6-way tie for first in 2007 Isle of Man
The 2007 Isle of Man event had an exciting finish with 6 players tying for first!
The final standings were:
1-6) GM Kobalia, GM Roiz, GM Efimenko, GM Bartel, GM Yakovich, GM Golod (6.5/9)
Now I will provide full commentary and annotations for one of the key games of the tournament between two of the top players, GM Bartel - GM Roiz:
And here is one more interesting game with full commentary and annotations between two of the tournament winners, GM Yakovich - GM Bartel:
I play chess to make money and meet women
I am a USCF Candidate Master CM player
Goals - 1) Reach 2200 USCF NM, 2) Reach 2200 FIDE CM, 3) Reach 2300 FIDE FM
BELIEVE IT!
The first note was an IQ test; if you read it and said "oh", then you just lost a piece
