OFP Salver Opening for November 2026 – The Owen Defence
Black to play
OFP Salver Standings (last updated 5th November, 2026)
| Player | Points | Games Played | Last updated |
| Richard Weames | 56.5 | 5 | 31/10/2026 |
| Duncan Malcolm | 54.5 | 8 | 05/11/2026 |
| Duncan Brown | 43 | 4 | 20/10/2026 |
| Alistair Purss | 25 | 4 | 24/10/2026 |
| Cameron Smith | 23 | 3 | 24/10/2026 |
| Robin Templeton | 18 | 2 | 20/10/2026 |
| David Lonie | 16 | 3 | 20/10/2026 |
| Liyan Nishchith | 13 | 1 | 06/09/2026 |
| Robert Watson | 13 | 3 | 10/10/2026 |
| David Drysdale | 12 | 1 | 06/09/2026 |
| Adam Diamond | 12 | 1 | 31/10/2026 |
| Paul Denham | 11 | 3 | 10/10/2026 |
| Len Weir | 11 | 1 | 20/10/2026 |
| Phil Thomas | 9 | 1 | 06/09/2026 |
| Reuben Thomasson | 6 | 2 | 05/11/2026 |
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. (Program 27 on the DGT 3000 chess clocks) If you haven’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
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