[blind-chess] Re: Second call for Fall-Winter Tournament
- From: Rebecca Blaevoet <amrywoddyddiauheulog@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:40:14 -0400
Count me in! Rebecca
On 2010-09-19, at 11:43 AM, R Dinger wrote:
> Hello Chessers,
>
> Second Call for Fall-Winter Tournament
>
> Deadline for signing up for this tournament is Sunday September 26.
>
> So far, 12 players are in this tournament. Since we have around 30 members,
> I hope we can get at least eight more to sign up so we have at least five
> divisions of four players each. The following tournament overview should
> give you more details on how the tournament will work. Note some details may
> change. Finally, as usual, your comments are always welcome.
>
> Brief Tournament Overview:
>
> Start: The tournament will begin October 1.
> Time Control: The usual five days total reflection time using the 24 hour
> move rule.
> Schedule: One game per month with new games starting the first of each month.
> Organization: Players will be grouped into divisions of four players by their
> Elo ratings as of September 15. Divisions will be identified as Division A,
> Division B etc. Each player will play each opponent twice, once as White and
> once as Black for a total of six games.
> Concept: Three different openings will be used and you will play each twice
> once each color.
> Purpose: The purpose is to introduce you to new openings that you might not
> otherwise play in addition to playing for bragging rights for your division.
> Titles: Division winners will be awarded a suitable title such as Opening
> Wizard Division A.
>
> The opening moves being used:
> The King's Gambit:
> 1. e4 e5
> 2. f4
> White gambles a pawn for a dominating center, better development, and a rapid
> attack on f7 using the KB file.
>
> The Queen's Gambit:
> 1. d4 d5
> 2. c4
> An attempt to occupy the center with pawns and undermine black's outpost in
> the center.
>
> The Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
> 1. b3
> Instantly fianchettos the queens bishop. Just add water.
>
> Notice that in each of these games Black actually makes the first move. Note
> also that both players can make any move they want after the specified moves
> as there are no further restrictions. The opening moves were selected to
> give exposure to an open game, a closed game and a flank opening game with
> only a few specified moves to give maximum flexibility.
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