Two well-known members of Woodseats Chess Club have taken the opportunity of some unexpected leisure to indulge in deep analysis of their favourite openings!
Two well-known members of Woodseats Chess Club have taken the opportunity of some unexpected leisure to indulge in deep analysis of their favourite openings!
Baaaaah My favourite opening as black against P-K4 (e4?) is the Petrov’s or Russian defence. The reasons are: 1 Because I don’t know any other openings 2 I do know this one up to move 4 3 It stops the opponent playing something they do know 4 If said opponent ignores the pawn the game reverts to the 3/4 knights, which I can pretty much deal with 5 I was taught the basics of it in 1967 (a good year) by some old lags in my school – none of them a day under 17 (me being just turned 13… Read more »
From an anonymous contributor on chess games.com: “I never contemplated playing any opening reputed to drawishness or dullness for that matter. I somewhat reluctantly took up the Petrov as I began to coach youngsters and encouraged them to respond to 1.e4 with ..e5 as a way of introduction to open games. I myself never bothered with ..e5 and began straight with the Sicilian. My advice and recommendation to the learners was simple; the Petrov avoids tonnes of study against Ruy Lopez, Giuoco Piano, Scotch, Vienna, Four Knights etcetera. Amazingly, I am winning just as many games with the Petrov as… Read more »