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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Tuesday, 6 January 2026

My Burgeoning Collection Of Chess Fridge-Magnets

Teplice (Czechia), Cracovia (Kraków) and Tegernsee (Bavaria)

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Czech Mated

PLAYED at the 13th annual Teplice tournament, which finished on Sunday.
It was held in spacious conditions in the city's Culture House - the only sour note being the many sets that had pieces with different-coloured tops, eg white bishops with black mitres..

Inside the excellent playing hall

Unfortunately, I forgot to pack my laptop's charger, and I could not a buy a replacement in Teplice, so I was unable to blog.
Perhaps it was just as well: my score of +3=2-4 saw me lose 9.6 elo - my first loss of Fide rating points since Newcastle in February.