Geoff Chandler vs Raymond Alfred William Ratcliff (1983)

Members · Prefs · Laboratory · Collections · Openings · Endgames · Sacrifices · History · Search Kibitzing · Kibitzer's Café · Chessforums · Tournament Index · Players ·

Kibitzing

Geoff Chandler vs Raymond Alfred William Ratcliff
Edinburgh League Match (1983), Edinburgh Chess Club
Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) · 1-0

ANALYSIS [x]

FEN COPIED

explore this opening	find similar games	45 more games of G Chandler
sac: 6.Bxf7+	PGN: download \| view \| print	Help: general \| java-troubleshooting

TIP: You can get computer analysis by clicking the "ENGINE" button below the game.

For help with this chess viewer, please see the Olga Chess Viewer Quickstart Guide.

PREMIUM MEMBERS CAN REQUEST COMPUTER ANALYSIS [more info]

A COMPUTER ANNOTATED SCORE OF THIS GAME IS AVAILABLE. [CLICK HERE]

Jul-26-14		Sally Simpson: This was good fun. League match. Time Control 1½ hours for 36 moves. 6.Bxf7+ and 7.Nxe5+ looked OK but my castle first and worry about what I'll do later approach was a huge blunder. click for larger view ('Castle because you have to, not because you can.' - Richard Reti.) Under normal circumstancs I'd let the Rook go and save the developed piece. But I saw I was going to get the pawns rolling by hitting the Bishop so saved the Rook. Some other moments. click for larger view I was wondering how I was going to develop that b1 Knight. 14.g4 Bxb1 solved that problem. I liked this bit. click for larger view I'm three pieces down and sac my Queen 21.Qxe3.

Jul-26-14		Xeroxx: respect.

Jul-26-14		Sally Simpson: Thanks. Though I feel I should have bought a lottery ticket that day. Lady Luck was smiling at me the moment I plyed 1.e4. Black's name was actually Raymond Alfred William Ratcliff - correction form sent

Nov-16-14		WJW147: Hacker you say. Tell me another one.

Nov-16-14		Sally Simpson: OK. That was me playing positional chess.

Nov-16-14		john barleycorn: Geoff, you were born to have adventures, weren't you? Just one remark <('Castle because you have to, not because you can.' - Richard Reti.)> is not a Reti quote: <18. ‘Once I asked Pillsbury whether he used any formula for castling. He said his rule was absolute and vital: castle because you will or because you must; but not because you can.’> http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...

Nov-16-14		Sally Simpson: Hi John, Thanks, I picked up that non Reti quote from somewhere. Just did a trip on google to find out where it came from. Me - Here, RHP and The Corner. A hat trick! There is something here: http://quizlet.com/32582160/chess-v... "Richard Reti therefore exhorted players to "castle because you must, not because you can". And they probably got it from me :) Maybe Reti was actually quoting Pillsbury in Modern Ideas, or Masters of the Chessboard. Looks like I have my reading material sorted out for work tomorrow. I read a lot at work, I'm not meant to but I get bored. Air traffic control pays well, but pilots get annoyed if your not paying 100% attention. Anyway glad you spotted it and not Mr. Winter. I've had a couple of very polite emails from The Master pulling me up over certain things. Thanks. So it was Pillsbury. The Austrian Morphy. ;) Take care, Geoff

May-29-17		ChessHigherCat: Hi <Geoff>. Good job, 20. fxg7 was much better than f7+, which is probably what the sheep rather than the goats would have played. Now that you are immortal, you may be interested in my bottle-cap collection, I'm sure it will be worth millions in 5 or 6 millennia and I'm willing to part with it at half price!

May-29-17		Iwer Sonsch: Those Bishop moves 18 and 19 by Black were just terrible moves. 18...Bg5? was bad, and 19...Bxc1?? shouldn't even occur in Blitz. Actually, 8.0-0!? turns out to not even be that much of a blunder, given that White was already a pawn down - 9.Nc3 Bxe5 10.d4 Bf6 11.e5 wins back the piece and development for a pawn (-1.51 @depth 24). 11...Be7 12.Qf3+ Ke8 13.Re1 is being rated -0.40 at depth 24.

NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion.

Please observe our posting guidelines:

No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language.
No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts.
No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members.
Nothing in violation of United States law.
No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members.
No trolling.
The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited.
Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers.

Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times.

See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator.

NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific game only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café.

Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors.
All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration.

This game is type: CLASSICAL. Please report incorrect or missing information by submitting a correction slip to help us improve the quality of our content.