26-11-2011, 12:26 AM
I've been following the live games with interest - strong showing by both players - well done and best wishes for the last round.
Craig has played Mishuchkov before - you may remember this fantastic game from Dresden 2010:
[pgn][Event "Euro Senior Teams Dresden 2010"]
[Date "2010.02.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pritchett, Craig W (Scotland) 2303"]
[Black "Mishuchkov, Nikolai M (St. Petersburg) 2396"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2303"]
[BlackElo "2396"]
[ECO "A09"]
[PlyCount "35"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. Bxc4 Nc6 5. O-O e6 6. Re1 Nf6 7. e5 Nd7 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Qe2 a6 10. Qe4 Qc7 11. Bb3 g6 12. d3 b5 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Qh4 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 h6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Nxe6 Qc8 18. Nd5 1-0[/pgn]
That was a great effort but it will be tough to repeat it with the Black pieces. Here's hoping!
Craig has played Mishuchkov before - you may remember this fantastic game from Dresden 2010:
[pgn][Event "Euro Senior Teams Dresden 2010"]
[Date "2010.02.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pritchett, Craig W (Scotland) 2303"]
[Black "Mishuchkov, Nikolai M (St. Petersburg) 2396"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2303"]
[BlackElo "2396"]
[ECO "A09"]
[PlyCount "35"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 c5 4. Bxc4 Nc6 5. O-O e6 6. Re1 Nf6 7. e5 Nd7 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Qe2 a6 10. Qe4 Qc7 11. Bb3 g6 12. d3 b5 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Qh4 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 h6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Nxe6 Qc8 18. Nd5 1-0[/pgn]
That was a great effort but it will be tough to repeat it with the Black pieces. Here's hoping!