@venda I really like following this tournament, as it's the only strong chess knockout tournament I know of. I'm going to be writing a few blogs covering the tournament in the next few days (although I know I'm frequently inconsistent.) Other than that, here are a few resources I found useful/informative for following along.
chessbase with annotations for several games: http://en.chessbase.com/post/world-cup-2017-35-decisive-games
reddit recap with quicker descriptions: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/6xuiaz/world_cup_day_1_summary_spoilers/
wikipedia for results: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_World_Cup_2017
Originally posted by @hikarushindo @venda I really like following this tournament, as it's the only strong chess knockout tournament I know of. I'm going to be writing a few blogs covering the tournament in the next few days (although I know I'm frequently inconsistent.) Other than that, here are a few resources I found useful/informative for following along.
chessbase with annotatio ...[text shortened]... rs/
wikipedia for results: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_World_Cup_2017
I forgot to mention this as I posted relatively late last night @venda but chess24.com also has good coverage of the event and is the main place where I follow along live.
Here's their livestream: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments
And their recap for the first round: https://chess24.com/en/read/news/tbilisi-world-cup-1-1-wei-yi-shocker
I wish this tournament was a double elimination tournament. One bad game and they are in a must win situation. If there was a draw in the first game and they have a bad game the next, they don't get a second chance. It just seems a little too harsh.
Originally posted by @knightstalker47 I wish this tournament was a double elimination tournament. One bad game and they are in a must win situation. If there was a draw in the first game and they have a bad game the next, they don't get a second chance. It just seems a little too harsh.
Originally posted by @knightstalker47 I wish this tournament was a double elimination tournament. One bad game and they are in a must win situation. If there was a draw in the first game and they have a bad game the next, they don't get a second chance. It just seems a little too harsh.
The tournament is 24 days long as is..I'm not good at maths, but double elimination would double the length ? Players couldnt afford the hotel stay !!
Relevant wikipedia:
Shortly before the third round game between Anton Kovalyov and Maxim Rodshtein was due to start, Kovalyov was instructed by the event organisers to change his shorts, the same pair he had worn in the first two rounds, as they violated the dress code. Kovalyov then left the venue and did not return, thus forfeiting the game.[10] Chess.com reported that when Kovalyov asked why he should change his attire, the chief organiser Zurab Azmaiparashvili replied: "Because you look like a gipsy!"[11] Kovalyov interpreted this as racial abuse.[12] In response, he checked out of his hotel and returned to Canada, abandoning the tournament.[11]
It still seems like a bit of an overreaction, but much more understandable than just ignoring a possible violation.
2017 Chess World Cup
02 Sep '17 09:02
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