| Jul-10-12 | | kappertjes: I had to laugh when I saw Carlsen's first move here. Not quite sure if using it is some sort of slight or not, but it didn't seem to hurt him in the game. Wonder if it means I now could play a4 at the club and expect to win... |
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| Jul-10-12 | | BadKnight: Strong opening novelty from Carlsen threw Radjabov off balance. |
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| Jul-10-12 | | fisayo123: Radja unfortunately is a well known client of Carlsen. I think he has figured him out in the opening |
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Jul-10-12
 | | tamar: Why not? Radjabov is so well prepared in his own schemes that his aggressiveness is usually tied to knowing the position better than his opponent. |
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Jul-10-12
 | | Kinghunt: Only Carlsen would play this opening, even if it is just blitz. I don't think even Morozevich would try this. |
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| Jul-10-12 | | solskytz: Nakamura, for sure |
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| Jul-10-12 | | BadKnight: For blitz I think 1.a4 move has very little independent value. Its says to your opponent, I am going to play an opening set up with an early a4 move inserted, now show your cards first, then I will decide on which set up to choose. I believe, however, 1.b3 is much better than 1.a4 if flexibility is your primary concern. |
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| Jul-10-12 | | BadKnight: And here is the explanation, from chessvibes:
<The following game needs some explanation, because Carlsen starting his game against Radjabov with 1.a4 had a little history. During the previous World Blitz Championship, in Moscow, November 2010, Radjabov had said to Carlsen:"Everyone is getting tired. You might as well start with 1.a4 and you can still beat them."> |
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| Jul-11-12 | | Everyone: Tired or not, you could beat me all the time. |
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Jul-11-12
 | | hedgeh0g: Next up: 1.f3. |
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| Jul-11-12 | | JoergWalter: 1.a4 is a huge improvement over Anderssen's 1.a3. I could sense it the moment I saw (see how good I am??)Well, it took 150 years ... |
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Jul-11-12
 | | haydn20: I love GM blitz for the possibilities of low comedy (1. a4?!) and schadenfreude. 26...g5? and 28...Bxc4??. Gee, I coulda made (often do make)such moves. Now let some high-and-mighty GM suffer for a change! |
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| Jul-11-12 | | JoergWalter: <haydn20: I love GM blitz for the possibilities of low comedy (1. a4?!) and schadenfreude> so true, they all cook their soup with water, but their water is hotter than ours. |
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