2021 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX

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  • 2021 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX

    https://uschesschamps.com/2021-champ...s-9lx/overview


    GM Hikaru Nakamura 2807

    GM Wesley So 2789

    GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 2784

    GM Fabiano Caruana 2784

    GM Levon Aronian 2773

    GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 2754

    GM Leinier Dominguez 2739

    GM Peter Svidler 2728

    GM Sam Shankland 2705

    GM Garry Kasparov 2545



    Should be fun to watch!!!

  • #2
    Hopefully Kasparov will improve!

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    • #3
      Where are all the young guys? Looks like Wesley So is the youngest.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Hans Jung View Post
        Hopefully Kasparov will improve!
        He's young. Give him time.

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        • #5
          I really liked Wesley So's first game. Checkmate looming for the last half.

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          • #6
            Kasparov finally won a game (against Shankland) and a nice game it was!

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            • #7
              The beast from Baku is back!

              That was a beat down!

              Shankland's Queen must be still wondering ... why me.

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              • #8
                Two wins in a row! and a plus score in the tournament - as you say the beast is back!

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                • #9
                  Cross table after round 9
                  GM Kasparov, Garry RUS 2812 x ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 5.0
                  GM So, Wesley USA 2772 ½ x 0 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 5.0
                  GM Dominguez Perez, Leinier USA 2758 ½ 1 x 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 5.0
                  GM Shankland, Sam USA 2709 0 1 1 x 0 ½ ½ 1 1 5.0
                  GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FRA 2751 0 ½ 1 x 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 4.5
                  GM Caruana, Fabiano USA 2806 ½ 0 1 1 x ½ 0 0 1 4.0
                  GM Aronian, Levon ARM 2782 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ x 1 1 0 4.0
                  GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE 2782 1 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 x 1 3.5
                  GM Nakamura, Hikaru USA 2736 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 x ½ 2.5
                  GM Svidler, Peter RUS 2714 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ x 1.5

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                  • #10
                    In rd 7 Sam Shankland took off the tournament leader with superb pawn, knight and rook play! and Wesley So did likewise with Caruana. and the great garry won a nice game against Svidler. These guys are making Fischer Random look better and better.

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                    • #11
                      Super interesting to see how in all the games piece development was achieved .. or not, ha!

                      Here's the final standings...
                      https://twitter.com/STLChessClub/sta...301378/photo/1

                      Garry's comment...
                      https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/statu...473119246?s=20

                      :)


                      Interview with the beast from Baku
                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRmdrxw6RFw

                      "...take my chance"






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                      Last edited by Neil Frarey; Friday, 10th September, 2021, 08:56 PM.

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