The peaceful nature of yesterdays round continued into Day 12. After 14 drawn gamess yesterday, there were a few mpre decisive games yesterday and 5 matches were decided. There weer a a couple of interesting draws (check out Aronian's game as an example, and a few interesting wins (mainly in the ending). But this still left 11 tied matches, meaning tomorrows playoff day will be a busy one.
Of course this is to be expected as players are taking a more cautious approach as they approach larger and larger paydays. As an anology from another activity, it is like being 'on the bubble' in Poker, were too large a risk gets you knocked out before the prize money begins (although a clever player can play aggressively, knowing their opponent is risk averse)
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