A recent game I played in the Bristol League, and an important lesson on why it is important, in the Grünfeld defence, not to let White keep the big centre without capitalising on your development advantage!
A collection of the posters I designed for our school chess club.
A nice warning against pawn-grabbing, from one of my recent games for Bath. I’m black, and after my opponent snatches a pawn in the opening I get a rather nice developmental advantage and then crash through for the win.
Chess Club Posters
The Generals
The Generals sit not far apart,
They sit and wait; for soon the start
Of worthy war.
The breathing slows, and so the heart,
The fingers twitch, the eyeballs dart
Their quaint rapport.
If morals bide they ne’er implore,
Perchance these Titans them ignore,
But still they fear.
They know not what they’re fighting for,
Content to merely watch the score,
Lead from the rear.
A hand outstretched, the mask sincere,
To certain rules they both adhere,
The game begins.
The pawns move first to the frontier,
Their dying screams doth no-one hear,
The Reaper wins.
How can they now, content, wear grins,
When black and white both fall like pins,
And fight no more.
The Generals sit and bear their sins,
Across the board they could be twins.
Lone, caged, they roar.
- Oliver Schofield
Patrick Moore last year with the special chess set we gave him. He then let us use his magnificent telescope! Click to see Moore! (sorry…)
