Standings with 1 round to go:
Wang Yue 2689 CHN 7½
Gashimov Vugar 2679 AZE 7½
Grischuk Alexander 2716 RUS 7
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2752 AZE 7
Carlsen Magnus 2765 NOR 7
Adams Michael 2729 ENG 6
Radjabov Teimour 2751 AZE 5½
Karjakin Sergey 2732 UKR 5½
Svidler Peter 2746 RUS 5½
Kamsky Gata 2726 USA 5½
Cheparinov Ivan 2695 BUL 5½
Bacrot Etienne 2705 FRA 5
Inarkiev Ernesto 2684 RUS 5
Navara David 2672 CZE 4½
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
At the time I’m reading this item, you give Cheparinov as having 5 points. In fact, he has 5.5
Not a bad comeback from a 0-4 start.
Whether Wang Yue will win the Grand Prix or not, this is as far as I can recall, the best achievement of a Chinese single player so far. This might be history in the forming and also might well become a prelude of the future when the Chinese will dominate the Chess world.
In China, the most popular board game by far is still “weiqi” or as the Japanese call it “go”. The second popular is probably “xiangqi” (traditional Chinese chess). I think it’s still a long way to go for the Chinese to dominate the “chess world”.
@Susan you can check this through and add to it and post it as a blog post if you like.
@anyone if you see errors in this please post corrections or if you want to use this info in a post on your blog feel free. Just point a link back to Susan’s post this comment is on.
Here are the top 5 standings based on 4 possible results of the Gashimov and Wang games in the last round.
The below standings are to show how the Sonneborn-Berger (SB) tie breaker score comes into play when Carlsen and Grischuk both win, draw, or lose combined with how Gashimov and Wong score. If both Carlsen and Grischuk (currently tied with 7 points) don’t score the same it is easy to figure out the standings. Manedyarov is tied with both Carlsen and Grischuk but as he is playing Wang his score is a given when factored in with the 4 different scenarios of how Gashimov and Wang score. This gives us the possibilities for the top 5. Adams has 6 points but his SD would only be 37.75 with a win so the best he can do is 6th place.
A) Gashimov win Wang win:
#1. Gashimov 8.5/50.25 — win
#2. Wang 8.5/50.00 — win
#3. Carlsen 8.0/45.75 #4. Grischuk 8.0/45.00 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both win
or
#3. Carlsen 7.5/43.25 #4. Grischuk 7.5/42.25 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both draw
or
#3. Carlsen 7.0/40.75 #4.Manedyarov 7.0/40.50 #5. Grischuk 7.0/39.50 — if Carlsen and Grischuk lose
B) Gashimov win Wang lose:
#1. Gashimov 8.5/50.25 — win
#2. Carlsen 8.0/45.75 #3. Grischuk 8.0/45.00 #4.Manedyarov 8.0/43.00 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both win
or
#2. Manedyarov 8.0/43.00 #3. Carlsen 7.5/43.25 #4. Wang 7.5/43.00 #5. Grischuk 7.5/42.25 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both draw
or
#2. Manedyarov 8.0/43.00 #3. Wang 7.5/43.00 #4 Carlsen 7.0/40.75 #5. Grischuk 7.0/39.50 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both lose
C) Gashimov lose Wang win:
#1. Wang 8.5/50.00 — win
#2. Carlsen 8.0/45.75 #3. Grischuk 8.0/45.00 – if Carlsen and Grischuk both win
or
#2. Gashimove 7.5/44.25 — lose
#3. Carlsen 7.5/43.25 #4. Grischuk 7.5/42.25 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both draw
or
#2. Gashimove 7.5/44.25
#3. Carlsen 7.0/40.75 #4.Manedyarov 7.0/40.50 #5. Grischuk 7.0/39.50 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both lose
D) Gashimov lose Wang lose:
#1. Gashimov 7.5/44.25 — lose
#2. Carlsen 8.0/45.75 #3. Manedyarov 8.0/43.00 — if Carlsen wins
or
#2. Manedyarov 8.0/43.00 #3. Carlsen 7.5/43.25 #4. Wang 7.5/43.00 #5 Grischuk 7.5/42.25 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both draw
or
#2. Manedyarov 8.0/43.00 #3. Wang 7.5/43.00 #4. Carlsen 7.0/40.75 #5. Grischuk 7.0/39.50 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both lose
The Sonneborn-Berger (SB) tie breaker is calculated by adding the scores of the players they have defeated to half the scores of those they have drawn against.
Wiki Entry for SD Score
with the population of China, they dont need chess to be the most popular to dominate the world.
Ya I know lots of mistakes.
Gashimov, Wang, Carlsen and Manedyarov have a chance to win.
A) Gashimov win Wang win:
#1. Gashimov 8.5/50.25 #2. Wang 8.5/50.00 #3. Carlsen 8.0/45.75 #4. Grischuk 8.0/45.00 #5. Manedyarov 7.0/40.50 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both win
or
#1. Gashimov 8.5/50.25 #2. Wang 8.5/50.00 #3. Carlsen 7.5/43.25 #4. Grischuk 7.5/42.25 #5. Manedyarov 7.0/40.50 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both draw
or
#1. Gashimov 8.5/50.25 #2. Wang 8.5/50.00 #3. Carlsen 7.0/40.75 #4.Manedyarov 7.0/40.50 #5. Grischuk 7.0/39.50 — if Carlsen and Grischuk lose
B) Gashimov win Wang lose:
#1. Gashimov 8.5/50.25 #2. Carlsen 8.0/45.75 #3. Grischuk 8.0/45.00 #4.Manedyarov 8.0/43.00 #5. Wang 7.5/43.00 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both win
or
#1. Gashimov 8.5/50.25 #2. Manedyarov 8.0/43.00 #3. Carlsen 7.5/43.25 #4. Wang 7.5/43.00 #5. Grischuk 7.5/42.25 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both draw
or
#1. Gashimov 8.5/50.25 #2. Manedyarov 8.0/43.00 #3. Wang 7.5/43.00 #4 Carlsen 7.0/40.75 #5. Grischuk 7.0/39.50 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both lose
C) Gashimov lose Wang win:
#1. Wang 8.5/50.00 #2. Carlsen 8.0/45.75 #3. Grischuk 8.0/45.00 #4 Gashimove 7.5/44.25 #5 Manedyarov 7.0/40.50 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both win
or
#1. Wang 8.5/50.00 #2 Gashimove 7.5/44.25 #3. Carlsen 7.5/43.25 #4. Grischuk 7.5/42.25 #5 Manedyarov 7.0/40.50 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both draw
or
#1. Wang 8.5/50.00 #2 Gashimove 7.5/44.25 #3. Carlsen 7.0/40.75 #4.Manedyarov 7.0/40.50 #5. Grischuk 7.0/39.50 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both lose
D) Gashimov lose Wang lose:
#1. Carlsen 8.0/45.75 #2. Grischuk 8.0/45.00 #3. Manedyarov 8.0/43.00 #4. Gashimov 7.5/44.25 #5. Wang 7.5/43.00 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both win
or
#1. Manedyarov 8.0/43.00 #2. Gashimov 7.5/44.25 #3. Carlsen 7.5/43.25 #4. Wang 7.5/43.00 #5 Grischuk 7.5/42.25 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both draw
or
#1. Manedyarov 8.0/43.00 #2. Gashimov 7.5/44.25 #3. Wang 7.5/43.00 #4. Carlsen 7.0/40.75 #5. Grischuk 7.0/39.50 — if Carlsen and Grischuk both lose
Kamsky did well….since he knows he’ll be playing Topalov, he’s not exerting himself in these tournaments that don’t really matter insofar as the WCC goes. Just take it easy and have fun. Let the world think what they will.
Good strategy. As Topalov is pondering if he will have a chip inserted into his brain before their match, Kamsky just cruises along knowing all along that the only real match that matters is against the paranoid Topalov.
So, it’s good Kamsky took it easy on his opponents in this match and any others before the Topalov match.
Kamsky will win…and be the WCC.
Great strategy to “outsmart” your future adversaries!!!!!
To the last person who posted insults against GM Topalov. I don’t really know why I waste time with an “individual” like you. Topalov is a top player, a good person and a great and entertaining player. Go examine your head my friend. You may find a chip in your head . Stop the crap and learn to play some chess instead. But I doubt you have enough brain cells to even learn the rules.
I can’t tell if anon 4:44 is serious or if he’s being sarcastic about Kamsky’s poor performance.
In either case, Kamsky’s win would be a big surprise.
The SB score soesn’t matter. It will only be taken in account concearning the throphy distribution. Otherwise the Grand Prix points and prize money will be split equally between players with same ammount of match points.
There is a new information about the Topalov-Kamsky match
http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/2935-wcc-semi-final-match-kamsky-topalov
The FIDE president informs us that he will inform us in the future 🙂
Regardless of the last round result,GM Wang gained enough ELO points to reach 2710-2715 level on the next FIDE rating list.And I certainly think he’s not going to stop there.He’s potential for ~2750.