Author: Sally Weltrop
Date: 08:12:34 01/03/02
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On January 02, 2002 at 22:51:33, Sally Weltrop wrote: >On January 02, 2002 at 19:26:28, Sune Larsson wrote: > >> >>"11 YEAR OLD DAVID HOWELL FROM SEAFORD BEATS CHESS GRANDMASTER AT HASTINGS >> >>All eyes were on 11 Year old David Howell from Seaford East Sussex today who >>caused something of a sensation in Round 6 of the Challengers open tournament at >>Hastings by beating Scottish Grandmaster Colin McNab in 41 moves. >> >>David who plays for Crowborough Chess Club in Sussex and Ashtead Chess Club in >>Surrey came 2= in the World Under-12 Championships in Spain and won a bronze >>medal 1= in the European U12 Championships in Greece. >> >>After 6 rounds David has 4 points with 4 rounds left to play." > >I see he's rated 2247 and his family is active too -- > >(GM) James C. Howell ------ 2495 > Christopher Howell --- 2160 Just went over the game: D Howell – C McNab Hastings Challengers, (6) Pirc Defence 1 e4 g6 2 d4 d6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 Be3 Nf6 5 Qd2 c6 6 Bh6 Bxh6 7 Qxh6 e5 8 dxe5 dxe5 9 Nf3 Qe7 10 Bc4 b5 11 Bb3 Be6 12 0–0 Nbd7 13 Rad1 0–0–0 14 Qe3 Kb7 15 Rd2 Bxb3 16 axb3 Nc5 17 Rfd1 Rxd2 18 Qxd2 Re8 19 Qe3 b4 20 Na4 Nfxe4 21 Ng5 Rd8 22 Rxd8 Qxd8 23 h4 Nxa4 24 Qxe4 f5 25 Qxe5 Nb6 26 Kh2 Qd2 27 Qe7+ Ka6 28 Qc5 Kb7 29 Nf7 Nd7 30 Nd6+ Kc7 31 Nb5+ Kd8 32 Qxc6 Qf4+ 33 Kg1 Qc1+ 34 Kh2 Qf4+ 35 Kh3 Qg4+ 36 Kh2 Qxh4+ (36 ..Qf4+=) 37 Kg1 Qf4 38 g3 Qb8 39 Qd5 Ke7 40 Nd4 Qe5?? 41 Nc6+ 1–0 McNab lost to a novice N fork,heehee. He was losing anyway but it was a huge blunder. Howell nevertheless played a good game deserving of an up and coming IM title. >> >> >>Sure young David wouldn't have developed this quick without training >>vs chess programs...;-) >> >>Sune
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