British 2016 Round by Round

[JustinHorton]

Michael Adams has not lost a game at the British Championship for 29 years. See today's Guardian column
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/ ... ship-title
with the reader correction.

That's 50 games and counting, and 4/5 championship titles since 1987. There was a moment this afternoon when Justin Tan had an edge as Black, but the Australian missed the active 27...Qa6 with Nc4 and Rb2, went haywire, and is now losing.

Heh, not too hard to identify that commentor

[LawrenceCooper]

Adams has won against Tan.

[JustinHorton]

And Palliser v Pert (N) is a draw. In tonight's performance Palliser performed the role normally played by Peter Wells.

[Clive Blackburn]

Not sure what was going on in Houska-Payne, black's 24....Rc2 looked like a horrible blunder

[JustinHorton]

Adams clubhouse leader on 5. Howell should catch him, if he doesn't Jones will and one of the two will also be on 4.5 with Palliser, Pert (N), Gormally, Ward, Wells, Houska and potentially several others.

EDIT: and in fact, Eggleston may get to 5 tonight as well.

[JustinHorton]

Not sure what was going on in Houska-Payne, black's 24....Rc2 looked like a horrible blunder

Blunder of the Round until we see a better one

[Jonathan Rogers]

Moreby-Smith looks rather brutal.

Quite an attractive game by White. Whilst I would tend to agree wth John M about the amount of horrible chess in the lower boards of the british, there are a few bright spots too.

[MartinCarpenter]

(Rather talented!) Monkeys and type writers

Houska-Payne is quite a 'good' blunder. Perhaps even better in that could conceivably have been meant as an exchange sac for the bishop pair - the final position maybe isn't even entirely trivial to convert. Obviously not with the resignation!

Palliser has been suffering rather from time trouble at times recently, side effect of spending so much time editing books/magazines etc. He's having a good tournament so far though

[Mick Norris]

So, are we expecting Howell - Adams Monday then?

Eggleston on 5 too, let's hope he manages to finish well enough for a GM norm - who will he play?

Gawain on 4.5 with N Pert, Gormally, Arkell, Ward, Palliser, Houska & Wells

[LawrenceCooper]

So, are we expecting Howell - Adams Monday then?

Eggleston on 5 too, let's hope he manages to finish well enough for a GM norm - who will he play?

Gawain on 4.5 with N Pert, Gormally, Arkell, Ward, Palliser, Houska & Wells

You missed Peter Batchelor off the list of 4.5s

[Mick Norris]

He wasn't showing online, must have been a late finisher, glad he is doing well, must have a norm chance too?

[JustinHorton]

Last online game to finish and a bit of a sad one for David Waddington who must have been very tired.

[Mick Norris]

You missed Peter Batchelor off the list of 4.5s

2474 TPR, played 5 titled players including an IM & 2 GMs, so a good IM norm chance

[Jonathan Rogers]

Michael Adams has not lost a game at the British Championship for 29 years. See today's Guardian column
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/ ... ship-title
with the reader correction.

That's 50 games and counting, and 4/5 championship titles since 1987. There was a moment this afternoon when Justin Tan had an edge as Black, but the Australian missed the active 27...Qa6 with Nc4 and Rb2, went haywire, and is now losing.

There is a second comment now, dating Adams' first appearance to 1985! Can someone with an old copy of CHESS check that? (Back then, they used to list everyone who played, what with it being a rare achievement to qualify in those days).

I don't remember there being any fuss about a 13 year old playing, but then I wasn't at Edinburgh at all. The Edinburgh story that I do remember from my junior days was that Sadler had to withdraw after accidentally clonking his father on the head on a pitch and putt course during the previous week.

[JustinHorton]

There is a second comment now, dating Adams' first appearance to 1985! Can someone with an old copy of CHESS check that?

Also check out who he played in round eight, obviously.