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Subject: Re: Off Topic: some losses, Kramnik, Leko and Svidler draw... Yikes!!

Author: James Robertson

Date: 12:39:56 08/04/99

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On August 04, 1999 at 14:53:27, KarinsDad wrote:

>On August 04, 1999 at 14:44:26, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote:
>
>>On August 04, 1999 at 14:36:59, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>>
>>>On August 04, 1999 at 11:28:19, KarinsDad wrote:
>>>
>>>>Upsets yesterday:
>>>>
>>>>Ponomariov beat Topalov
>>>>Peng beat Almasi
>>>>Miles beat Krasenkow
>>>>Asrian beat Sadler
>>>>Milos beat Salov
>>>>Sokolov beat Shirov
>>>>
>>>>Partial upsets:
>>>>
>>>>Tiviakov drew Kramnik
>>>>Bauer drew Leko
>>>>Antonio drew Akopian
>>>>Magem drew Tkachiev
>>>>Nisipeanu drew Azmaiparashvili
>>>>Stefansson drew Shipov
>>>>Yermolinsky drew Rublevsky
>>>>Aleksandrov drew Svidler
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>BTW, Kamsky handled Khalifman with relative ease.
>>>>
>>>>KarinsDad :)
>>>
>>>Given the knock-out format, what exactly do you mean by "draw"?  These are the
>>>results of the two long games, and the tie-breakers haven't been played yet?
>>>
>>>Dave
>>
>>	KD posted of the first game of the second round. The second game will be played
>>later today, I do not think KD is able to post those results yet (:
>>José.
>
>I could try. Kamsky wins, Ponomariov draws, Kramnik wins, Shirov wins. Let's see
>how close I am later today.
>
>KarinsDad :)

I think Ponomariov will win or lose. Topalov will go all out for a win to save
face (it looks bad to lose to a 15 year old), and I think he will be successful,
but it may backfire. I think you are definately rightabout Kramnik, but Shirov
may have trouble. ;)

James



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