Just like yesterday, one team went from minus one to fifty procent and one team the other way round. This time the men team went the wrong direction. Watu won a very nice game, while Kenny was pressing the whole game, but didn’t manage to get more than a drawn endgame. Daniel sacrificed two pawns but should have played Re1/Qf3 instead of Qa4. In the game he had not enough compensation. Henry was worse all the time, he is not doing well with black.
Lebanon was on their way to beat the South African ladies. Anzel was a pawn down in a endgame with a bad bishop against a knight, while Carmen was an exchange down and Jenine had drawn. However, Anzel’s opponent offered a draw (in probably a winning position) while Carmen won a pawn, another pawn and then flagged her opponent. Melissa won her fourth game in a row and is one of the top elo winners of the whole olympiad.
Meanwhile the team is enjoying the snow, which some of the players had never seen in real life before!
I’ve got some of the round9 games in pgn-viewers and will add more soon, also some GM’s games. Well done, good play!
You say Henry may not be doing well with black, but it appears Jenine is certainly not doing well at all. A pity, but there is always next time!
Good luck to everyone for the last two rounds!! All the best!!
Well played in round 10, but KENNY!! you stressed me out with move 100! with your king! lol!! thought you were not going to make that rook-move!