European Team Championship November 2023

[Matt Mackenzie]

You mean it thought the extra knight was worth something?

Ah, not another of those endings that computers still can't "rate" properly?

[LawrenceCooper]

2-2 in both matches.

Lichess was telling me at one point that the Women's team had lost. Lan Yao was lucky to get a draw there.

I prefer to give her a bit of credit for fighting on, trying and succeeding in saving the match for her team.

[Christopher Kreuzer]

2-2 in both matches.

Lichess was telling me at one point that the Women's team had lost. Lan Yao was lucky to get a draw there.

I prefer to give her a bit of credit for fighting on, trying and succeeding in saving the match for her team.

Absolutely. Just pointing out that she was lost at one point, but it was absolutely the right thing to do to sacrifice the piece for activity, and it paid off handsomely.

[Mick Norris]

England men v Turkey next

Women v Israel

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Only one rest day in this tournament, between rounds 5 and 6.

Harriet Hunt and Ravi Haria rested today for round 4.

This means that Lan Yao (board 2) and Nikita Vitiugov (board 1) are playing their fourth game in a row.

[Christopher Kreuzer]

The early joint leaders, Poland and Germany have managed to win three matches by the narrowest possible margin.

Anyone want to predict if one of them will do this again, or a quick 2-2 draw?

(I know round 4 has already started, not checked yet.)

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Interesting material balance on board 1 on the top match, where Keymer has a queen for three pieces.

No idea what is going on in the England Open games, other than Adams has drawn.

And Lan Yao has a crazy position (worth posting). (What a swindle!)

[LawrenceCooper]

A dramatic point swing in the Belenkaya-Lan Yao puts our women one ahead, Akshaya has drawn so just the two whites left.

[Mick Norris]

3 draws in the Open, with Luke in a good position at the time control

[Nick Burrows]

A dramatic point swing in the Belenkaya-Lan Yao puts our women one ahead, Akshaya has drawn so just the two whites left.

Belenkaya had a forced win with 30.bxc6 Bxc6 31.Bxc6 dxc6 32.Rc4!!

Quite a turnaround - Lan Yao seems to have many rabbits in her hat

[LawrenceCooper]

3 draws in the Open, with Luke in a good position at the time control

Luke wins to win the match.

2-2 for the women.

[Mick Norris]

3 draws in the Open, with Luke in a good position at the time control

Luke wins to win the match.

2-2 for the women.

Good win for Luke, Greece up next

England women v North Macedonia

[Mick Norris]

round 5 pairings

women

[Mick Norris]

Akshaya won, Harriet stands better, the other 2 look level

[LawrenceCooper]

3 draws with Mickey left in the open and the women have won 4-0.