One of our own - Bedford Chess Club

Probably Bedford’s strongest ever player (?) Andy Ledger, produced this impressive vignette on the 4ncl final weekend.

   [Event "4NCL Division 1 and 2"]  [Site "chess24.com"]  [Date "2022.06.25"]  [Round "10"]  [White "Ledger, Andrew J"]  [Black "Paterson, Andrew I"]  [Result "1-0"]  [Board "4"]  [WhiteTitle "IM"]  [WhiteElo "2344"]  [WhiteCountry "ENG"]  [WhiteFideId "400610"]  [WhiteEloChange "3"]  [BlackElo "2048"]  [BlackCountry "ENG"]  [BlackFideId "435724"]  [BlackEloChange "-3"]   1. d4 {[%clk 1:40:56]} d5 {[%clk 1:40:55]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:41:13]} e6 {[%clk  1:41:20]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:41:21]} c6 {[%clk 1:41:36]} 4. Qc2 {[%clk 1:41:15]} Nf6  {[%clk 1:37:49]} 5. Bg5 {[%clk 1:40:44]} h6 {[%clk 1:37:20]} 6. Bh4 {[%clk  1:41:03]} dxc4 {[%clk 1:37:16]} 7. Qxc4 {[%clk 1:41:08]} Nbd7 {[%clk 1:36:40]} 8.  e3 {[%clk 1:38:43]} Qa5+ {[%clk 1:32:59]} 9. Nc3 {[%clk 1:26:17]} Ne4 {[%clk  1:20:47]} 10. Bd3 {[%clk 1:10:47]} Nxc3 {[%clk 1:19:41]} 11. Qxe6+ {[%clk  1:10:25]} fxe6 {[%clk 1:19:02]} 12. Bg6# {[%clk 1:10:52]} 1-0

Of course, it does not qualify for the game of the season competition – please vote now!

One Reply to “One of our own”

1) This Andrew Ledger quick win was the puzzle in Saturday’s Times newspaper, 2nd July.

2) Bedford’s strongest ever player, however, must surely be GM Harold James Plaskett (b. March 1960). Club champion 1980. British Champion 1990.

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