Round 2 report

Another exciting round! This time every game ended with hard fought draws.
 
Short vs Grandelius. Photo: Lars OA Hedlund

Short-Grandelius

A sharp Sicilian were both players had chances. Short looked like pulling the longest straw, but after the complications only a drawn endgame was left. 
 
 
 
 
 
Keymer-Bjerre
Despite an early queen exchange the play was sharp. Keymer’s bishop pair could eventually even out Bjerre’s extra doubled pawn and no winner could be found. 
 
Sarin-Van Foreest
Sarin’s early pressure became an extra pawn, but at the cost of a bad overall pawn structure. Van Foreest defended admirably and managed to enter a drawn knight endgame, despite being two pants down. 
 
Bacrot-Jones
An early h4 showed white’s ambitions, but Jones defended with ease. Black then sacrificed the exchange to try and get the initiative. But Bacrot gave back the material and a drawn opposite coloured bishop endgame shared the point. 
 

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