Hebden’s good fortuneMalcolm Pein reports on the climax of the 89th Hastings Masters By Malcolm Pein, Chess correspondent5:53PM GMT 07 Jan 2014 Mark Hebden demonstrated that you can’t keep a good man down as he won his last three...
1st title in 22 years
Hebden wins first title in 22 yearsMonday 29th October 2012, 2:30PM GMT. THE 38th Intertrust Guernsey International Chess Festival ended on Saturday, with Grandmaster Mark Hebden, pictured, regaining the title that he last won in 1990. Hebden’s victory –...
Mark Hebden and Marc Narciso won the 38th Guernsey International Open
The 38th Guernsey International Chess Festival was held on 21-27 October 2012 at the Peninsula Hotel, Guernsey. The Open Tournament, sponsored by Intertrust Guernsey, was a seven round FIDE-rated Swiss Competition. Grandmasters Mark Hebden (England) and Marc Narciso (Spain)...
Honing your defensive skills
Black to move. This was the recent game between Nakamura and Hebden in Gibraltar. Black played badly and lost quickly. White is clearly better. However, what is the best way for Black to put up the most resistance in...
Nakamura 1-0 Hebden
Position after 36.Rc1 GM Nakamura (2670) – GM Hebden (2530) [C55]29.01.2008Gibraltar Chess Festival 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 Bc5 8.Be3 Bd7 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Nd2 Qh4 11.0–0 Bb6 12.N2b3 Qe7 13.Re1 0–0...