CHESS World Champions and Challengers survivor - Kasparov champion !

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RESULTS OF ROUND 17:

Kasparov / Tal 1/0
Karpov / Capablanca 0/1
Tarrasch / Spassky 0/1

PROVISIONAL RANKING AFTER ROUND 17:

1. Kasparov 3.5
2. Capablanca 3
3. Tal 2.5
4. Karpov 1.5
5. Spassky 0.5
6. Tarrasch 0

My Godness, H*l* Sh*t ! I haven't well calculated all this... I wanted a final Tal/Kasparov...
You're right, Edu, I should have voted for Tal, not Kasparov, here...
It's over for Karpov.
Tal needs both to win and Kasparov to lose to reach a tie...


Round 18 is now open, here are the matches:

Kasparov / Karpov

Spassky / Capablanca

Tarrasch / Tal

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Kasparov / Karpov

Spassky / Capablanca

Tarrasch / Tal

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Kasparov / Karpov

Spassky / Capablanca

Tarrasch / Tal

[Edu]

It appears Kasparov will win this

Kasparov / Karpov

Spassky / Capablanca

Tarrasch / Tal

[Hans-im-Glück]

Kasparov  / Karpov

Spassky  / Capablanca

Tarrasch / Tal

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The next one...

RESULTS OF ROUND 18:

Kasparov / Karpov =/=
Spassky / Capablanca =/=
Tarrasch / Tal 0/1

RANKING AFTER ROUND 18:

1. Kasparov 4
2. Capablanca, Tal 3.5
4. Karpov 2
5. Spassky 1
6. Tarrasch 0

Kasparov has its qualification.

And we have a tie between Tal and Capablanca... who have made a draw between them.
But Capablanca managed to have a draw against Kasparov, while Tal was beaten by Kasparov.

So, with HUGE sadness, I declare that Capablanca wins this tie... Tal is out


Please now vote in the final Kasparov / Capablanca.

(and pray that Magic is back... I don't want a tie !)

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And, still, Tal received a bigger total of votes...
I'm so sad...

Kasparov / Capablanca

[Edu]

Screw you Kaspa, you destroyed my dream Tal - Capablanca final

Kasparov / Capablanca

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Kasparov for the win!!!

[Magic 8-Ball]

Kasparov / Capablanca

[Edu]

F**k you all

[Magic 8-Ball]

Do you want us all to die in a gas chamber?

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Isn't it fantastic ?
I say "pray" and Magic is back !

Well, now, I have a very hard question, Magic: would you have supported Tal for the final and then for the win ?

[Magic 8-Ball]

Tal over Capablanca?  Probably not; Capablanca had mad skills.

I was actually hoping for a Fischer/Kasparov finale, but I suppose the former's insanity ensured you guys wouldn't allow that, no?

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I was the only one to try to defend Fischer against Karpov, so ask the others.
It was fun to have Fischer against Karpov BTW. I like Karpov too, but, in this game, he was opposed to players I preferred.

So, no regret for Tal, as he was my favourite number one.
I wanted a Tal-Kasparov finale, with Tal prevailing.

Let's see if Hans supports Capa over Garry. That won't be enough, but, still, our finale will be with all the voters of this survivor.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Tal over Capablanca?  Probably not; Capablanca had mad skills.

I was actually hoping for a Fischer/Kasparov finale, but I suppose the former's insanity ensured you guys wouldn't allow that, no?

If he wasn't eliminated around the time that he was, there was a chance of him winning and I didn't want to risk that.  And yes, his insanity was a bit much (especially the anti-semitism).

[Hans-im-Glück]

Kasparov / Capablanca

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

F**k you all

I'll pass

[Edu]

I kid, i kid, it wasn't a bad final, at the start i was afraid of some potential Lasker - Korchnoi final or something

[Hans-im-Glück]

My dream final was Lasker - Capablanca

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RESULTS OF ROUND 19:

Kasparov / Capablanca 3/2

Kasparov is our champion !!!
Capablanca is its defeated challenger !

Hurrah for them !



Thank you for having taken part in this survivor, which I enjoyed a lot, though I would have preferred a final Tal/Kasparov or Tal/Ivanchuk, with Tal as a winner.
But I was a poor tactician...