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chess opening #56306 (6)Malpas/Whitchurch v Frodsham Annotated by charleshiggie (2140): This was in our opening Wirral League match at home to Frodsham. We outgraded them on all boards, the gap was especially large on the top three boards. So he starts conventionally I play the Sicilian He develops his knight, preparing d2-d4 And I develop mine. He pushes I take He takes back I hit his e pawn He protects it. I prevent him from playing Nd4xNc6 followed by e4-e5. This is really the…Pat Ridley vs. Charles L Higgie |
chess opening #16630 (4) |
chess opening #44180 (4)Hagley v Kidderminster Annotated by charleshiggie (2140): Another draw! This was Board 2 of a six board match. The Hagley team featured no less than 4 members of the Friar family. Board 1 was Jim Friar (therealjimfriar on Gameknot). His brother Mike was on board 2, and further down were Jim's lads, James and Joe. So he opens conventionally. I play my usual He follows the main line I play my usual He opts for the main line, the open variation I take He…Mike Friar (155) vs. Charles Higgie (156) |
chess opening #34646 (7)3rd Round Wrexham Rapid Play Annotated by charleshiggie (2140): I was quite relieved to see this move, as it is less aggresive than Bc4 or Bg5. The other moves are more popular and score better on the Gameknot World Database. The Boleslavsky variation, Black puts up with a weak pawn on d6 and a weak square on d5, but in return has central control. This was considered the best square to retreat the knight to, although recently Nf3 is becoming more…Howard Roberts vs. Charles Higgie |