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Re: 17th European Individual

Post by LawrenceCooper » Fri May 20, 2016 5:20 pm

Gawain has drawn, David is slightly better.
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Re: 17th European Individual

Post by LawrenceCooper » Fri May 20, 2016 6:13 pm

David has also drawn.
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Re: 17th European Individual

Post by John McKenna » Fri May 20, 2016 6:16 pm

It looks like David Navara 0-1 Ernesto Inarkiev on top bd!
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Re: 17th European Individual

Post by Christopher Kreuzer » Fri May 20, 2016 8:06 pm

John McKenna wrote:It looks like David Navara 0-1 Ernesto Inarkiev on top bd!
The online engines went crazy over one particular position from that game.

The position where the online engines flash warning sirens and point out 25...Rxe3:



And the position in that computer analysis line where Black plays a stunning move to win the game. Try and solve this position as a Black to play and win puzzle (though there may be more than one way to win):



The whole game with that piece of computer engine craziness as an annotation:

Navara, David (CZE) - Inarkiev, Ernesto (RUS)
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Re: 17th European Individual

Post by LawrenceCooper » Fri May 20, 2016 8:20 pm

Christopher Kreuzer wrote:
John McKenna wrote:It looks like David Navara 0-1 Ernesto Inarkiev on top bd!
The online engines went crazy over one particular position from that game.

The position where the online engines flash warning sirens and point out 25...Rxe3:



And the position in that computer analysis line where Black plays a stunning move to win the game. Try and solve this position as a Black to play and win puzzle (though there may be more than one way to win):



The whole game with that piece of computer engine craziness as an annotation:

Navara, David (CZE) - Inarkiev, Ernesto (RUS)
17th European Individual Championship 2016
round 08
0-1

Dubov-Brkic is well worth a look too. The phrase "castling into it" springs to mind.
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Re: 17th European Individual

Post by Christopher Kreuzer » Fri May 20, 2016 8:31 pm

LawrenceCooper wrote: Dubov-Brkic is well worth a look too. The phrase "castling into it" springs to mind.
Wow. When you have a rook, knight and bishop working together like that, who needs a queen?

Dubov, Daniil (RUS) - Brkic, Ante (CRO)
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Re: 17th European Individual

Post by Mick Norris » Fri May 20, 2016 8:35 pm

Rd. Bo. No. Name Typ Gr FED Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Typ Gr FED Rtg No.
9 23 71 GM Stefansson Hannes ISL 2581 5 5 GM Howell David W L ACP ENG 2671 18
9 25 27 GM Jones Gawain C B ACP ENG 2657 5 5 GM Kozul Zdenko S50 CRO 2591 68

David 50th and Gawain 54th

Top 33 have at least 5.5

Bo. No. Name Gr Typ FED Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Gr Typ FED Rtg No.
1 37 GM Kovalenko Igor ACP LAT 2644 6½ 7 GM Inarkiev Ernesto ACP RUS 2686 12
2 60 GM Goganov Aleksey ACP RUS 2600 6½ 6½ GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw ACP POL 2722 2
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Re: 17th European Individual

Post by Tim Harding » Sat May 21, 2016 3:31 pm

Boards 2 and 3 already agreed draws in about 17 moves, presumably with eye on the qualification places. Saric also took an early draw with Black.
The English GMs presumably need +2 from the last three rounds to qualify.
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Re: 17th European Individual

Post by LawrenceCooper » Sat May 21, 2016 5:34 pm

David has drawn.
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Re: 17th European Individual

Post by LawrenceCooper » Sat May 21, 2016 6:32 pm

Gawain lost :cry:
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Re: 17th European Individual

Post by Paul Dargan » Sat May 21, 2016 7:05 pm

Yep ... looking like a big ask. I thought Gawain looked a little better when I was last online ... but these things happen

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Re: 17th European Individual

Post by Mick Norris » Sun May 22, 2016 11:25 am

Rd. Bo. No. Name Typ Gr FED Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Typ Gr FED Rtg No.
10 24 18 GM Howell David W L ACP ENG 2671 5½ 5½ GM Brunello Sabino ACP ITA 2573 78
10 44 102 GM Neverov Valeriy S50 UKR 2498 5 5 GM Jones Gawain C B ACP ENG 2657 27

David currently 53rd

Inarkiev looking favourite to win it

Bo. No. Name Gr Typ FED Rtg Pts. Result Pts. Name Gr Typ FED Rtg No.
1 12 GM Inarkiev Ernesto ACP RUS 2686 8 7 GM Goganov Aleksey ACP RUS 2600 60
2 2 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw ACP POL 2722 7 6½ GM Vallejo Pons Francisco ACP ESP 2700 5
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Re: 17th European Individual

Post by LawrenceCooper » Sun May 22, 2016 3:04 pm

David's opening looks rather unusual: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourn ... 16/10/1/24 :shock:
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Re: 17th European Individual

Post by Tim Harding » Sun May 22, 2016 3:13 pm

LawrenceCooper wrote:David's opening looks rather unusual: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourn ... 16/10/1/24 :shock:
3...g5!? was analysed in New In Chess 2/2016.

Brunello has played 3...a5 before so maybe David expected it. He has only used a few minutes so far.
His 9th is new and Black is now having a big think at move 10.

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Re: 17th European Individual

Post by JustinHorton » Sun May 22, 2016 5:37 pm

Chess24 have David eighteen minutes ahead on the clock which seems implausible.

EDIT: and that's after spending thirteen minutes of his current move so far!
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