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Anand - Carlsen. Get a trophy. How many moves does Game 1 last?
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Nov 9, 2013
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Sigh, I was the only one who talked about less then 20 moves. I should have added my two eights together. I just could not believe it, because I thought that Carlsen was ready for the battle.
texasaboy wrote:
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Texasboy, are you sure this is your original guess? If so, I will send you a taco trophy in a couple of days. You are the only one with the right guess. Good job.
It's surprisingly a short game. They are expected to fight to the end. But Anand cleverly forced a draw.
We don't know what Carlsen was up to with 1. Nf3. But Anand has worked out a perfect refutation.
LoekBergman wrote:
Sigh, I was the only one who talked about less then 20 moves. I should have added my two eights together. I just could not believe it, because I thought that Carlsen was ready for the battle.
It's such a short game. What a pity.
bean_Fischer wrote:
It's surprisingly a short game. They are expected to fight to the end. But Anand cleverly forced a draw.
We don't know what Carlsen was up to with 1. Nf3. But Anand has worked out a perfect refutation.
Anand didn't refute 1.Nf3 lol. Nf3 is a perfectly viable first move, played a lot by GMs.
richie_and_oprah wrote:
Krestez wrote:
bean_Fischer wrote:
It's surprisingly a short game. They are expected to fight to the end. But Anand cleverly forced a draw.
We don't know what Carlsen was up to with 1. Nf3. But Anand has worked out a perfect refutation.
Anand didn't refute 1.Nf3 lol. Nf3 is a perfectly viable first move, played a lot by GMs.
which leads to ZERO opening advantage and is weak sauce at this level of play
lol wat
harryz wrote:
Are you gonna do this for game 2?
There is not much time to do game 2. Instead I will do it for game 3 thru the end. 4 games at a time so that there will be nough time to vote. Thanks for your suggestion.
And the winner is : Texasaboy. Good job. Thanks for your participation, everyone.
Trophy sent with a note:
Congratulation, Texasaboy, the winner of prediction of number of moves of game 1 World Championship Match Carlsen - Anand in 16 moves. Hope this trophy will bring your chess skill to the highest.
Regards, Signed
Bean_Fischer.
Ziryab wrote:
Tomorrow, Anand opens with 1.e4. The draw will be agreed on move 56.
You will get a trophy if Anand opening is 1. e4 and another one if it lasts 56 moves. In fact, the game will start in hours.
Ziryab wrote:
The players are probably enjoying their lunch about now.
I am enjoying my lunch. Hope Anand plays 1. e4 and Ruy and the game lasts longer tahn 40 moves. The 1st game was a let down, particularly on Carlsen part. Anand didn't do so bad. A draw is just for good both of them.
Nov 9, 2013
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#58
"Today's game was a psychological battle and reconnaissance."
See more of my wit at http://chessskill.blogspot.com/2013/11/carlsen-anand-2013-game-1.html, as well as links to better commentators.
Ziryab wrote:
"Today's game was a psychological battle and reconnaissance."
See more of my wit at http://chessskill.blogspot.com/2013/11/carlsen-anand-2013-game-1.html, as well as links to better commentators.
Desperation at its best...
Ziryab wrote:
"Today's game was a psychological battle and reconnaissance."
See more of my wit at http://chessskill.blogspot.com/2013/11/carlsen-anand-2013-game-1.html, as well as links to better commentators.
Well done. Congratulation you are a winner. Trophy sent with a note:
"Congratulation for winning World Championship Match 2013 in the category Openings. Well, done. Signed, Bean Fischer."
Vote closed. Last vote is FixAH. We don't know yet. Let's see the game. Good Luck.