Tata Steel, who's gonna win?
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Tata Steel, who's gonna win?
I THINK THE BUCS ARE GONNA WIN
I was so hoping this was some kind of samuria warrior tourney...
it wasn't. :(
so much this.Quote:
Originally Posted by supahaole
I haven't kept up and wasn't aware that Nakamura should even be on the list.
he's in it but probably no real chanceQuote:
Originally Posted by spoonitnow
i think carlsen, he's been taking down all the super tournaments, but i hope anand.
The games run through the 30th. They start each day at 730AM EST or 1230 GMT. You can rail them at FICS or listen to live coverage at chess.fm.
Tata Steel. I prefer silicone.
No chess players in the commune?
Naka had a solid win today over Grischuk. Anand won, Carlsen drew, Kramnik drew.
~1700 USCF when I quit, I just haven't kept up though I knew Carlsen was rocking mofos
votings really heating up
The only name I know is Anand, so he gets my full support.
Nakamura is apparently a giant underdog, so he gets my full support.
Lol, did I screw up the poll? Can you still vote?Quote:
Originally Posted by filthy and the panic-attacks
This is really the famous Wijk aan Zee tournament that's been held in Holland for decades. Here's a little rundown on some of the top contenders.
Magnus Carlsen, 20 yo from Norway, true prodigy, a chess monster. There's a good chance he'll go down as the best player ever. According to ratings lists, he's been the world #1 many times already.
http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...sen02small.jpg
Viswanathan Anand, 41, current world champion, famous as a nice guy, extremely solid.
http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...Anandsmall.jpg
Lev Aronian, 28, from Armenia, current world blitz champion, world #3 behind Anand and Carlsen.
http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...ian_2small.jpg
Vladimir (Peter) Kramnik, 25, former world champion, world #4, Russian. Very hard to beat, draws alot.
http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...kFredsmall.jpg
Kramnik back in the day...
http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...mnik2small.jpg
Hikaru Nakamura, 23, best American player. Alot of people don't like him because he's a little brash and arrogant, but he plays very exciting chess, always going for the win. World #10.
http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/a...800wismall.jpg
NoQuote:
Originally Posted by couriermike
"exciting chess"
Oxymoron?
Naka had a great win over Shirov today, very technical. He's alone in first, but there's still alot of chess left to be played. Pretty much everybody else drew, except Carlsen, who got crushed by the Dutch phenom Anish Giri. Carlsen tried a novelty as white against the grunfeld that went horribly wrong and he actually dropped a piece and resigned on move 22, pretty unheard of at that level.