A chess player breaks down Viswanathan Anand's critical g6 move as a decisive blunder that forces a loss through Rook-f1, Rook-d1, and Knight-c6. He also discusses wild swings in a team tournament, including Nishikori's surprising G2 move and Leon's time-pressure collapse on F4.
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So congrats on the win today. Uh, what was your reaction after Vishy played g6 on the board?
Uh, well, I think he already went a little bit wrong by that moment, so I'm not sure if his position is particularly good. So maybe like if he takes on d5, there is Rook f1 and then Rook d1. I think it's like a big initiative for White despite like there are like as many as many as 3 pawns For an exchange. But yeah, of course, g6 is like a very welcome, very welcomed gift. So I would expect something like Rook e8, let's say Rook f1, and here like g6, probably Knight c6 also like unpleasant for him, even like here. But yeah, of course, like King g6 unfortunately for him loses the game instantly.
It was a dramatic finish for your team in the end. How do you say the team's performance has been so far in this tournament?
I mean, okay, you're always in team tournaments, it's like ups and downs, and whenever it's like team rapid or team blitz tournaments, it's I think it's all the same, so you never you never know what happens. Like so, I mean some of the games like I think with one of the matches, Leon was like doing well. I was doing poorly. I won on time somehow. Leon lost his position, his game. Yeah, and so on and so on. So you can never predict.
Yeah, but okay.
But it was like very very nice moment when I think Nishikori played Unish one check English one G two. I mean I spotted it live, so I mean I was happy when he played G two. I was so excited. And okay, when Leon did take on F four, I mean okay, completely destroyed like. But then, okay, yeah, probably 1 second is not enough to complete a fully correct recapture or even promotion. Yeah, it's like, would it be on a1? You know, it's closer to the clock. It could be a chance. Yeah, just theoretically.
How happy are you with your performance playing on the Aikwon board so far?
No, not really. I mean, I have to win the games like I had against Magnus. I mean, I think I played more or less nice. And then, like, I mean, I managed to draw something what is uneasy to To draw with white, yeah, honestly. And then okay, good luck in the next game. But I mean, all in all, I think in okay this game is not illustrative because I mean this blundered badly. But in first four games, I think I had only one good game quality-wise and was against Magnus and I drew it, yeah. And okay, I had some troubles against Firuja and so on and so on, and also against like Sundaroff and also against MVL. It would be fine, but okay, I would try to press with black, but only pressed for some problems for myself. So yeah, but maybe like the second part would be better, but the result is fine. But the quality of play, I don't know. A bit lower, to say the least, than I expected.
