Holding On

In the grotto

Me and the two girls took advantage of an excellent day trip to the northernmost point of Israel. As is everything in this country, it was filled with history. 

We could have walked to Lebanon.

We got back in plenty of time and shuttled it over to the Hub for lunch.Shuttles were not always dependable and it took my constant attention to make sure we were able to get around.

After today the tournament will be more than half done and it is now up to Joseph Zeltsan to hold onto his lead.Facing perhaps his toughest remaining opponent Daniel Savchenko of Germany,Zeltsan almost fell back into a tie for first but maintained his lead with 3.5 by escaping a losing position with a draw. 

"I was losing but then I missed a chance to win, so a draw is probably a fair result," said Zeltsan.

Rose Dreizen continued her strong play with a victory with white pushing her to 3 points.
Eitan Genger fell victim to a strong attack and stayed at 2.5.

 He is joined at that level by Kevin Ordet and Simona Nayberg who drew a hard fought game
Max Weinstein got on the board with a solid attacking game that yielded a winning ending 
Tougher matches await tomorrow