World Championship (Game Five)

It took me a while to realize that after 13...d5 (reaching the following position)

the win of a pawn by 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 could be met effectively by 16...Be6 (threatening 17...Nxc3 and 18...Bxb3 or 17...Bf6 and 18...Nxc3), and if 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Ba3, then 18...Bxa3 19. Nxa3 Qd6 gives Black compensation in the form of superior mobility and the potential to infiltrate at b2 or b3. (See next diagram for this sequence.)

Hi David,

I swithered on that one, Carlsen trying get a delayed Marshall
but decided as Nepo took only 30 seconds not to take the pawn
and play 14 Nbd2 so must have judged it too dodgy in his prep.
So bailed out with for the equalising note. (if in doubt - leave it out.)

Your analysis and coverage is much appreciated Geoff.
It means we don't need to go online and watch all the adverts and other stuff

Thanks venda,

I'm coming in from the angle that you can get real in depth analysis from
all over the net. (often computer based with bland notes or stuff going over
the heads of the home and casual players that frequent here. I try to write
for my weakest reader, I do this for the love of doing it, not to impress anyone.)

So from me it's one line first impressions. We are in a pub and I'm going over the
game from a newspaper column adding comments with a gag or two thrown in.
(I'm not really in Dubai by they way.)

I did it for Carlsen- Karjakin and thought I'd do it again. Hopefully no more
games like game 5. If there is I'll skip it in disgust and do another game instead!

I've watched a couple live on chess24, Polgar and Giri, they are good
and Giri is white hot at spotting shots,
Judit has to pour cold water on him to calm him down.
But sometimes I spot the cheapo before he does or they don't get a mention,
(too cheap a cheapo for the viewers but gold dust to me.)

And just for you I'll stick adverts all over the blog for game 6 😀
(I won't...maybe I will for a later game, it's given me an idea. Thanks Again.)

@greenpawn34 said
Thanks venda,

I'm coming in from the angle that you can get real in depth analysis from
all over the net. (often computer based with bland notes or stuff going over
the heads of the home and casual players that frequent here. I try to write
for my weakest reader, I do this for the love of doing it, not to impress anyone.)

So from me it's one line first impress ...[text shortened]... blog for game 6 😀
(I won't...maybe I will for a later game, it's given me an idea. Thanks Again.)

Cheers Geoff.
I did know you weren't in Dubai.
My "chess nuts" comment was just a gag.
LIke many others I suspect,I just don't have the time,or enthusiasm for that matter, to watch the games live or follow all the "expert" analysis which can be way too deep for me anyway.
I remember watching the Short/Kasparov games on t.v all those years ago.They were showing a sequence of moves in slow motion so all of us plebs could follow it.
My daughter came into the room.
She's never got over the fact that they were showing chess in slow motion!!

@venda said
Your analysis and coverage is much appreciated Geoff.
It means we don't need to go online and watch all the adverts and other stuff

I agree Venda. Many thanks to Geoff.

Perhaps the reason for all the draws in this championship series as well as the last one is because the players are more concerned with not losing a game, than they are about winning it. Their quality of play is very solid of course, but a bit on the timid side.

@mchill said
I agree Venda. Many thanks to Geoff.

Perhaps the reason for all the draws in this championship series as well as the last one is because the players are more concerned with not losing a game, than they are about winning it. Their quality of play is very solid of course, but a bit on the timid side.

Always the case with these things.
Too much at stake to risk losing