Pokerstars IoM 3-11 Oct 2015

The very latest International round up of English news.
Barry Sandercock
Posts: 1356
Joined: Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:52 am

Re: Pokerstars IoM 3-11 Oct 2015

Post by Barry Sandercock » Wed Oct 07, 2015 3:37 pm

Keith Arkell's game looks like another draw, (move 32 ) although he often wins drawn rook and pawn endings.
Top
MartinCarpenter
Posts: 3053
Joined: Tue May 24, 2011 10:58 am

Re: Pokerstars IoM 3-11 Oct 2015

Post by MartinCarpenter » Wed Oct 07, 2015 4:24 pm

Bet Greenfeld and Short would like that time back right now :) Seems to have turned quite terrifying, never mind at a minute a move.
(There goes another piece put calmly en prise on move 16!).
Top
LawrenceCooper
Posts: 7262
Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:13 am

Re: Pokerstars IoM 3-11 Oct 2015

Post by LawrenceCooper » Wed Oct 07, 2015 4:31 pm

Timman-Daulyte was a rather brutal win for white. The white rook on e3 certainly played its part.
Top
Tim Harding
Posts: 2323
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:46 pm
Location: Dublin, Ireland

Re: Pokerstars IoM 3-11 Oct 2015

Post by Tim Harding » Wed Oct 07, 2015 5:01 pm

MartinCarpenter wrote:Bet Greenfeld and Short would like that time back right now :) Seems to have turned quite terrifying, never mind at a minute a move.
(There goes another piece put calmly en prise on move 16!).
Wild crazy game but Nigel has won! It seems White missed 17 Bd5 and Stockfish at Chess24 recommended 16...Ra3! to prevent that.

Time to start watching David Howell...
Tim Harding
Historian and FIDE Arbiter

Author of 'Steinitz in London,' British Chess Literature to 1914', 'Joseph Henry Blackburne: A Chess Biography', and 'Eminent Victorian Chess Players'
http://www.chessmail.com
Top
Paul Dargan
Posts: 526
Joined: Sun May 13, 2007 11:23 pm

Re: Pokerstars IoM 3-11 Oct 2015

Post by Paul Dargan » Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:20 pm

Howell playng on the increment I see ... not entirely surprising
Top
Barry Sandercock
Posts: 1356
Joined: Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:52 am

Re: Pokerstars IoM 3-11 Oct 2015

Post by Barry Sandercock » Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:25 pm

He's winning now (move 81)
Top
LawrenceCooper
Posts: 7262
Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:13 am

Re: Pokerstars IoM 3-11 Oct 2015

Post by LawrenceCooper » Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:33 pm

Barry Sandercock wrote:He's winning now (move 81)
He was after 80 Kg6 but I'm not so sure now his king is partially cut off.
Top
Barry Sandercock
Posts: 1356
Joined: Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:52 am

Re: Pokerstars IoM 3-11 Oct 2015

Post by Barry Sandercock » Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:40 pm

Surely it must be a win now (move 102)
Top
Tim Harding
Posts: 2323
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:46 pm
Location: Dublin, Ireland

Re: Pokerstars IoM 3-11 Oct 2015

Post by Tim Harding » Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:41 pm

Barry Sandercock wrote:Surely it must be a win now (move 102)
No, White can never win the b7 pawn because of stalemate says the computer.

80 Kg6 was the clearest win according to the online engine but it needs to be checked properly offline. Very disappointing for David.
Still at least Nigel is in the joint lead now. Ten players on 4 points.
Last edited by Tim Harding on Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:44 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Tim Harding
Historian and FIDE Arbiter

Author of 'Steinitz in London,' British Chess Literature to 1914', 'Joseph Henry Blackburne: A Chess Biography', and 'Eminent Victorian Chess Players'
http://www.chessmail.com
Top
LawrenceCooper
Posts: 7262
Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:13 am

Re: Pokerstars IoM 3-11 Oct 2015

Post by LawrenceCooper » Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:43 pm

Tim Harding wrote:
Barry Sandercock wrote:Surely it must be a win now (move 102)
No, White can never win the b7 pawn because of stalemate says the computer.
How frustrating! :cry:
Top
Tim Harding
Posts: 2323
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:46 pm
Location: Dublin, Ireland

Re: Pokerstars IoM 3-11 Oct 2015

Post by Tim Harding » Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:45 pm

LawrenceCooper wrote:
Tim Harding wrote:
Barry Sandercock wrote:Surely it must be a win now (move 102)
No, White can never win the b7 pawn because of stalemate says the computer.
How frustrating! :cry:
Yes indeed, see my edit above.
Tim Harding
Historian and FIDE Arbiter

Author of 'Steinitz in London,' British Chess Literature to 1914', 'Joseph Henry Blackburne: A Chess Biography', and 'Eminent Victorian Chess Players'
http://www.chessmail.com
Top
LawrenceCooper
Posts: 7262
Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:13 am

Re: Pokerstars IoM 3-11 Oct 2015

Post by LawrenceCooper » Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:59 pm

Good to see Jovanka building on her draw against GM Fridman rated 2649 yesterday by grinding down IM Max Illingworth rated 2517.
Top
Tim Harding
Posts: 2323
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:46 pm
Location: Dublin, Ireland

Re: Pokerstars IoM 3-11 Oct 2015

Post by Tim Harding » Thu Oct 08, 2015 2:23 pm

Jon Mahony wrote:
Barry Sandercock wrote:Queen against rook should be a win according to Fine's Basic Chess Endings, but obviously not easy.
Should be, but I couldn't do it recently, wound up taking the Rook with Queen in frustration :roll: First time I've had it. Computer made it look so easy too.
I have now analysed the endgame Shvyager-Illingworth using the Lomonosov tablebase and the results can be seen at:

http://www.chessmail.com/games/shvaygling.htm

I also looked at what John Nunn wrote about the Q versus R ending in his "Secrets of Pawnless Endings". Those that required 20+ moves to win from the start, like this one, he classed as difficult. She almost had it won at one point but then she let it drift away...
Tim Harding
Historian and FIDE Arbiter

Author of 'Steinitz in London,' British Chess Literature to 1914', 'Joseph Henry Blackburne: A Chess Biography', and 'Eminent Victorian Chess Players'
http://www.chessmail.com
Top
Keith Arkell
Posts: 930
Joined: Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:10 am

Re: Pokerstars IoM 3-11 Oct 2015

Post by Keith Arkell » Thu Oct 08, 2015 6:35 pm

The live transmission broke down in my game, but here it is in full for anyone who is interested:

[Event "Pokerstars IOM"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2015.10.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keith Arkell "]
[Black "Alina L'Ami"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Bf5 8. b3
Ne4 9. Bb2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Be4 11. Rc1 d5 12. e3 e6 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. Rfd1 f5 15.
Bf1 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nf6 17. Qe2 g5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qb5 Rf7 20. Ba5 b6 21. Bb4
Bf8 22. Bxf8 Qxf8 23. Rc2 g4 24. Rdc1 Ne4 25. Rc7 Ng5 26. h4 gxh3 27. Qa6 h2+
28. Kh1 Rxc7 29. Rxc7 Ne4 30. Rc2 Qh6 31. Qe2 Kh8 32. Qf3 Nf6 33. Qf4 Qxf4 34.
exf4 Ng4 35. Bh3 Kg7 36. f3 Nf6 37. Rc7+ Kf8 38. Kxh2 h5 39. Bf1 Rd8 40. Bb5 a6
41. Bxa6 Ra8 42. Rc8+ Rxc8 43. Bxc8 Ke7 44. Kh3 Ne8 45. Ba6 Nc7 46. Bd3 Kf6 47.
Kh4 Kg6 48. a4 Kh6 49. b4 Kg6 50. g4 hxg4 51. fxg4 Kf6 52. g5+ Kg6 53. Be2 e5
54. dxe5 d4 55. a5 1-0
Top
John McKenna

Re: Pokerstars IoM 3-11 Oct 2015

Post by John McKenna » Thu Oct 08, 2015 6:42 pm



Edit: Maybe 18... cxd5 was a gross positional error.
Top

Return to “International News”