Computer chess is despised by grandmasters!

[Cornfed]

Next 150000 Dollars draw is running

[Event "FIDE World Championship 2021"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2021.12.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[ECO "C88"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. h3 d6 11. c3 b4 12. d3 bxc3 13. bxc3 d5 14. Nbd2 dxe4 15.
dxe4 Bd6 16. Qc2 h6 17. Nf1 Ne7 18. Ng3 Ng6 19. Be3 *

as a spectator I would have already left the hall!

Of course you would have...the phrase 'a monkey examining a watch' some might say. I'll just chalk it up to the computer virus that affects some peoples brains.

But, seriously though, it may not have been filled with a lot of spice but it wasn't a quick listless draw...nor a long draw out engine vs engine draw. It was clear that Nepo was rather upset at not being able to make more of the situation. Giri's analysis of the game on Chessbase.com was pretty good...but of course, it's not a bunch of computer generated lines so it would probably not be to your taste...

[Eduard]

White plays Anti Marshall variants (a4 and h3), but has not prepared anything against Black.

Sad.

If you only have 7x white (maximum), then that is not enough to become world champion.

[BrendanJNorman]

White plays Anti Marshall variants (a4 and h3), but has not prepared anything against Black.

Sad.

If you only have 7x white (maximum), then that is not enough to become world champion.

lol Maybe you should offer your expert assistance?!

[Cornfed]

White plays Anti Marshall variants (a4 and h3), but has not prepared anything against Black.

Sad.

If you only have 7x white (maximum), then that is not enough to become world champion.

lol Maybe you should offer your expert assistance?!

Honestly, I don't think Carlsen will offer a Marshall with his next black. Unless he sees it as some 'Berlin Wall' (it's no Berlin), it's probably time to switch to another defensive choice - keep Team Nepo off balance.

[Eduard]

Carlsen only had white twice. He also tested 1.e4 to see what his opponent was playing on it. Nepo played practically the same thing 3 times and didn't show anything in game 5. You don't need to be an expert to see this. He's the most boring candidate for the title in recent years.

[Eduard]

Next draw is coming:

[Event "FIDE World Championship 2021"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2021.12.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[ECO "D02"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. c4
dxc4 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. Nbd2 Nc6 *

Nice.

[AdminX]

Carlsen only had white twice. He also tested 1.e4 to see what his opponent was playing on it. Nepo played practically the same thing 3 times and didn't show anything in game 5. You don't need to be an expert to see this. He's the most boring candidate for the title in recent years.

Yet you keep watching, why?

[Eduard]

You can't call that watching if you take a quick look to know after 10s that it will be a draw. If I watch properly, it looks different for me. I am currently playing live with 2 accounts in the engine room (same server), more is happening there.



live with 2 computers

[dkappe]

You can't call that watching if you take a quick look to know after 10s that it will be a draw. If I watch properly, it looks different for me. I am currently playing live with 2 accounts in the engine room (same server), more is happening there.

Did you root for the Terminator?

[Paloma]

Next draw is coming:

[Event "FIDE World Championship 2021"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2021.12.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "*"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[ECO "D02"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. c4
dxc4 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. Nbd2 Nc6 *

Nice.

really?

[pgn]
[Event "FIDE World Championship 2021"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2021.12.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "271"]
[EventDate "2021.11.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]

1. d4 {3} Nf6 {9} 2. Nf3 {4} d5 {16} 3. g3 {8} e6 {226} 4. Bg2 {7} Be7 {6} 5.
O-O {6} O-O {13} 6. b3 {9} c5 {62} 7. dxc5 {23} Bxc5 {12} 8. c4 {8} dxc4 {408}
9. Qc2 {24} Qe7 {150} 10. Nbd2 {91} Nc6 {780} 11. Nxc4 {749} b5 {460} 12. Nce5
{1257} Nb4 {111} 13. Qb2 $1 {218} Bb7 {120} 14. a3 {26} Nc6 {458} 15. Nd3 {208}
Bb6 {170} 16. Bg5 {274} Rfd8 {48} 17. Bxf6 {212} gxf6 {389} 18. Rac1 {182} Nd4
{546} 19. Nxd4 {145} Bxd4 {36} 20. Qa2 $1 {16} Bxg2 {71} 21. Kxg2 {2} Qb7+ {133
} 22. Kg1 {124} Qe4 {177} 23. Qc2 {204} a5 {453} 24. Rfd1 {630} Kg7 {85} 25.
Rd2 {1343} Rac8 {297} 26. Qxc8 {296} Rxc8 {18} 27. Rxc8 {2} Qd5 {6} 28. b4 {68}
(28. e3 $5 Be5 29. b4 $11) 28... a4 {42} 29. e3 {484} Be5 {241} 30. h4 {189} h5
{255} 31. Kh2 {202} Bb2 {544} 32. Rc5 {3} ({Much worse is} 32. Rxb2 $6 Qxd3 33.
Ra2 Qb3 $11) 32... Qd6 {263 [#]} (32... Qd7 $142) 33. Rd1 $2 {3} ({Don't play}
33. Rxb2 $6 Qxd3 34. Ra2 (34. Rxh5 $2 Qxa3 35. Rc2 Qxb4 $19) 34... Qb3 $11) (
33. Rxh5 Qd7 34. Rxb2 Qxd3 $15) (33. Rcc2 $1 $16 {is necessary to keep the
advantage.} Bxa3 34. Nf4 Qxb4 35. Rd8) 33... Bxa3 {41} 34. Rxb5 {3} Qd7 $17 {
123} 35. Rc5 {22 [#]} ({Wrong is} 35. Rxh5 $2 e5 36. e4 {[#]} Bxb4 $1 $19)
35... e5 {216} ({Better is} 35... Bxb4 $1 $17 36. Rcc1 (36. Rxh5 $2 a3 $19)
36... Ba5) 36. Rc2 {85 [#]} (36. e4 $1 $15) 36... Qd5 $2 {92} (36... Bxb4 $1
$17 37. Rcc1 Ba3) 37. Rdd2 {28} Qb3 {36} 38. Ra2 {10} e4 {59} 39. Nc5 {2} Qxb4
{3} 40. Nxe4 {0} Qb3 {0} 41. Rac2 {986} Bf8 {118} 42. Nc5 {413} Qb5 {218} 43.
Nd3 {21} a3 {159} 44. Nf4 {142} Qa5 {125} 45. Ra2 {105} Bb4 {80} 46. Rd3 {204}
Kh6 {444} 47. Rd1 {227} Qa4 {168} 48. Rda1 {34} Bd6 {96} 49. Kg1 {2} Qb3 {187}
50. Ne2 {69} Qd3 {144} 51. Nd4 {38} Kh7 {64} 52. Kh2 {123} Qe4 {32} (52... Kh6
$11) 53. Rxa3 {436} Qxh4+ $1 {110} ({Don't play} 53... Bxa3 54. Rxa3 Kh6 55.
Ra6 $16) 54. Kg1 {3} Qe4 {145} 55. Ra4 $1 {105} Be5 {191} 56. Ne2 {39} Qc2 {201
} (56... Qc6 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 57. R1a2 $1 {41} Qb3 {225} 58. Kg2 {43}
Qd5+ {95} 59. f3 {341} Qd1 {223} 60. f4 {0} (60. Nf4 $5) 60... Bc7 {0} 61. Kf2
{335} Bb6 {148} 62. Ra1 {41} (62. Rb4 $5 Qd5 63. Rab2 $14) 62... Qb3 {89} 63.
Re4 {107} Kg7 {499} 64. Re8 {57} f5 {70} 65. Raa8 {77} Qb4 {388} 66. Rac8 {201}
Ba5 {150} 67. Rc1 {11} Bb6 {27} 68. Re5 {10} Qb3 $1 {54} ({Don't play} 68...
Qd2 69. Rb1 f6 70. Re7+ Kf8 71. Re6 $16) 69. Re8 {194} Qd5 {41} 70. Rcc8 {79}
Qh1 {42} 71. Rc1 {117} Qd5 {5} 72. Rb1 {24} Ba7 {114} (72... Bc7 $11) 73. Re7 {
68} Bc5 {50} 74. Re5 {58} Qd3 $1 {5} 75. Rb7 {206} Qc2 {53} 76. Rb5 {15} Ba7 {
26} 77. Ra5 {8} (77. Rbd5 $14 {should be considered.}) 77... Bb6 {11} 78. Rab5
{4} Ba7 {4} {Resist} 79. Rxf5 {28} Qd3 {26 [#]} 80. Rxf7+ $1 {41} (80. Rg5+ Kf8
$11) 80... Kxf7 {5} 81. Rb7+ {6} Kg6 {58} (81... Ke8 82. Rxa7 Qd1 $16) 82. Rxa7
{2} Qd5 {26} 83. Ra6+ {64} ({Better is} 83. Nd4 $14) 83... Kh7 {62} 84. Ra1 {9}
Kg6 {35} 85. Nd4 {3} Qb7 {36} 86. Ra2 {42} Qh1 {42} 87. Ra6+ {7} Kf7 {59} 88.
Nf3 {7} Qb1 {29} 89. Rd6 {13} Kg7 {11} 90. Rd5 {39} Qa2+ {13} 91. Rd2 {2} Qb1 {
5} 92. Re2 {16} Qb6 {55} 93. Rc2 {81} Qb1 {16} 94. Nd4 {25} Qh1 {14} 95. Rc7+ {
29} Kf6 {10} 96. Rc6+ {50} Kf7 {30} 97. Nf3 {35} Qb1 {14} 98. Ng5+ {44} Kg7 {24
} 99. Ne6+ {98} Kf7 {13} 100. Nd4 {6} Qh1 {35} 101. Rc7+ {26} Kf6 {6} 102. Nf3
{40} Qb1 {10} 103. Rd7 {26} Qb2+ {42} 104. Rd2 {46} Qb1 {4} 105. Ng1 {95} Qb4 {
81} 106. Rd1 {11} Qb3 {23} 107. Rd6+ {5} Kg7 {78} 108. Rd4 {27} Qb2+ {122} 109.
Ne2 {8} Qb1 {5} 110. e4 {76} Qh1 {36} 111. Rd7+ {36} Kg8 {38} 112. Rd4 {26}
Qh2+ {17} 113. Ke3 {8} h4 {47} 114. gxh4 {2} Qh3+ {7} 115. Kd2 {9} Qxh4 {4}
116. Rd3 {18} Kf8 {55} 117. Rf3 {53} Qd8+ {9} 118. Ke3 {37} Qa5 {61} 119. Kf2 {
10} Qa7+ {39} 120. Re3 {8} Qd7 {51} 121. Ng3 {27} Qd2+ {11} 122. Kf3 $1 {16}
Qd1+ {2} 123. Re2 {18} Qb3+ {7} 124. Kg2 {13} Qb7 {16} 125. Rd2 {16} Qb3 {58}
126. Rd5 {141} Ke7 {46} 127. Re5+ {30} Kf7 {29} 128. Rf5+ {18} Ke8 {44} 129. e5
{9} Qa2+ {73} 130. Kh3 {7} Qe6 {5} 131. Kh4 {17} Qh6+ {34 [#]} (131... Qa2 $1
$11) 132. Nh5 $1 {20} Qh7 $2 {55 [#]} (132... Ke7 $16 {is tougher.} 133. Rf6
Qh8) 133. e6 $1 {111} Qg6 $2 {119} (133... Qb7 $16) 134. Rf7 {41} Kd8 {49} 135.
f5 {24} Qg1 {24} 136. Ng7 {13} 1-0
[/pgn]