- 4.5 / 8
- Points from games
- +3 =3 −2
- Wins, draws, losses
- 4
- Boards played
- 2036
- Average opponent
How Camille De Seroux played the olympiad
Camille De Seroux played eight rounds, mostly on board 4 and in round 9 on board 2, and sat out rounds 5, 6 and 10. Four and a half out of eight against opponents averaging 2036.
The three wins came in round 1 against Purichaya Chinkulkitniwat, where a knight retreated with 11...Nb8 and captured on f2 ten moves later, in round 2 against Joy Romany, and in round 9 against Sofija Mimic, where 25.Ndxb5?? gave the piece away and the closing sequence kept every move under two minutes. Three draws against Grete Olde, Lucie Rybackova and international master Rose Atwell came on top of that.
Two half points were left on the board. In round 3, 33...Qc6 would have won, with forty seconds on the clock. The loss in round 8 against Chelsie Monica Ignesias Sihite was the hardest of the event: 18.Bd1?! instead of 18.d4 gave up the centre, 36.Nd2?? with forty seconds discarded the draw, and 49.Rc5?? instead of 49.e6 left the last chance lying.
All 8 games, annotated
Every game leads to its analysis, with board, variations and commentary.
- Round 1against Purichaya ChinkulkitniwatA Nimzowitsch Defence with Black: a knight retreats with 11...Nb8 and captures on f2 ten moves later.0-1
- Round 2against WIM Joy RomanyA Ruy Lopez with White: in mutual time trouble 32.Rxc7 is left on the board, and 35...a4 vacates the square where the rook attacks the queen.1-0
- Round 3against WCM Grete OldeA delayed Alapin with Black: 33...Qc6 would have won, the clock read forty seconds, and the rook on c3 saved the draw.½-½
- Round 4against WFM Lucie RybackovaA Caro-Kann with White: 39...Ke5 gives up the e4 pawn, and 46.Kc3 is the only move in the bishop against knight ending.½-½
- Round 7against IM Rose AtwellA French Defence with White: 10.b4 gives two pawns away, 19.Rxb7 fetches them back, and 27.Rxa7 takes the one pawn too many.½-½
- Round 8against WIM Chelsie Monica Ignesias SihiteA Ruy Lopez Anderssen with White: 18.Bd1?! instead of 18.d4 gives up the centre, 36.Nd2?? with forty seconds throws away the draw, and 49.Rc5?? instead of 49.e6 lets the last chance slip.0-1
- Round 9against Sofija MimicA Taimanov Sicilian with Black: 22...Bd8?! misses 22...e5, 25.Ndxb5?? gives the piece away, and the closing chain from Nd5 to Qd5+ holds every move under two minutes.0-1
- Round 11against Flor De Maria Zarate OyagueA Nimzo-Indian Kmoch with Black: 19...Kh8 waits after two long thinks, 20.f5 is missed by the opponent, and 23...Nc7 instead of 23...exf4 pulls the knight off the g4 to e6 diagonal.1-0