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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Sports Argument Stadium > World Chess Championship 2018: What a Historical Shit
 
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Inferior Third Season
Jan 15, 2005

 My stupid newsfeed keeps spoiling the game results for me in the headlines. I just want to wait and find out what happens in the agadmator videos.

* # ¿ Nov 10, 2018 22:04
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Inferior Third Season
Jan 15, 2005

Hand Knit posted:

It looked like he was completely unprepared for Rd8.
https://mobile.twitter.com/olimpiuurcan/status/1061296891109924864

* # ¿ Nov 13, 2018 15:44
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Inferior Third Season
Jan 15, 2005

 I think Carlsen is content with draws for now because he'd be happy to go to the rapid/blitz tiebreakers, and Caruana is happy with draws for now because his strategy is probably to go for a single win in one of the late games. No point in him waking the sleeping dragon yet. I predict more boring games for a while, and then Caruana goes for something new and risky he's prepared around game 9.

* # ¿ Nov 13, 2018 23:10
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Inferior Third Season
Jan 15, 2005

Teddybear posted:

This is Caruana's last chance, right? If this goes to the tiebreakers, he can't keep up with Carlsen in the shorter time controls.
He stands a decent shot in the four-match rapid games, but he's at a distinct disadvantage if it goes to blitz, because Carlsen is just a much stronger blitz player. Caruana's best shot was this final classical game, but he's out of prep right now with no advantage, so it's most likely going to a draw or loss for him. Smart money is on Carlsen, but it's more like 2:1 odds rather than 10:1 or whatever like you'll see in most online commentary.

* # ¿ Nov 26, 2018 17:21
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Inferior Third Season
Jan 15, 2005

 Svidler and Grischuk and Giri annoy me when they go on and on about lines that start with moves that already weren't played by Carlsen/Caruana. They're sometimes three or four moves behind the actual game by the time they play out their scenario that absolutely won't be played because something else is already going on.

* # ¿ Nov 28, 2018 16:22
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Inferior Third Season
Jan 15, 2005

T-Bone posted:

hasn't ding liren been drawing for an entire loving year
He's on a 96 game unbeaten streak, with 28 wins and 68 draws. That's not an unusual amount of draws for high-level play.

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Inferior Third Season
Jan 15, 2005

Flayer posted:

If Caruana can't beat a subdued Carlsen once in 12 classical games then who's got a chance of taking the world championship off him? Nobody is on his level in fast games.
The passage of time will do him in. He's already not playing at the level he was three or four years ago.

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