tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post5864736293342947806..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Why I am not World Chess ChampionTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-1490500240815421362010-05-11T14:30:08.960+01:002010-05-11T14:30:08.960+01:00Another good one. "Topalov won't play g3&...Another good one. "Topalov won't play g3" I kibitzed in game 12 after 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Be2 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. O-O b6 14. Bd3 c5 15. Be4 Rb8 16. Qc2 Nf6 17. dxc5 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 bxc5 19. Qc2 Bb7 20. Nd2 Rfd8 21. f3 Ba6 22. Rf2 Rd7...Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-4251288553183439532010-05-05T12:58:08.885+01:002010-05-05T12:58:08.885+01:00Point is, he was right! Anand only lost by a horre...Point is, he was right! Anand only lost by a horrendous blunder :-(<br /><br />That's twice now he has gifted Topa the full point.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-84976624625876983772010-05-05T11:58:13.938+01:002010-05-05T11:58:13.938+01:00When I came into Tom's office at about quarter...When I came into Tom's office at about quarter to six yesterday he was watching the Topalov-Anand game and decided that it was 'drawish'. In the ten minutes it took us to go downstairs to buy beer, Anand had resigned...Morgan Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964054143509110236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-91933947112373379792010-05-04T12:59:41.243+01:002010-05-04T12:59:41.243+01:00Without Danailov's gamesmanship, Kramnik proba...Without Danailov's gamesmanship, Kramnik probably *would* have crushed him, though :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-71104463141785738322010-05-03T13:15:07.810+01:002010-05-03T13:15:07.810+01:00Talking of being wrong ...
I just kibitzed that A...Talking of being wrong ...<br /><br />I just kibitzed that Anand probably wouldn't take the exchange Toppy offered today and when I looked (less than 30 seconds later) he had :-(Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-38241509197519486502010-05-03T13:00:38.758+01:002010-05-03T13:00:38.758+01:00... Rg8 in the Slav was introduced by Kramnik agai...... Rg8 in the Slav was introduced by Kramnik against Topalov in their 2006 match of course. I wonder if Vlad got the idea from <a rel="nofollow">Game 3</a> of Kasparov-Kramnik 2000?<br /><br />Incidentally, it's slightly curious to me that Vishy should adopt this 'play like Kramnik' strategy. After all it's not as if Kramnik completely crushed Toppy. He only won after a four game tie-break didn't he?Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.com