#249 Checkmate Championship - Round 1

NM Mark Kernighan and unrated Joe Azzarello lead after round 1 of the Checkmate CC Championship. Both, however, were a bit lucky. Mark's opponent missed a repetition & Joe's resigned in a defendable position! Defending champion Ari Minkov, who I played & drew, heads a 4-way tie for third.

Sherry-Kernighan

after 19...Bf4

White to draw

Azzarello-Mann

after 26.Rb8+

Black to play

Crosstable
Java-replay
Zipped PGN

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The pairings for next Sunday (1/27) are :

• Kernighan (1.0) - Azzarello (1.0)
• Minkov (0.5) - Carrelli (0.5)
• Moldovan (0.5) - Sherry (0.0)
• Mann (0.0) - Renna (0.5)