WIGSTON CHESS CLUB
Games and puzzles
Games
This section shows some interesting games played and annotated by our members.Battle of Hastings
Hastings is one of the oldest international tournaments and is now in its 99th edition. Past winners include Capablanca, Alekhine, Botvinnik and Karpov, though it is somewhat less strong now. Martin Burrows and Lewis Turner both scored 4.5/9 in this year’s event, and played a very exciting game in the last round. In the position below, Lewis has sacrificed a rook for a dangerous attack. 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.
