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Richard Bates wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 20, 2021 2:36 pm

So if chess24 is to be believed board 2 in the women’s match was for some reason played early. I’m assuming it was a draw by repetition rather than black win, although white seems to be +57 in the final position...!

In that case they also strangely played an identical game to Louise yesterday. Hopefully it doesn't mean there was a default, so yesterdays game has been left showing (which was a draw)

Oh I see!

all relatively quiet so far though Luke's position certainly seems the easier to play, and well, you trust Gawain in that kind of KID mess.

the engine lines on chessbomb at move 26 in gawain's game are quite something

alas gawain's opponent is showing some engine-like coolness himself

still more moves to find though. The game on which the match likely turns.

and the opponent has just played something other than the computer's first move (31). it was still the second best move, though.

gawain plays a tempo. SF now of the view that it should be tenable even if white keeps his nerve.

oh and he has blundered! Well that should be that then!

Well that could have gone the other way.

Grischuk maybe should have beaten Firouzja today.

JustinHorton wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 20, 2021 5:54 pm

Well that could have gone the other way.

Grischuk maybe should have beaten Firouzja today.

I think we deserved our win today. Gawain's attack was strong in a practical sense and you don't expect your opponent to show computer like defence indefinitely.

France could beat Russia, if lagarde holds his nerve.

and a second win for our women!

Gawain now top of the board 3 list, which makes picking a team for tomorrow interesting

Russia v England

Gawain rested

Bo. 1 Russia - 5 England
5.1 GM Grischuk, Alexander 2773 - GM Adams, Michael 2714
5.2 GM Dubov, Daniil 2714 - GM Mcshane, Luke J 2667
5.3 GM Artemiev, Vladislav 2699 - GM Howell, David W L 2648
5.4 GM Esipenko, Andrey 2713 - IM Haria, Ravi 2497

Bo. 24 England - 22 Switzerland
13.1 WGM Toma, Katarzyna 2261 - WIM Georgescu, Lena 2262
13.2 WFM Head, Louise 2069 - WGM Hakimifard, Ghazal 2267
13.3 WFM Bayat, Shohreh 2091 - WIM De Seroux, Camille 2125
13.4 WCM Varney, Zoe 1955 - Tamrazyan, Gohar 1981