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With a rare lull in the world of elite chess I think? It's not of too much theoretical significance, as It's sad that the "" Candidates has been postponed, but the better, obviously more important news is that the fourth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish will be grilling up the Louisville Cardinals this afternoon, starting in about 10 minutes. The metaphorical cookout will be televised on NBC. Enjoy the festivities, and as an added bonus revel in the fact that they'll be at least 3 next week, as the 2 and 3 teams are playing each other this week, and the loser will drop below Notre Dame. The last round was a bit of an anti-climax, and a major source of "What if? Firouzja convincingly defeated Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the last round, while Magnus Carlsen played poorly and lost against Levon Aronian. As a result, Carlsen finished just one point ahead of Firouzja - a very slim margin. Had Firouzja held the "dead" drawn pawn ending to Carlsen in round 9 he would have won the event assuming the same last round results, which is not a givenor even avoided the wholly unnecessary Armageddon loss to Carlsen in their "match" from the first cycle, they'd have finished in a tie for first. Even so, it was a fantastic event for the youngster, and not a bad result for Carlsen either, coming in first despite playing less than his best chess - though he also played some excellent chess. It was a pretty good event for Aronian as well, who finished just a point behind Firouzja. In fourth, there was Fabiano Caruana, who only drew the classical game with Aryan Tari before defeating him in impressive style in the Armageddon game. Duda came in fifth, and Tari wound up in last, getting a good deal of experience from this very challenging event. It was an enjoyable event, and hopefully there will be another in-person event soon. Wrapping things up on this one, here is Carlsen-Aronianwith my notes. Carlsen Firouzja Aronian Caruana Duda 9. Tari 3. Qui bono? The players, especially Wang Hao who was especially vociferous about not resuming. It's good that FIDE won't force the players and their teams to take undue risks for the sake of staying on schedule. The biggest loser? Teimour Radjabov, who was right to protest earlier this year and was royally hosed. Maybe the biggest winner is Magnus Carlsen, who might get to keep his title forever, depending on how the pandemic progresses. It's not terribly surprising that with a rise in online chess and meaningful online events due to the pandemic, there's more online cheating as well. To see how much, and how big a problem it is, have a look here. Of course, Ken Regan makes an appearance - what article on the topic of cheating in chess would be complete without him? Hopefully the association won't saddle him, in years to come, with a fate like Damiano's. The terrible opening 1. Nf3 f6? Poor guy. I mentioned it a few days ago, when it was near the end, and now it's officially over: Stockfish won the game superfinal match over LeelaChessZero Happily, both engines are available to everyone for free, so we're the real winners here. At least we are, relative to the situation if the top engines were only available for a fee. One might wonder whether the arms race that engine use generates really is for the best. Alireza Firouzja is one of the strongest year-olds in history. And Firouzja is already 18 in the world. He's an amazing player, and he seems to be afraid of no one Or almost no one. Today Firouzja lost in mind-blowing fashion against Carlsen, and it was the third such mind-blower in the last 10 months. Somehow Firouzja lost in a king and pawn ending that many mid-level club players could draw in their sleep, an ending I could have drawn as a pre-teen many years ago. So what happened today was either an amazing gap in his knowledge--possible, I guess, but really hard to believe for a mid player--or a case of terrible nerves, or some combination of the two. He's still very young, and getting stronger every day, but he must work on his nerves before this becomes a habit that prevents him from reaching that last rung. As a result of Carlsen's win, he clinched tournament victory with a round to spare. He would have won even if his other closest pursuers, Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana, had likewise won their classical games, but they didn't. They both won their Armageddon games, against Aryan Tari and Jan-Krzysztof Duda, respectively, but fell further behind Carlsen and failed to overtake Firouzja. Here's the Firouzja-Carlsen game. The video is herewith the decision to head for the pawn ending around the that's hours and minutes mark. There is discussion of it before that, however, so if you're really curious you can go back before that. This strikes me as completely nuts - the pawn ending Inside the Chess Mind: How Players of All Levels Think About the Game mind-numbingly simple, as you'll see in the notes, while I think there are ways for Black to keep pushing with the minor pieces on the board. To my mind, the main issue is nerves - look at how Firouzja is shaking almost uncontrollably at the end starting aroundramping every few seconds until his hands are flapping like a fish in a boat. It's pretty hard to keep the champion down for very long. Today Magnus Carlsen won a model game against Aryan Tari, showing that even though the trope of an ideal knight on d5 against a bad bishop on e7 is fodder for the textbooks, it doesn't prevent even very strong GMs like Tari from falling prey to such ideas. Nor is he the strongest player to stumble into that sort of mess: see Judit Polgar's beautiful win over Vishwanathan Anand from Wijk aan Zee in With his confident win, Carlsen leapt back into the lead, as Alireza Firouzja drew his classical game with Fabiano Caruana. The draw was not a bad result against the world's 2, and with the black pieces, but it meant that he fell behind. He would have trailed even if he had succeeded in the Armageddon game, but he didn't - Caruana won. Firouzja thus trails the champ by a point. Levon Aronian failed to make up any ground on the leaders, as he was unable to make enough of his edge as White in a Maroczy Bind, and his classical game with Jan-Krzysztof Duda finished in a draw. Aronian pressed for a long time in the Armageddon game, but never managed to achieve anything tangible. As a draw with White in an Armageddon game is no better than a loss, he was eventually forced to take extreme risks, and in the end Duda won that game. Aronian and Caruana are not quite out of the running, but the hour is getting late. Fortunately for Aronian, he is facing Tari in round 9, and while that's no guaranteed point - especially since he has Black against him - it's a very good chance on paper. Caruana will face the resurgent Duda - also with Black. That leaves the battle that will very likely determine the tournament winner if someone wins the classical game; in fact, it's guaranteed to do so if Carlsen wins. Here are the pairings:. Finally, here's today's Carlsen-Tari game, with brief notes. If the top two matches finished in Armageddon wins by the Inside the Chess Mind: How Players of All Levels Think About the Game with the lower scores instead of the higher scores as happenedit Inside the Chess Mind: How Players of All Levels Think About the Game have really tightened things up. Even so, it's still a four-horse race with three rounds to go, with Alireza Firouzja in first with Firouzja enjoyed an initiative against Aronian in the classical game, but the latter defended extremely well. Firouzja reached a pawn-up rook ending, but never came close to achieving anything. Aronian's defense was so Inside the Chess Mind: How Players of All Levels Think About the Game that it's worth studying and emulating. Their Armageddon was a tragedy or a farce, depending on one's view of the one-second increment. Aronian was fine almost from start to finish, but a pawn up and safe in Inside the Chess Mind: How Players of All Levels Think About the Game final position couldn't physically move fast enough to get the draw his played more than merited, and he lost on time. Caruana had some terrific preparation against Carlsen, and obtained a significant advantage and a very large advantage on the clock as well. But at some point he couldn't find the precise moves he needed to maintain that plus, and Carlsen's fine defense led to a draw. The opening of Armageddon game didn't go as well for Caruana. Carlsen had a winning advantage soon after the opening, and while Caruana fought his way back to equality he was never close to winning. Caruana eventually lost on time I thinkbut he had the nominally worse side of an almost hopelessly drawn position. There was no way he was going to win it, so it didn't matter if it was a loss or a draw. Finally, Jan-Krzysztof Duda won Inside the Chess Mind: How Players of All Levels Think About the Game very short and lively game against Aryan Tari, and is slowly crawling away from the cellar and towards the leading group. It's too late for him to win the event, but not too late to catch one of the top 4 and to score a major upset along the way. The Chess Mind. About Me. First Blog. About Lessons. A blog for chess fans, by a chess fan. 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What separates a Grandmaster from an International Master? How do the thought processes of strong club players differ from that of Inside the Chess Mind: How Players of All Levels Think About the Game club players? What techniques can enthusiastic chess players employ when striving to reach the next rung on the ladder? Jacob Aagaard provides the answers to these questions in this fascinating and entertaining new book. The material is based around numerous carefully selected tests which are offered to a group of players of a very wide range of ages and playing strengths. Once all the participants have attempted the tests, their discoveries, solving methods, and difficulties with the exercises are evaluated and compared, and conclusions are drawn. The players are also quizzed about their exercise techniques, ideas, and opinions about chess in general. Inside the Chess Mind enters fresh territory in chess literature by providing a thought-provoking insight as to how the chess brains of the great, the good, and the improver operate. You must be logged in to post a review. Search Results View Cart Checkout. Categories: Chess booksOthers. Additional information. Reviews 0. Reviews There are no reviews yet. Login with your Social ID. I agree to my personal data being stored and used as per Privacy Policy. Add Details.