02-01-2013, 04:09 PM
update:
went on a pretty poor run and castled queenside (0-0-0) although I was very close to cleaning out GM Schmittedeil. In the end he outplayed me and won deservedly. On the plus side, just served an FM below. I was black
[pgn]1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 a6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nge2 e6 6. 0-0 d6 7. d3 Be7 8. f4 b4 9. Na4 d5 10. exd5 Bxd5 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. b3 Nf6 13. Be3 Nbd7 14.h3 0-0 15. Kh2 Re8 16. Re1 Bd6 17. Ng1 Qc7 18. Bf2 h5 19. Nf3 Nf8 20. Kg2 Ng6 21.h4 Ng4 22.Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Qf1 Bxf4 24. gxf4 Re2 25. Qxe2 Nxf4 26. Kf1 Nxe2 27. Kxe2 Qe7 28. Kf1 Qf6 *[/pgn]
Checking the Hastings game in spare time, seems solid performances for our guys. Steve Mannion had a pretty wild game vs Vocaturo, as did Alan Grant vs someone I can't remember.
Happy New Year all!
went on a pretty poor run and castled queenside (0-0-0) although I was very close to cleaning out GM Schmittedeil. In the end he outplayed me and won deservedly. On the plus side, just served an FM below. I was black
[pgn]1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 a6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nge2 e6 6. 0-0 d6 7. d3 Be7 8. f4 b4 9. Na4 d5 10. exd5 Bxd5 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. b3 Nf6 13. Be3 Nbd7 14.h3 0-0 15. Kh2 Re8 16. Re1 Bd6 17. Ng1 Qc7 18. Bf2 h5 19. Nf3 Nf8 20. Kg2 Ng6 21.h4 Ng4 22.Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Qf1 Bxf4 24. gxf4 Re2 25. Qxe2 Nxf4 26. Kf1 Nxe2 27. Kxe2 Qe7 28. Kf1 Qf6 *[/pgn]
Checking the Hastings game in spare time, seems solid performances for our guys. Steve Mannion had a pretty wild game vs Vocaturo, as did Alan Grant vs someone I can't remember.
Happy New Year all!