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| Jan-23-16 | | paavoh: <...escaping his natural position at the bottom...> Conclusions drawn only from current ratings be damned, look at the experience too. Despite the slip today. I wonder if any one in the Group B will accumulate a resume comparable to Dreev, not even Nisipeanu comes close. |
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| Jan-23-16 | | Mr. V: Why would anyone predict Dreev to finish at the bottom? He's one of the rating favorites. |
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| Jan-23-16 | | GerMalaz: I think he was playing on last names, not rating. |
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| Jan-24-16 | | Imran Iskandar: Anne Haast has avoided a reverse Caruana, thankfully! Not that it makes her situation much better. |
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| Jan-24-16 | | waustad: And now today's first winner is Anne Haast. |
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Jan-24-16
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| Jan-25-16 | | waustad: Bok turns 21 today. I have no idea what laws are like in the Netherlands. The closest I've been was visiting Luxembourg briefly in the 1970s, but it is a big deal many places. |
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| Jan-26-16 | | gokusano: Woweee! All decisive games for Haast! Don't she know that a draw is a half point? |
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| Jan-26-16 | | epistle: Her combativeness will get her a lot of invites to top tournaments from hereon. |
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| Jan-26-16 | | paavoh: <I think he was playing on last names, not rating> That's right! Only now I see that three of those with a double vowel in their last name were at the bottom, and by extension, Dreev should have been there too. I, of all people, should have seen this sooner :-) |
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Jan-26-16
 | | alexmagnus: <hat's right! Only now I see that three of those with a double vowel in their last name were at the bottom, and by extension, Dreev should have been there too.> Dreev's protection was the <pronunciation> of his last name. In "Haast", "Admiraal", "Foreest" you actually have long vowels. In "Dreev", there is an unwritten "y" sound between the first and the second "e". :) |
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| Jan-26-16 | | Mr. V: Ah, I see. Such humor is far too subtle for my American attention span [suddenly slips on a banana peel]. |
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| Jan-26-16 | | waustad: <paavoh> For the lowest rated player to have 2 wins, including one against Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu, is a good showing. She's paired up, often by a lot every round. |
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| Jan-27-16 | | dumbgai: I miss the 3-group format of this tournament. The B group used to be a very strong tournament with mostly 2600+ GMs and sometimes 2700. Look at 2010, for instance: Corus Group B (2010). Or 2009: Corus Group B (2009). Those tournaments each had several players that could be somewhat competitive in the A group. In this year's lineup, all but maybe a couple would get absolutely clobbered in the A group. |
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| Jan-28-16 | | JohnBoy: Sevian is doing quite well - certainly playing beyond his rating. |
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| Jan-28-16 | | belgradegambit: Yes, after a very slow start Sevian starting to pile up wins. |
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Jan-28-16
 | | perfidious: It may well be rough sledding when the lad faces Dreev and Adhiban, though. |
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| Jan-29-16 | | JohnBoy: Indeed, <perf>. Looks like Dreev was kind of a brick wall for the kid. |
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Jan-29-16
| | WannaBe: If Dreev and Adhiban end in a tie score, Adhiban would win on head-to-head tie breaker. |
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| Jan-29-16 | | Mr. V: Yes, but the top two will likely both get invited to the Tata Steel A Group next year. Furthermore, it looks like Dreev might have it easier with his schedule the last 2 games. |
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| Jan-29-16 | | Mr. V: Unfortunately for my guy, Safarli will have to face Nisipeanu with Black. His chances of even getting 2nd place look slim :( |
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| Jan-29-16 | | Mr. V: My mistake, Safarli will have White against Nisipeanu. |
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| Jan-30-16 | | JohnBoy: Sevian has come to a complete halt - and has to face Adhiban. Good luck! |
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| Jan-30-16 | | dumbgai: Haast is 12/12 at decisive games. Unfortunately for her, most of those haven't gone her way. |
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Jan-30-16
 | | Penguincw: < dumbgai: Haast is 12/12 at decisive games. > Wow, impressive. Much better than Nisipeanu, who's only 2/12 (j/k). |
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