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Roger de Coverly
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by Roger de Coverly » Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:05 pm
Ian Thompson wrote:
That seems spot on to me, and a serious mistake by the arbiters. How could that happen, when the Chief Arbiter is infallible?
They could try the novelty of following their own rules.
From
http://www.fide.com/component/handbook/ ... w=category
8(d) wrote:(d) For FIDE events with more than 30 participants, a large digital countdown device must be installed in the playing hall. For FIDE events with fewer than 30 players an appropriate announcement must be made five minutes before the game is due to start and again one minute before the start of the game.
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Matthew Turner
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by Matthew Turner » Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:09 pm
Roger,
That was followed for previous games, so it most likely was again. Cori just wasn't there to hear the announcements or see the countdown.
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Matthew Turner
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by Matthew Turner » Thu Aug 15, 2013 2:34 pm
Mickey must be in a fairly standard (level) position but he is almost half an hour behind on the clock - bit of a worry
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LawrenceCooper
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by LawrenceCooper » Thu Aug 15, 2013 4:00 pm
Matthew Turner wrote:Mickey might be getting a very small edge.
Did you think the computer suggested line of 20...Ba5 21.Re3 Bd2 22.Ra3 Ne2+ 23.Kh1 Nxf4 24.Rxa7 Rxe5 etc was worth trying?
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Matthew Turner
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by Matthew Turner » Thu Aug 15, 2013 4:02 pm
That left White very active. Particularly given the situation I would prefer Mickey's Ne6
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Andrew Collins
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by Andrew Collins » Thu Aug 15, 2013 4:27 pm
No rest for Adams tomorrow then, never heard of his opponent, I wonder what his strategy will be tommorow
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LawrenceCooper
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by LawrenceCooper » Thu Aug 15, 2013 4:31 pm
Andrew Collins wrote:No rest for Adams tomorrow then, never heard of his opponent, I wonder what his strategy will be tommorow
After a missed chance yesterday a relatively quick draw with black is probably very welcome.
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Christopher Kreuzer
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Thu Aug 15, 2013 5:05 pm
Matthew Turner wrote:Kamsky just realised he missed 20.....Qxh2 unbelievable.
Luckily for him, his opponent has now returned the favour with 23.Kf1.
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Matthew Turner
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by Matthew Turner » Thu Aug 15, 2013 5:10 pm
That is almost as bad, Nh4 looks incredibly natural, they have both totally lost the plot now.
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LawrenceCooper
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by LawrenceCooper » Thu Aug 15, 2013 5:11 pm
Matthew Turner wrote:That is almost as bad, Nh4 looks incredibly natural, they have both totally lost the plot now.
Rf1 too
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Christopher Kreuzer
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by Christopher Kreuzer » Thu Aug 15, 2013 5:28 pm
Kamsky hasn't played the best move in the world (31...g2). Looks like neither player knows what is going on...
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Matthew Turner
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by Matthew Turner » Thu Aug 15, 2013 5:32 pm
29....Rxf3 was so simple, I cannot believe Black didn't play that. Now Houdini showing White better - remarkable
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Ian Kingston
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by Ian Kingston » Thu Aug 15, 2013 6:04 pm
Shirov about to be KO-ed. Superb game by the teenager.
