British Championship 2023

[Mark Howitt]

For Hebden vs Adams I honestly would say the chances of a win and a draw are about even... maybe v slight edge for Adams win.

I reckon chance of Hebden win about 10%.

[Roger de Coverly]

Guys what do u think result of Shaw vs Rudd will be?

They met a couple of times in 2010. In the 4NCL it was Rudd v Shaw with a win for Black. At the British in Canterbury, colours were reversed and this time Jack won.

[IM Jack Rudd]

That's an expected score for me of 0.75, which is roughly in line with the rating difference.

[Mark Howitt]

Just don't put him off with a dress Jack that's all I ask

[Mark Howitt]

I honestly do think there's more chance of a Shaw draw than the rating difference suggests...

I'm prob going out but will look over it later for sure...

Both about the same age but different characters...

[Mark Howitt]

Don't know what Ra1 was about...

Hmms...

Peter prob should have used a bit more time.

[Paul Cooksey]

Who will be first to predict the three results on those boards? We haven't played this game for years...

Hebden 0 - 1 Adams
Wadsworth 1 - 0 Fernandez
N Pert 1/2 - 1/2 Willow

0/3. Good to see I haven't lost my touch

[Jonathan Rogers]

I make 2/3 predictions and I think that I win outright - we must play again!

So now we have two leaders, each of them wanting Nick Pert (3= with Hebden on 4.5/6) to play the other first, so that either Nick makes a result, or that if he doesn't, they themselves might get away without playing him. It seems to me that it must be Adams who plays him; but with White, and I don't know whether Nick has ever held Adams with black - generally, Black against 1 e4 does not seem to be his forte.

[Thomas Rendle]

I remember him holding him easily Black in a Rossolimo at a British, quite a few years back. I think he already had a slight edge when he took the draw.

[Jonathan Rogers]

ah well, that is something then.

[Thomas Rendle]

I just checked and that was Canterbury 2010. He also held him in Hull, 2018 - but there he was under a lot of pressure.

[Mick Norris]

I make 2/3 predictions and I think that I win outright - we must play again!

So now we have two leaders, each of them wanting Nick Pert (3= with Hebden on 4.5/6) to play the other first, so that either Nick makes a result, or that if he doesn't, they themselves might get away without playing him. It seems to me that it must be Adams who plays him; but with White, and I don't know whether Nick has ever held Adams with black - generally, Black against 1 e4 does not seem to be his forte.

Adams v Pert
Fernandez v Hebden

[NickFaulks]

In Hebden - Adams, why wasn't 28...d2 towards the end just an immediate win?

[Graham Borrowdale]

It looks as though it was. I was in the commentary room and they suggested 28…Qd5, to allow black to escape the perpetual check.

[Kevin Thurlow]

Today, I will predict white wins on 1 & 3 and draw on 2. Apologies if this jinxes any of the players.