In this game I was up against Ian Bull, a player I played against at the Country Teams Tournament. He is a great guy and a really strong player and I was ready for a tough game. I have really enjoyed both the games we have played. In this game we played a variation of the Queens Gambit Slav but with White playing an early fianchetto on the King side. I have included the ratings we had at the time of the tournament although both of us have improved our ratings since the tournament.
I still have 2 games to put up from the Newcastle Open so keep posted for those!