Members' Games

Scarlett Rozman vs Cat Denton

Cat Wins The Ken Appleby

John Hipshon vs Vidur Bhalavat

John Hipshon vs Vidur Bhalavat — Winning the Exchange

Committing the queen to the same file as an opposing rook proves costly.

Adam Bleakley vs Cedric Beaume

Bleakley vs Beaume — Classic Opening Trap

Cedric falls for a classic trap early in the game, handing Adam a massive advantage.

Online game

A Knight Promotion Finish

An opponent tries for stalemate — but a knight promotion seals the win.

Paul Gelder vs Paul May

Paul Gelder vs Paul May — One of My Best Finishes

"Probably one of my best finishes ever" — a time-scramble internal league win.

Angelica Rowe

Angelica Rowe — Grand Prix Attack

Angelica employs the Grand Prix Attack to devastating effect in this Yorkshire League game.

Jael vs David Shapland

Jael vs David Shapland

Another game from the A team's win over Leeds A on 1st March.

Ernest Karumazondo vs WFM Liza Kisteneva

Ernest Karumazondo vs WFM Liza Kisteneva

From our A team's sensational win over Leeds A — a fine scalp against a titled player.

Ivor Timmis

Ivor Timmis Breaks the Sicilian

Ivor Timmis breaks the Sicilian with an aggressive c-file attack in this online game.

Online game

Keep Attacking! — An Online Game

An online game that came good in the end — the motto: keep attacking!

David Pedro vs GM Bogdan Lalic

David Pedro vs GM Lalic — London System Victory

David Pedro defeats a Grandmaster using the London system — a remarkable result.

Angelica vs Joe (Alwoodley B v C)

A Junior's Surprise Attack on f7

A junior springs a surprise f7 attack in the Alwoodley B v C clash.

Chris Terrington vs Mike Bramson

Terrington vs Bramson — Mate in 2 at Move 19

A first league win against a 160+ rated player, decided by a mate in 2.

David Pedro vs Rupert Jones

David Pedro vs Rupert Jones — Won in 18 Moves

A swift and clinical victory decided in just 18 moves.

Steve Smith vs Steve Hodgson (ECF 70)

Steve Smith vs Steve Hodgson — A Long One

A long Yorkshire League Division 3 battle from September 2018 — "it's long, but it's not a classic!"

Peter Braham (ECF 148) vs John Hipshon (ECF 123)

Peter Braham vs John Hipshon — A Hard-Fought Draw

An exciting Internal League Division 1 draw from August 2018, with comments from Lichess.org.

Hugh Thornton vs Gary Corcoran

Hugh Thornton vs Gary Corcoran — Yorkshire League Tactics

An excellent Yorkshire League game with some nice tactics (and a few blunders too).