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.

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Showing posts with label McDonnell. Show all posts
Monday, 21 February 2022

Old As The Hills?

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SOME people believe, or at least imply, that sacrificing the exchange is a relatively modern technique. The following game shows the idea wa...
Friday, 13 September 2019

Morphy v The Petrov (part five)

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PAUL Morphy's final two games against the Petrov featured the English master Thomas Barnes. Morphy - Barnes St George's Chess Club...
Tuesday, 6 August 2019

What's So French About The French?

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THIS is the fourth in an occasional series on How The Openings Got Their Names. The French Defence ( 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 ) dates back to at lea...
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