World Cup Knockout 2019
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Re: World Cup Knockout 2019
So was Gawain's, but it ain't no more.
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Re: World Cup Knockout 2019
The line given by SF as -2 for Black in Luke's game still seems to end in a book draw, so don't despair
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Re: World Cup Knockout 2019
Some pretty average technique there, as they say on the cricket commentary
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Re: World Cup Knockout 2019
They have both drummed up some play, at least
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And SF likes their positions the more it has time to assess them
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next few moves critical for Gawain... (at move 40)
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Shame for Gawain - he played a really nice game for quite a while. Knight promotion in Luke's game, knight promotion fans.
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Re: World Cup Knockout 2019
you know, I hadn't seen that trick before in Luke's game (1...Rc1+ with the point 2 Rxc1 b2+ 3 Kb1 Kb3) and it looks to be worth remembering.
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Luke is Black in the next as well, is this deliberate, to nullify the "always having advantage of White first" ?
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So what would WE play against the Caro-Kann is a must-win world cup speed eliminator?
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Oh, do people still play 1 e4 ?
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Re: World Cup Knockout 2019
For some reason Chessbomb is now showing the score for Yuffa v McShane round five when you try and look at Yuffa v McShane game four!Jonathan Rogers wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:59 pmyou know, I hadn't seen that trick before in Luke's game (1...Rc1+ with the point 2 Rxc1 b2+ 3 Kb1 Kb3) and it looks to be worth remembering.
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Re: World Cup Knockout 2019
I do, all the time
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Awesome blunder from Luke to lose game seven
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Re: World Cup Knockout 2019
He made three oversights/blunders - I don't suppose he meant to lose the pawn on d4, he was even better before he later lost the pawn on h5, to a one move check; and that was before his whole queen got trapped.
So he seems tired, and that perhaps is the most worrying sign - of course he can cope with being a game down by itself.
So he seems tired, and that perhaps is the most worrying sign - of course he can cope with being a game down by itself.