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Originally Posted by Shandrax
Btw, the guys who left the most points on the table are Svidler and Caruana. On this level you have to convert your chances, because you don't get them too often. They failed to do that and this shows really bad form. You simply can't draw Topalov with white and expect to win this tournament. Therefore I would go so far and even count them out already.
In case of Svidler there is an additional problem: Nice guys finish last!
I have a problem with his friendly attitude during the press conference where he is laughing and making funny comments in analysis. Instead he should be pissed that he screwed up two good positions already in the last important tournament of his career.
Kind of agree with the last statement.
I really like svidler like everyone else. However hate to say it but the truly top in any 'sport' always have am almost insane amount of self confidence brushed with a bit of arrogance. He is just not a killer when it matters he is too nice almost.
Not a fan of karjakin at all but he turned the screws ruthlessly on anand whereas svidler let it slips and versus the top top guys you can't give them chances.
Prior to the tournament I fancied Giri actually because if he gets wins against the tournament 'marks' he is so unlikely to lose other games. Not so sure now karjakin has made a super solid start and is a tough cookie to beat also.