Anand v Gelfand (The Instructive bits.)

by greenpawn34 View Profile on May 24 2012 11:30 | 5479 views

Chuffed to tea breaks. That is the only way to describe it.

I am of course speaking about my latest acquisition from a junk shop.

Chess Coasters

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Chess Badges + Championship Games

by greenpawn34 View Profile on May 17 2012 01:35 | 6089 views | 3 edits | Last edit on Feb 14 2015 16:41

Hi
Last night I spent a very pleasant evening hobnobbing with 3 Scottish Champions.
GM Keti Arakhamia Grant the current Champion, her husband Jonathan Grant
Who won the title a few years previous and IM Craig Pritchett who first won it
before some of you reading this were born (1977) and again as recently as 2005.

It was a Blitz Chess evening, all good fun...

The Duck

by greenpawn34 View Profile on May 08 2012 14:15 | 5616 views

Hi

This picture of a coral Knight carved out by the sea....

A lump of rock

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Topalov + Endgame Ernie + The QNP

by greenpawn34 View Profile on May 01 2012 17:36 | 7250 views | 5 edits | Last edit on Jun 25 2015 20:16

VeselinTopalov gave a simultaneous at the Edinburgh Chess Club
on Sunday the 29th April 2012.

Loads of players wanted to play him and the lucky names were pulled out of hat.
My mate Alastair White got his chance.

Alastair has a good record v GM’s in simuls...

The Lewis Men and the Titanic

by greenpawn34 View Profile on Apr 22 2012 15:37 | 8070 views | 2 edits | Last edit on Apr 22 2012 21:29

Hi

I see once again the tale of the Lewis Chess/Gaming Pieces is making
the rounds again.

I have been having fun on and off with this subject for 10 years.
The latest argument is about the Bishop. ...

6,200 RHP Championship Games

by greenpawn34 View Profile on Apr 16 2012 21:37 | 7760 views

Hi

So let us look at those who have so far scored 100% in Round one
of the 2012 Red Hot Pawn Championship.

The Leaders
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It's Skull Crushing Week

by greenpawn34 View Profile on Apr 10 2012 19:04 | 6031 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Apr 10 2012 19:05

The Screaming Skull

The RHP Championship has now passed the 60 day mark and this wee...

It's Viking Week! + The F-Pawn

by greenpawn34 View Profile on Apr 01 2012 15:19 | 6474 views | 2 edits | Last edit on Apr 01 2012 15:23

It's Viking Week!
A Viking Ship

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Dive Bombers, Tanks and Pins.

by greenpawn34 View Profile on Mar 22 2012 01:07 | 6135 views

Hi lads.

438 games have finished since the last blog where I gave the download.
Most of the games this week have came from the new batch.
The leader board. (the top 20) looks like this.

Top 20 Score...

Championship Games Download + The Bridge.

by greenpawn34 View Profile on Mar 13 2012 16:58 | 6208 views | 3 edits | Last edit on Mar 19 2012 00:59

Man O War

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