Re: British Championship Congress 2017
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:39 pm
Yes.Brian Towers wrote:Chess24 has Wall v Longson on board 30 going
1) f4 d5
2) Nf3 Nf6
3) g3 c5
4) Bg2 Nc6
Result 0 - 1
What was that? A mobile phone?
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Yes.Brian Towers wrote:Chess24 has Wall v Longson on board 30 going
1) f4 d5
2) Nf3 Nf6
3) g3 c5
4) Bg2 Nc6
Result 0 - 1
What was that? A mobile phone?
Who is doing the transmission from the boards this year?Christopher Kreuzer wrote:Top board drawn. Board 2 (Hawkins-Emms) looks quite double-edged.
Might see a result there. That is if they can fix the transmission problems!
Dunno. It got fixed very quickly though!Carl Hibbard wrote:Who is doing the transmission from the boards this year?Christopher Kreuzer wrote:Top board drawn. Board 2 (Hawkins-Emms) looks quite double-edged.
Might see a result there. That is if they can fix the transmission problems!
I believe it's Matt Carr.Christopher Kreuzer wrote:Dunno. It got fixed very quickly though!Carl Hibbard wrote:Who is doing the transmission from the boards this year?Christopher Kreuzer wrote:Top board drawn. Board 2 (Hawkins-Emms) looks quite double-edged.
Might see a result there. That is if they can fix the transmission problems!
Luke has had 4 whites, John 3 so that should settle it.Christopher Kreuzer wrote:Yes, it will be a showdown between Emms and McShane in the next round. Trying to work out who will have which colour. Not sure which pairing 'rules' take precedence.
That's the story at the venue.Brian Towers wrote: What was that? A mobile phone?
From Tim's Facebook page: "Mobile phone went off after 4 moves, my first ever default."Roger de Coverly wrote:That's the story at the venue.Brian Towers wrote: What was that? A mobile phone?
Indeed round 8 pairingsLawrenceCooper wrote:Luke has had 4 whites, John 3 so that should settle it.Christopher Kreuzer wrote:Yes, it will be a showdown between Emms and McShane in the next round. Trying to work out who will have which colour. Not sure which pairing 'rules' take precedence.
In addition to Richard's earlier post via a quick glance at Chess-results but without doing any calculations:Alexander Hardwick wrote:Does anyone know who has/might have norm chances going into the final round?