Re: World Senior Individuals, Bled, November 2018
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 11:09 am
Dinah Norman's performance was indeed excellent, especially the way she defeated the defending champion,WGM Tamar Khmiadashvili, in round 1 from a position where she was a pawn down. Dinah says she may play the Open next time.
Her husband Ken, Ivan, Terry, Ian and some others can also be very pleased with their performances.
Terry's game as Black with 2482-rated French GM Eric Prie was very interesting although unfortunately there was just one move in the middle where he could probably have forced a winning position.
Also noteworthy is that the unrated David Bray, from Leicester I believe, began with 3/4. After a bad patch, perhaps unused to such a long event, he finished on 50 per cent and an Rp of 2121.
In the 50+ Hassan Erdogan, also unrated, had an Rp of 1818 for his 3.5; I think he's been out of chess for a long time but he was in a class I taught at Catford Grammar School over 40 years ago.
Although this is the ENGLISH chess forum, two outstanding Scottish performances deserve to be noted.
IM Craig Pritchett won 9th prize in the 65+ with 7.5/11. He always does pretty well but this may have been his highest placing yet and like all of us he is not getting any younger.
GM Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, playing the Seniors for the first time I think, was joint leader in the OPEN 50+ after the first week with 5/6.
She then had two tough pairings: GM Bagaturov (who finished second) and Keith Arkell (ninth), after which she scored 2.5 from the last three games to finish eighth with 7.5. She might have made it 3/3 but in round 10 she was paired with her husband Jonathan (short draw).
The venue and organisation were excellent. Most people would probably be happy to go back in two or three years.
I hope to get a report up at www.chessmail.com by Tuesday.
Her husband Ken, Ivan, Terry, Ian and some others can also be very pleased with their performances.
Terry's game as Black with 2482-rated French GM Eric Prie was very interesting although unfortunately there was just one move in the middle where he could probably have forced a winning position.
Also noteworthy is that the unrated David Bray, from Leicester I believe, began with 3/4. After a bad patch, perhaps unused to such a long event, he finished on 50 per cent and an Rp of 2121.
In the 50+ Hassan Erdogan, also unrated, had an Rp of 1818 for his 3.5; I think he's been out of chess for a long time but he was in a class I taught at Catford Grammar School over 40 years ago.
Although this is the ENGLISH chess forum, two outstanding Scottish performances deserve to be noted.
IM Craig Pritchett won 9th prize in the 65+ with 7.5/11. He always does pretty well but this may have been his highest placing yet and like all of us he is not getting any younger.
GM Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, playing the Seniors for the first time I think, was joint leader in the OPEN 50+ after the first week with 5/6.
She then had two tough pairings: GM Bagaturov (who finished second) and Keith Arkell (ninth), after which she scored 2.5 from the last three games to finish eighth with 7.5. She might have made it 3/3 but in round 10 she was paired with her husband Jonathan (short draw).
The venue and organisation were excellent. Most people would probably be happy to go back in two or three years.
I hope to get a report up at www.chessmail.com by Tuesday.