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by John Moore
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Clock Bangers
Replies: 45
Views: 3074

Re: Clock Bangers

Derek, have you ever played with digital clocks?
by John Moore
Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: British Rapidplay 2024
Replies: 28
Views: 3703

Re: British Rapidplay 2024

I noticed that young players, quite often, still play on until they are mated. This really is rather tedious when they are playing in a serious event or indeed against me when it's hardly a serious event. Perhaps their coaches might explain this point to them.
by John Moore
Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:30 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Best Game by an English Player (the vote)
Replies: 80
Views: 3866

Re: Best Game by an English Player (the vote)

No 6, the Boden - Macdonnell game is the 1869 game and the date is given correctly for the game itself in the book. It is the index of games that is in error.
by John Moore
Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:22 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Best Game by an English Player (the vote)
Replies: 80
Views: 3866

Re: Best Game by an English Player (the vote)

I can see that I am going to be fairly busy until Geoff gets his copy of the book!
by John Moore
Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:21 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Best Game by an English Player (the vote)
Replies: 80
Views: 3866

Re: Best Game by an English Player (the vote)

I wanted to vote for the fifth game in the 1843 Paris match, St. Amant v. Staunton. Is that what No. 4 in the list is? (There were 21 games in the match, so I can't tell which is included in the index). John - I am afraid that your game is not in the book, The game given is the 21st game which is S...
by John Moore
Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:13 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Best Game by an English Player (the vote)
Replies: 80
Views: 3866

Re: Best Game by an English Player (the vote)

Gordon v Jones is indeed the Q loss game which the author justifies by saying his book is "Memorable Games" and not Best Games. Kazimzhdanov v Adams is the draw from the 6th standard play game (the one move win game), again qualified by the author as Memorable.
by John Moore
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:31 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Best Game by an English Player (the vote)
Replies: 80
Views: 3866

Re: Best Game by an English Player (the vote)

No 24 Alekhine - Yates
by John Moore
Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:16 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The Best Game of Chess played by an English Player
Replies: 39
Views: 4407

Re: The Best Game of Chess played by an English Player

Surely, the strength of the opponent is a highly relevant factor in deciding on the best game of chess by an English player. Amongst the older games, that might suggest the following (some of which have already been mentioned) - Yates v Alekhine (Karlsbad 1923), Sir George Thomas v Capablanca (and v...
by John Moore
Sun Feb 25, 2024 7:18 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The Best Game of Chess played by an English Player
Replies: 39
Views: 4407

Re: The Best Game of Chess played by an English Player

Nick Ivell wrote:
Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:19 pm
One of my favourites is Keene v Miles. I forget where it was played; it's the one where Keene found Qb1! in an IQP position.
Nick - it was from Hastings 1975/76. Perhaps someone could post it. If nothing else, it would show that Ray really could play.
by John Moore
Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:50 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The Best Game of Chess played by an English Player
Replies: 39
Views: 4407

Re: The Best Game of Chess played by an English Player

Perhaps it would be something useful and interesting that the Forum could do. After all we all play the game and presumably spend some time looking at games, historical and modern. If we could Identify 50 games as a starting point, we could have a vote. So far, we have four games.
by John Moore
Sun Feb 25, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The Best Game of Chess played by an English Player
Replies: 39
Views: 4407

Re: The Best Game of Chess played by an English Player

Geoff - Maczynski v Pratten is in the book and Neil Hickman points out that either 17 Bd6 or 18 Bd6 would have won for White! A beautiful finish but there are some fairly big holes.
by John Moore
Sun Feb 25, 2024 2:51 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: The Best Game of Chess played by an English Player
Replies: 39
Views: 4407

Re: The Best Game of Chess played by an English Player

How about this impressive effort by Luke McShane in yesterday's Bundesliga

https://www.chess.com/events/2023-2024- ... i_Valentin
by John Moore
Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:51 pm
Forum: Birthdays & Anniversaries
Topic: Happy Birthday GM Raymond Keene OBE (29-i-1948)
Replies: 34
Views: 7580

Re: Happy Birthday GM Raymond Keene OBE (29-i-1948)

Nick Ivell wrote:
Fri Feb 02, 2024 5:56 pm
The forum has been a better place since it rid itself of its RDK obsession.
Agreed - but the obsession was less the Forum's and more one particular forumite who no longer posts.
by John Moore
Fri Jan 19, 2024 8:02 am
Forum: ECF Matters
Topic: British Chess Championship 2024
Replies: 15
Views: 4737

Re: British Chess Championship 2024

John Moore wrote:
Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:36 pm
https://www.britishchesschampionships.co.uk/

Would help if I had added the link
One month on and the page hasn't changed! Still saying an announcement soon.
by John Moore
Mon Jan 01, 2024 7:04 pm
Forum: Congress Diary
Topic: Caplin Hastings 2023-24
Replies: 107
Views: 12022

Re: Caplin Hastings 2023-24

You'll be pleased to know that our teammate Andrew Brett won the Christmas A Event with 5/6.