30 Nov 16
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Originally posted by byedidiaWhat does it say for the touted strength of Maggie, a string of draws, a loss and a win? Doesn't that put a crack in his superman status? Also doesn't it say a bit about K, maybe he was not taken as seriously as he should have been, perhaps Maggie was mesmerized by his 50+ rating lead, after all, HE is the highest rated of all time, so it should have been a knockover, based on that, right?
Don't say things like that. This is 2016 - the year of Brexit, Trump, and the Cubs winning the world series. Now it will go to Armageddon and somehow Topolov will win.
30 Nov 16
Originally posted by sonhouseSo how many game are there in the fast move set of games? First win is the winner? Or do they do a set number and the winner is like the one with 1/2 point more at the end of a set number of faster games?
What does it say for the touted strength of Maggie, a string of draws, a loss and a win? Doesn't that put a crack in his superman status? Also doesn't it say a bit about K, maybe he was not taken as seriously as he should have been, perhaps Maggie was mesmerized by his 50+ rating lead, after all, HE is the highest rated of all time, so it should have been a knockover, based on that, right?
Another question: Is K that much stronger than the rest of the sub 2800 crowd or the present 2800+ bunch? Or is is more likely most of that most of that crowd would give Maggie the same trouble as K has.
30 Nov 16
Originally posted by sonhouseMy understanding is: Set of four rapid games. If no one is ahead after those four, start five pairs of blitz games. If either players is ahead after a blitz pair, he wins. If no leader after five pairs of blitz, Armageddon.
So how many game are there in the fast move set of games? First win is the winner? Or do they do a set number and the winner is like the one with 1/2 point more at the end of a set number of faster games?
Another question: Is K that much stronger than the rest of the sub 2800 crowd or the present 2800+ bunch? Or is is more likely most of that most of that crowd would give Maggie the same trouble as K has.
I think at the moment Karjakin IS stronger than the rest of the crew - excepting perhaps Caruana. I think Carlsen is slightly off his classical game right now and he knows it. That's why he's so happy to go to rapid tie-breaks.