With an amber weather warning in Scotland telling us not to travel
we left Edinburgh for Dunbar (round trip 60 miles) to play chess.
White (that will be me to play)
What cunning plan did I come up with here. (It's unsound but good fun.)
G. Chandler - C.James, Edinburgh League 2018
Time control was 34 moves in 1hour 15 mins. then 15 allegro, no increments.
we left Edinburgh for Dunbar (round trip 60 miles) to play chess.
White (that will be me to play)
What cunning plan did I come up with here. (It's unsound but good fun.)
G. Chandler - C.James, Edinburgh League 2018
Time control was 34 moves in 1hour 15 mins. then 15 allegro, no increments.
Hi Eladar,
It was really a 'suck and see' move. Here.
I could have tried 15.Ra3 to swap the French Bishop for a Rook (a fair deal as far as I'm concerned)
and after 15...Bxa3 16.Bxa3 still prevent castling.
But after 15.Ra3 there is no threat. Black just castles and then what?
With 15.Re3 I do threaten is case of 15...0-0 16.Rg3.
Hi Eladar,
I've never had that position before. It was an OTB idea to spice things up.
I realised a long long time ago if I was going to enjoy and play this game
then I would have accept my fair share of losses so I play double-edged.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it fails.
Sometimes it looks brilliant, (and you get to see it)
Other times I look like a dope (those you do not get to see 🙂)