Almost no luck needed
This game was board 3 of 7 of a match in the 2020 Championship League, an online international team championship. The time control is unusual at 10mins + 5sec increment per …
They who make the last mistake loses!
After a chaotic game, we reached this position with less than a minute each on the clock. In a practical setting, it's almost inevitable to blunder here. You've just got to …
Tempting lady luck for a maiden victory!
This was – I believe – my first match at the heady heights of Division One of the British Four Nations Chess League (4NCL). Each team comprised four players and we …
A Hanman initiative on the road
The following game was played out of a service station on the M11. I was on holiday, on the road, and was badly delayed in returning to Norwich by heavy traffic …
Forking temptations: decision time!
It's Black to move and there is a fork available on f2. Should it be played?