September 1989, Position D White to play Hansen - Piket, Munich 1989 Contributions to the comments box are welcome. I’ll reply with what the Masters have to say about their choice to anybody who suggests a move. Scroll down to see some commentary from me and the Masters’ feedback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Today’s Beat the Masters position, the 130th I've looked at, is unique. It's the only one so far where one side has two queens. I’ve often had problems in positions which have or lead to material imbalances. [INSERT LIST HERE] In my own defence, even GM James Plaskett found today’s BtM tricky. "… perhaps the most difficult position yet to appear in this competition" , was Jimbo’s opinion - and he was to be the British Champion the following year. Levitt (not then a GM but he would get the title in the mid-90s)’s take: "An unusual position requiring original thought since players have little or no experience with two queens." Which is certa...
