{"id":343,"date":"2014-04-26T22:01:01","date_gmt":"2014-04-26T22:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chesstt.org\/home\/?p=343"},"modified":"2014-11-20T19:19:01","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T19:19:01","slug":"interviewing-cm-josh-on-round-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chesstt.org\/home\/interviewing-cm-josh-on-round-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Interviewing CM Josh on round 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Interview with CM Joshua Johnson on Round 2 of the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Qualifier<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chesstt.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CM-Josh-shows-the-Old-Benoni.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-344\" alt=\"CM Josh shows the Old Benoni\" src=\"http:\/\/chesstt.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CM-Josh-shows-the-Old-Benoni-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chesstt.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CM-Josh-shows-the-Old-Benoni-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chesstt.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CM-Josh-shows-the-Old-Benoni-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/chesstt.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CM-Josh-shows-the-Old-Benoni-900x675.jpg 900w, http:\/\/chesstt.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/CM-Josh-shows-the-Old-Benoni.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>AG \u2013 Which game caught your attention thus far?<\/p>\n<p>CM Josh \u2013 Board 1, Davis v. Cecil Lee. Daryl is playing some brilliant chess. Daryl sacrificed a piece which Master Lee refused after considering it for some time. Daryl has more than a slight advantage but I see a very powerful continuation for him. Nexf7 seems winning to me. But Daryl is taking his time. We will see if he plays that move.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>AG \u2013 What other game do you find exciting?<\/p>\n<p>CM Josh \u2013 Definitely Jones v Rishon Ramlogan. Rishon has a rook and 2 pawns versus Jones\u2019 pair of bishops in the middle game. But Rishon missed a strong continuation; hold on, I think he just fell apart. Yes, he is going to lose.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>AG \u2013 Do you find this qualifier a strong tournament?<\/p>\n<p>CM Josh \u2013 Definitely some players are playing excellent chess, but it is not as strong as the first qualifier. However this is a very competitive tournament as players are closer in ratings.<\/p>\n<p>Allow me to point out two other games which I must say are worth watching: Sears v. Shannon Yearwood and Mikel Martin v. Daniel Bhola. Shannon is a pawn down but she is fighting against Sears. And Daniel, he is playing in a somewhat equal position; but I must say he and Mikel are playing an opening that is not common for juniors, the Old Benoni defense. Very interesting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks a lot Joshua. I hope you can drop in sometime again to give more comments.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interview with CM Joshua Johnson on Round 2 of the 2nd Qualifier \u00a0 AG \u2013 Which game caught your attention thus far? CM Josh \u2013 Board 1, Davis v. Cecil Lee. Daryl is playing some brilliant chess. Daryl sacrificed a piece which Master Lee refused after considering it for some time. 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