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Subject: Re: PostModernist in CCT5

Author: Will Singleton

Date: 18:15:07 01/21/03

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On January 21, 2003 at 18:07:34, Andrew Williams wrote:

>PostModernist at CCT5
>=====================
>
>
>Game 3 - NoonianChess 0-1 PostModernist
>
>I played against NoonianChess at the WCCC in Maastricht this year, where
>I ended up with a slightly lucky draw. In this game, Noonian didn't
>really get into it at all.  Unlike the game against Comet, PM found a
>position which it could get its teeth into.  The game seemed to turn
>in this position, where PM thought Noonian's cxd4 was a mistake:
>
>[D] r1bq1rk1/pp2npbp/2np2p1/2p5/3pP3/2P1BNP1/PP3PBP/RN1Q1RK1 w - -
>

I think Noonians error was the previous move, 10.d4.

>
>Game 7 - Amateur 1-0 PostModernist
>
>In general in CCTs, PM has been pretty lucky with the openings it has
>obtained. Not so here, but this game was characterised by the accuracy
>of Amateur's play. IM Kim Commons made many interesting comments on this
>game, and was highly impressed by the way Amateur handled its two minors
>against PM's R+P. This was probably the best game PM was involved in in
>CCT5. A fine win by one of PM's oldest rivals.
>
>

Thanks for the compliment.  I do think it makes it extremely interesting to have
live master commentary.  In the future, we should assign one to each game. :)
This internet stuff works pretty well sometimes.

Will



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