Wednesday, 19 December 2007

Norm chances hanging by a thread

I lost again this morning, to FM Jovica Radovanovic of Serbia, who got his second IM norm in the August international.

J.Radovanovic (2355) - J.Rudd (2332), Coulsdon 2007:
1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Be3 Nd7 5.Qd2 a6 6.0-0-0 b5 7.h4 Bb7 8.h5 gxh5 9.Kb1 b4 10.Nd5 Ngf6 11.Nxf6+ Nxf6 12.f3 a5 13.Nh3 e5 14.dxe5 dxe5 15.Bb5+ c6 16.Qf2 Qc7 17.Bb6 Qb8 18.Rd8+ Qxd8 19.Bxd8 Rxd8 20.Bc4 Rd4 21.Qe2 Bh6 22.Rd1 Be3 23.Rd3 Rxd3 24.Qxd3 Bxd4 25.c3 bxc3 26.bxc3 Bc5 27.Bxf7+ Ke7 28.Qc4 Nd7 29.Bg8 Ba8 30.Qf7+ Kd6 31.Qg7 Rxg8 32.Qxg8 Bd3+ 33.Ka1 h6 34.Qg6+ Kc7 35.Qxh6 Bf1 36.Ng5 Bb6 37.Ne6+ Kb7 38.Qg7 Kc8 39.Qg8+ Kb7 40.Qf7 1-0

That leaves me needing 4½/5, with McNab and Lalic yet to come.

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