Originally posted by @ketchuploverRound 1 of what?
Round 1 draws Karjakin. Aronian wins brilliantly. Caruana collapses. Naka 1 Anand 0
Originally posted by @ketchuploverno-one expected any more from Garry. He will finish in bottom third of standings
3 draws for Garry.
Originally posted by @ogbWith an IQ of 180 or so he will learn how the younger gen plays and the next time will be different. Remember, blitz and rapid don't require heavy thinking for hours on end, that plays to the older crowd.
no-one expected any more from Garry. He will finish in bottom third of standings
St. Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament
We're 2 days in so far, each day being 3 rounds of rapid games.
Here are both days in FULL, including commentary:
Day 1 -
Day 2 -
Both vids are around 4 and half hours, so make some time if you're interested in watching 🙂
EDIT:
The final rapid round is today at local time 1pm (GMT-5) which is 7pm British Summer time.
Originally posted by @sonhouseI hope there will be a next time. He says this is a five day hiatus from retirement...
With an IQ of 180 or so he will learn how the younger gen plays and the next time will be different. Remember, blitz and rapid don't require heavy thinking for hours on end, that plays to the older crowd.
Originally posted by @sonhouseIQ is a near-meaningless number. IQs above 140 doubly so. IQ in the context of chess triply so. And unsources claims of stratosperic IQs entirely so.
With an IQ of 180
A 12 year lay off from competitive chess and to a certain extent age
took their toll. Five of the players, Nakamura, Karjakin, Nepo, Navara
and Quang Liem were not even born when Garry was World Champion.
He had good and even winning positions in some games but hesitation
and some excellent fighting chess from his opponents caught him out.
His loss v Nepomniachtchi was good chess at this speed.
Kasparov - Nepomniachtchi