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 1954, my ECF is 1940 and my ICCF is 2331.

Tuesday, 20 May 2025

Lesa Lessons V

MY round-five game was effectively over after just 17 moves, when I blundered a piece.

But my blunder is not what I want to draw a lesson from, but rather the moves leading up to it.

LESSON: if as Black you play a variation with an iffy reputation - the Hyper-Accelerated Dragon in the Sicilian - you should not be surprised at being slightly worse in the opening. If you subsequently play below par (as I possibly did with 12...Qc8, and probably did with 15...b4?!), you should not be surprised if your opponent's advantage grows. None of this excuses my blunder (17...Rd8??), but it does help explain it.

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

Tuesday, 20 May 2025

Lesa Lessons V

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