04-08-2014, 06:58 PM
Lots of exciting chess being played. Murad's game with Tom Thorpe was wild. Think murad was unfortunate not to win that one. 48.c4 instead of c3 (or a couple of moves earlier) I think was the last missed win. Easy enough to figure out without any fatigue or time pressure but less so with those issues (+ 1st round nerves).
Had a smooth game this afternoon although perhaps Adam was upset with his loss in the morning.
Liked Ben He's round 1 pawn endgame - lovely little sneaky with 40.Kf3 a' la karpov (that knight vs bishop thing where Karpov played Ng2 against Kasparov). Euan Gray terrifyingly impeccable chess as always.
Had a smooth game this afternoon although perhaps Adam was upset with his loss in the morning.
Liked Ben He's round 1 pawn endgame - lovely little sneaky with 40.Kf3 a' la karpov (that knight vs bishop thing where Karpov played Ng2 against Kasparov). Euan Gray terrifyingly impeccable chess as always.