T.D. Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Damn. A veritable torrent of verbiage is going to be written about Fischer and his passing, so I'll mostly refrain. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 (edited) This is a very sad day. RIP Mr. Fischer. http://www.huliq.com/47601/chess-legend-bo...her-dead-age-64 Edited January 18, 2008 by B. Goren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 I had never seen this album cover before: Ernestine Anderson - Never Make Your Move Too Soon Btw, that position is impossible. And what is the queen doing anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aparxa Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Queen makes a turkey move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Before today's round in the Morelia/Linares super tournament, the Norwegian wonderboy Magnus Carlsen, 17, has climbed to an astonishing 4th place in the world. Here is the unofficial top 5 Elo list after the last round: 1 Viswanathan Anand 2801 2 Vladimir Kramnik 2788 3 Alexander Morozevich 2774 4 Magnus Carlsen 2766 5 Veselin Topalov 2763 It's unprecedented for someone that young to climb that fast to the top. Realistically he should have many years left to develop. He turned 17 in November! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Before today's round in the Morelia/Linares super tournament, the Norwegian wonderboy Magnus Carlsen, 17, has climbed to an astonishing 4th place in the world. Here is the unofficial top 5 Elo list after the last round: 1 Viswanathan Anand 2801 2 Vladimir Kramnik 2788 3 Alexander Morozevich 2774 4 Magnus Carlsen 2766 5 Veselin Topalov 2763 It's unprecedented for someone that young to climb that fast to the top. Realistically he should have many years left to develop. He turned 17 in November! Carlsen is amazing but he lost to Peter Leko today in a disappointing finish--bishops of opposite color and all. Moro has no business being third highest rated. I hope Aronian moves up. He's an exciting player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Had a good tournament this past weekend. Results are on the US Chess Federation website: http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?20...3611.0-12672331 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Carlsen is amazing but he lost to Peter Leko today in a disappointing finish--bishops of opposite color and all. Moro has no business being third highest rated. I hope Aronian moves up. He's an exciting player. Carlsen was not seen from his best side in the Leko game. He seems to have problems against two of the top players. Against Anand it is understandable, but why he has to lose time and time again against Leko who otherwise isn't doing too well these days is more of a mystery. Anyway, Carlsen came back yesterday with a big win against Topalov (2-0 against Topalov in this tournament!). Thereby he moved back to the #4 spot with a new personal Elo record of 2767. Some feel that he will break the 2800 barrier before he turns 18! His performance Elo consistently is +2800 in his tournaments now. Aronian is currently #6 and very close to the others above. He actually was #3 at one point, but dropped. He is not always exciting though. He regularly mixes exciting games with short draws. As for Morozevich, I don't know. He is very efficient against lower-rated GMs, and has achieved his Elo through his results. But it is true that he hasn't won any of the top tournaments, although he hasn't played that many either. His opening play is probably too excentric when meeting Kramnik and the guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Magnus is really making a splash. If he manages to win another game, he'll tie Anand for the lead with +3. It would be an incredible back to back performance after Wijk Aan Zee. The kid is a major talent. I think we're getting some separation at the top 5 now. Topalov keeps going down, and I'm not sure if he'll beat Kamsky in their match. Top 5 for me are: 1. Anand 2. Kramnik 3. Carlsen 4. Aronian 5. Topalov. Like to see what Nakamura will do in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 (edited) Fascinating story about how they're looking at Bobby Fischer's harddrive and discovering all kinds of emails exchanged with prominent grandmasters over the last couple of decades. For those who follow grandmaster chess, you will find these emails flabbergasting. You mean that Nxf7 novelty in the Slav that Topalov sprung on Kramnik was Fischer's idea and not Ivan Cheparinov's? Hard to believe! Check this out. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4543 Edited April 2, 2008 by connoisseur series500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 Fascinating story about how they're looking at Bobby Fischer's harddrive and discovering all kinds of emails exchanged with prominent grandmasters over the last couple of decades. For those who follow grandmaster chess, you will find these emails flabbergasting. You mean that Nxf7 novelty in the Slav that Topalov sprung on Kramnik was Fischer's idea and not Ivan Cheparinov's? Hard to believe! Check this out. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4543 Nevermind guys, this is almost surely a chessbase April Fool's joke. I'm laughing now over the details. Had me going for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 (edited) Chess fans may already have seen this, but there's some funny video making the rounds: Kasparov was dishonoured: a flying phallus For a still shot, see: Robotic-flying-penis-assaults-gary-kasparov Lots more links here Edited May 21, 2008 by T.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Really funny stuff. I wouldn't mess with Gary's bodyguard: he was all business when he swatted the flying dildo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aparxa Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=gNASSON_JMU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Moro has no business being third highest rated. I hope Aronian moves up. Amazingly Morozevich is now after the 7th round in the Bosna tournament #2 in the world! Aronian has dropped to 12th place after finishing last in the Sofia tournament. Carlsen was for a while #4 after the FIDE Grand Prix in Baku, but both Ivanchuk and Topalov have since then passed him after their results in the Sofia tournament. There is now a clear gap between the top 6 and the rest. 1 Anand 2798 2 Morozevich 2790 3 Kramnik 2788 4 Ivanchuk 2780 5 Topalov 2777 6 Carlsen 2775 7 Radjabov 2744 8 Mamedyarov 2742 9 Shirov 2741 10 Leko 2741 11 Svidler 2738 12 Aronian 2737 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Like to see what Nakamura will do in the near future. Nakamura has now for the first time passed the magical 2700, and is at 29th place with 2703. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Mamedyarov is another who seems to pick up points beating up lower rated players. His record against other top 10 players is abysmal. Nice to see Chucky kick some butt. Magnus=real deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Magnus=real deal. You can say that again! After the third round in the Aerosvit tournament, where he has started with 2½/3, Carlsen is now back at 4th place with a record 2784(!). He only needs to gain another 4 Elo points to advance to second place. It's not out of the question that he could be #1 before he turns 18. He's just 14 Elo points from the first place. On a sadder note, Armenian GM Karen Asrian, 2630, has died in what seems to be the type of sudden death that has happened to several athletes in recent years. Asrian, who earlier this year won the Armenian championship for the second year in a row, was only 28. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Yes, much is happening while Kramnik and Anand stay quiet as they prepare for their monumental match. Magnus, Moro, and Chucky are making big moves up the elo charts by winning tournaments impressively. Nice to see the old man Chucky get some nice results. Magnus is world champion material. Could he be ready by next cycle? I still think Aronian will be in the picture as well. The Topalov-Kamsky match seems to be of peripheral importance right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 History is being made right now. After another two wins, today against Shirov, Carlsen is now already #2: 1 Anand 2798 2 Carlsen 2792 3 Kramnik 2788 4 Morozevich 2788 5 Ivanchuk 2778 6 Topalov 2777 If he continues like this he will overtake Anand's spot as #1 and break the 2800 barrier before the tournament is over. He is 17! He's improving so fast now that he seems to be ready already. The Kramnik-Anand match runs a risk of being obsolete in deciding who's the best in the world. Not to mention the relevance of Topalov-Kamsky of course. The way he wins the games now is scary also. There are no opening novelties being unleashed; he just enters virtually equal endings and then wears them down. I just couldn't believe that he would win that position with opposite-coloured bishops against Shirov today, and yet he did it again. Imagine where he would be if he also worked up an arsenal of opening novelties like the other top GMs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 The way he wins the games now is scary also. There are no opening novelties being unleashed; he just enters virtually equal endings and then wears them down. I just couldn't believe that he would win that position with opposite-coloured bishops against Shirov today, and yet he did it again. This is an excellent point. Notice the top 5 are still aged by today's chess standards. Magnus still has a crappy record against Anand, though he pulled his first win from him this year. We'll have to see. Hard to imagine Magnus continuing his performance throughout this tournament. He's likely to cool down a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 After a draw in the sixth round, today saw another victory for Carlsen (as Black against Nisipeanu). He is now at 2795. If he beats Onischuk (who is -3) tomorrow as White, we will have a new #1. Meanwhile there's a tournament going on which Carlsen is leading by two points with a +3000 performance Elo, but everyone is looking at the live rating now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Magnus is trying to break Karpov's record supertournament TPR (11/13 for 2977 @ Linares 1994). Today, the always unpredictable Ivanchuk played a funny novelty on move 7 (!) of the Russian Game (Petroff): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. N:e5 d6 4. Nf3 N:e4 5. Nc3 N:c3 6. d:c3 Nc6 7. Bf4 Qf6!? Russian online commentators (Shipov, Sakaev) waxed lyrical about it. The game (vs. the Carlsen-overshadowed prodigy Karjakin) was drawn in 18 moves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 I missed that in all the Magnus excitement. The funniest novelty in the Petroff was the one Anand played against Zapata back in the 80s: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Bf5?? 6.Qe2 1-0! You're right about Karjakin being overshadowed. In any other time in history having a +2700 Elo at the age of 18 would be seen as incredible, but he has the bad timing of achieving that at the same time the 17-year-old Carlsen is going for +2800 (and possibly +2900 according to some). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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