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SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid) Tournament

Laurent Fressinet5.5/7(+4 -0 =3)[games]
Hikaru Nakamura5.5/7(+5 -1 =1)[games]
Alexander Grischuk4.5/7(+3 -1 =3)[games]
Ding Liren4.5/7(+4 -2 =1)[games]
Alexander Morozevich4/7(+3 -2 =2)[games]
Teimour Radjabov4/7(+3 -2 =2)[games]
Hao Wang3.5/7(+1 -1 =5)[games]
Baadur Jobava3.5/7(+3 -3 =1)[games]
Peter Leko3.5/7(+3 -3 =1)[games]
Gata Kamsky3.5/7(+3 -3 =1)[games]
Sergey Karjakin3/7(+2 -3 =2)[games]
Anish Giri3/7(+2 -3 =2)[games]
Levon Aronian2.5/7(+0 -2 =5)[games]
Vasyl Ivanchuk2/7(+1 -4 =2)[games]
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov2/7(+2 -5 =0)[games]
Victor Bologan1.5/7(+1 -5 =1)[games]

 page 3 of 3; games 51-56 of 56  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
51. Jobava vs Giri 1-0272012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
52. Radjabov vs Morozevich 0-1372012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation
53. Karjakin vs Aronian  1-0612012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)C78 Ruy Lopez
54. Grischuk vs Kamsky  1-0832012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)C78 Ruy Lopez
55. Ding Liren vs Leko 1-0272012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)E25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
56. Nakamura vs Fressinet 0-1952012SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid)A22 English
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Dec-18-12  magnifico: <FIDE doesn't publish actual top 100s yet because the results that are in don't say a lot about the real strength of the players.>

Evil can not metamorphose into something good even if you give it all the time in the world.

Dec-18-12
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  HeMateMe: Just out of curiosity, I used the search window here to check So. v. Carlsen. There are no games, of course, because Wesley So isn't talanted enough to be in the same events as Carlsen.

Reality is a tough place, but we all have to live there.

Dec-18-12  magnifico: <There are no games, of course, because Wesley So isn't talanted enough to be in the same events as Carlsen.>

There is no games, of course, because Wesley So isn't pampered enough to be in the same events as Carlsen.

Dec-18-12  magnifico: <Reality is a tough place, but we all have to live there.>

You live in a dreamworld. I heard you singing: <Dreams are my Reality>:http://youtu.be/at16g_sxFro

Dec-18-12  Jason Frost: Ouch, Karjakin vs Ding Liren (round 4 - blind)


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Karjakin played 32.Qxb5?? dropping mate in two, when the simple 32.Rxb7+ would have just lead to instant resignation.

Dec-18-12  magnifico: after that blunder, the table is turned. Karjakin will be mated in two by a consortium of 2 black knights and a rook. Liren unleashes his wrath and fury from the early pounding by Sergie...and declares: You shall pay for your barbarism:http://youtu.be/sOVFtLNqPg0
Dec-18-12  AuN1: < Jason Frost: Ouch, Karjakin vs Ding Liren (round 4 - blind)

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Karjakin played 32.Qxb5?? dropping mate in two, when the simple 32.Rxb7+ would have just lead to instant resignation.>

Rxa6+ may have been even better.

Dec-18-12
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  Check It Out: <HeMateMe>

What a troll comment.

Dec-19-12  Jason Frost: Some more blindfold fun

Bologan-Fressinet Round 3 <38...Qg5??>


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Mamedyarov-Aronian Round 4 <21.Rc4??>


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Giri-Fressinet Round 6 <43...Rh3??>


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cont.

<44...Ne2??>


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Mamedyarov - Nakamura Round 6 <18.Qg7??>


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Dec-19-12  Kikoman: Congratulations! Laurent Fressinet in winning the rapid event :)x

Congratulations! Sergey Karjakin in winning the blitz event :)x

Dec-19-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: <What a troll comment.
>

Thanks for seconding me.

Dec-19-12  notyetagm: Wow, three, that's three(!!!) silver medals for Nakamura, finishing second in each event.

Tremendous!

SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid) (2012)/Hikaru Nakamura

SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blitz) (2012)/Hikaru Nakamura

SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Blindfold) (2012)/Hikaru Nakamura

Dec-19-12  14DogKnight: He actually tied for first in the rapid. Great job by Nakamura.
Dec-19-12  14DogKnight: He should get a gold for first overall
Dec-19-12  frogbert: <i have a feeling that Wesley So will never get invited to any tournament besides SPICE cup.>

strange statement, as he's already been invited to several tournaments besides spice cup. being ironic, hellopolgar?

Dec-19-12  waustad: Yes, it was an impressive performance by Naka. 7 rapid, 15 blitz and 7 blindford games against some of the world's best in a week is a very tough tournement. For most it was in a very foreign time zone. They all deserve a break. I hope they were compensated accordingly.
Dec-20-12  hellopolgar: <frogbert> it always amuses me to poke fun at millions of wesley so fans on here.

besides "wesley so will not be invited to top level tournaments given his sub-2700 rating", i guess i was also hinting that SPICE cup isn't a "real" tournament.

Dec-20-12  frogbert: <millions of wesley so fans>

isn't 13 + a few hundred socks the right figure, if we're talking people contributing to cg.com?

Dec-20-12  hellopolgar: I guess I was exaggerating a little bit:)
Dec-20-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <frogbert> has it right, though I expect no such admission from the <So-bots>.
Dec-20-12  kevinatcausa: One possible overall ranking (rescaling each event to be out of the same number of points and taking averages):

Nakamura: 74.4%
Aronian: 58.1%
Morozevich: 54.6%
Karjakin: 54.0%
Grischuk: 52.2%
Fressinet: 51.0%
Mamedyarov: 51.0%
Radjabov: 50.3%
Leko: 50.2%
Ding: 49.4%
Wang: 47.8%
Ivanchuk: 41.6%
Giri: 39.7%
Jobava: 38.4%
Bologan: 36.0%

Dec-21-12  waustad: A very natural way to find out hwo did best overall is to add up the places and start from the bottom. I suspect 6 wins by a lot.
Dec-21-12  usuario x: <i guess i was also hinting that SPICE cup isn't a "real" tournament.>

SPICE is a pamper goldfish tournament, he should keep playing opens against 2200 players

Dec-21-12  12.12.12: it pains me to see chucky performing like this.

fressinet's performance is impressive, imho.

Jan-15-13  7Heaven: Nakamura lost in rapid/blitz? That's new! It's his expertise in chess.
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