British Championship Thread

[John Moore]

Ah Ian I thought Wells had stabilised but we shall see

[Ian Lamb]

John bishop and 3 pawns for a rook should be a slight plus i thought with two bishops on the board.

[John Moore]

Yes of course - what I meant by stabilised was black square control for White

[James Toon]

Today's update on the Seniors. With eight players tied for the lead on 3½ out of 5, some hopes were expressed last night that the top four boards should all be drawn in order to allow some of the players on 3 out of 5 a chance to catch up with the leaders in advance of the last round. Boards 2, 3 and 4 were all duly drawn. However, there was an unfortunate development on board 1. Alan Barton, who was due to play White against David Anderton, phoned in ill after the round had started: it is not clear whether Alan will be fit enough to play in the last round. David agreed to play against Michael Dean who had been due to take a bye: this game continues.

Anderton duly beat Dean - not surprising with a 500 point rating difference. All the other top contenders drew against each other - again not surprising as their ratings were much closer together. So in tomorrow's final round, Anderton has the sole lead on 4.5/6 with eight others on 4/6, making him the favourite to win. Does he deserve to be ahead? Having played Dean, he now has the lowest average opponent rating of anyone in the top 10. On the other hand, you have to take your chances when they come...

Maybe there was no real alternative in the circumstances.

[Ian Lamb]

looks like conquest has blown it in timetrouble and howell winning now and with williams drawing all howell will need with white is a draw tommrow and he be British champion.

[Jonathan Bryant]

looks like conquest has blown it in timetrouble and howell winning now and with williams drawing all howell will need with white is a draw tommrow and he be Brtish champion.

My computer agrees with yours ... although with 14 moves to play in five minutes I think it's a little premature to chalk this one up just yet.

[Paul McKeown]

Excellent win by Hebden! Great control throughout it appeared to me, doubtless some engine mechanic will tell me otherwise!

[Jonathan Bryant]

although we can now!

[Ian Lamb]

yep so will howell play tom rendle tommrow? if so he have white cant see tom turning a draw can you?always thought hebden would beat tom there just ground him down.

[Ian Lamb]

still no sign of the pgn files up for round 9 and round 10 ended now.

[Paul McKeown]

always thought hebden would beat tom there just ground him down.

That's what I meant by "great control". It's always such a pleasure watching Hebden's games when he wins: they seem so logically constructed. To say "just ground him down" is rather missing the fact that his opponent was an International Master.

[Jonathan Bryant]

always thought hebden would beat tom there just ground him down.

That's what I meant by "great control". It's always such a pleasure watching Hebden's games when he wins: they seem so logically constructed. To say "just ground him down" is rather missing the fact that his opponent was an International Master.

Similar story for Arkell - Eggleston I thought (although Egg isn't an IM yet)


As for Howell's last round... does it have to be Rendle? Seems to me it could also be Greet or Lane - but then I know nothing about these things.

[Ian Lamb]

it could be put all 3 ims and there not really going to want to be him with black i think they take a draw if its offered.

[Ian Lamb]

what happend to Alan Barton in the seniors seems he had to go home or withdraw when he was leading with 3.5 any news on this?

[JustinHorton]

That wasn't the Fried Liver.