Will Carlsen accept early draw offers from Anand?

This match is really disappointing.

These two guys are supposed to be the best players on the planet? Wow, all they do is following pre-cooked lines that they memorized. They prefer to take a draw instead of, wow, going out of theory and actually having to think by themselves.

LOL at "saving energy". They didn't think a single move yet.

So far it appears the answer to the OP's question is a definite "yes"...

Magnus' Caro-Kann is a surprise! I expected a Spanish game from him to test Anand's strategic skills in the late middle game. 

I am not sure Carlsen's match strategy is good enough here, but it's early days yet. 

Put another way, Anand is performing at 2870 strength! 

I expected a Caro-Kann. It's a great WCC opening and it suits Carlsen's style.

plutonia wrote:

This match is really disappointing.

These two guys are supposed to be the best players on the planet? Wow, all they do is following pre-cooked lines that they memorized. They prefer to take a draw instead of, wow, going out of theory and actually having to think by themselves.

LOL at "saving energy". They didn't think a single move yet.

You Can not say that the match is disapointing when there is only played 2 games! Did everyone expert carlsen to win all games?

Can we get somebody with a baseball bat at the site of the game. Have them pull anand to side and say.

 Go for another draw ....watch your knees my friend on the way out.

Huh?  Anand was the one with chances in game 2.  

Do you call three games by weak players "theory"? Is it still theory if Black chooses a line that previously scored 100% for White?

On the contrary, 9...dxc4! is out of theory. Despite the prior score of 100% for White, Black is better. With this first real test of this ninth move, the highest rated player in history was happy to get a draw.

That's game 1. Truth and originality despite a small number of moves.

vill0236 is correct.

If I make my predictions after the game has happened, I should be right just about 100% of the time. 

What do you expect in game three?

Hahaha

I love you man.... your so funny!

My crystal ball predicts a Qc2 Nimzo for game 3.  

My crystal ball predicts your crystal ball is wrong.  Nimzo for game 4.

SmyslovFan wrote:

Ziryab wrote:

I expected a Caro-Kann. It's a great WCC opening and it suits Carlsen's style.

If I make my predictions after the game has happened, I should be right just about 100% of the time. 

What do you expect in game three?

1.Nf3 d5

I going to agree with you just to see where this goes....

And i like the plan.

Lol, not that you would need to. I just noticed that you are chess.com friends with both Anand and Carlsen! Who exactly are you?!

I predicted and posted in these forums my predicted 1.Nf3 for the first game. Everyone predicted 1.e4 in the second, and I was one of many who posted. I had a feeling that Carlsen would play the Caro-Kann, but did not publicize it. Hence, I lack supporting evidence.

I would like to see Carlsen play an actual Reti in game 3: 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4. I want to see this, but expect disappointment. He may repeat the moves of game 1 up to move nine, but then play 9.Nbd2 (which I think is better than 9.Nc3). I expect that he will deviate from game one at move four or five.

I predict 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O in game three.

Mark it and quote it so that I cannot change it.

Now we wait a few hours.

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