tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post6368642907502429733..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Why Luck MattersTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-32846814351052611072013-06-12T12:15:40.818+01:002013-06-12T12:15:40.818+01:00That's an interesting idea Nonny - it hadn'...That's an interesting idea Nonny - it hadn't occurred to me at all.<br /><br />My instant reaction is that possibly the rook might end up rather inactive on h6 and the couple of moves it would take to get it back into the game might save Black. I'll have a proper look this afternoon.<br /><br />For the meantime, let's just say that it wasn't the idea that I had in mind.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-76643931883946403222013-06-12T08:01:41.470+01:002013-06-12T08:01:41.470+01:00Is 3. Rh6 the improvement? Threatening f5 if black...Is 3. Rh6 the improvement? Threatening f5 if black moves the king? Or does that not help white?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-61913563540090910012013-06-10T18:27:52.998+01:002013-06-10T18:27:52.998+01:00Very good indeed.Very good indeed.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-5142611742259177752013-06-10T12:53:33.884+01:002013-06-10T12:53:33.884+01:00Thanks for that Tom.
The one on sportsmen with Me...Thanks for that Tom.<br /><br />The one on <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/lifestyle/sport/2013/03/what-sportsmen-messiah-complexes-can-learn-iniestas-espresso-run" rel="nofollow">sportsmen with Messiah complexes</a> is a good read - and not completely irrelevant to the chess world, I'd say.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-28885337229009545622013-06-10T09:39:09.301+01:002013-06-10T09:39:09.301+01:00Not the only Middlesex cricketer to get an England...Not the only Middlesex cricketer to get an England cap he should never have got near (<i>a Middlesex fan writes</i>).ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-24456415662970642702013-06-10T09:28:23.674+01:002013-06-10T09:28:23.674+01:00Ed Smith writes a great NewStatesman column btw - ...Ed Smith writes a great NewStatesman column btw - <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/ed_smith" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.com