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Aug-25-08
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| notyetagm: <yalie: Cant really complain about Chukky taking down Moro since he is as much a favorite of mine as Morozevich, but - Moro should have had a few days to bask in some virtual glory.> Yes, <yalie>, who do -we- root for when Ivanchuk plays Morozevich? When Moro plays Kramnik or Ivanchuk plays Leko, that's a no-brainer. But when they play each other? Ugh. That's like Batman fighting Robin. :-) |
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| selvmatt: yalie, it suffices with +1. The "expected" result is Anand, Ivanchuk +1, Topalov, Carlsen even, and Arionian, Radjabov -1. This result would give the following rating changes: Anand 0.2, Ivanchuk 2.8, Topalov -1.4, Carlsen -1.0, Arionian 0.2, Radjabov -0.8. |
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| Aug-25-08 |
| selvmatt: That should be Aronian, sorry. |
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| Aug-25-08 |
| yalie: <selvmatt: yalie, it suffices with +1. The "expected" result is Anand, Ivanchuk +1, Topalov, Carlsen even, and Arionian, Radjabov -1. This result would give the following rating changes:
Anand 0.2, Ivanchuk 2.8, Topalov -1.4, Carlsen -1.0, Arionian 0.2, Radjabov -0.8.
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thanks selvmatt. appreciate it. |
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Aug-25-08
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| you vs yourself: <acirce> If trudodyr on playchess is Moro, no matter what the article wants to say, he cares a little about ratings. Any time I see him achieve the highest rating there or pass raffael, he either stops playing for a long time or only plays unrated games. Plus, if he never becomes the world champion, becoming #1 will look pretty good in his bio. |
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Aug-25-08
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| Etienne: No one like to say they care about rating, but everyone does. |
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Aug-25-08
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| slomarko: how would you know |
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Aug-25-08
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| Etienne: Because I am the Alpha and the Omega.
Any other question? |
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Aug-25-08
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| slomarko: yeah, sure. what do you think about double accounts? |
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Aug-26-08
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| Etienne: I do not care about the topic as I don't see the point, to be able to reply to oneself? However I have a question for you: what's with you and double accounts? It seems you talk about double accounts to everyone you have a beef with. Maybe you are just senile. |
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Aug-26-08
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| Etienne: Actually forget it: I like double-accounts. I have many accounts actually, can you guess who my alter-ego are? I'll give you an hint, the answer is located at that place where the sun don't shine. Can you find it? |
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Aug-26-08
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| slomarko: i don't need to guess coz i know it already. |
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Aug-26-08
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| Etienne: I'd like to know myself! |
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| Aug-26-08 |
| aragorn69: Will Moro stay in history as the one-day (live list) world number one?!?!? |
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| Aug-26-08 |
| Petrosianic: Since the live list isn't official, I'd say no. Moro won't go down as the World #1 until he actually achieves it. |
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Aug-26-08
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| acirce: I'm sure Moro cares about rating. So do I. Caring that much about protecting a rating on Playchess seems a little excessive. :-) I am also willing to admit that even though I have always seen the ever ongoing <obsession> with ratings as absurd, and barriers like 2700 and 2800 ultimately arbitrary and not so meaningful, 2800 does still have something of a magic touch. Despite all the "rating inflation" that is "out of control" and whatever people call it, there are still only 4 players in the world who have broken it, even counting unofficial "live" ratings. People like Carlsen, Ivanchuk, Moro all have great streaks and look like they are going to break it any time... but then they fall behind a bit again. Kramnik has been there before, but look at how he went all the way from 2729 to 2799 (!) after coming back from his treatment, and only then started to do badly starting with Wijk aan Zee this year. It almost feels symbolic. (But maybe he crossed it unofficially, I haven't checked and it doesn't matter.) |
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Aug-26-08
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| notyetagm: <acirce: ... Kramnik has been there before, but look at how he went all the way from 2729 to 2799 (!) after coming back from his treatment, and only then started to do badly starting with Wijk aan Zee this year. It almost feels symbolic. (But maybe he crossed it unofficially, I haven't checked and it doesn't matter.)> I don't think Kramnik "unofficially" crossed 2800. <frogbert> would surely have alerted us to such an event. |
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Aug-26-08
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| rogge: <I don't think Kramnik "unofficially" crossed 2800> Correct, he didn't.
The playchess story strongly indicates Moro cares about rating. Nothing wrong with that, though :) Mainz clearly showed Anand is the right guy to top the list, btw. |
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Aug-26-08
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| notyetagm: <rogge: <I don't think Kramnik "unofficially" crossed 2800>
Correct, he didn't.
The playchess story strongly indicates Moro cares about rating. Nothing wrong with that, though :) Mainz clearly showed Anand is the right guy to top the list, btw.> Yes, Anand just owns Moro. Seems strange that Moro would be higher rated when Anand is Moro's daddy. |
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Aug-26-08
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| rogge: <Yes, Anand just owns Moro> And so does Carlsen :)
But Anand <owns> both of them... |
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Aug-26-08
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| Open Defence: but Morozevich is cuter :) |
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Aug-26-08
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| rogge: I guess he tops that ranking :)
But the girls have the expertise on that one... |
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Aug-26-08
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| chancho: http://www.chessbase.com/news/2005/... http://www.xtraordinarypeople.com/m... |
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| Aug-27-08 |
| selvmatt: For those of us obsessed with Elo rankings: Morozevich has dropped one place each day since he was number one. Today he is number four, just after Carlsen. |
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| Sep-03-08 |
| micahtuhy: I think we should be happy for Moro's performance at the Tal Memorial. Five decisive games out of 9. Fighting chess worthy of Tal's memory. |
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