What is your prediction for round 1? Will the players take it easy to feel each other out or will we see fireworks right away?
Anand, Viswanathan – Gelfand, Boris
Kramnik, Vladimir – Svidler, Peter
Morozevich, Alexander – Aronian, Levon
Grischuk, Alexander – Leko, Peter
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Fireworks!
Considering Topa results two years ago, all should try to get an early advantage. So fireworks!!
Opening prediction-Grischuk -Leko : Sicillian ( Mostly najdrof)
Anad Gelfand – little difficult but Sicillian najdrof again
Moro Aronian ; ruy Lopez
Kramnik Svidler : can be anything but Nf3 to begin with
anand 1-0 gelfand
krmanik 1-0 svidler
grsichuck 1/2-1/2 leko
moro 1/2-1/2 aronian
1 x x x
(Anand, Viswanathan – Gelfand, Boris, Kramnik, Vladimir – Svidler, Peter, Morozevich, Alexander – Aronian, Levon Grischuk, Alexander – Leko, Peter)
Kramnik – Svidler 1/2
Grischuk – Leko 1/2
Anand – Gelfland 1-0
Morosewitsch – Aronian 0-1
Kramnik 1-0 Svidler
Anand 1-0 or 1/2 Gelfand
Grischuk 1-0 or 1/2 Leko
Morozevich 1/2 Aronian
I think even the first round will be great! My predictions:
Anand 1-0 Gelfand
Kramnik 1/2 Svidler
Grischuk 1/2 Leko
Moro 0-1 Aronian
Opening jitters – Computer prep – all draws.
Kramnik – Svidler 1-0
Grischuk – Leko 1/2
Anand – Gelfand 1-0
Moro – Aronian 1/2
Topalov – Topalov 0-0
No doubts : four draws !
Anand and Kramnik wins, others draw.
Round 1
GMKramnik caught cheating and is removed from tournament.
Replaced by GMTopalov who then goes on to win the tourney!!! Hooray for Topalov!!!
at most two draws. remember san luis
Fireworks! Yahoooooooooooo!
bull_anand 1-0 Gelfland
Kraminik1/2-1/2 svidler
grsichuck 0-1 Leko
Moro1/2 -1/2 aronian
anand and aronian win…remaining, draw
Kramnik : Svidler?
Who doubts it will not be a draw.
They are best friends among 8 in the group,both are very tall and big boys and both like to enjoy mug of coffe.
That pair is dead draw :o)
Draw – Draw – Draw – Draw
But I could be wrong. 🙂
I predict four draws, in chicken style, after 20 or so moves. This is not a chess tournament, without Topalov and a few other of my pals playing. This is just another GM draw tournament.