Commonwealth Championships

[Jonathan Livingstone]

Martin Mitchell giving GM Chowdhury a good game, he might just hold a draw here.

[Jonathan Livingstone]

Can Gupta pass a pawn? Looks likely to me. Man, anyone else getting that 'wish I was there (I'm a chessaholic)' feeling?

[Jonathan Livingstone]

50. g4 for black is brilliant! I was looking at black playing Ke4.

[Andy Howie]

For those who missed the game of the tournament so far [pgn][Event "Commonwealth Championships"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.07.02"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Adam Taylor ENG"]
[Black "FM Stefan Du Toit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[LiveChessVersion "1.4.2"]
[ECO "A38"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. d3 Ne8 8. Be3 d6
9. Qd2 Nc7 10. Bh6 e5 11. a3 Ne6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. b4 Ncd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Nd5
Bd7 16. Nf4 Rb8 17. Nxe6+ fxe6 18. e3 b5 19. exd4 cxd4 20. cxb5 Bxb5 21. a4 Ba6
22. Rac1 Rf7 23. b5 Bb7 24. Bxb7 Rbxb7 25. Qb4 e5 26. Rc6 Rb6 27. a5 Rxc6 28.
bxc6 Qc7 29. Rc1 Rf8 30. Qc4 Qxa5 31. c7 Qd2 32. Qc6 e4 33. Qd7+ Kg8 34. Qe6+ Kh8
35. Rf1 Qc2 36. Qxd6 Kg8 37. Qe6+ Kg7 38. Qe5+ Kh6 39. Qxe4 Qxc7 40. Qh4+ Kg7 41.
Qxd4+ Kg8 42. Ra1 Rf7 43. Re1 Qc6 44. Rb1 Qc7 45. h4 a5 46. Qe4 Qa7 47. Qe8+ Rf8
48. Qe6+ Rf7 49. Qc8+ Kg7 50. Qc3+ Kg8 51. d4 a4 52. Qe3 a3 53. Ra1 a2 54. Qd2
Rd7 55. Qxa2+ Qxa2 56. Rxa2 Rxd4 57. Ra7 h5 58. Rb7 Ra4 59. Kg2 Ra3 60. Rc7 Rb3
61. Ra7 Rc3 62. Rb7 Ra3 63. Rc7 Rb3 64. Ra7 Rc3 65. Ra5 Kg7 66. Rg5 Kh6 67. Re5
Ra3 68. Re4 Rb3 69. Re3 Rb4 70. Kf3 Ra4 71. Re4 Ra2 72. Rb4 Rc2 73. Ke3 Ra2 74.
f3 Ra1 75. Kf4 Rh1 76. Re4 Rh2 77. Rd4 Rh1 78. Rc4 Rh2 79. Re4 Rh1 80. Re2 Rh3
81. Ra2 Rh1 82. Ke3 Rg1 83. Kf2 Rb1 84. Kg2 Rb3 85. Re2 Ra3 86. Re6 Rb3 87. f4
Kg7 88. Kf2 Ra3 89. Re3 Ra2+ 90. Kf3 Ra1 91. Re7+ Kf6 92. Re5 Ra3+ 93. Kf2 Rb3
94. Rg5 Rb2+ 95. Kf3 Rb3+ 96. Kg2 Rb2+ 97. Kh3 Rf2 98. Ra5 Rf3 99. Kg2 Rb3 100.
Rg5 Rb2+ 101. Kf3 Rb3+ 102. Ke4 Rb4+ 103. Kd3 Rb3+ 104. Kd4 Rb4+ 105. Kc3 Ra4
106. Kb3 Re4 107. Kc2 Rc4+ 108. Kd2 Ra4 109. Ke1 Ra1+ 110. Ke2 Ra2+ 111. Kf3 Ra3+
112. Kg2 Ra2+ 113. Kh3 Rf2 114. Ra5 Rf3 115. Kg2 Rb3 116. Re5 Ra3 117. Kf2 Rb3
118. Re3 Rb2+ 119. Kf3 Rb1 120. Kg2 Rb2+ 121. Kh3 Rf2 122. Rb3 Kg7 123. Rb7+ Kf6
124. Rb6+ Kg7 125. Rc6 Rf3 126. Rc2 Ra3 127. Kg2 Rb3 128. Rf2 Ra3 129. f5 gxf5
130. Rxf5 Kg6 131. Rb5 Rc3 132. Rb6+ Kh7 133. Kf2 Ra3 134. Re6 Rb3 135. Re3 Rb4
136. Kf3 Kg6 137. Re6+ Kg7 138. Re4 Rb3+ 139. Kf4 Ra3 140. Rd4 Ra5 141. Rd7+ Kg6
142. Rd6+ Kg7 143. Re6 Kf7 144. Re5 Ra4+ 145. Kf5 Ra3 146. Kf4 Ra4+ 147. Re4 Ra5
148. Rb4 Kg6 149. Rb6+ Kg7 150. Rb3 Kg6 151. Rb6+ Kg7 152. Re6 Kf7 153. Re5 Ra4+
154. Kg5 Rg4+ 155. Kxh5 Rxg3 156. Ra5 Kg7 157. Ra7+ Kh8 158. Kh6 Rg1 159. Rh7+
Kg8 160. h5 Rg2 161. Ra7 Kh8 162. Ra6 Rg1 163. Rg6 Ra1 164. Rb6 Rg1 165. Rb8+ Rg8
166. Rb7 Rg1 167. Rb8+ Rg8 168. Rxg8+ Kxg8 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

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[D-Oswald]

wow... that can't have been fun for anyone! Serves them right for playing the symmetrical English

[hamish olson]

not playing it out to stalemate after all that :O

[andyburnett]

Round 3 blog posted

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[Phil Thomas]

Shows that a version of the 2 minute draw claim is needed with Fischer timings.

My prediction for the next set of FIDE rule changes - due 2018 I believe.

[Phil Thomas]

Game shows that Fischer tournaments need a watered down version of the 2 minute draw claim rule. One for FIDE to think about if they have nothing else to change in 2018

[Andy Howie]

Won't happen, is why they brought in the 5 fold repetition and 75 move rule so arbiters can kill the game dead!