The Heeley Counter-Gambit

...or a Heeley counting, anyway.

Humility

When travelling at speed along a pitch black country road, approaching an opponent of considerably higher grade than yourself, the correct attitude to adopt is neither one of aggression nor light-heartedness. The correct attitude to adopt is one of perfect humility.

Great Ayton A vs. Thornaby Griffin
Wednesday 3rd November 2010
Board 4:

S.Keswani(144) 0-1 J.Heeley(73)

Czech Lose-a-point Charlie

With time on my hands this week I thought I'd annotate a game I just had as part of my post-match analysis. You can read it by clicking the text below. There is an interactive diagram below the annotations.

J.Heeley - P.Perrett
Thornaby 2010
Czech Benoni

Games by the Riverside

MIDDLESBROUGH CHESS CONGRESS
FRIDAY 16th - SUNDAY 18th JULY
THE RIVERSIDE STADIUM

Chicanery of the Ne'er-do-wells

Ellis

Creaney

Douglass

Mike at the Final

Two Seasons

From top:

J.Heeley 0-1 Grandmaster G.Jones
Ward Jackson Park, Hartlepool, 26th July 2008

M.Priest 1-0 J.Heeley
Cleveland Chess Congress, Hartlepool, 30th Jan-1st Feb 2009

D.Priestley 1/2-1/2 J.Heeley
Summer Blitz, Thornaby Griffin, 14th July 2009

King of Cleveland

Mike Closs
1966 - 2010

"With a little experience anything is possible."

A Bloodless Coup

J.Heeley 1-0 A.Szintai
Middlesbrough 4th May 2010

Mate in fourteen moves with all material still on board.

Kramnik

Hunt and Howl

Anand is on two and a half points to Topalov's one and a half after the first four games. I hope Topalov is able to come back as he certainly went in fighting with a win in the first game. Anand's blunder at the end could have been interpreted as nerves. This is the first real challenge to his throne; Kramnik, as brilliant as he has been in his time and certainly the one living player whose games have inspired me the most, was past his prime when he rematched. Topalov is no doubt - as in the picture - perched like a bird of prey, patiently preparing to take his quarry. Anand, however, has shown his strength since the first game and isn't going to let his title slip away. Will he keep his seat warm for Carlsen?

Game five tomorrow.

The Bulgarian Cometh

http://www.anand-topalov.com/