BEAU CHESS - the post-work workings-out of a chess amateur

I begin this blog after getting back into league chess following many years' absence due to work. My post-job status also means I am able to play more tournament chess. My new club in London is Battersea and my first game for them is on Thursday September 14, 2017. I start with a Fide rating of 1858, an ECF grade of 169 (=1968 elo) and an ICCF correspondence rating of 2267. My current Fide is 2009, my ECF is 1957 and my ICCF is 2325.

Thursday, 8 March 2018

Good Wörishofen (part six)

MY luck ran out with a vengeance in round five.
Having built a huge advantage in the opening, I completely misjudged the middlegame, seriously underestimating my opponent's dynamic counter-chances.

Position after 26...Re8-d8 in Spanton (1901) - Alfred Kerber (1939)

The game finished:
27.Rxe3??
27.Rxd3 would have been much better, although Black has all the chances after 27...Rxd3.
27...Rd1+ 28.Kf2 Qxf4+ 29.Qf3 R8d2 0-1.

BEAU CHESS - the post-work workings-out of a chess amateur

Thursday, 8 March 2018

Good Wörishofen (part six)

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