22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

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Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Post by Roger de Coverly » Thu Oct 24, 2019 8:38 pm

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I'm sure there was a similar pseudo-Marshall innovation in the Lopez a few years ago but I can't quite remember what it was, let alone what happened to it
Gaweski was the man the variation is usually named after, but others including a younger Carlsen played it.

It ran 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 d5

I believe the eventual verdict is that Black doesn't get quite enough and it doesn't seem to feature in more recent years. I only ever played it once during its fashionable period over ten years ago. My opponent had prepared for it because of its then popularity and we reproduced for a handful of moves, the game Adams v Carlsen from the 2007 World Cup.

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Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Post by JustinHorton » Thu Oct 24, 2019 8:50 pm

Ah yes, that was it, thanks very much
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Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Post by Mick Norris » Fri Oct 25, 2019 7:48 am

9.1 GM Adams, Michael 2694 - GM Andersen, Mads 2601
9.2 GM Mcshane, Luke J 2682 - GM Hansen, Sune Berg 2573
9.3 GM Howell, David W L 2694 - IM Thybo, Jesper Sondergaard 2550
9.4 GM Pert, Nicholas 2557 - GM Schandorff, Lars 2496

15.1 IM Houska, Jovanka 2430 - WIM Goossens, Hanne 2156
15.2 WGM Toma, Katarzyna 2272 - WFM Vanduyfhuys, Daria 1983
15.3 WFM Longson, Sarah N 2073 - Barbier, Astrid 1974
15.4 WFM Bhatia, Kanwal K 2038 - Cuvelier, Annelies 1844
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Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Post by Roger de Coverly » Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:06 pm

Mick Norris wrote:
Fri Oct 25, 2019 7:48 am
9.1 GM Adams, Michael 2694 - GM Andersen, Mads 2601
9.2 GM Mcshane, Luke J 2682 - GM Hansen, Sune Berg 2573
9.3 GM Howell, David W L 2694 - IM Thybo, Jesper Sondergaard 2550
9.4 GM Pert, Nicholas 2557 - GM Schandorff, Lars 2496
Wins today for Luke and David, draws for the other two. The chessbomb Stockfish reckons there was a winning idea in the Adams ending, but it would have been extremely lengthy to compute, even assuming it works.

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Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Post by Mick Norris » Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:25 pm

Decent result

Sweden next

Good win for the Women's team who play Greece next
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Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Post by LawrenceCooper » Sat Oct 26, 2019 7:25 am

Bo. 20 Sweden Rtg - 2 England Rtg 0 : 0
5.1 GM Grandelius, Nils 2691 - GM Adams, Michael 2694
5.2 GM Hillarp Persson, Tiger 2550 - GM Mcshane, Luke J 2682
5.3 GM Blomqvist, Erik 2523 - GM Howell, David W L 2694
5.4 GM Carlsson, Pontus 2447 - GM Jones, Gawain C B 2688

Bo. 20 Greece Rtg - 24 England Rtg 0 : 0
12.1 FM Avramidou, Anastasia 2247 - IM Houska, Jovanka 2430
12.2 WIM Pavlidou, Ekaterini 2183 - WGM Toma, Katarzyna 2272
12.3 WGM Makropoulou, Marina 2201 - WIM Lauterbach, Ingrid 2078
12.4 WIM Makka, Ioulia 2048 - WFM Bhatia, Kanwal K 2038

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Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Post by Thomas Rendle » Sat Oct 26, 2019 3:57 pm

Looks like an impressive team performance vs Sweden. It's just a shame the time-scrambles/games in general are less fun to watch with the delay.

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Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Post by LawrenceCooper » Sat Oct 26, 2019 4:33 pm

Thomas Rendle wrote:
Sat Oct 26, 2019 3:57 pm
Looks like an impressive team performance vs Sweden. It's just a shame the time-scrambles/games in general are less fun to watch with the delay.
Agreed. Also positive that all five players have a win.

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Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Post by Jonathan Rogers » Sat Oct 26, 2019 5:05 pm

Gawain was especially impressive, I thought.

Well, all the tough teams yet to be played of course, but still very good today.

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Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Post by LawrenceCooper » Sat Oct 26, 2019 6:19 pm

Jonathan Rogers wrote:
Sat Oct 26, 2019 5:05 pm
Gawain was especially impressive, I thought.

Well, all the tough teams yet to be played of course, but still very good today.

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White against Netherlands in the open section and Germany in the women.

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Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Post by Mick Norris » Sat Oct 26, 2019 10:58 pm

Adams v Giri then presumably
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Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Post by JustinHorton » Sun Oct 27, 2019 6:39 am

2.1 GM Adams, Michael 2694 - GM Giri, Anish 2780
2.2 GM McShane, Luke J 2682 - GM L'Ami, Erwin 2619
2.3 GM Howell, David W L 2694 - GM Van Den Doel, Erik 2603
2.4 GM Jones, Gawain C B 2688 - GM Van Foreest, Lucas 2531


11.1 IM Houska, Jovanka 2430 - WGM Hoolt, Sarah 2323
11.2 WGM Toma, Katarzyna 2272 - WGM Klek, Hanna Marie 2248
11.3 WIM Lauterbach, Ingrid 2078 - WIM Osmanodja, Filiz 2225
11.4 WFM Longson, Sarah N 2073 - WIM Muetsch, Annmarie 2266
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Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Post by Roger de Coverly » Sun Oct 27, 2019 3:05 pm

JustinHorton wrote:
Sun Oct 27, 2019 6:39 am
2.1 GM Adams, Michael 2694 - GM Giri, Anish 2780
2.2 GM McShane, Luke J 2682 - GM L'Ami, Erwin 2619
2.3 GM Howell, David W L 2694 - GM Van Den Doel, Erik 2603
2.4 GM Jones, Gawain C B 2688 - GM Van Foreest, Lucas 2531
Adams has drawn and Gawain looks likely to fairly soon. Luke should win easily, which will leave David needing to draw for the match. It's Rook and opposite Bishops each, but Van Den Doel has an extra isolated but passed pawn, Chessbomb's Stockfish gives about 0.4 as White's advantage.

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Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Post by Leonard Barden » Sun Oct 27, 2019 3:14 pm

Great recovery by the team, since Adams was worse against the in-form Giri and Luke was busted but turned it right round with plenty of help from his opponent. Gawain is a dead draw and David should be able to hold.

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Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Post by Jonathan Rogers » Sun Oct 27, 2019 3:18 pm

match win looking very likely then; perhaps L'Ami had missed that after 36..Rxe6! 37 Qxe6 would be answered by ...Nf2+ and ..Rxg2+. That's quite a Luke-like win (with black) - including the initially miserable Stockfish assessment (but Luke plays v humans).

Can it go on like this? Great fun today, anyway!