BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES
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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES
presumably Howell must play 19...Qe6, to meet the twin threats of 20 Qg4 1-0 and 20 Nd6 followed by Qxd5. But surely Black is OK after 19...Qe6, even if it is forced?
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Qe6 has been played but c4 looks very interesting
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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES
Yes the queen on f3 is hindering any rook lift plan that white might have. Meanwhile, Howell will start generating pressure against d4.Jonathan Rogers wrote:presumably Howell must play 19...Qe6, to meet the twin threats of 20 Qg4 1-0 and 20 Nd6 followed by Qxd5. But surely Black is OK after 19...Qe6, even if it is forced?
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Well, c4 played too and the more I look at it it seems very strong
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After 20.c4 (which Jones has just played) it looks much better for White.Matthew Turner wrote:Qe6 has been played but c4 looks very interesting
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Ah so if dxc4 then d5 would be strong, as Qxe5 would allow Re1 and Ne7+Matthew Turner wrote:Well, c4 played too and the more I look at it it seems very strong
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Re: BRITISH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS - THE GAMES
and if dxc4 then d5? Oh, g6 has been played.Matthew Turner wrote:Qe6 has been played but c4 looks very interesting
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That has to be awful Nh6 and cxd5 and Black can almost resign
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Presumably Nd6 now after which Howell might have to sac an exchange, as he could not allow cxd5.Christopher Kreuzer wrote:and if dxc4 then d5? Oh, g6 has been played.Matthew Turner wrote:Qe6 has been played but c4 looks very interesting
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mmmm, well as you can see I completely missed 20 c4. It looks all over now. Let's ask Matt where Black went wrong?
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Why isn't Howell simply getting fisted? I can't understand what his next move is going to be (after 22 cxd5, that is).
Heb is disappointing me - I'd been looking for a smooth instructive display, but he seems to be going backwards.
What was the opening in Jones-Howell all about? This 5 c3 kinda threw me - no doubt it's all been well-known theory since Greco's time, has it?
Heb is disappointing me - I'd been looking for a smooth instructive display, but he seems to be going backwards.
What was the opening in Jones-Howell all about? This 5 c3 kinda threw me - no doubt it's all been well-known theory since Greco's time, has it?
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looks like a complete collapse from Howell. He could at least have played on for a long time with 20...dxc4 - you don't have to resign when you lose an exchange - and presumably 22...Qe7 was a better grovelling move than ...Qd7. I think he's "gone" as they used to say in snooker.
I was away for last week, but am I right in thinking that "in matches between the big four" Short has had three Whites and Howell three Blacks?
I was away for last week, but am I right in thinking that "in matches between the big four" Short has had three Whites and Howell three Blacks?
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Jonathan
I am rather shocked that you should think that I would know the answer. It seems to me that David was 'forced' to c5 because his Bishop on b6 couldn't really exert any influence on the game. Therefore, in principle I would prefer 8....Bb4+ to Bb6. 13....Rc8 also looks rather strange, Qd7 seems much more natural to me.
I am rather shocked that you should think that I would know the answer. It seems to me that David was 'forced' to c5 because his Bishop on b6 couldn't really exert any influence on the game. Therefore, in principle I would prefer 8....Bb4+ to Bb6. 13....Rc8 also looks rather strange, Qd7 seems much more natural to me.
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Qe7 did look better but I don't think it was because of Qf4 cxd4 d6 Qe6 Ng4 or some such combination of these moves.Jonathan Rogers wrote:looks like a complete collapse from Howell. He could at least have played on for a long time with 20...dxc4 - you don't have to resign when you lose an exchange - and presumably 22...Qe7 was a better grovelling move than ...Qd7. I think he's "gone" as they used to say in snooker.
I was away for last week, but am I right in thinking that "in matches between the big four" Short has had three Whites and Howell three Blacks?
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Adams has just played b4. I think he might have gone too