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.

Tuesday, 19 November 2019

After The Lord Mayor's Show

Alessandro Santagati (2291) - Spanton (1934)
Malta Round 3
Giuoco Piano
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 Nf6 5.d4!?
A popular gambit that at first glance looks ridiculous, but has been tried by strong players, including Nigel Short.
5...Bxd4 6.Nxd4 Nxd4 7.f4 d6 8.fxe5

Two moves have been tried in this position, according to ChessBase's 2020 Mega database … I chose the less-successful one

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8...Bg4?? 9.Qxd4 1-0

2 comments:

RdC19 November 2019 at 10:30
If you take on d4 with the pawn, doesn't that take you into the (charted) theoretical waters of the Max Lange?
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Tim Spanton19 November 2019 at 11:07
Yes, that's right - but whether that is good news or bad news is another matter!
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