Key last round results:
1 WERLE, Jan………….. 2591 (7½) 1/2 VACHIER-LAGRAVE, Maxime. 2681 (6½)
2 BERG, Emanuel……….. 2592 (6½) 1/2 ADAMS, Michael………. 2735 (7)
3 BACROT, Etienne……… 2691 (6½) 1/2 DAVID, Alberto………. 2568 (6½)
4 SHORT, Nigel D………. 2655 (6½) 1-0 SULSKIS, Sarunas…….. 2562 (6½)
Jan Werle has just captured the 2008 European Union Championship by drawing French GM Vachier-Lagrave. Super GM Adams who could have caught up with Werle with a win inexplicably took a 13 move draw.
GM Werle (2591) – GM Vachier-Lagrave (2681) [A05]
European Union Championship, 18.09.2008
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qh4 Bc6 7.Qd4 Rg8 8.e3 Bg7 9.Qc4 Nb6 10.Qb3 e5 11.e4 N8d7 12.d3 Qe7 13.Be2 Nc5 14.Qc2 Ne6 15.a4 a5 16.0–0 g5 17.Be3 Game drawn ½–½
GM Berg (2592) – GM Adams (2735) [C92]
European Union Championship, 18.09.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Ng5 Rf8 12.Nf3 Re8 13.Ng5 Game drawn ½–½
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No draw rule please!
Short is a better fighter than Adams.
Jan Werle is great !! Goed gedaan Jan, ben trots op je !!
I do not understand why Adams did not play on for a win. He is rated much higher than his opponent.