Carlsen on Computers
In a recent interview, Magnus Carlsen explains that computers are no longer adversaries but a useful adjunct to the modern game.
And that’s the euphemism for “we humans gracefully surrender to computers.”
Month: May 2016
Puzzle Friday
White to move and mate in three.
Wesley So vs. Ding Liren; Round 2, China-USA Chess Grandmaster Summit 2016
After 61 moves, both parties agreed to a draw. Replay the game below:
This match up is scheduled for four games only. Are we gonna see all four games come down to all draws? We hope to see some action in the last two round.
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Ding Liren vs. Wesley So in The 2016 China-USA Chess Grandmaster Summit
The 2016 China-USA Chess Grandmaster Summit Match sees Chinese no. 1 Ding Liren take on US Top 10 player Wesley So in a four-game match in Shanghai, China. The event takes place from 4-8 May in Shanghai Haiwan National Forest Park and is sponsored by Bright Food, with the winner taking $20,000 and the loser $10,000. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves then 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1. If the scores are tied after four games, two 25+10 rapid games are held, then, if necessary, two 5+3 blitz games, then 6 vs 5-minute Armageddon. Official website: www.cmsa.cn/category/612
Replay Round 1: Ding Liren vs. Wesley So; China-USA Chess Grandmaster Summit 2016 R.1
May 2016 FIDE Ratings List
The updated ratings for May 2016 are out. Here’s the the top 20:
See how 80% of the Top 10 are 90’s babies, i.e., they were born in the 1990’s. It speaks volumes about the quality of computer support these kids got especially when they were starting out.
Anyway, Wesley So retains his hold onto the 10th place, ahead of two former world champions Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov.
The World Championship we are about to witness in November is between the No. 1 player Magnus Carlsen and No. 8 Sergey Karjakin. Looks like a heavily lopsided match to me, I dare say.
Check out the top 100 players here.
Wesley So vs. Garry Kasparov; Round 10 Blitz Game Analyzed
Here is the Round 10 game of Wesley So vs. Garry Kasparov of the recently concluded US Ultimate Blitz Challenge 2016, as explained and analyzed by IM John Bartholomew.
If you’re not yet convinced this is the best blitz game ever played, then I don’t know what else is.
Carlsen wins Norway Chess 2016
After seven rounds Magnus Carlsen looked almost certain to win the Altibox Norway Chess tournament. But then he lost against Levon Aronian in round eight, endangering his tournament win. But things went his way in round nine. Aronian drew against Pentala Harikrishna while Carlsen defeated Pavel Eljanov to win Norway Chess for the first time.
A true champion knows how to pick himself up after a fall–even from the penultimate round.
TCEC Season 9
TCEC (Top Computer Engine Championship) Season 9 – group 1a starts today.
The premier computer chess championship TCEC is starting this May 1st with the strongest ever field – 12 engines over 3100 ELO and a total of 32 participants. Live games will be available at the official site of the competition starting at 13:00 CET.
Apparently, humans can’t compete with these computers, the latter now have a world of their own.