16-11-2012, 10:57 PM
Unfortunately Craig lost today and now has 3/4. Phil drew and Alan also lost (to another Russian!)
After being lost for most of my game, I fought back to reach the following position:
Frick, Cristoph GER, 2264 vs White, Alastair SCO, 2096 16th November 2012
[pos]5k2/R7/7N/p1r3p1/5bPP/8/2P5/7K b - - 0 37[/pos]
37...Rxc2 38.hxg5? (38.Rxa5 should hold the draw after 38...gxh4 39.Rf5+ Kf7 40.Rxf5 Kxh6.
38.Rh2+! 39.Kg1 Be3+ 40.Kxh2 Bxa2 and the a-pawn cannot be stopped. 0-1
That gives me a rather fortunate 3/4. Tomorrow I get to play GM Vlastimil Jansa (CZE , 2452) on the Live Boards next to Craig . Don't expect miracles (from me at least).
After being lost for most of my game, I fought back to reach the following position:
Frick, Cristoph GER, 2264 vs White, Alastair SCO, 2096 16th November 2012
[pos]5k2/R7/7N/p1r3p1/5bPP/8/2P5/7K b - - 0 37[/pos]
37...Rxc2 38.hxg5? (38.Rxa5 should hold the draw after 38...gxh4 39.Rf5+ Kf7 40.Rxf5 Kxh6.
38.Rh2+! 39.Kg1 Be3+ 40.Kxh2 Bxa2 and the a-pawn cannot be stopped. 0-1
That gives me a rather fortunate 3/4. Tomorrow I get to play GM Vlastimil Jansa (CZE , 2452) on the Live Boards next to Craig . Don't expect miracles (from me at least).