BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

[David Sedgwick]

I like Pete Wells' position, but it looks set to all come down a massive time scrabble.

With Wells and Howell as the players? Surely not.

When I did my arbiter training 25 years ago, I trained on Wells games.

Do the would-be arbiters of today train on Howell games?

[Jon D'Souza-Eva]

Still looks extremely hard for Short to win to me though he might find a way

Perhaps a well-timed Qxc5 when Black's king and knight are far enough away from the b-file?

[James Coleman]

Maybe, but I doubt it

[Matthew Turner]

I think Short can win, but I am getting less convinced by Adams, it looks like he is really messing it up to me.

[Paul McKeown]

Is it me or is Aaron S trying to best to make a hames of it?

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Hunt-Pert looks quite interesting. Any idea what the situation is there?

[Justin Hadi]

And the Wells-Howell position has blown up, unsurprisingly.

[James Coleman]

Cursory glance I'd say Pert looks much better, c4 looks very weak

[John Moore]

Funny - isn't it. Both Adams and Short would have expected to win fairly easily around move 25 or so but all credit to Jones and Williamsm for making it really difficult.

[E Michael White]

Still looks extremely hard for Short to win to me though he might find a way

I think the point of Shorts play is the threat of Qf6

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Cursory glance I'd say Pert looks much better, c4 looks very weak

I thought the same, but maybe Hunt is trying to do something with the two passers against one.

BTW, those looking for more live games, there is a second page. Page numbers 1 and 2 are up in the top left corner. Easy to miss when earlier all the live boards had been on one page. Or maybe not. It seems to be the same games. Maybe it is spreading the server load in some way?

[James Coleman]

Still looks extremely hard for Short to win to me though he might find a way

I think the point of Shorts play is the threat of Qf6

Good point, that is hard to meet, yes.

[James Coleman]

Hunt's King's quite badly placed though and his position looks fragmented. Definitely some work to do but I think White will win that.

[John Moore]

Nice to see how Short has got his Queen optimally placed before bringing his King in on the white squares.

[Adam Ashton]

Hmm if Short walks his King to d7 the Qxc5 somebody mentioned may actually occur!