British Championship Thread

[Ian Lamb]

white has a big pawn storm coming in the howell v wells came quite intresting that one how you suggesting that wells goes from here james?

[James Coleman]

I think after say 16...Qb6 17.f4 Be5 it's not so easy for White to get his pawn storm going, Black has Bishop pair, more active pieces, and equally good attacking chances, also ideas of ...d6-d5 for example.

I still think any result is possible but prefer Black at this stage.

[Ian Lamb]

ok james looks like you right black has a light pull here.did the rare be7 catch howel out James you think?gormally and stegordon in the clubhouse already with gormally not playing the rook ending on draw.and my first prediction right of the day !

[John Philpott]

In the Seniors, Crombleholme and Barton drew. The round 4 pairings for tomorrow between the players on 2½ are Barton v Norman and Crombleholme v Timson. David Anderton is among the chasing pack on 2.

[Ian Lamb]

keith Arkell winnning here he found a nice tatic against the young zhou.thanks for those results John wow pallister killed hawkins big suprise that one of my predictions down the pan!!! rendle with black just beat briscoe that another prediction down the pan!

[Ian Lamb]

looks like the co leaders are all struggling today to hold.

[Alex Holowczak]

Is board 1 still working? Unusually, I fell asleep for an hour and twenty minutes or so. I only appear to have missed 7 half-moves on board 1 though.

[JustinHorton]

Unless I'm missing something Lawrence Trent is a dead man today.

[Ian Lamb]

i agree along with Mark hebden Lawrence was better i thought early but trent screwed up in huge timetrouble and he lost now along with Mark hebden the 4 pawns attack killed him against si williams .yes Alex howell and wells very slow players will be a time scramble there.

[Ian Lamb]

what do we all make of wells Bxb2 sack in the howell wells game!!!?is howell on the rack or his the piece sack not sound??!!

[JustinHorton]

My computer likes White (it doesn't much like ....Bd5, before that it thought the position equalish) but even if that were reliable, and material imbalance isn't always the best situation for computer assessments, I think the clock is liable to be as important as the pieces today...

[Ian Lamb]

what computer you using rybka3 ? i agree the clock will play a big part there going to be a huge time scramble.

[JustinHorton]

No, I'm using something older and slower.

[Ian Lamb]

which is what computer ? is pete wells going down smoking then?

[JustinHorton]

Looks like it (and he'd have gone down earlier had Howell found 29.c4 which wins immediately) but 33.Rxh7? was an error which might have been punished after 33...Rxb3+! which can't be wrose for Black.