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Commentary: Round 9

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We got off to an on-time start with only one clock needing to be started, and that only for five minutes. I'm amazed. We play two games this morning, then break for tea. I think more events should have more tea breaks; I'm all in favour of them.

The round is about halfway over, and the only director's call was whether the two players in one game could go to the bathroom at the same time, waiving their right to insist that each player only go when their rack was incomplete. Uh... okay.

Along the back wall of the Vistana Room, where boards 2-5 play in Division A, each pair has common nationality, ethnicity or religion. Board 2, Nigerian: Lukeman Owolabi (Sco) vs. Chinedu Okwelogu (NGA). Board 3, Jewish: Evan Cohen (ISR) vs. Raymond Tate (Sco). Board 4: English: Bob Violett (Eng) vs. Howard Wilde (Eng). Board 5: American: Winter Zxqkj (USA) vs. Chris Lipe (USA).

At Board 1, Steve Polatnick (USA) beats Vincent Boyle (Sco) 465-394 and is now 8-1, a game ahead of Evan, Lukeman and Chinedu.

Meanwhile upstairs in Division B, the two leaders lose their first-round games, so there are now seven players on 7-2 separated only by spread: Mario Seychell (MLT) +814, Maureen Hoch (ISR) +747, Gila Blits (ISR) +732, Sammy Mangion (MLT) +643, Osaghaede Omijeh (NGA) +397, Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) +288.