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A Beautiful Finish from a Golders Green Regular

A Beautiful Finish from a Golders Green Regular

Cannon Shot

May 19, 2025
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Chess is often at its most elegant when the unexpected happens — and few players know how to surprise like Ray Cannon, a familiar face at Golders Green Rapid and many other tournaments across London.

Take this position from Arne Hagesaether vs Raymond Cannon, Hastings 2009: Black to move and win!

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