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| Jun-25-07 | | DUS: <gmgomes> Regarding your other posting, here is what I posted yesterday. I guess again we say about the same thing: <... All players here are former big names. The most famous perhaps is Lajosh Portisch.> |
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| Jun-25-07 | | percyblakeney: Portisch did quite well earlier this year in Gausdal, behind only Carlsen but a point ahead of Dreev and even with Krasenkow (the latter were both 2650+ then). |
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| Jun-25-07 | | gmgomes: <DUS> you are right; big names - hard to say which one was best. Peak Average Ratings: 3 year peak range (Chessmetrics) #43 Alexander Beliavsky
#44 Jan Timman
#46 Lajos Portisch
#48 Rafael Vaganian
#61 Ulf Andersson
#74 Andrey Sokolov
#79 Alexander Khalifman
#81 Zoltán Ribli
#82 Henrique Mecking
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| Jun-25-07 | | gmgomes: <Portisch did quite well earlier this year in Gausdal, behind only Carlsen but a point ahead of Dreev and even with Krasenkow (the latter were both 2650+ then).> he could have drawn against Magnus, he blundered in the end. |
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| Jun-25-07 | | DUS: <chessgames.com> There are mistakes in the table. It is impossible to have played 11 games, as Ribly, Portisch, and Chiburdanidze. Vaganian-Ciburdanidze is listed twice. Vaganian has 6/9, not 6.5/10. Obviously some other games are listed twice as well. |
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| Jun-26-07 | | Davolni: All players are supposed to have equal amount of games, aren't they? How can one have 9 games, and one 10? something must be not right. Who was Nalbandian F.? The other day, at the live games, he was playing against somebody. Anybody knows anything? |
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| Jun-26-07 | | Karpova: <Davolni>
There's an individual rest day for each player. Chiburdanidze for eaxample didn't play in the first round. And it seems as if Portisch would have a rest day in the last round.The <other> live game seems to be from the Open. |
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| Jun-26-07 | | waddayaplay: <DUS>yes some games are listed twice. I have found these. Ribli vs Portisch, 2007 and Ribli vs Portisch, 2007 Vaganian vs Chiburdanidze, 2007 and Vaganian vs Chiburdanidze, 2007 Timman vs Chiburdanidze, 2007 and Timman vs Chiburdanidze, 2007 |
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| Jun-26-07 | | gmgomes: Last Round: Fighting for 1st prize on board 1: Khalifman x Vaganian - I do not know what happens in case of draw.
on board 2, the fight for third - Mecking x Beliavsky, Beliavsky is 1/2 point ahead, so he is playing for a draw.
on Board 4, Ribli and Andersson will fight to see who will offer the draw first. |
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| Jun-26-07 | | khursh: LoL
<<gmgomes:>...will fight to see who will offer the draw first.> |
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| Jun-26-07 | | percyblakeney: Suba-Chiburdanidze draw in 11 moves, Chiburdanidze scored 10 draws and blundered away the 11th against Khalifman. |
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| Jun-26-07 | | gmgomes: After 16. Nh2, Khalifman keeps some edge in the opening;
Mecking x Beliavsky is still oppenning book, altough Beliavsaky is taking a long think after 12. O-O
Timman x Sokolov is wild sicilian.
Ribli x Andersson are on move 10, they will agree a draw any moment, specially after Board 5 had a 20 min. draw with 11 moves; |
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| Jun-26-07 | | percyblakeney: My guess is 12 moves in Ribli-Andersson. |
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Jun-26-07
 | | Troller: <percyblakeney> Don't be too bold. They're already at move 11. |
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| Jun-26-07 | | percyblakeney: Andersson taking a deep think on his eleventh. |
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| Jun-26-07 | | gmgomes: Andersson usually trade queens before drawing, so white will play 12. b3, then white will move the N at move 13, Ulf will trade and draw will be agreed at move 14. |
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| Jun-26-07 | | gmgomes: I think Mecking has an edge in time for the first time at this tournament, let´s see if he will keep it. |
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| Jun-26-07 | | percyblakeney: Mecking had a bad start but has gone +2 after round three. |
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| Jun-26-07 | | gmgomes: My engine believes Vaganian is toast after 18.... Ne5 |
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Jun-26-07
| | Troller: Yep, Vaganian has resigned.
< gmgomes: Andersson usually trade queens before drawing, so white will play 12. b3, then white will move the N at move 13, Ulf will trade and draw will be agreed at move 14. >
Nice prediction, except they are still playing at move 16. Will Ulf undertake a marathon game of 20 moves today? |
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| Jun-26-07 | | VargPOD: Khalifman beat Vaganian in just 21 moves, I'm impressed. Also surprising is that Ribli and Andersson are still playing, it's already 16 moves. |
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| Jun-26-07 | | percyblakeney: Ribli seems to be in a bloodthirsty mood today, Andersson's position looks uncomfortable. |
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Jun-26-07
| | Troller: Yes, this is sensational. Will the 28-game drawing streak between Andersson and Ribli be brought to an end? |
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| Jun-26-07 | | percyblakeney: <the 28-game drawing streak between Andersson and Ribli> Indeed a fascinating score between those two: +0 -0 =28 before today... |
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Jun-26-07
| | Troller: Draw agreed. Moving on to +0 -0 =29 |
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