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Yes, indeed. But absurd pairing in rd 2 (Ross v. Arkell). Unavoidable, I assume. But no less absurdMike Truran wrote: ↑Wed Oct 31, 2018 8:27 pmExcellent results for Jonah Willow and Robert Clark in round 1
Another curio is that by ranking by ECF grade, the top 2 seeds in the Under 2050 played in the first round.IM Jack Rudd wrote: ↑Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:25 pmBritish pairings he'd presumably be playing Hebden instead.
Indeed, Jonah Willow would have got the bye instead. That would not really have helped his norm chances.IM Jack Rudd wrote: ↑Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:25 pmBritish pairings he'd presumably be playing Hebden instead. Of course, under British pairings he wouldn't have got the round 1 bye in the first place.
An excellent and entertaining win by Jonah over Nathaneal Paul today. With so many checkmates available Jonah missed the opportunity to play 0-0-0 mate; but the Rd8-g8 mate sufficed with the White King stranded on g7.Alex Holowczak wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:53 amIndeed, Jonah Willow would have got the bye instead. That would not really have helped his norm chances.IM Jack Rudd wrote: ↑Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:25 pmBritish pairings he'd presumably be playing Hebden instead. Of course, under British pairings he wouldn't have got the round 1 bye in the first place.
I would have chosen mate by castling but I can see the appeal in leaving his queen en-prise with white unable to stop the mate. If he'd wanted to drag it out he could have played something like Kb8 after Qxe3 and there's still no way to stop the mate.Neil Graham wrote: ↑Fri Nov 02, 2018 3:21 pmAn excellent and entertaining win by Jonah over Nathaneal Paul today. With so many checkmates available Jonah missed the opportunity to play 0-0-0 mate; but the Rd8-g8 mate sufficed with the White King stranded on g7.Alex Holowczak wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:53 amIndeed, Jonah Willow would have got the bye instead. That would not really have helped his norm chances.IM Jack Rudd wrote: ↑Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:25 pmBritish pairings he'd presumably be playing Hebden instead. Of course, under British pairings he wouldn't have got the round 1 bye in the first place.
- anyone know who the two qualifiers for the British Knockout are?Looking at the final rankings on chess-results http://chess-results.com/tnr388763.aspx ... =9&flag=30 it may well be you and your last round opponent, with events on boards 5 and 6 providing late drama.Matthew Turner wrote: ↑Sun Nov 04, 2018 8:31 pmThe tension doesn’t finish even when the tournament is over
His rd 8 win was a corker. Not bad for a 1200. Wouldn't have been out of place for a 2400Richard Bates wrote: ↑Sun Nov 04, 2018 9:33 pmSomebody who won't be playing for a long time, if ever, one would hope
CCF, hhmmPrize winners up on the 4NCL website and looks like Lawrence is rightLawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Sun Nov 04, 2018 10:26 pmLooking at the final rankings on chess-results http://chess-results.com/tnr388763.aspx ... =9&flag=30 it may well be you and your last round opponent, with events on boards 5 and 6 providing late drama.Matthew Turner wrote: ↑Sun Nov 04, 2018 8:31 pmThe tension doesn’t finish even when the tournament is over
