Chess with Sam Collins

David Fitzsimons vs Peter Roberson

4 Nations Chess League, 2018

David Fitzsimons has become Ireland’s latest International Master. He secured his final IM norm with the following emphatic victory.

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5

David plays the French Defence with both colours, and lost with Black the following day to GM Gawain Jones, who preferred the more conservative 3.Nd2.

3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Be3 b6 8.Qd2 0–0 9.Nd1 a5 10.c3 ...