Morozevich is surprisingly in last place with only 1/2 point in 3 games. He will try to get out of the basement tomorrow with White against Grischuk. Can Aronian recover from a disastrous blunder against Svidler last game? Here are the pairings for round 4:
Leko – Gelfand
Morozevich – Grischuk
Mamedyarov – Ponomariov
Svidler – Carlsen
Shirov – Aronian
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Carlsen will finish last.
Former world chess champion Gary Kasparov has said of Morozevich that he always plays the opening in an unusual manner. Kasparov has also pointed out that unconventional openings can cost him dearly against strong opponents. In an interview Morozevich has stressed that chess is not his only pursuit / goal in life. Given that he is not doing the hard yards (study) he probably tends to avoid opening theory preparation which puts him at a huge disadvantage. I would assume that he is avoiding getting beat up or outplayed in the opening. Against a strong super GM field he has his work cut out trying to squeeze 1/2 points into wins.
Former world chess champion Gary Kasparov has said of Morozevich that he always plays the opening in an unusual manner. Kasparov has also pointed out that unconventional openings can cost him points against strong opponents. He can get away with it against weak opposition but in a super GM tournament I doubt it. In an interview Morozevich has stressed that chess is not his only pursuit / goal in life. Given that he is not doing the hard yards (study) he probably tends to avoid opening theory preparation which puts him at a disadvantage. I would assume that he is avoiding getting beat up or outplayed in the opening. Against a strong super GM field he has his work cut out trying to squeeze 1/2 points into wins.
I didn’t think Ponomariov was that good and was overated (former world FiDe champion) but that one game in this tournament changed my opinion ,where he sacs 2 pawns is a brillancy… Ponomariov will end up at the top of the ladder
Former world chess champion Gary Kasparov has said of Morozevich that he always plays the opening in an unusual manner. Kasparov has also pointed out that unconventional openings can cost him points against strong opponents. He can get away with it against weak opposition but in a super GM tournament I doubt it. In an interview Morozevich has stressed that chess is not his only pursuit / goal in life. Given that he is not doing the hard yards (study) he probably tends to avoid opening theory preparation which puts him at a disadvantage. I would assume that he is avoiding getting beat up or outplayed in the opening. Against a strong super GM field he has his work cut out trying to squeeze 1/2 points into wins.
I didn’t think Ponomariov was that good and was overated (former world FiDe champion) but that one game in this tournament changed my opinion ,where he sacs 2 pawns is a brillancy… Ponomariov will end up at the top of the ladder