@stella_woo This is the Radjabov. u can't help it. He is always so formal 

please Radjabov, it's time to change your shirt already...

lilAJ

if you have "that" rating I'll be your fan too

What's the prevailing tie-breaker in this tournament; There is a high probability that Carlsen and Aronian might finish with same total (8.5 points)? Will Carlsen be the winner by virtue of his win over Aronian, or the latter be the triumphant off his more # of wins than Magnus?

..wow, amazing chess so far. The pendulum has now swung in Carlsen's favour considering the remaining match-ups. The great amount of blunders in this tournament only highlights how human GMs are...and not "super humans" as some of us believe.

My picks are-

1. Aronian beats Gelfand

   Carlsen beats Kamsky

2. Carlsen beats Van Wely

   Aronian draws with Radjabov

Unfortunately for Aronian, Radjabov is the real deal...and not easily beaten.

Indeed, this tournament has reached a certain level of excitement because of probability of a winner other than Aronian going back to the last 2 remainng rounds. Can Teimour win it? This highly depends on the 'mood swing' of Ivanchuk when these two meet today's schedule; If the latter would be able to 'fix' his nerves, then the most that Radjabov could get is a draw (that's how good Vassily is); How has Gelfand been performing by far (this is related to match vs Aronian today)? Does he still 'hide' his preparation (vs Anand, a bullshit idea)? I feel that this game will hold the balance whether Aronian is really up to the task of bagging the prize in Group A; Apart from Carlsen, Levon is by far living up to his rating strength as 2800 player- they(Magnus and Aronian) are so unpredictable in the openings- seemingly 'monster' at middle game- and almost always 'roaring' at end games! Hence, if Aronian would win against Boris today, then most likely he'd take the bacon home; Now, a shallow 'guess' on Carlsen's chance (to win the tournament): Magnus is Magnus- he rightfully deserves his ranking today! He creates problems for the opponent over the board which even himself is not assured he can solve them- that's his style! The 'young man' usually benefits from murky, volatile, unclear positions (like that topalov's game); Hence, does Kamsky have the complete package to deal with this approach seemingly a patent now for Magnus (and seemingly a deviation of the core of what Kasparov had taught him?)? One thing is clear ( to me), If Magnus will win today, expect Aronian and Radjabov to give all their best shots tomorrow when they face each other; Who knows, Van Wely might have been a secret fan of Carlsen and might give the Wonder boy the win in a silver platter!

In Group A, by now, there's only one player without a loss: Radjabov -- and two players without a win -- Van Wely and Topalov.  While the former two are not surprising, the latter (Topalov) is, considering his aggressive attacking style of play (though he has had his chances for a win in this tournament, and missed to capitalize on them).

@ Johnny Joystick, shame on you pal for your nasty comment about Navara. You only wish you could play like him one day. And next time you wanna post a comment, check your spelling before you do you drug crazed maniac.

Can we say choke on the part of Aronian?  Next he'll fall to Gelfand and then out of first as more than likely Carlsen will pull out another last minute victory.

@gabkhach

I'm fond of Aronian's games more than Carlsen's, but you can't really say his skills are not "close" to Aronian or Radjabov when he is currently ranked no. 1 in the world, has beaten Aronian in this tournament and won his couple of last tournaments with super GMs participating with him. 

I think the most painful loss was Ivanchuk's. He would have joined Aronian if he didn't lose.

Like many times before, Aronian-Radjabov game is building up massive tension! I bet it's going to be one of these two guys. Honestly, I don't think Carlsen is anywere close to Radjabov's or Aronian's skills.

Good to see Navara winning, even though I'm rooting for Levon only, but David needed this win to keep his good work up. I enjoy watching his games - not much drama, but quite instructive.

Ofcourse topa loss his match   But the thing is - he played like a topa's style i love his way.    

                           ;-)

Anish Giri had a brilliant start to the tournament, it's a shame he's slumping away. I enjoy his style.

Carlsen provided a stunning recovery from a shocking postion, nothing less than what we are slowly expecting from him. 

Aronian has had a great tournament, and in a way I'm glad he lost today to bring back some competition. Nobody likes to see someone romp to victory when there could be drama. As was said, Navara played an almost perfect game!

Arkarians tip - Carlsen 8.5 Aronian 8.5
Carlsens two games seem to be against slightly poorer performers from the event, but Loek has had a great pedigree in almost remaining undefeated!
Aronians final two games look much tougher and I can see him either drawing or losing to Gelfand, depending on how much he worries about today. Only time will tell! 
I don't know as much about Radjabov but I hope he pushes the tournament till the end as well!

Good for Navara to get some much needed optimism and self belief back.

I had all but counted Carlsen out, being 1.5 behind Aronian.  Now it's a lot more interesting.

can somebody explain Caruana-Giri ending?

It always happen in any sports where the frontrunner is always beaten by the tailender. I would say it's the psychological factor. 

What a great win for David Navarra! Good for him!

The Carlsen game was incredible, very entertaining. I am shocked that Aronian lost, but such is life.