For you non-antipodeans, the “George” is an annual IM round-robin event played at a comfortable pace with one round a day. The venue is the Auckland chess centre in Cromwell st and our accommodation is a pleasant three bedroom apartment at the base of Mt Eden, a major landmark in Auckland. From the top one can see both the Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea.
The tournament is expertly organised by Mike Steadman, a strong player himself, so the playing conditions are as they should be. Since there is only one game a day and just a short walk to the venue, I’ll be blogging again. In my last tournament, the Gold Coast open, the schedule just did not permit any other activity.
Luckily David Esmonde shouldered the burden, as well as running all the live transmission, and published photo’s, games and short reports here.
http://livechess.aunz.net/index.php/gold-coast-open-2018/view-games/
The only improvement would be live transmission of the games but I’m sure that will happen in a future George.
Round 1
I have played Paul frequently, but not lately. He was one of New Zealand’s top players, and regular Olympiad team member, for decades. I had a decent score, but most of our games were very hard fought. Today Paul made things difficult for himself with 4…d6. Having already played f5 was not beneficial.
A good start but a long eight rounds to go. I am playing a talented young Melbournian, Chris Wallis today with black, so no walk in the park.
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