This season's club chess started for me on Wednesday 26th September with a home match.
There were 6 boards, and I was chosen to play board 5. After 1.e4 c5, my opponent played 2.c4 - seemingly leaving a gaping whole on d4 which I was eventually allowed to capitalise on with a beautifully positioned Knight on d4 ... I had a dark bishop breathing fire down the long a1 - h8 diagonal whilst my opponent's light squared bishop sat on his starting square, due to the fact that his Queen had been misplaced early in the game, blocking it. His Queen became an easy target after it's poor placement - being attacked by my Knights. Here is the game ...
"Chess is a form of intellectual productiveness; therein lies its peculiar charm, and intellectual productiveness is one of the greatest joys of human existence".
Dr Siegbert Tarrasch (1862-1934), The Game of Chess, 1936, translated by G.E. SMITH and T.G. BONE.
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