Hiroshima chess – David Hurley In Japan

Chess: Lucky Not To Lose – Twice In One Evening!

August 7, 2012 David Hurley 0

Of the two games of chess that I played at Dr M’s on Wednesday 1st August, I played better in the first, as black, playing the Queen’s Gambit. All was going well until I frittered away my material advantage by faffing around with my Queen and getting her stuck in [Read more…]

Chess In Hiroshima 4: Dr M Tries Again With Der Linkspringer…

July 24, 2012 David Hurley 0

Here’s the second game of chess played between Dr M and myself after the History in English class on Wednesday July 4th. Once again, Dr M as White opened with what the Germans call der Linksspringer – i.e. the Queen’s Knight Opening – to which I responded with the Caro [Read more…]