Batumi Olympiad

[Jonathan Rogers]

Oh, 26...Bb1! (possibility in Howell's game). Threatening ...Rxf3 as well as promotion. Quelle computeresque.

[JustinHorton]

No round-ups from me until Friday, I'm afraid as I'm on a smartphone until then

[Mick Norris]

Draw for Gawain; David as usual very short of time

[JustinHorton]

Draw for Gawain

I'll be impressed if Mickey gets one, my prediction on that board having been well out

[JustinHorton]

Every time I look David's advantage seems smaller than it did before. Now looks a little like Eljanov's game yesterday.

[Jonathan Rogers]

Still, there are chances left and Adams looks safe enough.

[Roger de Coverly]

Every time I look David's advantage seems smaller than it did before.

At the time control Adams seems to have exchanged pieces to near equality. Possibilities seem limited in the McShane game and as suggested David's advantage has for the time being perhaps evaporated. So 2-2 is on the cards.

[Matt Fletcher]

Oh, 26...Bb1! (possibility in Howell's game). Threatening ...Rxf3 as well as promotion. Quelle computeresque.

26...Rxe6 27.Rxe6 Qxe6 was also possible and perhaps more human (28.Qxe6 Rae8 followed by Re1)

EDIT: added position and variations [Event "Sutovsky-Howell"] [Result "*"] [Variant "From Position"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [FEN "r4r1k/p5pp/1bp1N1q1/5b2/2Q5/5B2/PP1pR1PP/R6K b - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] 1... Bb1 (1... Bxe6 2. Rxe6 Qxe6 3. Qxe6 Rae8 4. Qc4 Re1+ 5. Qf1 Rfe8 6. g3 Rxa1 7. Qxa1 Re1+) 2. Rxd2 Rxf3 3. gxf3 Qg1# *

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Adams might be lost now, so Howell only drawing might be critical. 2-2 sliding towards a loss now.

[EDIT: No, that was just me failing to understand what was going on on the board... ]

Also, Caruana winning against Mamedyarov. How many rating points will he gain there?!

[EDIT: And now McShane winning!! ]

[David Robertson]

Adams might be lost now

Nah! Gelfand wins the remaining black pawns. But as long as Adams retains his B, White will struggle to convert. Not impossible, but very hard with just a pawn left

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Luke has certainly been value for money in this event!

[Simon Brown]

Mickey is drawn now as the g pawn isn't far enough ahead, but Luke seems to be winning suddenly. Not quite sure how.

[Brian Towers]

Rodshtein decided to try and win a completely drawn game and so declined to play either of the drawing moves.

[LawrenceCooper]

Luke has certainly been value for money in this event!

As have your predictions

[Mick Norris]

Draw for Gawain

I'll be impressed if Mickey gets one, my prediction on that board having been well out

I'm impressed too, assume Boris didn't play the best moves?

Luke has won to win the match