Saturday, January 16, 2010

Who's the top seed?

Please be reminded that GM Arkadij Naiditsch (2687) is the top seed in Corus Chess 2010 Group B.

The top seed could not be one for nothing, especially when he's able to rule a tournament (Dortmund Sparkassen, 2005) ahead of very strong GMs like Topalov, Leko, Kramnik, Svidler, Bacrot and Adams.

So what kind of strong emotion does it take to face somebody like him in a tournament, particularly in the pivotal Round 1?

But wait, how does it feel, too, to face somebody who's fresh from beating former world No.3 GM Ivanchuk and former world challenger GM Kamsky and who's able to reach the Round of 16 in a world chess championship?

Fellow chess addicts, get readyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy to rumbleeeeeeeeeeeee!! It's Round 1 of Corus Chess 2010 Group B, Naiditsch vs So.

Give us a bloodbath on the board, please . . .


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