However the group on 5.5 still has hopes of winning the event, especially as it includes players like Adams, Short, Gelfand and Topalov. Also in the group is Antoaneta Stefanova, who is currently the leading female player.
IM Bobby Cheng had another tough game today, against World Problem Solving Champion Kacper Piorun. The opening was slightly bizarre (as explained by Piorun in the commentary room) before the game become highly tactical. Unfortunately for Cheng, the tactics were in Piorun's favour, leaving Cheng on 4/7. However the strength of the event is still working in Cheng's favour as hist TPR is still over 2500, and a good finish may still result in a GM norm. FM Zachary Loh also won today to get back to 50%. He plays GM Mathias Womacka tomorrow, and a win may put him in the frame for an IM norm.
Dragnev,Valentin - Yu,Yangyi [B46]
2017 Gibraltar Masters (7), 30.01.2017
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bf4 d6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Qd2 Be7 9. h4 e5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Be3 f5 12. Bg5 fxe4 13. Nxe4 d5 14. O-O-O Nf6 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Bh6 Qb6 17. Be2 Be6 18. Bh5+ Kd7 19. f4 Rhb8 20. b3 a5 21. fxe5 a4 22. Qf4 axb3 23. axb3 Qa5 24. Bg4 Qc3 25. Bxe6+ Kxe6 26. Qg4+ f5 0-1
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But more importantly, how did you do?
Me. Poorly. Currently on 2.5/8. My target score at the start was 3/9 (or possibly 3.5/10) and while it is still achievable it's not going to be a 'good' 3.
Shaun, do you think 18. Bh5+ was a bad move? It isn't very flexible in my view because you should be able to go bh5+ later on whenever you want to and I think the king will want to go to d7 anyway so that the other rook can join in the attack on the queenside and bh5 is just forcing him to do this. What are your thoughts?
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