{"id":360,"date":"2014-05-02T08:26:31","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T08:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chesstt.org\/home\/?p=360"},"modified":"2014-11-20T19:19:01","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T19:19:01","slug":"2nd-half-of-2nd-qualifier-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chesstt.org\/home\/2nd-half-of-2nd-qualifier-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd half of 2nd Qualifier this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chesstt.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Sears-Duncan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-361\" alt=\"Sears &amp; Duncan\" src=\"http:\/\/chesstt.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Sears-Duncan-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chesstt.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Sears-Duncan-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chesstt.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Sears-Duncan-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/chesstt.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Sears-Duncan-900x675.jpg 900w, http:\/\/chesstt.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Sears-Duncan.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After hours of fight, Duncan and Sears reach a draw in an amazing match. Sears won a pawn and felt sure he had a win with his 2 knights against Duncan&#8217;s 2 bishops, but it was not to be. Duncan never gave up and took half point from Sears.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the gods smiled on CM Daryl Davis as he escaped from the tournament&#8217;s only female, Shannon Yearwood. Shannon, after defeating Duncan and holding Sears to a draw, blundered in a winning position against Davis. Now, the tournament is wide open as after 3 games, there are 4 players on 2.5 points and 5 players with 2 points.<\/p>\n<p>Come down Saturday, to UTT Valsayn Campus, to see the thrilling end of the competitive 2nd Qualifier. The pairings are as follows (available on www.chess-results.com)<\/p>\n<h2>Pairings\/Results<\/h2>\n<h3>Round 4<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Bo.<\/td>\n<td>No.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Name<\/td>\n<td>Rtg<\/td>\n<td>Pts.<\/td>\n<td>Result<\/td>\n<td>Pts.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Name<\/td>\n<td>Rtg<\/td>\n<td>No.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=6\">Bowles Andrew<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1892<\/td>\n<td>2\u00bd<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2\u00bd<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=3\">Knight Colin<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1915<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=4\">Jones David<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1913<\/td>\n<td>2\u00bd<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2\u00bd<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=8\">Davis Daryl<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1792<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=17\">Leemoon Brian<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=1\">Lee Cecil<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1950<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=2\">Sears Frank<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1941<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=19\">Yearwood Sean<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=18\">Ramlogan Rishon<\/a><\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1\u00bd<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=5\">Duncan Leonard<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1908<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=14\">Yearwood Shannon<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1580<\/td>\n<td>1\u00bd<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1\u00bd<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=9\">Bhola Daniel<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1731<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=10\">Mentor Hermes<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1726<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=12\">Singh Carlyle<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1634<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=16\">Smith Zurich<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1378<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=15\">Jacobs Carl<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1569<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=13\">Martin Mikel<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1620<\/td>\n<td>\u00bd<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=7\">Lee Hayden<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1848<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chess-results.com\/tnr132321.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=9&amp;fed=TTO&amp;wi=821&amp;snr=11\">Fitzpatrick Kenneth<\/a><\/td>\n<td>1658<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>bye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After hours of fight, Duncan and Sears reach a draw in an amazing match. Sears won a pawn and felt sure he had a win with his 2 knights against Duncan&#8217;s 2 bishops, but it was not to be. Duncan never gave up and took half point from Sears. 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