WIGSTON CHESS CLUB
Games and puzzles
Games
This section shows some interesting games played and annotated by our members.Random Mayhem
Despite appearances the postion below was reached in a real game. It is from the recent European over 50 championship where the games are supposed to be sedate affairs between old(ish) men. It is black to play and Stockfish gives its ever helpful evaluation of 0.00. Open this link to see the full game. Click on the left arrow for the game with annotations, or click right to select earlier games from the dropdown menu.Tactics
Here are some interesting combinations that happened or could have happened in our games.No. 13 - White to play
For the earlier puzzles, click on the links below.Problems
These are generally compositions. Often, white has to play and mate in two moves, but there are other kinds.No. 13
From the initial position, construct a game where white plays 1.f3, 2.Kf2, 3.Kg3 and 4.Kh4 and black delivers checkmate with this 4th move. Thanks to Jim Bingham for this one. Solution Click on this link for more problems.
This position is from a blitz game between Andy Morley and
Fahim Nasiri. I should point out that both players were down to a
few seconds for their remaining moves.
There are three parts to the puzzle. When trying to solve,
remember the key elements to consider: Check, Captures and
Threats.
Firstly, what is white’s strongest move here?
Solution
For parts 2 and 3, click here.
