Fantastic effort by Eason Wang to hold off Stephen Solomon in what a mere mortal would consider to be a drawn ending. Stephen played 50…h5 and later 100…b4 to show his control of the 50 move rule. A triple occurred on move 90 and move 95 but neither claimed.
The crowd grew as the game progressed.
GM Max Illingworth Winner Peninsula Open 2018
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Queensland Open Champion – 2019 Aleksandar Wohl
Aleks Wohl is the Queensland Open Champion for 2019. The only slip on the way to the trophy was Round 4 v IM Stephen Solomon. The latest iteration of “Solo-Wohl” was keenly viewed by many, and Stephen did not fail to please – Stephen is a true master of end game tricks an [...]
Round 6 highlight include Board 2 clash between IM Aleks Wohl and Michael Ostapenko – pin and counter pin with winning Q check intermezzo’s!
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The “upset” theme continues – mostly where higher rated players drew when rating difference would suggest otherwise. Mark C Stokes was a clear rook down to unrated Kevin Nguyen but in desperation played on; took 3 moves to position his K behind a rook pawn and managed a “rook sacrifice stalemate” themed draw.
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The tournament of upsets continues…with IM Brodie McClymont and FM Gene Nakauchi both losing with the white pieces!
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Round 3 was another late finish – a 136 move marathon where IM Brodie McClymont fought for a draw for the last 70 moves against QLD veteran Alain Pardoen. He said he had prepared 3…d5 but decided over the board to go down the 3…Bg7 line.
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Several upsets in Round 2 – FM Gene Nakauchi had some transport problems and was a few minutes past forfeit time, and Tom Maguire, black on board 5 v Ben Peach made a brave decision to recapture with his King while behind in development, but after 13…a6 the engine went from +0.4 to mate in 11
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Round 1 of the Queensland Open finished late last night after 4 marathon games. Highlights include Allan Li drawing with FM Dusan Stojic.
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Brenan Pavilion – Anglican Church Grammar School
The 2019 Queensland Open is a 7 round swiss with the 1st round starting on Friday night 3rd May 2019 at 7:15pm.
The venue is the Brenan Pavilion in the grounds of the Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie), Oaklands Parade, East Brisbane QLD 4169, Australia. Enter via Heath / Helen St [...]
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