[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Corus Round 3: Everyone draws, chess loses

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Corus Round 3: Everyone draws, chess loses
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1200374428.shtml


   What a lousy round! All 7 games drawn in group A, four of them in 28
   moves or fewer, while two of the other games had some fight but never
   much drama. Only Radjabov - van Wely really taxed the opponents and
   gave the spectators something meaty to chew on. (Vegetarians and
   vegans can supply their own alternative metaphors.)
   Round 3 Results:
   Radjabov - van Wely 1/2-1/2, 85 moves
   Mamedyarov - Kramnik 1/2-1/2, 23
   Eljanov - Anand 1/2-1/2, 17
   Adams - Carlsen 1/2-1/2, 38
   Aronian - Leko 1/2-1/2, 28
   Ivanchuk - Gelfand 1/2-1/2, 22
   Polgar - Topalov 1/2-1/2, 45
   Standings after Round 3:
   1-2. Aronian, Carlsen 2.5
   3. Radjabov 2
   4-9. Kramnik, Polgar, van Wely, Ivanchuk, Adams, Leko 1.5
   10-14. Topalov, Eljanov, Gelfand, Anand, Mamedyarov 1
   Group A Pairings for Round 4:
   van Wely - Topalov (Two battlers - this should be a fine game.)
   Gelfand - Polgar (Why have only a rest day on Wednesday, when you can
   start a day early?)
   Leko - Ivanchuk
   Carlsen - Aronian (The leaders face off in a reprise of last year's
   most exciting Candidates match.)
   Anand - Adams
   Kramnik - Eljanov (It's a little early, but if Kramnik doesn't win
   this it's hard to see him contending for first.)
   Radjabov - Mamedyarov (The Azeri championship.)
   Despite the games' brevity, it's still worth checking them out, and
   you can do so [1]here, complete with my notes.

References

   1. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/files/waz2008_rd3.htm