Jan Groenendijk - Aime Severin Yoan 2-0 (26-4-2018)
≡ 1.34-29 19-23 2.39-34 14-19 3.44-39 10-14 4.50-44 5-10 5.29-24 20x29 6.33x24 19x30 7.34x25 14-19 8.39-33 10-14 9.35-30 14-20 10.25x14 19x10 11.44-39 10-14 12.39-34 18-22 13.31-27 22x31 14.36x27 12-18 15.30-25 7-12 16.43-39 1-7 17.34-30 17-22 18.41-36 22x31 19.36x27 11-17 20.46-41 7-11 21.49-44 13-19 22.30-24 19x30 23.25x34 8-13 24.48-43 14-19 25.40-35 9-14 26.44-40 4-9 27.34-29 23x34 28.39x30 2-7 29.43-39 18-22 30.27x18 12x23 31.40-34 7-12 32.30-24 19x30 33.34x25 17-22 34.37-31 12-18 35.32-27 11-17 36.38-32 6-11
Until now Groenendijk didn't manage to obtain a concrete advantage. But here he grabs the opportunity to complicate the game.
15-20 38.45-40 20-24 39.40-34 14-19 40.34-30 9-14 41.42-38
Of course the combination 42.27-21 16x36 43.37-31 36x27 44.32x3 would be suicidal now.
More logical was ≡ 42.47-42 8-12 43.39-34. At first sight this looks problematic for black: 22-28? 44.33x22 17x28 45.27-22 18x36 46.34-29 W+. But using the combination ≡ 23-28 44.32x23 18x40 45.27x29 16-21 46.35x44 21-27 47.31x22 17x50 black can escape with a draw.
Yoan becomes the victim of a tactical trap. Instead he should have played ≡ 8-12! 43.41-36 17-21 44.31-26 22x42 45.26x8* 13x2 46.38x47 and black has the advantage.
≡ 43.31-26 22x42 44.26x6 42-47 or? 45.6-1 47x36 46.32-27! 36x22 47.33-29 23x32 48.1x37 and black resigned.
Thomy Lucien Mbongo - Karol Dudkiewicz 2-0 (26-4-2018)
≡ 1.32-28 17-22 2.28x17 12x21 3.34-29 7-12 4.40-34 11-17 5.45-40 6-11 6.33-28 19-23 7.28x19 13x33 8.39x28 9-13 9.37-32 14-19 10.31-27 10-14 11.44-39 1-6 12.38-33 21-26 13.41-37 5-10 14.43-38 17-21 15.49-44 20-25 16.27-22 18x27 17.28-23 19x28 18.33x31 14-19 19.32-28 10-14 20.37-32 26x37 21.42x31 21-26 22.47-42 26x37 23.42x31 16-21 24.46-41 21-26 25.41-37 4-9 26.39-33 14-20 27.44-39 19-24 28.48-43 12-18 29.50-45 2-7 30.31-27
After ≡ 11-16 the position would be about equal. But after this logical move Mbongo was able to grab the initiative.
≡ 31.28-22! 24-29 32.34x23 18x29 33.33x24 20x29 34.36-31!
White leaves his opponent no time to reorganize his defence with 9-14.
≡ 12-18 35.39-34! 18-23 36.43-39 13-19?
This allows Mbongo to decide the game using a combination. Also ≡ 11-17? 3.22x11 6x17 4.39-33 and ≡ 15-20? 37.35-30 were lost for black. But with ≡ 11-16! 37.38-33 29x38 38.32x43 15-20! 39.34-30 25x34 40.40x18 6-11 41.39-33 11-17 42.22x11 16x7 black could still make a draw.
≡ 37.27-21 26x28 38.39-33 28x30 39.35x2
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