Exeter Chess Club: 100years\100y_144.htm

A miniature

This game, played at a time control of 30 minutes each, I have shown to every club member I have been able to corner, and now it's your turn.  Bob, who defeated me comprehensively in my first game after joining the Exeter club, tries a provocative opening at the fast time limit, but gets driven back by Pawns, and is mated by Knights. — DR

English Opening, Flohr-Mikenas Variation

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 Nc6?!

[Regis,D - Lane,PC played in the same league that year went 3...Bb4? 4. e5 Bxc3 5. dxc3 Ng8 6. Qg4 Ne7 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8. Qxh7 Nbc6 9. Nf3 d5 10. Bg5 Bd7 11. O-O-O dxc4 12. Bxc4 Na5? 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Qh5+ Kf8 15. Bh6+ Rg7 16. Ng5 Qe8 17. Nh7+ 1-0]

4. Nf3 b6 5. e5 Ng4 6. d4 g6 7. h3 Nh6 8. Bg5 Ne7 9. Qd2 Nhf5 10. g4 Ng7 11. Ne4

+-----------------+
|r+b1kg.4|
|0.0phphp|
|.0.+p+p+|
|+.+.).G.|
|.+P)N+P+|
|+.+.+N+P|
|P).!.).+|
|$.+.IB+R|
+-----------------+

11...f5 12. exf6 Bb7 13. f7+ Kxf7 14. Ne5+ 1-0

After 14. Ne5+ Kg8 15. Nf6 is mate

+-----------------+
|r+.1.gk4|
|0b0ph.hp|
|.0.+pHp+|
|+.+.H.G.|
|.+P).+P+|
|+.+.+.+P|
|P).!.).+|
|$.+.IB+R|
+-----------------+
[variation]

[Notes by DR]

Puzzle page: Find the continuation for Dave Regis

Dave co-ordinates the weekly coaching sessions held at the club, where through mutual support and discussion we hope to lift our chess by our collective bootstraps. The notes to the sessions are published on the Internet where they have attracted favourable comment from around the world.

To give yourself some pointers as to how to improve, we wondered if readers would like to take on this set of three puzzles, taken from the files of our chief coach.

 

+-----------------+
|.+R+R+K+|
|)B+QGP+P|
|.+N+P+P+|
|+.)P+.+.|
|.+.+.0p1|
|+p+b0.4.|
|pgph.+.0|
|4.+k+.+.|
+-----------------+

Puzzle 1

Jackson (Plymouth) — Regis (Exeter), 1993

Black seems further ahead with the Queen's-side attack than White is on the other side. 

What would you play as Black here?

+-----------------+
|r+.+r+.+|
|0p1.gk+p|
|.+n+b0.G|
|+.0B0.+.|
|.+P0.+.)|
|+.+P+.).|
|P).+Q).+|
|$.+.$.I.|
+-----------------+
 

Puzzle 2

Regis (Exeter) — Walton (Teignmouth), 1996

White to play has levered open the Black King's-side by a piece sacrifice. 

Can you find a decisive line for White here?

+-----------------+
|.+.+.+.+|
|IPgr+.).|
|.).+.+.)|
|Hp+.+.+.|
|.+.+q+.+|
|0.+.0.+p|
|k+p+.+Q+|
|+.+.+.$.|
+-----------------+

Puzzle 3

Bellers — Regis, Exeter Club Championship, 1996

While White's major pieces are at play on the Queen's-side, Black has an opportunity to make mischief on the other side of the board.  But watch out, the Queen's en prise

Solutions:

Puzzle 1 : Black could have played here the stock mate 1...Qxa2+ 2. Kxa2 Ra6+ 3. Kb1 Ra8# .  Instead he played 1...b4 and eventually drew... poor captain Brian Hewson nearly yelped in dismay. 

Puzzle 2 : White missed exploiting a pin with 1. Qh5+ Kg8 2.  Qg4+ , and instead recovered the piece with 1. Qh5+ Kg8 2. Bxe6+ .  I think everyone on the neighbouring boards had spotted the first line, but sadly the attack petered out... and Black even won. 

Puzzle 3 : Black was distracted by the hanging Queen and actually sacrificed the Bishop on g3, which maybe should have won but Black went astray and lost... much to White's relief who was gloomily analysing the decisive 1...Re3 threatening mate in two. 

Of course, Puzzle 4 is: why does Dave bother?

 

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