John L Watson vs Steve Cronick (1966)

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John L Watson vs Steve Cronick
BCF-ch U14 (1966), Sunderland ENG, Aug-??
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) · 1-0

White to move.

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May-19-10		Cibator: I don't think the player of White in this game can be the US master John L Watson. Surely he wouldn't have been playing in the British Under-14 championship?

Apr-07-20		DanQuigley: Agreed. Also, since he was born in 1951, at no time in 1966 would John L. Watson be under 14 years of age.

Apr-07-20		DanQuigley: At the time of this tournament, John L. would have been fourteen and only a few months away from fifteen. The Watson listed here is listed only as J. Watson: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg...

Oct-18-21		Brenin: Double checks are so satisfying to inflict on your opponent: here 18 Rxe7+ and 19 Qf7 mate.

Oct-18-21		Gregor Samsa Mendel: Elementary, my dear Watson. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)

Oct-18-21		Granny O Doul: Cronick pain.

Oct-18-21		agb2002: White has the bishop pair and a pawn for a bishop and a knight. White wins with 18.Rxe7+ Kxe7 (or 18... Kf8) 19.Qf7#.

Oct-18-21		Cheapo by the Dozen: This position is generally a slaughter, as White has both extra material and a discovered check to come. That said -- for a quick mate, White needs to keep Black's king off of d7. Turning the discovered check into a double check does the trick, with mate-in-two.

Oct-18-21		saturn2: 18.Bg5 is more fun.

Oct-18-21		mel gibson: A good puzzle to teach beginners about double checks.

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Oct-18-21		TheaN: <18.Rxe7+ with 19.Qf7#>. More interesting is how this game slipped away from Black so quickly. At move 8, Black seems to be slightly better, having developed all pieces and the dark squared bishop is out of the position. 8....Ng4 (-0.22 > 0) is somewhat questionable, but 9.h3 Nxe3 10.fxe3 O-O= is playable, 9....Nf6 (0 > +1) ⩲ is the first crack. Watson is clearly playing for an attack and then 10....exf4 (+1 > +1.6) doesn't help, even though it should still be manageable after 11.Nxf4 Bxc3 12.bxc3 O-O ±. 11....Qe7? 12.Ncd5 +- (+1.6 > +6) is curtains. Verdict; Black played four poor moves with a total difference of approximately -6.5. Not recommended.

Oct-18-21		gawain: Easy even for a Monday. An attractive swallow's tail mate.

Oct-18-21		awfulhangover: <mel gibson: A good puzzle to teach beginners about double checks.> My first thought too!

Oct-18-21		ajk68: <gawain: Easy even for a Monday. An attractive swallow's tail mate.> Agreed. I had to double-check I wasn't missing some subtlety.

Oct-18-21		Cheapo by the Dozen: Black's 8th and 9th moves, viewed together, were ... not successful.

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