Round 9 Blindfold Results:
Leko-Karjakin 1/2-1/2
Morozevich-Aronian 0-1
Kramnik-Carlsen 1-0
Anand-Ivanchuk 1/2-1/2
Mamedyarov-Van Wely 0-1
Topalov-Gelfand 1/2-1/2
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Aronian, Kramnik and VanWely win
Well, with these results Aronian is most certainly the big winner!
Now, let’s see who manages to reach the 2nd place, Kramnik, Anand, Carlsen and Leko seem to be the candidates! 🙂
I hoped Boris would win today. Never mind.
If i blunder my queen, should I resign, or play, because maybe she will blunder also and I will get another chance?
Why is there never a match between the world Champion and woman world Champion to see who is really better, a man or a woman? Most women don’t play with men for many reasons. Until maybe a decade ago, women champs were not even close, maybe 10-15 levels behind, but now the difference in match play should be very small.
Why is there even a division of Men/Women in Chess???? I think it would serve a better purpose for the game to just have one division consequently divided by Ratings. What is worst is that is usualy men who get the worst end of the stick here. For example in the clubs in my area they have tournaments where anyone competes….but they also have a series of Women (or girls) only tournaments. So basically, women get more opportunities to attend tournaments than men.
Why did Calsen lose this game? Engines give him a decent advantage after 44…Nd8. Not to mention that he could easily win if he played 43… Ng5 44. f3 Qc5+ 45. Kf1 Qxa7.
Why is there even a division of Men/Women in Chess????
1) for marketing reasons;
2) for affirmative action reasons;
3) for the sake of variety in events;
4) ?
You may not think those are good reasons, and I might even agree with you, but there they are.
After you solve this thorny dilemma, please direct your attention and wisdom to the parallel situation in the tournament bridge community. Irina Levitina (to pick a name I think you know) is a major force in women’s events, but she has never participated significantly in open events. For the record, my own impression (worth only slightly less than you paid for it) is:
1) the average woman bridge player is stronger than the average man bridge player;
2) the top six women bridge players would never in a million years beat the top six men in a match of any significant length.
We can discuss why this happens to be, and what to do about it until the cows come home. I promise you: it’s a tougher problem than you might think.
“Why did Calsen lose this game?”
He lost on time, Carlsen was winning before that.