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| Aug-16-15 | | cro777: They followed the opening of the first game, but then Li Chao surprised Leko with the novelty 7.Ne4 (in the first game he played 7.d4 which is also a rare move in this position)
click for larger viewA novelty after only 6 moves in a popular opening! Horses on the diagonal! Leko spent 16 minutes for his next move. |
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| Aug-16-15 | | cro777: This game (and the first one) have a prehistory. Li Chao and Wang Yue are good friends and they analyse the games together. Last December at the Beijing Sportaccord tournament in China, Leko defeated Wang Yue in this line of the English opening (Wang Yue played 7.Qa4). After that game (and in preparation for this match) the Chinese had understandably deeply analysed the whole line. |
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Aug-16-15
 | | HeMateMe: People have drawn a conclusion, here. |
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Aug-16-15
 | | offramp: <Everett:..I had always though Judits first move was a mischevious smile with a wink...> Who wouldn't want a wonderful w*nk from Judit? |
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| Aug-16-15 | | cro777: A convincing win by Li Chao in the third game. A well prepared novelty in the opening was hard to refute over the board. This match is supposed to be a clash of quite different playing styles. |
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| Aug-16-15 | | AzingaBonzer: What <is> Li Chao's style, anyway? I haven't seen many games by him, but from what I can tell, he seems a lot like the other Chinese players (an attacker who likes sharp positions), so what did Leko mean when he said that Li Chao's style is different from that of his compatriots? |
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| Aug-16-15 | | Everett: <offramp> ah, the difference of one letter... |
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| Aug-16-15 | | cro777: That is correct. Li Chao's playing style is similar to that of his compatriots, except Wang Yue. Li Chao has been a second and assistant to Wang Yue on several occasions, and both are good friends having known each other since kids. But they have quite different styles (Wang Yue plays a solid positional chess). As I mentioned earlier, Leko recently played the same line against Wang Yue. I don't quite understand what Leko had in mind. I can only see this difference. |
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| Aug-16-15 | | Everett: Well, one idea behind the move 6.Ne4 is to make Black worry about c5. In a similar position, Bronstein decided to pitch the pawn for development and initiative, in one of his better games. Polugaevsky vs Bronstein, 1971 |
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| Aug-17-15 | | cro777: As expected, Li Chao was in contact with Wang Yue before this game. He probably suggested 7.Ne4
click for larger viewAfter a long thought (about 20 minutes) Leko responded with 7...Qb6. According to Wang Yue, the best answer is 7...c4. |
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Aug-18-15
 | | Chessgames Bookie: Betting on R5 of this match is open:
Leko - Li Chao Match Rd 5: Black's First Move
Leko - Li Chao Match Rd 5: Li Chao - Leko
I also have bets for R10 of the Russian Superfinal and pre-tournament bets for the Sinquefield Cup. Come check it out! ChessBookie Game Help Page: Help Page. Chessgames Bookie chessforum: Questions, Comments, Suggestions page. - Penguin |
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Aug-18-15
 | | Penguincw: Li Chao wins G4 with black, and will secure at least a tie of this match. Anyway, I see that the # of moves is increasing per game. Is that a pattern? |
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Aug-19-15
| | offramp: <Penguincw> It is a Squibonacci sequence. |
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| Aug-19-15 | | Whitemouse: Not the same Leko. Leko will lose this match. In G4 with white, with better position in the opening and was a pawn up he lost. |
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| Aug-19-15 | | cro777: After a rare 7.d4 line in the first game and the experiment with 7.Ne4 (which worked out in the 3rd game), in the 5th game Li Chao went for the fashionable 7.h4 in the Symmetrical English
click for larger view http://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2015... |
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| Aug-19-15 | | dumbgai: In game 5, Leko learned his lesson from game 4: when up a pawn, make a draw. |
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| Aug-19-15 | | siggemannen: according to chessbomb, Leko was winning but blew it in the complications :( |
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| Aug-19-15 | | AzingaBonzer: And time trouble. Li Chao played really well under time pressure, Leko... not so much. |
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| Aug-20-15 | | Imran Iskandar: The number of moves is still increasing per game. Maybe Game 6 will see a game with 100 or more moves. |
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| Aug-20-15 | | dumbgai: Summary of the match: both players had several opportunities where they had the advantage. Li Chao managed to convert some of his, Leko didn't. Generally, the games were closer than the final score. |
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| Aug-20-15 | | diceman: <offramp: <Penguincw> It is a Squibonacci sequence.>
That sounds like a fib onacci! |
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| Aug-21-15 | | positionalgenius: How far Leko has fallen.
Losing a match like this would have been unthinkable 7 years ago. |
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| Aug-21-15 | | thegoodanarchist: It is very difficult to stay at the top of chess after age 30, it seems. I do not speak from experience :) |
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| Aug-21-15 | | Rolfo: Leko played for the throne in 2004. It is already 11 years ago |
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| Aug-23-15 | | ex0duz: Dunno why a lot of people were surprised that Li Chao won. It's not like it's a decade or two ago where Leko was still challenging Kramnik to the title and playing it to a draw.. Li Chao came in as the ratings favourite, and the results just to be expected as far as i know, based on ratings and not high level match experience.. which for all we know, Li Chao could be just as experienced as Leko, since while Hungary is lacking in top level players that Leko could just ask to have practice match with, China does not, and i am guessing that the other chinese elite players will also accept any/all requests if one of their fellow cheese players needs help. So being able to play matches vs Ding Liren, Wang Hao/Yue, Yu Yangyi, Wei Yi, Bu Xiangzhi, Ni Hua, etc etc.. means you have a LOT of experience and possibility to improve and get stronger.. While Leko has what.. Judit Polgar, who's also past her prime and who may not have the time or sufficient motivation to even play a match vs Leko. Will she play a match vs him for free? I doubt it, but i think the chinese will play each other for free, as long as their federation asks them to do it. That's the power of the chinese chess school/machine.. and why they are the current strongest chess nation in existence, probably even stronger than Russia atm. Ding Liren is rated above Kramnik right now on the live ratings list.. And Li Chao is in the top 15. |
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