Mexico City predictions:

1st round with my bets:
Vladimir Kramnik Peter Svidler draw
Alexander Morozevich Levon Aronian 0-1
Viswanathan Anand Boris Gelfand 1-0
Alexander Grischuk Peter Leko draw

Originally posted by vipiu
1st round with my bets:
Vladimir Kramnik Peter Svidler draw
Alexander Morozevich Levon Aronian 0-1
Viswanathan Anand Boris Gelfand 1-0
Alexander Grischuk Peter Leko draw

Sound predictions. However, I do not believe that any result will suprise me except Anand or Kramnik losing.

poor round....
in these "high" tournaments you can bet only on draws

Originally posted by vipiu
poor round....
in these "high" tournaments you can bet only on draws

Hey you got 2/4!!

Originally posted by vipiu
poor round....
in these "high" tournaments you can bet only on draws

Draws are good and noble. I cherish mine.

Originally posted by Wulebgr
Draws are good and noble. I cherish mine.

not when you get first 12 moves from theory, make other 8 moves and offer/accept a draw

Round Two today. I expect it to be much more exciting. Here are my predictions...

Peter Svidler vrs Peter Leko 1-0
Boris Gelfand vrs Alexander Grischuk 1-0
Levon Aronian vrs Viswanathan Anand 1-0
Vladimir Kramnik vrs Alexander Morozevich 1/2-1/2

Originally posted by zebano
Round Two today. I expect it to be much more exciting. Here are my predictions...

Peter Svidler vrs Peter Leko 1-0
Boris Gelfand vrs Alexander Grischuk 1-0
Levon Aronian vrs Viswanathan Anand 1-0
Vladimir Kramnik vrs Alexander Morozevich 1/2-1/2

3/4 finished at the moment and you're 0-3

Svidler has an advantage, but the queens are still on the board with not much else, so that may draw. As for the others, Anand and Kramnik won, while Gelfand-Grischuk drew.

Originally posted by Mad Rook
Has anyone mentioned to you that it's spelled "Chipotle"? 😵

You must be that pissed off looking woman on the Jack in the Box commercials who keeps telling Jack his pronunciation is wrong.

the last few days i have been confused, and asked god for a sign... sure enough, he gave me one...

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Does anybody actually know the way this tournament works? I understood it to be a tournament to find the candidate to play Kramnik, but Kramnik's playing?
Does the winner of the tourney become world champion? If so i thinks it's crazy. There's only one way to play for the world title: A head to head on a challenge basis!

Indeed.
This whole tournament is kind of a joke, its more of a glorified candidates tourney than anything, except the champion is playing! 😵

Will anyone acknowledge the winner of this event as the world champion should kramnik lose? I certainly wont.

Originally posted by ericmittens
Indeed.
This whole tournament is kind of a joke, its more of a glorified candidates tourney than anything, except the champion is playing! 😵

Will anyone acknowledge the winner of this event as the world champion should kramnik lose? I certainly wont.

it's the world championship tournament. the current champion is included. how on earth could the winner not be regarded as the world champion?