by greenpawn34 on Apr 21 2023 15:14 | 1001 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Apr 21 2023 21:20
Recap after my instant notes which I do not edit.
Ding going for a Berlin Defence, which Nepo avoided. A standard looking
Lopez. Na7 and Qc7 from Ding caught me out (and Nepo) I did spot,
(eventually)a plan with Bf8 and the a7 Knight going to c5. I had plenty
of time to do this because Nepo spent 20 minutes on playing 16. Ba2...
by greenpawn34 on Apr 18 2023 13:30 | 1080 views | 2 edits | Last edit on Apr 18 2023 16:12
Another twist in this match. Nepo knocks together a Kingside attack,
Ding defended magnificently and just on the point of going on the counter
he froze at the board. This is something that can happen to anyone. With
less than 5 minutes on the clock he took 4 minutes to move and lost on time.
...
by greenpawn34 on Apr 13 2023 13:25 | 840 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Apr 13 2023 13:31
This is the flag of Kazakhstan (where the chess world championship is taking place.)
Truly a chess mad country, Note there are 32 rays coming from the sun.
One ray for every chess piece. The 32 spaces in between the each of the
rays are for the empty squares when all the pieces are placed on the board...
I hope you lot appreciate the work I do for these intro screens.
We have a winner. Nepo. I watched most of the game at chessgames.com
no engine, no commentary and I can post there. I did however flick onto
Chess.24 to grab a couple of pics. The empty board is significant because
both players, especially Ding Liren spend a lot of time in their rest rooms...
by greenpawn34 on Apr 09 2023 15:53 | 980 views | 3 edits | Last edit on Apr 09 2023 16:30
At the opening ceremony a robot was to pick out a pawn to see what colour Nepo
would be for Game One. It pulled out two pawns of both colours at the same time
by greenpawn34 on Mar 26 2023 17:10 | 2714 views | 2 edits | Last edit on Mar 27 2023 17:29
A prelude to the coming World Chess Championship that is being played in
the St. Regis Astana Hotel, Astana, in Kazakhstan starting on the 9th April.
First I shall explain the flags. Nepomniachtchi (from now on Nepo the fully
accepted name used by everyone) is a Russian and due to sporting sanctions
imposed against Russia because of the current conflict in the Ukraine he can...