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| Dec-01-21 | | Ulhumbrus: White's queen and king's bishop are placed more actively than Black's queen and king's bishop. If other things are equal and if White can make these two assets count White has a considerable advantage. |
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Dec-01-21
 | | Knightf7mate: There is a large time differential. At move 21, Nepo has 1:33, Carlsen just :53. |
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| Dec-01-21 | | Ulhumbrus: Black's queen's bishop is pinned. That suggests the move Nf5. Black has offered to exchange White's king's bishop. That suggests 22 c4 advancing the pawn to a white square. |
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Dec-01-21
 | | Sally Simpson: 21...Bd7
Expect Nepo to have a good think here. It's close to critical. |
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Dec-01-21
 | | An Englishman: Good Morning: They're not going to settle for a perpetual right now, are they? Bb3,Be6; Ba4,Bd7, et cetera. |
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Dec-01-21
| | blazerdoodle: LoL... that's exactly what crossed my mind. He's taking a long think. |
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Dec-01-21
 | | keypusher: <An Englishman> I wouldn’t take a repetition if I were Nepo. |
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Dec-01-21
| | Sally Simpson: Nepo might do it for one move to do a bit of time hoping. If the three fold happens then bedlam will follow. The net will go into melt down and they will throw tomatoes at Nepo during the press conference. |
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Dec-01-21
| | blazerdoodle: It's just that yesterday Carlsen went into an awful long think that ended in a the reptition. What's the strugglling with? I've read your notes. Is that Nf5 coming up? |
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Dec-01-21
| | Sally Simpson: Meant 'time hopping' - 'time hoping' is hoping your clocks runs slower than your opponents. |
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Dec-01-21
| | An Englishman: Good Morning: My selfish reason for not wanting the perpetual--received a coffee and tea Advent calendar for the holidays and having a delicious cup of Brazilian with my chess. 22.Nd2 looks logical, heading to c4. |
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Dec-01-21
 | | moronovich: After -Ra8 it seems like Magnus is over the worst.Especially with the Queens off.Another draw may emerge today. |
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Dec-01-21
| | blazerdoodle: Wow. lol. That Brazillian sounds good. The game is way above my figuring it out. |
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| Dec-01-21 | | whiteshark: Trade of queens, more exchanges, the game flattens and draw |
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| Dec-01-21 | | Ulhumbrus: 27 Nf5 threatens to gain a bishop for a knight by 28 Nxd6 and 27...Bf8 displaces the defender of the c7 pawn and that invites the attack Rc4 or Ra7 |
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Dec-01-21
| | keypusher: Now White appears to have nothing. So was his position just never that good? Nd2 didn’t look very energetic. |
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Dec-01-21
| | Sally Simpson: Look what has happened. I'll give a big nod to Nepo that he knows what he is doing and I don't but all my Nf5 and Bxh6 ideas have gone. Perhaps he is playing the 'another draw Magnus' gambit thinking Magnus will not want to retain another title on tie break. |
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Dec-01-21
| | An Englishman: Good Morning: Seeing Knights at c4 and d3, all King side pawns on white squares, and a White King at c2. Still trending to a draw, but Nepomniachtchi looks to have the more fun position. |
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Dec-01-21
 | | OhioChessFan: Probably too late to get the c Pawn rolling. SF liked 20. c4. |
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Dec-01-21
| | OhioChessFan: <AE>, Nepo might be walking the King to c2 as you suggested. |
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Dec-01-21
| | OhioChessFan: Carlsen to play his 29th. Nepo 1 hour. Carlsen 33 minutes. |
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Dec-01-21
| | Knightf7mate: With queens off the board, tactical opportunities decrease tremendously. Aside from rooks, the board remains highly symmetric. The only significant difference is time. Carlsen has :32 on his clock, Nepo still has 1:00. |
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| Dec-01-21 | | nok: 27-28:
Is this junk an homage to Steinitz? |
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| Dec-01-21 | | Ulhumbrus: If White's king gains a lead in development in the ending White could end up playing a king ahead. Carlsen has won more than one ending in this way. |
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Dec-01-21
| | Knightf7mate: Yes! If there is still a draw after 14 games, then game 15 is classical “rugby”. First king to reach opposite rank wins! No more stupid rapid tie breaks!!! |
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