BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

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Adam Ashton
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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

Post by Adam Ashton » Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:55 pm

Perhaps Pert should have played a4 earlier, b5! was a good move. Was there anything better than Rf7?

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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

Post by Paul Cooksey » Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:57 pm

I think Pert still winning ...rd5 rc8, kf3-e4 looks to be in time

edit kf3 was played first, obviously
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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

Post by James Coleman » Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:57 pm

Pert's Rf8 was another move that wasn't on my radar. The win for White is certainly trickier than I gave it credit for!

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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

Post by Christopher Kreuzer » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:00 pm

Paul Cooksey wrote:I think Pert still winning ...rd5 rc8, kf3-e4 looks to be in time

edit kf3 was played first, obviously
What about Black's h-pawn. Will pushing that make any difference?

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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

Post by Paul Cooksey » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:07 pm

Christopher Kreuzer wrote:
Paul Cooksey wrote:I think Pert still winning ...rd5 rc8, kf3-e4 looks to be in time
edit kf3 was played first, obviously
What about Black's h-pawn. Will pushing that make any difference?
I don't think it is fast enough. black king on a bad square. Pert will be doubly keen to win, given he has an endgame DVD on the market :)

Pert hasn't played any of the top 3 yet, and certainly good enough to at least draw with any of them. His remaining games could be decisive.

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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

Post by David Sedgwick » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:10 pm

John Cox wrote:Is Aaron threatening ...Bxb5, even? (lack of knowledge of basic endings coming in here)
John Cox wrote:Aaron obviously didn't think so!
The feed has just been corrected. With the amended moves, ....Bxb5 was never actually on.

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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

Post by James Coleman » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:11 pm

So Pert - Hunt ...Kg5, Ke4 h4, Rxc3 Kg4 looks consequent, what's going on then? White's surely better but not a formality.

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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

Post by Justin Hadi » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:18 pm

And a draw in Hebden-Summerscale as expected.

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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

Post by Jonathan Bryant » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:19 pm

Paul Cooksey wrote: Pert hasn't played any of the top 3 yet ....
Actually, until today he hadn't played anybody above 2335. That's not counting the draw on Saturday which was, for understandable reasons, a non-event.

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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

Post by Paul Cooksey » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:20 pm

James Coleman wrote:So Pert - Hunt ...Kg5, Ke4 h4, Rxc3 Kg4 looks consequent, what's going on then? White's surely better but not a formality.
Kg5 did look more natural than kg6, rf6+ picking up e6 now looks a major problem. Although a4 and picking up the a pawn, again looked like it set up a position where white could even give up the rook for the passed h-pawn

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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

Post by Adam Ashton » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:24 pm

Well counterplay with the h-pawn was prob a better chance than this but perhaps Pert was simply winning after all. Completely overlooked the obvious Rf8 :)

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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

Post by Paul Cooksey » Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:24 pm

Adam Ashton wrote:Well counterplay with the h-pawn was prob a better chance than this but perhaps Pert was simply winning after all. Completely overlooked the obvious Rf8 :)
I wouldn't say that was obvious, looked like a ! to me :)

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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

Post by andrew martin » Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:09 pm

Game of the Day Rd 7 :

Nigel Short v Gawain Jones


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ksMhWmmzsg

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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

Post by Gavin Strachan » Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:23 pm

£10 on Short v Adams draw

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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

Post by IM Jack Rudd » Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:28 pm

Gavin Strachan wrote:£10 on Short v Adams draw
At what odds?