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| Nov-26-21 | | Saniyat24: The most interesting aspect of that game was the chain of pawns from Nepo's b,c, d, and f-files...surely a Sicilian would have been much more interesting...! |
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| Nov-26-21 | | devere: It's disappointing that Carlsen couldn't make anything of his advantage. I think that 38...R(c)b6 was a better try than 38...Kf7 |
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| Nov-26-21 | | asiduodiego: A very nice game. I think 8 ... Na5 was a very interesting move. I think it's an idea similar to the Marshall Gambit: black sacrifices a pawn in the center, but gains the two bishops, space and a lot of activity in return, but the compensation is not immediatly so aggressive as in the actual Marshall Gambit, it's more positional, in a Magnus-like manner. Indeed, Magnus got to ask all the important questions during most of the rest of the game, but also, while watching the game, I was thinking: "I guess Ian will have to eventually return the pawn, but then he may gain some initiative for himself", and that's what happened eventually. Very good play by both players. A nice draw, I must say, and perhaps a small psychological victory for Magnus: in this game, he was able to dictate the tone with the black pieces, and drove Ian into a tough positional battle, which is his forte. Let's see what they have prepared for tomorrow. |
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Nov-26-21
 | | MissScarlett: Giri was saying that ...Na5 and ...Rfb8 were the first choices of Leela. |
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| Nov-26-21 | | VerySeriousExpert: This game has several very strange moves! The first of them is 8.h3?, of course. It's similar to the Morphy's Joke Opening ( https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... ). It's interesting that Yury V. Bukayev (the inventor, the author of this article) has written in this article why the best chess player of the world can play h2-h3? in the very beginning of his possible games! |
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Nov-26-21
 | | Sally Simpson: A Picture of me outside the wrong play hall with my fake ticket. Also Game One looked at (I won't say analysed - just surface 'as I see it' comments and not mauled to death by a machine.) https://www.redhotpawn.com/chess-bl... The bowler hat, green jacket and spotted shirt is the new look of the 2020's.
Stay safe, stay alert, but always look cool.
I thought it was an interesting game. |
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| Nov-26-21 | | Fanques Fair: This game looks like a refutation of the move 8- h3 as a means to pursue an opening advantage for White. Black simply sacrifices the e5 pawn, gets the bishop pair, forces a simplification, and White has absolutely no advantage. Nepo should try 8-a4 for his next White game in this line. |
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Nov-26-21
 | | jessicafischerqueen:
In the <chessmoron> / <Ohio Chess Fan> contest I predicted this game would last over 700 moves. I have never been prouder to say I was right!! |
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| Nov-26-21 | | Luckychess: It is a start "auf Augenhöhe". perfectly! |
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| Nov-26-21 | | SanPedroSulaChess77: Thank you to the users who helped input the moves. God bless you. |
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Nov-26-21
 | | plang: 8 h3 seems intended to avoid more theoretical lines - it has no great ambition to a significant opening advantage. I don't think 8..Na5 is a "refutation" but it did catch White by surprise. |
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| Nov-26-21 | | cro777: The idea of Marshall Attack in Anti-Marshall – The engines like this line. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 <Anti-Marshall> Na5 <The main moves are 8...Bb7 and 8...d6>
click for larger viewBlack sacrifices a pawn early on for the bishop pair and long term initiative. This line is very rare in grandmaster practice (Korneev vs I A Nataf, 2006 is an exception) but it is the first choice of Leela, a neural network based chess engine. The players continued playing relatively fast until move 16 (showing that both teams had looked at this line). According to Erwin l'Ami, a ton of engines games have reached the position after 16...c5
click for larger viewMost of engine games (as well as two human games between lower rated players) continued 17.Nc3 Nb4 18.Rac1. Nepo opted for 17.Nf3 which is, in fact, the first new move in the game. |
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| Nov-27-21 | | The Kings Domain: Fine game. Carlsen gains the positional advantage at the start while Nepomniachtchi equalizes later on. |
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| Nov-27-21 | | areknames: 8.c3 calling Carlsen's bluff and allowing the Marshall would have been more interesting. Good game nonetheless. |
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| Nov-27-21 | | optimal play: A nice warm up game for Magnus.
He even took a nap during the game...
https://en.chessbase.com/portals/al... |
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| Nov-27-21 | | Everett: < areknames: 8.c3 calling Carlsen's bluff and allowing the Marshall would have been more interesting. Good game nonetheless.> Bluff? No bluff in sight. |
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| Nov-27-21 | | patzer2: <cro777> Excellent commentary on Carlsen's opening choice for game 1. Also appreciate you providing Caruanna's explanation of Nepo's strong move 14. Kf1! at Korneev vs I A Nataf, 2006. It appears both players were well prepared for this rarely played opening line. |
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| Nov-27-21 | | Albertan: Analysis of this game by GM Michael Adams is at: https://en.chessbase.com/post/world... |
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| Nov-27-21 | | Albertan: ´´The World Chess Championship Opens with an endless Knight-Rook Dance.´´: https://fivethirtyeight.com/feature... |
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| Nov-27-21 | | Albertan: ´´Tense Game 1 sets the scene for Carlsen vs Nepo Match’´: https://kasparovchess.com/articles/... |
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Nov-27-21
 | | mow8x8: Welcome back, Ulhumbrus! I recall (must be your memorable name) your helpful posts on this site in earlier World Chess championships. |
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| Nov-29-21 | | VerySeriousExpert: Here is a POEM by Yury V. Bukayev about the latest chess games (Game 1, Game 3) of this great Match: We name it after Morphy
In Open Games. It's worthy
To play it with a FUN!
"h3?" - Don't make it, Ian!
Published: jeromegambit.blogspot.com . |
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| Nov-30-21 | | SymphonicKnight: Kasparov mentions that 27...g6! was better for black than 27...Kf8?, which Stockfish seems to confirm to the tune of almost 0.7 points, but this is not likely to be sufficient to alter the result, going from +0.3X to -0.3X. |
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Nov-30-21
 | | perfidious: Wonder where the difference lies, as in the actual continuation, Carlsen got ....g6 in anyway. |
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| Nov-30-21 | | SChesshevsky: <Kasparov mentions that 27...g6 was better for black...> Think it impressively shows Kasparov's instinct for attack. Seems subtly related to awkward protection of weak d3 where ...g6 saves the tempo attack on ...Nf5 when driving away the rook. Appears white has to make some concession, maybe 28. Rd1, at a minimum. Too subtle of attack for me. 27...Kf8, centralizing the king with its control of the e-file 7th and 8th was also my first instinct. |
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