Standings after 4 rounds:
Group A:
1. T. Radjabov 3½
2. V. Topalov 3
3-7. D. Navara, V. Anand, L. Aronian, P. Svidler, V. Kramnik 2½
8-9. S. Karjakin, R. Ponomariov 2
10. A. Motylev 1½
11. L. van Wely, S. Tiviakov, M. Carlsen 1
14. A. Shirov ½
Group B:
1. J. Smeets 3½
2-6. F. Nijboer, Bu Xiangzhi, V. Bologan, P. Eljanov, D. Jakovenko 2½
7-9. T. Kosintseva, D. Stellwagen, M. Vachier-Lagrave 2
10-11. G. Sargissian, J. Werle 1½
12-14. V. Georgiev, S. Atalik, E. L’Ami 1
Group C:
1. I. Nepomniachtchi 3½
2-6. P. Negi, M. Krasenkow, E. Berg, M. Bosboom, Hou Yifan 2½
7-9. N. Kosintseva, E. van Haastert, Z. Peng 2
10-12. S. Brynell, H. Jonkman, W. Spoelman 1½
13. J. van der Wiel 1
14. T. Willemze ½
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I bet Radjabov has a good performance rating so far. Hope he can keep it up.
As a Magnus fan I hope he starts to win some.
This is a serious question. How come Ms. Judit Polgar is not playing at Corus?
(I’m apologize if I missed a blog post regarding this subject).
Thanks.
I can already predict, Anand will not finish first. Such lack of readiness to fight for a win is shocking, coming from Anand.
It may be the case that Anand no longer needs to prove anything, and that he felt that, in the long term, giving Carlsen a rest day was the thing to do. I wouldn’t be suprised if Carlsen remembers this paternal gesture for the rest of his life.
The very fact that this is considered a possibility speaks a lot for the reputation of this man.
What do you think Susan, are we completely off in our understanding of Anand’s possible motivations ?
maybe anand just looked for a quick draw knowing that carlsen desperately needs a “good” result. a draw with the black pieces is okay and there are some tough games left in the tournament
Anand is scared of losing to Carlsen, and being written up as a big story, changing of the guard, blah blah. A draw is harmless and no risk.