Comments on: Corus R4: Shirov on 4/4

By: merlin

merlin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:14:42 +0000

ohh yes you r right!! hahaha nice one..

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:09:53 +0000

After three rounds (and 3/3) Shirov had said it’s just the beginning of the tournament. After four rounds (and 4/4) he mumbled “now we are approaching the middle …”

By: merlin

merlin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:56:44 +0000

yes but what did he say before that where everyone was laughing?

By: KV

KV — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:55:43 +0000

he said, his ambition is not to blunder like in the game with jan smeets. I think he mentioned Bh7 or something like that

By: merlin

merlin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:58:42 +0000

Did anyone understood what shirov said in the extract of the press conference of round 4?(I didn’t get a word!)

By: VladimirOo

VladimirOo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:50:37 +0000

Agreed to Thomas and Martin. Nevertheless, despite the fact we can have a “revenge” match due to the double round-robin, I prefer a tournament with more players to enjoy more creativity, especially in the openings and to reduce the importance of specific players preparations.

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:22:29 +0000

Agreed to Thomas.
The 6-player format does have the pro that it’s cheaper and you get to play double round-robin.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:54:26 +0000

What’s wrong with the Linares field? Taking the players one by one:

Topalov – no questions asked (though his upcoming WCh match may be a handicap for him, same may be the case for Anand at Corus)
Aronian – no questions asked (actually people were missing him at Corus)
Grischuk – one reason to invite him (not the only one) is that he’s defending champion
Gelfand – also has the right to play in supertournaments
Gashimov – high-level invitations are overdue for him (IMO more than for Nakamura). He was invited before his poor result at the World Team Championship, but it would be very odd to un-invite him now
Vallejo Pons – well, Shirov would be a more logical wildcard, but maybe they want to vary and/or give preference to a native Spaniard

The only valid question would be: why only six players? But that’s the format they chose.
In general, I would recommend enjoying those who are there rather than complaining about those who are absent.

By: VladimirOo

VladimirOo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:32:22 +0000

As Tal repeated over and over again: “Hours of analysis at home are not the same thing as minutes of analysis during the game”. And I would add: minutes without rybka.

By: adamcurrier

adamcurrier — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:04:17 +0000

where are the press conferences? Why are not been published so far ? It was very joyfull watching players commenting their own games. Can anyone tell how can I get the press conferences?