Round 2 results:
| Anand, Viswanathan | – Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ |
| Wang Yue | – Gashimov, Vugar | ½-½ |
| Bacrot, Etienne | – Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ |
Standings after 2 rounds:
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2826 | 1½ |
| 2. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2800 | 1 |
| 3. | Wang Yue | g | CHN | 2732 | 1 |
| 4. | Gashimov, Vugar | g | AZE | 2719 | 1 |
| 5. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2803 | 1 |
| 6. | Bacrot, Etienne | g | FRA | 2716 | ½ |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Dear Susan,
Please use this picture, http://www.clearmag.com/2010/07/22/chess-glamour/, of Magnus when he wins. The current picture of him makes us sad for him as he was soundly defeated when that picture was taken.
Signed,
The Peanut Gallery
Magnus will break 2900 soon.
Lucky for Carlsen. I guess it is easier for him to ride over second grade 2700 GMs than those GMs closer to 2800, like Anand, Kramnik, etc.
It is also harder for him to play against players like Sjugirov and Jobava for whom it is harder to prepare
Very good looking Magnus, now! Though do not change course, life is for life!
I still must say, I don’t understand about the openings. I think Vienna is better than the Petrov for white, and definitely better than the English. The one point is, now I recall, how can the Frankenstein-Dracula theory not be winning for white? Yet to get there one must master indefinite king’s gambit declineds. And yet, 3. g3 might be even better, for a lasting initiative.
Ah, well this is me talking, but I am glad Carlsen looks more refreshed, and I say, do have a few beers at a pub!
Not for Magnus here, but I must wonder; I have all but gone from King’s gambit to the Vienna game; is the Kiezeritcky(sp) gambit really over, or should one sacrifice the knight. Either from g5, instead of playing it to e5, or retaining it at f3 as in an early game of Karpov’s, ah now I cannot find the game on my computer, anyway: Well assessments must go deep enough, as must computer evaluations.
Though the bishops gambit, that is very complicated. I had to wonder about the knight’s gambit. King’s gambit all, of course.
Hei, Susan,
I am thinking of a novel approach (perhaps bad for an amateur), but I want to ask, is the system, only white moves, e4-Nc3-b3-Bb2-Qe2-O-O-O: could this arrangement be achieved in play, not necessarily, and how would you view it. Of course much is going on, but I ask still (There is the factor that if black castle kingside they can be attacked, and otherwise white retain the move advantage). Just asking what you think?