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| Apr-13-24 | | BxChess: "A keen brain and a powerful mind is no substitute for the deft touch of nimble fingers. However, I rather liked Lasker's stubborn intellectual independence, a mosr rare quality in a generation whose intellectuals are almost invariably more camp followers''
A. Einstein responding to E. Lasker's criticism of his theory of special relativity in Emmanuel Lasker: The Life of a Chess Master. |
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| Apr-13-24 | | whiteshark: <♗xChess> Thank you for the quotes and for bringing back the interesting connection between Lasker and Einstein. |
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Apr-13-24
 | | Korora: Looks like at least one of them may be headed for Zeitnot. |
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Apr-13-24
 | | An Englishman: Good Afternoon: Looks like it must end in a draw, but White has a few very tiny advantages; excellent Bishop, King closer to the Queen side, slightly more active Rooks. Can't blame Nepomniachtchi if he wants to drag this out as long as possible. |
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| Apr-13-24 | | BxChess: I wonder if Nepo had played 29. Qh3 would have enabled him to keep up the pressure on the long diagonal. Perhaps he could have brought his bishop to a1 and then his rook to g3. |
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Apr-13-24
| | An Englishman: Good Evening: Two other games just ended decisively at almost the same time. Great mating attack by Gukesh in one; Fabiano blundered badly in the other. |
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Apr-13-24
| | Korora: Basically, I can actually claim to have played as well as Caruana? ;รพ |
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| Apr-13-24 | | BxChess: Scrap the idea of 29. Qh3. The simple 29...f6 blocks the diagonal. |
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Apr-13-24
| | An Englishman: Good Afternoon: White has chosen the exact same plan that my five remaining cells would choose--which would terrify him if he knew that. Nonetheless, can't see anything else besides offering a draw. |
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Apr-13-24
| | Korora: <An Englishman> So, barring a colossal blunder or unforeseen brilliancy, it's likely to go to the cat, then? |
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Apr-13-24
| | An Englishman: Good Afternoon: Is "go to the cat" a new chess term? |
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Apr-13-24
| | Korora: "Cat's game" for a draw. |
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Apr-13-24
 | | monopole2313: My cat might have played 47. Bg7. What is she missing? |
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Apr-13-24
 | | FSR: If this is drawn, it will be the first game that Abasov has survived as Black. It will also mean that Gukesh, despite his misfortune last round, is again tied with Nepo for the lead. |
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Apr-13-24
| | Korora: White's a ♙ up in the endgame, but with zero passers for either player. |
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Apr-13-24
| | An Englishman: Good Afternoon: So "cat's game" = draw. Chess has left me further behind than previously thought. 49.h4 looks like a nice try, but not enough. For one thing, now Black's King stands closer to the action than White's. |
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| Apr-13-24 | | Albanius: I suppose 52 Re4+ Rxe4 53 fxe4 Ke5 54 Kd3
with W up a passed P is a book draw or Nepo would have played it. |
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Apr-13-24
| | An Englishman: Good Afternoon: White does have a little trick, perhaps his last one--f3-f4,Bf6; Rg6,h5; Rh6,Ra5 ties down Black a little bit. Can't imagine this might prove enough to win. |
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Apr-13-24
| | An Englishman: Good Afternoon: But with 60...Ra2, Black allows 61.f4. So my idea must not suffice to give White any edge. |
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| Apr-13-24 | | BxChess: No edge. Draw agreed. Abasov increases his rating. |
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Apr-14-24
 | | Sally Simpson: Draw. Black's last move 63...Kd5 may not have been played. It was put there and the White King goes to e5 to show the game was drawn. |
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Apr-14-24
| | FSR: <Sally Simpson> Yeah, 63...Kd5, walking away from his pawn, is weak, albeit not losing. I don't think Abasov would play that move. Nor would it be normal for Abasov, the inferior side, to offer a draw. I assume that Nepo played 63.Kf1 and offered the draw. |
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Apr-14-24
| | FSR: Nepo and Gukesh 5/8, Naka and Pragg 4.5. What a tournament! |
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| Apr-14-24 | | whiteshark: the game petered out as was to be expected. |
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| Apr-14-24 | | Saniyat24: That was a fierce draw against Nepo...! |
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