BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES

[Christopher Kreuzer]

That's the end in Houska-Pert, presumably. 5 and 6 are still interesting, though. Not sure where my money would be in either.

In Houska-Pert, 46...f3 is nice. I missed that. Interferes with the rook's protection of h3. If Pert clears up there, will he play Adams or Short? Anyone know how Williams-Ledger is going on 7? Andrew Ledger is the only other player apart from Short and Adams who is still unbeaten.

EDIT: Results screen is now showing a win for Adams over Short. Wish they wouldn't do that. Which is correct? The live board or the results screen?

[LozCooper]

Short-Adams drawn now, but certainly not bloodless

Maybe someone should tell the website as they've recorded it as 0-1

[John Cox]

That's the end in Houska-Pert, presumably. 5 and 6 are still interesting, though. Not sure where my money would be in either.

I thought 5 was drawish now. Running out of pawns.

Well, Black seems to be running out just a little faster than White. Isn't 51 Rd1 going to win the d-pawn shortly and give White two connected against one? I'd have thought he might well be winning then.

[Paul Cooksey]

That's the end in Houska-Pert, presumably. 5 and 6 are still interesting, though. Not sure where my money would be in either.

I thought 5 was drawish now. Running out of pawns.

Well, Black seems to be running out just a little faster than White. Isn't 51 Rd1 going to win the d-pawn shortly and give White two connected against one? I'd have thought he might well be winning then.

I was going to say ...re1, honest

[Joey Stewart]

I heard it mentioned on a chess server that apparently nigel shorts phone went off in that final position, hence the reporting of adams as winning on the website.

[Christopher Kreuzer]

I heard it mentioned on a chess server that apparently nigel shorts phone went off in that final position, hence the reporting of adams as winning on the website.

Ah, you are joking, right?

[Nicky Chorley]

Ah, now I know why Short-Adams was recorded as 0-1.

Heh, I didn't realise that Rendle and Eggleston are ex-Warwick people.

[Paul Cooksey]

is b3 + fork working for Simon now?
EDIT: was probably pointless. Looks really good now.

[John Cox]

Oh, OK, Gordon can do that, can he? I thought this was just winning - king goes to e5 and thus gets to d5 and wins the b-pawn. Must be more to it than that somehow.

[Joey Stewart]

Ah, now I know why Short-Adams was recorded as 0-1.

Heh, I didn't realise that Rendle and Eggleston are ex-Warwick people.

So am I - we should all party

[John Cox]

is b3 + fork working for Simon now?
EDIT: was probably pointless. Looks really good now.

Does it?? I'm not sure he's even better any more.

[Nicky Chorley]

Ah, now I know why Short-Adams was recorded as 0-1.

Heh, I didn't realise that Rendle and Eggleston are ex-Warwick people.

So am I - we should all party

I know . We've got Khandelwal in there too.

[Paul Cooksey]

is b3 + fork working for Simon now?
EDIT: was probably pointless. Looks really good now.

Does it?? I'm not sure he's even better any more.

agree, I wasn't expecting rxc2, although possibly because I was wrong

[John Cox]

Well, that was clever by SA. Why didn't I see that, I wonder?

SG completing the double by cunningly defending e5 as well, I see. I should give this game up.

Still, I'm confident that I'd have been able to locate the 'resign' button by now were I in Jovanka's position. She must be using an interface that doesn't have one.

[Paul Cooksey]

Well, that was clever by SA. Why didn't I see that, I wonder?

SG completing the double by cunningly defending e5 as well, I see. I should give this game up.

Still, I'm confident that I'd have been able to locate the 'resign' button by now were I in Jovanka's position. She must be using an interface that doesn't have one.

It was nicely calculated. He seems to be coming out of his dip in some style. Jovanka getting lessons from Ponomariov presumably