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Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:17 pm
by Leonard Barden
Howell has drawn and Jones appears dead level, so there should be four teams on 7/8 match points, with the forced round five pairings

Russia v Armenia

Ukraine v England

Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:38 pm
by John Moore
Well, who would have believed it, particularly after 2-2 against Austria in the first round, a result which could have been even worse. Early days yet, of course, and tougher opponents to come but I doubt that anyone on board 2 will be looking forward to facing Luke.

Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2019 5:03 pm
by NickFaulks
Leonard Barden wrote:
Sun Oct 27, 2019 3:14 pm
Luke was busted but turned it right round with plenty of help from his opponent.
I never saw that, I thought it was a good game. Admittedly, 34.Bxf4, and therefore probably 32.Kh1, appears to have been based on an oversight, but you don't win with Black unless your opponent makes a mistake somewhere.

Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2019 7:08 pm
by Alex Holowczak
John Moore wrote:
Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:38 pm
Well, who would have believed it, particularly after 2-2 against Austria in the first round, a result which could have been even worse.
If you look back through the history of this tournament, 13 matchpoints has been enough to win it before. One combination that achieves that is 4 wins and 5 draws. A draw in Round 1 of 9, with a Swiss with only 40 teams, was fine because there was plenty of time to catch up. The same can't be said in the Olympiad, where a Round 1 draw would be much more of an issue; due to the wide range in ability between the top and bottom, 17+/22 is normally needed for a medal. In this, 13/18 is normally enough for a medal.

Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2019 8:23 pm
by NickFaulks
Alex Holowczak wrote:
Sun Oct 27, 2019 7:08 pm
The same can't be said in the Olympiad, where a Round 1 draw would be much more of an issue; due to the wide range in ability between the top and bottom, 17+/22 is normally needed for a medal.
The organisers can of course change the odds by imposing a daft pairing system.

Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 7:29 am
by Mick Norris
2.1 GM Ivanchuk, Vassily 2686 - GM Adams, Michael 2694
2.2 GM Kuzubov, Yuriy 2636 - GM Mcshane, Luke J 2682
2.3 GM Volokitin, Andrei 2627 - GM Howell, David W L 2694
2.4 GM Onischuk, Vladimir 2616 - GM Jones, Gawain C B 2688

Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 7:31 am
by Mick Norris
15.1 IM Houska, Jovanka 2430 - WFM Georgescu, Lena 2271
15.2 WGM Toma, Katarzyna 2272 - WIM Heinatz, Gundula 2175
15.3 WIM Lauterbach, Ingrid 2078 - WFM De Seroux, Camille 2140
15.4 WFM Bhatia, Kanwal K 2038 - Tamrazyan, Gohar 1955

Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 7:55 am
by John Moore
Alex Holowczak wrote:
Sun Oct 27, 2019 7:08 pm
John Moore wrote:
Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:38 pm
Well, who would have believed it, particularly after 2-2 against Austria in the first round, a result which could have been even worse.
If you look back through the history of this tournament, 13 matchpoints has been enough to win it before. One combination that achieves that is 4 wins and 5 draws. A draw in Round 1 of 9, with a Swiss with only 40 teams, was fine because there was plenty of time to catch up. The same can't be said in the Olympiad, where a Round 1 draw would be much more of an issue; due to the wide range in ability between the top and bottom, 17+/22 is normally needed for a medal. In this, 13/18 is normally enough for a medal.
Fair enough Alex, but the point I was trying to make was that the team's play in Round 1 did not suggest that they were likely to win their next three matches.

Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:23 am
by David Shepherd
Jon Speelman now commentating https://www.twitch.tv/jonspeelman

Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:33 pm
by Kevin Thurlow
I note that the Swedish women's team contains Pia Cramling and her daughter. Obviously, there have been occasions where siblings have played in the same team, but I cannot recall a mother/daughter or father/son occurrence. Doubtless I will be proved wrong.

Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:47 pm
by Alex Holowczak
Kevin Thurlow wrote:
Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:33 pm
I note that the Swedish women's team contains Pia Cramling and her daughter. Obviously, there have been occasions where siblings have played in the same team, but I cannot recall a mother/daughter or father/son occurrence. Doubtless I will be proved wrong.
The most tragic father/son occurrence was in Tromso 2014. Peter Meier was on board 1 for Seychelles, and his father Kurt was on board 2. It was Kurt who died with a heart attack during the final round.

Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:54 pm
by Roger de Coverly
Mick Norris wrote:
Mon Oct 28, 2019 7:29 am

2.2 GM Kuzubov, Yuriy 2636 - GM Mcshane, Luke J 2682
An amusing move in Luke's game, Luke is White.



You might think that 8. Qe2 or Q somewhere was forced, but 8 Ne5 is possible.

It's been seen before as might be expected. One of the byways of opening theory.


Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 2:07 pm
by Mick Norris
Gawain has won

Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 2:33 pm
by Tim Harding
John Moore wrote:
Sun Oct 27, 2019 4:38 pm
I doubt that anyone on board 2 will be looking forward to facing Luke.
Famous last words?

Re: 22th European Team Chess Championship 2019

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 2:45 pm
by Mick Norris
Luke has lost; Howell & Volokitin are both in time trouble

EDIT having reached the time control, David looks to be in trouble; Mickey has drawn