Updating the Other Events: British K.O. Championship, Russian Championship, and TCEC
A quick update on several other important events occurring in the shadow of the London Chess Classic.
First, an event that may even literally be in the LCC's shadow; namely, the British Knockout Championship. Both semi-final matches were decided in a final playoff game after four consecutive draws, and the result is that Luke McShane (who defeated Nigel Short) and David Howell (who beat Matthew Sadler) will meet in the final.
Round 1 of the Russian Championship had two decisive games, with youngsters Vladimir Fedoseev and Daniil Dubov defeating Alexander Riazantsev and Sergey Volkov, respectively. 10 rounds remain.
And finally, Houdini is maintaining its roughly 2-1 ratio over Komodo in decisive games in the Superfinal of Season 10 of the TCEC. The score after 78 of 100 games is 42.5-35.5 in favor of Houdini, which has won 13 games to Komodo's six.
Reader Comments