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 2009, my ECF is 1955 and my ICCF is 2325.

Wednesday 2 March 2022

My Most Embarrassing Loss Ever

WELL, my game last night has to be a contender, at least, for that uncoveted title.

Spanton (2016) - Stefanie Düssler (*)

London League Division One West

Battersea at Imperial College

Board Two (of eight)

Sicilian Closed

1.Nc3 c5 2.e4 Nc6 3.Nge2 e5 4.d3

Overwhelmingly more popular in ChessBase's 2022 Mega database is 4.Nd5!?, the point usually being to follow up with Ngc3 to maintain a knight on d5 for as long as possible.

4...g6 5.g3 Bg7 6.Bg2 Nge7 7.0-0 0-0 8.Be3 d6 9.Qd2 Be6 10.Nd5 Nd4

White to play and lose

*****

11.Bh6?? Nxe2+ 0-1
*No ECF rating but has a Fide of 2119.

2 comments:

Yorkshire Dave.4 March 2022 at 00:52
You had the courage to post this game so that others might learn from it and that deserves credit.
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment