14-11-2015, 03:19 PM
A tough ask for both Roddy and Craig today.
Roddy's opponent Eduardas Rosentalis is a very strong GM who has played top board for Lithuania at the Olympiads, and more recently when they won th World Senior Teams in Vilnius in 2014. Given any sort of playable position he can grind it out for the full point so Roddy will need to be in top form. At least he is White again.
Craig's Opponent, Vladimir Okhotnik (Another strong GM, originally Ukranian, now lving in France) won this event a few years back and is the second seed for this one. Craig is Black again but he won't have been surprised to see c3 against the Sicilan - after all his opponent has written a book about it.
Play well, guys ( I don't much believe in 'luck' in chess).
Roddy's opponent Eduardas Rosentalis is a very strong GM who has played top board for Lithuania at the Olympiads, and more recently when they won th World Senior Teams in Vilnius in 2014. Given any sort of playable position he can grind it out for the full point so Roddy will need to be in top form. At least he is White again.
Craig's Opponent, Vladimir Okhotnik (Another strong GM, originally Ukranian, now lving in France) won this event a few years back and is the second seed for this one. Craig is Black again but he won't have been surprised to see c3 against the Sicilan - after all his opponent has written a book about it.
Play well, guys ( I don't much believe in 'luck' in chess).