FROM chess-results.com:
I begin this blog after getting back into league chess following many years' absence due to work. My post-job status also means I am able to play more tournament chess. My new club in London is Battersea and my first game for them is on Thursday September 14, 2017. I start with a Fide rating of 1858, an ECF grade of 169 (=1968 elo) and an ICCF correspondence rating of 2267. My current Fide is 2009, my ECF is 1957 and my ICCF is 2325.
Congratulations on your draw, and how refreshing to see a tournament first round with an 80% success rate for the favourites. That's OTB chess for you. Good luck for the rest of the event.
ReplyDeleteThanks v much, but I am kicking myself for not winning the ending ...
ReplyDeleteAh, I hadn't noticed you'd posted the game. Commiserations on your draw but well done playing "a 2 result game throughout" against an IM.
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