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Today (Friday) is a well deserved rest day for our team in Turkey. They are all heading to the Lunarpark for a wee day out. Ali says that this is the first tournament she has played in where the venue is in the mountains and is a ski resort. She says it is a wee bit cold ! Ali also said that she did consider 16...R x N in her last game but thought her opponent had a defence. Tomorrow we have Moldova for opponents (or partners as the Russians say) at 10am local time. The good news is that, at last, they do not have a reserve so prep should hopefully be straightforward, with no need to guess who you are playing. They are having a good time and are socialising with the other teams. Team spirit is high after our last couple of very good results so hoping for a nice finish.
Robin.
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Well, so far in the games this morning, it looks like our opponents are clearly tougher than in previous rounds. They have chosen aggressive options against us.
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Ali is trying to shut up the shop for today.
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Does 16 Bb6 win a piece for sam? after RxB6 17 Qa5 pins rook?
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Was just going to say that myself. Sam appears to agree with us.
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Andrew's game looks crazy, I have no idea what's going on!
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One of those 'I would lose within three moves with either colour' positions.
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Well, we have just started play today against one of the home Turkish teams, wonder if they will have any delights for us?
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10...Ne4 from Ali looks a useful move.
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Yes, thought so, she has followed it up with 11...Bf6. This looks promising.
