Round 8: https://manifold.markets/Weezing/fide-chess-candidates-tournament-ro-1a683dc488dd

I will resolve rest tomorrow. If anyone has heard any of the name/options about broadcast in the options please post a link. I didnt, but I also wasnt paying attention to it. There might have been 7 world champs for example. If no evidence is posted in due time I will resolve them to NO.

The eval 0 option I believe happened, I will check tomorrow.

@Weezing yes. The three drawn end positions are all 0.0, and it happened several times during Firouzja-Gukesh, for instance after the brilliancy on move 31.

insane win bro

@tsaitama Yea, gukesh really needs to get better in time pressure.

Firouzja move 10?

@diadematus does situation in Hikaru's game count?

@Weezing at what point?

@Weezing An exchange sacrifice occurs when one player gives up a rook for a minor piece. - it can't just be an indirect rook for minor piece. it's an active rook for minor piece trade

ok

meaning only (Nepo + Gukesh) and not just either or joined by a third guy?

@diadematus They both have to be leading, but they can be joined by someone else

Leko namedrops Carlsen regarding his prep vs. Nepo

@diadematus Howell mentions Kramnik('s) infamous Marshall gambit loss to Leko

@diadematus Hess mentions Kasparov in a hypothetical 'layman playing Kasparov' question to Leko

@diadematus Leko mentions Anand in replying to Hess

@diadematus Hess mentions that Kasparov's response to this question was "that's how my matches against Karpov were" - WC count is 5 but all the easy world champions are in

we're off to the races. Peter Leko's friend, Rafael Leitao is a 'incredible strategical talent'

You mean all players?

@Sindre

I assumed it means in one game, since it's "both", not "all".

@Weezing yes

interesting

I put this one Manifold TV, so if you wanna come and chat about the games once it starts: https://manifold.markets/tv/49