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.

Showing posts with label Hanging pawns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hanging pawns. Show all posts
Thursday, 21 August 2025

Czech 65+ Open Championship Round Six

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Spanton (1982) - Vladimír Dvořák (1912) French 3.Nc3 Be7 1.Nc3 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e4 Be7!? The position after 3...Be7!? occurs 1,247 times in Ches...
Tuesday, 19 August 2025

Czech 65+ Open Championship Round Four

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FACED an international master on board two. Spanton (1982) - Milan Babula (2086) French Exchange 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.c4 ...
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Thursday, 10 April 2025

League Chess

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PLAYED on board four (of eight) for Battersea against Streatham & Brixton 2 in London League Division Two last night. Qixuan Han (2004) ...
Friday, 17 November 2023

Cap Negret Round Seven

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Alicante's tram system runs through Altea on its way to the mountains FACED my third Spaniard on the trot. Pascual Villa Caigüelas (1570...
Wednesday, 16 February 2022

Delayed Sicilian Wing Gambit

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PLAYED last night in the Battersea Club Championship at the club's home venue, Battersea Labour Club. Spanton (2041 ECF) - Tim Valentine...
Saturday, 2 January 2021

Garry Kasparov's Forgotten Weapon Against The Queen's Gambit (part five)

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IN the same tournament in which Kasparov beat Yasser Seirawan he faced Bent Larsen. Larsen (2555) - Kasparov (2690) Nikšić (Yugoslavia) Roun...
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