Monday
Apr192010
Anand-Topalov: The Polls Are Now Open
Monday, April 19, 2010 at 10:52AM
I'm offering three polls, please read each carefully!
Question #1: Who do you WANT to win?
Question #2: Was this the person you wanted to win before Volcanogate?
Question #3: Who do you THINK will win? (Feel free to add a score - it's a 12-game match, and there will be tiebreaks if it's 6-6.)
Reader Comments (57)
1. Anand
2. Yes
3. Anand 6.5 - 3.5
1. Anand.
2. Yes. I fault the organizer's handling of events, which appear doubly foolish in light of Makropoulos' comments, including "[n]ow, it is clear that here we’re facing a force majeure situation." I'm not, however, ready to project the organizer's conduct onto the Topalov team no matter how much I may believe they were active or willing participants.
3. Anand by the narrowest of margins.
1) Anand
2) No
3) Anand will win 4-1 (i.e. the match will be over in game 10)
anand by 6.5-4.5
1. Anand
2. Yes
3. Topalov (by virtue of cheating)
1. Definitely rooting for Anand--a class act, a nice guy, and a terrific player. A worthy champion and a good representative of chess.
2. The volcano didn't change anything, but certainly confirmed that the lack of class demonstrated at Elista was not out of character for the opposing team.
3. Ouch: champions often have a hard time defending their title; the risk of over-confidence is huge. I will go with Anand by one game...but that's not a prediction I have much confidence in.
1. Anand ( Eventhough i like players like Topalov & Ivanchuk)
2. I didn't get the qstn.
3. 6.5 - 4.5 Anand will win