7th Friedrich World Championship 2012

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Game 1: Andrew Brown is sorting his cards, while the attackers are smiling in confidence.

Game 2: Rodrigo Witzel under pressure. His Prussians will be defeated after 10 turns.

Unknown Game: The Prussians in Saxony, out of supply and almost completely encircled. And even worse: Austria needs only 2 last objectives for victory! (These objectives are marked with the white flag pins!)

Game 3: Richard Sivél will win with Prussia after 15 turns.

Game 4: The longest game on Friday will last until 11 p.m. Klaus Blum wins with Prussia after 21 tunrs.

Game 5: Steffen Schröder, the upcoming World Champion, plays a careful defense against everyone – except against the Swedes. When the Tsarina dies in turn 16, Mark Luta succeeds in a sudden Swedish win.

Game 6: Anton Telle is starting his final attacks against Maurice de Wijs. After he has emptied the Prussian hearts and spades (and having left nothing more than 2 points in his own hand!), Russia and France will win simultaneously.

Game 7: Andreas Zölitz is thinking about his defense of Magdeburg. In Silesia he switches over to a clubs defense... and this will cost him the victory. Andrew Brown Austrians conquer their last objective (Liegnitz) on turn 13.

Game 8: Manfred Wichmann, the titleholder, against Peter Hannappel, Jose Luis Bonilla and Andreas Buschhaus. A lot of thinking...

... and a lot of laughing, too.

Same Game 8: Manfred will win this game after 17 turns of hard struggle.

Game 12: Andreas Buschhaus gives his debut in the role Frederick. And he fights defiantly. However, after 13 turns it's over. Winners are Steffen Schröder (A) and Klaus Blum (F).

Game 9: Andrew Brown is sending all his Russian generals right from the start to the Neumark region.

Same Game 9: After 23 turns, Prussia finally succeeds. Arnold de Wijs is celebrating his win.

Game 10: Peter Hannappel has some problems with Guy Atkinson's Russia. In the end, however, the winner is Austria (Richard Sivél) in turn 14.

Game 13: Guy Atkinson makes perfect the sixth Prussian victory (turn 19).

Game 14: And Jose Luis Bonilla is winning with Prussia, too. After the dropout of Russia, Arnold de Wijs was attacking too hesitant with Austria...

Game 15: Mark Luta seemed on the road to victory with Prussia as well. However, in the last moment, Maurice de Wijs wins with Austria in turn 23.