tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post4066521742587395341..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Soul of Wit IVTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-6400745815469367882007-03-29T01:52:00.000+01:002007-03-29T01:52:00.000+01:00Aronian should have read your article Jonathan. He...Aronian should have read your article Jonathan. He walked into the Bg5..Qa5+ trick today. Not in the blindfold game, either!Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-54406552043128617192007-03-27T14:38:00.000+01:002007-03-27T14:38:00.000+01:00*Edwin*,thanks for the links.In answer to your que...*Edwin*,<BR/><BR/>thanks for the links.<BR/><BR/>In answer to your question ... the internet is there so people like you will look up the information i need but am too lazy to look up for myself!<BR/><BR/>btw: due to a clerical error the first draft of this article got published instead of the second.<BR/><BR/>Tim Krabbe's website confirms the Spanish Team championship version of the ...Qa5+ trap really happens.<BR/><BR/><BR/>*TOM*<BR/>For many years I played 1. e4 c5, 2. Nf3 d6, 3. Be2 Nf6 4. c3<BR/><BR/>and picked up a few easy points after surprisingly high graded players fell into ...Nxe4.<BR/><BR/>I was most amused to see Adams once punted this line against Kasparov... but sadly Gazzer spotted his cunning plan and played ...Bd7.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-48848348030191699162007-03-27T10:29:00.000+01:002007-03-27T10:29:00.000+01:00This post was by another member of the club Edwin!...This post was by another member of the club Edwin! Perhaps the whole of London is afflicted with barely functionning internet?!Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-49940885987201344922007-03-27T05:53:00.000+01:002007-03-27T05:53:00.000+01:00Sources claim Robert Combe won the title in 1946. ...Sources claim Robert Combe won the title in <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/combe.htm" REL="nofollow">1946</A>. See also <A HREF="http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=47944" REL="nofollow">here</A>. Or did you find these sources yourself but don't trust them? (these are just 2 of the many sources) I mean, what have you got Internet for, right? Please don't tell me the links don't work ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-68949636524200345692007-03-26T22:10:00.000+01:002007-03-26T22:10:00.000+01:00There must be a billion and one variations on that...There must be a billion and one variations on that theme.<BR/><BR/>In a blitz game I once walked into 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. h3 Nxe4?? 5. Qa4+, 1-0, for my part.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com