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#921
November 17th, 2013, 09:12 (This post was last modified: November 17th, 2013, 09:50 by Jkaen.)
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I have just started the last game in the 2nd round of that tourney, it seems it took him 6.5 days of debate to decide on e4.

If I end up in a defensive game that takes 80 moves to complete I think I will kill myself. Can anybody suggest a reasonable opening that should win or lose end after a low number of turns.

I think that means I am asking for something that results in an 'open' game... but I am not sure on the terminology.

EDIT:
Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Variation? (e4 d5, exd5 Nf6, d4 Bg4) Has poor stats in the database, but I assume its viable, and it certainly opens things up.

EDIT2:
Nevermind, decided I was trying to get to fancy, and decided to just play it normally
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#922
November 17th, 2013, 11:01 (This post was last modified: November 17th, 2013, 11:01 by Gustaran.)
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Why did you join a tournament with 7 days/move if you like playing faster games? If it's so annoying just drop out.

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#923
November 17th, 2013, 11:27
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Because sometimes I struggle to log on at the weekend so I saw it as a safety in case I couldn't make it a given day. Now I feel too invested to quit
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#924
November 18th, 2013, 04:27 (This post was last modified: November 18th, 2013, 04:42 by Sian.)
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Game 7 is about to begin with Anand as white, down 4-2 ... anyone think that he can make a comeback winning this match?

Personally i'm leaning towards a no, unless Anand can dig deep and find his Brilliancy form, from against Aronian in January
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#925
November 18th, 2013, 12:07
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just had the pleasure of saccing my queen for a mate (which i didn't play perfectly ... played it in #4, not #3) ...

http://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=649136607
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#926
November 19th, 2013, 07:45
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Has Anand given up? Those last two games weren't exactly fighting chess...
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#927
November 19th, 2013, 08:19
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(November 19th, 2013, 07:45)uberfish Wrote: Has Anand given up? Those last two games weren't exactly fighting chess...

Short compared it to Lasker - Capablanca from 1921.
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November 21st, 2013, 08:03
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And sadly another fumble by Anand.
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November 21st, 2013, 19:02
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Carlsen plays like a machine, not one blunder in the entire match... Very impressive.
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#930
November 21st, 2013, 19:36
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In poker the young guys have an endurance advantage that is quite significant in grinding tournaments...kind of sad for me to think chess has become like that. I guess I like old school chess with lots of daring gambits.

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