Monday 23 September 2019

10th Mike Closs Memorial Tournament - The Openings

This year's Mike Closs Memorial Tournament will feature the following set openings.

Mike was an expert on both sides of the Sicilian Defence and this event we will be a celebration of this magnificent opening, utilising five different variations.

The five participants will play each other twice at 10 minute chess (once with each colour). The draw for the openings will be made randomly before the start of each round.

1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6
Sicilian Najdorf
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 e6
Sicilian Scheveningen
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 g6
Sicilian Dragon
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 g6
Sicilian Accelerated Fianchetto
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 a6
Sicilian Kan

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