OFP Salver Opening for May (2022) – The Bird’s opening.
(page last update (06/05/2022)
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OFP Salver Standings
| Player | Points | Games |
| Len Weir | 128.5 | 22 |
| Phil Thomas | 102 | 13 |
| Clive Baird | 88.5 | 14 |
| Bob Reid | 79 | 24 |
| Mike Chapman | 76.5 | 17 |
| Christine Gow | 55 | 12 |
| Robin Templeton | 52 | 7 |
| Jim Wainwright | 43 | 6 |
| John Calder | 42.5 | 5 |
| Tom Laing | 42.5 | 6 |
| Dean McCusker | 42 | 8 |
| Alex Smith | 41.5 | 5 |
| Paul Denham | 41 | 6 |
| Reuben Thomasson | 22 | 4 |
| Phil Walsh | 19 | 5 |
| William Birnie | 15 | 1 |
| Sandy Gibson | 15 | 5 |
| Frank Park | 13 | 2 |
| Cameron Smith | 12 | 1 |
| Richard McMinn | 8.5 | 5 |
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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This 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