British Championship 2016 - Day 7

Could yesterday have been the decisive day in the Championship? Adams scored a crucial win as Black against Howell and is in the driving seat; White against the tournament's surprise showing, David Eggleston, is a game he must feel confident about. Watching Howell-Adams at the venue, I thought that Black was just a pawn up most of the way, but, unsurprisingly, it seems it wasn't so simple.

Yesterday's puzzle reviewed a chance for Phil Brooks to gain a winning advantage straight out of the opening in Saturday's round. Here's how:

Round 7 didn't seem to be a great one for sparkling games. Since the game score isn't online yet, I can't look at Modi-Golding, which was a well-played gambit game by Black. So I can't do any better than bully Tamas Fodor again! He is not having the best of tournaments, and here one of the best amateur players in Surrey takes advantage in nice style:

Finding a puzzle is difficult in another way though! It's tempting to give my own swindle from the Major Open (a win which restores me to a 50% score) but I'll stick to the rules - Championship only. Some interesting endgames to look at are Eggleston-Arkell and Hackner-Emms, but let's look
at an ending of a different sort.

A. Kalaiyalahan - R. Mitra - Black to Play

Here the players agreed a draw! But White's last move (33. Bf1-e2?) was far from accurate; how could Black have profitably continued?