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.

Tuesday 8 August 2023

World's Cleverest Fool?

THERE are eight games in ChessBase's 2023 Mega database that reach the position after 1.f3!? e5 2.g4??

All eight ended abruptly with 2...Qh4#, which is known as Fool's Mate.

There could soon be two more games in Mega with the same sequence of moves as former world champion Vladimir Kramnik has lost two games in exactly the same fashion, as is being highlighted at the English Chess Forum.

Where does that leave the game we love?

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

Tuesday 8 August 2023

World's Cleverest Fool?

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