Sunday 21 July 2019

Short Crush

WENT into the fifth and final round of the 4NCL U2000 at Telford on 3pts, knowing a win would give me at least a share of second place.
That soon became a potential share of first as the two leaders on 3.5pts agreed a quick draw on top board.
White to make his 12th move in Ravi Wariyar (1799/162) - Spanton (1900/171)
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12.dxe4??
White is fine after 12.Nxe4, but the text loses a piece.
12...Bg4 13.Bxd4 exd4 14.Na2 Nc6 15.h3 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Qf6 0-1
My final score of +3=2-0 was enough for a Fide rating gain of 0.6 elo and an ECF grading performance of 173.8. I finished equal first with four other players, and we should each get £190.

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