We'll see I have confidence in pragg
Candidates 2024 ( note:already submitted my predictions 👇👇👇just wanted to know community takes on it
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I've decided to do something crazy... I'm gonna drive across Canada for three days and watch some of this thing in person! It isn't very often that such a prestigious event comes to the chess-poor nation of hockey sticks and maple syrup.
Anyone else who is planning to come to Toronto?
As for predictions, I've decided to root for Vaishali and Pragg - it would be wild to see a brother-sister combo as the WC and WWC of chess simultaneously.
My head tells me that Fabi or Nepo is more likely in the Open section. Not sure who has the best shot of the Women's section, as I don't watch quite as much of the ladies.
Mar 27, 2024
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Humpy has been playing really well lately, so I'll go with Humpy in the Ladies competition, sure.
men's winner -fabi
Women's winner -humpy
Country with more combined points -india
More indian player would be on bottom half
More draws than decisive games
More games finishing over 110 moves than under 20 moves
Ruy lopez would be the most played opening
Longest game -117 moves
No one will play bongcloud
1 game will end by 50 move rule
No player under 20 would finish in top 3
Most rating point would be gained by vidit and vaishali
No tiebreaks would take place (but I would pray that it would ).
Men's standing : fabi-9;hikaru-8.5;nepo-7.5;alireza -7;vidit-6.5;pragg -6;nijat-5.5;gukesh- 5.5
Women's standing:
Humpy-9.5;lei tingjei-9;goryachkina-8;zhongyi-7.5,lagno-7.5;muzzychuk-7,vaishali-6,nurgyul-5
What is your opinion???