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 1913, my ECF is 1904 and my ICCF is 2330.
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Mate!
I ACHIEVED something quite rare, at least in tournament chess, in round two of the British Chess Championships 50+ seniors: I got mated.
Black to play and win in Spanton (1900/168) - Stephen Homer (2017/186)
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***** 31...Nxa3
The most efficient way to convert Black's large advantage. 32.bxa3 Qb3#
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