Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Kiel Variation

Just shows how rusty I am. This game from the 2002 Czech championship shows how Qa4+ and attempting to grab a piece results in the white Queen being trapped

The Centre Counter Gambit

I have been asked to post a trap in the Centre Counter Gambit


Wednesday, 20 July 2011

The King's Gambit Tournament

I have just discovered that there is an annual FIDE rated tournament in Poland where every game begins with the King's Gambit. For details see http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7270

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

King's Gambit

Good to see that the King's Gambit still produces sharp games. The following is Nowicki vs Hetzer from the Najdorf Memorial tournament last week.