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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
European Union Championship Tournament

Nigel Short7.5/10(+5 -0 =5)[games]
Karel van der Weide7/10(+5 -1 =4)[games]
Gawain Jones7/10(+5 -1 =4)[games]
Klaus Bischoff7/10(+6 -2 =2)[games]
Daniel Gormally7/10(+6 -2 =2)[games]
Luis Galego7/10(+5 -1 =4)[games]
Sarunas Sulskis7/10(+5 -1 =4)[games]
Stephen Gordon7/10(+5 -1 =4)[games]
Luke McShane7/10(+5 -1 =4)[games]
Dagne Ciuksyte6.5/10(+5 -2 =3)[games]
Jack Rudd6.5/10(+6 -3 =1)[games]
Stuart Conquest6.5/10(+4 -1 =5)[games]
Simon Kim Williams6.5/10(+4 -1 =5)[games]
Thomas Luther6.5/10(+5 -2 =3)[games]
Mark Hebden6.5/10(+4 -1 =5)[games]
Zoltan Medvegy6/10(+4 -2 =4)[games]
Stewart Haslinger6/10(+3 -1 =6)[games]
Robin Swinkels6/10(+5 -3 =2)[games]
Zoltan Gyimesi6/10(+2 -0 =8)[games]
Paul Wallace6/10(+5 -3 =2)[games]
Craig A Hanley6/10(+5 -3 =2)[games]
Daan Brandenburg6/10(+4 -2 =4)[games]
Mika Karttunen6/10(+5 -3 =2)[games]
Craig Pritchett6/10(+3 -1 =6)[games]
Normunds Miezis6/10(+4 -2 =4)[games]
Michael J R White6/10(+6 -4 =0)[games]
Nicholas Pert6/10(+4 -2 =4)[games]
Jovica Radovanovic5.5/10(+4 -3 =3)[games]
Zivile Sarakauskiene5.5/10(+5 -4 =1)[games]
Jonathan I M Grant5.5/10(+4 -3 =3)[games]
Gediminas Sarakauskas5.5/10(+4 -3 =3)[games]
Colin McNab5.5/10(+3 -2 =5)[games]
(84 players total; 52 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

 page 2 of 17; games 26-50 of 408  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. J Gorman vs Z Sarakauskiene  0-1352006European Union ChampionshipA06 Reti Opening
27. E Taylor vs M Hardman  0-1452006European Union ChampionshipA45 Queen's Pawn Game
28. I Lauterbach vs S Hulligan  1-0502006European Union ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
29. M Brown vs P Bennett  ½-½332006European Union ChampionshipB74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
30. M J Armstrong vs R Hughes 1-0272006European Union ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
31. P Kent vs R Savory  0-1362006European Union ChampionshipD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
32. A Wilson vs S McGrane  ½-½242006European Union ChampionshipB53 Sicilian
33. G Solomon vs M Peacock  0-1472006European Union ChampionshipA64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8
34. D Grassie vs M Weidman  1-0432006European Union ChampionshipD00 Queen's Pawn Game
35. M Cockerill vs R Van Kemenade  0-1252006European Union ChampionshipA48 King's Indian
36. J Hawkins vs F Tanner  1-0232006European Union ChampionshipB07 Pirc
37. J Redmond vs I Campbell  1-0352006European Union ChampionshipE30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad
38. W Armstrong vs R Soikkeli 1-0382006European Union ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
39. S Macgilchrist vs B Ewart ½-½392006European Union ChampionshipB30 Sicilian
40. K van der Weide vs Short 0-1322006European Union ChampionshipC45 Scotch Game
41. Z Gyimesi vs S Gordon  ½-½402006European Union ChampionshipE15 Queen's Indian
42. D Ciuksyte vs McShane ½-½842006European Union ChampionshipC95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
43. S Haslinger vs S Conquest  ½-½412006European Union ChampionshipB63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
44. J Rudd vs A Dgebuadze  0-1362006European Union ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
45. N Miezis vs C McNab  1-0752006European Union ChampionshipA26 English
46. S Sulskis vs D B Lund  1-0322006European Union ChampionshipB20 Sicilian
47. N Pert vs G Sarakauskas  1-0622006European Union ChampionshipD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
48. T Luther vs J Blackburn  1-0692006European Union ChampionshipC03 French, Tarrasch
49. L Galego vs M Surtees  1-0392006European Union ChampionshipB12 Caro-Kann Defense
50. Z Sarakauskiene vs M Hebden  0-1792006European Union ChampionshipC45 Scotch Game
 page 2 of 17; games 26-50 of 408  PGN Download
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Sep-15-06  AdrianP: That was pretty brutal.

I guess Williams had it coming to him with 1. ...f5?! 2. ...h6? 3. ...g5? 4. ...Rh7? !

Sep-15-06  tino72: I expect Williams was hoping for the following:

L Breivik vs S Williams, 2005

A quick check through the openings explorer showed over 50 games up to 3...g5. Not sure whether 4.e4 has been played before, but it looks pretty obvious. (4...Nf6 5.e5, etc). Easy to say that with hindsight, of course....

Sep-15-06  KingG: <AdrianP: That was pretty brutal.

I guess Williams had it coming to him with 1. ...f5?! 2. ...h6? 3. ...g5? 4. ...Rh7? !> In his book, 'Play the Classical Dutch', Williams recommends, 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 g5 4.e4<This is White's sharpest reply> 4...Nf6<This is Black's only good move, and creates a strange position>.

Seems odd to call 4...Nf6 the only good move, and then play 4...Rh7. Of course, 4...Nf6 may have been busted since then, i haven't checked.

Sep-15-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  chrisowen: Gormally crushing the dutch, awesome
Sep-15-06  mack: Aha, Gormally proves what we've known all along - that Bg5 is by far and away the best weapon against the Dutch. Williams' ...g5 was plain suicidal, though. Short isn't messing around this afternoon, either - Fried Liver Attack vs. Hebden. There's bloody murder all over Liverpool. For a change.
Sep-15-06  mack: Sorry, meant to say that I thought we were HEADING for a Fried Liver.
Sep-15-06  PhilFeeley: It looks like Short is in a bit of trouble now:

After Hebden's 37...f3


click for larger view

Sep-15-06  PhilFeeley: All of the games look really interesting this round. What a great tournament! I'll bet the draw ratio is way down, too.
Sep-15-06  mack: Nosher's up two pawns now - who thinks it will be enough?
Sep-15-06  PhilFeeley: Short has managed to wiggle out of it somehow. Great work!
Sep-15-06  zerathul: there will be a sort of tie break if some players share the first place ?
Sep-15-06  cicero1974: <zerathul: there will be a sort of tie break if some players share the first place ?> No, I'm sure they won't bother. It's only a friendly game after all.
Sep-15-06  Youjoin: Short won!
Sep-15-06  Tomlinsky: Short wins in the end.
Sep-15-06  AdrianP: It will only be a share of first if McShane's game is decisive.
Sep-15-06  Tomlinsky: I meant he won his game. I had 1000 chessbucks on that :)
Sep-15-06  jamesmaskell: YES!!!!! Ive made a profit on this tournament on Short. Please McShane, bring me more Chessbucks!

<preparing to go to Beer page>

Sep-15-06  gmgomes: what happened to McShane´s Game? is the feed down?
Sep-15-06  Tomlinsky: The feed seemed to drop a fair bit today. McShane's game was drawn.
Sep-15-06  double06: McShane drew - Short wins clear first.
Sep-15-06  jamesmaskell: Oh well...made enough money on Short to finish +7 I think...good!
Sep-15-06  BIDMONFA: European Union Individual Championships (2006)

Champion - Nigel D. Short
Final standings
http://www.bidmonfa.com/informacio_...
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Sep-15-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  IMlday: Go Nigel! :)
Sep-15-06  technical draw: I bet all my chessbucks on Hebden, but I came up Short.
Sep-15-06  doremi: long live short!
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