OFP Salver Opening for December, 2024 – The Reti opening
Black to play
OFP Salver Standings (last updated December 6th, 2024)
| Player | Points (total in brackets) | Result | Opponent |
| Mike Chapman | 7 | Draw | Cameron Smith |
| Cameron Smith | 5 | Draw | Mike Chapman |
| Cameron Smith | 20 (25) | 2 wins | Mike Chapman |
| Richard Weames | 13 | 2 draws | Mike Chapman |
| Mike Chapman | 11 (18) | 2 draws | Richard Weames |
| Mike Chapman | 22 (40) | 2 wins | Bob Reid |
| Cameron Smith | 10 (35) | 1 win | Mike Chapman |
| Mike Chapman | 14 (54) | 1 win | Cameron Smith |
| Mike Chapman | 18 (72) | 2 wins | Jim Wainwright |
| Bob Reid | 10 | 1 win | Herman de Preez |
In this friendly tournament games begin from a set position in a featured opening. A new opening is selected each month. The idea behind a new opening is to introduce some interesting openings that some players may not have seen before and thus gain some learning /ideas
A player can only play 2 games per night. Points are scored on a handicap system based on players’ gradings. The minimum time limit is 30 minutes each. If you havn’t recorded the result on the result sheet at the club please e mail the result Mike Chapman gm4igs@hotmail.co.uk
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Some previous season’s OFP Salver openings
September 2021 – Scandinavian Defense
February 2020 – King’s Gambit – Falkbeer Counter Gambit
January 2020 – Alekhine Scandinavian Variation – The Spielmann Gambit
November / December 2019 – Tennison Gambit
October 2021- Ruy Lopez – Berlin Defense
Click here to see Radford Trophy & OFP Salver Winners from 1983 to Present