tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post5068014537548612062..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Enter The EndgameTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-73191886728793711752007-01-06T12:37:00.000+00:002007-01-06T12:37:00.000+00:00* Angus *
. . . . then, at 40 I'll be captivated ...* Angus *<br /><br />. . . . then, at 40 I'll be captivated by lone King v lone King endgames?!<br /><br />As for Amis - I think he wants to write about Worthy Matters - whilst still reaching the stylistic heights Nabokov hit. Alas for him, he's not got Nabokov's wit, musicality, or intelligence. And who needs novels for Worthy Matters nowdays, if that's all they offer?<br /><br />I think I would definitely go for 14. Bxf6 - ..Rg8 can be snubbed out by f3-g4-h3, and f6 blockaded by Nh4, Bd3-f5xc8, Nf6. I don't think it's enough to win, but I think there's more chances than after 14. Bd3.<br /><br />* {i} *<br /><br />In chess terms, your 30s is definitely your 'middle game', so don't worry :)Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-90438335705850188782007-01-06T01:18:00.000+00:002007-01-06T01:18:00.000+00:00we've known each other a while. i've not had any h...we've known each other a while. i've not had any hint of suicidal ideation during that time. maybe 30's a good age to be in?{illyria}https://www.blogger.com/profile/13775354102448016426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-49236212400125790502007-01-06T00:53:00.000+00:002007-01-06T00:53:00.000+00:00Tom,
If 40 is the new 30 then...
Martin Amis...Tom,<br /><br /> If 40 is the new 30 then...<br /><br /> Martin Amis?... It's ages since I read a book of his (so far as I recall as was impressed with some of sentences but thought he trying too hard to be clever... something of which I'm guilty)<br /><br /> In the position, my instinct (which would probably have been different a few years ago), with virtually no real thought, is not to play B*N as I like the bishop pair and open lines (including for a rook on g8) and there's no easy way to get at Black's bad pawns.<br /><br />Angus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com