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12-24-2021 , 07:04 PM
Pick #31: Alexey Sarana
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12-24-2021 , 07:05 PM
Pick #32: Boris Gelfand
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12-24-2021 , 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin
Pick #31: Alexey Sarana
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12-24-2021 , 07:07 PM
Pick #33: Aryan Tari
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12-24-2021 , 07:08 PM
Pick #34: Aleksey Dreev
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12-24-2021 , 07:09 PM
Pick #35: Gabriel Sargissian

I gotta run to the store.
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12-24-2021 , 07:10 PM
^I picked Gabriel already

Cool.
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12-24-2021 , 07:12 PM
Want to step in Tuma?
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12-24-2021 , 08:20 PM
Okay I'm back.

Gabriel being picked already is noted.

Going with...

Pick #35: David Howell
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12-24-2021 , 08:25 PM
Pick #36: David Anton Guijarro
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12-24-2021 , 08:29 PM
Pick #37: Parham Maghsoodloo
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12-24-2021 , 08:30 PM
Pick #38: Jorden Van Foreest
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12-24-2021 , 08:32 PM
Pick #39: Andrew Tang

My stealth cinderella type pick of the draft. He has ridiculous chess speed. One of the best on LiChess.

#SpeedKills
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12-24-2021 , 08:36 PM
With the final pick of the 2021 World Championship Rapid & Blitz Chess Draft

I’m taking Grigoriy Oparin

GL Team McTuma!

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12-24-2021 , 08:42 PM
GL Sir.

I wouldn't be surprised if either Hans Niemann or Andrew Tang placed in the latter half of the Top 10 in this event.
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12-24-2021 , 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin
GL Sir.
glgl will be fun to rail- thanks for being a great sport!

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Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin
I wouldn't be surprised if either Hans Niemann or Andrew Tang placed in the latter half of the Top 10 in this event.
me neither (USA #1)

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12-24-2021 , 08:49 PM
This was definitely a fun exercise.

This game of Hans Niemann's is my favorite:

From the Charlotte GM Norm Event in Latter half of 2020. He starts with 1. Nf3 and transposes to an e4 structure vs the Pirc which is an interesting way to play.

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2122848

Hans Moke Niemann vs GM Titas Stremavicius
CCCSA Fall GM (2020), Charlotte USA, rd 3, Oct-01
Pirc Defense: Classical. Schlechter Variation (B08) · 1-0

The whole game was magnificent and 19. Ra3!! was like woah when I initially clicked through the game quickly back then.
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12-24-2021 , 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin
This was definitely a fun exercise.

This game of Hans Niemann's is my favorite:

From the Charlotte GM Norm Event in Latter half of 2020. He starts with 1. Nf3 and transposes to an e4 structure vs the Pirc which is an interesting way to play.

https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2122848

Hans Moke Niemann vs GM Titas Stremavicius
CCCSA Fall GM (2020), Charlotte USA, rd 3, Oct-01
Pirc Defense: Classical. Schlechter Variation (B08) · 1-0

The whole game was magnificent and 19. Ra3!! was like woah when I initially clicked through the game quickly back then.
Thanks for sharing.

Yeah, sick move. Bh6 was a nice idea. very clean game

I have a few funny stories with both Hans and Titas (who coincidentally plays cards competitively now as well).

Hans was super super hyper as a child. Fascinating that he's a GM now. Blows my mind. Congrats to him

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12-25-2021 , 02:04 PM
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Team Tuma/McLovin select:

Pick #19: Rauf Mamedov
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/13401653

Three time Azerbaijani national champion.

Blitz game vs Magnus at 2019 World Rapid


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12-25-2021 , 02:53 PM
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Pick #20- Vladimir Fedoseev
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/24130737

Winner of the 2017 Aeroflot Open held in Moscow (Russia) and silver medalist in the 2018 World Rapid in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)


Fedoseev on the losing end of a masterpiece vs Magnus


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12-25-2021 , 03:07 PM
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Pick #21: Baadur Jobava
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/13601520

Three-time Georgian National Champion.


Blitz Game vs Magnus in the 2019 edition of this event


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12-25-2021 , 03:17 PM
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Pick #22: Anton Korobov
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/14105730

Four-time Ukranian National Champion.


Korobov crushing Savchenko as black in a very clean game for blitz

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12-25-2021 , 03:28 PM
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Pick #23: Nodirbek Abdusattorov
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/14204118

Only 17 years old and became a grandmaster at 13 yr 1 mo. Youngest of all time to enter the top 100 juniors list (11 yr old).


Drew Magnus as black in the 2019 edition of this event



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12-25-2021 , 03:31 PM
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Pick #24- Arjun Erigaisi
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/35009192

Only 18 and the first GM from Telangana State. Silver medalist in the 2015 Youth Championship in Korea.


Arjun securing the Tata Steel Chess India 2021 Rapid



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12-25-2021 , 03:48 PM
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Pick #25: Haik M. Martirosyan
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/13306553

Won the 2018 Zurich Christmas Open and tied for first in the 2019 Aeroflot Open.


Martirosyan’s nice win as black vs petrosian in the aforementioned tourney



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