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I am slightly surprised Nick Pert accepted the draw. Whatever the computer says, it seems to me that it is White who has the harder task in the final position to find the precise moves to hold. Mark you, having defended for so long against a 2700 plus player, psychologically it is understandable
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Howell squeezing something out of this position... (still most likely drawn).
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Ameet Ghasi also pressing for 6/8 (recovering from losing to Jack in round 1).
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I can't understand why nobody is talking about RdC v Sugden with the two ancient Cambridge graduates trying to knock lumps off each other. At the moment it looks like a case of "he who queens last, queens best" as the computer favours the Sage of Bourne End.
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That is a bit of a complicated game!John Saunders wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 6:55 pmI can't understand why nobody is talking about RdC v Sugden with the two ancient Cambridge graduates trying to knock lumps off each other. At the moment it looks like a case of "he who queens last, queens best" as the computer favours the Sage of Bourne End.
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OK, maybe not! Howell draws level with Adams, and as both will get relatively easy pairings tomorrow, it may well be a playoff if they get the same result.Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 6:41 pmHowell squeezing something out of this position... (still most likely drawn).
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You are entitled to your opinion of course but playing Luke McShane is hardly an easy pairingChristopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:12 pmOK, maybe not! Howell draws level with Adams, and as both will get relatively easy pairings tomorrow, it may well be a playoff if they get the same result.Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 6:41 pmHowell squeezing something out of this position... (still most likely drawn).
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I hadn't seen the draw, is it up yet? I can't see it on chess results.com. (EDIT: I am being silly, there are games still going on!) Of course playing Luke is not an easy pairing, but I was under the impression that Adams would get a (relatively) easy pairing, and that Howell had also played all the leading players, but missed that he hadn't played Luke. I saw a comment on chess24 from Jack Rudd that Adams will likely get Black against Gormally.LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:13 pmYou are entitled to your opinion of course but playing Luke McShane is hardly an easy pairingChristopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:12 pmOK, maybe not! Howell draws level with Adams, and as both will get relatively easy pairings tomorrow, it may well be a playoff if they get the same result.Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 6:41 pmHowell squeezing something out of this position... (still most likely drawn).
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The draw is published at 9pm albeit the pairings at the top seem forced. There are still games going on in any case.Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:18 pmI hadn't seen the draw, is it up yet? I can't see it on chess results.com. (EDIT: I am being silly, there are games still going on!) Of course playing Luke is not an easy pairing, but I was under the impression that Adams would get a (relatively) easy pairing, and that Howell had also played all the leading players, but missed that he hadn't played Luke. I saw a comment on chess24 from Jack Rudd that Adams will likely get Black against Gormally.LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:13 pmYou are entitled to your opinion of course but playing Luke McShane is hardly an easy pairingChristopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:12 pm
OK, maybe not! Howell draws level with Adams, and as both will get relatively easy pairings tomorrow, it may well be a playoff if they get the same result.
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Adair blunders in a drawn rook ending against Keith...
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I was watching Simon Williams's stream earlier. He said that Keith was the second last person in the world he would want to defend R+3 v R+4 against, after Magnus.
As Magnus said about his endgame technique, you have to give your opponent the opportunity to go wrong.
As Magnus said about his endgame technique, you have to give your opponent the opportunity to go wrong.
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Last season, I lost a very similar "drawn" rook ending. I had under 2 minutes v my opponent's 25 or so in a guillotine finish in a match where the result was already decided. My opponent just kept on shuffling pieces, whereas I just wanted to finish the game and go home, as it was about 10-30pm. It didn't particularly matter to me in the context of a meaningless evening cup match, but I was slightly irritated at myself for carelessness, nonetheless. A commendable effort by Keith to generate practical chances, but I feel sorry for James Adair for this happening to him at such a prestigious tournament. If my memory is correct, he once lost a rapidplay game against Hikaru Nakumara at the London Classic from a piece up in a "simple" position where even swindles for a player of Nakamura's ability looked impossible. I suppose players of James's quality learn from these experiences.Richard Bates wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:37 pmAdair blunders in a drawn rook ending against Keith...
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Norms (unofficial) : David Egg needs draw against Keith(GM)
Koby needs win against Jovanka (IM)
Koby needs win against Jovanka (IM)
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Drawn but tricky in practice. Arkell win a very similar ending at the British a couple of years agoRichard Bates wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:37 pmAdair blunders in a drawn rook ending against Keith...
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Draw needed for David and a win for Koby.Richard Bates wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:39 amLawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:26 amWithout doing any calculations the not always accurate chess-results performance ratings:Alexander Hardwick wrote: ↑Sat Aug 04, 2018 1:55 amNow that there are only 2 rounds to go, is it possible to find out which players have chances of a norm?
David Eggleston 2583
Koby Kalavannan 2425
Katarzyna Toma 2382
Matthew Payne 2395
Sue Maroroa 2317
Akshaya Kalaiyalahan 2194
For norm purposes Egglestone’s performance is over 2600. I would guess he and Koby need 1.5/2 for GM/IM respectively. Toma hasn’t played enough foreign players. Sue Maroroa won’t play 9 games