Netanya Masters
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Netanya Masters
Starting tomorrow, starring Luke McShane.
Participants: http://imt.chess.org.il/participants-masters/
Live games: https://chess24.com/en/embed-tournament ... sters-2019
http://chess-results.com/tnr437937.aspx ... =0&flag=30
Participants: http://imt.chess.org.il/participants-masters/
Live games: https://chess24.com/en/embed-tournament ... sters-2019
http://chess-results.com/tnr437937.aspx ... =0&flag=30
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Re: Netanya Masters
As the 5th seed (according to the organiser's list), or the 4th seed (according to chess-results.com), I'm not sure I'd agree with that.
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Re: Netanya Masters
McSHANE WINS in round 1 with Black in 31 moves! Opponent Maxim Rodshtein blunders big time in a level position. Quick draws in Gelfand v Dubov and Svidler v Dominguez Perez and the other two still going, so our Brit currently leading the field.
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Re: Netanya Masters
Luke was the clear leader after round one since all the other four games were drawn.
He is going for it again this afternoon as White in a Catalan against Pavel Eljanov of Ukraine, sacrificing the exchange for a pawn, a pawn centre and the bishop pair. The evaluation briefly went to +1 but it's now back to level.
https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2019-ne ... anov_Pavel
I think this is Luke's first individual elite tournament outside England since the 2012 Tal Memorial where he was a wildcard chosen by public vote but was only run out of first place by Carlsen in the final round.
He is going for it again this afternoon as White in a Catalan against Pavel Eljanov of Ukraine, sacrificing the exchange for a pawn, a pawn centre and the bishop pair. The evaluation briefly went to +1 but it's now back to level.
https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2019-ne ... anov_Pavel
I think this is Luke's first individual elite tournament outside England since the 2012 Tal Memorial where he was a wildcard chosen by public vote but was only run out of first place by Carlsen in the final round.
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Re: Netanya Masters
Luke wins again! It was an error-strewn game and the eventual ending should have been drawn, but Eljanov couldn't handle Luke's united passers.
McShane 2/2; Leinier Dominguez (top seed, USA) and Tamir Nabaty (Israel) 1.5.
Next up: Nabaty v McShane.
McShane 2/2; Leinier Dominguez (top seed, USA) and Tamir Nabaty (Israel) 1.5.
Next up: Nabaty v McShane.
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Re: Netanya Masters
I was following it with a decent engine, and on the whole the game was well played by both, until the final error from Elijanov. I don't know about elsewhere but the 'house' engine on Chess24 is atrocious and regularly gives a misleading assessment.Leonard Barden wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:18 pmIt was an error-strewn game and the eventual ending should have been drawn, but Eljanov couldn't handle Luke's united passers.
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Re: Netanya Masters
Awful time management from Luke in this game.
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I suppose Luke must have missed the idea of g4 when he decided to grab e5. Long think, wrong think, arguably. But not a game where time trouble was relevant really.
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Re: Netanya Masters
He had 8 mins plus left after 14 moves played. Surely that makes holding a difficult position near impossible.Paul Cooksey wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:49 pmBut not a game where time trouble was relevant really.
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The position after move 14 looks more than difficult to me, I'd guess most GMs would take the ok position the computer finds after Bg7 with 8 plus increment rather than the game line with an hour and 8. A lot of GMs are willing to get into severe time trouble in bad positions.
I suppose Luke has regrets about losing such a game. But I suspect they are that he did not find all the defensive resources, rather than that he did not play the moves he found faster.
I suppose Luke has regrets about losing such a game. But I suspect they are that he did not find all the defensive resources, rather than that he did not play the moves he found faster.
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Re: Netanya Masters
I wouldn't be happy at move 3Paul Cooksey wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 11:02 pmThe position after move 14 looks more than difficult to me
Either 3 .. c5 or 3 .. d5 to avoid defending a Pirc.
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Re: Netanya Masters
Nobody here following this since last Tuesday, but big moment right now for Luke, whose Bxh6 sac has exposed top seed and tournament leader Dominguez's king and is showing +3 on the engine.
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Re: Netanya Masters
McShane, Luke J vs Dominguez Perez, Leinier
Any postings on here represent my personal views
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Assuming unfinished games go as the engine predicts, scores with three rounds to go will be
Dominguez 4.5/7; McShane, Smirin, Gelfand and Dubov 4.
Dominguez 4.5/7; McShane, Smirin, Gelfand and Dubov 4.