BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

[Paul McKeown]

and if Black plays his king to a5, then White plays Kc4-d5, you get the queen endgame, which is rather pointless for Black, as he certainly cannot win it.

[Jonathan Bryant]

Now 41. Kd4 f5 42. Kc4, shake hands?

How about ... h5 now trying for white to respond with h2-h4 then push e-pawn to force

Kd3 Kxc5/Kxe3 then forcing the king back via opposition, running the king out of moves and making White have to play g3-g4 losing a pawn?

Don't know if Black actually *can* do this, but it seems a bit risky for Mickey if he can.


[after posting I see that Black's gone ... e3 straight away so perhaps this idea is cobblers (unless BLack's trying for it via a different move order)]

[and while I was typing the above they've agreed a draw so I guess it was cobblers after all]

[Paul McKeown]

Now 41. Kd4 f5 42. Kc4, shake hands?

How about ... h5 now trying for white to respond with h2-h4 then push e-pawn to force

Kd3 Kxc5/Kxe3 then forcing the king back via opposition, running the king out of moves and making White have to play g3-g4 losing a pawn?

Don't know if Black actually *can* do this, but it seems a bit risky for Mickey if he can.

Not sure what your exact variation is, but White sets up a roadblock on the e-file with his king, the Black king shall not pass.

[John Moore]

Well done Jon - you are totally right about the ending. It is White who has to be careful. Now we will have to wait for Karsten Muller to analyse it for ChessBase

[John Moore]

Jovanka has beaten Peter Wells

[John Moore]

Apologies - draw with Peter Wells

[Paul Cooksey]

randomly, in the picture below the boards, is Peter Wells sitting in the wrong chair?

[Jonathan Bryant]

Now 41. Kd4 f5 42. Kc4, shake hands?

How about ... h5 now trying for white to respond with h2-h4 then push e-pawn to force

Kd3 Kxc5/Kxe3 then forcing the king back via opposition, running the king out of moves and making White have to play g3-g4 losing a pawn?

Don't know if Black actually *can* do this, but it seems a bit risky for Mickey if he can.

Not sure what your exact variation is, but White sets up a roadblock on the e-file with his king, the Black king shall not pass.

Well it's a bit pointless now, but if in the final position the pawns were on h4 and h5 then I was imagining something like

... e3/Kd3 Kxc5/Kxe3 and I was type this out I realise my error. I was imagining that Black had ... Kc3 next move (rather than ... Kc4 which is a tad more legal) taking the opposition.

[John Moore]

I asked the question a while back - but why only 4 live games today.

[Jonathan Bryant]

I asked the question a while back - but why only 4 live games today.

Dunno, but one of them is a rook ending. Yum.

[Anthony Higgs]

Apologies - draw with Peter Wells

Thought it was won for Black... missed the pin...

[John Moore]

The Knight is pinned, Anthony. That's what I thought

[John Moore]

So what about Short-Howell. It soon reminds me of the point that knights defending each other aren't great. Mind you Nosher is a pawn up if you are not that worried about Black's d pawn

[Alexander Hardwick]

Might just be my imagination, but it looks as though Howell's bishops are in control of the position. I suppose that's why Short is forcing one of them to move...

[LozCooper]

Jonathan Hawkins and Richard Bates have joined Mickey & Gawain on 4/5 with Nigel or possibly David to be leading on 4.5/5 and the other on 4.