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Mick Norris
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by Mick Norris » Mon Sep 12, 2016 2:10 pm
Christopher Kreuzer wrote:If (still a big if) we win this, can we be paired with the USA in the last round for a quick draw?? Er, though not before move 30, of course.
EDIT: Actually, it is so tight at the top, that no teams will be doing anything like last round draws. Also just spotted that the player who beat Luke (Lorparizangeneh) has scored a GM norm.
There's the board prizes to consider as well
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Roger de Coverly
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by Roger de Coverly » Mon Sep 12, 2016 2:12 pm
Jonathan Rogers wrote:
Stockfish now saying "hang on, not sure it's a forced win"
A long think by White. According to the chessbomb stockfish, he came up with the wrong choice at move 20, Ng4 being the engine suggestion. It has the obvious points that after .. Bxg4, you retake with the Queen guarding d4 and there's a threat of Nh6 check if you don't take.
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by David Sedgwick » Mon Sep 12, 2016 2:13 pm
Michael Flatt wrote:Nigel White wrote:David Sedgwick wrote:In Hungary v Netherlands, Berkes and Giri have drawn in 3 moves. Not surprisingly, this is generating some comment.
The regulations (which it seems many players have not read) prohibit draw offers in the first 30 moves. So either a transmission error or complete disregard of the rules.
Transmission error. Chess24 camera shows they are playing.
As now does the live board.
My apologies to both players.
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Paul Dargan
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by Paul Dargan » Mon Sep 12, 2016 2:20 pm
Well Nigel seems to have blown-away Safarli with the Black pieces...
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Angus French
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by Angus French » Mon Sep 12, 2016 2:21 pm
Roger de Coverly wrote:Jonathan Rogers wrote:
Stockfish now saying "hang on, not sure it's a forced win"
A long think by White. According to the chessbomb stockfish, he came up with the wrong choice at move 20, Ng4 being the engine suggestion. It has the obvious points that after .. Bxg4, you retake with the Queen guarding d4 and there's a threat of Nh6 check if you don't take.
If 20. Ng4 what about Bxg4 21. Qxg4 h5? (if 22. Qxh5 I'm thinking 22... Nf4).
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JustinHorton
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by JustinHorton » Mon Sep 12, 2016 2:23 pm
Matt Mackenzie wrote:John Moore wrote:Azerbaijan have left out Radjabov which you would think must help England
His form in this event has again been fairly unimpressive (Kramnik squashed him like a bug yesterday)
It seems to me it's been some time since Radjabov's chess showed a great deal of enthusiasm.
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MJMcCready
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by MJMcCready » Mon Sep 12, 2016 2:43 pm
I knew quite a few people who knew Radjabov when I lived in Baku, they mostly said he changed a lot after he got married.
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Roger de Coverly
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by Roger de Coverly » Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:03 pm
Angus French wrote:
If 20. Ng4 what about Bxg4 21. Qxg4 h5? (if 22. Qxh5 I'm thinking 22... Nf4).
I think you go back to g4 and then use the pin of the f4 Knight to the d4 square to attempt to regain the piece.
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Christopher Kreuzer
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:11 pm
Nigel has won and Mickey has drawn. Down to the youngsters now...
Howell in awful time trouble and still worse. Jones is better and up on the clock. Looks like 2-2 at worse, hopefully a match win.
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Paul Dargan
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by Paul Dargan » Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:18 pm
15:18 - looking good - Howell about level on the clock!
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by JustinHorton » Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:41 pm
Crucial moment in Jones-Naiditsch and...
...screenfreeze
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Christopher Kreuzer
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:42 pm
Howell still has some moves to make to reach the time control. Pawn down, but looks like the position should be drawn. Jones might have been winning, but now his advantage is down to less than a pawn in the computer assessment. Difficult position.
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IanCalvert
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by IanCalvert » Mon Sep 12, 2016 3:44 pm
Maybe "Winter is Coming"? I guess Jack Rudd could estimate the probability that we will get Russia in the last round!
