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Archive for Round 11: Smeets - Anand from Corus 2010 A

Chat

  • Mrdemolisher: hiiiiiiii
  • saravanan: hello
  • CruyffTurn: Ooh, Scheveningen, unusual for Anand
  • saravanan: Anand may have prepared some thing!
  • CruyffTurn: He's making Smeets think at least...
  • Glossu: Keres Attack
  • CruyffTurn: Yup, sharp sharp sharp
  • greenknight: i think anand is having some fun here, and of course getting smeets into time trouble seems to have been a fairly good strategy for other players
  • TugasKamagong: Keres Attack
  • Glossu: Hello Tukas!! my friend
  • Glossu: Glad to see you again...!!
  • TugasKamagong: hi Glossu
  • Glossu: Tukas Mascagon: Are you following the Wesley So game also?
  • TugasKamagong: i'm following So-Giri, yeah
  • Glossu: Good game eh?
  • saravanan: 1/2
  • greenknight: lame
  • greenknight: and that's white's fault btw
  • chanpreet: i think anand has doubts tht smeets is topas second so may be?!!!!!
  • CruyffTurn: 15 move draw? Anand *used* to be my favourite...
  • chanpreet: sad
  • AgAmemnon: drawn???
  • Katalysator: 15 move draws should be banned
  • AgAmemnon: i wonder if his form is really so bad or if this is tactics considering the wc vs topa
  • TAzDK: i cannot believe that anand does not want more - he should go for wins, especially against inferior opponents like smeets
  • zirkulaj: idol anand is saving his prowess for his battle with topa! u
  • TAzDK: I just don't see why he even joins this tournament if he's not playing for more than draws - he can practice that with his kids at home
  • BlunderSuck: I understand Anand the position was too unclear
  • BlunderSuck: lol
  • tjallen: Lame, he gets to 'rest' before Kramnik tomorrow
  • PARKOV: Anand this is too bad...u should have gained a point today
  • Mikele: what a pity only 15 moves
  • rondo761: what a world champ
  • rondo761: why does he play in this tournament, if he is not interested in the outcome at all?
  • rondo761: a personality indeed
  • gewgaw: weakes champ" in history
  • kamalakanta: Anand is doing just fine. He draws when he wants to. Nobody knows his preparation or seconds....keeps himself sharp by playing a few games...
  • kamalakanta: He did worse than this before bating Krammnik in '08
  • palamarka: he plays at the tournament because he has a signed contract with all events at which he has to participate