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| Jan-16-06 | | yalie: rematch of last year's WAZ final round game .. where Vishy needed a victory and Sokolov kept him at bay despite being a pawn down. Sokolov is going to open with d4 .. so may be a Queen's Indian. |
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Jan-16-06
 | | suenteus po 147: <yalie> I had forgotten that earlier precedent you mentioned in your post. Thanks for that. It makes me feel more secure that this game will also be held to a draw :) |
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| Jan-16-06 | | you vs yourself: If you two remember that encounter, then Anand probably does too. So, I expect 0-1. But it's more likely 1/2. |
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| Jan-16-06 | | firebyrd: Anand smiling slyly; Sokolov looking sad, worried or both. These photos are probably taken tomorrow and sent back through a time warp ... |
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| Jan-16-06 | | Ludamad: anand does well with black heh |
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| Jan-16-06 | | pawn52: Too bad I have to wake up for school tomorrow. :( |
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| Jan-16-06 | | sciacca khan: C'mon <you vs. yourself> get off the fence. Are you saying a draw or a Vishy win? Are you expecting what is not likely? :-) |
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| Jan-16-06 | | you vs yourself: <Are you expecting what is not likely? :-)> He's one of my favorite players. So, sometimes I expect what's not the most likely result:) Seriously though, these days a draw is the most likely result in the super-tournaments. |
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| Jan-16-06 | | Madman99X: This promises to be a very drawish QID, I think (I'm 0-3 so far in my predictions, so don't quote me on that.) |
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| Jan-16-06 | | Steppenwolf: Draw in 20 moves, or earlier. Sokolov will play for a draw with white from the start. Result easy to predict. |
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| Jan-16-06 | | Koster: Anand will press for the win, avoid simplification, and has a good chance of getting it. |
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| Jan-16-06 | | Koster: If it is drawn, I doubt it will be early. Anand is the much faster player, so he is likely to play at least until time control unless the position is completely lifeless. |
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| Jan-16-06 | | jackmandoo: "Maybe Anand will win, but then maybe if he runs into trouble he could very well lose." Yea and I bet if things even up all the way until the end its gonna be a draw hua guys?? |
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Jan-16-06
 | | notyetagm: <yalie> My thoughts, too, almost certainly a Queen's Indian battle lies ahead. |
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| Jan-16-06 | | sciacca khan: Anyhow, I look into my crystal ball and see that someone has taken my answer. We'll both be right or wrong: 1. Queen's Indian 2. Well-fought game (worth watching!) 3. A draw |
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| Jan-16-06 | | sciacca khan: <Koster> I am with you. This won't be a bubble gum draw. My crystal ball says about 50 moves. |
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| Jan-16-06 | | blingice: <sciacca khan> Your "Crystal Ball" agrees with Kibitzers pretty fluently... |
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| Jan-16-06 | | sciacca khan: <blingice> Not really. It said a Sicilian Defense, Taimanov version, ending in a draw, today, which was not what happened (but maybe what should have happened, Mr. Ivanchuk!). No one else predicted that. And no one predicted the Ruy Lopez, Closed Defense, hard-fought draw between Anand and Aronian that the ball offered. There were way too many saying Anand would win. |
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Jan-16-06
 | | Robin01: I will venture a guess at a Queen's Indian coming here tomorrow. |
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| Jan-16-06 | | badmove: <you vs yourself: Seriously though, these days a draw is the most likely result in the super-tournaments.> Actually, a draw is the most likely result in every chess tournament (well, unless somebody proves that there is a winning strategy for black or for white). And not only these days, also in the past. And also the presence of short draws or theoretical ones was a characteristic in the past (the difference relies in the kind of analyzed positions), so this is not a problem of these "modern times", it is part of the inherent nature of the game. So I guess a further discussion about what is the real difference among what happened in the past and what happens in the present is needed. |
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Jan-16-06
 | | norami: After the Capablanca-Lasker match in 1921, both players agreed that within 15 years any top grandmaster could draw any game. Shows how little even World Champions know about chess. |
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| Jan-16-06 | | LluviaSean: I daresay Vishy will come out on top. |
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| Jan-16-06 | | morpstau: Vish will be victorious and will be runner up to Topalov for the Tourney! |
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| Jan-17-06 | | PinkPanther: Why is this game being relayed? |
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| Jan-17-06 | | morpstau: What?? |
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