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British Championships Tournament

Stephen Gordon9/11(+8 -1 =2)[view games]
Gawain Jones9/11(+7 -0 =4)[view games]
David Howell8.5/11(+6 -0 =5)[view games]
Jonathan Hawkins7.5/11(+6 -2 =3)[view games]
Keith Arkell7.5/11(+6 -2 =3)[view games]
Daniel Gormally7.5/11(+6 -2 =3)[view games]
Matthew Turner7/11(+6 -3 =2)[view games]
Richard J Palliser7/11(+5 -2 =4)[view games]
Stuart Conquest7/11(+3 -0 =8)[view games]
Jovanka Houska6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[view games]
Marcus E Osborne6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[view games]
Craig A Hanley6.5/11(+6 -4 =1)[view games]
Simon J Roe6.5/11(+6 -4 =1)[view games]
Marcus R Harvey6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[view games]
David Ledger6.5/11(+6 -4 =1)[view games]
James Adair6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[view games]
William J Foo6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[view games]
David J Eggleston6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[view games]
James P Holland6/11(+4 -3 =4)[view games]
Dietmar Kolbus6/11(+3 -2 =6)[view games]
Jack Rudd6/11(+6 -5 =0)[view games]
David J Walker6/11(+4 -3 =4)[view games]
James L Hanley6/11(+5 -4 =2)[view games]
Dominic Mackle6/11(+5 -4 =2)[view games]
Michael Paul Townsend6/11(+4 -3 =4)[view games]
James P Jackson6/11(+4 -3 =4)[view games]
Liam D Varnam5.5/11(+4 -4 =3)[view games]
Charles H Storey5.5/11(+5 -5 =1)[view games]
Peter J Batchelor5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[view games]
(64 players total; 36 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

 page 2 of 14; games 26-50 of 329  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
26. Conquest vs M E Osborne  ½-½32 2012 British ChampionshipsC00 French Defense
27. W Foo vs J L Weller  ½-½84 2012 British ChampionshipsC12 French, McCutcheon
28. M Surtees vs H Fabri  ½-½32 2012 British ChampionshipsB02 Alekhine's Defense
29. J Jackson vs J Lenier  1-027 2012 British ChampionshipsC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
30. C Whitfield vs D Mackle  0-132 2012 British ChampionshipsC12 French, McCutcheon
31. M Wadsworth vs R Coathup 1-030 2012 British ChampionshipsA25 English
32. S J Roe vs J N Sugden  1-028 2012 British ChampionshipsA37 English, Symmetrical
33. D Eggleston vs M Turner  ½-½32 2012 British ChampionshipsB32 Sicilian
34. J Hawkins vs J Burnett  1-032 2012 British ChampionshipsD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
35. D Gormally vs J Holland  ½-½48 2012 British ChampionshipsD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
36. Arkell vs A Jaunooby 1-040 2012 British ChampionshipsE10 Queen's Pawn Game
37. D J Walker vs D E Hall  1-053 2012 British ChampionshipsA21 English
38. C Storey vs L Varnam  1-043 2012 British ChampionshipsA07 King's Indian Attack
39. A Combie vs T Wall  0-154 2012 British ChampionshipsA40 Queen's Pawn Game
40. E Dodds vs P Poobalasingam  ½-½47 2012 British ChampionshipsC01 French, Exchange
41. J L Weller vs M P Townsend  ½-½32 2012 British ChampionshipsD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
42. R Shaw vs M Surtees  1-038 2012 British ChampionshipsB15 Caro-Kann
43. G Oswald vs K Bhatia  ½-½55 2012 British ChampionshipsA00 Uncommon Opening
44. P Shaw vs W Foo  0-148 2012 British ChampionshipsD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
45. J Rudd vs J Jackson  0-135 2012 British ChampionshipsD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
46. J Houska vs M R Harvey  1-050 2012 British ChampionshipsA40 Queen's Pawn Game
47. H Fabri vs D Ledger  ½-½28 2012 British ChampionshipsC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4
48. H Murphy vs C Hanley  1-057 2012 British ChampionshipsB22 Sicilian, Alapin
49. J Adair vs D Kolbus  1-034 2012 British ChampionshipsB01 Scandinavian
50. D Mackle vs D Howell 0-124 2012 British ChampionshipsA40 Queen's Pawn Game
 page 2 of 14; games 26-50 of 329  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Aug-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  kellmano: The play-off is 'probably around 10-30' according to the official site. Delightfully imprecise. That#s around two hours from now though.

Here's the link:

http://britishchesschampionships.co...

Aug-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  kellmano: Games on live now:

http://rs8.blueapricot.com/british/...

Aug-04-12  Cibator: Jones seems to have blundered his queen ...
Aug-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  kellmano: But has come back. Unbelievable.
Aug-04-12  Cibator: ... but Gordon's just resigned on the 56th move!! Was never able to get the Q out into the open and make it count.
Aug-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Jones' queen plays the major role at d5 in game two, both attacking and keeping Black from getting play against g2.
Aug-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Gordon was well ahead on the clock, but the time advantage has swung to Jones since this semi-open position was converted to more open play. White's 31.Rac1 contains the simple, yet clever point of 31....Rxc1? 32.Qxe6+ and 33.Rxc1 winning.
Aug-04-12  Cibator: Gordon looks like a gone goose in Game 2 .... 2 Ps down; a draw's the most he can hope for here now.
Aug-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Tip o' the cap to Gawain Jones, 2012 British champion!
Aug-04-12  SimonWebbsTiger: indeed <perfidious>

I haven't seen who has been picked for the OL team in Istanbul. I presume Michael and Nigel are 1 and 2. But 3 and 4 + reserve?

Aug-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <Simon> Good question and I haven't thought about it, but I should think it would be McShane (if he can get leave) and Jones, plus Howell.

You mentioned one reserve; Olympiad sides no longer carry two?

Aug-04-12  SimonWebbsTiger: I think it's only one reserve.
Aug-04-12  Everett: Whatever happened to Rowson. Is he done competing?
Aug-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <Everett> Rowson's a Scot, thus ineligible; in any case, he seems to have played only in the NCL over the last several years.

http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

Aug-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Eyal: According to the official site of the Olympiad (http://register.chessolympiadistanb...), the English team includes Adams (board 1), Jones (board 2), Short (board 3), Howell (board 4) & Nicholas Pert (reserve or "board 5").
Aug-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Shams: <perfidious> Rowson has won this event thrice before.
Aug-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <Shams> He's ineligible to play Olympiads for England-anyone from a Commonwealth country may play the British Championships. Amongst other non-British players, Kevin Spraggett twice shared first.
Aug-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Shams: <perfidious> Ahh, I see now, you were speaking of the Olympiad, sorry.
Aug-04-12  sambo: Will the playoff games be posted here?
Aug-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  chessgames.com: British Championships (Playoff) (2012)

Congratulations to Gawain Jones.

Aug-04-12  Everett: <Shams: <perfidious> Ahh, I see now, you were speaking of the Olympiad, sorry.>

Well, I was in fact talking about he British Championship, but I didn't specify that in my post, so my apologies.

Does anyone know if he still plays. Ive really enjoyed his books (though I wouldn't touch the Grunfeld with a 10-footer)

Aug-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <Everett> We're quits: <Shams> made one reasonable assumption and I made another as to your intentions. We're all still here to tell the tale. (Wink, nod)

As mentioned above, I checked out his FIDE card, and the only rated games he's played since summer/fall 2009 are from NCL. No tournament action of any sort.

Aug-04-12  Everett: <perfidious> sorry I missed that post. Thank you kindly!
Aug-04-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Shams: <Everett><[T]hough I wouldn't touch the Grunfeld with a 10-footer>

I'm down to about 4-5 feet of distance after playing through some of Caruana's games. I may even put my hand in the fire one of these days.

Aug-08-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  kingscrusher: I checked out GM Gawain Jones decisive games last night in my Chessbase weekly broadcast:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0et...

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