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How to Win the Candidates Tournament

"wins with black"

  • Black is the new white.
    White must prepare broader, so black can prepare deeper.
"wins with black" * Black is the new white. White must prepare broader, so black can prepare deeper.

Uhm thanks for letting me win the candidates I guess
thank you sir lol

Uhm thanks for letting me win the candidates I guess thank you sir *lol*

@jk_182
Been a fan of yours for a while, but really:
Thank you so much for your blogs--they are ridiculously insightful and high quality. Highly appreciate it!
-ebk

@jk_182 Been a fan of yours for a while, but really: Thank you so much for your blogs--they are ridiculously insightful and high quality. Highly appreciate it! -ebk

As a data analyst myself, this is great work. Kudos!

As a data analyst myself, this is great work. Kudos!

Hello! Nice post, however... shouldn't it be 14 games played hence scores are x/14? Maybe I am missing something...

Hello! Nice post, however... shouldn't it be 14 games played hence scores are x/14? Maybe I am missing something...

@cosmon said ^

Hello! Nice post, however... shouldn't it be 14 games played hence scores are x/14? Maybe I am missing something...

Thanks for pointing that out, I'm too used to tournaments having an odd number of rounds

@cosmon said [^](/forum/redirect/post/foVdAfyq) > Hello! Nice post, however... shouldn't it be 14 games played hence scores are x/14? Maybe I am missing something... Thanks for pointing that out, I'm too used to tournaments having an odd number of rounds

So, to win the Candidates:

Phase 1: Come out of the gates strong, deploying your best prep to get on a nice plus after 4-5 rounds, giving you the cushion to carry out phase 2
Phase 2: Solid and stable through the middle, to set up the conditions for phase 3
Phase 3: Seal the deal by capitalizing on overpress mistakes by opponents under do-or-die pressure to win all their Whites at the tail end of the tournament

So, to win the Candidates: Phase 1: Come out of the gates strong, deploying your best prep to get on a nice plus after 4-5 rounds, giving you the cushion to carry out phase 2 Phase 2: Solid and stable through the middle, to set up the conditions for phase 3 Phase 3: Seal the deal by capitalizing on overpress mistakes by opponents under do-or-die pressure to win all their Whites at the tail end of the tournament

It's eight players, double round robin. So 14 games. It might be nice to show "number of games" instead of "relative number of games." Or you could do both. The graphics are really great, and informative.

It's eight players, double round robin. So 14 games. It might be nice to show "number of games" instead of "relative number of games." Or you could do both. The graphics are really great, and informative.