Tiebreak Karjakin vs Svidler: Daniel King analyses

10/6/2015 – The tiebreak between Sergey Karjakin and Peter Svidler was dramatic and full of blunders and oversights. Thus Daniel King decided to summarize the match briefly and "to concentrate on what was really good". Pointing out Karjakin's "superb endgame technique" and his coolness under pressure, King concludes that "Karjakin was a deserving winner of the World Cup".

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World Cup

10th September – 5th October

Baku, Azerbaijan

World Cup 2015 Baku Final Tiebreak Karjakin vs Svidler: Video analysis

Final results

Player Rtg
G1
G2
 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 G8 G9 G10 G11
Pts
Peter Svidler (RUS) 2727
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
  
4.0
Sergey Karjakin (RUS) 2762
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
  
6.0

Daniel King: Mr. Powerplay

Daniel King during a visit in Hamburg

Grandmaster Daniel King has been a professional chess player for more than 20 years and has represented his country in numerous competitions, amongst others in the historic win by the English over the Soviet Union in 1990 in Reykjavik. King is the author of more than 15 chess books and has wealth of experience as a trainer, assisting many of England’s leading players. He is also well known for his broadcasting on TV, radio and the internet, commentating major chess events. To the delight of chess fans worldwide, he hosts his monthly "Powerplay" show on the world's largest chess server, Playchess.com. He contributes to ChessBase Magazine, with the popular column "Move by Move". King has also produced the highly praised PowerPlay DVD series for ChessBase. King lives in London.

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Links

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