[blind-chess] Official Spring-Summer Theme Tournament Announcement
- From: "R Dinger" <rrdinger@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "chess" <blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 08:38:04 -0800
Hello Chess Players,
You are invited to play in the 2011 blind-chess Spring-Summer Correspondence
Theme Chess Tournament, which will be featuring the English Opening ECO codes
A10 through A39. The English, a flank opening, begins with 1. c4 and is the
fourth most popular opening for White. The English Opening is a flexible and
dynamic choice for White, which avoids a great deal of sharp and well-mapped
opening theory. The English gives rise to an immense variety of structures,
ranging from reversed Sicilians to Hedgehogs and fluid or locked central
structures. The English derives its name from the English (unofficial) world
champion, Howard Staunton, who played it during his 1843 match with Saint-Amant
and London 1851, the first international tournament.
The ECO breaks down the English into three broad categories, generally
determined by Black, who selects one of three types of defensive setups.
First, the Symmetrical Defense (A30-A39 in ECO), which continues 1...c5. The
next category is the
Reverse Sicilian (A20 -A29 in ECO), which continues 1...e5. The third category
is anything other than the two continuations 1... c5 or 1... e5, classified
A10-A19 in ECO. In our theme tournament you will play two games in each broad
category, once as White and once as Black.
A key feature of correspondence chess, especially when exploring new openings,
is the fact that you have adequate time to consider each move carefully. Since
correspondence players typically make one or two moves a day games last two to
four weeks giving you plenty of time to consider each move carefully and
explore alternative lines of play. Books and databases of games can be
referenced during a game, but the use of chess engines is forbidden. The more
relaxed time pressure of correspondence chess can strengthen your analytical
skill and ultimately improve your OTB play where time is critical.
This tournament will organize players into groups of four players by their
ratings and will play six games in a double round robin format conducted from
April through September.
The tournament will begin April 1 and the deadline for entering is March 30,
2011. The tournament is open to all blind players and we currently have
players from the US, Canada and the UK entered.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Richard Dinger
rrdinger@xxxxxxxxxx
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