Wednesday 2 January 2019

Abrupt Finish

MY round-six game at the Hastings Masters had an abrupt finish today.
White was already much better in Kumar Sumit (2179) - Spanton (1954), but my last move of 25...Nf6-h5? allowed an immediate conclusion
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White played 26.Bxf7!, and I had to resign as 26...Qxf7 is met by 27.Rd8+

2 comments:

  1. 26 Bxf7 isn't check. Well it's check to the queen!

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  2. Whoops - you're quite correct. I have replaced the + sign with an !

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