Round 7 vs DRW

It was clear from the start this would be a decisive round. To retain any hope to make it into the play offs we had to win. From a rating perspective the odds where against us. As it turns out ratings are only an indication and this night clearly favored us. So we walked away with 5 1/2: 1 1/2 victory.

• Ted on board seven scored his first CICL victory, congratulations to you.
• Vlatko finshed early because his opponent went for a quick perpetual.
• Pradeepan's game was interesting because his opponent, after screwing up the opening, clearly did not want to simplify into a potentially drawish endgame. As a result he kept playing many suboptimal moves and Pradeepan cashed in on it.
• A similar story transpired on board 2. The second Gorodetsky did not want to settle for a draw and over played his hand leaving his king exposed. King collected the point with the usual cool.
• Jason was the unfortunate one this time. His castled position was ripped apart and material losses could not be avoided any more.
• Duc in superior position gave a knight to tear open his opponents king side position catching him nicely in a mating net from which there was no escape.
• My game turned from an excellent game into a mediocre game into a speed chess game. In the end lady luck was on my side.

There we go, back in contention with two must wins ahead of us.

cheers

Matthias