Sorry, but has anyone else noticed that Jack Rudd (2236) is, as black, playing the Hippopotamus against Mickey Adams (2706)? What a day for unusual opening fans!
[Event "The 97th Championships of the British Is"]
[Site "Canterbury/England"]
[Date "2010.07.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Rudd, Jack"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2267"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 a6 5. f4 e6 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Bd3 Nd7 8. e5 d5
9. Ne2 b6 10. c3 c5 11. a4 Bb7 12. O-O Nc6 13. Qe1 Qe7 14. Bf2 cxd4 15. Bh4 Qf8
16. Nexd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 Nb8 18. Ra3 Kd7 19. Rb3 Kc7 20. Qc3+ Nc6 21. Rc1 h6 22. Bf6 Rg8 23. h4 1-0
