Round 7 chess plays

[mathdotcom]

Jakovenko/Wely draw -135
These guys are the weakest in the tournament. van Wely never wins with black and, well, Jakovenko never wins. So it must be a draw.

Shirov +133
Shirov is black against Alekseev. Shirov won their their previous 2 games. Shirov is irresistible at +133, since he is a guy who wins with both colors.

Nisipeanu +210
Yeah Nisipeanu is playing Carlsen, but he's got white and shouldn't be this much of a dog. Carlsen didn't play very hard today, so I can justify a small play on Nisipeanu at this decent price.

Karjakin no draw +147
Karjakin's last 2 games with Ivanchuk were draws, but they were all fought to the end. If they play a similar type of game tomorrow, but draw, I'll still be happy with my bet. If they agree to a draw quickly, however, I'll be choked!

My fav 2 plays are Karjakin no draw and Jakovenko/van Wely draw.

-mathdotcom

[BurtRapp]

Where can I get the results??

[mathdotcom]

http://www.ukrchess.org.ua/aerosvit2008/result_e.htm

[Helmut]

How do you find out who has black and who has white?

[mathdotcom]

First player listed [on the left] is white

[Helmut]

First player listed [on the left] is white

thanks

They should also have a O/U on number of moves

[mathdotcom]

Thats an interesting idea. Most would either end in about 20-25, and then the rest of them around 60. It'd probably amount to asking 'will these guys have a quick draw'?

[Helmut]

You would have to put a stipulation that the bet would be no action in the event of a draw.