Themed Blitz 15th August – Scandinavian Defence

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August 13, 2019

Congratulations to Dave Mooney for winning the Grob themed blitz with 8/9. Well done to Yaroslav Kolodiy who pushed him close with 7/9 and Paul Bielby who finished 3^rd with 5.5/9. Full details here

This Thursday, 15^th August, the theme will be the Scandinavian Defence. Play will start with black to move after the moves 1. e4 d5 2. ed. Two serious videos, the first from the St Louis Chess Club and the second from “Hanging Pawns”

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