Hastings13-14

[Jonathan Rogers]

I have just looked at the Gormally game and that is indeed a tragedy. I feel very sorry for him, though at the same time am hoping that he will not feel the urge to write at length about the experience in CHESS.

[John Moore]

Nice win by the Jamaican player Duane Rowe.

[John Moore]

Incidentally, whilst I remember, can I say thank you very much for the excellent live coverage this year.

[Jonathan Rogers]

Damn it, I had just ordered a T-shirt "Radovanovic - Hastings Champion 2014"

[Angus French]

Nice win by the Jamaican player Duane Rowe.

It looks like Rowe's opponent was better but blundered with 19... Kh8, allowing 20 e6 to open the a1-h8 diagonal.

[John Moore]

Say thank you for the live coverage, Jon

[Jonathan Rogers]

Thank you for the live coverage, Jon

[Jonathan Rogers]

(But of course, we do thank Carl for his efforts. Hopefully he doesn't have to pay to host the games, as he does with this site!)

[Carl Hibbard]

(But of course, we do thank Carl for his efforts. Hopefully he doesn't have to pay to host the games, as he does with this site!)

Yes there is a cost of course nothing is free

But your heroes are Dave and Matthew as my mother could setup a server and watch from a distance.

[Sean Hewitt]

...my mother could setup a server and watch from a distance.

[benedgell]

Really can't understand why Khenkin had a quick draw today.

[AustinElliott]

Really can't understand why Khenkin had a quick draw today.

It does seem an odd decision, since on paper he had much the easiest draw of all the players on 6/8, and he had white.

Of course, there may be a good reason we're not aware of, like his not being well.

The sad thing was that the other players on 6/8 seemed to take their cue from the Khenkin-Radovanovic result, and we got very, very cagey games. I was hoping pre-round that that the probabilty of Khenkin winning would mean the others going all-out too, but it was not to be. Of all seven games involving players on 6/8 or 5.5/8, the indefatigable Mark Hebden was the only person to fashion a win, thereby earning himself a share of the 1st place tie. Great recovery by him after that loss to Sarkar.

[Mike W. Richardt]

Really can't understand why Khenkin had a quick draw today.

In Germany Khenkin has a reputation of having quick draws in tournaments even against lower rated players.

[benedgell]

My memories very fuzzy on this, but was Khenkin the guy who took a quick draw for Germany (against Russia, I think?) when they needed to win 4-0 in the last round of one of the team events?

[Martin Crichton]

Pretty obvious to me that Radonovic did his homework...seen that this Kenkin guy accepted several quick draws and offered a draw on move 11. Radonovic to be admired.