Below is one of the most famous of all endgame studies by R.S Saavedra. It’s White to play and win. You will gain the most benefit by setting the position up on the board and spending 20 minutes or so trying to work out all the varitions without moving the pieces.
Once you’ve tried and think you’ve solved all the problems, you can check the solution here.
In an evenly matched contest we were ultimately undone by three defeats on the top four boards. Continue reading
When my opponent’s clock is going I discuss general considerations in an internal dialogue with myself. When my own clock is going I analyse concrete variations. – Mikhail Botvinnik
In this first column I would like to offer some advice regarding time trouble and effective time management.
There are a number of things one can do to handle their clock more efficiently during a game. Continue reading
Steve Giddins has a weekly column over at TheProblemist.org which is well worth a look. Each week sees a new problem posted for readers to try and solve, with the solution following a few days later.
The position below is this week’s problem which caught my eye and is White to move and mate in 2. See if you can solve it!
For the solution and for further details please check out the full column here
On Thursday 30th January we played our second match in this year’s Harvey Cup, achieving our second draw. Continue reading
Snodland face fierce rivals Maidstone tonight in the Harvey Cup.
Results to follow…
We’ve all played dreadful games. We’ve all blundered pieces, winning positions and rating points. But there’s hope. FM Steve Giddins brings our attention to a recent game played at the annual Wijk aan Zee tournament in the Netherlands.
Quite possibly the worst game ever played by two GMs rated 2700+, White capitulates in just 19 moves. The game can be replayed here
