Chess Room Newsletter #995

TNM Round 3 Report

by Abel Talamantez

IM Elliott Winslow continues to be the sole leader after three rounds of the TNM, as he defeated Edward Lewis after a long struggle in which he eventaully reached a Lucena position to get the win and remain perfect with 3/3. Kayven Riese, Guy Argo and Adam Stafford also got wins to remain only a half point back with 2.5/3. I have to give a special shout out to Tony Lama, who was in fine form with a sustained pressured attack to get a win over the highly talented Kevin Sun. 

(Left) IM Elliott Winslow playing white studies the board against Edward Lewis. (Right) Tony Lama gets an impressive win with the black pieces against Kevin Sun.

In the under 1800 section, Romeo Barreyro and Dean Guo are the only remaining perfect scores after three rounds in the 52 player section. Ronald Allen held the section favorite Adam Mercado to a draw, and in probably the most intriguing game of the night, Samuel Agdamag and Stephen Parsons played to an exciting draw.

We had a very special guest visit the TNM. US Chess Senior Director of Strategic Communication Dan Lucas stopped by while on vacation in San Francisco for his first visit to Mechanics'. 

(Left) Stephen Parsons plays white against Samuel Agdamag is an exciting battle. (Right) Dan Lucas pays his first visit to the Mechanics' Institute.

Here are some games from round 3, annotated by GM Nick de Firmian.

(1) Sun,Kevin (1744) - Lama,Tony (1800) [C02]
MI Nov-Dec TNM 1800+ San Francisco (3.13), 16.11.2021

Young against the old! Tony Lama is 86 years old and Kevin is 10. 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 The Advance Variation is one of the principled lines against the French. 3...c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 f6 This move makes sense, but it isn't the classic Nimzovichian theory which says to attack the base of the pawn chain rather than the tip. Chess theory evolves and Tony is still taking part in opening evolution. 7.exf6 [7.0-0 maintains the e5 point and is probably a better chance at any advantage for White.] 7...Nxf6 8.0-0 cxd4 9.Nxd4?! Black now takes more control of the central squares. 9. cxd4 would be better. 9...Bd6 10.Bg5 0-0 11.Bf3 Qb6

Black has won the opening battle. His pieces are developed and the black center pawns have potential to advance. 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Qc2 Rac8 14.Nd2 Qc7 15.h3 Bf4?! [15...e5! would give Black a classic pawn center to go with the well placed pieces] 16.Bxf4 Qxf4 17.Rfe1 Rce8 18.Nb3 [18.c4!?] 18...e5! now Black is pressing again 19.Rad1 e4 20.Be2 Nd7 21.Bf1 Ne5 22.Re3 Rf6 23.Nd4 Ref8 24.Rd2 Qg5 perhaps 24...h5 would help the attack 25.Rg3 Qh4 26.Kh2? This is the wrong square for the white king. It was safer on g1. 26...Bd7 [26...e3! would be an immediate breakthrough since 27. Re3 Ng4+ wins] 27.Qb3 Ng4+ Now 28. Rxg4 Bxg4 29. Qxd5+ is forced, though Black has a clear edge. 28.Kg1? 28...Qxg3! 29.Qxd5+ Kh8 There is no way out for White. Capturing the queen is mate on f1 while 30. hxg4 Rxf2 crashes through. 30.Qxd7 Qh2# I look forward to seeing further battles between these two players. 0-1

(2) Clemens,Kristian (1954) - Argo,Guy (1884) [A84]
MI Nov-Dec TNM 1800+ San Francisco (3.5), 16.11.2021

1.Nf3 f5 The risky, unbalanced Dutch Defense. 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 This Nimzo-Indian move secures Black in the center. 5.Bd2 0-0 6.g3 b6 7.Bg2 Bb7 8.0-0 a5 9.Ne5 Trading the bishops brings no edge for White. 9...Bxg2 10.Kxg2 Qe8 11.f3 d6 12.Nd3 Bxc3 13.Bxc3 Nbd7 14.Qd2 e5 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Rae1 [16.Rad1!?] 16...Rd8 17.Qe3 Qe6! 18.b3 [18.Nxe5 Rde8 19.f4 Nxe5! 20.fxe5 (20.Qxe5? Qc6+) ] 18...Rfe8 19.c5 Nd5 20.Qc1 e4 21.Nf4 Nxf4+ 22.Qxf4 Nxc5 23.Qxc7 Rd7 24.Qf4 Red8 25.Qg5 Qg6 26.Qe3 Re8 27.Qc1 e3 28.Rd1 Rf7 29.Kh1 f4 30.g4 h5 31.Rg1

31...Ne4!! Suddenly Black is attacking with the powerful threat of 32...Nf2 check. It seemed White would have a strong attack on the g-file, but he lacks one move to get it going. 32.Rd5? This loses, but [32.fxe4 Qxe4+ 33.Rg2 hxg4 34.Qb1 Qc6 with ...f3 coming is tremendous compensation forf the knight. Black would have a clear advantage.; 32.Be1 is relativevly best. 32...Nf2+ 33.Bxf2 exf2 34.Rgf1 hxg4 (34...Rxe2 35.Rd8+ Kh7 36.Qc8!) 35.Rxf2 g3 36.Rg2 Re5 is a clear advantage] 32...hxg4 33.Be1 g3 34.Rg2 Nf2+ 35.Kg1 gxh2+ 36.Kxh2 Qh6+ 0-1

(3) Gimelfarb,Ilia (1760) - Kaplan,Glenn (1735) [B07]
MI Nov-Dec TNM 1800+ San Francisco (3.14), 16.11.2021

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 Bg7 5.f3 0-0 6.Qd2 Nbd7 7.Nge2 c5 8.dxc5 Nxc5 9.0-0-0 Bd7 10.g4

The position is similar to a Sicilian Dragon. White attacks on the kingside and Black on the queenside. Both attacks can be ferocious. 10...b5 11.Ng3? [11.g5!] 11...b4! Black hits on the flank first. 12.Nb1 Qc7 13.Qxb4 Rab8 14.Qe1 Be6 15.Nc3 Nfd7 16.Bd4 Bxd4 17.Rxd4 17...Bxa2! 18.Bc4 [18.Nxa2 Nb3+ 19.Kb1 Nxd4] 18...Bxc4 19.Rxc4 Ne5 20.Nd5 Qd7? [20...Ncd3+ 21.cxd3 Nxd3+ 22.Kd1 Qxc4 wins] 21.Rc3 Rbc8 22.Qe3 Kg7 23.h4 h6?! 24.h5 Rh8 25.b4 e6 26.Nf4 [26.bxc5! exd5 27.exd5 is very good] 26...Na4 27.Rxc8 Qxc8 28.Qxa7? [28.hxg6! opens Black up] 28...Nc3? The wrong piece! 28...Qc3 should hold at least a draw as the black queen causes much trouble for the white king. 29.hxg6! Nxg6 30.Ngh5+ Kg8 31.Nxg6 Ne2+ 32.Kd1 Nc3+ 33.Ke1 Qc4 34.Qa8+ White mates after 34...Kh7 35. Qh8+ Kxg6 36. Qg7. 1-0

(4) Parsons,Stephen (1611) - Agdamag,Samuel (1448) [E93]
MI Nov-Dec TNM u1800 San Francisco (3.16), 16.11.2021

1.c4 d6 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 Sammy's favorite defense. 4.e4 Nf6 5.d4 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 Now though we are in a classic King's Indian Defense, Petrosian Variation. The locked center means it should be play on the flanks. 7...Nbd7 8.h3 Nh5 9.Be3 Nf4 10.g3?! [10.Bf1 first and then 11. g3 is better] 10...Nxe2?! [10...Ng2+! 11.Kd2 Nxe3 12.fxe3 is very nice for Black] 11.Qxe2 Nb6 12.0-0-0 f5 13.h4! f4 14.gxf4 exf4 The center has opened up, and we have a sharp game with kings castled on opposite flanks. 15.Bd4 Bg4 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.c5!? an aggressive pawn sacrifice by Stephen to clear out the center. Declining is the safe option and Sammy chooses that. 17...Nd7! 18.Qd3? worried about the pin White gets into trouble and loses a pawn [18.Rdg1 Bh5 19.cxd6 cxd6 (19...Ne5 20.Ng5!) 20.Qd3 is about equal] 18...Nxc5 19.Qd4+?! giving up the exchange for practical chances. Objectively 19 Qe2 was better, though this is more fun. 19...Kg8 [19...Qf6] 20.Rd3 Nxd3+ 21.Qxd3

Black should have enough extra material to win the game, but the white knights make it tricky. 21...a6 22.Nd4 Qf6 23.f3 Bd7 24.h5 Kg7 25.Qc4 b5?! [25...c6! keeps full control] 26.Qxc7 Rf7 27.hxg6 hxg6 28.Qb6 Rff8?! [28...Rh8!] 29.Qc7 Rf7 30.Qb6 Qe7 31.Kb1 Rff8 32.Nde2 b4?! The pawn's life was given too easily. 33.Qxb4 Rfb8 34.Qd4+ Qe5 35.Qd2 g5 36.Rg1 Kf6 37.Nc1 The game is getting sharp and the black king is a little exposed.Chances are even here. 37...Rb4? [37...Rh8] 38.Nd3! Qd4?! [38...Rd4 39.Nxe5 Rxd2 40.Nxd7+ Ke7] 39.e5+? [39.Ne2! Qe3 40.Qc3+ Kf7 41.Nxb4 Qxe2 42.Qc7 Ke8 43.Rh1 would win the game] 39...Kf5?! [39...Kg6] 40.Rxg5+!? Lots of action here, but 40. Rd1 would keep White ahead. 40...Kxg5 41.Ne4+ Kg6 42.Nxf4+ Kf5 43.Ng3+ Kxe5 44.Nd3+ Kf6 45.Ne4+ Kf7 46.Qf4+ Kg8 47.Nf6+? [47.Nxb4! gives even chances] 47...Kg7! 48.Nh5+ Kg6 49.Qxd6+ Kxh5 Black is ahead two! rooks here and is winning. There are many checks though so care is needed. 50.Qh2+ Qh4 51.Qe5+ Qg5 52.Qh2+ Kg6 [52...Rh4!] 53.Qd6+ Kh5 54.Qxb4 Qg1+ 55.Kc2 Rc8+ 56.Kd2 Qg2+ 57.Ke3 Re8+ 58.Kd4 Qg1+ 59.Kc3 Rc8+ 60.Kd2 Qh2+ 61.Ke3 Re8+ 62.Kd4 Qg1+ 63.Kc3 Re3 [63...Qe3! keeps control with the extra rook] 64.Kd2 [64.Qf8] 64...Rxd3+? giving up the exchange leaves an equal material game. Black could still win with [64...Bf5!] 65.Kxd3 Bb5+ 66.Ke4 Qg6+ 67.Ke5 Qe8+ 68.Kd4 Qe2 69.f4 Kg4 70.Kc5 Kf5 71.Qd4 Qe7+ 72.d6 Qa7+ 73.Kd5 Bc6+ 74.Kc4! There is no way for Black to win here. 74...Bb5+ 75.Kd5 Qb7+ 76.Kc5 Qc6+ 77.Kb4 Qe4 78.Qxe4+ Kxe4 79.a4 Bd7 80.Kc5 Kxf4 81.a5 Ke5 82.Kb6 Kxd6 83.Kxa6 Kc6 84.b4 Bc8+ 85.Ka7 draw agreed. A rough and tumble game! 1/2-1/2

(5) Winslow,Elliott (2252) - Lewis,Edward (2017) [A42]
MI Nov-Dec TNM 1800+ San Francisco (3.1), 16.11.2021

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c4 d6 4.Nc3 a6 5.Nf3 Nd7

[Black could play 5...Bg4; And 5...Nf6 is a King's Indian with ...a6 tossed in.] 6.Be2!+/- c5 7.0-0 [The old computers like 7.d5 when 7...Ne5 certainly takes the game into curious channels.] 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 A Sicilian/Maroczy Bind structure, but what is Black's knight doing on d7? There's no pressure on d4. 8...Ngf6 [8...Qb6? 9.Be3!+- Qxb2? 10.Nd5! Kf8 11.Nc2! and Black's queen is a liability, to say the least. 11...Qe5 12.f4 Qxe4 13.Bd3] 9.Re1N White also doesn't seem to know where his pieces go. [The last game here went 9.Be3 (probably a more consistent move) 9...0-0 10.Qd2 Re8 11.f3 Nc5 12.b4+- Ne6 13.Nb3 b6 14.Rac1 Nd7 15.Rfd1 Bb7 16.Bf1 a5 17.a3 Bc6 18.Rb1 0-1 (44) Rusev,K (2455)-Manolache,M (2501) Albarino 2006] 9...Nc5 10.Bf3 Rb8?? 11.a4?! [11.Be3+/-] 11...0-0 [11...Bg4!?] 12.Be3 Ne6 13.a5 Nd7 14.Nd5 [White should try 14.Nxe6+/- fxe6 15.Bg4! (15.Qd2) 15...Ne5 16.Ba7 Ra8 17.Bb6 Qe8 18.Be2 when after a bunch of shuffling, White is getting more than a little edge.] 14...Ndc5? [14...Bxd4 15.Bxd4 Nxd4 16.Qxd4 b6= when in spite of the vaguely weak a6 pawn and kingside, Black is doing pretty well.] 15.Ra3 White missed some tactical chances: [15.Nf5!+- gxf5 16.exf5 with problems: 16...Nc7 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Bxc5 Black just can't recover enough pawns to save himself.; 15.e5!? dxe5 (15...Bxe5 16.Nxe6 Nxe6 17.b4! dares Black to get crushed on the dark squares: 17...Bxa1? 18.Qxa1) 16.Nxe6 Nxe6 17.Bb6 Black seems to have some rare problems: 17...Qe8 18.Nc7 Qd7 19.Qb3 Nd4 20.Bxd4 exd4 21.Nxa6] 15...Bd7?! White can improve better than Black. [15...Nxd4+/- keeps fighting. 16.Bxd4 Bxd4 17.Qxd4 e5; 15...Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Bxd4 17.Qxd4 e5 18.Qd2] 16.b4+- Bxd4 17.Bxd4 Nxd4 18.Qxd4 Ne6?! [18...e5 19.Qd2 Ne6 20.Bg4 f5 21.exf5 gxf5 22.Bd1+- is too loose for Black, what with b4-b5 and the rook swinging to the kingside as well.] 19.Qd2 Bc6? [19...f6 is a sad defensive situation, sure to lead to disaster eventually: 20.h4!?] 20.Bg4! Kg7 21.Rh3! Rh8 22.Qh6+ Kg8 But this is sadder, or should be. 23.Bxe6?! White tries to cash in, but it's insufficient profit, giving Black some chances. Maybe. [23.Rd3! Ng7 24.h4] 23...fxe6 24.Nf4 [24.Rhe3! works pretty well.] 24...Qf8! 25.Qxf8+?! [25.Qh4! Qf6 26.Qg4 Kf7 27.Nxe6! It's easy to tell others to keep queens on the board when the opponent's king is in more danger, but when it comes to doing it, it's easy to forget.] 25...Rxf8 26.Nxe6 26...Rc8?! Black avoids the interesting forcing lines. [26...Bd7!? 27.Nxf8 Bxh3 28.Nxg6 (28.Nxh7 is exactly the same; 28.gxh3!? Kxf8 29.f4 is also a technical win) 28...hxg6 29.gxh3 Rxh3 30.Re3 was the long variation both players had to consider; once White was convinced the pawn ending was winning it was off to the races.] 27.Rc3!+- White consolidates the extra pawn. 27...Bd7 28.Nf4 Kg7 29.e5!? Rhf8 30.Nd5 Be6 31.Nb6 Rce8 [31...Rc6 was an alternative.] 32.exd6 exd6 33.Rce3 Kf7 34.f4?! A bit impatient. 34...h5?! [34...Bf5] 35.Kf2 h4 36.Nd5! Bf5 37.Re7+! Rxe7 38.Rxe7+ Kg8 39.Rxb7 This should be easy, but White seems intent to make it hard. 39...Bd3 40.Rc7 g5 41.g3 Be4 42.Ke3 hxg3 43.hxg3 Bxd5 44.cxd5 gxf4+ 45.gxf4 Rb8 46.Ke4 This is the strongest way forward, but it does require careful calculation. [The momentarily passive 46.Rc4!? Rb5 47.Kd4 intends (or should have!) rook-check and Kc4, squelching Black's counterplay.; 46.Rc6 Rxb4 47.Rxa6 is just great as well.] 46...Rxb4+ 47.Kf5 Rb5 48.Ke6 [48.Kg6! Kf8 49.f5 was White's original intention.] 48...Rxa5 49.f5 [49.Rc8+! Kh7 50.Kxd6 wins with the d-pawn] 49...Ra2 50.Rc8+ [50.Kxd6!] 50...Kh7 [50...Kg7?! 51.f6+ Kg6 52.Rg8+] 51.f6 [51.Kxd6] 51...Re2+ 52.Kxd6 Has the "advantage" of reaching 7 pieces, so the Lomonosov Tablebase can tell all. (It's mate in 25.) [52.Kf7! a5 53.Rc1 Kh6 54.Rh1+ Kg5 55.Kg7] 52...Kg6 53.Rf8 [53.Rc6! is fastest.] 53...a5 54.Kc7 a4 55.Ra8 Actually best. 55...Kxf6 56.Rxa4 [56.d6] 56...Ke5 57.d6 Ke6 58.d7 Rc2+ 59.Kd8 Rg2 60.Ra6+ Kd5 61.Kc8 The rook blocks the checks on b6. 1-0

(6) Makhanov,Gaziz (1917) - Fong,Nathan (2032) [B33]
MI Nov-Dec TNM 1800+ San Francisco (3.2), 16.11.2021

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Nb3 After a long thought! You'd think he'd never seen the Sveshnikov before! 6...Bb4 7.Bc4 0-0 8.Bg5 h6 B33: Sicilian: Pelikan and Sveshnikov Variations. 9.Bh4 g5 [9...d6=/+ 10.Qd3 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Be6] 10.Bg3= Nxe4 11.Qd3

11...d5?!N [Previously seen (and perhaps better) was 11...Ne7 12.Qxe4 (12.0-0-0 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Ba3+ 14.Kb1 Qc7 (14...d5!-+) 15.h4 d5 16.Bxd5 Rd8 17.Bxf7+ Kg7 0-1 (44) Ali,S (2051)-Tarigan,G (2132) Penang 2018) 12...d5 13.Bxd5 Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 Qxd5 15.Qxe5 Qxe5+ 16.Bxe5 Ng6 17.Bd4 Re8+ 18.Kd2 Nh4 White is up a pawn, but its value is not so significant.] 12.Bxd5+/- 12...Nxc3 White took control after the opening but for whatever reason (they did take a lot of time!) acceded to the perpetual. [12...Nxc3 13.Qg6+! Kh8 14.Qxh6+ Kg8 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.a3! (a familiar trick in many openings) 16...Be7 (16...Bd6 17.bxc3) 17.h4! Perhaps *this* is what Makhanov missed! (17.Bxe5?? Bf6! and it's Black's attack that wins!) 17...Qd6 (17...g4?? 18.Bxe5 Bf6 (18...f6 19.Qg6+ Kh8 20.Bxc3) 19.Bxf6 Re8+ 20.Kf1 Ba6+ 21.Kg1 Ne2+ 22.Kh2!+- (Did you think that 17.h2-h4 was just about attacking? No, it was an airhole for the king!)) 18.Qh5! Qg6 19.Qxg6+ fxg6 20.bxc3 is slightly in White's favor, and worth continuing if you're not too short on the clock.] 1/2-1/2

(7) Allen,Ronald (1501) - Mercado,Adam (1746) [E99]
MI Nov-Dec TNM u1800 San Francisco (3.6), 16.11.2021

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.a4 Nf6 14.c5 h5 15.a5 Ng6 16.cxd6 cxd6 17.Nb5 g4 18.Nxa7

Deep in the Mar Del Plata Variation: White and Black are both going all-out here. 18...g3 19.Bb6 [And not 19.hxg3 fxg3 20.Bb6 Qe7 21.Nxc8 Rfxc8-/+ and what's to stop a knight move and ...Qh4?] 19...Qe7 20.Rc1 [20.Bb5+- is the chip choice.; 20.Nxc8 Rfxc8 (20...gxh2+ White has a perfect score, with either taking or hiding in front of it.) 21.Bb5 is rather annoying. White's control of the light squares often permits a solid defense. (21.Kh1 is also good, and has been played.) ] 20...gxh2+? [20...Nd7!+/= is the only move: 21.Nxc8 Rfxc8 22.Bb5? (22.Bc7 Nf6 23.Bb6 Nd7) 22...Qh4 23.h3 Nxb6 24.axb6 Qd8 picks off White's favorite pawn, with -- a won game.] 21.Kh1+- 21...Nh7N [21...Bd7 has been played, but it didn't turn out well: 22.Rc7 Rab8 23.Bb5 Qe8 24.Qa4 Rf7 25.Bxd7 (25.Rf2!) 25...Nxd7 26.Nd3 Bf8 27.Rfc1 Qe7 1-0 (37) Garcia Roman,D (2427)-Dalo,H (2049) Barbera del Valles 2011 and now snazziest is 28.Nc6!] 22.Rc7 Qg5 23.Qc2 [It's all good: 23.Nxc8 Rfxc8 24.Rxb7+-] 23...Ne7 24.Nd3?! unnecessary 24...h4 25.Rc1 [Then again, having played A maybe B should follow: 25.Nf2 h3 26.gxh3! is the better capture but both win.] 25...h3 26.Bf1 Kf7?! Objectively Black is busted, but in practice anything can happen -- just see many games in this line, for instance Beliavsky vs. Nakamura for a famous example. 27.Nc6!? Flashy, almost a bit too flashy. [27.gxh3 shuts it down. And there's the fatal hint, when the computer considers 27...Kg8 as Black's best move!] 27...bxc6 28.Qxc6 Ba6 29.Qxd6 hxg2+ 30.Bxg2 White wants to mate with Qe6+. 30...Bf6 [30...Bxd3?? 31.Qe6+ Ke8 32.Rc8+ Rxc8 33.Rxc8#] 31.Qe6+ [31.Rxe7+! Bxe7 32.Nxe5+ Kg7 (32...Kg8 33.Qe6+ Kh8 34.Ng6+ Kg7 35.Nxe7 mops up -- Bd4+!) 33.Rc7 would be a crisp finish.] 31...Kg7 32.d6! Bxd3 33.dxe7 Rfe8 34.Rc8?? [It takes Stockfish a while (and plenty humans would never find it) to play 34.Qd5!+- Qxa8! is the strong threat. 34...Bxe7 35.Rxe7+! Rxe7 36.Qxa8] 34...Raxc8 And Black hangs on... 35.Rxc8 Rxc8 36.Qxc8 Bxe7 37.a6 Qh6 [37...Qf6= 38.Qb7 Qh4 is a nice shift.] 38.Qc7!+/= Qh4

39.a7 [The last chance to try to make something of the ruins: 39.Qxe5+!?+/- Bf6 40.Qa5 Bxa6 41.Qxa6 White has the "chances," but they dwindle after 41...Qe1+ 42.Qf1 (42.Bf1 Ng5) 42...Qxf1+ 43.Bxf1 Bxb2 44.Kxh2 Nf8 45.Bb5 Ng6] 39...Qe1+= 40.Kxh2 Qh4+ Black's defense is rewarded with a draw. Too bad for Tsolias, his sharp and creative play should have been capped with a win!1/2-1/2

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Mechanics' November Championship Quads Report

by Abel Talamantez

We held our November Championship Quads last Saturday with a very solid 34 players despite there being multiple chess events throughut the weekend. Our top quad was won by NM Dipro Chakraborty, a last minute registrant that proved worthwhile for him. We had very balanced sections with average ratings from 2100 down to 1000 in what is proving to be a very popular afternoon monthly event. To see full results, please click HERE. Thank you to all the players for participating!

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Tony's Teasers

Tony is back and ready to challenge you to solve this mate in 3

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