2013 British Chess Championships (Torquay)
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A suggestion, have a local competition to qualify for the Brit championship, instead of county championship, or even horror of horrors, only county first and seconds qualify.
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Isn't it. I wouldn't expect any further moves.Andrew Bak wrote:48...f6 is a brilliant GM touch!Thomas Rendle wrote:And all over if David finds Nf5+ and Ne7.
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...though I would expect wrong.
Futile, though.
Futile, though.
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And congratulations to David Howell.
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Yes a round to spare is impressiveJustinHorton wrote:And congratulations to David Howell.
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OK, I think this takes the prize for the worst suggestion for the qualification rules so far. Congratulations.PeterTurland wrote:A suggestion, have a local competition to qualify for the Brit championship, instead of county championship, or even horror of horrors, only county first and seconds qualify.
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Wow thanks Jack
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Howell needs to win tomorrow to equal the Championship record of 10/11.Carl Hibbard wrote:Yes a round to spare is impressiveJustinHorton wrote:And congratulations to David Howell.
Moreover, whatever one thinks of the strength of the event overall, no-one can say that he hasn't played a demanding field.
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Indeed, a very impressive performance. No-one else in the field has looked remotely close to challenging David. His TPR after round 10 is over 200 points higher than the next best. Congratulations!
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A performance beyond 2800 is definitely an impressive result, more than 150 points above his own rating.David Sedgwick wrote:Moreover, whatever one thinks of the strength of the event overall, no-one can say that he hasn't played a demanding field.
If anything, I would not have expected 4 players still unbeaten after 10 rounds. There should be a special trophy for Gormally for not a single draw, hopefully he wont ruin the score on the last round.
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It's worth noting that Rudd, Tavares and Fernandez are also drawless.
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David Sedgwick wrote:... no-one can say that he hasn't played a demanding field.
Indeed so. Even tougher than 2009?
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Andrew Zigmond has sent us an interesting report from the Soanes Weekend Tournament and his experiences in Torquay:
Andrew Zigmond’s Impressions from Torquay
Andrew Zigmond’s Impressions from Torquay
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I enjoyed your game today Jack - well played!
...b6 looked very mysterious until ..a6 and ..Ra7 were played. Was this the idea when played?
...b6 looked very mysterious until ..a6 and ..Ra7 were played. Was this the idea when played?