05-09-2016, 07:41 PM
Impressive result by the Women's team (or as Andy would have it - the 'Ladies' - he had them down as 'Girls' yesterday which may or may not have gone down too well!). Kathleen was losing heavily at but managed to turn the tables while Joy's opponent self-destructed in a drawn pawn ending. The other two games were never in doubt as Keti and Ali stormed through.
A hard match for the Open team (or is it the Gentlemen/Boys?) against Turkey. Both John and Neil were doing well at one stage but they didn't manage to keep it going against their higher graded opponents.
So both teams have yo-yo'd their way to 50% and you would now expect closer matches from now on. But rather unlucky for the open team to be drawn against Israel (5 highly ranked GMs!). I suppose we can't expect too much against a team whose number 5 rejoices in the name of Baron Tal! A better draw for the women against their Celtic rivals Wales.
A hard match for the Open team (or is it the Gentlemen/Boys?) against Turkey. Both John and Neil were doing well at one stage but they didn't manage to keep it going against their higher graded opponents.
So both teams have yo-yo'd their way to 50% and you would now expect closer matches from now on. But rather unlucky for the open team to be drawn against Israel (5 highly ranked GMs!). I suppose we can't expect too much against a team whose number 5 rejoices in the name of Baron Tal! A better draw for the women against their Celtic rivals Wales.