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Rudolph Austin vs Geoff Chandler
Edinburgh Club Championship (1980), Edinburgh SCO
French Defense: La Bourdonnais Variation (C00)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-31-14
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  Sally Simpson: This was a real heart breaker after playing a good game with possibly an unsound but very interesting looking Queen sac. (you must go for these things if it looks like good fun.)

Black to play.


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Thought I'd be Mr Cute and played 30...Rxg2 intending to answer 31.Qxf8+ with 31...Rg1+ and 0-1.

I just simply never saw it coming.

Had to laugh though, I was set up beautifully.

Jul-31-14
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  Stonehenge: This chap?

http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

Jul-31-14
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  Sally Simpson: That's him.

Quite an extraordinary player with whom I've had many interesting games since 1975.

A very good and gifted, though sometimes erractic player. Capable of beating an IM in a tournament and losing to a 1200 player in a leaue match. (he has done both.)

He is getting on now - must be 70+ something but still playing and recently won a minor tournament.

A very eccentric and likeable character, Rudolf Austin tales abound throughout Scotland.

Jul-31-14
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  Stonehenge: Thanks.

You should have told him that he could play 32. exf5 e.p. It was worth a try :)

Oct-16-14  Mr. V: <Sally Simpson: Thought I'd be Mr Cute and played 30...Rxg2 intending to answer 31.Qxf8+ with 31...Rg1+ and 0-1.> I just want to clarify, I think you mean 31 . . .Rg8+.
Oct-16-14
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  Sally Simpson: Yes sorry.

if he had played...what I expected.


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31.Qxf8+ I play 31...Rg8+


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Instead of course he played 31.Qxh7+


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And I sat there like a lemon...then just laughed.

May-08-16  alfiere nero: Adventurous Queen sac and "funny" ending! I had to laugh.
May-09-16  rookpawn101: Oh <Sally> This one is worth a chuckle. Let me put it on record, you sir are a genius.
Apr-23-18
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  PawnSac: < Sally Simpson: This was a real heart breaker after playing a good game with possibly an unsound but very interesting looking Queen sac. (you must go for these things if it looks like good fun.) >

yes i feel the pain. the simple 30...Rf7 would have shut it down cold. Argh.

Jul-26-19
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  OhioChessFan: Ouch.
Jul-27-19  ewan14: Entertaining game

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