The British itself!

[Nick Burrows]

Hypothetically, do people agree that if Howell abided by a rule that he could think for no more than say 8 minutes for any one move his rating would increase significantly?

[Matthew Turner]

Yes

[Paul McKeown]

Analysis of Hawkins - N Pert from round 9 here

http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2014/ ... 33281.html

Thanks - that helps a bit. Didn't understand anything about that game, it just seemed like random bonkers early on.

[Nick Burrows]

Chances of Hebden holding?

[IM Jack Rudd]

Hypothetically, do people agree that if Howell abided by a rule that he could think for no more than say 8 minutes for any one move his rating would increase significantly?

Mu. I don't think he's any more capable of abiding by this rule than I am of abiding by the equal and opposite one.

[Matthew Turner]

That analysis (Hawkins - Pert) strikes me as pretty ropey. As the game transpires Qe5+ looks like it was slightly inaccurate. Instead Bxf6 Qxf6 Qe3+ looks like an advantage for White.

[Chris Rice]

Chances of Hebden holding?

Difficult to see how he's going to hold that. His king's cut off, White has the outside passed pawn and is of course a pawn up as well.

[Paul McKeown]

Chances of Hebden holding?

Seems like he's on to a loser to me. Pawn down, same coloured bishops, pawns on both sides of the board, passed pawns already, his rook in front rather than behind the opposing passed pawn, facing a nicely centralised king able to dart to the queenside to support his passed pawn and hold up the opposing passed pawn. Only thing going for him really is that the queening square of the passed White pawn is of the opposite colour to the bishops.

[Paul McKeown]

That analysis (Hawkins - Pert) strikes me as pretty ropey. As the game transpires Qe5+ looks like it was slightly inaccurate. Instead Bxf6 Qxf6 Qe3+ looks like an advantage for White.

I did say "a bit" - it didn't help greatly. I would like someone to explain the relevant points of that game, I really understood "Bahnhof".

[Andy Stoker]

In Hawkins-Pert, was there any mileage in Bc4 after ....c6 -presumably not because I've not seen it mentioned ... but it looked good down at my coffee house

[Nick Burrows]

Hypothetically, do people agree that if Howell abided by a rule that he could think for no more than say 8 minutes for any one move his rating would increase significantly?

Mu. I don't think he's any more capable of abiding by this rule than I am of abiding by the equal and opposite one.

Well he can do it - as shown when he is short of time!

I reckon you and David paired would be killers at tandom chess!

[Matthew Turner]

At the time control David thouhgt for over half an hour over Bxe4 but I don't really understand Mark's response. I had assumed David was worried about Rd8. I assume Mark is just lost now.

[Carl Hibbard]

At the time control David thouhgt for over half an hour over Bxe4 but I don't really understand Mark's response. I had assumed David was worried about Rd8. I assume Mark is just lost now.

Yes that one looks over.

[Paul McKeown]

What the hell is Howell doing letting his clock run down like this? It's entirely unnecessary.

[Paul Dargan]

Charlie Storey (aka Sniper Chief) for most combative player award again? Has again managed to go through 11 rounds without a draw...

Paul