After 3 rounds, who is now your choice to win Morelia / Linares? Will it be Anand, Ivanchuk, Aronian, Leko or will Topalov have one of this remarkable comebacks? Will Svidler be motivated enough to fight hard in all his games? Can Morozevich win a super event? Can Carlsen stay on pace with the big boys?
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Anand and Ivanchuck!
The old timer!!1
Whoever has a +5 in Morelia, because Topalov will have a +5 in Linares (at least … )
“After 3 rounds, who is now your choice to win Morelia / Linares? Will it be Anand, Ivanchuk, Aronian, Leko or will Topalov have one of this remarkable comebacks? Will Svidler be motivated enough to fight hard in all his games? Can Carlsen stay of pace with the big boys?”
How odd. Why mention every single player *except* Morozevich by name?
“Whoever has a +5 in Morelia, because Topalov will have a +5 in Linares (at least … )”
LOL. I think it’s the “at least” part that made me laugh. He’s going to go at least 6-1. If he has a bad half, you see. How much money have you put down on this? I’m sure you’d have no problem getting takers if you’re giving odds like that.
aronian is really lucky to be at 1.5 – he could easily be at 0.5 if carlsen and moro found pretty easy moves during their games
IVANCHUK !!!
Anand all the way..though my minmd also stays with chucky
Yeah, maybe Moro does not stand a chance to win this tournament. Seriously, with all the fire he puts up, and with all suspicious combinations that he pulls out, it would be hard to imagine to win some highly result oriented tournament.
But, if you asked: Which player you will be following closely, than Moro is the answer. His game against Aronian has more value for me than all other games together. Enough said.
>>Not sure what point that is supposed to make.>>
Since the point was made explicitly, I don’t see how you could have missed it.
[quote] It seems to me that Susan is not able to post anything anywhere, without someone finding it ‘strange’, ‘bias’, ‘confusing’…….
How about this, Susan wrote something and just happened to miss out Morozevich’s name for no other reason than we don’t all get everything right all the time?
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So, you have two theories:
a) Susan is biased against Moro
b) The name was left off accidentally.
Do you have any reason for thinking Susan is biased against Moro? If not, why say it at all? The original poster made no such implication, he simply asked a question. If you like Susan, don’t attack her.
>>Yeah, maybe Moro does not stand a chance to win this tournament.
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I hope that wasn’t her reason for leaving him out. Even if he can’t win, I’d hate to single out one guy that way. Carlsen can’t win either, really.
Moro is one of the most creative, and variable, of the top players. A glance at his FIDE ratings history shows he goes up and down in wild swings. It also shows that his variability is more season to season than day to day. Therefore, he’s not having a good tourney so far, he’s unlikely to turn it around.
Carlsen is also very variable, but it’s due to age and inexperience rather than a regular creative cycle. His variability shows itself from game to game. Therefore, it’s perfectly reasonable that he might have a major streak and win the tourney.
That said, I predict (guestimate?) Ivanchuk and Anand will take first, with Topalov half a point back, and Carlsen with an even score.
Therefore, it’s perfectly reasonable that he might have a major streak and win the tourney.
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Hard to believe that perfectly reasonable would be something that never happened before.
Anand!!
Morozevich, of course!
I think Anand, Ivanchuk, Topalov, or Aronian will win. Moro, Leko, and Svidler could win, but won’t. Carlsen can’t win (and he’s welcome to prove that wrong if he wants). Leko drew all his games at Wijk 2005 and I wouldn’t be shocked if he did it again.
Aronian has caught a break or two in the early rounds, but he is the defending champion.
It is a long tournament .. too early to tell.
Remember they will still have to go to Linares for another round.
So every player will face each other twice.
Although Topalov loses, he can try to even it next time they met in Linares.
This is the time that TOPALOV will prove whether he cheats or not. If he was not cheating then he will have his regular astonishing comeback remark, but if he was cheating, maybe he will have a bad tournament, because he is in focus of others and he cannot cheat and thats if only if he cheats.
I really hope he proves to others that he is not cheating!
I find it odd to talk of a “remarkable” comeback from one point behind.
Also interesting to see chess fans answering like football fans when asked who’s going to win – voting with the heart.
I think Topo will win this and if he doesn’t…and does very badly….the previous comment will be of major interest.
forgot to sign that – Banjanx
I don’t think Topalov ever cheated, but his play is remarkably passive so far. May be its too much of pressure to prove himself all over again?
>>I find it odd to talk of a “remarkable” comeback from one point behind.>>
Yeah, it makes you wonder what an unremarkable comeback would be like.
Roberts idea that if Topalov wins it somehow proves he isn’t cheating, is similarly bizarre.
Anonymous,
Let’s be real.
I don’t think it is bizarre that if Topalov has a good showing in Linares all the cheating rumors need to be put to rest.
I am sure that the anti Topalov camp are salivating to make their point if Topalov trips ever so slightly.
my heart is with Peter Svidler (ok ok i’m boring – i know!) but my head tells me that Peter Leko will win the race, followed up closely by Anand, Topalov and Aronian (to the last – mentioned: “eli, eli why did you chose armenia …?” germany kept it’s chess eyes wide shut… but ‘u? did it right! oc)