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JimWebster
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Joined: 06 Feb 2007
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Location: You are in a twisty maze of passageways, all alike...

PostPosted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I misssed Rd 4, but here's my go at Rd 5

Gelfand 0-1 Kramnik
Aronian 1-0 Morozevich
Invanchuk 0-1 Carlsen
Anand 1-0 Leko
Svidler 1/2-1/2 Ponomariov

Might miss the later rounds - I'm off to San Francisco on Thursday Laughing
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Jim Stevenson
Queen


Joined: 10 Mar 2007
Posts: 129
Location: The Twilight Zone

PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Time to get serious, so having read this morning's tea leaves:

Gelfand v. Kramnik - draw
Aronian v. Morozevich - draw
Ivanchuk v. Carlsen - draw
Anand v. Leko - Anand win
Svidler v. Ponomariov - Svidler win.
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Clement Sreeves
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Joined: 24 Jan 2007
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gelfand v. Kramnik - 1/2-1/2
Aronian v. Morozevich - 1-0
Ivanchuk v. Carlsen - 0-1
Anand v. Leko - 1/2-1/2
Svidler v. Ponomariov - 1-0
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JimWebster
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Location: You are in a twisty maze of passageways, all alike...

PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tea leaves don't work for me - I drink coffee, but.....

I'm posting a couple of rounds - travelling Wed/Thurs

Rd 6
Vladimir Kramnik 1-0 Ruslan Ponomariov
Peter Leko 1/2-1/2 Peter Svidler
Magnus Carlsen 1/2-1/2 Vishy Anand
Alex. Morozevich 1/2-1/2 Vassily Ivanchuk
Boris Gelfand 0-1 Levon Aronian

Rd 7
Levon Aronian 1/2-1/2 Vladimir Kramnik
Vassily Ivanchuk 1/2-1/2 Boris Gelfand
Vishy Anand 1-0 Alex. Morozevich
Peter Svidler 0-1 Magnus Carlsen
Ruslan Ponomariov 1/2-1/2 Peter Leko
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Clement Sreeves
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

After a hopeless score today I think I will call it a day with the predictions...
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johnmcbride
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Joined: 25 Jan 2007
Posts: 94

PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:58 pm    Post subject: Flu Reply with quote

I don't know whether it is true, but on Playchess they were talking about Carlson having flu. Which might explain him just drawing his games, messing up expectations/predictions. Not much time left to recover before the end of the tournament.
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Jim Stevenson
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

R5: Jim S: 4 Jim W: 2 Clement: 1

Totals:
DrawMeister 80% (20/25)
Jim S 64% (16/25)
Clement 55% (11/20)
Jim W 47% (7/15)

Okay, after a strong dose of caffeine and a whiff of nicotene Embarassed

R6:
Kramnik v. Ponomariov: 1-0
Leko v. Svidler: Draw
Carlsen v. Anand: 1-0 Evil or Very Mad
Morozevich v. Ivanchuk: Draw
Gelfand v. Aronian: Draw

R7:
Aronian v. Kramnik: 1-0
Ivanchuk v. Gelfand: Draw
Anand v. Morozevich: Draw
Svidler v. Carlsen: Draw
Poniomariov v. Leko: Draw

Jim: Enjoy Sanfran you lucky devil! Cool
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Clement Sreeves
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does anyone know if there is a way to show a chess position in a post?
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Graeme Forbes
Queen


Joined: 06 Feb 2007
Posts: 133
Location: I'm back in killie for anyone wanting to know.

PostPosted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Clement Sreeves wrote:
Does anyone know if there is a way to show a chess position in a post?


do you have the position in CB or Fritz or something?

could save position as an image and post that way -or post the FEN.
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