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07Apr 2021

Game of the Week

Yet again we saw lots of interesting chess in our Thanet Early Summer Swiss this week. There was also a game with a mouseslip/computer clitch, fortunately that game was already decided by this point, so no real harm done. But a lesson to us all that online chess has it’s own pitfalls compared with the easy methods of over the board play.

Our Game of the Week was an intriguing affair where both players made some original and creative choices in the opening. Neither King looked completely secure and pins and threats appeared all over the board.

Please enjoy

White: shamaka Black: KnightClubber

Thanet Early Summer Swiss

   1.   e4 d5 {The Scandinavian is seen very often at club level} 2. Nc3 dxe4 {Of   course this move is fine, Black can also gain a tempo by playing d4} 3. Nxe4   Qd5 4. d3 {Secures the Knight, a funny move would have been Nc3, and we are   back to the main line 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3} Bf5 5. c4 Qe6 6. Qa4+ c6 7.   c5 {This is probably a pawn move too far, better was developing a piece with   Be3 or Nf3} Nf6 8. f3 {White has a problem that his King is a long way from   being castled} Nd5 {It is better, in general, not to move the same piece twice,   Nbd7 was to be preferred} 9. g4 Bg6 {After a very unusual opening from both   players we have reached an interesting and fairly level position} 10. h4 {   Very aggressive but also double edged as the White King is in more danger than   his opposite number} h5 {Very nice, Black attacks the light squares} 11. Bh3   hxg4 12. Bxg4 f5 {forking two pieces but White pins the f pawn, so if he plays   Bh3 his Knight is safe for now} 13. h5 fxg4 {Winning a piece as the h pawn is   pinned} 14. Kf2 Qf5 15. Ng3 {A move with 2 purposes, attacking the Queen and   defending the Rook on h1} Qxd3 16. hxg6 Rxh1 17. Nxh1 {In this wild position   White is only a pawn down, but his King safety is looking very dubious} e5 {   Taking space and freeing the Bishop to attack c5} 18. Kg3 {Sidestepping the   Bishop check but Qxg4 was better} Nf6 19. Nf2 Nh5+ 20. Kh4 Qxg6 21. Qxg4 {   White has made some progress, his King is active and is nearly developed} Qxg4+   22. Nxg4 Nf6 23. Nxe5 Bxc5 {Black remains a pawn up but White is still fighting   } 24. Bg5 Nbd7 25. Re1 {Just a blunder, after Nd3 Black would have to work   hard to collect the full point} Bf2+ 0-1

06Apr 2021

Puzzle no. 12

This puzzle was suggested by Broadstairs’ legend Bob Page, Bob recently moved away from Thanet but is still a keen supporter of Thanet Chess

The following recent online game ended in a draw, can you find a forced mate for Black?

Black to move

06Apr 2021

Puzzle no. 11 Solution

White to play and deliver mate

White wins with the forcing sequence

Rh8+ Bxh8 ( If Kg7 2. Qh7 is mate )
Qh7 and mate is unaviodable on either g8 or f7

02Apr 2021

Game of the Week……part 2

by ⋅ Link

Following on from our exciting game of the week, here is a link to the same game, this time analysed by one of the protagonists.

George Hollands (aka Journey2FM) has started a very interesting blog, describing his efforts to reach the FM title. Having known George for many years I have no doubt that he has both the talent, and, more importantly the work ethic to achieve his goal.

It has often been said that the most insightful games annotations come from the players themselves, as they can let the reader know what they were thinking during the game, rather than just a clinical assessment made ‘post mortem’

Please enjoy George’s analysis and please let me know if anyone else has games to be shared

https://journeytofm.com/

02Apr 2021