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 1951, my ECF is 1954 and my ICCF is 2369.

Sunday, 21 June 2026

Summing Up Bischofsgrün

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MY score of +4=4-1  in the seniors' (55+) championship of Upper Franconia gained 34.4 Fide elo. I finished equal second, but missed out ...
Saturday, 20 June 2026

Main Pleasures

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ONE of the delights of walking alongside a river is that you can enjoy water-based views as well as land-based scenery. This ford on the Whi...

Chess Tip Of The Day 440

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When checkmating with bishop and knight against a lone king, a king can be checkmated only in a corner of the bishop's colour. Jesús de ...

Bischofsgrün Round Nine

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Thomas Bildt (2029) - Spanton (1951) King's Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Nf3 d5!? A pet line of mine. There are 110 examples of the move in...
Friday, 19 June 2026

Chess Tip Of The Day 439

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If we are considering sacrificing a bishop in an attack on the king, we must be sure that our knight(s) can cooperate effectively with our q...

Bischofsgrün Round Eight

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Spanton (1951) - Udo Waltenberger (2033) Maróczy Bind 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Bg7 5.c4 Nc6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Be2 d6 9.0-0 Now ...
Thursday, 18 June 2026

Different Walk

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I HAVE been walking to the top of the Ochsenkopf (Oxhead) mountain by following the Weismain river as far as Karches lake, and then heading ...

Bischofsgrün Round Seven

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Manfred Herbold (2075) - Spanton (1951) Sicilian Grand Prix Attack 1.Nc3 c5 2.e4 Nc6 3.f4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bb5 Nd4 6.d3?! This fairly common c...
Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Chess Tip Of The Day 437

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...d5 is an ideal freeing move in almost all double e-pawn openings. John Watson, Mastering The Chess Openings - Volume 1

Bischofsgrün Round Six

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Spanton (1951) - Dieter Bauer (1787) English 1.c4 d6 2.Nc3 e5 3.g3 f5 4.Bg2 c6!? This is second-most popular in ChessBase's 2026 Mega da...
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