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MISO 2012 Commentary: Round 19

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First results: Vincent Boyle (Sco) 473 Omri Rosenkrantz (ISR) 341, Daniel Milton (USA) 429 Andy Gray (Eng) 323.

Division A

Seen on Siu Hean Cheah (SGP) and Evan Cohen's (ISR) board: BOGBEANS, natural. Cheah won that game 491–434 and unseats Helen Gipson (Sco) from Board 1. Helen, now second, loses 592–297 to Howard Wilde (Eng), now third, and will face Femi Awowade (Eng) at Board 2 after the tea break.

Cheah and Helen are on 13½, +931 and +461. Half a game behind on 13 are Howard, Chinedu Okwelogu (NGA) and Sam Kantimathi (USA), +1087, +461 and +428. A full game back on 12½ is Evan, +523.

Odds to win: Cheah 5:2, Helen 3:1, Howard/Chinedu/Sam 10:1.

Division B

Karen Adler (ISR), sporting a new scoreboard head shot, sets the record for the highest score in the division, with a 578–336 win over Ossie Mair (USA).

Daniel Milton (USA) wins an important game, 429–323 against Andy Gray (Eng), closing the two-game gap by one and keeping alive his slim hopes of winning.

Mario Saliba (MLT) wins though, 407–375 vs. Josephine Mayo (MLT), so he is now alone on 16 wins, the 3:5 odds on favourite to win. Andy is the only player on 15 wins, and is 3:1 to win; Daniel is the only player on 14, and is 12:1.