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chess opening #60580 (7)Buckley - Mold v Malpas & Whitchurch Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): In this match, we out-rated our opponents on the top three boards, but were out-rated on the bottom two. So I knew I had to win with black if we wanted to win the match. So he started with The English. I decided to play a Closed Sicilian reversed. Normal development. Me too. The natural square for the knight. A more aggressive move than Nf6. He rightly challenges my pawn centre. So I advance. He…Dave Aldridge vs. Charles L Higgie |
chess opening #62205 (4)Malpas & Oswestry 1 v Chester 3 Annotated by charleshiggie (2222): My opponent told me that I had taught him as a supply teacher! So he plays The English. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Opening 1...e5 White has Black's position in the Sicilian but with an extra tempo. This is often called the Reversed Sicilian, though others call it the King's English. Bruce Leverett, writing the English chapter in MCO14, stated, "It is natural to treat the English as a…Ben Roberts vs. Charles L Higgie (166) |