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 1902, my ECF is 1913 and my ICCF is 2277.

Friday 4 January 2019

Black To Play And ...?

THIS position occurred today in my round-eight game at the Hastings Masters.

White has just played 22.Bd3-b5 in Claus Pitschka (FM 2241) - Spanton (1954). Can you find a good move for Black?

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The answer to the question is: No, you cannot find a good move for Black.
I played the strongest move, 22...Resigns.
The point is that White's passed pawn cannot be stopped from queening, at least not without horrific material loss, eg 22...f6 23.d7 Ke7 24.Nf7, or 22...a6 23.d7 Ke7 24.Nxf7.

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

Friday 4 January 2019

Black To Play And ...?

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