Macclesfield Chess Club

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Macclesfield Chess Club meets every Monday between September and the following May at Macclesfield Cricket Club, Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK. The club runs several teams in the two local chess leagues.

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[edit] History

Macclesfield Chess Club was founded in 1886 by Dr George Beach. Dr Beach became the Club's first president a title which he held until his death in 1936. The Club has won the Cheshire Cup on three occasions: in 1901, in 1915 and in 1920. In 1951 the Club was a founder member of the Stockport and District Chess League. Its only first division title in the League came in 1985. The Club is also a member of the North Staffs and District Chess League. The only first division title (a joint one) in this League came in 1996.

[edit] Dr Beach

Dr George Beach (1853-1936) was a very strong amateur player who enjoyed a friendship with one of the top English tournament players of the day, Joseph Blackburne. Blackburne described his friend as 'certainly the finest amateur player outside London.' The two men played many games during Blackburne's frequent visits to stay with Dr Beach's family. Blackburne described the game which is given below as the most brilliant and interesting of all his lost blindfold games. The game is believed to have been played in 1900 during a blindfold simultaneous display at the Macclesfield Club. [1]

[edit] The blindfold simultaneous game

White: Joseph Blackburne
Black: Dr George Beach
Opening: Evans Gambit, C52
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4.b4

This is the Evans Gambit: White offers his pawn in exchange for faster development.

4. ... Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. 0-0 dxc3

The famous Evergreen game continued with the inferior move 7. ... d3

8. e5?!

The usual (and superior) move here is 8. Qb3 with an attack on the f7 pawn.

8. ... b5 9. Bxb5 c2 10. Qxc2 Nge7

It would have been better to play this consolidating knight move earlier. In the previous two moves Black has unnecessarily given back two pawns.

11. Rd1 0-0 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Ng5 g6 15. Nce4!

The move played is very strong. Another way for White to win is 15. Qb3! when the threat to capture on f7 obliges Black to play 15. ... Nxe5 which allows 16. Rxd7

Image:chess zhor 26.png
Image:chess zver 26.png a8 rd b8 nd c8 d8 qd e8 f8 g8 kd h8 Image:chess zver 26.png
a7 pd b7 bd c7 pd d7 pd e7 f7 pd g7 h7 pd
a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 nl g6 pd h6
a5 bd b5 bl c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 rd h5
a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4
a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3
a2 pl b2 bl c2 ql d2 e2 f2 pl g2 pl h2 pl
a1 rl b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 kl h1
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Position after 19. Nf6+
15. ... Nd5 16. Rxd5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5?

An unfortunate error which alters the balance of the game. White should capture on d7 with either the bishop or the rook.

17. ... Rxe5 18. Bb2 Rxg5 19. Nf6+ Qxf6!!

Black plays a (temporary) queen sacrifice. This is the only move that leads to a forced win.

20. Bxf6 Rxg2+ 21. Kf1 Rxh2 22. Qb3 Rh1+ 23. Ke2 Re8+ 24. Kd3 Rh3+ 25. Kc2 Rxb3 26. axb3 Bb6 27. Bxd7 Re2+ 28. Kc3 Rxf2 0-1

The king hunt has led to the capture of the white queen and has left Black with three connected pawns each one of which is a passed pawn - an easily won endgame.

[edit] Where is it?

Postcode – SK10 3JA

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Furness, Richard A. (1988). The Cheshire Hundred (1888-1988): The centenary history of the Cheshire & North Wales Chess Association. Cheshire and North Wales Chess Association. page 126.