chess opening #63513 (4)Ludlow v Oswestry A Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): So this was the first game of the season in the Shropshire League for Oswestry A. Thankfully we won 5-0 to go top of the league! So it starts conventionally enough. I am hoping to play a Grünfeld Defence. But he doesn't play Nc3. So I calmly complete the fianchetto. As does he. I was tempted to castle and go into King's Indian type positions, but I decided instead on what I always call the…Joe Watson vs. Charles L Higgie |
chess opening #19538 (10)Flights of Fantasy Annotated by archduke_piccolo (2332): In my previous annotated game, someone referred to this amazing game. Tal livens up a rather pedestrian sort of game with a speculative knight sacrifice, and then seems to go completely crazy, giving up enormous amounts of material for the sake of attack. Portisch defends coolly, seeming to be weathering the storm comfortably. Wave after wave of attack surges against White's implacable…L. Portisch vs. M. Tal |
chess opening #67564 (5)4NCL Division 4 North Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): This was a very interesting game. I held my highly rated opponent for most of the game, but missed the best move after all the complications seemed to have passed and I lost quickly after that. My usual reply. The most common move. Heading towards Grünfeld Defence positions. I was half expecting him to play this at some point, as I had seen he plays the Catalan against the Queen's Gambit…Aiden M Rawlinson vs. Charles L Higgie |
chess opening #11393 (4) |