APRIL 2020 CLINIC: MORE LOCKDOWN GAMES

With most of us still in lockdown, this month's clinic featured more internet games. It's far from certain when terrestrial chess will return, so clinics based on this theme could continue for some time. One of the good things about chess is that it can be played online.

Here's a moment from one of the games covered, in which R. A. was playing White and on the move (see diagram):

White to play

White played the powerful 21.f4!, not worrying about 21...Bg4 because of 22.Qxa6 Bxd1 23.fxe5 Bxe5 24.Bxe5 Qxe5 25.Rxd1, winning material and going on to win the game (1-0). Not bad for a blitz game.

Nigel Davies