Correspondence match Dekker - Gruss 4.5 - 3.5

Game 8 of the correspondence match played in the common space of the 18th floor of the New Main finally ended in a draw, with the following final position:

Dekker - Gruss 1/2- 1/2
The game lasted more than two years (!), with neither of us being in a hurry to make the next move for sometimes long periods of time...
Game 9 started today. Gruss - Dekker: 1. c4 e5, English opening / Sicilian reversed.
We will try to keep up the pace this time. ;-) Feel free to pass by and leave a comment.

Examiner Alexander Flügel reports that apart from the eternal match Gruss - Dekker, there are now two more correspondance games being played in two more common rooms, on the 6th floor and on the 4th floor.

"Here is my game with Jörg on the 6th floor. It is now my turn...
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ Qxf6 6. d4 Qd8 7. Bc4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bf4 Nd7 10. c3 Nf6 11. Re1 b6 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Bd3 Bxf3 14. xf3 Qd7 15. Bg5 g6 16. Rad1 Nd5"



If you'd like to play a game on your floor, just pass by my office at M18A11 and borrow the material you need.