A 14 year old beating Alexi Shirov is incredible. I thought Shirov stole the first game by getting a draw. To see that Shirov still lost is unbelievable. I hope this kid wins the tournament now.
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sisu wrote
It was on facebook, and not going to say who it was. But they said:
"I compared today the game of surprise win of Chinese kid ( 14 years old ) against Alexei Shirov, from some moves upwards the kid played all the first line houddini ( 10 moves in a row ). Very suspect, from opening it was nothing special three pawns for a piece but then some subtle moves like Kb1 in order to give a check with the bishop on c1, I mean this just reminded me on Coris play against me in Benasque during the final stage of the game ( endgame ). Very suspicious indeed."
The real analysis is that kids prepare with Houdini, and the kid got in a good preparation. Plus older GMs have to accept the change in style of modern players, rather than be bitter about it. I would advise the next opponent to change his openings though
Hell yeah, he has a transparent lens in his eye and an implanted microspeaker in his auditory canal. A seperate satellite is assigned for the transmision of houdini moves, to ensure his dominance in the tournament and later his vicotry over the world champion! Then those capitalistic westerners have to accept the mental superiority of the citizens of the People's Republic of China !!
chuckfloyd2011 wrote:
A 14 year old beating Alexi Shirov is incredible. I thought Shirov stole the first game by getting a draw. To see that Shirov still lost is unbelievable. I hope this kid wins the tournament now.
He won against Nepomniachtchi (2723) 1.5 - .5 in the 1st round. Shirov (2696) was round 2, the score 1.5 - .5. Today he drew with black vs. Mamedyarov (2775). He has white tomorrow in the 2nd game.
I thought men could not be beaten at chess by women or children ?
So much for that theory.
It wasn't the first time Shirov lost to a 14-year-old: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1327169
mamedyarov's next.
Imagine how good he's be if he knew how to play chess!
Nobody ever said that women & children couldn't beat men, unless they were joking or being an idiot. There are many super strong women. I'm a big, & i mean big fan of Judit. I hate she lost in round 1, this was kind of her comeback event. I love strong women, mmkay, lemme stop & move on. As for children, 14 isn't really considered a child anymore, especially with the way chess training is now. Heck, Karjakin was a GM at 12! & I'm sure strong players will be developing earlier & earlier, male & female.
Scottrf wrote:
Imagine how good he's be if he knew how to play chess!
Once he starts playing en passant, he'll be unstoppable.
the KArpov is very poiseeshonal playere.
The thesis of this topic has already been refuted. The chinese kid knew a lot of chess and took Shirov by a big, big surprise.
Vo1d3mort wrote:
Hell yeah, he has a transparent lens in his eye and an implanted microspeaker in his auditory canal. A seperate satellite is assigned for the transmision of houdini moves, to ensure his dominance in the tournament and later his vicotry over the world champion! Then those capitalistic westerners have to accept the mental superiority of the citizens of the People's Republic of China !!
And what if he really is a test subject in a secret Chinese cyborg program, and nobody can tell?
Seriously though, regarding the "transparent lens in his eye" - once Google Glass technology can be shrinked down enough to be implemented in the form of contact lenses, casual and lower-tier tournament OTB chess will sadly, but arguably be history, as you won't be able to tell anymore whether your opponent is using assistance or not without more or less invasive examination.
PS I notice you're from Germany; apparently there has not been a single German participant in the World Cup - was sagt der Deutsche SchachBund dazu?
Let's make it happen!
Let's make it happen!
11.f4 isn't a novelty, of course. It was played several times ago, including a blitz game between Caruana and Aronian some 3 years ago.
15...Qxc3 is technically a novelty, although it's natural, and what engines suggest as best. 16.Qd6 effectively forces a draw, although the engine suggestion of 16.Kh1 is quite unlikely to give white much of anything- the game is level.
Wow, did everyone see the Grischuk - Le game that just finished? I can't believe Grischuk actually won that! He was down a pawn in a relatively quite endagame & was playing on just the 30 second increment. He was averageing around 1 minute for a while & Le had maybe 7 minutes. It goes to show you have to keep playing hard no matter what the situation because nothing can be taken for granted.
Also, Yi & Mamedyarov tied with 2 draws so they go to tiebreak tomorrow.
jaaas wrote:
PS I notice you're from Germany; apparently there has not been a single German participant in the World Cup - was sagt der Deutsche SchachBund dazu?
I think they simply don't care. Chess seems not to be that popular in Germany. Most of our strong GMs are immigrants, many from the former Soviet Union. Some young talents receive better training in other countries and leave Germany, for example to study in the USA. When the European Council was voting on that Chess-In-School project by Kasparov last year, the Germans were mostly against it, that says it all. But soon there will be no Germany anyways, it loses it's national identity at fast pace ans is becoming more and more a part of the EU, so in the long run it doesn't really matter.
MrDamonSmith wrote:
Wow, did everyone see the Grischuk - Le game that just finished? I can't believe Grischuk actually won that! He was down a pawn in a relatively quite endagame & was playing on just the 30 second increment. He was averageing around 1 minute for a while & Le had maybe 7 minutes. It goes to show you have to keep playing hard no matter what the situation because nothing can be taken for granted.
Also, Yi & Mamedyarov tied with 2 draws so they go to tiebreak tomorrow.
Also check out Tomashevsky-Aronian, I can't believe Tomashevsky saved his lost position and knocked Aronian out...
Many child prodigies burn out because they cannot take pressure of the high expectations. After some time under constant pressure to perform, they no longer enjoy chess or music or whatever they are good at. It is amazing that Carlsen survived all the media attention to be as normal as he is (I.e. mentally well balanced) yet continue to perform at a high level.
zacarunius wrote:
If it's any consolation, child prodigies don't always wind up being the greatest of masters.
I mean, a lot of the great masters were child prodigies. But, most child prodigies do not wind up being the greatest. I've seen child prodigies in the music field who just sort of flame out, never achieve greatness.