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OT: Chess: Part Two
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Harbour Dog
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I try to do every one, yup. Not always on chess.com though; I have Scid set up with a Stockfish engine on my computer that I use sometimes. I've admittedly not played much in 2022 though; it's been a busy year!
Been playing a little more bullet, because it's easier to fit into full, tired schedules.
Analyzing games after playing them is extremely important though. Even just wirh the directive of finding a single mistake that you or the opponent made, and understanding why it was wrong.
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i'd say 2000 on chess.com is pretty fantastic - i aspire to this
i started last 365 days ago at 1025 and got up to 1476
just started some private lessons from an IM, gonna see how it works out
i started last 365 days ago at 1025 and got up to 1476
just started some private lessons from an IM, gonna see how it works out
Ding Liren confirmed to play in the Candidates
As expected, Ding Liren is the eighth participant in the Candidates Tournament 2022. The Chinese top GM replaces the suspended Sergey Karjakin as the highest-rated player after World Champion Carlsen. The Candidates Tournament begins on 17 June in Madrid and the winner will play Magnus Carlsen...
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Ding Liren confirmed to play in the Candidates
As expected, Ding Liren is the eighth participant in the Candidates Tournament 2022. The Chinese top GM replaces the suspended Sergey Karjakin as the highest-rated player after World Champion Carlsen. The Candidates Tournament begins on 17 June in Madrid and the winner will play Magnus Carlsen...en.chessbase.com
Chessable Masters Finals
The Chessable Masters is the fourth of nine tournaments of the current Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. In the preliminary 16 players will fight for a place in the knockout phase. Magnus Carlsen will be up against a number of promising talents and a number of strong veterans. Play starts daily at...
Game of the Week #517: Levon Aronian vs Vishy Anand
In his “Game of the Week” show #517, Merijn van Delft shows how 52-year old former World Champion Vishy Anand won a fine attacking game against Levon Aronian at the Superbet Rapid & Blitz in Warsaw, where Anand surprisingly won the rapid portion of the tournament. | Merijn’s show is available...
Chessable Masters: Ding knocks out Carlsen, Pragg stuns Giri
Rating underdogs Ding Liren and Praggnanandhaa moved on to the finals of the Chessable Masters after knocking out Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri respectively. After drawing their first three encounters, Ding defeated Carlsen in game 4 to clinch match victory. Meanwhile, Pragg and Giri traded...@Harbour Dog
Duda comes from behind, wins Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland
Jan-Krzysztof Duda won the Superbet Rapid & Blitz tournament in Warsaw. The Polish star collected 6½/9 points on the final day of action to overcome long-time sole leader Vishy Anand in the standings table. Anand tied in second place with Levon Aronian, who scored 13½/18 points in the blitz...en.chessbase.com
Three weeks away! Duda and Ding look like they're in great shape right now, but I honestly don't know if that's any indication at all to what to expect in the Candidates.
Nice to see that Ding isn't rusty from how little chess he's played this past year at least. And I love that he beat Carlsen; maybe that will make Magnus more likely to defend now, if Ding wins the Candidates.
Agreed. I'm grateful that Ding qualified. Anand can still play speed chess at the highest level.
Norway Chess: Carlsen and MVL score, Anand still leads
Vishy Anand is still the sole leader at the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger. The Indian beat Wang Hao in Armageddon, while his closest chaser, Wesley So, also won in the sudden-death decider against Anish Giri. Magnus Carlsen and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won their classical encounters to grab...
I love the Armageddon format! Anand is #9 in classical! Even at 52 he may still be able to challenge @Harbour Dog
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Harbour Dog
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Norway Chess: Carlsen and MVL score, Anand still leads
Vishy Anand is still the sole leader at the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger. The Indian beat Wang Hao in Armageddon, while his closest chaser, Wesley So, also won in the sudden-death decider against Anish Giri. Magnus Carlsen and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won their classical encounters to grab...
I love the Armageddon format! Anand is #9 in classical! Even at 52 he may still be able to challenge @Harbour Dog
Hao Wang vs Anish Giri (2022)
Viewable chess game Hao Wang vs Anish Giri, 2022, with discussion forum and chess analysis features.www.chessgames.com
Both players were well prepared in this highly topical Nadjorf game featuring the Adams Attack.
Vishy has been in great form! Him and Magnus tied at the top now after four rounds, and they face off tomorrow after a break today.
@Harbour Dog van Foreest was playing White against Pragg's Sicilian at Tata Steel. He played 2. ... Nc6 3. Bc4 which I don't like. What do you think?
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That definitely looks like a strange opening choice. Black is nearly guaranteed to win a tempo at some point early on with a pawn push that attacks that Bishop, and with no obvious benefit for White.
Part of what makes van Foreest such a strong player though, is his incredible preparation in these questionable, surprising lines. If he played it, it's pretty much guaranteed that he knows the intricacies inside out. I had a look at the game, and it's not surprising to me at all that van Foreest won. I don't remember it live, but I bet at the time, Pragg quickly got behind on the clock after Bc4, and van Foreest was able to blitz out accurate moves for quite a while.
If I was going to rank the best players in the world at being able to convert these types of surprising openings into big advantages in game, it would be:
1. Rapport
2. van Foreest
3. Caruana
He is nearly as well prepared as Giri, but he focuses his preparation on trying to surprise opponents. Scary guy to play for anybody in the world.
Norway Chess: Anand takes down Carlsen in Armageddon
Vishy Anand regained the sole lead at the Norway Chess Tournament thanks to a victory in Armageddon over former co-leader Magnus Carlsen. The Indian missed a huge chance to defeat the world number one in their classical encounter, but quickly managed to recover from the setback to get an...
Thanks for your reply. Anand rules! (Although he missed the win in Classical) @Harbour Dog
Aravindh Chithambaram wins second leg of the MPL Indian Tour
The second leg of the MPL Indian Chess Tour, sponsored by the Play Magnus Group, took place on June 2-6 as a 16-player single round-robin. Aravindh Chithambaram and Nihal Sarin finished in shared first place on 32/45 points — the football scoring system was in place — but Aravindh scored a...
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This win earned Aravindh a spot in the next event of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. @Harbour DogAravindh Chithambaram wins second leg of the MPL Indian Tour
The second leg of the MPL Indian Chess Tour, sponsored by the Play Magnus Group, took place on June 2-6 as a 16-player single round-robin. Aravindh Chithambaram and Nihal Sarin finished in shared first place on 32/45 points — the football scoring system was in place — but Aravindh scored a...
Cool! I'll have to pay a little more attention to that one.
Norway Chess: Three-pointers for Shakh and MVL
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won their round-7 classical encounters to climb to shared third place at the Norway Chess Tournament. Magnus Carlsen lost in Armageddon against Aryan Tari, but is still leading the standings table, albeit only by a half point — second-placed Vishy...
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Prague: Sharp chess, three winners
An extremely entertaining first round in the Masters section of the Prague Chess Festival saw Le Quang Liem, David Navara and Pentala Harikrishna scoring the first victories of the event to grab an early lead. Coincidentally, three players also won their first games in the Challengers. All six...
Norway Chess: Mamedyarov climbs to second place as Anand blunders
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeated Vishy Anand to climb to sole second place with a round to go at the Norway Chess Tournament. The Indian star, who was having a great run in Stavanger, made a one-move blunder and immediately resigned the game on move 22. Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen beat Maxime...
Anand's fantastic performance in Norway Chess! - ChessBase India
Vishy Anand played some fantastic chess in the Norway Chess....
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Candidates R1: Fighting chess, Nepo and Caruana score
An exciting first round in the Candidates Tournament left Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana — the winners of the event’s two previous editions — in the shared lead. Nepomniachtchi beat rating favourite Ding Liren with the black pieces, while Caruana got the better of compatriot Hikaru...
@Harbour Dog Where are you?
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Candidates R2: Nakamura bounces back
After six and a half hours of play, Teimour Radjabov resigned against Hikaru Nakamura in the one decisive game of round 2 at the Candidates Tournament. Fighting draws were seen on all three remaining boards, with Richard Rapport missing winning chances against Alireza Firouzja and Fabiano...
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Harbour Dog
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@Harbour DogCandidates R2: Nakamura bounces back
After six and a half hours of play, Teimour Radjabov resigned against Hikaru Nakamura in the one decisive game of round 2 at the Candidates Tournament. Fighting draws were seen on all three remaining boards, with Richard Rapport missing winning chances against Alireza Firouzja and Fabiano...
There have been some great games so far. Hikaru's defense today was mind-boggling!
Candidates R3: Ding’s missed chance
All four games finished drawn in round 3 of the Candidates Tournament. Richard Rapport survived from an inferior position with black for a second time in the event, as he managed to keep the balance in his encounter against Ding Liren. In the longest game of the day, Hikaru Nakamura showed great...
Candidates R4: Nepo beats Firouzja in wild Sicilian
Ian Nepomniachtchi beat Alireza Firouzja from the white side of a double-edged Sicilian to grab the sole lead at the Candidates Tournament in Madrid. The three remaining games finished drawn, with Ding Liren failing to defeat Fabiano Caruana from a slightly superior position. Thus, former...
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Candidates R5: Remarkable draws
For a second time in this year’s edition of the Candidates Tournament, all four games in a single round finished drawn at the Palacio of Santoña in Madrid. It was not for a lack of trying though, as Hikaru Nakamura and Ding Liren had good winning chances they could not convert into full points...
Candidates R6: Nepo and Caruana in a league of their own
Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana scored full points in round 6 of the Candidates Tournament. Nepo thus kept his sole lead, while Caruana remained in sole second place a half point back. The latter now has a full-point advantage over his closest chasers, as we near the event’s halfway mark...
Candidates R7: Nepo and Caruana score, again
Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana have done it again. For a second day in a row, the frontrunners to take the title scored full points in Madrid. Nepo still leads Caruana by a half point, while Hikaru Nakamura now stands 1½ points behind Caruana in sole third place. It has become hugely...
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Candidates R8: Naka beats Caruana, Rapport strikes back
Hikaru Nakamura scored a crucial victory over Fabiano Caruana in round 8 of the Candidates Tournament. After getting a small edge in the middlegame, Naka slowly improved his position until getting a seemingly insurmountable advantage. Caruana tried to swindle his way to a draw, but was unable to...
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