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Tomorrows game is key for the lead. Karjakhin has white against Caruana. If Karjakhin wins then he ties for first with Caruana and possibly also the Shak.
I find watching Jan and Peter to be obsessive for me and it is difficult to watch the other two broadcasts on at the same time.
Today, the daily quiz question was this: Which two players (not necessarily in this tournament) have forfeited games in a World Championship without playing any moves?
The answer that most get right away is Bobby Fischer forfeiting Game 2 against Spassky. The other is from the match at Elista (Toiletgate) (2006) Kramnik and Topalov, where Kramnik didn't play Game 5.
When this happened, Peter flew to Elista with some friends for three days to give Vladimir support. He only saw Vlad for ten minutes because he was unofficial support.
Peter was part of the official Kramnik team at Brissago, Switzerland in 2004. This was the Kramnik-Leko WCC Match in which Vladimir retained his title.
There was a training camp three weeks before the Match. Vlad hired a villa and his team looked at tons of openings for their preparation.
Kramnik's seconds were Evgeny Bareev, Miguel Illescas and Peter Svidler. Leko's seconds were Vladimir Akopian, Arshak Petrosian and Vladislav Tkachiev.
At this point in the broadcast, the mouse and board froze and Jan and Peter could not show the moves. They eventually set up a board and put pieces on it to analyze Ding Liren-Grischuk. It was hard to see the position in this low-tech setup.
Justin Horton tweet - Fantastically the Chess24 computers have stopped working so they've been forced to get out a proper set and pieces.
After a while, the electronics unfroze and we were back to normal.
The games:
Round 11, Mar. 23
Caruana, Fabiano - Kramnik, Vladimir
D31 QGD, Semi-Slav, Marshall Gambit
Nigel Short - am really surprised that Ding didn't find 28.Nd8! It was practically the same combination that Kramnik executed yesterday
Chessbomb kibitzer - the one who blunders will become a monk, drink himself to death, and take revenge on humanity
Garry Kasparov - I must thank Ding Liren and Grischuk for helping me put my terrible game with Navara in St Louis behind me. After seeing this swing from +15 to zero I feel exonerated!
This is a massive win for Sergey as the winner of the Moscow Candidates moves up to +1 and is back in contention for the all-important first place once again! What a comeback after his -2 start..
- There is another reason why I prefer any other player rather than Karjakin to be the Challenger. Karjakin is a much better rapid and blitz player than both Caruana and Mamedyarov, so I'm sure he would repeat his strategy of the previous match: play solid as a rock without any risk and hope for a lucky day in the playoffs. Caru and Mame would push more in the classical games because they know that their situation would be hopeless in the rapids and blitz. Grischuk is as strong as Karjakin in faster chess, but his style is very different, so he would play more entertaining chess in the standard segment.
- This is a fantastic Candidates. Rooting for Caruana so I'm feeling nervous about the possibilities of the last 3 rounds. It's like the feeling I get watching a basketball game where you're up 2 and you are nervous and uncomfortable because one shot could still beat you at the buzzer, but you have to remind yourself that at least you're not the one that needs the miracle shot!
- Candidates is turning into a torture fest. Perhaps there is a new word in the lexicon of dermatology called "Chess Pattern Baldness". From people pulling their hair out in clumps watching these games.
- Please don't let Karjakin win the tournament. Mamedyarov, Caruana, Grischuk or Ding, anybody but not Karajkin. Please Caruana win tomorrow's match.
- Sergey Karjakin, who is now a point behind the leader faces Fabiano Caruana tomorrow with the white pieces.
The world is holding the breath, the nightmare is getting closer.
Well, the match will probably be boring, but not only thanks to Karjakin. It takes two to tango. Carlsen's style isn't exactly thrilling either.
On the other hand, Karjakin would probably pose the biggest threat to Carlsen. He was very close to beating him last time around.
Fabi, or Shak will give us little bit more entertainment, but I don't think either of them will beat Carlsen.
So, I would say that Karjakin, especially in good form, is the biggest threat to Carlsen.
Jan talks about the situation of his friend Paco Vallejo:
My best friend in the world, Paco Vallejo, has gone public with a situation that has been bothering him for the past two years. The story is, like so many people, in 2011 he played online poker and lost some money - a couple of thousand euros and he said that poker was not for him and didn't really revisit the thing. Then in 2016, the Spanish tax authorities sent him a bill for about half a million euros. He lost his couple of thousand euros a few years ago and never got any cash.
This happened in different places when poker first was getting popular. The tax authorities did not differentiate between hands won and actual profit. So, they said you made this amount and did not take away losses. This led to fantasy figures. The law was changed in 2012 but was not changed retroactively.
They are still claiming the money from him. And half a million euros would crush him financially. This has happened to others.
Paco has been paying lawyers for a long time and has had this hanging over him for two years. We wish him all the best in this. Even if it works out, this has had its effect on him.
To kill time, the guys have almost completely forgotten the Kramnik game and are discussing the plural of the word "octopus". Peter is sure that it is "octopi" but the OED says that it is "octopodes".
Jan talks about the situation of his friend Paco Vallejo:
In the premier game, Caruana has gone down to defeat to Karjakin. Disappointing - it looks more and more like a Karjakin-Carlsen rematch for the WCC.
To kill time, the guys have almost completely forgotten the Kramnik game and are discussing the plural of the word "octopus". Peter is sure that it is "octopi" but the OED says that it is "octopodes".
The chess brahs also brought up animal-named openings after talking about the Pelikan Sicilian. Eric, the chess grand wizard, would love to be on a reality TV show like the Bachelor but doesn't like having to always explain about chess on dates.
The brahs have invented names for pawns on the files, such as Bernie for the b-pawn, George for the g-pawn, Hillary for the h-pawn (I don't know, Donald for the d-pawn?). Has naming been done before? Is it useful in teaching?
The chess brahs also brought up animal-named openings after talking about the Pelikan Sicilian. Eric, the chess grand wizard, would love to be on a reality TV show like the Bachelor but doesn't like having to always explain about chess on dates.
The brahs have invented names for pawns on the files, such as Bernie for the b-pawn, George for the g-pawn, Hillary for the h-pawn (I don't know, Donald for the d-pawn?). Has naming been done before? Is it useful in teaching?
"Tom is a well known racist, and like most of them he won't admit it, possibly even to himself." - Ed Seedhouse, October 4, 2020.
To kill time, the guys have almost completely forgotten the Kramnik game and are discussing the plural of the word "octopus". Peter is sure that it is "octopi" but the OED says that it is "octopodes".
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