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 1922, my ECF is 1985 and my ICCF is 2331.

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:

Anonymous4 January 2019 at 10:46
26 Bxf7 isn't check. Well it's check to the queen!
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Tim Spanton4 January 2019 at 12:54
Whoops - you're quite correct. I have replaced the + sign with an !
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