Vienna Chess Open 2016

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Richard Bates
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Re: Vienna Chess Open 2016

Post by Richard Bates » Sun Aug 21, 2016 2:31 pm

Barry Sandercock wrote:Simon William`s game has an opening variation of the Queens Gambit I have never seen before.
Marshall Gambit - it's possibly older than you are! ;)

Barry Sandercock
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Re: Vienna Chess Open 2016

Post by Barry Sandercock » Sun Aug 21, 2016 2:40 pm

It must be old !!

Roger de Coverly
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Re: Vienna Chess Open 2016

Post by Roger de Coverly » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:39 pm

Barry Sandercock wrote:Simon William`s game has an opening variation of the Queens Gambit I have never seen before.
It's a line attributed to Frank Marshall. It turns up in tournaments and leagues from time to time.


John Higgs
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Re: Vienna Chess Open 2016

Post by John Higgs » Tue Aug 23, 2016 6:55 am

Today is round 9, the last round. The latest scores and final pairings:

http://chess-results.com/tnr208122.aspx ... =30&wi=984

Congratulations to Leif Hatstad for being the best U14 player in the B tournament.
"I'm not the one who got it wrong. I'm the only one who got it right". Carrie Mathison.