Adams Leads British Championship with Two Rounds to Go
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 8:05PM On Tuesday, round 8 featured the big showdown between the two greatest players in British history, and the result was...a draw. Nigel Short had White and a serious advantage both on the board and the clock for most of the game. It wasn't enough though, as Michael Adams held on grimly and saved the game.
That maintained the two-way tie at the top, but after today's round 9 (now yesterday's, for my readers across the pond) it is Adams alone in first. He defeated the ultra-prolific opening book author Richard Palliser (who will probably finish another book or ChessPublishing.com article by the time I finish this post) while Short only drew with Nicholas Pert.
With two rounds to go, Adams has 7.5/9, Short has 7, and then five players have 6.5: David Howell, Gawain Jones, Nicholas Pert, Peter Wells and Jonathan Hawkins.
Leading Round 10 Pairings:
- Pert (6.5) - Adams (7.5)
- Short (7) - Wells (6.5)
- Hawkins (6.5) - Howell (6.5)
- Summerscale (6) - Jones (6.5)
Tournament website here.
Reader Comments (2)
I think the points - of the top players at least - match the ELO predictions pretty close.
Dennis, what do you think about this :
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7430
[DM: I think the proposal is ridiculous - so ridiculous I'd prefer not to bother about it. :) (P.S. Please send off-topic remarks to me directly through the Contact link.)]