Round 3 top board matchups:
Bd White Result Black –No–
1 Howell, David W L……. 2614 (2) ….. Gordon, Stephen……… 2537 (2) 1 4
2 Jones, Gawain C……… 2554 (2) ….. Eggleston, David J…… 2341 (2) 3 21
3 Williams, Simon K……. 2527 (2) ….. Cobb, James…………. 2432 (1½) 5 13
4 Wells, Peter………… 2498 (1½) ….. Salimbeni, George……. 2115 (2) 7 60
5 Trent, Lawrence……… 2471 (1½) ….. Jones, William EG……. 2052 (2) 9 68
Full results here.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Why don’t Short and Adams play in the British Championship?
McShane is semi-retired into the work world.
Sadler is fully retired.
Short and Adams don’t really need to play – and usually the BCG won’t meet their conditions.
Others are busy – Rowson with his PhD, Aagard and Shaw with their publishing work.