21-08-2012, 06:22 PM
Hi folks. Rather tougher day than the last two results-wise, but a good few bright spots. Today's winners were Nihad, who played excellently to get on the board, and Vagif, who translated a positional advantage into a superior endgame into an easy win. Andrew continued his good form with his first half-point of the tournament against another strong opponent. Ian produced another solid and creditable draw, while Ali will be slightly disappointed that her advantage only resulted in a share of the point. Everybody else battled hard and there were no quick defeats, with an honourable mention being due to Anna, who was up against it from early on but fought extremely hard over the course of today's longest game, and was extremely unlucky that the king-and-pawn ending at the end wasn't quite holdable.
All else still well out here, though my theory about the weather seems to have been confirmed: today was much cooler than it has been recently, with some cloud cover and a pleasant breeze. Much nicer to sit out in, but from a results point of view, bring back the sweltering heat...
All else still well out here, though my theory about the weather seems to have been confirmed: today was much cooler than it has been recently, with some cloud cover and a pleasant breeze. Much nicer to sit out in, but from a results point of view, bring back the sweltering heat...