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Themed Rapidplay Tournament

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Wed, 09/05/2012 - 08:58 — Webmaster

On the 16th and 23rd of May, West London Chess Club will be holding a 6 round Rapidplay tournament -with a difference. In each round all games will be played using the designated openings, so in round one all games will start with the Kings Gambit opening and so on. Each round is 25 minutes per side. The designated openings are:

  1. The Kings Gambit
  2. The Wilkes Barre variation
  3. The Sicilian Dragon
  4. The Dragon – dorf
  5. The Benko Gambit accepted
  6. The Panov – Botvinnk Attack

Entry fee is £7.50 for non members; club members are invited to make a small voluntary contribution the prize fund. If you would like to play, please contact Colum at colum@c-j-a.co.uk