TWIC is 30. First issue 17th September 1994.
Scottish Blitz Chess Championship 2012 (Final Result)
Scottish Blitz Chess Championship 2012
IM Malcolm Pein - Thursday 28th June 2012
The first Scottish Blitz Chess Championship was staged on June 16 at the Quicentenary Building, Edinburgh. The championship was supported by Skyscanner.net and a some local sponsors. A healthy prize fund attracted a strong and international field including the Germans number one Arkady Naiditsch.
The title went to GM Sabino Brunello, of Italy, who scored an unbeaten 10/11, ahead of England's GM Danny Gormally on 9/11. Naiditsch was third on 8.5/11 and the Scottish Blitz Trophy went to Neil Berry of Edinburgh, on 8/11 as the best performing home player. Unfortunately a technical hitch meant that only game was recorded, a chaotic affair in which Ireland's IM Sam Collins is completely winning before he gets carried away and the tournament winner strikes.
S Collins - S Brunello
Ruy Lopez Exchange
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0 Qe7 6.c3 Bg4 7.h3 Bh5 8.a4
(White attempts to discourage queenside castling, Black thumbs his nose at this)
8...0-0-0! 9.Re1 Nf6 10.b4 g5
(White's development could be obstructed by 10...Rd3 11.Qe2 Qd8 or 10...Rd3 11.Qc2 Rxf3 12.gxf3 Qe6)
11.b5 g4 12.hxg4 Bxg4 13.bxa6 b6 14.c4
(Or 14.a5 b5 15.d4 Rg8)
14...Rg8 15.a5 b5 16.cxb5 cxb5 17.Nc3 Qc5
(A wild position with both kings exposed)
18.Ba3 b4
(18...Qxc3 19.dxc3 Rxd1 20.Rexd1 Bxa3 21.Rxa3 Bxf3 wins)
19.Bxb4 Qxb4 20.a7 Kd7??
(This loses 20...Qb7 21.Nb5! is far from clear)
21.Nxe5+ Ke6 22.Nc6 Bxd1 23.Nxd8+ Kd7 24.a8Q Bf3 25.Qc6+ Kxd8 26.g3??
(26.Qxf6+ Be7 27.Qxf3 is over)
26...Qd6 27.Qa8+?
(27.Qxd6+ Bxd6 28.a6 Kd7 29.e5 wins)
27...Kd7
(The tables are turned in one move)
28.a6
(28.e5 Rxg3+ 29.fxg3 Qd4+ 30.Re3 Bxa8 also wins for Black)
Sabino Brunello
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Sam Collins
Position after 28.a6
28...Rxg3+ 29.Kf1 Rh3 30.Ne2 Rh1+ 31.Ng1 Qd3+ 0-1
Sabino Brunello
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Sam Collins
Final position after 31...Qd3+
A study by Leonid Kubbel. White to play and mate in two moves.
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A study by Leonid Kubbel. White to play and mate in two moves.
Answer:
1.Rg1 Kh5 2.g4# not 1.Kg2 Kg3
