OFP Salver Opening for April 2026 – The Sokolsky opening
Black to play
OFP Salver Standings (last updated March 5th, 2026)
| Player | Points | Games Played | Last updated |
| Duncan Brown | 66.5 | 6 | 05/02/2026 |
| Paul Denham | 66.5 | 13 | 19/02/2026 |
| Ross Duffy | 66 | 7 | 05/03/2026 |
| David Drysdale | 64 | 8 | 08/03/2026 |
| Alistair Purss | 64 | 11 | 11/12/2025 |
| Mike Chapman | 45 | 10 | 05/03/2026 |
| Richard Weames | 42 | 7 | 08/03/2026 |
| Gregor McNish | 24 | 4 | 21/12/2025 |
| Alex Smith | 15 | 2 | 04/09/2025 |
| Austin McAulay | 13 | 3 | 05/02/2026 |
| Andrew Purss | 10 | 2 | 11/09/2025 |
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