Chess in the 80s 18: Oakham Young Masters (06/1988)
Posts
BtM 19A: Simple isn’t always easy
June 1988, Position F White to play Klinger - Summermatter, Zug 1987 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.
BtM 5A: ’78 bishops
June 1988, Position D White to play Romanishin - Psakhis, Yurmala 1987 Contributions are welcome in the comments box. I’ll reply with what the Masters have to say about their choice to anybody who suggests a move.
Beat the Masters 5
June 1988, Position D White to play Contributions are welcome in the comments box. Masters’ feedback will be published tomorrow.
BtM 1: Is the Sicilian Defence Different?
June 1988, Position G Black to play Contributions are welcome in the comments box. I’ll reply with what the Masters have to say about their choice to anybody who suggests a move. Scroll down when you’re ready to see what the Beat the Masters panel chose and the points scored for each move. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I remember my friend Tom telling me that playing Open Sicilians was good for developing players back in 2008 around the time he wrote this blogpost . He was one of the best improved adult chess players in England that year, and I knew the idea originated from Rowson, so what he had to say was obviously worth listening to. Not that I did. In my defence, my objection was partly practical. You might want to play Open Sicilians, but in club chess - at my level anyway - you’re far from guaranteed to get 2 Nf3 and 3 d4 after you answer 1 e4 with 1 ... c5 . I don’t know the answer to the question raised by the title of ...