Jan-22-20 Caruana vs A Firouzja, 2020 
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| chessdgc2: Black's King is naked....I mean totally stripped |
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Jan-21-20 A Firouzja vs Carlsen, 2020
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| chessdgc2: Closing the game with 16...b4 favors White |
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Jan-17-20 Yu Yangyi vs A Firouzja, 2020
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| chessdgc2: 34...Bb5 (played) seems to signal a draw |
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Jan-13-20 Carlsen vs J Xiong, 2020
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| chessdgc2: This game has become a “race”. Precision is demanded and it’s razor sharp! |
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Apr-22-19 Carlsen vs Anand, 2019
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| chessdgc2: Hey, Anand ain't that old. I'm 60 and I work with 100 lbs of weights doing 5,00 reps twice a week. I can run 10 miles in just over an hour. Let me say age ain't a factor most of the time in chess unless the person hasn't taken decent care of their self. Age can be a factor with ... |
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Apr-01-19 Ding Liren vs Grischuk, 2019
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| chessdgc2: The outcome of this game hinges on which player is willing to "risk" it...otherwise, both can force a draw. |
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Mar-31-19 S Shankland vs Caruana, 2019
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| chessdgc2: By principle, Black is better because White has more "pawn islands". Black's pawn structure is more solid and consistent. This game is a draw despite any illusions :) |
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Nov-28-18 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2018
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| chessdgc2: Chessgames.com: Thanks for the cast! It’s no secret, Classic chess should never be decided by Rapid chess results. These are two entirely different time controls and hve nothing to do with one’s Classic strengths. It just doesn’t make sense they do it this way. They might as well ... |
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Nov-28-18 Carlsen vs Caruana, 2018
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| chessdgc2: Lo! The clocks! |
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Nov-26-18 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2018
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| chessdgc2: Hopefully, in the future WCC, players will square off with tiebreakers BEFORE the match so that it will be clear who wins if the match is drawn. It didn’t seem challenging at all for both players in this match to play for draws and only in the Rapid games, will we see any ... |
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