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This annotated game of mine, played in Division 1 of the Britsol and District Chess League, illustrates quite effectively that although Steinitz sais 'a pawn is worth some trouble', it's certainly not worth a five-piece developmental advantage! | Read More
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Check out the new KES Chess Club blog at:
www.keschess.wordpress.com
Here all the match stats are published and you can see how many rated games you have played this term. | Read More
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Chess opening explorers are incredibly useful, and are allowed under the rules of correspondence chess. However, many explorers, such as chess.com's own, require you to pay to register in order to go deep into the games.
Some, however, are still ... | Read More
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In this great game, Bent Larsen, one of the Bird's highest-level practitioners, demolishes Boris Spassky, the Russian world champion, in the Amsterdam Interzonal of 1964. In the game, Larsen acquires a good advantage from the opening, and builds t... | Read More
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The final results of the King Edwards School at Bath Annual Open Day Chess Tournament are shown below (scroll down for results table).
(Rob's results have been withdrawn as he was forced to retire from the tournament, meaning that the results are... | Read More
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I recently won (joint) first prize in the British National Chess Junior Squad Young Masters U16 Tournament at Millfield School, with a score of 4.5/5.
Here is my favourite game from the tournament, in the Black Knights Tango.
Comme... | Read More
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Although my oponent did not play this brilliantly, it shows how this aggressive line of the Birds can lead to trouble for Black. (This is quite an old game of mine, but I love this line!) | Read More