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2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships: Official Discussion Thread

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SimonTravis24

Tiebreaks are totally unfair. You can only beat the players you are paired against, and you can't help how those players do in other games.

They should either adopt the same format as the Champions League thus top 8 are through then 9-16 play 17-24 for other knockout places, or, given that there were 10 players tied on the same number of points, the top 6 on tie-breaks get a bye, the other 4 play-off for the last 2 places and then 3 knockout rounds.

Maybe one day DGT boards will be far better but I do wonder if they'd be better off now getting rid of regular chess pieces for faster chess and having them play the moves on touch-pads in front of them with instant transmission (ok maybe delay but not losing track). For classic time controls they can stick with DGT boards as the move turnover isn't near as fast. Not sure about rapid.

Quick draws spoilt the spectacle. The last few rounds are supposed to be exciting, watching the top players paired against each other. In the last round I was watching Prag vs Dubov as it was clear they both needed to play for a win whilst those on the higher boards were going to arrange quick draws.

Jenium
plutotree wrote:

Because mathematically it's the right decision. It gives you a >80% probability of advancing. If you play you have a 40% of losing.

Lyudmil_Tsvetkov

Chess is slowly degrading.

Gugesh is the weakest chess champion since time immemorial, and they threw out Carlsen for zilch.

Shame.

Lyudmil_Tsvetkov

Murzin won....

Who the HELL is that?

HugnusTavaralsen

Great tournament for magnus!

Jenium

Magnus vs Hans should be fun.

ChessAce1111
Lyudmil_Tsvetkov wrote:

Murzin won....

Who the HELL is that?

Volodar Murzin, a 2500-rated GM , about to be 2600 in rapid. GM Volodar Murzin is about 3000 rated in Blitz here, and is born in 2006. Very good prodigy. I wonder what he will do against Gukesh, if he's ever matched with him anyway.

jaiaakash777

Good

dogiandducky

I hope Ian wins

dogiandducky

I certainly hope Ian wins!

hajifarid

I hope this time Ali will be the champion

WCPetrosian

Magnus vs Hans today in a four game blitz match.

tokyo-GM

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harhaa

Can someone explain exactly how the tie-breaks work? How did Dubov's forfeit loss affect them? Would it have been different If he played and Lost?

mygameneedshelp

Magnus to win

DreamscapeHorizons

These matches should be a minimum of 6 games. Tie breaker maybe an armageddon game with bidding for time & draw odds.

4 just doesn't seem enough of a match.

rb6514

This will be interesting bkwk

bhonsa

I support Magnus Carlsen!

greeno_horse

Magnus got out!