8/6/2011 – It was a gripping final stage of the Darwin Strategic 98th British Championships. In round ten Nigel Short once again caught his main rival Michael Adams. In the final round both fell into some trouble with their games but managed to draw. This meant that there had to be a play-off for the title on Saturday, after the closing ceremony. Mickey Adams won it in the second game. Update.
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The
98th Darwin Strategic British Championships took place in Ponds Forge, Sheffield,
from July 26th to August 5th 2011. The games were held as seven hour sessions:
100 minutes for 40 moves followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves, then 15 minutes
for the remaining moves with 30 seconds cumulative increment for each move starting
from first move. The Championship is also hosting events for seniors, U2000,
U1800, U1600, U1400, British U16, U14, U13, U12, U11, U10, U9, U8, the Major
Open, Five Day Open (a.m. and p.m.) Weekenders and Rapid Plays.
For most of the 98th British Championship it was a battle between the two top
seeds, Michael Adams and Nigel Short. Before round ten "Mickey" was
leading, but when he drew Nicholas Pert and Nigel beat Peter Wells the score
was even.
GM Nicholas Pert, rated 2555, drew Michael Adams in round ten
David Anderton, leader of the Seniors after nine rounds, chats with Championship
contender Nigel Short, before the start of round ten
We'll hold back on this one – you think of an appropriate caption
Addendum: here are some of the proposals sent in by
our readers:
"...then I sacricficed a pawn and got a huge lead in development"
(Thomas);
"The pies where this big when I was a lad in Bolton"
(Bryan Whitby);
"Yes, I saw it too. It's this big. We need to find a crocodile
hunter" (Volker Kraft);
"The size of the problems with FIDE is this big" (Paul Hopwood);
"I came this close to beating Mickey Adams in the playoff matches"
"I once caught a sea
bishop this size"; (David Scarian).
A sea bishop, the
inspiration for Nigel's narrative and gesture?
The stage was set for an exciting final round, with many different outcomes
possible. As it turned out both title contenders ran into serious problems and
at one time it looked as if both might lose (Nigel, it must be said, seemed
to have accepted an inferior position, Lasker style, to provoke his opponent
into over-reaching).
Top boards, spectators, players in the other championships in round eleven
Michael Adams vs IM Yang-Fan Zhou, GM Steven Gordon vs Nigel Short
The spectators: enthralled by the dramatic finish
Nigel Short tried to provoke errors by his opponent
The tie between the leaders, Michael Adams and Nigel Short, meant there would
be a play-off for the title: two rapid play games, at the rate of 20 minutes
for all moves plus ten minutes per move. In case of a tie then an Armageddon
game. The first game, in which Nigel had white, was drawn, the second was convincingly
won by Adams, who thus became the 2011 British Champion.
The games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the
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