3rd London Chess Classic 2011 (Launch)
Twitter game to Launch London Chess Classic
IM Malcolm Pein - Friday 2nd December 2011
The 3rd London Chess Classic launches today with a press conference and a Twitter game reports Malcolm Pein.
London Chess Classic launches. Photo © Ray Morris-Hill. | http://www.rmhphoto.eu
The highest level game of chess ever played on Twitter will launch the London Chess Classic today at Olympia. The players' press conference will conclude at 2.45 at which point Boris Becker will tweet the opening move on behalf of the players who will take on the rest of the Twittersphere. Some readers may remember that Boris played Garry Kasparov on CNN in 2000 and opened with 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5!? to which Kasparov retorted " aha, he hits the ball over the net!"
Your correspondent ventured down to Wimbledon on Tuesday night to give Boris a refresher. He has a great eye for tactics and now his new coach has convinced him not to move his queen too early in the game. To follow the game this afternoon, go to londonchessclassic.com where the live board will be shown. To make a move on Twitter either reply to @londonclassic or use #lccvworld
GM Stephen Gordon is on the commentary team for the London Chess Classic. In this game his tricky move order secures the important d4 square and with central control White is well placed to attack the black king.
S Gordon - B Bok
Bundesliga 2011-12
English Opening
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qb3 Nb6 6.d4 Bg7 7.e4 Bg4 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Ng5! 0-0 10.Be2 Bxe2 11.Nxe2 N8d7
(11...Bxd4 12.Qh3 h5 13.g4!)
12.Qh3!? h6 13.Nf3 h5
(13...g5 14.Bxg5 hxg5 15.Nxg5 Re8? 16.Qh7+ Kf8 17.Qh5!)
14.e5 c5!? 15.e6! cxd4! 16.exf7+
(16.exd7 e5)
16...Rxf7 17.Ng5 Rf5 18.g4 Rxg5! 19.Bxg5 Ne5 20.Nf4 Nbc4 21.gxh5 Qa5+?
(21...Nf3+! 22.Qxf3 Qa5+ 23.Ke2 Qe5+ 24.Kd1 Nxb2+=)
22.Kf1 Nd2+ 23.Kg2
White has escaped and his attack persists
23...Nf7 24.Bxe7 g5 25.Qg4 Re8 26.Rhe1 Rxe7? 27.Rxe7 Nh6 28.Qe6+ 1-0
Benjamin Bok
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Stephen Gordon
Final position after 28.Qe6+
Tickets for the 3rd London Chess Classic are still available but only on the door at Olympia. Online entry to the side events is also closed but there is space in all tournaments for late entries on the day. The moves will be relayed with commentary from telegraph.co.uk/chess. My Twitter updates can be found at #IM_MPein_chess
