e2e4 Gatwick International : 18-22 August 2012
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Re: e2e4 Gatwick International : 18-22 August 2012
Congratulations also to Ameet Ghasi who drew this morning to secure his third and final IM norm. He already has the rating so should be confirmed as an IM soon.
Re: e2e4 Gatwick International : 18-22 August 2012
What's up with Klaric? Does he want a lower Elo?
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Re: e2e4 Gatwick International : 18-22 August 2012
His game against Steve Burke this morning lasted just as long - illness?Ray Sayers wrote:What's up with Klaric? Does he want a lower Elo?
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Re: e2e4 Gatwick International : 18-22 August 2012
Yeah, that's what I thought - two 1 move draws. But surely withdraw if that ill?! And no disrespect, but a 400 point gap on his opponents too.
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Re: e2e4 Gatwick International : 18-22 August 2012
But if he withdrew then certain players will not be eligible for norms, if they still could achieve them and that would be totally unfair
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Re: e2e4 Gatwick International : 18-22 August 2012
Jack's game is typically weird, but he looks a lot worse to me now. I had been looking at 13 Kb2 Qd1 14 Qg7 but I had hardly worked out those moves were legal when after about 30 seconds (!) Jack played 13 Kc2.
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Re: e2e4 Gatwick International : 18-22 August 2012
Just Bf5 ch now surely
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Re: e2e4 Gatwick International : 18-22 August 2012
It's not like a Croatian GM to take quick drawsIan Kingston wrote:His game against Steve Burke this morning lasted just as long - illness?Ray Sayers wrote:What's up with Klaric? Does he want a lower Elo?
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Re: e2e4 Gatwick International : 18-22 August 2012
In Jack's game, it seemed to me that 17 ... Bf5 18 Kb2 Na4 19 Ka1 Nc5 gave a very big plus to Black. Extra pawn, safer King and big N on c5. Black is still much better in the game but the two bishops might still say something.
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Re: e2e4 Gatwick International : 18-22 August 2012
Oh dear Jack's game seems to have ended in a premature draw. Mind you, if you are on 0/8 you probably don't have much faith in your judgment anymore and well done to Dominic for getting on the scoreboard.
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Re: e2e4 Gatwick International : 18-22 August 2012
Out Croation friend basically decided he'd rather go sightseeing in London than play. He approached both of his opponents with draw offers which were accepted. Had either wanted to play, he would have played. If he had withdrawn, he would not have got paid!
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Re: e2e4 Gatwick International : 18-22 August 2012
Florian Gheorghiu is alive and well and playing in Sean's tournaments.
Re: e2e4 Gatwick International : 18-22 August 2012
Oh dear, kiss of death. Just a complete blunder.Ray Sayers wrote:Peter Robertson - wow!
Good luck for Game 9!!
Never mind, 8/9 is amazing!
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Re: e2e4 Gatwick International : 18-22 August 2012
To continue the theme from another thread, maybe he was put off by you mis-spelling his name?Ray Sayers wrote:Oh dear, kiss of death. Just a complete blunder.Ray Sayers wrote:Peter Robertson - wow!
Good luck for Game 9!!
Never mind, 8/9 is amazing!
Re: e2e4 Gatwick International : 18-22 August 2012
That would explain why I lose a lot. People are always missing the 's' from the end of my name.Christopher Kreuzer wrote:To continue the theme from another thread, maybe he was put off by you mis-spelling his name?Ray Sayers wrote:Oh dear, kiss of death. Just a complete blunder.Ray Sayers wrote:Peter Robertson - wow!
Good luck for Game 9!!
Never mind, 8/9 is amazing!
That plus I'm not very good, of course.