Originally posted by Victor Plotkin
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That Canadian Zonal was unique. Best entertainment in a long time. But don't count out the candidates just yet. We have a lot of chess geniuses there - and when they get really creative - look out! -
My bets for most excitement in round 2: Nakamura - Vidit and Caruana - Abasov; Tan - Vaishali and Salimova - LeiComment
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Magnus' picks for the candidates: Caruana and Nakamura. What are your choices?Comment
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In terms of sheer will to win, and his drive to make it to the Candidates, I'll go with Firouzja.Originally posted by Hans Jung View PostComment
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Rd 2 Gukesh has the rare diamond pawn formation in his game.Comment
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It looks like all the games will be decisive in rd 2, the fans should be happy.Comment
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Vidit used the pin on e3 repeatedly to set up an attack on the king but it was a fork at the end that brought Nakamura's resistance to a halt. Big blow to Nakamura. Will he recover?Comment
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Pragga and Gukesh were the first of the musketeers to meet. Gukesh held off Pragga's attack and then struck the deciding blow.Comment
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It was Caruana's pawn play that started it off but he crashed through on the F-file to end.Comment
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Did Firoujza overlook something in his attack? Probably. As it is Nepo is a rook up and I don't see any compensation.Comment
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Tan Vaishali 33.Nf6 killer combo! Very nice.Comment
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Goryachkina Muzychuk. Black wasted all kinds of time with her bishops and landed in a bad position where sharp tactics decided. Goryachkina won.Comment
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Tan wasted no time taking a 2-0 lead in the women's.Comment
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