World Cup of Chess Openings vote tournies

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rigamagician

Apr 23, 2012

The World Cup of Chess Openings vote chess tournaments are finally under way. Openings-based groups such as 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack and King's Gambit Players are facing off against each other to try out their favourite opening lines. If you are interested in one of the following openings, feel free to sign up for the group, go to their Vote Chess Page, join one of the games marked WCoCO, and share your ideas with fellow fans. To follow all the games and learn more about the tournies, sign up for the World Cup of Chess Openings group.

Opening	Moves	Group
Queen's Gambit	1.d4 d5 2.c4	Queen's Gambit Gurus
Sicilian Dragon	1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6	The Chess Dragons
Ruy Lopez	1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5	The Radical Ruy Lopez
Ruy Lopez Closed	1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3	The Killer Derivatives
Caro-Kann	1.e4 c6	Caro-Kann Cutthroats
Catalan Opening	1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2	Red Army
King's Gambit	1.e4 e5 2.f4	King's Gambit Players
Scandinavian Defence	1.e4 d5	1.e4 d5 Scandinavian Defense
Nimzo-Indian Defence	1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4	The Dark Knights
Benko Gambit	1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5	1.d4 Nf6 Indians
Sicilian Grand Prix Attack	1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4	Sicilian Grand Prix Attack
Modern Defence	1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7	1...g6 Modern Defence
Alekhine's Defence	1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.f4	GAMBIT EARS
Nimzo-Larsen Attack	1.b3	1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack
Budapest Gambit	1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5	Budapest Gambiteers
Dutch Defence	1.d4 f5	Dynamic Dutch Defense
Latvian Gambit	1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5	Latvian Gambit Players
Two Knights Traxler	1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5	Traxler Analysis