Only 8 juniors this week but manageable and all being well behaved.
Happy Birthday greetings this week go to Jacob who’ll be 11yrs on the 26th and Gagan (who will not be with us next week) will be 6yrs on the 31st
Queens Gambit – this weeks theme
You won’t find ‘hanging’ pieces on the ceiling like Beth Harmon*, study the board in front of you and look for ‘hanging’ pieces (these are pieces you can take for free) also, unprotected pieces and of course those Pins, Forks and other cunning tactics. Attack is the best form of defence, but before you launch your attack get your pieces developed and connected.
*Beth Harmon was the rising Chess prodigy in the Netflix show “The Queens Gambit”
Similar to the London system, the Queens Gambit opens with d4, but the similarity stops there as White strives to control the centre quickly with c4 played on move 2 – if Black allows. It’s important to develop and castle before attacking.
These short examples are the declined version, Black can of course take c4 on move 2, which is known as the accepted gambit, in which case play e3 or e4 and win back the c4 pawn.
This is a similar set up to the London opening with some subtle differences:-
Round Robin Results and scores
Wins today for Thomas, Maria, Gagan and Michal, draw for Louie and Rowan. So latest positions look like this, with Gagan leading the way with 5 wins.
Mothers day
Heads up kiddy winks, you've got a week to get your cards and presents/flowers sorted for your adorable Mum
Love your Mum and :-
