27-03-2012, 09:56 PM
Today's results:
Scotland 1: 2½- England 3: 1½
P Giulian (W) 2290 1-0 J Scholes 2100
P Jamieson 2251 1-0 P Kendall 2042
G Bonner 2197 0-1 R Scowen 1943
A Borwell 2085 ½-½ P Wood 1890
Philip started well, catching his opponent out with a couple of pawn-winning tricks. But Alan could make no headway with the Black pieces and Gerald's promising-looking position mysteriously evaporated leaving him material down and lost. So we needed the full point from Peter to avoid an embarrassing result and although it looked dodgy for a while, he got there in the end.
Steiermark (Austria): 3 – Scotland 2: 1
H Watzka FM (W) 2253 ½-½ I Marks 1891
K Nickl 2162 1-0 S Smith 1855
H Kratschmer 2164 1-0 G Murphy 1811
K Pitzl 2093 ½-½ H Flockhart 1845
The first riund was always going to be a tough one but Ian did very well to hold an FM with the Black pieces; and Hugh also did well to hold the draw in his game so an encouraging result.
Tomorrow Scotland 1 play 4th seeds Montenegro in a repeat of last year's final round match; while Scotland 2 play Denmark 2.
Scotland 1: 2½- England 3: 1½
P Giulian (W) 2290 1-0 J Scholes 2100
P Jamieson 2251 1-0 P Kendall 2042
G Bonner 2197 0-1 R Scowen 1943
A Borwell 2085 ½-½ P Wood 1890
Philip started well, catching his opponent out with a couple of pawn-winning tricks. But Alan could make no headway with the Black pieces and Gerald's promising-looking position mysteriously evaporated leaving him material down and lost. So we needed the full point from Peter to avoid an embarrassing result and although it looked dodgy for a while, he got there in the end.
Steiermark (Austria): 3 – Scotland 2: 1
H Watzka FM (W) 2253 ½-½ I Marks 1891
K Nickl 2162 1-0 S Smith 1855
H Kratschmer 2164 1-0 G Murphy 1811
K Pitzl 2093 ½-½ H Flockhart 1845
The first riund was always going to be a tough one but Ian did very well to hold an FM with the Black pieces; and Hugh also did well to hold the draw in his game so an encouraging result.
Tomorrow Scotland 1 play 4th seeds Montenegro in a repeat of last year's final round match; while Scotland 2 play Denmark 2.