How does Fischer's idea of draws counting as 0s in the championship sound to them?
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That would be 9 now :D
Right, so is this the winning question?
+1 again
10?
How does Fischer's idea of draws counting as 0s in the championship sound to them?
+1
+1
That would be 9 now :D
Right, so is this the winning question?
+1 again
10?
You're the eleventh "plus one-er", so 12 counting the original asker
After a game is done and when you analyze that day's game, Have you felt that if you could play the game in other ways so that the result will be favorable to you at the end?
For Both: would you change anything you all do in a daily basis(routine)to prepare for the last game of the championship to have an edge and get the result? like for example not showering? or playing something radical ala Bobby Fisher playing d4 instead of e4?. Thank You.
I agree. Draws should not be counted in a WCC match.
13 members for that question, then :-)
You could just as well add the question if they agree with Fischer that it should be first to 10 wins and that the challenger must win 10-8 to get the title if it's a question of finding useless formats. The first Kasparov-Karpov was first to six wins but abandoned after around five months. No professional player would accept such a format today, obviously.
If there was one piece of advice about chess that you could give to someone, what would it be?
Second this. (to both)
Am I pointing out the obvious when I say that the answer to the most popular question is "No - that's absurd. The drive for decisive games is understandable, but it's ridiculous to ask championship matches to manufacture them - draws are part of chess, and it's OK."
I, and many many others, would prefer them to "manufacture" -as you say- wins rather than manufacture draws...
Am I pointing out the obvious when I say that the answer to the most popular question is "No - that's absurd. The drive for decisive games is understandable, but it's ridiculous to ask championship matches to manufacture them - draws are part of chess, and it's OK."
I agree. I think that forcing (and trying to avoid the opponents to force) draws are part of the beauty of chess. :)
Question -
Both players have had both sides of the Berlin defense against one another many, many times. Is this just due to the intricacies of theory, fashion, repertoire, preparation, etc., or is there something about this particular structure that speaks to each player in his own way? Has the Berlin itself become a 'proving ground' of sorts between these two particular world champions?
Looks like it will come down to the last game, with Anand forced to win it to get to tiebreaks.
The most favored question has been passed along and will be asked by Natja, the press officer, today!
Thanks! will that be at the Sotchi press conference ?
How does Fischer's idea of draws counting as 0s in the championship sound to them?
+1
+1
That would be 9 now :D
Right, so is this the winning question?
+1 again
10?
You're the eleventh "plus one-er", so 12 counting the original asker
+1, I guess it is 14 now. Of course, with the explanation epoqueepique provided:
The first player to reach 6 would have to play 6 wins. Draws would not count, so players would not play for draws.
Oh dear, a really poor decision. The answer is already known in advance. And you would never find an organiser for a match of unknown length either.
I thought it was said the way it would work was "we will review all the possible questions and choose the best one". Not the most favored one - the 'masses' are by no means always right.
Well, looks like the answer to another question "Ask if anyone has asked them an intelligent question yet" will remain "No".
In the Breyer Ruy Lopez, the Black knight returns to b8.
Is that a sign that Black is inferior or is it a sign that Black is equal?
If there was one piece of advice about chess that you could give to someone, what would it be?