2012 Olympiad results and games

[John Moore]

By the way - don't suggest 46 Kc3 Kc5 47 Rd2

[Matthew Turner]

Equally important might be can David draw it! I suspect Christian is the one playing for a win.

[Matthew Turner]

John,
Rh3 at the end of your line

[Andrew Martin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cItQWYpBEpU


Wang Yue v Grischuk from Rd 4 China-Russia

[John Moore]

That was the point Matthew!

[Matthew Turner]

Computer suggesting Kc3 (or 2) Kc5 and Kb2 seems quite a strange idea to play over the board

[John Moore]

Exactly - shouldnt you be trying to blockade the pawns with Nc2 and creep up gradual. Sorry Nc2 has been played

[Jonathan Rogers]

I am guessing that it's draws in both our matches today. Elsewhere, the "youthful" Harikrishna wins for India again, Ukraine win but suffer another individual loss, and Armenia win their 4,564th match by 2.5-1.5. Ireland will be very happy with 3-1 v Venezuela, beating everyone under 2600, but Wales will be embarassed by their meagre score against Algeria. One assumes.

[John Moore]

Incidentally, my idea fails since you can't put the N on d4 - Doh! Sorry all

[John Philpott]

David's game agreed drawn after 49.Ne3.

[Andrew Bak]

Olympiad Round 4 Report

[benedgell]

No criticsm of Sarah Hegarty intended (it looks like they were in time trouble at this point), but it looks like she missed quite a nice winning move in her game yesterday.

[LawrenceCooper]

No criticsm of Sarah Hegarty intended (it looks like they were in time trouble at this point), but it looks like she missed quite a nice winning move in her game yesterday.

Yes, on move 37. A real shame that her unbeaten record in Olympiads has come to an end but she can still be very proud of her 7.5/9, 2/3 which was so nearly 3/3.

[Andrew Bak]

Sarah's game was complicated at the best of times and the last few moves had all the hallmarks of a time-trouble scramble. A shame, but these things happen in chess.

I just listened to Adrian Mikhalchisin's (Turkey's women's coach) press conference and he made a very interesting point about Women's chess. They put in a lot more effort at the board than men, they rarely walk around etc. So when they get beyond 3 hours, they are much more tired than men which is why they are more prone to blunders.

[David Sedgwick]

I've only just noticed that Chris Ross is in the International Braille Chess Association team and has 2/2 so far.