Artwork by Gabor
Matchups for round 11. Your prediction?
Group A
L. Aronian – L. van Wely
V. Ivanchuk – M. Adams
J. Polgar – P. Eljanov
V. Topalov – S. Mamedyarov
B. Gelfand – T. Radjabov
P. Leko – V. Kramnik
M. Carlsen – V. Anand
Group B
J. Smeets – N. Short
I. Nepomniachtchi – S. Movsesian
E. L’Ami – W. Spoelman
H. Koneru – D. Stellwagen
G. Sargissian – Y. Hou
I. Cheparinov – P. Harikrishna
M. Krasenkow – E. Bacrot
Group C
M. van der Werf – I. Krush
D. Ruijgrok – Z. Peng
D. Reinderman – P. Negi
E. Grivas – F. Nijboer
F. Caruana – A. Ushenina
P. Carlsson – S. Li
A. Braun – J. van der Wiel
Honorary Group
L. Portisch – J. Timman
V. Kortchnoi – L. Ljubojevic
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I hope Caruana can win group C. I would like to see him in group A soon.
Magnus Carlsen won group C in 2004
Magnus Carlsen won group B in 2006
Magnus Carlsen wins group A in 2008
Yes I’m norwegian… 🙂
“There is one result I am sure of”
Me, too.
It’s Leko-Kramnik 1/2.
I predict 5 players to simultanely lead group A after this day:
Anand who will win over Carlsen; but of course Carlsen still leading, too.
Ivanchuk winning a second one straight after his first win.
Topalow and Aronjan are the other two.
Or maybe Aronian may be sole number one with 7 points in front of the other four….
Radjabov and Kramnik will only draw.
Topy !!!
topalov humiliated kramnik
No draws in rowdy round 11:
Aronian-Van Wely 1-0
Ivanchuk-Adams 1-0
Polgar-Eljanov 1-0
Topolov-Mamedyarov 0-1
Gelfand-Radjabov 0-1
Leko-Kramnik 1-0
Carlsen-Anand 1-0 …
and Carlsen goes on to win
L. Aronian – L. van Wely 1/2
V. Ivanchuk – M. Adams 1/0
J. Polgar – P. Eljanov 1/2
V. Topalov – S. Mamedyarov 1/2
B. Gelfand – T. Radjabov 1/2
P. Leko – V. Kramnik 1/2
M. Carlsen – V. Anand 1/2
carlsen or kramnik or ivanchuk will win corus
It seems that Aronian has the best papers to win the A group..
Kramnik is also an attacking player and it seems he is winning his game with Leko in great style… let’s wait a while!!! 🙂
Lepechraun is right! Kramnik is out for blood today, what a game. Carlsen looks like he is going to take Anand down and Topalov Mameydrov game is exciting and hard to call at this point.
Yeah, I take back my prediction about a quick draw in Leko-Kramnik.
I am not quite sure why “it seems he is winning his game with Leko in great style” (like leprechaun predicted) but let’s see what happens…
As far i can judge,
Kramnik is losing
Steven
Look at the picture which decorates this thread, called “Artwork by Gabor”. White mates black, yet the white king is tipped over. I wonder what this represents. Any ideas?
My analysis of the Gabor’s work is that it represents how competitive our society has become, i.e. in our zeal to reach the zenith in our careers, achieve untold material wealth, we are willing to destroy ourselves, forego our health, our families, the simpler things in life. Success comes at a price, and the price can be very deadly. Looks like the White King died of a stroke in the end (possibly out of a combination of sheer stress and exhilaration that took it’s toll on his life, during the game and at the end of it).
Another way of looking at the artwork is in terms of MAD – Mutual Assured Destruction, the threat posed by nuclear weapons, reminding one of the Cold War and U.S.-Soviet enmity. The White King may have checkmated Black, but it has ended too.
Anon 9:51 am:
Your analysis is quite interesting.
I wonder whether it connects with my finding. Assuming that on the 8th row the two pieces are rooks, I looked it up in my Fritz database (Find Position) and it found that the setup on the picture is the end of a Fischer-Matulovic game, where Fischer checkmated his opponent. The game was played in 1970
You are right. This is the same position as Fischer-Matulovic game.
Can anyone tell me what the full name of this painter is?
“You are right. This is the same position as Fischer-Matulovic game.
Can anyone tell me what the full name of this painter is?”
No, but I have seen the name “Gabor” among the posters of this blog several times.