Kramnik is in good form but Naka and Aronian are blitz kings
Who will win the 2010 Tal Memorial?
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I vote for a Shirov-Kramnik final match with Alexei winning the tournament. 
Let's be interesting:
1 Eljanov
2 Grischuk
3 Memedyarov,
as i write this it is hard to imagine Kramnik and Aronian losing many matches, but hey no risk no profit...
Nov 5, 2010
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#26
I've been staring at the final position in the Wang Hao win against Shirov, for a while now...still looks like a draw
Nov 9, 2010
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#27
Fezzik wrote:
Take a look at chessbase.com's comments on the game, trysts.
"The resignation may seem precipitated or even incomprehensible but the endgame is utterly hopeless. All Black needs to do is place the rook on f5, cutting off the king and leaving the white rook stuck protecting the e-pawn, and bring his king around. Ex: 52.Rc3 (52.Rf3? Rxf3+ 53.gxf3 g5!-+) 52...Rf5! 53.Re3 Kg7 54.Re4 Kf8 55.Kh3 Ke7 56.Kg3 Kd7 57.Rd4+ (57.Rf4 is no help since Black can just ignore it. The pawn ending, if White exchanges, is dead lost. 57...Kc6 58.Rxf5 exf5 59.Kf3 Kd5 60.Kf4 Ke6 61.g3 Kd5) 57...Kc6 58.Rd6+ Kc7 59.Ra6 Kd7 60.Ra5 (60.Rd6+ Ke7 61.Rb6 Rxe5) 60...Kc6 61.Kh3 Kb6 62.Ra8 Rxe5"
Thank You, Fezzik!
Nov 9, 2010
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#28
LisaV wrote:
waiting patiently for Man Utd to go insolvent....
I'll drink to that
Nov 9, 2010
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#29
trysts wrote:
LisaV wrote:
trysts wrote:
I'm just glad Tal didn't invite Carlsen and his goofy fanboys
Carlsen has Man Utd supporters behind him? ;)
I hope Carlsen never becomes world champion, just cause his fans are so annoying! They remind me of the Obama-zombies
After I posted this, the next day, I believe, Carlsen quit the Championship cycle! Question: Since Carlsen must have read my post, did he just become embarrassed by his fanboys and my post was the final straw? Or, was he just upset that his fanboys were being compared to O-zombies by a girl, and wanted to save them from such criticism?
Nov 9, 2010
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#30
I think you're getting inside his head Trysts. Maybe there's a Being John Malkovich connection here and you can get him to do whatever you want!
Nov 9, 2010
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#31
NickYoung5 wrote:
I think you're getting inside his head Trysts. Maybe there's a Being John Malkovich connection here and you can get him to do whatever you want!
After reviewing your post rationally, NickYoung5, it is absolutely right! I don't like all this power over Carlsen...it's icky!
Every ManU Fan Ever: Scoooooooooooooooreboard