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Hand Knit posted:I'd bet he goes down fighting. Granted, that usually ends poorly, but he might as well shoot his shot. He couldn't castle not because of h5 but because of the previous move. He had opened himself to Qh5, a double threat to h7 and the center pawn. Ravel posted:There's no need to try swashbuckling desperation chess yet. I guess the need arose one game later.. Doctor Malaver fucked around with this message at 10:39 on Dec 6, 2021 |
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Hand Knit posted:The K is on f8 because he couldn't castle, and he couldn't castle kingside because he played h5. While he was okay(ish) until b5, I think h5 is where it starts to go wrong for black. He basically never manages to fix his rook or even properly finish development. but if he had done 10... Qe7 instead of Kf8, then he could have castled queenside! or even just march the king up the board when the queens get traded off! 9... h5 doesn't look as bad to me as 10... Kf8 does. But 9... Be6 probably would have been more solid. Doctor Malaver posted:He couldn't castle not because of h5 but because of the previous move. He had opened himself to Qh5, a double threat to h7 and the center pawn. mm.. yeah, maybe by the time he played 9... h5, he had already decided he wasn't gonna be able to castle kingside? Would like to have seen opposite side castling in this game!
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Well, that was interesting. Lichess rates you 1500 to start, i played a 1655 and lost because black seemed to focus on material before positioning and development. However, I only had 2 inaccuracies and 1 blunder. I normally average closer to 3 inaccuracies, 3 mistakes, and 4 or more blunders. Silver linings 
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Game 9 is up, starting off with a surprise Ian haircut and 1. c4!
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I haven't seen an English opening in forever, either personally or watching.
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The manbun gone!
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I've looked at this line a bit as white, and my understanding is that if white knows what they're doing it's good for white. Now of course Carlsen is probably not playing total poo poo, but I imagine that his choice is also somewhat dictated by pursuing something that Nepomniachtchi hasn't totally prepared for.
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V for Vegas posted:The manbun gone! Only winners can wear the bun
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V for Vegas posted:The manbun gone! Behind the scenes footage in Nepo's hotel room: https://thumbs.gfycat.com/AbleIdolizedAvians-mobile.mp4
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I'm kinda amazed how harsh the announcers are to Ian. But it does seem like he tilted and is probably going to get blown out in the remaining games.
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Dec 7, 2021 16:32
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Is Magnus shaking his head because he screwed up, or is he just embarrassed for Nepo?
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The latter
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Sub Rosa posted:The latter I think that and a bit of annoyance that Ian ran off to hide instead of ending this thing.
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Ian should give himself 20 minutes to compose himself and then come back to the board and resign tbh
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Sub Rosa posted:Ian should give himself 20 minutes to compose himself and then come back to the board and resign tbh I think that's what's going to happen, it sucks that it happened this way.
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I don't totally get the blunder here - I get the bishop's trapped, but why is it getting trapped contingent on Ian first playing c5? Couldn't Magnus just play c6 anyway and trap it?
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Knight c5 would have saved it then I think
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Sway Grunt posted:I don't totally get the blunder here - I get the bishop's trapped, but why is it getting trapped contingent on Ian first playing c5? Couldn't Magnus just play c6 anyway and trap it? c5 blocks Nc5, defending the bishop. It might also be just that c5 is a wasted move.
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Sway Grunt posted:I don't totally get the blunder here - I get the bishop's trapped, but why is it getting trapped contingent on Ian first playing c5? Couldn't Magnus just play c6 anyway and trap it? Putting his own pawn on c5 prevents the knight from going there to defend the bishop.
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Sway Grunt posted:I don't totally get the blunder here - I get the bishop's trapped, but why is it getting trapped contingent on Ian first playing c5? Couldn't Magnus just play c6 anyway and trap it? I think the idea is if he attacked the knight he could at least get compensation for losing it. Alternately he could have jumped his knight to where he put the pawn and protected the bishop? I dunno, I suck at chess.
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Aha, thanks all, makes sense. I did not see that.
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Poor Nepo, that first loss broke him.
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Not resigning. And still probably doesn't know about Magnus touching the Knight before moving a different piece. Rough press conference coming up.
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Sub Rosa posted:Not resigning. And still probably doesn't know about Magnus touching the Knight before moving a different piece. Rough press conference coming up. Uhh, I thought that was against the rules. Whether Nepo is there or not, isn't that a rules violation? That really affects my opinion of Magnus a lot.  But then again, it looks like he did the same thing in 2016 against Savchenko.
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Sway Grunt posted:I don't totally get the blunder here - I get the bishop's trapped, but why is it getting trapped contingent on Ian first playing c5? Couldn't Magnus just play c6 anyway and trap it? Knight c5 always protects the bishop there, and is the only reason he was able to play Bxb7 at all. Blocking the indirect defense of your own piece with a reckless pawn move is a mistake you make when you’re hovering under and around 2000, not when you’re challenging Magnus Carlsen for the championship.
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Baronash posted:Is Magnus shaking his head because he screwed up, or is he just embarrassed for Nepo? https://twitter.com/olimpiuurcan/status/1468241513956220928 he can't believe that a super GM trapped his own bishop like that
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D34THROW posted:Uhh, I thought that was against the rules. Whether Nepo is there or not, isn't that a rules violation? That really affects my opinion of Magnus a lot.
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vyelkin posted:https://twitter.com/olimpiuurcan/status/1468241513956220928 It was probably like "Wow, that's bad." "Wait, it's SO bad, there must be something else I'm not seeing about it..." "Nope, it's just bad." Except really fast, because Magnus.
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Sub Rosa posted:Not resigning. And still probably doesn't know about Magnus touching the Knight before moving a different piece. Rough press conference coming up. Magnus was really annoyed about the touch move question in the presser. He was kind of a dick to the reporter. He could have just said "I was adjusting the piece, which I announced" and leave it there.
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Sub Par posted:Magnus was really annoyed about the touch move question in the presser. He was kind of a dick to the reporter. He could have just said "I was adjusting the piece, which I announced" and leave it there. Touch move is the most tedious rule because of how pedantic some people are about it. It's a good rule in spirit, don't touch pieces more than necessary, but in practice adjustments and bumps happen. Nepo wasn't there for Magnus to declare an adjustment and there was no arbiter nearby.
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Khorne posted:He clearly adjusted the piece. It moved quite visibly to the center of the square, and the hold was typical for when Carlsen adjusts pieces. Oh yes I get that and totally agree. But the "this again... do better" instead of explaining what was happening just feels dickish.
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Welp, that's pretty much ball game. I don't think anyone thought Nepo could come back from two down, but now three down, with two of the losses from his own blunders? No chance. Gotta feel for the guy, no one wants to go out like this.
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jng2058 posted:Welp, that's pretty much ball game. I don't think anyone thought Nepo could come back from two down, but now three down, with two of the losses from his own blunders? No chance. Gotta feel for the guy, no one wants to go out like this. "The prize fund is €2 million split 60% vs 40% between winner and loser"
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it would have been so much better for the series if magnus had crumbled under time pressure in game 6, but i guess what’s why he’s the champ
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At last, a blunder in a world championship match that I wouldn't have made! (I would have blundered many other times in different ways)
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tanglewood1420 posted:At last, a blunder in a world championship match that I wouldn't have made! (I would have blundered many other times in different ways) Rating is just the mean time between blunders
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Do we have a goon team on lichess? I feel like it would be nice to have some chess friends that aren't randoms.
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tanglewood1420 posted:Chess Thread: I would have blundered many other times in different ways
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D34THROW posted:Do we have a goon team on lichess? I feel like it would be nice to have some chess friends that aren't randoms. isn't it listed in the OP?
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