Vickydev Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Wow some clutch performance from Gukesh. Another must win game converted. Sole lead now with last round to go. 3 way tied half a point behind him and all 4 of them play each other in the last round. This is insane randomGuy and Mariyam 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangeelaraja Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 It is still such a tight race that any of the top 4 could still win it. Scenario 1 If the Nepo vs. Fabi game has a result and Gukesh with black holds Nakamura - it will come down to tiebreaks. Scenario 2 If the Nepo vs. Fabi game ends in a draw, Gukesh just needs a draw to win the tournament. Scenario 3 If Gukesh loses to Nakamura, he will not be in contention because Nakamura would take a 0.5 point lead ( sole or joint ) Scenario 4 If Gukesh beats Nakamura he is the outright winner - no matter what happens. If scenario 1 happens and there are rapid tiebreaks - I would not consider Gukesh a favorite against any of his likely opponents - Gukesh’s strength is classical not rapid / blitz. Mariyam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 What a thrilling finish we are set to have. Go Gukesh and Caruana Mariyam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomGuy Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Random win probabilities from me, a random guy: Gukesh 40 Nakamura 25 Caruana 20 Nepomniachtchi 15 Nakamura and Caruana play white today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangeelaraja Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 @Mariyam - Please bless our boy Gukesh to bring India glory like Vishy. Mariyam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickydev Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Nakamura is the toughest possible opponent for Gukesh though, all through this event he has tried all unpredictable lines. The kid has shown nerves of steel in critical moments so far but it'll be a huge test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 6 hours ago, rangeelaraja said: @Mariyam - Please bless our boy Gukesh to bring India glory like Vishy. Of course I want Gukesh to win. I've been a Gukesh fan since the Olympiad. In that Olympiad, he blundered in a pressure situation against the Uzbek boy, but he has grown as a person and player since. It would be nice to have him challenge, and dethrone Ding. rangeelaraja 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 6 hours ago, Vickydev said: Nakamura is the toughest possible opponent for Gukesh though, all through this event he has tried all unpredictable lines. The kid has shown nerves of steel in critical moments so far but it'll be a huge test My guess is: If Nakamura goes for the kill, Gukesh will win. If Nakamura plays for a draw, it will be a draw. If Gukesh goes for the kill, I'm unsure of the outcome. But I'm tilted towards a draw in this scenario too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 9 hours ago, Gollum said: What a thrilling finish we are set to have. Go Gukesh and Caruana Wait what? How can you root for both? Do you want a tie break between the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 19 minutes ago, Mariyam said: Wait what? How can you root for both? Do you want a tie break between the two? Gollum is Indo-Italian :P [tongue-in-cheek remark, obviously] Mariyam and Gollum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Just now, Vijy said: Gollum is Indo-Italian :P [tongue-in-cheek remark, obviously] That explains it. No wonder he is such a fan of the Congress party. Gollum and Vijy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 3 minutes ago, Mariyam said: That explains it. No wonder he is such a fan of the Congress party. that's Gollum - INC's staunchest ever fan :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 getting back to the thread, I thought that Pragg would achieve more than gukesh in the long run, but the latter has seriously impressed me, especially insofar as mental strength is concerned. both are super young, so predictions should be taken with a grain of salt, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomGuy Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 On the serious note...Caruana has a fantastic aura.... never arrogant, available for longer chats with interviewers, friendly and balanced person, long career, most consistent top player over the decade behind carlsen. Actually impossible to not root for this guy, whether you are American/Italian or not... Vickydev, Gollum and Vijy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 38 minutes ago, Mariyam said: Wait what? How can you root for both? Do you want a tie break between the two? Will root for Gukesh, if not him want Caruana to win. No Nakamura/Nepo. Mariyam and Vijy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 6 minutes ago, randomGuy said: On the serious note...Caruana has a fantastic aura.... never arrogant, available for longer chats with interviewers, friendly and balanced person, long career, most consistent top player over the decade behind carlsen. Actually impossible to not root for this guy, whether you are American/Italian or not... Top guy, humble and gentlemanly conduct. Him and Aronian both. Vijy and randomGuy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 3 minutes ago, Gollum said: Will root for Gukesh, if not him want Caruana to win. No Nakamura/Nepo. agree. for me, the order is also gukesh > caruana > the others randomGuy and Gollum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 14 minutes ago, Vijy said: getting back to the thread, I thought that Pragg would achieve more than gukesh in the long run, but the latter has seriously impressed me, especially insofar as mental strength is concerned. both are super young, so predictions should be taken with a grain of salt, of course. Both very young, expect them to face each other in world title matches in the future. Like earlier days when Soviet/Russian players used to face each other for the crown. Vijy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 1 minute ago, Gollum said: Top guy, humble and gentlemanly conduct. Him and Aronian both. our young guns also seem very mature and humble and well behaved for their age. times have changed, but I feel (although only sometimes) it would be fun to someone talented but completely off their rocker on occasion. like Bobby F. Gollum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McCoy Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 You nerds randomGuy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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