22-11-2015, 10:03 PM
I should fill in round 8 before moving on to today's final round.
Yesterday we sent out our 4 top-rated guys to do a job -to beat Kosovo and ensure we didn't finish in last place -and the boys did just that.
Steve played a very good game on top board, playing his favourite line against Black's Dragon variation. A slight blip near the end fortunately didn't affect the win.
Alan was looking to soak up the pressure on board 2 when his opponent surprisingly sacked a piece, which became a queen for rook+2 minor pieces position. The Kosovan went badly wrong soon after and Alan put him away efficiently.
Graham had a lovely position - as he has had in many of his games this week - but again one rash move came back to haunt him.
Andy M. decided solidity was the order of the day as Black on board 4 and held his under-rated opponent quite easily. So, 2.5-1.5 and our first match win of the event!
Yesterday we sent out our 4 top-rated guys to do a job -to beat Kosovo and ensure we didn't finish in last place -and the boys did just that.
Steve played a very good game on top board, playing his favourite line against Black's Dragon variation. A slight blip near the end fortunately didn't affect the win.
Alan was looking to soak up the pressure on board 2 when his opponent surprisingly sacked a piece, which became a queen for rook+2 minor pieces position. The Kosovan went badly wrong soon after and Alan put him away efficiently.
Graham had a lovely position - as he has had in many of his games this week - but again one rash move came back to haunt him.
Andy M. decided solidity was the order of the day as Black on board 4 and held his under-rated opponent quite easily. So, 2.5-1.5 and our first match win of the event!