Kidlington Chess Congress 2016
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Kidlington Chess Congress 2016
Crosstables for all sections available via https://kidlingtonchess.org.uk/kct2016/ ... osstables/
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Re: Kidlington Chess Congress 2016
The U225 being won by a local (Oxfordshire) junior with a 100% score. That's not unusual.Dave Ewart wrote:Crosstables for all sections
The U180 won by Keith's brother after one of England's most active players and photographer conceded/forced/settled for a draw in the last round.
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Re: Kidlington Chess Congress 2016
A fine tournament by Brendon O'Gorman! 209 Rating Performance and a nice win vs Charlie Nettleton.
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Thanks for the praise, Nick, and I'll forgive your misspelling my name. My grading performance was actually 212 using the January grades, my best ever. As I suspected, however, my win against Charlie, while exciting, featured a dodgy exchange sac which left me with just a slight advantage whereas simply augmenting the rook with my queen on the open file was winning.
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Re: Kidlington Chess Congress 2016
Roger, I agreed a draw with Nick because he'd been pressing for most of the game and I felt he was better when he offered a draw to secure outright victory. To be honest, I was also influenced by the grading disparity (177 v. 160). When I checked the final position with an engine, I was surprised to discover that it was pretty level.
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Re: Kidlington Chess Congress 2016
I'll blame the misspelling on my smartphone Brendon
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Re: Kidlington Chess Congress 2016
Nice to see Witney CC juniors represented in all four sections, and particular congratulations to Witney CC junior prizewinners Pavel (U225) and Bill (U120).