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by JustinHorton
Wed Oct 19, 2022 11:14 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: 2022 US Chess Championship
Replies: 138
Views: 13124

Re: 2022 US Chess Championship

I've mostly been following Krush v Zatonskih, which just reached the time control. Black spent a lot of time establishing a passive but defensible position and nearly let the defensible bit slip playing the last few moves on the increment. Objectively she should still hold on, which would probably g...
by JustinHorton
Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:54 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: 2022 US Chess Championship
Replies: 138
Views: 13124

Re: 2022 US Chess Championship

Huge oversight by Robson just when he seemed to be cracking it
by JustinHorton
Wed Oct 19, 2022 7:48 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: 2022 US Chess Championship
Replies: 138
Views: 13124

Re: 2022 US Chess Championship

Caruana and Aronian off the pitch already after fifteen minutes. And thirty-four moves.
by JustinHorton
Wed Oct 19, 2022 12:29 am
Forum: International News
Topic: 2022 US Chess Championship
Replies: 138
Views: 13124

Re: 2022 US Chess Championship

Matt Mackenzie wrote:
Wed Oct 19, 2022 12:18 am
Niemann makes it three wins in a row!
Though not before Sevian got to his king
by JustinHorton
Tue Oct 18, 2022 11:10 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: 2022 US Chess Championship
Replies: 138
Views: 13124

Re: 2022 US Chess Championship

Absolute tragedy for Yu
by JustinHorton
Tue Oct 18, 2022 3:50 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: 2022 US Chess Championship
Replies: 138
Views: 13124

Re: 2022 US Chess Championship

Yu has white against Krush this evening.

Alice Lee will not be pleased to have drawn this one

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by JustinHorton
Mon Oct 17, 2022 3:04 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Material for adult beginners and near-beginners
Replies: 7
Views: 1206

Material for adult beginners and near-beginners

I just found out a guy I've known for two decades, must be in his forties, took up chess a couple of years ago. He's asked me for some book recommendations: he says "I'm still yet to beat an adult player in my club....my openings are fine, my middle game is shakey, my endgame is atrocious". Any idea...
by JustinHorton
Mon Oct 17, 2022 2:26 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: ECF AGM 2022
Replies: 278
Views: 21885

Re: ECF AGM 2022

Roger de Coverly wrote:
Mon Oct 17, 2022 1:58 pm
In particular they didn't notice the transfer of funding support, now mostly reversed, from adults to juniors.
This sounds good to me, apart from the "mostly reversed" bit
by JustinHorton
Sun Oct 16, 2022 3:14 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: 2022 US Chess Championship
Replies: 138
Views: 13124

Re: 2022 US Chess Championship

Talking of finishes
by JustinHorton
Sat Oct 15, 2022 8:31 pm
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: ECF AGM 2022
Replies: 278
Views: 21885

Re: ECF AGM 2022

I've not read the whole thread, but out of interest, was the question raised of the 2023 Championships venue?
by JustinHorton
Sat Oct 15, 2022 5:01 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Stephen Moss
Replies: 100
Views: 8589

Re: Stephen Moss

Paul Habershon wrote:
Sat Oct 15, 2022 3:54 pm
I can imagine non-players being daunted by the list of mates, imagining that you need to know all the names to become a strong player.
Aa I recall this is what put me off The Art Of The Checkmate forty-odd years ago and God, how I wish I had studied it now.
by JustinHorton
Sat Oct 15, 2022 1:39 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: 2022 US Chess Championship
Replies: 138
Views: 13124

Re: 2022 US Chess Championship

Chess24 report. I missed Lee's missed win against Krush (packed it in last night) which would really have stirred things up, but the women's championship is really very open anyway.
by JustinHorton
Sat Oct 15, 2022 7:42 am
Forum: International News
Topic: Carlsen resigns on move 2
Replies: 1113
Views: 82081

Re: Carlsen resigns on move 2

More Dlugy Dlugy doesn't seem to have impressed too many people with this and it's probably true that he hasn't done himself too many favours in a number of ways but he's quite right that Chesscom's conduct in declaring correspondence private and then having it published is indefensible. Not, you k...
by JustinHorton
Fri Oct 14, 2022 9:59 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: 2022 US Chess Championship
Replies: 138
Views: 13124

Re: 2022 US Chess Championship

Hooper, unimpressed with your seventh in 1967

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by JustinHorton
Fri Oct 14, 2022 8:46 pm
Forum: International News
Topic: 2022 US Chess Championship
Replies: 138
Views: 13124

Re: 2022 US Chess Championship

I've been under the impression for close to half a century that Black's third was essentially unplayable. When did that change?