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  • #46
    We'll see about that. Nepo is Nepo but Magnus is Magnus.

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    • #47
      Another slam dunk by Nepo. 8 points out of eleven (+5) Caruana and Ding are having quite the street fight which ends with the white king in a box. (Ding wins).
      Nakamura had a pawn up and got a lot of mileage from the knight but his opponent was not dissuaded. Draw.
      Last edited by Hans Jung; Thursday, 30th June, 2022, 03:32 PM.

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      • #48
        Originally posted by Sam Sharpe View Post
        There's still enough time for an epic collapse!
        You were correct!
        Caruana collapsed.

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        • #49
          After 11 Nepo 8, Ding 6.5, Nakamura 6, Caruana 5.5

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          • #50
            I don't think Nepomnyashci's result reflects his true superiority over the field, he has played steady chess, but in many of his wins his opponents played well below their usual level.

            I think Ding's series of wins toward the end has impressed me the most. If he had converted a few of the positions he got earlier in the event, he would be right in the hunt.

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            • #51
              Originally posted by Patrick Kirby View Post
              I don't think Nepomnyashci's result reflects his true superiority over the field, he has played steady chess, but in many of his wins his opponents played well below their usual level.
              This may be true, but it used to be interesting how so many of Tiger Woods' opponents never seemed at their best when paired with him, how many of Mike Tyson's opponents seemed to have a bad night... and so on. Nepo must be very intimidating right now, he exudes power, this guy is for real and his opponents live in fear of him.

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              • #52
                Originally posted by Brad Thomson View Post

                This may be true, but it used to be interesting how so many of Tiger Woods' opponents never seemed at their best when paired with him, how many of Mike Tyson's opponents seemed to have a bad night... and so on. Nepo must be very intimidating right now, he exudes power, this guy is for real and his opponents live in fear of him.
                Yes! That all important psych. His opponents feel like they have a tiger by the tail and they're uncertain how best to proceed. Sometimes the psych can lead to excuse-making after the opponent loses. Was it Susan Polgar who once said, "I've never beaten a healthy male opponent"?
                "We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." - Aesop
                "Only the dead have seen the end of war." - Plato
                "If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination." - Thomas De Quincey

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                • #53
                  https://en.chessbase.com/post/fide-candidates-2022-r11 Rd 11 report.

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                  • #54
                    Nepo and Nakamura have already drawn in rd 12. Its up to Ding.

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                    • #55
                      Originally posted by Hans Jung View Post
                      Its up to Ding.
                      He is folding like a cheap accordion.

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                      • #56
                        Ding's instincts werent good in the round 12 game. He played Kf2 and allowed the 21...Rxe3 shot.

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                        • #57
                          Nepo is two points up with two rounds to go.

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                          • #58
                            https://en.chessbase.com/post/fide-candidates-2022-r12 Round 12 report

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                            • #59
                              Atleast we have the fight for second place if Carlsen decides to withdraw from the WC :)

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                              • #60
                                Yes, the battle for second place is still interesting. Four players, Ding, Nakamura, Radjabov and Caruana, only half a point apart.

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