London Chess Classic FIDE Open

[Peter Shaw]

There's got to be a transmission error somewhere in that game. What is 30 ...Rbf7 all about?

[David Robertson]

I wondered about that too, for sure. But the game seems to follow thereafter. Still, all rather hard to believe

[Richard Bates]

Not convinced the result shown in cannon-cox is correct. Could be wrong.

[Ian Thompson]

I wondered about that too, for sure. But the game seems to follow thereafter. Still, all rather hard to believe

If you replace 30...Rfb7 with 30...Rxg7 and delete both players 31st moves the remainder of the game looks plausible, i.e.

[FEN "5rk1/1r4bp/p2q3B/1pRP1p1Q/2n1p3/1P1p2PP/P4P2/1R3B1K w - - 0 30"] 30. Bxg7 Rxg7 ({instead of} 30... Rbf7 31. Bxf8 Rxf8 32. b4 e3 33. Bxd3 exf2 34. g4 Nd2 35. Rd1 Qg3 36. Be2 Nf3) 31. b4 e3 32. Bxd3 exf2 33. g4 Nd2 34. Rd1 Qg3 35. Be2 Nf3 *

[Roger de Coverly]

A player who knows in advance that he will not be able to make it before the default time can, in these days of mobile comms, inform the organisers and allow them the chance to conjure up a new pairing before the round begins, perhaps.

The "no phones" stance seems to be weakening a bit with the arbiters at Olympia having no objection to switched off phones being present at the tables. If you leave your phone at home, you aren't able to communicate with the organisers.

[Roger de Coverly]

The problem is not the re-pairing per se. The problem is that title events require all games to be played to the same time control. I don't think that is stupid.

Events like the British Championship with one afternoon round a day and a notional five hour session could cope with games starting an hour late and still enable arbiters to get their evening meals in. So why not allow repairing subject to the same time limit being applied?

[NickFaulks]

So why not allow repairing subject to the same time limit being applied?

Which regulation forbidding this are you referring to?

[John McKenna]

Congratulations to Chris Rice and Tim Hebbes on their GM (Peter Wells & Benjamin Bok, respectively) draws in R1, yesterday.

Two rounds today (starting at 10:30 & 16:30)

R2 (FIDE Open) English players on the following live boards -

1. 8 IM Bates Richard A 2347 1 1 GM Safarli Eltaj 2691 1
6. 6 GM Gupta Abhijeet 2634 1 1 FM Sowray Peter J 2307 66
7. 65 FM Franklin Samuel Ga 2310 1 1 GM Melkumyan Hrant 2633 7
10. 69 FM Tarhon Brian 2299 1 1 GM Cornette Matthieu 2597 11
12. 72 Lercel Michal 2266 1 1 GM Hawkins Jonathan 2590 13
13. 14 GM Lenderman Alex 2581 1 1 O'toole George E 2264 74
17. GM Bogner Sebastian 2564 1 1 Osborne Marcus E 2257 77
19. 20 GM Svane Rasmus 2555 1 1 Merriman John 2243 81
20. 22 IM Sadzikowski Daniel 2547 1 1 Player Edmund C 2239 83
21. 79 FM Richardson John R 2248 1 1 GM Schroeder Jan-Christian 2541 23
22. 24 GM Ehlvest Jaan 2532 1 1 Hill Alistair 2237 85

[Jonathan Rogers]

Congratulations to Chris Rice and Tim Hebbes on their GM (Peter Wells & Benjamin Bok, respectively) draws in R1, yesterday.

Two rounds today (starting at 10:30 & 16:30)

R2 (FIDE Open) English players on the following live boards -

1. 8 IM Bates Richard A 2347 1 1 GM Safarli Eltaj 2691 1
6. 6 GM Gupta Abhijeet 2634 1 1 FM Sowray Peter J 2307 66
7. 65 FM Franklin Samuel Ga 2310 1 1 GM Melkumyan Hrant 2633 7
10. 69 FM Tarhon Brian 2299 1 1 GM Cornette Matthieu 2597 11
12. 72 Lercel Michal 2266 1 1 GM Hawkins Jonathan 2590 13
13. 14 GM Lenderman Alex 2581 1 1 O'toole George E 2264 74
17. GM Bogner Sebastian 2564 1 1 Osborne Marcus E 2257 77
19. 20 GM Svane Rasmus 2555 1 1 Merriman John 2243 81
20. 22 IM Sadzikowski Daniel 2547 1 1 Player Edmund C 2239 83
21. 79 FM Richardson John R 2248 1 1 GM Schroeder Jan-Christian 2541 23
22. 24 GM Ehlvest Jaan 2532 1 1 Hill Alistair 2237 85

Four Barbican players on the top six boards!

All right, they might not be the favourites at the bookmakers .... but COYB all the same!

[John McKenna]

Four Barbican players on the top six boards!

Five on the top seven gives better odds on a Barbican sweep.

[Jonathan Rogers]

I just realise that I meant four Barbican players on the top six listed above ... I suppose there are 90 players or more on 1/1!

[John McKenna]

That's due to me not listing all the live boards or better still only those with Barbicanians on. Let's hope it's a good day for them.

[Jonathan Rogers]

Mmm, just a half point from the above games (it's a bit like a real Barbican 2 match against one of the really big teams!). Brian Tarhon made his draw with Matthieu Cornette from a position of strength, though.

[Joshua Gibbs]

but COYB all the same!

coming from the red side of merseyside i never thought id agree with the initails COYB

[John McKenna]

R4 (FIDE Open) English players on live boards from 16:30 today -

10. 40 GM Arkell Keith C 2447 2½ 2½ GM Maze Sebastien 2608 9
13. 44 IM Daulyte Deimante 2429 2½ 2½ GM Hawkins Jonathan 2590 13
14. 14 GM Lenderman Alex 2581 2½ 2½ GM Williams Simon K 2443 41
15. 63 IM Cox John J 2320 2½ 2½ GM Moussard Jules 2571 15
17. 20 GM Svane Rasmus 2555 2½ 2½ IM Pert Richard G 2423 47
20. 69 FM Tarhon Brian 2299 2½ 2½ IM Bellahcene Bilel 2496 27
21. 32 IM Karthikeyan P. 2474 2½ 2½ IM Buckley Graeme N 2342 59
22. 71 Paszewski Mateusz 2281 2½ 2 GM Hebden Mark L 2492 2