Apr-17-24
 | | Check It Out: Wow, third live game today. CG is feeling frisky! 52.Rc1. I predict a draw here. |
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Apr-17-24
 | | offramp:  click for larger view
Nepo might play this to the bitter end. |
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Apr-17-24
 | | Korora: Even if that bitter end is another threefold. |
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Apr-18-24
 | | Korora: Tick-tock-tick-tock... |
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Apr-18-24
 | | perfidious: Das Partie ist uber. |
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Apr-18-24
 | | FSR: Incredible game. And Nepo takes the sole lead with just three rounds left. This is his third Candidates and he has never stood worse than equal first. |
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Apr-18-24 | | Ifanivan: Vidit has winning position on 37th move,but the winning line too complicated |
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Apr-18-24
 | | Breunor: Computer says the losing move is 60 Nb2 +. 69 Ne5 keeps the game going. |
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Apr-18-24 | | Atking: Time pressure again? 58...Nxc3+ 59.RxN+ KxR 60.BxR KxN 61.Be5 Black can't seriously win this. |
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Apr-18-24 | | Atking: I'm very surprise how optimistically Nepo is approaching the game. He was in serious difficulty in a lot of games during this Candidates and still acts like he could win. |
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Apr-18-24 | | mk volkov: Mate in ten. |
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Apr-18-24 | | GlennOliver: Incredibly complex endgame.
Hard to follow and understand all of the nuances in both directions, even with computer assistance. A brilliant performance from Ian Nepomniachtchi. If Nepomniachtchi does win this tournament and become the challenger, this game will be seen as the key step. |
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Apr-18-24 | | vonKrolock: Post-mortem press conference. Ian alone, points out also the opportunities missed by his adversary. Class... https://youtu.be/6VeSbgyqnsE?si=Ekf... |
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Apr-18-24 | | Atking: <Ifanivan: Vidit has winning position on 37th move> Indeed... 37.. NxN 38.cxN c4+ 39.Kxc4 RxB 40.RxR BxR 41.Kb5 e4 42.c4 a4 43.c5 Bxc5 44.KxB a3 45.d6 a2 46.d7 a1=Q 47.d8=Q+ looks very promising for White. Probably the first time pressure. With White the 3 Indian Chess talents got a very serious advantage against Nepo with only two draws as result. |
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Apr-18-24 | | Andrew Chapman: <<Ifanivan: Vidit has winning position on 37th move> Indeed... 37.. NxN 38.cxN c4+ 39.Kxc4 RxB 40.RxR BxR 41.Kb5 e4 42.c4 a4 43.c5 Bxc5 44.KxB a3 45.d6 a2 46.d7 a1=Q 47.d8=Q+ looks very promising for White. Probably the first time pressure. With White the 3 Indian Chess talents got a very serious advantage against Nepo with only two draws as result.>
That is, with 37. Nxd5, sacrificing a piece. |
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Apr-18-24 | | Olavi: One doesn't need to see further than 41.Kb5, and that is seen in a flash. |
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Apr-18-24 | | Saniyat24: Vidit should not have lost that game- https://youtu.be/pz-V-RoOVfA?si=DJd... |
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Apr-18-24 | | cormier: depth=41 | Stockfish 16
+2.36 34. h5 Kg7 35. h6+ Kf7 36. Kd3 Nc8 37. Nd5 a3 38. Bc1 |
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Apr-18-24 | | cormier: depth=43 | Stockfish 16
0.00 33... Kg7 34. h5 gxh5 35. Kf5 h4 36. g6 c8 37. Ne8+ Ng8 |
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Apr-18-24 | | cormier: depth=50 | Stockfish 16
0.00 33... Kg7 34. Nd5 Kf7 35. Nxb6 Rxb6 36. Rxa4 a6 37. Kd5 |
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Apr-19-24
 | | pcalugaru: Wow... what a game! |
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Apr-19-24 | | Atking: <One doesn't need to see further than 41.Kb5> My thought too but I put the race of pawns to make it clear <Vidit should not have lost that game> He should have even won it. As a lot of Nepo's opponents during this Candidates. Gukesh, Prag and Vidit got a serious - to not say a winning one - advantage with White, to got only 1 points out 3. 2 points it's quite a lot in such tournament... |
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Apr-19-24
 | | HeMateMe: How to NOT draw, with the Petrov! I see nepo in another WC match. |
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Apr-29-24 | | Atking: "I'm sorry" |
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