think that will put pressure on Anand to play riskier."

    Gelfand can't force Anand to play riskier if he doesn't play riskier.

    p.s. It is possible that both believe that can take the title at rapid games so they won't risk.Maybe we will have the first World Chamionship match  in history won in rapid games.

    I mean with Anand's history of winning Gelfand, for him to have really very little chances of doing so thus far, it might confuse Anand a bit, putting more pressure on him to try something riskier against Gelfand.

    But you could be right about them copying the candidates matches--rapid games.


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