MalcolmYoung
Buenos Aires Chess Club
Arrived in Buenos Aires a couple of days early and spent my evenings at the city's marvelous chess club - immediately invited to join a tournament. This club reeks of history - Najdorf dominates, of course, but pictures of Capablanca, Alekhine, Fischer and the great Russians adorn the walls.
Coffeehouses, bookstores and a fine chess club - what more could anyone ask for?
During the tournament I managed to split my games, but one of my losses was achieved in record time. My embarrassment was so sudden that there was barely enough time for a crowd to gather. On reflection, the humiliation was a fair exchange for the entertainment provided to my opponent and several onlookers.
I had the white pieces. 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bc5 6.Nbd2 Qe7 7.a3 Ngxe5 8.ab4?? Nd3 mate, on the eighth move. Very embarrassing, but a stranger alone in a new city could not have found a nicer group of friends.
Buenos Aires Chess Club
Arrived in Buenos Aires a couple of days early and spent my evenings at the city's marvelous chess club - immediately invited to join a tournament. This club reeks of history - Najdorf dominates, of course, but pictures of Capablanca, Alekhine, Fischer and the great Russians adorn the walls.
Coffeehouses, bookstores and a fine chess club - what more could anyone ask for?
During the tournament I managed to split my games, but one of my losses was achieved in record time. My embarrassment was so sudden that there was barely enough time for a crowd to gather. On reflection, the humiliation was a fair exchange for the entertainment provided to my opponent and several onlookers.
I had the white pieces. 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bc5 6.Nbd2 Qe7 7.a3 Ngxe5 8.ab4?? Nd3 mate, on the eighth move. Very embarrassing, but a stranger alone in a new city could not have found a nicer group of friends.